1930-04-08 — Page 8

MOB ATTACK IN SHANGHAI

POLICE ARREST. TWO RINGLEADERS.

LIME PACKETS THROWN AT LOYAL WORKERS.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

GIRL EMIGRANT'S EXPERIENCE.

SERIOUS CHARGE PREFERRED AGAINST WOMAN.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1930.

FORGED HONGKONG SHANGHAI COUNCIL TO-DAY'S WANTS.

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BANKNOTE.

ACCUSED MAN WHO CHANGED HIS STORY.

EX-PRISONER'S STORY. REFERENCE TO A BET.

MEETINGS.

PROPOSAL TO ADMIT PRESS IN FUTURE.

25 WORDS

.$1.00,

($1.50 If Not Prepaid) The following replies have been reenived:

544, 545, 547, 550, 556, 566, 593, 595, 598, 618, 651, 638, 699, 012, 650, 651,

AGENCIES WANTED.

SITUATIONS 'WANTED. "

SITUATIONS WANTED.—Mrs. |_ F. C. Young desires to recommend her Baby-Amab for employment. Tel Peak 189.

FOURTH ATTEMPT.

There was an echo before Mr. A complete denial of all the

Shanghai, Apr. 4. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon evidence of the witnesses, arrayed

Members of the Press, hitherto tablished Chinese export and import AGENCIES WANTED.-A well ez-¦ an against him, together with a sug-barred from attending meetinga of FIRM in Macao, wishes to represent Magistracy this morning, of incident which occurred in Sep- gestion that none of them was the Shanghai Municipal Council. any kind of agency for Chung Shan tember, 1928, when a young girl truthful or certain of his identity, may be permitted to attend the District. Best references Rnd no was enticed from her parents in was made by a Chinese, charged on meetings. At the next ratepayers question about guaranty. Apply Shamshulpo and taken to Singa- remand at the Central Magistracy meeting a resolution will be pro- A. B. C. care of Macao Times, Macao. pore for the purposes of pro- this morning, with possessing and posed calling for the admittance Shanghai, Apr. 3.

stitution. The present proceed uttering a forged $10 Hongkong of the Press to Council meetings. The expected outbreak onings arose from information given and Shanghai Bank note.

The resolution, marked No. 9. the part of striking medicine to the police by a prisoner who

At the previous hearing, evidence has been proposed by Mr. E. F. that accused Harris, manager of the Sun Life shop workers, numbering more was previously convicted for the was given to show

visited a house of ill-fame in Bel-Assurance Company, of Canada, than 1,200, came yesterday offence. when strikers estimated at more Inspector John Murphy pro- cher Street on Thuraday of last and was seconded by Mr. G. E. secuted a married woman on three week, where he tendered the note Marden, of the firm, bearing his than 300 attempted to attack a

the

WANTED. into a girl. It then passed through name, large medicine shop near Che charges arising out of

"Mr. Harris and Mr. Marden MATSHED WANTED. At Repulse cident and intimated that the de- the hands of the mistress of the kiang and Peking roads.

house and the amah, both of whom propose to change the procedure Bay for the coming season. Please fendant was arrested on the They were armed with paper formation of a prisoner who was tried to get it changed, after whichland to admit the Press to the write Box No. 646, “Hongkong Tele-

to another meetings. After the motion was graph." containing lime, which, sentenced to six months in No- the defendant went police learned, were to be thrownvember last for the same offence. house, where the amah took it out proposed and seconded it was duly Secretariat. The at the loyal employees of the shop That woman was now discharged to buy cigarettes. It was refused, filed with the

TO BE SOLD. In an effort to blind them.

and when the girl suggested she matter now rests with, the rate- from gaol and would give Alertness and preparedness on evidence against the defendant.

should take it to a money-changer, payers, who will meet on April 16.55 THE PEAK, lately occupied by the accused took it from her and The present effort to bring Dr. Harston and adjoining the Peak the part of police of Louza station

Relating the facts of the case,

left the house. Two men followed about the admittance of members Hospital Unfurnished. Convenient, not only frustrated the plans of Inspector Murphy said that on

of the press the strikers but resulted in

of him, and caused his arrest.

marks the fourth comfortable and cool, Six rooms and the September 10, 1928, a party

This morning, Mr. G. W. E. True, since 1907. In that year the Dressing room. arrest of two of the leaders of 400 emigrants sailed to Singapore

