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PREMATURE, NOT

BASELESS.".

THE REPORTED CAPTURE OF SHANGHAI.

A MERCHANTS' PARADE.

THE CLOSING DOWN OF SCHOOLS.

[TROM OUR OBINIAE CORNZSPONDENT: ] Strike now, during the past' year, has been a regular department of service in Canton newspapers and bas required a corps of writers specialised in the subject. Less space, however, has recently been given to the activities or rather inactivity of the workers and the news is getting into a more or less stereotyped form. Labour troubles in Canton may be summarised as follows: During the three days end

ing

February 10th two important strikes were settled-the hotel ser- vants and the photographers. Thir teen still avait settlement, including the butchers and wholesale silk foti. The business of two cities, Tungkun (Sheklung) and Koonshan; is paralysed on account of labour tyranny...

Canton merchants appear to be waking up and announced their in- tention of holding a parade to-day (Thursday) in order to show that they were a solid body in demand ing the right to engage or dismiss assistants on the second day after the Chinese New Year, The work cra have threatened to throw stones at the parade but the merchants say they will carry-out their plan despite opposition. The Kuomin tang agreed to uphold the liborty of the merchants in regard to em- ployees, but at the same time, or

CHINESE AND THE

BRITISH.

LACK OF PROPAGANDA.

A CANTON RESIDENT'S

"

SUGGESTION.

DEALINGS WITH THE CHINESE CROWD,

A

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11th, 1927.

CORRESPONDENCE,

AN APPRECIATION.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONG KONG DAILY PRIS"]

LOCAL MERCHANT SUED BY BROKER

DEAL IN 500 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT SHARES,

SLUMP DURING STRIKE RECALLED,

During the hearing of a claim for $1,000 in respect of 800 shares in the Green Island Cement Co., in connection with a share transic

called.

CASC Was

ARRIVAL FROM FOOCHOW.

PASSENGERS HERE ON THE

‚"* HAINING.”

ALL QUIET AT PRESENT.

The Douglas steamship Haining morning. with a number of passen- arrived in Hong Kong yesterday

Swatow. gers from Foochow, amoy and

Sin-We owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Wan Man Kai and his asso- ciates for the fascinating exhibition of Chinese pictures and penianship held at the City Hall on February A Canton resident, with nearly 8th and 9th. (A review of the ex balf century's experience inhibition appeared in the Daily tion Between two Chinese parties, understood, a number of mission- These passengers included, it is China, writes to the Daily Fren: Press on Wednesday.)

one a broker and the other a merries, and other Europeans who Year leaders are Eked by many These gentlemen ungrudgingly chant, at the Summary Court ye have been advised to leave the here and, if I may be allowed to brought out for public inspection torday before Mr. H. B. Foochow ares. day so, they are marked by sense and enjoyment a collection of trea-Nihill, acting Puise Judge, the mod sobriety and are to the point. aures that must have come as a

state of affairs existing on the But in reviewing the situation in revelation to many in this Colony, Hong Kong Stock Exchange during China I feel sometimes that we lose Informed appreciation must be left the slump, of June, 1925, was re- sight of important facts. Our awful to the experts, but here was so ignorance of the Chinese language, opportunity for many of a un for example, is to my mind one of initiated persons to gaze and enjoy the roots of the present evil. The sad perhaps learn a little. Chinese crowd can be lamb-like, but Personally I cannot refrain from over the least misunderstanding, or singling out one small painting of through the work of designing agita a curving plum branch with white tors it can easily be worked up to blessons, which the label described a fury of hatred not only against as the work of Wang Yifan Chang, themselves. The outrages at Foc- and borg besides pleasant little the foreigner but against Chinese dynasty. This was most attractive a 14th century artist of the Yuan

chow and Amoy are instances of the poem which reminded one former. For the latter we have Horace was not the only poet to be that

only to remember the horror of the inspiration.

swept away by Bacchus, awift with treatment meted out in Canton "te the poor, benighted, helpless Yun nanese less than two years ago.

I will give you my own experi

Education in such a form is car- tainly palatable-I am, Sir, yours faithfully,

ence. I have a small property in GREAT BRITAIN AND INDIA.

a day or two afterwards, they told the city which was occupied by|

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DAILY PRESS."] SIR,A short time ago I took the liberty of addressing you upon the

demonstrated vis-a-vis the anti- ress under British administration British gospel of the Bolsheviks. somewhat since I penned my last Affairs in China have developed letter, and two or three significant things have occurred to which would respectfully refer, feeling, as not he lost for bringing home to the do, that the opportunity should mare extreme of my Chinese friends concrete example of how far they by listening to the gospel of the are being led upon the wrong road extremists.

dict, who on the occasion: of the It is learned that Father Bene night of the Arst party of Spanish and American Fathers and Spanish

ness as Chan Chan Nand-Co., of weeks ago, was forced on the de

The plaintiff in the

Sisters from, Foochow to Hong Chan Chan Nam, carrying on busong on the as- Haining some 11, Queen's Road Central, first floor, share and real estate brokers, and of the students at amoy to 39, Canton Road, Kowlesa, mer to the Foochow area, and appears and he sued Wong Tong Kee, of go ashore there, has now returned chaat.

to be getting on very well again.

