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BETTER NEWS FROM CANTON.
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BOYCOTT OF BRITISH CARGO TO BE LIFTED.
WATERFRONT CLEAR OF PICKETS YESTERDAY, '
HOPES OF TRADE RESUMPTION.
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TAX HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH,
The report published yesterday that the Transportation Guilds had decided to discontinue their boycott of British cargo has been confirmed by further information from Canton.
It is stated that the boycott was definitely lifted yesterday and that there are no pickets to be seen now anywhere along the Bund The change in the position was not reflected in any increase of cargo brought by the Hongkong-Canton steamers, but this is probably due to the fact that these vessels left early in the day. This afternoon's arrivals should show a decided improvement. Yesterday the Fatehan brought down nearly a hundred passengers and the usual supplies, of, vegetables The Tung On had about a thousand passengers but no cargo,
The cargo coolies for some time past have been hotly disputing among themselves regarding their policy. Some wished the boycott to end and some wished it to continue, and apparently the former have carried tha day. According to the new resolution, it is understood, there will be no interference with any stealer whether British or Chinese owned.
Our Chinese correspondent writes:
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The workers in Canton have said 'No' to the proposition of the professional labour agitators that vessels carrying the five colour Chinese Bag should be boycotted together with those carrying the British fag, but are demanding that they shall be allowed to work vessels, British included, because they realise that failure to do so will put all lightermen and stevedores out of their jobs. It is understood that unemployment without further doles will force many to override the original decision of the leaders. leaders, of course, do not have to work but live on the monthly dues paid by the workers to their unions."
These
There was a rumour yesterday that a Norwegian "Captain had been seriously wounded in Canton, but enquiries at, the Norwegian Consulate showed that there was no truth whatever in it.
TRADE
PROSPECTS.
NO INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC.
MERCHANTS STRONGLY AGAINST BOYCOTT RENEWAL.
[TROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)
There 23 no. anxiety now that the Canton-Hongkong traffic, either in pas
CANTON POLITICS.
THE FUTURE SEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT.
GOSSIP. REGARDING APPOINT- MENTS.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
MURDERED MAN'S BODY TO BE EXHUMED.
THE WESTERN MARKET AFFRAY.
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE.
MAN'S LIFE FOR PIG FODDER.
UNCONSCIOUS HUMOUR,
Before Mr. Justice Wood, the Puisto Judge, three Chinese from a village in the New Territories (Yunlong district) were charged with the manslaughter of a villager in Tai Kiu, a neighbouring village.
An unusual application was made be- tóra Sir H. C. Gollan, the Chief Justice, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday.
Mr. A. Dyer Ball, appearing on behalf of the Crown in connection with the prosecution of a Chinese for the alleged The Attorney-General (the Hon. Mr. murder of another in the Western Market J. H. Kemp) prosecuted, and Mr. C. G affray several weeks ago, said that the Alabaster, K. C. (instructed by Mr. E. S. defence was applying for an exhumation C Brooks), defended." order and the assignment of an expert medical witness.
Outlining the case for the Crown, the Attorney-General said that the quarrel had seemingly arisen "out of the use of a certain field. for the purpose of drag. ging for a water weed used as pig fodder,
The application was in respect of the Hody
of the murdered man which boro wound marks which the defence was anxious to have the opportunity of The understanding was that the field, examining. The Crown Solicitor and the which adjoined the two villages, should Attorney-General had considered the only be used for such purposes when not
containing paddy. matter and were quite prepared to take the steps necessary for the exhumation. The Crown itself had considered making such an order prior to the filing of the indictment and they were, therefore, the more "ready to acquiesce,
His Lordshipment granted an adjourn ment until Wednesday, November 24th, for the exhumation to be carried out.
Mr. H. S. Fitzroy was for the defence.
"THE TOY-GUN "HOLD-UP."
THE CHIEF JUSTICE ON CRIME.
