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MERCENARY TROOPS FOR

CANTON.

DETACHMENTS FROM KWANGSI.

DEMANDS OF CUSTOMS -EMPLOYEES.

OPIUM SMUGGLING IN

INDIA

SEIZURE OF CONSIGNMENT FROM FAR EAST.

ولا

HEADQUARTERS IN HONG KONG OR CANTON?

CALCUTTA, July 13th.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 21st, 1927.

YOUNG CHINESE ́

REBUKED.

RESULT OF REPULSE BAY CASE.

COUNTER CHARGES

DISMISSED.

The magnitude of smuggling The two well-to-do young Chinese operations in which Calcutta is whose encounter, with a Police In-

A "GAMBLING RAID.

TWO CHINESE CONSTABLES FOUND LOOKING ON.

FINES ALL ROUND.

very

In an un-numbered godown at Pitt Street, Kowloon, several coolies were engaged in a game of chance. The game must have been enthraling one for two Shantung

centre, was again drawn attention has aroused widespread interest, with interest when a party of Chi- to by two large seizures yesterday, were reprimanded in trenchant nese detectives raided the place, (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] states a special cable to the Straits terms by Mr. Lindsell yes.

ni

QUESTION OF TRAMS FOR THE CITY.

SHANGHAI'S ARMED

ROBBERS.

NEW METHODS OF FOILING ACTIVITIES.

TRIAL TO BE MADE.

USEFUL FOR OFFICES AND GODOWNS.

considered such an important | spector at Repulse Bay on June 17th Constables were found watching system whereby much of the

Times. ---

Suspecting Contraband, they kept a strict watch and noticed gang came ashore, and hail a taxi They accosted the smugglers, who showed fight and a hand to hand struggle ensued. The Customs of cersifated best but the whole party escaped, leaving the bags, which were found to contain 825 ounces of opium, valued at Rs. 09,000.

Canton City, to the disgust » of

The Customs officers on duty at many, inhabitants, is again to have Kidderpore Docks noticed a large non-Cantonese mercenary troops in gang of Mohamedans take baki off its midst. The 7th Kuomintang steamer and put them into a

dinghy Army from Kwangsi, going north on "anti-Red "mission, is sending detachments to Canton. The Can-a tonese do not understand the motive of this, as Canton City was the first to start the anti-Red campaign,

Orders have been issued by the Bureau of Agriculture and Labour that labour unions in Canton may not intimidate workers into joining their tanks. In practice, however, these orders have no effect, as the professional agitators in Canton Have more power than Government officials. The officials have no back- ing at all, whereas every labour lender has a certain following. In the Lightermen's Union, for in-

Developments are likely, as it is stance, every lighteriman has to con-understood that the Customs have tribute 60 cents to his union, and the leaders are exacting 8150 monthly from every Chiness owned steamer entering the port of Canton. There are 7,000 lightermen in and around the Canton Harbour dis- trict, and they alone pay more than $4,000-a-month to their leaders, who- themselves do no work but live on the income of ignorant coolies.

The 400 Whampon Military Academy cadets who were arrested As Reds" three months ago near

· Canten-are-still-in custody....... On-se- count of the heat, they will be kept on board the si. Aương Yam unții dealt with by orders from Nanking.

Employees of the Kwangtung Arsonal at Shekcheng who recently threatened. to strike unless the see- tional superintendent, Mr. Samuel Wang, was dismissed, bave found no support from the Canton Autho rities. Instead of Mr. Wong being forced out, he has caused the arrest

It is suspected that this consign- ment, like many others, came on a boat from China or Singapore.

The other important seizure made by, excisemen was a quantity of charas, a preparation of opium, worth Rs. 12,000..

terday after ho had delivered judgment.

The counter-charges of assault brought against Inspector Peter Grant by Chan Hin Shun and Li Shiu Piu, the two defendants, were dismissed.

