FOOCHOW NOTES.
THE KILLING OF THE FATTED CALF.
MURDERS, AND EXECUTIONS.
From Our Own Correspondent.)
Fooonow, June, 2. · There seems to be very little of. interest to write of this month. We appear to have led a more or less quiet and sober lize since I wrote last. There have been, dinners and impromptu partion, but the former have been private and of the latter have
FIRE TRAGEDY.
DEATH ROLL AMOUNTS
·TO FIFTEEN.
POLICE COURT SEQUEL
The official report of the disas trous fire at 35, Staunton, Street, on Tuchday, evening, states that the total death roll was fifteen, of whom ning were women and five days. It was confirmed that the inmates of the second floor were trapped by the fire and suffocated by the poi sonous fumes from the fire croakers
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1931.
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"LIBEL ACTION
SETTLED.
BOTH PARTIES EXPRESS REGRET.
A WISE ARRANGEMENT.'
SHANGHAI
COMMUNIST LITERATURE FOR FOREIGN TROOPS.
REDS." LEAGUE PLACED IN
QUANDARY.
NO STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO PREVENT WAR.
What is regarded a -most-im-- portant arrest, add the cuminating EFFECT OF KELLOGG PACT, point of six months' work was made
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position,
the loss said the better. The Whit stored on the first floor where the the defendant, Chan Wun Fun, important arrests have also been logically take steps to prevent war.
so holiday had passed and wan chicbrated in various way. Some actually worked on the Monday, though those who did not could see no necessity.
Ara originated.
by the French Concession political Geneva, June 4-The Kellogg A compromise was reached be: section last week, in co-operation Pret has placed the League of tween the parties in the libel ac with International Settlement de- Nations
an embarrassing tion at the Supreme Court yester-tectives, when the alleged leader of
pokesman for the day had the writ was withdrawn the gang which has been carrying Lengus declared here to day. after a discussion in the Chief out Communist propaganda amongst As all members of the Longue Justice's chambers. The action was the foreign troops in Shanghai was have definitely agreed to abolish commenced the previous day, and taken into custody, Three other war the League can no longer
police interpreter, was to have made recently,
Any further measures in that direc Twelve bodies were found on the continued his evidente. He was For the past six months Com-tion would be a tacit admission that second floor, and another, that of a sued by So Siu Wan, uncle of de munist leaflets have been distribut despite the Kellogg Pack war has woman, on the staircase landing, fendant's fance, for damages con- ed amongst the foreign trooph-here, not yet hean abolished and that the indicating that she collapsed in unsequent on a alanderous allegation. French and Annamite, British, signatures of all the Longue mem- endeavour to ascape by this means made in the family circle last American and Japanese. The bers to the past carry no weight. Kuling was visited, much to the. A clerk in the Land Office, named November. att
French service detectives have been The Brat League organization to joy of the entire port, as the per Yusn Shin Ming, was an occupant When the case was resumed, Mr.natively engaged in seeking the find itself face to face with this son who went up for the week-end of the accond floor, but he was Jenkin, for the plaintiff, said that gang responsible for putting out situation is the Commission ap had the wonderful thought of hav-away from the house at the time he was happy to announce that this literature, but have never got pointed to draft a new internation- ing a call killed. He brought the of the fire. His wife, and two with his Lordship's permission, the nearer than those catspaws who did al convention for strengthening the carcase to Foochow and distributed children, aged eight and six, were parties and agreed to a compro the actual distributing
means to prevent war. As the Com- it among the residents, who would among those killed.
mise Counsel continued that .on
mission decided it could not logical- have willingly paid three times the As stated before, four girls, in behalf of his client he was in
ly admit, sines the advout of Kol-- amount asked to get beef, or rather, cluding two daughters of the shop stricted to say that the plaintiff
logg Pact, that the possibility of veal, after weeks of mutton. An proprietor, jumped from the first was quite satisfied that the unfor
war axists, it decided to confine its other party went by launch to floor verandah. Two of them suc tunate litigation had arisen over
efforts to strengthening measures Sharp Peak, and were-seen-return-cumbed later to bring the total misunderstanding as to the mean
that might be taken in the case of ing on the river, celebrating the death roll to 13, while the othering of the language used, and that
threats of war AVANT Bank Holiday with great gusto and two girls are in a serious condition
in the hospital.
