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SUPER-ENLIGHTENED CANTON.

**BEN HUR" SUPERSITIOUS PROPAGANDA!

GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS KUOMINTANG ORDERS.

ALLEGED ANKING PİRATE.

THE MAN WHO WAS SEASICK?

ON TRIAL AT SUPREME COURT.

The trial of a Chinese alleged to (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT,I have participated in the piracy of the 6. Anking on September 28th, CANTON, Dec. 28th. this year, was commenced yesterday In compliance with the order of at the Criminal Sessions before the the Canton Municipal Kuomintang Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, the Bureau of Education has to-day | and a jury. told the proprietor at the Pearl Theatre on the Bund to cut out the objectionable and superstitious" parts of the Paramount picture

Ben Hur," The order then goes on to describe what parts of the film are objectionable and must be cut. The following scenes are proscribed; The birth of Jesus Christ and the descending of the star; the re wurrection of the dead child and the curing of the lepers by Christ: the total darkness of the firmament, the

earthquake and other phenomena during the crucifixion of Christ.

The Bureau of Education states:

things

These

Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, Assist unt Attorney-General, prosecuted, and the case for the defence was conducted by Ms. C. G. Alabaster,

"K.C., instructed by Mr. A, E, Hall was charged with piracy with The prisoner, Yuen Ping Kwan, violence, or alternatively, piracy

without violence.

Outlining the facts of the case, Mr. Fitzroy first touched upon the question of the Admiralty's juris- diction pointing out that such juris- diction extended throughout the high seas.

passengers.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29th, 1928.

PEDDER STREET BEACON. THEFTS FROM A KNITTING

REGULATIONS NOT

'INFLEXIBLE.

MR. M. K, LO DEFENDS HIS

Counsel then went on to describe how the Anking left Singapore on September 23rd, with 1,400 Asiatic She was bound for China coast, ports and was pot only coming to Hong Kong. Everything licence. Ant Are

went well, until the evening of the absurd and fictitious but also tend 20th, when a party of armed men to beguile people to believe in rushed the ship, seized her and took superstition. Moving pictures auch over control,

Ben Hur have a powerful effect on social education. They'

BROTHER.

FACTORY.

THREE EMPLOYEES

CHARGED.

SLANDERS ON PORTU- "GUESE...

riŁ་ནཾ PROTEST MEETINGS IN HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI.

On November 24th the China

Three Chinese employees of a Knitting Factory at No. 1 Pitt Street, Taumati were charged be- Weekly Review published a long foro Mr. E. W. Hamilton & the article by "JJ" on the "Macro Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with Question, which was transcribed stealing a quantity of woollen goods by a Canton paper printed in Eng lish. The article being full of in from the Factory.

Mr. T. G. Bennett prosecuted on accuracies, has united the Ports- behalf of the police and Messrs. Ouese communities of Canton, Hong A S. Russ, Lea D'Almada; jr., and | Kong, Macao, Shanghai and Japan FOX D'Almada, jr., appeared on in a most vigoroas protest. behalf of the first, second and third sidenta of Hong Kong met in the Some days ago the Portuguese re- defendante respectively

Outlining the case, Mr. Bennet said that Mr. Wang, Siu Hing, the Manager of the Knitting, Factory, had received Information that goods made in his Factory were being stolen by certain employees. He in- formed the Police who detailed detectives to make inquires, and to watch the employees

The first defendant, Lam Kee Chie, is the assistant manager of the Factory. The second defendant is a foreman in the engineering de- partment, while the third defendant is a tally clerk.

Club Lusitano to discuss steps to be taken in protest against the article in question. A number of leading residents spoke, expressing emphatically the indignation which had been aroused in the Portuguese community by the attack made in the China Weekly Review. It was eventually decided to send a letter to the Macao Government, afirm ing the unshaken loyalty of the community, and protesting against the unwarranted and unfounded statements published in the paper

above-mentioned. »

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"I thought the police had more serious duties to perform than to drag a man here and waste the time of the Court for hours. The public expect service from the police rather than to be prosecuted for petty offences. As a motorist I protest!

These words were used by Mr. M. E. Lo at the conclusion of the bear- ing of a summons in which he de fanded his brother, Mr. Horace Lo, also a well-known local solicitor, for an alleged traffic offence in the Street. The case vicinity of the beacon in Pedder was heard by Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon.

An Indian constable stated in evidence that at 11.20 am. December 1st motorcar No. 2138, which was travelling from the west along Des Voeux Road, turned into

We learn from the Forth" China On December 18ths at noon, a Daily News that similar steps have Pedder. Street (the upper part neat the Hong Kong Hotell on the right Chinese detective was watching the been taken in the northern part hand side of the traffic beacon in- employees file out of the Factory A mass meeting of the Portuguese stend of going round it. The driver and the last three were the three community was held at the Club defendants The third defendant of the car stopped when he was

Lusitano, over 300 persons, includ-' ordered to do so and produced his was carrying a parcel. The men

were stopped and on examining the 10 some ladies, being present.