The gamers were arrested and the two ceostables were charged before Mr-W-Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday morning for

not doing their duty.***--- Mr. C. G. Perdue, A.S.P., pro secuted and both defendants plead- Chan was fined alta-ed guilty. The first said that he gether $55 and bound over in the had heard that a number of bad sum of $100 for twelve months, and charactors had assembled at the Li-was-bound over on the same godown and he went there to in- conditions.

vestigate He had not been there long when the raiders appeared The mecand said that he was naked

The Court was again crowded with well-dressed Chinese,

THE JUDGMENT. Arrest Found Legal. The judgment was follows:-

activity of robbers and burglars can be overcome efficiently in Shanghai | will shortly be tried out by the Shanghai Municipal Police in con junction with the firm which is

sponsoring the system, the Oriental- Electric Protective System, says the North-China Daily News.

. While still in the preliminary stages, definite steps have been taken to install a test system in "one of the district police stations, of the Holmes Electric Protective in System in widespread use"

America.

After the initial test from which i by the first, accused to accompany there is every reason to believe the him, as he feared to go alone.

According to Mr. Ferdue, both greatest success will result, the men bore good characters in the stem will be enforced in the

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In this case I will first deal with force. The first defendant joinedtrical wires from the private house NEW CUSHIONS AND

breaches

the contention Raised by Mr.up in August 1924, and the second Brutton, that the Police cannot have three months later. Mr. Perdue the unqualified power of arrest for also added that both men were on summary offences such as mere duty in that vicinity, But they had of regulations which no right to be ap the premises. Sections 2p of the Police Ordinance They rendered no assistance to the appears to give them, unless such detectives who raided the place. knowledge of the operations of power is also expressly conferred on

Mr. Schofield imposed, a fime at Chinese gangs working from head-them under the Ordinance constitut 850 on each defendant. quarters in Canton or Hong Kong.ing the offence.

RIVER LEVELS.

KWANGTUNG CONSERVANCY

BULLETIN

West River at Shishing: July 18th, 15ft 1in; July 19th, falling: highest level on re cord 41 teet; lowest on re- cord ein.

North River at Teingyuen: July 18th, 8ft. ins; July 18th, rising highest level on ·re- falling highest level on re- card 2811. Tink. ; lowest Dini

North River at. Bamahui: July

18th, 8ft.; July 19th, 7ft. "highest level on record 271t

3ins; lowest St."

On this point I cannot agree with Mr. Brutton and hold, that, the

The Gamblers,

The gamblers, seven in all, were then dealt with. The two keepers

from

ice building or godown where the protective installation is working, will join with a trunk wire leased Should a robber enter, for example, the Telephone Company.

of the exchange shops which are constant scenes of daring ab tempts to make off with money, if the shop is equipped with the pro- tective system, the manager of the shop will simply press a button, out

one.

-will-communicate with the police

police in charge by means of an instrument similar to the ticker used

Police have here in law the power of the place were and fined $50 and of sight of the robber. This button t to arrest, even in the case of 25 respectively, and the others station in the district, notifying the petty-breach-of the Traffic Regula were fined $3 each tions. At the same time it cannot be too strongly emphasised that, this power should only be exercised as a last resource. In the case of a -summary offence, if the offender can be brought before the Cours, by any other means, that means should be adopted.

To come now to the charges in this case, of which the four against Chan, come first. That of driving his car past another in the northern part of the Aberdeen control is admitted, and on it I impose a fa

East River at Sheklung: July 18th, 5ft 3ins, July 19th, aft. dina.; highest 15ft 2ins.; of 85... lowest aft.

No more

new organization of

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“A ̈ PERSISTENT PIG

KEEPER.

-FINED-FOR-RE-BUILDING DEMOLISHED STYE.

A pig-keeper who could not be induced to remove his stye from a spot at the back of the Jewish Cemetery near Wongreichong was charged yesterday at the Central Magistracy with trespass on Crown

land.

- on---stock--exchanges. The-instru- ment ticks off the address of the attack, and a "flying" squad of police can immediately go to the scene of the trouble.

