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KIDNAPPING OF CHINESE BOY

HARBOURING

SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AT KOWLOON COURT

ENTICED OUT FOR WALK

with

A verious charge was preferred before Mr. T. S. Whylc-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, against Sophia Mohammed, (35) of 24, Balkeley-street, who, together Luk Ng (48), of the same house, was charged with kidnapping Wong Tal-hau, alias Wong Chan- thing, a 14 years old boy, who was taken by fraud from his murder, Chan Ma-yee, of 555 Canton-road, Kowloon, on September 19.

A charge of harbouring the child faced the second defendant and Cheung Shun, a farmer of Lan Hang Village, Tai Po, where the boy was kent.

Detective-Sergeant Fitches stated that the woman defendant used to live six years ago with the com- plainant in the same. house at Canton-road, and after two years she left. During her stay she use

The

China Mail

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No. 27,291 HONG KONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1929,

USURER'S CLAIMS PIRACY ON THE "DELI K.O.S.B. PRIVATES

P.W.D. LORRY DRIVER AS DEFENDANT

HIS EVIDENCE BELIEVED

A Sikh moneylender who said that jhe had been registered for nearly nine years, last two daims in the Supreme Courl (Summary Jurisdiction) this Frch was for $62.10, the morning.

uld amount icing for interest and the balance for principal.

and not

under

MARU"

PEKING NOTIFIED

PREVIOUS CASES RECALLED BY JAPANESE CONSUL

THE FIRST VICTIM?

! it will be interesting to note In the first cas a Chinew driver of that as far as his memory goes, a Public Werks Department motor the Japanese Consul-General is of tory was defendant. He testified that the opinion that the "Deli Maru" he borrowed $30 from another Sikh is the rat Japanese steamer to who was a watchman in the PWD fall into the hands of pirates in This watchman.

a registered moneylender.South China waters.

was presenf, subpoena applied for by plaintiff. He representative this morning, the Interviewed by a "China Mail" denied that he ever advareed money to defendunt.

Consul-General, Mr.

Nonomura, The Puisnc Judge M. Justice | recalled previous cases of Japan- wood believed defendant's version andiese steamers having been looted gave judgment for him. His Lordship by pirates, but, as he said:- caid that the nete was "bad" and that the principa' had not been ad- vanced by plaintiff.

Witness or Guarantor? Defendants in the next case were the lorry driver and a colleague who was alleged to have signed another note is guarantor

When cross-examined in this case, plaintiff stated that defendants had been prompted! by other Indian money. lenders who were, saic plaintiff, his! enemies, to deny liability.

frequently to take the complainant's cants in this case.

His Lordship ako found for defen- As to end de-

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PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

IRONSIDE DIVISION

ALLEGED ASSAULT ON OLD WOMAN

I

REVOLTS

TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS

SHIPS FIRED ON

KAI-SHEK

Medical evidence was this morn-MOVE TO OVERTHROW CHIANG ing taken by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy, in the case in which Privates Thomas McEwen and Harry Shes, of the

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KWANGTUNG BUREAU OF

AVIATION

DAMAGED 'PLANE

Carton, Yesterday. A mandate under date of the 20th ordered the resignation of Mr. Yao Si- chiu, assistant director of the National Aviation Administration, and appoint- nd Mr. Wong Ping-hang la his place

Mapping of Nanking

appointment.

A NEW CHAIRMAN OF KWANGSI ?

POLITICAL MOVES

GENERAL WU TE-CHEN'S NAME- MENTIONED

MR. SUN FO'S ARRIVAL 2nd Battalion the King's Own It has been reported that Gen- Scottish Borderers, are charged eral Chang Fa-kuel, Commander

General Wa Te-chen's name is on two counts of assault, as foof the 4th Division of the Chin-bounced that

A Shanghai cable dated the 20th in-being mentioned parsistently to-day lows:-

American Naval maro- as that of the new Chairman of the that they on Friday, August ese National Army, which is best of the capital by photography, was if there is to be a new Chairman. plane having completed the mapping Provincial Government of Kwangsi 30 at Shelley-street, assaulted a Chin-known as the Ironsides, revolted leaving Naaking for Shanghai on the ese woman named Chan Lel-sze (80),

He was to have taken a passage by National 21st with Dr. C. T. Wang as passenger.to being ordered causing her bodily harin; and at or near Lyndhurst-terrace, assault ceed North,

(2) that they on the same evening. Headquarters in Nanking to pro-

Kangtung Aviation The military inspectors who have ed a Chinese man named T Tin.

recently anived at Canton under order

charges.

on

meat.

