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SHAMEEN SITUATION.

WHARE AND CARGO' COOLIES TO JOIN STRIKE

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 25TH,

CORRESPONDENCE.

SHAMEEN STRIKE.

U.S. COMPANY PROMOTOR.

ALLEGED

Lindsell, at

CHARGED.

- BANKRUPTCY COURT. THE HONGKONG, CASTON. WEST RIVER TUG & LIGHTER CO, LTD. MISREPRESENTATION IN PROSPECTUS.

TO BE COMPULSORILY WOUND IT.

His Lordship the Acting Chief Justice David Belknap Wickershan, an Ameri con subject, of 2. Tramway Path, again (Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz), sitting is Jurisdiction, yesterday, appeared on remand befors Mr. R. E Bankruptcy

the Central Magistracy, made an order for the compulsory wind- yesterday afternoon on a charge of mising up of the Hongkong. Canton, West American Asiatic Commercial Company Emilia White, widow, and executrix of representation in connection with the River. Tug and Lighter Co. The order was made on the petition of Mrs. Rose the will of the late Frederick George Allen, who was represented in Court by Mr. Campbell Prosser, barrister-at-law. The Official Receiver (Mr. Hugh Nisbet. was also present in Court.

Mr. Prosser, in placing the petition before the Court, said this was a credi tor's petition for the compulsory wind- ing up of the Hongkong. Canton and West River Tug and Lighter Company, at present in voluntary liquidation. The liquidator appointed had been unable to get the books and accounts in order and creditors were thus being deprived of their rights.

Pro THE CUSTOR OF THE BONUXONG, Hope of an early settlement of the

DAILY PRESS."} Shameen strike a new remote. The

STR-Dr. Sun Yat Sez is the only man strike leaders are not to be moved from that can stop the strike.

Every China their demand that the Chinese police must

men knows that he is behind it all, but be reinstated along with the rest of the they are stared to say "so. : I would like i players on the shameen at to suggest that unless Dr. San stop the present on strike. The strike leaders are strike, that there should he no clothing seemingly prepared to go to any length hd stuff sent from Hongkong to to gain their object--even to inconveni-relieve the sufferers of the recent· fläcxls, encing their own nationals. Yesterday do mat say not to help the sufferers- they were busily engaged in preparing an

At the commencement of the proceed extension of the strike and by 8 o'clock all means help them-but not ligfore they haped to be in a position to call. Sun has put a stop to the strike ings Mr. Brewer asked His Worship's all wharf and godaan enoties eslayed in Cnless this is done Chinamen will never permission for his client to be seated show any gratitude towards foreigners during the case, as he said it was rather trying for European to remain stand- for the past help and kindness they haveing in hot weather throughout a long received from then. My countrymen have hearing, and the defendant was accord no gratitule 1. they do not know what ingly allowed to occupy, a seat next to gratitude is, they are like a

bis counsel. lot of Länimals,--{ ́am, yours truly,

foreign firms out on strike. It was ex-

pected that this call of the strike leaders would he obeyed and that frun to-day archandise in foreign godowns will not

be handled.

The effect of such a strike must react on to the strikers. Most Of Canton's rice supplies reach the city in forrism steamers from Hongkong so that a res fusal to unload foreign burgues also mean a cutting off of Canton's staple food,

STRIKE FELT IN HONGKONG.

TUNGNY!}NG FOR PAXTON TU

OFFLOAD VF SWATOW.

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A presentative di this paper vister- day made enquiries at a number of, the principal shipping offres in Hongkong

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E. W. WONG,

Sunwoi City..

BUS DRIVERS' DIVERSION, [TO THE EDITSE OF THE "HONGKONG" DAILY PRESS. "I

SIRA avgular daily traveller on the Kowloon buses. I should like to de- seribe the way in which the motor hus drivers amuse themselves. It is a form

Mr. J. I. B. Nihill conducted the ease for the Crowt, and, Mr. N. L. Brewer appeared for the defendant.

Mr. Nihill, outlining the case for the

Mr. Prosser went on to say that the prosecution, said that the defendant was described as the President of the Amb rican Asiatic Commercial Company. The Company was formed in April, 1914. with.. false statement complained of was co- nominal capital of $100,000 previously tained in a little pink bock (English and divided into 200 shares of 8500 each hut Chinese versions of which were producing dividend into 10.000 of $10 each, of which 1,575 had been fully paid up. The in Court) in which it as stated:-

[object of the Company was to acquire ships, tug boats and to purchase lighters for trading parjuuses. The Company was indebted to the petitioner to the extent of $4,300 in respect, "of »100 shares, and 'a loan of $366.

