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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

DEBTDODGING RUSE LABOUR LEADER AND CHINESE LABOUR

ALLEGED.

SHOEMAKING FIRM SUED SUCCESSFULLY.

BUSINESS TRANSFER.

The operation of nu Ordinancs

vent

of

IMPERIALIST.

TRIBUTE TO THE LATE .MR. ANDREW FISHER.

London, Oct, 23.

By the death in London of Mr. Andrew Fisher, former Prime Minister of Australia, the British Empire has lost a notable figure.

DEMANDS.

TO BIND EMPLOYERS IN STRIKES:

THE KUOMINTANG GIVES AN

יד

EVASIVE ANSWER. ·

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1928.

DEPORTED FROM MACAO.

TWO BANISHEES CHARGED

AT KOWLOON.

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When two Chinese appeared 'be- fore Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kow-

FAR EASTERN AIR SERVICE.

PROPOSED OSAKA-SHANGHAI FLIGHTS.

loon Magistracy this morning, on A JAPANESE COMPANY. charges of returning from banish- ment, they informed his Worship that they had been arrested In

Shanghai, Oct. 20.

Macno for cerinin offences and Following arrangements con had been deported by the authorl-cluded yesterday by Messrs. Doi,.

Mr. Fisher was at both a great Labour leader and a great Im- perialist. His phrase during the war, "Australia is in the war to NANKING DISCUSSION. ties of the Portuguese Colony. Araki & Watanable, agents for the last man and the last shilling" was indiestive of that, Imperialism.

passed in September, 1923, to pre

Lransfers fraudulent businesses was discussed in the Summary Court this morning,

They arrived in Hongkong by the the proposed Osaka-Shanghal air 8.6. Wing On last night.

line, the first aeroplane is official- before Mr. Justice Jacks. The

Nanking, Oct. 19.

Both defendants, who had beenly announced as starting from case concerned the changing of a

Mr. Fisher had a meteoric risu A delegation of nine representa- shoe business from the Tung Hing Firm, 176, Wellington Street East, to fame. He was born at Kilmar- tives from over 200 labour unions deported in 1925 for a period of Osaka at 2 p.m. on Monday, the to the Li Cheung Firni, of the sume Bock, in Scotland, and began life in Shangiral was given a hearing ten years, were arrested in Nathan 22nd, and after making stops at Messrs. Chiang Kai-shek. Road, near Nanking Street, at 6 Tomie and Kiushu will arrive in Shanghai the following day off address, and a debt incurred as a call boy in the local mines. by

At 2, he emigrated to Queensland. Tan Yen-kai, Wu Han-min, Taio'clock this morning.

According to secretary Mottram, Black Point at two in the after- before the business changed hands. Within eight years, he entered the Chi-tao and Sun Fo on behalf of

Plaintiffs, the Shing Hing Firm, Queensland Parliament and soon the Standing Committee of the neither defendant had made any Committee at reference to his alleged deporta- sued both firms, elaining the suti

became Minister of Railways. Central Executive of $182.10 against the original and Then be sat in the Commonwealth the Central Party Headquarters on from Macho, when they were taken to the Yeumati Police alternatively against the new. comer by virtue of the Fraudulent Parliament, and in 1904 was ap-résterday.

pointed Minister for Trade And Referring to the recently pro-Station..

When asked why they had not Transfer of Business Ordinance.

mulgated rules governing arbitra Mr. C. A. S. Huss, who was for Customs.

From 1987 to 1915 he was lender tion of disputes betaveen Capital told the police that they had been the plainti, Hakl it was a par- ticularly bad case and one which of the Federal Parliamentary La- and Labour the delegates said banished from Macao, the defen-

1914 to 19165.

He founded the Commonwealth Bank, was a pioneer in the build ing of the Trans-Continental Rail

noo!.

