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SUNNING RAILWAY,

TO BE TAKEN OVER BY FORCE.

A COURAGEOUS CANTON MERCHANT

FREIGHT INCREASE BETWEEN CANTON AND WUCHOW.

[FROM OCK CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

23 A

"MEN'S NATURAL

INCLINATION."

DISORGANISING BRITISH TRADE IN SWATOW."

A PROTEST THROUGH THE CONSUL

CANTON'S REPLY.

[FROM 'ora. OWE CORRESPONDENT.).

SWATOW, Feb. 28th.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25th, 1927.

THE JULY STORM. POSSESSION OF

REPAIR WORK STILL TO

BE DONE.

ESTIMATED. COST OF $313,000 THIS YEAR,

At the meeting of the Legislative Council this afternoon a paper will

PIRATED JUNK.

SUCCESSFUL SUBMISSION BY DEFENCE.

THE POWERS OF THE POLICE CRITICISED.

CONSIDER.

FREE VACCINATION.

Y.M.CA. HEALTH, WEEK.

ST. JOHN'S BRIGADE TO THE FORE

Hong Kong's "red" cross." men have been again doing extremely good work for the Colony.

From February 3rd to 13th, nearly

be laid upon the table giving some NO CASE FOR THE JURY TO 500 persons were vaccinated by the account of the storm on July, 1996, and the details of the damage done, The cost of repairing the whole of the damage will be $988,015. Ol

I have referred several times in

activities of various unofficial (80-1828, leaving $313,800 to cover the called) bodies constiented for the cost of the work to be done during purpose of continuing the boycott the present yeary against British trade and shipping.

The case in which it was alleged

was taken from the rightful owner outside the waters of the Colony by armed men, but was subsequently

Chinese Y.M.C.A. division?"" of the St John Ambulanca Brigade, at the request of the kai fongs (ie., elders of the community) as fol

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Aberdeen village, 235.

Cheung, Chau Island, 680. Total 895.

The workers in Canton are laugh- ing at the threat at the merchants my Swatow notes to the illegal this amount $674,415 was spent in that a junk, licensed in Hong Kong, low-

protest to suspend trade against the interference with their right to engage or dismiss assistants The extremista labour at, will. unions still insist that employers

shall only "hire or fire employees

in accordance with union rules.

Some merchants, however, are apparently not as timid as the followers of the Communist Party make them out to be. and I was Informed that the manager of at "least one large fancy goods store was courageous enough to display A notice in his establishment, for the information of his employees,

Work Still To Be Done.

Since November 18th last, when. The repair work still to be done the renewed boycotting began, the includes the rebuilding of the ser. Boycott Extension. Committee has vants' quarters at the Peak Hos been fairly successful, by means of pital with the necessary repairs to threatening dealers with violence the. bank. and confiscation of goods, in reduc-

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Fifteen roads and, paths still re- ing the importation and consumpquire attention, of which the new tion of British goods other than cil. rond from Conduit Road to Robin The Union of Employees of Char- son Road is the most costly work terers. Shippers and Consigrices and entailing an estimated cost of the Union of Employees of Broker $13,000. were successful in completely "dis-

During the local "Health Week" (February 21st to 28th) vaccinations are being carried out at the en- transe to the Chinese YMCA in Bridges Street.

On the first three days of this week, the average was about 300. persons per day, making a total of over 900 persons on the evenings of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

No fee is being charged by the Brigade.

recognised at Tai O by the owner, the Criminal was concluded at Sessions yesterday afternoon, when His Lordship the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice, J. R. Wood, directed the jury to return a verdict of "Not Guilty in respect of the prisoner, who was then discharged. The prisoner, & Chinese, was charged with unlawful possession of the junk, knowing it to have been stolen. After being detained by the police prisoner said he bought the junk not knowing it to have Mr. Fitzroy: It was quite pos- parently genuine document, which, could consider themselves under he said, was given him by the man from whom he bought it.

that no good purpose was to be organising the northern charter cerned the restoration of the Albany beea stolen, and produced an apsible that these people on the junk)

As far as drainage work is con-

Nullah and its tributaries is the only work of magnitude that has atili to be undertaken. The est mated cost-inclusive of some minor

trading in British vesacia. In both served in holding up the ordinary cases the most flagrant intianidation machinery of schools, work-shops was carried on; printed notices and business houses simply to de- were issued to dealers and charter monstrate to a group of members of the Third International visitinners, and in case of the former work is $150,000.. Canton how glad members of the stocktaking return of all British

Kuomintang were to асс them. This manager, who happens to have beer abroad in America and Europe, took pccasion to remind his em ployees that the American, British

goods held at November 15th was demanded and obtained.