Four bathrooms. Hongkong and Shanghai ratepayers rejected the proposal tion. Gas and Electric Light. Use

hat and cold

water. Modern sanita- the mob.

by the ss. Tilawa after having Bank, gave evidence to show that by a vote of 358 to 257. Four years of Tennis Court. Suitable for a Mess been Interrogated and having complied with the usual formalities the note was not genuine. To the later the resolution was defeated of fire, or could be easily divided to Chinese inexperienced, he said, it was a good by a vote of 133 to 37. In 1922 the suit two couples. Close to Tram at the Secretariat for

forgery. There were, to his know vote against the resolution Was Affairs in accordance with Asiatic Emigrants

Ordinance. ledge, a number of such notes in approximately four to one.

circulation at the moment.

present resolution follows: Asked if he had anything to say, "That the Press, as representa- The girl was advised to say that she was travelling to the southern the defendant said that the evidence tives of the public, shall be ad- Fort to visit her husband.

given by the various witnesses was mitted to Council meetings, pro- They did not appear to be very cer- a majority of Councillors present- TO LET.-Tregunter Mansions, May not very convincing or truthful.vided that should the Council-by

balls

the

Police Prepared.

Since the second strike of the medicine workers started a few days ago the police have been carefully watching them and their plans to attack the employees of the shop were known to the authorities. This resulted in a

On arrival, she was taken to a house and later introduced into a considerable number of police brethel, where she remained for a from Louza station being posted

year. A raid was carried out by in and near the shop which had the Singapore authorities acting been singled out for the attack. on advice from Hongkong and the

WILS discovered, Her dis-

of the

tain of his identity.

"Wild Statements."

The

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TO LET Office Rooms, Hongkong because of the loyalty of the report being made by her parents, The mistress recognised you per- And further that the minutes and Shanghai Bank Building. Apply majority of the employees, Who who subsequently

the feetly well and so did the girl who of Council Meetings and Com-to Sang Kee, same Building, Went to had refused to listen to the S.C.A. and identified hur photo- gave evidence.

mittee Meetings ad approved orders of the union of workers, graph.

Accused-The evidence is that thercat by the Council shall be A GODOWN at Whitfield Road con- remaining on the job.

The ex-prisoner gave evidence 1 did not intentionally pass it off. of having previously lived

Mr. Lindsell: The evidence is placed at the disposal of the Press sisting about 2,500 sq. ft. next to with

Kwong Sang Hong Glass Factory. as possible after as scon

each Please apply to Kwong Sang Hong the defendant. She said that she exactly the opposite. You are not met the girl in the defendant's house and later they all went to Singapore.

Loafers Join In.

Shortly before hoon yesterday. police in the vicinity of the shop, many of whom were disguised as loafers and hawkers, noted small Kroups of the strikers appearing. Within a few minutes the number had swelled to more than 300 persons, with more arriving every minute. They were being joined by loafers and idlers.

The police were not idle in the meantime but kept the strikers moving, preventing them from congregating Bear the shop, which was apparently their plan.

The case was adjourned.

MORTGAGE CLAIM JUDGMENT.

(Continued from Page 1.)

that the use of the naine Li kan by the plaintiff was

so very clever, or you would have Council Meeting excluding only kept back the fact that that was alluch portions as in the interests of the ratepayers it may be con- the money you had.

Accused: 1 do not know where sidered undesirable to disclose." this came from originally.

I ask-

ed the girl if it was a good note. I wish to ask the Court to make more enquiries into the case.

Mr. Lindsell:-About what? You' have not told us anything to enquire about yet. You have not offered came into possession of this note any explanation as to how you Accused-1 picked it up in Con- naught Road, in a certain news paper which was dumped in the

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639 "Hongkong believe that when in his name of

Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Telegraph." road. Li Hung-cheung, alius Li Po

Magistracy this morning caution- How did you know it was dumped a Chinese who was kwai he purported to assign foed? Because I was trying to find with riding a bicycle in a manner charged As if by an arranged signal, the a named sum the property in ques-i strikers suddenly moved in the tion to Li Han and the second de- I came across. this note. When I Worship intimated that he did not some brown paper, and eventually dangerous to the public. Hie direction of the shop. Polize fendant, he intended to make it ap picked the note up. it was not in want to send the defondant in went into action at the same time pear that Li Kan was a different its antirety, but in several pieces. gaol for the offence, and experienced little difficulty in person to Li Hung-cheung, alias Since the numbers on them cor- forcing the mob back.

