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BORDER SHOOTING.
VILLAGE VOLUNTEERS”
BRAVERY.
A ROBBER SHOT DEAD.
A gang of four Chinese Who crossed the British frontier hear Lim Ma. Hung (between Takuling and Shataukok) on Monday with the intention of terrorising the peaceful folk and looting the houses met with a hot rocaption from the village volunteers!
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Cautain. M. Costello of the Indo- China .. "Fooksang" reports an event) voyage coming here from Calcutta via Singapore
"THIS NONSENSE.”
MAGISTRATE ON SEDITIOUS LITERATURE,
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"You have been found to be in
possession of documents which are undoubtedly seditious, You have got to understand that this
Wishing all our customers the compliments of the season.
"MIGHT COME OFF”
HONGKONG RAIN FROM FOG TESTS;
PROF. RAFFEY'S RETICENCE.
Seen by a "China Mail" repre- sentative with regard to the in teresting experiments in rain
producing from the Peak fogs,
Prof. Raffey, directing the study of electrical engineering at the Hongkong University, (who is the Professor referred to by the Colonial Secretary yesterday) said that he would rather not say any thing about the matter in its pre- sent stage.
sort of seditious nonsense is com- The trip commenced with strong The prisoner charged with the
monsoon and heavy sea, says his posed by people merely to suit their own ends in an effort to murder of an Indian constable had
report, moderately later, and in keep alive the bad feeling be- stated that he was often consulted
cressing to gale with high entween England and China. The The villagers had organleed with regard to suitable placings
people of Hongkong" who live nearing the China Coast. for graves and that his reason for self-defence corps and counted
On Christmas Day (three days under the protection of Great going to Chinese territory was not among their number some unck out from Singapore), the "Fook- Britain pay no attention to such that he was flying from justice shots who had been provided with sang received a wireless message honsense; they treat it with the but that he had been called to discarded police carbines. The to the effect that the sa "City of contempt which it deserves. You unwelcome visitors were surround Barodaalo well known in have been stupid enough each to choose a site for "a grave.
The Attorney General this ed in what must have been a good Hongkong (agents, Batik Line) have a copy of the pamphlet in morning showed him a geomancus military movement and were naked was ashore on a reer at N. Laconia your possession. I am prepared compass, which plays a large part to surrender. This they refuse Shoals, 2 fathoms patch off the to believe that your action was in the "fung shui" (graveside) to do, and in an attempt to get Horse Breakers. Later in the day due to foolishness rather than to superstition. Prisoner admitted away one of the robbers was shot it transpired that the "City of deliberate criminal intent. Be- were "rather out of the usual" and that he did not know anything dead by a village matkamah. T Lincoln had proceeded to helpware that you do not err in the
athers surrendered, while the about its use...
He did not know why in his fourth made his escape:
The two prisoners were handed statement made after arrest ha
over to the police authorities later The identity of the dead man had
Canton River Ships. not been ascertained. Of the cap tured prisoners, one had served as The Steamboat Co.'s "Lung soldier at Shumchin and the shan" went aground yesterday other was a joss-stiek maker fram afternoon, being delayed a few the same place.
hours coming down here from Canton.
had used the words "ran to" and "told to flee" he stated in the course of further cross-examina-
tion:
He was confused because he was "suffocated with anger" \at: having been tricked, prisoner stated further. That was why there was no aftual denial of the' murder in the statement.
The Attorney General; It was a long period of suffocation as the statement was made over a day and night after your arrest.
The Attorney General crOBS-
Monday, Dec. 28th examined prisoner at some length
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The case is still proceeding.
Prisoner's Denial.
$10,000 FINE.
SEQUEL TO AN OPIUM RAID,
CHINESE WIDOW'S MISFORTUNE.
that the "Baroda" had floated off and was making for Singapore at half-speed, and that the "Fook- sang's assistance was not further required.
It is stated that the s.& "Kwang lee has been aground, on the mud, for, several days, with, the result that silt has collected in the neighbourhood.
END IN SIGHT? LOCAL PEACE DELEGATES LEAVE.
