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THE HONGKONG DAIL

SPECIAL PERMITS TO VISIT HONGKONG.

SEVEN DAYS" LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED.

IT THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF

THE STRIKE AND BOYCOTT?

Residents in Canton may now Our Chinese Correspondent writes: leave the port for Hongkong on special permit of the strike committee, which is good for seven days, by which time the applicant must re tari. It is belived that this will be the beginning of the calling off of the boycott and strike following the example of Shanghai, which is re turning to normal conditions. It these "special permits " are granted without difficulty we imagine that the fonam will have a full list of passengers for her return journey on Friday. The only policy to adopt in this connection, however, is Mr. Asquith's famous one of “Wait and

Our Correspondent continues:-

Foreigners in Fengtsuen and Tung. aban are still unable to get-thair Chinese serrata back, owing to the obstruction of the strike committee, in Caston City. The Kuomintang, however, has now nsured the American Consulate-General that it will try to secure the resumption of work by servants in American homes: Americans in Honam have had no difh culty with the servants to far.

GENERAL LEUNG HUNG KAI:- Humours have been in circulation in Canton that General Lung Hung Kai, the former commander of Cantonese troups at Kongmoon who was arrested by the Bolsheviks recently, has been executed" -on being found guilty of plotting against the Government. These rumours, how." ever, lack anything" approaching confir-

mation.

WE HON "MAN.

made to secure the Efforts are being release from military custody at Wham nos, of Wu Hon Man, for the last two years acting. Generalissima and Civil Governor in Canton, in order that W Hon. Jen may be let of lightly, it has been suggested that he should be sent to Peking to negotiate for joint manage meat of Chines foreign affairs with Tuan Chi Jai, Of course, it is understood that Tuxn Chi Jui would not discuss the suggestion and it is regarded as certain that Wu Hon Man would not carry out the mission. It is simply a method of allowing him to escape from Canton,

FIREWOOD,

To prevent further, commandeering of firewood from the North River districts of Kwangting, the wood cutters and their agents have decided to organize their own "volunteer defence corps.

COMPRADORE" RANSOMED RELEASED AFTER FOUR MONTHS IN CAPTIVITY.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER

KITINAPPING CHARGE.

HAKKA" WOMAN SENTENCED,

Bakke woman appeared on remand On Saturday last the Daily Press plab- | at tak Kowloon Magistracy, yester lished the following paragraph which it day, charged with having kidnapped and received from its Chinese correspondent: dirboured, two little girls from Sham Bulahèrika in Canton have namred the Shui Po The children lived with her for relatives of Wong Shin Tong, compradors two months, and "ventually the mother of the Standard Oil Company at Hongof one of them, who had informed the kong, that they will assist in the location defendant that she desired to buy a and release of this gentleman, who waw girl, was offered her own daughter for captured for ransom last April at Sha-ho, 8150N MEDI near Canton City, while inspecting the grave of his parents

Mr. FW.Whitehouse defended, The prosecution alleged that defendant Now after about four months captivity employed her own child, aged. It years, in the bands of bandits, Mr. Wong Shiuto entice the little girls away. This was Tong, has been released The news done on June 22nd and the children were reached Hongkong resterday, it being kept until August and and rd res. stated, that it was only effected through protively. The parents of the two littlo the payment of a ransom of $83,000 girls informed the police at once of their Mr. Wong Shin Tann in se pot in loss but despite vigilant arch the Canton, but it is learned that he willfebildren could not be found. The mother be coming down to Hongkong, where his of one of the little girls then had remiro to ruse to which she had bech put family are, residing within the next tow

np by some of her neighbours, She had days

been told that the people of the Hakka villages in the cavirons of Sham Shai P were in the habit of scaling little children Defendant called upon her in order to collect pigwash and one day she broached the question with her.

BOYCOTT IN PAKHOL

THE ACTIVE STUDENTS. News from Pakhor shows that the students and agitators are exceedingly active in boyvolting British goods and even go out in search parties, both on shore and afont. On finding any British

they seize them. Roods in possession of Chinese merchants,

Next day defendant brought two little girls but she did not buy either of them. The day after defendant produced an other little girl who iremediataly ou cry of Mother, Mother. She was the tening her, rushed up to her with the

wooan's missing child.

