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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1931.

ANTI-JAPANESE DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE

GRAVE SITUATION CREATED BY MOB:

in touring the streets and dis peraing any crowd that collect co, but in this connection they did

able a motor car and a notor-cycle to pass, the soldiers were ordered to charge with fixed bayonets Running the gauntlet of flying missies the two vehicles went! through the crowd a terrifia speed and luckily came through un- southed," in spite of the downpour

JAPANESE FAMILY MURDERED ON not have very much to do as there of stones from people on the

SATURDAY

Buses were commandeered to convey the troops to the threatened areas, also for taking injured men back to the barracks.

was scarcely any mob to be seen, in the streets in this district. Six roofs. 'buscs were standing by at Welling- ton Barracks ready for, nao at any time, and thanks to these measures Wanchai was approaching normal Aerowd of coelies collected in the Villngo Rond district (Weng Noi Cheong) yesterday morning and threatened the Japanese residents

The LG.P. (Hon. Mr. D. CA Wolfe, CM.G.) arrived at Yuumati Police Station at about 10.15 p.m.

The, Kowloon Magistrate (Mr. Riot Act to the crowd.

In Hong Kong.

STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED there who telephound the police for Frases) was obliged to read the

MILITARY AND VOLUNTEERS ON ACTIVE

SERVICE: SOBERING EFFECT

IN HONG KONG.

"RIOTER SHOT DEAD WHILE LOOTING.

Mob.violence was greatly intensified over the week-end," and much trouble was reported from all parts of the Island and from Kowloon on Saturday, the police being forced to fire to defend themselves in several instances.

Ta Kowloon City, a Chinese mob raided a Japanese residence lo Tsang Foo Villas and murdered a Japanese and his wife. "An old woman, a maid servant and two children have since succumb ed. Full detalls of this dastardly deed will be found below.

Inspector Evans was seriously injured in a fracas on Saturday night and he is now in the Howloon Hospital. A number of injured Japanese are also in the Hospital.

The position became so grate on Saturday that the help of the. Military authorities was sought. The trouble continued yester day morning and reports came pouring in at the police stations of "happenings in different parts of the Colony, Yaumati being

described as the worst district.

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"The Tokyo Hotel, the Japanese School in Kennedy Road and a number of Japanese residences were stoned, but fortunately with no, very harmful result. Japanese residents were removed to places of safety during the week-end, those in Kowloon being sent to the Police Training School while the mess of the M.B.K. was guarded by a detachment from the Jat Regiment,

Things assumed such a serious character that a Gazette. Extraordinary was published during the day in which a state of Emergency was declared by H.E, The Governor. Reserves and Volunteers were called out.

The Police

KOWLOON | CITY.

A dastardly murder was com

assistance. They were, later taken away on the police van.

“Mr. Yanalida Interviewed,

On the island affairs were fairly Mr. T. Yoshida, Consul Generalserious throughout Saturday, Wan- Japan, visited Wanchai at about chai being the hotbed of the agita mitted by an infuriated mob at 10:15 pm, when he went to the tors. During the morning, several Taan Foo Villas, Kowloon City, on Japanese Buddhist Temple, which is ugly incidenta took place. A Saturday night. The mob invaded just across the street from the No: Japanese youth, named M. Sukai, 2 Police Station. He was inter-received a nasty wound on the fore- a house occupied by a Japanese viewed by h Daily Press represen- hond from a stone thrown by a family, and brutally murdered 4tative, and he remarked that things Chinose youth. The youth, whe Japanese man and woman and two appeared to have quietoned down, captured, and on the way to the of their children, as well as two so much so that some of the re- Police Station an attempt., was Chinese sorvants who were found sidents who had evacuated from made to release him. Fortunately on the premises. Two more child- Wanchai on Saturday, had returned this was frustrated by Sergeant ren were injured so badly that they to their homes. There were also Goldsmith, who was following, and had to be removed to hospital, and some refugees in the Temple re another arrest made, one of them has since died.

ferred to above. Every precaution

On the whole the police seem to have the situation well in hand in this district and Chief Inspector Grant informed our representative late last night that nothing very serious had happened.

SATURDAY'S RIOTING,

Polins Fire on Mob...

An angry mob collected in Queen's load East at about 9.30 p.m. on Saturday night and com menced to stone a Japanese shop. Arriving on the scene the police were compelled to fire on the Chi- nese who had adapted a threaten- ing attitude..

