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FAILURE OF SHANGHAI PROVISIONAL COURT.
AN AGITATOR, CLEARLY GUILTY, BUT NOT
CONVICTED.
LAW AND ORDER MADE- IMPOSSIBLE.
A grave problem has arisen in. Shanghai due to, the refusal of the Provisional Court, now presided over by Chinese judges, to back up the police in dealing with the agitator, class, and, in fact, all delinquents who are members of guilds and unions. This question of the "weaknen" of the judget has been given promia- ence in the Press on several occasions, but the proceedings last Thursday reached a climas. The matter is vigorously dealt with in the North China Daily News" by Mr. Rainey Gilbert, part. of whose article we give below: The obstacles which the Provi-| sional Court puts in the way of the maintenance of order by the Muni- cipal Council and the Police were fully illustrated yesterday in the case of a labour agitators, caught in the act of inciting, a strike with incriminating literature upon him, writes, Mr. Rodney Gilbert in the North China Daily News of last Friday. The evidence against him was overwhelming, the judge him- self tripped the defendant up several absurd lies and made his guilt clear to all present but the
case was remanded sine die.
This was not as spectacular an affair as many that have preceded is but it was such a clear case that it served to prove better than some of the more sensational ones, how impossible it is for the police to function efficiently while this far cical court stands between the Coun- cil and the execution of justice as an obstinate barrier.
APRIL 21st, 1927.
LAST OF THE “SUNNING" PIRATES:
HANGED AT VICTORIA GAOL.
CORONER'S INQUEST HELD YESTERDAY.
The attack on the sa Sunning by pirates last November 18th, when the vessel was on her way here from Shanghai, is still vividly impressed upon the public memory. The subsequent trial of the men arrested, the execution" "of the guilty and the last fling made by the two of them while awaiting execution at the Victoris Gaol were the leading episodes of that grim drama: Now the curtain has been rung down.
Two of the pirates were landed, desperately wounded, and, unfortunately for them they covered in the Government Civil Hospital. They were subsequently the last Supreme Court when arminged before the judge at the Criminal Sessions were held and duly convicted.
They had been awaiting execution
since then and yesterday morning just at the break of day, they were taken out of the condemned cell and
marched to the scaffold. Later they were put into black coffins and buried the same evening.
My To Savvy Anything. When asked if he knew the con- tents of the letter in the case, the prisoper said that he did not. The Judge was incredulous and asked whether he could write or read Comrade Wang said he had neither accomplishment. The Judge then asked him how he had made the pencilled note on the margin of the letter. The prisoner answered that since he could not write, he had not made that note. He added that he was only a labourer. The Judge was irritated, evidently believing that the man was not telling the truth and remarked that being a labourer was no proof of his in- ability to read and write. He then wanted to know who had written the note on the margin and the prisoner pressumed that it was a record of a previous visit by some one else to the Tang Yi mill written on the letter before it came into his hands. The question of the lecture In this particulas case a young to the women workers then came up Hananese employed in an egg fac-snd Comrade Wang was asked whe tory was charged by the Council, ther he had incited then to strike. Mr. Goldring prosecuting, with He became exceedingly obtuse and having incited workers in the Kying refused to understand the question. Wei Silk Filature, 1, Wuchow It was repeated in several forms Road, to strike in accordance with with no better result, when Judge VIOLINIST-SUED AT KOWLOON the orders of the General Labour Yu became still more irritated and demanded to know whether the pri Ummon. He W16
од arrested
Boner understood the Chinese word Wednesday in the act of exhorting for strike. The prisoner replied women employees of the mill to very briskly that he did not under- stand the term, whereupon the strike. He told the police that he Judge snorted and closed the ex represented the General Labour amination. Union and did not deny the pur pose of his visit. When he arrived at the Harbin Road Police Station, however, he claimed no authority from the Union but said that he had gone to the mill to deliver a
letter giver him by a woman named Chiang Ah Mei who had asked him to hand the letter to the accountant Of the mill.
Determined Hot To Sentence.
After a brief pause for thought, Judge Ya picked up his pen to write the verdict, made a few flourishes and handed it down: "Remanded sitte die."
The only obvious conclusion that
In the afternoon, the usual in- Lindsell, sitting as Coroner with a quest was held before Mr. R. E jury After hearing the avidence from Principal Wardez Robertson and the medical afficer, the jury turned a verdict that death was in accordance with the due process of law.
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LOCAL MAINTENANCE CASE.
COURT.
At the Kowloon Magistracy yer terday, before Mr. W. Schofield, was heard against Y. summons M. Decanay by his wife to secure the custody of three children and also maintenance.
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THEFTS AT DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL.
HOW THE PUPILS “BAGGED " A THIEF.
A-charge of burglary at the That may appear & bald, unia Diocesan Boys' School was heard anyone who sat through the hear-Kong from Manila in June last year teresting statement to the general yesterday at the Kowloon Magis ing could come to was that the and stayed with a friend. Certain publie; but to the subject of the tracy. It was alleged that the de-
between the Court was obstinately determined unhappiness arose not to sentence anyone of this couple ad, although the husband agitator class on any evidence what
The futility of bringing was employed as violinist at the soever. such into the Provisional Queen's Theatre at a reasonable. Court is made evident in this way salary, he refused to give his wife
the
maintenance.
family,
пр
on Sunday and had stolen a num- statement and his fellow passengers tendants had broken into the school it means a great deal.
