HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY OCTOBER 1. 1931.
YESTERDAY: A DAY OF Boys gaged to Make Trouble.
QUIETNESS.
AUTHORITIES DO NOT RELAX THEIR VIGILANCE.
TROOPS, RESERVES AND VOLUNTEERS
STILL SUPPLEMENT POLICE.
So far as could be ascertained, the whole of the Colony was last night quiet. All important" police stations both on the Island
and on the, Peninsula reported that little of interest had taken place during the day, and that no calls for the riot best received. The only noteworthy incidents were
several
hild
arrests
of Chinese for posting and, in some cases, distributing pamphlets containing inflammatory writings; it is understood that these men will be charged at the varions Police Courts this morning.
No news of any disturbances was received from either Central, Walchal, Western or Shanklwan districts, in fact the Island seem. ed to have fully resumed its normal state of tranquility.
On the Mainland the word "normal" could hardly be applied. to the state of affairs prevailing In Yaumat there was an extra ordinary scarcity of people on the streets, while the same would almost apply to most of the districts on the Mainland,
None of the safety precautions adopted by the authorities were in any way relaxed last night, In addition to the regular Police the Reserves were again doing duty, as were the two armoured cars of the Volunteers, and the troops from the various barracks,
The four British destroyers were still alongside the Kowloon Godowna, which were being policed by naval ratings, It is under. stood that the marines on H.M.5. Suffolk had been told off into various parties against the possibility of their being reqired for land duty.
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It would therefore be no exaggeration to say that the vigilance of the authorities, far from being relaxed, was being intensified.
Yesterday saw a further number of Chinese charged with offences both in Hong Kong and Kowloon in connection with the rioting, a somewhat novel note being struck by the prosecution of a school master for instructing his pupils in anti-Japanese prin ciples. He, and the teacher assisting him, received sharp sentences from the Magistrate.
CHINESE SCHOOLMASTER SENT TO PRISON.
OFFENDERS IN COURT.
Appearing on behalf of a youth His Worship: Can you say why who was charged with maligiously your son is wearing that black damaging a Japanese shop at Wan-bind!.
Witness: He is mourning for his chai, Mr. H. C. Macnashara made
mother and grandmother..
an eloquent appeal to Mr. Schofield
for lenivuoy but his Worship, after
SUSPECT ARRESTED IN BUDAPEST.
RAILWAY EMPLOYEE.
ACCUSED IN TRAIN WEBEOK:
When charging a boy with be. having in an insulting manner to wards two ludica by tearing off their -clothes and accusing them of wear- ing Japanoso material, Inspector Shaftin told Mr. Williams at Con- tral Magistracy yesterday that the defondant was seen with n crowd of others in Caino Road, nad on the approach of the ladies they tore their clothes and then went down. Shelley Street where they
lives and injuries to 31 por similarly treated two other ladies,
A Police Roservist who was pass The arrested man was taken un-. ing at the time arrested the defendor oloso guard to Budapest. dant.
Inspector Shattain added that he understood boys had boon engaged at ton cents each to interfere with ladies. Chikiten leaving the Italian Convent were interfered with on Tuesday. The defendant lived in Taumati and apparently went over to Hong Kong specially for the work.
He was ordered to receive twelvo" strokes of the cane and was ro manded for twenty-four hours. for appearance of his mother,
Police Stoned.
Prague, Sept. 23-A former em- ployee of the Budapest railway workshops was arrested to dny by tho Crecho-slovak frontier paltoe i2
connection with the recent wrock-
CORRESPONDENCE.
fall letters intended for puoli ention must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, nuc for publicution, unlest to denred, bat as evidence of good faith Es
THE HONG KONG RIOTS: A PROTEST FROM SWATOW:
ing the Budapest Cologne express, (TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG
disaster which involved the loss
of
Sin-lo this backward and un- civilized" port of Swatów there aro always subversivo torees lurking
to the surface for riot, looting and below the level of docent civil life nwaiting their opportunity to come hooliganism
The express was wrecked as it locomotive and five conchos being was passing over a viaduet, the hurled into the ravine below. The disaster was caused by Com Today day ser apart by the munists, who placed an infernal machine on the railway track and local Kuomintang for mass demon left a note near by saying "Istrations and processions against the capitalist Government does this hooligan. clement (Communist. the Japanese, it was expected that not give us work, we shall set to if you will) would seize its opportu work, purelyos,
nity and that mobbing and mal- treating of Japanese would take. place, gend
A
Inspector Fallon, who prosecuted.
