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THE "MILITARY SITUATION. ANTI-REDS ADVANCE AGAINST KONGMOON.

[FROM E CUINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON TRAFFIC.

MALF OF FATSHAN'S " PASSENGERS LANDED.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY OCTOBER 29rs,

Canton.arder Apparently the new prohibiting the landing of passengers

CRIMINAL SESSIONS. [BEFORE TO ACTINO CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. H. H. J. QOMPERTZ.] THREE TINS OF MILK. A sequel to the armed robbery perpe, trated as a lonely farm in Lautan, for

MR. J. E. ATHERLEY CHARGED. ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION OF

MONEY.

At the Central Magistracy yesterday morning before Mr. 8. B. B. McElderry. Mr. J. Edward Atherley, ex-manager of Getz Broa & Co. (of the Orient), Ltd.,

Anti-Red reports claim the recapture of from the s.5, Honam sad the as. Fatshan which four robbers were sentenced, as Hongkong, appeared on remand charged

is not being very strictly enforced as regards the latter vessel, which returned beard at the Criminal Sessions yester-with the misappropriation of funds |

to the Calony from Canton yesterday.

Out of the 144 passengers taken up more than half safely landed by means of sumpans. On the arrival of the vessel a large fleet of sampans slipped alongside, but after a second and third trip, ac-

day, before Mr. E. H. J. Gompertz, the amounting to $13,000, belonging to the Acting Chief Justice, when a Chinese Company, was charged with having received thres tins of milk, which were part of the stolen property.

Hoifung und Lukfung in the East River ferritory that Yanping in the Sreyap section of the West River bas been taken from the Huis; and that two separate divisions from the Southern anti-Red

Mr. Whyte-Smyth prosecuted for the Army are making their way in two differ ent directions to Kongmoon, which they

house in hope to use as a base for the final attack sording to one of the passengers on the Crown. Outlining" the case, he said that Mr. Blake, outlining the case for the

raw strike pickets" prevented the defendant was found in a from returning. The 45 to 50 passengers Laichikok, where three men were astest who returned to the Colony on the Fated in connection with the robbery at the han, however, were people who bad not farm. Several of the stolen articles wore found in the bons, and amongst them sufficient money with them to land.

Another passenger on the Fatihan in-were the tips of milk, which defendant formed the Daily Press representative claimed as his. Defendant was there that any Chinese passenger could quite upon arrested and charged with having

on Cautor. Houngshan, according to the latest reports, is still in the hands of the anti-Reds, the Red report of its recapture being denied.

Mr. D. H. Blake appeared to prosecute,

and Mr. RA. Wadeson hald, a watching! Mr. J. Hind appeared for the defendant,

brief for the compradore concerned, prosecution, said there were now six charges against the defendant, instead of one as in the original indictment, when Mr. Atherley was charged with the mis appropriation of $13,000 odd. Thess charges embraced various sums of money amounting to $18,000..

The Reds are despatching the "Fook Kwan," notorious throughout Kwangtung for their harbarous treatment of non- seabatants to Heungshan to reinforce easily land in Canton, provided he or received the stolen property. The the defendant in the firm of Messrs. Getz

their comrades who are now in retreat. The Reds report success at Wong Tin in

she had the money to pay for it.

Arst charged he said that one of the men in the house had borrowed ninety cents from him, and when he asked for their

Hoifung and the inminent fall of Mei-PIRACY IN CHINESE WATERS. reta, gave him three tins of milk

sion and Hingning. They are despatch- ing Tsai Chu Yoo, a ney addition to the Red ranks from Hunan, to direct opera- tions for the defence of Kongmoon.

Communication between Canton and the Red troops beyond Samphui up the West River has been cut off for the last tro days

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No report of importanes is heard from the North River districts, where the pro- Itel Yunnanese and Huganese merern- aries are stationed.

THE TABLES TURNED.

HONGKONG JUNK SEIZED AND 1.00TED.

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At the Magistracy he made a statement to the effect that he had given than food for two days and had received the The Water Police have received a report tins of milk in payment. "In coadusion, to the effect that a Hongkong trading Mr Whyte Smyth submitted that de junk, T4302H, of 2,273 piculs capacity, and fendant belonged to the coolie ca as of ten men and two did the man from whom he said that carrying a crew women, was seized and looted by pirates he had the tins of milk. That being so, on October 17th, while on a trip from deferidan't knowing full well that his Hongkong to San Cheung, in Chinese debtor had no money, must have known that the tins of milk had not been pro waters.

cured honestly.

Evidence was given by Chan as the farmer of Lantan, that the tins of milk

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The junk was seized in the San Ning district by a steam-launch carrying about 50 pirates who were armed with rifles and revolvers The pirates boarded the

Mr. Bako dealt with the position of

Brothers, and said that he had been their manager for four years. Cietz were American Corporation which had He

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branches all over the Far East. then dealt with the position of the com- pradore to the firm in relation to that of the manager. The compradore's duty was to receive and make payments" on behalf of the firm. His business took him amongst Chinese clients, and he took money from them and also paid out money to them. His duty it was also to make payments into the Bank, under a list of the instructions from the miknager. compradore submitted monies he received to the manager, and these were paid into the bank or dis- posed of otherwise according to the in-

Since the evacuation of Chinshan, pear trading boat, searched her and took her were stolen from his house, whilst anum-structions of the manager.

