THE BOYCOTT A BIG EXPLOSION,
REGULATIONS.
CANTON'S TWELVE RULES.
NO" STRIKE " METHODS.
(TRÖM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. Į
CANTON, May 30th. The Committee on the Severance of Economic Relations with Japan, set up last Wednesday at the head- quarters of the City Kuomintang by some fifteen organizations reple seating all walks of life, has pro mulgated a set of regulations governing the handling and dis posal of Japanese goods in Canton Twelve rules were made, a free translation of which follows:-"
1. No Japanese banknotes shall be used; all the money deposited in Japanese banks shall be with, draws; and no money draft shall be sent through Japanese banks.
2. Buying and selling of Japan. ese goods shall be stopped.
3. No inferior" goods shall be imported.
4. Those merchants who have at ready ordered goods from Japanese firms must cancel their orders as ance. If this cannot be done, the invoice or invoices must be suurten. dered to the Committee for careful investigation and sanction. I "found to be accurate the instrument
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CANTON MUNITION
FACTORY.
CARELESSNESS IN DRYING EXPLOSIVES. -
TWO MEN KILLED.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. Į
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 31st, 1928.
MURDER TRIAL DECISION
SENTENCE TO FIVE YEARS' IMPRISONMENT,
ནཱ་་་
APPEAL TO BE LODGED,
[FROM OUN CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)
CANTON, May 30th.
The Canton City Court has ar nounced its verdict on Hau Tsing Yat and Li Sing Fun, officers of the Narcotic Prohibition Buresu and who were accused of the mur der of Li Ping Shu, a legal practi- tioner hare. The pronouncement
CANTON, May 30th. Two terrific explosions occurred yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Government Munition Factory in the northern suburb of Canton, instantly killing two workmen and seriously wounding 19. The Muni-
was made last night at 9 o'clock tion Factory was the former Gov-by Chief Magistrate Cheung in a ernment Mint near the East, Parade packed Court. He passed sentence Ground, having been converted to
on both the accused of 5 years of its present use a year ago. The imprisonment. Lai Wing In and successive detonations were followed Lau Hai Ping, the other two men by fire, completely destroying two who accompanied Hsu and Li in powder rooms and a portion of the the raid were found not guilty and
ty. The Police quickly ar acquitted.
on the scene of the disaster The Chief Magistrate Cheung and phoned for the Fire Brigade, said that both. Hea and Li were the Red Cross Society, the Kwong guilty of a serious offence. While Wah Hospital First Aid Squad, they were not directly responsible and others to help. The fire was for the death of Li Ping Shu, yet quickly extinguished and the injur-physical violence inflicted by, them ed rescued.
The explosions were due to the drying of gun powder which had be come damp on account of the rainy weather. The workmen employed in that were evidently unaware of the extreme danger of the under- taking and overheated the explo- sives. The fire following the de- tonation spread to another storm
on the deceased was contributory to the man's death. The man was suffering from high blood pressure from which he died, but his death in part was due to physical violence offered by the accused.
Immediately after sentence was
THE THREE RULES ROUND THE POLICE
OF ISLAM.
LECTURE BY "MUSLIM MISSIONARY.
CHRIST. ADAM AND MOHAM- MET THE PROPHETS OF GOD.
COURTS.
FATE OF FOUR CHOW PUPPIES.
ALLEGED SEDITIOUS
LITERATURE.
of
On the application of the police. Maulana L A. Haidri, a Muslim the four Chinese who are charged
in possession Missionary, gave a lecture last with being night in the City Hall on "Islam seditious literature were again re- the Religion of Humanity." Hemanded by Lieut. Col. F. Eaves, explained that by "Humanity" he D.S.O., at the Central Magistracy. meast those of mankind who hav- Translations of the documents are ing been given free choice of God, being prepared by the Secretariat chose good as their ideal.
of Chisom Affairs.
