BRIGANDS AND COMMUNISTS.
PICKED TROOPS SENT TO KWANGTUNG BORDER.
HUNAN AND FUKIEN TO HELP IN CAMPAIGN.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]
CANTON'S WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
RIOT AT THE HOSPITAL.
HATED COLLEAGUE HUNTED
'THROUGH STREETS.
[FROM CCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}
THE HONG KONG
OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY.
ESTATE OF THE LATE MR. H. P. WHITE.
$37,200 IN THE COLONY.
DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1,. 1929.
POLICE AND FIRST ROUND THE COURTS.
AID.
AN INQUEST STATEMENT.
SEQUEL TO BATHING FATALITY,
An inquest was opened at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday into the death of a little Chinese boy who was drowned on July 16 whilst bathing in a quarry pool at Shum
Coroner, was assisted by a jury Mr. T, S. Whyte-Smith, the
comprising of Messrs. Austin,
Atkine and Silkstone.
Estate worth $37,200 was left by Mr. H. P. White, manager of Messrs. Douglas, Lapraik & Coma- CANTON, July 31.
pany, who died on February 28 at A somewhat ridiculous " CANTON, July 31.
scrap,"
the age of 68. A petition for pro-Shui Po. which, however, cost one man bis bate of deceased's wil! has been The Canton authorities, in con life, broke out in the Military Hos-granted to Mr. A. H. White, of junction with those of Fukien and pital in Man Tak Road. During Prince's Building, the sole executor, Hunsa, have planned a joint com the evening ment a free fight sud- paign against brigands and Con- denly broke out between a number Lapraik & Company in Hong Kong The business of Mesars. Douglas, munists on the Kwangtung-Human-e convalescent soldiers. In the and Amoy is bequeathed to Mr. A. Fukien border. These desperadoes melee, in which sticks, rice bowls, H. White, subject to payment of under Chu Tak and Mo Chak Tung, and furniture were used as weapons, certain legacies out of the proats are still several thousand strong and one man had his skull fractured and of the arm. are fairly well organized and equip divd immediately and three others ped. They are gathered from the were very seriously injured. It ap- remnants of the Communist force pears that the patients have been i
divided into two bitterly hostile under Họ Lung and In Ting VT Eastern Kwangsung, various ban- factions and brawls had been fre- Can-quest
dits, and Communist workers,
-on
ton has time and again despatched The authorities tried to stop the expeditions against them but scght but with a little successs that far with very little success, Only the struggle was at its Gerest when second rate troops have been und a strong detachment of gendarnes this service and the brigand arrived in a couple of cars in on force has always managed to get swer to an urgent 'phone message. away to mountain fastnesses. Their The combatants were separated cruelties have been abominable and they have terrorised the whole of the big area where they have operated.
NO RISKS!
and the men told to behave them- selves. So little attention did they pay to this instruction that no sooner had the gendarmes aped! away in their care than that they were at it again more viciously Canton is now despatching Home
than ever. One man, who was evi- of its best troops with Colonel Chen) Wai Yuen, a brother of General dently unpopular in the sick ward, Chen Tsai, Tung, in command in the slipped out of the place, but was East River Districts. From the Wast River Colonels Kin Han Ding and Wang Kwain are advancing towards
Shiukwan and from there into the mountains. Simultaneous with the
Canton expedition, Fukien will send a unit under General Chang Ching eastward to co-operate. A strong force will also march down from Hunan border. The drive will start On August 5
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The local authorities are of the opinion that, in view of the critical situation in Manchuria, these out- laws and Communists
must be
chased by an angry mob of fairly rigorous convalescents from street
to street, till be finally dashed into No. 3 police station for protection.
The angry mob were refused ́ad- wittance and surged round the Fortunately the front door held fast station yelling threats and curses.
against kicks and blows and after an hour's shouting the wounded heroes gradually dispersed.
MARSHAL LI TSAI HSIN STILL A PRISONER.
