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.M. PAINLEYE'S ADDRESS,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH 1913
“ CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
TWO PROPERTY SALES,
M. Y. SAN COMPANY'S PROPERTIES SHORT-TEMPERED PRIVATE WHO
DISPOSED OF 4.
STRUCK HIS SUPERIOR.
A property sale, conducted at the China
A District Court Martial was held at Auction Rooms yesterday afternoon hylurray Barracks yesterday morning ME E V MR. de Souza, was in the when Private Henry Barber, nature of a sequel to the serious financial Battalion, The Fast Surrey Regiment
was charged with striking a N.0.0. position of the My
3.
FRAUD CHARGE.
SHOP FORI IN THE DOCK, A shop fol in the employ of the Tat Les Chan firmi, bardware desfers, of No. 89, Jarvois Street, appeared be fore Mr. B. B. McElderry at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, He was charged with obtaining a quan- The Court comprised Major ES Halford, R.A., President), Capt. Ety of saw blades from the Wing Law firm Montanaro (The East Surrey Regiment) and in addition with obtaining goods and Lieut. Wright Neville (8/2 from other firms.
Lieut. A. E Cottam, MC prosecuted and Capt. . A. Drake-Brockman was the
suldier's friend."
Company, si fold established Chinese business concern. A week ago, a meeting of shareholders Geseva, September 7th.
was convened to consider for the second A festive appearance characterised the time, a resolation for the voluntary wind."[jabis). city, to-day, on the occasion of the opening up of the company, in view of the ing of the Sixth Assembly of the League inability of the directors to cope with a problem indirectly produced by the tight of Nations.
The hotels are crowded and Bagsofness of the money market. all nations are fluttering in brilliant sun- shine, Trains are arriving packed with delegates and sightseers. The approaches to the "Assembly hall were thronged and the galleries themselves packed.
In each case he was further charged with converting the goods, to his own
making, in all, six charges. Mr. Androwes prosecuted on behalf of the Tai Lee firm, and defendant was re presented by Mr. M. K. Lỗi qand
Mr. Andrewes said that complainant was a hardware denier and managar of the Tai Les firm He employed defend
Tho
CAPITAL AND THE EAST.
timey
The Kuomintang Club in Peking has MR. SMILLIE ON STANDARD OF
COOLIE LABOUR. manifesto issued a strongly worded, mar
Mr. Smillie, M.P., speaking at a Čume calling on the members of the original party and all true-minded patriots tberland LLP rally at Keswick an Angust 3rd, said he sincerely hoped that rid Canton of the Communists. existence or death of both the people of Labour Government would never again Kwangtung and the party itself depenils take office without power. He did all be on this stroke," says the prxuuinement, could to prevent, the Party, doing so las
It is reported from Canton that of the They were told they should be. Con- eleven prominant persons recently arvestatitutionalists, and not go pumide the
in connection with the assassination of Constintiur or he rebels, but when they Liao Chung Kai, three have been shot came into their own and the country namely, Mr. Lain Chik Min, formerly returned to the House of Commone suffi
Government with a majority of 20 or managing director of the Yuch Han Railcient men and women to form = Labour way; Chiu Kwai Chang, commander of
30 and they began to touch the real the river squadron; and Leung Shi Fung issues, to take the first stop, the tak a military officer.
The third ordinary yearly meeting of
"ing over of the land, and began to nationalise s and railways, the talk through, and the other side would about
Constitutionalisur would fall:
Lance Corporal Doubtfire snid that on the night of August 99nd, he was carry ing out his regimental police duties at When the seriousness of the situation Wellington Barracks. He saw the accused approaching him and asked him where was first felt by the Directorate a few he was going Accused replied that he months ago, a meeting was held at which was going for a walk. Asked if he had
but stated in reply to a further question that when customers asked for goods the assent of the abareholders was obtain awered roll cali, accused said he had, and it was the custom of the firm
De- the shareholders of the Sandakan Light fed to a special-arrangement being put that he did not posses a pass. Accused which they had not in stock, to sead
was in walking out dress and was only a Juki to another branch for them. into operation whereby the financial posi-25 yards from the gate. Witness was ne tendant was sent out on several occasions, and Power Company (1999). Ltd., is to M. Painlevé, in his presidential address, tion would be given time to readjust companied by another regimental police but on the day in question went out on
turn to his barrack room and told him had the hecessary authority from com-St. George's Building,, Chater Road, on solemnly affirmed France's respect for the itself with the co-operation and goodwill man. Witness ordered the accused to re- his own and told the Wing Lee Arm bo take place at the officus of the Company, of the depositors. The strike, however, that he would be placed under open a plainant. He did not return to the Tai Wednesday, September 16th. A state League and her unreserved acceptance of hampered the efforts of the officials to
rest for attempting to break out "o-Lee shop with the goods, but Wing Lea harrocks Acensed, then said that witness the principle of ariatrition. He fore clear off a" imortage on the properties of shadowed the continuation of discussions the Company, The amount of this, it is kup arbigration, security and disarmament, understood, was between 8400,000 and followed him and informed Lance-Corporal was accused, and when asked to go to the 14 months ended June 30th will also as long as capitalism continued, but
policy which could only he carried out. in the course of time by patient and con- stant endeavour,
$500,000." It was by order of the holder of the mortgage that Mr. de Sousa, yes terday afternoon, held the sale.
