TAIPO ROAD
SHOOTING
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 16гm, 1928.
AFFAIR.
FURTHER EVIDENCE BY CHINESE IN TRE CROWD,
The fourth day's proceedings of the
Incident at Sharin, when a mob of strikers was fired upon, was continued yesterday Further evidener, was given by Chines in the crawl,
What dr Me King dolas soon as he raised his hand the soldiers opened fre.
No:
LIKE A THEATRICAL COMPANY." Did you hear Mr. King speak Ip Wai Chung, who, at the previous the crowd was like a theatrical com day's hearing, identi6g Tam Shui Pui,pany. one of the men shot-was re-called. He stated that he was at the back of the crowd and all he knew was that when we reached - Shatin 1 heard that some body had been wound it." Hearing that Tam Shai Tai had been shot he moved up to the front,
The Caroner (Mr. J. R. Wood): Did you hear the shots £fed Y.
The Crown Solicitor: You heard that one revolver shot had been fired. Why did you go on -Even if we had died we were anxious to get home to Chaton.
Mr. Shenton: That is to say you in tended to go through, even though you were shot not-You
The Coroner: What did you intend to do if they resisted, juu?—I would go
The Coroner: How many shots did you on, bear-One shot and then a volley.
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If the Police were lined up in front of Asked by the Crown Solicitor i huyou what thin (They had no right to would he supplied with money on arrival stop us. We should have gone another at Canton the witness replied, "Yes." He did not know that it was necessary to have a pas to go to Canton on foot.
Me sienton:. You know, that as re- gals the train, you were not allowed to Jeg the Colony without a pass; Why was that neessary / Wasn't it to stop piple from leasing the Colony do not know what the idea was. If I know the idea of a pasport I would tell you.
"THE UNKNOWN - MAN. 2
On the subject of intimidation, the witress d Ee was first stopped in Queen' Road Central by a man who said that, unless he went to Canton he would be mosted. This man told witness he
* De' well" looked after in Canton.} He did not know the man.
Mr., Shenton: Did he tell you that you said to walk thery-Me said it would be better to walk and that a lot
of other people were walking.
Did he fell you that they were going to part front the Po Hing Theatre?-
Yeg.
way..
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE RECENT STRIKE.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS."1.
-HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Council is called for this afternooni,
The business "includes the "following Orders of the Day
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SIR-Your correspondent Ajax is no far from the truth. Conditions oblain- First reading of a Bill intituled An ing at Cuntos were such that a few Ordinance to make temporary provision days of submission to the intensive pres for the appointment of solicitura to ap sare of the servant and general strike pete in the Origina¡ Jurisdiction of the by all of us would, chere is ample room Supperae Leart-in certain-emergencies to believe. have forced the Seamen, to First rendiag
Bill intituled An accept the generous inepenast in payOrdiäued to restyle the aployment of offered by the Companies and to have alles and of emer enemy aliens on agreed to arbitration on the maximam certain. British ships registered in the rates and of the other points, The Colony of Hongkong pressure is en led pacific, but it was in reality an act of war. being anti-Treaty mud its effects were felt by all Treaty Powers. Had Hongkong used the same weapon which the Union adopted, and placed its embargo on all intercourse, with Canton--ng it had the power to
do-an honorable settlement could have been arrived at. Ask anyone who knowa the conditions obtaining there, how much rice, coal, yarn, flour, etc., were in stock Pressure of this nature. combined with
Third reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to and further the Opium Onlinines. 1904.
WOMEN'S FATAL FALL.
ESCAPING FROM REVENUE:
OFFICERS.
Mr. R E. Linds sat as forower, at the Magistracy" gusterday, to inquire into the death of a woman who fell from
Mr. Shenton: Why didn't you take an the growing restiveness of the pabica veranda" and was killed during a raid other way when the police stopped you against the obstinate attitude of the sea-
by revenue others on the house where she at the Waterworks to begin with Thymen, must have told... The measure of
lived. did not stop us.
the Union's difficulties is seen in the drastic steps finally taken by it. Mr. Bailey's letter is to the point. There is
What weald have happened if you had taken another way and you were again stopped by the police-That'. I say. It is very hard to answer that We
cannot
had decided a tak that road and we must take that road.
