1934-07-20 — Page 9

SHOOTING AFFRAY

ON FATSHAN

Guards Lured Behind Grille.

THEN TWO SHOTS FIRED

EUROPEANS

INVOLVED IN

TRAFFIC CASES

Dodwell's Manager Fined.

The shouting affair on board PEAK LADY HAS NO LICENSE

the Canton river steamer Fat:[]

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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1934.

TRAMS RUN WITHOUT

ESCOURT

Vote To End General Strikę.

SMALL MAJORITY GAINED

(Continued From Page 1)

To-day's Short-Story.

THE BARE

TRUTH

By Lord Dunsany.

N incident occurred the show the restraint Jorkens showed?

San Francisco, To-day. A other day at the club that I How many members can any clab shan on April 12, in which an In- Mr. M.. A. Johnson, manager The General Strike Committes, disliked very much. Perhaps in-boast who could so deftly answer dian Guard. Thakat Singh, was of the Kowloon Motor Car De by 191 votes to 174 have voted to cident is too afrong a word for such a question as this, without any wounded in the chest, was the partment of Messrs. Dodwell and recommend the workers to end it; for, after all, it was trivial traces of rancour? bosis of a charge brought against Company, was brought before the strike. This may affect only and passed unnoticed; yet it was another Indian guard. Sarawan, Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones, at the the sympathy strikes, leaving the one of those things, that can do "I wonder if any of you may have "Yes, once," Jorkens answered. Singh, of wounding with intent Kowloon Magistracy this morn-longshoremen as before.

no good, and are always better had the same experience. Once for and wounding, which was con-Jing, on two charges.

The labour

unions have voted avoided, Jorkens had just told a the best part of an hour I told the tinued before the Chief Justice! (1) For failing to report the to end the general strike.

story: I do not repeat it here; most pure undiluted absolute truth. Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, at the change of ownership, of car No. 419,

ALL RESOURCES PLEDGED Criminal

since I wish only to offer my I'll tell you how it occurred. I Sessions. Supreme for which he was fined $5.

The General Strike Committee readers those stories of Jorkens was in a town called Dead Horse, Court this morning.

(2) Allowing

unlicensed pledges every resource, both that nobody can disprove, while in South Africa. It's out 40 Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attor-driver to hire one of their cars, but ancial and moral, towards

on the the in place of proofs that they are veldt, about thirty miles west of ney-General conducted the case for on this score he was discharged.

termination of the waterfront strike. the Crown and the jury empanelled

actually true I confidently rely the railway. Corrugated iron EUROPEAN WOMAN FINED The General Strike Committee's the reader, which will pot per quarter looked more comfortable.

instead on the sporting sense of mostly. I often thought the native consisted of Messrs. G. S. Rosselet, (foreman). J. D. Kinnaird, A. E.

-Miss N. Cooper, of No. 100 The dent Roosevelt's National Long-word merely because positive communique indicates that Presimit him to disbelieve Jorkens's Ablong, Andrew Cheung Yau-ken Peak, was fined $5 for driving prahoremen's Board has undertaken proof is not to hand at the mo- and J. F. Richmond.

vate car No. 419 along Tai Po Road that the maritime unions shall be ment. Relating the circumstances which without a license on July lead up to the charge, Mr. Fraseri

fully considered in the arbitra- tion, hence the general strike is there were points about it that Jorkens, then, had told a tale, and said that the question arose of fill-j

called off-Reuter.

NUMBER PLATE MISSING

ing the position of Sergeant of the Mr. E. Roche, of Wallace Harper Guards on board the steamer and and Company, was fined $10 by Mr. applications were put in by Mussa . I. Wynne Jones at the Kowloon Singh, Gasa Singh and the accused. Magistracy this morning for failing On the day in question, April 12, to carry a rear number plate on his the accused changed duties with the car, No. 1270 while driving down forward guard who went amidships. Nathan Road at 7.15 p.m. on July 2phie When later Gazar Singh and Thakat Singh wont amidships accused open-

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TO-MORROW'S STORY

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caused me to reserve.my judgment; before giving it that unqualified belief that would entitle me to offer it to my readers, and we wert mine for a man in the City. What "Well I'd gone there to sell a about to discuss it among us and ask Jorkens a few questions, which

city? There's only one, as far as Messages Ordinance, 1891. Rething clear, when one of our memmine for him. The mine. was at (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra would no doubt have made every I know. I'd gone there to sell a ceived July 20, 4.30 am.)

