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HU HAN MİN'S IMPRESSIONS OF MOSCOW.

INTERVIEW WITH THE CANTON

GAZETTE.

As already reported Mr. Hu Han-min, Minister of Foreign Affairs has return- ed to Canton. He is staying for the time

SENSATIONAL ROBBERY. EXCITING CHASE IN EARLY MORNING.

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ONE MAN SHOT BY CONSTABLE

"HALL OF OVER $2,000.-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 6rx, ~· 1926

Just after daybreak on the water front

CLAIM FOR WAGES. COMPLAINANT LOSES CASE BUT 'GETS, SIQ.

A KINDLY EMPLOYER. A case, in which the language difficulty. complainant's vivid imagination and a the kindly European employer were

SMACKED "A. LITTLE GIRL. EUROPEAN MOTOR CYCLIST FINED $25.

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central: Magistracy yesterday, Mr. F. P. R. James, an overseer of the P.W.D., was summoned for failing to report an acci- dent, and with assaulting a ten-year old

being in the residence of General Chiang yesterday a shop foki was seen giving main features, was haurd at the Kow- Chinese girl, living at No. 3. Prince's Kai Shek And while there he was interchase to a, number of armed men. Then loon Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. vinwed by a representative of the Canton several constables joined in the hunt and J. H. B. Nihill. when" Chan Yau San, i

Gazette. Some of the questions and an. *wers are given below:-

Question: Besides comrades Tam Ping Shan, Eugene Chen and Ku Meng Yue, who else returned with you and how was the voyage!

Answer: I returned yesterday. Be- sides the comrades you mentioned there were several Russian and Koreas com-

raules. The Korean comrades understand the Russian language but speak Chinese better. Their purpose in coming to Canton is to investigate revolutionary conditions in South China so as to serve as a guide for their own revolutionary With. Before returning to their own country they will help us in our move-

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"On March 13th left, Moscow for Vladivostock, it which place I arrived

I took's

On the 29th - 1

the 25th There'I waited 23 days for a stemmer. On April 20th I started for Canton by ss. Stavropol.

lays to reach Canton.

ached Whampoa and General Chiang Kai Shek had already sent a launch to welcome and convey met

Alter- Whampoa Military Academy. wards I proceeded to Canton on the cruiser Chung Shen.

stenin

Q-What were your impressions dur- ing your stay in Moscow i

"A-1 was greatly impressed with the

for a time there was considerable excite ment. The armed men bad broken into No. 33, Connaught Road West, and had

committed one of the most sensational

rolberick perpetrated for a long time

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The robbers made, a haul of over 82.000 in money and jewellery from two firms who have their premises in this building, and in addition they took a number of Chinese promissory notes amounting in value to $21,000.

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Two of the gang were eventually cap tured after a stern 'chase, but one was only brought to bay by a shot from a Chinese constable's revolver, which seri ously wounded him. The other members of the hand have escaped for the time! being but it is hoped they will be rounded

ap in due coursa,

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HOW THE ROBBERY OCCURRED. The details of the robbery are given in reports made to the police by Chung Shau Nam, master of the Chit Fat Chan shop. at No. 5, Connaught Road West, frat floor, and by Chau Yuen Sam manager of this Man Chong Tai medicine import and export shop at the same address, ground floor. The robbers apparently. gained access to the premises with the

Terrace..

Mr. D. McCallum represented the com described as a cook, sued Mrs. R. G

plainant in the assault charge, and Mr. Mathiason, of No, T, Coronation Rond, J. O'Donoghur defended in both Kowloon, (a) for wages due from April charges, 16th (at $18 per month); (b) for unlawful dismissal without giving plaintiff one month's notice or a month's pay in lien thereof.

Complainant, giving evidence, said he had been employed by Europeans for six

Sub-Inspector Alexander, who prosecut ed on the first charge, said that the report was received pa the following narning The Magistrate considered that a satisfactory explanation had been given and dismissed the summons.

