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FELT HAT STOLEN,
EUROPEAN VICTIMISED IN KOWLOON.
Mr. R. D. Thomas, wireless operator of the Empress of Canada, appeared before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow Toon Magistracy estoniay to prosecuta a Chinese on a charge of larceny of a felt hat, which, it was alleged, was stolen from the com- plainant while he was asleep on n block of wood opposite the Kowloon Fire Brigade Station on Sunday night. The defondant denied the charge, He said that he saw the hat lying on the ground. near the complainant and was picking it up for the owner when he was accused of theft.
Mr. Thomas, in evidence, said that he had sat on a block of wood opposite the Fire Station at 11.30 p.m. on Sun, day to take a rest before returning to his shin. He had fallen asleep and was later aroused by a Police officer, who asked him to accompany him to the Station. In the charge room wit
ness saw his hat.
In reply to his Worship witness said that he did not know that his hat was stolen. :'
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1928.
KUOMINTANG SPLIT.
FEARS OF A NEW REVOLUTION.
Shanghai, Aug. 6. Chiang Kai-shek has returned to Nonking..
GUNNER FINED.
ASSAULT ON AN INDIAN
MOTOR CAR DRIVER.,
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Two gunners at the Royal Artil. lory, J. Brien and Timoney, were charged, on remand, before Mr. E Lindsell at the Central Palico Court, yesterday morning, with an-, saulting an Indian public motor-enr driver,
His Worship found that there was corroboration of the charge no agninat the first defendant, Brion, who was accordingly discharged.
Mr. G. R. Sokolsky, in the N. C. D. News, points out that the obstacles confronting the Fifth Plenary meeting arise out of fundamental divisions in the party. The purpose of Chiang Kal-shek's visit to Shanghal is in the hope of overcoming differences Telling his story from the witness- of opinion, as in the case of the box, Timoney said that late on abortive conference last December. Friday night, they were in a hurry The result then was that Govern- to return to barracks at Lyemun. A mental positions went outside the publio car was engaged at Causeway Kuomintang, resulting in the dis-Bay and it stopped at Saiwanho satisfied Right Wingers going (Shaukiwan) where Timoney and his abroad while prominent Left comrade were to transfer on to n Wingere wont to Europe; but sampan.
Wang Ching-wel and Chan Kung The Indian driver of the car agreed po continued the campaign of to accept two dollars, but declared endeavouring" to influence the he had no change for a five-dollar younger generation against the bill which Timoney offered. Ho pro- militarists and build up a doctrine vented witions from recovering his
of the infallibility of Sun Yat-bat and stick which wore in the car and that started a struggle, which was carried into a shop near-by.
A fireman who was on duty out-genism. The Leftists are causing side the Brigade said that he saw the defendant pass, the complainant, after serious apprehensions in the cen looking round, defendant returned. tre, party owing to the growing Satisfying himself that ho was not strength of the Left Wingers who being observed, the defendant took the may combine with a powerful new compininant's hat which was still on party now being organised as the his head and walked away, Withers Kuomintang Communist Party. gave chuse and the defendant ran into Canton Itond, where he was Arrested and taken to the Police Station.
On registering a conviction hle Worship nentenced defendant to two months har Inbour, a record of previous conviction of fourteen days' for being a rogue and vagabond being produced by the police.
FOREIGN CULTURE.
CHINESE URGED TO TAKE
THE BEST OF IT.
This
Timoney suggested that the Indian, came by his injury through striking his fiend against the wall of the shop during the struggle.
His Worship said he was satisfied that the Iudian had started the The Centre party is refusing quarrel by, refusing to give change, Fifth Plenary if nlthough he had sufficient of it in to attend the Chan Kung-po attends, while the his pocket; and while fining Timoney Left Wingers refuse to attend un-85 on the charge, withhold that less all their members are pre- compensation which might have been no duo to the Indian had the position Rent; therefore there will be quorum.
uncompromising been otherwise. This Worship how- attitude of the Centre party, in over, ordered that the fare of $2 be order to perpetuate itself in power paid to the complainant. at any cost, seems to be risking elther the rise of the Communists or a military dictatorship. In all quarters except the Centre purty there is a demand for calling the third party congress for electing the new C. E. C.
THE TRIAD SOCIETY.