Hong Kong, (as predicted in a

Shanghai at the last moment. This, report given below), but stayed in

Both accused had previously Some trouble has developed near of the Central Government to inspiet is learned, is because there is pleaded to the charges, McEwen itt, a comparatively small port on the disbandment and re-organisation of more than a possibility of the Na- admitting striking the coolie only, the Upper Yangtze River

the Kwangtung armies, will also give

tional Government appointing him whilst Shea, who was defended by

(be-their attention to Kwangtung aviation as successor to General Ya Tsok- "The circumstances were en tirely different from

Mr. D. L. Strellett, denied both ween Shasi and Ichang). It ap-They have expressed a wish to inspect pak, the present holder of the office, this one.

pears that the Ironsides there are the Kwangtung Bureau of Avintian, who previously had a "Red" taint, Those cases, as far as I can re-

The old woman,

Chan Lei-sze, disarming a detachment sent up with a view to reporting on the pro- was subsequently chosen during a member, concerned Japanese

was brought into Court in a sedan by the Nationd authorities (pre-fres and development of that depart-crisis, and is again under suspicion steamers which

were stranded

was placed to the sumably to watch the Ironsides). in-Chief Chan Chai-tong has been con- !

It is learned that Commander of leaning towards the Extremists. on some rocks at the time. The

chair, which

Waiting for Credentials? pirates then came in boats and

General Wu, who has been Com- looted the ships. The "Deli Maru" affair is, I think, the first case of its kind is these waters. She is the first steamer to have been attacked by pirates from insido."

Asked if action had been taken

the previous

Mr.

cases,

son out for walks, to see an Indian fendant, His Lordship observed that Police Sergeant-Major as the Cen-he hat signed in Chinese as witness. tral Police Station, where she got He might have done so when he aur. Nonomura said that he remember- clothes for the lad, then about eight ported to sign as guarantor. but this led that a protest was lodged with years ago. On September 18 she did not concern the case. His Lord-the Canton authorities in the case called at the complainant's house, ship also believed, as in the previous of a Japanese ship which had been arid asked if she could take the boy case, that defendant had borrowed, looted by pirates near Canton. to see the Sergeant-Major again, as

not from plaintiff, but from the P.W.D. The Chinese authorities had imme- he had more clothes than she could cut down for him to wear.

diately taken punitive measures, The

but with what success he was un- mother refused to let her son go.

able to say.

Threat To Kill

Watchman.

CHINESE PUZZLE

In the afternoon, when the lad RESOLUTION SETS COMMITTEE was returning from school the

woman met him in Shanghai-street

und told him that she was taking him to the Sergt-Major at Taipo, and get him some clothing. But, tenk

him

Instead,

to

the

she

THINKING

FRANCE'S OPPOSITION

The Japanese Consulate here,

and the

FAIR WEATHER

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: Pressure is highest to the north of Hokkaido and rela- tively low over the Visayas and the Pacific to the eastward.

Forecast:-E.

variable winds, moderate; fair.

or

A field gun battery has been

sulted, and arrangements have been mounted in

the vicinity of Itu. made for the inspection of the Avia-missioner of Police in Canton, and

Passing ships have been fired at by tion Bureau on Monday morning. this battery. One of the China Merchants S.N. Co.'s fleet of river steamers is ashore, and others have been commandeered,

for a time Commissioner of Recon- the "President Jefferson" with Mr. struction, was to have travelled on

Sun Fo (Minister of Railways).

