BANDITS STILL ACTIVE.
THE ENROLMENT OF A
CHIEF.
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LOK SUN GUTTED
AMIDSHIPS.
DUE TO SPONTANEOUS
COMBUSTION,
THE SHIP SOLD FOR SCRAP IRON,
.THE HONG KONG DALY PRESS TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1929.
ROUND THE COURTS. CYCLE-OWNER SUES
SHIP'S STEWARD
SUED.
CLAIM FOR MISSING ARTICLES.
PLAINTIFFS NON-SUITED,
At the Summary Court yesterday before the Pulsne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood), the Sai Nam. Steam- ship Company" were plaintiffs in a
STOLE HIS YOUNG NIECE'S
BAIL!
When Revenue Officers raided a Chinese house over the week-end they found a quantity of illicit opium and arrested a young girl who occupied the cubicle where the drug was found.
Not wishing the girl to spend a night in the Police cells, fellow
GARAGE.
ALLEGED UNAUTHORISED
SALE.
SEQUEL TO AN ACCIDENT.
A claim for the retura of a Harley Davidson motor-cycle, or its value stated to be 8675... and $200 compensation for its detention was
said Captain G. D. Arthur, of claim for $980.75 "against Kwous tenants and the girl's relatives rais brought in the Summary Court
CANTON, July 20.
"I have just had a mesage from A sharp fight took place last Friday evening between the Folier Mr. Brayfield Saying that the Lok and a group of bandits in three Sun has been gutted andships," Banns of Tai Sha Tina. The bandits were part of the notorious Measra, Carmichael Clarke, the gang under Lan Tau Fat, who have fated vessel's agents.
"That means the bridge, callin been terrorizing Enst River tradic
have exacting tall from every junk pass accommodation and houts
gone. The ship is still smouldering ing. certain solitary reach near
at the fire is under control." Shektan. Three sapans loaded
Captain Arthur went on to say with drewodd were boarded and a
protection fee of 800 cuanded that while it was quite pasihie The awners of the wood said that that the ship had bren Bred by a they had no money to pay and they marauding gang of pirates or pira- tically minded shermen, a moré begged to be allowed to go to Can- ton for the money and the the gangikely cause of the outbreak was
aceted.
Buc the bandits
battis ensued. were Binally captured.
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mizi agneya pombustion. There was in the bankers, a very
more than esille that this
Everything went well until the samans reached Tai sia Tau inflammal e supply of coal and it front of the 4th Pulier Station, when das of the wars slipped ad qop wet during the fortnight ashore and notified the Police, the ship had been stranded. For
some days there had been no ako. on hoard to take the usual pre- cautions. A NEW REGIMENT)
to the chances of Asked Yuen, Ha Kau, the notorious ex-saving the ship, Captain Arthur bandit-chief who has come to Cansand blunty there was no chance,
It might have been possible to ton to arrange for the incorpors- tion of his followers into the Canton cut her in half like the Tjilelmet. Arug, is still here. The exbanditat it wouldn't he" worth it for a is living the life of a big military ship like the Lok Sun.” fender and has been staying in the Asia Hotel
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Asked how the vessel rate to he strandoi. Captain Arthur aid that the Master would, of course, say i nothing excit at an offrial en-
quing
According to thế” Min Kau Dady Wen, Yuen la -Knu is to be made Colonel of a regiment. The pews,
The currents in that part are paper adds that. his force of 2,000
You often extraordinarily tricky. army men
are encamped, near Tsang Shing City on the East liver, set of of miles an hour, hat you can't always tell which way, awaiting incorporation as regulars of General Chen Tsai Tong's Army. Typhoon weather is apt to play GENERAL CHEN TSAI TONG LEAVES.
the deser with the currents",
Fetches a Fair Price, Despite her somewhat
serioas
Law, a former steward of the stea- mer Charles Hardouia.
Mr. A. E. Hall appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. F. X. d'Almads, jun, was for the defendant.
