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THE BOYCOTT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 1926

THIRD BALLAD ** CONCERT.

· PREPARING FOR A SETTLEMENT.” A DELIGHTFUL PROGRAMME AT

THE CATHEDRAL 'HALL. SWATOW SEEKS UNDERSTANDING

The third of the series of six Ballad Concerts organised by Mr. F. Mason in aid of the Organ Fund was held. last evening in the Cathedral Hall. These connerta are an excellent innovation. We have all too little of this type of enter

tainment by local amateurs, the only other performances of the kind being the Musicales at the Helena May Institute.

were

ECLIPSES.

LANTERN LECTURE BY REV. I.

KIRK MIACONACHIE..

In view of to-day's eclipse of the surr which will be partially visible in Hongkong, the lecture delivered by the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie at the Union Church Lecture Hall, Kennedy Road, last evening on

Eclipses of the Sun and Moon," proved exceptionally interesting The lecture was adequately illustrated by

number of fine lantern slides.''

WITH CANTON:

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. } The Canton Strike Committee enforcing the so-called "anti-imperialist" boycott against Hongkong was consulted the other day by a committee of eight strikers from Swatow. It is understood that the Swatow strikers wish to end the boycott

The lecturer, at the outset, remarked- at the same time as Canton, and they To the devotees of Roger Quilter, last that it had occurred to some that this wish to have a general understanding night's programme must have been a would be a suitable occasion to give an Between the two ports as to the terms of gratifying one, since his works

informal talk on the subject of eclipses settlement so that they may adopt the given pride of place, eight of them being same policy of action when the time comes rendered by Mrs. Mathieson, Mr. Piercy, Apart from the appearance of comets, and Mr. Gardner. But the joy of listen.eclipses of the sun or moon were the most ing to Quilter is rather in the delightful striking occurrences in the sky. The blending of melody and accompaniment, earliest records of such occurrences were than the setting of words to music, in Chinese, but these were indefinite. All which he frequently sacrifices the phras these ancient records failed to give a ing to the demands of the music. More-definite date or month regarding the over, his songs are essentially drawing occurrence. Eclipses of the sun or moon, continued the lecturer, could always be room ones, and frequently fail to get

traced. There was nothing indefinite there in à concert-holl unless it is packed with very musical people. Never theless, the Quilter numbers were most enjoyable and Mr. Gardner's items in particular bad about them the true

to resume normal traffic and trade.

It appears that all parties now involved in the "anti-imperialist" boycott are preparing for a settlement: The latest development as seen through reports from various sources is that all classes, except the workers serving as pickets, who are being personally benefited while others are suffering, are in favour of an early settlement. To enable year-end transac tions and collection of accounts to go on between Canton and Hongkong Chinese merchants, a truce of from one to two wecks is being suggested to the Canter Strike Committee; and if this concession is made; many Hongkong Chinese may

Quilter atmosphere." Mr. Piercy" lot himself go in Sanderson's "Harlequin,' this being the song which came nearest to getting an encore.

about eclipses, as they always came, the proper time-neither earlier por later. Eclipses had been observed almost from the beginning of written records being kept.

The speaker then went on to mention

particular bearing on eclipses of the sun

ATHERLEY TRIAL ADJOURNED. FOREMAN OF JURY INDISPOSED.

The Atherley trial, which was to have been continued yesterday at the Criminal Sessions was adjourned owing to the foreman of the jury (Mr. P. N., da Silva) being unable to attend, owing to illness.

The Chief Justice said that he had seen Mr. da Silva, and it was impossible for him to take his place on the jury. Mr. Zeitlyn and Mr. Jenkin had also agreed

that it were best to adjourn the case for a day. -

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The case will be continued to-day, it Mr. da Silva is well enough to attend.

SUMMARY COURT.

CLAIM TO INCREASE RENT. Before Mr. Justice Wood in the San mary Court yesterday, a Chinese land- lord of No. 9, Lower Lascar Row, applied for an order to izcrease the rest of one of his tenants by 8 per cent. The yearly rental was stated to be $918

Mr. R. A. Wadeson appeared for plain-

ti, and Mr. McCallum for the tenant.

Mr. Wadeson said that numerous altera- tions had been made at the house, and the landlord should get a return for his expenditure, by a reasonable increase of

rent..

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a number of historical incidents having " His Lordship examined the accounts Both Mrs. Collect and Mrs. Mathieson or moon. On August 3rd, 431 B.C. an and said that 198 only had beer spent Le able to spend their Chinese New Year will be leaving the Colony soon and this eclipse nearly prevented the Athenian on actual improvements. He gave judg.. holidays in Canton, or vice versa. In the was probably their last appearance on

expedition against the Greeks from sailment for the tenant. meantime, the Canton Strike Committee the platform before their departure. Ifing, so affrighted were the members of is compiling a list of losses the workers this is so, they gave us something to re- the expedition by the occurrence and they consider they have suffered since the digi-member them by in the exquisite duet culty, in order to formulate a claim for I know a bank" of Martin Shaw's, as compensation.

also in their solos. Both having well

DISTURBANCES IN KWANGTUNG.

