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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

FRIDAY, MAY - 30: 1924.

CANTON'S " MORAL GESTURE."

WHAT THE STRIKE.

THREAT MEANT.

[BY OBSERVER",

MACAO NOTES.

HI M.S."ROBIN " FIRED AT.

Our Own Correspondent.)

Macau. May 29th..

I hear that the present Gover- nor, Dr. Iodrigo Rodriquer, will

COMMANDER WOUNDED IN.

THIGH.

The latest outrage by Chinese:

be fouving for Lisbon next month,oldiory in South China waters is During his term bore he has the firing put the British rivar fasilitatod many enterprises and unbont Robin, and the wounding brought bonefits to the Colony. “of Lieut-Comdr. L.U. P. Tudway, D. 8. O.. D. 8. C., who is now under treatment in hospital-nt Canton,

vincial antagonism and provin-formed: ein! greed.

offered

triking contrast to the nondescript coolic In those times of pulty warfare, soldiers, fathered by the author whon Cantou has nothing to gain

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Canton has a way of doing things all its own. It is not to ho referred to in torms of comparison with other citios, because it-j It is learned that the Luzo only in Canton that cortafu things American Company' is very soon can be done. By Canton I mean getting its status fixed by the The Robin was on Monday on the mass of its inhabitants-the authorities, and it is believed that the way from Cantou to Wuchowi invrchants and shopkeepers, the the lattor will do all in their for the purpose of recovering two workers and the coolins who power to futher this ontorprise. Apulic Petroleum Company's count for everything that stands. It is most likely that there will launchos, the Kwangsal atkl for true and practical native life to a local issue of shares, and the Cheungking, which had baen in the city and not the mottoy is thought that many in Macnofcommandoered by the Chinese collection of mercenary soldiers and Hongkong will subscribe so military when she was suddenly who retain but a precariom hold as to assist in the development of tired at ly troupe gathered oir the banks of the river. The an a city to which they are the elty.

Robin returned the fire, and tho strangers and from which they aro distantly separated by pro-

exchange of shots continued for sume considerable time. thu Chinese troops using both rifles and machine-guns. Many shots: bit the gunboat and ond strucki Lånal-Conde, Tadway in the and overything to luse from the Of the circumstancos which thigh, causing a flash wound. sólfish squabbles of its so-called caused an organisation number- Later the Robin returned to political, lenders, it is not the ling only It [ow hundreds Canton, where the wounded com- General able to work a trick

the boginning to grow mander wus admitted to hospital aboud of his rival who is the heroit the proportions fan for treatment. of the situation. It is the shop army, we have again to return to o onquiry from the Navul koopor, the mureint in the small an examination of the merchant, Secretary to the Commodore this way, who, downtrodden but over a hidden but nevertheless poten-montting, we were informed that setting a cheerful countonance tial figure in Chinese politics, nu written report of the incident against adverse eirgurustunces. Observers of conditions in Canton had as yet been reenived, und all has always the last word to say as they exist in wartime will that was known was that the in the matter. That he has just have readily remarked how isu-thin bar boon fired said it lus ven strikingly detect the merchant appears to he, that who had returned the tire monstrated in thecritical situation in the vortes of military and and that Lioul.-Comdr. Tudway just ended there. And the result political warfare, and if the truth and beon wounded in the thighs, is that Governmout which he further investigated, it will be being at present in hospital in hitherto has been, permitted to discovered that he is entirely Canton. His wond was not: have things mich its own weet indifferent to the outcome of the considered serious, and it is ex- way because of its position, has situation excopt in so far as it pected that he will be about| boon forend is vivid on an in-aflets his own business. This again on Monday or Tuesday, portant point, and to hide it is not to say that he is lacking in largely dimini-led head; some patriotic scutitment, but it follows where in the East River district that with successive waves of for preference.

warfare brought into the city, i bouring on their crests this and flut liberator." but really

