ADDRESS BOARDS AT
THE PEAK.
PROOFS OF REVISED LISTS
NOW POSTED. .....
APPEAL FOR CO-OPERATION,
We have received the following interesting lotter from Mr. E. B. C. Hornell, the Hon. Secretary of the Peak Residents Association:
A RICE "FAMINE" IN S. KWANGTUNG.
ENTIRELY A QUESTION OF MONEY:
WORTHLESS CURRENCY,
(Our Own Correspondient.)
Pakhol, July 5. The most important news of southern Kwangtung at present is
Strange to Bay, this
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
COURT.
MARINE
MASTER AND OWNER CHARGED.
DISCHARGE ON TECHNICALITY.
THURSDAY, JULY
1927.
THE SHANGHAI ARMS SERIOUS CONDITIONS.
CASE.
IN FUKIEN.
WORTHINGTON CHARGED ON THIRD COUNT,
JUDGMENT RESERVED.
MATTERS GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE,
"UNLIMITED ANARCHY.
Recently letters have come to me, says a correspondent of the Shanghai Timce, from our two stations in Shaowu and Kieuning." When we left our stations in Febr nary, more because of what was happening outside and because of bes consular Instructions than
Bliss and Judd remained behind. in Shaowu.
For a while everything went on as before and it seemed to some.
At the Marine Court, this morn-
Argument by counsel has been ing, before, Licut. Commdr. G. F. Hole, Ng Loo Chee; the owner and concluded in the trial of William W. Worthington and Samuel Mr. I. de Lemos, the master of the Chalet who are charged with deal Chinese 8.8. Wing. Wo, wereing in arms and ammunition and charged with offences against the on Thursday afternoon the final addresses were delivered before The charges were (a) leaving His Honour Judge Milton D. Purdy, Shipping Ordinance.
The afternoon was ance; (b) 'carrying 27 passengers at Shanghai. without having undergone survey: taken up with argument on the The master accused are charged with trading (e) giving false information in ro- third count under which the two aligned under all three in contrabrand and munitions of spect of clearance. was
leaving our work. But the mill- treaties existing between the Unitary soon made it evident that no ted States and China."
mistake had been made.
Troops occupied, many of our buildings in spite of notices post- ed on the city gates that foreign property was to be protected. Tho residence of the single ladies at Shaowu was looted twice, and is now occupied by troops. More recently the military have con- fiscated another foreign residence At the conclu-and plan to occupy two more. The doctors are not able to get in medical suplies nor are they able to sell their checks on the street.
Police and the Peak. Residents the merchants refuse to accept them charges and the owner under (b) 1 war contrary to the articles of the that we had made a mistake in
only.
Sir-With reference to my lolter to the Press, dated 27th May, may I once again through the courtesy of your columns draw the fuming of rice in the Yamchow the port without a proper clear- in the United States Court for China cause of local conditions, Drs, the attention of all Poak residents district. to the Address, Boards at the Bar- famine is not caused by any failure ker Road and Top Tram Stations, of rico crops or devastating doods which have been entirely reor- but is entirely a question of money, ganised under the auspices of the The local twenty-cent pieces have depreciated to such an extent that
Association.
This brought about a in, trade.
Accused in both cases pleaded The lists which have now been very serious sitantion owing to the compiled are the rosult of the fact that there is practically no not guilty and were represented by house to house visit referred to in other coin in the district nad that Mr. D'Almada. The cases were my previous lotter, and have. the small amount of Canton twenty- taken together on the plea of Mr. think, now been printed in such cent pieces to be found locally are D'Almada, an interpreter being form as to be of some practical all locked fast in the safe. of the sworn in for the master, whom, it The result has been was stated, éould not speak Eng- value not only to strangers visit- merchants. ing the Peak but also to Peak res-that those who had no rice could liah.
Opening the prosecution, Sub in get none. At this point the "The lists at present displayed Government stepped in and took aspector A.E.T. Brown informed Its orders His Worship that the ship had no on the Address Boards are merely hand in the "matter. "Proofs," and I shall be grateful were that the merchants must ac-passenger certificate. He was on if all residents will satisfy them-cept the local coin, that the price duty in No. 5 Police launch in the selves that their names, and ad- of rice was not to be over $30 per Southern Fairway at 6 pm. on
are properly described one hundred cattles, with is a fair. dressés thereon or advise me of any cor- price considering the value of the that are depreciated local coin, one dollar of roctions or alterations required to be made, before the which is worth about thirty-five 1st July. Clean copies, with the cents Hongkong Currency. Upor necessary alteratious will then be his order many shops closed their
dents.
every six months.
