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·CANTON'S PROTEST.
Against British Navy Landing,
THREAT OF RETALIATIONS.
Allegations About Help for Wu Pei-fu.
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1926. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
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"SAVOY" POSSIBILITY IN TOWN.
KING EDWARD RUMOURS
STEVEDORE CLAIM.
WORK ON A "PRESIDENT" SHIP.
Rumours were current in town this morning about the possibili-the ty of a new hotel being estab. lished.
Formerly occupied by MessA, As Foreign Minister of the Lane, Crawford. Ltd., are some Nationalist Government at Can-premises in the upper floors of ton. Mr. Eugene Chen has add-their cld building, above the King" dressed a long protest to His Edward Hotel. Majesty's Consul-General,
Exception is taken-arguments being advanced-to the landing of the British Naval party at the Steamboat Col's wharves Saturday and the clearing opt of the strike pickets thereon.
on
Threat of retaliations-through the surment of strike and boy tout la nation-wide eronomie wen- pen of Nationalist opinion, as it
munique.
One rumour was that the King Edward Hotel were taking over these extra flours and thus in creasing their accommodation.
On reference to Mr. J. Witchell, the popular manager, the "China MB" was informed that the King Edward was not taking over these upper floors at present.
Another rumour was thet a new concern, to be called the Savoy Hotel had the matter under con sideration.
ton.
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TRAFFIC OFFENCES. |“TALAMBA” ARRIVES.
DRIVER'S ALL NIGHT RIDE.
TO-DAY'S CASES,
The Origin of the Trouble.
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DUE TO MURDER.
Rice-Pots Thrown On Attempted, Intervention.
A claim for steveforage aboard The usual weekly list of traffe "President Cleveland" prosecutions came for hearing at the formed the subject of a claim at before Major C. Willson the Summary Court this morning. Central Magistracy this morning. The Ming Kee Company sued Dr. H. Speth, of the Nether-
The 8.3. "Talamba," which Mr. Finn Malm, marine surveyor.lands Harbour Works." North coal merchant and ship's broker, Point, charged his Chinese driver experienced trouble with mutia- with taking his motor car oat for $200,
ous deportess between Singapore Mr. J. O'Donoghue appeared for without permission.
The incident of an all night and Hong Kong arrived in Kow. plaintiffs and stated that the
car during Dr. loon Bay late last night and re- work in question was done on outing with the
The Speth's absence at Macao was remained there during this morning. September 3 of last year, agreement was that the work of ported to him on his arrival, and loading and unloading should be this was verified by looking into Police launches took over from the "Carlisle" party the duty of done at the rate of 19 cents per the gasolene consumption.
The driver, who is no longer in affording protection in the event ant, was fined $5. the employment, of the complain of trouble, remaining there
A taxicab driver's offence was throughout the night. that of driving his vehicle in a This morning launches were) reckless manner regardless of engaged in removing the 6-4 dè- consequences.
portees from the ship and as soon Sub-Inspector Alexander, who as this was completed. the was on a motor eyele patrol round Talamba" went alongside the on the day of the offence, stated wharf at Kowloon, arriving there in evidence that he saw the taxi shortly after one o'clock. taking the bend at the foot of Lower Albert Road as a speedi which he thought was about. 26 miles an hour. The vehicle kept were 1.100 deck passengers on Including the deportees, there going on the wrong side of the board and eleven Europeans in road and swerved round another!
cabins. It appears. from car. He pointed out that the further particulars. to hand danger was increased by the wet since the arrival of the
which he was not altogether fami- Owing to circumstances with liar. said Mr. O'Donoghue, though he believed it had some thing to do with the action of the Dollar Line, the work was never
is called)-is made in the com- Messrs. Leong Hing Kee of the completed. 900 tons had been Metropole Hotel and the Hong-handled out of 1.800 and this, at Further, the British are ac- kung ish Store are said to be in the agreed rate, would have work cused of an ulterior motive interested in this project.
It is more or less definite that hindering the Canton Government, from pushing on towards victory decision has been arrived at jagainst Wu Pel-fu.
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Act of Aggression. The official communication Peuds
Canton, Sept. 6.
yu.
AGITATORS BUSY.
·MOTOR CYCLE PATROL. .
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"I have the honour to protest! A report appears in a vernacu- against the forcible landing yes-lar paper that the formation of a terday of armed British naval Police Volunteer Reserve for forces on the jetties in the West motor cycle patrol duty is under Bund of Canton-within a stone's consideration. throw of the scene of the mur-
No confirmation of this report ders on June 23, 1925. This was available on enquiries being action is not only a violation of made this morning. the Laws of Nations but in the actual circumstances of the mo- ment it is an act of material and moral aggression that is calculat-Canton were some British colonial port under coercion, but British ed to lead to another British
Naval forces have gone about their massacre of the Chinese in this job in a manner fitly designed to zity. Guns of your warships are goad an indignant and infamed trained on the busiest section of public to retaliatory action and to Canton's great roadway, There create an incident that would in- also are the quarters of the strike fallibly disable the Nationalist pickets and a centre of the acti- Government from effectively prese vities of the people who have been eating its present victorious cam- incensed by the notorious bandit paign in central China against Wu and pirate speech of the Gov-Pei-fu, who is widely reported to ernor of Hong Kong.
be supported by the British. Too Proud to Reply.
