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GIRL TRAFFICKING PROBLEM.

ACTIVITIES OF BIG GÅNG

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1930.

CHANGE IN U.S. IMPORT A BOOKSTALL KEEPER

REGULATIONS.

SENT TO GAOL.

WORKS OF ART AND ANTIQUITIES

SEDITIOUS PUBLICATIONS IN HIS SHOP.

Hongkong, Sept. 17,

pro

Tong Ki-cheung, the keeper of a bookstall at 77 Hollywood Road, was charged before Mr. Whyte Smith,

THE NORTHERN.

WAR

PEACEFUL OUTCOME

PROBABLE.

Shanghai, Sept. 18. Following a conference of the Manchurian leaders at Makden roll.

Road West, suspected of: being or terracotta, pariates and said that on August 21, Sargeant a buffer during the negotiations.

floor.

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Left Home. While her presence in Canton will be further required for the

have bech, produced prior to the ter .or educational value which shall to the United Services Club in and Nanking report severe fight-

article,

the

1811

year

rescued under, such dramatic circation 480 shall have been deposited.The defendant said that the books ernment, in view of the fact that

The big kidnapping case which We have received the following has been occupying the attention Memorandum from the American of both the Canton and Hongkong Consulate General: Police, and in which the activities

The Treasury Department of the Yesterday afternoon, on thres ing stock is being accumulated ati of a large gang of traffickers are re- vealed to have extended over three first of having in his countries in the Far East, ended, an announcement of new regulations possession documents containing local reports that Chang Hsuch

concerning as far as Hongkong is concerned, which will be of great interest

the shipment of antiquities seditious matter; the second of liang is planning to intervene in to having in his possession a news the civil war, bringing to bear yesterday with the conviction and many chippers 1811 of the Tarit enlculated to cause a breach of the ment of the trouble.

paper the contents of which are pressure for a peaceful settle imprisonment of a woman. 2

ides for free entry peace; and the third of having B The first step may be that Ho Chong by name, the woman Act of was arrested by a party of police of works of art except rugs and book containing seditious writings. Chang Hauch-liang will take over attached to the Secretariat for collections in illustration of the

carpets made after the year 1700, Mr. A. E. Hall appeared for the the control of the Poking and Chinese Affairs during a raid they grass of the arts, works in bronze, defence and pleaded guilty. Tientsin areas by mutual consent carried out at No. 132, Queen's

pottery,

Detective Sergeant O'Donovan of the combatants, thus acting as "porcelain," artistic what is known in the "trade" as a objects of art of ornamental charac North and a Chinese sergeant went In the meanwhile both Peking "depot." She was discovered to be the principal, tenant of the 1839 subject to such regulations as to Gascoigne Road to investigate some ing during the past week, the BOMU "boys," northerners claim that 20,000 Na- proof of antiquity as the Secretary trouble between The information previously re- of the Treasury may prescribe. The While they were there the defer- tionalists have been killed. ceived from the Canton Police Act also provides that if any such dant, came in looking for a "boy," Reuter. which led to the local action, was article, when imparted for purposes but it was found that that part-

Chang Hsueh-liang Moves. confirmed by the finding on the of sale, is rejected as unauthentic in cular "boy" had left the club some premises of a 16-year-old girl, who basis of free entry, a duty of twenty was searched by the Chinese sor

respect to

the antiquity claimed as a time previously. The defendant

Nanking, Sept. 18. According to the official news had previously been kidnapped at five percentum of the value of such geant and a newspaper was found agency the political and military Canton and shipped to Bangkok article will be payable in addition to where she was forced into a life other duty imposed by law upon suck on him containing seditious writ- collapse of the Northern coalition

ings. The following day, on ais imminent." of prostitution....

