Page
PLEDGING CANTON
CREDIT?
$7,300,000 MONTHLY FOR PEKING EXPEDITION.
LI TSAI HSIN'S STATEMENT
AT NANKING.
(Foh Te: Yat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, April 3rd. Marshal Tsai Hsin delivered a long speech at a reception given on Monday in Nanking by the Liang Kwang Cive Association. He dealt at length with the political situation in the two Southern provinces and referred to the Boi shevist uprising in December last, He was, he declared, very optimistic about the prospects of the Central Bank of China note and hoped they would return to par before very long.
His most important statement was that the Canton Government has decided to contribute a monthly uin of 87,300,000 toward the ex- penses of the Northern expedition, ahile Kwangsi province will under, Lake to raise $300,000 monthly for this purpose until the completion of the expedition.
ARRESTS IN CANTON.
MARTIAL LAW IN FORCE.
·THE HONG KONG PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4th, 1928.
A Shameen correspondent, writ- ng on Monday, say: In the City resterday seventeen people were arrested for being in possession of boarbs ar "Red" literature. Four of these were babbed hair girls. In addition twelve men were arrested ca various charges in Kong-nga-li Street.
During the past three dayı martial law has been in force and strong pickets are guarding the City.
In Honam a rich Chinese was kidnapped at 9 o'clock last right. The activities of tho Jawless elements are due, the people 3a5, to the fact that Marshal Li Tai Hain de delaying' hie return.
SEDITIOUS LITERATURE.” THREE MEN APPEAR IN
COURT.
Three Chinese, Tsang Hing, Ho Lam and Ho Yuk Cheung. were charged before Mr. W. Schofield as the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon with being in possession of seditious literature.
Sergeant Mottram appeared for Meanwhile these two provinces- will make every effort to carry out the prosecntion. At the previous their construction programmes and hearing a Chinese detective Chan to reduce the large military forces Siu Ping stated that at about 5.30 which are so heavy a burden to the p.m. on March 12th ho noticed two finances of the provinces.
of the defendants in the act of post- He also pointed out that in ordering printed matter on the wall in to restore economic prosperity to Kwangtung province it was highly necessary to encourage commercial relations with Hong Kong. "The Governor of Hong Kong" he said, ""has handed back the old site of the British Consulate, Canton, to us."
He denied the wide-sprend Tumour that negotiations are being
undertaken in connection with the construction of a loopline between the Yu-Han and Canton-Kowloon Railways.
"1
LI TSAI HSIN'S RETURN PROMISED.
Wooding Street, Yaumati. With the assistance of an Indian co stable and a Chinese-district witch- man, he arrested the two men, and took them to the Police Station.
A MOTOR CAR'S AQUATIC TRICKS.
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE AGAINST C.P.O. KELSEY.
CHINESE DRIVER'S CONTRADICTORY EVIDENCE.
MAN IMPRISONED IN WATER FOR ONE NIGHT.
The manslaughter charge against C.P.O. W. G. Kelsey of H.M.S. Ambrose was opened yesterday at the Central Magistracy before Mr. R. E. Lindsel The defendant is facing three charges: The manslaughter of a Chinese, pedestrian whom he was alleged to have knocked down. The man died without regaining conscious- ness. The other charges were for driving the vehicle at excessive speed and with driving without a license. To the last charge, defendant pleaded guilty.
an
CAR'S HEADLONG DIVE INTO HARBOUR, The incident occurred on March 25th at about three or four o'clock in the morning. According to the prosecution defendant forcibly took over control of the car from the licensed driver. He then drove the vehicle at the rate of about 19 m.p.h., and after knocking down a Chinese, be swerved toward the harbour with the result that the car want headlong into the water. The front of the car was submerged, but the rear seated on a junk.
"
IMPRISONED FOR A NIGHT.
A "Deliberate Contradiction." Mr. Hugh Jones: Was the engine. running Yea
Mr. Hugh Jones: Don't you know how to switch off the engine of your cart Yes I know.
