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CELEBRATING THE VICTORY.
A BIG PARADE TODAY,
THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT.
HOUSEHOLDERS ASKED TO
GIVE A MONTH'S RENT Y
"TOWAR CHEST.
CANTON~HONG KONG STRIKERS' UNION.
ITS RE-ORGANISATION.
WORKERS OPPRESSED BY EXTREMISTS.
The Canton-Hong Kong Strikers' Union which has hitherto been do minated by the extremists, has been (IRCM QUX CHQISA CORRESPONDENT.] reorganised by order of the Govern ment and a new committee has been appointed.
On Monday, a special meeting was held in the hall of the Pro incial. Kuomintang headquarters. Over 500 representative were pre-
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 22nd, 1927.
RUMOURS IN SHANGHAI.
ATTEMPT TO CREATE A PANIC.
WORK OF AGITATORS.
CHIANG KAI SHEK'S SEAL FORGED.
"
IMPORTED FORGED BANK NOTES.
A FORT AND HIS CAMP BEDS.
CHINESE OFFICER'S SMART CAPTURE
PRISONER GETS SIX MONTHS.
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST POLICE WITHDRAWN.
MR. WOLFE'S · PROTEST,
A Chinese who was arrested on A Chinesa constable, camp beds March 7th in possession of forged and a shop foki formed the prin notes on Hong Kong and Shanghai cipal protagonists in a Court case Banking Corporation was charged heard at the Central Magistracy at the Central Magistracy yesteryesterday afternoon. day. Ten dollar notes nominally The foki was arrested by the to the value of $4,600, were found on lukong at Morrison. Street од the him when he was arrested in the Wednesday for hawking camp, beds
without a license, and when he i act of leaving the Sai On
A Chinese revenue officer, giving appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell ovidence, said that he was on search yesterday, he alleged through his duty at the wharf when the Sai Onolicitor, Mr. Horace Lo, that the An advertisement, chopped with along side. He saw the ac prosecution was a malicious one.
The Hon. E. D. C. Wolle, Captain. pased, who was carrying an um
Superintendent of Police, watched": the seal of Chiang Kai Shek was brella and, a small parcel, looking the case on behalf of the Police.
furtively around among.
the passen gers. Witness stopped him and opened the parcel and found that
A message to the Canton Gazette from Shanghai dated, April 4th spems to suggest that agitators are attempting to create a situation that would be embarrassing General Chiang Kai Shek.
to
Militarists in Canton supporting General Chiang Kai Shek claim that more than 300 student, labour, trode, and other organizations have formally pledged their support to the Nanking régime. These or- ganization's will stage a parade to- day (Friday), but in order to pre- vent Beds," or opponents to the National flags, and the reading of upon the Settlementa was in pre-but he felt something beneath the in the footpath at Morrison Street.. Chiang Kai Shek faction in polities Dr. Sun's Last Will, Chui Tia Sum paration: Enquiry established she
from causing & disturbance which might discredit the administration, the parade will hot pass Tungahan or Shaki, the Bund nearest to
Sharpeen.
день
After the usual ceremony, of three bows before the Party and
sent to some of the Chinese news papers warning Chinese residents to leave the Settlements as an attack
ar
leaves.
Evidence given by the Inkong was to the effect that on April 19th, it contained two tins of tea. The he saw defendant standing beside tias were apparently filled with tea, seven camp beds laid out on treatles At this juncture of the A man went up to defendant and 'called upor death to relieve himness then questioned defendant as fact that the seal on the advertise the prisoner dramatically asked the price of the beds. Wit Witness aum- to whether he had a licence for from his misery. moned Revenue Officer Ward, and hawking and on learning that he they took the man to the police had not, he arrested him.
This evidence was corroborated by
and Chen Fü Muk. made a political report. Other addresses were dement was forged. The advertise meats were not published but the livored describing the conditions on rumours arising from them created Friday morning, April 15th, when good deal of apprehension.
search and arresta in the city were The text of the message to the
made.
The following proposals were passed at the meeting.
