NO DANGER FROM 'REDS."
20,000 TROOPS ON HUNAN KIANGSI BORDER.
TRADE UNION" JUSTICE."?
(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
FRACAS IN THE
STREET.
YOUTH WHO RESISTED ARREST.
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST POLICE SERGEANT.
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 19th,
That 1 Chinese youth of the The Canton Coveramcht are of middle-class, Perey Li, had been the opinion that there is no im roughly handled by the police while mediate danger of a "Red" inva- on business for his mother was sion from either Hunan or Kinngsi.alleged at the Central Magistracy General Chi Pei Tch and General yesterday. Li, who gave his ad Chang Fo Fu, the mercenary troops dress as No. 590, Queen's Road, leading the was charged with refusing to allow commanders now "Reds" but who were originally himself to be searched and with despatched from Canton, are un-resisting arrest. lie was defended likely to give trouble as they both by Mr. G, K, Hall Brutton. have occupied territories where they can tax and recruit a will to their own advantage. If they think they can get anything out of him they will be ready enough to take instructions from M. Borodin, but
they are not and never have been sincere disciplea of "Communism or
Sergeant Haywood said he was on duty in Queen's Road West at about 1 o'clock on July 9th when a bundle the defendant carrying
under his arm came running to- wards him. Witness became sus picious and asked defendant where he came from. Defendant replied
NEW TERRITORY ROBBERY.
VICTIMS BOUND AND GAGGED.
THIEVES GET FIVE YEARS.
A
1927.
SELF-CONFESSED BISHOP OF SINGAPORE'S
DEPARTURE. MURDERER?
THOUGHT HE WAS ALLOWED TO STEAL."
FOUR WEEKS **TO STUDY LAWS OF HONG KONG,"
At the Criminal Bessions yester-,
If what a youthful Chinese told day, three Chinese were charged before the acting. Chief Justice with the Police and the Court is truc, committing an armed robbery at Sun On district, not very far from gha. Po Village, Ping Shan Dis-Kowloon but under Chinese ad- trict, on the night of May 10th. Aministration, is a very lawless coun- second count of receiving stolen try. It is a place where one may cording to the information which property was also framed against steal, and murder at will, and, no this young man gave to the Police, he had just shot a man dead in that village and had come to Hong Kong to forget the incident.
them.
Mr. H. K. Holmes, Crown Solicitor, prosecuted and the defend ants were not represented.
From the evidence of the pro- secution, it appeared that the de. fendants, on the night in question, had entered a house occupied by a widow, a servant, a small child and a visitor. The inmates, were intimidated by revolvers and they subsequently bound and gagged. The robbers stole various articles of clothing.
were
SEVENTEEN YEARS IN THE DIOCESE.
A RECORD OF SOUND WORK.
The Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. Rev. Charles James Ferguson- Davie, and Mrs. Ferguson-Davie. O.B.E., left Singapore last Thurs- day on retirement from the East, Thus came to an end the ministra tion of the first Bishop of Singapore, which has lasted over a period of 17 years.
With many difficulties
in the way, mainly a lack of money, the Bishop has seen the dioces through the chrysalis stage until it has grown from something which was in a sense' parochial to an all-
Steady Growth.
In recent years, the influence of the Church of England in the has undergone steady diocese
He had come here to forget, but j'embracing body. the foolish fellow did another deed of the kind that takes some for- getting. When he landed in this Colony, a clansman of his was kiúd enough to give him a roof over his hend. One day he saw a big trunk containing clothing to the value of about $13, and at once his imagi. nation ran riot. He thought of the good time he would have if only he could get that trunk.
