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CAPITAL AND LABOUR.
TIMIDITY OF CANTON MERCHANTS.
MILITARY OPPOSED TO EXTREMISTS.
· MORE · SUPPORT REQUIRED FROM THE TRADERS.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
Canton bas been put under "strict military vigilance" since February 13th. This special mea- sure has been taken to guard against possible armed resistance to the Police and Military orders that there shall te, no further un- lawful occupation of private pro perty by persons claiming to be strikers or union pickets.
Certain militarists are doing what they can to support the Canton Chinese merchants in their fight against further labour tyranny, but the lack of unity among the mar chants themselves is causing a cor- tain amount of embarrassment. The general opinion appears to be that if the merchants cannot do any thing practical to help themselves, the efforts of the military and police will be futile. Strikers are being custed from their rent free lodgings and during the past few days the "blockade "of a number of busi- ness premises by the workers has
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18th, 1927.
EDUCATION IN HONG SEDITIOUS LITERA
KONG.
MORE PUPILS THAN USUAL
FROM CANTON,
CHARITABLE WORK FOR THE
LEPERS.
[FROM CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]
It is probable that more children than ever before have come from Canton this year to attend the Chinese schools in the Colony. Most Chinese schools commence their school year as from the middle of the first moun.
Previously a number of parenta in Hong Kong have sent their older children to Canton for their educa- tion, but since the advent of the Soviet Commission and the use of Canton schools as a fruitful field of Bolshevik propaganda, this practica has diminished.
Many schools which have opened during the past few day's have had far more applicants than they could possibly accommodate.
"TURE.
CHARGE AGAINST SEAMEN'S
UNION OFFICIALS.
POLICE COURT PROCEED INGS.
CASE ADJOURNED UNTIL
TO-DAY.
When the three Chiness officials of a Chinese Seamen's Union, who were arrested on board the President Taft in Hong Kong about a wook-ago,' were brought before Mr. R. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy yesterday on a charge of possessing and uttering seditious literature, the Magistrate said that be desired to make a public state- ment. He had received a letter
Chairman of the Chinese Seamen's signed by a man claiming to ba the
Union. He mentioned the fact in public'in view of the gross impro priety of the procedure.
-$100
Mr. T. H. King (Director of Criminal Intelligence) who ducted the case for the prosecution, said that the Secretary for Chinese Affairs had also received a similar letter.
A number of social leaders in the Chinese community will meet at the Chinese Young Women's Associa tion, Caine Road, on Sunday, "to
Outlining the case, Mr. King said buy pigs and discuss the method of that at 10.55 .. on February 11th, feeding "them." Among those who Sergeant Goodwin of the Water are expected to attend ars Mr. Li Police and a party of Chinese Chor Chi, secretary of the Ho Hong searchers boarded the President Bank; Mr. Lo Po Yin, of the Bank Taft oa search duty. They went in of China; Mrs. Wong Kwok Shuen to the crew's quarters, where they wife of the president of the National found about twenty men in one Commercial and Savings Bank; Mrs. room, amongst whom were the three af Wing Chan, wife of the manag- defendants. Two were sitting at a ing-director of Sincere Company: table and the third was standing up Dr. Arthur Woo, the vice-president speaking. Many books were scatter of the China Medical Association, ed about the place, and two despatch and many others.
cases were on a form.
ו.
