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COMBING OUT BRIGANDS.

CHEN MING SHU'S PLAN."

WATCH ON HOTELS.

PROBLEM OF MOUNTAIN FASTNESSES,

fяO OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

EFFICIENCY AT A

DISCOUNT.

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY - CHIEF· THREATENED.

TRUCULENT TRADE

UNIONISTS,

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]

CASTON, Aug. 30th:

CANTON, Aug. 31st. In view of the fact that there

Mr. Tsoi Tsiang Ki, Director- are still numerous bandits passing themselves off as ordinary citizens General of the Canton-Hankow in the towns of southem Kwang Railway, is reported to have re- tung, General Chen Ming Shu, signed. His resignation was due Commander of the 11th Army, is to two causes, namely, increasing carrying out a rigorous suppression trouble with the Railroad workers campaign. These outlaws take ex- and the growing difficulty of his pensive rooms in the hotel and official duties. It will be remem- bered that Mr. Troj sasumed office appear to be quite well off. They only a few months ago when the wear good clothes and look like Department of Reconstruction de rich travelers, But they get to cided to abolish the committed 558- gether to plot mischief of the most Director-General of the permanent tem of control and appointed him far-reaching sort, carefully marking way with a view to improving the down their vicine. They then slip management When be assumed out of the city to their strongholds office he discharged several hun in the mountains where

their dreds of superaugue workers. He fallow-bandits are waiting. An at said at the time that these work- tack is then made on carefully ers were lazy and useless and that conceived plans.

this act meant a monthly earing for the Railroad of more than $300,000. But this action at once aroused the enmity of the rest of the union workers who assumed a hostile attitude towards the Diree tor-General.

These are notorious facts and General Chen considers the thor ough combing and searching of hotels and inns of primary import ance. He declares that his cam paign would be facilitated if the proprietors and police could co operate with each other and main tain a vigilant watch ever ali in- coming guests. He has ordered every district magistrate in his territory to take the matter in hand and see to it that such a plan is carried out. Hotels and country inne are the easiest places for crooked people to meet in dis guise. But it is to be regretted that proprietors. very seldom help the police. They think too much of profts. The inevitable result is the increase of banditry."

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This enmity gradually fanned into flame by the discharged work. era. What the railway employees wanted was to get him out of office and put some one else in who would be more amenable to the orders of the Railroad Union. A movement to get, hini "out personal threats used. The Direc was started and tor-General became and hired a bodyguard. His office apprehensive was well guarded by detectives, no stranger. being allowed to enter and he was also heavily guarded when in the streets of the city. Another contributing factor jo

The fear and apprehension in. brigands in southern Kwangtung is creased and became all the more according to General Chen, the justified when several Railroad vastness of the unpopulated and labourers were caught carrying mountainous regions. These moun- concealed firearms tains with their intricate ravines licence. At their trial, no satin- afford strongholds from which to factory reason WLS spread terrorism, Then in addi- tion, there lack of co-operation illegally and secretly carrying re

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st, 1928.

DISORDER_THREATENING IN CANTON.

· MERCHANTS RESISTING THE BOYCOTT

COMMITTEE.

PICKETS DEMANDING WEAPONS.

STUDENTS RETURN TO POLITICS

STREET SPEAKING.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]

AND

"CANTON, “August 31st.

The following account of the Boycott Committee's actions in Canton shows very clearly the urgent need of Marshal” Li Tani Hein's strong hand in dealing with mischief makers. The mer- chants have organised armed guards to protect their goods against the pickets. The pickets are now requesting the Government for weapons for themselves. One would feel more confident that the reply could be made to Canton's would-be gunmen if it were not also a fact according to our correspondent, that, the Government is taking sides with the pickets against the merchants,

CECILIA HANSEN.

"LA DONNA E MOBILE!"

WONDERFUL SECOND RECITAL

Cecilia Bansen's second violin. recital in the Theatre Royal last night left those who had heard her on Wednesday gasping. Nearly everything that you had felt about her was contradicted, and perhaps. only one sentence of the critique that appeared in these columns on Thursday can stand as an appre ciation of the whole Cecilia Hansen.

The curious mixture of tender- ness and fores which distinguishes her net is quite unusual and extra- ordinarily moving."