EDITH E. RANDALL.
Another will proved in the. Pro-
Division bate
of the Supreme Court was that of Edith E. Ran dall, formerly of Boscombe, and who died on January 7 at St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex. Deceased leit net personal estate in England worth £13,567.
Property worth $20,600 was left in the Colony, and in this connee tion Mr. D. J. Lewis, solicitor, has been granted resealing of a certi fied copy of probate of the will,
Among the bequests. which are mostly made to members af de ceased's family, is a legacy of £200 to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals free of duty.
WATER STILL FLOWING
KOWLOON RECEPTION RESERVOIR OVERFLOWS,
Shui Po Police Station who was Inspector Hoare of the Shum
in charge of the case informed his Worship at the opening of the bearing that the case involved two police officers who did not know anything about ärst aid and arti ficial respiration. They were the arst policemen to arrive at the spot after the body had been brought, out of the pool. Inspector Hoare remarked that First Aid lessons were started for Indian and Chinese policemen some four years ago and about 70 per cent.
of the Asiatic Force had since qualised. The two police officers in question were, utfortunately, unqualifed.
Instruction Difficulties. There were two main reason why all the Force could not be taught at once, namely, the very large number of Chinese and Indian police and the inability of a very large number posted in the out- points of the Colony to get to the IN.Training School to attend classes,
No rainfall was recorded at the Island reservolts during the 21 hours ending at 7 a.m. yesterday, but there was a further gain of! 13 million gallons, making the total etorage 1,017 million gallons.
eliminated. There are to be no more THE OBDURACY OF CHIANG rain, and in this case there will
half-hearted efforts and the job should be finished in a month.
MORE ANTI-SOVIET DEMONSTRATIONS.
MOVEMENT SPREADS UP- COUNTRY.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
KAI SHEK.
These classes were held through out the year and it is hoped to have the remaining 30 per cent. qualified within twelve months. All European police officers are, of course, qualified in first aid...
Furthermore, it required 10 weeks
to three months for
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COUNTERFEIT COINS.
A raid carried out by detectives on No. 75, Wai Ching' Street, on Monday, resulted in the arrest of three persons and the discovery of 778 counterfeit ten-cent pieces.
were
The persona arrested father and son who occupied the cubicle where the counterfeit: coins were discovered, and the principâl tenant of the house.
The coins were found in a hole in
father and son the golire found an the wall behind a calendar. On both!
unusually large number of five-cont pieces, and it is suspected these were cbtained by the two defend ants in change from street hawkers who had been victimised.
His Worship asked if the cale was not serious 'enough for com- mittal and was told that that would have been the coarse bad any moulds been found.
to
The Magistrate sentenced the twelve months' hard father labour, discharging the son and the principal tenant,
Á PUZZLE FOR THE COURT.
When a Chinese junk-master was
charged with possession of 30 pack
ages of tobacco on board a junk at Capsulmoon Pass, he pleaded guilty to possession but explained that he was on his way to place in Chinese territory, and was only passing through British waters.
The junk was stopped at Capsui- moon Pass, and Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, who heard the case, observed ordinary, and he would have to con that the point raised was out of the salt authorities. It appeared to his Worship that a legal point was in volved, and he therefore ordered a
remand for 24 hours.
OBSTRUCTION IN MARKET.
Fourteen stallholders at the veget able market in Reclamation Street were brought before Mr. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magistracy for
obstruction.
It was stated that
they vied with each other in secur ing a foremost position, and grad- an Asiaticully encroached on the highway. member of the Force to qualify for the test.
Inspector Hoare concluded with the remark that he hoped that this explanation would exonerate the which might arise over this matter. Police Force from any criticisms
Since Monday night, Tytam By wash has been taking the overflow from Tytam reservoir. It is not ful: yet, but will be so by to-day even if there has been no further
After evidence had been given, not be much of an overflow for the hearing was adjourned until Tytam Tuk to take over.
