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AFTERMATH OF THE CANTON MASSACRÉ,
[ROM OCR CHELYKSY, CORRESPONDENT. [
Reports are current in Canton that mrmed bands favourable to Cieneral Chen Chiang-ming bare been trying to approach Canton from the cast since the evening of October 17th. At the same time there fare reports that large forces of merchants and village volunteers from districts out side Canton are threatening the Reds now defending the city.
The city has been quiet since the massnere, except for rice riots which took
pilace on October 18th and 19th.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2,
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
juszone bez cher JyYTICS (SIR BINGY GULLAN, X.0)|
NEW CHIEF JUSTICE'S FIRST
A
CASE.
LIGHT SENTENCE.
The first case which Sir Henry Gollan dealt with in the Colony was one in which a godown keeper was charged with being in unlawful pussession of a dagger. Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, who prosecuted, said that the dagger was found on September 4th by the side of prisoner's bed at the godown. It was malls from a file which had been hollow-ground and
Dr. Sun has reduced from 8:00 to $100 the fine gruerally imposed on merchants sharpeced." supporting the Volunteer Movement.
Mr. F. Jenkins defending, pleaded Odicial reports given by the Canton that the man had never denied the dag Fire Brigade, still invameplete, give the Bor was his property and he had never number of shops burned during the Can-attempted to hide it. fon missiere as 357,
of six months So far only 2 of In passing sentence the streets have reporte: Fire Arst imprisonment with hard labour Fis started at ago o'clock in the morning of Lordship said he was taking a merciful the 13th at West Gate of the City, and view of the case, but because he had upon the fire patrols and engines of the inflicted a light sentence it did not mess Brigade going to fight the conflagration, that he did not appreciate the necessity it is stated that they were thrice fired at of the enforcement of the Ordinance. by troops.
The Red Generals dil not take any action against looting until 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the 18th, when General Li Fook-lum of the Red Araly Third „Corps, whose men did most of the loot ing, was warned by Garrison Commis. sioner Yang isi mis of the City to stop farther plundering.
ARMS, AND AMMUNITION“
· · POSSESSION.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.. CHARGE AGAINST SULICITORS".
CLERKS...
TRAFALGAR DAY.
YE DID IT, MATES. FOR ME!”
Not just to praise a hero's namIS. Not to proclaim the deathless fair Though that be honoured well,
Of how one hero tell."
Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon. the case in "which Cheung Pui Churn, | A mighty here-host they rose, alies Charles Kent, and Lo Shu Fan. Who fought not only human foes.
A dauntless band and free, two clerks in the employ of Messrs.
But the raging sea. Hastings and Hastings and Dennys and Bowley, were charged on three counts. was continued.
It was alleged that they had conspire! together to defraud Wong Tak Yin of her property by false representations. in that Lo Shu Fan was owner of certain lands in the New Territories and had transferred the same into the name of the said Wong Tak Yin and desired to mortgage the same. The other two counts alleged that the defendants conspired
together to induce the complainant by
false representations to sign two deeds of sale.
In the last two counts, he defendants were alleged to have acted in conjunction with Au Ron Fu and Ho Sai Lok.
Mr. M. K. Le prosecuted and Mr. E. Davidson appeared on behalf of the de- fendants. Mr. H. S. Fitzray, instructed by Messrs. Lee and Buss, watched the A ship's fireman named Leung Sze, was proceedings on behalf of Lo Shun Chau, charged before the Chief Justice with the purchaser of certain property in- having in his possession 17 automatic volved in the case.
Astols. 23. revolvers and 1,555 rounds of ammunition.
