THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, OCTOBER
DASTARDLY ATTACK WORK ON A JAPANESE ALLEGED ROBBERS THE HAKUHO MARU'S
ON FIREMAN.
SEQUEL TO DISMISSAL FROM
EMPRESS BOAT.
LINER
TWO HONGKONG CONTRAC- TORS IN DISPUTE.
IN CUSTODY.
RECENT ARMED HOLD-UP RECALLED.
DAMAGE.
EXTENSIVE REPAIRS MAY
BE NECESSARY.
Latest reports In connexion with the 3.5.Hakuho Maru, which
SWABUE DISTRICT
UNSAFE
COMMUNISTS STILL LOOT
- ÅND KILL.
USELESS MILITARY, According to nowe to hand from the Telegraph's correspondent at Swatow, reports from the Swabue district show that conditions there are still very unsatiofactory.
Swabue itself is apparently safe enough, but the surrounding coun- try is suffering very badly at the
Thead trurile making dido for
A dispute over work done on the 6.5. Shinyo Maru, was heard before AN ASSAULT CHARGE. Mr. Justice Jacks in the Summary HOLLYWOOD RD. RAID, struck a submerged rock near Hat: nan Bay recently, and which later Court this morning when Krok KERAMANA A dastardly attack made on a Yee, claimed against Id Ming for Two recent armed robberies one managed to make for Cochin Bay fireman of the Empress of Asin $268, for work dons, Mr. W. Dat 31 Hee Wong Terrace and the under her own, steam, are that the was described to Mr. W. Schoteld, Owen was for the plaintiff. other at 868 Des Vousx Road West, Taikoo tug has safely arrived on The defendant who was repro- had Sequels at the Central Magin the scene and has discovered that at the Kowloon Magistracy this morbing, by Mr. Horace Lo, who sented by Mr. A. ol Arculll, coun- tracy this foorning, when two Ohl-before the ship can be brought appeared to prosecute shother fire- terclaimed for $278, being the nese were clintged with the crimes. to Hongkong fairly extensive bem-
The Att man called, Lati Cho, porary repairs will have to be of man of the same ship on a chargo price of work not satisfactorily
carried out by the plaintif : was chifted with the robbery it 31 fected: of nasnult..
Mr. Owan explained that plain- Heo Wong Terrace. It was alleged The salvage party also reports the complainant was the No, 3 fire-tift agreed to sarape and paint the that he had three others bt. in that the vessel will have to be un- the most fart in the kills; but they
Outlining the case, Mr. Lo said': the defendant, also a fireman on the deck house for R10, and to re- daggers and eventually went away loaded to the extent of 8,000 tone maka periodic taida on many of man of the Empress of Asia, and coal bunkers for $640, to scrape tedy, threatened the inmates with the ship, was dismissed.about two paint the hull for $58, making a with booty, In the shapo b! honey, of cargo bofore the repairs can be the smaller villages, killing and
months ago. The complainant' had known the defendant for the past Beven years and there could, there ford, be no question of mistaken identity.
On
Coming to the incident, Mr. Lo Bald that on September 11, the complainant was on his way to the ship from his house at No. 02, Bat tery Street and was walking in the direction of Canton Rohd. reaching this thoroughfare, just at the rear of the Naval Depot, he saw the defendant and another man who was also known to the complainant.
Iron Bar Used,
total cost of $768, The work was completed on July and the steamer called on the 11.
Plaintiff received $20 on Account
on the first day, another $100 on the following day. After the work had been completed it was inspect od by the defendant who professed himself to be satisfied. The total amount the plaintiff had received was $505, leaving the balance
claimed.
Plantiff. In evidence gave de tails of the work done and added that there was no definite time mit though he was told that the ship would sail on or about July 10-
clothing and Jewellery, toulling extried
July 21, $291. The robbery took place on
Hands of bandits and Communists.
looting in accordance with their usuni practice,
The military forced appear to bo worn-out and useless, and 12 kg un- safe for strangers to attempti to travel the roads in the district.
d out Wo understand that efforts have www been made in Hongkong to char The second man, Hing, Yall was dar a steamer for the purpose of charged with being concerned in a taking off this cargo, but, failing armed robbery on August 30 at No. 863,, Dea Youss Rond West. It was this in the near future, the only stated that the defendant and two alternative will be to jettison these unsafe have conditions, bo- the robbery and that they tolė others not in custody took part in 3,000 tons. money, clothing and Jewellery to the value of $534
A woman named Taang. Ng. 55, described as a widow, was charged with receiving stolen property, also in connexion with the two robberies mentioned above..
The police indicated that they or 11. He completed the work on were still investigating the cases
In Chuen, the man hot in cus-July 9. There was no discussion and applied for remanda, which tody, walked up to the complainant as to the materials to be used,
Tok Kee.
were granted.
U.S. BANKER'S SON MURDERED.
