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CHINESE CONSUL.
DEATH OF CHIA WEN YEN IN
SINGAPORE....
NATIVE OF CANTON.
From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. June 29. The death occured to-day of Mr. Chia Wen-yen, Chinese Consul: General in Singapore.
[Mr. Chia Wen-yen was born in Centon in the eighth year of Tang-wen College, Peking, and Tung-chi. He graduated at the
was Chinese Consul at Fusem Korea, from 1904 to 1908, and at Chemthu from 1908 to 1911. He Chinese as Secretary of the Legation at Tokio from 1911 to
{From Our Own Correspondent.] · Pakkai, Kongmoon, June 23. To,meet increasing competition in the ever popular business, or pastime of pirnes and banditry taken to defrauding confreres in order to bring of being done by the simple process of selling a vietim under false peeteners.
to the very poor, or at
1924.1.
ABSENT WITNESS.
KNEW OF DATE OF SESSIONS.
HIS HONOUR'S COMMENT. "
Reference was made this morning
at the Criminal Sessions hearing of the case against Chiu Sul-hin of alleged periary and mis-statements. to the absence of the chief witness for the prosecution.
Arriving in caggt with counsel late. His Honour, Mr. Justice concerned sunie Twenty minutes. Wood, srologised for keeping the Jury waiting They had been dis cussing in Chambers certain points relative to the case.
He thought the jury ought to
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INTIMIDATION.
| ALLEGED MOLESTATION OF WAITRESSES,
..
A CHINESE CHARGED.
were
How fate overtakes thieves was Two separate charges of using show again at the Central threats to obtain money for join- Magistrney this morning when ang h certain. society" Chinese waཎྜ brought before brought before Mr. R. E. Lindsell Major C. Willson on a charge of at the Central Magistracy this theft,
morning against. a Chinese who Recently a youth ran away with was defended by Mr. L. D.. Turner. "Three Castles cigarettes from complainant was a waitress en- it tin cúntaining packets of the first charge in which the a stall in the early morning only ployed at a ten house in Des to find after his arrest that he Veux Road West, Det-Sub-In- had been stealing dummies. spector Shaftain said that defen- "In the case this morning defen-offered to protect the girl from dent visited the tea-house and dant was stated to have inserted the molestation of "rascals"
on
cor-
least the mendicants, were immune 1914-1918; and Soerubaya, 1918 to missing witness was last seen in arrival from the country and exber of a certain society by paying. June 10 when he was given to tragted what he took to be a bank sum of money. The evidence of
note. With the paper tightly intimidation, he said, was squeezed in his palm, he stepper aside to ascertain the value of his haul and with his disappointment who had followed him. The paper came the arrest by n detective which defendant had been at such pain to steak was, actording to
from capture by bandits who hold people to ransom. Now even beg- gars are led away to the strong- Bolds nor to awat payment by gelatives, but to be palmed of to others In the piratical profession. One such begzar, who borg a res semblance to rich merchant is now in captivity. He was, tiken by leader A. whe dressed the victim up to look like the wealthy trader. and then sold him to Mr. B, for 3800, we that Mr. B could get a much larger payment.
It is not known what Mr. B. said or did when he found that he had been "sold" At any rate, the begging fraternity is now, keeping out of pirates" tacks.
Troops Fight Bandits. Launching an attack from three directions, several thousand troops were needed" to morm a bandita' den at Tai Ngan Shan, Tin Ho (near the Kamchuk lighthouse) on June 19. From Kongmoon. 2.000 soldiers were · Seat and smaller numbers from Shaping and Shiv- hing.
One sortie at daybreak resulted" in the rapture of 39 pirates, and a similar number of captives were recovered, Altogether over 100 unfortunate victims were found and taken to Cunton to be re, lexed.
Red Cross to Help? Konghoi, erty has been report- ed to "have been infested, by Military reinforcements pirates. have been despatched. from Kong- moon and Sghting has taken place during the last few days. Kongmoon Red Cross has been in- vited to go to Kwonghoi, presum- ably, to assist in the offensive."
The
The Canton Guyetnment has or- dered the commander at Kongmoon 'to clear all pirates in that area, within three months.
When orders were given for a punitive expedition againāt "the notorious outlaw stronghold at Lai Ngok, the population fled so as to avoid the rigours of a siege. Most of the refugees have gone to Sanwai and Kongmoon. The city mayor has ordered the registration of all arrivals from Lai'Ngok, so as to weed out suspicious charno- ters.
Sniping For Money.
A continual attuck has been waged by robbers on villages peur Yungkee, the silk centre. The inhabitants fled into Taileung, liv- in in the temples, etc. Sniping was kept up until some money was paid. The pirates demand $2,000 from each village annually for non- molestation.
Fatshan is becoming a pro- minent as Kowkong, on account of "lawlessness. Murder, and "kid- papping.in broad daylight, are very common. just now.
THE WEATHER.
FORECAST UNTIL NOON TO-MORROW.
