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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 16th, 1928.
THE PERSECUTION OF KOREANS. IN
MANCHURIA.
DEMAND OF A NATURALIZATION TAX FROM TWO
MILLION SETTLERS.
POSSIBILITY OF A VERY DEEP LAID PLOT.
[BY RODNEY GILBERT:1.
auth-Korean agitation whence" all the trouble.
ARE THERE ANY LETTERS FOR YOU?
UNCLAIMED CORRESPON. DENCE, AT THE G.P.O.
SATURDAY'S OFFICIAL LIST.
The following unclaimed corres- pondence, etc., is awaiting claim- ants at the General Post Office, according to an official list issued on Saturday:
Pexto. Dec. 20th.
Katha Aring. F. B. Argus, T. (Denis Murray & Co.), E.A. Bar- The Korsan community hore,
The persecution of Chinese in our & Co., E. Bruner, Mr. Jack which is a large one, and is made up of many infnential leaders of Korea is a natural reaction. There Blake, H. Besbjerg, Mr. Bellotti, F. W. Barnes, Miss M. A. Bond. the several Korean factions, is are 500,000 Chinese resident in II. Brown, Y. Costan, A. G. Koren and unless the Manchurian Corbin (Master Mariaer), Mrs. R. much disturbed by the numerous
pressure. Camming. Milton Clark, Dr. arrests that have been made dur.authorities relieve the. ing the past week by local detec-upon Korean settlers in Fengtien and Mrs W. S. Carter (c/o Mr. Gibson, M. A. Dornsaay, Mr. E. tives. One prominent man after and Kiria, with their threat of J. Douglas, H. M. Epstein, C. H. nother has disappeared, taken expulsion of all settlers from the Edwards (e/o Crosley, Lid), Col. forest country which they have de H. S. Eliot, R. F. Felton, Mr. without warnin And without
veloped and colded. life for charge, while the detective chiefs these 500,000 Chinese is going to be refuse to tell where the men are decidedly unhappy: Belk It is hinted, however, that they are under suspicion as Bul- shevist agitators which, in many eases is too absurd for discussi
Warrant For Moving Japanese Troops.
The situation of course gives the Japanese ampe warrant for moy.
What the Fengsen authorities heretroops into Eastern Manchuria if they want to take advantages are really aftur, it is believed, are of it In demanding the bustages who ean help them
stration in Korea.
me. Eva Farren, B. Gram & Co., C. V. Garstin. Miss E. Greene. Capa
B. Goodman, J. K. Geoinell A. N. Holcombe, R. II. Hawkins, Cap. and Mrs. Histed, V. G. Keltae Kwok Su, J. L. Lynam, Mr. H. Vander Linde (Salvation Army) Mr. and Mrs R. Lang. Mrs. Mason, E. Le R. Masies, Niel Melend, Mrs. M. Moffatt, R. Meon, Mme. Maddy, Ng Kim Swee, Mrs. Helen Duff Cochrane Nichel- sun, W. Owen, Mom Ostroumoff, R. Palmer, Mias E. M. Pye, Geo Philipp (e/o Sanders & Co., M. 11. Famoa, R. D. Sang Miss D. Stevenson, R
Mrs.
some way to settle the storm that naturalization of the Koreans, the Chinese authorities admis that they have raised in Manchumathey are not under Chinese protec through organized persecution of the Korean settlers in Fengtiantion and, if they are not Chinese. it mustassimed that they are and Kirim, which has aroused a corresponding anti-Chinese demon-panese subjects and are titled
to Japanese jinsaution. For several. Stieglitz. Mrs. II. Stratton J. years past there have been Jap Sanchey M. A. Softer, Miss G. ates troops in police uniforms 5timents, Charles Trimm. R. throughout the Chiontao district, Thomson, B. M. Tyler, Robert Tom, who the Koreans are thickest and Allan Taylor Toni Mr. B. E to this area the Japanese have A. Van Miss W. Vattal, Wong ready necess while the Chinese have Sting Woon W. C. Watson, Wallace not.
Wein
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The Root Of The Troubla. When one gets to the bottom of this Korean-Chinese feud in Man churia one discovers, as usuni, that oppressive taxation is at the root of the trouble. In the Three East
Providwes there are about The targist Japanese garrison in 2,000,000 Korean settlers, the Korea is at Narami on the Tutnen majority of whom are in the exiver, within easy striking dis treme cast, in the forest country tance of Hunun At Narumi a where Chinese settlers are few. In military bridge has been built the Chienta district, with Hun-across the river to Chinese terri chun as its metropolis, 53 per cent. tory and a light railway leads well
population of the
is Korean. into the heart of Kirin greving Large numbers are also settled to a plnos called Yinpashan, run- along the north bank of the Yalu nitig through the districts where River and in the South Manchuria the Koreans are most numerous. To these cans the Chinese have no Haway zone.
protection access by rail. The
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C. Elkus (H.K. Hotel), W. S. Leonard H.K. Hotel) T. E. Laurence, Dr. C. M. Lee (Episcopal Hospital).
Registered Articles.