According to reports in the local press, the American, British, and Japanese consula who called an the
1. The Kuomintang authorities Police Headquarters the other day in order to maintain the victories of were assured that all protection the Revolutionary Aries, to con
live
labourers, have taken drastic mea- sures to purge the Kuomintang of extremists, therefore, for the benefit of the revolution, we must support the Kuomintang.
Canton Gazette is as follows:
station.
Bevenue Officer Ward. Mr. Lind inquired whether the mad had actually ** called for death " before An attempt to create a panic the Botes were discovered. Revenue Officer Ward replied that he was among Chinese residents in the certain the man had done so, and International! Settlement and that after the notes had been found,
tion French concession, discredit General again uttered a similar invoca Chiang Kai Shuk, Commander-in- Mr. J. B. Milne, of the Hong Chief of the Nationalist ferees in Kong and Shanghai Bank, said that he had examined the notes and
notes issued by his bank
|
be
necessary would be "aforded to firm the foundation of the Party the eyes of his well wishers and to found them to be forgeries of the i anil to emancipate. peasants and stir up trouble, between General Chiang and foreign powers, was foiled Saturday by the editor of the Sin Wen Pao, one of Shanghai's most influential Chinese dailies
The attempt was made in the form of an advertisement bearing the forged "chop-mark" of General Chiang, which warned Chinese resi
foreigners who might now. safely in Canton.
Certain Canton newspapers, which have just white-washed themselves; are now beginning to discover that M. Barodin, it one time the actual ruler in Canton, is not a Russian,
but a Jew.
Reds" and "Whites are all; one when it comes to a matter of taxation. Canton householders are being asked to celebrate the sup pression of Bolshevism by contribut ing & sum equivalent to the month- ly rent to the military chest of the followers of General Chiang Kai Shek.
2. A Special Committee of the Government having been appointed to cope with the present situation, we must support them.
dents of the International Settle..
The diagistrate: Better ones than
right signatures for the right series. sales; they have got the Alr. Lindsell: You have no idea where they were made.3-No.
Witness added that would like to have the notes back the bank in order to destroy then. Hii Worship replied that an order would be made by the police to con- fiscate and destroy the notes in dus course
Mr. Lo said that the defendist was the foki of a shop at No. 4;
Morrison Street, where these camp beda were sold, and that the lukong went on a previous occasion to the shop and asked to see their licence. The licence was shown and in spite of that, the lukeng arrested the foki the next day,
Mr. Wolfe said that the shop was a very small one and that the place was not big enough to transact all their business, so some of the beds were displayed in the street.
Mr. Lindseli: But the sale must be proved. The constable said that the man only asked the price of the beds.
Mr. Wolfe said that he did not think it was necessary to preve the sale as the Ordinance says that must possess a licence. anyote selling or attempting to sell
Continuing, the Chinese constable said that he had seen the defendant on previous occasions and that he know he belonged to the shop in question. He arrested the man be- 3. Hitherto the Strike Comment and the French Concession to Sulinspector Lane said that, in cause he was selling outside his mittee were composed of extremists quit their residences within ten accordance with the instructions of shop. He also stated that when Er. T. H. King he had filled one he took up the defendant, the and the workers were oppressed. by days, na an attack would be made of the tins with tea, and had found master of the shop shouted, "What them. But now the Strikers Union on the settlement and concession it weighed slightly more than 1 do you arrest my foki for. He has been purged of them, we must after the 10th day. This advertise 9023. The same tin when filled marched the foki away, but before with the bank notes and ten weigh he had gong very far a police obey the newly appointed committee ment was sent to the Sin Fen Paped s lbs. 10 oz, a difference of over whistle was blown from the shop. who will lead us to the road of by a bearer who disappeared after a pound.
and. n response, two other con freedom.
delivering it After a perusal of
stables came on the scene.
Questioned by Mr. Wolfe, wit- ness said that all the other shops at Morrison Street who sell wares in the street possess a hawker's licence, for which they pay $24.
Limp Excuses. In a statement made at the police 4. Sacrifices have been made by the advertisement, however, the tation prisoner said that he was An American returned stadent strikers in the long strike to hasten editor became suspicious of it being asked by a fellow passenger to take will replace an English returned the success of the National Revolu- genuine, although on it was stamp the two tine ashore for him.
