THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH, 1024
SALE OF SHOES
Commencing Monday, July 28th to Saturday, Aug. 2nd.
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STORY OF A ROW AT YAUMATI MARKET.
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DEEP WATER BAY MOTOR FATALITY:
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SITUATION IN SHAMEEN. BOYCOTTING BRITISH STEAMERS
STRIKERS ARRIVING IN HONGKONG,
The boycott of British steamers in Canton seems to be fairly complete. Junkinen and what coolies are refusing to handle any cargo from British steamers and the godowns of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. and Messrs. Butterfield & Swire are said to be com
measure to the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company. For the last two or three days practically no generat cargo has been discharged, from the Fatshan, Kinshan, Lanshan and' Unnam either at Canton or Hongkong. Yeater- day evening no cargo at all was sent up by the hangshan, and very little came by the Kinches in the afternoon.. Usually these steamers carry large consignments of silk and other general merchandise for Canton merchants to Hongkong. This trade has now stopped. Consignments of poultry and fish for Hongkong carried by the Steamboat Company's vessels have also fallen off considerably but they have not altogether stopped.
DEFENDANT DISCHARGED.
A foki at a poultry stall at
Yesterday afternoon, Wong Man, who Yaumati market appeared at the Kow. for several weeks has been in cistody Toon Magistracy yesterday, to charge two charged with manslaughter by negligent Sanitary Board scavengers with assault. ly driving a motor-gar on the Aberdeon- Complainant, whose head was bandag-Repulse Bay Road on June 29th, walked rd, stated that on Monday afternoon he out of the Central Magistracy a free may, wished to put some refase from his stall Alter the case had been exiled yester. hinta the dust-cart. Defendants objected.") day, Chuen Yuen, another of the pussen-pletely ille. This also applies in sunna
and a disturbance resultes, the two gers in the car at the time of the fatality defendants running away when a police entered the witness-box. He said that man appeared. They came back again a he met the defendant in Hill Road on the little, inter, and one struck the witness night of June 9th, and agreed to go for with a hammer (produced in Court). drive. He sat in the rear seat on the Both defendants were arrested-
right. A man was next to him, a woman next, and another man on the far side A man called Wong Wing Foe sat on one of the small-tip-up seats in the centre of the car, just behind the driver. Defee- The first defendant said that during a dant drove at first, but changed places disturbance the complainant tore. his with Li Kwan (a previous witness who coat. He demanded compensation, and had been sitting next to the driver's seat the complainant at first agreed, hut at the University. Li Kwan drove as far afterwards, hit him with the hammer. as Aberdeen. At no time did the witness He (the defendant) retaliated by knock-hear Li Kwan caution defendiat for fast ing complainant.úgainst a wall, on which driving. Just before the accident, witazsa he cut his hend
heard Li Kwan say to the defendant That is not your road. Your road lies this way."
A Chinese policeman and the woman owner of the stall where the complainant is etuployed. corroborated the latter's
story,
The second defendant said that he was trying to separate the combatants, when he was struck in the stomach with a bamboo pale.
Sergt. Jerry said that the police did pot wish to press the charge against the second man."
Then came the crash," said the" wit ness, and I lost consciousness,"
Cross-examined by Mr. G, K. Hall. Brutton (defending), the witness snid that he gave cigarettes to Li Kwan. He
Witness
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A frature. in connection with the arrival of yesterday afternoon's steunier was the large number of passengers- she carried
Some 800 passengers ware brought down, which is several hundreds more than xual. If there is a boycott on the steamers as rigard cargo Chinese are quite apparently quite prepared to travel by them.
All the Grst and second clus bertha were filled by well-to-do Chinese women and children who are thought to be fer- ing from Canton rather than face n
- Inspector Roylance, of the Sanitary handed him a packet, and did not throw Board, said that the first "defendant | it. Witness did not see Li Kwan stoop was a good worker, but had a sullen down and pick up cigarettes just before temperament. He had been in trouble the accident. Going down the bill, the departmentally before for quarrelling car was not guing very fast. with the market people.
would call it a slow pace.
