DO NOT DISCUSS
POLITICS.
ADVICE OF CANTON
LABOUR UNIONS..
INTRIGUE AND ARRESTS.
MERCHANTS AND THE JAPANESE BOYCOTT,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 25th, 1927.
The "Reds" in Kwangtung, den. pite the absence of M. Borodin, appear to be still in control of a much larger section of the pro- vince than many believed. The General Headquarters of the Hé volutionary Army in Canton City have received reliable reports to
the effect that the districts in East Tanshui, Kwangtung, including
Bias Bay, and neighbourhood o
FOKIS ENTRUSTED WITH 5,000 DOLS.
TELL A STRANGE STORY IN COURT.
SENTENCED TO HARD
LABOUR.
Two fokia who robbed their mos-
THE 'CAPTAIN"
CASE.
LIFE SENTENCE ON BLACKMAILER.
LORD HEWART ON PEST OF CIVILISATION.
Six men were recently convicted by the jury at the Old Bailey of what
PROPERTY SALES.
LOT AT KENNEDY TOWN.
PROPERTY AT MONGKOKTSÚĽ
There were two lots of valuable leasehold property disposed of t the China. Auction Rooms yesterday afternoon, Mr. E. B. M. R. de Sousa being the auctioneer.
The first to be offered was Marine
[FROM OUR CHINESS TORRESPONDENT. | cnpying an area of several hundredter of the 81,000 that he had on Lord Hewart, the Lord Chief: Jus- Lot No. 300, with buildings at No.
The position of professional labour leaders in Canton is not a particularly happy one, just now, The militarists and politicians hold, *ing power are perhaps a little nervous regarding the general situn- tion and fear the, possibility of an- other coup d'état. At any rate they are ready to listen to every flimsy complaint against individuals and
often put the accused persons under arrest on the principle of "safety first." During the past two days a number of labour unions have been proscribed on the charge that they have published circulars an favourable to the present régime. It is not believed possible that any union would deliberately commit suicide by issuing such circulars- in Canton just now and consequently the opinion is gaining ground that a good deal of the anti-Chiang Kai Shek literature has been distributed by malicious parties with the object of securing the downfall of their
nemies
Between June 19th and 22nd more
than, a score of politent susperts were arrested and it is thought that 20 Unions are under very close- surveillance by seerat service men of the Military and Police. In a number of Union headquarters the sign "Don't discuss polities "kanga on the wall. Of course, there is always in very union, a certain dissatisfied clique. These comprise
are still dominated by followers of the "Prince." The opposition to the pro-Nanking regime prevailing in these districts is holding up several Canton measures, including the enforcement of the ship valac tax in support of the northern ex- pedition. The Canton Authorities are not, in fact, receiving 20 per cent of the proceede expected in the annual budget. The Canton Kuomintang war chest should have cleared $120,000 from the ship value taz, but the "Reds in the East. erk Districla have auccessfully stopped its collection.
The Redsinding Canton City too hot for them have transferred their quarters to the Southern Dis tricts of Yamchow and Linchow. ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
Botls Canton and Swatow have decided on an anti-Japanese boy- cott movement as a protest against the Japanese landing of troops in Chinese territory. A mass meeting of Cantonese har been arranged at the Sun Yat Sen University
on
trusted to them to settle hills were yesterday sentenced to four months' hard labour at the Central Magis-
tracy.
tice, said was the worst case of 35, Praya, Kennedy Town, and it blackmail he had ever known. We sold by order of the mortgagees.
The property is held for the un- expired residue of the term of 090 years from March 31st, 1873, and the annual Crown rental of 84. The area is about 4,054 square feet,
Tho six men were accused of blackmailing a former Army offler, reforred to as "The Captain," from whom, it was alleged, they obtained in three and a half years a total of £10.754.
Women fainted in court when the sentences were passed. One woman in the gallery collapsed and fell over the seats. She had to be éir- ried out,
Tortured Victims.
The upset price was $85,000, and after one advanes bid of $1,000, Mr. Lee Yie and Mr. Chun Kwan became the purchasers.
-At Mongkokisul,
Police evidence was that
On Wednesday the manager of a firm in Bonham Strand East gave the Jokis $5,000 to pay two bills. After paying one bill of $2,000 they returned to their master with $2,000, saying that $1,000 had been
The other property is at Mong- koktsui, Kowloon and known as stolen from them. The two accused
Lord Hewart, in passing sentence, subsection 1. of section B of Kow- were given in charge of the police. described the case as the worst loon Marine Lot No. 48; the re- At the police station their story was case of its kind which has come to maining portion of section of that after paying one of the billamy knowledge in an experience of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 48 nudl they went to teahouse, and there more than 20 years at the Bar and subsection of section C of Kow- loon Marine Lt No. 48 together met. two men, who suggested that they should keep part of the money and tell their master that they could not pay the second bill since part of the money was counterfeit.
The prisonerstated that the two strangers offered to provide the forged hotos, and in return were entrusted with $3,000. The men
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June 25th when the boycott will did not return, and the prisoners be proclaimed to the public. Many went back with the story that they. Chinese merchants are trying to had been robbed. arrange while" outwardly conform- ir to the boycott secretly to carry. on dealing in Japanese goods. This has leaked out and it is said that the students and workers will take
suitable measures."
