HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1931.
RED ARMY IN THE KACHEK DISTRICT MODERN YUNNANFU. ALLEGED FRAUD BY HONG KONG STOCK
OF HAINAN.
HOW THE MARKET PREPARED TO DEFEND ITSELF.
REIGN OF TERROR IN THE ISLAND.
[rroz orr own CORRESPONDENT. ]
KACHER, May 28..
The region for some twenty or thirty miles around Rachek han been menaced by bandit.communist bands for many months. Recently your correspondent haul occasion to spend a night in a large Christian village centre" about twenty-five The village owns miles away. several guns, and men patrolled until well after midnight, as they have done for a long time. When the Christian gathered on Sunday for service, coming from a mamber
mastrate has his gamen just ont side the mackeet and he had some fifteen armed then. The magistrate from the district just adjoining this one had felt, his own city un safe and was in the market with is bodyguard. The Chamber of Commerce is reported to have been ready to pay up to 81,000 per night for guards from other villages and markets and some tuwa were secur ed..
"Attacks Were Foared.”
The two main streets in Kachek of surrounding villages, some appal-market are roughly in the shape ling stories were vald of women of the letter "T" but the fines Recing from raids in the night, are wavering, in the usual manner carrying or dragging their babies of Chinese streets.' The richest and and children, of sleeping ant to the host important shops are in a block open for fear of attack, kidumpping, just where the two streels mert, on killing and burning.
the upright stroke of the This block is known as
Surrender Forced by Thirst.
In the middle of May a raid was made on a well-to-do village call
ed Dek-siang, where guards were 'maintained at village expense.. Thịs
raid was made in bond daylight-- 1
about noon. Although no entrance was grined to the main part of the village teg or a dozen houses on the
outskirts were burned, including the season's harvest of rice stored in each house.
The village vowed vengeance and attempted, it in
vain, to seente soldiers..
NEW ROADS THROUGHOUT'
THE PROVINCE.
CITY STREETS BEING WIDENED.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
AGENT.
"INNOCENT PARTIES MADE TO SUFFER.""
JUDGMENT IN APPEAL,
MARKET,
CROUCHER & CO.'S, DAILY REPORT.
The market showed a livelier tendency, and rates at the close were In appealing before the Full generally higher, buyers prevail.
fing. Court yesterday against a judgment
Banks and Unions were unchang of Mr. Justice Lindsell in summary jurisdiction, Mr. Leo D'Almada saided at 82,000.00 and 8830.00. that it was a case in which two. innocent parties were made to suffer for the act of, a third person on whom the burden" should fall, and that indiscretion in issuing cash vouchers instead of debit notes led to the fraud.
Cantons again enme to businesa. at 81,500.00 and buyers are offering $1,376,00 for Hong Kong Firoa,
Underwriters finve been neglected lately, and shares recently changed hands at 88.30 but a big demand found the market bare of stock, and
YUNNANIU, May 17. The formal opening of the road to the East part of the provines took place yesterday. For some me the west rond has been in use fer buses and other traffic, sprei ally the transport of inlt, but only now has the east, rond reached the point where it can be used. Start, ing from the Ku Tung City Park at 7.30, more than a dozen motor vehicles carried the large number, Chier Justice, (Sir Josh Kemp) dealings took place at 35.00 to 85.00 of officials and prominent citizens and the Asting Puisne Judge (Mr. July, cash shares being unobtain Mr. Leo D'Alable. They close with buyers offer who attended the ceremony. Soma Justice Lindsell). of the cars made the trip, twice to inda, inr, instructed by Mr.ing 85.80. take those who wanted to be prefernce, la of Messrs. Lo and Lo
was for the appellants, the Chip Chung firm. Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. F. C. E. Renduli, of Messta, Russ & Cn.. appeared, for the respondents, the Cheong Fat Loong Keefirm.
