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THE HONGKONG

GRAVE ANTI-JAPANESE DISTURBANCES DESCRIBED.

(Continued from Page 1.)

One was struck in the back by brick and another received a Ktona

his chest. They offered no retaliation, which neemed to incense the crowd to greater ex-a eitement and abuse.

In the course of the evening, eight arresta were effected, including n number of tingleaders concerned In the onslaught on the salt ash shop.

of another affair late this morning, by this time had...the situation -when-n-dapanese,-who-was-making well-in-hand. purchases at one of the shops, was suddenly not upon by a gang of market coolfes and unemployed.

Without hesitation, he dived into residence, and remained in hid ing, fearful of facing the crowd which had gathered to congest the thoroughfare, and even when a emergency squad arrived, he By the time Gloucenter Building poller doen his pince of hill was reached the three men were ting.

European Rescuers.

at this point that

European JL

being roughly jostled, It was Police offeers patrolled the neighbourhood to give the fugitive went to the nasistance of the vle-anfe conduct when eventually he tima keeping them clear of the emerged from his retreat. following crowd, and he was

of

ed by Inspector Chester Woods who was in plain clothes and off tuty. A European police geant, attracted by the yelling. the crowd als appeared on the acene, and with this protection, the Japanese were escorted to the Hongkong Hotel, where a public Car Was appropriated.

Quiet In Wanchad.

the

h

and

square

TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1931.

CANTON-NANKING PEACE.

- CHAN MING-SHU ON WAY... TO HONGKONG.

RADIO BROADCAST

RACING DISCUSSION BY

LOCAL JOCKEY.

The radio programme to be broad- cast by Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 866 metres to-day is:

6.00-7.00 p.m. Chinoso Programme. 6.30-4.00 p.m. A Lecture on "The Scientific Explanation of Common Natural Phenomena" by Mr. 1. T. Fun, B.Sc.

Euro.

7.00-10.30 p.m. (Approx). pean Programme,

7.00-9.16 p.m. European Recorded Programme kindly supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.

7.00 p.m. Stock Quotations,, Moll Nolico, etc.

7.06-7.35 p.m. Orchestral and Band Selections.

The authorities to-day have to CONCLAVE HERE. deal with a new manifestation of the local movement, this taking

Shanghai, Sept. 25. the form of slogans chalked or With the departure this evening posted up at prominent points.from here of General Chan Ming- their attention has been drawn shu, formerly the Chairman of the to one of these slogans, chalked Kwaugtung Provincial Government, op in High Stroot, Salyingpun, by and Messrs. Chahe Kuomin Chi Tani an unknown individual who afgned Yuan-pet, members himself as "A Patriot," urging tang Central Supervisory Com- the Chinese to unite together to mittee, who are bound for Hong-

official cireles fight the Japanese.

in Nanking Interviewed by the Telegraph confidently express the view that Wanchai district was quiet this, this morning, the Secretary if there will be an early conclusion denied of the pence negotiations between morning, the usual big Chinese the Japanese Consulate, crowd which normally assembles the rumour circulated Inst night the Nanking and Canton Govern-

between that Mr. Yoshida, the Consul, had monta

* ↑ The Two Little-Finches (Kling): It is stated that General Chan The Lark's Festival (Brewer). Hennessy Road been assaulted. having been dispersed early this

Canton

The leg. Band of H. M. Grenadier Commenting on the local pisi-Ming-shu will not proceed to

but will remain in Hongkong, nwait-

Guarda, 9243. morning by the Police,

tion, he said that Mr. Yoshida Two Japanese believed to be again carried out a tour of in-ng conference with the Cantonese Springtime in the Forost (Zimmer).

leaders.

