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SITUATION IN CANTON.
STILL SIGNS OF LABOUR TROUBLE,
SEARCHING THE SHOPS FOR BRITISH GOODS.
THE CRUSHING BURDEN OF TAXATION.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20TH, 1926.
A Shameen correspondent writes:. “It'in said" that the boycott is over, but; although I would not deny that statement, I think it should be qualified to some extent. The general boycott, as we know it a month ́or more aga, seems to be a thing of the past, but there are many signs of labour trouble, and there is still a boycott of the Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat · Company'a", ressels. Your Chinese correspondent was quite correct in reporting that there have been disputes among the cargo coolics The moderates won the day but a recalcitrant minority can still make their voices heard and with the heads of the Canton Government away it is very unlikely that any, steps will be taken to keep them under control. A determined minority can create a considerable amount of
trouble.
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Three days ago I saw in the City a group of young man in uniform, one of whom carried a Chinese flag' with a number of Chinese characters upon it This man planted the flag in front of a shop and then the officer in charge pompously entered and demanded to be shown the books at the business. I asked a Chinese what all the fuss was about and he informed me that the men were taking stock of the British goods. This, I suppose, therefore was part of the Committee with the very long name -the Committee for the Severance of Economic Relations with the Imperialista. This Committee may not be regarded very seriously but th it is in existence and is able to faust a fag and to demand the produ tion of account books from private shop-keepers is symptomatic of business conditions here.
"Merchants are being bled white' and likin in, many and varied. forms is being collected Strikers are still occupying Foreign owned. properties in spite of the assurance of the Foreign Office that they would' be moved out."
THE RIVER TRAFFIC.
STEAMER DELAYED BY HEAVY CARGO.
"TUNG ON " AGROUND FOR AN HOUR.
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STRIKE OF SANITARY COOLIES.
THE PAY OF SCHOOL TEACHERS.
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SUNNING PIRACY,
ARRESTED MEN NOT YET CHARGED.
POLICE COURT IDENTIFICATION PARADES.
The case against the alleged Sunning pirates was not opened at the Central Magistracy yesterday, the whole day being taken up with a continuation of the identification parades.
TYPHOON VICTIMS.
ACCIDENT BEYOND HUMAN CONTROL.
JURY'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROTECTION.
"We recommend that in futurs special protection should be afforded at all placen where telephone and electric light wires cross. We also suggest that the China. Light and Power Co. should carry out a reliabla inspection of their lines from time to time, and keep them in a way that gives proper protection to the; The identification parades are likely to public." This was the recommendation of be continued for several days.
One man, who was thought to be a passenger, bas been identified as one of the pirate, leaders.
Wounded Pirate's Critical State.
Of the five wounded pirates who are in: bospital, four are progressing favourably. The other is in a critical state and it is doubtful whether he will recover,-
No news has been received concerning Mr. Lapsley.
The Sunning which has been lying at anchor of Taikoo has now been taken to the dock.
THE WOUNDED ENGINEER.
Mr. G. Cormack, Chief engineer of the A Sunning, who was wounded during the fight with the pirates, is progressing very favourably at the Government Civil Hospital.
CORRESPONDENCE.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESK."]
Sra.
Sunning
The defence of the
If such action as that of the officers of the Sunning were the rule and not the
the jury, at the Kowloon Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, when Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, sitting as Coroner, concinded the enquiry into the deaths of a young Chinese girl, aged 7, electrocuted by con tact with a telephone wire that fell and canie in contact with a China Light and Power Co. 'main in Shanghai Street, Yaumati, on September 17th, when the typhoon was blowing at its height. :
Mr. M. H. Turner watched the case on behalf of the China Light and Power Co., and Mr. D. J. Lewis appeared on behalf of the Hongkong Telephone Ca.
Jr. C. Strafford, Assistant Manager of the China Light and Power Co, said that during the six years of his service with the Company, be had never heard of: a similar accident. For the past two years, his Company has been at work on the installation of underground mains. This scheme was for the protection of the public and the Company, was not com pelled by statute to do this. In the dis trict where the fatality, took place, work on the underground cable scheme had
It is true, as the Shameen correspon. connected with the boycott have been surely deserves some public recognition already been commenced prior to the
dent points out above, that a boycott is being directed particularly against the Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company's vessels, but other ships are getting a fair amount of cargo now."
