ENGLISH NEWS-LETTER TO HELENA OF HONG KONG.
FROM JOCASTA.
THAT HORRIBLE "BUDGET: LONDON'S LOVELY LIGHTS: WHEELS AND WINGS TRUBS AND CLUMPSI
LONDON, September.
London wnain the limelight again last week my dear Helens, in more eases than onc. Firstly because all eyes were focussed on Westminster for the meeting of off now National Government, and accondly because of the wonderful display of Floodlighting" which glorified many of London's famous buildings each night.
attraction 1
Governments may come and Gov. ernments may go, but they all travel along the same old road, and
and that children will be refused admittanee and it has been treme dously advertised on the hush-hush principle.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1931.
DEMONSTRATION AT
SWATOW.
AND A JAPANESE PROTEST.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
NASTY INCIDENT
AT CANTON.
MANY ANTI-JAP. DEMON STRATORS SHOT DEAD.
(From Our Own Correspondent.) A huge students demonstration was stayed yesterday with the o
CANTON, Oct. 11. joet of giving expression to anti. Japanese feeling. After the meet. A tragedy of unprecedented magintude occurred last night ing in the Chung. San Park, 1 shortly after 10 o'clock in front of
SERVICE ROUTE MARCHES.
IMPRESSIVE PARADES ON
SATURDAY.
Impressive routa murches both on the Island and on the Penin Bula wore carried out by the Navni, and Military authorities on Saturday morning.
"The Navy, assembled on the
the fact that it is for adults only the morning, the demonstrators the Wing Hon Police station in grounds of the Naval Dockyard, marched through the principal one of the busical business sections at approximately 10 o'clock masch thoroughfares, found the band, theroe to the main road, waving Pence Maintenance Corps opened Gate. About 900 ratings, drawn of Caaton, when the Police and ed out of the Prince of Wales flags and banners and shouting Aro en thousands of anti-Japanes from every British warship in port, slogue. At the rear of the demon who had gathered in front of the marched behind a Marine band, stration was a detachment of sol Police Station, resulting in many whilst following them, also head- diers to maintain order. Armed of the agitators killed and ed by a band, came a detachment policemen also lined the Kiulat large number wounded. For a Road,
while pandemonium reigned up of Royal Marines. (about 180 remeThoipanic-striken pedestry strong), all wearing steel helmets ans and student agitators ran in and marching with fixed oayonets This long body of men, stretchi merchants nearby at once shut anding from Arsenal Streat to the every direction to rock safety, and
and Main Gate of the Dockyard, when
The
I can assure you that there in very little behind all this fuss, I do not predict a long run, treatment and stageing are cer tainly unusual, but the plot is not. A poor girl, driven to the verge of The students got rather excited hysteria by overwork and under. when passing the area in which the
It is an unpleasant play but it teaches nothing now, and the Young Woman" as portrayed by Mary Grew is so neurotic that she
At about the same time, the
It would be hard to say which of these events roused the groutest feeding, marries rich an whomapanese hotel, hospital and re-mercatay at once sh enthusiasm, but I think on the she dislikes, and ends by murder.sidences are situated. Here they shrieks from both men and women seen on a straight stretch of road, shouted at the pitch of their voices: rang through the air with increas marched through the eastorn dis whole the floodlighti were the chief fing him.
"Down with Japanese Imperialing intensity after the first füstrict of the island, going as far an
lade.
Percival Street, East Point, before This ugly incident was an out-returning met," "Down with the short men." Going past the hospital some stones come of the intense anti-Japanes
Those the Wellington Barracks and were lung into its compound. The fooling and the boycott against South Wales Borderers issued From Japanese Consul took exception to good of Japanese origin.
in charge of the anti-Japanese boy marched to the Murray Parade cot, mostly students had discover Ground, where they joined other detachments of the regiment draws Mayor, demanding that preventive cd that the Sun Sai Ai Company
Wing Hon Road, had of Interay Barracks, as many men. sa measures he taken by the authori. dealers in foreign gonds, located on from the Mount Austin, and
bought a quantify of Japanes), could be spared from barracks goods, the value of which was a duty being on parade, to be over. 210,000. These goods weir alleged to have been brought to Canton from Sharmeen in several carts pulled by cooling. It so bay pened that an officer of the anti- Japanese Boycott Committee saw it, and the coolies, upon being questioned, said that the good wara for the firm above mention öd.
annds of increased taxation!
ties to avoid a recurrence."
