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AT LAST.

STRIKE COMMITTEE TO

DISBAND.

THE HONG KONG DAILY. PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 1927.

DOWNFALL OF THE SHING ON" UNDER FIRE. ANOTHER CONSTABLE IN

REDS.

MANY EXECUTIONS.

A FEW TO RECEIVE $20 TO $30 BONUS.

PROSPECTS OF PEACE IN KWANGTUNG.

BOYBOTT LANQUISHING.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

After months of discussion and the elaboration of various schemes nominally for the benefit of the unemployed associated with the 1925 anti-British strike and boycott, the Canton Authorities are now be lieved to be sincere in their inten- tion to disband the inmates of the "free lodging and boarding houses provided by public revenue through the Strike Committee. The genuine original strikers will be given a cash

bonus of $20 to $30, it is expected, but the others who have joined up

WHAT HAPPENED AT SAILAM CHANNEL

MANY BULLETS BUT BAD MARKSMANSHIP.

Full details of the firing on the [TRO: OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] 5. Shing On, while she was passing

Saflam Channel on her way to Among those who have associated Wuchow on November 2nd, were available yesterday when the vessel themselves with Mr. Wang Ching arrived in port.. Wei," Kuomintang Chairman, in. In an interview with the Chinese calling for a session of the Central Captain of the Shing On, a Daily Executive and Supervisory Com that it was about 4 am on Thurs Pres representative was informed mittees are. General Li Tasi Hain, day last when the steamer passed Mrs. Liso Chung Hoi, Mr. Kan Sailam Channel. Immediately. Nei Kuang, Mr. T. V. Soong, and both banks of the channel. There fusillade of shots was fred from General Wong Shiu Hung.

were many himdreds of shots but

It is hoped by many that General Li Tsai Hsia's support of Mr. Wang Ching Wei' proposal to call a meeting in Canton and Mr. Wang's willingness to join in the declara

it was apparent that the gunmen were no marksnes, for most of the

shots went wide.

Three merabers of the crew who

TROUBLE.

DEMANDING MONEY BY

THREATS.

CONVICTED ON TWO

CHARGES,

Another Chinese constable was prosecuted at the Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday before Mr. W.

FIREMAN'S DEATH.

FALL FROM THE SECOND FLOOR.

COMPENSATION FOR FAMILY RECOMMENDED.

The inquest on the Chineas.fire man, who met his death while carrying out aerial drift at the Central Fire Brigade on October Schaftold.

24th, was concluded yesterday st The complainant in this case is the Central Magistracy before a shop foli who said that the de Major C. Willson (Coroner) and a fendant assaulted him and demand-jus kill him it it was not forthcoming. ed the sum of 815 with threats to Inspector Aris, of the Water Polier, prosecuted.

October 29th, the defendant came The complainant stated that on

The man was sliding down a rope from the third four of the Fire

Brigade Building. All went well

when he missed his grip on the until he arrived at the second floor

to his place of employment at 3 rope. He would, however, have p.m., and, after calling him out been saved had it not been through of the shop, assaulted him. Com-some fault with the chip attached plainant was accused of having to his belt. This clip should have sent away a friend of the defend- supported him, but it failed to hold unt. The next day a telephone on to the rope. message was received from the de

simply to get the rice will be told to ation of war against General Tane Toodwork and one of these passed fendant who asked the complainant accidental death and recommended.

go, and be quick about it. Accord-Seng Chi, of Hunan, will form a

were sleeping in the forecastle were hit. Several bullets penetrated the

who died instantaneously. through the temple of, a seaman,

bullet struck the shin-bone of a

One

The jury returned a verdict of to meet him at a certain tea-shop.that some compensation should be and there he was informed that un- Complainant kept the appointment paid to deceased's family. A rider

ing to the result of the investiga basis of future co-operation and tion by the Canton Police Authori- ties, only a few of the original lend to peace in the Southern deck hand and another the toe of less he paid over $20, his life would was also added that the clip on the

Among the score of prisoners executed by the Military in Canton during the last week-end, some six were said to have shouted openly

strikers-are-new unemployed in Capital- Canton. The police have discover. ed that the idle army of unemploy ed have been the instrumente in all recent disturbances, and it is stated they have become "Red" or otherwise purely for pecuniary in favour of the "Reda" and used motives. The recent suggestion. to

give each of them $100 bonus and to let them go gradually after regis- tration will, it is thought, come to nothing.

the red flag, during a parade in

.

a fuki. These two wounded men were taken to Wuchow for treat ment. On the return trip, one succumbed to his injuries. other was not so seriously injured and is now in Hong Kong.

The

the-is-danger. Complainant igreed" to pay 915 and this offer was sccept- ed by the defendant.

belt should be of a safety nature.