The Little Salon Orch. DIUH, I wax, immediately surrounded belonging to a Mara at Taikon vestigation in the Wanchal dis

is bring. The Black Domino-Overturo General Chan Ming-shu hy the mois And Indian and dockyard were confronted with trict yesterday, and had warned ing a letter from Marshal Ching-

(Auber arr. Winterbottom). European police had to threaten difficulties in getting abard and all Japanese residents to be care- Rai-shek, addressed to Meases. Sun

B. B. C. Wireless Military Band. with batons in order to drive the had to seek the protection of the ful in their attitude to Chinese Fo and Wang Ching-wej in which

DB25. hooligans back-

Pallee, Shortly before noon they demonstrators. They have been the Nanking Generalino appends

Blaze Away (Kennedy and

Holzmann). Just as the car was setting off were seen leaving the Wanhai advised to take a line of massive

for the last time to his politient op- When We Wont Strolling Round the for the Central Police Station, Palle Station in the company of

Town (Custling and Kennedy). the victims being accompanied by on British and Chinese offers restatater, and to avoid adopting ponents to settle the Kuomintang Mr.

Debroy Somers Band. CB314. Inspector Chester Wood, an architi, who saw to it that they got safe demeanour which might give spilt by diplomatie mens.

Chang Chi, who arrived at Nan- 7.35-7.50 p.m. From the Studio, concealing a stone in each hand, aboard,

Mr. J. P. Heard will give a short king only yesterday in an aero- henval one at the ovenpants of the

plane from Peking, is going with ear. It missed them, and struck the vehicle.

from Mr. Hu Han-min who appeals the parts and is bringing a letter to his followers of the Kuomintan Right Wing to put aside their re- sentment against Marshal Chiang for the time being to permit the mend- [ Central Government to devote its to the Manchurian ful attention

1

Hame

Last Night's Outbreaks.

"offence."

The Commal advised them not to take any retaliatory steps, but of the Police and the Hongkong re the continued protection Government.

Anting Story Denied. Referring to a report that the Japanese Government was

In anticipation of regetiling of the riots of the previous night, the Small Boy Caught.

Police authorities adapted excep Unfortunately for the thrower, tional measures for the policing of he was seen by a Eurpean, who the Wanchal district, and in ad- instantly dashed across the roaddition to having armed pickets out. from an early hour in the evening. and secured him. At the time the boy dropped the other heli the Emergency Unit in reading troops to a small island town

near Antung. In order to quell question.--Rensha. stone, and vigorously protesting

༤༥.

======= | stated] $5 or seven days' hard inbour In

had default

Serious Incident. When four men were brought before his Worship. Detective Ser- grant Meadows sald the defen- dants were seen by a Weibarwor constable picking up stones. The disturbances in this instance were more serious than in the other The trouble started at

Lo

(was)

hud

his innocence, was handed over to j The preenation was not ranecos-anti-dapanese riots and demo a Indlan constable, who took himary, for at about 8 o'chtek, there strations, our informant along

graver recrudescence of the that the Tokyn authorities Patice the Central

denied this, and tally Station, followed by a large crowd.vious day.

stone-throwby ingeidents of the pressed a statement to the effect

A Japanese shop at At the station, the three suitors,

that they were confident, that freed from the embarrasing at No. 88. Johnstone Road, came in for

with the co-operation of the local tention of the mab, appeared tile particular attention by the booli-

Chituse authorities and Tokyo, the worse for their

experione. ans,

that the position could be kept iwell Bind, and there was no

For the despatch necessity troops.

One, speaking English very slight-

4717-

Baton Charge

ly told a Telegraph representative. that he and one of his

Palice did what was obvious- panions were struck by stones,ly called for under the circumstan- but were not injured,

Police Escort.

Arrangements were immediate

ly put in hand for the safe return

of the three men to their ship which is mid-stream. Sergeant Hunt personally conducted the sailors, with a police escort to Blake Pier, where they took Wallah-Wallah to the ship.

An hour later, another distur bance of a like nature occurred in] Pottinger Street, when two Japanese civilians, emerging from the Turke Intel, which stands on the corner of the Prays and Pottinger Street, were set upon by hovliga.

employed.

spear.

