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A SHANGHAI SENSATION.
MURDER OF MILLIONAIRE'S SON.
BODY FOUND IN A TRUNK.
CHARGE PREFERRED AGAINST
A RELATIVE.
SHANGHAI, September 18th. Senaation was created in the Special Provisional Court
this morning when a case came up for hearing before Judge Ling and Deputy Whitamore, in which a multi-millionaire's son, named Zung Pei An, having $10,000,000 to his title. was" found murdered in a Chinese trunk on the night of Sept. 13th.'
The whole case is a mystery. The necpsed suspected of having con nection with the murder is one. Chang Chin Chu, a youthful Chi nese, who is said to be a relative of the deceased.
THE ABOLITION OF LIKIN. VICTOR OF LUNGTAN.
HOW IT WORKS IN KIANOSI. GENERAL LAI SHIH WANG
ARRESTED IN SHANGHAI
DETAILS OF THE "INTERIOR COMMERCIAL TAX."
مصليب
sur-
STATION.
ARRAIGNED BEFORE GENERAL HO YING CHING.
Kirking, Sept. 13th. A foreign goods imported into Kiangsi in addition to the usual impors tax collected by the Mari- time Customs, are subject to
SHANGHAI, Sept. 13th. tax of 8 per cent.if luxuries Shanghai, papers to hand give double that amount. In addition further particulars of the arrest of cargo shipped from Kiuking to the Goneral Lai Shih Wang, which at interior, besides the cost of the usual transit pass issued by the the time seems to have caused a Maritime Custous, is subject to a sensation. It was briefly mention- surtax of 1 per cent. Both these surtaxes are collected by the ofed in a Reuter cable dated Septem cials of the National Government ber 16th.. and are known taxes.
Considerable excitement prevailel
As **national"
San Chuan Fang's Duties.
sumrier of 19 when the province This tax was "invented" in the was held by Sun Chuan Fang imported cargoes at the following was to be collected on all foreign
The Kiange provincial authori. at the Shanghai-Nanking Railway ties in addition to the national Station yesterday evening, when a taxes, now more or less tolerated batch of about 60 armed soldiers, by the Powers as the "Washington surtaxes, have in the past few days Ching, arrested General Lai Shib belonging to General Ho Ying commenced to collect what is known as the Interior Commercial Tax
Wang, commander of the 14th. Nationalist Army, as the latter
train on his way to Wusih, where was leaving the station is a special upwards of 20,000 men were' await- ing him. The arrested General was Accorded a tentative trial, conduct. ed by General Ho Ying Ching, and per
was afterwards conveyed to Lung adhwa, where he is now being detain
ed under a strong armed guard.
Train Held Up. Accompanied by two bodyguards,
Sugar, 50 cents per bag. Indigo and other dyes, $13
barrel.
D. S. Cumming, of the "Hongkew Station, stated that at 10.43 pm. on September 13th a Sikh police on duty along North Szechuen Road, brought into the Station, a Chinese trunk, coloured red. On opening it,ates the Chinese detective, Ma Sina Sze, found the dead body of a 14-year- old Chinese boy. The body was taken to St. Luke's hospital for examination, as a result of which the doctor, issued a certificate to the effect that death was caused by suffocation. A sabre cut ap- peared on deceased's head, and lime was found in his eyes
Soveral Relatives Arrested." Witness said information about
Piece gods, 10 per cent.
"valorém.
White cotton cloth. 3 per cent.
ad valorem.
All other foreign goods, 13 per
cent. ad valorem.
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CHINESE HEAVILY FINED.
An unemployed Chinese who was charged with trepassing into the garden of the Laichikok Prizon and with attempting to snuggle some cigarettes into the gaol for a prisoner, was beavily fined yester
'MOANA
"
AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE.
THE ISLANDS OF ROMANCE.
WONDERFUL PICTURE.
A
The tax whs to be collected at the General. Lai. was departing from day by Mr. W. Schofield at the Artista, writers,, and poets have
Kiukiang and Hukow in stations,Shanghai at about 7 p.m. yester one of which two points must be
.[ar ota LX CRITIC.]
The South Sea islands bold the imagination of every one. They are the world's last citadel of romaner. Kowloon Magistracy.
