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DAY BY DAY IN CANTON.

INSULTS AND INJURIES.

GOVERNMENT BY THE STRIKE

PICKETS. ,"

A FEW FACTS FOR EUGENE

CHEN.

[DY A SHAMEEN CORRESPONDENT.)

H.E. The Governor of Hongkong was) right when he said, in a recent speech, that the Strike Pickets were acting like bandits and pirates. People in Hong- kong, "although they know well enough that Canton is a contre of disorder,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24TH. 1926

BOYCOTT SETTLEMENT, SEQUEL TO PRAYA SHOOTING.

ADVICE OF WORKERS. TO THE

KUOMINTANG.

"HOLD OUT FOR THE TERMS

STATED."

AND SUPPORT THE STRIKE COMMITTEE.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

"Last Saturday the Kuomintang Work- ers Delegate Conference held a parade after a service in memory of Mr. Liao Chung-hoi, a late leader in Canton who was assassinated a year ago. When passing the Kuomintang Headquarters, the workers on parade presented a peti- probably do not realise that annoyances tion to the party authorities asking that Mr. Chu Chok-man, who is alleged to have

CHINESE CONSTABLE IN THE DOOK.

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"CROWN'S UNPLEASANT TASK."

The Criminal Sessions were continued before Hr. Justice Wood yesterday, whoa Fong Shu, a Chinese constable was ar raigned on a charge of manslaughter.

Mr. Dyer Ball prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, whilst Mr. F. C. Jenkin (in stracted by Mr. H. J. Armstrong, of Messrs Deacons) was for the-defence.

Outlining the case, Mr. Dyer Ball said the charge was the sequel to the death of a pig dealer, who had died on June 18th from a guh-shot wound caused by defendan: Bring his revolver,

RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

Friends of MAE Tood, Director of Education, will regret to bear that he is very ill in Japan whither he has gone.. for a holiday. He is suffering from malaria, which be probably contracted in the New Territory, where he has resided for some considerable time. The inci dence of malaria among people living in the New Territory is fairly high, and is the price paid by those brave pioneers who would like to turn it into a residential area for Europeans.

The latest exploit of the pickets in Canton, of which no doubt they are very proud, consists in a refusal to allow a British subject, suffering from cholera, to receive hospital treatment in a Canton hospital, the only place where the proper Deceased had only arrived in the Colony treatment was available. In spite of the few hours before, accompanied by his protests of the German doctor, the pic. brothers in a junk, which had a carge ofkets insisted on the patient being turned pigs. Shortly after their arrival they away as she was one of the bated im went ashore to a pig dealer's store at West Point. There they purchased pig-perialists. The doctor so far stood his They also bought two wooden troughs injections before allowing the case to be We are heartily sick of the whole buri. Flotted Mr. Lino's death, should be ar. Wash which was put in kerosene tinkground and insisted at least on giving.]

and set out to return. from the store carried the kerosene tins, moved into Hongkong. Such behaviour international months, and the end is not yet in sin. continue to bold fast to the terms regard- and deceased and his brother carried the violates not national nor

ing, the ending, of the anti-British boy-troughs. Arriving on the Praya a sam law, but the laws of humanity, and puts pan wat chartered to carry the tins and

these people outside the pale of civiliza- cott. They also asked that the Strike troughs to the junk.

tion altogether. How much longer is Committee should be supported to the

this imperium in imperio to continue in end.

Canton

and insults at the hands of these ruffians Are part and parcel of our daily routine.

rested, and that the Kuomintang should

ness which has lasted now for fourteen

I sincerely believe that Mr. Eugene Chen realises the discredit the pickets bring upon the Government and is himself ashamed of the present position. But as Acting Foreign Minister he cannot escape responsibility.

DAILY OUTRAGES. Let me give a few examples of the outrages coinmitted by the Pickets under the eyes of the Police and Covernment

officials,

According to many estimates there are now only 3,000 strikers" to be sup- parted and there are 3,000 strike pickets presumably supporting themselves.

DREAMS.

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According to the "inspired reporta issued from Kuomintang sources the Kuomintang Army is near Wuchang, the capital of Hupch. The more enthusiastic members of the Kuomintang are already mentioning candidates for the posts of Mayor of Wuchang and Mayor of Chang. sha, the capitals of Hupeh and Hunan respectively. Among the faithful follow. ers of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, it seems that Mr. Sun Fo, the only son of the late Kuomintang Chief, is the favourite for the Mayority of Wuchang," while Dr. Tai En sai, only son-in-law of the late

Two assistants

A SHOT AND THE RESULT. The deceased man was seated at the stern of the boat, and his two brothers under the hood. No sooner had they pushed off than they heard a shot fired, followed by two more shots and the sound of a police whistle. After the second shot was fired, the deceased gave a shout and left the stern of the boat to come under the hood. At that time the other occupants of the sampan did not know that the deceased had been hit. Arriving at the junk, one of his brothers called on him to give him a band with the pinwash. There was no reply, and he then found that his brother was dead. No one in the sampar, as far as the evidence showed, was aware, that the shots were fired at them. JUSTIFIABLE OR UNJUSTIFIABLE

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The Girl Guides are to be congratulated on the thought and keenness which is being put into their organisation in order to make it as efficient and helpful as it can possibly be. Two experts are expect ed, in the Autumn, from England and will stay a few months in order to fam:- larise the local association with the stan dards and lafest methods prevailing in England. Their presence ought to be a real stimulus to the movement which is now firmly established and doing ruch excellent work.