*
Mr. Hugh Jones: Then could you nat stop him by switching off the engine I tried to but the defend ant prevented me.
Mr. Hugh Jones: Have you been driving this car for only one week? -Yes, I also learned driving on this car.
Mr. Hugh Jones: How long have jon bren learning on this cari- About two months.
Mr. Lindsell: A minute ago you said it was a similar car of this type and now you say it was on this car. This is a deliberate con- tradition?—I mean this car-car No, 319,
Mr. Lindsell: Then you have "never driven another carl--In my test for a licence I drove car. No.
164.
it was not.
1
ABSOLUTE SECURITY
CHUBES
DIED
BOXES
CASH
BOXES
& LOCKS
ローコー
"FULL
RANGE
Mr. Hugh Jones: The speedometer, as you said, was not working -No,
OF
#
OFFICE
SUNDRIES
IN
*. STOCK
Mr. Hugh Jones; And it has never worked since you had the car? That is true.
11
Mr. Hugh Jones: You do not know the difference between 20 mp.h and 40 m.p.b.-No.
Mr. Hugh Jones: When did you first decide that the
Car Was
travelling at 40 m.p.h. —I drew my conclusion from the petrol. When this was turned down fully it would
petrol half on
"Me. Hugh Jones: Then you could sce the defendant's foot working
the petrol-Yes.
A Chinese foki who was in the car at the time met with the alarming experience of being partly imprisoned in the water for a night After the plunge, the defendant, a friend of his and the driver swam back to share. It was found that the foki was missing. They made a search for him and or not finding the man. they gave him up as drowned. The man however returned next day. He was rendered unconscious by the plunge, but fortunately. for him, his head was above water in a back part of the car.
defendant at no time had used triso, about 90 m.p.h. and on that The Case Outlined.
Inspector horn, and when the car was within night the defendant had turned the L'ase, Outlining the Alexander said:. On March 25th, a short distance from the man, wit some time between 3 and 4 in the ness called out to defendant in morning, the defendant was driving Chinese to slow down. Defendant publie car No. 313 along Connaught did not pay any attention. He Road Central in a easterly direc- went on without putting his foot on tion. Evidence would be produced the brake nor accelerating his to show that the car was driven at speed. "When the car was a few feet at exceedingly high speed. When away from the pedestrian, witness rearing Po Tak wharf a Chinese applied the hand brake because he seen leaving the realised that the man was in im- pedestrian was wharf and he was knocked down by mincat danger. The pedestrian this ear. In swerving the defend-was carrying a aack
shoulder and a basket in the left hand, but his load did not obstruct his view, because he started to run neress the street. Ha'was, however, too late as the car was well on him. The man was knocked down.
ant seat the car into the harbour.
Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones appeared for the defendant.
Sergeant Mottram stated that he visited an address given by the arrested men and on searching the premises found the third defendant. sleeping on a hed, under which were found other seditious docu- ments and pamphlets. The third defendant was then arrested and taken to the Police Station.
Driver's Evidence. Four other Chinese Constables also
After plans and photographs of Save corroborative evidence.
the vicinity had been produced, the His Worship decided to adjournlicensed driver of the car was called. the case until Saturday, 11 a.n. in
In his evidence he said that his order that he, could read, over the
car usually plied for hire at West
over his
Not A Single Swerve.. Witness added that during the journey and up to the time the man
Mr. Lindsell: Nonsense. What is the use of telling lies. How could you see what neceleration was put
on by the foot."
Mr. Hugh Jones; I put it to you that in your statement to the Police, you said that the car was going about 20 m.p.b. -Yes, I did, but that was the starting speed. Defendant accelerated when he got the car into the Praya...
