ARMISTICE DAY. OBSERVANCE.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIAL AT THE CENOTAPH.
SKIRMISHING
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1929.
BRITISH PROPERTY ROUND THE COURTS. SALE OF A MOTOR
IRONSIDES AND KWANG.
TUNG ARMIES.
YIF
DETAILS OF ARRANGEMENTS, NUMBERS AND EQUIPMENT
FAVOUR SOUTHERNERS.
Very impressive ceremonial, in which H.E. the Governor will take [FROM or OWN CORRESPONDENT.] the central part, is to mark the observance, at the Cenotaph, of the
CANTON, Nov. &. two minutes silence on Armistice.
Reporta coming to hand state Day. The senior officers of the
that the Ironsides," over 30,000 Services, the Legislative Council,
strong, are approaching the aut Honda of Departments, and Con-skirts of Liuchow and Kweilin, and aular Body will be present and re-that sharp skirmishes are already presentatives will attend from the taking place between the opposing China Coast Officers' Guild, British forces. The Ironsides" `are" said Legion. Ex-Active Service Mens to be well armed and equipped and
AT SWATOW.
MUNICIPALITY WANT IT
"BACK.
THREE-YEAR-OLD DISPUTE OVER PRICE.
The Canton Gazelle gives the following account of a current dis pute between two British firme and the Swatow Municipality. We print it, especially for interested in the question of "extrality."
those
schemes of the port, the Swater In carrying out the reclamation
Municipality has been engaged in firms for an adjustment in connec lengthy dispute with two British Association, Royal Marines Old
to have emerged practically untion with the reclamation of eer. Comrades' Amsociation, Guards' Asscathed from the ordeal of their sociation, St. John Ambulanes Bri-
tain property belonging to long journey through Hunan and
45 firms. gade, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, part of Hupeh and Kweichow, and Royal Antedeluvian Order of Heavy fighting is expected to-day the dispute is the price of the The matter which has prolonged
or to-morrow on the Liuchow-Kwei- in sector, and reports state that
Buffaloes. All "formed" bodies are to be in position by 10.43 a.m.
the
property and at several times the Municipality of Swator nearly auc
An R.A. battery will be drawn the Higher Command, with Headtioned off the land without paying up on the Murray parade ground quarters at Wuchów, has already and the band of the Someract launched a general attack on the Light Infantry will be in attend-Ironsides." The general idea is
aace.
Church parade dress will be worn by Army detachments and officers will not draw swords.
H.E. the Governor will arrive at 10.55 .. and take up a position opposite the flags on the Cenotapă.
that if the Ironsides" succeed in taking Kweilia and Liuchow they will then advance, on Wuchow. From there they will aim at Can- ton, probably rid the Little North River sa well as by the West River.
attention to the said companies.
The two British Arma involved are Bradley & Co., and Jardice, Matheson & Co. both of whom or the property and are unwilling to
accept the price offered by the Municipality.
Three Year Old Dispots.
The land measures about 1,406 ching and is valued at about $200,000. The dispute has been going on for the last three years and the case was referred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which recently ordered the postponement
THE SOUTHERN FORCES. IL.E the General Officer Com- manding (Major-General Sendi- The combined Kwangtung-Kwangei lands) will stand one pace behind Army opposing Chang Fat Fu, the Governor, and two, paces behind numbers about 60,000 men. They the 'G.O.C.,, will stand the Senior have also the support of a small Air Officer, the G.SO. 1. and the but quite Seient air force, with Commodore. Behind them will be three bombing machines, and a the .A.D.C.'s to the 0.0.C. and strong flotilla of gunboats and light A week ago, the Swatow Muni Governor and the Commodore's cruisers under Admiral Chen Chak, cipality had set another, date for Secretary, Others who will take a proved and determined leader. the auction much to the alarm of positions opposite the Bags on the They have also the advantage of the British firms who petitioned Cenotaph will be the Hon. Members supplies from the Sbekcheng the British Consul at Shameen to
of an auction of the land.
of the Executive and Legislativo | Arsenal. The "Ironsides" have approach the Kwangtung. Commis Councils.
neither, 'planes, nor gunboats, butsioner for Foreign Affairs to seek The National Anthem will be observers are unanimous as to their some adjustment. played on His Excellency's arrival, excellent discipline and fighting followed by "Flowers of the qualities. Forest," played by three pipers of the H.K.V.D.C." The Last Post will
its termination.