This movement, openly deñart of the declared policy of the Canton Government, was carried on under the eyes of local officials who were

Dangerous boulders have yet to be removed from near the Pumping Station at Pokfulam Road and in Shaukiwan Village. A sum of 80,000 is estimated as necessary to re instate the retaining walls to Queen's College site at Caroline

Hill

For the reconstruction of the and French delegates would never frequently informed of the opera damaged portion of the Pumping have dared to have cursed their tons of the gangs concerned.

Station at Pokfulam Road and the own countries at meetings at Home

Finding no assistance forthcomo Purap, with permanent repairs to roads and mains outside the in the way they had done since ing from the local authorities, and Station, a sum of $50,000 is estimat their arrival in Canton. Unfortu indeed expecting none, the Swatowed to be required, and for the re- nately my informant could not tell British Chamber of Commerce rest and Taitam West Catchwaters paration work to the Stanley Mound me what had become of the man-quested, through the usual Con- further sum of $10,000 is required. ager who took this stand.

sular channels, that the Canton Kuomintang Press Agency reports Government keep its word and sup-

state that the troops of Tachus Tang Chi Yao have mutinied., Bol- sharik ngents have been promoting disaffection in their ranks for some time.

press these objectionable activities,

Canton's

Kowloon And Haw Territory. The completion of the outstand-

ing portion of the reparation work to roads in Kowloon may entail the sum of $10,000. The clearance of sand from four aullahs may involve a sum of $3,800.

In New Kowloon a sum of $5,000

is necessary to bring the reparation

work to a conclusion.

To complete the repairs to the Lighthouse at Gap Rock an estimat

Arrest -No, I don't think so.

Did you take them to the Police Station without arresting charging them 7-Ye..

or

That is a common" decurrence is it -Not common.

At yesterday morning's hearing the powers of the police to ask ques fions of a man before charging him and of keeping him locked up be How often is it done; about a fore the charge had been made were dozen times?-Yes, somewhere about criticised by Mr. H. Somerset that. Witness added that, after Fitzroy who appeared for the de-questioning the prisoner, the latter fence.

was locked up without any charge The Hon. Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C. | being made, and the complainant (Attorney-General) was for the was sent for. Crown

Police Powers Of Detention. You locked this man up and gave

being asked as to what the prisoner him no chance of being released on

Mr. Fitzroy objected to questions said when he was, questioned, by a Palice Sergeant, but his objections bail or anything. Why did you were over-ruled by His Lordship.lock him up -Because I detained

him for further enquiries.

Numbers On Boats,

charge of Tai O Police Station on Sergt. H. Grifin said he was in January 11th, when, at about noon, the matter was reported to him. He visited the junk and noticed two numbers which had been painted

over,

His Lordship: Whose duty is it to paint these numbers, on "junks. Do the police do it?

.

Is that your usual custom 7-Yes for 1-One or two days

How long do you lock them up

Three or four days?-No; you can only detain a dan for forty-eight hours.

thought there was such power under His Lordship remarked that be the Magistrates? Ordinance, and Mr. Filsroy agreed.

In

reply to further questions, wit. Witness: The police boatmen. ness said on the following morning. an identification parade was held His Lordship: Why did they not paint the number in when the at the Water Felice Station, but the licence was taken out at Cheung complainant, his wife, and son, fail- Chau by the prisoner?

ed to pick out anybody. When the Witness: It appears the junk left prisoner was put in the cell, he was ed expenditure of 81,900 is requir-before it could be done. He added told that the funk had been pirated, ed. A sum of 22.100 is the anti-that he could make out the original and the complainant had recognised cipated amount required to com.number 3935 H.A. which was a it as his property. plete the outstanding portion of the Hong Kong number.

The "H"

No Case For Jury, work on roads in the New Ter meant the junk bad a fishing licence,

In the afternoon, Mr. Fitzroy and the "A" "meant Aberdeen. submitted to His Lordship that ritories.

