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HONGKONG SANITARY
BOARD. QUESTION OF BOARD PROCEDURE, HAISED.
STATEMENT AS TO THE TYPHOLD. EPIDEMIC.
THE
THE BUSINESS STRIKE AT CANTON.
REPORTED COLLAPSE The Cantra Gazette a staunch sup- porter of the Government yesterday gari the following version of what happened at Canton on Monday, Ender a big black
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, · AUGUST -- 2īra, 1924
THE SHAMEEN STRIKE. FAVOURING THE SOVIET MISSION.
The following Canton messige, datori August 17th, which was circulated by the Bolshevist News Agency in Peking known as Kosta, will be read with in-
CANTON CRISIS.
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[FROM OUR CHINESA CORRESPONDENT.] THE POSITION: OF DE SUN YAT-SEN.
HIS FOLLOWERS. "PREPARING FOR THE.- WOINT."
Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the Generalissimo of
Long Haultary Board was held yesterday heading reading Cellapse of Obortive terest, as typical" of the misleading states the Government in Canton, up to the
The fortnightly meeting of the tiong- afternous, Mr. N.. L Sunith, President of the Bard, presiding. There were also resent: The Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy
General Strike: Marchants' Disavowal":
Strike disavowed by business leaders -big department stores re-open-Folies protection-Government's resolute atti
ments the agency circulates : —
"Availing themselves of the ventliet Sun Yat Sea and the between Dr. "Tigers" (merchanta bodyguard), the Shameen authorities have broken the
evening of August 25th, was still in Can- on, but it is said that the Commander of body guards has given orders to have
(Diretor of Public Works), the Jou. Mr. } tudo - Merchant Volnateers must repude agreement, according to whose terms all several stenta launches ready for service) Affairs), the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabastate Chats Lhaspak Clique-conditions the strikes, including the palier men, at any movement, presumably to trans-
A. E. Wood (Secretary for Chinese
K.C., Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Dr. Ozori,
Mr. 8. W. Tso, Mr. Wong Kwong tin, Dr. W. W. Pearse (Medical Officer' of Health) and Me . Davis (tirst Clerk to the 1. Department, acting in the abssoner of Mr.
Kennedy Skipton).
stated.
The nach heralded general strike n Canton City which started yesterday mersing proved abortive and before sup down had collapsed.
lesson.
STRIKE DISAVOWED.
were to be taken back into service.
When the police men came to Sha meen, they were made to sign a paper allegedly for receiving their wages but which in inct was a statement of their own resignation:
When the strikers learnt about this To-day all shops and stores of every description will open for business as act of dreption, they all left Shaven ussal, although it is expected that a small again, and the strike has since been broader and more bitter At the outset of the meeting Dr. Komority under the control of the Chan assuming
Lia-pak setitions gang will probably re-character. The strike has been called also drew attention to the fact that when ques
main closed, but there will be dealt with among the workers and employees in the tions were asked in the peeting of the by the authorities and taught a salutary service of foreigners at Tun Shan. The only exdention made by the Strikers' Preshings or the Medical Oüger of Health
Committer has been in favour of the there was nothing to ind.cute to the
Tiel general strike started without the Soviet Mission." Board what faul transpired. He thought approval or knowledge of the responsible -thai song, sort of preis of the praeced-business leaders resident in the city, who ings should be given do the Board? had been changed for several days in con.SHIP'S OFFICER VICTIMISED. ference with the Government regarding the difficulties which had recently arisen, Late on Sunday night, amimeographed hand bili issued anonymumsly and stating that all shops were called upon to join in a grueral strike on the next day The Hon ME ALTER said, that Munday) was deliveret surreptitiously ! by coolies te stops in every part of the Hannah coord was kept of the Legisla tive Council proceedings.
Early Mesterday morning, most of the The THAIRMAN promise in look into the shops in the principal streets were in a
An Indian constable giving evidence, quandary. Fears of intimidation by the daissaries of the sediticus Chan Lim-pak | sail at a o'clock on the previous morning gag mapled with uncertainty as to the he came, upon the defondants going military measures that were antisipated through the ship's officer's pocket. Wit Ind most of the shops to hesitate about completely surprised the alleged opening for business. They compromised
The ChaRMAN pointed out that it had mever beru duge before, but added that 44 was certainly done in the Legislative
Coopeli.
amuter.
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ELLANEO S
TIMELY ARRIVAL OF AN INDIAN
CONSTABLE.
