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China Mail

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1927.

33, Wong Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley.

No. 25,640

OLYMPIC SOCCER.

WAS IT MURDER?

POLITICS REIGN.

Chiang's Retirement Halts Militarists.

KWANGSI AND WUHAN.

Yangtṣze Situation In State of Complete Chaos.

LI CHAI-SUM ON WAY TO SHANGHAI FOR CONFAB.

Payment for Footballers Castle Peak Case Nears

Sanctioned.

End.

"AMATEUR" OBJECTIONS.

International Federation Does Not Agree.

THE CROWN'S ADDRESS.

Counsel Stresses Quarrels Between Man and Wife.

L

| after the sumping-up by His Lord-

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

BAREFACED FRAUD.

Jail For Two Lance Corporals.

FALSE PRETENCES.

Money Obtained By Bogus Subscription List.

you is that you two did together on

N. LAZARUS.

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Registered Optometrist (Canada).

TAX SCANDAL.

British Subject's Strange Attitude.

TIENTSIN CARPETS.

Exporters Oppose Levy of New Chihli Duties.

BANK NOT ALLOWED TO CERTIFY DOCUMENTS.

Amsterdam, Yesterday. The Castle Peak murder trial Two Lance Corporals of the At a recent conference in Paris moved i stage further to con King's Own Scottish Borderere, clusion at the Criminal Sessions Samuel Lockhead (22), and Erneat between the executive committee this morning when, after the hear Robert Hart (28), were this morn- of the International Associationing, of final evidence, counsel for ing charged before Mr. R.E. Lind-

The inexplicable action of one W. P. Galvin, a British subject, is The retirement of Chiang Kai-shek has momentarily clouded the Football Federation and the Inter- the Crown (Mr. H. S. Fitzroy) nd-sell at the Central Magistracy with

dressed the Jury,

obtaining money by false pretences. military horizon and flooded the country with reports and rumours national Olympic Committes it

Addressing the defendants, fr. agitating foreign business circles in North China. Recently the The concluding submissions of of a political nature. Surprise f5 expressed at the Nanking chief's was agreed that an indemnity for Mr. F. C. Jenkin (for the defence) Landet Brid: "The charge against Chihli Provincial Government instituted a new tax on the export decision, as the Nationalists were considered to be in a very strong lost earnings may be awarded will be made this afternoon and, or about July 23 obtain $50 from of carpets, and announced that a Carpet Tax Bureau would collect

footballers competing in the position. Kwangsi leaders, it appears, support Chiang's eclipse and Olympics without them losing ship. Mr. Justice J. B. Wood, the byl pole at 2,27 The Peak the levy instead of the Bank of Communications. This tax is con-

false pretences; that you pre- have asked the Wuhan authorities for instructions as to futuro their amateur status provided it will return their verdict, the tended you had been authorised sidered illegal by the foreign exporters so they attempted to get action. Hankow itself, however, aeems to be completely in the hands is paid to the employers and not proceedings probably concluding by your Regiment to collect money their documents passed by the Customs Branch of the Bank at Tien-

late to-day.

on behalf of the widow of Inspector Lane was recalled at Private Prince, when, In fact, you tain independently of the Tax Bureau, Galvin and a Chinese Inter- This decision was discussed by the request of the jury at the out- have not been so authorised. You the Council of the International act of the case this morning. He did that with intent to defraud and fered and persuaded the Bank officials not to certify the documents. Li Chai-sum, the chief military officer of Canton, is said to be Amateur Athletic Federation at a stated, in reply to questions that keep the money for yourselves, what This was occurred on two occasions, and Consular action against Gal-

meeting in Amsterdam which the first statement of the mui tenido you say?

vin is sought. had been made before she went Defendants pleaded "guilty." on his way to Shanghai to confer with Chang Fa-kuel.

passed a resolution' -re- to live with the family of the de- Mr. Lindsell: The second charge*

ecased woman (This question was against you is attempting to obtain in connection with the prisoner's money from Major R. J. Wolfe.. allegations in the box yesterday Murray in the same way, and on that the mul taal had been coach- or about the same day.

of the militarists, and many Wuhan supporters are fleeing down river towards Nanking.

direct to the players.

The Southerners are to attempt to hold Sun Chuan-fang's troops gretting on the banks of the Grand Canal.

GRAND CANAL BATTLE?

Shanghai, To-day.

Already complex, the Yangtze situation has been temporarily.re- duced to chaos by Chian Kai- shek's resignation.

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These movements, however, are at present unimportant compared to the flow of Wuhan supporters down the river towards Nanking,

At Nanking.

General Retreat.

