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LI TSAI HSIN WELCOMED BACK IN
CANTON.
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HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL KUOMINTANG.
RUMOURS OF KWANGSI SUCCESSES IN THE EAST RIVER.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5th, 1928.
General Li Tsai fain received a very cordial welcome t Canton. It cannot be said that the whole erty was beflagged and that the populace turned out to welcome him as their one bepe. "of peace" and good government, but at least his on a party sinasŞİ
Canton certainly realises that things. quite a creditable affair. have not gone well since his departure, but i les certain as, to whether he would have been able to avert the troubles. Now he, is actinised as head of the cal Kuontan, as well as head of the Government. -
THE FRONT.
"There are rumours of fighting in the East River, and, einer" our reports are frean Kwangsi-sources tot enmaterully they teli of suvorssey, by that party though nothing doosive is elained, Proli ably no pre has been very badly" hurt to the present, though outports and pickets may have exchanged a few shots. Yukien leader, Chen Ming Shu is exprered in Canton, and in certain quarters Burmpts are being made to set king ups mediator. "then himself seems as clusive as mest Chinese icators. and no one knows where he is.
CANTON UNABLE TO RECOVER.
The
The City itself is still unable to recover from the greent upheaval. The currency is in chaos, banks closed and business att a standst! A few attempts at urganising street patrnis are being tube,
THE ARRIVAL.
FROM HTE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT,
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Commission in The Military Canton, organized some time ago in der to allow General Chang Fat Fu and others to participate in military affair in South China, is the abolished, and the command of all troops will be in the hands
DEPARTURE OF MR. R. M. SMITH.
LEAVING FOR HOME ON SATURDAY.
KEEN VOLUNTEER AND CHAMPION GOLFER.
A BUILDING DISPUTE.
OWNER AND CONTRACTOR DISAGREE.
MISSING STAMP ON " CONTRACT.
INADEQUATE LIFE SAVING APPARATUS,
JURY'S FINDING ON PICNIC
"DISASTER.
COXSWAIN OF MOTOR.BOAT CENSURED..
"At the Kowloon Magistracy yes Before the Chief Justice (Sirterday morning, Mr. W. Schofield. Mr. R. 3. Sunith, who has been?
the Supreme
assisted by a jury, concluded the Wize the Kru of Dodwell & Co. Henry Liulkan) at
nusion was alut a resident of thus Colony for Court yesterday an
quest into the deaths of six per- the tast eight years, weaves for heart in which a claim of $23, 187,40
sons who were passengers on the England on Saturday by the is involved. This claim arose out
instor-bea: Sai Kung on November Mužen, He has resigned his post- tion with Dodwell & Co. and 19 of a dispute on the building of là taking up
bust with Messrs. European-style houses at Yaumati,7th, when a fire broke out while Lugus & Co. in England, On Tues
Tân Nhu. lay the Engineer Company of the Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1001roceeding from Sa! Kung to Sam H.K.V.D.. gave him an informat! It is between the owner and the Farewell dinner.
duilling contructor and concerns extra work done in respect of the erration of the houses.
The Lout wis off Yaipo Sha, Hort shelter at the time. Some of the party were rescued, others swam Lahore, while six were killed. The Plaintify were the Bang Loore started through a gas exple- contractors, 14. Man Law, Street, Taumati, and their claim szabnet Lai Sai Ching, 10, Wing
Was
Street the landlord, for 8,157.40, being $7,000 balance due
Frum 1919, when he first came to the Colony until the present time Mr. Melville Smith has been in charge of the Machinery Depart ment of Dodwell & Co. During the some time he has bear one of the? adding members of the liong Kon Volunteer Defence Corps, and was instrumental in the formation of the Engineer Company, of which he was commanding officer.
Capt. Smith, as he was when header a contract dated January remainder, look in hand the Engineer Com, 1924, and the pany, organised it mo a lights 10,157.40 was claimed for extra
etent field company compete work deque.
Defendant denied the debt, stat with wireless teippitony apparatay, signaling lights, and all the ing what the extra work was not ms mens of communication which requirial by the contract, and that A portion was no extra work, bus Pasential to the up-to-date Bagement of war forces, AB was included in the original con- Delendent counter-claimed this he was highly competem in ds | que 88,770.11 as damages for work for during, the war be served which was detective or unitising Dr. Regal Engineers,
Dory and the omission of certnin' taken from the front hoe to de
work. specialized research in wireless at Woolwich. For this work he was awarded the O.B. E.
are
a15ek
tract.
retired.
6:01 in the engine.
the jury Before Schofield reviewed the evidenc", and referred ta
the question
fe saving apperatis, etc.
