NO COMMUNIST CATS' PAWS!
CANTON ATTACKS WANG CHING WEI.
SHOULD NOT BE ADMITTED TO PLENARY SESSION,,
"STRONG KUOMINTANG PROTESTS.
[FROM OUR CRINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, July 9th.
The Canton branch of the Kno mintang and many of the district branches have placed on record their unrelenting hostility to Wang Ching Wei, Chen Kung Bot, Kan Nai Kwong, and Koo ang Yu, who are all members of the Cen- tral Executive Council of ther Nationalist Party, to attend the 5th Plenary Session in Nanking. In a resolution passed by the Can. ton Kuomintang, these people are severely criticised as having "taken orders from the Third Internation- i Bio"
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 10th, 1928.
INADEQUATE TRAFFIC REGULATION?
INCIDENT OUTSIDE THE KOWLOON FERRY WHARF.
INSPECTOR JAMES, MR. HAYNES AND A WHITE PAIR OF TROUSERS.
A very interesting case was heard at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, when Mr. Leslie E. Haynes, the defendant, told the Magistrate that, there was a total lack of traffic regulation outside the Star Ferry Wharf at Kowloon. It was also brought out during cross-examination that rickshas from the stands outside the Ferry Wharf were in the habit of rushing out for fares without obeying the signals of the traffic constable on duty. In fact it was stated by the Indian constable that it had never been his Another matter of duty to signal to the rickshas to come out. importance was that on rainy days, the traffic constable did not work his light signals, and that he would direct the traffic the best he could with his hands.
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Mr. Haynes who was summoned for driving his motor car in a dangerous manner and for knocking down Sub-Inspector James on June 2nd at about 1.33 pm, conducted his own case. He ad mitfed that he collided with a ricksha and maintained that he was not driving his car in a-dangerous manner. He said, and his evidence was corroborated by the ricksha coolie, that at the 'Police Station he offered to pay compensation for the damages to the. ricksha, but that the coolie was told not to take the compensation. The case would have ended there, Mr. Haynes said, had he offered to pay five cents to Sub-Inspector James, whose pair of white duck trousers he had soiled.
At the instance of Sub-Inspector | James. Mr. Leslie E Haynes, of the South China Protection Asso- ciation, Ltd., was summoned for driving his motor car, No. 24. a dan. along Salisbury Road in gerous manner on June end, at About 1.33 p.m.
and instigated the Iron side's " under the command of Wong Ki Cheung and Chang Fat Fui to commit all sorts of crimes in Canton, culminating in the Com- munist holocaust of December 11th
Tae defendant conducted bis own last. The resolution goes on to ense before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday recapitulate the awful havoc caused afternoon, and before the case com by the Communista.
are
The resolution continued: "They
Mr. Haynes: Where had you come from and where were you going at the time-I do not think this question is relevant, your Wor. ship:
** All Mocnakins,” Mrs. Katherine James, wife of Sub-Insp. James, then gave evi dence. She corroborated her hus- band in part and added that a mudguard of defendant's car had also grazed her leg. She said that the chr was travelling at a very fast speed.
Cross-examined by the defendant, she said that her husband was "very badly knocked down."
Mr. Haynes: I am not a married man neither am I a lady's man, but I put it to you that the in juties which your husband received were all moonshine 1-What do you say I am telling lies!
Defendant then said that he would not say that the witness was tolling Hex, but it was incredible that a man who was supposed to have received such severe injuries. could have got up, gripped him (defendant) by the arm and taken him to the Station.
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Mr. Haynes went on to question witness whether or not he apolo. gised to the ladies.-Witness said that defendant was sitting in his car and that he was apologising to the general public and not to her dnd her friend.
ROUND THE POLICE
COURTS.
A CHINESE WASHINGTON,
A Chinese wharf coolis hoped! to set up a forestry department police saw him digging up three of his own,, but unfortunately the
young trees dutside Yaumati Rail- Way Station and took him before! Mr. W. Schofield' at the Kowloon He told the Magis- Magistracy. trate that he wanted to grow the trees, and Mr. Schofield, remark. ing on his apparent innocence since he did the deed in broad daylight, believed him and let him off with a fine of $20 or three weeks hard labour.
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TASTY EGGS.