Two or three days ago two respectable American citizens were entering Shamern by the French bridge with a small hand bag A Chinese picket approached and

It would be interesting to know when be finished. At present the work is sus roughly took hold of the bag. This was

the new flats' near the Peak Hotel will

naturally resented and a scule ensued.

pended. This is unfortunate as the de- mand for suitable accommodation is stil! Another picket arrived and fighting began in earnest. The arm of one of the

He pointed out that the facts and cir-great though the rents required when they cumstances of the

ire completed will no doubt put them case amounted to Americans was hurt by a blow from Dr. Sun, is suggested as Mayor of manslaughter, and quoted Halsbury as beyond the reach of the ordinary inhabit. stick earried by one of the pickets. Changsha. It may be recalled that when the authority on the matter, showing the Ant of this Colony, if there is such an

Dr. Sun teck charge of Kwangsi for the arst time in 1991, he made Dr. Fai Mayor of Wuchow.

Several of the pickets "comrades" now came rushing to the scene but fortunately for the Americans they managed to get across the bridge into safety. No doubt

Hongkong Chinese newspapers and the American Consul bas received a reprinting shops are being accused by the port of the occurrence but the Consuls can do little in the face of the utter helplessness of the Canton Government to protect foreigners.

It was not a very pleasaut duty, con- sad to perform in prosecuting a police tinued ar. Dyer ball, which the Crown constante, who certainly peneved he was But the law must justined in his action.

be administered.

distinction between justitiable and un. justinianie bomicide. if a person was at- tempting to flee after committing on act of treason or having-inflicted around with a dangerous weapon, and could not be otherwise arrested, then he could be killed and the homicide would be justin- Canton Strike: Committee of having reliable to be arrested was one of mis able. But if the charge on which he was ported the savers of the allied troops demeanour or a breach of the peace, and

he was killed by an officer it was murder of Wu Pei-iu. and Chang Tso-lin ir Yankow and Kalgan, in spite of Kuo was only manslaughter if the killing mintang communiqué denying the fact.

was unintentional,

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EXCEEDED HIS AUTHORITY. The Crown held, continued Counsel,

On Friday a poor Japanese woman was leaving Shameen by the French gate. The Board of Censors in Canton has She had a small paper packet in ber decided to put a closer. watch on mails that the occupation of the deceased man band. This was seized by a picket, open-from Hongkong, while the Strike Com- was not even 3 wisdemeanour nor a ed and the contents thrown to the ground mittec, oh its part, is ordering pickets and trampled upon. The woman, of course, could do nothing; there was no redress.

A PROFESSIONAL BULLY. The same afternoon an elderly German, who was also carrying a paper package,

around Canton Harbour and along the railway to watch more carefully for arrivals from Hongkong.

CHOLERA. According to a report given by Mr. Eugene Chen, acting Kuomintang

breach of the peace. The Crown, how ever, could not say that the prisoner was guilty of murder. He had not fired with kill. the intention to But the Crown maintained, that he was guilty of man- slaughter. He had exceeded the authority the law gave him.

PRISONER'S STATEMENTS.. Counsel then read out the statements

individual.

These contemplating the journey bome are struck by the difference in fares to various parts of the world. A first class fare to Australia which lasts four weeks, costs £62 while the fare to England costs £20-£100 and lasts say five weeks if the explanation due to the fact that these journey f made vid Gibraltar. Is, the contemplating the journey to Australia have to pay their own fares, while those who make the journey to England gener ally do so at the expense of the Govern ment or whatever firm employs them. The rule would be presumably that the cost of the fare is what the traveller can be made to pay. Passenger traffic, we are assared is a philanthropic feature of shipping companies and has no relation whatever to immediate profit which is not even considered when catering for it. As Mr. Holt once said “It doesn't pay, but the poor devils have to get abroad or there would be no firms and con sequently no cargo which does pay,"

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was stopped by a picket who demanded Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the made by the prisoner at the Police Magis that the parcel, should be opened. This! Soviet Consul in Canton, on the state tracy, Prisoner detailed his movements o'clock in the morning for those who have:

3. proved fatal.,, '.

Was done. Then an argument arose of health in the Southern Capital, for tween the two men. Before it was ended

the several weeks ending August 10th, a ruffian cume along and without any there were 41 cases of cholera of which words at all seized the packet and threw it into the creek. The German remod. strated, but what could he. do, but simply walk away. It would seem that this second picket, who is clad in khaki shorts, has been purposely stationed at the gate to bully and brow beat for eigners. The examples of wanton ill usage could be multiplied a hundred fold. Those I have quoted took place at the French bridge, but at the British business transaction. bridge also similar scenes are of daily

occurrence.