What happened! Nothing! said he went to the Yeuk Ches Why I-because a Mayor with, an Boys' and Girls' School,401, anti-foreign bias, a not very experi- Nathan Road, and saw second de anced Chief of Police and a mili fendant in a class-room. On thetary Commandant, also new to his At Kowloon Magistracy "yester blackboard in the class-room weza job, decided that whatever the day, a Chinese named Lo. Wai was Chinese characters, which the de- rights and wrongs of the Sino. fined $250 with an alternative of fendant admitted had been written Japanese trouble in Manchuria three months hard labour for besiated and it was found that theying the Chinese populace to molest
by him, A Chinese detective tran- there was no justification for allow having in a disorderly manner on Saturday night in Mongkok Road A charge against him of having susaulted a police officer was dis- missed.
Mr. A. E. Hall appeared for the defence and entered a plea of not guilty.
wero illegal and likely to provoke
a disturbance.
Defendant, said he wrote the characters on the board from a ewspaper for the pupils to eran scribe:
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On the ground floor, letters were found on the desk of the head master. One was hand-written but others were duplicate copies. The headmaster. was brought under ar- reat on the strength of the contents of these letters, which he said were
Giving evidence for, the prosecu tion, Sergeant Jensop said he was at Mongkok Police Station about 8.15 pm on the day in question when he noticed a crowd opposite the station throwing stones. As there were not many police officers sent to him by people he did not in the station at the time, he hadrature could probably be found in know," Ho stated that letters of this to telephone to the Police Training. School for h equad to be sent up very school in the Colony, and when this arrived he gave them write the characters on the board. First defendant said he did not orders to disperas the crowd, tak-The letters the Police found on liie ing charge of the operations
Belt.
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desk were sent to him from various places, but he did not know where they came from. A great many had been sent to him but he had destroyed all except those diacover-
[ed on his desk,`
"Saving China by Studenta."
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and mob defenceless Japanese saib nection with the policy of their jeots who have had no direct con
Government. Meetings were held by various Unions but there were no "demonstrations, no; processions and no riots and the day passed and the day passeu peacefully.
Imagine then the dismar and in- dignation of British mubjects here when they read in their Hong Kong papers news of the anti-Japanese rioting in Hong Kong with its awful toll of butchered Japanese women believe our eyes. Could such things and children.. We could scarcely
happen in a British Colony, a three Regular Infantry Battalions Colony with a huge Police Force, and a large Volunteer Force f
We feel that it is disgraceful that the Hong Kong Authorities preserve law and order. can have failed so lamentably, to
reviewing the evidence, sentenced donald): Have you any idea what thing; another shot was fired later scribo. At this tims, the Police to be inadequate to the emergency,
Witnces said that the crowd began to pelt them with stones they advanced bub the mob soon ran away only to return some little
It seems that. Wednesday last, tine after. This time,' said wit
September 23, was the opening day ness, the defendant was in front
of this orgy of rioting and massacre wife died last year and his mother of the mob and throw a brick which
and yet so late as Saturday no died early this year.
rebounded from the street and hit
effective steps bad been taken to Second defendant said he an a him on the right foot. The police
protect Japanese residents in the charged the crowd again and the very good idea in a Chinese paper Colony and the Governor was en- rioters turned to run away. A third which showed a way of saying ployed kicking off at a soccer effort was made to stone the officers asked to educate themselves. At
China by the students, who were match. and this time witness saw des 1.30 p.m. on Tuesday, it was the what was the Governor of this In the name of common humanity. fondant with two stones in his hands. He chased him and fred an extract from this paper on thethese four days! y
travelation period, and he wrote British Crown Colony doing during one shot which did not hit any-bonrd, for the students to tran-
Having observed his Police Force and although this also went wide of its mark, it had the ellest of
Both defendants wore convicted forces at his disposal? The answer why did he not call out the military bringing the defendant to the under the Emergency Ordinance of obviously is that once again, for ground when he was arrested.
