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WEDNESDAY,
JULY 20, 1927,
PROBABLE CANTON LETTERS FOR CANTON.
COUP.
CHANGE OF REGIME EXPECTED.
UNSTAMPED ENVELOPES
SEIZED.
A charge of being. in possession Canton, July 18.
of 29 unstamped letters which The vague rumours of a coup Colony was preferred against a he was going to take out of the d'etat, ac persistent these past few Chinese, who appeared before Mr. days, are condensing. More de- finite information is now being Police Court yesterday morning.
R. E. Lindsell at the Central offered on the subject of a chang- ed regime in Canton.
A Chinese policeman stated he The idea is to permit the return was on duty at the junction of of Gen. Chang Fa-fui, who la a
Eastern Street and Des Voeux Cantonese by birth and was a com- Road West on July the 16th, when mander in the Northern Exped from Des Voeux Road, up Eastern he saw the defendant walking tionary Army, up to the time of; the split in the Kuomintang party with a packet in his right hand. Street, towards Queens Road, last spring. While Chiang Kai-Witness stopped him and asked shek proceeded northward, he re what was inside the packet. The mained with the Red remnant at defendant replied "Nothing." Wit- Hankow, but is now on his way to Canton with his army estimated found it contained the lettera.
ness then opened the packet and at 40,000, and meeting with resistance should arrive here soon after the first of August. It is ex
no
plained that this will bring about a coup though not a very sericus
one.
defendant
The defendant then explained they were invoices
for cargo witness asked why no stamps had which was bolagrant. to Canton. been fixed and the defendant Chan Ho-yuk, the recently ap self so there was no need to buy replied he was taking them him- pointed. Commissioner of Public Affairs has received instructions
stamps. from Gen.
Witness took the Chiang Kai-shek to open negotiations with Gen.
to the Police Station where, Chang Fa-fui with a view to
on being searched, he was found permitting his return to Wis intivo to have in his possession 16 bam- city. As the mediator Chan Ho-boo tallies, yuk is an intimate friend of Gen. Chang, Fa-fui,it is hoped the amalgamation may be effected without difficulty and the. Canton organization strengthened,
A further step is being taken toward a re-adjustment of the dis- organized affairs in Canton. The Central Government hna declared
A Chinese clerk from the G.P.D. explained he had examined all the. envelopes, which were addressed to shops and private addresses in Canton, and one of them contained two enclosures for the interior.
Use of Tallies. Asked about the tallies, witness its intention by telegram of with-explained that tallies were issued drawing its dictatorship and leavby registered Postal Hongs and ing Gen. Li Chai-sum supreme in were bought for $1 per 100 by his own
domain. Just how he firms, who, when they wanted to will divide the honours with Gen. past a letter, handed over the Chang Fa-tui remains to be seen. tallies in place of money for The telegram adds that details stumps. The tallies which were. of the changed prostamme wili found in the possession of the de- fellow within the next few days. fendant he said, bore the name Hung Lai, which was not one of Reorganisation of Canton
the registered Hongs, Committees.
90 that apparently he was carrying on the business by himself and was not registered.
Canton, July 10. Orders have been received by the Kuomintang authorities here from the Central Committee of the Party in Nanking to reorganize the Kwangtung Provincial Kuo- mintang Committee. The reason given is that the present Com mittee is not efficient with most of its commissioners absent from Canton. The following have beep
According to the defendant's story, he had arrived from Canton on the same day and held the packet for a friend, but the friend had not returned when he was arrested. He explained that he was a stranger to Hongkong and was not able to find his friend.
appointed by the Central Kuo-weeks hard Jabour avas imposed.
A fine of $190, or in default six mintang as commissioners of the
new Kwangtung Committee..
Li Chai-sum, (Liangkwang Mili tary Chief).
Lin Yun-kai (Canton Mayor). Chien Ta-chun (anti-Red expedi- tion Field-Marshal).
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Kwang-
Wen-fan (the new Lung Civil Affairs Commissioner).
CHINESE WILLS.
LOCAL PROPERTY DEALT
WITH
II Wen-chan formerly a pro- Estate in Hongkong to the minent Kuomintang Rightist).
