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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
23, 1927.
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LABOUR ISSUES.
(Continued from page 1.)
KOWLOON ROBBERY,
CHINESE WOMAN TURNS DETECTIVE.
STEAMER MISHAPS.
KWONG "FOOK GOES AGROUND.
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With regard to the mishap dores or contractors. As a means
which occurred to the steamer of getting the desirable first hand A Chinese woman turned detec Kwong Foon and another West touch, recognition. of trade unions tive after her house "at Kowloon River boat, a more detailed report Gity had been ransacked by armed is now to hand, and, in the is a firat essential step. This may men, and, as the result of her enlight of this, it would appear sound drastic advice to some, quiries, she succeeded in locating that weather conditions, and
difficult stretch of the river, had especially as the unions in Shang- one of the men in Hongkong, hai are seen to be radical. But This man, Lau Sui, was charged much to do with the piracy scare before the acting Puisne Judge, created by the sight of these vessels the policy of suppression has been Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, at the Criminallying in a position indicative of tried, and proved a failure. Unions Sessions this morning, when Mr. deep distress,
The Kwong Foon, according to are there, whether they are re-. S. Whyte-Smith prosecuted for cognized or not. They work un-ed to have robbed Lau Loi-kiu of Crew, left Wuchow on Friday night the Crown. The prisoner is alleg. the story brought back by the derground and do not have to va a pair bracelets, Eve bangles.to return to Hongkong, and, early sume responsibility for their ac- three finger-rings, two watches, the following morning, ran into a tions. If recognized, they are watch chain, a neck chain, two dense for When this fog later bound to exercise authority over pendants, two brooches, two gold cleared, the Kwong Fock Cheong, their members, and their leaders pins, a string of pearls, and $210 another well-known. river boat, can be held responsible. Whether in money. He is alleged to have was observed to have gone out of we like them or not, he said, it is stolen a pair of earrings, from an
her bearings and have grounded bad policy not to recognize them.mah.
on a feld-bank. Her forepart was also observed to have been damag- ed, and it was a very awkward situation in which she was placed.
A second method of immediate Mr.Whyte-Smith-said-Lau, contact of workers and employers together with her daughter and an not yet tried in Shanghai, is the amah, were gating their evening workers' council. This is possibly meal at No. 15. Nga Tsin Long
Fook Cheong having failed, both An attempt to take the Kwong
a, very new idea for Shanghai. It Kowloon City, when four men vessels fired guns as signals of dia- | does not mean participation in con- carrying daggers entered. They tress, and, such are the piracy trol on the part of the workmen pushed the women inte the kitchen fears in these waters nowadays, till such can be done with advan- and bath room, after threatening that the Chung On, another of the tage to the industry. It does, them with the daggers.
The case is proceeding.
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VOLUNTEER INSPECTION..
G. O. C. REVIEWS LOCAL
UNITS.
turn up as to have it in strength is of course important.
Annual Camps.
Camps were well attended on the whole-Some 311 members attend- Ing. Daring the coming training however, mean better understand-prisoner, who was alleged to have vessels owned by the same Hong-
season thoro will be 4 camps ing between an employer and his done the searching, wore a towel kong Company, on observing the The General Officer Commanding, instead of 6, which we hope may two boats as. she passed down-Major General Luard, reviewed the end to more concentration and workers. It is the channel for the round his face, probably as a mask, explanation of the policy of the but he later took it off and Lauream on her way to Hongkong, Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps better training. It must be re- assumed that it was another case Ground last evening, when there chance of the year to knit units at the Murray Barracks Parade membered that it is our only real organization. By it, the motive was able to see his face, and re- steamers of employers in certain action, so cognised him as a mat she knew
having fallen into was present a muster of more than together and piratical hands, and reported the 400 members of the Corps, there spirit.
increase the team likely to be misunderstood by the by sight.
more ignorant type of worker, can
incident as such to the first gun- being representatives of all detach- Although the matter was report-bout she met.
Last summer under Major be explained.
ed to the police, the woman made
ments. The public attended in Roberts much use was made of the enquiries on her own, and pointed warship, but a Chinese gunboat,
This turned out to be a British large numbers.
Sand Table; much keenness was Replacing Man Power.
Jout the prisoner to a
The Corps were drawn up in an shown and interesting problems Chinese
with the Mounted worked out. It is hoped to be able Dr. Wu expressed his willing-searcher in Queen's Road East also proceeded from Canton to the open square,
scene of the mishap, which was Infantry to the eastward, the to continue it this year. It is an neas to answer questions, or to Mr. Whyte-Smith added that it near Tin Ho. It is assumed that Armoured Car Dotachment, the excellent method of exercising the hear the opinions of the audience.seemed to be entirely a question they are still standing by, until Machine Gun Corps, Engineers, mind in the larger problems of One questioner stated: "There of identification, and the prisoner the Kwong Fook Cheong is refloat Medical Corps in that order, with between all arms, which is so Infantry, Scottial, Reserves and war, and. the essential co-operation confronts me every day a real had been identified by the daughtered, as a precaution against the the pipe band of the K.O.S.B. facing essential in the Field. problem. In my godown there are of the complainant.