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In addition to those who went from Yunuauf, the people of the countryside around Yanglin, where the ceremony was held, turned out en murre to witness the initiation of a service that is te mea so much to them in the future. In a pavi glion erected at the intersection of the roads from Kweidow and from Iron Northeast Yunnan, in the midst of Skillet Row" These shops have the great Sung Ming Raion plain, iron grilling in front of their heavy prominent persons attending the wooden doors and many of them remen were received. Ranged iz huge circle around. were
The appeal was heard by the
the
In the Summary Court, Cheung Fat Long Kee, as plaintiff, was given judginent with costs against the Chip Chung firm for the sum of 8110.50 for goods sold and delivered. The transnetions concerned piece-goods."
Dairy Farms at 830.50 are steady.
'Caments continue firm at 821-10 with sales nud sellers at 924,00 July. Ewos came to business nt Tis. 13.00 August.
"
Wharts are wanted at $180,00 and China Providents at $5.00..
"Hotels were taken off the market At 817.40 and 817,50 but shares aro offering at 817.00 for July.
Lands came to business at 805.50
own guns. The market is not wall- arhool children from schools with; | AJ'Aimnda anid that he was not dis. July and. $94.00 cash.
and
country residents. Three thousand those prese is a very conservative estimate of
ed. The upright" street runs in the large arbu and the local approximately worth and guth the soldiers' barracks are just at the north edge of the town. The magistrate's yaznen is about an
sight of a mile farther to the north and the American Presbyterian Mission compound is just beyond the samen. The east and west stro į amanders to the river on the
The Commissioner of Reconstrue tion, Chang Hai Ling, spoke of the local government. Mr. W. Tuan, road-building programme of the the engineer of the east road, told of the work that has been done to General Jang Yun presented an make this early opening possible. address. Other visitors spoke in work that has been accomplishe).
Effect of Oash Vouchers,
In preanting his caso, Mr. Léo
puting the evidence but the Judge's findings on that evidence. A man named Lain Man was engaged by the Chip, Chang to deal with the other firm and he left in August Yau was put in his muse, and be last year. Another man named Lam
grant credit to him, appellants gave him cash for goods ordered. Res- pondents issued eash vouchers, al- by Lam Yau on though, in fact, cash was not paid the spot. His
cause the respondents would not
when ordering a new lot of goods, make a payment in respect of the old lot. The transactions in dis- pale concerned goods obtained in January and February this year.
A few days later the village was nadetely suremanded by the raid. West FUSE COrds what is called the congratulatory terms of the fine method was to make a deposit, and. ers, the wells filled up, and the gate of the market in the people conquered by thirst. When the lack of water becnie unbear able the villagers and their gugds fought their way on with consider
able toss of life and the raiders than eared the village. Obe woman wounded with knives in the first attack and later veral men with
gunshot wound's live been brought to the hospital in Karhek.
her direction. Attacks were fear- from the south gate, where a small ed especially from the north and
raid had been recently staged and where communicate propaganda is
continually senttered,
Precautions.
The Bert and second nights after the soldiers left the market was not well fortified though sandbags, had The Communist band in that been pifed at the interretions of the region is said to number about a cross streets. By Friday barbed Thousand, both men and women, and I were fad been stretched across most
tion.
Humphreys fetched $29.73. Realtys hardened to $14.00.
Trams improved to $21.00 with sellers at 822.00. Forward busines was transacted at. $92.25 July...
Lights shewed some netivity and a lot of business was done, up to $27.50 rash. There are a few settlement. shares offering at 8.00 Sales also took place for August at $28,20.
Electrics have buyers at 882.00; more would have, to be paid to get shares.
Telephones continue neglected with sellers at 839.00.
