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CANTON RESUMES
BUSINESS.
MORATORIUM ENDS.
PRO-CHIANG KAI SHEK »
DEMONSTRATIONS.
·(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.}
The Central Bank has issued a
notice to the effect that the Ave days moratoriuma has expired and it will now resume normal business. The Bank has greatly profitted by the Government's high handed
.
THE "KO CHOW"
PIRACY.
A VERY GOOD HAUL TAKEN.
THE CHIEF ENGINEER MURDERED.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th, 1927.
During the latter part of last week no fewer than three piracies. were reported, and the death of another British Dicer has to be recorded this time in the Kochow. The story of the piracy has already been given, but there are still some facts to be told.
Le is alleged that a fortnight the compradore received a demand for a large sum of money, Accom- panied by an intimation that, in the evens of it not being forthcoming. the ship would suffer!
The Chinese authorities at Sham
ELECTROCUTED IN MID-AUTUMN
BASEMENT.
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UNSOLVED MYSTERY OF SWITCHES
RECOMMENDATION TO A. S. WATSON & CO.
The adjourned enquiry into the circumstances of, the death of a Chinese who was électrocuted in the basement of Messrs. Mustard & Co.'s premises at Des Voeux Road Central on August 23rd, was con- tinued an Saturday at the Central Magistracy. Mr. R. E. Lindsell
sat as coroner.
It will be recalled that the deceased was a gedowa coolie and was sent to open the store room in the basement. He returned and reported that the basement was on August 20th. The lights were out and a Chinese electrician was
polies and its position has been Sui did not, 35, has been reported, flooded as a result of the blow"
arrest the remaining passengers; in fact, there were only about a dozen
FESTIVAL.
A 2,150 YEAR OLD LEGEND.
"SHOOTING AT THE SUN,"
EMPEROR HAO NGAI AND HIS NAUGHTY CONCUBINE.
[Br C. LC]
Archery, in the good old days when China was at peace with herself and with the world, was practised by all. In fact a person who could not handle a bow and arrow was at the bottom of the social ladder.
THE FORUM CLUB.
A NEW SECTION.
FOR WOMEN RESIDENTS IN BRITISH POSSESSIONS,
Lady Clementi has kindly for- warded the following account of a
new section of the Forum Club which has been founded with the idea of providing a rendezvous in London for all British women who have resided in the British Domi- niona and other possessions, over.
ens.
Her Ladyship writes:-
Government House.
August, 1927. St.-I have received from the Chairman of the "Overseas, Domi- Archery a China as well as insions. Crown Colenies, Protector- } medieval England gave birth to
and Mandated Territories of the Forum Club, the enclosed particulars of their new
ates
stabilised. Before the crisis banks. the very poorest class remains at once "sent for to repair the many tales, and the noble art was Section
money exchanges and indeed most firms in Canton worked with just sufficient of, the Central Bank's
currency to carry on business from day to day. Now, that they have to pay their assessments towards the $10,000,000 levy in Central Bank notes there has been a big demand for them and as much as 108 is being paid. The economic situation is a great deal easier as a result of the renewed confidence in the Bank and prices have returned to
normal.
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The Pro-Chiang Kai Shek more- ment gains strength. Yesterday was n general holiday and demonstrations in favour of the former Coromander in-Chief were followed by proces- sions. The Committee of Public Safety, whose chief is an ardent supporter of Chiang Kai Shek, ordered all shops, institutions and public buildings to fly ang or show a banker emblazoned with
Support the return to office of
· Chiang Kai-Shek and the five Mem- bers of the Central Executive Com mittee.". Anyone not obeying the ordinance would have to pay a fine
of 95,"to go" towards the public
---loan.
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A report from Swatow states that
on board when the authorities of
ed the piracy to at Sam Sui
In addition to taking everything of any value from the ship-down to the pillows and sheets off the beds and every stitch of the officers' and passengers surplus clothing the pirates ransacked several of the mail bags. The Aockow was carry ing så bags from Hong Kong and 53 from Sham Sui, all for Wuchow,
damages. The deceased went down again to the basement with the electrical fitter and while groping in the dark, his hand came in con- tract with a wire. He shouted and fell against the wall,
He was at once carried out and Dr. Anderson was sent for. Artifi considerable time but to no arail. cial respiration was applied for a The enquiry was then adjourned for Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co. so give evidence as to where the switches were located.
responsible for the "Moon-Cake Festival" or Chung Chau Chich (Mid-Autumn Festival).
