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THE STRIKE WILL BE CHIANG KAI SHEK'S
OVER SOON.
MR. LUK KING FOR'S OPINION.
RELAXATION IN PICKETING.
MONEY FROM RUSSIA..
A correspondent writing from Shameen" on Wednesday says:
The Chinese here have an idea that the strike will be ever very soon. I saw Mr. Luk King For and he confirmed this 、opinion.
The strike will be soon over," he remarked, and when I expressed my own doubt, he smiled and said Eugene Chen was working hard to bring about a
settlement.
The Russian as. Kalima brought 73
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 11TH, 1926
DRAFTED TO CANTON,
VARIOUS SCHEMES FOR RAISING MONEY.
[FROM OUR CHINESS CORRESPONDENT.] General Chiang Kai, Shek has recalled from the Eastern districts of Kwangtung more than 4,000 of his trusted troops; and the irregular schedule of the Chinese Section of the Casten-Kowloon Railway during the last few days has been caused by troops monopolizing the service to the exclusion of the public.
As a war tax, the tariff of the Canton Hankow Railway, Kwangtung Section, is to be increased by 50 per cert
CORRESPONDENCE.
A PROTEST FROM 'SWATOW. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKOND DAILY PRESS."]
SUMMARY COURT.
MRS. W. B. HIND SUES MRS. OGILVIE.
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Before Mr. Justice. Wood at "the Summary Court yesterday, Mrs. W. B. SIR,-Everybody everywhere is ap Hind claimed from Mrs. Ogilvis, $400, parently very much interested in strike for damage done by water to goods in news, particularly where casos of unber fat. The defendant was the lessor warranted abuses on the part of pickets of the flat where plaintiff formerly lived. Mr. L D. Turner represented Mrs. Mr. are concerned. ́ ́ ̄`
Ogilvie, who was "not present. Turner said that his client had been ill and bad left the Colony, for a short time.
The past week in Swatow has been rather eventful. The following summary is well worth recording and from it may be obtained some idea of the situation here at the moment.
On May 31st an Indian watchman (in the employ of Jardine's) fell a prey to the strike pickets after landing a case of milk from the Hongkong steamer He was marched, to the (Japanese). striker's headquarters and there detained till the evening when a group of his
released him. The outcome of a protest military expenses to ward off the invasion lodged with the British Consul is not directed by Marsha! Wu Pei Fu's follow-yet known. ers through Hunan.
The
Mrs. Hind said that she went to live at No. 4. Victoria View in September of last year. She occupied two rooms on the ground floor, both of which were un- furnished. She furnished the rooms her- self and paid $300 a month as rent. Mrs. Ogilvie was her landlady. Witness ide she lived there until last April. but had
cases of specie, cach case containing money is needed by the Kuomintang for/Quntrymen with big sticks went and only paid the rent up to the end of
$3,000, consigned to the Central Bank of China from Russia. This is no rumour merely. The money actually arrived Every day the Central Bank of China pays cut large sums towards the cost of feeding and maintaining the strikers.
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Shameen at present, is full of Chinese employees. The strikers outside know this quite well and, indeed, have brought the question up before the Strike Com
mittee.
The Strike Committee have informed
the Canton Foreign Office that the
strikers now illegally occupying the pro- perties of British subjects in the City will be moved cut shortly. The Foreign Office wrote to H. B. L. Consal to that effect last week but the move out has not been made
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[FROM OUR COINTRE CORRESPONDENS } Mr. Eugene Chen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kuomintang in Canton, is said to be arranging with the British and the French Consulates in Shameen for re-opening Shanicen to trade as a first act of the coming boycott settlement.
The Native Silk Guild has been made to pay its 1929 likia dues in advance,
with
discount of 15 per cent.
All Kuomintang employees and public servants in Canton will have to accept
One of Butterfeld & Swire's godowns was broken into one night, and in the morning when a "police representative was there investigating the matter
strange ** scene occurred. The pickets intervened and had resort to arms but
there was no loss of life.
The Masonic Lodge was broken into a
March.
The damage began in October, 1925, when she noticed the ceiling in the bath- room falling down, and the electric light fittings became unixed. She sent for an electrician to repair it, but he said that the ceiling was too dangerous. Plaintif informed Mrs. Ogilvie of the damage, help it. Last March the ceiling fell in, and all she said was that she could not
and her furniture and linen
20 per cent of their salaries in war bonds econd time and sustained losses to the damaged by water,
now being issued by the Canton régime.
