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CANTON TROUBLE.
STRIKE BEGINS
TO-DAY.
Volunteers Disarı-
Troops.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
盘拜雞 ·
魏五廿月八英港香
SUNDAY'S BLOW.
THE RESCUE OF A JUNK CREW.
A rather oxciting incident, and jone which redounds to the credit (of the coxswain and crow of the G.P.O. mail launch, took place during the rather high wind which prevalled yesterday morning.
日五廿七
MONDAY AUGUST
25, 1924
SHAMEEN AFFAIR.
AMERICAN WORLD FLIGHT.
ANOTHER STAGE ONWARD.
Washington, August 24,
The Air Service announces that the Ameriban world fliers Lt. Lowell Smith and Lt. Erik Nelson have arrived at Ivigtut, in Greon- land, after a fight of two and a quarter hours.-Router's Amer icun Service.
IVIGTUT, GREENLAND
"RED" · MINORITY OF WORKERS.
The throat of trouble in Canton
The G.PO. mail launch visited over the arms affair is becoming the s.s. Amherst, anchored off
SERIOUS NEWS. more definite, and, following the Laichikok, at about 11.30 yoster-
New York, Aug. 24. lond set by outlying districts, the day morning and just loft the ship
The cruiser Milwaukee re- Chinese merchants aro to oloso with a small lot of mail when itaj down to-day. Then the gonoral attention was attracted by the ports that the search for the atriko will be in full swing, and blowing of four short blasts on Italian Atlantic flier Locatelli, tho the demand of the Merchant the ship's siren. On turning round, who was sccompanying Volunteers for the arms which the coxswain of the launch saw Americans and has been missing arrived on the A. Hay will be that a junk-cargo boat-No. 2309 several days, has provod fruitloss.
-had pressed homo..
capsized just a littleReuter's American Service, Tho Volunteers demand the distance away from the ship. release of the arms without any The launch was put about im-
and the this mediately
whole condition whatevor, and demand was backed up at The orow oonsisted four of mon of the junk's crow was rescued. meoting of more than 1,500! poople held on Friday under the and a woman, all of whom had auspicos of commercial organisa-succeeded in clinging hold of the tions. The merchante of Canton upturned junk,
The mastor of the launch then agroo to sign an undertaking to ba Hont to Dr.Sun Yat-sen guarantoo-sot about to salvage the junk. ing that the Volunteers will not Together with one of his crew he take any unlawful action if the went into the water and fastened aras are handed over. Repre- tow rope to the mast of the sentatives from the meeting first junk, which was, by this means, visited the Civil Governor on the pulled into an upright position. Aubject, and they were referred The water-logged junk was then into tho hoitor of to Dr. Sun. The representatives towed next want to the Coment Works, Stonecuttor's Island, where the Chineso. -- Reuter.
It wasi where Dr.Sunsaw them and stated Water was bulud out.
towed to that as strikes had already begun lator
the typhoon. in the outlying districts, he was shelter at Yaumati.
Thus were five people rescued propared to contest the issue with the Volunteers.
and their junk saved--a very fcreditable piece of work.
Strikes began on Friday at Fatahan, Shun Tak, Kau Kong, Quan Chuon. Loh Chung. Koon
Shan, Sai Nam, Shokhung and POST OFFICE ARREST, surrounding districts.
FIRST CONFLICT.
The first conflict between troops and the Voluntours is reported from Fatsban and', Sai· Nam, whore Yunnanose who
interfering woro
TAMPERING WITH
LETTERS,
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coolio,
CHANCE FOR THE CHINESE COOLIE.
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ablo
WERE STRIKERS DUPED7
Dissatisfaction Over Strike Fonds.
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SHIPPING DISPUTE.
CAPTAIN'S CLAIM FAILS.
That his oflent was unable to tako obarge of the ship beokuna the charterers would not dismiss. A petition for the confirmation the old oaptain until they got all of the application for the altora- they could out of him, was the Reports reaching us seem to tion of the Membrandum of statement made by Mr. B. 8.. indicate that there is considor Association of the Kowloon Tong Corke, in the Summary Court and Now Territories Development this morning, when Capt. T. L. dissatisfaction prevailing amongst certain of the Shameen Company, Ltd, was made before Brown, whom he was represent- employees who are stated to have Mr. Justics Gompertz in the ing, sued the owners of the boon dismissed following the Court of Original Jurisdiction Kwong Fuk Choung for $85.98, (which" he claimed to be duo to [recent strike. According to the this morning.
Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., (in-him for wages from April 12th compradore of a leading hong,
structed by Mr. tho strikers wero duped into a
Wadoson) until April 18th." compromise by the followers of represented the applicants, whe
Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared Dr. Sun Yat-sen, who first incited asked that Sub-section (b) of for the defendants. them to strika and then "pold Clauso 7 should be struck out.
The sub-section
Mr. Corke said that Captain road:" Tho them into submission on terms General Manager for the time Brown agreed to take over the which gave thom little, if any, being of the Union Insurance command of the Kwong Fuk
boneft.
to
It is only during the past fow Sooloty of Canton, Ltd., or the Choung, a beat which ran ba daye that these
dissatisfied person acting in that capacity tweon Hongkong and Kongmoon, for the time being, shall be a leaving for Kongmoon on Mon- employees have been able voice their grievances, as the Permanent Director of the Com-days, Wednesdays and Fridays. Kuomintang labour leaders are pany. The qualification of the He was told to sign the agreement Carmichael and no longer able to control affairs permanent director shall be the at Messrs. but have to face the demands of holding of ten shares of the Clark's and this he did on April A conference under the auspicas of the Rod Trade Union Inter-
agriomant dated April 18th. It national attended by two hundred British delegates from unemploy- the dissatisfied atrikers and the capital of the company. The 12th, although the
unemployed for an accounting of number of Permanent Directors was waa
the interim perlod mont committees, trade unions, et cetera, bas decided to create an
the funds subscribed to the shall never be more than one."
was The petition road to the Court that ho claiming for. organisation called the "National Minority Movement," in order to pursue the work of organising the minority movement within various officials and others for aiding the showed that the capital of the Captain Brown wont to the bost industries, as against the prosont trade union leaders.
Ono speaker declared that to bu successful an international Thave suggested that the balance/into $1 aharos, and allotted old.captain knew nothing about The unemployed from Shameen Company was $20,000 divided on Sunday, April 13th, and the Mr. the matter, He went on the follows The Hon. 40 of tho-unused funds should be: Charles Montague Ede. 19.995 Monday and again on Wednes divided amongst thoso
shares: the Hon. Sir Henry day, but it was not until Friday, are now without work. The Follock, K.C., one shara, the the 18th, that he actually took committee in charge of
Rev. Father Robert, one share; over the command. The arrange- strike and the funde, according
movement against capital must include Asiatic workors, evan the
WANCHAT MONUMENT.
·GOVERNMENT ACTS AT
LAST.
It is gratifying to notice that
JAPANESE RESIST POLICE.
FAIL TO APPEAR IN COURT.
atriko.
19
who
pany's
police constable, and (2) with Corps for sale at $160 apiece. whatever, but WAB usually commanded the game vessel and
to report, is trying to turn the Sum Pak-ming, one share; Mr.mont was that the charterers, the money over to Governor LiasArthur Henry Kingston Cobb, Ling Tsing Co., paid the wages, Chung-hol, who is also chief of ono share; Mr. Edward Dean and it appeared that the old capt. tho labour division of Shant, one share. The Company was indebted to them to a greater
tho
had been carried on with con-amount than was due to him, and Kuomintang and a leading or siderable success. By special so they tried to get as much work ganizer of the “labour corpe "or Red Army in Canton. The dis-resolution passed and confirmed out of him, as possible. Captain at last the authorities are paying COOLIE JAILED FOR
At the Kowloon Magistracy missed strikers from Shanieen at extraordinary meetings hold Brown was summarily dismissed heed to the protests which have this morning a case came up in are also objecting to the use of on 6th and 25th Juno it was re- on May 30th, and he was only the Com-pald for the porfod that he was been made in our columns re- which two Japane', A; passenger the funds for the purchase of solved to amend
Memorandum of As actually on the ship. One of the garding the condition of the and a steward of the B.. Katot azure for the labour corps," 46 A case of great interest to Wanchai Monument, erected to Maru, wore respectively charged Dr. Sun is offering the arms sociation in order that tho bust reasons for his dismissal was the memory of British and with (1) disorderly conduct in which he recently seized from noss might be carried on more that he asked the son of the holders of private Post Office soldierk
was heard at the
American naval men who gave Peking Road, and assaulting a the Canton Merchants Volunteer officiently and economically. The wars for $50, money lant. Company had no debenture dobt Captain Brown had previously with boxes the strike were disarmed by the Magistracy recently, in which it their lives in fighting pirates so
far back as 1855, proved that
abstrustin the police constable Volunteers. It appears that Gen-W
Bamboo raffolding has been in the execution of his duty
indebted on account of wages on that occasion be was dismiss- wral Wu Shi-suun, of the Yuu-employed by his firm to collect placed round the Monument, whilst endeavouring to arrest the
and otherwise to the extent of ed for requesting repayment of...
