CROWDED COURT, CHINESE JUDGE IN A
CONSTABLES CHARGED
TO-DAY.
HUNDREDS OF HAWKERS.
HUFF.
LEAVES COURT DURING AN ARGUMENT,
A SHANGHAI INCIDENT. The interest taken by hawkers in
Mr. T. Siqveland, Senior Con- Hongkong over the fate of the sul's Deputy at the Shanghai aix Chinese constables who were Provisional Court underwent the arrested sometime ago in connex-unpleasant experience recently of ion with an alleged scheme to ex- tort money, can be gauged by the having the Chinese judge with fact that a crowd of well over 1,000 whom he sat, leave the Court in a
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;
CANTON'S HEAD.
DEPARTURE OF LI
CHAI-SUM.
RISE OF CHANG FAT-FUI.
(A Special Correspondent.)
Canton, Sept. 26.
It would appear now, after many rumours and much wordy fighting
MONDAY,
BIG CONSPIRACY AT HANKOW.
SEIZURE OF STOCKS OF DYNAMITE.
SEVERAL EXECUTIONS.
The following detalls are now to hand from Hankow concerning the discovers of a Communist plot there to blow up certain strategle points in the vicinity:
A sensation has been created in
SEPTEMBER
26,
SHANGHAI COUP.
HOW SOLDIERS WERE DISARMED.
AMBUSHING OF A TRAIN.
Further detalls now. are avail- able of the fighting which occurred at different places along the Shang- hai-Hangchow Railway on Tues- day, when the troops belonging to the 31st Army were successfully disarmed by members of the lat
hawkers turned up at the Central jhut, after he had refused Mr. | on the part of the people concern-Wuhan by the recent seizure at Army under the personal direction Magistracy to see the men charged Siqveland his rights and privi- ed, that the days of Li Chai-sum, Hankow of a huge quantity of Gen. Ho Ying-yin, who had good
lege, according to the Rendition as governor general of Kwangtung dynamite which
would be charged.
Prior to ten o'clock however, tha news was passed round that the would be arrested constables
Buzz of Excitement.
Conversation was being carried at such high on on every side "entered his first words were "Keep pitch that when the Magistrate
quick"
2 Norwegian which sued a Chinese,
The action is of
no
There
unable to
↑ Communist
had made arrangements to turn- this morning.
By half past nine, every bit of Agreement, of having evidence are numbered. It is even asserted agent by the name of Hau Shilt-reason to believe that these men Beating accommodation was. taken submitted in such a nature that that he has already fled, and ming attempted to smuggle intoaguinst the Nationalists and join Hostilities on both lines were of up in Mr. Lindsell's as well as he could understand it. Judge is now on his way to Nanking or the City. Evidence unearthed by Marshal Sun Chuan-fang." Major Willson's Court the hawkers Ziar refused to allow an interpre-Kwangsi. This news has probably local Garrison detectives leads the not knowing in which the menter to translate from Chinese in-been circulated by the adherents local Chinese authorities to believe short duration but, according to to English in a civil action in of the new governor general to be, that the seizure has frustrated a reliable reports, nearly 1,000 men
company Chang Fat-fui, but probably is shocking plot of the Communists were killed or wounded.
incorrect, inasmuch as on Saturto blow up strategic points of this was fighting beyond Sungkiang yes- conse-day Li Chai-sum was receiving centre and create serious disturb terday hut, owing to the fact that charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell quence it had been settled out foreign visitors and arrangements anec. Marks on the dynamite in all communications were cut (by a conference at Cantonmade in Germany bearing the date learn); no details have come to and the huge crowd flowed inte the of Court--but the judge refused were then being made for him to dicate that the explosives were whom we have been
The general's September 4, 1925 and were recent hand. morning. this
The members of the 31st Army first Magistrate's court, standing to return to the Court room to attend
ly imported into China.
According to an official reportare mostly men who served under wherever they could find pince. I hear three other cases in which
The impending arrival of Chang In the open space at the side of Mr. Arne Sorenson, barrister-at-family, however, have left. the court, men were standinir. law, represented Norwegian firms.
When the Court sat, and after Fai-ful has been heralded for the Communist Hsu Shih-ming Generals Chang Hsun, Ma. Yu-jen twenty deep and many climbed on to the low wall to try and get a Chinese lawyers and the judge had many weeks, and all along it has was caught on the river bank in and Bei Bao-san. It is said that carried on lengthy conversations, licen conjectural as to what pro-the Chinese City while attempting they are an undisciplined and un- view of what was going on.
