ATTACKS ON CHINESE DOCTORS
Medical Assocn. To Hold Meeting
PROPER PROTECTION
DEMANDED
Owing to the recent attempts by local gangsters to rob and kiduap Chinese doctors the Chinese Medical Association has decided to hold a meeting shortly to discuss the ways and means of ensuring their own safety and laying these
in question, has recovered and is able to attend,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, JULY 26 1933
WOMEN POLICE AT CHARTERED BANK PEKIN SYNDICATE, LTD.
HANGCHOW
NOTES
SQUAD PROVIDED WITH MAN AND WOMAN WHO
HAD CRUDE FORGERIES”
BICYCLES
HANGCHow, July 12. Hangehow is warming up with a vengeance these days The whole surroundings just swelter in a blase of heat, and in the day time the hot. reflection from the lake drives pao ple to the cooling shade of the trees, While the heat wave lasts; the streets, in the evening, present a more animated sight, for the popu- Face just live on the kerbatone,
which is lined with couches, chairs, human vermin by the heels.
tables and cradles. The younger The meeting will however, bemembers of the family, up to s deferred until Dr. Ma, the victim certain age, just run about stark of the recent outrage, and the sub naked, but the girls are adorned in ject of the attention, by the gang frilly, fussy, things that give the wester that correct feeling. The close of day brings crowds of Dr. Chow Wai Cheung, the pre- feminine beauty to the gardens of sident of the Union, said that in the lake side. It is the Rotten Row view of the serious situation that of Chekiang where fashions, cos had arisen, the Government should fumes and make-up, are portrayed afford them proper protection, so as a fine art, and for slickness, and that they may be able to carry out smartness Miss China is reaching their professional duties without" the summit of excellence. „ fear of molestation:
It is worth a visit to Hangchow A special appeal has been made to see the Worea Police who that all members should attend the anx form part of the system under forthcoming meeting, and put for which law and order is maintained
that the and preserved. BO
out and effective steps taken to and their uniform is composed of -above the knees a nice white belted blouse and white beadgear with black peak to match the black laced boots. A company of them attracted great attention, the other day, on the main street. They were on their patrol, each riding a brand new bicycle with its facings bril
ward their views,
These
"Women"
Charges of being in unlawful possession of fourteen forged $10 Chartered Bank notes were prefer red against The Cheuk Nam, amar- ried woman, and two men Wong Yuk Shan and Ng Yuk Tai, before Mr. W. Schofield at Central Magis tracy
yesterday. The charge against the third defendant was withdrawn, and he turned King's Evidence.
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ANNUAL MEETING
WORK AT THE MINES RECOMMENCED
INCREASING OUTPUT
OF COAL
The ordinary general meeting of on May 20 we received a cable from the Pekin Syndicate, Ltd., was held the Chairman informing us that the on June 20, at Southern House, joint administration, which we un- Cannonstreet, E.C. Brigadier Gen- derstand is to be called the Chung gral C. R. Woddroite, C..., o.v.o., Fu Mining Company, had come into
.., presided.
Outlining the case for the prose cution, Detective, Sergeant Fitches
force on the 26th, on which date said that the Brit defendant was the daughter-in-law of an ophum divan kosper in West Point while The Chairman said: Gentlemen, over 1,000 tons of Pekin Syndicate
At the request of my co-directors I coal had been despatched by rail.
On the 1st of this month the the second defendant was a tafloram presiding here to day, in the from Macao who came to Hong absence of your Chairman, Major agreement was officially approved, Kong to find someone to smuggle Nathan, who has been detained in by the Central Government.... sharks fins into Canton.
China on the syndicate's business. !? On the night of July 17, a Chi
postponed as long as it possibly nese detective met the first and The date of this meeting was second defendants coming out of a could be in the hope that Major tea shop, and he (the detective) Nathan would be able to be back arrested them upon information re-in time to take the chair. The man and woman were taken ago asking whether we would pre- ceived from the third defendant.
A cabin came from him not long
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to the Police Station and on being fer him to return home but your searched, the man was found to Board had no hesitation in reply have the bank notes in his possessing that it would be greatly to the sion. The man said that he was syndicate's advantage for him to re- asked by the woman to carry the
main on in China and support our notes for her, and further enquiries
Situation at the Mines.
