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The

China Mail

BLISHED

1845

No. 27,316 HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1929.

GENTLEMAN CROOK'S BANKING PROGRESS PRESIDENT CHIANG

ACTIVITIES

ANOTHER VICTIM

GRAMOPHONE RECORDS TAKEN ON APPROVAL

BOGUS ADDRESS GIVEN

The "Gentleman Crook" story has caused quite a stir among

NEW BUILDING IN QUEEN'S

ROAD

INTERESTING PARTICULARS

The www building on Inland Lot 25, in Queen's Road Central, which has been under construction for thei past two miniths, is for the Industrial! and Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., at pre-i sent in York Building, Chater Road.

Having a frontage of 60 feet, the j bulking will have a depth of 186 feet!

local tradespeople, and othiers. and a height of 90 feet, (six stores)

PREPARED

OATH TO BE TAKEN

'THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT|

TOLERATE THIS CONDUCT"

REBELS TO BE SUBJUGATED

Canton, Yesterday,

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day wag 1/8 15/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

bilious2

PERHAPS ITS EYES!

Some

forms of eyestrain cause billousness. Our... examination will quickly determine whether you need glasses or not. We never prescribe ~ glasses unless they are necessary.

LAZARUS

Horiy Keng's Only European Optician. 13, Queen's Road, Central. Telephone Mr. Cooper C. 2203 for anointment.

MR. HOOVER BUSY WOMAN'S TERRIFYING PREFERRED DEATH REPORTED IN A

VISITS AMERICAN TOWNS TO PERFORM CIVIC DUTIES

FIRST LONG JOURNEY

Detroit. Yesterday. President Huover has arrived on

ORDEAL

INDIAN CHARGED

ALLEGED THREAT TO KILL HER CHILDREN

MURDERER WHO SAID HE DESERVED HÄNGING

JUDGE VISIBLY MOVED.

DUNGEON

IN

ON

On September 20, Yim Yat- REMARKABLE ALLEGATIONS OF hong (55), was indleted at the Criminal Sessions before the Chief

his first long journey since he be THE TALLEST & STRONGEST" Justice (Sir Henry Gollan, K.C.)

NATIVE TREATMENT

COLOURFUL STORY

have dubbed the story as "fabrica-the architects, found that after going king for Hankow that morningin connection with the completion house near Felix Villa on the early were occupied by the Sandalwood | the reporter of "La Opinion" and

time to

names were mentioned: On such as these wuste.

We

CONSPIRACY TRIAL

generals!

came President. He speaks at the

and a jury, for the murder, in opening of the Edison Institute at:

-When the case in which August, of a compatriat named James Van Shyke, the first A Naoking radio message of Dearborn Village, founded by Henry Gurdult Singh, an Indian Police Lo Kau, in a house in Second-American newspaper reporter to October 24:stated that Fresident!

Ford, and wih aonnenteet Cincin Guard, is charged with forcibly street, West Point. The premises work on a native newspaper in As usual, however, there are not When the foundations were being

nati, at the Louisville celebrations raping a Chinese woman in an which the crime, took place the Philippines, which he did as a few "Doubting Thomases" who'j dur. Messrs. Denison, Bam and Gibbs, Chiang Kai-shek was leaving Nan-

of the canalisation af Ohio River med

was re- Workers' Guild, of which both the allied journals of Manila for a morning of August 31. tign," because for good reason no to 20 feet down they came to solid by the gunboat "Cho Yiu." An oath

this morning at the accused and deceased were mem-period of about 18 months, arriv- rock.

from Pittsburg to Cairo.-Reutor's Criminal Sessions before Mr.bers.. Imposing Elevation

to be taken by the President will

ed in Hong Kong to-day bringing have no

American Service.

