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CANTON'S CAUTIOUS

MERCHANTS.

-NO REAL SUPPORT OF

BOYCOTT?

"A NEW BOARD OF CENSORS.

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, May 25th..

FUNERAL OF MR.

LEE HYSAN.

IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY.

SCENE AT THE · LAST MEET ING PLACE."

BURIAL AT THE "PERMAN-

CEMETERY. ENT"

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 26th, 1928.

CHINESE NEWS-ROUND THE POLICE

PAPER PRO- "SECUTED.

ALLEGED EVASION OF CENSORSHIP.

SOLICITOR'S CRITICISM,

COURTS.

ALLEGED MISCHIEF MAKERS UNDER ARREST.

„DISTRIBUTION OF PAM-

PHLETS.

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KIDNAPPER CONVICTED.

SIX MONTHS' HARD LABOLE

BOYS SOLD FOR 360 AND $90.

The two Chinese who were charg ed with detaining and kidnapping

Wm. POWELL, Ltd.

7.

Telephone C 4578.

THE

two little Chiness boys were again FURNISHING HOUSE

before Major O. Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday alter-

Detective Sergeant Oiri. Das in charge of the case, and M. F. F. Loseby appeared on heha'f of the first defendant Choi Ling. second defendant Choi Liugs. The The first defendant, Yee Yueng was not legally represented.

Two more cases of alleged dis- A strong protest was made by tribution of pamphlets and posses-noon. The sad fasle to a singularly Mr. M. K. Lo at the Central Magis- sion of seditious literature were be . Most of the Merchants in Canton callous and brutal crime took place tracy yesterday against the censor-fore the Magistrates yesterday. have backed up the cautions attitude | yesterday when the remains of the ship of local Chinese newspapers. At the Central Magistracy, a of the Government with regard to late Mr. Lee Hyeon were laid to Mr. Lo was appearing before Lt. Chinese was charged with posses the Japanese crisis. Workers" rest at the Chinese Permanent" Col. F. Eaves for the Hong Kong sion of editious matter and also and students of the kind who do Cemetery,

Sun Po, the printers and publishers with distributing pamphlets in very well out of political agitation |

Mr. Lee Hyann, it will be remem of which were summoned for pub Chinese which had not been sub- boys told the Court that he first The father of the two kidnapped have

not been slow to attack their bered, was murdered at the ea lishing a newspaper on the 9th and mitted to the Secretary of Chinese missed his sons on March 25th, and natural opponents and, yielding to trance of Tue Kee Club on April May 10th, which was calculated or Affairs for approval. The case was reported the matter to the Police. pressure, the merchants are making 30th. His assassin has so far not intended to persuade or induce per-adjourned for one week for transla- reward for the boys was at once issued. He received by mail a a dilitary more towards forming an

besa traced. The deceased's family sons to refrain from dealing with tions to be made of the documents. letter which requested him to bring anti-Japanese Boycott Committee. offer a reward of $10,000 to anyone or trading with persons in the employed Chinese and a schoolgirl mati and his sons would be return In the Kowloon Court, an UD- 3400 to a certain tea-house in Yau- They will not, however, hurry them who will eupply information lead-course of trade, business or occupa were the accused. A similar reed to him. He went to the Tea- selves as they know. perfectly well ing to the arrest of the murderer, tion or employment, contrary, to mand was given for the same pur-House but nobody spoke to him. that Canton's true interest is to but so far no arrest has been made the Emergency Regulations of 1929, pose when Sergeant Nottram stated A second letter was handed to him that the documents contained pas by the third defendant which ask. keep out of political issues which The funeral, judging by wealthy and (2) printing a newspaper anges against the Japanese Govern

ed him to come to Cheung Muk Tau compara-which contained matter in Chinese, ment, while reference the blundering of other people have Chinesa standards, was

was also with 8372.40. He detained the car- - raised.

rier and handed him over, to the tively simple. The procession was other than a bona fide trade ad made to the British Government."

Police. (This man was subsequent, à long one, not because there were vertisement, which had not been

ly discharged at the previous hear- more than usual of the symbolic previously submitted to and passed

fing) Witness said that he had Chinese a big by the Secretary for figures which appear in

never seen the two defendants be Chinese tuneral procession, but Affairs, contrary to the same owing to the hundreds of ecrolls,gulations. the presence of the South China

According to local press reports Hong Kong merchants are purchas ing refined sugar from European instead of Japanese hongs and have stopped taking fish from Japanese fishermen,————

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On an application being made by Magistracy.