Unfavourable weather conditions darring- | the early season of the silk crop in Clin- ton and vicinity together with difficultien
responsible for a shortage of Canton silk export this year. So fag only some 29,884 picals have been shipped, bringing in a return of H.K. Th. 22,612,500.
Many small lunch rooms in Canton entering to the coalie class have been The Túng On indeed was so heavily forced to suspend business for the time loaded on her return from Canton yes-being owing to demands for higher wages terday afternoon that she had trouble in from the employees not being complied crossing the Bar and was delayed for with Many coolies are now having over an hour. The Furt On, a new boat; which made her Arst trip to Canton on Wednesday came down yesterday with e few tons. The 'Fatshan brought about e- hundred passengers and a larger quantity of produce than usual, but little general freight.
THE TROUBLE AT THE ARSENAL.
hard time in Cantor.
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Hongkong Chinese strikers, who went up to Canton in June, 1923, when they vacant, are now being asked to vacate were given free lodging in bores then
their temporary homes or pay the usual
50
rentals. Now the Strike Committee is to wind up its affairs, it is thought time that those who have enjoyed the hos pitality of the property-owners for Jang should look round for other lodgings. Sanitary cooliea hape been on strike for the past two days and it is becoming AUTHORITIES GIVE WAY BEFORE serious matter as very essential health
MEN'S DEMANDS COMPLIED. WITH.
THREAT OF GENERAL STRIKE.
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The authorities have compled with the demands of the dismissed workmen at the Kwangtung Arsenal and have agreed to re-employ them all at the earliest possible date. It is difficult to see how any reform in the administration of the Arsenal can be effected
services are Heing neglected.
The Canton Normal School for Girls, one of the public institutions of the Southern Capital, may have to be closed at the end of the present session, becaus? of lack of money, Misa Liao Ping Yun, the headmistress, is asking the Kuomin tang to pay the arrears of the teachers' salaries for the last cleven months. To fully appreciate the situation, it may Many of the teachers have already re- be recalled that in the latter part of signed as they cannot live on ́à salary, October the Kuomintang Headquarters already meagre, of which more than Go in Canton approved the temporary sus- per cent, is payable in bonds which no pension of operations at the Arsenal one will accept unless at 83 to 90 per owing to the inefficiency of the workmen cent, discount.
ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.'S DEPOSITS.
HONGKONG AND CANTON PRACTICE
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exception, piracy would not pay and would soon cease. But those who take such action and "resist to the uttermost incur great risk and should surely receive some recognition for the risk they forwarded a cheque for $50.00 to Mess75. incur. With this in view I have Butterfield & Swire to start a fund which they may distribute as they think at among those who so ably defended the ship entrusted to their charge.-Yours faithfully,
A.B.
Hongkong, November 19th, 1928.
ANTI-PIRACY MEASURES:
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typhoon
"I agree that the current which made the telephone wires dangerous and by which the deceased persons were electro- cuted, was obtained from our mains," said witness.
hend inains would be a source of danger Mir. Strafford also stated that the over-
in a typhoon, if other wires came into contact with them, but in normal condi tions, the cables were perfectly sale. Witness said that this unforeseen con tingency did not occur to them until the accident took place.
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Mr. Lewis: Do you know that Govern ment telephone wires cross your mains in many places 1-Yes, I do.
Mr. Lewis: Neither the Government nor your Company have fixed any guard cradles where these wires crossed ?--Yes,
that is so.
In answer to the Court, witgess said
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONCRONO DAILY PRESS.'']
SLR, Observer' has forgotten to advise the Government and the Neval Authorities to keep a Naval vessel with seaplanes.on regular patrol at Bias Bay, he knew of the regulations which re or near about, to intercept the pirates bringing in any merchant ship that they quired guard wire on maina of 110| may take there. I think such a measure volts and certain other precautions," but would help in keeping the pirates in his Company had not carried out this check-Yours, etc.,
ADVISER.
REFLECTIONS ON THE
INTERPORT.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE
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DAILY PRESS."]
HONGKONG
Ordinance in its entirety. Some precau- tions, continued witness, had been taken where the overhead cables were of high- tensión. The only precaution on low- tension cables was the insulation of the wire..
His Worship said that it would help the Court and the jury if Mr.TMLewis and Mr. Turner would address the Court, before he summed-up. Both Companies concerned were public utility company, and the services they maintained were of interest to the public.