The American Asiatic Commercial Company has a lease of a 3,000 acres estate in Southern. Stain, and further leases have been applied for." Counsel said he would call a witness frun the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs as to what effect the extension of the of sport which is not often indulged into prove the publication of the statement to the petition. were 85,278.35. being!

in Chinese. The date of publication was strike would have on Hongkong shipps near the Star Ferry, Just takes place out on or about March 25th this year. On value of which was inknown.

July 5th, by virtue of warrants. the Up to yesterday afternoon it was not | Kowloon City and Lai Chi Kök Road way. definitely known in Hongkong whether or The 'hinest coolie class, male and polier seized a number of documents at sent by Messrs. Law and Russ to Messrs.

defendant's residence and at the Com- not the wharf and urge coolies had female (preferably carrying a bundle or pany's office at 6. Queen's Boid Central. solicitors, in which it was stated that

kosintes

actually gone on strike: the news was to the effect that if they had not gone on strike they would be bat „by o o'clock in the evening.

When the Ainsan Telt Canton yeste day morning, things, though not normal, were quiet. There were rumours amongst the passengers of it general strike against foreign trade but ap to the time of sail- ing nothing had happened!,

Yesterday morning Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., prerived a cable from their Shaheen office requesting that no more steamers be sent up by Canton ontil further notion. tis view of this the s.s. Tung Shing, which was on her way from the North to Canton with a general scarga, of merchandise, was stopped. In

stead of proceeding to Canton the steamer was ordered to proceed to warow where her cargo for Canton will lauded Other ships of the Company das for nn. ston will also be stopped and if the rise

continues the Company may deem

reessary to cancel ships loading in the North for Canton.

Messrs. Butterfield and Swire have 60 far taken no action in cancelling sailings fur Canton and on Wednesday night thei

basket) provide the amusement.

The defendant was arrested on July 10th on board a steamer on which he had re turned from Swatow,

EASILY GET ONE'

The assets of the Company, according balance at bank and a steam crane, the Mr. Prosser said that a letter had been

and Grist. the creditors' Wilkinson Mr. Wong Wing Tak, the liquidator. was unable to get adequate information When signalled to stop. the driver

of the Company'a affairs, nor was he able Lo obtain the necessary quorum of men- before the passenger gets a proper hold brings the bus abfest to a standstill, and

hers at meetings. He was therefore ex- and footing, jerks his bus into rapid The Company, proceeded Mr. Nihill, tremely auxious that liquidation should motion again. When the passenger falls was incorporated in Delaware in 1922. be proceeded with and suggested that it back into the road, nnst sratters the con- and was registered in the Hongkong Resaquiti be by compulsory liquidation. tents of the basket or handle, the feat gistry as a foreign company. It was in Afr. Prosser asked the Court to make is received with roars of laughter from every sense a body corporate. It appear an order for the compulsory winding up. the driver and conductor of the departed to have begun to function in Hong:of the Company, the costs of the peti

kong in 1923, its principals being the tioner to come out of the Estate. defendant and a Mr. Shaffer. In 1923 The Official Receiver said he had no a large amount of shares were sold. objection to this procedure, and in reply almost entirely to Chinese. Early into his Lordship further said that the 1994 defendant and Mr. Shoffer appear Official Receiver would be appointed ed to have thought the time bad conic liquidator ipso facto. for an enlargement of their business. The order was for compulsory winding They got into touch with a Mr. Bohn,up was granted.. a German business man with big interests in Europe About the middle of March last, Mr. Rohn "agrend to conlesce his buiness with theirs. It was suggested that some sort of. book, or prospectus, should be published; and at defendant's suggestion, Mr. Rohn drafted one out.

Believing implicity in the estate in Southern Siam, Mr. Rohn very naturally put it in, said counsel The next thing "The funeral of the late Russian General of importance was the defendant's visit Andreevitch Pavlor, who was drowned to Bangkok. On April 2nd last, he lefs last week at Sheklung, took place at Hongkong with Mr. Robo, who, on join- Carton, on Wednesday, with much powping the company, had been made General and ceremony. The late General bad Manager and the first Vice-President. been in the serviere of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's After a while certain things gave rise to Government for a time past and it teasiness in M. Roni's mind. regard was whilst on a visit of inspection to the ing the existenor of the Southern Siam Eastern Front that he met his death. estate, and he had the matter out with At 100 o'clock in the morning a meri cha defendant. The latter then said

easily get one.'

It has been tried on Europeans. I know of one instaner where the European, after almost losing his"alance, ran after and remanded the 'bus. The driver did not langh on that particular occasion

The practice, however amusing to the drivers, is a very dangerous one, and one that may some day result in a bus com pany having to pay a large sum in vom pensation.--I am, Sir, yours, etc..