San Francisco To-day.

bers, whose name I will not give, Dead Horse; a gold mine, you know. ed the iron grille leading forward! Mr. W. Buchner, of 33 Cumber The shipping radio telegraphists said: "Jorkons, have you ever told And I'd got the man there on the and told them. falsey, as it later land Road, was fined $3 for driving have voted to suspend the general the truth in your life?"

spot that was to buy it. I'd got transpired, that the Chief Officer without a red rear light. He stated strike pending a more favourable I admit that he said it with at

him at Dead Horse. He came from wished to speak to them. He then that it had been broken and he was opportunity.

smile, which certainly

Kimberley. He was a fellow called retreated back through the grille. going to get it fixed.

Observers do not know whether from accusations and places it Steig, I remember. The two men came up to the grille

"And it wasn't yesterday's developments spelled among jokes; yet even as a joke I and accused then prodtical his re-

the unionists doom, whether Gene- did not like it, and without wish-mines that you get a prospectus volver and shot Thakat Singh.

For driving private car No. 2669 ral Hugh Johnson will foros ing to generalise I think It is often about, and invest your money, and The wounded man staggered away along the Castle Peak Road without just settlement; er and was later found seriously in a license on June 23 at 6.05 p.m., unionists

that's all you see of the mine. No, whether the the case that remarks that need a

this was a mine that was there, a will renew the fight smile to make them possible are jured on the starboard side of the Mr. R. H. Gerrand was fined $5.

they are now abandoning-United really better unsald. I will say no mile out from Dead Horse, and I ship.

Press, per S. E. Levy and Com-more in criticism of a member of took Steig to see it. pany.

the club to which I also belong.

"Well, I knew something about it, The rest is sheer praise.

of course, but, I must say I was Jorkens was admirable. If astonished when I saw it. I went

Shot Heard.

Mr. J. F. Follett, the chief olleer

1

WITHOUT LICENSE

SPEEDSTER CAUTIONED

of the as. Fatsban, said that he Appearing on summons for bed as and, hile he is in driving his car, No. 1456, at an ex-

а

cessive speed in Fleming Road and

a

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one of

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thesc

BEN LYON ERNEST TORRENCE

over it with Steig and we both had

Meeting Of East Bay have exposen one slip at our club,

Unions.

I offer the behaviour of another look at it. It was full of nug- member as a model. Who, being gete: Steig picked up at least a suddenly asked if he had

dozen anything from five to ten

ever

his cabin on the day in question. Hennessy Road on June 28, Mr. H. Sounds of scuffling was also going 1 Decker, of the staff of the Texas on and almost immediately, another shot rang out. He left his cabin to Company, (China) Limited, was! find one of the guards struggling cautioned by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at phic Blessages Ordinance, 1881. He.poken the truth in his life, would ounces each, and there were rocks

with the accused, who held a revol- the Central Magistracy this morn-

ing.

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ceived July 20, 22.59 m.)

Oakland, To-day. ver. He caught hold of him and,

The Strategy Committee of the the accused did not offer further re- The prosecuting officer said that Alameda Labour Council yester- Mr. Decker was driving at a speed day announced that it was re Evidence was also given by Mr.. of 40 miles per hour. Mr. Decker commending, at a meeting last) A. Judge, second engineer, who remarked that he did not know how night of all the East Bay unions, followed Mr. Follett to the scene af- fast he was driving as he did not that the general strike be ended ter hearing the shot fired.

notice the speedometer, but that he simultaneously with the San always made a point of driving safe. Francisco action.

síátance.