The claim of the plaintiff was for 81.030, this being the difference at Amoy on that occasion, have also Three children who were landed

Co, purchased by the defendant and there have been no further out- shares in the Green Island Cement chow appears to be quiet at present, between the price of 500 (combined) been returned to Foochow Foo-

June 9th, 1925, and the flat rate at anti-British and anti-Christian feel- under a written contract dated breaks by the mcb, although the which the purchase was compromising is still strong, although more ed by mutual agreement. The $30 or less dormant was waived to bring the action Court,

the

within the jurisdiction of

Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask was for plaintiff, and Mr. L. D. Turner appeared for the defendant.

The Haining brought 24 Ist class passengers here, and these in- cluded Mr. F. H. Fisher and two children; Mrs. L. O. Robinson and three children; Mrs. O. H. Farrar; Mr. Jones Slavin, Mias Macpher san (a hospital sister from Amoy); the Rev. and Mrs. Lewis and five and two children, and also 18 children; the Rev. and Mrs. Gibson Chinese first class passengers.

Casa Opened. Opening his case, Mr. Leask said on June 9th, 1928, the defendant purchased 500 combined shares án the Green Island Cement Co. from the plaintiff at the price of

came, he failed to pay and in a Settlement. When Settlement Day AN ABSENT COMPLAINANT. Tester from plaintiff's solicitors be 10 per share, which was the was offered the choice of paying difference between the price then and the price which was ruling when he was taking up the shares agreed to pay, the flat rate, so they Defendant refused to do that, but were suing on that rate.

the workers that they could not be strikers who drove away the legiti[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "RONG KONG dismissed unless the Union demands mate tenants of many years stand- were complied with. and these de

anda include eight months wagesing. After twenty months without with pay in lieu of board when om- compensation, and following con. playment ceases. Perhaps if the slant pressure applied by the British great example which Indian pro- 828.10 per share for the August merchants show they can organise, and demonstrate and go on parade Consulate, the property was evacua- their wishes will be a little more ated by the intruders. Two weeks respected.

ago I had to go to the section "Private schools in Canton are taking joint action against the Kuo alice station to ask the Superin mintang Superintendent of Educa.tendent to hand the property over tian who is trying to reduce the to me. He sent a deputy with me number of old style schools.

Pri

to the house but we found the door vate schools, in which the Coo fucian classics were taught, number locked. The policeman began to ed more than 700 last year. This enquire who had locked the door number has since been reduced to 830, The Superintendent of Educa: and then a Chinese came forward tion has decided to close 215 of whom I knew to be the street rutan these. The teachers of these schools at the bottom of all the trouble. are protesting vigorously and are He blandiy asked me to wais two being joined by the teachers in the days. Then, as well as I could in achools still carrying on.

A rough estimate puts the number ay imperfect Chinese, I gave him of children of school age in Canadressing-down." ton at 150,000. The Canton public schools are able to cater for only

Does the house belong to your ten per cent, leaving the rest for twenty months?" I asked him. fathert Have you paid rent for it find their education Private schools, although operating, as he were a curse to their country Then I continued that such people it THEY be, not in accordance with Your fathers were gentlemen." I Kuomintang regulations, still all

matter of fact, many added, but the manner in which is bringing disgrace parents very much prefer the teach you behave ing of Confucianism to the new

upon you all. Suppose I were to doctrines of Lenin.

occupy your house and drove out It is expected that Dr. Kung your family, what would happen " Hsiang Ha a brother-in-law of the The crowd by this time had late Dr, Sun Yat Seb, will be given gathered in large numbers. Some the office of Ministry of Industry. nodded approval. Others said As already reported he was sug-cheut (quite right) and others

want and, as

opening of the British Parliament His Majesty's Speech at the rc. contained an important reference to the protection of "my British and Indian subjects and side by side with this, we have the very significant fact that Indian Princes lost no time in tendering to the troops for service in China. It is Viceroy magnanitoons offers of their

this with the alleged, suppression certainly very difficult to reconcile of natives and weaker nations of which we hear so much nowadays.

