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A. Fong, the photographer, of 31 Queen's Road, submits a photo 12:10 showing the troops presenting arms, etc, at Black Fier, at the reception of the Rumanian prince. It is a very clear picture.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
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PEKING PANICKY.
MOVEMENTS OF THE TUCHUNS'
-FORCES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CANTON GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
SOULLESS BUREAUX.
LABOUR EXCHANGES.
TREATMENT OF EX-SERVICE MEN.
INJUNCTION AGAINST DE-WU TING-FANG.
A strong indictment of the way Employment Bureaux are run and
ALLEGED TRIAD SOCIETY MURDER.
TWO MEN CHARGED.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
FROZEN SMOKED FISH
Inspector Willis. of No. 7 Police The case concerning Dr. Wu Ting-Station this morning formally charged" feng and the Canton Funds was con- two Chinese before Mr. R. O. Hat Mixed Court, before Mr. Blackburn, Watchman No. 18, Hau Cheung, in out to Ex-Service men is made by British Assessor, and Magistrate Li, Lee Sing Street, off Cought Road: Mr. John E. Raven, a barrister, of when the Court made a new order West, at 11.30 p.m., on the 31st Plowden-buildings, and until recently restraining Dr. Wa from removing ultimo The case was remanded until
ifrom any bank or banks moneys, the 18th inst. a Civil Liabilities Commissioner. Mr. being the surplus Custom Revenue While on his rounds on the night Raven's charge is that "for unneces- remitted by the Government at Peking in question the watchman was sud- sary extravagance with public funds for the use of the Military Govern denly stacked from behind by 25 and" for want of consideration to, ment of the Republic of China. private individuals the Labour Exchanges are hard to beat""
the unsympathetic treatment handed chuded on June 2 at the Shanghai chisen, with the murder of District New shipment ex S.S. "Cardiganshire
unknown man and stabbed in the left
Mr. R. N. Macleod appeared in support of the original motion urged side of the abdomen. His assailant by Chang Chin chac, and Messrs, Sthen decamped. No assistance to the "I am not unsympathetic to the Fessenden and M. Reader Harris ap wounded man was forthcoming, and idea of Labour Exchanges," said Mr., peared for Dr. Wu. Dr. Fischer he had to walk all the way to the watched the case on behalf of the Government Civil Hospital. It was Raven to a Globe representative. "I Chinese Government. am not prejudiced against them-but they are not living bodles. My expe- rience as a Commissioner has brought before me so many instances of indif ference and laxity that I think it is time to speak out.
The decision of the Court, which was read by the Assessor, was as follows:-
This matter is before the Court on an application by counsel for defen dant for an order that the action be dismissed and the injunction granted herein on April 17 be dissolved..
after his admittance to the hospital that Inspector Willis was communic ated with, and received the first in- tination of what had occurred. The watchman was operated upon immedi- ately after admittance, but he suc cumbed to the wound on the morning "My charges are mainly that men
of the 1st inst. While the watchma did not know the identity of his assail- entitled to come to me to see's assist
On April 28, we said in this Court: ant, it appeared that he had known ince in re-starting their little busi- nesses after they were demobilised "It appears to us (subject to argu- for a long time that his life was were often and often allowed to re- ment) that the proper course for threatened by certain Chinchow main in ignorance of the fact that to adopt, and that in fact the only Trad Society in whose had books he there was a Commissioner to whom thing in our power to do, is to pre had managed to get himself by cause they ought to apply. The result serve this trust fund and not allow it ing the banishment of one of its mem
not to be used for any purpose whateverbers some months ago. It is alleged was that their names were 1 A report has been made to the
removed from the Exchange register, until either the parties have come to that a reward had been offered for Police by a shipwrecked Chinese
and they went on drawing that out some agreement as to its disposal, or his file ever since. He is himself a zeaman, believed to be the only
of work benefit, sometimes for as we are otherwise satisfied beyond all survivor of a crew of seven, that
long as six, seven, and eight months manner of doubt, and without the whilst his sailing boat was off Kochzu.
PEKING, June 9.
introduction of questions of constitu- on the 6th inst., it was capsized by a
Peking continues panicky, dreading before they were told.