Mr. Lindsell: Why was it neces- student as head of the revenue tion, we must continue to do so ed the "chop" of General Chiang.
such a small parcel? bureau in the new Canton Ministry until the revolution is completed. After a few inquiries, the editory for him to ask you to carry of Finance. M Ching Tin Hood Impérialism and Militarism of the Sin Wen Pas found out that graduate of the University of Cali- are crushed.-Cunton Gazette, fornia, is to succeed Dr. Lin Tré Fung, formerly of the Alice Memo-, rial Hospital of Hong Kong and faw student in London. Dr. Lin is considered one of the ablest post.
Red," be is being asked to with- draw his resignâtion and retain his
a similar advertisement had been received at the Shum Pao, another influential Chinese newspaper.
The editors of both newspapers then communicated with General Chiang and asked him whether or hot he had sent them an advertise- meat. General Chiang replied in the negative and the editors then
officials in the Canton service, but General Loung Hung Kai, former his connection with Mr. Vly Officer Commanding the Troops Boong, the ousted Finance Minister in Kongmoon, and Mr. Lam Chik has led to his dismissal. No one in, formerly mataging-director informed him of the advertisement knowing Dr. Lin, however, would of the Kwangtung Section of the they had received bearing his chop think of describing him as a "Red" Canton-Hankow Railway, are to be mark
Forgery. military prison, In the work of suppressing ex- released. from
General Chiang then asked to see "tremiats in Canton and vicinity, provided that General Chiang Kai
the advertisement and after 1.11 large quantities of arms and war Shek approves..
pro- "supplies have been seized. In the The process of ejesting non-rent examination of the "chop districts outside of" Canton, where paying tenants in Canton has benounced it as a forgery. the regular Police and Military gun, and Police have been executing! forces de pot reach, it is understood that many bandits and pirates have made raids on the People's Volun tears and the Peasants Corps under the pretext of hunting down the **Reds."
F
its
Although efforts were made by. the orders vigorously in the Western General Chiang to trace the source
advertisernent, and districts of the City. Now the of the strikers and unemployed are asking author or authors, he was unsuccess- for leniency in this matter. It will ful be remembered that, on the com mencement of the strike and boy
no
Receiving no reply, His Worship told accused that if he could not offer any explanation he would be seat to gaol.
Accused then admitted that the man must have known the contents of the tins.
Accused was to have met this man at the door of the Tang Fong boarding house.
The Magistrate: That is extra ordinary. Why did you not take the police with you to find the man I told the police next morning. The Magistrate: It was too inte then. If you had been innocent, you would have told them at once Accused was sentenced to six months imprisonment.
**
QUITE WELL" WITH FRACTURED SPINE.
COLONY TODAY. ARRANGED TO LEAVE THE
Allegation Withdrawn.
At this stage, Mr. Lo said that there was a misunderstanding in
fat as his allegation against the Police for malicious prosecution was concerned. He said that his in- structions were to the effect that on a previous occasion, the lukong had been to the shop to look at the Beence, and the next day, he persisted in arresting the foki It to make this had been his duty, allegation against him, but in view of the fact that other shops who sell their goods outside posse89 licence, he felt that this allegation was unjustified, and he would, there- fore, withdraw it.
Asked if he would proceed Mr. Lo said that he could prove that his client was not hawking. Ac cording to Halsbury, a hawker is a person travelling with his goods on a horse or any beast of burden from house to house.
Mr. Wolfe: We have no "camels
here. (Laughter.)
'Charge Of Obstruction Proved.
Mr. Lo said that he would call the manager of the shop to prove the beds were put out for sale. A young Chinese whose spine was
The manager in the witness box broken during a brawl in's West said that the goods were not manu- While the advertisement was not Point boarding house appeared tfactured at the shop and that the published, its contents leaked out the Central Magistracy yesterday in shop was used exclusively for retail causing little apprehension a plaster jacket Another Chinese purposes. Nothing was placed out- The people of Kongmoon aro cots, thousands of Hong Kong among those of the Chinese con was charged with causing grievous side the shop at all.
bodily harm. four influential Chinese families clamouring for a reduction of the Chinese made their way back to munity to hear of it. Yesterday,
The injured youth, who had ar- ranged to leave the Colony,' said present taxes, declaring that the Cantos and occupied all the avail who reside in the international business of the whole port will be able houses. Many of them have settlement, moved out while a nu that he was not pushed downstairs not charge the foki for hawking, I
everber of others are planning to leave and the accused was not respon- the city for Soochow and other sible for the injuries The Magis auspended as a protest, if the local been occupying the houses authorities do not comply with the
Rumors were rife in the city brate said that in the circumstances wishes of the public.
