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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1218,
THE KWANGTUNG CONFERENCE.
INDO-CHINA BOAT SUNK.
IN COLLISION WITH EMPRESS LINER OFF BLACK POINT.
FIVE LIVES LOST.
TROUBLE IN SWATOW.
WORK ON JAPANESE STEAMERS
A PROTEST TO JAPAN. STOPPED..
(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.} FURTHER STRIKE THREATENED.
The second national conference of the [FROM OUR OWN COLLSSPONDENT. } left wing of the Kuomintang Political
A Router cable, roccived here yesterday.
SWATOW, January 8th.
Party in Canton, in session since the morning, stated that the Empress of Strikers and Watons are working hard first of January, has formally protested in, outward bound, had come into against the increase of Japanese troops for a renewal of the strike and boycott in Mancharia and warned the Chinese against the Japanese, or as the verna
people against evil designs on the part cular press puts it. a "severance of
of their powerful neighbour. At the economic relations. For two days all
same time it has adopted a Dednite work has been stopped on Japanese policy regarding Sino-Japanese rota steamers in port.
tions, the publication of which, however,
The cause the trouble lies in the fact that two sampan men were hurt in a brawl with two Japanese sailors from the Kenton Maru. Oan Chinese bad his head cut and the other fell into the harbour. The strikers say that the latter has since died. Many Chinese, however. assert "most positively that the man was not
drowned but has gone into hiding.
It seems that as 8 o'clock on the night of January 4th the two Japanese sailors" engaged a sampan for 81.20 to take them off to their steamer. Arriving alongside, the sampan men demanded #2 instead
of the agreed fare. A scuffle ensued and the Chinese had the worst of it The
sampan
man's
version
that
the
Japanese rushed aboard without paying a cent and when he and his partner, went up the gangway to remonstrate they were both hit over the head with a bottle of wine and one man fell and disappeared into the harbour.
ACTION BY UNIONS.
The day after the affray the Sampan Men's Union and all the other Guilds and Unions held meetings and petitioned the Inval Government Authorities to take up the endgels on their behalf.
The People's League of Diplomatie Sup- pert also held a conferencs and decided
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collision with the Indo-Ching steamer Tangshing. The collision occurred. at daylight off Black Point, in the Yangtze River, 15 miles below Shanghai. ·
the after hatches and sank in 4 minutes.
· The Tungshing broke in half between
Unfortunately, the collision was attend-
is withheld for the time being. It is uned by loss of life among the Chiness derstood that economic non-co-opera- passengers and members of the" crew tion" may be declared, should Japan (Reuter stating that betwe) 5 and 10 refuse to change her policy which the Chinese were drowned). Congress regards as one of aggression.
THE CANTON NAVY.
TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR SHIPPING.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE ACCIDENT AT THE SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKOYO DAILY PRÈSA."]
St-As the details of the report on the sad accident to Mrs. Daniels' little boy on Saturday last na giver in your issue of to-day if accurate would point to culpable negligence on the part of both the management of the Seamen's Institute and of Mrs. Daniels, may I be permitted to make the following more important corrections.
(1)-The accident occurred at about 4.30 p.m. when the work of decoration was in
No children of the little boy'a age ard progress, and not during the actual dance.
allowed to come with their parents to dances at the Institute.
windows usually are, and found them to
be so.
The only foreign passengers on the sa Tungshing were two Norwegian ship'a officers, both of whom were saved.
(2) The child did not fall through the windows. As soon as the accident. accur The Empress of data stood br, herred, one of the residents in the Institute crew rendering prompt assistance and
as well as the Manager looked to see if saving many lives. The liner then prothes, were closed and bolted, as these ceeded to Woosung were temporary re [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
pairs were to be effected, prior to the By order of the Navy in Canton, all voyage to Vancouver being resumed. vessels native of foreign intending to Reuter states that the wreck of the clear from Canton are required to report Tungshing, with only the funnel and one their date of departure and destination mast showing, is lying in the fairway to the Naval Shipping Protective Bureau but does not block the passage to the 24 hours in advance. This order is given harbour. to enable the naval authorities ample time to arrange for the convoy and pro- tection of ships..
NEW TAXI-CABS. SERVICE OF BRITISH VEHICLES.
A new taxi-cab service, operated by more than ICO British taxis, dark blue in colour, will shortly he instituted in the Colony. These taxis have been specially crdered from Messrs. William Beardmore & Co., Ltd., of Glasgow,
The Tungshing left Hongkong for Shanghai and Tsingtao on Thursday last Her commander is Captafa JM. Sturgeon, and she carried the following officers: Mr. A. Woodley (Chief Ocer); Mr. A. S. Spears (Chief Engineer); Mr. Maloney (Second Engineer); and Mr. F. Kerslake (third engineer).
