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SERIOUS LOSS OF LIFE.
Memphis, Oct. 27,
WAR.
MOVEMENTS ON EAST RIVER.
A northbound passenger train was derailed and rolled down an embankment near Victorio, Missin- sippi. Ten persons are reported to GUNBOATS IN WEST have been killed and a score injured.
--Reuter's American Service.
Memphis, Oct. 27. :
STOLEN MILK.
-SEQUEL TO LANTAU "ROBBERY,
SYRIAN REVOLT.
TERRIBLE ORDEAL AT DAMASCUS.
THOUSANDS KILLED
An echo of the armed robbery which took place on August 2184, on a farm on the island of Lantau,
Cairo, Oct. 27. was heard at the Criminal Sessiong this morning, before Mr. Justice, Varying reports from Damascus Gompertz, when Kwok Kwat was indicate that Damascus passed charged with receiving three tins through a terrible ordeal between of stolen milk at Cheungshawan, October 18 and October 20, and that the property of Chan Sau, on it bears the scars of relentless August 21st, well knowing them measures taken to suppress riots to have been stolen.
which followed the action of the French in parading the corpses of Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, prosecu-j
bandits through the streets... ting, said that among the things
A traveller from Damascus says that were stolen in the robbery
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ATTACKED.
MALAYAN TRIBE GIVES TROUBLE
33 WONG NME CİHANE NAZ HARRY VALLEY
Batavia, Oct. 27. Trouble has broken out with the Achinese Following a
recent Achinese attack on a military
JUNK PIRACY.
$10,000 CARGO HAUL
MASTER CAPTIVE
A piratical attack on a large
Hongkong junk, the kidnapping of the master, and the theft of a valus able cargo estimated at $14,000 is
who reached Hongkong on the junk reported by a member of the crew,
Patrol, Captain Paris proceeded to which the Achinese attacked. The the scene with four detachments, troops fred, and killed twelve
were seriously Achiriose. One native soldier was wounded... Captain Paris and a killed and seven European sergeant were slightly yesterday after having been in the wounded. The military commander hands of the pirates for five days. of Achin is proceeding to the The junk's registered number is scene with four detachments-T4592H and it is of 2,275 plculs Reuter.
CASE OUTLINED. The hearing commenced before
A report from the East River Mr. S. B. E. McElderry, at the Central Magistracy this morning. The ill-fated train, was the so-district giving the movements of of the case in which J. Edward called "Sunnyland Express." It was the two opposing forces since the Atherley, Manager of Getz Brothers or aty miles an hour at age fall of Hol Fung, on the 22nd inst. of fifty The engine and Co. in Hongkong, was indicted and luggage van got safely across states that the 2nd Army Corps on charges of misappropriation of but the remainder of the coaches of the Canton Army has now estab
crashed into the ravine. Most of lished its headquarters in this monies belonging to the firm. the casualties occurred on three There was only one count handed coaches which dived headlong into town. The right wing advanced in in when the proceedings started a clay bank, other coaches falling two directions, one from Kung last week, but this morning, this on them and forming a tangled Ping to Ho Por, and the other direct mass of wreckage. The scene was lonely and isolated and many died to Lok Fung, which was captured were three tins of milk. Later in that on the afternoon of October counts bringing the total amounta before a relief train would be on the 24th inst. It is stated that the day of robbery, police officers 18, a band of men, headed by Chief Sumantra, and are constantly in conearly hours of the morning of
charge was substituted by six
involved to $18,000. odd.
• Mr. D. H. Blake appeared for the prosecution, Mr. W. B. Hind was for
rushed up-Reuter's Service.
