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THE HONG KONG. DAILY "PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 8th, 1927.

TRAGEDY AT SHAUKIWAN

WIFE OF EUROPEAN KEEPING GUARD IN

MURDERED.

· BRUTALLY ATTACKED BY TWO CHINESE,

YOUNG NEPHEW'S ORDEAL

MISCREANTS ESCAPE.

The wile of a European was brutally murdered by two Chinese- at a lonely spot about a mile be

CANTON.

SEVERAL PEOPLE SHOT

IN THE STREET.

ACTIVITY OF THE PICKETS.

...A CONSUL'S EXPERIENCE.

(UY A SHAMEEN CORRESPONDENT. ]

CANTON, August 6th. Affairs in Canton during the past week have become hectic, and

A BORDER RAID.

ROBBER GANG BEATEN OFF.

The Central Labour Union in Canton are to havaja provines-wide convention of workers' delegates on SHARP SKIRMISH AT CHEUNG August 13th

Pirates and brigands eagerly desumer' whatever political cleak would seem best to hide the real

nature of their activities. A gang who work under Bolshevist colours have wrecked two tow-boats-the Luen Hing and the On Les, both West River craft plying between Hohning, Shishing, and Canton, The Luen Hing was wrecked on the 4th and the On Lee on the 5th Practically all on board were saved and as the boats both sank in shal-

A

UN HA.

gun Bght staged between twenty robbers and a police patro! took place on Friday at Cheung Lo Ha, near the Chinese border, and resulted in an Indian constable and one of the robbers being injured.

The gang was in the act of carry ing out an armed robbery, and thres of them were acting as scouts out side the house. When the police. passed these three outlaws opened

DENTAL VULCANISER

EXPLODES.

CHINESE LAD KILLED.

A DEFECTIVE BOILER!

INQUIRY ADJOURNED,

The explosion of a vulcaniser in a dental establishment which; re- sulted to the death of a Chinese ind and injuries to two other persons on June 26th, was inquired into at the. Central Magistracy on Saturday, by Mr. B. E. Lindsell (coroner) and a jury.

The deceased, Kwong Tak, was

yond the Shankiwan tram terminus shooting in the streets acems to be low water it is hoped that than fire and..those who were inside the nephew, of, Kwong Tat Yuen,

at 9.43.on Saturday night. She was Mrs. C. McKay, wife of Mr. C, McKay, a timekeeper employed at the Taikoo Dock. Mrs. McKay was

walking home fairly late with her young nephew when two Chinese,'! who had followed, them for several

restaurants are under the strictest the order of the day. Hotels and

surveillance. One restaurant waś raided yesterday and a number of or two people arrested and one

shot.

dozen students were captured near Yesterday, also, about a

Tai Sha Tau and taken away.” Even people in rickshas and motor-cars

are often stopped and submitted to

a thorough searching.

yards, attacked her after attempt ing to seize her handbag. She

The pickets on the water front, resisted vigorously and one of the near the Steamboat Company's men drew a dagger, inflicting three" wharf were more strict," during the wounds, that caused her death the concluding phases of

dispute and now and again they assaulted

from the Hong Kong boats. On Monday last one of the Foreign Consuls went to Hong Kong and was accompanied

within a few minutes. It is thought that Mrs. McKay, a high spirited woman, had struck one of the men

with her umbrella before she was

stabbed. The boy was thrown aside into a ditch.

"

passengers

in bouts. missing waded ashore or get away

STUDENTS TO BEHAVE,

The Kuomintang Political Depart-

Canton that "student comrades" arc ment in Nanking have, written to

to be kept in order and not allowed to strike or agitate in favour of the

house came out and joined in the

battle.

-The police, however, replied vigorously, and though they were Koutaumbered, they successfully drove off the robbers who escaped the border into Chinese

across

Territory.

An Indian police officer (B910) was wounded in the right foot and

were

dentist, at No. 78. Queen's Road Central. The accident occurred at. branch office, No. 139, Queen's Road Central.