KOWLOONITE,

RUSSIAN GENERAL'S DEATH.

REMAINS CREMATED AT CANTON.

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Witness added that he was prepared to testify that Li Cau Tang had touched nothing except a letter in Chinese. Wit ness had his back turned at the moment, and could not say where or how the letter was found.

An interpreter from the Secretariat of Chinese Affairs said that he and compared the England and Chinese versions, of the pink hook. Chinese version, the took spoke of the estate as being already leased by te

Company

In the

Sergt. Vincent. official photographer to the Hongkong Police, said that he had heen through a course of justruction in Photography at Scotland Yard, and had been interested in the subject for many years. Shown two photographs, the ser- geant said that he was satisfied that they were both taken from the tame negative.

hangchor left Hongkong at 10 o'clock for that port. It is just possible that the steaner may have arrived in time to discharge her cargo before the The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, who do a big cunl tude with Custer, have taken no nation. Yesterday of their coal steamers left Hongkong, for Canton. They anticipated no difficulty in discharge. Coal toolies, dur representative gathered, are not affected.

Regarding the river steamers, quanti-orial service was held at the Eastern We have not got one, but we can very Lies of general cargo go to Canton by Military Parade Ground where the coffin

was placed under a specially erected Mr. Rohn was in a very difficult pori- but that, on one, certain alterations bad, each steamer. So far there has been no difficulty in tanding this cargo, though pavilion. Amongst those who attended tion, having committed himself to a been made after the process of printing. the service were: Generalissimo Dr. Sun great extent. After careful considera-On one of the photographs letters had gouls for Chinese firms are handled first,

Yet Sen and Mrs. Sun, the Civil Governortion he came to the conclusion that the been put in very crudely, probably with Whilst gouds for foreign houses, not on

a Chinese pen. (Mr. Liao Chung Kai) and a large num best thing he could do was to stay where the Shameen, are dealt with in a perber of the senior civil, military and mayat he was, and try to put the company on

Mr. Theodore Max Rohn, a German funetory manner. Supplies of necessaries

a good and prosperous footing. How subject, living at Carnarvon Road, Kow- for residents on Shameen are still loaded officials. M. Borodin, the Russian repre into launches belonging to Shameen busi sentative at Canton, necompanied by ever, be told the defendant that the publoon, said that he had lived in Hongkong: ess hogs and these supplies are entirely several Russian friends, were also pre lication of the little pink book must before the war, and came back in 19

sent. Detachments of soldiers from the

The defendant "agreed. Counse! It would be correct to describe hira ng handled by volunteers from Shameen.

On Wednesday night the s.

Cantonese, Tunganese, Hunanese, Kwang proceeded to described how copies of this General Manager and Vice-President of after discharging her passengers at Cansi and Honanese Armies and representa-bock were afterwards given by defendant the American Asiatic Commercial Com

to different people.

pasy Defendant was President of the ton, drew away from her berth at the tives of the police and gendarmerie as

Company. Witness ärst met him in wharf and anchored for the night in mid-well as delegates of the Kuomingtang and.

August last year. Defendant first made stream, quite an unusual thing for the labour organisations were present on

Whert defendant was arrested, seven business overtures to him last March, Company's steamers to do. The master's parade.

A large photograph of the deceased, mounted photographs were found in his The firm wanted to extend its scope and action was thought to be precautionary

together with his sword of honour, was bag. The name of the Company was connections, and as the Company then plaiced on the luis above the offin and printed above the photos in Chinese and culy American connections, and wit. ness possessed European ones, he wan after the military band had played the characters, and underneath, also in

and Chinese, were such explanatory legends invited to join the business on an equal Funeral March the company rese

An ad-as-

footing. Witness agreed. He felt con- bowed in respect of the dead.

fidence in defendant by reason of p dress was then rend by Dr. Sun and many

photograph of a letter from Senator messages of condolence were acknow

Borah which the defendant-showed him. ledged.

2. defendant told him the company had leased a 5,000 acre estate in Southern Sium Witness prepared a prospectus from data provided by the defendant.

His Worship: Who actually ordered the printing 1-Mr. Shoffer

nvasore.

STRIKE LEADER INTERVIEWED,

The Ceulen Gazette of yesterday's dase gites an nefount of another interview with one of the strike lealers who is reported to have said:"We swear that nothing on Earth will cause us to yield "over the re-instatement of lukongs.""

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tease.

DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT.

This is the rubber factory of this Company."

