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POSITION IN SWATOW.

PROCLAMATION AGAINST ANY INTERFERENCE WITH SHIPPING.

SAMPANS AND RICKSHAS AGAIN FLY FOR HIRE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 1925

OTHERWISE LABOUR SITUATION REMAINS UNCHANGED; NO ONE RETURNING TO WORK AT THE MOMENT.

Interesting news from Swatow came to hand yesterday. Gazieral Chan Kwing Ming's troops are not only in occupation of the Port, bat forces have been sent out to drive the Beds "from the district' as far as possible. No serious fighting, however, has yet occurred. I is reported that the Reds have now evacuated Kityang but, so far, this report lacks confirmation.

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As far as the business position is concerned matters remain for all practical. purposes exactly as they were a fortnight ago. An official pro- clamation has been issued prohibiting any molestation of ships. Rickahas and sampons are now plying for hire... That is something to the good, bat labour is still non-existent and servants and office staffs have not yet shown any sign of returning to work.

The Union Leaders have disappeared; but it is suggested that be fore they left they threatened the workers with all kinds of dire penalties if they ventured to break the boycott and the opinion is held that it will take a little time for the rank and file to screw up suficicat

of the minor Union, courage to disobey orders. Moreover, some oficials are still in evidence, and it is possible that the new Chief of Police, who is friendly disposed towards foreigners, will have to take action against them if the strike is to be thoroughly broken.

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The militarists are satisfied with the progress that has already been made and are anxious to avoid any action which will lay them

open to the charge of being unpatriotic. They realise that they have a fairly big task in front of them and want to go slowly for the time being. Festerday the O.S.K. as Hozan Mara Jarding's boats and the Douglas boats arrived from Swatow. She brought 950 are not yet calling at the Port, and the tons of coal and inerchandise from Kees. Fan Operatraten, which sailed from fung, 1,000 coolie dick passengers from Hongkong yesterday morning, will omit Swatow and 90 bags of mail. Among the Swatow on her run northwards.

Tamer cargo is being moved European passengers by this were Mr. Eastwood (Agent for diosa Our informant stated that he had had in, Swatow) and Mra Eastwood, who convention with General Wong have come to Hongkong for a short garding the present conditions and change; and Mr. T. A. Mitchell (agent asked him why something was not done in Swataw for Messrs. John Mauners & to re-establishi,business on a proper basis. Co., Lul.). M. Mitchell has been in General Wong replied that he was coming Swatow for about six years and is going onto Hongkong to confer with friends on the subject, bat added "We must ga lence next Wednesday, sailing by the 8.8.

slow, and progress little by little. It is President Madison,

big job, but we will do it in the

There were also on board the Compra dore of Messra Jardine, Matheson &

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There has been no fighting in Swatow, Co. at Swatow, General Wong Keong, known to his foreign friends as Gaston but several reports of fighting in the The anti-Bed" troops seen Wong, the newly appointed Commissioner interior. of Foreign Affairs and Superintendent marching on the Bund in Swatow were of Customs in Swatow, who has come very poorly clad. They were armed with to Hongkong to confer with unti-Bed rides and each inan carried 100 rounds Chincse of ammunition. Seventy per cent are leaders, and number of

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mere boys. officials accompanied by their wives anil familica.

Members of the Servants' and Seamen's Guilds have given up wearing European dress and now all wear native costume.

The anti-Reds have established cxccu-

One of the passengers informed a Daily Pre representative that condi- tions in Swatow are not improved so much as probably some people in Hong-tive offices. Two or three old friends of the foreigners are back, including Mr. kong had been led to believe

When he left Swatow the strike situa Wu, Chief of Police; and, as stated, tion was practically unchanged; business General Wong, who is Chan Kwing Ming's

at a standstill and household scr-right-hand man.

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vants were remaining on strike.

THE "KAIJO MABU." Commissioner of Customs was the only The Kaijo Man, of the Osika Shosen resident of Swatow who had had a Kaisha, which left for Swatow' on Sun- servant return

day with a cargo of general merchandise, Things, bowever, are a little easier, this, we were informed by the local office our informant added. It is possible to yesterday, been unable to discharge this hire rickshaw for the first time in eleven cargo. weeks, and sampans are now able and willing to take passengers.

