CANTON "COAL COOLIES STRIKE.
DEMAND FOR INCREASED WAGES REFUSED.
"[FROM CUE OWN CORRESPONDENT.}
CANTON, July 7,
The coal-carrying coolies in Can. ton went on strike to-day: follow ing their employers' refusal to comply with their demand for an increase in pay. These coolies state in their manifesto to the public setting forth their grievances that prior to 1927 they were paid at the rate of 89 cents per ton of coal carried from the collier to the Their union was then Hodown. strong and well organized. But after the Communist upheaval on December 11, 1997, their union was dissolved by order of the Govern-
Theat.
FLYING SAFER THAN MOTORING,
HONG KONG MAN'S IMPRES- SIONS OF ENGLAND..
COMING LOCAL DEVELOP, MENTS IN AVIATION.
Though it is too early to go into details, Mr. B. Vaughan Fowler is of opinion that great developments in loci aviation may be expected within the next twelve months.
HONG
SOLDIERS POSE AS AMERICANS.
KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1930.
HUNG TAK BANK TRAGEDY.
MAGISTRATE AND
YOUNG THIEF.
ARGYLL MEN ATTEMPT TO GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF | PROBLEM OF PUNISHMENT FIGHT FOR CHOPPER.'
STOWAWAY."
Evidently tired of Hong Kong already, two privates of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders tried a novel method of deserting, name- by calling themselves James Monro and James Sims, American subjects, in an attempt to stowaway.
UNAVAILING EFFORTS TO RESTRAIN DEFENDANT.
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FOR YOUNG GIRL.
Confronting MP. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday was the problem of knowing what. to do with a small girl, who plead- When the case agains Li Maned guilty, to a charge of stealing à Poon, who is charged with the jewel box containing 341 and three It was mentioned murder of Fing, Sik Cheak at the pawn tickets.
that this was not the first occasion that the girl was known to have Hung Tak Bank on May 24 last, was continued at the Central Magis committed a theft. on the oil tanker, Silver Arrow, which at the time was anchored off tracy yesterday, a cook at the bank Laichikok. ·
was the first witness called.
The cook gave a graphic des- cription of the struggle between
A message was received form the master of the tanker to the effect that two stowaways had been dis-him and the defendant on that day. covered on board and that they tried to secure a passage on her. The Police were called, and they took the two men to the Station, where they gave the names mention.
Mr. Fowler has just returned to Hong Kong after making a flying visit (by rail) to London. He left the Colony about mid-March, and reached England (ri Siberia) on April 0, leaving London on June 7 and returning by the same over, land route. Mr. Vaughan Fowler's object was to get in touch with all Their employers then took the intest ideas in aviation, and his advantage of the situation and re-impressions indicate that he was duced their wages from 69 cents to
well pleased with the, result of bised above. 4 cents per ton of coal carried.
visit to England, "The Government was on the side of the employers, and the coal car- riers had to comply or lose their johs. This state of things has been going on unchanged for the last three years, despite repeated repre sentations made by the coolies.
The strikers maintain that they are not getting even a living wage, considering the present high cost of living. They say they are not pressing too hard on their employ- en All they want is the restora- tion of their former senle of wages - cents for carrying each tog of coal from ship to godown, and not 49 cents.
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Some New Types, While in England I was able to see and fly all the latest types, many of which are a great advanes on the machines of a few years ago. was particularly impressed with the Avro general purpose and training machine, 6tted with the Armstrong Siddeley Lynx engine. This machine is especially suitable
He said he was awakened by cries of Save Life" emanating from the first floor.
The girl's grandfather was also before the Magistrate on a churge of receiving stolen property.
Addressing his Worship, Sub-In. spector "Evans said that a school teacher of 2, Mongkok Rond re- ported on April 26 the loss of the jewellery. Some of the articles were found in a certain pawnshop. from where the school teacher had redeemed them on an order made by the Court.
He was sleeping in the kitehen on the third floor at the time. On
On July 5, the second defendant bearing the cries he jumped out.
went to the pawnshop to redeem of bed and looked through the grat- one of the articles. He was arrest-
Speaking with за American accent, the men were treated as ordinary stowaways when they were questioned at the Water Police, when he saw the body of Funged by a detective. At the police tioned his residence at 18, Mongkök Station, and as they persisted in Sik Cheuk lying in a pool of station. the second defendant men- Road. The small girl, who was an the story that they were American blood..
At the time there were four orphan, was found at this address, subjects, they were detained pending their appearance before the Magis-
people in the kitchen. On hearing living with her grandfather and trate on charges of stowing away.
the cries from the first floor, two grandmother. She was arrested as she admitted having stolen the jewellery from the school teacher, of the men went down stairs to investigate, one went to the roof at whose school the girl had pre- to raise the alarm and witness alone viously been studying. remained in the kitchen.
