WORK OF THE REVOLUTION.
STILL MUCH TO GO ON.
THE DEMOBILISATION PROBLEM.
LI TSAI HSIN'S ADVICE TO STUDENTS.
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LI TSAI HSİN TO VISIT NANKING?
CONFERENCE WITH NATIONALIST COVERN-
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CANTON, June 12th.
There is a considerable talk in CANTON, June 19th. Marshal Li Tsai Hsin delivered a Canton about Marshal Li'Tani Hsin epeech yesterday morning before taking, inother trip to Nanking to the students and faculty of San confer with the Nationalist Govern Yat Sen University in the Budiment on matters vital to Kwang torium of the University.
He will leave for the meeting was presided over by Mr Nationalist capital, it is learned, Tai Chi Tao, Chancellor of the
as soon as he feels the situation | University, and the hall was pack justifies him in handing over the ed. In addition to the students Government to a deputy. General and staff there were also present Wong Shui Hung. the Marshal's workmen employed at the Univer most trusted friend and colleague, wity.
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still in Kwangsi. He will return to "Canton in the course of a few days, it is reported and on his arrival the Marshal will probably turn over the Government to him in close co-operation with other leading colleagues and will then proceed to Nanking.
The Marshal arrived at the University at 8 o'clock sharp in a heavily guarded armoured car. After the usual obejenace heigre the national flag and the picture of the inte Teungli, Dr. Sun. and the recitation of his Latest political will and testament,, Chancellor Tai opened the proceedings. The National
Babit Revolution, he reached a new phase, as Peking was now in the occupation of the
The exact reason for the Mar shal's gontemplated visit to Nan king is not known. It is thought that it has to do with financial
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13th, 1928.
WEST RIVER
FLOODS.
.
SERIOUS SITUATION.
WIDE DAMAGE TO CROPS.
SEDITION MONGERS.
AN "ORATOR " ARRESTED,
DOWN WITH CHIANG KAI
SHEK."
INSPECTOR HIT WITH A BRICK.
The heavy rainfall of the past few weeks has caused a sharp rice in the water levels of both the
A Chinese appeared before Mr. East and West Rivers and low. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis lying areas have been under water
tracy for being in possession of for some time. Along the East
seditious literature in the form of River vegetable farms have been pamphlets, which he distributed in flooded and the crops have been Yaumati on May 10th. The defen- dant is also charged with behaving in a disorderly manner and cauя- ing a crowd to collect about him. A Chinese detective stated that he saw the defendant standing in the middle of a huge crowd and raining curses on Chiank Kai Shek and other
entirely destroyed.
The city of Sheklung on the East River is under water, as is also extensive tracts of the neighbour ing farm landa. To make matters worse, the buttresses of one of the bridges of the Canton-Kowloon Railway, obstruct the flow of the river current causing swirle and eddies, and theee eddy currents are breaking down the low banks thus area under water. bringing more The city of Tingkoon, close to Sheklung, is also under water, it being reported that the shops in the part adjacent to the river are flooded to a depth of several fest. "Along the West River course fear is prevaleat that there may be
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recurrence of the severe floods that occurred in the year 1918. It may be recalled that in that year the river water rose
to such a
"'EMPRESS " BOATS AND PIRATES.
QUEEN'S PARTY TRAVELLING AS GUARDS.
PASSENGERS NOT ALARMED."
When the .. Empress of Canada Bails for Vancouver to-day, an armed military escort will travel. on the vessel as far as Shanghai and return by the next "Empress boat.
guards on the Canadian Pacific The system of providing armed liners was first adopted in April-
when there were strong, rumours that the Empresa of Canada would he attacked by pirates on her trip to the North. Nothing, of course, happened, but the presence of the escort made the passengers feel leaders including Li Tsai sin, guard was provided by the 1st
Kuomintang at ease.
