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NEW YEAR

SPECTS.

PRO-

IRONSIDE VICTORY.

MENACE TO SWATOW.

CHEN MING SHU DEFEATED.

CANTON'S TRADE UNPRE-" CEDENTEDLY BAD.

SLIGHT DIPROVEMENT IN CURRENCY NOTES.

FEW JUNK SERVICES IN

ACTION.

(Wah Ta: Fat Pac).

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20th, 1928.

Recent reports of th Army confirmed (inside) successes are, by wed authenticated news to the

AGITATORS FROM CANTON?

CAUSE STRIKE AT LOCAL RUBBER FACTORY.

SEVEN ARRESTS.

WILES OF TWO WOMEN.

The workers "at the Fung Keong effect that this force is advancing Rubber Manufactory at Shauki in [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT] towards the Chaomui Districts in

The Central Bank is still refusing redetiption of their gutes hat theat are now being accepted at is per cent. of their face value, a cuc- siderably better rate than at the beginning of the week. There is the authorities will hope that peruit red-mption of small amounts "during the next few days in order

the

three directions from the North- eastern border of Kwangtung.

After taking Hingning on mariag of the 11th inst., the meved rapidly along the Hankiang valley. The forces under Generals Cheri Ming Shu and Chen Chai Ton have suffered heavily and have ferreated towards Muiguen

tungkow, and Chaechow

whence

went on strike yesterday, and

when a Daily Press representative interviewed the Works Manager, Mr. Tam, it was stated that the strike had been caused by agitators

from Canton

Mr. Tam prefaced his story by saying tha: Bolshevism has made

China go to the dogs, and that all those who are preaching Bol

THE "SAN NAM HOI'

PIRATES..

MANSLAUGHTER CASE.

SWIFT ACTION BY CHINESE THE DEFENDANT'S STORY.

AUTHORITIES.

EIGHT EXECUTED AND FIFTEEN IN CUSTODY.

A rather cynical Chinese was heard well-known yesterday to apply a native saying to the fate of the dismissed crew of the s.3. Sa Fain Hai and their bandit friends who made the murderous attack on the vessel on Tuesday morning. Their lives," he said, "are like those of the capons, for they could not live over the New Year.",

"

VERY STARTLED AT HIS

ARREST. :

When the manslaughter case Lagainst a Chinese student was called at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning, the Magistracy (Mr. R. E. Lindsell) stated that his remarks at the previous hearing had been wrongly reported by both the British What he had morning papers, actually said was that he did not feel certain that no jury would 'can- vict.

The hearing was mainly occupied by the evideneg, of 'the defendant, Lo Chi Hing, a gouth 10 years old. He stated that he came into the

to encourage New Year trade. If they commandeered a number hevik ideas should have their and were shot on Wednesday afternoon Sauth China Athletic Association on

the earrency does not recover it is a number of the expected that mitive bank- will suspend business indefinitely after "Chinese

Year.

New

Many shops are considering the dismissal of a large number of their Judis on the mad day of chiame This New Year January 24th). was an employer's privilege necs?d- When the ID to old custom. "Red" or semi-Red" Govern. "That was supporting the workers, this tight of an employer was challenged:

craft to convey them to the lower Hankiang River.

Much excitement

講 and

gond

deal of anxiety prevail at Swatow.

THE TRIAD SOCIETY. -

ALLEGED MEMBERS CHARGED.

YOUNG BOYS FORCED TO

JOIN.

Following a raid carried out by Sub-Inspector Lane at No. 5, Vic fifteen ton Street, third floor, Chasse appeared before Major

When at the Central Magistracy esteriny arternoon charged win assedáning by night ter an unlaw

15.

Documents relating to Trind activi "Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask appeared for the first detemiant and iv. 1. Nek Aluji jur the than

of the

Accushing for a foreigner who has cheen in" Shaiteen for many years Jsiness in Cautor City has never heen so in his twenty years' experience of the port. The year- eml trade is exceedingly dull, and inland trathe junks, Un account of picar and other lawlessness, have bren laid up earlier than usuaİ,

For nearly week around the Chinese New Year no freight and passenger junks will be running between the more distant land

Knives was given by Sabirepector "post" and¬banton-City The last junk run daring the current year which the gun were found had the will sail from Canton on January

service the

may not 20th, and rum until the 4th or the 7th day after Chinese New Year.'

