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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27.
1925.
DRINKING THEIR OWN TEARS.
· ACCOUNTANT: CHARGED.
ALLEGED THEFT OF MONEY
PLIGHT OF THE CANTONESË.
AND JEWELLERY,
An Expresslye Telegram.
Civil or Criminal.
The Self-Governing Society of
Before Mr. S. B. B. McEldery at Kwangtung, a legal organization the Central Magistracy yesterday for the promotion of self-govern-afternoon, an accountant, employed ment in the province, has sent at No. 10. Centre Street, was telegram to the Cantonese public charged with the larceny of a organizations in Shanghal enumer quantity of Jewellery and the sum ating the crimes of the Cantot of $47.16, the value of the jewellery rulers and, asking the Cantonese amounting to about $250... there to help in ousting the Bolshe- viat party now ruling Canton, The telegram renda:
"To the Kwongchow-Shlubing Civic Gulid, the Union of Ovaryenz Cantonese, the Ching Wu Athle tic Association, Shanghai:
Mr. F. E. Nash appeared for the complainant, Sin Chok-chau, and
the defendant was represented by Mr. R. E. A. Wobster.
Mr. Nash asked permission to amend the charge from that of
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Mr. Webster replied that, he bad po notice of the intended amend- ment, but on being told that the
"Bribed by the Russian, Reds, Wu Han-min, Wang Ching-wei aua others nave organized a Na- tionalist Government in Canton: for which Soviet forras of gov-charge was somewhat similar in its new form, Mr., Webster consented. ernment have. been adopted. His Worship however adjourned Civil and military administration throughout Kwangtung is direct the court for five minutes for the ed by the Russian General, Gal-new charge to be drafted.
On resuming, Mr. Nash said that lant, M. Borodin and other Rus:
he had only been instructed a few alans. Another Russian named Semenoff is placed at the head of hours previous and applied for an adjournment. He desired to con- the Naval Department. The
sider whether the defendant was a Aviation Department and other
partner in the business or not. military administrations are also He had agreed with Mr. Webster headed by Russians.
that, subject to his Worship's ap fraval, ball should be fixed at $100.
"With sympathy with the
Shanghal strikera as their ex-
Mr. Webster said that he had no cuse, they directed labourers,
objections. He thought it. was students and armed soldiers to attack Shameen during the course only right that his friend, who had of a parade. This resulted in the just come into to Court, be given avery facility. His case would be deplorable incldent of June 23. "
"Chau Lu was recently sent to that the defendant held a partner- Russia to ask the Russians to ship in the business, having shares, send more military reinforce-in three different" names in the ment and supply more arms and firm for $500 euch. He was joint
manager with the complainant.
ammunitions.
"At the same time, Sun Fo was sent into Peking, offering Tuan Chi-jui and Feng Yu-hsiang term: for reunification of South and North, thus attempting to have the entire country held responsi- ble for their irresponsible actions against the Foreign Powers.
turned out to be a civil case he His Worship said that if the case objected to criminal, proceedings being taken.
Mr. Nash replied that was his reason for an adjournment.
Alleged Facts.
The defendant who had been "In Kwangtung, they are deny-working for the complainant from
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"Under the pretext of raising funds to support the strikers the Cantonese are compelled to pay new taxes and increased rates of regular revenues.
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strike in June and returned to work trary.
on the 23rd inst. Early the follow ing morning the complainant left the house and went to Un Long. When he returned late that night the defendant was out. On the morning of the 25th the defendant gave the complainant two account books which had been taken out of a drawer, previously locked by the "Unfortunate Cantonese,, under complainant. The complainant the maladministration of such a went to the drawer and found the tyrannical government,
are butlock had been broken. The de- drinking their own tears every fendant, then told him that he had day and waiting for death to collected a sum of $47.16 from one of the firm's clients and had given "We believe you love your own the money to one of the partners, country as well as your native pro-who, denied having received the vince and we beg you to convey money.
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(Seal) Kwangtung Self-Govern- The case was adjourned till next ing Society, August 23, 1925."
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MORE SHANGHAI FIRING.
CROWD DEMONSTRATE OUTSIDE CHINESE POLICE STATION
Two killed and Several Wounded.
Shanghai, August 26. About a quarter of the opera tives in the Japanese cotton mills resumed work to-day.
The situation at the wharves is nearly normal. The Chinese four workmen
police arrested
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