COMMUNISTS NEAR SWATOW.
MISSIONARIES HAVE TO LEAVE SHONGHONG.
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TROOP MOVEMENTS.
M.C.L'S FUTURE · ACTIVITIES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
Continued from Page. I.) could say, however, that they would not have the Fete on the same lines as last year, but some-: thing quite different. As soon as they had completed their plans, they would notify all the different Branch Presidents and they would have a meeting to discuss the plans further.
Mrs. Southorn added that she hoped everyone would be satisfied with that, na they wanted to keep the plans a little private because "if we let them out, some people may take them for something
Swatow, Apr. 3. News of the movements of the Communist force under Generals Tau and Moh is to the effect that after looting Tingchow it went, down the river to Shonghong. Government troops were In Shong- hang in force on March 20, and had rotaken it a few days later. In the meantime, the place was cloc."-(Laughter). sofzed by the Communists, but whether it was evacuated by the troops or whether they were driven out is not yet clear; nor is there information as to the extent of looting.
Before the Communist occupa- tion, however, there was an exten- sivo evacuation on the part of the civil population, and at one place, two days' journey away, some three hundred people from Shong- hong were taking refuge. These included missionaries of the Mennonite Baptist Mission.
The Officials,
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1929.
POLICE RESERVIST IN DOCK,
· BANK FRAUD CASE DEVELOPMENT.
DEFENDING SOLICITOR ASKS FOR DISCHARGE.
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REMANDED ON BAIL.
(Continued from, Page 1.)
of the delivery orders and in this connexion it was necessary for
him to tell them that no banks;
MAGISTRATE IN A QUANDARY.
LAD WHO HAD HAD FOUR BIRCHINGS.
would give largo overdrafts on REFORMATORY NEED. personal securities. They want
ed a mortgage on property, etc.
with possession of six plates for whether the accused had Induced Hamilton this morning was treat- Cheung Sam-chong, charged and it was for the jury to consider ful offenders before Mr. E. W. The appearance of two youth the purpose of forging Hongkong the Banks through the delivery ed by his. Worship in the nature and Shanghai Bank notes and with orders, to believe that there was of a problem in which the effect conspiracy in connexion with the rice to cover the over-drafts. forgeries, again appeared on re- mand before Major C. Willson was similar to that of the Nother
The case of the Lloyds Bank prisonment was conjectured,
of physical chastisement and Im- this morning.
Opposing a further remand, Mr. Leo d'Almada, Sar., for the de-
lands Bank.
Bank Agent's Statement. Mr. F. B. Ricketts, Agent of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank,
While deliberating over the sen tence to be inflicted on the first boy, a tad of 15, who was charged with being a pickpocket, his Wor-
fence, submitted that there was the officials for 1029 as follow:
Mrs. Creasy read the names of no reasonable ground for proceed said he held the position since No-ship observed that within the last
Ing further against the defendant.vember 1927. Ha kaew the firm Patroness: Lady Clementi; Pre-A Police Rescrvist, he had been of Beng Hwat and Co. and also President: Mrs. H. T. Creasy; in the arrest of a gang, but, for ness with the firm. sident: Mrs. W. T. Southorn: Vice- the means of assisting the police know accused. His bank had buel- General Hon, Secretary: Mrs. J. D. an unknown reason, he come un- Lloyd; General Hon. Treasurer: der the suspicion of the police and Mra, E. I, Wynne-Jones.
his house at Shelley Street receiv ed attention and was raided.
Hongkong branch representa tives.Mrs. Byron (Naval); Mrs. Robinson (Military); Mrs. Shen-
Mr. D'Almuda said the plates ton (The Peak); Mrs. Burlingham mentioned in the charges were not (Polico); Mrs. B. W. F. Beith found in the possession of the do- (Peak Children's Branch); Mrs. fendant.
The Communist force is reported to have gone on to the district city. of Yungling and news of its further advance is anxiously awaited.