The principal four commercial guilds of Canton have been officially appointed special agents of the Kuomintang to assist the circulation and sale of war bonds.
extent of some seven to eight hundred dollars.
Last but not least, there were two out-
were
His Lordship: When you first noticed the damage why did you not remove your goods-The water came through in my
rages on Sunday morning when the absence. I did not spend much time in Socony and A.P.C. were involved, and the flat because it was not habitable.
His Lordship repeated the question, their Russian employees were assaulted Persons living on boats being regarded by the pickets. In the case of the and plaintiff said she had no other place now as residents of Canten, the Kuomin- Socony Russian, the parcel he was carry-where she could put the goods. She had tang are trying to raise war funds bying was taken away from him. He re-enough furniture in the flat to furnish ordering all boats to re-register and to renew their arms permits. Each one has to take out a Kuomintang flag" at fees ranging from 88 up according to the size of the vessel;
director of the War Bonds Bureau in
fused, however, to hand over the bicycle which the pickets also demanded. In the other ease the stunt" took place just outside the A.P.C. office. Their Russian was returning from town on his bicycle carrying a parcel when the pickets in.
Replying to Mr. Turner, plaintif said eight rooms, that she had previously resided at King's Terrace,
Mr. Turner: When you left King's Terrace did you not go to Mrs. Ogilvie
It is understood that Mr. Fok Chi Tintercepted him and took away the bicycle and say that you wanted a roof over your Canton, whose resignation was announced in the Daily Press, yesterday, will be dismissed by the Kuorintang for having failed to interest sufficient people to take up war bonds.
SHOULD CHINESE LADIES BOB. DEBATE AT YM.C.Á.
and the parcel containing a bag of sugar He was then and a bottle of whisky. told to go about his own business. I have no doubt protests have been made
I will not answer hend-Certainly not. such questions. I object to them.
In reply to other questions, Mrs. Hind said she had taken the flat for a year, by the two oil companies to their respec as she had been told it was all right. tive Consuls, but judging from past ex-The furniture which she had put into it perience little or no satisfaction can be had cost her $200. She also contended.
What that the hall was also let to her. obtained from the authorities next?....
For how long will the British Govern-
At the same time. the Kuomintang Commissioner of Reconstruction in Can-
During further cross-examination, she ton bas asked the pickets of the Strike Committee along the Canton Kowloon
said to Mr. Turner, "I asked you to
railway, Chinese section, to modify their
The subject for debate at the Englishment tolerate these violations of Treaty come to see this damage, and you ignored
nasociated with the rights? Too much "face" has been lost it." methods of inspection so as to minimize Debating Club the possible misunderstanding between Chinese YM.C.A. this (Friday) crening already in this strike region, and it is sidered. the prestige and protection of them and the Chinese travellers to and is Should Chinese Ladies have their high time the Home Government con-
hair bobbed."
British lives and property.-Yours, etc., from Hongkong.
·ANTI-PICKETS.
For one reason or another pickets along the Bund in Canton have certainly not been so vigilant of persons arriving at or departing from Canton during the last few days. The recent arrest of 17. picket chiefs and strike lenders by the
Strike Committee itself may perhaps
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have been responsible for this relaxation
The debate will be in English and will be held in the Association's social room at 8 p.m.
TRIBUTE TO HONGKONG'S VICAR APOSTOLIC. ARRANGEMENTS FOR MONDAY'S FUNCTION.
Swatow, 8th June, 1926.
ALLEGED MAKING OF CANNON. AGAINST A CHINESE CHARGE
ENGINEER.
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Plaintiff vigorously denied ever baring) She agreed that she had paid the rent given a month's notice to Mrs. Ogilvie in arrears before she issued the writ
The damaged goods, she said, were still in the cupboard. When she was told that the linen at least could have been wash- ed, she replied "I have spent quite enough money on other things.
After further argument. His Lordship giving judgment, said that the plaintiff had notice of the nuisance before the The case in which Lai Tak, the master damage occurred, and she could have re- of the Tin Lin engineering shop at No. moved her goods. If there was neglig 352, Reclamation Street, Mongkok, is cnce, she had contributed to it. He found being charged with possession of six that there was no negligence on the part dismantled cannon and spare parts was of the defendant.
Judgment with coats was, therefore, Mr. Luk King For, a departmental chief Theatre Royal on Monday next' when continued before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at
-able.
