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CANTON MUCH QUIETER YESTERDAY.
NOVEL RUSE ADOPTED BY REBEL CUNBOATS:
SHELTERING ALONGSIDE FOREIGN VESSELS
TO AVOID AIRCRAFT,,
HEAVY CASUALTIES IN PREVIOUS DAYS FIGHTING.”
[FROM OUR CHINESE COBRASPONDENT. ]
CANTON, May 10. The situation in Canton is much quieter to-day. Stores, are again open for business, and traffic, which was suspended, is going on as usua! in Canton. But strict martial law is still anforced, and the Bund and Housu Point are still lined up with soldiers vigilantly guarding the enemy gunboats in White Goose
Bay.
People are still experiencing dif- Ecuty in crossing the river. They are invariably stopped and severely questioned by the sentinels on guard and very often they are searched. Outside the Band and along the Hozam side of the river, everything is comparatively quiet..
Grave apprehension is still felt, however, and most of the school children are to-day still absent from their classes. These young students became frightened yesterday when they heard the reports of the quos coupled with the terrific explosions of hombe dropped from aeroplanes. They left school in the midst of their lessons and hurried home. large number went to Hong Kong with their parents or friends.
CITY OF FEAR.
Fear throughout the city is, how ever by no means subsided. The portion of the Canton feet which revolted are still holding out, retus ing to surrender, despite "earlier reports to the contrary. These gun boats include the Fei Ying. Chung Shah, Hoi Fu..and Po Pik, the largest and the best equipped men- of-war of the Canton Navy. They are still at anchor in White Goose Bay off Shameen in the midst of several foreign gunboats.
After their defeat they steamed into White Goose Bay where the foreign gunboats are at anchor and sought refuge by parking them- selves alongside foreign vessels in the hope that the aeroplanes wou stop bumbing them. The bombing planes kept encircling over them. in spite of the fact that they were now apparently unier foreign pro section. The planes dit not drou any more bemte.
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were
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It is reliably learned that the reason for the revolt was that the fleet had been bought over to the Kwangsi side at 82,000,000. money was received, it is said, sad divided up among the commanders of the leading gunboats, Vice Admiral Shi Chung Lau was, the instigator of this deed. Admiral Chea Chak bad some knowledge of what is going on among bis sub- ordinates, but the time was not opportune for him to do anything.
it was solely because of this of the Canton Fieet suddenly left daring bribery that the Commusader here for Hong Kong a few days ago
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1929.
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DR. SHELLSHEAR AGAIN UNDER
FIRE.
LATEST PHASE IN BANK VERSUS TREASURY CASE.
MR. ELDON POTTER, K.C., ON THE WARPATH.
REFERENCE TO CARVALHO YEO CRIMINAL TRIAL.
Dr. Shellshear, of Hong Kong University, whose services as a handwriting expert havý been utilised by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation for the defence in the suit by the Government for the re-crediting of $280,000 which was debited as a result of the Darvalho Yeo cheque frauds, was again submitted to a rigorous cross-examination by Mr. Elden Potter, K.O., yesterday in the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gòlica, K.0.), and a Special Jury.
In reply to Counsel, the Doctor said he could advance no examples as to the manner in which signatures of Messrs. Masser and Black could be obtained by means of a trick.
The case was adjourned until 10.30 am. on Monday.
TRY TO FORGET YOU ARE AN EXPERT.”
It was evident that Mr. Eldon | You did not say that in the other'
any suggestion of a trick -I don't suggestion there is evidence of a trick having been made,
to consult with General Chen Ming Potter, K.C., Counsel for the Court. You said you could not give Shu in the Hong Kong Government Crown, was in a fighting mood when Civil Hospital, Admiral Cher Chahe resumed his cross-examination turned to Canton yesterday after of Dr. Sheilshear yesterday morn noon on board the s.s. Kinshan and ing. His questions were fired at is now taking steps to reorganise the witness with the rapidity of a the Navy more along his own lines. machine-gun and there were occa-
DISASTER FOR KWANGSI CAUSE.
sions when his voice alternated-be- tweeen geniality and the dramatic.
Mr. Potter: Are we to gather from your evidence here and in the criminal case that you consider writing points entirely divorced from the surrounding circumstances of the case ?--I should like it a little
clearer.
Supposing a man could prove an
"Possibilities." " Would a trick induce a variation of habits definitely formed-No.