In about 2130 B.C. there lived
AD emperor
in China Damed
ones .in
Hao Ngai. In those days, the China had nothing to worry them. There wa fortunate
no stock exchange, and no com munistic ideas and no war lords
Section.
Mrs. W. T. Southern, 3, The Teak, has kindly consented to forward any
the ladies of Hong Kong.-Yours application for membership from
sincerely,
PENELOPE CLEMENTI.
THE OVERSEAS, DOMINIÓNS.
CROWN COLONIES, PROTEC. TORATES AND MANDATED TERRITORIES SECTION.:
PRESIDENT :.
H.H. PRINCESS MARIE LOTISE
THE LATE MR. BLACK.
with trench mortars. From later information, it ap On Saturday, Mr. F. C. Todd, of
Emperors and mandarins occupi pears that the Chief Engineer, Mesars. A. S. Watson & Co. said Mr. R. Black who was shot, was that Alexander Building is leaseded their time shooting with bow wet days, reading at the time the pirates to them by the Hong Kong Land and arrows, and on
Investment Co. As far as he knew their numerous concubines" would entered the cabin. Reports as to his having reached for his re- there was no main switch either amuse them with music and witty
1. On the suggestion of H.H. volver are act confirmed., Mr. R. for the whole building or for the conversation. Black was a veteran officer of various departments All that he This constant practising with the
Ho was a Mason knew was that they had a mass of bow and arrow made Hao an ex- Princess Marie Louise, President of years of age.
the Scottish fuses in the passage between Des pert shot. Tie shot everything the Forum Cluh, a new Section, has being a member of
Voeux Road Central and Chater worth while shooting, and like a been formed in the Club, called Constitution.
Regarding the six Indian guards,Road.
child who tires of his
toys, Hao
"The Overseas, Dominions, Crown Capt. E. F. Brown, of the Hong soon found shooting birds and it. appears that there was but one on duty at the time, the others Kong Electric Company, said that animals irksome and beneath his Colonies, Protectorates and fan- being at their evening meal, their the Company now insisted that all dignity. He took to shooting at arn being some way away.
new installations should have con- the sun with the result that he shot dated Territories Section" Passengers are allowed to entar trol switches. The installation in down nine of the ten suns - The object of this Section is the the turepart ut the ship through Alexandra Building was about 25minating the heavens. The sun-mutual benefit of British women, the grilles if they are on legitimate years old, and then the Company god became terrified and implored who are on service and resident business and it is part of the duty was not so strict about having maiz Hao not to shoot at the tonth and over seas, by providing them with of the Indian guards to look switches. In Mustard's premises last sun, saying that if he did, the a central meeting place when they through the peep-hole in the grille the installation was re-wired before, world would be plunged in dark-are in England. in answering any
The Section owes its existence to request for ad- they took over the place and they reas mission. In this case, either the had a main switch governing the
We owe our gratitude to Hao, for the well-known interest of H.H. opened without lighting in their office, but not be his forebearance. He had compas Princess arie Louise in women grille door was survey of the numbers behind or basement lights
sion on the sun-god and left the whose lot is cast in distant lands, else one man made an apparently
tenth sun alone. For this he was and who, when they return to the reasonable request and the others
rewarded with a pation which was home country, need a meeting place to have made him immortal But where they can find their friends. rushed in behind. The whole of the guards were quickly surrounded
before the potion could be taken, it Lady Mocro-Guggisberg, C.B.E.. and their arms taken by the pirates.
bad to go through a certain pro- bas kindly consented to act as cess of fermentation. The potion Chairman; and Lady Wilson, wife was placed in an urn and prayers of the Permanent Cnder-Secretary had to be said throughout the of State for the Dominions and night.
