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ANTI-JAPANESE CORRESPONDENCE.
DEMONSTRATIONS.
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A. Baton Charge.
In evidence, Sergeant F. Nolan' said that at about 8.10 mon Wednesday, he was on picket patrol in Johnston Road. When passing Lugard Road, an angry crowd began to stole them. A baton charge was mado and the crowd dispersed. Ac cused approached the Sergeant and asked, in English," Why do you send me off the reclamation " At thuit time the situation was rather: bad, N
WEAK-KNEED
POLICY
A PROTEST;
{All letters mended for publi. ention must he accumparted by the name and midren of the writer, not for publication, unless so desired, but an evidence of guod faith-ID.] [TO THE EDITOR OF THE “BONG KONG
DAILY TREBB
SIA Neutral" letter " Saturday hourly expresses what all Britisk people here have been feel. ing day.
His Worship said he thought it was a chao where a fine might be imposed and not a prison sentence. When we read about the first Addressing the accused, tinagisterial sentences on the hooli- Schofold anid: "In future you must
85 finowe rub our eyes, remember to keep away from riots. The maximum sentence should like that which took place the night before last. You a student you must not get mixed up with hooligana-people who are stoning the Police. I am not going to make it very bad for you. I will fine you $50 or one month's hard labour.
Two Chinese were charged with disorderly conduct in West Point They denied the allegations.
Grocer's Door 'Eicked..
A Chinese detective's testimony to Mr. Schofield was to the effect that the accused both kicked the door of the Wing Kee Grocery as 227, Queen's Road West, stating that the shop sold Japanese piece goods. On the way to the Police Station, the detectives were pelted at by a mob numbering over 1,000
First accused said, that he was pushed on to the pavement and fall down near a pillar. He was thon arrested by the Police. He had a joke who witnessed the affair...
Second accused stated that he had come from the country to buy oil. Ho admitted, having banged his hands on the shop's doors, which were bolted from inside. He was, at
the same time, advising the crowd not to break the storel
His Worship sentenced second ac cused to three months hard lalfour, whilst the first was remanded to this afternoon, when his defence will be heard.
On charges of disorderly conduct and stone throwing a man and two youths pleaded not guilty.
Man's Attempt at Rescue,"
have been inflicted in the drst place as a deterrent. For days the situation grat worse and worse and is washyious that the police were unable to cope successfully with all the attacks on Japanese persons and property.I have hoard it suggested that they be evacuated and placed on board Japanese ships This would be a confession of failure on our part to protect foreign residents in A. British Colony and a direct indication, to Japan to send warships here in her: material interests.
We have heard remarks of this werk-kneed policy and must show by the strongest possible measures that it is safe for Japanese to live in their homes, and work in their offices, so long as they are under the protection of the British Ang Yours,..etc,
ANOTHER NEUTRAL.
by Sergeant Welsh, the mob pelted the officers with stones and brick- bats not a few being thrown from roofs of houses. Fortunately none of the missiles found their mark....
More Excitement. “ Saturday night however was not: confined to one, trouble in Belchers Street. A message reached No.4 Police Station at about 8 p.m. to the effect that a mob was attack- ing a shop at 103, Queen's Road West. A police picket quickly ar rived on the scene and eventually managed to disperse the crowd and arrest one man. Sergeant Thorpe, in charge of the picket, Detective Sergeant Meadows said was being singled out as the o that he had the greatest difficultyject of the mob and missiles were. in trying to prevent the crowds that hurled thick, and fast in his direc had gathered from rescuing the tion. These missing their mark, boys who appeared in Court, to
one person, bolder than the rost gether with a man.
picked up a heavy bamboo stool ter and aimed in the direction of the Inspector W. R. MacWalter re- lated that, near the Cheung Chau Sergeant, who however, warded off Ferry Wharf, he was battered with the stool and had the man arrest missiles thrown"from an enormous erowd... The man was shouting "th, ta" and urging the mob on. On getting closer to the Police Station, he became bolder and approached the Inspector. The latter drew his revolver, and the man, being afraid to run away, was thus caught.
