THE SITUATION IN CANTON.
WEST RIVER MINED.
NEW CAUSE FOR UNEASINESS.
EFROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]
OASTON, May 31.
A bombing 'plane piloted by General Chang Wai Cheung, head of the Canten. Aviation Depart meat, flew to Wuchow yesterday. The city appeared to be calm.
The West River, from Chicken Coop Beach up to Wuchow has been not only mid, but obstruct ed by huge piles of logs. Heavy artillery has also been mounted on both sides of the river back.
KWANGSI'S RETREAT. Pei Chung Hsi, who was errone ously ropörted to have died of wounds, presided over a military conclave in Wuchow. It was de cided to retreat into Kweichow and Yunnan through Luchow, city il Wuchow should fall. Yunnan, in this event, will be the base of future military operations.
Canton reports are that some Kwangsi troop in Wuchow have révolted and joined hands with the "Hainanese under General Fan She
Shang.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1929.
KWANGSI LEADERS THE WATER FAMINE. ROUND THE POLICE
WANT PEACE? ...
NEGOTIATIONS IN HONG KONG.
דיי
FIGHTING EXPECTED AT.
DOSING,
According to the Industrial and Commercial Daily Press the "big Tsung Jen, Pei Chung Hsi "and three of the Kwangsi party, Li Wong Saiu Hung.. are seeking to arrive at a peaceful settlement of the war. They state that they have heen moved to do so by the fact that the Nanking. Government has seat Kwangsi men to attack their native province and every effort should be made to avert actual fighting between fellow provincials
They have sent delegates to con fer with the leaders of the Canton-
MORE TANKS AND IMPORTED - SUPPLY.
*
H.E. THE GOVERNOR'S. PROMISE TO DR. KOTEWALL.
In an interview with loca! Press representatives, the Hen. Dr. R
Tso had called on His Excellency H. Kotewall said that he and Dr. the Governor yesterday in cornec tion with the water question, expressed great satisfaction at the way in which His Excellency re ceived the suggestions put forward on behalf of the Chinese com munity.
Не
COURTS,
FORGED, DOCUMENTS?
· KOWLOON?"CASES,
A Chinese was charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with uttering n forged document purporting to
have taken place two years ago. The alleged offence was said to bear the signature of his father.
The defendant denied the charge.
Detective Inspector Fallon said defendant, borrowed $1,000 from
RECENT CHEQUE FORGERY.
RELEASE OF SUSPECTED PERSONS.
IDENTIFICATION FAILURE.
A week ago the Daily Press reported an attempt made at the Chartered Bank to cash a forged
interpreter to Messrs. Russ & Co., been drawn by Mr. Yung Pik Chi, cheque for 91,000 purporting to have
solicitors. When the forgery was detected, after a careful scrutiny, it was found that the man who had
complainant, but this sum was the presented the cheque had disappear- subject of other proceedings. Heed, but subsequently two mon bad also given a promissory note alleged to be implicated in the affair for a sum of 8500 which had since were taken into custody:
document upon which he received $700 and which bore his father's signed by the name but it was parent.
His Excellency," said Dr. Rote been repaid. Defendant was alleg wall," not only readily confirmeded to have handed the complainant the decision of the Water Authority in regard to the opening of the Nanking forces now advancing water-tanks to midnight instead of the West River, and, it is under- stood that the Nanking C.-in-C.,
to 10 p.m., the installation of a few General Yu Tsok Pak, has gone toed districts, and the transportation more street foundations in congest Hong Kong where peace terms will of water from the New Territories be discussed.
to the Island, but also received the proposal to have water brought from outside the Colony with sym pathy and understanding.”
Attacked from West and East. According to the latest reports from the West River the Kwangsi forces are rallying at Dosing and
defence of that place. Should they they are preparing a final effort in
be forced back it is expected that Wuchow will be abandoned.
The defenders are said to have
New Territory Supply. Proceeding, Dr. Kotewall said:
Mr. Purves who, with the Hon. "When His Excellency was told by
Director of Public Works was also present at the interview, that it
mined the West River, but no i would be fourteen days before say formation is available as to where that has been done.
It is rumoured that considerable uneasiness is being felt in Canton over the presence of the recently arrived "Nacking" troops, a large Meanwhile the Yunnanese troops. proportion of whom are still in under General Lung Yun are ad Whampon. The commanders asked vancing steadily into Kwangsi.
disappeared and recently returned After borrowing the money he
to the Colony. The complainant found him in Hong Kong and they went together to the Taumati Police Station where the defendant was detained:
The hearing was adjourned till next Friday.
WORTHLESS WOOD.
whyte Smith for stealing four pieces A Chinese was convicted by Mr.
proceeding and Bank clerks have Police investigations have been
been called to attend an identifica- tion parade. It is understood that the result has not been satisfactory and that the person who presented
been definitely identified. The police the cheque at the counter has not
are therefore not proceeding with the case and have released the two
inen,
CENTRAL MAGISTRACY.
