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BRUTAL MURDER IN KOWLOON

FIGHT FOR LIFE

MUTILATED BODY FOUND IN A HUT

POLICE ON THE TRAIL

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China Mail

大英九月三十號,禮拜一日 中華民國已巳年八月廿八日

SEBD

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1929.

No. 27,297 HONG KONG,

PRINCESS BORN

POLICE RAID ON TEMPLE

DAUGHTER FOR THE EMPRESS OF JAPAN

PUBLIC DISAPPOINTED

Tokyo, Yesterday. The Empress of Japan has given birth to a daughter..

The Imperial babe, weighing seven and a quarter pounds, was The preliminary report of #

born 10 days before it was expected. murder at Sai-cho-wan on the Both mother and child are well. mainland, between Kowloon City The nation is rejoicing the and Saikung, has reached Police safety of the Empress and her child, but are not hiding the fact of their disappointment that it is a girl, as the Imperial couple are still onless. Therefore, there is 10 direct heir, and Prince Chichibu continues to be heir presumptive.

Headquarters.

The

first intimation of the affair appears to have been given stonebreaker named Tang Lok: living in Sha-ko-ling village, near the scene of the

by a

which is tragedy.

Tang appeared at 4 p.m., xester- day at the house of Yeung Mow. a tailor, of No. 42, Cook-street. Hunghom, and, juformed him that a clansman of his, a duck farmer named Yeung Kwan (50), had been murdered in his hut at Sai- cho-wau.

A Shocking Spectacle Yeung Now immediately went

Router.

THE NEAR EAST

PALESTINE COMMISSION TO DEFER VISIT

TO INQUIRE INTO RISINGS

London, Yesterday.

-Reuter.

SIXTY ARRESTS

SUSPICION OF A COMMUNISTS MEETING

EIGHT WOMEN IN CUSTODY

Fifty-seven Chinese, sight of whom are women are at present in-tustbuy at Police Headquarters undergoing interrogation as sus pected Communists.

They were arrested yesterday afternoon when a party of Police and District Watchmen raided the Teng Shan Temple at Ngau-shi-

wan, where the suspects are be Iseved to have gathered for the pur- pose of holding a Communistie meeting.

The Police are naturally re: ticent about the capture. The Faid WAS made just before 1 o'clock and a thorough search. lasting an hour, was made, the Police and Watchmen eventually leaving the temple with their cap- tives at about 2 p.m. They em- barked for Hong Kong in a Police launch, arriving here late in the afternoon..

No information could be secur ed this morning as to whether any Communist literature was seized,

GAMING MANIA

to the Police, who promptly took The Colonial Office announces that up investigation. Detective-Inspec in order that all the parties principal- tor Fallon and a party of Policely concerned in the inquiry may have went out with Yeung Mow and ample time adequately to arrange re- Tang Lok, and in Yeung Kwan's presentation of their interests during but they found his mutilated body. the course of the inquiry, the Commis: He had numerous wounds on the sioners have decided to postpone their, head, face, arms, and body. The departure to Palestine from Oct. 3, wounds appeared to have been probably until the middle of October. caused with a blunt instrument,

[The Colonial Office recently ap- and the indications are that the pointed a Commission of Enquiry to unfortunate man had put up a ter enquire into the immediate causes of HARD ON: CHINESE WHO ARE rife fight for his life..

the outbreak in Palestine, including The motive

CAUGHT of the

attack on the extent to which they may be re- Yeung Kwan appeared to have parted as preconcerted, or due been robbery as the interior of theganised action The Chairman of the hut was in great disorder, boxes Commission is Sir Walter Shaw, with whom are asacciated three Members of having been forced open and pro Parliament, selected from each of the perty strewn about. It has not

three political parties.] ...peen ascertained, however, if any- thing was stolen. This, together with the circumstances of Yeung

-

AN UNLUCKY LOSER

EX-PREMIER DIES

BARON TANARA PASSES AWAY AFTER HEART ATTACK

A COURAGEOUS GENTLEMAN

Tokyo, Yesterday. The ex-Premier, Baron Tanaka, has died of heart disease.

Baron Tanaka's death occurred at 6 a.m. to-day following a violent. attack one hour previously.

Though, banggre no signs of illness when he retired last night, his heart has been weak for many years, for which reason he had given up smoking.

