LULL BEFORE THE STORM.
ALL READY ON THE WEI RIVER.
CHEN MING SHU FLIES TO WUCHOW,
́(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1929,
FIERCE STRUGGLE YOUNG ENGLISHMAN ROUND THE COURTS.
WITH REDS.
EAST RIVER TOWN ATTACKED.
PLUCKY DEFENCE.
MISSING.
DISAPPEARED LAST THURSDAY.
Some apprehension and great deal of speculation has been caused [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] by the strange disappearance of a
CANTON, Nov. 4..
YOUTHFUL SNATCHER
CAUGHT.
FAULTY BRAKES.
LORRY AND BUS DRIVERS FINED.
Following A strict testing of At about 4 pm. on Saturday, Chinese youth anatched a jade and vehicles on the Castle Peak Road, gold bangle from the wrist of a by Sub-Inspector Mason, the Police child who was playing outside his Mechanic, a number of lorry and home in Wellington Street. The bus drivers appeared before Mr. young Englishman who has been in child's mother seeing the theft from T., S. Whyte Smith at Kowloba the verandah gave the alarm and Magistroay on charges of having the Colony, for about a month, dur-veral people chased to the young faulty brakes. None of the defen- The campaign against the Coming which time he has made quite thief, who was eventually arrested. daats could give a satisfactory ex- munists in the East River districts
The bangle, however, was not foundplanation and the Magistrate im and on the Fukien-Kwangtung bor- a number of friends.
on him and it is believed that he pored heavy shes. had passed it on to an accomplice before he was seized.
Brought before Mr. A, W. G. H. Grantham yesterday, the youth was ordered to receive twelve strokes
CANTON, November -4. General Chen Ming Shu. Chair man of the Civil Administration of Kwangtung, went to Wuchow yes der is meeting with considerabla The missing man, whose name is terday morning by the aeroplano šuccess, according to an official given as Thornton Clough, age 27,
Golden Steed, leaving here at communique from Swatów, received 8.40 a.m. and arriving at 930 a.m.to-day. Much of the lost area, in- The "Golden Steed" is the pro- perty of the Yunnan Government. and attached to the 10th Military Route. It was piloted by Mr. Liu
was recently introduced to Mr.
cluding Sheung Hang in southera Fordor, of Messrs. Whiteaway & Fukien and Tai Po in north-castera Laidlaw, residing at 218, Kowloon A Tong, by Mr. Chan. of the Pioneer Kwangtung, has been recovered
mended Mr. Clough as a very res pectable young friend from Shang-
armed Communists under Chu Tak And Mo Chak Tung advanced bai." against the city from three direc ticos and the garrison were great.
Mr. Clough arranged to stay a
|
with the cane.
T
When a Chinese youth was charg. ed before Mr. Grantham yesterday with picking the pocket of another
guilty and added that he had noth youth and stealing 818, he pleaded ing more to say.
Beth Brakes Uzaleas,
In the case of a Chung Mei ?Bus
were
driver, Inspector Mason told the ingistrate that he found both brakes useless. The tests made at a speed of 15 miles per hour. The foot brake (a four-wheet]
tem, took 59 feet to stop the 'bua. (The hand brake, operating on two wheels, required 60 feet in which to stop the 'bus, Inspector 3ason
oil had been allowed to accumulate remarked that a large quantity of
on the brake drum, thus making the brake to be practically inopera- tive.
ferve attack by the Reds on MuiStore of Kowloon Tong, who recom- PICKPOCKET ADMITS GUILT. brake) worked on the Servo sys- Pooi Taun, a Yunnanese Byer. Yuen, an important city, was suc Some €,000 General Chen Ming Shu is report-cessfully repulsed. ed to be in conclave with Generals Chen Taxi Tong, Lui Woon Im, and others on the campaign against the "Ironsides." General Chen will later visit places of strategie iny outnumbered. But after an all-week at Mr. Fordor's residence and
stated that he was a dentist with terest along the Si Kiang and Kwei night battle the invaders Kiang, but he expects to return to beaten off and driven back into successful practice in Shanghai. He Canton in the course of the next twe the mountains. The commander cfwas on a visit to Hong Kong and the garrison, Captain Tang, was would like to exchange his practice or three days.
wounded in the mouth, and the for one in Hong Kong. Mr. Fordor DEFENCES AGAINST THE second in command and over forty hold our representative that his
" IRONSIDES.""
of the defenders were killed. The casualties of the outlaws are said General Chen Tsai Tong is to
to amount to several hundred. remain in Wuchow for some time
were
visitor was an extremely pleasunt fellow well dressed and well spoken yet. A dispatch states that the de- Major-General Chiang Kuang Nai He appeared very happy at Mr. is in charge of the bandit-Com-Fordor's house and the week's visit prunist suppression campaign in lengthened into a month. eastern Kwangtüng and is doing good work.
fences against the "Ironsides " along the Kwei River are rapidly being completed and everything is ready to meet the enemy.
Following the departure of the coth Division under Tsoi Ting Hai from Wucha to Pinglok and Kweilin one regiment of the 63rd Division under Li Yang King is to leave Canton for Wuchow to take over garrison duties there. The regiment leaves Capton to-day going to Sam- shui by train and the rest of the way by junks and gunboats.
