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MURDER IN OPEN A CONCORD MOVE-

STREET.

WEALTHY JUNKMASTER'S

FATE,

ASSASSIN ESCAPES.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

CATTON, May 25th. Chang Iu Ming, master of a tow junk plying between Canton and Waichow, was shot dead last night Canton, May 28th. - at about 8 o'clock on Wai Sun Road, All the officers of the Canton The assassin, described as a young Municipal Government, the muni-man wearing a white suit of clothes, cipal school teachers and students will henceforth have to wear plain, simple clothes made entirely of native cloth. No one is to be allow ed to wear clothes made from im-

iade good his escape. No motive for the assassination is known; but it is thought that it was done out of revenge.

MENT?

BREAKING-DOWN BARRIERS BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.

MALAYAN TRIBUTE TO SIR

CECIL CLEMENTI,

Our contemporary, the Times of Malaya, in an interesting article lends its support to the recent suggestions of the Governor of Hong Kong (Sir Cecil Clementi K.C.M.G.) for the breaking down of the social barriers now existing between the European and Chinese communities.

It is emphasised that in Malaya a very real effort in this direction is being made and that the leading Chinese are cordially responding. The article also includes a warm tribute to the abilities of Sir Cecil Clementi. The article states:

E. Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor

SINO JAPANESE RELATIONS.

"OPINION, IN JAPAN.

ANTI-JAPANESE DEMON STRATIONS.

BANNER BEARER RECEIVES

HEAVY SENTENCE.

MANY LEADERS WANT WITH DID IT FOR FORTY CENTS.";

DRAWAL FROM SHANTUNG.

A 'Chinese who was arrested on PUBLIC FILLED WITH WAR Friday night in the vicinity of the

SPIRIT.

Tokyo Hotel, Connaught Road C., appeared before Lt Col F. Eaves. Toxro, May 18th. at the Central Magistracy yester Japan's military adventure in day morning charged with conduct- Shantung "Province already has ing anti-Japanese demonstrations proved a disastrous and expensive and carrying a Banner with anti- blunder and the sooner it is liqui- Japanese slogans written on it,

The defendant was stopped and dated" and the Japanese troops brought home the better it will be after doing his best to avoid being arrested by a Chinese detective,

for the general interest of the

apprehended. Around him was "a Д United Preis Empire, says

crowd of "Chinese shouting, “At- tack the Japanese."" message.

This is the growing opinion of majority of intelligent Japanese outside the Government who are

free to talk as they think, but for obvious reasons will not be quoted.

On the Banner was written :- All Chinese people should rise at once against the Japanese, for their massacre of Chinese." This was followed by the words" Issued by

of the Colony of Hong Kong, is a One former high Government | the anti-Japanese Affiliation."

man whose career we have followed | very closely during the past decade and whom we.much admire. He is the right type of man Colonial Governorship in that he has had wide Colonist experience. In

for

A

fact, he is a man of the Clifford and

Maxwell stamp, both the latter, as our readers know, having risen from the ranks of the Malayan Civil Service. Like Sir Hugh Clifford and Sir George Maxwell, Sir Cecil Clementi also rose from the ranks the British Colonial Service, for it was in 1901 that he went out to Hong Kong to serve the Hong Kong Government as a young cadet:

official, now living in retirement, said:

Chief Inspector Detective Mur- phy, who was in charge of the case "I believe the whole of Premier remarked to the Magistrate that

with regard to Chins was a mis- Society by the Police. Tanaka's so-called positive policy nothing was known of auch a

When charged the defendant- take from the beginning. It now

The assassin knew beforehand of the likely movements of the junk mastor and waited for him in a dark ported materiala. Such is the place in Wai Sun Maloo, revolver substance of a resolution proposed in hand. As his victim approached, by. Mr. Wong Tok Shing, Commis he fired two shots at him from

distance but missed. The assassin sioner of the Municipal Public

then rushed at his enemy and fired Lands, and passed yesterday by the another shot point blank. This last Canton Municipal Council.