The leading merchants organiza- Athletic Association's troop of Bor. Somerset Fitzroy, who prosenection, with an incident which No. 0 Wai Ching Street to, visit |

tions in Canton have expressed an- willingness to support the municipal issue of $800,000 in premium bonds, the proceeds of which are to be appropriated for improvements in public services. They say that the times are bad and that they have raid up heavily towards the ten-

aillion-dollar loan for "the habilitation of the Central Bank of China. The merchants, while not definitely opposing the loan are asking the Authorities to delay the isque,

re-

The Canton City Merchants Asso- riation has protested to the Bureau of Finance of Kwangtung against the activities of license inspectors. Many inspectors have, it is alleged, formulated charges against mer- chants on very inadequate grounds.

The banknotes of the Canton City Bank are being negotiated on the market without much question and the Baak is now issuing 50-cent and 10-cent subsidiary notest These notes will become very popular, it is thought, as the City is short of

small coine and many on the mar- kes are spurious.

BUS DRIVER AND A MOB.

Accused of disorderly conduct, afore, Chinesa pleaded not guilty" before Lan King Nam, 'the carrier of Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon the letter and who was now dis- charged gave evidence for the Defendant was charged in con Crown He said that he want” to cuted, for an adjournment ou the arose after a passenger fell from a friend, and saw two boys in the The first defendant's cubicle. He over- ground that the principal witness motor bus nt Laichikok

Arst defendant Ah who was responsible for the censor- driver of the vehicle was abused heard the

Lee, alias Lee Leung, who is ing of the two papers was unable by passers by, and on the return

journey there was a large crowd not in custody, say that he had. to be present owing to illness, Mr.waiting to assault him. The police, wo boys for sale. The next more- Lo said: I don't think any objec- however, dispersed the mob, who ing the second defendant took the were alleged to have been collect boys to Cheung Muk Tau, where tiane by me will avail. There ised by the defendant.

they were sold." The elder realised Maintaining that he had done 360, but 800 was paid for the one point on which I don't know whether your Worship can assist. nothing wrong, the defendant re younger boy. He saw the reward, fused to be bound over and the and went to inform the parents This prosecution, as will be shown, case was adjourned until this morn about the fate of their sons.

-He was "given 815 to bring the boys will raise a very important ques-ing.

back to Hong Kong, but was ar tion of a principle as to how far

rested by the Police.

Scouts and the students of a free school conducted by the same Association, of which the late Mr. Lee Hysan was the president.

There was an impressive cerne at the Last Meeting Place." Kennedy Town, where the cortege halted for rally three hours for friends and business associates to pay their last respects to the de- ceased. The interment was at the Permanent Cemetery at Aberdeen.

The band of the sad Battn. regulations passed in times of emer- K.O.S.B. was engaged for the occa-gency are to be used to curb the sion but as it is against Military orders for a regimental and to take part in a procession, they only played at deceased's house before the procession started and again at the Last Heating Place."

The Order Of Procesion.

headed by The procession was the Chung Sing band, followed by the 8th. Company of Boy Scouts, floral scroll. Then carrying

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freedom of the Press. I shall have very strong comments to make, but what my clients would like to know, especially in the presence of the Assistant Attorney General, is whe- ther they are going to be permitted

AMBITIOUS FILIPINOS.

Two young Filipinns who ambi tion was to get to America by acowing away from Manila on the 8.5. Feat Aumentum appeared in the Kowloon Court on a charge of

being stowaways.

According to Sergeant Moreton, the defendants came out of the cargo hold where they had been to give a fair and impartial achiding, the day after the ship left count of what took place in this

port. Court or do they have to submit their copy to the whims, fancies and idiosyncracies" of some paid servant.of the Government service!

His Worship remarked that the

A fine of 830, or three weeks' hard labour, was imposed..

YACHT BOY DISCHARGED.

With the formal evidence of a Chinese Detective the cada for the prosecution closed. It was through Lau's information that the two de- fendants were arrested.

