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MITSUI DUSSAN KAISHA, LTD,

No. 27,341

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1929. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

FATE OF WUCHOW

CANTON TROOPS

EVACUATE

RIVER MINED

IRONSIDES MAKE HEADWAY

That the West River-a most important waterway from the point of view of Hong Kong trade is in the course of being mined is re- ported from, Canton, the ob ject of the Canton Navy in so doing being to prevent in- roads into Kwangtung by the forces now operating agafust the National Government of Nanking and, of course, against the Kwangtung Gov.

ernment.

SOUTH AFRICA

“RED” ACTIVITIES IN COMMANDER IS SURE MR. INSTONE BREWER

OF VICTORY DUE TO-MORROW

KWANGTUNG FORCES SOON. TO BROUGHT DOWN FROM SHANG-

BE "ELIMINATED"

HAI ON LOCAL WARRANT

PEOPLE MUST BE PATIENT PERJURY & LARCENY CHARGE

Canton, Yesterday. Mr. Instone Brower, barrister and

NATIVE UNREST FANNED BY THIRD INTERNATIONAL

SPREADS TO RHODESIA

Pretoria, Yesterday.

The Minister of Justice, Mr.

|C-in-C. Chan Chai-tong, General Tan jwho was sent to bring him

part

JAIL FOR BREAKING

SERGT.'S FINGER

CHINESE FOKI'S STRUGGLE WITH EUROPEAN OFFICER

RESISTING ARREST

It is

the stern

nervous

PERHAPS ITS EYES!

Our careful and accurate sye examina. tion will quickly determine if it is due to eye strain. Make an appoint. ment now.

LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician. 13, Queen's Road, Central Telephone Mr. Cooper C. 2203 for

SEQUEL TO SHARE SENSATION

ALLEGED RAMP ON STOCKBROKER

in the local stock market.

appointment.

FAR EAST FLIGHT

FROM SHANGHAI TO MANILA

TWO "DUD" CHEQUES

"No doubt for a man, of your

Not for the first time, his Honouri

BERT HALL The Weekly Memorial Service as founder of the Instone Banking Gor-type it is very funny to break a the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Pirow, in a statement on the Durban Monday was attended by large poration, will arrive in the Colony to European Sergeant's finger in re- Gollan. C.B.E.) to-day criticised LAFAYETTE HERO raids, said that they had to face Bathering of comrades. Among thosomorrow by the "Empress of Russia."sisting arrest.

so funny the Colony's Code of Civil Proce- widesprend, serious native unrest, present were Chairman Chan Min-sh, in the custody of Sarat him back tht i think you had better have dure as being novel. The occasion

TO ACT AS PILOT fanned by numerous organisations. Tau-yuen of the 60th Division, Gen- Mr. Brewer, it will be remember one month in prison to think it was a sequel to a recent sensation in many cases closely aflied, and all erai Tok Sin, the Vice-Divisional Com-ed, left the Colony after having given over!"

Manila, Nov. 14.-Manila is in a enses in touch with the Communiat mander of the 50th Division, and the his evidence in the public examina This was

frenzy of enthusicam Mr. Leo Well, trading as Harry comment

over plans Party, and directly and definitely representatives of various organisation into the affairs of the Instone made by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, this 0. Odell & Co., sharebroker, Ex-just revealed for a Shanghai to instructed by the Third Inter-tions, numbering over 100. The Banking Corporation, Later two national. He added that it was a C-in-C., Chan Chai Chai-tong presided warrants were sworn out for his armorning, in convicting one of two change Building sued Fung Chack-Manila flight by Nick Camena, significant fact that native unrest and reported on the military situation. rest. He is alleged to have committed Chinese who were before him to chow, alias C. C. Fung, described as popular son of the President pro tem was not confined to the Union, but The following is a resume of his rea breach of the Perjury Ordinance in answer charges arising out of a the Hong Kong Small

Investors of the Philippines Senate, and Liout that he fled a document falsa in a fight which occurred in Centre Share & Real Estate Co., of No. 18. Bert Hall, world war was beginning to extend to South

hero and The Northern War

Imaterial particular, and a breach of Street. Weat Point, yesterday Ice House Street, for the recovery Rhodesia Reuter.

