THREAT FROM THE NORTH.
IRONSIDES "
ADVANCE.
RAPID
BATTLE EXPECTED AT -
KWANTIN
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CANTON PAPER SUPPRESSED.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7,
"PUBLISHERS UNWELCOME APPEAL FOR PEACE.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
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CORRESPONDENCE.
THE QUESTION OF RENTS.
[16° EDITOR OF THE '' HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]
Sia,-Your correspondent "Com. mon Sense" raises a cry in your columns against rent reduction in
tion of the facts involved in the the Colony without a clear percep
issue.
.So far as can be gathered from the manifesto issued by the Rent Problem Committee recently, it is obviously not the intention of the Committee to approach the local Government to introduce legislation for the purpose of curtailing reats. so much as it is with the specific ebject of forming a Committee to ascertain how far the present rental affects business in general.
1929.
FORGED BANKNOTE PROSECUTION.
COUNSEL'S SUGGESTIONS OF ASSAULT DENIED BY POLICE WITNESS.
"JUST WAITING" OR "THIRD DEGREE"?
manhandled" in the
Suggestions that the defendant was detective office prior to his making a statement in answer to the charges against hiur were made by Council in the case in which a "shop foli. Cheung Ching San, of the Ice Fung Hang firm, was chargeil before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham. with being in posses- sion of anil uttering six $100 forged banknotes of the Chartered" Bank.
Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro, junior, instructed by Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios appeared for the defence. Mr. H. J.. Arm- strong. of Messrs. Deacons, represented the Shiu On Wing firm, to whom the forged notes were alleged to have been passed. Mr. M. M. Watson watched the proceedings in the interests of the Lee Fung Hang firm, where the defendant was employed.
CANTON, December 6. The Tai Chung Pao, a leading vernacular newspaper in Canton, has been ordered to suspend pub. lication by the Police Commissioner, CANTON, Dec. 4 Mr. Au Yang Kul. Nothing has "Ironsides."" are now less than been said as to when it will be 40 miles from Canton, having auc- allowed to re-appear. The Police cessively captured Ching Yuen, Commissioner merely sent his edict Yuen Tam, and Ngan Chan Au, the Police sergeant of the dis al important points along the trict in which the newspaper offies The charge against the Catnon-Hankow Railway. They arò la situate:l.
Tai Chung Pao was publishing a now approaching Kwan Tin, strongly fortified town also on the report about military matters which railway. The Cantonese troops un.is untrue. This is taken to menn der Divisional Commander Yu Han a cablegram from Shanghai giving Mow are in full retreat, and being a circular by General Shih Yu San
According to the conscuaus hotly pursued by the enemy. They of Pukow, pleading for peace among
opinion among merchants in the the warring factions. The General business centres of Hong Kong, will, however, attempt to make a stand at Kwan Tin. It is said that was a close adherent of Feng Yuent does at the moment constitute
At the hearing yesterday, the sine 20,000-Ironsides" are taking Hsiang, but turned over to Nanking. the biggest item in overhead ex-
manager of the Shiu On, Wing "frm part in this drive.
penditure, the primary cause for him to leave Pukow for Canton but and relentless speculators in pro- by former witnesses as to the in- Marshal Chiang Kai Sheke ordered which is traceable hugely to crafty corroborated the statements made his troops mutinied and looted perties. True enough, property-oidents at his shop prior to the owners are entitled to a legitimate
of
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE DETECTIVE"
ROOM.
Mr. "d'Almada (cross-examining): On the 4th when you made the list of numbers, did you ask the defend ant to sign it -No.
Is is your duty to ask him to sign such a list-As my Inspector had
The Pakow. All this added materially return for their investments, but arrival of the District Watchman.Siven me no instructions I did not
The fall of these strategic points in the northern part of the North River sector is regarded in local official circles with alarm. Field Headquarters of the sch Military Route are being transfer- red from Canton to Sun Kai, a Hittle below Kwan Tin, to facilitate operations. Wong In Wan, Chief of Staff to General Chen Taui Tong. left Canton for Sun Kai this morn ing. Some thousands of Nanking troops are being rushed up to Kwan Tin by the Canton-Hankow Railway. The writer anw these Sorthern troops marching, through Sai Tsuen Railway station, and on along the railway track which showed that no rolling stock way available at the time. With the arrival of these Nanking reinforce. ments, "battle is expected in Kwan Tin, the fall or which would probably mean the fall of Canton.
men.
