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A FIVE MINUTES' SILENCE.

CANTON'S ANGER WITH JAPAN

NO MONEY FOR NANKING.

THE PROBLEM OF FARM RENTS,

ATTACK ON JAPANESE SHOPS

DISPLAY OF NATIONAL FÉEL-

"INGS AT WANCHAI,

TWO CHINESE ARRESTED.

Apparently as the result of the strained feelings existing at pre- sent between the Chinese and the Japanese, the rowdy element staged a hostile demonstration on Thursday [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT-} | night and attacked three Japanese

CANTON, May 19th.

There was a Ave-minute silence at

noop to-day with a cessation of all machinery and trafio in memory of fellow countrymen, who perished in Tainan. Many Chinese firms in the city also had their "Augs at bail

mast.

Canton has received word from Wechow, Swatow, and other porti that, the merchants there decided on a renewal of the anti-Japanese boycott. The view that the present policy of Japan has been formular-

shopa in Praya Eaat "and" Queen's

Road East.

The trouble started after 9 o'clock when a jeering mob collected on the roadway. Several panes of glass were broken by stones thrown at the windows of the shops. The stones were wrapped in bits of newspaper which would suggest that they were brought on the scene for

the purpose.

The demonstrators appeared to be in an ugly mood, but the victims of the attack wisely remained in-

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 19th, 1928.

doors. A telephone message from one, of the shops brought the police on the scene and the mob dispersed in all directiona. Two Chinese of the labouring class, believed to be ed by the Japanese Government the ringleaders of the disturbance, Daly and that the people, as a whole | however, fell into the hands of the are friendly to China, does meet with much favour and is regarded is pro-Japanese propaganda.

Customs brokers in Canton have refused to clear goods of Japanese

origin or coming in on Japanese

vessels, and they are asking the Customs brokers in Shanghai and other ports to do the same.

police.

before Major C. Willson at the The arrested men were brought

Central Magistracy yesterday and accused of maliciously causing damage to the shop windows. On the application of Detective-Sergeant" Whelan, "of No. 9 Police Station, they were remanded for twenty-four hours for further investigations

THE CHINA" EXHIBITION.

BIG FINANCIAL SUCCESS

REPORTED..

ALLOCATIONS TO CHARITIES.

THE FINAL COMMITTEE MEETING.

2

TRADE IN CHILDREN. PAWNBROKERS AND

TWO LITTLE BOYS TELL

THEIR STORY.

SOLD IN CHINESE TERRITORY AS FARM HANDS.

Information obtained by the Police from Chinese connected with the alleged kidnappers finally led to the arrest of another Chinese

This man to save his own skin, obtained the release of two little Chinese boys who are said to have beed Eldnapped on March 19th.

PEAK THEFTS.

OWNERS GET THEIR GOODS BACK.

PRISONER SENTENCED ON SEVEN COUNTS.

Yeng Yuen Man, the Chinese remanded by Mr. R. E, Lindsell at the Central Magistracy last Tues day for farther investigation into his criminal career, following his admission of a series of thefts from bungalows in the Peak district, was

Two Chines who are connected with the abduction of the two boys were before Major C. Willson at the Central Bagistracy yesterday again before the Magistrale yeater- afternoon.

At the final general committee meeting of the China Exhibition Committee, the statement of ac- counts, was passed unanimously, The Rev. W. W. Rogers, who was in the chair, said that the exhibi- tion from the financial side had beea sa undoubted success, as they had in hand $1,973.39, and a further $358.25 that was due to them had

A third defendant, and the man not yet been received. This would who is said to have sold them inte bring the total up to $1,631.64, the slavery has he disappeared return that was certainly not ex- and up to the present no trace of pected, but nevertheless very him has been found. praiseworthy.

It was suggested that this sum be divided among various institu- tions in the Colony, and elsewhere. preference being given to medical and educational efforts," put necca- sarily of a missionary" character.

