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THE DIVISION IN THE KUOMINTANG.
CANTON APPOINTMENTS.
MR. SUN FO'S QUANDARY.
TWO EXPRESS TRAINS DAILY TO KOWLOON.
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(FROM OUR CHINESE CORREroDENT.]
In addition to rushing troops to the Kongmoon districts, the "Red" authorities in Canton are sending reinforcements to the territory along the Chinese section of the Canton Kowloon railway.
CENSORSHIP AT
HANKOW.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23rd, 1927.
ALL FOREIGN MAILS TO BE, EXAMINED.
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.
ALLEGED BRIBING
OF POLICE.
CHINESE DEFENDANT ACQUITTED AT SESSIONS..
- MISUNDERSTANDING OF
CANTONESE DIALECT.
ALLEGED DISTILLERY
OFFENCES.
DIFFICULT CASE AT
KOWLOON.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST PROPRIETOR.
The case in which the proprietor of the Tung Mei Yuen, wine dia- tillers, of Cheung Sha Wan; is sumunoned on four charges came up for hearing before Mr. W. Schofield day afternoon.
STOLEN PROPERTY ON
MESSRS. SASSOON'S
PREMISES.
WITH
CONNECTION
BURGLARY AT POWELL'S
AND COMPANY
TWO MEN IN CUSTODY.
the Police raided the upper floor Acting on information received,
Des Voeux Road Central, and in of the premises occupied by Messrs. E. D. Sasson & Co., at No. 3A,
attended to the Compradore depart of the Import and Export Offce boy and two others were taken into Mr. J. D. Lloyd, superintendent stalex property was found. The ment of Messrs. Sassoon's. Borie
defended. prosecuted and Mr. M. K. Lo
custody.
An official message has been re- A successful defence was made at ceived from Hankow that the the Criminal Sessions resterday Nationalist Government has decided in a case in which a Chincar was "to censor all foreign mails incoming charged with offering and giving afat the Kowloon Magistracy restera room occupied by an office boy and outgoing addressed to private individuals, exception being made for all official correspondence clently addressed to Consular Officers and Commanding Oficers of men-of-
wa".
IN SUPPORT OF CHIANG KAI SHEK.
bribe of 230 to a police officer. The plea was that the police officer (an Indian Lanen-Sergeant) misunder stood the defendant, who spoke Cantonese with a Suaning accent.
The defendant, Wong Chih San. pleaded Not guilty."
When the case was called it was found that the principal witness, the Indian Lance-Sergeant, who
Upon hearing that M. Borodin had approved of Mr. Sun Fo's ap- pointment of Mr. Chen Kim Yu 48 Canton Superintendent of the Tele- graph Administration in place of "MODERATES BIG MEETING had arrested the defendant on
blr.
IN CANTON,
CHIEF OF POLICE GIVES
CAUTIOUS ADDRESS.
Chen Hi Cheng, General Chiang Kai Shek wired to the pre- scat holder of the office not to vacate his post. Mt. San Fo, as Minister of Reconstraction, now
General Tang Yin Hus. Chiel of does not know what to do. Accord Police at Canton, at a large gather- ing to the usual practice he shoulding of labour leaders and Police himself take the responsibility for officers held on Monday at the Sun making the appointment but with Yat Sen University, criticized the the Kuomintang divided and one authority favouring an extremist and another a moderate he ands himself in a quandary.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Labour in Chaton, an adherent
of the "extremist" party, recently ordered the closing down of the Dyers' Union. The General Labour Unica, a "moderate" organisation has now demanded that the Caion's sign-board should be restored to its - former position. It is feared that there will be more street fighting if the Commissioner persists in sup" pressing Unons unfavourable to the Soviet Mission.
The "Reds" or followers of the
introduction of Bolshevist doctrides to the Kuomintang programme. The Chief of Police did not whole- heartedly condemn Bolshevism, but regretted that certain members of the Kuomintang have forgotten the
Three People's Doctrines and taken
more
"advanced views.
well attended and in the nature of The meeting was evidently very of a demonstration in support of General Chiang Kai Shek and against the Hankow extremists.
address, cautious though it was, of Both the numbers' present and the the Chief of Police, gave the meet ing political significance and shows the strength of the moderate party in Canton.
February 23th for being in posses sion of other than Government, was missing.
