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REORGANISING THE A memorial demonstration is be

UNIONS

CANTON GOVERNMENT'S INSTRUCTIONS:

|ing held to-day at noon on the Ecat

Parade Ground in honour of those. who lost their lives in the recent Communist uprising in Canton and the province, Chinese mourning couplets and epitaphe have been pouring in to the committee in

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY MARCH 22nd, 1928.

THE CHINESE YMCA.

VARIED ACTIVITIES.

LOCAL APPEAL FOR $36,000.

OLD CUSTOMS ABOLISHED. charge of the memorial services. (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT

The relatives of the dead have been requested by the committee to send (VIOM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] in brief account of their lives so ax to exable the committee to com pile a record of the affair. There will be no parade after the memorial services.

CANTON, March 31 In order to curb the power of the labour guilds atiif further the pro- vincial Department of Labour and Porsantry has imued an order for bidding the labourers to force their "employers to accept union workers

It has been the custom in the past for each working member of a labour guild to take of a certain number of days a month, so as to give work to fellow-members who were out of jobs. They would force their employers to give jobs to their fellow-members, making them die charge non-union workers to create the necessary vacancies..

According to an order of the Departament these practices have not only been detrimental to the interests of the merchants, but to the Labourers as well. On the war face such a practice secus to help unemployed fallow-members; but in reality it accomplished very little for the labearer forced on the mer chants contributed nothing to the progress of business. One of the chief causes of the retrogression of China's industries has been the demands on the employers by the employees.

From now on, the Government de

HEAVY HAND WITH

MACRIMINALS.

TWO WOMEN AWAY THE

EXECUTED

The Commission of Police is ex. terding no mercy to those, found guilty of felony, kidnapping or even of misdemeanor, or of being a Communist Last Friday and Saturday saw the exccution of more than a dozen of bandit leaders, robbers and kidnappers. Two of these kidnappers were woman These women with their feet chain- er and their hands tied behind tirem were paraded through the principal thoroughfares of the city with the rest of the condemned bandit leaders and robbers, all of whom carried sign boards stating their guilt. The unhappy parade attracted considerable attention but the condemned persons, dehant and unaffected at their approaching fate were shouting inflamatory alguns such as Long Live the Communist Party and Banditry, and "Down with the Kuomintang"

The execution of kidnappers was

three more bandita and Commumats Yesterday saw the sxecution of

in Canton. Secret preaching of Communism and bandstry wars their offences.

BRIBE OR BAIL MONEY?

POLICE LAUNCH COXSWAIN FINED

SERGEANT WHO WAS TOO. TALL TO BE SEEN.

THE LAI CHI KOK MURDER.

INDIAN WATORMAN COM- MITTED FOR TRIAL

DEFENCE SUBMISSIONS

OVER-RULED

Mr. E. Z. Loo, M.A., who is in charge of boys work under the National Committee of the Y.M.C.A. in China, arrived at Hong Kong from Amoy sad Swa- tow yesterday on his tour of the several YMCA, districts. The Mr. A. E. Hall appeared for the resumed before Mr. W. Scho National Committee, intend to defence, and the case for the pro- organize a training centre for boys, secution was conducted by Mr. work, leaders in Peking and then | Kent, A.S.P. to revive the work amon

among boys throughout China. The YMCA will pay particular attention to the promotion of good citizenship un- der Christian influence.

The case against the Chinese coxswain of a Police launch charged

The adjourned murder charge with obtaining bribe from a against Sandogar Singh, an Indian Chinese junk mistress was continued watchman employed at yesterday before Major C. Willson dard Oil Company, Lai Chi Kok, at the Central Magistracy, k

feld at the Kowloon Magistracy yuterday. Mr. 1. §. Whyte Smith was for the prosecution and Mr. K. S. Chowdbury for the defence,

When the defence was opened, Mr. Hali submitted that he had no An Indian constable gave evid case to anstrer. The evidence of race that he arrested the defendant Sergt. Hill was to the effect that at Kowloon Railway Station. He be had boarded the junk in com was at the ticke office, and had pany with the defendant and three asked for a ticket for Sumchum others. The mistress of the junk The Indian constable said that he had offered $200 in order to be freedaocceted the defendant and asked from arrest. The sergeant did not where fer had come from, and where take the money and went away, as he was going. Tas defendant re- the amount of opium found on board plied that he had come from Hang was too small to form the basis of a Kong and that he was going to visit charge.

some relativen at Sumchun. The constable then took the defendant into custody and brought him to the Tsim Sha Tsui Ponce Station. ** Inspector A. J. W. Dorling stat

Mr. Hall also reminded his Wor-

Mr. Loh will spend a few days in Hong Kong before proceeding to Canton and will address the open ing meeting of the membership and financial campaign of the Hong Kong Y.M.C.A. for the raising of 830.000 needed for this year's work, The boy's will meet on Friday and the men are holding a dinner on Saturday to inaugurate the cam-ship that one of the witnesses "paign.

called for the prosecution had men tioned that Sergt. Hill had boarded the junk. This was, he said, a most important discrepancy, and in viewed that be examined the defendant, of that, he submitted that he had when he was brought to the Station, no case to answer. Hix Worship rul

Mr. Yimon K. Tao, general secretary of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. in Hong Kong, peaking of the pro- sent development of the Association, said that the local Chinese YM.C.A was entering upon a new era. He was proud of the Chincue Y.M.C.A. Division of the 30 John's Ambulance Brigade which won the 1927 Shield for general efficiency and service.

