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CANTON NAVAL REVOLT QUELLED.
CUNBOATS BOMBED BY 'PLANES.
HEAVY FIGHTING ON NORTH RIVER.
FRANTIC EXODUS TO HONG KONG.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, Maya 9. ' The situation in Canton is tease. Heavy fighting occurred this morn- ing at about 10 o'clock off Fort Macao, and the reports of guas were clearly heard in every part of the city of Canton Practically every store is closed and business is at a standstill. The whole Bund. stretching from Tin Tre Ma Tau in the east to the front of the Canton Customs House in the west, was lined with soldiers carrying machine guns, rifles and automatics ready to fire.
Traffic along the Bund is at a standitill, and no pedestrians are permitted to go in or out of the All the foreign firms along the Bund are closed.
area.
BOMBING AEROPLANES.
None of the bombs took effect. One bomb exploded when it struck the water about 15 or 20 feet from the Fai Ying,
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In addition to the regular Police force Canton is at present protect ed by only one company of troopa - that belonging to Captain Man Tait.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1929.
THE WATER SUPPLY. CHARLES HARDOUIN
LESS STORAGE.
CASE:
ING REFUSED.
The total water supply on the APPLICATION FOR REHEAR Island, according to the P.W.D. water return, dated April 20, is 312.79 million gallons compared with, 457.90 million gallons at the end of March The expenditure during April wa
155.14 million gallons,
restrictions have reduced consumption from 194 million gal.
The
a subordinate of General Chen | tons in January to 158 millions. Ming Shu. Martial law is strictly enforced in the city.
TROOPS AT CANTON.
(Nam Keung Pao.)
The Arst instalment of the troops detailed by Chiang Kai Shek, num bering over five thousand, arrived at Canton yesterday afternoon in ships of the China Merchants' Steam. Navigation-Company,
They Bra now quartered at for peading orders Wongsha mobilisation.
THE NAVAL MUTINY.
QUARREL BETWEEN RIVAL
ADMIRALS.
Over at Kowloon the storage is 117 million gallons compared with 306 millions at the same time last year, and 187 at the end of March, The consumption is put at 103 million gallon compared with 108 millions in March.
The total amount of water stored on both sides of the harbour is 499 million gallons, and as last month consumption was 264 millions, there is less than two months' require- ments in the reservoirs.
The full gares for April are ni follow:
:
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.
Tytam
1999.
174, 5"
Tytam Byewash ... 10' g
31
1999.
"Before Commander G. F. Hole, at the Marine Court yesterday, an application for the re-hearing of the case against Mr. Chow Jar Hoc, manager of the Sai Nath S.S. Co., and owners, of the Charles Hardouin, was made by Mr. Loo 'Almada, who had appeared for the defence.
It will be remembered that the defendant was summoned at the instance of Mr. A. G. Corbin, formerly Chief Officer of the Charles Hardouin, on a charge of interfering with the navigation of the vessel whilst under way. He was found guilty and fined $1,000, with the alternative of six months hard labour.
At the hearing yesterday Mr. G. K Hall Brutton, who prosecuted for the complainant was present, and Captain T. T. Laurensen, of the China Coast Officers' Guild, also watched the proceedings.
Beason for a Be-Bearing.
COURT-MARTIAL CONCLUDED.
CHARGES AGAINST K.O.S.B. CORPORAL
COURT TO CONSIDER VERDICT.
The trial of Corporal Charles Hendry, of the King's Own Scot tish Borderers, by District" Court- Martial concluded yesterday after ed was charged with embezzlement scesions lasting eight days. Accus of funds amounting to 81,300 while acting as clerk to the President of the Regimental Institute during 1928. There were sixteen charges, the first ten including alternative counts. *
Pubjab
Todd (3/15 Major Regiment) presided over the Court, other members being Capt. Gage Brown (1st Batta. Somerset al.) jery). Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy and Lient, Vivian (Royal Artil- was Judge Advocate, Mr. R. A Wadesen prosecutor for Capt. Per fect, K.OS.B., and Mr.D. L Strellett appeared for the defence.
Acensed Makes No Statement, When the Court assembled in the morning, the President asked the accused if he wished to give
In his application for a re-hear-evidence, either sworn evidence on Ping Mr. D'Almada argued that the which he could be cross-examined, 24′ 11′′ summons was irregular in that it or a statement not on cath. Wit ness replied that he did not wish was not signed by a certified Marine Tytam Intermediate 4' 6" Tytam Tuk
38' 0" 91 Magistrate, and did not bear the to give evidence, and added that Wong Nei Chung... 16' 1" 40 3 seal of a Marine Magistrate. The be had no witnesses to call. Pokfulam
33 summons was merely a "notice" to ..... 21 10 The figures are the depth of the appear as the Harbour. Office, and surface in feet and inches below signed by the Deputy Harbour Master, Commander J. B. Newill, overflow level.
who did not bold the position of Storage in Millions and Decimals of Marine Magistrate. The seal was
Gallons.
not the seal of a Court of Jurisdic- tion but the seal of the Harbour Department.