CANTON AND THE WAR.
Through the services of Mr. To Li Chien, the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, the Provincial Government has called to the Swatow Municipality instructing the authorities to postpone the action pending the arrival of special delegates from Canton.
Efforts at Battlement.
then be sounded by the buglers off Troops and supplies are still the Somerset Light Infantry, all being moved from Canton to the officers saluting while it is played. war area, and practically every junk in the harbour has been seized The Two Minutes Silence. The beginning of the two minutes by the military. Launches are in silence will be marked by the firing particular demand and even the
In addition, the Provincial Gov- of a gun posted on Murray Parade ferry boats at Canton have been erament has ordered the Depart ground and another gun will mark pressed into serviço. Junk traffic meat of Reconstruction and the between Canton and the interior | Kwangtung Foreign Office to settle has almost stopped, and owners are the case. In compliance with the in some cases advising their craft order of the Provincial Govern- not to return to the capital forment, the mentioned offices have fear of their being commandeered.
cach appointed a representative to Generals Chen Ming Shu and Chen Tsai Tong are still at W-0 to Swalow, Mr. H. Lin Cheng ments and General Li Yang King, and the Reconstruction Office will chow directing the military move will represent the Foreign Office commander of the 3rd Division, be represented by Mr. Chan Kwan who was left in charge in Canton, has gone to. Wuchow for a confer erce with his senior officers.
The Reveille will then be sounded, and the whole company will join in singing" God Our Help in Ages
Post.
Wreaths will be laid on the Ceno taph by the following order --By H.E. the Governor, H.E. the G.O.C., the Commodore, the Senior Ai: Officer, and the representatives of foreign Navies, if they se desire.
The playing of the Natioanl Anthem as His Excellency leaves will bring the ceremony to a close.
"POPPY DAY."
They shall not grow all as we who are left grow old; age shall not weary them, nor the passing of years ran- dema. At the going down of the Sun and in the morning we will remember them.
SELLING RADIO PARTS.
TRUCK.
DISPUTE BETWEEN SELLER AND PURCHASER.
Mr. A. W.. G. E. Grantham im- posed a fine of $5 yesterday on Chung Yuen Hang who was aum- moned for selling radio parts with CLAIMS IN SUMMARY COURT, out a licence.
The Postmaster-General (Mr. N, Smith) who prosecuted said that the license fee was only $5 a year and was merely designed to keep track of wireless parts that were being sold in the Colony.
A point as to whether, there had
been breach of warranty or breach of condition in regard to the sale. of a second-hand Q.M.C. motor truck arose in a Summary Court action before the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justico"Wood) yesterday.
A representative of the Post Office went to the defendant's shop
Plaintiffs, the Tai Yau Motor Car at 71, Des Vœux Road Central, and Company, of Causeway Bay, alleged endeavoured to buy some parts, but
in their writ that the defendants,
refused to give a receipt, probably for $1,150 and take delivery on the Yuen Tui firm, of Wing Lak the defendant while doing business, Street, agreed to purchase the truck sensing that something was wrong: Mar, 1929, but that they failed Another man made a purchase at the 8950, being balance due after de to do so. They therefore claimed
same time, but here again no re-ducting 8200 paid as deposit. ceipt was was given.
NOIST DOGS.
A summons was brought yester-
day against the manager of N.Y.K.,
Mr. Kinoshita, who lives at "The Firs," Magazine Gsp Road, in respect of "a nuisance created by the barking of dogs belonging to
Counter-Ulaim by Defendant, Defendants denied liability and counter-claimed for $200 paid, as deposit and an additional 8300 65 damages for breach of contract. The counter-claim stated that by an agreement, dated March 18 it was a condition of the sale and purchase that the truck should be in good running order, and condition, and be capable of carrying a load of two tons. The truck was delivered on May 22, but it bad to be return ed the following day for it to be Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, C.I.E., put in good running order and can who prosecuted, stated that repre-dition. A notice was subsequently sentations had been made to the sent, but the plaintiffs had failed to
deliver the truck. | Japaness Consul to ask the manager of the N.Y.K, to abate the nuisanco, but there had been no improvement and these proceedings had been taken.
him."