"In some cases men were drawing 'tional law, as to the person os per- Police set to work immediately after squall. He managed to cling to the
a. coup d'etat before June 20, Eur upturned craft, and drifted with it
detective received information which for several hours until he was rescued though the conditions justify uncer unemployment pay for nine and sons to whom the fund should be his death, to trace the murderer. by a passing junk. All his fois disainty, intelligent circles consider that twelve months amounts ranging to paid, or in whose bands it should be the course of his investigations, a appeared immediately the accident there is no occasion for alarm, believ-£70 were not infrequent for that time allowed to remain." took place, and he believes they were ing that the threatened movements-in ignorance of the fact that they "In almost every case the men,
■ drowned. A Police launch has and counter-movements of the Tu- could have assistance in re-starting chuns' forces will result in a stale-
when questioned, gave the same ans They didn't tell us, or They treated us like din' or 'They just but if we had known we could have registered us and paid our money, been in our old jobs and saving money
been seat out.
were
mate. The Government is, however, seriously embarrassed at the request of each of the ex-rival Southern groups that the Government will not
recognise the other.
The Government does not wish to abandon the progress made by hego-
wer.
for ourselves."
Chirchow man.
With this clue to work upon, the
On May 20 we heard argument by eventually brought him in contact with and M. Harris on behalf of Dr. Wcused of the murder of Hsu Cheung counsel on both sides. Mr. Fessenden the second defendant; whom he sc Ting-fang maintained that the whole This man then made a statement which matter was a political one and so not led to the arrest of the Arst defendant, The story the Two fokis of a Chinese firm
within the jurisdiction of this Court, who is alleged to be the man who didi on two grounds, firstly because in second defendant told the Police was yesterday entrusted with $11,000 by their employer to pay to
and also that our injunction was bad the actual stabbing
kill Hau Cheung, but re- political cases, and secondly because Society certain creditors. They left the
junctions ought not to be granted in that he was offered $50 by the Triad
shop together. In the evening, one
"Most of the men eligible for the injunction being ancillary to the fused to have anything to do with it. of them returned, and reported to the master that the other man bad thing with the separate Southern assistance were men who had been. I main suit, it must be dissolved with On hearing of this offer, the first
business before the war. absconded with the money. His story elements. The President prefers the
M. Macleod on the other hand quarters and volunteered to do the was to the effect that arrived in Southerners to compose their diker, say, hawkers or in a small way of our refusal to decide the issue on defendant went to the Society's head: 1 town, the other man gave him what ences in order that the Government needed to get a little money to
to buy a donkey or a maintained that in its essence the job for $30, on condition that he would the most coveted and "honourable " he called a very important letter, to may negotiate with the Southerners re-start,
We had their pre-war case was not political at all, that it be given the title of Ah Kung (one of average of earnings, so that we was composed of a number of issues titles one can receive from a Triad | post at the Post Office. He was told united as a whole.
of fact capable of proof by ordinary "If they had been sent to me legal methods, and that this Court were not likely to waste money. there was no reason why they should was not only competent but bound have been on the Labour Exchange to take jurisdiction. books more than a week longer.
to hurry, the other promising to wait-
for him at a stated spot. He went THE DRAGON BOAT-FESTIVAL to the Post Office, and on his
return found the other had gone.
He waited a while, and when it
SETTLEMENT, ·
PERING, June 9. got dark, and the other did not return, he made tracks to the shop The Government, is assured of re- to report the matter. As they had quisite funds to meet the dragon-boat express orders before leaving the festival settlement by borrowing five shop, not on any account to leave millions from the local barks three each other's company, the master handed the fort to the Police in millions secured on the Salt Customs whose custody he now is. The surpluses and reo millions on the wine The balance question and tobacco revenues. to him, believing that he knows more will be derived from the Salt Cus- than he alleged but he has said toms surpluses for the month of May nothing beyond what he had told his master. In spite of the fact that all AMERICAN OWNED NEWSPAPER wharves and railway stations were watched immediately "the report was i made to the Police, the other man has not been arrested.
Police have tried
ASSORTED CARGOES.
The P.&O.E."Deita" (Mackinson, Mackenzie, and Co., Agents), which sailed from Hongkong on June 6, took the following mixed cargo from
here.
RAIDED.
PEKING, June 9. The American Legation has lodged a protest against the Chinese Police raiding the American-owned news- paper Yi Shih Peo.
barrow.
They which the suit depended.
A POLITICAL DISPUTE..
