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THE CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

KWANGTUNG SECTION TO BE RETURNED TO SHARE- -HOLDERS.

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U.S. WARSHIP.

THE HONGHONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH,

FOULS CABLES IN THE HARBOUR.

TWO GOVERNMENT LINES SEVERED,

Serious damage to the cables in the harbour was caused yesterday morning [FROM QUE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT-]

by the U.S.S. Jason, the flagship of the Alter having managed the Kwang U.S. Asistic Fleet Air Squadron, on her tung setion of the Canton-Hankow Rail-arrival from Manila way for more than three years and ap- propriated its revenue for military pur poses since 1923, the Kuomintang has decided to return, this much-deteriorated line to its shareholders who are requested to dect a new board of directors to help in its administratión.

The Has is now more of less a death trap for passengers because it has fallen into a sad state of disrepair. Shares are now quoted at about 35 cents each, the face being five dollars. This section is 140 miles long, and runs from Canton to Shinkwan. Notwithstanding frequent in terruption of the service because of accidents, etc., the daily receipts often run as high as $12,000, and seldom below The shareholders are to meet on April 13th to elect a new board of directors and a managing and an assistant managing

88,000.

Lirector.

ROAD-MAKING IN KWANGTUNG.

GIGANTIC ENTERPRISE."

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] Reconstruction mensures in Kwangtung Province include proposals to build a number of public highways, the provin

The warship arrived soon after & am. and made for the Admiralty No. 1 buoy, but before doing so dropped her anchor within the cable reserve, with the result that some of the cables were seriously damaged. In fact two of the Government cables were severed. It is also feared that two of the Telephone Company's cables have been damaged. It is possible that slight damage might have been done, but on inquiring yesterday afternoon, the information was elicited that the working. results were quite satisfactory. During the morning the Government telephones between Hongkong and Kowloon would not function, but repairs were carried out, and by the afternoon, communication, though somewhat desultory had been effected. This was extremely fortunate, because the only link with the various police stations, even with those on the border, is by telephone.

At the point where the mishap occurred, there are seven cable lines traversing the harbour, and the ordinary marks are set up to point out to mariners the part of the harbour where they should not anchor their vessels. On either side of the har bour, the fact that it is a cable reserve is shown by the word "Cable" being

THE WING ON CASE. CONSPIRACY CHARGE CONTINUED. AN INTERESTING

DEMONSTRATION...

SUMMARY COURT.

M

EUROPEAN'S CLAIM AGAINST LOCAL FIRM.

JUDGMENT FOR $5

A further stage in the Wing On case, Before Mr. Justice Wood in the Sum-" in which thres Chinese defendants (the mary Court yesterday, a European, named. second of whom, Fok Chuen Tuen, J. Royston Stuart, claimed 8100 from formerly sub-manager of the Man Fat P. A Pinguet & Co., 117, Queca's Read firm, disappeared while on bail) are Central, for alleged breach of contract charged with conspiracy sad attempting The amount was made up as follows: to defraud the Wing On Company, Des 850 in lieu of notice, $5 commission on the Veux Road, of $60,000 and $500 interest, sale of a gramophone, and 343 expenses was reached at the Central Magistracy incurred owing to defendant not having yesterday afternoon, when the hearing of notified him that his services were ne the case was resumed befora Mr. R. E longer needed. Lindsell.

Mr. Vaux appeared for the defence. Plaintiff said that he had contracted An interesting feature of the proceed- ings was a demonstration called for by with Mr. Pinquet to act as salesmian for the defence, when the Assistant Cashier his firm. On February 8th they had a of the banking department of the Wing difference of opinion about the sales, but On Company was asked to write with anot having received notics, he continued Chinese pan certain Chinese characters, to work for him for a few more days. On which he had to do both in a standing the day before the Chinese New Year, and sitting position. V

his landlady demanded payment for the

A further reference to the threatening board of himself, his wife and child, but letters received by witnesses in the case, he could not pay the fees owing to defen- referred to in a previous raport, was dant's breach of contract. His landlady thereupon insisted on turning them out, also made when an application was put forward by the defence to recall a pre-and they had to go to an hotel, ". vious witness who had given evidence..

