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REDS ACT, ANTI-REDS CONFER

THE

CANTON TAKING STEPS TO GUARD AGAINST ATTACK.

RECRUITS FOR THE CANTON FORCES.

[PDOM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

GOLLER)}

PAWNSHOP THIEVES SENTENCED.

{{{BEFORE TER PUESNE, JUDGE (METUSTICE

RUTHLESS ROBBERS.

Three young Chinese were charged. So with haring committed an xrmed robbery The case of the three Chinese charged at No. Bowrington Canal Read on wish burgling a pawnshop at 44, Bulkeler July 20th Streak, Hunghon, on July 30th, was cou- cinded at the Criminal Sessions yester day, when two priscuers were found guilty and each sentenced to seven years

General Chiang Kai Shok, command- Chung Chi, commanding the Cantones ising the Red Army in Canton, anticipat-Corps of the Rad Army, apparently hard labour. The third was found not

iing possible anti-Red offensive from the purpose of disarming his men and

Swatow, has rushed troops enstward, his advance guard having reached Tam-shui This much is admitted by Chan Kwing

power Ming supporters.

It appears thas General Chiang A the advantage of acting early.

Reports from Swatow state that the anti-Reds are still bolding conferences to decide who shall be the general to direct operations and how to raise the 82.000,000

• needed for the campaign against the Bolsheviks

RED RECRUITS..

taking General Hu into custody General Hsu, sccompanied by his Chief of Staff, Fung Chok Nam, is, however, reported to have succeeded in making good his crape on board the L. Sun #ea of the China Merchants 5.8. Ca

The Sun Wah sailed as two o'clock in the afternoon. It is now understood that General Chiang is trying to round up all important members of Han's staff, my of whom are in hiding-

The Tran Fan Fat Po also reports that Lee Hung Kee, Finance Commissar of

guilty and discharged.

ROBBER TO RECEIVE THE CAT.

A Chinese was charged with being in plicated in an armed robbery committed at Sha Leung village on August, goth,

Mr. Warte Smith prosecuted. The owner of the house which was the mene of the robbery, said there were five persons in the house, himself, his wife, two children, and a foks. Ou the sight of August 28th whilst be and the foks were making beancurd, four men entered. One of the men was' prisoner.

Mr. H. K. Holmes prosecuted for the Crown'

Chinese woman who lives at No. 3, Bowrington Canal Road, said that her

husband kept a grocer's shop in Wanchai

Road. At 10 am, on July 28th her hus- band was out and sho, and her family were breakfasting when three men enter-

and one of them said he wanted to purchase de firewood. She replied that abo had none for sale, whereupon the third prisoner drew out a revolver. She war then dragged into the kitchen and her hands were tied with wire. Das of the prisoners then took a gold bangle rear the bangle on her right hand, bat failed to do so, and tried to eut, in through with a chopper, but did not Aucceed. She was then commanded to hand over all her jewellery and when she

from her left hand. He also tried to

the Kuomintang Government in Canton, Prisoner was 'nrmed with a revolver and persisted in her statement that tho had

Canton reports received during the and Kwan Tao, an army commissar,

dagger and the others had daggers. He none, the robber then struck her several times on the back of the neck with tho

past few days state that every incoming have been detained by General Chiang (witness) was held by one of the robbers flat of the chopper. After ransacking vesar from Northern Chinese porta ham It is stated that General Tan Yen Kawhilst the others proceeded to ransack the place, the robbers left. They took away |

Yura

brought between 900 and 300 ex-service commanding the Hannanese `mercenaries or 2nd Corps of the Red Army, has been made commissar-general of the army ad interim,

from the former Choking for. Kiangsu, armies. These men have been recruited by order of General Chiang Kai-Shek

MORE ARRESTS.

An "extra" published by the Trus JFan Tut Pp yesterday states that dieneral Chiang's troops in Centon sur rounded the beadquarters of General Hsu

BUSINESS WITH SWATOW. POSITION STILL UNCERTAIN, DEFINITE NEWS ANXIOUSLY »

tion

.AWAITED.

the house.

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1st in money, and some gold rings and Witness managed to wriggle from the bangles. She recognised the three pris captor's grasp and ran into the street An amah who was similarly treated and shouted "Save Life." The robbers gave corroborative evidence. She stated Hongkong Chinese familiar with followed him, and ran away in different that when the robbers left she rushed ditions in Chaton expressed no surprise

after them and called on her master (who when they heard these reports. They have all along believed that the Bolshe 'viks would endeavour to put down those whom they considered only lukewarm adherents of the Bolshevik cause.

CANTON AND THE CAPITAL.

PEKING COMMISSION TO CANTON POSTPONED.

directions. When he saw that the robbers had gone he rushed back into the house and found his wife on her bed, bloeding profusely from wounds on the wrist and forehead. Concluding, witness said that

the robbers stole some articles of jewellery: and clothing,

In her evidence the woman' said that her wounds were caused by dagger thrusts inflicted by prisoner.

