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TROOPS FOR WUCHOW.
DISORDER ON KWANGSI- YUNNAN BORDER.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST
CHINESE POST.
OFFICE,
"THE UNION'S ORDER..
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]
Since March 10th, Canton Kuo-
THE RIFT IN THE
LUTE.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY,
CLEAVAGE IN THE KUOMIN-
TANG PARTY.
ATTEMPT TO OUST RUSSIAN INFLUENCE.
CHIANG KAI SHEK'S ATTITUDE.
RE-INSTATEMENT.
QUESTION OF THE MOMENT IN SWATOW.
A "MUI TSAI'S " ROMANCE.
ELOPES WITH CHAUFFEUR.
THREATS AND INTIMIDATION PERT PASSAGES WITH THE
MAGISTRATE.
BOYCOTT OF THE DOUGLAS STEAMERS.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
For weeks past there have been
SWATOW, March 9th. reports that the leaders of the The local Labour Ucions, aro Kuomintang are not a particularly tiresome organisations. Their mem happy and united family. Comment
HERO" HEAVILY FINED,
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Uui tenis or slave girls through out China have always been a source of trouble and anxiety to their mistress03.
MARCH 15th, 1927.
H
"CALIFORNIA ARRIVES
LATE
DELAYED BY STORM.
TOURISTS DOING HONG
KONG TO-DAY,
The round-the-world liner Geli- fornia, which was scheduled to due here yesterday morning; arrived here late last night.
Pacific, the liner was two days be Owing to storms in crossing the
hind hand in reaching Yokohama. An additional delay at Shanghai, sung late to take the tourists esused by the tender reaching Woo- ashore, has so far prevented the
A typical example of the escap ader to be expected from these
when a Chinese chauffour Was time. charged before Mr. R., E. Lindsell,
mintang troops in small detach has been made from time to time/bers work for about five minutesis was told in Court yesterday, vessel from making up the lost
menta, have been going to Wuchow
upon the situation in these columns, and then take a day's holiday on
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on the Upper West Biver in view but, of course, it is extremely dif- sume pretext or other. The pretext as the Central Magistracy, with unconsist chießy of New York and i
of the reported disturbed conditions on the Kwangsi-Yunnan borders, It is reported that anti-Reds"
are active also at Tao-hsien on the
Hunan-Kwangai border"
fcult to obtain the precise facts or to judge the measure of credit which should be given to conflicting
rumours.
On March 8th we referred to the accumulating evidence of a definite cleavage in the Nationalist mave-
Complaints of inefficiency against ment and pointed to the fact that the Chinese Post Office in Kwang-
there were two centres of authority, one at Hankow and the ether at tung have becoma во loud Nanchang where Chiang Kai Shek that even the Postigon's Union, has concentrated his forces. which is largely responsible for the poor service, have had to take notics of them. The Union oficials have actually issued an order, to al members directing them to be
Reporta received from various sources yesterday state that the split is complete and that mattera will come to a head very shortly. On the one side, in Hankow, we have M. Borodia "working in coa-
for to-morrow's general stoppage of work is a demonstration and pro- cession to protest against the land- ing of British troops in Shanghai. The Unions have circularised all their members instructing them to down tools and join the demon. stration.
lawfully harbouring a slave girl of 16 years of age.
Mr. T. W. Ainsworth appeared to
tariat for Chinese Athirs prosecute on behalf of the Secre-
L
The tourists, who number 650 and San Francisco business men, will have two clear days in Hong Kong. The party will split up to-day, one, section going to Macao,and the others touring the Island and New.
Mr. Lo Yee Man, master to the Territories:
slave girl said that the girl's age was 18, and she had been with him
for ten years. On March 3rd, he sent the girl to accompany his aunt
He
was..
On Saturday, the 12th, a demon-to Caine Road. The girl returned stration has been arranged to com- bome, but later disappeared memorate the anniversary of the reported the matter to the Police,
and two days later new death of Sun Yat-Sen.
brought to him of the girl's where abouts. Witness took a Chinese detective with him and found the girl in an empty garage at Pokfulam
The Douglas Steamers. The Douglas steamers are now
To-morrow this pro-
gramme will be repeated the two parties changing places."