He prefaced his address withe mu expression of sympathy to the rela tives of the deceased persons.
His Worshop submitted eight questions the jury for their nsideration, and after a retire- ment, they returned the following | finding in answer to the questions
given below.
1.
to
What caused the outbreak of the fre -The fire was caused by. a pure accident.
2. What degree of blame attach- ed to the coxswain in charge of Lo have the boar There seems been negligence on the part of the
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3. Does any blame attach to..the If so, in what rest of the crew' respect No blame attaches to the
crew.
Mr. F.enkin, instructed by Mesar, son and Hall, was for
not remedying the General Li Thai Hsin. General Officer Commanding the Army of
In 1925 he was promoted the plaintiffs, and Mr. Eldon Potter. deficiencies of the engine, and wi
K.C.. instructed by Messrs. Has
failing to prevent overcrowding on thest Route and leader, of the
rank of Major and became seeds, Dennys and Bowley, was for the munch. of General Li Tai Hain..
In command of the Corps, afing | defendant. Kwangs Party in South China,
Lommandant at Cantón by the 8.8. arrived
Opinion in Canton is that the as Administrative
Cning the case, Me. Jenkin re leau offerred to the contracts, the main Fatshan fram Hong Kong yesterday.bject of the visit of the Chinese during the absence on
Ajart from morning, when he and his party. Huichi to South China waters Lieu. Cal. . G. Biggl
se dated January 3rd and the two were received by the principal civile other day was to look for con- the 1K.V.1.C., Mr. B. M. Sakh's Supplementary Furacter dates
# Do you consider that any and military officials of the City raband and not to attack the chief activities, outside of business, January 5th and 10th. Dealingame attaches to the Police Di
cers at Sai Kung as regards the a detachint of troops and repre- Chinese gunboats supporting the have in with the Royal Bows with the first contract, Mr. Junkisi sentatives of labour unions. The¦ Kwangsi clique.
Kong Golf Club, where he has fre-how attension to the opening para overcrowding of the launch --The sects around the wharf near the
Despite femal erdagement, quently shown how fing and Bund wege.. pat under military the larger department stores have; sistem a player he is. In 1521 !aph which stated that the cê polee at Sai Kung are not to bel
tracter should give satisfaction to blamed as regards the overcrowd- guard until the Kwangsi leather haddy partly opened. The Sun Com Bad his greatest sareess, winnut the Building Authority, arhitecting of the launch.
Were sufficient life-saving ap the landed and passengers
pany is again working its hotel and the Championship at Fanling, and landbrd. They was also a stemer were ordered to remain on restaurary but the merchandise this year he came very near to paragraph which stated that one- beard until he had, left the landing section is closed.
the fact, that only 14 people They doing it again, reneling the final in the Candent are tigances provided, having regare place. General Li was accompanied chaos to Parry on, holds up all in only to be beaten nos very far from should be laid on the roots with
were supposed to be on the bac- to hearquarters, by fulane) Changtant business.
of Eme, earth, and sement well mix:
In accordance with the regulations the home groen. Wen, Chief of Steff, and Culonel!
Mr. Smith's departure wil fényfed up for the purpose.
stated in the licence, insufficient Carried wont be considerable There
e-saving apparatus wa Tai Wu, Chief Aide-de-Camp
a in the Colony which it will!
on the boat. Four life buoys were -KWANGSI SUCCESSES. IN
Exerpt for the continous search! hard to fill. He has made ne asument over the third entries.
beets the defence relied upon it carried, but these were not suff- friends but while parry to lose him.
It din with the toopret_aspecially_thry a join-in-congratulating him in the ain. certain residences at Tangshan, the
and provided that them's district where many officials and on his appointment in England
is written out and signed by the Russians used to live everything and in wishing him the greatest for extra work or missions shoul parties before Stel" work became has been quiet in Canton City
valid There was also another ben- during the last few days. Sunday and Monday were official holidays the Government offres, being closed. The staffs carly in the routine more or less-under hourly experti tion of dismissal.
EAST RIVER?
Canter Military Authorities con- time to vinim progress in their military operations against the 4th Army in the Past River districts, but so far, beyond the regaining of the Sheklang Railway Station, n thing very definite has Been an
nounced.
QUIET IN THE CITY..
Mr. Tan, sometime Com missioner for Foreign Affairs in Canton, has been re-appointed to the same passt, relieving Mr. Cho Chao Hsin, who held the past for the last four weeks.
