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CANTON'S PROPA- GANDA CAMPAIGN.

JAPANESE

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IMPERIALISM **

DENOUNCED.

BETTER OFF CLASSES INDIFFERENT

"ROSE DAY"

OVER $4,500 COLLECTED.

"EXCEEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS."

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul have good reason to be de- lighted with the success of the Rose Day held on Saturday," The large aum of over $4,500 was collected by strect sales of roses and the Society (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. say that the result "exceeded all

FIVE LECTURING CORPS.”

CANTON, Dec. 2nd.

The Anti-Japanese Boycott Com mittes which has caused untold losses to dealers in Japanese goods has now been reinforced by an ex- tensive propaganda campaign. Five lecturing corps have been organized barangue the people of Canton in support of this action against

expectations.'

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3rd, 1928.

THE AGRICULTURAL RUSSIA AND CHINA

SHOW.

KOWLOON'S ACTIVE

SUPPORT.

www.

COMMITTEE'S APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC.

Final arrangements in "respect of the Agricultural Show to be held

TEA.

THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRAL COMBINE

SOCIETY.

BUSINESS IN THE HANDS OF

FOREIGN RANKS.

It is reported that English, Rus

on January 5th and 6th. 1999, were sian and Indian merchants have considered at a general Committee formed a combine to do business meeting held on Saturday at Sir

in tes with the Chinese merchants The public whose generosity has Robert Ho Tung'a experimental | made the collection of so large a

of Harkow. A similar combine, of knowing that it will be wisely ritories, when the Rev. H. R. Wells. the sum possible have the satisfaction farm, Sheung Shui. New Ter

Central Combine Society spent in the alleviation of real want. Every case which is brought to the notice of the Society is in vestigated and the money expended in the way best enlculated to serve

soas concerned,

O. B.E., presided. There were pre. (Chung Yang Hop Chop Sail, was sent Sir Robert Ho Tung. Lady in existence before the Great War. Ho Tung, Major H. B. L. Dow but the war and the Soviet Revolu biggin, Mr. J. A. Fraser, Taipo. tion pat a stop to their activities, the interests of the unfortunate per- Mr. James Hallock of the Dairy Later, in 1923, the association was

The success of the Rose Day was Farm, Mr. Fung Ki Cheuk, a due in large laeasure to the un-retired merchant of Fanling. Me selfish efforts of the sellers who Bolland of Messrs. Brunner Mond, were whole hearted in their appeals Society, offers to these ladies their Secretary of the Agricultural Shop, to Buy a Rose, Please," and the Mr. James D. Bush, Hon. English most grateful thanks.

Mr. T. P. Tong, Hon Treasurer, Mr. 816.17 in foreign, coins and notes y Sing Chi, Hon. Chinese Seere

Among the money collected was mostly in small denominations from tnry, Mr. Tsoi Po. Tin, Contractor the interior of China.

Even and most of the village siders who into one of the boxes. French 4 cent stamp found its way have been taking an active interest

in the Show.

Jagan and hundreds of thousands of Handbills and pamphlets have been printed for distribution to the street crowds and merchants. Lecturers are daily seen addressing; big crowds in Central Park, and at maloo corners, The listening crowds are composed largely of the pour and coolie class and very few better class people take any in- One box was found to contain tercat. After each lectare hand-9113.50 while another had $1,15, bills and pamphlets, with slogans three other boxes each collected be about the boycott are always dis-ween, 800 and $70.

The thanks of the Society are tributed Yesterday the Ictures also due to Mr. Goodall of Lane, delivered in Central Park were Crawford's for putting a part of amplified by means of the Govern. the restaurant at their disposal for a headquarters for the sellers, and ladies who were collecting.

Kowloon Residents' Association.. Mr. C. M. Manners, of the Hong

revived between Russian and Chi- nese merchants, and at the time od Hankow there was a flourishing when the Nationalist Army reach.

trade and the Chinese tea mer- chants were getting big orders. Subsequently, when Russian in- fluence was withdrawn from the Chinese Government, all business had to be done through the re- established Central Combine So-

REPAIRS AT 2.30 A.M.