Mr. J. F. Pereira, the oldest Mr. Horace Lo gave evidence from contents of the parcel, three pairs Portuguese resident in Shanghai, the witcess box. He said that he of woollen stockings were found. presided, and was supported by had been driving a motor car for five woollen pull over. They were taken Garcia and . F. R. Leitao. A The third delendaät also wore a two secretaries, Messrs. E. A. years. During the two years he spent in Europe he bad motored back to the Factory where they were telegram from Macan was rend, in- brought before the Manager. Later forming the Portuguese community Mr. Fitzroy then reinted how practically every day through Lthey were taken to the Palice of Shanghai of the action taken at

don traffic. Prior to that he Capt Plunkett-Cole was wounded driven a motor-cycle for ten years.

Station and aftering making their Macao, and on the subject being tend to undermine social progress on the bridge, and Mr. D. C: Jones with this experience he considered / statements, each of the defendants put to the meeting for discussion,

(Chief Officer), Mr. H. Thompson himself to be an expert driver,

was taken to his home.

Mr. F.A. Leitso made a patriotic (Chief Engineer) and Chiness After stating what the traffic re-tectives to No. 984 Reclamation ther's by. Messrs. J. M. Tavares. The first defendant took the desperth, which was followed by quarter-master were murdered by quirements were in London, witness Street, 1st floor where he claimed to C. J. Machado and V. Nunes, All said that he gathered from the ex-five. Searching the cubicle, three the speeches were received with ap- Hiding In A Hutch.

cited behaviour of the Indian con.

pull-overs were found. plause. Mr. J. M. Tavares second- Prisoner, Counsel said, was arrest- stable that he was required to turn mintang and the Bureau of Eduva-ed on October 5th by Sergt. W. E. round the beacon. The only traffic During the search, the first defened by Mr. C. J. Machado propos tion for the elimination of what they Goldsmith. The latter

was on the time, witness said, was com- dant's brother walked in wearing aed a motion, which was unanimous termed "the objectionable and patrol duty on a launch near Kowing from the opposite direction inilar woollen pullover to the enrried, to the effect that the The local Partuguese community indig loon Bay when a junk was geen consisted of a band truck proceed ones found in the cubicle. highly superstitious" parts of

Ben coming

through Lycemun Passing in front of a westerly bound brother, said that it was given nantly protests against the article published by the China Weekly Re- Hur,"

Sergt. Goldsmith boarded the junk tram-car approaching the balt

The third defendant who Siew, that it re-affirms its loyalty and found the prisoner hidden in Under the circumstances witness arrested with the three pairs of to Portugal, and that without ex- a small hutch. On him was lie thought that it would be particular stockings, said that the first deception its members will always de covered a quantity of jewellery and ly desirable to turn round on the fendant gave them to him to carry.

fend Macao, even with their lives, banknotes of various denominations. right of the beacon, as otherwise be

The second defendant, Lai Him if necessary He was questioned as to where he would be confronted with a difficult took the Police to No. 7 Saigon had obtained the articles and money position. That was the only courseStreet, 1st floor front cubicle. The and on his giving an unsatisfactory open to him consistent with safety, inmates denied that the defendant and he was not aware of any relived in that cubicle, but said it answer, he was arrested.

was rented by his sister. gulation compelling him to go

The round the beacon.

cubicle was searched and a box con- In answer to questions by Sub-taining 25 pairs of woollen stock. Inspector Nicol put through his ings and three woollen pullovers Worship,

and promute superstition. The whole picture is nothing but Chris tian propaganda, absurd in the ex

treme. Such was the substance of the arguments of the Municipal Kuo-

NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS BY ORDER.

Canton is making big preparations for the celebration of the approach ing New Year. The Government has declared January 1st, 2nd and 3rd holidays fog all schools and Government organs. This celeben tion will different from any of the previous ones, for the Nationalist Revolution is at last completed and China is, again a united Country: The Canton officials are to celebrate the New Year for three days, Parades, music, exhibitions and a hundred and one things Chinese are being planned by the. Preparatory Committee under the direction of the Provincial Kuomintang. Pailaus are being erected on the principal thoroughfares of the city and every conspicuous wall is being posted with slogans and pictures.

But all the merchants without exception will adhere on to the old calendar. For them the New Year does not come until a mouth or so Later. Hence they will not rejoice and feast with the Government next

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Three Killed And One Wounded.

the pirates,

An identification parade was held, and the prisoner had been identifed by the assistant compradore, the wireless operator and two saloon boys of the ship as being one of the pirates who had attacked the ship.

