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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th, 1928.-
THE ANTI-JAPANESE CANTON'S CREEKS. ROUND THE POLICE $100 FOR A MOTOR
BOYCOTT.
STRICTLY ENFORCED IN CANTON,
MERCHANTS BROUGHT TO
HEEL.
COMMITTEE ISSUES ITS OWN STAMPS.
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CANTON, September 12th. The anti-Japanese boycott is be ing prosecuted with increasing vigilantly vigour. Pickets guarding day and night all the principal thoroughfares of the city and important points in Canton harbour. Seizures and confiscation
DRAINAGE SYSTEM TO BE RENOVATED.
ANOTHER LEVY ON
LANDLORDS!
OBSTRUCTIONS TO BE REMOVED.
At the meeting of the Canton (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. Municipal Council held on the 8th inst plans put forward by Mr. Pang Wu, Chief of the Bureau of Public Works, for clearing the city's creeks and draining system were approved. These creeks form the scavenging system of Canton, and although wherever new wide maloos are opened the creeks are done away with there is still a net work of them in the older sections of the city. Through years of neglect these creeks have become silted up and are no longer fit for the purpose for which they were originally designed. The accumula tion of refuse seriously affects the health of the public, while in the rainy season the streets and houses
COURTS.
WITH THEFT.
LORRY.
ARMY COOK CHARGED
SOLD TO PAY OFF PARTNER.
BUYER SUES
FOR DELIVERY.
AT CENTRAL MAGISTRÁCY.
A plea for leniency was tendered by Mr. W. D. Owen before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magis tracy yesterday on behalf of a Chinese cook employed at Welling. ton Barracks who was charged with theft of five tips of bully beef. The man had served as a cook for 20 years, winning the approbation or the commanding officers, and this was his first inpse.
Mr.
TABLE TURNED ON PLAINTIFF.
OHEQUE FOR $1,000 WHICH
WAS "NO
OOD."...
CAFE PAVILION'S AFFAIRS,
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Justice P. Jacks,
The former proprietor, Mr. B. E. a claim through his Akat, filed eolicitor. Mr. C. E. L. Grist for 383 against the present proprietor. Mr. Jan Videro, who was repre seated by Mr. J. M. Remedios.
It was alleged that plaintiff paid
thie amount for ment supplied at
The former and the present pro- A carious story of a six cylinder motor lorry which was sold for prietors at the Cale Pavilion, Kowloon, were mentioned in * $100 at auction was told in the Summary Court yesterday after- noon" by Mr. D. L. Strellett, who Summary action heard at the Sum appeared for Shum Eing Nin, mary Court yesterday before Mr. alias Shun Ah Tim, in an action against the Chun Yip Motor Com Pay, for the recovery of the vehicle, or alternatively, the sum of $600 which was the value of the lorry. Defendant was allowed to take
Defendant was not in Court, nor home, a certain quantity of pro- visions as his rations, but on this was he legally represented.
the request of the defendant, but occasion he took more than he was Strelett, accordingly, asked the
Outlining his claim, Mr. Strellett when the case was called, Mr. Grist entitled to do. The man was taken case to be heard er parte.
said that the plaintiff was a shoe said that he had had no further into custody by an Indian constable oh duty searching.
He who was
merchant and had been a friend instructions from his client. of the proprietor of the defendant understood that Mr. Akst had gone pedestrians after the armed ron
business trip and bery at Stanley Street, the con-
Juna was sued, by another man for would be returning to Hong Kong stable's suspicions being aroused. The defendant some time in to Manila on. when he observed the defendant
200, which represented a share in in due couree. the motor lorry in dispute. Judg
On the application of Mr. ment was entered against defen- dant, and on his failing to pas, The Court then proceeded with
Remedios, the claim was struck off. creeks were designed, to take full option of a fine of $15, his Worship distraint warrant was issued. The counter-claim of $1,000 against the the goods while they were being advantages of the tides, but silt remarked that he was very foolish lorry was then seized by the Court's
to risk his position after such long bailif, and subsequently put up for in this action, Mr. Videro.caid Mr. absent plaintiff. Giving evidence
of goods of Japanese origin
are of daily
are
occurrence and
too numerous
мед to
tion. In conversation with dealers
in
cor.