A Chinese merchant was seen to be parading with the crowd. Upon inquiry the information was elicit
that is always the stony track alienates the sympathy of the audithis and strongly protested to the which leads to the great waste,ence and is irritating instead of being pitiful. There is practically The Latest-thing-in-Governments no sconery-yol the scenes are most seems to be brandishing a truly clovery suggested by focussing lime- formidable Wudgeon over our un-light on to the essential features protected heads; and it will be a Binck curtains drape the stage, case of good-bye luxury, good-bye pleasure, good-bye to those savings and two desks and typewriters aded that the culprit was discovered in-the-Bank, and to hell with the rainy-day "for rich and poor alike!" Everybody (and specially the poor unfortunate, Business-maa) thinks and talks and worries about the Budget until 1-for one, am sick and tired of the topies
It invades the breakfast-table, Ands its way among the ten-cups and comes into dinner with the Hop! It creeps onto the golf-links, and obtrudes itself into the comic. song and the Star-comediens latest joke. Bother the Badget, sny I and let's forget it! It can't be cared and must be endured but you and I at any rate, doar Helena, wi think of something more agree able.
Picodlighting: As for Trafalgar Squarei
Quite the nicest thing which has happened lately is the vision of beauty created each night by Lon.
lon's lovely lights
Why did no-one think of them before? Who was the magician who evolved this plan for turning dingy buildings, streets and squares, into a fantastic fairyland
of high-powered lamps f
"a switchboard serve to suggest a busy office; a sumptuous bed, a. dressing-table and a curtained win- dow indicate an hotel bedroom; three tables, some chairs and a "bar" suggest an American speak- cosy,Lud this, by the way, in the only intereting and arresting sceuc in the play! The rest is very poor stuff.
OLIE!
to have bought further Japanese 500k after the enforcement of the
boycott.
Japanese Sailors Stened,
A cripled soldier was incidental On the oth instant, n, pinnately in the store at the time, make
the
goods on display were Vapanéso origin, from the Japanese warsinip went purchassen, He noticed tha alongside the Customs Jetty pre largely of paratory to taking aboard some and asked the proprietor if they had been registered in accordance provisions. When its presence be with the requirements of the Anti Japanese Boycott Committee. The proprietor was unable to give a of the Committee who had come u satisfactory reply, and the officers the scene, demanded that all the unregistered goods of Japanese origin must be taken and burned: The demand was turned down, and the officers of the Committee, after showing the proprietor their war rant and badges, attempted to seize the goods by force,
We left London ou a sunny Sun-came known the sailors on board day afternoon and motored sixty miles to the sea, and the whole of that sixty miles we spent in pass- ing one long unending stream of ears, all speeding back to the metropolis.
had some stones hurled at them by hooligans ashore. They did not fetaliate, but left after taking on board the provisions.
"A representative from the Japan
Litte care and big cars; motor- bikes and motor-coaches, treadingese Consulate and another from the on each others heels (I mean wheels), with never the freedom of hundred yards of clear road ahead. Motoring may be "duty under such circumstances, but it certainly isn't a pleasure. Give me
nice quiet trip by air!
warship personally called at the Mayor's Office and made a very rigorous and offcial protest. The
received by his subordinater, Mayor not hoing in port they were up in a 'Piano for Five Shillings! Sim. The Japanese officials de
Since the speed limit was drop-manded an explanation of the oral shots were fired into the nir
The proprietor then called in the
sided with the proprietor and at Police, charging the anti-Japane agitators with stealing. The Police tempted to arrest the rioters Sp when the demonstrators rofused to
by means of a simple arrangement ped all cars go faster,, but this is affair and stated "that this sort i sudunit. This did not have any not apparent till they crash, when of hooliganism and provocation effect on the crowd who professed rorpses resu't instead of merely cannot be tolerated." Their visit to be doing patriotic work. The transformation must be seen
invalide. Air-traffic too has in- to be believed. Buckingham Palace which seems so severe and uncom creased enormously. Wherever you ga, you are sure to find some Free promising by day, is well worth looking at, when it glitters againstance of the Air. with his small a dusky sky like a palaca of frosted lane parked in a convenient field, sugar: Big Ben looks more impos.ready and waiting to take all and
The
ended with an intimation that a repetition of such an incident would force reprisals on the part of the Japanese.
