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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
THURSDAY, JUNE 1ST,
1992.
commerce
INTIMIDATION AT TAIKOO ROUNDING UP ARMED MEN THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
Taikoo Dockyard.
DOCE
IN YAUMATI.
"TWO MORE MEN ARRESTED..
THE BOAT: RACES.
the Chinesi" residential
THE MACAO RIOTS. OFFICIAL FIGURES OF CASUALTIES
TWO OVER-ZEALOUS - GUILD MEM- 34 KILLED AND 31 WOUNDED.
BERS SENT TO PRISON.
The Chinese Dragon-boat Festival, Atelegram reqived by, the Portuguese
The work of rounding up armed men which is celebrated "on the fifth day of An interesting case of intimidation was Conant-Genera late on Tuesday night from the Governor of Macao contains the beard at the Magistracy, yesterday after who infest the Yaumati district continues. the fifth moon each year, was heid ofici gurs of the casualties incurred, when two burly-looking Chinese During the last few days two more den yesterday and a large number of the were charged before Mr. Lindsell with perados have been captured and one of Chiarse observed the annual event by a in Sunday's und Monday's rioting. The using violence to a Chinese sub-contractor these, for being in the unlawful possession | holiday. In figures are not so high as previously re- with the intention of preventing him from dagger, was sentenced to une quarters of the City long strings of months imprisonment by Mr. Lindell, | crackers were set off at irregular, intervals ported. The message states that 34 Chinese going about his lawful duties at that the Magistracy, yesterday. This throughout the day, whilst on the harbour wer killed and 31 wounded. This latter
man was caught by Lance-Sergeant Non) the familiar crackling sound "was to be The case for the prosecution, as preafter an exciting chase on Sunday night heard on sampans and janks as they Sgure may only refer to those treated
sinted by Mr. H. L. Dennys, solicitor,
Reclamation Street appears to be a poved to and fro on the waters The in hospital. The telegram states, that
was that the defendants were both
frequenting place for armed men, and main interest of the day was, however, complete order has been restored and members of the Paint Serapers' Guild Sergesut Neal again visited the spot on centred in the dragon boat races beld is re-opening. The markets and that previous to the 23rd inst, they Monday night. After a patient wait he in the stretch of water just off the Miog have been opened and commodities are had threatened the complainant, Cheung noticed a Chine acting in a suspicious Yuen Gardens. To this spot a large con- being sold there as usual. Numbers of Wo, who was not a member of any Guild, manner. Directly the man sow the Ser-course of Chinese, with a sprinkling of dertatio servanta are going back to their with violence, if he did not join the Paintgeant he bolted "and dodged in and out Europeans, wended their way and the Scrapers Guild. The complainant took of six streets before being captured. Tramway officials, though a' 'specially no notice and went on working at his During the chase the man was men to organised service was run, wenn hard job on the s.s. Bermuda, a vessel belong throw away something heavy. With the presed in dealing with the trahe. From Owing to the 9.5. Sui An having to going to Mr. Nemazes, in Taikoo Dock. A aid of the search lights of motor ear long before non right up to four o'clock into dock for the annual overhaul, only about 11.30 am. on the 23rd inst., as the belonging to Mr. Blackburn, manager of in the afternoon there was a condant one steamer the ss. Sui Tai-will ope complainant, was coming from his work, the Gas Works, a fully-loaded revolver stream of sight-sters arriving at or leav-
him with the
was found in the nullah dose to the scene ing the Ming Yuen Gardens where specta rate between Macao and Hongkong for both defendants wit on
result that he was rather badly injured, of the capture.
tors could obtain an admirable view of the next few days. In consequence of
being struck on the head with chipping
the racing. "thin the departure of the Sai Tai Trom hammers. Whistles were blown and the Macho was changed from & a.m. yesterday row was stopped by the Dockyard police. The defendants were' arrested and later to 2 p.m.
The vessel brought over 1,000 passengers let out on bail of $50 each. On the same to Hongkong last evening so that there is evening that they were leg out on bail, the complainant alleged that the two defend- evidently still a good deal of alarmints visited his house and again threaten- amongst the Chinese population, althoughed him, that if he did not join the Guild passengers spoken to agreed that Macao he must stop work altogether and leave is now, to all seeming, quite quiet. The Taikoo. Government has repressed all labour
ald jobs.
ONLY UNE HUAT DAILY FROM MACAO,
t
The chief line of defence was put up by unions and workpeople are resuming their the first defendant whose story was that ordinary" avocation.
to
Yesterday the man was charged with illegal possession of the weapon. At the Police Station be denied possession, but on being taxed by Mr. Lindsell pleaded guilty.
Inspector, Willis asked for a remand and said that the Captain Superintendent of Police wished the case to be heard before, two magistrates,
The case will come up for hearing this morning.
PASSENGERS - FROM CANTON.