JAPANESE CONFESSES TO
THE CRIME:
Replying to cross-examination All the defendants were attested. and suddenly held the No. 3 fire-by Areuili, plaintiff said he at No. 142 Hollywood Rond, accord- kidnapping and killing Gill man while the defendant struck know the prificipal contractor to being to a police report. him with an iron bar. The com- plainant was of the opinion that the defendant had held two bars, but ho might have been mistaken, because only one bar had been recovered.
The complainant was very badly hurt and received several severa scalp wounds while several teeth wore also knocked out. He also received a blow over his eyes and Was
practically dazed. Ho acreamed out and someone in the vicinity apparently blow a police whistle, because two Indian con- atables heard whistles and rushed. to the scene. They saw two 'Chinese running away, and the first constable to arrive gave chose.
One Arrest Made.
Plaintiff denied, that defendant complained that he had not finished the bunkers work, and had burnt wires In the deck house.
INDIAN WATCHMEN 'FINED.
"that A Chinese assistant from the English Prosbyterian Mission, who act out a few days ago to go home for a holiday, found conditions so bảɑ that he had to turn back.
CANTON CHANGES.
REBUILDING THE FIVE-STORY PAGODA.
A
Honolulu, Sept. 23. Yutaka Fukunaga, was arrested And confcased here today to
Canton; Sept. 20. Yesterday was. oljerved se Jamieson, son of the Honolulu public holiday throughout Canton, banker, who was taken away and it being the Mid-Autumn Festival, held for $10,000 ransom,, After The Chinese Maritime Customs, all $4,000 had been paid, the dead Government Qices, banks, shops body of the boy was found in the and arms, both, Chinese and under-brush hear Waikiki beach.foreign, were closed, Sampans Fukunaga confessed that he and junke were gaily decorated
Mr. Arculli said that money had been deducted from the defen dant's account by Tok Kee for that OFFENCES UNDER REGISTRA. accomplished the deed single- and there were plenty of fr reason.
The hearing was adjourned.
CRUELTY TO BIRDS.
SEVERAL CASES IN THE
KOWLOON COURT.
TION ORDINANCE.
harided.
He was traced through the num- Two Indian walelimen employed bers of the five dollar bills in at knitting factories were charged which the ransom money was paid. before Mr. W. Schofield it the The Japanese had spent several of Kowloon Magistracy this morning them the night before he was under the new Watchmen's Ordin- caught.
ance.
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crekers.
ཧཱུྃ་
A visit was paid yesterday aftarnoon to the old Five Storey Pagoda situated on this Goddess of Mercy Hill near the old Nortin Gate, This pagoda, which la sald to be over three thousand years! A later message says the Terrold, was built of redstone and One defendant was charged torial Grand jury has indicted hard wood; but during the last with falling to registor his cm-Yutaka Fukunaga for first degree five or six years it has fallen almost into ruins and is now ployment, and; on pleading guilty, murder..
Fukanaga was arraigned and being rebuilt by the King Bang Several cases of causing un-was fined $10.
The second was charged with pleaded guilty, but Judge Stead- Company, contractors, of Canton necessary cruelty to chickens.and
man was unable to accept the plea and Hongkong. It is being re The fugitive was subsequently doves were heard before Mr. W, not carrying his licence.
The defendant said he had been under the law. The trial follows built in concrete and will after- wards" be painted red to rebumtblo arrested by the other constable Schofield at the Kowloon Magis-
as near as possible the original who later joined in the chase.tracy this morning. Fines vary-drenched by the rain and after 800n.
building. When completed, it will The other mon escaped. The con-ing from $5 to $10 were imposed. changing his clothes was ina In one case, Chinese was hurry to return to his post, and)
bo opened as a museum. "The stables took the defendant to
work la expected to be finished in where they had heard the police charged with conveying three thus forgot to transfer the licence. It was stated that the defondant)
about six wecks, and the contract whistles blown, and there found chickens in a rattan attache case
was properly registered watch-
in for HK$40,000. the complainant lying on the at the Mongkok Ferry Wharf. ground, bleeding profusely. They Defendant pleaded guilty but man. A fine of $2-was imposed. found an Iron bar which was also said he had only just put the fowls in the basket before disem- covered with blood.
barking from the launch,
The complainant was able to Identify the defendant as one of the men who hnd assaulted him,
Regarding the motive, Mr. Lo said that according to the com- plainant he, the defendant and the other mun were not exactly onemies, as far as he was aware, Both the defendant and the other man, inwever, were dismissed
It was stated that none of the chickens were injured in any way but they were rather cramped.
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A fine of $5 was imposed. On a charge of carrying five Brussels doves by their wings a Chinese Amsterdam
Berlin was ordered to pay a fine of $8. Copenhageri
Eighteen doves placed in a Vionna bird's enge were said to have been Helsingfors from the Empress of Asia, on very much overcrowded when the Lisbon which both were formerly employ-owner waa charged before his ed as firemen. The complainant Worship with cruelty. was No. 8 fireman and was in a The defendant pleaded guilty higher position than the other two. The complainant, proceeded Mr. Le, remembered reporting both men to the No. 1 Breman, but according to the complainant, it was not he who was responsible for their dismissal. According to the complainant, they were both unsatisfactory and dismissed on the complaints of the Europeans on board,
Complainant Blamed,
and was fined $10.