The Observatory forecast until noon to-morrow reads:-South- west winds, moderate, squally; generally cloudy, showery.
Rainfall for the 24 hours end- ing at 10 a.m. to-day, .6.09 inch. Total since January 1, 35.98 inches, against an average of 38.47 inches...
The report states that pressure" has increased slightly over cen- tral and NE. China and from 8.W. Japan to Formosa. It has decreased slightly at Tokyo and
..
SEPARATION.
NEW PHILIPPINES BILL OPPOSED.
OBJECT EXPLAINED.
New York, June. 28: In the House of Representa- Julves. Mre Pedro Gevarn Resident Commissioner of the Philippines, protested against the Bill proposing to 'beparate the Moro Provinces from the insular Government and to per Imit the Moros to establish their own. Government under the direction of the United States.
The purpose of the proposed separation, as described by Mr. Robert L. Bacon, the author of the Bill is to permit American. capital to develop rubber plan- itations under the Moro Covern- Imert
huge scale commensurate with American. idemuads."
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Under the Philippine how any corporation is restricted to 12,500 acres, and the Americans
claim that this restriction die- courages large-scale rubber development-Reuter's Ameri- can Service.
Philippine Views. Plaridel. Misamis, Jure 22.. A monster public meeting was held at the town market yesterday to protest against he Bacon and the Kjese bills, with Senator
Galicano, Member Binaoro of the provincial board and President Neri speaking. Those present at the meeting approved a resclution to send la cable to Congress protesting jagainst the measures. Another
resolution of protest was pass- jed, signed by all those present.
Zambo Indignant.
- Zamboanga, June 21. The Bacon bill attempting to separate Mindanao, Jolo and Palawan from the rest of the archipelago, has caused great indignation here; The general impression is that the measure was introduced in Congress fol- lowing pressure by great.
which commercial interests want to exploit the three islands at their will. The city of Zamboanga la 'making pre- parations for a monster demor- fatration as a protest against the bill. The provincial and Tounicipal boards have approy- Jed resolutions. energétically,
condemning the Bacon Bill.
Pangasinan Against."/ The provincial board of Pangasinan passed, a resolu- tion to-day vigorously protest- ing against the Bacon Bill. The public sentiment through- out the province is strong against the measure..
Under the direction of Governor Sison ja big mass meeting will be held next Sunday at the town plaza to protest against the proposal to gregate. Mindanao "from the rest of the Philippines. - National News.
MAIL ARRIVAL.
Monday.
understand that in all probability he would be required the following He had since failed to put in an appearance. It could not be through ignorance of the neces alty for his attendance that he had chosen to be absent.
His Honour read portions of
Witness
document!
the evidence as given by this wit-De-Sergeant Carey, a religious Defendant was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour.
ness at the Magistracy. had been an accountant in the Wing Shing Shun firm, in respect of whose, affairs it was alleged that the mis-statements had been made. Witness had left the firm in June of last year up to which time he had kept certain books of the firm.
Witness had at one time been ins charge of all books cf the frm-but last year, control of the firm's money had been taken from him by the defendant and he no longer. had charge of the Cash, Deposits and Wages books, The usual busi- ness custom was for entries to be made in a rough book to be posted Inter in the general cash book.
Entries Alleged False. Witness had been handed à book which purported to be the rough cash book of the firm and denied' that as the book kept by him for the period in which it was" uni- . der his charge. With regard to another book handed to him wit ness had admitted that it was the general cash book but said that when he left it had no en- With regard to tries in it. certain amount entered in bobka such prior to his departure. amounts had not in fact been de- posited on the dates mentioned.
Other amounte were gone through in the respective books the genuineness of some of which witness had testified to and in respect of others had denied them. His Honour commented that in respect of the items in the "state- ment of affairs which were includ- ed in the first count of the indict-" ment, they would notice that wit- ness bad denied that these deposita were, in fact, made..
Alleged Depositors. Witness had further stated that he did not know the names of the alleged depositors, In cross- examination he had stated that it was not correct to state that he
had resigned from the Wing Shing Shun firm on the 24th of January, 1925. He continued making, en- tries in the rough canh" book up to the end of May, 1925. "If the de-
said fendant
that he (wit- ness) made entries in any
no
IN A FIX
VU WANTS TO COMMAND THE TROOPS.
CHANG AGAINST IT.
Peking, June 8.
It is announced this evening that Marshal Wu' Pei-fu``w{}} proceed to Sanchiation, and not Changhaintlen by motor car, accompanied by his staff and representatives of other affed leaders...
It appears that Wu' Pei-fu desives personally to commande the troops in the forthcoming anti-Kuominchun operations, but Marshal Chang Tso-lin considers that there is necessity for this and suggeste that Wu should return to Peking to-morrow after giving" ir.structions for а general Jattack.
no
Which course Wu Pei-fu will Follow is not yet certain.- Reuter.
objected to the evidence of the Chinese interpreter to the Official Receiver with regard to alleged
conversations at interviews between the Ofcial Receiver, and the defen-
dant,
that he had been sworn as an in- The interpreter in question stated terpreter before Mr. G. N. Orme
when the latter was Official' Re--
ceiver four years ago He was not, however, on the list of sworn inter preters..
