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Passenger boat No. 8678 was taken in tow by a launch at West' Point at about 11 am. yesterday, when another launch, the" Heung- shan,"collided, with it. It soon became water logged and the "Heungshan" towed it to Tai Kok Tsui. The damage is assessed at $70,
A
WEST RIVER PERILS.
MOORHEN UNDER FIRE
RIVER STEAMERS' TROUBLES.
are
CANTON : CONFLICT.
NORTHERN ATTACKS
CONTINUE.
SUN'OQING UP THE LIKE.
(From Our Own Correspondent)
With all the wars and rumours disturbing of wars that Kwangtung just now the steamers which ply up and down the West
CANTON, April 27. Chinese bricklayer, 28 River are not finding it altogether.
The situation is, in the Rain, years of age, was sent to the plain sailing. Some idea of the Kwong Wah hospital at 7.30 last difficulties that have to be faced can unchanged, except for intermittent night suffering from several stab-be gained from the experience attacke by the Northern troops on
Kochow"
Sun's line in front of Sun Kal. It wounds received in a street fight which befell the ss.
sooms as if the anti-Bua forces are at Kweilin Street. Two men were this week,
Arriving in Sämshui on Mon- getting the better of Sun's men on subsequently arrested, one being
day morning, the Kochow" left this part of the front. found in possession of a dagger.
in the afternoon for Wuchow. At
It is reported in a Japanese paper that two British naval officers arrived in Kobe from "Kyoto tie other day and hired a rikishi, in
which one
which the damage.
BOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
the East.
the
warned the
The "Kochow" returned to Sam-
It is reported that in view of the
check sustained through the entry of the Northern troops in the fight, Sun Yat-sen will go to the front in person to encourage his troops.
Official circles deny that Chep Chung-ming's former adherents in the Waichow district, under Yeung Kwun-yu, have taken up as against Sun.
FRIDAY APRIL 17 923
MURDER TRIAL
FURTHER EVIDENCE
HEARD.
PRISONER IN THE BOX,
INSURANCE DIVIDENDS"
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY,
Subject to audit the Directors of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., will recommend the
-on
At the Criminal Sessions this payment of a final dividend of morning, before the Fuisne Judge Sixteen Shillings per share for (Mr. Justice Gompertz), hearing account 1921, an Interim Dividend was resumed of the case in which of Twenty-four shillings per share Lam Chuen is charged with having for account 1922 and a Bonus of
20 per cont.
contributory murdered Leung, Sam-mui, a woman living at a house in premium.
They will further recommend· Kennedy Town on February 9.
The following are the jury:that £311,793.1.1 be carried for Messrs. F. E. Hawthorne, H. W. ward to Underwriting Suspense
Account 1921. Ray, C. V. Carlos, A. Abraham, D. Reid, Chow Kwang-yan, Laṁ Chun-shang..
The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp K.C., the Attorney-General, is appearing Prosser for the prisoner. for the Crown and Mr. Campbell
CANTON INSURANCE
OFFICE.
HOUSE COLLAPSES.
FOUR PEOPLE HURT.
men were slightly hurt.
How Lick Kwantung Gunboats stopped her and skipper that there was very heavy
The China Mail is officially in- firing going on at Shui Hing and it
After several more witnesses had formed that the General Agents them rode while thewas not advisable to proceed. other pulled. However, says the Japan Chronicle, there is no such Shui and the next day H.M.S.
given evidence for the Crown the and Consulting Committee of the Moorhen" arrived there. The
prisoner went into the witness box. Canton Insurance Office, Ltd, will, He said: "I am a coolle. I re- at the forthcoming. Meeting of thing as unskilled labour and the inexperienced kurumaya could not gunboat had been fired upon as she
member the day of the robbery. Shareholders to be held on Thurs At 3 o'clock that day I was in Hol-day the 10th May, declare a final keep his vehicle on an even keel, was passing through the Shui Hing
A rumour has been circulated to land Street, Wu Kwong-chuen met dividend of $22 per share in res- but capsized it with all hands. Gorge and her, Commander saw Their little joke cast them: twenty the General in charge at Shui the effect that Wis Pei-fu has order me and asked me to remove pest of Working Account 1921, yea, that being the amount at Hing about it. The latter offered et Chen Chiung ming to co-operate some things from a house. I fol- add £25,000 to the Sterling Reserve owner assessed the an abject apology, and gave an in the campaign against Sun, and lowed him upstairs at a house Fund, $125,000 to Reinsurance assurance that British ships would Choy Sing-fun, the Kisagsi Tuchon, where a robbery was said to take Fund, and $504,079.09 to Under be allowed to pass unmolested. to move his troops into Kwangtung place. Later Wu said there is writing Suspense Account; and On Wednesday morning, however, and occupy the Nam Hung pass. nothing to be removed." At the they will further declare an interim when H.M.S. Moorhen " was
time I only had a scarf on me with dividend. of 518 per share in res- proceeding down the river she was
CANTON, April 26.
