WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1927.
"IRENE” PIRACY
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CANTON COUP.
(Continued from Page 1.) whole of the North River basin and the Canton-Hankow Railway (Kwangtung section) is in the hands of the Ironsides.
Counsel then quoted at length the law relating to acts committed
Wong Still Here. by foreigners against. foreigners on
General Wong Shiu-hung, who foreign ships on the high seas, fled down here in disguise after submitting that there was no case the Canton coup, is still reported to answer as regards the first count, to be in the Colony. The identity admitting, however, that the Court of the officer who left for Wuchow had jurisdiction on the second and was thought to be General Wong is now established as one of his staff officers.
count.
The Crown's Reply. Mr. H. S. Fitzroy, in reply, sub- mitted that the law of the Colony
provided for jurisdiction on the irst count. Piracy had been held as a capital offence and the punish- ment was death. It was a felony by the civil law.
His Lordship: Civil law? Mr. Fitzroy: Yes, I know I am
in distinguished company, but I will
quote.
GOING HOME,
THE CHINA MAIL,
STRIKERS KILLED. CANTON'S BOYCOTT. Shadows Before.
EIGHT POLICE SERIOUSLY İNJURED.
APPEAL TO COOLIDGE.
EASY WAY OF MAKING MONEY.'
COMPETITIVE RAKE-OFF.
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COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL."
Entertainments.
To-day-Queen's Theatre; "What Price Glory.”
Denver, Yesterday.
The "Shanghai · Times” Two more, miners, wounded in November 16 says In yesterday's affray,, have died. editorial;
To-day-World Theatre; "The Eight policemen were seriously
Although definite news of the Night. Club," 5.15 and 9.20 p.m.; injured in the battle before the termination of the latest-anti-Bri- Chinese Drama at 7.15 p.m.
"New police, who only numbered 25, fired tish boycott instituted at Canton To-day--Star Theatre; Д point-blank volley-Reuter's
has not been received, there is Brooms."
Today H.K.A.D.C. American Service.
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Mr. Alabaster: I concede the upwards is still dominated bvence unless the mine owners joined two later the Canton Government Mystle Fan" at 2.30 and 7.15 p.m.
point for what it is worth..
In the request-Reuter's American Kwangsi units which, however, Service. Mr. Fitzroy: Yes, and the punish-are marching up the River (back ment is death.
1.
to Wuchow and Kwangsi) rather than wait for reinforcements to
Dealing with Mr. Alabaster's archallenge Canton. gument, Mr. Fitzroy said that The Ironsides are thinking of transportation had never existed in sending a naval force up to Sam- this Colony.
shui to demonstrate against the Kwangsi detachments a little fur- ther up.
COUP EXPLAINED.--·
Parts Played by the Various Leaders.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
Troops Occupy Coalfields,
Denver, Yesterday,
A detachment of 350 National Guard troops have occupled the Northern Colorado coalfields. All la quiet-Reuter's American Service.
DISARMAMENT. IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
LONDON.
Rugby, Yesterday,
November 25-Dance in En- gineers Institute.
"Little Use." Washington, 'Yesterday. Mr. W. Green, President of the cott in Canton" to organise agent, 4.30 to 6.80 p.m.; dinner dan- Disposition of Kwangel Men on Labour Federation, headed a de-movement of as serious propor- sant, 8 pm.
To-day- Social gathering of West River
putation to President Coolidge and tions as the big strike, happily,
will not fructify. As our Canton members of the Church of Eng- requested the convocation of a con- correspondent shows in another land Men's Society, in St. John's Latest news from military forence of miners and mine owners column, the situation on Novem- Cathedral Hall, 8.45 pm. sources in Canton confirms the to settle the strike in Pennsylvania, ber 8 was grave, the boycott of To-day Private dance "China Mail" report that the West Virginia, and Ohio. North River has been cleared by
November 24-25-World Theatre; The President replied that there the British spreading daily, caus-Central British School, 8.30pm. the Ironsides of Kwangsi troops, was little use in callnig a confering no little apprehention of more
The West River from Samshui
serious developments. A day or "The Man On The Box" at 5.16 and 9.20 p.m.; Chinese picture "The gave an assurance to the British
November 24-26-Star Theatre; Consul-General that it was using Wages For Wives," every endeavour to end the boy-
November 24 "Romanticist cott. No newa has been received Music" at Helena May Institute, in Shanghai since, and as we 6.80 p.m. should have been apprised if the situation had become worse or if
November 27-28-Queen's Then- the Canton Government had been successful in checking the acti- tre: "Say It Again." In reply, Mr. Alabaster said that,
vities of the pickets, it may be November 27-28-World Theatre; with regard to the argument that
assumed that conditions, so far as The "Mirage," at 5.15 & 9.20; Chi- the proper
the punishment on
the bringing to market of British Bese film, at 2.80 & 7.15 p.m.