ALLEGED SHORT CIRCUIT- ING OF ELECTRIC.

METRE.

"ELECTRICIAN " CHARGED.

A' Chinese wna before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Mogis- tracy on Saturday morning on a charge of possession of implementa that presumably were to be used tor an unlawful purpose. Detec- Worship that the defendant was tive Inspector Fallon informed his

acen by a Chinese sergeant stand- ing on a stool in the doorway of No. 147 Reclamation Street at 8.35 a.m on Saturday morning. soon, as the defendant saw the con-

stable he got off from the stool which was under the electric metres of the house. The constabla.

challenged him and defendant re-

wires." The constable saw a pair of plied that be was "fixing the

searching him a pair of nippers pliers in the defendant's hand, and

and a

The constable asked if he was from screw driver were found.

the "Company," and if he had bay authority to carry out repairs on the metres. The defendant re-

Kong and Kowloon Wharf and piety which was registered in Eng-plied that he was merely told by

Godown Co., Ltd, and the Hon. Secretary of the Kowloon Residents Association, was heartily welcomed

land.

the shop next door (No. 145) that something was wrong with the

ment loud speakers installed there.{for his unfailing courtesy to the by the Committee in view of his kilogrammes of tea bricks manufa... wires and that he should have a

The distributors of handbills in the principal thoroughfares yesterday were preceeded by a brass band in' their street parade

In addition to all this our cor

THE SELLERS.

The sellers were in charge of Mesulames C. P. Marcel, Cerveira

Hourihan, A F. Osmund, E. A. de Albuquerque e Castro, Everest, da Roza, J. Lawrence, J. Guterres, A. C. Botelho, A. Barros, F. Mon teiro, and Beading...

The sellers including "pupils of the French and Italian Convents, the Garrison School, St. Mary's, St. Francis, Tak Ying, and Ki Lap Schools were as follows:-

toons hanging across the prineiph respondent, saw four colossal car thoroughfares of Canton depicting the spirit and significance of the Boycott." These big cartoons are and painted in many colours. They are on white cloths and are displayed in front of the Pro- vincial Treasury, in front of Stacere Company building on the Bund, in Sap Pat Po, and in Sai Casy Botelho, E. Johnson, J. Ho How. Besides these cartoons, Chan, S. Hyndman, V. Hyndman, the Committee has also hung up. L. Hyndman, S. Hall, Peggy many big blue cloth strips hearing Kennell, Joan Hayes, Joan Rep the latest slogans. Some of these paid, Cecil Lea, Vann Crossan, slogans are: The Only Way in Laurence Crossan, Ena Penney, which We Can Bring Japan to her live Redwood, E. Knees is to refrain from buying Japanese Goods"; "If We want to

A report was made some time Ago to this company that 11,000,000

message of encouragement and tured in Hankow had been bought co-operation with the Show on be- for the Russian market, but the half of the Kowloon. Residents' Russians were also reported to Association. The minutes of a have been buying largely from the ciation contained the following explantations, since China tea is not recent meeting of the latter Asso-Indian, Cingalese, and Javanese

tract:

The Honorary Secretary drew attention to the work done by committee in the New Territories who had for their object the en- couragement "of farmers and land owners in producing more better fruit,

suficiently strong for the tasts of most Russian people and they pre- fer it mixed with other teas.

The Central Combine is reported and to be doing other trade besides dace, poultry and eggs, etc.,-he

vegetables, pro that between China and Russia, thought we should take some in-and is negotiating transactions be terest in the development of thetween English and Dutch firms. Naw Territories and suggested some Its financial business one should be deputed to get in

is done

lover, E. Elias, B. Johnson, R. Perry, L. Chue, D. Ellis, Rose Save Can We must first promote Yeung, Holland, MeAinsb, A native

Let the Chuc, J. Harper, G. Grimmett, R. Whole Country be united in its Murphy, E. Liang Mackechine, boycott of Japan and support Nellie Bowen, Nellis Fisher, Elfrida the Government in its diplomatic Tavares, A. Lam, Mary Tín, Alice

On the motion of Major Dow bricks for transport into Russia, Negotiations"; "The deadliest Kharus, Mary Fisher, Stella Xavier, biggin, the committee of the New is effected by an American Insur- weapon in downing Japanese Im-3. Fa, A. Yokomakura, Ada Bux, Territories perialism is the boycott."

