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UNRULY SOLDIERS.

A NUMBER SURROUND A

POLICE STATION.

ARRESTED MAN LIBERATED,

NO OFFICIAL SUPPORT FOR ANTEFOREIGN AGETATION.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT, };

Unruly drops have been causing a little trouble T Canton, On! Sunday plan of them surrounded Police Station No. 2 and affected the release of a soldier charged with having committed a. nsxan

on an old m

The Canton Authorities are "duing

*dition, a the

THE STRIKE

THREAT.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29th, 1927.

|C.N.C. BOATS IN HARBOUR.

OFFICERS REFUSE TO DIS-

CUSS THE SITUATION."

THEIR INTENTIONS ENDIS.

CLOSED.

There has so far, been no seille in of of the wagen veduction dispute in the China Navigation Toonpany, and, therefore, according to the China Caist Officers and Mariac Engineers Child the men will trave toge ships að "tid-night-to-night.

in the Cobais, however, that the str. will not be utapimtis,

· THE CAPSUIMUN PASS TRAGEDY.

HARBOUR MASTER'S VIEWS.

LOCKED 'GRILLES A GRAVE DANGER TO LIFE”

WHEN A SKIPPER SHOULD BE ON THE BRIDGE,

Yesterday when the inquest on Mr. F. E. A. Martin, Chief Ollicer of the Teang Kanng and others who were drowned as a result of a collision at Capsuimur Pass on May tuh, was resumed ng the Central Magistracy, the opinion, was expressed by the Hachione Muster that locked grifles were a source of a danger to. lite in case of an accident Aloo it was stated that the muster of a vessel should be nù de bridge when navigating dangeriss waters, The averment Marjpe Surveyor agreed that though grifles were useful to keep passengers to their respective quarters, in caserïnf avoident, they were dangerous. The inquiry was conducted by

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Master Should Be On Bridge:

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

TO-MORROW'S MEETING."

HLEGAL STRIKES.

At the meeting of the Legislativa Council to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon the Attorney-General will movy the first reading of an Ordin- ance to declare and amend the law elating to illegal strikes dad book, outs, to airm the law relating to intimidation and to breaches of con tracts of service in certain specia! gases, to prohtote the independent of trade unionis establishal within The Cúlony, and for purposes en neries with the aforesaid par pige%. Other business included the second ruling of the two Hills Introduced at last week's meeting one dealing with the supplementary sunof $13.502.42 ku defray the clingy of 1990 and the other with the qual tin në protesting the, revenue at the Colony whom, nes dating an proposed.

ALLEGED BULLYING,

BANG." ---

There is a fairly strong opinican R E. Lindsell, sitting as A master's verfißente did not Corner, with a greint jury constipulate any age limit, and whether I prised of Messi, F. C, Hàn (fore The 78 years of Captain Wilson is fly sean d that a nine lani, W. Logan and J. E. Joseph the Lenay Krony bad made him everything in their power to profert ads agineers, ferticalarlyThe Harbour Masteigt, incompetent or bad, wjuures was now vent the circulation of seditious dog the senior sinon, are, vel 6. P. italo, R.N.)' was so

niuel asaiset it and will refuse de Bench,

in a position to say, “¿praking - Liberature. "În stow” of, thệ:

personally, if I were a ship owner, Red! activay they are, mung the Gully instruktion.

Mr. P. G. Bennett is appearing I would never attempt to employera order to mik, if possible, faina, con decable" forces on tree intinsation og this poist for the Monering Br. i. E.

ped. "**" for the owners, enswain, ord erow awal of that ago," hiên, t fasade." Thanan Kwangtung Kampi Borders, Pampoe ratation of the Holy Presnudo desta cath Wiboom at the The must embusse problemydied speil of the Company brang korang, dad at the

In reply to farther questions, he AALA Boats in "Harbune - Pet Pelag, but Maria, widow of Mr. F. A podiet that a master of a ship shold CASE FROM 8.8.. TJIKEM kosover, in the supply of hugas and

Plus Tak bghts in a panical, s. thick foms fer the owners of abrough, such dangerous waters as Senin, win was drown ok; ond Medus in. the bridge when passing Awanging genesful. No masters/vom "fajna | the Loang Kenny,