November 27-28-Star Theatre; second count was imprisonment for
goods is concerned, are substan-The Great Love." life, he submitted that this was not
November 29-30- Queen's The first was so for two reasons.
INtially what they were when our
correspondent wrote.
Thentre; "Slide, Kelly. Slide.". that the proviso of the Act which
Whether or not members of the
November 29-30-World Theatre; had been cited regarding "just and
Canton Government have been in- "The Lost Lady" at 6.15 and 9.20; generous" treatment only applied
Lord Cushendun, who is to repre- stigators of this new boycott, we Chinese film at 2.30 and 7.15 p.m. where the Colonial Court had no It is increasingly evident that
November 29-30-Star Theatre; punishment. But in this Colony the turnover in Canton, under sent Great Britain on the Prepara- cannot say. It is, however, clear
December 1-3--Queen's Theatre; we had punishment and hard labour conditions strongly savouring of Lory Disarmament Commission at that the boycotters have held a "A Thief In Paradise."
Geneva which meets on November] similar position vis-avis the Gov- provided by the Piracy Act of 1837. treachery, is shaking the Kuomin-30, met Mr. Winston Churchill, ernment as did the notorious Can-The Show."
December 1-3-World Theatre; Secondly, if one applied the rule laid tang foundations just when Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. ton Boycott Committee. For in- "A Hero on Horseback."
W. C. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of stance, we find that when the down by counsel for the Crown, the unification appeared probable.
December ·1-3-Star Theatre; General Li Chai-sum is most the Admiralty, and other members Commissioner of the Canton Dancing Mothers." Piracy Act of 1837 would read as nonsense, viz.. that there were two bitter and states that he agreed of the Imperial Defence Committee police, in accordance with the re- November alternative punishments, three to go to Shanghai, with Mr. Wang to-day, years' hard labour or hard labour Ching-wei on the condition that Great Britain's position regard quest of the British Consul-Gen-Society's Annual Ball at City Hall, December 9-At Theatre Royal General Chang Fah-hui (of the Ing disarmament in general and eral, investigated the seizure of 9.30 p.m. Regarding the argument that the Ironsides) accompanied them. naval disarmament in particular fifty cases of gasoline shipped by Piracy Act of 1837 created no of The party proceeded to Hong was fully-discussed.-British Wire- the Asiatic Petroleum Company, opening performance of "Merrie
the Boycott Society asked for England," 9 p.m. less Service.
December 10-Dance at Soviet Delegates.
time to give further considera- fence, but provided two penalties Kong where Chang Fah-hui con-
Moscow. Yesterday. tion to the matter," which meant Peak Club with Lyric Band in at- for one offence, if that were so, Itveniently missed the "Empress of was difficult to
M. Litvinoff and M. Lunarchar- that the Commissioner of Police tendance, 9.16 p.m. understand how Asia" and retreated his steps to
Sports. there had come to be two counts Canton, carried out the coup sky, commissar of Education, are was not in a position to impose
d'etat and took over control, com-
Then, the Society's
To-day-Ping Pong: S.C.A.A, V. #T Disarmament Conference chief picket demanded that he be C.C.Y.ALS. nt St. Peter's Club. pletely ousting General Li Chai-ing to Geneva for the prelimin- his will. sum and greatly strengthening Reuter.
paid twenty per cent. of the value To-day-Hong Kong Hockey Club Mr. Wang Ching-wei's 'position.
"War Danger.”
of all British goods seized by his v. K.O.Š.B. at U.S.R.C., at 5 p.m. London, Nov. 7.
November 28-24-Interport Cri- The important Kwangsi Gen. The forthcoming "war danger" men; this seems to have been erals, Li Taung-jen and Pei conference at
which prominent rather too much for the other cket: Shanghai v. Malaya.
November 24-Steel & Coulson's i Chung-hai, are distrustful of Mr. Frenchmen, Germans, Italians and members of the "society," who, Wang Ching-wei's complicity in Britons will be present and parti- naturally, had their own pockets Billiard league: R.A. v. D.R.C.; European to consider, so time was taken to K.O.S.E. v. R.E. & R. Siga.; St.