The ship in an old vessel, having been built by Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co., Ltd., of Newcastle-on-Tyne, in 1003, Her gross tonnage is 1,883 tons, and 1.172 net, her length being 275 feet and her depth 12.11 feet. Her engines are of The Company formed to inaugurate 226 nominal horse-power and she is a this service will be known as the Victoria single screw vessel. The vessel had been Taxicabs, Ltd., of which the managing on the Hongkong-Tsingtac run for some director is Mr. Lam Wing Yan. This years, and was A well-known China Company has a capital of 3600,000.
in the words of their press organ-that a circular telegram should be broadcast throughout China, pointing out Japanese acts of violence committed upon sampan men in Swatow and protesting against Japanese troops, entering Manchuria. The new taxis will be sufficiently large The sudden introduction of such entirely to carry five passengers and their faterior irrelevant matter a Japanese troops and equipment will include handy luggage Manchuria is difficult to understand. racks. Of 10.40 horsepower, they will The Conference further agreed that two have four gears, and, in placing the representatives from each of the Labour, order, special stress has been faith or the Merchant, Student and Military classes production of a type of vehicle which should be scht to request the Commis.will be able to cope easily with the hills sioner for Foreign Affairs to raise a in Hongkong. strong protest against, the Japanese acts
of violence upon sampan men. The Foreign Deputy was also urged to bring the following demands before the Japan ese Consul in, Swatow.
THE DEMANDS
That the Japanese "Consul shali surrender the criminals (my italies)` for punishment.
2-That compensation shall be made for the killed (again my italics) and the wounded.
That the Japanese Consul shalt ernment and to the general public apologise to the Nationalist Gov. of Swatów. 4.That the Japanese Consul shall wire to his Government instructing (my italice) them to withdraw Japanese troops from the Three Eastern Pro vinces and Fengtion. 3.-That the Japanese Consul shall see
It is the hope of the Company to start. the new service by the 1st of July, and in preparation therefor a new garage is being erected at Happy Valley, near the Dragon Company's establishment.
STREET ACCIDENTS.
TWO SMASHES ON SUNDAY.
The brakes of a car in which Mr. and Mrs. T. F. O'Sullivan, were passengers, down a steep incline at Park Road on refused to act when they were coming
Sunday afternoon. The car rushed down the hill and struck a bank at Benham Road. The driver and two passengers, however, escaped serious injury, though Mr. Sullivan injured his hand and was
couster.
After having been in dock here, the s.8. Empress of Asia left Hongkong on Triday."
(3)-From the position in which the child was found in the yard to the South of the Institute, it is presumed that be clambered up a parapet and railing, in all feet 3 inches high, along the bridge leading from the first floor to the bath
roos, etc., at the back. This feat must
hare required considerable agility on the part of the boy as the railing is not ar easy one to climb. If this theory is cor rect, the child fell 21 feet.
Only a few minutes before this sad occurrence, Mrs. Daniels had called him in from the verandah in the front of the building.
I think that these few facts may help to clear the persons concerned of any blame for negligence.
The latest report, received from his parents was that at 4 a.m. this morning the boy was sleeping quictly-Yours, etc.,.
G. T. WALDEGRAVE,
Chaplain and Secretary, The Missions to Seamen in Hongkong. January 11th, 1926.
.HONGKONG UNIVERSITY:
TO-DAY'S DEGREE CEREMONY." LAUNCH SINKS.
HONOUR FOR H.E. THE GOVERNOR. COLLISION WITH PIER
This afternoon at five o'clock the The Choy Fat, a large steam launch, soventeenth Congregation of the Hong- owned by Mr. War Is Fan, of Jubiles kong University will assemble. The Street, which left Aberdeen in the early Degree of Doctor of Laws (Honoris hours of yesterday morning with a load Causa) will be conferred on H.E. The of fish for the Central Market, which Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.). opens at 4 a.m., collided with the stone and also on the Hon. Mr. B. H. pier opposite the Praga end of Pottinger Kotewall, Mr. Ponsonby Fane and Sir Street at 3.30 am. with the result that Edward Stubbs, E.C.M.G. (in absentia), her planks, became so strained that she sank rapidly.
It appears that as the launch was making fast to the pier she was caught by wind and tide and driven against the pier with considerable force. The crew, to provent the Choy Fat being sunk entirely in the seven "fathoms of water, tied her up with ropes on the starboard side, and this was the only part of the craft visible yesterday morning.
Fortunately no lives were lost, and
a Chinese ship
In addition a number of degrees are to be conferred on graduates in the Medical, Engineering and Art Faculties.
WATER USED BY DISTILLERS. DR. KOCH SEEKS INFORMATION.
At this afternoon's meeting of the Sani- tary Board, Dr W. V. M. Koch, pursuant
-to it that the terms for the sett also hurt in the right, knee, These in. yesterday afternoon the Choy Fat was source of the water used by the distillers
ment of the Event of May 30th aro observed without deviation.
6. That the Japanese Consul shall guarantee that Japanese residents in Swatow shali never again resort to acts of violence.
