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THE SHANEEN TRAGEDY. ANNAMITE PHOTOGRAPÚ "AND

LETTER SENT TO POLICE The Commissioner of the Canton Police, General Tieten Wu, who has been von-

THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 261H,

AFFAIRS IN KWANGTUNG";

sou tra CHINESE VORRESPONDENT†

A CANTON NEWSPAPER CONDONES THE OUTRAGE

Wils

TAY ON HM.S. **TAMAB," QUESTION ASKED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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TALE OF A BEDSPACE. TWO WOMEN CHARGER WITH

HARBOURING A GIRL..

Flo Wai Fong (alias He Sin Ying) and In the House of C'onimous Mujor Hore- Belisha-naked the Parliamentary Secre-† His Kin, hor anak, appeared before Mr

first defendant

of rented a-et biele in his flat. He had seen

the second defetulant once or twice when she came to see her employee. On the norning of June 19th all his family had

The Yin hang Pas, a popular Canton tinuing his investigations in the matter daily newspaper, has created no little tary to the Admiralty whether he is aware | E..W Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis. Į that naval ratings working in the Dock-trney, yesterday, charged with har- of the Shameen bomb dating, has a sensation and caused some anxiety among yard at Hongkong and the Dockyard at bouring Fong Ho, a 15-year-old, girl, munced the discovery of further senso the more peerful citizens who are friend-Kowloon and at the Royal Naval Hos-without the consent of le guardian.

Mr.. B. E.A. Webster prosecuted fär tional evidener which, the Centre duetely to foreigners. In its lender of Jure ital, including the goldiers in the vari „says, shouk), conken the identity of theth, this journal sailed Fan Hang Tai

nus barracks, are paid at the rate of tea the police, and Mr. D. McCallen de Anniainité assassing and enable the French the alleged Aanamite chlprit who won dollars to the &, whereas the men intended a Wai "Fong, while the umah Imalo-4 hina Authorities to trace the origin mitind the outrage, against the Cautou. Ter, which is permanently tied was represented by Mr. C. A. S. Russ

Fong Fu Fang, the guanilin, giving and nature of the conspiracy to its source French community in Victoria Hotel, up in the Hongkong Dockyard teisin, are

A photograph of the allegat Annamite shameen, a pan. This journal remark-{ only 'paid at the rate of 850 dollars to the evidener, said that he lived at 1374, Des "assassin, whose name is said to be "Faned that the bants which exploded at the grand whether he will issue instructions Viens Road West. He was a import together with two and banquet but did not hart the Governor for the men in the future to receive their export merchant. His family con written communications, were handed General of Indo-China "visiting Cantos par and victitalling, allowance at thesisted of his mother, his wife, four Police ammissioner Wu &n the ith

more than 10 or 100 pounds, big.“higher rate of exchange in order that they chikino, and, his cousin, the subject of j

the charge, who was his Ward. He first inst. "The photograph of the Annuite'

as it was strong enough to electrify the may not be penalized... appears to have. Teen taken, sim time whole world. The Writer concluded by

Mr. Ammon: The ashore personnel are jook charge of her seven years ago, when hat the nature of the photgraphie enjoining greater care on the part of pad in dollars at the rate stated subject her father died. He also supported her studia where the photograph was taken those she would aburh the territory of a maximumu ambant so convertible, the mother, who died five years ago. has been crashed." It is not retain, there others, make civilized peuples savages, balance of their pay drawn, if any.