A shop was raided in Johnstone When the first news of the attack was taken by the police who post-Road, and the mob, after tearing on the house was received at Kowed two guards outside the Majima down the shutters, proceeded to Jaon City Police Station a party Hospital, which is in Wanchai Road ransack the promises. of police were rushed to the scene.next to Homeville," an They found the house surrounded by a mob of several thousand, and they had to fight their way through to the premises. It was not until they had effected an entry that they discovered that a foul murder had been committed. The terribly mutilated bodies of the rioters' victims were found on the roof. The police grasped the gravity of the situation at once and made five Kowloon which until Saturday arrests in connection with the out-morning, had been practically ima rioter and wounded bim. "Two rage.

mune from trouble of a serious "Up to a Inte hour last night the nature, was the scene of, wanton reports from Kowloon city indicatrioting in the afternoon. By night ed that all was quiet in the this fall the position assumed such trict, and, in fact, had been all day. alarming proportions that the aid Patrols consisting of police and of the Military was requisitioned, sepoys of the Jat regiment were and squads of soldiers patrolled the much in evidence, and there is no

streets and, assisted the police, to doubt that these had a salutary keep order. effect on the hooligann..

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HUNG HOM

Sergeant Hunter, attached to the Hung Hora police station, was forced to fire upon a crowd of rioters who were looting a shop in Wuhu Street, and as a result one Chinese was killed.

It appoate that the sergeant was in the charge room of the station when he heard a noise coming from the direction of Wuhu Stroef, to investigate.

Last night, things were quiet on the Island, the presence of a large force of Police, Police Reserves, and Volunteers having a sobering, effect on the riff-raff. The armoured car of the Volunand, single handed, he went down teers was seen on the principal roads of the city during the night.

On the Peninsula, however, the situation was not so calm and at 9.45 p.m. a report came through to the effect that Sergeant Hunter shot dead a man in Hung Hom who was with a threatening mob looting a shop.

Steel helmets made their appearance yesterday on the streets, members of the police force and others on duty using these as 'protection from missiles hurled from verandahs of houses.

Major-General Sandilands (G.O.C.) personally went round to Inspect the troops who were on duty That night.

"He found a crowd of Chinese, some thousands strong, looting n shop. He attempted to disperse them, but they turned on him, as- suming a threatening attitude, and ho was forced to use his revolver One man was shot in the neck and

Sergeant Harris, received a nasty wound on the hand. He fired at shots were also fired by P.C. Drury resulting in the wounding of two Chinese malce and a passer-by who received a bullet in his ankle,

די יון.

Chineso

This shooting put an end to all demonstrations in the neighbour- hond, and by midnight quiet reigned and there was no sign of disturb ance.

RIOTERS IN COURT.

PUNISHED HEAVILY BY MAGISTRATES:

Early in the afternoon a Japanese Was removed to the Kowloon, Hospital suffering from a fractured skull. He came by his, injury as the result of a fracas with a group of Chinese workmen in Peking Some little time later a Road. Japanese gentleman, who was walk- ing with his wife and a child, one year old, was savagely attacked by

Many Chinese agitators, arrested an angry mob of Chinese number-in comection with Friday'a riots, ing some three thousand. All three were dealt with by both Mr. W were badly heated up. A baton. Schofield and Mr. E. H. Williams charge by the police relieved the at at the Central Magistracy | on) torsion, and the Japanese trio were Saturday: removed to the hospital.

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In the majority of the proved A more serious affair, during cases, beavy penalties were impos which ten Japanese were rescueded, while the more youthful ̈ of by a patrol of police from Taim the offenders were sentenced to Tsa Tsui, occurred in Canton flogginga, Roail at about 6 p.m. With the aid of a Fire Engine from Mongkok, under the supervision of a Euro poan officer,, who was slightly in died immediately. The mob wasured during the proceedings, the later dispersed on the arrival of Sergeant Loughlin, ormed with a riot gun; and accompanied by a number of Indian constables.

SHUM SHUI PO,

A new aspect of the anti-Japanese demonstration in Kowloon yesterday was the topping of 'buses by the mob, who searched. passengers for any Japanese articles they might be wearing or carrying. In some districts the mob even raided Chinese. housestrict yesterday took place at the in their search for Japanese goods, which they were bent on destroying.

The Japanese Consul was seen at Wanchal yesterday when he made a tour of the district in company with Police Officers.

Central Police Station presented a very unusual scene, scores of officers, members of the Reserves (Sharpshooters and Flying Squad) and the Emergency Squad being in readiness to dask to any district should a call come through,

CHOPPER ATTACK ON POLICE AT WEST POINT.

KOWLOON..

were seen to be stopping motor A Japanese was severely assault buses and searching them for ed in Kowloon at about 'o'clock passengers... yesterday morning. He's was in Canton Road when a mob, timed

with bamboo poles set upon him. He was rescued by the police and sent to the Kowloon Hospital Police officers succeeded in arrest ang five of the alleged assailants, and they will appear before the Magistrate this morning,

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crowd was quickly dispersed, with out any serious casualties. A

From then on reports of serious rioting rained in thick and fast from the various districts.