American the right wing, having been re-entered a house in Cheungshawan, Hassan-el-Karreth penetrated-Into quarter, shouting inforced with fresh troops, is now and there, among other articles, the Chagour advancing on Poo Wing and Waithey found three tins of milk, which "Rise up, your brothers the Druses were claimed by the defendant as the defendant, whilst Mr. Wadeson NICARAGUAN REVOLT. Loi, its objective being Kwai Tam, his property. In the same house are here." They attacked a police and, with flank movement, has were found other articles that had post and shot dead a French officer. who The inhabitants of the quarter taken up a strong position at Lam been stolen, and three men
taken were suspected of having
armed themselves and joined "the Tong, Loong Foo and Wang Lau part in the robbery were arrested. ferry in the direction, of Ng Wah. When the defendant was charged, insurgents, all of whom advanced The anti-Red forces of Chan he made a statement to the effect towards the Medan quarter, where
cents from him, and instead of re-
watched the proceedings in the Interests of Messrs. Getz Brothers' compradore, Mr. Chan Kan-yan...
ACCUBED'S POSITION.
I opening the case, Mr. Blake
I
SATISFACTORILY SETTLED.
Managua, Oct 27.
[The Achinese inhabit a district capacity, carrying a crew of ten in the wilder parts of northern males and two females. In the
flet with the Dutch authorities.]
SEDITIOUS MATTER.
MOSCOW MONEY FOR BRITISH "REDS."
London, Oct. 27. A publication entitled the Empire Rebel was mentioned at the
October 17th, whilst on a voyage from Hongkong to San Cheong, in Chinese waters in the Sang Ning district, they were chased by an un- known steam launch which came up from the stern near Kow Chow and soon overtook them.
At least fifty pirates were on board the launch, and twenty-five,
dealt with the position of the ex-Presidont Chamorrow, the Con King-ming have evidently changed that another man, borrowed 90 they were joined by inhabitanta.resumed proceedings against twelve all armed with either rifles or re-
defendant in the firm, of which he
43
Conservatives are to support Solar-
BALKAN TENSION.
four years. It was defendant's duty to arrange for the sale and purchase of goods on behalf of his firm and particularly to usk orders from the Chinese and other dealers and to submit these orders to their head office in San Francisco. The goods were than purchased and shipped to Hongkong, and delivered! to the dealers, usually on a com- mission basis; but more often this;
Greek Hifles and machine gun fire business took the form of put-and- in the direction of Petritch is re- Yout sales. This business entailed ported this afternoon. Simultane- the employment of a compradores ously, Greek artillery is alleged to as was usual and customary in have shelled the village of Pétrovo. Hongkong. In this case, Mr. Chan-Reuter," Kan-yan had been employed as compradere for, Getz Brothers in
bravely. milk instead of paying for some the town, and they died fighting Suddenly, an aeroplane food.
Mr. Whyte Smith submitted that appeared and bombed the crowds. the defendant must have known Tanks, armoured cars and other that the tins of milk had been
stolen, especially as there were aeroplanes followed and all joined other articles in the house that had in spreading death among the been stolen.
rebels, who fled in all directions from the terrible retribution,
volvers, boarded the junk, searched
As a sequel to the recent dis- turbances, President Solarzano and
A police sergeant gave evidence servative leader, have signed an their tactics. The left wing has funding the money he gave defen-One hundred Frenchmen, working Communists at Bow Street. had been manager in Hongkong for agreement ander which the Liberal fallen back and taken up positions dant three tins of milk. Defen- with Armenians in this quarter of finding literature at Communist her and took her in tow to. Ah Ministers are dismissed-and the: at Kwai Tam. Ho Tin, Ho Por and dant also made a statement, before were caught between the insurgents headquarters, including a circular Chuck Mi. At the latter place the magistrate to the effect tint and another budy of rebels from to which the Empire Rebel was members of the crew were forcad declared that to assist in the unloading of the zano, while Chamorrow receives ten other strätegic points, and is now a man gave him the three tins of
apparently it had been circulated thousand dollars and his troops are strongly entrenched. The central
attached. He
junk's cargo, an operation which, workers. to be paid off by the Govenment.body, composed of the greatest
among factory
The Reuter's American Service.