Saturday and today that armed he could not do otherwise than
dismiss the case. mobs were planning to break into the settlement today and that a general strike was, to be called this week. Nothing authentic, however, could be learned. Meanwhile, al- though the truth of these fumars
since.
RE-ORGANISATION.
CATTON, April 20th Following the measures against illegitimate unions, eliminating all bad characters, these unions have
reorganisation plan.
porta
easincas not only among foreign residents of the International Bet tlement and the French concession, but among Chinese residents as well.
The railways in Kwangtung, mostly connecting.Canton City and inland torns, are to revert to pro- vincial control, and will no longer be under the authority of the decided on a general reorganist could not be ascertained, it was Ministry of Communications at tion, after approval by the Kuo-sufficient to cause a feeling of un- Hankow. This shows that Canton mintang Party authorities of the does not mean to recognize the Hanko "faction of the Kuomintang Party. Mr. Sua Fo is Hankow's "Minister of Communications Rail- way traffic from Cantom is now normal. During the suppression of "Reds there was some interrup- tion on the Canton-Samahui and the Canton-Hankow (Kwangtung Section) lines.
It baving been decided that Mr. Chen Bhih Jen, Commissioner of Civil Affairs in Canton, is not a "(Continued on nest Column),
Effective steps are being taken to maintain order, and the general situation, is reassuring
"Without Gloves,"
His Worship said that he could but that the charge might be amended to one of obstruction.
Mr. Lo I don't think the charge of obstruction could be placed against a toki. The Magistrate remarked that the Mr. Lindsell: He was in charge
farther After
evidence Was ing the hospital, though the doctor' young man had insisted upon leav- of the obstruction. certificate warned Trim that he did taken, his Worship said that the 50: at his own risk. The youth re. charge of obstruction had best Mr. Wolfe: I would like to Mr. Lindsell suggested that this plied that he was "quite well now." proved and fined the defendant 85.
the plaster protest against allegations being jacket. "De you still want to go broadcasted in this war without feeling was due to abroad?" he asked.
any foundation. I think it is rather The youth replied that he did. a pity that such allegations should The Magistrate: Do you realise have been made against the Police that if you go abroad you are liable when the defence had nothing to to die if the joints are not properly substantiate them." set when that jacket comes off -No reply...
.?
However, not only as the Shang;
Mr. Lindsell: Well, Mr. Lo with. drew in open Court. He was going bad Defence Force ready to deal
Do you want to die 1--No. by his instructions. with any mob that attempts to
The youth had passed the medical Mr. Wolfe: He should at least break into the International Settle ment and French concession, but the examination before the accident have made some previous enquiries, Nationalist troops under Geners! but the Magistrate remarked that Mr. Lo repled that in view of Chiang are also ready to quell any he should not be allowed to take what the Magistrate had said ho did not think it was incumbent disturbance caused by rioters. In risks in view of his injury. line with his firm policy to keep It was stated that the ship on upon him to say more, beyond the which the youth was to have fact that he was not in a position to make any enquiries and that travelled ssils this morning.
Mr. Lindsell: Take him to the he did not see where he could have Secretary of Chinese Affairs and see god further information, unless the il some arrangements can be made. Police chose to tell him beforehand.
Strict orders wired to the district magistrates carry orders for peace preservation and the protection of foreign life and property.
Public organisations have beld a demonstration expressing their firm resolution to support the Gov-pence and order in territory under ermmt's work for the enforcement his control, General Chiang, it is understood, has given strict orders of the Nationalist decisions-Can that rioters be dealt with "without ton Information Bureau.
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