8100 which he had lont. panese force, bad bach Rent to letters from the Post Office, had which is being thoroughly cleaned first defendant.
RETURNED BANISHEE, about $12,000 per week, an
amount which varied from week Captain-Brown's wages were Fatslian to oppose the Volun-been tampering with the letters.
The and the lottering renewed. On the morning in question, an teers, but his troops wore lator
to week. which surround tho Both men failed to appear and railings
The Company had 1430 per month (Guild wages) and Ofco, compelled to retreat as the rail. employee of the Post
Monument have also been taken the first dofondant had his
ample working ospital and its be declined to make a rebate, an who WAN making tour
4
of way had been torn up. When the
down and are apparently to be bail of $50 estreated, while tho
assote were far more than suf-dono by some officers. He was Naw the coolio Yunnanese troops were disarmed, inspection.
ficient to pay all debts and make also entitled to "gambling money”, aither repainted or replaced by second lost his ball of $25. lobby of
A returned banishoo arrested good the whole of the paid-up for allowing fantan to be played the Chamber of Commerce hand-in the box-boldors'
Sorgt, Dorling informed the in Wanchai yesterday for snatch-capital. The fact that the Government court that the boat left the ing an ear-plok from a Chinoso
[on board. ed a receipt to their command the General Post Office. ing officer for the arms suizod. coolie had just taken a number of is at last moving in the matter Colony this morning. Both men woman was ordered six weeks M. Ede and Mr. Glanville were gate out of port, your Lordship.
Affidavits mado by the Hon. C. Mr. d'Almada :-When the ship lettore from its employers' box. has given grost satisfaction to and the Volunteers are now Bup- porting the troops with provisions. and was caught in the act of
naval men
the public were eaon walking along Peking and a dozen lashes by the Court then read. Mr. Glanville said and
Mr. Corke said this had not opening one of the letters and
Road at midnight by a constable. | to-day. In addition he was that on June 24th, the Hon. Mr. Further movements of troops taking from it a low cents worth
generally. and Volunteers are reported. On of unused stamps. The mun was
The first defendant was intoxicat-sentenced to a year's hard labour C. Montague Ede, resigned, his been paid and could not be claim- Friday, several more detachments arrested and the box-holder com-
ed, but although the other ap for returning to the Colony before position as General Manager of od as it was not in the agreement. peared to have had a fow drinks his time,
the Union Insurance Society of Captain Brown 'gave evidence of soldiers came into Canton, municated with, as a result of
he was not drunk. The constable The records showed that the Canton, Limited, whilst the Volunteers from the which the coolie was subsequently
Mr. Paul and was closely cross-examined upproached them and asked men had been convicted for burg-Lauder being appointed in his by Mr. d'Almade on dates. Asked North Riverdistricts have proper charged on two counts.
where thog were going. The lary and pockot-picking and on place. The lant mentioned why he originally claimed for first defendant is said to have bis last appearance before the gentlemen had refused the posi-nine days, he said he mixed up put his foot behind the constable Court, in 1921, he was oxpelled tion of Permanent Director of the March with April. and pushed him over. Both man, from the Colony for a period of Company, thus leaving them with The Indian Marder Triul, after resisting arrest, wore ten yours,
finally taken into custody.
Tho
ed to send forces to Canton in caso Ho pleaded guilty and was of emergency. In, the Wost sentenced to one month's hurd Rivor district there aro more labour on each charge." than 50,000 Voluntoors on servico.
to
FLOOD RELIEF.
POST OFFICE CLERKS RAISE FUNDS.
A sum of no less than $1,783 61
with
the
new ones.
CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor of the "Hosgkong Telegraph,"")
STOLEN ROPE.
CHINESE GETS OFF LIGHTLY.
JAILED FOR SNATCHING.
NEW DUTCH WARSHIPS.
BRITISH DESIGN.
FOLLOWED,
Mr. d'Almada submitted bo had no Permanent Director.
no case to answer, The position was this, conclud- His Lordship gave judgment for ed counsel, the Company obvi- the defendante. He said that ously intended to have a per- Captain. Brown seemed too inde- manent director and they confinite as to the dates, and he did sidered if necessary to have one, not thinkthat the verbal testimony If the application was granted was strong enough to upset the Mr. Eds would be the Permanent date on the egreqment. Director. `All the papers were in ardor.
His Lordship made an order] accordingly.
TEXAN -GOVERNORSHIP.