The property auctioned, included the He paid tribute to America's unofficial premises occupied by the Company as co-operation with the League and hoped shops and dwelling houses. The houses, zo sée Germary join. He concluded, amid put up for sale were as under-No, yo cheers, by voicing the opinion that 94, 96, 08, 100, 102 and 104 Queen's Road nothing should discourage efforts for Central; Nos. 2, 4 and 6 Cochrane Street peace. The works "bous, venture and and Nox. 13, 5, 47 and 19 Stanley Street The property is hell for the unexpired persevere should hover over the pro residue of the term of 2 years from the endings of the Assembly as an invisible 26th of June, 1918 The annual Crown spirit fuspiring sugidence, he said.
Rental is £10-5-11 and the area is about 1 for ren MARLIER CABLES.
SHIPPING STRIKE.
SÜPHOCLES
RETURNS TO
PORT.
The property was put up at an upset price of $130,000, and this figure was advanced by $1,000 hids until it reached 8524,000, at which priez it was knocked down to an agent, said to he acting on behalf of Mr. Leung Chan Shi,
He denied appropriating the goods for himself
His Worship reserved judgment until fair afternoon.
favour of raising the dry against them. He believed in tryng to get some throw Constitutionalisai to the winds in
of the palliatives-improved old-age paa- sions, widows pensions, protection for life and limb, and a minimum wagem
they wanted to wipe out capitalist.
A prominent mineowner had said that so long as British coat hail to compata with coal produced in other countries, it
had no right to put him under arrest tendered their accounts, and the goods tent of accounts will be presented, and Accused proceeded to his room. Witness could not be accounted for. Defendant the report of the General Manager for Sherwood, the NC.O. in charge of the the Wing Lee shop for identification
be read while a consulting committee room, that accused was under open arrest refused to do so. Accused remarked. It seems a pastime ant and the firm's accountant.
Evidence was then given by complain-and auditors will be electes for attempting to break out of barracks. in the Battalion placing blokes under ne-
Defendant said ha was given authority That severe punishment will in future sitness told him that he could explain to get the goods by the accountant, and that to the Company Commander in the hr, returned to the shop with the goods.be inflicted on persons illegally import would have to be produced under similar morning, and accused then replied "I can
ing arms was demonstrated by the Singa-conditions to those under which it wan pare District Judge on August 9th, when produced in other countries. That was explain it to the King leave alone the
three Cantonese Bremen on board the the owners" ides with regard to coal in Company Commander."
steamer Ben Lomond, were convicted for the meantime, but it applied to every an offence of this character, and were other commodity produced in this coun sentenced to two years' rigorous imprison try. In India cool was being developed. ment and will receive ten strokes of the with British money, a large amount of cat "each. This case was a sequel to which was invested by British con the seizure of seventeen revolvers of the owners, and there women and children were working under the cauditions they were working under in Britain 80, 40, or 100 years ago. The little children. were carried into the Ining mites, and
As witness left the room and passed the about all you blokes can do bringing window, he heard accused say "It is charges against people and putting blokes under arrest.
Witness then returned to the barrack
room and told accused to put his boots on and informed him that he would be placed under close arrest. Accused res fused to du so it first and then lunged
nt him with his fist.
REFUSED TO WORK. CHINESE SEAMEN SENT TO PRISON.
Before LieutsCommander G. F. Hole,
LONDON'S GOODS TUBE PLAN, they and their mathers workout for two-
£32,000,000 COST.
RN at the Marine Court yesterday, Kinong-barrelled type and 1,200 rounds of Ammunition, which were discovered La Kong and Yueh Kai Fat, both seamen aboard the Ben Lamund by police officers. The following questions were put by Capt. Drake-Brockmann on behalf of ac employed on the && For Shings were used: was I actually inside the barrack charged with unlawfully disobeying the orders of the Chief Offcor of the Fat gates when you first saw me Yes
Can you definitely state that I was tryShing on the 5th fast, A
The defendants pleaded not guilty ing to get out of the barrack gate 1-Yox.
