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CAN THE IRONSIDES
BE STOPPED?
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1929.
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY
CANTON TROOPS DIGGING STATE PURCHASE-SCHEME.
IN.
STRONG NORTH RIVER DEFENCES.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CASTON, November 18 According to news from reliable
[TROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT, }
CANTON, Nov. 18. The Canton Government in to-day În receipt of a dispatch from Nan king stating that the Central Government has formally approved efsthe scheme proposed by Mr. Sun
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PROMOTION FOR MR. TREDWELL.
SUPERVISING POST IN AUSTRALIA.
A POPULAR CONSUL,
Wo learn, with mixed feelings, that Mr. Roger C. Fredwell, the American Consul-General în Heng Kong, is shortly leaving the Colony. There will be general regret at his
FIVE-YEAR TERMS FOR ROBBERS.
SHOP EMPLOYEE AMONG THE GANG
ONLY ONE CASE AT SESSIONS.
CASE WITHDRAWN AGAINST BANK.
LEGAL POINT STILL UNSETTLED.
TRADE MARK ON DYES.
Recently, it will be recalled, the Hu Hong Bank were summoned be- fore "Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham for having in their possession 150 cases containing indigo dyes bear-
mark, which trade mark was alleg. ed to resemble so closely another registered mark as to be likely to mislead.
sources a large portion of Chang Fo, Minister of Communications, departure but, on the other hand, the only case on the ealendar the ing the "Flying Eagle" trade-
Fat Fui's army has entered the
and has captured several towns, in-
for the nationalization of "the southern branch of the Canton North-west corner of Kwangtung. Hankow Railway. A loan uf cluding Tsat Kung Hui. Kwangtung will be floted to hug the troops defending those places have anent way from, the private sina holders. The terms governing the ban as drawn up by Mr. Sun Fa and approved by the Legislative Tun, are as follows:-
breg driven back towards Yangshun on the Little North River.
" IRONSIDES BANDIT
ALLIES.
The Ironsides
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The Loan will be $10.000.000 rational currency.
1. The Loan giall be called "the Loan of the Ministry of Com have been jain: musications for the buying of the ed by hordes of bandits under Mokangtung pertion of the Canton
Hankow" Railway, Hung, an ex-army offer, and these irregulars are co-operating in the atthek on Yangshan. Mok's rabble 3. The anoney thus raised shall has been terrorising this part of be solely devoted to the redemption of private investment on the south- Kwangtung, and acting more or less in branch of the Cunton-Hankow. under the orders of Chung Fat Fui. Railway. The Government, invest- The Ironside force, attacking meats in the enterprise shall remain Yangshan is about 1000 strong and tore. The original cost of the private shares was $3 Canton eùr- Chang is himself in command. The
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feney each, they will to enged
by the Government for hands to the value of 34 national currency,
his many friends find a ray of sun- shine in the fact that Mr. Tred well's marked ability and personal qualities have been recognised by his Government who are promoting him to the post of Supervising Consul-General for Australia.
Jurors attending the Criminal sessions yesterday before the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) were dis charged without being called, as in
three prisoners pleaded guilty They were charged with committing an armed robbery at 48, Koshing Street, on October 8, a further count of possession of arms dummy pistol and dagger-being withdrawn.
Mr. H. K. Holines (Crown Solicitor) said that the premises entered by the gang were occupied by the Tung Tuk import and expert merchants.
On the night of the
Mr. Tredwell expects to leave for Melbourne just after the New Year. Ho was married during his last leave and since coming to the Colony, his wife lms endeared her self to a large rirely of friends, tak-robbery there was between 80,000 ing prominent part" at times in and $10,000 in the safe, and this fact working with the American ladies
was known to the employees, in- in the Calony in many charitable cluding the third prisoner, who was afoki in the shop. This man ap parently opened the door leading to the lane at the back to admit his confederates.
Causes.
An Extensive Experience. Mr. Tredwell is no stranger to diplomatic service. He was first ap-
Mr. H. J. Armstrong, of Messrs. Deneans, appeared for the com plainants, who sued rid their local agents the Deutsche Farben Handel- gesellschaft Haibel & Co. The de fendants were represented by Mr. M. K. to of Messrs. Lo & Lo.
