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SWATOW STUDENTS'

STRIKE.

INTIMIDATION. BY" -INSPECTORS."

(Rrom Our Own Correspondent.)

Swątow, Jan, 11.

The positim in the present stud? Ents Atrik remains unchanged, Last Friday the stadents of one middle school, being anxious to resume their studies in view of the forthcoming graditation examina tions, turned up.

"No sooner had

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14,

FOOCHOW IN FESTIVE MOOD.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS:

PARTIES AND DANCES.

BANDIT ACTIVITIES: MARTIAL LAW AT PAGODA

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ANCHORAGE,

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Foochow, January 9, Christmas Day was a glorious day of sunshine with a cold bite in the air, which helped to make the Xmas spirit brighter and more

Why,

It WAL ebeorful than it heralded in by various groups of

COLLISION CLAIM.

ALLEGED EXCESSIVE SPEED IN A FOG..

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5.3. KIANGSU BLAMED

FOR MISHAP

The cross-examination of the pilot of the Toyooka Maru, tions as there were two egg-nogg

which why involved in a collision. parties, a large and most amusing with the s.s. Kiangsu, was continu tibia party and a dinner at night,od yesterday in the Supreme Court and after that we were too tired before the Chief Justice (Fir Josep to do much more.

Komp) and the Hon. Comdr. G.

The

Rossor.

1932.

CORRESPONDENCE,

dll better intended for publi. ention must in accompanied by the dame and address of the writer, not Jor publication, uniou ao desired, but an evidence of good faith-ED. Į

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"DANGERS OF STATUE

SQUARE.

(70 TEE EDITOR OF TAZ

DAILY FRESS."]

TONG KON

Sin,The statue of Queen Vic-

Ou Xmas Eve Miss. Harriot Ha-F. Hole, R.N. (Retired) sitting netoria. is not a thing of beauty or verstadt, an American missionary the Jewsone started when "insper Chinese, carol' singers from the making her way to Foochow, was

fot joy; the canopy above same still

leas so.. tory" vinicol the school and in-

imikited than -The warning had different schools who started out the effect of again closing, she bout 10 p.m. on Xmas Eve and classes the next day,

continued at intervals till 4.30 a.m., when two groups woke me up in down. One group, trained and led their endeavours to sing each other

by foreigner, was well worth being and sing in harmony and a group of girls did well too, but

It is still the intention of the Students' Association to prevent the boys attending classes under all circumstances until the outstanding question is sucessfully settled. On their part the principala of tho

captured by bandits a few miles from Pagoda Anchorage. ` launch she was on was boarded by the bandits and she and six others,

At first we heard she was boing ali Chinese men,

hold na

a hostage till the local Government settled the question of the irrigation tax tt Diong-Loh sa

were taken off.

A teal sum of 890,000 is involved in the claim and counterstan to What is one to say about the iron tween the China Navigation Dom-railings around the statue! They pay and the N.Y.K., Mr. Eldon are not ornamental, yet are a dis- Potter, C., together with Mr.tinct menace to the public, who are

for the latter. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., appearing for precluded thoroby by hopping up the former and Mr. H. Shaidon one or two granite stops to save.

life when cars ats driven furiously round what is probably the most dangerous spot in the City. I have early lost mine on two occasions.

Fortaps, when some senior Göv-

Plot's Evidens,

In answer to Mr. Jenkin, the

schools are endeavouring to win, group of first year students, net she was only a few miles from the Chinese pilot said that he could

over their respective students by be left out of it, heralded their village. Then we heard the bandits only base his estimate of the ernment official geta immolated, the

promising support in the negotia tions between the local authorities, and the Students' Association if the latter would only call off the strike,

"Yass Fidgin."

tob

in question had nothing to do with her up to the hills. Prompt action those at Diong-Lok and had taken was, required and the U.S.S. Stewart

arrived.

approach by lotting off crackers and then sang dismally out of tune.

