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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
BIG OPIUM SEIZURES:
SHIPPING OWNERS SUMPONED.
As the result of the seizure of -4,442 · täcls of prepared; oplum, valued at $64,604, and '7,000 tools of raw oplum, worth $16,800, stated to have been concealed in'n vory "clever hiding place, the owners of the sa. Taiszema were summoned before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the
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Mr. M. K. Lo defended.
Chief Preventive Officer Clarke, said on the 10th fist., with Mr. Lloyd. Superintendent of Imports and Exports, he went on board the boat which was lying at a, buoy at. the western end of the harbour. He went on the main deck to the engineers" storeroom. The door was locked, and as he was unable. to get the keys, he broke the door open. Or the floor he saw a heap of old iron, and when he had removed this, ho discovered that the concrete underneath WAS broken. He removed this broken concrete, and underneath found some boards covering a square hole. He descended into this hole which was about seven to eight fect long, three to four feet wide and five feet deep."
There he found stacked tro- wood, and, after careful search behind it, found an iron plate with a loose bolt. This he removed and at the back found a space which had apparently at one time been an upper bunker. There he found the opium.
In reply to Mr. Lindsell, witness sald it was one of the cleverest hiding places he had ever seen, and later said he could not have found the opium had it not been for information received..
Answering Mr. Lo, witness said his information did not say that anyone on the ship was implicated. He admitted that the opium could have been put on board without the knowledge of the captain or officers. Witness understood that about half the crew of the vessel had since absconded. ·
Mr. Lo then sought to put a dif- ferent interpretation on the ace tion of the Ordinance under which the defendants were charged, than had been formerly held, contend- ing that the finding of the oplum on board was not conclusive proof against the owners."
After considerable argument,
Mr. Lindsell over-ruled Mr. Le on
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TRAIN SMASH.
(Continued From Page 1) shop Manager) and Wayne, Jnr. (Assistant to the Trafic Manager) boarded the breakdown train and left for the scene of the accident. Meanwhile the express was 'help less at a point between Kaotszó and Chinkiang with several hun dred passengers aboard.
This train finally got away from the North Station at 10.50 o'clock or Friday morning. At best it would take four hours to reach the scene of the accident.
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Stops are being taken by the railway authorities to safeguard trains against a repetition of this sort of underhand work on the part of the Southern scouts.
INDEPENDENCE:-
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SELECTED DIRECTORS.
To ensure public confidence in the proposition and to divorce it entirely from politics, Senator Tirona would have the officers and board of directors of the bank be elected by the shareholders from among wealthy men of proved integrity. He would make the insular auditor an ex-officio officer of the bank who may conduct audits any time."
WOUNDED?
WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 27,
THE RUSSO ASIÁTIC BANK
DIFFICULTIES OVER THE→
WINDING UP ORDER
The Chief Justice (Sir Henry' Gollan) at the Supreme Court this morning, made an order for the winding-up of the affairs of the local branch of the Russo-Asiatic Bank in accordance with an appli- cation made by Mr. Sheldon, (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Mas, tera) on behalf of the Bank's credi tors.
Mr. Sheldon made three submis- sions in his petition.
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The first was that, the proceed- ings were within the operation of Section 24 and the following Bee- tions of the Companies Ordinance applying to the winding-up of un- registered companies. The second was that the Court had this jurie- Above de General Changdiction in the matter of winding-up, Kai-shek, the Commander of the Southern Army, who is said to have been seriously. wounded in the recent fighting.
MORE FIGHTING.
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and the third was that the petition and the statutory affidavits were sufficient evidence for the Court to. make the order.,
Upon his Lordship expressing doubts as to whether the first of these submissions could be sub stantiated, Mr. Sheldon said the Russo-Asiatic Bank came under the definition of an unregistered Com- pany for the reason that it was a other foreign houses are safe, and foreign company with its head all the foreigners have escaped in-office under another jurisdiction... jury so far, despite the bullets and He later said that the Bank had shells, which have landed in their remained closed and no business compounds. The sufferings of the had been carried on with the pub civilians in and around Nanchang lie since the 27th September, is reported to be terrible.
when a notice WIS posted at the entrance stating that the Bank was going into voluntary liquidation and would remain closed.
It is feared that the Southerners will return again when they are renforced.
Two foreigners were held up by the Southerners for 10 days when collecting wounded man, but final- ly got back to Nanchang safely.
There are both Southern and Northern troops lying wounded in the hospital at Nanchang, as well as civilians.
