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EMIGRANT'S EFFORTS TO REACH CANADA.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH,
AFFER TWO YEARS. CRIMINAL SESSIONS MURDER. THIAL
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Evidence Ave the defence was concluded. yesterday, at the Criminal Sessions in the case in which Mak Wa, a former Sani.
TWO CHINESE IN TROUBLE.
flow a Chinese emigrant managed te -lo a medical examination on board
4 Blue Fanpel straner Telthybius, was "related at the slagistracy, yesterday afetary Board coolie, is indicted for the
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CORRESPONDENCE.
TURKEY AND ISLAM.
| TUTUR KDITOR OF." THE HONOKONG DAILY PRESS," 、
S-1 suppose the intention of the writer who signs himself as "An Observer"
TWO MORE HIGHWAY ROBBERIES.
FOOTPADS » ON BOWEN ROAD.
At dusk on Monday evening, a Chinese studem of heen's College, named Lao Sing, was attacked in Bowen Road by three men. The footpads were sitting on
noot, when two Chinese named Law Piu, murder of a cargo conlie. The Puign and whose letter appeared in yesterday's a bridge near the Wanchai Gap. Ax Lao! at this With On Firm of Canton and Judge (Mr. J. R. Weed) presides
trial and the jury of seven consisted of Hongkong, and Leang Ping, of the Nan Messrs. S. H. Pitton (foreman), F. Tai Shipping Agents, No. 287, Des Yeux Marques F. S. Harrison, E. H. Ford Central, were charged with aiding Summers, L. Nelson, H., Gittins and K
P. Young. and abetting and falsely personating vor The Attorney-General (the flonir. Tong Mo Tang at a nirdient examination 3. H. Kemp, K.C.) conducted the Crow
case and Mr. Elsley Zeitlyn (instructed by Mr. Los Ahnada) appeared for the
on board the steamer.
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issue of the Daily Press, can be epitomised approached our of the men ene up and in a few words: That because the Turks said they wished to search him for arms. are Asiatic, and above all Muslims, they He said that he had nong, whereupon this should be cleared out of Europe bag and man seized him from behind and the For, what does the whole other two rushed forward and caught baggage. rhodomontade amount to under analysis!hold of his mis. A gold wristlet watch, When our recalls to mind how a cour worth 933 was stolen from his wrist, of years ago, the neo-crusaders, brided whilst was taken from his pocket.
going Eastward.
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EUROPEAN ATTACKED IN A RICKSHA..
Mr.
The evidence was to the effect that the defence. emigrant had been previously not allowed! The Crown case having been clot by the Loudon l'imes were crying for the The robbers, disappeared in the gloom.; lo depart for Victoria, British Columbia Mr. Zeitlyn submitted that there was ao expulsion of the Unspeakable Turk" on account of bad eyes. On this ocen case to swer. The prosecution having from Constantinople, bag and baggage, sion he offered the second defendant told all they could tell the Jury were naked the lucubrations of "An Observer" da Loung, Ping, the sum of $10 to waist if they though they had heard onough, to not come as a surprise at all. His hostile him. The emigrant did not undergo the say so now But, if they would like to attitude towards Turkey and, Islam examination, hus whiu questioned by the hear the prisoner be would be called. A vends itself when-in a perfectly Pecks
A ship's officer, named Mr. Hgaiman Boarding Officer (Mr. S. P. Leigh), be witness from Canion would also be nifian style. and in contradiction to: produced his passage ticker, which had called.
historical facts, be asserts that the adop. Tuerson, described as a Norwegian and heen punched as having passed the
The Judge put in to the jury whether tion by the Turks of the Islamic religionving as the Seamen's Institute, was robbed whilst riding in a ricksha on medical examination. The man later they wished to hear any further evidence and their arrival in Europe" were. made certain disclosures which led to the or were prepared to nequit the prisoner calamity for mankind. Will
Monday night. On leaving the Hongkong Hotel the officer hired a ricksha to convey arrest of the defendanta.
at that stage. Before giving a decision, Observeray who it was that gave him to the Institute. The ricksha paller. Mr. R. E. A. Webster appeared for the however, they must hear the Attorney, trction to the persecuted “Christians Birst defendant and Mc. M. M. Watson General.