THEON CHAI" BRINGS THEM IN WITHOUT ARMED GUARDS.
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Four large dragon-boats competed in the races and the crews, of between 30 and 40 to a boat, dressed in tight suits of mixed colours and wearing their red basket, hats, looked extremely picturesque. Eight races were organised and these were keenly contested, but to the Euro-
peans the racing was intersting chiefly from the spectacular point of view." To see the boats ploughing "through "the water four abrezat towards the shore, with tho
grees paddles keeping time to the best
the complainant bad thrown dirty water
of the drums (placed in the centre of on them, bus as the defendants were both
each boat) and to see the splashing of the CANTON AND THE TRAGEDY. working above the complainant, they
long rows of paddles was in itself an in- being on, the deck and he near the bilge
teresting sight. There were many small The Canton Pic, which appears
below; the Magistrate refused to believe
Breaches of the Merchant Shipping | rowing and sailing boats in the neighbour- rely entirely on the Hongkong papers for that dirty water was thrown upwards, Ordinance were dealt with at the Marine hood flying banners of many descriptions. dig news, of the Macao Affair, writes:- and as they offered no further explans-Court, yesterday morning, by the Marine Three districts were represented in the This tnpredgated slaughter has arous tion they were both sent to prison for Magistrate, Commander Beckwith, R.N.races-Yaumati, Aberdeen (one boat each) cd the Chine in Hongkong and Canton, three months with hard labour.
Wong Sik, manager of the Yuen On and Shaukiwan (two boats). Steamship Company, was fined $100 for The towing race" for "European 'crews causing thes.s. On Chall to 'enter the had to be cancelled owing to insufficient waters of the Colony, on May 19th, with entries, only one boat turning up. 158 passengers on board, without having entered into a bond, as required under section 3 cf Ordinance 2 of 1014.
NEW VESSELS IN PORT.
"EMPRESS OF CANADA” AND
THE HO SANG,"
The Canton" Government has sent gun- boats to the se-ne la order to protect the lives and property of Chinese resident in Macao. Strong representation will be made to the Macao Government. Unless
The magnificent now C.P.S. liner, compisto and full satisfaction is given by Empress of Canada was in harbour the Macno authorities, the Canton" Govern-yesterday morning, in accordance with She came from ment is prepared to make whatever action schedule, at 10 o'clock. is accessary."
the south but, like most large vessels, she
In a leading article the Canton paper entered the harbour by the. Lycemun the passengers into the Colony without to $100. Among the prize donors were
entrance and many interested watchers
says: "Incidents of less magnitude than saw her berth at Kowloon wharf. this have caused wars between neighbour.
At the conclusion of the races, prizes were presented to the winners in the Ming Yuen Gardens by the proprietor of charged with unlawfully entering the banners, with suitable inscriptions in The Chinese captain of the On Chai was the Gardens, The prizes consisted of
Colony from Canton with 150 passengers Chinese tiny silver medals kindly pro on board without having entered into a seated by the Asiatic Petroleum Compsay bond; further, that he unlawfully carried and monetary awards, amounting in all
having the necessary guards on board; Messrs. Liggett and Myers, A. 8. Watson The Empress of Canada is a vessel of and further, that he unlawfully carried & Co, the Hongkong Dairy Farm Ice & ing Powers. We do not wish to alarm 22,500 tons burthen with a length of eut passengers on the On Chai, not being a Cold Storage Co., the Ming Yuen Gardens the public, but it would be useless to dis feet at the moulded water line, 027 feetger, ship under the Hongkong Her- and the Connaught Mineral Water Works.
chant Shipping Ordinance.? between perpendiculars; a beam of 77 fect
Company guise, the seriousness of this incident or
6 inches and 53 fees 8 inches moulded when he boarded the ship there were ac agement of the Ming Yuen Gardens, who
Inspector Shannon gave evidence that
Thỏ races were organised by the man. the grave consequences which may result. depth; a straight stem, a cruiser stern, guards on duty and defendant could not were rewarded for their labours by doing China has suffered many humiliations in three funnels, and two pole masts. She the past because irresponsible rubbers or carries about 400 Brat-clues, 106, second produce them. "All the grills were wide unusually good business throughout the mobs caused the death of a foreigner. Class, 238 third-class and 939 Asiatic open. The ship had no licence and it-bad | day. Territories have been wrested from China, teerage passengers, with a crew of 847been carrying passengers since April,-
a total of over 2,300 persons. Her speed about a hundred each trip.
trouble in Canton and these people were anxious to get to Hongkong. With re- gard to the first count, he thought his employer had arranged the bonds,
The defendant was ordered to pay ines amounting to $100.
large and unjust indemnities demanded, is about 21 knots, and she is built to the Defendant pleaded that there was much and many other humiliations inflicted highest standard of Lloyd's Register full upon China for acts committeed, not by Board of Trade requirements. agents of the Government, but by in The public will have the opportunity, furiated persons goaded on by repeated on Monday, of visiting the new ship be provocations." Is it any wonder that the fore she takes her place on the Pacific run
on June 7th. Chinese are now asking why responsible
Another new arrival is the Ho Song, persons in our neighbouring colonies can sister-ship to the Auteny, described in shoot down unarmed Chinese and yet go these columns recently. The Ho Sang is unpunished? Is the life of a Chinese any the latest addition to the Indo-China the less dear to him and to his relatives Steam Navigation Co. Fleet. She is than that of a foreigner is considered to moored at a buoy in mid-stream. be? The Chinese now look to their Gov. ernment for protection”.