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years in Canton. He arrived in Hong.

Dealing with the second charge, Mr. kong in March, 1924, and worked ar McCallum said that the accused was rid- caterer to Lam Woo, the contractor. He ing his motor-cycle along Caine Road on held the position for a year and then April 9th when there was an accident, became i watchman on a lighter with the and a ättle girl was hurt. She ran into Kowloon Godown Company until the a shop, and, following her, accused strike. He entered the service of the smacked her on the face for laughing at fendant in July last year, at 1, Jordan him. Mr. McCallum considered it extra- Road. Ho, was engaged by Mr. Mathia-ordinary that he should have assaulted son as house coolie at 812:00 per month. the little girl. After one month his pay was raised to $14.00,

A month later he was paid $15.00

At this stage the services of a Shang hai man were requisitioned as an inter. preter, owing to complainant's rambling statement. Before he had concluded his

the services of evidence.

two inter- preters were required. Complainant stating that he spoke a mixture of the

Shanghai and Cantonese dialecta."

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From February lat complainant was

After the girl bad given evidence, aes cused went into the witness-box. He said that the girl had rushed across the road. and, he tried, to avoid her by swerving but she was hit by the front wheel of the motor-cycle. She got up and ran into a shop, where he followed to make inquiries. She then laughed at him, and he just ficked her on the bend.

Replying to Mr. McCallum, he said that the accident had been caused by the girl's neglect, and he was aturally annoyed

connivance of some of the shop fokir...

It appears that there were between. right orten wen in the gang. On the employed" as cook and coolic, his wages when she laughed at hum. He had hurt

his machine. He had written to the girl's guardian claiming damage. In asawer to another question, he said that he would have been justified even had he assaulted the girl.

revolutionary atmosphere when in the previous day two visitors were introduced being raised to $18.00. All went smooth.! himself, torn his clothing, und damaged | to the manager of the shop as the clansly until April 18th," when his employers anen of a servant boy. Although they moved to their present address. The next were not known to either the manager morning his master asked him to go to or his assistants, the two guests were their former residence to fetch a razor- He went there, but found the allowed to sleep on the premises for the | strop

house locked; so he returned to Corona- night.

He saw his Lion Road at 10.43 a.m. morning knocking was heard on the ont mistress and was about to tell her about Cantonese to go away, side door, and the servant boy admitted the old house being locked up, when she a number of men, who were subsequently told him in joined by the two visitors of the previous threatening to send for a policeman |

unless he (complainant) left.

At present in Capital of Soviet Russia. Soviet Russin all political, military. labour, and Peasant Organs are under the direction of the Party. Practically all the societies in Soviet Russia are The sole reason for thoroughly united. this is that their party is well organised. The system is so well organised. The system is so well run, that the work of the party is carried out very easily and quickly. Therefore whatever you meet and see, you can recognise the spirit of the party, just as you are sure to see water in the ocean.

Mr. Hu Han-main was next asked what would be his most important duties now he has returned to Canton, but his reply is not quite clear, He simply stated that he had been requested to undertake propaganda work in Moscow, but "as he received little news from Kwangtung Therefore the only .he was at a loss.

thing for him to do was to return to Canton and report to the National fior ernment and ask for advice.

About two or three o'clock yesterday

day.

These men armed with revolvers, dag gers and choppers, confronted the fokia of the medicine shop on the ground floor. All the inmates were bound with wire, and gagged with walnuts and towels and pushed into a storeroom. The occupants of the first floor were then similarly treated.

THE HALL

The robbers seized the keys of the manager of the medicine shop and ran- sacked the premises and opened the safes, the master of the Chit Fat Chan shop; on the first floor, was absent, and as he had taken his keys with him, his safe was untouched.

The robbers, however, stufe therefrom

Mr. O'Donoghue submitted that it was a trivial case, and suggested that it was an attempt to extort money from the defendant.

