HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1930.
WONG'S OFFENSIVE. HONG KONG'S RIVAL. COUNSEL'S STRONG
CANTONESE TROOPS DETAILS OF TONG KA WAN
RUSHED TO THE BORDER.
The situation on the Kwangtung- Hunan border has become very grave, as the Kwangsi rebels under Wong Shin Hung are striking Bouthward in two directions' from Aujen and Taoling, and are now pressing upon Leiyang and Kwei. tung in Southern Hunan, ».
SCHEME.
INAUGURAL CEREMONY IN
AUGUST.
More details about Teng Ka Wan in the Chungshan model district are published in the Chinese Press.
According to investigations made by the Chungshan authorities, the At present, the Cantonese troops harbour of Tong Ka Wan will under General Chiang Kong Nai
afford anchorage for quite a num are, bolding. Changling, those under Tan Ting Kai are making a standber of vessels of over 10,000 tons
at Yunghsing and those under Li Yang King, at Leiyang, Serious Aghting is now raging in these places.
each. There is no worry about the shortage of water supply as fresh water sources are abundant.
Communication between Tong Ka Wan and other places is very con venient. Chungshan is only four
The Cantonese troops have sent wire to General Ho Chien, comars' voyage from Canton. mander of the Ilunanese troops, asking him to attack the advanc ing Kwanga troops from the rear.
The scenery of Tong Ka Wan is exceptionally fine. The place
PROTEST.
“ALLEGATIONS AGAINST CHINESE AUTHORITIES.
WITNESSES SAID TO BE INTERFERED WITH.
SAD END TO FREE LORRY RIDE.
TWENTY-SIX PERSONS
́INJURED..
EARLY MORNING SMASH
NEAR ABERDEEN..
A motor accident of a
rather
A spirited complaint of high- handed action by the Chinese serious nature occurred in the catly authorities in arresting and inter-hours, of yesterday morning when fering with witnesses engaged in obtaining photographic exhibits for the defence in an extradition case was made by Mr. Hin Shing-Lo st the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, when the proceedings for the surrender of three alleged fugitives were resumed.
Since the last remand, representa- tions had been made to the Canton Police regarding the arrest by Chinese soldiery of a party of five men, including two photographers
a. Ford lorry, owned by the Ping On Salt Fish dealers of Aberdeen, and driven at the time by Fong Yea Chon, a licensed driver of 29, Bonham Strand, turned trutle near the native distillery at Aberdeen, and threw the occupants to the ground.
As a result of the accident twelve persons (four men and eight women) were removed to the Government. Civil Hospital, and of these, two are lying in a very serious condi-
A FORGED $100 BANK NOTE.
SERIOUS CHARGE · AGAINST CHINESE YOUTHS.
were
Wong Kam and Ng Yin Ming, two Chinese youths, who "charged with uttering a forged 8100 bank note of the Chartered Bank. and obtaining money on again appeared before Mr. Whyte-
same,
Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, when further evidence. regarding how the first defendant came into possession of the forged banknote was given.
Mr. F. E. C. Rendall appeared for the second defendant, while Mr. F. X. d'Almadi, Jnr., held a watching brief on behalf of one of the witnessOK.
Outlining the. case for the prose- csition in the previous hearing, Sergeant Fitches said that the first defendant obtained the banknote
In view of the critical situation abounds in hot springs and water who had gone up-country from Hong tion. One of them is Leung Tong from Leang Kin San, when he !
on the Kwangtung border, the
·Canton Co-mander-in-Chief, Gen-
Kong in connection with the case. Reporting on the outcome of auch representations, Mr. Hin Shing Lo said that he was informed that four out of the five men had been re- leased on Monday, and of these four, two were the photographers Taifoo Village.
The third man,
falls, and will serve as a summer resort as there are numerous gulfs and bays near at hand. eral Chen. Thai Tong, has ordered When the proposed duty-free, port a section of the troops under Yis operied, nat-going vessels on the Hon Mow in Kwangsi and Heung West River will anchor there, and Hon Ping in Eastern Kwangtong incoming vessels from foreign coun-taken along by the witnesses to to be sent to Northern Kwangtungtries with cargoes destined for the as emergency troops.
interior of Kwangtung will sail to the port diret. Many factories are expected to be moved to the port as their products will be exported free of duty.
CANTONESE WITHDRAW FROM KWANGSI.
[FRUM.OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]
CANTON, June Si.
