H.M.S. HERMES OFFICER KILLED.
'PLANE CRASHES INTO HARBOUR.
TWO OBSERVERS RESCUED,
The return yesterday morning of HLM.S. Hermes, the aircraft carrier so well-known in Hong Kong, from her cruise in northern waters bas, "unfortunately, been followed by an aviation accident in which Flying Ocer A. B. Ward, R'A.F., lost his life.
Our representative was informed, on visiting H.M.S. Hermes, that during the morning a Fairy 3D. seaplane of 442 Flight, took off from the ship for a turn round Kai
Tak.
While in a climbing: turn, and only about 50 feet above the water, the machine appeared to spin into the 526, sinking immediately. Boats were at once, lowered and two of the three occupants of the machine were quickly rescued. Flying Officer Ward, the pilot, was,. however, missing.
The machine was subsequently aalved, in a very damaged 'condi- tion, by an Admiralty, tug and it was found that the pilot had been trapped in it and drowned.
The body was subsequently taken ashore and it is understood that the funeral will take place this,
afternoon.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 30, 1929.
THE IRONSIDES" AGAIN.
INVASION OF KWANGTUNG AND HWANGSI BEGUN.
HUNANESE TROOPS SWEPT ASIDE.
BİG COUNTER-ATTACK PREPARED.
While this morning's newspapers at Canton were stating that the "4 Ironsides " had been fought to a standstill in Central HAR, our own correspondant informs us that, later in the day, novi arrived that Chang Fat Tui's men had broken through Ho Chien's defences in Hunan, and were invading the Leung Kwang previneda in two directions...... The idea appears to be to convergo in the North Elver District and sweep down on Canton.
Strong forces are being moved against the invaders and the Canton Government has every confidence in its power to meet the
CANTON THE OBJECTIVE.
Iracu oun own CORRESPONDENT,]
CANTON, October 20,
After a full of about a fortnight Canton was greatly startled to leam that the Ironsides" have broken through General Ho Chien's line of defences based on Paoking. Shea chow and Wukiang in Southern Hunn and arc
invading Kwang and Kwangtung. General
now
ROUND THE COURTS. Ho Chien claims to have inflicted 3,000 casualties on the enemy at the battle of Packing, but the fact re- main that he failed to stem the Ironsides advance.
A CHINESE YOUTH'S BAD
RECORD.
Chang Fat Fui's men are march- ing southward in two directions. One portion of the invading army is entering Kwangsi vid Me Shan and Chan Yuan with Kwailin, as
the immediate objective. The other portion is advancing into Kwang tung and heading for Sunning and Tung On.
Canton-Hankow Railway.
IN KWANGSI.
In Kwangsi General. Lui Woon Im and his colleague General Yang Tang Fai (who both remained loyal to the Central Government in the recent crisis) are pouring troops into Kweilin, and General Lai will himself direct operations. The end Division of Cantonese troops under General Heung Hon, Ping, which is still in Kwangsi, will co-operate with Lui Woon Im The 60th, Can- Division under, Taoi Ting Kai will remain at Wuchow on account of the general uncertainty of the position in the province.
ton,
Strong forces are thus converging upon the remnants of the "Iron- sides" and the Canton Government, which has beaten these troops be- fore, views the situation with every confidence.
PRECAUTIONS IN CANTON.
AN UNSOLVED MYSTERY.
OLD WOMAN KILLED BY A 'BUS OR FALL?
INQUIRY AT
KOWLOON MAGISTRACY.
A very unusual story was told at the inquiry held at Kowloon Magistracy posterday into the circumstances of the death of an old Chinese woman who was found fatally injured on the roadway opposite some Chinese flats in Pik Tin Street, Kowloon City on the night of September 27.
Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith acted na Coroner 'assisted by a Jury. The avidence did not throw much light on the mystery but the Jury without retiring returned a verdict of death by misadventure
Conductor's Denials.
The Medical Evidence. Dr. J. E. Dovey said that he The 'bus conductor said that ho examined the body at the Kowloon Was unaware of anything wrong Mortuary but could find no until the driver swervod and called external scratches. There was,out that someone was lying in the however, bruising on the back The spine was fractured in two places and practically all the ribs on the left side, were fractured The spleen and left elbow were also damaged. Death was certified to bo due to multiple injuries, shock and internal hemorrhage.