Li l'o-kwai and that the transaction As the mob moved in the direc-was a sale for valuable conhidera- tion of the shop the paper balls tion. filled with lime began to make their appearance. A more were hurled toward the shop but did not cause injury to any

one.

Mob Forced Back.

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responded, I thought it was a good denied the truth of this and said

note.

Light Sentence Asked.

BRITAIN & EGYPT.

GOOD PROGRESS WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS.

London, Apr. 7. the constable must have misunder stood him.

The Egyptian delegation, under The accused said he wished to call the Premier, Nahas Pasha, had a his master and his brother-in-law further meeting to-day with to give evidence in his favour, but

British journed for two hours, Detective the negotiations for an Anglo- after the proceedings had been ad-representatives of the

Government, in continuation of

Egyptian Treaty.

Use of Aliases. Certainly there is ground for

Yet apparently it did not strike animadversion in the lengths to which the use of aliases is some you to take it to the most natural ceivable that aliases may be used had someone to enlighten me as to times carried, and it is easily con-place-money-changers? If I had for purposes of fraud, but after the genuineness of the note

of the evi- should not be here. I ask you to careful consideration dence and of the attendant circum- pass a light sentence. stances in this case, I have come

Mr. Lindsell (In surprise):--Oh, to the conclusion that I should not a light sentence now is it? be justified in rejecting the em- Asked why he had not questioned The Magistrate informed the ac- itphatic statement of the plaintif the police constable's evidence to cused that the men could not be that he never intended to benefit the effect that when arrested ac- found, and convicted him on both the second defendant by the assign-cused told him that he tried to pass charges, inflicting concurrent sen- the note because he bet a man he tences of three months' imprison-

Two of the ringleaders raised their voices and attempted to en-| courage the mob to battle with the police. The majority of the gathering, however, evidently had gone to the scene for the purpose of attacking the shop and employees and evinced little de- sire to argue with the police.

mant of March 9, 1917, or to be party to any fraud.

I therefore find in plainti§'s favour on this issue and hold that on the execution of this assignment resulting trust in favour of the

Police in Control.

Realizing that the police were in control of the situation, the mob quickly dispersed in all diree- tions. The twn ring-leaders were seized and arrested. No effort plaintiff arose and that the pre- made by other strikers to sumption of advancement in favour of the second defendant has been

Was liberate them.

Outside of the Loua district | rebutted. incident the situation in the strike yesterday was unchanged, Most of the larger shops of Nantao closed their doors yesterday. the employees refusing to work on the plea they were to attend a meet- ing of their union.

On Tuesday, 200 of the strikers held a meeting at the union head- quarters and passed resolutions calling for a general meeting. It was also decided to counteract the propaganda, of the employers by inserting advertisements In the Chinese newspapers setting forth the workers' version of the dispute.

UNIQUE FLIGHT.

HAWKES GLIDES ACROSS U.S. CONTINENT.

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New York, Apr. 7. The celebrated American man, Captain Frank Hawkes, has just completed a flight which is unique in the history of aviation.

He has flown from the Pacific

Further Point.

But the case for the first defen-, dant does not rest here. It is ad-

hesiour of the plaintiff has been mitted on his behalf that the be-

such that the defendant should not be deemed to hold the moiety of the property in question mortgaged by the second defendant to him as a trustee for the plaintiff.

After duling at length with the points involved on this aspect of the case, his Lordship concluded:

In the circumstances of the case, I am of opinion that the plaintiff is entitled to (a) The property in question free from the mortgage of March 7, 1929, from second de- fendant to first defendant, and (b) An order directing the first defen- dant to reassign the undivided moiety of the said property to the plaintiff.

My judgment must therefore be for the plaintiff with coats.

EUROPEAN MISSING.

PASSENGER ON EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.

coast to the Atlantic seaboard in A report was made to the Police

a glider towed by an aeroplane. this morning by Mr. J. Fleming, The tow rope was cut while 5,000 | a passenger of the Empress of feet above Vancortland Park, and Captain Hawkes made a perfect landing in scheduled time. Reuter's American Service.

Russia, that a fellow-passenger, Mr. Jefferson Mosley has been missing from the ship since 10.30 last night.

Sergeant Clark said that enquiries had been made about the two men, which showed that they went to Canton on Sunday, and were not javailable.

would change it, the defendant now ment on both counts.

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