Against All Emergencies, Similarly in private houses in- stalled at doors, windows, tran- somes, etc., with the system (an alarm is automatically registered the precautions even further, should at the police station, and carrying servants tamper with the commual- cating wires, a broken circuit is registered at the police station and an investigation can immediately be

of seven ringleaders in bis employ: farmers' militia, or Peasants Corps Here I consider that had the Inquitters, and the latter were there. cities of the world, during the past

The-chargo-that-the-strikere-aro-

"Reds" is suloient to land them in jail.

at

Chinese seamen arriving Canton on board coastal steamers now-a-days have to report to the Chinese Seamen's Union for inves tigation as to their political affilia tions If any one is found to favour the Reds," He is liable to be handed over to the Police or Military Authorities for trial,

The minor employees of the Chinese Customs Service in Canton are preparing a series of demands

tions.

The value of the system which has been proven in all the large

garda offices and godowns. decade, is specially shown as re auch a system it would no longer

With

Chronologically the charge of dan-

It was stated that the Govern-made, gerous.driving in the Southern partment wished to fill in the place of the same control comes next.

that had been previously used by

fore ordered last March to pull down the huts and leave. As they did not obey the order it was neces

be possible for burglars to enter office buildings or shops and spend sary to send a gang of coolies to the night there while they leisurely pull down the huts. The demoli collected the valuables inspiring the tion was finished at noon on Tues-Shanghai, and the first indication of robbery. This has been known in

day, but two hours later the de- such a burglary having been com fendant was re-building his pig mitted has on several occasions been

work was nearly finished.

Later in the afternoon the given when the manager of the shop stye.

put in an appearance the following morning Safes, show-windows and Defendant was fined $5 and warn all similar objects containing vala- ed not to return.

will be allowed for the time being. spector regarded this as an essential The Peasants Corps in the dis- part of his case against Chan he tricts were formerly dominated by the Bolshevists, the foremost leader would and should have mentioned it of whom was at one time the late at the same time of arrest, or at Mr. Liao Chung Hoi, a San Fran cisco Chinese who afterwards be any rate included it among the came Civil Governor of Kwangtung

counts preferred at No. 7 Station. with the support of the " Reds This charge is dismissed: and other militarists hired from Yunnan by the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen. The late Mr. Liau was as sassinated by political opponents in Canton on August, 1995.

**RED" SUCCESS IN KIANGSIP

to

Insolent Attitude. The next count against Chan is that of failing to produce his drive ing licence at Repulse Py, and here I find as a fact that on being Pasked for bis licence Chan did not say it was at home; but, not having it on him, adopted the most in- solent and truculent attitude, which

was the real cause of what followed,

from the Inspector's grip, and hence I find the charge proved, but on the same ground as before I shall merely bind Li over on the same conditions.

ables can be protected with the electrical system.

According to the local company, cost of the installation varies with the extent of the appliances use. An annual fee of Tia 15 is inclusive in either office or private dwelling for maintenance. Initial cost of installation, depending on distance from nesrost-trunk wire and number-- Ho Assault.

of safety appliances, ranges from against Inspector Grant I have that Shanghai will be quick to take Coming finally to the charges Tls. 20 to Tls. 250, and it is thought already held he was in strict law up the protective idea which bas empowered to arrest Chan and that been under discussion for some time Chan resisted arrest. I find that and the need for which is obvious,

Coneral Chien Ta Chun, co manding the Cantonese Army en- for presentation to the Commis gaged in the anti-Red campaign sioner of Customs. The demands, in Northern Kwangtung, has return- will probably be presented before ed to-Canton having been wounded On this count I fine him $50.

according

reports the end of the month. One-is-for-in one arm,

but this has not been confirmed Coming then to the charge-of-re- higher wages and another for an from the General Headquarters. sisting arrest I am satisfied that assurance of better service condi- It is also reported that one of the the Inspector, priarting under the Cantonese regiments has met with a reverse at the hands of the provocation of the insults burled at The Kwangtung Tramway Com-"Red" in Kings and has been him, unfortunately lost his temper pany, which has held for a number disarmed General Chu Pei Teh and committed a grave error of according to the "Reds" is still

no more forge was used than was Following the initial test if of years a franchise from the Mani- at Hankaw, and not at Nanking.