Justice J. R. Wood and a jury, In spite of the advice of his a tale which is certainly unusual This new building will have an in- be published, the tenor of which

Chan Mee-anu. the woman whom Counsel Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam even in this part of the Orlent. posing elvyntion with doric columns Further investigation made by and entablature which will give an im-

runs as follows;

the accused is alleged to have as (instructed by Messrs. Johnson,

This 23-year-old reporter, who snuited.

of the Stokes, and Master), the accused was formerly with the our special staff writer concern- Įpression of solidity and strength, devoit "The North-western

gave evidence

Hearst ing the activities of "Dapper of any superfluous orzament, with all have frustrated the re-organisation ACCUSED THROWS SLIPPER AT alarming experience she under-entered a plea of "guilty" imme- Dan" has enabled the "China the mouldings made in simple contour and disbandment of troops and

after went and how the accused had diatoły

the indictment newspapers in America, alleges threatened to kill her children.

had

been read Mail" to expose yet another of his and of classical design.

to out

him that he had to sleep in a French frauen.

and steadfastly refused to alter dungeon in Saigon for ten days Offer of Marriage

his plea. Even when His Lord because he was the first national' Lo intentionally and without any ship asked him if he had killed

to ever enter Indo-China without lawful excuse, he answered firm- passport. y. "Yes" and added that he sought Leaving Manda Juring the latter part of September. Mr. According to Law

Van

Shyke took bound to accept that plen, and ad-vessel bound for Phnom Penh,

Sir Henry decided that he was the "Cheong

pasaage on On," a Chinese

Cambodia, French Indo-China, and had his fill of adventure as a cattle attendant!

WITNESS

Lahore, Yesterday.

She described the accused the "tallest and strongest" of the At the resumption of the conspir-three. Indian guards engaged by acy trin! in connection with the her husband to watch the house. She added that after having com- murder of Police Inspector

mitted the crime which formed the

Dominating everything will be the summoned their troops to rebel-

The Central Government ORDERED TO BE HANDCUFFED banking hall, made of granite, which lion. will continue to the frat floor. The cannot tolerate this conduct, and hall will be tiled throughout withtherefore has mobilised the armies

taian tiles.

to subjugate the rebels within the shortest period. L 'Kai-shek, whether Irise or fall, do not consider my interest alone, but it

my duty to demonstrate as to Saunders, one of the accused threw subject of the charge, the Indian who is right or wrong so that then slipper at the witness. Disorder had asked to be paid in ten gol! Their will be three ornamental done people will know on whom to fix ensued and a jailer lifted up the coins and also requested her to dressing the discover their loss until they issueights in the eentre space of the bank responsibility."

In this case the victims are one of Hong Kong's gramophone studios, the manager of which claims to be the "alcek one'" first victim be-

Panelled throughout with teak-wood, rause he was swindled on September the windows will be of bronze and the 11, which shows that the crook Bad counter grities of bronze made to the been at work for over a month, and design of the architects Mr. E. F.

Mr. F.R.I.B.AS and be ning have duped others who may Sample, beati unaware of it, and may not Hollingsworth Bend).

their bills at the end of the month.

As the croak is now known to have used two different names in his "dealings" with different shop, it is conreivable that he may have several other alinses so that it will not be pussille to ascertain the full extent of his frauds for some time. I

A Queer Passion

One weakness with this wily in- ! dividual appears to be a passion to? pes off as a banker. In the case in which the gramophone shop was victimised he gave his name us "Mr. Johnson Wong." the cashier of the same Chinese bank mentioned in the earlier story.

It is more than a coincidence that there is also an official in this bank with the surname of Wong, and ong of his initials is "This shows that the crook is very systematic is his frands and must have been aided

In his choice of mumes by a local

TO-DAY'S FEATURES

Gentleman Crook .... Reporter in Dungeon Banking Progress Woman's Ordeal Preferred Death Opium on Ships Storks Sensation

Code Disappears

Boxing, Harbour Swim

G.

