HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
WEDNESDAY,
"ATTEMPT TO
HONGKONG.
TO RETURN TO
WOMAN'S INFLUENCE IN CANTON
CRINESE SERVANT'S NARROW ESCAPE
AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE.
The following letter went from. Canton at the end of fast month by a Chinese servant to his European master who is wow residing in Hongkong gives our some ides of the difficulties which have to be encountered by Chinese servants desirous of coming to this Colony,
The writer did not go on strike hut remmined in Canton when his natur, Tik many
other Europeans made-u
hurried departure from that eity on the eve of the attack on Shameen. Early last month be managed to reach the Colony on a cargo boat belonging to a Chinese Company in Canton and encour aged by this initial access he decided to return to Canton and remove his family to Hongkong. His attempt to come to the Colony a wond time, bow- aver, did not meet with the mess which he anticipated as the fitter of which we prints. Free translation below shows:-
Hi, I arrived in Canton by train on the 8th of last.onth and after waking strangements to remove my family I went and enquired when the boat by which I had previously come to Hongkong was Tikely to sail. I was informed, however that while I was in. Hongkong the Canton Government had tightened the embargo on shipping and, that boats of every, des cription were now prohibited from going io Hongkong. I waited ten or twelve clays in the hope that the new regulations prohibiting shipping might be relaxed but as the days passed may bopen began to wane, and I came to the conclusion that would have, to alter my original plans. While I was still in doubt as to what plan I should adopt, I heard that a relative of wine who was an officer of the anti-Reds had been ordered to
proceed by boat to a place near the British Border, so I decided to accompany him, hoping to be able to make further plans to complets my journey to Hongkong when my relative's boat reached its des
tination.
| INSTRUMENTAL IN SAVING THE
LIVES OF POLITICAL LEADERS.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRISPONDENT-]
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Women in Canton are not without
REPLY FROM HOME
ANSWER TO THE COLONY'S TELEGRAM.
DISASTROUS SITUATION FULLY REALISED BY GOVERNMENT.
SEPTEMBER MÖTH
ELCAVESPORT.
WATER POLO
The V.R.Gadstenar entertained Kowloon, BSF.BA "B" team at the VR.C. yesterday, and won by four goals
An answer has at lost been received to to it. Though the visitors put up a were superior influence in these days, and it is said that the cable sent to the Premier from the good fight the F.B.C. the use of their power has been successmass meeting held in the Theatre Royal throughout tu in saving many men from public en Tuesday, August 28th, disgrace. General Leung Hung Kai may be saved from being shot if the efforts of his wife and the influence of Mrs. Li Chine Hoi count as much as those of Mrs. Wu Hon na and Mrs. Wang Ching Wei, Mrs. Leung Hung Kai has appealed for help to save the life of her husband to Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Chu Chih sin, and Mrs. Tang Haug, all widows of fommer Kuomintang lenders.
Mr Wang Ching Wei saved a former Kuomintang chief from being escorted from his home to headquarters in chains by Red cadets hy the simple expedient of conducting him there personally in her motor-car. Mira Wang was responsible the other day for getting Mr. Wu Fon Man removed from the military custody in Whampoa to a sanatorium at Yi-Sha-Tao in Canton. Since being removed to Sha-Tao, Mr. Wa has improved much in health.
THE "OTY CLAL 'NEAL.
General Hsu Chung Chi, nominally commander-in-chier of the Cantonese Army before the coup delar recently, has heen made seal kreper of the Special Cominission of the Rucniintang Govern- ment in Canton. After all the state documents are prepared and signed by General Chiang Kai Shek, chiel of the Red Army, they are sent to General Hen for his official seal.
OBTAINING RECRUITS.
Reports from Shanghai state that General Chiang Kai Shek, bas now agents in Hsuchowiu, Tainan, Loyang, and other Northern cities recruiting ex-soldiers of Pei Fu for service in his army in
Canton.
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The following watches will be played It will be remembered that the Colony's to-morrow evening:-K.B.S.F.PA cable outlined the position in which we e. V.RC. "B," and V.R.QA had been placed by Bolshevik activity... Heroes in Canton, emphasised the damage being done to British trade interests and asked that prompt action might be taken by the Home Government to uphold the Treaty Rights which ware being violated.
