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JAPAN AND - CHINA. MENACE OF SOVIET POLICY.
HY & CORRESPONDENT LATELY IN JAPAN.) The appearance of Russia in China, änstigating and using Chinese disorder in the interests of Bolshevist, policy, is, from the Japanese point of view, significant event..
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THE. HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 1925
ANTI-STRIKER STONELL
SECOND DEFENDANT FINED $400.
At the Central singistravy yesterday afternoon, before Ms. R. A. D. Forrest, the case for the defence was heard in connection with the second defendant charged with
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MANILA TRAGEDY. MURDERED GIRL'S LAST WORDS RECITED IN COURT.
**'I love you!"
COMPANY MEETING.
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL. AGENCY, LTD,
The 29th annual general meeting of These words were the last uttered by shareholders in the United Asbestos throwing at aMiss Audrey Burleigh to Lieutenant John Oriental Agency, Ltd., took place yes- street orator while he was delivering an anti-strike, speech at a meeting held at S. Thompson, charged with her murder. Iterday morning, at the office of Messrs. Hillier Street, on July 28th, under the alter several fatal bullets had entered her auspices of the Labour Maintenance
body, according to the confession of the
Twenty years ago Russian encroach-Society. ment on China caused the Russo-Japanese
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Mr. T. G. Weall presided, and the others present were Messes, W. C. Shiner, J. Owen Hughes, 1). Harvey, and B. S. Vieira (Secretary).
After the Secretary had read the sotice convening the meeting.
The CHAIRMAN said:Gentlemen,-The
general, Philippine department, one day after the murder had been torcmitted. The confession was read in court on August 4th, by Calonel Conrad upon re-report and accounts having been in your hands for some days. I will, with your approval, dispense with reading them. commendation by the prosecution.
This defendant, Wong Chuen was accused which was alleged to have been War. It is Japan's settled policy, dictat-charged on two counts (a) with disorderly made to "Colonel C. H. Conrad, inspector ed by her vital interests; to oppose any conduct; and (b) with itsing violence by extension of foreign contro in Eastern throwing stones at Kang Kit Tong, (the Asia. Russia is again encroaching en speaker referred to above),
Mr. C. H. Lysòn, who appeared for the. China. The method is new; territorial spoliation is out of date and economic defence, said that the defendant was a penetration out of reach, su penetration foki in a trunk maker's shop and was sent by propagands has been invented and out to buy a bottle of nerated water for used with, from the Moscow point of view, a lady visitor to the shop. A row was It is obvious that heard going on outside, and defendant, satisinctory, results. any foreign Power which tries to exploit who had returned, went outside to see Chinn for its own political or economic what was the matter. Just outside the He was away only ends must come into conflict with Japan. door be was arrested. Pereviving this, the. Bussian Bolshevists a reasonable time for the aerated water have tried to forms against England an fand when, arrested, had a bottle opener agitation which began in a Japanese mill.in bis hand with which to open the bottle. to refer to the The maneuvre makes no essential differ- Mr. Lyson went on ence in the situation. ft is not Bolshevist previous case of a similar nature heard in Animosity against England with which that court with regard to Sam Choi, and Japan has to reckon. but Russia's in- mentioned that this defendant was dis Auence in China. It is being used just charged on account of the inconsistency Western of the evidence. He submitted that in now to embrail China with n Power. European quarrels are entried to this case evidence was also, inconsistent the Far East, and helpless China is press. and contradictory. He therefore asked
anged into the fight. Japan has a vital that his client should be discharged. etern in all this and her policy becomes of immediate importance.
The night of the murder, Lieutenant Thompson had spoken to Miss Burleigh over the telephone and he had arranged to meet her at the Manila Hotel after the entertainment at the Army and Navy Club.
