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THE SITUATION AT CANTON.
THE STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY.
NEARLY A THOUSAND CASUALTIES,
The latest news from Canton is to the - Effet that the Yunnanese forces, assisted by Cantonese troops have driven, the Kwangsi forges from the White Cloud Mountain,
-attacked.
"Yesterday's Canton Daily News
Bains the following' details:-
con-
KWANGK)-ITER CAN'T COME. BACK.
ANOTHER STATUE FOR
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TAUBS JAY, APRIL 19rs, 1933,
STATUE SQUARE.
MEMORIAL TO NIE HENHY MAY
TO BE ERECTED,
Still another statue is to be erected in It is to ti bronze Status Square.
to
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
[BEFORE HIS HONORE THE PUISNE JUDGE
(MR. JUSTICE DOMPKRTI)],
HEAVY SENTENCES FOR ARMED MEN,
SPORT.
YESTERDAY'S TENNIS.
9, RUMFARN IN THE FINAL OF THE SINGLES,
The interesting matches were played
The monthly Criminal Sessions opened off yesterday on the Club ground which And are conducting a vigorous offensive seated figure of the late Sir Henry May, yesterday morning. In the firstase be still showed the effects of the past week's against them wherever they may be found. who spent upwards of thirty years in fore His Herour the Puisor Judge, three heavy rain and which in a measure spoil- The latest mail news is that a Kwangs the Civil Service, ultimately becom-Chiness were arraigned for unlawful pos. rd the tin of the play, the ball being slow force protecting the Arsenal was being g Governor of the Colony. This session of arms and with committing an in rising." Is this semi-final round of the
latest addition to the imposing groupsuit. The first two men pleaded Open Singles competition, O. Rumjaha} of statues in the Square is
guilty to the first count and the third had no difficulty in disposing of his occupy a site facing the Prays between pleaded guilty to the second charge.'
brother, S. A. Rumjahn; by thiee sets to [the Cenotaph' and the Hongkong and
The first two men were sentenced to one. O. Rumjaha now enters the final Shanghai Bank War Memorial, both of 'clock, a detachment of Kwangsi troops
the third to one year with hard labour.
Thomas Lay or RE. Worthington-very of Shen Hung Ying made an attempt to
Another ease of unlawful possession of likely the latter. recapture. Kwan Yam Shan, Hill of the
a fully loaded revolver and 21. roumls of
In the Open Doubles "Championship, Goddess of Mercy but the enemy, was
Dods and Raworth beat Wild and pulsed by the Yunnanese In pushing replica of the Bank Memorial excepting ammunition was then dealt with,
to the charge Humphreys by three sets to one.
The back the enemy, the Yunnanese took the that the two figures surmounting the base prisoner pleaded guilty Tung Tak Shing. Sai Tak Shing and of red polished Peterhead granite will, and a sentence of five years with hard former couple now enter the semi-goal where they will have to meet R. E Chiang Kong, Forts in succession about of course, be entirely different. The
Worthington and H Hancock. sig o'clock. A report from Yunnance Bank Memorial bronze figuro will be à re- sures stated that they expected to cap presentation of "Fame" and the figure a charge of unlawfully having a dagger ture the Arsenal at hekcheng last night, will be in a standing pesure. The repre-in his possession. His Honour ordered! While the Kwaugsi-ites were passing sentation of Sir Henry May will show to be sent to prison for five years Lau Fah Kiu, north of Canton, on their the late Governor in a seated posture. The with hard labour. The dagger was found retreat, thes sacked the whole town. base, work of both has been designed on hidden in the man's sock.
Early morning of April 17th, about five which are now, in the course of erection Boven years' each with hard labour and fround and will have to best either
CANTON CITY FREE OF XWANGS1-1TES.
lis ponition will be in alignment with the Bank memorial, only on the opposite side of the rond. In detail it will also be a
the same lines so as not to spoil the
labour was ordered.
The
Another Chinese" pleaded guilty" to
An interesting Mixed Double match, which attracted
11 large number of Apretatora Was that between G. W.
According to the Chief of the Depart perspective. The basis of each statue WOUNDING WITH INTENT TO DO sets to one. The winners now enter the suent of Military Affairs of the Head-will be enclosed in a curved niche of.
•quarters of thể Generalissime, the White local granits and at either end of both
BODILY HARM.
Sewell partnered by Miss H. Irving and G. H. Hayes partiered by Mrs. C. C. Boyd. The former received 15 and de- feated the latter, who gave 2/6, by three
third round. A feature of this match was the bright play of the ladies. Both possessi Cloud Mountain, the Kwun Yan Shan, niches there will be bronze standards sar- Pan Shun Fat, Lam Yeong and Fong strong overhead services whilst Mre. and the Western Suburbs are now free of mounted by are lights.