electrical supplies our
told that the respondent was activities of the pickets have been so widespread and the watch has been so close that the merchants are afraid to deliver Japanese goods to customers. They point out that the pickets would probably confiscate
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are inundated as the creeks do not provide ready outlet for the rain- water. As originally built, the
has now accumulated to such an
changing from one tram car into
another.
In giving the defendant the
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extent that urgeat attention is call. service for a few tins of bully beel.auction at Messrs. Lammert Bro-Akst had given him a cheque for
ed for.
carried through the streets from dealer to purchaser. This has happened time and again" and has meant heavy losses to the mer
$348,300 Needed." chants. According to the rules and
The total length of the creeks in regulations of the Committee for the inner streets of the city is the Severance of Economic Rela-approximately 737,000 feet, to clear tions with Japan. erchants are which will require a sum of 8221,000. supposed to be free to dispose of The main creek is some 40,000 feet goods in stock of Japanese origin. long, and 823,000 will be needed This meant nominally, our cor- to have this cleaned out. The total respondent was informed, that the Hum that is estimated to be re- anerchants could deliver such goods quired for the thorough clearing of to any part of Canton, unmolested all the creeks and drains in the But the pickets take no cognizance city is about $348,300. of this, and seize all such goods and bring them to their Head- Total rentals collected by pro- quarters on the Bund. In view of Ferty owners in Canton is believed these indiscriminate seizures all to be in the neighbourhood of the dealers in Japanese goods in $1,230,500 per month. It is, there the city have refused to make any fore suggested that to raise funds delivery. Anyone buying Japan- for the work of cleaning the creeks ese goods has to undertake their and waterways the property owners transport himself and run his be asked to contribute one-third own risk.
of a month's rent. This should bring in over $400,000 and after the creeks have been cleared, any surplus left-over would be devoted to repairing or improving the
Refuse Dumped.
PRICES GO UP.
Another Beat Levy!
CHINESE CONSTABLE FINED.
A sammens for assault brought Chinese constable was against a heard by Major C. Willson:
Mr. Horace Lo, who, appeared for the complainant, stated that the constable arrested his client when he discovered several lottery tickets on him. The officer on duty in the charge room must have "ticked the constable off for making the arrest, having in mind directions recently iuued by the. Captain Superintendent of Police that no person was to be charged unless he had more than five lottery tickets.
In this case, said Mr. Lo, the constable was wrong in the first place for making the arrest.
Inspector J. Clark:-Exouse me, your Worship, it was not wrong.
His Worship found the charge proved and fined the constable $3.
thers'.
the
$1,000 signed by a Dr. Obremski Prior to the vehicle being sold, defendant approached plaintiff and on February Sad, drawn on asked him to buy the lorry at Equitable Eastern Banking Cor auction, as it was going very cheap. poration. The cheque was pre Plaintiff did so and got the vehicle sented for payment on the follow- for $100. Not knowing what to do with the lorry, plaintiff went to ing day, and was returned with an the information that there was no defendant and they came to arrangement whereby the defen dant was to garage the lorry for fund standing to the credit of the the plaintiff at a rental of $2 a drawer. Witness then asked Mr. month. This arrangement was put Akst what he was going to do about the cheque, and Mr. Akit was alleged to have said that he would make it good "very soon," Witness had not been paid up to
down in writing.
After a mouth or so, plaintiff went to take delivery of the lorry, and to his surprise, defendant re fused to hand it over, daying that the lorry was purchased by the plaintiff on his behalf, and that
Judgment was given in favour of he was only indebted to the plain- tiff for the sum actually paid for Mr. Videra with costs."
the vehicle.
Continuing, Mr Strellett said, that the defendant kept on repeat. ing that the vehicle was bought by behalf the plaintiff on his (defendant's)
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now.
