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STABBING AFFRAY AT WANCHAL

A STRIKE STORY.

The preliminary enquiry into the Store

SPORT." GOLF MATCH

-K.C.C, ». U.S.R.Ç.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 6TH, 1920.

Below will be found the results of the Nuliah Lane stabbing affair, was held beganies played in the match on King's

M. N. L. Smith as the Magistracy fore yosterslay afterncop..

THE OLD WALLS OF CANTON. ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES

THE INTERESTING STORY OF THEIR DESTRUCTION, TIROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

The wall about the old city of Canton.. Park, on Sunday, when the K,C.C.. golf | which was being built during the time that section entertained a strong USR.Com. The majority of the games were close and interesting, the. U.S.R.C. winning by Ave matches. It was one of the most enjoyable et a series of matches extending orez ten

Dr. Juore, Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital, said that at 19.30 nm, on June 3rd, the complainant was admitted to the hospital suffering from

The more, serious ons | Jears, -

two ab wounds.

TRASE

U.S.R.C.

D. J. Mackenzie... Majur Bagnall ...

1. R. 0. Hutchinson. O

of the twn was in the left loin, in an

k.c.e. upward and inward direction, penetrat

D. G. Nicoll ing the spleen, which was removed through J. Jack another wound in front. There was a con J, Stalker...

| Dr. Woodman siderable amount of hemorrhage. The maa J. C. Plateber was in so critical a condition that bis dying. Grana deposition was taken by Mr. RO. Hutchi, W. T.: Elson CON.

ap, the following morning. Questioned by Inspector Kent: Witness said the wounds might have been caused by a dagger similar to the one produced.

Continuing his evidence, the witnem said the patient pook a turn for the better the sa night, and although will in hospital, was completely out of danger and well on the way towards complete recovery.

J. Parkes

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2. Major Downing. 1 1. Major Hickling UL.Col. Crosse.... 1. Major Edwards .. U O v. P. A. Paravicini.. 1 -Dr. Lt.-Comer, Kilgour 1 #TEAM.

I A Burnie ... 0 G. W. Avenallt. Capt. Archer H. E. Strock A. W. E. Davidson 0. Capt. Murray..... Dr. Caps, Gray .........

H. W. Page....... 1 v. Capt. Halford... G. Gerrard Or. A. R. Sutherland. MoMurtrie 0. Lt. Jacobs-Lorkom V. C. Lahrum

0s. It. Hammond ...

РОСИЛОМЕН

Tatal Singles........

Inspector Kent: Was not the defendan:] D. J. Mackenzie.

D. G. Nicoli also admitted to the hospital on the same. Jack... morning, suffering from hemor hage of the J, Stalker

Dr. Woodman Witness: "I" don't know. 1 did

net almu bim,

The Inspector informed the Magistrate that the defendant's injuries were not "serins, and he was discharged from hos pital these days later.

J. C. Fletcher

-W. T. Elon.

J. Parks

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G. W. Avenall. U.

8. Mujor Bagnall

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R. G. Hutchinson. O

P. Major Downing .. Major Hickling...

$....

e. Lt. Col. Crusad

Major Edwards

D. 1. A. Paravicini...

14.-Condr.Kilkour i Capt. Archer

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H. E. Stevens...

A. W. E. Davidson 0 H. W. Page

- Dr. Sents the Government bacteriologist, G. Garrard

J. McMurtrio

gate evident that on June 18th. he receivV. the dagger produced. from Inspectur! Kem.. Ite examined it, and found traces

of loan blood on it.

The complainant deposed that he used to work as a coal elie under the defend aat, who was enolie foreman. "On the third"

men, he joined the Hongkong Electric

· Colapany's Works as a rinder shifter.

By Inspertor, Kent: That was at the time of the strike,

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A Burnie ......... Cupt. Gray .......... Capt. Murray

Capt. Halford.....

A. R. Sutherland. O

r. Lt. Jacobs-Lorkom

C. Labrum. 1. Lt, Hammond

Total Foursomes....

Total Singles........

Total on days play, of

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IN THE EAST. THE LEYLAND HODGSON REVUE COMPANY,

PLAYING TWO NIGHTS IN HONGKONG,"

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William of Normandy was conquering Eng-The Leyland -Hodgson-Revur Co," who land, bas at last been torn down to make are arriving in Hongkong today, are play- roads over which twentieth century motoring two nights in Hongkong, instend" of cars.ace running. This reform comes one as originally arranged. Tonight they about through the initiative of the Chief are staging · Rosebuds a bipze of of Police, Ngai Pong Ping and the Provin music, laughter and lingerie." As there cial Treasures, Young Wing Tai, combined are fewer than 31 artists in the Com- with the brains of a returned student from (pany, including 18 chorus girls, the Com England, Mr. W. C. Lüs. The success of pany can expect good business. these three men is proof that even the morrow's play is not yet aunounced. inertia of a Chinese city may be overcome The Company are on their way to the when brains and initiative, are found in North, and will show for a fortnight on right proportions.

their return trip.