It appears from the evidence of Mr. Mok Tim, who was in charge of the office, that on the day in question n' vulcaniser, a sort-ef boiler, was set in operation: The

water was boiled until it reached a

appointment or the dismissal of this one of the robbers was heard to cry or that official or professor. This out that he too had been wounded. command, as far as Chater is co-assisted by his conferderates across inch. This pressure had to be main Apparently, the wounded man was pressure of 300 lb. to the square cerning, will be received with mixed the border. feelings, but in any case its effect

The police arrived in time to tained for an hour and a quarter frustrate the robbers who

before the plates being treated is likely to be mil. School teachers interrupted before they had time would set. The vulcaniser was on usually welcome trouble among the to steal anything of any value. students, as it provides then with an excuse to suspend classes and take a holiday. In the higher schools in Canton, very few of these

to the wharf by a coolie carrying teachers are actually whole-time his suit-case. The coolie was' stop-men, and any time off is no doubt ped but the Consul interfered, ex- put to a profitable purpose. Now plained who he was and stated that that they have been allowed then the coolie was simply engaged to heads for so long the students wit carry his bag on board. The pic- continue to mix in politics and be kets would not accept this ex-tools of militarists and politicians. planation but, at last, condescend- ed to send one of their number with

THE POLICE.

A. REVOLUTIONARY MARTYR.

YEUNG KU WAN

REMAINS TO BE REMOVED

FROM HONG KONG.

the verandah and at the time there were six persons there, including the deceased.

Witness read the pressure gauge at intervals. It rose to 300 lb. at 5.30 p.m., when witness turned the gas low and left it for about 20 minutes to give time for the plate to set. At 6.10 p.m. the pressure was still maintained at 300 lb. At Mr. Tse Tsan Tai has addressed about 6.20 p.m., while he was at the following letter to the "Re- tending a patient in the operating volution Remembrance Society 01 Canton, and the Chinese Newspaper verandah. He immediately rushed room, he heard an explosion on the Press Association] --

HONG KONG, August 3rd, 1997, Dein Sie, have read in the

Chinese newspapers of Hong Kong

killed in Canton City alone. Apart which painfully recalls to my "Wong Ft Keng "hill at Canton,

out and found that the vulcaniser bad burst. His master's nephew'

Mrs. McKay and her 14-year-old nephew had been to dinner with a Miss Barker at a spot known as Barker's Island that lies over a in about a mile from the tram terminus. As they were walking up the hill towards the terminas where the coolie to make sure that be During this period of political they intended to take a tram to returned to the shore. It was per-disorder, when the militarists and men passed them, haps regrettable that the attention politicians have between them de- Taikoo, two hesitated for a moment, and follow-of the police, who were standing moralized the whole government the advertisement of the herola was lying on the ground with a ed them. The men caught them up near, was not called to the matter. and social order in China, the let tion Remembrance Society " 6 wound in the left shoulder, which at the junction of Sai Wan Road It would have been interesting to of a policeman is not at all pica- Canton, calling for information was bleeding badly. He was not un- and Stanley Road, and alter see the attitude they would have sant. During the last three years,lations of the 7 Revolutionary conscious. The witness did not see

regarding the descendents and re- "short altercation Mix McKay was adopted in the circumstances.

more than a hundred have beca heroes, who have been buried on the any fragment in the wound. It is feared that the frequent stabbed-twice above the heart and

The ring at the bottom of the once in the stomach. The wound in attempts on the life of General Li from the grant of 3500 usually given memory, the assassination of my vulcaniser, the witness found, had the stomach proved fatal. Scotch Tai Hain may bring on serious to the nearest relative of a constable dear friend and colleague the Reburst into many pieces, and the ing Mrs. McKay's handbag with trouble in the city. If he were killed on duty, there is now a move-volutionary leader and patriot bottom had come off bodily. He

Young Ku Wan at No. 5, Gage about $150, and a satchel contain killed there would undoubtedly be mens among the police force to Street, Hong Kong, on the 10th sides Awong Tak, a woman and a ing bathing costumes, the two fighting on a large scale.

