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KOKLOS AND HAKKAS IN

WATERFRONT FIGHT. The well-known antipathy exist Ing between the Hakkas and Hoklos of the Colony, a recent fight between the two factions on waterfront, and an unique point in Court procedure which the Bench is being asked to decide. were features of an unusual case which came up for hearing before Major C. Willson, at the Central Police Court yesterday afternoon, Six Hokles and eight Hakkas wore charged with disorderly con- duct, arising from two fights which The first of these incidents, was staged at the Douglas Wharf, and the second, which followed a few hours later, took place outside the Chiu Chow

TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1928.

being taken to the Police Station DEPORTED LUNATICS. from the Chiu On Wharf that they saw a strong body of police being marched down the hill, but unfor tunately too late to prevent the incident.

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The Hongkong General Chamber of

The Reverend Brother Almar, Commerce contains some interesting signing himself as the Director information on correspondence which in Hongkong of St. Joseph's Col has taken place with the Government lege, was the only bidder at a land with reference to the introduction of sale hold at the offices of the Pub imbeciles and lepers into the Colony,lic Works Department yesterday

afternoon.

The Colonial Government on Decom-

Mr. Turner said he was ploading. guilty to a purely technical breach of the law. He could, of course, call statements from his office to bear out what occurred in the in terviews there, but submitted that on what had been already stated, The report saya?

The area, measuring 496,000 his Worship was entitled to as- sume that these men feared an ber 5, 1927, invited the opinion of the square feet was sold to Brother: attack and they were in fact at Chamber on a proposal to amend the Almar at the upset figure of $120,-. tacked, and that they had commit Imbecily Persons Introduction Qrdin 000. The locality, as shown by a ted no offence at all, but were suce of 1004. The Attorney General plan at the P.W.D. Office, indicates seeking protection from the police in a Memorandum explained that the the site as being noar Prince, Ed- who were not there when the se- Ordinance of 1904 makes a shipowner ward Road and bounded on the to $6,000, for the expenses Youth 'sida by Boundary Street r lieved there were only the wharf sergeant and one of two Chlucsb detectives on duty at the spot at the time. He asked his Worship to believe that on being attacked by the Hakkas, his Hollo ellents merely retaliated in self-defence.

occurred on the same afternoon cond incident took place. He bombining or repatriating any near MaTau wa..

on the

Wharf...

In appearing for six men, Mr. L. D. Turner said his clients were the Hoklos, and those which Mr. M. K.

tion.

Another Version.

Mr. M. K. Lo had a different vorslen of the affair when rising to address the Court on behalf of his clients, the Hakkas,

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pot ordmarily resident in 'the

able to the shipping companies.

PARENTS IN CHINA MUTA Keep Their Bables Well With

FOREMOST ARTISTS IN

BABY'S OWN TABLETS. Equally helpful to little children West in'équitorial Africa Colony, who is landed from his ship, An Interesting clause in cont or in the bleak regions of the cold and who at the Ume of landing is a lunatic, if he becomes a charge upon that the purchaser "shall build and North, Baby's Own Tablots like the public within a period of three Anish it for occupation, before wisoare, known and used in thou months from the date of landing, the expiration of three years from fanda'of houte throughout the tast

The Ordinance does not apply to the day of sale in a good, substan- republic of Chidác persons of Chinese nationality, and tial and workmanlike manner, one

For example pastor Tang King accordingly there is no check on the or more good and permanent build- Cheng, a Chinese Christian Mission: Lo were defending, were Hukkas,

landing here of lunatles of Chinees lngs upon some part of the lot worker in. Tsienkiang, Hupeh Fro- nationality. Such lunatica do in fact ......and shall expend thereonvince, writes: I am glad to say He was going to reverse the plea

reach Hongkong, having been deport-a sum of not less than $350,000 in that Baby's Own Tablets greatly on his clients behalf and plead

ed from other Pacific porta. Many rateable improvements." not guilty, and to address the

He said that ho was pleading not of them have no connexion with the

In conversation with Brother benefited my little girl when she Beach on certain facts in extenua-guilty, for his clients, and in doing Colony, and are landed here merely Almar after the conclusion of the was cutting her teeth and suffer.

xo he had in view the fact that the because Hongkong is the nearest port

A Preas representative ing from diarrhoea. The child is to that part of China to which they sale Sale of Steamer Tickets. Hoklos wore the aggressors.

belong. It is unreasonable that this learned that it is proposed to now quite strong and healthy, To do this, he had to go back ten They staged a deliberate attack on Colony should have to bear the ex-erect a branch of St. Joseph's Col-which I attribute to the merits of days, to the 2nd or 3rd of this the Hakkas, and had maased to penses of maintaining such lunatics, lege on the site. The step is being the. Tableta, ald month, when some of the employ-golhet a force of no fewer than, and this expense, is the more serious taken with a view to accommo- Baby's Own Tablets are an abso- ers of the six Hoklos went to his 100 men for that purpose.. because repatriation to Canton has be dating students on the Peninsula.lutely pure and safe remedy for office and informed him that they. Evidence would be called to hear come a matter of considérable dif