Although Mr. Ogawa and several of the lesser Tanaka regime officials are charged with official corruption,

Baron Tannka

appeared for the prosecution in a Detective Sergeant F. W. Fowlie case in which a Chinese and his Tanaka himself is believed to be wife were charged at the Kowloon more sinned against than ainning. Magistracy this morning, before So far there is no hint that he

ing the ground floor of 56. Recession, of scandels which are now clamation-street as a common coming to light

A generous, simple-hearted sol- gaming house, while eleven other Chinese were charged with play-dier and courageous fighter, ing, pai kau (dominoes). All pleaded guilty.

Kwan's death, and the time the TROUBLE IN VIENNA Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith with keep- personally involved in the que tragedy occurred are at present the subject of investigation.

Mr T. Murphy, A.S.P., in charge of the murder squad, later took charge of the case, 'assisted by men of his squad from Police Headquarters,

Significant Clue?

LADIES FIRST!

POLICE COURT STORY OF FIGHT OVER WATER

FORTY THOUSAND DEMON- STRATE IN CAPITAL

COMMUNISTS DRIVEN BACK

Vienna, Yesterday.

His Worship pointed out to

So far the four Fagceist demonstra-Sergt. Fowlie that it was a great

arrests were made-Reuter.

disadvantage for Chinese who were caught and could not find

game.

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To-day's rainfall 3.67 inches

1929 rainfall ..66.77 inches

Average ::75.59 inches

Deficit ... 8.82 inches

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It is understood that a clue has tions have been practically without in- been discovered as to the direc- cident, about 40,000 purticipated, wear- tion the murderers took, foot-ing grey green uniforms, and feathered ball, because it meant that they

hata. prints in the hut showing that

of police, re-had a night or two in the cells. Strong forces there must have been more than in the event of trouble.

inforced by military, are standing by Secondly, if they could not pay their fine, they were sent to pri- one. Developments are expected.

A clash occurred at Moedling son. Vienna, later, when Communists ap- Sorgt., Fowlie laughingly re- proached the Heimwehr rendezvous, marked that but they were driven back and several rather unfortunate, because he choice of undeserving friends, to

the twelfth was Tanaka's main weakness was

[An earlier message

evidently was the loser in the whom he was intensely loyal. stated that Chancellor Streeruwitz's resignation

He was generally popular, even followed a conference with Parliamen The husband

was the com with his bitterest political enemies, tary leaders of the majority of parties, misslor agent while the wife held who were forced to admire his at which Herr Streeruwitz himself a watching brief!-

courage in his refusal to accept The couple, were fined $50 each defeat, even when the whole coun- for keeping while the rest were try was against him. fined $3 each with the alternative of five days' jall,

After a distinguished military carcer, he entered politics in 1925, Money to the total of $4.26, when he was elected President of thirty six pai kau cards, two dices the Seiyukai (then the opposition and a table were ordered to be party), and was appointed to the confiscated.

STREET FOUNTAIN FRACAS

...

A carpenter and his. wife, suggested that Schober should be his together with a mill worker, ap- successor, General satisfaction and peared at the Kowloon Magistracy confidence is felt in the latter's prompt this morning before Mr. T. S. acceptance, in view of four great Fas Whyte-Smith charged with fighting cist marches watside Vienna scheduled in Tai Nam Street.

for Sunday, while 700 Socialist meet ings have been arranged between Fas cist centres end capital.]

All admitted the offence. Sergt. Jessop stated that the. second and third defendants had quarrelled at the street fountain over water, when the second defen- dant's husband came and helped his wife. He was about to hit the -third defendant on the head with his hammer, but the Chinese de- tective prevented him.

Asked by Mr. Whyte-Smith why

be should want to strike the man,

OFFICER'S ESCAPE

STRANGE CABLE RECEIVED FROM “BOTNIA CAPTIVE

"I'M BADLY WOUNDED

Shanghai, Yeday.

the carpenter replied that he was The following dramatic telegram was

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COURT

OORE EVIDENCE

INJURED WOMAN'S DAUGHTER CROSS-EXAMINED

COOLIE HIT ON NOSE

This morning Mr. E. W, Hamilton tock further cyidence in the care in which Privates Thomas McEven and Harry Shea, of the King own Scottish Borderers, are charged on

two counts, as follow:-

SIR W. WATERLOW ASSUMES HISTORIC OFFICE

CHINESE VESSELS COMMANDEERED

NANKING ACTION

TRANSPORTATION OF TROOPS FROM PUKOW.

