ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 7th, 1927.
HONG KONG'S TRADE THE RIDDLE OF A METER.
COMMERCIAL VALUE OF A NAME.
NEW PICKETS RECRUITED. SUN YAT SEN SHIRTS AND
THE WORK OF THE ROWDY
Tho
ELEMENTS.
SOCKS.
CHINESE GUNBOAT AS
PIRATE.
-A BIG HAUL
A naval wireless message of yesterday confirms the report sont
REVIVAL.
ACTION OF CHINESE CHAM- BER OF COMMERCE,
NEW METHODS OF TAXATION, by our Chinese correspondent of COMMITTEE OF MERCHANTS.
anti-Japanese Boycott is [rnom our CHINESE CONRESPONDENT.] boing rigidly carried out at Caston, and pickets are posted at every
A number of strange launches wharf to search inward passengers were discovered cruising near the The pickets who have never been Whampoa Military Academy on disbanded since the ending of the Monday evening and this is regard- British boycott, "are once more ed as a very suspicious occurrence active. There Bre in addition by the pro-Nanking fuction of the several thousanda new men in the Kuomintang in Cunton, field. These new pickets have a uniform of deep blue and straw sandale similar to those worn by
the former contingent,
the Chinese gunibat Kong Ko being seized by pirates. An earlier report suggested that this West River patrol gunhoat had herscif turned pirate, but actually the truth appears to be half way be
tween the two stories. In the ab sence of tho officers eight members of the crew rented" their craft to a band of picatus for the substan- tial sum of 80,000.-
arni.
TO SUBMIT SCHEMES FOR BUSINESS IMPROVE.
MENT.
BY A CHENESK CORRESPONDENT]
As reported in the Daily Press Yesterday a meeting of the Execu- The pirates proceeded on Mondaytive Committee of the Chinese to stop the s. Man On (Canton Chamber of Commerce was held on The Canton Administration are Wuchow run) near Sain Chan on Monday, when the question of a taking action to prevent the use of the pretext that the gunboat oflitrade revival in Hong Kong was Chengshax, another name for Suncers wished to inspect the ship for considered and the views expressed
by various prominent Chinese die Yat Sen, as a trade mark. Since Having secured the arms, they cussed. The rowdy element among the the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen achieved pirated the ship, kidnapping the students is even more energetic popularity his name has been used Chinese captain and twenty-four than the official, pickets. Whether for a variety of things, from the passengers and robbing them of all nuthorised or no they go about Sun Yat Sen University to Sun Yat -acarcbing shops and oven private Sen socks and shirts. Among the residences. Those found in posser-women-folk there is a style of hair sion of way article of Japanese dressing known as Sun Yat Sen manufacture are at once taken to hair. It is curly and rough-and- the Picketa Headquarters where done in a mather quite distinct they are imprisoned until a substan- from the mouth style adopted by
tial fine is paid.
..
Early yesterday morning, two men were arrested at the West Bund and while on their way to Headquarters their faces were tarroll and huge placards placed on their backs, telling all and sun
y that these two men were not patriota, for they had helped the trade of the Japanese imperialis tic dogs by buying their wares,
most Chinese women.
valuables.
Having taken all that they want ed, the pirates landed the passen- All the gers at Tit Ngao Kok. cage was landed on the island of Taiping Chow.
It is rumoured that, the pirates having secured their foot took the "prudent" course of abandoning
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HOW ITS READINGS
JUMPED UP.
WAS IT CONNECTED TO DEFENDANT'S FLAT?
The case in which J. H. Rúttonjee, of the firm of Buttonjec & Son wine merchants, is sueing Mrs. D.
A. Hoss, for the sum of 8171.25, claimed to be due on an implied contract for the supply of electric current to a flat the defendant- lensed from in Duddell Street, was gain mentioned at the Summary Court yesterday afternoon..
The opening of this case, was re- ported in the Daily Press last werk, and it will be recalled that -plain- tiff paid the bills for electric current supplied, the meter having remain- ed in his name when defendant lensed the flat. It was stated that the bills for cone quarter from the | Electric Light Company · amounted to only $14.02, but that in the next two months and part of the third month they inercased as under- January, $45.34; February, softers of the Chamber, will work in con-
Mr. Ip Lan Chuen, the Secretary and up to the middle, of arch,
The Committee of eight appointed have been charged, with the task of instituting an exhaustive enquiry into the real causes which have im peded commercial progress sinc» the cessation of the boycott and strike. The members of this Committee are: Tang Sin Kin, Ho Kwong, Lai Yum Sun, Li Jorson, Li Po 'Kwei, Li Koon Chun, Ho là and Lau Sing Chang.....
the gunboat off Fatshan where it was discovered by other "gunboats junction with the Committee and it | $37.59. None of these amounts had who were in pursuit.
is hoped that their deliberations been paid by defendant to plaintiff The value of tho haul is put ni will result in the outlining of some who his settled the bills, and is, $80,000.
practical scheme by which the re- vival of trade in Hong Kong will therefore, claiming the money back be considerably hastened,
CREW TO STAND THEIR. TRIAL.
