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FOKI ACQUITTED OF THEFT CHARGE

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"MERELY BLUFFING"

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No. 27.333 HONG KONG. FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1930.

COLD SPELL IN COLONY

TEMPERATURE ON UPWARD GRADE

LATEST OFFICIAL FIGURES

WILL CONTRARY TO BATTLE ROYAL WITH OUTLAWS

CHINESE LAW

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COMPARATIVELY SMALL SUM VILLAGERS ROUT A STRONG

FORCE

OVER 100 KILLED

THRILLING DETAILS OF UNUSUAL ENCOUNTERS

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. - The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/6 9/16.'"

Per Month.

PRICE $3.00

NAVAL DELEGATES THE DROP SAIL FOR LONDON

FRANCE REJECTS ITALIAN PROPOSAL FOR PARITY

BRITAIN'S DELEGATION

London, Yesterday,

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IN THE REMNANTS" OF TANG DOLLAR

PURS JED

1

PRICE OF SILVER SLIGHTLY REWARD OF $50,000 TO EACH

RECOVERS

LOYAL ROUTE ARMY

Yesterday To-day

20.5/16 20.18/16

20.1/2

LEFT TO ELDEST SON

ESTATE SWORN AT $88,300

NO EFFECT LOCALLY

FOOD SUPPI 9 CAPTURED

Although the local cold snop A foki of a Chinese shop at 19,

Notwithstanding Chinese law

Has the end of a long lane in

Shanghai, Yesterday. In addition to Mr. Ramsay the "dollar drop" been reached? Western Street, was charged before continues, the temperature has and custom to the contrary, a man

President Chiang Kai-shek wired MacDonald, Mr. Arthur Henderson. Some say no. Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham; at the

But the price ofjon January 6 to General Yen Hai- Central Magistracy, to-day, with not fallen so low as yesterday and who left a fairly large estate in

[From Our Own Correspondent)

Captain Wedgwood Benn, and silver recovered to-day. The fol-san, entrusting the rehabilitation Mr. A. The lowest to Hong Kong is bequeathing, by the; the theft as a bailee of $150,

V. Alexander, the day before.

Pakkai, Kongmoon Yesterday,

the lowing figures speak for them-of Honan entirely to the latter and principal British delegates at selves

stating that all arrears due to the The master of the shop stated day was 48.6 degrees, at 6 a.m. terms of his will, only a compara-

Seldom though it occurs, the the Naval Conference, the delega- that yesterday he gave accused an

populace of the neighbourhood have [tion will include 30 Foreign Office Ready

troops will shortly be liquidated and envelop containing the money to (at the Royal Observatory, Kow.tively small sum to the kin of hla

eldest son, who pro-deceased him. had the pleasure of routing and Admiralty experts and advisers, Forward... 20.1/8

the question of food supply solved take to the compradore of the ss.loon),

Each unmarried son is to have strong bandit force "all along the Dominions Office and Treasury re-

by the Cepted Government. Kinshan which was leaving that

But the dollar did not "go up"

General Yen Hal-san has appoint- Wednesday's minimum of 41.4 morning.

$1,500 for the expenses of the line" to the utter "discomfiture of presentatives, and others. The in unison. The official rate was degroes was (with the exception "Fakis Searched

Naval representatives will include one shilling, 6.3/16 pence on de Following the withdrawal of the Sir Charles Madden, Vice Admirals mand (1/6% TT.) to-day as it Later, when he asked the accused of a similar figure in 1925), the

and Sir Maurice Hankey, Chief of figure. (the delegation Secretariat.

It was explained that the dollar cecded to the cast of Henan to Japanese Delegation

did not move in the same direc-ist the rebela under Kung Hao London, Latar. The Japanese delegation at the and because

tion because it was not justified and Liu Hing.

the dollar

The remants of Tang Seng-chi'a London Naval Conference had above silver parity.