I woke at 4. a.m. on Xmas Day to hear on the right the "Chinose girls singing Hark the Heraldi Angels Sing and it was quite

Lady Missionary Released: pleasant to hear. Suddenly from. Both sides are labouring for

the left, the first year group of

Urged by the American Consul "face pidgin." Even the military

students broke in at the officials have found the matter e

and the Captain of the Stewart, the

delianse one to tackle, and, unless

of their voices, The girla voices Provincial Government took action force in resorted to by the authori-wobbled badly but managed to go and started negotiations with the ties, the latter cannot uphold their although in a different koy to bandits, who stated that if they their original one. On the contest, Were incorporated with the regular went and I think the boys wore army, they would release Miss winning on points when the village! Halverstadt. Their request was guard decided to take part too- granted as it apponded to the Gov- Da, Da Dong-went the tins and ernment whose, coffers as usual are

scare gongs they us to

away} low, if not empty, which makes it thieves. Still both the other groups.

hard for them to pay their troops

fight and gradually their voice

authority as venta will soch show. Those modern students are gang of "irresponsible hard-nuts" and

have, openly declared that they are prepuned to force the issue at any cost--hence the weak-kneed policy) of the power-that-be. Following i the end of events in, Swatow struggled on but it was a losing and also they knew it wis the lately, one

cat clearly see that

only way of getting the lady

Toyooka Maru's speed by what the Lain had said that the ship's full Captain had told him. The Cup

speed was eleven know, so when he saw the telegraph at half speed to estimated, it to be about five; or five and a half "kets. Also, when the telegraph rugistered slow, ho estimated the speed to be about three knots, but, of course, the enginer might cause the engines. to go faster or slower than the speed registered on the telegraph.

Mr. Jonkin: May I take it from the answers you have given that you had no idea of the ship's speed, either over the water or the ground-I cannot say definitely on

account of the fog. ;

iron railings will be taken away. or the canopy or the granite stops. No one is likely to steal the statue

Yours, etc..

HENRY HUMPHREYS.

PEAK THEFTS TRACED.

CHINESE CHARGED AT MAGISTRACY.

"ነ

PRODUCED. LETTER WHEN CAUGHT.

Stated have deserted from the Witness said there was a mistake Canton Army, a Chinese who was

China alone ma tolerate the abuse slowed down and then stopped released us they are not, strong in the course marked on the map brought before Mr. Schofold uti

and resistance of its citizen.

The newspapers are all in favour of the students, though he mer chants sympathise with, and "en- coarage, "the fovernment attitude because they (the merchants) are anxious to terminate the Japanose boycott, ..

Scared by Inspectors." Handbits tre being distributed by the Students Association, ie, nouncing the defunct Boycott Com- nittee and sonic members of the Kuomintang party, all of whom they pronounce na traitors, They are kid to have received quite a good deal ol squeeze if ex- change for certain favours or con. cessions.

various schools.

The Reds."

com-

General Chang, the local Coin- mander, has been despatched 16

the Fukien order to fight the "Reds" and de rumşür goes that his regiment will Wh,shifted to Chao An district. General Li Yang King is to take the command in

while I laughing wenkly, went to sleep again.

Tim Parties.

by the Captain, as they passed Central much closer to buoy A52. Ho said pleaded guilty to the theft of 35 Magistracy yesterday the reason for the change of course and 12 paper clips from 373, Tbs was to get to the anchorage on ne- Peak, the residence "of Mr. W. A. count of the fog, and is thought Nowers and to the theft of three before the fog came devn. they could get zeroes the fairway gold studs, two military officers' fog came down on them about a

The stars and two dress buckles froin minute after changed.

Witness agreed thay outguing ships should not cross the path of incoming steamers, but mid that as no other ships were seen he

course

292, The Peak, the residence of Mr. Förf been J. F. Wright.