BRITISH STEAMSHIP BOY-
COTT CONTINUES.
...
A BOGUS DETECTIVE.
REMANDED FOR FURTHER
INQUIRIES.
A Chinese who attempted to The boycott of the British Can-obtain admittance to Isako's Circus generally the unsuccessful candi-ton and Macao Steamship Com at Wanchai by passing himself off dates for leadership at the previous pany's vessels was continued yes elections. They have-their-follow terday. The Kinshen came in at as a detective was charged at the
ing, sometimes-a-fairly-large one, and if they can lay some sort of information against the elected lenders and get them arrested on a charge of being Reds there is some chance of them filling the vacancies. So the merry game goes on,
A street orator from the Kuomin- tang Propaganda Burenu, who had been, denouncing Imperialism and Bolshevista from the platform at the of Taiping Loo and Sup Sam Hong streets was stabbed with a knifo as he was leaving the plat form. He is now in a dangerous condition.
corner
on the Bench.
You have pursued this wretched with a factory and buildings (if man relentlessly over a period of any erected theron. These pro- three years and a half, employing perties have in all a frontage on every varying device which in the east side thereof over Cauton genuity and relentlessness could Road of 190 feet 7 inches or there suggest to you. It is difficult to abouts and a frontage on the north understand why persons, who are side thereof over Pitt Street of 104 tortures in the way the victim in feet 3 inches or thereabouts. this case has been tortured do not. The Properties are held for the come forward and hy the facts unexpired residue of the term of frankly and fully before their 75 years from the 4th day of July, solicitors and the police, or both. 1887, created by an Indenture of They could then, I am sure, rely Crown Leaan of the said Kowloon upon the discretion of the Press.
Marine Lot No. 48 dated the 21st day of April, 1902,
The area of subsection 1 of section B. of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 48
If they are prepared to take that course they will have done something to stamp out-one of the worst pests of contemporary civilisais 13,324. 10.square feet or thore- tion."
abouts and the annual Crown rent is $199.09.
Lord Hewart then passed sentence on the six men as follows-
George William Taylor, 38, book maker, pensi servitude for life; Joseph Maples, 39, engineer, 15 years; Norman Stuart, 26, musician, 10 years; Alfred Tannen, 24, en 12 years; Frank Leonard, 25, clerk, gineer, 10 years; and Arthur Brown, 42, engineer, 8-years penal-ser
vítude, ... 3 pm with three passengers and the Lungshan at 9 p.m. with passengers. snuggled themselves on board.
AH of
these had
THE SEAMEN'S CONFER- ENCE.
:
TO-DAY'S MEETING.
Central Magistracy yesterday, -...
It was stated that the inan was seen walking inside the circus, and when asked what he wanted he re plied that he was a detective. He failed to produce a pass or other proof, and a constable was called. The constable asked defendant to show his police whistle, but he could not do so and was accordingly
The more influential and better known Chinese seamen of Hong Kong who are attending the Sen. arrested. men's Conference at Canton to-day
The Magistrate (Mr. R. E.-Land-
do not care to allow their views to sell) commented that. defendant might have adopted this ruse to
be known in advance.
The revolvers used by the Canton It is not thought, however, that escape an awkward situation. De Police would appear to be of little they will vote in favour of another' fendant was remanded.
to re-open the récently proscribed INDIAN YOUTH DROWNED. branch of the Seamen's Union in
use judging from the result of an shipping strike with the idea ̈ol affray which occurred at Wing Hon forcing the. Hong Kong Government, Maloo on Wednesday evening, A squad of police attempted to search & man who was suspected of carry Hong Kong. It is known that there INQUEST HELD YESTERDAY. ing unlicensed arms. The man reis no objection to, a legitimate union sisted search and revolvers were to protect seamen's interests and brought into play, One old woman many of the men themselves are passing along the street was killed, against the Union being involved in another pedestrian, two constables | polition. and a police detective are in hos Moreover, there would be no mili- pital while the man who caused tary or political backing for a ship the trouble is free.
ping strike and as it is recognised. that a boycott would serve no pur pose it will receive no support.
داریم
The policemen on duty at the Wing On Cinema, Canton, 4 on Tues. day evening were conscientious in the performance of their duty and searched every member of the audience for Red literature, but without rosult. The following even- ing the police at Taiping Nami Loo were not so vigilant. At any rate four robbers were able to enter a drug shop, kill the proprietor and make good their escape with a fair amount of loot.
Until the Japanese have with- drawn their troops from China, no Chinese may trade with any subject of the Japanese Empire. This is the resolution which the Canton Chinese morchants have agreed to in rea ponse to the urging of students, workers and various organisations in the City The Chinese mer- chants, however, wish to be left alone to form their own committees for the promotion of the anti- Japancia movement
It is regarded na very: unlikely that the conference, which is being attended by seamen from all parts, will advocate an extreme policy.
RIVER LEVELS.
KWANGTUNG CONSERVANCY
BULLETIN.
