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TWO COMMUNIST GIRLS.

ARRESTED IN CANTON

TANG KAL FOO AIDS THE

• POLICE,

WIDE SPREAD CONSPIRACY REVEALED,

[FROM OUR CHINTSE CORRESPONDENT. Į

CANTON, Sept 11th. Following, the arrest of the Com.

CO-OPERATION.

WISE MAXIMS FOR KWANG- TUNG MERCHANTS.

CANTON CONFERENCE

CLOSES...

{FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, September 11th. The Provincial Merchants Con ference held its last session yester- day morning at the Canton Chamber of Commerce. The occasion was

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th, 1928.

THE BLACK HAND AVIATION IN HONG ROUND THE POLICE

GANG OF CHINA.”

HOW THEY ROB THE DEAD.

MUFFINS TO SILENCE THEIR CRIES TO HEAVEN.

[BY C. L.C.]

Tders are thieves and thieves in China. The daily police court re- ports have shown us that there are men who will even steal a piece of wood, worth almost nothing, and

KONG.

LIGHT SEAPLANE CLUB PROJECT.

TO-MORROW'S MEETING..

BRITISH DUTY TO BECOME

AIR MINDED."

There is to be at 5.30 p.m. to- morrow in Messrs. Jardine, Mathe.. son's Board Reem a meeting for

COURTS.

THE WEEK'S TRAFFIC CASES,

AT CENTRAL MAGISTRACY.

Major C. Willson dealt with the usus weekly list of traffic cases at the Central Magistracy yesterday when there was an absence of any case involving a serious breach of the regulations.

Mr. E. S. Abraham, who wAI

munist leader Tang Kai Poo, many marked by impressive speeches both then there are the daring ones who those who are interested in the for-mmmoned for driving a motor-car more Communist haunts have been by merchants and by Government light or pirate a ship. For all of mation of a Light Seaplane Club

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Tho

will hold up a bank'in broad day- raided and their inmates appre-representatives. The Conference also these one can have sympathy, some- headed. Under examination at the shouted some slogans about the signi

times a measure of admiratips. General Police Station, these des ficance and spirit of the Confer. There, is, however, one gloss of peradoes boastfully told the Police ence, and a group photograph was

thieves who prey on the dead that there are still over a thou. taken of all the delegates."

victims from whom no retaliation sand Red comrades in Canton sur. meeting was presided over by Mr.

13 feared. Although we very seldom Chow Din Pong, President of the read about their exploits in the Chamber and the members of the Board of Overseers, the newly up-

newspapers, they nevertheless exist, pointed executive body of the and I have been told that they are Canton Chamber of Commerce, which has been reorganized to bring stay active in their nefarious accord with the All-Chinn Mer-work as the ordinary petty thieves chants Federation, whose head- quarters are in Shanghai, were duly installed in office.

reptitiously working for the down fall of the local regime and the realization of a Soviet Government. They are planning they say an other holocaust similar to that of December last. The Police were deeply abocked at these boastings of plans for further massaCICS,

But what they said has been more or less corraberated in the #scret documents and seditious literature' seized. Much of it is blud, but the Government authori ties are taking no chances. Night restrictions, not quite so drastic as martial law, have again been declared and belated wayfarers are häving difficulty in getting from one street to another. In the day time everything seema to be normal; except for the extra groups of patrols searching, sus picious looking people for illicit firearms. The Government build- ings and the various police stations are more heavily guarded at night than they have been for some time, All this shows that the

caution to prevent anything un- toward.

The reason why these men are so seldom brought to book is natural ly because dead men tell no tales."

Too Much Temptation. The only thing that can be said for these ghoulish robbers is that far too much temptation is placed in their way. A Reuter'a telegram published on Monday stated that

A declaration issued to the public urges co-operation with the Goy ernment. Unless the Government and the merchants work hand in hand together," it states, "not much progress in trade development enn be made. The Government should examine the difficulties of the merchants and abolish all

even officials of high rank as well vexatious taxes. It is necessary

ng many civilians of good position that the Government should support have taken to looting the Mancha the merchants in the promotion of

tombs. They must bave found their commercial enterprises, which are pickings very fruitful, because we the basis of material reconstruc-all know that in the old days when tion."

the Manchu princes and mandarins died large quantities of precious stones and gold ornaments were buried with them,

The second part deals with the necessity of the merchants taking an interest in problems of national humiliations which are the fruits of the unilateral treaties. Every

In order to understand this band

for Hong Kong.

