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SEAMEN'S UNION.
TO BE RE-ORGANISED.
GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION.
CANTON'S REVENUE ÄND EXPENDITURE.
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WEST RIVER PIRATES'
TONGS.
DEMANDED $20,000 FROM
LOCAL S.S. CO.
MONEY TO BE SENT TO "MACAO.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 28th, 1927.
An'amazing letter was sent to a CYROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT tocal shipping company by three tongs of pirates, who have handed themselves together under the high sounding title of the "Liberation Federation. The letter took the form of a demand for 320,000 for
The Chinese Seamen's Culon, in Canton is to be reorganized under the supervision of the new régime in the Southern Capital. The re- organization committee consists of Chen Yuk Muu, Wong Yu Chee, Tseng Fei Hung, Ow Yuk, Yeung Chih Shang, Mak Lu, Lume Yam Shang, Choy Minz Shau, Tao Tak,
Ho Chuen, and others +?
Many anions belonging to the Kuomintang Workers Delegate Conference, "Red" organisation, are now seeking affiliation with the Central Labour Union, which has been "anti-Red throughout,
Soviet Mission will be arrested.
Canton` militarists, have ordered all Hankow newspapers to be ex- cluded from Canton and only two of the Chinese papers published in Hong Kong are allowed free circuls
'on there.
each of the steamers chartered by the company. The ships concerned are the & Tai Lee and ax On Lee, on the Hong Kong-Kongmoon run and belong to the Sze Yap 3.3. Co. but are now chartered by the Yee Lee Shipping Co.. at Des Voeux Road Central, to whom the letter was sent.
The threatening missive was made out on a circular printed form from a wood cutting, and at the
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE WANCHAI SCANDAL.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE BONG KONO DAILY PRESS"]
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NOT SO SIMPLE AS HE LOOKED.
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TEREE ROUGHS ROB
NEWCOMER
BUT QUACK DEALER GOES TO PRISON.
STREET OUTRAGES IN SINGAPORE.
TWO CHINESE KILLED AND
FOUR WOUNDED.
"A REIGN OF TERROR."
Sin-It was a pity "New Comer" did not put what he thought about
SINGAPORE, April 20th Wanchai smells in plain English in- A Chinese who described himself!
Singapore, as far as a part of the stead of wrapping it up in haild as a dispenser of a panacea which population is concerned, is under-
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will cure all the ills that ever came 8ping a reign of terror at the hands Passing Bowrington creek at 9.30 out
of Chinese gunmen. Yesterday we from Pandora's Box, was pm last night I was nearly knock-charged before Major C. Willon, published several instances of sold ed over by the stench of sewage. at the Central Magistracy yester-blooded murder und to-day two
It cannot be healthy. It cannot day afternoon with picking the other cases are reported.
The most serious took place at be right for this thing to go on year pocket of a new-comer at Wing Lok niter year... "
Street on Sunday last and stealing 7.30 last night on Park Road near $31 in notes.
the new Eu Tong Sea theatre which is in course of construction.
The powers that be," to their standing discredit take refuge be-
The complainant was a simple of the district prefer the discom story which impressed the Magis- hind the fact that the inhabitants honest fellow and told a simple
fort and risk of epidemies to the trate, and the defendant told a trouble of making a luss.-Yours, very well concocted and plausible story, and.. enlisted the aid of a musician friend to bear him out. He also bad the benefit of the nssistance of Mr. W. B: Hind, but Fall his efforts to vindicate himself
RESIDENT.
etc.
April 27th.
TAXI-CABS.
All Kuopintang members in Can- end is a chop surmounted by cross ton have to make a declaration re-ags with the names of the three (TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG were of no avail. affirming their allegiance to the lungs. The pirates also asked for
DALLY PRESS."]
The complainant arrived from Three People's Principles of the late 20 tauls of the best Government |
Haiphong on Saturday night and Dr. Sun Yat Sen. "After the deopiam.
