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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MAGISTRATE AND PRESS.
EXCEPTION TO A "STUPID”. PARAGRAPH.
MONDAY, JANUARY——7, 1929. -
RUSSIA'S ANTI-GOD
SOCIETY.
CHAGRINED BY FAILURE OF XMAS CAMPAIGN.
STRIKE CRAZE IN GEORGE K. ARTHUR
SHANGHAI.
SINCERE'S AND WING ON'S MAY BE INVOLVED.
INFERS PREJUDGING. [EASTER PREPARATION. EXTRAVAGANT CLAIM.
Riga, Jan, 6,
Saying that it inferred that ho
Shanghal, Jan. 7.. had prejudged a case which came At a conference in Moscow of the A strike which may have far- before him on Saturday, Mr. E. W. "Anti-God Society," It was decided reaching effects among the "uni- Hamilton, at the Kowtoun Magis-that the fallure of the recent cam-versal providers" was declared in tracy this morning, took excep-paign against the holding of any Shanghaf yesterday, all the em- tion to a paragraph which a religious ceremonies at Christmas, ployees of the well-known Sun Sun peared in the Hongkong Daily and against the celebration of the Company coming out. Press this morning with reference feast by the masses, was largely due to a ense in which a Chinese boy to the belatedness of the move was charged with attempting to ment obtain a free ride on a Kowloon
motor bun,
immediately in order that the ef- It was agreed to renow agitation forts of the Society might be more successful at Eastertide.
It is understood.. that most
absurd demands have been pre-
rumoured that Communist agita- settled to the employers. It is also tion is at the back of the trouble.
His Worship, before proceeding
The possibility is feared that with the case, drew attention to
In the meantime, the Society had the Sun Sun strike will spread to the following paragraph which he appealed to Soviet organisations the other important stores in the described as being "qulie stupid:" do their utmost to assist in carrying elty, including Sincere's and the
"In doing so the Magistrate re- out a special anti-religious cam-Wing On Company. marked that if the defendant was paign in the course of the next
Various meetings have been convicted, it would be a serious three months.
held by the strikers, and in the matter. It would be a deliberate The Central Committee of the course of conferences with the re- fraud and deceiving the 'Bus Com-Workers' Union has instructed its prosentatives of the employers, pany. In
my opinion that is local branches fully to support the most extravagant demands have worse than larceny. I can see he movement, while the Moscow trade been made. has done it once or twice before," unions have
5,000 It is also stated that the Nan roubles to an atheistic Labour to Yang Brothers Tobacco Company said the Magistrate.”
enable it to print and distribute is experiencing difficulty with its His Worship pointed out that among the workers n quantity of the gentlemen of the Press were literature directed against at liberty to nak him if they were clergy.Reuter, not sure of any phraseology, of which he made use, and he wish- ed that they would not "have shots at any remarks which he made.
י,
He said that it was the last sentence which contained a very merious mistake. It mule him ap-i pear an if he had entirely prejudg ed the caso.
What he had actually said, con- tinued his Worship, was that il "appeared" from the evidence that the defendant had done the same thing before.
What Witness Meant.
contributed
CHINESE CRAFT
PIRATED.
AFFAIR REPORTED AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS.
CREW OVERBOARD.
the
staff, but as far as can be ascer- nined, there is no connexion be- tween the two labour disputes.-—--- Our Own Correspondent..
THE SALVATION ARMY DILEMMA.
GENERAL BOOTH DENIES HE IS NOW UNFIT..
London, Jan. G.
A statement issued from Salva- tlon Army headquarters to-day
A piracy in Chinese waters, per- says that there is no likelihood of petrated in November, was report-General Branwell Booth resigning ed to the authorities on Saturday, office before the meeting of the by Cheng Toi, the master of cargo boat.
A
High Council at Sunbury on. Tues- duy.
Genoral Banth declines to admit
The witness whom the defendant called then gave evidence, He said that he boarded the bus to gether with the defendant and sut on the same seat. Shortly after The story which Cheng Tol re- the bug had started, the conductorates is to the effect that at mid- asked witness for his ticket, wit-night on November 28 his boat at the moment, the charges that, ness informing him that he was sailed from San Mei towards the he is not åt fo carry on his, duties a monthly ticket-holder.
fishing grounds to the east, and as head of the Army, The conductor, said witness, seven hours later, a Hokio fishing It is learned from a well-inform- thought the defendant had a ticket junk came up and fired several ed source that if the Council de- and went away,
shots: Ten men boarded the craft, eides that the General is unfit, and, producing rifles and revolvers, the most likely successor is the drove the mister, his three sons, Chief of Staff, Commissioner E. J. is Worship said that witness his wife, and daughter, into theggins, or Commissioner David could not know what the condue. hold of the vessel. They then tow Lamb, the International Society tor thought, and asked if what he led the boat to a point known as Wu Secretary,-Reuter. meant was that he supposed the Tang, in Chinese territory, pre Conductor thought he had a ticket, Here the pirates salted close' Lo The witness replied that that the shore, and, when about a hund was what he meant.
red yards within touch of land, Witness said that when the they threw the master inspector boarded the bus, the de- others overboard and salled away fendant tendered his fare, but the with their boat. formen, refused to nerept it and The master managed to swim took the defendant to the Comashore and eventually to find his pany's ollices.
way to San Mei and then to Hong-i
•
and the
In reply to his Worship, witness kong. No casualty was reported. said the conductor asked him for The estimated loss suffered by his ticket but hnd not asked the the junk master is placed at 5610, defendant. Witness further said the vessel itself being valued at Chat he did not know if the defen- $300. dant had heard the conductor aski witness for his ticket, but he later admitted that the defendunt must have heard, as they were sitting trether on the same seat.
