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ANOTHER PIRACY, STRANDED Y.K.K. YESSEU ATTACKED IN CANTON RIVER.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1579, 1923.

THE MONTROSE"-"YUEN

defence

DE-

THE FIGHTING IN KWANGTUNG.

BOTH SIDES WINNING.

Both aidos in the fighting are claiming notable victories," and the situation is

༞ ་ ་ " ་ n puzzle difficult to unravel.

DR. SUN INJURED IN TRAIN COLLISION.

It is said that Dr. Sun Yat Sen him- self was with the retreating force, aud that he was injured, though not appar ently very seriously; in a railway collision while returning to Canton by a special train consisting of only two coaches These were considerably damaged nad Dr. Sun travelled to Canton on the foot- plate of the locomotive.

OPIUM TRAFFIC, SANG" COLLISION." SENSATIONAL CHARGE AGAINST A

CHINESE MERCHANT. YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS

FORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE.

ALLEGED TO HAVE IMPORTED 76,697 TAELS OF RAW OPIUM. Grave fears are entertained in Hong

The action, in which the Indo-China kong us to the safety of the Yamashita Stran Navigation Co. is claiming from When Inspector Appleton of the long- Kisen Kaisha, freighter Tui Te Mary, the owners of the as, outross for kong Police searched a so-called native While it has been said on the one side According to a wireless message received damages dans to their vessels, the Fuer cloth and foreign goods merchant's house that the capture of Waichos by Dr. at noon by the agents at Hongkong frous sing during as 1920 typhoon at Manila, at No. 101 Des Voeux Road West, at Sun's forces was due to the Generalis. the Captain, the vessel was attacked by was continued yesterday morning before about the beginning of this month he sino's “brilliant strategy," it is said by pirates whilst she lay stranded about the Chief Justier (Sir William Regs found many clues which led him to be the other side that he was lured there by eight miles from the port of Whang09, Davies) and Commander C. W. Beckwith lieve that the so-called merchant was not a brilliant strategic movement on the part neur. Canton. The message was very sitting as assessor,

a dealer in native cloths at all, but a of Chen who has now succeedel in isolat- brief and not quite clear, but it is thought

Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C. (instructed by dealer, in a very large way, in illiciting one half of Dr. Sun's forces and that the pirates have since left the Mr. E. Davidson) is appearing for the opium. In addition to some three hun forsing the retreat of the other half in stranded ship, taking with them the Chi- nese pilot who sailed with the vessel. plaintiffs and Mr. F. C. Jenkin and Mr.dred tacts of raw opium on the floor, he the direction of Cantou. No further information than this is to Campball Prosser" (instructed by Mr. found a pair of delicato scales which bore hand, but the agents in Hongkong ara. G. N. Tinson) are conducting the distinct traces of having been used for weighing out" opium. He found a knife Tangel for a tug to be sent from Hong-

Mr. Potter, tontinuing his opening that had obviously been used for cutting kong last evening to the assistance of

on Tursday up opium. In the cookhouse he discover the stranded vessel and it was hoped that address which ho began she would he refloated during the night; again emphasised the main point of ed a quantity of old wrapping paper The vessel is n large one and is well plaintiff's allegations of neglect against bearing traces of epium, whilst in a cup the defendants in that the Montrose had board was a large roll of waterproof known in this part. She hears the same