Marno, by the Reds, the residents there Ive rounded up, more than 20 strike Jackets and turned them over to the anti- Keds to be dealt with. The Red pickets have been terrorizing the local populace

for the last four months. POLICY OF

blind people "stormed

in tow.

The captured vessel was taken Here about 90 small boats came alongside, and to Au Chuk Mi and anchored in two days all her cargo was removed, the crew of the junk being forced to do

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The

Mr. Blake ber of Chinese detectives gave evidrace of then produced several books concerning transactions, which were kept by the Prisoner was found not guilty and dis. Compradors stäff. charged.

EXPORTING MONEY TWO MORE CASES YESTERDAY. Following numerous cases with were more cases of tem the B. B. heard on Tuesday, two

Mr. Hind formally objected to these books as evidence, on the ground that they were kept by the Compradore staff and that defendant had no control over them

this work. The cargo consisted of sun- "NATIONALISATION.;dries valued at about $24,000.

Continuing. Mr. Blake said that in After the junk had been thoroughly looted, the steam-launch and her, pirate

March, 1924, the compradore bad instruc Following the "pationalisation" policy

tions by the manager to collect payment 4f the Kuomintang, the Red magistrate

before Mr.

for certain old newspapers which had of Sunning recently took over all the crew steamed away, taking with them temples and charitable institutions of the the arms they found on the junk, and attempting to export money district, throwing out more than 200 in also the master of the vessel, Lai Teng, Colony, came

yesterday, when defendants clared ignor-pradore received payment in cash, and mates from the homes for the blind. The who, it is expected will be held for ran-McElderry at the Central agistracy been sold by the Company. The com was told by the defendant not to pay вот. the magistracy

ance of the regulations.

In the first case, a Chinese he was the money into the bank at once, but on October 21st and 2nd as a protest,

charged with attempting to emport $200 to wait until he received instructions. and the Reds had to employ force to drive

to Maeso, said that he was an employee In the books of the compradore they them off

of a Club at West Point, and the $200 in would notice reference to the money, and question were his savings for number there were notes to the effect that it On April 1st, the of years. He was going to so to see had been paid over to the manager, and a relative, with whom he cpected to return to the Colony. His Worship recompradore's cashier, informed Mr. manded the man. until Monday, for en Atherley that all this money had now

The Reds in the last ten days have taken over more than 20 institutions and hospitals.

AN EFFECTIVE PROTEST.

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by the suspension of business, the pawa shops and native barks of Sunwui, for which Kongmoon is the open port, suc affective protest seeded in making an Against the latest $300 levy on each shop isposed by the Kuomintang authorities. The Red magistrate, however, obtained about $5,000 before he had to yield

12,000 HOMELESS.

The remainder of the crew, who were Hongkong, one of the men making a not molested, brought the junk back to report to the Police,

STEAMER PIRATED.

Another report has been received to the effect that the s.3. Leung Kwong, a Chinese vessel trading between: Cauton and Wuchow, was pirated in the West liver on October 21th. The report is to

Another man charged with attempting to export $188, was fined $20

the "effect that the steamer was on her quiries to be made. way from Wuchow to Canton and was attacked on renghing Tung Ma Ling There was a short fight in which four guards were killed and three wounded.

It is stated that the captain, chief- officer and about 30 passengers, including military offers, were kidnapped."

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Later into the Bank.

been collected, in all, about $5,000. Mr.

Atherley told the cashier to hand the money over to him, and this was done, a receipt for the same being handed to the cashier. That receipt could net now MR." HARRY ORE'S RECITAL.

be produced as it was Inter handed to that Mr. Atheries and destroyed, but SONGS BY MRS. R. SINGER.

sum represented the first charge. Mr. Harry Ore's first rectal of an On April 4th, the cashier again ten- cient and modern piano pieces on dered various sums of money to Mr. Atherley, saying that he had received Tuesday next in the City Hit promises them from dealers, and asked for instruc to be of great interest. cycle of tions about paying the money into the & Beetbres sonata Bank, but Mr. Atherley retained the Chopin items and

over in connection with the newspaper

Many of the refugees from the town of Kaukong, the West River port, wasted!"

PROPERTY SALES.. time and money Vy taking passage to

Two property sales took place yesterday Canton in order to lay before the Kuo- mintang a protest against the "further afternoon, one being at Messrs. Lammert alevastation of their homes by the Reds. Brothers auction rooms, and the other figure in the first part d the pro- i money, and part of this money was paid Hince October 18th the Reds have been at The Auctioneering and Brokering Bramac. in the second Gis, Balfour- deal On April 11th and 16th similar burning down villages and shooting per sons for having given aid to anti-Reds. Some 12.000 persons have been rendered homeless, says a report, since the begin ning of the conflict.

