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No. 21,600
KOWLOON SHOOTING. VILLAGE BURNT.
TRIAL OF CHINESE SERVANTS.
On the night of November 18th, Police Sergeant R. J. Clark was patrolling Chatham Road, Kowloon.
ATTACK BY PEASANTS' ARMY.
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MURDER CHARGE.
detect persons cutting treca on
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SEQUEL TO INDIAN CONSTABLE'S DEATH.
Charged with the murder of an Indian constable at Ngau Shi Wan, beyond Kowloon City, an elderly
OPINION DIVIDED.
On behalf of the Foreign | Chinese named Shing Wai-tat, 'The Politicni Committee has when be became suspicious of
Powers, the Dutch Minister, M. A report comes from Shun Tak stood in the dock at the Criminal With regard to the anti-Christian Oudendijk, has handed a Memor- fanya e Canton Gazette) permit-three Chinese and followed them, which states that since the Pen-
Sossions this morning. ted the four Chambers of Com-When near Cameron Road, he called-sants' Army came into existence. (Mr. J. 11. Kemp, K. C.) conducted Gazette states that at 2 pm, on the day acknowledging receipt of acording to a previous decision, as The Hon. Attorney General movement in Canton, the Cantonandum to the Foreign Office to- The Left Groups appointed,' aç- merce of Canton to elect a repre-on them to stop and was searching here has been much friction with the case for the Crown, and Mr. E. 16th, the inauguration of the Can Memorandum from the Wai-delegates for the elaboration of sentative for the coming meeting one of them when the mau throw the village Defence Guarda, which
Zeitlyn, instructed by Mr. Hall re the strikes' demands,
ton Anti-Christian League awng something which one of his of tate has become greatly inten-who pleaded "Not guilty."
Brutten, appeared for the accused,
was chinopo, dated December 16, con- the financial programme aro:- held at the Kwangtung Univer- taining & communication from M. Malvy and M. latter body accordingly companions picked up. It proved sified. After a slicht provocation
Dumesnil, la outlining the ca190 elected two members, Mesars, to be a nickel-plated revolver, and from the Defence Guards of Yujury, Mr. Kemp said that the presentatives of the various schools by Chinese troops on two motora M.
to the sity at which more than 400 re-Feng Yu-liang relating to firing Radical Socialista; M. Brunet and Wong Kow-aung and Foo Socug-the man also had five rounds of Chone village, matters reached July 8th.
crime took place as far back as
Chabrun, Republican So- long and is awaiting the Political ammunition in his clothing.
On that morning, and colleges were present. Mr. dying a foreign flag and going to cialists; M. Blum, M. Auriol and climax when this gillage, with a police patrol was sont out from Lai Shiu-kwat was elected chair- Tientsin Committee's final election..
Such was the story told at the population of a few thousand, Kowloon City nollee station to man, and after reading the Last Oudendijksays he has not failed to Radical Groups has reserved its M.M. Becouce, Socialists. The Left The Kwangtung Chamber of Criminal Sessions this morning, becomposed entirely of the four the hillside. When the patrol got Will of Dr. Sun detailed reports lay this memorandum before other appointments. Commerce received a letter from fore the Puisne Judge, when aclans of Liang, Ton. Fuug and Li, to a certain apot on a path on the regarding preparations for found- Ministers and they desire that bo the Political Committee on Thurs-Chinese named Li Chun was was surrounded and attacked by hillside at the back on Ngua Shiing the League were reported by should state that while they are at length the situation and the The Socialist group discussed day permitting. Messrs. Wong charged with the unlawful posses the Peasants' Army, acting in sion of arms, and plended "guilty."