Mr. R. E. Lindsell was shown some novel eggs in his Court yester day morning. They looked not un- like the famous Chinese delicacy of preserved eggs, but when the earth was actaped off the shella and they were opened, instead of the deep black of the yolk and Mr. Haynes: Your husband just albumen raw opium was discover- told the learned Magistrate that I ed. The egg merchant, a Chinese, was apologising to you and your said that the eggs were given him friend and that I was doing it pro- on the s.a. Kwang Sai-while voyag fusely. Do you contradict your busing from Wuchow to Hong Kong, but band's statement 1-Witness main he did not know the donor's name. tained that defendant was apologis. He was charged with the possession ing to the general public.
of 130 taela of illicit, opium and fined $3,000 or six months' hard labour.
Mr. Haynes: I must have been addressing a public meeting then,
If The "Lusitania ” Wars To Go Downl
The same penalty was imposed by the Magistrate on another Chinese, and Hong Kong. He was found in travelling trader between Wechow the possession of 40 tals of opium in Connaught Road West.
Sub-Insp. James then told the Magistrate that if the defendant's car had been a bigger one, his in- juries would have been so severo that the defendant might have been facing a charge of manslaughter.WHEN THE CATS AWAY!
Mr. Haynes replied that they were not dealing with "buts and A Chinese stoker nearly got away its." If a river boat sank forty with 30 coal sacks from Holt's lives might be lost, but if the Wharf yesterday, but he had not Lusitania were to go down it might long passed the gates before being be thousands. The case at issue had arrested by a detective. He told nothing to do with buts and ifs, Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon and that he hoped the prosecuting Magistracy that he had watched Inspector would confine himself to for an opportunity to slip out of the gates while the guard was being changed at 5 a.m. A fine of 825 or one month's hard labour was imposed.
bard facts.
**A_Bide-Jump,"
"Annoyed And Posved" Mr. Haynes then went on to tell the Magistrate that apart from the necident to the ricksha, which was only caused by the incompetence of the Indian traffic constable, no asber-minded person would bring | such a ludicrous charge against menced, he asked permission to be him of driving in a dangerous accorded the privileges granted to manner, unless that person was a solicitor. This was allowed.
personally peeved or annoyed. He la answer
to the charge, Mr. contended that that was the case Haynes said that while be admitted because he had dirtied Sub-Insp. colliding with a ricksha, he would James' clean fidir of trousers, He not plead guilty to dangerous was willing to pay the damages to The next witness called for the driving. He said that he had been the ricksha coolie and he would prosecution was Mrs. Edna Millard, driving a motor car for the last willingly admit the accident. "I'll who said that the car was travel- 14 years and the fact that he fight, however, and fight strenuous-ling at "fast spoed." collided with a ricksha was throughly against a conviction for dangerous the incompetence of the Indian driving," he added.
Magistrate's Hini.” ' constable on point duty. He also reminded the Magistrate that Salis- bury Road was a very long road
At this stage of the proceeding, and that the scene of the accident the Magistrate said to Sub-Insp. was just outside the Star Ferry Wharf. He further told the Magis trate that he had offered to compensate the ricksha coolie. He criticised the summons "ludicrous" Baying that a men who had been driving for the last fourteen years would certainly know better than to drive in a These former Nationalist leaders dangerous manner when coming to the Ferry a standstill outside Whart.
now reported to be secretly working for the admission of Com múnista to the 5th Plenary Session. Undoubtedly, they want to utilize this occasion to further their own selfish ends. Their active ronnee tion with the Communists is enough to disqualify them from attending the session, inspite of the fact that they are members of the Central Council To allow such notorious bad characters to participate in the deliberations of the highest Executive Body of the nation is tantamount to setting at naught the constructive plana of the Nationalist Party.
Ben Hur Not In It."
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were branded as the cats' paws of the Communists, "They sowed the seed of discord and animosity Continuing, Mr. Haynes said that among the Government officials in if his Worship could only get an inkling of what happened every day Central China, which eventually outside the Ferry Whart, his Wor broke out into the Wuhan and ship would agree with him that Nanking factions. They also made Ben Hur was not in it" when it came to the ricksha coolies charging possible, when they came back to
cutside the ferry gates every time Canton at the end of last year, a ferry came alongside. These coolies the Canton Communist upheaval rushing out from the stand to get Telegrams have been sent" by fares, were a bit too much for the
traffic constable to cope with. these branches of the Kuomintang
Alleged He Was Knocked Down. the Nationalist Government, to urging it not to allow these "bad" dence said that at about 1.35 p.m.
Sub-Inspector James in his evi members to attend the Plenary on June 22nd, he was walking along Session.
the verandah of the Star Ferry Wharf near the Eastern exit. He was going westward towards the 'bus stopping place when he was struck a violent blow in the middle of his back and was knocked to the ground.
