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SITUATION IN SWATOW. NO NEWS OF FIGHTING.
[ROM OCE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] Private reports from Swatow indicato that the boycott against British trade and ships may soon be withdrawn, as the militarists returning to power there are the strike committee auch not giving encouragement us they enjoyed under the previons administration. It is stated that a portion of General Chan Kwing Ming's army has occupied Swatow bus dhere is no tows of any fighting having inken place yet.
THE HONGEONG DAILY
THE S.S. "HONAM." LEAVES WITH FEW PASSENGERS.
The 8. Hand left)" hero again yesterday at 8 am on her sixth trip to Canton
CEMENT SHARES CASE PLAINTIFF AT PRESENT IN CANTON.
THRSDAY.
SEPTEMBER 15cm
AROUND THE WORLLD LINER PASSENGERS ON PRESIDENT
HAYES
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Mr. C... Clark, a prominent business man in Manila is returning there after a business trip to Chica
An interesting case concerning the pur- The around-the-world: Dollar Liner, chase of a number of Green faland Cement the rendent Hayes, arrived in port,
ports and Shanghai. Sho took very few passengers, the shares was to have been heard in the Yesterday from San Francisco với Japan number travailing on her being about Supreme Court yesterday but only the Among the passengers on board on ber Mr Luther represents the Certainteed fifty. These included Europeans going to defendant's representatives appeared in arrival here were Mr. Richard Luther- Shameen, & number of Japanese, and Court The parties were Choung Cheuk Products Company, and is well known in Rap, of No. 138, Connaught Bood every part of the Far East. He will some Indians.
There were again several missionaries Central (plaintif), and Pun Mang Eun make a short stay in Hongkong
Mt. Ren, a well known business man in Shanghai, arrived in Hongkong, on a on board for Canton, some of these having (defendant) Mr. C. G. Alabaster K.C. arrived by the as President Hayes (instructed by Mr. Webster, Mesra short business trip, yesterday morning. There were also three Hastings and Hastings, Dennys and or four Chinese, these being thought to Bowley) appeared for the defendant.
Mr. Alabaster maid that neither plain. be servants. It seems that in view of the The Rev. Wang Yuk Shing and a party Chinese being prevented from landing til noe his barrister were present, and of Bolshevik adherents have been sent on arrival a Canton and also because of therefore he would claim the costs of the by General Chiang Kai Suck, command-the threat that they will be shot if they day. ing the Red Army in Canton. to Peking do manage to act foot on shore, they do to put the Shaki case before the Peking not consider it worth while to make the Government It is hoped that Wa Hoa trip,
·Man will be able to make the trip also. Mr. Wu has been imprisoned by the Bolsheviks the last two weeks, and his "inclusion in the delegation to Peking will probably provide a "face-saving" way
"DELADATION (TO-PEKING.
Mr. Hind, who happened to be in Court, sa solicitor, for the plaintiff, said that as plaintiff was at present in Canton, he (Mr. Hind) thought it hopeless to instruct a barrister."
Over 200 bags of mail were despatched by the Honam yesterday, and also
His Lordship awarded costs to Mr. a few packages consigneil to Shameen
Alabaster, and fixed Saturday morning residents.
The Hondas left here yesterday minus the day for plaintiffs to show caus
Mr. Harry Y. Crawford, a prominent business man in Los Angeles, is making
trip to Manila
Mr. O. H. Steinmets, a hamlerman from Los Angeles, is on a business trip to the Far East.
Me C. C. Cline in making a trip to Singapore. Mr. Oline is a well known traveller in the East
Mr. A. H. Hammond is on his way to Penang to make a study of educational conditions there.
Mr. and Mrs. Julie Acevedo and Miss Gladys Acevedo are around the world passengers 3ir. Acevedo is pablisher of
for him to leave Canton for the pre-"one eye" on her port paddle box, "why the action should, not, be struck of the American Buyers' Guide of New York.