ALL QUIET IN THE CITY. In spite of the war and the generally disturbed conditions in Central China, Canton is compara tively quiet. Business appears to be going on as usual, although rumours about this and that are
current. But the Government bank- notes still decline in value, to-day's quotation being only 71.
A BIG BANG!
EUROPEAN WILLS.
MR. ALEXANDER DONALDSON.
ENGINEER OF ILL-FATED
LEUNG KWONG.
Xo Trace.
"Suddenly the visitor disappeared. He did not return to the house again after going out on Thursday tam. Me. Fordor experienced considerable anxiety and waited up for Mr. Clough until the early heurs. His belongings were left but their owner has not returned, nor has any trace of him had been found.
Mr. Fordor told our representa- tive that a rather heavy wind was A local shipping disaster is re-blowing on Thursday night, and he called by the will of Mr Alexander Donaldson proved in the Supreme Court. He was chief engineer on the s.s. Leung Kwong and was one of the casualties when that vessel sank after collision with the steam
Raunch Moen Shine at Capsuimun Puss on May 9, 1997.
Testator, whose address is given as 326, Ferrars Street, Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, appointed by A sensation was created last his will his brother, Mr. Henry night when a hand-grenade suddenly Campbell Donaldson, of is, Rhodes exploded in a public lavatory in Ho Street, West Ryde, near Sydney, as Poon Street, West. Two men were one of the executors and sole bene inside at the time, but thoughficiary. terribly scared, they escaped un-
Acting as attorney for the execu. scratched. No arrests have been made, but the police believe that tor, the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shen- the outrage was the work of the ton has been granted letters - of Communists, and a further search administration with wi!! annexed. has been institu
One ingenious explanation is that Communist had the bomb there, intending to return for it later.
Mrs. Louisa Coxon.
Resealing of probate of will and codicil has been granted to Mr. D: J. Lewis, solicitor, Messrs, Johnson,
was afraid that Mr. Clough had at- tempted to cross the harbour in mapan or some other unstable craft and bad met with an accident.
The police were informed, but
with no result at all and up a late their investigations have so far met
bour last night no further news had been received at the police stations.
VALEY
RUTH VAN
COMPANY.
JOLLY EVENING AT THE STAR.
ام
Inspector R. Shannon said that the complainant was walking in Chiu Loon Street and had the In reply to the Magistrate, defen- money in the lower right hand dant said that the machine was an
He was pocket of his jacket. He took out old one.
aware of the 20 cents to make a purchase and defects and had handed the "Bus his notes showed over the age of over the firm's mechanic. to be his pockets. The complainant a fixed. little later felt a tag at his pocket
895.
The Magistrate imposed a fine of
63 Feet on Hand Brake.
and was just in time to catch the defendant as he was trying to make off with the money. 2
A Ford lorry driver, whose The Magistrate ordered the youth machine took 3 feet to pull up on to receive twelve strokes with the the hand brake alone, was fined rattan and to undergo Police sup$20. The foot brake was stated to ervision for twelve months. His be in a fairly good condition. The record showed that he had received defendant said that he was not the twelve strokes with the cane as regular driver of this lorry. recently as Thursday last.
2
AN ALLEGED, SNATCHER..
Mr. F. C. E. Rendall asked for a remand yesterday in a case in which Chinese is alleged to have attempted to siratch a basket from Miss B. de Souza while the latter
was walking Central Market on Saturday evening.
Miss Souza was accompanied by her sister at the time and they both
attempt was made. raised an alarm when the alleged
fully acquainted with the facts of On the ground that he was not the case, Mr. Rendall pleaded for an adjournment which was granted.
RETURN, OF THE NATIVE.
Public Vehicle Drivers.
Two public vehicle drivers also appeared on similar chargce. The first defendant's ear took 61 feet to come to a standstill using the foot brake, but the hand, brake was all right, Inspector Maser remark ed that this defendants' vehicle was also affected by oil which had been allowed to accumulate on the brake.
The other defendant was stated to have been recently stopped on the Castle Peak Road and his brakes were faulty. He was order- ed to have them seen to at once. | Later in the afternoon, he was sced
again on the road by Inspecto Mason who stopped him sad found the brakes still in the rame condi.
tion.
Both defendants were fucd 225.
"So Fast Down the HII."
raffic Sergeant Scrim summoned the driver of a lorry for exceeding
Banished from the Colony several times during the last few years, a Chinese was again found in the the speed limit. Sergeant Scrima Colony last week and was brought said that he followed the defon- dant's vehicle down Laichikok Hill efore Mr. E. W. Hamilton restorat 25 m.p.h. and carried on at 20 day. He was sentenced yesterday to three months hard labour, them.p.h. The proper speed limit was 12 m.p.h. The defendast pleaded Magistrate adding that he did not
guilty and said that he had not see why ratepayers should have to keep the man any longer than
noticed the speed of the machine as it went so fast down the hill.
A fine of $15 was imposed.