Appearing Eur the Crown, Mr. The Chief Command of the Hananese Hazlerigg said defendant was arrested Mercenaries in Cantan has cficially on board the s.s. "Wingcho on October apologised for its men having participated 2nd. The Chief Preventive Officer, Mr. in the looting during the Calton massners R. J. Clarke, looking down into the of October 15th by executing Commander stokehold, tw the defendant standing Yi Kung Chick for the erime.
near the port bunker and noticed a bag Br. Lino Chung-hoi (ex-(lovernor) has protruding He told off a man to desain reported that sure than 50 barbers were prisoner and then went down and found shot by the Merchants Volunteers during the bag to contain arms and ammunition. the Canton - massacre. The barbers see-He found two other, bags, one containing tion of the "Kuomintang on that day was 20 revolvers and 200 rounds, and the given the job of incendiarism and rewards other containing 1,575 rounds. The first for each fire started ran from $300 to thing prisoner said was " These arms are $1,200, depending on the damage done.not mine," This, Counsel suggested, was during the massacre some to fires were strong evidence that he knew the contents started in the Western Suburb alone, but of the bags. At the Magistracy prisoner only or 24 were successful.
told a story of being paid 390 by a passenger to look after the bags.
It appears that many of those reported to have perished in the flames during the The Jury found prisoner guilty, and incendarism of October 1st have been he was sentenced" to seven years' impris tracol to Hodám, having been taken cap-onment, with hard labour-
tive.
Since the 8th of October Canton has been newspaperless on account of the un- willingness of the publishers to grant the demands of the printing roun: forces for an increase of wages by 40 per cent. over the schedule fixed on the rst of this yeur, 1921. The compositors, at the re- qeunt of the Kuomintang, have just issue
a
daily. As its contents have been nothing but Kuomintang political party news or reports and despatches of the Red Government in Canton, it is not unlike any other government gazette or party bulletin and consequently has no public support.
DOCTOR ATTACKED AT SHAUKIWAN.
TWG, CHINESE SENT TO PRISON.
Chan Choi Kwong and Wong Kai Shun was charged with wounding Mak Awek Sang, doctor, on a road near Shauki want, with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
Ho Sai Lok, complainant's son, in the witness-box, said that he was now nineteen. He knew a place called the Lueng Wan board bouse. The first time he went there was in July, 1902. called In Siu Kau took him there to see a cricket fight." There he was
A man
introduced to the two defendants, Wit- ness know that in August, 1992. his mother executed a mortgage. He went to the office of Messrs Hastings, Hastings and Dennis and Bowley with her when she
executed it.
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The watch in past,, the sleepers stili.
Though wild waves beat abend.- Though peace fulfil the ocean's will. Though amiling lands may gleam before,
And storms of strife are dead:
The shadows on the lee,
They come no more to the joys ashore.
From the restful sen...
Hut when the good ship Time shall reach
Her voyage's end at last. And, silent each, along the beach Her countless crew march past Then these shall hear their Captain's
voice
"Ye did it, mates, for Me!
'Twas well your choice, brave souls, re-
joice.
By My Love's wide sea!"
GLADYS JACKSON, Hongkong. October 21st, 1994.
TO-NIGHT'S NAVY LEAGUE CONCERT. Following is the programme for to aight:-
PART I,
1. Overture" Plymouth Hoe "... Ansell BAND OF THE EAST SURRAY REGIMENT. 2. MALINI, the Great Magician 3 Song The Toilers. ..... Piccolomini MRS. W. HAROLD PERRY. Song The Fishermen of England'
M. F. Phillips MR. G. H. PIERCY. Pianoforte Solds
"Humoreske "
4.
"The Nightingale "";
Antou Dvorsk Liszt
ALADAME BONENFAST.
Dickens Character of
Scrooge" from
16
*
A Christmas Carol" MR. CHARLES OLIVE.
7. Song- The Enchanted Forest "
1. F. Phillips MRS. N. MATHIESON.
8. Humourous Song
Fantasia Trafalgar**
ME. W, A. HANNIBAL
0.
Miller
BAND OF THE EAST SURREY REGIMENT. (Interval of 10 minutes.)
PART II
1. Another Pair of Spectacles (A faree in one Act
by Victor Bridges) Characters.