" IRONSIDE " REVERSE AT SAMSHUI.
The Ironsides " and Kwangsi troops operating on the lower reaches of the North River near
to the depression of Canton, and the publication of the eircular was not approved locally.
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the name of Tai Wah Pro, and is The Tai Chung Pao hus assumed
appearing to-day under that title
LINGNAN UNIVERSITY.
25th ANNIVERSARY CELE .BRATIONS.
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[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.).
1.
CANTON, December. 6. * Lingnan University is to-day cole- rating its 25th anniversary and the festivities go on to-morrow (Satur. day). Both days have been de
ask him..
I put it to you..that you did mak the defendant to sign the list 1— No.
Did anyone ace you make this list -Yes. I made the list in the presence of the interpreter and the money changer.
Was anyone supervising you The interpreter was present.
certainly not an unearned increment which eventually led to the matter out of all proportion, to the detri-going before the authorities. uent of the merchants, more es perially in time of service trade Inspector John Murphy, giving depression like the present. In a evidence stated that he was on duty period of prosperity, the Colony in the Charge Room on November
not mind disproportionate may
4. At about 4 or 5 p.m. a number profiteering so much; but during abnormal depression, merchants and of people came into the charge
On the 5th. As what time "did ahopkeepers feel the slightest pinch room in connection with the forged
you see the defendant-About 4 and twist in the bands of merciless banknotes. Witness sent for Cheongp.m., I saw him in the detective landlords.
Kee, the money changer, who in office. course announced that the notce present.
Who was the Inspector in charge were genuine, and, after a Chinese on that day?-1 think it was in- detective had copied the numbers nector Shannon. of notes...the defendant was releas
Coming now to the question of supply and demand, on which your correspondent Common Sense " appears to lay so much stress. But the adverse is also true, in that speculative landlords time and again take advantage of the demand for | ed: shop premises in certain business centres to exploit tecants for high rental. Was it for a fact that be-
fore the crises of 1925 there was wholesale and blatant speculation of properties in Hong Kong, which brought on the disastrious ruination
Cheong Kee the Lafallible!
Mr. d'Almada (cross-examining): Whenever you have dealings with banknotes, you invariably send for Cheong Kee-Yes, he is presumed
District watchman 94. wAS
Was he present 1-No. The detec- tive office is on the first floor above the charge rocin.
How long were you in that room | together About an hour or a little more. The defendant was there already when I arrived.
Witness went on to explain that: to be an expert.
he only saw defendant for a few And he is usually infallible 1-momenta before he went to fetch
Sergt. Kennedy. Usually, yes.
On this occasion for how long did' The defendant was handcuffed. I he examine these hotes 1-About Fuppose, in the detective office 1-
He had a good look Yes, he was. five minutes. at each note...
He had no doubt they were genuine-He was quite sure they were genuine.
You then handed the notes back to someone 1-Yes. -
As a matter of routine you had The number of the notes taken 1- justructed a Chinese detective to take them.
How was be sitting or standing? He was sitting on a sort of stool.
Ninety Minutes' Examination. Witness continued said that the defendant was taken from the de- tective officer to 02, Queen's Road West. They had been one and a half hours in the detective offer
hefore that.
Mr. d'Almada: What were you doing all this time in the detective office?-Sergt. Kennedy was inter- rngating the man. The defendant. told us not to go so early to look for this party in Queen's Road West as the man would not be there.
The "Ironsides" and the Kwang-' si troops are also meeting with some measure of succc in the vicinity of Tai Tong and Lo Bow on the North River. It is reported that they have taken Tai Tonk and are heading eastward, where red holidays and an elaborate
and setback to trade in the Colony ? they are being checked for the
Then, too. from investigations moment. All trees and bushes on programme including speeches, a made, it has been found that there the east side of the river have game of football between the Ling-re landlords who have made it n been cut down by order of General
practice to acquire properties in ran University and the Hong Kong busy centres with the avowed object Chen Tai Teng, so
as to afford
ut raising rentals for sheer specula. no cover against the Canton air. Chung Wah Tram, plays and a ban-
quet has been arranged. All friends tion. It is this malpractice that has inflicted hardship again and again of the University irrespective of on old-established shopkeepers. rationality, are cordially invited. This sort of speculation was of The invitation cards states that, pre-strike and boycott crises of 1925, course even more acute during the since its founding 25 years ago, the so much so that speculative land University has passed out over 3,000 lords wens the lengths, in a frenzy
Did you tell him to get the de- graduates who are doing active of speculation, of taking first.