Reports in Chaton-not fully come firmed-state that General Chen. T-al Tang, atuncing from Swat, has defeated part of the 4th Army at Pingshen and also that General Chien Ta Chup has overcome General Ho Wan's division of the same Army The Canton Military The Canton Administration, is now Authorities also claim the emptore almost penniless, the 4th Army of a large quantity of arms and when it evacuated the City, having Lounition from the 4th Army. They taken everything worth while with ala say that General Li Hồn Wah it. has been wounded.
LATER.
¡ANOTHER LOAN" FROM
The latest innofficial Kwangsi re- MERCHANTS CONSIDERED. port is that the opposing forces et at Ha Poa and Ping Shan, the Kwangting casualties being over
Since nothing has been said; about losses on the Kwangsi side, the whole story is not regarded very seriously.
600.
The Kwangs Military Auth rities are considering the advis ability of borrowing from the pro- erty owners in Canton City mesum equal to three months rent. That maps the property owners in the City will have to give up their January, February, and Mart-herents
sucress in his new subere.
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HEALTH OF THE COLONY, SIX CASES OF ENTERIC LAST
- WEEK.
• His Chinese cases of entene were were imported. Tan casts reported last week, but of these
W proved fatal,
There were also two fatal cases
of diphtheria, and two of each
The Colony had a clean bili health on Tuesday.
of
CXITAS
to the rifees that if work or materials were not satisfactory, the was at liberty to give that work to another tractor, any ex- Teases so herred to be deducted (com the contract price.
Work was started on February. th, 1924 and the Building Au thority gave an occupation permit on May 26th in the following year. From time to time, the defendant
spinal fever, also fatal. A fatalisquired additional work to he were experrte window shelters from perporal fever and one from done. The first disional items transf $10 each, making a intueaza were notified,
total of $3200. The plaintif sup plied a tricker for the defendant's Signature de respect of this work, but it was not signed The defen dant said it was not necessary to bother with the formality and the plaintiff was satisfied. The work
as doar
'CANTON CELEBRITIES IN
HONG KONG.
LI FOOK LAM STILL HERE
Dr. Wang Ching Hai. 14. Minister of Justice, passtal throught
Other Additional work to the vabur of £23,68.50 was done,
cient.
6. Could more have been done to prevent or mitigate the fret- more could have been dear if the crew had not lost their presence of
mind.
7. Does any blame attach to the owner of the launch -The owner of the launch is not to blame.
5. Do you wish to make any recommendation for the preventi
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future disasters of this nature - We wish to recommend the Police Department should see meter launches at Sai Kung are apparatus as stated in the heence and that they see in future that supplied with sufficient life-saving motor and other launches are not
overcrowded.
His Worship promised that the jury verdict and recommendations would be forwarded to the proper
quarter.
"
His
In reply to Mr. Potter. who re- ferred plaintiff to an item of 15 servants latrines at $4,500, plain- tiff admitted that that was an error The dence was that no agrées (by a clerk and should be $150. He the Colony on Tuesday, on martiments with signed with regard to could not recount for the mistake. the M.M. liner Andre Labin, on the supplementary contract and
No Stamp.. Further reports state that more
that than 10,00 men of the Kwangsi
Lordship emarked Army are now near Waichow, where in order to relieve the financial ¦-ponte to the Hague, where he will [ that there was no Baldity on the dificulty of the Kwangsi Army to sit as one of the Judges an thefendas to pay. Mr. Jenkin also which the Canton merchants extend extraordinary session of the Per submitted that he item covered by there was no stamp on the
Mr. Potter commented that that ed a hearty welcome upon its returauanent Court of "international the addfinal work tenders was
Justier, to be held on Feliquary covered by the orighial contract was so, and it should have been up Just Thursday and Friday.
to him to raise the point himself. and that they were true extras Canton paper my is still ac
His Lordship: I confess it did There were some rintal Chinese in every sense of the word. septable at par in Canton on all
On August 1st, 1945, 812,000 was no occur to me at the time. I was cuinercial tan-actions, but prices eaders in the Colony on Tuesday
distracted by my interest in Mr. Jenkin's opening
the Kwangtung troops are conce trating. Th. latter are said to
to retreat preparing Hoyan.
he
towards
From neutral sources, it is learn- ed that so far no fighting has taken
동하는지 박약으로,
place" beyond a few affairs of out-have been alinost doubled to me the frequerit tuctuation of the cur THE COMMANDS.
*rney,
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"P
inchiding teneral Tin paid in account generally and General 15 Ching Lin, a leading 23,000 account of the sunstary member of the Nationalist Party, presents. On August 19th the
Tar Very low grad rice in Canton who nisu arrived here by
Mr. Jenkin: I was not conscious
· General Hsu Ching Tanz and is selling at 23 reats a ratty and ¦ Inder Lebon from the North, and Hamels presented two bills to th of the fact myself..
