GOVERNMENT OF CANTON.
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CHARGE TO-DAY,
AMNESTY FOR MR. SUN FO AND HIS FRIENDS.
AN INFLUX FROM HANKOW.
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The Extraordinary Commission of the Kuomintang which has been administering the affairs of Kwang- ting since April teth, when the me against the "Reds" control. ling the Canton administration was efected, is to be abolished to day (Tuesday). The regular comunişsion to rule the province will then be augurated. The es commission will consist of more than 15 mm- bers, but most of them have been appointed from Nanking, and only a few will be able to come to Can- ton immediately.
It is reported that the "Reds" have been completely ousted from Yaulah, Namyung. Chibing, Lok- chong. Fatkong, and other North- ern districts. In order to prevent The spread of "Red" doctrines in the future the Kromitang are te send more than 30 propagandist's to these districts to give lectures on the Three People's Doctrines of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen.
MORE TROOPS.
ARRIVAL OF THE “NEURALIA.”
R.A.F. SQUADRON.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 24th, 1927.
GENERAL HOSPITAL AND M.T. COMPANY. A.S.C.
The Norrafin, another of the five tenusports ed for bringing the
ath Infantry Brigade and itx auxiliary units to Hong Kong, ar- rived yesterday surting. The only other transport still to come is the Tlust is due in a City of Pouna. day or two and when it reaches here the troops. intended for Hong Kung will he complete.
The Acadia Dronghi the No. Army Cooperation) Squadron of the Royal Air Force, a General Hospital, the asth M.T. Company,
THE
RAINFALL.
FIGURES FOR THE PAST
WEEK.
OVER 41 INCHES THIS YEAR,
LIGHTNING STRIKES A PEAK
HOUSE.
At 10 am, on Monday morning a total of 4143 inches of rain had fallen in Hong Kong this year against an average of 1963 inches. The heavy storms over the week end added considerably 10 the figures, the record for the past six days-being:
Wednesday Thursday Friday
Saturday
Sunday Monday
FOUR YEARS FOR
FORGERY.
YOUNG "ANGLO INDIAN'S " DEBTS AND DOWNFALL.
A QUEER DEFENCE.
"I will sell my life to you, my Lord," theatrically exclaimed Joseph Matthew Kailey, otherwise known as Matthew Kailey Joseph, as with arms waving wildly in the air he was led from the dock at the Supreme Court yesterday after. now after being sentenced by the 0-42 inches. acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice J. R. Wol) to four years' im. prisonment, with hard labour, for the larceny and forgery of a cheque belonging to Mr. E. R. Dovey, the Government Analyst.
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2:37
029
7-78
The measurement in each case is for the twenty-four hours ending at 10 a.m. on the day mentioned.
None of these figures constitutes a reerd. In May, 1800, 27-140 inches
The conclusion of the trial of Kailey was marked by a Lenrful and another sppeal for survey
MR. W. A. EUSTACE'S FAREWELL.
LEAVING BY "PRESIDENT HARRISON."
AN INTERESTING BUSINESS CAREER.
af
An association with the Colony and one of its leading businesS firrus, extending over 20 years, was ended this morning when Mr. W. A. Eustace, Managing Director Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd., and Mrs. Eustace left for Home by the 59. President Harrison. This ship is actually on the round-the-world schedule and Me. and Mrs. Eustace
will leave her at Marseilles.
AL the recrat meeting of the Company, the Chairman of Direc tors paid warm tribute Lo the devoted work which Mr. Eustace has performed, and last week several presentations from the statt and the Board of Directors have
the esteem in which Mr. Fustace is regarded by all connected with the
A.SC. Ingether with several de. of rain fell in twenty-four hours/hance by Kaiky to the Julge and been a very practical expression of
tachants for the regiments now serving in Shanghai,
The R.A.F. Squadron, which is equipped with Bristol Fighters " is commanded by Squadron-Lender W. Sowry, DF... A.F.C. already stated this is the first time
As
and during the month there was a total rain-fall of 45:84 inches, seven inches mor than we have had nitageller this year. in the great storm of July last year 20 inches
fell in eight hours.