Were you bound to follow that road? It was our intention to travel by that rond.
"THERE WAS NO NOISE."
The Carnap: You say that they · bad no rigiť to stop you, đọ you 1-We had fapt excumitted any offence;
merely travelling.
WA
were
Mr. Share: There was a lot of
noise before the hooting took place
There was no noise,
no thinking man Chinese or Foreign but deplore the action apparently fored upon the Colony by no one, apparently. knows who. Let the serker for knowledge go to Canton-I am, etc..
AJAX" 11
TOWN "COUNCIL'S ACTION
IN A STRIKE:
The te lowing were chown by ballot to serve you the jury: --Mis. J. McCubbin foreman), F. F. da Cruz Prata and
A B. P. Davies,
STERLING SILVERWARE
ENGLISH MADE LATEST DESIGNS
COMMUNITY
TABLE SILVERWARE
THE “ARISTOCRAT" OF THE DINING TABLE
Th principal witness was Senior Re- Offer Watt, who said that when the preiniseli (No. sa Tung Street) "were raided for opium on February 7th, all the people found on the floor were put in one cubicle. "He heard à shout from one of the reveana offers that woman had fallen into the street. On going back to 1ST FLOOR
the room he saw that one of the women. Put them had gone. He went down and found ber, in the str. She was evident MONTEVIDEO TRAMWAYS SEIZED.ly badly hurt, and was taken to hospital the verandah had been broken away and by an ance. He found that a part of it looked as though the woman had tried to climb to the nest house It was rain ing at the time and the rail was s'ippery
The jury recheard a verdics of eci-
The trike on the electric tramways having lasted for 21 days, the Municipal Council, of Montevideo (South America), by majority of one vote. resolved w take possession of the companies pro-denta death" perty, paying the men the increased
otheir inability to pay unless fages were wages which the companies had-asserted
Nobody spoke a word :—We spoke very low and we did did not make a noise,
Nobody shouting out “Go on, Go on "'!:
"Dil" this fin t-if you that the GovernYes, they did shout that"-"
ment right grap you!-No, he did not
say anything about that.
And made a lot of noise-Some then kept quiet.
Some kept quiet -There may have been
The witness said he was not a member a few who shouted out. of the House Coolie's Unioä,
What do you mean by neting like a theatrical company!"-Oh, anyone who
increased.
Posses ion was secured on January 27th. the managers of the companie yielding to test. The managers will temporarily rå a show of force with only a formal pro-
Chi lu Nam, No. 2 hours beg as No. 10, Connaught Rond, related incidents acts by brandishing his hands and wing-tain their posts, pending instructions "concerning the assembly at the. Po Hinging.
Theatre.
THE SHOOTING DESCRIBED. En "route, the witness said he was given to understand that the crowd would have to wait ten minutes before being
THE BRITISH CONSOLAR SERVICE.
IMPORTANT CHANGES. NUMBER OF CONSULS-GENERAL INCREASED.
Some important changes are made in
Leung Wan, tenkwood worker, said that from their boards in London and Barcin China, an indication of which was be find ben employed as a sawyer for Jona over six years. He did, not go on strike;
respers of the British Consular Service
given the other day. The result will bo! to make for greater flexibility in the movement of Consula and Consuls-Gen- The number of the latter is in- creased, while some Consulates. where
tinued.
The tramway services were fully re his master and no work for him and hesumed to-day, but their duration is probeeral. was suspended from March 1st. He visit-lematical, as the Municipality must sup-
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allowed by the Superintendent of theed the country once a year, and as theply any deficit. The local Press almost there was little work, are now diacon- Police to proceed. After ten minutes were no trains ruoning hus dreided to go unanimously condemns this action European called out "You can go but du by road. He met the crowd by chance illegal. not make so much noise." There was not the theatre. He was wounded in the fighting. The actual shooting the wileg and at that time was walking.
ness described in the following words:-
THE UNKNOWN AGAIN.