"The creation of such an incident "The latter's outburst, it is well being, it is believed, the political known, instantly aroused the, in-objective of the British Naval tensest indignation here, because operation the Nationalist Govern it was at once a misrepresentationment is determined not to be drawn of the objective facts of the situa-into it. Once recently at Wachow tion and a signal affront to a Gov-the Nationalist Government had to Fernment whose accredited repre- protest against an attempt to create; sentatives were still members' (to- similar incident planned (it is gether with official representa-significant to note) by the tives of the Government of Hong British Naval forces. It may be- Kong) of a Conference formally it is a grievous humiliation that Nationalist China is unable to re-
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under adjournment and not at an pel by force of armis auch British
Naval acts of war.
'enc.
Some of the Arguments.
thought fit to intervene.
"'Rough Neck Sailors." But there
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DEMONSTRATIONS IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai: Sept. 7. The students and labour agitators are planning large de monstrations to-day-the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
The authorities have taken all precaution9. ;-
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The Volunteers and the bean Police Reserves have partially ordered to bilise. this morningBauter.
Only Four Arrests.
Shanghai, Sept. 7. This morning the labour agita- tors and students held a musy meeting at the west gate of the native city, after which. large crowds proceeded to Nanking Road, creating a din and throw- ing pamphlets in the air.
The Police, alded by special constables, dispersed all gather- ings till noon, and aucceeded in preserving order, only four ar- rests being made.
No acts of violence have so für been reported....
Half of the Volunteer Corps are. standing by, but ao far they have
not been called out.-Reuter.
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conditions at the time.
European Passengers.
vessel that the origin of the Defendant was fined $20.
trouble was entirely between the Cyclist's Offence.
[deportees themselves. A dis-! Robert Young, a' Chinese, was pute arose as a result of which one; charged with driving an un-man was killed by another. A in the licensed motor eyele and further general melee followed with affixing a number plate from course of which two others were! another machine. Sub-Inspector stabbed. The friends of the mur- Alexander mentioned that the dered man attempted to seize the number plate was taken from a alleged murderer but ten of the B.S.A. machine and placed on a Sikh guards (from the Singapore: Harley Davidson.
police) who had been placed in Defendant said he took the charge of the deportees, Prevent- machine out for a trial afsor reed pairs.
Fines of $10 and $5 were' im- posed on the two counts.
Collided With Tram.
A Hasty Retreat. Objecting to interference in what they considered was the motor lorry driver was meting out of justice the row charged with driving his vehicle assumed a graver aspect and be in a negligent manner as to cause came an insubordination.
A
At-
a collision with a tram car and tempts were made to break from damage to the latter.
the quarters below the hatchway Defendant was fined $10 and where they were under guard. A further ordered to pay a like sum party of officers who went below! as compensation to the Tramway were received by a shower of rice
Company.
30 Miles An Hour.
bowls thrown at them by the mutinous deportees.
In charging the driver of a
It may be mentioned in connec- public vehicle. Sergeant Roberts tion with the transportation of said that the man was driving deportees by sea that it is not
along Praya East up to the permissible to handcuff them be-
Arsenal Street corner at a speed cause of possibilities of ship- of about 30 miles an hour.
The wreck. driver was fined $20.
1:
TYPHOON ABOUT.
ONE FORMING EAST OF S. LUZON.
Attempts were made to rush the doorway and the officers de- cided in view of the dangerous
shown temper
and the number of deportees,
the guards and bar-
withdraw
ricade the door.
to
"The Hongkong Governor's
ed out at $171.19. The work had exercise in vituperation was left)
already cost plaintiff $400, it was officially unanswered because a
powerful stated, and he asked Mr. Malm for reply to it invited and might have section
Nationalist this amount. Mr. Malm replied exacerbated public feeling and opinion that believed in that he had not yet received the
"Macedonia" Assists. rendered impossible any further the application in a nation-wide money from the Company but
At 9.30 this morning, the fol-
This was done, the door locked. search for a new solution of the scale of the economic weaper of suggested payment of $200 it
lowing official warning was and large blocks of wood piled atrike and boycott movement in the strike-and-boycott statesman in was further stated.
Attempta to break this territory. And it is within Britain's dealings with this coun-i A note alleged to have been sued:-Typhoon of unknown in- against it. your personal knowledge that try. But if it is true that Eng-signed by Mr. Malin guaranteeing tensity within 120 miles of Lat. down the barricade failed but the 14 N. Long. 126 E., moving hours which followed were anxi- during the past week I have been hand's foreign trade te her very life-payment of $200 was produced.