Questioned by the Coroner wit nos said that he did not think that the injuries were consistent with a fall but indiented that the deceased had been run over by tefiicle. Witness said that his opinion had been formed by the juries to the back and spleens The bruising indicated that the wheel of a vehicle had mounted the parts of the body referred to the body, passing over to damage and finally damaging the left elbow. Witness considered that the theory that the body had fallen from a height was absurd.
Reard a Thud.
roadway. "He looked out and saw the body. Witnessed denied that anyone called out to him, nor did he wave in reply. He merely look- ed out of the window to sto the body. The driver told him that he did not knock the person down and nothing more was zaid.
·
The Deceased's Son..
The deceased's son said that he lived on the second floor of the flat, in front of the spot where the body was found. On the day in question be returned home from work at 5 p.m. and after the evening meal and bath he took a bed board downs to the street to sleep under the verandah.
mother pa the door. That was Shortly after 0 p.m. he saw his the last time he saw her until he was aroused by voices. Getting up, he saw his mother lying in the roadway. She was still alive but unable to speak. Sho died shortly Jatter.
Witnicas said that he knew of no reuon why his mother should take her life, and although poor they had enough to live on The parapet on the verandah was about 3 feet high.
Coroner's Summing-up.
Mr. A. R. Reynolds of the Kow- A Chinese youth was charged
loon City Tannery, said that on before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at
September 9, at about 10.20 p.m., "Central Magistracy yesterday with
he was setting with his wife on the stealing a purse from 2 maz.
verandah of his house which over Defendant had been convicted
Icoked the road way. Suddenly be cveral times during the last three
Among the civilian population & heard thud as if something heavy years, and indeed had only been.
fgood deal of apprehension is evi-had fallen and looking in the direc out of prison a total of three
caths during that time.
After capturing Kweilin they will dent. They had been lulled into tion of the sound he saw something Defendant, with tears in his probably advance down the Fu thinking that the "Ironsides" had which looked like a heap of clothes.
River. Meanwhile the portion in-been finally, crushed and the reHe ran down to see what it was, In reviewing the evidence the eyes, pleaded that he Was HAR
his wife having remarked that a Coroner said that in spite of the orphan. He had been givenvading Kwangtung. will attempt to appearance of their old "bugey" hawker's licence free, but he had seize the North River and the causes in consequences an added person had been knocked over by a evidence the mystery of the deceas If all fear of them, and belief in their bus. Witness found a woman cd's death remained unsolved. no money with which to start any
fighting powers. That barometer of flying on the ground still alive. There was, also a certain amount business.
Div.-Inspector Macdonald sug
public opinion, the currency, sbow-Fitness sent his watchman to, ring of conflict in the evidence. gested that twelve months hard
ed a further slump, Central Bank up the Kowloon City Police Station medical evidence pointed to labour would de him good, but the
of China" notes being again down and shortly after Inspector Phillips accident with a vehicle and the to about 78 cents to the silver arrived. During this interval a evidence of Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds Magistrate pointed out that the maximum was six months,
dollar. Prior to this news they had young man rushed out of the house supported this theary to some ex- stood at 80 per cent. A further fall opposite and dragged the body tent, as they both stated that they is expected until the situation im- towards the kerb with the inten heard a thud" and saw a bus tion of taking it inside the house pase at the same momment. They proves.
Asked to explain the thud" had undoubtedly connected, the two witness said it sounded like dead things, and in their opinion, it was the 'bua No. 842, which caused the accident; but neither actually saw weight falling.
the accident. They had only assum-
J
Defendant was sentenced to in- prisonment for the full term. N
OPIUM. IN THE SEA, In another case Revenue Ofleer Crimmitt expressed the view that the only way to dent with a certain eines of small boys and to deter child sinngglers was to take serious view of their offences.
Two of these young rogues were charged with obstructing the police in a search for opium. One of the boys had ten tuels and threw it into the harbour when the police began their "search" The other had to taels in his possession.
Mr. Hamilton said that it was pot the slightest good giving sucb boys the hirch. They would have to pay a bigger penalty-8360 fine Tor six months' imprisonment for the first defendant, and six months imprisonment for the other."