It is also understood that Mar- shal Li Tsai Hain and his official colleagues at Nanking are uncom promisingly opposed to these and
Witnesa said that he was accom. will exert every means in their
panied by two ladies, who were power to prevent them attending walking about six yards ahead of him. Witness got up and saw de- fendant sitting in his car, apologis ing profusely to the two ladies who were with him at the time of the decident. The ladies were then at a distance of about ten yards from the Indian constable's post.
the session.
CANTON'S HEALTH CAMPAIGN.
KILL ALL RATS AND FLIES.
James that in view of what had been said would he withdraw the charge and accept the defendant * numission that he had collided with
the ricksha
Sub-Insp. James said that he was prosecuting the defendant on a charge of dangerous driving and that the defendant's apology for colliding with a ricksha bad nothing
to do with the charge.
Witness
She did not
"A SCHOOL BOY ROW." know what had happened until she
Lau Sik Wun, a Chinese school felt something shoved against her back. There were quite a number boy, was charged at the Kowloon of people about at the time. She Magistracy yesterday morning with heard no horns nor did she see any assaulting and causing bodily harm signals. She jumped out of the to Yeung Lai Luen, a fellow scholar way when she felt something at at the Peninsular School. He said her back.
that Yeung, was holding a knife and that during a ecule, he fell and wounded himself. Inspector Fallon, however, said that the two boys were playing with others dur ing the mid morning interval and that Yeung who had just been dis Mr. Haynes: You just mentioned charged from hispital alleged that that you jumped out of the way, Lau Sik Win had struck him and What kind of a jump was it. I asked him to fight. He said that Do you call he ran upstairs with Lau following was an athlete once. it a high jump or a long jump 1-him and the latter stabbed him in
the abdomen. (Smilingly) No, a side jump.
Mr. Haynes: Itake it that you frequently, so near the Star Ferry Wharf. Now do you suggest that any car would travel at a fast speed when nearing that point -As a rule they do not
His Wor-
Inspector Fallon remarked that it seemed a amal schoolboy row and said that an admonition would probably meet the case.
called the murder in Kowloon City hip, however, disagreed and re- last year, when a boy was killed in The case. was adjourned until almost similar circumstances. Friday morning when evidence will be taken.
Heither A Chemist Or A Doctor.
The case was then allowed to pro- ceed and the next witness called
Mr. Haynes: Now I want you for the prosecution was Mr. G. C.
to be perfectly frank, Would you Jorge. This witness was in Court nut say that the Indian constable when the first witness gave evi-
was more interested in his red and Bis dence. Defendant protested.
ricksha traffe1 Worship aid he would take the green lights than in regulating evidence, but it would make no
'Sub Insp. James interposed and difference to the case. said that be was retiring from said that the witness could not be Hong Kong on the afternoon in expected to answer that question. question. He saw defendant's cat "Would Have Bani Sálisfied." coming toward the main entrance The ricksha coolie in describing of the Star Ferry Wharf. The the accident said that just prior to: vehicle balted all of a sudden and the accident, four rickshas rushed The inspector got up and took the knocked Inspector James down, out of the stand to get fares. He was one of them and as he gut defendant to the Police Station, near the wharf and was putting Witness was left to look after the his shaft down, the motor car hit two ladies and as they were in & his vehicle, very nervous state, he took them to the Railway Station waiting room.
In answer to the Court, witness said that he first saw defendant's car about eight yards from the main entrance. It was going at a good speed.
The Magistrate: What do you mean by a good speed 7-A speed he should not go when approaching the wharf.
The Magistrate: At about how miles an hour-I can't say, but as a fact he was not in a state to drive a car at the time. I also did not see any traffic signal.
Witness then added that there were two rickshas in front of the defendant's car at the time of the
B/I James Opinion Overruled.. Witness continued to say that he went toward the defendant and as he was of the opinion that Mr. Haynes was drunk, he took him to the police station ordering him off accident. Defendant was, however, the ear. released at the station..
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Cross-examined by Mr. Haynes, witness said that he was a Porta guest.
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In cross-examination. Mr. Haynes said that while he appreciated the
Mr. Haynes: But I mean what Inspector's statement as to the Apology he (defendant) made to is your profession-I ain a com the two ladies, he would neverthe-mission agent,
In answer to Mr. Haynes witness admitted that riekshas would some- times leave the stand without wait
the traffic constable's ing for signal
ANOTHER LITTLE
ACCIDENT.
