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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 3. 1930.

"TO-DAY'S CEREMONY MARRIED COUPLE AT "CHUET TIN" MONEY. SEIZURE OF REDS

PARADE AT STATUE SQUARE.

RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE IN THE EVENING..

The anniversary of the birthday of His Majesty the King will be onserved in right royal fashion to-

LOGGERHEADS.

ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT

BY HUSBAND.

WIFE WHO HESITATES TO RETURN HOME.

Chan Wai Man, afias Chau Chan

A COMMISSION CLAIM IN THE SUMMARY COURT.

THE SYSTEM DISPUTED.

A claim, brought against the Kwong Wing Cheong Kee firm, of 17, Wing Woo" Street, by a former employee, was indefinitely adjourn

ΙΝ ΑΜΟΥ.

SMART WORK BY KULANGSU POLICE.

HUGE MASS OF MATERIAL CAPTURED.

local community, saya the corres- Kulangau, Amoy, May 18.-The

TIENTSIN WORKERS

WHO GO BLIND...

XEROSIS" NOW TAKING

HEAVY TOLL.

SLIGHT CHANGES IN DIET AN EFFECTIVE CURE.

(ONIZED PRESS.}

day, and the first of the olhei Sze, who charges her husband, Chaued at the Summary Court yesterday pondent of the North-China Daily in Tientsin's handicraft factories

celebrations arranged will be n parade at Statue Square at 10 a.m. which will be followed by a cere monial march, of the garrison past the Cenotaph, at which point H.E. the Governor will take up his posi.

tion.

« On arrival, His Excellency will be met by the General Officer Com- manding the Rear-Admiral and the Senior Ocer, R.A.F... together

Ki Luen, with desertion, was again in the witness bax yesterday, when the case was continued before Mr.

A. G. H. Grantham at the Central Magistracy.

Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the complainant," while Mr. F. X. d'Almada, Sr.," was for the de-

fendant!

Cross-examined by 'Mr, d'Almada, Chan Wai Man agreed that her

father's business failed in 1927.

owing to the absence, through ille, has been stirsed by the ness, of the manager of the firm.seizure of some Communists and a The case was before the Puisne large amount of materials for Judge (Mr. Justice Wood), Mr. Apropaganda which was effected by el Arculli appearing for the plain- Captain G. R. Bass, Captain-Super tiff and Mr. F. C. E. Rendall for intendent of Police in the Kulangs

International Settlement, with the assistance of his staff on May 14.

For some time it has been suspect

the defendant firm.

The plaintiff, Wong Shun, of 44. Bonham Strand East, claimed 8534

as chuettin money, which he exod that Communists were operating plained was commission paid for from Kulangsu. Finally informa

Several Kundred girls and boys

disease which can easily be pre- are going blind each year from a

vented or cured in the early stages through slight changes in the diet, according to investigations just com. pleted by the International Leaghe for the Prevention of Blindness.

Studies made at the Peiyang University Hospital by a French and a Chinese doctor, Drs, J. Los souarn and Wang Peng Wing, have

with their staff and officers, and he will be received with the Royal Her father asked her to request the selling old stock and sample goods, tion enough was got to fix suspicion proved that even when blindness i

Salute by guards of honour draw from the 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry, the 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the ard Battalion, the 13th Punjab Regiment.

After the Governor has taken up. his position at the Cenotaph. a Royal Salute of 31 guns will còm inence. The firing party will be formed by the U.K.S.R.A. hand will he stationed at the Murray Parade Ground. After the 7th, 14th and 1st rounds of the Salute, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders will five a feu-de-joia. The massed mili- tary hands will then play the whole of the National Anthem, and this will be followed by three cheers to be given for His Majesty.

The March Past.

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The conclusion of the parade will he marked by the various uaits marching past His Excellency in eclumn of route.

The massed military bands in httendance will be composed of the bands of the Soutersets, the Argyll

defendant, her husband, for a loan of about $90,000. The husband, when approached, had replied that

he could not make the loan. «

Mr. d'Almada: You committed suicide because you brooded over your father's state of affairs!

Witness: No, not at all. Mr. d'Anada: The razor which you committed suicide with was your own razor!

Witness: Yes, it was part of my dowry.

Chita Wai Man also stated that quarrels between her and the "de- fendant had been frequent since her father died. The defendant often went out for dinners, but she was never present at these parties.