THE HYDRANGEA.” The Chiu a S.5. Co.'s Hydrangea which was scheduled to sail for Swatow

No British ships are visiting the port, and it

is not known whether their cargo to-day at 5 p.m., has postponed her de would be handled if they put in anparture. Yesterday the Chin On 8.8.

LOCAL BUSINESS MEN. MERCHANTS IN CONFERENCE WITH GOVERNMENT.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

{SEYORK THE CHIKE, JUSTICE (91K EINDY GOLLAN).]

·COUNSEL REBUKED.

The case of the thres Chinese charged

A conference between the Government and the representatives of the business community of the Colony took place with having committed an armed robbery yesterday morning at the Colonial Secretary's Office,

Though the proceedings at the meeting, which lasted more than two hours, took place in private, it is understood that the whole matter was gone into and discussed thoroughly, especially as regards a Gov- erament team H.E. the Governor took a sympathetic view of the Chinese mer. chants petition, and at the conclusion of the meeting, it is understood, a telegram was dispatched to London nak lug representations to the Secretary of

State.

His Excellency the Governor prasided, and other members of the Government present were Si Claud Severn, Colonial Secretary; Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, M. C. Mel. Messer, Colonial Treasurer; Mr. D. W. Tratman, Secretary of Chinese Affairs; and Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., "the Attorney General

The deputation comprised: The Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son and the Hon. Ms, R. H. Kotewall, Chinese Unofficial Mem- bers of the Council, the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Mr. A. H-Barlow, chief manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank; Mr. A. H. Ferguson, manager of the Chartered Bank; Mr. J. B. Ross, manager of the Mercantile Bank of India; Mr. LE Hopkins, manager of the and O. Bank; Mr. Georgo, Hogg, manager of the International Bank; Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson

at 00, Caipe Road, was continued at the Supreme Court yesterday.

Mr. Whyte-Smith prosecuted for the Crown, and Mr. Y. F. Mok was for the

defence.

Mrs No Min. Tin," who lived at:39) Caine Road, and who gave evidence on Tuesday, was cross-examined yesterday morning.

Mr. Mok, addressing the witness at the beginning of his cross-exzinination asked ber to pass and to tell the Court the whole truth. This brought forth a stern rebuke from His Lordship, who said that M. Mok had committed a breach of Court etiquette; and that it was no les than an insult to witness,

Witness was subjected to a lengthy cross-oxamination, in the course of which Mr. Mok asked her if one of the robbers wore shoes. On receiving an affirmative reply he asked whether it was not in convenient for a robber to cross the ferry from Kowloon and go all the way up to her house wearing slippers, ⠀

His Lordship: That is a very peculiár question, Mr. Mok!.

The two umahs gave corroborate` evi- dence.

Inspector" Murphy depose to having visited the house and found marks on the women's wrists consistent with their having been bound. He also testified that at an identification parade Birs.. Ho

& Company; Mr. G. A Young of Messrs.picked out the three men. The amahs Butterfield and Swire; Mr. A. O. Lang, appeared frightened and did not identify of Messrs, Gibb Livingston & Company; any of the robbers Mr. M. F. Key secretary of the

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Mr. Mok put his clients into the box Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Li Yau and the whole afternoon was taken up Chuen, Chairman of the Chinese Chamber with lengthy examinations and cross- of Commerce; Mr. Ho Sai Kwong, Pre-examinations

The case was adjourned until to-day.

sident of the Twenty-four Merchants All the prisoners denied complicity in Guilds Mr. Lee Hyson, representing the robbery. large property interests; Mr. Ho Wing Tsun, Compradore of the Banque de Indo Chine; Mr. Ho lu, Compradors of the Mercantile Bank

WORK OF THE G.P.O.

YAUMATI AND

SAIYINGPUN BRANCHES RE-OPENED.

Salyingyun and Yaumati Branch Offices, which had to be closed with others owing to the strike, have been re-opened

DR. MAURICE PARMELEE: NOTED VISITOR TO HONGKONG. Dr. Maurice Parmelce, PhD., the well-known sociologist, paychologist and author, who is making a year's tour of the East to study the political problems of China, Japan, India and Egypt, is at present staying in Hongkong.

