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FENGTIEN INVADES SHANSI.

Summary of Intelligence From

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No. 25,708

“IRENE" PIRACY

Trial of Seven Suspects Resumed.

2ND ENGINEER'S NARRATIVE.

Thrilling Experience in The Engintroom.

No material change is to be re- At the resumption before Mr. corded in any of the zones in R. E. Lindsell at the Central which civil war is at present Magistracy this morning of the heing waged in China.

preliminary hearing of the case In the following summary, the against the seven alleged pirutes factions ranged against the Nan- who were captured by the Navy king. Nationalists (and, on that in the vicinity of Bias Bay after account, reckoned as favourable they had had control of the China to Peking) are mentioned first. Merchants S.S. Company's 8.a. The gist of overnight cables, from "Irene" for two days, evidence Chinese sources, is:-

corroborating that previously given by the Captain and other Fenglion Shansi;

officers of the ship, was given by On the northern sector (along the Second and Third Engineers the Peking-Suiyuan Railway), of the "Irene," after which the Fengtien troops claim further ad- Court adjourned until this after vances into the north of Shanginoon when the hearing will be re- province.

sumed and evidence of Chinese On the southern sector (at passengers of the ship will be Shihchiachwang, 200 miles south Laken. west of Peking), the Shansi army

The first witness called this counter-attacked.

Olsen Hallavik, Second Engineer morning was Mr. Harold Cato

BSTABLISHED

1845

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1927.

SEAMAN'S CHARGE.

Trial.

$1,000 CLAIM.

Home Communists On Land & Loan Co. Shares

ALLEGED LIBEL.

Bolshevist Executioner And Other Soviet Officials Old Bailey.

London, Yesterday.

Transfer.

SUMMARY COURT CASE.

Attempted Settlement Out Of Court.

+

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month,

STRIKERS TO GO!

Canton's Final Scheme

For Disbandment.

SUBMITTED TO GOVERNMENT.

Farewell March On November 28.

We be

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Registered Optometrist (Canada).

COMMUNISTS RISE.

Town Near Shanghai Captured.

NATIONALISTS EXPELLED.

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Authorities Flee After. Beng Disumed.

Shanghai, Yesterday,

SPLIT IN THREE.

Nationalist Party's

Quarrels.

CANTON VIS-A-VIS NANKING.

Latest Strife To Form Central

***Government.

king Generals, but prefers neutrality. The other is politi- cal, led by Mr.. Wang Ching-wei; and his group might be described as the "diehards of the Leftist section.

Political Isolation. The so called minority faction

A transaction in respect of ten Plans whereby the anti-Hong

All political weight is being A thick set swarthy man with shares in the Hong Kong and Kow- Kong strikers will be disbanded About 2,000 Communists have thrown into the balance in & dropping moustaches who was loon Land and Iran Co., Ltd., form- have, at last, been submitted to raided the town of Thing, which three-cornered competition be referred to as a Bolshevist execu-ed the subject of Bummary Court the Canton Government.... which is to the west of Taihu tween Canton, Nanking, and Han- tioner and other Soviet officials, action this morning when Mr.-J. F.

During the last month or two, Lake and about 180 miles due kow to establish a "central” Na- including a member of the "Ogpu" Wright, trading right and Co. it had been publicly stated that west of Shanghai. ...tionalist Government. (Cheka) were among the numer (of Prince's Building) sued Chan the authorities wished to wind up All the gendarmes and mer- Intelligence from Canton, ous Russian witnesses for the de- Tung, allas Chan Shi-wah, of 32 the "Canton-Hong Kong Strike chants' volunteers in the district cables from Nanking, despatches fence at the seventh day of the Stanley Street.

Association" which was formed yamen were disarmed. The dis- from Shanghai, and correspon- trial of Harry Pollitt, Dick Beech The claim was for $1,000, moneys in 1925. and continued. to exist triet magistrate and the commis-dence from Hankow all point to a and Thomas Strudwick, charged paid by plaintiff to the defendant after the strike and boycott were stoner for public safety (chief of vast change having come over the at the Old Bailey with libelling on September 28 for a consideration called off in September, 1926. police) have disappeared..

disposition of the Kuomintang David Scott, a seaman, in "The which had failed' or,' in the alterna- International Seafarer," publish- tive, for the delivery to the plain-seems quite practicable.

The scheme now suggested Thing is about 30 miles from within the last week.