How do you know I was trying to get Mr. Colin R. More, master of the Fag out of the barrack gate f--You were in Shing, stated that on the 3rd instat walking out order and told me that you about 9 am, the Chief Officer brought the two defendants before him and said were going out for a walk.
Had I actually, committed a military offence at the time Yes. It is a milf that they had refused to obey his orders. tary offence for any man to go out of The men stated that they had refused to turn to as the Chief Officer was always barracks after roll-call, A. G. da Rocha, also disposed off rase of this kind in whi jaan Eghting On the 4th instant the men leasehold property at Nos. 18 and has netually not left the barracks is it not were again before Mar and when he asked quence of the Wyndhari Street, including a piece usual to onder him back to his barracks them if they still refused to work, they underground tube railways, designed rather than plase him under arrest-Nor replied that they did, in these circumstances,
CAPETOWN, September 6th The owners of the Sophocles decided on "Sqi experiment to rest the strength of the en's feeling. They ordered the vessel returned depart, but the Sophocles" shortly afterwards in crow intimating their sympathy with the strikers. Two thousand passengers. for Australia are held up in Capetown, Minister Creswell meets a delegation of strikers to-morrow.
The affairs of the M. E. San Company have now been put in the hands of three liquidators, Hessrs. Laru Yuk Wan, Wong Siu Leung and Ng Wai Chec
WYNDHAM ST. PROPERTY.
ground used as a right of way. The area of the property, including the right of way, is 3,133 square feet, but the actual covered by the buildings is 1.700 square feet. The two properties were sold as "one loc
,ir
Starting at an upset price of $3,000, and advancing he $200 bits, the pro- perties were knocked down to Mr. Wong Hing, fo, Yan Kee Bang, for $45,000.
What were the special circumstances
NEW ZEALAND 'DETERMINED.:
WELLINGTON, September 6th. Failing the strikers' acceptance of the "shipowners' offer for a return to work, SHANGHAI BRITISH TRADERSg an improper reply to a non-commis
the authorities have decided to prosecute them for disregard of legal contracts.
PLIGHT OF BEIRA. ALL COMMERCIAL" ACTIVITY THREATENED.
Bein, Septeinber 8th.
A strike of employees of" the Mozambique Company for improved con- itions affects the Post Office, the Customs
IMPORTANT RESOLUTION
ADOPTED..
Mr. J. C. Arnot, Chief Officer of the vessel, said that at 6 am on the 3rd instant the two delendants refused to work and he reported the matter to the master. They did not work on the 3rd, and on the 4th instant, when again brought before the master, they again refused to work
The
which were the reasons for placing me under arrest The answer on gave me when I met you was not satisfactory to me. I asked you if you had answered roll enli and you said yes. I asked you if you had a pass and you said no. I asked where you were going and you said for a walk You were in walking out. order
The first defendant said, that he engag- sub and not 25 yards from the road
Was I also originally charged with mak da hun on the ard instant as
Chief Officer refused to take-him and sent sioned officer 1-Yes.
stitute for him, as he was unwell. Private W. Moore, a regimental police him ashore. He (defendant) did no man on duty at Wellington Barracks at work
The second defendant said he also found the same time and date as the previous witness, gave corroborative evidence.n substitute, but the Chief Officer refused The only point, in which his evidence to have him. differed from that of the previous witness, His Worship sentenced both defendants was that he said that when accused was two months hard labour and also asked by Lance-Corporal Doubtfire where fined them tap days pay, which he stated he was going, he replied to look for suy dog Accused was then placed under was to be used in part payment of the open arrest, Witness then went on to expenses incurred by their detention in Whorens this meeting of the British corroborate what was alleged to have prison Chamber of Commerce and the Shanghai | passed between Lance Corporal Doubtfirs Branch of the Chinn Association repre- and accused after this stage of the pro- enting British commercial interests in ceedings and said that when placed under
corporal in the face.
The following. rreolution (a brief resume of which was cabled at the time) was adopted at the joint meeting of mot hers of the British Chamber of Commerce and the China Association which was held
at the Shanghai Club on August 31st:-
to
WORK FOR 10,000 MEN FOR
SEVERAL YEARS.
pence and threepence a day, and for ten hours a day, underground, India, might be a competitor, with, British coal same day, is it was further developed. by British money and coalowners money, and the outlook. for the British miner Further particulars are available of the his wife and children, was that they extensive scheme, which would provide would have to bring themselves down to the conditions under which coal could b work for 10,000 men for several years, tapreduce elsewhere, to the standard of provide. Loudop with a huge betwork of coolie labour. That was the ontlock un
der capitalism, not merely in coal- clusively for goods traffic,
mining, but also in every other in- dustry, Capital had lost all nationality and went wherever it could get the cheapest labour to harness to its ma- ploin the East. chine and it was now beginning to ex-
The scheme is being backed by the Winchester American Corporation, a large banking and promotion company in New York, and will be a combined British and American one.
