BOYCOTT OF JAPANESE EAST RIVER FIGHTING.
GOODS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:
MURDER CHARGE.
Sequel to Taipo Road Discovery,
Canton Workers to Join Sun's Troops Attacked.
Movement.
A report from the East River A Canton Correspondent in- Įdistrict states. that Commander
The recent discovery of the Lum Foo, after nocepting the ap-remains of Chinese woman forms us that, on hearing a. report to the effect that a boycott pointment by the Peking Govern- bearing marks of having been of Japanese goods has been begun of the Cantonese troops, has com- water basin near a goat-track on ment to the post of Chief Director brutally murdered, in a catcb., in certain Northern provinces de- Danse of Japan's refusal to cancelaunched an attack on Sun Yat- stone of the Taipo Road, had s menced operations He has the hillside above the third mila- the secret Treaty embodying the 21 demands, the Canton Jen's forces to the east of Wai-
chow City, Labour Union has decided to
Fighting is said to be still con support the movement.
A general meeting of the Uniontinuing, with what result is not
at present knowa.
is to be held sbortly for the pur-;
pose of completing arrangements, Another Incident." It is proposed that the werkers,
sequel at the Police Court this morning when a charge of mur- dar was preferred by Inspector Murphy against Lam Fong, an
earth-coolie foreman living at Yaumati.
Covered over with a heap of
Ngai Tak-ming a brother of besides themselves refusing to Ngai Bong-ping, and considered stones, which, however, failed to accept any Japanese goods, will to be loyal to Dr. Sun, has completely conceal it, the body of decline to work on any material been surprised with his force the murderai woman was dis- or goods that come from Japan. br Chu Jok-man, another covered by passers-by a few days supporter of Sun, at Sbekki, ago. but no direct report was the chief town of the Heungshan made to the police, who heard of it district. Ngai has fled to Macas. only when the report was spread It appears that Chu brought up about amongst the Chinese, In his force from Kongmoon where restigations followed and the he recently co-operated with defendant was taken into custody Chan Chak in driving out "the on thediscovery being made that,
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he
Inspector Murphy, in this coo- nection, stated to the Court that | the strongest point the police had
against the defendant was his. complete silence. He did not re- port to the police, as might have| been expected, when she appeared. There WAS Some difficulty in identifying tbe remains, and the discovery that
dis-
cargo junks and towing launches plying between Hongkong and Canton have resulted in an urgent request being made by the Customs authorities in Canton, who have asked Dr. Sun to guarantee protection to these craft and also to present their being commandeered for military purposes. It has been pointed out that many of these boats have "It is the curse of China, this been stripped of their guns, offering of bribes to Chinese the victim was the woman who which are used for protection public servants." observed Mr. had been previously reported as against pirates, and a request for RE. Lindsell, at the Magistracy missing resulted from the defen- urgent action has been made on this morning, in sentencing two daat coming forward and volun- the ground that the needs of the men to pay a fine of $50 each, teering the information that the people may be met by the free on conviction of a charge of bangles on the wrists ware those transit of merchandise, and also offering a 35 bill to a Chinese of his late wife.
Two clasp in order that the Customs duties detective with a view to evading knives were taken from the body may not be interfered with.
arrest.
These representations, we are
Mr. Leo d'Almada, for the informed by a Canton corres- defence, hal raised the pondent, were made so long ago point of the illegality of ar as March 9th, but the only notice resting A person without taken bas been the issuing of a warrant, which, he said, had circular notice to the magistrates been done in the present case. by the Civil Governor, on the Io giving what he considered to; 24th. instant, to wee that the be extenuating circumstances, matter is attended to. No good Mr. d'almada said that one of results are expected from this the defendants had undertaken action.
prior to a post-mortem examina- tion at the Mortuary.
The case was adjourned.
"
RIFLE SHOOTING.
My
Dockyard v. H.M.S. Despatch.