"The whole trouble is that these dogs are kept tiel up day and night," said Mr. Wedebouse, who added that he thought the noise would cenne if the dogs were allow. ed a certain amount of liberty. He
was informed that the early morn- ing, about 4 o'clock, was the worst time for the neighbours on account of this noise,
A fine of $10 was imposed.
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FORGED BANKNOTES?
A Chinese was brought before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham yesterday an a charge of possession of and uttering forged banknotes.
The Police informed the Bench inquiries into the case and applied that they intended to make further for a week's remand which was granted.
It appears that a Chinese firm received six $100 notes on one of the local banks, and that they later discovered that the notes with the Police whe arrested the counterfeits. They communicated defendant after making inquiries.
KOWLOON CASES.
MUI TSAI OR ADOPTED
DAUGHTER ?
were
Mr. A. E Hall represented the plaintiff company, and Mr. D. L Brutton & Co.).appeared for the Strellett (of Messrs. Geo. K. Hall defendants.
Mr. Hall said that the only issue in the counter-claim was that he dispated the statement that the truck was not in good running order and condition.
Evidence of the Pizintiff. ·
In the witness-box, the proprietor of the plaintiff, company, ́said that the conditions were fulfilled when he delivered the truck. The truck was tested by the Traffic Depart ment on May 29 and was capable of carrying a load of two tons, as stated in the licence which he pro- duced." He delivered the truck the following day to a foki sent by the defendent firm, but it was brought back in the evening on the ground that something was wrong.
Cross-examined by Mr. Strellett, witness denied that at the time of the sale he knew that the truck was
to be used by the defendant firm lor conveying material for the widening of Barker Road. He also
of the contractors. denied that he visited the matshed
Breakdown During Test. Witnesses called by the defendant firm stated that the truck broke down during a test ap Stubbs Road with a load of one ton of sand. The material had to be unloaded on the roadside and the truck was taken back by the driver (in the employ of the plaintiff company), who promised to remedy the defect, "His Lordship held that the de fendant firm had taken delivery of
Balkeley Street, was before Mr.
the truck, and if it was not what it A Chinese woman living at 18,
was represented to be, then they T. S. Whyte Smith for unlawfully breach of warranty.
could claim for damages owing to His Lordship having in her employment a muž It is learned that both the officers
tai under the age of 12 years. The suggested that the parties make an Canton is quiet but martial law will leave for Swatow within this her adopted daughter.
woman claimed that the girl was selling the truck, in which case the endeavour to settle the matter by
is rigidly enforced. The streets are week and it is hoped that they will specially patrolled, and suspicious settle the long dispute to the antis- the Magistrate that, he was repre-
An officer from the S.CA. told the return of 8300 paid as deposit. defendant firm would be entitled to
looking pedestrians are stopped, faction of both parties.
senting Mr. H. R. Butters of the November 9 if the parties were un- Judgment ¥28 deferred until searched and questioned. All the Government buildings are guarded which demonstrate China's fair: ed, but could not be present owing that date.
This is one of the many cases 5.C.A., who was to have prosecutable to arrive at a settlement by at night. The sharpest lookoutness and consideration toward her to illness. kept on newcomers, hotels and foreign residents in spite of all the
The case lodging houses being constantly things they say against the Chinese, week. searched.
Great precautions are for otherwise the Swatow Musi also being taken by the Water eipality could have auctioned off Police on the River.
the land in question.
The Sub-Committee of the local |KWANGSI "REBELS” AGAIN British Legion are again organis
ing the Poppy Fund collections on
the 11th instant, and it is hoped that Hong Kong's reputation for generosity will be not only sustained
on that day but considerably en- hanced.
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ACTIVE.
2,000 TO 4,000 MEN ON THE
MOVE.
Taking advantage of the
Iron."
It is reported that Yu Trok Pak and 'Li Ming Shui have returned to Kwangsi secretly. General Woog Kuen bas been sent against them.
King,
SMOKE NUISANCE AT KOWLOON.