Long before the great liner is ber of articles of. clothing to the ready to sail the jetty is crowded value of about 850, the property of with friends who have come to wave three pupils, T. Edwards, N. There was an additional charge their handkerchiefs and bid "God Stratmoor, and G. Waller, Speed." Farewell handshakes and kisses are exchanged, then the gang of returning from banishment
The Supposed Latter, -When searched the letter in ques tion was found on him, together with a badge, proving his member-
to the police day after day and ship in the egg workers union significance of it is that in a for- He allowed her 1 every other The letter read as follows:
eign community, governed by a ler day for food for herself and the eign Council, employing a thorough three children. Mr. Prior submit "Ergent. "To all Silk Filature Workers ly competent Chinese, Indian and ted that $15 per month was by ne Unions:-
By arder of the Generst! Toreign police, no real check can be means suficient for such large ways are pushed away from the against the first defendant.
The bearing of the case was fixed white sides The Royal Mail pen- and upon crimes of certain classes Workers' Union, issued last night, because these Chinese judges will Shortly after their arrival in a general strike was called in not, or dare not, impose adequato
Since this burglary the pupils another fat, taking the children where it flutters proudly in the Shanghai, but we find that there sentences upon persons whom the Hong Kong the husband stayed in non is run up to the masthead, for Tuesday next. has not been enough time to notify police apprehend and against whom with him. The wife was refused breeze; a siren emits three busky have kept a keen watch for loiterers you. We therefore hope that they produce conclusive evidence access, and later, when Decanaybellows that roll away up the Peak; in the vicinity of the school. On cast away, and as a Tuesday, their vigilance was reward- upon receipt of this notice you often through the exercise, of great obtained & job on the Empress of ropes ate will consult with the filature mas ingenuity and at the risk of their Russia, he left his children in the mellow chime of eight bells rings ed for they saw a Chinese leave the ters at once and ask them to per- lives. It is certain that the entire charge of the friend with whom he out from below, the great ship begrounds during the afternoon and mit you to stop work Work foreign population of this Settle had stayed. He promised to repay gins to move slowly out. columas; return with a bamboo pole to which shall not be resumed until further ment is now convinced that the re their friend for the children's keep. of black smoke rising from her three an iren hook was attached.
The jazz band suddenly
The boys captured him, and be turn of the Mixed Court to Chinese He returned after four months funnels.
was charged at Kowloon Magis- (Signed) Preparation Committee control was a fatal error, almost's but refused to have anything to do strikes up a lively for trot, and
Shanghai Silk Filature Work- crime against the peace of Shang with his wife secusing her of being from an open port comes the twang tracy this morning with possession of a banjo and the wall of a sax? of the instrument with intent to use ers' Union."
hai, and one does not have to look unfaithful.
that
Chinese cooka lean out from thair it for unlawful purposes. The man This was written in ink, in a far into the future to see fair hand, on ordinary Chinese let the Previsional Court persists in
ing down from the third storey of the stick for such a purpose. ter paper, and on the margin was present tacties, pable opinion will
galley; and above them, as if, look admitted that he not the man
a pencilled
a house, stands a long row of pu note which read: force the authorities to abolish "Hembers of Tang Yi Filature as an emergency defence measure
ed at intervals by the brilliant silks of a Chinese lady.
notice.
its
He had also failed to pay for the maintenance of the children After certain evidence had been case for further hearing.
while he was away.
Workers' Union stopped at 9.30 and to set up a court upon which taken, his Worship adjourned the sengers, their sober ranks diversi hard labour, with a further eight
1.10.
Some of them are sad, many are glad. Baby is held up for alt look at Daddy, who stands down on the pier waving his hat vigorously in a veritable sea of hate and hand- kerchiefs
He was sentenced to two months' months' on a charge" of returning from banishment.
IMPORTING SEDITIOUS
MATTERS.
SHANTUNG PASSENGER
CHARGED.
HOSHIGAURA Finest Beaude Bmer Holiday Bears In North Chins Goldring expressed the hope that if day, and Sergeant Omand had and lay a wreath at the base of the you tell that they are retur: | Canton about two weeks ago, on a
given
the police and the Council can rely The Urual Small Try.
to pass judgment in accordance Court opened at 9,50, "as usual, with the character of the offence
ST. GEORGE'S DAY. when the evidence is sound. with Expectant Judge Yu Shen
Tower of Babel.