Details of the north-western

the Larceny Ordinance in that he filed morning.

of $11,700 and also asked for at veteran of the famous Lafayette a material between the National troops and the balance sheet false in

tachment of certain property.

EscadriBe. The two accused. Tokis of a

Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by

Osmena is sponsoring the flight Kuominchun have been clearly report-particular with intent to deceive. ed in the foreign and Chinese Presses.

Mr. Brewer was subsequently arrest-shop, were charged jointly with ed in Shanghai and he was kept in assaulting a Chinese dyer, whilst Messrs. G. K. Hall Brutton & Co.) and Hall will pilot. It is expected Tengfeng and Lingus have been cap the Municipal Council Gaal in Amoy the man who got one month was was for plaintiff.

that the trip will start within a the tured by the National troops, while Road by order of HLB.M.'s Police Court further charged with realsting/neither present Third International to its cented.

matter of days, the flyer taking off one day and arriving the next with. in South Africa to "wage 4| Ping-haun аге now surrendering. struggle against native bills and General Yen has despatched his troops

halts at Amoy and Aparri, northern Luzon, all other forms of oppression in in two directions to threaten the rest is believed that the revolutionary manner," and to of the rebels. conduct militant demonstrations north-western war will be settled with on December 16 under the slogan in the shorest time. "Long Live the Native Republic,”, and penetrate the mines

Amazing Plots

Pretoria. Later.

Mr. Justice Pirow quoted written instructions from

14.

The Ironsides

war

Hong Kong.

in

Defondant was

nor legally repre-

whose index finger on the right

Cement Shares hand was broken in the violent: In his outline of the caso, counsel struggle which the man put up to said that defendant purchased 500 break away.

shares in the Green Island Cement A Bad Locality

Co., Ltd., from plaintiff on October 15; and a further 500 on October These were taken delivery of October 18.

17.

WIDE INTEREST

In an editorial to-day the Manila Bulletin, leading American daily, declares that plans for the trip have aroused wide public interest.

Newspapers in Cuba and Iloilo "A ramp was practised by delikewise have participated in an out-

on plaintiff," added Mr. burst of enthusiasm, as the enter

prise is looked upon 48 the In the morning, defendant went to forerunner of an era of aeronautic the local office of the Mercantile development which may bring about Bank of India, Ltd., and made an regular air mail service with the

Island aerial link-up.

Jenkin.

In the interval, the Cantonese

"Diąliked Injustice” convey the impression that they

gave an interview to Pressmen

Prior to his arrest, Mr. Brewer intend to evacuate Wuchow, the

Shanghai. He said that he had al- Treaty part up the West River,

ways disliked injustice and in fight- in the east of and constituting the

When the Magistrate learned by all With regard to the situation of ing against it, he had "tread on the that the shop at which the accus- outlet by water of Kwangsi pro- possible means and call a partial Kwangsi, some units of the Ironsides corns of the authorities here." Ated were employed was at 19, Cen-on

atoppage of work on December did make an attempt to enter the vicl-the time he was admitted to practisetre Street he remarked: "Oh, it] vince. There are signs. however,

All available organisation nity of Kwellin, but seeing that Kwei at the local Bar, a barrister could apis next door to the lady who was fendant that the Cantonese may fight a

lin, Pinglo and Lalpo were strongly pear in original and summary jurisdic- were to be used for this purpose. defended by National troops, they dar- tions without having to be briefed by selling children!" earguard action in order to secure Mr. Pirow named organisations ined not advance further, but retreated a solicitor, Later, while Mr. Brewer

South Africa directly or indirect-to Hingon and Kwonyang,

Divisional Inspector Bloor: Yes. an orderly retiral.