An encircling movement is said to be being attempted by the Government troops, an attack being co-ordinated from the Fukien side, and by Kwangtung troops in two divisions on the Kwangtung alde. It is important that this destructive fores be kept out of the rich Chaochowfu- Swatow plain-Our Own Corres- pondent,
JUDGMENT AGAINST THE L.C.C.
JUDGE AND ALLEGED MALADMINISTRATION,
London, Mar. 2.
Taylor (Victoria); Mrs.
Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P., said the
18 months the boy had been con- victed four times and as often had been whipped on
being brought before the Court. That Mr. deGlanville objected to the had appeared to have had no evidence on the ground of irrele-effect, and his Worship said it was the sort of case in which a reformatory would be needed.
vancy,
His Lordship over-ruled it. Wit noss then explained the proce dure adopted in regard to the opening of credit.
t
Of the second boy, who was
had four heatings. I must give His Worship added: He has him Witness said at the end of July that will choke him off. I will a stiff sentence. Perhaps 1928 he had delivery ordors hand-give him three months.. account had been over-drawn. ed to him as deposit because the
there would bo credits to cover le Worship remarked that, hav would come along but there was he was at his tricks again. He the over-drafts. He eald they ing been only just out of prison, no need to worry as he had rice would get twelve strokes of the to cover the over-drafts. As, how birch, and if that did not curo ever, no over-drufta came forward him, he would be given a long
before the Court. he asked accused who then pro- sentence on another appearance
McLeod (Prisons); Mrs. MeCorpolice would be expecting a wit-Witness naked Ben Chong when brought up on a similar charge, mack (Quarry Bay).
Kowloon representatives.-Miasto arrive very soon. He ap- Atkins (St. Stephen's Girls' Col-plied for substantial bail. lege): Miss Kolewall (St. Paul's
Bill was fixed at $5,000, the de- Girl School); Miss. Skinner fendant being then remanded until (Belillos Girls' School); and Miss next week. Mow Fung (Belillos Old Girls' Association).
It was announced that Mrs. B. WORK OF HOSPITAL.duced the delivery orders. Ac
Wylie had resigned from the Kow- loon Branch, which was in her charge last year.
Annual Report.
"A GOOD CAUSE HALF THE BATTLE."
cused personally deposited them. As he was not familiar with the orders witness asked him what they represented. He said rendy rice which witness could take de-
his. Worship told the defendant.
"It is absurd going on like this,"
livery of at any time. He naked GREYHOUND COMPANY accused if he could inspect the rice. Accused said he could do so at any time.
The
SUED.
The annual report gave details of the organisation, together with | Colonel William Hunter stated particulars of the allocation of at the annual meeting of the funds, as well as reports of the London Fever liospital that various branches and their activi-diphtheria forced itself to the front ties during the year. Thanks of their problems, and it said much Accused's Overdraft. were expressed to all who had for the efficiency of the hospital Witness snid that he went with SEQUEL TO SHARES DISPUTE: imado tho your such a success. that less than four per cent. of Mr. Doherty of Lloyds Bank on a
It was reported that several new the cases trented proved fatal.
Sunday to the mill; he found no rice brought by Mr. Manley Collins, of hearing of the action allocations were made during the
Lord Ebury, who was in the there. He also visited another Judgment was entered for the your. These included the follow President, said that repairs had banks in filing an insolvency peti-against the Associated Greyhound chair and who was re-elected mill. He joined with the other The Ridgeway, Golders Green, plaintiff by Mr. Justice Avory in ing the King's Bench Division yester- The British Miners' Rellef Fund had to be carried out at the hostion. Ife lost something over Rs, Racecourses, Ltd., was recently day, in the action brought by Mr. and the St. Dunstan'a Home for pital owing to the dangerous state 400,000.
heard in the Chancery Division Albert Robert Hartin, of Ebbin-the Blind.
of the masonry. Only a little over Cross-examined by Mr. de Glan-before Mr. Justice Luxmoore. ham-road, Epsom, against the "The
Stork"
£8,000 had been raised or promised ville: What date did you get the London Courity Council,
Training Ship in connexion with their appeal orders? Either 19th or 20th July. tion of the register of the mem- which educates London street Mr. Hartin, who was formerly boys who are destitute and trains
for £50,000.