Society). Lots were then drawn to
be murderer, help in the identi see who should accompany the would- fication of the victim, and to see that "In two cases, when I complained Now our reply, to these arguments the work was done. This fell to the I was told that notice respecting the possible, by close analysis and the who kept watch at the corner of the to my own department on the matter, is merely this Though it may be second defendant and another man, Civil Liabilities were in the windows use of sophistry to show that there street on the eventful night, and of the Exchange. In one case a man is nothing political about this case, actually saw the stabbing take place. whom I told to go back to the Ex-it is useless to deny that as a whole In spite of strenuous work on the part change and ask why he had not been; it is political and nothing else. And of the Detective Department, the third sent to me at first returned with the therefore we refuse to try it,not man has not yet been arrested.
because Courts of Equity should not interfere in political matters," answer that he had been told to to the Post Office
ARRIVALS.
My point is that much money but merely because we will have LATEST SRIPPING NEWS. was wasted simply because the Ex-nothing whatever to-do-with-the changes do not use ordinary sense disputes of any of the governments in dealing with the men. They do or political parties in China, and not try to get into touch with the we refuse to allow this Court to be men, to learn their needs or furnish used for the settlement of any such them with full information. It is disputes:
But it does not follow that we are the oid story of red tape.
men.
The ss. "Hachiro Maru" Captain Tomizawa, 1.770 tons, arrived this morning at 5.30 a.m. from Chin Wan Tao with 3,236 tons of coal.
The s.s." Madras" Capt. G. Simp
The sa
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It is all very well for the officials therefore to allow any person on the to say they have to deal with large plea of politics to claim sanctuary in bodies of men. There is no reason this foreign settlement, bring Here why the men should not be treated the property in dispate, which he son Jones, 4,236,56 tone, arrived judiciously and properly. It is the fears would be wrested from him it yesterday at 5.30 p.m. from Singapore LOOKING FOR A FOG..
job of the Exchanges to sort out the he remained on Chinese soil and here with 2,155 tons of general cargo.
dispose of or enjoy it withoa: let or It would be, grossiy "If the work were done properly hindrance. an American visitor to There is England who has just completed a the Exchanges would be a real aid unfair to an aggrieved party who refuse him the right of prosecuting For London 50 bales of waste journey of 3,000 miles to see a Lon-to the country. If not, we might as has used due diligence were we to one sailed for Löndón víz Singapore?
Otherwise, Mr. Davidwell abolish the whole thing." silk, 35 rolls of Mats, 8 cases of don log.
Mr. Raven is contemplating writ his suit and at the same time allow at noon to-day with 700 tons of bristles, 42 cases of Chinaware, 700 Belasco the well-known playwrighting a full story of his, experiences as his aggressor to get away unhindered general cargo. cases of Cane pins, 10 bales of raw and producer, is quite normal,
A thin drizzle of rain was descenda Commissioner for Sussex, in which with the pro-erty in dispute.. silk, 15 cases of powder paper, 243 packages of New Zealand hemp. 5ing from a gloomy sky when a Daily he may give instances of the clumsy cases of Sugar, 4 cases of Ginger, 1 News representative met Mr. Belasco Procedure of the Exchanges as they case books and 17 packages of per on his arrival a few weeks ago. came in touch with his duties.
like this weather," he said, beaming For Gibraltar-3 cases of silk affectionately at it, but it is not goods,
For Lyons:-60 bales of raw silk. quite what I want I would like to For Marseilles 70 bales of raw see a genuine log, one of those murky silk; 5 cases star aniseed oil, and 11 logs of Asiatic yellow that can only packages of personal and household
sonal effects.
effects.
For Port Said:1 case of glass bangles and 1 case of silk goods.
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·A GREAT· ENTERPRISE The enterprise and initiative of the "Halching," Captain Aircraft Disposal Company, Ltd, of any of the material issues of the case Steckert sailed for Foochow visch Mr. Godfrey Isaaca and Mr. against him, we have not been guided Swatow and Amoy at 2 pm. today Handley Page are the guiding spirits, by any legal principles or any rule
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aeroplane ranging from single-seater shelter, are already in use-as-sarili. produce a new play by Mr. Edward on which is erected a 4-storey house, ing the seales as evenly as possible
scouts to multi-engine passenger and aries in electric poster station, Brisées One of the situated at No. 2 Morrison Hill Road between the partles.
