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KUOMINTANG'S SINGLE COMMAND.
ALL POWER IN HANDS OF CHIANG KA! SHEK.
A PROTEST TO PEKING.
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Chinese Press. comments lately have
THE HONGKONG DAILY - PRESS. SATURDAY, AUGUST. 29rn
CREDITORS AND DEBTÖRS.
FRIDAY MORNING AT THE SUMMARY COURT.
MONEYLENDING "SINGH$"
LANDLORD AND TENANT.
FRENCH PASTRY SUED. FOR RENT.
JUDGMENT RESERVED.
The case in which a Chinese landlord
Every Friday morning is set aside at residing at 24, Cleverley Street, is suing
the Summary Court for moneylending cases, Occasionally there is a claim for rent or for services rendered The Court is more crowded than on any other week. day for cases are always numerous,
M. "Albert "Guctant, of the French Pastry Store, Queen's Road Central, for $210, balance of rent due for the month of June in respect of No. 8, Kennedy Road,"was continued before Mr. Justice Wood at the Summary Court yesterday. M. The solicitor's table is crowded with European solicitors. In most cases they Guetant counter-claimed for a similar appear for plaintiffs. More alter than amount. He claimed that he had paid. not, the defendants absent themselves. the sum for putting gas fixtures in the Then often Mr. Justice Wood intimates that he will hear a case in Chambers on Saturday morning, Saturday morning must also be a busy time for his Lordship.
attributed the fall of Yochow in Hunan to the Kuomintang Army to the lack of a central command among the Northern troops and to the advantage which the Kuomintang possess through concentrat ing all power in the hands of General Chiang Kai Shek It may be recalled that General Chiang did not issue his order from 'Changsha for a general attack on the Northern forces until August 18th, and on the 19th Pengkiang was reported parties must attend taken and on the 21st, Yochow was cap-afternoon next week. tured.
OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUES AND
NEWSPAPERS,
The cases in which solicitors are en- gaged are soon dealt with. Occasionally, when the defendants are Europeans the claim is disputed. In such cases the a speciâed
on
THE LIMPETS.
house.
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THEFT OF CABLE.
SOLD TO CHINESE MARINE DEALER.
MISCREANTS GAOLED. Belure Major C. Willson, at the Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday, two Chinese
were charged with the theft of a tele- graph cable in Albany Road nullaà be- tween the filter "beda and May Road. The cable measured some 600 feet and was valued at "$400.
Det-Sergeant Flaherty "said that when he caught the two defendants, they took the police to a marine 'dealer where
to 400 feet) was found, but only the lead part of the missing cable (between 300 covering. It was discovered that the de
fendants had sold the lead at the rate of Mr. L D. Turner appeared for 15 cents and three cash per catty; realis-' Guetant and Mr. W. B. Hiad,represented ing a total sum of about $40 the landlord.
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Mr. C. W. Somers, of the Eastern Ex- taasion Telegraph Company, remarked At the previous bearing. Mr. Hind's that it was hardly possible to offer for client and witnesses had given evidence.sale material of this kind to a marine
At yesterday's hearing, M. Albert said dealer without arousing suspicion. that when he took the house over it had Questioned on this point, the dealer no gas fittings. He put in two gas stoves said he believed the defendants' state- and Eve geysers. The landlord had not ment that they bought the lead from reimbursed him for the money he had another dealer in the street.
spent.
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Defendants. were sentenced to two months hard labour. His Worship de He further contended that" when the ferred his decision as regards the dis- landlord's shroff called he paid, him the.
The solicitors depart. Those who re- whole rent due. He then owed 8800, but /posal of the material found.
main are too poor or too wise to burden The question of whether or not all themselves, with legal fees. With the Kuomintang "communiqués, supplied by departure of the solicitors the money the propaganda bureau shall be printed lending Singhs" take the field. They is engaging the attention of party as well number about half a dozen. Turbaned, as non-party organs in Canton. Among black-bearded, they sit in the front seat the non-Kuomintang newspapers, some behind the dock. They were there fast Friday morning, the Friday morning before; they are there, like limpets every Friday morning. Behind them again the seats are crowded with Chinese, men and women, the former in the majority.
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which are now being allowed to resume publication, it has been decided to accept the Police order that no news concerning the Northern Expedition, other than that furnished by the Kuomin- tang shall be published but, at the samo
Names are called. Mr. Singh takes his time, it is considered that a newspaper stand near the witness-box. "A Chinese is not under any obligation to publish all the "copy" handed out by the Kuo-waddles up and looks askance at his mintang propaganda bureau
Lordship. The Indian Fagin produces a document, dirty, creased, like an ancient Hongkong paper dollar. It is handed to his Lordship.