50 CENT BRIBE.
A very large number of Indians were present including, Messes. M. P. Talati, J.P., U. Rumfahn, and
A Sanitary coolle who was caught, Inspector Khan Subab Nawab Khan and also a sprinkling of Europeans, demanding a bribe of 50 cents from Sir Heary and Lady Pollock among a girl whom he saw dumping rub- bish on the roadway was sentenced them
to three months' hard labour" by Lieut. Col. F. Eares, D.S.O., at the Magistracy yesterday. The Magis trato also inflicted a further thres months for misdemeanour as "a public servant.
The lecturer was, not mnaturally perhaps, very intent upon discredit ing Christian theology, in parti cular the doctrine of the Trinity, but his arguments though clearly put and at times very clever were not of a very convincing nature ex- cept perhaps to his co-religionists.
SMUGGLING DOGS.
It seemed significant that he
A Chineso appeared before Lieut. more than once drew upon the
Col. F. Eaves at the Magistracy Christian Scriptures for parables to
for importing four yesterday explain his meaning. The parable Chew pups without a permit. of the Mustard seed was used as a Sergeant Kelly said that the proof that the vegetable world is animals were smuggled into the more important than the mineral Colony and sold to a bird-shop.
use of the animal kingdom.
will be signed and scaled by the where another batch of explosives pronounced, Hsu Tsing Yat and Li and that both were created for the The police officer also remarked
was kept. The second explosion Sing Fun expressed a natural dis- uyer for the landing of his goods was more serious than the first and satisfaction with the result and | The Apostles: Mohammet The Last, smuggling going on, and there was
both stores were demolished. These
Committee and returned to the with merchants will be sharply warned not to deal further with Japanese goods.
two stores were close to another but gave notice that they would appeal separated by some distance from the to a higher court, It can be taken rest of the buildings. The first in fact that only the first part of
store was a temperary structure,
that there was quite a lot of such
5. All the Japanese goods now stored in warehouses and godowns having only thin wooden walla and the legal" proceedings have been Gregorian and had a familar ring and ordered the dogs to be con ahall be examined, registered and galvanized iron room. But the completed; and the end is not yet. sealed up by an officer of the Com-second store was a permanent stric-| mittee.
6. Any one desiring to use Japanese raw materials which can- not be bought elsewhere may be allowed to purchase them from Japan, provided he has first re- ceived permission from the Com
nittee. Under no condition shall he place such ordera without authorisation
7. All seamen and whart coolies shall co-operate with the Commit fee and refuse to handle, load or uniload Japanese goods.
ernment.
.0. All the fines imposed on illicit transportation of undesir able" goods shall be hanked and
ture of bricks and file roof. Fortu- MAY 30TH CELEBRATIONS. nately the store where guncotton and other high explosives are kept was not involved.
NO ANTI-BRITISH FEELING.
Verses from the Koran, which were cited as summing up the religion of Islam, were chanted in
even in the strange tongue. Translat Islam, they ed as the three rules of were summed up as belief in one God; in the apostles of God of whom the first was Adam and the last Mohammet; and belief in the day of Judgment.
The lecturer contended that the form of God was something ab solutely beyond the imagination of man "för it. God can be compared to anything he cannot be God" This argument was later used again in an attempt to prove that since Christ shed His blood for humanity. He could not be divine. Christ, Abraham, and Moses are included in the prophets of God, and it was contended by the lecturer that they were all infallible or God could not have entrusted His message to
To-day is May 30th, the 3rd an- GREAT APPREHENSION..