ILL-TREATING CHINESE.

THE OIL TRADE. Persons or Erms dealing in petroleum oils in Canton now have to come under the special licence regulations. Im porters have to pay a licence of $1,000 a year;" wholesale dealers, 8100; retailers, 810 a year. There are also consumption taxes and stamp fees attached to each

LABOUR LEADERS.

The Kuomintang is still holding eight influential "oad nearly thirty minor

NIGHTLY MURDERS.

The new Lane Crawford Cafe, as pre- sumably it must be called, will no doubt become the fashionable resort at eleven on the night in question, and said that the coffee babit. The surprising part when he saw a number of men lowering about it is that it has no outlook on the tins into the sampan near the Ping On main, street where patrons might cast wharf he became suspicious. He heard wistful glances when weary of chatting. one of them call out Police coming, with their neighbours. It was a stroke hurry up and push off." He suspected of genius, however, to have a lady attend that the sampan was carrying contraband, ant at the back lift as it compels the and when the sampan moved off he called male clients to pass through the main on the men to stop, adding, "if you don't shop.

RODERICK RANDOM. stop,

They refused and be thereupon fired a shot in the air, and another two in the direction of the sam- pan. He did not intend to hit anyone.

will fire.'

A POOR SHOT. Prisoner had further stated that be had joined the Police Force in May, 1995, and passed of the training school in November of the same year. He had never previously had occasion to use his revolver. He was not a good revolver shot; in fact he only secured from 60 to 70 marke out of a possible. 200 in a re- volver shooting test. gue

MEDICAL EVIDENCE. ·

REGULATIONS REGARDING PRAYA TRAFFIC.

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One of the fokir of the pig-dealer's store at West Point was next cailed. He spoke of accompanying the deceased man and his brother to the sampan. Another fuki was also of the company. Witness did not see the policeman on the prays, and did not know that the deceased bad been shot until his brother returned later to the store, A

Replying to Mr. Jenkin, witness said that he knew that traffic on the Praya was only allowed after up to a certain time and at specified wharfs.

Mr. Jenkins Then did it occur to you

to inform these people that they were taking some risk in embarking at that

charge of the Mortuary, said that he made a post-mortem examination of deceased's body on June 19th He had a gunshot wound in his right side, the bullet having passed downward through the intestines, time-No. tearing the blood vessels and the ab dominal wall, and eventually lodging in the left hip-boce. Death was due to shock and hemorrhage consequent on the gunshot wound Witness thought that even had deceased been medically attend-

Mr. Jenkin asked him why. He replied that he was too tired to think of telling

them."

Asked the whereabouts of the foki who accompanied him, he mid that a month or so ago, be had gone to the country to get married

· THE POLICE SHOUTED.

I have only spoken of ill-treatment of labour leaders of the Central Labour foreigners. The pickets deal just as Union, on the complaint of the Kuomin outrageously with their own people.tang Workers Delegate Conference that Dr. J. R. Craig, medical officer in Women and children who have done no those accused were conspiring with the thing worse than attempt to get into anti-Reds to start trouble in Canton Shamcen or to go to their boats in the after the departure of the Kuomintang creek have been arrested and paraded Army for the "front." on the Bund with heavy chains round their necks. Rickaha pallers who have gone with their fares nearer to the bridges than the pickets allowed have What has Mr. Eugeno Chen to say been beaten unmercifully and their regarding these daily occurrences outed at once, he would not have lived. rickshas have been smashed to pieces. side of Shamcen. Are they evidence of SAMPAN WOMEN NOT AVAILABLE.

A district watchiman déposed to having As I have said Consuls protest, but a strong and efficient administration 1 A brother of the deceased man gave heard a police whistle near the Ping On nothing is ever done. The Chinese The lives of foreigners are in danger evidence as outlined by the prosecuting wharf on the night in question. He hur Foreign Office is aware of the facts but even on Shameen. Every evening, after Counsel. He said that he did not hear ried there and saw the constable on the the policeman shout as they moved off stem of a conservancy boat. He was it is apparently powerless. Then when dusk, shots are frequent Pickets from in the sampan.

calling on the occupants of a sampan to At this stage a member of the jury stop. They did not comply and then the the Senior Naval Officer takes a simple behind cover, in junks and in launches,

asked if the women in the sampan would constable fred, his revolver. and proper stop to enforce Treaty fire at boats which move about carrying be giving evidence.

An accountant in the pig dealer's store Mr. Dyer Ball replied that the women stated that deceased's brother informed Hights at Wuchow, Mr. Eugene Chen passengers. Many shots whiz past the

He said that proclaims from the house-tops that his front benches on Shameen and heart had disappeared and they were unable him of the tragedy.

to call them.

policeman had shouted to them in a sam- Government is harassed and bullied by reading screams from people in the water On Mr. Jenkin's request, the prisoner pas, and then fired his revolver, and his foreigners.

are often heard, Murder of this sort is was given a seat in the dock.

brother was fatally wounded, (Continued at foot of next "Column.) becoming a common occurrence.

(Continued on next column:) The hearing was adjourned until to-day.

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