LEST WE FORGET.
THE FLOWER OF REMEMBRANCE.
NOVEL SCHEME OF HARBOUR
CANVASSING.
THE HONG KONG DAILY
It was a soldier poet who first thought of the Flanders Poppy as the flower of remembrance for those men of ours who served and fell in the World War. It was & Rower which gave a touch of beauty to the battlefiede, it grew out in No Man's Land between the broken strands of barbed wire and 'now
In Flanders fells the pappies blow
Between the cruises, row on TOI.
Memories are stirred each year when the Flandere Poppies make their appearance, memories proud and sad of our brightest and We feel best who went out so gladly to build a better world. we must express our sentiments in some tangible form-we buy a Flanders Poppy--the symbol of remembrance.
HONG KONG'S ARRANGEMENTS.
The poppies are made, as is, ing will include the men-of-war and
the river and Chaton boats. generally known, in the British Legion factory at Richmond where
The Clubs.
The local Clubs are holding their
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AN 'IRONSIDE”.
SUCCESS.
RUMOURED FALL OF
KWEILIN.
CHANG FAT FUI'S “IMPUDENT MESSAGE."
[FROM OUR OWN COLLESPONDENT.]
CANTON, NOV, 8, Telegrams from Kwangsi state that I Ning, an important strategic point a little to the North of Kweilin, has been captured by the "Ironsides." A stora resistance was made by General Yang Teng Fais forces, who suffered, and in flicted, severe losses before falling back on the main body of Chen Tsai Tong's forces in Kweilin.
The "Ironsides" did not follow up their success but were content to consolidate their hold upon I Ning. The loss of I Ning is viewed with some alarm at Military Headquar.
effort is being made to make these outpost of the defences of Kweilin, an even greater success than in previous years. Besides the print. ad opens up the way for an at- ed posters sent cut from flome, tack upon that very important posters and pictures painted by position. local artists will be
More. Kwangtung troops put up for auction. The Hong Kong Club are being hurried up the Kwei auction will be held immediately River and more fighting is expect after the ceremony at the Ceno-ed at any time. taph, while the Kowloon C.C. is holding as auction in the evening.
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PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1929,
CONVERSION" BUT CHINA'S TROUBLE- MAKER REPENTS?
NOT FRAUDULENT.
JUNIOR PARTNER AND HIS SALARY.
PROSECUTION FAILS.
CORRECT, SENTIMENTS FROM WANG CHING WEI.
DENUNCIATION OF COMMUNISTS,
19
Before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grant- ham at Central Magistracy" yester- 'day Lai Tac Kong, of the New
"How to Build Up Democratie Peace Trading Company, appearedStrength" is the title of a "de- as defendant to charge brought claration" recently issued, accord. ing to the vernacular Press, by Mr. against him by the Company for fraudulent conversion of 8145 en- Wang Ching Wei, the leader of the trusted to him to pay to the Ameri-Left Wing of the Kuomintang, to can Express Company,
branches of the Kuomintang for the manager of the New Pence things this declaration states that Mr. F. C. E., Rendall appeared throughout China. Among other Trading Company and Mr. E. C S Brooks represented the de- fendant.
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Members of the "China Communist Party represent the most evil in Auence in China. Thoir policy is Outlining the mat for the prose one of murder and meendiarism cation, Mr. Rendall said that the ard identical with that of the fol complainant WAS the managing lowers of those notorious bandits partner of the New Peace Trading Huang Chao, Chang Haien Chung Company which had been in exist and Li Chik Cheng. It is not in ence since the beginning of August.accord with that of communists in it was a preliminary to a register other countries and the adherents in the coming year, with a capital and should be treated as such. ed company which was to be formed of this party are in reality bandits of $20,000 of which the complainant Their brutal actions are discredit- was to own, about $2,000 worth of ing communism as a science of
amount towards the capital. posed to contribute A similar Later Mr. Wang says "The Party is not superior to the people, and members of any party should not wonsider themselves to be of class apart, but should work among the people and instruct them,"
73 ex-Service men are employed. i usual auctions and a very special ters as it formed an important shares and the defendant was sup-society." Statistics, dry as they are on. the surface, hold interesting stories for those who care to read thein. Here are a few figures relating to the supplies sent out from the Poppy Warehouse, to England and over fer the 10s Poppy Day. 23,937,329 poppica, 1,033 020 leaflets, $33,220 posters. and 306,096 sprays of poppies for table decoration. £379,000 was the total of the sum realised last year for the fund.