Fmdat of the ordinary ailments of were members of a combination of out this, Mr. Lo asked his War-culty in recent years. Even the ex

Infancy, and early childhood, wach firma styled tho. Wah Fook Com ship to postpone the question of a peass of repatriation should not be

rus indigestion, colic, constipation, pany, which, for the last 80 or 40 fine, or bluding over Mr. Turner's imposed an, this Colony. Accordingly,

Hongkong's Peculiar' Position. simple fever, diarrhoea, teething years, were doing busiuose in sell- clients, as Mr. Turner had suggest-explained the Attorney General, set ing third class tickets on various ed. He understood the police were dinance removed from the principal tion 5 of the proposed amending Or

Noting that. Clause (8) (1). of the troubles, worms. Chemists sell ships, including those which left prosecuting in the cade, and such Qrdinance the exception of persons of Ordinance is permissive in effect and them, or post free to the wall, from the Douglas Wharf, the O.S.Kvidence as they might be able to Chinese nationality, and in future does not definitely forbid the landing the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 60, Wharf and the Chiu On Wharf. adduce would put the matter in shipowners would ineur the same of imbeciles, the. Chamber saumes Klangse Road, Shanghai. They, and all of their employees, the right light and go to show that ligility in respect of such lunatics as from this that the Government recor were Hoklos.

the Hoklos and not the Hukkas they did at present in respect of land nines the peculiar position of Hong- Although he had been the heads wore the aggressors.

ing of lunatice of other nationalftica, kong as the only port to which, in HEAR MUSIC PLAYED BY THE Section 4 of the proposed. Ordinance practice, ocean steamers can bring of the shipping companies con- Mr. Turner, Mr. Lo continued, extended this ability to the case of deported imbeciles intended for re- corned, Mr. H. F. White and others, had made a statement of no great-lepors.

patriation to South China, there was no agreement by which or value than an cz-parte stato-

The Chamber has some difference In these Hoklos were their agents.ment....As a matter of fact such

Onus on Shipowners,

making suggestions, being without But they were, it was acknowledg-circumstances as were present in

As stated above, the shipowner was that fuller knowledge of the subject ed, virtual agents for 30 or 40 the case were all apparently known not liable if the person in question which the Government possess years, for although there was no to Mr. Williams, of the Secretariat was ordinarily, resident in the Colony that it might be possible to insist on occurs to the Committee, however, agreement, it was in accordance for Chinese Affairs, who had also It would be very difficult for the the Chinese names and native villages with the facts that no large made certain observations to Mr. Crown to prove that any particular bunches of tickets were sold to Lo in the presence of Mr. Turner, person landed here was not ordinarily of imbeciles and lepers being provided any other people.

which Mr. Lo would not mention resident in the Colony, and according to the satisfaction of the Hongkong to land in the The Hokles then informed Mr. now, as they might prejudice Mr.ly paragraphs (2) and (e) of section Government as a condition precedent

to allowing them 4 of the Ordinance placed on the ship Colony: and then to treat them as Turner that owing to some change Turner's case.

owner the onus of proving that the of policy the three shipping Com-

A Legal Point,

person landed was ordinarily resident persons in transit, the Colony, as panies mentioned ad departed.

Such observations by Mr. Wil the Colony. The probable effect of suming no responsibility for them! within a few days of the 2nd or 3rd of this month, from their usual lame, would have affected the this would simply be that shipowners beyond giving them, if possible, tem- practice and had begun to sell the position, apart from the informat would refuse to tako a lunatle or leper porary accommodation when they can- as: a passenger for Hongkong unless not pass through to destination the tickets to a rival organization of ten which "Mr Turner's clients they were prepated with some avid same day. Where particulers in Chi-

had given him and his colleagues ence that tho

passenger was or nese, an above, are not available per The information in Mr. Lo's posdinarily resident here, or wore satis-mission to land would be definitely re- Solicitor's Advice... Continuing, Mr. Turner said it 88sion would be interesting, folt ned that he was not likely to become a fased.

