1931-05-28 — Page 7

OUR HAWKERS.

THINGS FOR WHICH THEY HAVE TO BE FINED!

The usual army of offending hawkers filed before the Magistraten at the Central Court yesterday..

A Chinese coolie appeared before Mr. Williams charged with hawking vegetables without a license at On Tai Stror. He pleaded guilty..

His Worship What excuse have You 1

Defendunt: I just pick up rotton and discarded vegetables and sell them for what they will fetch.

His Worship: You can't well vegetabica without a license. 28.

HIS MOTHER'S LICENSE.

SHATIN RAILWAY

DISASTER.

P.W.D. ENGINEER'S RECOM MENDATIONS.

FURTHER EVIDENCE AT

ENQUIRY,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1931.

HONG KONG STOCK

MARKET.

CROUCHER & CO.'S DAILY REPORT.

LOCAL "SWEAT DEN" REVELATIONS.

FACTORY OWNER FINED,

In a prosecution at the Central Magistrney yesterday, it was reveal. With the exception of Hotels,ed that 70 women and girls were there was not much activity. After found in a cockloft packed shoulder being sold at 817 for cash, and to shuler in conditions rexem-' $17.25 June, a small demand set in bling a "sweat den." They, were whicle raised the spot price to $17.50 employed in hem-stitching handker- with anica at $18 July. These rates chiefs. brought out further sellers; and the market closed ensler nt $17.40 sollers cash and 817,60, June and $17.70

Banks and Unions were sold in chief min lots at 82,020 tɔ 82,030 and

Further evidence was heard yes terday before, Mr. E. W. Hamil ton and a special jury regarding the receat railway disaster which nccurred at a point on the Kowloon Canton Railway between Shatin and { July, · Taipo on April 20.

D). Mr C

Lambert, mechanical engineer of the Kow-8050, Joot-Canton Railway Company, replying to questions put by the Coroner, stated that it was usual to join up wooden and steel coaches was customary in together, na England. The undercarriage of all coaches made in Hong Kong were

In another as a youth was charged with welling flowers in Hollywod Road without a Feense. He adinitted the charge...

His Worship: What excuse have unde of steel. yout

Delendant: I have been trying to apply for a license bist would not

get ones

His Worship (to Inspector Shaf- tain): Any record?

Inspector Shaftain: No, your Worship. His mother has a license nd it appears that his mother is il. She had previously bought these flowers and he was trying to

tid of them,

Mr. C. J. Wardell, engineer in the P.W.D., and noting engineer in the Ways and Works Department, Kowloon-Canton Railway, said that he was satisfied with the arrange ment of the waterfall. Replying to questions put by the Coroner, wit ness said that he attributed the accident to abnormal rainfall which lifted the water over the wall and undermined the embankment. Ho did not get to the scene of the acti

Defendant was asked by his Wor-dent until 11 p.m. ship whether it was correct that his mother held a hawking license, He replied: Yes, but she is too old to hawk.

Sergeant Thorpe (of the Hawkers' Department): That is probably why she got the lierne.

His Worship in imposing a fine of 33 or five days' hard labour in default, told defendant that licenses were not for young people like the defendant,

A PERSISTENT OFFENDER!

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Another youth was brought before Mr. Williams on a charge of selling newspapers without is license, in Counaght Road Central. He plead- ed guilty!

On the defendant's record being handed up to his Worship, the latter observed that defendant had bad two convictions in March for similar

offences.

P.W.D. Engineer's Suggestions. Ho considered that every precau tion had been taken to protect tho place against accident, but consider ed that measures should be taken so that the wall should be raised, the slope of the bank pitched in masonry with ezinent mortur, the cut widened, and some of the boulders removed. He considered that, if his suggestions were adapted, in normal eircumstances such a disaster would not cerur again. Witness said that the permanent way inspectar ex- mined a section of the line each werk, and made frequent inspection trips by trolley.

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The defendant was the owner of the Sam Ying factory, 2, Lower Lascar Row, who was summoned under the Ordinance dealing with the industrial employment of women and Young girls. He was charged with allowing a woman employee to work during prohibited hours.

EUROPEANS ATTACK

POLICE.