Sin-Several times within the after converting his foreign money, claration, persons found possessing Interviewed by our representative past few months, we have read in he had $51 in Hong Kong notes documents or other evidence show- yesterday, the management of the
the papers that a taxi-cab was on which he placed on the breast ing that they are friendly to the Yee Low S.S. Co. said that there and that the Fire Brigade had pocket of his jacker. Chinese letter was received on April 11th, to be summoned to quell the flames. pockets, are very shallow, and pro- and høre a Chinese stamp. In it This morning, we read, that a taxi-bably the ends of the notes were the pirates, requested that the sun
eah was completely burnt o visible. Whatever might have been of $20,000 must be sent to them for luckily, "with no casualties as there the exuse, it did certainly tempt each of the steamers named above.
ware no passengers in it. -
three nifty fingered " fellow the money to be sent to them at a
Isn't it about time, in the interest They wriggled their way to their certain Chinese hotel at Macao. of public safety, that these old cabs prey; two to the left, and one to Failing to do so, the two steamers
should be "scrapped" and replaced the right. The victim was this mentioned above would be pirated with new ones-Yours faithfully,
sandwiched. The man on the right and all their crews killed. The
gave him a chove against the two pirates, also suggested that a re-
men on his left. The one nearest presentative of the Yee Lee Co.
him, with a deft finger, at once ex- should go to Macão to meet them
tracted the roll of notes. and discuss the matter,
victim was not so simple as he looked. He felt the movement, and as once seized hold of the man. This man, however, as eace trans
next him, who beat a hasty retreat. ferred the notes so the accomplice The complainant was as tenacious his victim escape him, even wher. as a bull-dog,' and' would not let
Chinese district watchman came on the scene, and he saw to it him self that the man was marched to the Police Station.
Reports from Chiang Kai Shek circles in Canton state that the "Reds" who have been occupying Shiukwan are moving towards Hunan, bit, before they went they took some $100,000 from the Kue- mintang Opium Sales Bureau. Since the departure of the "Reds," the People's Volunteer Corps at Sbia kwan have appointed their com mandant as the acting Magistrate of the district. The tracks on the Kwangtong Section" of the Canton- Hankow Railway, which have been torn up in a number of placea in order to impede the "anti-Red" expedition, to. the,, North from Can ten, are being repaired, and accord ing to information circulated by the Chiang militarists, 'regular service
on the line between Wongsha and Shiukwan will be resumed within
three days."
Authorities in Swatow are report. ing to Cantor that Swatów is now free of the Red " menace
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SAFETY FIRST,
Hong Kong, April 27th, 1927.
CHRISTIAN MISSIONS AND
A CHINESE CHURCH.
YESTERDAY'S V.D.A. MEETING.
Asked by our reporter if there is any danger if the request were not complied with, the management of the company said that the danger
"It seems to me that those who whe alinost negligibles3 the
know the mission held of China atenmers on entering inland waters at Whangmoom proceed in convoy
are fully justified in leoking ahead to a time when China will be free and under Naval escort. These two vessels also come under the Piracy from the attentions of the Bolshevik Prevention Ordinances which re-
agitator. The primary need will quires the provision of grilles, In- then be for trained leaders, said the Rev. W W. Rogers at a meet dian guards and other defences...
The letter was immediately handing of the Victoria Diocesan Asso- ed over to the Police Authorities ciation yesterday in the Helena. May here, who are now investigating the Institute. The chairman was Mr. P.
whole matter.
STERN CHASE BY POLICE LAUNCH.
The new radio station at East Parade Groand." Canton, which is said to be the most powerful in South China, will be formally open- ed this (Thursday) morning.
After a stern chase aereas the The militarists in Kwantung in waters of So See Moon, four 1026 squandered together some pirates were captured on Tuesday $72,562,000, or nearly three-fourths afternoon by Police launch No.4. of the total contribution of the They were placi undor arrest and Cantonese whe, in the year under brought back to the Colony and review, paid more than one hun will be duly charged. dred million dollars towards the
Kuomintang war chest. The Party Quring the year issued several series "of war bonds, and solve 830,528,000
Cassidy.
tonese opened fire on a body of Chinese, five of whom were wound-
Four men believed to be Can-
ed.