Chinkiang, Yesterday. Troops are arriving in large numbers from the North Bank, in- dicating a general retreat of the Nationalist forces from Kiangsu,

-British Naval Wireless.

.

Pukow To Fall?

Kiukiang, Yesterday.. Troops have arrived from up- river and continue to further down the river from Klukiang.-British Naval Wireless.

To Take Yangchow.

Peking, Aug. 9. Some 20,000 Southern troops are now concentrating in the vicinity of Tahsin and Tapu, south of Haichow, and they are proceeding southwards.

It is said that General Sun-

and

of

the decision calling the attention athletes of the world that accord ing to the rules of the LA.A.F any person receiving payment for broken time is debarred from par- ticipation in events under the jurisdiction of the I.A.A.F.- Beuter.

MORE RAIN.

TYPHOON MOVEMENTS.

"Fresh west winds, backing to S, or S.E., overcast, rain," is the official weather forecast until noon to-morrow.

was

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CONSULAR AID INVOKED.

Galvin Interferes.

It was understood, however, that the French police are await- ing instructions on this point from Peking.

ed by the family of the dead woman' Defendants having admitted this to make a statement which was at charge also, his Worship proceeded: variance with his in regard to his "There is a further charge that on

Tientsin, Aug., 4. movements or the hillside on the or about July 27 you obtained $5 in

Further developments in con- Oxactly the same way, with the day in question};.

Examined by Mr. Jenkin, Inspec- same excuse and intent to defraud, nection with the Carpet Tax scan- tor Lane said that the first state- from Mr. C. I. Cookes of No. 9 The day took place on Saturday morn-

Peak.

ing. It will be recalled that on

Formal Protest. ment made by the mui tsai con-

Defendants again pleaded Friday afternoon a number of tained all the essential facts of the "guilty."

A formal protest against the foreign carpet-cxporters, whose Bank's refusal to accept the legal lat statement made after the

A Serious View.

consignments girl had gone to live with the re-

had been duly duty when tendered having been Foreign observers at Nanking,

Addressing Mr. L. H. V. Booth, assessed by the Customs, pre-made, and a warning given to Intives of the deceased woman. A.S.P., who prosecuted, Mr. Lind-sented their duty memas at the Galvin that he was obstructing a on Saturday reported that Chiang

He could not say where the notes sell asked if the defendants had ob- Customs Branch of the Bank of British official in the execution of. Kai-shek was fur stronger mili-

Nanking, Yesterday.

made in the course of the first tained more that the 855 which Communications, and tendered his duty, and illegally holding up tarily than is generally recognised

The Southerners will apparent-

statement were at the present formed the subject of the charges. and that the Nanking party was ly make no attempt to defend

moment but the first statement was Mr. Booth replied that he under- the legal duty.

the business of the Customs Bank successfully counter-attacking on Pukow, if the Northerners ad-

embodied into the statement she stood the defendants had collected The Bank officials were preventers, Mr. Pelham and the repre- the north of the Yangtsze. The vance further. Large numbers of

made later. Kanaf be..

the equivalent of gix or seven ed from accepting payment of the sentatives of the Carpet export- observers were dumbfounded on troops, the balance of the 37th Pressure gradients are shallow

Men's Trousers.

pounds sterling

export duty by the officious inter-ers withdrew. hearing that Chiang Kai-shek had Army, with field artillery, muni- from the Bonins to S. Manchuria.

A cuttor in the employ of Wing

Mr. Lindsell? Have they paid over ference of one W. P. Galvin, a It now remains to be seen whe resigned.

tions and railway engines have The typhoon appears to be filling On Co., was called with regard to any of the money they received?

British subject and a member of ther the French authorities, on Mr. Booth: No. The Blitary the prisoner'a atatement that the The retirement of the Southern- crossed from Pukow. British up to the S.W. of Swatow. trousers found in a pond fear the take a serious view of the case: the firm of Berger's Enterprises, the one hand, will tolerate this era from Mingkwang is confirmed Naval Wireless. Aegean

The Guam typhoon is about house and with the Crown alleged that is why they had taken it before Ltd., together with certain Chin- bare-faced extortion on premises while 10,000 have gone to Kaoyu

Hankow Exodus.

200 miles N.E. of Yap, moving were the troube which were miss the civil authorities. The second ese who claimed to represent the situated within the French Con- in an attempt to hold up Sun

Hankow, Yesterday. westward.

ing from the deceased woman. defendant assisted the Military in Carpet Tax Bureau. The export-cession; and whether the British Chuan-fang's advance along the Troops continued to proceed The following telegram quoted Witness stated that they were of investigations, and was considered ers therefore recovered and took authorities, on the other, cannot Grand Canal. Meanwhile fairly down-river-British Naval Wire-below

of value to them. First defendant away their documents and report find some way of preventing W. P. received from the the pattern worn by men, the

was identified by Major Wolfe-ed what had occurred to their re- Galvin of Berger's Enterprises, large bodies of, Southern troops less.