In the was in America, the law was changed. It is a very bad locality. ly implicated in communication meantime, the Government main forces It required a barrister to receive his

The dyer's story was that the appear in Court on behalf of a client.

the Bank would for 20 cents that The new ruling, Mr. Brewer alleg of clothing to dye ed, was commonly called "an Ordin- but when the work was complet-him. an overdraft of about

against. ed wanted to give him only ten $7,500 iance to suppress 'Brewer."

the

A. J. "Pop" Croft, veteran Manila shares. cents, He refused and would not Defendant gave plaintiff two aviator, is quoted by the Bulletin hand over the clothing, whereupon "dud" cheques, Mr. Jenkin said, to-day as saying that the trip is the two accused set upon him. for $5,800 and $5,900, respectively. entirely feaalble. He predicted that. Arst accused striking the first "They were 'dud' in this sense-it will prove completely successful. blow,

that, in fact, he had no funds to Paying tribute to Lieutenant

Meanwhile the city of Canton with the Third International, in-have been despatched to the Siu-Pak- brief from a solicitor before he could second accused gave him a suit arrangement (la anticipation) 80/Asiatic mainland as well as an inter-

cautions are

itself has become uneasy and pre- cluding the Communist Party, Kiang (Small North River), and the

being taken, anch African National Congress, Natal North River. being akin to those of previous Industrial and Commercial Work- times when war loomed on the ers' horizon.

CITY GUARD DISARMED

Wuchow, Yesterday.

Brigades Mutiny

Unions League, and the According to a report from General African Rights League of anti- Lui Woon-yim in Pingnam, two bri- Imperialism.

gades of his armies under Generals The Government had written Hau and Fung have mutinied. The Evacuation of Wachow by the proof of these facts and he claim-two rebellious generals are said to have Cantonese forces is taking place. ment demonstrations

ed that the object of the Govern-been influenced by the ex-Kwangul Generals Li Chung-yen and Huang at Durban Shao-hung, and are co-operating with The Kwangs! forces (until last week allies of the Cantonese but full was merely temporary.

had been fully achieved, but the the Ironaldea.

The Chang Fa-kuei and Huai who have gone over to the Iron-Government would now amend the hung were formerly enemies. aide invaders of Kwangtung) are Riotous Assemblies Act to deal as co-operation is only a question of per- advancing on Wuchow.

Boon as possible with agitators sonal benefit. Before lesing Wuchow. Gen-wha were at the root of the eral Chan Chal-tong (Commander- trouble. in Chlef of the pro-Government units) entirely disarmed the city guard.

Dangerous Stage

He, therefore, left Wu- Mr. Justice Pirow declared that chow in a helpless state against it was agreed by all that the na- possible bandit attack or internal tive anrest in the union had

reached a disorder.

dangerous stage and the police were satisfied that mat- a point where, ters had reached unless checked, they would in 12

All should be quiet as soon as

the city is occupied by the incom

Shao Their

Chang Fa-kuel has proved himself in Kwangtung, Hupeh and Kiangal that he is a militarist of the lawless type.

While in Hunan, the Ironsides, re- duced to at present 8,000 strong, were severely attacked and intercepted by the troops of General Ho Chien,

An Easy Task?

In order to strengthen the forces in Kwangtung, the Central Government has sent General Tan Tao-yuen of the

50th Division to North River, and General Liu Hwo-ting of the 58th

the field' mora

ing Kwangsi troops (who a few to 18 months' time lead to riot- weeks ago allowed the Cantonese to come up and make Wuchow the ing by natives on a large scale. Division to Chao-Mai (Swatow dis

with consequent reprisals base of operations against

by trict). There are In Ironsides). No fighting here is anticiputed.

the

[Note: The foregoing is based on the gist of a Royal Naval des-

FAIR FOR TENNIS This morning's weath

weather re- port from the Royal Observa- tory states:

The anticyclone has moved to the south of Japan, and the depression has passed into the Pucife; another depression is Indicated over S. Manchuria.