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The reply is brief and not very much to the point. It was sent by the Secre tary of State for the Colonies to H.E. the Governor on September 10th and is as follows:-
"Inform Mr. Helyoak and Colony generally that present disastrous situ. ation is fully realised by His who are Majesty's Government. anxiously seeking by every means, in their power to find a remedy con "sistent with their treaty engagements:
with other powers as well as China and likely to serve vital interests of the whole Empire and especially of His Hongkong whose sufferings Majesty's Government deeply de plore."
ALLEGED FORGERY,
CHINESE MERCHANT TO FACE
SERIOUS CHARGE.
Before Mr. S. B: B. McElderry at the Central Magistracy yesterday, Wong Wai Mno," a well-known Chinese mer chant was charged with forgery.
THE LEAGUE FIXTURES.
The fixture list of the Hongkong Water
of which opened on Monday evening, is given below It will be seen that there are six games a week, to be, played on
fondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Thursday, September 17th: K.B.S.F.P.A.
A. VRC. B"; V.R.C. "A" H.M.S. Hermes; H.M.S. Carlisle v. FH.M:S. Ambrose Monday, September 21st: HK: Electric Co . K.B.S.F.P.A {“ D"; East Surrey Regti, a byc.
Polo Association, the Isague programme
Tuesday, September 2nd: V.R.C. “A” . K.B.S.F.P.A."A"; H.M.S. Carlisle YRC "B" H.K Electric Co... HM.S. Bermes. Thursday, September) 4th East Surrey Begt, e. H.M.S. Am- brow; K.B.S.F.P.A. "B" a byc.o
Monday, September 28th. H.M.S. Carlisle e. V.RC. "A" HK. Electric Co. . KBSF.P.A. "A"; East Surrey Regt. V.R.C. "B" Tuesday, Septem- ber 29th: K.B.S.F.P.A. "B" v. HMS. Hermes; H.M.S. Ambrose, a bye,
Honday, October 5th: H.K. Electric Cor. HM:S. Carlile; East Surrey Regt. V.R.CA; K.B.S.F.P.A
K.B.S.F.P.A.A." Tuesday, October 8th: A.M.S. Ambrose e. V.R.C. B"H.MS Hermes, a bye. are a Thursday, October 8th-East Surrey Regt. . HE. Electric Co.; K.B.S.F.P.A.
BH.M.S. Carline, H.M.S. A blasé VRC."A" Monday, October 12th H.M.8. Hermer . K.B.8.F.P.A He was charged on two counts, first...A ”; V.R.C., “ B,” a bye.
Tuesday, October 13th: K.B.S.F.P.A. with having forged documente concern ing the transfer of 100 shares in the China East. Surrey Regt. H.M.8. Ambrose & H.K. Electris Co.; H.M.S. Light and Power Company. The trans Hermes HMS, Carlisle. Thursday, feror's name had been signed se Wong October 15th: V.R.C "B". VRO Luk Sin Tong. The second charge was 4; K.B.S.F.F.A. Aaby
that he uttered forged documents concern ing the transfer of 50 shares in the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company. The document was signed Wong Chik Cho,
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Monday, October 19th H.M.S." Ambrose 2. K.B.S.F.P.A. B.H.M.S. Hermes East Surrey Regt, V.R.C. "B" To H.K. Electric Co. Thursday, October 20th: K.B.S.F.F.A. "A" v. H.M.S. Carlisle: V.BCA," a bye.
Thursday, October 22nd H.M.S. Hermes v. H.M.S. Ambrose V‚RC="B*|}; T. KB.SFTAB E.B.S.F.P.A
AF. East Burrey Regt. Monday, October 26th V.R.C.#Á ̈® HK- Electric Co.; H.M.B. Carlisle, a bye.
HOCKEY.