The favourable understanding and permission of the Nationalist Government and the Harbour au thorities here have been received, and it is announced that the first perimental flight, trip is in the nature of an ex-

Should the vonture prove

the flights.

the Ordinance was specially debour Party, Three times he was that the Shanghai. workers held dants replied that, having been ar successful it is understood the signed to provont. dle, commented Prime Minister of Australia, his that, during the pariod of n strike, prested by the local authorities. Japanese government will greatly that after the change over "the last period of office being frum i the workers involved should be they thought it would be useless assist the Nippon Aerial Navign- entitled to regular pay; that dis- to say anything as they thought tion Company, Ltd., promoters of ciplinary mensures should not be they would be sent to gaol in any the proposed line, in continuing The first plane will be the flying applied to the strikers only. but case. should also be applied to the.em-

with two motorn capable of 700 horsepower, and will carry a crew of five in addition to the pilot.

It is proposed that, if the trip ia a success, the craft will return to Japan and 'mlike three addi- tional Shanghai dights before the end of the month.

there esme smiling faces were except those of the people respon- sible for the, debt." He pointed out that the Ordinance, which was .in the nature of an experiment. I way that linked Eastern and West players, in case the latter were fendants for 48 hours for further passenger boat, Naniwa, equipped

Ilis Worship remanded both de-

that enquiries to be made. stead of merely imposing cash penalties upon guilty employers,

found equally at fault;

that ro-

was specially designed to meet Australia, and also began the eases where fraudulent transfer of milling of the Federal capital. It

was through Mr. Fisher's efforts provisions should also be made for a lengthy manifesto to all labour businesses took place in order to

that the system of national de- their imprisonment in serious unions and workers_generally.". escape liabilities,

fonce which bore valuable fruits cases; and finally,

"During the last two years, in the war was adopted by Aus-presentatives of the Party should when the Kuomintang's energy tralin.-British Wireless,

be included in the Arbitration and attention were entirely de- Committee.

voted to the extermination of all obstacles to National unity," яnуs the translation issued by the Kuo As regards the proposed Fac-Min News Agency, "the Commun- tory Law, the labour representa-ists utilized the opportunity for tives emphasized the necessity of workers, not being able to differen- According the labour union of any tiate between real revolutionary factory proper recognition and and counter-revolutionary activi- stricter regulations governing the ties, have unconsciously become A Chinese woman, who is relat- dismissal of factory workers. The willing tools of the Communists. early promulgation of regulations

New Board Put Up. Yeung Wai, plaintiffs' managing partner, stated that in March he was requested by Wong Cheun-Inu, a partner of the Tung Hin Firni, io do carpentry werk at the Tung Hing shop. He presented a bili to Wong Cheung-lau who disputed the debt. Witness was put off, from time to time and had not received the money.

never

On September 8, he had a con-

SMUGGLING MONEY

INTO GAOL.

CHINESE WOMAN'S PLEA CONFOUNDED.

Factory Regulations,

WEARING STOLEN

GARMENTS.

KOWLOON THIEF GETS TWO MONTHS.

versation wit??e painter nameded to a prisoner at Victorla Gag! governing insurance of factory The workers have become so con- Ng Sin, in consequence of which was charged before Major C. Whl-workers by employers was also fused that they are not cognizant Street at five o'clock yesterday he visited the premises of the son this morning, witli contraven- urged upon the Party leaders.

the delegation voleed the hope that thero ahould be an increase of inges for

those engaged in

Tung Hin Firm. He found every-ing prison cegulations and attempt One general eltuation of labour thing the same and the same people ing to sanggle a dollar note into with the excyplion of the sign- the Gaol. board. Over the name of Tung She pleaded, in extenuation, that Hing had been nalled a piece of she was ignorant of the local wood bearing the name LI Cheung, regulations, explaining that she When he asked for his money he only recently arrived from the was told it would be paid at the country, where it was a regular end of the month.

thing to send money and comforts for prisoners, and where no offejal ban was placed on the practicn.

Two days later he again went to the shop and found new people in possession.