which I carry things. I had no pect of the Working Account 1922 In an effort to push home their revolver. I wanted to go away, but and carry forward the sum of Mr. W. H. Kimberly of the Can-fied upon again.
Carrying letters of safe conduct initial succeses, the Yuuminese- Wu drew a revolver from his $2,172,375.41. ton Customs left on Wednesday.
to the Kwang Cantonese allies have used several pocket and prevented me. This Mr. Kimberly has been in the ser addressed
Kwangsi forces, thousands of Tea Tsun-wan'a occurred on the third floor. He Ltd. vice for more than ten years and tungand
Kochow" and the
troops, fresh from the East River forced me to drive the women from will enjoy twelve months' leave.
"Taiming" left together and on region, as the front line of their the sitting room to the fourth floor, Singapore has just lost two of its arriving at How Lick they were attack on the Northerners-Kwangsi. He himself told the deceased to oldest residents, viz. Mr. W. E advised that there was heavy firing Hooper and Dr. J. A. R. Glennie, across the Gorge and it would be ites. Much activity has been noticed go to the cubicle. He handed me at the southern terminus of the a rope, with which I bound the both retiring from the municipal unsafe to proceed. The skippers Yuel-Hon Railway, ammunition women. I then left the room and service after a very extended period decided to go on slowly and to
return if their ships were fired on, and reinforcements being rushed went down to the third floor, I
Shortly after 10 this morn in responsible posts.
The Chinese crews, however, re-forward to the front in an endeavour heard reports of firearms when I
several shots. I came downstairs, a three-storeyed building, col- The Edgar Warwick Comedy fused point blank to go and there to complete the rout of Shum was on the third floor. I heard ing, house No. 111, Wanchai Road, Company, after a tour that has was nothing for it then but to return Hung ying's men.
It seems as if the anti-Sun forces intending to leave the house. After lapsed, necessitating the calling lasted about three years, was dis- to Samshui.
The "Kochow" was recalled by are making a determined effort to the shots were fired Wu came to out of the police, Fire Brigade and banded at Singapore. Mr. War- wick is making arrangements for telegram on Thursday and is now win in a fight of movements as any the third floor. He did not speak to officials from the P.W.D. Formand another amusement enterprise.in back in Hongkong again awaiting further successes by Sun's. for I remained where I was. Wu stay injured, but one man and three wo- me; he entered the sitting-roomly, nobody was killed or seriously
developments.
would mean their retirement into Kiangai. Although the first North-ed about 5 minutes in the room. He came out of the room, carrying ern attack did not succeed com a travelling-bag. Half-way down pletely, they gained back some of the ground they had vacated and stairs he forced me to take a
parcel. the allies are now reported us conn- Before the tilin interval an ter-attacking Pa Kong. Contradic order was signed at the request of tory accounts have been received prisoner's Counsel for Wu Kwong and it is difficult to ascertain, which cheun to be brought from jail to eide has the advantage. One sec-give evidence for the prisoner, in are the afternoop Mr. Campell Prasser Another piracy on a trading junktion states that Shum's men At a meeting of seatholders of near Shanmei has been reported to retiring on Ying Tak while another announced that he did not wish to
The inmates of the building the Union Church held yesterday the Hongkong police as having oc- claims that Sun's forces are retreat call him.