Bent- SILK TRADE.
Recordance with the old custom the eyes were painted on the side of each paddle Canton silk for abroad is still being box years ago so that the vessel could sce her way to her destinatida. It transported to Shanghai from Canton by the Chinese Merchants Navigation seems that whoever performed the open Company's stermers and other non-tion of removing the eye on the P
It is stated that the paddle box during the darkness of Satur British vesu-is. Chinese Merchants Navigation Company day night did it in the superstitious hope will not put their new freight tariff into that without one of her eyes the Honam effect as far as silk shipments are con-would fail to reach Canton. The panel erned until further notice from Canton, with the eye painted on it had evidently
the list.
The Presient Hayes sails this ning at 8 am for Manila.
HOT-
Mr. G. E. Sanderson is a prominent; The facts of the case are that plaintif Lawyer of Baltimore and is making a trip bought through defendant 600 shares in round the world, ** the Green faland Cement Company at Dr. Edith Williams and her daughter, 315,000 Plaintif duly paid defendant Miss Ila Williams, are making s imp on account of the purchase a sum of round the world. Dr. Williams is a pro- $13,000 was advanced for and on account Director of the famous St. Francis $3,000 under an agreement. The balance minent physician of San Francisco and of the plaintiff by the defendant at Hospital, being the only woman holding rate of interest arranged, against the this honour. security of the shares. On April 20th, to him in respect of the anid shares, 1923, in reliance on defendant's obligation plaintiff sold some of the shares. By letter dated April 30th, 1923, defendant been wrenched off with some force. It repudiated the liability and refused to Kwangs! Province may soon be the will, as someone remarked to our reporter deliver the shares to the plaintif centre of another struggle, if the reports yesterday, be a concidence of anything out payment of the amount due. It is alleg General Liu of the ordinary happens to the Honamed that defendant has wrongfully con Chen Huan, the Kwangsi militarist on this trip, as any untoward incident verted the shares to his own use, whereby driven from Canton last June, is report would be put down by the superstitious plaintiff has suffered damage, and ea
these grounds be bases his claira to be organising an army in-Yunnan Chinese to the removal of the "eye." with the object of regaining power in Kwangai. General Liu was n minor war Jurd in Kwangsi. before coming as follower of the late Dr. Sun..Yat Sen to "Cantau
- TROUBLE BREWING FOR
IWANGSI
from Yunnan are true.
ATTITUDE OF MERCHANTS.
"CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. PROPOSED BEGINNERS' COURSE IN
MERCANTILE CHINESE.
An announcement in our advertisement
CLASH NEAR MACAO. REPORTED FIGHTING BETWEEN
FARMERS AND PICKETS.
It was reported in the Colony yester day that a serious clash had occur red between the Labour pickets who are! guarding the land border between Macao and Chinese territory and a number of WAGES NEVER PAID.
local fariners. who were endeavour- SHIP'S OFFICER'S SUCCESSFULing to take their produce into Macao for
sale. CLAIM
General Chiang Kai Shek, commanding the Red Army in Canton, is reported to have expressed dissatisfaction with the actions of certain Canton merchants who have opposed the introduction of Bolshe vis by refaining from co-operation, T Proposes shortly to open a beginners owners of the vessel for $432, being wagra to the pickets: to allow them to pass in
According to the report, the farmers. tried to force their way through on Satur In the Supreme Court yesterday morn- day, with the resuls that at least two of columns draws attention to the Chinesoing, before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry the pickets and a Chinese boy were kill
of the Hongkong Gollan), Mr. John Suiter Wilson, late ed in the fighting which took place. Language School
The farmers are stated to have appealed General Chamber of Commerce, which Chief Officer of the sa Anjou, sued the class in mercantile Chinese, provided due to him. Mr. Thomas Addis (Instruct view of their produce rotting and avoid being arrested by the Bolsheviks suficient support is forthcominged by Mr. W. B. Hind) appeared for the becoming a loss otherwise. The pickets, said, refused and tried to The school, which has been in existance plaintiff. a number of merchants in Canton are mid
party away by Mr. Addis said that in this case. the drive the to have gone to Shanghai. According to for some years is, of course, an inatitu the vernacular press, Li Long Yu and tion of the highest value to young Euro writ had been issued on August 28th, The men, who were members of the Kan Kim Shek, known to be in favour peats who come to the Colony to make and subsequently leave to appear ex-parte Peasants Volunteers were armed and with the Kuomintang régime, have apa business career for themselves here, had been granted. The managing-direc resisted by firing at the pickets. Two proached the Red chiefs with a request for and it is not easy to see why so fruitful tor of the defendant company, Mr. Hung of the latter were killed and whoy, who eniency towards possible opponents of a source of advantage should have been Kwck Leung, was at present, in Court, belonged to the party trying to pass the Bolshevistic policy.