You will remember that when the Chairman addressed you on May 10, last year, he expressed the hope ing to report more definita news of that he would be able at this meet- the success of our efforts. He also informed you that dewatering had commenced
I therefore think that. cannot do
matter can be thoroughly, thrashed are mere girls, but, smart, withal, resulted in the arrest of the third general manager there until the better than attempt to give you a put an end to what is now known white stockings, a short black skirt defendant who bore out the second primary objects of Major Nathan' brief résumé of the situation gener-
is the Doctors' Peril."
False Calls.
Here are some examples of the tricks that have been played on Chinese doctors during the past few weeks.
Two or three weeks ago, a call was made by a certain "Mr. Wong asking Dr. Ma to come at once to a house in Caine Road. On arrival Dr. Malfound that the ad- dress was that of a school, and he was informed that his services were not required. The school was the Yeung Chung School..
J
On the 5th day of the 5th moon Dr. Ma agen received a call to a fat at Peel Street. Dr. Ma, ac-
liantly painted in red. At certain spot they halted, and with military precision parked their wheels and
stood
defendant's. story. He was also charged with the permission of the I.G.P. but the case was now with drawn against him in order that he might give evidence for the Crown to
Grade Forgeries.
visit were attained, which were:- agreement with the Chung Yuan 1 Completion of the working Mining Co.
2. Reorganisation of the mines for economic production."
ally regarding the mines and the progress of negotiations since that date.
Pumping operations actually commenced on May 3, last year; and although there was at first-a considerable amount of local opposi- tion, this was successfully overcome and our mines manager was im
for employment. mediately inundated with requests
3. Satisfactory arrangements for transportation and coal sales
We considered his wide technical tered Bank in the witness box sa pose of hastening the satisfactory Mr. S. O, Hopkins of the Char-knowledge invaluable for the pur that the notes were very crude for completion of negotiations.
In the same month, on the way to geries. Un the genuine notes the Easy" till the order was signature was written by hand but directors coincide with your own, manager, visited Nanking, and in- I trust that the views of your Chiaotso Mfr. Porter, your general given to mount and away. Special on the forged ones they were
and that the decision of the Chair- terviewed the Minister of Industry duties are assigned to this squad merely printed. and when the Shanghai train Further evidence was taken after man to stay on in China tem- and the Chairman of Honan, who arrives they are all eyes, bounding which the first defendant was orarily meets with your approval. both expressed their desire of co- here and there like hounds follow-bound over in the sum of $100 to Nathan has now left Shanghai, and authorities were also most sym- I might add here that Major operating with us. The railway companied by Mrs. Ma, obeyed the ing up a well defined sont. They be of good behaviour for & rear hopes to be back in England by pathetic.
Mr. Porter received a sumimons but it again proved. &
are shorn of fiabbiness and there is while the second defendant was
very friendly reception at the bogus call.
not even a suggestion of being grip-sentenced to six months hard la July 5 The Year's Results. Some three or four months ago a
mines, although he found the situs- ped by rules or conventions. You
tion still unsettled. bogus call was made from a flat in will find them attached to the City Wellington Street" It transpired Patrol of ordinary police and march that this fat was occupied by B
round with them as they walk their former employee of the Sincere | Feat.-N.C.D.N. Company. a Chinese doctor.named Dr. Ten Bik Cheung. He had no knowledge of a telephone message having been sent
During his honey-moon in Manila Dr. Ma was informed that an urgent cable, was awaiting him at a certain address but no message could be found there, and on mak ing enquiries at the Telegraph Office was told that nothing for him had been received there,
We are informed that Dr. Ma was approached by the Police to offer a reward but has refused to consider the suggestion.
MANSLAUGHTER CASE COLLAPSES
SEQUEL TO YOUTHS DEATH
!.
LOCAL ESTATES
POST OFFICE OFFICIAL
LEAVES 87,700.
Frederick Herbert Holdman, former Assistant Superintendent of 'Mail at the Hong Kong G.P.O., and late of 307, Prince Edward
bour.
CAUGHT RED HANDED
BANISHEE WHO TRIED TO ̧
ROB COMPRADORE,
A thief who attempted to steal a wallet, containing $150 from Mr Kwok Chan, compradore of the Banque L'Indo Chine was caught red-handed son Monday.