The

enough to fight the bandits in the hills on their own ground Se the army is richer by a delios band of bandits and Miss. Halversthat is free, and undergoing A service, rather badly "attended, a rest are bore after her un was held at 11 h.m. at the British pleasant experience. Church. Afterwards soute of her as she was kept in a smal room it was a nerve-wracking time for Anti-journed to the Club, while others with the six men with one blanket drifted on to different houses. to Go keep all warm, cold food and wish their friends a Merry Xmas water for washing, and the weather over cocktails. There wore various this winter. One prisoner tried to was about the eldest we have had

formed his Worship that on Decem- Sub-Inspector Chester Wood in." tiffin parties and one was very escape but was caught and brought hilarious owing to the fact that back and shot. Miss Halverstadt,

her i last the, No. 1 houseboy en- most of the guests had visited other all the bandits said and heard them knowing Chinese, could understand

ployed by Mr. Nowers went to his houses as well as the club before discussing if they should shoot her

master's bedroom and there saw the arriving. Stuffed with turkey and or negotiate will: the officials. I thought it safe to cross the fair defendant in the bathroom. He plum pudding, we

beard she offered to write their re- way. went home to quest to the Government for them

asked defendant in the bathroom. sleep and recuperate for a big and when this was granted she was Mr. Sheldon's Points.

Ho asked defendant" what he was dinner given by the E-Wo repre- brought by some of them to Fon

doing on the promises. The latter sentatives, where everybody enjoy friends!

chow where they parted the best of! Addressing the Court in the produced a letter and asked whe-| To-day one or two schools re- opened with a sufficient number of

ed themselves till the curly hours.

afternoon, Mr, Sheldon submitted ther the man mentioned in the let students who waitered on the ap

Martial Law at Pagoda, Even that was not late or early

that the 8.8. Kiangsu broke Article ter lived in the house. The "boy" pearance of posed of but sexe confonenough for some who went on to an- Apropos of the Provincial Gov. 16 of the regulations by mt travel-became auspicious of the defendant

inspectora

crnment's weakness, it might be of ling at a moderate" sped. Given free-will other house and kept the man interest to the Home Government speed of the Kiangsu was seven or he found twelve paper fasteners The and searched him. In his pockets. and unmolested by their Associa spirit and spirit going for a few to know that this Province is in a tion, the students individually are

more hours, We all suffered till a state of upheaval. The Nanking right knots over the grind in which he recognized as having been prepared to call, off the strike.

Government are not able to send dense fog, which was not in accord few days ago from aurfeit of the monthly supply of casly and the with the regulations.

on his master's dressing table. turkey, and plum pudding as those Frovincial Government are impos-

Another point was that the 5. Looking round the room, the "boy not consumed. during the Xmasing all sorts of taxes on the people. Kiangan should have stopped her discovered that s which he had The result is that a number of towns engines when the signals of the holidays were eaten over the Now and large villages are purchasing Toyooka Maru were heard. If the previously seen on a table ha dis- Year.

arme, munitions and uniforms from Kiangsu had observed either of the appeared and he searched the de New Year's Eve was given over the bandits and resist the Govern- rules the collision would not have fendant, finding on him. to dinners followed by a dance at collect the taxes. One foreigner re.

ment officials when they come to occurred.

On the latter point counsel fur-"boy" called his mistress, leaving the Club, which was a' great success, turning from up-country says he ran her submitted that even after the defendant outside the bedroom There were many more people than for his life on several occasions as hearing the signals of the Toyooka doof. On returning, he found that usual and most wore fancy dress.his liking and that he often heard

shots passed too close to him for Maru, indicating that she. W448

crossing the fairway against the the defendant had disappeared and O cume JS an absent-minded the sounds of firing from diferent bows of the Kiangsu, Ca, Ritchie shortly afterwards, he saw him re- gentleman. Strolling nonchantly in villages. The Ming An forts below took so notice. The strongest point tropting along the path leading to

Pagoda which ships have to pass in his case was Capt. Ritchie's own Dr. Black's hou. in tails, white tie and opera hat coming in and going out are in the statement in evidqnen that when he used us

moment of hands of bandits and the Navy has he first saw the Toyooka Maru a g'enuine breathlessness till realised that though wearing no Neither Chinese nor foreignors aro

we declared martial law at Pagoda. collision seemed inevitable,

Assuming that the Toyoka Mari trousers he was wearing shorts allowed on the river near Fagoda was to blame,, which counsel said seen was at 1.45.p.m. on January under his shirt, which gaily flapped after dark, as the authorities are he was not admitting, the negli Giving his decision on the five he walked. Mention ought also afraid the bandits might try to take gence was only a subsequent cause 5 at 292, The Ponk. The house Bummonace, relating to the recent made of a scene shiftera Mamoi, where the Arsenal is, under of the collision. Mr. Shaldon, ic coolie heard the dog barking in the

costume. The wearers of both cover of darkness. outbreak of tre at the residence

quoting authorities, cited case in drawing room and, on investigat- of Mr. A. G. Langston of 287, The costumes acted and carried off their