After discussion the following allocations were voted:

Chinese Mission" to Lepere... 800 Alice Memorial and Nether-

sole Hospitals

100

Kyong Wan Hospital, Kow-

Toon ..... Ca.. Bhad Boys' Home,

Foochow

To St. Andrew's Church,

100

100

for electric lighting, repair of farasture and lawn ...... 300 (This represents out of pocket expenses only.)'

kaw

Detective Sergt. Oren prosecuted and Mr. F. S. Loseby appeared on behalf of the second defendant. The first defendant was not legally represented..

At the opening of the case Mr. Laseby remarked to the Magistrate that his defence was mainly based on the fact that his client had not bought the train tickets, nor did he supply the money to buy them. The elder of the two brothers then went into the witness box and told the Court what had happened. He displayed the greatest composure and told his story clearly and well. On March 29th he was waking with his brother along Des Voeux

day. Three more charges relating to thefts of * platinum and diamond wrist watch from No. 4. Peak Road, a jade bowl from No.

, Peak Road, a' silk raincoat and a pair of jade earrings from the Sisters' quarters at the Victoria Hospital were admitted by the. defendant.

Four of the charges, being alter- native counts for receiving stoler property. were dropped as. the defendant had admitted the theft. On the remaining seven charges, defendant was sentenced to seven weeks' hard Fabour on each count---

fotal of 49 weeks-h's Worship remarking that that was as near as he could get to one year.

Chief Detective Inspector Murphy asked, his Worship to exercise his authority under the Pawnbrokers'

The balance is to be sent to the Road near the Tai Ping Theatre, | Ordinance in respect to certain

GAS SUPPLY FOR CANTON. Church Missionary Association.

BIG IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTED.

articles found in the pawnshops mod which had been pledged by the defendant,

Pawnbroker Should Hava Suspected.

West Point. They were secosted by a man named Li Cheung who said The use of this balance was that he knew their father, and that ject to the following recommenda- he ad known them before in Wa tions by the general committee: chai. He then invited them to ac- That preference be given to the company him to the Theatre and

On the platinum and diamond C.M.S. Leper Home, Pakhoi: the after the show asked them to come with him, and be would obtain work Victoria, Home and Orphanage, for them at an Import and Export wrist watch, the Sang Yuen pawn- Kowloon City; St. Hilda's Girls' Company in the country. He said shop, of No. 7, Graham Street, paid

to this Company and that they had

Canton is unable to sead money to Tinna as requested by Nanking, ad the Canton Government have it. formed Nanking that Canton itself

A proposal has been submitted to the Municipal Government that a has its hands full as regards relief gas supply should be provided for the city. Gas for heating and service owing to the recent Red cooking is one of the comforts of school, Canton; Holy Trinity Co. that he had taken many other boys 820 to the.. defendant, the article |

modern civilisation, and the instal- outrages in Eastern Kwangtung|lation of a supply would be a step lege, Canton; St. Stephen's Hail all done well. He then asked them being valued at 8160. In explana-"!

and in the island of Hainan.

"RED" MEASURE REVOKED. The order compelling all land-

(Women's University Hostel), Hong Kong,

forward in the improvement of the city.

In Canton, as throughout the country, firewood is the general. Interesting information regarding fuel for cooking purposes. Its de

some of the places for which "help ficiencies are too well known

to

lords to reduce their farm rentals need mentioning; it suffices to say was approved was given the Blinded them. He bought the ticket for notification had been received from

by 25 per cent. which was propos ed by the." Reds" and adopted by a former government which was under "Red" influence will not be enforced in the Province of Kwangtung without further con- sideration. An investigation of, the present rents will be made, and it is expected that, while certain renta will be greatly reduced others may be raised. Kwangtung being

still an agricultural country, the question of farm rental is. of first

that blackened and sooted walls in all kitchens are due to its use. Firewood for cooking is neither

economical or sanitary,

The proposal is now being con- sidered by the Municipal Council.

-Canton Gazette.

PIRATES AND BANDITS.

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Reports having been made that pirates have made their appearance in the neighbourhood of Hocca Tigris forts, Admiral Chan Chak bas despatched the gunboat Hai Fu

to patrol those waters.