Since the removal of the Chung shan District Government to Tong Ka Wan from Shekki, reconstruc-
Kung Hoi had been so seriously as- saulted and injured that he was now lying ill at Canton, while Leung Yau, the only other member of the party to return, had now come down to Hong Kong, and would be called as a witness to testify to what had occurred an the expedition..
Tortured With Red Hot Tongs,,
elder
who was admitted in a state of
while. The first defendant, bow-
semi-consciousness, while the other promised to return it after a short is a woman named To Sze.. Upon enquiries from the hospital we were, informed that it will be hard to tell for a couple of days as regards their chances of recovery.
"All Good Intentions.
Early in the morning, Feng had taken the lorry to, town with a heavy load of fish and it was on his way back to Aberdeen that he overtook the crowd of cooliea-men and women-going to their jobs in the Aberdeen brick works. As he was going the same way, Fong stopped the vehicle and offered the party
Rumours are prevalent in Cantortion work has been proceeding had not yet been released, was the lorry began to descend the in-
The fifth man of the party, whoa lift and twenty-six people accept
ed his offer. All went well until that Wong Shin Hung has secretly space. The roads will be, 160 feet named Tam Kwai, was the cline leading past the distillery, returned to Kwangsi from Bunsa wide, and several big whärves will brother of the third fugitive appear. The driver found that his brakes with a big detachment of troops. he erected, while public gardens, ing before the Court. My infor-
would not function properly, and nation," continued Counsel," is He is now back in Nanning, the electric plants and water works that he was being tortured with the circumstances was to keep a the only thing he could do under "capital of the province, reorganiz-will be constructed.
ing his men for another offensive A shipping company is arranging Chinese police in order to force him straight course down the steep.
the others.before their release were told not to bring photographs over. here to assist the accused in Hong
release of the remaining man, Tam to your Worship formally for the
was caused by an order from this
down the West River.
to build four steamers each 300 feet
Kwangsi Olique Still Hold Nanning, long to ply between Chungshan and Canton or Hong Kong, and
red-hoc chains or tongs by the
to make certain, confessions, while
ever, did not return it, and to gether with the second defendant, May 17, at the Kam Toi Hotel, in be uttered the note on Saturday,
Nathan Road, where they engaged
room for two nights. Subse- quently, the note was found to be a forgery and the two defendants
were arrested.
Leung Kin San said that he be came acquainted with the first de- fendant about two months ago. On " Jix "' May 13 he visited the General Store in Nathan Road. He
was shown a forged $300 banknote, which was handed to him by the proprietress of the store. Witness playfully snatched it from the pro- prietress and walked out of the shop to show it to a friend some six shops away. On his return to the Jix" General Store, witness
However, instead of improving, matters, got worse, and the lorry was now gathering 'speed and going at some 40 miles an hour when all of was accosted by the first defendant, a sudden the back wheels skidded who inquired what witness was
circle. It tottered "for... a Jew
Contrary, to the repeated reports certain wealthy merchants, inclust. Kong. I am now instructed to, apply and the vehicle turned a complete holding in his hand. On being told 1 of the Canton Government, it is ing Mr. Chai Chang, the managing certain that Naaming is still in the director of the Sun Co. are coa- Kwai, whose arrest and detention seconds and then toppled on its that it was a forged $100 banknote,
hands of the Kwangsi clique. It has been the base for the militarysidering the question of erecting
hotela, departmental stores, banke. operations of the Kwangsi troops on the West River, just as Kwei-dockyards, etc, in the port. lin and Luchow are important A sub-station of the Customs has military bases of the anti-Narking been established at the port, and a forces on the Kwei River.
notification has been issued by the Customs authorities that vessels of any nationality are welcome to call and unload their goods there with out paying duty.
Cantonese Strength Inadequate. The Canton Higher Command, realizing the inadequacy of its strength in coping with the situa- tion, has repeatedly wired to Gen. eral Li Yun Lung of Yunosa, urging him to rush an army down the river with Nanning as their first objective without, delay.
Slow Yunnanese Troops, For some reason or another, these Yunnanese troops have been very low in their march down river. Two months ago they were report "ed in Government despatches to have arrived at Peiseh, on the right river to-day they are reported to be no further down the river than they were two months ago.
'Canton Military Tactics Ohanged,
The Canton Higher Command has once more changed its military tac-
man who is now in the witness- box.
the defendant asked if he could bar. raw it to show to some of bis..re- over the road.” It did not come to side, scattering its buman load all a standstill until it had turned latives. Witness refused, but was The witness to whom' Counsel re-
three somersaults. Then it rested finally persuaded to part with it on its side on the piece of ground for a short period.