Lee Shing, Monica iam, Taeng

be furnished with authority to show Netherland Banks, and the insur- Carrol, touch with the show committee and through English American and

our committee's interest in their proccedings and to offer such assistance of the Malayan tea, which enquiry into their objects." ance as seemed expedient after due goes to Hankow to be made into

I

CANTON FRUIT DEALERS' LOSSES.

M. da Silva,

Castro,

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The Committee also had the plea- sure of extending a welcome to Mr. Tang Shiu Kin, Chairman of the Tung Wah Hospital as a member of the Committee.

From 1916 to 1928 the total

weight of Chinese tea exported to Russia was as follows:-

1318 1917

1918

1910

1920

1991

1999

. 1923

1924

1025

1920

Ng figures are 1927

Kilogrammes. 23,880,192 18,839,078.

4,547,180 8,675,337 700,547 1,427,553" 1,388,969

$12,086

1,172,011

8,555,978 9,553,256

obtainable for

look at them.

Legal Proceedings Against The shop.

Fallon Continuing Inspector said that the shop next door was an electrical store "abop. The China Light & Power Co., Ltd, came to inspect the alleged tamper- ing and found certain alterations

to the wiring of the metres which would short circuit the metre so that they would not know how much electricity was used. The Company, he understood, were tak

out

summons against the

It was stated that the defendant

the China Light & Power Co... was an electrician by trade and that he was a former employee of Ltd. The defendant had informed

shop.

2

tk

joki of the electrical store shop Inspector Fallon that he was and that be had received the order to fix the wires from the master of that shop. The Master, however, repudiates this statement," said Inspector Fallon.

The Master of the shop was call- ed and was about to give his, evidence when his Worship said he would remand the asse pending. legal proceedings by the China Light & Power Company against cordingly remanded on a bail of the shop. The defendant was ac 8100 until next Saturday.

J

THE ANKING PIRACY.

EUROPEAN ENGINEER'S TRYING ORDEAL

Further detalle of the piracy of the s.. dnking in September last were given at the Central Magis- tracy on Saturday when a Chi nese, alleged to be a member of the gang, made his third appearance before Majer C. Willson

Mr. E. C. O, Bird, third engineer on the vessel, said that he was in the engine room when a fireman told him there was something wrong OR. deck.

immediately Witness came on deck with the intention of going to his cabin to fetch his revolver when he was seized by two armed men and dragged to part of the vessel where three other AN OLD WOMAN'S OFFENCE.] officers were already prisoners.

$390 OR 7 DAYS.

Agricultural Show ance Company. These tea bricks The pamphlets distributed are of Youk Kow, Kwok Yai Fan, Chas agreed to request the Kowloon Re- are sent rid Vladivostock and the six kinda, but they all deal with fick Chen, Tam Fook Chep, Hosidents' Association to the boycott nud how to make it Cheong Yuen, Fong Yok Ying, three men, representing the Chinese!

appoint Trans-Siberian Railway to Moscow, complete. "The cause of this Gladys Scusa, Yok Hing, M. Sousa,

According to the general man economie action in Canton and else-1, de Sousa, Iris Wooley, Cissy and European residents of Kowloon ager of the Society nearly all the where against Japan," these pam- Noronha, Ho Kwok Chai, He Sikto serve on the committee The Chinese tea exported is bought for phlets state, is Japanese military Kwan, Chan Lin Keung, Yau Chan keen and practical interest thus the Russian market, only 3 per cent. aggression in China based upon ber so-called positive policy against Chin, Leung Wing Yip, Chan Moon

Wo, Fong Shoo Kuon, Yue Wingevinced on the part of the Kowloon of the total exports being to other China." The Canton Aviation De Agnes Li Yat Choi, Lucy Li Residents' Association is regarded countries. Before the war the mar partment has been requested to shower propaganda on the streets Yat Choi, Mary Li Yat Choi, as a great incentive to the Show ket was much more diffused. from an aeroplane.

