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LABOUR TROUBLES IN
CANTON.
SPECIAL COMMISSION
"APPOINTED.-
M. BORODIN TO INSPECT TROOPS AT SHIUKWAN.
THE WAR LEYT
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
The Kuomintang is appointing a special commission to settle the dispute between the Kuomintang Workers' Conference and the Central Labour Union Mr. Shu Jen, the chief of the Labour Division of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee, will be chairman and there will be three representatives from each of the contending groups. The Workers' Conference allege that some of its mem "bers have been killed by the Central Labour Union and on July 19th the Con- ference-pickets took -Mr.-Chan Suma "leader of the Central Labour Union, into custody without the aid of the police, an action contrary to Kuomintang regula tions governing labour pickets. It is this action which brought matters to a head between the two parties and this will be the chief question which the newly ap pointed commission will be called upon
to settle.
TROUBLE FEARED...
It is feared that the departure of General Chiang Kai Shek for the front and the collection of the war levy will be the signal for considerable trouble in the Province of Kwangtung. The Chao- mei districts. (Swatow) are protesting against having to raise 82,000,000 whilst only $3,000,000 is expected from the rest
of the Province. (It will be remembered
that the Eastera, districts were ordered to raise $3,000,000 as a punishment for the help given to General Chan Kwing Ming in his abortiva campaign against Canton last year). The Canton Strike Committee are expressing dissatisfaction over the refusal of the Kuomintang to allow them to participate in the Canton Hongkong conference and trouble is anticipated in this quarter as a con- sequence. Moreover, in the absence of newspapers rumours circulate freely and add to the general feeling of disquiet.
POSTMEN'S THREATS.
The Canton Postmen's Union is again talking of a strike because their terms or demands have not been acceded by the Post Office authorities. It is suggested that the strike will commence on or about August 1st and recently a member of the indoor staff of the Chinese Post Office in Canton received a threatening letter.
M. BORODIN.
M, Borodin, the Soviet High Commis sioner to South China, was to have left Canton-on-Tuesday-last-for-Shiukwaa-to- inspect the Kuomintang "trööps, but he did not go. It is expected now that he will accompany General Chiang Kai Shek. General Chiang saw most of his staff de- part for the front on July 27th. Whilst General Chiang Kai Shek is absent General Li Tsai Shin will be in supreme command in Kwangtung and General Huang Shao Hung in Kwangsi
BLOCKADE OF
WUCHOW.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 29ra, 1926
PROFESSOR LANGSNER
IN COURT.
THE QUESTIONS IN HOUSE OF BOUND OVER FOR ASSAULT.
COMMONS.
MR. EUGENE CHEN'S CABLE TO
MR. TREVELYAN.
TO PAY $10 COMPENSATION.
The case in which Professor Maximillian Langaner, the telephathist, was charged with assaulting the bead "boy" at the Hongkong Hotel, was concluded before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Central Magis tracy yesterday.
CARGO PILFERED.
TIN PLATES STOLEN DURING THE TYPHOON,
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST LIGHTER'S CREW.
Alleged to have been concerned in pilfering from a cargo of 14,000 cases of tin, plates which were brought into the Colony by the as, Speybank for the Standard Oil Company, eight members of the crew of one of the Company's A conviction was recorded by his Wor-lighters, appeared on remand at the to Mr. O. P. Trevelyan, Labour Membership, who bound the Professor over in a Kowloon Magistracy yesterday before of the House of Commons, who recently
The Canton Foreign Office has auther ised the publication of the following cable which Mr. Eugene Chen, the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, dispatched
questioned Sir Austen Chamberlain on
the subject of the British blockade of the
Port of Wuchow:"....
personal bend of $50 for a period of six months to keep the peace, and further
ordered him to pay $10 as compensation
to the complainant.
Referring to Sir Austen Chamber- lain's reply to your question regarding
At the previous hearing, an adjourn the British blockade of the port of ment was made to enable witnesses for Wuchow i have to state that the Gaa-the defence to be called. ton Government did not issue instrue-
tions-that facilities should be provided When the case was rosumed yesterday, because the British have no treaty Mr. Maurice Regad, the Professor's right to insist on the Chinese authon-secretary, gave evidence of the incident, ties providing pilotage for British war- ships in Chinesa inland waters. The which occurred at table during dinner on Canton Foreign Office, however, re- July 20th. quested the Chinese authorities at Wuchow to facilitate the passage of the British gunboats which the Acting British Consul-General stated wore already en route to recover the body of a dead Britisher. The Wuchow authorities accordingly extended facili
"WHAT THE "BOY" DID.
Mr. Regad stated that they went to a table near a verandah, when the "boy" told them they could not have a certain
Mr. J. H. B. Nihill.
Accused were charged with the larceny of 16 cases of tin plates, which com prised part of the consignment imported by the Standard Oil Company.
Mr. F. G. Vaux prosecuted and Mr. W..B. Hind-defended six of the eight men...