SIE, While agreeing with your corre spondent's cricket remarks I am at a loss to understand his attack on baseball. and the high cost of production. It was
The only conclusion I can come to is that then stated that the minimum output of
R. Abbit has never been fortunate enough Mr. Turner, who spoke at some length,
the arms, section should be 40 rifles daily;
to witness a good game of baseball. As said that the accident could not have been foreseen, and that was the first time at a cost of $3,000 including materials
a visitor to Hongkong I do not know the an accident of that nature had occur. and wages. For some time, however, the
standard of the game, bere but I am red. A guard cradle would not have been
output had been less than 15 riden,
afraid remarks like "If a man wants to of any use in a typhoon, for the telephone wires could have fallen on any part of Upon receiving notice to suspend work A Canton correspondent: I see that play baseball be can pack up his cricket the main. The Company was not com the Arsen section of the Mechanics one of the vernacular papers is com- bag" will do the game much harm, bepelled by law to have efficient insula Union, comprising about 2,000 men, applaining that the Hongkong Electric Com sides putting cricketers off the best tion. The only part that had to be insulated was within seven feet of the pealed to the Mechanics' Unions through-pany are calling for cash deposits from possible fielding practice they so much wall. This Company is laying under- out Kwangtang for support and finally at customers. This paper surely cannot be need. Bowker's fielding in the Interport ground cables, but this will take time I don't and money. They are not doing this aware of the regulations of the Kwang- was typical of a baseballer's. was decided to threaten a general strika tung Electric Supply Company, Ltd., is know whether R. Abbit is aware of the the safety of the public."
because it is obligatory, but only to secure unless the dismissed men were re em this latter company insists upon a cash ployed.
deposit calculated on the total number fact that the majority of Australia's lead. The Mechanics' Union in Canton alone installed. Under such an arrangement it with this excellent game. Aian Kipat of lag holders, fans and plug bases ing cricketers pass the winter months includes all workmen on the railways, and is quite possible that a sum may have (the prettiest bat in Australia), W. A the water and Fight plants, in addition to be deposited which would cover pot Ponaford, T. J. Andrews, Y. Basford, one month's consumption of current but J. Ryder, M. A. Noble, and Austin Dry to many in the machine shops of the three or four months. City. The Kuomintang could not afford
mond are a few, who come to my mind, who hape represented their respective to allow these men to strike and agreed
states at baseball, while seventy-five per to the demanda
cent of the first grade cricketeïs are: regular players-Yours, etc.,
F. FULTON.
MOTOR-CYCLE CRASH.
MR. L. DANENBERG INJURED..
Mr. L. Danenberg, of the China Light & Power Company, had an accident whilst riding a motor-egole in Nathan Road, Kowloon, on Thursday night, and
The line taken by the vernacular paper, therefore, seems a little out of place, But, perhaps, it turns a blind eye to what happens in the City of Rams.
and when within a few yards of the junc tion of Waterloo Road, swerved and ap plied his brakes in order to avoid knock- ing down a Chinese girl crossing the road. The machine skidded and crashed into a stone wall, Mr. Danenberg being thrown about six yards.
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Mr. Levis having addressed the jux MO SHEUNG
rent in contact with the telephone wires, the Coroner said that the cause of death would present no difficulty, and the cur- had been "frankly admitted by
Mr. Strafford to have been obtained from the mains. "The Ordinance referring to the Power Co. is before you, and Mr. Straf ford has admitted that his Company has not fulfilled its obligations in its entire ty. That much an accident has nevet, oc- curred before, is a point for you to con- sider,” said the Corgner Nobody in Kowloon seemed to have carried out the regulations, concerning guard cradlea, not even the Government
The jury, who retired for fifteen. minutes, returned a verdict that the de- ceased persons met their death through electrocution caused by touching the wires of the Hongkong Telephone Co., and those wires were in a dangerous. com dition through coming into contact with the cables of the Power.
A snake about 6 feet long, believed to He was conveyed to the Eowloon Hos-be of a poisonous species, was killed by pital, On enquiry yesterday, it was Bgt. Raich; with a stick, at Taipoo Road received injuries which necessitated his earnt that his injuries were not serious, on Thursday afternoon. admittance to the Kowloon Hospital. and that he was progressing favourably. The sake was Ister given to a lukong, accident was beyond human power to "We also agree, that the unfortunate Mr. Danenberg was riding a Harley. The machine was not very uruch dam-who, it was said, will use it to make control, said the foreman, and recom- Davidson motor cycle along Nathan Road, Aagod.
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