He said that after the. ac-

cused had been shouted at by

into a chair and cried with

tears in his eyes and shouted. "I want to die, maskee I die." Evidence was also given, by the

added.

On account of defendant's record, he was cautioned.

OPIUM HAUL ON P.O. LAUNCH.”

Coxswain Dismissed And Reinstated.

with lodes in them that fairly gift- tered. White quartz, you know, and all streaky with gold. Even I was surprised at it. Then we came back to Dead Horse to a thing that they called an hotel to talk it over.

"The mine was to go for a mil- lon, and I was to have 10 per cent. of the price, whatever it was. I was allowed a certain latitude for Chan Pui, who was jointly charged haggling, but a million was the

was after.

"I have been driving for 28 years A committee representing the with Leung Tai-yau, for having in idea. And, you know, 10 per cent. the last witness he collapsed without an accident", Mr. Decker Oakland Car-men's Union agreed their possession 22 taels of raw on a million's a lot of money.

to submit to the car men's meet opium on board No. 1 Post Office clearing a proposal that the Key Sye-launch last Friday, was dismissed but I knew what he

"Well, Steig offered me whiskies, tem car men return to their jobs by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Cen-You see, the man that owned this this morning.

tral Magistracy this morning, ewing mine knew a lot about it. There to insufficient evidence against him are things known in the City that LABOUR HAS WORST DEFECT

Accused, who is the coxswain of you don't pick up by poking round IN MANY YEARS the launch, was represented by Mr. lumps of quartz for an hour, even

W. A. Mackinlay. (Continued from page 1.)

In discharging defendant, Mr. the spot.

if you do think you are the man on ISOLATED PARTIES

Hamilton remarked that he had The action leaves the long-spoken to the Harbour-Master, and wanted to find out what they knew "Steig knew that much, and he shoremen and seamen to carry that on his recommendation accused in the City about it.. on alone. Individual union work will be reinstated by the Foat veritas was his idea; and he fancied In vino ers began returning to work as Office.

CHINESE DRIVERS FINED Chief Officer, Mr. J. M. McWilliams, Wong Kam-chuan, driver of pri- and the Captain, Mr. W. T. Hodge. vate car No. 396, and Li Shek-saham, Gasar Singh, who was following driver of private car No. 975, were Thakat Singh when he was shot, fined $10 each, for driving at an ex- said that he saw the wounded man cessive speed from Main Street to- running backwards. He rushed wards Repulse Bay. Defendants forward and grappled with the ac- had clear records since 1932. cused and it was then that another,

shot was fired. The European,

officers then came on the scene and KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY soon as possible. the accused offered no further re- sistance.

Evidence was also given by one

1. Mar

(Continued from Page 13.

The strike Committee Secretary,

'action was contingent on the

Shanghai.

Mr. Kidwell, said that further STONEYARD BATTLE. of the Chinese saloon boys who in- formed the Second Officer of the loon Railway with the Canton-Han-'to arbitrate with the striking

The linking of the Canton-Kow waterfront employers agreement Two Arrested Men In presence of the wounded guard on kow Railway, it is, learned, was maritime unions which, it is under- the starboard side of the ship. brought up by the British section stood, the employers are ready to

Police evidence was then taken for discussion, but the Chinese re-'do.

Seven Ning-po and eight Haka and the hearing adjourned.

The action was taken follow- presentatives declared they were not ing a very lengthly conference men were bound over in a sum of empowered to discuss this matter between the Strike Committee and $25 each by Mr. E. 1. Wynne Jones

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I knew, having come straight out from England. Well, the more he offered me whisky the more I drank

water, which is a damned danger ous drink out there. But it was my duty to keep my head, my duty to those that employed me; so I drank the stuff and chanced it, and] kept away from the whisky. And, as it turned out, it did me no harm. "Well, towards the end of the at the Kowloon Magistracy this evening Steig went to a cupboard

and were instructed to negotiate the N. R. A. head, General Hugh morning for Aghting in the stone and rather quietly unlocked it and only for a revision of the Canton-Johnson. The committee adopted Kowloon. Railway agreement. the resolution by 191 votes to Amps, To Kwa Wan, on July 11.

yard belonging to Mesers, Logan and slipped a bottle cut, and filled a This linking plan was revived re- 174.

