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CORRESPONDENCE CANTON AND THE STRIKE, (20 THE EDITOR OF THE “RONGKONG DAILY PRESS."'l

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

MOB JUSTICE ÎN YAUMATI. DRAMATIC INCIDENT IN THE

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Three men to be indicted as the March Uriminal Sessions will be able to plead, 81a-In your landing article in last if convicted, that they have already re- Monday's issue, you take exception to coived a large instalment of their punish our statement that property is saferment. Today under the present régime than it has ever been under any previous Admin stration in this province." You regard this as

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FOOTBALL.

The following is the programme matches arranged for to-day- HONGKONG 3.0. CHALLENGE SHIELD COMPETI

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 1023,

ARMED ROBBERY AT A YAUMATI - FAWNSHOF.

$19,399 STOLEN.

TWO ROBBERS AND A CONSTABLE ARRESTED,

For the second time within a year the H.M.S. Tamar e. United AO., at 3 pm,

on Navy "B" ground. Referee: Mr.proprietor of the Fan Tai pawnshops, of

Nawbon.

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South Chins ground Referee: Afr.

Williams.

Hongkong Club. St. Joseph's at 4.15 pm.. on Navy "A" ground. Referee: Mr. Smith.

The story of the prosecution; us related South China . Police, at 4.15 p.m., on which there are five or six, within, the by Inspector Brown, of Yaumati, is not without exciting incident. The three men, so the story goes," engaged a small "An incongruous claim... at rowing Boat, in charge of one defenceless, tima when we are in the midst of a woman,' and when they got a little way shipping strike, directed from Canton from the shore they all set upon her to (sic), which is paralysing not only the trade of Hongkong, the entrepot of got from her a pair of ear-rings with South Chins, but greatly damaging jade" pendants.

that

also the industrial and commercial in She shrieked for aid and one of the terests in the whole Brea over which the Canton Government is exercising men twisted a rope round her neck four We caa hardly recognise or five times in order to stifle her cries jurisdiction.

safaty al property in all this On the contrary, we should say

liberal attitude towards Labour which produces such results is clearly destructive of property and the general welfare of the community,” You reveal here a conception of the Eunctions of a Government that we find it difficult to accept. You sem to think that a Government ought to give every protection property or capital and to deny labour its right to strike a right now recognized throughout the civilized world!

Reference is made in your article to reports of the strikera interference with the traffic on the Canton Kowloga Rail Way

I may point out that correction of some of these reports has already appeared in both Hongkong and Canton papers even before the writing of your article. The Canton Municipal authori- ties have also issued orders strictly for bidding the strikers to interfere in any Way with the train service.

A regards the recent looting of a train by brigands, there is no mere connection between this incident and the strike" or the Canton Government's attitude to wards labour that there is between the many cases of robberies in Hongkong in the last few years few years and the strike. We cannot see any relevancy is your mentioning it.

We wish to direct your attention to the fact that you have not given, as we re quested in our last letter, any evideno in support of your statement that Bolshevism was spreading in the South Instead, you have drawn a red perring across the trail

and in doing so nearly strangled her. However, our old friend Nemesis (beloved of the penny novelette writer) was pos far away. The three brules were so in- tent on over mastering the boat woman that they all struggled with her on one side of the boat and forgot the necessity for trimming the craft. turned and, in a moment, the dramatis person were all struggling in the har our together; just and ubjust alike were chilled to the marrow.

It was over-

Right triumphed, for the boatwoman was the first to escape from the parlous predicament. on totheke. She managed to scramble and from that point of vantage renewed her cries for sid.

The whole boating population of the vicinity was soon on hand and when they learned from the excited woman what had happened it seemed likely to go ill with the men still strugging in the water. Mob passions were relented as the woman shrieked the dory of her wrongs. Instead of making any effort to rescue the men, the boat people moved at them with their paddles-wherever they saw a head they bit it, hard..

At length one of the men managed to clamber on to P. & O. lighter No. 8. His wretched aspect, half-drowned and streaming with blood, may have brought about a revulsion of feeling amongst the incensed mob. Anyhow they pulled another of the men out of the water, cap- tured the man on the lighter, tied the handed them ever to the police in the two together-more dead than alive and Water Police Basin.