Colonies, as the Vice-Chairman
Mr. A. E. Clark, of the electrical department of the P.W.D., said that it was quite possible that the flexible wire was made alive by the apprentice electrician joining up wires incorrectly, or there might OVER 100' KIDNAPPED.
have been a leakage from another
It is now
over 100 of Capt. Brown said that te doubt the pirates. Practically certain that part of the circuit.
ed the latter suggestion, but it was the passengers. Earlier reports
that there had "just possible stated that this large number of people had been arrested by the
been a leaking from a "live" por- Sham Sui authorities. Practically tion of the circuit. the only Chinese left were the crew, with the exception it is believed of one quartermaster, the fremen, and a number of coolies.
at
The young Chinese apprentice electrician was then recalled, and he told the Coroner that when "the deceased entered the storeroom, he (witness) had finished testing the blown fuse and was ther standing at the door of the storeroom be
Conditions of Membership.
While this was being done, Eao slept but his naughty concubine
2 Subject to the approval of the Sheung Ngo," not wishing to die, drank the potion herself. She be Executive Committee, and on pre- ceme light as a fairy and in order duction of the necessary social refer escape her husband's wrath, ences, membership of the Section flew to the moon and sought refuge shall be open to British women who there. Eno went after her but was are on service and resident abroad. thrown out of the moon.
to
Entrance Fee for this Section.
Annual Subscriptions.
It would appear that when the ship was seized, the pirates forced
This happened on the fifteenth
3. The The entrance fee of £5 35. the pilot to navigate the chip
day of the eighth moon, and on the is waived for one year, until May through dangerous waters to Taihind the deceased.
The Coroner decided that it was anniversary of this day, which Ping Shan, a village called
useless to go further into the mat happens this years to fall next lat, 1929. Shekki, where the anchor #19 dropped and sampana came along. ter, as it could not, be made clearSaturday, the naughty concubine
how the deceased sustained the returns to mother earth, and to 4. The annual subscription for side to take away the plunder.
"Looting
shock. A verdict of death by welcome her, Chinese throughout continued until the
22 is. on Thursday; an assembly of some steamer arrived at Tai Ping Shan misadventure" was returned and the world eat moon cakes. These this Section shall be as follows;-
about nine o'clock on Friday morn- & recommendation made to Messrs, cakes are made of rich ingredients (a) While resident abroad ..."
This subscription allows three 30,000 people at Chang Shan Road ing. Here, anchor was dropped and A. S. Watson & Co. as lensees of months ahead of the festival and
months in England during the numerous sampans set out from the the building to have main switches are shipped to all parts of the
year, or six months for those on listened to an account of the Gov-ahere to the steamer. This was ap- installed in each department in world, wherever Chinese are settled.
leave every two years. parently according to pre-arranged positions which are known to those
responsible. ernment's three proposals-for the plan. abolition of likin, the increase of
customs surtax,
and
"customs
autonomy." These were all sup- posed to be effective from that date. The meeting had been called by the committee of the Swatcw branch of the Kuomintang. After the speeches a huge procession paraded the town.
The Canton police arc still very
busy searching "out counter-re-
fr
WHAT THE CARGO WAS WORTH.
"
1-
with
When in Great Britain beyond the period mentioned in (a): Town Subscription......... £3 53. Country Subscription..... £3 35. Applications for information the necessary forms of membership should be address- ed to the Secretary of the Forum Club..
and
Position of the Club House. 3 The Club is situated at Hyde
Bedrooms,
Single rooms, 6/6, 8/-, 10/- and 19/- per night; double rooms, 14/15/16/- and 18/- per night; cubicles, 6/0 per night,
Reduced rates during the month of August.