THE QUAINTS.

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To-

The story of the events lending to the destruction of the walls is interesting. About two years ago there was threatened fighting between the civil and military

The Quain-whose previous visits are governors of Canton. This was before the well remembered are announced to play Military Governor gained the absolute for ene night only at the Theatre Royal upper hand which he now has an on Tuesday the lith inst. The best all- Ping was the newly appointmet ground musiqul programme sen at the

He saw the police.

of moving troops into the city so long na city gates Empire for a long time is how the Stater barred the way.'

mas summed up the opening performance

Since their Mr. W. C. Luz, who had just returned of The Quaints in Calenta.

study in British technical schools, last visit to the Colony, five years ago, frons was at the time an employé of the Police The Quaints have been appearing at Department, In addition to technwent most of the leading London theatres, in training he took time in Great Britain to cluding the Alhambra, Empire, Coliseum; study police methods and was for a time Scala. Wyndham's, Criterion, Chieen's utt., in Scotland Yard. His enthusiasm at and have also had the honour of perform teneted the Chief of Police who was looking before their Majesties, the Ring and ing for a man to take down the 'wals. Queen, R. B. Salisbury's name is a hall Ngai Peng Ping naked his young assistant mark of wellman Ile in i brilliant how long he would need to levet fourteen comedian and what is more important is of the eighteen walls of the city. When the pivot of all this aggregation of talent Lau promised to have the work completed with which he has surrounded himself. in a month, the Chief of Police laughed He possesses not only the conie genius bat ne his enthusiastic promise He thought the rare ability of getting the beat out of the enthusan esme from an ignorance of all his coadjutors and infusing that kind the difficulty of the task but he told Lun of go into their united efforts which estab to proceed with the work and to complete lishes an immediate rapport with the audi- it as quickly as possible. Protection by the police and sufficient money were proporting Mr. Salisbury are such well-known ence from the rise of the curtain. Sup-

mised.

the

These familiar with the customs of China London names as Miss Dorothy James. will be surprised to know that the four Mias Hilda. Denton, Miss Eila Cameron, teen gates of the old and new city walls Miss Josephine Cantor, Mr. Ergest Scovell, 148 were all taken down in twenty-eight days, Mr. Grahame Doncaster and Mr. Jack

two days less than the time limit set. This Strachey, while the tour is under the per was possible because of the enthusiasm of soal direction of Mr. Salisbury's partner, young engineer and the determination Mr. Walter Maxwell, The entire scenery,, EUROPEAN SERGEANT No citizens were consulted as to the desir quaint and fantastic effects which class with which the work was carried forward. dresses etc., are carried so as to get the ASSAULTED BY A GAMBLER.ability of taking down the gates, no legislai this entertainment as being so out of the tive body passed an ordinance. It was ordinary. As the Company, ean only stop MAN IMPRISONED FOR A MONTH. assured that everyone would agree that one night, the performance will be their the work should be done. When any ep-famous No. 1 programme which is entitled position developed, a show of what the The Quaints in Pierrotland The booking strong arm of the Police Commissioner is in the hands of Montrics and weat could do was sufficient to gain at least should be applied for without delay. acquiescence, Since that time two other gates have been taken down, until now only the two north gates remain.

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THE ITALIAN OPERA CO..

By His Worship: Yone of the strikers At the Magistracy, Jesterday: a had apprenched him not to undertake the Chine was charged with gambling and with aaalting Sergeant Neal, who had "work. He was instrumental in curiarrested him..

several other workers for the Electric Com- | The Sergeant stated that on Saturday morning he was on duty in the Central pany, on the request of the No. 1 there,

District when he saw a number of men Proceeding, the witness said that when gambling in a lane. As soon as defendant the strike was called off, he and his fokie sue him he dropped some cards and tried Witness seized him and, were dismissed. The anme day he met the bending down to pick up the cards, be the finances in the bands of the Pro- a reporter of the gkong, informed

to run away.

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should

ed

come down and

that it is

THE HUMPHREY BISHOP CO.