Last February the fore, whether the jhotograph was takea extetailing their principles of tmperialismeing converted at the current rate at Canton. Hongkong, Saigon de at Tokyıl

and militarism, and regarding the co-exchange, which is approximately 530 The two communicationis, which are

It was the

dollars to the £. Personnel afloat. includ- written in Chinese; he mistakable people as nothing. evidence that the writer is an Aunite:pinion of Fia' Chang Pu expressed in ing the crew of 1.3.S Tour, are also

issue of June 24th), that the cause of flowed to convert a portion of their pay gakfast in a cornet of the verandah the awkward"ilions and peruliarities of

antrage at Victoria Hotel the other at the rate of 28 to the dollar under a away from door. Fonz. Ho finished her expression in dirate, to all who have haul tiny is the absorption of Anna by France seade varying with their status, xl are mira first- When witness wife had dealings with Annaunites, that the writer and the treatment of the Annamités as paid the balance at the current official finished, she looked for Fong Ho to Send is a native-tort" son of Aunam where the

barbariana and savages.

rate. These ratings are victualled on her on an erranil, bait.equld not fáil hør: Chinese Language is still the media of

board, and so are not under the necessity Witness questioned the first defendajit. commutassien zion for educated Aunaites.

of spending the same proportion of their The photograpår and accompanying com-

"te money if she would fete, her munications were wrapped in paper and

pay shore. I exierstund tha: soldiersaying that he would give her $100 for adruped ungi trusively into the letter-box

in the barracks are treated similarly to back. The first defendant became abu- the naval personnel ashore. ~

sive. He later reported the girl's dis ail newspapier office.

appearaner to the police, and also in- The sender of the packet states that

On enquiry yesterday a representativeserted an advertisement in Chinese lie is a Korean" friend of the Annuite

of the Daily Perss was informed that Mr. newspaper offering a Sino resand Ammon's reply admirably covers the Mr. McCallan put it to you “that question raised. Our informant stated the girl is nu ordinary serving maid in that those quartered in HM.S. Tamar are not by any means, put to the same expense as those living in quarters ashore, Leang Chap Leung, Chairman. and The latter have to buy victuals, etc., at ether offers of the Canton Sugar and the current rate of exchange whereas Flour Guild have resigned their offices: victuals are provided for the ratings on They appear to be afraid of the conse-hoard the Tomas... quence to them personally for the oppo- sition of their trade guild to the recently ordered new taxes on these, two articles, PORTUGUESE AIRMEN LEAVE sugar and four. It may be recalled that

NO CEREMONY BECAUSE THEY on Jur 21st. Chang Yue Ming, confira.

ARE COMING BACK dors of the Hongkong and South China Lasneh Campaay, with office" at Cheng The Portuguese aviators, Major Britá Hoi Moon, Canton, and former president of the Canton Ship Owners' Guild was detaineil by the Canton police for alleged sition, and he had no little difficulty in

assassin. He goes on to say that he met the Aunamite at Tokya that the "herë “* was a native of Tonkin, a law student. alext years of age, who had followed tinsernor-General Merkin from Saigon to Tokyo with the avowed intention of assassinating him but that he had no opportunity of doing so there.

T'pur learning that M. Merlin would atup off at Hongkong upon bis retura and would Visit Cantou (the communication entinnes). the Anamite returned to Hongking to await M Merlin's rival there. Filing no opportunity at Hong- kong, they (te) catur, up to Canton.

The writer asserts that he has full Knowledge of the plan of assassination gel that the assassin "had received his orders from the Annumite Revolutionary Headquarters. He eulogises the her ism of the assassin and compares him

The Tin Chang Per according to the Seventystien däids Ponderen duurnat, enjoys a little more freedom from the police censors than "other publications, The other day the Cänacertal, Journal complained that the police ernsors, while forhulding reports on the piracy comunite ted by the Eung Tos, a Government patrol bone, in most of the tocat papers in Canton, allowed the Tin Chong Pao to publish the repart.

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THE TAXES ON SUGAR · AND FLOUR.

to the Japanese ussassin who threw a getting of. When the ship owners. went

your house. -No.

Are you aware that at the present mas ment there are bruises on her body -

No.

"Have you ever struck the girl!-No. She has always been treated like a'

younger sister,

Have you, or your wife, ever had oc casion to correct her. She is n simple-minded girl, and has not done anything wrong.

1.