In answer to the Magistrate, His Worship, before passing the nth time since the War, estab sentence, said men like the defen-lished British Authority has failed bringing of children of tender years.to assume that burden of respon If they failed to do their duties, sibility which is its houden duty the punishment should be meted in times of crisis. Excuse them- out in proportion to their crime. solves how they may, the Hong It was people like them who were Kong Government will never be responsible for the death of the able to wipe out the stain of the boy who was shot outside the. Yau- black deeds that have been done mati Police Station this other day.
His Worship (to Sergeant Mac-
the amount of damage done amounts the defendant to five months' hard to 1 labour and ordered that a compen- Sergeant Macdonald: Unfortu sation of 2200 be paid to the pro-nately I haven't. The Japanese
arrived.
prietor of the Japanese shop when have been evacuated from Wanchai Sergeant Jessop, said that the do- dants were responsible for the up to rise to a dangerous emorganey and.
he should called for it.
and taken to a certain place. The damage, however, is possibly about Mr. Macnamara, addressing the $300,
Mr. Macnamara: On that point Bench said:"On my advice, the
I am instructed to say that my accused is going to plead guilty.client, while sincerely regretting If your Worship accepts, that plen,the thing which he has done, is
I would like to make a short state- quite prepared to pay compensation to the unfortunate Japanese whose mont as to circumstances in which shop was wrocked. He is prepared
of damages.
I will also call evidence as to char-
acter.
His Worship: I think $200 will a fair share of damage from the defendant.
fendant was probably frightened or else fatigued from the long run he had in his effort to get away Corroborative evidence was given by an Indian constable.
Celebration.
that Saturday was the Moon Fes
In the witness-box: witness said
by elder people, he would certainly in China have been. nocastomed to If that boy had not been incited during the past week...
For many years British subjects my client came to be arrested and to pay a substantial amount by way tival and he had. been celebrating have not been near when the firing humiliation and loss of prestige
by drinking wine. After the took place, People, like the defen festivities, his master, the owner dants were the real murderers of through oficial apathy but this **I am instructed by my client to
of an electric store, sent him to a that boy, not the people who cutter failure on the part of the Chinese restaurant to effect some tually fired the shots...
Hong Kong Authorities must suroly say that he very much regrets the
repairs to the lights there which The firs, defendant was sentenced tion of all
he considered the crowning humilia- action he took with regard to the
had broken down. While he was storing of this Japanose shop. As
going there, witness said he felt to six months hard labour and the your Worship was aware, last Satur- the serious things that have hap-very thirsty the result of too much second to one year. day was the Chinese, mid-Autumnpened, as serious a penalty as pos festival and npparently my client sible because this demonstration wae celebrating this festivity, much means not only danger to property to his regret, by taking a certain but also to life. quantity of brandy and that pro- duced in him feeling of undue
elation.
Sergeant Macdonald: I have been instructed to nek, in view of
Mr. Macnamara: In this case, the defendant has been misled into this foolish action; it is an act of foolishness rather than ong of vice.
Misicading Others.
"When he, went down into the street and saw the people in the this orowd throwing things at Japanese shop, he did actually pick His Worship: I can't agree that up and throw a piece of wood..k ho has been misled and the evidence "The defendant, your Worship, shows that he actually inisleading is a young man of 22, and he has others. Tam also somewhat doubt boon well brought up. He has a ful about that band on his arm certain degree of education and has and whether it is trus that he is hitherto led an absolutely un mourning for his mother and grand blemished ille; it is a very sad thing mother; I am rather inclined to that he should have been a verbe suspicious that the band was put ried away as to indulge in tinson in connection with other events manifestation against Japanese sub-in North Chinn, harga jects. Bubject to that statement, M. Macnamara pointed out that I should like to call two witnesses he understood that three years to give evidence of character,
Mr. Schofield: We have had evidence in this case from a Private of the South Wales Borderers, but I think the prosecution's" evidence ii not complete. .:
was the period of mourning in Chion, but his Worship asked who ther under that old custom mourn cre wore a black band,
Cane, for Boy.
drink, he added, and he stopped by a stall to buy an iced drinks While there, he saw a mob being
A youth was sentenced to twelve chased by police picket, and as strokes of the cane for taking part everybody appeared to be running in an unlawful meeting. In addi- away he too turned on his heels, tion, the Magistrate (Mr. Fraser) Shortly after he heard a shot and bount over the boy's mother, in the fell and was then arrested.
