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ALLEGED ARSON.
SHAMSHUID SHOPKEEPER ON TRIAL.
EARLY MORNING FIRES AT INSURED PREMISES.
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Setting fire to his shop with the object of defrauding the instrśace companies was the charge alleged by the Crown against Chua Chok, of 9. Nan Chang Street, Shamsluipo. when he appeared at the Criminal Sossions yesterday before the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood).
Accused, who wan not legally represented, pleaded not guilty, and the trial proceeded before a jury.
WUCHOW NOTES
GERMAN AVIATORS. ON WAY TO NANNING.
THE MENACE OF FLOODS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
work.
Woerow, June 16
CHOLERA IN
CANTON."
A SERIOUS SITUATION.
(Frons Our Own Correspondent.}
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CANTON, June 19.
Despite the untiring efforts of the medical antiforities, the cholera A serious fire broke out last epidemie in Cantou is still uncheck. Wednesday in the big market near od. The situation is causing groet the Chungshaan Cinemas. One shop anxiety and the disena is sprend- was entirely burnt down and threeing to the outlying districts. Ap others were damaged. The total proximately 150 persons, mostly loss is estimated at about $5,000. adults, are said to be dying of this The Firo Brigade made a smart disease each day in Canton alone, turn out and had the flames under Medien authorities auto that not control after half an hour's hard more than 30 per cent of the pati
ente recover. Injection with anti- Outlining the enss for the Crown, A new matshed pontoon was re-cholera gerum is the most popular Mr. T, S. Whyte-Smith said thatcently put up by the Wuchow treatment, but even with this the the accused was the proprietor of Ching Wu Athletic Association. The chances of getting over it aro a haberdashery shop on the ground old one at the foot of the hill hear slight. Usually a person dies with floor of the address mentioned, the British Consulate was destroyed, in eight hours of contracting the whora he Reed with his wife and and the new and is on the city young brother-in-law. At the time side. A mederats fee of 10 cunts ef the fire the stock-in-trade was is charged for dick person using insured with the Wing On Com the pontoon and bathing has prov pany for 83,000 and the furniture ed very popular during the hot
These insurances. how weather. for $1,500. ever, were excessive as would be proved by evidence.
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Two swimming fatalities, however, have to he recorded in connection The Crown Case,
with this enterprise." A young pan was drowned on the 1st of this At 3.15 mm, on May Mr. Whyte-Smyth continued, a min was month and another on the lath. In con standing in the middle of the both cases they were non-swimmers road near the house "blowing awho ventured out too far and got
into difficulties.. ‹ police whistle. An Indian con- stable approached him, and on learning that there was a fra in the ground her of No. 93, he sum moned a watchman. to assist him and they broke into the house by
Aviation.
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Two German Byers arrived here recently on their way to Nanning. During their stay they paid an off
a side door. They found two firescial call on Government House.
at different places on the floor and Two other big planes also arrived there was a song smell of kerosene, on their way to Nanning. They The two Indians, assisted by a were piloted by Messrs. Stevens and Chinese motor-lorry driver who Evans. turned up on the scene Inter, ex- tinguished the fire with buckets of
water.
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Brigands:
disease. But a master of three hours or less have beer known. A merchant who came to Canton from Hong Kong by train. yesterday morning suddenly contracted the drink disease, probably from a which as had on the traid, and he died three hours after his arrival here. He was apparently in perfect health when he left Hong Kong
All the hospitals in Canton, both private and Government, are full of cholera patients. spondent who visited the Fong Bien Hospital this morning was informed that more than one hundred por- sons died of cholera ench day in that hospital alone.