"Alterations to the lists in force
July 13 and saw the 8.8. Wing Wo He ordered her to anchor off proceeding westwards. Stonecutters Island and then boarded, accompanied by Mr. Thompson Boarding Offleer from
Mr. C. S. Franklin is appearing for the accused and the case "for the prosecution is being conducted by District Attorney, Dr. G. Sellett. Argument on the two first charges had been heard the previous day when Mr. Franklin. contended that the accused could not be convicted of carrying concealed weapons nor with unlawfully dealing in arms and" ammunition. sion His Honour agreed with Mr. Franklin that the two first charges could not stand and argument on the third charge was reserved until yesterday...
Reasons for Charges.
It will be remembered that the
in Chekiang Road on June 8 after they had arrived in a motor car with ten Mauser pistols and cused, Worthington, declared that
Heroic Efforts.
The local Christians desired to keep the schools open and made heroic efforts to do so. They
has been so much interference eigners came back or not, but there, # and so many threats that they
can be made at any time in writ ship on the merchant class to be out on the port side aft, while quautity of ammunition. The ac have abandoned this idea so that 1
ing if residents will only notify the Inspector in Charge of the Gough Hill Police Station or the Hon. Secretary of the P.R.A. of any additions or alterations, that may require to be made, and I appeal for the co-operation, and help of all Peak residents in keep- ing these lists up to date..
"In conclusion, I wish to thank Inspector Shannon" of Gough Hill Police Station, for the reat as sistance he has rendered in sup- plying all the necessary data for complling these lists."
lists We learn that the new take the form of long printed strips: gach divided into three-
Plenty of Bundits. There are plenty of lo fei still in the hills and mountains about us but at present they realize that it them to is of no advantage to
general uprising. undertake But for an occasional skirmish for the purpose of looting a village for supplies, they are keeping quiet,
Anti-Japanese Boycott.
prepared and placed on the Ad doors, but then the Government the Harbour Department, and two accused were arrested by desired to have, them registered | dress Boards, and it is proposed threatened to seize their ride and called upon the master for his Municipal Police Officers at a house and carried on whether the for- to revise these lists in future sell it to the people at a reasonable clearance and articles.
These were produced and a price. Conditions are now better, but it is undoubtedly a great hard-muster of the crew was carried compelled to accept the local coin all other persons on board were
starboard side he had gone to the house following the schools are now closed inda- since it is worthless outside the Jismustered on the
I the presence of the un arrangement with Captain. finitely. There has been no op trict, it is clearly the Govern aft.
the compradore, Mr Clarke of the Criminal Investiga-position to the medical work al- ment's business to call in all this mastar,
two European tion Department for the purpose though the main hospital has been depreciated coin and replace it with Thompson and
Police Sergeants, the muster re of apprehending a gang of arms occupied by troops.
At Kienning they have not suf- a standard one...
sulted in the discovery of 20 pig-runners who were operating in the
fered so much at the hands of the men, who had every right to be Settlement.
The last charge is based upon military except in an indirect way. on board and 27 other persons who stated that they were pas- the treaties entered into between The troops who were supposed to sengers bound for Kwong Chau-China and the United States since be stationed there went into the wan. On the following morning, the year 1858 whereby it was gambling and opium selling busi- these 27 men were conveyed on agreed between the two countries aess to such an extent that tho shore and all of them were seen that the importation of arms and local Tar Pu objected whereupon to be carrying personal luggage, ammunition into China by Ameri- the soldiers said that if they were not appreciated they would move The ship loaded kerosene and left cap citizens was illegal.
Mr. Franklin contunded that ac-out. Some days after they went later the same day.
a band of armed brigands took Cross-examined by Mr. D'Acording to the treaty any citizen Pakho is quiet and for some mada, witness stated that he had dealing in contrabrand was entitl-possession of the city and carried enlumas. In the first column is months one has almost forgotten considerable experience in mari-ed to be dealt with by the Chinese away with them much laat. They nut the house number, in English the stirring times here during the time matters and was well ae-authorities without any protest invaded aur girls' school and took
However, there quainted with all Ordinances re-from the United States. There was
made of any other far as I know they did not molest and Chinese; in the second column past two years.
