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HONGKONG HOTEL A BOON, SHATIN SHOOTING.

CHORUS OF APPLAUSE,

The token of gratitude being made by the Hotel residents to Mr. and Mr. Taggart will no doubt be gratify- ing to them, as showing that their extraordinary energy and enterprise SHANGHAI, March 9.

in time of sore need was appreciated Marabal Joffre arrived at Shanghai but it is a comparatively email in inst Light by rail from Peking viscid at compared with the chorus of Nazking.

praise being sung by the entire foreign Intense interest wes manifested by community. In in realized that to all sections of the community. The feed six Lundred persons for a week, precincts of the station were packed in such circumstances, was an achieve with Chinese and foreigners. There ment that must have immensely ware decorations everywhere. mitigated the danger of the crisis M. Wilden, the French Consul, Mr. Not only were the residents of the Brook Smith, the Municipal Council two outlying botels fully served: Chairman, General Ho Feng Ling and the Peak Hotel was itself a distribut- other prominent persons welcomed

ing centre of necessaries to the Peak Marshal Joffre who was

community. The central Hotel issued supplies as well as serving meals. The story of this one institution deserves an epic. There was practically no notice, but the example promptly set by the management was admirably

uccoin.

panied by his wife and daughter. The Marebal saluted a guard of honour comprising mounted Sikhs and Chines: inncers.

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INQUIRY OPENED THIS AFTERNOON.

EVIDENCE INVITED.

THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1932.

DR. JAMIESON'S REPORTED STATEMENT.

The Canton Times said yesterday Dr. J. W. Jamieson, the British Consal-General, returned from Hong-

RAILWAY OFFICIAL

ABUSED.

CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE DOCTOR.

At the Magistracy yesterday Mr.

kong on a British gunboat on the. R. Wood heard a case in which Dr. S. T. Wong, medical practitioner of Despite the keen public interest morning of the 6th inst, At three

| No. 3 Caine Road, was charged with that has been aroused in regard to it o'clock in the afternoon, Dr. Jamieson obstructing a railway servant, using there were not more than a dozen called apon H.E. Geveral Chen | abusive language and disorderly spectators presert at the Magistracy Chinng-ming and expressed regret for behaviour. Mr. G. A. Walker, traffic the Kowloon this afternoon when the promised the unfortunate incident at Shatin superintendent on

Canton railway, was the complainant. judicial investigation of the Shatin where three Chinese were killed and The Crown Solicitar (Mr. shooting incident was begun.

right wounded by British soldiers G. H. Wakerman) prosecuted The inquiry, which is presided over when they attempted to return to and Mr. M. K. Lo defended, by the senior police magistrate (Mr. Canton on toot. Dr. Jamieson, sait J. R. Wood) is taking the fort of the Hongkong authorities will order an inquest concerning the death full investigation of the incident and

Mr. Walker's evidence was to the

o'clock express out on February 27 effect that while he was seeing the

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of Tam Shri Pin one of the men who in the event of the facts proving the the defendant approached him and

were shot.

The Crown Solicitor (Mr. G. H. Wakeman) appeared "on behalf of the Government." He made it clear that he was not appearing for any individual-either military or police Mr. W L. Shenton, of Messra Looker, Deacon, Looker and Hareton

soldiers and Mr. King who ordered them to fire, acted rashly, they would be punished. The Hongkong Govan ment will give an assurance thint justice will be done. suffered through the shooting, regard- orders to return to Hongkong put less of whether they by disobeying the

is Those who

the following conversation ensued:- Defendant: "Are you in charge |of this carriage? **

Witness:Yes." Defendant: "Open it." Witness: "What?" Defendaat: "I want it opened.” Witness: There's plenty of room in

tiffin at the French Consulate, dinner taken by the inmates, who co-operated aid that be was appearing on behalf themselves legally in the wrong, will the coach in front. I cannot unlock

A big programme to day includes

at the Cercle Sportif Francois.

The French community is en fete and the concession is gaily decorated.

STEAMER SALVAGE.

splendidly. It is most gratifying to the China Mail, which long ago advocated the inauguration of the cafeteria system, to find that even with incomplete apparatus-it worked so admirably. On the first day 984

of the police officers concerned.

The C.S.P. (Mr. E.D.C. Wolfe) the

be given full compensation on a liberal A..P. (Mr. T.H. King) and the D.S.P.scale." siated Dr. Jamieson. (Mr. C.G. Purdue) were all present in evidence that the Hongkong Govern This expression, which IB ap

ment means to see that justice will be done to all concerned will tend to

Court,

fix jurora had been: ummoned and

+

TLS. 56,000 CLAIM AGAINST THE meals were zerved. On March 2 the in opening the proceedings the calm the feeling of the Cantonese and

BLUE FUNNEL LINE.

number rose to 1,084. Thereafter the

such a

consideration

at such A

ecamen ho should sk

this one.