The prosecution further alleged "this defendant was that day accompanied by her own daughter,, who on seeing her mother arrested, hurried home and sent the other little girl away. She was found on August 3rd wandering in Chung

The boycott, bowever, may come to an end shortly as action is said to have been taken with a view to suppressing it by General Tang Pun Yan, who administers the Government of Hainan Island, and who arrived from Heihow at Pakhoi on August 20th. On the day after his ar rival. General Tang conferred with Sha Wad General San Po Fan, who is the ad-For the defence it was stated that the ministrative officer of the district of little girls followed defendant's daughter home They stated that they did not which Pakhoi forms a parter

The Canton Gazette of last Thuraday know their way home, and, one stated stated that preparations were being that she had been ill-treated by her made by the Government for sending an adopted mother, Profendant was accur expedition to oust General Tang The tomed to collect pigwash daily at Sham journal adds that Tang hat a quarrel Shui Po and on many occasions took Followers of General Leung Hung Kai

with one of his Gonerals, named Wong the little girls with her. She had tried Juve been driven from Kongmoon to Toy-

Silk has had been made a Government Chi Woon, and that the latter has come to find their parents but had failed. aban and districts beyond. They are now

to Hongkong, having since communicat- Daring the time she bad harboured them, monopoly by the Kuomintang. Governed with the Canton Government saying they had been well fed and kindly treat gathering other Cantonese forces friendly to Leung and are said to be planning an eat in Canton. No sille may be export that, he will place his forces at its dised invasion of Canton City in order to saveed without the sanction of the Bolsheviks posal for the expulsion of General Tang. in charge of the Bureau of Commerce their chief: From other sources, it is suggested that Leung will be released or before inspection by the strike com

mitter. The merchants are submitting to upon an assurance that his former com

the present arrangements under protest. sand will submit to General Li Teak Sum, a division commander now appoint. el corps commander to succeed Leung.

GENERAL LI FOOK LAM Friends of General Li Fook Lam, aru indignant at the reports being spread Lost the General sold" his colleagues, General. Leung Hung Kai and others, to the Bolsheviks A story is current that. the Honam commander was first in agree ment with a plot to reduce the power and strength of the non-Cantonese troops in Canton and vicinity and that a play action was drawn up. It is alleged that the Honam commander, in order to maintain his position and because he was opposed to the idea of inviting tha return of General Chan Chiung Ming to head the Cantonese forces in all parts of Kwangtang, had the plot revealed to the leading Bolsheviks, which resulted in the coup of August 25th and the arrest at Leung and others Genera! Li's friends alty that there is any truth at all in these reports.

GENERAL WU TE CHEN. General Wu Te Chen, commanding the gendarmes in Canton, has also been term-

SILK TRADE.

CHINESE JACK SHEPPARD. EXPLOITS - INDIAN CONSTABLE'S ABSENCE OF MIND.

A RESPONSIBLE JOB.

A convicted prisoner escaped on Tues Comrade Seminoff, formerly naval adviser to the Kuomintang in Canton, diay from the Kowloon Magistracy and has been made joint commandant of all has not yet been captured: "At the Magis naval forces of the Kuomintang intracy on Tuesday morning," Wong Mus Canton paters, including the Canton was sentenced to six months hard labour Navy, the River Defence, the Kwangtung for larceny of clothes and money. After Coastal Defence, and the Preventive Fleet being convicted ho was taken to the formerly in charge of the Salt, Commis calls until such time as he should be taken over to Hongkong to be incar cerated in Victoria Gaol.

sioner.

found defendant guilty on both charges

asrious The Magistrate (Mr. E. W. Hamilton),

He stated that it was a very offence and imposed sentence of aiz months' hard labour on sach charge, the sentences to run consecutively.

SMASHED A RICKSHA. MOTOR TRUCK DRIVER FINED.

the Central Magistracy, yester day before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, a motor truck driver was charged with failing to produce & driver's licence and with driving recklessty,

MSN, M. Buz stated that he saw ... STRIKERS IN CANTON

At about midday he asked the Indian defendant driving from Landale Street According to the Canton Gazette, the constable on guard to be allowed to go into Praya East at excessive speed. A Striko Committee has reported to the to the latrine. This request was granteil, tram was going towards Causeway Bay Canton Municipal Council that the total and the constable accompanied the pris- and the driver had to pull up-immed- number of strikers in Canton at the pre-oner to the lavatory. The constable then intely, and had he not done to a dange turned to talk to a lad who had just been rous rollision would have occurred. Es sent time is 52,848,

caned for having hawked without (witness) was in a ricksha and the truck This number is made up as follows:-

licence. He then walked back to the crashed into it. The ricksha was damag cells when he suddenly remembered theed beyond repair, but be and the ricksha prisoner. He rushed back, only to find coolie escaped unhurt. the lavatory building empty. He blew Defendant was convicted on both his whistle and a search was made in charges and fines of 25 and 210 respec the environs of the Magistracy, which tively were imposed. It was found that was fruitless. The prisoner apparently the ricksha coolie was using a private ricksha for hire and could not therefore climbed the wall and so got away.