In Canton, two influences are at ed by the National Minority tiff by the defendant of a duly exe-been drawn up by the Strike Some of the Communists subse work. One is the military, led

It has the Shanghai-Nanking Railway. Movement, of which the accused cuted transfer of ten shares in the Executive for the approval of the quently went off to disturb the by General Li Chai-sum (Com. are members.

Hong Kong and Kowloon Land and provincial Government.

mander-in-Chief), which is par railway towns of Changchow and tial to some of the highest Nan- Scott has been prominent at Loan Co., Ltd, sold by the defen- anti-Communist meetings in Eng-dant to the plaintiff under a con-

Note of Finality.

Wugih. land since his return a year ago tract dated September 22, 1927.

Under this scheme, all strikers

Wires Cut. from Russia, where he was impri-

Tension is acute in Wusih and Mr. L. D. Turner, for plaintiff, who remain on the roll, and the No news from Chochow (40

claration in regard to his treat the plaintiff's boy was approached soned. He made a statutory de- explained that about September 20 institutions maintained for their telegraph lines to thing have been

benefit, will be dealt with. miles of Peking), which is, osten- of the "Irene." He said that he ment to the National Union of by a man who claimed to be the time and definite dates are men- Daily Press" (Kung Sheung Yat cut.-"Hong Kong Evening Post." There is a note of finality this The "Industrial and Commercial sibly, held by the Shansi rovers. had been on the China coast for Seamen on his return, after which agent of the defendant who asked tioned after which, according to Po) adds that Communists in Soo- Fenglien v. Christian General:

Fighting continues along the to the "Irene" on October 12. He cused Scott of disreputable and chaser for the shares in question. whom there are 80,000 nominally miles west of Shanghai) are ready prised Generals and politicians on seven years, and was transferred "The International Seafarer" ac-whether plaintiff could find a pur- the proposal, the strikers, of chow (also on the railway, 60 (or the Shanghai faction) com- Lung-Hai Railway, in Honan pro- made his first trip on this ship criminal conduct whilst in Russia. As the plaintiff's boy found that on the register, will receive no to co-operate with the raiders whom General Chiang Kai-shek vince, which was invaded by the when she left Shanghai for Amoy-Reuter, pro-Fengtien troops from Shan-

there was a possibility of plaintiff aid. Jon October 17.

buying the shares' an arrangement

should they arrive there. tung, Both sides claim auccesses.

brought pressure to bear. This Asked by Mr. Whyte-Smith to

Part of the Government's de- Sun Chuan-fang v. Nanking:

was come to whereby the defen- mobilisation bonus of $100 will be Kiangsu province, under the rule ciled to Nanking.

[Note: Thing le in the south of faction now appears to be recon- War despatches from Nanking ness said that at about 8.16 am, searched it. No. 4, the witness saw 22nd and offered to sell the shares. Bonds, as laid down in a schedule. Office statistics give the popula- of Generals and politicians who

speak about the piracy, the wit-

dant called at plaintiff's office on the paid in 8 per cent. Treasury of the Nanking Nationalists. Post Also at Nanking are a number state that the Nationalists, have on October 19 he was at break- keeping watch on deck with an been victorious in engagements fast in the saloon with other off automatic pistol. He could not tiff was $1,000 ($100 per share) but ment supervision.

The amount offered by the plain- Payment will be under Govern- tion as 521,586.] up the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, cers when suddenly shots were he had said about No. 4. He saw share and eventually left. He rang November 10 to 25, and each

say more about No. 5 than what defendant held out for $120 per

previously opposed the adminis tration set up there by Chiang moving northward over territory fired in all directions in various

The bonus will be paid from

Kai-shek. These formerly came captured from Marshal Sun parts of the ship. There was also him with a "gun."

under the Leftist group but are Chuan-fang, who supports Feng-some firing in the saloon and a No. 4: The fourth accused was informed plaintiff through his boy a month's food.

By Mr. Leo d'Almada, jun., for Plater in the day, however, and striker will also receive $6.60 for

now at Nanking, hoping for re- tien.

"boy" who was standing behind

union under Party but not mill- Hankow v. Nanking:

the witness was hit by a bullet. not keeping watch on deck all the that he was willing to sell at $100 In consequence, plain-

tary Government. No news, and it is presumed As soon as the firing started, the time. The witness saw him both per share. that the Nanking armies advanc. witness threw himself flat on the on deck and in the saloon. There is made out the usual contract for ing up the Yangtsze against Gen-floor of the saloon. Between six was a lot of confusion amongst the sale of shares at the price men- eral Tang Seng-chi of Hankow, and eight pirates, all armed with Officers, passengers and crew of have lost touch with the "enemy." revolvers and pistols, entered the the "Irene" from the start of the

YANG SEN'S TROOPS.

