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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 22nd, 1927.

LABOUR CONFLICTS ARMS FROM THE WHEN DOES A CORRESPONDENCE.

IN CANTON.

UNIONS AT WAR WITH"

ONE ANOTHER::

THE POLITICAL GAME IN CHINA.

FROM PRISON TO HIGH OFFICE.

“PAUL LECAT."

LOWERED OVER STERN.

LARGE HAUL BY REVENUE

OFFICER.

The finding of a large quantity of

arins

and ammunition in sacks

containing foodstuffs that had been lowered from the stern of the French mail steamer Paul Lecat (FROM OUR CHINESE COBEXSPONDENT.] was described by a Chinese revenue officer at the Kowloon Magistracy Some of the recruits enrolled in yesterday. “Kwangsi and the Southern Terri "tory of Kwangtung have been ar

A Chinese man and woman were.

charged with possession of arms.

Schoñeld and Major. C. Wilson.

VOYAGE START?

SUMMONS AGAINST

MASTER AND OWNER `

DISMISSED ON TECHNICAL POINT.

dismissed.

PEAK RESIDENTS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG

DAILY PRESS.

Sin-With reference to my letter to the Press, dated May 27th, may I once again through the courtesy On a technical point raised-by-at-your-column's draw the attention Mr. Leo d'Almada yesterday at the of all Peak residents to the Ad Marine Court, when the captain dress Boards at the Barker Road and owner of the as Wing To and Top Tram Stations, which have were summoned for a breach of the been entirely reorganised under port regulations, the charges were the auspices of the Police and the

Peak Residents' Association.

The lists which have now been compiled are the result of the house previous letter, and have, I think, now been printed in such a form as to be of some practical value not only to strangers visiting the Peak but also to Peak Residents.

The lists at present displayed on the Address Boards are merely "Proofs," and I shall be grateful if all residents will satisfy them selves that their names and nd dresses are properly described thereon or advise me of any cor-

NEW LINER IN PORT.

STORY OF A DUMMY FUNNEL.

THE "RAWALPINDI"

The finest ship in the P. & O. Beet is now in this port for the first time

her short file of two years. Hong Kong has never berthed n smarter liner, or one more worthy to uphold the traditions of a famous tine and of that cradle of splendid ships-Greenock.."

She is the Rawalpindi, one of d family of four sisters known as the

"R's"

the fastest of the "R" glass," said "We pride ourselves that she is the Purser, And that means there

riving at Canton during the lost the case being heard by Me. W. charged with (1) leaving the port to house visit referred to in my only one faster ship in the Com-

few days preparatory to continuing the journey to Shanghai. The militarists do not appear to be very "anti-Japanese, for they have hook. ed passages for the recruits for the East and North China war fronts by Japanese boats.

Thousands of mercenary troops from Yunrad and Kwangsi arrived at Canton City yesterday, and, were at once despatched to the North by way of the Kwangtung Section of the Canton-Hankow Railway, The people of Canton were very alarmed at the sudden appearance of so many unruly troops. No erdi nary trafic was allowed all yeater any, but despite every effort to send them on many of the troops, were unable to depart and were quar. tered near the railway station.

Swatow reports to Canton' state that a large number of "Reds “are gathering at Wu Yun Tung, Luk. fung District, but that local troops there are not trying to interfere with them. The petty militarists in Lukfung, it is feared, may bo of the Feng Yu Hsiang type, and do not know upon which side they are fighting.

Why should not railway her and other workmen participate in poli ties is a question being asked of the Kuomintang by the Railway Work ers' Union in Canton. It is under stood that the railway workers will cabine with other unions to protest to Nanking against a recent decision of the Party Committee to stop the political activity of the unions "now. they think that the Party can do

without union support.

The labour feuds, to which refer ence was made in this coloumna

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few days ago, are still continuing. The Mechanics Union now have

tong war," or rival society con fict, with the Shoe-makers and the Printers' Unions. The stevedores are at "war" with one another in. Honam and Hopak sections of Canton. The professional labour, lenders, like professional militarists throughout China, make their liveli-.Į hood out of the misery of their ignoraat followers. Seldom, if ever, do these leaders get killed in ac tion."

