“HAIHONG" OPIUM HAUL
OVER $68,000 WORTH FOUND SECRETED.
HUGE FINE IMPOSED.
plend "guilty" on behalf of the first man,only.
Chief Preventive Ofleer Clark, who conducted the case for the prosecution, replied that he was unable to accept that plea, and
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
GERMANS IN “RED" HANDS.
STORY OF GRUESOME
DEVILRY.
COMPELLED TO WITNESS INHUMAN HORRORS.
HUNAN HOLOCAUST.
STUBBS ROAD MOTORING.
DANGEROUS DRIVING CHARGE AGAINST EUROPEAN.
LADY CRITICISED.
At the Instanco of Mr. E R. Dovey, Mr. Savadio was summon- ed before Major C. Willson, this morning, for alleged dangerous driving in Stubba Road, on the evening of the 16th instanti
TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1928.
MORE COMMUNIST LINKING UP THE
EMPIRE. TERRORISM.
EAST RIVER. VILLAGES | STRONG COMMISSION GOING
"TO AUSTRÁLIA. DEVASTATED.
INCENDIARY OUTBREAKS IN CAPTURED CITY.
FURTHER MASSACRES.
A recrudescence of "Red" activi stated that he was in car. No. reported from Chinese sources. Mr. E. R. Dovey, in evidence, ty in the Enst River district, is 1060 which was being driven by it is stated that quite a few of the
ECONOMIC INTERESTS.
London, Mar. 28. Lt. Col. L. C. M. S. Amery, the Secretary for the Dominions an- nounced in the House of Commons
that, at the request of the Govern ment of the Commonwealth of Australia, arrangements had now sisting of Sir Henry McGowan, Sir been made for a Commission con- Hugo Hirst, Sir Ernest Clarke and Australia in August.ave
At the Central Magistracy, this -morning, Mr. R. E.. Lindsell im- posed fines totalling $102,000, or, in default, a total term of 12 months' hard labour, on one of three Chinese firemen of the e.s. Haihong, charged with importing Hankow papers to hand rive and possessing 3,600 taeis of illicit gruesome details of the terrible prepared opium, worth over
experiences which befel a Ger- $68,000 the defence of all three accused about a fortnight ago, they were lady up Stubbs Road, at 6.45 flourishing villages on the upper Mr. Dougal Malcolm to leave for
Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared for man engineer and his wife when, and at the outset told the Mngle-cized by the Communist rabble at p.m. on the day in question. They course of the river, in the vicinity
were going around a cruve, which of Swatow, have again been visit- The terms of reference were confer with the Common- trate that he was prepared to Chenchow, in South Hunan, andles in a deep cutting, when theyled and devastated by "Red" pea- to
compelled to witness horrible
wealth and the States Gov "Red" atrocities. Arriving in were approached from the opposants and bandits.
In order to check any further ernmonts on the development Hankow, they told a grim tale of site direction by a large car.
Both vehicles were keeping well untoward events the authorities of migration and with leaders of all that they had been through and of their fortunate escape from on their own sides of the road, in Swatow have during the past industry and commerce in Austra unspeakable torture and possible but while within 12 or 15 feet of fow day's ordered that a most la on the development of Austra oach other they heard in noise be- vigilant look-out be kept in the lian resources, and on any other matters of mutual economic in- According to the story told by hind, and a Fiat car, driven by Mr. suburbs, especially ut night.
Communist bandite and farmera' terest to Great Britain and the which would the engineer himself, he was en-Savadio, was seen to be coming gaged at the lead mines at Chen-up rapidly from behind. It pass-armed corps are reported to be Commonwealth
Hweilal City, near tend to the promotion of trade chow when the rabble of Tanged in between the first two storming
and urgent messages between the two countries and an Seng-chi's troops, augmented by vehicles, overtaking witness car, Swatow,
across the and damaged the front, as have been sent by the garri-Inercase of settlement in Austra- nondescripts from
result of 1 col-n troops inside the ofty to lin. Kwanglung.border, burst on the the "
ision. A fraction of a second Military headquarters for help,
It is feared that if assistance One of the first steps taken by later, all three cars would have this horde was to lake possession been involved in a serious acci-does not reach Hweltal in the near of the German's house and take dent. As it was, after striking future, it may fall into hands of him and his wife prisoner. These witness' car, the Flat cleared and the "Reds." two, with their clothes torn were proceeded ahend. taken to a temple and thrown in in witness' opinion, it was with a considerable number of about the worst offence that could Chinese prisoners whom the com-have bean committed
under the munists had gathered in on one chcumstances. or another excuse.
evidence was then called..