duitable geared in möter boats' and freight machines; Knobloch next season. scenes is supposed to take place dur-opposite the experimental opium this reason that we feel that until time as this suit is
Supply completeak forces. Such cara Revolution-edenters are going ing a London fog, and the little farm, was sold at auction by Mr. such heroine, against her doctor's orders, A.G. Da Rocha, Auctioneer, at 3 pm withdrawn or compromised or goes out to the balcony and catches to-day The annual Crown rent on better still-anbil Dr. Wa Ting-fang. From Caleotte, Capt G. Simpen Jones. undertakings will embrace the forma service as speedometers The
by leaving the shelter of this foreign The L WEST CONOB, Amer., 1711 ton of squadrons of fighting, bombing 350,000 sparking pha chill. I must get the atmosphere the property is $24.
the supply of hangers, mechanical bearings, all finding #tés right, and so I shall be very pleased it The bidding was not very lively, settlement, withdraws himself from tons from Shanghai, Capt. Preswa, and reconnaissance aeroplanes, and magnétor, 1,000, tais
there being only two participants, the jurisdiction of this Court, the P. M. 8.B. Co. B there is a fog while I am here."
During his week's stay in London bat a fair price was realized, the present injunction must be continued. These HACHIRO MARU, Jap., 1,770 transport, repair shop, searchlights, it is indeed dificut 10
will be instituted for the training of taken over from the Government pilots and British instructors provided. the potentialities- und unes-te wh The following will represent the Mr. Belasco intends to see if there property being knocked down to Mr. But in order to avoid any doubt as tous" from Chin Wan Tan, Capt and flares. School of instruction Felther the vastzons of the o
Recreation Club
to is an opening for him here as a pro-E Mauricio, of Messrs. Wm. Powell, to our intentions, and to prevent any Tomizawa, Dodwell B$2,
Inaugurate air routes in various it may be usefully diverted with parts of the world Suitable profit to the company and bestikko play their Tennis League match ducer. I am anxious," he said, "to Lad for the sum of $13,900. question arising through the use of
machines capable of carrying pas the trade. The wegnesty against the Recreio team, to-morrow bring some of my own plays to this The property was part of the estate at 4.30 pm, on the Chinese Recrea country, and produce them myself, of Braulio Maria Conception, Spanish,
sengers rad freight will be supplied made that only by allowing tion Club ground, Causeway Bay and also to produce plays by English recently deceased.
and organisation completed for the enterprise to handle the institution of aerodromes, the training will it be possible succ of ground personnel and the instita secure to peace that whic tion of meteorological and wireless duced for war, but added to this
safe to assert that with heater Hand services.
Sell aeroplanes for sporting par ley Page as the selling agents for the poses and also for busthem firms company real Effort Wit be made who was to utilise aircrafts to fidamain tas pilitigetbe.
standard of British eng eans ef- delivering quantities of aircraft manufacture, and This programme, compitehensive Already the company urgent mails or freight. as it is, exhausts but one side of the of more aircraft than activities of the company, at whose posals Board during the invitation, a representative of The official existence, IRONS Tournal of Commerce recently visited inquiries from all parts of the work the Wadden Aerodromé and mspect the comper
Ng Sze Kwong and Lo Man Pan authors. I might even consider seri
Lo Mas Wai and Lo Man Ho; Wongously having a theatre. But first-1
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of the issues between the Southern Government and Dr. Wu Ting-fang,
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Jono 11. The as" MADRAS," Brit cleared and we withdraw our previous order to-day and will sail for Kobe in and make a new one in these terms: Shanghai at 6am, to-morrow.
The RABUN (Brit) feared to "It is hereby ordered that Dr. Wu day and will sill for Kwong Chow. Was Ting-fang shall not remove from any at sam to-morrÓW, bank or banks holding the same money being surplus Customs Re venue remitted by the Government
must make sure that I won't be in the way. There would be no intention to teach the British public or producers.
"How shall I know if I am in the
Mr. Bukusky, a passenger on the way? By intuition, of course. In Kitano Marn reported to the cidentally, although I am not looking Police yesterday afternoon, that he of the Republic of China."
T OFOS KMS, Monteagli especially for new plays, if I see had left a parcel containing $1,500
dus at Shanghal (Woosang) on June
Mr. Festenden entered a formal
sired & Keelung on June 10 sm anything I like, I shall be only, loo (gold) in a chair, the number of protest against the decision of the left there on Jene 10 p.m. and is glad to secure it."N
which he knew. Detectives were Court and the matter then concluded. immediately sent out, and the chair was discovered. The bearers, when questioned produced the parcel, ARE ita role of your home to always just as when Mr. Bukusky had left
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