Continuing, witness said that the ferred was Tam Thong, who, on a pretxt of illness, is said to have ob- outside the distillery which is built first defendärt did not return the tained the permission of the Court
a little distance beyond the side of to" go-up-country, where, with the road. party of soldiers, he is further said to have intercepted the party pro- ceeding to Tailoo Village.to obtain photographs of the scene of the
murder.
Two Passengers In Lorry's Path.
The majority of the passengers fell clear of the lorry, but Leung Tong and To Sze fell right in its path with the result that they were badly injured. The reat were slightly bruised, but none of them were considered to be in a serious condition.
Counsel said that if he could It is understood that the Canton satisfy his Worship on the fact of Government has decided to hold the the party having been arrested and inaugural ceremony of the con-interfered with, and of the deten- tion of a material witness for the struction of the port in August defence in the person of Tam Kwai,
Everybody, however, suffered from the shock of the thing and when the public and foreign com- his Worship possibly could make an munities will be invited to attend.
order which might have the effect when the police arrived on the scene of securing his release. He sub- shortly after the accident, they mitted that all witnesses, whether found the injured all lying on the they be voluntary witnesses or ap-ground, a sight which resembled a pearing on subpoena in a British miniature battlefield: First aid was Court of justice were entitled to rendered on the spot, while the all consideration and to immunity more serious cases were rushed to from arrest. That applied also to the Hospital immediately the am
bulance arrived. Those that were witnesses from abroad and in the present case from Chinai
not very badly hurt and could" sit up were sent along in, an. Aberdeen Kaifong 'bus which was comman- deered by the Police.
EUROPEAN" ESTATES IN ·
HONG KONG.
ADMIRAL LEVESON LEAVES OVER £6,000.
His Worship: What power has this Court to order the Canton Gov.
Among the cetates recently dealternment in this matter?
ties. A few days ago it was pre- with by the Probate Division of }. paring to rush every available mili
Allegations Against Witness.
tary unit to Wuchow and vicinity the laval Supreme Court is that of Mr. Lo said that as an alternative, to check the advances of the Admiral Sir Arthur Cavenagh Kwangsi remnants, but to-day it Leveson, Inte of Park Cottage, Mid- suddenly changed its policy, and lastead of acuding any more troops burat, Sussex, and 22, Basil Man up the West River, it gave an sions. Knightsbridge, Middlesex, order for the withdrawal of. prae who died on June 28, 1020. tically all the Cantonese troops in Kwangsi for the North River dis
tricts.
Deceased bequeathed the whole of his estate to the widow, Lady Adeline Beatrice" Leveson, former ly Dowager Countess of Darnley, Flity-ninth Division In Canton, who is the sole cxecutrix. Gross value of estate in England amount- Thus Yu Hoa Mow, Commandered to £6,040 15s. 4d. Deceased also of the bath Division, hastily left
left an estate of 87,500 in Hong Wachow and came to Canton last Kong. night with a large number of his men in compliance with the order Mr. A. D. MacTavish. of the Canton Higher Command.
Estate worth 8108,403 was left ly Yu Hon Mow left Canton for Mr. Alexander Dewar MacTavish, Shiukwan by train this morning late of Japan. Inveraras, Scotland, "His troops are also heing rapidly and 16, Claverton Street, St. transferred to the northern border George's Road, Pimlico, London, of Kwangtung in anticipation of a who died on November 6, 1929. sudden return of the Kwangsi-
An order was made locally for Ironside coalition.
resealing of testament on an ap- It appears that the Canton Higher Command is preparing to widow, Winifred Dale, or Mac plication made on behalf of the ahandon Kwangsi ia order
to Tavish, who is named as executrix strengthen its defence lines along in trust disposition and settlement. the northern border of Kwangtung. Kwangsi." Ironsides" Decoy
Cantonese,
Tongs Situation.
It is reported that the "Iran- The situation is tense, and it is sidce" and the Kwangsi troops fenred that the "Ironsides" ere have decored the Cantonese troope turning back towards Kwangtung under General Chen Teai Tong by again.
ere fighting is expected was ing forces are coming into a life- and-death grip.
Driver Escapes,
note to him that night. Four days later he met the first defendant, with the second defendant, in Jordan Road. He asked for the re turn of the note, but was told that a friend of the first defendant had
possession of it. The first de- fendant promised to see if he could lay hold of the zote again.