The licence which was taken out by there was no case to go before the the prisoner bore the letter "T, which meant trading.

reply recently came through, communicated by the Act- ing Minister for Foreign Agaires. It is such a complete evasion of the Mr. Chan Yet Hes, managing issue and so highly "Eugenic" in director of the Sunning Railway, form and style that one wonders and his staff, have been warned by whether Swatow's little troubles labour pickets that further oppo- have been considered by the "great sition

to the Kuomintang order man himself in Hankow or wbc- other in temporarily taking the line into ther some deputy or Party ownership, will be put down Canton has been sitting at the feet by force of arms. It is understood of the modern Chinese Gamaliel that Mr. Sun Fo, in his capacity On the other hand the whole affair as Commissioner of Reconstruction, may be one of those delightful diple-

wangles

" in which the has ordered a detail of the 13th matic 'Division to support the Kuomintang Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs. agents possessing a warrant to as-will get to work deep down (very sume the management of the lina deep we fancy) below the surface until further notice. The line con- and try to suppress the activities necta Kongmoon and several im-complained of the while he keeps portant towns in the Szeyup dis- his head on his shoulders by main tricts and was built with capital taining a firm anti-British attitude the Summary Court yesterday morn-which it was held that a policeman

chiefly by

Chinese

However, an in on paper.

from the reply mentioned will serve to acquaint the public with the kind of rubbish which Canton really caa

raised America.

The freight tarif on Wuchow. Canton steamers has recently been increased by 40 per cent. Ten per coat will go to the military com mander at Wuchow, who says that, he requires some money for educa tional work among poor children.

More than 3,000 knitting workers in the Southern Capital are now idle as a result of the closing down of many small factories in Canton. and its suburbs. Since the Chinese New Year, nearly a hundred such factories for socks and shirts have been closed, partly on account of the high cost of raw materials and partly because of labour tyranny. In addition to their local trade, these factories used, to enjoy a

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Sir Joseph Kerap then informed His Lordship that he proposed to ask the constable what he asked the prisoner when making enquires and what the prisoner's replies

were..

jury inder Subsection 2 of Section 80 of Ordinance of '65, which reads For the purpose of this section property shall be deemed to have stolen where it has been taken, extorted, obtained, embezzled, con- verted, or disposed of in such cir cumstances that, if the act had been committed in the Colony, the per- son committing it would have been guilty of an indictable offence, ac carding to the law for the time be ing in force in the Colony,

Questioning Of Prisoners. An interesting and somewhat un- Mr. Fitzroy objected to such ques usual case was heard by Mr. J. H. tions, and referred to authorities B. Nihill, acting Paisne Judge, at supporting his contention, in one of

Referring to the prisoner's ar extracting, the defendant taking the line should not discourage a statement,

that although he owed a debt, be but he should not encourage one.

rival in Hong Kong, Mr. Fitzroy would not admit it until the plain- His Lordship said he was inclined said, that the reason the man did tiff had proved his case in the to be against Mr. Fitzroy in view not say anything about the case was of the pecular circumstances of the because the Chinese authorities who Court.

The plaintiff in the case was Mak case. The constable was only pur looked after the salt smuggling had Nam, a cookboy, employed by Dr. saing enquiries in the ordinary already imposed a fine. If the man "it is pointed out that the Heasley, of Mount Davis, and he course of his duty and had not had had guilty knowledge, surely he transaction of business lies within sued Mak Ling, waiter "at the definite charge at the time.

would have kept. away from British the province of individual per Alexandra Café, for 8243.82, being

His Lordship then asked witness Territory. He, however, went to sonal liberty. Il restriction of money due in respect of a Chinese if the prisoner was put into a cell Cheung Chau and openly stated consumption of British goods is horrowing note, or, alternatively, as before he was asked questions; and that it was his boat, and applied "not caused by intimidation then money lent, with interest.

witness replied in the negative. for a tradiag licence, which was the Government cannot forcibly Mr. A. E. Hall appeared for the Mr. Fitzroy, remarked that the

granted. He sailed away before the intervene.

policeman took the man sway in licence number had been painted on. The moment a police when he was detained by the police, custody. "The present unfortunate atti- plaintiff and defendant

represented. tude of Chinese and British sub- When shown the borrowing note officer took a man to another place, prisoner undoubtedly told a de "jects towards each other is great in Court, defendant admitted if he was in custody. There could be liberate lie, the natural action of

ly regretted but it is felt that the He also agreed to judgment. no question of that.

