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SHOOTING OF CHINESE WOMEN AT MAN KAM TO, FERRY!

DAILY PRESS REPORT

CONFIRMED,

As the Daily Press announced on July 2nd two Chinese women were shot by a patrol of agitatora whilst crossing the Shumchud River with a boablend of fruit."

·ICE HOUSE STREET.

PESSIMISM AND OPTIMISM.

..[DY AROUS.]

What about today's settlement?" I said to one of the early birds in Ion House Street pesterday morning.

We have had ang false start,” was the reply. but before the day is but I ax- pret we shall have completed three-quar- ters of the course"

Is it true that this business is going to see a lot of you go out?" I asked.

The report of the Assistant Superinten dent of Police, New Territories, to tho Captain Superintendent of Police, con

Some of those who have been taking firms the Daily. Press information and

unjustified rinka, will, undoubtedly find gives further details of the incident

it difficult to get on their feet again, but This report states:—

I shall be greatly surprised if many of Many and various stories have been the familiar faces are "missing "when, circulated regarding the incident, the

things become" normal again. To state last information received by me and that the share-dealing circles of the reported to you being to the effect that Colony are utterly demoralised is one woman only was shot. This infor-libet on brokers and operators alike and mation as reported appeared to be correctinces a sad lack of appreciation of the but, having enused further enquiry to me made, find that the real facts are

follows:--

dithentics under which we are all labour- ing at the present moment. To-day's settlement may not carry us very far but the movement, at any rate will be forward,"

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THE PESSIMIST.

About 3.m., 10th July, 1923, eight Chinese women went to Mar Kam To Ferry, from Henng Sai, Chinese Terri- tory, with the object of crossing ofer

The first man I ran merbas does a big into British Terriory. The reason for their crossing at that hour was to tarry business with all classes of the commu- away some baskets of lichees which had,nity, but exters especially for the smaller the previous evening, been conveyed to the fry. · British side of the river and there left.

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I have paid all my small clients in full," he said, and as soon as I cân

lawyers' letters, but I am confident that within a few weeks it will be realised that recourse to the Courts in most cases

will mean throwing good many after

The women, on arriving at the river, went and untied the ferry boat which collect what is owing to me I shall settle was moored on the Chinese side of the with the bigger men and the brokers. It river. Some of them got into the boat is true that some of us have received and others were engaged in pushing the boat off when they were hailed by Labour picket and ordered to return..

The women refused to obey the order, whereupon the picket fred, killing in Bad stantaneously one woman and mortally | You can clasa me as a pessimist as wounding another. The latter was sub-nothing can convince me that any benefit: sequently carried to Heung Sai village, had been gained by the appeal to the by her daughter (also in the party and Government and the consequent terms of who escaped uninjured), and there died. the June Settlement. Two other women jumped into the river When banking facilities were withdrawn, and were drowned, their bodies having 1 consider a meeting of brokers and not yet been recovered. The remaining clients should have been convened and ä women, three in number, were arrested basis for settlement reached by a majority by the picket and sint next day to Can-vota. As matters now stand the small 1100. They were subsequently released,

one woman returning to Heung Bion operator has received his death warrant, the 20th July 1993, and the two others the effect of which is bound to recoil an on 2nd Jaly 1935.

the heads of the brokers.

The women all came from Heung Sai, Chinese Territory, the description of thrm being as follows:-

--Name unknown. Wife of Cheung "Kwan, Heung Sai village. Shot and instantaneously killed. 2-Surnamed Wong Wife of Cheung Kwan, Heung Sai, village. Died at Heung Sai. -Kwai Mui,-daughter of No. 2. Escaped uninjured. Carried her rother back to Heung Sai. 4--Name unknown. Wife at Cheung Chiu, Heung Sai village, Jumped

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A far

"Pestponement of the June Settle- ment until a few weeks later in all prób ability would have found the bankers in

Their tractable mood. more reasons for refusing facilities were not necessarily solely dictated by conditions in le House Street or even in the Colony. "You must be aware that there are far larger issues involved.".

In an effort to solve the puzzle of the

inrger issues," I sought out a friend whose dealings are by no means confined to share transactions. His solution iollows :- 3

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into the river and was drowned. -Ah Kit, daughter of Cheung Chiu, Heung Sai village. Jumped into the river and was drowned. Name unknown. Wife of Cheung is part and parcel of a general scheme Cheuk Wan, Heung Sai village to more cautiously until affairs in China Taken prisoner to Canton and re leased and returned to Heung Sai,investors in mortgages on land and house are settled. It is generally known that 20th July 1998. 7.-Name unknown, Wife of Cheung Pak held property are showing the utmost Chun, Heung Sai. Taken prisoner caution and refusing loans, for the time being, upon security which they acknow- to Canton and released and returned ledge would be readily accepted if times

to Heung Ba, 22nd July,-1925,

were normal. There is a general feeling S-Name unknown. Wife of Cheung that it is wiser to wait the decision of ARMED ROBBERY AT WANCHAL

Yam, Heung Sai Taken prisoner the Powers vis-a-vis China before invest

ing in local securities.