propared to warn their nationals eventual participation in govern- Kow Sung and Foo Soong Tong
Sentence on the man was defer. Conjunction with
After that, delegates of the vari-of the danger of crossing the ment. It decided to advise the both to sit in meeting as repre-red, because of the fact that his of brigands. As a result, more away and, as he was out-stripping our schools discussed measures battle line during the prosent hos-other groups of the Left of Its des
companion who picked up the re-than ten of the village people were
his pursuers, one of the patrol volver was then charged with:
tilities, they feel constrained aire to lodge an interpellation, de fired a shot which had the affect
A for extending the League. "Your letter about the election shooting at Sergeant Clark with killed, over twenty were serious-of making the man stop. After delegate
suggested demanding again to insist that safe com-claring its intention to act in ec- intent and in order the resist arrest,ly wounded, The village was he was arrested he showed the from the Nationalist Government münication by rail and road becord with them-Indo-Pacif of the representative for the meet- This man pleaded not guilty." sacked and burnt down, thus lear-patrol another cut tree, and they that all Chinese teachers or pro-
restored without further delay made the man carry the trees down ing thousands of people homeless the path on the way back to the fessors who teach in the high
between Poking and the ses inf Mr. H. K. Holmes, for the Crown, said that the prisoner, having and in a most pitiablá condition, police station. Just then. some schools or colleges founded by
accordance with Article Nine of
The principal national bodies of more tree cutters wore
the Protocol of 1901. They, there-merchants and manufacturers and missionaries should be prohibited and two of the patrol (an Indian
fore, urge that all necessary the most important Trade Uniona constable and a Chinese cona- from holding government post-
measures to taken at once in! find that the votes for called on him to stop and fired in- piratical raids on the upper reach table went after these other peo- tions; and atudents who study in
in the air to frighten him. The of the West River, at a place near ple, leaving Indian Coitstable, the above schools should have no Peking to the effect that the soon the 21st December two mass man then turned round and fret Do Sing, where a new mud flat hat the arrested man fprisoner) backing scholarshipe from government its service forthwith in order that
No. B199 (the deceased) to take privileges or advantages of receiv-called International train resume meetings of protest against the We at the Sergeant, so that the Ser- been formed and where vessels to the police station, The evid-institutes.
geant was forced to
fire again, None of the shots took effect and often become grounded, it is stated ence of a hawker, who has a stall The result of this resolution was foreigners pursuing peaceful and the prisoner escaped for the time that the Naval Bureau has detallat the foot of the path, supplied not approved of by the meeting on neutral occupations may do so being, but was later arrested at No. ed a small squadron of armed the next link. This man was sit account of the disagreement of the without hindrance, and that the
Chatham Road, in the house of lamehes of light draft to patrol heard a police whistle and a shot.
ting outside his stall when he majority of the representatives foreign legations and nationals Capt. L. D. Joll, by whom both
The meeting.considered that prisoners were employed a house this part of the West River. This and then saw an Indian, in khaki; teachers and students of mis- may again receive and sond diplo Fervants. The watchman of the step has had the effect of driving Chinese struggling on the sionary schools would not mean matic couriers and postal com The tatest details concerning the house would say that he saw the the pirates back to the deita,
billside. He ran and gave the that all of them were Christians.munications which have now proposed fraternity, party, who are two servants come running back
alarm to some Europeans in a The meeting decided to hold a nearby house, and when they all great Anti-Christian demonstra
already been interrupted for ton
sentatives.
The letter reads:
ing to hand. We have decided on
the 24th ull, that three representa- tives are to be taken from the Strike Committee and one from the four Chambers of Commerce, bul we
Messrs. Wong Kow sung and Foo Soong-tong are equal.
therefore allow two representa- fives to be taken from your body, and we hope that you will let us "know" who "They are." Sd The
Chairman, Political Committee,
FRATERNITY PARTY,
however.
picked up the revolver thrown away by the previous prisoner,.be-| gan to run away. Sergeant Clark
-
-23 large band cut tree trunk. The man ran
PREVENTING PIRACY. Owing to the frequency of
STUDENTS RELEASED.
sighted
d in a statement, made by Mr. he fired one shot by mistake. Wong Kwai-hee in the course of a The prisoner was found recent interview, Mr. Wong has Kuilty" on the charge of shooting ago, have been released at a place Chinese but could not find him. ambulance and searched for the just been nominated a co-director with intent, but "guilty"
Loe Kwei-sun.
arms.
near Hin Kong, where they were on
In
:
A PROTEST.
Paris, Dec. 18.
have decided to organise in Paris
proposed fiscal reforms.--Indo
Pacifi
THE INDUSTRIAL OFFER.
Paris, Dec. 19. With regard to the offer of the Industrialists in the North to place their immense credits at the disposal of the State as a sinking fund for short-term debts in order to save the franc, this offer was presented by M. De Lesalle to President Doumergue, M. Doumer and M. Briand.
M. Doumer expressed thunks for
ir
to the
to vish Canton in the interests of into the house on the night of the
mervantile Communities of happening. When charged at the Li Fook-lum reports that an- Wwent up the hillside, they found tion on Christmas Day. The meet days.- Reuter. Canton and Hongkong, are containe Police Station, prisoner said that other batch of twelve students, the Indian constable lying wound- ing ended after the election of They members of the Executive Com- belonging to Piu Ying College, ed in the face and side. "not who were kidnapped some time sent to the police station for an mitter.
KUOMINTANG'S ATTITUDE.