Your corre-
Of this num
her about twenty or so died im- mediately after admission. Accord- in to the medical authorities at the Hospital, not more than 20 per rent of the cholera patiente re- covered Each day un nearly 200 cholera victims, takes there for There has been renewed activity treatment. The writer spent about by brigands who haunt a place half an hour there, and during this Two uncorked bottles containing named Yang Tai, half-way betwees short space of time saw more than some fluid wo found on the floor. Wuchow and Tanghin. The district ten cholers viction carried in for The contents were sent to the Gov-has been fairly quies since the sur-treatment. The appalling condi- ernment Analyst and certified to be wonder of the notorious brigand tions may be inferred by the fact chief, Tam, Kong Sha. The place that two cholern patients are is notorious as a bandit haant and placed in one bed," the pirating and levying of "tolls" on boats passing up and down the river has been a common practice The Indian constable and the for years. The authorities" have
the watchman deribed how they put taken up the matter and a strong out the fire. They said that there body of troops has been sent to were no people on the floor when
rout out these pesta. hey, forced their way in. Witnesses denied that accused helped them by fetching buckets of water.
kerogene.
In answer to his Lordship, Mr. Whyte-Smith said that the Crown ́ense would be that the accused set
fire to the house.
Accused's Story.
The epidemic is most severe in Upper Saikwan and Honam. These pinces are, for the most part, un sanitary, swampy and congealed. kwa persons died of cholera In Foi Sab Alley in Upper Sai in the last three days. Subsequent arvestigation showed that it was due to the well at the end of the. alley which had been contaminated with cholera hacillus. These people. had been using the water from this
· well, Generals Li Chung Yen and Pak The medien! authorities are hold. Chung Pei have been making aning a conference to discuss preven Inspection of their troops troughout
Military Inspection.
When, the Crown case had closed, has been ill for some time and stay.
the whole province General Paktive measures. accused gave evidence from theed till convalescence in Kweilin. witness box. He said that he wn General Li is now proceeding on his tour and it is expected that the asleep with his family when he work of visiting all military posts awoke to find light in the room.. in Kwangai will take his another Seeing that are was burning, he month. tried to put it out by means of an awning, but the sparks flew else.
"At present every thing seems very quiet throughout the whole prú
vince.
Floods.
un-
where and gutted a second re
Accused denied thus he produced two insurance policies from hóa pocket as algod by police witnessen The river is rising to over the He said that these were taken from 40uot mark, and if it rises the safe on
the instructions of other 10 feet the streets of Wychow
will be flooded. This is fully ex Sergt. Goodwin.
In cross-xamination, accused preted as "the river is still rising denied that he set fire to the house, and more rain up-country will ste He said that he dwisted the others the process continued. Fin putting out the fire.
Accused intimated that be bad three witnesses to call, and further hearing was adjourned until this morning.
STAR FERRY SCRAP.
FRIENDS FALL OUT.
Business is quiet throughout the whole province.
Business is quiet and many motor- boats have stopped running.
Prohibition of Mah Jongg.
Mah Jongg is extremely popular throughout the "Province, but the Covernment consider it has a bad effect on those who make a hobby of it. A decreo is issued that from July 1, Mah Jongg is strictly pro- Two brother, Chan Man Foo and hibited and a heavy fine will be in- Chan Mau Fook, were charged be-dicted upon everyone who infringes fora Mr. 1. A. Fraser yesterday the Government regulation. with assaulting a man named Chan An electric generating plant is be Wing Tai outside the Star Ferrying installed at Kwangai Baiveru Wharf on Sunday.
ity, Wuchow. The machina bas,been Inspector Elston, prosecuting, asid ordered through a Hong Kong firm that the parties know each other and is expected here in about three | and on Sanday the complainant months time: 5 met the defendants, near the 'bus stop when he alleged that they assaulted him.
Dragon Boat Festival..
Defendants stated that complain The Dragon-boat Festival was ant pulled them out of a bus and duly celebrated on the 8th day or assaulted them. They retaliated, the 3th nicon (June 3) with custom, but did not commence the assault.
ary_saremonia) There stemi“ nó Mr. Fraser remarked that if that sign of the event-dying out. Every- wore the co, he did not think the thing passed off well and, no. 11* defendants were solely to blame. It cident" has to be related. Anpeared to him that the com: plainant got all he deserved.
Inspector Listen pointed out that the defendants did not merely a sault the complainant, but con tinued dots antil they ware stapped by the police
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