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CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. JOINT MEETING HELD.
As briefly mentioned in the Doily Press Sesterday, "the meating between
'THE · HONGKONG "DAILY, PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST STK, 1925
PO HING FONG ENQUIRY, EVIDENCE OF RESCUE WORK.
Mr. F. C. Jenkin attended the enquiry on behalf of five families involved in the catastrophe (the families of Chau Siu Ki, Chu Seng Sang. Chu Chung How, Wang Pak San and Chin. Yak Chow).
The enquiry into the circumstances sur- rounding the death of the victims of the the Chinese merchants, representing the To Hing Fong flood disaster, was resum. Chinese Chamber of Commarée, the Honed at the Central Magistracy yesterday Mr. Chow Shou Son and the Hon. Mr. afternoon, by Mr. S.. B. B. Melderry, sit. R. H. Kotwall (the Chinese members on ting as Coroner. the Legislative Council), ant mibère of;
The Jury comprised Captain Thomas the Hongkong tieneral Chamber of Cons marer to discuss the various paints aris Arthur (foreman), Mr. Ho Kom Toog, ing out of the present financial problems | and Mr. J. O. Shepperd. of the Colony, took place un Thursday,
As the proceedings were conducted in private, it is impossible to give anything a report of the business transacted. As far as can be ascertainki, the present
Mr. H. E. Goldsmith. engineer in situation was very fully and adequately discussed by the meeting and every charge Road Department, P. W. D., sub paint ruisd during the discussion was mitted further plans, and said that he did thoroughly investigated. It is satisfacnot think that water could get below the tory to note that hath Chambers are set foundations. It mights get onto the top ting to work to drai with the situation of them but that was all. in complete union. Various rečonumenda- tions were inde and it is understood That these will fe pup before the proper quarter in due course.
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ANTI-STRIKER STONED.
THE CASE OF THE SECOND
DEFENDANT. .
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SITUATION IN CANTON. "BOLSHEVIKS SEIZE CATHOLIC MISSION PROPERTY.
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT. The following notes, written in haste under none too ideal conditious, will | nevertheless 'afford the Hongkong reader an idea of the conditions at present ob-
At the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, the cases of the two Chinese charged with intimidation in connection with stones thrown at a street orator while he was delivering an anti-strike speech at a meet-
under the auspices of the Labour Main- ing beld at Hillier, Street, on July 29th,taining in Cunton and on Shamten.
tenance Society, again came up,
The case of one of the defendants, Sam Choi, an accountant of the Kwong Sang Company, was reported in yesterday's Daily Press.
Before hearing any of the evidence in the case in which the other defendant, Wong Chuca, in concerned, and which was heard quite separately, His Worship gave his decision as regards Sani" Choi.
Mr. Forrest said that having consider- Capt Arthur: Were the foundations neted the evidence and the position generally on solid rock 7-Yes, Practically so. Set he had decided to dismiss the cave. with boulders and concrete.
For the whole length of the wall-Yes. What was the condition of the rock the foundations were set on i-- Good and quite in order.
The case in which" Wong Chuen, who was defended by Mr. C. H. Lyson, is con- cerced-was then proceeded with."
Twenty-four Annamite boys arrived two days ago, to replace boys and cooks who have left. Ten were taken on immediate ly by the Victoria Hotel, and the rest
are coming. found service among the French. Others:
The Catholic Mission' property in the City, adjacent to the French Cathedral, has been sited by the Chinese Bolsheviks and the tenants given notice to quit. This step has aroused the indignation of the French,
Food on Shameen is plentiful, our relict ship brings up fruit and vegetables; and we have everything we want here us comfort- on our little island to make able. Occasionally some one ventures into the City, The Chinese look quits friendly, and sympathetic and never say a single nnsty word. "No bad feeling is evident.
The cemation of the river struger ser- vice between Hongking and Canton bas!
A Chinese detective of the Trade. Main mennt, the entire suspension of trading
tenance Association, stated that on July sand experial activities-between the two places, with much loss both to Chinese Mr. Bolt, oversees, loads Department, th be was sent on special duty to
Col. Hazley Bell, the Commissioner of and other surrchant 1 is understood said he was in charge of the construction Hillier Street by the President of the As- Bociation. He went there shortly after that the view was expressed at the meet.of the retaining wall on the old No. 9
He took over charge even o'clock. He saw the defendant pick Customs, is unwell and has left for Hong- ing that steps should be taken to bring Police Station site.
up stones and throw them at a lecturer kong. The present weather and strenuous pressure to bear on these responsible for in April this year.
Capt. Arthur: Were you an the site who was delivering a speech there. Wit-work are the causes of the break-down. the present situation in the various ports.
ness was standing about six or seven Since the Great War, his health has not paces away from Song Chuen and about with which, through acts of violence and every day?--Yos. jatimidation, it is impossible to resume-Ard on the site every day in May, 20 feet from the lecturer. The attention been robust. All residents of the island of witness was attracted to the defendant bope to see him, back soon with fresh June and July i-Yes
by reason of a remark made, which was vigour.
ormal activities.
