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TUESDAY, JULY 22,

1924.

FLOOD RELIEF.

THE GOVERNMNT'S ATTITUDE.

Bolore Mr. B. W. Hamilton, at Acting upon the decision reneved the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday at the meeting of the Tung Wahi afternoon a Chinono was charged Hospital on Sunday, the Ion. Mr with (1) taking away or dotsining. H. Kotowall, Hon. Mr. Chan either by force or fraud, Chu Shu- Shi-ki, Mr. Li Po kwai (Chairman koung, 15 year boy on the 24th of the Chinese General Chumber of May (2) kidnapping and barbour. Commerce) and Mr. Yik Ki-chnu ing Chu Yiu-wing a buy under the (vico-Chairman of the Tung Wah nge of 15 on the 28th May,

Hospital) interviewed the Scorotory for Chinose Affairs yesterday with

Opening his case for the prosecu. tion Inspector Murphy anid that the boy in the first charge had gone to the Government Pier,: next to the Star Ferry Wharf, to sen tho ships leave the harbour on the 24th Misy. Defendant is alleged to have

view to securing the Bonnola! help of the Government in sending relief to the flood-affected places in Kwangtung.

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with him to soll ien water. He took the boy to a certain house in was quoted na having replied Mongkok. This hoo is unknown that while the Government to the polico. The bay was kept was quits sympathetle with the thero for two days when he won Chinese community and would give Ingalu ̈takim” to the Pior. 11o war whatever-help was considered later taken on train.. When at desirable, it was their intention to the Government Pier defendant is wait until moro dotailed particulars alleged to have beca scen sitting had been received as to tho condi- on a seat holding the boy's hand.

tions in the flooded places. In this The boy was taken, on the train connection a first-hand report froin and proceeded with defendant to the representatives sent to Canton Home station in Chinese territory. to discuss the reliet plans with the 11e was put in a room in a hongo Canton Volunteers would greatly there and locked up. After that help the Government in whatever The did not see defendant any more, ction it might take,

till the 20th, when defendant took the other boy (Chu Ying-wing) to

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to holp Three days later the second the Merchant Volunteers Corps kidpupped boy was taken out to he formulating rolicf plann. sold.

Io was taken to a hill sida They expect to back, to where he was told to sit down and night or to-morrow. wait whilst defendant went to At Sunday's meeting. It was fotels Homebody. Being left along stated by the Chairming that the the hey saw an opportunity of commercial unions representing the carnpo. Observing the railway flooded districts had not communi- lines in front of him he followed cated with the Hospital, though them till he got to the South they had been nformed that rice Agents. Tunnel or more commonly known for relief would be issued en appli as the Mile Tonnel. He walked eation. Yesterday, however, appli over the top of the hill and even cations were put in by two uniODU. tually arrive home and told his It is intended to issue 150 bags of mother how he had obtained his rice to thow. freedom.

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On the 28th of May defendant is alleged to have met this boy in the Laichcekok Rowt and being offering the saing prospects as offered the first loy, he was taken to Tsim Sha-tsui and put on bunel a train and taken to Ping Wa where he met the other boy.

Reward Offered.

This youth told his mother that the other boy was still in captivity. Both the boys and their parents being acquainted with one another, the elder boy's parents wero

48 in previous flood disasters a number of the more importoat Chinese eocieties have come for- ward with various suggestions of launching un effective drive for abscriptions. The Chung Sing Benevolent Society, the Confucius Socioty And the Lam Long Dramatic Association havo offered their services, n✪d probably in the course of the wenk the streels will he toured by bonds of Chinese with bannors galore, all shouting Instily Save Life" as happened a few years ago.

the three

to discuss

Representatives al informed and organisations met at the Tong Wah and secure the boy's release by details of the casapaign. they went to Shun Chux to try Topital last night offering a reward. The boy's father waited for three days n Shum Chun but as there were no further developements he left and returned to Shanshuipo. On his arrival home a letter was waiting for him..

Witness said that he did not refuse to go with defendant as he had juomised to find him som work.

Man with Gold Teeth. After enrroborating the opening withness, tho boy was submitted to a lengthy cross exupination by, defendant.

Acting on the contents of the lotter he sent a man to Sbum Chun with $80. This delegate wailed at the Station for sight hours, after which time a man He denied going to the first floor

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of the Chinese Territories. After man who hnd gold teeth. He did negotiations had been completed, [not see the man, on the floor and this unn brought back the hissing did not know anyhudy by the nutze hoy.

of Ah Sing. He was taken to the The man who saw defendurt habt.hows thouf 10 p.m. The next ing the first boy's hand on the moning he went to tea with Government Pier on the day of his defendunt only and not with Ah! disappearance, acting.on_inform. Sing also. tion, took the police to a tou house in Hongkong and had the defend ant arrested.

Defendant Dil I nat nk you where the other mon brought you from when we were at the ten house.

Witness: No you did not. There were only the two of us thero,

The boy's father corroborated the Inspector's outline saying that the ransom money was given to a vertain man named Tang,

Witness further denied.a eon. The boy giving evidenor said versation which defendant alleged that he was on the Government he had with him. Wilness -aid

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