Chinese Arrested.

Tres, moving people on and preven“ fing gatherings of any size which from time to time threatene 1 to ron.

open space gregate on the many that have not yet been built t

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POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS. Request Made For Heavy Penalties.

Cases,

8.46 pm by the mob breaking | into the fish shops in Eastern Street where there were re quantities of Japanese goods be- lieved have come from A The mob throw

Japanese ship.

on the Praya Reclamation, at the life and property," remarked Mr. the fish into the street,

"They must be taught to respect Be time keeping a weather ever. Murphy (Assistant Director of

On the arrival of the police, the 011 the vast stacks of buil Bing

Criminal Investigation? before

crowd became very unruly and material now already depleted by

WBS Mr. Schofield at the Central Police Inspector McWalter, who the inroadie oude

with Sergeant Meadows and the Court this morning when appear-

Weihaiwel constable, was struck However, al about 8 o'clock when ing in connexion with the arrest

several tmes with stones thrown the crowds had become noticeably of eleven Chinese changes of

out conduct arising

The officers sw of by the crowd, denser, batun charges had to be disorderly resorted to clear the streets, and the demonstrations in Wanchat one band of riuters take a basket of what appeared to be salt dah harbour. They all shouted "tal" and crented a disturbance.

the situation became sharply pivut-jand West Point last night.Her. and throw it into the

-West Point Biol.

an emergency

that

1.

16.

Police Stoned.

talk on the tipster's art, and incident- morrow's Exten Race Meeting

for to-

8.00 p.m. Local time, weather report.

7.50-8.20 p.m. Instrumental. Piano Solo-Shepherd's Hoy

(Grainger).

Country Gardens (Grainger).

Percy Grainger. D1661. Violin Solo-The Phantom Melody

(Ketelboy), Violin Solo-Algerian Scens

(Ketelboy).

Albert Sandler. 9863. Piano Soln-Pensoso (Scott). Piano Solo-Caprice Chinola (Scott).

Cyril Scott DB41. Violin Solo-Concerto in G Minor-

Adagio (Max Bruch).

Louis Zimmermann. 9028.

Variety. 8.20-8.56 p.m. Sang-What Have I Dona? Song-Body and Soul,

DB73.

Mario Burke (Soprano). Orchestral-That Aloha Walta. Orchestral-King's Serenade.

Hawaiian Moană Orchestra. DB09. Song-There's Something About You

That's Different,

Song The Sunshine of Marseilles. Maurice Turner (Baritone). DB111. Xylophone Solo-The Squirrel Dance. Xylophone Solo-Dance of the Paper

Dolls,

Rudy Starita. DB145. Charus-Here Comes the Bride-

Spanish Eyes.

Marin Minetti and Chorus, Chorus-Here Comes the Bride-Hot.

Richard Dolman and Chorus. DB72.

8.55-9.15 p.m. Organ Solon, Alice Where Art Thou? (Traditional). Cinderella Waltz (Patiman),

Pattman. DB104.

The Cuckoo and the Nightingale

(Hardol),

Anton van der Horst, DB150. Nauticana-An Organ Roll (arr. T. Casey).

In the street at the time was a truck load of sugar and, thinking

the attempted to push it into harbour, but Inspector MeWaller, Sergeant Meadows and the Weihaiwei contable managed to prevent them. Stones were then thrown at the police officers.

"It seems this time," continued

monstration was more against the police than the Japanese. We metal, Meadows, "that the de-

heard no shouts against the Japanese, but the general shout seems to have been to strike the police."

that it was Japanese, the crowd Rustiques-A Rural Organism

The first of the four men

(arr. T. Casey).

Terence Casey, DB262. -9.15-11.00 p.m. (Approx)= Relay of the Volunteer Promenade Concert

by kind permission of Lien ant Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.D., 0.1.E.

11.00 pm. (Approx:) Rugby Mid- day Press News.