shot penetrated the man's chest, The resolution stated that the re-piercing his lungs. The junk master cent fashions here been extravagant fell and the assassin, throwing his and fanciful. People have also got amid the confusion and terrot.

weapon away, made good his escape

a wrong idea about home made pro- The sudden Aring aroused the ducts, thinking "quite incorrect-patrols who were in the vicinity and ly" that foreign stuff is of better the police officers at once gave chase to the murderer, but the latter scion quality. They therefore felt that disappeared into the crowd in the they could be out of fashion if they narrow streets. The victim who was did not wear clothes made of im in the greatest pain when the police ported materials. Some have even arrived, was at once rushed to the Kwong Wah Hospital, but he died gone so far 23 to despise local

early on the following morning, in goods. The result has been far

the presence of members of his

Asia Is Changing. reaching. Foreign, goods. have family.

Furthermore, Sir Cecil Clementi, flooded the market and have been The Police are now combing the again like Sir Hugh and Sir George, bought everywhere, whilst the sale city for the murderer. But so far is able to appreciate that Asia is ao arrests have been made, Ac changing and that Britons in Asia of native goods has been on the cording to friends of the deceased, must, owing to reasons which we decline. Some have even been so the junk master was a man of con.need not enlarge upon, change with 'lations.

siderable prominence. At one time the changing times, which remark he was the President of the Boat brings us to the subject of this Merchants Association. The tragedy article. occurred just after he had his dinner on board his junk, and had landed to buy provisions for his man.

depraved as to buy a foreign suit of clothes with a whole month's "salary and ignoring the daily needs of their families. Extravagance, lavishness and waste should all be done away; and the habits of thrift

and frugality should be cultivated.

Canton Municipal officers CANTON RICKSHA PASSEN.

GER KILLED,

The

should therefore set an example by wearing clothes made entirely of native cloth. In addition to the specified kinds of dresses which ail the municipal functionaries are to wear, the Government order places restrictions on two other phases of city life, namely, in regard to ban- quets and social, intercourse.

LORRY DRIVER AND LORRY DETAINED.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. }'

CANTON, May 28th..

un-

is bearing ite logical fruit. We made a statement to the effect that And ourselves involved in a situs-he had been employed by an tion in Shantung Province in which known person to carry the Banner we stand to lose much and win to Wing Lok Street. He could not red what was on the banner and little.

my opinion it would have id that he was promised forty been far wiser to evacuate our cents for carrying it. He was in nationals in the interior of the pro-need of the money and consented. vince than to have undertaken-us | C.D.L. Murphy, also mentioned we did-to defend them on the spot the earlier demonstration in WAR- in Tainan, The Government, fail. chai where there was stone throw- ing to appreciate the potentialitiesing, and molesting of Japanese. of the situation, sent too small an Arts of the kind alleged against expedition at first and the result accused might lead to was the tragic events of early this trouble, especially when the police month which have cast a new and were obstructed in maintaining law and order. I ask your Wor dark shadow on Sino-Japanese re-

ship," continued C.D.L. Murphy, "should you decide to convict, to take a serious view of the case. There have been many cases of this kind but this is the first case brought before the Court."

Now, after scores of Japanese lives have beeä lost, we have upwards of 20,000 soldiers in the province and are 4t great ex- pense to keep them there. thing to do, believe, is to liqui- date the disaster as best we can and get-our men back home.""

The

serious

The demonstrations seemed to be confined to the coolie class.

"The Same Protection as a Britisher."