Mr. Vaughan-Fowler who is responsible for the organisation of the meeting will explain the Light Aeroplane and Seaplane Club Move ment throughout the British Em pire. Also, how Hong Kong' might join in the movement.

It is hoped that, those who are interested in the movement will attend, and that it will be possible to forms small Committee who would work up local interest so that a Club can be formed in Hong Kong.

The Seaplane Club Movement. The Light Aeroplane or Seaplane Club movement throughout the Empire is more important than

would at first appear.

sdong Lower Albert Road at night without a rear light, admitted the

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A similar one was imposed on offence and was foed 85. Mr. Luimaraes for failing to Produce his motor-cycla" license while driving along Queen's" Road

East Defendant was stated to

have told the police officer that he had forgotten his license, but he admitted in Court that bis permit had expired.

Mr. J. Brister was the complain- ant in a summons against the Indian driver of public motor-car No. 259 for causing obstruction, in Chater Road. Complainant stated in evidence that he was unable to get past in his ricksha owing to the defendant's car holding up the roadway. The defendant being ab sent, the summons was adjourned for one week.

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An Indian driver was fined $7 for using a car which had been certified unft until a broken lamp bad been repaired. Defendant pleaded that he took the ear out by mistake, but it was stated that

Government le taking every pre- one should do his part in having sary to touch upon the funeral certed." The more people who take he used the car the evening after

BOBBED HAIR, 'WELL

DRESSED GIRL. ·.

Yesterday

moat important Communist rendezvous in Shek Loo asia Street in Horan was unearth ea by detectives from Canton So much importance was attached to this haunt that the detectives did not notify the dem rence and go. through the customary procedure, but went right ahead and drew cordon around the street"in ques ton. It was thought neccesary i take no risk of a leakage us news. giving, the Communists warning. The doors of this haunt, which was nominally a shop,. were securely locked. After some knocking, to wach no response was forthcom ing, the detectives then hurled taemselves against the frail wooden doors and gameu entrance into the premises. A systematic acarch of the place revealed a considerab.e quantity of secret documents and seditious propaganda.

these wiped out." Great stress is laid on the promotion of native industries, which is the best means of developing the country's re-

sources,

The third and final part of the declaration is an appeal for better co-operation between capital and labour. The function of capital and labour, employer and employee are so inextricably related that one cannot get along without the other, One is the lips and the other the teeth; one is the hands and the other the feet.

ATTACK ON POLICE STATION.

ATTEMPT TO STEAL ARMS,

Civil aviation is becoming a more vital matter to the British nation than to any other, owing to the Bent. tered nature of the Empire, and it is essential to the success of our future trade as well as to the safety of the Empire that the nation as of thieves better, it will be neces a whole should become "air-mind-

monies and the superstition, of the Chinese. When a rich person dies, the family will bury the dead man or woman dressed in a mandarin gown of the richest brocade. dead person will also be adorned with expensive jade rings and other tinkets, sometime to the value of 10.000 or more, according to the circumstances of the family. The dead person is always adorned with these vanities of life by the men who will carry the coffin, eonse- quently they know exactly how much that dead body is worth These coffin carriers are, after all," very poorly paid and can hardly make enough to keep themselves in decebey. The temptation to rob- bery is therefore only too obvious....

The

¿FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. the Chinese, for they say that any

CANTON, Sept. 11th. Shortly before two o'clock on unesua! Sunday morning a 100 incident occurred in Canton City proper, when two armed robbers broke into a sub-police station on the Poon Fook Road North with the intention of stealing ammunt tion and arms.