CONSTABLE'S WOUNDS. this sign of solidarity. The offer With reference to the upfising
was made unconditionally, and of the fraternity scheme with Mf charge of unlawful possession of secreted. It was reported that, it a nullah, nearby, however, of the Anti-Christian movement
any form which is considered to one time. negotiations for the they found the constable's turban by the students of Canton, the
CRIMINAL SESSIONS CASE.
be wise will be accepted. M. Laval declared complete release of the kidnapped and a tree trunk, and it was being Political Bureau held a meeting students were about to be realised, submitted by the prosecution that on Thursday last to discuss the
Alleged to have shot at and
press:"The proposition greatly but for some reason or other, the prisoner, when walking down matter.
wounded a Chinese policeman, ato be retained but it is right to put honours the authors and deserves As the Kuomintang's principles Chinese appeared in the deck at public opinion on guard against tions fell through. It will tak/denly pushed him over the edge towards the question of religion, the Criminal Sessions before Mr.all communications from economic which is not given, the negotia the path with the constable, sud- some time to get in touch with the into the nullah, dropped the tree is freedom
of belief, the Govern Justice Wood, this morning, toor political groups tending to dis- constable ment will neither side with the answer two charges. The first was credit its true import.”\ bandits again, as they rove about and ran away. The from place to place with their lost his turban, but juniped up Christians
nor the Anti-Chris-of shooting with intent and the and gave chase, a shot was fired!tians, but says good discipline other of being in possession of one length on the offer, recalling the captives.
All the newspapers comment at and a straggie ensued, which should be maintained by both pistol and nine rounds of amuni-words of M. Doumergue to the struggle was seen by the hawker. sides.
The accused pleaded not delegates:-"What power for the guilty to the first count and guilty French negotiators entrusted to deal with the United Stater on the Mr. H. K. Heirnes said on Octo-subject of debts and with Ger- ber 27th a sergeant and 'a party many on commercial understand-
Asker as in Canlan's attitude in} His Lordship. in this case also, the matter. Mr. Wong Kwai-hee deferred sentence until tomorrow sah it was desired to extend the morning. Hongkong merchants a warm wui-| come, and preparations were, al-; ready in hand. The following en- tertainment committee had been ap- nointed by the authorities:- Messrs., Choy Chang, Kan Kum- shek, Liang Pu-kec, Tse Tsok-kai, The Sum-chan and Li Long-yu. One meeting had already been held
UNION FUNDS.
CHIER ACCOUNTANT ABSCONDS.
Union's
10 discuss the visit, and it was, It is reported that the chief Ac- expected that members of the Can-countant of the Strike Union inf ton community would come forward Canton has absconded, with five and meet the expenses of the visi zors stay.
STRIKE UNION'S PASSES. Asked what the time was that f
passes, Mr. Wong said that had
י,
- TRAFFIC MISHAPS.
TRUCK KNOCKED INTO HARBOUR.
The prisoner disappeared from the district entirely directly after the crime and it was not until- very much later that he was dis- covered living in Chinese territory
JI
CALM IN MOROCCO.
tion.
to the second.
just across the border at Shum IMPROVEMENT IN SITUATION. of police with a search warranting" It is hoped that prompt
Chun. The wife of a friend, how
The situation on
Paris, Doc. 19.
the northern
thousand dollars of the
went to a house at the village of agreement will bring about funds, to parts unknown.
While a two-wheeled truck laden ever, succeeded in enticing him
Shataukok. The warrant was one rapid adherence of the indus- It is said that the Chief Accoun. with rice was being pulled along into British territory by telling frontier of Morocco has materially to enable them to search for arms. trialists of the whole of France. the Strike Union would give its tant drew out the five thousand del-it" was run into by a tram and chaser for some of his houses atidays. In the east, a vigorous offen. accused at 5.30 in the morning, and ling for action of the whole the tram lines on the Fraya West, him that she had found a pur improved during, the past fifteen They arrived at the house of the Le Matin writes that the group- not been decided yet. A fortnight lars to pay for food of those knocked over the sea wall into the Kowloon City. This was on Octo-give operation produced a good when they got to the door they economic forces of the nation will had been tentatively mentioned. strikers who are engaged in the coolics was thrown into the water, waiting their chance, arrested of ten factions. In the Ouergha open the door as the polied were difficulties of France are not in water, yesterday. One of the ber 2nd, and the police, who were effect, resulting in the submission called out for the occupants to show the world that the financial He did not know how many of construction of the highway these passes would be issued for
to but he wils rescued unhurt. The him, although he put up a deter-region, 120 families have submit-stables also called out. The Court situation of the country-Ituto- there. One of the Chinese con-the least justified by the real the visitors. There would have to Whampoa and it was not known rice was being taken to the Tai mined struggle, He had been ted since December let. including be a special meeting of the Com-until two days after, when the Yuen Shop, of No: 21, Connaught identified by the two constables the Bentouringhets, who hitherto would be told that they waited Pacifi. mittee of Political Affairs, after strikers made an uproar on not Road West.