TO FIGHT IRONSIDES

ONG CITY CONNECTIONS

London, Yesterday, Sir William Waterlow was yester. day unanimously chosen as Lord Mayor of London for the coming year. All the customary and pic- turesque rites associated with the

Shanghal, To-day. ceremony of election were observed

the City Guildhallment has up to the present com-

It is learned that the Govern Sir William Waterlow, who will mandeered thirteen Chinese ves- succeed to office in November, has sels for the transportation been a member of the London Cor- troops upriver from Pakow. family has given more than one will be requisitioned forthwith.--- poration for 16 years, and his Further vessels, it is reported,

Wireless Service.

of

(1) that they on Friday, August 30, at Shelley-street, assaulted a Chin- ese woman named Chan Lei-sze Lord Mayor to the city-British Reuter. 160), causing her bodily harm;

Earlier News and

[A Home paper recently gave the

Canton Saturday. 12) that they on the same evening, at following prediction as to whom Sir

It is officially learned that the or near Lyndhurst-terrace, assault Kynaston Studd's successor would be National Government has despatch- ed a Chinese man named Tze Tim. likely to be: The Liverymen of led the 3rd and 8th. Divisions to The injured woman's daughter hall at noon on September 28 to elect Kwangtung, which left Shanghai on September 26 by transports; and

the

City Guilds will assemble at Guild-

completed her evidence which was the Lord Mavor for the year end, that the 18th National Division is

Strellett,

ing

then threw her

started on Monday last.

in succession to Sir Kynaston who has been one of the most popu Cross-examined by MDL lar and efficion: Chief magistrates of how marching from Kanchow in defending She wit modern times (and who has been Kiangsi towards Kwangtung. ness said that she was stand-granted a baronetcy for his civic ser- These three divisions are expected

outside No. 2, Shelley-vices),

to assemble in Canton on or before street, opposite her own houae,ed the position. Only two of these,

Twelve aldermen have not yet serv-1October 5. when the affair happened. She viz., Sir William Waterlow and Sir

Unfounded Rumours saw the two soldiers stand out-Stephen Killik, are eligible, as they

Officials are not at all perturbed side house No. 9-and catch hold of alone have filled. the preliminary with the many rumours concerning her mother. They shook her and Sir William Waterlow is chngen, he tung and Kwangsi. So far, accord- office of Sheriff. If, as is expected, the political situation in Kwang, across the street will have served the shrievalty and ing to best informed circles, no die- Her mother was lifted bodily and the mayoralty in two sucocasive years. was in the air all the way to the Sir Charles Bathe had early the turbances of any kind are anticipat- opposite side of the street, where divided his tenure of office as Sheriff tricts. There is no question that

same experience, as only

ed in Canton or the outlying dis one year she fell into the gutter. Her from that as Lord Mayor, mother screamed when she fell, but The nomination of an alderman forto Shluhing and other provincial the moving of troops from Canton did not move.

Walbrook Ward, in the City, corse- quent on the resignation of Sir centres has given stimulus to many Harold Moore, will be held at the of the rumours, but as a certain has, it is said, come forward, viz., Mr. dent to-day, this transfer of troops end of September. A fifth candidate official explained to our correspon Sheriff W. G. Coxen. The others are is largely the result of disbandment Sir Frederick Daniel Green, Sir Percy

Witness left others to go to her mother's assistance and herself went after the soldiers. She ac tually saw a chair coolie hit on the nose by one of the soldiers and then a crowd collected. The Police arrived then and the two accused were arrested.

Yee Chee, a painter employed by the injured woman, said that he lived on the ground floor of No. 3, Shelley-street. At about 11 p.m., on-August 20 he was sitting outside. the door of the house. He saw two soldiers come down the street, to- ward him. He bolted because they were staggering and he concluded that they were drunk. He ran into a tailor's shop next door. He did not see what happened after that. Ore of the soldiers came into the tailer's shop soon after he had entered. He tampered with a sew- ing machine and then went out Witness went out soon after this and saw the soldiers going down the street. On reaching Hollywood- disappeared from sight. road they turned to the left and

The case is being continued this

afternoon.

CANTON FINANCE

LATEST BAN ON CENTRAL BANKNOTES

an ad-

Vincent, Mr. G. H. Heilbuth, and andre-organization. This ̈re- Major F. H. Bowater. Of these Sir organization having being complet F. D. Green and Sir Percy Vincented, the troops are now sent back to are exSheriffs, and Major Bowater is their respective stations; hence one of the new Sheriffs.

RECORD DROUGHT

RAIN FALLS. IN LONDON AFTER 38 DAYS

SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO

London, Yesterday.

arise the rumours that troops are being despatched to guard against possible invasion by the "Iron sides and their allies.

