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RAILWAY STRIKE SETTLED.

THE FULL TERMS OF AGREEMENT,

SUNNING LINE STAFF.

RESUME WORK.

MENTALITY OF A

PRISONER.

**BORDERLINE

INSANITY

+1

OF

THE HONG KONG

CENTRAL COURT

CAMEOS.

[BY "HUMANIST."']

THE SAMPAN MURDER TRIAL. Hlocally?" he asked,

DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY

AN INTERRUPTED

1

FIGHT.

YOUNG ENGLAND AND YOUNG CHINA.

MAGISTRATE WARNS ALL

PARTIES.

4,

1929.

CORRESPONDENCE.

CLASSIC MUSIC AND OTHER.

[TO THE EDITOL OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]

Sin, Musical' must have a strange ear if he detects no differ ence between "The Geisha" and "I had a dog on a leash He the Swilivan operas. The former is simply tingle-tangle stuff- had a dog on the cash. He want

pretty," "catchy," il you like. ed to make the dogs fight, but I but not music." The Sullivan scores, had no time, so I kicked his dog on the other hand, are real music- melodica and harmonies which away. He resented this and struck light, certainly, but consisting of me. I struck him back and a fight will stand any test, not like the ensued I was winning and he un-vapid stuff for which Daly's Theatre was famous forty years ago. The As it is, they will be fined $10 leashed his dog and was about to

"books" of the two varieties of each."

strike me with the dog chain when

plays are also entirely different. my uncle arrived."

Which might," observed the magistrate thoughtfully, "be taken a mitigating by some people as factor in connection with this case.

Mr. Hamilton wiped his glasses.

Do these two defendants live"

"My client," explined a solicitar Several witnesses who had given proudly, is a doctor's houseboy." "And mine," interposed his col (FROM OUR CHINESE COBRESPONDENT.] evidence at the first day's heating

of the murder charge against Chaniague, hastily, "is bar boy at the CANTON, July 3. Kau, a junk fubi, were cecalled Savoy Hotel." Thanks to Govornment pressure yesterday when the trial was reeum- coupled with the persuasions of theed before Mr. Justice Wond and Arbitration Committee, the strike jury. Prisoner is alleged to have of the Surning Railway workers murdered his employer's daughter has been settled. The service will in a sampan while in mid-harbour. be resumed from tomorrow mora- Dr. J. E, Dovey, one of the re- that ba ing, July the strikers having alcalled witnesses, said agreed to go back to work. The found no injuries, on the, body of following demands were presented the girl found in the sampan such to the Arbitration Committee by as could have been caused by a the strikers, and against them we blunt instrument. There were also give the final settlement:-

no signs of indecent assault. In the case of the other girl whose

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1. That Chen Wing Kwei, man- nger of the Sunning Railway Com-body was recovered from the har pang, Ltd., should be severe punished for fabricating false rumours with evil intent about the Union workers :-This matter shall be dropped altogether.

2. That all the strikers shall receive their pay as usual during the period of the strike-Accept ed.

3. That the Company shall reis- state all the Union workers which it has discharged:-Yo dismissed workmen shall be reinstated unless this is first sanctioned by the Arbi tration Committee, the Company and Union.

4. All the workmen dismissed when the Company was reorganised some time ago under Government direction, should be given frst pre. ference when the Company is in sreed of more workmeni-This de mand cannot be accepted, for these workmen were disinizsed by the Government when it took over the control of the Rafway on Decem her 18, 1928. The Government. bad proof that these men were lazy and therefore earned dismissal.

5. No workmen other than the bona "file members of the Labour Union shall be permitted to work on the Railway.

bour, there were seven or eight in. juries, and witness was of the opinion that she was alive.when she entered the water.

The younger brother of the two victims, who was the chief witness for the prosecution, stated that be had no watch, but he guessed the time the fighting started.

This

occurred shortly after the Canton bont had passed. In cross-examina tion witness said that he saw very little of the fight, as he became un- conscious while crouching in the stern of the boat.

Four Chinese matrons stood in front of the dock.

Fighting, Your Worship," plained a police sergeant.

The above statement was made by a youth named Hil; iq a €1.5-3 ex-in which Mr. J. Marshall and Mr. A. Marshal, were summoned for axaulting a Chinese boy in the employ of Mr. Souza of No. 31, Leighton Hill Road.

Water asked the magistrate. Yes, and two of them had bam boo poles," replied the sergeant.

