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RIVER TRAFFIC.
GOOD BUSINESS BEING DONE.
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SHIPS FILLED TO CAPACITY.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5th, 1927.
SOUTHERN ARMY IN
KIUKIANG.
IMPRESSION OF LEADERS
AND TROOPS.
MOSCOW THE BRAINS OF CANTON?
The behaviour of the members of the Chinese Revolutionary Govern-
The steamers of the Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Com pany appear now to have returned to normal trading conditions, and during the pass few days the ships both going to, and coming from,ment and their entourage while in Canton have been loaded to capa- city with passengers and cargo. The Taishan on the night servica is particularly favoured, but all three boats Taishan, Kinshan and Fatshan are carrying between 100 and 800 passengers daily on an aver- age and as much cargo is offering 13 can be conveniently accom- modated.
·
ANOTHER CHEERFUL
MESSAGE.
Kiukiang has been disappointing. says a Kiukiang correspondent to the Y.-C. Daily News. In the hotels in which they lived, beds were smoked in and sheets burnt, ink was upset and tablecloths spoilt The floor and carpets of lounges were spa on indiscriminately and so were the walls. In fact, though of course some of the party know very well bow to behave, many did not and the whole general tone was not of the sort usually associated with modern Governments.
The Chinese say that Chiang Kai Shek wis accompanied by his five wires, one of whom is Russian. A WUCHANG'S INSTRUCTIONS] number of Russian women frater
TO CANTON.
TOW-BOAT MINED.
LARGE" CASUALTY LIST.
FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT
Another theerful New Year's me sage has come from the Kuomintang headquarters in Wuchang to Car- ton: "No citizen may be deprived of his property without due process
of law."
SUNNING" PIRACY THE LATE MR. MATTINGLY.
CASE.
FULL COURT EXPRESS WARM
TRIBUTES, ...
POLICE EVIDENCE HEARD YESTERDAY.
ENTERING ON
CLOSING
STAGE.
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DEFENCE TO OPEN TO-MORROW?
The chase for the Crown in con,
HIS FINE QUALITIES
REFERRED TO..
ILLEGAL POSESSION OF WEAPONS.
"PRESIDENT GRANT.” PASSENGERS. INVOLVED.
CASES AT KOWLOON.
s.s. President Grant, which arrived
A special Fall Court sat at the A number of cases relating to the Supreme Court yesterday morning, possession of weapons, etc., were comprising the Chief Justice (Sirdealt with by Mr. T. W. Ainsworth. Henry Gollan, and the Fuisne at the Kowloon Magistracy during Judge (Mr. Justice Wood), who sat the holiday. Six seizures were re- together, with a very large number ferred to, and these involved the of local barristers and solicitors arrest of four persons, three of acction with the eleven Chinese now attending for the purpose of whom were passengers on board the held on charges arising out of the pressing sympathy with the re- piracy of the 18. Sunning is draw-latives of the late Mr. R. F. Mat- ing to a close. It is expected that tingly, who died at Repulse Bay it will enter its final stage at the Very high tribute was paid to Mr. Central Magistracy this afterncon, Mattingly's work, and sorrow was and that it will be concluded to expressed at the loss his death had morrow. Mr. K. Lo, who apocensioned both to the legal profes peare for a number of the aston and the ceramunity generally hope to open his defence in the afternoon."
Hotel last week.
in Hong Kong on Sunday. Two cases consisted of applications for
the confiscation of ammunition which had been unclaimed.
.
Grant was fined 8200 for being in One passenger on the President,
possession of 350 rounds of ammuni ties, and the defendant, while ad- The Hon. Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C..mitting the charge, pleaded ignor- Attorney General, sid:-"It is ance of the regulations of the Formal evidence was given by
my and duty, on behalf of both Colony police officers at Festerday's bear branches of the legal profession; to ing, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, and express our grief at the death of sittings of the Court were held both. Mattingly. He bad many in the morning and afternood.