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DEAF RICKSHA COOLIE,

BRIBING A CONSTABLE, "What sort of man is this who

A climas had bout reached in dislocating trade and adversely the long, but hitherto hidden. affecting the general welfare,

mur-ho arrives at a stage when those Peak Tramway Company. antagonish between the

TRIAD SOCIETY MAN · chants and shopkoopers, repre- things fail to fuseinale

CHARGED. sonting the commercial class on greatly. "So

When a Chinese was charged pulls a rickstin? This question the one hand, and the officials of appreciate the psychology of the

was asked by Mr. R. E. Lindsell the present regime on the other. merchant when, prassed in the like you to spure space for a few before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the And the factor that suddenly end to protect his own interests, lines about the Peak Tramway Police Court this morning, with this morning when confronted eased a threatening situation was he takes an extrordinary course Company's attitudo to the public. belonging to an unlawful society, with the problem of dealing with

wit I have every sympathy to simply that unity and organiza, in doing so. As peace in his case While

Society, a defondant who could not hear. tion combined to perform a has brought its evils as much as with the May Rondites, I look Detective Inspector Pincott said "The charge was of pulling a certain thing, or, to use the war, the merchant looks around upon their protest more as resont-that certain documents seized tricksba without a license and of phrasoulogy of the modern states for means to offset these, and homoni at the manner in which the arrest disclosed the do-oloring a bribe of $1.25 to a con- man, well-versed in the fatignage finds that all along he has the Company has of lato bean fondant was holding communi- stable, to which a plea of not

cation with a band of pirates, guilty was returned. of diplomacy, the co-operators overlooked a very valuable aid giveri tn issuing entry "orders indulged in a "moral gesture.'

in the shape of the Volunteer the travelling public, little for the purpose of examining Claiming that he was deaf, but

[realising, That #t

the these documents for the valuable admitting that ho could read. This "moral gesture" was the Corps.

public. Which embles the Com-disclosures they might yield be the charge was formally put parading, under the nose of the

THE FINAL PROTEST. pany to make its hago profits. It applied for a remand, with tho down in writing, and the follow- authorities, of several thousand youths of the day whon the long- The fourth year of the present officials of the concern who have custody.

looks to ing as if there are some defendant preferably in policeing thon took place. standing disputo reached its regime was about to set it and little else to do than issue noticos

Magistrate: flow could you His Worship at length fixéd critical stage, when it appeared there was no promise of a redue-and get them printed. And there bail at $1,000) on Inspector Pin-ul a ruksba in your condition? us If the Government would over tion in the already heavy taxa-

You can't hour a motor CAT -ride-tho-views of the merchants for-butt-every-indication ofre not couched in the best of cott's suggestion, and the de-

coming. fendant" was formally remanded" and proceed to impose a very an increase. The shopkeepers, Forry Co, merely requests patrons for a weak...

languago, vichor...The.

Defendant-But I ran see. unpopular tax. These youth householders, and merchants. were smart and noutly uniformed who are the people on whom asked to the Peak Tramway to, produce their tickets when

But you have only ono faco, in khaki for the most part. They the hurden of the

and that is fixed in front. Yus:) new fiscal were, moreover, well-provided year's super-taxes has

Co. makes it an order boon

and HARBOUR OFFENCES, but I can turn my head. with arms, and they the mer fixed to fall. organized further threatens to charge full faren to

An interruption came from onc eltants binadly introduced to the purolments for the Volunteer who don't comply. This is

of the spectators in the Court City Fathers

and his Worship askod sharp- Volunteer Corps. The number gathered in typical of the attitude of the Commercial Defence within the comparatively short

[Company to the public. of the

Chan Kam, the master of a

ly: Who is that little man Corps."