CINEMA PERFORMANCE FOR Shia, & recent importation from Hanko, and Mr. Stevens, Ameri "Another shortcoming of the pres
SERVICE MEN. can Assessor, on the beach. Thros sent Court which readers it ex
The crowd below mov alowly routine cases were rus off in bus-tremely difficult for the Council's
Saturday of this week is $1.
along until it can go no further, se nesslike fashion and then same legal representatives to give any
u? Following the Comrade Wang Ak Pao, the agita care adequate attention, is the fact George's Day.
custom,companied by a horde of tiny tor. He certainly appeared small, that all of the proceedings are in
The Shantung Chinese who was innocent and harmless and fabricat Chinese, except for the evidence officers and members of the Hong urchins who solicit largesse with
A group of horn-rimmed Chinese arrested on board the s.a. Sinkiang semble at the Cenotaph at 9 a.m. ed his story with what seemed a of foreign witnesses, After Mr. Kong St. George's Society will is upturned faces....
whose blusand-yellow wol when the vessel returned from plaintive sincerity,
Goldring had made his charge
lege capa After making his charge, Mr.
his
evidence, not a word of memorial
It will be recalled that at the ing to Yale, make their way from charge of posscassing seditious mat- Five miles from Dairen, but connected with the city by special motor and our-
the Judge found the prisoner guilty testimony or of the Judge's ex-" rings road, and slectric tramway Yamato Hotel (25 rooms) and 13 feralshed he would impose a heavy penalty, umidiation of the witness was trans- annual meeting of the Society last the first-class deck to the fo'c'sle ters; was brought before, Mr. W.
tracy yesterday morning. bangalowals sharming all garden. Bathing, Boating, Fishing, Golf, Tennis, he wahe times were troubled, the Isted. A great variety of dialects month it was suggested that a com- the better to see their fast-dissp Schofield at the Kawloon Magis- Billards, Orchestra twice a welc. Capilal place for children.
Everyone aboard is, in the literal Mr. O G. Ferdue of the C.I.D.." OGDNDAI, At beastal and
and velect Besside Besort is, the Far East. Two maintenance of order difficult and was spoken in the course of the munity concert be held in the open pearing friends and relatives.
The defendant said that the books. milos re
from Port Arthur. Formerly the Summer. Besort of the high Russian such subversive influence as the pri-trial-Shanghai dislect Hunaneze, air, provided weather was suitable, oflora and bilcisi : Yamato Hotel and 50 willas and bungalows, mortly with sener had tried to exert was a Shantung: hill dialect, something and that d military bands to cot sense, going West-bidding farewell appeared for the prosecution
Historie menses to the peace of the com- resembling, the whii inject and, get maased military bands to conto the Orient for America. Many which contained - seditious articles.
of the passengers will oss Hong ched all and Diamantled Fortræf 05, 2
quarters Excellmol Saiblag, Wonderful Beeneys and manity. Judge itselt korn og Yu, fairly clear Maa- tibute, etctions but then darin spokm as an acquired lan found possible to do this but there 13. Laleñals.
they will settle down at last within the papers found in his possesson Pinichi Frollo. Orebestes false a weak. Best place been given the Judge himself Drives, Abendant
at -the Queen's for high-ches Exwille
soner; first sharply commanding who could be certain that he was performances. PORT ARTHUR Famous for its two memorable Bieges and is bestilt up the interrogation of the pri- guaga The lawyer in the court will be in the afternoon cinema Kong no more and for a while were given to him by a friend, and
times, but which then meant little until next Wednesday. Hadlocked Harbour. Exactly as hours jouer from Dairen by express him to a searching-examination in getting more than the gist of what Theatre (two shows from 2 p.m. to those white walls that they have were used to pack his luggage.
-less than the P. & O. or Blue train. Yamato, Hotel (1 rooms) 8amdeat place of historical and semio a decidedly competent fashion. He was going on, would have to be 7 pm) at which all Service men seen coming and going to many His Worship adjourned the case
In
The Peak Club have also arranged Funneller that at last sails up the the course of the Interers, to filmouth with Freek walk or drive avery day. Most healthy finally admitted reluctantly that he proficient in many varieties of in uniform will be admitted free.
wae employed in the Hai Long Egg Chinese.
muddy old Thames.
ent; and livid flashes leap into the and salubrious spot in the Far Eirk.
Factory vaguely located in Chepi, testimony of the police constable, to hold a dance in the evenings of
On Sunday morning members
Out in the middle of the harbour air in a pall of blue amoke, No Judge then held up the badge Mr. Goldring asked to have the
a small tug, carrying a number of,; “bad joss" must be allowed to re- All under the direct management of the SOUTH MANCHURIA RÄILWAY CO.
that proved him a member of the evidence translated, but this request St George's Society will attend Ilustrated Boakists and all Information post fres-an request.
egg workers union and asked wine was waived aside: Bepresentation service at St. John's Cathedral, a Chiness with doffed hate, waits to company the patward-bound hip
Important: Chinese going to he wore that for, and Comrade of the Council in such a Court by which the Rev "H. Copley Moyle escort the liner out toscan Upps Applications may be sent to the Hotel Manager at the various resorts or to
The Society's annual hall in to her decks a fierce crackling bursts America," said a man on the quay. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF HOTELS, Trams D'epartmenWang said briskly that if you did one who spoke no Chinese, at all, wil deliver the addres
(Continued at foot of next column), "They desire peace for him misunderstandings KANTETBU of "MEO, SOUTHER MANCHURIA RAILWAY, Dairen not wear such a tag it, was not easy might conceivably lead to farcial. Call Add.: KANTETRU OF
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