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THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22ND, 1926,

BETTER PROSPECTS. LIMIT OF CALLOUSNESS. CRIMINAL SESSIONS:

PASSENGERS NOW FREE TO TRAVEL ON ANY BOAT.

CHANGES IN MILITARY ORGANISATION.

TAXES TO BE INCREASED 50 PER

CENT IN SWATOW..

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BIG CANTON HOSPITAL PICKETED,

THE "SAIKUNG PIRACY.

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Tho. trial was continued yesterday at the Criminal Sessions of the five men PATIENTS' SERIOUS CONDITION. charged with complicity in the murder:

of an Indian guard aboard the steam launch Nuikung and the robbing of the

passengers.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT, ]

CORRESPONDENCE.

TRAFFIC OFFENDERS,

{TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG. DAILY PRESS.").

SIR-Under the heading of "Traile Offenders and Sub-heading." Complain-

The sinshan, of the Hong Loaincanvience by strike of nurses and day of the trial that the deceased guard Bhen a summans, issued by the Police

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The Fong Pin (Convenient) Hospital, The Chief Justice, Sir H. Gollan, heard And Defendant absent," you published in your issue of the 20th the suggested one of the largest Chinese hospitals in the case. Canton, is now being put to the utmost The coxswain, who'stated on the first reason's for thy absence from the Court, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company, other employees who have been forced to broke the butt of his rifle on the third Authorities on information laid by my returned from Canton yesterday with oyer leave their work against their, will by prisoner was cross-examined at length self against driver of car No. 1008, came 990 passengers which is considerably more order of the union agitators. The result by Mr. H. S. Lo, who defended the up for hearing yesterday afternoon

The published information is not cor- than these vessels have been carrying for them in a critical condition, are without

is that several hundred patients, some of accused.

Thus Witness was quite certain that one of rect.

"Inspector Nicol further many weeks past. It is true that one

care and attention, as the pickets have the robbers fired at the guard as he was told the Court that he had just received hundred of the passengers were members declared against the admission of non-in a crouching position. The two other letter from Lt. Col. Lewis stating that union workers and will not permit any guardë ran down the steps leading from he wanted the case withdrawn, and that of a Chinese theatrical company, but all

relief mission to be sent in. The authori- the bridge, and one of the robbers (the he would not be appearing to give evi. were allowed to board the ship without ties of the Hospital are helpless. They third prisoner) pointed a revolver at dence." This is not the fact, I have molestation. The pickets have been with have referred the matter to the Kuomin witness's head and made him obey bis Aver written to Inspector Nicol on any drawn from the wharf and it is expected tang in the hope that the party leaders directions as to the course to be follow. subject. Further, When asked as to

will be able to render soms measure of ed. When the Police launch was sighted, the

(for complainant's with that, as a result, the passengers will in-rescue to the patients some of whom are acting in accordance with instruction, drawal), Inspecter Nice said that the crease rapidly during the next few days. } dying for lack of ipod and attendance. be, took the launch close in and the driver of car No. 1008 was Lt. Slonne In addition to the usual produce the

pirates boarded a fishing boat. Tho.oc. Stanley, and that possibly he might be Kiathan also brought down over 300 rolls

cupants of the boat in question objected a friend of complainant." This is not to the invasion," according to witness, the fact, I do not know Lt. Sloane of matting and several packages of silk goods.

but the robbers overcame their objec- Stanley even by sight. tinas."

The Tung un brought 905 passengers and nearly 3,000 packages of general

Cargo.

reason

NOT ANTI-CHRISTIAN.

CHRISTMAS DAY DEMONSTRATION. The anti-Christian demonstrations to be staged in Canton on Christmas Day, at the advice of Soviet agents in Canton, will not be termed "anti-Christian" but in suport of a movement to exclude im The rank of corps commande: in the perialistic culture, and doctrines. A com- Kuomintang Army in Kwangtung Pro- consisting of 50 persons has been formed snittee representing 62 organizations and vince is to be abolished by order of General Chiang Kai Shek, the Coments in the Mission schools will be forced to attack imperialistic culture, and atud

mander-in-Chief. Four army divisions

to participate in the movement against will be stationed in Kwangtung and each institutions of learning managed by Euro- that the Indian guards were not armed will kindly publish this letter.-Yours

[THOM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

peans

is to be a unit commanded by a division general, reporting to the Commander-in-

To avoid trouble, some of the Canton Chief direct. By this reorganisation, it is

Churches will only held Christmas ser- expected, no single militarist will hold

vices for their own congregations, not power of serious consequence to the re-extending the usual invitations to the volutionary cause in case of disaffection public, which has been the usual custom caused by outside influences.

in the past.

The Kuomintang Army Headquarters in Hankow i wiring to Canton for more aviators. Only recently six Chinese re- turning from America offered themselves as aviators for service in the Kuomintang Army,

The anti-Christian Committee has its headquarters at the Dr. Sun Yat Sen University in Cantor.