Mr. J. M. Remedios defended and beauty to the over-civilised world; been able to show much of their of the Guol, prosecuted.
The defendant pleaded guilty to of so much that is vulgar ami in- been given to the film, the medium
the trunk was divulged to the Sith passed by all goods entering the day, when all of a sudden a detach Mr. J. W. Franks, Superintendat it seems strange that it should have
province, for Kiukiang controls the ment of armed soldiers, alleged to railway to Sacchang and Hukow be under the command of General
lake.
soldiers entered the coach, drew their pistols and ordered that no man should leave the train.
to convey
police by an unknown Chinese, who was nowhere to be found after wards. Foreign and Chinese detec, centrols the mance to the Poyang Ho Ying Ching, surrounded the both charges and on the first count artistic, to bring to the man in the tives conducted an investigation and
places. The accused, together with but he was driven from the pro occasion demanded. A number of labour. On the charge of mug writers and painters have sought made various inquiries at different
Sun (hunn Faig farmed the tax, coach, and were ready to fire if he was fined $5, or 1 week's hard street, the realisation of what several other relatives of the device their money, because
gling cigarettes into the Gnol, he censed, was with the latter. The "farmers' lost their money, accused was arrested at 11 p.m. on a tax organizations were changed
was fined $50 or in default four September 14th at 146, Boone Road with the advent of the Cantonese
At p.m. on the 11th inst. prior
troops. to the tragedy, the deceased, the accused and other relatives of his went to shop on Tientsin Road.. Having done shopping, the group thought of going to Tai Ho Dai, a
Chinese
A Job Not Wanted:
The co-travellers in the train
were all terror-stricken at seeing the privates bolding up a General;
доде dared interfere.
weeks' hard labour.
"
REORGANIZING THE RED
SPEARS.
JAPANESE OFFICERS.
Recently the two likin stations were again put up for sale to the highest bidder with authority to however, collect the Internal Commercial The intruders then approached the theatre. Deceased was Tax. There were no offers, as the dressed in very warm clothes. It game of farming taxes is much too General, asking him whether he was suggested by one of the re-risky in these troubled times. atives that he should change his the provincial authorities have Aping that he was the desired mán, So was of the 14th Army. On know- clothes for such a bot night. De pointed their own officials and the ceased acquiesced, and went to a collection of the tax commenced the soldiers. produced thick ropes,
PEKING, August 31st. house on Boone Road, accompanied about September 1st.
According to information from by the accused, it was alleged
and tied up the General, and his the Government's agents at Taming- There was considerable protest two guards. They were immedi- fü, Yen Hei Shan has reorganized This was the last time deceased was from the Chinese merchants and to seen alive,
made and the tax reduced to the following rates:~~~
Here, is this picture of beauty and happiness, is the answer to the economic problem of the world to-day; the answer to Bolshevism and to all those who cannot bear the burden of civilization. This is a film that should he shown free of charge in every cinema theatre in the world; and all who are fighting the forces of bate and destruction which are threatening civiliantion to-day ove a debt of Flaherty. gratitude to the producer Robert
be. It shows a
"Moama" shows what life might race physically beautiful, healthy, and obviously amid sur-
pacify them a concession has been ately removed from the ear, and the Red and Black Spears who have care-free and happy, living a life
taken to the former Tai Yin yamen now been formed into three mixed of healthful exertion near the railway station. A special brigades of infantry and many roundings of exceptional beauty. life of Samoans is far from being trial was conducted there, during
Nature is bountiful thers but the
endurance, courage and hard work of alothful ease. Physical
Sugar, 40 cents per bag. Indigo and other dyes, 812 per
barrel.
valorem,
Piece goods, 8 per cent.
ad
which General Ho Ying Ching, act Japanese trained young officers political offender for over an hour-structors in the three brigades who ing as Judge, examined the alleged have been appointed to act as in- Late in the night he was tranzler-
Visit To Opium Den, Questioned by the police, accused stated that he was in the Chinese theatre, that night, and that after the theatre performances he went! to an opium den in the "French Concession. The manager of the opium den told the police that the accused went there to fetch the de- ALLEGED COMMUNISTS AT awaits him
ceased. Accused also stated that he went to several other places at the alleged time when the boy was murdered But inquiries disproved his statement.
