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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

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LOCAL AND GENERÁL.

One Chinese case of small-pox and one Chinese case of enteric fever were notified yesterday..

An export firm in Japan

on May 10 at noon.

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The following jury was empanel. led: Masara, D. Reid, A. Abrahams, F. E. Hawthorne, HW. Ray, A. Searle, D. Haig and G. A Harri- man.

CANTON STRUGGLE,

HOW THE ARMIES NOW"

STAND.

“FIGHT OF POSITIONS.”

(From Our Own Correspondent.

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THURSDAY APRIL 19

CHINA SPECIE BANK

MEETING OF CREDITORS.

at Shekcheng was imminent; that General Li Yi-piu, who led the first attack on Canton, was wound- ed the day before and had been transferred to Sunkal for treat- ment; and that the remnants of the Kwangsi forces in White Cloud JOINT LIQUIDATORS APPOINTED. Mountain were heing taken prisoners.

HEAVY CASUALTIES.

CITY CALM.

At the adjourned general meet÷ ing of creditors of the China Specie Bank, this morning, it was decided that Mr. J. Henessey Seth and Mr. Wong Kwong-tin were appointed as joint liquidators.

the

CANTON, April 19. Vernacular press comment to- day describes Shum Hung-ying as the second Chen Chiung-ming. He As far as casualties are concern- is blamed for causing turmoil by ed, the fighting in progress now Messrs, Chang Min-pob, Lau Sai- Mr. H. K. Holmes appeared for encouraging the advances of the outside Canton is the biggest wing and -Ho Lim were instructed the Crown Prisoner, who was un-northemers and thereby bringing known around here for some time, to act as a committee of inspection, defended, ploaded not guilty.

matters to a head.

A report to be confirmed atates | The resolution rend :-- Mr. Holmes, outlining the case, After gaining the upper hand that nearly a thousand have been It is proposed that application ba requires a selling agent. Particulaid that the day after the alleged on Tuesday evening the Yunnans either killed or wounded in the made to the Court under the ars will be found in our advertise-robbery the complainant lodged a endeavoured to push home their ad- last two days on both sides. The provisions of Section 147 of the ment columns.

complaint with the police. Prisoner vantage. Meanwhile, the Kwangsi Canton Hospital alone took in Hongkong Companies' Ordinance, was not tested until some weeks ites who had withdrawn, but nearly a hundred the last two days. 1911 for the purpose of appointing Messrs. Deacon, Har-top and later, and the police took every pre-sembled at the Arsenal, Shek-

had not retreated in disorder, ak

Mr. Wong Kwong-tin of No. 25 Des Vœux Shenton advertise that they have caution to guard against the com-cheng, where they offered stub-

Road Central- Victoria, in the $300,000 for investment in first plainant seeing the prisoner before born resistance against all attempts

Colony of class mortgages of house property the identification, parade. The pri- to envelop them. Apparently, The Municipal department of of the Hongkong Chinese Mer Hongkong, Managing Director The forty-second ordinary ner, in statement after the they are attempting to change the public, safety, since the fighting chants Stock and Produce Ex- The complainant fight of movements, which they started, has taken special measures change Mart Co. Ltd., and Mr. J. general meeting of the Canto parade, said ': Insurance Office, Ltd., will be held wrongfully identified me. He has began, into a fight of positions. for the maintenance of order in the Henessey Seth of the firm of in the offices of the General Ages gridden against Jue over & previous. Indifferent detailed organisation city. Special patrols have boen Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming

fight"

seems to have handicapped both organized and they are sent out in in the Colony, the liquidators, The complainant told the Court sides. It will be recalled that on small groups patrolling the various of the Company in The Officer Commanding the how he was held up by two inen Monday the Kwangsi-ites attacked sections of the city both day and place of the Official Receiver.

Besides the Merchants 2nd. King's Regiment advertises one tall and the other short-as he the Agricultural Experimenting night.. tharhe will not be responsible for was returning to his home after Station from which they were militia is also patrolling in co-opera debts incurred by the various having sold all his cakes.

He repulsed.