Chong Ching were indicted for wound Boyd's work at the net was at times Kwangvi-ites." The Generalissimo na is We understand that the statur to Siring with intent to do bodily harm to our warmly applanded. Miss Irving was sued a general order instructing the Henry May is being defrayed by public Wong Leung. forces under the Central Command in subscription. Messrs. Palmer and Turner,
perhaps a little strong with her forehand The Jury empanelled to sit on the case drive and frequently drove out of court; Kongmoen, Swatow, as well as in Canton Archtects and Surveyors, have charge of was as follows:-Mesra. F. F. Een da otherwise her play was quite good. The to take action against the Kwangsi-iten its erection. Work has already been com- Silva (forenzin). H. R. Sequeira, Maho- defented compls were playing against a wherever they may be found.
the site and a number of med Razeck, A. D. Ribeiro, Luiz A. L. very heavy handicap and on the run of A summary of the report from the Chinese are at present engaged in pile Remedios, C. V. Curios, Lam. Chun the play both couples would have been fighting zene revived up to last night driving. It is hoped that the work on Shang. (Tuesday) included the capture of White both statues will be completed and ready Mr. A. D. Ball, outlining the case, said:
more evenly, antched. on' scratch, Claud Mountain, that the fall of the for unveiling on Empire Day. It is also the complainant was a maker of minh-jongg |
THX OPEN HINGLES MATCH. Kwangiang Arsenal, at Shekcheng was hoped that the Cenotaph the public dominoes at West Point. At 5 p.m. on tussle in the third set, was not hard O. Rumjan, excepting for a very keen imminent. that General Li Yi Pin, who Memorial of the War-will also be com February 18th the complainant was in his pressed in his match with his brother led the first attack on. Canton, Epleted before that date, wounded the day before and had been
shop on the first floor when he was visit9. A.. Rumjan. He always dad him on transferred to Sunkai for treatment: that
Work on the Bank Memorial is welled by his friend, Ling Pun San: About the run and generally accured his point
the remnants of the Kwangsi forces in White Cloud Mountain were being taken prisoners.
CASUALTIES BIGGEST YET.
As far as casualties are concerned, the fighting in progress now outside Canton is the biggest known around here for some time. A report to be confirmed states that nearly a thousand have been either killed or wounded in the last two days on both widna. The Canton Hospital alone took in mearty a hundred the last two Jays.
menced on
advanced and the bronze plates containing that time a messenger came into shop and after a quiet series of backhand and the inscription and the 42 names of those said that the couplainant was wanted forchand drives, by a gentle tap over the mbers of the Bank staff who fell in the by a man named Leung Sam, who owed net or a well-placed smash to the side Great War are already in position. The him so. The complainant, accompanied line. His brother did not, at any time, inscription plate which occupies the front by his friend, met Leung Sam outside and look dangerous," and ha of the statue bears the fallowing words: had a short conversation with him.always forced back on to the base line was nearly
** 1014-1018,
Shortly afterwards he was set upon by six with his opponent gradually working up "In memory of the men of the Hong- thres of whim he was able to recog. to the net. He was also slow in following: kong and Shanghai Bank whose lives nine The man Leung Sam, strick, the up a clue. It was, on the whole, were given for their Country in the first blow with a triangular instrument, half-hearted exhibition and, though it was Great War.",
whilst the messenger also joined in the played on the Stand Court, it did not attack. Neither of these two, men had attract many spectators..
In the fourth been arrested. The second prisoner was
set, which was the last, S. A. Ramjaha
Underneath the plate engraved in the granite are the following words:
"They shall not grow old as we that the other man whom the complainant rewas played out, and play had to be are alive grow old. "Age shall not weary cognised. He was alleged to have struck stepped on two occasious in order that he then nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the complainant with an axe. The attack might recover from successive attacks of morning we shall remember them."
HONAM UNDER MILITARY VIGILANCE. The Cantonese forecs in Honam have declared a military vigilance over that section, and no steamers, launches or other craft may approach the important names of the falleh men
The two bronze plates containing the are placed places there at night without permission. opposite to each other and at right angles Yesterday afternoon à stray bullet drop to the inscription plate. ped near the Honam Theatre, hitting a -coolie, cutting a part of his left ear off.
DANGEROUS BLASTİNG.
HUGE ROCK FALLS AMONG A GROUP OF PEOPLE.
J
was fierce but the complainant managed cramp. He lost the first and fourth sets, ta parry some of the blows on his left 2, 6-1, 6-1, but in the third set he showed arm. He later fell down, however, un-up a little better, using more forceful conscious. When picked up by the police tactics and instead of plais backband nud a dagger was still sticking in his back, forehand driving he placed the ball from His friend, who accompanied him from corner to corner which in the end beat the shop, witnessed the whole attack and his brother. He secured the set, 97. he identified all three prisoners who were His service was none too good through known to him personally, His evidence put the match, and the umpire (Mr. would be of a corroborative nature. The Hagh Nishet) frequently awarded foot- attack is said to have been "due to the faults against him.. fact that Leung Sam owed the complain- ant $30.
THE OPEN DOUBLES MATCH...