At the Central, Magistray, yesterday morning, two Chinese were before Mr R. E. Lindsell with robbing a ship's olicer on the previous day whilst he was under the infurner ef-lier at Lee Yuen Striet West.
port Dr. Sun and his "family from the General Headquarters at the Cecent Works in Honam.
On August Bird, a report says. Dr. Son was greatly enraged when_toll that pyne- tically all his chiefs of departments had
heen attending office regularly for several days, Mr. Lin Sun, Secretary of Reconstruction General Hsu Shao-iseng, Secretary of Internal Affairs; Me Yeh Kang cho. Secretary of Finance and General Ching Chie, Secretary of Wart have all left Canton under one pretext or another. Dr. C. C. Wu, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, whose family has already gone to Hongkong, is now the only chief of department of jumportance in Canton.
Do Sun Yat-sen has said to some of his close followers that he does not ex pect to leave Canton. He has discour aged his followers on the question of pre- paring for his fight. It is understood that some of his followers are not so sure of the present outcome and are preparing for the worst without, his wwwal innerIS tigh
A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CIRCULAR.
The Canton General Chamber of Com- meree has cireulated the following to all commercial guilds and public organiza
The Cuvirgas proposed and Mr. Tso seconder that special food licences at Quarry Has Alärket e cancelled with the only partially opening the shop front thieves for he was able to grab both of tions throughout China and foreign coun- |
exception of that heal 1g the Dairy Farm, This was agred to
The item on the agenda dealing with the conveyance of an infections ense by the Star Ferry, was laid on the table without rent.
J.
but dealt with customers as asual.
DEPARTMENT STORES.
Anger of his
then from behind; whilst another con stable took charge of the helpless offer. Un the ground were found a pocket book The Large departmeat stores like. Sia and a passport, and a ring whith the rere's and the Sun Company opened as officer usually wore on usual but in the course of the morning left hand was recovered from the pocket, closed down upon receiving anonymous of one of the arrested when they were threats that stones and other missiles search at the Central Police Station. would be thrown at their sheys windows, The first deferidant said, he could call followed by other drastic steps. The his brother who would be a witness as He also said he store managers. however, got into touch to his respectability, with the Pulier, aut reopened their disturbed some ricksha coulies in the nut stores later when a strong posse of armed of robbing the ship's over and chased gendarmies was ordered to patrol in front them away before the Indian cons The sex said the application was of the stores and afford full pretlerine on the scene.
Is the course of the day the were also notified
ified by General 3 sometime ago but as the question; shops. Wa. Potier Commissioner. that further enquiries
An application for permission to erect four Fampean and two sintive type water closets un. New Kowloon Inland Lot, No
was next dealt with:
the ice were prepareil to give ample protection to all shops which were pre sented from opening by fears of trouble. The shops gradually regained confidence 13 4 opened up their do's accordingly.
The business leaders, comprising mem abers of the Chamber of Commerce, the Guilds and other" institutions hurried to the Government authorities to disavow their eunneetion with the strike.
Ilis Worship remanded the case: for
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ANOTHER CHOPPER ATTACK. MAGISTRATE'S GRAVE WORDS TO
CONVICTED MAN.
A tangled story of a gambling party followed by a fight, and of a man who tried to restore peace with results that might have been tragic, was heard by M. E... W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon.
of installing water closets in Chinese houses was then under consideration the matter was deferred pending a decision by the Board. The application had now been brought up in. The flon. Seere. Lary for Chinese Affairs was fully aware of the case and could explain the case to "the members if they se desired. If
GOVERNMENT'S 'FIEM ATTITUDE. proposed that the application be granteil.
The SECRETARY, FOR Curses Arrains; in The firm but cone atory alttitude of Secading the ptousal, said that the the Government has been nude known to the public during the past week. The water closets were required for a new position stated in the dispatch from the house huilt by a well-kinsa Chinese Generalissime. Dr. Sun Yat sen, to the Merchant Volunteers which has been gentleman for himself and his family widely published-forms the basis of all One of the applicant's sons was a fully negotiations between the merchants and d'Almada
The accused man pleaded guilty under qualified doctor. He thought no one the Government.
The Geterminent ház táken all neces-extrune provocation and in self-defence, soul raise, objection to the applicationary police and military measures to cope and therefore the evidence of witnesses being granted
with any reenleitraney, and as prepared
The CSILMAN said it seemed perfectly clear that house could in no respect he styled a Chinese tenement house.