Soon after Chinese New Year, work on the Canton International Race and Sports Club at East Parade, Ground will go ahead. The Political Council have passed the

Prudence of the arrest

cut off. It was stated that the 1 men and women under his cantrol

According to a Naval Wireless message from Pakkai it was stated that eight of the captured pirates

Christmas Day and sat down to From several eye-witnesses who read a paper. Finding a news in by the Chinese authorities. had always been most loyal and returned from Pakkni yesterday, it he went across to decessed, who contented until the agitators came a Daily Pers representative gather was sitting on the sofa with four (down from Cantin a few days ago ed that they had seen Altern of others, and stroked his check. Ho These agitators began with the the captured pirates, all chained had oftra done this before though male workers at the factory, of up. taken to the Head Police Sta-other times he always bolted as soon whom there were about thirty. Aftion at Kongmoon, where they will as he had done it. series of addresses was given tube executed. The Chinese law does them on the subject of everyone not waste much time on men of this for hiaweli and the devil take the type, and their fate is a foregone hindmoat. The seed of "discontent conclusion with the Chinese. was nowed, but there still remained the difficulty of getting the women workers over to their side.

"Deceased pushell my hand away and when he was still sitting tried to thrust me away with his feet. I ranght hold of his right wrist with ny left hand and bent myself The San Nam Eol's" Record.

almost double to, evade his legs. The San Xum Hoi, according to Deceased said nothing, but I said the Chinese, was built to take toll"are you so angry?

No fewer than umper to his feet and hit me on

the chast with his left ist. How The Women Were Won Over, of human lives.

It was also stated that among the three piracies accompanied with the slapped him back once with my agitators there were several women, loss of lives are recorded against right hand in his left cheek. partly and by sane means or the other, her

the

tal purpose. The first defendant two of the female trouble-makers, When she was known as was a charged with being a membtained employment at the Fung Thi for about 14 years ago, she The f au anlawful society, while an andhi,obal charge against the Keong Rubber Manufactory. They fell a prey to a gang of pirates, second detrudant, was possession of

began work on Wednesday morning, and on this occasion the quarter. Chinese passenger and on that same night all the master and a women workers were invited to the house of these mid new employees, There they discussed their hard lot and, how difficult it was for thet to make both ends meet on their wages.. Sympathy was shown by the men joined them. Maintaining the two feminagitators and later that their mission in life was to better the unfortunate lot of pour labourers, the men played on the credulity of the assembly.

defendants and the seizure of bours, denmicals, three ror bars and two

Crne who said that the roum th

appearance of a th

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Sub-inspector Laze ubjected to application made for reduction of bats, pointing out that embers of the society assaulted young boys and forced them to beecue mem- hers. He suggested, with his Wor whip's permission, to withdraw the charge against the fiteenth defen dant who was a youngster,

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Higher Wage Wanted. After much persuasion, the women and is so-called were won over

Major Willson ordered this delen dam à discharge and adjourned the society was formed. The usual pre- Want to the Club. "Mr. C. R. John-case until next Wednesday after-cedure of electing president, seere sun. formerly Chief Engineer of the Canton-Sanshui.tailroad, is one of the chief rometers of the Club which will work in conjunction with the - Cauron, Amateng Athletic Federation.

The Financial Authorities'in Can- ton,, to meet the urgent need for funds, are larming out taxes to the highest bidder.

Tax-payers are strongly resenting this policy and at. Fatshan there have already been dispates between the public and the

collectors...

THE TRADE UNIONS. Labour leaders in Cantou have proposed to the present Commis- eloner of Agriculture and Labour that a commission be appointed to rensolidate all labour unions under

40€

Those

central organization. acquainted with inbour conditions regard the suggestion as entirely impracticable. The interests of the different unions are toe divergent to permit this ginnd merging of individuality even in face of the present attitude of the Clovern ment towards these organizations.

The water police service around which was suspended Canton, during the interegnum between the Kwangtung and Kwangsi adminis trations, is to be reinstated.