D. R. C.
the mission of collecting funds at Kongmoon for the "Tung-sin Hospitel at Canton, and, owing ROBBERS AGAIN.
to the disturbed state of affairs Below is the result of a friendly ensuing from the warfare in the rifle match, D.R.C. v. H.M.S. Woman Stabbed in Back. district he had to go through Despatch, which took place at Tai
this Colony on his return home. Hang on Sunday:- When three men entered a flat He recognised an old friend in at No. 18 Chung Hing Street the street yesterday and took him with the object of robbing the to the boarding house bere he inmates, at 12.30 yesterday after-had put up, and it was about this noon. the chief tenant, a woman, time that a Chinese detective met gave the alarm, and was, as a and inerrogated. them in regard result, stabbed in the back by to these subscriptions. Alleging Mr. Pritchard one of the desperadoes. They that they were collecting military Mr. Wimble -immedately ran out of the funds in this Colony without sanc. Mr. McGuigan
house and made good their tion having been obtained from Mr. Brock escape, The injury sustained theSecretariat for Chinese Affairs, Mr. Sampson by the woman is not considered be wa for taking them to the Mr. Mayer serious, though she was promptly Police Station. The question Mr. Lamerton removed to hospital on the arrival then resolved itself into one of Mr. Cassidy of the police,
saving face," and. thinking they would be able to placate the de- tective, a sum of $5 was offered. Wher, after the arrest, an in- Mr. Tarbuck
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last night and asked for a certain vestigation was made into the Mr. Stickells brand of medicine, turned out to be an armed robber. He preced ed four others in going into the shop and beld up the fokis with revolvers. Binding end gagging the victims, the gang eventually encaped with a sum of $31.
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effech belonging to the Canton Mr. Riddle man,it was discovered that his Mr. Tait misson was a genuine one. An Mr. Hussey other paint of a technical nature Mr. Dawer whic. Mr. d'Almada submitted, Mr. Beal was in favour of the defendants Mr. Roe wasihatin respect of the procedure of awarrant. Even if those men we collecting subscriptions for miltary purposes, the police had not authority Zo arrest them.
For Possession of Pistols. They would have, of course, to
pas through "certain formalities
A returned Chinese emigrant at the Secretariat for Chinese from the United States was taken Afairs, but these did not prejudice into custody by the police yester-the main issue.
day following the discovery on Sergeat Ellis (prosecuting) said,
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bia of two Lugard pistols and that the explanations the defend-twenty-four quart bottles, and cartridges aboard the President nts gave the detectives were not twenty four-quart bottles? McKinley.
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Charged before Mr. J. R. Woodeived information that the second)
at the Police Court this morning.han was raising subscriptions he pleaded, through bis solicitor, Here for military purposes. Mr. Leo d'Almada, that he used His Worship pointed out that the arms as a means of self- even that circumstance would not protection" on going into the be any reason for the arrest.
Sergeant Ellis:-He is supposed
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Revenue.
Yesterday's answer:
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His Worship imposed a fine o to have permission from the S.C.A. $1,000 remarking, in reply to th His Worship: Maybe suppos- plea, that he would have sentence ed, but the law does not say so. the defendant to imprisonmet The constable had not earthly without the option of a fine wee right to arrest the men. A war- he not satisfied that the man want of some sort is necessary.
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To the defendants. the Mag- istrate said that even if the con- Starting at A and counting to atable had no right to arrest them, the right around the circle, each this did not excuse them from fifth man is represented by a star. offering him monoy. Their duty As the foreman reached each fifth was to go to the Police Station man, the man dropped out. The and explain matters. If they had, stars represent the non-union men there would have been no trouble. who were "counted out.” The There is a disputa in prgress Mr. d'Almada "had also stated number after each star shows in Canton regarding the rejenue that the Court would agree with how the counting went: i, e., num- from the Stamp Duty, the catrol him that offering money, as the ber 1 was the first man "counted of which has been commanjeered defendants had done, had attained out," number 2 the next, and com- by the Navy in order to meet such an extensive practice as to ber 9 the last, which left the nine naval expenses.
become a custom in Canton, and union men at the finish, The Provincial Treasuer has asked the Magistrate to take this ordered business peopleso pay into consideration in his decision. the duty in future to bi office, His Worship replied that the but the Admiral bas sued a curse of bribery had prevented notice advising them ignora many public servants in China this order and to continu paying from doing what they considered into the Naval Departmat. to be their duty.
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