"A FAMILY PRIVILEGE.
behaviour, namely, fighting another When charged before Major C. Willson yesterday with disorderly | of the water now running to waste on the mainland could be brought of wood from No. 1, Salisbury man, a Chinese sought to justify his of Mr. action by explaining that the man over here owing to the structural Avenue, the residence- work which would have to be car- Clement Yau, and sentenced to two whom he "was attacking was his ried out, including the laying of a months' hard labour. Two persons nephew. The dispute, according to that their men should be allowed They have captured Anshuafu and 1,000-foot pipe and the construction came forward to, claim the wood but the Police, was about the ownership to encamp in Canton, but the de-are threatening Kweiyang.
of a pier about 600 feet long. His the question was settled when one of a certain pair of shoes. His Wor- Excellency at once said that the of the claimants remarked that he ship bound both men over and worn- delay was unfortunate though in-placed no value on the wood, and ed them to keep their tempers in
mand was flatly refused by General
Chen Trai Tong who feared that
these troops might prove to be
traitors.
TRAFFIC TICKETS
STOLEN.
CHINESE WOMAN
· SWINDLED. ·
BAILIFF'S WATCHMEN BEFORE COURT.
Two Chinese, described as bailiff's watchmen were charged before Mr. RECEIVER SENT TO PRISONE W. Hamilton yesterday with con
A GOVERNMENT LOSS,
Before Major C. Willson at Central Magistracy, yesterday a Chinese employee of the Kowloon Motor 'Bus Company was charged with the theft of fourteen books
spiracy to defraud a Chinese woman
of $77, or alternatively with being
accessories.
One of the men was represented bỷ Mr. F... X.- D'Almada, Jr., who asked for a remand om bail." This was granted and bail of 8500 being allowed to each of the defendants.
evitable, and asked whether nothing could be done during those four- teen days to obtain, water from elsewhere. Mr. Purves said that if there were a good shower, much water, and pure water, could be taken from the Shing Mun pipe and brought over here, in addition to the 500,000 gallons a day which
could be collected from the streams
allowed the other to take it.
A
ONLY TWO TINS EACH! -
regulation recently issued, states that a water drawer is not to bring more than two receptacles to a street, fountain A Chinese constable found eight tins tied to ether at the fountain in Aberdeen
in different parts of the New Terri-Street and brought a charge of ob- struction against two men who tories?'
claimed them.
Danger of Well Water. Dr. Kotewall and Dr. Tso then asked His Excellency whether the old public wells could be restored
When the case came before Mr. Whyte Smith, the defendants brought called two other men who said they were the carriers of the other two tins. The defendants were fakis of a tea shop and their master also testified that the four people every available drop of men belonged to his establishment. water, he was afraid of an epidemic The Magistrate dismissed the
of Star Ferry Company's tickets It is said that the defendants and more private wells opened. and twenty books of Kowloon called at the woman's home at Shau-His Excellency replied that while Motor 'Bua Company tickets from kiwah to press for the payment of he was anxious to secure for the the office of Mr. D. W. Waterton rent. She handed a fellow a sum on the fourth floor of the Fire which she thought would cover the Station Building. An alternate amount in" dispute. charge of unlawful receiving a also brought against the defen
dant
M, Waterton, giving evidence,
of water-borne diseases, such as case watchmen came to her with the story
Subsequently, the two bailiff's cholers and typhoid: His Excel- that her agent had got into trouble leney added: "If the Director of with the police and wanted her to Medical and Sanitary Services re- bail him out. She believed the ported to him that the water of story and gave them 850, the
SNATCHING.
A sentence of four months' hard
stated that the value of the miss amount indicated as the bail rey particular well was good, he labour and eight strokes of the birch
ing tickets was 8150 and that they were stolen from a cabinet in his room, the thief having forced a Yale lock
The chief cashier of the Kowloon Motor 'Bus Company stated that the defendant on finishing duty.on the night of May 20, húnded in 53 tickets which had been sold to the Public Works Department for use by Government
servants. had instructions from the mana- ger to keep an eye on these tickets and notified the manager the next morning to the effect that she de- fendant had turned in as many as fifty three tickets.
He
quired. Her agent has not been would allow that well to be used." seen since.
Dr. Tao is now taking up the mat ter with the Hon. Dr. Wellington.
SPEEDING ON CAINE ROAD.
Any Practical Suggestión Welcomed."
It was also pointed out to His Excellency by the delegation that even when 500,000 gallons of water a.day were brought over from the Mainland, the people would still be
20 M.P.H. NOT ALLOWED. For speeding on Caine Road and when called upon to do so by a for failing to produce his license Police Officer, Mr. B. H. Schroter was summoned, before Mr. E. W. on a ration of considerably less Hamilton at Central Magistracy than half of what they get during yesterday.
normal time. We also asked His Excellency, continued Dr. Kote- wall, to have water brought down from Canton and other places out- side the Colony." His Excellency replied that he would be prepared to sanction any scheme provided that it was practicable and would not spread disease. He considers that such an undertaking is ode for the Government, and that it should be done at Government ex- pense, and not left to any private charitable organisations.