hand together to help the children January 1901.

man were also injured by the ex- assailants made off towards Shau- Fickets are still closely watching of those whose fathers have been

The remains of this martyred plosion All three were taken by Revolutionary leader are still lying cargo and merchants killed in doing their best to uphold in the Protestant Cemetery (Grare ambulance to the Government Civil It is thought that they Japanese might have reached Stanley, secur- dealing in Japanese goods are put such law and order as still remains No. 6348) of Hong Kong, unknown Hospital, ed a sampan and escaped in it to to a great deal of.inconvenience. in Canton. The Police are certain and forgotten, by the citizens of the

Mr. Lindsel asked how it was Republic of China for whom he Macao or to Chinese territory, [FROM OUR CHINESE COULEBPONDENT]y by no means popular. While sacrificed his life, and I believe it is that the accident occurred at 0.20

"GO HOME FOR HELP.”” According to reports more this scarching for arms the "other day high time that his deeds should be p.m., and the injured people were i

in Canton, they had a sharp pistol made known to the 400,000,000 As Mr. McKay tell she called to

skirmish with a gang of "Prince" people of China, and that his re- not taken to the hospital, until 8

mains should be removed and given p.m. her young nephew Go home for in connection with the Luk Yu K., followers and shot down one, later a suitable and permanent resting The witness explained that the help. The boy, unaware that the Shaukiwan Police Station was only hort distance away, set off to run to his uncle's house at Taikoo.

kiwan.

11

a hundred persons

were taken

into custody last Friday afternoon,

Tea House bomb outradge but it is feared that the real culprit has made good his escape.

Two per sons are still being held as sus-

were

When he returned with his uncic pects. Nearly 3 persons and Mr. A. Davidson, Mrs. McKay more or less injured, by the bomb lay dead in a pool of blood... which wrecked most of the furni- An examination of the body and ture and fixtures of the premises. the surrounding hillsides was made This outrage has attracted more by Mr. T H. King (D.C.I.), Mr. public attention than any of the I. P. J. Wodehouse (D.S.P.), Chief incidents which have occurred re- Det. Inspector Reynolds and Det.-cently. One person was killed out Inspector Lone who arrived soon right but since then two have suc afterwards with some

Chinese cumbed to their wounds. There "detectives. Although police scoured are now still 16 in hospital the neighbour no sign of the mur (Continued va next. Çolumn.) dezers was found.

All yesterday Chinese delectives. were still searching the district.

Very few people pass this spot after 8 o'clock at night, and at the time of the attack no one Was within call

Mr. A. R. Osborne, an employes of the Taikoo Dock Company, hur ried to the scene of the murder soon after the police had arrived

او يجو

"A TALL MAN."

He told Daily Preu reporter the two men.. yesterday that when the little boy

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Vulcaniser Cracked?

found to be the alleged assassin who place in China. is supposed to have shot and killed papers and the citizens of the Re- for between 35 to 40 minutes be I, therefore, hope all the news-ambulance people rendered first aid a former mayor olKaukong last public of China will not forget the year. Some people, however, are patriotic labours of the late Yeung fore removing the injured to the eceptical, saying that the Police are

Ku Wan, and that they will unite hospital. ¡D moving the Government to trying to use this to close & czec bonour his remains with a suitable which has done them no credit. and proper burial place in China,

Sergt. Meadows told the Coroner Chinese merchants in Canton who and permanently commemorate the

date of his martyrdom,

there was originally a wooden tax, though dispersed by water from the Republic to know the Inte act found. are opposing the Kuomintang luxury In order to enable the citizens of handle to the vulcaniser, but it was fire brigade hoses are not giving up Yeung Ku Wan's real position as