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First aid was rendered, and very neces You cannot callsary it was to save the men's lives. One Canton Government "Balsheviki" man's head was severely cut in several just because i cannot see eye to eye with places by the blows from the paddles; be bad los, & lot of blood and was much you regarding the protection of property exhausted by exposure. The other man and suppression of striks & more ec had a big mop of hair, which had pro- winding proof is necessary.-Yours, etc.,

tected big skull from injury, but he was CANTON INFORMATION BUREAU

half-dead from cold. Questions elicited Canton, February, 1994.

that there was still a third man in the [What more proof does the Canton in harbour, somewhere, a Lance-Sergeant formation Burasu want than the ecular Sabey went out in a dinghy to lock for demonstration afforded by present condi. him, and found him eventually, very far tions in the province As to the Br gone and badly wounded. The wonder

is that this man taken in the latter, we have no such

an is alive to tell the tale. Potion of the functions of a Government. With that impartiality which is

the as the Canton Information Bureau claims pride of British justice the polico set shout to detect in what we have written. No supplying the men's immediate necessities They were all body denies to Labour the right to strike before charging them. What is denied to any Labour organization provided with dry clothes, bot drinks and right to intimidate and to strangle blankets; their injuries were patched up the industrial and commercial life of temporarily and two of them went to

hospital for some days.

Does

A PUBLIC NUISANCE,

community, by terrorising workmen wheYesterday, the three, still looking very

no grievance and desire to work. the Canton Information Bureau, by writing sick and wretched, were committed by 4 bie" in the above extract, sock to deny Mr. J. R. Wood for trial at the March the patent fact that the strike is being Sessions of the Supreme Court, and the -directed from Canton? It would be abeer dit boat people who had so nearly made bonesty to do so." As to the interference wits further pursuit of justice unnecessary, tiba traffic on the Kowlook-Canton railway the were present in Cours in large numbers facts we have published are incontrovertible, to see that their quarry did not escipt. but we are glad to know that the Canton Municipal Authorities have issued orders strictly forbidding the strikers to interfere in any way with the train service." hope that, for this purpose, the functions of the Canton Municipality extend as far u Bamchun, on the borderline of British

As a result of the many complaints of territory, which is about eighty miles distant

the nuisance caused by Chinese who con- from the city of Canton. The stopping and looting

of a train by a gang of bandits agregate outside the Mercantile Bank and hundred strong is simply another illustra the Netherlands Bank in Queen's Road for the purpose of carrying on a speculative tion of the lack of effective control over -the lawless elements in the province. Ars

business in exchange, a Chinese was these bandits amenable to the orders of the charged at the Magistracy, yesterday, with refusing to move on when ordered Canton, Municipal Council?-ED.]

to do so by a police officer.

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HONGKONG LEÀQUE

Division I. Kick-off 4.15 p.m. Kowloon HHS. Curku Kowloon (Happy Valley) ground. Referee: │.......... Mr. Hollands

H.G.A. v. H.M.S. Ambrose, Sookunpoo

ground. Referee: Mr. Bolton.

Division II. Kick-off 2,4 p.m. South China Be. Curlew Reserves, Mr. Navy "A" ground. Referee: Lavender.

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South China "A" «. Kowloon Reserves, South China ground. Baletes: Mr Sambells.

Hongkong Club Ecaurves . R.G.A. Be serves, Kowloon F.C. ground, Happy

Valley. Referee:" Mr. Drayton The Ol

Shield match against St. Joseph's will now be played on Navy "A" ground at 4.15 p.m. at the request of the latter Club who cannot turn out at 3 pm The University have been permitted to postpone their League match with the King's Roserver as some of thair players are assisting the United in the shield match against the Tumar!

Owing to the Police being due in the shield competition as opponents to South China their League match with the King's is postponed, The soldiers will not bo

Gut this week.

The shield thatches should attract a large crowd this week and the best game should be seen on the South China ground.

It is rumoured that the Police will not be able to field a side this week, but as the time for the 2nd round to be com- pleted is up to-day it will be a great pity if their match with South China should stances. They had, the luck of the draw fall through owing to unforeseen circum being the only team in the competition to receive a bye,

The Tamar and United match being played at 3 p.m. will give followers of the game a chance of witnessing two shield

matches the same afternoon.

the play should favour the light men of With the slippery state of the ground. the United who will be able to get over the ground easily. It is not expected that the United will win but they may draw with the sailors and catching Mitch unguarded there is just a chance of them getting through.

Colony, has bad one of his branch shopa robbed. About a year ago one of the pawnshops was entered and a large quad- tity of valuables and jewellery stolen. Ou that occasion, as on the present occasion, & foki admitted the robbers into the shop and then absconded.