Replying to Mr. Vuax, witness said that defendant had given him a rangë samples and also a price list. Some of the goods were mentioned as

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Mr. F. C. Jenkin appears for the pro- secution, and Mr. Elsley Zeitlyn for the defence of the first defendant, Au stock, but this was pencilled in Inter by Lui, described as a promotor of a bankr. Pinquet. He had returned all the ing firm under the style of the Kwong samples which he had got sold, He dis- Cheong firm, while Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton appears for the defence of the that he had sold certain samples of car- agreed that Mr. Pinguèt had complained

third defendant, Lam Fook Chiu.

bon paper at 80 cents instead of $1.95. Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Zeitlyn begas He agreed that Mr. Pinguet had asked

cial, the district, and the municipal placed in conspicuous positions. On the his cross-examination of the Assistant him to get back the samples, but he governments to co-operate in a gigantie Hongkong side the cables stretch from Banking Cashier of the Wing On Com refused to hand him the money back, and Some 17,753, or nearly the praya at the back of the New Fire pany, whose evidence in chief regarding therefore he could not comply with his

enterprise. 6,000 miles are being projected. To en- phasize the importance of this under- taking the Canton Government is to change the grade of office in charge of this service from that of Bureau of Aut

Station to the Cenotaph.

It was the first time that the Jason had ever been to Hongkong, and it is evident that the Captain did not know of the existence of the cable reserve.

the withdrawal of 250,000 from the Wing On Company was taken at a previous hearing.

request.

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Replying to his Lordship, plaintiff said that he was a partner in the Standard In answer to questions he said that Trading Co., and had his own private

prior to 1993 he had been Assistant

to that of Department or Trui so as to have being moving, and none too slowly, Cashier in the Deposit Department of put the official in charge of public high way in direct touch with the highest authority in the Province.

The provincial highways will be four in number, all starting from Canton, the provincial capital. The first one will run from Canton to the Fukien border on the east, by way of Yoping. Taipo, Meisien, and Pingyun, a distance of

It is manifest that the warship raust

when the anchor was cast, since it neces- sitates a great deal of force to sever a sable line, owing to its thickness and calibre. The cables in the Hongkong Harbour are sunk very deep in the silt, and the anchor must have ploughed its way through the mud and so became fastened to the cables.

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His Lordship pointed out that it was apparent that the defendant cancelled the contract on February 8th without any notice. The question was whether he had good cause to do so.

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the firm two years previously. A dis tant cousin of his, a Mr. Kwok, was the principal cashier. Witness went on to give evidence regarding the local printing of the labela of the deposit books, and said later the border on the mitted that a summary dismissal was labels was changed in design. He did given on February 6th not know how many accounts there were

Mr. Vaux said that the defence ad-

Mr. Pinguet, giving evidence, said 'that on the books of the Wing On Company plaintiff visited his offices and offered to 2,105 L, bringing Canton in motor rea- ascertained; but it is considered that it (Deposit Department) from 1921 to 182ad some stationery for him.

ning connection with Hongkong; while the second, Canton-Salkong, connecting "Kwangtung and Kwangsi, westward, will he 834; the third, Canton southward, by way. of Toyshan, Changihan, apd others will bring the South Capital in easy land communication with lincao, Annam, and Southern Kwangsi, the total length of this highway being about 3,270 ligand the fourth, Canton-Namsung, up to Hunan Province in the North will be costs $10,000 about 1,410 ...

He said

a wife and child to keep. It was even-

The exact damage has not yet being

was previously is not so serious as

an expert it The chops used in connection with the thought: According to would not necessitate much work to deposit accounts were made by a local that he was hard up," and that he had repair the damaged cables if they are firm in Bonham Strand East.

In answer to questions as to whether tally decided that he should be paid only twisted. The task will only be diff-

3100 a month and 10 per cent. commis- cult if the lead sheathes are fractured, he would be standing or sitting when te sien on sales, as well as on the sale of and in that event the cables would have opened an account and entered the de- | to be taken right out and all the water positors nama on the label of the bank, gramophones payment at the rate of 85 extracted. However, even if a cable is witness said he would stand to ask the per machine. Later he pleaded that his only slightly damaged, it loses about

an advance of $25, which he eventually twenty per cent. of its power. Each cable.ame, but sit down to enter it on the landlady wanted money, and asked for gave him. He had been given express instructions not to sell the samples Mr. At no time during his career as a Pinguet admitted having diamissed plain- sistant cashier in the deposit department, Had he made entries harriedly. He tiff; but held that he was entitled to do had always been calm, cool and collected, because he had not carried out bis

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"Whatever damage has been caused will At the present time a number of dis.be repaired within a week. Probably all trict public highways are in process of the lines will have to be examined. construction.