2
Describing events which, according to the witness' story, led up to the execu tion of the document mentioned, witness with the second defert, a man named said that one day previously he went Au Wan Fn, and fr man whom he did not know, to hinese restaurant in Des Youx. RoadCentral. Au Wan Fu asked witness why he did not do some business. Witness" anawered that he had no money. Au Wan Fa replied that that did not matter, as witness' mother had plenty of credit. Witness answered "I you have any scheme that may profit me, please let me into it. The party then went to the Lueng Wan boarding house. where they found the first defendant. The latter said that he had a piece of 2. Songs land in the New Territories, and sag. gested that if the witness wanted to da business, that piece of land must be transferred to his (witness') mother's name. Under that name they could
Eveleen Hastings
Miss ALYCE BRENNAN George Hastings
Mr. LIONEL M. S. LLOYD Crippa:
Mr. A. N. LUCEY (The play produced under the direction of Mr. Hupert Foster.)
Pagan"
............. Hermana Lohr Selected
MR. A. HYDE LAY-
W. Sanderson
3. Song Break d' Day"
Mas. C. MaxCINI.
The Crown was represented by Mr. Bazlerigg. Mr. N. 1. Brewer defended, and Mr. H. S. Fitzroy held a watching mortgage the land and get the money to 4. Cello Bolo brief of the prosecutor.
start businees.
(a) Aria from Orpheus. Gluck (b) Gavotte
Popper
Miss DALLAS FRASER.
At the Piano, MRS. BONENVANT. Songs,
After some talk, continued the witress, Mr. Hazlerigg said that the Doctor was attacked on a lonely road by the two de- be agreed. He told his mother, and THREAT OF FRESH STRIFE fendants and was stabbed with a knife. afterwards went with her to Messrs.
IN CANTON.
Evidence was given by Wu Ya, a ticket Hastings' office. He took her into the 5. collector, who said that on July 3rd, the first defendant's room, and introduced ALONGKONG TROOPS LEAVE FOR day on which attack is alleged to have her to him. The first defendant asked
SHAMEEN.
occurred, he heard a police whistle blow- her if he (witnes) had told her about 6. Songs That the Tiongkong authorities view the ing and he ran down into the main road. it" and she said "yes" The first.de- existing situation in Canton with a cer-Ho saw three persons run out of a side fendant then said "Can you write ? ”, tain amount of concern is suggested by street, near the American Mission. One and witness' "mother, replied that she the fact that troops have been despatched of the men was the first prisoner with could not write very well, but that she from this Colony to Shameen.
could copy. First defendant then wrote out the three characters for "Wong Tak
Two British officers and 60 Indian other whom he had worked at one time.
ranks of the 2/4th Bombay Grenadiers (K.EO) left Hongkong by the a.. Ai shan on Sunday fight for Canton, to do duty on the British Concession.
He w
The hearing was again adjourned,,
There's a Land "
Allitsen "Shipmates of Mine "...Sunderson
Mr. R. MCARTHUR KEOWN.
Softly awakes my Heart."
Saint-Saens Love's A Merchant ":
Molly Carew MRS. DOUGLAS REID. Selected
7: Song
G. A. MUSITANO...
E. Elgar
MES. C. MANCINI. Accompanied by Band of the East Surrey Regiment. GOD SAVE THE KING.
In a letter to Governor-General Wood, one Arcadio Bayona accuses a high offi- ter of the Customs secret service, with being a leader of a gang of opium smug- glers who have been flooding the islands with the dope recently. Other Customs officials and subordinates, according to Mr. Bayona, are also implicated. The letter is written in Spanish. In it the writer assures the chief executive of the alleged huge amounts of opium and simi- lar drugs which the ring leaders have claims he has all the evidence necessary been dumping into the local market. He to prosecute those whom he charges with the fraud.
An Indian Police Sergeant, giving Yin," and asked her to practise writing & Song Land of Hope and Glory" evidence, said that he came upon the them. Doctor in a main street at Shaukiwan. He was bleeding from the mouth and
Later witness saw the first defendant In addition to the valuable property also held his hand, to his aide, as if he defendant was.
take her into a room where the second already existing on Shameen, goods of had been stabbed.