Total
1929. 1999. 0933.30 173.70 4.67 .70
838.00 12.02 40.44
1,140.39
Upon hearing the reports of artil lery are, the representative of the i Daily Preta at once went to the
According to the vernacular Press, affected area to make inquiries, but was stopped by soldiers. He then Admiral Chen Chak has been ousted went into Shameen. Three bombing by Vice-Admiral Shu Chung Lou, Canton, na
Tytara acroplanes were ring high and and has fed from encircling the vicinity abovs Fort already reported.
Tytam Byewish...
·Macao, attempting to bomb the It appear that on the 7th instantTytam Intermediate 171.38 gunboat. Hoi Fu and Fai Ying when the military situation was Tytam Tuk
critical, the fleet was ordered to Wong Nei Ching below.
Pokfulam proceed along the West River. In- stead of complying with the order, a number of gunboats, the Fei Ying, Fuk On, Hoi Shui, Chung Shan, Chih Yau, Kiang Pak, and some |other small craft proceeded to Nam Shex Tau. A conference was held on board the gunboat Fei Ying with Vice-Admiral Shu Chung Lot as The fight occurred when these chairman, and a unanimous resolu- gunboats refused to surrender to tion passed to oppose Admiral Chen Both Chak. The latter, upon learning of the Canton Government.
the mutiny of his subordinates, fed aides fought furiously and the artil- to Hong Kong to discuss the matter lery from the battery of Fort Macao with General Chen Ming Shu, who fired shot after shot into these is in hospital recovering from in- juries sustained in the King Ed guaboats.
The gunboats had declared their allegiance to Kwangai and refused to take orders from General Chen Tsai Tong, the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwangtung forces
· LOYAL SECTION OF FLEET.
The crippled gunboats are now at anchor off Shameen, their erews having been disarmed. The trouble. is apparently over and the portion of the fleet remaining loyal to the Canton cause has emerged victori- The number of casualty is unknown, but is believed to be heavy.
Ous.
ward Hotel fre
It is reported that Vice-Admiral Shu is neither opposing the Central Government
nor supporting the Kwangsi Clique, his sole object being to oust Admiral Chen Chak, he bitterly denounced. whom General Chen Tsai Tong "had, a number of other military lenders are mediating in the trouble, but Vice Admiral Shu insists upon the retirement of Admiral Chan, who is reported to have decided to request the Central Government to send gunboats to Canton to deal with the mutineers.
over.
Major Todd (to Mr. Strellett) is the accused going to make a Major Ogilvy (former P.R.I.) statement 1-He does not elect to.
witness-box, again entered the when the whole of his evidence was Witness desired to read make a correction in his evidence egarding billiard accounts where he said "the money was always paid to the clerk (accused)" to read nearly always paid to the clerk." Mr. Fitzroy entered a footnote in the deposition
Another point raised by Mr. 5350 D'Almada was that there was no 1.79.50 permanent and regular Marine .60 Court in this Colony. "Courts are 442 only created by the authority of the
Not a Subtia Scoundrel, King as the fountain of justice,"
Mr. Strellett made a lengthy ad- 312.79 said Mr. D'Almada. The only
Ho sub- Marine Court that could be estab- dress for the defence: Consumption of water in the Citylished in this Colony is that promitted that if the accused had been and Hill District in millions and vided for by Section 19, Ordinance a subtle scoundrel he had many op decimals of gallons during the 10 of 1899 of the Merchants Shipportunities to cash cheques at the month of April.
going to Major ping Act, under the heading of bank without
Marine Courts and Courts of Ogilvy for endorsement, and no one Survey." "Search as I have, I would have known. When the se have not found anywhere in the cused cashed the first cheque, it was probable that he had not smil- focal Acts where such a Court has
cient cash in hand to pay someone, been established."
and he ran to the N.AAF.1. Tho accused kept his cash in a tin box, which was wrongly dipped into, and he himself did not know at times how much it contained. It was the usual practice to keep cash in such a way, and unless the sc cused was instructed to the con- trary he did nothing wrong.
1928. 1928. 917.00 150.74* Consumption Estimated popula-
tion
421,350 431,700 Consumption per
12.3 head per day ......
17.1 * Includes 3.72 million gallons from Taikoo Refinery Dam and 7.36 million gallons from Kowloon.