danger of an attack by pirates, re- the saluting point. Licut. Colonel many more men than are need-
garding which there is lively ap L, G. Bird
I am somewhat disappointed to ed. If I introduce mechanical
was in command, find that there are only 20 Marks- prehension in these waters. aids. which will take away from
with Major Wolfe Murray as Ad-men at Musketry this year. I hope The Kwong Foon being thus re-jutant,
we shall find many more next year. the men the almost inhuman haul-
lieved from a necessary duty, re- On arrival of the G.O.C., the Your strength has gone down ing work they have to do, some
sumed her trip to Hongkong, but pipe band played the salute after somewhat (20) will have to be dismissed. In
before long met with a mishap which the inspection was carried reasors the chief of which China, where there is so much un-
that similar to the case of the ship she out, commencing from the northern is
80 many mem- employment, this causes much
had just left. The Kwong, Foon end of the parade ground. Then bers have left the Colony and, thought." Dr."We replied that, in
followed the march past, with aufficient new hands have not come his opinion, it was impossible to
The laying-up of the ships com-rounded near Lan Sha, and was Major General Luard taking the forward. However, I feel confident unable to refloat. On Sunday salute, the companies passing that the recent letter addressed to keep back the hand of progress,prising the flect of China's
morning she was still in that poai-as from east to west, headed by the firms on the subject will have good The introduction of mechanical premier shipping concern, as a
tion when provisions ran aids worked hardships in in-protest against forcible seizyre
out, K.0.S.B. pipe band.
results and the wastage more than The Address.
made good. dividual cases, he was aware, andy the Chinese authorities of both Fortunately, that same night, the
On conclusion of the march past Portuguese Company. The appreciated the difficulty of the North and South, has had some Kwong Hong, another of the Sai
Hing Company's steamers, came the square closed up and Major A Portuguese Company is also questioner, but of the general pro-jöffect in a partial return of the
Luard addressed up, and assisted the Kwong Foon General
the being raised and recruits gress of humanity in this machine tonnage commandeered, it was off her dangerous, position. This assembled companies as follows:
coming in fast which is satis- age, it was not possible to stem learned by a Telegraph reporter was carried out with great dif- Colonel Bird and all ranks of factory.
Officers have been selected to form. Recently, it was announced that ficulty, but was eventually auc- the Hongkong Volunteer Defence.
Force:
an A. S. C. unit which will, we as a result of fortible diversion, cessful, enabling the Kwong Foon
It is just two years since I first hope, develope into a useful Supply.. or military purposes, of a num o'clock on Monday afternoon. No not seen as much of you as I would
to return to Hongkong, at five inspected you and, although I have Unit in the event of mobilization. ber of the China, Merchants
The "Kirkpatrick Cup" scheme
the tide.
CHINA MERCHANTS FLEET.
THREE SHIPS RETURNED.
this morning.
from various
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RUBBER RESTRICTION. Steam Navigation vessels plying damage resulted from the accident. like to have done, I want to assure this year has been worked out on on the Yellow River, and of the and the Kwong Foon again left on you that I have always taken and the assumption that the present forcible detention of a number of another up-river trip yesterday will always take the greatest in Infantry companies have been other boats of the Company's 'fleet
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GRAVE SHANGHAI INCIDENT.
(Continued from page 1.)
terest in the Corps. -
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armed with. Machine Guns 40 In
at Canton, the Company's officials
No one who has the welfare of number. "The object le to consider had decided to cease all opera
the Colony at heart can help having the possibility of handing over the tions, and this was carried out.
the greatest admiration for all Local Defence of the Island of you who are prepared to volun-mainly, to the Volunteers by in- Since then, the Hongkong ofice
tarily give up so much time and creasing their fire power 100 per In the House of Commons, has received information to the
take so much trouble to make your cent. It will be interesting to questioned as to whether the effect that at least three of the recent disturbances in Kiuklang, selves efficient.
get criticisms on the scheme when rubber restriction policy is to be China Merchunte steamers on the such losses would be compensated pearance and turn out on parado
I congratulate you on your ap worked out in detail.. continued after November 1st and Yangtze have been returned by by the Nationalist Government this evening, Your movements were Wolfe Murray a whole time Regular You have now."got in Major what alterations were contemthe Northern military leaders. He added that Mr. O'Malley was well carried out and I would par-Adjutant of experience. He bas plated thereafter, Mr. L. S: Amery There have been no further now proceeding to Kiukiang to ticularly note the very great im- told me that he is very much said that as long as the conditions developments, however, with re-discuss with His Majesty's Consul provement noticeable in the salute struck by the wonderful keenness under which the present scheme gard to the ships held at Canton, tipe question of compensation. was in operation remains sub-
and handling of the sword by the shown by all ranks. This is most The China Merchants Steam Na- Anked by Sir C. Kinloch-Cooke officers.
satisfactory and I am stantially the same, such, for vigation Company owns, or had whether Britishers at Hankow,
confident You have in the past month that with his assistance and your instance, as the area of restric-owned, a fleet of about 30 vessels, would receive the same compensa-assisted the Government consider co-operation we may look forward tion, he did not propose to suggest and the tonnage now being render-tion, Mr. Locker-Lampson sald hoably with your route marches and to even greater strides in officione that the Governmenta for Ceylon ed idle amounts to approximately understood there was intensive have earned the thanks of H. E. this year. and Malaya should suspend the 60,000 tons, representing more looting at Klukiang, which was I would urge that, although I know speech, the parade once again the Governor. In that connection On the conclusion of the G.D.C.% restriction measures or materially than half of native-owned steamer not the case at Hankow. to modify the present regulations. tonnage in China, it is stated. Sir Kinloch-Cooke Interjected could possibly got away should ground by the northern gate, To
haw busy you are, everyone who marched past and left the parade -Reuter
"Oh, yea. It was. ➡kkeuter.
turning to headquarters.