Chen Koh-chi (also formerly Leung Choong, (or Cheung), alias value of $15,200 was left by prominent Rightist). Feng Tien-Leung Chun-wah, late of No. 11 yu (another Rightist).
Cha Cha wa
Rua da Prainha, Mazao, who died (present Civil at Macao on February 4th last Affairs Commissioner, newly up-year. pointed as Educational Commis-
sioner). Fan Chi-wuh (formerly has been granted to his widow, Probate in respect of the will Swatow Mayor).
Loung Fak, No. 8 Elgin Street, se-
an assistant ship's compradore.......
Ma Chu-chun (Rightist, former-cond door, and to his son, who is Is Chief of the Mechanics' Union, and Director of Canton Arsenal).
Peug Cho-man (new Labour' Commissioner, formerly chief of staff to General Hsu Sung-chi).
Chang Yang-pan (new Recon struction Commissioner, Chief editar, Kun Min Str Wen).
Feng Tien-yu, Chu Wai-kiang, Ma Hung-wan and Wang Ping
chun.
It is remarkable that the ma- jority of the new commissioners are known Rightists, and some of them were ordered to be arrested by the Government when the Reds were influential here.
Denial of Fighting on North River.
sent
He is survived by eight sons and his widow, and directs that his property shall be equally divided amongst them, the song to receive their shares' on attaining their majority.
Leung Wai-long, alias Young On, alias Young Wing Yew Tong, alias Young Lal, alias Yeung Tsing-fai, late of No. 223 Des Voeux Road West, who died at San Wui City, Kwong Tung, on November 13th, 1926 left property in Hongkong to the value of $22,200,
Probate has been granted to his concubine Li Chin, No. C Wood Road, and to his son, Yeung Po- wan, a pawn broker carrying on business at 228 Des Voeux Road concubine and son in certain pro- West. He leaves everything to his portions.
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Canton, July 19. The authorities here are still denying that fighting has broken out on the North River, although large forces of troops have been sent there during the past week.
General Lin Ping-chang, com-
A request to 'members manding the 16th Division of Gen. family to obey the instructions he eral Li Fuk-lam's army.
leaves and not to quarrel is con- staff officer back to Canton to retained in the will of Au Louk, port on conditions on the Kiangai jalias Au Wah-hing, alias Au Chan- front. According to this ofeer, sun, alias Au Chi Tai Ting, late of there has been no fighting as yet 24 Po Wah Street North, Canton on the borders, but General Lin's who died at that address on Fe- division is starting a march into bruary 27th, 1927, leaving Hong- Hunan from the Kiangsi border ang estate to the value of $2,000 and he therefore asks that rein-and a large estate in Canton. forcements should. be sent from Probate has been granted to his Canton and Shlukwan.
widow, Au Lau-shl, temporarily re- tion of my property and business MASSAGE HALL General Sung Hsueh-kang,, for- siding at 137 Shanghai Stroet, in equal shares. merly commanding a large Hun- Kowloon..
In the event of my death all anese army, who was recently ap-| The will states "I remember parties will have to abide by my painted by Marshal Chiang Kai-that I have been carrying on busi will and administer their res shek na Tunan Pacification Com-ness for several tens of years, pective shares. You, mothers, missioner, arrived at Canton yes-living on simple food and wearing sons and brothers, should terday from Nanking. The anti-plain clothes. Relying on the not resist or disobey, there- Red Hunanese Residents' Society business bestowed upon me by my by incurring the imputation held a meeting to welcome Gen- ancestors I have succeeded in ac- of being unfiliai. When the eral Sung to-day, in the course of cumulating insignificant wealth. division has taken place I hope, which the Society's representa Now I am advanced in uge, weak all will be filial so as to cause no tive encouraged this General to do in health, and frequently attacked disgrace to the family, and that all his best to free the Hunanose by. Illness, and I must, therefore will be prosperous and successful, people from the Communist yoke. prepare for the worst, so as to and live harmoniously, as brothers General Sung will shortly proceed avoid dispute in the future. always should,"
to the Hunan front to help Gon- As the number of my wives and The amount of the Canton estate'
eral Chlon Ta-chun in the anti-children is great I have therefore is not known, but it is believed to Red expedition against Hunan. left instructions for the distribu-be very large,
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