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At about 13 o'clock on the evening of the murder, Lieutenant Thompson called a garage car from the Post Exchange Stables at McKinley. He declares that be put his revolver in his pocket, and it contained 7 cartridges, before be left bis quarters at McKinley. He first went to the Manila Hotel and sat down in the
Various witnesses were called for the defence, who stated that they were at the shop where defendant was employed, on JAPAN'S SECURITY,
the evening in question and remembered Japan's policy in China depends on that he was sent out for some serated
water for a customer. After his return, room adjoining the dancing pavilion for Lewiuple but quite fundamental in- Lerests. Those interests do not conflict he went outside the shop door and was about five minutes. This was at about in any essential point with the interests arrested. All the witnesses textibed to of Great Britain, the United States, and the good character of the defendant aral 10.20 on the night of the murier. He also ahe Treaty Towers generally, but the said that they had never heard him ex said that Se had waited for a long time Soviet's new forward policy in China press any approval of the strike: they at his quarters at McKinley for the menaces them as seriously as did the old did not see him throw any stones at the
garage car, and that the delay angered Tsarist rncroachments. Japan's first in-lecturer.
A Chinese woman giving evidence, said him somewhat. terest is her own security. She has root. ed out the Russian and Gernuan armed that she visited the shop where defendant
At about 10.20 o'clock he went to the bases in China, and has made it clear was a foki for the purpose of enquiring it-
more to be there were any letters for her. Feeling Army and Navy Club where he met that she will permit no established. She cannet allow China's thirsty, she sent the defendant for a several friends. Substantiating the state- weakness to be exploited for an extension bottle of mineral water. On his return
was asked to open it, and while in the ment made by Captain T. L. Cleaver, -of foreign political power, either by the permention of one Power or by the rival art of doing so he went outside the shop Lieutenant Thompson said he took one ries
The sphere of indoor. Witness followed him out and saw fluence policy is dead; the permeation him arrested a few yards from the door, sip of a Singapore gin sling at the Army She did not an him throw any stones. and Navy Clab He left the table of policy is the new danger.
of
several
Defendant ia the witness box, car-
roborated the evidence given by the different witnesses on his behalf.
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Captain Cleaver after about five minutes and went to look for Miss Burleigh. He found her in the ball of the Club and asked if she was going to the Manila Hotel with him.
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Balance at credit of profit and loss account for the year ending 31st May. after allowing for depreciation and in cluding the balance brought forward from previous account, $94.981.12 It is proposed to appropriate this as follows:-
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To pay a dividend and hous on ordinary shares $1.30 absorbing .....
To pay #09.30
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.$12,870.00
6,930.00
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4,481.19
which I hope will meet with your ap proval Considering the very poor state of all trade during the year ander re- view, especially of shipping, the result of the year's working way, I think, be considered as generally satisfactory.
The accounts call for little comment, but I might mention the amount written off as bad debts of 82,145.5%. This debt was incurred through the death of one of our oldest clients whose estate has been found to be greatly involved. We are following up this matter in conjunc- tion with other local creditors, and there is a chance of recovering a portion, 'hut following our conservative custom, we have considered it advisable to allow for the loss, in full.
While at home last year our Saperin- tendent was able to secure rights for a Metallisation process which appears on the balance sheet under the figure 615.23. The necessary plant has ar rived, but we have been unable to com- ronditions. It is hoped that the "work- meate work owing to the present labour ing of this process will show satisfactory I now pro- results in our next account. pose the adoption of the report and accounts as presented, and when this bas
been seconded. I shall be glad to Answer any questions shareholders may wish to ask.
Mr. OWES HUGHES seconded, and said of the amount written off as bad debts. he was pleased to have an explanation He was sure shareholders would be very
Her second interest is economic. Japan crowds a population half as hig as that of the Caited States into a landl the size of
Addressing His Worship, Mr. Lyson California. The mountains which give her Healy fatally curtail her productive said it seemed hardly credible that in 2 power: less than one fifth of her territory crowd of over 900 people that there would
be a clear line of vision between de is arable. If unproductive lands, are ex- eluded from the calculation. the density fendant-and one of twu witnesses for the
She said "no," that she was having of population to the square mile in three prosecution, with people moving about. crowited countries is:-England, 400; Bel- He submitted that in the main, although dinner with some other person, who was gium, 702; Japan, 2,669. Japan's populathe witnesses did not entirely agree on etion increases by 700.00%) yearly. They miner points, the story told by the depot named, and so he asked if he could have no outlet. The Marquis Komara and fence was true. It was quite easy for have a few words with her in private. the Government of the time believed that the detectives to have made a mistake He led her to the car which was still interested in the remarks on metallisa"
the Russian war would give Japan a Geld and arrated the wrong man. Submitting
tion.