CANTON STRIKE MEDIATION.
The Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall and Mr. Ho Kwong were among the many influential Chinese down at the wharf to bid the peacé. mission godspeed Y
same way again. You are fined $30 each"
....
It was "only a Ettle hobby," carried on in his spare time, added Mr. Raffey.. At the present moment he was not engaged in thought on it as he was taking a short rest after the University examinations. The experiments might or might not come off. The complete instruments were not even here yet and he did not feel inclined to go into details at
These words were addressed by Mr R. E. Lindsell to two Chinese youths at the Central Magistracy present.
this morning.
The case was one in which the youths were charged on remand with the possession of seditious.
They were, both pamphlets. caught by Detective Sergeant (" Macao and the other on his way Tyler, one while coming fröm-
there.
SOVIET RIFLES.
FOUND ON KUOMINCHUN PRISONERS.
An
RUSSIAN IN THE RANKS.
(Reuter's Service;)
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TOBACCO SMUGGLE.
BIG HAUL ON HARBOUR
JUNK
ORDERED TO BE CONFISCATED.
The seizure of 57 bales of raW tobacco leaf, weighing from 60 to 70-picula, and valued at over $2,000, was made when Revenue Officer H. V., Pearse went with sparty to the Yaumati typhoon shelter on Monday afternoon. The tobacco was found in the hold of a small harbour junk.
Application for confiscation was made by Mr. J. D. Lloyd, Superintendent of Imports and Exports, before Mr. R. E. Lind- sell at the Central Magistracy this morning, when evidence of the frizure was given.
on the manner in which he got slightly less than ten times the A fine of $10,000, which is wood for his fish nets. Prisoner value of an opium seizure (106 admitted that he had to use longaels) was imposed by Mr. B. E fir tree poles, but said that he beat the Central Magistracy | bought them from Yaumati. Het morning on a Chinese widow
Tsingtac, Dec. 28. had heard of Government plantaving at a fat in Lascar Row. This horng the, delegates
official despatch from tions being robbed but denied that)
The case had been adjourned elected by Chinese mer Tsinan declares that the Shan- he was a mar arrested by the from Monday to enable Mr. chapta left for Canton, their tung troops effected a junction murdered Indian constable for C. A. S. Russ to appear for the stated mission being to negotiate, with Li Ching-in's forces. The wood cutting.
Mr. Lloyd said that a young fdefence. Mr. J. D. Lloyd, Super with the Canton Chambers of former captured Kuominchup
intendent of Imports and Ex-Commerce, and the Strike Execu- prisoners, and a large number of Chinese, giving his name as Ng
rifles ports, prosecuted.
tive, for an early settlement.
bearing the initials Tong, and claiming to be a travel- Hundreds ofling trader from Macao, visited "U.S.S.R. 1925. Russians were seen in the Kuo- him in the office yesterday morn- ing. This man told him that he minchun divisions.
had come from the San Wai dis-f trict and was entrusted with the" Peking, Dec. 30.
sale of the tobacco on behalf of With reference to the Chefoo
He had been asked to telegram reporting General Li's attend Court at 10:30 this morn- departure-for-Shangha-a-Con-ing but he had failed to do so sular telegram states that General The tobacco, Mr. Lloyd thought, Li Ching-lin and party arrived at had been brought into the Colony Tsingtao on Monday morning and by a smuggling junk and trans- left for Tsinan immediately. ferred into the other vessel. No General Chang Tsun-chang has permits had been obtained for im- recalled General Li Shou-chen to portation of the tobacco, Tsinan from Tsingtao. It is ex- The Magistrate made formal pected that, the conference held order for confiscation, pf the there will determine their future tobacco. [attitude" vis-a-vis the Kuomin-
chun.
In the witness box yesterday,
Describing the raid carried out prisoner denied having had any on Saturday morning, Revenue thing to do with the shooting of Officer J. W. Beattle said that the the Indian constable or that he opium was found hidden in a showed reluctance to go into cavity near the fire place where |British territory, to sign deeds in the kitchen utensils. were kept...