Kwangsi Loyalty

As to the Kwangsi situation, Canton officials are not by any means worried by the news from Hong Kong that Kwangel may throw in its lot with the" "Iron- aides." So far, the news from that Province does not indicate that any.

it was raining in London to-day serious developments are likely to for the first time for $8 days, the arise. The loyalty of the Kwangel drought being a record one since troops to the National Government 1868.-Reuter.

has not been questioned at any time, nor is that of the high rail- tary officers in command.Canton News Agency.

Forty Dry Days

A

London, Yesterday. Rain fell in London this after noon for the first time in 38 days, thus ending the drought which has eclipsed all records for a century," Although rain is not general, heavy storms visited the Metropolitan area and the southern counties, in parts of which no rain has fallen. for over 40 days.-British Wireless Service.

TABLES TURNED

SURPRISE. FOR EUROPEAN COMPLAINANT

ARRESTING A COOLIE

Mr. T. Gibbison, an engineer living at. Empress Lodge, Mody-road, Kowloon, appeared at the Kowloon Magistracy

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS this morning before Mr. T. S. Whyte-

an

"SECOND TO NONE" SAYS UNDERSECRETARY FOR AIR

CONTINENTAL EXPERIENCES

London, Yesterday

Smith as corphinänt in a case in which a licensed ricsha coolie, No. 481, was charged with refusing to accept. bire in Hankow-road last midnight.E

The defendant mentioned the fact

to his Worship that his ricsha was the

last one in a queue of ten outside the the coolies that customers should take Kowloon Hotel. It was the custom of The Under Secretary for Air the first one in the queue, because if

MINISTRY'S NEW ORDER

Following pessimism which was Premiership two years later. | short-lived, and then improvement, This position he held until a a further development has occurred repercussion of the Chang Tso-lin in Canton finances, thereby causing SELLING “HERALDS" incident in July last forced then little uneasiness among Kwang-

Cabinet to resign.

tung merchants, It is not yet eertain who will Mr. Fan Ki-mo, the Provincial succeed to the presidency of the Treasurer, has asked for Seiyukai, but the question of avance of one month's premium Mr. Frederick Montague, returned they did not it would result in bad,

from the monopolists of the Govern- to Croydon Aerodrome yesterday feeling among them. ment, such to be paid by October after a five days tour of Contin 15 by 70 per cent, in new notes of ental airports, during which he has the Central Bank (bearing the visited 15 aviation centres and signature in Chinese of the flown in the machines of six dif- Manager, Mr. Choy Man-chor) and ferent countries. 30 per cent. in old notes (bearing the signature in English of Mr. Chow).

HAWKER WHO HAD NO LICENCE

Today Kwong Chik appeared the Kowloon Magistracy, charged bafere Mr. T. B. Whyte-Smith al not going to hit the man, but received yesterday by Wallem and Co. with hawking newspapers withoal a his intention Was to smash his the local agents for the "Botnia," from buckets because he had broken two Mr. H. Westerheim, her chief officer, licence in Nathan Road yesterday." who was captured by pirates at Hai

of his wife's

There are

His Worship (smilingly). That's His Worship: There is plenty of chow a fortnight age: "Leaving to-day the man from whom I bought my water now. You need not fight by Jardine steamer "Yusang." Send "Sunday Herald.” over it. The first and third defen-motorcar to Woosting to arrange with Sergt. Prance: He has been dants are fined $5 each, and the the hospital as I am badly wounded.caught several times already, and woman is discharged.

no details as to how he every time he states that he has a The second defendant pleaded to secured his freedom-Reuter.

newspaper hawker's licence at the his Worship that he went at the stated: Fears for the life of Mr. Hnot called for it yet

[A cable despatched on Sept. 24 Central Police Station, but he has same time as the woman to draw Westerheim, the chief officer of the His Worship: He's the man who water, and that there was some Norwegian s.. "Botnia, and a victim dispute over turns and they quar- of the ruthless pirate gang which at stands near the Duro Motor Garage relled

tacked the vessel near Haichow eleven In Nathan Road. I seem to remem- His Worship All the same you days ago are intensified by the sensa ber his face, all right. Fined three should have let the woman have her tional story related yesterday at dollars. turn first. All three were then Panpu, by Captain A. Haaland, who bound over to keep the peace for was also made a captive, but escaped six months.

by a miracle.

PETTY CASES

Mr. T. S Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy, this morning disposed of the following petty

cases.