After shooting, the men took to their heels running down Havelock; Road. When they neared Pulo Saigon & police constable who did not know that they were armed, or that they had committed any wrongful act, was suspicious and raised his arms in an attempt to stop at least one of them.
Constable Injured,
Another of the party immediately fired at him the ballet inflicting a slight wound on his right leg.. Being without arms the constable was unable to acrest any of the men who got clean away.
On of the victims of this affray died on admission to Hospital.
It is significant that in a case reported yesterday it was known that four men were concerned, and it seems not improbable that the same gang is responsible for all of these murderous acts. But the A further case, which resulted in the solitary victim being shot dead by gunmen, occurred in broad daylight in North Bridge Road near the Suriba Theatre yes terday about one o'clock.
The defendant went into the wit-
ness box and told the Magistrate plausible tale to the effect that he
all of a sudden seized by the rom-
Shot At Short Range. No less than six Chinese' came
each firing a shot into him at short up behind a solitary pedestrian,
range. He el dend on the Ave- foot way.
In this case also the gunmen got clean away and no arrests have been affected.
A Chinese carpenter was shot in the stomach by armed men at the
junction of South Bridge Road and
Armed Robbery Obargo,
In the Second Court this morn-
was an itinerant quack, going from Unless Christianity was to remain place to place selling og Foday night. He was unable to give Ann Siang Hill about 7.30 or Suz an exotic growth, added Mr. Rogers, which, according to the translation the police any information regard- PIRATE JUNK CAPTURED. it must be represented in China by of the Court interpreter, meaning his assailants.
A Chinese Church, Chinese con medicinal plaster. On that event- trolled, Chinese supported and ful Sunday, he had come over from ministered to by trained Chinese Yaumati with a friend to see the workers.
sights of Hong Kong. He and his musician friend ware walking along ing before Mr. H. R. Bull & Chi- Canton was making a mighty Connaught Road Central, and when neec was charged with armed rob effort to rid herself of the Red rounding Wing Lok Street, he was bery of $1,000. element, and if she was successful, plainant. He was so dumbfounded then what was known as the Anti that he lost his faculty of speech Christian movement would die à for a time, and when he came to natural death.
realise why he was held, his rage When this move knew no bounds. He, like an honest ment had collapsed, he was perfect | citizen, turned his pockets inside ly sure that the Missionary societies out for bis accuser to look at
Now," said he," would be able to carry on their no money on me, and since you have 'you have found
defamed my old and honoured There is no stronger barrier Arguments ensued and you will have to pay me
their by Christianity," added the Rev.. Rogera.
of a district watchman; who took them both to the Police Station.
Defendant's companion, who said that he was a fiddler, corroborated, but said that while his friend" was arguing about damages with com- plainant, he stood aloof, and when
It appears that these four des paradoss met a trading junk at 11 4m. on the same day. They open- ed rifle fire on her and compelled
work.
The complainant, a Chinese tow- kay, was riding in a ricksha along Victoria Street at noon yesterday when the accused came up and brandishing a revolver forced the complainant to band over the money and ran away.
was realized for the Northern Ex. her to heave to. They then boarded against Bolshevism than that raised-damaging drew the attention station, where it was found that
pedition. Miscellaneous contribu❘ the prize junk and collected tions from the Cantonese amounted booty "valued at $21. The pirates
tos $14,004,000. From the Customs then made off in their own junk, surtaxes the Kuomintang succeeded and the victim was allowed to go in raising $423,000. This
WIS.
on her way.
A short address was later gives by the Rev. C. B. Shana.
nominally for the support of the The pirated junk headed back to EIGHT CHINESE AND FORTY they were marched to the Station,
strikers but most of the money went Hong Kong, but when nearing So to the militarists. From regular See Moon, Police launch No. 4 sources, the revenue of the Kuomin-sighted them. A report was at once tang in Canton was as follows: made to the sergeant in charge of Salt Tax, 29,871,000; Internal and the Inunch, who decided to give Land Tax, 2946,000; Sales of Ex- chase. After about an hour of hard plosives, $288,000; Wine and To steaming, the Police" launch came bacco, 82,078,000; Stamp Duty, up to the pirates' vessel. The four 83,501,000; Farm Lands, 83,822,000; pirates on seeing the approach of Likin, $13,403,000; Others than the Pelice launch made an attempt "regular revenue, 81,752,000; Miscelto dump all incriminating weapons overboard. They were eventually arrested and brought back Hong Kong.
laneous Taxes, $4,297,000.