fendant to sign the list -No. Sarashui are reported to have suf-
second and third mortgages fered a reverse, being driven back work all over China and abroad their properties. To some extent Do you know whether he was towards Kwangli. The Cantonese From a very small beginning the the debate in 1925 and its after. asked to sign it-I don't think he forces, aided by gunbonts, were University now has over a thousand aty may be attributed to such was. much
Is not that the normal procedure 1 more effective than else-
form of over-speculation. where. Also the defences on the pupils, and aawng the newest build-
Incidentally, it may he pointed-No. The numbers were for the information of the Palice. It was lower reaches of the river haveings added are the Science Hall and cut that not so long ago, there was
What was Sergt. Kennedy asking teen better prepared. Ilundreds the Agricultural Hall. The latter voluntary reduction of rentals, the
n movement afoos in Tokyo for the not like a statement.
But it would be rather awkward that took over an hour and a half or troops have been which was built entirely from money definite objective of which, if the if a man denied that the numbers-We did not spend an hour and a drowned while trying to eroes the riyer. The bodies of these soldiere contributed by Chinese will be open-writer understands the situation were the numbers in question half questioning him.
right, was to enable the merchant You would then have the Police waiting most of the time. evidence that they were!
During all this time, defendant class, as, a whole to compete more effectively in foreign markets. Letear the defendant say that the still He was not handcuffed then. That also is infallible! Did you was handcuffed and sat quite us not forget that Hong Kong is a
nates did not belong to him?-He
Were the two complainants pre- distributing centre, and high rent to divert Incal trade meant high labour, and labour tends made some statements in the dock, sent during the whole of the hour to other but we did not take them down and half -I only saw one. He was channels.
when the notes were pronounced loitering about. Putting the issue in a nutshell, it genuine. is the express intention of the Rent Problem Committee (1) to approach the local Government to reasseng all properties in Hong Kong, with a view to eliminating abuses and to put a stop to high rent that is not commensurate with taxes paid to the Government. That alone is a grave injustice. to the tenants. Rent should be paid according to rate of property value, and (2) the Committee makes a strong appeal to
are being washed down to Samebui, ed. Among the contributors was and the garrisca there has made Mr. Lam Woo, the well-known con an offer of 890 to the floating population for each rifle or auto- tractor of Hong Kong, Mr. Ma Ying matie recovered from dead bodies. Piu, manager of the Hong Kong It is said that some have made Sincere Co., and Mr. Chow Ting several hundred dollars a day on
Canton capitalist. These this job as on most of the dead Pong, bodies pistols were found.
gentlemen each gave 810,000 to the project.
General Ho Ying Chien has to day launched an offensive against the invaders. Defensive tactics bave been abandoned, in view of the timely arrival of Nanking re
inforcements. The crisis of the war is expected within the next two or three days.
A large number of friends of the Universite have come up from Hong Kong and Macao for the occasion and a football match will be played to-morrow afternoon on the new athletic fold.
Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, in cablegram to Canton, he offered $50,000 for Chang Fat Fui, dead or HONG KONG FOOTBALLERS
alive. The message added that ail oficers of the Ironsides will be promoted, one grade in military rank on desserting Chany and join. ing the Central Government. Any ordinary soldier so doing will re- ceive a full month's, pay! Ench rifle or automatii: turned over will be further rewarded with 820; and each field gun with 81000! Hand- bill embodying the Generalissimo's offer are being printed for distribu-
IN CANTON.
BEAT SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
CANTON, December 6. The Hong Kong Chung wah Foot-
tion among the Ironsides" by hall team came up to Canton this
ineans of aeroplanes. *
GUNBOATS FROM NANKING.
ARRIVED AT WHAMPÓA,
(Wah Tea Fa: Pao.)
CANTON, Dec. 6. Three more Nanking gunboats, the Yungchien, Chunghue and Ping ching arrived at Whampoa yester. day morning.
· NO CHANGE AT SAMSHUL
[NAVAL WIELEES.]
SAMBHUI, Dec. 5. The situation at Samshui is un-
changed. Some bombs were re ported to have been dropped up North River this morning.