Police officer hit one man on the head with the hatt of his gun knocking him almost unconcious, He together with one or two others were brought to the Polfes station, and charged with inciting a
There is reason. to believe that the riot. sundry for sky-trips for the sum of ing than ever with its lighted face ve shillings (with stunting, ten authorities are anxious to avoid an glowing among the stars, roofs and domes above the Horse and-six) cheap. enough, and they incident but in it must be said that Guards Parade might belong to Arcely ever come to grief!
The Autumn Fashions are upon irresponsible characters do stupid some lovely Oriental mosque, paint- ed in palest gold against the dark, and I'll tell you all about them things and leave the government to
in my next letter so prepare your make what apology they can. trees of St. James Park. As for self (and your figure) for the new Trafalgar Square, it is a place of silhouette! The afternoon are get- mystery and enchantment with its ting shorter
and bridge-tables
Hoas, and fountains while the tempt us to while away the long POLICE. RAID ON BARBERS' portals of the National Gallery English twilight. (flooded with burning orange light) seem like the entrance to Bome
mighty temple.
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Contract.
I used to think that Hong Kong) Contract Bridge is very, popular by night was one of the loveliest but by no means universal, sinos it sights in the world, but now I must ndmit that London by floodlight is lovelier still.
London last week was as crowded As if it had been the height of the season and the theatres have taken on a new lease of life.
The Life Machine."
Of course we want to see that much-discussed play eslled "The Life Machine at the Garrick Theatre. Much stress, is laid on-
LOOTERS SENTENCED.
is not yet officially recognised by
the liest Bridge Clubs. “
GUILD.
CHAIRMAN QUESTIONED BY
POLICE.
trubs are clumpa." Sorry I can't It is now learned that the police. loll you the name of the cocktail-offlcers who raided the premises but perhaps it's just as well.
Ever your sober and truthful, JOCASTA,
Police Open Fire.
A few minutes later no less than 5000 people gathered in front of the Police Station, demanding the immediate and unconditional rn lease of their fellow patriots thus detained, and an apology from the Sergeant in Charge. Notwithstand mund was refused. repeated representations the de-
Companies Depicy.
These men, also wearing steel helmets, and with fixed bayonets, were divided into two bodien? On section Alled four buses whilst the They proceeded athers murched.
up Garden Road to the midlevels One" "bus full of soldiers went in front followed by a marching column, and behind them came thi other three buses."
They proceeded through Lowes Albart and Caine Ronda, and then split up into Companice marching through the various tretions of the western district, Those in the busca went as far afield as West Point and Kennedy Town.
On the way back to barracks. all son front, joining forces as they the Companies marched along the Outside the Star wont along. Ferry wharf they were met by the regimental band, which played for the march post of the whole column in front of the Canotaph, where H.L. the G.0.C., Major-General JW. Sandilands, took the Salute: After the march past, the regiment returned tu barracks.
In Kowloon,
In Kowloon the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders and the Jat Regiment carried out a deploy similar to that of the S.W.B.
The Bebts advanced from the dians issued from the Whitfield Shamshuipo Camp, while the In- barracks. They also split into cora- panies soon after leaving barracks and went through the varia de. streeta intersecting Nathan Road, hotween Taimshatsui, and Shani- shaipo
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The deploy concentrati Yaumati as the centre objective; after which the two raciments. formed up into columns or fours Bands along and marched with the whole length of Nathan Hoad. going in opposite direction back to their quarters,
"CRYSTAL GAZING.'
NOTHING BUT HORROR IN
CORROR -THE WORLD."
One of the strangest requests ever made by a Chinese was re- ceived at the Central Police Sta tion yesterday from a cook, sbou 21 years of age, working under Mr. Li Ha Hang, of 9, Caino Road.
