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“SUNNING” PIRACY.
Further Evidence Heard Fo-day.
CHINESE SEAMAN'S STORY.
What He Saw From The Stoorage.
Further, evidence in the case
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1926.
CANTON LABOUR.
Arbitration Tribunals Preferred.
WUCHOW'S BIG STRIKE:
Kuomintang Organisations at Loggerheads.
"SUGGESTIONS.”/
Britain and China's Problems..
A NOTE TO THE POWERS.
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against the eighteen men charged different sections of Kwangtung Important developments by
Rugby, Dec. 20. Mr. R. J. Goodman, Superin-
New York, Des 20. The contents of the Memorandum tendent of the store department. with being implicated in the
Jabour are reported.
handed by the British piracy of the s.s. "Sunning" on Leaders in Canton
Charge Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock district received a sensation by a The fashionable Park Aventie at the D'Affaires at Paking to the repre- Co., Ltd. is the lucky winner of tragedy involving the unrelated November 15, was given by a
moment seem to have bean In sentatives of the Powers have not about £750, number of Chinese witnesses for favour of arbitration tribunals, been disclosed, but it is known that the Crown at the Central Magis- with Government approval, the the new statement constitutes an ten of the $1 tickets in the soll, the watch manufacturer.
Mr. Goodman purchased about famous agnostic, and R. H. Inger- families of R. G. Ingersoll, the
bracy yesterday afternoon and this morning.
experiment having worked suc-other efforts by the British Gov. Fanling Hunt "A" cash sweep The latter's estranged wife was The Crown Solicitor (Mr. H. K.essfully in the strike of bankerament to pursue a constructive (on the third race) at last found shot dead in bedi in her fat policy in harmony with the spirit Saturday's, Christmas Steeple-clad in her dressing gown and Mr. M. K. Lo and Mr.. Leo From Wachow, however, it is of the Washington Conference, but chage meeting. One of these; udorned with jewels worth £7,000..|| Holmes) is prosecuting, whilst employees.
altered circumstances in China. Mr. Goodman's fortune ia
[d'Almada are defending.
The first witness called this morning was a Chinese seaman. who boarded the "Sunning" at Shanghai, following his discharge with eighteen other seamen-all passengers on the "Sunning” from the 8.3. "Ching On" upon the latter vessel' changing ownership in the Northern port.
developed and adapted to meet the No. 5,037, drew the winner and
"It is pointed cut that the sym-37,885.50 to be exact.
TROOPS ON MOVE.
She was clutching a revolver. Wallace Probasco, the sexagen- arian son-in-law of R. G. Inger-
reported that a general strike la threatened there, and that rival parties are at loggerheads.
The suggestion to use arbitrapathetic attitude of Great Britain Before proceeding to the second soll, seriously shot, twice in the tion for settling, all lahour disto Chinese aspiratione for the prize, it should be mentioned that chest and once in the arm, was strike of printers at Swatow and putes comes as a sequel to the revision of existing treaties had be- Mr. R. M. Dyer, the chief man-lying near
ager of the Dock Co., owned the which he managed to phone his the telephone with emanates from responsible circles
winning pony, Rothesay" (ridden wife. in Canton.
by Mr. L. Reidy). Had Mr. Goodman been at Fanling last technically charged with homi- Probasco is now in hospital; Saturday afternoon and had he ride, but he and his wife claim watched the draw, he would have that Mrs. Ingersoll shot Probasco. had the double satisfaction of and then killed herself owing to seeing. that he had drawn his jealousy because Probasco want- chief's candidate and then stand-ed to break off their long friend- ing on the rails for over 5 ship.-Retter's American Ser- minutes-it, was a two miles vice. race-watching Rothesay "keep behind the favourite until 50 yards from the winning post.
What the Strikers are Doing, Witness, who said that he was From Canton it is also reported travelling as a steerage, passen- that an order has been given by gen, recalled having seen a num the Strike Pickets to a subsidiary ber of, ärmed men on the vessel organisation, the so-called "mill- shortly after 4 p.m. on November)tary tribuna?" which, as "distinct 15. Witness identified the 8th from the Court at Strike Head- defendant as one of the men who quarters, officiated in the trial of carried a firearm. He remained allegedly important casess This in the steerage all the time and tribunal has been told by the] saw armed men continually walk- Pickets that there is now no work ing about.
for it to do and that its affairs Mr Holmes: Did you see what had better be wound up to cur any of those men were doing-tail expenses. They came down and looked at us.. On the other hand, another Mr. Holmes: Did you see the committee of investigation has ship on fire" Yes. I heard some been appointed by the Executive of the pirates shouting "Set fire, Committee of the Strike move- set fire."
ment, this to deal with payment to departing strikers of "settie. ment" bonus.
Witness said that he could not identify any of the other defen dants.
Cross-examined by Mr. 'Lo, wit- |ness said that he could swear that |
STARTLING EVENTS.