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While on duty In Hamilton morning. a: Chinese detective saw man emerge from the staircase of No. 20, wearing a long coal, under which he had a knitted vest. He was questioned, but, on failing to articles, was taken to the Police give a satisfactory account of the Station, where he admitted having stolen the garments from the first floor of the house.

of the Party's policies as regards Jabour. Our comrades in the field of industry must therefore, realize that the success of the Revolution is yet far ofl. They must know o atual labour, that work that while Militarism within has ers should have the right to elect been exterminated, dangers from their own representatives and that abroad are still to be overcome. labour unions should receive a They must realize their important main-relation to the country as a whole

On visiting the house, the detec subsidy towards

and recognize their heavy respon- tive discovered 12 articles of cloth- tenince expenses.

sibility for the success of the Re-ing on the staircase where they volution."

had been discarded by the defen- dant.

their

Economic Facts. Speaking on behalf of the Cen-1 trak authorities, Mr. Tai Chi-tao

I

An Appen to Antiquity.

Questioned by the Bench, she said she believed the dollar would

It transpired that the defendant, be useful in the goal, in that it would be the means of obtaining told the delegation that the pro- The manifesto then makes an by climbing to the top of the wall, some comfort for the prisoner. blem of livelihood was, not a pro-appen to the past, which reads had, inserted his hand through blom of one section only of the curiously in the light of the party's some lattice work and extracted the garments piece by piece from people and that labourers were progressive doctrines: never benefied by temporary "Our workers must realize that a rattan basket. After putting on advantages which they might the secret of our national preser- the long coat and the vest, he had succeed in extorting for them-ration and progress is our coun-probably abandoned the other ar selves because the general situa-try's historical and cultural con- ticies until a better opportunity tion would be affected which tinuity. Our present society is offered to take them away.

On being charged before Mr. W. would, in turn, affect the workers, the result of hundreds of years Schofield at the Kowloon Magl-

As regards the policy of the of activity on the part of our fore- Central Executive Committee, sald fathers and it is our duty to con- stracy this morning with larceny, Mr. Tal, it has been clearly defined tinue their activity in order that sentence of two months' hard la-

bour was imposed. workers and it is to be hoped that we may bequeath this inheritance the workers will appreciate the fnom our forebears to our descen-

"Progress in all dants, Party's views.

The painter said he painted the name for the new signboard which was fixed up at half past nine at night. He was surprised that the work was done at that time.

Mr. J. W. Franks, Superinten dent of the Gaol, said If it was The Goodwill.'

| the woman's intention to bring the Mr. F. X. D'Almada, who de-money for that purpose, a peculiar fended, argued that he had no way had been adopted. The noto case to answer. Mr. Russ had not was screwed tightly in the cape proved that the Li Cheung pur-of a thermos flask.

His Worshly said that that put chased the goodwill of the busi- neas. There was transfer the matter in a different light. He though the Li Cheung bought up found the offence proved, and fined the stock. Plaintiff agreed to wait the woman $25. The dollar note for payment from the former firm, was forfeited to the Court. who were in the premises when he mid a visit on September 9. He therefore did not look for payment to the Cheung. When he proached the L. Cheung on the 11th. he was told that the debt did not concern them and was advised

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to apply to the Tung Hing.

Mr. D'Alida did not call any witnesses.

FORMER AMERICAN

SENATOR DEAD.

KEEN ANTAGONIST OF THE GOLD STANDARD.

in the recent Manifesto to the

'Tal.

"

human affairs is a slow process

Government Services. and what we aim at for the livell- hood of the people is the greatest Perhaps the real "meat" of the satisfaction to the greatest num- manifesto comes in the last para- ber of people," concluded, Mr.graphs, that railways, posts and telegraphs are government ser- vices and their employees must Tools of Communista.

not "adopt measures in dealing Prompted by the recent Post with them as if they were dealing Office strike. The Central Exccu- with any individual capitalista," 4tive of the Kuomintang has issued In other words, no strikes.