I still

forces, who retired to Fu-yau-shan, firat interview with Mr. MacDonald there was no further decline UP January 7 by the loyal troops under

However,

were besieged and disarmed on in Downing Street on the latter's to the time of writing. return from his holidays in Scot- land. The present intention is that nothing will be said about the con- versations-Reuter.

ceremony of taking unto himself a wife; two concubines, who are

nuitles of $1,200 each. The testa-

the raiders.

ed General Chao Hang-tih, the ex- Hunan Governor, as the Shen-Yue Sun Fu-she (Commander-in-charge

and Honam); the latter has pro-

If he had delivered the money, the lowest since 1917. The following appointed executrixes, have an./garrison of regular troops (on ac-William Fisher, Roger Backhouse, was yesterday-an abnormally low of Recruiting Insurgents in Shenst

latter denied that he had received "lowest" returns show the gradual

it. The matter was then reported upward trend :---

to the Police who searched all the fokis and found the money in the accused's purse.

To-day |

Occurred

Minimum

at

41.4

7 3.m. 45.5

B &.. 48.6. 6 a.md.

The lowest on record for Hong Kong is 32.0 degrees, in 1893.

The witness further stated that Wednesday when first questioned, the accused Thursday produced his 'purse and showed him two compartments, in one of which was a small sum in notes which he said a claneman had given to him for safe keeping. Later the Police found the $150 in a third compart- ment of the purse, which accused did not show to him.

"Always Honest"

Temperature and Humidity The temperature and humidity at certain specified centres this -morning at 6 o'clock were:-

Temp. Humid

The witness concluded his evid- Hong Kong once by saying that he had no doubt Maena that being sleepy at the time the Manila money, was handed to him the at-Amoy cused had made a mistake. He Swatow pleaded for accused by saying that Chefoo the latter had worked for him for Pratas Island the past ten years and had always Shanghai been honest and reliable,

The accused said that he had no recollection of having received the money from his master. He further

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KONGMOON AFFECTED

[From Our Own Correspondent.) alleged that when the Police came Pakkai, Kongmoon, Yesterday. into the ease they assaulted him Pakkai, the port of Kongmoon, before searching him. He was very in the West River delta, has also surprised when the money was been affected by the prolonged cold- found on him. That was all he had. shap. Temperatures were to say..

follows:-

January 6.

The Magistrate inquired which policeman had assaulted him but accused was unwilling to say.

Reassured by his Worship's Te- mark that he had nothing to fear, accused pointed out a Chinese con- stable who was in Court.

Bluffing!

Detective Sergeant J. Murphy- told the Magistrate that accused did

85

7

42 40

8*

38

*In spite of the presence strong sun that day.

of a

tor limited the outgoings for his funeral to $1,500.

An Orthodox Testator

TRIAL OF FOREIGNER

On the other hand, another Doctor Summoned For Making

Chinese testator laid it down ex- pressly that his estate is to be ad- ministered according to Chinese law and custom.

The first man is "known as Taang You-yung, otherwise Chang Yow-yung, alias Tsaug Man- wong, allas Teang Man-kwong, otherwise Chung Man-kwong, trad- er and employee of labour. He died at the age of 87 on February 2$, 1929. His estate has been sworn for probate under $68,300. Teang Ip Shi (5th concubine), Tsang Ng Shi (7th concubine) and a son, Tsang Yung-yuk, mer-; chant, are the executrixes and executor. The fifth concubine and the son live at 125, Main Street, Shaukiwan East, and the seventh; concubine at 29, Hollywood Road.

Estate Left on Trust

Loo Fook-chor, allas Lao Hau- cheung, of No. 4, Yeung Chung Street, Canton, left $19.100 la Hong Kong. He died on Decem

Probate has been・

ber 31, 1928. granted to Loo Ka-luen (eldest son) and Lao Ka-hoi (second son), medical practitioners of Canton, whose temporary address is 41 and 43, Wing Lok Street. The estate Is left to them on trust "to be ad- ministered according to Chinese [Not: As the crow flies, Kong-law and custom," the will says. moon is about 7 miles E.N.E. of

Hong Kong and to southward of THEFT FROM GARAGE

Canten.]

appear to be surprised when the FALSE LABELS FOR Fire Extinguisher Taken

money was found in his purse, but he gave it as his opinion that ac- cused was bluffing. He was very anxious to make allegations against his fokis.