י,
liner was fined si00 for possession Another passenger on the same
of one detective special revolver and claims both on our affection and 49 rounds of ammunition. Sub-Inspector Lane said that he
esteem. In the course of his legal" A Chinese passenger entered a plea found an European overcoat in education he showed a brilliance of not guilty "when charged with cabin' on board the Sanning, and which has never been surpassed. In being in unlawful possession of a that in the pocket of the cont was she conduct cf his profession "he" dagger without a permit. He said alter addresad to Mr. H. W. very soon attained a reputation, that the trunk in which the dagger Lapuey, the Eurasian passenger which anyone, anywhere," might was found by a Chinese detective who was kidnapped by the pirates. hare envjed. In private life he was did not belong to him, but was left in his charge by a friend; who gave him the key. He had no idea the. dagger was in the box, and claim- ed that the name of another person.
nized with the soldiers of the Can- tonese body-guard. sitting amongst them, chatting and joking with them. Nor were af these women the wives of the Russian secretaries and offers attached to the party. The picture is one which inspires confidence. When ww go Vitaese also discovered another always bright, sympathetic, and
not
soldiering in" the West we keep women out of our council. halls, even if they are our wives. Com munism may be all very well in some places, but the sight of, all sorts
of nondescripts lounging about when important conversa tions are being held does not give an impression of efficiency.
waterproof in No. 9 defendant's trunk, which was later identified by Mrs. Anderson, the Chinese wife of a foreigh who was a passenger on the steamer.
Cross-examined by Mr. M. K. Lo, witness admitted that certain goods found on the No. 6 defendant, as well as certain cards and docu- consistent with big ents, were
unscifiab.
There is, however, an over-riding
The respect shown for Chiang clause that property of counter Ki Shek and other members of the story that he was on a business trip Attorney.r. Mattingly very, sel- revolutionaries" is outside, the pro-"
Revolutionary Government, includ- tection of the law. Agents of the Ministry of Finance and not a juding Mrs Sun Yat Sen, was not con-
cial body have been charged with the duty of deciding what is, and
what is not, rebel property.
Ohe big robbery in Canton was reported on the last day of the past year. A gang of criminals, dis- guised as Union pickets, entered a shop at Wai-laan Street and stole valuables to the nominal amount of
On
to Hong Kong.
For many years he fought against ill-health with a courage and cheerfulness which won the admiration of all of us. We have lost a wise counsellor and a good friend. I only wish to add that we all desire respectfully to offer our sympathy with his re- latives in their bereavement"
The Chief Justice said:- Mr.
dom appeared in these Courts, but At the afternoon session evidence on the few duasions that he came was taken from the Captain Super- before me I realised that he was a intendent of Police (the Hon. Mr. man with personality, and of sound said of his career and the esteem in legal judgment. What you have which he was held by all those with whom he came into contact in this Colony, only serves to confirm the impression of the slight aquain- sades left on my mind. Wo deplore and I speak for my learned brother as well as myself-we de far from the Findictive. On beardplore the ceasing of a career which the cutter were a prisoners, all of showed itself of such great value, Captain of the Findictive. Of the pristers, witness identiɓed defen- dants Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 in
picuous among the members of their retinue. There was only one mak for whom they all showed real. . C. Wolfe) who said that he respect. For him along did they all rise when he entered the room. his appearance the nondescripts vanished; the shairs in which they bad lounged were left empty. He alone had a body-guard who could pretend to vie in smartnesa in any
went to Bias Bay on November 16th there at dusk. At about 7 p.m., a in B.M. S. Findictive and arrived
cutter arrived from HMS. Blac, be which was anchored not very
not himself, was inscribed on the box in Chinese characters. In view of the fact that the Chinese detec- tive who searched the trunk said he did not notice any such charac- ters, the case was frst adjourned
later the defendans pleaded guilty for the production of the trunk, but
and was fined $25.
n
Orders for Confiscation, Orders for confiscation were mado by his Worship is the cases of ten pounds of air ride shots found in an unclaimed basses in the steerage portion of the President Grante and for five German rifles, one Mauser pistol, one revolver, 650 rounds of Mauser ammunition, 50 Winchester ammunition, 50 rounds of revolver ammunition, one tin of smokeless powder, 2,000 primers, and 100 ammunition clips.