Wong Wing Foo stated that the defen-shortage of food in that part. Curiously dant drove quite slowly, especially in working, people, many of whom are he
enough, the third class was packed with
rounding corners and going down hill: At the corner by the bridge, defendant kept
The Magistrate (Mr. Hamilton), im- posed a fine of $10 or 14 days in default, on the first defendant and also bound him over in a personal bozid of 350 to keep the peace for six months. His Wor ship discharged the second defendant, with the advice not to interfere in other people's quarrels again.
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HAND OVER SHOULDER.
THIEF WITH BAD RECORD GOES
“TO GAOL.
Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, a Chinese was charged with picking the pocket of another Chiness.
on to the left, and witness heard Li Kwah
ieved to be actual Shameen strikers. They are sail to be flocking to Hongkong
STRIKE ITEMS.
(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]
Even officiala Canton having busi-
call out to him "Not that way, but this where they can live more cheaply than The car then awerved to the right, theria Canton and with more certainty of was a crash, and witness remembered getting a regular supply-of food. nothing more until he was being carried into the Clevernasent Civil Hospital.
Leung Man, an odd job coolie at Deep Water Bay, said that he lived in a mat she not far from the golf club house.ngss to do with Shameen foreign firms At about 10.45 p.m. on June 29th, he was had to comply with orders from the com- in the matshed when he heard the sound mittee in charge of the strike of Chinese of a crash, apparently coming from the employés against the objectionable re- direction of the bridge. He looked "out, 'gulations of the concession. On July and saw the two lamps of a car burning 25th, according to the Sien Kirol Wa Inspector Blackman stated that où in the stream-bed just by the bridge. In Jers, when a Chinese official repre- | Monday evening, the complainant was Witness went on to describe the rescue, senting the Deeda Inspection Bureau buying a ticket at the Yaumati Ferry work done by him and his fellow coelies desired to withdraw some funds for the whart to go to Hongkong, when he saw In this defendant assisted One of the Government from a hand come over his shoulder and exoccupants of the car was dead, and with Shameen. he had also to apply to the a foreign bank is tract two $10 notes from his breast defendant's help, witness propped the committer for a pass. pocket. A piece of paper, with private boty up, against the retaining wall by notes on it, was taken as well," The com
the bridge. plainant. grabbed the band, which was defendant's
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The police searcher on duty at the wharf, said the Inspector, saw the ia cident. He also saw the piece of paper fall to the ground, tund saw the com- plainant recorez his notes from the de- fendant's hand.
The Federation of Labour in Canton has, despatched a note to the Jabour
Witness said that be saw the defendant organizations in Great Britain asking assist one man to the beach.
them to call the attention of Mr. Ramsay Mr. Hall Brutton said that all the MacDonald to the discriminating regula evidence in the case tame back to Li Kwan, whose statements, he submitted, British Consulate General in Canton."
tions in Shameen as sanctioned by the
must be disregarded, as they were wholly
When Governor Liao Chung Hpi of misleading. A temporary error of judg Kwangtung was seen by a local corres The complainant, a rice-dealer, correment, he contended, was not manslaugh-pondent regarding the Shameen strike, borated Inspector Blackman's statement. Defendant, who was proved to have been ter. He quoted an authority to support he was reported to have expressed sur- previously banished, was sentenced to six his contention that gross negligence must prise over the rapid spread of the strike
be proved.
to other interests and hoped for an early The Magistrate (Mr. Lindsell) said that return of the status quis in Shämeen. he agreed that no jury could possibly Nothing has been done so far by the convict on the evidence. The defendact would be discharged.
weeks hard labour.
CAR OUTSIDE HOUSE.