Naval Bureau 10
The photographs of Mr. Wang Ching Wei, at one time, a greatly honoured follower of Dr. Sun Yat
Sen, are being removed from all Kuumintang institutions and labour
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] anions. Mr. Wang having joined
The recent capture by pirates of the ilankow group of the Kuominthe gunboat. Kong Koo has led to Lang is now condemned in Canton the decision of the Kuomintang dispatch more as an ultra-Red
water police to patrol the West A new method of paying taxes
River. Some of the Kuomintang has been instituted in the sub-dis triet. of Namhui, much to the leaders are pointing out that it is A SOP TO THE MERCHANTS.noyance of the tax-payers them the duty of a Government gunboat selves. The people are being to prevent piracy and not to be The crew of the [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.) called upon to pay in produce pirated horzelf.
m bank-notes.
Kong Koo are conscquently to facier is fortunate or unfortunate stand their trial in connection with To lessen opposition from the
to have a
this incident, enough
stream pass- merebants in Canton, the Anti-ing his land, he has to contribute Japanese Boycott Committee have tive ducks and five chickens besides decided that the movement of paying a national rent of 95. For “using" "water" from públicTM streams a Japanese goods-locally shall not be farmer pays-ten-fat-ducks-and-810 obstructed. The import of further in wash to the party leaders domin- Japanese goods only is to beating the district. Before a farmer,
prevented.
instead of
It a
is permitted to marry and be assured of protection he has to find
Several Japanese left, Canton for! Hong Kong by the Kinshan yester-¦ day. It appears that the coolies wine to the officials. carried their luggage down to the Company's wharf, but duped it
protection foc of 860 and hand over a roast pig und two jars of
there, refusing to take it on board in face of the activity of the piu-
kets.
OTHER PORTS JOIN IN- NOMINALLY.
News from Swatow, Foochoy, and Amoy is to the effect that
these ports are supporting the
THE PASSENGERS'
BOYCOTT.
SETTLEMENT EXPECTED
'SOON.
UNDER THE RED LIGHT.
GIRL'S PITIFUL. STORY.
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC AMONG THE CHINESE.
A NEW NATIVE BANK.
During the past two years loen]
Chinege banks, in common with any other business concerns in the Colony, have suffered heavily and a number have hid to close their doors.
from defendant.
Defendant admits that the charge for the first three months is fair, but considers the other sams, ex-4)
cessive; and alleges that there was some leakage in the current, or faulty wiring. Evidence given on this point at the last hearing of the case showed that a test carried out i It is an encouraging sign of the on the meter proved it to be correct
faith in fiong Kong's future, there fore, that, a new native bank is to open here within the next few days. This is the Nam Chrung Bank which will have its offices at No. 30, Bonham Strand, East, it will deal with loans, deposits and ex- change,
and that there was neither leakage or faulty wiring.
Wrongly Connected?
When the case came up for fur ther hearing before Mr. P. Jacks (acting Puisne Judge) yesterday afternoon. Mr. W. D. Owen, appear-
The Nam Cheung Bank will being for the defendant, said that be- the first native bank to open in the fore proceeding with the defence he Colony for two years. Apart from would like to state that a new situa tion had arisen which might con- considerable focal support it is understood to have strong financial siderably shorten the proceedings, backing from Canton.
HIDES MONOPOLY
A very considerable business is done between Hoihow and this Colony in hides from the island of
With tours in her eyes and be tween sobs, a Chinese girl aged 10, told a pitiful story to Major C. Willson, at the Central Magistracy Hainan. yesterday, of the part which she
Since the last bearing the present tenant of this flat, who had also taken over the meter in question with the flat, had received a letter from the Eelectric Light Company stating that the meter which had been transferred to him with the flat was not connected with this flat, but with another flat.
Up to the present & combine has was forced to play by a Chinese had the monopoly of the trade at married couple who had purchased
Toihow, and has paid the Govern Apparently, said Mr. Owen, the her.
ment A tax of approximately meter referred to in the bills in this The girl's mother was concubine
$130,000 per annum for the privioase is not the meter actually con- Chinese circles are very optimis Soon after her birth her father died, merchant has usted the combine by
to a rich Chinese living in China. lege. Now, however, a Chinese nected with the fint lighting at all. tie as regards the prospect of aand, seven years later her mother
Mr. J. T. Prior, who appears for settlement in a few days of the romarried.
offering to pay the Government any plaintiff, said that he still believed Five further children boycott against the British Canton
were born and the girl was thening from $130,000 up to $230,000. a that although the meter was not now connected with this flat, that it year. As a consequence lonal im- and Macao Steamboat. Company's considered an outsider and a super porters have been busy buying up was connected with this fiat at the all available stocks of hides in view material time in question in this!
view of the increased amount paid of a prospective rise in pries. The rise is regarded as inevitable int
steamers.