Mr. Schorter said that he was doing about 18 to 50 miles and hour had, had no idea that this was speeding." He added that he had been given to understand that 20 The Manager of the Kowloon m.p.h. was allowed on Caine Road.
A caution, was registered on the Motor Bus Company said that he charge of speeding and on the re examined the tickets which the demaining charge a fine of 85 was im fendant turned in. He found that posed.
forty of them were in sequence
AUCTION.
SALE AT OVER HALF À
MILLION DOLLARS.
numbers and, when the defendant QUEEN'S ROAD PROPERTY reported for duty the next day he was questioned. Defendant ad- mitted that he had purchased the tickets from a man for $1.60 The face value of the tickets was 82 and defendant said he wanted to make forty cents out of the Com- pany. He was arrested.
Government. Decisions.
was imposed by Mr.. Whyte Smith on a Chinese who pleaded guilty to snatching a rattan bangle from a child, while it was being carried on its mother's back...
The defendant gave his age as 16, but this was obviously a false hood, the intention being to escape the birch.
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fature.
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TRAFFIC IN FORGED NOTES..
Four Northern Chinese who were arrested for possession of false Chinese banknotes were discharged at the Central Magistracy yesterday. by Mr. E. W. Hamilton. They had tendered the notes to, s. West Point money charger who refused them. The Chinese detective who saw the incident and brought about the ar- rest of the men was commended by his Worship for his prompt action.
Worship stated that although he In discharging the defendant, his
believed the defendants brought the
tes into the Colony to mit a criminal act, he had to give them the benefit of the" doubt and had to discharge them. The potes were ordered to be confiscated.
-com-
SEQUEL TO THEFT OF ARMY STORES.
Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton a Chinese was charged with receiving stolen property, namely, 125 lbs. of tea and 120 tins of preserved mect. Their value was put at $150 and they were said to be part of stores, worth $450, which had been stolen from the storehouse of the R.A.S.C. Supply Depot, in Queen's Road East, some time ago. A remand of one week was granted.
Three Chinese women, one a mis-
now in course of construction by the Government for the reception "ALLEGED "WHITE SLAVE of water to be brought over from the Mainland, will be erected at suitable points along the Praya for imported water, Dr. Kote-tress of a "house" were charged wall and Dr. Tea have at their before Mr. T. 8. Whyte Smith at own' request been 'allowed to make arrangements for the ex- Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with peditious construction of these assisting in the sale of a Chinese additional tanks at the expense girl for an unlawful purpose. of the Government so as to re- lieve the already, over-worked Water Authority.
you will see," said. Dr.
Mr. H. R. Butters, of the Secre tariat for Chinese Affairs, prosecut Kotewall, the Government plan is ed, and Mr. D. H. Blake appeared to discharge imported water into for defendants. these tanks, but if anyone has a scheme which would obviate the
The complainant said that her necessity of such tanks and avoid home was in Kongmoon and she was waste of water, Dr. Teo and I brought to Hong Kong to find work After some discussion the follow-would be glad to study it and if and later to get a husband. She
we find it practicable, forward it decisions were reached:-
for the consideration of the Govern lived with the second. defendant (1) The Director of Public | ment.”
until May 2nd, when she was taken Works is to make arrangements Concluding, Dr. Kotewall said to a brothel in Yaumati and sold with shipping companies for that His Excellency had, practically to the mistress. She ran away on bringing water to the Island as granted, all the requests of the bellast, not only from Canton.but Chinese community made through May 11 and told her grandmother also from other places.
Dr. Tap and him, with the orcep what had happened to her. tion of the opening of the wells.
Inland Lot No. 7 was sold by public auction by Mr. E. V. M. R. de Souse at the China Auction Rooms yesterday and attracted aing large number of prospective buyers. Asked if he had anything to The lot comprises valuable lease- say, defendant frankly admitted bold properties in boe business section of the town, bearing Nos. that he had purchased the bus 62, 64, 60 and 63, Queen's Road tickets from a stranger and had Central, and 19′ and 91, Stanley intended to make forty cents pro-Street, the total area being 10,910
aquare feet.
St out of it. He denied stealing Bidding started at 8500,000 and the tickets lost from Mr. Water proceeded briskly by $1,000 and Occasionally 82,000 increases. The Sentence of six weeks hard rental Investment Co., Ltd. De
came the eventual owners of the lot. labour was passed.
nt $540,000.
(2) Such water is to be chlori- nated or otherwise sterilised during the voyage to Hong Kong
so as to save time.
which is still under consideration;
Mr. Blake in cross-examination,
and that he was sure the public pat it to the girl that she stole s would be grateful fallin. Feruelancon of moun usa Tud coumor for the sympathetic and ready tanks. over and above the five manner in which he has dealt with to Hong Kong,
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