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THE SITUATION AT CANTON. LULL FOLLOWS CONSULAR INTERVENTION.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 20cm, 1972.

(NKFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (8 wx. HEDS-DAVIES.)]

DEEP BAY MURDER CASE. There is a hill in the hostilities at

The trial of four men to murder, in connection with at alleged feud between Canton, This is, due Apparently to re presentations which have been made by two families-the Tongs and the Tans the Consuls who are also stated to have and the discovery of a mutilatid body offered their services as mediators. One in Den Bay, was begun yesterday, morn- ing, when the Criminal Sessions opeed. of the Cariton papers says it is reported Four Bambers of the Tam family were that both sides have nocepted the offer.indicted for murder." The civilian organisations are also bring- The Attorney-General (the Hon. Mr. ing pressure to hear on the belligerent J.-L. Kemp. K.C.) prosecuted for the leaders to stop fighting "is the city. Crown and the "prisones were defended A Mignificant paragraph in a" Canton by Mr. Hall). Messrs. „S. Dan ̈ (forg- paper states that General Ip (Les Chen man), J. Sloan, E, W. Blackmore, Chung Ming's chief lientesant) has sent a notification, to the Naval headquarters regarding the establishinent of his head- qrarters, making special mention of the Pay Office and saying that the accounts of the Army and Navy, including arrears of pay, should las presented at the office and they will be paid at once:

my Sundram, Taci Kai, F. Ellis and Stewart were empanelled as a jury. The Attorney-General related the grim facts of the case, which have already been reported in the coupe of the police court proceedings, and evidence was then called. It is expected that the trial will not conclude ontil tomorrow evening.

BEFORE THE ACTÍNO PUISNE Jundi {1, 1, 3, woon).]

ANOTHER HOTEL FOR KOWLOON.

TO ADJOIN THE PENINSULA HOTEL SITE.

SPORT.

LAWN TENNIS,

LEAGUE TABLE,

Thanks to their very narrow victory" A compay, in which Mr. Lai Ting over the Chinese on Saturday, the I.R.C. Wah is principally concerned, is about are certain of winning the shield in the to erect a hotel in Kowloon on she por division of the League. They have tins of the tennis courts in front of ons match still to play against the Clab Victoria View which are still uncovered. | de Roercio, who have for some time past, been unable to raise 19 team: even if The new building will have a frontage to the Portuguese should lay on Saturday Hankow Boat, of 83) feet, and a depth of they can hardly hnjas to win. 15 fert. The ground between it and

Salisbury Ronil, of course, will ultimately he occupied by the Peninsular Hotel, to he built by the Hongkong Hotel Co.

The U.S.R.C. have made a very plucky

tight and if they beat the Hongkong Club in their postponed match they will point behind. At the uther end finish of the table the Japanese and Civil Service have been very disappointing.

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The method adopted of making the best use of the somewhat narrow site is to build on three sides only. Behind the main block facing Hankow Road will be two long narrow structures with "yard between to admit light and air There will be about twenty bed-roms on each Club de Recreio..!!! a door, with bathroom accommodation at...CC.

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In the division there is a very A five-story building with basement is good fight for the Championship. The to be erecteil at first but the scheme will College buys have two very stiff matches. Marshal Chen Chiang Ming was re

aduit of adding another storey later if ahead of theus against the fit, and the [C.R.C. Thự C.R.CA, who are"at present ported -20 laws arrived in Canton from Walchow on Friday. but yesterday's THIEF ARRESTED AT PAWNSHOP.desired. The present scheme provides bracketed with thein, have the College Cantun papers reported him at Sheklung

for nearly 100 bed-rooing and it is pro-and the Palten to meet. The first five terms in the table are all in the ruo- A man who, with another, was alleged posed to equip them, and the Hotel and stated that all his officers in Canton

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Dvision. had signed a telegram to him "requesting to have robbed an nuah "in. Wonguei-

P. him so return to Canton as Presidentchong Gap Ray on May 25th was inlict generally, with a view to European co- residents, of $150 a month. Sun had quilted and no one was in charged for being concerned and for receiving cupation at a probable rental, to per of the City. Marshal then was expect the stolen property. The woman parte Billiard room, dining, Tom, drawing i

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room, garage and public bar are included in the plans and n lift will be installed.

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the loss of her jewellery siid a silk coat And within two hours a Chinese can WILL FIGHTING BE RENEWED 7

stable arrested the prisoner in the art of Passengers arriving in Hongkong from pawning the articles. in Praya East. Canton yesterday by steamboat and The anah was able to identify this manerete and Simplex partitions will be pro-

vided to all rooms. For these trail reported the city was quiet. Aas qne of the two who had robbed her,

daimed that they are not oily fire proof The jury found the prisoner "guilty" telegram received in the Colony in the

but sound proof. The cost of the build afternoon states that no further Eght and he was sertenced to five years im: ing had occurred, but it added the prisonment with hard labour and ordering will be about" 3320,000 and the con- Jed to rerive twelve strokes of the cat. tractors, Messrs. Tung Wah & Co.. have matter is settled „get,"

*promise completion in-a yer and a half. Mr. J. Cher Clark is the architect.

