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CHAIWAN MURDER.
EXPEDITION BEING SENT TO BOTH ACCUSED, MAKE LONG
SWATOW.
STATEMENTS.
Canton, Sopt. 8.
Although it was originally in- In view of the military situation tended that the preliminary trial in Eastern Kwangtung, where the of the two men accused of the "Reds" under Yeh Ting and He rourder of Mrs. Mackay should Lung are threatening to take end yesterday, the fact that one Swalow, General L Chai-sum has of the defendants expressed a de decided to send an expedition east-sire to call a witness at the last ward, General Chan Chai-tong moment necessitated a further ad- has been appointed field-marshal journment. The hearing will be of the eastern expedition the des continued at noon to-day. tination of which is Swatow. It
At yesterday's sitting the case appears that although General Li for the prosecution was completed, Chai-sum is not anxious to rescue The Magistrate duly warned the Swatow, which is still under Mar- two men and asked them if they shal Chiang Kai-shek's indirect had anything to say. Both de- control, he does not like the eas-fendants made lengthy statements tern Kwangtung capital to fall and recounted their movements in into the hand of Yeh Ting and detail on the day of the murder Lung. The present Swatow de- and on the day following in order fender, General Ho Chi-wuh, a brother of General Ho Ying-ching, is prepared to evacuate from Eas- tera Kwangtung and retreat to Fu- kien, Thus the fall of Swatow into the hands of Yeh Ting and Ho Lung is expected at any moment but whether these two generala car hold out the castern capital is quite questionble.
The troops of General Chang Fat-kwai who recently drove Yeh Ting and Ho Lung out from Nan- chang have continued the pursuit and latest information from the northern Kwangtung border in dicates that Chang's men have arrived at Nanyung. These troops will advance rapidly toward the coast and they may proceed direct- ly to attack Yeh and Ho's troops now threatening Swatow.
RUSSO-PERSIAN TRADE AGREEMENT,
MOSCOW REPRESENTATIVE OUTLINES NEW PLANS.
Moscow, Sept. 8.
SEPTEMBER 9,
DYNAMITE PIRACY.
FOKI MURDERED AND THROWN OVERBOARD.
1927.
RECONCILIATION."
BANQUET IN HONOUR OF WANG CHING-WEI.
A report was made to the Police
Shanghai, Sept. 8. The political and military lea at Shaukiwan last evening by the master of the fishing boat No, ders at Nanking gave a banquet 255GH.W., to the effect that his in the Military Council Office yes- vessel had been pirated in Chinese terday in honour of Wang Ching- waters and a foki murdered, the wel who arrived from Hankow at pirates making away with booty few days ago. The Hankow NR- to the extent of approximately tionalist chief delivered an elo- quent speech in the course of the $144.
The master states that his boat feast on the reconciliation of left Ping Hoi at 4 p.m. da Septem- Nanking and Hankow. Mr. Wang ber 7, with a crew of seven males, declared that no one in the Kuo five females and three children. mintang should strife for personal At 4 am, on the following morn-ends but the leader of both sides ing, September 8, when off Kau should give up personal differ- Tau, they were approached by n ences and ropent for whatever Hok Lo junk, which, when 30 yards faults they had committed. The away, opened fire with rifles and ordered them to stop. A new important problems of the Party and the Nation should be satia- method of attack was adopted by Factorily settled in the 4th. Plena- the pirates, who threw three
ry Session of the Kuomintang Com- sticks of dynamite on board, two
missioners Congress. of which exploded on the junk's deck.
to establish an alibi..
The first defendant's statement "When the was as follows:
me in Kam Wah Lo Yau-hi, the master, then police arrested Street I was not told why I was took refuge in the fish hold and being arrested. I asked them and whilst there, heard the pirates and also they would not give me any reply searching the ship
tried to make a statement but the firing of one shot. they would not allow me to speak. pirates remained on board for They started to search me with the about four hours, after which he aid of an electric torch. They emerged from his conceal said that my trousers bore traces ment.
The
Mr. Wang then stated that the have had a bitter struggle with Kuomintang leaders in Hankow the Communists after the
dis- covery of the Communists' sedi- tious plan against the Party: He pointed out that had many faults and he could not flee without Arst straightening out matters. He had come to Nanking for this purpose. He would try every thing possible to bring about the success of the 4th. Plenary Ses- sion of the Kuomintang and after important problems were
of blood and I explained that the From the members of the crew stains on the left leg of my trou-he learned that the boarders num sers were fish blood. They also bered seven and "were all armed pointed out two spots on the right with rifles. They had ransacked leg and I told them that these the junk and taken jewellery, clo-factorily solved in this stains were the result of scratch ing myself.
thing and money to the extent of approximately $144. They had enquired for the master, but none of the crew admitted knowing Ah Hi, a foki, was where he was.
satis. confer-
ence he would retire.
Hsu Chien also spoke op the "I was employed on a fishing
necessity of reconciliation. bont and at the time of my as
Mr. Wang and, the other Han kow leaders who have come rest I was still in employment. I know nothing of the murder at then seized, but denied being the Nanking, are expressing their Chaiwan. At the time of the master, after which the pirates good wishes to Marshal Chiang murder on August 6, I was playing shot him dead and threw his body Kai-shek. It is understood that
Tin kau (dominoes) in a house in Kam Wah Street. The game ·last-
overboard.