Mr. Hugh Jones: Now you know that no one is allowed to drive a car
without a license--Yes:
Mr. Hugh Jones: And you also know that it is an offence on your part to allow a person to drive o car without a license 1-Yes, but in
[Inch OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT)
CANTON, April 3rd. The Chief of Staff of the Army of the 8th Route in Canton has oficially issued a statement saying that Marshal Li Tsai Hain will re- #turn from Nanking in a few days. OPIUM FOUND ON INDIAN was later identified
defendants to call witnesses should documents. and also to enable the Point On that morning at about was knocked down, defendant had
9 a.m. a European sergeant brought ever made a single swerve of any this case defendant had actually. they desire to do so.
the defendant and another naval description. Defendant had only pulled me out and took control of
This has apparently set at rest, the fear that Marshal Li would not reter for some time., Statements from Shanghai that Marsha! Li had accepted the post of Chief-of-Staff of the Northern Expeditionary Army are no longer credited.
A group of Japanese tourists paid A visit to Canton to-day (Tuesday).
RED RUMOURS.
Fear of 2 coup d'etat is dying down The Government is alert and their restrictions are causing some. annoyance. On Monday evening a number of streets were suddenly closed to the public by police patrols, and inhabitants of these places who had gone out for the evening found, on returning, that they must get a night's lodging where best they could. At the Oriental Hotel a number of students
were visited by the police and closely questioned. However, the arm-of-the-law was satisfactorily
convinced that their intended con-
GUARD.
ACT OF REVENGE ALLEGED,
the on
6.5.
than to his ear. This naval man
677
Stoker
Robert Whitworth. The sergeant opened the car's door for the two men, and witness drove them to a house in Kee Cheong Road, Ken- nedy Town.
made one swerve and that was after knocking the man down. This swerve was made toward the har bour with the result that the car plunged into the water. The front part of it fell, into the water and the rear part remained on a big cargo junk which was lying along side the Praya wall. Witness SWAM to some stone steps beside the Po Tek wharf where he got to shore. He did not know how the defendant and his friend got out of the water but when witness came back to terra firma, he saw the defendant and his
friend, with their arms on each others shoulders, walking away. witness blew a police whistle and a policeman arrived and took mat- ters in hand.
the wheel.
Mr. Hugh Jones: And you did not want to be caught by the Police for allowing a përson to drive your car 1-Yes, it is so
Mr. Hugh Jones: And you also know that if a car is driven at an excessive speed, you have your num-- ber taken by the Palice -Yes.
Mr. Hugh Jones: And that "en- quiry will be made in case of at accident-Y
Teta Singh. sergeant of the
When asked by his Worship why gards employed Koch, appeared before Mr. R. he took the defendant and is E. Lindsell at the Central Magis friend to Kee Cheong Street when tracy yesterday on a charge of no instructions had been given, wit being in possession of eight talentes said that he took it for greated of ilicit opium.
that they wanted to get there, de- Defendant, in answer to the cause he had on previous occasions charge, said that he reported ane driver many naval men there.
Entitled To Very Little Credit. Continuing, witness said that of the men under him the previous
In further cross-examination wit day, and us an act of revenge the when he arrived at his destination,
ness said that the defendant was opium was "planted" on him,
the two men went up into a house On Mr. W. Kent (A.S.P.) stating without paying their fare. Wit
Witness and the policeman. search-driving the car on the left side of that he was in no burry to pro
-ness sent tris foki up after them,
vall ceed with the case as the vessel who returned later and said thated for the missing foki, and after the street, elost to the praya
searching the water's edge with the defendant had given instrue a torch without finding a trace of
The car was goung straight at a tions for the car to return at him, they gave him up as drowned. lamp standard before the accident a. to bring them back to town This man returned to the garage and bad the defendant not swerved, Throughout this stage, the defend the next day none the worse for his the vehicle would undoubtedly have ant appeared to be quite sober.
experience.
hit the lamp standard. TOOK THE WHEEL BY FORCE.
was in dock, the defendant war remanded on bail of $100.
THE CANTON GAZETTE.
The Canton Gazette, alter being suspended for nearly a year, re- appeared last Monday under the editorship of Mr. Chan Tick Chi,
turn of Mr. H. C. Lee.
The injured man was lying on the road unconscious.