The convention propared by the Commission and made public here therefore neraly provides that all signatories shall agree to accept in advance whatever measures may be recommended by the League
in the true spirit. Oranges, a few banann skins and a banjo or accor- dion were the only things to make the picture perfect. And others sedately played golf and enjoyed themselves as much as the trip pers." And that seems to be all the social news of the port,
Weather-Good azd Bad.
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Actually on December 2, 1930, one Nguyen-loung Bang, an Aa- namite, waa arrested for suspected Communist activities amongst the Apnamite troops in Shanghai. The Police could not get sufficient evi donce against him, and he was the plaintiff expressed his regrets.released on the condition that he
The defendant, in his statement, said that he withdrew an allega. returned to Indo Chins. Apparent. A sequel to an incident which tion that, eight years ago, or at ly he did not go, for on May 20, a occurred during the removal of the any time, plaintiff was guilty, of fortnight or so ago, he was arrest bodies of the victims was the ap-impropriety of any kind with his ad again. This time he was not pearance of a Sanitary Department niece, So Ah Mui, and he expressed Coolie at the Control Magistracy yesterday on a charge of stealing regret that anything he may have released, and ho is alleged to have
done should have led to the unmade a statement. forunate litigation.
bodies.
Alleged Theft
Two More Arrests, Thanks to the information which
Council in the case of a "threat of .war."
These
consist principally in agreeing to accept recommendations.
The rain has stopped and we regarding thefts of jewellery from that it is a very wise arrangement. they now held, the French detec; to withdraw troops or fleets so as to.;
gold earring from one of the Sergeant J. Galvin stated that in consequence of a report made to him by a sub-officer of the Fire Brigade the bodies of the victims, he went to the first floor and examined, the body of a woman. A gold ear ring which she was supposed to have been wearing before the fire was not on her ear and witness suspected that it had been removed.
The Chief Justico (Sir Joseph Kemp), in permitting the case to be withdrawn, said: I may say and I hope that the persons con- corned; in their future relations, will live in the spirit of it.
THE VICTORIA LEAGUE:
LOCAL COMMITTEE FORMED.
have had some wonderful days days when it has been cool and sunny and when the colours of the trees, dowers and sky have been intensified and deepened; days like perfect spring days in the country in England when it is good to be Alive. We have also had foul days of moist heat and have felt limp and washed out, but these days have generally ended in a violent thunder storm and a deluge of rain, which cooled the evenings.
Tennia is being played on the) hard courts at the Assembly Hall; but the grass courts at the necren ROOF COLLAPSE AT PEEL matter of finding quarters, advising
Two Sanitary Department coolies who were on the spot were ordered to remove the body to the street, The men wore searched and in the left boot of the defendant there were four ten-cent pieces and in the other boot a gold car-ring slightly Defendant was remanded until this morning.
burned."
STREET:
tives were able to arrest on May prevent the possibility of frontier 22, at 103, Rue Chapsal, another or other incidents, to instruct Annamite mamed Le Duc Thuyet troops and facts to avoid any Thuyet is alleged to have received hostile action; or to accept the sending of commissioners to in- a letter from the Hong Kong re-vestigate the precise cause of the presentative of the Indo-China" threat of war. Communist party, requesting him
to protect and, nasist Bang.
KOWLOON SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.
CLUB.
Further Inquiries enabled the de The Victoria Longue in London, tectives to arrest an alleged im- among its other activities, rendera portant member of the organization, assistance to British subjects from Do-Ngoi Zu, Zu was roped in with ST ANDREW'S YOUNG MEN'S any part of the world who go to England, more especially for pur the assistance of the International poses of education. The League is Settlement Police, while he was prepared to render assistance in the walking in the Publio Gardons...
Zu is a man with an interesting on educational matters, as far as tion Club are not yet opened and
possible helping in regard to ad history. He is stated to be fluent mission to the universities, giving both in writing and speaking will probably be closed till the end
INCIDENT. IN THE WAKE OF facilities for visiting place in French. Educated at the Municipal of June. They need a lot of sun
terest, and generally in bringing to dry them after the heavy rains
students into contact with English College at Hanoi, French Indo. social life. and foods and also they are not in
The League has kindly consented China, he left it after the students' good condition and need attention.
