MARTIAL ARDOUR IN CANTON.
SOVIET DENOUNCED BY PRESS, POSTERS AND OFFICIALS.
ARDENT SUPPORT FOR NANKING.
(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
MEETINGS AND CIRCULARS. The following resolutions were passed-
CANTON, July 21.
Feeling is running high in Can- ron as a result of the reported clash; between Chinese and Soviet Russian
1.-That General Chen Tsai Tong' troops in Manchuria. The whole
organise a picked force and that an city is bedecked with white cluths aerial force be placed at the, dis- and paper banners bearing anti-posal of Nanking. These two units Soviet slogans. The white cloth will be held in readiness for the front at a moment's call from the strips, some of which are of astonish-Central Government; ing size, are strung to telephone poles across the maloos. Big posters also bearing anti-Soviet sentiments are pasted on walls in conspicuous places.
Lending articles condemning the Soviet action in Manchuria are daily appearing in all the verna. „cular newspapers in Canton and the whole city appears to be in a state of great perturbation over the Papid march of events in North China.
This patriotic fervour is being worked up by the local Kuomintang and a big meeting was held on Saturday at the party headquarters and attended by practically all the leading officials of the Government from Generals Chen Ming Shu and Chen Tsai Tong downwards. Every one present was full of indignation and feeling ran high. Among the aprakers were the two Generals, both of whom - bitterly denounced the war like preparations of the Soviet
Government in Manchuria.
CHEN MING SHU ON CHINA'S
POSITION,
Wil
2-That General Chen Tsai Tong and all chief military leaders of the Province send a circular telegram tu all the leaders of the country, urging them to be prepared for any eventuality with regard to Soviet Russia;
3-That a publicity committee be appointed to keep people intormed of the progress of events.
4-That a huge anti-Soviet de monstration be held in Canton on Wednesday, July 24. stration to take the form of a The demon
parade through the street.
But im will be a big gathering on the Eust mediately before the parade there Parade Grounds, where speeches will be delivered. Lecture corps populace on the streets on that will be organized to harangue the
day.
LOOKING OUT FOR COMMUNISTS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1929.
MEDICAL OFFICER DENOUNCES CHILD.
LABOUR AT KOWLOON.
CONDITIONS THAT WOULD KNOCK UP MOST MEN.
CHINESE J.P. ALSO DEPRECATES NIGHT WORK.
INJURIOUS EFFECTS ON HEALTH AND NEXT GENERATION.
Dr. H. A. Fawcett gave at Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday, an nasparing denunciation of the conditions under which young giris are allowed to work at a Kowloon knitting factory. He said that the right work, 10) hours a night soven days a week, was most in- jurious to complainant, a mul taal of about 15, that it must re-act- on her system and would also, Il continued, affect any children she might have later in life.
Work of the kind described involved standing, which was most harmful to women and especially to girls undergoing the change of Life at complainant's age.
The work that this child was doing, the Medical Officer said, would knock up any European girl and many man.
MACHINERY WHICH DAMAGES HEALTH.
CORRESPONDENCE.
"FLOODS" IN KWANGTUNG.
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE " HONG KONG DAIGY PRESS."]
SIB.-In your issue of July 17 appears a notice headed "Floods in Kwangtung," which is extremely misleading. I do not know from where your Chinese correspondent gets his information: but his re- port on the state of conditions at Sheklung, where, be says, 14 the East River is inundating numbers of villages..
and the streets
of the city are partly under water" is entirely wrong. The true flood condition at that place is verified by the following figures as regards the flood levels.
The highest flood level on record ia 15.2 feet above zero. The streets in Sheklung city are situated on an average elevation of 8 feet above the same zero, and the gauge re- cords for the last $ daye, are As follows:
Feet above zero.
"GIFTS THAT LAST"
PLAIN
OR
ENGINE TURNED
CASES
July 10
2.3
£1.
3.0
4.4
13
3.8..