$10,000. However some $7,000 were way with the sort of troops we are when "were handled over to the and we deplore it all the more be- Sergeant Goodwin, who applied for: in war-bonds which now-a-days the used to in the West. That man people of Canton prize but little
was Galegs,
A tow-boat plying between On-¦ ̈« ton and Luntaan struck a nine on
December 30th which, it is thought, S.S. "HANG "AN" PIRATED, Court.
was laid by pirates exacting tribute from river traffic. The boat was wrecked and very few of the 200 passengers on board escaped with their lives. Rescue parties arrired too late to be of much assistance. Latest reports state that 112 bodies have been picked up of which 63
were women.
PIRATES MADE OFF WITH
$19,000 BOOTY.
Witness further added that a al bag, one" motor car quter tyre, one service revolver, and a packet containing 11 rounds of am- munitions of various calibres were
The Canton Gazette, states that the s.s. llong An of the Yuan Anale handed over to the Captain Shipping Company, plying between of the indictive. The revolver. Shanghai, Swatow and Canton, was way similar to those issued to the pirated on the afternoon of Decom- police of Hong Kong. It was, a' ber end, while sailing near Sang. Smith and Wesson and bore the
number €9-July, 1824. The pris oners were brought back to Hong Feng by HMS. Vindictive and were landed at Queen's Pier, from whence eight of them were taken to the Central Police Station by the prin van, and one prisoner who was wounded was carried to the Government, Civil Hospital.
During faction fights in Canton in the New Year holidays some twenty | chow... people were killed. In August last, The vessel was fully loaded with it will be remembered, an eight cargo, and had 40 passengers on days' "war" between the two lead-beard, imong whom were fourteen ing labour organisations resulted in men who had only paid half fare on the pretence of being in mili- tary service.
several hundred casualties.
The demands of the workers of the Fong Pin (Convenient) Hospital When the ship was near Sang for higher wages and better aerrice show, a about 6 p.m. on the day conditions have been complied with of her departure from Swatow, the and the dispute is now at an end robbers on board rose at a signal, The strike actually finished before and began to loot the vessel, tran- the New Year when the Police shipping their booty to a junk forced the employees back to work, which sailed near the ship from the ordering them to leave questions of shore. A loss of over $10,000 is
reported pay to be settled at a later date.
Hartaxes.
It is unlikely that the Kuomin- tang leaders in Canton will pay any attention to the agitation of certain groups of workers that the proceeds
Mr. T. H. King, Director of
Criminal Investigation, gave corro- borative evidence and also testified to the identification parades held ou different occasions, in which several of the defendants were pick ed out by withcases.
盯
On the arrival of the ship at Can- His Worship, however, remanded ton, on December 26th, the matter this part of the evidence till Thura was reported to the 12th Police day in order to give Mr. King more Station of the Bureau of Public time to prepare a list, showing the Safety, and the Military Headquar. defendants who were picked out in ters, the Provincial Government, the each parade and by what witnesses. of the surtaxes shall be reserved Naval Department, as well as to the After farther evidence had been solely for their benefit. Originally Headquarters of the "Precautionary given by Inspector William Spear, the surtaxes were intended for the Commission. Steps for the arrest who took the prisoners from Queen's payment of the strikers but it is of the robbers, and the recovery of argued that the situation has the cargo were requested. materially changed since October 10th and that "subsequent develop
went
This last lot was found by case that value increased is time the confiscation orders, while he was. on. We desire to asociate in charge of a party of searchers ourselves, with the expression of in the Kowloon Godowns on Sun- mpathy, which you have giver on day night. The ammunition refer hehalf of the profession. I pro-red to was an unclaimed trunk. pose, Mr. Attorney, to direct that a
A young Chinese, who had a pre- record, be entered in the minutes of
vious conviction proved againat the Court of what you have said him, was fined $250,
or three and also to direct the Registrar to months' hard labour in default, for communicate an expression of our being in possession of a butcher's, sympathy to his relatives."
knife when arrested in Batter Street, Yaumaţi. He claimed, at the time of his arrest, that he was employed at a butcher's stall in Yaumati Market, but when taken
the stall did not know him.
A BAD BLACK CAT. FONDNESS FOR DRIED DUCK
LEADS TO. FIRE.