On that occasion, the
whom he described as a running Battalion The Queen's Royal Regi- dog" of the British. The defenment, and incidentally Lieut.-Col. dant was also seen to distribute R. G. Clarke, C.M.G., D.S.O., the pamphlets while the people clap officer commanding that unit, was #passenger on the vessel en route to England.
ped.
The witness reported the matter to the Police Station and Inspec or Fallon and another Chinese de ective left for the scene.
Inspector Fallon said that there were about 150 people round the defendant who was standing on a stool, After he had arrested the defendant he felt a sudden pain in
Since then other vessels of the Company have also carried such escorts to ensure the safety of the vessel and passengers in the remote possibility of the Bias Bay gang taking it into their heads to 'go A party of the 2nd Battalion Scots Guarda did
after "big game."
"
Nationalist Forces. The deep-root / Problems and the reconstruction of height that huge areas all along his leg and turning around saw a duty the last time, and "to-day it
ed and century cld forces of poli tical dissension and of ecnservatism would now be swept away and enst inte oblivion with the fall of Peking the last stronghold of, the Northern militariste. The consum
the Province
CANTON'S SUMPTUARY
LAWS.
mation of the National Revolution Mention was recently made in to which Dr. Sun had devoted his our columns of the Canton Muni- whole life WLA now well in sight.cipality order to the effect that The unification of China by the all officials were to adopt a stan dard form of Chinese dress made Nationalist Government was now
of native cloth.. an almost finished tack
Müch Still To Be Done, Continuing, the Chancellor warn ed his audience not to feel too
This is to become operative on July 1st, but concessions have been made as regards the design of the jubilant or to slacken their sup uniform. As long as it is of Chi part of the Nationalist Movement, nese form and material the shape The responsibilities lying before to be a matter for persona! us," he declared, "are ten times choice." more heavy and grave than they were before the evacuation of Peking by Chang Tso Lin and! before the Tainan incident brought about by the presence of Japanese
-LUNATIC KILLED AT
CANTON STATION.
brick at his feet.
ed.
The defendant said
the couree of the river were inun- dated, inflicting terrible privations his revolver and the crowd scatter- Royal Regiment.
Witness drew is again the turn of the Queen's on the datives of the district. Latest reports from Dosing state
that he that the water level has fallen didn't throw the brick, but the eomewhat but conditions are still
Magistrate remarked that it was his oration that caused the distur-
eritical as a renewal of heavy rain. fall will soon cause a rapid rise again.-Canton Gazette.
ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE.
HARBOURING CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE.
JAIL FOR AN OLD "WHITE
SLAVE" DEALER.
Lam Hes, a young Chinese Sheik, was brought before Mr. W. Scho- field at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon by Mr. E. H Chinese Affairs, for playing the
troops in Shantung. The action of WILD LAUGHTER AT ENGINE. Willis, Assistant Secretary for
At about noon on the 9th inst. 4 Don Juan. locomotive knocked down a young
J
It was alloged against Lam that
the Japanese soldiers in Shantung: should be a strong lesson to us."
In conclusion, the Chancellor urged the students to ge calm, retolate and patriotic "and, if man just outside the Cunton-Kow-between May 14th and 20th he took. necessary, to be ready to die foi
Toon Railway station killing him a Chinese, married woman into his the nation. This is no time to rest and be idle, he said. "We instantly. The body was ecverely house and further that he seduced must be prepared to endure hard mutilated. ships as we have never endured before."
MARSHAL LI TSAI HSIN. NOT THE TIME YET FOR
JUBILATION.
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bance.
Defendant A Plum Seller. The defendant declared that he
The escort, it ie, understood, will have one week in Shanghai this trip before they return. Although
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so large a vessel is very unlikely, the guards, who will be in charge of an officer, have a grave respon- sibility. A constant watch is main- tained during the trip with two
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to sell when suddenly" be: was ar- rested. He was not in any way connected with the oration. When asked if he had been able to pro- duce his plums he said they had been stolen when he was arrested.