The dircumstances surrounding the pre sent robbery are complicated. A warrant been issued for the arrest of a foki em- ployed in the Yaumati pawnshop, where the robbery took place, and a Chinese constable has been arrested for being concerned in the affair. There were five robbers in all and they were all aimed with revolvers and daggers. Driving the occupants of the shop into the kitchen they there bound and gagged the victims and covered them over with a blanket.

They then proceeded to ransack the place and got away with money, clothing and jewellery to the value of $19,382.

The methods adopted by the Chinese pawnbrokers to ensure the safety of valuable entrusted to their custody are generally of a very slip-shod nature. In most cases the employes have free access to the safes, which are left open during hours of business. In this case the three safes which were robbed were situated near the entrance to the kitchen and at the time of the robbery the doors of the safes were said to have been wide open.

Besides jewellery, a large quantity of clothing was stolen, which ini have. taken several journeys to carry away. This fact led the police to believe that the robbery was carried out by men in the Yaumati district. Investigations led to the arrest of two of the robbers in whose possession a quantity of the stolen property was found.

A Chinese constable named Chung Yea who is said to have been on duty in the neighbourhood of the pawnshop at the time of the robbery has been arrested in connection with the affair,

tries, sesterday, and

The case was mentioned at the Magis

the three men. charged were formally remanded for une week pending investigations.

COMPANY MEETING, HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited, was held yesterday morning at the Hongkong Hotel Mir A. R. Love (Chairman) presided and The Club are leaving nothing to chance there were also present: The Hon. Sir and with the exception of J. Rodger are Paul Chater, C.M.G., Sir Ellis Kadoorie, Putting out their strongest side. Stand Mr. J. Scott Barston (Directors), oseph's are trying to get out a good side Mr. J. H Taggart (managing director) and with the ground on the greasy side Mr. H. N. Beaurepaire (secretary), and may surprise the Club.

Messrs. Fang Tat Hang, E. W. Alderson, In the League games Carlets should win T. R. Parsons, A. S. Ellis, N. V. A against Kowloon. The sailors are slowly Croucher, M. 3. Northcote, 4. W. Smith, creeping up to the old position at the head W. E. van Eps and 3. Chipman position with 17 points to their credit and shares represented was 80,341. of the League and now occupy third (shareholders). The total number of two matches in hand. With's win to-day they will be bracketed with the Club for second place.

The match between the Services at Soo, kunpoo will be keenly contested with the soldiere just getting beme The sailors are still without Duval and Batterham in their attack but they should give the RGA. & good run....

In the juniors the Curlew Reserves should improve their chances for the

Chias

OBSTRUCTION ON THE RIALTO."dership, by winning against South

THE ARRIVAL OF THE 102ND aid that the case had been brought as

GRENADIERS.

DISEMBARKATION YESTERDAY.

The transport Dufferin arrived yester day at daybreak with the new Indian Begiment (the 102nd Grenadiers), which Is to replace the 2/22nd Punjabis. The Vessel berthed alongside Holts Wharf and disembarkation of men, and stora was commenced at once. By two o'clock in the afternoon disembarkation was con-

pleted and the regiment moved off to their quarters, the Punjabis Barraks Rowloca. The man marched to the barracks vid Nathan Boad headed by a band of buglers and bagpipes The Regimental colours was carried sad the Companies of mea, numbering 750, in all looked very well in marching formation. For the most part they looked young and it

Colonel G. B. Roberts, D.S.O., is in command of the Regiment, and the other officers are Major AB. Johnstone, Capt. E. R. Dods, M.C., Capt. R. Is Flemming. M.C., Capt. H. F. Bloxham, Capt. B. T. Forsyth, Capt. B. M. Newton-King, Capt. B. 8. Hey, Capt. G. A. Crawford, Capt. EA. Hays-Newington and Lieut. A. 0.

Thompson

The 102nd Grenadiers service, dar ing the Great War, in Mesopotaanio, sa early as the middle of 1015. They were recalled to India in 1910, and have since con service on the Frontier. Of the officers thres. served with the Regiment Mesopotamia, and the remaining officers served with other units during the

The 2/22nd Punjabis are under orders to embark for India on the Dufferin, tego Ther with a number of E.E.B., BCA, in February 20th,

be as one-sided as the last game between Although this match will probably not these teams when the Curlew won by goals to 1, the sailors should win.

serves while South China "A" and Kow R.G.A should win against Club B. 1000 Reserves should play a draw.

HONGKONG F.D. SHIELD COMPETITION.