In outling his case, Mr. Hall ex- plained that certain articles of furniture and utensils were entrust- ed to the defendant by the plaintiffs for use on the sa. "Charles Bar-
douin while defendant was steward,
from January 12 to June 6 this year. Defendant ceased to be the steward of the vessel on the latter
date, and when his successor took“ stock many articles were missing as detailed in the statement of claim. The manager of the plaintif firm
stated in evidence that he instruct ed an assistant to engage & caterer for the European passengers on the vessel, which was chartered by the His in- firm from January 13. structions were that the caterer was to pay rent of "8120 a month. Defendant was engaged as dining room steward, and he was paid a salary for other work connected with the comfort of the passengers.
Monthly Wage of Ten Cents. In cross-examination, witness ad- mitted that the defendant's wages were only ten cents Ž month. Some, get that much and some mere," said witness. He added that
the steward would make a proft by selling the meals at a higher price than that fixed by the firm.
Evidence of the alleged shortages
ed $300 which was required to bail yesterday before the Puisne Judge the girl out. The money was hand-(Mr. Justice Wood).
Mr. F. H. Loseby represented the ed to the girl's uncle, who, instead
of taking it to the Police Station, plaintiff, Leung Yuen Chan, of Laichikok Road, Shamshuipo, and Mr. F. X. d'Almada, jun., appear..
absconded with it.
The trick was particularly mean, as some of the relatives and neighed for the defendant, the proprie bours had to pawn their belonging tor of the Tai Yau Garage, Causé,
way Bay. to raise the money.
The girl was fined 850 yesterday
The plaintiff's case was that he by Mr. E. W. Hamilton or in de bought the cycle new in December fault five months' imprisonment; last and a fortnight later the ma Tang of the fine was, accord.chine was damaged in an accident ing to the bench about half the on Shankiwan Road. Plaintiff was amount the girl would have had to injured and had been in hospital Pay on the ordinary scale of fines for two months. It was ascertain- for opium effences, but the uncle's ed later that the defendant sold theft had been taken into considera. the machine ou instructions alleged to have been given by Ah Kwong, plaintiff's partner, but without plaintiff's consent.
tion.
The authorities indicated that they hoped to lay their hands on the girl's uncle before long.
UNTRUTHS!
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Revenue Offoers were led a dance by little Chicese girl whom they arrested recently in possession of 36 taels of illicit opium. The child alleged that she was engaged to carry the opium, by a man who was still at large. Attempts to get the girl to disclose her employers led to the officers searching for two fictitious addresses. Finally the girl led the officers to a street where they got hold of her brother, who turned out, however, to be as un
in the stock was given by defen-truthful as the girl. The girl has been sent to the Secretary for Chia es Affairs as she has no parents.
dant's successor, who found diffi
After hearing evidence his Lord- ship said he thought he was bound to find for the defendunt, as it was clear he had acted on instructions to sell the machine.
Polat of Reasonable Cost."
Mr. Losoby remarked there was the point as to whether it was sold
at a reasonable cost.
His Lordship-Why do you claim 8678
Mr. Loseby:-It was simply a question of evidence, and it was the only figure I could prove.
His Lordship --At the most, the
defendant is liable for the value of te article as he received it. The value, as he received it, was sõine-
thing very much less than 8675.
General then Tsai Tong has left disadvantages the Lok Sen found culty in explaining satisfactorily The necessary remand was granted don't gain the sympathy of the
Canton for Nanking. He experts
brisk biders when she was put up
·
to irave Hong Kong by the ss. for auction sesterday by Messi Empress of France. Accompanying Lammert Bras. Starting at $1,000 Lin the price was raised to $11.900 the General" will be Mr. Chung, a member of the Provincial] when the ship was" knocked down Government of Kwangtung, and his to the Sun Fat Co, of 640, Canton Buretary, Mr. Tang at Tai. Read. The vessel's dimensions are: General Chen expects to return to Length, 254 feet; breadth 7.9, feet, Canton as 3000 As the Xanking depth" feet and her nett tonnage Military Conference is over. Meun is 1,044 while Mr. Li King Pang will carry on the military affairs of Kwang- tung during his absence.
CHEN TSAI TONG PASSES THROUGH.