Rovenuo Officer Ward stated that about 4 n... on March 16 acting on information received, he boarded the a.. Hathong, lying alongside the Dougins Co. Wharf in the company of the C.P.0. and two Chineнo Revenue Officers. After boarding the ahip, witness Immediately went down to the en- gine room and entered the stoke hold. There he saw Nos. 2 and 3 accused on the starboard side by the bunker. On seeing witness, No. 2 put his hands behind his back and dropped a large spanner on to some coal lying on the foot plate outside the bunker door.
Two Arrests,
Witness caught hold of both Nos. 2 and 3 accused and, turning them round, handed them over to one of
murder.
town.
The general condition was well nigh heyond words but there was
The Lady's Licence. Defendant: I would like to
the Chinese Revenue an even greater horror for the know how long the lady was
City Captured.
Following the appeal from Hweilaf for assistance, the alarm- ing report of the capture by "Reda" of Punning, a city west of Swatow, reached Canton two days
go..
It appears that on the 18th and
Officers. He then proceeded to foreigners for the Communists licensed to drive the car, bucnase 19th instant, a large band of
the port side of the after boiler. Proceeding, K. O. Ward said that he looked down a manhole in the side of the boiler casing which led down to the ballast tanks un- derneath. He saw a light below, Was and as he looked the light was extinguianed. He pushed way through the hole and, bending down, flashed his electric torch. Then he saw the first, ac- cused crawling underneath. the boiler. He had in his hands a spanner and an electric torch, both of which he placed by the side of the water pipe. Witness then stretched out his arms, grabbed No. 1 and pulled him out of the manhole. No. 1 was led to the
stokehold, where the other two ac- cused were, and left there.
R. O. Ward said he then went to the starboard side and climbed
over the casing by the starboard boller plating and then down the side of the boiler to the tank underneath the furnace. Once
conducted a ruthless aeries of executions of prisoners before their eyes. Every moment the en- gineer and his wife thought would be their lust as the people were executed without trial or justice, a nervous breakdown from the The Indy is now on the verge of terrific strain of this time.
Explosion at House, Unexpected and with no explana- tion the two were taken after a day or two of witnessing these horrors back to their house and detained there. As it happened a violent ex- plosion took place shortly after- wards near the place. How it oc- curred no one seemed to know but
her driving was absolutely dan "Red" Training Corps and bandits Punning and attacked the efty, serous, and I thought it was dan from Hiwcilai-haien arrived at gorous to be behind the car.
Sir Harry McGowan is Chair- man of the Nobel Industrica, Sir Hugo Hirst is Chairman of the. General Electric Company, and Mr. Malcolm is Director of the British South Africa Company.—— British Wireless.
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SPEEDING IN MORRISON HILL ROAD,
P. D. Stoopin, a Russian driver
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His Worship:-I should have which subsequently fell, where: of private car No. 1345, belonging HONGKONG REALTY & TRUST
thought it was safer.
upon several ganga of Communist to Jardine, farmers and ruffians inside the Company, was summoned to-day city rebelled and joined the "Red" for driving at a dangerous speed attackers.
along Morrison Hill Road and Tin
Numerous Fires.
Lok Lanc.
!!
Mr. Dovey, in producing the licence, said it was a learner's licence. The lady in question,
Traffic Sergeant Baker said de- however, had been driving a mo-
fendant was travelling at 30 miles tor-cycle for years.
Once inside the city, the "Reds" an hour, and alleged that defen- Denfendant:-1 would like to started fires, as a result of which dant was insolent and non-com- now also if she was allowed to more than ten big qutbreaks oc-mittal in his replies to witness
completely destroying when he was stopped. drive anywhere or only in a limit-curred,
numerous houses. A number of His Worship, after looking at innocent inhabitants were mas the licence, remarkedIn any sacred by the "Red" ruffians; the district accompanied by a licensed number cannot be estimated at Defendant:And if it is true On the 22nd instant, the "Reds," There then took place a general that Mr. Dovey had to start the not satisfied with the destruction hunt for a doctor, but of course cur again up the hill. It looks they had done in Hwailal-hsien,
it resulted in a large number of the- riff raff being injured.
ed area?
driver.
present.
#
after the reign of terrorism none to me na if the car was started visited a number of villages about The Communists again by Mr. Dovey and that the ten miles from the elly, where could be found. ended by asking whether the for- brake was moved by Mr. Dovey.
Mr. Dovey:-Quite correct. It] oign engineer could dress wounds
the lady was B0
He tended the wounded but much
he reached the tanks he proceeded and this he stated he could do think was. natural; to the port side tank near which ing that by so doing he would be much shaken. he had seen, the first accused. He given an opportunity of getting crawled to the top of the port bal-away. last tank and there discovered two oil lamps which were not burning, but they were hot and smoking, as if they had been recently it. He also found two more spanners.