CHINESE DETECTIVES

INJURED,

Two Europeans in civilian clothes, believed, to be soldiers, were||||

fracas in Queen's involved in a Road Central, near. Battery Path on Tuesday night.

According to a report made to the police, the Europeans first set upon. two inoffensive Chinese pass- re-by. When theso men called for help, two Chinese dictcetivos, on duty in Queen's Rond Contral, who' rushed to the resente, were set upon by the Earopeans, and one of them was struck on the nose as well as other parts of the body. The second Mr. F. Meade, Inspector of Fac-detective was also hurt but less Humphreys were sold at 821.25 tories, stated that the woman was seriously.

When tho detectives managed to and Renlys were offered at 811.working at 9.30 pm. Though the

Ewos wenkened to Tk. 12.75 and trade did not come under the de-blow their police whistles, the Euro- fled in the direction of closed with buyers from Shanghai finition of a dangerous trade, it was peans

ing investigations, regarding the: offering Ths. 12.90. Shanghai Cottons carried on in a slum district and Baltory Path. The polics are raak- declined to 802.30.

the conditions approximated, very entity of the two offenders, closely to what would at Home Ve called a "' sweat den.".

Lands ensed to 802.73 cash and 891.75 July.

Hong Kong Trams hardened and are wanted at 21.55 Star Ferries were sold at 895 and Hong Kong

Electrics at 881.25.

Telephones continued on offer at 839.50 "without attracting buyers. the morning but closed with sellers Caments touched 820.05 during

nt 820.50.

Dairy Farms were wanted at $29.50.

Constructions after sales at 88.20 are wanted both for cash and for ward delivery.,

COPYRIGHT INFRINGED.

CHINESE BOOKSELLERS FINED.

The proprietors of the Taishing Bookshop of 70, Hollywood Road, were defendants in

summona

Packed Shoulder to Shoulder, Witness said that during his visit he found about 70 women and girls working at knitting machines. They were packed shoulder to shoulder on benches in a cockloft, while some were sitting on boxes suspended from the walls. The factory itself was not a new one, but it was under new ownership.

The sanitary conditions of the place also appeared to be very un- satisfactory, and witness had re ferred the question to the Sanitary Department for action,

SAILORS' AND SOLDIERS' HOME.

LIST OF DONATIONS TO

RECENT APPEAL

The Committee of the Sailors' and Soldiers Home gratefully acknowledge the receipt of the following Donations, forwarded in response to the recent appeal for funds: ---

Mr. G. Sayer, D.A. Mr. S. Jarvin

Mr. A. Murdock

Mr. Alphonse J. Hund, St.

Francis Hotel Miss Norah Stone Mr. Lo Chung Kue'

Total

910

10

25

25

22 338

20

$115

Further Donations are earnestly

Defendunt contended that at no time had he more than 50 workers in his employment. He stried taken out by the Macmillian Book that on the night in question there solicited. Publishing Co., Ltd., of London, for having in their possession 11 school was a pressure of business owing to text books to which falar trade dean urgent shipment required for scriptions had been applied.

Mr. F. H. Kwok was for the cos plainant company, and Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios for the defend ants.

Mr. Kwok said the books in ques

Mila

Mr. Schofield fined the owner $50, remarking that defendant would have to improve the sanitary condi tions of his factory if he desired to continue in business.

HAWKING ON SHIPS.

THREE MEN CHARGED AT MARINE COURT,

THE SHIPBUILDING SLUMP.

BRITAIN'S UNENVIABLE

POSITION."

London, May 1-Shipbuilding commenced in Great Britain dar ing the first quarter of this year was the lowest since the advent of steel shipbuilding..

tion were algebra, arithmetic and other text books used in local the University. They were good schonts and in examinations held by photographic copies of the ones Sergeant J. H. Cordeux, officer issued under copyright by the Mar millan Publishing Company. He de in charge of Shatin Police Station,sired to bring the case to the notice said that on April-20 at 6 pm, of other book dealers in the Colony

This was the statement of Mr. Chines boy gave him a message n8 a warning.