11.00 p.m. (Approx:) Cioso Down. In the event of bad weather there will be a recorded programme up till 10.30 p.m.

N.B.Commencing from Thursday,

October 1, the Europeat programmes will begin at 5 p.m. instond of 6 patie on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the winter months.

Inspector W. ed around No, 88, Jolinstone Rund. For some time the lies on the ice in charge of the Western District, brought eight Chinese scene themselves had to take 1efore the Court, all shared with Stones were again the weapons fure from the mob, but prompt disorderly conduct, while Detec

Counter-action was taken by the

Sergeant tive ant Rezoskwy, of the The police were not slow in dead-emergency units quickly summoned Wauchtal Police

to the spot. In the course of the three from his district charged ing with the situation, and a "Black

were mades Cheng Maria", with a contingent of la evening, ten arrests

Yuny, aged was mostly of young bays.

with disorderly conduct charged dian constables under the direction.

I was not until midnight

Queen's Road West, near the inv of Sergeant Hant, rushed to the

te trasion relaxed.

Ko Shing Theatre, the defendant admitting the charge.

Detective

Sergeant W. E. One Chinese youth was arrested, |

At the same time that the atten- Meadows, who made the arrest, taken to the Central Police Satlon. wholly taken up with the incident fendant was arrested at the en- and with the Japanese victims, was tion of the authorities was almost informed his Worship that the de- vall trance of Wo Fong Street. There Inspector. D. Murphy, A. S. P.,at Wanchal, who spent the morning making a cue from a widely separated part was a lot at traite, just might be of the city. it etme free the the Western District, remarked the tour of the danger districts, arrived western district and was on that ae-officer. It started s on the scene na the police van moved count surprising in view of the fact Japanese demonstration and ofT. Several plainclothes detectives there sure no Japanese shops by riot being almost created. charged admitted disorderly con- were also present with drawn

At 11.15 p.m., as a result of the fut : and was fined $25 or n batons and assisted in subthere.

The wrious nature of the new fisturbances, witness was on duty month's imprisonment in default. development was then made ap-in the district and saw several The other three denied the charges

people gathered. in parent when it was disclosed that a hundred Series of Incidents.

number of Chinese shops had been Queen's Road, near the Ko Shing and their enges were put back.

Before the other cases

were Half-a-dozen other cases were attacked and that these shops were Theatre,

proceeded with, Mr. T. Murphy reported in the course of the fore- those which dealt in Japanese piece

Doors Broken In.

(Assistant Director of Criminal Roan, of Japanese or people who goods and marine products.

Investigation), appeared in Several of the shops hnd had Court and said he was there in The ofeer pointed out that the It is estimated that over 1,000 their doors broken in and when connexion with the anti-Japannese police had to charge the delin- new incidents which occurred along witness arrived on the scene he agitation and he would like to ask quents

Summary the length of Queen's Road West, saw four Indian policemen being his Worship to take a very serious Offences' Ordinances, the maxi-

el Des Voeux Rood West,

followed by a crowd. A section view of the cases which were of the assembly were throwing before him and in whleis the mum penalty being a fine of $250

or three months' hard labour In the former leality are situs-stones at the Judan officers, shout-

defendants, His Worship was ders were charged with malicious- to Queen Victoria Street. Despiece goods, and in Des Voeux The defendant was seen to run naked to consider imposing the damage. Voeux Rand Central and Wanelial. Road are concentrated the majori-out of We Fong Street with maximum penalty. Other charges: The arrest of two young Chinese ty

He of a similar nature would be of salt sh shops where four stones in his hands. was made in the course of the Japanese imported products, like went up to another boy and made brought against other persons to morning in Des Voeux Central asawabe shellfish and dried fish con- as it to pass him two of the morrow. a result of these assault Incidents, stitute a substantial portion of stones. The other lad, however, i

Defying the Law.

itisturbance.

by their stature or general appear ance, looked like Japanese, being chased through the streets by crowds exged on by hooligans, and nauited. The calls which hat to be consequently

