TROOPS RETURN FROM STRAITS ACTION.
FRONT.
HEAT AFFECTS" CANTON SOLDIERS.
OFFICIALS WIVES LEAVE.
JUDGMENT AGAINST ASSIGNEE,
A BANKRUPT'S HOPES,
Mr. Justice Deand has given. judgement In tho Singapore Supreme Court for the defence in the action in which Sime, Darby and Co. were sued by the Official
The return of hundreds of men of the Kuomintang Northern Expeditionary Army from the Hunan-Kwangtung border suffer ing from heat and lack of nourish ment, has caused no little dis-Assignee. couragement in Canton, and on Saturday and Sunday the wives of
The issue was whether 286,000 overal militarista and politicians pounds of rubber delivered by Jeft for Hongkong and elsewhere. Chin Seng and Co. to Sime, Darby The Kuomintang authorities are and Co. on June 10, 1025, constitut- preparing an order forbidding ed a fraudulent preference over members of the administration to the other creditora of Lee Pang apply for leave of absence oxcept Seng, the proprietor of this on exceptionally important busi-rubbor business, who failed with
ness,
liabilities of $1,000,000, and who was heavily indebted to the defen- dant firm at the time.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1926.
THE CANTON LABOUR
UNREST.
STATEMENT ISSUED BY
"ANTI-REDS."
IMPRISONED LEADERS..
IMPRISONED
The Contral Labour Union in Canton, which has recently been at war with the Kuomintang Work ers' Delegate Conference in Can-
ton, during which some 250 men were either killed or wounded, has just issued a statement on the points. at issue.
The Union complains that eight of its officers have been taken into custody by the Government on charges still unknown, and dentea. that it has ever been aided by Mr. Chan Lim-pak to incite workers under the unlon to revolt against the Kuomintang. Mr. Chan Lim- pak, it will be recalled, was-for- merly head of the Merchants Volunteers in Canton whom the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen had suppress-
Reports from "anti-Red" sources state that during the last few days, at least 10,000 sick and His Lordship, in giving Judge wounded men have returned to ment, said there were three points Canton from the front;" but to be decided, namely, whether according to those who have close-the debtor was insolvent on June ly watched the Incoming and out- 10, whether he knew he was in-
und what Was bis cd. going of troops at Wongsha, the solvent, Canton terminus of the Kwang-dominant motivé in handing over. tung section of the Canton-Han- the rubber. kow Railway, the number appears to be exaggerated. Nevertheless, It is believed to be true that hundreds have returned.
Kuomintang organs report that some 3,000 discharged coolies are returning to Canton from Hunan, as their places in the War Trans- port Division are being taken by locally-recruited Hunanese: At the same time, for reasons not explained, the Canton police are still impressing men for service; and it was only a few days ago that every police district within Canton city was ordered to supply Its quota of men for the "front."
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The Union also denounces the Kuomintang Workers' Delegate. The answer to the first two Conférence, accusing it of having questions was in the affirmative.murdered members of the Union There was no doubt in his Lord- and been responsible for the ar- ship's mind that the debtor knew rest of some of its lenders. The he could not pay-his debts on June Union, however, denies that it-is" 10, at least nfter he got the letter opposed to the Government or from the defendant, company. affiliated with"the "counter-revolu-
tionists."
more
The question of what was his dominant motive, was a dimoult one. A preference was not necessarily a fraudulent pre- ference, and the first point that had to be taken into consideration was that the giving of the rubber was an act which came, not from the debtor, but was suggested by the creditor.
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The Ministry of Finance, in
THE LETTERS OF LIEN.. order to meet the needs of the Northern Expeditionary Army" is The first statement in the letters considering the revival of the of lien was to the effect that the luxury tux, an impost on the sale ownership of the rubber had been of articles not considered as neces-, transferred to Simt, Darby, and sitles throughout the Province of Co, and there followed a statement Kwangtung, Mr. T. V. Soong. Fas to what was to be done with the brother-in-law of the lato Dr. Sun Yat-sen, now acting as Minister of Finance, has appointed the following to prepare a list of "luxuries"Mr. Liang Ti-yi, Mr. Huang Ching-yih, and Mr. Wang Hal, all-members-of-the Ministry- #of Finance,
..
