FOOCHOW NEWS LETTER.
REACTIONS TO THE MAN. CHURIAN CRISIS.
ORDER WELL MAINTAINED.
(From Our Own Cortespondent.)
Foochow, October 5."
It is hardly worth while writing of the few things which have 00- curred this mouth. We have all been very quiet socially, and there is more or less nothing of political interest of which to write.
RECENT ATTACK ON JAPANESE.
HEAVY SENTENCES" ON YOUNG HOOLIGANS.
VICTIM FORTNIGHT IN HOSPITAL,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1931.
SEQUEL TO SHAUKIWAN RIOTS.
VERDICT OF JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE REGARDING RIOTERS'," DEATH.
POLICE MENACED BY MOB OF 1,500 ORDERS TO DISPERSE UNHELDED,
The anti-Japanese demonstrations at Shaukiwan on Septem- There was a further sequel tober 28 hull its sequel in Conal Magistracy yesterday, when the recant anti-Japanese disorders Mr. W. Schofield, sitting as Coroner, conducted an inquiry into yesterday when three Chinese is circumstances under which a Chinese naned Chang Sha was youths again appeared before Mr. killed His Worship informed the jury at the outsat that the Fraser at Kowloon Police Court, deceated was shot in the street in the course of a riot charged with inflicting grievous Averdiet of justifiable homicide was returned by the jury. bodily harm
Jupancar,
Tanawa Sohi, and with disorderly conduct
BATON CHARGES PROVE INEFFECTIVE,
The first witness, called was Insceived a message from the Shnuki- poctor G, H, Stimson, officer-in-wan Polic Station, that there wha charge of the Shaukiwan Police some trouble at Main Street, Sai Station. He stated that at about wanho. I musterid all available 7.30pm on September 28, a tel men at the station," said witness," phone message was sent from an and ordered them to proceed to unknown source to the Shaukiwa Saiwanbo at once, as we were Police Station to the effect that loaving, Sergeant. Clarke came up
there was some trouble at a shop at 2, Main Street, Caiwanbo.
on n cycle from Shauk wan and I went to Main Street on this cycle, the Indians and Chiness proceed
Wo have seen strangers wänder- Inspector Elston, who prosent, ing around the streets shopping sted, said an alarmn was wounded at the various lacquer and curio shops. the Water Police Station on Sun These strangers are down from day, September 27, and a party of Kuliang either waiting for a boat Police officers rusned to Canton to take them to other Places in Road, where they found Tanawa China or waiting to return to Sohi lying unconscious on the their respective mission stations up ground outside No. 70 A num- country. The Kuliang Season is
ber of Chinese youths were stand over. Most of the missionaries up ing some distance off. Chinese "do thers had children to get ready for testivos chased this crowd which school in Shanghai and came down dispersed immediataly, and finally during the first week of September, arrested the defendants. The only "I went to the scene," said Ins- and others came down, before 10th, evidence against them was that pector Stimson, "on a motor eyewing by tram. leaving only five bouses occupied, they were among the crowd which combination driven by Lance-Ser The Post Office kept open till 30th, althokod the Japanese, but the degenne Clarke, Before leaving, when the luat inhabitant of Kuliang tectives, whilst chasing the crowd, returned to Foochew, though one heard defendants, uttering thrente other house was opened for week- ends. Though we have, had cool days here it is good and bracing to get up to the hills, even for a day and a half. The air up there is cold and braging and it is good to go for long walks and to come back to a log fire and hot water blankets at bottles and three
Serious Injuries,..
arrival
sont a message to Quarry Bay Sta tion telling them to stand by. On my at 2, Main Street, I found a shop in great disorder which had the appearance of having" uren stoned. There was a crowd of Chinese, numbering from 1,000 to 1,500...
Sant for Reinforcements.
HONG KONG STOCK MARKET
YESTERDAY'S TRANSAC
TIONS
The market opened quietly stoudy yesterday morning with very little business passing.
Unlons were reported sales at
Hanbs wore in demand at, gan. Wharves were wanted. 8150,
At Providenta (old) after being done at $5.40, closed in demand at $5.35," with sellors asking 85,407
Hotels, (old) were reported to have been put through at #14).