In the absence of authority from search warrant, he (Sergeant

"While the military situation in article claimed O'Donovan) went to the defen- Honan is becoming worse daily Department, no to be free of duty under paragraph dant's house at 77, Hollywood Road, the coalition politicians in Peking ity and and there found some books, which have been thunderstruck by a as an artistic antiquity found upon examination to case which is impending against unauthentic with respect be were the subject of the third

to the charge. The defendant was preclaring that he will no longer message from Yen Hsi-shan de- a number of alleged traffickers antiquity claimed as the basis for free sent and saw the books being tak there, Au Yung, the girl who was catry, shall be released until the from the window of the show case function as chairman of the re-

additional duty, of 25% provided, in

ed. which they were being exhibited, contly inaugurated northern Gov- All petitions for relief from the pay- ment of the 25% additional duty on had been sent from Shanghai and developments are increasingly un ground that the article was not showed certain invoices to prove favourable to the coalition." imported for sale, together with the that. With regard to the news- The news agency adds that a evidence in support thereof (which paper, the defendant said that he message from Mukden states that shall include an affidavit of the had received it from another man. Chang Hauch-liang "has issued importer) shall be submitted to the

Mr. Hall, speaking in extenua- orders for 20,000 Manchurian Department for instructions.

The following ports have been tion, asked if his Worship would troops stationed at Shashaikwaz designated as ports of entry for all consider the first and second charges to prepare for mobilisation. articles enumerated in Paragraph No. as alternative charges because they In confirmation of this, the 1811 which may be classed as furni- related to one document. The | President of the Judicial Yuan turo:

story told him by the defendant was states that the Central Govern- similar to that told to the police ment have just received a tele- With regard to the visit to the gram from Mukden reporting that "boy," Mr. Hall said that that Chang Hsueh-liang has decided to particular. "boy" had been dis- move his troops within the Great missed sometime before, but not be-Wall and that an order for their Such furniture may not berentored, cause he had anything to do with mobilisation has been issued. A examined or appraised at any other seditious literature but owing to a circular telegram announcing his port, but may be entered at any question-of-wages. The books intention to suppress the northern port for immediate transportation in came from Shanghai and the de- rebels will shortly be published by bood to a port of entry for antique fendant only took control of the Chang Hsueh-liang--Reuter. - furniture.

furniture is defined as movable and was there only in an acting For the purpose of these regulations shop from the beginning of June or decoration, capacity. Since the defendant's designed for use in house, apartment. place of busi- and he was in rather distressing definition embraces most articles Hall asked for a leafent view to be

of Recomm modation."

This circumstances at the moment. Mr.

cumstances, yesterday appeared in proceedings before Mr. Butters, at the Central Magistracy, where the woman taken into custody at the Queen's Road West address was charged with harbouring her, The girl said that she was left in the care of an uncle at Canton until shortly after February of this year. Going to another place In quest of work, she and a girl cousin met Yum Lau-sze, an elder- ly woman (now amongst those under detention by the . Canton Police) who induced them to stay with her.

Persuaded by the woman to take up "acting," they demurred; but finally consented to go abroad, They were saparated and it was she (Au Yung) who was the first to accompany & travelling trader to Bangkok.

After several months' sojourn in

the

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Siam, she returned to Hongkong, articles of convenience thing a arrest the shop has been closed FIERCE TEN DAYS FIGHT.

in company with the woman Yum. She was taken to the Queen's Road West address, where she stayed

until the Police raided it.

it

to be free of daty as artistic taken of the case. There was no The Raid.

aniquities that, defendant Relating what occurred on the one of the ports for the entry of

ofered for entry elsewhere than at knew the contents of the pamphlet floor before the Police visit, Au antique furniture, on the ground that and there was no evidence of his THE EUROPE HOTEL, Ltd. Yung said that a transaction was is not furniture, the facta including trying to induce, the "boys" of the carried out in her presence as a complete description of the article, place to read such literature. The result of which she understood should be reporte

reported to the Department defendant went to the club to look that she was being sold to a rela-

for instructions.

for a "boy" and he had no oppor- No claim for the free entry of any tunity, whatever to display his news tive of the defendant (who WAS article

under Paragraph 1811 as an paper. the principal tenant of the floor) |

antiquity shall be entertained for $100. That money was hand- unless such claim is made at the time

artistic ed over to her, and she In turn of entry and any evidence as to the handed it to the woman Yum at antiquity of any article not entered the latter's request. Yum said as an artistic antiquity shall be she wanted the money for a trip ignored in the appraisement of the merchandise and in the liquidation of

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There was some talk of sending her to the Dutch East Indies to be a "waitress" there.