Amelia Ozorio, D. Chos, Anna

A. Lam, Norma May, Marie next January as well as for the Ozoring Vaz, Vas, C. Vas, Olga Azedo, future developments of the New J. Tobin, Mrs. Hourihan, Hercia Territories. As considerable work Silva, Tuti Noronha, Beatrice will be involved in collecting, dis Barros, Eva Agabeg, Alice Weste, tributing and staging the exhibits, E. Barros, Hilda Guterres, Elvira the Kowloon Residents' Association Guterrez, T. Delgado, Constance will undertake to place at the dia Crapnell, Mrs. OVER 40 CLOSE DOWN.

Sylvia Remedios, C. A. Sumad,posal of the Show a lorry collecting Murie Christiane de la Prade, Jac and carrying the exhibits from Row- queline de la Prade, Mile Delage, Sheung Shui on the Opening Day. loon and Chia Wan" District to APPEAL TO LI TSAI HSIN.

M. de Albuquerque, e UGH OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. Marian Lea, Mrs. Beamish, Mrs. There will be three or four other Grossman, Mrs. Perry, Master Allan exhibits on that day from districts trucks collecting and conveying the Lea, Celeste Xavier, M, Xavier, A. "CANTON, Dec. 2nd. The fruit dealers' strike against Remedios, Betty. Pestonji, Cissy like Yuen Long, Kum Tin, Shatin, the Municipal Government's Hoylance, Irene Jan, Phyllis Jan, Fanling, Taipo, Shataukok, Kwan per cent, ad valorem import tax on Violet Wong, Katherine Maxwell, in to the Show at Sheung Shui.. all fruits imported into Canton, H. Marques, Myra Noronha, Joa has brought disastrous results upon quina Fernandes, H. Noronha, M. the merchants. Investigations Garcia, Elsa Britto, Hetty Bruver, show that 41 wholesale fruit Elfrida Remedios,, Jerry Wong, dealers, including, many big and Dorothy Chiu, V. Allan, G. Allen, flourishing shops have been forced N. Silas, Margaret Groundwater, Chinsee Police Reserve To Help, to close their doors on account of Millie Mason, Ella Brown, May lack of business. It is feared that Marriott, P. Lawrence, L. Ferns

An aged Chinese woman was be- the list will mount before the end des, V. Lawrence, Elvira Bartus,

fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the of the Chinese lunar year. It will Mercedes da Roza, Marie Figuere be remembered that about four de, Mario G. da koza, Carmen da

Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday morning charged with possession of months ago the Municipal Govern: Roza, A. F. Osmund, L. M. Nuzes,

quantity of opium. Revenue ment decided to levy this tax and Stella Campos, Alice Barros, M.

The Hon. Captain Superintend Oheer Grimmitt said that he visit the fruit dealers at once opposed Jorge, L. Jorge, R. Gutteres, Marie ent of Police approves of the Chied the defendant's place at No. it, maintaining that they were in Pereira, Alice Roza, Maria Roza, nese Company of the Hong Kong 128, Wooung Street with a party no position to pay. When all at Maureen McGill, Maria da. Roza, Police Reserve assisting at the of Chinese Revenue officers and tempts to induce the Government Mrs. E. da Rozn, Margaret Tavares, Agricultural Show to be held or found the contraband on the de anchor witness was forced to enter to revoke what the merchants term Peggs Everest, Lorna Tollan, Kimy January 5th and 6th next, and I fendant's bed concealed under the

abominable

the pirates got away with some of tax failed, a Barretto, Stella Xavier, Olga Gill, have no doubt that the members of bed clothes. strike was declared. "But it got Linda Gosano, Marie Basto, Auin my Company will be pleased to be