A CHINESE PLEA
The defendant is asked if he admits
THE "FUH TAL"
CHARTERED FOR JAVA TRADE.
as the bill for the installation of gas fittings amounted to $210, he offered the shroff $300, saying that he would rotasa goto to pay the Gas Company, The shroff would not agree to this procedure, and demanded the full amount. Witness then gave hin-a-cheque for $300 and paid the remainder 8210 in cash. He received the cash from his wife. Ten days later, he received a letter from the landlord's solicitors demanding $210. He repudiated the claim, and he received no reply.
Witness's "wife gave corpborative Captain Andreas Bubre, was originally evidence.
is Lordship reserved judgment.
POSSESSION OF ARMS CASE.
bera, three daggers and other instruments
The 8.3. Fuh Tai, owned by Messrs. Wattem & Co., of Bergen, Norway, Shanghai and Hongkong, and a well- known steamer on the China coast, has been chartered out for the Java China trade. The charterers are Chinese.
The Fu Tat, which is commanded by
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built for Norwegian owners under the name of "Undine, but was, subsequently. sold to other Norwegian owners, being then given the name of Anna. The Min Pun, of Swatow, was on
vessel was anally sold to her present. August 18th suppressed by the local
owners, and re-named the Fuh Tai. She authorities and this action has been ap-
THIRD DEFENDANT SENTENCED. has been sailed under the Chinese dag. proved by the Kuomintang authorities
The Fuk Tai is a steamer of 2,600 tons in Canton. The Min Pan on August 17th
At the Kowloon Magistracy last week deadweight, including bunkers, of which reported that Nankow Pass in North the debt to rods his head, and usually three men appeared before M.. J. If. E. the latter contain about 208 tens Her China had been captured by allied troops. adds that although he borrowed a cer- Nihill charged with the unlawful posses-egistered nett tonnage is 974 tons, gross registered tonnage is 1,631 tons, and The Chung Hua Hin Pea of Hongkong, tain sum, he signed for double that one of the few Hongkong Chinese daily amount. Furthermore be paid exorbitantsion of one revolver loaded in four cham- underdeck tonnage is 1,448 tone.
Ltd, the well-known shipbuilders of New. newspapers permitted to circulate in
was built in 1903-by Swan & Hunter, caupon-Tyne. Her fength is 285ft., Canton, had this special privilege taken
extreme breadth 37ft. lin. and her depth Her moulded depth from it several days ago, presumably
of bold is 17ft. 9in. is 20ft. Her draft fully loaded is only because it published Shanghai and Peking
18ft. lin. Her speed in fair weather is news describing the failure of the Kuo- minchun-Army in North China.
about 11 knots on a consumption of only about 18 tons of coal per st bours. She has 'tween decks all over and four large cargo ports on each side. She also has four large commodious hatches, and is equipped with a donkey boiler. Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., of New engines were built by the North Eastern castle-on-Tyne, and are of the triple ex- pansion type.
The Seventy-fro Commercial Guilda Journal of Canton, which resumed pub- lication but a few days ago, was also 'summoned in Canton for having reported the fall of Nankow. According to the stand taken by this journal, the move ment of troops not directly under the Canton Kuomintang "should not be con- sidered as coming within the prohibition orders issued by the Pobce.
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Since the reported fall of Nankow and the realization that the Euomintang Army will never be able to reach Peking, Kuo- mintang paper money, I reported yesterday, has still further depreciated. Minor local disturbances over the nege tiation of bonds, which have no substan- .tial backing, have become frequent.
The Kuomintang are now having a "party "cleaning" campaign and all "undesirables" are being asked to re- sign their membership..
INVITED TO SUBSCRIBE. The people of Chão-mei (Swatow dis- tricts) are again being asked to come to the assistance of the Kuomintang, this time to subscribe $1,000,000, to the second issue of war bonds, known "officially as $10,000,000 Whampoa Development Bonds." The people of Swatow are to subscribe $135,000; Chao-an, 8130,000 Chao-yang, $130,000; Kityang, $100,000; and others from $60,000 to $20,000
Landlords in Kukkong, a North Kwang tung district, are having trouble with the Kuomintang fariners. The farmers are forming a league to pay only 70 per cent. of their normal rentals. The opinion of
interest. "The Indian vigorously denies it. He only charged him 2 per cent.
You will pay $10 a month," eaya hig Lordship, addressing the defendant.
"Can't you make it less ? pleads the debtor_have_u_family: I have other debts; my salary is small,"
Sometimes there follows-an-agreement:- Sometimes the instalments are lessened. On auth occasions Mr. Singh looks very displeased. What a number of debtors the man has! He is certainly a busy shroff every pay day,
The cases of all the Singhs have been settled. They go out together. Out in the corridor they carry on a lively dis cussion amongst themselves.
nt for an unlawful purpose..