A European cause upy he was holding
revolver, in his hand. He held his In further examination, the witness hand in the air. After a minute he gave said he heard in Queen's Bond Central, the sigual to the Sepays to fire. I was near Centrar Market, that a party would in the second or third row and there were be going to Canton from the Po Hing about nine men in front of me. I was | doing nothing. We had our hands by our rides,"
The Coroner: Didn't the crowd run forward -No, we walked on.
Did you see a "Evropenn seize one oľ the crowd 1-1. did not see that.
Asked by Mr. Shenton how jong he ex- pected to take to ge Caɛton.
Witnes replied: Some Fiid we could get to Sum Chun by noon. From Sum Chun we were to proceed by train."
Theatre.
Mr. Wakeman: A man you did not know came to you in the streets and told you, to march on an expedition to, the border in tar muarning!
Mr. Shenton elicited from the witness that, at the time he was shot, everyone was moving forward.
Mr. Shenton: The gentleman who give you all, this information in Queen's Read produced a token a die didn't he 7-No.
Did he say whether he was connected with any labour association
At this point the Coroner mentioned Did not show you anything at all!- to Mr. Shenton that the jury authorised | No. him to state that they did not desire any further cross-examination on the sub ject of the men's knowledge that they were breaking the law.
LOWERED THEIR HEADS.
The witness said he did not recognise Mr. King.
Mr. Shenton: You were only two rows 'back?
No.
Le Sing, a Chinese tenersergeant of police, attached to Yäumati Station, said that he and five other police officers were Theatre on the night of March 2nd. in plain clothes outside the Po Hing
heard them talk of walking to Shunchun. moved about amongst the crowd and
Witness:
We lowered our heads: said, "Don't you go: we tried yesterday One man, who was walking to and fro, did not see him.
Who told these prople to start off from back." The crowd would not listen to but we were stopped and had to turn the Po Hing Theatre - could not re the man and started off-about ten cognize the leader.
Then there was a leader -There must dreds more people arrived on the vacant women muongst them. Later, some hun have been,
Then what happened -We all shouted grounds some of them appeared to be 44. These are the people for Canton" and and cocks. The same man warned this tea-house aiterulants and some house boys then we all moved off.
Asked by the Coroner if he heard the crowd, saying. Don't you go; there are olheer threaten to fre witness told the people they could go to the Ti soldiers posted there." The man also emically: shook his head and said Pak Lau (Gardens at West Point) and
No, he did not." ***** Another of the wounded men
be accommodated there. This crowd took Leung Ying, smployee as the Hongkong some time after that but saw no more the advice and dispersed. He waited for University. He said he went to the Po people. He saw no arms amongst the Hing Theatre and just followed the mov crowd: their demeanour was "calm." ing crowd. Shortly after 7 am, they met in Inspector who said that they could
bon.
wax
Asked by the Coroner what the crowd s doing when the shots were fired the weess said they defied the order and 200g for
Crown Solicitor: I suppose. you bay discussed this matter since you have bewin hospital 1 No, never.
first crowd. also, that soldiers were post- By Mr. Shenton The man warned the ed to prevent their pasange.
expressed the opinion that many people In reply to the Coroner, the witness in the crowd knew that they would be stopped by the police.
THE YOKOHAMA STRIKE.
A Tokio telegram dated March 6th
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The Yokohama shipbuilders' strike and consequent lock-out is assuming more serious proportions. A clash between the police and a number strikera occurred arrested. The demonstration 48 pors yesterday. when over 20 strikers were tinued to-day in Yokohama, the strikers bring assisted by delegatione from the Labour Leagur at Tokyo.
HONGKONG.
THE PLACE OF SWEET LAGOONS.
[FRON AN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER.
To the west of the fair Pacific Lies a tiny twelve mile island,
Hemmed in by the lesser seas,
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And if you have ever been there
An Orient queen at ease;
You'll feel
Where the foam tipped wavelet croons.
poignant longing For the Pince of Sweet Lagoon;
For the violet haze of the mountains.