"The behaviour was excellent on all sidea, and considerable gallantry was. shown, because they did not know what the weapon was If more people would act as these gentleman did, we would According to gossip in party circles not have quite so many of these cases;" said the Chief Justice yesterday, when a
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]
the Auomintang leaders, who are leaving
The quarrel arose out of the action of certain women from one village who went to the £d and commenced to drag for the weed while paddy was growing in the field. They were chased away by men from the other village (the three prisoners, it is alleged, among them).
from the adjoining village came out to The prisoners then alleged that men
start a fight at the instance of the women who had been driven away, The Crown witnesses alleged that after scaring the women away, the three prisoners attack- ed certain other of the men from the adjoining village who were working in the fields.
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According to the wife and daughter of the deceased, who died as a result of a spear wound, the deceased was merely tending his paddy field when he was assaulted by prisoners. According to prisoners, the deceased took part in an organised atack against them and the
fered with in future. A few labour unionsway, will, after a consultation with cot/stealing a pair of ear-riegs and a ring had been seized from him and later used sengers or freight, will be seriously inter. for Hankow by the Canton Hänków Raul Chinese was charged' with robbery by deceased himself held the weapon which
have been causing trouble recently but leagues, in Central China, issue a mani- they have had to co-operation, in ansin Wuchang, and not the group of officials festo from there declaring that their party way from the merchants who are gener ally very anxious for the trade disorders in Peking, should be regarded as the
National Government of China.
to cease.
Several Chinese skipping agencies have just announced, special arrangements for the shipment of cargo between Hongkong and Canton notwithstanding the efforts of the labour leaders to dictate terms and to discriminate against vessels flying the
British flag.
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The Tetsusan Maru, of the Canton. Shanghai, S.S: Company, which cleared Hongkong for Canton on November 19th and the ni Mfan of the Hip Luce 8.8. Company and several other freighters, in addition to the regular Canton-Hong kong run are prepared to handle all classes of cargo as usual.
KONGMOON TRADE.
KUOMINTANG TAKE OVER SUNNING RAILWAY.
It is said that Dr. H. H. Kung, a brother-in-law of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen, will be appointed assistant to Mr. Eugene Chen, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in Canton, and he will "carry, on" during Mr. Chen's absence. Mr. T. V. Soong, another brother-in-law of the late Dr. Sun, is, however, said to favour Dr. Kung as acting Minister of Finance in Canton. In case Dr. Kung takes up Mr. Suong's work, Mr. Wei Yuk, now head of the Information Bureau of the Foreign Office, will have charge of Foreign Affairs
in Canton.
LABOUR COMPLAINTS FROM WUCHOW.
ILLEGAL TAXATION.
from
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Gardens..
Chinese girl near Queen's
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for their self-protection.
How Can & Woman Know?
Mr. A. Dyer Ball, the Acting-Attorney- General, was for the Crowa. Prisoner Evidence was then called. The three pleaded Guilty."
women, who on the day the man was Counsel said that the "hold-up, oc-
murdered gave evidence; and each in. curred on the upper part of Glenenly on turn said that they were gathering weed, and not touching the paddy, when they the evening of October 24th, when a Chinese couple, seated together on a seat av four men running towards them were accosted by prisoner with a demand from the neighbouring village. They for money, at the point of the revolver, then turned and fled, and on reaching The girl handed over her ear-rings and a their own village locked themselves in- fing. As she was doing so, her com doors. All of them declared that they
had not seen the fight. panion seized the prisoner and a struggle ensued. The girl screamed for help and, hearing her cries, Messrs. H. Owen Hughes and A. J. Hazeland were attract cd to the scene and helped to overpower the defendant. The articles of jewellery were not found for sometime, as prisoner had ingeniously concealed them."
His Lordship asked that the young man, who had struggled with the prison- er, might be brought into Court.
After ascertaining that neither he nor the girl had suffered injury as a result of the struggle, his Lordship said he wished to express his appreciation of the young man's conduct. He had conducted himself with considerable gallantry in tackling a man whom he had every reason
The three women were, aged, and pleaded that their eyesight was bad, and owing to the distance between them, and the men, who were chasing them, they could not recognise the prisoners..
One of the women was asked by the Attorney-General whether she had her evening meal that evening.
"Certainly, I have maaks everyday,”. she replied with some measure of indig- nation; "how could I live
else 1 " (Laughter.)
"Bo you know the fretberjour house," asked the Attorney-General of the same witness.