Po.
to
When the pirates had sailed they will pay a visit to Chiang'a ed from 6 p.m. to 8 pm. Shortly away in the direction of Kau Tau, native village in Cheklang to after 8 p.m. the second defendant the junk made immediate sail for urge the retired Generalissimo came and invited me to go out with Hongkong, without reporting to returning to office-Wah Kiu Yat him to have ten. We finished tea here at 5 p.m. yesterday, made Chinese authorities and arriving sometime after 9 p.m. and I went the report of which the above is on board a boat to sleep there. The boat on which I was employ ed had sailed away in the mean-
A Witness,
Mr. Lindsell: "Do you wish to rall any witness?"
M. Davtian, the new Russian representative to Persia, in an in-time." terview, outlines the scope of the imminent Soviet-Persian Trade agreement which permits the free importation of Persian goods into Russia, and grants, Persian chants the right to direct trade operations in Soviet territory, also to import and export goods within a certain quota without a special license..
--Reuter.
mer-
the substance.
with a "sworn brother" of mine on his boat.
PEACE PLANS.
COUNCIL CRITICISED.
Geneva, Sept. 8. Vociferous applause punctuated. the vigorous speech of Mr. Hambro
On August G I went ashore from my clansman's boat at 4 p.m. My "sworn brother" said he was go First defendant: **I want
toing to Yaumati, and having finish- call Ip Yen-lee to say that I was od my meal 1 spent my time at of Norway, who frequently giane- playing tin kau on the night of the Saiwanhe. At 7 o'clock I went tong in Sir Austen Chamberlain's direction, criticised the work of sixth."
Shaukiwan to Kam Wah Street the Council. He spoke of the Mr. Lindsell: "That is import-where I saw first defendant play secret activity of a Council Next year's quota of Persian im-ant. Do you want him called in ing cards. I watched his game within the Council," discussing ports is fixed at 50,000,000 roubles, this court-even if he says you until 8 p.m. or so, and then I asked important agenda before the We went out from latter was submitted to the General were playing tin leaz I shall still him to tea. commit you or do you wish to Kam Wah Street together and on Council. call him at the Criminal Ses-the way to the tea-house we met
He finally asked why the un alons?"
a friend, who, at my invitation, der secretaries of the League only joined us at tea. I then learned belonged to the Great Powers. Defendant: "I want him to be from this friend that a murder He said that Norway admired the called here. I do not know his had been committed at Chaiwan.work of the Secretariat but would address but he lives in Kam Wah I told him that I knew nothing do so even more if the Powers still | REVISION OF TREATIES TO BE Street and his son is a seaman.” about it.
outside were brought inside. Dele Mr. Lindsell, to the Police: "Try and locate this man, and if first defendant and myself met a seat-Reuter.
After leaving the teahouse, the gates rose and patted Mr. Hambro on the back as he returned to his possible bring him here to-morrow.
CHINA AND JAPAN.
11
reserve
DISCUSSED..
Shanghai, Sept. 8.
technical conference. Wah Yat Po.
•
In an interview with Wang Yom-If he cannot be produced then try man named Tsang Ho, who told that the junk in which he tai, Minister for Foreign, Affairs, and produce him at the sessions." us
worked had just come in and ask- Mr. Yoshizawa, proposed to ex- The second defendant thened us to spend the night there. change views about the revision of
made his statement. He said: "I Tsang told us that the master of treaties. The Japanese Minister worked on a fishing boat and on the junk would not be on board suggests the discussion of treaties the fifth moon this year we sail-during the pight We accepted concerning navigation first and to ed for Sam Moon. We did not his offer and slept on the junk.
the problem of most favoured treatment question till reach there, for we were pirated that night. We had breakfast on on the way, when we were near this junk, after which I went to later time. It was decided that
Koh Chow. I was then paid off | Saiwanho whilst the first defend- a meeting would be held shortly in and in the sixth moon I proceeded ant went to play cards at Kam order to resume the Sino-Japanese negotiations when all important to Au Tau (Chinese Territory) and Wah Street. At upon I rejoined problems will be discussed at a joined a small fishing junk. I the first defendant in Shaukiwan Kiu worked on that boat a little over in Kam Wa Street. We left the a.month, when it was sold. I made game of tin kau at 4 o'clock and on my way back to Shaukiwan in emerging from the house we met August, arriving there on the Tsang Ho, who asked us to his fourth in a small fishing boat junk to supper. While we atė from Au Tau.
Trang Ho looked one.
After our supper we returned News of the Murder,
to Kam Wah street for some mare That afternoon I saw the fish- tin keu and at 7 o'clock the police. ing boat; on which the first de-arrested us. They looked at my fendant was employed coming in. jacket and then dragged. me along. New York, Sept. 8.
I spent that night with the first I asked them why they arrested me defendant on his boat and the and they did not reply. At the M. Louis Franck, Governor of next morning we had breakfast Station I was accused of murder. the National Bank of Belgium, has together and went ashore. The denied the charge and said that arrived to confer with members of boat sailed away shortly after-I knew nothing about it."
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time in Saiwanho that he had no witness to call.
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