Chinese flasengers who came down by train werg, of the opinion that with the arrival of San's troops from the North ern Expedition which, are being burried down to Capton by special trains on the Hauhow-Canton railway, fighting will be - resumed 'and 'that Chen's troops will be

driven out of the city.

THE LOOTING.

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DISCHARGED BUT NOT FREE

Arising out of a feud "between two guilds. Po Kan was indicted for wound ing and assault, alleged to have been com mitted on May 8th.

Mr. H. K. Holmes conducted the case for the Crown,

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Following are the results of last Saturday's tennis match between U.R.C. (B team) and M.B.K.:-

Kwong Po Kan au o Wai Hing beat Ohta and Sugiura, 3; beat Miyajiura and Yamaguchi, 7; and Kobayarhi and!

Da, 10-1.

Lau Man Ching and Lau Fook ki bent Ohta ad Sugiura, 93: beat Miyajiura and Yamaguchi, 9-3; beat Kobayarhi and Dai -3.

INTERPORT GOLF. THE NEW CONDITIONS

The Sports writer of the Tity Anne says:---

'wo bathing fatalities occurred during a beat Sirajiura and Yama George Lee and Ho Lo beat Ohta and The evidence was to the effect that an last weekend. Leading Telegraphis Farhi, Seat Kahyarhi and Do, 110.,

Total C.R.C. 16: M.B.K4 2 elderly man uained Pun Choi was walk-Webster, through diving into shallow ing westward along Des Vous Road, nea's water, received injuries to the spine. Both Sim and Chen-age said to have the Sailors' Home, when he met tour from which he afterwards died at the lost n great deal of their former pomen, strangers to him. Two seized his Naval Hospital. The unfortunate young indis arms; Pun have a shot fired, but did not man was quly 24 years of age and had pularity-Sun because of the crite shelling of the city, and Chan know, then, that he was wounded. The been in the Colony about a year. He

and a cousin in the R.G.A, here. because of the lusting" of non-belligerents men let him go, and no attempt was

Pun walked a short On Saturday, afternoon a youth named, since the last visit of Shanghai golfers in the streets by his troops. Passengers made to rob him.

Emil Anderson, a member of the St. to Hongkong, discussions have been in seem to think that if General Chan him-distance and then felt a pain in his arin.

progress hetween the Royal Hongkong self had been in Canton to take charge A friend carried him on his back to No. Andrew's (Kowloon) Troop of Hoy Golf Club and the Shaughni Golf Club WILS acnb with reference to conditions for playing of military operations, the troops would† Police Station. When he arrived at the Scouts, in which, h

Stonecutters the match for the challenge cu It had have been under better control and that Station he saw a man there. whom he at master," gas bathing at

when he was observed to he in need of to be tolerably well recognized that.

under the conditions hitherto prevailing there would have been little or to lootunce identified as one of his assailants.

This men had been arrested by Inspre help. Mr. T. J. Knight, of the Americus there was very little chance of the cup ing. That may be so, but it is quite

On the last cca. apparent from the accounts of the pas the time the shot was fired.

for Fallon, who was in the vicinity at Express Co., dived into the water. Jully leaving Hongkong.

sion Shanghai sent down à very fine The man, dressed, but the Ind sank and a protract-

ten, but the advantage Hongkong sangers that citizens of Canton have

on their home Po Kan, came across the road towards ed search until darktiess fell was made possessed" of playing.

course was altogether too much, espe cially as the competition was under

As the The body was found many hours after-medal conditions. The pitfals which

with his mother in Kowloon.

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scores out of five, were insufficient to meet the case.

had quite sufficient of both parties and the Inspector, who caught hold of him without my 'result' that neither can regain the popularity with the intention of starch, they once possessed.

Inspector caught him, Po said in Chinese:wards near Samshuipo and the funeral Fanling holds for the stranger are su The operations in Canton till to It's not my business it's my class took place at Haripy Valley last night many and deadly that even a brief ac some extent interfere with the railway man's." The Inspector found a dagger when a large number of Scouts attend-quaintance with one or two of them is

sufficient to spoil a man's chances com traffic between the Colony and Canton. in Po's possession and took him to the ed out of sympathy with their late completely. It was a case of this sort which Through tickets to Canton are only avail. Police Station.