Witness denied that the defen dum offered to pay for his trip after the inspector had spoken about going to the Company's erstie
Conched" Witness.
CHANGES IN MIDDLE EAST.
SIR DENISON ROSS ON LENGTHY TOUR.
ARMED ROBBERY NEAR SHAMSHUIPO.
GROCER TRUSSED UP BY INTRUDERS.
Kap Shek-Mei, a village in the Shamsulpo district, received a vialt from armed robbers in the small hours of this morning.
They entered a grocery and help- ed themselves to money and pro- perty to the value of $30. Sur- prised in his sleep, the grocer is re- ported to have offered some resis- innec, in free of a display of re- volvers,
Short work however was made of his resistance, and after trussing up the grocer and his wife, the rob bers escaped, leaving in a north- ern direction.
Five men are said to be concerned in the robbery, of whom two were armed with revolvers, and another
London, Jan. 6. Sir Denison Ross, Director of Hile Worship said that if he was the School of Oriental Studies, left threa going to believe the defendant's | Londan yesterday for a story; he would have to say that months tour in the Near and with a dagger. both the inspector and the con- Middle East, which he is making ductor were lying. He had also for the purpose of studying some to believe that the defendant was of the changed conditions of recent deaf and very
absent-minded. | years,
Defendant must have noticed At the invitation of the Persian' the conductor ask his companion for Government, Sir Denison Ross will his fare, even if the witness we discuss with them the question of speaking the truth. Any honest the modernisation of the Persian man who was intending to pay his educational system. He is going fare would have, at that time, pro-to Cairo, Jerusalem, Damascus, ferred his money,
Bagdad, Basra, Ispahan His Worship did not believe the Teheran, and, on his return, 'will defendant, nor did he belleve his stay in Angora and Constantinople. witness, whom he thought had been-British Wireless. eonched. The defendant was con-
victed. It would serve him right,
and
said his Worship, if he were caned. HENRY FORD'S LATEST There seemed some doubt however,
about his age, which he gave as 17.
A fine of $50, or one month's herd labour, was imposed.
POLAND'S EMIGRATION
PROBLEM.
THOUSAND FAMILIES TO SETTLE IN PERU.
SCHEME.
HISTORIC SHANGHAI
LANDMARK.
LYCEUM THEATRE SOLD TO WEALTHY CHINESE.
Shanghai, Jan. 7. The Lyceum Theatre, an ancient: and historie Shanghat landmark, has been sold to a wealthy Chinese for Tis. 176,000. The Lyceum was the home of all amateur dramatic art in Shanghai.
on
It is intended, according to a statement by the purchaser, to erect a largo 'modern theatre
same site, in which event, foreign and Chinese plays will, be given there..
OFFER TO CONSTRUCT BIG the
ROAD IN EGYPT.
Cairo, Jan. 6. It is understood from a reliable The newspaper Siassa states that source that the Shanghal Amateur the Egyptian Government is ex Dramatic Club intends to build a amining a proposal put forward by new theatre for their own produc Mr. Henry Ford to constructtions in the Western district. at his own expense, and Our Own Correspondent. maintain, 'n macadamised road 250
kilometres in length anywhere in Warsaw, Jan, d.
Egypt, provided the Government Owing to the restriction of the will allow Ford cars to enter duly number of Polish emigrants free.
admitted to the United States and The duty at present is eight per Canada, and what in considered cent, ad valorem. Reuter, the landvisability of increasing the number of Polish emigrauls
NEW BATTALION COMING.
SOMERSETS DUE HERE ON/ THURSDAY,
The transport City of Mar- seilles, which, is bringing the 1st Battalion Somersetshire Light In- fantry to Hongkong, is due here at 7 pm on Thursday.
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to France, the National Economie Passengers leaving Hongkong for Bank, a State concern, is financing Home on the P. and O. 8.8, Mantun a scheme to divert a greater por- on Saturday included Mr. and Mrs. tion of the Polish emigrants to C. F. Alexander, Mr. RA. Coleman, Mr. and Mrs. M. Dolg, Mr. W. H. A. Peru.
A start will be made with a Henderson, Mrs. L.M. Humphrey, thousand families which will settle Capt. C. Masson, Mr. D. H. Mc
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STAR At 5.15 and 9.20.