Watsons are wanted at $15.75, -- June 1.5 IN.
section that has been entirely com Big Programme cf Road Building. From Younanfu to Yanglin, the plated, is only 100 li, but this re
Counsel continued that the Judge presents only a fraction of the had found that the appellants had whole programme now under way, held out Lan Yau a dheir agent, An actual knowledge of what has with authority to pledge their been accomplished in road-build credit: they were estopped from and a consideration of the pro- denying that he was their agent jected programın
and, consequently. estopped from tounding in its daring and cou-
is almost denying receipt of the goods. Res- KING'S COLLEGE CONCERT. prehensiveesa. Yunnan is a prepondents were negligent in a sense in issuing cash vouchers when cash vince that has suffered long from had not leen paid, hat that neg- poor transportation facilities and it apparently is the determination.
ligence was immaterial. of the present government to bring that condition to an end. The
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Mr. D'Almada submitted that there was no evidence that. Lam frm's eredit Yau was muthorised to pledge his vouchers was the crux of the matter.
The imus of cash The Great Hall of King's College and Chiotang and eventually to Had debit notes been issued, then
was packed last evening when the the Szeehnen border and another appellants would have known that boys of the College gave a concert- branch going east to Chu Ching the transactions were on a credit which was thoroughly enjoyed by and thener into Kyrichow. Be basis.
all who attended. The performers tween Yangiin and Chu Ching the
> Grounds for Appeal,
acquitted themselves excellently, rond branches again, one branet going to the south and through
Counsel advanced four Krounds Loping to San Chiang K'ou, at on which the appeal should be the Trial Scene from "The Mer- the meeting point of Kweichow, allowed and the Puisne Judge's chant of Venice" being especially Kwangsi, and Yunnan provinces. judgment reversed; ) There was well-done. "A Night At An Inn," The west rond leads from Yun no evidence on which the Puis sketch, was also well received while pania to Lufeng to which point it Judge could have found there was is completed. Construction is be a holding out: (2) If it was found the Chinese-play, "To the Concert!' was perhaps the most enjoyablų ing pushed with vigour through the there was any holding out, such
part of the evening. The pro- more difficult mountain sections to holding out was directly attribut ward Yunnan Hsien, where it will able to respondents misrepresenta- torn north to Liking and ther tion in the form of cash vouchers: gramme was as follows:-
1. Chinese Orchestra. important cities in north central (3) The repondents' misrepresenta
Wong Kwai Wing Yunnan wear the Szechuen border,tion estops them from relying on From this rond, two other main any representation by the appet
Yip Tui Hing Lai Yn Pui roads lead to Baru; one through lants, which was indeed by their own misrepresentation, and similar- Tengyaoh towards Bhame, and an- other further south toward Kun Lung.
to have a fair number of guns, bn of the streets,, ten strands of est rond branches at Yanglin, one sides knives, hors and any other with plain wire woven through anch going north to Tung Chuan available: implements of destrag-vertically. These fenes were put up in pairs, twenty or more feet apart, opening on opposite ends. * Regulars" Fight Each Other, Due to this disturbance in Can-Guards patrolled night and day ton three has, bet a severe clash martial law was enforced after between the marines and the Pro Alternate days are tecture of the Ponce in Hainan. market days but selling was carried on at the edge of the town instead The actual fighting occurred in Kingcars on May 15-10. Kachek of at the usual central markets, market is considered an important Sharp shooting was heard one night drategic centre and has had about 'lack, some distance regte soldiers stationed here con-way. The market was more or less tinually for years. On the 1311 all itd. It proved to have been a the marines in Kachek and the rail va a small, market where the districts south were withdrawn to potica were overpowered by "Reds" the city (Kjungchow) and tho and twenty or thirty guns seized. market was panic stricken at the prospect of communist raiding: The On the 271 soldiers finally ar- hand mentioned atowe was only one rived and the tension relaxed. The twenty miles away to the north-east | market breathes easy again and the and there had been continual raid- barbed wire has been removed-hat ing south and west of the market certainly the expericure is suficient by other bands.