-An Indian constable who was on duty Surprise and much disappointment is on the Taipe Road, Kowloon Tong, said felt in Chinese circles in Shanghai at he saw a man being chased and closed the announcement that Mr. Kiang Yung with him. The man (whom be identified former Minister of Justice) and Mr. H. ne prisoner) draw a revolver and fired at H. Kung, MA (Resident Director of Sino-Russian Affairs), who had been ap him thrice, and wounded him in the pointed Commissioners by the Central wrist and elbow. His arm was rendered Government to negotiate with the Canton useless. He held him by the collar of

one their visit to the south.

was standing at the door of his shop. The robbers were then chased, and a fak of her master's captured one, pla dev

Another robber ran into a pickst of police near the Civil Borvice Club and

the other was arrested a few days later.

The three prisoners were found guilty and were each sentenced to four years' hard labour.

ALLEGED COAL STEALING.

-FIVE CHINESE CHARGED.

The case before M E W. Hamilton" at the Kowloon Magistracy in which five Chinese are charged with the fraudulent conversion of fire tons of coal, with an alternative charge of common larceny was continued yesterday afternoon. Three of the men belonged to the Blue Funnel launch Poseidon, and the other that the jacket became loose, and watson & Co. much

goods will be entirely lifted, but,authorities, had received.orders to post his jacket, but prison struggled wg to the Tai Yuk, Pong launch (Messrik

Since the anti Reds took possession of Swatow there has scarcely been time to Judge what material change their coming will make in the general business posi. It is hoped that the embargo on British naturally, a great deal depends upon the attitude of the Labour Unions and A friend of Mr. Kung explains the shipping companies are for the most situation as follows:- part refraining from sending boats to the port until they receive definite news from the local Agents that cargo will be unloaded.

THE KAIJO MARU." The Kaijo Mars, of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, which left for Swatow on Sunday, carried altogether for that port 700 tons of general merchandise. This included sulphate of ammonia, soda, rice and miscellaneous goods and about 1,600 bags of wheatour.

Yesterday no word had been received by the Hongkong office of the Company a to whether this cargo had been dis charged.

"HYDRANGEA

This vessel, which has been undergoing rtain repairs, will leare for Swatow to morrow (Thursday) at 5 p.m. She is lue there on Friday morning and will return on Saturday.

It is understood that a number of local saerchants are arranging to forward

merchandise to Swatow by this vessel.

DOUGLAS. LINE.:

he away.

Another Indian constable who was on duty some distance away gave evidence of arrest.

Mr. Bennettprosecuted

the Oceau et prosecuted on behalf of McCallum appeared for the first three

imen and the other two were represented by Mr. J. M. Remedios,

The unification of the country was the end towards which the two officials con- cerned had been working for many years past, and so they were glad to serve as Special Commissioners when the Peking Sergeant Marphy said he was on the Government announced its intention to Taipo Road when he heard three shots send delegates to Canton. Their mission fred, followed by the sound of a police was to affard relief to the distressed people of Kangtung and to reach an whistle. He hurried along the road and understanding with the Canton Govern- came across the wounded constable, and nent regarding diplomatic matters, espe some distance away another nonstable had cially in connection with the recent Sa prisoner in custody. He visited the moen affair, as well as to try to bring

house and found the woman in bed hadly about national unification. CANTON DELEGATES IN PEKING. wounded. He bound her wounds.

The trip was delayed in the first in- stance; by the arrival in Peking, on August 15th, of Messrs. Sun Fo (son of lato Dr. Sun Yat Sen) and Fu Ping Hajang (Commissioner of Foreign arrested.

Prisoner was found guilty and the Affairs in Canton), whom Mr. Kung introduced to promincas officials in the Chief Justice spassing sentence, said thas capital. Mr.. Kung also arranged for then to interview Marshal Tuan Chi Jus he had been convicted on clear evidence.sked the coxswain what had happened, and he seemed surprised, and said that

Prisoner said that he did not commit the robbery. He had been to ken a friend In Yaumati and on the way back he was

Mr. F. C Todd, of Messrs Watson & Co, gure evidence and said the fourth employ of the Company for eight or nine prisoner had been a coxswain in the years. The fifth man, he thought, was an engineer, and had only worked for the Company a very short time. The on September 8th, but he could not say coxswain was on board the Tas Ful Fong

whether the other man was or not. He (witutes) had never been given nation that the intter had left the Company'a employ. If he had left, the cpxswDİO would have informed witness. At 15 m. on the pier opposite Mewers. Watson's witness met the launch Tai Yuk Fong, and saw a police launch come alongside. Later he saw the port bunker opened and it was full of coal. Witness

In reply to a question by Mr. Bennett, witness mid that if any of the men were absent from the launch the coxswain found substitutes to take their places. Witness would have noticed if any of the deck bands were absent, but he did not know the engineers.