General Chen, Tsai Tong, the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwang. tung Forces, arrived in Hong Kong alward the gunboat. Chungsban yesterday afternoon e roule to "Sanking to attend the Disbandment and Reorganization Conference. He will sail to-day on the Presi- <dent Jackson for Shanghai...
BANDITS IN HONAN.
NOT WANTED IN ARMY.
Peping.-General
Lia
Chen
CLEVER POLICE WORK.
CITY STORE BURGLARS
ARRESTED.
BIG JEWEL HAUL RECOVERED.
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the items in the inventory. Wit- ness said that he had beard defen. dant's name, but he had never had any dealings with him. Prior to June 6 when defendant was dis- missed, witness took stock together with a foki of the defendant,
Case for Plaintif Not Clear. In giving judgment his Lordship commented on the very doubtful nature of the case. No demand for the goods had been made while the defendant was still in the employ
·1] f the plaintiff firm. Another point wag the unsatisfactory evidence of the second witness, and further the claim was not good as depreciation and allowances for breakages would have to be deduct ed from the amount claimed, which was based on original cost prices
of the articles.
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His Lordship said that under the eircumstances he would non-suit the plaintiffs, with liberty to apply, and give costs to defendant with an order that execution be deferred
fer one month.
"A STRANGE CATCH.
COW IN A FISHING NET.
by Mr. E. W.. Hamilton before whom the child was brought yes terday.
A
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
further charge WGS made against Luis Oliva, & Filipino, who was arrested last week on charges of indecently assaulting Mrs. N. Frailadona and of assaulting her husband at,5 King's Terrace, 2nd door.
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The defendant was brought before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith yesterday and
Detective Sergeant Fitches handled his Worship the new charge against defendant in respect of Mrs. Frailadona under the same Ordinance for the "Protection of Women and Girls."
It was explained that the new charge was in substitution for the original charge of indecent assault, and that the case would be a com- mittal one.
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His Lordship later said:" You
Court by putting up an excessive claim."
Evidence to decide the reasonable prite point
called WILS
from: Sergeant J. Brown, of the trafe police. Witness described the damage done to the machine in the accident, and stated that in his opinion a good second-hand motor- cycle should fetch 50 per cent. of: the price when new,
Judgment was given for the de- fendant with costs.
It was pointed out that the tools bore the Government mark. Defen- dant stated that they had been left on her sampan, by her late husband who was employed on a motor boat.
The two chisels were confiscated but the other articles were ordered to be returned to the defendant.
MEAN SPIRITED FOREMAN
A coalyard coolie of the M. B. K. His Worship remanded the defen-yards in Yaumati was charged be dant til Thursday afternoon when fore Mr. Whyte Smith with assault- the case will be fully gone into: ing a foreman of the yard who was Before leaving the Court defen- described as a man of delicate con- stitution. Defendant said the fore dant asked for the production of man kicked him and he struck back. certain photographs. The police Inspector Fallon intimated that explained that defendant had cer- the complainant had pretended to tain photographs and letters. which be worse than he actually was. He lay on the ground so as to excite might have some bearing on the sympathy. If he had any spirit cases. These together with the wit at all he would have defended him- nesses the defendant wished to call self instead of seeking redress
through the police. would be produced at the hearing.
The defendant wae discharged' with a caution.
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· ANOTHER OBSTRUCTION
4.
Astute defective work on the part of Sergt. J. Murphy and Dergi, Flattery, of the Hong Kong Police, Defendani Involved in Three Cases, led to the early recovery of a baul
Mr. d'Almada explained that the uf $6,000 worth of jewellery sto.eu defendant had already consented to recently from itssrs. Sinceres.
judgment in a claim for provisions When the robbery was reported supplied to the vessel by another last week, these officers were en firm while the defendant was the trusted with the investigations and steward. In a former action the as a result of their enquiries they defendant was given judgment, in found that a certain Chinese had a claim which he brought against been attempting to obtain settings the plaintiffs. His Lordship direct- for a quantity of jade from a jeweled the parties to ase him in Cham- ler's shop at 40, Gage Street, bera this morning.