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Local Plans for Poppy Day. Every effort is being made by the officials of the Hong Kong Poppy Day Sub-Committee of Earl Haig's British Legion Appen Fund, to better the good results of previous The organisation covers a ycare. wider scope and is more centralised
than before, and there is every hope that a splendid sum well sur
Over 30,000 poppies have been sent out from the Poppy Warehouse to Hong Kong this year, and be sides this there are garlands for can be obtained from Mr. C. P. decorating motor cars, etc., which Marcel, the secretary of the Auto- mobile Aswciation. The local shops are making a bra display of them have special window displays Poppy Day posters and several of while an exhibition of posters will
A special flotilla consisting of the gunboats Chap Hio, Chung Yuan, Kong Tai, Ping Nam and Chih Yau has been formed and sent to Wu- chow to co-operate with the land forces.
Up to the present the complain ant had put in about 81,800 and the defendant $150. There was a third man who had put in 8100,
In conclusion he They were doing business with
states that which were Messrs. Martin Shroder, of breaking the strength of a certain farms in Germany, one of
"Claes hatred is the surest method
for whom soveral letters of credit nation. If the labourers overthrow had been opened prior to September the employer, the shop assistants their proprietors and the "farmers 24
On that date the defendant asked their landlords the result will be the complainant to sige a chequaruia for all. Such senseless con for $115, which, he said was for the ficts benefit none but the vaga. purpose of establishing a letter of bonds and the idle and will reduce credit for Shroder's. Complainant the strength of the People's Revolu signed & cash cheque which was tion to naught. A first they fight taken to the bank by defendent, against each other, but on the end who returned later to tell the comther wit all perish together." plainant that the receipt for the. This declaration has aroused inoney would be sent in by the bank widespread interest.
The American Express) in a fort-Wel has been looked on as
Wang Ching the leader and hope of the extremists, and such declaration from him Since the delection of Chang Fat
THREAT TO "IRONSIDE" REAR. Military Headquarters have also received a wire from General Ho Chien stating that his troops arcight's time. advancing against the "Ironsides "
passing that of last year's £1,747,4 be on show at Messrs. Laue, Craw-and hope to cut their communica- receipt did not come from the bank coines in the nature of a bombshell.
will result.
ford's.
3.
KWANGSI “REBELS'
RECOVERING?
tions, and meance their rear. Ho The arrangements are, in brief, Functions Grave and Gay, Chien's troops failed to arrest the that the Services, the Navy and While every effort is being made
"Ironside
advance, but if the Army, will carry out their own that Armistice Day should be pre- Hunanese Army can be got to fight campaign, and the junds collected eminently one of remembrance of it may now prove an important will be passed to the treasurer of the sacrifice of 1914-19, there is factor in the campaign and com the local Sub-Committee, Mr. H. another spirit which manifested plete an encircling of Chang Fat R. Forsyth, for transmission Home. itself strongly on that arst Armis-Fui's forces. The local organisations have obtain- tice Day in 1919, one of rejoicing. ed the poppies for the services, The programme which has been Hong Kong is divided into three arranged for Hong Kong includes sections, the Peak and Central dis hath these aspects. The firet tricts under the organisation "of
gathering, Mrs, F. Syme Thonon: Happy forget
do not On the other head a diversion, will be in St. John's likely to be embarassing to the Valley, under Mr. W. H. Edmonds Cathedral at 5.43 when a special Canton forece is threatened from of the Civil Services Cricket Club mattins will be read. At 11 am, and Quarry Bay by the Taikoo Club the two minutes silence will be the West of Wuchow. Owing to
the organisation
the withdrawal of the pro-Nanking of Mr. observed and a ceremony of prayers Stewart Hope. Over fifty ladite and the laying of wreaths takeops the defected rebels have promised to sell poppies a place at the Cenotaph.. the streets rud all the main thoroughfares have been well covered.
under
In Kowloon, A Ship-to-ship Visit,
of those whe
under
Tu Tsok Pak and Li Ming Shui are said to be rallying from their hiding places, and, already, several thousand fairly well-equipped men are rumoured to be marching upon Nanning and Mong Kiang, and working in colaboration with the "Ironsides." Possibly they may atrike north to take part in the attack on Kweilin. General Wong Kuen, has been sent against them with the 15th Division.
A ceremony will also take place at the Chinese war memorial at the entrance to the Botanical Gar- deus. HE the Governor will lay Kowloon is under the generala wreath and most of the leading organisation of Mrs. J. H. Hunt. members of the Chinese community The Kowloon Dock district will be will be present. undertaken by Mrs. Cuthill, while | Then will follow the auction in the district from the Po Hing the Hong Kong Club. A football Theatre to Mongkok, including match organised by the Hong Kong Prince Edward Road and Yanmati, Football Association will be playcu ia under the organisation of Mr. A.
on the H.K.F.C. ground at 4 p.m., F. Osmund.
the team being the Services v. the A new departure is the harbour Rest of the Colony. The Kowloon" campaign which is being organised C.C. as mentioned above are hold by Mr. C. M. Manners on behalf ing an action during the evening. of Mrs. Huat, At 7.4 a... five An armistice- dinner, organised official circles, Canton is flooded decorated launches provided by Mr. jointly by the Ex-Active Service with Manners, cach of which will be Men's Association and the British among the defending generals. Ong under the charge of a European Legion will be given at Volunteer gentleman, and manned by a group Headquarters at 8 pm, while a of sellers, will set off from the special carnival dinner dance has dockside, and visit every ship in been arranged for at Repulse. Bay harbour. This ship-to-ship canvass Hotel,
KOWLOON WEDDING.