The

tary and committee was also gone through. After that 12 demands were formulated, one of which was mproved and many refurus are

that all women should be paid $15! due to his initiative.,

Mr. Hency Aki. Partoe, formerly

a month irrespective of position or time star of antal and for taacial payer of the island, has length of service. The men asked been railed back to the post of for an increase of 85 all round. Comasioner of Public Works of Canton City. Mr. Panhou will have the lag job of starting a scheme of reconstruction, and the still harder one of raising money for this pur- pose.

Mr. C. L. Tan, Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, is to be transfer red from Canton to Hoihow, in Kingchow. 3r. Tan who has many European friends in Canton has been for more than two years in the Canton Foreign Offee and Superintendent of Taxes at Hoi!

how.

nissioner for Foreign Affairs in Canton.

Other demands dealt with shorter hours, compensation, and the engag- ing and dismissing of men or women through this suratled 'society,

These 12 demands were sprung on the management early yesterday morning when employees came to work at 7 o'clock. The workers gave only three hours for the manage ment to came to a decision and neanwhile they remained aside re fusing to work.

ፍኔ Seven Arrested. 3. Tam at once telephoned to the Mr. Fung Keong aad a Mr. Chu Chan-Hsin is now Com-deputation of three senior members of the firm came down to Shauki- wan to negotiate with the workers. The latter were told to return to work and that any grievances would he investigated.

Mr. G. V. Kitson, H.B.M. Vice- Consul at Canton, is leaving for England next March on furlough, Mr. Kitson has been in China for nearly five years

The workers relased and the man- their de. agement also rejected mands. Some of the workers show- ed a tendency to become violent. and the situation becoming none.ton

were killed. The ship was then commanded by Capt. H. Haines All passengers were looted. The coup was made when the vessel was at Lin Tin, from there she was taken to Chuen Pri, where after disabling

Several arrests were later made and her engines, the pirates beached her all, those captured paid the supreme penalty,

Eighteen months after this, the Tai O again fell into the hands of pirates on April 27th, 1914, when she was burned down to the water's edge by the robbers. She had at the time 363 passengers, of whom 100 were burned to death Their char red remains were recovered the next" The pirates also suffered day. severe losses on their side.

Salling After New Year. The Sun Yam Hoi will not leave

are over. She will probably leave port until the New Year's bolidate here on her usual run to Kongmoon on Friday next,

He at once

cause it was unreasonable of him to get so gry over a joke, and partly borssse he would have hit

me again if I had not slapped him,

Ink it as a

The Hair Pulling Incident, Alter I had sat down again Lo Mar Pue came in. I am sure he did not come in earlier. I did noti

Hr came up see him speak to deceased but he

said nothing to might have done so. behind me and pulled my hair, but joke and thought he wanted to speak to me, so I got ap to follow him, but he just turned round and I never connected, this incident with the bght, ns he did not see smiled at me so I sat down again.

not think he knew anything about anything of the trouble and I did

it

The Arrest,

"I went hack that night to the house of my maternal grandmother, for two or three nights. It is here where I had already been staying that I was arrested on the next night. Previous to the arrest had heard nothing of the deceased and

I had felt no anxiety,

as to

On the night of the arrest my mother, the elder bother of the deceased and Lo Man Pun came with the police officers. They and that a friend of mine was missing and they wanted to question me at whether, knew of his whereabouts.

As we were going to the Station the Central Police Station

said to Lo Mari Pon Is it Ab Hoi that is missing. I naturally. thought it was Ah Hai since La Man Pun was obviously interested

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Native Craft Also Robbed. Near the spot where the St Fuzi

At school when big boys are Hoi was attacked, four junks also the deased was his hai chai. were attacked and looted by pirates. friends with little boys we call the It happened at about the same little toys tui chai. In English we

Kow. time. They convoy of junks were on would call them mascots." I Was Startled.. their way from Chanchuen to keng and when they neared Kamchuk

machine When Inspector Lane said I was two hundred pirates using guns and rifles fired on them from to be detained in connection with were the death of the deceased I was the whore Four junkien

wounded. The startled. killed and one pirates then boardef the vessels and made of with a haul of merchandise

valued at $10,000.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE BRITISH LEGION.

DAILY PRESS,]

Liefendant continued, that at 0 27th he was formally charged. He p.m. in the evening of December then made a statement in Chinese: "this matter has nothing whatever to do with me.