On December 21 The Unkno

which a ship which entered harbouring, found the defendant there. Peak, during a cinematograph per

parts "splendidly.

Quantity" was produced at our an A wrong course was subsequently formance, Mi W. Schofield said Club Receipts Go Up.

small theatre. All honour must he proved to be in the right when The man ran out to the verandah, that he had consulted the authori-

given to the producer for a very another vessel altered course and but was chased and caught. He tics on the matter and he had de

The Entertainment Committee good show. The acting was good collided with it. finitely some to the conclusion that must be thanked for the manner in and the

evening was B great

Further hoaring was adjourned then produced a letter and asked the performance was not a public which the ball room was decorated, success. It is a pity that there is until tomorrow morning, when if the man mentioned lived on the entertainment recording to the re. They divided the room into three not a larger community in Foochow Mr. Potter will address the Court premisen. He was detained and was gulations laid down under the Or. Furts with bambas trellis work hung so that the hall could be filled. A on the evidence in the can of the 'isken back to the Police Station. dinance. The five summonses thore with flowers aid leaves and made matinee was given on the 18th and s. Kiangau.

a lounge, dancing ball, and supper the original show was to have been Auld Lang Syne" was on the night of 17th, but at the last sung at midnight and firm resolu- moment one of the lending men tions were made which were imme succumbed to a bad cold. His voice diately broken at the supper which wont completely and in spite of all followed. I think the Club receipts the doctor's efforts was still gone for shampagne must have been at 7 pm.. so notice had to be hur higher than they have been for a riedly given that the show was pont long time!

noned. A nerve-wracking episode The dancing stopped about 3am., for all but much worse for the un but it is rumoured that a Big fortunate man, but all ended well Ou two other summonses, one for Six" finished up with an hilarious at 11.15 p.m. on the 21st. falling to havs a distributors per game of snopker... mit and the other for at-ing films we would like to know. in a room on the company's pre-What was the odd seventh man minos which was not an approved doing in the meantime strong room, fres of 825 and 8200 New Year's Day itself help were imposed respectively.

ed further to break those resolu

Swałow.

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PEAK CINEMA FIRE.

FIVE SUMMONSES FAIL.

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fore, must fall, apart from the point that the Pathe Orient Com- | room. pany Limited were not in contre ad the promise.

In his Worship's view the public were not admitted to the perform auce and the fact that one or two work-people happened to be present did not make the entertainment public one. The general public had ne right of admission.

2

Things

1)

know, nothing has been settled, so serious but at present, as far I I will leave this subject till my next letter when more and perhaps the truth, will be known.

.

The Same Tactics, The next time the defendant was

On being searched. two of the? gold studs, the two stars and... a buckle were found in his sock, white the other missing articles were in the sleeve of his singlet.

up small articles and walks off

His Worship: He simply picks

Sub-Inspector Chester Wood: That's ac, your Worship... Marine guards at the Club was since the tlefendant's arrest he had A week or so ako one of the Continuing, the offleor mid that making sure that his artridges given the police information in fitted the bresch and the Club boys connection with several other thefts were much interested. Suddenlyn on the Peak for them to work: én. shot rang, out and another of those The total rälue of these burglaries inexplicable accidents had taken and thefts amounted to over 85,000 "During the last few days there place. A few more inches and the and extended over a period of has been anti-Japanese trouble and No. things have been and still are another billet. Let us hope it has

Club Boy would have had about savan weaks. (Continued at foot of next column) cooled his interest in ride!

Sentence of one month's hard labour on each charge, was passed.

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