The tea mehes of rain on Sunday and Monday, however, were suf. that a squadron of the Royal Airfient to flood Happy Valley and 26 unsiderable amounty of minor
fore, as distinct from the Fleet Air Arin, has left firend Britain as damage has been reported front a complete unit since the Chanak
various quarters. The Kowloon incident.....
Cricket Club grand was honded
The 3-1 M.T. 4 ompany, Army and the festival arranged for to-day
Core, is wing flectorate
(Empire Day) has been enncelled. bersaLO
This is
There was a wash out on the malared at Stanshuijs, thunt Folly mechanised transport railway near the southern entrare company of its kind. It is under
Command of Major S. W. Morrison and has an establishment of seven officers añ ith other pinks. The Transport consists of Hix
wholer wt. jerries.
the Bearon Hill tumed. A large stream in the neighbourhood has brew obstructed by works connected with the leveling of the site for the new Kowloon Tong settlement. No adequate provisim appears to
The General Hospital gos to the have been made for the discharge Dineman Boys' Schools.
of the water, with the result that it is fiable a change its course during heavy rains. During the earls mined the railway enbankment and passengers on the early trains hat to alight and walk over the damag- ed part.
A number of the members of the "Prince" clique, who were lately with the Hankow faction of the Kuomintang, have arrived at Can Lon during the last few days, and Fome chim to be the personni agents of Mr. Sun Fa. It is undex. stood that these agents have been assured that no harm will be done to Mr. Sun, provide that he will pledge himself not to accord my athlete well known among the Can-hours of Menday morning it under- further assistance to the Soviet Alston and Hong Kong Chinese. Com ing from Honolulu where he was a star pitcher in the Chinese hase- ball team of his day. Mr. Panloe has played more than one season Following the footsteps of Mr. in the Hong Kong Heath China Sun Fe, it is understood in Canton A.A. aseball team and has repre- that Mr. Wang Ching Wei, General Sented China at the Far Eastern several occasions. Ton You Kai, and other former pia Knotentang leaders in Canton will Mr. Pauhon, however, received his forumaly
Bolshevism.present appointment through the They are expected to join in the influence of Mr. Sun, and doubts "anti-Red" campaign as soon as are expressed whether he will be able to keep his jub under the new they are able to leave the Red
region. surroundings in Central China.
Bin China. The Kuomintang will see an amnesty not only for Mr. Fo himself but also for his associates.
Yennance
three
be
During The past two or The whole path leave fan indus- try in the Sunwui District, Kwang months the Department of Public Health has vaccinated 31,624 per tung, is being threatened by an
The value of Kous free of charge. extraordinary measure of the miti tarists. An order has just been vaccination is beginning to issued by the Officer Commanding realized in Canton. Beginning of the District for the destruction of June 1st next, the Department is the pain forest on the ground that to have a "health exhibition" it has formed a hiding place for the Chinese Y.M.C.A. outlaws.
Lectures The destruction of the and demonstrations will be given forest may be a good means of daily to interest the public in con- destroying pirate haunts, but the
Owners
who depend upon it for more than a million dollars trade in palm leave fans think differently. The newly organized Canton City Bank, a municipal enterprise, ex- pects to commence business on May
eeth.
Mr. Luke Kui Yu has been ap pointed Canion Municipal Commis- sioner of Finance, in place of Mr. Lau Wai Chi, resigned.
unity as well as individual health. A fight between the former and present employees of the Kwang- tung Section of the Canton Dankow Railway occurred near the Kwang tung Arsenal at Shekeheng yester day. The casualties are neither so
Kamerous por so serious as was at ärst feared. At the time of writing the struggle was still in progress in a desultory fashion.
The Canton Municipality is con- sidering the erection of a hume for Mr. George How, known among the blind with a school attached his Chinese friends as ME Yew for those capable of boing trained. Koon Shun, will again becoine Man. aging Director of the Chinese Sec-
All Canton places of amusement tion of the Canton-Kowloon Rail- are remaining closed as a protest stamp tax on way as well as of the Canton. against the war. Samshui Railway, if present plans tickets priced at below a doßhr. thaterialise. Mr. Bow was forced Part of Fatshan is inundated, the out of the Canton-Kowloon line by water having risen some 30 inches "Red" employees who demanded above the usual level. his removal, his superior officer Mr. The Hah Kau Po and the Sup Sun Fo, then Commissioner of Re Ng Po Streets in Canton, two of construction, conceding to the de- the sights of the city and which mands of the workmen.
tourists always traversed in sedan Mr. Henry Akí Panhoe, Commis chairs, have just been "modern sioner of Public Works at Canton, ized," and all kinds of vehicles can has approved of the plan to have negotiate them. The formal open
Trains for the time being were
Jury.
firm.