The defendant was convicted on all three charges and the Magia- trate remarked that the "circulars were undoubtedly seditious. They were not only against the Japanese but also made reference to the Shakki incident.
The defendant was sentenced to five months' hard labour on the first two charges, and fined 850 with the alternative of six weeks' hard labour on the third charge.
BOY AND CIRL CHARGED.
A Chinese boy and a Chinese girl were charged before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis. tracy yesterday with having in ing seditious matter. They were also charged with distributing them.
the Captain and other members located in various parts of the vessel.
KIDNAPPING A "WANTED" MAN?
WARRANT ISSUED TWO YEARS AGO.
THE BAIL QUESTION.
Three Chinese were yesterday morning tharged at the Central
Magistracy before Major C. Will son with the alleged kidnapping of a man for whose arrest a warrant was issued two years ago.
Mr. T. G. Bennett appeared for the three defendants and Mr. F. H. Leaby was for the "wanted" and
kidnapped ma
To the first charge Lam said tha: their possession pamphlets contain Bennett applied for bail saying
The deceased was 2 years old and cane
to Canton "from his there was no denying that he took native district in San Wui. He the woman into his own house, but was mentally defcetive and his he did it without knowing whether father brought him to Canton with the woman was married or not. He a view to securitig medical treat said that he met the young woman. rent. Besides his father, he was quite casually and when she told accompanied by two friends, and him that she had no place to go the party, it appears, arrived on to and that she had no one to take that train from Hong Kong. Just care of her, he at once offered to before the accident he was under be her protector. the charge of the two men while
The boy said that he picked up the pamphlets which a man who was giving a public speech against the Japan had thrown among crowd. Several persons went up to him and asked him for the booklets and he let them have them. Ho was fined $100 or two months' hard
labour."
The Gul's Story.
On behalf of his clients, Mr. that it would take a long time to get all the necessary details ready for the Court and to go into the various accounts in connection with the case. He further applied for the books and documents seized by the police. His Worship fixed bail at $500 in the case of the first de fendant and 8100 each for the other- two men, and told Mr. Bennitt that the books and documents might be obtained from the Police.
The case wia then fixed for bear. The girl said that she was onlying on Friday afternoon. The second charge was not pro-15 years of age and was attending The kidnapped man was then his father went to attend to the ceeded with us the Magistrate held school. She was standing near the brought before the Magistrate and
Inspector man who was talking about Japan Chief Unnoticed he got away baggage.
that no evidence had been producedd next to him was another man Murphy told the Court that the to prove it, Lam was fined $100 who was distributing the leaflets.
swere who originally for taking another man's wife, and This man threw a bundle to her. affirmation leading to the issue of that in the event of his hot being She picked them up with the intea the warrant against the kidnapped tion of taking one for herself, when able to pay the fine, he would have she was arrested, nt of wild laughter... His two to do three months' hard labour. friends ran towards him but were too late to drag him off the line.
The deceased's father 'could not be found, O the Railway Office paid for the burial.
Marshal Teni Hain, who spoke next said that although China was now unified under the Nationalist Government, yet the political and diplunatic situation of the nation was not one to inspire happiness The negotiations with the Japan Te Deserament regarding the lat ter's military expedition to Shan tung and the subsequent Tainan incident," he said, have not been from his attendants and wandered progressing at all favourably.
on to the railway tracks. He eeem China has to-day more than one million men under arms. The pro-ed very delighted at seeing the blems connected with the mainten- locomotive in motion and burst into ance of bis huge army, its de- cipline and subsequent reductions
are difficult and hard to tackle.
The Marshal exhorted his 'listen ers to do their utmost as true citizens of the Republic of China "Confucius once said," the Dar shal added, "that the very quintess ence of good Government is the re- sult of every one doing his duty to the full." The Marshat attribut- ed the orderly government of the civilized nations to the unselfish, patriotic and exemplary work of their respective officials and peo- ples.
Kwangtung The Cradle Of The Resolution.
