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A VIRTUAL PRISONER.
REPORTS CONCERNING WANG CHING WEI.
LITTLE CREDENCE GIVEN TO THEA
PROPAGANDA AGENTS BUSY.
[FROM OUE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
Friends of Mr. Wang Ching.Wei in South China give no credence. to the Shanghai report that he is now practically a prisoner and is being secretly watched by sup porters of the Nanking Special
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd, 1927.
LI TSAI HSIN
DECEIVED.
HIS STATEMENT IN SHANGHAI.
CHANG FAT FUÌ EXPECTED
TO GO WITH HIM,
WANG CHING WEI'S DECLARATION.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
י.
SHANGRAI, NOV. 2nd.
It is increasingly evident that the turnover in Canton, under conditions strongly savouring of treachery, is shaking the Kaomin tang to its foundations just when
ALLEGED BRIBERY.
THE NEW
REGIME.
A SEIZURE OF OPTUME.
POLICE COMMISSIONER'S
POLICY.
NO MORE COMPULSORY
LEVIES.
NO RETURN OF "REDS"
-POWER.
INDIAN POLICE SAID TO HAVE BEEN OFFERED $100.
A the Criminal Sessions, before TO Mr. Justice J. R. Wood, yesterday
[FROM OUR CHINBAR CORRESPONDENT, }
a driver of a motor car was charged with offering a bribe of 8100 to three Indian policemen, who had seized 300 thels of raw opium, valued at over $1,000 motor in his car at the village of Un Long, New Territories, on September
2nd.
Mr. H. K. Holmes conducted the ease for the Crown, and Mr. Hing Shing Lo appeared for the defence. The prisoner plended "not guilty." The jury comprises: Messrs. A. Brostedt (foreman), H. Landolt, W. J Brown, H... J. Talbot, C. E. Tavares, A. M. Tavares and Tai Kin Ying-
General Cha Fai Yat, Commis- aionet of Military Affairs and cop currently Chief of Police in Canton, has addressed a long statement to the merchants of the City. He has assured the merchants that there will be no more compulsory levy on the people in the forms of loans: Committee to which he has ex-unication appeared probable. that there will be no return of pressed opposition. On the other
General Li Trai Hain very bitter- "Reds" to power; and that the hand, it is said that Mr. Sun Fly states that he agreed to go to
“Red” suspects, in custody since son of late Dr.. Sin Yat Sen, has Shanghai with Wang Ching Wei April 13th last, will not be freed as wired congratulations to General
on condition that General Chang rumoured without first having their Chang. Fat Fui in Canton on his
Fa: Fui accompanied them. The cases investigated. As evidence that recent success in effecting a comparty proceeded to Hong Kong the present regime will curtail the d'etat against the Evangs group, There are riany conflicting reports, where Chang conveniently missed actions of the extremists he points and in view of the propaganda the Empress of Ariu and retraced to the raids which have been car activities on both sides, they must his steps to Canton, where he carried out on aspected gatherings the prisoner drove up with a man ried out his cop d'etat and took and to the paying off and disband- sitting with him on the front seat. over control, completely ousting ing of the unemployed connected The passenger get out of the car bin (General Liy and thas greatly with the general strike and band walked away.-Ho-was allow strengthening Wang Ching Wei's cott position.
be accepted with reserve,
Corps Commanders Wong ---Kie Cheung and Li Fuk Lam and Divi sion Commander Sit Ngak have now jointly reported to the Poli- tical Council in Canton upon their recent action in everthrowing General Wong Shiu Hong, who they accuse of having attempted to wreck the Kuomintang Party and of opposing the Kwangtung forces returning from Hankow. As expected, the Pelitical Council have accepted the explanation of the commanders although the action was taken, without, previous
instruction from the Council which is supposed to be the highest authority in the Province.
Mrs. Lino Chung Hoi, recently
FINANCE.
}.
Mr. Holmes stated that an Indian sergeant and two constables, who bad received certain information, awaited the arrival of a motor car
at Un Long village. About 8 a.m.
The important Kwangsi Generals The Central Bank of China in Li Toung Jen and Pei Tsung Hai Canton has stated that it has more are distrustful of Wang Ching than $10,000,000 in specie un band Wei's complicity in the coup d'etat, to redeem all its notes. As a re- which has severely shaken consult of the recent conference' be-know," and according to another fidence in Nanking members of the Kuomintang.