On Tuesday they tion with the city authorities. Ever the gradually took up positions since the trouble started order messes, &c.

identified the defendant as

Cloud Moun-has been excellently maintained. shorter man, who had hit him on tains from which they retired and there seems to

on the White

bė very Walking along Bulkely Street, the shoulder with a chopper. "I This points at Yauma, last night, two boiler was robbed of $10.30, he added. to gain their objectives. On Wed around the outskirt of the city. All their failingnle sign of fighting going on just Ltd makers were stabbed in the back. "prisoner and his friend bolting into nesday morning, a sortie was made departments of the municipal

The attack is said to have been the the woods after threatening the at on the Agricultural Station which ministration are going on with their

Two Chinese detectives appeared ontcome of a quarrel at a street to what would fallow if I reported had by then been strongly garrison work as usual, not being affected in before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning fountain. Both men are now in

the matter to the police."

ed having been turned into a the least because of the trouble. charged with stealing 50 taels of hospital.

In reply to Mr. Holmes, com-Yunnan base.

Mayor Sun Fo has specially in- raw opium from a Chinese boy, Efforts were also made to regain structed the chiefs of the various Cheung King-lin on March 22 and Mr. Chan Wing-hsin, who was plainant said that at the time he shot in Glenealy some days ago, lodged a complaint with the police, the heights but without avail. departments that they must main- with misconduct as police officers has improved as much as can be he had no knowledge of the prison- During the fighting, shots could tain normal conditions in their on the same date.

be heard in the north and north various offices.

1 expected, according to enquiries ater's name. the Government Civil Hospital to- Prisoner stated that he and com-Western sections of the city and day. One of the venacular papers plainant had had a quarrel-about taking advantage of the panic VERY HEAVY CASUALTIES. Clarke, a man named Cheng Sang states that Mr. Chan is having the year ago. This complainant denied, extracted bullet made into a watch-

The Court naked prisoner for chain brooch as a memento, TRUNKS

particulars and in reply he said: It was only a small matter; in Recently discharged from the passing our coats brushed against Lunatic Asylum, where he had each other and complainant abused stayed three weeks, a man was char-me with dirty words,” ged before Mr. C. D. Melbourne this The jury, at this stage, asked how morning with hawking vernacular, the complainant had sold such a newspapers without a licence large quantity of cakes, realizing Defendant, kow-towing and $10.50. salaaming all the time, said the

The reply was that a fisherman's court might cut his head off if he festival was on at the time. hawked again.

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HONGEONG, THERIDAY, APRIL 18, 1993.

THOSE COMMONS QUESTIONS.

A yu-lan-chiu ceremony for ant said that he had not reported those who perished in the 1918 the matter to the police carlier be race course disaster, has just been cause he had to consult his family completed having lasted one week. in the first instance."

After five other witnesses had Organised by the Tung Wah Hos- pital, this has enabled relatives and given evidence, a verdict, of guilty friends of the victims to make their was returned, and prisoner was sen- offerings to enlist the services of tenced to three years' rigorous im- monks, nuns etc., to recite prayersprisonment. for their departed spirits.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL..

Mr. Leslie Solbe Greenhill has been appointed Secretary of the

Hongkong Irun Mining Co. Ltd., vite Mr. M. S. Northcote, with effect

From March 7.

V.R.C. SPORTS.

ENTRIES FOR CLOSED EVENTS..

unruly elements plundered a street near the Chan ancestral hall,

CIVIL POPULATION

ALARMED.

Yesterday, the Yunnans con- centrated on the Kwangsi base at the Arschal, and intermittent skirmishes took place, Heavy fighting occurred at Tai Long which is scar the Siu Ping railway station, one of the approaches to the Arsenal.

The civil population is very much alarmed over the proximity of fighting. A number of shops, particularly in the more important. business centres, have closed their doors and suspended business.

ILLICIT OPIUM.

CHINESE DETECTIVES

CHARGED.

Mr. T. G. Bennett represented one of the detectives.