The application was granted without opposition..
" THE TYPHOID ETIDEMIC
tries where Chinese may be located:
Owing to Dr. Sun Yat-sen seizing the arms for the import of which the Canton Mervints Volunteers have taken out all required legal permits, the people have become indignant and enraged. The whole Kenneting Pro- vince, led by more than 10 towns and rities, is now on general strike, insist- ing on the unconditional release of the arms Dr. Sun is forcing all shops to open with violence by military force. The serious condition has become worse. Disastrous crash is expected any time. Kindly see what can be done towards relieving this dangerous situation and pass this telegram on to all Chinese sovietics, organizations, and news pub- lishers.
The telegram was despatched from"Can ton on August 28th,,
"Since the afternoon of August 25th, the Government has been sending non-Can-} tonese nerpenaries to force the shops in Canton open, but so far the people" have paici sau attention to the intimida tion of the armel troops.
"MUZZLED."
A committee of Canton merchants hav Cheng Ling, a fashionger, was charged advised Dr. Sun Yat-sen and his follow with wounding Wi Moan, a pork-stallers that under a circumstances will the people take notice of the statements ol foki, on August 5th.
Mr. D. H. Blake prosecuted, while the himself or other officials under him, un defendant was represented by Mr. Leo less he will, as the first step towards any ressible reconciliation, immediately re- store freedom of speech and assembly to the Cantonese people and permit the Canton Fress to publish the views of the Canton Merchants Volunteers and other organizations. By ordering the arrest of 'volunteer officers and exercising strict censorship of the Press, the representa
to deal resolutely with those attempting for the prosecution, was taken with a
view to mitigation.
Front the stories told by most of them. to sucite ir perpetrate acts of a seditions or treasonable nature..
The Government is fully aware of "the it appeared that gaulling had been going seditions measures plaaned and directed out in the market, and that the refendantives of the people are new muzzic). by Chan Lim-pak and his associates from quarrelled with a man named Chak Kam. Hongkong, and is prepared to cope with The complainant attempted to intervenc A REPLY TO DR. SUN'S CHALLENGE." Replying to the intention of Dr. Sun them.
fendant with a chopper."
Yat-sen to classify all volunteers in overt act of the seditious gang.
At the close of the hearing. His Wor- Kwangtung unwilling to side, with bin as This was all the public business, on the is the The calling of the general strike as a peacemaker, and was struck by d Lela hut Dr. KocH craved permission and the business leaders and public have task that the Medical Officer of Health been warned that the Government will ship, addressing the defendant, said that bandits and suppress them as such, some be called upon to make a statement re- not hesitate to deal with the situation in as a result of what he had done, com toe volunteer units in this province, will. as soon as opportunity presents itself, garding the present condition of the manner which shall have no doubt in plainaal had been in hospital, for three the eyes of the pubis that the Govern weeks. There was, said the Magistrate, a Lyphoid epidemic.
outlaws, cease contributing further finau- man, in gnol at that moment awaiting formally declare his and his followers as The
the ment cannot be defied. CHATRAN consented, and MEDICAL OFFICER OF Airs said though SALKWAY THE CENTRE OF SEDUTIOUS FLUTTING. Execution for an offence similar in many cial support, and hold every peram in- he had not, prepared a statement owing The Saikwan (Western district) the respects to that of the defendant The Jividually responsible for roidery whe to the question not being raised earlier, wealthy business and residential centre, latter was lucky that his victim had re-exacting funds from the helpless portion
curred. His Worship would give the of the people under the 'pretext of milis | I was in n position to give the figures with its mediaeval maze of narrow
chance of mitigating history imposts. from the beginning of the month. Since tortuous streets and alleys, is well-known accused & August 1st, there and heer cases. Of by the authorities to be the headquarters sentence by paying complainant substan these 19 were amongst Chinese. Seven cf the activities of the Chan Lin-pak tial compensation. Defendant would go of the 5 cases were imported, including gang-rected from Hongkong and milito prison with hard labour for four na American cise. Of the 2 local cases tary dispositions around Saiwan have months, and would also pay complainant these were classified by nationalties as; been especially taken to effectively viadi-825, failing which payment he would serve a further term of two months' hard Filipino, 1 Portuguese, Indians, ;eate the authority of the Government.
labour. Japanese, 1: British cases, 5, and the rest Chinese.