The "Toi Shan" News has been received here of the arrival at Shanghai by steamer of the Canton 'plane "Toi Shan." It will be remembered that the plane was one Mr. Sun Fo arrived early this morn- Chang Fa-kueí

of the five that left Canton on Septen- ing. accompanied by Mrs. Sun Fo Another General. Ho Chien, who ter 2 for Andy, where it was damaged and a secretary. He is staying at rules Hunan provines. is believed while landing. The 'plane and the crew the Peninsula Hotel until to-morrow to be under a cloud as well. He were left behind, with instructions to morning, when he sails for

is

at Changsha, on the Siangfollow to Shanghai by boat.-Canton Chungshan, his native district, via River, which is a tributary of the News Agenty. Yangtze. It is reported that the

Ironsides are marching to join Ho MOSCOW WARLIKE

left of the dock.

After a while Chien. she showed signs of distress on

A report from Nanking states WILL NOT ACCEPT NANKINGS account of the draught from the that Chang Fakuei and his Iron- overhead fans.

OFFER sides have arrived at Pukow, the the forth bank of the

Mr. Hamilton remarked that port on

this

It

that

TROOPS TO REMAIN

morning. Private cil-British Naval Wireless. Sovieta, when he said: "We do not in-

Масао.

Rumours have been current that the Extremists, Leftists, and Radi- icals (said to include General Yu (Tsok-pak of Kwangsi), are likely to co-operate with the Ironsides (re- ferred to elsewhere in this issue) in

he said, was unable to take any they could not stop the fans, but Yangtsze opposite Nanking.

a trial of strength with Chiang steps beyond sending the official directed that the chair be remov- appears, the report adds

Kai-shek. Hence Wu Te-chen's re- Moscow, Yesterday. report to Peking and to the Con-ed to the back of the dock, where there is a movement of unknown The Tass Agency says that stormy sudden indisposition, in order, it is maining in Shanghai, on a plea of sulate at Canton. would be the the woman would

be more com- strength against Marshal Chiang applause followed the concluding believed, to wait for his creden duty of the Japanese Legation to fortable. Geneva, Yesterday. take the matter up with the Nan-

Kai-shek the Commander-in-Chief words of M. Rykov's speech before the tials. The Chinese resolution to make king Government,

Both accused were present in and President of the State Coun-

Grat Moscow Regional Congress d

Mr. Sun Fee Plans Yaumati more effective Article 19 of the salate at Cantonese would have to McEwen, who had

Con- Court

Carton, Yesterday. Railway Station where she was Covenant. dealing with the revi-protest to the Canton authorities. still looking pale.

tend to recall the Far Eastern army been ill. was

Minister San Fo and General W [The last pasgraph, from Nan- in the coming autumn but shall re- Teh-chen, who are expected to arrive jained by the second defendant sion of obsolete treaties is giving Indian Guards Progressing

king, indicates that the National au inforce it. We shall not accept Naat Hong Kong on Monday by the "Pre- (Lik Ng), and they got in a train considerable difficulty to the sub-

The Police Case

thorities are trying to make out that king's conditions which are csentially rident Jefferson," will come to Canton committee engaged in finding an wounded

Indian guard who was Asked by the Magistrate for

the Ironsides have not revolted buttantamount to a Soviet surrender to after visiting the model district of agreed text for submission to the operated upon yesterday.

four places was some facts of the case, inspector rampliance with orders

have moved down the Yangtze, in

and arrived the Chinese generals.”--Beater. or do anything because if he did so Assembly. It will hold a fourth enquiries made at the Government on August 30, the

From J. Murphy said that at 11 p.m., at Pukow, This is not the case. the second defendant would "ki" sitting to-morrow. The main op- Civil Hospital this morning, the were seen by Inspector Shannon mystery and his men have taken an

are movements two accused Chang Fa-kuei's position comes from France. The "China Mail" was informed that who was suspicious about their en stund along the Upper Yang-

and left for Taipo. The lad was terrified, but still he could not shout

him!

