1931-09-30 — Page 7

AGITATORS BUSY AT WEST POINT.

WOMEN MOLESTED IN CAINE ROAD. CROWD OF URCHINS HARASS WELL DRESSED GIRLS.

TROOPS PARADE STREETS OF

SHAUKIWAN,

Things were comparatively quiet on all "fronts

and there was no report of mob attacks on the police, although

anif Japanese demonstration of fairly big dimension-was: staged: Second and Third Streets, West Polat shortly

which was followed by the arrest of two adults and seven boy. The Police picket went to the scene of this disturbance and their appearance was the signal for the crowd to disperse.

From eye-witnesses of this, trouble, it was learned, that four agitaters addressed the people in the vicinity, calling upon them to show their patriotism. The request was followed by house holders discarding Japanese; goods on to the road. Second and Third Streets were litered with tubs, pots and pans and once the trouble had been started, the agitators slid out of the picturs,

Tho__"All-quiet"" report was given at all Police Stations durlug the day and sucli tronblu ds did filter through in the shape of reports took the shape of isolated instances of bullying. Chinese women dressed in silks found themselves molested in various parts of the city by hooligans who wanted to know if the wearer know if the silk of which their garments were made came from. Тарап.

As far as can be ascertained the authorities did not relax their vigilance yesterday or last night, a strong force of Police, Reservists, Sharpshooters and Flying Squad bolag on duty #1 hitherto while the various regiments sent parties to various districts ito reinforce the Police as on previous nigüts.

In Shaukiwan, while crowds appeared on the road, nothing runtoward was reported up to a late bour last night, the rain, Incidentally proving to be a real " damper” to the enthusiasm of - would be demoastentors.

Troubia was feared in Aberdeen last night, but the Flying *Squad returning from a visit to that district reported "All quiet,” Twelve persons were yesterday brought before. Mr. Fraser at "Kowloon" "Magistracy in connection with the murders at Tsang

· Foo' Villai, Kowloon City, on Saturday night,

DEMONSTRATIONS SUBSIDING IN WANCHAI AND KOWLOON.

PROFESSIONAL AGITATORS

AT WORK.

At 5.25, last night residents in Second and Third Streets cbserved crowds round four orators who were urging the crowd to use their influence to spread the anti-Japan ese boycots. Not only did they work the crowd up to a high pitch

The Consul General for Japan, Mr. T. Yoabida, visited No. 2 Police Station shortly before 10 o'clock when he was interviewed by & Daily Press representativo.. He said that everything was apparently, returning to normal. The looting during the last few days being merely cases of Chincas shop keepers being the victims. The

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 1931

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vicinity of: thò polič open until "late hou the Argyll and Buthe landers garding this mod relax their vigilates. mont, and a forgetful person who now and again thought of crpssing. the rond without any legitimate ob ject in view was challenged and had to beat a hasty retreat om

Except for the arrest in Sham shuipo, there will be probably no now onses at the Kowloon Magis tracy to day. There are, however,

batch of romand cases.

TSANG FOO VILLAS MURDER

TWELVE PERSONS BEFORE

MAGISTRATE,

The murder of six Japanese in Tsang Foo Villas, Kowloon City, had a sequel at the Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday when a dozen per sons were arraigned before Mr. Fraser

The charge against all defendants was than they did feloniously Hill and murder one Miyo Yawashita as Teang Foo Villas, on September | 20, 1931.0

The following is a full list of the defendants:

maganda and

(1) Wong Hong, 25, gardener, (5) Lai Tung Hai, 19 gardener. (3) Teang Cheung, 23, gardener (4) Cheung Kam Chi, 20 school (3) Wong Ka Hung, 18, student (6) Ho Tim Yau, 15, coolic, (7) Lau Fat, 20, unemployed. (8) Cheung Lung Pak, 70, unem.

ployed.

dispersed

The defendant wh obg.

tha crowd and was seen waving

"kurd shouting that t Họ could

PUBLIC MONEY

VOTES

uished from the others by NEARLY ONE AND A HALF

bandage round his arma A Dofend at stated that he was in tea-house and one hearing a din turbance outside, went to the door.

people running about.

He asked them not to run because

they were making too much noise.

His Worship amended the charge from disorderly conduct to one of inciting the mod, and sentenced de fendant eix months' hard labour.

Stoned, the Follest

Proscouting B uth for disorder- ly conduct, Sergen Laky testinéd to wooing the atoaca at palico

LAHKS

Governor-

mitted the following items of supplé« Juentary, expondifuro: Water accounts (meters); Provision made in esti mates NASEEMED Provision made by

splementary: voto.

Supplementary expe wing boo on this revenue cera in Nathanvice was approved by

Road near Argyll Street at 5:45 Committee in February p.m. on Saturday. Witness chased and eventually caught him.

Defondant denied throwing stones, saying that he was only taking a walk Asked why ho ran, no said witness chased him and ho had to run.