Would you say that mentally the first defendant was absolutely sound while

dition.

Paes and Major Sarmiento de Beires, whwhile she was in your house?--I cannot quite recently received news of there you an opinion on her mental con promotion, left Hongkong for Mineað on the guihout Patria yesterday morning

They were Accompanied by their

Lung Chung Wah sail that he lived at a Woo Sang Street, is the second

Lom at Prince to Having seen Irun on strike last May against the extra war mechanic, Liest. Manoel Gouveia, whom floor, and was the principal tenant. Hell the newspapers that the Annautige was lax of 23 per vent on freight and they had left behind at Jodhpur. He

of the fable.

The Freisch Police and Consular of einls at Shameen have been notified of "the latest discovery, and every assistance will given by the Chinese Police authorities to obtain further evilener.

A CORRECTION:

was in the habit of letting one cubicl

and bedspace. The distinction was that;

No ceremonial of any kind was in the former bad a partition and the latter!

The Grst defendant paid the money,

fount "drownal in the fer the writer sönger is ripas, Mr. Ching alse resigned | arrived in Hongkong on Tuesday. sent his photograph and thy nevogny-hat did not,ilo"so early, enuntgh. His ing commaivation for the autorisations arrest the other. has put Leung and his dulged in when the airmen departed. had not. The bedspace was on the land- Associates wise. The sugar und flour because at the conclusion of their visiting. He lately had a bedspace to let, market in Canton has been suspended to Macao, they will return to Hongkong and advertised it by putting up a notice since June fl, the merchants being un-

to fake boat for Europe; and it is then in a docryny. On the 18th of June, the willing to submit to the new order of that the Portuguese community here will two women in the deck came in company, and asked to rent the bedspace. Wit Dr. Sun Yat Sen's financial secretary for an additional tax of 2! per cent, on sugar give then an official reception.

news agreed to accept $250 a month. and pr-cent," on flour: The merchants claim that they are already, paying heavy taxes on these articles. They had to pas customs duty on import and expert. sides the several classes of kins, for- whrding, spot-sale, and the like. More over, business last year or two was ex- the Shameen outrage, that the proprietor tremely bad. on account of the inter; of the Victoria Hötel is also Superinteu-nezine war preventing inland trade, and dest of the Pulice, in the Britisle Couees the future is not by any means bright

Sugar and four are important items sion, we (the Hongkong Daily Pies) are asked to state that he gave up this honorary position some four years ago, ad moreover, that he has been assent from the Shaineen on leave for the past fourteen months.

With regard to the statement by the Civil Governor of, Canton, in his letter to the British Consul-General concerning

EUROPEAN ATTACKED NEAR ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.. SHOULDER DISLOCATED.

the daily necessities in Cantoneso life, as all the people regardless of social positions or occupations take ten regu larly and the absence of bakery products is a hardship to all.

Castro.

ALLEGED FORGED BANK NOTES.

On Tuesday morning Majors Paes and de Beires called at Government House to pay their respects to H. E. the Governor.and said that later they would bring a They were accompanied by the Portuguese little girl with them. They brought the

chill there witness identified Fong In] Mr. Athuquerque

in Court) about three-quarters of an hour Consul-icneral;

later. explaining that her mother was away and that she was to sleep there. The girl went to bed and defendants" went away. They rame again later; bringing man with them. They talked in low Of the six perseas originally charge tones, and as a result of one sentence he before Mr. I. E. Lindsell at the Central overhened, witness waited for them to Magistrory with having in their posses go. al. then made a statement to a 8. number of forged bank notes of policeman. the Ranque de l'Indo-Chinc, only one now remains to be dealt with and he was yesterday afternoon committed to stand his trial for Eeing in possession of four piastre notes.

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"THE HUNDRED ITEMS TAX

Pingsbek, a little town in Northern

Mr McCallum; Did you hear the Kwangtung, like other parts of the pro- vince, is suffering the curse of militarism.