number of troops, together with
witness produced another circular took two days, even with the help one Losovaky, at of the pirate gång and some boat- one regiment of the Fukienese
addressed to Moscow, also to the secretary of unit, is also entrenched in the same line. It is said that the main
the Berlin branch of the Moscow people, The armament of the junk
confiscated. strength of Chan King-ming's
International complaining of the was also
The junk was released on the forces are in this vicinity acting
non-receipt of promised funds. Counsel for the prosecution de 22nd, but the master, Lai Tong. in the defensive. A big and deci
Chan Sau, in the witness bek, sive battle is expected to be fought said that the tins of milk (pro-
clared that the letter related to was kept in captivity. on this section of the battle-front-duced) were similar to some tins
money promised to England but not Li Yik-biu having been taken sick, which were stolen from his house. The insurgents continued to fire sent. The further hearing was the post of Field Marshal now falls
The defendant did not make any on public and military bulidings, adjourned
certain quarters. Finally, the movements of the right wing.statement or give evidence, and the barricaded the streets and set fire Reuter
A further report states a big jury, after a deliberation of a few to attack was launched by the anti- minutes, decided that the defendant artillery opened are from the Red forces from Lo Loong, Yee did not have the guilty knowledge citadel on the rebel quarters. The Hop and Ho Yuen, on the left that the milk was stolen, and French made it known that the wing of the Canton Army, at Poo brought in a verdict of not guilty.bombardment would not cease till His duties and liabilities were set ness. One was the cash section, Chin and Hui Loong. The result, Prisoner was accordingly aaquit- the rebel fire had ceased. out in an agreement, the original in which the manager gave orders it a stated, is that the left wing of of which was with the head office to the compradore for the collec- the Canton Army suffered a heavy in America, but a copy of which tion of the money on delivery, and defeat and retreated, to Goon Yum would be produced before the the other section was the credit Kwok,
in which a promissory note was, Court
Mr. Hind at this juncture raised received: from the dealer. : ori
Hongkong for the past four years.
GREAT FIRING ALLEGED.'
Soña, Oct. 27..
course there were
to Wong Yen-wan, who is directing
wns
ted.
"HONAM'S" TRIP.
MOST PASSENGERS.GET ASHORE.
When the s.s, Honam came into
TWO DAYS BOMBARDMENT.
until to-morrow.
SMOKED GARLIC.
STEAMER PIRATED.
There is also a report that the 8.3. Leung Kwong, a Chittese vessel plying between, Canton and Wa- chow was held up by pirates in the West River on October 24th. The Leung Kwong has been engaged in the transport of troops on behalf of Chang Kai-shek for some we 8, and it is stated that military officers were on board when she was at- tacked on Saturday.
The
A CORRECTION.. bombardment, lasted, from Sunday night till Tuesday. The shells
In our issue of yesterday we destroyed the Chagour and Medan reported a case in which judgment The report says that the Leung quarters while part of the Hamidich was given against a local firm for Kwong was on her way from Wis Bazaar and other places were breach of contract in connection chow to Canton and on reaching The Palace of with a deal in smoked garlic. Tung Ma Ling was fired on by ACTIVITY IN THE WEST.
destroyed by fire. Azim, one of the finest monuments Owing to an "inadvertence, the pirates appreaching the vessel from With Li Chai-sum, who a number of
in the East, was greatly damaged. defendant firm was wrongfully shore. The fight was brief and a technical objection to the produc-
Hundreds of victims were lying in described as Messis. J. D. Hutchi- four guards were killed and three- tion of what was only a copy of old customers who were familiar ordered back from the front in the original agreement.
with the compradore, in whose command of the West River sector
the streets and probably at least son und Co. the well-known in-wounded. 2,000 are buried beneath the port and export merchants of The captain, chief officer and It was presupposed that the com- case, as was done elsewhere, the at Shiu Hirig, and with Chan Ming-
King's Building, whereas in fact about thirty passengers, including demolished buildings., pradore himself would have a promissory note practice might shu 13 General Officer Commanding
Christians the firm against whom judgment the military officers, are said to Apparently, the duplicate of the original, and it not be made one of great urgency the Southern sector, at Kongmoon, and with reinforcements of 3,000, was agreed that this should be but that again, of course, was a
The Leung Kwong was manned matter for which the compradore strong having joined Choy Ka-Hongkong yesterday afternoon she escaped, as the French had sent was entered was Messrs. Hutchin-be have been kidnapped. produced if found necessary.