The Magistrate decided to give accused the benefit of the doubt, and discharged him.

TRESPASS IN PLANTATION

OPIUM

PLANTED ON A TRIO OF FOKIS

MARRIED WOMAN FINED

Revenue Officer Brown, at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day before A fine of $5 was imposed on each Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith charged a of three Hakka women, of the Sha Chinese married woman with the Tin and Taun Wan villages, at the possession of five mace and are Kowloon Magistracy to-day for tres- candareens of non-Government pre- passing in a Government Plantation pared oplum at 48, Pel Ho Street,

Shamshulpo.

at Lalchikok..

It was stated by Mr. J. Hirst, of

Three Chinese fokis were

By Ex-Employee

Autopsy

Canton, Yesterday, Owing to his making an autopsy of a deceased patient at the Pearl River Hospital, without having first obtained the consent of the relatives of the deceased, a German doctor was brought to trial at the Local Court yesterday after-

noun.

The doctors from the Lozal Court,, the Sanitary Bureau, and the Municipal Hospital examined the body, which ex- amination was succeeded by the coroner's Inquest. As a result, the German doctor and the President of the Hospital were summoned before the Court.

This being the first trial of a foreigner in the history of the Local Court, many of the medical and law? Dibfessions thronged the Court to listen to the hearing. However, this being a preliminary enquiry, the presiding Judge ordered the Court to be cleared-Can- ton News Agency.

count of the recent political crisis

and the invasion by the Ironsides), many outlaws have returned to their

intra in the Sze Yap.

One gang assembled. at Holchow and Kucheng, which face each other Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the on opposite sides of the river, about [Central Magistracy, to-day, à Chin-four miles from Kongmoon."

ese who had formerly been A struggle ensued between the in- employed at the Hong Kong Hotel Garage, Stubbs Road, was charged with the larceny of a fire-extin- guisher which had been taken from the service car outside the garage, and, alternatively, with recolving jatolen property.

Police evidence was that the ne

"Less Diplomacy"

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EFFECT IN KONGMOON

[From Our Own Correspondent.] Pakkal, Kongmoon, Yesterday. - New York, Yesterday.

The slump in the value of the The London Naval Conference Hong Kong dollar in relation to delegates salled to-day, Mr. H. other currencies has even had its Stimson declaring: "we have high effect here. hopes of a successful result."

Normally H.K. $1 (that would be quay and the liner were crowded in notes) is worth $1.03 or $1.84 with friends and representatives of (in Canton subsidiary silver coin). varlous peace organisations. Sena-To-day'a quotation is down to $1.27. tor Reed declared that he was

ter's American Service.

Increase Feared

The

General Hsia Tao-yin.

President Chiang wired on January 7 to the 2nd Route Army, commenting on the meritorious ser- vice of the troops in capturing Houchang.

Another wire from the President' to General Ho Ying-ching la to give a reward of $50,000 to each Route Army at the front.

Resignation Sanctioned

Chengchow Yesterday. General Yen Hal-san, in reply to

Hong Kong-ites will be pleased to Tang Seng-chi, has sanctioned the sure of the conference's ultimate hear, however, that there has been latter's resignation by -appointing success, because less "diplomacy" a good harvest of oranges in the General Liu Hing, as the Comman was being exhibited than at any Sza Yap of which Sanwul is the der of the 8th Army, to be respon other International meeting-Reu-sweetest orange district in China sible for the concentration of all the.

and that the fruit is cheap.

insurgents under Täng at Chao- The raw silk market, on the other chia-kow to await further instruc- Rome, Yesterday.

tions. hand, is dull, The French Nate rejects Italy's

[Note: Pakkai is the port of General Yen Hai-san has appoint- proposal for French and Italian

Kongmoon, an important entrepot ined General Sun Cho as the C.I.C, of naval parity, and Insists that limita- the West River delta.]

ƒ the 23rd Army Route and coneur- tion should 'be based on a Big Loss to Nanking Government rently Defence Commissioner of statement by each Power, outlining

Napking, Yesterday.