a person who hoped that he would real reason can only be traced to The defendant, who appeared in

His Lordship said he would per conflict between China's deme Court, with a smile on his face, said mit the questions being asked, and be let go on the strength of it. The cracy and Britain's imperialism, ocrsation of which cart alone or two dollars a month, stating that intimated that he would like to hear said quite frankly I bought the that the most he could pay was one addressing the Attorney General, man, however, did not stick to that story when he was charged, and eradicate the present trouble. his salary was only $14.a month, the interpreter on the matter, before Merely strictly to restrict men's

When asked by his Lordship about the witness. Sir Joseph Kemp said boat, but did not know it had bren

stolen. natural inclinations cannot prove his tips, the defendant replied it all he would do this, and called the in- Mr. Fitzroy asked if the prosecu- efficacious."

depended on the génerosity of cus- terpreter,

tion had looked into the matter by The interpreter said he interpret sending agents into China, remark Mark the last sentence and the tomers. The tips worked out at:

ed for Sergt. Grifin. He asked the ing that the place where the junk day. His monthly tips amounted to

but he (witness) could not remember approximately $2.

Defendant further admitted being the reply, or further questions that away from Macao. They could then have satished themselves on in- interested in a compradora com- hasked

nocence or not. pany in Jubilee Street to the extent

Was

not

business of between $2,000,000 to expression "men's natural inclina about five or ten.cents per boy porisoner where he obtained the junk, had been sold was only four hours

CARGO BOAT PIRATED.

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$3,000,000 annually with Indo-Chinations." The stoppage of the carry and the Straits. The unemployed ing trade from the North in. British vessels was brought about by a are mostly women and girls.

conflict of the natural inclina tions" referred to. Merchants and charterers were clamouring for British vessels but the "natural in- SWEET POTATOES AND PER- clinations of the Employees' Unions'

SONAL EFFECTS STOLEN.

concerned lay in the direction of our old and tried friend, the dollar. Bound for Shaukiwan with a load They offered to withdraw the boy of sweet potatoes, a small cargo cott if the British shipping firms or boat was pirated near Kin Mun in their Chinese assistants would pay some thousands of dollars into the Chinese waters, by a Hokla boat,

The pirates removed the cargo, Union funds.

But, of course, the Acting Minis- personal effects and money of the ter for Foreign Affairs could scarce crew, into their own boat and sailly he expected to know that "men's ed away. Later, a passing thing natural inclinations" usually do junk took the pirated craft in tow conflict with Uniens in Swatow, and brought her back to Shaukiwan, even though we had told him so.

Mr. Hall: Good profits. His Honour: Very good.

Mr Hall said the plaintiff would be satisfied with $10 or $12 per month, but the defendant said that

ply to Mr. Fitzroy witness of 140 invested in it. He said he said prisoner answered the ques received interest of about 89 or $10tions ithout hesitation and did not

object. per year.

Sergeant Recalled. Sergt. Griffin was re-called, and, in reply to Sir Joseph Kemp, said ho naked the prisoner, through the previous witness, where he obtained all he could manage was one or two the junk. The prisoner replied that dollars. After commenting that it it had been in the family for years, would take years to pay off the debt and when his father died nine years on that a rangement, he suggested ago, his brother used it for five or that the parties be allowed to try six years. to come to an agreement.

Cross-examined by Mr. Fitzroy, His Lordship accordingly gave witness said the prisoner never pre judgment against the defendant for dused document, which he said wa the sun claimed and interest with given to him by the man from whom costs, with a personal stay of execu- he bought the junk. Witness, was tion, and liberty to both parties to in uniform when he bearded the apply for leave to issue personal junk execution or for instalments.

(Continued on next cölumn);.

His Lordship replied that there was no obligation on the Crown to investigate in China.

Continuing, Mr. Fitzroy submit- ted that there was no proof of any larceny at all. There was no reason able evidence on whic" the pri

There soner could be found guisay

was no case for the jury to find on. The Attorney General having re- plied His Lordship referred to the Ordinance quoted, and directed the jury to return a votonet accord verdict of "Not Guilty," which ance with His Lordship's directio and the prisoner was discharged Mr. Fitzroy asked whether Lordship would make an order for the return of the junk to the pri soner.

His Lordship replied that he did not propose to make such an order.

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