Wednesday, August 14. when the Approximately one-third of anjury will visit the scene of the inch rainfall was recorded in Kew-fatality with a P.W.D. official and loon reservoir areas during the 94 the Chinese contractor on the site. hours. There was a gain of 16 mil Plans of the pot will also be lion gallons since Monday, and the produced by the P.W.D. total storage was 413 million gal-
ious.
At the main dam of Kowloon
The Sanitary Department had taken
out the summons because some- thing had to be done to check this competition, which rendered the thoroughfare impassible.
Fines of $4 each were imposed by the Magistrate.
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ILLICIT OPIUM.
A Chinese woman living at, 33,
Wai Ching Street, was brought up at the Kowloon Magistracy on charges of possession of eight taels of raw opium and nine tnels of, prepared opium. She pleaded guilty and was fined 8340 or one month's
For possession of the prepared opium she was fined $1,080 or in default, six months' imprisonment.
reservoir the water is foot 9 A THREE-CORNERED LOAN. imprisonment on the first count.
inches below overflow. Some water.
Kowloon reservoir, but not as much flows from Shing Mua River into
as the P.W.D," would like. Kow- loon reception reservoir is also All-
According to official reports. Mar- shali Tsai sin is still in close custody at Tangshan. His former companion, Mr. Wu Tze Hui, with whom he used to read the classics and play chess, has left him, so the former dictator of Canton is now leading a very lonely existance. Chiang Kai Shek promised to" re- lease his former Chief-of-Staff after the Kwangsi cliqué" had beened from Shing Mun and has been CANTON, July 31. eliminated, but he shows no inclina Anti-Soviet demonstrations are tion to redeem this pledge.
Marshal Li's former colleagues in being staged in the interior of Kwangtung notably at Kongmoon, Canton, Generals Chen Ming Shu, Fatsban, Toishan and Sunwui. As Chen Tsai Tong, Li Yang King and at Canton laat Wednesday, there others have sent a joint telegram were "parades, shouting of slogans asking that he should be set free and furious speeches against the A number of influential persons at Soviet Government. There were also Nanking, are working for the same handbills, bannera and posters end, but Chiang Kai Shek so far Cartoons were much in evidence. finds himself unable to comply Oficials and soldiers were to the Nor, is it thought likely, will be be fore at these efforts. Wuchow has able to change his attitude in the also staged an anti-Soviet demon- near future. stration.
KWANGTUNG AND KWANGSI ARMY.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]
CURIOUS CASE IN COURT,
A Chinese who was sued under the name of K. U. Leung at the overflowing for some weeks. When Summary Court yesterday before the new bywash dam at Kowloon the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice reservoir is finished more Shina un water can be get in there: Work on this, however, has only just commenced.
Mr. Henderson Expected in September.
4*
Director of Public Works, who is Mr. R. M. Henderson, Assistant in England carrying through nego tiations with Whitehall and various engineering firms in connection with the Colony's improved water works scheme and the harbour pipe- line, is expected back on Septem ber 10, and the first consignment of harbour pipes will probably be here
at the end of that month.
Water for Ships.
THE LATE MR. H. J. LOVE. is suggested by the announcement The easing of the water situation of the Water Emergency Commit- tee, through Mr. House. their Secretary, to the effect that ship- ping supplies of water are now available through the Water Boat Companies at the usual rates,
FUNERAL SERVICE AT
torium,
HAPPY VALLEY,
JUNK RAMMED IN
HARBOUR.
EARLY MORNING INCIDENT IN ORNTRAL' FAIRWAY.
GIRL SENT TO S.C.A.
The smail girl who was arrested Wood) denied that he was, one of recently for being in possession of the three signatories to a promisa quantity of opium was discharged sory note" He declared his name by Mr. E. W Hamilton yesterday, was Y. S. Ling, and denied all after the latter had warned her not knowledge of the plaintiff.
to be caught again with opium in Sapooran Singh, who claimed her possession, His Worship stated Indian witnesses to say that they the girl to prison she came up 3345 under the writ, brought two that he would not hesitate to send saw defendant sign the promissory again. note. The second signatory. Fung Shiu Hay, could not be found, and the third, Li Kim, was stated to
have gons bankrupt.