These workmen are employed by this Company tapping rubber."

"This rubber planation is property 'bought by this Company,"

Detective: Sub-Inspector Reynolds said that he executed a search warrant at No.

The coffin was then borne through the Regarding the extension of the strike, principal-faalcos, lined with soldiers and the strike leader told the Gazelle's re- gendarmes to the Tien Tsz jetty and porter that: "To-morrow (Friday) there placed on board the ganboat Kong Ku will be no coalies working at the godowns for conveyance to the crematorium at of Tarding's and other shipping com Nemthektau. paties. The cargo bout men and junks After cremation the ashes were rever. Tramway Path, the residence of de. are also joining the strike, and there willently deposite in an urn which is to be fendant and Mr. Soffer on July 9th, and he no loading or unloading of cargo for forwarded to Leningrad, Russia Jardine's and other ocean steaners.

Both alloat and ashore the system of peaceful picketing will be strictly carried

on.

STRIKE LEADERS IN TOUCH WITH MERCHANTS.

Continuing, the strike official said that the labour leaders were in close touch and consultation with representatives of the compradores and clerks of Shabeen firms, as well as with the Chinese mer chasis dealing with the foreign Gras of Shameen:

the same afternoon executed a further

On April 2nd, continued the withess, he went to Banghok with the defendant. one at No. 6, Queen's Road Central. At They took a house for the firm on May ench place he seized a number of share 3rd. Mr. Wickershan told the witness certificates, doliers, and other documents. that he had not brought very much honey Witness became suspicious "The absence of any representatives Ele Arei saw the defendant in the De- with him, so the furniture was obtained of the compradores and merchants in thetention Room at the Central Police on hire.

He cautioned defendant, who and naked point-blank what the firm's Whereas defendant had strikers delegation which have betoStation. negotiating with the Shameen represent then made a statement which he signed capital was.

He was formally previously told him it was between tives should not lead foreigners to think as being correct.

the Bame $70,000 and $80,000, said witness, he then p.. of

confessed that it amounted only to about that the compradores and merchants are charged

further statement,

Witness asked: "What about

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not na atrongly opposed as the labouring day. He then made classes to the obnoxious methods of the after being cautioned, and signed it. On $20,000.

the same day witness searched defend that estate Defendant replied We Shameen Municipal Councils."

"The strikers of all classes will stand ant's lagzage in bis presence at the have none, but we can easily get one." **The compradores and Chinese mer firmly together and will never yield, and Central Police Station. Witness found, The witness asked why the defendant had are confident that, we have the support among other things, a mounted photo- not told him the truth from the very chants buve, for obvious reasons, ro

the people of Canton city,"

graph of the China Hank Building, also first, and Wickershan answered." Well, ained in the hackground," he said,

"Col. Crosse, the Chairman of six mounted photographs. A box of un- now you are with us, you may as well "leaving it to the, representatives of Labour to take the lead openly, but the British Municipal Council, and the taipan mounted photographs were handed to him know the truth." foreign public rust not deceive them of Jardine's want to, but can never im- when he earthed the office premises on selves by thinking that only the labourers pose their autocratic will upon the Chi-July 9th. tre opposed to the unjust and humiliat ing conditions that the Bhameen authori. tios bave sought to impose on the Chi-

nese."

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CHINESE" LOSING MONEY.

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The foregoing statement must, of course,

Mr. Brewer; When you searched 2, Tramway Path, were you alone 1-No." Who was with you Witness mention

Witness at once told Mr. Wickershaa told write to Hongkong to have the firm's investments realized immediately as the business would have to be reorganized on a different basis. Witnes also "anid inust ocase, and defendant agreed. De- be taken for what it may be worth, coned several members of the Police force that the publication of the prospectus "As a matter of fact," he pointed out, sidering the source from which it emma-aman named Li Chan Tang

Was Li Chau Tang there with your fendant returned to Hongkong two days later. Witness afterwards went to the *those regulations against which ates. The compradores and inerchants, have gone on strike, are more bitterly especially the silk merebants, are losing permission ?—Yes.

Are you aware, that the warrant em.Land Office at Bangkok, and asked if an resented by the compradores and mer- a lot of money by the prolongation of this chants for they would feel keener humi-trike and it may well be donated whether powers only the police to search ?--Yes, catate had been leased in the name of Fiation under such restrictions than the they are so enthusiastic in their participe. and I carefully told Li Chau Tang not the Company? He received an answer in

to touch anything." falouring, people.”

tion as the strike leaders would have us bolievo.

(Continued on nest columns)

(Continued on next column.)

the negative...

The hearing was adjourned until this afternoon.

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