Dotendant: "What is your d mo- ed name?"

Witness: "I haven't o 'damned

ABIGO.

You must go to the coach ia front."

Defendant: "You damned ----," Mr. Walker said that be told the

unibrs supplied were 1080, 1085. magistrate said that this was an in- make them satisfied with the steps defendant he must go where he wan quiry into the death of Tam Shui Pin taken by the Canton Government in directed and Dr. Wong replied: "You 939 1.112, and 1,665, or in all 7,478.

which corrrred on the third of this regard to the matter. SHANGHAI, March 9.

Soldier and schoolboys were ra

have no right to tell me where Dr. Jamieson spoke very highly of At the British Supreme Court cruited to help in the tehun later month on the Taipo Road and seeing

ቤቲ the sante time yesterday an action was begun before on, and were very useful. The hotel that the circumstances of this death the services rendered by Mr. Luk to go," Judge Grain in which the Shanghai company lost money on all the meals were closely connected with the dr King foh, who accompanied the using an offensive expression. Mr. Tug and Lighter Co., Ltd., sued the supplied, but no one bothers about cumstances of the recent strike of Seamen's representatives and helped carefu! he would not be allowed to Walker told him that if he was not

Ocean Steamship Co., Ltd., to recover

thegreatly in the settlement of the strike. Tis, 55,000 in connection with salvage

gentlemen who had attended for this Governor Chen then thanked Dr. travel and the defendant then asked "Why don't you strike me?" Mr. jury to inform him before he drew Jamieson for the important part Dr.

was not had been in any way connected with Had it not been for Dr. Jamieson's below the coach, rejoined "No, I

Walker replied that he any names for the jury whether they Jamieson took in the strike settlement.

allowed to and Dr. Wong, pointing the negotiations between

the presence in Hongkong and bis skilful

would put you down there. shipowners and the Seamen's Union. methods of disentangling knotty pro defendant had given further trouble

Mr. Chow Shiu Kee said that he blems, and the benefit of his wide bad taken part in the negotiations experience, it is doubtful whether the Mr. Walker had him removed from

the station by a policemsa. and Mr. Wood raid that in that event Conference would have ended in so he would be excused from serving on happy a solution. the jury,

operations on the steamer "Glaucus" which went aground in a typhoon last August on the Tungaba Spit. The hearing was adjourned.

LOGAL AND GENERAL.

"The K. C. C. Dance arranged for Friday. March 10, has been cancelled."

Until conditions become normal aales in the Dairy Farm's butchery department will be against cash only

The Hongkong University Arts Association's annual dinner and concert take place to-morrow evening as arranged.

"Male and Female," the film version of Sir James Barrie's famous play, The Admirable Crichton," shows at the Kowloon Theatre for the last time this evening.

The date for the returning sealed tenders for Navy contracts to supply fresh vegetables, frozen ment, soft bread, biscuits. rice and sugar, has been extended until noon on

March 13.

Lieut Comdr. and Mrs. F. H. Dawson, Burg. Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. H. W. Fitzroy Williams, Mrs. Sandes and Lieut. H. E. Spragge. R.N., were among the passengers sail- iag by the Blue Funnel s.s. "Pyrrhus,” yesterday.

After

In reply to questions put to him by

time. le view of the point made in our leading article to-day, it is interesting to learn that arrangements were in frame for a still more exten- sive service at even lower rates, and that if the Government had held out a bit longer the community would have been independent of the strikers. Incidentally the way things worked out has suggested for the shrewder

At the meeting which was held in Mr. Lo, Mr. Walker said it was not thinkers a new light on the late

The names of the following three the Kwangsi Club when the seamen's true that in order to give plenty of prosposals for combines. It is now

room for Europeans all Chinese were widely recognized that if the arrange Jurymen were then drawn from the delegates returned from Hongkong, herded together. His instructions jury box: Messrs. F. C. Hall, A. K. Governor Chen expressed his satisfac- ments that would have been made as a result of the Hotel-Dairy-farm com- Ferguson, and W. L. Leask. The tion and relief that the strike was were, he said, that in view of the bine had been in existence, the latter was appointed foreman and, in ended. He urged the seamen to great crowds travelling during the task of coping with such a crisis order to make more room at the return to work and said that he would strike, the train was to be filled, eight would have been less arduous. It is solidors table, the three jurymen take upon himself the amicable settle to a compartment, beginning with not at all improbable that after the took their seata on the Bench, on the ment of the Shatin incident which the coach nearest the engine. II,

must be kept separate from the strikeo just before the train started, it wa lessons we have learned, and in view right of the Magistrate.

itself.

found that the train had not quite of the possibility of further trouble,

filled the people in front were invited we shall hear of the project again.

to spread out and fill the vacant seats. The people have lost their fear of such

To the Magistrate Mr. Walker combines as dodges to enlarge profits.

explained that he had no direct orders They are saying the more combines

not to allow different nationals to be the better, for the sake of centraliza. tion, organization, and efficiency on

any such occasions.