For the pink and gold of the sunsets.
For the clear cool tropic nights,
And the Peak with its myriad lights; For the junks on the Kowloon side For the white rond past the barracks. For the Bund with its bustig, and clatter
And the lap of the lazy tide;
For the fresh-skinned bare-kneed Tommys
With their bamboo swagger canes. For the panting sweating cooliea
For the swing of the chairs in, rhythm.
As they tail in the narrow lanes; As the bearers carry them by}" For the drifting mist on the mountaine That blots out the blue the sky;
For the winding rickshaw pathway. The portly Chinese gupilemma
That seems never to come to an end;
And he still more. portly friend; The Coroner mentioned that the police
For the silken wish of their mantels had taken statement from a house boys they hurry along the street. to Mr. S. BO Ross who was in the And the pad of noiseless feet.
For the sights and smells of the markat I have never talked about iti-No. In he afternoon, Chan Tin, ward boy other employed on the Peak were also The sool of the East is on one
crowd. Mr. Lindsell's houso boy and an att Matilda Hospital, was called. He available and it was suggested that all
And will not be denied;
·said.
shooti the ir
The Canor: Did you sea a man with
was, in the crowd and when the such, witnesses should be lined up in the I long for my maric island took place he was 30 feet from morning and the jury would pick outs it lover for his bride
those they wished to hear. the revor-One of the crowd saided until this morning. The inquiry is ex-On that little enchanted island
At this stage the hearing was adjourn- pected to be concluded to-morrow.
thai was fr. King.
For the shining, landlocked barbour
Where the foam-tipped wavelet croone The Place of Sweet Lageops,
Al territorial commissions are as from March 21st, 1929, abolished and have been replaced, in the case of Consuis-General and Consuls, by new commissions ap pointing them to be His Majesty's Coo Buls-General and Consuls in China," as has been the practice of late years in the appointment of commissioned Vice- Cansu's.
NEW CONSULS-GENERAL-
His Majesty's Consular Services in China The number of commisioned posts in will he as follows:-
Eight Consuls-Genera! Cris.. Canton, Sixteen Consula Cris, Amoy. Chang hn, Hankow; Makilen, Nanking. Shanghai,
Tsinan and Yonaniu): Chefos, Consul Genteng (with local rank of Chungking, Foochow, Harbin, Ichang. Kiukiang. Kiungehow, Peking, Shanghai, Swatow
Vice-Consu
(riz
Canton. Chin king (with local rank of Consul). Han- kow, Nanking. Peking (Assistant Chines
Tientsin Taingtao and three in addition to the supernum
J
ShaConsul to be in the Foreign |
Prary
Office. The intter post is entirely new...! The following have been promoted to the rank of Conzula-General, ziz. Mr. Ε Wilkinson. C..G.. to date from. October 1st, 1020. Mr. B. C. Tours, C.M.G.. Mr. B. Gites. C.M.G., and Mr. H. E-Sly, C.M.G., to date from March 1st, 1929.
Mr. R. S. Pratt has been promoted to e one of His Majesty's Vice-Consuls in China,
CONSULATE CLOSED.
The "Copulates at Bangchow. Wubu and Wuchow have been definitely closed, the districts formerly in charge of His Majesty's Conely at these posts being now included in thoss of Ningpo. Non- ingpp, and Peking are now raised to the king, and Canton r pectively.
The
Vico-Consulates at. Chungking, status of Consulates-N.-C. Daily News
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Some of the merchants in Tiensin, who took part in the anti-Japanese boycott started several weeks ago appear to have lu becme backsliders. This is a matter of rave concern to the leaders of the boys cott, and as a result of their exertions 117 organizations in the northern city have formed themselves into one body known as the Kneel and Weep Society? This is being done for the sake of th members who have strayed from the narrow nath and been seduced by the fascinatin of Japanese goodie The Cotton Tarn Guild seems to be the prin cipal backslider and knowing something of the hard-headedness of yarn, merchants, says a Northern contemporary, we venture to presume that something more than kneeling and praying will be required to ensure their conversion...
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