Mes. Hobart Allan, K. Borodin (2.9. Shun-chih), R. Bigazzi, Mrs. Bay Cunning, Mr. M. B. Draper (c/o American Consulate), Hong Kong Publishing Co., Kwok Until very recently the majority of these colonies refused to ack of the Korean population in this Miss Kelizora, Miss Rosi Sanches, Paul Wolwort - (*. owledge that they were Japanese arba would be very simple indeed,
the Japanese
Auer, Paul R. Wright (e/o means of subjects and sought Chinese cità. while "zṛnship, which the Chinese author affording protection to Korca American Consuldte).;_ ties were, for reasons that are obsen the north bank of the Yali and ere very reluctant to extend to in the South Manchurian Railway there. resumably the Chinese ane are obvious. thought thas in taking the Koreans Threat Against Vladivostock. under their ing they might give This fouth however, was not offence to Japan, and that if a restarted by the Japanese nor by the volutionary novement developed
"Change In Chinese Attitude.
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among these naturalized Koreans Kores, but by the Chinese who in sympathy with such a movement would seem to have most to lose in in Korea, they would be respon-affording Japan such a pretext to de to Japan for the good increase her forces in Manchuria. haviour of masss of folk whom The local masters of statecraft and backpeditik. have therefore hit upen they could not control.
the theory that Chang Tso Lin and party have deliberately provided | In any event, the Chinese att-Japan with an excuse for occupy tude has now changed. the need of ing the country from Hunchun to revenue hasing prompted the an-Ningkut, the Korean country, thorities to sre in their Korean which the Chinese cannot protect | Winguen
incursions but Lirhonpin of against Russian Flasts an untapped source wealth.
Whereas no more than which, if occupied by Japanese Yuelee eight Koreans in the province of troops, would provide the latter Fengtien have hitherto been per with a base that is within a stone's itted to become Chinese aitizens, throw of either Vladivostuk or the This il is now announced that all must Chinese Eastern Railway. adopt Chinese citizenship, at alseems rather far fetched and too cost of $20 per head, or get. out. dep a scheme for the Fengtienites In Kirin the time limit is fixed as who are at the moment, inclined six months and pressure is already to be anti-Japanese, but there is being brought to bear to collect to denying that such a Japanese this naturalization tax." Korean movement would give pause to resistance has prompted the much Russian endeavour in Man-Uyunwo Chinese authorities to foment an churia.-North China Daily News.
FATAL FOREIGN DRUGS.
37 DEATHS CAUSED IN 20
YEARS.
Foreign drugs have been respon sible during the perind 1903-1925 for over 237 deaths in Eagland.
This charge was made by Sir Wil liam Willcox, Medical Adviser to the Home Office, before the Medico Legal Society in the presidential address delivered by him and eum marised in the Lancet.
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BRITISH FARMERS.
SIR WALTER GILBEY'S PESSIMISTIC VIEW.
Sir Walter Gley, presiding nt a luncheith in connection with the Smithfield Cattle Show at
the Agricultural Hall, Islington, N. said he regretted shore were not ore, farmers present. He attri- buted that to what was well known to be the cause-nancial losses.. He added!"
There was a tendency at the pre- sent day, he said, to select for usa www.and vaunted drugs of foreign manufacture. The English market was flooded with all kinds of hypnotic drugs of foreign manufac ture which
advertised as harmless and free. from dangerous! Loxie effects and from the risks of " addiction: From 1905 to 1925 up. wards of 237 cases of fatal poisoning had occurred from the group of drugs such veroral, dial,
were
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of the current issue Labour Magarine containe striking article by Mr. Chine, secretary of the Trades Laica Congress, under the head- ing Democracy or Disruption," in which the writer makes a examination af Communist in- upees in the trade unions. It would not call for special mention, There are many farmers who he says, if one could feel assured would be in the bankruptcy court that the mass of trade unionists were it not for the leniency of
were fully informed in regard to the meaning, the ramifications, the banks and the merchants. and the disruptive tendencies of Communism. Unfortunately, he
The agricultural position the moment is worse than it has
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I have obtained information from 28 gentlemen whose occupa- ads: tion is visiting farmers. They
Trade unionists generally do have got the views of 60.000 farmers in England and Scot-not realise the extent to which a land. According to my analysis deliberately organised aitript has of their reports the primary teen made to capture the trade reasons for the depression in the union movement and to exploit it industry are?
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grossest nisrepresentation
accusations, and dnnuendoes which vilification of anyone who differs are hurled at the head of anyon: from them. Bearcely anything who has the temerity to question which can be used to discredit in the omniscience of the high pricats
of Communism."
It has been suggested that the most abusive manner the op-
Mr.
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unionism that it is a duty of al! salvation. What is the good of side the armoury of its advocates
Imputations of the vilest possible who have a concern for its wel talking about anybody finding motives readily find expression fare 'abandon
to
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his own salvation when he i down and out! This industry is against even the mildest critic. attitude and to make up their entitled to some protection from The laws of libel and slande. minds positively whether this can- the State, which it does not get. (Continued at foot of next column.) cer is to be allowed to grow.
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