COLLISON-HAST.
A pretty wedding was celebrated yesterday afternoon at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, between Miss Lily Mabel Collison and Mr. Victor Mayer Hast.
The Rev. C. B. Shaan officiated.
LICENSING SESSIONS.
ALL APPLICATIONS RENEWED. The Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.. G., presided at the Licensing Sessions held in the Council Cham- ber yesterday,
CHANG FAT FUI'S
" MESSAGE."
In spite of strenuous deninis from dissensions
rumours about
report is that Kweilin was occupied by the "Ironsides" several days ago and that Yang Teng Fai, so far from putting up a good tight at I Ning, let the "Ironsides' Occupy Kweilin itself without re- sistance. The fall of Kwailin is officially denied, and there the matter stands.
There is also a curious story Chang Fat Fui to Chen Ming Shu about sarcastic letter from and Chen Tsai Tong, announcing that he has arrived in Kweilin and would like to meet them there. The message is said to be as fol-
lows:-
-Fui's
At the end of a fortnight, the and defendant, was naked to ex- pinin. He is then alleged to have
Ironsides and Feng Yu aid that the bank would send it Hsiung's Kuominchun, a great in along in the next day or eo. When rest has been taken in the activi the receipt still failed for arrive ties of Wang Ching Wei. Reports at the end of the ten days, the man as to his present whereabouts are ager of the firm made inquiries conflicting. While some state that from the compradore of the Amerie is still in Paris, others allege ran Express Company and learned that he has returned to China. that no letter of credit had been spened and that the cheque for 8145 had been drawn in cash.
The complainant then questioned the defendant, who admitted that he had used the money for his own purpose.
Mr. Brooks suggested that if it was admitted by Mr. Rendall that the defendant was a partner, then there was no ense to anewer. A man could not fraudulently convert his own cheque.
The Magistrate held that there was a case to answer as the cheque in the present instance is given to the defendans for a specific purpose.
The most reliable accounts state. however, that he is still in Europe.
AIR MISHAP AT WUCHOW.
The aeroplane "Golden Steed " which crashed the other day in Wuchow when taking off, is being brought back to Canton for repairs. The Canton Aviation Company havë sent Mr. Hu Taung Wu to super. aged machine. Both wings and the intend the transport of the dam. propeller are injured, and the pilot, Captain Lin Pooi Tsun, hurt his shoulder.
SICKNESS IN NORTHERN KWANGTUNG.
The Delayed Receipt.. The complainant, cross-examined by Afr. Brooks said that the defen- dant was not employed by the farm and received no salary, but he was Lokebang and Pingabek, in north- given $10 a month for rickshaw ern Kwangtung, are being swept by allowance. Defendant's salary was supposed to start from January 1believed, to the prolonged drought a devastating epidemic, due, it is next year. The firm made no profit of the last few months. Despite at all and in fact showed a loss. the fact that the local authorities The import department was in are taking, for China, very drastic defendant's charge but witness dis action to slow the aprend of the agreed with Mr. Brooks that defen- disease, doctors, medicine shops dant was supposed to get 840 3 and eptin makers are all finding month for his work. Defendant plenty of custom. Many of the had never asked to withdraw from better off families have removed. to the partnership.
Shiukwan and other places to avoid contagion.
Mr. Brooks asked witness how he could believe that a firm like the American Express would keep any- one waith two weeks' for a believed the defendant entirely. receipt. Witness replied that he Mr. Brooks suggested that the story was invented to explain the delay. of one month between the cashing of the ebeque and the arrest.
NO MORE WITCHCRAFT. "
CANTON'S 200 MAGIC 'MONGERS.