Patrick's Club v. Warders. the coup d'etat which has severely cipate to discuss the
After all. November 25-Interport Cricket: shaken the confidence of the Nan- situation and political undercur- debate the matter.
rents is attracting great interest, these boycotts are purely and Shanghai v. United Services, king Kuomintang members, and an ancient Egyptian pyramid simply ways to get money easily:! November 26-28-Interport Cri-
Mr. Wang Ching-wei is reported inscripion predicting "a period of it has become quite a profession cket: Malaya v. Hong Kong. to be threatening to declare the great tribulation" in 1928 is being in South China, there being little November 26 Bighth Extra independence of Kwangtung un- recalled. Britain is at present be to choose between the Cantonese Race Meeting of the H.K. Jockey less the Kuomintang Conference, Ing deluged with speeches and
December Autumn meeting of probably meeting on the 24th, newspaper articles declaring that boycotters and the pirate hordes Club, Happy Valley-
Europe is again drifting into war which infest the coast. The Gov- accepts his dictation.
General Chiang Kai-shek's posi-Such forecasters include Mr. Lloyd ernment is either unwilling or un- the Fanling Hunt. tion is now most difficult, for it George, Sir Austen Chamberlain, able to stop the boycotts and pir-
for life.
in the one indictment in the pre-
gent case on which the Court would invite the jury to give a verdict. They were charged as separate of- fences. If the effect of the Piracy Act of 1837 was merely to give the Court discretion in its punishment Recording to the gravity of the case, the prisoners should not have been called upon to plead to the same effence, twice.
In conclusion, Mr. Alabaster claimed that piracy, was a special statutory offence in regard to which the jurisdiction was in the Court of the flag of the shin involved, ie, In this case, the Court of China which had jurisdiction to deal with it. Under the Colony's Extradition Ordinance, piracy juri gentium was
extraditable.
His Lordship's Ruling.. In giving judgment on the points raised by Mr. Alabaster, His Lord-
ship said that he had listened with interest to the argument but he had never had any doubt about the Court having jurisdiction to try the Recused for piracy with violence. In the case in which Mr. Alabaster had been interested, which was
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TWO INVASIONS?
Further Upheavals en Horizon.
Two invasions loom on Kwang-
EMPEROR'S PRESENT. TO
AMBASSADOR.
Tokyo, Nov. 14.
a.m.
people of Kwangtung is well- November 28-Valuable house. known. Acting upon this know-hold furniture at 17, Ground Floor, ledge, there is a competition Bowrington Canal Rd., West, 11 among professional boycotters a.m. and officials of the Government
Meeting. for a rake-off, in excess of the
November 29-Annual general H. I. M. the Emperor has pre-ordinary Customs dues, whenever meeting of the Hong Kong Hort!- heard before Mr. Justice Wood, the tung's political horizon, either of sented a gold-lacquered toliet case British goods are imported. Mer-cultural Society in the Beard Room nrgument now raised by Mr. Ala- which may mean further up with an arabesque design to the chants having refused to pay of Mesers. Jardine, Matheson & baster was equally applicable be-heavals in Canton.
From Fukien, to the north-east sky, who is leaving here for home
Soviet Ambassador M. Dovgalev-queeze" find their business Co., Ltd, 5.15 p.m. cause the offence of piracy there'
an expedition
stopped through the instrumen-
Miscellaneous, alleged was committed on a Chin- of Kwangtung,
on the 19th, in recognition of his
To-day Tenth practice -of ese ship by Chinese subjects, but which is not particularly strong, meritorious services rendered to the tality of pickets, who seize their cargoes and dispose of them in Court exercised jurisdiction is moving southwards along the there and the accused were convict coast with Canton as the avowed promotion of friendship between whatever way they can: The Bri- the Real Club, at Helens May In-
Japan and Russia during his stay tish and Japanese merchants stitute, 5.30 P objective.
To-day Laying of founda ed and punishment was inflicted as
These troops are commanded in this country.
have suffered worst because their provided by the Ordinance under!
The Soviet Ambassador to-night by a "diehard" supporter of Gen- which the Crown now proceeded.
to stop all foreign imports to Can-Wesleyan building. His Lordship added that he was eral Chiang Kai-shek who is now gave a farewell dinner at the trade is the most lucrative, while tion stone of the new Wanchal
the
clearly of opinion that the Court making a bid for return to power/Soviet Embassy in honour of ton would probably bring the
the indictment.
Designs on Canton.