He (the Sergeant) un yet, and they say this time, they a leader of the Great Revolution, derstood, when making inquiries the expense of telegraphing a long value and importance of his labours been broken some time previously will appeal to Nanking. To save and thoroughly to appreciate the after the explosion, that it had statement which they know will be in the Cause of the Revolution, I gnored, they will write their griev- have now taken advantage of this when the vulcaniser was dropped ances on telegraph forms and for opportunity to send you and to ward same by mail, but they hope publish the following hitherto un Sergeant suggested that the vul- on the ground. If that were so, the the censors will permit them to published historical documents and local newspapers so that local Kuo- and which I have thought fit and the fall, and that would account for publish the protest to Nanking in photographs, after 28 years writing caniser must have been cracked by mintang leaders may also read proper to withhold from publica the explosion. it, if they cared to.

tion during the life-time and poll witness said that the handle must tical activities of my old friend and": colleague, the lato" Dr. Sun Yat have been blows off by the explo-| Seó.

sion. He denied that it had been broken off previously, or that the vulcaniser had ever been dropped.

UNDER WHICH KING?

The local

| The vague description of the at- tackers given by the boy is not considered likely to be of much value to the police. The night was

Several Cantonese who have gone very dark, but he was able to see

to Amoy to take over offices to which they were commissioned by that one of them a tall man was dressed in a black jacket and white the Nanking Administration have trousers; the other was dressed failed in their object. entirely in black. The Palice have authorities in Amoy hesitate to offered a reward of $1,000 for in Mr. Chang Kuo Fei, from Cantos, accepting mandates from Nanking. fonbation leading to the arrest o has gone to Amoy to take over the post of superintendent of the Cus At the mortuary it was found that toms, but the present holder of the zan into his house which is next of the three wounds, the one in billet would not surrender without door to Mr. McKay's, with the the stomach had been the cause of instruction from the provincial shocking story be immediately tried death.

authorities The provincial authori Mrs McKay was about 38 years ties are still in doubt whether it is! to get Shaukiwan Police Station on old and had lived in China all her wise, under the present circum- the telephone. Be failed to get life. Her husband has been in the stances to accord full support to reply so got down to the station as East for 26 years and for 18 years Nauking, in view of the approach- in the service of the Taikoo Docking conflict between Nanking and rapidly as he could Inspector Company. He is a native of Edin Hankow the outcome of which is Murphy and other police officers burgh There are two children, a very doubtful. went to the spot after communient boy, of 18 at Hall and Russell's ing with the Central Police head quarters. He reached the spot soon afterwards, to find that Mrs. McKay was already dead.

Warned by his foster mother, Mrs. engineering works in Aberdeen and Sun Yat Seu, and by his uncle, Mr.

a girl of 18 living with her parents T. V. Soong, Mr. Sun Fo has again

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1.-Photograph of members of the "Foo Yan Man, Ser" Revolu- tionary Party (1891). 2-Photograph of leaders of the

"Hing Chung Whui" Revolu tionary Party (1805), 3-Photograph of Yeung Ku Wan and members of the "Hing Chung Whui of Johannes burg, South Africa (1897).

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Internal Bleeding

Dr. J. B. Craig, Medical Officer at the Government Civil Hospital, said that the deccased had a wound

4.-Photograph of Yeung Ku Wan just below the left shouder.

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acvered. 5.-Photograph of Yeung Ku War,

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Press reports. The pro-Hankow during these long years of waiting, Yesterday flags were flown at Press agency has gone so far as to in giving me this opportunity to đã McKay was able to stagger along for a few paces leaning upon his half mast on the Sugar Refinery, deny that there has been any at my duty-Yours truly

She called out to him to Taikoo Tennis Club-and-Dock-tempt by Mr.-Ban to rejoin General-

The body of Mr. Chiang Kai She ance his last (Note fetch-help-as-she-collapsed in the Company.

McKay is to be buried to-day at break with him in order to become Happy Valley.

a protege of the Soviet Mission.

...icad.

(Continued on next Column.)

mises.

The inquiry was adjourned until 230 on Thursday afternoon Dext, TSE TSAN TAL the Coroner instructing-Bergeant

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