20
According to the statistics com Renewals of licenses were grant-
After the prosecution had called piled by the Bureau of Social Re ed for the following premises under some time
"I have been in Kweilin for
two witness to say that the defene | form Canton, fortune-tellers, Both bride and groom are well the terms of the Liquors Consolida taken place eince I was last there the money for his own purpose, the number over eight hundred. They What changes have dant had confessed that he had used astrologers and sorcerer in the city known locally and are popular tion Ordinances, 1911 and 1817:- members of the younger set in Repulto Bay Hotel, Hong Kong some years ago! Everything is s
defendant went into the witness have been instructed by the Gov picturesque and pleasant that, I box. Kowloon. The bride is the eldest Hotel, Feninsula Hotel, Palace should like to meet you two gentle.
ernment to "élose down " from daughter of Captain and Mrs. A. Hotel, Kowloon Hotel, St. Francis men here. It matters not if you
Defendant's Version,
January 1 next but no one expecta M. Collison of Portsmouth, Eng Hotel, Lane, Crawford's Restau-
that they will do so. He said he was supposed to get land, and the groom is the only rant, Hotel Savoy, Peak Hotel, bring with you 10.000 Cantonese son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hast of Station Hotel, Tokyo Hotel, Chi' attendants. I shall be glad to wel- 840 a month, but he was not paid
his salary by the complainant. Ho ship should be satisfied that the 4. Cox's Path, Kowloon. He tose Hotel, Suehiro Hotel, Metry- come them also.
"It is to be deplored that had, on many occasions, asked for whole matter was not squabble keen playing member of the Kow-pole Hotel Chitose Kwan Hotel, Kwangtung has been for several the return of his capital, but bad between two partners in which an loon F.C., and an old boy of the Empress Hotel, Tung Shan Hotel, years the theatre of warfare. The not been able to get it. On Septem- unusual method of revenge was be- Central British School.
Hotel Aria, Great China Hotel, people have suffered terribly and ber 24 a cheque for 3145 was mado The bride locked charming in her Yamakawa Hotel, Cafe Alexandrs, I hope the people of Kwangtung out in the morning for the purposeg resorted to. gown of white georgette and lace, The South China Restaurant, will be spared similar auffering this of opening credit for the German
No Flament of Frand. her veil being held in place by a Queen's Cafeteria, Ka Ping, Asahi time. Your arrival in Kweilin to firm, but later that day witness
His Worship after reviewing the wreath of orange blossom. She Beer Hall, Prince's Calc.
settle the dispute, beyond the boun. skod complainant to return him
evidence on both sides said that he arried a bouquet of white roses The Secretary, Major Willsoc, daries of Kwanging would be a share of the capital and, said felt that the complainant's story and maidenhair fern.
said that no complaints or objec heartily welcome.#
defendant, the complainant told hi is more acceptable than the de Miss Else Bell, the bridesmaid, tions had been raised save in the
to keep the cheque for 8145. The fendant's and he accordingly ne wore a blue georgette dress with a case of Queen's Cafeteria... The
counterfoil of the cheque was, how cepted the complainant's version. grey hat and carried a bouquet of Sanitary authorities had complain-
"ever, not altered.
But, on the other hand, he said, the 'pink roses.
Mrs. Petherick, sister ed that the kitchen was rather
defendant was a very small partner of the bridegroom, was matron of small and stuffy for the amount of
in the firm and the Blagistrate could honour and wore a drees of blus business carried on there but all
not believe that he would give his silk with a black hat.
necessary requirements would be
time to the firm for no salary. Mr. Holloway gave the bride met if certain window panes on the
Oviously when he kept the money, away, and Mr. G. Puncheon was stairs were opened and new. us merchants," said a prominent
he was under the impression that "best man."
ejector fan installed. When the Catonese to the writer. They
he had a right to it. The defendant The reception was held in the licenser, Mr. Wu. Man Cho inform-re here in 1927, and we had
was wrong in that view and the not house of Mr. and Mrs. Petherick, fed the Board, however, that the enough of them then. The present
suonated to conversion, but not to where the usual toasts were necessary work had been carried uncertainty is causing a big loss to
fraudulent conversion. It was up honoured.
out, it was decided to renew his trade, and we know what to expect The bride's travelling dress war license on the understanding that if the city is taken."! of rose beige with hat and shoes to it was certified that the require- Though Canton is quiet there ismitting a young man of good match. The honeymoon will be ments of the Sanitary authorities spent at the Repulse Bay Hotel, were met with.
IN CANTON Whatever Chang Fat Fui may think about himself and his mis- sion," Canton's opinion of him is unequivocal. If the Ironsides take Canton it means ruination to
an air of nervousness" especially in business circles.
A director and areholder of the Ping On Insurance Company giving evidence of character, said that he had known defendant for some time an a clerk, in his office. The man had given every satisfaction. Witness also know the, defendant's father, who owned a big business in Haag Kong.
Mr. Brooks in his final address to the Beach drew his Worship'e at tention to the fact that before com-
family like the defendant, his Wur (Continued at foot of next column)
the prosecution to prove that
there was the olement of Iraud and it was his Worship's opinion that that was not proved. The defend. ant was discharged.
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