Reactionaries Hanged

arm of a chair which he alleged the marry him. accused has broken off for the pur-

Mr. H. K. Holmes is conducting the case for the prosecution and

the defendant is represented by

Mr. Leo d'Almada. Jun.. instruct-

The ex-Chief-of-Police of Wuchow, Fung Ding-fang. the Director of these of throwing it at the witness Social Bureau, Lee Shou, and a mem-The accused all shouted that the ber of the committee of the Kwe failer had' himself removed the armed by Messrs. Lo and Lò. chow Govermuunt." Mr. Chen Dung. The magistrate ordered the accused renelionaries, who had been arrested to be handcuffed.—Reuter.

Wuchow, suffered the death penalty

1

when the National troops entered

1

an Oet. 19, at 6 a.m.

President Hopeful

Shanghai. Sunday.

4

12

Trouble in Tokyo German Air Giant Premier and Allies ..... 12

ng hall. The manager's room will be Directory. It is, however, difficult teak-wood.

a very time one, being panelled with

The latest news indicates that Pre- Isident Chiang has made the fullest pre-

puration in regard to the North- 1 western struggle,. and it is reported that the President entertains the mos hapefa) view on the general situation.

79.78 inches

1929 rainfall..68.03 inches

Average

Deficit

11.75 inches

The Victim's Story

The alleged victim, Chan Mee- sau, who gave her age as 38, went into the witness box this morn- ing. His Lordship offered her a chair remarking that she would have to be in the bux for quite a long time. She was plainly dress- ed and showed signs of being much agitated.

She said that on the night at 30 and the morning of

Trope have been dispatched in the NAVAL CONFERENCE August 31, she was in the hous

Peking-Hankow and Lung-hai lines from which they will advance to meet the insurgents. The Nanking Shanghai line will be guarded by General Chu

Shao-liang, who is now sending the 3rd and 8th Divisions to the North.

Generals Optimistic President Chiang held on Oct. 19 an

SENAT ÉS AGRÉE TO SERVE

ON DELEGATION

room.

death, not life.

interpreter

said:"

FRESH TO FINE

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: The anti-cyclone covers N. China and S. Manchuris and bus increased slightly in inten- sity.

The depression has passed into the Pacific to the east of

Hokkaido.

situated

The typhoon" is about 050 miles east of S. Luzon, and appears to have re- sumed a W.N.W. or N.W. * track.⚫

Fresh monsoon will continue along the China coast and over the N, China Sea.

it."

to

Visits King of Cambodia From this little visited place. where there had been no Ameri- cans for thirty years, he visited the King of Cambodia and then. embarked on the same vesse! ob- viously for a return trip to Manila which the nuthorities ad- vised him to de ince his pass- port was fully three years old. Instead, he left the ship at a little place called Blytho and from there he boarded a train and actually made Salgon. Soon after the French authorities, mostly the naval and army intelligence staffs, found out that he was there.

Passport Cancelled

With little ado, he says, they lodged him in a dungeon with four or five inch thick doors. The alert American Consul there cancelled his passport.

with her three children. She oc- eupled a room on the first floor, which was in the corner. Her room was very near the garage THE COURSE OF DISCUSSION

where, the Indian guarda lived. Tell him that I must deal with Her children slept in another him according to law." Washington, Yesterday. to understand why he should per- The upper floors will be rented as

In the next room to where Senators Reed and Robinson have she slept, was her house-boy. Her

When this was translated sistently pass off as a banker and offices, there being about one hundred important conference at which were consented to serve on the American

Facing deportation and the use the surnames of officials con-rooms available for this purpose. present Generals

Flo Ching-chung. delegation to the Naval Conference in father-in-law was away in Macau him the accused sald: "I deserve All the sanitary and lavatory ap- Chau Tai-wen and others, who appear London.

humiliating effect of that action, nected with one particular bank.

Senator Borah was invited, and that was the reason why the The trick played by Johnson lines are being installed by Messrsed to be very optimistic of result of but was unable to accept.