He had a feeling of great affection for the deceased, and had never quarrelled with him previously

Defendant when cross-examined maintained that during "the auree of the squabble no one but the de-j

Noticed Nothing Unusual.

Mr. George F... Chu, the agent for the West Coast Life Arturance Company of America in Canton, is

pleasant, the Police had to be in (TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG censed got up from the sofa, considering the opening of a tourist bureau on Missions Building on the

formed. Four men and three women American- Bund. Mr. Chu is an Chinese, born in New York City.the more violent ones-were then Among the three women were the and is quite optimistic with regard arrested. to the possibilities of tourist trafic.

BOLSHEVISM IN THE PROVINCES.

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the

hours.

Nothing Wrong.

As deceased left he said "I am Si-May I trespass on your feeling very tired. I want to go! Witness said that: nad women that he and decensed, had been on a two agitators who had only joined space to bring to the notion of all home to bed."

there is an active branch of the picnic party that day. They went the Company a day previous The ex-service men had to be hand-cuffed. The reat British Legion in this Colony. right up the Peak by a roundabout from St. Paul's College and departure from of the strikers followed the prisoners aad their escort to the Shaukiwan| Owing to

Colony, the membership is gradual walked all the way there and bark. Heports from the Hoifung and Police Station,

While this was going on. other decreasing and it is very difficult They were out for four or five! to get in touch with new arrivals River Flotilla will be under the Luklung districts on the East River

male agitators were standing on

who might wish to join the local command of Captain Chan, Chak. sector indicate that the "Rod

Branch. and the whole fleet of more than arenace has not by any means been the hillside opposite to the factory see them at the time and after the 40 craft will now he on patrol duty, removed and the military authori- and looked on Mr. Tam did not ties in Canton have decided to re- The gunbeat Kong Kou will be the

new their effort to suppress the Police had gone, his attention was It was the won lawless elements there. There is drawn by a fobi flag ship of the service.

now no formal "Soviet Cover-te to recall the police to arrest nient in those places, but the these trouble-makers, APPOINTMENTS AND

spirit of Bolshevish appears to re- PERSONAL...

main strong in places where there are no troops to keep order.

ALL QUIET AT SWATOW.stated, was pleasant and by no

[NAVAL WIRELESS.]

Mr. T. C. Xeh, managing-director of the Chinese Sedion of the Canton-Kowloon Hallroad, is to be replaced by Mr. Loo. Min, a former ocupant of the post. Mr. Yeh's yemoval is said to be a consequence

SWATOW, Jan. 18th.'" of the recent train robberies. Mr.

The situation is now quiet, as the Teh's record has been extremely Kood, according to neutral opinion, military are taking all precautions During his administration the re-anst possible outbreak. ceipts of the line bare been much (Continued on nert Columi.)

When deccased said he was tired, did he mention a quarrel1-No.

Did you notice anything anasua! in his appearance --No,

Although our main object is to assist distressed ex-service men, the fact must not be overlooked that we our formation,

When you were talking to him you were looking at the left side of his hare, even sing taken on the responsibility of or ganising the Annual Poppy Day taco. Was there anything unusual

about his head or face 1-Nathing. Conditions In The Factory.

Collection, which this year amount-

naked What are you When you Conditions in the factory are hyed to nearly 850,000-and for this

did you think anything was no means har The work it was reason alone, all who are eligible

-Had you heard nothing of the should join to keep this branch in a wrong 1-No. healthy condition.

if any

ex-service I shall be glad.

day when my brother told me. men and women, wishing to join (or quarrel I did not hear till the next rejoin) will send in their names to me e/o Jardine, Matheson & Co Ltd.

Thanking you!am, etc..

A. PIERCY.. Hon. Becretary, British Legion.

means unfairly strenuous, as the company was only engaged in mak- ing rubber soles. The women were paid from 86 upwards, according to experience and length of service. Some of the men were getting as

much as 823 & month.

Mr. Fang Keong and the strikere were trying to come to a settlement yesterday at the S.C.A. office.

Trouble might be expected if the military -giluation

country up changes.

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The witness further.. stated that deceased's voice was normal and he walked quite as usual. He had heard.deceased spoken of as Lo Man Pun's mascot.

The case was adjourned until 11 o'clock this morning.

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