Mr. Hamilton sighed. "Advise them to be more patient You cannot very well press this in these trying times," he said. type of charge. They will be bound over for six months in a sum of 830 each."

"I saw the prisoner steal the melon." declared a Chinese night "He took it from a watchman. pile of fruit that was being un oad

the

ed near the Praya." The magistrate charge-sheet.

scanned

It was the biggest melon of the pile," added the watchman, sadly.

The police are always receiving complaints about fruit being stolen," interposed a

police is spector.

As I understand it, the crificiem of the Philharmonic Society's pro- posal to present The Geisha" is not solely based upon the lady's Fage, but on the fact that the play is a silly, trashy sort of a thing. and the music of a trivial type unworthy of an organisation call- ing itself a Philharmonic Society. In other words, we expect some- thing better-Yours, etc.,

PLAYGOER.

Hong Kong, July 3.

young Hill xked as dog for no The complainant claimed that reason and when he remonstrated Hi struck him. The defendants, who are connected with the Pagoda Store, Leighton Hill Road, joined the fight and struck him several blows. A Chinese at a garage in [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG Leighton Hill Road said he saw

Mr. J. Marshall strike the boy.

In the witness-box, Mr. J. Mar. shall said that he and his brother only interfered when the complain. ant was about to strike Hill with dog cash, The lad was his nephew,

Answering his Worship, witness said that there had been a little trouble previously between his wife and the sister of the complainant's But my only catchee one pie-employer, but it had not been of cic," averted the prisoner.

a serious nature, He admitted "But you will go to prison for having struck the complaint, but seven days for stealing declared described the blows as slight the magistrate.

Evidence of a corroborative asture was given by the second defendant, bir. A. Marshal

The prisoner left the dock in the charge of a warder and the expres

Frisoner's Sub-normal Intelligence. Mr. Leo d'Almada, jun.. before calling evidence for the defence, said that he would argue later on that the Crown ease could not be accepted, but at this stage he would on his face suggested that he thought he would have got a confine himself to the evidencelifer had he stolen the whole which he would call. In the first pie! place a motive for the crime had not been established. As evidence would show, no money or articles of jewellery had been stolen from either of the murdered girls. "

Counsel. would also call Dr. Cannon,to give evidence of mental 7. The Company shall hereafter tests during the period he had the. contribute 8 per month for the prisoner unde: observation. Pris- education of the members of the oner had failed to pass a test which Union: The Company undertakes to give some subsidy to the work ten-year-old child in England.

6. Whenever the Company hires any workmen, the Union shall be

first

consulted --Theee two ¿c. mands cannot be accepted, for they are in conflict with the Gov. erminent regulations For railroad workers.

or a child of fifteen in China con- sidering the difference in language and range of thought could have passed. Like all medical officers of repute, Dr. Cannon was loath to ex-

men's school when it is established: 5. The Company shall hereafter dismiss THO workinen unless for adequate reason. Under no cond- tion shall the wages for their suc- Cessors shall be lower than that of the dismissed men, with the consent press a definite opinion one way or of the Union:-Accepted, “

the other, but his observations Ope amendment. insisted

tups.

The Boya Delight!

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Is dismissing the summons, his Worship said he waa quite satis- fied as to what happened. It start- The village blacksmith who hased with a boyish quarrel between never shod a horse gazed stolidly the youngsters and the complain at the Court clock,

ant must have been getting the worse of it when took the nearest weapon-the, dog leash and was about to use it. His Worship said he had been here for many years and had frequently seen small Chi uese boys, when fighting, produce "I dived into the creek and fish-bricks. He was satisfied that the ed them up from the bottom," de complainant tried to hit Hill with clared the prisoner.

You bought these iron rods without making inquiries, from the prisoner because you knew him well and thought everything was

right?" asked the magistrate..

Hai" assented the relieved son of the anvil.

The magistrate looked wise.

If that were so the rods would be muddy all over. As it is, only one end of the rods shows trazes of mud and that agrees with the complainant's story that he kept them standing on end with the bottom part buried."

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SPEED SWIMMING.

DAILY PRESS."]

SIR, Your correspondent, Leung Tit Sang, appears indignant be cause I stated in my notes on swim- ming that the Chinese have not so far provided a local champion in long or short distances in speed swimming."

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Mr. Loung points out that the Chinese hold the 100 yards breast: stroke and the 100 yards back stroke for Hong Kong. He argues that although these strokes might not be speedy enough to be considered speed swimming, these events are important enough to be included in the Olympic Games.