New York, Oct. 23. His Lordship held that the Or-

The death has occured dinance applied to the

Tucson, Arizona, of Mr. Charles pointing out that the Li Cheung Arnette Towne, formerly were carrying on the Tung Hing's member of the U. S. Senate and business on the same premises and it one time prominently connected would there have the goodwill. with the oil industry. He was

Judgment was given for the seventy years of age. plaintiff firm with costs.

CRUELTY TO KITTEN.

A CHINESE ATTEMPT TO

* STRANGLE IT.

A story was told to Major C. Willaon at the Magistracy this morning of how a kitten managed

A notable orator, the late Mr. Towne was a powerful advocate of bimetallism, and he was one of the leading figures in the heated Re- publlean National Convention of 1896, eventually leaving the Con- vention in protest against the gold standard plank,

He became National Chairman of the Silver Republican Party in the following year, and twice sub sequently he was nominated for the Vice-Presidency, but declined

to survive after being subjected the nominations.

to unexampled eruelty by В He turned Democrat in 1904,

Chinese.

after strong efforts to get the Re-

It was said that in order to get publicans to change their ideas re- rid of an unwanted kitten,,arding the gold standard. Chinese living in Stanley Strest | Reider's American Service, . took it down into the street and Hterally proceeded to squeeze the life out of it. When seen by a police officer, he was walking briskly up and down the street, the while strangling and violently shaking the poor creature. Even- tually, it dropped into the gutter where it lay still, more dead than alive.

Defendant declared thai he had handled the kitten gently, and

SNATCHED BABY'S BANGLE.

GAOL AND BIRCH FOR THIEF.

Sentence of six months"

bard

pointed to the animal which was labour, with 15 stroken of the

now "moewing" and actively hirch, was imposed on a Chinese moving about the Court,

His Worship decided that it was

a case for a fine, and fixed this

at

in recording a convletion.

by Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kow-

loon Magistracy, this morning,

The defendant was convicted of

a charge of snatching a rattan bangle from a baby which was being carried on the back of its

No further messages have been grandmother in Chi Wo Street, received from the stranded 84. Shamshulpo. It was stated in Kwangso, but it is understood that evidence that the defendant, who the Taikoo salvage tug has arrived was arrested after a chase by a and that attempts to refloat the Shantung Sergeant, discarded the vessel are being made.

bangle before being arrested.

OHOR, INI KEA SERVICE, INC.

REL. U. 3. PAY, OFT.

"Mother, we were in Italy this.eummer, weren't we?"

"DOG NO MUZZLE?” HOW MAGISTRATE OVERCAME LANGUAGE BAR.

Major Willson dealt in record time, at the Police Court this morning; with several summonses relating to unmuzzled dogs.

After, a number of Chinese had 'been dealt with, the Manager of He the Tokyo Hotel was called. was able to speak English, and, of the charge being read out to him, he pleaded guilty and was fined four dollars,

Next a Japanese woman came before his Worship. She could speak a little English, but not Bulelent to understand the charge in its legally-worded form.

On, realising this, his Worship put a question thus:-Your dog; no muzzle; all right? The defendant whispered "Yes."

bowed and

His Worship:-Four dollars, The name of another Japanes womun was then called and the same defendant appeared before hla Worship. The police explain- ed that the women had authority

to answer the charge on behalf.

of her compatriot.

Hia Worship (to the defendant): -Same thing? Dog no muzzle? Yes

Defendant:-Yes.

Ulla Worship: Four dollars,

BELGIAN ROYAL PAIR TO VISIT EAST. LEAVING FOR EAST INDIES IN NOVEMBELL

Botterdam, Oct. 29. According to present arrange- ments, Prince Leopold and Prin- ceas Astrid, the Crown Prince and Princess of Bolgium, will embark at Marseilles on November 23rd, aboard the 8.8. Insulinde, on a visit to the Dutch East Indies,

The Prince is visiting the Dutch colonies for the purpose of study, -Beuter.

TO-NIGHT

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