Intermittent supply in all Rider Main Districts during April 1928. Services to houses in the Rider Main Districts were disconnected and a supply was given by public street foundains only during April 1889,
Ni
KOWLOON WATER WORKS.:
1998. 1099.
37' 3* Kowloon Riservoir 1742 Sheklaipui Reservoir o'g
g s* Reception Reservoir 30′′
Feet and inches below overflow. Storage in Millions and Decimals of
- Gallons.
1928. 1920. 196.58 72,73
No Evidence of Obstruction. Mr. D'Almada then referred to the evidence given in the ease, which he said nowhere showed that de fendant had obstrusted or impeded complainant in the navigation of the ship. What the defendant had done was merely to go to the bridge and ask to interview the Captain The Chief Officer had left the bridge tc accompany defendant to the Captain's cabin, and it was then that the quarrel took place.
Accused's Indifference.
The office routine, continued Mr. Strellett, was at fault. There were no details of cheques, and the only records were the receipts. Owing Magistrate Replies.
to pressure. of work, as he had other duties to perform, or through Referring to the form of the sum- mona, the Magistrate remarked that carelessness, the accused omitted to if the defendant had refused to at enter payments, and he had made tend the Court, this would have several payments from cash which been a point for discussion, but the had not been entered in the books. Such neglect grew from small to defendant did appear in Court. Kowloon Reservoir,
With regard to the signing of the large transactions, and, as bas 16.80 summons, the Magistrate said Com been shown, if the accused had des The leader of this naval revolt
Sheklaipui Reservoir 81.94
97.87 27.45 nander Newild's position as Deputy liberately paid into the bank more Reception Reservoir Shi Chung Lau, Vice-Com-
Harbour Master automatically than he was bound to, it was not mander of the Canton Fleet. He
306.29 117.00 made him a Marine Magistrate, the act of a person who intends to attempted to escape in a gunboat
a special defraud. which was closely followed by the
Consumption of water in Kow- and nothing short of bombing aeroplanes. It is reported from reliable sources that when the General Chen Tsai Tong has in- loon in millions and decimals of minute could deprive him of that Court Members Not Common Jury. gunboat reached Sun Tso, near Canstructed, the management of the gallons during the month of April. ton, it was hit by bomb dropped Canton-Hankow Railway to concen- from a chasing aeroplane which trate all rolling-stock at Wongsha Consumption caused the magazine of the gunboat Station, on the northern outskirts of to explode.
Canton, "ready for military service.
WAS
The whole of the crew and the Vice-Commander of the Canton Heet was instantly killed.
ADMIRAL CHEN CHAK'S RETURN.
The situation is now under con
Naval Headquarters at Cantor have told Pressmen that the report of warships from the north coming to Canton is without foundation.
THE ADVANCE IN CANTON. KWANGSI TROOPS NEAR SAMSHUL
The military situation along the
Tota
1999. 1929.
97.59 105.04*
19.7 20.7
power,
As regards the seal, Commander Hole said that it was the seal al ways used by Marine Magistrates and moreover, the Ordinance did 161,560 109,000 not provide for any special form of
seai Continuing, he said:
I find that the words in the charge to which objection has been taken are relevant particulars to the charge of the obstructing, im- peding or molesting under Section 287 (2) of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1954, and ware, and aro Bo regarded by me.
Estimated popula
tion Consumption per head per day Fult supply in all districts during April 1828 and 1929.
The Government Analyst's re ports shew that the quality of the water is satisfactory,
The total rainfall to April 30,
trol, and Admiral Chen Chak has West River has become most 1928, is 1474 inches, and 3.58 inches just returned to Canton, but the critical Vernacular reports state this year. fear of the people has not yet sub- that Kwangsi troops launched a eded. They are rushing to Hong heavy attack on Shiuting on the Kong to seek safety by the thou evening of May 7, and captured the city about one o'clock next morn-
Bands. This afternoon's Hong Kong boats are literally jammed with people, mostly women, and children.
BANK NOTES DECLINE. The Central Bank of China notes have gone from bad to worse. The Bank has closed its doors and the Government banknotes are not ac cepted anywhere.
The Canton Government has to day issued a circular to the effect that it will bereafter accept 80 per cent. silver and 40 per cent. notes for revenues. This is the first time that the Government has openly depreciated the value of its bank- notes, an net severely criticised by
the merchantz.
FIGHTING ON NORTH 'RIVER.
ing.
KIDNAPPERS SENT TO
GAOL.
I overrule the objection of the summons on the foregoing findinga, if it is necessary to confine myself to such findings; I do not think that I am so confined.