The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH procity, who had previously approached Dr. laced a graph which according to red C. W to act as intermediary with at showed a rapid falt of cases amongst the Generalissimo, were informed rester. the Canton M. V. C. and the ten Section the M. V. C.
The officials have not British and Indians. The lack line on day, when they disavowed and repudiated Commanders art to come forward and refused altogether by the native lanks.
take charge of the affairs.
and
In reply to a member who pointed out that the Japanese and Chinese were not Jix consumers of milk, the SEERTARY FOR HINESE AFFAIRS said that both Chinese and Japanese were surely noted for the amount of milk they consumed.
and
GOVERNMENT'S CONDITIONS. The resident business lenders of the
out
the
b. The two Assistant Commandants of
THE CENTRAL BANK NOTES. Dr. Sun Yat-sen is by his own schemes denying himself further Gnancial support from the people. In a recent order. he stipulated that all payment of taxes above the sum of a dollar should be made in notes of the Central Bank. "It appears that these notes are never kept over- night in Engton by private individuals who had to bundle them, and they are
now on strike.
dhe graph sheet showed the progress of the general strike which had apparently The epidemic amongst Chinese started the morning, that the fellow in order to prevent further unwarranted been able to collect even the police tax
ing were the Government's conditions: use of the name of the M. V. C. JADARCKCA
as the Regulations are in the last few days, the people giving the C As soon 7. The general strike must be called
issued by the Civil Governor regarding excuse that they possess no Central Bank aff at once,
Citizen Volunteer Organizations (mer- notes and will pay the tax as soon as the 2. An undertaking to carry
chants, labourers, vilinge, farmers, etc.) notes are availabic. The Bank was open- four measures discussed and agreed to the Canton M. V. C. will net in obedience ed on August 15th, and when the general strike started in the districts on August un Sunday night.
to such Regulations. Provided that these conditions are
22nd, the notes had not reached there. The suspension of river traffic on account Mr. WONG KWONG-TIN agreed with the complied with, the Cavernment will issue
of the strike has male shipment of bank- Secretary for Chinese "Affairs. Holl the rifles, pistols, and ammunition thought that the Chinese consuined more
notes from Canton risky if not impossible. auilk than any other nationality in Hong- kong
The Dairy Farm, he thought, would be able to verify that statement.
The Day FAIR OF PEDULE WORKs anked how the number of typhoid cases, report
which have been offered, by each shop having one or more members in the Can ton Merchant Volunteer Corps.
TILE Y MEASURES,
d. A fresh election of officers of the Canton 31. Y. C. shall be held,
FINAL ADVICE
THE TYPHOON AND
SHIPPING..
SAFETY OF THE 'CRAK SANG."
Tama letter to the mercantile leaders, Dr. C. C. Wu pointed out that he had" been requested by them to ac diate in their present difficulties and the was The CHAIRMAN pointed out that other The four measures referred to under engaged with them in conference till long dairice were supplying milk as well as condition number twe are;--
Farm Company,
The Canton Merchant Volunteer past midnight on Sunday. He warned against the suicidal policy of op Corps hall publicly uinte that recently then against the urement by a general certain perioda bave illegally, and strike, and conrdered that it was imper-
A headline in an evening contemporary of the ative unwarrantarily used the name
that they comply with the conditions yesterday announced that there were M. V. C. without the knowledge of the laid down by the Government, see that fears for the safety of a Jardine The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH Bad great majority of the members of the all those were re-opened at once. andicamer." The reference was to the Chak hans not prepared to make such a state- M. V. C. themselves in order to incite arrange to carry out the four measures Sang which was bound for Swatow ment off hand. He could prepare such a strike and oppose the Government, issue handbills and in general ster up hud feel statement if desired.
The CHAIRMAN: I think it would not ho ing between the merchants and the Gov ernment. The M. V.C. will investigate a bad idea if statistica for the last few
and prosecute these who havt Abused the years were prepared.
good name of the M. V. C.
ed this year compared with those for last year,
The discussion was not carried further and the Board rose,
(Continued on next column.)
"greed upon
By following this course. Dr. Wu added,
Mesars. Jardine," Matheson, & Co. "you will receive the full trust and con promptly informed us that they had had fidence of the Government, and that be- no anxiety whatever in regard to the ing so, there will be no question of with ship, and added that the Chak Sang ar- holding from you the arms and anmum-rived safely at Swatow yesterday morn
ing. tion to which you are entitled."
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