$35,000

76,200

Secretary of State in Insti Formal votes for $200,000 wore ob tained on July and Council is now naked to vote the balance of tho sum approved by Finance Com My mittee, His Worship imposed a fine of $250, or three months,

Another man, charged with the same offence in the same place, was stated to have been arrested whilst in the act of throwing a stone. A police officer said he saw defendant lawinging his arm back preparatory to throwing, when he caught his hand and arrested him,

Divisional Inspector Clark said the demonstration outside the Mongkok Folico Biation was very serious.

His Worship amended the charge of assault on a police officer and sentenced defendant to six months.

In another case, Chinese was Yuen Yau Hong, 63, master of heard by police officers to shout On Cheung noodle factory.tain Bhanghai Street, at 7.30 (10) Tee Lim Wan, 48, coolie. pm on Saturday. He has chased (11) Tam Cheung, 20, gardener.and eventually arrested. After evi- (19) Yiu Kam, 26, gardener, donce had been taken, defendant When the case was mentioned, was fined $200 or three months Inspector Fallor, who prosecuted, hard labour. asked for a remand of one week, which Hia. Worabip granted.

SIX MONTHS WITHOUT

OPTION.

NO. 1 OFFICE BOY OF UNION

INSURANCE.

Charges of assaulting an Indian constable in the execution of his duties and of disorderly conduct were preferred" against another de fendant

th Struck Indian Constable.

| Giving evidence, an Indian con

stable said that whilst suppressing a riot in Mongkok Boad near The No. 1 office boy of the Union defendant threw stone which

Nathan Bosd, on Saturday usurance Society of Canton was struck witness in the stomach. Central Magistracy yesterday with defendant, the latter scratched his charged before Mr. Williams at When the constable tried to arrest putting up a poster, or, alter-arm and face and tore his uniform

lated to cause a breach of the dant to the Station that many sion or control. domment calcu Indina constable to take the defen peace,

Defendant alleged police officers struck him for no apparent reason, whilst he was sit

Passages and relief, of de-

stitutes.

$2,000 Provision made in estimates $2,500

The expenditure on this voto has. been higher this year owing to un- jsem si

expected repatriations. The excess. at present amounts to $1,200 and further 8800 is requested for this reminder of the year. Typhoon and rainstorm

damages

$29,000 Provision made in estimates $25,000.

To meet cost of making good damages to piers, praya walls, ronde and bridges, buildings, electrical; draint go and water works, etc., caused by a typhoon on August 1 1931.

Supreme Court, travelling expenses.

(Appeal Judge)............... $300 "Provision" made in estimates $200,000

A sum of $200 was voted for this servics this year. Owing to the fall in exchange, the cost of the passage to and from Shanghai has greatly increased

A vote is requested to cover the od in the estimates and the actual difference between the sum provid cost of the passages

of excitement but very soon regi Majority of Japanese people who natively with having in his posses Sergeant Jessup then ordered the Treasury Stamps, etc. 90,200

dents in the vicinity, dreading the consequence of keeping Japanese goods on their premises, began to litter the streete witli enamol tubs and other Japarose, gonda,

When the trouble, had spen thus

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his Worship convicted defendant on both charges, and sentenced him to six months on the first sound and 8250 or three months on the second, the sentences to run concurrently, counts of assaulting a police officer Another man was charged on two in: the execution of his duties and of disorderly conducte

evacuated their houses over the week-end, aro in their homes again, said the Consul,

The document, purporting to be Aissued by Early in the evening there was Japanese Committee, urged a genting outside his house.

the All-Chint Anti foar in certain unrters that oral boycott of Japanese goods and trouble would break-out in the a national rising against Japan, one of the exhortations being that it Aberdeen district and

every precau is better to be, a broken pieco of fermented, the four crators, who tion was taken against this. The jade than a broken tile. were drewnd in singlets and khakhi Flying Squad went out during the Union Insurance Society, told the Mr. JW. Alabaster, of the shorts were seen. to mingle with the night but on their return reported Court that defendant was the No. crowd and eventually made theirgil quiet."

1 office boy in his department. He saw him posting the paper on the wall of the coolics' quarters on the first floor of the building at about for picket duty in the Eastern dis-9 o'clock on Monday morning kok near Nathan Road he encouns trict, as did the Chinese Company after we had discovered it to be We took down the poster and of this force while members of the anti-Japanese, I told defendant tu Indian Company, St. John Ambulo to my room and called the aves Brigade, again, were in read Manager. Defendant was told to sit by the desk. After about fifteen ness at No 2 Police Station in case minutes, he suddenly made a bolt for the door. We caught him and of emergency.

brought him back.

way out.

In the meantime, several district watchmen who lived in Second and Third Streets came out of their 1 houses and working together in a body affected the arrests of two

adults and seven boys. A message was also got through to No. 7 Police Station as a result of which a police, picket was sent out to the

The crowd

dis-

The Indian

Company of the Police Reserves again provided men

persed seeing the polic and the WOMEN STOPPED IN CAINE What Search Revealed,

arrests were made without ro- sistance on the part of the mob"

No. 7 Police Station was guarded at the entrance by two men from the South Wales Borderera with fixed bayoneta and since trouble was expected, a aloso guard was kept all night. Fifty men from the sadie regiment wore within the sta tion ready for any emergency

WWANCHAI AND SHAUKIWAN

ROAD.