SOUTH CHINA "LION". THE POLICE.

The following playyers will represent South China in the above match og their own ground to-day at 4 p.m. :---Lai' Hing Cheung; Chan So and Fung Tai; Cheung Wing Shing, Leung Tai Fong and Leung Yak Tong: Lau Tak Chung, Kwok Po Kan, Wong Pak Chung, Ip Kau and Ko Sik Wai

The Captain-Superintendent. of Police (Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe) prosecuted; and

the result of many complaints from pri- vate persons and complaints in the Press On this acerunt he had instructed Traffic Inspector Garrod to warn these people that they were not allowed to obstruct the pavement. Mr. Garrod had warned them on three separate occasions, but yesterday morning the men were obdurate.

UNITED D.

D. TAMAR." The master of obstruction had been one of long standing and he had occasion to write recently to the Secretary for The following will represent the United Chinese Affairs as to bow the matter in this second division League fixture, stood in relation his Department. to-day on the Navy "B" ground, kick- The Secretary had also warned these off, at 3 p.to, sharp: Beach; Sepher and Chinese, but of late it had become quite Hopper; Leonard Laing and Urquhart; impossible to use the pavement as the Cheah. Samy, Valentine, May obstructors lined it from the Mercantile Payne. Bank to the Chartered Bank and people. were compelled to move into the road to continue their journey,

Inspector Garrod stated that directly

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BILLIARDS

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The following is the result of the draw

Bye W. Smith, Lee Wing lu, E. Guimaries, A. Leach, W. Pit

27th 23th.

be ordered the Chinese to move along in the Billiard Championship of the they congregated in another spot close Colony:- by. After repeating the order thre timea the Inspector returned by a lane between the buildings and surprised them. They had again gathered into a group. The man who appeared to be the central Currying paper, and, figure was oblivious to the return of the Inspector, he was shouting the latest quotations" Mr. Lindsell pointed out that it ap peared to be an obstruction case rather

order than a case of refusing to obey

The Captain Superintendent of Police said that in reality the defendant did refuse to obey the order of the police as he came back to a spot near the Banks, after being told to go.

The defendant said that he was walk- ing from one bank to another doing business. You cannot stand

The Magistrate: there to do your businca. You are ob structing people walking an and down.

A fine of $5 was imposed.

L. A, Osmund and J. Grearson-Feb.

RF do Luz and Andrew Tee--Feb.

A. G. Pito and S. K. Kwok-March 1st, EL, Barros and P. A. Yvanovitch- March 2nd.

P. Wilson and Ng. Sza Kwong-March

3rd...

Bye-W. F. Noss, E. Antonio, W. A. Pennell, He Shai Cheong, G. F. Hue, 0. Earnshaw.

The above competition will commence on Monday, February 27th.

Preliminary rounds 500 up and to start each evening at 8.30 p.m. each evening at 6 p.m.

Semi-final rounds 750 up and to start

Foot round (in two sessions) 1,000 start at 6 pm.

(Continued at foot of neef column.)

The SECRETARY read the notice.conven ing the meeting,

The CHAIRMAN proposed the confr mation of the resolutions sanctioning an increase in the authorised capil of the Company from $2,500,000 to 5,000,000, passed at a meeting held on February 1st.

The motion was socn... by Mr. M. 9. NORTcor, and carrie unanimously.

This concluded the mecs.ng." "

COMPANY REPORT. HONGKONG BOPE MANUFACTUR ING COMPANY.

At the forthcoming meeting of share- holders of the Hongkong Rope Manu of profits for last facturing Company the following division year will be recom mended, viz:-

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To-day, the Theatre of the Casino at Monte Carlo is producing & Chinene opera entitled "The Midnight Sun," being poem by Confucius set to music by a Chinese composer, Mr. Chin Bang The occasion is the annual benefit given by the French Colony and the Société des Bains de Mer for the devastated regiona,

HOCKEY.

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Weather permitting "A" and "B" teams of the Hongkong Ladies' Hockey Club will meet to-day no 3 p.m., at Happy Valley, to play the second match for the Pollock Team Cups,

The following Ladies will represent the teams:-

Kisses Curtis, Rose Young, Byde, Eanes Cornell, Hansen, Weill, Frost, Hughes, O. Frost, Woolley and V. Young Misses E. Wodley, Dunn, Haxu say, Mrs. Davis, Miss Ruby Young, Tollan, Jennings, Brock, Gerrard, Angus, and Mrs. Herridge.

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