During all this' is the district or road; and in the are rumours of the instigation of lative to shipping. The Wing Wono mention third column is put the name of an anti-Japanese boycott here to had no passenger certificate but penity in the treaty apart from our houses
The local certificate. It was usual for a caught dealing in contrabrand form is doubtless a big improve-ing troops in Shantung.
themselves. The treaty of by and did what they could to
ease off the vicions invaders. ment on that of the past, and we people are not much interested in vessel to proceed to a dangerous should be dealt with by the Chin-splendid young Chinese girl, stood
1858, however, was no longer in are confident that Peak Residents the matter and the majority of the goods anchorage whon kerosene ese
force and was superseded in 1903 will respond to Mr. Hornell's' ap-merchants are disgusted. I ander. Was loaded.
by another treaty concluded be peal. for co-operation--El. stand that about 80 per cent. of the
tween the United States and China. H.K.T.]
goods entering the port are Japan-
It was stated in this treaty that eve, and one ean, therefore, ander. stand the reason for their disgust. Without the professional agitator,
all articles contained in the treaty it is my opinion, that there would
of 1900 should remain in effect un- less otherwise modified in the new be no boycott at all
treaty of 1903. In the latter treaty the confiscation of arms and ammu- nition imported into China was de- clared as part of the article deal- no other penalty laid down.
away all that was of value. As
the occupier or occupiers. This protest against the Japanese land- could carry up to 12 without such the fact that an American citizen" } fracas our pastor and the nurse, a
ARMED ROBBERY.
AFFAIR AT SHAMSHUIPO. An armed robbery took place at 135, Tai Wan Street, Shamshuipo, yesterday:
At 2.30 p.m. the principal tenant opened the door to one of the oc- cupants of a cubicle, named Leung' Choi.
The man entered and be hind him two other strangers came into the house. One of the strang- ers asked the principal tenant for a cup of tea and while she turned her back in order to pour out the ten, the two strangers set on her. and bound and gagged her. Two other persons, who lived in a rear: cubicle in the house, were treated in a similar männer,
The robbers and Leung Choi then ransacked the house and took away money and jewellery which is stated to be worth $139.
While the robbers were search- ing the house one of the men pro- duced a dagger and threatened the immaten with it.
No arrests have been made.
SERIOUS FLOODS IN ASSAM.
OVERFLOWING OF THE
BRAHMAPUTRA."
Calcutta, July 10. The tea gardens in the Dibru- garh district of Assam have been inundated to a depth of four feet. oyer an area of ten miles as the result of the flooding of the Brahmaputra..
Not Cleared.
with contrabrand but there was
Mr. D'Almada then handed up a clearance which showed that the ss. Wing Wo was bound from her buoy to Kwang Chuu-wan via West Point. Witness admitted There is still a great deal of anti-that the vessel was arrested prior British, agitation locally as is shown to her arrival at West Point and by a recent handbill scattered over Mr. D'Almada put it that she had the city denouncing the English hot cleared in strict accordance with no uncertain sound, but this with the law at this time. This also is the work of professional witness denied, as in his opinion,
Question of Instigation. agitators, the local people taking the vessel having onee left the buoy or wharf, was on her voy-
One of the main questions which ttle stock of the matter.
During a parade some weeks ago age to port of destination, admit- in Yamthew, a crowd gathered in ting that persons other than the the Court would have to consider crew might be on board before she was that of instigation on the part of Government official in Discussion followed. between the commission of crime. commenced her voyage,
Government official His Worship and Mr. D'Almada a
front of the American Mission and demonstrated but other than the
of down with most usta cries things except the Kuomintang And allied subjects nothing happened.
RESTRICTION TO CONTINUE.
RUBBER CONTROL POLICY UNCHANGED,
"
London, July 20.
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The interior of Fuklen is now a.
andage is worse than it has over been.
hopeless unlimited anarchy. Brig
THE C.N.C. 'DISPUTE.
SHIPS AT KOWLOON BAY
BEING MOVED?
Enquiries this morning with re- gard to the CN.C. dispute do nat make the present position any clearer.
The Company did not make any statement, and the only informa- Iftion obtainable from the Guild was merely that it is understood efforts are as to the definition of clearance placed in the way of a criminally being made to move the vessels ut and for the purposes of the case, minded person the means to com- present in Kowloon Bay, but the it was decided that clearance mit a crime the assistance so ren- lack of trained officers renders this menst the clearing out from the dered did not excuse the defendant. a difficult task.
plainly harbour by the ship, and not issue The law, however, was
of a sertificate by the Harbour stated in the case of a Government HOW MUCH DO YOU
Office.