Wang Ching Wei is reported to have threatened to declare the in- dependence of Kwangtung unless the Kuomintang conference, which is possibly meeting on November 2th, accepts his dictation.
tween the Canton Authorities and the General Chamber of Commerce representatives held for the purpose
·HARBOURING A GIRL, “
CHINESE CONSTABLE AND WIFE CHARGED.
VICTIM'S REMARKABLE
STORY.
A Shantung constable and his wife were charged as the Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. W. Schofield yesterday for harbouring a girl ät Taikoktзui.
Mr. A. H. Williams, of the S.C.A., prosecuted, and Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared for the first defendant. Mr. C. G. 'Purdue, Assistant Superintendent of Police, was also present.
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A remarkable story was told by the girl, who said that she was 16 years of age. Her parents died when she was about 4 years old and she bad since been living with her sisters. She was attending
school until she met the second de- fendant on March 2ad. She was. asked by this woman whether sho wanted employment, and replying that she could do embroidery work and would be glad of a job in that) line, the woman said the matter
could be arranged and promised to meet witness the following night.
The rendezvous was kept and wit- ed to go as he was not carrying ness was told to take all her be unything: In the front part of the longings with her as work had been car the constables found a basket, secured for her at Taikoktsui. and asked the driver to whom it The unsuspecting girl did so. Once belonged. According to one wit-inside the house at Taikoktsui, ress the driver replied "I do not however, she was kept a prisoner. On July 1st, the man accused ap- witness, the driver said "It belongs peared on the scene. He went there to the friend who was in the car about 9 p.m. in his uniform and left after taking a good look at with me."
the witness. He returned the next morning and had breakfast in the house and it was then that the witness discovered that the con- stable Wis the husband of the woman defendant.
of devising, means for rehabilitat- The sergeant examined the basket ing the Central Bank of China and found five parcels of opium in. notes, small shops will be ordered side. The prisoner said It is to accept all notes in dollar Chinese medicine, cheap stuff, costs about 81 aentty." He then went
denominations at their full value.
General Chiang's Dilemma. The Bank will open exchange shops on to say "Government will give I will give you Chiang Kai Shek's position as in popular places to redeem all you nothing. very difficult, for it is understood dollar notes, and the Police will be $100. No money was produced, appointed Supervisor of the Cen- that he has agreed to accept a authorized to arrest all persons dis- continued Mr. Holmes, and when tral Bank of China, in Canton, had position on the Nanking Kuamin-counting bankontes. In Canton the the offer had been refused the abeat the saine time as the coup Committee, while his By:- notes are not welcomed, and are policemen got into the car and was effected which overthrew the pathies lie with Wang Ching Wei accepted only at a discount of 30 ordered the prisoner to drive to tu power of the Kwangai group, in Canton. The present" depreciation
the misfortune to enter upon office
of the notes of this Bank has been attributed to her participation in! the affairs of the institution but, according to many, this is unrea
Depreciation has been sonable.
and the Soong family.
per cent, or more.
Canton Financial Authorities are NANKING AND THE CANTON calling on those firms, which have
" COUP.”.
(Wah Tz Yat Pao.)
not yet paid their share of the 310,000,000 loan, to do so at once. Small shops with less than $100 capital will be exempted from con- Citytributing towards the loan,
Tau Police Station:
Continuing, witness said the woman defendant always refused to allow her to go out. She was virtually prisoner for four months, until the constable fought with his wife.
quarrelling, she was told by the bile the husband and wife were When about a quarter of a mile husband to leave the house. She from the station the prisoner stop did so, and once in the street, she ped the car and re-opened the ques ran for dear life. This, however, tion of the bribe. He told the cop attracted the attention of a Euro- stables that they were foolish,
Chinese detectives pean sergeant who, suspecting some- saying that would let opium and pistols go thing wrong, gave chase. She was through. Why, he wanted to know; eventually caught" and. as she was should they not take the bribe? He added, "If you are afraid, not able to make the sergeant un- take one parcel and let me. bave derstand, she was again taken back the other four." The Indians to the house where she had been again refused, and the party pro-
a prisoner. In spite of her co- teeded to the station.