Shortly after the Staunton Street We have no "talkie in Foo-fire, which resulted in the death of to render such assistancee to British strike occurred there in 1926, with fifteen persons, another occurrence subjects going to England from a warrant for his arrest, issued by chow but a silent film was shown some fifty yards away all but ended Hong Kong. A local committee the French Colonial Government, winters has bron.responsible for the
in tragedy when the people had has been formed, consisting of;—
Hon. Colonial Secretary (Chair-out against him. He then attend ed the school for Communist pro somewhat recovered from the un- expected and earlier disaster,
The Vice-Chancellor, University paganda organized by Borodin in
of Hong Kong (Vice-Chair- Canton... man).
FIRE DISASTER.".
at the Custom's Club last Thurs daya Rin Tin Tin film preceeded by a really old-fashioned burlesque A sharp drizzle was falling at comedy, where the fat woman broke 3 o'clock in the morning when the roof of 06, Peel Street, suddenly everything she touched. The act collapsed, and six inmates of the ing of all but Bin Tin Tin was top of the house were buried by appallingly bad and there was too the debris. They were two, amals, little seen of the dog, and yet we ten.
three school girls, and a boy of woro grateful for even that epter- Members of the Fire Brigade and tainment. I enjoyed the burlesque St. John Ambulance Brigade an awered the summons for assistance
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man),
· Bre
Some few years ago, a fow in- terested young members of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, found ed. what has since become known. Club, which, through the years has as St. Andrew's Young Mon's developed into a prominent centre of social activity in Kowloon. Sponsored by the church body, the Young Men's Club, which despite its name has a number of ladies on its membership list, is a live organisation, and during successivo arranging of theatrical entertain- mente, sociale, whist drives, and other forms cf amusement for the church members and their friends. Other seasons are also catered After this he was sent by the far and the entertainments Hon. Secretary for Chinese Communist party back to Lado therefore many and varied to suit
Affairs
Ühina.
The French authorities the weather and climatic conditions The Director of Education,
knew he had returned to the throughout the year. At the mo Hon Mr. S. W. To, O.B.E, colony, but so cleverly did he hide mont the weekly bathing pientes
LL.D.,
his whereabouts that he could not are the most attractive items of Mr. T. N. Chan,
be found. He was subsequently the summer programme, consisting Misa Alico Kwok,
sent by the central executive com, of all phases of out-door recrea English Inspector of
Schools mittee of the Indo-China Com tion. The club has a membership (Education Office), Joint munist party to Shanghai to carry of more than 100 enthusiastic Honorary Secretary (Hong out propaganda amongst foreign young people, all of whom take it Kong),
troops. Actually the French Con upon themselves to help to keep Mr. Teo Tsun On, Joint Honorary cession political detectives were the institution an attractive con after him last December, but cern. Recently, owing to ill health, thought he was a Chinese, and did Mr. R. Wong, who has been the since the inaugura not recognize him as, the man secretary
tion of the club, tendered his re- signation, and we understand that wanted in Indo China,
the post has now been allotted to Mr. Henry Kew. The Young Zu lives at 25, Yuchigglee, Car- Men's Club is an organisation don Road, and this house was which should receive support, par searched. Here, were found Com- ticularly when one realizes that without the Club many Kowloonites Ngu (the Asnamite script), and would be bereft of entertainment, English, as well as typewriter sport, and amusement,.., and & duplicating machine. Zu is alleged to be the man who wrote. the pamphlets, including these in
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as it was a change after the usual and rescued all the inmates. Two modern comedies. There is tall of the girls were removed to hos
"talkie of having a
machine in-pital, but, fortunately, they were not seriously injured. The other in- atalled here and I am sure all of mates escaped with minor bruises.