Anter further search a young girl, named Wu Wai Chan, with bobbed hair and wearing a fashionable dress was found hidden in an inner room. She was at once placed under arrest and carried back, not to the Central Police Station, but At this time most of the police to the Headquarters of the 8th officials were either out on their, Military Route for trial. Immedi beats or as.eep ineide their rooms ately after tris she was chained in the station and only one officer hand and foot, indicating that the

was on guard. He was approached unfortunata girl bad made hecacif by the two desperadoes, who asked notorious and important." The him to show them the way to Sam writer has not been able to find Nan Chang district, and while the out what charges were brought oflicet was indicating how to get against her, but according to the there, the couple seized his rifle. "detectives, she has been doing active subversive work among the young women in Canton. Many young female dupes, it is reported, have pledged to her loyal support of the Communist cause.

Another raid, on No. 8, Second Alley, Kwong Wai Road, netted a weman wearing & strip of red cloth

The Black Hand Legend. Those who rob the dead are call. ed the Black Hand gang" by person who has stolen from a dead body will for the rest of his life Ko about with the palms. of his bands blackened. This, they say, is the curse of heaven. The story has its origin from a poor farmer who hired himself out to carry a cofan

up aviation the more air-minded will the nation become. But it is not enough that Flying Clubs should be established in England alone, each section of the Empire must have its own Club or Clubs and support the movement,

Only by increased Bring and more interest being taken in aviation generally can the aircraft industry of Great Britain prosper and so produce better and more efficient machines than other countries. If we are going to gain the supremacy of the air as a nation we must support aviation.

he had received the order.

AT KOWLOON MAGISTRACY,

A YOUTHFUL THIEF.

At the Kowloon Court, Mr. W. Schofield had before him a small was charged with the boy who theft of a pair of shippers which had been left under a seat at the Kwong Chi Theatre.

Te-

The defendant admitted the offence and stated that he was an orphan. He was ordered to ceive seven strokes of the cane. Singapore's Example.

His Worship suggested that the Singapore has shown the way inlad should be sent to the Boys' the Far East, the Straits Govern Club at Police Headquarters, bat ment having whole heartedly, sup- was informed that boys who had ported the movement, apparently committed larcenies were not ac with the view of building up acepted by the institution. volunteer air squadron.

of a rich Chinese: There were four

When a Club is formed on these men engaged on the job and be tween them they dressed and adorn-lines, the members are assisting in ed the dead man. After the coffin the defence of the Empire, whilst was carried to its resting place,

at the same time they learn to y these four men adjourned to a tea house, and the idea of retrieving for practically nothing, and have the previous armaments that were the pleasure of the sporting side.

There are nearly 3,000 members buried with the dead man, camg to them over the innocuous cup,

of the Flying Clubs in England, and during the two or three years that they have been running there have been only one or two serious accidents.

They planned to return to the graveyard that night, which they did. It was midnight when they got there, and the work of exhum During the ecuffle one of the ing the dead body began. After thieves produced a revolver, fired two hours of strenuous work, they and wounded the officer. Fearing got the coffin open and took every- that the roisé of the struggle thing from the dead person with might have awakened other men the exception of one jade bangle, inside the station the two robbers which they could not get off the Just At the .last the took to their heels with the rifle.wrist

The Singapore Club has over 100 members, which is very creditable:

The initial outlay for the Hong Police enquiries later revealed that avaricious farmer took out a huge Kong Club would be approximately at about the same time that night knife and eut the wrist off, and 880,000 this would include two the at that moment there was lightning Moth Seaplanes and spares, also a

and thunder.

A flash of lightning struck the Hangar. The operational costs per farmer on the palms of his hands, annum would be slightly less than which were badly searched. They $60,000. Details of these Agures made off in a panic and when will be given and explained at the they met again. the next day to divide their spoils, they found that meeting. each one of them had their palms blackened, although the other three were not struck by lightning.

on the front of her dress with the other officers patrelling in word "Representative written on vicinity also saw a number of sur it. She turned deadly pale when the detectives asked her how the pected characters and the theory is that the gang must have com- two members, got the red emblem. She was un-prized more than able to offer satisfactory explana and the robbery of the Police tion and was arrested. The woman Station was intended.. had recently moved into

The wounded policeman was ad house. But the constant stream of mitted to a municipal hospital and suspicious looking persons going in his condition is serious." end out of her apartment aroused the turpicion of the Police who instituted the search.

that

SUSPICIOUS QUARTERS. Other searches have been made in tea shops, printing shops and out-of-the-way haunts

The story went the round and these four men were executed by the mandarin of their village. v.