Mr. Lloyd said that the chief The premises raided are next charge against defendant was that door to Messrs. Williata Powell's the distillery failed to give the where a burglary, was committed correct returns on the weekly pro
during
last week and... Some of the duction of wines to the authorities, goods found were shoes, ladies' second being that defendant had some connection with the burglary There were faur charges in all, the underwear stocking and pull-overs.. used revenue labels, which had ap
Spapecting that these goods had purently been used before.
at that store, representatives of Two William Powell's were sent for to failing to keep the stock books re- minor charges, were in connection identify the property seized. quired by
On enquiries made later in the Ordinance. Two different wines were pro-informed that only property worth afternoon, our representative was The Hon. Sir Joseph Kemp, Sheung Ching and Sam Ching. daced by the defendant's distillery, KC. (the Attorney-General) who The two were made in the same
about 250 had been recovered by prosecuted, asked for an adjon-way, bat there was a difference in
Messrs. Powell's. This information, cast some doubts on the connection ment, which was strongly opposed the stronger. In most distilleries could have been stolen from this or their strength, Sam Ching being with the burglary as the articles by Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr Davidson) who appeared for
when the spirit is found to be too other stores in town by Chinese ein the defence.
strong, it is broken down with Ployees Elis Lordship (Mr. Justice J. R.
water, but in some distilleries rice Wood, seting Chief Justice) ad-
is used. Mr. Lloyd then described journed the case until the after-
the method of making the wines. noon, stating that if the witness charge the prisoner." was not then present he would dis-
When the case was again called in the afternoon, the Attorney-General said the missing witness was now present. He understood that the witness would say that he was told that the case would be heard on the 25th inst.
the witness for his explanation in His Lordship said he would ask thewitness-box later.
Revenue Officers' Search, On March 8th, a search was made at the distillery and Mr. Taylor found that with the exception of about three "hundred cutties, the rice spirit was much stronger than it should have been. No stock book could be produced and the actual stock of wines at the time far ex- ceeded the production, which the distillery had registered at the Im- port and Export Office.
The raid was carried out at about
3 pan on Monday. The boy em ployed in the Compradore depart ment of Sassoon's and in whose room the goods were recovered from upder a bed has been released on giving a satisfactory explanation. The two other men are still in cus- tody. One of them is an ex-en- ployee of Messrs. Powell's.
PROPERTY SALE..
GROUND AND BUILDINGS AT
CAUSEWAY BAY.
Mr. Taylor then noticed that the labels on the jars of wines were extremely dirty and looked as if At the China Auction Rooms examination, they were found to be . de Sousa sold, by order the they had been used before. On yesterday afternoon, Mr. E. V. M. moist, whereas they should have mortgagee, leasehold property at been dry and stiff. The numbers of Causeway Bay, with buildings the labels were then checked with thereon, known as Nos. 14, 45, 46, those from the Office and were 47 and is, Tanglewan Street. issued to the defendant's distillery ditions of sale registered in the found to be labels that had been;
The
property is held under con- for six jars of Sheung Ching and Land Office for the term of 75 years before the day of the search. The option of renewal for a further ten jars of Sam Shing some time from May labels were issued in numerical term of 75 years subject to the pay. and, 1922, which an
order and Mr. Lloyd knew after ment of the rent and observance the examination that the labels of the terms and conditions con-
tained in the conditions of sale.
must have been re-used.
Old Labola Found,
The annual Crown rent is $165,
lots, one lot consisting of land and and the total area is 15,998.8 square feet. The property was sold in two buildings thereon, and the other lot of vacant land.
Case. Outlined.
the Attorney-General anid that on Opening the case for the Crown, February 25th at about 8.45 p.m. an Indian Lance-Sergeant was on duty in Connaught Road West, rast Resolutions were passed uphold the Eastern. Market, when he saw ing the result of the last election of two Chinese walking along easte "Prince" faction in Canton gained Commissioners held by the Canton ward. They seemed to wish to avoid control of the Kuomintang Muni- Kuomintang in which the extrem him so he stopped and searched cipal Committee at the recent elec-clared as "illegal" the new elec box and a small horn opium pet, ists were defeated, and it also de- them. On defendant were a small tios. Now the "moderates" have tion held by the Central Kuomin- The sergeant asked defendant for started a
movement to have the tang in Hankow.