However, further enquiries re vealed the fact that they were not
for all kinds of Air Force training.Anierican subjects, but two privates In the past the pilot's cockpit has of the Argyll and Sutherland High been a mass of controls, but in this landers, who had deserted from the new machine Messrs. A. R. Voe Shamshuipo Camp..
Company have done away with all the cockpit obstructions. and
The employers have not as yet the seating accommodation for both replied to the strikers.
CANTON SOLDIERS'
BRUTALITY.
- MALTREATMENT OF "BUS/
DRIVERS.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT..]
CANTON, July 7.
Owing to the brutality and ar- rogance of the soldiers guarding the front entrance of the military headquarters on the South Bund, the buses have been forced to
They were ceurdingly handed over to the military authorities.
the pilot and passenger is su com. fortable that an fatigue is experi- RIFLE AND BOX OF SHOT. defendant go to the shopper-rack
enced.
The most up-to-date commercial machine I have seen is the Avro. 5, a three-engined five-passenger machine. The pilot is enclosed in a small cabin to the front of the monoplane wing, whilst the five
passengers are accommodated in an extremely comfortable cabin in the main body of the fuselage. This machine is so efficient that it will fly with full load on any two ch
gines, so the danger from forced iamling due to engine-trouble is change. their route so as to avoid practically nil. Every modern con- passing these soldiers. The sol-venience has been included in this machine, and as the petrol is diers, for some unknown reason," had a grudge against the bus housed in special tanks in the wing there is little or no danger of fire. drivers, who were, often dragged | out of their lorries and severely The machine handles in the air beaten with the butte of the rifles with the greatest of ease, and could Very often the be Blown safely by pilota of little or automaties. drivers were dragged into the mili- experience. tary headquarters, and the police were powerless to interfere: The charge laid against the drivers was that they failed to turn off their headlights 20 feet away while pass. ing the front of the military head- quarters. But no previous notice had hear given to this effect, and the drivers were at a loss how to act. The soldiers would listen to no explanation, however reasonable."-
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Wheel-brakes are standard fitting, and when these are used the machine pulls up in prac- tically its own, length, so it will seen that although this is a larg class machine is requires only a small space to land in. engines are Armstrong Siddeley 'Genet Majora,' each of 100 h.p.
The second defendant was sen- tenced to two months' hard labour. Slashed His Own Throat,
Regarding the small girl. Sub- After a while, said the cook, the Inspector Evans stated that he defendant came up the stairway understood that the Salvation Army into the kitchen. Witness saw the had taken destitute orphans.
His Worship remanded the case and, seizing a chopper began to cut for 24 hours for the police to com- himself on the throat. Witnesa muniente, with the Salvation Army, immediately took away two other and remarked that the girl's grand- choppers which were on the rack mother and grandfather were to at the time and then proceeded to blame for the girl's conduct. A Chinese was brought before
try and wrench the chopper which himself. Mr. T. 5. Whyte-Smith at the Kow-defendant was using on Joon Magistracy yesterday on a charge of having in bis luggage an air rifle and a box of shot without
permit.
CHINESE FROM SANDAKAN FINED.
Detective Sergeant Kellett stated
that he asked the defendant if he had any contraband goods in his luggage, and he replied in the negative. When the rifle and box of shot were found the defendant made the excuse that he did not know what the detective had said.
In reply to his Worship, defen- dant remarked that he arrived from Sandakan a few days ago and did not know that a permit was neces sary. He was only passing through the Colony and would in leaving. within the next few days.
His Worship imposed a fine of 810 and ordered the riffe and shot The tube confiscated.
A New War 'Plane.
latest types. As soon as. I bave "The Westland Wapiti, fitted been here long enough to with
Siddeley organize my Company's affairs the Armstrong
while he was doing so, he asked defendant why he was doing such as act. Defendant replied "Give me back the chopper. This is not your business.".
Witness, however, did not comply, and a struggle ensued. The de fendant fell on the floor and witness was about to leave the kitchen with bis possession the choppers in when defendant again ättacked him. The two fell on the floor and wit ness managed to throw two of the three knives down the stairs. They struggled for possession of the third 'thopper, and finally, that also fell down the stairs.
Witness then wriggled free and proceeded to the second floor. He had meantime retrieved the various choppers and later. concealed them.
Pointed to His Throat.