Arrangements are practically complet
of the picketing which has been notice ed for the reception to be given by the Catholic Community of Hongkong at the
addresses will be presented to the Right
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has Reverend Monsignor H. Valtorta, Vicar the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday after-given to Mrs. Ogilvie..
been planning to pay a visit to Hongkong but it is not clear whether or not be will bs in Hongkong in connection with the boycott settlemens negotiations.
FORGED NOTES."
CONCEALED IN GIRDLE AND SHOES.
Apostolic of Hongkong, in succession to the late Bishop Pozzoni.
Among those who have signified their intention of being present are H.E. the Governor and Lady Clementi, His Grace Archbishop C. Constantini, the Papal delegate at Peking, who arrived in the Colony yesterday. by the .. President Cleveland, and the Catholic Bishops of Macao and Canton. It is anticipated that the Right Rev. C. R. Duppy Bishop of Victoria) will also attend.
The Vicar Apostolic will be presented also with a pastoral ring. The addresses
BOOD.
After the case for the prosecution had closed, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, for the He defence, submitted that the case did not come under the Arms Ordinance. contended that the Ordinance referred only to arms and ammunition which could be carried. The whole of the act
referred to small arms.
ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL BANK
CLOSED.
VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION. `. The Oriental Commercial Bank, Ltd, st 50, Des Voeux Road Central, closed ita doors yesterday and is going into volun- tary liquidation:
Mr. Nihill overruled the objection.
The bank has branches at Bangkok, Continuing, Mr. Fitzroy, said. the machines had been made according to the Shanghai, Havana and Tientsin. Recent plan given to the defendant by the per-ly there was a run on the Cuban branch sons who ordered them. They were to be owing to the general financial uneasiness
Before Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday a Chinese youth was charged with possession of of congratulation upon his appointment His Worship desired, & demonstration one of the principal shareholders of the
nine forged one-dollar notes of the Hong.
kong and Shanghai Bank,
Five of the notes were discovered hidden in his girdle, and the remainder in his shoes: Defendant was arrested on his way to board the s.8. Hydrangea,
The keeper of a boarding house said defendant tendered some of the notes as a deposit when applying for lodgings Witness noticed at a glance that the notes were forged.
Mr. R. Moodie, of the Hongkong and Shinghai Bank, also gave evidence that the notes were forgeries,
Defendant was sentencel to six months' hard labour.
The ordination and consecration of Sun. Monsignor Valtorts takes place on day morning at a special service which
used for extacting oil from peanuts, and there. The personal business failure of of the working of the machines would be given.
bad played a leading part in the forma are in nine languages, English, Chinese
bank also caused considerable alarm. He Portuguese, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German and Japanese. Each ad- In regard to the small gun, he would tion of the Bank, and, according to the dress will be offered by a representative have to pleaded guilty to a technical statement of the Acting Manager, his failure so lowered the bank's prestige offence. There was no doubt that it was that the Directors considered is advis speaker of the community concerned.
small cannon. It had been handed to able in the interests of all to
go into voluntary Equidation. defendant as a model
It is stated that all depositors car Le paid in full and that it is probablo there will still be a balance for the share. holders. Most of the capital-$1,700,000 was subscribed by overseas. Chiness of The position of the various accounts.at bank in Hongkong now is as follows:
8" 3,000
At 4
South America and Cuba
The defendsat, in evidenta, said that will last from 8.30 until about 10.30 early this year he was approached in The service will be conducted by Arch-regard to making certain water-power bishop Constantini assisted by the peanut oil crushers. A man came to him Bishops of Macao and Canton,
with a plan, and he made the machines p.m. p.m. there will be a special thanks accordingly. He made a trunnion in the the
after which, at the machines because he had not the equip- giving service,
The man asked him 1. piece of iron. Mission House, the Catholic Community ment for boring a bole through the whole will be introduced to the new Bishop make two machines and the price fixed
Tea was 8330 each. and to the Archbishop, Delegate.
Continuing, witness said that he later will be served to visitors from 4.30 to € p.m. The Band of the Salesian Fathere had orders from two other men.
The case at this stage was adjourned until Tuesday afternoon. will be in attendance.
In current account On fixed deposit
120,000
20,000
In savings accounts Miscellaneous approx.... 20,000 Mr. J. Y. Lum, the Hongkong Manager, has been in Han Francisco recently but is now returning. In his absence Mr. K T. Cheung has been carrying out the duties of acting manager.
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