At the end of May accused's bers of the company by the re- in the employ of the Council as a them for various trades. The owing to lack of accommodation,
Sir John Broadbent said that, overdraft was over Rs. 600,0007-moval of his name as the holder temporary assistant clerk at the Treasurer in Commander Page private cases had had to be re-that71 held his shipping lien.
of 8,160 shares, of five shillings Horton Mental Hospital, Epsum, Hett, a brother of Mrs. Beavis.fused or placed in the
Did you hold any security for each and the. repayment by the claimed damages for alleged The late Mr. Le. Ily-san took a
company of £1,224 paid by him in mallelous prosecution.
When was it unsecured?-It was respect of the shares, great interest in this charity,
never unsecured, The Ross Institute' which does
Ho was summoned on two occa-
in
ward.
general
Colonel the Hon. Arthur Brod-
sions for stealing National Health such good work for the alleviation rick, presiding at the annual meet and Unemployment Insurance of tropical diseases.
ing of the Governors of the Royal stamps and acquitted on ench The V.D.A. Hospital Supplies
Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital, "occasion-first by the Epsom and which helps sufferers
hold for the first time in the new magistrates and later by a jury Pakhol, Yunan Fa and other building in Brand-street, Blooma at the Surrey Quarter Sesalons.
The defence was that the Coan. places in China. The Bishop of bury, W.C., said that, although the cil acted reasonably and with Victoria asked for help in this hospital was not yet in full work- ing order in the new premises, it probable
very good cause. and without chuse, malice. They also pleaded the
The Industrial Boys' School in Was able to treat patients from all Public Authorities Protection Act charge of the Rev. Father Bernar-parts of the kingdom in the most
The special jury found that the
of 1893.
dini, West Point. A school which
does much good to destitute boys in Hongkong.
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efleient manner.
When in full working order tho hospital--which was three times
the size of the old one-would cost
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Mr. Collins claimed a rectifica-
The company counter-claimed payable by Mr. Collins in respect for £816, which, they alleged, was of the phares.
Court at times the account was over- You said in the Magistrate's drawn without security?-It may have been for a short space,
Case Dropped.
Mr. Collins pleaded that the com- You were also a complainant in pany in their prospectus stated the criminal case
that they were going to acquire And who was' your Advocatena going concerns eight greyhound] Mr. Clark of Leach and Clark. racecourses. Instead they only And the Magistrate dropped the acquired six, and he alleged that charge preferred by you? Yes.
migrepresentation had taken place, Re-examined by Mr. Eggar, wit- The ness said his accounts did not show representation.
company donied
mis- any shipping Heus.
Do you know why the charge
Counell had been netuated by
The S.P.C.A. A donation of in administration and maintenance was dropped I understand we said that he was asked malice and awarded Mr. Hariin
Mr. Collins, in further evidance,
$250 damages,
$100 was allocated to the Society at least £20,000 a year, but he felt were not in the same section.
to tako Mr. Justice Avory now gave which is very badly in need of that a good cause was half the
part in the sub-underwriting and Did you withdraw the charge be- was sent a draft prospectus. It judgment on the legal issue raised Funds this year. It should append battle and that the money would cause there was no cheating? No. was arranged that he should get In the action that of reasonable to all children who are now being be forthcoming.
The Foreman:-Would you have fuur per cent, commission and he cause on the part of the London taught in schools and ns. Scouts
Colonel Brodrick said that there allowed the acensed to over-draw agreed to underwrite 12,000 County Council in taking proceed- and Guides how wrong It is to be had been a great fear on the part with you if credits were not re- shares. ings against Mr. Hartin.
cruel to animals.
of the voluntary hospital that,ceived from Englan1 in his favour? Duty of Prosecuting,
Members. The Register of mem under the Local Government Bill, certainly would not have allow- bers of the Guild and League for the they would be engulfed by the ed the over-draft to continue. With regard to the statutory your 1928 shows 417 adults and County Councils. He did not defence, Mr. Justice Avory said 1,231 children.