[FRCY OF CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.) After a comparatively short period of nominal peace in Kwangtung, during which there was no sericus civil strife,

disturbances are again reported. It is reported that a forre of between 3,000 to 4.000 men under the former anti-Red leaders Yi Piu and Chen Sag Chuh have entered Linping district, driving off

PANTRY BOY INTIMIDATED.

TWO CHINESE SENTENCED.

A Hongkong Hotel pantry boy was the complainant in a case at the Central Magistracy yesterday in which it was alleged that two Chinese had intimidated

him.

were only reassured by the quick-thinking brain of their leader who acted promptly in reassuring them that everything was all right. When Caesar erassed the trained voices, they have been a gient acquisition to our musical ranks and their rubicon there was an eclipse recorded, on March. 1st, 31 B.C. Just after the out- services have been ungrudgingly given

break of the Great War there was an at numerous concerts. They will be a

eclipse and a Russian Commander, realis- real lass to our local musical ranks.

Mrs Cuming contributed two recita-ing the effect that it would have on his uneducated following, issued notices fore warning them and explaining what was about to happen. A similar action was taken by the Emperor Claudius when four others demanded. $100 from him as there was to be an eclipse on his birth- "forgiveness money, because he did

portentous significance it would convey to be advertised much, and only those indily on August 1st. He realised what not join the strikers,

tions and the programme was opened and

terminated by two Sullivan quartets,

"When a wooer goes wooing" being real loss to our local musical ranks.

These Ballad Concerts do not appear

the magistrate and the fluuinese troops immediate touch with Cathedral affairs who have taken refuge in Yingtak.seem aware of them. This should not be There has also been much movement of so. They should draw a far larger at troops in Southern Kwangtung and along tendance, both on their merit and in- the West River districts, but the official order to achieve that object, viz. the explanation is that the Canton Govern raising of funds for the organ restora ment is moving troops to rid the territory tion. There is at the best of tunes concerned, of piracy and brigandage. an atmosphere of frigidity about the An attempt at mutiny by troops of the audiences in the Cathedral Hall which erd Corps stationed at Shek-wai-tong is fiardly conducive to bringing the best carly this week was frustrated by the out of the artistes, and unless it is, prac commanding officers assuring them that tically full the applause is so meagre 18 their arrears of pas (for four months) to give the unfortunate impression that would be settled as soon as possible. the items are falling. Bat. At last Many junior officers and men within the night's concert, much as the items were force have been unable to get leave of appreciated, it was dificult for the absence or pay lately, although a great enthusiasts to keep up the applause. number, of them were anxious to return to their homes.in Yunnan

THE CHINESE SUFFRAGETTE. DEMONSTRATION AT NANNING.

{FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

The Chinese women in Nanning, the capital of Kwangsi Province, celebrated New Year Day by an equal rights' de- monstration in the Provincial Assembly Hall, the legislative beadquarters of the Government. They saluted the flag of the Kuomintang-a red flag with a white circle on blue mounting on the upper left corner-and read aloud the command". ments of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen at the opening ceremony, making three obeis- ances before a photograph of the late Kuomintang chief before taking their seats, After listening to the usually long speeches of the party orators engaged for the occasion, there was a parade through

the streets.

ORPHEUS.

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At the previous hearing of the case, complainant stated that during the strike he remained at work, and us a

result of this, the second defendant and

On December 4th the two defendants

to the people by occurring on his birth-first called at the Hotel and said he day and he warned them in time not to must be well-to-do and have saved thou- sands of dollars. He told them that this be alarmed.

It was due to the Arabians that astro-Ws not so, but subsequently they told nomical observations and the keeping of him that he would be killed if he did records concerning them were introduced not pay them. 8100. Complainant paid one or two small sums on account, but into England.

the men were not satisfied and the com- plainant eventually approached the com- pradore for a loan. The compradore referred the matter to Mr. J. P. Bourne, Hotel Superintendent, who told the com- plainant to report the matter to the police.

An interesting point mentioned by the lecturer was that going through recorda it had been found that during a very long period in the Middle Ages London only had two eclipses of the sun during 360 years; while Edinburgh was favoured, or disfavoured with five of them and Dublin

two.

There were far more eclipses of the sun than the moon, explained the speaker, the propertion being 49 of the sun to 21: of the moon. Yet they had all seen fir

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Later, when complainant had another interview with the defendants, the latter were arrested by the police.