After hearing the evidence the jury ticeship at Kowloon Ducks. His father intended to provide a margin of safety rade. The lad was serving an appren-counted for Shanghai's failure on the last attempt. Even the rules which were able by the inorning trains. In the afternoon passengers are only booked as decided that there was a reasonable doubt is now in Shanghai and the boy lived for any team, by counting only three "far as theklung. From there they have that the prisoner had committed the crime

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on as beat they can. They may and they returned a verdict of "noti be fortunate in getting a local train guilty,”

The Puise Judge told the man he was through to Canton or they may not. The

discharged but he was het released from reason for not issuing through tickets in

the dock. He left the Cours by the stair- the afternoons is that losting about the

case with in the dock, the explanation Canton railway station is most notice being he is now to be charged at the abfe in the evenings; large numbers of Police Court with poesrasion of the passengers leaving the station on Sunday dagger. night were held up and their belongings jooted. One passonger," a Chinese con tractor from Hongkong, was relieved of his wallet containing some hundreds of dollars directly he left the station. He became so nervous that instead of co ducting the business that had brought him there, he decided to take the next train back to Hongkong

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In the circumstances golfers la Shang- hai, and we believe in Hongkong as well, will note with satisfaction that u agree- ment has been reached by the two clubs concerned to do away with medal play and substitute match conditions. A meeting of the Hongkong Polo This is certain to be much more popular, Association was held at the Victoria Re and probably fairer than the other. The creation Club yesterday afternoon, the new conditions are that teams shall, con- sist of six a side, and the match will ex- undermentioned clubs being represented. tend over two days. On the first "day The Victorin Recreation Club, the Club there will be 38 holes singles, the winner Lusitano, the King's Regiment, the taking one point, and on the second an- four-ball RG.A., and the United Athletic Club, other 36 holes, playiķi us Entries for forthcoming contests were atch, and two points will go to the win ners. It will be quite a severe test of golf, received from all five clubs, but as one for 12 holes in two successive days, when had been received from the Navy it was everything courts, is probably as much as the majority of amatenry care to face. A report has beca made to the Police decided to extend the fianl date upon We tnderstand that Shanghai vill again by a Chinese passenger on board the 8.8. President addison to the effect which entries may be received to July go to Hongkong during the coming that between the hours of 12 noon and 8th, it being thought that some of the winter, and with a side similar to that p.m. on Naturday, while on the voyage naval vessels would have returned to of last season we should have a good chance of success. Needless to say all from Shanghai to Hongkong, someone

local golfers will appreciate the fine entered his cabin, forced open a leather port before that date.

sporting spirit of the Hongkong Club in meeting the essential difficulties of a visiting team.

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BIG HAUL OF TREASURY BONDS.

THE EXODUS FROM CANTON. The Hengshan brought down another wallet and extracted therefrom United large crowd of Chinese refugees resteritates treasury bonds to the value of day afternoon. There were also several $24,000. No arrests have been made. European passengers, who had spent the Previous night on board the steamer.

AN ALARMING INCIDENT. - The baly alarming incident, according

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The matches, it was also "decided, are to be played on exactly the same linea The following referees were appointed for the games:

Messrs. A.. H. Carroll, A. E. Alves. F. SHIP CAPTAIN'S ADVENTURE Lanneri, G. T. May and E. Hupphreys.

BOATING DISASTER, JUNK UPSED: FOUR CHINESE

MISSING..

ASBORE.

ATTACKED AND ROBBED NEAR THE NAVAL YARD.

Mr. W. A. Adnins, master of the s,s. John Saundersun, hus reported to the. police that whilst journeying in a ricksha during the early hours of Sunday morn ing he was attacked by ten men of the

Five revolvers and about 1,000 rounds to one of these passengers, was an-out of ammunition were found in a basket which was being carried by a Chinese, off break of fre in a large godown behind the s... Prident Faddison, on Sunday. the Hotel Asia on the Bund. The out Sergeant Andrews made the discovery. break caused considerable excitement The coolie confessed that he had been

A fishing junk containing nine malce engaged by a well-dressed Chitise to

Later the man and seven females, was upset by a sudden between the troops and the populace in take the arns ashore: the neighbourhood. Many thought, it referred to was arrested... Both were gust of wind off West Point on Sunday coolic class when passing the Naval Yard. charged with unlawful possession at the morning and all the occupants were The gasnilauts stopped the ricksha, was the signal for a renmencement of Magistracy, yesterday. Mr. E Athrawn into the writer. Small craft is chased the ricksha puller away and then the fighting, but nothing untoward Webster appeared for the well-dressed the neighbourhood picked up twelve of dragged Mr. Adams from the vehicle and

the sixteen people. The master, his two beat him. They then ocenrral. The fire was under control in Cliness, and asked for a remand.

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