niversary of the Shanghai incident. The explosion caused great. ap. In contrast with past years there prehension in the City and people were no parades, public demonstra- at once thought that something tions, or agitations of any sort. very serious must have occurred. No holiday was declared and all But they were soon calmed down students are attending school as upon knowing the real facts. Some usual and all the Government idea of the nature of the explosions offices are open. Yet the people may be gathered from the fact that and Government of Canton are 8. Any merebant rofusing to the noise was heard practically all holding memorial services every- Persons near the where to-day. The students of abide by the decision of the Com-over Canton. mittes may submit his case to the place of disaster remarked that the Sun Yat Sen University held their Arbitration Committe cot the Gov- earth was shaken, windows were memorial service this morning at broken, things on tables were 8 o'clock, the speakers for which thrown on the floor, and the people were Messra. Liu Ching Tung and immediately near the scene of Tsiang Tsai Fun, professors of the tragedy were thrown off their feet. University. The City Kuomintang The dead men were Chen Kau and held its memorial service this morn Leung Po Yue. Their shattered ag at 10 o'clock, when a number bodies were dug out of the debris of high Government officials spoke, afler the fire had been extinguished, including Mr. Tai Chi Tan, Chan- The 12 injured included firemen, cellor of Sun Yat Sen University them. Christ, he said, according Wong Yung, Captain of the Fire Nothing derogatory of the British to the belief of Islam, had not been Brigade of the Bureau of the Public Government or the Hong Kong crucified but translated. Safety, and Leung Hing, his sub Government was said. The Canton ordinate, both of whom were over-authorities are sAxious to preserve come by the fumes and smoke of their traditional friendship with the conflagration which they trying the British Government and are de to extinguish. The two firemen were termined not to counteranée anti- Japan, on the taken unconscious to the Kwong British feeling. Wah Hospital but soon revived after other hand, has been severely criti- The other cised as the originator of the treatment and rest.
The affair, casualties were all workmen of the Shanghai incident.
said one speaker, arose from the factory,
The buildings of the factory are murder of a Chinese worker, Kew well separated and as there is a Tsing Hung, in a Japanese cotton large lake, the fire was extinguished mill in Shanghai, by his employer in 1925, Japan, he added, is to be within an hour
An officer of the factory-inter-blamed
used either for some approved benevolent purposes or for the run- ning expenses of the Committee.
10. The boycott shall be pro secuted by peaceful but firm methods. Under no circumstance shall the "strike" method be re- stored to, as such methods will react badly on public order and diplomacy of the country.
11. All the investigation officere of the Committee should be drawn from labour, merchant, student, Party and the various Government organization circles. This repre sentation of all phases of life will eliminate or tend to eliminate corruption.
12. All clames of people shall be duly notified not to sell or bug Japanese goods.
SPECIAL EXCURSION TRIPS TO MACAO.
ON JUNE 3RD AND 4TH.
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The Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company are running special excursion trips to Macao on June 3rd (King's Birthday) and on June 4th the Public Holiday. Special meals at popular priens have been arranged by the Com pany, and there will be à Race meeting ar Macho on Bunday, June 3rd.
The times for the excursion trips
are as follows.
Sunday, June 3rd. HONG KONG TO MACAO.
8:30 am. Sui An, 0.30 am.. Taishan.
MAGÃO TO, HONG KONG.
3.30 p.m. Sui An 0.30 p.m. Taishan,
Monday, June 4th. HONG KONG TO MICAO.
9.00 mm. Sui dn. 2.00 p.m. Sui Tai.
PARAMACAO TO HONG KONⱭ.
6.00 am. Sui Tai, 3.30 p.m. Sui An Note:-
Taishan will sail from and return to Hong Kong Wharf.
as Sui An will sail from and return to Wing. Lok Wharf.
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A HARBOUR MYSTERY.
PROTEST AGAINST ADJOURNMENT.
ABSENT WITNESS AND SOLICITOR'S COMMENT.
A former owner of a Chinese restaurant who sold his business to another Chinese on the Tondition
viewed by our representative said All the flags in Canton are to-that he was to receive a share, that but for the lake and the dis day flying at half-mast. tance between the buildings disaster *Ill would have been appalling. fortüne dogs our Government muni tions plants," he added. "A similar explosion occurred in the Government Arsenal at Shek Cheng only six days ago, severely injuring seven workmen and causing con- siderable damage to the Arsenal."
MEMORIAL DAY.
AMERICAN GEAVE.B
DECORATED.
Day. Members of the American Yesterday was American Memorial community met at the Consulate at
HMS. "WILD SWAN" LOSES A MACHINE GUN.
شده رو
CINDERBOAT CREW SUSPECTED,
equivalent to a foki's share; of the tips paid by customers at the restaurant filed an action against the new owner for the recovery of 9534 being the amount of the tips due to him. The case came before the Summary Court (Mr. Justice P. Jacka) yesterday,agem
danger of the dogs being rabid The Magistrate imposed a five of 810 or seven days' hard labour,
fiscated. The Sergeant told the Magistrate that the dogs would be taken to Kennedy Town for obser vation and later they would prob- ably be shot.