La Donna Mobile" indeed! Have we yet met all Miss Hansen t Unless she will return (and she may feel assured of a very hearty welcome) to give us another con- cart, it is impossible to say. Her playing on these two pecasiona was as different sa were the polished Peter urgh, from Cossack horsemen gentan of the salons of St.

of the Steppes.

you: On Thursday I wrote of her How Miss Hansen confounde

Thiband's; last night she set every danco music and compared it with foot in the audience tapping, in spirit, with her rendering of the Mozart-Kreisler Fondo." Where her playing had seemed wild and quisite, and perfectly finished. It rastiem, it was now careful, ex-

musician man or woman to sequal would be hard indeed for any the perfection of interpretation of

the two last movements of the

The students whom Marshal Li packed off to their desks ara again emerging as stump orators and the old senseless slogans sre being emblazoned even on Government offices. The boycott against Japanese trusted very far), the Committee goods in Caston is getting tighter has put up bages all over the prin and tighter day by day. It is cipal throughfares of Canton for rapidly spreading to other parts of the people to drop auch reports as the Province and is assuming a they may o serious aspect. The Committee on merchant. There is a big induce care to make against any the Severances of Economic Rela ment to send in these chits for if tions with Japan, organised some contraband goods are found, they months ago by some alteen public are summarily confiscated and the organizations in Canton conse informer is rewarded with 20 per quent upon the Tsinan incident, is cent. of the money realized from evidently working with all its power merchant may report any miscon- the sale. On the other hand any to make the boycott a success, duct of the officers of the Com- Twelve groups of pickets have been mittee. In this case the merchant organised and are stationed in the will be suitably rewarded upon various sections of Canton day and proving that what he reported was boycotted goods into the City. severely punished! If any alsePerpetuum Mobile" of Paganini night, in case merchants smuggle true. Such otheers are, of course, Mendelssohn Concerto," and the tionary measures, merchants are such will also be strongly punish- But in spite of all these precau- reports are made the makers of

is a technical tour de force that still importing Japanese goods into ed by the Committee. All these he brought out the music which is very few dare play in public. Miss the City and as a result, seizure reports, according the Committee, hidden in the fireworks, and left Hansen never faltered, and more, and confiscation are of daily occur- are strictly conidential.

But in along the Bund near the Customs and address on his chita The Coza-pretation.

great number of seizures order to insure bona fides each in you not only amazed at her technical

House, the details of which have mittee has undertaken on its honour Press was delightful. There was were made laat week principally formant must sign his correct name skill but charmed with her inter-

been reported.

The Alt Wien" of Godowsky- These merchants not to make public any names of have been described by the Comeceret informants mittee as Unpatriotic cold-blood- given

The merchants are still refusing ed creatures who only know selish to pay the 30 per cent of the cost ness and nothing more

of their Japanese goods, na de madded by the Committee and are opposing the registration of their Japanese goods with the Committee. Canton Political Council, the Pro Notes That was remarkable in They have been apealing to the vincial Council, the Provincial both recitale, but to-night they Kuomintang, the Municipal Kuo- seemed particularly wonderful. missioner, against the action of found Hong Kong unappreciative. mintang, the Canton Police Com Cecilia Hansen will not have the Committee on the Severance of Last night's audience was Economic Relations with Japan. enthusiastic, and as selfish, as that They maintain that the demands on Wednesday, and the artiste as of the Committee are far beyond generous. their financial ability. Under ao granted, and many more would circumstances will they acquiesce have been received with delight. and pay. What they want is to Hong Kong will be looking eagerly have the 30 per cent.reduced to for the next visit of the foremost is what the Wuchow and Nanning 1 per cent, which, they contend, woman violinist. are doing. They pointed out that it is the practice in commerce for

without

for

rence:

volvers Mr. Troi has been in between the gentry and people's great fear for his life and has not

At times the pickets have a hard militia

To remedy these defects been going to his office for several origin away from the coolies or time to get goods of Japanese Rehabilitation Commissioner daya. His work has been tempor Jults who are hauling the has devised the following scheme arily turned over to Mr. Ma Hung treband goods through the streets

1. Each district shall select Huni, Chief of the Department of

con quitable place for the establishment General Affairs of the Railway. -It

to their stores, because of the of Bandit Prevention League, is not known whether or not the armed protection which is being with branches all over the district. Provincial Administration will she were hired by the merchants afforded. These guards in uniform -This League shall be organ- cept Mr. Tsoi's resignation. So ized by the district magistrate in far no action has been taken. The to escort their goods to safety do co-operation with the village militis Director-General, ie ́a most com. not allow the pickets to touch the throughput, the district. at the strategic points of each dis- 3. Soldiers are to be stationed trict and, if accessary, along the inter-disteriet boundary,

4. Thorough investigation is to be conducted into the names, whereabouts, and activities of all notorious bandits in cach district.