Mr. Siqveland said that, as he sat dure would be taken by Li and to smuggle 140 cases of dynamite ruly lot of men who always re- letter instructing that the were in the habit of taking the law. dynamite be delivered to the into their own hands. They were for the Consular Body, he was what would be the feeling of the into the City. On him was found fused to obey orders and re- entitled, according to the Rendi-Government both here and at a
Current reports are to the effect Isiang Toh Keo Towel Factory ordered during the recent fighting matters translated. To his that Li has the option of going in the Native City, The Garrison near Langtan to move to the battle tion Agreement, to have Court Nanking towards him. quest. Judge Ziar replied in the to Nanking as a prominent member agents arrested the G. P. agent and front but refused to do so. Most The Magistrate ordered that the negative, saying that this was a of the Central Executive Com raided immediately the native of them had, we are told, got into constables be brought up for trial Chinese Court and the Chinese mittee, or proceeding to Kwangs towel factory where a large quan- the habit of joining the victorious first. The men's appearance was language must be used, and that and becoming governor-general of tity of Communist literature and sides and when the Nationalists Senior's Consul's Deputy that province. It cannot be stated several Mauser pistols were disarrived in this part of China, they Documents seized as. a threw their allegiance to Marshal the signal for the re-opening of the conversation and so great was the should understand the Chinese which of these alternatives he will covered.
take, but it is hoped by the few result of the raid reveal, that the Sun Chuan-fung to the winds and din caused by the hawkers' mur-language.
Defendant's counsel asked that friends that he has left in power Communists hiding and secretly at became ardent Nationalists, ad- murs that the Magistrate sternly remarked: "I am not going to the case should be stricken from at Canton, and is thought by the work in Hankow plotted to blow hering to Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Three have this court used as a theatre. the Court as it had been settled people generally, that the Nanking up a large section of the town Principles. I will clear everybody, out if you out of Court. Mr. Siqveland at preposition has more attraction when they started a reign of
this stage of the proceedings, for him. don't keep quiet."
How He Lost Favour.. pointed out that he was unable to understand what was being
The rumours as to why Nanking spoken of; and that he did not even know which case was being allows Chang Fat-ful to super- were four on sede Li Chai-sum are many and discussed-there
various, but seemingly Li lost the calendar.
Angry Words.
as general officer favour when,
the 4th Army, in- The Deputy asked. Mr. Soren-commanding The Magistrate enquired of Mr. son's interpreter to state what stead of leading and being with L..V. Booth (Assistant Superin-had happened thus far. The in-his troops in the war areas he tendent of Police who was pro- terpreter arose and was about to preferred to remain at Canton. secuting), whether he was ready speak, when Judge Ziar interrupt- Mr. Boothed him in an angry manner and to go on with the case. indicated that he would prefer
with violent gestures ordered him remand but added that he thought
to resume his place. the details of the case would be
The six constables charged were "Li Lum, Po Sing, Wu Ching-nam, Tse Nam, Tsang Kam, Kong Hung, Mr. A. E. Hall represented the first, second and sixth defendants and Mr. E. Davidson defended the fifth man. The third and fourth defendants were not represented,
prepared by the end of the week Mr. Lindsell: I will remand the men until Friday afternoon at 2.15 pa,
High Bail.
Mr. Siqveland: must insisu on having the subject matter translated for my benefit."
Mr. Davidson: What about bail, Court. Four Worship?
Mr. Lindsell: They are not en- titled to bail. They are chargel with bribery and are not entitled to bail by right.
Mr. Davidson: That is no rea- son why your Worship should not grant bail.
Mr. Lindsell enquired of Mr. Booth what his views were regard- ing bail and was was told it ought to be something substantial. He indicated the sum of $2,000 each, Mr. Davidson: The maximum fine is $1,000, your Worship.
Mr. Lindsell: The penalty for
bribery fs seven years.
Mr. Booth: I oppose bail, but have no objection to $2,000 for each of the men.
The Magistrate accordingly fixed bail at $2,000 each.
When the men were led away there was another outburst from
The judge (speaking English to the Deputy)Don't interrupt me, if you do. I shall leave the Mr. Siqveland, speaking in no uncertain terms, retorted to Judge Ziar, that he (Siqveland) would have to leave the Bench, if the judge did not, whereupon the judge swept his papers wildly together, folded his file," and after ordering his writer to accompany him, made a hurried exit.