But if the B's" were signed in the "T" to the slope to the ver the same way that would not affect
tical?—No.
Can you tell the jury of any trick which, by any possibility, could produce a combination of the three points-the position of the B," the slope of the "T" and
If you are right, what about the statement of Mr. Mitchell, the Privy Council's expert, quoted yes terday -You must take into con- sideration all the factors put to- gether.
Per pressure per se you would. not take as identifying a particular writer -Per se,
Your text books
Warning Against Experts. Questioned further on the state- ment of Mitchell to the effect that The complete failure of the bribed
it not possible to say that any body wrote a particular thing," wit- Canton Fleet to make the revolt Fauccessful has meant disaster for the Kwangsi cause, for Wong Stin
ness said he must hold, that' state- ment with respect Hung had counted on the Canton
Mr. Potter Navy to capture Canton and pre-
way for the coming alibi, and could say that he could the downstroke on the top of the emphasise the fact that we have to pare the
After General not sign a certain document, that ing is to some extent dependent coursel, might form an opinion and
This is speculative. Writ-beware of experts. Kwangsi troops.
They, like a Chen Tsai Tong had secretly iined would be a surrounding circum on posture, the height of the table, neither heaven nor earth will move up thousands of picked troops along stance I take no notice of them. the Burd, and on, either of the thing should be considered except of these and, therefore, it is specu- same individual? The position of
etc. You would not suggest that entered in. I have no knowledge.
Factors like this may have it?-I don't go as far as that.
Quality and quantity vary in that embankments where the gunboats were at anchor your evidence?—No. nearby, and had ordered the bomb- You would feel that all the surlative.
the pen pressure might also vary ing aeroplanes and the batteries in rounding circumstances have to be Can you suggest any rational The amount of ink running into a
trick theory which will produce a Macao Fort to be ready for action, considered 1-I feel that way. {
combination of these three points? groove might vary The width be an order was given to the gunbaats to move out to the West River and
the attac
onrushing Kwangsi troops within two hours. The gun boats declined to
carry out the order.
делг Macao
A.P.C. PLANT.
Fort
Habits and Signatures.
It comes down to the same sid
vary 7-Yes.
fixed constant factor. There are all So it is not a case of having a kinds of variations --Yes.
If I tried to write signatures freehand you would expect to find. variations 7-Yes.
It is not a question of a trick. Atween the points of the pen might man might write these things. The point of the bandwriting expert rumber of factors entering into being almost infallible. You do not writing is so great that if there was suggest that any tribunal should pat a trick it is only one factor. out of its mind the surrounding don't know whether there are other circumstances of the case --Cer- | factors. The number of casualties ia still-Will you agree with me that a
tainly not.
Admitted Facts, Forget you are an experts for a unknown but is believed to be writer always making a certain moment. You are a scientific man
Do you thinki
kit is possible to get. Coolie while walking along the signature will form certain habits-examining problem. You are the same pen pressure - mu trying to find an explanation for might duke it once. He would not
certain set of facts. Would you know what pressure was there. not prefer a hypothesis which covers
Mr. Potter: Do you auggast all the facts-Yes.
that the man we heard of yester- His Lordship: It is not an hypo-day, who forged a cheque for" thesis, otherwise.
$60,000, does not know as much about writing as you do?.
heavy.
was struck by a Stray Bund bullet and had to be carried to the Kwong Wah Hospital for treatment. Much property was destroyed and many people were seriously injured in Pak Hok Tung near the scene of action. Bullets. passed through the kerosene godown of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, and some damage was done.
Ho Chien's
Hunanese
Yes.
I put it to you that Mr. Black has formed the very definite habit of placing his signature further to the right than what appears on the suspected cheques, From August to December, I put it to you, that tone cheque is comparable?-
That is true.
is
Exact Pressure.
His Lordship said the line of in. vestigation open to witness would be equally open to the forger and the same application of science would be appl
t.
earthly reason why he should not Mr. Potter: I suggest there is no get the same pen pressure.
pose I set out to forge something. >His Lordship (to witness): Sup- I make up my mind as per in characteristics of the writing. Why should I not approximate very
When they refused to surrender General Ho Chirn, has captured ture", when I said "characteristic." you find the three points I have put closely to the genuine as a result! approached, through Mr. Lin Wau the line of communication betwean before you came into this case,you be found in genuine cheques. There pressure very near?