Humphrays (ald) were in demand nt #18), as were also the new shares
Ewos wore offering at Tla, 164. Zoong Sings were in request at. Tls. 13,
Trams could have been obtained at 321.
Star Ferries were in demand at $02.
Hong Kong Electrics were wanted at 377, but sellors required 878.
Hong Kong Ropes were in demand
at 817 were wanted it 8161.
Watsons were at
Line, Crawfords: (old), were in, demand at 38.40,
Constructions (new) were in res
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On arriving at Saiwanho, I request at 81.10. ported to Inspector Stimson. saw a crowd of about 1,000 to 1,509
Rates further gave way to a shouting and jerring and throwing slight extent, fair amount of stones at some shops. Inspeotels (old) changed hands at
business resulting Stimson ordered a baton charge $14.10 and $14.15, but closed with We charged in a westerly direc buyers at $14. ́* tion as far as Holy Cross Path.
The crowd then rained missiles of all descriptions in front, on the rear and from the verandahs. Ins. pector Stimson left for assistance
Trams were done at $20, and at the close there were sellers at $201
actrics were put through at $77, and at the close were in demand at this rate, with sellers asking $774.
Tanawa Sohi, said he lived in 140, Canton Road. At about 8.30 am when he was in the street he was attacked by a crowd, of Chinese youth, who throw stones at him and struck him. He received injuries to his head and shoulders, which necessitated his being sent to hospital. He had been confine, nights: The weather has not been to hospital since then, and came too good and rain and mist have out on Sunday. upoilt tennis and week-end tripa. The Magistrate decided Two visitors from Cantor came to was no evidence against defendants on the charge of assault, which Foochow for a few days and went would be dismissed. There was, to Kuliang for the week-end. At however, still the charge of disor the Foochow Club on the Tuesday derly conduct, and he would hear night, one of them who nover had what they had to say with regard among the crowd as much as pos- tion, towards Holy Cross path, The Sergeant. O'Connell that he (O'Con
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Boen here before, was heard to say Kuliang must be lovely placo and wished he had seen it ratead of the mist and a steady downpour of thin, in which he was taken for walk, returning worn out and more or less a total wreck! They are not used to exercise in Cautoni
The Manchurian Incident.
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to this change.
there
Magistrate Warna Witness.
First defendant said he was only
showing his cousin around when he was arrested. Hu denied he was anywhere in the crowd. As a mat ter of fact, he did not know of any. crowd at all. Second, defendant. alleged to be the ringleader of the
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I despatched Sergeant Clarke to Quarry Bay Police Station, while mo in temporary charge During his absence, the crowd be I myself telephoned to Shaukjwan came worse and a Chinese Laque
them to disperse or we would open Police Station for reinforce-re- Sergeant and myself shouted at inforcement. I also ordered v
fire. They did not take any notice message to be circulated to all and I fred two shots from my re- stations. I then maintained order volver, I fired in the westerly direct
sible.
The Coroner: Was there any stone-throwing while you were u ing this?
Wituces: No, your Worship. Was there any other form of ex citement at the time 7-Yes, the crowd seemed hostile, and they were howling and jeering
Witness, continuing, said: I at tempted to disperse the crowd b ordering them away from tho
shots did not have much effect.
The Coroner: Did you see any body hit 1-No
Did you aim high or low or at anybody in particular I did not aim as anybody in particular
Did you aim high or low- aimed high.
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Telephones (part paid) were dent in at 820, and at the close shares were offering at $291,
Cements were to be obtained at $19.
Watsons were done at 8107.
that he was already informed by
nell) had already warned the TOOL and that as a matter of fact he had already fired several shots himself.
crowd, said he did not know anyshop. I ordered a buton charge... ordered another baton chargo in outside his shop, and began to throw
thing about a Japanese having been assaulted. He and friend The Manchurian incident caused were walking aloug Canton Road and had intended to go to a cine some excitement. As usual, rumours ma. His friend was in Court and How around and by the evening no would substantiate his statement, ono would have boon surprised' if His Worship warned the friend it had been stated that the Japanese that he was not bound to say any
thing that might incriminate hime had taken Nanking itself. Gradual-" self.