The paper (commonly used for wrapping up same as a vessel for which the Sippon no team up during the typhoon. Yusen Kaisha are tho ngents, and the Montrose, he said, did nothing. She loose opium). Above all, be seized a two must not be confused. The Yamashould never have let down her steam, She number of account books which are whito Kisen Knisha's vessel sails between was the only ship in the harbour that alleged by the Superintendent of Imports Keelung (Formosa) and Canton, with had done such a thing on that occasion. and Exports (Mr. J. D. Lloyd) to refer Hongkong as an intermediate port of call. Preceding Mr. Potter said: What we to dealings in illicit opium on a very She is 1,916 tons nett register, and 4,000 want to know is why in the world the large scale. In fact Mr. Lloyd alleges gross, and is under the command of master of the ontroer did not give that this merchant imported into the Captain Arui. She arrived in Hongkong crders to raise steam, the very moment Colony between the 2nd March and the fron Keelung on Tuesday morning and he was aware that No. 4 signal had re 24th September 10,637 taels of raw opium. It was taken as confirming Inspector "left_this port for Whangpoo and Cantonplaced No. 1. The defence does not tell at 9 pm, the same day. At 345 a.m. she us that. We then say that it is a very Appleton's suspicions that whilst he was had the misfortune to strike a sand bank, remarkable thing that nothing should on the premises, a matter of two hours, owing to a miscalculation on the part of

no fewer than a dozen people visited the CAICS two people were the pilot Directly the plight of the ves-

floor. In two sel became known in the vicinity, it is

accompanied by a small girl and a small boy." Curiously enough both the girl and thought that she was attacked by pirates

We also want to know." went on Ur. the boy wore girdles, presumably for the in small hoats which came out from the

Potter," why in the world they continued purpose of carrying the illicit drug. In to wait when the signals were up with x cases the people who visited the no steam in the boilers. This brought floor were in possession of a lot of morics man had a chit him to the cantation of the other side. and in one case

What did it atter if we had steam alleged to be an order for 110 taels of up, we could have nothing, as the opium. Directly this man saw Inspector typhoon enme so suddenly that we could Appleton he tried to tear up the chit not have avoided being carried away." but the Inspector rescued it and it is now The defence endeavour to justify to his being used as a very important exbibit Lordship the statement that steam would in a cuse which has arisen out of the find. have been cf no possible assistance to them as the accident was inevitable.'. "The test of the whole point is this Mr. Potter said, Would the existence of steam have rendered the accident less probable The enly reasonable reply to that was that if the Montrose had had stonin she would probably have got away but it was not for the plaintiffs to prove

backs in the vicinity. To what extent these minranders looted the vessel is not known, but they are believed to have taken the pilot with them. The Tai To Allow was carrying, 5,000 tons of coal at the time, but fortunately she does not carry patterngers, bring purely a frighter. On this count she does not carry any guards adoes, not come under the Hongkong Pirney Prevention Regulations.

CORRESPONDENCF. PIRACY.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "RONGKONG DAILY PRESS."}

Sia-May I, through the columns of your paper. be allowed to suggest to the powers that he a remedy for the ter rible state of affairs now prevailing, in the Colony and its dependencies, where, one might say, one never knows when one may be the next victim of a piratical Band.

have been done on the entree when, according to the Manila evidence, there was & falling glass which eventually led to the hoisting of the Ne. signal.

that.

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The Magistrate imposed a fine of $1.000. with the alternative of three months imprisonment on the first charge and ordered an additional nine months' hard Ishour on the second charge. The third defendant, who was also charged with unlawful possession of the opiums found on the floor, was discharged, as nothing couk be proved against him.-

The ease came up for bearing yesterday afternoon at the Magistracy, before Mr. J, R. Wood, when three men were charged with unlawful possession. The first de fendant, who was arrested leaving the floor with is taels in his possession, was charged with unlawful possession of this amount and of a further 267 taels which were found on the foor. The defendant admitted carrying the package and said he was responsible to a man named Kum for the safety of the packages found Referring to the lof the outros on the flour, but his excuse was that he kept by the Chief Ocer, Mr. Potter, did not know what the packages cune quoting from it, said the No. "signal tained. was hoisted at 4.45 p.m. and moorings, wore strengthened." This, Mr. Potter pointed out, was not quite correct. It seeps to me and I think many uld be proved that the signal was hoist others who have thought over the mat at 4 p.m. and the plaintiffs contended ter will agree that registration of all that the Chief Officer did not noties the Asinties and the issue of passports to all eignal had been hoisted until three- British and foreign residents should be quarters of an hour later, when it was

painted out to him by n stevedore. Britishers cannot object, as in Canton, His Lordship asked later: Which da Shanghai, etc., it is necessary that every you say had the safer berth-yours or the person of British nationality should re-other side?" gister in order to receive the protection of H.M. Government, and even now every person here," who lives on the Peak, or other reserved area, is required to obtain permission from the Governor to do so..