DOLLARS.

BIG HAUL OF OPIUM.

TAKEN FROM A SAMPAN.

The constable was told to wait FINES OF SIXTY THOUSAND at Ivy Street at 6.30 p.m., that day when the money would be The Shing On was escorted by the paid over to trim. Meanwhile com- Chinese gunboat Kwong Tai on her return trip and nothing untoward plainant went back to the shop and reported the trouble to his master. main here for some time in order to who advised bim to inform the happened. The Shing On will re He was given 813 by the master obtain and fit steel shields for the

Police before paying the money protection of the officers and crew,

The Captain of the 3.5: Shing On Complainant did this and has reported the facts to the police. the Inspector in charge of Mongkok imposed by Mr. W. Schofield at the Police Station took the number of Kowloon Magistracy yesterday" as the two notes and detailed two a result of a big haul of illicit opium made by revenue officers complainant. The money was paid earlier the same morning on Д at the time and place agreed upon, sampan.

front of the residence of Mr. Wang Ching Wei at the Eastern Suburb a few days ago Many "Reds" thought that Mr. Wang was one of their comrades, but they have now learned the truth and a few have found it out too late. A number of AN ALLEGED UNLAWFUL Chinese detectives to follow the

Not fading the support that was at first expected from the Kuomin- tang leaders in Canton, the anti- British and anti-Japanese boycott has not been as effective as the originators hoped it would be. There has not been so much inter-workers who tried to express sym ference with incoming cargo this

· week as lost. The Canton Authori- tics are even prepared to receive a Japanese party of tourists who are going to Canten within the next few days to promote Sino-Japanese trade.'

Secret meetings are being held by a number of Canton labour unions to discuss the unexpected change of policy toward labour by the left wing or radical section of the Kuomintang

MEETING.

COURT.

walked away, the two detectives

arrested the constable.

pathy for the Reds" during a PAUL BEAU STEWARD IN and after the complainant had meeting in celebration of the tenth | anniversary of the Soviet Revolu tion or Monday afternoor, were arrested. No resistance was offered

to the arrests.

The Commissioner of Labour and

The steward of the s.&. Paul Beari

His Worship entered a conviction was charged before Mr. R. E. Lind. on both charges. Defendant was sell at

fined $100 or two months hard the Central Magistracy

labour on the first count, and yesterday morning with absenting himself from duty, and on a further or six weeks hard labour on the second charge. Both sentences to count of participating in an ya: authorised meeting on board. Seven

run consecutively. other Chinese were also charged with being on board without per mission and attending an unauthor

ised meeting..

The Magistrate indicated that he

Agriculture in Canton is requiring all labour unions to register anew. Registration will be refused to those The funeral of the late Mr. Wang organisations which are considered Loo Tong, formerly lieutenant to be "Red." The "Reds" are commandant of the Canton Mer-losing power generally, in Kwang-would hear the case at 210 to-mor chants Volunteer Corps in Cantor, will take place at his Canton home lished in Canton City there were,

tung. According to reports pub- row afternoon.

next Saturday, November 12th, and it is expected to be largely attend-only five serious attempts to create trouble in the East River districts ed, as the deceased was very popu- during October, and these were all lar and was also well-known in

quickly suppressed. Hong Kong, where he had many

General Chu Fai Yat, Commis business connections.. Mr. Wong Loo Tong was bead of the drug firm sioner di-Police in Canton, has just

On bearing that one of the wit nesses present would not be avail able at the next hearing, the evi- dence of this witness was taken. He stated that the dispute was merely a domestic one between the Captain and the Company on the

A CLEVER TRICK.

$600 OBTAINED BY A RUSE.

According to a police report the manager of a local Chinese firm appears to have been swindled of the sum of 8000 by means of a clever ruse.

The manager of the Kwong Fang Lam shop, No. 213, Queen's Road Central, first floor, received a letter purporting to have been seat by a

Fines to the total of $60,000 were

The sampan was stopped in the harbour on sepicion, but before- tbe revenue officers could board the craft, scyeral packages were thrown overboard. Dragging operations resulted in the recovery of 600 tacels of opium valued at $6,000.

When the master of the jubkin question and two seamen appeared. before "Mr. Schofield, charged with possession of mon Government opium, excir pleaded guilty.

2.

The master was fined $40,000, or one year's hard labour in default, while the second and third delen-"

dants were each fined $10,000, or nine months' imprisonment

The sampan and opium were ordered to be confiscated.

TRAFFIC CASES.

of Wong Cheung Wah; and a manu-issued an order to his subordinates one hand and the steward on the close personal friend of his in Can- A SMALLER OFFENCE LIST.

trade.

facturer of medicinal oil which was taking it a capital offence to prác. largely used in the patent medicine tise "squeeze" within his depart- He was best known, how ment. He will recommend to the ever, on account of his very active higher authorities for sentence of work in connection with the Canton death any police official found General Chamber of Commerce, as guilty of misappropriation of public a trustee of many hospitals, and funds."