The pigs are toy pigs and the Continuing, Mr. King said that popular method of feeding them will a Chinese searcher who happened be with coina. The scheme is one to get a glance at one of the opened which has been designed to secure books advised Sergeant Goodwin support for the Chinese Mission in that it contained seditious matter." relief of lepers. An attempt will The three men were then taken to
been broken up. Now, the workers are talking of retaliating and, of course, their attack will be aimed at the helpless trader. The Military and Police are most anxious that the merchants should tand themselves be made to get a large number of the Water Police Station, and after together and adopt some uniform people to save a few cents daily and further investigation had been policy for the protection of their for this purpose the pigs" have made, they were subsequently trans the Central Police trade rights but lack of leadership been introduced. Mr. K. L Chao,ferred to and lack of mutual confidence apa master of Queen's College, who Station, where they were formally pear to be insuperable obstacles to is already the owner of a pig, took charged. any effective organisation. The dis it the other day to a football match the grand stand. pate is regarded as a "capital and and led it on labour dispute and fairly substan- Plenty of coins were provided and fial military and police support, is still the pig shows no sign of in- at the moment, given to "capital" digestion. A section of the leaders in the Kuo-
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The statement of Mr. King was corroborated by Sgt. Goodwin and two Chinese searchers. The defend- ants also admitted that the evidence was substantially correct"
Replying to the Court, Sgt. Good- wio mid that the reason why he ald not afrent the other men in the
dressed in the uniform of the ship's was because they were all
room!
boys.
the articles kad already been pub- lished in Shanghai. The book ers prossed the hope that the British would stop using arths when deal- ing with the Chinese The book
received from Hankow for die tribution in Hong Kong. The facts, fir defendant's opinion, were
true.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
SUPPLEMENTARY EXPENDI. TURE FOR 1997.
VOTES TOTALLING $215,097.
A meeting of the Finance Com- mittee of the Legislative Council Mr. Lindselle Do you consider will be held in the Council Chamber thess statements are not calumny fat 9.30 this (Friday), morning when -It is a reproduction. It did not votes totalling 915,007 will be asked originate from the Union.
for to supplement the estimates of 17.
Mr. Lindsell: You published it. -It was my duty to distribute it
Mr. Lindaoll: Regardless of the law of Hong Kong -- have handled similar hooks in Shanghai and "nothing has happened -
Mr. Lindsell: Shanghai is, not British territory.-It is under Bri- zish control.
Mr. Lindsel: Nothing of the sort
The Accused id that he saw nothing extremist in the book
The votes comprise: Special expenditure King's College
Fencing Queen'
College
Playing Ground ......... -Yunnan Scholarships at
the Universit Building for Magnetic "Instruments at At Tau,
New Territories Embossed Stamp for
S.C.A.
+
-8699
359.
TILL CLEARED
SURPLUS
STOCKS
MEN'S SOCKS
8,050
120
ARE OFFERED
3,500
Gratuity to Widow of Inspector Gipson, Sani- tary Department ...... Mr. Lindsell: It la perfectly
Miscellaneous Services... 200,000 Uniform and boots, for
Volunteers imminu obvious that the sole purpose: of
- 1,200 the article was to stir up feeling
The Finance Committee recom against the British Government.mended the expenditure of 81,130 I have only been in Hong Kong for for the equipment of King's Cof- eight days.
lege. It was not possible to com- plete this equipment before the end of 1093, and application is therefore being made for rerote of the bal
The defendant said that he would like to have the Chairman of the Union brought into Court. to give evidence on his behalf.
His Worship adjourned the case until noon to-day.
Translation of Extracts. The translation of the first ex
ance $689,"
The #358 for the fencing of Queen's College playing ground is also a re-vote.
The Yuansa Scholarships at the tract produced in Court, read as University are normally for a period follows:-
of five years but in the event of holders. selecting the Medical Faculty an extension of one year is necessary to enable the course' to be completed The sum now asked
Our Seamen Members: You should know all these
The Imperialists have to rely on you for transporting arms and ammunitions Chinese maase
to
massacre
Our
The Imperialists have to depend on you for transporting goods for the economic victimisation of China,
The Imperialists have to depend on you for transporting opium and other poisons to cause harm to the Chinese masses.
The Imperialists have to depend
from China. on you for carrying money away
་
Our Seamen Members: How great your responsibility is: We should all wake up and make an effort to overthrow imperialism."
Dated January 7th, 1927. The "Second document read as follows:-
Communique by the Kiukiang sub-branch of the Branch (Chinese Seamen's) Union in Hankow, on the massacre of their members by the British at Elukiang-
for is to cover the cost of this extra year at the University for a medical student and to pay his travelling expenses to Yundan on completion.