It was pointed out by Mr. Lo at the earlier hearing that the goods 'came into defendants' possession as a result of well-known and estab- lished banting custom, and that if the summons were to succeed it would effect a revolutionary change of banking practice in the Colony. A firm well-known to the Shanghai The inmates were awakened at 4 branch of the Ho Hong Bank had
pointed to the American Foreign a.m. by the robbers and locked in a mortgaged 130 cases of indigo dyes
Service by the Department of State. at Washington in 1908 and sub-
4. This Loan Will be floated,onsequently held Consular posts in January 1, 1920.
London, Yokohama, Bursiem, Dres- 3. The interest on the loan shali
per cent. per annum, payable sei annually, on June 30 and on
Pecember M.-
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remainder of the army, numbering 20,000, and under Li Han Wan, is marching towards Hopsien, Kwong Ning and Wai Tsap. to the south of Chang's force, which has Xing:
den, Bristol, Amsterdam, Leghorn, Ink and Tsing Yuen as its objeu
Naples. Turin, Rome. Petrograd, Lives. The two coluning aim
Vologda. Moscow, and Tashkent. These loads will be redeemed. Tredwell was also attached to ronverging upon Taing Yuen on the by the profits from the Railway the American Commission in con- North River. and from there enterprise. All the net profits direct attack upon Canton will realized shall be deposited in the nection with the peace negotiations Central Bank of China in Canton in Paris in 1915. He was appointed follow, either down the railway or where they will be reserved for the Consül-General in Hong Kong in the North River. The latter route. is expected and, Admiral Chest Chak's Flotilla is standing by to guard Samskui wheng North and West Rivers meet.
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During the first 5 years, nu ends will be redeemable,
A committer consisting of 1 representative from the Canton THREE LINES OF DEFENCE.Ministry of Communication, and 1
Meanwhile Chen Tsai Tong is
transferring every available man from Kwangsi to the North River and an elaborate system of trenches is being dug at Yingtak and other strategic points.
Chamber of Commerce, 1 from the
thom the private shareholders, will I formed, look after the Foutica- th? Puris and supervise the pay- men of interest on and redeeming of the bends.
9. The, bonds will be issued in denominations of $100, 810 and 24,
10. These bonds may be bought and sold in the market...
The first line of defence will be at Yangshan, but it is expected that 31. Bond forgers will be punish-
no very serious defence will be maded according to law. there. The second line is at Ying-
tak and the third at Tsing Yuen-
The private shareholders buthn
the latter places being on the North Unston and Hong Kong and hold- Hiver and there the decisive arugglega meeting to discuss the termis will take place.
in the near future, but no dates have been fixed and it is not known what line will be taken by the share- Boilers.
KWANGSI "·ALLIES "'! .
The report that Wang Kuen, the Kwangsi General recently bought
by the Kwangtung Government, had. Mr. Sun Fo has instructed the turned over the Ironsides has General Offer of the Railway to been confirmed. Strier martial law
1025.
room, the third prisoner among them. A dagger and dummy re- volver (the latter being an electric torch maile to look like a pistol by an extra length of met barrel being fixed on the end) were used to frighten the ecu pants.
with them, and, as the arrangement was to forward the cases to Flong Kong, the goods were duly sent here with the accompanying documents. which were held here by the hark as scurity
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Mir: Lo bad intimated that he would like a judicial ruling as to whether or not the Merchandise Ordinner was applicable to a case like the present.
The first prisoner, continued Mr. Holas, obtained the keys of the safe from the accountant and he was waiting at the top of the stairs for the others to come up to "the ' Mr. Armstrong had argued that Born in Brooklyn, NY.. heher floor. Just then a policeman the onus was on the defendants to graduated at St. Paul's, Yale, and in the street hearing noises in the show that they had taken reasonable precautions accepting the security. later attended the University of building flashed his torch in that The goods were stored in the Kow. direction. Meanwhile one of the van Godowns in the name of the Grenoble, in France.
Ho Hong Bank, so that the latter fokis imprisoned in the room jump could not say that they were not Mr. Tredwell's new, post will be
[ed from height of 20 feet into a in their possession. It was for His one of great responsibility for the Consulate-tieneral at Melbourne has lane and gave the alarm. The Worship to make an order if he was. supervisory jurisdiction over six liceman broke in the front shut-fringement of trademark rights. other Consulates and is the chiefters, and the robbers appeared to The complainants would then take
have made their escape by the back further action if necessary. door.
ofire of the American Government' in Australia.
