THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1927.
“RED" TYRANNY. MR. WALTER SINCLAIR.
STORIES BY U. S. REFUGEES.
FURTHER CANADIAN
SUCCESSES.
WARDER SUED.
MONEY-LENDERE CLAIM
FAILS..
By the mall arriving to-day we An Indian money-lender sued a learn that Mr. Walter Sinclair, ANIMUS AGAINST AMERICA. who will be well-remembered by European prison warder in the
Hongkong residents for his able Summary Court this morning, b
of the Amateur fore. Mr. P. Jacks, acting Pulsno The C. N. S. Suiwo carrying 320 direction
Dramatic Club for many years, has refugees from IIankow in a space been scoring more triumphs of Judge, for $340, plus interest, as where there were cabins for 18 per-production as Director of the Hart money obtained from him by alleged fraudulent representation, sona, arrived alongside Hunt's House Theatre, Toronto.
Recently, the players at Hart Wharf at Shanghai on March 29th. House have produced "John The plaintiff was represented by Almost all the refugees were Ferguson," the great English pl Mr. A. el Arculli, and the defend- American women and children, by St. John Ervine, and the dant conducted his own defence there being only two British and Toronto Globe, in a most laudatory two French on board. Most of the notice, said that "Mr. Walter refugees were missionaries from Sinclair, who was responsible als the city and there were also on for the previous month's brilliant board 60 children from the Ameri-production T'Marsdens, must be can School at Kikungshan, on the heartily congratulated upon both border between Ionan and Hupeh. productions and upon his casts."
Reign of Terror.
The Mail and Empire (Toronto), o praising the work, said that Mr. According to the refugees, Han-Sinclair has put on a production kow when they left was being sub-fully worthy of the high quality of jected to a worse reign of terror the drama."
The plaintiff, named Sawan, alleged that he leat the money to the defendant, F. C. Barlow, under three promissory notes, but owing to the fact he was a Civil Servant he could not be sued for the money unless his salary was over $200 per month, as required by Ordinance. The defendant repre- sented his salary to be $200 per month, which he put on the notes than when the Nationallats Arst Other presa notices were equal-and signed, Plaintiff later lear went into the city. This is being ly full of appreciation, and Hong-ed the defendant's salary directed principally against the kong residents will be glad to less than $200 and as he could British.
Inow of Mr. Sinclair's continued mot aue for the money as being success.
owing under promissory tes, he claimed it as damages sustained by him through false representa Mon.
Mr. Hunter Maan, of Hunter Mann Co., was among the passen-, gers and in an interview with the N. C. Daily News suid that busi ness both Chinese and foreign was at a standstill, the banks had been closed and threats against British lives were a daily occurrence.
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The plaintiff, giving evidence, said on August 1st last year he ad- vanced the sum of $200 to the plain- tiff, and, following the usual cus- tom, he signed for double that amount, $100. On October 1st, de- fendant signed for $80 and received
Every available seat in the "Ret- These pertained to a great extent) ter Ole", the Naval and Military to hends of firms, at least three ofy, M. C. A. in Kowloon, was taken whom had been driven from the last night when another of the streets at the points of bayonets series of concerts arranged for the The same had been done to a Bri-roops by the Y. M. C. A. Enter tish Naval officer, while the Captainment Committee, was given. $40, and on November 3rd, he sign- The audience was thoroughly ap-ed for $200 and received $100.
tain of the Suiwo, himself, had
been refused permission to go almard and had to stop on shore preciative. The programme open-Altogether on the three notes de- ed with incidental music by the fendant had actually received $430. for one night.
Lyric Orchestra, Mr. Lucey pro-Plaintiff added that the defendant duced a short sketch with the aid put down his salary as $220 on the of one or two members of the A. D. notes, and signed them.
At Point of Bayonet. For a short time after the Jan-C., while other artistes were Mrs. uiry trouble, Mr. Mann said, con- Bellamy, Mrs. F. E. Lawrence, ditions improved materially. Then Mr. L. b. Hopkins, Mr. Komor, and came the split between Chiang "The Marionnettes Mr. B. Bald Kai-shek and the Reds and condi- win and Mr. H. J. Fountain accom tions continued to get gradually panied. worse in the hands of the Reds
The next concert is to be given
until March 20, when the situation on Thursday, April 14th. became so bad that British were being driven from the streets at the point of the bayonet.
Many instances happened in which women were the vic-
tima. They were told to xo back to their houses. These were mostly American WO-
KING OF RUMANIA.
NO HOPE OF RECOVERY. Berlin. April 5.
A messure from Belgrade says
men, practically all British women that as regards the illness of having already evacuated the city. King Ferdinand of Rumania, there They were asked their nationality and were not molested to any great extent after that.
The following Monday it was that Mr. A. E. Marker, the head of Arhaold Bros., Mr. Yeoman of the B. A, T., Mr. Keed of Keed and Co. and Limit. Turner of a British gunboat were all chased down the Rund by the pickets.
Picket, Tyranny.
There have been' tumerous in- stances of the pickets going into private homes and intimidating the servants, while it was not unusual for motor-cars belonging to for- eigners of any nationality to be stopped in the streets by strike agitators, pickets and men and women students and the occupants asked for money to help carry on
The defendant, in Court, admit- ted that his salary was actually less than $200. He said he told the plaintiff so, but the latter, would not advance the money until he had signed his salary as $220.