Mr. Hall told the Court that in sum of $250 for his good behaviour
for a year, bedes this case there was; only, the word of the police against that of the defendant. He submitted that dur ing the last few days, the officers had undergone a very trying time; they had experienced many mo ments of grave anxiety, and it was perhaps during one of these that defendant, mistaken for a rioter, had been arrested. He added that
HON, DR. KOTEWALL'S ADVICE.
BROADCAST TALK TO LOCAL OHINESE.
In the sterner pre-war days when we took pride in our capacity to govern and refused to be intimid ated by the bleating of lesser breeds, without, the Law" such a lapse would have resulted in the instant recall of the responsible party and it is the hope of any loyal British, subjects in this port that H.M. Colonial Offee will take prompt action in calling those responsible to strict account,
In shame, almost, I subscribe myself.--Tours," eto,,
CIVIS BRITANNICUS SUM.' Swatow, Sept; 28; 1831.
REDS DEMONSTRATE AT PALACE:
UNFORTUNATE. INCIDENT, WHEN QUEEN VISITS CITY.
enthusiastic persons dong Amsterdam, Sept. 3. Not the
he was not casting any reflectionOn Tuesday night, the Hon. Dr. on the officers-ho believed that in R. H. Kotowall delivered a broad- this case a genuine mistake had past talk to Chinese listeners (. been mistaken...
condemning the recent nots by local, Mr. Hall then called on the mobs, and explaining the Emer master of the shop, to testify to the geney Regulation. He also Ad- good character of the defendant but vised them to obey the law and the Magistrate, passed the sentence pursue their normal nvocations, In passing sentence his Worship mentioned above On Sergeant and urged his compatriots not to
the large crowd which tund, out said: It in extremely fortunate Jessop stating that, the defendant listen to or spread rumours. that you did not do this on Monday was only one of the mob, and not Dr. Kotowall was speaking on to greet Queen Wilhelmina on her "A Black Band.
and it is also fortunate for you the ringleader, the charge of asbehalf of his colleagues in the atual visit here today were a Sergeant Macdonald aid that that a slate of emergency was not Bauiting the police was dismissed.
Legislative Council; the Hon. Sir group of Communists who, however, the case, according to the deblared at that time, Otherwise
Shou-son Chow, and the Hon Dr displayed none of the patriotic feel Schoolmaster Surprised by Police. g. W. To, as well as Himself. Mr. ing manifested by the rest of the prosecution, was that the de should have no hesitation in order- fendant was seen throwinging you flogging. It appears that:
WWW.Hamilton the Postmaster gathering. shutter through the window of you have a certain amount of Paying an unexpected visit to the General was present at the studio The Communists, who are s the Japanese shop. He was con- money at your disposal since you Teak Choc Boys' and Girls' School, when the broadcast talk was de to have been encouraged by the spicuous by a black band he wore have $1,000 bail, and since you Nathan Road, on Tuesday. Detco livered stepped backed" paper Tribune round his arm. He was chased and have offered to pay towards the tive-Inspector Fallon made dis- Interviewed by a Daily Preis to provoke disorder by singing the arrested in Amoy Street onmage done. I am accepting that coveries resulting in the appear-presentative reprding the present "Internationale, outside the Royal The defendant's father then went offer and you had better pay $900 ance before Mr. J. A. Frazer (at situation; Dr. Kotowall and Palos This vocal, demonstration into the witness box and atated that and that is to be paid to the em the Kowloon Magistraes yester think the situation generally is well coincided with Queen Wilhelmina's his son had been a pupil of Ying plainant when he applies for it. I day of Chan Woon Cho and Latin hand and I do not anticipate arrival. Wah College, Kowloon, and that heara laking that into consideration Wing Sang headmaster and tea serious recurrence of rioting if thre was at prosent employed at Wing when passing sentence. You must cher respectively, on charges of prosentmergency menores Ree Bank as an assistant, day go to prison for five months with being in possession of documents not materially relaxed, and if not
In answer to his Worship as to hard labour If you fail to pay likely to cause a disturbance of the is and or done by irresponsible whether any of his relations" had the $200 damagy, you are to do an
persons to disturb the minds of the died recently, witness said that his other months hard labour.
People
peace.
(Vontinued on ness Column...
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