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POLICE COURT CASES.- SEAMEN'S UNION OFFICIALS
FINED.
ARJOURNED, CASE AT LAST DILPOBED 07.
The two seamen who were detained on the Kowloon railway station and taken iato police epiady on February 7th on a charge of being members of an unlawful society, to wit the Seamen's Union, were for the 6th time brought before the Magistracy yesterday morning when the case was finally disposed of ·
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18T, 1932.
TUNG TAI GUILD MEMBER SENT TO PRISON.
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A Chinese, whe was charged on Satur day, with having been a member of an unlawful society, to wit the Tung Tai Coolies Guild war again 'brought before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday.
Dotective Sergeant Fallon stated that on Sunday morning the defendant took him to various shops in Queen's Road where the accused said that he had been employed during the strike. The road was not recognised at any of these places. The man stated at the previous hearing that he had been expelled from the God for refusing to obey the orders of the leaders. Since that time he had been working on odd jobs in Queen's Road and Des Vaux Road Weat. A badge was
SOVIET IN A LINER. STEWARDS AND PASSENGERS.
MUTINOUS OUTBREAK.
[FROM THE DAILY TĚLEGRAPHIC" OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
THE LATE SIR ELLIS KADOORIE.
MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE SYNAGOGUE.
the
On Monday there was a memorial ser vice at the Obel Leah Synagogue for the PARIS, January 10th. During the last few days there had Sir Ellis Kadoozie when an address been hints of a rebellion on board the was delivered by Mr. W. S. Gubbay. before a large gathering of local Jewish French steamer Antonz, sailing from Marseilles to the Far East with 500 pan-resident. As a basis for his address he
the following words from strike and defying the authority of the scriptures:
mutinous stewards going on read Length; of captain; and of the British police at Colourbo having to go on board. in entier.
Lord, what is man that Thou takest to restore order. Now that full details knowledge of him Or the Son of Man of thin incident have been received, it that thou makest account of him? Man would seem that the trouble, which had is like unto & Breath.
trivial origin, assumed somewhat of the character of the mutiny on French battleships in the Black Sea, for, though. the mutineers did not hoist the red fag, they called themselves a Soviet, and by Ave days at Colombo.
The 500 gers were at the mercy of the steward trade union, for the men refused to serve His wealth shall not descend after him The Magistrate, in sentencing the dements themselves and prevented food And none of them that take refuge in Him
ahall be desolate.-Psalms. at the railway station noticed the first de tendant to one month's imprisonment with from being served, and, to add to the i
Ong of the two mon charged was the ex- treasurer of the Union. Mr. W. B. Hind, solicitor, appeared for the defence and pet in a ples of not guilty. Mr. T. H. King, Assistant Superintendent of Police,
- conducted, the prosecution.
up,
In the morning it fourisheth and growth In the evening it is cut down and
withered.
In opening the case Mr. King said that found in his pocket and also a ticket their conduct the Amazone was held up For when he dieth be shall carry nothing i
he was under the impression that the men had pleaded guilty.' He stated that on the 7th February at about 2.15 pm Sergt. Shannon, who was on patrol duty
entitling him to the free meals provided for strikera
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And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord-Jeremit XXXL 17.
The
He sought the wel
fendant outside the waiting room with a
commotion on board, the sailors joined group of men. As he was suspected of be hard labour, said: If you had not told in the revolt. An inquiry into the affair ing a member of the Seamen's Union the lies I would have fined you. You said bas been instituted, and twenty members man was arrated and taken to the police,
of the crew will be summoned to anpear station. On being searched a notification that you had been expelled from the before the Mercantile Marine authorities
In the course of his address Mr. Gubbay regarding the strike and a number of Guild. I bad that you have not been The trouble began when the vessel was Seamen's Union tickets were found in his expelled and that you are still a member fused to leave the second-class smoke Medrash that death is everyone's portion. approaching Ceylon. A passenger re reminded his harers of the saying of the possession. The words on the tickets
room at a quarter of an hour after, cloa waterreificate for seamen to go in and LABOUR UNREST IN KWANGTUNG.ing time, and disputed the authority of but it was not given to everyone to leave out! The tickets bore the chop of the
the steward in charge. Instead of ap a good reputation behind him. late secretary of the Union who had since
The Canton Tina says:- been made president. The second defend-
pealing to the representative of the ant was on the platform at the same
The labour troubles have not only steamship company on beard, the man charitable disposition and ben volent acts tim. He also was arrested. On his occurred in the biggr cities and ports, went to the delegate of the Stewards of Sir Elis Kadoorie would dwell in the
Union who complained that his comrade recollection of all. person were found return tickets to labourers in the interior. and smaller had been insulted, and threatened not to fare of human beings during his lifetime Canton. A photograph of the second de fendant had be a found in the late head places of the province have followed the serve the passenger with meals. Another
hearing the altercation, „passenger,
and made provision for the future which; quarters of the Seamen's Union in Hong-lend of their colleagues in other cities peared on the scene.
