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LABOUR FACTIONS FIGHTING AMONG

THEMSELVES.

ANOTHER MEETING TO DECIDE LABOUR POLICY.

NO CHANGE IN SITUATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11m 1926.

There is no change at present in the trade position in Canton.. No cargo is being handled för British vessels or for Chinese owned vessels flying the British dag. The Fatshan returned yesterday with about 50 passengers. The Sai On brought back a thousand passengers but no

cargo.

It is reported that the cargo coolies' guilds have been baving Serce disputes among themselves, and that arguments have led to fighting in which several men 'were killed. . A further meeting of these guilds" it

was, is understood, to be held yesterday in order to decide deûnitely what their future policy would be.

CORRESPONDENCE.”

LOCAL RADIO BROADCASTING.

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[TO THE EDITOR OF TES HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

Sta-I am wondering how many local radio enthusiasts have had the pleasure. of picking up broadcast music from the local amateur Station H. E.-8," during the last few nights.

THE MUSTARD CASE:

FURTHER EVIDENCE TAKEN,

ANOTHER ADJOURNMENT.

To apply a pure mustard poultice for half an hour to an abrasion, said Mr. E R. Dovey, Government Aanlyst, did not cause him, personally, any pain.

This was stated at yesterday's hearing before Mr. J. H. B. Nihil, at the Kow Station - I gather, is owned loon Magistracy, of the case in which a Chinese druggist was summoned for sell- and operated by Mr. J. W. Brown, of King's Terrace, Nathan Road, Kowloon, ing adulterated mustard. The defendant This is not Mr. Brown's first tests on was frat summoned on September, th broadcasting on his transmitter. Before but the case was dismissed. The Crown,

represented by Mr. Whyte-Smith, Assist; | his departure on Home leave last year,

ant Crown Solicitor, has now applied for I had the pleasure of listening in' to

a rehearing, making this a test ease, for his decidedly "excellent broadcasting.... I am sure those who have heard HK-8 sold in the Colony. The defendant is atandarding the strength of mustard

before will be only too plessed to listen represented by sir. Leo.' d'Almada," in to it once more.

Sanitary Inspector, W. Elliott" gave evidence to the effect that on August For the last few nights the tests have 10th he was instructed to take samples

MYSTERY OF THE TUNG THE TRADE POSITION. been carried out very satisfactorily, with of mustard from several Chinese drug

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YUAN FIRE.

AN INDISCREET QUESTIONER."

STRIKE COMMITTEE ANNOYED BY "UNPLEASANT SUGGESTIONS."

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A "GOOD WEEK FOR THE WORKERS.

THREE DAYS' HOLIDAY FOR CELEBRATIONS.

[rabu OER CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. }

Canton Chinese merchants have been

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]

For asking too many questions regard. ing the fire at Tung Yuan, the Head-informed that beginning og November quarters of the Strike Committee, which was destroyed on November 8th, Mr. Choo Huen Ting, of the Shih Shi News Agency, was captured by 20 strike pickets on the morning of November 8th and beld at the new Committee Headquarters for some time until released at the interven

tion of the Police.

10th, all shops in Swatow will have to suspend their business, as the merchants are unable to continue in the face of the labour tyranny there and are powerless to combat the unions controlling the situation. Recently, it is alleged, three merchants were murdered by workers in Swatow.

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speech and piano pieces, but I under-sts, and from the defendants store he obtained a half pound for 18 cents. The stand Mr. Brown will include other defendant raised no objection when he interesting items in his programme in was told that the mustard was required future.

for analysis..

Listeners-in-were requested to send in their reports on the clarity of the reception, volume of music, etc., so that Mr. Brown may make further adjust ments and alterations in his transmitter if necessary.

As far as modulation is concerned, music came through quite well. For the sake of other listeners in, it is advisable that strong reaction should not be used on local broadcasting-in fact it is un- necessary to use any reaction at all.

Just a Detector and one or two stages of LF will be sufficient to bring in music through & Loud Speaker.

"Bravo! HK-6-Keep Going.-Yours, etc.,

F.N.W.D.

P.S.-The Tests are carried out at approx. 153 Metres between 8 and 9 p..

SUES HUSBAND FOR MAIN; ".

TENANCE.

HUSBAND NOT IN COURT.

Ar. Whyte-Smith told, the Court that Inspector Elliott could prove that he had samples from other Chinese druggists, This, he contended, which were pure. disposed of the plea that it is a custome for Chinese druggists to sell adulterated mastard,

Mr. d'Almada objected on the ground that this had no bearing on the case.

His Worship: Mr. Whyte-Smith, if the defence pleads that it is customary' for the Chinese druggists to sell adulterated mustard, you may make a rebuttal by re-calling yours witness. For the present this evidence is irrelevant.

la his cross-examination of Inspector Elliott, Mr. d'Almada asked what prompted him to go to a Chinese druggist for sample of mustard. Witness said that he had to go to a Chinese chemist ba.. cause there were no 'European druggista in Yaumati

Mr. d'Almada: Well, what about Sin core Coin Yaumati 1

Witness: They have only mustard condiments.