Hong Kong to take the place of Monde de person, who recently

Wilbur will remain in Hong Kong left for London on furlongs. Mr.

until Mr. McPherson's return

Tuled that there was a case to answer and evidence was

then taken

Defendant's Story

and found several blood-stains on his tunic there being a large blot, en the right knee of his trousers. Ca searching the man he found a passport which had been issued in ingapore. Sovaral abrasions were. also noticed on the defendant's left hand. The abrasions, continu

Li Yung, the defendant, in the witness box said that on February 28th, st.6.30 p.m. he was accosted by the man who informed Sgt. Hilled witness, "could possibly hare This mas told him that the sergeant would not say that they ware about the opium being in the junk. been made by a dip or fall, and had given orders for him (defend made by a chopper or knife.” ant) to accompany them during the arrangement, defendant crossed the search. In accordance with this

the junk. There they found a man harbour in company with the ser geant and others and they boarded

moking opium They searched, the

Inspector Lane then gave evidence"

Ko on February 19th and finding of going by motor boat to Lai ay

the body of an Indian watchman.

Finding Of Deceased. The body day face downwards with the legs, doubled up. Thə"

bands wore underneath the body,

which lay in a large pool of blood.

is that all shop keepers and fac the first of its kind in Canton and beer, Wilbur Welcomed. tory dwners are free to hire their Evidently the municipal authorities workmen without being haressed are determined to stamp out this

The Chinese Y.M.OA is fortunate by unions. But preference should form of crime. Notices of the now to have here as an adviser Mr. be given to union workers. And two women kidnappers have been. A. Wilbur, an associate general the merchants, when employing auch posted all over the city adding that secretary of the National Com- union workers, should observe the the penalty for kidnapping, steal-mittee who has been despatched to rules and regulations of the labouring and for being a Communist is union governing such employment death.

An official of the Department of Labour and Peasantry, in an inter- view with the correspondent of the Daily Press, stated that, while the

Mr. I. 4. Wilbur has been many vessel and found only a small quan Canton Government has been place

years connected with the Y.M.C.Atity of opium. The mistress of the ing restriction on the activities The committee on reconstruction in the Far East having been at junk offered $200 to the sergeant of the labour guilds, many appointed by the Political Council Tokyo and other important cities saying at the same time that the 4 large gash on the head seemed to of them have been reorganised has been divided into two sections during his 30 years experience intence was only a trivial one made by mome heavy in- along approved liner Communian composed of regular members and 1.M.C.A work. The appointment Sergt. Bill told the woman that

strument used with great force in labour circles, which had been special or consulting members. Tha of so well known a ser

secretary as Mr. very popular in the days of Baro-regular members of the committee Wilbur to Hong Kong is consider she would be arrested, and gave heres returned to the Police Station unless she could procure 8200 bail, body to be sent to the Mortuary wit

After Bui

giving instructions for the

din, has been stamped out, concludare Marshal Li Teas Hsin, and ed not only a tribute to Mr.

five minutes to get the money. Messrs. Leung So Ming, Luk Hing McPherson, the regular head of the

The mistress was frightened out Ki, Pan Wu and Shao Yuan work here, but also to the import Chung, while the special or consultance of Hong Kong as a field of ing members are Mesars. Wu Enn V.M.CA. work. Wu, Wong Kai Shan, Lin Bik Tang, Yuen Sok Twing, Lin Tik Chung, Tre. Xing Chow, Ho Yin, Yau Chung, Kwai Chung Ki, Wong Kwi Luk and a German professor ol forestry of Sun Yat Sen Univer- sity.

ed the official

VITA

STATISTICS NEEDED.

Mr. Wong Bo King, an official of the Municipal Bureau of Public Health, at subs

Public Servica,

her bail The sergeant then left and submitted to the

Bures that there should be a week ly publication of vital statistics. There have been weekly reports of the number of deaths in Canton, which is between 140 and 180 at the present time, but so far the number of births per week in Canton has not been ascertained and published The people at present attach no im portance to vital statistics. Second ly although a system of getting a record of the city's population has been instituted it is not as yet in working order.

MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.