The instruments comprised & girdle used by the average Chinese cookie and alleged by the Police to be fit for gagging victims, two torches which consisted of rattan twisted together, and three elec trie crackers, stated to be used for the purpose of alarming persons who were held up, as the revolver found on the person of the first defendant was defec.
tive.
The case was a sequel to the aetion of Sergt. Kennedy and Inspector Stimson. of Yaumatt, who, acting on information that on the night of August 11th a roh- bery was planned by a band consisting of four Chinese, at Ngau Tau Kok A WOMAN'S GESTURE.
visited the place at 8 p.. Three men Even after the departure of the Indians were arrested in consequence and a fourth Plaintifs escaped. Shots were fired at the fugitive there are many more cases. and defendants are Chinese More time but his pursuers soon lost track of him than ordinarily is taken when the delen-in the dark
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'dant is a woman. The Chinese woman is When the case was before the Court certainly, the personification of loquacity. last week, two of the defendants were If it is a claim for rent, then the land-sentenced to four years' hard labour, on lord has not given the correct debt. Most the two charges. of it had been paid, but no receipts had been given. A similar defence is urged if it is a case of moneylending. Some of the debt had been paid. Oh no! she certainly cannot pay sach and such a sum every month! Is she not a widow Basz't she children to support! Where time of the night was deserted, but for is the money coming from
THE THIRD DEFENDANT. The third defendant then denied all knowledge of the weapons and pleaded that he was not acquainted with the other two defendants. He said that he was walking along the road, which at that
three men who were in front of him. He
His Lordship is very kind, very con-immediately quickened his steps and siderato. Very often he tempers justice caught up to the men, as he wanted with mercy. The case is settled after a company along the road. He did not deal of argument. It is very difficult to know them. please woman, and particularly when the question concerns money.
ESTABLISHED PARTICIPANTS. And so they come and go-creditors and debtors, Slowly the Court empties.
His Worship adjourned the case then until yesterday, as the third defendant said he' wished to call a friend to give evidence on his behalf.
When the case was called yesterday
Her
QUEEN'S THEATRE,
THE WEEK-END PROGRAMMES.
At to-day's performances at the Queen's Theatre" there will be screened for the last time Soul Fire," an unusual, but very interesting and nevertheless a gripping, picture, starring Richard Barthelmessin the principal role as Eric Fane, a young American, whose aim in life is to express himself through the medium of music.
This picture opened at the Queen's " on Thursday and has been well received As stated, it is rather an unusual claas of movic production, but it contains much that appeals, and is, moreover, a very faithful exposition of the life of a young artist who, abhorring the trash and discordant music of the gay ragtime and popular revue songs, goes through. a veritable bell before he at length achieves his desire of producing" great music in which he has expressed his whole soul. Apart from the "story, the scenes in which it develops are laid in Italy, Paris and a Port Said gaming and dance South Seas Island, hall, and finally on where the "great music" comes to Eric Fane during the tragedy of a night, but at the end of which he finds happiness and love away from the superficialitics of civilization and in the simplicity of the primitive and his great music. Well worth seeing, one of to-day's showing of this picture should be attended.
"In addition, Miss Gladys "Garfeld much appreciated during the last two ance. She will sing "Valencia weeks, is making her farewell appear- ather songs... -
the landlords regarding this new move Twenty, thirty, forty, perhaps mòrc.cases afternoon it was found that the defen- whose nightly contributions have been was not asked. The Kuomintang farmere have been dealt with, and as quickly dant had been unable to find his witness, wish to pay less rent but they are un-almost as it takes one to get a telephone nr he was sentenced to four years hard willing to surrender their tenancios,
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message through. It would seem so easy to blunder.
And thus it will go pa-Next Friday- The Canton Kuomintang have decided morning again they, will be there, differ to wire to the Peking authorities protestent parties no doubt, excepting the ing against the recent arrest of more than Singhs." They will come as sure ná 35 of their members as "Reds" Reports deacons go to their chapels. They will of arrests of Euomintang members in produce other receipts, dirty, creased, Shanghai, Hangchow, Nanking, and other finger-marked receipts the emblems of parts of China have also been received by their moneylending profession, the party headquarters in Canton.
"labour..
WEATHER REPORT.
Laat night's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued from the Royal O servatory, stated:-
The northern depression is now over B.E. Manchuris, the southern depression is stationary over 8.W. China,
Local forecast: S.W. winds, moderate, M.overcast occasional rain
and
TO-MORROW'S ATTRACTION. - At the Queen's Theatre to-morrow (Sunday) the principal feature on the new programme will be "Happiness" 4 picture combining Irish love and Irish wit in a charming romantic comedy. It stars Laurette Taylor, who is of Peg O My Heart" fame.
Commencing on Wednesday are the Denishawa, Dancers, together with those popular artists Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn...
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