POLICEMAN PUTS HIS FOOT
IN IT.
Inspector J. Clark, who is in charge of the West Point, district, went for a bathe at Repulse Bay on Sunday afternoon. While he Mr. Haynes: That is what I have was enjoying himself in the water been driving at all the time. It ho trod on what he thought, was a is impossible for the traffic constable sharp stone and cut his foot.
A search in the shallow water on daty there to cope with the traffic.
however brought to light a set of "bitten " Witness also admitted that at false teeth which had the Police Station defendant took the unsuspecting Inspector,
"The denture is in Inspector out a bundle of banknotes and offered to pay compensation for the Clark's charge at the No. 7 Police damage sustained by the ricksha, Station, West Point, where their but that he was prevented from owner can go to bail them.out. accepting it
Mr. Haynes: If you had been allowed to take it, you would have been perfectly satisfied?--Yes.
Mr. Haynes: Isn't it remarkable and phenomenal that you exhibited such an interest in my car on that offence particular date-If an occurred while I am on duty, I always remember it,
Five Cents For Laundry. The defendant then told the Court that the matter would have ended there had the ricksha" coolie
Mr. Haynes then heatedly aid been allowed to take the compen sation that he offered and if he had that if the traffic constable, oduld offered to pay five cents laundry for honestly and truthfully say that he sub-Inap, James' clead pair of was able to cope with all the in trousers which he had made dirty. and outcoming traffic in that local, The Indian constable was the last ity, he (the witness) would be witness called for the prosecution. insulting the intelligence of Sub- He said that on the day in ques Insp. James.
The Municipal Bureau of Health is to-day launching a campaign against flies and rats. There is to be a series of health lectures given by prominent doctors in schools, Y.M.C.A', churches, labour union headquarters, and other places. It will last six days. The lectures are given at night, and every person in Canton has been urged to attend leas ask whether the witness was Mr. Haynes: You are not a pra them.
so violently struck that he could fessional man. You are not a get up, grip "him "(Haynes) by chemist or a doctor No.. Every morning during the cam the arm and take him to the Mr. Haynes: You heard the paign there will be parade station. Witness replied that he allegation made against me by tion he was not directing the traffic At this stage, his Worship kid through the principal thoroughfares was struck heavily, but not to such Sub-Insp. James and I told him with the lights. He was using hand that he could hot go on with the of the city. The parade will be an extent as to incapacitate him. that his statement as to my in signals.
Mr. Haynes: You raised the sobriety was overruled by Mr.
In answer to the Magistrate, wit- and would have to adjourn it. Mr. Haynes said, that on the face Headed by the band of the Orphan question of insobriety, but is it not Burlingham, and yet you come into ness said that the defendant's cat of the evidence, he did not think Asylum, Tungaban, and health a fact that at the station when the witness box, and say under oath was going at an "ordinary" speed, it would be necessary for him to charts, cartoons, banners with you made this astounding allega that I was not in a at state to drive. As to the rickshas, he admitted call any évidence and if he took
tion against me the Assistant a car 7-Yes, I do.
that they wore in the habit of that course it would entitle him to elogans, depicting the significance Superintendent of Polico, Mr. Bur
Mr. Hayher: Where Were you leaving the shed without his por have the last word. His Worship of
the campaign die being daily lingham, overruled you and told going to at the time I was going mission.
agreed, but said that in view of talk nonsense! Witness home to lunch.
Mr. Haynes: How long have you the fact that Star Ferry Wharf is carried behind the band.
Bimilar you not
Mr. Haynes: Bathers laté | becü hesitated for a moment and then!
a traffic comtablet-Only commonly known to be a dangerous health posters are being posted in admitted that it was so.
luncheon, eh? And if you were seven months. conspicuous places. "A. considerable Mr. Haynes: You knew that I going home for your luncheon at
Mr. Haynes: For how long have place for traffic, he thought that it might as well if "Mr.", Haynes the Stat would lay the position of the rotte amount of literature on the subject was going to Macao that after that late hour, why did you take rou been stationed at
He would zoon by the Cheungchow and that such a particular interest in that Ferry Whart-Only two and a half he took before him. I lost my boat on account of that?-episode-Because I saw you were months
therefore adjourn the case until Witness did not reply.
not in a åt state to drive a car.
(Continued on next Colamn), Monday next at 3 p.m.
of the campaign is also being dis
tributed.
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