WHAT ARE THE KOWLOON. REGULATIONS}
Mr. H. Komor was summoned before Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday for leaving his motor-car unattended outside his house in Kim berley Road.
Defendant said he had been doing this for the past four years. He kept a Garage in Coronation Road, but drove his car home from there every night, and kept it outside his house, in readiness for breakdowns on business. There was nothing, be contended, in the regulations to prohibit this, as far as Kowloon was
concerned.
His Worship adjourned the case for a week, saying that he would want to see defendant's licence at the next hearing.
CHINESE RAILWAY
EARNINGST
The income of the Kiaochou-Tsinan Railway for the first half of this year amounted to 84,644,615, an increase of 8176.220 over that of the same period last year, but still $630,000 below the high mark attained by the Japanese.
The receipts of the Peking-Hankow Bailway for the first half year amounted.
MOTOR SHIP ASHORE. ALL, THE PASSENGERS LANDED.
As reported in the Daily Press yes. terday, the motor ship Hong Yiag went aground some six miles above Shia Hing, on the West River, in the darkness da Sunday night.
Further information was supplied yes terday by a member of the firm of Banker & Co., owner of the vessel.
On the morning following the mishap, it appears; the Kong Ning's compradore went ashore in a sampan, and begged the assistance of a Chinese gunboat in getting the stranded motor-ship afloat "again. The gunboat attempted to do so, but was unsuccessful
Canton Government on the subject.
Steps have been taken in Canton hy the Committee in charge of the strik to influence the Chinese employés in the service of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company to join the movement also, aside from advising the Chinese to boycott the steamers of the company until the strike in settled to the advantage of the Shamden Chinese.
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The following report on the position. in Shamcen has been received from a correspondent:--
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CANTON, July 28th. Canton is still quiet and nothing fur her has been published regarding forward movement of negotiations. It is under stood, however, that the matter is not stagnant.
Signs are not lacking that some the strikers have been disabused as regards
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
SOCIAL BTGIENE AND A
PUBLIC PROTEST.
A DOZEN QUESTIONS ON MATTERS OF LOCAL INTEREST,
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A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council is called for to-marzyw.
The agenda includes the following:
MOTION.
warded to the Secretary of State :-
That the following resolution he for-
Hon. Mr. P. H. HQYOAK:,
"That having regard to the announce- ment by the Press that an Advisory Body has been appointed by the Secre tary of State for the Colonies to advise
enquire into the faisons tolérées and Social Hygiene
in Hongkong
and
amongst other places, the 'noein Members of this Council welcome any enquiry which, has the object of in- proving the conditions of life in and upholding the good name of the British Empire and, Colonial Possessions, but resent the fact that the inclusion of Hongkong in this enquiry should have resulted from malicious, misleading and exaggerated, representations to the Government, which have been widels circulated in England for some time *past."!
QUESTIONS.
Hon. Mr. P. H. HOLTOK:
1. Will the Government state-
(a) What progress has been maila»'
with the structure of the Sai Ying Pun School |
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(h) What is the period covered by the
building contract?
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(e) Is there a Penalty Clause
late completion, and it so, to what extent !
(d) When does the Governicht anti- ipate that this School will poned, and having regarded to the pledges given by the Govern nient that this work should he accelerated, how is it that pró- gress, so far, has been slow? Will the Government state :- (d) How
Typhoon of the new frst class
Harbour Moorings are how available for serviert) (b) When does the Government ex- peet that the whole, number will be played and ready for use in the Hariour
When does the Government expect ** to open “Statue Pier 2 and Landing Stage to public service, and what is the reason for the prolonged delay in the completion of this very neces- Bary work?
4. When does the Government nitici-
the completion of the now
** Fire Brigade " Station, upon which work appears to have come to a standstill for a considerable time past, and what is the reason for this i
5. Will the Government lay upon "the 2
able Monthly Progress Reports" in connection with all the above Public Works?