Besides the military expenses which amounted to $72,862,000 in 1926, the Reds" paid public debts
$9,430,000. amounting to spent $1,228,000 for education Administration expenses accounted for $10,000,000,
to
PIGS
AND A PIRACY AT THE BACK OF IT.
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Eight Chinese and forty piga formed the basis of a Court case heard before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday morning.
The men were charged with re- ceiving the 40 pigs knowing them to have been stolen, or unlawfully obtained outside the Colony. The piga were not produced in Court
Mr. Hin Shing Lo (instructed by Mr. A. E. Hall) appeared for the
Coxswain's Mishap. The coxswain of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery's lighter Sam Pat-yat was defence and applied for bail. They
on Tuesday taken to the hospital suffering from injuries received through falling into the hold dur- ing loading operations.
There is some disagreement in Canton with regard to the disband- ing of the men still unemployed
as a result of the Hong Kong boy be 825,000,000 and the militariats cott. The military authorities want suggest a tax of three months rent to pay the men off, for as they on all landlords. The merchants stand at present they form a quite agree with the disbanding useful backing to the Strike Com policy but altogether object to the mittee who are spending $10,000 proposed method of doing it. daily on providing them with free board and lodging. The cost would on all the railways operating from (Vontinued at foot of next column,) ] Canton owing to Red activities.
There is a good deal of disorder
Inspector Dorling, in opposing bail, said that since the men were arrested, a report of s piracy had been received, and on this account, bail should be refused.
he only accompanied them half the way.
Major Willson said that he wILA impressed with the clearness of the complainant's story, and sent the defendant to Victoria Gaol for two months
A COLLECTION OF
`CHARGES.
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An Arab who was passing inp accused and took him to a police motor car gave chase caught the
besides being in possession of a revolver be had ten rounds of am- munition. The case was postponed. -Straits Times.
TRESPASSERS. BIRCHED.'
CAUGHT IN THE COMPOUND OF QUEEN'S COLLEGE
Caught in the compound of Queen's College, 'two Chinese boys were charged with trespassing be- fore Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning,
The offenders were discovered by
standing on the shoulder of his elder the caretaker after 6 p.m. on Tues- day when the younger boy was companion, in an attempt to climb the water spout to reach the. Erst Boor. On being questioned they said that one of the students had kicked their ball into the first floor and that they were trying to get
loon Magistracy yesterday with A Chinese was charged at Kow. burglary, returning from banishment and receiving stolen property.
The evidence was that during the night of April 10th-17th the Dioce- san Boys' School at the corner of Prince Edward Road was broken into and property to the value of it back. $38 was stolen. On the early morn ing of April 19th the police visited them in charge, but the, elder boy The caretaker threatened to take 03 Cremer Street, Tai Kok Taui, Mr. Lo submitted that evidence where they found the defendant said saucily that he had left "2 of a piracy would be inadmissible sleeping in the cockloft. Beveral picul of hair from his calf at the on a charge of receiving and that articles were found in the man's Polite Station." This racy idion there were no justifiable grounds possession which were known to conveyed that he had been in and for refusing bail.
have been stolen from the school. out of the Station sd often that Sub-Inspector Dorling said that The Magistrate (Mr. W. Scho the hair fallen from his legs had the evidence of the piracy would, field) remanded defendant for two accumulated there.. have to be given.
days in order to obtain medical His Worship refused bail, the information on his condition. It defendants all being remanded till was stated that the defendant had Estarday.
suffered from hemorrhage.
His Worship ordered the elder youth to receive eight strokes of the birth and the younger one to get six strokes.
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