MAG 11 the services of the Emergency Units

Chinese were concerned in these

Nightly Attacks. "Apparently," continued Mr. Murphy," is going to be a nightly attack in various parts of the city and we are only waiting to see what is going to happen to-night."

under

the

at Police Headquarters, took them ted many Chinese shops denting in iu "tu!" and "Don't be afratanrges were proved against the default. In other cases, the offen

the vicinity of the Tokyo the stocks carried. while in Hotel a strict watch was maintain-

ed owing to interference with Japanese residents, which formned two separate incidents in 'Then, Nolvos.

attention rioters.

on

proceeded

His Worship remanded the de-st respect life and property intout in the present cases.

the Colony.

Mr. Murphy commented upon the huge squads of police which

the

to

submit." officer, "we must try and make an example of these people if the enses are proved."

His Worship remarked that he w the officer and both ran away, ? It appeared, sald Mr. Murphy,

this The defendant was chased and, that the well-organised gaur could not take the cases

morning and

would Shop Ransacked.

have when caught, the four stones were agitators started in Wanchal dis-adjourn those in which the defen-

trict on One suck salt fish shop, situated found in his possession.

Wednesday night and dents denied the charges. 215 the intersection of Eastern

His Worship asked if there were again last night as well as in other

Mr. Murphy asked for an early Street, came in for particular any Japanese shops in the dis- parts of the city. The mobs were date to be fixed in the hope that Need for Mobile Unit,

the part of the trict, Detective Sergeant Meadows defying law and order and the rowdyism would cease when

replying that there were not, but serious attitude had to be taken. the mob took notice

the -As-an-illustration-of- the ex-

that there was Japanese goods They had to be taught that they penalties which might be meted tremely mobilo character of the Following a demonstration, a gang in the shops there. Emergency Unit these days, it may of hooligana invaded the shop and

Calls on Police. be stated that within less than afin the words of a Police offfeer,

Mr. Murphy mentioned that large quarter of an hour, a succession cleaned it out completely. They left fendant for 24 hours for the ap of four calls was phaned through the place a wreck, with Ils good pearance in Court of his bad to be sent to the districtx Aumbers of police had to patrol

their assistance.

In the case of Lo Kat gallected and remarked that they the districts, the Inspector General

WAB it section of

22, elated by Detective Ser- Unit had hardly fusion.

Reant Kinnear that as a result of had to be dianatched largely at of Police himself being out. The returned from Wyndham Street

had Repeated Baton Charges.

to et reclamation the demonstration in the district the expanse of other districts

be constantly where an attempt to stone a

had As soon as word of the incident he was standing at the bottom of which

lice policed to prevent the mob from Insufficient polico Japanese massage establishment

presant time.

getting "ammunition" from there. had called for their services, when was recolved, the district police Centro Street on duty, when he officers at the

If very heavy penalties were not In the cases of these charged it was again rushed off to the station sent out a large posse of heard clapping. On looking about

disorderly conduct Mr. Tokyo Hotel and from there to the policemen. Their appearance at he saw the defondant on the op-imposed, they would not have the Wing Lok Wharf where a riot on the threatened point was hailed posite alde of the road shouting desired effect of checking the Murphy asked his Worship to acale was reported to have by a rain of brickbats, but by rota!" He clapped his hands and demonstrations. It was getting grant ball in the sum of $260, taken place.

peated charges with sticks and went through characteristic fight very serious. The last agitation while the polica' opposed ball for batons they were able to dispornsing attitudes. The officer walked against the Japanese was in 1929 those charged with malicious

damage. Central Market Attack. the rioters and restore order.

up to him and he ran away. After and very stronuous and smart All defondants not dealt with penalties were imposed, resulting Queen Victoria Street, close by. At rest three other ahope ware a chaso he was caught. the Central Market, was the scono similai ♬ attacked, but the Police| His Worship imposed a fine of in the movement dying down in were remanded until to-morrow

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