-His Lordship then donned the which would have resulted in be Wong" on the gramophone studio Reiss and Massey. The bathrooma will the present military campaign..

house-boy occupied a room on the dreaded black cap, and was visibly ing barred from France and all Mr. II. L. Stinson states that the same floor. Other servants slept moved when pronouncing sentence her colonies for life, Van Shyke be white tiled and most modernly

North-western troops appear to be selection of the other delegates has in the basement. fitted up.

of death, during which the accua-managed to get the agents of the marching to attack Chiang-ching, with been deferred until mora is kuown of } There will be a huge dining room out the view to capturing the

Knew Them Well

to Indo- the roof mud several bedrooms.

Peking the course of the discuSSÍONE,

ed interrupted twice by saying: vessel which took him Hankow line. There has been some

She had scen the guards fre- "Never mind. I don't mind dy- China to arrange, his passage to The Banking Hall

Japanese Delegation fighting at Yenching, though

quently and was well-acquainteding,"

Shanghai. The best they would Entering the banking hall by Queen's Bevere. Generals Stong and. Shih are

with their appearances. They His Excellency the Governor offer was fourth class, which was Road, one will first step on Mosaic striking out to reach Hupeh Province

Mr. H. L. Stimson, Secretary of used to come into the house, to did not see his way to interfere the first time that an American or tiles. To the clerks' desks there will

as their objective.

State, commenting on the exported ar- borrow the use of the telephone. with the sentence of death, and European had ever gone that way, rival of the Japanese delegation to the The

guards were employed Yim was duly hanged in the Vie-Thus to-day when the "Porthos" London Conference, said that he had ask to hear them in the shop but strades with teak-wood hand rails, the Lung-yuen and Tungkwan at their he would be glad to confer with the April this year.

The National troops have in mind informed the Tokyo Government that through the Police some time in torin Jail at 5.02 o'clock this arrived in Hong Kong the scribe. wanted them on approval, which is and posts, the floors and walls being goal. Unless in the meantime the trou-delegation in Washington before it pro- As far as she knew all the not unusual In any gramophone made of terazzo.

ble is settled by pracefal means, the ceeded to London. Reuter's American shop in the Colony. It is a practice At the rear of the banking hall, National troops will advance forward Service. to give records on two days' ap-whose size is approximately 60 feet by to meet the insurgents, and it is proval provided the customer is 70 feet, there will be the strong room, thought that the two forces will come resident here and in business. which will be made of special stoel and in contact at Hei-shih Kwan, where

concrete, thus ensuring that it will be the first battle will be fought. thoroughly burglar proof."

was just as simple as those already ,exposed. As usual, he was well- dressed and well-spoken when he visited the studio and was, of course, accepted for what he appeared to be a well-to-do Chinose.

He askod to be shown the latest records and close 14, the price of which was about $20.

He did not

Not Seen Again

ornamental bronze gates. The main staircase will be made of terazzo and concrete with ornamental wrought Iron

whom

Site of Next Battle

Kwangsi Communications

not

Washington, Later.

U.S. FARM BOARD

cabled the local telegraph office yester

The telegraph offee of Nanning TO MAKE LOANS TO COTTON

CONCERNS day, stating that the general situa tion has become normal, that Nanning

PRICES TOO LOW.

Washington, Yesterday.

prevail-

proposes

"י

morning..

who was rated as being the "most The usual inquest was held at sensational in the Philippines" doors which would give access to 11.30 by Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham during his reportarial endeavours more came back to the house were locked that night, and a Coroner's jury, who eat in there, once

But he leaves this with the exception of a door in the Second Court at the Central this Colony. the roof which led to a flight of Magistracy.

evening en route to his home in America. stepa giving access to the house,

Her Ordeal

Third Degree Methods His story of the cruel third de-

Without a Hitch Medical evidence was given by Dr. Alexander Cannon, Medical She retired at about 11.30 p.m. Ocer of Victoria Jail who was gree methods and Spanish inquisi

other hand.

the

hitch.

carbine

The Indian

natives of

He

of

The

The records were wrapped up and A gedown and servants' quarters will their numbers recorded in the stube at the back of the building, where the fire escapes to all the floors wil bo

leaving all the nights in dio's book, together with customer's name and address. He erected.

bullding burning. She was sud- present at the execution and said tion methods which he alleges the departed, and was not seen again!