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same
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afterwards,
Yim Heung, the master of the shop at 2 Main street, at which the riots, frat broke out, based that at about 7.16 p.m. on that night two men came to his shop: Drove Through the Mob.
and asked for singlets Shortiv Witness, continuing, said: I then afterwards: about 10 boys gathered
stones at the showcases outside The Coroner: How many mea the course of which we were heavily This lasted for about twenty did you then have I had two men stoned: Immediately The baton charge brought a fust-Chief Inspector Grant arrived ansi minutes. The total loss he sustain
ed was about 8170, g lade of bricks and stones. I got toul charge. He was in a car and Two shopkeepers whose shop: the crowd in hand again but a had to drive through the mob. Suiwere also damaged by the mob also fow of the rioters went further Inspector Carey and Sergeant Ellis gave evidence. One afated that eat and started to stong more | arrived - immediately after.. The the crowd, demanded that ho should Chief Inspector formed all men up shops
take all goods such as thermos A Baton Charge..
and ordered another baton charge flask, glasses, ate out of his shop. This did not have much effect: and the crowd kept on stoning and the This he did, and the mob then dig Chief Inspector fired two shots. There was 5 mann struck. After that the crowd commenced to go casier..."
ing
The Coroner: How do you mean Witness: They quictoned down and the stone throwing. was Imsan on the left side of the head. el. Reinforcements arrived by drew my revolver and threatened that time from Central and Ins to shoot. This brought on more pector: Stimson also arrived with stones. It was obvious that nothing military assistance. The crowd more could be done and it was use dispersed rapidly on the arrival of less to fire, as the onsunities might the re-inforcements. be serious.
ly, however, rumours died down and "If I find that yon ware amongs:
Did the shops put up their we heard the real truth. Things the crowd, you may be charged shutters 1-They were putting them wore fairly quiet here, though with the
offence. Under up at the time. I tried to dis- faw Chinese went round posting wish to give evidence --Yes.
these circumstances, do you slili perse the crowd again, but as they would not go, I ordered another anti-Japanese bills and abortivą His Worship. You are a brave baton charge. This brongat a dur. attempts were made to set Japanese man. I am not trying to dissuad heavy fusilade of stones houses on fire. Two Japanese were you, but I want you to realise your
which
I was struck attacked near the City and we hear position. one got badly Knifed but it is hard The friend said he went out for to get true details of all the dif- a walk with second defendant, hur ferent small troubles that have or they were not together when the curred. A holiday was proclaimed latter was arrested. on 23rd when all shops and the The third defendant said that most market wore closed as a pro- when he was arrested, he did not test, but all demonstrations, etc., know what it was for. were conducted in an olderly man All three defendanta were cop. ner and the younger Chinese victed on the charge of disorderly element expended their energy in conduer and fined 8250 or three a lot of talk and the posting of months' hard labour, the sentence slogans. A small crowd gathered to commence as from October 1. in front of the Japanese Consulate
but dispersed without trouble.
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During this time it was notice able that several, ringleaders were among the crowd doing their best to excite them by calling out "Ta Ta" (Strike). Bergeant O'Connell appeared by this time with re-in- forcements, of about nine men. 1 tried another baton charga to dis perse the crowd which had become very threatening and had grown to, about 1,500. The baton charge had no effect and the crowd bogan to throw more staues. I might add that there were several yards of road dug up previously which no counts for so many stones being available.
News from Hong Kong "a Shock" must be laid at the door of Socie. ties, Badies and Denominations who The Japanese here have done are turning out hundreds of half everything possible to avoid irritat educated students of the lower ing the Chinese and few were scen classes. Students with a smattering on the stroots. The Hong Kong of a foreign language and with Chinese Japanese riots have come mixed-up ideas of foreign standards as a great surprise and be rather There are not enough jobs for these a shock to us here. Ond would have half educated people and who can
During the rioting, Lieutenant thought that those in power would really blame them for being dis Biddulph of the Royal Artillery have taken all precautions to avoid antisfied, unoccupied, and ready for came along on his motor cycle and trouble. ar to stop it at once. If any trouble. If instead of eduent suggested to me that military as the police force was inadequate ing the lower classes the middle and sistance should be called. After could not the military have been upper ones were educated, possibly the last baton charge had failed; called out before blood was shed1 in a few years we should see a and while the excitement hed for The epizode does not reflect too band of useful Chinese citizens who the time aimmered down a bit, I well on, the power of the Hong would put forward a constructive left Sergeant O'Connell temporari Kong Government to protect people policy instead of, as at present, in-ly in charge while I requisitioned. under its jurisdiction and protee citing people to cause trouble, while a motor lurry to hurry military tion, or its ability to keep law and making themselves scarce should assistance to the scene. On my re
tura Eastive Students.