Wuchow.
his eighteen fellow seamen were Rival Factions Cause Trouble at all in the steerage from 4 o'clock ! until 10 o'clock.
Mr. Lo: That particularly ap-The general strike in Wuchow plied to No. 77-Yes, he was git- (on the West River) is stated to ting next to me.
have begun on Saturday morning Mr. Lo: Some of the officers following a series of startling have given evidence to the effect events" last Friday.
Russian in Shantung Force.
DEFENCE OF SHANGHAI
Nanking, Dec. 18. Shantung troops have now crossed the river and massed here in considerable numbers.
Northern pickets are parad- ing the streets.........
The troops include 120 Rus- sians who are billeted in a hotel outside the city wall
from
sap-
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
'TWO-MURDER TRIALS CONTINUED..
"SAIKUNG" ROBBERY,
1⁄2 Length Means $5,500," That Rothesay was not expect- led to win in a field of four was evident from the fact that he was quoted at 4 to 1 against, but constant support It is reported that 300 Shan- Porters, including possibly a Dock tung troops are going to Wuhu contingent, caused the price to
The trial of the five men charg- The general impression is shorten to 8 to 1.
Reynolds, the odds on favoured with complicity in the murder Chang Chung-chang's troops are replacing Sun Chuan-ite, was beaten by half a length of an Inadian guard aboard the A. "Saikung" and the robbing of fang's if The matter of those few f
that.
It is thought that the latter will proceed to the defence of Shanghai and Hangchow.
The local Chinese appear to view Chang's arrival with con- siderable apprehension. Reu-
ter.
come obscured owing to
cost somebody more than $5,500.1-he passengers was continued at And that person's name cannot the Criminal Sessions this morn-
ing. at present be ascertained,
Ticket No. 10,578 drew The coxswain, whose evidence Reynolds (ridden by his owner, was to the effect that the deceas- Mr. W. T. Stanton). The prize ed guard, when he joined in the the holder wins (second place) is defence of the bridge with the $2,253.
other guards, broke the butt of This ticket was one of a book his rifle on the third prisoner, was that they saw No. 7.taking part íri This time the rival factions
sold in the Hong Kong Hotel bar. cross-examined at length by Mr. the piracy between 4 o'clock and both belong to the Kuomintang, absence of a central government in made by the purchaser for pay that one of the robbers then fired the Application has not yet been H. S. Lo, counsel for the defence.
Witness adhered to his evidenco 10 o'clock. Are they mistaken ?—the Wuchow haien (district)China the existence of which was ment and he may be waiting to
the guard as he was in a necessary condition for carrying get over his disappointment at n at
other guards ran down the stepa leading from the bridge and one Powers certain suggestions regard went to ticket No. 14,037 (which him as the third prisoner) point. The third prize of $1,125.50 of the robbers (witness identified
The dispute is believed to have opinion should be adopted to ques- book taken to Bangkok by a and made him obey his directions ing the attitude which in Britain's drew Wideawake). This was ined a revolver at witness's head arisen over cartain funds to build headquarity and revision of the treaties.
one clique securing tions of surtaxes, extra-territorial local coasting steamer and the as to the course to be followed. tere, it is said, arousing
identity of the holder is also noted, acting in accordance with in
When the Pobce launch was зight- the While continuing rigidly to ab. revealed... jealousy of others.
stain from interference in the civili strife, the British Government teala (drawing the
A Mr. Chu sold ticket No. 7,016 structions, he took the launch that the growth of national Chinese starter, Conquistador) to Can a fishing boat. The occupants of close in and the pirates boarded only unplaced sentiment necessitates a careful reton, and the buyer will get the "invasion," according to wit
the boat in question objected to. view by the Powers of the whole $751 ¡position.
lout the Washington programme. "dead cert," losing before taking crouching position. The two
Yes.
Party being opposed to the Wu- Mr. Lo: Did you see No. 6?-chow municipal (city) Party. No.
Apparently the district Party Mr. Lo: If he were to say that was to have carried out a grand he was near the entrance and that parade on Friday, with the stud- when the pirates came in they ents, the peasants, the military took away his gold chain, would and the police na their allies. you say that it could not be true. or that you merely could not see him I did not see him.
Re-examined by Mr. Holmes, witness said that in the steerage there was a hatch and that the hatch-cover was on at the time. Had Nos. 7 or 16 been searched, witness would almost certainly have seen it.
Case proceeding...
Yesterday's Hearing.
;י
The district Party ordered the city Party to deport three. heads of Labour uniors from the port, the city Kuomintang having ob-1 tained the help of the Unions against the other alliance.
Hong Kong Boats Stopped.
14
The Indirect **Touch."
Agreements the British Government
In the spirit of the Washington his 'prize.. has now laid before the other
French Comment.
Paris, Dec. 20:
came to the office, and, threaten- ed with a revolver; witness had no option but to hand over the WEATHER FORECAST keys of the safe.