According to sub-Inspector A.

engaged two small boys on

The China Mail is informed by bicycles, at about 2.15 p.m. on an outside source that there have March 22, near the mortuary at been very heavy casualties in the Yaumati, to carry 104 taels of raw recent fighting which was most opium to Matauchung. They were severe at three points, viz-Sau to be paid sixty cents cach: Cheng Kau Leng, the Great North Gate proceeded some distance ahead in ricsha. Near Matauwai, and the Kwong Ngar College (?). · {a

It is also stated that the pro-Sun | the two defendants are troops fack a reserve of ammuni- alleged

to have challenged tion and are requisitioning arms Cheng and searched him, finding teer corps raised by the people for road, Cheng got out to see what and ammunition from semi-volun- nothing. A little further down the

their own protection,

would happen. The two boys were also stopped and the opium discovered. They are alleged to have been taken through some bamboo bushes into adjoining fields. It is also alleged that the A delayed cable from the Canton detective ordered the boys their opium

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GENERALISSIMO'S COM- MUNIQUE.

·

The Merchants Volunteer Corps Generalisino per Mr. Eugenie to lay down

and make off. One of the

has been called out and are on daty Chen states:-

has not been determined."

SUN YAT-SEN BOARDS GUNBOAT.

and previously garrisoned near Samshui, has moved in the direct- ion of Tam Yuen, Kong Chuen and Ku Tong and has come into contact with the Kwangsi troops

› PEKING, April 18. in the vicinity. In addition to the A wire received in official circles exodus of residents from the from Canton states that Sun Yat- north of Canton

into' the sen has boarded a gunboat.

WHITE CLOUD MOUNTAIN CAPTURED.

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INVENTS LONDON'S

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to have

His Worship remanded the case until Wednesday at 2.15 p.m.

Mr. Bennett applied for bail whereupon Inspector Clarke stated that he had instructions to ask for $1,000 bail. His Worship did not consider this sufficient and made

an order for bail in the sum of $1,500. Mr. Bennett pointed out that. the prosecutor was satisfied with $1,000 but His Worship thought that the amount was too small,

MAKER OF SOCKS.

said in all parts of the city. In addition On the seventeenth at p.. boys is to this, streets in the western White Cloud Mountain was cap. complied but the other to have

refused. suburb are, barred at night while tured by Yunnanese who together

One was taken to the other thoroughfares are erecting with Doctor Sun Yat-sen and station and subsequently charged temporary barriers Orders have other loyal troops are rounding up sion of 23 tacks, being sentenced before the Magistrate with pos$25= been issued for the strict censor the enemy and the revolt is de ship of the vernacular papers.finitely crushed. The general view fault of a: $200 fine.

to two months' hard labour in de- Some of the trams have also ceased strikingly expressed by a local are alleged to have appropriated Defendants to run. It has also been reported newspaper which says Wu Pei the oplum from the other boy. that press-gangs have been oper- The entries for the annual athletic ating in the outskirts of the city great coup against Doctor Sun lies these questions which bave thus

meeting, to be held on Saturday although the denomination of the Yat-sen has takou place and it has given Hongkong much unfair

under the auspices of the Victoria troops responsible for the outrages, failed:"

- A Washington cable to-day state publicity. More enriosity must be

Recreation Club on the Bougkong Fruled out, likewise personal spleen. Į

Football Club grotmd; are highly

Fighting is not confined to the United States are considering with At a meeting of the newly-cleat-.| The first would have becued General Committee of the satisfactory. While a few more environments of Canton. A detach drawal of recognition from the quickly anubbed: the second lacks Shanghai Chamber, held on Thurs- nanes inay be received for post ment of Yunnan troops under Chu- Peking Government as a reprisal in

day, March 29, Mr. H. E. Arnhold entries, the list for the principal Fui-tak, which entered Kwangtung connection with the Coltman case. [any real ground unless the more was elected Chairman and Mr. C. closed events now stands after, Chen Chiung-ming's fight,

bitter mui tsai agitators are still G. Humphrys Vice-Chairman for follows:- waging their vendetta, which seems the ensuing year.

Long Jump-Wong Shau Shek, W. Perrin, Gr. C. H. T. Buckley, very improbable. Misplaced zen!,

Mr. E. M. Gull, Secretary of the Yeoh Teik Eo, Inu Tik, Theophilus Wicked Hongkong has again got then, is the only plausible reason. Shanghai Chamber and editor of Lee, E. T. Smith, L/Bdr. E itself into the world's cables. This This view canrust, of course, become the Journal, goes home on leave this Barton, A Rahmin, 6. O. Shaha time not our "child slaves" but ear certain until the mails bring filer month. During his absence Mr. P. budin, T/Bdr. A. J. Veale, D. C. prostitutes are the cause. However, details, but the last question cabled Secretary, will be Acting Secretary,

Campbell, the Chamber's Assistant Logan.

city proper, people are entering It is also stated that Shen Hung-CHARGED WITH SABOTAGE. Throwing the Cricket Ball-J. the city from the direction of the ying has taken up the post of Tuli this further publicity does not come this morning is illuminating. Lord and in charge of the Journal. H. Witchell, J. A. Kent, Cpl. Hol Canton-Samshui Railway, To Courtesy Daily Bulletin.