Mr. Lloyd said that the defen- connection with the transfer of dant when brought to the bffice property. He had heard from his tuid him that a Chinese seaman son, he admitted, that there was whom she had as a lodger left the a reward of $1,000 offered in con- nection with the arrest of a man oplam there, promising to pay 20 with the same name as his
cents per tael for storage. The He had made the statement seaman had not been traced.
After evidence given by the de- with regard to another man pay-fendant from the witness box, ing him $100 for shooting the con- Mr. Russ said it seemed extreme LTD.,stable because it was this man's by likely that what Mr. Lloyd said wife who had got him arrested was right. It was obvious, that when he crossed into British terr the women was not the owner of tory further stated the prisoner. the opiuni, but unfortunately she He made that statement in order was caught while the principal to involve her in it. He was con-offender got away as happens so fused at the time.. because he had been, beaten. and, The sentence was a fine as his wife and son had been prevent-stated above, with the alternative ed from crossing the border and of nine months' imprisonment. held to ransom.
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An optimistic tone prevails in. Chinese business circles that the departure of the delegates is the frst step towards ending the "strike.”
SOVIET SPLIT.
OPPOSITION TO PRIVATE CAPITAL.
COMMUNISTS WAL
(Reuter's Service.)
The Congress of the Russian Communist Party adopted a re- solution urging the continuation of the fight against the Right and the Ultra-Left and endeavour to create unity in the International labour movement.
Moscow, Dec. 29.".
The vote was taken after M. Zinovieff had read a report favouring merciless opposition to private capital
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M. Zinovleft's, report was the outedme of a five-hour speech by IS THERE SCOPE 1
Three cases came up at the M Stalin last week on the work Marine Court this morning, fines of the Executive Committee, Reference was made in the being imposed as follow
which aroused opposition" "ahd Council yesterday to a flying
Master of the motor boat ated in a demand for M. survey of & possible tramway"Africa," $35 for not exhibiting Zitovieff, Chairman of the truck between the neighbourhood regulation lights while under way. Executive, hitself to make a re- of Murray Barracks and Wanchai Master of s.1. "Wing Fook,
port Gap
$5 for not observing rule of road. This was made for the Govern Junkmaster $5 for obstruct ment by a private firm of arching Central Fairway.
tects many months ago when it
was thought possible that there HON. MR. HALLIFAX, would be scope for an alternative
route to more remote Peak dis- TO ACT AS COLONIAL tricta than those in the neighbour.
SECRETARY, hood of Victoria Gap.
Nothing" definite was settled. The Chins Mail" understands neither was a tramway the only that the Hon. Mr. Er B.. means of transport thought of, a fis to be Acting Colonial route for buses being borne in when the Hon. M mind as a possibility. * Fletcher, leaves Hongkong
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BIGGEST STATION IN THE WORLD.
"THE WORLD ITS OYSTER.
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GENERAL LI AT TSINAN.
It is stated that rolling-stock la
case of emergency. being concentrated at Tsinan In-
CHANG'S SUCCESS..
BOLSHEVIST INFLUENCE
FRUSTRATED.
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London, Dec. 29: The Du Mail," pointing out the need of a strong man in China, says that it is something in Chang Tec-line favour that the Bol
evists exerted all their influence against him and were openly counting on his complete defeat, after which they intended to seize Mukden. Fortunately, for civil- fsation, they reckoned without the Japanese. Why the Chinese should fight among themselves for the special benefit of their Bolshevist enemies it is difficult to understand.VERS
KUO'S OFFICIALS. Japanese Press message from
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another.
FRENCH TANGO.
POPULARISED BY PRINCE OF WALES.
By the latest Home mail Miss Doris Woods hea received a copy of the "Dancing Times" (London),., ing which, it is stated that the French Tango is much in evidence in London, being seen at all the principal dances, both public and private.
This dance has become popular since the "return of HRH the Prince of Wales from South America, He greatly favours this. pretty dance, which should in time and a place on dance programmes in Hongkong, ap 39 la being taught by Miss Doris Woods, the well- known and clever teacher
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Berlin, Dec. 29.
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