The Mezzanine Floor

is under the control of Generals Yang

denly awakened from her sleep by that it was carried out without a French utilise on the Annamites Cochin-China-be- an Indian who had a The mezzanine floor will be above Tang-hui and Lui Woon-yim, and that Now, it is one thing to give goods on approval and another to give all round with polished teak-wood, with restored.

other native tribes the strong room. It will be panelled communications have been completely

slung across his back.

Death was primarily due to sides the The In- credit to any one who asks for it. balustrades and teak staircase.

dian was the défendant, whe was "judicial hanging," and secondari-would make the blood curl. General Teoi Ting-kal of the 6th that Bosides, in this cuse “Mr. Wong"

The Federal Farm Board announces barefooted at the time. She ask-ly to asphyxia and fracture and had, he says, ample opportunity To the east side of the first floor Division, with Brigadier General Aung

it believes the did not ask for credit. He had said there will be three large sized shops. Shou-lin of the 120th Brigade left low,

ed the accused why he had come dislocation of the neck due to personally to witness some prices of cotton ато ton

these heart-wringing scence. hanging, It would be all right to "bill" the "The west side will front Zotland Street. Canton for Wachow via Samshul, by to lend the Cotton Co-operation Asso-Indian gripped her throat with into her room, and in reply the therefore and

The execution was completed natives, he alleges, are tied with records to him if they were not re- thus dividing the new building from the Canton-Samshui train, yesterday, ciations sums sufficient to bring the both of his hands.

.within a few seconds. Uncon-heavy rope and unmercifully turned at the end of the stipulated Tai Ping Buliding.

to make arrangements for their troopa total amount borrowed from all sources then unalung his carbine,

A stick until their and sciousness was instantaneous and beaten with lime, and if the bill was presented Lifts installed by Waygood Otis (for to garrison Wuchow. In order to save by such to him at the bank it would be paid. agenta) will be used to all the floors, son quarters will not be established at

Mesara. Dodwell & Co. are expenditure, it is said that the Garri-pound an graded and classed cotton.

associations 10-18 'cents aplacing it against her throat, he death followed immediately after-bodies are raw and they are black and blue. That is the method, he covered. her He even hinted that he would in all

mouth up with the wards. All the casements and steel work-Wuchow.

which confessions. are Rapid Marketing probability take all the records.

After Chief Warder J. McLeod asserts, by ngs will be supplied by Hope & Co.,

extracted. Personally, however, Therefore, when at the end of two glazed with the beat British glass sup Wong Keung At Nanking

The Federal Farm Board balloves She was thus pressed down to had given formal evidence of iden

he was treated with kindness, al- days the records were not returned, plied by R. Corney & Co.

General Wong Keong of the 15th cotton is due to the mild autumn wes- but all to no avail. She was very duced the warrant of execution though he did have to sleep on

that the present unsatisfactory price of the bed. She struggled violently tification of the prisoner and pro- no suspicion was aroused. How- The building will be entirely of re- Division (newly organised) telegraphs ther, leading in the rapid marketing much frightened, and having gat aigned by the Colonial Secretary eat food which could not be des- the stone, floor of a dungeon and ever, the studio sent a "boy" to the inforced concrete, with Shanghal plast that on arriving at Nanning on Octo-of products. bank to collect the $20 from "Mr. er facia.

The Jardine Engineering Co. are in Kwon-chi, the local Defence Commis-are now borrowing cortain, eums for Wong." Luck was in favour of the stalling the fire equipments, whlie Low-sioner, on the question of maintaining advances to members from banks and crook. The "boy" asked for "Mr. cock & He are responsible for the elee-peace and order.