Mr. d'Almada: How many times have you heen. with your hushand to the On Lok Yuen or to the Tung Tin Restaurants for dinner i

Takon Out Once. Witness replied that she could. remember only one occasion when her husband took her out.

After the

death of her father-in-law, each member of the family was allowed 830 to spend on a dress for mourn, ing. The defendant did not hand over, the $30 which witness was en. titled to, but, later, brought her out to make a quilted dress and also took her to the On Lok Yuen

Restaurant for dinner.

and Sutherland Highlanders, the Mr. d'Almada: When you were at Punjabis. and the Volunteers and the hospital, after you had cut your will be under the command of Band-throat, your husband visited you

every day, didn't he? master E. J. Woolcott, SLI

Twenty members from each of the following bodies have been request ed to attend :-Ex-Active Service British Men's Association, the Legion, the Mercantile Marine, St. John Ambulance Brigade, Boy Scouts and Girl Guides.

a practice which was common among strongly upon certain houses within Chinese Arms. He also claimed the Settlement: The raid was $1.80 for hair-cutting and shav-ordered and proved successful be ing, another customary allowanceyond all expectations. Four men There was a counter-claim for

were caught, and an extraordinarily wages overpaid to the plaintiff.

large amount of materials seized, Explaining the plaintiff's case, including a completo printing outfit

his solicitor said that his client was engaged for one Chinese year by the defendant firm as a buyer of marine delicacies. His salary was to be $10 a month and one and a half shares of chuet tin money.

Matter from Moscow.

Of great interest werd the printed materials found. There were pie- tures of Stalin, Kalinin, Bücharin, and photographs of recent Com

activities Plaintiff, in evidence, said that munist

in Moscow. he received $1,250 after the year's These materials also included text- contract. This represented one books, lectures, pamphlets, and share of chuet tin to be worth $420, posters on various phases of com so that he was due another 3550 munism. There were letters, essays, according to the arrangement. maps, written reports, and minutes district centre, in

every

seems inevitable, feeding three eggs a day to the sufferers will cure them within a week.

The disease in question is knowi in Europe as "xerosis, which causes the eye to wither, dry up and lose its smoothness, after which ulcers destroy it and its vision for- ever. Investigation has shown that much of the blindness in China is due to this disease.

The principal sufferers in Tientsin, the investigators found, were young apprentices in the various "fac tories," which turn out hand-made rugs, embroideries, etc., as well as those working in cotton mills, and boy soldiers kept in barracks. It was believed the disease W23 epidemic, as it appeared most fre- quently in winter, and drops during

Cross-examined by Mr. Rendall, } from plaintiff admitted that he had pre- Fukion.

E. viously instructed Mr. A.

The reports contain aft informa- Hall to write a letter of demand to tion of plans, organization, num-the hot days of summer.. the defendant firm. He was, how-bers, progress, the general condition ever, not aware that the defendant and movements of all troops, and irm had replied that no'chuet tim further give their morale and the was payable, as all the fukis had extent to which they are influenced had, their salary increased.

by communist agents.

In opening his defence, Mr. Ren- dall said that the firm was engaged in the export. trade of marine de- licacica and the business last year

amounted to over one lakh. At the

beginning of the last Chinese year,

man named Lo Lin was appointed manager. It was then decided that instead of the commission money, chuet tin, being paid yearly to em- ployees, the wages should be in

Dietary Origin.

But Dr. Lossouarn declares The careful study of Dr. Wang has forcibly demonstrated the diet origin of xerosis, for three eggs, Complete orders were found issued given every day to those unhappy by the General Headquarters in victims of xerosis, have been suf- Shanghai, and also from the Dis- ficient to cure them in a comparn- trict Headquarters at Yungyenchow, tively short time." Fukien. From all appearances The disease acts with appalling Kulangsu was used as a distribu- rapidity, Dr. Lossouarn reports.

the business was reorganised and ating centre for this part of China." In a week, the purulent melting of All indications so far are that the the eye may take place, but in seizure includes the complete archi- less than that time cases, consider- ves of the Communist cause in Southed as very severe, may be bettered Fukien. The reports included cover and the eyesight saved. There is, period of nine months ending therefore, no other ocular affection April, 1930.

so serious as this one, but also none other is more easily cured if treat ment is not applied too late.” found that xerosis affects children The investigating physicians have and women very seldom in Tientsin, due to the fact that they never board at the factories but get their. food at home after the day's work is over. Dr. Lossouarn says: "My opinion is that instinct urges them to vary their diet and to eat vitamina." There are cases on re- cord, however, of epidemics of the discase among women students who boarded together.