were
Friends of Mr. Chan Lim-pak; when seen on the matter, happy that the workers them- selves had voluntarily denied his connection with the recent con- niets in Cunton. Mr. Chan, whilst in the pust labour- ing to rogain for ..the "Canton merchants their rightful place in the southern capital, does not seek to effect his aims by street warfare, it is said.
ficts between the Communists and To prevent further internal con-
the non-Communists within the Kuomintang Party, a joint confer- ence of five representatives from rubber. The rubber, according each side will be held soon in Can- to what was micant by that letter, ton. The Central Executive Com- became the property of the defen-mittee pussed a resolution some. dant firm, and the debtor became months ago providing for such a simply their agent and factor in conference, in case of misunder- dealing with and shipping it.
standings among the rival fac- tions within the party.
On receipt of the letter calling upon Chin Seng and Co. to pay or To promote the sale of the give up the rubber, defenadnt's $10,000,000 Whampon Develop-manager communicated with Lee
Since four o'clock on the after- noon of August 14th, the military ment Bonds, by which name the Pang Seng, who said that they had police have been exercising second series of war bonds issued no alternative but to hand over the rigid vigilance over all quarters by the Kuomintang is known, rubber, and it was handed over. of the Central Labour Union. The every householder in Kwangtung The debtor knew perfectly well Kuomintang is said to have re- awning property worth $500 or that if he did not pay he was liable inble information that, despite more is expected to subscribe five to be made a bankrupt, and in any Labour Union, the latter, unoff- denials on the part of the Central dollars or more in accordance with ease it would mean the ressution of his holdings.
further advances, which would cially at least, has one time or mean that his business would come another, sought aid from the "anti-
Reds." to an end. It might well have been that this man believed that he was merely a trustee for this. rubber, and he was bound to pro- duce it.
There has been no "anti-Red" uprising in Knochow, as reported by opponents of the Kuomintang, and, according to the latter, only two companies of Kuomintang mercenaries there have mutinied, but they have been placed under discipline without any difficulty.
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ARMED THREATS.
(Continued from Page 1).
Police go with witness to the Station; covered witness with the came into the ease. at this stage weapons. Another lukong, who was similarly covered by the second defendant. When witness
ants ran away, blew his whistle, the two defend-
Except for the statement of
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"WOMAN MUST BE
TAUGHT.”.
JUDGE TOBIN AND CONTEMPT OF COURT.
is not in a humble rank of life, "A woman, especially when she
trifle with the Court," declared must be taught that she must not Judge Sir Alfred Tobin at West- minister County Court recently.
Application was then made that
As a matter of fact they know Per 6.5 Korea Maru from San that a large part of this rubbor Francisco via Ports. Mr. K. had been disposed of, and there- fore the bankrupt might well have Nizamuddin, Miss M. J. Jones thought he was in a very dimeult Miss H. Trechier, Mr. H. K. Chan, position from a legal point of view, Mr. Joseph Quigue, Mr. C. Lee, Mr. and was liable to be prosecuted Wong Bing Seow, Mr. Wong Seung,
He might also have thought that Mr. Wong Fook, Mr. Wong Young the man who was assaulted, Mrs. Jane Laidlaw, a widow, aged Rubber growing in the Philip-if he acceded to this demand Sime. Mr. Wis Fung, Sid Yim, Yee See, there was no other evidence to 195, who had been two days in pines is being investigated by Mr. Darby and Co. would continue Mr. Wong Sing Yam, Mr. Wong corroborate the story of compli prison for contempt, should be Edgar B. Davis, a prominent Amer-their advances, but he knew that Wah Ngin, Mr. Wong Bow Suey, city by the second defendant in released. lean oil and rubber mann, who re- if he refused to accede to it the. S. P. A., Mr. Gregores Candido, the actual "assault.
Mr. G. G. Reyno. cently arrived in Manila to make advances would certainly stop. a survey of the situation. "
This man had a special reason Mr. Davis is not a stranger in for not becoming bankrupt. He the Philippines, nor the Far East. I was entitled to considerable pro- Together with two other American perty under his father's will rubber experts, he made a survey which he stood to lose if he went last year of rubber growing pos- bankrupt. sibilities in the southern Philip- pines and was convinced that land In that section of the islands was i adapted to the growing of rubber
The American oil and rubber man, however, stated that his visit le to make a study of the situation. Mr. Davis has spent ten years in
THE PLAINTIFF'S CASE.