The woman did not attempt to the crew, passengers and loot. The the fruit merchanta no nearer their

line Basto, Phyllis Gittins, P. of help in such an underaking." plead ignorance of the contents boats took two hours to reach the objective. The Government

Alves, Ange Alves, Irene Williams, Sa far as regards fanacial sup but said that a man named Wong shore and they found their way in unyielding and the strike dragged Lily Williams, Matilda Pereira, port from the public the Committee Fook, & friend, brought the par- the darkness by means of electric on for more than three months: Gerininis Pereira, Bella Pestonji, feel that there should be even eel and left it on the bed. Revenue torches

In the morning witnees Then finding that they could not. Kitty Chester, Bertha Remedios, greater response to its appeal than Officer Grimmitt said that it was move the Government, the mer Beatrice Soares, Christina Jorge, last year. To extend the usefulness not the woman, they were inform with the crew chants, one by one, reopened their shops. But no business was forth Etelvira Ribeiro, Maria Een da of the Agricultural Show, the Com-ed, who owned the opium, but cabin had been thoroughly ransack. coming, and the permanent closing Silva, Ida Eca da Silva, Joyce mittee needs all the possible finan- their suspicions were against the ed and all his suit cases had been of more than forty of Canton's Smirke, R. Ribeiro, Elsa Ribeiro, eial backing and moral support man in the rear cubicle. However, taken.

Liu Laung, the wireless operator, wholesale fruit shops is a fair in- Olga Ribeiro, Cissy Xavier, from public-spirited citizens of the the woman would not give a satis

gave: évidence that the defendant dication of the present position of Xavier, Assumpeno, Theresa Colony. The wider scope of the factory explanation of the contra the businesses

Ruiz, Caroline Ruiz, D Noronha, coming Show will necessarily entail band and he was obliged to arrest was one of the gang. Witness said he was-hit, by the man, when he The fruit merchants are still Carmen Alonso, A. Noronha, A. heavier expenditure. Contributions her.

The defendant said that her age stated that he did not know where fighting for the cancellation of this Oliveira, H. Oliveira, A. Gutterres, towards the Show should be for

the ship's ammunition was popt tax. They appealed to Marshal O. Rozario, E. Cruz, Helen Wylie, warded to Mr. T. P. Tong, Hon. Was 75.

The Magistrate took this into The ship's boatswain stated that Li Tsai Hsin almost immediately Miss Peres, Franco Annie d'Almada, Treasurer, c/n the Compradore Le consideration and imposed an un- he and four others were ordered by after his return from Nanking. Sophie Lim, Cecilia Dolores, I hartment of the Hong Kong and

usual sentence of 8390 or 7 days' the pirates throw overboard the The Marshal replied that be would Remedios,, E. Aquino, Y. Britto, Shanghai Banking Corporation. hard labour, followed by a warn bodies of the two Europeans and

at the winter over with the Mr Decke, EE Greig, Farby, J.

The next meeting of the generaling that he was not to do it again the Chinese quarters. proper authorities to see what can Hall, J. P. Sherry, Mrs. S. Thomp committes of the Agricultural Show as serious paishanga fusibly case will be spationed this be done a Pata

tw Mr Tod Mrs. Chubb

has been fixed for December 20th. banishment, would be imposed.

SA

WES

of the Hong Kong, Police Reserve Mr. F. C. Mowfung, A.S.P. (R.). (Chinese Company) has responded to the request of the Show for as sistance as follows:-

Witness was locked up most of the time and was occasionally taken to the saloon where Capt. Plunkett- Cole was lying on a settee. He saw the Captain being thrown down the ladder.

On the morning after the attack witness paid that he was taken to

ta the engine room relieve the fourth engineer. After dropping

one of the three lifeboats in which

was allowed to return to the vessel

afternoon.

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