As an old resident I remember fishing junk, was final. 55 at the who grumbles now? Is the court This foren was aid space of a fortnight that is to that four years ago, at the Marine Court this morning. for Constable astoop? Don't put him to have no poiitical leanings, say since the appearance of the annual meeting of the Hongkong sing drags and grappling, trong und the "objects and rousons " now Budget and made apparent Electric Co., it was announced

out, but bring him forward." The it the labour without per- for their coming into existenes ar the intentions of the Govern that the Government had decided inission of the Harbour Master terrupt, but only to say that the

man admitted that he did in an organized body were an ideal-ment) brought this body to a istic as would have made any strength conservatively estimat-that, as this was a public utility and $5 for dumping rubbish or defondent was deaf. He added Fascist proud to include undered at 7,000. And just before the neer, when profits reached & other substance in the Harbour that he was a clansman, and it his bannor. Indeed the Fascisti day when a general strike was Curtain figure, a portion of any without permission.

was his ricksha which the defend- A police officer stated. that oant borrowed to pull. of Canton, if I may be permitted to he proclaimed

final rplus should be applied in re- to utilise that torm, were only protest, all those young me. Now, Sir, what about applying No. 3 and No. 5. He called them effect that the defendant could

duction to charges to consumers.Haw three boats between buoys

A lukong gave evidence to the difforent froin their European who, in the majority of cases word

hear him all right when hel conforas fo that they were Boundsons and fokis of the shopkoopers that to the Peak Tramway Co,and defendant was seen to throw entirely to the service of commer and others interested in

which has made such unormous two bags overboard when about the

arrested him. On the way to the fifty yards off, Ile asked clal interests, which, it is said, movement, paraded in a formid-profits during the past year?

Station the defondant first offored dofondant what it was ho cao alone bring eventual peaceable body before the City

throw overboard and ho first and finally handed over $1.25. him thirty ponts. then fifty and prosperity to the City Fathers! Rame.

declared it was coul, then said it Ho bogged was rope and at the charge offico accept this sum and at the same

the. akong said it was his not. Witness

time wont down on his knees observed that when defendant lut

in Queen's Road. Organized and put into service Volunteers had no political

his not go ho did not pull it in:

His Worship found the chargon in the early part of 1922. the leanings, but wore plodged to

The others were apparently fish-provod. For lucking a liceneo hin Merchants Volunteers Corps guard the shops and prosurve

ing and he allowed thotn to go.

Worship fined the defendant. $3, 'Canton, then consisting of unly the commiorce of Canton, Thoy Mosers. Els and Co. have: Four masters. and ton mis- a fow hundred members, is quito were out to preserve law and kindly supplied us

or seven days, and for.offoring the with the trossos of bonts were charged bribe imposed a further penalty unique in its way, considering order in the great strike.. Not to following cable quotations

of with mooring inshore.during pro- of $25, with the option of going the reasons which first brought at too fino a point on it, the Shanghai stocks from. thoir hibited hours. Ono mistrosa to prison for three weeks. To about Its incorporation. A sort merchants in this "moral gesture" Shanghai office :-

failed to put in an appearancO humour the defendant, the of glorified body of

Langkats (comb.)Tls. 21.44 and her bail of $5 was estreated. Magistrate caused this order to District plainly conveyed the hint that Watchmen, they claim imminedithey would refuse to pay the now buyers.

The rost ploaded guilty and said bo put down in writing and shown úte attention hy their smart impositions, and would actively Ewos.The. 11.30 buyurs. appearance, which leaves reset attempts to enforce the Shanghal Docks, Tls. nothing to be desired in the payment of same. Such was tho bayers.

THE NEW VOLUNTEERS,

No political object was sought in the movement the merchants wera careful to explain. The

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way of oquipment or houring moral effect of this gesture that Now Eliginoorings. --- Tis. 6,14 Thoir co-operation in the main-the Government' was compolled buyers. tonance of law and order in the to give in on a proposal which Orientals.-Ths. 420 nominal. troublous times which followed would have proved one of its their organisation was most effecnost remunerative sources

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