3. Close co-operation is to ba arranged among the districts in southern Kwangtung in this bandit suppression campaign.

the welfare of Railway and many scientious worker, having at heart are of the opinion that it would not be to the advantage of the

should the railway

Provincial Council accept his resignation.

WASTED WELCOME PREPARATIONS..

HU HAN MIN GOES ON TO SHANGHAI.

CANTON'S RACE COURSE.

The conversion of the East Par ade Ground into a race course, which has been the gossip of Cen (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

ton for the past few months, is becoming reality. The private firm undertaking the construction

CANTON, August 31st. Canton is sadly disappointed that work has been busily getting money Mr. Hu Han Min has definitely for the project. Many wealthy decided to proceed straight Hong Kong and Shanghai mer- Shanghai. This disappointment chants are investing money in the is all the more keen on account of enterprise, but the writer has not

the elaborate preparations made to been able to ascertain the actual accord the returning leader an amount promised or the form of arousing welcome. Two imposing shares which will be issued. The pailaus had been erected on Wing officers of the Compasy, however, Hon Malce and practically all the are quite confident that actual con merchants had compiled with the struction work will be started be-order to heist, the national ensign fore the 10th of October and that and banners bearing words of wel the whole course will be completed come to Messrs. Hu Han Min mad by next spring.

Han Chung Chi. The Government Canton has long felt the neges buildings are still decked with ban sity of a race nurse. Some five ners, flags and other designs of or six years as the matter was welcome. This morning during a taken up by the Fook Lee Com walk through the streets our cor- pany which proposed to construct respondent saw that many mer. a course on I Sha Tau, a small chants have taken down these island on the East aide of Canton emblems. The proposal met the approval of the Government and a large tract of land was bought for the pur pose. But later on it trazepired that foreigners were also among the shareholders. This at once aroused public opposition and the project fell through.

The Preparatory Committee had even decided to print 20,000 copies of a special pamphlet for distribu tion to the populace. But the literature was not actually printed on account of the lack of funds,

Mr. Ha Han Min left Hong Kong on Friday for. Shanghai on board the British steamer the .s-Kashgar NO FISH PEDDLERS.

General Chen Wing Shu is report ed to have accompanied Mr. Hu in The Municipal Bureau of Health his trip up North and it is also has to-day stopped all fish peddlers reported that urgent" duties are from selling_fsh_on the streets waiting Mr. Hu in the capital, and In a circular notification to the it was on tais account that he could publie the Health Bureau states not come to Canton that there have · recently been too Meanwhile Mr. Fung Cho Man, many cases of enteric, typhoid the Finance Cominissioner, has fever, influenza and other contagi wired Marshal Li Tani sizin ous diseases in the city. These Shanghai, requesting him to post disesaca are due almost entirely to pone his return for a few days eating ancleah and contaminated foods, and fish has been proscribed Shanghai, ----

as Mr. Hu wants to see him in

se the article. of food most likely

to carry germa The Bureau bas long stopped street peddlers trom. relling lemonade, crange water, fruits. From now on people desir ice cream, cut water melons and ing to buy fish will have to go to the like. Even the fruit deslers the fish markets, for all the fish who have fixed establishments have peddlers in the city have been de. Econ- forbidden-to-sollskiopod, prived of their rights to hawk fish

inued at foot of next column.) from house to house.

The pickets have been fondly complaining of these vicious goods, armed pests working in collusion with the selfish merchants, bat no resistance is made by the pickets, for they carry no guns, Whenever a search is made, accord- ing to the Government regulations they have to be accompanied by one or more policemen. This for the very necessary purpose of eliminating fraud and insuring justice to the owner of the goods under search."

no tone of exaltation, tenderness or fire which she did not expresa, while the two compositions of Cyril Scott, although they did not seem so aympathetic to the violinist, were played with great technical

akili.....