Further clues led to a ruid on
Hua,
the Arst floor of 10, Gage Street, commandact of the 11 which is occupied by Route army, has sort a tele Here the police found two men gram to the Government in whom they arrested and as a result Naoking urging the adoption of information given by these two. of drastic measures to exterminate men, a search was carried out in D room Ist the Meiehow Hotel, the bandits and other lawless ele- where, two suitcases, que contain
Anything out of the ordinary, YAUMATI MARKET MURDER. ments in Honan,,strongly condemning the jewellery and the other
even an unfortunate coolie who has burglar's implements were discover-split his load of parcels, will im ing the proposal to incorporated
niediately attracs à large crowd of
Inspector Fallon applied for a them into the regular army.
It is interesting to note that the curious Chinese, and probably a It is pointed out that the ma- burglary outfit as of the latest number of busier people who might another week's remand in the case.
Two motor-cyclists, Measts: jority of these lawless elements are design. One implement, described hago enjoyed the spectacle went in which a Chinese is charged with
as a Five-in-one is a clever con-
Huis were being encouraged in following this trivance whch contains a hammer,
past with a shrug of their shoulders the murder of an Indian constable Berruex and Groten when they noticed the crowd on
summoned before Mr. T. 8. Whyte unlawful occupation,, with the ulti-a pick, lever, a screw driver and the Hoi On Wharf at 11 a.m. yes near the Kan Chang Market, Yau- Smith at Kowloon Magistracy for mate object of being accepted and a pair of pliers, Another is an up-terday. Yet if they had pushed mati." It was mentioned that the causing obstruction by leaving their incorporated in the army later. to-date drit with which it is be
News of the fall of Linju, Lon-lieved the thieves gained entry into their way to the front their curio. Crown were trying to secure several oycles over the line previously re- sity would have been rewarded by important" witnesses from the coun- Star Ferry Shed. In view of the served for motorcycles under the ing, Lashan, Paofeng, Mienchi and Messrs. Sinceres.
a sight which might have been the Mentsin and various acts of in- The Police theory is that the inspiration of a useful anecdote! try.
recent alterations made by the human atrocities are now reported. robbers gained entry by making a
It is not often that you can see a
C. 8. P. these are perhaps the last Unless drastic action to exter-hole in the verandah door on the
cow struggling in a fishing net.
summonses in respect of this line. minate them is taken, banditry will third floor of Messrs. Sincere'a.
A herd of cows was being driven
Both defendants admitted the become rampant, Geb, Liu conclud- Once inside they would have had
offence and pleaded that they did ed. Gen. Liu also. sent a circalar no difficulty in finding their way out ashore from the s.8. Kaochow when
The case against mistress not see the sign hoard. Mr. Ber She telegram to Generals Tang Beng through the ordinary doore.
one of them fell overboard.
of 2 sampan who was charg- ruex, remarked that it was only Chi Fang Chen Wu and Han Fu Following the discovery.in the innded right in the middle of a
before Mr. Whyte Smith a few inches long and he did not Chu urging them to take co-opera-Melchow Hotel, the Police returned fishing net which was being spread with unlawful possession of four notice it!" Mr. Groten Huis said tive measures jointly to carry out to No. 40, Gage Street, where they out to dry over his sampan by an
spanners, two chisels and a scrub that he loaned his machine to a an effective campaign for the com arrested the woman occupant and old man. The beast's frantic strug-
bing brush was dismissed by his friend who left it over the line. plete extermination of bandits now her two amohs, all of whom are eles and cries soon attracted a Worship, on the grounds that there The latter had only informed him infesting Honan and Shantung and said to bave been in possession of crowd, but when she was at last
was no evidence that the articles of the summons a few hours ago. bodringumstance sonnige some of the tofu PERRENY ofely landed the net WAR torn to be ablesected at Huld however admit the
The defendants, we "understand, shreds. The Sherman demanded having been stolen.
offence on behalf of his friend.
Both defendants were fined $3.00.
the recommendation to pacify them and accept their surrender for in- corporation into the army.
will appear before Mr. E. W.damages which the owner of the Hamilton to-day.
cow agreed to pay,
ed
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE.
(Continued on next Column.)
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