Gripped by the 'Throst Wong" and was told that he was tric wiring.

from the Board. The latter proposes The Indian was in her room for Recent Information from the front to supplement' these loans, and it is about half an hour. out: (the people in the bank, of The cost of the building, when com- states that, since the flight of the two announced that the Board is prepared erime

After the course, thinking that the Mr. Wong pleted, near the Chinese New Year, Kwangsi leaders, Generals Yu Cho- to take similar action in regard to asked her to pay him ten gold dialect.

WOA committed, accused ma." referred to was the member of the will be close on two lakhs. The con- pak and Li Ming-shui, the rebel troops wheat-Reuters American Service. staff there).

tractors are Kwong Hing & Co.

have been reorganised by General The "boy" returned the

Yang Tang-hul of the 67th Division. stúdio with the Information be had been swindled, but philoso- General Yang and Colonel Lai Fuk- that "Mr. Wong" waa out, Phically decided to write the $20 off ching proceeded to Nanning on October and the studio manager de as a "bad debt, thinking that it 12, leaving the troops of one Brigade

to

The Bead explains that

ber 10, he communicated with Chang the Cotton Co-operative Association her down to the bed, the, alleged the jury returned the usual vercribed with printable language.

elded that it would not do to unduly was not worth troubling the Police Kweilin and Liuchow.

under General Tse Tung-aban

press a customer. The fact remain ever such a small amount.

STOP PRESS

SOVIET TO OCCUPY C. E. RAILWAY

London, To-day.

crime was committed.

dict of "death in accordance with medical evidence." due to judicial hanging.

. Mr. Van Shyke has written for a number of magazinies and has been a reporter since, he was 16.

He spoke in the Hakka

It is feared that a number of coins. He also threatened to

homeless people took shelter in the Can't Sleep. Any More atrike her children if the money Eventually the accused asked were trapped by a fire which is cellars of a Paris market hall and was not forthcoming. She said to be let out of the building. She described as one of the worst the she had no money, whereupon the went and got the key. After open-French capital has known for many accused again gripped Her by the ing the main door, accused stood

throat and marched out of the there and again requested her ta years. Firemen were engaged at

room.

་

محمد

Bay that

the outbreak for twenty-four hours,

: marry him. He also stroked her ed that "Mr. Wong" was known at He regretted his action when he

Peace Movement

When they got near the room cheeks. the Bank, so they could wait for saw the exposure of the "Gentleman Gen. Ho Ching-chun cabled on Oct.

where her children, slept, the ac Witness went on to

During, archaeological excavations their money.

Crook" in his newspaper! Had he 19 to Gen. Yen Hal-shan and Gen

cused made an attempt to go in after the accused had left, she which the Italian Government is Swindle Discovered

acted immediately perhaps the crook Chang Heuch-liang, stating that a

saying that he would kill all her at once woke up her house-boy carrying out in Cyrenaica, a marble Then the bill was..sent a second would have been caught by the certain pi ty proposed that a circular The "Morning Post" correspondant children. She, however, managed and told him what had happened, slab, 2,045 years old, was found, time to the bank, and on thle oc Police and his activities curbed.telegram ba issued under the signs at Rigs has learned, that soting at to drag the Tadian away. The ac She and the house-boy kept talk perfectly preserved, with the in- ension the "boy" returned to the As it was, however, the crook had kors, requesting the immediate waspen Stalin, decided to occupy the Chinese

turos of the senior Kuomintang mem Moscow, under the chairmanship of cused then got hold of her by the ing until daybreak. "How could scribed testament of Ptolemy VII studio with the information that the had plenty of rope and had come to lon of milltary movements in the Eastern Railway Hatbin will be de nape of her neck, and made her a woman in my position go to King of Egypt and Cyrenaice, In- same Johnson, Wong was not the end of with the newspaper country, in order to rettle the present copied in month. Eecter,

accompany him downstairs. When sleep," she added, exposure. That was something for diepute by partfic methods Canton

they got to the foot of the stairs, The manager then realized that which to be thankful!

News Agency.

the accused said, "You marry

(Continued on Page 9).

known there

which he bequeathed his kingdóm. to the Romans in the event of his, dying without an heir."