Submission For Defence,

Mr. Loseby in his submission for his client, the second defendant, re marked that the kidnapping could not be challenged. However, his client had only travelled in the train with the real kidnapper Lee Leung, the man who is not in dus- tody, and it was his client who had sent somebody to recover the boys. This was done at his own expente Lee Leung had told him that the boys were his younger The Chinese yacht boy charged brothers who were parentless, and with stealing the sum of 80 from lacked food and clothing, and that Lieut. Burns of the Scots Guards he was taking them into the coun on board the yacht Gael off Lamma try. At the time his client was unaware of the intentions of Les Island while the latter was du Leung, but as soon as he found out bathing was yesterday discharged he did everything possible to re Continuing, Mr. Lo said that he by Mr. W. Schofield. Over

failed to see why his clients should

cover the boys. be debarred from publishing a fair and impartial account of the pro ceedings as was the practice in all

came an effigy of the "Hai Le Wang," the diety for opening a throughfare to the nether world. This "road-opener" was made of pasts-board and stood fully eight feet high.

The third Canton Public

Then came the scrolls. Schools Sports Meeting was held! to-day, unusual Interest being hundred coolies were engaged to Ehown by all. The finals were to carry

have been completed but up to the time of writing it looked as if the anecting will have to be extended to Saturday.

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of

Athletic Association, which organisation the deceased was president.

Then came a succession of flower bedecked pagodas followed by a sedan chair beating an inscription recording the name and age of the deceased. A number of bonzes and nuas chanting prayers followed im- mediately behind.

these impressive tributes." They were presented by deceased's friends and business associates and on each one of them were written the good qualities of the late Mr. By special resolutions of the Lee Hysan. Following the scrolls Canton Administrative Council, is were a party of school boys from Board of Censors, with Mr. Hasih the free school run by the South

China Chi, a former procurator-genera? of the Military Government in Canton, as President is to be bet up. The Board is to inspect and supervise the work of all officinin and will submit

reports and where necessary formulate chargos of corruption and malpractice in both the civil and the military ser vice. Previous efforts of this kind have not been successful, militarists Then came, another group of seldom pay any attention to im-images of other dieties, a sedan peachments by a civil and the in- chair bearing a photograph of the ancial authorities, when displeased deceased, and the funeral chair with the Board, can practically with the tablet which will be used close it by refusing to pay its in the rites of ancestral worship expenses and salarice. Whether accorded by the family. This chair this new Board of Censors will do was escorted. bf two nephews of the anything to check many unsatisfae deceased, who were followed by the tory features of the administration remainder of the deceased's rels in the provinces will be watched tives and kinemen. with great interest.

The chief mourners were Mr. Leo Hysan's five sons and four daughters. The sons were enclosed. in a curtain and were guarded_by

report might be fair or unfair, but in any event it would have to be passed by the Secretary for Chinese

affairs.

civilised countries.

His Worship thought that, as a Chinese newspaper, it would as a matter of routine have to be cen-

The Magistrate then remarked that the evidence against the second defendant was insufficient and dis- charged him.

The first defendant who was not

Mr. J. M. Remedios appearing for the defendant said that there as no evidence against the defen- dant. The money was not found on his person it was discovered under plank in the starboard bow. Furthermore the charge read legally represented said that Lee that defendant did take and Leung had also told him a pitiable carry away," and the only evidence story, and asked him to buy the before the Court was that the money of 85.00. Lee Leung had also given boys, which he did so for the sum was taken from the pocket of com-him 81.00 to buy provisions. Lee plainant's trousers and found else After fixing next Friday after-where-on board the same vessel Leung absconded when he heard of

charge suggested. noon for hearing of the case, his it was not taken away, as the Worship remarked that even what Mr. Lo said in Court could not be published unless it was duly cen- sored.

sored.

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mourners and friends escorted the coffin to the." Last Meeting Place." The List Meeting Place.

NATIONALIST RECRUITING OFFICER'S COMPLAINT.

before the coffin. To the right of The next day,

Jaoney

witness's arrest.

For detaining and kidnapping the two boys the Magistrate passed a sentence of three months' hard Jabour on each charge, the sentences to run consecutively.

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A JUROR'S EXCUSE.

defendant 810.