"Hon Mr. H. W. Bind:
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view of the widespread want of confidence in the purity of the water supply of the Colony, will the Govern- ment give reassuring information on the following":--+-
1. How does the purity of the water compare with that of London (or any large British town) and 'what is the exact comparison from a bacteria- logival and'chnical point of view ! Is the water analysed chemically and examined bacteriologically at regulac intervals at the following points (1) Nullahs entering reservoirs. (2)
Reservoirs, Filter beds
(4) Actual tap supply,
If so could the exact results be stated for the water supplied from Pokfutur Reservoir during last few months? Is it a fact that the water from Pokfulum Reservoir is used as such a rate that it is not stored for
proper length of time!
Is there any question whatever of the filter bods being overworked in order to cope with the amount of water re- quired!
4. If the filter beds are overworked or are not supplying a really high quality water, is it not possible to use some more efficient methods of filtration!
If filter beds are working cleiently what is the reason of
(1)the preacht brown coloured water
supplied from taps?
(2) the addition of chloride of lime ? G: Is there any necessity to boil and
Sirer the water supplied from our taps If so, why ]
7. What arrangements are made for the correct addition of chloride of lime, and is it satisfactory when the water tastes of chlorine 1"
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ORDERS OF THE DAY.
First reading of a Bill intituled Ac the promises made by the strike leaders Ordinance to amend the Piers Ordinance, individual striker, without provision for Two meal a day are provided for the LO
She, however, took off all the King Ning's passengers, some sixty in number, and mostly refugees from Canton. Some of them were landed at Shin Hing, and less in return for work, when the payment tion of a Supplementary Sun of Iwa others at Shaun Shui. Ying is still aground.
According to latest advices, the
his family. No strike pay is issued un- Ordinance to authorize the Appropria Firat reading of a Bill "intituled An
EUROPEAN FINED.
ang have voluntarily returned and done work thirty-eight Dollars and three Cents to is small. Cases have occurred where men million and twenty-eight thousand and
for employers. No further sections but defray the Charges of the year 1925. Jardine's and Butterfield's stevedore's
First reading of a Bill intituled An staffs and part of the A.P.C. installation Ordinace for promoting the revision of men have coine out. Many Chinese came the Ordinances of Hongkong, into Shamen ou atrike laders' per
RIDING BICYCLE WITHOUT A yesterday to cash bearer chequre. Un
LIGHT."
fortunately, the absence of compradores stas rendered it impracticable to cash these cheques and bearers had to return
to $14,000,000. After paying expenses, Mr. Barnshaw, of the Kai Tack amounting to $4,000,000, the sum of Motor Bus Company, appeared before empty-handed. $3,000,000 on accaunt of debt redemption, Mr. Hamilton at "the Kowloon Magis A meeting of Chinese office, stalls was parting with 80.000,000 drawn by the tracy yesterday, en aummons for held on July 26th. It is understood that Presidency and Loyang, ad purchasing riding his motor bicycle without a fight this section of the strike has dissociated materials costing over $1000,000, it will in Salisbury Road, Kowloon.
itself from the strike movement." be necessary to borrow, money to run the Defendant admitted the offence," but No change can be found in Shamezn line. The Hood is interfering with traffic stated that when returned from Hong- in the attitude towards the issue of the and, it is expected, will riduce the re- kong he found that the light was defce strike, venue of the line by over á million. Half tive, and as it was late, he rode the On Saturday, several coolics a million is the estimate for repairs machine all the same. A fine of $3 was to certain firm voluntarily and did neeresitated by flood damage.
imposed
some necessary, work--Daily“Bulletin:
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Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the last relating to stowawaya
THE "SCHLESIEN" ARMS HAUL
WHAT THE 20 CASES CONTAINED.
The thirty cases of arms and ammuni- Lion' seized on board the German Atenmer Schlenien by Revenue Officers on Sunday' A night have been found to contain 275 Mauser pistola and approximately 27,000 grounds of ammunition,