alone was responsible, and need not yao, the preparations to meet any made a very interesting report 2,000 soldiers to the Christian son and Co. of China building.
contingency that may arise in both regarding the treatment accorded quarters which the insurgents did we tender our regrets to Mesers. threaghout by a Chinese crew, J. D. Hutchison and Co. for any though at one time she was under COMPRADORE'S DUTIES.
come into this case at all
inconvenience which the errone- Resuming, Mr. Blake said this
In regard to these receipts, the the West River and southern to her Chinese passengers when not attack directly." agreement was a lengthy agreement compradore submitted them in his sectors, are said to be completed. she arrived at Canton on Monday and the effect of it was the same books when he collected the monien In order to strength the alliance afternoon. Out of 389 passengers noon of Oct. 20 presented themous report may have caused them. the command of Capt. N. Wilson. as that of all compradores agree- and when those were paid into the formed between Wong Shao-hung. aken up, 859 safely got ashore, the selves to the High Commissioner ments. It made the compradore banks. There were discrepancies Assistant Tupan of Kwangsi, and remaining. 30 having to be brought and undertook to fulfil all the back to Hongkong because they French Government's requirements. Martial law has been declared) responsible for the receipt of between the dates when these re-the Canton Government," the monies on behalf of the firm and ceipts were due and the dates when pointment of Vice-Field Marshal had insumclent money to pay for to pay monies to the firm from such they were actually paid into the of the Shuthern sector has been their transport from the steamer and anyone found in possession of receipt as and when required; banks. Apparently, said Mr. given to Yu Chok-pak, a Divisional to the shore. The previous threat arms is executed.
OTHER VERSIONS. also, as the monies were in his Blake, this would show that there Commander under Wong Shao-of the Strike Union, that passen- hung, It is said orders have been gere" off the river steamers would
!
ap-
The Honam
Damascus notables on the after-
have enrolled in the French Army
Generally rebel bands main around "Damascus, perhaps men from strengthened by Damascus whose houses have been destroyed and whose families are
OUR NEW GOVERNOR.
OFFICIAL LANDING
PROBABLE.
The latest reports regarding the hands, to make such payments as was delay before the monies were given by Chang Kai-shek to Yu be prevented from landing, did not Another version says that six killed. Well-informed people are might be authorised. Particularly paid into the banks.
Chok-pak, to advance on Kno-chow, materialise in fact, the strikers' organised bands working around of opinion that the theatre of expected arrival of the 3.5. Kalyan, would Mr. Blake asked his Worship MONEY HANDED TO DEFENDANT.
October 18, and that a band com- Jebel Druse to the Damascus region, ing to Hongkong the Hon. Mr. Cecil to note Paragraph 3, Section L. and In March, 1924, the compradore to intercept the advance and take pickets watched the proceedings Damascus, entered Damascus on operations will be shifted from the P. and O. vessel which is bring M. in the agreement, from which had instructions to collect the re-up positions at Sam Lo and Sun of disembarkation.
old Hing, whilst orders have been given also had a goodly passenger list posed of forty men only, under where the bands are being well- Clementi, our new Governor, is that Chief Karrath, intended to kidnap organised and believed to be com the boat may possibly reach Hong. it would be noted that the compra-ceipts on the sale of some
passengers Gea. Sarrall The French bomposed of thousands seeking revenge. kong by late Saturday afternoon dore at all times had to carry his newspapers. The original dealers to Chan Ming-shu to advance and coming down, 812
barded the city to frighten the Router.
but, more probably, will not arrive accounts in such manner as to had defaulted, and were replaced take up positions in the Sze Yap being carried.