Mr. McCallum strongly objected to the Suggestion. «

Mr. Lindsell said that he was satisfied Complainant refused to leave, and that defendant had struck the girl, and picked up a bucket, fetched some water imposed a fine of $23. and coneneneed to wash the kitchen utensils, Iis mistress became very angry with him and motioned him out of the kitchen: finally picking up a police. whistle and blowing it.

The Chinese amah then advised com- plainant to leave the house; no he packed up his belongings and waited outside until his master returned at noon. The complainant remained outside, while bis master entered the house.

Mengkbk Police Station.

UNMUZZLED DOGS. OWNERS FINED.

At the Centrul Magistracy yesterday before Major C. Willson, Mr. W. S. w Collasins, Kellett Lodge, No. 130. The Penk; Mr. C. C. Stark, No. 274, The failing to have their dogs muzzled in a Peak, and a Chinese were summoned for public thoroughfare. A $5 fine was in-

Eventually the master came out and Q.-How about the communications be

said come downstairs with me. Plain- posed in each ease. a jewellery box which contained $500 intiff followed and his master took him to tween China and Soviet Russia ?

A.--Communications between China and longkong Bank notes, gold bangles, ear? rings, and other articles of jewellery to Soviet Russia are very inconvenient. For the value of 2120, making a total haal of Most of the this reason I received no news from $20 from the first floor. Kwangtung. During my half-year's stay jewellery was brought from Amoy.

The safes on the ground fleer were open- in Soviet Russia I received only two' tele grams from comrade Wang Ching Wei,ed with the manager's keys and the rou told the Court.

bers obtained frum them about $1,900 in one of which was about the despatch of troops to the Southern Districts and

another concerning the despatch

At the station, plaintiff was question ed by the interpreter, to whom he alleged that he had told the same story as he had

Hongkong Bank notes. They also stole. In reply to the Magistrate, complain

Bank for $9,000.

THE CHASE.

of Chinese promissory note on the Hling ant said that he had no wish to leavn students to the Sun Yat Sen University. Tai Bank for $1,000 one on the Shun his employment, but had been given no A third message also by comrade Wang Bank for $8,000: and one on the Ng Chau opportunity to explain why he had fail- ed to recover the razor-atrop. He was dated January 3rd was received on February 23rd, informing t of the remit- tance of a sum of money 'for expenses:

The robbers remained in the house for only absent half an hour, when in search but up till now the funds have not yet over an hour, and when they left they of the strop. been received. The departure of comrade divided up into different parties in order Tam Ping Shan for Peking was also not to effect an easier escape. known to me. Therefore it is clear that the communications at present, are very inconvenient.

CASE FOR DEFENDANT.

Mrs, Mathiason said she engaged com- plainant as coalie from August 1st last, at $18.00 per month.

His service WIS

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satisfactory until

One of the shop jokis, however, whose legs the robbers had omitted to bidd, managed to get on to the Praya, where Q-Have you anything more to tell?

a boatman freed his wrists from the A-During my stay in. Soviet Russia Londs. The foki gate chase to a section felt one drawback, I received no news of the gang which was making off in a April 18th. Though he had been “going from Kwangtung Therefore I know westerly direction along the waterfront, off a little latterly, she had no idea of nothing about the recent political condi- among them being the servant box men dismissing him until the incident on

previously. The foki chased them Lons. Often the me my opinion re political conditions and through Hillier Street and into Queen's April 16th. always I based my criticism' upon my own Road West. The servant boy was capOn April 16th Mr. Mathiason went tured near the Gas Company and one of theory and idea.

Q-Where are you living at present? his companions was shot and, then taken to the office at 9am. When witness got

AAs my family have not as yet re-into custody. turned and I arrived at Canton very late

It appears that this man pointed

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up she asked the amah where complain ant was. The amah replied that be bad

was asked to explain the situation in full to complainant and point out that if he left without notice he would receive no wages.