Opportunity came his way. The night was cool and the household were fast asleep so our hero went up to the cockloft, took the trunk down and made off with it to Hunghom. There he pawned it and
Investigation made by the Police What has that to do with you?" led them to a peanut oil factory Witness told defendant he wanted in the district-where five men were to search him but defendant re-arrested. One of the men gave him. even of the inte Dr. Sun Yat Sen
told he would be self away by claiming a basket The Canton Authorities claim, that fused and was
arrested. Whoa witness took de which contained a piece of soap they have now more than 20,000 fendant by the arm he struggled similar to that stolen from the Several pieces of clothing men in the Kwanglung districts violently and became very abusivė, bordering Hunan and Kiangsi, A crowd of people including, several were also found near the beds oc- being details of the 1st, 5th, and of defendant's friends collectedcupied by the men in the factory, spent the proceeds.
and a Chinese constable came to Behind a loose brick in the wall- the assistance of Sergeant Hay two revolvers were found; one of wood.
which was fully loaded and the other had one chamber-loaded...
7th Corps.
:
Witness lud-to-use considerable force to overpower defendant who then remarked You think wo Chinese are frightened of damned Englishmen."
you
house.
The defendants denied the charge. The first man said that he slept in a friend's house that night, and the third accused said that on that day
Following the well intentioned ehörte of Peking, Canton hopes to get on with the work of obtaining an independent judiciary. Only the other day the militarists in Peking dismissed a number of judges, 'for
A large crowd followed to the he was at work from 4. a.m. until
17 á.m. He took a walk at 6 pm releasing me. Borodia. There police station.
and after that he returned to the has been a not-dis-similar-incident
factory. In a statement inde to Police, the first defendant said that he was not there and kaew no-
Had His Face Smacked?
The many societies and growth, charitable institutions which are everywhere part and parcel of the Church of England, have been fos- tered and placed upon as sure a foundation as can be built, having regard to the fact that so much depends upon voluntary contribu tions, which at times may not he forthcoming to equal extent.
The Bishop of Singapore has never courted what is generally known as "popularity,” but he has
mode
many friends particularly among those who have had · reason One can hardly believe that con- science pricked, but the next day to know how thoroughly he has he attempted to return the pawn carried out his work of setting this tickets to the owner of the box and wide-flung diocese on its feet, and its contents. This he eventually bow conscientiously he has tackled succeeded in doing and; incidental-a big task. ly, it caused his arrest.
Surprised All Round. He was taken before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy yesterday and charged with the offence. He was surprised and told the Court that he did not know the regulations of this Colony as he
As a preacher he almost always confined himself to theological dis courses, and on occasions when dealing with what was obviously a pet subject he has spoken with force and conviction, and his sincerity has always becs unbounded,
in Canton where the offending force Mr. Hall Brutton put it to wit was organized labour. Last weekness that he had said "What's end the Mechanies' Union pickets and had thereupon been thing about the robbery. He said had just arrived from the country Hall Cambridge, he was ordained |
took a launch to Shanshuipo where
smacked across the face. This the he was sleeping at Shuukiwan that surrounded the Canton High Court
Sergeant denied adding that he had and compelled the release of a pro-been forced to kick lefendant's night and early next morning he fessional labour agitator charged legs from under him ince behe pawned his jacket for eighty with murder. The Union, whose kicked and struggled. The Ser cents. The pawn tickets, he said, geant also denied that he-bad- knelt upon the youth's chest.
influence extends to the electric
was taken away by the Police when he was arrested.
and that was the reason why he Mr. Lindsell was more surprised had stolen the trunkful of clothes. tban he was.. "What," he said, did not know the regulations What are you talking about! Are you allowed to steal in your country?" The Magistrate gave him four weeks in gaol to get conversant with the laws of Hong Kong.
The Bishop of Singapore is the son of the late Rev. C. R. Ferguson- Davie and was born in 1872. Elu- cated at Marlborough and Trinity in 1806. After being engaged ng on missionary work at Rewari and Rawal Pindi he was in 1900 appoint ed to the newly formed Bishopric of Singapore. He was married to Mrs. Ferguson-Davie in 1902.
Encranas of Olergy."