judgment. He was legally, no necessary in the face of resistance successful in living up to the ex- doubt, but not morally justified into effect the arrest. The charge of pectations of the firm sponsoring the capality for the construction of a

PLANS FOR SEPTEMBER making a forcible arrest--not at assaulting Chan cannot, therefore, system, the Municipal Police are tramway system in Canton City

stand and is dismissed. but has so far failed to, com-

prepared to equip all the 13 dis- any-rate until he had asked and

trict stations with instruments to menice work, has been notified by

register the alarm. the Authorities that work must begin on or before September 16th next and that the line must be com- pleted within a year.

ISTI

As regards the alleged assault A report is current in Canton been refused the offender's name

on Li I find that Li was either that the Nanking Administration and address and I am not satisfied pushed or struck in the face when that at this point he had demand he attempted to help Chan, but as are to abolish the Liking, tried and been refused these parti- he was at the moment obstracting taxes,, throughout their jurisdic tion on September 1st and that on culars. On the strict letter of the the Inspector I do not consider that DISEASE IN PHILIPPINES. law he was entitled to take Chan he was repulsed with illegal force. "that date China will reclaim com-

plete control of the Customs Ad-into custody, but this was clearly, This charge also I dismiss.

DOPING WITH DYSENTERY. ministration.

a case, despite the provocation re-

"Lost Face." ceived, in which he should not have his case has given an illustration exercised, that right; nor would be, I Am sure, have exercised "it kad of the unhappy fact that some low The not lost his temper

at any rate of the younger genera tion of Chinese in this Colony think it fine to show their independence authority. by defying and insulting those in

JAPANESE COAL

REQUEST TO BOYCOTT

COMMITTEE.

Temper Löst.

Canton Kuomintang Authorities have received word from their

MANILA, July 11th. comrades in Tunnan that the

The Government machinery for "militariats there will how come

curbing the spread of disease Vas put in motion this morning when under the party control. The red party fing and the Sun. Yat Sen

to lost his temper and it is most A Police Officer is not allowed

Acting Governor-General Gumore instructed: health officials to take insignia were hosted over the

regrettable that so excellent an

the necessary stops against the Fublic buildings on July 1st.

Miners of native coal in Canton officer as Inspector Grant should

Hong Kong affords protection to threatened dysentery epidemic, Except publications of military and vicinity urs asking- the anti- have done so in this case.

who here enjoy such peace and ailments usually become active at hundreds of thousands of Chinese,

Dysentery, dengue, flu and similar nature, all others issued from prohibit the import of Japanese Chan deliberately resisted arrest by their own country it ill becomes there is no cause for alarm, every

Japanese Boycott Committee to Hence though I find it proved that security as they could not find in this time of the

year, and while Canton are now subject to advance coal and to encourage the use of clinging to his steering wheel, some of those who profit largely by affort will be directed towards pre- inspection and approval by the local products. The difficulty,

that security to defy members of venting an epidemic, according to Kuomintang Party Propagandists ever, has been and still is that local shall do no more than hind him

over in a personal bond of $100 to the Force chiefly responsible for health officials. quantity and its quality does not be of good behaviour for 12 months. maintaining it.

| Dr. Gabriel Intengan, chief of

the meet present demands. The Chi Next there is the charge against You two young men, Chan and division of provincial sanitation, is, nese Engineers Union will report Li of obstructing the Inspector in Li, should feel ashamed of your leaving for Abra on the first avail- upon the question of whether or the excution of his duty. Un soires.You have, merely last face shie transpomation to supervise the to the local products can be used doubtedly he did try to free Chan, before all decent and law-abiding anti-dyasutery campaign there.» in place of Japanese coal,

(Continued on next Column) → citizens;

Manila Times:

Bureau. Book-shops and newspaper stands are being searched daily for printed matter unfavourable to the Vanking faction of the Kuomintang. (Continued do next Oghumn.)

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