Witness stood outside The Doctor took him the door. It was open, and he could sug various kinds representing a very large to a side street near the American Mis- what was going on in the room. sum of money have lately been deposited sion where he found a sharp chisel on the tire defendants and Mr. Webster there for safety and it is presumable the ground. This appeared to be blood-standing watching his mother sign a that Sunday night's contingent of troops stained. -have been sent
document. guard the island against Chinese Detective C said that on the roxible attack by would-be looters: 7th Augast he arrested the second pris The ill-feeling, alluded to in last Satur-oner in Connaught Road, He called day's Daily Press, between the Yunnanese upon him to stop and the man showed and Cantonese soldiery,under Sua Yatno inclination to run away.
friend followed at a few paces behind tien grows more acute. It flared up A Chinese Detective Inspector said them. The Doctor suddenly accused Chan ominously last Sunday, when a fight of that, on August 13th, he attended ap Choi of having had indecent relations curred on the Honam' side of the river identification parade at the Police Head- with his wife, and said that he had at Canton between about 100 Yunnanese quarters, Macao, when the Doctor nad better confess for he had proof of it. troops and an equal number of men be. Wu were brought, in to "room at Chan Choi said: "If I confess, will longing to Li Fook Lum's force. The different times, and each identified the you forgive me?" The Doctor told him nfinir began at about 6 pm and lasted first defendant. Detective Inspector to look up at the hill and he did so. for upwards of an hour.
Earnshaw said that at a similar parade Mak Kwok drew a dagger, and had his The civilian population of Canton are at the Central Station the second defend friend behind not intervened he would in a high state of alarm, and continue to ant was identified by the Doctor and two have been struck. In an endeavour to fee for autoty, in large numbers to Hong witnessOK.
get this from the Doctor the latter was kong. Yesterday between 1,400 and 1,300
cut with the knife in the struggle which Cantonese refugees arrived in the Colony Mr. Brewer said that the first prisoner ensued. When the two men had dis-
bad known the doctor for some time. On possessed him of the knife they took to In a letter dated London," September A rumour was current among the Chi-the occasion of the illness of his aunt he their heels. This was the case for the 8th, Mr. H. E. Morriss of Shanghai men- mese population of Hongkong yesterday called upon Dr. Mak and asked him to defence.
tions that he has a yearling filly, to be afternoon that fifty or more desorters visit her. They went together from The Crown Solicitor said that it added to his string of horses, which h from Dr. Sur's Yunnanose fores had ap-Bonham Strand to Shaukiwan. On the acemed irregular that the assailant (the bought at Doncaster and which was bred plied at the French Consulate hero for way they met Wong Kai, a friend of the Doctor) should be chasing these men and
in the home stud that reared Manna. passports to return to their own country first prisoner, who said he would go with blowing a police whistle all the time.
She is a nice bay, with black points, by by the Southern route through French them. When they got to the house they
Gainsborough out of Confey, the dam of territory. The rumour suggested that the found a sanitary inspector was proceed.
Oujab. Her price was 4,000 gns., but as supposed desertera wished to spend the ing, so they decided to adjourn to the Broond said the struggle for the pos- sidered rather under value. Anyhow, Mr. The two defendants gave evidence, and things are going this year she was con- remainder of their days, in luxurious idle nearby sea house. The Doctor said to ness on the loot they had secured during Chah Chei that he had something impession of the knife lasted for an hour. Morrisa anys, "If one must dabble in the the recent upheaval in Canton
portant to tell him, but that it was for The reason why they ran was that they region of high prices, I would rather have A Daily Press representative who inter. This car only. Together they walked out were frightened. The Doctor was too a high-class filly than a colt It is almost the old question again of investment viewed the French Consul learned, how. of the tea shop, passed the house, and good a fighter for them." ever, that there was no truth whatever went into a lonely lane. Chan Choi's malicious wounding, and they were son booked to leave England on the 25
The jury found prisoners guilty of versus speculation. Mr. Morrins" (is"} in the story,
(Continued on next Column) tended to 18 months' hard labour each. instant.
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