The magistrate drew witness's at tention to his original statement about the defendant not having "made any single swerve before the Witness man was knocked down defendant did swerve on that or-
casion:
Ata.m. the witness drove his
Had No Alternative, car back to Kee Cheong Street andi
Mr. Hugh Jones cross-examined came across the defendant and his from St. Paul's College, Hong Kong, who will be in charge until the re- They appeared to be still sober.length. Mr. Hugh Jones: I put it corrected himself by saying that the
friend at the mouth of the road. a the afternoon session at great Defendant wanted to drive the car to you that when defendant asked and witness refused to allow him. you whether he could drive the car, Defendant then pulled him out of that instead of rufusing him, you the car by his arm and went up to asked him if he had a licence the driving seat
himself. The Yes, I asked him but he made no friend was sitting at the back of the reply. He then pulled me out of Witness had no alternative, the car, I spoke to defendant in so he told his get to sit at the Chinese back of the car while he himself, Mr. Hugh Jones: Do you remem sat next to the defendant at the ber the defendant explaining to you front. Defendant said something the action of the gear and how the to him in English which he could car workedt No, as soon as he got not understand.
in, he started the car off.
quests were limited to the sphere of baseball and football. A number of arrests have been made but no,
thing sensational has occurred and there does not seem to be any serious evidence against any of the prisoners.
Mr. Chao Pak, chief clerk in the Bureen of Industry in Canton, has been appointed Registrar of Trade, Marks. This is the first time there has been a separate office to record and protect trade marks. Other new measures in Canton in clude the standardisation of weights and measures, all of which are now subject to official inspection.
Among the Hong Kong visitors to Canton are Mr. Luk King Cheung, manager of the South China Athletic Association tennis teams, and Mr. Ho Ka Lau, hon, secretary of the S.C.A.A. baseball league and
car.
Defendant started the car off on second gear and after travelling a few paces, it was changed into
One of the "Red" suspects was arrested at a rice and firewood shop und in consequence all similar places on the North and the South Bank a master of St. Paul's College. Mrs third gear without any difficulty. have been put under close watch. Luk and Mr. Ho were leading the Defendant handled the car in quite Ricksha, coolies are also being sub- St. Paul's College sporting teains ton experiencal manner. The vehicle went along Praya West at a speed jected to close inspection, having Canton.
Mr. Douglas Jenkins resumed of about 40 m.ph. This speed was been classified as possible followera of the Red couse.
charge of the American Consulate- maintained from To Yuen Restaur General at Canton last Monday and ant until they arrived at Wing Lok More labour unions have been] proscribed in Canton, and now less advised the Chinese authorities ac Wharf. The speedometer was not than 40 such organizations are still cordingly, CJC Houston, working and the speed was witness's
in Charge, will be trans
of estimate.
..
Too Tas To Be Safe.. Passing Wing Lok Wharf, the
Mr. Hugh Jones: I put it to you that you never left the car at all. You simply slided along the next seat1 No, I did get down.
Witness added that defendant swerved to the left, bringing the car between the standard and the water's edge a distance of about ten feet.
Mr. Lindsell said that that could hardly be possible and told the witness that if he told more lies he would be sent to gaol Witness then again corrected himself by saying that the car swerved to the right side of the road.
The Magistrate told Mr. Hugh Jones that it was quite obvious that the witness's evidence was entitled Mr. Hugh Jones: Did your fakt to very little credit. Mr. Janes: get out first or after? Defendant Would your Worship please record got in first and the foki left after.that, as I do not know what other Mr. Hugh Jones: You told the evidence the Police will bring for foki to fet out and sit at the back? ward in this case.
he got out to make room for Mr. Hugh Jones: In fact once the me defendant satisfied you that he could work the car, you allowed him I was wiwilling.