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Mr. Lo described the regulations Two Chinese were charged at the as unconstitutional-and-mid beKawloon Magistracy yesterday hoped to show at the next hearing afternoon before Mr. W. Schofield that, there being no emergency, the with demanding 816 from a Chinese

who was described as clerk to ap. &O. Company, was summoned Mr. A. W. H. Edie, of the regulations should have been with- drawn.

troop leader in Shanghai

before. Lt-Col F. Eaves it the Complainant's story was to the effect that while he was on board Central Magistracy for, absenting a steamer, the two defendants went himself from the jury summoned to Defendant anid that being very to him and dragged him out of the sitend a recent death enquiry compradore's room. They demand- ed $50, but complainant wrenched busy in connection with the de- himself free and escaped into the parture of a ship he forgot the On arrival there the coma was compradore's room. Later, the same summons

Remarking that that was no ex placed into the big pavilion where night, the defendants were alleged refreshments were served to all. to bare approached the com-cuse, and that summonses have to Frends, and business colleagues plainant and asked for 830. They be obeyed, his Worship fined the then paid their last respects to the threatened violence if the deceased. by bawing three times was not paid complainant went NO PLACE TO PUT BRANDY the coffin the dead man's five sons ashore. He was followed by the de maintained the kowtow position fendants who traced him to a house, until the last friend had paid his and for the next four days, the two Arrested by a detective in Joz defendants visited complainant dan Road for unlawful possession of five bottles of Hennessey's Over a thousand persons were every day and demanded. money. six indian watchmen. The widow waiting at the "Last Meeting They eventually came down to 816 brandya Chinese told the Kow and three concubines followed the Place and among those present and on the complainant refusing to loon, Magistrate that the liquor eatafalque, and last of all was a vero Mesars. A. Wood, D. B. pay, they were alleged to have as was given to him by a friend who

had no place to put it, long column of motor-cars and Blake, the Hon. Dr. B. H Kote-saulted him. several hundreds of friends on foot.

Complainant reported the matter

At defendant's request, the case wali, Sir Shou Son Chow, Sir The Ecute.

Kobert Ho Tung, Mr. Wong Kwong to the police who gave him a mark was adjourned until this morning Tin, Dr. 8. W. Tso, Mr. Li Yau cd ten dollar note to hand to the to give him a further chance to The procession was about two Tsun, Mr. Li Po Kwai Dr. Jen defendants. The trap was laid and search for the man. Yesterday the Police affected the of lee House Street and Queen's Ho I, Mr. Ho Kwong, Mr. Ho in the room, the defendants came miles long. It reached the corner Hawk, Mr. G. C. Anderson, Mr. with two Chinese detectives hiding arrests of another three men be Hood Central at 11 a.m. sharp and Leung and many others.

for the money on May 23rd. They lieved to be anti-Japanese agita took fully, 45 minutes to pass. The The cortege, left thewiget, meet./ were paid, and were immediately tors. They were found, it is be route was then through Queen's ing place at about 3 p.m. for the The defendants said that they and Forestry Department, appear

arrested,

Mr. J. B. Carr, of the Botanical lieved, with anti-Japanese litera Road East and Central into Nam Chinese Permanent Cemetery at were asked by the complainant, to ed as complainant against a ture in their possession.

Pak Hong and from there through Aberdeen, and was accompanied In the evening, at about seven o'clock, & Chinese was seen walk The procession then proceeded family and relatives,

Des Voeux Road and Hill Head, there by members of deceased' get recruits and that they would Chinese who was summoned before be given 32.50 for every recruit in- the Kowloon Magistrate for tres- along Queen's Road West and into

troduced to the complainant. The passing on Crown land and steal- There were several hundreds of At Whitty Street, wreaths sent. It was understood money they asked for were legitiing, wood. It was found that six an anti-Japanese, nature were writ

mately earned, ten. He was at once apprehended West Point, the funeral parapher that His Excellency, Sir Cecil The case was adjourned until that ares. The defendant w

teen trees had been cut down" in and taken to the Central Police alia and Chung Sing band left and Clementi, bad sent a wreath at an next Monday.

fined 850, or one month's hard -- (Continued on next Golumn), "earlier date

labour

ANTI-JAPANESE AGITATORS.

MORE ARRESTED YESTER- DAY.

ing about Connaught Road Contral

with a banner, on which words of West Point.

Station:

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