JOSS HOUSES AND FRAUD,
In a prosecution by the 5.0.A. against the keeper of a joss, house
in West Point, Mr. L. R. Andrewes told the Magistrate (Mr. Grant ham) that an application made by the defendant, for registration of
goes well in this direction the force in Kwangsi will turn castward and a concentrated drive will be made for Canton itself.
CANTON TROOP MOVE-
MENTS..
The Provincial Government is taking every possible precaution to Communists are again active, The 59th seditious handbills being scattered meet the new menace. Division, under General Ya Han about the streets and posters and Mow, is concentrating at Yingtak cartoons posted on walls and tele- and will march north against the graph poles. These were quickly Ironsides." Yesterday the Canton-torn down by the police and a rigid Harkow Railway was entirely taken search for Communist dens has been Special police patrols over or the military for the transfer (instituted.
out, pedestrians are being of these troops northward. Simulare taneously with the Cantonese ad- searched and wharves specially vance from Yingtak, General Tan guarded. At night precautions aro Tao Yuen of Kiangai is to march even more stringent. The author. westward from Shinkwas, in an ities are determined not to be enveloping movement designed to caught napping and to prevent any catch the "Ironsides" front and repetition of the great Communist
coup of December, 1927. flank.
retaming the articles if he could only be allowed to go."
The offer was not accepted, zad the whole story was told to Mr. Grantham in Court when the man was charged with theft.
ANOTHER KOWLOON CASE:
Mrs. Reynolds Testimony.
The
ап
The bus driver said that he saw the body and swerved and it was possible that the deceased had been knocked down by some other vehicle before the arrival of the bus. But then again, the evidence of Mr. and Hrs. Reynolds who heard the dis tinct
Mrs. Virginia Reynolds, saided that an accident had occured. " that the hud" sounded like bones oracking in an undescribable manner." Leaning over the ver- aadah she saw deceased lying on the roadway and called out to the bus which was passing that mon ment. She did not take the num ber of the bus but knew the con- dacter as the man who had been cu the bus which had just brought
However, their evidence also them from town. She called to tended to support the theory of the him to stop, but he waved a "wash fall ng both described the "had" out sign in reply, She waited ná a crash and in the words of Mr. until the bus returned and took Reynolds as a "dead weight fall the number. She gave the mumbering." This tended, to some extent, (549, o Kai Tack 'bus) to Inspector to support the theory that the Phillips.
thud" was not in agree. at with this theory.
deceased fell from the verandah. Aglave to Duty,"
The bus driver's evidence might The driver of the 'bus in question that he merely swerved and took no seem unsatisfactory but he had said- said that an passing the houses notice of the body. Mr. Whyte where the body was found he beard Smith remarked that a charitable in the street. It might have been known that Chinese were very much to son but saw something lying view must be taken charitable a dog, he did not know. He swervafraid of dead bodies en to the right and passed round
A young Chinese was charged before the Kowloor Magistrate Mr. T 5. Whyte, Smith) with Defendant denied the whole kidnapping a sixteen-year-old gir!. thing saying that he had money without, the consent of her parents with him ond had no cause to steal. Sub-Inepector James remarked
Sub-Inspector Shannon said that. 821.31 was found in defendant's that the case was not an ordinary ore of kidnapping. The girl work- the Wah To joss house at 37 posession. The man was noted at a factory and became ac Second Street, had been refused police records, and was believed to after reference to the Temples Combe an ex-policeman from Canton. quainted with the defendant who mittee, and an order mado for the Defendant pleaded for a lighter falso worked there, and probably it. He did not know if the person that the lady accidentally fell over closing of the place within two penally when the Magistrate fined persuasion had been used in mak months This had not been done him 833. His Worship then re-ing the girl live with him. according to information received duced the fine to 831, leaving him (Saturday morning, defendant be Hearing was adjourned until ing granted bail of 2500.
at the Secretariat.
Mr. Andrewe pointed out the accessity of registration as a ́pró- tection against dishonest persons inducing ignorant people to part with money for supposed temple funds.
"Defendant was fined 810 and ordared to close down the joss house,
36 crata.
MORE TRICK CYCLISTS..
was dead or alive. He did not
Other theories were suicide or
stop because he had to do his duty the parapot on the verandah which to his Company. There was no ones only 3 feet high. There was he heard no sound. * else in the street at the time and no evidence, however, to suggest
suicide.