DOCTOR MARRIED.
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Mr. Holmes added that the first and second prisoners were arrested a few days later, and the third was arrested at the shop. The
MISS JANE WONG TO DR. Ligger and dummy revolver were picked up on the premises, and the second prisoner took the police to a patch of undergrowth in Battery
The wedding was celebrated yea- terday in the Registrar's Office of Miss June Wong and Dr. Li Tsoo Yit. The bride who is the daugh
Street where the two keys, which were the only articles taken by the robbers, were found.
His Lordship sentenced each
of
satisfied that there had been an in-
Defendants Vindicated. » Yesterday the solicitore for both parties appeared before. Mr. Grant- ham, when Mr. Armstrong inform ed the Bench „that the defendants had given him the necessary infor mation as to how they came into possession of the goods, and his clients were satisfied as to the bond fides of the deal. He would like to ask leave to withdraw the summons and in so doing he would like to add
has been proclaimed in. Wnchow, end him a list of the private share. ter if the late Mr. Wong Yuk Ting the prisoners to five years' hárd being withdrawn.
sister at the Government Civil Hospital, while Dr. Li is Assistant to the Professor of Medi-
but the Kwangsi situation is ob buldiers, together with such other in- keure. Military headquarters at formation as may appear necessary, Canton declare that General Lui Woon It, the most powerful in This list is to be submitted to Nancie Hong Kong Caiversity.
in Kwangsi for the moment, is inking within the week.
Kweiping and on the way to Liu-
chow. He and Yang Teng Fai are
* preparing to pursue, and attack
Ironsides '."
the
On the other hand the rumour current in Canton is that Lui Woon Im has declared strict neutrality in the present struggle, and that he has come to an agreement with Chaing Fat Fai that Kwangs! 'shall keep out of the war. "If that is Cheo Tsai Tong is "lost," say the pessimista
KWEILIN IN THE HANDS
OF THE "IRONSIDES."
BURNING AND LOOTING
ALLEGED."
A vernacular paper has published the following letter from a corres- Canton is very nervous, the Cen- tral Bank of China notes are dowa pondent in Kwelilin:-
to 00 and further depréciation is The Ironsides" captured Kwei
ikely, unless the Ironsides are in on the 1st of this mouth, whet defeated. But Canton is, getting resigned to the idea of a complete the Kwangsi troops under Yang change of Governarent in the near future.".
The bride, looked very charming in her wedding gown of silver lace and carrying a shower bouquet" of white roses and maiden half. fern.
labour.
TWO VERSIONS IN MONEY LOAN CASE.
that the defendants had convinced him that they had acted innocently and all imputations against the Bank were therefore withdrawn.
His Worship agreed to the case
Mr. Lo observed that he was sorry that it had become unnecessary for his Worship to give a raling as to the applicability of the Merchandise Ordinance in a case like this one, where a bank was concerned. It would have been very interesting
The reception took the form of a PUISYE JUDGE BELIEVES THE from the academical point of view.
Chinese dinner at the Kam Ling Restaurant at 8p.m. A very large number of guests were present and the usual felicitous speeches made.
Dr. and Mrs. Li are spending their honeymoon in Canton, the bride left wearing Chinese style
silk dress.
IN AN OPIUM DIVAN.
BLACKMAILERS TRICKED BY
KEEPER.
Teng Fai retreated. They number. Two Chinese revenue seamen of
ed several thousands and are com-
manded by Chang Fat Fui himself. AN OPTIMISTIC VIEW. All of them are poorly clothed and they have a great variety of rifles. GENERAL-LI-YANG-KING-ON They complained to the town's People that they had had no pay for four or five month, and made this
THE SITUATION.
In an interview with Pressmen Published in the vernacular papers. General Li Yang King. Commander of the 83rd Division. is reported to have mad the following state ment with regard to military more
ments:
DEFENDANT.
A judgment debtor in three recent cases, Chinese, who said he was once employed in the P.W.D. and now out of work, was sued on fresh writ at the Summary Court yesterday by his old money-lender.