Mr. Vaux applied for the withdrawal of the charge against the eighth defen- dant, stating that this man was a cook on the lighter in question, the Delaware, and would, at a later stage, be put into the witness box to give evidence.
On "the application of Mr-Vaux, bis Worship amended the charges to read that the larceny was in Tsup Wan Bay,
ties including presents of food and table 1ne "boy" stood behind the Fro- instead of Victoria Harbour. finally, pilots whose pay was borne by the Chinese authorities.
As Chinese pilots in Wuchow have for more than a year refused to serve un British trading ships, their objection was naturally strenger to serving on board Britisa warships. But the Chi- Dese authorities eventually induced them to agree to do so in view of the object of the British Mission, the dead being specially sacred with our people.
Because there was inevitable delay in the pilots going on board, the British Senior Naval Officer showed himself (sa Sir Austen Chamberlain suggests) most capable in using his discretion by blockading the Chinese port of Wuchow for ten hours and thus com- mitting an overt act of war against the Nationalist Government of Canton.
fessor's chair, and, although told to go away several times, be refused to do so.. The Professor, rising slightly from his chair, pushed the "boy" and the latter fell
CASE OUTLINED.
Outlining the case, Mr. Vaux said that a consignment of 14,000 cases of tin plates arrived in Hongkong for the Stan The Professor asked for, the Manager dard Oil Company by the as. Splybank. to be called, but the complainant brought | Some were delivered direct to the a chit book instead, and laid it on the table. The book was thrown away and complainant was asked to call another "boy" to serve at the table. Complain ant, however, persisted in staying and stamped his foot.
Replying to Mr. R. A. Wadeson, who appeared for the hotel "boy witness said that when the manager was asked The British Senior Naval Officer for, the complainant did bring a head doubtless has British precedent for this act of "international brigandaga.""boy" who did nothing beyond speak Bat it is action of this sort that is fore-to the other in Chinese. Asked if the ing Chinese nationalists to realise the Professor was angry, witness said that he hollowness of British Official declara-
was and that he (witness) would have felt the same ünder the circumstances.
tions affirming friendship for China and respect for independence and sover eignty.
(Sd) CHENYU JEN, Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs.
STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS.
The following are the reports cable by Reuter and received through the British Wireless Service upon which Mr. Eugene Chen based the reply given above:
LONDON, July 21st.
In reply to further questions," witness explained that the complainant was stand- ing on the verandah when he held the chair.
The Professor said that he had another witness, a European member of the hotel staff, who had promised to attend Court, but had not come.
godown, but part of the consignment was tracaferred to three of the Company's lighters. The cargo consisted of 3,000 cases measuring 10 by 20, and 11,000 cases measuring 14 by 181. This was a very peculiar size, and nobody else in the Colony ever had any of this size. After the cargo on board the lighter Delaware had been tallied and put into the storehouse, a witness, who would give evidence, asked the first defendant, who was the No. 1 tallyman, if he had delivered the complete consignment of cargo `taken from the Speybank. This question was naked as a precaution, in view of previous pilferage of “cargo.
TRANSFERRED TO SAMPAN..
Shortly after the cargo had been stored, the typhoon signals were hoisted and the lighter proceeded to Tsun Wan Bay to take shelter. On the 20th, the master of a ship, also in this Bay, saw' members of the crew unloading what appeared Mr. Lindsell remarked that he could to be, tia plates into a sampen. The not make a farther adjournment.
Standard Oil Company were informed and a report was then made to the police. Subsequent inquiries, resulted in sixteen
Superintendent at the Standard Oil cases being found at No. 18, Tung Street. Giving evidence, Mr. W. C. Kailey, Company's Lai Chi Kok installation, and the witness referred to by Mr. Vaux," with regard to the unloading of the cargo from the lighter. He said that the Speybank agreed with the figures of the figures of the tallyman on board_the first, defendant, when the cargo was put into the storehouse at Lai Chi Kok. He livered all the cargo he had taken from asked the first defendant if he had de- the ship; and the man replied that there were no more cases on board the lighter. FIGURES AGREE.
Sir Austen Chamberlain, replying in UNGOVERNABLE TEMPER. the House of Commons to a question by: Mr. C. P. Trevelyan (Labour), in regard referred to the fact that the complainant Addressing his Worship, Mr. Wadeson to the closing of the port of Wushow for was an old and valued servant of the ten hours on June 24th, by the British
hotel, and was one of the few who re- Senior Naval Officer, after reciting the mained at his duties throughout the facts of the case said that His Majesty's strike. Mr. Wadeson submitted that on Government still awaited further, and account of the Professor's ungovernable detailed information, but, in view of the temper he had knocked the "boy" down, instructions issued by the Canton Cover-end, from his point of view, he had been ment that facilities should be provided, so badly treated that the other servants the Foreign Office was inclined to the in the hotel refused to wait on the defen- view that the responsibility for the dant. It was only with great difficulty incident rested with the local" Chinese that they were persuaded to do so. authorities.