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to Canter and released and return.

to Heung Sai, 2nd July, 1925.

(84) W. G. 'Gerrard, ".

Unfortunately, this action has been translated by some Chinese as signifying

TWO MEN ARRESTED.

On Sunday morning, three men entered

PO HING FONG EXCAVATION.

Work still continues at. Po Hing Fong, the neue of the recent flood disaster.

Assistant Superintendent of Polier, that the Hongkong Governinen't has ada shop in Bowrington Canal Road West Within the last two days no further.

New Territories.

24th July, 1925,

STAR FERRY, SERVICE; EUROPEANS TO BE REPLACED BY CHINESE.

vised caution.

"The Government, however, så most

Wanchai, under pretence of buying some bodies have bech recovered from the people are aware, was reluctant to take thing, and held up two women, One of ruins, the total remaining at dead, 86; any part in the June Settlement. In the men was armed with a dagger and injured, 20. **

The members of the Fire Brigade, who actual fact, beyond passing the necessary another with a revolver. After tying up

not even hold a watching brief.

se did

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little from the effects of being in "clons

legislation, the Government the women the men decamped with good ever since the catastrophe, occurred had It has been stated, with a modicum valued at $700. A young lad in the shop lived from the work for the past couple been, og gaged on the scene, have been re of truth, that large sums are still owing According to present arrangements, the by the Chinese over the June Settlement, had, however, given the alarm, and one be taken off the ferries at the end of the refusal to settle, but doubtless some of the shop who was working lower down proximity for so long a time to the de European deck officers and engineers will I have not heard of one authentic case of of the robbers was caught by the owner of days. Many of them have suffered a month. For the last few days one of the clients have asked for time. ferry-boats has been completely under "I am disclosing no secret when I tell the street. A dagger was found in the composed bodies. The work is now being Chinese control, while on the others you that the actual state of affairs is man's possession. Another of the robbers carried on by coolies under the P.W.D. Europeans have been acting chiefly as being explained to these Chiness, from instructors.

whom choques are due to brokers, and was chased as far as the Civil Service Up to a late hour last night no bodies

had been recovered during yesterday. The Colony owes a debt to the naval those in charge of the negotiations are | Club, where he ran into a picket of police- / ratings and members of the mercantile confident that cheques will he forthcom and was easily captured. Some of the marine, who have so ably maintained ing without further delay?"" coinmunication between the island and the mainland

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POLICE COURT ITEMS:

Sixteen Chinese appeared before Mr.

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stoler property was found in his posses sion. The other robber escaped. Though in certain quarters criticism Mr. H.Birkett, Chairman of the Hong- The two men appeared before Mr. has been levied at the Company for short kong Stock Exchange, made the follow-8. B. B. McElderry at the Central Magis E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday morning, and were each caraings with regard to adherence to the ing statement, yesterday afternoon tracy yesterday, and were formally re Enod 82 with four days' hard labour in time schedule, it should be borne in mind The July Settlement was a very small manded.

default for hawking without a licence, that when the Chinese coxswains are in one. It was carried out on similar liner charge there are always two of them one to that of June as far as the brokers were

Death from natural causes was the A Chinese who was charged on Monday takes the wheel, while the other works the concerned.

All that remains to be done now in to verdict passed at an inquest at the Cen-before Mr. 8. B. B. McElderry with telegraph and keeps a look-out.

When naval ratings and merchant arrange dutstanding differences between tral Magistracy yesterday, when Mr. having used bad language an a "Star" marine officers were in charge, there was brokers and clients on both settlements. A. D. Forrest acted as Coroner, on Ferry boat passed his junk in the only one man in the wheel-house.

Undoubtedly there have been a num. Chan Yung, a toolie, who died in harbour on Sunday, and so provoked Mr. An additional dificulty with which the ber of set-offs at the, Settlement, which Victoria Gaol on Monday, Deceased had E. L. Stainfield and a Mr. Anderson been sentenced a month ago to nine weeks that they had the man arrested, again merchant service officers have had to cope will tend to clarify the atmosphere. has been the lack of experienced men to. The outlook is by no means as gloomy hard labour for having non-Government appeared at the Central Magistracy -

opium in his possession,

terday. He was discharged.. handle the ropes.

an sone persons would have us believe."