21 One does not kong. This man had been the treasurer in order to obtain-more pay and better enter into a discussion with
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Do would constitute z monument to his glory, of the Union. He submitted that these; two men were still members of an illegal treatment from employers It is report-he said. Captain Coobery now took the as they all know, Sir Ellis was a plain, society and that they were taking par: ed, tailors and workers in textile facto in the operations of an illegal society.
The photograph of the second defend. ries, of whom there are considerable num ant was produced in Court and corrobo bers, have started a general strike after rative evidence was given by Detecto failing to secure a promise from their
employers for an inerense in pay. petition has been presented to the magis
Sergeant Shannon."
Mr. Bind called no witnesses for the defence. He admitted that the defendants
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had been members of the Society. The trace of Ko-yui District, Shiuhing, anger, not considerin "delenger,
harge was called under sections 4 and 6 of the societies Ordinance. He pointed pealing to the Government to arbitrate in out that the Government did not intend the matter.... the ordinance to be retrospective. It
would not be right to charge a man with CRIMINAL SESSIONS ADJOURNED. Laing a member of an illegal society simply because he was a rumber of that. The proceedings before the Chief Justice society when it was legal.
The Magistrate: I don't agree in this.in the Criminal Sessions were suspended, Attorney wwe. The men were still acting after the yesterday morning, as
ey had bern declared gal. The fienern (the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp. men are not charged with being members K.C), who is prosecuting for the Crown, before the society was proclaimed illegal. Mr. Wood added that Mr. Hind pint had been, suminponed to a meeting of the was not involved in this case.
Executive Council.
Mr. Biad: I think it is, according to my reading of the words. "is at any tinte found to be a member."
The Magistrate: That does not make him guilty of any offence prior to the Proclamation. The men can, of course, resign,
Hind: He can't resign. There is no one he can resign to. There are no persons left to receive the resignation. The person who received the resignation would be brought within the scope of the Ordinance.
Mr. King: He can become a passive
résister.
Mr. Hind emphasised his point that once a society was declared illegal there was no possible way of resigning.
The Magistrate: Rejection is possible. Mr. Hind: But there is no officer with whom he can place his rejection..
The kiugistrate. That is not what has happened in this case. These men were guilty, by acting on behalf of the Union after it had been declared illeged.
Mr. Hind: But stil. I do not see how he can divest himself of the Union. The Magistrata: He could aske Mr. Hind: "If he did ask. he might be arrested."
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passengers should apologise to the smoke, and natural man, unaffected and room steward. But the delegate of the ostentatious in his charity. The Tal- Stewards Union refused to accept the mud said that the best charity is that apology of the second passenger, and which was done secretly to one unknown demanded that he should be put on shore to ther and to whom thou are unknown when, the vessel reached Colombo. Acting In the days of the Temple, the rich in accordance with the regulations, the deposited their alma and the poor received captain refused to put on shore a passer them, in ignorance of each other's identity. Sir Ellis Kadoorie was wont to act in refusing to listen to the captain, the this spirit. He relieved the immediate French Vice Consul: at Colombo, and the wants of the needy and sought the better- agent of the company, boldly declared nent of the world by the education of with trade union powers, and that the tween races and greeds in the dispensa
He made no distinction be- that he was the only man on board the young. deck, hands, restaurant employés, and tien of his charities, and his right hand eng engineers would not resume until knew not what his feft hand, gave. The
shore.