Ho Sin-po, manager of the Yan as a surprise. Several weeks ago Cavendish-Bentinck seemingly nsk-

land, L/Cpl. Banks, Gar. A. C. add to the confusion, the working when the races held sway here, the ad Major Ortsby Gore about the Consul-General-at-large, has re- L/Cpl. Wynne. Lat. Redding, disorder by the continual move

Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, U. S. Morris, O. Ismail, N. Richey, schedule has been thrown into

Sang knitting factory, 625, Shang- hai Street, Yaumati, was the com- Colony was mystified to learn that evidence that a girl herself took to turned to Shanghai after an ex Cheung Teu You, S. O. Shaha- ment of troops.

plainant, at the Magistracy this moming, in a case against Lo questions had been used in the the brothel-keeper an order to show tended inspection tour of the budin, Lt. Denis, Gnr. A. Poul-

Cheuk, one of his employees. Commote about our houses of ill-that the Secretary for Chinese southern offices. He arrived on the

There were two charges, one of str. "Seikyo Maru" from Foochow ton, H. N. Balbetchet. Lord Cavendishi-Beulinck Affairs had given her permission to and is staying at the Astor House. fame.

High Jump-Wong Shau Shek,!

maliciously damaging knitting framed these questions but who enter the brothel."

Unless the

Capt. Hayes-Newington, L/Bdr.

machinery and one of intimidation. Members of the Athenæum Club, Mr. R. E. A., Webster,, inspired them was not stated and reformer. behind this new ove The wedding has taken place at A. J. Veale, Leung U. Choi, Sgt.

The following is taken from looking from their windows were for complainant, stated that still remains, a mystery. Majer either, seeks to abolishi prostitution the Roman Catholic Church, Batu Baker, S. O. Shahabudio, Gur. yesterday's Canton Daily News: astonished to see a strange, hybrid defendan three others,

Gajah, of Miss Haskyns Bryant, Hill.

The joint forces of Yunnanese vehicle, half motor-'bus and half was employed on four machines Ormsby-Gore, the Under Secretary here altogether or he seeks to daughter of Mr. F. J. Blyant, the One Mile Handicap-G A Cantonese captured White Cloud bay waggon, draw up in Watertoo used for making the upperparts of for Colonies, who replied; under-remove official safeguards, surely well-known Perak lawyer, and Mrs. Hyder (scr.); B. A. Hyder (10yda.), Mountain, forcing the Kwangsi-ites Place, says the Manchester Guar socks. Defendant was alleged to took to ask our Governor how many the implied objection to the Secre. Bryant, with Mr. C. C. Brown, St. Bell (20yds.), A. Mair (d0yds.), to evacuate the height in the early dian. The canvas cover, which has have wilfully broken an important brothels here are set aside. for the tary for Chinese Affairs giving his District Officer, of Kuala Lipis. Cpl. Dubbin (G0yds.), L/Bdr. morning of April 27.

windows at the front and sides, is part of one machine and to have Miss Daisy Green, a cousin of the Smith (80yds.), Cheung Yau-koon Hard fighting, was in progress made on the principle of a per-removed screws from the others. of Emopeans, how permission cannot hold for bridegroom, was the bridesmaid (80yds.), Pte. Webb (100yds.), last evening at Hsiao, Kau Ling, ambulator Hood, but it covers the He was also alleged to have many are reserved for Asiatics and moment. The misplaced zeal. this and Mr. Scott Robertson, the best Gnr. Dunne (100yds:):

near Shaho, with Yunnan-Canton whale bus. To lower it Mr. Beck, threatened the complainant with whether those for Europeans are little inconsistency reveals must man. A reception was held at