"
My district is
It is earned" that another polut
But you were never there when there drait with Was the stringency of was heavy rain ?—No. the more inarket. A resolution put he very large.
in this con fee inceting Tore the
"you were stoned last night and you
Fights among the different sects of the dare to come here again. It was alter this remark that witness saw the defend-strikers in the City are frequent and at Mr. E. Ralpha. Asistant Commissionerant pick up stones and throw them at times fatal, and the dead bodies of such the lectures. When arrested, defendant
Vou
tion, it is understood, was the follow- of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, said ing which appeared in. the Daily that the general rescue work at the site Press on Thursday:That the Hong was in charge of the Polier.
Shanghai Bank be asked to ambulance man actually saw the collapse long assist the local Chinese merchants by, prand was on the spot. With the help of mitting them to overdraw na usuni as far as the merchants bave securities dean Indian constable be extricated Mr. Chau Sin Ki The next to arrive on the
poxited with the Bank, and that the
said am not the man who threw people are exposed to the public with stones." Witness said "I saw you throw notices stating that the dead bodies are stones with my own eyes, do you deny those of men who tried to break the it "Defendant did not say anything strike. further. Defendant was first taken be fore the Presideas of the Trade Mainten Race Association and afterwards to the
Central Police Station:
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Nobody is allowed to enter Shatagen
Corps, special police, and workers in con. except members of the Shameen Defence nection with food supplies or other duties mission to enter the Island is granted solely by the Senior Naval Officer.
Chinese Chamber of Commerce and there were meinbers of the Indian and by Mr. Lyson, and in answer to ong ques for the welfare of the residents. Per-1
General Chamber should jointly ask the Hongkong Government to take any steps that may be practicable for: the casing.of the general trade situation."
It is understood that the opinion of The General Chamber of Commerce with
A uniting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce is taking place this afternoon.
ance
The gas
scene
ant.
Two other Chinese detectives sent to Hillier Street on special duty for the
corroborative evidence. Purpose of protecting the speaker gare
This concluded the case for the prose cution, which was conducted by Mr. T. H. King (Director of Criminal Investi gation).
DEFENCE OUTLINED.
Witness was cross-examined at length Chinese sections of the Brigade. These tion said that although it was night- net, being on duty, at the Fire Station, time, he was certain that he had not made a mistake in the identity of the defend. arrived with the Fire Brigade. and the electric companies were tele- phoned, and the supplies cut of. Ambul- men continued to arrive with stretchers and equipment and within half an hour 4 ambulance men were at work: He received notice of the occurence at regard to this question was that it was 10.45 an, and amived on the a matter that could only be arranged beaccotapanied by 16 more men at eleven tween the Hank and the Merchants them-o'clock. Forty ambulance men were then lves. The British Chamber did not feel engaged in relays. From then onwards sufficient ambulance men remained on That the Bank could be asked by the duty, and were withdrawn on July 28th.
Capt. Arthur: In your opinion were the Ubumber to move in the matter.
arrangements for saving life adequate Quite. They could not have been better: Mr. D. Burlingham, A.S.P., said that the Polieg received the alarm at 9.30, and he arrived at the scene about 9.40, and stayed antii 7.15 p.m. by which time there was no sign of life teft among the debris. He was in general charge of the Police, who assisted and co-operated with the Fire Brigade. There were about thirty Police-Europeans, Indians, and Chinese -kept on the site. In his opinion the number of people were The clerks taken or are new hands and maximum are classed as on the permanent staff. employed there.
Capt. Arthur: With regard to life They are working very satisfactorily.
The emergency staff in other depart-saving, could the arrangements have been ments, such as the.serting and despatch better and more adequate 7--No. of mails department, are all carrying on ably under the supervision of the Super. "intendent of Mails. The sorting call at 9.30 and dispatched two appliances, tially is being done with much prompti-15 men and the motor ambulance with tude, and mails arriving by a vessel are
THE POST OFFICE. FULLSTAFF OF CLERKS.."
It is plenatag to note that the General Post Office is now fully staffed with
aderka.
Mr. 1. T. Brooks, Superintendent of the 1 Fire Brigade, said that they received the
attendants. Later another engine, eight
"PEARS OF ANGUISH"
POLICE COURT CASE WITH A
LITERARY FLAVOUR,
Readers of The Three Musketeers " may remember that a form of gag used in France in those days was a pear. shaped instrument, known as the Poire
Angoisse (Fear of Anguish).