GANG OF BOYS HARASS. WELL-DRESSED LADIES.

A youth of 13 was arrested in Chine Road by plain clothes police officer who saw a gang, con- sisting mainly of small boys and dirty archim, "stopping women in Caine Road and harassing them he cause they wore coloured clothing Shaukiwan,, the scene of much which the crowd believed to be of disturbance on Monday night, and Japanese material. Wanchai, where the mab centred The arrest took place at 10 am their attention at the early stages when this crowd was geen pawing of the anti-Japanese demonstra- the dresses of some ladies and tions, were very quiet last night, girls with their dirty hands there being not the lightest signe

of any untoward happening,

Apito the peace and quietness, however, the police maintained: a |

* KOWLOON "QUIET":""

-- Provision made in estimates A

$6,000, LAKE

The increased duty on bills of lading and on receipts necessitated the printing of two more denomina tions of revenuo stampe and the making of two new dies and plates. The cost of this amounted to 87,876.23. The annual supply for 1931 cost $7,600.24.48 against $8,000 provided (at 81-1/4d.). In addi machines required repairing. tion the four over embossing Public Works Department.

Hepairs; atores and cur rent......

$28,000 $36,400

Provision made in estimates ~

Bergeant Jossop said that on Saturday evening when he was in charge of a police picket in Mong

*

The available balance on this vote to throw stoned at the officers, some sufficient to meet bills in hand, the tered a big crowd which started is approximately $2.000 which is in of whom were struck Witness average monthly expenditure for rushed forward and arrested the the fret six months of 1931 is 85,700, defendant, who was among these and to meet the anticipated ox- seen to throw stones penditure to the end of the year

Hia Worship convicted defendant on the charge of disorderly conduct and fined ham 8250 or three months.

"Women" Charged."

Mr. Brett, of the Harbour Office, prosecuted in a case in which two Chinese girls, Mak Lai Fong and Fang King Chen, were charged will disorderly conduct

Mr. H. R Major, caretaker of Union Building, who was with Mr. Alabaster, corroborated. Witness said he made a search of a room which the defendant occupied with four other coolice, and found a rattan basket on a bed on which living evidence, Mr. Brett and ut about 1 p.m. on Sunday he saw healept. The basket contained the defendants walking in Pilkem some papers. There were other Street They went up to a Chiness papers on a table, lady who was holding an umbrella, Mr. H. V. Booth A.S.P. for took it away from her, opened it the Police mentioned that three and throw it to this ground. They draft attempts corresponding to the appeared to be having an escort, completed Foster were among those as four or five young men w

subsequently arrested: following them; The defendants His Worship, convicted both de fendants and bound over their parents in the sum of $100 for 19

papers i

After same discussion on the particular section of the Emergency Legulations under which the de fendant was charged, Mr. Booth applied for, a heavy penalty, point

supplementary vote of 625,000 in requested f Medical comforte ........................ 1500-

Provision made in estimates $2,500.

The sum provided has proved in- sufficient owing to increased prices due to the fall in exchange..

The above is to be met from savings under Maintenance of Tape- ties at Canton Rent of Police Married

Quarters *******

$360 Provision made in ești-lay

matos

$8,000 Provision made by sup-

plementary vote $1,090

$7,000,

Total

ing out that in the position, he o0 months. This fiat is required to accommo

The Magistrate passed sentence

Targo Chimese appeared” on.. supied at the Union Insurance charges of disorderly conduct at ciety defendant was liable to be an 80 p.m. on Saturday in Shanghai extraordinarily dangerous type of

Street, They all returned pleas of agitator T

not guilty but after evidence had of six months; hard labour.

been given to the effect that they were among a crowd stoning and Josting a anon, the Magistrato To

gistered: à conviction in each ca and the

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very strict watch in these quarterd, M while the Flying Squad and the At about 1 o'clock in the after- Volunteer Armoured Car Company noon an offort was made on (under Lient. J. F. Wright) patrol-| crowd to create trouble in the led the streets from time to time.. Shamshuipe district. Apparently. Lisut, Col. Iz G, Bird, officer com- they wore assured of having i' frop -manding the Volunteer Defence, bend an intimidating the household

Corps, vistied Wanchai Police Barkers to display their patriotism by tion about 10 p.m. while the Adal discarding “euemy" ware, and pro- julant, Capt. Goator, was aldo pré- "bably there among the gang

pected to make some

Warlow who

*** At" Shankiwan, the 'goldiers sta thing in the way of lent: However,

tioned at the Police quarters march- the plama, were unsop

EKOWLOON MAGISTRACT.

A large batch of def up before Mr. Fra Magidiracy yeste taqus", heavy

a police, posed

ed through the main streets about, picket suddarity appeared on the

*8 p,m, and this had such a sobering scene, and in the

effect on any would be rioter, that min was mught and

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supplementary vote for $360 bo ap- It is requested that a further proved to pay rent at $120 per mon sem for one fint in East Point Ter race for the period October 1 to December 31, 1931. OA ANDO date a married police officer Babsistence of prisoners 47,

Provision made in estimates $100,000

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