The Koomitqug Army in Canton and vicinity is now 130,000 strong, according to vernacular press reports, involving an expenditure monthy of some $1,000,000, The Commissary of Finance of the Kuo-
The defendant was represented by Mr. mintang, bus decided to issue domestic FC Jenkin (instructed by Mr. Wade bonds for $2,000,000, and will force the son) while Mr. T. 8. Whyte-Smith (4 government agencies in the districts to subscribe to them within a month. Thesistant Crown Solicitor) prosecuted.
Bail had previously been fixed at agistrates in their turn will force the gentry and merchants under their juris diation to participate in the subscrip85,000 and Mr. Jenkin spplied for a
The H.K.H.C.'s fra trial match will reduction. He said that defendant was tions.
highly respected, was a director of the take place at the U.S.R.C. st 5.30 p.m. Fe Leung Kok and formerly a member to-morrow. The teams will be:
Attack: (colours).-M. H. Roffey, of the Committee of the Tung Wah J. Wedlake, D. H. Kearne, E. F. Stewart Hospital. He was also a partner in LP. Ralph, W. H. Lock, H. Uwen- well-known native bank and owned Hughes, R. C. Allen, W. Woodward property in the Colony. Mr. Jenkin (capt.), G. E. Vallack, and G. P. Lam emphasised that the ticing ap of $25,000 mert. cash at the present time, was a hardship. He would be willing to check up the man's property with the Crown Soliciter, His Worship, fixed bail at $10,000 in cash and allowed the balance of $15,000 Defendant was remanded for a week.
VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
Accordingly I embarked along with my wife on this military transport and we left Canton about 3 p.m. some five days ago Unfortunately, trouble broke out in Canton that evening and we had ely gone about an hour's voyage past Whampoa when our boat was fired upon by a launch containing Red troops and
The residents of Toyshan, a native town we were ordered to stop. The Reds then boarded our boat and tied us all up of many Chinese in Hongkong, bave with ropes and proceeded to examine our recently succeeded in securing a hand in baggage. Among my things they found the government of the place by insisting the articles of clothing which I had ar that officers of their volunteer defence ranged to bring down for you and asked cops shall enjoy similar privileges to the me to whom they belonged. I was in so-called regular troops, that no more de- Father a dilemma but I put on a boli feated and disarmed troops shall be re- fam and said I was employed by the enlisted and that the arms of the defence Chinese Customs, hoping that they would corps shall be retained and not turned believe me and not interfere with your over to the district government. The things. My wife supported me in this regular troops commanding the district, statement and we both argued with the the district magistrate, the police, and to be made in personal bonds.
the volunteer defence corps are ΠΟΥ officer who eventually accepted our story.
the situation in After making a through examination of our faintly controlling
aggage and Ending no contrabandha Toyahan.
proceeded to relieve as of all the money
in our possession and then to our great melie put us:asbore. My relative and the other occupants of the boat were taken away for farther examination and I do not know what has happened to them.
THE HONAM'
RETURNS WITH CHINESE PASSENGERS..
MR. A. HARPER CHARGED. SEQUEL TO INQUIRY TO TWO PERSONS.
Defence: (white)-B. W. F. Farqu FR: Mitchell (enpt), E. W. L Martin, arson, C. LR Becher, A. A. Dand, E. P. Saunderson, L. M. S. Lloyd, D. Lyon, H. J. Armée, od T. J. Price.
FOOTBALLA
LEAGUE GAMES TO START ON OCTOBER 10gr.
MORE YEDED.
There was a fall attendance last even ing at the meeting of the Hongkong Foot ball Association. This augura well for the coming season, which opens on Satur- day October 10th
As a sequel to the injury of two Persona, a Chinese child and a Chinese
At the moment there are only four man, who were knocked down by a motor car near the Mongkok Fire Station on August 28th Mr. Andrew Harper was referees available and as it is hoped to charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at have 19 matches every Saturday, the the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday; with officials are desirous of obtaining more reckless driving
men qualified to officiate.