On this point also his Lorship demurred, and Mr. Sheldon argued that a Bank could be considered to cease business when it ceased to discburge the ordinary banking business of borrowing and lend- The Northern troops ae still in fagon credit. Such busi- charge of the city, and Sun Chuan-ness us was now done by the fang's men hold the Ralway which Bank, would be solely in connec is open for traffic to Nanchang. tion with the winding-up of its The Red Cross Party left Nan-affairs as indicated by the notice, chang on Sunday morning (the His Lordship have never 17th) early arriving at Kiuklang understood that the actual words at 4 a.m. to-day, which is usually used here come under the head- a four hour trip. "..
ing of ceasing to carry business.
The correspondent adds that it was most probably Chang Kai- shek's representative who refused to move the, guns from the ccm- pound, and not Chang himself, who may never have been informed that the guns were there.
CHIANG KAI-SHEK WOUNDED...
Kiukiang, Oct. 21.
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Mr. Sheldon replied that if his Lordship was against him there, he would submit that the Bank was only carrying on business for the purpose of winding up its affairs, and of going into voluntary liquidation..
His Lordship disagreed in In an interview with the corres-pointing to the actual wording of pondent of the Toho News Agency, the notice which his Lordship heid a staff officer of General Cheng did not necessarily have this Chun-yen said:-The main force meaning,
His Lordship indicated that he would make the order on this second ground of inability of the Rank to pay its debts.
of General Chu Pei-teh's troops, consisting of powerful Southern
Mr. Sheldon then submitted a troops began to assume the aggres- new point that the order could sive along the western shores of be made on the ground that the the Kau River on Oct. 11. Though Bank was unable to pay its debts, affidavits we had a hard time of it our troops as borne out in the launched a furious attack on the of Chinese firms, creditors of the. Southern forces as soon as General Russo-Asiatic Bank, which were un- La Halang-ting's troops advanced able to obtain payment of suma due on the rear of the left wing of the to them. | enemy and at last annihilated them on, October 14. The number of corpses left behind was more than 1,000, and we are still unable to dispose of the dead. The routed soldiers of the Southern troops:
Mr. Sheldon alluded to a difficulty appear to be. concentrated at which might arise in the making. Kagan, but they may not be able of the order; and he suggested that to make another attempt."
it should be made in a General Yueh, Commander of form similar to the case the 1st Division, said:"As the of the Commercial Company. main body of the Southern' troops of South Australia. In the case under the direct command of quoted, the Judge said he could not General Chang Kai-shek closed in make an out-and-out order, due to upon Nanchang, our troops, closed the fact that the Company in ques- the gates on Oct. 11 and defended Ition had branches in different parts. the city. At 4. o'clock on: Oct 18 The same difficulty recurred in the we formed a "dare: to "die corps' present, case of the Russo-Asiatic and sent them out in three direc-Bank which had branches all over tions. They made surprise attacks China. PA on the Headquarters of Generali Lu Ti-ping, as well as of General Chiang Kai-shek, in spite of the enemy's sentinels and advance posts. The attacks were quite The continuation of the appoint- effective, beyond our expectations, ment of Mr. Fleming, as Special and the enemy began to beat a re- Manager of the Russo-Asiatic Bank, treat in a disorderly manner was confirmed by the Court on an General Chang Kai-shek was application made by Mr. D. W. wounded in this, battle! At the Tratman, acting as Official Re- same time one of the three Rus-ceiver. slan attaches at General Chang's Headquarters was also wounded.
His Lordship directed that the order in the form proposed by Mr. Sheldon be. submitted to him for approval.h
It is learned that the plan to include in the 1927 budget Peros It appears that General Chang in A message from Suva, Fiji, 100,000 to finance the expenses of now concentrating his routed states that the members of the the proposed speech making tour soldiers at Changshu-Toho.:
Empire Parliamentary Association, in the United States next winter
who are guests of the Governor of the resident commissioners may.
and local residents, visited the not be carried out in view of the The sales of the Co-operative Davlulevu misilon station on the possible objection of the Governor Wholesale Society for the June Rewa river. Mekes, or the native General to the inclusion of such | half-year reached a total of £36, ceremonial dances, in honour of an item in the budget. The Pesos 826,524, and, after 'providing for guests, were given by the Fijians, 100,000, ia to be apportioned to Lall expenses, ir tercnt, and depre- The Governor, Sir Eyre Huston, each chamber in Pesoa 50,000; ciation, the net trading surplus, expressed, the hope that the visitors The recent ruling of the insular | was £032,518, from which a divi- would, if possible, persuade Aus- auditor on the illegality of the dend of 3d, in the pound to the tralia to remove the banana duty. independence fund also was taken society shareholders is being allo The visitors ware greaty impress Into account
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