Shops Looted in Taumati The only incident of note that

After several spasmodic out occurred in the Shum Shui-Po dis-bursts at Yhumati, the incensed

mob, growing every minute in num Canton Rubber Factory, where abers, turned its attention to Mang number of coolies carrying boxes kok Shops and stores iq Yaumati bearing the name of a Japanese suffered badly at the hands of the firm were set upon by a mob of pillagers. Japanese goods were hooligans. The boxes wore amash. thrown out into the street, and ed and burnt and an Indian watch huge bonfires lit. At one stage man, who attempted to interfere, shortly before 9 pm it seemed was injured. The mob was dis as though Nathan Road, in the parsed by a party of police and vicinity of the Majestic Theatre, Boldiers from the 9.3.P. police would be attacked, but the police patrols managed to keep the mob at bay.

station,

AT WANGHAI,

It was mentioned by Dectective- Sub-Inspector C. Rozéskwy that the Police were greatly harassed in charging the agitators," in that the Japanese, shop-owners, who had their windows damaged, were afraid to come to Court to give testimony. The Japanese interpreter was also scared.

Bail for "Student.

Before Mr. Williams, a Chinese student, stated to have recently re- turned from Mexico, was charged with distributing anti-Japanese pam phlots, Mr. M. K. Le appeared for the defence...

Detective-Sergeant Fitcher said that another man in connection with the same case had since been arresteil, and would in all prob- ability appear before a Magistrate on Monday. Accused, was remand. ed on bail of 3780.00

Another Chiness was fined 950, or three months' hard labour in "default, for handing out panera of an inciting nature at Stanley Street

A shot was fred from revolver, somewhere in the vicinity, the On Sunday things were quiet în bullet going dangerously near to There is not the slightest ex- Wanchai although a few arrests Police Bergeant A. Gascon, of the cuse for ruffians or hooligans like were made. About 10 pro & Police Reserve, and Sergeant you doing this," remarked his Wor- messige was received at the Wen- Clarke moved rapidly

ship in imposing a similar penalty and, en another Chinese, who, according to a Sergeant, was soen waving a stick in his hand and shouting in crowd at: Des Voeux Road Central

chai Police Station to the effect Events then moved that an armed robbery had taken in the Mongkok district, the crowd place at 202, Queen's Road East, nade terrible havoc Sub-Impector but this was found to be a false Evans, in charge of the Mongkok alarm when officers rushed to the Police Station, whe injured, and

one.

had to be removed to the Kowloon Mob Parmes Ballors, In addition to the Police Re-Hospital, suffering from a wound rerves, the Armoured Car Company in the head, caused by a stone In charging a youth, Sub-Inspec of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence thrown by a rioter. Few members tor Chester Woods, said that the Heavy Bentences...

Corps under Lieut. J. F. Wright had of the Police Force escaped with accused was in the forefront of an Before the Kowloon Magistrate orders to stand by from p.m. till out a cut, a bruise or other injury angry.mob who were pursuing three

6 a.m.-to-day, while a, platoon from

bricks at them in Des Vaux Road (Mr. Fraser) on Saturday morning, the Company of the Sorotustened while charging the Japanese soilors and throwing a Chinese was charged with damag- Wales Borderers from Moung Austin Patrols of the Argyle and Suther West. Accused was taken into cus ing Detective-Sorgeant Flattery' under the Company Commander, land Highlanders picketed Nathan tody by F.O. Harris, of the Royal Capt. Wales, was also at the Sta- Hend and side streets and more Naval Yard Policecured); "It revolver at Yaumati on Friday evention in case of emergenoy. In this - than once were obliged to charge-in- The Magistrate (to

connection every precaution was order to disperse

angry Crowds, is people like you who are causing taken, for there was also one

the trouble,f,g pintoon from the same Company at Charged With Fixed Bayonets. Accused was ordered to receiva the Somen's Institute unter Licut. The position at Shamship was twelve strokes of the cine, and Barlow and another at the Sailora no better than the neighbouring to be kept in Police custody for and Soldiers Home under Capt. districts. A crowd of about 5,000 three days, alter which he in to Cooper. Two sentries were seen on Chinese gathered in Lai Chi Kok be sent back to his own country, the first floor verandah of the In Road, and commenced to advance A Chinese student was charged stitute, kasping a look out for any towards the police station. The before Mr. Schofield with having miga, of disturbance, while a guard mob was armed with stone and obstructed the Police, and with di was hisp stationed outside the bumboca. A cordon of soldiers orderly conduct Ho pleaded, nob Railors and Soldiers Home The stretched across the road held them guilty. Flying Squad again did good work up. At this stage, in order to en-

ing. Mr. Calthorpe, A.S.P., appear ud-in Court and asked the Magie trate to impose à heavy sentence The offender was given six months hard labour

Eight other Chinese were also brought before the, Magistrate for Evidence of the growing insolence į of the rioters, was provided by the disorderly conduct. There were action of a party of about fifty in several fined $250 or throu months Nathan Rond who last evening hard labour în default, t

Less Trouble Than Expected. Generally speaking, rather leaa trouble than was expected was ex- perienced on the Peninsular

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