A BEGGAR'S BROKEN ROMANCE
OUT A-WOOING WITH A
"CRUTCH.
FINAL EPISODE IN COURT.
Defendant and plaintiff haggled Mr. Lo said he was not com-
over it for about ten days, when plaining about the arrest. Accord the matter was then referred to ing to his client, the constable was the Police. As it was a ciril But cutting off the source of
reproved for making the arrest and action, the Police Magistrate was -bis-client-was-released. They later able to give a decision. But aupply has meant that Japanese
niet in the street when the constable the unfortunate feature of the goods in the city are fast disaperecks.
accused the man of being insolent
case," said Mr. Strellett, and used his truncheon on him.
that when the defendant paid a pearing. In view of this impend-
It is also found that many shop Complainant caught hold of the visit to the garage with a mechanic, ing shortage their selling prices are
truncheon and the constable te
he found that several important increasing. This has been parti owners have extended their pre-leased his hold of the weapon and parts of the machinery were being Even beggars have their romances cularly true of the electric supplies mises by building extensions over struck a blow with his fist which dismantled. Plaintiff was there in China. They have their affairs
fore euing for the recovery of the of Japanese origin. It will be re- the creeks, resting on supports knocked out a tooth.
lorry in good running condition or of the coeur just as well as any of membered that immediately after built up from the creek bed. These
the sum of $600, which sum was us A strange story was told in the declaration of the boycott, the structures form obstructions to the
said to be a fair value for the Court yesterday of how a lame. prices fell. This was because the free flow of water, and besides,
lorry.
mendicant went out a-wooing with anerchants thought that their goods the inmates of the houses are in
crutch. might be taken away from them, the habit of dumping all their It would, therefore, be wiser "to rubbish and refuse into the streak. dispose of them as soon as possible, For this reason it is proposed that even at a loss. But the prices are all such parts of houses found over- now higher than they were. before hanging the creeks be demolished, the commencemeat of the boycott. and that penalties be imposed on The forced registration of Japan-people discovered throwing rubbish ese goods still in stock is being into the creeks, carried out rigorously. At first
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DISTILLERY CASE DROPPED.
It is also discovered that for part the pickets wanted to make regis of its length the main creek has tration a voluntary measure. But, been completely covered by houses certain irregularities were discover-eat men had given a different He played up to it and after a no merchants responded: Hence and shops. This was done in theed. Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for
with two or three lone exceptions,
Different Valuations! Evidence was then given by the The two employees of the Tai plaintiff, corroborative of what Mr.
This Lothario of the Far East Tung distillery who were charged Strellett bad said. He found that with conspiracy to defraud the the dynamo, magneto and gear used to hang about street corners Revenue Department were dia- shaft had been taken away from at Kowloon soliciting sims from charged by Mr. Lindsell yesterday the vehicle. The mechanic who when it was stated that there was went with him to inspect the lorry passers-by, and one day, a dark no direct evidence which could be said that the vehicle was worth eyed woman with drooping eye- 8800 if in good running order, and lashes came to his pitch. She brought against the defendants.
At the previous hearing Mr. H. is it stood about $600
Mr. Justice Jacks: I see, the stopped and surveyed the lame one A. Taylor, Assistant Superinten dent of Imports and Exports, gave bailif's opinion of the lorry was with compassion. But the beggar knew that pity was akin. to love. details of a raid carried out on the that it was worth about $300 distillery where it wai alleged Mr. Strellett replied that differ-
valuation to it, and that the best few days' courting, he got the wo- course would be to take the aver man to promise to be his wife. age.