A Chinese detective attached to the Hongkow Station testified that be had a witness who will prove that the accused onee suggested to kidnap deceased because of his wealth. He also stated that he found a note on the body of the deceased, the purport of which waaj not made public to-day.
The decensed was one of the three sons of a rich Chinese. All of them
are under age.
SHANGHAI.
ALSO CHARGED WITH RECRUITING FOR THE
NORTH.
red to the military headquarters in are stationed at Shuntchfu and Langhwa, where uncertain destiny Shibchiachuang for training pur-
poses.
secret
nae
are needed to provide their simple for art and beauty. needs; beyond that they have time
panorama of the
Inquiries at the railway station The only
Twenty months patient work 2nd the local Chinese authorities whose members have declined to life lived by the inhabitants of organization went to the making of this picture failed to elicit the raison d'etre of
which is simply this sensational and dramatic deve join Yen's army is the Tienmenhui Samoa. Their toil, hunting, fishing lopment. It is rumoured that he or Heavenly Body. Society and and cooking; and their relaxations, may be executed.
there bandits are still wandering, shown with no attempt to arrange dancing, boating and,swimming," Leader Of Victorious 14th Army. pillaging and raping the helpless them into a drama, and there is It will be recalled that General innocent natives of those districts neither Lai Shik. Wang's 14th Army was
Bobstuff, uplift,' SHANGHAI, Sept. 18th.
accredited with the victories over Judge Ziar, with whom was sit
Marshal Sun Chuan Fang's troops ting Mr. Ramondino, Senior Con- It is rumoured, in some circies, at the recent "battles of Lungtan.. sul's Deputy, at the Provisional that the arrest of the General was Court, yesterday, ordered that the made because of his alleged secret 23 alleged Communists and alleged nllegiance
with Marshal.
PROVISIONAL COURT DECI.
SION REVERSED."
Sun
A:N.A.
་
"POWER PLANT FOR AUSTRALIA.
Augar.
We can only regret that this film is to be replaced tomorrow, and hope that all who can will take the chance of seeing it, and that the management will put it on again. Yesterday the house, a full house, was tense, there was hardly
What have you to say," the recruiting officers for the Northern Chuan Fang. His plot failed to CONTRACT FOR BRITISH movement and the writer counted
Judge said to accused.
Accused: "I don't have any knowledge of the murder. I will engage a lawyer to speak for me.
The case was remanded.
BILIBID!
MANILA WOMEN'S GAOL' PRE- FERRED TO CONVENTS.
PRIMITIVA'S CHOICE.
query.
*
armies should be tried by the Pro- visional Coast, and cancelled the former decision which stated that they should be handed over to the Chinese military authorities for trial. Fi will be recalled that Mr. Bos, who sat at the preliminary bearing, reserved the right to pro- test against the judgment.
detected by certain parties, and bis troops were eventually forced to consummate owing to its being
fight against Sun's soldiers. This report, however, is to be taken with
reserve..
: JAPANESE WOMEN
JOURNALISTS.
OBJECT TO BEING CALLED
SOB SISTERS."
FIRM.
Messrs. Worthington-Simpson Ltd, A contract has been placed with
London and Newark-on-Trent, by the New South Wales Government
but five cigarettes in the dress circle; that alone is the highest praise. 13
AT THE LEE THEATRE.
for the supply of the whole of the BAND, BURLESQUE, REVUE power plant and
pumping "AND CLASSICAL DANCING. machinery required for the New
ri
Walsh Island Boating-dock. This
plant consists of three Worthing-
The Oriental Strolling Players
The
land, Police Prosecutor, said that At yesterday's session, Mr. Mait the Commissioner of the Woosung and Shanghai Defence Area had notified the Settlement authorities that secret recruiting had been
ton-Simpson 380 h.p. solid injec-re-opened their season at the Lee If you were found guilty of a going on here, and requested the
tion oil engines, each coupled to a Theatre last night and the per- crime, and were given the alterns arrest at the persons concerned.
