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THE BOYCOTT.
· PREPARING FOR A SETTLEMENT.
SWATOW SEEKS UNDERSTANDING
"WITH CANTON.
[гROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
The Canton Strike Committee enforcing
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1926
THIRD BALLAD" CONCERT.
A DELIGHTFUL PROGRAMME at
THE CATHEDRAL "HALL. The third of the series of aix Ballad Concerts organised by Mr. F. Mason in aid of the Organ Fund was held last evening in the Cathedral Hall. These
ECLIPSES.
LANTERN LECTURE BY REV. 1.
KIRK MACONACHIE.
In view of to-day's eclipse of the sun which will be partially visible in longkong, the lecture delivered by the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie at the Union
the so-called "anti-imperialist" boycott concerts are an excellent innovation. We Church Lecture Hall, Kennedy Road, last |
again. "Hongkong was consulted the other day by a committes of eight strikers from Swatow. It is understood that the Swatow strikers wish to end the boycott at the same time as Cantón, and they wish to have general understanding
A between the two parts as to the terms of settlement so that they may adopt the same policy of action when the time comes to resume normal traffic and trade.
It appears that all parties now involved in the anti-imperialist boycott are preparing for a settlement. The latest development as seen through reports from various sources is that all classes, except the workers serving as pickets, who are being personally benefited while others are suffering, are in favour of an early settlement. To enable year-end transu tions and collection of accounts to go ou between Canton and Hongkong Chinese merchants. a trace of from one to two wecks is being suggested to the Canton Strike Committee; and if this concession is made, many Hongkong Chinese may
be able to spend their Chinese New Year holidays in Canton, or vice versa, In the weantime, the Canton Strike Committee is compiling a list of fosags the workers consider they have suffered since the dini culty, in order to formulate a claim for compensation.
have all too little of this type of enter tainment by local amateurs, the only other performances of the kind being the Musicales at the Helena May Institute.
To the devotees of Roger Quilter, last night's programme must have been à gratifying one, since his works were given pride of place, eight of them being rendered by Mrs. Mathieson, Mr. Pieres, and Mr. Gardner. But the joy of listen- ing to Quilter is rather in the delightful blending of melody and accompaniment, than the setting of words to music, in which he frequently sacrifices the phras- ing to the demands of the music. More- over, his songs are essentially drawing there" in a concert-hall unless it is room ones, and frequently fail to "get
packed with very musical people. Never theless, the Quilter numbers were most enjoyable and Mr. Gardner's items in particular had about them the true Quilter atmosphere." Mr. Piercy let himself go in Sanderson's "Harlequin?" this boing the song which came nearest to getting an encore.
I know a bank of Martin Shaw's, as Also in their 'sclos. Both having well trained voices, they have been a great DISTURBANCES IN KWANGTUNG,quisition to our musical tanks and their
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] After a comparatively short period of nominal peace in Kwangtung, during which there was no serious civil strife, disturbances are again reported. It is reported that a force of between 3,000 to 4,000 men under the former anti-Red leaders Li Yi Piu and Chen Sao Chuh have entered Liaping district, driving off the magistrate and the Hunanese troops who have taken refuge in Yingtak. There has also been much movement of troops in Southern Kwangtung and along the West River districts, but the official explanation is that the Canton Govern- meat is moving troops to rid the territory concerned of pirncy and brigandage.
evening on "Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, proved exceptionally interesting lecture was adequately illustrated by
nawmber of fine lantern slides.
that it had occurred to some that this The lecturer, at the outset, romarked
would be a suitable occasion to give an informal talk on the subject of eclipses. Apart from the appearance of comets; eclipses of the sun or moon were the most striking occurrences in the sky. The earliest records of such occurrences were Chinese, Eut these were indefinite. All these ancient records failed. to give definite date or month regarding the occurrence. Eclipses of the sun or moon, continued the lecturer, could always be traced. There was nothing indefinite about oclipses, as they always come at the proper time-neither earlier nor later. Eclipses had been observed almost from the beginning of written records being kept.
The speaker then went on to mention number of historical incidents having a particular bearing on eclipses of the sa
ATHERLEY TRIAL ADJOURNED. FOREMAN OF JURY INDISPOSED.
The Atherley trial, which was to have been continued yesterday at the Criminal Sessions was adjourned owing to the foreman of the jury (Mr. P. N. da Silva) being unable to attend, owing to illness..
The Chief Justice said that he had seen
air, da Silva, and it was impossible for him to take his place on the jury. 3r. Zeitlyn and Mr. Jenkin had also agreed that it were.best to adjourn the case for a day.
The case will be continued to-day, it Mr. da Silva is woll enough to attend.