The Capainon Pass Spenting as Arshal at Mekeheng, is at abit to Jon loand and oiler officers, althali ch Me. Letung Ho Pang, singing a serman, be considered the th Four Chinese appered at the.

et all the decimal que apen it willing to direuss the area parting of the Kwong Fat Shipie saving applitters on the Za nag Central Magistracy yesterday on a for and against the strike in genoeg wilding Co., was willed in the using were inadequate in view of enrge of intimidating fellow pas The apronnen, and the

orning. His evidenes was to do the large number of passengers sh fernes, world, fed slab" what caused that the Leung Kenny was carried. In his opinion the Beard setgers in the sa Fjikembang. -posed en-of-Ceation between "Gen

they theasselves intemjed to arbage.. built by his Company and launched of Trade would not grant a certi Another man who is alleged to crals Chiang Kai Shek and the

The bits of the a binn Navigation they for sour time after the feat. If the Government were i have threatened the five complain- |

aunching the Kwang Ent Company | insist on full Board of Tonle mati- Christian General has just been fompany in, harbour yesterday, used diy ship on the Wuchow run feates for life saving appliances, wore, the Kalyon, Chinhui, Chemen and subsequently sold her to the steamers would be carrying about wande'm Canton, but the peguliar

and Form. The Foghan, Thou When the ship was built she was

Chiat Woo Steamship Company. 25 per cent., or possibly 10 per cent, thing is that tanical Feng Ya

of the passengers that they ar Land Nunchua qr in dock at Taikom.litted with certain devices in cun- carrying now, Halang "has for a long time pasi The Chingride was due to arrive heen regarded in the South as axesterday and was expected to go comrade" of the Kuomintang. straight to dock: another arrival the Honging conlisted beasjourmet Alr. George List Chien, whe was.

to Shanghai, at one time considered as a deputy of Central Feng,, is still looked ajonas, nu" ultra-Hyul.

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Asked if then were any possibility load of passengers, witness said

a tener leaving, with an ove

that there was The only time h conld recollect when steamers were overloaded wax the exodus in 1925, just after the general strike was declared.

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with death if they gave evidence in the ease was arrested and charged with the other four! prisoners

It was stated that the prisoners plainants if they did not pay for threatened hodily harm to the com

the space occupied by their baggage on the steamer,

The prisoners were remanded in Speaking on the question of the custody until Thursday. grilles, Dirut Comdr. Hole said. that a commisajon went into the matter after the Sun Piracy and

authorised persons from getting it was decided that the bridge deck

acess to it. should be grilled, to prevent un

ISAKO'S CIRCUS.

SPECIAL MATINEE

PERFORMANCE.

connection with Isako's Circus is to A special matinee performance in

be given to-day (Wednesday) under the patronage of Lady Clementi.

The Circus is remaining bere for ณ short season longer, and each

A Regular Death Trap. In 1924 the regulation was rus Mr. Lindsell: In those days cinded. It was then ordered that weren't the lower deck ladders, such grilles should never be locked always fitted with grilles?-Yes, or closed maless the cargo port

t, they were not usually kept was open. Old fittings were allow locked. They were only put there jrd to stand until the Committee to prevent the third class passen had inspected them and a gers from coming to the second survey made. Unfortunately, owing class compartment.

te lack of staff half of the ships hall night, with extra matince per- The Coroner: How were you not been dealt with.

The Longformances on Wednesday's, Satur- going to keep them out if the grillesong was one of them and was were not locket-There was always allowed to carry on peading the day's and Sunday's a capital and

Committee's inspection. a man og watch at the grille.

varied show is put up in the big tent at the Pruya Enet Reclamation Ground, Wanchai.

piance with the Anti-Picney. Ro at the instance of the Government gulations. These fittings were put in Marine Surveyor. There was a grille over the hatchway between the second and third class compartments and this was fitted on the instrue The Shinhan' is due to sail this tion of the Government Marine Hur aftertum for Bangkok and, there veyor, This grille had a luck which for, will have left before the times also fitted at the instance

the Government Marine Survy fise for the strike. The Team is who gave instructions for the grille In labour ciretes the uple of in-