THREE MEN FINED' FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
Arrlying at
an
opportune
Mr. Sokolaky is of the opinion that such a congress would prob. ably result in a division of in-moment, a Chinese constable pre- (Our Own Corrcapondent,) fluence between the Left Wing of vented what might have been a the Kuomintang and Feng Yu- serious fracas at the Kwong Tung Shanghal, Aug. 6.
hsiang, who probably would not Timber Yard in Mangkok on Dean Walter Williams, head of be included in the C. E. C. and Saturday, when a number of the the Missouri School of Journalism, therefore would not have a volca workmen had started a free fight, at a luncheon given by the Chinese in determining its decisions. over what was described to the Chamber of Commerce and allied
"Unless some attention is paid Kowloon Magistrate yesterday by bodies appealed to the Chinese toto the increasingly powerful masa Sub-Inspector Dick as matters refrain from alavishly copying the opposition to the confusion pre-relating to Triad Societies. worst elements of Western civilina-valine at Nanking, a revolutionary Three men from the timber tion, but rather to take the beat outbreak In the country is im-yard were charged before Mr. W. of foreign culture, supplementing |minent." it to the Chinese.
Their greatest need, he said, was to raise the standard of journalism Lo a plane of dignity, strength and service. He urged adequate Chinese representation at the journalistic conference at Honolulu next year, which was tantamount to a Press League of Nations in the Imidst of the Pacific. He stressed
Mr. Sokolsky asserts that Chinng Kai-shek has never broken with the Left Wing, but he has acted as a connexion link between all parties. -Reuter.
Schofield with disorderly conduct by fighting in the street and all pleaded guilty.
Sub-Inspector Dick anid that the Police had had trouble from that same quarter before. The first and
were second defendants actually taken to the Station on one occasion and warned against crenting a disturbance in the yard. It was believed that the fighting took place over Triad Society
Chiang Confident.
Shanghai, Aug. 6. Interviewed by the Kuo Min the need of the honest presentation News Agency yesterday evening of facts and frank dieinterested criticism for the purpose of mould-Chiang Kai-shek stated that he matters. When the
constable
ing public opinion in China, and was confident that the various pro-arrived some twenty men had ultimately constituting a force for blems confronting the Kuomintang collected and were brandishing and the Government would be iron bars, poles and other instru- good.
thoroughly thrashed out in the menta. Three of the ringleaders
· REDS ROUNDED UP.
PARIS POLICE ASSISTED BY AEROPLANES.
Parla, Aug. 6.
The first arrests were made at
Fifth Plenary Conference. He were promptly, arrested and the declared that he had set for him- crowd was dispersed. self the task firat of putting an end to civil wars so that the coun-
His Worship fined each defen. dant $15 and further ordered them
try may be enabled to devote to sign a bond for $100 to be of self to reconstruction, secondly, good behaviour for a period of
of ending [}] class strug twelve months.
gles which have been brought
about by the communists, and thirdly, of dispelling all mutual
Router.
to
dawn when detectives visited suspicion on the part of the BOMBAY MILL STRIKE. leaders of Communist organisn-Various party leaders, so "as tions. When the demonstratora bring about full co-operation. arrived at Ivry they found the dia- trict in a state of siege, every alde street containing a police lorry,, while aeroplanes were employed. to signal to the Police any signs of suspicious assemblies, which pre- vented the Joining up of other
groups.
Efforts Unsuccessful.
Shanghai, Aug. 6.
MILLS OPEN BUT SOON CLOSE AGAIN.
Bombay, Aug. 6. The machines in eleven cotton Kai-shek'a, efforts to induce the only fifty workers turned up. The It is understood that Chiang mills started up but reclosed when Canton clique to attend the Fifth strike committee conducted a Plenary have been unsuccessful. vigorous campaign against the Koo Ming-yu has definitely re-resumption of work-Reuter: ·
fused.
[On July 31 it was announced
The Police aubsequently made a wholesale round-up of Communit lenders and demonstrators, arrest- ing a total of 1,500. A large num- George Hsu Chien, the Commis-that the Mill-owners' Association ber, however, were subsequently stoner of Finance in Sinklang, has had decided on the policy of re- released, Ninety-six of those arrived in Shanghal-Reuter. arrested are foreigners who will
be deported or sent back to their countries according to the particu-
opening the mills in small groups,
a start to be made the next week, in order to see how the former em- ployees respond. The mill-workers
Fifty young men and women to went on strike early this year pre- lar circumstances. The arrested tour Canada under the £20,000 senting a demand for considerable include Vaillant Couturier, the Empire Free Travel and Scholar wage increases. The employers Editor of the Commüniet news ship scheme bave been selected declined, choosing to close down paper Humanite. He was aubse-from the 200 finalists.
the mills rather than give way.] quently released.-Reuter.
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