Mr. Lyson, said that the gist of the
There was a faveur reminiscent of this evidence for the defenco was that de fendant was a foki in a trunk maker's in a story unfolded before Mr. E. W shop and was sent out to bug a bottle of Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy aerated water for a customer in the shop. yesterday, when it was stated that in After returning to the shop, a row was an armed robbery which was committed heard going on outside and defendant at 55, Wai Ching Street, on July 27th went outside the shop to see what was the the inmates were gagged with pears. matter. At the door he was arrested. Four men were implicated in the rob Witnesses would state that he was away bery, but one only was captured, and he only a reasonable time to fetch the bottle was yesterday's defendant of arrated water and that when he was A married woman, living on the first" arrested he had a bottle opened in his floor of No. us, Wai Ching Street, stated hand.
in evidence that at 10.45 a., on July 27th, while she and her family were break fasting, two men entered the room. Ong of the men had recently rented the rear cubicle, and he stated that his companion was his brother..
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At this point the hearing of the case was adjourned until Tuesday afternoon
at 2.15.
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE.
BUS COMPANY'S ACCOUNTANT IN
COURT.
Before Mr. S. B. H. McElderry at the usually ready for collection in a matter men and another motor ambulance were Central Magistracy yesterday, a charge sent to Po Hing Fong. In his opinion al embezzlement was preferred against been done.
A few minutes later, he said that two of his clansmen were outside and permis sion was given him to call the men in. Later while witnges was in the kitchen she heard her daughter cry out that the Witness then rushed to the parlour men were trying to tie her father up.
of one and a half to two hours after nothing more than was done could have Tang Chuen, an accountant in the Hong.but was intercepted by one of the robbers
being landed..
The Sheung Wan braach post offer has xow been re-opened and on Monday the Wanchai branch office will resume activity.
:.
The Coroner adjourned the case sine die stating that they would now have to wait for the experts' reports.
CORRESPONDENCE.
"PHYLLIS," THE PANGOLIN. [TO THE EDITOR. OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
kong and Kowloon and New Territories Motor Bus Company.
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This sumi is stated to have been banded over to the defendant by Mr. Ho Chun Ling for the purebuse of shares, but it is alleged that the accused failed to account
for the money.
Mr. F. Whitehouse appeared for the complainant and Mr. M. H. Turner for the 'defense.
The case was adjourned until Monday' afternoon.
STOLEN SHEET. HOTEL EMPLOYEE SENTÉNCED.
MAILS FROM HOME. An unusually heavy mail was brought by the P.&O...s. Khyber yesterday afternoon. Altogether she brought sa bags. Of this 40, bags of letters were from the United Kingdom (London, July th); while there were also 41 bags of parcels from Home (London, July 2nd).. There were 420 bags of letters and papers
SIE,-In coneretion with your report From Europe. In addition there were 136 bags of parcels from Calcatte and the in today's Daily Press of His Excel- Straite. The Post Office porting staffleney's gift of a pangolin to the London were exceedingly busy during the after-Zoo, it may interest your readers to know noon, but all, letters were ready for de- that the animal is the third to be dis livery between four and five o'clock. The covered in, the Colony of recent years. papers and parcels will be ready this The two predecessors of Phyllis" came, suring. In addition to the mail by strangely enough, to violent ends, through the Khyler the staff had previously dealt a typically celestial disregard of the with the mail from the North and Europe rales of Bafety First
Number one was killed on the Peak via Siberia, brought in 'by the Kashgar,
gures of which appear elsewhere, and tram-line some years back by a car, and as he had no linen of his own also had to see to the dispatch of the it was presented to the Muscum by the walgoing mail by the R. M.B. Empresa of late Bir Henry May. The second was Australia, which stiled at noon. Borting run over by a motor-car in the neighbour was also in hand yesterday for the out-hood of Deep Water Bay a few years going mails by the Kashgar for Europe ago, I am, Sir, Tours, etc.,
OLD RESIDENT and Home, etc., to-day and by the Khyber
Hongkong, August 7th, 1995. for Shanghai and Japan today.
Before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yesterday a Chinese was charged with having stolen a linen sheet, the property of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotpils, Lad, The defendant, who was only recently engaged, stated that he took the sheet for his own use Mr. P. Newman of the Hotel Com pany, jeformed His Worship that on now employers being engaged they were told that they had to bring their own bedding with them.
Defendant was sentenced to two months bard labour.
Her husband who threatened her with a dagger and gagged her with a pear. and daughter were likewise gagged by) the other robbers. She, however, man- aged to rid herself of the gag and blow a police whistle; then the robbers decamped having stolen a number of keys only. She recognised the defendant as the man who had previously hired the cubicle from. -her.
The case was adjourned."
FRESH RAID ON IDLERS. "PADDY'S MARKET " -DISTRICT SEARCHED
Another police raid on idlers w carried out yesterday morning, the aren comprising Circular Pathway, Ladder
A detachment of the 1st Battalion, the Street, and Queen's Road Central East Surrey Regiment, under the com mand of Captain Kent, drew a cordon around the area, whilst the police, under Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, acting O.BIP., Mr. D. Burlingham (D.S.P.), Mr. L. H. V, Booth (A.D.C.I.), and Mr. W. B Scott made a house-to-house search.t Twenty-seven persons were detained for enquiries. The owner of a amali press waS also arrested on suspicion,
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