and carefully preserved their lives and Proceded in the opposite direction and represented the second defendant,
Air. Zeitlyn: subunit, with great liberties throughout the centuries when when at Water Street, near West Point, Tong Ho Ting, the emigrans in ques-respect, that there is no right of the Christian Europe would have simply but dropped the shafts, simultaneously three chored them or forced the to acept Tuerson was pinned in the rieksha whilst
men appeared from a sido street. tion, a native of Fun, Yuen, said that Attorney-General to address the jury, previons to this year he had been, abroad The Judge said he thought the Attorney, another form of Christianity! Let him
one of the men went through his pockets. to Victoria, Vancouver Island, He re General had right of reply on Mr. remember the days of the Spanish Luquis. They stole packet-book containing $2
turned rent there about a year ago. Zeitlyn's submission,
sion, when Catholics and Protestants were in notes, his Captain's certificate and a Recently he formed the wish to go back 3. Zeitlyn asked that his contention murdering each other all over Europe and number of testimonials. Having rifled his there and he came down to Canton to to the contrary be noted.
the Inquision was making Christian "pockets the highway men, with the aid of ake arrangements through the Wai On The Attorney-General I think my converts on the rack, and it will bear the ricksha puller dragged the officer firm, which has a branch office in Flong friend has adopted a wrong course. to him whether the adoption by thy from the ricksha and threw him into the tong. This happened about the 13th or has not only submitted that there is an Turks of the flame religion and their road. The ten the disappeared inking 10th inst. The first defendant was a case, but has also indicated what his arrival on the coasts of the Mediterranean the ricksha with them, member of the War On firm at Canton case is going to be.
and the Balkan Peninsula were a enla He brought the witness to Hongkong on Mr. Zeitivo: My, difenen is on
mity, or a blessing for maskind, the 17th inst. and took him to the Tai cord. Lui bourding house. The witnesa.banded Ch. Judge: You have gone beyond"
Now a European would be wrong in over $130 to the Wu On firm at Canton that. The Attorney-General is perfectly thinking that Muslins, specially Indian for the passage. Theer WAY nothing right.
I am taking your submission to Muslims, championed Turkey during the A man who was arrested at 9 o'clock given to him in earbange at Canton, Heithe jury as being that there is no case.
war in the same spirit and for the same yesterday morning for matching was seh. was given a passage ticket in Hongkong The Attorney-General: I do not know ressoos that a multitude of Europeans tenced and on his way to prison shortly on the 15th st. He went on board the whether the jury quite understand the championed Govore: A because that after a the Magistrate (M veel on the morning of the 19th. Some position. What the jury are asked to say country happens to profess the same re- Hamilton) ordering the snatcher, against people takihin to take his luggage down is that the evidence of the Crown, is so ligton as themselves. The Muslims chan whom the charge had been clearly proved; Li He was on heard the ship for wenk that it is at possible for them to pinned Turkey in her claims to political to be sent to dal for six weeks, with three hours. All the time he was on the convict,
independence because the claims were just, hard labour. ship was not exanted by a Neither did he appear before the BoardThe Jury decided to hear the evidence and they were apposed to England because The snatching incident happened in and the Prisoner went in the witness England had broken every promise that she Pedder Street. Capt. Patton, of the ing Officer. Whilst he was of board the box.
had made do, them to obtain their helps. Glynout was walking down the seed defendant took the passage ticket His witness from Canton also gave during the wat In the light of all those street, and, when near the Post Office, a away from him. This was soon after he evidener and, in cross-examination, was broken premises. they saw and saw very Chinese intentionally collided with him arrived. It was returned shortly after asked by the Attorney General if the day clearly, that the war had been waged and snatched his gold-mounted fountain wards by the second defendant.
The censed active work at the age of 63. against the thing they valued mil loved pen. H immediately gave chase and The Magistrate: Was anything said to
most the poser of Islam-the living caught the culprit... Detective Sergeant you about your passage on the 15th in 1 was not a memorable one.
What is there to be proud of in witness to that great ideal of thecerncy Nail, who was close by, arrested the man, The witnes The Arst defendant
Ireasing work?"
rejoined the witness, which has not yet delivered its whole marched him to the Police Station and handel me a 'paper-a passage ticket-sententiously there is nothing message to mankind. Consider for a within half an hour of the incident the "Mr. P. de Desdale, of Jisses. Bitter moment what the help of Muslims meant man was in the Court dock awaiting
Tudia shed her blness of blue blood and trial. Field and Swire's, was specially called by Indian Muslims fought against their own the prosecution in say that the cowligionist; and, as accepted by the Lüchow, on which the prisoner claimed to: Premier, it was chiftly by the assistance have gone to Siam, was not fitted, under of the Indian Muslim soldiers that Tur defeated in the late war.