The
"Combinations."
No Answer.
of practice-Should I not get the
Professor Bbellshear: You might get it very near.
Asked the same question again, witness replied that he doubted it."
Mr. Potter: Exactly. Counsel (to witness): The hypo- thesis of the defence is that the The position you took up in the writing in the body of the cheques Over twenty high explosive bombs
that of Tsang On Wing and weighing 50 pounds each
Reports to hand indicate that former trial was that you defined dropped from the aeroplanes during practically all the Kwangsi troops characteristics in this way: That genuine and that, therefore, he was if you found anything once in the a party to the swindle, and that Pattle, but little or no damage are retreating from Shishing and writing you called it a characteris- the signatures of Mr. Messer and was offered. When defeat was! Dosing along the West River to tic. I never agreed with that, but Mr. Black are genuine and that Wuchow. This hasty retreat "is the it was your evidence. It always they have been obtained by a trick. faving the gunboats escape was attempted toward Whampoa into result of the sudden appearance of struck me as a remarkable state That is the hypothesis which the
General Every exit was. the open Bea. blocked and the guaboats had no troops near Kweilin, Kwangsi's ment and I challenged you very defence puts forward and asks the
General severely on the point. That state-jury to accept 1-Yes. choice but to retreat into White second line of defence.
Upon the three disputed cheques Goose Bay.
Fan Shek Shang, a subordinate of ment was wrong I meant "fea-
Would I be right in saying that to you, which I may take it can't General Chen Teai Tong at, once Ping Lok and completely severed
went through 10,000 cheques, and are the "three admitted facts. You Koi, Mayer of Canton, the Shameen Wuchow and Kweilin. This is very
you have examined them for some accept them 7-Yes. Consular Body to urder all the portentious for the Kwangs cause,
reason or other I-Yes. foreign gunboate and mercantils and has precipitated the sudden
Do you think the defence hypo- vessels to leave White Goose Bay withdrawal of all its troops. in oc-
You see
the three disputed thesis by any stretching, can be so as to allow the bombing planes tupation of the West River. 40 resume their attack without en wangtung forces are now advanc. cheques and you notice, do you not, made to cover the three facts 1-Am
ing towards Shishing, Dosing and that the position of the "B" in I called upon to give an answer? dangering foreign lives and pro.
the West River Black is mathematically and pre- His Lordship: You can say you perty, or ise to ask all the rebel other points on
adversaries. cisely in the same spot in each are not in a position to answer. gunboats thus lodged there to leave evacuated by their
Mr. Potter (to witness): Try to the Bay so as to enable the fight The Kwangsi troops, along the case-Yes.
North River are also reported to "to go on to a finish,"
The downstroke of the "T" is to forget you are an expert, and that be retreating towards Wuchow to the right of a vertical line in each I am a counsel. Let us talk man Through the good offices of Mr. Douglas Jerkins, the American stem the advance of Ho Chien's case, and there is at the end of the to man... Can you suggest any con- and on the following day use the Consul-General, and the commander forces.
cross stroke of the "T" a down-ceivable reason why, if Tsang is in of an American gunboat in the Canton is breathing more freely ward line, cailed rather loosely a this swindle, those three should be harbour, it was finally agreed that now because of these evacuations of tick 1-Yes.
three cheques stolen from the These three points appear in the Treasury. I have been asking for Vice Admiral Shi Chung Lau, the the Kwangsi troops. There is, how- leader of the premature revols, and
an answer to this since the last ever, some fear that Li Me Tze, suspected cheques ?—Yes. All the high officers of the rebel former subordinate of General Hsu
I put it to you that out of the case. If Tsang is in the swindle subcats should be permitted to King Tong, is advancing towards whole 18,000 cheques signed by Mr. why, in the name of goodness, were leave Canton for Hong Kong un-the city from the East River dis-Messer and Mr. Black, there is not so cheques stolen? Can you sug. molested, and that all the rebel tricts.
a aingle cheque 'to be found con-gest an answer --No. gimboats "should surrender to the
taining those three points except Mr. Potter: I can't give an an- these three 1-They are not found swer. To use a phrase of my friend in combination.
who said something was screaming for an auswer. This is also scream Have you found any 1-No.
ing for an answer.
Canton Government.