CHICAGO TRAGEDY.
the offence set out in count one of/General Chen Ming-shu and has mier; Mr. Yamamoto, the Minister with the people as to render its
come about 130 miles southwards of Agriculture and Forestry: Mr. further retention of office impos- QUAKE IN CHILE. from Foochow, or approximately Debuchl, the Vice-Minister for Bible. For the merchants and Mr. Fitzroy then made his final half-way to the Kwangtung fron- Foreign Affairs; Mr. Komura, the traders of Canton are weary of
VIOLENT SHOCKS REPORTED Director of the address to the jury, stressing that tier inside which is Swatow.
Intelligence exactions to support a military
BY SANTIAGO." the evidence pointed strongly to the
Bureau, and many other high campaign that has brought them prisoners having acted in harmony, No other construction can be officiala"Tcho."
no nearer to peace, and of the re-
Santiago, Chile, Nov. 14. striction of their sources of in- A violent series of earth come by the application of embar tremoura was felt last night for goes on goods for which a ready nearly a minute. market is at hand. Canton wants
The shocks were most violent in peace and economy in its adminis-Valparaiso and at some interior tration: it has become almost ex-points.
Some, housce were damaged. hausted through the prosecution Chicago, Oct. 18. of plans that have ever proved United Press. Two 19-years-old girls to-day entirely destructive. Even some the prisoners varying from allega- Chiang Kai-shek who bestowed were shot dead and their bodies of the labour unions have refused -tions of being peaceful passengers
were thrown from a motor car to join in this latest boycott. This forced by the pirates to take a hand, The other force which may en- which sped on a block and then is one of the best signs in the
ter Kwangtung cannot be called to complete denials of complicity. er fortune strict sense smashed into a kerb with a dead Cantonese sky.
The second defendant was part! These troops are defeated, hordes man at the wheel.
all armed and with a common pur-placed on this move except that pose. He dealt with some length the leader has designs on Canton. with the circumstances surrounding Like General Chang Fah-hul, the identification of each prisoner commander-in-chief of the Iron- by the various witnesses.
sides, he began in the war as head, of a division under. General Li At yesterday's hearing police evi- Chai-sura but he was forced to ways from the other dence of arrest was given and evi- part his -dence se to the statements made by two. Now he has
Yesterday's Hearing.
cleaved to
favours on him. Mad
TWO GIRLS MURDERED BY MOTOR CAR DRIVER.
cularly emphatic In his allegation of Hunan whose leader, General The girls were Margaret Martin regarding the pirates forcing him Tang Seng-chi of Hankow, has and her friend Katherine Svebler.
to take part under threat of shoot-led to Japan. Ing him. Even the European off-|
Willed Winters (21), the driver of
SINO-SPANISH TREATY.
Peking, Nov. 18.
ANARCHIST RAID.
TWENTY ARRESTS REPORTED MAT NICEMI
Nice, Oct 18. Twenty Italians have been arrest the car, was Margaret's sweetheart. It is learned that the Spanish cers were forced to obey the pirates, According to Chinese observers, Evidently in a jealous rage because authority is going to bring up the ed by the police during a raid on he stated, and how could he, a mere the Ironsides are desirous of ex she refused to marry him, Winters question of the Sino-Spanish Com-Anarchist haunts. All the alleged passenger, disobey then tending their corps and wish to shot her and her companton and mercial Treaty to the International agitators are reported to have been
The third prisoner alleged that take over any Hankow troops killed himself.
Trouble Later On
the stewards and boys also were who may care to come down to under the control of the pirates and Canton. Their presence can only A had been obliged to attend to their result in trouble later on even if. wants and open hatches to enable at first they agree with the Iron- them to rob. He too had been sides.
EASES RHEUMATIC PAINE
"A stiff neck soon eased and
obliged to help against his will. Meanwhile the power of the rheumalle pains in farms and thoulders The pirates, who were all Southern-Ironsides in Kwangtung - dieappear when Chamberlain's Fain ers, had shouted out that all Can creases. The Kwangai leaders Balm is rubbed on the aching not tonese were expected to assist and who were preparing to counter-It feels good to the skin, penetrates this had given the other passengere attack Canton are now displaying quickly to the very seat of pain, sest
the congestion, relleving the the impression that all the Canton a doubtful attitude and do not presence and the pain is gone. Bold ene on board were pirates,
seem to be keen for war and roommmended
Tribune at Hague, as Spain deeme seen attending Communist meet Peking's declaring the treaty nullings. Their photographs and finger and void as illegal "Kuo Wenprints will be taken, after which
they will probably be deported.
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