Strike Against Taxes at Wuchow.' The Hong Kong-Wuchow steamers on their homeward trip from Wuchow oh

December 19th were delayed for nearly

At last the military leaders in the Kuo- mintang have succeeded in gaining pera lay by the general strike in Wuchow, mission to appoint attaches to the several where some 25 unions of workers demon- tax collection bureaux, in Kwangtung to strated against any further addition to audit the accounts and supervise expendi- the miscellaneous taxes. During the de- ture. At first Mr. T, V. Soong objected mopstration some workers were arrested" -to this arrangement, but General Chiang and the majority of their companions Kai Shek has now yielded to the demands struck until those arrested for opposing of the militarista.

the Kuomintang tax polity were released.

M. Borodin is said to have advised comrades in Canton not to stage too large a demonstration against the Christians n Tungahan and other parts of Canton City of Christmas Day.

BISHOP OF LONDON'S

PROGRAMME..

A BUSY WEEK IN HONG KONG. LIST OF ENGAGEMENTS.

The Bishop of London is due to arrive

The reasons för my non-attendance and The compradore of the launch also gave my desire to withdraw from the case, the Trafic Police evidence as to certain passengers rushing were coreyed to to his office with the story of the rol Authorities, at Yautati, on the morning bery. Shortly after, one of the robbers of the 20th instant by nic, and they are came to the office and, threatened with definitely not as stated above a "revolver, witness bad as option but "The reason for Lt. Sloane Stanley's

absence, is best known to himself. to hand over the keys of the safe.

A passenger on the launch replying to Mr. Lo under cross-examination, said

when the pirates appeared, and when the first shot was fired the arms were in the wheelhouse.

Mr. Lo submitted to witness that the deceased Indian guard was accidently wounded in the fight by the other guards Witness did not agree.

As the case has obviously been incor-

rectly reported, I should be glad if you

faithfully,

ROBERT R. LEWIS. Lieut.-Colonel, R.A.M.C.

Hong Kong, December 21st, 1920.

above letter, but it does not follow that [Ed. Note: We willingly publish the

the Police Court proceedings were in correctly reported. Inspector Nicol is attached to Yaumati Police Station and has charge of all traffic cases. fore, he probably felt justified in stating that he had received a letter from Lt-Col. Lewis Inspector Nicol, suggested in Court a possible reason for L-Col. Lewis' non-appearance and this reason, Be-examined witness said that when as given by the Inspector, was reported

Mr. Lo I put it to you that when he was accidentally wounded that the two other guards jumped overboard and disappeared 1-I did not see them dis-

appear..

the fight was going on, he did not notice in our columns,] whether the but of the rifle was broken or not.

The case was adjourned until today.

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THE SHAUKIWAN MURDER CHARGE.

PRISONER'S DEFENCE OF

“DRUNKENNESS.

Thére.

ALLEGED HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

VICTIM GAGGED WITH A PEBBLE.

A Chinese aiah, in the employ of Mr. A. Keating, Superintendent of the Deep Water Bay Works of the Green Island Cement Company, has reported to the The Shaukiwad murder trial was con- Aberdeen Police Station that the was tinued before Mr. Justice Wood yester,rebbed between Deep Water Bay and day.

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A fuki, who slept in the same room as deceased, stated that he was awakened by the prisoner on the night in question | and went to buy him" medicine

prisoner said he had stomach pains When witness returned he was under the impression that prisoner and pris oner's brother (who also slept in the

Shareholders of the Canton Water Supply Company, whose water plant in Taccgpo has been recently taken over by the Canton Municipality, are protesting against the alleged intention of the local in Hong Kong tomorrow (Thursday) by Kuomintang to mortgage their property. the President Lincoln from Shanghai. It may be recalled that the "plant was He is due to spend nine days in the taken over by the municipality in order Colony and will leave on January 1st by that reforms might be initiated. The the lakone Maru for Singapore. staffs, however, over which the, Municipal

The following are his principal engage. me room) were fighting. Witness saw an axe in one of their hands. As soon authorities appointed supervisors have been refusing to co-operate with the Kuo- mintang and for a time it was feared that the hupply of water in Canton would be interrupted by a strike on the part of the men at the pumping stations.

Canton Kowloon Railway. The authorities of the Chinese Section of the Canton-Kowloon Railway"are con-

ments:-

Aberdeen.

The amah left her house at five o'clock on Monday afternoon. As she was going down the hillside she was met by two her by the neck and threw her violently strange men, one of whom caught hold of

to the ground.

forced to a dried up water course, close The amah further alleged that she was by, and here she was tied to a tree and gagged with a pebble. She said she was robbed of all her personal jewellery, which she valued at 815 and also of her umbrella.

After the men bad decamped, abe said, as he learned that an attack had been she succeeded in freeing herself, and

went to the Station to report.

Thursday, December 23rd: -1.13 p.m.- Guest of honour at tifin given by mem- Present at an At Home" for Church bers of the Hong Kong Club, 4 pm made on the deceased he, fetched the workers in the Cathedral Hall.