The Chief of Police was surprised at the

The Italian Opera Co. organised by case with which the work was done. He Mr. A. Strok, who brought the Russian determined that all the walls of the city Opera Co. of refugees to Hongkang a few a ayalew of roads months ago, are now playing in Java. be built in

their place. do this requir- Mr. Strok, who is in dendant, nad the latter asked him for was assaulted by defendant who freed him incial-Treasurer-and-the consent of the unlikely the Opera Co, will visit Hong, 3. but he said he did not have any man and arrested defendant a second time. Cantonese, was von to the cause and these opera is not sufficient to make a visit to and ran away. Witness gave chase Military "Governor. The Treasurer, a kong The support accorded to grand on his person. On the following day, the Defendant was very violent and witness two men then united and secured the con the Colony worth while. defendant again met him, and once more struck him with a truncheon. As defend-

Rent of the Governor, asked him for 23. He walked into a te his whistle to call for assistance and dewalls was anencial. In the heart of the

ant continued to struggle witness took out The first

in taking down the shop is Queen's Road to get rid of the fendant broke the chain. He was event- old city was a large tract of land belong: No better testimony of the Colony's defendant, but the latter followed him intonally removed to the station with the asing to the descendants of the Bannerman appreciation of the series of entertain The Bannermen were Chinese who fought ments given by the Humphrey Bishop Co. Mr. Smith sentenced defendant to one for the Manchus When the Manchua coat be afforded that the fact that at this the shop. In the course of conversation sistance of two Chinese detectives.

month's hard labour

captared Canton, many hundreds of years end of a fortnight's season the Company ago, they confiscated property and gave were able to attract to the Theatre on a it to their supporters. It was decided that this land should now be taken out of the hot night too an audience which almost bands of the present bolders and sold in completely filled the building. And if any order to provide money to take down the other testimony were needed it was afford- wall.

ed by the great enthusinam with which practically every

Item

on a long pro- grane was greeted.

The

Colony bids farewell to this clever company today, and those who have so enjoyed their short season will not readily' enjoyed their From the Straits and the

"MAGNIFICENT SUICIDE.”

JAPANESE BANKER'S DEATH.

over the ton, witness asked the defendant why he should give him 85, and the de fendant said I na only asking you for the money as a loan Witness said he had inu money to lend." The defendant became angry at this and said Then I shall

Mr. Kiyojiro Morioka, a well-known havo to stab you to death." He did not say another word, and walked away. Wit banker and Member of Parliament, com nees was afraid, and went straight home, mitted suicide at Nara on June 27th. by Ten days passed without anything happen-cutting his throat with a short sword. The

It has required $350.000 (Canton cur redley) to take down the walls. This money has come from the sale of lands which the Government had held for years or which they recently book From the Bannermen

ing to him. On the night of June 2nd failure of his bank appears to have been It is interesting to know that the construc-F.M.E. the Company proceed to South i

the cause of the tragedy.

When the old wall was first but

No

tion of the walls, which were cter six mies Africa. Here, most of the members will leave. -at about 11:30' pim., as he was cuerging The admiration for self-destruction, as a long and which were built during an in- Mr. Bishop, for their contracts will have from latrine in Stone Nailah Lane, the heroic expression of apology for failure to terval of nearly four hundred

years, defendant init Before witzes mest one's obligations appears, still to completed without cost to the Coveramont expireer this item company, Mr. Bignon

Are you Sui Tail witness lingor in the minds of the people, says

will perhaps visit Australia before again could answer him, he stabbed witness twice Reuter's correspondent. The druku Asahi a levy was made not only on the dwellers venturing to the Far East. The Far East on the left side and then ran away. Wit describes the banker's death as a magni: of the city but on the surrounding villages, to soaring companies, because of the great is eodem or never a profitable business. trip ness chased him for two shop lengths, when ficent suicide."

Each unit was required to provide a cer amount of time spent in travelling, the the defendant tripped and fell? Witness

tain amount of labour and materiais. caught him. Someone blew a Police

money passed hands. As additions to the greatly increased hotel charges and the whistle, and's European Sergeant came,

wall were made the same method was fol- high coste generally Wisnes handed the defendant to him.

lowed. The

walls have been taken down by. several companies who have taken contracte for sections At times from two to three thousand coolies have keer employed. The women have received a waga of thirty-five cents a day, while the men have received forty. This wage does not indude food. It is difficult to understand how life can be sustained on such an income.

By Inspector Kent: The knife pro dood was similar to the one he saw, the defendant drop during the struggle, dâd which he later picked up from the drain and handed to the mergeant.

The Defendant: Four men occupy the same room at No. 17, Tai Woo Street Two of them weat to Osaton leaving us to share the cubicle1-No. I neror lived together with you.

Answering his Worship: Witness said he had been living at No. 17, Tai Woo Street for three days when be was stabbed. He did not see the defendant in the house during the time he lived there.