[advertised (to sail for Hoibow ät. 10 to be locked when the ship was terest is the attempt being mude

a. to-morrow and will presum-Company ran the rang og under way. When the Kwang Fut by the Central balioer Union to ally be held up if her officers leave they had a passenger certificate, secure the proscription of the

at midnight tonight. Of the This certificate could not be obtain Workers' Delegate Conference, other boats there will be two, the ed before the grille in question was which has always been regarded as Kalyon' won the aún, in the stream

put in

an extremist organisation and one and frejt the Burgchine, Tchong, which, before April tith was geners Sauces and Cibeuguhan in Jack ally recognised as under Bolshevist It was abated on board that the leadership,

understanding was that the offers Militarists and politicians of the would leave" "their" vessels moored move influential. eireles in Canton safely. Where' a vessel is en-route are not enthusiastically supporting the officers would leave on arrival the anti-Japanese agitation. They at the first port providing, of are also against those suamen, who course, a. ptification was received are said to be harbouring a private from the Guilds that the strike wis grudge against British companies.. proceeding..

One of the officers emphasised the Some of the politicians, it is said, have urged the semen to stop any fact that sovice on vessels plying anli. British agitation, assuring between England and foreign ports them that responsible, representa was much preferable to service on tion will be continued with the This China Coast. Work on a Blue object of improving the relationship. Finnet lines, he quoted as an of the Chinese seamen and their example, was much more satisfac in their respective compartments. foreign employers." According to an Lory in his opinion. A man could There were an anti-Piracy Regula understanding arrived at between get home for a few days to see histions governing cargo ports. Be

Cross-examined by Mr. Hall the China fore 1924, he could not pass the plan. some groups of merchants the sale | friends. „Servien, on of Japanese goods in Cantor will be | Const mehat an absence of five years on the lower deck, but since 1924 was necessary to have European of a ship if there were no grilles Brutton, Lient-Comdr. Hole said it stopped by July 15th. The mer. Fand he volunteered the information that regulation had been rescinded. Officers on board : passenger ship. chants arriving at this decision are that he never avent ashore at any

Witness said that he would not The number of European officers hot those directly interested in of the ports he touched, except

have given a passenger's certificate should depend on the tonnage and Japanese trade,

perhaps occasionally to go to the between the second and third class reiterated that he could not see any if he had found that the grilles horse power of the vessel. He niso pictures. The argument, of course, decks were lockel. The grilles, being on the bridges when in such justification for the master not witness', opinion, were useful to Was that Chim Coast service should keep passengers in their places, but dangerous waters. There was at all they were dangerous in case of an accident.

PASSENGER TRAFFIC,

A Shameen "correspondent, writ carry with it a higher rate of pay. ing on June 27th, says: To-day It was the idea of higher pay which when the Lungshan came in soms intluced men to join.qnd a redne- of the passengers were rough. tion in salary was a particularly Landled, pushed and abused as they unpleasant prospect in the circum. passed through the wharl-gate. It stances, may be that this, innovation is an Comparisons were freely made with outcome of a meeting held yester-conditions in other Companies and 'day'.

The Harbour Master also ex- The Danger Of The Grilles.

pressed the view that the grilles In the afternoon Mr. W. Russell,

in the third class deck were a called. He said that prior to the Gnieranent Marine Surveyor, was

great source of danger, and made anti-Piracy: Regulations, there were

the third class accommodation into a regular 'death trap. only grilles on the ladder running

The foreman of the jury expressed down to the second and third class decks. He could not say whether the opinion that the ships should. there was any. Government ordo have been instructed not to use the For them to ba locked. The grilles grilles. If the grilles were there, were, outy to keep the passengers it was only natural that they should use it to prevent their third class passengers from going into the first class deck.

times a heavy jank traffic at Cap- suimun Pass. He could not imagine the captain of the Fatebal or of the Tung On not being on the bridge when passing that channel. They would certainly be there.

Harbour Master's Evidence, Lieut. Comdr. G. F. Hole was then called to the witness box. With the assistance of two models,

For Passengers' Safety. he demonstrated to the Coroner and

For the safety of passengers, the jury of the movements of the Leung Kwong and the. Monshine at the Harbour Master said he would re- time of and immediately prior to commend fuil Board of Trade re-

I hear that some of the it was pointed put that only two the collision. He based his know-quirements. That would certainly

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The entertainments given Dovel, and are certainly a good. change from other entertainmente. by cool. Incidentally the tent is refreshing

RIVER LEVEL S.

KWANGTUNG, CONSERVANCY

BULLETIN..