ANY PIZCEDENT} __Mr.Trevelyan_asked if there was any precedent for British Naval Ofcers using · their discretion in their relations with foreign Powers without reference to the
Home Government..
[BRITISH WIRELEAS AZEVICE.]
950, for a period of six months to keep fessor would be bound over in a band of
the peace, and would have to pay $10 compensation to the hotel boy,"
In conclusion, Mr. Wadeson asked his Worship to fine defendant and make an order for compensation for the "boy,"
Mr. Lindsell remarked that it was quite clear that there must have been some misunderstanding, as the defendant and complainant did not understand each Bir Austen replied that happily for the other's language.. He thought the Pro- world there was plenty, of precedent, British Empire and the peace of the fessor, actually did push or hit the "boy"", so that he fell. He would record a con- British Naval Officers had always shownviction on the assault charge; the Pro themselves most capable of using their NEWSPAPER PRINTERS DEMANDS.iscretion (Ministerial cheers.)
The printing staff of Tin Chiang Pao and other newspapers of Canton City have put forward the following conditions for resuming work:-(1) The Tin Chiang
The facts known to the Foreign Office, Poo to publish an apology for having as related by Sir Austen Chamberlain, published a telegram from the Central were that after the murder of a British Labour Union which was unfavourable to subject (Mr. J. M. Philips of the the Kuomintang Workers Conference; P.C.), three British ships were pro- (2) All workers to receive an increase of ceeding, at the request of the British Wages; (3) No editorial comments, news, Acting Consul-General, to visit the or advertising matter criticising adversely neighbourhood to investigate the cir workers and farmers to be published by cumstances of the crime. any newspaper; (4) No newspaper to suspend publication without the consent of the workers, and discharged workers to be given two months' pay,
.THE FACTS.
The Canton Government said that they had ordered the local authorities to afford the British ships all facilities at Wuchow.
However, an anti-foreign organization The newspapers in Canton, except the Min Eun Jih Pao and the Kuo Minden which the local Government appeared at Wen, condemn the demands of the first to have been unwilling or unable to workers as outrageous Up to July 28th, control, caused obstruction regarding the there was no settlement and the Canton engagement of pilota. After several days newspaper owners state that there will fruitless negotiations, the Senior Naval be ab? discussion whatsoever on the at- Officer was obliged to resort to other tempt of the printers to dictate editorial measures and he took steps to close the policy. They admit the possibility of a port. It proved unnecessary, and Sir conference over the questions of wages Austen, to stop shipping as pilots were
Pfurnished and the ships "proceeded..
and service conditions.
CONSTABLE CHARGED AT
KOWLOON,
ALLEGED THEFT OF WATCH.
ACCUSED OF LYING.
Before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, Shan tung constable, attached to the Mongkok Police Station, who in, alleged to have stolen a watch from a prisoner arrested for breach of the Opium Ordinatice, was charged with larceny, and alternatively with misbehaving himself as a police con stable by telling lies.
Tungs
corroborated the solicitor's statement
In answer to questions by Mr. Hind, witness said the defendant delivered 4,895 cases which number agreed with the possible for cases to be put into the small ship's tallyman's figures. It was hardly storehouse on the lighter by vertain mem- bets of the crew without the remaining members knowing about it, as the boat was very" open and the cases Were-so heavy that they could not fail to be seen.
Capt. Mutt, of the ss. Wing On, gave, evidence relating to the transference of cargo from the lighter to a sampan at Taun Wan Bay.
Worship adjourned the case until this After hearing further evidence, his
afternoon.
"THEFTS.
LOSSES AT KOWLOON DÖCKS AND
→GOVERNMENT LABORATORY.
Police reports yesterday, contained do- tails of three thefts, two of which occurred at the Kowloon Docks, and the other at the Government Laborstory,“ plauk
Mr. Forsyth, engineer, 2, Havelock Terrace, Kowloon Docks, reported that sometime between July 23rd and the 27th some person atole from his house three pieces of jewellery, valued $40; two-valve
wireless set, value $60; and a pocket book containing private papers and
and #3 in money..
A
The other robbery was reported-by Mr. In answer to the first charge, the Bliss, No. 1, Tantallon Terrace, Kowloon defendant pleaded that he took the water Docks, who states that between July 16th from the arrested man whilst searching and yesterday, various articles, to the him, but he had no intention of stealing total value of 350.50, were. stolen from his it. Regarding the second count, the de daughter's bedroom. These include a fendant said that he was obliged to tell silver manicure set, a silver tray, a silver lies to the Inspector, as he had lost the basket, a fountain pen, and a purse con
His Worship entered a plea of "Not Guilty on the first count and "Guilty" on the second
The case was provisionally fixed for to-day.
watch.
taining 62.50 in money,
Mr. E R. Dorey, Government Analyst, reported that a platinum instrument has
been stolen from a 'room in the Govern ment Laboratory in Eastern-Street. : The value of the instrument is 'ET.
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