"TAME PHILOSOPHERS.".
MR. G.
SHAW'S AMUSING LETTER.
An amusing letter from Mr. George Bernard Shaw was read at a complimen tory dinner to Mr. Ernest Belfort Bax, at which Viscount Haldane presided, at the Café Royal on July 4th. Writing from Aberdeen Mr. Shaw caid :—
The president of the Winthester Aineri. can Corporation states that the project will involve £39,000,000, of which the. American bankers concerned have already given tentative promises to provide half. BRITISH BANKERS. British bankers, it is understood, have agreed to provide the remaining balf..
The New York agent of the Winchester Amercan Corporation is not at present able to disclose the naines of the con- cerns which are to back the project, says the London Evening Standard, but the Dillon Read Co., a prominent firm of "You will see that I am too far away to attend in person the celebration of Wall-street brokers, are mentioned as one
old friend and fellow heretie Belfort of the several hig financial houses, which
Bax. Under ordinary circumstances 1 are interested
Messrs, Perry & Co. (Bow) Ltd., the should not congratulate a man on being contractors, who reconstructed Clapham septuagenarian, being within one year Junction Station; are said to be interested and five days of attaining that melan- in the scheme, which has been designed choly eminentis myself. But In Bax's---
the seventy-somethingth birthday of my
and other services, and toreatens to bring Shanghai regrets the prolongation of the close arrest accused struck the lance-Brockanan said, that what he had at by Mr. Carkeet-James, a well-known case, as in my own, it is amazing
present deadlock, the continued estrange
al commercial activity to a standstill.ment of Chinese and British merchants
Fifteen ships are idle in the port. The lighting services of the town are suspend ed, and no mnija are being received
offence.
Addressing the Court, Capt Druke
his crank- tempted to bring out in Accused on oath said that on the night examination was that there was provoca British engineer. The undertaking, of that we should have survived so long course, requires the sanction of an Act in view al the fact that we should certainly have been hanged long ago if of August 22nd, he answered his name at tion in nutigation of the
The network of underground gooda rail our brave British bourgeoisie had not and the prevalence of misconceptions foll-call and took his dog dut for a final Corporal Doubtfire bud stated that the ac. of Parliament that are at once cause and result of the run before turning in. At the bottom cused said he was going for walk
of the stairs, the dox chased mother dog while the second witness for the prosecu-way lines would be covered by some 20 the least notion of our opinion of it or deadlock.
And Whereas, as step towards the around the back of the RE Tennis tion and also the accusel had both maid stations at first, though, with the growth of our intentions concerning its fatare misunderstanding. Fortunately they or re-establishment of friendly relations and Courts. He saw Lance Corporal. Doubt that the reply was that he was taking of London, the system could be added to We owe our existence to ignorance and Anormal conditions of trade, it wish us fire, and when asked where he was going, his dog for walk! That led one to without serious reconstruction patched.
endeavour to dispel the misconceptions to he replied that he was taking bis dog gather that either the first witness had According to the plan, five of six of the always bang the wrong man, and then become highly respected centenariana Rhodesia will be seriously affected if which it alludes
for a walk, The Corporal, asked him if suppressed words or that he did not bear principal goods stations are to be placed a very likelihood that Bas and I will he has answered his name at roll-call and them stated. He thought that in bring in the City, at points which experience whilst many less revolutionary charac the strike iz prolonged.
It Is Resolved
he said, yes. Asked if he had a pass, being the charge of attempting to break as shown to be most congested with ters perish on the scaffold. A diposi "That, this meeting publicly declares replied that he land tot. He was then out of barracks, the Corporal had acted goods traffic. Statisticians declare that tion to canebise me is already apparent, itself in favour of prompt action being put under open arrest for attempting rather hastily without making further taken to give effect to the decisions of the to break out of barracks. He told the
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Washington Conference and of the adop Corporal in a civil manner that he was necu or other enquiries. It got i quite "half, the traffic on London's main and if Bax would only; write_plars
FRENCH TROOPS STILL HOLD Ïview sympathetic towards the suggestions dressed. Corporal Doubtfire came and lights out, only to order him back to his
ISSOUAL POSITIONS.