The California will leave to-mor- row night.
The Hong Kong Hotel Tourist Bureau is in charge of the local arrangementa for the tourists.
Commenting on the tour the New York American" of January 19th stated:
The
more careful in their work. Other Junction, with Mr. Hsu Chien, the boycotted here, the Seamen's Union Road. There was no furniture in Among the places to be visited will
Minister of Justice, to establish a wise, it is said, the Unier itself government more or less on com will recommend the Postal Commis-munistic lines. On the other side, sioner to take action against those in Nanchang, General Chiang Kai The trouble seems to be the same as had been living with a certain motor Hong Kong, Manila, Batavia, Sin-
who prove to be incompetent
having forced all the other Unions the house excepting a small canvas into line against the Company. bed. The girl told witness that she
Shek is endeavouring to rally the that experienced by the Steamboat took the girl home and on the way, driver there for two days. Witness moderates and to oust the Russian Co. some months ago on the Hong motor-car was seen returning, The Municipal Kuomintang Exe- influence from the Kuomintang
Kong-Canton run. The Douglas boats whereupon, the girl shouted to the cutive Committee of Canton took Party.
an open split has occurred in the they collected in 1923 and the Sea-
A message from Canton says that are running with strike crews which driver "Ah Kee, Ah Kee, do you Party ranks. Another from Changmen's Union demand that these sha refers to disagreement between General Tang Seng Chi and Geberal men should be discharged and the
the boy scout movement under party control on March 10th. The move ment is growing rapidly and the politicians presumably considered
want me or not,"
Cunard Anchor steamer California starts on her cruise with 650 passengera this afternoon. be Havana, Colon, Balboa, Los Angeles, Hilo, Honolulu, Yoko- Tokyo, Kobe, Shanghai,
bo, Bombay, Suez, Cairo, Port gapore, Rangoon, Calcutta, Colom
Naples, Monaco, and Cherbourg. Said, Haifa, Jersualem, Athens,
ham,
it was time they took a hood in the Chiang Kai Shek, and states that old crews re-instated. In addition of age, the slave giri, with down California is Miss Sydney Thomp
Local.
possessed manner told her story. cast eyes but in an entirely self
CELEBRITIES ON BOARD, Among the passengers, there are Bome celebrities on board, Capt "Ping Chal."
P. A Appleton, who is accom- Stating that her name was Changpanied by his wife, has been to Chun Kai, and that she was 20 years Shanghai no less than thirty times. One of the hostesses on board the
son, a famous actress well-known in Europe and the continent. · · Mra. trees in Atlantic City and the lady Rebert D. Craighead, hotel proprie golf champion of Florida, Miss Dorothy Doyle, is also one of the
The Hon. passengers.
H. H Loring, was formerly a judge. He is accompanied by his wife. The former Governor of Californja, the Hon. F. W. Richardson, and Mrs. Richardson are also making a tour of the world on the California.
Tang Seng Chi is inclining to the they have piled on other extra direction of its policy.
Left or the extreme wing of the
She said, that she had been a Instead of surrendering their Party. This is curiode and shows ordinary demands and as fast as
how completely Chinese politics are the Company agrees to one the glave to the last witness for about property wholly to the Kuomintang dominated by personal feeling. authorities, the suareholders of the been regarded as a moderate. He
seven or eight years. She left home. General Tang Seng Chi has always Union rakes up another..
on March ard, and went to live with Sunning Railway have offered to joined the Southerners simply to
the driver of moter-car No. 876. safeguard his own position? If be place the line under the joint madis joming the extremists it is simply
This question of re-instatement. She had known the man for some agement of the owners and workers. due to the fact that he is dis seems to be a thorn in the flesh of time and had offered to be his mis.