FROM $12.50
14
6,3
IF
13
6.9
To $100,00
16
6.2
17
3.4
The
The case Wats one in which a Draws the Line at Night Work, with ill-treatment and failing to Chinese widow is being charged
Asked if he considered that the provide for her mui trai as she complainant had been overworked would for her own daughter. It is a mui tau, witness replied to Eis Whyte Smith at the Kowloou Magistral should be asked to do night was continued before Mr. T. S. Worship that he did not think a tracy on Saturday.
work. As to the question of treat which expert evidence was given some difference. The daughter, för country round Shehung is alway
The streets have thus never been After a protracted hearing inter,, witness said that there must be the period under review.
ing & mui trai likes one's one daugh-fooded by the river water during by a member of the Chinese Cham-instance, did not do house work, ber of Commerce with regard to while this was the duty of a mai rainy season; but this is entirely more or less flooded during the treatment and work of a mui tsai ni. A maj tsai would also be sent due to the fields not being properly in accordance with Chinese custom, out to work when the daughter was protected by dykes. and by the Medical Officer of Health in respect of the resale on a young
not Worship adjourned the case intimat girl of continuous night wark, His ing that he wished to reserve his decision and to review the evidence His Worship's decision will be given 11.30a.m. in Court on Tuesday morning at
Mr. H. R. Butters, of the 8.0.A., conducted the prosecution, the de fendant not being legally represent- cd.
As regards & child of the age of complainant, especially a female chlid, the effects were very
serious.
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below the mean water level for the Regarding the North and West Rivers, the water is at present well season. and there is no indication whatsoever of any inundations.- Yours, etc.,
P. W. OLIVECRONA, Engineer-in-Chiet Canton, July 17.
CATHEDRAL WEDDING.
DRAGON-CHENALLOY,
Isthmuline Chenalley to Mr. Pete: The wedding öt, Misa Bernice Arben Dragon was celebrated on the Very Rev. Dean A Swann, Saturday at St. John's Cathedral, D.S.C., MA., officiating.
Mr. Dragon was born in Penang.
ments. He was formerly a very popular master at St. Joseph's College and is now teaching at the Wah Yan College. He is a keen photographer and won the Erat amateur gold medal offered in the Witness remarked that a Eure Colony. Mr. Dragon's pictures are pean girl and many man would well-known locally and he is especi Frobably collapse under the con- ally successful with cloud effects. ditions imposed upon the com- Miss Chennlloy worked until recent- plainant. The work was deadly ly at the Bank of Canton. and monotonous and caused what was known as "industrial fatigue, with a tendency to re-act upon the nervous system."
Some fear is entertained in official circles as to the activities of Com
Dr. H. A. Fawcett, Medical Officer
"Certainly Over-worked;" manists in Canton at this critical
of Health, said that he had visited time. The Police are very vigilant
many of the factories in Hong Kong and hotels and lodging houses are
and was aware of their conditions. constantly searched for undesirable
He had not, however, visited the one at which complainant worked. characters, Communist literature
Defendant was charged following! Witness considered aine Hours) denouncing the Kuomintang and complaints made by the mui tsui, work a day in twenty-fours hours) the Central Government has been The girl said that she had been, it was continuous or at intervals. to the Police Station at Hunghom. was too much for a child whether General Chen Ming Shu said, discovered in Tsiu Ling and was refused food for over 24 hours and In the rase of the complainant she among other things:—
brought to Canton the other day, that she had been made to work bad certainly been over-worked. Soviet Russia has been using It was in turn forwarded to Nan-in a knitting factory from 8.30
Questioned by His Worship as to the Chinese "Eastern Railway as its king. No arrests have been made.
p.m. to 7 m. every night for two the difference between night and day. and a half months. In addition to work, witness was emphatic that headquarters of Communist pro-On account of the intense feel-this she was obliged to do house night work tended to impair health. paganda. We, therefore, had to ings against the Soviet Government, work, wash the dishes and carry A person called upon to sleep dur- "take, over the control of the Rail-Russian nationals in Canton are tervals during the day. The girl noises of the day and work at night water. She only slept at short in- ing the day was disturbed by the way in order to eliminate the leaving for Hong Kong. But ac- was sold by her parents to the de- had injuricus effects on the eye. danger which this propaganda was cording to information from official fendant at the age of 11 years and sight. The body was at low "ebb causing. Our action was proper circles adequate protection will be
was now 18 according to Chinese during the night and had not the reckoning and earrect, but the Soviet Govern- given them if they wish to remain European standard.