Manila Observatory.at 9 a.m. to- Mr. Fitzroy was putting the are withdrawing from the north

day:-

question to witness as to whether Murray, and after he had been bank in the direction of Chin-

16th 4.30 p.m.-Typhoon in about or not the kind of trousers in placed in the guardroom, the other spective consular authorities and Ltd., a British subject, from asso-

voluntarily gave himself up.

the French Police.

ciating himself with what is, in kiang and Nanking,

120 degrees Long E. and 23 degrees question wore worn by women when

Sentences, 011 the

On Saturday a number of foreign effect, the blackmailing of foreign Lat. N. moving W.N.W. Typhoon Mr. Jenkin protested in about 142 degrees Long. E. and ground that witness had already the defendants alleged that they Mr. G. C. Pelham, British Vice-

Proceeding, Mr. Booth said that carpet-exporters, accompanied by carpet exporters. 11 degrees Lat. N. moving W.N.W. answered what he was called for.

Galvin's Position. were collecting money on behalf of Consul, M. Bonnefous, a French 16th 9 a.m.-Typhoon in about

His Lordship allowed the objec- the widow of Private Prince;

It is now quite clear that the Lat. N. moving N.W. 140 degrees Long. E. and 13 degrees | tior.

who was drowned at Taiwan, but Lawyer, and Inspector Jobez of Mr. Jenkin then made certain he was in the position to show that the French Police proceeded to Bank of Communications is an un- submissions to His Lordship with the late Private Prince was not News from Nanking is very

a the Customs Branch of the Bank willing party to this systematic regard to His Lordship's adverse married man.

of Communications. There Mrhold-up" of "export duty memos vague, but it is apparent that the

finding to counsel's submission that The Magistrate sentenced Lock-Pelham, on behalf of four British for carpets, and if Galvin is not civilians are out of the picture and the military are supreme. Chin-

A Chinese died from small-poxere was no case to go to the jury. share in getting the $50 from Mr. & Co., Messrs. Fairchild & Co., extortion he might, we fancy, be on the lack of evidence of killing head to two months jail for his firms, namely, Messrs. Greenland technically liable to a charge of ese reports suggest that Chuan-fang is planning to capture during the week ended August 13. Mr. Jenkin intimated at this stage Sim, and one month on each of the the Eastern Trading Co., and the dealt with under Article 39 of the an advance by Li Tsung-Yangchow with the ultimate ob- Altogether five cases of notifiable that in the event of an adverse var other charges making four months China Carpet Co. tendered the Order in Council, which provides jen from Wuhu with

an ject of placing the region south of disease were reported. Three dict at the conclusion of the trial altogether. Hart was sentenced to duty memos and cheques in full that "where it is proved that there army of 7,000 will clarify the the Yangtze under his influence. cases of enteric fever amongst he would appeal to the Full Court one month's jail on each charge, a situation by enabling the Kwangsi In the meantime, it is consider Chinese were notified yesterday, of Criminal Appeal on the point in total, of three months hard labour, payment of the duty entered is reasonable ground to apprehend

question. generals Li Tsung-jer Fei Taung-ed that though General Chang

His. Worship commented: "It is thereon to one of the employees that a British subject (a) is about Possible Motive.

a most deliberate and barefaced of the Bank.

to commit a breach of the public hai and Ho Ying-ching to domin-Chung-chang may advance as fur

Mr. Fitzroy then mado final sub-fraud on the public."

peace, or that the acts or conduct ate the position pending the aras Pengpu, he will not advance

missions for the Crown, dwelling on

of a British subject are or is like- rival of large Wuhan forces from further south of that town but ling immediately those members of the quarrels which admittedly had

the Communists who have their taken place between the

he did not think, continued coun- prisoner Kiukiang and Hankow.

Galvin and a Chinese who gave ly to produce or excite to a breach will rather proceed to Honan-anmes entered in the list of the and the accensed (his wife); if sel, that the jury could say with his name as Hsing Ling thereupon of the public peace

the "Toho."

Kuomintang members.

were necessary for the Crown to any moral conviction that the case interfered and forbade the bank Court may, if it thinks fit, cause Tang at Kiuklang.