In passing sentence, is Lordship ommented that the crime for which Kailey had been tried was of the type society must be rid of
Yesterday evening ag informat Kailey, it will be recalled was gathering of members of the staff charged at the Criminal Sessions and a
few personal friends took last week on two counts, namely pince in the new lounge of Messrs. with the larceny on May 25th of Lane, Crawford's Cafe, when Mr.
Mercantile Bank of two
colleagues in the business. India Eustace finally said good-bye to his
cheque forms, the property of Mr. E. R. Dovey, the Government Anniyat. and with forging the signature of Me. Dovey and present- ing a cheque and letter asking for! 81, receiving the equivalent in Bank of England and Treasury Notes. £90/100 with intent to deprive either Mr. Bovey or the Bank of that amount.
Prisoner pleaded guilty" to the first charge, but in reply to the second charge said: "I admit that I did forge the cheque under very pressing circunstances."
Prismer
denied that he intended to defend
As His Lordship enunted the plen on the second charge as one of "Not Guilty." and the ense was adjourned until yesterday, when it was tried. Mr. H, Somerset Fitzroy prosecuted on behalf of the
Crown.
Evidence W&S given that the
4
run from both ends so that the prisoner, who was employed in time table might be maintained, but Mr. Dovey's offer, handed in sufrient repair work was soon done! to juable the usual service to beque to the Mercantile Bank af India on May 7th, and a letter resumed.
asking for payment in sterling. Bath documents purported to bear Mr. Dorey's signature,
The trainway service to Shauki wen was interrupted for several bours by a land-slide at Quarry Bay and there were two or three minde collapses on the Repulse Bay Rond These, however, did not stop traffic. the bank communicated with Mr.
During the storm on Sunday mining No. 400 The Peak. a house
The money was paid, but later
Dovey as it was unusual for bis balance to be depleted at one time to the extent of £00.14. Mr. Dovey said that he had not signed a
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. R. A. 3. Forrest and Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Birch, was struck by lightning, but fortunately comparatively little in- jury was done to the building. A cheque for the amount, neither had gable way struck and stone orna-he written or signed a letter asking inent smashed and the electrical for payment, Bitings suffered some damage. Xs!
The house has a on was hurt. lightning conductor fixed cortier opposite to that struck.
LEAVING TO-DAY,
041
Services To The Business.
When Mr. Eustace came to the Colony in Judy, 1901, Messrs -Lane- and Crawford's store Was ifl Queen's Road, in the shop now occupied by Lok fling next to the Queen's Theatre. Mr. Eustace, who was then mainly concerned with the men's outfiting depart- ment, but was later identified with the general growth of the establish ment and in 1904 was prominent in starting the ladies' department. In 1919 Mr. Eustace because a
partner in the private firm, and, in 1929, when the arm was turned into
limited ability company, he was appointed a Managing Director. Mr. Lustace was at one time lou. Secretary of the now defunct Wig wa Tenis Chila and also au In- spector in the Police Reserve Force. As Mason, Mr. Eustace has pass ed through the chair of the Zetland Lodge, in 1921, and has also occu- pied the chair of Victoria Chapter. In the District Grand Lodge he has held the office of Registrar, und been an active officer of the Hong Kong and South China Masonic Benevolent Society.
Borrowed All Round.
Kailey went on to state that it: was nearly three years since he came to Hong Kong. Of late he had been without money. He fouml he could not live on his wages, and had been told that if he could not pa the April rent and the month in advance for May at the Chinese Y.M.C.A., where he was living, he would have to leave. "I had borrowed money from every- Police evidence showed that on body I could," continued prisoner, as the cheque until I could borrow no more, 1 a the same morning
was rashed prisoner went to the owed nearly 800 and did not know what to do. When I took this Central Police Station and said he cheque had spent my last money wished to confess to forging a on a men. I had nowhere to sleep, as I could not go to the Chinese cheque.