The vernacular papers report the resignations of Li Kwan and Wong 3hiang, Mayor-General and Colored respectively of the 5th Army, Both of them went to Hong Kong and later to Shanghai on board co

The Hong Kong Chinese Y.M.C.A. is doing very useful public service It is now, in view of the approach of summer, giving a series of public health lectures, emphasising the value of personal hygiene. The The old British Consulate has best known Chinese physicians and been sch

e

where he found the defendant; in

of her wits and asked defendant

pad custody. Upon asking him if he had anything to say defendant re- to go ashore" with her so that the could borrow the money to pay foros." This wie the only state- plied I am drinking, don't

defendant followed the woman. She ment made by the defendant. eventually borrowed $185 which she

Inspector Lane said that be ar- gave to defendant. This was not ranged an identification parade enough and defendant wanted $15 the defendant being placed with a more to make up the $200 which number of fellow watchmen all of Sergt. Hill bad asked for. He and them being fully dressed in their the woman were walking along to- Lok Street wharf, a Police

selected as the headquarters of surgeons of the city are on the list Wut when they were near the uniforms. Three Chinese witnesses the committee. A modern rond has of speakers and many thousanded what they were talking about, they had seen at

searcher approached them and ask-

Geen contructed from Wai Oi Road to the former British lensed territory.

There are three departments, the first being in charge of documents, the second of the finances and gen affairs of the committee, and the third of all publicity.

Plans for the reconstruction of Awangtung will be discussed and drawn up as soon as General L Tai Hain returns from Nanking.

of the Empress liners. The object LOCAL SOLICITOR'S DOGS.

of their journey to Shanghai is.

free vaccinations have been given.

The Chinese V.M.C.A., enjoys widespread public support and a number of leading Chinese me chants have headed committees to assist in the raising of the 830,000 Straightforward glory! needed for 1928.

Several achople are using the ground at the Chinese YM.C.A. for their basket ball league matches, and every afternoon and creting, the Association is a rallying centre for the Chinese boys secking tellectual or physical training.

were called on to pick out the man at various times

The defendant told; the searcher prior to the murder, and in each what had happened and said that case they picked out defendant. he was there waiting for Bergt, Hir to turn up: They waited for about

The Defence. five minutes and when the sergeant Mr. Chowbury pointed out to his failed to appear the searcher took worship that the three Chinese wit Desses who had said that they saw him into custody,

the defendant on the night of the

For the delenco, Mr. Hall argued

said to be to pay a visit to General OWNERSHIP OF UNMUZZLED KNIVES IN THEIR BOOTS ed by the Police searcher, he told

LA Fook Lum, their former chief.

General Hsu King Tong goes to Walchow this morning to asume command of the 5th Army. The usual military ceremonies will be observed. Other changes in the per-

Pün

ANIMAL NOT PROVED

A dor which was wandering with- cuts male at Conding Road WAY instrumental in bringing Mr. A. E Hall, a local solicitor, Sato Court yesterday morning

that there were a wide discrepancies murder had not stated this fact in the evidence before the Court when called upon to do so in court. It was evident that Bergt Hill had The mere fact that his client had and other wildares denied. There been arrested in the act of buying boarded the junke, which the woman

also must Hes been the question ticket for Sumcau was not in-of $200 raised, but whether it was

for bail or in the form of a bribe, enough to convict him. The cuts had yet to bo "-determined." - Mr.) and abrasions on the defendant's Hall suggested that it was for bail, bande were simply the result of for when the defendant was accost

fall, and even lospector Dorling a straightforward story. He had inggested that this may have been said that he was waiting for the

the case TWO SUSPICIOUS CHARAC European Bergeant to turn up The

Frankly, I crnnot "ind TERS IMPRISONED. sergeant, of course, did not appear, any evidence against the defendant and the defendant was arrested, save that he was men to buy a ticket The defendant could not have a

at the Railw Station Knives and torches were not guilty conscience, Mr, Hall said, for

the two Chinese made to be kept in one's socks, and if he had, he would have been satis fed with $185 and not run any for such queer places

who put them in

ther risk for the balance of $15k ound to their The Big Man And A Small :கா

had created Doorway

themselves

onel of the staff of the Army have An Indian constable who saw the bera made. Mr, Chen Wing Chung unmuzzled animal coving about gave has been appointed chief Aido-de- chase. The day run into house Camp, and More Chen Ying 61, which happened to be occup

by Mr. Half Doncluding tha Cheong and Wang Wing Kai have animal belonged to Mr. Hail, been made heads Tes vely at the summona was accordingly taken out

and the. against him

At the Court yesterday when the they wor Department. case was heard before Major Chad knil

division, Willson, Mr. Hall said that the away insi

owned not one dog but several. He table wanted to know what proof the con- conclusion stable had that the animal belonged to no good Ying Wa to him. It was not sufficient to | into custod

treɛ a dog running into bir houses, mero The constable would have to catch field

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Mr. Kent, replying, said that it to incur six weeks in.

the junk people These two next were found kiter: had

ant on board mation Steget and when the

Sergt Hill henidy each others was RB.04 MX, feet, and the em torch tacked trance to the cabin in the junk was The con- an opening of abunt, four feet The

to the

sergeant, would have had 16 stoop. up to get into 114 and that was the:not? them reason why he did not enter. The day they time, furthermore, was night and it *Bobo" was quite possible that the woman or the junk did not see that the «Bix | sergeant standing on the fore-deck--

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