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Peking, Mar. 22.
It transpires, that Chang Shou- tseng was invited to a singsong house and assassinated there.
Chang Shou-iseng's son married daughter of Feng Yu-hsiang, and his daughter. married Wu Pei-fu's adopted son. Aliations, it is believed there is n In view of these af- political motive for the crime, though Chang Shou-taong out wardly had not participated in politics for some years.Reuter.
FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1928.
BS INCIDENT.
SOLICITOR WITHDRAWS FROM
ARMS CABE,,
· HOI CHEONG AFFAIR.
PIRATE HAUL OF $70,000.
According to first reports, It ap pears that the Hoi. Cheong was on
voyage from Hongkong to Wu- chow on the West River when, at half past four on the morning of March 9, she was fired upon by a gang of pirates when she was near. Tit Hau Kok, Sam Shui district, (Chinese territory). The pirates put off from the abore in sampans. and boarded the vessel, of which they took command. They then steered her close to the shore at Tit Hau Kok, where half the cargo was taken ashore. The anchor was later raised, and she was taken two miles lower down the river, to a place known as Sen Hul, where the remainder of the cargo was looted.
It will be recalled that after There was a curious incident being fired on by pirates, the s.a. in a case which came before Mr.Hoi Cheong, a river steamer, was W. Schofield and Major C. Willson looted of all her cargo, which was worth about $70,000, and was fo- at the Kowloon Magistracy yes. torday afternoon, when Mr. ally rescued through the timely ar- C. A. 8. Russ, appearing for an rival of a Chinese gunboat which of being in unlawful possession of Hongkong by the ship when she ar unemployed Chinese on a charge ascorted her to Canton. This is the story which was brought to twolve revolvers and 1,200 rounds nived here from Canton last night. of ammunition, asked permission to withdraw as he had been com- pletely mis-informed by his client. [Chang Shou-tseng was born in
According to the evidence of an 1870, at Tacheng, Chihli, He was Indian watchman, the defendant a graduate of Tokyo Military Col- was seen to leave the dining lege and in 1911 was commander-saloon of the President Lincoln at
on February 19. In-chief of the 20th division, with 4.45 p.m.
He headquarters at Hatomintun. In was carrying a leather suitcase of his November, 1911, together with the Which, from the manner late Lan Tien-wel and Wu Lu-walk, appeared to contain some- ch'on (generally known as the thing heavy. "Three Heroes of North China") he declared sympathy with the revolutionists and compelled the Manchus to promulgate à constitu- tion of nineteen articles. In 1912 ho was Pacification Minister at Shanghai, to expedite unification between North and South and Councillor to Yuan Shi-kai, In 1913. 14 he was chief military officer, Suiyuan and Kueihua, and in 1916 was military inspector general, In June, 1922, he was appointed The suitcase was finally opened civil governor of Shens but did and on its being found to contain not assume office. Two months arms the defendant was taken to later he was acting Minister of the Police station. War In January, 1923, his ap pointment as Premier was ratified by Parliament, and he was éon-. currently Minister of War and President of the commission on political rehabilitation. He was made a full general the following month. In September, 1923, when President Li Yuan-hung was fore- ed out by Teno Kun's faction, he Red to Tientsin. His decorations include the 2nd Class Order of Merit and the let Class Tashou Paoluang Chinho.]
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On reaching the gangway he was stopped and told to put the suit- case on the ground. On finding that the contents of the case were exceptionally heavy the watchman asked, the defendant to produce the key and open the case for ins- pection. The accused replied that he did not have the key and he was taken to see the officers of the ship and Capt. Miller, the port cap tain of the Dollar Line,
Completely Misláformed.
At half-past-four on the after- noon of the same day the Chinese gunboat Kong Tat appeared on the scone and, on seeing the plight of the Hol Cheong, opened fire on the pirates, who promptly jumped into their sampans which were along- side and reached the shore, where they disappeared.'"
About 40 Arrests,
In reply to Mr. Rusa, witnesa sald
After the matter had been ex- that the bag was not locked.
plained to the commander of the There was luggage being lowered Kong Tal, that ship escorted the over the aide of the ship, but wit-pirated vessel to Canton. A call ness denied that the quitcase in was made at Ha Hau, where the question was among this luggage. Customs House officials were in- Witness also denied that coolies formed of the occurrence. were not allowed on the ship until 30 minubes after Its arrival. If any of the passengers required coolica, the men were permitted on board immediately after the ves- scl's arrival.
Sergeant Fowler gave evidence of having witnessed the defendant being stopped and the suitcase be- ing later taken to the officers.
When asked if he had any ques- tions to ask the witness, Mr. Russ replied that he, had no questions. Having heard the evidence, how- ever, ho would like to say that he had been completely mis-informed and he would like, with the per- mission of the Court, to withdraw from the date and leave the Court
Paying a total amount of $19,570, the Po On Company, of 240 Wing Lok Street, yesterday purchased four parcels of property situate in different parts of the city, at a public auction held in Messra, Hughes and Hough's Sale Rooms. Their Worships raised no ob- Nos. 1 and 2, Wing Lee Street,jections to Mr Rugs withdrawal having an area of 2,254 square and he then left the Court. feet, were sold for $15,260.
Nos, 5 and 7 Third Street, were disposed of for a similar sum. The property is 1,040 square feet,
On arriving at Canton the mat- ter was reported to Admiral Chan Chat who immediately investigated, with the result that some 40 ar- resta, were effected.
The pirates followed out their usual polley of kidnapping. They took with them the ship's compra-: dore Wong Lam, who has not been, seen or heard of since. In addi tion, seven other members of the compradore's department were also abducted.
The cargo consisted of piece- goods, dried fish, sugar, and sun- dries, the total value being some $70,000. It is understood that the greater part of these goods was the property of Hongkong business houses.
There wore in all about 100
pirates, of whom some 30 were armed with rifles and revolvers.
The Hoi Cheong ia registered in Canton, and flies the Chinese flax, She is owned by the Chuen Yick Steamship Company, the local ad- dress being 25, Queen's Street,
Capt. Miller was then called and he corroborated the watchman's evidence of having been handed the sultense. Witness said that the defendant was neither a pas-ground floor. No. 52 Staunton Street, measur-senger nor a member of the crew ing 601 aquare feet, was sold for of the President Lincoln. He was $11,000.
No. 10 Second Street, with an area of 678 square feet, was knock. ed down at $8,250,
on board without permission. ·
The defendant's statement to the Poljce was produced and showed that in reply to the charge he had
gangway.",
A single bid of $250 was suifi-said, "I was standing on the wharf cient to secure the ownership of when the bag dropped from the these diferent properties for the Po On Company with the exception of the Staunton Street property, which, after some counter-blading, was eventually purchased by the same Company at a figure repre- senting an increase of a thousand dollars over the upset price.
“MUST DECLINE.
REPLY TO WYOMING REPUBLICANS.
Washington, Mar. 22.
Defendant denied to the Court that he was ever on board the ship or that he was carrying the bax.
Sentence of four years' hard la- bour was imposed.
Pantry Boy Receives a Lenient
Sentence.
RAIDS IN JAPAN.
COMMUNISTS ROUNDED UP.
Shanghai. Mar, 22. The anti-Communist raids. in Japan on March 16 were much more widespread than originally publicly known owing to the police. placing the strictest ban on publi- cation in the Japanese Press of anything in connexion with them.
Raids were carried out simul- taneously in Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Okayama, Fukuoka and Hokkaido and it is believed the arreats, which include B number of students, total about a thousand, but this cannot be verified.
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