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AT THE
MAJESTIC
MISSIONARIES
CAPTURED.
ANOTHER BANDIT
COUP.
PRIEST ESCAPES OVER WALL.
LADY RELEASED.
Hankow. Oct. 25.
A Catholic Father who escaped from Loshan, in South Honan, ten minutes before the entry of bandits, reports that the Rev. K. N. Tvedt, and Miss Evenson, of the Lutheran United Mission, failed to
escape and, it is presumed, were captured.-— Reuter.
In Bandits' Hands.
Peking. Oct. 25. The U.S. Consul in Hankow re- reived a letter on October 24 from Luahan, signed by Father Tvedt and Miss Evenson, dated October 8, stating that they were in the sands of brigands belonging to the First Red Army, who were holding hem "because of financial difficul- The Reds demanded $100,-
les.' Do ransom.
The Rev. Tvedt says that he is Norwegian subject, though in an merican organisation.
It is understood that two Ameri- an Catholics are registered as be- g at Loshan-Thomas M. Megan nd Joseph V. Henkels No definite ews of them has been received, ut it is known that Megan was here on October 15.
One Catholic priest climbed over he city wall just as the bandits ere entering the town. He is be- eved to be one of these two.- leuter.
Lady Captive Released.
Hankow, Oct. 26. The American Consulate has re- eived a telegram stating that Miss Evenson has been released and has arrived at Sinjang. The Rev. Mr. Tvedt is still held captive.-Reuter. Missionary Freed.
Peking, Oct. 25. The Italian Legation announces that it has received the information of the that Father Brugnetti, Italian Catholic Mission at Nan-
yangfu, in south-west Honan, has
been liberated.
Father Brugnetti was captured by brigands sometime ago. The Lega- tion made representations to th Chinese Government on the matter. -Reuter
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POLICE PENSIONS.
New Ordinance to Be Introduced.
REMOVING
ANOMALY.
SOUTH
CHINA
MORNING POST. MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1930.
REBELS NOT YET
SUBDUED.
Attempt to Gather New Armies.
TROUBLESOME TRIO.
Peking, Oct. 25. Feng Yu-hsiang left Taiyuanfu on October 21 for south Shansi It is believed at Taiyuanfu that he in tends to collect armies and march to Sianfu.
then
It is also believed that Feng Yu- hsiang. Yen Hsi-shan and Wang Ching-wei are still working together and have decided to attempt to hold Shansi, Shensi, and Kausn against all comers.
Wang Ching-wei is at present liv- ing at an hotel in Taiyuanfu, and contemplates setting up his home
there.
The discipline among the returned Shansi soldiers is bad. Recently 30 tried to force their way into a Ger man's house, and were got rid of with difficulties. They said that they wanted accommodation. The soldiers are protesting against living in barracks outside the rity, and desire billets in houses in the city. Reuter
Marshals to Meet.
Nanking, Oct. 25. The Central News Agency learns that Chiang Kai-shek and Chang Hsueh-liang will meet shortly to discuss outstanding political ques- tions, after which they will issue a joint circular telegram outlining their programme. The venue of the meeting is most likely to be Tsing- tao-Reuter.
RIOTS IN JAPAN.
Tokyo Strikers Clash With Police.
FORTY CASUALTIES.
Tokyo, Oct. 25. Riotous scenes were witnessed late last night in Kameido, ១. suburb of Tokyo, during a clash between the police and factory workers of the Toyo Muslin Co., who have been on strike for the past five weeks.
While the Police were attempt- ing to suppress groups of strikers who were parading the streets, singing Labur songs, other strik ers in the upper storeys of neigh- bouring buildings started throwing stones on the Police below.
The ensuing fight necessitated the temporary Buspension of traffic, as the strikers started stoning passing trams, six of which were damaged.
The disturbance was finally quelled after the arrest of 150 strikers. About a dozen Police and 30 strikers were injured in the melee.-Bruter.
"REDS" RAID TOWN
IN HAINAN.
Driven Off by Garrison
With Heavy Loss.
LACK OF TROOPS.
Hainan, Oct. 22.
CHINESE REDS RIOT
IN MANILA.
Prominent Nationalists Mobbed and Stabbed.
SIX MEN WOUNDED.
Manila, Oct. 25.
The Chinese Communists last night attacked, mobbed, ard stabbed prominent meinbers of the Chinese Nationalist organisa- tion in Manila.
Six were wounded and taken to
hospital. Two of them were in critical condition.
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are
The victims include Mr. Gan Bu-hong, the proprietor of the largest Chinese cigarette factory here as well as a school principal.
