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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

1926.

"RED" EDITOR.

SHANGHAI RUSSIAN

CHARGED..

OBJECTIONABLE ARTICLE.

The Shanghai Municipal Police have been particularly keen of late in nosing out certain articles and publications in lesser Chinese and Russian newspapers which they consider are likely to cause a breach of the peace, and a number of fines have been imposed upon

YAUMATI ROBBERY.

"CAT" FOR BRUTAL THIEVES.

Before Mr. Justice Wood, at the Criminal Sessions this morning, three Chinese were charged with robbery at Yaumat. Mr. A. Dyer Ball, the Acting Attorney General, said that a nolle prosequi had been entered against the third prisoner and he was therefore released.

The other two men were charged on three counts of robbing and receiving stolen property. The first count was admitted by the prisoners, but they denied the other two. Accordingly the first count only was proceeded with.

In reply to his Lordship, the those responsible for their publica-prisoners admitted that they went tion. Another of these prosecuto a house at Yaumati to rob, at tions came before the Mixed Court. 4a.m., when another man opened last week, when the editor and the door for them. Five men publisher of the “""Red" newspaper took part in the robbery. They known as the Shanghai Life, denied that, they were armed. which is printed in Russian, were charged with the above offence."

The editor of the paper is named T. Voronchantn and the pubisher is Wong Sz-tai, both of whom werg defended by Dr. Wilhelm. Deted tive Sub-Inspector Robertson ap peared for the prosecution in the absence of the Police Prosecutor. Mr. E. T. Maitland.."

SHANGHAI RIOTS.

WOMEN WORKERS SENTENCED.

DAMAGING MACHINERY.

Five Kompo women made their appearance at the Mixed: Court, In Shanghai last week on charges of inciting other persons to riot and of maliciously damaging the machinery of the Nanyang Bros. Tobacco Co, Ltd. One of the accused carried a baby in her, arms."

DetInspr. Prince informed the. Bench that, on Saturday morning, at 9.15 o'clock, a telephone message was received at the Wayside Police Station to the effect that there was trouble among the workers in the Nanyang factory in Broadway. Witness and, some Chinese detec tives went to the place and, upon entering, saw two of the prisoners using lumps of packing case like battering rams, amaahing up the machinery.

Mr. Dyer Ball, said the evidence showed that there were at least two revolvers in use. although none had been found by the police. It was clear that the robbery bad been deliberately planned. The victim was a. Chinese merchant who had made a lot of money at Birkenhead, and who had recently settled at Yaumati. Consider The Court, suggested a remondable violence had been used in in the absence of the Police Pro-tying up the occupants. Jewel-one of these hit witness on the secutor, to which the defencelery and money to the value of agreed. Dr. Wilhelm stated, how- $2,000 had been stolen, and of this ever, that he disagreed with the only $600 had been recovered. translation of the offending article. and said that at the next hearing he would submit his own transla

tión.

..

The article, which was, reapon- sible for the charge appeared in the Shanghai Life. on September. 7, which was the anniversay of the signing of the Boxer Treaties. The article according to the Police translation reads as follows:

POLICE MALEDICTION. "To-day young China is again in a turmoil of excitment. Fury and hatred against the enslavers seize the hearts of Chinese patriots. with new force. Young and old, poor and rich, all will come out to-day on the streets and will give vent to their faming maledictions against those who will watch their surging columns from behind the stone batteries and forests of guns.

་་་་

"Who knows how this day will end!

The Chinese merchant went into the box and identified the first prisoner, who, he said, entered the house with a revolver and an electric torch.

After

woman had given evidence as to having car-rings taken away. from her, the prisoners were sentenced to five years' burd labour each, and ten strokes with the "cat."

CONSTABLE ATTACKED.

VIOLENT STRUGGLE. AT YAUMATI.

300 YELLING, WOMEN. There were some 300 other yell ing women in the pluce. Two of the other prisoners were seen to have iron bars in their hands, and

shoulder. A Russian detective took charge of this woman. After the police had stopped the infuriated women from committing further damage, they horded them in the compound. The accused, who had been noticed by the police during the trouble, were placed under arrest. The machines installed were Jabour saving devices and it was these that the workers object- ed to. They did a good job when they set out to wreck the objection- able machines and the damage done was estimated at $1,000' but, as the work was stopped during the after- noon, the losses amounted to $2,000. The tobacco stock was also destroy- ed and could not be used.

Questioned by Mr. S. G. Yang, prosecuting for the Nanyang Bros. Tobacco Co., witness stated that accused threw tobacco on his head and pitched dust over him and the detective to prevent them from making arrests.

MACHINERY RUINED.