CLOTH THIEF.
A Chinese was sentenced by Major C. Willson at the Kowloon Magistracy to two weeks hard labour for the theft of a quantity of cloth from a shop in Nam Cheung Street, Shamshuipo,
The defendant said that he found
the cloth wrapped in a bundle out- side the door of the shop. He also admitted trying to sell the cloth to a Chinese woman.
The Chinese woman gare evidence to the effect that she called a cơn. stable to arrest the defendant who was hiding in her kitchen after she beard of the theft.
KEPT PIGS WITHOUT PERMISSION.
For keeping pigs without per mission at his shop in Portland Street, a Chinese dealer was fined 205 by Major 0. Willeon at the Kowloor, Magistracy yesterday.
The defendant pleaded that the pigs had just arrived from the New Territories. It was stated that the defendant also kept poultry on the premises and was, notified by the Sanitary Department to cease the practice. On revisiting the shop it was found that the fowls had gone but the pigs were there instead
The Magistrate imposed the fine as stated.
Mr. A. el Árcăul appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. C. A. 8. Russ KOWLOON CASES REMANDED. was for the defendant.
In view of the indisposition of Mr. W. Schofield, the Kowloon Magistrate, several cases came up for hearing yesterday were formal- is remanded by Major C. Willson, who took Mr. Schofield's place.
Mr. Arculli sand that he could According to a police report yesterday, a machine gut disap- not proceed with the case as a wit peared from the deck of H.M.Sness was absent. He had sub Wild Swan early on Tuesday morn. the naval anchorage. ing while the vessel was lying at poenaed this witness but the man could not be found and he would The missing gun was part therefore ask for an adjourement. 10 a.m. and proceeded to the ceme of the regular armament of Mr. Buse said that the claim, was A Chinese with several aliases tery at Happy Valley where wreaths the destroyer and had been
was charged, with two others not were laid on the graves of Americans securely mounted in the usual a nebulous one and when it came in custody, with having Azzed who have died here. Wreaths were maqner. Apparently the thieves also placed on the memorial st moved the fastenings and carrinte facing it one of tho witnesses was themselves with wolvers and Happy Valley which was erected in the gun away. How this lengthy in hiding. There was too much of stealing from unlicensed fishing memory of British and American and fifficult feat was accomplished that kind of thing. Mr. Bus fur cash in Laing Ku Tan Harbour in junks clothing, jewellery and 840 m
sailors who fell in action against without attracting the attention of ther stated that he had instructions the waters of the Colony on May pirates in August, 1655.
the watch on deck-is mot know. “
and to 15th, Memorial Day
to oppose an adjournment celebrated A cindorboat with Chinese, on throughout the United States and in board had been alongside the ask for plaintiff to be non-suited. He was further charged with" every place where Americans are to destroyer and left at 2.30 am. It cut with the award is often having kidnapped a boatman för be found. The majority of American is thought that this provided a base
The case was formally remanded. residents in Hong Kong were on of operations for the robbers, while a useful thing, and if there is a
Another man was brought up for holiday yesterday and took part in heap of vinders would serve as an procedent for adjourning cases be the observance arranged by a com- ideal hiding place for the prize cause a witness cannot comYaumsti: He was also remanded.
distributing soditious pamphlets in mittee of ladies"
Two machine guns were stolen
The man arid to have been im The following ladies served sa & from the military barracks in Kom shall be always having par cases
plicated in the Wo Fat Shing zobi committee and made the arrange-loon some three years ago according adjourned," Mr. Russ added.
bery, when gold bars valued at meats:-Mrs. Benson (convener), to reports furnished to the police, Mrs. Parker, Mrs Pethick, Mrs. but it is probably the first time that
$30,000 were stolen is to be brought Tracy, Mrs. Fowls, Mrs. Dunbar, such a weapon has been carried off
up again to-day when the case from a vessel in the harbour.
against him will be opened. Mrs. Sommers and Mrs. Kern.
is
Hi Honour pointed out that the fault did not test with the plain- tif He adjoumed the case until Wednesday next.
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