Secretary. us would be willing to pay extra
Such persons as may wish to avail themselves of the assistance of the for a really good machine and abow. This talk will probably ing on a system of blackmail by League should apply to one of the 'come to nothing as it so often does, their victim and demanding money, to obtaining a letter to the Secre presenting a pistol at the bend of Honorary Secretaries, with a view but we hopq far the best.
and also going to places of amusetary of the Lengue in London: ment and obtaining free seats by
Last
Executions by Monks.
the same means. On account of
Pamphlet Factory.
ast month the caretaker of a this a new: Deteotive Department LOW BLOOD PRESSURE. munist pamphlets in French, Quee
was formed, and one detective, who
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foreign residence, at present did some excellent work in supply- occupied, had cause to report to ing names of members of the gang the Abbot of the Kushan Manas was stabbed in about nine places SYMPTOMS MISTAKEN FOR
on leaving the ferry. He was rush..
DRUNKENNESS.
the English language and intended the watch was maintained for two for the benefit of the British and days. At noon the man the French American forces in Shanghai The authorities wanted, the alleged pamphlets, incidentally, purport to ringleader, walked into the trap, come from the Shanghai Foreign the image of the photograph which tee," a non-existent organization, identification purposes, a but a name chosen as suitable for This last, and most important, labelling the pamphlets. No pam-man to be arrested was Le-Quang phlets were found in Chinose at Dat, aliar Hoang Cao, 'an Annam- alleged to have been colely amongst sentative in Shanghai of the Indo- foreign troops, nor were there in China Communist Party, and sa Japanese, an it appears that their such the leader of the small gang activities amongst the latter wero responsible for the propaganda in abeyance for the time being literature distributed amongst the foreign troops, Dat was educated After searching Zu's bouer two detectives of the French service at the Whampoa Military Academy in 1924 and 1025, and he left Can- were left to watch the place, no
ton in 1927 companies by two detectives of the International Settlement. Police..
tery, concerning the actions of cered to a hospital, and on the follow- tain monka," with the result that ing day a rold was made on it in they were excommunicated and order to finish him off. This, how-
Sir Bruce Bruce Porter, the turned out of the Monastery and ever, was not successful, and the physician, giving evidence at Mary revenged themselves by murdering same day he was taken under the caretaken. They were caught heavy guard to one of the City lebano Polico Court, stated that and two of them were ordered to hospitals. Since then about 80 of symptoms, arising from very Revolutionary Soldiers Commit had been sent to Shanghai for bo shot, but the Abbot and monks the gang have been shot; but the low blood pressure had been mis intervened, saying it was too good leader has managed to escape. taken for drunkenness in a case of a death for them, and did not deter Two of the students of the Servant's map of 70, who had been a total others from similar crimes, and Union are on the "wanted" list abstainer for years asked to be allowed to administer but they, also, bave escaped. The accused man, Mr. DavidAll, as the work of the band is ite. He is stated to be the repre the punishment themselves. This The market for the Paklum Gulden, of Randolph gardens, request was granted and about two Flowery Fekoe Ten has opened, and Maida Vale, was acquitted by Mr. weeks ago the murderers paid the we hear that the top price paid was Hay Halkett on a charge of being nenalty in a manner befitting the Tis. 580, and that the tea men drunk and incapable in Dorset
·Spanish Inquisition,
are laughing up their sleeves at atrest, Marylebone such a fancy price, tee mit was stated that Mr. Golden A fair amount of rain fell in was found lying on the pavement the past month, but we think that At the police station the police An initiation ceremony took plage May has proved the coolest one surgeon certified that he was drunk, at the Kushan Monastery on the on record, and the other night the Dr. Howard, Wine, the police 124th and 20th of last month, and thermometer registered only 68 surgeon, now stated in the witness
was well attended by the local degrees. For miles and miles box that having discussed the mat Lender Arrested, a cession political service allegedly
around the folds are a sea of green for with Bir Brice Bruce Porter, formed by the rice crop, which he agreed that the symptoms be with good weather, should prove a found could be socounted for by
'the state of Mr Golden's health good harvostett
Gang Balia Hospital.
Chinese population,
For some time past a large number of youths have bean carry (Continued at foot of next column.)
With the arrest of Dat and the
other three men the French Con-
TZINAROA interes have in their hander thei whole! Although not too sanguine of executive committes of this parti” their chance of catching their man, anjar form of Communist activity in (Continued at foot of niece column) Changbál,
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