Witness added that he was arrest- ed by the Police one night, when
both defendants were present and accused him of, having given them the note.
The casc was adjourned till Thursday."
■!
PASSING OF OLD CHINA HAND.
MR. J. C. OSWALD OF FOOCHOW.
Old China hands, will learn with regret of the passing of another old- timer in the person of Mr. John Charles Oswald. whose sudden A remarkable thing in connection
death in Foochow is reported. Mr. he had four remedies for the situn with the smash is that although his Oswald, who was 73 years of age, tion. The first was that with his box and the windshield were badly
came out to the East 42 years ago. Worship's assistance he could indiet broken up, the driver himself was
He was stationed in Canton when Tam Thong, the man giving evi- the only person to escape injury he first arrived, but had lived in dence on behalf of the prosecution, Had he remained in his seat, the of perverting the course of justice chances are that he would have Foochow for the last 30 years being by preventing the "defence, from been hurt, but it appears that he senior partner in Bathgate & Co.,
In his younger years Mr. Oswald necessary evidence. The second either jumped or was thrown clear
was an ardent jockey, and rode ré- remedy was that the Court might of the lorry." He has been taken take notice of one of its witnesses into custody by the police for inter-gularly in race meetings in Foochow,
Amoy and Hong Kong. having committed an act which rogation. As a result of the ac- amounted to polluting the source of cident the lorry has been completely` justice. The third remedy was that smashed. his Worship had power to attach
One fortunate thing is that the such a witness if he had committed lony did net topple over the left an act against the Court by bring-hand side of the road. Had it taken
The daughters are Mrs. T. F. ing about the arrest of the person this course, the vehicle would very
Thompson, who is at Home, resid referred to in the constructive pre- probably have fallen into the sea, sence of the Court. And lastly, and quite a number might haveing at Dorking, and Mrs. R. O. Sutherland, of Hong Kong To motion.could be made for an order been drowned.
them, and to the son, Mr. John Lee Dawald, much sympathy will be ex- tended in their bereavement.
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son, the
He is survived by a widow, two married daughters and latter of whom is with him in the business, and also a younger brother and two sisters in England.
Mr. Somerect Fitzroy, the Public Prosecutor, in reply to the Magis- trate, said that on June 15 a letter day after the sending of the letter. had been sent to the Commissioner The fifth apparently was detained, letter which the lugitives' solicitors no knowledge beyond what his of Police at Cantor, enclosing a but of that he (Mr. Fitzroy) had NEW MINISTER FOR. UNION
had addressed to the Inspector friend had said. It might be, Mr. General of Police. It contained & Fitzroy suggested, that the man request that if possible, something still being detained was one of those should be done..
on the list wanted in. connection with the marder.
CHURCH.
REV. E. G. POWELL DUE SHORTLY.
refuging Shte me data saengig af tegelevad klamki tare 211 not know that the they had us to Boow why he Home 18 EUTECIEUT: "98"The Wie erT
The anti-Naazing learned, quickly outflanked their purzuera by marching backward to- wards the South, and by the time the pro-Nanking troops realized the exact situation, the Ironsides and their alles were well behind their antagoniste. (Continued at foot of next column),
It is to save the heat troops of General Chen Teal Tong in Hunan and to insure the safety of the Hunan-Kwangtung border that so many troops are being dispatched there from Canton
Letter Sent To Namhof Magistrate.
His Worship suggested that the Newe has been received in the A reply was received from the letter should be sent through the Colony, which is confirmed by the Office to Rev. J. Horace Johnston, that a Public Safety Bureau of Canton in Colonial Secretary's which they acknowledged receipt of HBM.'s Consul at Canton, stating new Minister of the Union Church, the Jettes went to them and suggest, Tim Kai's case, and enquiring if Hong Kong, has been appointed at
be detained. Failure by the young was in the district of Namhoi, and Canton authorities to release the
man or show such cause would at a copy of the letter was sent to the Namhoi Magistrate with the instruc tach great suspicion to their case.
Mr. Fitzroy promised to take up tion. that he deal with the matter satisfactorily. Four of the five men the matter through the channel in were released on Saturday, the dieated by his Worship. (Continued at foot of next column). The case was adjourned.
men had been detained. The village should be detained.
The Rev. E. G. Powell, who has accepted the position, bad his training at Mansfield College, Ox- ford, and has been a Congregation- alist Minister in Bath since 1923 He is due to arrive here with Mrs. Powell in October.
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