It was for the Court to determine whether it was the accused's duty to keep the books, whether be fail- ed in that duty, and further whether he made subtle entries in the books with deliberate intent to These defraud his employer. charges had to be established be yond all doubt. It was not suffi cient for the Court to assume that the accused had no doubt done. something, and find him guilty on a charge or two.
Mr. Fitzroy, interposing told Mr. Strellett that he should not put it in that way. He was not address- ing'a common jury.
Mr. Strellett assured the Court that be cast no reflection on their capabilities. Continuing, he asked "I hold under. Section 41, 2(A) of the Court to pass a nominal sen the Merchants Shipping Ordiaanos, tence on the accused if they sound 1899, The procedure established him guilty-a sentence which would not reflect unduly on his depen by the Magistrate Ordinance, 1800,
dents. In arriving at their verdict applied to this case, and that under Section 22 of that Ordinance the he would ask the Court's considera objcutions cannot be taken or allow tion of the utter confusion in the office, where the accused was employ defendant having duly appeared to ed. answer this charge the summons Stovedly Accounts and Black itself is relevant.
The Kwangsi troops have since pushed eastward along the West River, threatening to occupy BOY SOLD IN KOWLOON CITY. Samabui,
Two Chinese men and, a married Since Wednesday morning tele.. graph and wireless services between woman were brought before Mr. Canton and Bhiuhing have been T. S. Whyte Smith yesterday on It is also reported charges of kidnapping. The first interrupted. that General Chen Tsai Toag has defendant was charged with kidnaped. Furthermore, I find that the ping & year old boy, while the abandoned his intention to proceed other two defendants were charged from Canton to the war area to
with receiving and harbouring. All direct military operations..
three pleaded not guilty.
Sergeant Mackay, attached to the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, told the Magistrate that on August 11 last the first defendant met the boy
NEWS FROM THE NORTH Industrial and Commercial Daily
Press.).
A mandate was issued on May
Dealing with objection (2) I find that the words the Magistrate in Section 41, (2) (2). of Merchants Shipping Ordinance of 1699 include Marine Magistrate vide Section 2 in Reclamation Street, and asked it F. of that Ordinance and that the he wanted to find work. The little case" was properly taken by me. fellow replied that he did, and the Dealing with objection (3) 1 fnd that Section 19 of the Merchants' Shipping Ordinance of 1809 relates to Marine Courts of Survey and Inquiry and has no bearing on the Marine Magistrate Court or the Marine Magistrate.
by the Central Government, dis- defendant took him to the house of missing Hu Tsung Tu from the post the second defendant in Kowloon of Deputy in charge of the Dis City. The hoy stayed there two bandment and Reorganization days and was taken into the coun- affairs of Hupeb and appointing try by the third defendant the married woman who sold him there Lin Chi to succeed him.
for $170. After a few months the boy wrote a letter to his mother.
Returning to Hong Kong, the boy pointed out the second defendant to Chinese detective in Shanghai Street, and an information from this prisoner the other two defendants were tested.
Heavy fighting is reported to be in progress near Tsing Yuen on the North River The Kwangsi forces Accompanied by Li Shih Taeng, have so far been quite successful. Taai Yuan Pei was back in Nanking He atul insista Since their capture of Bhinking, a on Wednesday.. strategic point on the West River upon resigning his port as Head of they have been advancing north the Supervisory Council. "ward with Teing Yuen as their ob jective,
Colonel Li Mo Tse has definitely revolted against the Canton Go ernment in Watchow and Cheung Mok Tau in the East River dis triots.
Dr. C. T. Wang, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has decided to go to Shanghai on May 11 to interview
The Magistrate convicted all three defendants, and imposed a the Polish Minister in regard to years' imprisonment. The two male the discussion of the new treaty defendants were also ordered to
receive 15 strokes of the birch, between China and Poland.
"Furthermore, I find that this Court is the recognised open Court House that Marine Magistrates have been and are accustomed to sit in to bear and determine summary information and complaints within their jurisdiction, and that this Court is the proper Court of the Marine Magistrate and that the proceedings objected to were pro perly held therein
"Application for rebearing is not allowed."
“Supervision. -
be
In summing up the evidence, Mr. Fitzroy told the President and members of the Court that it was not for the accused to prove his Innocence but for the prosecution to prove his guilt beyond any reasonable doubt. As regards the first ten charges, Mr. Fitzroy said they came under Section 17, and the Court had to satisfy themselves
They should also that the accused came under that section. satisfied that the accused had been. properly appointed by the Colonel, and was authorised to handle money. The charges were gone through one by one, weighing them with the evidence which had been charge, the Judge Advocate re given. Dealing with the fourteenth marked that the accounts were slovenly kept, and supervision was none too good.
Major Todd announced the ad- journment of the Court to consider the verdict, which will be promul- gated in due course:
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