Chang Hsien-tion, manager of the factory, said that he told the workers before the machines had been installed that they should con- tinue to work as before as these would not affect their jobs. The machines were of no use now; and. the extra output which was called for could not be produced,

An early morning attack on an Indian constable at Yaumati on August 10th., when his revolver and holeter were forcibly taken from. him, resulted in two Chinese, who are charged with the offence, ap- pearing before Mr. Justice Wood, at the Criminal Sessions this morning. The acting Attorney General, Mr. "During the last century China A. Dyer Ball, said the prisoners ap has borne many evil years and proached the Indian from a wharf, many a hard blow has fallen upon when the latter was on his beat, the unfortunate people of China.and commenced to speak to him. Torn asunder by the horrible bur- Suddenly he was seized from be eaucratic internal system, through hind and in front by the two men.

All five accused denied 'being in- "which" the 'Chinese Empire became A violent struggle ensued, during

weak and helpless, yet appearing which the constable's turban came volved in the affair: they had strong, the country fell under the off, and his head and hands were nothing to do with the wrecking cruel blows of foreign imperialism cut. Also one of his teeth was of the machines nor did they assault in the second quarter of last cen- broken, and his tunic was marked the police. When they were told tury. British guns in 1839-41

with blood. One of the men seized to disperse they did so in an order- made the first breach in the Chin- the revolver and ran away, but they manner but the doors were lock- ese Wall.

The people not only constable succeeded in holding oned and they were not able to get paid contributions and opened to the second man until assistance out. their ports to the 'white devils, arrived. but in addition the" poor of China- must furthemore: poison them- selves with the most ruinous poisons imported from India to China in enormous quantity by the

British civilizers.

"Prior to that war the Chinese did not know the use of opium and

1 the Chinese peasants and

Jabourers are now slowly dying in

millions from this fearful poison they owe this entirely and com- pletely to the gentlemen of the former East-India Company.

of

"The second opiuni, war 1867-59 broke down the last op- position of China. The breach made by Imperialistic guns widens every year and through it have rushed, like an uncontrollable wave, imperialistic spoilers from

After Mr. Yang had asked for The man who ran away with the a severe sentence, the Magistrata revolver and holster was arrested said that there was no doubt but eleven days afterwards as he was that the accused were lying and Cor-that their statements could not be about to leave for Macao.

roborative evidence as to the strug-Believed. The police version would gie would be given by two women be accepted. "Do you know that. who lived in matsheds close by, and it takes a lot of money to capital- of the theft of the revolver and aliza a concern of this kind?" asked

holster. These articles were after-the Magistrate of the accused.

wards found in separate places on

:

an old iron heap.

Statements were referred to in which the first man implicated the second and said it was the second iman who struck the constable. The second man admitted the offence of Mr. Dyer Ball then went on to point having stolen the revolver. out discrepancies in the statements.

The case is proceeding.

all corners and from every country or a semi-colonial possession of

of the world. One town, then ter- ritory, after another have been taken from the people who have: been rendered weak and helpless by internal disorder.

"SPECIAL INTERESTS.”- Towards the end of last cen- tury there was hardly a strong Power which did not have its

special interest in China.

You have been paid your wages re-

gularly and were informed that there would be no changes but you broke the machinery in spite of this. You were told by the police. to disperse but you insisted on smashing the machines and now you are telling untruths. The maximum punishment for offences of this nature is three years but, in view of the fact that you, are"wor men; we will impose the minimum.” Two of the accused were then given

the other three a month each.

six weeks' imprisonment each and

SPAT IN COURT.

GAMBLER REPROVED AND FINED.

the various foreign Powers,

"The enormous half milliard Boxer Contribution, which was guaranteed through the control of the Chinese Maritime Customs, a whole lot of exclusive rights for foreigners, which have never been heard of yet in any civilized. country, the complete and final subjugation of the Chinese, people,

One of twelve gamblers brought these were the results of the re before Mr. R. E. Lindsail, subse- Lelion of 1900-01. It can be con- quent to a police raid this mora- sidered that since that moment ing, got into trouble when he spat China fell into the chaos of inces-into the dock behind him... Bant civil wars, from the curse of The apt was noted by his which the people up to the present worship, who said to the offender: are not able to free themselves "How dare you spit in Court?"

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The imperialists settled down in China, as in their own country, worse than in a conquered land, They considered themselves, com plete masters and when the people, having lost all patience from the yoke of their imperialistic official

horse thieves and foreign op- owing to these same gentlemen. The man was fined $5 in pressers majestically raised the "It is Impossible to enumerate addition to another fine of $5 in the M. C. L. in Hongkong note that The fact that the band" of the Boxer rebellion against the white all the countless evils and mis- pagod on the charge of ganibling, the concert organised by the East Surrey Regiment (through devils, the imperialists marched fortunes which visited the Chinese Ten other Chinese were fined $3

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