"the key of the box, but the latter election conulled on the ground that ad the proceedings, slogans and understand, that the key was at his Plenty of enthusiasmi" enliven said, so far as the sergeant could some of the successful candidates catchwords being shouted. In this cfice. The sergeant took defend had failed to registen and are there- manner it was proclaimed that: ant to No.7 Police Station and on-
Marshal Chiang Kai Saek is still the way there, the defendant F 8th a Chinese who was seen to leave fore technically unqualifed to hold
On the early morning of March the Lender of the Kuomintang " a seat on the Council.
and All members of the Party which he put into the sergeant's senior Chinese revenue oficer, to duced some papers from his pocket
a certain shop was followed by a should support him." Other crios hand. A converanting ensuu, in affirmed that the principles of the the course of which the defendant longing to the distillery was an
the wharf near which a junk be In respect of the first lot, the Kuomintang, has wired to Canton ciples of the Kuomintang, and the small quantity of opium, two
He
upset price was $15,000, with bids denying that he has been to Japan thrown and kicked out of the party, the police station was found to been removed from jars and had upset price was 810,000, and after
"bogus Reds" ahould be over-taela. The papers when opened au was found.
stopped and in- 3200
,of acceptable. Mr. Pun Chik secretly contracting loans for the "Down with Communism and three $10 noter
These labels had In respect of the second lot, the Northern expedition.
"Down with the Reds" ware re-
On defendant been used once already. They were one further hid of $200, Mr. Pun
issued to the distillery and were Beginning in December, 1926, thepeatedly heard.
dated February 8th.
Chik also became, the purchaser. Kwangtung Public Treasury was to
Then there was the question of appropriate $600.000 monthly for
handed to their passes, which a distillery
always, the Provincial Army now being
livery of their wines. At the dis customers on de- organised. So far only $850,000 has
tillery were found passes which far fbeen made available for this pur-
exceeded the number registered iCOURT HAS TO FIND OUT. the Office for the distillery, prov- pose and the General Officer Com-
ing, Mr. Lloyd concluded, that the manding the new Army has com-
production at the distillery was far plained to the Administrative Coun-
more than that returned to the
Mr. Tai Chi Tao, until recently
one of the extremist leaders of the late Dr. Sun were the true prih told the police officer that he had bored. Rocks & packet of labels became the purchaser for $15,200.
cil that recruits have been obtained but that he is unable to train or equip them on account of lack of fiaaudiul assistance.
ir
was a bunch of keys, one of which fitted the lock of the box in ques- tion. The opium was not Govern- tocat prepared opium.
Chiang Kai Shek's Warning. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has telegraphed, it is reported to
The Attorney-General argued that General Chien Ta Chun, the Garri it was clear that the defendant son Commander in Canton, order-knew it was an offence to be in ing him not to leave for the East possession of smuggled opium. The River as was previously ordered, but 30 was obviously intended as a to stay in Canton, as the Reds" bribe to the Indian to let him go. wil possibly try to regain power in
When charged at the police the Southern Capital.
station, the defendant replied that he did not know the regulation.
Evidence Called. Evidence was then called made the arrest, said in answer to The Indian Lance-Sergeant, who his Lordship that he was absent that morning because he was told the case would be heard on the 25th inst.
Foreign Schools to lose? Students of Hackett Medical Cob lege for Women, at the Western On Sunday more than 6,000 mer-
Suburb of Canton, are asking their school authorities to register the chants of Fatahan had a mass meet-College under Kuomintang rules ing to protest against the levy of before April 1st, by which date all
Hi Lordship directed that the the C.S.P.
Office.
was
WHAT ARE WATER "
CHESTNUTS?
Whether water chestnuts should tome under the category of fruit or vegetable was discussed in Court yesterday when a Chinese hawker was charged "before Mr. R. E. PROFESSOR LANGSNER AT Lindsell, at the Central Magis tracy, with selling vegetables with in the market limits at Cross Street without a license.
MANILA. CLEARING UP TROUBLE WITH
AUTHORITIES...
the 25 per cent. tax on parcala private schools have been ordered matter be brought to the potics of fimed 50 pesos last week in Manila selling water chestnuts.
to file their applications for regis transmitted through the Chinese tration. It is understood that the Post Ofec.
College may be closed down for the byterian Sission does not see its time being as the American Pres- way to comply with the Kuomintang regulations which,
Since the inauguration of the anti-imperialist polley in territory under the Kuomintang rule and the
among other
evidence in corroboration of the The Indian Lance-Sergeant gave Attorney-General's opening, and in although he had been anything and reply to Mr. Jenkin said that
manner described.