A Number Reported at Ichang.

Hankow, Yesterday. Some of Yang Sen's troops are reported to have arrived at Ichang.-British Naval Wireless.

TARIFF CONTROVERSY.

saloon,

The witness recognised piracy to the time they reached the first five accused as being the L4, and everybody was flur- amongst the men who raided the ried. saloon. The third accused was

By Mr. Whyte-Smith: There the man who took the witness to was confusion when the piracy his cabin to search for arms. He started and again when the L4 had a revolver in his hand.

fired on the ship. There was no confusion in between..

"Going to Die."

Then coming to the firing on the "Irene" by the submarine L4,

the witness said that at about

All the undefended accused hadi no questions to ask the witness.

Third Engineer's Evidence. Mr. Albert Bernard Demee, the

NO CHANGE.

Fine Weather Again In

·· Forecast. The weather report issued by the Royal. Observatory this morning stated:-

Billets to be Vacated.

On November 26, the free meals

provided by the authorities will cease. The next day, all property occupied by strikers as billets will

MORE ARRESTS.

LABOUR EXTREMISTS ÎN CANTON.

General Tang Seng-chi is in NO HELP FROM MR. WANG.. political isolation at Hankow. His attitude has made the post- Undeterred by disappointment,|tion of the civilians in the Han-

kow Government intolerable. ·

be restored to owners through labour extremists and agitators in the medium of the Police. The Canton have taken part in an day after, the strikers are to other demonstration which has march away to a farewell by the again led to a number of them public.

being arrested.

As from November 20, it is pro-

These extremists have been iy-. posed, the Government will cease ing low since April, when General paying $10,000 a day to the Strike L Chal-sum took drastic mea- Executive. This sum has been sures to check their activities. The anticyclone has strength consistently drawn to pay and ened and is central over mid feed the strikers. The "Canton- When the Ironsides returned Japan. Moderate monsoon may Hong Kong Strike Association," be expected over the N. China as an institution, will continue to exist, and the disbandment plan orate; fine.

Forecast: E. winds, mod-provides for payment by the Government of $3,000 per month —instead of $10,000 a day-for

Sea.

8.20 p.m., on October 20, he was in the engineroom where he had Third Engineer of the "Irene" been told to keep the lights dim, was the next witness called. He There were one or two gunshots said that his home was in Shang- fired at the "Irene" and then the hai and he had been on the China tioned and sent a copy of it to the witness was telegraphed to stop coast "practically all his life." He FRANCE REPLIES TO UNITED the engine. He did so, but soon sailed with the "Irene" when she defendant at an hotel which he had

afterward some pirates came left Shanghai for Amoy on Octo- giveri as his address. . rushing down to the engineroom įber 17 at 5.30 a.m. and made it clear to the witness At about 8.15 a.m., on October

STATES.

Paris, Yesterday.

Transfer Not Endorsed. The next day, the defendant came

upkeep expenses.

Canton from Hankow, the ex- tion for the release of their col- tremists held a procession to peti-

leagues arrested in April.

Found No Sympathy. It is alleged that the recent movements were instigated by Preferential Treatment. Mr. So Shiu-ching, the first Chair- Travelling expenses will also be man of the Strike Executive and drawn by the strikers. Machin- once connected with the (pros- whereby members of the Strike Kong.

How They Stand. Summed up now, the National- ist Party strength can be divided as follows:-

Hankow: very little sem- blance of Nationalist Govern- ment, the Leftists having left General Tang Seng-chl to his

own devices.

Nanking:the Rightists, in- cluding the leaders of the army still loyal to Chiang Kai-shek; some of the Leftists who left Hankow; and the minority or Shanghai faction,

Canton: the military sym- pathetic toward Nanking; and the Leftist politicians, under Mr. Wang Ching-wel, from Hankow.

The French reply to the recent (the engines were re-started. The just off the saloon. He was sudwriting on the back plaintiff was bour, but each man must join the Ironsides, who were believed to king, the headquarters of the

American Note concerning the new

in France.

In return

France requests the

Shell in Stokehold.

the

carried on by American agents at the witness said that there must and when the witness said. "Noant who promised to call at the

more

The Canton military group is not likely to oppose him in this but will retain to itself the prac- tical control of the two Kwang provinces.

CHARGE OF MISAPPROPRIA- TION WITHDRAWN.