Witness was cross-examined as Till moon to-morrow, the official to certain discrepancies in the
of the 17th defendant. The only Wuchow prior to the general dollars, with funds secured by an Meteorological observations et evidence that the Police could sub-strike, beginning.
It is curious to note that there nese, but the robbers "overcame Regarding the Washington sur. Was a second party in each of their objections." taxes, the British view is that the these four tickets, none of which also gave evidence as to certain The compradore of the launch At the commencement of the Some of the agitators in Wu-disposal of these additional re. was bought direct from the Hunt. resumed hearing yesterday after-chew took fright and began to venues shoud be left for the com- Mr. Goodman got his batch of passengers rushing to his office noon, Mr. M. K. Lo informed his flee. "
petent pcal Chinese authorities tickets through a Chinese clerk with the story of the robbery, Worship that he had now received i Mystery surrounds the next de to decide-British Wireless Ser not employed in the Dock but in Shortly after, one of the robbers instructions to defend the 8th. velopment as the instigators have vice.
a city office. accused the Formosan.. Mr. Lo not been traced. At any rate, suggested that it might be con- through the medium of the West venient if the Crown Solicitor River Seamen's Union, boats for The "Oouvre considers the Bri made some statement with regard Hong Kong were forbidden to de-tish Government wise in instructing to the question of withdrawing part ostensibly until those who Mr. Lampeon to confer with the weather forecast for all local dis numbers of passengers as given the charge in certain cases. had been responsible for the order Cantonoso, if only to remind the tricts le: N. to N.E. wirida, fresh; at the Magistrial hearing and at
The Crown Solicitor (Mr, H. K. had had an opportunity to search violent Nationalists of the South fine to cloudy. Holmes) said that he was afraid out their quarry.
the present hearing. that Japan secured independence | At. 11.10 am. to-day the Observa- that he would have to disappoint Similarly, river tow-boats were at the end of last century, not setory reported:-Pressure has de
Shaukiwan Murder. his friend. The week-end had searched for fugitives.
In the small court, before Mr. much by force as perseverance,
creased considerably over given him an opportunity for re- Ultimately a temporary under A message from Geneva reports Japan and slightly over the Lee-ployee of a boat building concern
S.W. Justice Wood; the trial of an em-1 reviewing the case against each standing was arrived at the s.8that the Chinese Government has choos and Guam. It is nearly staat Shaukiwan was resumed. Pri- of the accused and he did not feel "Kwong Foon," which arrived in notified its preparedness to pay tionary over the Philippines and soner is charged with the murder justified in withdrawing the Hong Kong yesterday, is believed China's arrears to the League ex-Indo-China and has charge except in one case that to be the last boat to clear from
increased of a fellow employee on the night million lightly elsewhers. penses, exreeding one
Evidence was given by a fok! increase of one half per cent. in the am to-day barometer 30.17who slept in the same room as de customs duties ou foreign goods.-temperature 54; humidity 711 ceased." Witness stated that he Reuter
weather blue skies.
was awakened by the prisoner on A Simple Issue.
the night in question and sent out. LOTTERY TICKETS.
to buy medicine. Prisoner com- plained of stomach paink. When "Dealing can only mean selling. witness returned he was under if I go into a store and buy a pot the impression that prisoner and of jam, I am not dealing in jam," prisoner's brother (who also slept said Mr. B. E. Lindasil at the Con-in the same room) were fighting. tral Magistracy this morning when Witness saw an axe in one of a Chinese was charged with buying their hands. As soon as he learn Po Plu lottery tickets. After some ed that an attack had been made
mit against the man was that of
the Captain who had said that the
man resembled the man
seon
simoking opium in a first class witness said that he could not re cabin. He, the Crown Solicitor, coghise any of the defendants. did not think that any jury would Witness knew nothing about the convict on the evidence.
arrest of a man at 9.30 p.m.
His Worship: Was your room burnt out? Yes. *
The Magistrate agreed and dis- charged the 17th. defendant,
* London, Dec. 201 A. Referring to the meeting of the Diplomatic Corps in Peking on (Continued on Page 9.)
Dr. C. C. Wu, son of the late Dr.
of October 19-20.
The ship's No. 1 compradore Els Worship: What was in was the first witness called. In your safe?$5,200 in notes and reply to the Crown Solicitor, wit aliver. ness said that he was in his cabin The 2nd and 3rd compradores Wu Ting-tang, will be guest of argument as to the interpretation on the deceased he went and at 3.45 p.m. on the day of the were also called, the former idem honour at a tiffin given by the Union piracy: When he realised that the tifying a cardigan jacket which, Club of China in Shanghai. ahip was in the hands of pirates, he said, had been taken from his
he ran to the forecastle, blacken room. The 3rd compradore iden
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Cross-examined by MrDR
and the police were informed.
The case is proceeding.
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