LESSON FOR THE COOK.
INCREASED TELEPHONE
CHARGES.
WU PEI-FU AND HIS SOLDIERS.
PHILIPPINES READY FOR
INDEPENDENCE,
; EX-GOVERNOR'S OPINION.
Mr. Francis Burton Harrison, former Governor-General of the Philippine Is landa, who, since lig retirement has been living in Scotland. is the author of a book entitled "The Cornerstone of Philip- pine Independence," which has aroned great interest in the Philippines Mr. Harrison devotes & large part of the volume to a defence of his policy of Filipinising the Government here, and also maintains that most of the agita- tion for the retention of the islands comes
In 'n recent telegram, t
.to. General Feng Fu-hsiang, General Wa Pei-fa says, "The pay for your troops was seven months in arrests, while for mine it was six months overdue; yet this fact has not influenced the course of the present war at all. Be from American business men with im A notice issued to subscribers to the
fore sending them to the front, Chang Tsoperialistic ideals. He criticises severely Mr. Leo D'Almada appeared at the local telephone service says that in con-lin, in addition to their regular pay, the activities of the military intelligence Magistracy, yesterday morning, to defend sequence of the high price of telephone sued to his men two months pay in division of the regular army, which he a Chinem cook, who was charged before apparatus and of the working costs in advance; yet his troops were easily do charges with having in some instances Mr. Fraser, with the illegal possession of general, as well as of the heavy expendi-feated and routed everywhere. It is par fomented plote against the Philippino parle of a-Winchester rifle and 26 rounds sure about to be ndertaken-under an principle of clean-living that binds our Government, with the purpose of stirring "Mr. D'Almada said that his client was erection of a new Central Exchange and interesting point General Wa emphasizes the Filipines are ready for independence,
Arrangement with the Government for the men so faithfully to ourselves. Another up revolution, employé of the Yus: Leung, Cali the installation of a new Central Battery thus, in future, I would ask my col and urges America to grant it before fornian merchanta He admitted posses system, the Company finds it necessary leagues to encourage clean-living, and it is too late." sion of the weapon and ammunition, Ato mercase the existing charges, for ser-
of ammunition.
Mr. Harrison roiterates his belief that
Chinese who returned from Vancouver vice. It is intimated that the revised appoint to be responsible officers only about eight months ago brought the things charges come into force from July 1st. those who have been students, as I noticed
IMPERIAL WIRELESS CHAIR. to the firm's premiets and asked the cook The subscription hitherto has been £10 that during our fighting with the Feng- if he would keep them for a few days year. In future it is to be 8140 per spite of being about to be overwhelmed less chain before the Royal Society of tien foros, our troops who did not budge Lecturing recently on the Imperial wire Binge, then? the harf had not-called to
ennum for residence lines and 8164 for re-claim hir: contraband Sprépatty. The business lines. As some of the reapon been students, while those who retreated that far-reaching wireless chains were] were commanded by others who have Arts. Professor W. H. Eccies pointed ont rifle was almost racdeas, Heunderstood KORTERMEDIA K
sibility for this heavy increase is laid
already established in the United States that the police were act pressing for
as was the case in the Fratero Battlefield, and France while the work on the British heavy penalty.
upon the Government, perhaps one of there officered by Fing Luen-tare or camp chain had been suspended. Washington Inspector Grat
with. Mr. reprooentatives of the community on the adventurera, palanke
was linked with the Philippines and Faria wse, or shortly would be linked D'Akñáda's statement of the facte, but Legislativo, Council will elics from the
with the Bouden, the Congo and Cochin Fue des Gopartiment va matopent easy to whether and west China Professor Bocles mid the Wire- fendant a lesson not for scoopt Bredeme the Government control over the
[Company's charges. An ingresan from people returning from abroad,
he daked the Magitrate: 4
ו:
of
Mr. Fraear imposed a fine of $10 with something like 70 per cent, some crocs the option of seven days imprisonment. I sive,
The list of cessful students as the lese Commission has been almost satisfied "Raster Bar examination include 21 by witnessing independent development women, two of whos, Mim L. Dawes work that the equipping and running of (Clano 2) and Him Ashworth (Class 3), tricone valve stations of 190 to 200 kila-
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