All daention of the young was his chief the passenger was put on
He established schools in work in the vessel was stopped, the solicitude. the
kitchens were closed, and the passengers,Canton, Shanghai and Hongkong, and men, women; and children, and even sick contributed handsomely for the purpose to people, could not obtain food. Even the education in London: Bagdad and Pales Rabbi Samuel had said that, the captain was subjected to an enforced fast. tine. rebellions crew formed whey an virtuall Rare runn, of which the world take Truth we perform w
the world delegate of the Stewards' Union was pre to come; and the Talmad adds that when sident. It became a question of calling the righteous die it is the earth that feel RUSH FOR PROVISIONS.
in the British police at Colombo, where the loss, So is with a benevolent Many householders are laying in large upon the "president" of the Bolshevik man like Sir Ellis, who has left us as a
court turned on the captain and declared passing shadow. At Messrs. Lane, that he no longer recognised his autho- stares of provisions.
Therefore, let us not Crawford's and the Dairy Farm customers rity, that he was sole master on board, or for the one taken by God, for he has entered into the eternal rest while had to be lined up behind a barrier in and that police arrived they would we are bowed with sorrow. The Mishna
with revolver-shots. The mutiny order to regulate the large numbers who brought to an end on recript of alives-his relations, his property and his Bays everyone has throw friends while he telegram from the Sailors' Union at besieged these stores.
Wiesman's Bakery will be operated by Marseilles, to the effect that the disputa 500 "netions; when death appears and man calls out for help from them, his with the company. way being discussed Europeans while the strike lasts and, as and that the departure of the vessel had relations tell him that none has the power. will be seen from an announcement into b-assured. The Amazone left Colomba in the day of death: wealth replies "riches another column, bread and enkes will be for Saigon with her passenger list and profit not in the day of wrath," but good crew complete, and a report of the affair actions cry out Fear not, Fear not, Ob on sale daily at 9 am
was sent to the Under Secretary of State, man, for we will precede thee before the throne of the Almighty." Our for the Mercantile Marine.
existence on earth, from beginning to end. should be a chain of good actions and well performed duties, ending
Members of the Army Service Corps have taken charge at the public abbatoirs
The
received
in Kennedy Town and will ensure that ROYAL SANITARY INSTITUTE. Separation from life and in a peace the supply of meat is maintained.
MEETINGS POSTPONED.
The annual meeting of the Kowloon Residents' Association, which was to have taken place last night, was postponed owing to the strike. For the some reason the consecration of the now Cathay Lodge Freemasonry, дововасеd for last night, was postponed.
Mr. Hind then pointed out that by sending these men to Canton the defend-of ants were doing a good turn to the Colony. There was less chance of bodies of men coming into conflict and there, was less chance of violence with the men out of the Colony. The defendants had not violated the peace and this should be taken into consideration.
The Magistrate: 1 propose to convict
these men.
At St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on Thursday evening a service of intercession in regard to the strike is honounced. The Bishop of the Diocese will take part.
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The closing of the cafés strikes another blow at the comforts of the offices of the mercantile marine who, since the ships were deserted by their crews, have taken their meals in the restaurants.
Mr. King agreed with Mr. Hind's last statement, but pointed out the other side to the question. These two men were not by any means the first two who had had to
* THREATENING LETTERS. be ordered from the railway station. Men had been hanging round the station by the dozen.
received" They may have been doing
Two letters have been
by good service in sending the mea to Chinese strvants inciting them to murder Canton, but on the other hand the ser- prominent member of the Chinese com- vices were available for carying on any unity on account of his British sym- unlawful activities in connection with the pathies. -strike.
EUROPEAN MAINTENANCE
CASE IN COURT,
A HOME ORDER CONFIRMED AT THE MAGISTRACY.
LOCAL INSPECTORS PASS EXAMINATION."
whom we shall one day see again.
There is hope in thine end, saith the Lord' That is our consolation. Let us bear' ia mind the words of Isaiah-which would At the meeting of the Sanitary Board, form a suitable epitaph for our departed yesterday, the results were announced of friend And thy righteousness (whick an Examination for Inspectors of may be transcribed as thy benevolence and Nuisances" conducted in the Colony by charitable deeds) shall go before thee, the Hongkong Board of Examiners of the and the glory of the Lord shall be thy Royal Sanitary Institute in December, reward." ** Nine Candidates presented themselves, and the following seven passed: - Sidney Eccleshall, George Gipson, Henry James Millington, James Reid, George Edward Roylance, Harry Edward Strange and
John Watson.