so scantily patronised since its incep- and he (counsel) understood that he con pickels, was fatally wounded. tion. As a communication sent out by seated to judgment
BOYCOTT RELAXED. BRITISHERS THE EXCEPTION. The Strike Caunittre in Canton, it is a proclamation reported, has issued allowing servants, domestic and ether wise, to enter the service of foreigners, older than British. Foreigners requiring such servants have to apply to the Strike Coramitiée.
the Chamber some time ago points, out, His Lordship intimated that he was Cantonese is, par excellence, the com- desirous of hearing something about the mercial dialect of China, and the Chinese case, and plaintiff, went into the witness ste much more easily approached by those box who speak their language. They are as suspicious as we are of interpretation, but with those who can speak freely with them they will engage in most infor- mative conscreations on trade conditions
Mr. Addis: What was your salary monthly $200.
When were you last paid your wages - I have never been paid any wages since
have been in the ship.
"When did you join the ship On July, 21th.
forca.
A Daily Pra representative, who inter- rogated the Portuguese Consul in Hong- Kong, Mr. Cerveira de Albuquerque è Castro, was told that he had received, no information at all regarding the above: report.
THE WAR SHAN.".
NOW AT CANTON,
News has reached. Hongkong that the Fah Shan, the Chinese steamer which was seized last week by "Red" gua boats while on her way from Kwang Chow Wan to Hongkong with livestock on A board, is now at anchor at Canton.
It is the view of the Chamber of Com maree, that the importance of acquiring
And when did you leave the ships a knowledge of spoken Cantonese is in The gist of the proclamation is that adequately realised by young men of August Sith
How mush is due to yout-842, the strike has received sympathetic treat- European descent, and also that the time
His Lordship then gave judgment for meat at the hands of all nationals except may not be far distant when the Wester- the "British. To prolong the strike ner who knows only his own language $432 and costs
The managing-director of the owners against our friends would give the wrong will be outclassed by young Chinese with impression that we are insensible to jus good knowledge of both English and applied for a stay of execution, saying tice, fair play and a friendly spirit. The their own tongue. With the spread of that since the officer left the ship there Committee therefore has decided to call education, moreover, a tendency will be had been no business. His Lordship point off the strike against the friendly nations accn for Chinese firms to obtain an ever-ed out that this was no reason at all who may apply to the Committee for increasing share of business at the ex-why a stay of exccution abould be grant servicos of the Chinese if they require poss of firms whose stalls do not speaked, and declined to grant it. them. But against the British alone, the the laigunge
strike shall continue, because, from the It is to be hoped, then, that the pro- very inception of the strike, the British posed course, particulars of which may people residing in the coast ports of be had from the secretary of the General China and Hongkong have shown a com- Chamber of Commerce, will receive Lative spirit and advocated measures for considerably larger following this year, dealing with the strikers, which can only be termed harsky, unjust and uncalled for. Furthermore the boyedtt on British goods shall not relax, but shall continue with
renter vigour. if necessary."
DISILLUSIONMENT.