A Scratch Garrison,
Help Arrives,
The South Bood.
to
the respondents are also catopped from alleging that the appellants are estopped from denying any hold. ing out and the consequent receipt The south roud heads from Yun of the goods; (4) In the case of two nanfu around the onst shore of innocent parties being made Kun Yang Lake to Kun Yang and suffer for the act of a third person, through Tung Hai Mongtze, as in this instance, the burden of to show the terror in which the From Mengtzo it will turn cast the loss should fall upon the respon- Hainanese live and move these days through Wen Sham and Kuang dents,
Replying at length to the points The market could muster some. There is little hope of eilm untilan towards Kwangs Province at
point near Po "Beh, Another raisel, Mr. Sheldon pointed out thing over a hundred armed men. a sufficient, military force was branch goes through Yuna Kiang that no evidence was given in the lower Court by the appellanta that There were the merchant police, down which will hunt out the disto Pu Erh and Szemas.
In addition to read building they were prejudiced by any repre- about soventy in number, maintain-turbers of the ponce and disarm
sentation of the other side or that throughout the province, the muni d be the merchants, and well-arm-them-forces now merely allow theeipal improvement going on in the they were seisled by the cash vouch- Counsel contended that the ed: the local militin twenty-odd stationing of forces at important eity is most noteworthy. For some men when at full strength; and the points, who remain as guards al tiņie the plau to demolish the south loss was caused by the appellants'. local police also some twenty-odd if those pinces are do not go out after at full quota. Then the district the marauders.
AN UNRULY SON
CHOPPER ATTACK ON FATHER,
whol
city wall has been in mind. A few own agent and that the uppeal months ago the munisipal goverr- therefore had no merits. ment took up the matter in earnes 'Their Lordships reserved decision. and, with nó useless delay pushod the scheme through. Tho section from the "argo" South section being formed by the remov- Gate to the "small" Bouth Gate al of the city wall. In view of ( Kue Men) is now down. Tha the facte, the owners agreed to Iand released will be built up as carry out the street widening pro- a new and modern business section. gramme at once.
The whole growth of the city hra As a result the main business been towards the south, in the diree street looks for the moment - as
tion of the railway terminal, so this is in line with that develop
uncontrolled. Thy ind snatched up the chopper and would have struck his father but for the timely inter yention, on the part of a policeman.
A record was produced showing that the defendant was quite well known to the police. Four years An unusual feature disclosed in | ago, it appears, he was sont to ment. a case before Mr. Schofield yetler-prison for three months for larceny. day was that a son was alleged to He was then sent to prison for have assaulted his father. It was eight months for burglary and stated that the son was always shortly after his release, he was asking his father for money and again arrested for burglary and refusal on the last occasion result-served another six months in traffic. Mayor Hsiung, about six ed in the present charge being prison. On account of his extreme brought
violence, the father. was afraid of his son,
It was mentioned that a chopper was used in the assault and Inspec torMeWalter told the Court that,
Remarking that the only course' was to keep him not of the way
Schofield sentenced the defendant.
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"Morceau Characteristique
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though an earthquake had struck but it means that within a month or so there will be a street thirly Narrow Streets to Go. feet wider and ovory shop will wear Meanwhile the
of Venice older busincs now frent. This is in remark- ablo contrast to the feeble efforts section inside the city is being re vclutionized. Characterized by that were made before, namely a narrow streets, it has been for small setback for every individus years overcrowded and blocked by As it is now, two months will ne building put up along the street. weeks ago, called the owners of complished what it would have ro property together and showed them quired twenty years to complete..
One spending even'a few months that eventually the streats must bo.
ideaed Business would be beton leave from Yunnanfu
ANS Bình là and change thật 'tor" if they would do it now. The
now
un incident which occurred, in the of creating further mischief, Mbest business would go to the now seam alment beyond beljof, na com- to four months hard labout. Continued at foot of next columnared to the slow tempo of a fow
charge room of the Station, went to prove that the son was absolutely
years ago
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