Canton Divided. "REPRISAL" DUTIES OPPOSED that they wanted the engines to 19 the witness was off duty and to the plaintiff's, office and handed/ery is to be set in operation/cribed) Seamen's Union in Hong

Nanking has declared war on go full speed ahead. Accordingly, sleeping in his cabin which was over the share certificates. These

Association can get preferential At any rate, the extremists| Hankow; if Mr. Wang Ching-wei were in Chinese and us there was treatment from employers of la-found no sympathy from the and his partisans return to Nan- Chief Engineer, who was in the denly awakened by a lot of com under the impression that engineroom with the witness at motion, and jumping out of his tariff was communicated to the the time, was taken up on deck by bunk, the witness hid behind his transfer was endorsed. He conse-

labour Union for the trade he be Leftist in their political creed. Nationalist Party and Govern- enters.

Mr. Wang Ching-wet, the leader ment can be American Charge d'Affaires this

established [two or three of the pirated. The cabin door. Then the witness quently handed over to the defen-

Strikers who became hawkers of the Kuomintang Leftists, has there with overwhelming super- evening.

witness remained in the engine heard a lot of firing going on in dant $994, the full amount less the in Canton will retain their special returned to Canton. Several iority. It proposes the establishment of a provisional regime pending the several of the pirates. Some of door was forced open. When the mission.

room with the Third Engineer and the saloon, and presently his cabin customary stamp contract and com-licences for a year, but they will thousands of extremists took part But Mr. Wang chooses to sum- conclusion of a Commercial Treaty the pirates ran up and down the witness came to the door he saw

have to come under Police super-in a march to his house. The ob- mon a conference which will pave In answer to His Honour (Mr. vision during that period.

ject was to plead for the release the way for the central Nation- with France. It suggests that the engineroom floor while others hid a "bunch" of pirates in the saloon Justice J. R. Wood) Mr. Turner The foregoing are only some of arrested colleagues and the alist Government to be set up in United States should enjoy the between the boilers. One of them One of the men covered him with said that he understood that in res- of the eighteen terms drawn up resuscitation of the proscribed Canton and not in Nanking. same rates as those prior to Sep-pointed his automatic at the a revolver, and the witness im- pect of a stamped contract it was for submission to the Govern- Congress of Labour Delegates. tember 6 except as regards articles witness's head all the time and mediately put up his hands. He not usual to give a receipt. ment and, in well-informed quar- on which less than the minimum said to the witness: "You are was dragged in his pyjamas into

Reactionary Slogans Continuing, Mr. Turner said that ters, it is thought that the scheme rates were paid and would now going to die." The witness could the saloon where he was searched. after the defendant had left the will be put into effect immediate explained that the decision lay Members of Mr. Wang's staff come under the minimum schedule not recognise this man from Then the third accused took the plaintiff discovered that there were ly.

with the authorities. amongst those in the dock. witness back to his cabin to no transfers and consequently

Subsequently,

than search for firearms. The accused plaintiff got into touch with defen- discontinuance of the investigations Replying to Mr. Whyte-Smith, asked the witness if he had a

twenty of the processionists were arrested by the Police. The plaintiff's office at a certain time Turner. Whilst Mesars. Hastings, French exporters' premises, the res-have been five shots fired at the the accused said: "If I do find any and deliver the transfers. As he Dennys and Bowley were acting for charge laid against them is of PARTNERS' MONEY. cission of the restrictions placed on "Irene" altogether.

|shouting "reactionary slogans.” One shell, there will be a lot of trouble." failed to turn up, efforts were made the defendant one of the Interpre- sanitary grounds upon the entry of burst in the stokehold and an- The witness added that a shot to get into touch with him but it ters approached the plaintiff on de- Canton of Mr. T. V. Soong (for- In connection with the return to French agricultural and phar- other in the engineroom, and was fired in his cabin as soon as was found that he had left the fendant's behalf with an offer of mer Finance Minister), it is maceutical products, the settlement then the ship went on fire. The the door was opened. It pierced hotel at which he had been stay. settlement. Again, yesterday, the stated that there is no intention of certain fiscal matters now in dis-witness then left the stakehold his coat which was hanging up, ins, Ultimately, the defendant defendant had tried to pute, and the dropping of "re- and went up where he hid for a and the lodged in the settee. was got into touch with and there direct settlement with the plaintiff yet. He is likely, however, to at make a appointing him Finance Minister prisals" duties recently decreed by time in the lavatory. Then he

Ship on Fire.

was an interview in the office of who referred him to his solicitors. tend the Kuomintang, conference the Federal authorities.