A force of sonio 800 men under the Kwangel-ites attacked Pakeha, near Sam- shui,-about one o'clock afternoon of April 17th and was met by a regiment of Yunnanese who successfully repulsed the eniny. The Yunnanese were in pur- suit of the Kwangsites according to an
A piccs of rock over two feet in length
This match between, Dods partnered by official report.
and a foot in depth was stated at the
Dr. Smalley gave evidence as to the Baworth, and Wild-partnered by Hum The 11th Regiment of the Yunnanese Magistracy, yesterday, to have beer nature of the injuries received by the phreys was a re-play from last week, the Army is now stationed at the White hurled by a blasting explosion over a dis- complainant and after further evidence match on that, occasion having to be Cloud Mountain after the withdrawal of tance of thirty feet, and into a house on verdict of "guilty" against the second Play then stood at two sets all and five had been taken the Jury returned a stopped owing to the darkness setting in. the Kwangai-ites,
the opposite side of the road. The case prisoner, and he was sentenced to seven games all in the final sets. Wild and The defense of Haino Mar Ling, up the was one in which Ng Chi Mi and Fung years with hard labour. The first and Humphreys in the closing stages of this Shaho, which the Kwangsi-ites were athi, building contractors, were summoned third prisoners were found not guilty" game gave quite a plucky exhibition and tempting to retake, was boing, undertaken for careless blasting at Shankiwan. They by General Li Fuh Liu of the Cantonese were represented by Mr. E` Davidson. and they were discharged.
A large number of witnesses were
Army according to an afternoon report yesterday,
A KWANOKI SECTION LOYAL TO DR, SUS that the explosion took place at 11 n.m.
at one time looked like winning from their opponents who led easily in the Gru
two sets of the match. Yesterday's |
up to the net,
Bcores:-
called. From the evidence it would seem all have been rendered unconscious, and played opened with Dods and Haworth General Liu Chen Huan, commanding a on the 90th March. The force of it took that no one had actually seen the stones taking the first set, 7-5 Their opponents division of the Kwangsi Army loyal to the stones through the air, and sent three coming through the air. The people in took the second set, G-4; but they lost the Dr. Sun, Dow with headquarters at Shek-crashing through the door of No. 28, the house might have been hit by a few next two, 4-6. Dods and Raworth fung, is dispatching a brigade to Capton Quarry Bay. It so happened, that just that in order to make the case as serious former played a
amall stones, but Mr. Davidson suggested were on their mettle yesterday and the to assist in the operation to oust the inside the door there was a group of
very steady game, Kwangsi-ites.
as possible they had gone out and brought did not appear to be in such good form smashing with great success. Humphreys tenants, eleven in number, standing chat- General Shen Hung Ying of the ting, and the three stones fell in their
stones in afterwards. He pointed out as he was at the previous match and he Kwangsi Army, now at Shinkwan, upon midst. The result was that four women that it was very remarkable that such a was slightly at fault when trying to work bearing of the defeat of Li Yi Piu Bear received injuries, a man had his coat ge number of people should all be and was successful in counteracting the His partner worked hard Canton, seat down nearly 3,000 men under torn, and a small boy received a cut over standing in a group, and that a rock the victorious couples' lobbing on occasions Shen Yung Kuang yesterday afternoon by the eye. Only one woman was seriously size of the one produced should come train; but when the Kwangsi-ites were injured. She was struck on the leg, and burling into their midst, and, yet do no about to disembark before reaching Sai had to be conveyed to the Government more damage than bad actually been done. Rumjahn, 6-3, 6-1, 7.9, 6-1. chuen, they received a check from the Civil Hopital where she remained for, he would remind his Worship that
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Yunnaness who forced them to fall back that night only. No bones were broken. there were fourteen blasts, and thirteen of EB. S. Dods and A. B. Raworth beat The Kwangi-ites left some forty dead In the course of their evidence, all the these had gone off all right. There was B. H. Wild and J. D. Humphreys, 7-5, behind.
witnesses stated that they were rendered also a Government superintendent (40, 63, 64, CANTON-SHIUKINO · PASSENGER JUNK. unconscious, and when they came to they Chinese) present when the charges were Much concern was felt yesterday after saw the stones lying on the ground: None aid, and a competent foreman, and o(†2/6), 0-8, 6-0, 6-4, A. Brearley (14/6) G Miskin (4/6) bunt C Wilson noom because of the janir regularly of the witnesses stated that they had the fact of it, it would seem impossible beat O. E. P. Harrison (13/0), 0-2, 2-6, plying between Canton, and .. Shiuhing being overdue. That she might have been actually seen the stones come through the that all three of these should have 6-1,
allowed no of the charges to be eat in sach a way as was inferred.
Bis Worship (Mr. J. R. Wood), said he
either delayed by the gale yesterday air morning or by, some military disturbance
For the defence Mr. Davidson seized
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLE. Semi-Final-O. Rumjaha beat 5. A
HANDICAP SINGLES "."
HANDICAP BINGLES "g.”
W. G. Kennear (13/0) beat C. G. Perdue (4/6), G4, 8-1
KIXED DOVELIES.
on the way was a question stiff undecided 'late' in the evening.
She was carrying upon this point. He remarked, that it felt bound to accept the hona fides of the W. Sowell and Miss H. Irving more than 800 passengers when she left was rather astonishing that they should witnesson, and a fine of $100 would be in-715) beat G. H Hayes and Mrs. Boyd Ekiuhing yesterday morning, it was re-
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