Anous child of the family.
When the unfortunate child at-
for the monopoly.
The hides find a ready sale in the European markets and a big export
business is done from Hong Kong.
case.
was eventually agreed to call expert After considerable argument it
ovidened from the Electric Light Company to particular meter had served this flat prove whether this
at all at the time in question.
The case was accordingly ad jorned until to-morrow afternoon in order that an Electric Company em- ployee could attend to give the necessary evidenco.
anti-Japanese boycott. Chinese
Our representative yesterday in- merchants are, however, taking care to ece that the boycott injures Conipany's vessel, and was inform-step-father sold her for the sum of terviewed a compradore of the tained her thirteenth samer, her
them as little as possible. The ed that negotiations are in pro- $130 to a Chinese married couple more shrewd of the merchants are gress with the Chinese Seamen's who brought her to Hong Kong. arranging things so that, while out Union at Canton with a view to She worked for her purchasers until wardly they are joining the popucalling off the boycott. It is point she was 16 years of age: Then on lar movement, they are not being ed out that the Chinese are the March 24th, she was taken to a very strict about it in fact. Firms greatest sufferers, and that free hotel by her mistress, and was left dealing in Japanese goods during communication between Hong Kong with an opulent Chinese, the mie the last few days have done much and Canton is to their advantugo, tress receiving $130 Subsequently more business than usual as every-It was also stated that the sup she was taken to other hotels and one wants to get the orders composed grievances of the paid off later her mistress planned to take pleted while it is still possible to crew of the .. Lungshan, could her to Singapore. As a last re- do so.
casily be set right. Our informant source the victims wrote to her step was very hopeful that in a few father in Canton telling him of the
BAMBOO POLE BATTLE. daye, the Company's boats will be plight she was in. The step-father bringing down the usual comple- came to Hong Kong and reman
A fight between coolies at the ment of Chinese deck passengers strated with the mistress and sug
junction of Canton and Salisbury gested that she should find a hus at every trip.
band for the unfortunate girl. This being employed for immoral pur Roads on Tuesday was stated at the the woman would not do but offered poses on April 4th, and the follow
RIVER LEVELS.
KWANGTUNG CONSERVANCY
BULLETIN,
Our Chinese correspondent writes
in the same strain:
West River at Shiuking: July 4th, 14ft 8ins, July 5th, rising highest level on row cord 41 feet; "lowest on ro- cord in.
It is quite likely that the boycott be lifted. There are several knotty points still as issue but
North River at Teingyuen July there is every hope that these will
4th, 11it. in.; July 5th, ris- be unravelled. ing highest level on record 28ft. 7ins ; lowest Din.
The Ainslan arrived last night North River at Samehui:July with 46 passengers, but when 15 4th, 8ft. Gine. July 5th, aft. Europeans and 20 cargo coolies sins.; highest level on record have been deducted it leaves only z7Et, ains; lowest aft.
11: Chinese passengers, which shows East River at Bheklung: July
4th, Bft.; July 5th, oft. Sine that a pretty close guard on the bighest 15ft. ins.; lowest 3ft wharf is being maintained.
A HOUSE IN BONHAM STRAND EAST.
-
The owner of 50, Bonham Strand East was summoned at the Central Magistracy yesterday for allowing his house to be used as a brothel. Defendant was represented by Mr. Leo d'Almada. It was stated that defendant heard that the house was
to sell her back to the step-fathering day he had the tenants ejected. Kowloon. Magistracy yesterday to Later the house was re-let, and have held up traffic. The quarrol for $200.
again it was used for immoral
a number of rickalia coolies joined in..
Not having the money at his dis-purposes, but this time defendant broke out between three mon, but posal to redeem, the girl the step was unaware of what was going on.
The case was adjourned. father laid his trouble before the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. The result was that the man and the woman were arrested and brought into Court yesterday. Mr. R. A. C. North, of the 8.0.A., appeared to prosecute.
HOSPITAL COMFORTS.
Three men were charged with disorderly conduct.
It was also stated that one. man
The Committee bega to acknow. Tan to the scene from the coolies The man was sentenced to three ledge, with very many thanks, re-shelter near the station carrying a months' hard labour on the charge ceipts of the following gifts for the number of bamboo poles for the of living on the proceeds of pro- Hospitals: stitution, and the woman to two Parcels of books from Mrs. C., W. months for siding and abetting. Burnett, Mrs. A. Morris and
Mr. C. B. Edwards.
him.
use of men who were unarmed.
One of the defendants was fined- $15 and the other two #3 sạch,
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