Mr. Lim Chik Min, who was ar rested by General Chiang Kai Shek shortly after the assassination of the

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Mir Led d'Almada represented both the accused and entered a plea of not guilty.

Mr I de Lamse, master of the Chinese vessel Wing Fo, was

without a proper clearance; (2) The revenue officer stated that on carrying 27 passengers without the July 5th he was on duty, at No.5 ship having been surveyed; (3) godown at Kowloon. At the nearby giving false information in obtain- wharf lay the Paul Lecat with aing & clearance. The owner of the sampan moored a her stera. vessel, Mr. Ng Loo Chee, was also Twenty guany bags were lowered, summoned on the second charge. the first defendant left the ship's stern and went on board his own sampan. As he began to leave the wharf witness shouted to him to stop, and after he had shouted four time, defendant came back. In the first bag nothing but rice was found. but in the second were three beavy revolvers, besides a quantity of bread. When the revolvers were placed on the wharf, the woman tried to kick them into the water. Soon after the last bag had been lowered, the French ship sailed..

The bags contained "in all:

12 revolvern,

12 Lugar pistols. 11 spare magazines.

9 spare parts.

3,000 rounds of ammunition.

Revenue Officer Lannigan stated that he saw the racks of arms and ammunition on the wharf at about

was in

p.m. Defendant, who custody, offered to take witness to 29 Second Street, where the man who had hired the sampan to take the arms from the Paul Lecat was

Evidence was then taken from Sub-Inspector Brown of the Water Police, who" said that he was os Police launch No. 5 in the Southern Fairway at 5" p.m. on July 13th He saw the s.a. Fing Wo and ordered her to stop by blowing four blaats on the syren. The Wing We responded and was then ordered to proceed to Stonecutters Island where she anchored, Police Officers and the Boarding Officer, Mr. Thompson, boarded her. Lemos was then asked to produce bis clearance and articles, which be

did

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rections or alterations that are, re-

quired to be made before the 31st July. Clean copies, with the neces sary alterations will then be pre- pared and placed on the Address Boards, and it is proposed to re- vise these lists in future every six months.

Alterations to the lists in force can be made at any time in writ Captain ing if residents will only notify the Inspector in Charge of the Gough Hill Police Station or the Hon. Secretary of the P.RA. of any additions or alterations, that may require to be made, and I appeal for the co-operation and help of all Peak, residents in. keep ing these lists up to date.

The crew of the Wing. Wo was then mustered on the port side aft. while all other persons on board were assembled on the starboard side, aft. These men were then counted. The crew were according to articles, and there were 20 coolies looking after their ship

were

to be found. He was unable to and ments of pigs. These men had every the man, but another man living right to be on the ship, but an at the same address claimed two of additional batch of 27 men the sacks, which, when examined in discovered, and these said they were witness's office, containing nothing passengers bound for Kwang Chow but "ricc.

Wan. On the following morning, these men were told to leave the ship and they were seen do so with their baggage.

The Magistrate remarked that de- fendant must have known that the sacks contained ants. He had brought no evidence to show that he did not.

The female defendant was dis

missed, and the man was sentenced to two years' hard labour.

ASSAULT-ON CHINESE WOMEN.

INDIAN WARDEES UNPROVOKED ACTION.

SENTENCE; TWO MONTHS'

HARD LABOUR.

The Wing Wo loaded kerosene and lelt later the same day,

course

Mr. Leo d'Almada, in of cross-examining Sub-Inspector Brown, naked: You are an officer of much experience in the Water Police 1

-Witness: Yes.

Witness agreed that the Wing iFo carried no passenger. certificate, but was allowed to carry up to 12. It-was-usual-for-her to go to either

In conclusion I wish to thank In- spector Shannon of Gough Hill Police Station for the great assis tance he has rendered in supplying all the necessary data for compil ing these lists. Yours faithfully,

E. B. C. HORNELL,

Hon. Secretary," Peak Residents' Association.