Mt. d'Almada: What is the difference between mustard and müstard cozdi. ment -Mustard "condiment is adulter. ated mustard.

Mr. d'Almada: Isn't mustard a condi- menti-I don't profess to know.

Mr. d'Almada Did you not know that Chinese grocery stores also sell mustard -Yes

Mr. d'Almada: If you wanted mustard for food, would you go to a Chinese druggist for it-Yes

ar, d'Almada: I am sorry for you. I thought you were a better foreigner than that,

Department who went with Inspector A Chinese interpreter of the Sanitary Elliots to make the purchase, gave cor-

roborative evidence:

mustard for your own use?

Mr. d'Almada: Have you ever bought

Mr. Choo assured the Committee that

Lightermen and other unions, including he had never been a "running-dog" of the Seamen's Union, in Canton, have the imperialists and that be had looked withdrawn from the negotiation with re- into the details simply as a part of his presentatives of the China Merchants DEMENTED WIFE DESERTED. professional duty. The Committee have Steam Navigation Company regarding the been much annoyed by unpleasant sug-lifting of the boycott against vessels of gestions since the disaster and several the Company arriving in Canton waters. news agencies have been accused by the Workers in Canton have been given labour leaders of having circulated in three days' holiday at the expense of formation without having first consulted their employers during the week ending them. The Commitice have now decreed November 13th. On the 7th, the workers

A young Chinese woman giving her that only the World News Agency," the demonstrated and paraded before name as Yau Mak Shi told Mr. R. E. official "spokesman" of the ruling party Borodin, in honour of the ninth anniver-Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy, yes in Canton, may report on the facts relat-sary of the Russian Revolution; on the terday morning how she became the wife ing the are, and that no Canton news- 9th, they celebrated the independence of of a Chinese called Yau Pang paper may publish anything from other Kwangtung from the Marchus some 15 years ago; and on the 11th and 12th, they agencies.

"will celebrate the birthday of the late Dr. The Prince Clique" in Canton, a

Sun Yat Sen, the Kuomintang Chief,, section of the Kuomintang which was

Mr. Chen Pa Chung and Mr. Lai Si opposed to the settlement of the boycott, strongly denies that its leaders advised Chau, two Kuomintang propagandists the destruction of the Headquarters of assigned to lecture in Szewui, an inland' the Strike Committee at Tung Yuan in town of Kwangtung, were murdered last order to do away with all records im-week by inhabitants there and their plicating certain well known personages bodies thrown into the water, accord- in an alleged "squeeze" of large sums ing to reports from Magistrate Li Min Ea.. remitted to the Southern Capital from the As the proceeds from the recent Straits and America at the beginning of 8500,000 industrial bonds issued in Cant the strike a year ago last June.

ton have had to be diverted to war pur- poses in connection with the Northern The Kuomintang, it is understood, will Expedition, the operation of the Kwang. order an inquiry into the origin of the fretung Cement Works, a public owned, con- and will also endeavour to ascertain cern in Honam, Canton, cannot be re- whether or not persons illegally held by sumed as at Srst planned. According to the Committee were burned to death as the latest proposals the Kuomintang will alleged in some circles, Some of these the plant to any one interested at On the S.C.A.'s instructions she took out but there was a notification to that effect

atrikers themselves are asking for an account of the strike funds, but it would seem impossible for an account to be made out now all records have been destroyed.

820,000 a month for 'h term of two years.

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In the witness-box, the complainant said she was a mui tsai (servant girl) in the Shun Lee firm's household, at Wanchai and her "owners" married her to defendant as a tin fong (ie., her hus band was a widower).

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Three months after birth, their only child died and she became demented, losing her faculties by reason of illness.

Witness: Yes. I have for food.. Mr. d'Almada: Where would you go to get it - a roast pig shop. place for it! (Laughter.)

His Worship: What! Is there another

Asked by the Court if he knew what that it is a term for foreign mustard." Yeung Kai Modt meanty witness said

Starch the Recognised Adulterant, Hr. E. R. Dovey, Government Analyst, Her husband forced a separation, the said that the result of his analysis of alleged, and induced her to live by ber-the sample produced showed no less than aer cent. starchy matter. Mas- self in a cubicle.

tard was the grounded seed of a mustard The husband paid the rent of $6.15 and plant and should be 100 per cent. pure gave her an allowance of $14 a month. It was classed as a drug in the British In August defendant cut off the rent,cluded in the U.S.A. Pharmacopaia Pharmacopeia in 1999, and was also in- paying only 814 but this only lasted› a Witness further stated that starch is month as he had not paid anything since. recognised as the adulterant of mustard On her application to the Secretary for substance was added to deepen the all over the world, and sometimes other Chinese Affairs, an order for $16 a month colour. Colman's mustard in tias also was made but defendant did not comply. contains 4 or 5 per cent, starchy matter"

this summons for maintenance.