Mr. SHINZE proposed the re-election
of Messrs. Linstead and Davies
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Mr: HARVEY seconded, and this was carried unanimously.
For colonization, hut Manchuria and that it was a case of mistaken identity waiting for him, upon her accepting his Korea have been open for twenty years in the excitement of the moment, Mr. invitation to go for a ride, and be told and have not yet absorbed the normal Leson asked His Worship to discharge the chauffeur to drive anywhere. In the auditors, at a fee of $300 per annuını. increase of a single year. There is no the defendant,
His Worship complimented Mr. Lyson en possibility of materially increasing the "Fertility of the soil or the area under his able defence, but added that he was «nultivation, and there an be no over-not inclined to disbelieve all the witnesses He believed the flow by emigration. “Japan,' a Japanese for the prosecution. writer has said, "must either die a evidence in the main and found defendant saintly death of righteous starvation or guilty on charge "B", but he would not
proceed with chargo "A".. expand into her neighbour's hackyard."
She has expanded by developing modern industries and exchanging their products for food and raw materials. She is not as yet impurt much food, except in bad rice guars.
She must import such vital raw materials as iron and cotton she depends on Chinese sources for iron are and coking coal. To China she sells roughly eac-third of her total export. Another third goes to America in raw silk The greatest development of Japan's foreign trade for the past deende has been with China, and circumstances are caualizing it in that direction. Tariffs exclude her manufactures froin the great market of America: their cheapness is an advantage in the poor markets of Asia. Japan's necessities are her interests in China. Her economic life depends on the fred and regular exchange of commodities with China. Her capacity to maintain the standard of living of her people de- pends on the development of the Chinese market "inore than upon any other single factor. Japan has, therefore, substantial and reasonable cause for objecting to forsign-agitations which interfere with normal trade conditions.
In conclusion, His Worship said that in view of the state of public opinion at the time of this incidaet, it might have led to a serious riot or danger to property or persons Defendant was fined $400 on charge "B" (that of throwing stones), with five months iraprisonment with bard labour in default.
opinions which they have no means of translating into government,
confession he says he does not know where they drove While in the car he again asked Miss Burleigh to go to the Hotel but she again refused. He says he used no threats.
"BRITISH GOODS FIRST"."
He gave several reasons for shooting A THOUSAND ADVERTISING MEN
One was that he was Miss Burleigh engaged to marry the girl, who had. accepted his proposal, but he could not afford to support her on his salary, and as she was leaving for the States on the next transport which was due to sail a short time from that date, he could not live without her, so he shot ber.
IN CONFERENCE. An attempt to make the world echo was fore- with the story of British goods shadowed by Mr. C. Harold Vernon, chairman of the first British Advertisin Convention, in his opening address at Harrogate on July 6th.
Some thousand delegates are attending the Convention, which was opened by Sir. Philip Cunliffe-Lister, President of the Board of Trade.
Overseas trade.
That balance was reduced in 1943 to £100,000,000, and in the past twelve months has still further been encroached on: To-day I doubt whether the account is much more than square.