Chengchow to construction programmes for the According to the Government's fan- period covered by any agreemential experts, the immediate Toss to the which may be reached in London. Government as the result of the silver

slump exceeds 'ten million dollarë...! Italy holds that the French pro Reuter. posal will inevitably lead to an in- (crease, not to̟ a decrease, of naval armaments, but hopes that her sug- gestions will meet with greater auc-silver was struck last night when Szemeats and dismissals of all civil and cess in London.-Reuter,

BIG DEAL

Land On Praya East Reclamation

on

the

Building operations Praya East Reclamation are pro- cceding apace and another large parcel of land has been sold there. The piece in question is Re-

STOP PRESS clamation Lot No. 10 (now known

General Yen Hsi-san ́

Péking, Yesterday.

In order to facilitate directions during the military, movements, A Tragic Note

General Yen Hai-san is given the · Shanghai, Yesterday. authority to make direct appoint-

A tragic note due to the slump in

Chun-yu, the nephew of Mr. Alfred military officers on behalf of the Sze, committed suicide, following the General Government, according to loss of $200,000, through speculation in report. gold bars-Reuter.

General Yen Hsi-san has tele-- graphically summoned General Li Per-ein, one of the ex-divisional

SPEEDING THROUGH commanders of Tang Seng-chi, to go

BUSY STREET

MAGISTRATE INFLICTS FINE WHICH DRIVER CANNOT PAY

26 MILES AN HOUR.

That the case in his opinion was

to Chengchow, to discuss the taking. over of the control of the remnanta under Tang.

Bridge Under Repair

Chengchow, Yesterday. The Shansi troops have been stationed at Hao Sheung Klu (Monk Bridge) which is now under repair The railway traffic between Cheng-

As Inland Lot 2801). It consists a very bad one was the statement chow and Hsuchang will be restored

The accused stated that the fire the Soviet, by flooding Russia with Ltd., were the vendors, through for speeding in Shanghai Street,spectively, assumed-office

cars of General

Berlin, Yesterday.

of 10,617 square feet and more made by Traffic Sergeant Clarke at Boon. cussed was arrested at 4.15 in the

Kowloon Magistracy

Mr. Kuan Chi-lin and Mr. Kuo the

this Remarkable evidence in regard than a lakh of dollars was peed-

morning when he summoned be- Klang-ting, the newly appointed" morning walking away from the to an attempt to secure British ad for the transaction.

fore Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith the directors of the Ping-Han and Lung- garage with the fire extinguisher. Bupport for a plot to overthrow Messrs, 5 D. Sassoon

& Co., licensed Chinese driver of a lorry Hai Railway Administrations re-

on Janu also extinguisher was given to him by millions of spurious Boviet bank the Botanical and Forestry Depart-charged with the possession of 298 a clansman to sell for him at Lascar notes, was given by one of the Messrs. Fred Kew & Co., brokers.

Sergeant Clerke pointed out that say 6. ment, that two of the women were false labels purporting to be used Row. He was unable to find the defendants at the trial of two to Chinese, at $10.50 per square Dundas Street and the Yaumati

Hankow, Yesterday. the defendant's speed between

The 2nd Route Army' is advancing caught cutting grass, while the third genuine ones for Government pre-clansman now,

Russians and seven Gormans, who || foot. - Mr. Hamilton: You worked in

Post Office was 26 miles, an hour, rapidly towards the north of Honan. collected pine branches, which must pared oplum. On the request of have been cut by some former R. O. Brown the charge against the the garage before? Yes.

are charged with forging the The land is just east of the which he considered very danger- General Heu Yuan-cheun intercepted men was withdrawn as he was, of You know what the extinguisher notes. trespassar. -

Beamen's Institute a cat of the whi, the dire opinion that the labels were planted in? No.