The Chinese will worship the Moon on that night. The ceremony (b) takes place at about 8 p.m. when the moon is at its brightest. A THE AGENTS' VIEWS.
table well laden with moon-cakes, Interviewed by our representa fruits, boiled yams, and other The pirates did not make such a
Co., edibles will be laid out on the roof poor haul as was at first stated, tive, the Chuen Les S.S
agents for the ss. Kochow, said or on the footpath outside each the total booty being in the neigh that they had taken all the pre house. When the moon comes up bourhood of $25,000. The merchan dise which the Kochow carried scribed precautions, fixing grilles fire-crackers and joss papers will The children take part in the Indian guards. These guards were consisted of Japanese piece goods, and employing no fewer than six ke barat. hardware, rice and some valuable well armed and the European off- celebration,
going about medicinal herbs. The approximid cers and compradore had also been coloured lanterns in the shape Park Corner, on the omnibus routes value of the cargo was 818,000
fish, anakes and dragons. This the free-booters spent about six supplied with fire-arms. hours unloading the freight into said that it was still a mystery to
Commenting on the piracy, they illumination is supposed to light to and from Victoria and to prac the way for the naughty concubine, tically every part of London. Hyde their junks.
In addition to what the Euro them how a handful of seven or Sheung, Ngo, to come down to terra Park Underground Station is within pean officers lost in cash and per-eight men could have captured and firms. Grown-ups have only one two minutes' walk,
a huge sonal effects 81,500 was taken from successfully held the ship. It was kind of lantern. It is
argued that even if the pirates bad thing, something like a parachute, the compradore's safe. The pass taken the officers and crew by sur- and once it is lighted, many small (a) gers and crew were, of course," rob, bed of all they possessed, and one prise, attempts could have been figures of men and animals keep on made to recapture the ship. The revolving by means of ingenious member of the crew told our repre- free booters were hopelessly out mechanism. These figures general- sentative that the robbers took numbered, by about 8 to one Any represent a scene in some Chi volutionaries," and agitators gene- everything from him except the other problem was how the men ese history or play.
pair of wooden clogs he was wear could have boarded the vessel here
In order to get candles for their ing. They would have taken them with arms and yet have escaped too had they been new," said this detection. The agents claimed, that lanterns, little boys and girls call(b) unfortunate victim.
at least three or four of the pirates of the Chinese grocery stores, (b). SOME OF THE KIDNAPPED must have embarked here in order They stand outside the shops, and to spy out the land and that demand candles. The threat they Among those kidnapped by the the rest came on the ship at Bam use is "Master, master, pay two pirates were the compradore, Mr. Shui. Chun Wang Sun, a ticket collector named Mok Chong Kam and the The Kuomintang Political-militaryck hands told a Daily Press 10- Mr. Ip Kai. One of the
When the pirates said that they West Point will be in gala and Academy at Canton has issued a porter that while the pirates were
their had make ten trips on the Kocho th occasion calls for a feast. Mer- lockers, 10/8. The member in pro- taking the compradore to declaration denouncing Mr. Wangjunk, they said that before he and that no less than 10,000 had chiants having settled up their Ching Wei, the Chairman of the would get a glimpse of the Hochow been spent to bring off this coup, quarterly accounts will be splash-ided with a numbered key.
again, he would have to cough it is quite posible they were speaking." fifty dollar notes,
ing the truth. Central Executive of the Nationalist up" $10,000.
It will be recalled that about five There were over 100 armed men "Government, traitor-to-the-
waiting in junks for the pirates at months ago several pistols were. Kuomintang. He was charged with Tai Ping Shan. These men helped discovered hidden under a basket to carry the freights and kidnap of eggs on board the same vessel -conspiring with the Communists to ped persons away. The crew were The Police at once inspected, that also made to work like galley the arms were smuggled on board use the Kuomintang party to further slaves and were frequently reward by pirates with the idea of attack ing the vessel after leaving Hong the aims of extremists in the payed with kicks and blows and occa
sional taps of revolvere butta..: Kong harbour. of Russia.
(Continued on next Column) (Continued at foot of next column,)
rally. Several haunts have been raided and "literature"" discovered urging the overthrow of the present regime. A number of arrests
been made.
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PREVIOUS ATTEMPT
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cash for candies or else we bura your shop." Invariably the shop Jokis smilingly throw out a candle fer, after all, this festival comes (e) only once a year.
This attempt was nipped in the bud by the timely discovery of the weapons and the detention of & few suspects for investigation. Those detained were, however, able to give a satisfactory account of them- selves and they were subsequently released.
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