Mr. Loo d'Almada watched the case for the child's foster parenta,
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Miss E. Remedios, in evidence, said
THE EX DIVISION:
The following eight teams have entered
As it was then near midnight and my The ss. Honum returned from her sixth ile and I were ignorant of the locality trip to Canton yesterday afternoon. She at which we had been put ashore we were was due at the wharf between 3.30 and forced to spend the right in the open 4 p.m, but did not arrive until 5.30 0.31 and to wait till dawn. Next morning This delay was caused through a slight bailed a fishing boat and asked the accident which befell the Horam just be owner to take us back to Craton. Hefore she sailed from Canton. It appears agreed to do so but as a strict watch on that the wind below her against the moor all river craft was still being maintained ing buoy, which fouled the paddle wheel we were unable to proceed at once to No serious damage was done and on ber Canton and had to remain some three arrival here yesterday afternoon an ins- days on the river. On the fourth day was pection of the damaged part was carried were able to reach Canton, glad to have out. It was not certain last evening whe escaped with our lives and not much thether the repairs would be carried out in accompanied her and her sister on August woran for our exciting experiences.time for the Honam to anil as scheduled 25th. They returned from the Star Ferry I am now trying to find some other this morning at 8 am, but it is very by bus at about 7.15 p.m. Un alighting way of coming to Hongkong but a strict likely that she will be able to get away by alongkok Fire Station, the little girl!
We attempted to eross the road and hesitated watch is being kept everywhere and it to time.
There are already eight nominations is now much more dibcult to escape de All the 52 passengers taken up on on in the track of an approaching car, which"
the last trip were inaded, with the ex was defendant's The car was being for the class and six for "B trelion. Your obedient nervant-
ception of one. The passengers, as men-driven towards Kowloon. The little child The time for closing entries for section tioned in our yesterday issue were was knocked down and when picked up B has been extended for two weeks Europeans, Japanese, Indians and mis was unconscious Witness thought that (until September 2b). Entries so far sionaries and motor launches were sent the car was travelling faster than the
SWATOW AFFAIRS.
C.P/
THE DUTCH BANK INCIENT.
And
that her father had adopted a small for the first division of the League: A Chinese girl. The little girl, aged 0 years Burreya, HK.FC KFC., Tomor
DÁM THE ÎND DIVISION. › Police, S.C.A.A., Club de Recreio.
In the second division, it has been found necessary to subdivide the entrants into sections A and B.
RECTION
for thcsa by, friends etc. The exception average speed. She knew that a Chiness Was the one Chinese who travelled up, man had also been knocked down almost A. Baserves, Burreys Reserves, Surreys believed to be a scrvant. He jumped at the same time. She did not see the Drums, H.K.F.C. "A" K.FO. “A Mr. M. J. Quist, the Consul General overboard near Shameen and it was not actual occurrence because she had closed gt. Joseph's "A" Club de Recreio A for the Netherlands, who went to Swalow seen whether he managed to swim ashore her eyes
Bouth Chins A in connection with the recent trouble or was drowned. He was not seen to be His Worship intimated that he would The six Clubs already entered aro
KECB, Club de there concerning the Netherlands India picked up by any of the picket launches, have to adjourn the case. Mr. Harper then H.K.F.C3. Commercial Bank returned to Hongkong which as usur continually hovered around said that he had intended leaving the Recreio B St. Joseph's "B," South on Monday. In reply to questions by the Honam
Colony on Thursday, but he could not en Chini B, Moslems, Daily Press, representative, he expressed Forty-six passengers were brought back until the case was concluded, the opinion that the wohle matter would to Hongkong yesterday, these includ. In reply to Mr. d'Almada, he said that bo sattled in a day or two. The story ing 17 well-to-do Chinese who manged he would be away for about 5 months of the two Dutchmen, Mr. Van Dobben to get to the Honam by motor-launches, His Worship said that he would try to and Mr. Burmondt, going to the States. Forty-three bags of mail were brought finish the can at the next pitting and Headquarters with loaded revolvers, he down und 33 packages of cargo from fixed the hearing for half past ten this
Shameen.
morning. aid, was absolutely false."
OPENING GAMES
The first division games arranged for Saturday, October 10th, are:-
RAS.C.A.A at Hoornpoo. KICKFO at Kowloon, Tamar Policial Navy round.
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