Provision for the expenditure of $14,000 on the building for magnetic instruments was made in 1926.
Only $5,950 was spent and a revote of the balance of $8,050 is being asked for..
The embossed stamp for the 5.0.A is required for emigration photo and every passage ticket has work on the ground floor: every
to ba chipped
Inspector Gipson, Sanitary De- 20 years service at the age of 43 partment, died at Port Raid after leaving a widow and four young children. A pension of £7615.5 plus 25 per cent, temporary increase making a total of 200.10.3 per an- nmn is payable under the Widows' and Orphans Pension Ordinance and the widow has no other in- come.
Inspector Gipson had an excellent record and it is recota-
The British Imperialists who are mended that a grant equivalent to the most prosperous of all Imperi- one year's salary (350) may be Dr. R. H. Kotewall, one of the
aliste, have forced China, by power made for the benefit of the widow honorary vice-presidents of the
and by fraud to enter into differ- and children. The deceased was South China Athletic Association,
ent kinds of Anglo Chinese unequal returning from leave when he was will be the host at ten in the China
of military power to protect the Fort Sald treaties. They have also made use taken ill and had to be landed at Building this afternoon when Chi-
special political privileges they The provision, made in the esti ness football players will be enter
have obtained, and have caforced mates for miscellaneous services was When asked if they had any the most terrible and wicked policy 823,930. The amount provided tained. Mr. Ng 6te Kwong, the question to put to the witates, the of economic victimisation which is now appears to be inadequate for well-known local tennis player, and third defendant said that he was a fatal blow on China.
the services necessary and a supple-
many others prominent in athletics not reading from the book which
Having an excessive production mentary provision of $900,000 is will be present.
caught the eye of the Chinese of merchandise, they have made requested."
every endeavour to size territories Several Chinese in Hong Kong searcher,
in China, so that they can invest are reported as missing since the
their capital there and monopolize
reported that fokis in their employ have disappeared.
mintang are distinctly opposed to the more extreme labour groups and if they could get strong backing from a solidly organised merchant class they might carry the day. But whether that backing will be forth coming from the merchants is still an open question. The merchants" Are too much like sheap, waiting to be fleeced.
The labour troubles have led many employers of labour engaged' in the Chinese New Year. Two firms have of the charge is that you had the ali kinds of trade. •** ̈
cut tobacco trade to change their
ارد
methode. More than half of the shops were cut tobacco is sold, are ordering better machinery in order that, they may not be so entirely dependent on hand workers. Within the last two years 'the workers' wages have risen from forty cents ARRIVE BY 3.8. "MONGOLIA to $1.20 a day.
March 19th next will be observed by all Kuomintang members as the second anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Yat Sen. There will be a holiday in Canton and the workers will hold a memorial service.
EUROPEAN LADY FINED. ALLOWED DOGS TO BE OUT
WITHOUT MUZZLES;
MR. EUGENE CHEN'S CHILDREN,
Passengers aboard the P. & O. liner Mongolia, which arrived in Hong Kong yesterday from London, included the younger children of Mr. Eugene Chen, whom, it is be tieved, are making a abort stay in the Colony.
#16 will be remembered that Chen's two elder children, Mr. Percy Chen and Miss Sylvia Chen, arrived here early in November by the City of Cairo where they Summonsed before Mr. T. W. were very popular among their Ainsworth at the Kowloon Magis fellow passengers, both being extel Magistracy yesterday for allowing lent dancers and Mia Chen also
Mr. Lindseli: The whole essence
books in your possession. There's nothing else to it. That is why you were arrested, and for no other
reason.