However, there is no
must have had some warning as evening, presided over by Mr. Gcurred on the 21st. The junk was ing south.
most of them had already left the M. Shaw, Mr. A. S. D. Cousland fired at by a sailing junk which doubt that the fighting in the line
house. A Chinese broker and proposed and Mr. P. Plage second- carried about thirty-six pirates but between Yuen Tam and Pa Kong
three Chinese women were ed that on the expiry of the Rev. the trader returned the fire and a has been most severe during the last
The prisoner, after the tin | rescued from the debris Mr. J. Kirk Maconachie's term of running duel ensued. Ultimately few days with heavy casualties to
interval, concluded his statement us and attended to. by Dr. office next year, he be invited to the junk was captured and the both sides. continue in the pastorate. for pirates drew in. To vent their spite The present alignment is from follows: "I carried the parcel down Lyon Brown who happened to. | brellas galore 1-which have not yet further term. The resolution was for the return of their attack, the Kwan Tin to Ngan Chan Ngau (27 the stairs, while Wu carried the be passing. They were sent to the pirates from a close range fired in- lig), Ngan Chan Nga to Yuen Tam bag. I went to the kitchen. I Government Civil Hospital but found any resting place in Princess carried unanimously.
discriminately at the crew, killing (27) and Ynen Tam to Pa Kong heard sounds of people ascending the were not admitted as their injuries Mary's homes?
Rumour continues to be busy two seamen and wounding four (19) totul distance of 73 lis or stairs. Later Wu told me to go were deemed to be slight Duke of York felt constrained to with the name of Mr. Obata, the others. With their own vessel in about 24 miles. Fighting in going away he accompanied me.
He
House No. 109, adjoining the appeal to his many unknown friends Japanese Minister in Peking, who tow, the pirates then sailed the on intermittently at various acc- went first. We parted company on fallen house, is now being shored all over the Empire, even where is going on leave at the end of this captured craft to Tai-tai where tions with varying success. It has the ground floor. I ran away as up to prevent further collapse. to month. Reuter says that it is uncer- everything of value including the been stated at the same time that soon as I saw a third person, who democracy burns The China Mail, em the ons toessions tain whether he will return to Pek-junk's armoury of eight rifles and a the Northerners have penetrated I thought was a police or she ing. It has beza frequently quantity of ammunition was re Sun's line in the direction of Sun never handled a revolver in my life. of loyalty which he will understand reported that he will be made moved to the pirates boat. Kai and that the Northerners' flanka I first saw the revolver produced in "TRUTA, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"
and appreciate just as much as Japanese Ambassador at Rome but Altogether the junk was held for 15 have been turned.
the possession of Wu Kwong-cheung hours before being released. HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1923. expensive articles which may later this is not yet certain.
Eventually, the ill-fated junki Įprove embarrassing in their swelling
Telegrams to the Daily Bulletin met the launch "Tak Hing" which multitude? Truly, he has. People state that Dr. C. T. Wang arrived took the crew to Hongkong. The everywhere insist upon taking the at Harbin on April 24, in connec-wounded men were sent to hospital same deep interest in his wedding tion with the investigations for the on arrival here..
coming conference, and that Mr. The report also states that three Romance is not yet deal. The as if it was one in their own family | Obata the Japanese Minister, left or four piculs of Chinese medicine British may be, as the French procircle. Here. thon, lies the Peking yesterday morning. The and $120 in money were taken by verb declares, a shop-keeping race, romance. Who among the vast departing Minister received a send the pirates. but they have souls withal. Aud masses but sometimes sighs for off from a large number of Chin-
ese and foreign friends.
WHITE
BIRTH.
VOILE
DRESSES.
GATTON-On April 21, 1923, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. S. Gatton, a daughter.
Bon.
ROYAL WEDDINGS.
-silver teapots, cruels and
um.
And has not the
This popular interest does read these lines would fain
not, however, indicate wero vulgar been born.
curiosity. Nor does it, again, reveal either that servile or that snobbish
spirit which Thackeray, peeved
LOCAL AND GENERAL
have
•
SHANMEI PIRACY.
Mr. E. Amou, the new Japanese Consul-General for Canton, is ex- pected on May 12, to relieve Mr. E. Fugita, who has been promoted to service in the Japanese Foreign TRADING JUNK CAPTURED, Office. Mr. A. Kimura, a new vice consul, and his wife, arrived in SEVERAL CASUALTIES REPORTED. Canton on Monday.
Drake's and Spottiswoode's.
GOLD WATCH. THEFT.
STOLEN FROM CAPTAIN'S CABIN.
A Chinese with a previous con-
quarters
NEWS VIA PEKING..
է
SUN YAT-SEN'S SUCCESS.
*'"' I SAW HIM DO IT.”
the Kwong San Dyeing firm; the The ground floor is occupied by other two floors are used as Chin- ese tenements, housing nine families in all.
