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英九月十一號禮拜四日 中華民國庚午年七月十九日

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1930.

TRAFFIC IN GIRLS.

CANTON AND HONG KONG CO-OPERATE.

SEQUEL TO A RAID.

A Chinese woman named Ho Chong, living at 182, Queen's Road West, near the Ko Shing Theatre, was to-day charged be- fore Mr. H. R. Butters with har- bouring a 16-year-old girl from

Canton.

WEI-HAI-WEI.

STRONG PROTEST BY BRITISH RESIDENTS.

USE OF THE KNIFE.

TROUBLE OVER PALTRY LOAN.

Strong protest has been made PORTUGUESE HOLDS ACCUSED by British residents at Wei-hai-

the

wei against the handing over of Detective-Inspector C. P. Fallon the territory to the Chinese fo-day charged Pang Lol before authorities.

Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, with hav- The China Association, London, ing assaulted Weng Sang. an

He denied has received the following cable earth coolle. from Wei-hai-wei dated August charge.

The complainant and that at All Britons residing in Wei- about 10 p.m. on August 17 he hai-wei strongly support the re- was lying in his bed when the ac-, cent petition from more than cused called him to go out. He 300 Chinese villages in the went out and accused requested "Leased Territory and strongly the return of some money he had protest against being handed lent to the complainant, who re- over to China until present éx-piled that he had not had his pay, tremely unsatisfactory con-and, therefore he was unable to ditions have improved.

settle the loan. Accused then put

13: Inspector J. Murphy of the S.C.A.. said that the case arose out of a raid made by the Canton Police in a house in that city. The raid followed a report that two girls had been kidnapped, Several alleged traffickers wore arrested as the result of the raid and then it was discovered that one of the kidnapped girls had The message is signed by Mr. his hand into his right lower been taken to Sinm and the other. E. Clark, one of the leading jacket pocket and produced to Hong Kong.

British merchants in China, and knife, with which he stabbed him The Canton Police got into also one of the oldest British re-in four places, the chest, arm and touch with the S.C.A., and he sidents in that country. (the Inspector) visited the ac- cused's house where he found the girl who would now be sent back to Canton after the case against the accused.

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back. Accused ran away, and the Informal Conference.

complainant shouted to his fokis Nanking, Yesterday, Ito chase him. In Nathan Road, Sir Miles Lampson and Dr. cutside the Majestic Theatre, C. T. Wang had an informal con- Portuguese. named Mr. Edward ference this morning, after which M. Sousa, caught the accused. No it was officially announced that knife was discovered, although only questions relating to the ren- the accused did have a closed pen- dition of Wei-hai-wel and to the knife, but this bore no blood.. British Boxer Indemnity Fund had Accused argued that the sum been discussed. The extrality lent was not $2.80 but $3.80.

To this the Magistrate sald:

Prisoner Comes Here. The principal witness against the accused was a woman who was arrested amongst the alleged traffickers in Canton. She was isade was not discussed.. sent down to Hong Kong as a A report that the rendition of "Supposing it was three dollars prisoner and would have to be re- Wel-haj-wet may be delayed is or over $300 you had no right to turned to the Canton Police as stated in British official circles to stab him,*** soon as possible. Therefore he be groundless.

Mr. E. M. Sousa, â dancing asked that this witness's evidence Sir Miles and Dr. Wang are teacher, residing at 9. Granville be taken immediately, after which again meeting to-morrow. Sir Road, said that he saw the accus- the case could be adjourned for a Miles is expected to stay at Nan-ed being chased by the complain- week.

king two or three weeks.-Reuter. ant and his men. He accosted the accused and grappled him by until the arrival of á policeman. Complała- ant was covered in blood, and was

Li Sze, the female prisoner

from Canton, then went into the

witness box. She said that about three years ago she had lived in

MARINES TO RESCUE.

DOMINGO GUARDED AFTER THE HURRICANE.

the neck. holding him

in a state of faint.

The Magistrate: Thank you, Mr. Sousa, you did very well

Mr. Sousa: That is quite all right!

Hong Kong and then went with her husband to Fukien. On her husband's death she came to Hong Kong about ten days ago

New York. Yesterday. on her way to Canton. Subac- A message from Santo Domingo quently she came here again in states that British marines and The Magistrate, addressing the the company of another woman a medical unit from the cruiser, accused. sald: "I don't know and the girl.

H.M.S. Danae, has landed at where the knife went to, but you

In Canton, she explained that Santo Domingo to assist the are convicted.. You must be a she lived in her sister's house and authorities and relieve the troops, vory mean "man to stab another the other woman visited her who have been guarding the City man so savagely, just for the sake there. She asked witness to ac-since the hurricane. Reuter's of three dollars. Three months." company her to Hong Kong to find American Service.

a husband for the girl and she agreed.

SEVEN STOWAWAYS. Seven Chia Chow men pleaded Girl Prefers Colony. looking for a husband, the accused guilty before Mr. T. S. Whyte- Magistrate: Why couldn't allowed her to remain with her. Smith this morning to having husband be found for the girl in Witness and the other woman re- come to Hong Kong as stowaways Canton? The girl herself prefer-turned to Canton the following from Singapore on the steamer red to come to Hong Kong. day and were later arrested by Hai Hing. It was stated that Arrived here, they went to a the Police there along with other they mingled with the passengers boarding house. Then the other people

and gave no trouble. They were woman went to visit a female Accused said that the witness's found two days after departure, friend and returned with her to statement, was corrected, and add-"It is, on account of the work- the boarding house. This woman ed-that she agreed, at the request men's strike at Singapore at pre- said that she had no room in her of her friend, to put the girl up sent that lots of Chinese are try- house to accommodate all three for a few days. She was not going to go back to their native but promised to make arrange-ing to have anything to do with country," said "Detective-Sergeant ments with a friend.

the girl's marriage.

Poyntz.

Later this woman took all three The Magistrate then gave A A fine of $50 with the alterna- to the accused's house, where, on week's remand, allowing bail in tive of one month's hard labour on being informed that the girl was the sum of $100..

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