Continuing, Mr. Holmes said treaties the European sergeant, that when the prisoner was charged thinking that the woman accused be said, I never said that I was
SHANGHAI, Nov, 22nd. At a meeting of the Nanking caused by the over-issue of notes Kuomintang Party, resolutions were "Special
MILITARY MOVEMENTS. for the payment of unemployed passed. supporting the strikers and for the temporary re- Commission of the Nanking Cea Kwangsi troops to the number of adjustment of Canton political trai Government and to request the more than 3,000 are now concentrat affairs due to recent changes in Central Government to issue an ing at Shaping in the Hokshan order to subjugate the counter District and at Kaukong. Other military administration.
The strike of the night soil revolutionary uprising" in Canton.Kwangsi troops, however, have been coolies, who are demanding an in-.They. denounced Generals Chang returning to their own province by of $100. When the Indian police her over and told her not to run
crease in wages, is still unsettled. Unless the dispute is arranged very soon the situation in the city will be serious.
SHARPSHOOTERS.
PROPOSED POLICE RESERVES COMPANY.
FAIR NUMBER OF APPLICA.
TIONS.
Fat Fui and Wong Kie Cheung as being identified with Communis:c.
MEETING TO ADJUST- DIFFERENCES. (Wah Tu Tui Pao.)
SHANGHAL. Nov, 22nd.
way of Wuchow and many have gone from Shiuhing since November 19th.
away again.
going to offer the policemen a bribe was her lawful guardian, harded man found the raw opium some- where in the car he asked what it was 1 said I did no; know, He then told me that it was opium and asked me how mach it was worth a catty. I said "only about $100." He took that as an offer
Practically fall service has been resumed on the lending railway lines going out from Canton. of $100 bribe. Kwangsi troops were cleared off the The whole of the day was taken Canton-Sumshui and the Canton up in the giving, of police evidence, Hankow (Kwangtung Section) ter which bore out the opening of Mr. It has been decided by Generalsritory last Monday. The Kwangai Holmes. Mr. Hin Shing Lo cross Li Tani Hsin, and "Tan Yea Kai, troops at Shiukwan, the northern examined at length, and the case Mr. Wang Ching Wei and Marshal terminus of the Kwangtung Section was ultimately adjourned until this of the Canton-Hankow Railway, morning. There are still several Chiang Kai Shek that a meeting have surrendered to the Kwangtung witnesses to be called for the should be called on the 24th inst. forces, according to reports officially Crown, and several for the defence. with a view to settling outstanding received at Canton. The Kwingsi troops left in. Shiukwan did not differences before calling the pre-number many, however, as most of
Mrs. Lino Chung Hai, a member liminary meeting of the 4th Kuo- them had departed for their home mintang Conference.
hearing that, their of the Kuomintang Central Execu- It is suggested that General Li fellow provincials in Canton City tive Committee, left Hong Kong by
had been disarmed last Thursday. the President Lincoln Tsai Hsin's clique in Kwangtung Canton Military Authorities are Shanghai yesterday, in order to ordering each district police station
will not raise a counter-attack in Canton in the near future, both
In a statement regarding the proposed formation of a Sharp shooters' Company" of the Hong Kong Polien Reserves Commander G. B. Hartford, Deputy Superin tendent of Police (Reservca) and Adjustant, said that he had re ceived a satisfactory response since sides hoping, that their differences the publication of the announce will be satisfactorily settled at the ment, and applications had already meeting on the 24th, inst. come in from several residents who
were expert shots.
The Sharpshooters Company will be conducted on the same lines as the one in Shanghai, where it is very successful. The idea of the scheme is to get together all of those who are expert shots with the
RETURNING TO HONG KONG.
PASSENGERS ON THE
"KASHGAR,”·
The P. O. 3.s. Kashgar is due
province од
for
attend the wedding of General
in Canton City to draft 30 coolies, Chiang Kai Shek and Miss Mayling Soong. The wedding has been fixed for December 1st.
for military transport, indicating that Kwangtung troops are to have shortly for active service some
POLITICS..