Apparently, the supports were weakened through the next house, No. 113, having been recently demolished. It is thought that the shoring for No. 111 was in: sufficient, hence the collapse.
·SHANGHAI INCIDENT,
I thought the parcel contained valu. CHINESE GUNBOAT FIRES able articles. I did not know whe ON DOCK LAUNCH.
ther the property was stolen.
By the Attorney-General: When
SHANGHAI, April 27. Wu gave me the parcel he said
The Chinese gunboat. "Yung nothing. It was be who killed the Chih, lying off the arsenal on woman, I saw him do it; I was Wednesday fired on
a launch A Peking telegram of April 26, standing on the staircase. I was belonging to the Shanghai Dock published by courtesy of the Daily given the parcel below the second and Engineering Company. The floor, as we were going down stairs.faunch was later seized but was re- Bulletin, says:
and were
Sun Yat-sen's position is now
regarded as being very strong,
It is unofficially stated that the Governingat may issue a mandate
•
SAICHOW" PIRACY."
BOARDED FROM A JÚNK.
FURTHER DETAILS ARRIVE.
a
Further details about the "Sai- chow piracy were contained in their Canton office to-day, letter received by the owners from
1
TEMPLE HAREM FOUND.
Mr. Woolley, leader of the British expedition to explore Ur of the Chaldees, mentioned in Genesis XL, 28, has discovered the founda tions of a temple which has been proved to be the harem of the Moon God:
A fragment of stone has been unearthed by the excavators which has a carved representation of the god and goddess.
Mr. Woolley, has also found the
It is reported from Canton that I went into the kitchen because turned after a few hours, The those souls enn still, not less than fairy-book delights? And who but
Sun Yat-sen's troops attacked and Wu told me to. Wu threatened Company has protested to the Old Etonians all over the world in Elizabeth's spacious day, catel does not always find these royal
defeated the retreating Kwangsi me and I had to go on with him British Consul-General.--Reuter.
from the time I entered the troops near Yintak echoes which are the music of the pageants coluce for his less pretic will learn with regret of the death
nt Windsor of Mr. Alfred Craddock
Chen Chinag-ming's reported house. We had no other conversa- spheres,
Hence the avid interest life? Solace because, they prove after a very short illness, aged 73.
proposal of marching on Canton is tion. He gave me the rope to tie not taken seriously...
up the one-eyed woman with, but ABRAHAM'S OLD HOME. with which the whole Empire us that, although drab routine is the He was a familar figure to eight
On the other hand, it is reported even then no conversation took read the details of yesterday's royal 'average lot, the magic of the wistful generations of Etonions in the past
that his troops at Hsifung and place. wedding. Hone also the avid day-dream is not wholly unreal, under the name of "Little Man"
The trial is proceeding. interest with which it will read the 'that it does, these material days, Cho was of very small stature), onviction for stealing, was this morn Lukfung are a somewhat į affectionatte sobriquet which he details of the next royal wedding, take actual shape, if only for the accepted with complete equanimity ing sentenced to six weeks. hard Parinder to Sun, Ynd may have
labour for the theft of a gold watch to surrender to Yat-sen. whether, the bridegroom is the lucky few, among whom
most He was at Eton Bookshop for forty-and chain with two appendages Hsu Chung-chih's forces are re King's eldest or the King's youngest mortals—mayhaj even you who three years, serving at Ingalton from the cabin of Captain James Ported to have arrived at Swatow
on the 23rd inst, Lane of the 5.5. Radnor" which elaborately welcomed.. was lying at the Kowloon Docks.. It is stated that Hsu Chung-chih Major-General R. C. Whiting of Evidence was given by Elmer will probably remain at Swatow, the Gendarmerie left Bangkok for Jahn, second officer, -to the effect owing to the possible danger of good on April 5, and many of his that he saw the man loitering at trouble with the Yunnanese if he friends assembled at Bangkok Noi the door of the Captain's cabin and
came to Canton, railway station to bid him farewell. questioned him. The man replied with his countrymen, held the
The Dairy Farmt, Ice and Cold He has completed twenty years that he was No. 1, and something special nurk of the true-bom!
naoful service with the Bangkok that witness did not understand. Briton." Assuredly the Empire's Storage Co. Litof retail prizes Police and the Gendarmerie, and To ascertain if anybody else was
prior to coming to Biar saw twelve inside the Captain's interest bespeaks loyalty more, sion of their list of retail prices. affection.