Fiz, September 7th.
LINK WITH YARDS.
d's hack-up and he last bis temper, streets would be done away with by the about saints instead of treatises on the
roots of reality he might share say bale
All respectable political parties, now- tion by the representatives of the various not attempting to do so. The Corporal In these sort of cares, it was usual for adoption of the scheme.
argue and then he the orderly sergeant or anyone who saw
a-days have to keep more or less tame Governments concerned of a point of told him not to
(accused) went back to barracks and an out after rellen and just before.
A further relieving feature would be philosophers The Conservatives boasted of those decisions.
That is also gives public expression informed the Corporal in charge of the barracks, if he had not got a pass. At the fact that the linking up of the tabs of Ballour and the Liberals of Haldane toite support of the principles of direct room that he was under open arrest for the time he was placed under open ar depots with the goods yards of existing We Socialists boasted of Bax, but he
trying to break out of barracks, and rest the accused had not committed any railways would obviate a great deal of was, not tame. We never knew what b Chinese representation on the Municipal accused again informed the Corporal that offence. Accused, he rubinitted, had been carriage from station to station and ware would say pert. That disqualified him, It is oficially announced that the Council of the International Settlement he was not trying to do so anil that he subjected to provocation by the Corporal, house, which is the cause of much of asparty politician, but made his French troops are still holding their and of Rendition of the Mixed Court, (the corporal) had annoyed him by what in attempting to strike him,
London's present street congestion books very entertaining. He will speak positions, and pursuing a counter offensive and to its hope that the negotiations he had said. On Corporal Doultre Lieut Cottam stated that accused's Gigantic lifts are proposed for the to you at the diurut we still bare an the Issoual region, despite the violenze which it understands are now proceeding leaving the room, he (accused) turned military record showed that he had served transport of goods, between street level not the least notion as what he will say. of the Riffon attacks.
in Peking on these questions will be to a friend and said it is a pastime three years and seventy-one days Duz and the running lines, and British cam sorry I confesion there to explain Darty cordially wave, my glass of brought at an early date to an issue satis in the Battalion for putting fellows-undering that, time there were only two charge vineers are responsible for as many of way any of it that may embarrass: the
cha-ges for no reason whatever against him, one of neglect of duty and Cuctory to all parties
Practically every cxisting railway ter Lord Haldane, in opening Mr. That it tenders to the Chinese com- Corporal Doubtfire, took it for granted one af absence the draft plans as have been considered water na you drink his health.
that accused referred to hm and returned Captain Drake-Brockma said that ac munity in Shanghai an expression of its and told him to get his boots on. The eased was in his company, which he had minus in Landem with one or two excep-heallly said that if their youth WARM WELCOME EXTENDED BY carnest, hops that it will accept this re- Corporal stood over him in n threatening commanded since May 1st of this year. tions would be joined by the new system. Bax had a bond their loathing of the
solution as evidence that the misconcep manuer and with one hand on his hips He had ways found aceased to be a part of the line could be open for Fabian Society (Laughter.) fear. tion alluded to above, amongst which is and the other bolding a cane. The clean and elicient soldier and accused limited working in three yeam after the he added that ho, did not even hold the belief that British merchants ara un Corporal provoked him so much that he had been employed as an ofLeer's servant plan received official approval and in George Bernard Shaw in reverence, Verona kulay tim twenty-five, Lord Haldane continue BASTIAGO DE CHILE, September 7the sympathetic towards China's national as lost his temper and made to strike the on his recommendation Hie had given Bye years time practically the whole would not exchange seventy years
system Triumphal arctics were creeted and the pirations, are without foundation; that corporal As his fist got near the him (the speaker) no trouble during this
wistake to think that that an inf streets lined with troops and crowded the Chinese Chamber of Commerce will Corporal's face he realised he was doing period. He know eased to be a man of "It is interesting to note in this conneed cries of dent is gr with people, who cheered in honour of use, its influence to dispel them and that wrong and withdrew his hand before, it short temper and car who required taction that in a years time the Post Office of joy!? What you want is long repÈTIZ
was too inte Ho did not actually strike ful handling. it will co-operate with British merchants the Corporal. No one took hold of him The accused was found guilty and private tube underground will be dealing and can then lock, brek in bringing the present unhappy situa and he walked to the guard-room. sentence will be promulgated in due with about 80 per cent. of Tandon's postare and elite
Mr Bas brindly replied (Continued on nezt Qolums). I course, tion to amend,"
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the Frince of Wales, who landed here
to-day
The Prince in staying here five days.