Mr. Randall, went on to say that

Chance for a Clean Sweep, So great is the amount of raaterial plaintiff was engaged at a salary of 880 a month, and not $100, as that only a small part has yet been examined. All the papere, together he had stated, and that there was with the men arrested, has been never any agreement between plain handed over to the Chinese author- tiff and Lo Ein with regard to itles in Amoy by Captain Bass. The complete plans of the Com- chuet tin money. He added that Lo munist Party in China have thus

Witness: No. I saw him only twice

After she was discharged from hospital, witness stated that she went to the S.C.A. The husband was also there. At the interview at the S.C.A., she was asked whether she would be returning to her mother's house at Kau Kong Village and she had replied in the The following units will be pre not offer any advice in regard to

affirmative. The S.C.A. officials did | creased.

seat:----12th, 20th and 31st Heavy her return to her husband, and the Batteries, Royal Artillery;. Royal atter, also, did not request her to Engineers, Royal Signals, at Bat-o back to the house.

Replying to Mr. d'Almada, wit- talian Somerset Light Infantry, 2ndness said that she did not receive Battalion Argyll and Sutherland any letter or message when she was in Kau Kong Village asking her to Highlanders, Royal Array Service

return to her husband." Corps, Hong Kong Mule Corps, The complainant further in- 2nd, 4th and 5th Heavy Batteriestimated that she returned to the Lin was sick and could not there-been put into" the hands of the food-stuffs containing the necessary and the 1st Mountain Battery of the Colony in April or May of this fore be called.

year. She reported at the S.C.A. H.K.S Brigade, Royal Artillery, and was advised to go back to her the Royal Navy, the 3/15 Punjab mother, as the separation between Regiment, the Hong Kong Volun her and her husband had been 30

long. teer Defence Corps, the Royal Navy Mr. d'Almada: Did you ask for

compensation?

Witness: I said I had been kept In the evening, H.E. the Gover-ignorant of every affait. My hus nor and Lady Peel will hold a band had married another lady, reception at Government House to and I was also ignorant of that.

Mr. d'Almada: As a matter of which a large and representative gathering has been invited..

"and Marines.

"FREESKATER" GOES TO GAOL.

HAMMER ATTACK ON THEATRE GATEKEEPER.

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Because he was refused admit tance without a ticket, a Chinese sought to get his revenge on the gatekeeper of the Po Hing Theatre, Yaumati, by attacking him with hammer.

This man was arrested and, when charged before. Mr T. B. Whyte Smith yesterday at Kowloon Magis- tracy, he denied that he used the hammer and further stated that he did not know that a ticket was necessary!

Divisional Inspector Marks, who was in charge of the case, told the Magistrate that the gatekeeper, was adved from a serious assault with the timely arrival of an Indian. The

TENARY FAH AWAY

fact, he was still willing to receive you in the honse and offered to take you back in the home?

Witness: He1 No.

Mr. d'Almada inquired if it was not true that she had, refused to have anything to do with her hus- band when she was asked to return to him, through the services of Messrs. Russ & Company.

Met Unwilling to Return. Witness: I am not saying that I wish to refuse to return to my husband, but it appears that he has no intention of taking me back into

the house.

Mr. d'Almada: But he has in- structed me to ask you to return to the house, now, and he is willing to provide you with every necessity. There will be no molestation, or trouble. Are you willing to return to the house?

Witness: Well, I have always been ill-treated by him when I was stay ing in his place, and there might be a recurrence, of the same thing.

Evidence was also given by Ah Siu, who stated that she had been an amab in the employ of the com plainant's parents for about 17

Government. It is a wonderful chance for the Government to clean A witness called by the defence out the. Communists in China, and stated that plaintiff's salary was it can only be hoped that war will 880 a month. He also stated that not prevent the necessary co-opera

"Except for rare cases," says Dr. the payment of commission was dis-tion. Wholesale raids could be made

immediately throughout Fukien if Losssuarn, "xerosis is only found pensed with before plaintiff joined there were political unity and co-among persons who have not the the firm.

freedom of choosing their own diet, operation, but with the present con- fusion and disagreement, it is such a workmen, apprentices and generally feared that little can be soldiers. It is not found among accomplished. The Army author-street coolies and probably not ities are not strong enough to go treatment is, therefore, very simple among beggars. The preventive into the interior themselves. They have enough to do to look after their own ground.