Judgment was given against the He was then living in paradise, defendant for the return of the clandestine meetings were 4. fre- lorry in good running order, and Hang Lan Chong wine shop, No. 2,
Chung Wing Kun, licensee of the that if the vehicle was damaged, a quent occurrence, and after some sum of 8450 would have to be time, the mendicant, having saved Ko Shing Street, was summoned given to the plaintiff It is proposed that the haifonge before Mr. Lindsell for supplying incorrect particulars in respect of be entrusted with the task of rais-
an application for the removal of ing funds for the purpose of clean 135. jars of " Sam Ching" from the AIR RIFLE WITHOUT OWNER
5.8. Sui Tai to the &s. Nam Sang. NO GUNS ALLOWED. ing out the city's creeks as it is
Mr. B... C. K. Hawkins, of the essentially a problem of public in-
Imports and Export, Office, appear terest and benefit.-Canton Gazette.ed for the prosecution, and Mr. M.
K. Lo was for the defence.
Hearing was adjourned until 11.15 am. next Tuesday,
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the forced registration and the days of the Manchu Government, the defence. payment of the 30 per cent. which when supervision over municipal
is now being enforced. Up-to-date
our correspondent is told that the affairs was practically non-existent.
pickets have succeeded in getting It will now be necessary, to demolish about 50 stores to register their these houses so as to get at the Japanese goods with the Commit- tee. Practically all the merchants drain. have been extremely reluctant comply with the demands of the Committee.
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TAX STAMPS.
ANOTHER REVENUE CASE.
On walking through the Bund and other places where pickets are stationed, our correspondent did not see, any officer of the Commit tee carrying a gun. He asked one picket leader about this and was told that the Government has not The latest news of the boycott is 825,000 FINE IN OPIUM CASE. aa yet sanctioned the request of the Committee.
"We petitioned the that the Committee has decided to Beadquarters of the 8th Military print tax stamps to be pasted on
ing."
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enough to provide a hut for his loved one, approached her and asked her to name the day.
As soon as he spoke the words, Before Mr. W. Schofield at the he was at once disillusioned, for the womzu, without rhyme or Kowloon Magistracy, an applica- tion was made by Sergeant Fowlie reason, turned round and told him for an order for the confiscation of to go and "hang" himself. She ar air rifle found in the basement would never marry a beggar. Dis of No. 7, Knutsford Terrace.
The officer stated that the weapon appointed and enraged at hav was found by a contractor's foreing been fooled, he lifted his man while repairing the house. It
was not hidden in any way, but it crutch and struck the faithless was very dark inside the basement. one on the head. A hue and cry His Worship made the necessary was raised and the disappointed mendicant was taken to the Police Station. He was brought before Mr. W. Schoheld at the Kowloon
A Chinese woman who Wan Route some time ago for permis- the Japanese goods when sold. arrested on's sampan with 665 taels sion to carry guns," he said, "but These tax stamps will be in de-of opium on board and who was order. so far no reply has been forthcom-
subsequently charged before the.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY. nominations of 8100, 85, 81, 50 Magistrate with unlawful posses- The Committee is now preparing cents, 20 cents and 15 cents. Hencesion of the drug was again before Mr. Lindsell yesterday. She was to open up a big show-room for the forth every merchant
selling fined $23,000 or in default twelve exhibition of Japanese goods seized or voluntarily contributed by the Japanese goods will have to affix months hard labour.
Two man who' were also concerned merchants. This show-room will be these stamps. The amount will be open to the public free of charge 20 per cent of the price of their the seizure were discharged at previous hearing. The woman and will be located in the Head- article. This scheme if carried out, defendant after hearing evidence of quarters of the Committee. Sam- ples of every kind of Japanese should bring in very large sums to the finding of the opium stated that goods will be placed on exhibition, the coffers of the Committee, What the drug was placed on board by a passenger, who jumped into the so that the people may know what the merchants have to say to this water and swam' away on the the case so as to enable the Police labour, and for assaulting the the undesirable goods look
new scheme of t
scheme of taxation is not arrival of the searchers. (Continued at foot of next column) known.
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oatings Police Constable or over to keep the peace. For break- Sergeanting his bond, his Worship inflicted assaulting the woman. Mottram who was in charge of the a fine of $50 or six weeks' hard case asked bis Worship to remand
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