For the defendants, Mr, d'Almada

A. L. Ayre, chairman of the Ship- from Dr. Farr, saying that there Remedios pleaded n technical At the Marino Court yesterday building Employers' Federation, had been a railway accident. He offence. He said the same bookshop three Chinese were charged with who, in outlining to the shipbuild Defendant told the Court that a telephoned from Shatin for assist-had figured in two previous s

the industry, gaid that 52.7 per prietors to diamiss their late man- the Dutch vessel Tjibadak,

cent, of the workers were now un. "few years ago he had a license, but anes but the phone was out of monses, and this had led the pro hawking without licenses on boarding unions the present position of The first defendant told the employed, and that the outlook for he lost it and could not get it re-order. Ho walked to the main readnger, Tsoi Ping Yat. Unfortunnie-

and saw a 'fire engine and ambul-15, when the new manager took Magistrate, Comdr. J. B. Newill, the future was one of "unrelieved newed.

How grave the position of the auce passing him. He went to the over the post, he was left in iguor D.S.O., R.N., that he did not know, gloom"

auce as to which of the books in-

the regulations. He was bawking scene of the accident with some fringed the law. Now they gave for the first time when arrested. In industry was illustrated by Mr. others and he and his men assisted an undertaking to hand over all the imposing a fine of $10, his Worship Ayre with statistics showing: the other people on the spot to succour the injured. They worked until 2 a.m.

Sergeant Thorpe pointed out that the Police always replaced licenses that were reported to them as lost.

Inspector Shaftain stated that if a hawker reported at the charge room that his license was fast, he would be given a chit to go to the Hawkers' Department for a new license to be issued.

Fatal Washout. News also reached him that day His Worship fined defenduat 20 that there had been a washout at

r eight days.

Was

A PEACH.

Agother hawker

charged before Mr. Williams with selling praches within market limits. The was arrested in Des Vœux Road West at a point within the limits of Western Market. The do- fendant pleaded guilty.

a village called Man Hang, and ten people had lost their lives by drowsing. Between 3.30 and 4 p.m.' on the day of the accident there occurred the heaviest rainfall that he could remember.

undesirable copies,

Mr, Schofield, in registering a con- viction, made an order for the copies to be handed over to the complainants and allowed costs to. the extent of 850 for the latter.

TOBACCO DEALER SUMMONED.

CIGARS ALLEGED TO BE FALSELY MARKED.

pointed out that it was defendant's

regulations. duty to acquaint himself with the

1. Only 32,055 tons of new con the first quarter of 1931. This i struction was commented during barely one-thirteenth of that com meneed during the corresponding quarter of last year.

The second defendant said that he was employed by another man who was properly licensed and who

2. During the 12 months ending had left him in charge of the stall. with March, orders were received Defendant was fined $10 -

for only 120 veasels totalling 39,- The third defendant denied the 000 tons. This was but one-fourth charge. The prosecuting Police of the tonnage ordered in each of Sergeant said that he found the de- the three years 1927, 1928 and 1929. fendant with bean curd and cooked 3. Work is proceeding at present food for sale This the defendant in only 17 out of every 100 berths denied, pointing out that the bean in commission. curd and cakes did not belong to him.

The manager of the Great Eastern In awer to his Worship, the Sub-Inspector Elston said that he Tobacco Company, of Shanghai Sergeant admitted that he did net took charge of the police arrange Street, was summoned before Mr. actually see the defendant link- ments at Kowloon Police Station Hamilton at the Kowloon Magising. Bis Worship decided to dis tracy yesterday for (a) having ap charge the man, saying that there on receiving information from the plied a false trade description to might possibly have been some con railway authoritise that there had cigars, (b) having the cigars in his fusion. His Worship: What excuse have liven an nevident. He commandeor Possession for sale or for the pur- pose of trade or manufacture and for selling within marketed 15 buses and 2 cars and dis (6) having in his possession for the 'patched them to Shatin Railway purpose of sale or for purposes of trade or manufacture oigars to

you

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Defendant: I was passing by Station, to fetch any stranded as Des Voeux Road West at the time sengers back to Hong Kong. The when a passer-by wanted to buy a

Kowloon Fire Brigade and ambul- peach. I sold one for one cont,

ano had already left. A wireless was sent at ia12 pm to No. 4 Palica Launch, ordering her to pro- ceed to Taipo.