Must Be Passengers. Questioned further, witness ex- pressed it, as his opinion that all persons on board, after leaving
official inciting, encouraging and leading a person to commit a crime. In such cases it was contrary to law for the Government to prose- cute a man for his offence.
On the evidence, it the Court accused were decided that the
the buoy, with luggage in their criminals it would find that they same time,
he
at the
"In the present circumstances I possession, could reasonably do not contemplate either the classed as passengers. Ho added were idiots
risks taken by the accused for the withdrawal of the Stevenson rub-that the master had replied to all Any person who would run the ber restriction scheme or any al-questions put to him in fair Eng-1 small sum of $4 for ouch pistol teration of the pivotal price onish,
to be obtained for the confisca- The master would be quite with when there was a greater reward Mr. L. C. which it is based." Amery categorically stated in the in his rights in mustering the tion of the same pistols, would Brew after leaving Weat Point, House of Commons in response to Sir Frederic Wise's enquiry whe-said witness and agreed further only be an idiot. ther, in view of the increased pro- duction outside the restriction area, and the recent fall in the price of the commodity, the with drawal or substantial modification of the scheme was contemplated.
Only Shifting Berth.
of "the
KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from Answers, for those who need the Daily Express. them, will be found on Page 14 of this issue.
1. Where and when was" Thomas-
Carlyle born?
2. What does Hejra stand for? 3. Who are the Maronites? 4-After whom is the Maxim
machine gua named? 5.-Which is the most easterly
"point in England?. 6-What is a taxing master? 7-Who said, "Courage lies mid- way between cowardice and rashnesa"?
8. What was Milton's nickname? 9. Whero is the original MS. of
Sir Rider Haggard's "She"? 10-What historical event took place
at Carberry Hill? 11-Who designed Paddington
Station?
His Honour gaid there was not that Section 22 of the Merchant the slightest doubt in his mind
regarding the intention. Shipping Act allowed a lapse of 36 hours between the issue of a treaties and it was obvious that clearance certificate and actual certain articles aimed at the pro- hibition of the importation of arms into China. It was gene- departure from the harbour.
rally known among Americans Mr. Amery further emphasised Questioned, by His Worship, that such importation was illegal the undertaking previously given, Mr. D'Almada stated that the and also that it was a danger The town of Dibrugarh is in that he would endeavour to give facts in so far as relating to perous occupation. What he wished serious danger of being over the longest notice possible in caso sons being on board, were not dis-to be shown, however, was the whelmed owing to the collapse of of any change in the scheme neces-puted and to save time, he had no statute under which they could be the read forming the last barriersary as a result of experience in wish to examine other witnesses convicted according to the laws working, and said he did not pro- for the prosecution. Actually the of the United States; and also the to the flood waters,
14-What is the name of the towni pose to suggest any material modi-point of the case was whether the statuto which would enable him
in Aveyron, France, that gives fication while the existing condi- vessel had commenced her voyage to deal with the accused if they His Honour in reserving his do-
its name to a brand of cheese? tions were not substantially al- or not, he claiming that the Wing were convicted,
elsion on the last charge in order tered. The question of unused Wo was only shifting.herth at the rubber coupons was under con- time.
Mr. D'Almada, addressing the that he might consider certain of 15-What is a syllogism? tinual consideration.
Court, submitted that the ship was the legal points cited by Counsel,
stretch of the could bo upheld. A fint "safe," containing 14 uo-
General Charteris asked for only travelling from her buoy to said that by no inscribed gold coins was found in a gravel pit near Westerham re some idea of the length of notice Wast Point for the purpose of imagination could he see how the charge, however, needed grave Hethe present time he was inclined Mr. E. Box, a local likely to be given, but Mr. Ainery loading keroseno and the master Arst charge of carrying conceal-and careful consideration and at
oned weapons would stand. contly. archeologist, considers they are said he did not like to bind him was allowed to have persons
Judgment was reserved until either early British or Celtic, pos- self, but certainly contemplated board other than the crew, even also failed to see that the charge to think that it was valid. sibly minted in Gaul, and brought that it would be a matter of though they were carrying bag of dealing in arms and ammuni-
(Continued on Pays 14.) tion and selling 12 Mauser pistols Tuesday morning. to England in the course of trade. months-Reuter.
The second largest Indian river, the Bhahmaputra passes through the wattest district in the world, Cherapunji. The rainfall this
12-Who is known as the "King of
Beggars" 12What is a Scudo?
I
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