Mr. Lindsell: Do you say that the defendant did not demonstrate
No,
on the register of the Bureau offerred to Shanghai. Mr. Jenkins is Agricultura and Labour. The Bureau senior consul among the Consular has decided to ask the Political Body in Canton. Council to pass regulations govern- Mr. Kong Siu Liu has been speed was still maintained at about
appointed Superintendent of the 40 mph. In witness's opinion the to you how to work the gear 1-Yea,
speed was too fast to be safe. They he did. were nearing Po Tak Wharf when
ing the activities of organised labour in Canton, Mr. Jennings Wong, Chinese Telegraph Office at Hong lecturer in Commercial Law at Sun Yat Sen University, is drafting a bill to the effect.
(Continued on next Column).
Kong. Until this appointment, the Hong Kong office has always been under the Ministry of Communica tions at Peking.|
Mr. Landsalt: And you say that
a man was seen emerging from the in spite of that you still refused to wharf into the street. The head Jet him drive?--I had no alter- lights were full on the man.. The native
Medical Evidence,
Dr. J. I. Craig doposed to the decessed having died without re- gaining consciousness at the hos pital from wounds on the body and head. Under cross-examination wit ness said that the injuries could
the fact that the man was carrying. also have been caused by a full and a load would make his fall the
heavier.
The case: WAS then adjourned
until to-morrow afternoon.
ローローロー
YORK
SAFES
THE NAME
YORK
IS
YOUR GUAR
ANTELE
- IT
STANDS FOR
SUPERIOR
QUALITY.
YORK SAFES COST A LITTLE MORE, BUT THEY'RE WORTH IT AFFORDING. AS. THEY DO ABSOLUTE PROTECTION AGAINST
..
FIRE AND THEFT
IMMEDIATE · DELIVERY FROM OUR
OWN STOCKS OF ALLIZES.
PRICES FROM $250 TO $2,000
CALL OR PHONE... POR
· ILLUSTRATED: CATALOGUE.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
PHONE 4567.
There is Only One NEW Gramophone
The New
Scientific
The Viva-tonal Gramophone Columbia
TABLE
PRICES FROM "
$90.00
WE INVITE YOU TO CALL AND HEAR 1HE "VIVA-TONAL" COLUMBIA
ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.
New Books of Special Interest.
"A HISTORY OF ENGLAND.” By HILAIRE
BELLOC.
$11.00
From the Earliest Times to the beginning of the presunt
century, Vel III. 1348-1325. "BOOKS AND READING." By W.E. SIMNETI:
$3.75
A popular and practical guide to literature for the average, man."
and woman, and earecially for young people.. "YOUR MONEY'S WORTH." By S. CHASY.
$6.50
84.50
A Study in the Waste of the Consumer's Money....... "THE THOROUGHBRED RACE-HORSE.“
MAJOR J. PLATT.
Its breeding and early management.
"THE LIFE OF THE WHITE ANT." By MAURICE
MAKTERLINCK.
$4.50 In this book the author of that world-wide alamic" The Life of the Bee, becomes the historian of the White Ant, and bir fancy plays around that extraordinary insect, whose mysterious movements his genius tries to fathom and explain, hope *DICTIONARY OF ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Edited by J. B, WELSON, ILM, men mainta
A comprehensive encyclopaedia of information and direction. on the principle, law, and practice of every branch of sedident inruance. With contributions by well-known authorities on. accident insurance law and practice.
LET ME FIX IT." By W. E.SOUTHWORTH
A handbook of briel, clear, directions for saving time, money, sad nerves in housekeeping, general repairing and unusual kedaily taskoj
$45.00.
$5,50
HINTS AND TIPS FOR MOTOR CYCLISTS.""...11.20 "MOTOR CAR AND COACH PAINTING FOR
MASS COMMERCIAL" "AND OUTPUT. By C. E OLIVER.
PRIVATE,
Profusely illustrated. Dan ben
THE LAWS OF AUCTION BRIDGE,"
As revised and adopted by the Portland Club after consultation
with other London Clubs-1928,
"THE STORY OF PHILOSOPHY.
DURANT, TU.D.
$20,00
$190
By W...
$13.50
18.00
The Laves and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers SPECIFICATION 1928." Edited by F. CHATTER
For Architects, Surveyor Civil Engineers and -
interested in Building,
KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
The Bookshop
Chater Road.