His Lordship asked for the pawn light, water, Bad, railroad services, In answer to further questivos threatened to hold up these serby Mr. Hall Brutton, witness said ticket to be produced but the police vices by a strike, and Mr. Chen he remembered prisoner's mother said that the ticket was not found. coming up to him and she was very The Chinese detectives who made Yung, the Chief Justice, and a
abusive. He did not tell her to get the arrest were reculled and in brother-in-law of Mr. Hu Han Min, ort but to come
to the Police answer to his Lordship, they said Mr. Lindsell wanted to know what Asiatic clergy numbered two, and
that no pawn ticket was found on prisoners except three pawn tickets on the third defendant.
a former Canton Governor and Station if she wished to know what He did not present Chairman of the Military her son had done.
threaten to arrest her.. On the Council in Nanking, was forced to
to the police station defen- way yield to the demands of the mob.
dant threatened, in Chinese, 'to kill According to an order from Nan-hi. king, all labour unions in South
Corroborative evidence was given by a Chinese, constable. China are obliged to accept Kuo Mr. Hali Brutton told his Wor mintang propagandists, who are ship (Major C. Willson) that the appointed just as chaplains are to parents of accused had for many foreign armies. But they teach, years supported entirely a home not religion but political doctrines for aged people. On the night in question I had been sent out to and, they have to report periodic procure some European clothes for ally to the Labour Division of the use in an entertainment to be given Kuomintang in Nanking on the pro-at the home, and he was carrying gress made. 1
these clothes when stopped by the Sergeant, He should call three witnesses to show that Li had been struck upon the face.
The Casa was remanded until
The work of combing out oppon- ents of the pro-Nanking régime is still going on in Canton. Last Fri- day two overseas merchants from Indo-Chine arriving at Canton were to-day. arrested as comrades of Mr. Sun- Fo, but they declared that they have neither heard of Mr. Sun nor
In reply to the request of
the
The first defendant corrected his statement and sail that the pawn ticket was not on his, person, but was hidden somewhere near his béð and that the Police had taken it wway, from there.
Before the arrival of the Bishop, the Malay Peninsula was included in the Diocese of Sarawak, and, in It was then that the further sur- an interview, His Lordship informed prise was sprung upon the Court. our representative that at that time Inspector Grant asked the Magis-there were about 11 European clergy trate to question the youth as to in the Diocese, whereas by the end why he had come to Hong Kong. of this year there will be 17, The the Inspetcor was aiming at and that number has now been brought then the obliging police officer said up to 12; no small achievement when that the youth had told him that he it is remembered that suitable can- had just murdered a man by shoot didates first of all have to be found, ing him before coming to Hong and then trained for the ministry, at that time, and now there are Kong. His Worship made no con- There were about four lady workers
about 23.
ment.
HONG KONG A.D.C.
YEAR.
HOPE TO PRODUCE "MARY
ROSE" LATER. -
The Mission Hospital. -
In Singapore, St. Andrew's Mis- sion Hospital was started in 1913 and was completed in 1923. St. Andrew's School was re-organised and worked on an entirely fresh basis. Up-country the same advance- ment has been felt. Altogether in the 17 years, not less than seven churches have been built, the latest The annual report presented to being St. Christopher's at Johore the annual meeting of the Hong Bahru, the foundation, stone or Kong Amateur Dramatic Club stat which was laid recently by the ed that during the period under Bishop of London. The consecration review two productions were staged was performed by tite Bishop of Difficulty was experienced at the Singapore a short time ago, beginning of the season and five short plays were put on in the nature of an experiment.
His Lordship said at this stage that] REPORT ON A SUCCESSFUL the charge of receiving, stolen pro- perty would have to bo withdrawn as the evidence did not show that the defendants were actually in possession of the property:
The jury rotired for about ten minutes and when they re-assem bled, they returned a verdict of guilty" against the three defend.
ants.
In passing sentence, His Lordship said that he was in accordance with the verdict and that he must deal with the case severely. Crime of that nature must be stopped. The men had committed an armed rob-
bery is, a village, far away from
It had been intended to produce "Mary Rose," but shortage of time prevented this although a great deal of trouble was gone to in that con- will be given at some later date. nection, and it is probable that it
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
produced and proved a
WILH
great
In Singapore the Bishop's resid- ence was built in 1922 and the office block was given in 1924.