Sir Cecil Clementi is now bame ward bound on holiday, but before he left Hong Kong for England he In justice to the Tanks Govern made some very interesting remarks meat it should be said that the former oficial quoted above always to the members of the Hong Kong has been known as very favourable Chamber of Commerce regarding to the policy of friendship and means to foster Sino-British friend-ed by the former Minister

His Worship found defendant toward Chinn follow- conciliation

of guilty, and in passing a sentence ship and so make Hong Kong a Foreign Affairs, Baron Shidehara. of nine months hard labour happy place for everyone to live It is recalled here that the Im- | said :— in.

perial Government is going to have

I am not, of course, concerned "It is, in my opinion," His great deal of trouble in settling with any quarrel between the Excellency declared, "absolutely the Tainan affair. The Nanking Chinese and Japanese nations. necessary that a real attempt be Government, of course, must be What I am concerned with is the made to break down the social held nominally responsible by Japan maintenance of the peace in this barriers which now exist between for the fighting and the killing of Colony. It must be remembered the European and Chinese com- Japanese civilians and soldiers, as that in a British Colony every per- munities here resident, and that the attacks on Japanese were carson of whatever nationality is en- the leaders of both communities ried out by Southern soldiers atitled to the same protection as a should unite to found, both in part of the Nanking regime's Britisher. The law will Hong Kong and Kowloon, social||Armies.

tolerate any interference with for

Lead By 'Bultan Of Perak.

not

A heavy automobile truck loaded WOMEN'S UNIFORMS. with rice ran into a ricksha this morning at about 8 o'clock on Wai Every municipal school pupil,

and sports clubs which would be Japanese landers outside the eigners living here, whose only de- Fook Road, severely injuring the

meeting places, for young men | Government-admit there is little sire is peacefully to teacher and member of the secre tarial staff shall wear a uniform,vehicle. No damage was done to

passenger and demolishing the and taipang of all elements in the possibility that satisfactory mone lawful arocations. Your action

population.

tary indemnification can be obtain-are calculated to breed the germs of native cloth in a style to be the track. The driver was arrested

ed from the Nanking regime; and of public disorder, rioting, and decided upon by the authorities of and taken to the Police Station

they admit eqasily that any thought possibly ultimate bloodshed. Sir Cecil Clementi's remarks are of a punitive expedition would be must regard the matter seriously each school. The Canton Police awaiting investigation. The injured Forco have accepted such a style man was taken to a hospital but as applicable to Malaga as they are foolhardy even if Japanese public and therefore sentence you to nine months' hard labour and if for the it in doubtful if he will recover. to Hong Kong. Indeed, they have piniga demanded it. and are now wearing plain white The truck belonged to the Wan on even wider application here as

The public as a whole, of course, at large refrain from carrying on next three months your associates uniforms made of native cloth. All Tung Transporting Company, on there are other large Oriental com has been filled with war spirit ever this unlawful propaganda, I may, Tai Kew Po Street. The truck and munities in Malays besides Chinese, since the rat sensational news of the Canton Municipál male officers the broken ricksha were also taken | which statement reminds us that fighting at Teinan between the at the end of that period, advise must henceforth wear the "Chung to the Palice Station. Interviewed by His Highness the Sultan of Perak Japanese expeditionary forces and the remainder of your sentence. the proper authority to commute shan style of clothes and the our correspondent, the police officers with Sir Cecil Clementi and with the Southern troops was shouted In this sense you may regard your female officers, white or black skirts said that the truck driver was driv- us in urging a "concord movement" through the streets of Tokyo by self as a hostage for the good he-

ing on the wrong side of the maloo. between Britons and Orientals in neweboys.

To the man in the haviour of your associates.” "He shall be held responsible for Malaya. His Highness the Sultan street, during the first fortnight of the crash," the officer said.