Complainant became very excited and the amah was asked to tell him to wait

her room. A little later the amah in- outside until the master. returned. Wit ness, who was very upset, then went into formed her that complainant had taken On Mr. Mathiason's return, he told his belongings and left the house

complainant to the police and have the matter nnquired into his wife not to worry as he would take

Witness told the Court that she never spoke to the complainant in Chinese, most of the conversation on April 16th The razor-strop, continued witness," was brought back by the house agent's coolie being conducted through the amab.

on the evening of April 16th

in the kitchen. which was the reason for Complainant, said witness. never was cook; he had aerely helped witness

the Mr. Mathiason next went into his being paid: 316.00

never ordered complainant on April witness-box and testified that he had 16th to fetch the razor-atzop. In fact, nothing had been mentioned of this matter by witness to complainant.

Ho

Jast night. I stayed at, comrade Charg revolver at the Chinese constable who was gone, aut. He returned at 11.30 am had missed it the previous evening and

Ching Kiang's house.

Q-When will you report to the Govern ment and C.EC. of Kuomintang?

A.-With reference to that. I have pre- pared a detailed report and after I re cover from my slight illness due to the a report before voyage, 1 shall make them.

OLD CHINESE NEWSPAPERS. STROKE OF LUCK FOR MACAO FAMILY.

The Wuh The Yat, Po, or Chinese Mail, one of the oldest Chinese newspapers in Chins, and the oldest. Chinese newspaper .in Hongkong, recently advertised for some of its early numbers, offering 320 to $500 a copy. The other day a family at Macao replied to the advertisement and submitted on dated Hongkong, Jurie 4th, 1873

following him closely. The constable ther

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drew his revolver and fired and the shot Witness having already prepared the Was effective. The man was badly wound- tifin, told the complainant to go and ed in the head and was removed to the Government Civil Hospital, where he lies help the amah clean the house, as there was a lot of work to be done. Complain in a critical condition,

ant hung about the kitchen," while the amch was doitg his work, carrying buckets of water up from the main Lydrant. Witness told the amah that **the coolie ought to be doing that work as be war stronger.

HONGKONG TENANTS'

ASSOCIATION.

ORGANISING PETITION TO

GOVERNMENT.

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had made arrangements for the house agent's boy to fetch it; instructions being On witness returning for tiffin, com. given through the amah plainant was absent, but he came back later and began talking very excitely in With a view to get matters Chinese. "straightened out," witness persuaded complainant to accompany him to the Mongkok Police Station.

Vitness offered to pay 16 days' wages to settle the matter. Complainant re- fused to accept this sum, and claimed two months' wageant,

The Magistrate, in summing-up, point. Witness then asked the amah whether complainant intended to help clean the ed out that the whole case was based on The Hongkong Tenants Protective house. At that moment complainant the language difficulty. However, the Association is now circulating a petition, carae up and said something in Chinese Court had no sympathy for complainant to witness, who asked the amah to inter- who had refused to continue his work, in Chinese, asking for the signatures of

The Magistrate said that had it been. individuals and arms favouring are pret. The interpretation was that com and had frightened the defendant. quest to the Government for the complainant wished to leave. He was told

common language complainant would tinuation of the Ordinance preventing that he could not do so until his master a case, in which both parties understood have lost his suit and been ordered to landlords increasing, their rents.

cumstances the complainant's case had pay the defendant's costs. In the cir failed, but the Magistrate would ask Mr. which the latter consented, Mathisen to pay him $10, ez gratin to

In addition to the petition in Chinese, The paper had been kept by the family which will be submitted to the Govern because it contained a notice concerning ment through the Secretariat for Chinere property case They regarded it as Affairs, there will be another in Eng a valuable addition to their legal and fish to be submitted by solicitors for the family decuments.

Association.

returned.

To prevent complainant leaving, wit ness locked the door. On consideration, complainant was given the option of cleaning the house or leaving The amah (Continued on next Column).

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