The ladies and gentlemen who volunteered to help deserve bonour- able mention. They manned the lifts, did bouse cleaning, and all sorts of domestic taske. In fact, they were

a "combing" in themselves.

CORRECT NEWS GIVING.

A MISJUDGED EDITOR.

•

The Government issued a letter to

all the papers denying a statement in

Addressing the Court, Mr. Wake at said it was the desire of the Government that the tallest inquiry should be made in regard to the DR. JAMIESON THREATENED." unfortunate occurrence

on the

Taipo Road. It would be his duty to collect all available evidence “A most unfortunate incident has together but they had instructions to and to present it to His Worship arisen says the Canton Times because direct persons of particular taces to and the jury and he should some irresponsible persons bave occupy particular seate. The endeavour it possible to get some presumed to threaten the British arrangement was made entirely in the

who Consal-General. Dr. Jamieson was interests of passengers. evidence from the persons formed part of the crowd- If His personally present in Hongkong and it Corroborative evidence was given Worship would agree to it, he was is generally recognized that he assisted by Mr. J. M. Spracher who said that authorised to states that if any persons in the settlement of the strike. His throughout the incident, Mr. Walker who may have formed part of the Excellency Governor Chen Chiung spoke in very polite tones. One of crowd desired to come forward and ming congratulated Dr. Jamieson the expressions applied to Mr. Walker give evidence no proceedings would be on the success of his mediation by the defendant par a damned taken against them either in respect at Hongkong. Dr. Jamieson is Englishman."

to the Consul-General accredited

Mr. Lo mentioned that the defen-

of their presence in the crowd or any China from Great Britain. He is a dant admitted using the language participation in the incident.

It had been impossible, Mr. guest hore in Canton under the complained of bat urged that he did Wakeman pointed out, to commence protection of the Canton Government. so under provocation.

this inquiry before to-day partly for Governor Chen Chiang-ming is a man At this stage the rase was adjourned. the reason that in such cases it was who knows how to protect foreigners to Friday.

necessary to collect evidence, and within his jurisdiction. That most

CHINESE Y.W,CA.

ANNUAL MEETING HELD.

gven no chance to perpetuate itself. Amongst the through passengers the Daily Presa (that a prisoner calle i There are, of course, some habits that from Marseiller to Yokohams on the Robinson had been released.) Uolor carry out other preliminaries and misguided persons should attempt to are helpful, even encial habits. It M. M. steam "Amboise" was His tunately it added a comment, suggest partly because some of the people who intimidate Dr. Jamieson, and might be convenient to speak hore of Papal Delegate to the Court of Tokyo, should have known better. We printed engaged on very urgent matters

Excellency Monseignor Giardini, the ing that the editor concerned were necessary witnesses had been challenge the authority of the Governor of Canton is beyond natural and of utmatural habits. But and specially charged by His Holiness the letter last night, and have since in connection with the strike and it audacity. These methods will re- it doesn't matter. There is no need the Pope to return the visit of His got the explanation, which shows had been impossible to make the ceive little support from the Chinese

Yesterday alternoon the annual to follow up every ramification of the Imperial Highness the Crown Prince how easy it is for us men to misjudge preliminary inquiries that public.

meeting of the Chinese Young Women's- sach other...

It may be added that the behaviour Christian Association was held. Mrs. subject. Our purpose is to point out of Japan to the Vatican last year.

The Press editor was present when that this European community of oum On his way from Shamshuipo to

The magistrate: I understand that of the British Consulate during the Ying Pin presided and others present Government official (Mr. Fletcher) you have not yet received a full period of suspense following the re- on the platform with her were Miss was no slave to the habit of helpless his bome at Sampakchun. village in made a statement that would ordinari-report of the circumstances.

port of the massacre of Chinese at MacKay (secretary), Mrs. Ma Wing

After a hymn had been sung and The magistrate: Ishould like to Consul-General was in Hongkong, bis.

poles.