Foreigners cannot object, as it is the aystem in vague in their own countries as far as alicus are "concerned. Moreover,

enforced.

Mr. Potter: Until the wind' went to the South wg were as safɑ as could be; not a puff of wind could get us.

Mr. Patter concluded his address in the aft: rncon finally submitting that his clients were entitled to damages on the merits of the cass aid by law. He in formed his Lordship that he proposed to

it would probably do away with the smug-call two witnesses, Captain McAinish Tuen Sany at the gling of arms by any foreigner, as, 1 (master of the . would suggest that all members of a crew, time of the collision) and Capt, F. G. before they land, should produce a pass Wheeler Marine Superintendent for the port, properly viséd,

Many might say that as far as the Chi- nese are concerned it would not be fea- sible

Company)

-SMALLPOX RETURNS.

Lust weck the total number of cases: of small-pox notifed to

the Medical

In the case of the second defendant the "so-called merchant, he was also charged with unlawful possession of the opium found on the foor, and, in addi- tion, a charge was lodged against him of having imported into the Colony between the 2nd-March and 24th September,.76,697 taels of raw opium."

Chen is said to be advancing towards Canton. One of his Generals is reported. to have taken Shektan, which is on the railway about thirty miles from Canton

The pro-Sun papers report that on Monday an attack was made by "the enemy" on Sheklung, while most of the Constitutionalist forces were at Sucktan and Tsangsheng, but reinforcements ar rived and the battle resalted in the ency forcs being surrounded, and 2,800 of them disarmed.

The Fourth Division of the Yunnanese Army was withdrawn from the North River and dispatched to Sheklung by the Canton-Kowloon railway on Tuesday night.

A significant order by the Generalis- simo is that deserters will be shot, under. martial law. This order, it is stated, is prominently posted on all locomotives and in all places where it is likely to be seen by soldiers.

FALL OF WAICHOW. ANOTHER PREMATURE HEPORT,

We received the following telegrani inte last night

I have to correct the reported cap ture of Waichow. Dr. Sun Yat Sen's report, which I quoted in my last mes- ange, was based on information com municated to him by General Li Lich Chun, his Chief-of-Staff who is at the front and in touch with our right wing. General Li nos mports that the city is still in the hands of the enemy."- EUGENE CHES.

ALLEGED TRESPASS. ABERDEEN TRADESMEN AT LAW.

A case of alleged trespass was heard before the Paisne Judge (Mr. Justice Gompertz) in the Summary Court, yester day morning, when Lo Fan, a tailor at No., Woo Nam Road, Aberdeen, claim ed damages from Yau Lee, a grocer of the same address, for an alleged tres- pass in that the defendant wrongfully entered the front portion of the ground Boor of the above address.

Mr. F. G. Vaux, for the plaintiff, said the front portion of the ground floor was let to his client at a monthly rent of $1z during the year 1991 and that, by rights, he should still occupy those pre- About the mises under the letting month of August last the defendant, who' was the principal tennat of the whole of the ground floor, entered one half of the front portion which was let to the plain- tiff

The defendant elected to give evidence on the charge of unlawful possession, and whilst in the box the Magistrate gave Mr. Lloyd permission to put certain ques- tions to him concerning his account books and his method of conducting his busi nesa as a native goods dealer. The de- fendant said that only one of these books (there were six) belonged to him. Asked to explain how it came about that one of the books (which he did not claim) In reply to his Lordship. Mr. Vaux had the impression of his firm's chop on explained that the defendant was the back, the defendant said it was due agent for Watson's acrated waters. to somebody's ignorance.