His Worship adjourned the case."

the Chief Executive) and many others He regarded armed robberies as nothing had happened. on outstanding matters of high national serious offences indeed, and be proposed importance. These gentlemen did not to do his best to make persons like pris leave Peking until August 20th.

oner appreciate the seriousness of such The Hatching, arrived from Foochow

Preparations for the inauguration of offences. He was not only guilty of this aud Amoy on Monday and will leave for the Sino-Russian Conference then kept armed robbery, but had made a wapton these ports again on Friday. As already Kung busy for some days and the and brutal attack on a WOXLAR CO- announced, the Douglas Company do not death of Mr. Xiang's sister also engaged tinuing, His Lordship said that he was intend to include Swatow as a port of that gontianan. On August 30th, the rory averau to order prisoners to be call until their agenta announce that two Commissioners got their travelling flogged, but when they inflicted pan on cargo may be safely unloaded and load. expenses from the Government and ar others he proposed to order persons con- ed. So far no news has been received Tanged to leave Peking on the 2nd inst., victed before him to to flogged. The but Mrs. Kung became suddenly ill and sentence would be ten years hard labour from them.

Mr. Kung was forced to remain in and twenty strokes of the cat. Peking for & couple of more days. When they arrived in Nanking, Mr. Kung côn ferred with Mr. Cheng Chien, Civil, Governor of Kiangsu, who is also Asso ciate Director of Sino-Russian Affairs, on matters pertaining to the Russian negotiations

WINTER CLOTHING,

CANTON AND ITS STRIKERS.......

A meeting is reported to have been held in Canton on September 18th when the question of providing warm winter cloth

ang for the strikers was discussed, and particularly for those coming

THE TRIP POSTPONED.

CAINE ROAD ROBBERY.

MOTORIST CHARGED.

NOCKYARD -POLICEMAN FINED.

Mr. J. Mason, of the Naval Yard Three Chinese were charged with having Police, Kowloon, appeared before Mr. committed, an armed robbery at the resid E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis ence of Mrs. Ho Min, tin, 58, Oaine tracy yesterday, charged with drir- Bowl, on August 18th,

ing a car without having passed the necessary examination and also with

Mr. Mok defended,

driving with a learner's licence in Nathau Road, Kowloon. Defendant pleaded guilty to both charges.

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Sergeant Hallam said the offences took place at 8-80 am on September atli

Mr. Mason said that he got a learner's licence at the Central Police Station, and there was nothing on the licence with regard to driving a car in Kowloon.

Sergeant Smith said the licenco was learner's licence to drive at Happy Valley

Mr. Whyte Smith outlining the case When Mr. Kung arrived in Shanghai for the Crown, said that four men onter ng from Hong-02 September 6th, he found that Mr. od the house at 7 am and said they Kiang had already left for Hangehow were searching for arms. They cowed the A sub-committee eventually discussed and that he would not return until the mahs with revolvers and ordered them tho matter with the trade guilds and 10th However, on the morning of the to lead the way into their mistress a Charitable institutions and they promisithine, when they met, Mr. Kinng room. Mrs. Ho was in bed, and after al to co-operate in providing the neces showed Mr. Kung a telegram from forcing her to give up the key of her mities.

Peking, instructing them to postpone fewellery box, they raamcked it. They their trip to Canton on account of the also took a quantity of things from the disturbances there, Mr. Kiang then redrawers. The amals and mistress were turned to the Capital and Mr. Kung 18 bound with wire, and angged with His Worship pointed out that Mr. remaining in Shanghai. If the trip is post Chinese wine cups. The three defendants Mason ought to have returned the licence poned only temporarily, the latter will were arrested three days later, one to the Police as soon as he saw that wait in Shanghai, otherwise he also will Sham Shul Po and the other two in Drivers ought to be very careful with re- return to Peking. He has informed the Sharp's Street, Hongkong. The other gard to these things. Peking Government that he is prepared man was not arrested

SHOTS AT MACÃO. MISS THE VESSEL AND WOUND PEOPLE ASHORE.

News has reached Hongkong that Chinowe soldiers fired several shots at the armed Portuguese Government aunch, on Sunday and the bullets went zato Macao and wounded several people. The launch refrained from returning the

to continue his trip to any time when Mrs. Ho in evidence said that she had been in Court twice previously, Hergeant Hallam: said that defendant called upon

identified the three prisoners. They charged with offences in connection, with Mr. Kung is a descendant of Con- searched the room whilst the other man a motor cycle. fucius of the 75th generation, and he is held witness and the amahs up at the

brother-in-law to the late Dr. Sun Tat point of the revolvere.

The can, was adjourned until to-day

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His Worship fined defendsat $5 on the first, charge, and, cautioned him on the second

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