Witness was pressed for a reason why he did not stop but merely repeated that be thought it to be a
Misadventure,
The Jury returned a verdict that
bam going to stop this fooling THE WATER SUPPLY.epot the matter the deceased wee killed by a vehicle
about on bicycles," said Mr. Hamilton in aning a Chinese youth 810 or, in default, twelve strokes of the came.
Defendant was charged with rid- COOKED HIS OWN GOOSE!ing a bicycle to the danger of the
A Chinese, cook on board the 8.6. Tai Hing forfeited his chances of a similar position with the police by being arrested with eight taels of illicit opium in his possession: This fact was mentioned when the was charged before Mr. Hamilton..
Defendant, who admitted the offence, was fired 6060, for six month's imprisonment.
In another case a quartermaster of the . Sui Toi was fined 82,100, or twelve months' imprisonment.
REDUCED TO 38 CENTS
public. As in the case from Wan
did to a peliceman.
HONG KONG WATER EXPENDITURE 54 M.G.
chri Road the previous day, evi-The total storage in the island! deince was given that the defendant reservoirs on the morning of Mon was describing eireles in the centre day, October 28, amounted to of a road used by motor traffic.
ABDUCTION CHANGE,
UNATTENDED CARS. WHAT IS A PROPER TIME
LIMIT
of a lorry and that it a case of death by misadventure.
leave a car unattended, it was still a breach of the regulations: Ds- fendant was guilty of a technical offence. If Mr. Lo desired to argue on the facts, he (the Magistrate) was prepared to hear him on an- other date.
1,749.59 million gallons shewing a Appearing on behalf of the driver decrease of 44.70 million gallons of a private car, who was charged
Mr. Lo replied that he did not during the past week; the amount before Mr. W. Hamilton at collected from streams being 9.58 Central Magistracy yesterday with wish to waste the time of the Court, leaving his vehicle unattended, Mr. and would therefore plead guilty to Horace Lo asked whether a driver a technical offence. who left his far to recover his hat His Worship cautioned the de which he had dropped in the street fendant. would be summoned for leaving his car unattended, and if any time NAVAL STOKER MISSING.
A sub-contractar and an old million gallons. woman living at 4, Gillies Avenue, The week's consumption amount Kowloon, were remanded untied to 549 million gallons. Saturday morning on a charge of abducting and harbouring 4 six- toen-year-old girl."
It was stated by the police that
KOWLOON WATER SUPPLY.
limit" could be set in such cases, He admitted that his client: had
LOST OVERBOARD FROM.
H.M.S. TARANTULA
T
It was stated that the man caine the girl came to Hong Kong to The total storage in the main-left his car unattended for a few ahore wearing his official cap months ago and went to live with which exempted him from examina her mother at 3, Lei On Love. She and reservoirs on the morning of minutes outside Messrs. Lane, tion, but he carried 18 taels of worked as an earth coolie with the Monday, October 28, amounted to Crawford's store, but submitted that prepared opium. ›
defendants. It was alleged that on 514.01 million gallons showing a person is allowed to do so for a
The Naval Intelligence Office in- a visit to see the first defendant decrease of 88 million gallons dur short time, pa
forms us that Stoker George Corn Bergt Melones stated that the well of HMS. Tarantula is missing about her wages, she was detained ing the past week, beeld
The week's consumption amount- car was left unattended for ten from his ship. He returned off A Chinees entered the Wing Om and forced to live with him.
shore leave at 11.15 p.m. on the The police explained that the case ed to 27.13 million gallons not minutes. Plantenga store and promptly tucked a quan- was brought to the Central Court, including 1.78 million gallons' sup. Mr. Lo suggested that defendant night of the 27th and was missing tity of socks under his jacket. Then the girl was now living at Westplied to shipping from Lai Chi told the officer that he had been on the morning of the 28th. act was observed by a talesna Point. An adjournement was ask KokM
be detained longer than expected while le is presumed that he must have purchasing some cakes, Cakes fallen overboard during the night, His Worship considered that and diving operations have been while it was not a serious offence to i mrried out without success,
and the would-be thief offered to ed for to enable Mr. Butters, of theThe yield from the Shing Man kucel and kow tow in addition to 8.0, to appear for the prosecu River and irenma-during the week (Continued at foot of next column). tion,
is 28.69 million gallons..
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