The Magistrato (to Mr. Lloyd): Is there anything in these books to show that he has been dealing in opium as such!

His Lordship remarked that he would have thought the case was one for com promise. It was quite a trivini case.

Mr. C. AS. Russ (for the defence) Mr. Lloyd: The name of opium is not anid that there was not the slightest mentioned, but we know that certain chance of a compromise. He claimed that characters in the books refer to opium. the plaintiff was only entitled to a por

The defendant was asked what a num-tion of the floor.

ti

He was next asked to explain the mean Officer of Health wns 88. There were 40ing of the word. Fan, Yam. This he said deaths from the discase during the week

was the name of a ship which brought his Tuesday's return added another goorly to Hongkong. cases to the total,

Allow me to point out that, although it would entail a lot of work and expense "to start off with, it would still be possible to accomplish the registration and issue of certificates for passports. A fee could be charged which would cover the cost,

As far as ricksha coolies and chair coolies, junks and sampans, etc., are con cerned, all at present must have a licence that no ticket was issued without a re- and the junk batera would have to guar antee that all their crew were registered,gistration certificate or passport.

or, in default, receive a heavy punish

Jent.

It would be necessary for all employers of labour to see that their employés were provided with the registration certificate before employing them.

All boarding-house-keepers and hotel managers would have to make certain

On the registration certificate, as an the passport would appear the photograph and thumb-print (in the case of certain Asiaties) of the owner.

.

Above I have given the outline of my proposition: the various details could be worked out when the scheme is adopted.

I sincerely trust that the Chamber of that all guests had either registration Commerce, the Constitutional Reform, Kowloon Residents nud Peak Residents' cortificates (in case of residents) or pass Associations will interest themselves in ports (in case of visitors).

this scheme.

Enclosing my card.--I am, sir, Yours faithfully.

Masters of ships, registered in Hong- kong, would have to attend to their crows and the ship-owners to the passengers (Continued at foot of next column,)

·HOMME D'AFFAIRES. Hongkong, November 13th, 1923.

"What goods asked Mr. Wood. "Cloth." replied the defendant Mr. Lloyds Do you receive bills of fading for these ales of cloth No; but they were lespatched.".

ber of entries under the Chinese characIn reply to further questious, Mr. Vaux ter fo po meant. He said it meant native said he believed there was a hack door to the premises, but it did not lead on. cloth,

to the main street. Mr. Vaux said the defendant had been selling aerated waters from the front portion of the shop since August, Prior to that the defendant used the back portion of the shop is a godown and hid his shop in other premises in Woo Nam Street. There was a rent, book with an entry in the fut page. This showed that the plaintiff, was formerly the tenant of the front, portion In August Inst the rent. book was taken away by the defendant and was not refürned, although applica Asked by tho. Magistrate if he had any tion was made for it.The book now stock, of cloth et his firs: now, or any on stated that only one half of the front the way for the firm, the defendant made portion was rented to the plaintiff. 3r a reply in the negative to both questions. Vaux concluded by saying that the defen

Asked to arcount for the entry for dants had lodge a counter-claim for 1,200 rolls of cloth (2 Chinese name used) trespass in simiin terms. the defendant said the rolls were very After listening to the evidence bis small and could easily be handled by one Lordship gave judgment for the defen man who brought them into the Colony dant, and the counter-claim was nd- for him. They were det sent to him na jizzed

The defendant went on to sar that the cloth in many cases was, brought to him

friends and that there would be no

hills of huling in such cases.

ergo.

The Magistrate decided to remind the against this man on hoth charges for the week, in order that 'n trialation documenta and books could be for Sr. Russ, who was appearing

defendant defendant was allowed bail of

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