ANAMAH'S STORY:
CHINESE DIVER'S DEATH. EUROPEAN'S PLUCKY ATTEMPT
TO SAVE LIFE, While at work behind the Hongkong Electric Company's installation at North Point on Saturday, a Chinese diver met with a tragic death.
It appears that the water for cooling
In explanation of the seizure of the vessel, it is stated that orders were given to the chief official of, the labour picket corpe, with the aid of revenue cutters, to effect the capture of the Trah Shan and take her to Caston.
According to the reports reaching here. the captured members of the drew have been sent to the headquarters of the Strike Committee to be dealt with
Nowa came through yesterday that the consignees in Kwang Chow-Wan have ex pressed reluctance to ship live cargo on Chinese vessels to Hongkong. When Live ago is tent to this Colony it is usually accompanied by a salesman representative of the owner.
MUSICAL EVENTS."
FORTHCOMING ATTRACTIONS
According to the Canton Gazette, the Picket Headquarters have issued the following notification, prohibiting any At the beginning of the strike, an the condensers is drawn from the sea amah, with her son (an employee of the by four circulating suction pumps, and -boat to lighter steamers:——-'
Recently, there were some steamers Tramway Company), her daughter-in-two of the pumps having been put sailing to Canton from Hongkong" and law and three children, left Hongkong for eat of action for the purpose of Macao, loaded with passengers and goods, Canton. To-day "the sun is in the Can clearing the grating, the diver descend-There are two paning attractions in It is leared that some of the boats lighter tonese army, earning 20 cents a day;ed to carry out the work at a depth the musical world for Hongkong. The such vessels. As this is an injury to the the mah and her family have returned of 19 foot: It in said that the man hold first will be the performances of Mischa fug the life line felt a sudden pull, and Levitzki, one of the younger pianists who strike, all boats are hereby notified that to Hongkong.". furcaftor no boat is allowed to lighter. Soon after her arrival in Canton, her six feet of line tras renched away from has made a great naine for himself both frassengers - and goods from any vessel on was forced into the army and his bir hands. The man attempted to pall in Europe and Americi. In the course sailing from Hongkong or Macho. Any family had no means of livelihood. They up the line, but met with resistance and of a critique in the New York Evening FOLK World of December 6th it was laidh one violating this order will be severely suffered hunger and disillusionment, and the line broke.
but for the charity of friends they would The alarm was given, and Hr. W. There was the individual Lavitzki style, dealt with,'
have starved.
Smith, of the generating station staff, the luscious and pearly tone, the skilful Early last week, they hit upon a ruse dived in with a rope which he fastened phrasing, the wide colour range and the HES, ETFINGHAM'S " GUNG.” for getting away and gurbed na beggars to the unfortunate man who, was brought, infallible technical sureness." It is er they tramped to the border, whence they to the surface. The man's rubber, suit pected that two concarta will be given, According to a written answer by Mr. arrived on Saturday in Hongkong, Tho was torn open and thus headpiece re probably on October 2nd and 3rd. Bridgeman to Bir Archibald Sinclair, the amah went to her old employers and was moved: Medical axistance was sent for, The second attraction is the visit by and artificial respiration applied, but this talented Italian Opera Company from. weight of thell that can be thrown from re-instated p
Gonsalez Brothers. The repertoire is a -the soren 7.5 guns of H.M.B. Efingham She stated that the young men who doctors who arrived soon after pro Milan, under the direction of the is 1,400lb, As, however, she can only fire left Hongkong are now in the Army, and nounced life extinct.
guus on each broadside, the weight of are only given a miserable pittance of It is stated that deceased belongs to wide one, and with no less than 14 soloista, her broadside is 1,200lb. The weight of from 20 to 30 cents a day. They are sorry a family of experienced divers, his of repute, a real musical treat should will probably commenca early in October the broadside of the Japanese ship Furi: for their foolhardinces and are desirous brether being in the employ of the be in store. In this case also, the setson
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