Mr. J. Wiltshire, baili of the Supreme Court, gave evidence of serving the writ on defendant, who, he said, ran away through the back door on seeing him approach with the moneylender. Witness knew him as Y. S Ling.
Plaintiff undertook to subpona Li Kim, and the case was put over until Friday..
AGED ABERDEEN COUPLE ROBBED.
TWO ARRESTS FOLLOW.
The
to
Magistrate suggested Revenue Officer Grimmitt that the girl had better to taken to the
S.C.A., as otherwise she would prob ably go back to her old ways.
The Revenue Officer promised to see to the matter.
THE EUROPEAN Y.M.C.A.
AUGUST ARRANGEMENTS.
THE QUIET HOUR.
Speakers-August 4, Mr.. J. H Hunt; August 11, Rev. C. H Hewitt, MA, RN, Chaplain, F.M.S. Tamar; August 15, Mr. Y. H. Tano, M.A., General Secretary, Chinese Y.M.C.A.; August 25, Rev. G. Foster, M.A., Canton Theol. College.
A Flannel Dance will be held at
The funeral of Mr. H. J. Lore, late Wireless Superintendent of Butterfeld & Swire, took place at CANTON, July 31.
the Protestant Cemetery, Happy According to information from
Valley. yesterday afternoon. The military circles, the two Kwangs Very Rev. A. Swann, the Dean of
An aged villager and his wife are to have nine Divisions of troops St. John's Cathedral took the ser-
living out at Aberdeen were victim ised by two armed robbers who
The Association Meeting is held Most of these will be supported by vice in the Chapel, after which the
visited their but at midnight on in the lounge every Sunday evening and remain in Kwangtung. One of coffin was takes to the crems
Tuesday. The thieves gained entry at 9 o'clock. According to a report made to by cutting a large hole through
Social and Sporting. the divisions will be under Colonel
the Police by the master of a the matting at the back of the Toi Ting Kai, who has just left large number of people were passenger junk, three persons" em shed. the Canton Sacitorium. Colonel present, among whom were Mr. ployed as fokis on the vessel were While the thieves were in the colli.hut, the villager and his wife were Tso was formerly attached to the H. Little, Messrs. F. W. James, W. thrown into the water in a 11th Army under General Chen C. Innes, A. Hicks, J. M. McHussion with the steam launch King awakened and a struggle ensued. chon, D. Lyle, C. C. Nelson, Capt. Fat in the Harbour yesterday morn- The gallant thieves managed to Ming.Bhu and when Canton first Kennedy, Messrs. W. E. L. Miller, ing. All were picked up, none the overpower the old couple and bind and gag them. They then ransack seemed likely to side with Kwangsi F. A. Kemp, J. L. Adams, Mrs. worse for their immersion.
Whiteley Messre. A. J. J. Martin, The junk was at the time being ed the place and stole, money and he broke away and organized the H. Cousins, R. V. MoIntyre, towed by a steam launch from a property to the value of 898. Second Independent Regiment. J. Whyte, W. Kerr, T. Young, J. B. ship towards Central Market. The As soon as the man could get free he made a report to the Aber (dengrai Chen Tai Tong has order-Chapman, C. C. Roberts, W. O. King Fat ran into the junk-near
whare the Kausing is daan Enline Statica. It is under ed him to increase his forcer to & Campbell, W Bell, and a number anchored.
stood that the police aid their full division in recognition of his of Chinese employees from Messrs. The damage to the junkie esti- hands on two suspects within an
Butterfeld & Swire,
mated at $260.
hour of the report. past services.
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Tennis Club. A knock-out tourna ruent od the hard courts will be held on Thursday, August 18, ät 5.15, p.m..
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