7. That the Japanese Chasul shall give a satisfactory reply to the foregoing within 24 hours.
juries were attended to at the Govern raised and taken to
repairer at Sham Shui Po. meat Civil Hospital.
COLLISION ON THE PRAYA.
A collision occurred between a tran car and a motor car near the Naval Canteen on Praya East on Sunday 8-In case a reply is not received from morning. The driver of the car
the Japanese Consul in regard to the above, the Leagus will institute trying to get in front of the ear when
WOS
a "Severance of Economic Relationshe found himself stopped by road re- With Japanese Imperialists when the pairs, and another tram coming from
time limit has expired."
SEQUEL TO STABBING AFFRAY,
COOLIE ARRESTED TWO YEARS
-AFTER
Arrested two years after the alleged cfence took place, Chan Yam, a coolie previously employed at the Taikoo Sugar
to notice, will ask "Will the Head of the Sanitary Department ascertain the
to reduce the alcoholic strength of Chinese wine; also the source of the water in the manufacture of Chinese vinegar?"
HIRED AND PAWNED.
YOUNG CHINESE cycle thief SENTENCED.
A young Chinese pleaded guilty at the
A reply, satisfactory to the strikers and the opposite direction struck the car. Befinery, appeared on remand before Central Magistracy yesterday, to five
on the lines of the above demands, was
not forthcoming..
Luckil
no one was hurt.
Two Chinese were removed to Hospital on Sunday, suffering from injuries to the At the time of writing no definite news head and body. One was knocked down of the progress of negotiations has reach by a tramear in Des Voeux Road West,
ed me
I have just heard from a Japanese source that all the Chineso demands have degenerated into a demand for $10,000 compensation and the summary execution of the two Japanese sailors.
THE BOYCOTT.
LECTURE SQUADS,
and the other, a woman, was struck by a motor-car near Western Street,
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Mr. B. E. Lindsell at the Central Magischarges of converting bicycles to his own tracy yesterday afternoon charged with doing grievious bodily harm to another coolie Ip Fuk, by stabbing him at Quarry Bay on January 19th, 1924.
Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared for, the defence and asked permission to reserve cross-examination of the witnesses, as he had only been instructed to appear for defendant a few minutes previous to the case coming up for hearing.
from various shops, and then pawn them. The thief's method was, to hire bicycles The defendant in each case handed to the pawnbroker a forged sale note of the Sun Company.
Defendant was stutenced to four weeks' the sentences to run consecutively, hard labour on each of the five counts,
prosecuted for the Police, said a detective Divisional Inspector P. Grant, who noticed defendant go into a pawnshop with a machine, and he followed him in. OUTWARD BOUND.
defendant invited him to visit the Sun The detective saw the sales note, and Among tho passengers booked for
The evidence fer the prosecution show Company. On the way the thief attempt Hongkong on the P. and O. 8.8. Karwain, ed that a quarrel, which led to a generaled to escape on the machine, but failed which left London on December 16th, are ant took place at the Taikoo Sugar Re fight between defendant and complain the following:-
finery on January 19th, 1924, where both. Mrs. Campbell, Mr. S. Crawford, Mr. mon were employed as packers. The in Angus Campbell, Miss Craig, Misterference of the Superintendent put in Cantrell, Miss Griffin, Mrs. L. Bend to the quarrti and fight, but a little pa In order to let the public know what Graham, L-Comdr, F, 5. Graham, B.N., later, it was alleged that defendant is really behind the present anti-im- Mr. J. M. Hazlerigg, Mr. C. F. Holland, followed complainant and stabbed him perialist boycott, the Canton Strike Rev. N. Y. Holward, Pay Licut, W. R. in the back. As a result of the wound Committee is sending out 17 lecture Jordan, Misa C. J. Lambert, Mr. A. he received, complainant received tree squads of five members each to different Lance, Mr. C. Lowick, Pay Comdr. mont in hospital for about three weeks. districts of Kwangtung. The first towns E. B. Lewis, B.N., Pay Mid C. F. The defendant disappeared immediately to be visited will be Honam, Tongue, Millet, RẬN, MẸ, C. G. Perdue, Miss after the affair and was only arrested Chinahan, Taileung, Kongmoon, Tam- Richards, Mr. L-W. Rogers, Pay Buba few days ago. shui, Shamchun, Chanchuco, Taiping, Lieut. C. H. Rutherford, E.N., Mr. F- Shekki, Toyshan, and suburbs of Canton Sutton, Mira Simpson, Lt-Condr, H. E. City:
Seaman, R.N.
FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)
After corroborative evidence had been given His Worship adjourned the case until Thursday morning at 11.20
WEATHER REPORT."
The Royal Observatory issued the following report at 6.06 p.m. yesterday:
The anti-cyclone has weakened further. It is now central over Bouth Korea A fresh to moderate monsoon may be ex- pected along the South-East Coast of China, and over the China Sea.
Local Forecast: N.E. winds, fresh to moderate; fair at first, overcast later; some drizzle or mist
1926
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