The situation at Canton is quit) at present.
week to play a series of matches with local teams. On Thursday, Chung Wah played the Sun Yat Sen University before some 5,000 enthusiastic spectators, mcatly stu- dents. The game was hard fought.
the Government to take into, con-
We were
Did he go to Queen's Road West i
Did you take his name and ad-No. dress 1-Yes.
Money Changer's Admission. An accountant of the Cheang Kee firm, the money-changers, giving evi- dence, said that on November 4, he examined six $100 notes on the Chartered Bank and declared them to be genuine. He knew now that they were forgerica.
Answering Mr. d'Almada, witness said that he usually paid particular sideration the question, of one attention to Chartered Bank notes month's notice given to the tenants since it was known that there were to quit premises. Taking into ac-forgeries in the market and since count the present hard times, a month's notice is rather short and something should be done to allow an extension of time.Yours, etc.,
A SUPPORTER OF THE RENT PROBLEM COMMITTEE.
Hong Kong, December 6.
SHAREHOLDERS
GRIEVANCES.
soine hits and" even banks were". reluctant to accept the notes.
Witness declared that the notes in the case were extraordinarily good. forgeries.
Mr. d'Almada: At the Central Police. Station did you hear the Inspector. instruct a Chinese detec- tive to copy the numbers 1-No. I did not hear the instruction, but I noticed that the numbers were being conied by a Chinese detective.
Did you hear anyone ask the de-- fendant, to sign 1-No.
During that hour and half, did anyone handle the defendant -No.
How was Sergt. Kennedy ques- tioning the defendant, directly or through an interpreter 7-Some times directly and some times through an interpreter.
Which dialect did Sergt. Ken- nedy use Cantonese.
And the interpreter -Cantonese. You were present the whole time? Yes
the
defendant?--I did not. As you sure you did not strike
# Did you slap him ?—No, I wna there to san that he did not
run away. did you strike him?-No
Before Sergt. Kennedy arrived,
Did you hear the defendant saya
from start to finish, and the Hong [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG he would not sign because the
Kong side managed to win by two goals to one. At half time the score Blood 1-0 in favour of Hong Kong: During the second half the local side levelled. came back and; netted a further goal.
DAILY PRESS.
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A Euler Used?
Is there a desk at the detective office?-Four or five.
There are rulers on the desks, aren't tliere?-1 cannot my, the desks are not mine.
Did you hold a ruler at all on the afternoon of the 5th No.
I put it to you that you struck the defendant across the knees with
ruler No. Did you see anyone else strike
notes had nothing to do with him ? him?—No. No.
Question of Assault.
to him. But Chung Wah
SIRI have read with much in- terest the correspondence which has appeared apropos the Hong Kong Development, Building, and Savings Society, and fully endorse the The visitors will tackle the Ling grievance of "A Victim." nan University team on Saturday Investigations so far made seem afternoon on the latter's new field to reveal much injustice to share at Honglok. The Chung Wah team holders, and I suggest they get to- will be as follows:-Wong Sik gether to question the right of the Ping: Wong Wing Ning and Lau Directors to do as they have done. Kwok Chiu Chen Man Hing. Lai Some of us have suffered suf- Tung Tsoi and Sino Ting Kwong;ficiently and severely in this Colony Ngu Hing. Hui Kim Hung, over the queer proceedings of cer- Cheung Koon Sang, Lee Ping Pooi, tain public companies. Yours, etc., Enda wong ang und Woon.
Hong Kong, December 6.7
A Chinese detective then went into the witness box. He said that he fetched Cheong Kee on Novem. on the instructions of the ber 4, Inspector. He made a note of the number on the notes at the time and gave the note to his Worship. He RAW, defendant again on November 5 at the detective office.
"
Did any other detective speak to him Yes, & Hoklo detective, spoke
Did he manhandle the defendant ? No, I did not see that.
Before Sergt. Kennedy arrive, did you ask the defendant any ques tion? No.
For how long did Sergt. Kennedy question the defendant About ten For fifteen minutes.
Mr. d'Almada : Were you present
And for the rest of the time you when the defendant made a state- sat down and did nothing 1-Wo ment, in- answer to the charges were just waiting. Yes.
Was Inspector Shannon present?
Did you see. either then or at-No.
dashodu. fendant?
The car, was adjourned until this morning.
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