We were glad to welcome the Ruth Van Valey Company back to talented troupe had a great-success the Star Theatre last night. This that, the one night they appeared in that theatre befor they went to Manila
WOMAN SMUGGLE},
A Chinese woman who was search.
People in the district were very Stakes & Master, in the estate of and they have returned with anod as she came off the Tai
Mrs. Louisa Coxon, widow, who added sparkic-if this is possible "died at "Flesk," Berrow Road,
to find a circle of old admirers and
frightened and rushed out onto the street. The police, however, soon
plained that no Red upheaval had started.
Les" was found to have 54 tsels of prepared opium hidden in a spoci- ally made coat which she was wear
STABBED WITH A PENKNIFE.
A coolic appeared before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith for assaulting an- other men with a penkaifs and in.
had the situation in hand and ex- Burnham, Somerset, on July draw new triends who left last nighting next to her skin. She was finedflicting a wound in the arm.
1020.
Testator left cetate in the Colony very well contented with the the 81,800 or six months' hard labour. assessed at under $64,000, and net are offerered them. personal estate in England worth £70,301. Bequests are made to
CORRESPONDENCE. members of the family.
MORE INTERPORT HISTORY
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG
DAILY FRESS."{"
SIR-Reading your article to day; and as one who saw the memorable match in 1000 when Hong Kong won by an innings and
MISSIONARIES ENGÄGED.
TWO FORTHCOMING
WEDDINGS.
FATHERS' PLEA FOR
LENIENCY.
One of the two young Chinese who were recently convicted by Mr.
Whyte Smith, at Kowloon Magistracy of stealing, was before his Worship again yesterday. The defondant, who had then claimed to be only sixteen, was sentenced to three monthe imprisonment with hard labour, it being decided that be was actually older than he
Sub-Inspector Hoare told the Magistrate that the two men quar- reled over a debt and the defendant used a penknife which be after- wards threw away. The defendant had previously been bound over for stealing.
$50 or one mouth's imprisonment.
The Magistrate imposed a fine of
WOMAN-OWNER OF DIS. TILLERY CHARGED,
Len Ayres opened the bill.. Ho calls himself a talkative trickster and rightly so for it was, we suspect; the quickness of his tongue even more than the quickness of his hand which "deceived the eyel
Two ladies took his place, Esther Van Valey and Kathryn Scott, whose music is of a far higher order than that usually found in a revue Marriage announcements at the company. But this was only the be-looked. local Registry include two in which ginning of a good entertainment of A letter signed by the boy's the parties are missionaries, which the pièce de resistance was who remarked that he was quite father was handed to his Worship Mr. George Edward Rode, of to be the delightful dancing of Miss willing to believe that the boy was a few runs, I would like to recall Luang Prabang Laos, Freach Indo, Ruth Van Valey herself. A de-only 16, although he looked much the dog innings of Lieut. Lumsden, China, is engaged to Miss Thelma licious abourdity provided by Rex. who made a dashing 136. Perhaps Whilhemine Mole,
Continping the Magistralé said Orlando, Storey and Rois Les, some really that if the boy was found to be the most interesting part about it Florida, U.S.A.
good juggling by "Dr. Forster," unfit for the birch, he would not was that the young officer had only
He ordered reduce the sentence. Miss Celma May Ailahouse is to song, dance, and playlet, and the boy to receive 12 stroke of the arrived in the Colony a work prior be the bride of Mr. Herman Henry clever marionette show, all added birch. to the match, and, as was seen by
The boy's father sked if his Hazlott, Both are reeident in fresh leaves to the Company's the result, his last minute zeitg
Worship could see his way to reduc Tourane, Annam,
laurels. After a most enjoyable ing the penalty to six strokes. tion, was indeed a wise one.
evening we have the greatest plea- His Worship: No, I camot. sure in recommending the Ruth Von type of theft-going up a common The Magistrate pointed out that Valey Company to anyone in search stairway and stealing clothing-had possession of two automatic pistols of a pleasant evening, and those to stop
*
It is now six-and-twenty years
of
since that game, but I am sure the really fine sporting spirit, fully triangular tournament which opens deserving the age of cricket
on Tuesday will be played in the Yours, etc.,
same spirit as was that game--a.
HAS BEEN.
(Continued at foot of neat rolumn), Hong Kong, Noy, 4.
older.
who go once will want to return, The defendant was convicted of especially as new turns every even-tealing a bed-spread from Mrs.
Armstrong of Cameron Road ing are promised.
(Obatinued on next Column).
Mr. H. A. Taylor, of the Revenue Department, charged a Chinese woman, described as the licensee of Mr. Whyte Smith with conspiracy the Ting Cheng Distillery, before. to defraud the Revenue by the im proper use of Jabale and passes issued by the Departament,
Two Chinese connected with the
have distillery
already been charged, and the wamm was re manded until December 4, when the case against all three defendants will be opened. They will be de fonded by Mr. Hin Shing Lo.
POSSESSION OF ARMS.
Another woman was charged with
and 102 rounds of ammunition. Mr. Leo d'Almada, Sar, appeared on her behalf and caked for a date to be fixed for the bearing. The case was adjourned until Thursday.
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