In my humble opinion, if ever the British wanted a complete answer to the malicious charges in regard to their treatment of native peoples, the action of the Indian Princes should suffice. And yet, strange to any the significant fact has been relegated to the background.

Few will deny that. in dealing

ALLEGED SNATCHER GOES. FREE.

A young Chinese who was alleged to have snatched a gold bangle from February, appeared before Mr. W. a Chinese girl at Po Hing Feng on, Schofield at the Central Magistracy

the accused. yesterday afternoon.

Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared for

Real Estate Brokers Association, The plaintiff, said he was, at that time, Chairman of the Share and

Previous to that, plaintiff had pur- & geld bangle from a little girl who and the defendant signed a con-

Outlining the case, Sub-Inspector

chased shares from a seller. When was walking along the Wah Hing tract for the purchase of the shares Pain said that the accused snatched

Settlement Day aised he in Lane with her mother. A polic structed Mears. Loe and Russ to whistle was blown and the accused to take the shares. The defendant Gardea write to the defendant asking him was eventually caught in the Blake same to his office and said he could hangle was found in his trouser's at 'Po Hing Fong. The

offered to pay at the flat rate, which by both the girl and her mother, not pay at the rate required, and pocket. The accused was identified

ions, and the offer was accepted had been agreed on by the Associa and also by the pan who arrested

Replying to Mr. Leask, plaintiff aaid his Association had agreed that all should be set off by the flat rate

outstanding accounts

Cross-Examination,

Crosa examined by Mr. Turner, plaintif said he had a telephone con- Tersation with the defendant about the shares, when defendant said he would wait until Settlement Day

him.

Continuing Inspector Pain said that unfortunately the complainant was hot in Court and he did zot think she would appear to give evidence. He would, therefore, ask the care to be amended to one of unlawful possession.

M. d'Almada said that he did not wish to embarrass the prosecution. but he would like to point out that before the charge of salawful

gasted as Vice-Minister of Finance policeman then intervened and pro- with primitive peoples and "native Plaintiff denied that he visited the possession could be proceeded with,

chun, chua (quite true); The to work in Canton under Mr. T. Soong, the Finance Minister at mised to report the matter to the Hankow. If the new arrangement station and get me the key within is carried through Madame Sun Yat the day. He carried out his pro Sen will have three out of the five mise and I obtained possession of Kuomintang Ministers in her family. the house. The point I wish to The Kuomintang Ministry of Com emphasize was the fair attitude of munications, recently inaugurated in the crowd..." Canton, has now something to do.

It is being asked to settle the strike

Uumshaw.

:

Plaintiff's son gave evidence and fendant visited his father's office said he was prosent when the de and offered to pay the flat rate.

races the British Government has defendant's office. Mr. Turner pro- could they prove wao was the right always considered itself to be en-duced a letter written soliciful owner of the bangle in question. trasted with a two-fold duty, It tor on his (plaintiffs)

nstructione has always regarded itself respon in which it was stated that the not offer any evidence beyond the On learning that the Police could sible for their protection against agreement

was reached in both arrest of the man, bis Worship dis exploitation, endeavouring, at the offices. Plaintiff replied that it missed the defendant zame time, to develop a feeling of was probably a misunderstanding. self-respect and responsibility. The

Plaintiff admitted that he was of the workers of the Chu-Ping rail-had occasion to pay some workers whilst best for Britain, is not neces- I will give another instance. Imitted that the British Government,

British Government has always ad not suing for interest, and said he

had never demanded any. way in Hunan.

Mr. Turner:I suppose your sarily the best for India, Nigeria solicitors again misunderstood. you when they wrote again demanding. Army was not exactly "baseless," countered with "Why? Am I to that policy is as far removed from

governing evolved as a result of interest in November last year!

Plaintiff appeared to be a little but was merely a little premature. pay you cumshaw for running away the Imperialistic cry of the extrem-non-plussed but replied Perhaps The report was circulated before from your duty. The cumshawisists as are the two poles,

it is the ordinary course of the those engineering affairs within the meant as a reward for a full year's city could complete their arrange-share of cumshaw for the period ject, whether of European er Asia-

It seems to me to be the funda-solicitor's work." work. You will get your proper mental duty of every British sub-

Only A Broker. „ you have been working, for the tic descent, to do their best to

Ghan admitted, he did not take three months, November, December Broadcast this great Truth.-Yours, was only a broker.

up the shares himself, because he and January."

It is now stated in Canton that on Shameen on January 20th. They the report of the capture of asked for their usual New Year and Rhodesia, and the method of Shanghai by the

I Kuomintang cumshaw of one month's pay.

ments for the coups

THE CANTON POST OFFICE.

GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE.

AN IRATE MERCHANT'S

COMMENT.

1

As reported by our Chinese cor respondent yesterday the Chinese Post Office, business in Canton 'had

to be suspended on Wednesday be- cause the postmon desired to have a few hours off to say farewell to their delegates who were going to Hankow to attend a Postmen's Conference..

They all remained quict.

"Increase anid

one man

etc.,

Then

wages." I replied "You will get an increase, but at present you take your meal in the Strikers' quar ters. As soon as you eat your own rice you will get an increase.

V. RUP CHAND, Managing Proprietor, Pioneer Silk Store

steamers telling their countrymen

Mr. Turner: Was it that you never had them to deliver at all No.

Receipt For Shares.

The defendant said he bought the though he often saw the plaintiff in shares sometime in June, but al the street the shares were not men- tioned until November last year. Be afterwards admitted that the plaintiff had asked him about them, and told him he had already made himself liable for them. The de fendant replied then that he had not come to any settlement and did not owe him any money. Ho denied the agreement.

Hon-Delivery,

age and stamp.

Have you paid for them!-No. And yet you say you don't owe he has not delivered the shares... the plaintiff say money 1-Because Radhe delivered the shares,

shares were brought to me I would would you have paid them-If the have paid for them,”

Is that your usual practice 1-It is my practice with other brokers. in Hong Keng I don't owe any Then you must owe a lot of money

money.

Judgment "Given.

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If this Agreement was entered into on August 28th, 1925, how is it that you never said anything about admitted that be bought the shares In reply to Mr. Leask, defendant The Chinese are an industrious in to the defendant until sometime at the price of $14,158, with broker- race, hard working, but seeing no in November, 1927-On August Of course, they were not all con

Boope for the future they blame 8th, the defendant came and offer tented and satisfied, but they know their politicians and the busy bodies ed to pay the flat rate, but I had to one and they did not protest. As tide. against the British. The Chi- financially hard hit by the fall in that my attitude was a reasonable and the agitators cleverly turn theses the seller before settling.

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Propagande...

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Shebe, and Hiram King of TYTO In giving judgment for the plain- tending *Union demonstrafering just as badly as we are from

the course of crou-examination why tiff with coste, Mr. Nihill said the "ROMAN CATHOLICISM tion, the Public is requested to the present upheaval It is a great. call at Shantern Office for their disadvantage that we have no pro ton officials, agitators notwithstand-

you have not pressed the defendant defendant, on his own showing, I can say this much that the Can- before. What is the reason?

AND FREEMASONET.” mail. It is hoped the regalar ser- per propaganda to counter-act the Ing. have a great respect for British settle with the seller before I could for them on Bettlement Day, and

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shares or made any attempt to

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promise is always taken at its

as the most regarded that

tion of Anlient

the official Enlls, Encyclical merchant, "this service is becoming know and appreciate the British

Plaintiff agreed with Mr. Leasic fact in support of the plaintiff's Letters, and Decrees issued against more ratten, and unreliable every forbearance shown at Hankow. One face valan without the least shadow that on Bettlement Day he did not contention that & settlement was the craft by Popes and Bishops, a day and it is just about time the educated Chinese gave me his of doubt. But now we are passing actually have the ahare to deliver, agreed to on the fet rate. The e wol se the oficial records of the ant- This book in addrsised to the Ma Powers decided to re-open Post opinion that the happenings there through abnormal times. We are but he could get them from the fendant's sction or nord-action whe ferings imposed upon Freemasonsonic Fraternity and intended for ita Ofices as before when they worked had exposed the hollowness of the bad ifta maha transition period seller as soon as he knew the price the most striking collaboration of

ander the Inquisition

more advanced studenta. splendidly. The closing of these cry regarding the oppression of and it is right that the British would be paid by the buyer.

should treat the uneducated classes

the plaintiff's story, and he added, was another mess made by the the Imperialists.” “

Is that the usual practice co the be found that the onus of proving like children, bear with them, and Hong Kong Stock Exchange 7-Yen, selfment was arrived at bad Washington Conference."

try to teach them,

(Continued on next column.) been proved to his satisfaction.

(Continued on next column.)

of Britian justice and love of fair play. I rub shoulders with all bad paid for the shares. He pro- Mr. Leisk asked plaintif if he kinds of Chinese here and I know duced a receipt dated November 1st, that they want to hear the truth 1920, for 8920 in respect of the 500 of all the turmoil, and we have no shares. one to tell them. They want light Mr. Leask:-You were asked in badly and for our own sake we should supply it

to

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