WOMAN CANDIDATE'S SUCCESS,
MORE REFUGEES. Steamers coming down
Sir, I will thank you for u Hongkong from Canton on Satur-
small space in your paper regard- day and Sunday were vary
ing the recent trial of an Indian crowded, the passengers consist-
chauffeur for the murder of his ing for the most part of wealthy
wifa. people and the familion of military has boon handed over to the evidence, and, in common with
I have very carefully read thei officers. The former Chief of Tung Wau Hospital, to assist in many others with whom I have Polico also arrived here on the work of flood relief in con-discussed the matter, I cannot for Saturday with his family. It is pection
The Haguo, August-24. also reported that Mr. Teing floods in the Wost River, by the clusion that the prisoner intended disastrous the life of me come to the con.
It is understood that the Tsim, formerly in charge of the Chinese olerical staff of the to murder his wife.
Because ho gave the police every | Ministry of Marine has decided) War Department, has left for Gonoral Post Offico, this amount the vircumstances under which to logate the other man, Ho Mul, work to be carried out in Dutch Whatever possible assistance" Io trying to build two now destroyers, the Shanghai. No passenger boats being the result of arrived in Canton on Saturday theatrical performances given parent that if he had made up his not in custody, at the Kowloon shipbuilders inexperience in this amateur he attacked har, it is surely ap- who was charged, with others yards, but in view of the Dutch from the interlox.
by them recently at the Ming mind to take her life ho, would Magistracy this morning, with sort of construction the Govern- The Civil Governor has Yuen Gardens. The Gardend have used the chopper on far more stealing three colls of Manilament had asked foreign firms to issued an order for the arrest wore placed at the disposal of vital parts than the woman's logs. rope and three wire runners from tonder desigua. The choice foll of Mr. Chan Kung-sou, Comman- the organisers free of charge and der-in-Chief of the FatsbanMer assistance was also rendered by murderous intent, and, that being wan
As I soo It, there was no actual | the s.8. Ombilin on the 16th inst, on the designs by, the British only sentenced to two firm Yarrow and Company, chant Voluntoors, and Vios Com- friends and the brass band of the the case, surely the capital charge month's hand labour by Mr. which, in conjunction with the mander of the Kwangtong Pro-Choung Sing Bonevolent Society was not proved up to the hilt. W. Hamilton.
Ministry of Marino, will supor vincial Volunteers, whose photo Three performances were given, And, as ovorybody knows, under the following Chinese comadien British law. the prisoner is always, appears on Page 8 of this issue.
His Worship remarked that the viss the building-Reuter. The Chief of Police in Canton being presented The Leve entitled to the banofit of the thaft was a yeary anrious one and as prohibited the nuwapapors Without End, The Bad Life of doubt, especially where his life le would have sentenced defendant
to three months but for his will-| From publishing any corres-a Flower," and "A Lover Found at stake.
pondence from Mr. Chan Lim- in the Unscrupulous Path.".
Even if the jury considered the ing sesistanos. There wore large audiences, man guilty of murder, could they Sergeant Dorling told bis Dak," whilst the Civil Governor has lenudd & notification warning and much appreciation was one not, in the circumstances, have Worship that soepsod gave the CONDEMNED BY HOPEFUL, hundred thousand votes over her Canton merchants from part-pressed regarding the excellent made a
manner in which the plays wore moroy? There seems not the the recovery of a quantity of the recommendation to polloe, information which led to cipating in the strike.
[presented and acted..
alightest doubt that Be seted rape. This the police found on a under-véry, great provocation, Tunk off Ho Hang. It had been and I am astounded that no re-fold to the junk people by Grand commandation to merdy K-WAE,
woman, whom the polloë had cousuued": "the
FOMM
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APPOINTED. ording to the Canton
...
are in Canton, has ordered Foreign Affairs, Mr. Liao Chungs made. Cantof something be don far, failed toɛerresia, Dalenda
van now to Cays the poor fellow
«the, Gianeral · Head- simo, Mr. O. C. Wu, Secretary of
tion of ""Commistes:
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ANGLO-SOVIET TREATY.
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Dallas, Toxas, August 24.
OLYMPIAD PROFITS.
FOR IMPROVEMENT OF STADIUM,
Paris, August 24,-- According to the newspapeIS, after meeting the expenses, [including four million francs to the Racing Club De France, för Governorship of Texas appears to the Olympic Games will show a The primary election to the the construction of the stadium. have resulted in a large majority profit of about two-million franos": for Mrs. Miriam · Ferguson, |without recourse to the Govern- known as "Ma”- Forguson, the ment's guarantoo. It is under- sati-Klan-gandidata, though stood the money will be used-to" many districts have not yet improve the Colombes stadium.-- reported.
MN Reuter.
4. Her supporters claim that she [has won by seventy-fiveḥ to a
principal opponenti and Judge Robertson, who is believed to be
TO-DAY.