Addressing the Inspector on duts, ho said: "In view of the anti-Japanese troubles, would the police have any objection to my renouncing the world by commit ting suicide. The world is like a great big crystal, and the more "I gaze into it I can see nothing but horror.
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Exhibiting a hamper of fish and vegetables which the cook had purchased at the market, he fur- ther asked for permission to cook
The crowd, mostly students, im ontient and turbulent, then he gan to throw bricks into the Police Station. Widows were thus broken and doors smashed" The Police again fired a volley into the air in an attempt to disperse the Have you heard the story of the
Further details of the police raid crowd, but with no effect. This Indly, who went on playing contract,
students, the leader of whom car after several very delicious but the the premises of the Barbersried a big Chinese national flag. 'powerful cocktails? Said she to Guild, a short report of which then ushed in, their main object being to release their fellow-work- her partner What'nre", spumps ? Trades. I think !" "Oh 20 reappeared in our issue of Saturdayers and to punish the Police O plied her partner "Not trades, are now to hand.
cer responsible for their arrest, They were met with a valley of shots fired at point blank rang? From within. found the vice-chairman of the
The offact of this was immediate, guild and the treasurer. Thore The crowd dispersed, at once, lenv ing the dead and wounded behind. were also a clerk and a servant on. But this did not satisfy the frien the premises and all of them wore zied Police and the Penco Main taken into custody. The authorities tenance Corps who had rushed to
the scone in response to the alarm. also seized a quantity of papers. The Police and Peace Maintenance the last meal for his master before disturbances in Wanchai the com- and books". The men were allowed Corps continued shooting for over leaving this world. plainant left her curio shop, sad to leave after boing questioned. - half an hour. The unarmed and
The police sent him to the Luna- upon returning, discovered the
The reason for the raid, it is defenceless students were pursued tie. Asylum and notified the mas understood, is because the guild for a block or more. loss of the articles which she re-and gone beyond its stated func-.
The exact number of killed i ported to the police. "Acting on tions and is said to have concern still unknown, as the Police gathor" | further information the police od itself with the anti-Japanese ed up the bodies and hid them.:
movement. The guild is believed The wounded, however, were taken the frienzied students, declaring Three Chiness were charged be- raided the premisen occupied by to have held a number of meetings to various hospitals for treatment, that the Police Borgeant would be the defendants and found part of expressly for the purpose of pro including the Sun Yat Sen Univer tried and executed in compliance Mr. Williams at the Central
moting this movement. locally sity Hospital, the Municipal" and with the appeal of the students and the loot. The rest was found to Pamphlets seized recently by the the Kwong Wah Hospital Police Court on Saturday-with-the-
othora The students, some 150,000 strong, various pawn shops.
Polico bord the guild's chop adil
Meanwhile, tho. Sun Sai Kal theft of four damascene necklaces,
in this connection it will be recall ouraged by this outrage by the Company mentioned above was ran- four sets of cuff-links, a tortoise- His Worship sentenced the first fed that certain barbers were con. Felice, marched en bloc to Governancked. All the goods, whether f shell cigarette-case and a quantity, and third men to four months' victed by the Courte recently for ment House this morning at Japanese digin or not, were taken
possession of such pamphlets. It o'clock and demanded nothing short into the street and burned.. of clothing, the property of hire imprisonment while the second was is believed that one of the convict of immediate execution of the
Police Copamissioner Resigns Kudara, óf 19, Hennessy Road,
ed men was a high official of the Police sergeant, fr, To Huep Tai,
** (Pun The Fat Pasj given three months. The return guild.
alleged perpetrator of the massacro, Wanchai
The chairman of the guild of his and his subordinates. The front of of the
property
ired.
own accord went up and Inter Government House waremaad olie is learned that in view of the without payment of redómpti
viowed Mr. Booth, following the othing humanity. Mr. Wang incident. General Chen Hing Wan, raid, and after he had been quos Ching came out and spoke to the Canton Pelles Commissioner, tioned was allowed to leave. (Continued at foot of next column 3 has tendered his resignation.
fore
SEQUEL TO WANCHAI DISORDERS,
All three-planded guilty. H It was stated by the polica pro-
that during the recent money to the pawn brokers,
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