went out on dock where the On the night of October 20 the Messrs. Hastings, Dennys, and Bow. As a result, an interview had taken which Mr. Wang, Ching-wei is Central Magistracy this morning It is suggested that decrees on- Second Officer handed him a life-witness was in the engineroom ley, who were acting for the defen- place in his (Mr. Turner's) office calling at Canton.

the case was again mentioned in forcing this provisional regime belt and he jumped into the water with both the Chief and Second dant at that time. At that in. at which the defendant stated that Generals Confer,

which a Chinese named Kwan Ying- could be adopted immediately. with it and swam to the L4. The Engineers. There were probably terview defendant for the first the transfers were in the office of

As regard an eventual definitive witness received injuries to his four or five big gun shots fired at time alleged that there was money Meners. Hastings, Dennys, and Kwangsi is expected back in Can- priation of $1,080 partnership General Wong Shiu-hung of chi is charged with the misappro- agreement the French Government mouth as the result of the explo- the "Irene." The last shot hit due to him and that he had not Bowley and he was ready to hand ton on or about November 16, qney of the Hing Yip Company. la prepared to negotiate but is not sion in the stokehold and had a steam pipe in the engineroom agreed to sell the shares at the stat them over on condition that he was He has a useful army behind him Mr. D. L. Turner, for the com inclined to make a final arrange- some teeth knocked out.

and it shook the ship. The wit- ed price ment until it is acquainted with the

not called upon to pay costs. He and is in complete understanding plainant frin, asked his Worship's On October 28 the witness ness was scalded in the ear, hands result of the inquiries into the com- went to the Central Police Sta- and back. The ship then went Plaintiff, in consequence, in that he was not in a position to Commander-in-Chief, and his pre- against the accused, saying that (Mr. Turner) Informed defendant with General Li Chai-sum, the permission to withdraw the charge parative cost of production in the tion where he identified the first on fire. Then the witness went structed his solicitors to write a let dictate terms and as a result the sence will go a long way toward the accused had given, through his United States and France. five accused as being amonget up on deck where he took a life- ter calling upon defendant to de- case had come on for hearing that deciding whether Canton is to solicitor, an explanation of the

Subject to that reservation, the pirates who took control of buoy from the stern, threw it in liver, the transfers, falling which a morning. "" France is prepared to grant the the "Irene." The witness re- the water and then jumped in writ would be issued As there

engage in war against. General books kept by him, and had succeed- United States the most favoured membered seeing the first accus after it. He then awam out to was no reply writ was issued, but but not legally represented, and on General Li Fook-lum (5th clients that the accused did not. in- Defendant was present in court Tang Seng-chi of Hankow or not. ed in convincing his (Mr. Turner's) nation clause in proportion as ed walking about the ship with a the L4 and was brought to Hong Messrs. Hastings, Dennys, and being asked whether he disputed Army), of Honam, ia reported as terfere with the books in any way. France obtains fresh outlets for revolver. Later the witness help Kong in her. The Bowley stated that they had no in the claim, he said he did. her products from Washington.ed to pick this man out of the On October 22 the witness at structions to accept service. As Evidence was called for the plain-ence with General Li Chai-sum, in self convinced that the accused was having had an Important confer Mr. Turner added that he was hin- water and saw an automatic tended an identification parade at result of subtitated service Mr. tiff and later defendant gave evi-connection with the latter's order not guilty of the offence charged magazine clip found on him when the Central Folice Station and Russ appeared for defendant when dence, and contended that the to concentrate his troops at Shiu- against him.

Reuter.

Failure To Deliver,

NO EVIDENCE OFFERED,

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the

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he was searched on board the L4. from among about 80 men he de- the case came up for fixing, cheque which he had received was kwan, preparatory to invading Mr. Lindeell told Mr. A. E. Hall, The second accused the witness finitely identified the first five Mr. Russ we not present in only part payment for the $1,200 Hunan (which is held by Tang for the defence, that as the pro- One case of diphtheria (Chinese) also saw with an automatic on accused as pirates, while he was Court this thing commented Mr. which he claimed was to be paid Seng-chi) Political gossip is socution was offering, no evidence, was reported yesterday also three board the "Irene." The third suspicious of the sixth, but was bewalk cases of enteric fever (Portuguese, accused was the armed inan who not sure, di penguatan Chinese, and Japanese imported), took the witness to his cabin and (Continued on Page 7)

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Column.)

for the shares."

ta ma that General Li Fook-lum has bis ellent would be discharged. His Honour grave judgment for been told to wait at Shiukwan Mr. Hall remarked that he had plaintiff with costs.

en and go no further..

“no objection."