1
Marshal Li then well at length
THE S.S. "KOCHOW."
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OLD PROCURESS SENTENCED..
Before the same Court another
She was bound over to keep the pence for one year.
mar
Detective
T.
the
man some two years ago was now' in Court. He asked permission, že enter that man's name down as the complainant instead of the Captain Superintendent of Police.
Asked why the man was not in
GENERAL TANG CHỈ YAO. Court when the kidnapped man was
brought up at the first occasion, the Chief Detective said that it
case in which a woman coveted her HIS ESTATE IN HONG KONG. was probably due to the fact that
ALL BEQUEATHED TO ELDEST SON.
?
the man was brought up in Court immediately and that the complain- ant had not been notified. The necessary alteration was then made.
Mr. Loseby then applied for hia client's baik which was Axed at 85,000, to be reduced.
He said that if his client was. kept in prison it would be quite impossible to go on with the charge did not think that his client would against the three defendants. He
escape as in doing so it would be to the advantage of Mr. Bennett's charge against them.
neighbour's daughter Was also heard in the afternoon. The wo man, Chiu Sin, was a wicked old woman about 56 years of age. Living near to her house in Youma- ti was a young unmarried girl of
General Tang Chi Yao, who was sixteen summers, Old. Bin bad had
the tuchun in Yummon for many her eye on the girl for quite a long years, and who died at Yunnanfu The master of one of the river time and had been telling her the on or about May 23rd. last year, steamers arriving here yesterday which a pretty girl could have ating to $234,700 in cash deposited usual lies about the good time left estate in Hong Kong amount on the importance of good educa. Tom Wuchaw states that the s.e. Macao and the fortune which with several foreign banks here. tion. Our future whether good fochow, is zing erect with her she could make But the girl Deceased leaves everything to his or bad," be said, "is inseparably interwoven with the sort of educa top deck cover just above the was not so simple as the old woman eldest son, Tang Shao Shan of No. 87, Kowloon Tong to whom probate
Mr. Bennett them told the Court tion we receive." The speaker water line. "The wrecked vessel thought and was not at all tempted
of his will has been granted Sin then tried threats and at praised the work of the University, said cur inferreant,affords an last succeeded in coercing the gizi
that a warrant had been issued for, General Tung Chi Yoo was driven the arrest of Mr. Loscby's client saying that it had contributed
into leaving her parents' roof to many talented men and women to ideal mark of the Wangmoon Bar,
out of Yunnan in 1921. He then
two years ago and that the charges the Nationalist Movement. "Kwang and a buoy of some sort to locate boarded the a.s. Su An and Sin Staff in Canton under Dr. Sun Yet stood that the practice in fixing go to Macno. They accordingly became the Chief of the General involved about $10,000. He under- rung is the cradle of the Revolution the Bar has long been needed." hid the young girl under a bunk. Ben. In the following year he bail was to ask a figure somewhere and has been first and foremost in However, there is a danger of This unusual way of making a every, movement, political, social, the vessel forming an obstruction passage was noticed by "a tallyman regained control of Yunnan pro- around the sum involved.
vince. A few months ago reports His Worship. granted bail in the Chief Detective In conclusion, the Marshal urged for, if not soon moved, sand will on board who reported to the reached the Colony that his sub sum of $2,000, the students to be diligent, frugal, be silted agciset it in large enough Captain with the result that Sinordinates in Yunnan were plotting Murphy said that he considered the was placed in Police, custody on against him in order to establish bail was too light especially ne the and revolutionary. Dr. Sun's con- quantities to cause trouble. ception of China" as" eloquently_ex. Nothing further is known of the arrival at Macao.
the control of the Nationalist Gov. other cases depended on this man. plained in his Saa Min Chu I or Captain and Chief Officer, who The old procures will now be ernment in that province. The cir His Worship said that he con- the People's Three Principles were stated to be on board H.M.S. out of harms way for six months- cumstances of his death are still sidered the bail sufficient to ensure
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