Replying to his Lordship, plain- tiff said he had lent money to warders before.
His Lordship:--Well, you have a pretty good idea as to how long he has been in the Service?
Plaintiff He told me he had heen in the service for over five years and that he was earning over $200.
This was denied by the defend- ant, who admitted that he had pre- viously borrowed $50 from the plaintiff about five months ago, but that amount had been paid off.
His Lordship pointed out to the plaintiff it was necessary to make very careful enquiries before lend- ing money to Civil Service, men, when he admitted he had taken the defendant's word and had not made any mütside enquiries. -
The defendant, in the witness bax. said he only actually received $280. He liquidated an old note for $50 by signing for $100, for which he received another $140, making $90 altogether. On an- other note he signed. for $80 and received $10, and on the third be signed for $200 and only received He said he could not re- $50. member the date of the remaining He told the plaintiff his salary was only $160, but plaintiff made him sign it as $220.
#general strike in Shanghai, Wher is now no hope of bis recovery. the money was not forthcoming the The doctors and nurses are mere motor-cars would be stoned and ly stimulating the heart.-Reuter. | $50. clubbed and the occupants harass-
ed.
The foreign newspapers had also to bear the brunt of the labour out- rages. On the previous Thursday the Hankow Herald printed the speech of Chiang Kai-shek at Nan- chang in which Chiang said that he was opposed to the Red policy and
NAVAL LIMITATION,
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
OPTIMISTIC.
Washington, April G. President Coolidge does not ex-
at the same time ran a strong lead-pect that the French refusal of the
er on the subject.
Newspapers Blocked.
invitation to join in the naval limitation conference will. in any way. Impede the holding of the con- At 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon ference-Router. the staff was called out by the
General Labour Union and threa-Suiwo revealed that the majority tened with death if they went back of them who had been literally to work. The same was done in driven from their missions by the
3latter of Form.
His Lordship: Why did you write $220 when you were only receiving $160?
Defendunt:-Oh, would be all right, and was only a matter of form.
ho said it
of
Replying to Mr. Arculli, defen- dant said he was in debt to the extent of over $1,000, some which was due to another money- lender. When borrowing from that money-lender he signed for double, and also gave his salary
the ease of the Central China Posi, Nationalists, and whom this was as $220 because the man would not
Threatened With Death.
.
not the case, erdered out by their advance the money otherwise. He Consulate.
strongly were
admitted there was a regulation
A Japanese reporter on the Post favour of intervention of the prohibiting warders from borrow- was kidnapped and held for throwers. They seem to have beching from money-lenders, but main- this opinion tained that he did not know about
One of the missionary women,
drawn
over to
days during the which he was
All especially after the Nanking affair. the Ordinance.
abused by the intimidators.
delivery coolies were warned that
His Lordship said that the plain-
they would be killed if caught Mrs. C. W. Lahadahl, whose tiff knew that he was dealing with
delivering foreign papers..
husband is president of the
The
At the present time the papers Lutheran United Mission (home in warder, who was in receipt of a are printing mimeographed copies America, Minneapolia) says that fixed salary, and he knew the man of the papers in the office of the several of the women of their had not been here long. Herald.
party were held up while shopping plaintif could have made further On Tuesday following
the in Hankow and asked their nation enquiries, and he was not satisfled closing down of the papers aality. One of these was a Miss that the plaintiff had taken suffi- motor-car belonging to the editor Cildahl, who, after hiding $50 in cient precautions.
Aоme
Mr. Arculli replied that he could of the Herald was left out in front order that the soldiers should noi of the office and was set on fire by take it, slapped a soldier's face not very have obtained reliable some of the pickets.
who had accosted her with a information except from No attempt is being made by the bayonet. The soldier immediate European officer, and it was im- possible for him to approach such Nationalist police to protect the ly withdrew. lives or property of foreigners In all cases the women were an officer. The defendant had from the pickets.
their aid he had signed for four times Acte ofl not molested 4 soon as violence are committed under their nationality was given, but they the amount he had received, while very poses while they look on and were ordered from the streets. laugh at the foreigner's plight. The missionaries had things ceived half.
Before the Suiwe left for Shang-comparatively easy in getting on story, he must be a very innocent hai, Mr. Mann says,, the Nanking the boat at Hankow and were not man who signed anything he was incident had been reported and the forced to pay the exorbitant prices asked to sign and only received a feeling against Americans was that the first British refugees had quarter of it. becoming stronger and stronger.
to pay to get their luggage ashore. The men organized in the Standard Oll compound And chartered His Lordship replied that he con- A conversation with many of the lighters to take the luggage to the sidered the plaintiff should have made further enquirica. He was missionary passengere aboard the ships.
Driven from Missions.
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at the other money-lender's he re-un old hand at the game. People, Mr. Arculli pointed out that the According to his until they were on their beam ende, defendant had himself said he put did not approach money-lenders down his enlary as $220 on the He knew there was a re- and then they would sign anything notes. because they must have the money.guintion against borrowing money, Although it seemed difficult on the and if he could break that regula- face of it, there were ways of find-tion, he could break the Ordinance. ing out what the defendant was His Lordship considered that the earning, and he did not think suf- plaintiff bad not mude sufficient
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