Mr. Kwok was seated in his office discussing business with a friend, dad, Kowingon, left local estate when a coolie walked in and sat on valued at 87,700. He died intestate form directly behind him. Mr tion have been granted to Mrs. burning round caught the culprit on July 8. Letters of administra- Kwok felt a movement and on Alice Eliza Holdman, bis widow. who had just taken his wallet. The coolie was sent under escort to Local estate sworn under 821,700 Central Police Station and charg was left by Lo Ng Kiu, alias Mrs. ed. Finger priate revealed he was Trang Sea (or Sie) Kee, alias a life banishee from Singapore. Thang Lo Shi, of 12, Kimberley and had been twice banished from Road, Kowloon, who died at the Hong Kong for periods of ten Kowloon Civil Hospital on Janu-years, Holding that there Was notary 93. Probate of the will has The prisoner, Chan Lee, was enough evidence against Chung Fu, been granted to Teang 'See (or brought before Mr. Wyune-Jones in alias Ko Lo Fu, who faced & seri- Sze) Kee, husband.
the Central Police Court yesterday, ous charge of manslaughter, at
when he pleaded guilty to charges of theft and disoweying the de- portation order. Sentenes of ons year's hard labour was passed.
FOLLOWING A FIGHT
Central Magistracy yesterday, the Magistrate (Mr. Wynne-Jones) dis- charged the defendant.
Probate of the will of Liu Shau Tin, alias Liu Fuk Hing Tong, merchant, of 63, Bonham Strand The charge was that Chung Fu, East, has been granted to his con- together with Tan Ngan Tsai, not cubine, Lin. Wong Shi, of 66, Peel in custody, unlawfully killed an un-Street, Victoria. Deceased died on known Chinese male aged about 18 years, on July:7,"183.
Mr. J. A. Fraser prosecuted and, addressing the Bench, said that on July 7, a body was received at the Victoria Mortuary and at the time was not identified. It had the ap- pearance of a young man who had died of pulmonary tuberculosis, and this was borne out by a careful examination of the body.
Continuing, Mr, Fraser said that later on a report was made to the police, teading to show that the deceased was involved in a strug gle with several people of whom the deceased was one.
The body was examined again," aaid Mr. Fraser, and it was reves); ed that death was caused by rupture of the spleen which might have been the result of a blow or
fall,
March 12, 1831.
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Leiders of administration have been granted to Fang Kwok On. farmer, in respect of the local estate of 82,200 left by his father, Pang Kar Young, of Wang Kai Village, Toi Shan. Deceased, whe was a grocer, died on November 6
ALLEGED INDECENT
PICTURE
SUMMON AGAINST. NEWSPAPER WITHDRAWN
DISASTROUS FIRE NEAR
SAMSHUI
TWO CHILDREN BURNT TO DEATH.
If you will turn to the profit and loss account, on the debig-side the The primary object of his visit London expenditure is £13,393, Pa to Kaifeng" and Chiaotse had been ris expenditure the same as last to attend a conference. for the set- year, and the Chinese administratlement of your affairs with the tion expenditure £9,904.
Chung Yuan Company, when, how-
...The loss on trading in respect of ever, practically no progress Was the company's participation in the made.
Fu Chang Corporation is 238. By September 12 both main Had it not been for the calamitous shafts had been fully, dewatered and floods which occurred on the sufficient coal produced. for our own Yangtse during the early part of requirements. tion would undoubtedly have shown the year, the Fu Chung Corpora profit, but the consequent stop fortunately curtailed coal sales at page of navigation and trade un the Hankow depot.
on September 10, arriving at Shang
Major Nathan railed for China. hat on October 11, only to hear that stopped owing to military protec the work at the mines had been
tion having been withdrawn..
business there is again normal and I am pleased to inform you that
A serious situation had arisen,
provement over last year's figures who at once proceeded by aeroplane the results show a considerable im-
but it was happily averted by the general manager. The expenditure at the mines is £24,608, as compared with £12,808 to Nanking and appealed personal. the year before; the increase beingly, both to the Central Government mainly due, as mentioned in the and the British Chargé d'Affaires report. to the recommencement of for assistance. The result was that operations at the mines, and to the telegraphic instructions were sent cost to June 30, 1932. of the reto Homan, and protection by the opening and dewatering of the military was once more, provided. Wang Feng Colliery.