He says he fired all seven shota at her in the car, and ho knows he fired all of them because he then turned the gun on himself, but the hammer only fell on steel, the gun being empty. He says he Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister said Great Chilla's history for 50 centuries has red all the shots at her because some Britain was buying more than before the been punctuated with periods of chaos.of them flew wild
war, and not selling enough to pay for it. Dynasty has followed dynasty; revolts He then told the chauffeur to drive to
"Before the war," he added, "we have plunged the people in misery; no McKinley and held the dead girl's band had a net trade balance of £180,000,000, method of adjustment bas ever been in his own during the entire trip. He all available for reinvestment in the devised: China has had to await the slow contemplated going to his quarters at development of more emergence of a victor. Can we expect McKinley to get some more cartridges so something to happen now for which the could kill himself, but upon later con- Chinese history shows neither precedentsideration of the facts, decided to turn or preparation? A conference would be himself over to the law,
During the entire reading of the con- the signal for agitations and demonstra- tions. Concessions would be represented fession by Colonel Conrad, Lieutenant "That is a position which the country as having been extorted by agitation, and Thompson's eye never wavered. His at ought not to tolerate for a moment. We more would follow. The Powers could tention rested upon the reader and it need a big balance more than ever. The: make, concessions. Some Chinese could seemed as though he was going over the practical problem is first to make every
British citizen realise the tremendous im moft by them:The problem.al govern details in his mind ment would be no nearer solution/ The case was adjourned until Septem-portance of buying more British goods CHINESE APATHY.
The Japanese would consider a more ber..
The manufacturer's job is to present the products of the British factory" in the The Japanese, who know China best, practical method to be the support of
form which best meets the buyer's needs." have little faith in the power of a num that aspirant to power who seemed to
"I appeal to the British public,” said fier of Chinese to settio, the government have the best prospect of setting up a
Bir Philip, "to give British goods the of China by couference. The Chinese stable government. Chang Tso Lin has
Sees chance.". people know nothing about representative certain qualifications whch command ro- government, and are not in a condition to spect. He has governed Manchuria learn Ninety-nine per cent," are illiterate, successfully. He is at the moment the
The Duke of York, speaking at a dinner and there in no way by which they can strongest of the military leaders. If he be given a comprehension of public issues. came to an understanding with Wu Pei in London of the Japan Society last China, in the 5,000 years of her Fu he could eliminato Feag and control moath, said that Japan and Britain had existence, has never settled such ques-Northern and Central China. The "Red" long been bound together by ties of friendship. In 1909 this friendship bo Canton would be tions by conference. Who is to b Government of
hit all the problems of came an alliance. It was vindicated by he alleged, fraudulently induced him to insladed? The military barons who have problem,
If our support of Japan in her war against enter into an agreement to necept £7,200 reduced China to her present state? They China cannot be settled at once.
Chinese Goverment existed which Russia, and it assured the valuable supin fall settlement of a claim for commission. are not even trying to establish personal a dominions; most of them merely amass could maintain its authority in the northport so splendidly given by Japan to the It was alleged that the defendant seriously fortunes and relies with their millions to and centre a long step would have been dies in the Iste war. Atter that, the undervalued rubber, rocks, thus robbing be plaintiff of comminzion. The Judge the security of a treaty port. The taken towards rehabilitation. To bolding opinion of the world was opposed to politicians of Peking represent only them such views the Japanese may have less military alliances, and our allisace with held that the allegation failed because, selves and their wants; they would sell than our faith in the power of confer Japan eveloped into a pact embracing although there had been some undervalua themselves or Chins with alacrity. The caces, but they have an instinctive know- the principal countries having interests in tion, there was no evidence of fraud, but students understand aoither the outside lodge of what is practicable in Oking, and the Paciffe, for maintaining paano in that the plaintiff was entitled to certain dam world nor the China of the 400,000,000 the opinion indicated here is soberly and part of the world; but the friendship gas in respect of the title deeds of the peasants Officials, bankers, and business seriously told by many Japanese, who belwren Creat Britain and Japan whe. Watarake Plumbago Mices, which defeu- men would utter sensible and patriotis have given the question their best and remains, the foundation, which lant unjustifiably delayed in handing over
dananda de pence of the Far East. to the plaintiff. (Oontinued on meet Palomas
thenshi
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JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP.
The Chancery Division in London recent ex-manager in Colombo for the rutter heard an action by Mr. George Gill, the merchants, Messrs. C. W.. Marke and Co., Ltd., against Mr. O. W. Mackie, who,
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