West River at Shiuhing: June 20th, 10ft 6ins.; June 27th, 17ft. highest level on re cord 41 feet; lowest on re Gord oin. North River at Teingyuen: June. 26th, 9ft 6ins. June 27th, falling; highest level on re cord 28ft. 7ins. lowest Oin. North River at Samshui: June 26th, oft. sins.; June 27th, 10ft. 2ins. highest level on record 27ft. 3ing.; lowest 5ft. East River at Sheklung: June 20th, 4ft 4ins.; June 4th, falling highest 15ft 2ins.j lowest alt.

The Coroner also said that it hud

Chinese passengers are marked with deck' officers were carried in most lodge on the evidence given by the abolish, grilles. The full require been brought to his notice that the paint so that, they will be known in of the ships. which meant alternate coxswain of the Mounshine and also ments should be enforced gradually, wong Sai and Kwong Tung, and

on the story of the Leung KwongHe agreed that the barbed wire on the streets. A Chinese friend of watches. But when the Daily Prens Furthermore, the chart was marked the boat deck did not prevent a boat

from being lowered." mine who came from Hong Kong representative came back to the by the Moonshine's coxswain. by one of the Steamboat Company'a real point it issue with the direct

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recently maile a custom of locking their grilles when going up the look into this and to find out why river. He directed the Inspector. to

tions.

Replying to Mr. Bennett, Lieut. Commenting on the Munshine; vessels had his coat, spoiled by question Do you intend to leave the Harbour Master said that it. Comdr. Hole said that it the foon that was dong and on whose instruc

ment had been satisfactorily to port by the Leung Kương placed Appeared to him that every move she's story was correct, turning plained, On the other hand the the foonshine in a situation of had seen the starboard light of the Leung Kwang maintained that she per il

Toonshine all the time, and that

having ink or some other fluid to-night," the only nuswer was squirted over it. A Trench priest, aprile

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The enquiry was then adjourned till Monday morning when counsel would argue whether the verdict given at the Marine Court would afternoon, the Coroner and jury be admissible as evidence. In the will hear further evidence.

"Leung Kwong" Bold.

At the close of yesterday's heari

who was returning from the Chapel Some of the officer spoken to did

The Locking Of The Grilles, in the City on Sunday was pelted not appear to take the matter very with stones, by some roughs. Gener seriousladeferred to the pro- if the Leung Kwong was on the is in charge of the ships guards At this stage, Insp. Shannon who ally bucaking, however, everything to strike, and particularly to

Ma Wun side, then she was on the was asked by the Coroner if the wrong side of the channel. The grillca on the lower deck should ia quiet in the City.",

the attempt to get information re evidence given by the Leung Kwong have been locked, and that if the Reports laat light state that the garding it, in somewhat jocular was hardly correct. Witness also Police had given this instruction, "ing, Mr. Lindsell said that he

way. One proferred advice." Thorn said that he could not possibly con- The No. 1 guard of the Leung situation is unchanged, only about are three bouts down at Taikoo," ceive how the Leung Kwang could Kwong said that he was instructed noticed in local papers that there a dozen Chinoso passengers arriving he said. That is where the have placed borgelf is that position. to lock the grilles.

is a possibility of salving the Leung Bolshevika are; go

Kwong and asked Mr. Hugh Jone Inspector Shannon said that he that was correct. After enquir night, however, between two and want to know but I won't." But are required of all ships carrying would have to investigate the ing from his elisit, Mr. Hugh Jenne. three hundred Chinese made the the Daily Press reporter found the passengers away from or into Hong matter,

Formerly, he said, the said that the ill-fated vessoi had trip from Hong Kong, apparently "Bolsheviks"

Her now. just as reticent as Kong, but these certificates were grillen were locked by the sergeant been sold as abe lies. undoterred by the hooliganism the others. It is another of those not necessarily issued here. Certi- on search duty and the keys handed | owner had made attempts to salve

cases where the only thing to do is fentes of equal value issued by other over to the ship's officers..

ber, and bad actually picked her referred to above.

"Wait and See."

countries Would bo recognised. (Continuer on next Column.) up and dropped hor again.”

from Canton during the day. Laat They will probably tell you all you Comdr, Hole said that certificates and try them. In answer to the Coronor, Lieut.-

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