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able in that:
Did he say anything to you? He said, Here is your ticket for Victoria," Dida't you ask anything about it -No I simply put it in my pocket..
Inter the Magistrate asked: How did you get from your boarding house the Piracy Prevention Ordinance, in key was the ship-The first and second defend ants and a number of other people went! om Thanh with me.
That they say you will have to show the ticket!--Not nothing was waid.
You paid eno in Canton. Did you pay anything in Hongkong -1 paid $2.50 for Stopping at the boarding house. man (the second defendant) said: "One of your eyes is not good,"
Thie
May, 1920, for the carriage of Chinese Venizelos may have rendered undeniable passengers,
Cross-examin by Mr. Zeitlyn. be services to France and Britain," but the eculd not say of his own knowledge that Plain fact is that the cowardly Grecks who played the jackal to the Allies during no passengers went by the steamer, but the war refused to fight for them. That he thought in unlikely. He had seen a report that, "at the Magistracy, on the England should look more to the Muslims previous day, two members of the ship's than anybody else was quite natural and crew were charged with smuggling pas was just the thing her self-respect and of such an occurrence on a B. & " sengers on board, but he had never heard Honour demanded of her to do.
skamer.
When did he say that On the morn ing of the 19th, 1 told him that they were had. He said, although your eyes
The Court adjourned at 4 o'clock and may be bad you can go. He said:
Give me $19. I will fix it for you, counsel will address the Jury to-day.
did got pay him, but I promised to do so
if I was allowed to go.
You haven't paid him -No; because I jave, not gone set-(laughter.),
passage?—Yes.
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Council of the Allies to occupy them? you have nothing to fear. I put it to
Immediately afterwards the Greek Army key-note of the writer's contentions, "they you that as you have been to America you know perfeetly well there was The Report of the General Managers indulged in its game of murder and to thank the lust of power and the greed of grabbing other people's territory xamination on boord 1--When I went be. (Messrs. Douglas Lapraik & Co.) on the rapine. An Inter-Allied Commission of of their scheming politicians, and not, fore, the Doctor never examined my eyes thirty-ninth year's working of the Com- Enquiry was appointed which investing he complacently suggests, becausa
But you were examined ?—Yes.
pany ended 30th June, 12, states:- gated into the whole affair and in a So that it really amounts to this: You The unsettled corstitions in China dur- scathing report condemned the Greeks for Great Britain was holding her purse.
strings tight." were offering this man 910 to work youring the whole of the period under review the borrible atrocities committed in the
"An, Observer's" gratuitous reference have resulted in a serious set-back to Meander Valley, The Commission also On the ship were you told to keep trade in the interior and consequently proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that to the Holy Rotau and the teachings of the Arabian Prophet, besides betraying $1 on which Venizelos quiet-The second defendant said: "You loss of freight to the shipping on the the "Allegations" sit down here and wait until I come! Coast. The hold-up of traffic generally, phtained leave were false and that the the inborn hostility of the writer towards back,"
owing to the Seamen's Strike, caused safety of the Christian minorities" had the Muslims and a woeful lack of know- ledge of their religion, constitutes-a Did he come back to you -No, a much serious loss to all concerned, which not been menaced. When a mere ocite shameless calumpy against Islam which foreigner came up to me and said What but for unseen agencies at work, could tion of these places, pending definite decency, if not prudence, should have settlements, resulted in such horrible prevented him from uttering. It would are you doing here?"I told him. I was apparently have been avoided.
After paying all running expenses, crimes just imagine, Mr. Editor, what he's sheer waste of time were I to pro- seeing someope off. The foreigner re plied "Oh then off you go,”
Docking Charges, Premio of Insurance, would have been the consequences had not So that you were talling a lies This Allowances for Leave Pay and Pensions the Turks driven away these Greek land. pound Islam to "An Observer, and hence I consider.it below my dignity to take um (the second defendant) taught me of the Floating Staff and transferring grabbers, from the Turkish homelands, or any further notice of it. The Ethiopean (laughter.) The Arst defendant had no from Reserve Fund a sum, quiralent to had Mr. Lloyd George, righily or will change his akin and the leopard, his thing to do with this.