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Major C. Willson dealt with a number of traffic cases at the Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday morning.

other. Certain keys of the provi ton, instructing him to pay the sum sion store had recently been turned of 600 to a man named Liu Shu over to a clerk on the Master's Ting, of No. 76, Staunton Street.

The money was paid, and a re- orders, and it was claimed that the steward had suffered a loss of $30 ceipt obtained from Liu.

Later, the manager made the dis-- The driver of an Aberdeen bust in trade.

An application for bail for the covery that the letter he received was summoned for carrying more defendant steward by Mr. D.

was not from his friend, and alleges than twenty two passengers. Ser also as founder and, later, an im- The pirates who captured the

McCallum was opposed by the that it is a forgery.

geant Clark said that when he portant officer of the Canton Volun-foar junks with rice near Tungkan Captain Superintendent of Police." teer Movement.

Liu. has not been seen since he stopped the 'bus he found thirty nore than a week ago have how

Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe said that be received the money. Canton is still a city of holidays. sent back two junke without the objected to bail on the ground that Last Monday many workers, ob- cargo.

the meeting held on board was un- served the tenth anniversary of the The Political Council in Canton, | lawful. He was of opinion that Soviet Revolution, and to-day

the highest administrative authority the defendants would not appear (Wednesday), the workers and under the Kuomintang in South again if they were allowed out on students will suspend work in order China, is to bave its own probail and that they would endeavour to celebrate Kwangtung Indepen- paganda department.

derice Day.

When Mr. Kan Nei Kung takes up office as acting Mayor of Canton City, it is expected that many

executive commissioners will resiya in order to allow the new city chief | commissioner to form his own

" cabinet.” A number of Canton Christian College graduates will be given ports in the municipal com-

mission. The acting Mayor is a former student of Canton Christian

College.

Chan Jit, Fui, a resident of Hong Kong from the Swatow district, committed suicide by throwing him self into the river after leaving Hong Kong by the B. Sai On Last Sunday night. He left a note that his action should be recorded in the Wah Taz Fat Pao, the oldest newspaper among the Chinese in Hong Kong

CHIANG KAI SHEK'S MARRIAGE.

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to intimidate the men on board, thus interfering with the running of the ship

His Worship thought that the evidence might be aufficient to show

DUB TO-DAY.

'" SOMERSETSHIRE " EXPECTED.

QUEEN'S SHIFTING

QUARTERS.

The troopship Somersetshire was that there was a meeting, but on due to arrive here about five days

two adults and five children, while two men were seated with the driver. A fine of $10 was imposed. Mr. E. & C. Brooks appeared for the owner of motor car No. 933 summoned for using the car withı-. out a licence. The prosecution, în applying for withdrawal of the charge, mentioned that owing to an oversight the licensing clerk entered the number 033 in the permit as 983.

Two cases of loitering at Pedder

MAY BE POSTPONED UNTIL the other hand it was questionable ago, and is now expected to arrive Street were met by fines of $4.

whether they could regard as a this afternoon, but the exact time meeting the gathering together of is not known,

Among motorcyclists offences, & Chinese was fined $20 for driving Before Mr. T. V. Boong sailed for a number of persons for gambling.

Included among those on the at a dangerous speed in Caine Shanghai ou Tuesday morning, he In the latter case the only proceed Somersetshire is a draft for the Ist Road. Another was fined $5 for told friends that the marriage ings admissible would be that the Northamptonshire Regiment who obstruction at Hill Road. Tie of his sister, Miss Mei Ling Soong, defendants were on board without are leaving for Shanghai about the owner of a motor cycle combination to General Chiang Kai Shek may permission. According to the evi- end of this week.

was fined $10 for passing a station- have to be postponed until next dence already given there was only The Queen's Royal Regiment areary tram-car month. In any case it will not take one person discussing anything at taking the place of the Northamp The driver of ear No. 423 was and that was the defen tens at Hankow Barracks, Sham charged with reckless driving in first reported the time and place next week as

dant steward, Some ladies in Hong Kong gave

shuipp

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The 2nd Scots Guards are also It was alleged that he ran into in to his sister, who has made bail in the sum of $1,000 for each stationed at Nanking Barracks, a rickiha, injuring both the passer- many friends in Canton and Hong defendant, and it was intimated Shamshuipo, but at present are in ger and the coalie. The case was

that bail would be withdrawn if Kong during her several visits to attempt was made to interfere with camp at Lown, and likely to remain adjourned for a week so that a South China in the past two years. the crew.

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