An inquest was held yesterday, afternoon at the Kowloon Magis- tracy beforo Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, sitting as Coroner, with a jury, to enquire into the death of as Indian youth from drowning.
DETECTIVES POSE AS.
CROOKS.
HOW LONDON BLACKMAIL GANG WAS CAUGHT.
Writing on the case a correspon dent to the Evening Standard gives the following account of how these criminals were brought to book and something of their methods and re-
cords.
Taylor's Gang," known to Scot land Yard as the worst set of black mailers operating in London for the last ten years, has been practi- cally wiped out. Six of the gang, including the leaders, sentenced at the Old Bailey in "The Captain Case, have been removed to Dart moor. The sentences totalled over 76 years.
The area of subscetion 1 of section of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 48 is 91.80 square feet or thereabouts and the annual Crown rent is $1.38.
This property was also sold by order of the mortgagees. Tho ap. set price was 856,000, and with one advance -bid of $500- was knocked- down to Mr. Im Pak Hai.--
£5,000 by working with Taylor. He married a woman' from a very good family. She became tired of his blackmailing schemes and left him, Maples obtained exemption from the Army during the war by a certificato showing him to be suf fering from tuberculosis, but which, Chief-inspector Collins stat- ed, had now been found to be a forgery. Maples was concerned in several oases of blackmail which came to the notice of Scotland Yard but in which thu victima re- fused to prosecute.
£650 From Business Mau. In one of these Sootland Yard had received a signed statement saying that Maples had pointed out to a youth the possibilities of blackmail, and advised him to come municate with Maples when he Detectives worked for nearly
came across anyone with private twelve months before being able
means. The youth did this, and to secure a the necessary Maples arranged a little drama, evidence to bring about their ar following which be obtained £650 rests, Two junior officers of the
from B Walsh business 78.3. Yard for months associated them: Maples left the decor stranded at selves with the crooks
"of Oardiff, and he had to walk back the West End and visited their resorts. After some time they five convictions for house breaking, to London Mapes had already were taken into the confidence of burglary and robbery by violence. a number of the mon who were convicted, and soon the know- ledge of the workings of the gang was in Scotland Yard's passes
Bion
Norman Stuart, aged 28, musi- cian, the decoy in this case, was The Master Mind, ·.
formerly in the Navy and mer- master mind. The son of a pro-ed the gang in 1923.
George William Taylor was the chant service, and apparently join
The man who received the lightest sentence, Arthur Brown, aged 12, an engineer, is known to Scotland Yard na Newcastle Arthur," the clovercat opbreaker and burglar The deceased, Abbads Bhoy, an
It is estimated that within ten in London. This was the first, - assistant of Messrs. Tyeb & Co tween 50 and 60 victims each year. thur had been known to ho as years the gang have scoured he
casion on which "Newcastle Ar was bathing at Taiwan beach on Their methods of selecting vic-sociated with blackmail. He him June 5th. He was floating about time was systematic. They pre self explained that he was tempted on a piece of wood, when suddenly ferrod provincial business man, or into the game after seeing the
people with standing in 620 an undercurrent swept him away. towns. A small inquiry agency bera of the gang were spending. amount of money which other men- Ho Bank without rising again. attached to the gang firet discover daily in the West End. Several Europeans who wore bathed the resources of each prospec
tive victim. ing there dived and made several attempts to save him, but without avail. The body was recovered near the Kowloon Docks two days later.minent Civil Servant, he left a It was discovered on the day of good home while in his twenties the trial that Frank Leonard, aged The deceased who was only 19 and soon became an associate of 25, another of the sentenced men, West River at Shiubing: June
22nd, 11ft. Binn.; June 23rd, years of age. came from India on thieves in the West-End. It was was a Russian alien known as falling; highest level on-ro-May 31st this year.
over ten years ago that he became Abram Glown. He had been con- cord 41 feet; lowest on re-
known to the police a profes cerned in blackmail cases on the cord oin.
The jury returned a verdict of sional blackmailer and a drug ad-Continent. North River at Taingyuen: June accidental death.
dict. He speaks several languages,
Alfred Tannan, aged 24, practi- 22nd, loft. lin. June 23rd,
and these have served him in good falling: highest level on re-
stead in a number of his exploits.cally in each caso played the role of a Scotland Yard detective, who, cord -26ft 7ins, ; lowest oin.
It was stated at the trial that on the pretence of trying to track North River at Samshui: June,
Taylor had been convicted for theft the gang, also obtained considerable 22nd, 7ft. Gins.; June 23rd.
and had received four months' sus from the victims. falling; highest level on re
hard labour for insulting a Wo cord 27ft. Jing.; lowest 6ft. The Committee begs to acknow and presenting a revolver at her, commended Chief Inspector Col East River at Sheklung: June ledge with
Taylor's right-hand man, was line, Detective-sergeant Clarke, very many thanks, Joseph Maples aged 39, an en- and other officers for the manner 22ad, eft. bine.; June 23rd receipt of 5,000 Cigarettes from the gineer, who during the war made in which they had tracked the gang 6ft. highest 15ft.. gine.'; lowest 3ft.
British-American Tobacco Co.
(Continued on next Column). and brought them to justice.
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