Y.M.C.A. I am a native of Madras,. Cross-examined by prisoner, who India, and an only 34 years of age. ane pot reprennted by counsel; MrUp to this time I have born a Dovey said he had lud no reason stainless character, do please give to suspect the man's honesty dur-me another chance." ing the month he had been employ ed in his department.
PASSENGERS ON "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND."
LOCAL RESIDENTS.
Among the passengers leaving, on- the President Cleveland for San Fraucisco and porte this inorning are the following:-
Dr. and Mrs. John Gowdy, Mis sionary workers in Fonchow, return ing home to Pittston, Penn., on furlough.
Mr. Lau Tsai Tsan, Chinese mer- chant of San Francisco, returning from a short trip to Manila.
The case was eventually adjourn ed until the afternoon, on prisoner intimating that he would like to enit certain witnesses.
Budden Temptation, Following the questioning by prisoner of these witnesses in the afternoon, prisoner addressed the
Mr. J. F. Sherry making a
of the Hong Jury.
Kong Telephone business trip to Shanghai.
After his final plea for mercy, Prisoner broke down and wept
His Lordship said they had not consider the state of prisoner's mind, but whether he had intent to defraud at the actual tine.
Without retiring, the jury return- ed a verdict of Guilty on the second charge.
His Lordship, addressing prison- er, said:-1 cannot see how it is possible for any Court in any coun try to come to any other conclusion than that arrived at by this jury. You have appealed for pity on the ground that you were in difficulties, In the course of a lengthy state but it seems to me that this is Mr. D. Buttonjee, of the well- ment Kailey said he succumbed to a type of crime, which society must known firm of Messrs. Ruttonjer & sudden temptation owing to pres-be rid of. I am satisfied that you Son, returning to Shanghai, after sure of debts and an empty pocket. knew what you were doing. Why a business trip to Hong Kong.
He was instrueted by Mr. Dovey you went to the Police Station and returned the money I do not know. Mr. E. J. Carmichael, of Hong to type some letters on a new
style writing paper, Not having any If you had successfully got away Kong, travelling to Shanghai.
Mr. and Mrs Fitzgerald, travel on his own desk he went to Mr. with the money I should have im ing to Shanghai, Mr. Fitzgerald Devey's, and opened four drawers posed a heavier sentence than that The is attached to he Vacuum Oil Co., to find some paper. In the fourth it is now my duty to pass. Hong Kong
he saw the cheque book, and then sentence of the Court on the first Mrs. D. M. Nissim, of Hong temptation proved too strong, charge of larceny of the choque is Kong, going to Shanghai,
two years' imprisonment with hard Prisoner went on to say that had labour. On the second charge of Mr. C. II. G. Burnie, of the Union Insurance Society of Can be not been sent but the day obtaining money by fraud the sen in question (Saturday, May 7th) tence is four years' imprisonment ton, returning to Shanghai,
Mr. K. Ingerslev, representative to execute some office commissions with hard labour. of the Westinghouse Electric Co., he would never have actually forged will run concurrently, so that the and cashed the cheque. Had he re- Mr. S. W. Choy, Director of the mained in the offée until after the total, sontonce will be four years
imprisonment. banks had been closed he would tral Park. over which he has super- May, and tourists desiring to see Bank of Canton, going to hang have reflected over the matter doek he called out "I will sell my As Kailey was removed from the vision. Mr. Panhoe has also initi the Temple of the 500 Genii and hai.
Mr. C. E. V. Curtis, of the during the Saturday afternoon and life to you my Lord." The remain
Sunday and would certainly have der of his words were lost as ho
vanished from view
down the (Continued on next Column). stairs,
a nuthor of tennis courts at Cening will take place at the end of travelling to Shanghai,
Kong,
ated the organization of a tennis other places of historical interest
Central
Hong Agency, club. Mr. Panhoe himselt is an in the district will be able to do so travelling to Japan, on a business destroyed the cheque.
trip. (Continued on next Column). by motor-car.
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