His Worship: You must know you have no right to, coll within inarkes limita.

The case wae adjourned until this morning ns the defendant did not bring up his license which bore his record.

Removal of B:dios,

which a false trade mark had been applled.

Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for the delenco while Mr. D. H. Blake prosecuted

PRISON AND BIRCH FOR SNATCHER:

UNCONVINCING EXOUSE BY

THE ACCUSED.:

4. The 320,000 tons ordered last year was barely one-tenth of the 3,000,000 tons the industry is equip ned to build annually

3. Twenty-five per cent of the yards bave been closed for lack of orders, and still others will to closed as soon as present contracts are completed.

6. Out of 201,000 workers in the industry, 107,000 are at present un- employed.

Britain Worst Hit. Shipping construction through out the world, said Mr. Ayre, is at a low ebb, but Great Britain appears to be the worst hit of any nation, due, he claimed, to the low Mr. Blake said that the summons

Charged at the Kowloon Magis labour and low steel costs of this country's Continental competitors. had been taken out on the informa- tion of Mr. Hugh Jones and a search racy yesterday with snatching a Foreign steel, he said; could be de of the premises had been made with handbag from a woman, a Chingoelivered in Great Britain at £2 per the result that a large quantity of claimed that another man snatched ton less than British steel could eigars and boxes had been seized.

the article and dropped it in Tai he murchased, and sold at ever By 0.20 p.m. the telephone was The boxes were genuine, but the Nam Street, whereupon he picked lower prices in the countries of its On the, Pavement.

connreted again, and he was receiv- cigars had not been manufactured it up. The bag, which was the pro

specific proposals for reducing In another case, a Chinese youth

Mr. Hadson Chen Wood, nasistant Han, contained some money labour costs were presented to the was charged with selling cakes de-ing direct messages from the scone in Manila, but in Hong Kongperty of n woman named Wong Sau

unions but hinte were given that scribed as white pudding, in Morri- of the wreck. No. 4 Police Launch manager of the Tabaquerin Filipinn, powder box and other articles

Sub Inspector Hourihan said that time-workers wages needed revi arrived at Taipo at 12.40 p.m. At said that they were the sole im His Worship: What excuse haven. the next morning he took out porters in Hong Kong of cigars as the woman was on her way homesion, but more interchange of work- made by the Alhambra Cigar and in the evening, two men came up men in different trades was desire. you 1

a new party of police to the wreck, Cigarette Company of Manila. On from hebind and one of them anatchable, and that some of the extra Defendant; I was only selling at the doorway of a shop.

and removed the bodies of various being given a sample box of those ed the bag so violently that she was allowances, the workers now.

Mr. Ayro's description of the The Chinese detective who arrest Chinese. After making inquiries, seized, he said the box was genuine thrown to the ground. The woman coive, ought to be reviewed.

but the cigara had not been manu-shouted out, and her husband, who

taken latter had a tray of the white pud-witness estimated the total number factured by the Alhambra Comuna wailing for her at their house situation in the industry was

pany Ho had been shown a num- in Wing Chuk Strest, Rave chase. under consideration by representa ding on the pavement in front of of passengers at 60, of whom clove her of hosce, some filled and some Defendant was stopped by an tives of the 200,000 workers to Lunk and he then arrested the are dead and of these two bad died | empty, at the Yaumati Police Sta- Indian constable with the article in whom his statement was addressed.

aahop. He saw the defendant make

Mr. W. Sherwood, representing the -in-hospital Besides these nine.bertion, and all the boxes were genuine his hand,

Aller bearing evidence General Workers Union, will truly His Worship (to defendant) sons were detained in hospital for but the rigare had been manustamilton, sentenced the defendant giving the unions aide of the pic

tured locally. You must carry on business inside-

Further hearing was adjourned to 18 months' hard labour and 21ture and offering suggestions for the reduction of production costs. the shop, not out on the street. injurica. Two are still in hospital.

eine die.

stroker of the birch. Fined $5.

son Street.

ed the defendant said that the

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The inquiry was adjourned.

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