Mrs. Ferguson-Davie,
of Bolshevism." People in Canton anti-British Boycott Society that are now becoming very afraid that the Nanking Government protest Police protection and among their success, the, Company playing to otherwise, particularly at St. An
the hundreds of detectives and against the recent British anti- own village people. He sentenced them each to five years hard labour and 12 strokes with the birch.
secret service men of the Police and piracy expedition to Bias Bay, the Military Forces will have to get said Administration havo simply some "results" in order to justify noted the request, adding no assur their existence and everyone is ance that the watter will receive afraid of being one of the said attention. Dr. C. C. Wu, the Nan- "results".
king Foreign Minister, is not likely
"DID NOT ROB BUT STEAL."
Mra Ferguson-Davie has been of the greatest, assistance in carrying church. Her medical qualifications have enabled her to perform more. out the philanthropie work of the
than would have been possible good houses nightly and the public drew's Mission Hospital, in which thoroughly appreciated it. To Lt. she has taken a keen interest, and Cod. Hole, the producer, and all has been the moving spirit from the who took part, in both the Club's beginning. The reward of the work productions, the Club extended came in the King's Birthday Hon- ours, when she was awarded the their sincere thanks...
It was with great regret that the Order of the British Empire.
From Singapore, the Bishop goes Club had to accept the resignation
Last month, according to Kao to take any action in this matter. fr. 1. Jacks, three Chinese were was the oldest member and Pre-form. He then, intends to Visit
mintaag official figures, the military
of the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird, who on to Kuala Lumpur, where he has Before the acting Puisne Judge, left for Home on retirement. He two or three days' hard work to per- sident of the Club, and had done Bukit Fraser for the purpose uf Last Sunday the s.s. Tai Hing charged with robbing a shop some
a vast amount of useful work during writing and will then spend some forces only spent $9,077,905.81 of arrived at Wuchow from Hong time in May at Kowloon City. The the past 23 years. As a mark of time visiting the outlaying parts of Cantonese army; and for the last Kong with some dozens of bottles Brosecution was conducted by Mr. appreciation the Club presented Mr. the diocese. He then intends to Kuomintang of aerated water on board for the T. 5. Whyte-Smith, and the defend. Bird with an inlund blackwood tray. visit Burma and India and will
The thanks of the Club wore due, ants were not legnity represented.
the report concluded, to Mr. J. H The first defendant said that he Seth, for auditing the accounts.
The committee elected to act dur-
five months, the
next year. probably reach England by April The pickets leaders contend, they have taken use: of passengers.
The Bishop's Successor, less than $25,000,000 from the seized them, and despite a protest
His Lordship was unable to give by the stewards made away with did not go there to rob but just toing the ensuing season is as under
its any information as to when the Cantonese people.
both the bottles and their contents. steal something. The second and Mr. N. Lucey (President), Mr. appointment of his successor might Since Inst Saturday, the retailers third defendant donied the charge W. K. Reynolds (Hon, Secretary) be expected, or on whom the
and treasurer), Lieut.-Comdr. G.
Mr. Samual Wong, a chemical engineer and the head of the Kwangtung Arsenal at Shokchong,
ie being forced to resign owing to olamour against him by the "work
"
bro.
(Continued on next Column.)
mantle was likely to fall. He gave
of cigarettes in Canton have de- and said that they were just passing F. Hole, Major J. Macready. Mr. an indication of his attitude towards clared a boycott against the manu through the vicinity and were ar L. R. Hopkins, Mr. H. Davenport the new prayer book, which has been the subject of so much dis Browne, and Mr. M. M.. Maas. facturing companies because the rested for no reason at all.. companies have withdrawn their
They wore all sentenced to three
mittee is to meet shortly to discuss he saw no reason why it should not usual discount..
be accepted horo.--Straits Times. years hard labour,
and decide on the next production.
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