The committee at the same time

Crown was provide a motive, the prisoner him-for the

irrefutable. employee to give the usual re him to be brought before it, and Hankow, Aug. 0. Issued ди ordinance to arrest self had provided it, commented "You were particularly struck by ceipt. Asked by the British Vice-require him to give security, to General Tang Sheng-chih, find Messrs. Tan Pin-shan, Wu Yu-counsel, in his confession as to the fact that it was not until Consul whether he was a British the satisfaction of the Court, to chief, Chiang Kai-shek, for the ing it not necessary to pay atten- chang, Lin Tau-han, and Yun Tai having accused his wife of infidel- yesterday that the Crown counsel subject Galvin said "Yes." He keep the peace, or for his future purpose of enabling the Hankow tion to General Chang Fa-kuei beying as responsible persons for the ity, her failure to reply, and bis enlightened us as to what his case admitted that he was not in the behaviour, as the case may re-

cause General Chang's forces have recent mutiny at Nanchang, been reduced to half as the result Hitherto the Central Executive!

was. I say that is remarkable for employment of the Customs or the quire." In the event of not giving Counsel traced prisoner's alleged more reasons than one It de- instructions regarding future of their recent attack on Nanchang, Committee has bean prohibiting movements and commented on the prived the prisoner of any real Bank of Communications, and satisfactory security a person so

has finally determined to remove communists from holding important discrepancies in his story as com chance of building up his defence." gave evasive and unsatisfactory charged may be deported, his headquarters to Kiuklang in posts in the Government and pared with the mui tsai. With re- Continuing, counsel said that the answers when asked on what It certainly appears to us that order to devote his energy to the armies, but not in the Executive gard to the knot, counsel submitted jury had bean sworn to try a de- ground he, a British subject, pre- the obstruction and coercion of Wang Ching-wei, Sun Fo and campaign against the Nanking Committee, and, therefore, the per- that it was clear from the evidence finite issue and if no definite issue sumed to interfere with and in- the Customs Bankers by a British General Tan Tan-kai are now at armies. General Tang, therefere, sena enumerated remained in office that it was not a knot for hanging had been put to them before the timidate, the staff of the Customs subject is an act calculated to Klukiang conferring with Gen-issued a circular telegram to-day/as members of the Executive Com- but "a most-excellent knot for the eleventh hour, they would under- Bankers.

"produce or excite to a breach of purpose of strangling"-evidence stand that the cross-examination erals Chu Pei-teh and Chang Fa- to local Governments and branch Of late, several persons are which was further borne out by ex-of any of the material witnesses Galvin and his Chinese accomplice that it may be possible to Several attempts were made by the public peace" and we hope kuei, while it is understood that headquarters of the Kuomintang in executed daily on a charge of have perts that in the position in which might have been different. Li Chai-sum, Governor of Kwang various provinces, announcing that ing participated in a communistic the prisoner alleged to have found

he, in accordance with an order of plot.Toho.

A "Remarkable Thing.” to seize the duty memos, but apply this section of the Order in tung, is en route to Shanghai with the Wu-Han Government, will start

the woman hanging, it would be im-)

With regard to the contention of were resisted by the British Vice- the case of W. P. Galvin, of Ber- possible for there to have been a the Crown that the deceased woman Consul and by Mr. Nicholls. the hope of conferring with campaign against the Com-

ger's Enterprises, Ltd. Nanking, Aug. 9. circular groove around the neck un- could not have been hanging Chang Fa-kucl.

munists and General Chiang Kai- With the creation of the Special lese it was below the thyrold carti- the rope and cut down by the pri-

од Manager Embarrassed.

Alternatively it might be possl- shek. It is expected that General Municipality of Nanking by the lages, which in fact, it was not.

Mr. Pelham then asked to see ble: (a) to obtain an injunction Tang will leave down-stream Nationalist Government and the Counsel submitted that, being on soner owing to "the alleged fact, within a week.