The Indian constable has been detained chim compensation, for enquiry,

Group,

Gone to

gad 3rd 5th

6th

128

7th

In Villages. Canton.

868". 1,197 3,816 9,919 14,015 3,025

8th

0

1,439

Oth

:8,500

joth

4,062

11th

3,240

Machinery Groups

1,477

Chup Yin and Lan Yi

Unions

450

284

Foreign Firms Work

ers Unions

2,612

HOME MADE GOODS. The China Home Made Goods Premo ec a “traitor" by supporters of Leung tion Association" are organising a Home This probably is due to the fact that the Made Goods Exhibition and Parade to fending. Bolsheviks in Canton have ex- take place in Canton shortly. pressed their willingness to permit W to function at his cual post. The re port that Wu has been dismissed is in correct. He has been given leave of 20 days in order to mourn the death of his mother, who passed away at Euling short time ago.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE FETISH OF CHAMPAGNE.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGZONG "DALLY PRESS. "']

BIR, I have no sympathy with your correspondent Nune ca Bibendum. Why is it considered necessary to turn ry National fête into a French benefit! Surely National Foto calls for national individuality. June the ard should be celebrated with Glorious Beer and Barley Broo-the beer, of course, to Te real English Ale. Ma

1 Nuno cet bibendum would only set a good example, he would not need to worry about the lightning methods of transport in Indo-Ching Yours faith. WULLIE WAUCHTE Hongkong, September 2nd,

According to the Canton Gazette, the members of the Association at a recent meeting decided that when invited to feasts and offered foreign wines or tobacco they would refuse the offerings. The idea is that the disadvantage of using these luxuries will then be emphasized, so that the thoughtless may awaken to the iciquity of their habits."

OFFICE BOY THIEF.

DOCTOR'S DESK ROBBED.

An office boy employed by Drs. Dalmaboy Allas and Strahan, of Alezs andra Buildings, was charged before Mr. B. B. B. McElderry 'ut the Central Magis tracy yesterday, with the theft of a small

sum of money?:.

SLAVE OF MORPHEUS. CHINESE CONSTABLE IN TROUBLE.

K

LOCAL SPORT.

BASEBALL At the Kowloon Magistracy yester AMERICANS AND INDIANS PLAY

A FRIENDLY GAME NE day, before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, & Chinese constable was fined $25 with the

Yesterday evening at Happy Valley, a alternative of one month's imprisonment for having failed to report for duty ou league match should have been played August 31st at Hunghour between the Hongkong Baseball Club The evidence was to the effect that do and the Indians. The latter, however, fendant was one of a party detailed for could not get a team together, and with duty at midnight on August 31st. He the scratch team they produced, they tot persent himself and at 1.30 a played a "friendly" with the Americans, in Indian Sergeant reported that he was who won a scrambling game in cany albering in a house nearby Sergeant fashion. McFadgoan then visited the house. He knocked at the door hat there was no res poase. Ho eventually opened one of the windows and got in. Defendant was then arrested. His record was produced and it was found that he had several de partmental offences registered against him," on

Defendant said that he went into the house to lie down because his head ached.

TRUCULENT FORMOSAN. CHARGED WITH WOUNDING AN

INDIAN GUARD.

At the Kowloon Magistracy, reste day, before Mr. E. W. Hamilton,

Dr. Leslie Thomas einted in evidenca Tenk, a Formosan, quarterm James Makeup the dengta pasarana Toikin Marú ván charged. that small sums of money were taken wounded an Indian guard on board fas from time to time from his desk. He vessel on Monday Tank eventually, marked some dollar notes which were also missed. These were found later by Sub-Inspector Dorling amongst defendant's belongings

Inspector Cashian stated that

fendant drow a knife and men had a quarrel hereupon Indian twice in the she was immedinely taken to he had not you recor The culprit was sentenced to six weeks Dendant var form hard labour.

one week

V.C.

NIGHT FETES TO BE STARTED

ON SATURDAY.

The first night fete of the season will be held in the swimming pool, at the Victoria Recreation Club, on Saturday night next, commencing at 9 p.m.

The Lyric Band will be in attendance to play during the intervals and for dancing at the conclusion of the squatio

Yanto it

The Club's annual aquatic modeling will be held on October 1st, 2nd, and 3rd and newcomers anxious to compete are seked a notify Mr. R. C. Witchell, Hor Bec., V.RO, who will arrange that they have facilities for training.

THE LUCKY THREE?

The Indo China Navigation Company'

& Han Sang today will make her third i attempt to leave Hongkong for Sande On two occasions, during the past tho has left the harbour, but boen for forced to put back owing to insuficient

pressure of steam.

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