On the first floor one of the victims of the attack beckoned the re-witness, and pointed a finger at his bleeding throat. This man aho The 'bus companies made repre- Jaguar, is perhaps the most up-hope to be able to arrange flying pointed to the next cubicic,
the 8th Military to-date war-machine in the world. here so that the general public may dicating that there were other in Route, of which General Chea Tsai It carries a large land of military hire a machine to take them for jured men there. Witness told this Tong is the Chief, but apparently. no satisfaction could be obtained equipment, and can be used for lights over the waters and bays of gesticulating victim that nothing both bombing and fighting. The the Colony; which are even more could be done for him until a doctor Not only bus drivers of private Royal Air Force have a large num- beautiful from the air than they arrived. companies were thus treated, bat even drivers of Municipal 'bus lines ber of these machines, and several are from the ground. It is prob were accorded similar treatment. squadrons are stationed on the able that an Avro & will be used The bus companies thought that North-West Frontier, which is most for this service, which will mean they were not in a position to argue
that parties can take the air to- with the military authorities, and
gether in perfect safety, and enjoy are submitting for the time being
the delights of the latest type of at lonst by going through Yatak Road instead of the South Bund.
transportation."
CROWN LAND SALES.
TWO LOTS SOLD AT UPSET PRICES.
difficult country for flying over..
Progress of Flying Clubs. The Flying Clubs in England are progressing and increasing so. fast that two or three airplane
meetings are being held every week, There
are nearly two hundred private owners, all of whom use- Flying their machines like cars.
to-day.
There was poor bidding at the takes place in all weathers, and is Crown Land Office yesterday when can be safely said that flying is two lots of land were put up for safer than motoring in England *publie auction. The first lot, Kow- loon Island Lot No. 2350, situated at Kowloon Tong, was sold to Mr. W. F. Fincher of 61, Torres Build- ings at the uplet price of. 89,250. The land has an area of about 18,500
"Some of the machines. have already left England others are being built and will be shipped in due course,
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Expert Instructor coming. About the end of this week Mr. A. V. Harey, a fully-qualified teat and demonstration" pilot," will arrive in Hong, Kong to assist me in the work of developing aviation in Hong Kong. He was until re cently an instructor in the Royal Air Force, and has a wide experi- ènce on the types of machines we
Coming Developments in Hong Kong. "Within the next two or three square feet and its annual rental months the Far East Aviation Com is, 8128.
Meatra Bang low and Chowpany will be able to offer Hong Sung Waung were the purchasers Kong real civil aviation. British are bringing to Chins, of Inland Lots No. 2918 and 2919 which were sold together at the machines are coming to Hong Kong: upset price of $83,200. The lots for use in this Colony, and the are situated at North Point and public will be afforded an opportu their areas are 102,700 and 24.000 nits of seeing some of the very
The aquare feet, respectively.
(Continued of foot of next column.) annual rentals are 81,000 and $248.
"RELATIONSHIP TANGLE IN RENT CASE.
PLAINTIFF'S ALLEGATION:
DENIED.
An attempt to prove that a man and a woman were husband and wife, and a claim for house rent against the man, failed at the Summary Court yesterday.
The On Kat firm, of 159, Con- naught Road Central, sued Cheng Kam Yau, alias Cheng Choi, for the recovery of $58 in respect of
two months' rent due under his tenancy of 8, George Street. The defendant, was accompanied by a woman.
An employee of the plaintiff firm, who are acting as rent collectors for the owner of the property, stated that the defendant remained on the premises until August, 1929, when he requested that the receipts in future be made in the name of
Cheng Kam Yau, instead of Cheng Choi, which defendant stated was his school" name,
Defendant had
not paid the rent for two months. Witness said that the woman in Court was defendant's wife and she had also not paid the rent.
Another rent collector stated in Shortly afterwards, defendant came down and was seen to look evidence that he knew the defend- into a tea cupboard for something.ant, who was the tenant of the He evidently did not find what he ground floor. The woman was bis was looking for, and he sat down wite.
Defendant denied that the woman in front of the cupboard. It was
was his wife. He said that her "then that the police arrived. In
answer to defendant, witress sidonnie was Cheng Kam You, which that he himself did not see defend-was not his name.
"I am able to foreshadow that great developments may be ex- pected during the next year, but it is early to give details of the form these developments will take."
ant assault anyone.
Witness was asked by defendant whether it was not true that it was witness who attacked defendant. Witness denied this,
Two Sons Killed,
were
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The woman also denied the alleg- ed relationship. She said that the fellow defendant was merely countryman, and that she took over the house after the defendant had vacated it.
In giving judgment for the de "Ching Tai Chi, a partner of the fendant, his Lordship said that it was quite clear to him that two months' rent was owing, and that bank two of whose sons killed, said that defendant seened the defendant had been a tenant at that the defendant had requested a to bave been very disappointed at the honse. He was also satisfied not being able to find employment.
change in the name, and that Cheng Kam You...was not defendant's Witness said that there was no
No. matter what "the re- lationship was between defendant reason for him to believe that there name. was any "ill-feeling between him and the woman, he felt sure that they were not husband and wile. And since the action was taken out self and accused.
The case was adjourned until to against the man, he would give
judgment in his favour."
morrow.
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