The report that shots were fired population whom they accused of
In harbour until early Sunday A FRENCH REPORT." Immediately be able to show a true by other dealers, from whom district
At the same time, four more at passengers of the 8.8. Honam as connivance with the bands and of
morning. In any event it is certain Paris, Oct. 27. and accurate statement of the monies were to be collected. When
that the boat will not be here before to they were trying to get from the having informed the latter of the
According to the Temps corres the departure of the .s. Külva with receipts and payments and the he received these instructions, and unboats have been ordered balance of cash in hand as and had collected the monies from the Kongmoon to assist in the defence boat to the shore is, so far as we date of Gen, Sarrail's arrival in when required by the manager of the dealers for these old newspapers, of that port and the Kiang Tah, can discover, a plece of Imagina Damascus. The rebels remained in pondent at Beirut the situation has Sir Edward Stubbs on board and other armed ton on the part of some of the few Damascus till October 20 and only worsened during the past ten days that there will not, in consequence, "firm. He had to make such payments the compradore was told by the Klang Pel and
According retired because their presence was around Damascus, where agitation be a conference between the depart
is growing and brigandage. in- and disbursements as the Com- defendant not to pay into the Bank launches are ordered to Shiu Hing returning passengers. pany through the manager might at once, but to wait until the whole to place themselves under the com-to reports received by the Company, taken as a pretext to bombard the order, and was responsible for the amount had been received from all mand of L Chai-bum. From an everything passed off without any city. It is alleged that the rebels creasing. In the Homshamn area ing and Incoming Governors. same to the defendant, who, as the dealers. They therefore found other raport, it is stated that the such incident, and the only pas- did nothing reprehensible and that repeated attempts are being made. manager and attorney for the Com-in the books the entries of Marcity of Sun Hing has fallen into sengers who were not landed were. Chief Karrath visited the Christian to cut the railway lines. It is Clementi after the departure of Bir pray, gave such orders on behalf which stated that the montes were the hands of Tang Poon-yan's those who could not afford the ra- quarters, tranquilising the people added that the French authorities Edward Stubbs he will be able to of the company for the purposes being collected, and below it, they forces under the command of Soother high cost of getting from the thereby saying ""You are our adrait that available troops are in- and as
Ting-you.
ship to the shore.
brothers. It is also claimed that sufficient, and have therefore decid. of that section.
found that these same monies had A Canton Government military The s.6. Fatahan is due back large numbers of Moslems who took ed to appeat for reinforcements Queen's Pier, either on the Satur It had been the practice of the been paid to the Manager and,
communique denies the report that this afternoon from Canton and refuge in the Christian quarters manager to give notes at frequent later, to the Bank. On the 1st of Shekki has fallen into the hands of nothing so far, has been heard ro- during the bombardment were well REINFORCEMENTS FROM MOROCCO. It is not yet known whether the intervals to the compradore, asking May, the compradore's cashier' in-
anti-Red. forces. what sums were to be collected formed defendant that the full that a part of the right wing of to har passengers. When the 8.8. Yet another version says that the
It announces garding the treatment accorded received."
A message from Rabat states that take place before Monday or not. v from dealers in respect of contracts. amount had been received for the the Canton Army has captured Kap Honam salled from here for Can-band attacked Damascus to avenge two cavalry regiments have been Later nanoantemente will be The compradore's dulles were to sum of $5,981.93, Defendant in make collections on dus date. structed the cashier to hand the Taze and the Canton forces are ton this morning, she carried Just themselves on Armenians in the despatched from Morocco to Syria. mande as the arrangements becoma
Medan quarter who are alleged to Reuter.
more definite retreating towards We Loy. over 150 Chinese passengers There were two sections of busi- (Continued on Page 0).
from France-Router."
With the arrival of Mr. Cecil·
the Colony's actual Governor, sad there is almost ho official landing at certain to be an
day afternoon or on the Sunday
Later. formal swearing-in ceremony will