-SPORT.

necessary.

were

The first witness called by Mr. Wakeman was Dr. Smalley, medical officer at Kowloon.

have aroused the anger of the excited there was a great deal to be done in populace, there is no telling what may the direction, for instance, of assisting have happened. As it was, Shameen girls and women working in factories. remains perfectly free from any demonstrationé whatsoever, the servants remained at their work, and nobody suffered the least incon

irrational bomanity that charges dependency. It has the wholesome Chinwan yesterday evening, $ ly have prevented the appearance of Mr. Wakeman said that he had not. Shatin was admirable. Though the Chan (treasurer) and Mr. Ho Lai Son. not." It sounds like a contradiction adaptability of natural man still. In gardener was stopped near Kweichungsach a report as be afterwards gave, in terms, a suggestion of the dynamic a remarkably short time, laughing and Gap by three men, of whom one was Mr. Fletcher knew that the editor have it on public record that if there able assistant, Mr. E. 8. Sly, remained Mrs. Wong Kwok Shuen had offered a med with a revolver and two with had heard that statement. What Mr. is anybody concerned in the matter calm and refused to be stampeded by a prayer, Miss MacKay briefly ad- in the static. Historically human joking about its own clumsiness and

After binding their victim's Fletcher did not know was that sub who has a personal knowledge of it the panic-stricken residents of Sha- dressed the gathering. She urged nature has not 'changed to any inexpertness, it had organized a rough hands, the robbers decamped with requently the editor received from and wishes to give evidence I shall meen. It he had landed marine or everybody to push forward the work appreciable extent. Past civilizations and ready social service that worked $15.

another government official (Mr. he glad if he will communicate with taken any other nation which might of the Y.W.C.A. and pointed out that have been veritable prototypes, and that was for all practical purposes

Wodehouse, D.dr.), who was in me and I shall arrange to have his 巋

*position

know, & evidence taken. present problems may be regnized efficient. Given a little more (ime it

statement that the prisoner Robinsor in bistory like the faces of old would have been more efficient. Given

had been released. The later atate sequsintanora In another sense a touple of months it would have

ment cancelled the first. humanity, being a part of nature, bet completely satisfactory; our habits

Obviously, if a government official and subject to that law of nature would have healthily adapted

*ch, cffers a aptability as the only themselves to changed circumstances

five to death, is visibly and and we would have awoke with a startThe Hongkong Cricket Club's chengeful. The Strike has to wonder what all the alarm and annual tennis tournament which was grumbling had been about. This is suspended owing to the strike was up as an actor's face is shown the Silver Lining, the valuable resumed yesterday afternoon. M. K

pot light. The Strils burt, discovery that we

Lo met and defeated C. Choa in thị can manage ray strikes over can huit, without things and people regarded first round of the open-championship

community had formed as indispensable. Theoretically we singles by 6-4, 6-1, 6-8..

liave always admitted it; practically By Rupture of

wa! Have manifested doubts, The inful experipes China Moil comm,nds this thought bas. Litle to the various labour Guilds in the "little pain or Colony, that the Biriko do a weapon

duration

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#comicit effects other than those simed W; I. Now wül pla

(of any at. Already it has proved to the pm, and F. Le Barra

bitis European community that ifnecesary vanovitch at 8.80. Take it can be relt unificing. Another might promise to be lat

Lemusde and it Worces to be Jiho strike, the And then

The China Madli namus havo, boon ed: for:

us

Dr. Smalley, said that the deceased

venience.

The mural report disclosed that the membership now stood at 235 and that there were 150 pupils in the A says at 2 o'clock that something man had a butter wound in the left

educational classes, the home nursing classes showing the beat attendances. will not happen, and government groin. The bullet had evidently hit

The first club for girls was being official B at 6 o'clock says it has on the fist side. The man was

organised and it now had a member- happened, the editor has no choice operated upon at the Kwong Wah

ship of 42. There had been lectures- to which to believe.

Hospital but died two days later.

The Manager of the Singapore for mothers and others and waita were Cross-examined by Mr. Shenton, Dr. branch of the Banque Industrielle de paid to the Po Leung Kok and the Smalley said it was possible the bullet Chine wrote to the local papers last observatory. Thanks were expressed Shipping these days appear to find: had already passed through another week Mr. Fernette, the er general to the following helpera is way into Penang et spasmodic man before it wounded the decenced manager of the Banque Industrielle Mrs. A. Hughes, Mrs. I. E. Mitchell, intervale and after each there follows The wounded men were lying, rough de Chine, who, according to Renter's Dr. Gadya Turner, Dr. Ha Bo, Mrs. barren period when the only craft in two lines. These positions wires, has now been arrested, resigned L. MacPherson, Miss L. Chenalloy bg at the small fry of the wors consistent with the theory that his position in the Bank over a year Hon, Mr. B. O Ross, Rav. Cheung, local doseting line. The last barren the men ere wounded by the same ago, in January, 1921. His successor Chuk Ling, Rev. Wong Of Teer Re

lich was an unusually long two

was broken:

day, last week;

was Mr. Dappies, a retired general T. &. Yung, Hey, FL R. Wells, Mrs.

it word manager of the Banque Finncaise et K. V. Nyan, Metilo Tas Susu Mr. bullets to have Italienne pour l'Amerique du Bud, who N. Kum Tong, Mr B K. To, Dr. §. In his torn resigned in Aug 1921, O. Yeung, Mr. Claxton Mr. Barney, Rince thint time and panding necon HKT di Ro Mr. Họ Lại Sui

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