Under, such a plan foreign govern. lowing as it did certain portions charge on the public within three was common knowledge that Hok of Mr. Turner's remarks.

menta desiring to deport mental and months after his landing, or had as- Jos and Hakkas were mutually an-

Mr. Turner submitted he was en certained from the Government in ad-physical defectives would first supply tipathic, to put it mildly. There-titled to an immediate sentence vance that he would be allowed to the particulars of the people to the fore his clients, the Hoklos, who from the Court in view of his hay-

would Shipping Company, which land.

transmit them to its Hangkang office went to see him, feared thereing entered a plea of guilty; anIn replying on January 9, 1928, the

and co-immediate departure by his clients Chamber wrote: sulted him as to what they should after they had been sentenced, The Committee desires to point out satisfied that, the place names, in pat do. In the absence of informa from the Court, and the departure that the existing Ordinance already ticular, wore genuine, the Shipping tion, they were advised to report also of himself as thoir solicitor. places a heavy onus upon shipping Company would accept the passenget. their fears to the Police and mean-Any delay would be involving his companies, and ita extension, to in- Thun the foreign Government would while to warn their employees to

clude what might be termed the Chin-keep the deportee an extra month. go to the police for protection and own clients in unnecessary legalese passenger traffic in Far Eastern In cases where the required particu not to indulge in any faction fight expense which they were not called waters would be impracticable. The lars could not be supplied, the foreign upon to bear under other circum- Committee suggests that special ex-Government would have to keep tha on the spot.

eraption be granted in respoet of such deportee until it could come to a satis stances. The first of the two incidents

Mr. Le objected, pointing out traffic and would be prepared, should factory arrangement with China, and which ensued, on the 12th instant, that he had not been heard and the Government so desire, to enden Hongkong would avoid any respons occurred about a quarter past one that such evidence as he would our to draft a clause which in their nibility.

In extending the Ordinance to over- in the afternoon at the Douglas call for his clients to sustain their opinion would meet the case. Wharf. In connexion with the plea of not guilty, might alter the

The Chamber fully sympathises maximum liability of $5,000 imposed sens Chinçse it is suggested that the fight then taking place, the first complexion of the case.

with measures designed to prevent upon shipowners in respect of Eu six defendants, heing Hoklos, were

Hakkas.

would be disturbance

It

for submision to the authorities here.

If the Hongkong Government was

Chinese imbecile sand lepers who have Mr. Turner said that granting been rejected by the authorities in repeans, should not be enken over arrested and with them were ar-Mr. Lo's Hakkas were "all angels.other countries, and who are being without modification, and that the

rested Ava Hukkas..

The Government replied on January

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fallen from Heaven," the case was repatriated as known mental and sum of $500 would be sufficient as re to Mr. Turner's office by the Hokloed as he had pleaded guilty and upon this Colony.

News of this flight was brought finished as far as he was concern-physical defectives, hocoming a charga gards Chinese passengers. A organization. They said they had was only awaiting the Court's sen-

17 1928, that it was prepared to 8, Des Vœux Road Central definite reason to fear that at 4

The Chamber would be agreeable to agree, to consider the exemption of tence,

the extension of the Ordinance to Chiriver and China Coast traffle and was or o'clock the same afternoon, a Mr. Lo said that postponing the nese travelling on ocean going steam glad to avail itself of the offer of the further attack would be made upon sentence for a few hours was no ors ramming between Hongkong and Chamber, to draft a clause. Reply- their men at the Chiu On Wharf. hardship to Mr. Turner's Hoklos ports outside the Chinese passenger ing on March 19 the Chamber pointed

A Technical Breach.

as they were on bail.

trades in the Far East, if nssurances out that exemption of “river and aro received that the On receipt of this Information,

If you want good health Investi- Mr. Lo reminded his Worship | HAR

Government China Coast traffic would inadequate Mr. Turner continued, they im- that it was not an unusual or irre-Possess effective means of securing by meet the situation, and that the gate and learn the truth of how repatriation of these Chinese imbeciles

worda in the former communication Poo On Herbs have cured thou- mediately interviewed one of the gular practice of a Judge at the and lepers for whose care China, and on the subject were "the exemption of sands. No drugs. No "Knife. Assistant Superintendent's of Supreme Court to postpone sen- not, Hongkong, is responsible. From Chinese passenger traffic in Far East Simply Poo On Chinese Herbs. Police, Mr. Perdue, who promised tenee while he heard evidence enquiries made, the Chamber doubts ern waters." The Chamber suggested Catarrh, Nervousness, Constipa- to send down a strong body of which might help him in a deter whether existing facilities are adethat the Ordinance should be police to stand by in case of trou-mination of the extent of the sen- quate in this respect, and, in conse-amended as not to apply to "persons tion, Bronchial Asthma, Bron- ble. The trouble arrived, and in tence to be imposed.

quence, shipping companies may be of Chinese nationality arriving in the chitis, Rheumatiem, Dropay, In- connexion with It, five other Hok- Major Willson said he would ad-put to considerable expense in paying Colony by vessels from China, Japan, somnia, Diabetes, Bright's Disease, los were arrested, and with them journ the case to consider the for the maintenance of Imbeciles over Korea and Formosa, Philippine Is and many other ailments.

long periods of time. The Chamber, lands, Straits Settlements and Fede- three more Hukkas.

point. His Worship fixed 2.30 to however, feels that heavy expenses rated Malay States, Dutch East In- Mr. Turner, understood that it morrow afternoon for the resump- arising from inadequate arrangementsdies, Borneo, French Indo-China, was while the arrested men were tion.

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