SUMMARY COURT. CLAIM TO INCREASE RENT. Before Mr. Justice Wood in the Sum- mary Court yesterday, a Chinese land. lord of No. 9, Lower Lascar Row, applied. for an order to increase the rent of one of his tenants by 8 per cent. The yearly rental was stated to be 8915.
Mr. R., A. Wadeson appeared for plain- tiff, and Mr. McCallum for the tenant.
Mr. Wadeson said that numerous altera-
tions had been made at the house; and the landlord should get a return for his expenditure, by a reasonable increase of
rent..
His Lordship examined the accounti or moon. On August 3rd 421 B.C. an aud said that 3198 only had been spent eclipse nearly prevented the Athenian on actual improvements. He gave judg
Both Mrs. Collett and Mrs. Mathieson will be leaving the Colony soon and this was probably their last appearance on the platform before their departure. Ifing. so affrighted were the members of this is so, they gave us something to re- the expedition by the occurrence and they member them by in the exquisite duet were only reassured by the quick-thinking brain of their leader who acted promptly. in reassuring them that everything was all right. When Caesar crossed the rubicon there was an eclipse recorded, on" March 1st, 31 B.C. Just after the out break of the Great War there was an eclipse and a Russian Commander, realis ing the effect that it would have on his uneducated following, issued notices fore warning them and explaining what was about to happen. A similar action was taken by the Emperor Claudius when there was to be an eclipse on his birth-
expedition against the Greeks from sailment for the tenant.
services have, been ungrudgingly given at numerous concerts. They will be a real lass to our local musical ranks.
Mrs. Cuming contributed two recita- tions and the programme was opened and terminated by two, Sullivan quartets, "When a wooer goes a-wooing being real loss to our local musical ranks.
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These Ballad Concerts do not appear to be advertised much, and only those in immediate touch with Cathedral affairs seem aware of them. This should not be se. They should draw a far larger at tendance, both on their merit and in order to achieve that object, viz: the reising of funds for the organ restora tion. There is at the best of times an atmosphere of frigidity about the An attempt at mutiny by troops of the audiences in the Cathedral Hall which ard Corps stationed at Shek-wai-tong is hardly conducive to bringing the best early this week was frustrated by the out of the artistes, and unless it is prac commanding officers aasuring them that ticully full the applaust is so meagre as their arrears of pay (for four months) to give the unfortunate impression that would be settled as soon as possible, the items are falling flat. At last Many junior officers and men within the night's concert, much as the items were force have been unable to get leave of Appreciated, it was difficult for the absence or pay Intély, although a great enthusiasts to keep up the applause. number of them were anxious to return The fourth concert of this series will to their homes in Yunnan.
take place in the Cathedral Hall on Febrtiary 10th at 8 pm, when, I under-
day on August let He realised what
portentous significance it would convey to the people by occurring on his birth day and he warned them in time not to be alarmed.
'PANTRY' BOY » INTIMIDATED.
TWO CHINESE SENTENCED.
A Hongkong Hotel pantry boy was the complainant in a gase at the Central Magistracy yesterday in which it was alleged that two Chinese bad intimidated
him.
At the previous bearing of the case, complainant stated that during the strike he remained at work. and as a result of this, the second defendant and four others, demanded 8100 from hits as ́forgiveness" money, because he did not, jain the strikers.
On December 4th the two defendants first called at the Hotel and said he must be well-to-do and have saved thou- sands of dollars. He told them that this It was due to the Arabians that astro-Was not so, but subsequently they told": nemical observations and the keeping of him that he would be killed if he did records concerning them were introduced not pay them. $100. Complainant paid into England.
An interesting point mentioned by the geturer was that going through records it had been found that during a very long period in the Middle Ages London only had two eclipses of the sun during 800 years; while Edinburgh was favoured or disfavoured with five of them and Dablin
two.
There were far more eclipses of the sup than the moon, explained the speaker, the proportion being 49 of the sun to 1;1
'one or two small sums on account, but the men were not satisfied and the com- plainant eventually approached the com- pradoro for a loan.
The compradore referred the matter to Mr. J. P. Bourne, Hotel Superintendent, who told the com- plainant to report the matter to the police.
Later, when complainant had another interview with the defendants, the latter were arrested by the police.
Mr. Owen (Hastings, Dennys and
of the moon. Yet they had all seen far Bowley) now appeared for the defence more eclipses of the sun than the moon, and submitted that he had no case to
stand, the soloists will be Mrs. A. M. the reason being that the proportion of answer and remarked that complainant | Bowes-Smith (Soprano), Mr. L. E.e earth covered by the shadow of the had appeared to give evidence to the i
Hopkins (Baritone) and Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith (Piano),
ORPHEUS.
TWO ARMED ROBBERIES.
OCCURRENCES AT YAUMATI.