na the nan they left with the de- have resisted all overtures.
some four minutes at the door the receipt of the special passes, to
having received their usual allow- While going backwards into Ii ceased. Prisoner had made a decide the final arrangements forance for food. The Strike Union Sing Street in order to proceed in statement alleging that the hus-öuezdan, the situation is very faing the door up and a Chinese)
In the west, in the region of it open. They succeeded in pris
after which they proceeded to break
Warsaw, Dec. 19. the visit. The date of the visit later had this matter settled and the direction he wanted along band of the woman who enticed was one of the things which they the strikers went back to work. Queen's Road East, the driver of him to British territory had palavourable, 800 families having a constable squeezed through.
The press comments favourably AA on the Government's decision to had to arrange-possibly it woul The Canton Government, on re-a motor car to-day reported that he him money to kill the constable.cepted the conditions of submis-
soon as he got in, he saw a man form a special Commission of five be next Saturday..
war-ran into a private ricksha which Later, however, he denied the ion.
Calm now reigns all over Morocco, and a woman, the man being the Ministers to solve the various na As regards offers to carry the rant for the arrest of the chief was loft standing in the side crime, saying that the story of
accused, standing laside the house, tional minority problems.
ceiving the report issued a
The
viators made by the owners of the accountant and as the absconder is street and broke its shafts. The his having shot the constable had in spite of the efforts of Abd el Krim and immediately a shot was fired Commission will be under the per-
8.8. Charles Hardouin and Tung On, a native of the Tumshui district,damage to the ricksha amounted to been invented, Mr. Wong said the former bad the Magistrate has been ordered to $20. made the first advance, and if the effect this appréhension.
fraternity party numbered some 200 to 300 individuals, the Charles Hardouin offer would probably be accepted. If another party follow- ed the first, then the Tang Oni offer would be taken advantage of.
But in any case it appeared to be a matter for the visitors to decide.
NORTHERN WAR.
PEAK TRAMWAY.
VERY HEAVY FIGHTING.
SERVICE INTERRUPTED.
to create agitation-Indopacif
The Attorney General said that although there was no direct evi
· FRENCH COLONIES.
dence of prisoner having killed the constable. there were three
strong grounds for the charge, CESSION RUMOURS SCOUTEE.
Paris, Dec. 18.
and he felt a pain. Ho thought sonal direction of the President of there would be no question about the Council-Indopacifi
that. When the accused fired the
shot the constable was wounded.
Subject to anything that might be brought up he thought that would be quite clear. The point to which
Paris, Dec. 19.
President Doumergue was pre
namely; the fact that he was the last man seen with the constable, The Chamber has passed the ho particularly wished to call the out at the Chancellerie of the that he had the motive of escaping Colonial Budget. The Minister of attention of the fury was, if ther Legion d'Honneur on the occasion Peking, Dec. 20,
from custody, and that he disap-the Colonies protested against the found that the accused fired the of the unvelling of a monument to Following an artillery duel last peared directly after the murder, rumours of cession of the Colonie, shot, did ho are at the police with the French and Forol legion Many Peak residents in the night. Gen. Feng Yu-haling's forces The prisoner may not have meant saying that the sacrifice of the intent to resist arrest knowing that arice who fell during the Great habit of going home to tiffin had to attacked Gen. Li Ching-lin's early to kill the constable, but only to loyal native combatants who they wore police, or in resisting WarIndopacif." remain in town to-day, owing to in the morning. Fighting cou-have escaped; but he had been mingled their blood with that of
Paris, Dec 19,
To replace M. Doumer and M.
an interruption in the Peak Tram-tinued all day with considerable charged with murder because the the soldiers of the Motherland, an attack made upon his own. Beranger, who resigned, the Left way servion.
casualties. Apparently slight pro- law duld that when a man killed would have sealed for all time, if house? They had to and the rea The trams coaned running at gross was made.
Paris, Dec. 19.
Democratic Group in the Senate has about 12.90 p.m. and it was nearly The authorities bere have Issued tion of his duty there was the in- and the Colones ing they found that the accused members of the Executive Com an officer of the law in the execu-needs be, the fraternity of France son why the shot was fired, assum- According to Le Matin, eight elected to the Finance Committes two o'clock before the service was a proclamation prohibiting anti- plication of malice, and that the M. Herrlot added that the whole. of the Senate M. Caillaux and M. resumed. Engin trouble was the Chr