The child, in the witness-box; said that The First Army Corps of Dr. Sun Yat

little girl complain to anybody ?—No. Sen, commanded by General Chu Pei Teh, has recently created what they call

after breakfast on the 19th she went into "hundred itern "tax, that is, a tax on

the kitchen to fil some vessels with everything produced, coming into or pass-

Of the remaining five, nag a woman water, when the first defendant blew ing through ur going out of Pingshek. Mr. Alexander Forsyth, second engineer For instance, a hog is taxed 5 cents when was fined $1,000 last week on a charge smoke into her face, stupefying her,

l, i of the Blue Funner steamer Triemurbes, handled "on the market, and an ox, 10

of possessing a quantity of prepared Defendant then led downstairs to the trude cents. The usual complaints has reported, to the police that on the killing extreme suffering and similar opiam. On the bank note charge she was street, where the amah was waiting with hight of the 1st just whilst riding in phrases have been received at Canton by discharged owing to insufficient evidence, rickshas.

Or the conclusion of the child's evi- chair on his way to the lower Peak Dr. Sun, but he is powerless to render Tram Station (ria Battery Path) he was any relief, unless he is able to say to Que alasconded and his bail of $2,500 was

General Chu, Stop-all that, and I shall estreated. Two others were also dis dence, & woman searcher from Yaumati charged owing to lack of evidence-one Police Station testified that she had attacked by three robbers nour the St. send you the cash you wanted.

Pingshek. is lucky when compared with Jubula Cathedral. The chair bearers, who apparently were working in collusion some towns below Saipam. According to Saterday and one at the previous hear examined the girl's body and found no the Seventy-fie Guilds Commercial Journaling of the case. The remaining one of bruises of marks of violence of any with the footpads, suddenly dropped bis the other day, more than junks were the fire, who was represented by Mr. B. kind. chair and three men rushed out from held up by bandit soldiers there last S. Corke, did not put in an appearance week, and upon the failure of the junk under the trees and attacked him. Mr. Forsyth struggled with them and called for assistance. The robbers, fearing the consequences, took to their heels and fled. Suffering great pain in his left shoulder which was injured in "the struggle, Air, Forsyth walked back down Battery Path

Quarriers in Yingtak, a district along And thero reported the incident to an the North River of Kwangtung, are stili Indian constable. A taxi was bailed and usable u resume their operations, and

At this point the Magistrate adjourned

masters to pay the contributions then de venterday and his mil of $2,500 was the case until tais afternoon. wanded, some 21 of their assistants were extreated, taken for ransom to be held until $200 Mr. Corke told his Worship that his per head is paid. The junk masters finally got permission to take their junks clight was two weeks' journey away from to Canton upon e part payment of $450 longkong He thought his client would first, leaving the question of ranson for returns to give evidence in the cast. Jaber negotiation."

Why did he go away? asked his Worship 1

"Because be is afraid," replied Mr.

His evidence, will certainly be very

bim back in time," added Mr. Corke. ascful to the prosecution if we can get

Mr. Corke went on to say that he thought his client would return, as ho had $6,000 invested in a busines in Hong-

Mr. Forsyth proceeded to hospital where the export, of, lizacstone from this city Corke'"As you know, the Chinese have kong be further delayed. The Canton

it was found that his shoulder had

lislocated

will

estreated and told Mr. Corke that if his client came back within reasonable time

heon Government is demanding for an addi. a horror of appearing in Court, especially Mr. Lindsell ordered the bail to he

tional tax of $50 per 100 piculs for per a British Court where the system of met dismission to export, but the exporters ing out justice is entirely different from

claim that they are now paying taxes that of Chius amounting to $17 per 100 piculs and will make no prolt when more taxes are paid.

During the struggle Mr. Forsyth's charge hook, his engineer's certificate and 20 in money were stolen by the robbers..

(Continued at faal of next column).

he would give him leave to apply for the bail to be refunded.

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