The hearing lasted several days think, however, that there was and was not concluded when the that the duty of proseculing was Funds The total sum collect-any cause for alarm.
mail left. not in his opinion u public duty ed during 1928 amounted to within the statue. Having regard to the absence of evidence from $19,480.20. The branches having
it
very
worked with so much enthusiasm The persons who were said to be throughout the year made responsible for the investigation possible for the Committee to and prosecution-they were not called by the defendants-he was allocate $2,000 more than in the proceding year. The Committeo unable to any that there was rea decided to have the accounts for sonable and probable cause for the
1928 audited by Messrs. Lowe, prosecution,
The jury his Lordship anid, put Bingham & Matthews, Mr. Flem- to him a question whether if the ing of this Firm having defendants were trying to cover kindly undertaken to do this for up maladministration In the office the League,,
The balance sheet showed re- that would constitute malice. His reply was that it would, if they colpts totalling $19,400.20, with had. not an honest belief in plain-bank balance standing at $375.04 tiff's guilt. That question and and cash in hand $16.31. In answer showed what the fury had addition, there were balances in In mind-the concealment of mal- the hands of Branch Secretarios administration in the office-and amounting to $115.82,
he was not prepared to say thore was no evidence from which such an Inference could be drawn.
He entered judgment as stated, and granted a stay of axecution with a view to appeal.
Funds Nalsed.
The grand totals of funds raised during the past nine years are:-1020, $10,481; 1921, $16,128; 1922, $21,000; 1923, $21,076 1924, $19,808; 1925. $10,181; 1920, $14,539; 1927, $17,500; 1928,
HUSBAND'S MISTAKE. $19,460.20.
STRANGER'S CAR DAMAGED IN SUPPOSED REVENGE..
When John Alcock, agéd 50, a commercial traveller, of Port- street, Southport, was charged at Marylebone with boing drunk and disorderly and with doing damago
the car was with his wife. Ho came from Southpork on business, he declared, and want to Regent's Park-road to keep watch on bla wife. He was told that a cortaín man had gong to the house in, a small groy car. He was very upset, and, mistaking a car that was two doors away for the gray car referred to, he took away nome
to the extent of 25 to a motor-car of the parts so that it could not belonging to Mr. Ellis, an optician, be delven,
of Jeffreys-road, Clapham, ho ex- "I thought I had the right plained that he had made an ex- man, but I hadn't," he said. traordinary mistake.
He damaged the car, he said, because he thought the owner of
Mr. Bingley Aned him 5., £5. for the damage to the car, 68. costs; and 108. 6d. for a doctor's foor
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Admiral Sir Sidney Robert Fre mantle, the Chairman of the com pany, said that the result of the refusal of the sub-underwriters to meet their obligations" was that the company did not have the money available to fulfil all tho contracts of purchaso.
The hearing was adjourned.
WOMAN'S SCENE IN COMMONS.
SHOUT, FROM GALLERY DURING DEBATE.
London, Mar. 7. Another disorderly. Interruption occurred in the House of Commons last night during the debate on the Scottish Derating Bill,
While Mr. James Stewart was speaking a well-dressed 'young woman who was leaving the public gallery turned round at the top of the stops leading out of the gallery and hurled offensive epithets at members below in a loud and cul- tured vplce.
With a final "To hell with you, curse you," she left the gallery, followed by an attendant and a de tective,
After being detained in the 'polico-room_ in Palace-yard sho waa
taken to a home, where she will be sultably looked after,
She gave her name as Miss John- sion, a clerk who has been out of work. Her rent at her lodgings has not been paid for a fornight and she was turned out yesterday by her landlady, who waye her 28. for some food.
-She was thus homeless and hav- ing nowhere to go, turned in to the House of Commons to listen to the debate. On being asked the reason for her interruption, she replied; "I hardly knew what I was doing. I think I swore.”
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