FACTORY MANAGER
SUMMONED
Magistrate that the factory was The prosecuting officer told the warned, and a slight improvement. by lengthening the chimney va made, but there was still room for complaint. He considered the nui- dance
The real service which the Legion sides" advance, the remnants of renders is in the putting of men the Kwangs insurgents under Yu The manager of a factory at 10, on their feet when they are nearly Teok Pak and Li Ming Shui have Ki Lung Street, Shum Shui Po, beaten, finding them employment, again become active. It is estimat was summoned before Mr. T. 8. saving their self-respect, giving cd that their number is between Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magis- them advice and fighting their three and four thousand and they tracy yesterday for failing to abate claims for them, caring for the are scattered between Lungchow, a smoke suisance. tubercular and the nervous wrecks, Poseb, Siyan and Wuming. Re. helping to educate the orphan gently bandits have jolood them in children, looking after widows' pen large numbers and they are prepar ions, keeping homes together and ing to advance northward to join hearts from utterly sinking.
the Ironsides.” Above all, it carrice a message to those who cannot help themselves a message which says definitely and clearly that the nation does not forget, that the nation-the millions of people who have their own trou- bles and their own problems to face -realises that it is privilege to jein in the raising of an imposing fund for the helping of those who
The Magistrate remarked that need help with so dire need. Let
several chimneys were smoking us buy great bouquets of poppies
CANTON, Nov. 6. very badly near Observatory Hill this year, or pay more than we can Military Headquarters have re where his Worship lived. afford for one small poppy, because eeived a wire from General Chen His Worship suggested that whatever we pay we are still in Thai Tong in Wuchow that the practical engineer should inspect debt to the men who died and to acroplane "Golden Steed" crash the factory and see how the nut their comrades who still live with ed at Wachow yesterday and Lissance could be abated. those memories in their minds and Pei Chun, the Yunnan flyer, was The summons was adjourned for sonla.
injured.
two weeks.
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'PLANE CRASHES AT WUCHOW.
(Wah Ta Yat Pas),
vas adjourned for a
HARBOURING.
Another case against a young Chinese who was charged with kid napping and harbouring a girl of 10, was also mentioning before Mr. Whyte Smith, but owing to the ill ness of Mr. Butters, the hearing was adjourned until December 12,
HEAVY FINE FOR DAMAGING TREES.
Whyte Smith of possession of 100 A Chinese was convicted by Mr. pounds of wood reasonably suspect ed of having been cut from the of $50 or one month's hard labour Government plantations, and a fine
was imposed..
TOO BUSY!
duo to carelena stoking. The factories were allowed ive minutes of black smoke every hour, A Chinese building contractor who but during the three hours that was summoned for failing to comply witness observed the defendant's with an order requiring him to factory, black smoke was emitted abate a mosquito nuisance, told for 10, 11 and 14 minutes respec
Mr. Whyte Smith that his firm bad tive!5.
been very busy and had had no time to comply with the notice!
It was stated that the notice was served on October 4 but the mor quito larvae were not cleared for two days
His Worabip: You see the mos- quitoes were too busy. They were breeding all the time.
A fine of $25 was imposed.
(Continued on next Column.)
A THEATRE THIEF.
Convicted of snatching a gold mounted bangle from a child, at the entrance of a theatre in Yaumati, a 15-year-old Chinese was ordered to received 12 strokes of the cant. The boy's record. showed that he had been caned in September, 1928, for stealing a pair of slippers from & member of the audience of the sarce theatre during a performance.
The Magistrate described defend- ant as a thoroughly bad charac- ter."1
CEMENT STOLEN FROM. THE OBSERVATORY,"
of cement from the contractor's pre- Charged with stealing Ave, bags mises at the Royal Observatory, a coolie pleaded guilty and was sen- tenced to four months' hard labour. The defendant had one previous conviction last September, when he was sentenced to one month's im prisonment for stealing."
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SUMMONSES DISMISSED.
The Manager of the Chinese Dis tillery at Shamehuipe who WAS summoned in respect of three alleged offences against the Dis tillery Ordinance, was discharged by Mr. T. 8. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday after a lengthy hearing,
Mr. H. A. Taylor, of the Revenue Department, prosecuted, and Mr. MK. Lo appeared for the defence...
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