Mr. Owen (Hastings, Dennys, and Bowley) now appeared for the defence and submitted that he had no case to answer and remarked that complainant had appeared to give evidence to the effect that he was threatened only.

The fourth concert of this series will take place in the Cathedral Hall on February 10th at 6 p.m., when, I under- stand, the soloists will be Mrs. A. M. more cclipses of the sun than the moon, Bowes-Smith (Soprano), "Mr. L

the reason being that the proportion of Hopkins (Baritone) and Mr. A. the earth covered by the shadow of the sun was very much less than that covered Bowes-Smith (Piano).

His Worship (Major Willson) consider- by the shadow of the moon.

Eclipses of the moon recalled an in-ed that the evidence was quite sufficient teresting incident connected with Christo- to cover the charge. -:" pher Columbus, who twelve years after bis discovery, knowing that an eclipse of the moon was about to occur, threatened the natives that if they did not bring food supplies and provisions to him and his men, who were on the verge of starva tion, he would cause the moon to go out. of In due course the moon was eclipsed and Christopher Columbus speedily received all the provisions be required from the natives, who begged him to intercede for

TWO ARMED ROBBERIES. OCCURRENCES AT YAUMATI...... Two armed robberies at Yaumati were reported to police Headquarters yester- day. One took place on Tuesday night and the other yesterday morning.

With regard to the occurrence yesterday morning, it appears that a servant girl, sixteen years old, was sit ting alone in her cubicle on the 2nd floor

Mr. Owen submitted that the case was one simply of a threat to obtain money and should have been taken under an- other clause. Therefore he caked for the discharge of the defendants, holding that they had been charged under the wrong

clause.

His Worship -pointed out that he had already considered this point.

Mr. Owen intimated that he would pro- ceed to call the defendants and witnesses. for the defence

His Worship remarked that at the " of No. 17, Temple Street, Yaumat; at them and put the moon back to its former previous hearing, before Mr. Owen had sam. when someone knocked at the state. He promised to pray to the Gods been instructed in the case, the prosecu door and two men entered. After sitting for them and confined himself to his cabin tion had closed and defendants had stated that they had no witnesses to call down fot a time, one of the men sud-and in due course normality was resumed. and elected to make a statement. There denly seized her and then gagged her, The lights were then switched out and fore, he could not allow Mr. Owen to and tied her hands with a piece of the lantern slides screened, these materi-re-open the defence.

His Worship sentenced each defendant ARMS FOUND ON "BENAVON." cloth. The man told the girl to keepally aiding the lecturer in giving a scienti to three months hard labour.

quiet, otherwise they would stab her. fic explanation of eclipses. SEVERAL CHINESE FIREMEN DETAINED,

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While the robbers were engaged in zan- sacking the cubicle, the girl succeeded

A long search on the s.s. Benarus after | in" freeing her feet and removing the she arrived in Hongkong on Tuesday from gag. She then rushed onto the verandah London vid Singapore, resulted in the and shouted robbery." Both men ran discovery of 63 revolvers and 5,561 rounds downstairs with some property they had stolen, but were arrested by the police of ammunition.

in the street before they had time to get away and the property they had taken recovered,

The arms and ammunition were found secreted in the Chinese firemen's quarters, part of the contraband being among the

THE BATCHELOR FUND.

'DONATION FROM H.K.B.A.

There was a large gathering at the Rocf Garden, Hongkong Hotel, last night, when a special supper dance was bold in aid of the fund which is being The other robbery which took place raised for assisting the dependants of night, was perpetrated at a coolie mat-

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A. FIERY YOUTH.

STORY OF A TEA HOUSE. ALTERCATION.

At the Central Magistracy yesterday. Chinese youth was charged with dis- orderly conduct at a Chinese tes-house.

Defendant had an altercation with one of the waitresses and had consequently to be turned out. He returned, nomed way threatened the inmates. The police arrived when the master of the shop blew a police whistle, and the rate south was arrested.

personal kit of the mene between pine and ten o'clock on Tuesday the late Able Seaman Batchelor, who lost with a chopper, and standing in the door-

Apparently it was all ready to be amuggled ashore when the time care..

The No. 1 freman escaped, but twelve, of the firemen have been detained by the police pending enquiries,

It is understood that some of them will be charged at the Magistracy this morn

ing

The

shed in King's Park, Yeamati by four his life at the Hongkong Hotel Firo on men, two armed with daggors

Now Year's Day. robbers escaped with 8200 in cash and other articles. While the robbera wore in the matshed an old coolie struggled with one of them and was stabbed in the thigh.

The fund which was recently opened has been considerably augmented by a donation of 250 from the Hongkong Boxing Association.

A fine of $10 was imposed with the alternative of 14 days imprisonment. He was also ordered to furnish surety of $50 to be of good behaviour.

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