The case was adjourned sine die to enable Mr. Rendall to call Lo Lin when he is well again.

A FOREIGN VAGRANT

IN SHANGHAL

THE "RIGHT TO LIVE.”

Petak

In H.M. Police Court in Shang- bai, Mr. C. G. O. Anderson, Magistrate, sentenced G. H. Cox to 14 days' imprisonment for solicit ing for alms contrary to the Vagrancy Act of 1624, Section 3, on May 28 at 5 Chusan Road. cused asked for leniency and said be would better himself.

Ac-

Colonel Lin, Chief in command at Ampy, has set a number of men the tremendous task of examining this mass of material, from which it is hoped the eyes of all governing officials in Chine will be opened to the actual activities of Sovietism.

THE FILIPINO CLUB.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

some fresh meat, fresh fish or two eggs once a week or fresh vegetables. at every season would completely eradicate this disease.

"We have often advised factory managers to change the diet of their workmen, to follow the most elementary rules of dietetic hygiene. But very few have paid any atten- ∙tion to our instructions. The League is therefore, neeking to obtain help from, the municipal authorities in compelling factory managers to feed their employees.

The League maintains several clinics in Tientsin, treating thou- Hunds of sußerera, and cures have been made in about 50 per cent, of those under treatment during the past year.

THE "TANDA" INCIDENT..

SPECIAL SESSIONS FOR THURSDAY.

The annual general meeting of the Mr. F. Schmusor, complainant, Filipina Club took place at the Clubhouse on Sunday, when there told the court that at 8.30 p.m. on May 28, while he was having dis was a large gathering of members. ner, accused and another man came Aftor the report and accounts for to his house and one of them rang the past year had been passed, the the hell. When he went to the front meeting went on with the election door, accused pushed his foot for. of officers for the ensuing year. The ward so that the door would not following were elected: President, ahut and said "I have the right Dr. V. N. Atienza; Vice-President, to live," and, "I want something Mr. J. M. de la Cruz; Hon. Trea- Mr. F. Gonzales; Hon. Secretary, to eat,"

Complainant told him to go aurer, Mr. LR. Ildefonso; Com-

A special sitting of the Supreme Criminal years. When the complainant was away, whereupon he said that he mittee: Messta. M. J. Hall, E. A. Court to deal with

rind in 1920, Accompanied had come to for the Arovedos, the Valeroso, 18 Castro, V. U. Zafra Bessiens trial has been arranged her to the defendant's house. She family who lived on the storey and Garc Turchi the hammar in his fight but bad that far the best me and find to bredt parrangements 252 9s on feet to Heri, the engyen vállyba sherard was later arrested by a European defendant's father, her mistress had Complainant and his house-boy celebrate Rizal's birthday on June with the murder of Fang Shau San, been badly treated by the defendant, then ejected the pair from the house 22 along the same lines as last on board the as. Tanda, on May In sentencing the defendant to six who scolded, and assaulted her on and garden. When a few yards year's, ad ul fresco concert and 5, 1930. Witnesses will be called weeks' imprisonment without the many occasions. Witness remem away accused shouted May God dance. Dr. Jose Rizal was born from the vessel to give evidence. option of n fine, the Magistrate re-bered particularly one occasion punish you for this.”

on June 19, 1883; and the celebra-The trial will be before the Pisne marked that be would try to stop when, on account of the loss of a Ten minutes later accused came tion should really be held on the Judge (Mr. Justice Wood),) the Hooliganism at the Po Hing Theatre, cat, the defendant kicked and back again, and complainant took 19th instant, but for the convenience. Mr. Leo d'Almada, jun, has heen where quite a number of Chinese throttled his wife..

him to Wayside. Police Station. A of the majority of the members and assigned by the Crown to defend in have attempted to obtain a free The case was adjourned till Chinese amah corroborated Mr. their friends, June 22 has been the case. He will be instructed by show without a ticket,

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