100 Yards Championship.-Lain forces coumanding the situation. the inventor, unfastened a strap at murder if the latter reported the allowed to be opened a specified dis-not, howevor,, pass without robuko which the Sultan of Perak and Yuk-ying, R. M. Omar, H. F. The Constitutionalist troops were the back, pushed the first hooped trouble to the police v

Mead, Li Art. Teo, Haw Waris operating around the Kwangtung support forward, and then ran the Defendant pleaded not guilty.to tance from those used by Asiatics. since, seizing upon Hongkong

.: And now this morning the cables nang many other British porta, st The death occurred at Singapore Khan, G. H. Chubb W. Perrin Arsenal at Slickcheng yesterday, whole cover to the front of the both charges and was remanded

on April 11 of S ter St. Mary of the Pte. Dennis, F. Rodrigues, A. and by this time they should have bus, where it took up little rooma. until Tuesday. report further questions-again grously libels the Colony, Hong Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus. Rahmin, D, D. Urquhart, E. T. completely commanded the plant. A test showed that it could be drawn back to its full length again framed by Lord Cavendish-Bonkong has its prostitutes like London The deceased lady, who was Smith, Sgt. Wilson,

Aoconling to the Continental itself. Our morality may be offend- born in Singapore in 1840, and was, Marathon Raco Leung Ying CITY FREE OF KWANGSI in twenty-six seconds. This is im-

portant, for if a sudden shower Dady, Mail; rides in Paris, are these new Auswering

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came" on the outside passengers shown by the latest statistics to be queries, the Under Secretaryed by their very existence or we therefore, 83 years of age, entered men, Fie. C. Kirby, Pie. R. Todd, the Convent when she was 14, and Pte. W.(Dennis, Pte. Woodward, may bluntly regard them na B

could be immediately under cover: oldar than formerly, the majority in for Colonias quoted the Governor's necessary eyil. Not bocanse we orphans in that institution. Her Binab, Amurik, Singh, Pte. W four years later took charge of the Sepoy Balla Rawat, La/Nr. Akarum

According to the chief of the Another point is that, while a 1023 having been between 20 report" regarding the procul are reluctant to discuss this subject kindagas to children was most Carter, A Barret,: Ple. J. Stack, department of military affairs of rigid hood would endanger the and 40. tions taken to verify the ages

girls entering brothela bere test our inquiry, take us too deeply at the Convent she made many Ehena Jadow, Bp. Kitayan Singh, the tin Yam Shan, and the supports yields to pressure. It war that Prince Leopold, son of the

marked and during her long tenure Pte. A. Garner, Pte. Crane, LfNr. the Headquarters of the General-balance of a bus in a strong wind,

issimo, the White Cloud Mountain, the canvas hood on its slender The report in the French Press Major Ormsby-Gore added that be into social questions which concern friends

Jags Singh, Cpl. FW. White Western Suburis are how free of tested on Barnes Common in would consult the Governor about the very foundations of our society,

hood Pie. W Webb, Pte. Kwangs-ites. The Generalissimo forty-knot gale, and when broad-King of the Belgians, is to be en the ovidemos that a girl herself do we leave the problem stated time

White, Pie. R. Filking, Gor. F. W has issued a general order instruct side on to the wind the hood gave gaged to Princess Mafalda, second Government securities held by Knowles, Nr. Dowlat Roo, Sping the forces under the Central slightly, but the bus remained doughter of the King and Queen of gave the brothel kooper an order briefly, but simply because the facts

have already been dealt with very investors through the Post Office Mabut Singh

Command la Kongmoon, Swatow, steady over Italy, in domed by the Bestar showing that the Secretary for

and Trustee Savings Banks on In addition to the above, there as well as in Canton to take action Mr Beck patented this all Court. Chinese Affaits had given her por ably, by master writers like Gorge January 1919 amounted to are varions other events the beats against the Kwangel-ltes wherever weather device as long ago an tion to enter the brothel bore Botng, poster afternoon ng on the fortunately we are not told justore is to denounce these new stura 1973, E20,000,000 white or the being run at jo murri

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431974. It was the result of an ex- The Prince of Piedmont, King fromhkperience he had had when he Kistor : Emmanuels only son), at

rom China in 1913 and Florence opened the Ren up to returne

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