On the credit side of the prost Operations Recommenced. and loss account the receipts derived from interest on investments, de October 14, at the end of which posit and current secounts, divi month Mr. Porter again visited dends on shares, etc., amounted to
The mines were able to reopen on
36,310, leaving a debit balance of Chiacteo. He found the situation £14,400. After the difference in ex-improved and opposition to the change, amounting to £6,056, has He juspected our colliery at Wang cyndicate apparently abandoned, been deducted: there remains
above and below final debit balance of £3,842, which ground. Already some 300 tons of
Feng, both has been carried to the balance coal per diem were being brought sheet.
to, the surface, the coal being of ex- cellent quality
Turning to the balance-sheet, you will observe that there is an over- draft of £6,090 in China, as against ground, workings was well advanc The restoration of the under- a credit balance of £5350 lasted, and you will be glad to hear year. This has been occasioned by that less damage had been done to the increase, în expenditure at the mines, and to fact that we did not the gallérim and levels than was ex- wish, to realise securities at the priced, bearing in mind that the ces then ruing nearly five years.
mines had been underwater for On December 22, the negotiations
How two little girls were trapped in a burning house and burnt to death, is a tragic story received from Samshui. It appears that the parents of the children were away from home, and the children, prob ably from fear of being alone, vere so far advanced that MF. Por-In order to regularise- matters, Jacked themselves in. How the fire ter and the representative of the it was doomed desirable to obtain a started is not knows, and the first Chung Yuan Company were able to mandate from the Central Execu that the villagers knew was when initial the basic terms of an agree tive Committee of the Nazional they saw flames and smoke issuing ment providing for the formation Government requesting the Provin from the building. They managed
conference to effect a final settle- ment between the Chung Tilln Company and ourselves. The mandate was officially issued on November, M, and the conference took placo.
The case against the editor and to break into the house, und an of a new administration to andal ciel Government to call further publisher of the Trum Work Yat Ea attempt was made to rescue the gamate, the interests of both parties for publishing an advertisement children, but the flames or boothe Central and Provincial Govern The terms were at once arbmitted to Mr. Fraser added that, under the which contained an alleged indecent euch for the rescuers, who were mente for approval After Icons circumstances, he was not very drawing was withdrawn yesterday driven back, and their efforts were hold that the his Worship would at the request of Mr. Thompson, in vain The outbreak was finally derable delay the approval of the
there was a case against A.D.C.I.. the defendant.
got under control, but before this Central Government was obtained Mr. C. Y. Kwan, for the dehad happened the house and two
on February 2, and a mandate to In November the Chairman visit. Dr. Begbie then gave medical fence, said that the Teun Wan Yat adjoining tenements had been com
that effect seaned on March 5. The led Chisotso and found that our evidence during the course of Po bad just celebrated its Both pletely gutted.
Provincial Government also notified work was not being disturbed and which he said that there was no
their approval.
the workmen and staff, satisfied. Som outward sign, of violence.
Negotiations for the drafting of duty adopted.
The Report, and: account were a definite working”.
agreement won the lines of these basic terms had Do sooner commenced than a dim- cult situation arose, as our coal trains were held up, with the The Tax Bureau of the Ministry result that males were completely of Finance and tas. Tobacco stopped. The Chairman apparent Win ly degued it to be the wisest course not to attempt to resume the lak ter until the terms of joint adminis tration had been definite
anniversary. Mr. Ho had been editor for twenty years.
Magistrate:—1′′ decided in the other cans that the picture is in decent. I want it quite clearly ALL HASTE FOR NOTHING understood that the editor and publisher of a newspaper are re sponsible for seving that their paper is kept clean.
BELATED. REPORT OF
HOUSE COLLAPSE.""
Receiving a report, yesterday that
TRAIN ACCIDENT AT POONTUNG
legrap
A tragic fate befell a seventy year old woman on Sunday after noon ate Poontung when she was knocked down and led by an ex- a house had collapsed at 12:Swatowa.m. on Monday the wall and roof press train on the Kwong Shao Strest, Wanchai, the Fire, Station of a kitchen at the rear of the Branch Railway. Onlookers state
coustion and theyfing and Sauce despatched one ambulance, thres cond floor of No. 12, Bwntow Street that the woman was walking along to No saler were therefore checked
from the week ending March
Shop Owners Association, asking. fire engines and an emergency crashed into the yard and kitchen the line and failed to see the
them to revise the new regulations, tender to the scene only to find on the ground floor. No one was approaching train. She was killed though production was not
Assistance was also fought, from the that the collapse had taken place injured and it was not thought instantly, the train passing over her
Chinese Chamber of Commerce amt early on Monday morning] 34: necessary to make an immediate and mangling her, body, beyond re- baeoistian họ wem con- . the Shanghai Municipal Council,
It appears that shortly after report.
cognition
tibued, and I am glad to say that states the Chinese newspapers."
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