Both Mr. Ong Chuan-seng. leaders of the Kuomintang.
The first outbreak was believed to be a tong war, but later the victims asserted that the motives for the attack were purely poli- tical, having followed repeater
threats.
Police patrols are heavy and the duing the trouble since Chinatown constabulary may assist in sub-
is in an uproar.-Reuter.
CORRESPONDENCE.
The Boxer Indemnity.
(To the Editor, S. C. M. Post.)
DELIBERATE LIES IN COURT.
Witness Fined for Perjury in Assault Case.
DEFENDANT DISCHARGED.
The acquittal of the accused and the fining of one of the wit- ness of the prosecution for per- jury was the final result of the case in which Herbert Percival, stoker of H.M.S. Herald, was alleg- ed before Mr. Lindsell on Satur- day to have assaulted a barber of Wanchai.
The defendant was alleged to have obtained a packet of cigaret- tes from the complainant's stall and when asked for payment struck the seller.
Further evidence was given by Chan Fook, a barber in the com- plainant's employ. After cor- the witness roborative evidence was questioned by the Magistrate as to a cut on the defendant's cheek.
His Worship: Defendant's cheek explain was cut open; can you that?
Witness: I don't know.
You offer no explanation for that at all? Was there any trouble with anyone of the naval men except the one you saw take the cigarettes?—No.
You do not explain how his cheek was cut open? I don't know.
Any one strike him?-I did not see any one strike him.
Was he knocked down?-Pos-
Sir, The suggestion as put forward in your leader dated the 11th inst. referring to the employ-sibly; he may have been. ment of the entire or part of the grant to the Hongkong University What do you mean he may have from the Boxer Indemnity Fund been? Did you see him knocked
down? No.
for health purpose is certainly a rational and timely proposal.
It will be recalled that the Willingdon Delegation, following the investigation of conditions in China, recommended the allocation of 17% of the Fund for "education in medicine and public health and grants to hospitals." Viewed from various angles, and laying aside, pro tem, the question of the University's merit to secure such a windfall, your suggestion, if carried out, would perhaps "satisfy all demands."
Although details are not publish- ed pending the Chinese and British approval of the Governments' agreement which Dr. C. T. Wang and Sir Miles Lampson have recent- ly concluded for the satisfactory disposal of the Fund, yet it may safely be conjectured that the plan suggested by the Willingdon Dele- gation will not be closely followed as it is an open secret that the bulk of the money has already been definitely decided upon railway development enterprise. In other words, the hope of the allocation of the 17% of the Fund for health purposes is extremely remote.
You must have seen it, you were there. He may have fallen on the ground.
Fined for Perjury.
His Worship pointed out to the witness that it had been proved beyond doubt that the defendant
had had his cheek cut. The wit- ness replied, "I saw defendant knock against a glass show case as he struck the complainant."
His Worship reprimanded the witness and pointed out to him that a few minutes before he had
told the Court that he had no idea what had happened to the defen- dant's check. "Why do you lie like that?" sternly asked his Worship. "A minute ago you said you didn't know; you
Now did not see it. speak the truth! Did you see him cut his cheek or not?"
Witness: I did not see him."
His Worship: First you said you did not, then you said you did and now you say you did not again. Which is true?-I did not see.
Now that was just an absolute lie that the showcase was broken?
It was broken.
Detective Sergeant Clark in- formed his Worship that a show case had been broken, but if the defendant had fallen into it as alleged by the witness he would have had his face severely cut.
His Worship: How do you say that showcase came to be broken?
Witness: A piece of the stool flew against the glass.
He (defendant) did not fall against it as you said a minute ago? No.
Then you told a deliberate li just now when you said he banged against it. You told three dif ferent stories. I fine you $10; first one thing and then another. You keep contradicting yourself. Fined $10 or seven days.
Defendant Discharged.
The Gazette contains the draft
Located in a part of the world an Ordinance to amend the
where health conditions are de- olice Ordinance 1900.