inclusion of the port of Pukow bad terms with his wife, he made that if one suspended a body the Manager of the Customs restraining Galvin, a British sub- In the meantime, General Yeh within the limits of the Specia! up his mind to kill her and, to ac- from a rope and cat It, the Branch of the Bank. It was some ject, from obstructing the staff Chi, Vice-Commander of the 86th Municipality plans for the decomplish his evil purpose, sent out rope became unravelled (which time before he could be induced to of the Bank of Communications in Shanghai, to-day. Army, who is now at Wuhu, la velopment of the southern terminus the mul taal and the other children was not so in this case), was it not appear and his position was ob- the performance of their lawful According to a message from not only conferring with General of the Tiontain-Pukow Line have from the house, remaining behind a remarkable thing, asked coun-viously a most embarrassing one, functions; or (b) to sue him for Hankow it transpires that Galen Li Taung-jen, the Commander of been under way. A loan of and committing the crime whilst sel, that the prosecution had come When asked whether he was will the recovery of money illegally ex- has not yet left the port as in- the 7th Army, but making a round $50,000,000 is being considered for the others were on the hillaide, re-into court and asked the jury to ing to accept the legal duty he at torted from carpet exporters by dicated on August 11. He states of calls on Generale Hu Teung-to, the purpose; and ten proposals, joining them later. It was ob- disbelieve the prisoner's story be- first said "yes." When asked to the holding up of their Customs that he intends to leave as soon as Yeh, Kai-shin, Ho Yao-ist, and suggesting how the port develop-viously, false, in the light of the cause of this contention when they do so he stated that that was im- documents.-P. and T. Times." duties permit, his leave being/ Wang Pu.. Moreover, emissarles ment can best be effected, are be evidente, said counsel, for the pri- had made no practical teat as to possible; as he was being coerced are being frequently exchanged being submited by the Special Muni-soner to maintain that they went its truth. The demonstration In by Galvin and his voluble Chin- tween these Generale, and those cipality.

up the hillside together.

court had proved entirely to the ese accomplice. who are disgusted at the domina-Ma - Shanghai, Vesterday. tion of the Cheklang faction. i; The embargo on the exportation of the accused, Mr. Jenkin refer- That evidence of this class state definitely whether he would |_ Addressing the jury on behalf supported the prisoners evidence. For some minutes he would not, The Wu-Han faction, under the of silver to outports has been red to what he thought might be should be adduced by the Crown or would not accept the tender of Chiang Kai-shek, whose reaign foregoing circumstances and coned by an order of the Ministry of a fairly gential opinion, although without subjecting it first to ex-legal duty, and eventually he launch "On Fat" has reported to ation from the position of Com-sidering that the Generais referred Finance. With the execeptions of false one, on the part of the periment was a matter for fair shrugged his shoulders, and way the police that on 6.10 p.m., yes mander-in-Chief is now reliably to especially leaders of the Hankow and Kiuklang, all ship public, that lawyers were apt comment, continued counsel, ined his hands paothetically, ex- terday, while the launch was tra reported, has proceeded to Ning Kwangsi faction, will take some mens of hard silver may be free to be over-smart and needed re- that the jury could be, prepared to plaining that he was very sorry velling from West to East, it po. He has sent his family to measures before hostilities begin, ly made without having first to garding with suspicion. The en- say that they were not satisfied that he could not resist the Carpet struck a rock when passing Tin- America,

do not anticipate a clash between obtain a permit from the Ministry The resignation of other mem the Wu-Han and Nanking forces of Finance at Nanking. It is tertainment of such a view, stated with the manner in which the case tax officials: The French police lok Lane, about 20 yards from the understood that the Commissioner counsel, was unjustifiable, A bar for the Crown had been present were asked whether it was not sea wall. The launch was badly, bers of the Nanking Government Toho

Executions in Hankow of Foreign Affairs as well as the rister practised under the scrutiny ed and as a result that they were possible to remove these extor holed and sunk within five min is rumoured t

04:07. Hanków, Aug. 9. Superintendent of Customs have of the judge and it was impossible going to scrutinise with great care The election of a successor toAt its 44th meeting held to-day, been notified to the above effect, the that he could turn to his advantage every bit of evidence which was put tioners, who were engaged in utes. The coxswain and the crew General Chiang is at present prove the Central Exdcutive Committee former having been also requested anything that he might have to say before them for the Crown coercing the Customs bankers in of eight were rescued by sampans ing difficult.British Naval Wire of the Kuomintang passed an to announce this order to the local to the jury, napajalle aldur. Jenkin had not concluded the French Concession, for the in the vicinity. The launch, is less.

urgent motion in favour of expel- foreign authorities–Kuo Min. Having est there for seven days, when the Court rost.

spurpose of exacting an illegal tax, valued at $4,000,

The Kwangai forces have al- ready wired to Tang Seng-chi explaining the necessity for re- tirement of their commander-in-

and Nanking Governments to re-

unite and have requested Wuhan's

action.

Li Chai-sum.

Hwang Fu, the Mayor of Great- er Shanghai, has resigned.- Reuter.

Galen in Hankow.

Jong overdue-Reuter,

No Successor Yet.

.

mittee.

Loan For Pukow:

subsequent anger.

The Silver Embargo On Barristers

Nanking Aug. 9."

contrary, claimed counsel, and

LAUNCH SINKS.

The coxswain of the steam.