.....
roborated in the other ease and an independent witness (another waitress) would also say that she to join the society by payment of had been asked by the defendant
money.
case
The complainant and her mother gave evidence in the first where it was stated that a sum of 31 was paid to another man and a further sum of $5.10 to a third who visited the complainert! subsequent to their conversation. with the defendant.
During Mr. Turner's cross- examination it was explained by the prosecution that action was taken as the result, of an anony- mous letter received by the Secre- tary for Chinese Affairs in which it was alleged that waitresses were being molested by persons. demanding money with threats;
At the conclusion of the evid- ence His Worship "held that he could not possibly flud defendant guilty of intimidation on the con- tradictory evidence and the de-i meanour of the complainant in court. It appeared to His Wor ship that the matter had been. trend as a joke, and he would therefore dismise the charge
Second Charge Proved, The complainant in the other charge was a hawker. The case. for the prosecution was that de- fendant, approached him with a definite demand for payment of $10. When complainant said. he had no money, defendant wärned him of the conséquences and that same night complainant was as- saulted by about ten men.
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held the charge to be proved and sentenced defendant to three months' hard labour,
LOOKING FOR LEAD..
CHINESE CHARGED WITH DAMAGE.
A TAIKOO CASE.
Mr. R, E. Lindsell at the Central "A Chinese was charged before
Magistracy. this morning with damaging a pipe line which car- ries water from a reservoir to the
Mr. Jenkin Indicated that at a European quarters at the Tajkoo of the books after January. 1925 later stage he would submit that Sugar Refinery.
Witness also witness was not a lawfully sworn
Explaining the damage, Mr. R. that was not› true. referred to an entry with regard to
"interpreter at all and would refer Dunlevy, of the Refinery, said payment of $100 for, his sulary
Hia Honour to the Ordinance.:* that the pipe was secured by which payment had not, in fact.
Handeda abeet of Chinesochaine fixed to eye hoits embedded been made.
characters, the intarprotez in ques-in the rock and defendant was tion said it was given to him by seen to be scooping out the lead the defendant as a list of his creal which held the bolts. Witness tore and debtors taken from the also mentioned that out of fifteen Arm's books. Defendant did hot go chains only two were left. over them with him.
Defendant, who had two pre- vious convictions for theft, was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour.
Mr. Whyte Smith, acting for the Crown called Sergt. Meadows to give evidence with regard to hav- ing called at various addresses of eertain of the alleged depositors mentioned in the statement of affairs. but His Honour held that
» Not Relevant. this evidence was hot relevant.
Hls Honour: Do the firm's books Mr. Whyte Smith also called the contradict the statement of affairs? secountant of the Yee Fat Army which was in the same building ne another alleged firm purporting to have had dealings with the de- fendant. This witness said he had not heard of the Arm mentionedi He did, however, know of a man of the name mentioned in connection with such a firm. He was 4. man. who was sometimes in Canton and sometimes In Hongkong...
His Honour: Then they are not relevant?"
M. Whyte Smith: My case is that they are not genuine books.
Mr. Jenkin interposed that there. was no charge of falsifying the books.
COLLEGE BAZAAR.
ST. STEPHEN'S 3 DAYS' PROGRAMME.
Mr. M. W. Lo was next called but The St. Stephen's College Bazaar, Mr. Jenkin submitted the Crown In the grounds of the Hongkong not being able to support their University, will be opened on On His Honour questioning Mr. allegation in count number one his Thursday by H. E. the Governor Whyte Smith as to the purport of evidence was immateria). His at 9.16 p.m. S this witness's evidence, Mr. Whye Lordship upheld the objection. On On Friday at 2:30 p.m. the bazaar Sraith said that he was seeking to a similar, objection in the case of will be opened by the Hon. Sir Mails from the U.S.A., Canada, show what he had termed in his Ng. Wong, formerly accountant to Shou-Son Chow Japan and Shanghai arrived, to- | opening as the "elusiveness" of the defendant's firm. Mr, Jenkin was On Saturday, also at 2.80 p.m., day by the a.s."Empress of people mentioned by the defendant | also upheld, a Canada" the total number of in his statement of affairs. bags being 389.
Included in the total were 16. The closing rate of the dollar, bags of mail from London, sent on demand, to-day was 2/8 1/16. Evin Canada.
is nearly stationary elsewhere.. A depression covers China. The secondary is now central over mid-- Japan.,
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Interpreter's Evidence.
Mr. Wayte-Smith sald his next witzess, the most important, was mising and asked for permission At yesterday afternoon's hearing, för his evidence, given t Mr. Jenkin, on behalf of defendant, | Magistracy, to be read, o
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