Tai Po

When they arrived at Market Station the kidnappers got off with the boy and walked across

J

The

מן

"little entente" delegates fear he is progressing favourably. of the peace treaties, although it only superficial wounds, and their that Germany will seek a revision! The two other guards received condition was at no time critical found in fall on page 4.]

[The story of the piracy will be

OPTIONAL CLAUSE

a padi field on a path until they generally felt that their action. reached the hut of the third defen-from the League point of view. if successful, will be deplorable)

The opponents urge that the As-

dant.

That night the little boy over-

heard the conversation of the three sembly should "apperceive" and

people, which was to the effect that they were going to sell him the next morning to a rich man in Fanling. On hearing this he ran away but was caught and held by the woman defendant.

Next morning the third defendant | directed the first two over the padl field with the boy in captivity. He then left them to go on. When they eroasing a bridge the boy shouted out in Chinese "kau ming" (save life) and a village scout came

were

not "approve" the resolution. Reuter.

COTTON TRADE

PRODUCERS FORBIDDEN TO MIX TISSUES

WORLD PROPAGANDA

SIGNED BY ALL THE DOMINIONS

PERMANENT COURT

London, Yesterday. The Australian and Canadian delegates both signed the Optional of the Covenant of the

Clause Barcelona, Yesterday.

MINING INDUSTRY

a westerly direction.

When ap-

a

WAR FUND

FINANCIAL LIMITATION OF IWANGTUNG

NATIONAL CALL

Chungshan. While in the city, they will stay at the residence of Mr. Chan Chazi-sen, which used to be the old German Consolate, opposite Talabatan. It is leared on reliable authority that the stay of these two officials will not be longer than three or four days. Canton News Agency.

NAVAL SCANDAL

ACTIVITIES OF SHEARER INVESTIGATED

Their com- tsze against Nanking. movements and directed Sergeant plaint. ostensibly, is that they have Howarth to follow them.

fought valiantly and proaching No. & Shelley-street, he insted the fruits of office.]

unwaveringly The Sergeant did so.

for the National Government and Chiang Kai-ahel, and have never heard a noise and inquiries elicit-

Canton, Yesterday. ed the information that the first

The committee for the preparation of complainant (the old lady)

U.S. TALKIES had

e Russian Var Fund by means of a been assaulted by two soldiers

pablic subscription has decided on a who had walked down

Wellington, N.Z., Sept. 14. to Lynd. The Dominion Technical Education much fund, for the purpose of assisting sum of $5,000,000, as a nucleus for burst Terrace and then turned in conference to-day passed a resolution the Government in war preparations

SENT AS OBSERVER orging the Government to discourage and in aiding the men and officers at Sergeant Howarth followed and importation of American "talking" mo- the front. Realising the financial sident of the New York Shipbuild-

Washington, Saturday. Mr. Clinton L. Bardo, Vice-Pre- found that after going some dis- tion pictures.

Imitation of Kwangtung, the com The conference held that the Yankee mittee has sent a circular telegram to ing Corporation who was the first "talkies are interfering with the all the prosincas, appealing to them witness to appear at the Sena- work of the echods in their efforts to to institute a nation-wide call for sub torial investigation into the use of the English scriptions in aid of the above fund. Shearer scandal, said that three promote correct

Zealand United Canton News Agency. language in New

companies sent Mr. Shearer to Geneva as an observer and report the unpublished proceedings. They agreed to pay him $25,000. Mr. Shearer's connection was ler- minated when it became apparent that he was evidently determined to fasten himself in to the ship- builders.

1929 rainfall..63.08 inches

Average .73.67 inches

Deficit.

.10.59 inches

Press.

PSYCHOLOGY WINS

минин

tion has closed with a resolution Justice at Geneva yesterday after- The International Cotton Federa-permanent Court of International arstly, requesting the Government noon. It is identical out and arrested the defendants and of India to have bales for export formula used

with the took them to the Talpo Police

by Mr. Arthur Station.