The earlier report that Vice-
Admiral
Sbi Chung Lan WAL killed
action has proved the erroneous. The American Consul-General and the American commander have undertaken to the guarantes "their safety, for character. Mayor Lia, on behalf of the Canton Government, has urged that Vice Admiral Shi Chung Lau should not be allowed to leave the city until he has turned over his command to the satisfaction to 1ke Government.
RAILWAY BRIDGE
DESTROYED.
CANTON-KOWLOON LINĘ BREAKDOWN.
Suggested Tricks,
Sir Henry Golian:. Is not an an- swer that some cheques might be spoiled
Mr. Potter: Yes, for forgery. Mr. Potter alan asked why Tang "should embark on the stormy sea of trouble" if he was in it.
Highly Speculative." Witness, asked again if he could
Certain trick theories were Aug- gested by the "defence. One was that Mr. Messer sometime signed cheques in blank. The second pos The Nam Chung Pao learns that sibility was that the cheques were according to a report made by the handed to Mr. Block and Mr. staffa of the Canton-Kowlcon Bail Measer with the top parts covered way Burcay, the Canton troops at up, and the third was that they Sheklung, which have declared might only have been partly filled neutral have destroyed the steel in and that later Tsang On Wing give a reason why so cheques were railway bridge at Shektan. «
fraudulently filled them in for larger stolen if Tsang was in the swindle It is understood that communics amounts. I ask you, as on expert said, that that question was highly tion between Canton and Hong witness who comes before us and speculative.
Mr. Potter: The theft of cheques To this the Vico-Admiral agreed, Kong will be considerably affected as a neurologist, if the cheques but he did not trust the Govern- as it is learned that the damage to were put to Mr. Measer and Mr.is entirely consistent with the Gov- ment and asked for the protection the bridge is so considerable that Black and their signatures obtain.trument's case 1-Yes. of the American Consulate. He it will take months to repair. ed by any one of these three tricks would you expect their ordinary normal signatures Yes.
NO TRUST IN GOVERNMENT.
* Practised, Writing,” Mr. Potter asked witness to look at the endorsements on the backs! of the three disputed cheques and asked whether he thought it way. possible, for a man to go into three different banks and open accounts vithout considerable "preparation, same three signatures for drawing cheques.
a matter of a man changing his Witness replied that it was mere-
hand.
Mr. Potter said' he would hate to
open an account one day in a name not his own and go on the follow- ing day and emulate the same writ- ng. He asked witness whether this could be done without preparation.
Professor Shellshear replied that he did not say without some pre paration.
Mr. Potter: What preparation? -Practising writing.
Witness did not agree that a man ture his own as Carvalho Yeo made could easily make Mr. Black's signa-
three signatures his own in open- ing the three banking accounts.
Dealing with Tsang On Wing's writing, witness said he believed the writing in the bodies to be Taang's natural, genuine, and undis guised writing, and suggested that the block "z" in Katz and the "k" in Tak were attempts to disguise the writing.
Witness Withdraws Suggestion. Have you found any case on Mr.
After being reminded that he Black's signature where the pen pressure was on the top of the had not said this at the criminal There is no reason why a trick cross stroke or on the right hand trial, witness withdrew the sugges- should cause a departure from a side of the "Of course, there tion, agreeing with Mr. Potter it man's confirmed habits for in- ia pressure there. I have not seen was not a fair point to go to the. stance Yes, it raay.
any with pressure greater on the jury to indicate criminality on the During the last ten days; there In what way 1-I am not suggest right but there may be some. A part of Tsang.
Mr. Potter: Is is not remarkable pen to him had he slept elsewhere. has been extensive movements of ing the signatures were done any slight alternation is posture might
that Yeo, the man admittedly in He and some of his subordinates troops along the Cariton-Hankow of these wars.. I have no evidence, change it..
Doesn't that show how. wholly the swindle, should use that block will be permitted to leave the city Railway. Railway service between But the possibility may exist of the
not being in the undependable pen pressure is -Iz, whereas Tsang has never been unmolested just as soon as he has Canton and Shiukwan, the gateway word cashier' completed his surrender to the of Northern Kwangtung, has been same alignment and the signatures regard it as one of the most dis-known to use it up to date? satisfaction of the Government.
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might follow the writing above. tinguishing features of writing..
asked for permission to gö, back to
his gunboat to carry the messäge
to his subordinates.
The permia-
sion was granted, and he went back to the gunboat but slept last night
on board an American gunboat for fear something untoward might hap
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