gruntled because under Chiang Kai-
tress. She added I asked him if thost local Unions. There is evi- he was married and he said Yes,' In this way it is hoped to avoid the Shek his position has beer & com
paratively subordinate one. Adence of a movement shortly to Then I asked him if he would like constant labour disputes.
third message-this time from Haa. kow and dated Friday, says that begin with an attempt to force the to marry onde inore, and when he
Home Rule apparently does not 'conference of Party lenders was re-instatement of all employees who said 'Yes,' offered to
mees with the approval of the Kuomintang and an organisation styling itself. The Kwangtung Home Rule Association is to be suppressed, The organisation ad vocates a republican form of gov- ernment in which representatives of the people are permitted to have some voice in the administration of their own province..
were not taken back in October
hire."
zo with held on the previous day and that it is understood that Hsu Chien and Liu Wen Tau and other extremists
Replying to the Court, the girl have resigned and are leaving. If Inst. I believe the A.P. Co. are to said that she first fell in love with the moderates are such is the case it would appear that the first, then Bradleys,, the the driver.
gaining the asendancy, even in the extremist B.A.T. Co. and so on. Some of the stronghold.
More offensive and consequently disgruntled-discarded en ployees are very sick indeed the
Mr. Lindsell: 'Did he fall in love with you-Yes, afterwards.
Mr. Lindsel.Was he willing to make you his second wife -No, I wanted to be his Ping Chai (on equal footing with the first wife) and, he agreed..
The heroine" of the story add.
Where She Learned To Talk. Mr. Lindsell: Have you bees, to school I never saw the inside of a school.
Mr. Lindsell: I don't know where
you learned to, talk?--I learned it myself.
Mr. Lindsell: Very wonderful. When asked if the girl's story was' true, the driver admitted that it was quite correct.
mitted an offence,
Mr. Lindsell: Then you have com-
No Complaints. The girl's mother said that she' gave the girl away to her present mistress when she was 6 years old. appeared to be quite contented and During all this time, the girl bad the Hong Kong Hotel on the day she had never heard any complaints
question. They walked to from her daughter. Arsenal Street. where the
While the mother was in the box, man the girl constantly whispered to ber waited while she returned to her mother, and the Magistrate threat. mistress A few minutes later sheening to put her into the Po Leong
Kok of the house on the pretext of buying something. She rejoined her lover and was taken to Pakto lam Road.
dated Saturday reports that Gen more
To crown all, a Nanking message oral Chiang, Kar Shek has opened negotiations with Chang
Trung Chang. It is suggested that an agreement might be reached if present time. They have spent all Employees of the Kwangtung Chang Tsung Chang would with their illgotten strike and boycott
Jraw his Russian troops to Shun- Electricity Supply Company in
tung, Chieng Kai Shek promising, gains, mostly squeeze, and hare no-ed that she met the driver outside Canton apparently committed on his part, to oust the Russians. grave error of judgment when they in the South and to eliminate also thing to do all day except lounge the Chinese who are actively preach about the Union Headquarters and cut off the electric light from coning the communist doctrines. It is draw 20 cents a day for food-seme sumers who had not complied with added, in the message from Nan- the Company's regulations without king, that Shantung troops of a times. As was only to be expected considering the political affiliations prior quality are pouring into precious little of the 24 per cent. Nanking daily, and that they in- elude 5,000 Russians under General surtax, comes their way.". Nechaef. The majority are pro
Some of them, notably the Swatow ceeding to the front on the Anhui border.
Club boys, spend their time in. A Personal Statement.
timidating and threatening anyone In these circumstances it is parti cularly interesting to read what who dares to take up their joba General Chiang Kai Shek has to
In the A.P. Co. matters bave say personally on the subject. In a declaration made public in Hankow been carried to such lengths that on March 7th, and now published in nobody in the office, I believo, ex- the Canton Gazette, he urgesall
of the parties concerned. It seems that some members of the Kuomin- tang were penalised and, of course, complaints were immediately rais હતું.
Members of the Kuomintang are generally exempt from arrest and some of them imagine that they are above the law in every way.