elsewhere, instead of the post of But it also bespeaks
years service in Burma and India. he looked inside. Taking advan- giving Shen Hung-ying a position One Chinese case of smallpox Major-General Whiting received tage of his tuming away, the man Tull of Kwangtung. something else, something much and two Chinese cases of cerebro several decorations from the King bolted towards the gangway with more humain, much more enduring spinal fever were reported yester-of Biam and also received the King a witness in chase. He called out
and later on other Junks came decorated with a grotesque head Romance That is tbo aubtle, day,
Police Medal, (British) for service to the man on the gangway to de-
tain defendant with the result that |-
along to take away the stolen cargo, which was made about 2760 B.C. under the Indian Government,
In one of the inner rooms of the Laring quality which makes the
he was caught, wh
Two thousand odd bags of rice A second talt of $2.50 per
Henry Neald, in the witless box LONDON WELFARE WORK were taken by the pirates and temple the excavators have dis most mbid monarchist and the most fervent republican one when royal share in being made by the Hong-The death has occurred of Bear said that in response to the second kong Engineering and Construc- Admiral Sir Thomas H. B. Fel-officer's shouts he caught defen- weddings and other princely pomption Co, Ltd.
lowes, the doyen of the Royal Navy, dant. sparkle and glow in the fierce light
Rear-Admiral Fellowes served in which beats upon throne." For- A fire broke out yesterday at the Russian war of 1854-50, and as
The second concert organised which shipped the rice. The getting for the nonce their rival about 6. p.m. in the chimney of a Lieutenant of the Odin during
House in Stanley Street, occupied operations in the Gulf of Bothnia. Two ladies are in the casualty, by Lady Stubbs in aid of welfare pirates did not leave until Political claints almost every faction by Chinese, necessitating the 1854. He was present at the cap ward of a hospital. One has no work in London is to be, held at 5 lock yesterday morning,
even the anarchists take affec Brigade being summoned. It was ture of the forts at Bomarsund and nose, and the other is shy of an Government House, on Monday, the Salchow reaching Canton 6 Sandy went to see him, taking with tionate intercat in the pageant. pur out before any damage was the operations in the Black Sea for ear. They had had an argument. May 77 at 9:19.2 hours later A report has been him a bottle of whisky, from which "ye'll get They will stand for hours to catch done
which he received the Baltic, Tur On New Year's morn the one with The programme will loclude made to the River Defence Com- he gave the invalid one glass. kish, and Crimean medals, and the out the end of her nose leant out of songs by Miss Millicent Nicholl missioner and also to the Civil "Donald," said Sandy, abret glimpse of the chief score “The appointment, of the Rev. Sebastopol chap. As commander of her bed and sald, friendly like id Mir and Mrs Stanley Collett and Governoz bnt it is not known anither in the momin...For.about. They will greedily devour the J. T. Holmat, M.A., Acting the Coast Chard be was repeatedly the other An'happy npo yets,
H. Percy, violin solds by whether any steps have been taken five minutes there was dead silence, then the invalid said, fua rey and piano solos by to track down the buccaneers. papers still dripping from the press. Registrar of the Hongkong mentioned for saving life froin ship you Clarice! The other one, who
The Salchow is at present dia very plaintive voice, “Ye'd better And they will set presents with University, during the arsence of wrecks. In the Abyssining war he had not got over it turned
charging the remainder of her let me he the thier, noo, Sandy; leave of Mr. Teesdale Mackintosh commanded the Navy Brigade, and said, churlishly. And an upr ontent. Are there not still several officially notified by advertise this service was promoted to noo no to you, you dirty old
cargo at Canton and will return to ye heard so many sudden deaths.
nowadays Hongkong In 'a day or two. Toome in the Palace filled with gifts, rent.
Rear Admiral in 1868,
GOVERNMENT, HOUSE CONCERT
ch) are obtamable bbs and the Ander
temple of the King, oft us son walls built as early as 2250. B.C. lived about 1900 BC. It rests on The ship was held up by a junk Below this again are walls built that came across its bows. Fromdicated stone vase has been found
about 3600 BC. A fragment of a de it pirates scrambled aboard
almost everything of any value at covered some jewellery of the all was removed from the ship. It Persian period. It consists of gold, appears that the two men who are cornelian agate, lapis lazuli, being held for ensom are amethyst, and chalcedomy. Jakis belonging to the firm
Donald was, so his friend