plorable, surely there is no better This provides that Section 17
the Police Force
way for the University of using Ordinance,
the grant than to employ it for 900, be repealed and the follow-
scientific researches and the im- g section substituted therefor:
provement of public health. For 17-(1) It shall be lawful for
instance, at one of the Sanitary e Governor in Council to make
Board meetings a few months ago, gulations for the granting of
the Director of Medical and nsions to members of the Force,
Sanitary Services was in favour of in respect of service in the
the Government making arrange- orce, and to determine in special
ments with the authorities of Shek- where ses,
the regulations
to lung Leper Settlement take Admiral Chan Chak, who is in charge of lepers from Hongkong pear to the Governor in Council
be inapplicable or to require charge of the military affairs of
as a result of the total absence of odification, the amount (if any) the island left some time ago for
a leper hospital in the Colony. As the pension, the terms on which Canton after placing his special pointed out in my previous letter, shall be granted and the man- commissioner, Gen. Ziang in com- the carrying out of the scheme mand. The army at present does would mean the increase of the r in which it shall be paid. (2) Pensions granted under not seem enough to cope with all already teeming leper population of the greater this province. In adopting this is Ordinance shall be paid out of its enemies. So
are located in policy, the Colony is also open to of the part of the troops the general revenue
Mancheong and the towns near the charge that in boarding lony.
Kachek, which constitute the more imbeciles elsewhere, Hongkong, be- The Objects and Reasons heavily populated part of the sides contributing nothing towards ite:-Under section 17 of the island, and only a few garrison the the world-wide effort to stamp out lice Force Ordinance, 1900, west half of Hainan. So in the leprosy as far as research work is the Governor in Council not only eastern part of the island no open concerned, is attempting to pass on regulates the general conditions outbreak of Communism is tak to a neighbour something that it on which and the manner in which ing place, although guerilla war- regards as unpleasant to retain. pensions are to be granted to mem-fare is carried on, as evidenced by bers of the Force, but determines the wounded men being brought the question of granting a pension to Hoihow hospitals, day by day. and the amount thereof in each West of Hoihow troops are particular case. There does not stationed in Kin Kong, Fuk-san seem to be any sufficient reason and Lami-kow but in numbers they why members of the Police Force are not nearly as strong as the should be thus singled out from Commurist gang which rules the other pensionable public servants, forest near Fuk-San. On Oct. 18 or why the Governor in Council this band of Reds attacked Kin should have to deal with each case Kong, which is district city and of retirement especially where the largest town in Chen-mai district. pension is a mere matter of By surprise attack they gained the calculation,
east suburbs of the town but the troops got some machine guns into position and it is reported that the Reds were driven off with heavy loss. The Reds were said to number all the way from 600 to 1,000 but they had only two
Shanghai, Oct. 25. Kong defended by 300 troops.
After spending five nights Efforts have been made to re-
entertaining sing-song girls at the pair the main road of the west
Shang Shien Hotel, Chow Hu-wen (27), 2 dentist, part of the island but as soon as
addressed a any repair was completed
lengthy letter to the world in the Communists again wrecked the Kobe, Oct. 26.
general, advising young men not to degrade themselves by following In glorious weather, Emperor place. The military do not have Hirohito reviewed the Japanese men enough to guard the bridges poison. He was found dead yes- his example, and then swallowed navy, consisting of 165 war vessels, at night. Our Own Correspondent. Ferday afternoon and the inquest that his Worship could not con- The North-Eastern authorities pro- Sunday night and then spent until revealed that he rented a room on nose to erect a bronze statue of mory of his donation Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang in me- Friday morning surrounded by
of $2,500,000 sing-song girls and wine bottles.- to the University.
Our Own Correspondent.
BIG NAVAL REVIEW.
Japanese Emperor Views hundrel guns. Kin
165 War Vessels.
ALL MADE IN JAPAN.
aggregating 700,000 tons, every one of which was constructed Nathan Road. Phone 57222 wholly in Japan.
Seventy-two navy planes took part in an air parade.-Reuter.
was
Something has, therefore, to be done to solve this and similar pro- blems satisfactorily for the "mutal benefit" of both China and the British Colony. In view of the existing needs, the employment of the money for purposes as suggest- ed by you is, and as many
will doubtless agree, a legitimate pro- posal.
J. A. LEE.
HIS LAST FLINĠ.
Suicide's Open Letter to the World.
Mr. L. F. Quinn, butcher lon board the s.s. Doric Star, who was standing outside the Seamen's In- stitute, gave evidence on behalf of the defendant and intimated that he saw a crowd of Chinese attacking some sailors. He notic- ed the complainant strike the de- fendant from behind.
The defendant, in the witness hox, denied the charge and said that the complainant suddenly ac- cused him of having taken a packet of cigarettes. Witness, told the complainant that he must be mistaken as he (defendant) was a non-smoker.
His Worship said that whether or not the defendant was the man who had actually taken the packet of cigarettes without paying for it had not been established. Any- way the complainant and all his witnesses had deliberately tied to the Court in maintaining that they did not know how the defendant had come by his injuries and on
vict. If the prosecution told lies they could not get the assistance of the Court.
The defendant was ac. ¡dingly discharged
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