It was while the woman Yum was in Canton and was made a prisoner by the Canton Police that the raid at Queen's Road West took place. Inspector

the

For any further details or explana ten of the above law and regulatióna, it is advised that interested parties call at the American Consulate General

A Serious Case. Mr. Whyte Smith:-It seems a What is in the book serious case. is clearly seditious and what is in the newspaper though not so much seditious clearly comes under the second charge."

Yen Hsi-shan's Version of Rallway Front Battles.

NATIONALISTS' DEFEAT.

Peking," Sept. 18.. Yen Hsi-shan, after a conference with Feng Yu-hsiang at Changteh returned to Shihchiachuang, from where he issued a communique dated the 17th inst., stating that on the Lunghal and "Peking Rail-

the way fronts

Nationalists launched attacks against the allies from three directions, beginning on the 7th.

Murphy NEW TO THE PORT. the paper is clearly revolutionary, trenches.

said the place was mostly occupi- ed by women, who were not there when he visited the floor again on the following day,

NORWEGIAN MOTOR SHIP'S FIRST VISIT.

Inspector J. Murphy: submit this is a very serious case.""" If

Arriving here from Manila there were no receivers there Thursday morning the m/s Handicap would be no kidnappers. This registered her first visit at this port, woman is entitled to the maximam bringing with her 6,236 tons of penalty.

general cargo of which 1,193 tons are Defendant, who admitted that now being discharged at Hongkong.

She sailed from Los Angeles being

Port Said,

she was the principal tenant of bound for a round trip, calling nothing of the case, was convict-12 AD

the place, but said that she knew lat

an

of

Continuous fighting had been raging day and night for ten days. Mr. Hall: The translation of The enemy dropped several thou two pages of the book obviously re- and poison gas bombs," "under fer to Shanghal and it refers to the cover of which they repeatedly at recent rape in Shanghai of Chinese tacked. The northerners counter- women, which is only one instance, attacked and hurled hand grenades Mr. Whyte Smith:-What is in when the enemy reached the

but what is in the book seems to be The fighting was especially an attack on the British Govern- desperate on the 12th, 14th, 15th. ment. The maximum penalty is and 16th. Finally the enemy two years and 24 strokes. But were repulsed leaving 20,000 dend will take into consideration what on the battlefields. Reuter. Mr. Hall has said and the penalty on the first charge will be 12 months and on the second charge six months, the sentences to run concurrently. The third charge is dropped.

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CHINESE THREATEN NOT: TO PAY WATER BILLS,

Iloilo, Manila and will for whom she was built in 1022, in ed. Mr. Butters inflicting a sen- leave on Saturday for Shanghai, Stavanger, Norway, with Sulizer- tence of three months hard la- Japan, Vancouver, returning to Los Diesel Engines and Twin Screws.

Shanghal, Sept. 18. bouri

Angeles. She carries enough fuel

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Angeles for the whole carries. 9,000 tons deadweight and is to refuse to pay the Muni voyage and will re-fuel again at this 3,028 tons nett register. Her crew cipal water bills if the pro-

completing her consists of 35. Norwegian seamen and sume port, thus unly round the world date fuelling 2 Chinese Apprentices for Oncers, posed surcharge is not with- Captain R. Hannevig is the Master drawn. The Municipal Council She is owned by Messrs. Bruusgaard of the ship and Messrs. Sander, Wieler is deliberating on the matter. Kiosternd and Co., Drammen, Norway, and Co., are the local Agents. Our Own Correspondent.

Subsequently she set up uproar within the precincts the Magistracy by screaming and protesting her, innocence as the was being taken to the Gael near- by.

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