Fresh monsoon will prevail along the S.E. coast of China, and over the China Sea.

Forecast.-N.E. winds, mo-. derate, fair.

HOUSE

Europeana and the Introduction than 35 regiments of troops; several BOYS STEAL BULBS TO BUY of lynch low.

tires more than that of the Ironsides. It should not, therefore, be difficult to exterminate the insurgents.

Seething Unrest Describing the seething unrest

Owing to the transfer of troops before the raids, he from various districts, the bandite have patch. Not only did the Canton-in Durban ese daarm the Kwangal but they also took over full control said that the Borough Police were avaited themselves of the opportunity

guards, Yesterday, however, the Cantonese attacked and beaten by mobs of to renew their haneful activities caus troops had begun to move out and natives. Life and property were ing the people to suffer temporarily.. the various headquarters were be-seriously endangered and a mobile

tang.]

War to End Soon

of

FOOD

grant

QUITE FEASIBLE

"His experience has been thor- oughly proved."

Sergeant Pockson said that he meet these cheques and could not Hall's aeronautical ability, Croft

over- remarked;" was on duty in Queen's Road West, meet them even with the at the junction of Centre Street when he saw a disturbance in the side street. There was, a crowd but he could see thé first accus- ed striking the dyer, who did not hit back but merely defended him- self. Witness did not see the second accused because he was returned to plaintiff because they landing will be near the Army and

Throw Him Down

draft.

Defendant lodged the scrip with the Bank and proceeded, almost at once, to draw out $7,250,

No more had been seen of him and, at 6 pm, on October 18 (the day referred to) the cheques were

could not be met.

ccas," counsel continued.

Civic official leaders are planning a great reception for 'the'flyers. It is expected that the Manila water- front will be crowded with specta- tors when the places arrive.

It a thought that the Manila

so small.

"Presumably, defendant has fed Naval Club and Colonel Aleid has When witness approached, first

a strong cordon of accused ran

with the money and with an as-arranged for and witness away

soclate. Mr... Weill has searched police to control the crowds there. gave chase through several streets

Officials of the newly organized before catching him in Des Voeux high and low for him without suc-

Aviation Corporation of the Philip- THROWN OUT OF Road West. Accused struggled

pines are watching the plans 'with violently to get free,, and in the

Office Locked

keen interest-Kuomin.-U. P. course of the struggle witness's Defendant reaided occasionally index finger of the right hand at No. 9. Gage Street, where plain-

REVENUE OFFICER CHARGED broke.

tif had searched in vain. He had left that address with a lady, be-

. Monday afternoon at 2.15 p.m. lieved to be his wife, on October By the Magistrate: Accused did 18 and his office in Ice House has been fixed for the hearing of not attempt to strike witness, but Street had been lacked since. the summons. against Revenue RELATIVES SIGN BONDS

he tried to twist witness'a arm. The writ in the action had been alleged assault on an engine driver Officer T. Tallon, Hong Kong, for Defore Mr. W. Schofield, at the After witness's finger broke, he issued on October 21.

Attempts Kowloon Magistracy, to-day two Chin- threw accused on the ground and were made to serve him, and stoker of the Kowloon Canton ese boys were charged with the theft holding him down blew his whistle writ of foreign attachment was

Railway. an electric bulb from the Mei for assistance.

A counter-summons in which Mr. Issued on October 24 and duly ad- ing transferred back into Kwang force brought in from Maritzburg The Cin-C. is of the firm conviction Chung Theatre, Hunghom.

Mr. Hamilton suggested that the vertised.