It would appear that the prisoner was assigned to guard the lower deck and there he became sea sick. The assistant, compradore was made to attend to him. The wireless ope- rator would also says that he was hit by the prisoner when he failed to give a satisfactory answer to a question.

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Fitness said he driving an Austin Seven. The hand truck was about twenty feet away. Witness was not sure whether the truck was loaded.

woollen

to him by the defendant.

were found.

The third defendant was also dis covered to have given a woollen vest coat to a sing-song girl,

The girl stated that the third de fendant had given it to her as a

Evidence was then taken from the Chinese detective who arrested the defendants on leaving the Factory, and of finding the goods as des cribed.

Defending solicitor drew atten- tion to the wording of Section $present. under which the charge was framed. It read A driver of a motor vehicle shall on approaching any curve, cross road or fork or on rounding any corner or bend reduce speed so far as may be advisable and sound his horn. He shall:keep as far as possible to the left side of the road.

EVIDENCE CALLED. Mr. Alexander Walker Norrie, acting second engineer of the s. Anking, said that he came on deck from the engine room at 6.40 p.m. Mr. M. K. Le argued that ou the on the evening of the attack. On wording of the section and also the saloon deck he met the Chief according to the authorities the rule Engineer and the third, officer was of the road should not be regarded also present. After they had been as an inflexible one when danger was talking for a few minutes, they present. He submitted that the heard a commotion and almost at junction of Des Voeux Road and the same time, six or seven armed Pedder Street was a cross road and en rushed up the stairs. Revolvers not a bend." It would be fatal in were pointed at witness and the rounding a bend to keep other than two officers who were with him. on the left, but it did not apply

Witness was forced against the to a cross road. railing of the ship, and there held) at bay by a man with revolver in no use having a beacon without any Mr. Lo further agreed that it was hand. He saw the Chief Engineer regulations governing the approach, struggling with some of the men. but it was no use making regula In the struggle a shot was fred, tions which tended to

increase and witness saw the Chief Engineer rather than avaid necidents. He drop. Witness was then taken down added that there was not a word in the shelter deck where he was the regulations about having to go held for a time. From there wit round a beacon, or whether one was THE LATE MR. J. A. GORDON ness was taken to the saloon where expected to salute it or take one's

he was for a short time kept in the hat off to it! engineers' latrine.

His Worship agreed with Mr. Lo's After a short imprisonment wit-interpretation of the section upon ness was again taken to the saloon which the summons was based and where he found the captain,, third dismissed the case. and fourth engineers. The captain had been wounded in both legs, and POPULAR-MEMBER OF EASMA there were blood stains on his

Tuesday. And as far as our corres. dent has been able to learn, the Government will not compel the merchants to celebrate the New Year with them.

LEASK.

FORMER HONG KONG. SOLICITOR.

CLUB.

The sad news reached the Colony yesterday of the death of Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask, formerly a solicitor in Hong Kong.

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Mr. Bird, third engineer, in his trousers. Shortly afterwards, wit ness was ordered off, ander guard, evidence also touched upon the to put out the navigation lights and capture of the ship. He was called the lights in the captain's cabin, to the bridge where he found that After this had been done, witness all the signalling lights had been was taken down to the engine room disconnected. He was then taken to put out the lights there. He saw back to the saloon, made to sit on four or five pirates in the engine a chair, and sitting face to face

was armed and told witness 'that Mr. Leask was with the firm of room, armed with choppers. knives, with him was a pirate. The latter,

revolvers and our of them had a Messrs. G. K. Hall Brutton & Co.,hip's rifle in his hand. and was a very active member of

Cabin Ranaacked.

I their control of the ship was!

The case was adjourned.

"AUTREFOIS ACQUIT.”- MAN ACCUSED OF PIRATING

A FISHING JUNK.

hour was very enthusiastic through- The meeting, which lasted one DL

NEW POLICE BOAT LAUNCHED.

MOONLIGHT CEREMONY.

The new No. 3 Police Launch, built by Mesars, W. S: Bailey E Company, at their shipyards at To Ka Wan, was launched last night at 9.30 p.m. in the presence of the Captain Sperintendent of Police (Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolle, C.M.G.) and Mrs. Wolia; Mr. T. W. I. Hosegood. Deputy Harbour Master. and Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bailey.

Although the vessel was not, ac, corded the usual christening cere- monies of the breaking of a cham. pagne bottle, the launching was carried out under the most roman- ic conditions. The full moon gave excellent light to, the shipyard, and cast a beautiful beam on the rip- pling water. The hull of the res- set was painted blue, with a greca water line, and a red leaded bot tom, a combination which showed up extremely well against the electric lights around the ship, and the search-light which played on the vessel from one of the recently launched Chinese river gunboats.

At the given time the vessel glid- ed gracefully towards the water, followed by the beam of the search- light, which showed how was the vessel took the water without any indication of a roll.

CASE HELD OVER.