23 eatties of fire-wood cast a dollar, These figures represent a great deal of hardship to the pour élites,
·
frois Canton last week and who is firera Li Fock Lam, aho came still in Hong Kong.
After several months of deadlock,
the employers and employees of 150 machine shops in Honam have effected a settlement. The employ months strike pay.
defendants, ant being for $23,000 a due under the contract. for extra work, and one for 80,00. A further $2,000 was paid un the latter on August 27th, there by educing the 80,000 to $7,000,
When approached with regard to theironey for the extra work, the dendant said it seemed excessive
กระ and intimated that he would be
a foreign firm of architects The Canton Municipality is to regard to that, Messrs. Deni- grant $150,000 towards the relief, Ram, and Gils made a report fund. So far very few sufferers in September 12th, 1925, of which the Red uprising have applied toy sent a copy to both the plain the Municipal Bureau of Charity, for and the defendant." help, and during the last two days persons received relief.
General Wong Yak Cho are to pro ceed at once to the East River dis. tricts to direct operations. It is in clained that General Fan Shek Shang's 10th Army is going
LI TSAI HSIN HEAD OF to desert Wang Chinng combina tion fur the Kwangsi clique. LOCAL KUOMINTANG. General Wong Shin Hung himself
The Provincial Executive Com- nay son leave for the East Rivermittee of the Kuomintang in Canton districts to direct personally the to be reorganized with Generalers are to grant the strikers tweed to pay an amount extimated attack on the 4th Army. In the meantime, the 5th Army, command. Li Tsai Isin at its head. The name ed by General Tanz Yin Hun since of General Li Tuni Hsin is popularly the resignation of General' Li Fook acclaimed already as the head of the Kuomintang Party locally and Lam, will concentrate, upon the
of the bandits and Chairman of the Provincial Adminis. suppression
Drastictration, many orders' bring issued in pirates in the districts. anti" Red' measures are also to be carried out both in Cantan and the districts.
The Fukion general. Cheu Ming His Shu, is expected in Canton. attitude in the struggle between the two groups remains uncertain and efforts continue by those who want pence, to thrust upon him the task of mediation,
his name.
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ORDER.
only 18
His Lordship referred to the was the worst of dealing with He was afraid that Ordinance, and remarked that it translations.
s far as the 87,000 due as balance under the contract was concerned
that this amount could not be ac cepted in evidence, seeing, that thr centrus was not stamped.
The contract, it was pointed out, did not apply to the $19,000 odd claimed for extra work done,
Mr. Jenkin remarked that he would like to consider the mattis. He did not know if there any way of circumventing the effects of the
omission.
Plaintif Examined. Plaintiff was called and gave EFFORTS TO RE-ESTABLISH The Canton Authorities are, how
ever, asking the leading trade evidence hearing out Mr. Junkin's guilds to contribute towards relief pening
Replying to Mr. Jenkin, he said work.
The Canton-Hong Kong Strike that $38,000 had been paid. Paydering such instructions shall be Committer offer.pened several mens were made by defendant him years ago to enforce the anti-British self to witness at the defendant's Witness said that he had used Strike and Boycoft, will be cor Wing Lok Street uffice.
business a declared to be "st concrete for the tiles on the rouls, tinued for some time longer, as it
according to compract unfinished.".
Pending the re-establishment of some sort of security to life and property in Canton City the street and ward committees have jointly decided to organize street patrols Troops arriving in Canton recent on their own account. harrowing ly are from the 8th Route Army, a some old rifles from the Police as They expect to force deeply imbued with ideas of their equipment. "Canton for the Cantonese." The function at least till the middle of 16th Army (General Fan's Yun- February and may useful purely for
policing. nanese force) is being "advised "
They do not aim at any military not to send further detachments to Canton. Their services are not significance. needed for local defence,
(Continued on next Column.)
Every lay sees the proscribilg of labour unions suspected of "R" sympathies. The Fakis Union, he of the largest and most influgnal in the City, is being closed by oper of the Police,
At no time had his attention been called by anybody to anything wrong in this respret.
Witness also gave evidence as to details of extra work.
(Continued on next Column)
His Lordship said he was bound to take notice of this admission of an insufficiently stamped document. Referring to the Ordinance, His Section Lordship mentioned which stated that any person ten-
omission. His Lordship went on to given an opportunity of applying for special Leave to rectify this say that he thought the best thing he could do was to give permission to apply for special leave to rectify the omission in this cas
Before adjourning the ense sine. dir His Lordship remarked: 1 think that a malicious imp must have brought the omission to my attention.
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