or 14-15 according to full vigour and energy enjoyed dur. and educated in the Straits Settle. ment became agitated and threaten in Canton, as the indignation is
ing the day. ed the Nationalist Movement. not directed against them as in "After it had received our peace dividuals, but only against the fully worded Note in answer to its
Russian Government as a whole. ultimatum, it suddenly gave an order to all its consuis and nationala in China to withdraw to Russia, saying that relations with China had been broken off. But as a matter of fact our diplomatic, xp- lations with the Soviet Government had been severed a long time ago. During the campaign which purged the Kuomintang of its bad elements, we broke of such relations with
When the case" was resumed on Further a girl, especially of the Russia, Although the Soviet Gor-
Saturday Mr. Butters referred tage of the complainant, was under- The Commander-in-Chief, General the Ordinance which stated that a and, this required & great deal of Yeo.
going important physical changes The best man" was Dr. X, C. ernment later sent consuls to China, Chen: Trai Tong proposes, however, be made to work between the hours for such long hours caused "conges- Hong Kong Hotel, where the anay child under the age of 16 could not | their duties were merely to arrange to manage with $2,500,000 from the of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.
her energy. Continuous standing The reception, was held in the and sign passports, and such minor | Arst. In regard to disarmament, it held that a child was overworkedtion" and was especially harmful friends of the happy couple gather-| matters. It is silly for the Soviet is expected that after August 1,7 p.m. Is such was the case for nature of the work at which the
if she worked even one hour after Witness said he was aware of the and prosperity.
to women.
ed to wish them health, happiness to talk now about the severance of Russo-Chinese relations!
child under 15 surely it was far
The honeymoon is being spent in worse for a child just over 15 to be girl was employed in the knit- Manila made to work 8 hours each night ting factory and said "that. her for seven nights a week for a period lungs were open to the dust of the of two and a half months without machinery, against which there was a break? The prosecution now no shield. Factory girls at Home relied on the question of over-work were far better off in this respect rather than that of direct ill-treat and special shield and draught pas evidence of the latter. The defend this dust. ment, as they had to conclusive ages were employed to draw away
ant had actually overworked both her own daughter and the ravi tani.
"Vie should take to heart that the Soviet Govorument has actually despatched a big army to our north- era border and is making war-like preparations to show itsmailed
fist in China. We must all sup- port the Central Government in whatever steps it may take to deal with the situation."
!
KWANGTUNG MILITARY
EXPENDITURE.
It will be recalled that according the understanding arrived at Finance Minister) the military ex with Mr. T. V. Scong (Nanking
cut down first to $3,000,000 a month penditure for Kwangtung was to be
sad then to 82,500,000 a month,
definite steps will be taken.
· TROUBLE IN YUNNANFU NOT CONFIRMED.
-
At the previous hearing His Wor- ship intimated that he would like to hear an opinion on the mui tsai question from a member of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and on the result.. night work on a girl of the age of the comulsinant from a medical officer. Dr. G. E. thomas had previous stated that he examined the girl but could not any she was either in bad health or
under nourished.
13
*
Over-work Rather Than Il- treatment.
It would be
A Chinese. View,
It was the practice at Home now to vary the work amongst employera, such as in the case of girls wrapping chocolates.
The bride was given away by Mr. S. T. Lo, and attended by Miss Lucy Lee (of Sydney) as brides- maid. She looked very charming in her wedding gown of white georgette and silver lace, and car- ried a bouquet of Honolum creeper. Miss Lee wore blue georgette and carried a bouquet of pink Honolulu creeper.
Mr. Butters also put it to the defendant that she had her daugh ter go out to work as long as Eve years ago and to do such work as earth carrying. Defendant said that that was only about two years All these paints would certainly | ago. impair the health of the complain- Defendant in her evidence, asked ant and would have ill affects in His Worship to pardon her and let the event of her marriage and her go. His Worship replied that upon her children. «Long hours of that was not relevant to the eri- sleep were necessary for young (dence which she had to give. children, the ideal being at least The case was then adjourned till 11 hours, although, witness re- Tuesday morning at 11:30 a.m. when marked, he knew, many never got | His Worship will deliver his de- as much as that.
cision.