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clause.
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His Worship-pointed out that he had already considered this point.
Mr. Owen intimated that he would pro-
ceed to call the defendants and witnesses
THE CHINESE SUFFRAGETTE.
DEMONSTRATION AT NANNING.
sun was very much less than that covered effect that he was threatened only.
His Worship (Major Willson) consider- [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
(by the shadow of the moon.
Eclipses of the moon recalled an ined that the evidence was quite sufficient The Chinese women in Nanning, the
teresting incident connected with Christo to cover the charge.
Mr. Owen submitted that the case was capital of Kweng Province, celebrated
pher Columbus, who twelve years after New Year Day by an equal rights' de-
his discovery, knowing that an eclipse of one simply of a threat to obtain money monstration in the Provincial Assembly
the moon was about to occur, threatened and should have been taken under an- Hall, the legislative headquarters of the
Two armed robberies at Yaumati were the natives that if they did not- bring other clause. Therefore he asked for the Government. They saluted the flag of the reported to police Headquarters yester- food supplies and provisions to him and discharge of the defendants, holding that Kuomintang-a red flag with a white day. One took place on Tuesday night his men, who were on the verge of starva-they had been charged under the wrong circle on blue mounting on the upper left and the other yesterday morning. tion, he would cause the moon to go out. corner-and read aloud the command-
With regard to the occurrence of In due course the moon was eclipsed and ments of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen at the
yesterday morning, it appears that a Christopher Columbus speedily received sorvant girl, sixteen years old, was sit all the provisions he required from the ting alone in her cubicle on the 2nd floor natives, who begged him to intercede for of No. 17, Temple Street, Yaunati at them and put the moon back to its former sam, when someone knocked at the state. He promised to pray to the Gods door and two men entered. After sitting for them and confined himself to his cabin down for a time, one of the men sad and in due course normality was resumed. denly scized her and then gagged her, The lights were, then switched out and and tied her hands with a piece of the lantern slides' screened, these materi cloth. The men told the girl to keep ally aiding the lecturer in giving a scienti quiet, otherwise they would stab her. fic explanation of eclipses." While the robbers were engaged in ran- sacking the cubicle, the girl succeeded in freeing; her feet and removing the geg. She then rushed onto the verandah and shouted robbery," Both men ran downstaire with some property they had stolen, but were arrested by the police.
opening ceremony, making three obeis ances before a photograph of the late Kimintang chief before taking their seats. After listening to the usually feng speeches of the party orators engaged for the occasion, there was a parade through the streets.
ARMS "FOUND ON “BENAVON."
SEVERAL CHINESE FIREMEN DETAINED.
A long search on the s.s. Benares after she arrived in Hongkong on Tuesday from London v Singapore, resulted in the discovery of 65 revolvers and 5,564 rounds
of ammunition.
The arms and ammunition were found secreted in the Chinese firemen's quarters, part of the contraband being among the personal kit of the men..
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There Was large gathering at the in the street before they had time to get Roof Garden, Hongkong Hotel, last away and the property they had taken night, when & special supper dance was recovered.
held in aid of the fund which is being The other robbery which took place raised for assisting the dependants of between nine and ten o'clock on Tuesday Apparently it was all ready to be night, was perpetrated at a coolie mat- the late Able Beaman Batchelor, who lost smuggled ashore when the time came abed in King's Park, Yaumati by four his life at the Hongkong Hotel Fire on
men, two armed with daggers." The New Year's Day.
The No. 1 freman escaped, but twelve of the firemen have been detained by the
· police pending enquiries.
It is understood that some of them will be charged at the Magistracy this morn- ing
robbers escaped with 8200 in cash and
other, articles. While the robbers wäre The fund which was recently opened
in the matshad, an old coolis struggled with one of them and was stabbed in the thigh.
is deterap His Worship remarked that at the previous hearing, before Mr. Owen had been instructed in the case, the prosecu tion had closed and defendants had stated that they had no witnesses to call and elected to make a statement. There fore, he could not allow. Mr Owen to re-open the defence.
His Worship sentenced each defendant to three months hard labour.
A FIERY YOUTH.
STORY OF A TEA HOUSE ALTERCATION,
At the Central Magistracy yesterday. Chinese youth, was charged with dis- orderly conduct at a Chinese tea-house.
Defendant had an altercation with one of the waitresses und had consequently with a chopper, and standing in the door- to be turned out. He returned, armed. way threatened the inmates. The police arrived when the master of the shop bles a police whistle, and the irate youth was arrested,
A fine of $10-was imposed with the
has been considerably augmented by alternative of 14 days' imprisonment. He donation of £50 from the Hongkong Boxing Association.
was also ordered to furnish surety of, 850 to be of good behaviour.-
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