The labour elements in Wachow are complaining to their Kuomintang chiefs in Cauton that the authorities of the [FROM OUR CHINESE "CORRESPONDENT.] Wuchow Customs have been very reluct
ant in granting holidays to employees for The. Kuomintang in Canton is to take the purpose of venerating the name of the over the temporary management of the late Dr."Sun Yat Sen and are not allow
"I don't know the number of my Sunming Railway, pending the settlementing propagandists to lecture within Cus
house," she replied. How can a woman of the dispute between, directors and toms premises. The Kuomintang authori. to believe held a loaded revolver. The have such knowledge of so many things workmen in the Szeyap Districts, and tjes in Canton have assured the Wuchow conduct of the two European gentlemen in the world?" (Laughter.) traffic on the line will, therefore," be re-labour leaders that proper steps will be had also been commendable. sumed to-day...
taken to ensure freedom of speech.
The Daughter's Story,' Addressing Mi. Owen Hughes in Kongmoon is the port for this district, Shippers of mineral producte in person, his Lordship said that he wished,
The dead man's daughter, aged 15 and stevedores in Kongmoon have also wangsi, transporting their goods to on behalf of the public, to express his Fedrs, detailed the circumstances which
Hongkong through Wuchow have found agreed to return to work at the same time their resumption of business seriously appreciation of the conduct of all parties ed to her father's death. She said that as the railway employees. The Kuomin-interfered with by lack of definite revenue in the case. If more members of the law regulating export... According to publie behaved as the young man had complaints filed with Canton authorities, several likin collectorates have tried to done there would be fewer of these cases. exact fees from vessels carrying minerals and in the opinion of the mine owners it amount of business done, until illegal is unlikely that there will be any large taxation is removed...
tany, it is expected, will manage the line
for six months.
Since trouble on the line started. six persona have been killed and three wounded, in disputes between rival labour
anions:
THE "TALAMBA" TRIAL
'GUILTY /
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BUT RECOMMENDED TO MERCY,
All Too Common.
it so happened as her father was going
out to his fields to see if they had sut ficient water, that the three village women were being chased by the four men. Witaocs was hear the village pond Justice said that he had pleaded guilty crate, when she saw her father meet the Addressing the prisoner, the Chief where she had put some ducklings in a to a serious offence, which was getting four men. She heard him tell the men to a great deal too common in the Colony leave the women alone. The second In sentencing prisoner he would take into prisoner struck him with a polc on the consideration the fact that he had not legs, and he fall. Another man stabbed caused injury to those, he had tried to him in the head with a spear, and a The "break" in the fine weather an-roh. He would, however, have to make joyed of late was caused on Sunday by the sentence severo to make people like The man, who had used the spear, had strack him with an iron bar. renson of the presence of a typhoon to the south of Hongkong. The cooler air prisoner think before they attempted not been arrested a coming later on Saturday from the North such acts. Although the pistol used was
THE WEATHER.
TYPHOON EFFECTS BIG CHANGE
the afternoon caused rain on Sunday
man
The Talamba murder case was concluded before the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, at the Criminal Bessions on Saturday evening, the court sitting until following the high temperature of & dura toy, it had every appearance of being The spear resembled as infantry pike
The weapons were produced in Court. quarter to eight.
ing jury retired and were absent for an and yesterday. The temperature on Sun- the real thing and had been used with hour and a half. When they returned, day was reduced to 68 at 2 p.m.
the intention of terrifying his would-be Witness further stated that she ran they brought in a verdict of Guilty,"
The typhoon passed to the south of the victims. The fact that prisoner had to her mother, and together they went but recommended the prisoner for leni-Colony from the Philippines to Hainan ency, adding to their verdict a rider to Island, where it filled up. The Royal pleaded guilty and that the revolver was to her father who was found in a dying the effect that he had received great Observatory, in its report yesterday, asid not actually a serviceable one had been condition. They carried him to the house provocation.
that a strong monsoon may now be taken into consideration. Sentence of death was passed, and his pected along the south-east coast of Chins
The sentence where he died. Lordship said the recommendation would and over the northern part of the North of the Court would be three years' im- be forwarded to the proper quarter. China Sen.
prisonment
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