TIN MAKER SUMMONED.

Acting on complaints made to the police regarding the disturb

ance caused to residents at night man who bad

by tin makers, a placed a quantity of tin on a pavement in Pitt Street Was brought before the Magistrate and fined $10,

The defendant's excuse for carry- ing on his noisy operations at 3 o'clock in the morning was that the tin containers he was making were intended for the naval authorities and they were urgently needed.

UNWHOLESOME PORK.

A Chinese gardener was charged with dressing a pig in a place other than the slaughter house, and with offering a bribe of $2 to Another man," the a detective.

Learning To Fly Bale And Easy.

Learning to fly is no longer the difficult or dangerous task of a few years ago. The present day train joki of a shop in Laichikok Road, ing system enables a pupil to go who was represented by Mr. Leo solo after about eight hours dual d'Almada, was charged with pos- pig instruction, and he is fully quali acssion of the carcase of a fed to carry out any aerial which was in an unwholesome con- maneuvres or stunts on his first-dition. solo.

Evidence was given that the gar deber was arrested in Tai Nam Street, when he gave the detective 82 Information supplied by this man led to a visit to the shop where the foki was arrested after the discovery of the carcase inside the premises.

Although their unions have long ago been dissolved the Govern

Why Muffins Are Used. ment is extremely cautious, jest

Others who took to this crime some desperadoes are still in their

thought that the dead man had midet sowing seeds of trouble. Practically Tang Kai Poo, the Communist called out to god to witness the all those searches were instituted leader who was arrested some time sacrilege committed upon him and upon the depositions of the arrest ago, has offered to tell the Police, this brought down the lightning ed Communists. The local authorit said, where they could find and thunder, and to circumvent

It has frequently been said that ties are maintaining a close watch many of his fellow Communists. this they hit upon a novel way of over the following classes of work- The Police at once unchained him silencing the dead. From that day Hong Kong is apt to be behind men-Rickeba puller, auto-lorry and took him to the places he had until now, those who go to you with any new things, but there is no

dead body will arm themselves with drivers, and workers in printing named. He told the Police to pro shops, peanut oil shope and hard-ceed to Tai Tant Po where the a huge muffin, and as soon as they reason why she should be behind in

The detectives Bay, native

establishments bave succeeded in opening the lid ware stores.

печерарет that these

the dangerous are located. He said that as he of the coffin, the first thing they aviation. It is not right to expect the Government to put forward the elements of the community. Al had been a printer himself, he will do is to stuff the mufin into though they believe that the great could point out his fellow Com the dead man's mouth, as a sort scheme and money for the develop

of gag, to prevent him from, ask.

His Worship held that the foki. ment of a Seaplane Club, but it majority of thees engaged in these munist printers. The Police. escort. trades, are loyal citizens, yet it is ed him to the composing and ing the gods to avenge the crime. notorious that many Communiste printing-rooms of one newspaper They will then begin their systems is reasonable to expect and hope was not the proper man to have and outlaws have been arrested establishment after another; with tic work of depriving the dead that if sufficient interest is shown been arrested and accordingly dis

the Government will support the charged him. from these clarscs. It will be re a view to identifying more Com body of everything it possesses.

The legend, would have us believe

movement in the same way that The gardener admitted the firet membered that these workers took munists. But he could not (or per- an active part in the Communist haps would not after all) identify that notwithstanding the muffin, holocaust of December 11th last any, and the Police took him back the thieves go away with palmg of | other Colonial Governments have charge but denied that relating to

the bribe. their hands blackened.

supported the Flying Clubs (Continued as foot of next column.) to the Station and rechained him.

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