Dr. Wabar, a Frankfort book beamen's Institute and in a busy the road was crowded with peces from the rebels at Linyue, whils Questioned by the Magistrate, Mr-on them at the house. Hirst replied that the defendants

How do you suppose your clans-seller, and an extreme Nationalist, to add to the development of the trians. The officer remarked that the armoured could cut grass further along the In answer to her charge the man came by it?I don't know. gave evidence stating that though district by constructing a block of he had an awful Job to catch the Chiang Au-cho have arrived at hillside at Taun Wan, and near the woman said that the oplum was for Magistrate: The fact is that he did not participate In the ac-12 good type Chinese tenements, defendant, and, it was not until Yancheng.

her own consumption; she did there is no clanaman in this case, tual forgist of the notes, he with shops on the ground floor, 500 yards had been covered that Lui Woon-yim Arrives vegetable gardens.

not keep a divan. ⠀

**You were found at 4.15. a.m., going and bis friends co-operated in an and the flush system installed. he eventually stopped him.

Canton, Yesterday. With regard to the labels, the away from the garags with the attempt to overthrow the Soviet.

The Magistrato told the defen- A report from Wuchow states: woman replied that a young man thing in your possession. You Asa result of his discussions

dant that it was a serious matter that the Vice. Commander-in-Chief, came the other day to her house, have worked, there for two months thereanent with General Hoffman,

to travel through such, a busy General Lul Woon-yim, arrived at On being refused opium to smoke and have had ample opportunity of the German Commander-in-Chief

Canton, Yesterday.

street at such a rate, and might Wuchow shortly after the arrival he left something on the chair, and gaining Inside knowledge. You are on the Russian front in war time, NATIONAL TRACK - MEET

left the house not to be seen again, convicted on the first count a plan was drawn up, only requincipal Office Building in Canton

The site for the Central Munt-have resulted in people being kill of Koo Ying-fan. It is understood

ed.

that General Lul is seeking Instruc- Later it was discovered that they' Sentence of three months' hard ing for execution, the signatures City will be, at the back of the Canton,↑ Yesterday,

labour was passed.

The Magistrate. Is that your tons from Chief Commander Chan of “official Britain and her econo-

Chaltong and others in the settle- The National Track Meet is were labels.--

·Revenue, Officer Brown pointed

mic leaders.

first public garden, occupying one Ususi speed? scheduled to the place on April 1'

tenth of the area, it is reported.

The defendant: Not 26 mph. Canton News Agency.

ment of the Kwangai situation chow, and the tentative out that the two labels produced in

MOTOR DRIVERS PAT- General Hoffman and his asso-Canton News Agency,

I only went at 18 mph programmes of the different Court were very poor imitations of

diates had relations, with economic were distributed by the the genuine ones used by the Gov

Canton, Yesterday, Anancial, circles connected with ́ ́a ernment. They were found between

· Depart

well-known all magnate and pro-maker the school in the edge of a table and the comm ts for their partition where the men were amok motor

News

The defendants had scythes and poles (for carrying purposes) with them but the Magistrate was not inclined to conducate them.

In view of the high prices of

the whole body:: Ivera in Canton

have

CANTON MUNICIPALITY

The Magistrate: Well, even 18

is too much. You are Umited to

12 miles an hour. Fined $30.

SECOND TIME · UNLUCKY

When & Chinese was charged

The defendant: Oh, I can't pay before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, to-day,

posed an Interest in this group in tion of Shekk, the principal town the Caucasian oilfeld In order to of Chungshan district. All the $80. I have only ten dollars with returning from banishment animously demanded of get the money necessary to effect people of Chungahan ross with one His Worship: Well, if you can't after he had been sent away for ive agistrate warned the their mployers, both of

severance of Georgia from Boviet accord, as they felt that the pay then you can go for fall for years on March 21, 1927, he admit

The plan

fail-proximity of the

was three weeks Instand.ANMAAKO Inimical to the peace

ted the charge and added: "The of their dis Later, the defendant volunteer long to Bwatow and was sent away trict? Leaving the defence of ed to pay his fine by to day, and to Canton. I could not get work Shekkl in the charge of the multis, I said that he would ask the own there, so had to come back. the whole garlson went out to er to do so, under police escort.

was to be very care private, double pay by the end Russ alloyed in the hopes of the lunar year Canton News

packed granyDNS ! OL

she was

he were

SERIOUS

only enter

DENT

engage, the

TRAFFIC OFFENCES:

A Chinese Was

Magistrate: You have twice come back. Twelve months,

Notica has been iven to the Konr

the for

o-day fine