Whether an event is included in the Olympic events or not does not enter into the question. If Mr. Leung will say definitely that there is,any school of swimming where the breast stroke or the back stroko is taught because of the speed it gives, I am willing to take a back seat. I always thought the "crawl" was the thing, "and in this depart- ment I am sure Mr. Leung will be the first to agree with me that although the Chinese possess some very good exponents, they have not yet provided a champion.

A to the coach, what I had in mind was a coach for those who were on the threshold of their swimming careers and not for these who have, like your correspondent, swum for years. Those who go in for awimming know Mr. Loung Tit Sang as a good swimmer, but oven in his case, I would say that had he been properly coached at the right time, he would have done much better and would probably have some open championship in- speed "swimming to bis name.-

BROADCASTER

"Under the circumstances the defendants were entitled to inter- fere," zaid his Wership. "The only thing I am in doubt about was whether the first defendant did or did not use too much "force. He has been perfectly bonest and ad mitted the thing and on the whole The prisoner, who found this line I think he did not use too much of, argument quite unanswerable, His Worship warned the parties upon by the Company. The Union would show that the prisoner was went, to gaol for 14 days, 13 of that there was to be no further Yours, etc.,

which he will no doubt spend in "thinking of another for future trouble and added that they would be charged with disorderly conduct. should any of them appear before the Court again.

shalt be responsible for the appre- "hension of the offenders who wish. out reston bent a number of mem hers of the staff of the Railway.

These terms were fically accepted and signed by both parties...

subject to irresistible impulses.

Mental Test questions.

A Chinese witness stated in evi- dence that he neted as interpreter

occasions.

to Dr. Cannon in the Prison Hos-isliked. Witness found also that

pital on June 29. Witness was

these processes led a stage fürther given a paper containing the fol than even reasonable abnormality lowing in English, which he was

to obsession of the mind. Prisoner BUTCHERS' STRIKE OVER. asked to put to the prisoner it belonged to the border line" or Cantonese: An unfortunate man fell off his bicycle and was killed transitional class, which was a singe instantly. He was taken to a bos- pital and they fear he will not re-

HIGH PRICE OF MEAT...

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT,] cover."

CANTON, July 3.

before lunacy.

force.

AT THE POLICE COURTS.

FRAYED TEMPERS,

Hong Kong, July 3

COMMUNISTIC SLOGAN

PAINTERS

SENTENCED AT CENTRAL MAGISTRACY.

Two Chinese who were arrested

In a case which came up before A transitional mind, witness con-

Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday inast week for painting Communistic tinued, could have been in that

which four" women were charged state for at least twelve months or Witness could not remember what probably more.

During the period with fighting at a street fountain, slogans on the wall of the Royal Naval Yard were before. Mr. E. W. prisoner said, but be interpreted it of observation prisoner gave evid. the police indicated that they were Hamilton at Central Magistracy to Dr. Cannon who wrote it down.ence of irrestible impulses. As a not pressing for heavy penalty.

Mr. Hamilton (to defendants):

yesterday. The same statement was put to result of conversations with bim another prisoner who was also pre- witness was led to believe that pris-You must keep the peace over this

water business. sent, and he at once asked how oner had suffered from these im- dead man could recover.

pulses, not necessarily at any parti The first woman: I did not fight. cular time. Irresistible impulse had They were been given the name of impulsive

The butchers strike in Canton, which looked so formidable yester day, has ended. The strikers have heen compelled to bring their cattle to the abattoir to he slaughtered Another statement put to the under the eyes of the veterinary prisoner in the dock was: "There doctors. Each pig is now brought was a piracy yesterday, but it was to the nearest abattoir where it is not a bad one. Only 48 people were first examined to make sure that killed." Witness remembered the at is fit for human consumption be prisoner's answer was that was not fore, it is being slaughtered. Each serious case. The other prisoner carcass must now bear the blue seal said it was a serious case." of the Health Bureau before it

Answering Mr Somerset Fitzroy, may be sold in the market. The prosecuting counsel, witness and Police have been instructed to keep that at first he did not think much a sharp lookout for carcases bear about the statements he was asked ing no zuch seal.

to interpret, but later it struck him Although the strike has formally that they were nonsensical. ended, very few pigs are brought to the abattoirs. The writer, while walking through the meat markets

CASES,

..

insanity by medical authorities.