Tallon is complainant is brought

treated

Both pleaded guilty. contempt. that as soon as the war ends, an event

Sergeant should have employed

against the K.C.R. men for the un- "I shall ask your Lordship to lawful possession of a quantity of Twelve thousand natives in the which is predicted in the shortest time, P. C. Farrell said that the boys on the arm lock on the accused hold that the only reasonable con- compounds flatly refused to pay normal conditions will speedily re-tered the lavatory of the cinema, where That was only to quieten a strug clusion is that defendant la con-

opium. sume. People are advised to be patient one got on the other's shoulder and gling prisoner, because if he on account of this unavoidable but extricated the bulb from its socket struggled too violently he would cealing himself to evade temporary misfortune.

The complainant had informed the break his own forearm.

proceedings," Mr. Jenkin conclud-

Mr. F. C. E. Rendall, will defend Ex-Generals Li and Huang former- Police that there had been about half

ed. Liquor brewing was extensively ly had over 100,000 troops, and yet a dozen of these bulbs stolen from the Worship that Sergeant Pockson Jenkin said that the qnly pro-

Inspector Bloor assured his

while Mr. L. R. Androwes is ap- In reply to his Lordship, Mr.pearing for the Crown.. carried on. On October 24 the were crushed for their revoit against theatre on different dates.

There is a third defendant in was "well up in that." mobile force rounding up poll tax the Party and the 'Country. What can The Magistrate asked the boys why The Sergeant said that he could party discovered were the shares this case, who is charged in con- clamation to the Chinese Chamber of 3,000 natives.

aprodefaulters was attacked by a mob they do now, even though they are to they did it.

link up with the Ironsides and the

not employ that hold on the pri- in question but they were subject nection with the opium, but not the of Commerce not to pay In any seven of the mobile force were in-their elimination, as in the case of and he had no food, so he stole with the the man was seized

Luckily, only bandits? Only one fate awaits them thrown out of his houfe by his aunt,

The first replied that he had bees soner in the arat instance because to the Bank's llen for $7,806. taxes to the present Government jured.

whilst run-

Mr. Weill's Evidence of.Canton after October 20 as ho

Son Cheun-fong and Wu Pd-fu. Intention of selling.

ning and the struggle was spon- Mr. Weill then gave evidence. will not acknowledge any amounts The natives had formed a

Certain of Victory

-The second lad replied in the same

taneous. Subsequently he did He said he had been twice to de- paid to them after this date and strong organisation for the

conclusion, declared the manner, stating that he had been employ the arm lock in taking ac-tendant's residence and from 25 to Before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grant-- these sums will have to be paid mutual support of their case, and C.-C., this time the fight against thrown out of the house by his sister. cused to the station,

30 times to his office.

ham, at the Central Magistracy, to-- over a second time to him, on his the police were informed that on the Ironsides is certain to be crowned In-law.

So Frightened!

Mr. M. P. Taläti, landlord of de- day, a Chinese admitted the theft arrival, as from that date.

the next raid, not a man would with victory, and the tranquillity of

However, both sister-in-law, and

fendant's office, said that a small of a wooden box. boy had the keys when he went The Police said that the com-

WHAT CANTON EXPECTS

Canton, Yesterday. According to various reports, Chang Fa-kuel is expected to ar- rive in and to occupy Canton some time during the next few days, with his Ironsides.

Already he has issued

Was

with

thousands of

the polls tax" and natives in the Borough followed their example.

The case will be heard at the these Kowloon Magistracy,

:

Baault.

'COOL BANISHEE

escape alive. A general strike of Kwangtung will become as taunt were in Court to-day, and hb the dyer and the first man claim there and the latter handed him the plainant had just bought the box

Both accused denied assaulting The steady drop in the Centrallall dockowners had been preparirock. There is consequently no.occa-worship ordered them to sign personaled that he did not struggle to keys, and ran away when he saw in a shop and had left it outside banknotes is crippling the little ed, and incendiariam was threaten- sion for anxiety." trade that there is and the Chin ed-Reuter..

ene merchants are gloomy.-Our

own correspondent.

