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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1926,
CLOSING TIME.
PEACE PARLEY.
CHINESE RESTAURANT PROPRIETOR FINED.
OFFICIAL BOYCOTT: CORRESPONDENCE.
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That a restuarant was "closed".
Landon, July 2. if it refused admittance to any cus-
In the House of Commons, Sir tomers, and merely allowed guests
Wm Joyson-Hicks moved that an to go out after 2 am, was the coh-
address be presented to his tention submitted by Mr. M. K.
In continuation of the corros Majesty the King, thanking him Lo, who appeared before Mr. Pendence relating to the Strike and for his gracious message on con J. H. B. Nihill at the Kowloon Boycott negotiations, Mr. J. Fitz: tinuing the state of emergency, Magistráty yesterday to defend gerald Brenan, H.B.M Acting Sir Wm. Joyson-Hicks emphasised the proprietor of two restaurants Consul-General, addressed the fol- that the motion as the survival of an immem ial form of In Yaumat, on charges of falling lowing letter to Mr. Eugene Chen, to close his eating houses at 2 am. Acting Minister for Foreign A Courtesy. The Government, not is specified in the licenses.
faire, under date of June 25th:
his Majesty, was responsible for the emergency regulations." Evidence was given by Sergeant
"Sirin reply to your letter o hoped the Labourites would allow
he saw the Tai Kun with its doors inform you that the British Deloga- any remark reflecting on the open at 2.45 a.m. The street light | tion, which has been appointed to
Crown. had not been extinguished. There negotiate a settlement of the anti- Mr. J. R. Clynea moved: an number of customers British trouble arising in this pro-amendment, "regretting the policy Issuing from the premises at the vince, will primarily represent the of the Government, which was an Lime. •
Hongkong Government, but that Impediment to maintaining and In answer
to Mr. Lo. witness have been made a member of the restoring ponce in the coal indus- admitted that he had been to Delegation so that the negotiations public grder"-Reuter.
try, consequently a menaco this restaurant previously in res- may include the anti-British boy- ponse to a telephone message ask-cott throughout the province, to ing for a European to be sent gether wh any other cognat round to eject à party of Eura- question which the Canton Gov- peans, who had refused to vacate erament may wish to raise. the premises. On arrival witness discovered that the party had al-be ready left..
were &
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"The Hongkong delegates will sent with plenipotentiary The defendant in evidence said to the Colony, and 1, in addition to nowors as regards matters relating that the daily procedurg of extin-my ordinary authority as acting: geishing the lights, on the upper. Consul General, have been given floors at 11. o'clock and the street by His Majesty's Government res- lights at I am. had been carried sonable discretion in consultation out as usual on the night of the with the Hongkong delegates to sergeant's visit, and the doors had negotiate an agreement. been closed at 2 a.m. There was.
however, a party of guests, still on the premises when the sergeant called; but they had already paid their bill and were just leaving when Sergeant Kelly approached.
Although this party had not left the restaurant till after 2 am no admittance was given to anybody and no sale had taken place after
that hour.
A Police Party.
In reply to Mr. 1o witness said that he was of the opinion that the party of Europeans referred to Included one or two Police officers I plain clothes. He arrived at that conclusion because his foks had seen revolvers bulging out under their coats.
tlement reached by the delegates "Your reservation that any set-
shall be subject to the usual ratifi- cation by the "respective Govern ments is noted, and is accepted by the British authorities concerned.
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THE NORTH AND CANTON.
REPORTED EXPEDITION AGAINST SOUTH.
Peking, July?
to
It is reported that Admurai Tai Ting-kan has resigned from the Shulwuchu. and Chinese Tariff Conference delegation.
Pei-fu has instructed Lin Hu Chinese reports state that Wp (whom Wu Poi-fu appointed Tu- chun of Kwangtung prior to the Chihli-Fengtien war in 1924) to organise an expedition against Canton.
"I trust that the above informa- tion will clear up the doubts ex- Lin Hu at present is in Hankow. pressed in your letter, and I may His troope, who form the nucleus add that it is the sincere desire of of the proposed expedition, are His Majesty's Government and the still at Hsiaohsten, in Klangsi.- Hongkong Government to reach a Reuter ties that shall be mutually satis- settlement with the Canton author-
factory.
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"I have submitted the terms of this reply to the Governor of Hongkong, who authorizes me state that it is sent to you at his request and with his full concur-
Mr. Lo pointed out to the Bench that he was making no reflectionrence. I shall be glad therefore on the Police or casting any as persion. That was a departmental matter, but he thought it would be relevant to his case.
The case being one which de pended upon the wording of the Ordinance. Mr. Lo said that he would not call any further evid- ence but would make a few observ ations to the Bench.
He argued that it was impossible
if you will let me know when the negotiations can begin.-I have the honour to be, Sir,. Your obedient
Consul-General."
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servant, J. F. Brenan, Acting THE IMPERIAL
CONCERT PARTY
On June 29th Mr. Eugene Chen communicated the following reply the Acting British Consul- General:
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"Sir-I have the honour to ac- to abide by the section unless the knowledge the receipt of your le:- management took drastic steps and ter dated June 25th, in reply to ejected all their customers whony note requesting information as remained after the legal time. to the precise character and the
Mr. Lo commented at length on powers of your delegation. the technical point as to whether
not.
the restaurant was "closed" or "I understand your letter to mean The Ordinance said that that your delegates as a whole will "All Chinese restaurants shall be represent both, His Britannic Ma- closed between the hours of a.mjesty's Government and the Gov and 8 a.m." Everything depended ernment of Hongkong and will be on the construction of that sec-all questions to arise in the tourse competent to discuss and deal with Mr. Lo's contention was that by of the negotiations whose deter- "closed" the Ordinance meant that mination shall be necessary for a the restaurant should not carry mutually satisfactory settlement of on business and it did not apply
tion.
the anti-British troubles as ex-
in the present care where no cus-pressed in the Canton Hongkong tomers were given admittance after strike and the anti-British boycott 2 a.m. but where a party were
in the province. only leaving after that hour.
Elis Worship said that his view was that the door should have.
"In confirming my verbal state- ment to you that my Government
been shut and only opened slightly has appointed Mr. T. V. Soong, Mr. to permit the party to leave.
that the time limit had been ex-
K. P. Chen and myself as its dele-.
at the
After further argument his gates with full powers, I have to Worship 'convicted the defendant inform you that arrangements are on both charges on the grounds being made for the negotiations ceeded much beyond 2 a.m. and to begin" on July 15th found that that amounted to the Foreign Office here.I am, etc., restaurant being "open." Fines of etc., etc., Chen Yu-jen, Acting $15 on each charge were imposed. Minister for Foreign Affaira."
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