He is a graduate of Yale and Columbia AH the Branch Post Offices and now Univerities and has been professor of open with the exception of that at Sham-sociology, economics and anthropology, et shuipo, which it is hoped to open at the Universities of Minnesota, Missouri, and Kansas, and the College of the City Monday.

of New York He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advance- ment of Science and a member of the Institut International de Sodologic

The routine work at the branches is proceeding smoothly and satisfactorily in spite of the fact that the postmen are all newly engaged hands. They are said to be willing workers, and gaining in ex perience daily,

A representative of the United States The work of the Post Office is still War Trade Board in London and taking carried out with about 50 postmen bolow

in the administration of the the normal strength, but applications for part work are pouring in and engagements are Blockade, Dr. Parmelee was the only gradually being made with due regard to American who was Chairman of an Allied the qualifications and character of the

committee the Allied Rationing Com applicants.

The work of receiving and despatching mittee. From 1920 to 1923 he was an of mails is proceeding efficiently and toeconomic adviser in the Department of the satisfaction of the public.

TAIKOKTSUI STABBING. CHARGE AMENDED TO MURDER.

Two men who are arrested follow. ing a stabbing affray at Taikokusu, on Kanday night, appeared before ME W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, charged with malicious stab tag and causing grievous bodily harm.

It was intimated that the victim of the affair had succumbed to a stabs wound

State and conducted investigations for the Department, travelling extensively in Europe.

While Dr. Parmelec, was in Peking, he met most of the outstanding personalities in the present situation including, Karák- han himsel Dr. Parmelce went to Kalgan to see General Feng Yu Hsiang. Other places ho visited were Shanghai, Boochow and Hankow. In Shanghai he narrowly escaped being involved in the ricting of the 7th-had he been two minutes earlier he would certainly have shared the fate of the American who was

appearing Tuesday the Hozan Co. received a telegram from their agents in the abdomen, and the men were re brutally assaulted and in Soochow he

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at Swatow from Keelung advising them that it would be unwisemanded, in order that the charge might with coal which was all discharged, but to despatch the vessel in view of the be amended to that of murder. another Japanese collier, the Tukuju present conditions. She will probably. furu, which arrived there on Sunday now, therefore, make a trip to Hoihow with cool had not discharged her freight and adjoining porta, as her repairs have when the lozan lure left.

been completed.

Local Chinese merchants also received advices yesterday from Swatow warning them against sending goods to that port. REPORT DISCREDITED.

A private telegram received in Hong kong yesterday announced that Swatow had been re-captured by the Reds. The

The Hujan Juru was the first vessel to which sampung were allowed to go freely, and, consequently, her first class, second class and deck passenger accom

odation was filled to overflowing. She is the first boat on which Chinese passengers were allowed to embark. Even As léto us Saturday a Danish bont, which Hongkong Naval Authorities, however, had entered the port, hail all her crew discredit this report. They stated they taken off by the strikers, hut, after certum would have been informeil, bad coy'auch representations had been made, the resetangs taken pince and they had heard came back again and the boat left nothing

PROPERTY SALE.

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narrowly escaped serious trouble through a nictha coolie trying to exploit the strong anti-foreign feeling to extort exorbitant squeeze.

EXPERIENCE IN CANTON. He visited Canton last week, and while

A property sale was conducted by Mr.on his way to his Hotel a Cadet demand- EV, MR, de Souse at the China Auctioned to know whether he was British and Rooms yesterday, when various sections if he were not a spy. In spite of bis of the Prays Reclamation and Marine assurances that he was American his Lots with the buildings thereon, known baggage was ransacked, and he was aa No. 161, Des Voeux Road Central and taken to "Headquarters," the Strike No. 30 Connaught Road Central, were Headquarters, he thinks. He had to stay sold the night there, but then was liberates,

The property is held from the Crown under two agreciments dated October 5th, 1866 and November 5th, 1903. The 2,488 square feet annual rent is $45.00 and the area about

The property was started at the upset price of $110,000 and rising by $1,000 bids, reached the sum of $129,000, at which figure it was knocked down to Mr. Wong Kwok Shuen,

Dr. Parmelee will leave Hongkong to day and proposes to visit Malays, Burm and India He will spend several months to America after nearly a year's absence in India and then go to Egypt, returning

travelling. As soon as he returns to America in February, Dr. Parmelee will begin a lecture tour in whigh his im- pressions of the East, will play a large Dark

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