WUCHOW.

The Chinese shops of Wuchow have sold out nearly all their stocks of foreign goods. Since the boycott the merchants

of Wuchow bays been unable to trade with Hongkong direct, and "pickets stationed in Canton Harbour, while allow ang Canton Wuchow river traffic, have been careful to prevent foreign goods frani going there...

TRADE WITH WHAMPOA. The American Dollar Line as. Lake. Farrar will load silk and other goods for American and European ports at Wham- pos, on October 30th. This vessel will be followed by another one, the s.. Stanley Dollar, which will thil within the next fortnight.

KUOMINTANG CONFERENCE. The Kuomintang women in Canton have elected Mrs. Sun Yat Sen to be their delegate to the coming Conference of the Kuomintang Party which will be held in Canton some time in December, provided, uf course, that the Party can remain Gintact in Canton until that time.

Company's safe rooms.

Gardiner, Debusy, Borodin and Withol, At Musers. Lammert Brom, the lease-are represented by typical samples. In

addition Mr. Ore's compation on hold property consisting of No. 176, Portuguese folk-song should prove very But this is not all. A number of songs Queen's Road Central, was disposed of attractive, by order of the mortgagee. The Crown

will be sang by Mrs. R. finger. Mre Sanger is a member of te American rent is $8.58.

and $1,400 were appropriated for the appropriations were made, and $2,000 a newspapers. On the face of the books satisfaction of the drafts for the old fied, but on going into the books it was the old newspapers draft had been satis- sech that other accounts, for which money was received, were not satisfied. It was not discovered until last week received the money. This money paid The upset price was $0,000 and this community. She has a clo, and well that there were outstanding $18,000 worth was advanced by $100 and $400 bids trained voice, and her peters may be of drafts for which the compradore had satisfy previous drafts. The charges con- Franz, Bobert Schumann ad Moussor- until the sum of $13,500 was reached at gauged from the songs she will sing by in by different firms had been used to which figure it was knocked down to Mr.gksy. Altogether the cacart should sisted of sums of money paid in from prove a very delightful on Tickets time to time during April and May. In either by the compradore or cashier to are to be obtained at Aalerons The each case the money was handed over concer: commences at 5.30 p

Mr. Atherley who gave a receipt for the balance, tearing up the old receipts. One of the receipts the compradore held was for 813,149.34. He might say that it. was the duty of the compradore to obey the manager of the Company in all question Mr. Atherley. things, and that it was not, for him to

Li Koon Chuen.:

The Auctioneering and Brokering Co., Ltd., sold a leasehold property known as No. 479. Nathan Road, Yaumati, Kow loon, which has an area of about 1,715 square feet and an annual Crown rental of $93.02.

The upset price was $20,000, and this was advanced by one bid of 8500, Mr. Lau King Boo becoming the purchaser.

WEATHER REPORT.

SAIGON RICE MARKET. The Cig. de Commerce do Navigation d'Extrême-Orient, in their report dated, no change in our Saigon October 20th state-

There is practically market. The Hongkong' trade seems to improve alowly.:

Regular enquiries are received from Java, but the volume of iness is rather small.

The supply of paddy just meeting the requirements.

The total amount of rice exported from 1st January to 150 October, 1925,

Pressure has increased slightly over the Carolines and decreased slightly else where. The anti-cyclone remains centrai over the Sea of Japan and the typhoon is situated midway between the Vibayas is 1,184,209,093 tons agais 903,324,005 in and the Ladrones, moving W.N.W. A 1921 moderate monsoon will prevail over the Northern China Sea.

We quote to-day whiteBaigon rice No. 195%, brokens round griper picul of The American Consulate General, Hong134 lbs. fo.b. Saigon, Jongkong 86.70, kong, received the following typhoon £0.13.8, yen 9.80. warning from the Manila Observatory st 10.50 a.in, on October 28th-Typhoon in about 130 deg. Long. E. and 12 deg. Lat. N., moving W.N.W

White, Saigon rice Noted, Japan quality, per picul of Mlbs. fo.b. Saigon. Hongkong 8040.13.0, yen 9.30. For October-Novel higment.

There was also an 10.U. for $1,500, which was the subject of the fifth chargé, and came into existence in the following" way. About March 10th Mrs., Atherley was about to return to the United States, and the compradore was asked by the de- fendant to give him $1,500 for her ex- penses. Mr. Atherly said that the money would be paid by the firm inter.? The last two charges were in respect for household expeners and were paid. of sums of $100 and $3,491, which were by the compradore on the instructions of the manager, who gain said that the firm would pay later. The discovery of the shortage was made by the fact that these bills were outstanding

Evidence was then given by the firm's Worship adjourned the casc until today. compradore, Chow Kang Yan, and His

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