The case for the plaintiff was that he gave this preference in contemplation of bankruptcy, but the fact that bankruptcy was
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Mr. Kendrick, solicitor, apologia- Inspector Grant said they could ing for the contempt, explained have charged this man, together that the woman had not received with the other, for assault in applications for payment of a
Incident judgment debt sent to her
Forged Bank of Montreal notes in denominations of $10 and connection with the $20, aggregating approximately of the lukongs being covered: $2,000,000 (£400,000); have been with the revolvers." found by the police in a Calgary (Alberta) printing shop.
It is announced at Milan that
a loan of 10,000,000 dollars for terrible contingency for this man the Flat Company has been floated;
No evidence was called to show how the defendant came to be again arrested and charged with the offence.
ONE MAN
SENTENCED. Addressing the first defendant, seomad to support the view that he in New York by Messrs. Morgan, whom he sentenced to six months'
She had to be at the Bank ruptcy Court next week to 'file her statement of affairs.
Judge Tobin: Well I do not want to be vindictive. I will. keep her in prison seven days, including the two days. Order for release on Tuesday afternoon.
the Sumatra rubber field, having would do anything to avoid it. He the price of issue being 93 and hard labour, the Magistrate ex-Washington, July 22-Now-
charge of the plantations and de
veloping the industry for the Unit-
gave this rubber in the hope that the rate of interest 7 per cent.
Sime, Darby and Co. would go on
ed States Rubber Company, of anancing him, and that he might
which company he was a director.
pressed the serious view he took of comes the haemacytometer tester, the case from the fact that the de- which will tell you whether the fendants had lent themselves to number of red and whitè, cor- Mr. Davis is president of the was a very reasonable explanation with a view to bankruptcy he was none of their business, and from correctly counted; The propor| be able to avoid bankruptcy. That Co., but if he gave that preference participate in a quarrel which was puscles in your blood has been United North and South Oil Com of why he handed over the rubber, thereby depriving himself of that that a misuse had been made oftion of red and white corpuscles, pany, the "producing horizon of which was recently sold to the Mag-It had been pointed out that the very interest.
nolia Petroleum Company,
Leo Choon Guan estate held shares
in Sime, Darby and Co., and that * Mr David M. Figart, who was the late Lec Choon Guan was a
HANDING OVER THE RUNDER."
weapons in covering the police indicate the condition of the with them. They might at some later date have to invoke the very
blood.
The handing over of the rubber anme police protection.
the special agent of the Department close business friend of Mr. Sime, was done in consequence of the
The second safendant denied that
SENTENCE SUSPENDED.
of Commerce of the United States but there was no evidence that the demand of Sime, Darby and Co., he used his revolver to cover the His Worship (addressing the In 1923 and 1924 in investigating rubber in the middle East, and who, bankrupt was a close friend, and and it was acceded to because the police, or that he assaulted the first defendant)I have decided is the author of the book entitled his Lordship could not see any debtor hoped to stave off bank-shop-foki....
to/suspend your sentence pending "Plantation Rubber In The Middle reason to believe that Lee Pang ruptcy. Very probably the debtor On this statement the case was further enquiries. You are both East" a standard work on planta Seng would have gone out of thought he was bound to hand allowed to stand over for the second remanded now until Saturday at
his way to tion rubber, is one of the experts
give Mr. Sime over the rubber under the letters defendant to bring up a witness. 11 am.
He of lich and that it belonged to But before the witness had arrived,↑ Hon. Mr. E, D. C, Wolfe:-Buil, looking over the Philippines. Mr. fraudulent preference. AH. Muzzall, well known in might have been anid to have been Sime Darby and Co.
the case was resumed, with the your Worship? Manila, is acting as adviser to Mr. benelting himself, In that he had His Lordship gave judgment for Captain Superintendent of Police Hla Worship: First defendant,
an interest in Sime Darby and the defendants with costs.
in'attendance.
$200 ball. Second defendant, $100.
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