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Mies Hansen's glory is her G

*ILS

Three encorea were

a merchant to buy $100,000 worth SENTENCED FOR PERJURY. of goods on credit when his actual capital is only $10,000. Now if ECHO OF DISTILLERY CASE, the 30 per cent, demand is com- plied with, he would have to pay CHINESE GETS FOUR WEEKS" $30,000, which is three times more than his total capital. The in- evitable result of such a policy they point out, is bankruptcy. And that is what most of the dealers

ed.

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"HARD."

To Hoi, a witness in the case against the native distillery of

Chinwax which was adjourned at the Central Magistracy on Wednes day, was before the same Court yes terday morning on a charge of perjury,

In reply to the charge the de fendant said "I told the Court, all that I knew." Mr. Lindsell point- ed out to him that while giving evidence on oath he had made con- tradictory statements, he had said that before the ze foo arrived the spirit had all run away, and in the next breath he said that the se jou managed to save some of the spirit.

PICKETS WANT GUNS. Because of the threatening at titude of the vicious armed pests hired by the selfish merchants to sell their country to Japan for a mess in Japanese goods will have to of pottage," the effectases of the face, should this demand be prese- pickets has been considerably im paired. At a meeting held at Headquarters on the Bund yester

- GOVERNMENT AGAINST day the question of the pickets carrying guns was raised. The THE MERCHANTS. officers of the Committee argued

But neither the Government nor that unless the pickets are equipped with fire-arma, they will not be the Committee see the problem in very effective in the discharge of this light. The Committee has their duties, They said that in petitioned the Provincial Adminis meeting armed smugglers they are tration, to sanction the per cent. at loss to know what to do. After demand. The petition declared that some discussion u resolution was in Shanghai from 30 to 70 per cent. passed that hereafter all the is charged on goods of Japanese pickets in Canton should be armed origin.We are only levying 30 and that the Provincial Kuomintang per cent. in Canton, which is as Accused; I was confused. I have should be requested to approach small as you can make it," it no reason for telling lies, as I am the Government for permission to stated. The Shanghai merchants not connected with the distillery. I carry such arms. But whether or are not complaining, and we fail am an erector of scaffolding." not the Government will graat such to see why such anreasonable com The second perjury, Mr. Lindsell permission is not known. If it does, plaints should be made by the local continued, was the accused's state- it was pointed out, clashes with merchants. You must bear in mind ment that when the Assistant the vicious armed pests' " will that all this money is for the Superintendent and the Revenue surely follow.

salvation of Chine, for the pro-Officer arrived the kong was empty, motion of native industries. When whereas both Officers had sworn that these industries are, opened these it was half full. The accused re- merchants will have a share in plied that he was speaking of what them, the amount of which will happened at night. bo equivalent to the aura that they now put in"

The Provincial Government hay dehnitely sided with the Committee. It has sanctioned its 30 per cent. demand and has ordered the mer. chants through the Canton Chamber of Commerce to pay it. But what action the merchants will take in the face of this Provincial order is not as yet known.

Public lectures on the necessity of economic action against Japan are still being given daily by the lecture corps of the Committee in Tai Ping Maloo, the Central Park

Mr. Lindsell: Still more lies. and other crowded places, tem-

The Magistrate then seked To porary platforms having been erect-

Hoi what he was doing in the die ed. The lecturers are all young

tillery at night and was he still men. They carry flags, banners

erecting scaffolding at 11.30 p.m. and badges, and are equipped with

He pointed out that the accused pamphlets and handbills. In front

had said three times in the course of the Provincial Treasury as well

of his evidence that at 4.30 p.m. as in other parts of Canton large,

the long was empty..*.** imposing cartoons depicting Japan-

Accused; It was my first ap- ene aggressions in China are post-

pearance in Court, and I was ed. These cartoons are about 10 The Committee has just ordered nervous feet in length and 8 feet in breadth each merchant in kenty to post Mr. Landsell: "I see the dis- and are fastened on to bamboo in Trout of his hops paper strip tillery bailed you out. A prize wi arches erected to display them. bearing the follring words To ness Even the motor buses have been Boycott Japán sé goods and Pro- Actused: bailed myself out"

Lies again! Do Then in dition to all this the the Country and wipe oat National you mean to say. Committee is publishing a weekly Humiliation; Unity in this Action rector of scaffolding can raise hail paper devoted to propaganda in throughout the Country. These of $100 yourself,!! support of the boycote-

paper strips were supplied by the Accused: "I mean I signed the In order to guard against fraud, Committee and are now being past bond." bribery, to either by merchanta

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