Memphis, Tenn. Sept. 15. marked with characteristics of Henderson on behalf of Great Bri-

Psychology seoras again, Miss Vera Evidence was then given by the cotton; secondly, to establish pro-tain. All the Dominiona delegates tance the accused had turned and Stone had hiecoughed 59 days until she mother of the boy, and by the Ser- tries and thus stimulate the de- Clause.-British Wireless Service.

paganda communities in all coun-have now signed the Optional proceeded in an easterly direction, was "psyched" out of it by having her geant Major Malif Khan, of the mand for cotton tissues, and third-

going towards Pottinger-street.mind diverted to another worry. The Police Force, who inter alia, said

He followed them and arrested affect was obtained by a strong injec- that the woman had-seen-him-some cotton at 9 per cent, but manu- ly, to fix the humidity of Egyptian

them,

tion of drugs, the hospital experts ex- years ago. He had been a Sergeant facturers to be allowed from 81⁄2

Magistrate: I understand one

plained. Associated Press. Major of Police for five years now,

of them had some trouble with a and was never stationed in Talpo to mix cotton elther for ginaing per cent. Producers are forbidden

coolie in Lyndhurst Terrace?-- at any time.

Yes, but that forms the subject of, to discover the fracture earlier be- or pressing, and mixing is permit-

the second charge.

cause the lady had corisistently refused ted only in milling.-Reuter.

The first witness called was Dr. to go to hospital. Tseng Pat-in. He said that, at Answering Mr. Hamilton, the doctor about 11.45 p.m. on August 30 he said that the woman's condition on the No. 3. Shelley-street. was called to see the old lady at night of August 80 was consistent

with the results of a severe fall.

During evidence the woman per sistently said that she would get Mr. A. el Arcali to defend her, but, Sergt. Fitches rejected this stating that she had had every opportunity: to see a solicitor before she was charged, In the Yaumati Police Station she wrote down a list of names and the Sergt-Major was sent round to see them, and only one came to the Station in response, This was Mr. U. Rumjahn, Presid

ADMIRAL DEAD

COMMANDED RUSSIAN PACIFIC SQUADRON

CAPTURED TAKU FORTS

Nice, Yesterday.

The death is announced of the

ent of the Moslem Society, Russian Admiral Vesselago, who

which defendant was a member. When he heard of the facts of the case he said re would do nothing came for her at all

Wanted, A Broker

She talked of Mr.

Rum-

jahr for a while this morning,

participated in the capture of Taku forts in 1900. Afterwards he be

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Squadron fn the Pacific.. Reuter.

WORKING. HOURS TO BE REDUCED

BEN TURNER'S PROMISE

London, Yesterday.

Mr. Ben Turner, Minister of Mines, speaking, at ligh Green, near Sheffield, announced that as soon as Parliament re-opened steps would be taken to re- duce the working hours of the mmers, -Reuter.

TIDAL WAVE

VISIT OF GENERAL CHAN MING-SHU

HANGCHOW EXHIBITION

Canton, Yesterday.

SMALLER NAVIES

BRITISH INVITATION TO JAPAN

INSTRUCTIONS FROM TOKYO

Tokyo, Saturday. Mr. Bardo demurred when While confirmation of the Bri Senator Allen demanded the pro- tish invitation to Japan to engage duction of the record of the pay- in preliminary negotiations similar ments to Mr. Shearer, but finally to the British-American conversa. agreed to comply. tions is not forthcoming, it is offi He admitted that American cially admitted

that Baron

shipbuilders had spent $143,000 Matsudaira (Ambassador in Lox for promoting the passage of the don) has requested certain in-Jones-White Merchant Marine Act structions, which were

sent yes-

of 1928, whereby American ship- terday.

ping secured advantages which Though officials are unable to practically amounted to subsidies. Woman's Injuries

Asked if there was any chance of reveal the nature of these in Reuter's American Service. When he arrived she was in a that it would take a very long time believe that they

the fracture mendrg, the doctor said structions. well-informed quarters A Washington cable of Septem- semi-conscious condition. and he having regard to the lady's age.