A dolle, on pleading that he had been in the Colony for only two days, was let off with a caution for. driving a public ricsha without a licence

For dumping rubbish in Woosung

Street Chinese woman was fined

MEERUT TRIAL

PRISONERS. CALL OFF THEIR

** HUNGER STRIKE,

been THE CONSPIRACY CASE

BAD FORTUNE

While listening to a fortune teller in Waterloo Road resterday

CLOUDY WEATHER

To-day's Weather Report

states: from the Royal Observatory.

The anticyclone has increas

ed in intensity and is now central over S. Manchuria. The typhoon is situated in the

Tokyo.. Pacific to the North-east of

A moderate monsoon will prevail along the coast and over the N. China seg.

Forecast N.E. winds; mo derate, cloudy.

His Worshir pointed out that the de- fendant was quite right,

A

rona s

Mr. Gibbison held that the defen- dant's ricshe was the only one cuts side the Hotel; and that there were The object of the tour was of the Y.M.C.A. He could produce no ten others in Middle-road at the rear Study Continental methods and to witness, however, compare them with British. Mr. Drastic Change

His Worship concurred that there Montague stated that his expert was no evidence that the coolle refused There has also been a drastic ence had been most useful, but he kire, except his arrest by an Indian change in the authorities fist re-considered the imperial Airways constable, and be accordingly dismiss garding the currency in which second to none in comfort and ed the case.. taxes are to be paid. With small efficiency. British Wireless exceptions, the order of September vice.

26 is to go. As from September 30to-day) neither the new nor the old notes will be accepted; pay- ments will have to be in 80 per cent. silver and 20 per cent. new notes.

This order has the effect of re- legating the new notes. (hitherto at the present time, owing to the current at par) to a position of in- probability of a general election Leriority, and the old issue to a early in 1930,

position worse still,

successor is particularly important

Ser-

NON-STOP FLIGHT

NO NEWS RECEIVED OF FRENCH AIRMAN

NO RADIO ON PLANE

Paris, Yesterday

Baron Tanaka's funeral w take It has to be noted that the paper place on October 9 Reuters issued at par by the Govern- 2 Chinese felt a pull at his pocket

No news has been received of the [Baron. Guchu Tanaka was born ingent repository, the Central Bank, kairman Costes His machine was and on turning round saw a lad Yamaguchi 1868, and entering the canton, but it is not the first time not equipped with wireless-Rey- running away with a foot ruke Army, became a sub-lieutenant la 1886 of a crisis.

A chase was given and the culprit He graduated from the Staf College Little effect has been felt in was arrested.

1898, and was mnde Director of the Hong Kong where the market for This morning at the Kowloon Military Affairs Bureau in 1910, a post Canton paper money has been Magistracy he was sentenced to which he held for three years. Dez-

restricted of Inte. four months hard labour.

patched abroad in 1918, he returned to 15- M. Whyte-Smith remarked that become Lieut. General of the 2nd Brigade and Vice-

The Communist prisones have doned their hunger strike

Sept. 25 it was reported that

racy case, which the defendant had had 12 strokes Crier of the Ceral State, He was Sir Alan Cobham gave fights Two married Hakka women were teen dragging on for months nging to

epiracy case, has of the cane this year, and it had created a pear in connection with the to a large number of schoolchildren Gued 2 each for carrying pigwash persistent abstraction, had declared alevident done him no good. He European War in 1920 during prohibited hours.

resigned and adults at Shoreham near leo convicted.

Brighton.

his posts in 1921 192

Summons For Assault During the hearing his Worship brought to the notice of the Court that at the end of August a BIONA Was iscued against Mr. Gibbison for assault on a riesha coolie, a different one this time, on the night of August 27, but they had been unable to find him at the address which he gave to the Police, and the Court Sergeant was told that he had gore to Singapore. alon The Chinese complainant state that his four witness were not in Court, and his Worship granted a 48 hours' re anand

HEALTH WEEK

[The airman Costes took of et Suggestions for a Health Week 20 for Siberis from Le Bourget on will be submitted at the meeting of September 27 in an attempt on the the Sanitary Board to-morrow world's record for a long-distance afternoon, non-stop fight. He was accompanied by Bellonte, lonte

a six-hundred Costes machine has a borsepower engine, and carries 6,200 of the Taunton, Somerset, Board of Mr. Samuel Lawrence, a member tres of petrol He intended to By Guardians, and his wife have cele emmin in the air about fifty hours brated the 60th anniversary of He had hoped to reach Tokyo.]: their wedding.

about nine thousand kilometres, and