The Coroner: You went to Lyemuin TUN
Witness: No, they were at the tram terminus.
How many soldiers
order.
the trouble eventuate."
The Bridge.
Forty.
As usual & great deal of pro- raganda work has been done among As I have said in another letter the students at the variona schools the bridge between our land and and colleges, and those with for the smaller island of Chung Chow
Ons Elster Wounded. cign teachers are in a quandary was completed some time ago and The teachers have to do all in their is open for traffic, and now theRYAN TOY power to keep the students quict main bridge from Chung Chow to On my return to the scene, said without actually saying anything. the Mainland, the Bridge of Inspector Stimson, I found that a If they speak of peace and keeping Thousand Ages, is rapidly approach force of police and police reserves Tonchow fres of trouble and riots ing completion. The contract ex had arrived and dispersed the the students immediately accuse pires on October 10, and hs the crowd. I was then informed that theme of being pro-Japanese, and penalty for exceeding the date of one man had been wounded That trouble is started between the ten-contract is some thousands of man was Chang Sha-(deceased). *** chers and their students. A great dollars a day, we hope that the des of the trouble in China, to-day whole of, the bridge will be, ready Omtinued on next Column.) for traffe soon after October 10.
Medical evidence was then gires by Dr. 1. Newton, who stated that the deceased, was admitted to the Government Civil Hospitalar about 9.15 p., on September 20. in a serious condition with a bullet wound in the abdomen. The wound' was an inch and a half to the
at the love of the tenth rib, which right of the midline at the back, was not broken. He performed an operation and found that the bul let had; penatrated the stomach in The Coronar: Did you attend to two places, the back and front, the injured"man?"
bed and the abdomen was full of blood Witness: No. He was taken to Hemorrhage followed and the pd the public dispensary and later. totient died, the next day. the G.C.B.
You did not take him there 7 No..
This is My Fats.""
Chief Inspector P. Grant, who,
Chang Chui Tai, sister of thi was next called stated that at about 8.15 on the night in questior, decensed, told the Court that when he was on his way to visit the site visited her brother at the hos Shaul war Police Station, when, pital he said to her, "I went down nnar the Saiwanhe market, he enw to the street to buy a packet of a large crowd of Chinese on either cigarettes and saw a crowd, there side of the road. He walked anst. I went up to see what the matter ward and there saw a police party was; and when people ran 1 ran under the charge of Sergeant alho. This is my fate as there wer O'Connell. He at onco took charge many people in the street and I of the situation and decided to get was the only one shot the small party of police together In summing up, Mr. Schofiel They made several baton charges went over the whole of the evidence. against the crowd, but as they in the course of which he said that charged against one party another apparently the only thing which party came from behind and peltei did make people run, judging by, stones at them.
the police evidence, was the sight of a levelled revolver. The crowd did not seem to be very much in- plined to run away from baten charges,
Eyidanes had been given to show that at least four police officers were injured in the riot and it. seemed to be; undoubtedly, a seri ous affair. One shop was damaged to the extent of $170 and if the jury felt that in their opinion- the police were justified in shoot ing they should return a verdict of justifiable homicide.",
Fired Two Shots,
Realising that the situation was getting serious, "witness decided to fire at the mob. He fired two shots, the second round taking effect. He sow docense fall and board him shout the usual cry of Save Life, He wont to him and took him to the dispensary which was nearby and summoned amater ambulance by which the men was removed to the Government Civil Hospita This accident seemed to have an effect on the mob for they gradual began to disperan and the situa tion was well in hand shortly afterwards reduc
Cross.examined by the jury
to whether he gave any warning The next witness called was Ser store ho fred the honore geant: O'Connor of the Quarry replied in the regativo, and abated Buy Station He said that he refontis ued on next Column)
Bang!! Justizable Homicide.!! The jury, after a brief consulta- tion, returned a verdict of just fables homicide. The
The Coroner. You don't wish to make any rider, at all
The foreman of the jury: No, Your Worship.
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