In Submerged Bags. On reaching the ballast tank donc, he found that all the nuts had been uncrewed and removed, He took the door off and looked Into the tank. It was almost full of water, but the water was so
clear that he could see a bag sub- merged in it. Witness in formed the G.P.O. and then pro- cooded to the office to get ussist ance to remove the bags from the tank.
When he returned he pumped some of the water out of the tank and then took out nine bags, each of which contained 400 tacls of prepared opium.
In reply to the Magistrate the witness agreed that apparantly No. 1 was in the act of getting at the opium but was prevented from doing so by the witness's arrival. The tank cover did not appear to have been recently removed when the witness lifted it.
Two Dischorged,
Mr. Lindsoll remarked that there was no evidence against the
to his chagrin was then told that he had proved himself too useful a man for the horde to allow him to depart.
Witnessed lapine and Murder.
further outrages were committed.
Mr. H. C. Macnamara, appearing for the defendant, stated that de- fendant was a newcomer to this Colony and was not properly acquainted with local require. ments.
A fine of $15 was imposed.
$10,000 FINE IMPOSED,
CHINESE ADMITS OPIUM POSSESSION,
Attack on Swabuc. Another Chinese report saYS Good Driving.
that, according to passengers
A fine of $10,000 was imposed; who have recently arrived in Defendant:--And if the driving Hongkong from Swatow,
a few by Mr. R. E. Lindsell, this morn- of the lady up the hill was very hundred
Communist banditsng, on a Chinese who pleaded uncertain?
an attack on Swabue guilty to a charge of possession of launched
between 166 taels of opium. The alterna- Mr. Dovey:- could not have (the city midway driven better myself. The ear here and Swatow) but they were tive was six months' hard labour. An early morning raid was Government was pulled up in about, five feet. repulsed by the
His Worship:-Driving is good, troops, who succeeded in killing carried out on 166, Des Voeux He was therefore forced to ac; necording to witness.
Ward and a number of detectives | company the band to Leiyang and
Defendant said that that did not more than 200 of them. The re-Road Central by Revenue Officer
mainder subsequently retreated. there he witnessed the reign of agree with his own view, or that rapine and murder.
In view of the alarming reports and resulted in the arrest of three He saw with of his engineer, his own eyes houses being set alight
The engineer was produced as a from the East River many of the persons who were brought before and the inmates forced to remain witness, lie admitted to speaking Iloi-Lukfung refugees, who have the Magistrate. indoors till they were burned alive. only a "little English," and offered recently made preparations to ge back to their homes, have declin- The tale of a temple being filled to speak French or Italian. with people and then burned with
The case was remanded for ued to leave the Colony. They are fall inside is perfectly true. He week for the attendance of an inter-at present, awaiting more news
from districts in the East River. saw other things which cannot be preter. printed, sufficient to say that when the Wahan forces relieved Leiyang they found it a place of desolution.
Terrible Torture.
Later details show that when
sub-
the Communists came to Chen- chow, the German and his wife hid in a ditch for a considerable length of time but were sequently found and were later taken to the "slaughter house" where the Communists executed their prisoners.
While there they were told that'
second and third accused, and an execution was going on, the they were discharged.
The first defendant was fined $2,000, or three months, on the fraporting charge, and $100,000 or nine months, for possession of the opium.
The drug was ordered to be confiscated.
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metho adopted by the Commun- ists was to surround the victims by a ring of men with knives at the end of long poles. The pri
onera were probed with these till they fell from sheer weakness when they were despatched by the ghouls.
The explosion which gave the engineer an opportunity of posing an a doctor and so probably sav- ing his life was caused by one of the Communists throwing a box of detonators on a fire under the impression that they were fire- works.
Necklet of Infant Heads.
absolutely The hordo were
Miss Mabel Boil, who recently drunk with blood and each had his flew non-stop with Levine to own particular form of devilry. Havana, and who has already One member's, speciality was lop- offered several airmen large sums ping off the heads of children and to take her as passenger on these ho strung into
a sort of Transatlantic Alght, declares that necklet which he proudly wore! Bhe offered Captain Hinchliffo
The band was led by a soldier G$25,000 to pilot her Transatlantic named Li from Tang Seng-chi's fight
among his executive Captain Hinchliffe in A letter force and refused the offer, and said that he council were three girls.
The escape from the horde came knew he could got $50,000 for such a fight-Reuter's American through the two foreigners being Service...
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The man who was fined $10,000 took responsibility as far as the. possession of the opium was con- cerned and the charge against the other two men were accordingly. dropped.
In answer to, his Worship, the defendant stated that the opium came from Macao and that it was entrusted to him by some friends. He did not know that it was con- traband.
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