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From that day witness was kept under strict surveillance and over tures were made to her to marry the constable. This she refused to do. A few days later another quarrel broke out between husband and wife which led to a fight. The wife was getting the worst of it and ran away from the house. Seizing this opportunity, witness also made a bid for liberty. She was successful in this attempt, and arrived at the house of a former schoolmate. Her sisters were sent for and they took her to the Police Station, where she made her com- plaint.
The case
was adjourned until Tuesday afternoon.
SPEEDING. IN BONHAM ROAD.
MOTOR CYCLIST FINED.
Manufacturers of palm-leaf fans) where.
for export at Sunwui are threaten- Workers in the Kwangtung ing to shut down unless the local
When Mr. T. L. Loch, a motor Arsenal at Shektseng, near Canton, authorities and tax collectors reduce cyclist, appeared before Major G. are demanding a new scale of wages their imposts on the trade. When Willson at the Central Magistrasy and payment daily for their work. this trade runs smoothly, several yesterday on a summons for speed- They have suspended work since million dollars worth of fans for ex-ing in Bonham Road on November last Thursday, when the two direcport to America and other parts of 10th, he admitted that he was driv tors of the Arsenal associated with the world pass through Kongmooning at about 18 miles an hour, and the Li Tani Hein and Wong Shiu alone. Hung regime, were dismissed
Pending the decision regarding submitted that this was not danger- jurisdiction over the Chinese. Post ous driving.
Traffic Sergeant Clark said that Office in Canton, an institution still supervised by the Peking Govern he followed the defendant from In view of the failure. to reach a ment, the Savings Department Park Road to the Police Quarters rifle. No other qualifications are here on Friday. Ameng the passen- settlement as to the place of 'mect will not receive "further deposits, in Caire Road and estimated his The defendant lowed necessary, and it is emphasised ger are Miss Baldwin, Mr. R. G. ing for the fourth conference of although it will pay out as usual. speed at between 25 and 30 miles that there will be no drills and no. Banks, Mr. W. C. Cooper, Mrs. M. the Kuomintang Central Executive The money order service is to be her hour.
Committee, Mr. Wang Ching, Wei, suspended for the time being, it is down in taking corners and drove parades, or at least very few,
The Company which will be inter- Ede, Mr. J. C. Fletcher (of Queen's wiring from Shanghai, has given in announced. No official reason is fast on the straight, maintaining An average of 28 miles an hour. national in character will be pro- College staff), Mr. and Mrs.ructions to open a temporary office given.
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The Chinese Seamen's Union in Witness added that Mr. Pryde, of vided with uniforms. The majority Gillespie, and Miss and Master of the Committee in Canton, of applications received up to the Gillespie, Mr. W. H. Goff, Mrs. mass meeting of workers, students, Canton have invited the following the P.W.D., was nearly run over present "have been from retired R. Hall, Mrs. C. C, Kinloch, ME merchants, and farmers will be held among others to be their "high ad by the defendant the previous day maval and military men and others and Mrs. C. W. Kennaway, Mr in the City Kuomintang Club this visers Mr. Chan Kung Pah, and only saved himself by jumping
(Wednesday) afternoon, under the Commissioner of Civil Affairs in out of the way,
Mr. Loch still contended that he who have served in various Volun- A. Laughton, Mr. and Mrs. V. W.
MacAndrews, Mr. G. F. Night auspices of the City Kuomintang Canton, Mr. Yang Sai Arm, former 'teer forces.
There interested in the formation ingale (Headmaster of the Central Executive Committee, to pass a ly an official but now a resident was driving at 18 miles an hour. of this Company are requested British Echool, Kowloon) and Kre. series of resolutions in support of of Hong Kong: General Chu Fai The Magistrate remarked that his of Canton statement wade little difference, as to communicate with Commander Nightingale, Mr. W. Niblock, Mr. Mr. Wang Ching Wai and his Yat, Commissioner Hartford at the Central Police W. R., Scott, Mr. W. C. Taylor, following in the new regime in Police; Mr. Hsieh Ying Pak, Com missioner of Labour in Canton; and Station, when full particulars will Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson and Mr. South,
F. Young."
(Continued on next dolumn.) Mr. Ip Lan Chuan, be given.
"
the speed limit in that controlled
area was 15 miles an hour.
A fine of $50 was imposed..
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