The Hai Fu ls equipped with a radio set, and will be able to re- port direct to Canton headquarters by this means She left Canton in

mission.

felt

ei

help

Boys' Home in Foochow was out side the diocese, but it was that in view of the great need the work that it was doing, should be sent. St. Hilda's Girls' School, Canton, has continued its invaluable work all through the troublous times in Canton, while Holy Trinity College has been closed since. 1923, and is just about to re-open under the Rev. and Mrs. H. 4. Wittenbach. The work that the Kwong Wah is doing is so well known, that further comment was deemed unnecessary.

The Chinese Mission to Lopers, under the patronage of Sir Show

the police of the theft. The Magis- trate considered that the pawn- broker ought to have suspected the

to come with him to Yaumati where tion the pawnbroker said that the they would stay the night, and that 830 was in the nature of, an they would leave for the country advance, and further that at the the next day. The witness refused, but the ran insisted and threaten time he accepted the article, no the ferry launch, and almost thrust the boys on board. They were tired at the time and fell asleep on the boat. At Yaumati they were taken stayed the night.. In the meantime to a carpenter's shop where they they had met the second defendant, Ah Fook, who stayed with them at taken to No. 71, Reclamation Street, the shop. The next day they were where they stayed for two days On the morning of the fourth day they eat to the railway Station, where,

four tickets were bought.

man and ordered the return of the

article to the owner without pay- ment of principal or interest.

A Jade Bowl For $7, A jade bowl valued at $100, stolen from Mr. J. H. Seth, had becz pawned in a shop at Praya 'East. During their stay at the house in Reclamation Street, the witness said The pawnbroker said that be that they were taught how to take advanced 87 on it, which was the impressions of keys; how to open amount asked for by the man who boxes, and various methods of brought it After examining the stealing. They were also told to address the man no uncle," and if bowl, the Magistrate thought it naked, to say that their father had would be sufficient if the owner were been killed in the Red upheaval at

importance, and the present govern the afternoon of Tuesday on her Son Chow, and Dr. S. W. Tso, two Canton and that they were orphans, allowed to redeem it on payment of

ment is showing commendable

statesmanship in its careful recon- sideration of the problem.

THREATENED STRIKE AT

SHIUKWAN. Shinkwan, the city at the north ern terminal of the Kwangbang

Two Bandit Chiefs Retire.

The second defendant bought the the principal, adding that if Mr. of the gentlemen who assisted at Since the arrival in Sai-chu of the opening of the China Exhibi-tickets, but did not accompany them Beth wished to do so he could sue

on the train. The first "defendant troops went by Commander Chan tion, is a purely Chinese effort that Chang Po, an energetic clean-is organised for the stamping out campaign is being carried on of this dread disease. We feel the surrounding "territory." sure that grants to these various Bandit disturbances, which have been of frequent occurrence, are societies and associations will meet rapidly dying down, and it is no longer unsafe to travel through the with universal approval," said the

up

TH

country.

Two well known bandit chiefs

Gazette.

Section of the Canton-Hankow Railroad, is still unable to get rid of certain undesirable officials. Merchants there are again, com plaining that tax collectors, have been threatening the boat people with illegal exactions. Many satu- pan and lighterman have decided to suspené survice, thus causing a shortage of hands for the loading and discharge of cargo. Shiukwan TWO TOURING PARTIES FROM

is one of the outlets for Kwangai and Hunan products and a possible shipping strike against this taxa tion will interfere very seriously with trade. The merchants of Shukwan have wired to their Can- ton agents not to forward amp

mente until further notice.

Up to last Thursday, the Central Bank of China in Canton had with drawn more than $7,000,000 of its notes from circulation. There is, however very little hope that these will ever return to par.

Mr, L. C. Lee, Commissioner of Industry in Canton, be accompani- ed by an expert and two ciorka, will pay a visit to Shoal Pratie on the Canton as Hoù Jui this week-end.