Surjan Singh, the plaintiff, told the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wand) that he lent the defendant $23 und made out the promissory
the launch Kwong Lee were before note for double the amount. He MT. S. Whyte Smith for obtain- claimed the latter sum together ing 31 from an opiumy divan keeper on the pretence of being policemen, with 8.00 interest and costs. and also for assuming the role of police constables for an unlawful
purpose.
The defendant's story was that he received 820, though plaintiff de- ducted $ as interest immediately Prosecuting, Sub-Inspector James said that the two men went to the on paying the money. Defendant house at 94, Kremer: Street, Tai was then made to sign for 850, which
As regards the goods, Mr. Arm- strong said that he understood that the owner was Mr. Lau Kai Sheung of 58, Des Voeux Road Central, and, after discussion between the Bench and the solicitors in Court yester day, it was decided that the best
course would be to issue summubs against the owner. The Court ac cordingly.made no order for con- fiscation.
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Mr. Lo mentioned in the course of the discussion that he under stool that the goods, which were aliged to bear the trade mark of the complainant, in fact, came from A well-known Italian Arm, whose mark was known throughout China.
CHINESE RUNS AMOK.
STABS LODGER AND JUMPS OUT OF WINDOW..
Believed to have temporarily lost his sanity, Chinese named Li Kwai Yeung (32) was stated to have allegations.
Asked-by-His Lordship why bastabbed a fellow lodger on Sunday inflicting serious injuries to the signed for such a large sum, defend-man's forebead and back. ant said that he was hard pressed for money and did as plaintiff desir ed, but he did not anticipate any trouble would arise.
After attacking this man, Li is alleged to have attempted suicide hy stabbing himself, and, appar ently, to make things absolutely certain, he jumped out of the rear window of his house into the yard which was 70 feet below.
an excuse for looting. The day Kok Tsui, on Saturday night repre- was more than double the amount following the occupation of Kweilin seating themselves as police officers. the shopkeepers closed their doors They demanded 35 on the threat he received. Plaintiff denied these and many of them fled with so that they would arrest the tenant much of their wealth-as-wasport-for-keeping-an-opium divan. The able. The soldiery, enraged to tenant said that he had not 85 but The rebels are still in Koonyang find the shops from which they had offered a . By a very clever and Hingos n the eastern border hoped to help themselves harred trick, he persuaded one of the men Kwangsi. It is not known in against them, set fire to two whole to write "Hong Kong" in English which direction they will move but streets, causing the destruction of on the back of the note.
In the meantime, the tenant's certainly, they will not at present over two hundred shops and houses. abandon their invasion of the two On the evening of the same day a foki went out into the street and
After considering the evidence, Kwangs. The division under General counter-attack by Yang Teng Fai's called a plain-clothes constable who
His Lordship said he believed the Yu Hon Mow is now in the Little troops caused the "Ironsides to came and arrested the defendants.
The fall would have meant certain North River district, while the evacuate Kweilia. They did not The defendants denied that they defendant's story that he received troops under Tui Ting Kai remit, however, to spoil the demanded money, but said they had only $18. Judgment was given to death, had Li not hit some bamboos quartered at Somehow. Mongkang gyptians" before departing and just come from a wedding feast the plaintiff for this amount and on the ground floor on which cloth and Yuaghui in Kwangsi. The 3rd the town, was left in a nearly des- where they had been drinking. They 22.40, interest, and costs. Paymenting was put out to dry. Bouncing division is at Wuchow. With regard titute condition as a consequence of came to smoke opium. The defend to be made into Court at the rate off the bamboos. Li toppled into the chest Lo the Kwangsi troops, those under their two day occupation of it. As ant, on whom the marked" 81 of $1 monthly, commencing in De-yard, very much alive. the command of Lui Woon Im have a final outrage they demanded a note was found, anid that it had cember, the plaintiff being given wound however, was serious and an been sent to Kweilin tu attack the
"ransome of $150,000 from the teen planted on him!
leave to apply for an increase in the arrival of the polic: from the Tabell," while the main body is it went &amber of Camerce but agitrate-tonvictrl-bath de chemountofobnominstalmante,Buy Virk Palier Stainth Nanning Yang Teng Fai's troops had to content themselves, with fendants and imposed a fine of $50 when defendant had reduced his and his fellow lodger were removed are at Liuchow and Kweilin,
or one month's imprisonment. Lothér judgment debts,
to the Government Civil Hospital. farty or fifty thousand dollars only.
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