It was further admitted that under Section 22 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance a shipmaster was justified in waiting 30 hours before leaving harbour.

In reply to His Worship d'Almada said that he was not dis- puting the facts that there were 97 men on board the vessel when the police boarded her.

Mr. d'Almada claimed that the vessel was only shifting berth to take on dangerous goods, and sub-

of the three dangerous goods an-mitted that the voyage had not chorages, namely West Point Bay, actually been commenced.

Lai Chi Kok or North Point from her wharf.

pany's feet-the Razmack (which is, in spite of her initial. not one of the "R" class) of the Aden and Bombay service. She has the legs of us, but only by one knot."

The Rawalpind steams at 17 one of her on- knots, though as gineers hastened to remark, she can do 13 knots. On her trial run in September, 1925 she made 13.8 knots for four hours in the English Channel, and before she left Belfast (where her engines were installed) she registered 10.6.

Her two fat, smart-looking fun nels are raked at the stoop angle that gives her sisters such a look of distinction. They convey anim pression of destroyer-like feetness, though one of them is only a dummy. About this dummy there is a good story.

A Passenger's Mistake.

The Purser was on deck one day

when an Indian passenger mid to him Excuse me, may I speak to you! I watch that funnel, but no amoke come."

The Parser told him it was a dummy More locksee pidgin, make ship look pretty."

The Indian looked up at the dummy funnel. I watch it many days," he said. "I think you use front funnel Bombay to London,

her one London to Bombay

Some months later be returned to

Bombay on the same ship, possibly to see if they really used the other

The Ventilation System.

OAC.

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A feature of this luxurious ship! is her ventilation system. Instead of the usual electric fans, strong currents of fresh air are forced down from above by over 50 big tur- bine motors on the top deck, so. that there is no noise and the air is always perfectly fresh. It comes through clusters of little balls that can be turned in any direction, and of these cold-air tubes there are sixty in clusters of three to each last word for the Far East service. saloon. They are the Company's

La the elaborately-furnished salcons, a Daily Press reporter was informed, gentlemen can sit on a cushion and drink à cocktail with the ladies. The dining saloons are so large that 600 people can sit down together, thus obviating the necessity for double sittings.

The agize room is always the most interesting part of a big ship, though certainly the most uncom fortable. The Rawalpindi's, angine room is chock-full of the latest and wit-most amazing machines that the

shipbuilder can produce.

It was, then decided that it was unnecessary to call farther Before Mr. W. Schoßfeld, at the

In this particular "case

thenesses for the prosecution as the Magistracy Kowloon

yesterday morning, an Indian Assistant War Captain had reported that he facts had been admitted.

would be leaving his usual wharf der, named Ghula Ali, who was t

late Mr. Liao Chung Hoi in August, Lai Chi Kok Prison, was charged for West, Point Bay, where she was

with assault on two Chinese women, and was sentenced to two months hard labour.

1323, and released in April this year, is being mentioned for the post of secretary-general of the Ewangtung Provincial Administration, in Can- ton. The return of Mr. Lumi to W. Franks (Superintendent of service will mean the possible return Prisons) on behalf of the Prison

to take on dangerous goods, and then proceed to Kwang Chow Wan. "In so far as leaving the wharf was concerned, witness admitted that the clearance regulations had been

In the Stokehold.

“Don't smoke down here please,” said on engineer. Oil" fuel.”) Down in the bottom of the ship were eight huge oil-fired boilers in long rows-the roaring giants that feed energy to massive engines of 16,000 horse power. In that hold essence of power, Sheets of fame leapt vividly behind

was the verr The case was watched by Mr. J

farmer Department.

Delendant entered a ples of guilty when charged.

of Mr. Ha Han Min, a Canton Governor, to power. Mr. Lum is a relative of Mr. Hu.