Committee's report.

and Li Cheung, the man who has the Tang Hing pawnbrokers, when since disappeared, went with them. he would be sure to get judgment. during the trip, and at Cheung The two men held conversations Mr. Seth preferred to get the bowl.

uk fan they alighted and stayed back in the quickest way and paid in a boarding house for over a week. the $7. During their stay at the boarding

several

house,

The silk raincoat valued at 810 Li women met Cheung and arrangemente were and stolen from a Nursing Sister In a few closing words the Chair-made for their sale. Eventually was found in the Kai Tack pawn- man mentioned that he had heard they were sold to two women who operating in that region have been forced to leave the neighbourhood from all sides congratulatory re- took them to a village where they shop, Kowloon. This had been Since the troops started their work marke about the exhibition, which were made to drive cows, and pledged for 82. An order was made a month ago, there has been but remarks he passed on to the gen-taught farming. Before they word for the owner, if she ɔ desired, to one case of stealing reported a eral committee, for it was due to taken away they were given 82.40 receive the raincoat on payment of very praiseworthy result-Canton their untiring efforts that the auc- by Li Cheung. After they had been

cean of this unique event was made living at the village for a consider the principal ponsible.

able time a man unknown to them,

In regand to the ear-rings pawE- Mr. Rogers read the letter from came and told, them that he was the Bishop of the Diocese, which to take them back to their fathered for 83 at the Yau Sang shop congratulated the committee on the in Hong Kong. This man was pro-in Kowloon, the pawnbroker dis- undertaking and expressed the hope duced in court and recognised by agreed that they were worth 839. that the experiment would be re-witnesE. peated. Mr. Rogers then conveyed Threatened And Afraid. his best thanks to the Committee

Asked why they did not take the for their work, and with a vote of thanks to the Chairman the meet opportunity of running back home ing was adjourned sine die as the when they stayed for two days at Chairman remarked!"

the house in Reclamation Streets witness replied that they were threatened and were afraid.

TO STUDY EDUCATIONAL

CONDITIONS.

CANTON.

The Graduates of the Elementary and Middle Class grades, first term, of the Municipal Normal School in Canton have formed two parties who are going to tour through the provinces to Chekisng, for the par pase of studying educational affairs counts was presented:

and conditions.

A concert has already been held to raise funds for this tour, the function being widely supported by the publle The total expenditore of the trip is expected to be heavy, and with a view to raising more funds, the studenti have obtained special sanction from the Bureau of Public Safety to hold a maked ball in the National Garden, on the 10th and 20th inst.

The Filipino band of musicians will provide the music for the co casion, and in addition Miss Tre Lo Lan, the noted singer, will "con tribute a few items.

The "Accounts.

He also stated that it was not un- usual for a man to bring earrings The pawnbroker way to pawn. ordered to return the article to the owner without payment.

Two travelling clocks with mono- The following statement of ac. The second defendant questioned

among the the witness himself. He then said grams on them were amont that during their stay at Yaumati, stolen goods. C. D. I. Murphy xid 700.00 he had questioned the witness, who that one of the clocks was found in Entrance to Exhibition... 1,008.05 denied that his parents were alive; the possession of the deletidant

the boys were never confined to the

RECEIPTS.

By loana

· Takings and rent

Total

To come: $358:25,

EXPENDITURE.

5,137.73

house, but were allowed to roam when he was arrested in Mrs. ..... $6,842.78 about as they pleased; and finally, Parker's house, so that it really

Li Cheung gave him the money to never left the possession

possession, of Mr. thuy the tickete

The witness denied all these Parker. The other clock had been statements, but could not say who redeemed by Mia. Blaker before tha To repayment of los 700.00 gave the money to Ah Fook to buy defendant's arrest, and in view of

Construction, repayments

to stalls, etc. Balance

Total

the railway ticketa, k

**4,860.39

SPECIAL VALUE

WHITE

SHIRTS.

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PRICED AT $3.75 EACH.

Less 10 Discount for Cash.

are exceptional value.

Other qualities: 8475, 86.50, 88.50.

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The younger brother, Wang Baithe fay that the pawnbroker had 2,273.39 Kay corroborated the evidence given Bergeant Fiches every sisik JAMES H. BACKHOUSE LTD.

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