8 per cent on the value of Steamers and wrongly, set the Greeks against the Turks! Have you been turned down on account Properties, of $70,000, 80
From the very beginning the view-point of your eyes before-Yes. I had also $8,000 to cover Expenses incurred dur been vaccinated. This was in August ing the Seamen's Strike, there remains of the Turks was simple and kgical.
As regards his suggestion that because last on board the Blue Funnel steamer te sum of $121,320.94 at credit of Profit They said: We surrendered to you,
and Loss Account which, subject to the Allies, upon certain definite understand Turkey has now been allowed to Bourish" Jainu,
approval of the shareholders, it is pro-ings at the Armistice one of which was there should be an alliance between the that the strategic points in our country three states of Great Britain, France posal to appropriate as follows:-
To pay a ditidend of 10 por
would be garrisoned by the Allied troops and Italy, in order to safeguard the Euro- By Allied troops we naturally meant pean civilisation from the threat of the troops of Great Britain, France and Italy Turks, it is outside my province to say civilised troops. We had not the whether the proposal is feasible or other- 21,320.9slightest idea that the Greeks who murder wise, but in this connection. I should like
women and torture children and consider to reiterate, Mr. Editor, a necessity a logi $121,320.01 is a religious duty to kill Muslims would cal necessity with all the emphasis at my Mr: Webster: Did you tell them that
be let loose. on one of our most fertile and command. It is this: that Britain carrica would be all right as the Doctor had promised to treat you on the next trip been no changes in the Committee during our land, you Allies, why did you not counsels of the world and looking to the CONSULTING COMMITTED-There have best" governed provinces. If you wanted a preponderating weight in the civilised payment of $10. gold-No, I did not.
Since the 18th inat, were you detained the year, which consists of Messrs. D. G come yourselves and occupy it." But for interests of her vast Eastern Dominions M. Bernard, W. E. Clarke and the Hon. reasons best known to them, the Allies no time could be more opportune for her Yes. I have been in the police cells. The Magistrata: 1 see the guest of Mr. A. O. Lang, who retire but offer turned a deal car to all the entreaties of than the present psychological nement to
themselves for re-election.
the Turks, the while the Greek Aray con be friendly towards Turkey and the mil- the police.
"AUDITORS.-The accounts have been tinued its advance right inte" the heart of lions of her Muslim population all over Mr. S. P. Leigh, boarding officer" for the Harbour Office, deposed that he attend audited by Hon. Mr. A. B. Lowe and Mr. Turkish homelands and was at one time the Empire. If this is brought "about ed the ah. Talthybius for the examina F. Greenwood (the latter acting for Mr reported within fifty miles of Angora. This England, which leads the world in modern tion of emigrants. There were 60 emig. C. Bernard Brown), Messrs. A. R. Low was a mad adventure on the part of the civilisation, with the whole Islamic world rants passed by the Doctor on that and. C. Bernard Bross retire but offer Greeks perhaps the maddest in modern behind her, will hold a sany sufficiently occasion. After the examination the themselves for re-election
military history. It was like fighting the powerful for the maintenance of peace Chief Officer of the vessel remarked that
lion in his den. In the battle of Sakarin not only in Europe but the whole world. they received a avere set back, but act Muslims look forward to such a happy deterred by this, they persisted in their coteummation. Amen. wild career and the result was that they ere completely beaten to their knees. If the Greaks have been sacrificed without the destruction of the Turks," and prag (Continued of fact of next column.)
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Cross-examined by Mr. Webster, the wit ness said he was examined on that occa sion by a Doctor who, after examining his eyes, turned him off the ship. He then went back to the Wai On firm at Canton and told them why he had been turned back. Witness told them he would try again..
& sum 'of
cent. (85 per share) 8100.000.00 To write farther off the value of Company's steamers and properties
he suspected one man not having] =
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passed the examination. The main he had been examined by a doctor on the question was pointed out and witness vessel. Later this emigrant expressed a examined his ticket. It had been punch to go ashore, alating that he did ed as having passed the medical examing not wish to go to Canada tion. On being 'questioned, the 10an said (Continued at font if next column.)
At this stage the caso was adjourned to Thursday afternoon next.
spots but people like, "An. Observer" will not change their attitude towards Turkey and Islam,
Thanking you in anticipation for the escroachment upon your valuable space
Yours truly,
F, Z. ABBASY. Hongkong, 26th September, 1922.
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