At the request of the Military Authorities A small Army Service Corps Unit is being formed in the Volunteer Defence Corps. An ex- They have also made use of their pease of $1,900 will, it is estimated, gun-boats to protect British navi-be required for uniform for this unit gation in all rivers in China, thus during 1997. As the project was not usurping the privileges of the anggested until after the 1927 esti- Chinese and have further helped the mates had been completed, pro Chinese civil war. It is a fact vision was not made.. that the British Imperialists have utilized the militarists to suppress
His Worship added that there was no doubt in his mind that the
the Chinese racial movement so They then allied with the Mak- books were calculated to throw con- that they enn victimize Chinese denese troops and lent them tempt upon the British; they were forever, and the Chinese militarists £5,000,000, in order to enable them undoubtedly seditious within the have been willing to be the tame to march down to the South and dogs of the Imperialists. They meaning of the Ordinance.
bave conspired with them to do evil, Third Defendant: But the Folies and have been obedient to their examined all books that were taken directions across the Harbour q
His Worship: Perhaps previous issues of the book did not contain
seditious matter.
books for ten days,
ard Defendants I have had these His Worship: You were not caught then.
Yesterday they again massacred their guns so as to show their our workmen in Kiukiang and fired power
regain all the special privileges along the Chang-kiong which they hid thatched during the past years with all sorts of conspiracy. Who The Nationalist Revolution is will not be aggrieved at the British great eye-soré to the British In Imperialists invading China and perialists. Therefore, they could causing her disturbances, and want not fail to do their utmost to pre- to take steps against them! judice our Northern Expedition The British Imperialists how- and sent Chan Awing Ming, Hingever, in view of the opposition of Shui Lun, and Yeung Hi Man, to the Chinese maases, have resorted
supplied the set up a rebellion
to severe drastic measures. They bandits in Kwangtung with arms caused the collision of a gun-boat and ammunition so as to cause the at Hankow and killed more than anxiety to the rear of our Northern 400 workmen. Mr., King observed that the books expedition. But finally our North- had been printed in Canton
ora Expedition occupied Changtha In reply to his Worship, the 1st and Yaochow, and then captured
Wuchang and Hankow. defendant mid that he went on
During that time, the British Im-
How and we are for our beloved board the President Taft for the perialists, besides supplying rebel fellow-bountrymen who have been purpose of issuing new member Wu with arms and ammunitions killed under fire front the British Miss Chen who has studied at an ship certificates. He availed him and funds for military purposes Imperialists! The more violent and also made an attack on the North- wicked the Imperialists: are © the American Women's College subse- quéntly accompanied her father in self of the opportunity for distri-ern Expedition with their
borts. When Wa had been defeat more our fellow countrymuch should wake-up. Our workmen in Kin- his cross-country journey to Han-buting the books,
d. they again made use of Bum of klang went to strike on account of His Worship: Do you deny that the New Chibli Faction as their financial stringency, but the British kow, and it was said that Miss Chen's smart riding costume and
tool and caused as damage when Imperialists actually treated them Were regarded you yourself have read it 1-Yea Parisian frocks
His Worship: You, a member of ever possible. But after all they with violence and wickedness. Their
the Nationalist zelance by some of her fellow
could do no harm to the
of our workmen will eguntrymen and women.
the Union, one of its officials, have Government. They found that all mean a challenge to cur Nationalist not read its publication-No. I the evils they had done could only Government. The lives and pro- cause their pain. The British Imperties of our masses would never have been very busy lately.
The third defendant further perialiste, in a state of helplessness be safe, unless British Imperialist (lit the Bun is getting and they is overthrown. Our fellow country.
her two dogs to seam about without mang very nicely, amarźle or leash, Mrs Cameron,
of the Clermont Hotel, Kowloon, said that she was answering a sum mons in respect of Capt. Millar's dog, and knew nothing of the in cident referred to in respect of her own dogi"
After searching the Court re- cordi, his Worabip said there was Do summons issued against Capt.
Millar, and Mrs.
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Mt. Percy Chico, who is a member of the English bar, stayed for some time in Canton but subsequently re turned to Trinidad, where both he
probably maglo, a minor in the their lives, and, like his father he is the book were not calumny compelled to change their policy
numbers. She was fined $7.
is said to be practising in the local
against the British. He said that!
(Continued on riest cofusif.):
mentBe quick, throw the brutal
together to overthrow and inhuman Imperialist
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