Only One Piracy.

The husband was not in Court and his This week so far has only seen one Worship issued a warrant for his arrest, serious piracy within the Canton Harbour and directed the woman to appear before limits. The team launch Nga Tao, him again on Friday. Since the inauguration of the surtaxes plying between Canton City and Pingti some $250,000 have been collected at and the villages nearby, was on Novem Canton alone, according to the claim of ber 7th captured by 16 pirates and taken the strikers who are now demanding the to a place unknown with about 100, pas- payment of the first instalment of $10 of

sengers on board.

Only six passengers

the bonus promised. The strikers are to succeeded in escaping. be given $100 each. The Canton Strike Committee has still on its records some * $3,000 workers,

REPORTS OF SUCCESS PREPARED IN ADVANCE

GENERAL CHIANG KAI SHEK.

Commander-in-Chief of the Kuomintang Army at Canton, has not yet definitely MILITARY OPERATIONS.once his departure in order to

assist General Chiang Kai Shek there. General Li Lieh Chun, recently commie- sioned to take charge of the Kiangsi situation, will leave Canton shortly.

According to a special dispatch from a correspondent to the Kung Sheung Poo, the Canton militarists will soon announce the death of General Chiang Kai Shek It would appear that the basis of this report is that, on November 8th, an offeer of the Tangchun bought five rolls of black drapery usually used for mourn ing purposes.

The advance reports relative to the capture of Shanghai, Nanking, Hanchow, and other cities-by the Kuomintang Army have been ordered to be withdrawn for the time being. These reports were is d prematurely by some enthusiastic bers of the propaganda department but the success in other important centres has not been so rapid as at Kiukiang, which fell into the hands of the Party Army on November 4th.

Mr. Tai Chi Tao, chairman of the Board of Management of the Sun Yat Sen University in Canton, has announced that the Chinese may as wall refuse the Boxer Indemnity to be remitted by

AN ANTAGONISTIC COOK.

ARRESTED TWICE IN A DAY.

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on the label. Witness further added that it used to be the idea if a little starch is put into mustard, it will keep better, but this idea is becoming obsolete..

"30 Per Cent. of Mustard a Frand, "Mustard containing 30 per cent. or 35 per cent. starchy matter is a fraud," said witness. The price of native mus tard was about 20 cents a pound, and the wholesale price would be about 12 cents a pound and starch cost about 5 cents a pound. Witness also stated that he had tried mustard as a poultice on himself since the present case started "' I found cluded I could bear any strength," witness” con-

on his skin for about half an hour.

| thin skina?—In this case it is a broken

skin..."

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A Chinese cook, in the employ of a farmer, who was arrested twice in one day

Cross-examined, witress said that he for fighting in the street and causing dis- turbances, appeared before Mr. J.-H. B. applied mustard to a sore skin that morn day morning on a charge of fighting in Mr d'Almada: Do you know that some Nihill, at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- tus and used pure mustard. It remained the public street and behaving in a dis- have thick skins and others may have orderly manner. in the first fight, were also

Two other Chinese, who were involved charged with disorderly conduct.

The prosecution having closed their Prosecuting, Sergeant Hargreaves aid case, Mr. d'Almada said it would be un- when he met a ricksha coolie arguing in his clicat's favour. The defendant had the cook was on his way to the market, evidence already before the Court was necessary for him to call evidence, as the

with a fare. The cook joined in, and not been guilty of any offence or mis later, when both the coolie and his fare demeanor, and the prosecution had failed fokis, continued the argument with the ated mustard to the prejudice of anyone. bad left the scene, two of the latter's to prove that the defendant sold adpiter cook. A fight ensued and on the arrival of a Chinese sergeant the parties were prosecution did not aver guilty know- - Mr. Whyte-Smith pointed out that the

Immediately the men went out on bail, fraad but the line must be drawn some- taken to the Police Station and charged. ledge by the defendant, or intent to de- the cook collected a number of rickaha where. It might as well have contained coolies and attacked the premises of the other two men.

Police whistles were blown and a mes sage was received at the Station to the effect that an armed robbery had been .committed.

70 per cent. atarch and 20 per cent." mustard, so the line must be drawn some-

where," added Mr. Whyte-Smith,

An Important Case..... }~ His Worship, after hearing further argu ments from both sides, said that as the case was an important one, and a test Court, he would adjourn it to Friday case which might probably go to a higher

The cook was again arrested and charged a second time, Notwithstanding urgent request from Japan, unless name is returned uncon- bound over to be of good behaviour whilst On the first charge, the three men were Kiangai, General Li Tsai Hain, actingditionally. Mr. Tai is a returned student the cook was fined $10 in addition on the afternoon in order to hear evidence for

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