Pending the resumption" of Sino- Inspector MeWalter said that the Japanese trade at Canton, the anti- defendant was walking along the Japanese Boycott Committee have Castle Peak Road, near Laichikok, decreed that no Customs broker may on Tuesday evening and meing the make returns and pay duty on be complainants sitting on the door half of importers of Japanese goods, steps of their house, he flashed his A broker found guilty of assisting torch light on them. When he was

complied with.

Had Not Actually Ofeared. At the time the vessel was stopped she had not reached West Point Bay.

Mr. d'Almada: She had not sc- tually cleared in the strict sense of the term?"

the boiler doors, pumps «wheezed with a rush of steam and dynamos droned.

The walls and floor were amazing- great pride in their charges—" al- ly clean, for the engineers take ways polishing," said the Chief.

Only Shifting Berths. Addressing the Court, Mr. d'Almada re-iterated that the ship was only shifting, berths. Even if the persons found had luggage, it could only be presumed they were passengers, as the ship had not commenced the voyage, and the Captain still had the chance of sending these people ashore before the voyage was begun. If Inspector Brown had waited until the ship had finished loading kerosene at

The ship can carry 2,000 tons of West Point and then boarded her board 800 tank. She has 19 en- oil, and only yesterday she took on

after she left there and had found gineers and 51 Lascars below, part

d'Almida) could only have attended the ship carries 1,000.

complement of passengers and crew, the Court to enter a plea of guilty. One of the junior engineers re- Strictly speaking, until the Master gularly takes parties of passengers had cleared from West Point, the down below to see the ship's in- ship was not leaving the Harbour. lose their fascination, even for | nards. Great engines will never If this was accepted by His Wor-grown men

in the import of Japanese goods asked what he wanted, he caught witness: Yes. In accordino people on board, then he (Mr. of a crew of over 300. With ful:

will be fined $300 for the frat hold of one of the women and drug- offence; $500 for second offence; and will be denied further trading privileges in Canton for the third offence.

THE BRITISH STEAMSHIP BOYCOTT.

NOT LIFTED YET.

agaulted.

ged her along the road. The with her clearance papers for West woman resisted and was struck by the defendant, who was carrying a Point and Kwang Chow Wan heavy walking stick The second Mr. d'Almada: So that according woman went to the assistance of te you the moment she left the her companion and was similarly wharf she had cleared even before

Anked if he wished to make arenching West Point. statement, the defendant said that Wilness: Yes in a way he accidently kicked one of the

His Worship: You opatend that women and was instantly abused. A crowd gathered and some twenty she had actually commenced her persons attacked him. He used his

voyage?

ship there could be 'no charge against the master. He sumbitted that the Inspector had acted pre- maturely. It was not uncommon

for kerosene coolies fa imenk; on

stick to fight the mob. He later Witness: Yea that is my version board ships and try to obtain

The report from Chinese sources that the boycott by the Seamen's Union at Canton of the passenger reported tbe incident to service of the Hong Kong Cantos superior officers.

Mr. d'Almada;. A shipmaster

& Maçao Steamboat Company's Mr. Franke intimated that no car allow any number of persons passage, and often they had been vessels was about to be lifted has report was made to the Chief to be on board before the vessel found out and sent ashore by mas →proved - unduly optimistic. En-Warder but that the defendant clears the harbour-Yeeters of vessels.

Then assuming that her list quiries yesterday

that made an offer, which was refused, place for leaving the harbour for elicited

His Worship: Although I am nothing had been heard of the to settle the matter by paying the Ewang Chow. Wan was West Point quite convinced in my own mind suggested peace move, and the complainants 895. vigilance of the pickets on the Remarking that it was a com- these men found on board by you that these people on board would Canton wharf has been increased pletely unprovoked assault, his were not passengers-Witness in rather than relaxed, only four Worship passed sentence of two reply maintained that even on Europeans making the journey yes-months hard labour and ordered that assumption they were still terday by the Company's boat from defendant to pay each of the two Passengers. Cautor.

women 810 compensation.

A

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