of Perak, our readers will remem

"Orators” Discharged. May, only one fact stood out-that The ricksha puller escaped unin-ber, declared at the annual fete Japanese had been killed by South Two other Chinese who appeared jured

a charge of delivering anti- at Kuala Kangsar, the other day China troops, presumably without on that he had organised those fetes justification, and that the national Japanese speaches in the street were so that Britons and Malays might honour of the Empire must be up-discharged, on the application of come together and so get to under- held. The passing of time, how.C.D.I. Murphy who remarked that stand each other better. His High. ever, is bringing a sober second there was no section to cover the nese, very naturally, speaks and sight and giving all classes a chance circumstances of the case. acts for his own people, but his to study the situation on a prac nction mentioned above is an in- tical basis. And se this consider dication to the rest of us as to what ed public opinion is in the making The very heavy rainfall that our action should be. It is that we it seems not unlikely that the visited Canton last week has affect Britons should take the lead in the majority of Japanese soon will ed soms of the jerry built houses matter of creating concord amongst come to view the whole incident as here, says the Canton Gazette. Two all communities in Malays and, as s tragic mistake, possibly to be cases of collapse have been report Sir Cecil Clementi has stated, such classed with the tragedy of Japan's ed, and perhaps the weakening concord can be brought about by Siberian occupation and the mas effect on others will be revealed thrusting aside certain of the pre-acre of Japanese at Nikolaievek.

sent social barriers which are out

and dress also made of native cloth. The woman officials' clothes may be of somewhat better quality than those of the men officials. In winter the woman are to wear long black costs or skirts and dresses. Hats and shots for both men and women, girls and boys, must also be made of native materials.

TWO CANTON HOUSES.

COLLAPSE.

DUE TO LAST WEEK'S RAIN,

THE LAW OF FEASTS:

As regards feasts, no municipal officer, school teacher, or student shall be allowed to give lavish banquets unless such functions are absolutely necessary. In case of later, necessity no one is to spend more than one dollar per guest. All the edibley are to be strictly Chinese products.

Social entertainments, according to the Government order, are divided into three categories for different classes of officials. The money expended on each should not be over 81, 80 cents and 40 cents respectively per person.

In conclusion the Municipality exhorts all citizens to comply with tiese orders. Municipal officers

and will first carry them out as an example to the people.

GANDHI FOR PEACE.

URGER HINDUS AND MOHAM-

· MEDAN TO BE FRIENDS,

BOMBAY, May 20th. Mahatma Gandhi sunounced to campaign for alliance between day that he intended to launch a Mohammedans and Hindus, in an attempt to eliminate the waste of continual strife,

Over two hundred persons have

A house in Wai Oi maloo collap of date-social barriers batween our sed without any warning last Wed- selves and the various leaders and nesday. Rescue parties on the cultured men of the Oriental com in Malaya will possess a Concord One day, perhaps, every big town scene dug out two victims from the munity and so making Oriental Club where the leaders of all com- mass of debris. They were both gentlemen feel that we are ready munities can meet on an equal foot suffering from serious injuries, and to treat them as friends and equals ing and so get to know each other latest reports from the hospital were Here we may add that a high official well, but, pending that desideratum, not very optimistic as to their at the British Foreign Office told there are other ways by which been killed in communal battles in chances of recovery.

us last year in London that Asia mutual goodwill and understanding India during the pest six months. A similar accident occurred at was resentful of Europeans because can be arrived at. In this parti- The bone of contention has been the Sai Ho Hau, Taiping maloc, and in of the "inferiority complex and cular direction the leading Chinese question of music before the mos- this case one man was killed. The that that resentment might have of Ipoh have given all of us an ox ques Hindu processions armeri circumstances attending this ac far-reaching results. What share cellent lead by way of the dinners with stones and clubs have beza cident were more serious than in have we Britons in Asia had in they have given in honour of many routed past Mohammedan mosies, the other accident, the house, col creating that feeling1 We will leave of us when we have been going on where music is forbidden. The lapsing during the evening when the that question unanswered sud 8 leave. Bach gatherings have always Mohammedans in their turn hage inmates were all asleep. Three on to say that we can all do much been most happy and have done a killed cows us the processions were victims were excavated from the now to remove it by adopting the great deal towards creating under passing, thus violating a tenet of ruins and rushed to hospital, but policy Sir Cecil Clement has laid standing and sympathy between the the Hindu faith. The fights caus one was so badly hurt that he died down www

leading men of the European and ed by three differences are increas- shortly after. arrival.;dis

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