Defendant contended that he was not selling vegetables but water Professor Adolf Maximiliar Longs He said that in that vicinity there!
chestnuts, which he said are fruit. ner, the Vienna paychologist, was were many stalls with fruit licences by Judge Harvey on the charge of court also ordered confiscation of Street where water chestnuts were illegal possession of firearms. The that there were bine stalls in Cross Sergt. Dixon, prosecuting, said his Iver-Johnson revolver and am- being sold. Of these sine atails,
munition.
exodus of many Europeaza from the things, forbids religious instruction been pressed into his hand in the office, to dismiss the case for illegal the Banitary Department whether
in schools. It is quite possible that vicinity of Canton many cooks and all schools under foreign manage-
1st and remain closed while
The rootion of the city fiscal's
Professor, will be favourably acted practice of "medicine" against "the on by Judge Concepcion only after the Professor has deposited in court his patient, Jose Roxas,
ax have vegetable licences. He hed asked some of his friends in
table and was told that they were water "chestnut is a fruit or vege fruits because they could be eaten raw. Sergt. Dixon suggested that but they were not fruit,
"boya," formerly in foreign employment in Canton will eloze after he the prisoner did not ask him what the 50 pesos collected as fees from even carrots could be eaten raw, i
-
Kuomintang holds power.
Witness denied that he told prie oner that the matter, would be settled at the police station, and was going to happen.
Closely examined by Mr. Jenkin as to when he obtained his certi
His Worship: So could r mangle A sergeant interpreter who took wurzels. The chestnut is undoubt edly a fruit because it grows ON in reply to his Lorship, that pris soner spoke Cantonese with a Sun-chestnuts grow on trees. sing accent.
The case is adjourned until the right category could be found for Water chestnuts
The Defence, Prisoner, in the witnem-box, said district. He gave evidence support- he was an elder from the Bunning ing the line taken by his counsel.
→ INVITATION TO SEE A
WHIPPING.
ment, have been left without jobs. They have applied to the Strike A kind of limited jury system "is Committee for relief but it is not to be introduced into Canton by the present Kuomintang Judicial Cóm- anticipated that they will get much mission Leading organizations of ficato in Chinese, witness said that satisfaction.
the city will be asked to nominate ho understood the prisoner perfect statements from the prisoner said trees, but I don't know if water The Chinese Piece Goods Guild one to four representatives to serve ly well, and the prisoner under
as jurymen in certain eases before stood him. in Canton has protested against the local courts. The Judicial Cem.
Mr. Jenkin asked his Lordship to Labour Unions again trying to pic mission have also ordered the reduc- allow the prisoner to speak, for the ket shops in the western section of tion of court-costs in civil cases. purpose of seeing if the constablo the City. Several Unions have prohibited meetings or the issue of
The Shameen authorities have could understand him
His Lordship decided that this takon upon themselves the duty of any publication without permission:
test should be held over until the inspecting goods to discover any of Chinese employed by the Municipal prisoner went into the witness-box.
Witness denied that ho told pris- the constable told prisoner that be The defence was to the effect that Police will have to provide a guar British origin and Union Pickets antee for their good behaviour; and, oner the fine would be fixed at the would be fined for possession of the have already made some scizures, persoas found in possession of anus police station, or that $30 would be
For carrying es Po Pui lottery Girls working in several knitting and dangerous articles will be maximum fino for possession of constable to the prisoner asked the tickets, a Chinese boy was sentenced how much the fine would hy. Mr. R. E. Lindecil, at the factories in Canton stopped work severely punished, according
to opium
be. The constable seemed to have Central Magistracy, yesterday, to on March 18th when forced to attend special orders given out last Sun
The Dialect,
difficulty in understanding him, 10 stroken of the birch. a reading class on Bolshevism. The day.
Sub-Inspector S. Logan, who was and prisoner produced $30 for the girls protested that as they could
The Kuomintar Ministry of in charge of No. 7 Police Station purpose of demonstrating what he neither read or write the class was Finance in Canto have issued a
on the night in question, gave evi-wanted to know! Eis action was "not of much use to them.
special regulation requiring all ship dence of the prisoner being brought mistaken for a bribe. He did not It is announced that two expressport to another to be subject to
ment of bar silver from one Customs into the station, and replying, to intend it as a bribe trams will be run daily from Canton permit and inspection. The en-
Mr. Jenkia, said he knew of
no Mrs. Jenkin, for the, defence, to Kowloon from April 1st. At pre- forcement of the regulations will Indian constable to search & Chi dinlect caused a misunderstanding police regulations which forbade an urged that the man's Bunning sent them is only one express train be in the hands of the Customs, nese whom he suspected of carrying each day.
authorities of territory under Kuorma or contraband,
The jury, after a brief retire His Worship:He is going to be (Uuntinued on next column). mintang jurisdiction.
ment, returned a verdict of "Not caned for carrying Po Piu tickets. (Continued on next column), gullty→
MoYou can see the beating if yótí wish.
As the boy was being led out of at the back, shouted how:- How Court, a woman, who was sitting much is he fined!'
His Worship:-Are mother!
you his The Woman:-No; but I am a near relation:
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