are, concerned ber 12 stated: was told that she had previously

with the British invitation

Presiden Hoover, speaking with The Magistrate remarked that he

all the authority and dignity of his been unconscious. On examining could not hold the case up indefinitely. Japan to express her views re- great office, to-day declared that the her, he found a swell about the and confessed that he was at a loss garding the outcome of the naval scandal created by the Shearer

MacDonald Dawes conversations, allegation must size of a hen's egg in the middle to know how to proceed.

be "gifted to the of the forehead,

Mr. Strellett mggested that the details of which are known to bottom." It was very tender. There was also severe lady's evidence could be taken else have been communicated to Baron

The President expressed very where than in Court. pain, tenderness and swelling of

strong views regarding the dischaures Matsudaira by Downing Street and said that the fullest investigation. Mr. Hamilton said that there was no the right ankle, movement of precedent for that course.

Reuter,

was demanded He must

as the use of un- which was impossible. In addi- look up authorities first, before decid-

scrupulous propaganda to thwart the tion she was suffering from a con-

Government's naval limitation pro- ing.

gramme de so obviously evident."

Company's Statement

A special telegram from Shanghai siderable amount of shock.. Mr. V. A. Wallace. Superintend- of September 20 said that Chairman did not find any haemorrhage.

He

Mr. Strellett agreed that hitherto evidence had been taken out of Court On Saturday last an X-ray examina-enly in the form of a dying deposition. tion of her right ankle was taken at

Mr. Hamilton: Yes, and it can't be was found that there were defuite

Mr. Strellctt said that in any case fractares of the tula and the tibula.he did not see how the Magistrate

and then mentioned Mr. Ismail. a ent of Revenue Surveys, Perak, is Chan Ming-shu and General Tang Yin- broker, whom she said would speak retiring from Government Service wa and party left Shanghai that day the Tung Wan Hospital, and then it said that she is in such danger.

next month He will be succeeded What's the good by Mr. Goulding from Pahang. of a broker? What you want is a

for her.

His Worship:

solicitor to defend you

!

to

OWEN D. YOUNG

"GREATEST BUSINESS MAN

Mr. E. G. Grace, the president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, ad- IN AMERICA”

mits that Mr. Shearer was engaged by his organisation as "observer" at Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 14.

the Geneva Conference of 1927, but Owen D. Young was voted to be tinued when it was discovered that says that his services were decon- in he was a propagandet. men Publicity was given to the alleged

for Hangchow, to attend the exhibition and also to see the Ninggo tidal ware. The party hart decided to leave on the The woman then asked his Wor- to send them back and make them 25th for the South."

By the Magistrate: In his opinion, could be far wrong in taking the sug "the greatest business man the woman should not have been ingested course if both sides were agree-America," by 200 business ship to remand the case while she come to Court a second time. His It also mentioned that the arrange Court to-day,

able got in touch with her solicitor, to Worship remarked that he did not ment in regard to financial matters journ the case on completion of the side only after giving due regard to the business school summer session. 65257,655 for payment for bis ac-

tients made with the Central Govern. Mr. Hamilton said that he must ad- Mr. Hamilton said that he could de- countries enrolled at the Havard ship-building

from 27 states and thres foreign "scandal" when Mr. Shearer brought which his Worship strongly answer- mind holding over the sentence if were satisfactory, and that after the medical evidence. It was not fair to sw

all action against three important ed that he was not going to hold he convicted her, if he got some return of the official party the date for have the woman in Court with

companies, claiming back the case simply because the one to speak for her at a later hear the prohibition of gambling and oplem broken ankle which had just been dis-length by Mr. Strelett

Witness was cross-examined at some of the Treasury Andrew Mellor clsewhere a connection Henry Ford was second, Secretary tivities at Washington, witnesses had all come from ing.

with navel, Taipo, and he did. not see his way

smoking would be decided The case is proceeding.

upon covered as recently as last Saturasy. - Résumption of the cave was secord third, while President Hoover was was employed by them to "erable armaments. He declares. that he Dr. Treang said that he was unable ingly fixed for 2,80 p.m.

placed fourth.Associated Press. American disarmament.

Canton News Agency.

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