CONDOLENCE OF THE SIKHS. -
was passed at the general meeting of the The following resolution of condolence
26th instant- Khalsa Diwan, at the Sikh Temple, on
All the successful candidates are Sani-the Government. They were prepared for the tary Inspectors under the Hongkong cxamination by the Medical Officer of Health (Dr. W. W. Fearse). The Hong kong Board of Examiners consists of Dr. Johnson (Chairman), the Hon. Mr. T. L Perkins, Dr. W. W. Pearse, Mr. W. J. E. Mackenzie, Sir Eric Stuart Taylor and Mr. E. Ralphs (Secretary).
REPRESSION OF BOLSHEVISM
IN JAPAN,
the
"That the local Bikh Community feels a great loss in the untimely and sudden death of the late Sir Ellis Kadoorie, whose generosity, and kindly temperament has placed the entire Indian Community under lasting obliga tion in providing the Community with a magnificent building for a school (the Ellis Kadoorie Indian School) and his lively interest in the welfare of the deserving side of the Community. The Khalsa Diwan realise that in his sad demise the Jewish Community has suf-1 fered an irreparable lors, and thost res pectfully beg to tender their deepest regret and heartfelt sympathy with the' relatives of the late Sir Ellis Kadoorie in particular, and the entire Jewish Community in general.”
THE BANK OF CHOSEN. HUGE AMOUNT OF UNCOLLECT-
ABLE LOANS.
The Magistrate, in addressing the def fendants, said that they had been found
SPECIAL LEGISLATION PROPOSED. to have been, on the 7th February, pembera of the Chinese Seamen's Union
The Japanese Government has lid be which was declared illegal on the let
fore the House of Feers a Bill to control, They were not charged with intimidating
the Bolshevist and Socialist agitation in other people, and they were not being
Japan. The reason for taking this stop la held responsible for any actions prior to
that Japanese who attempt to propagate February 1st When the society was de In Mr. Wood's Court, at the Magistracy Bolshevism in this country, in co-opera- clared unlawful it was the duty of all yesterday, the first case under the new tion with foreign Bolshevists, are gradi law-abiding members to take some public Ordinance, recently passed by the Legisla-ally increasing in number, while there Dje step to reject their connection with that live Council for dealing with maintenance no effective regulations at present for
control of these pernicious elements. The society. The Magistrate pointed out that cases, came up for hearing. the defendants had been held on bail for Mr. Webster, for the complainant, said Bill consists of six items, the gist of which -R considerable time, during negotiations that Mra. Een Amelia
Mr. Minobe, Governor of the Bank of between the authorities and the officers Bristol, against her husband. Mr. Aubrey Communism, Bolshevism, Anarchism and correspondent regarding the reports con-
ruit at the Petty Taylor brought is as follows:
Court, at Those who engage in the propaganda of Chosen, interviewed by Reuter's Tokyo of the Union in Canton. He would also Wilfred Taylor, of the Indo-China Steam other principles in defiance of the concerning the outstanding loans uncollect take into consideration that these men had Navigation Company, for maintenance stitution, who either conduct demonstr that the position of the hank did not differ not been found committing any breach of An order was made. To be enforced, this tions or form secret associations or call for any others, which, during the the peace For these reasoba he would order now needed confirmation the conclave, with the object of putting not imprison the defendante, though other local Court. persons had been imprisoned for similar
effect the creeds above mentioned, shall be extreme depression of the last twenty offences. A man had been imprisoned Taylor. said that his claim was quite or imprisonment, and those who give or for repayments on account of the embar that
morning for being a member of the agreeable that the order should be receive money or articles, with the said rasenent of the debtors. Beaten's Union, but he aggravated the confirmed. Mr. Taylor was willing to agitations in view, shall be punished in Mr. Mincho was optimistic regarding charge by committing perjury in Court. pay by instalments, the amounts overdue, accordance with the stipulations laid the future of the institution and said that Under the circumstances he would find commencing from yesterday, the defendants $100 each.
down in these regulations.-Eastern News & majority of the loans were collectiblɑ: The order was confirmed,
Agency
with ordinary banker's caution.
Jato
able amduating to Yep 80,000,000, said
Mr. Stevenson; who appeared for Mr. sentenced to 7 to 10 years' penal servitude mouths, were obliged to extend the time
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