* Defendant's Version.
interview, General Liu Pei tione, sid that no received chief of the Yusnan Avis cable communications on the 13th and 14th from the Civil Governor Lungin which no mention was made of Yunnanfa being invaded After this the head of the Canton by General Ho and Chang. It was
Mr. Tong Yat Teun, a Justices of Peace of the Colony since 1916, Civil Government spoke in detail General Liu's opinion that as the Director of the Tung Wah Hospital on the causes of the Sino-Russian from Chungking in Szectura, it was of the Chinese Chamber of Com-1 report of the invasion emanated and Po Leung Kuk, and member dispute, and why the Government probably a report spread by inter-mbree, gave evidence regarding Chi- had to take over the control of the exted parties.
nese customs and treatment of al Chinese Eastern Railway. He then
Aaked as to what date the Yamui taai. aan 'plane was to start on its turned bis attention to the internal overised journey to Nanking, Hanness said that in his opinion night the witness-box said that both her Questioned by Mr. Butters, wit Defendant giving her evidence in problems of China, saying that kow, Chungking, and Yunnanfa, the work for the long hours described daughter and the complainant work- there still was a strong element of General replied that he hoped to was not expected of a mui taaf.ed at the factory on their own ac have started last week, but owing The matter depended to some ex cord. She had scolded the com reaction, supported by the Com- to preparations not having been tent, however, on the financial posi-plainant for taking up the feather munity Party and a group known completed he could not start fortion of the mistresa, The work of a sorting work which she did at the as the Koi Teo action. These another five days.
mui thi was primarily menial and factory. elements, though only small in num-
domestic, but should the mistress bera, were working upon public opinion by means of propaganda. They ware working for the dowa- fall of the Central Government, and were scattered throughout Honas, "Shantung, Shansi, and other pro-
vinces.
MARSHAL LI TSAI HSIN.
RELEASE
INOPPORTUNE."
AT PRESENT.
..........
MUI TSAI CASE ADJOURNED.
BUSY S.C.A. OFFICIALS.
sentatives from the Secretariat for Owing to the absence of repre- Chinese Affairs, a case in which two Chinese women were charged She had continually reminded the with ill-treating a muf-tsai Wal be so poor as to require more money complainant that she need not work adjourned until this morning, to maintain the family, then the at the factory if she considered it mui trái could be called upon to do too hard, but the girl had kept on
Mr. E. W. Hamilton, before outside work Mr. Buttora naked working.
whom the women were charged, desired to hear some particulars of witness if it was right for the
Mr. Butters, cross-examined wit the case before fixing bail, but the mistress to take the child's wages. nesa and put it to her that she had Police officer in charge of the case Witness replied that in the circuma son who was working and supatated that the whole case was stances he thought it correct.
His Worship also questioned Mr. Farting her. She lived in free quar handled by the B.C.A. and he was ters provided for the son by his hot in a position to tell His Wor Tong and asked if only rich people firm and prior to her son going ship anything, General Chen Tai Tong, who
had mui trasa, Witness replied that to work, she had been supported by apoke next, heartily endorsed the
invariably a mui tsai was paid for her husband, who was subsequently Post of the S.C.A appeared in Later in the morning, Bergeant President Chiang replied as fol- and therefore only amonied person banished from the Colony..... Views of General Chen Ming Sha,lowa:
court to say that Mr. Butters of owned one., However, there was "While I am heartily in agree. always probability of the owners that he would submit that the do in Kowloon and that Mr. Todd, Mr. Butters told His Worship the 6.0.A. was engaged in, a case adding that every attempt will be
ment with your wish, the time for falling upon hard times and there- fendant made the mui taai work un- another assistant was also engaged. made to present a united front such action is inopportune, but the fore mui trai were not confined to duly. against Soviet Russia.
The defendants were granted bai! rich people
Chairman General Chen Ming Shu embled two days ago to President Chiang Kai Shek asking him to release A Tesi Hsin.
"
will be taken up later!
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