Four men are still in hospital and his back to me, and drank it off liqueur-glass from it, half-turning

one case of meningitis were recently by Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, Although the resolution is am two men were, absent, the foremen without ever saying a word. And

Two cases of typhoid fever and ported in the Colony during the Chairman of the Chinese Chamber biguous about the requirement of stating that they had gone to Shang-very soon after that he went to

of Commerce In Hong Kong. His the waterfront employers accept- scheme is strongly opposed by the ing arbitration, the resolution A dinner dance will be held at semi-official bodies here.

specifically and unconditionally

24 hours ended July 18.

After being knocked down by motor car No. 275 in Des Voux' Road, Central, yesterday, Cho Fa, a. Chinese male, was admitted to the Government Hospital.

WELL-KNOWN LOCAL RESIDENT PASSES

(Continued from Pagą 1).

Thai.

BY POLICE,

Escaping Justice.

bed.

"Next day we took another look the Repulse Bay Hotel to-morrow The new railway agreement which advised all sympathy strikes to be THIEF SHOT DOWN at the mine, and Stelg came away evening, and a tea dance on Sunday, is reported to have been reached at called off, Therefore, the general

with more nuggets and had them at 4.30 p.m.

The "Andetoniana Hong Kong yesterday is to be rat strike has ended.

tested and after sunset we sat Band will be in attendance on both fed by the British authorities and The Oakland strategy committee

again, in his room, in the thing occasions.

the National Government at Nan-recommended an affirmative vote

they called an hotel, he drinking king.

last night calling off the general

whiskies and sods and like it, I drinking atrike. It was pointed out that After a chase near Shatin, yes-water and pretending to they sympathetically joined the terday, Foo Yu, 35 years, was shot holding it up to the light and look- San Francisco strike, and there. down by Police, Suffering from ing at it approvingly, but in allence. fore, due to the San Francisco wounds in the back he was re- because I didn't know how you Committee having relaxed its grip moved to the Government Civil praised water. and permitted certain organisa-Hospital.

"And this time when he went to For returning from banishment

tions to resume, work it "con-It was stated that Foo Yu who the cupboard and got, the other without an authorised permit Wong Mr. Booker, who was a popular cluded unfair that unions in this resided at Taipoko Village, was at bottle, he put it on the table, but on Kau, a 38-year-old unemployed, was member of the Royal Hong Kong district should continue to strike." tempting to escape from the the far alde from me, and made sentenced to six months' hard labour Golf Club, came to Hong Kong In-United Fress, per S. E. Levy and Police, for a theft which he had point of not offering it to me. by Mr. E... Wynne Jones at the 1931 from Manchester as a piece-Company.

committed at the Shatin Tron Mine. "Of course, we were talking shop, Kowloon Magistracy this morning.goods expert to join Messrs. Steger

Bond part of the time openly, and part of HOW TO END DIVORCE the time we were talking of fowers Chol Man-ching, a 27-year-old while with Mesars. John Manners unemployed, was sentenced to nine and Co, later leaving them to be

TRIAL

and butterfiles just to give the im pression that the mine or the mil months hard labour by Mr. B. L come manager of Messrs. Bishop The tenth All-Union Sovlet glid Mrs. Manuel Rangel recently delon didn't really mean, much to us: Wynne Jones at the Kowloon Magis- and Lacey. He was not married, ing meet will take place in Septem monstrated in court in Mexico City but really whether it was butter tracy this morning for returning The funeral will pass

pass the Monu- from banishment without an author ment, Happy Valler, at 5 p.m. to- one hundred dlers with Alsty, glidend a divorce mal she shot and shop all the time.

Koktel Crimen. About that there is more than one way to flies or flowers,, we were talking

ers will participate In the meet. killed her husband.

Ised permit

and Co. Later he was for a short

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