His Worship ordered the youths to receive 12 strokes of the cane each, whilst the man was sent to jail for three months with hard labour.
ed.
Matches From Japan.
A consignment of matches which had been landed from a junk on Connaught Road West came in for the attention of the mob, who Without much ado the meh push- was Japanese goods thought it ed the goods into the water only. to discover later on that they bad mistaken the origin of the goods. and that the matches were really: from Australin.
Another consignment of matches- Chopper Attack on Police, was snized by an infuriated mo A serious outbreak shortly after from a shop at the corner of Hai 8 pm on Saturday night would phong and Canton Roads and be. have been attended with grave reing unable to push it into the Har sults but for the time" intervention bour, they made a big benfire of of the Police.
It would appear that a mob of same eight hundred rowdies at- tacked, a aundries store at 107 Belchers Street, at about this time and throw out practically the whole cf the goods in the shop, con sisting mainly of moth-balls, combs, celluloid toys, rubbers shoes,
ik
Spreading to Upper Levels,
A report was received "at the Cantral Police Station yesterday from the Japanese School at Ken-, nedy Road to the effect that twe persons belonging to the school had been attacked by Chinese. A police picket was rushed to the Unbeknown to the mob, the ice but the crowd had dispersed police arrived in motor vans and before their arrival. The police,
T
HEY knew. As soon.
as you came into the club they knew you'd had good news.
Didn't old George immediately order Johnnie Walkers all round? There's friendship for you, there's understanding !
For there's something about Johnnie Walker supremely fitting in that moment when your own good fortune has given pleasure to your friends.
JOHNNIE WALKER
BORN 1820-STILL GOING STRONG
Sole Agents for China:
Caldbeck, Macgregor
Shanghai
motor cycles and surprised them. however, traced the two victims EMERGENCY LAWS.
Tokyo Hotel Stoned,
Quite a number of poopte were but found that with the exception seriously injured, and after about of a few bruises, they were none the an hour and a half the crowd had worse for their experienes. - thinned down suficiently for the main body of the Police to draw Further attacks on Japanese off and leave a small detachment shops and residences were continu- of two Europeans, three Indians ed yesterday and last night, one and 'two' Chineng behind. PAM
of the biggest demonstrations. Apparently the mob had merely occurring outside the Tokyo Hotel, drawn away to purse their in Stones were hurled at the premises. juries, When they saw a mere but beyond that no very big dam handful of police officers left on ago, was done. The arrival of the the scene, some of them went to Emergency Squad of the Police the slaughter house which is quite had a scbering effect on the crowd close to Belchers Street and, arm Families Evacuated. ing themselves with choppers, sot out again to the shop which was guarded by the police picket.
A Battle Royal.
GOVERNOR.
VOLUNTEERS CALLED OUT.
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Company, Limited Hongkong
To Preserve Peace."
Tientsin
(3) If any person warned-to "disperse is hurt, memed que killed The following are some of the in the dispersing, sizing or dp provisions of the sections included prehenffing the person hures PROCLAMATIONS BY THE in the Proclamation:-ing, maiming or killing him shall
be free, discharged, and indemnis, 1. (1) Whenever and wherever fed from the consequences, zorg) the peace is being broken during evidence of gross carelessness, the continuance of any such pre-wantonnsea, or malice.