[Note: Utmost vigilance is being

Reactionary Denounced „Following, this speech, Generali Tan and Yuch said that the Kuominchan only know that they belong to Pei-

gain this war, the Kuomintang, will vanish."- General Tân further denounc-

maintained by the Canton city an- In the pro-Government side have Fang (Northern elique), and if they

thorities against enamy agents. been very busy, Both the British and French Con-

cessions of Shameen are: also" on

the

Admiral Chan Chak has gone toed Chan Kung-pok the reactionary,

bonds of $25 each for the lads' good behaviour.

Deficit

1929 rainfall..69.40 inches

.81.57 inches

12.18 Inches

MISERABLE FELLOW?!

When a Chif

qui vive. and added precautions Wuchow to direct naval operations and Chang Fa-kuel for their shame- have been taken 2 at both bridges against the Kwangal-ites. Mines lessness in allying with the Kwangsi, connecting with the elty to prevent are said to be in course of being clique generals Ll and Hoang, who any possible ingress, which, how laid in the West River to hinder were once their bitter enemies. ever, is not expected at allje

KNAVAL ACTIVITIES' any Kwangel thrust downriver: War Veteran

The air corps is being despatch brief speech to the effect that General Chan: Min-shu delivered a From Our Political Correspondented to the two sectors (le. Wa Tan Tao-yuen of the 50th Division had

Cantonese military chow and North River). All pass participated in nearly every war since before Mr. assembled alo the ed Carlets of the Whampoa Mill the Northern Expedition, and that his

W Ham Ксер

Central Magistracy tary, Academy are going up the past merits will still be remembered urn- North River to take up front line by the people. In comparison, the

the unlawful possession, ande positi

Ironsides. troops of General Tan, are not inferiormedy Road, of a pine- east and to those of the Tronalder. No doubt, he was, belleved to bay

ed on the

rents.

of Kwan

break away from the Sergeant detective. The office had been for a moment when the accused Explaining the latter's Injured locked and he, (witness) had never coolly attempted to walk away with finger, he said. "I was so frighten-seen defendant since. In reply to it. He was seized on the spot. ed on being caught that I fell Mr. Jenkin, Mr. Talati said that as The accused had a bad record hav- down. The Sergeant feil also and the rent was paid in advance he had ing been banished from the Straits. broke his finger."

been paid for October. Whereupon Settlements as an habitual criminal The Magistrate told the second his Lordship observed; Therefore, and automatically banished from accused that he was the cause of you didn't lose, Mr. Talati."

Hong Kong on July 9 this year. all the trouble by not sticking to Promise To Repay

Sentence of three montha, hard. |the bargain with the dyer, how-

Mr. Ernest Antonio, of the Mer labour wan passed. ever, the assault on the dyer was cantile, Bank staff, testified that not a serious one and he would defendant had been a customer of

let him off with a fine of $1. In the Bank and had had loans before to the Insertion of the requisite addition he would have to pay 20 He applied at about 11 am on advertisements. charged cents to the dyer

at the

the dyer. October 18 and witness saw the Judgment For Full Amount To the first accused his Wor manager. About 12.20 p.m., defen- His Lordship gave judgment for ahip said: "The Sergeant saw you $7,250 in cash. Defendant had the full amount claimed, with costs. Keng striking the complainant. The as- a blank cheque with him and he An order was made for execution whichsault was over something which told witness that he wished to draw to be Issued against the attached roof was not your business. You will $7,250 in cash. Difefndant had property (the 1,000 Cement shares),

ho Aned $10 or 14 days on the first undertaken to repay the loan in a subject to payment to the Mercan

REPARADA week. Defendant had not redeem tile Bank of $7,806 with interest. Worship then made the reed the shares and he (witness), had Liberty was given plaintiff to apply mark quoted at the top of this not seen him since

further (aubject to objections, if g accused for Mr. DL Btrellett, solicitar fóz anyas to property not as yet

H

resisting arrest.'"

plaintia,“ ravé formál evidence as