Mr. Sorenson, who had other cases to bring to the Court's at tention, waited patiently for his return. When he had waited for some time he sent a Court messen- ger to ascertain whether Judge Ziar would resume the seagion that afternoon, and was replied to
in the negative.
torror.
Local authorities state that the dynamite seized has enough explosive power to blow up the city walls, railway bridges and large concrete buildings."
"
Plotters Arrested.
to
to
The Promise to Marshal Sun.
him with
soon
ns
came
When Marshal Sun came so near re-capturing Shanghai and Nanking, emissaries were sent a promise that, he
with- in reach of Shanghai, they would rise in revolt against the the Nationalists and assist him The seizure of the dynamite has to regain his lost provinces. This also led to the arrest of two Com-enme to the knowledge of the act munist plotters, Wu Haueh-yuan ing commander, Gen. Li Ming-chi, and Pei Ching-chuan, at Hanyang. through loyal subordinates, and They have been found to be the Nationalist Military Council in directly involved in the Communist Nanking received similar informa- plct of destroying Wuhan. They tion in the confessions of Gen. Li have been handed over to the Pac-chang (former Commissioner, Garrison Headquarters here for of Defence in Shanghai) and other generals under Marshal Sun, who trial.
were captured on the battlefield and later executed in Nanking.
The 4th. Army at that time con- sisted of four divisions with a total of 40,000 men. Each division was commanded by a minor officer, Chang Fat-kwa being in charge of the first, and all of these officers
The local authorities raided an have since risen to positions higher than that of their one-time chief.other Communist headquarters on
It was then planned to disarm Chang now commands the whole Wednesday and arrested eighteen of the 4th. Army and part of the C. P. agents who were holding a the men but this was by no means
Among the red
an easy problem and the matter 11th. Many thousands of troops secret meeting. are willing to obey his command, plotters are three personal repre- was left in the hands of Gen. Ho this in itself being strength, and sentatives of Hsiang Tsung-fah Ying-vin, it is also that these are extremely the former Chairman of the Hupeh was made on the headquarters of well-equipped and are as efficient General Labour Union. The raid as any other body of troops China.
the Wuhan Dyers, and Weavers Union.
in
The order that Chang take charge of Kwangtung has the ap- parent approval of the people here, whose sympathies are not with Li Chai-sum, it being considered that Nanking is wise in taking the course,
Director-General
of
Operations for the Eastern Reute Nationalist Army, under whom Army, and Commander of the 1st
these
amount of trouble, Gen. Ho arranged with Gen. Li Ming-chi, (who was in command of the 81st Army during the absence of Gen. Cheng Chao-chich) to this effect. Gen. Li consented and the men were divided into parties of a battalion (from 600 to 1,000 men) each and ordered to move towards Nanking They were fully armed, but were unsuspecting and unpre pared for a fight.
men nominally zerved. Deciding that it would be best to Two of the Communists Wu divide them into small parties and Tsung-hsien and Kwan Yu-kun, move them to deserted spots apart. arrested during the anti-Com- from their comrades, where the munist coup, have been executed work could be done without inter- by order of General Li Pin-shen,ference and with the minimum Garrison Commander in Hankow. Much bunting is being displayed "According to a Chinese report, in most houses and stores in the the notorious Communist agitator, city, flags with characters denoting Chow Yih-chun, Head of the Fall that the people are in favour of tical Department attached to Ho Chang being made Director Gen- Lung's Communist Army, has eral of all Nationalist troops, and ecretly come to Hankow direct- In the meanwhile Mr. Siqve-are anxious to welcome this new ing activities against the local and addressed the Court officials, arrival with open arms. On other government. Eight other noted Chinese counsel, and plaintiffs banners are written veiled hints Communist leaders are reported and defendants in other actions. that Li Chal-sum is finished with, to have arrived in Hankow and tormulate plans for creating dis- saying that he regretted that and it would be wiser that he de-are assisting Chow Yih-chun to Judge Ziar should so openly via part more or less immediately.
Chang Fat-fui, although not order.. The Magistrate told a police late the Rendition Agreement.