Arms Seizures clamation, it shall be lawful for A Government Gazette Extraor: the Governor or the Colonial Se Section ℗ provides for autoritet
for any officer of police perspecial crotary, or any Justice of the constable. to enter any dwelling dinary issued yesterday containe Pence to call upon all bystanders house, building, or other place number of Proclamations by His and persons in the vicinity to and seize arms and ammunition. Excellency, the Governor.
give their aid in preserving the Section 11 gives power to offter ints hously and to arrest persous Proclamation No. 3 states that peace.. and Western districts were the ob- whereas by Section C of Ordinance lawful excuse, refuses or omits ously assembled or engaged on any
Japanese houses in the Eastern
(2) Every person who, without who are suspected of having clot jects of stone-throwing over the No. 10 of 1838 intituled the Peace to give such aid shall, on summary unlawful purpose have made their week end and quite a few families A battle royal followed in which were evacuated by the Police, to Preservation Ordinance, 1886, it is conviction, be liable to a fine notescape, or in which persons about the police, with the aid of their take refuge, it is reported, in some provided among other things exceeding 50 dollars, or to imprite break the potce, are assemblad,
sonment for any term not exceed A penalty ofis âne frat exceed,. batons, fortunately held thoir own ships in the harbour Yesterday that
ing three months ing, to delle fate (imprison until re-inforcement arrived. The monaing a house in Wing Lok
Whaaover it appears to be ne B (1) Whenever any persons are ment for Any tore to exceeding mob concentrated their efforts on Street provided amusement for a the release of a man who was be large grimacing crowd who that cessary for the preservation of the such proclamation, anlawfully tion 19 or unlawfully
found, during the continuance of three months in provided by Soc-
combin ing-held as a prisoner at the time.tered the windows and pelted public peace it shall be lawful for riociously, or tumultuously assem ing to procure a stoppage of trade. In this they were not successful, stones at the place until the ar
the Governor in Council to debled to the disturbance of the Flegging for offencer is provided During the course of the fight, an rival of the police. Indian constable was separated A little incident illustrative of clare by Proclamation that the peace and to the terror of His Mu by another part of this section.
Josty's subjects, any Justice of the from the rest of the picket, and he the mouky satinet of the mob was Colony shall be subject to the Poace may, in an audible voice Beserves and Volunteers Called was so hard pressed on all sides related by an English woman. She
warn such person that they are Proclamation No call out the that he suffered a number of minor was riding in bus yesterday after provisions of Bestion 7 to
acting in contravention of the law, Hong Kong Police Reserve Forse injuring His truncheon was broke noun about 3 p.m. when just op the said Ordinance
and require them to disperse and for active service until further en and as a last resource, he drownosite the Orient Tobacco Factory And whorens it appears to po depart to their habitation or to notice bis revolver and fired one shot in the vehicle was stopped by a party the air The bullet apparently of roughs who entered the bus and in Executive Council that such po their lawful business (7mUnder Section 12 of the Volunt (2) All persons remaining so as teer Ordinance, 1920, wherein it in struck something and ricocheting, pulled all the hairpins out of the oresity exists;quipmensembled after such warning, may enacted that in case of great-ipeal. struck a youth in the arm. This hair of a Chinese couffe, woman in Now therefore T Bir William be dispersed and taken into cus emergency or in case of serious Dersom was 1
Inter removed to hos. the second class. The women, with pital
3 her hair treaming about her Pool, in purauance of the said sec. One person was arrested as a shoulders, began to weep, where tion and by virtue of the author. result of this demonstration and upon she was handed back two pianity in me vested, do hereby notity while he was being removed from the.cnflans then stopped the "buy Balchers Street to the No. 7 Police again and got out, The, hairping and Station in a motor cycle driven by were of the ordinary cheap metal Hong Sub-Inspector Kirby, accompanied variety and possibly of Japanese provisions
the said Ordindroo (Continued on next Column).
origin,
tody by any officer of police, or local disturbance, the Governo
pocial constable, or by any per may call out any volunteet sorpat on acting under the order of a. or partion thereof for actual mill- Justice of the Petco, and shall, on tary service, Proclamation No. -hurranary conviction, he disble to a call out the Armoured Car Com fine- not, exceeding 10 deliers for many of the Hongkongs Volun riscpment for any term not feer Defence Corps for actunmill
aytary service until further notice
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