STOLEN SHACKLES.
Bucharest Shanghai Buenos Aires Silvor (spot) Silver (forward) New York Gonova
Milan
Stockholm
Qalo
GAOL FOR THEFT FROM EMPRESS BOAT.
Prague
Madrid
Athens
A charge of larceny of four Rio...... Iron shackles from the ss. Emi-Hongkong
It might be that these two men press of Canada was brought Bombay thought the complainant had against a coolie before Mr. W. been responsible for their dis-Schofield, at the Kowloon Magis- missal prior to the ship's dopar-tracy this anorning. Mr. S. P. ture.
Clarke, muster-at-arma, prosecut-
It was thought that perhaps theed.
motive of the assault was the mis-
The defendant denied the charge
taken grudge which the dismissed of theft, but said he had been mon thought they bora against the given the shackles and took them complainant.
away.
His Worship accepted the plen Continuing, Mr. Lo said the do fendant denied the charge of 48 one of guilty to receiving pro- assault, but apart from the fact perty.
The defendant, according to that he was known to the com- plainant, there was also the cir-Inspector Spear, was arrested in cumstantial evidence that he was the act of leaving the ship. He arrested on the apot, and, when was searched and the shackles arrested, blood was found on his found concealed on him. He was hands. If he denied the assault, questioned and took the police to it would be interesting to know the store room from which ho how he was going to explain how said he had taken them.
the blood got on his hands. The case is proceeding.
Peking, Sept. 30. Chienmen stations offer at pre- sent a terrible sight. Wounded Chibli-Shantung soldiers are lying everywhere. During Friday night h.train bearing a thousand wound- ed arrived, the sufferers being dumped on the platform, only a few serious cases boing taken to hospital. Friends and relatives claimed others, but many are still left there dying, owing to in
On the defendant's record show- ing two previous convictions, one of which was for larceny, his Wor- two ship passed sentence of months hard-labour,
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OVER 200 RELIGIOUS BODIES.
CATHOLICS HEAD. THE LIST IN AMERICA.
Washington, Sept. 27. The Consus Bureau reported adequate arrangements to receive to-day that there wero 215 The men are of all ages, from religious bodies in the United
them,
States.
1
fourteen to sixty. They complain The largest single body was the bitterly against Generals Chu Yu-Catholics, numbering 18,605,000. pu and Chang Chung-chang for Second was the Jewish, 4,087,357 forcing them to fight against the Third was the Methodist Episcopal Fengtien forces-Router.
church, with a total of 4,080,777.
London, Sept, BD.
BITTER INDUSTRIAL
DISPUTE.
GERMAN TEXTILE WORKERS TO BE LOCKED-OUT.
Cologne, Sept. 30..
Quite near by, the foundations have just been laid for an eleven- storey pagoda in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen; this will also be in concrete and is to cost HK$160,000,
A bitter struggle in the German
The surroundings of the Goddess 124.06 textile industry is anticipated as the of Mercy ill are quite the most 3480 result of the demand of the work- beautiful in Canton. From the .12.09 era for considerable wages in- pagoda one gets a beautiful view of the whole city and all over the .20.36 creases. .18.10
Over 40,000 workers will be lock-countryside. Hero also are the .84.42%
ed out to-morrow at Muenchenglad-last romains of the old walle of 102 back, Rheydt, and Viersenkempen, Canton; only a few hundred yards .107%
while it is feared that the movement of them are still left and are being 1/11.11/10
préserved as curios. -7971 will spread.
::2/7
The men are demanding an all- 47.11/32 round increase of 15% per cent. 20.0/16 which the owners emphatically re- 20 fuse to grant. Both sides appear 4.84 18/10 to be very determined and unless
26.19% any unforeseen development
.92.80 eura, ia la thought the dispute will .18.18 be long drawn out.-Reuter
18.10 .*1034 20.40 7.876
On the hillside a stadium - 18 being built where it is hoped to have tennis courts, a football A ground a running track, etc. very good amotor road goes right. cover the top of the Hill on what used to be the old city walls from the top of the Tai Ping Maloo over the hill, and rejoining the city between the Wing Hon Maloo and A German aerial torpedo, bathe East Parade ground, near the 5.29/32 Heved to have been dropped dur- Chung Shan University-Our 1/11% ing a war-time ratd, has been Own Correspondent,
1/0 handed over to the police for des-
patch to Woolwich Arsenal,
-British Wireless.
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Interviewed Miss Barbosa ap- peared very interested in and koen on the part she is taking in the pageant got up by the Portgudso residents. Apart from her personal role, Miss Barbosa's valuable an sistance has been enlisted by her compatriots in Hongkong. In de signing and securing the national costumes for the Portuguese young ladies taking part in the decorated car procession on the second (Fri. day) night. Altogether, the Por tuguese community is showing con- siderable Interest, in the section of the display they are organising for the Portugueso night on Satur day,"
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