As a further move against Cem-- present at the Court to ask the In-which stipulated that he should actually in control here, is already spector on duty at Central Police understand what happened during making himself mildly felt, for it munism, the Hupeh Provincial Station to send up some police to Court sessions. He added that he learned that his satelites are al-Government has issued a pro- clear the crowd away. In a few would lodge a protest with the taking up positions in the Trea-clamation ordering all the Com- munists who are still serving the minutes the police arrived and the Clerk of the, Court, the President sury.
Fung Chuk-mun, the treasurer government to quit their posts at crowd was cleared sufficiently for of the Court, and with the Senior
under Li's regime, has not once. The local authorities are the court to proceed with other Consul.
ግንዱ yet been nut out
of taking further steps to rid all cases. Constables were posted at
office, but it is expected that governmental departments from the various entrances to the court
this is likely to happen any Communistie influence. as well as at the entrance to the
day, for even now be is preparing to hand over charge. Chang it seems, is to have a big say in the finance department, and it is even rumoured that in addition to his other duites he will be immediate successor to Mr. Fung, at least temporarily.
the crowil
Magistracy itself.
Another Constable Charged. Teng Wai Chow, a Chinese Con- stable, No. 429, was defended by
FELONIOUS INTENT.
A REPULSE BAY CASE,
J
MILITARY PROPERTY.
STOLEN.
TWO CASES AT KOWLOON. A fine of $20, or three weeks'
Mr. D. McCallum when he was A Chinese who stated that he charged with misconduct as a con-hai been in the Colony for only stable as well as intimidation and week, appeared before Mr. R. E.
All the officials of the different assault on September 23, on a man Lindsell this morning on charges named Man Choong who had which were amended afterwards Government departments, although evidence to offer.
to those included under the put into office by the departing Li hard labour in default, was passed Sergeant Carey, prosecuting, Vagrancy Ordinance) of being are already settling down to ser-
on a Chinese by Mr. W. Schofield, asked the Magistrate for a week's found in Mr. C.A.S. Russ's resi-vice under Chang, hoping no doubt at the Kowloon Magistracy this remand. The Magistrate granted dehce nt. Repulse Bay with that this shew of approval of his
morning, when the the remand and allowed bail of felonious intent, and of being in impending governorship will be a charged with theft of five pieces of $1,000.
possession of certain articles, (in-great help towards retaining their corrugated iron from the Royal cluding ropes and gags) which present positions.
Engineers barracks at the Whit- came under the definition of a
field Camp. Staff Sergeant Smith prosecuted.
CASES OF ATTEMPTED"barglarious outfit."
SUICIDE.
SOLDIERS CUT DOWN A CHINESE.
In evidence, Mr. Russ said that
he was awakened at a quarter-to-case in the general attitude of one yesterday morning by his gar- the man and his air of complete dener, who handing him a length detachment from his surroundings. of rope and a piece of iron, atated To various questions put by the ne found this on the person of the Magistrate he gave very brief and defendant, who was caught loiter: unsatisfactory replies.
Mr. Russ mentioned that his Because she was worried by ing in front of the porch of the family troubles, a Chinese woman house. A further search of the wie recalled having seen during sought to end her life by jumping defendant, yielded a razor-blade the night-a-red light flaring at into the harbour during the week-knife, some nails, and three rubber intervals across the Bay, and a end in Mong Kok-taui. She was balls, which, witness suggested, question put to the defendant was prevented from doing 30 by could be used as gags. Not satis whether he lived on a boat. friends, and persuaded to return fied with the result, witness, the following morning, searched the home.
A sentence of three months' on A Chinese attempted to commit garden, and he found a golf-ball suicide by hanging himself on a with the covering peeled off. each of the two charges, was in Mr. Rusa's gardener was com- tree in Kennedy Road. He was The man spoke in a way which flicted. acen by two soldiers, who cut him witness described na "dreamy."
This "dreamy" way was further mended by the Court for his action -down and took him to the Shauki manifested in Court during the in the case.
wan police station.
J
The reply was that he lived at Repulse Bay.
man Way
Staff Sergeant Cook prosecuted a Chinese who was charged before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, with larceny of a plece of board from: the Peninsula Hotel. The defen- dant, who admitted the charge, wa fined $15, or three weeks hard labour in default.
The Plan to Separate Them. One hundred and forty waggons
It was arranged that each special should leave Kon- were placed at their disposal and troop train zenchiao and Hangchow a couple of hours apart from each other "to keep the traffic open and to prevent accidents Gen. Ho took no risks and posted adequate (Continued on Page 11.j
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6 Who
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