A JAPANESE COLLIERY

DISASTER.

OVER 200 LIVES LÖST, '

All hope has been given up that any of the miners who were at work in the Yabari coal mine, near Sapporo, in the Hokkaido. when the explosion occurred are still alive, There are known to have been 210 mer' in the mine at the time the disaster occurred Following the explosion in the Yabari Mine, the six entrances of the mine were closed to prevent the fire from spreading. There are many bodies stil, in the wrecked galleries of the mine. It is estimated that the money los aggregates approximately ¥10,000,000,

walls. Over 3,000 bouses have been partially or entirely destroyed to make way for the new roads.

than eight miles of wide streets have been During the past nineteen months more opened in the city. Plans have now been drawn and work will be starting soon to huild thirty maro miles of road all of There have been many rumours of trea

which will be inside the city. sure and curios, found in the wall, but ta he completed within the next year.

These are investigation does not verify many of them, Work men did break into bite of the old picturesque wails and gates gu and The European resident of Canton sees rare vase which was buried in the earth. A string of cash, more than a thousand has a feeling of regret that this typical years old, was turned up one day be a ing to note that not one of the old gates part of the city is gone. It is interest- The defendant said that prior to joining

workman's pick, One foreigner has the Electric Co the defondant bad bor

cannon ball which probably was shot into the children of the future know what is to be left standing in its place to let rowed 82 from him. On the night in quer

the wall at the time when the English and their forefathers walked under. tion he came home with his wages, and he

It in French took the city in 1857. Probably impossible to imagine such a complete (defendant) naked him for the return of

"nearly all the stories of uncovered gold destruction of a reic of the past in a the 82 as he was rather hard up. The con- aspector Kont said that has sent complain. which are generally believed in Canton will European city as has taken place in Can- plainant, who was under the influence of ant to the hospital immediately on hia nover be verified. If coolice found treaton. The young Chinese of to-day seen in drink, chased him out of the house and arrival at the station. Later he found that sure the public wolf about a ̈thou completo tearing down will suit him.

know about it the wall an obstruction to progress, only s saulted him in the road, cutting his be the defendant was blonding profusely from When the walls were built and wouncing his right arm in several pital iso. He was produced in Court on tones did not prevan so that there has temple on top of the wali in AD. 1834 awound in the now, and sent him to hos sand years ago the custom of laying worner” The old water clock which was put in a The complainant denied that he had bor hin discharge from hospital.

been no revealing of archives

is to be preserved. It will be put up in. one of the public gardens which are a part that he had fought with him. The de peated his story about the #2 he had lent from the walls, Much of this has been the new city, plan. A few stones will fendant stabbed him without giving him describe the fight. He said the complain were faced with large bricks about four that a part of the old wail was built under

to the defendant, and proceeded to new ronde

used to fill up the canals and to build the also be placed in the same garden.

The oldest part of the wall of these is one which bears the inscription One chance to defend himself.

ant was stronger than be, and had the times the are of the building bricks used his nose by falling down during the chase, jured in the struggle. I was lying on the squares of soft rock. The bricks and the who is now responsible for the tearing down

best of the struggle. We were both in-

the capervision of an official by the name to-day The gates were made of large of Ngai, the same name as the man has -after he had stabbed witness, round with him on top of me when the rooks have been sold and

old and many are timed of

in various city and

not be able to go through the nar The wak in met places was abont row streets and walk under the shade of twenty-five feet high and from twenty-five the prost gates. Only thora: who have

places

rowed any boney from the defendant, or After defendant had been warned, he re- Great quantities of dirt have been taken

By his Worship: The defendant hurt

Lanto-Zorgeant AJ 30 Stent gazo evidea, Berront came and took us to the station," in the new building on mine to Canton will in the

of arrest and said the defendant triod to His Worship: You told us about every parts of the city. break loose while witness was remothing but the most important thing-the him to the station, but did not succeed stabbing of the complainant, The knife, produced, was handed to wit news by the complainant.

Defendant; I told you that we were After the princinal tenant of the house both injured. He cut my nose and stabbed had deponed that both the defendant at him several times too.

mo several times on the right arm, and and the complainant lived in her house,

tinued at foot of rest

The flofendant was committed to the next Criminal Seations for trial

to forty feet in thickness. The roads which heen visitors in the mast will know the cite follow the oath of the old walls are from as it was for a thousand years The seventy to a hundred feet wide. This has tourist may have regrets, but the Canton necessitated the tearing down of mantene husiness man has nona: Fin sker in the houses which have been adjacent to the wide roads greater-profits and 18th day (Continued at foot of next column) this is a Scient reason for any change.

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