230 kw. generator, together with formance was the best that the tive of serving your penalty either Acting on this information the
the necessary centrifugal pumping in Hong Kong. in Bilibid or
have giver since their debut convent, which police raided several lodging houses land where their sex is decidedly accordance South Wales Govern dancing, were much appreciated by
Japanese newspaper women, in a plant, motors, and switchgear in placa would you prefer?
and arrested the accused.
burlesque, revuo and classical An incident in the courtroom.of
subjugated, are insisting on equal of the New On September 12th & represents rights with men reporters. They ment. The electrical portion of the audience and the Northampten- Judge 5, del Rosario of Manila tive of the Chinese authoritics ap bar the use of the phrase "sob the contract is being supplied by shire Regiment Band again scored furnished the answer to the above peared in the Provisional Court sisters" and demand that they by Metropolitan Vickers.
with a despatch warrant and asked referred to as journalista"
a great success with their orches Primitiva Marquez was found for the prisoners. The Court order.
£60,000 Order From Japan,
tral items. guilty of vagrancy by Judge Deled them to be handed over.
The Mivalo, one of Tokyo's large. The contract for twenty-eighting Players will last till Saturday, The season of Band and Stroll- Rosario. Before imposing any
Continuing, Mr. Maitland inform- dailies, employs three woman FC motor-coach equipments, aixteen and there will be several changes in penalty on her, the court talked ed the Court that he had been Pecs; we do everything from trailer-coach control equipment, the programme between now and kindly as to the way she should go instructed by Capt. E. Ming questions and answers columns.retary converter substations to give
covering" general news to writ Finally the court made an offer. Barrett, Commissioner of Police, to Mitsuko Makebe, besides being the
and for two completely automatic then. Would you prefer to stay for request that the order should be six months in Bilibid or for three rescinded, so as to conform with tion of being the best-looking wo fifty mile stretch of railway from star" of the staff, bas the reputarent for the electrification of the supply at 1,500 volta direct eur- months in a Manila convent," the the Rendition Agreement, and that man journalist in Japan. The Sugito on the Asakusa-Kuzuu line court put the question, to her.
the prisoners should be tried with other two staff members are Masako to Nikko, has, Bilibid is not the place where in the Settlement. you can reform yourself. On the
He informed the Court that the of whom write fashions, education, Tobu Railway Company, of Japan, Kobayashi and Matsuya Suda, both Transports been awarded by the other hand, in, a convent you will police. had much incriminatory and home news, have for companions, the virtuous, literature, but they had no evidence
If you want a thrill for your kind nuns and women, and while of obtaining money under false pre-
to the English Electric Co. Ltd., Chinese Women Ahead of" whose principal works are at MCL Dollar Stall. It is run by money, you must patronize the there you might learn something tences. Four of the accused said about religion, and possibly redeem that they were visiting when ar
Japanese.
Rugby, Stafford, and The veters of the woman re Lanes. This order, of an approx of St. Paul's School. You take a Preston, Miss Woo, M.B.E, and the pupils yourself,
the court admonished rested. All of them expressed pre-porters is Shigeko Takenaka of the imate value of 200,000, stated dollar ticket which is numbered her.
ference to be tried by the Provi4rahi, who has been writing for to have been obtained in face of and your ticket entitles you to a Now, what is Four
choicesional Court. Bilibid or convent," the court
that newspaper for 15 years. Miessevere international competition, gift from the Dollar Stall. It The decision follows: The order Takenaka recently returned from and is the fourth placed with the may be worth 810 or it may be finally asked her."
of the Court of the first instance, an assignment- To the surprise of all and to the dated September 12th, 1927, is to wrote a series of stories on Chinese Tobu Railway, and is addition to luck. But everyone who pays a China, where she English Electric Company by theworth 81 it just depends on your discomitare of the presiding judge, be cancelled and necused are order. Primitive answered:
women. She is of the opinion that contracts for the supply of twenty dollar gets a prize. Books of 10 ed to be tried by, the Provisional the Court"
women of China are more motor coach and fourteen-trailer-tickets can be obtained from Miss are to be kept in modern and far better off than coach equipments previously award-Woo, St. Paul's School, Macdon- custody,
Japanese women are.
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"I prefer to stay-in-Bilibid Manila Times.
states
Modern
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