THE FATSHAN.”
CREW RESUME WORK,
As was announced yesterday the trouble on the Fatshan, arising out of the seizure of two`posters by the Police Authoritics, has been settled. The steamer is back at her wharf -loading cargo and it is expected. that she will leave for Canton this morning,
A Jealous Suitor. Continuing, the girl stated that the driver had offered to take her home to his mother and to get her some clothes. While in hiding, she was spotted out by another driver.
Addressing the defendant, his Worship said that it was quite clear that he had committed an offence. "She is a family girl and yet you eneduraged her to leave home and harboured her for two nights,” said the Magistrate.
The defendant said he did not
know where the mistress of the girl lived otherwise be would have taken her home.
Not Too Young To Know Better.
to me of her own free will trouble to enquire 1-The girl came
Mr. Lindsel: And you took her
Party members to support the Cen- cept perhaps the Manager, is allow This man was hiding on the hillside. Mr. Lindaell: And you took no tral Executive Committee so that cd to write out Delivery Orders, there may be centralisation in the simply because one of the two direction of Party affairs and cop former employees Tan Kai lin and certed effort to wipe out feudal influences so that the dawning of Ng Tsing Kau used to do that a real democracy may be realised. particular work. He concludes:
"For more than twenty years
The late Swatow Club No. 1 boy I followed our late Director (Dr. surms to be the arch-intimidator, or Sun) in the Revolutionary Move at any rate he has been the most ment. Nothing takes precedence successful, having frightened away in my mind over the Party, engaged in no pursuit save the every single servant we bad. Revolution. I have no interest of
I am
and when he saw that her lover had left the house, went up to her door and knocked. She refused to open, which annoyed the man, and so he gave her away.
Was,
of your own free will, too?--I am too young, and this is my first am only.24 years of age. offence.
Mr. Lindsell: Old enough to know Mr. Lindsell: Why, Was
he better.
Mr. Ainsworth said that he was jealous 1-I don't know, probably be
not pressing for imprisonment and asked his Worship if he would con- sider the option of a fine. some soverity, Mr. Lindsell said Addressing the defendant with
yet you seem to want a wile at every port. I hope this will be n lesson to you. You can't pick up stray girls in this way, and you will have to pay a fine of $200.
Mr. Lindsell: What made you run away 1-My mistress "had always scolded me and bad on several occa Po Leong Kok.
Her Last Word.
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my own. What I hope in that all Our well meaning Commissioner1 sivas threatened to put me in the You have a wife in Canton and comrades will receive with open for Foreign Affairs has been in- hearts the programme of the formed time and again how cur party, unite themselves to form noberent whole so that the Party iously the Unions interpret Can foundation will be firmly estabton's beautiful expression about have been well-fed-Sure, I bad lished. In this way the Revola men's natural inclinations" but tionary Movement can attain suc- he does nothing more, and can do cess instead of being thwarted
nothing more than bemoan his im- potence. "They won't listen to me,' Such a declaration, coming at this he says. No! nor are they likely the matter to the Beamen's Union Juncture, would certainly lead to the to until some drastic action is dollars to hash me up..
supposition that some charges are
The chairman of the local Bem- men's Union had a conference with the China Navigation Company, | Ltd., and subsequently told the men to resume work. The crow remain. ed' ga board during the week end but two delegates left for Canton
on Saturday presumably to report
there.
half-way. I am ready to make all
sacrifices."
pending,
taken.
"}
"Fed On Bones "f. Mr. Lindsell: Oh, how sad: But by the look of you, you seemed to
plenty of bones to eat. I get only I wear now were paid for by rayself. two meals day. Even the clothes Mr. Lindsell: Really, where did you get your money from 1--Some bicycle and the man gave me a lew time ago I was knocked down by
(Continued on next column),
that defendant had a gold ring The girl at this stage shouted out belonging to her, and that she did Lot want to be sent back to her mistresa.
His Worship told Mr. Ainsworth to make whatever arrangement he thought best. for this girl.
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