N.N.W.
ous ones for the handful of officers seriously considering an alterna- blood, it is clear that a real and Mr. Malm, who was not legally
The position indicated is to the aboard. Wireless messages were! tive solution which might bring national adoption of this view is represented, gave evidence, stat
east of S. Luzon. Fabout
sent but failed to reach Hongkong a speedy settlement immaterial to British polley in
On
In the forenoon report the Ob- direct. The P. and O. liner, terme acceptable to both sides. China then the rough-neck method ng that after 22 years at sea he
of the sailor can continue to re./set up in his present business lasteervatory states that pressure has "Macedonia," however, on the way place the mind and technique of year. The plaintiffs had on decreased moderately over SW. from Hong Kong to Singapore,
tinually bothered him as to the prospects of their the messages and pass- the British Naval authoritics have humiliations and insulting blows stevedoring of the Dollar, Pre-and slightly at the majority of ed them on to the Hongkong
Neither which England's "gunboat policy" sident and Admiral Oriental Line feeble anticyclone is central to the
other reporting stations. A Naval authorities." In law nor on facts have they any is heaping on Nationalist Chine.
These were received here on boats and asked him to use his in-east of Japan. A depression is Sunday night (the trouble on the right to do so. The jetties in ques-
What British Policy Should Be! fluence. tion, besides being on Chinese ter-
shown over N.E. China,
"Talamba" commenced on Sunday "If BT extension and funda-
A Chance Missed? ritory, are Chinese public property
Forecast till noen to-morrow morning when the vessel was which have only been leased to the mental change must take place
in British
Defendant continued that as a North east winds, moderate; fine. within 600 miles of Hongkong). policy in Hongkong,
Canton and Macao
H.M.S. "Carlisle," which had Steamboat Co. They have not been prevent the British Navy from reward for his long service he was serving the jugular. vein of instrumental in getting them the
only arrived in Swatow
a feve used by the Company for more than British trade and commerce in Na-work and if they had done it pro-
hours before, was ordered to the A year. They are constructed of
assistance of the officers but iran and concrete and are admit-tionalist China (words missing) perly it would have been a fine
It is a distinguished business bringing in $8,000 or A total of 426 bags of letters owing to trouble experienced at fedly in no danger of destruction. Englishman who warned me in $10,000 a year. The work was not and papers arrived by the s.s. Swatow bar she was unable to ar- Nor is the Company under any risk places that a nation must learn or done properly and the plaintiff had "Empress of Russia" this morn-rive on the scene until shortly of losing its property or leasing
Have the several events not get on board himself to super-ing, the mails being from Canada, (after noon yesterday. perish. rights in them. No British lives since May 30 at Shanghai and June vise as he had promised.
U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai. are or have been in jeopardy OT
This the plaintiff denied stat The s.8. "Tjikarang" which ar-
All-night Vigil peril in connection with them. And 28 off Shameen taught the govern
ing that he had only promised to rived from Shanghai had 225 The "Talamba" officers had proper Chinese authorities have ing mind of England nothing?
"Besides entering an energetic send a competent foreman aboard: bags on board, 36 of which were spent an anxious all-night vigil in never been notified or asked to
and indignant, protest against the Plaintiff, replying to defendant, from London via Siberia.
the meantime, afford protection to same.
After the at- had been "These are the facts of the case. action of the British Naval forces denied that the case
tempts to break down the door had falled there was comparative But independently of these facts and reserving the right of my Gov-brought out of vindictiveness. have to remind you that there is ernment to indemnities, I have the!
In reply to Mr. Justice Wood; the plaintiff aald that the origin-client was entitled
Mr. O'Donoghue held that his quiet but it was thought possible to $200 but that attempts might be made to Law nor is there any provision in (1) The Immediate withdrawal of ally agreed rate was 19 cents & His Honour gave judgment for any of the Treaties between China the armed British detachment ton minus 5 per cent, discount.
(Continued on Page 12.) and Great Britain, or any other un the jettles;
As this amounted to $162.45, | In another claim, Mr.Malm Treaty Powers, which can possibly (2) The instant cessation of all in- Mr. Justice Wood said that he did claims $800 for professional ser- terference with the small craft not think anything that happened vices alleged to have been render- Justify or excuse the flagrant inva ston of Chincio territorial sover-
on the river by the afterwards needed to be takened to the Ming Kee Company on
into consideration and he indicat diverse dates. eignty committed by the British Naval forces.
no principle or rule of International honour to demand:
"Grievous Humiliation." "Not only do your ships of war ride at anchor in our waters as if
traffic British Naval forces;
for the amount.
(8) And the retirement of the ed that he would give judgment
British gunboats now moored along the jetties to their usual anchorage of the Shameen."
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After hearing evidence, with re- gard to this, claim, Ela. Honour Continued at foot of next column, dismissed it with costs..
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