A SERIES OF MISHAPS.
"The small Gre which broke out. at No. 29, Elgin Street, yesterday morning was caused by a series of mishaps, a cat, a piece of dried duck, a cook and even the No. 6 are engine contributing towards this somewhat amusing incident.
1
The trouble was started by a black casting a covetous eye on piece of lanp aap, (dried duck), which was left on the dining table on the ground floor. She was watching for the cook. to leave the room and the unsuspecting chef found that he had to get something from the kitchen, and in he went. The cat at once pounced upon, the delicacy making good her escape under a bed.
there by the police, the master of
INDIAN WATCHMAN'S. FORTUNE.
LEAVES $43,000.
MOTOR-SMASH RECALLED.
Au Indian watchunan and regis-
tered money-lender, named Oyagar Singh, employed at Mody odown, West Point, whe was killed in the Shek O motor smash on July 10th, has left estate of the net value of $45,000.
Letters of administration have ΠΟΥ been granted to Naracjan Singh, his nephew.
The deceased was well-known among the Indian community, by reason of his being a successful money-leader
The black cat was, however, not lucky as it thought and was
It will be recalled that the late "spotted "by an old woman, who
Oyagar Singh was" contemplating gave chase. But the space under a bed in Chinese tenements generally the purchase of a car, and went out others, including the driver. The provides storage room for a num- for a trial run together with seven ber of odds and ends. In this pre- sent instant it was crammed with car, which was owned by Mr. Lam old cotton quilte, curtains, fire-Ying Yam, was negotiating a curve woods, etc., all more or less of an on the Shek-U Road when it struck infamroable nature.
an embankment causing it to skid The old party was not able to and turn over. Two of the occa locate Pussy among the rubbish, pants, including Oyagar Singh, died as a result of the accident, and and the black cat wisely kept out Pier to the Central Police Station, of sight, the while holding on to the others were, injured Mr. H. K. Holmes, Crown Solici-precious morsels, Cook was sunt- tor, said, that the Crown cats was moned and then things happened.
The cook lighted a match and entering upon a closing "stage, as started to search for the erant cat ha has only one or two more wit- under the bed. The lighted taper
uses to call. He would like to came in contact with a bottle" of}
samshu, and there was an explo THREE BALES WHITE SERGE call the Japanese interpreter to sion, and a fire broke out amongst prove the statement made by the the bedding. The cook was severe Na 8 defendant.
Mr. Lo: Your Worship, probly burned in the face.
A telephone message wa sent to Thres bales of white serge wore ably I can open my defence of the Fire Brigade, and in thing to stolen from the offices of Messrs. Thursday! Alex. Ross & Co., at No. 4, Queen's
the scene, the No. 6 engine, experi- His Worship: Yes, I suppose so
enced gear trouble and got stuck Road Central, some time between Mr. King's evidence can be finished on the hill, when within a few yards 3 a.. on Sunday and 10a.m. on in the forenoon on that day, and or the house. Monday.
I will hear the remaining witnesses A report has been made to the to-morrow afternoon at 2.30. of Mayor of Canton more confort.police, which it is stated that the The case was remanded till this able than his present one.
value of the goods stolen is $1,050. zliernoon at balf past two.
ments have made theas surtaxes to
all intents and purposes a regular and legitimate source of revenue.
Mr. Eugene Chen is not expected to return to Canton, but reports are circulated that Mr. Sun Fo may be expected hack shortly. As Minister of Communications Mr. Sun Fo's place is, of course, in Wuchang but some say he will find the position
ALEX. ROSS & CO.
VICTIMISED.
"STOLEN FROM OFFICES.
But all's well that end's well. The outbreak was fortunately ex tinguished before serious damage was done.
MOTOR-CYCLE AND PÜSH- BICYCLE COLLIDE. ·
RIDER OF BICYCLE INJURED.
A motor-cycle collided with push-bicycle in Nathan Road, Kow loon, on Monday as a result of which, a young Chinese was sent to the Kowloon Hospital.
Captain Fausett, of the Royal Artillery, was driving the motor vehicle, and in the collision the Chinese was thrown, heavily from his seat. He received injuries which necessitated his removal to hospital
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