When a Chinese named Ho. Fu was arraigned before the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, yester day at the Supreme Court on a charge of having taken part in the sel, Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., en- piracy of a fishing junk, his Cour tered, a plea of autrefois acquit.

Mr. Alabaster said that the ac cused had been tried for the same crime in Canton. He was dis charged and therefore he could act be tried again for the same offence. Those present were extremely Counsel admitted that he would pleased with the manner which the have to produce the records from ship took the water; and expressed the Chinese Court, but said that their compliments to the builders, the solicitor instructing him had The launching ceremonies were con already written to the District cluded with 邊 display of fire Magistrate at Shekki. They had crackers. received a reply referring them to

The Police Launch, higher authority in "Heungshan. The new No. 3. Police Launch, is Counsel then submitted that the just, slightly ten feet odd-smaller next Sessions. case should be put over until the than the No. 4 Police Launch, and is built on the exact lines of the His Lordship adjourned the case latter vessel which was also built until the next Sessions.

by Messrs. Bailey & CompanyÝ,

JURYMEN EXEMPTED. INABILITY TO UNDERSTAND ENGLISH.

...

It is understood, however, that the speed of the new vessel will not be as high as the farmer. It is hoped to carry out the trials in a few weeks time, when the vesse will be entirely fitted out and handed over to the Police authori- challenged, he would at once be those called to serve yesterday at

Two jurymeri "who were among ties,

Among those present were the shot. The vessel was then passing the Supreme Court were exempted Captain. Superintendent of Police, the Easma Club. An exceptionally Witness was kept in the engine | in ал area patrolled by police from service by the Chief Justice and Mrs. Wolfe, Mr. T. WH cheery and good-natured man, Mr. room until ten minutes past mid-launches. Witness lost #10, ono Sir Henry_Gollan,

Hosegood, Deputy Harbour Mas Leask was much liked by his col- night. Throughout the next day, travelling rug, two suit case, one

ter, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bailey, leagues and friends.

witness was made to keep watch at gold wrist watch and cuff links Mr. Im Bak Hai was excused on

the ground that he understood very Mr. LEC Calthrop, A.S.P., He left here for Sandakan, intervale. On September 20th, he some clothing and a soft hat.

little English. He was taking the Mr. Robert Hall, and Mr. P, 3 Cross-examined by Mr. Alabaster, asth when Mr. C. G. Alabaster, de- Taylor, of the Government Marine British North Borneo, in the early discovered that his cabin had been part of this year to take charge of ransacked. A gold watch, a gold) witness said that he had not seen fending counsel in the Anking Surveyore Department, Mr. Y. K the office there of Mr. A. E. Haring, gold cuff links and studs, a the stolen property since. He was piracy, ease, said that it appeared Woo, of the Canton Naval Head.

raincoat, several under garments at the identification parade and It was in quite good health when and money to the total of $110 were slthough he failed to identify the that Mr. Im had some difficulty in quarters, Mr. C. F. Mendham, As- sistant Managing Director .of missing.

prisoner, he had remarked to the Witness throughout the piracy saw police that the man's face seemed he, understood English, and when D. A. Goodwin, Mr. G. B. Wit His Lordship asked Mr.Im if Messra. Bailey and Company, Mr. about fifteen to twenty armed meri, familiar. ❤

the latter replied that he underchell, Mr, E. Fraser, Mr. J. Jack, could not say that lie had seen the Evidence was also taken from the stood, very little, his Lordship said and Mr. A. A. Daad,

compradore and the doctor of the that the case was a very serious one-- ap. The assistant compradore and that it would be better, to to make his apology and said that said that he saw the prisoner lying exempt Mr. Im from service.

he was sick. His Lordship then. on a settee, sea sick. Prisoner was Mr. Im, it will be remembered, reduced the fine to one of $10, spearing the Punti dialect.

was last week fined $50 by his Lord- Another juryman, Mr. K. K The case, was then adjourned until ship for failing to answer to the Butler, was also excused from set: this morning after Mr. Alabaster summons for jury service. He apvice when he informed the Cart had said that he would not be peared in Court in the afternoon that he was leaving the Colony calling any evidence.

(Vontinued at foot of next column.) shortly.

1st honed of, and the and news of his death on Christmas Eve came as a shock in Hong Kong.

Mr. Least, it will be remembered, put up a very able defence for Col. James Christie, who was accused on evideres supplied by Mr. Leslie E. Haynes of alleged deals in Illicit drugs. Mr. Lensk's cross-examina tion of the chief witness for the prosecution soon showed that he was not a man, upon whose word very much reliance could be placed,

prisoner before. He did not identify him at the parade.

Cross-examined by Mr. Alabaster, witness said that with the exception of the money, he could identify the property stolen from him. There wore three war medals which bore his name.

(Continued on next Oolumn),

reading the oath.

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