Mr. Hamilton: You will all be

bound over in a personal bond of $60 to keep the peace for six months.

J

Wasting Water.. Charged with wasting water, a Chinese explained that he bad poured four buckets of water into a drain because his conscience would not allow him to make congee

Driven to Commit Homicide. Fallowing observations made by bis Lordship, witness said that a person in such a state may koow that he is doing wrong, but is driven by impulse. They do not make preparations for homicide as a rule. It is more usual for them to attack without reason. & homi- cide is not likely to run away.

Cross-examined by Mr. Fitzroy pipe. witness said that he was satisfied

for his customers with water which had been contaminated by bilga leaking from an overhead waste

The charges against the prison ers were damaging the wall and putting up notices without the per- mission of the S.C.A

The defendants were represented by Mr. F. I. J'aimada, Jan., and Mr. A. E. Ha

It was given in evidence that the first defendant was painting on the wall while the second held up the bucket of paint. They were arrest ed at 10 pm, on June 22, and the slogans they were painting urged a Tenewal of the Hong Kong- Canton Strike and referred to the. Sha-ki abair.

Mr. Ha naked for lesiency for his client, in consideration of the fact that he had been in custody Mr. for more than a week. d'Almada said his client was later ate and was holding the pot of paint just to oblige his companion, The first defendant was.apotenced

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Prisoner's. Irresistible Impulses.

The police stated that the de- Dr. A. Cannes, medical officer in the prisoner was not pretending. fendant was sech to obtain the za Canton this morning, saw only charge, of Prisons sad the Mort He had instances of malingering water from a fountain at Aberdeen a few butcher shops open for busi uary, gave evidence of his obser- among the inmates, but this was Street, and the only reason as far ness, and the shortage of meat bar vations. Witness said that he had not so in the case of the prisoner, as they could see for bis action was caused a big increase is the prices made a special study of pathology. whose actions were closely observed that he had some heated words with to two months' hard labour on the

kim. As regards his foki over the water.

fret charge and fired $95 or an Lean pork is now sold at $1.60 Prior to coming here he was attach- unknown to

the" prisoner Was His Warship fined defendant $25 additional month on the second. per, catty. This is twice what it ed to the West Riding Lunatic cleanliness, was before the strike. The price Asylum, being associated with Dr. normal.

Dr. Cannon agreed with his Lord or in default, one month's hard The second defendant was of beel has also gone up.

Joseph Shaw Bolton, and had conv siderable experience in mental ship that the gist of his evidence labour, adding that it was most tenced to one month's hard labour was that if somebody told him that probable that, defendant lost his and fined $10 or fourteen days in MISCHIEF AT BIAS BAY. Speaking of the pol kept him ibie impulses, witness would not be a drain

Speaking of the prisoner, Dr. the prisoner acted under irrepress-temper and poured the water into addition on the second count.

-Street-Fountain Fighting.`-- under observation for about a surprised.

In re-examination, witness said Five Chinese were before Mi. T. According to a report in the month, subjecting him to various vernacular Press, the piratical in tests both phyical and mental. The that the prisoner's mind was equal S Whyte-Smith at Kowloon Magis habitants of the Bias Bay district physical tests showed that prisoner to that of an average school boy of tracy yesterday for behaving in have destroyed the wireless station. was in a debilitated condition, and ten years at Home or thirteen out disorderly manner by fighting at

a street fountain in Peking Road. the detective attempted to arrest Admiral Chen Chak has, in "conse-also that he had a vacant expres here.

Further hearing was adjourned The first defendant was also charge the first defendant ho was knocked quence, sent two gunboats, the Hoi sion.

Witness concluded from the until 10.30 this morning when Mr.ed with assaulting a Chinese datec-down. Defendant in answer to the Fu and Ping Nam, to that district

Smul mental tests that certain workings d'Almada will deliver his address five. All defendants pleaded guilty charge said that the detective slip- to attack these outlaws.

Military of the prisoner's mind were faulty, for the defence, after which Mr. to the first offence, but the first de- ped on the wet ground. N taneously, the Caston

The Magistrate imposed a hos of hedsbowiga very little control over his Fitzroy will reply for the Crown, fendant denied striking the police

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(Continued on next Column). the morning sitting.

(Continued at foot of next column). the others $4 each damaged wireless.

It was stated that the defend- ants were fighting with six others and three were taken to the Station by an Indian constable, and when

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