Friday, December 24th; - In the morn ing the Bishop will visit the Hong Kong University and incidentally will meet in formally members of the Hong Kong University Christian Association.

master of the yard and the police were informed.

Dr. Craig recalled, said in reply to his Lordship that two of the wounds sustained by deceased might have been

Will celebrate Holy Communion in St. must have received the third wound Saturday, December 25th-8 a.m. caused while he was standing, but he sidering the possibility of restoring the John's Cathedral. 11 a.m.-Wi preach whilst he was in a recumbent position. former service of two express trains to in the Cathedral.

Sunday, December 26th:-it a.m.-Due Withese further stated that he found that Kowloon daily from January 1st next. So to preach at St. Andrew's, Kowloon. In some Chinese medicine powder had been far, however, no official notice regarding the afternoon he will visit the Diocesan put on the wounds. All it did was to the matter has been published.

Monday, December 27th-It is hoped clot the blood.

Travellers have suffered considerable inconvenience during the last few days owing to a strike of cooks on board the passenger junka plying between Canton and the interior towns on the West River. The cooks would not allow non-union men to take their place and many passengers who expected to take their meals on board had to go without anything to eat.

Swatow,

Girls' School and the Blind Home.

to make arrangements for the Bishop of London to visit Canton.

A Big Meal,

A stallholder at Shaukiwan said that

THE TIENTSIN" ARRESTS.

KUOMINTANG PRISONERS TO BE DETAINED.

the Peking and Tientsin Tinca, that the We are authoritatively informed, says Kuomintang members who are under detention and examination in Tientain, still in charge of the Provincial Folice, are to be detained indefinitely. They are and there appears to be no intention to hand them over to the Military. It is stated that none of the arrested persons is a student, and that many of them were without occupations.

The reason for their continued deten-

tion na given is that if they were ro Icased they would in all probability re- sume their activities and cause trouble. in the locality.

THE DE-CHRISTIANISED

GENERAL...

Tuesday, December 28th:-10.30 am.” Address the Quarterly Service of the prisoner called at his stall at 10 p.m. Mothers' Union in St. John's Cathedral. on the night of the tragedy. He had two 4.13 p.m.--Attend the Victoria Diocesan Association Reception in the City Hall, helpings of chicken, some roast meat and 8 p.m.-Guest of honour of the Oxford sausages, for which he paid $1.20. He and Cambridge Society to dinner in the also had a bottle, the contents of which Hong Kong Hotel.

Wednesday, December 20th: 7.30 he drank. Witness did not know if it asa-Celebrate Holy Communion at St. contained Chinese wine. Ordinarily, said Peter's Church. In the morning, he will The motor-bus service in Swatow is visit the Diocesan Boys Schcel and the witness, prisoner called at his stall twice Victoria Home, Kowloon. He will pro- a week, but on those occasions he either

FENG A FULL-BLOODED RED? still unable to resume owing to the op-ceed to Fanling for lunch. 6 pm- bad 5 cents worth of rice or 10 cents position of the ricksha coolies. The Devotional address in St. John's Catha worth of congee. Prisoner seemed in a

Recently it was widely reported that coolics are demanding that they should dral.

Thursday, December 30th:-During the hurry that night. Ordinarily he took Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang had refused see his chaplain-General the Rev. be granted their licences free if the morning the Bishop will visit various time to eat his food, but that night he Goforth, at Paotou, and had repudiated motor/buses are 'allowed to continue. | educational institutions in the Colony.

the Christian faith, a story, which, ac- cording to reliable missionaries has been Canton ricksha "coolies deny the reports1 p.-He will be the guest of honour gobbled it, and even left some behind."

at a tifin given by the Old Maribarians. Prisoner went into the box and said exaggerated, writes fr. Rodney Gilbert current in Canton that they intend to go 4 p.m.-Will be present at an "At Home" that he had got drunk earlier in the in the W.-G. Daily News, on strike in sympathy with the coolies in to Chinese workers in St. John's Cathe-night, and remembered nothing more Old missionary friends are still per- dral Hall. 2.20 p.m.-Will give an ad until he was at the Police Station. His sonally received with socming cordiality, Swatow....

dress at a service for mea in the Cathe- mind was a complete blank as to what but they find that Feng Yu Hsiang bay dri

had occurred thật night, mi

been saturated by the Moscow virds and It had been thought to finish the case is unable to comprehend anything but anti-foreign points of view. The yesterday, but prisoner did not leave the rab

The Swatow Kuomintang Department of Finance has just issued a notice that Friday, December 31st-Visit to all taxes within its jurisdiction will be Macao, returning to Hong Kong on the anime day. Guest of honour at a Chinese "increased, by 80 per cent. beginning on dinner arranged by the Hops Kong

Chinese Church Body. January 1st.

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box until 0.30 p.m. and his Worship ad-rest is that his Red affiliations are no journed the case until this morning, when longer belittled by his former" föreign it will be concluded.

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