The Chaoan. Meibaien, and districts in Eastern. Kwangtung have decided to expedite their road construction work. "Sixteen roads are projected, five of which to be built at once. Those five lines all

start from Chao-an and end at 1, Wong kong: 2, Hcpos; 3, Chunghao; 4. Ping yun; and 8, at Wuhua, the last three by way of Meisien,

AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB. ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES OF "IF" ARRANGED.

"Label.

HE NEVER HOBRIED.

instructions.

→

In January of 1923 he was able to make

Judgment for 85 and the costs of the out and deal with from twenty to thirty writ were awarded plaintif deposit books per day.

At this juncture Mr. Zeitlyn called. upon the witness to give a demonstration Dramatic of writing Chinese characters with a Chinese pen on Chinese paper and asked him to form certain characters from actation while in a standing position: and also write them while sitting. This witness did.

The Hongkong Amateur Club gave another very fine performance of "If" at a matinee at the. Theatre Royal yesterday afternoon. While the bouse was by no means full, there was a very fair attendance, considering it was an afternoon performance, while the CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ANDjuvenile element was represented, the

CANTON.

THE SEIZURE OF THE SÄLT REVENUES.

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re-called he did not intend to call him again, as he did not wish to bring any witnesses unnecessarily within the pre cincts of the Court

Mr. Zeitlyn commented that he thought this was an unfair remark and a remark that should not have been passed. Such things might prejudice the hearing of the case later.

Mr. Lindsell aid he presumed that the reference. was in coinction with the threatening letters, of which, he under- stood, quantities were in the hands of the police.

Mr. Hall Brutton referring to these. letters said that this was no reason why it might be said the defence should have They might have been written them written by the Wing On Company for all that was known."

Mr. Leo d'Almada: Yes, or by them- selves

Mr. Hall Brutton said when the wit

Witness then, in reply to further ques tions, described the system in operation between 1921 and beginning of 1923 with majority of the audience were adults.

regard to the entering of deposits and "II" is being performed again this withdrawals. He said that later in 1823 evening and to-morrow evening at the the system wis changed, in so much as Theatre Royal st. 8.15, and if the the impression of the signature or in- crowded house of Wednesday evening is pression of the chop of a depositor or The Asiatic News Agency of Peking By indication of the public apprecia firm was required on a card, which was

tion of the efforts of the Hongkong kept by the Company. states that the Central Government reAmateur Dramatic Club packed houses He had no recollection of the person cently wired to the Kuomintang Adminis may be expected each night. "1" in who made a deposit of $50,000 in an tration nt Canton stating that, according the opinion of many who have had the account by the Kwong Cheong firm, but pleasure of seeing the performance here, As far as his recollection went the first to the report of the Salt Gabelle, the is one of the best and most successful defendant (described in the charge of Canton Administration has seized the salt productions staged by the local A.D.C.

promoter of banking firm under the Residents will, therefore, be gratified style of the Kwong Cheong Arm) did not offices and revenues in Ewängtung and to learn that two additional

last hearing, it had been rather a sur- also dismissed all officials appointed by formances of this gorgeously staged play appear to be the person who made this nets referred to had been called it the Peking in violation of the reorganisation have been arranged for Monday and After further questions, Mr. Zeitlyn prise to him. He had not been prepared loan agreement of 1913 and that the Tuesday evenings at 9:15.

suggested an adjournment of the case, then to fully cross-examine him, sad in- stating that he had finished, his croestimated this, but since he had had an "British, French and Japanese Legations

examination under one bead and would opportunity of consulting his client, the had protested to the Waichisopu against

reserve other questions under a different third defendant, he was now prepared tornak further question. No names of it. The telegram urged Dr. CO. Wu

heading, until the next bearing

witness had been disclosed by the pro- and Mr Wang Ching Wei, members of

secution. KOLE DANC the Central Executive Council of the

Mr. G. K. Hall Brutich applied to Mr. Jenkin: Intentionally. His Worship to be allowed to have an Mr. Hall Brutton said they should have Kuomintang at Canton, to do their best

Mr. F. C. Millington, Commissioner of apprentice fiter at the Royal Naval known what the case for the prosecution to bring about an amicable settlement the Shanghai Boy Scouts Association, is Dockyard recalled. This man had given was, for if the defence had an opportu with the Consular Body at Canton as the passing through Hongkong on his way evidence at the previous hearing regard-mity of getting a man off up there then question affects China's international house in the frantua, and has offered to ing a printing business at Canton, where, it was right that they should be able to tell Hongkong Scouts something about the he said, he had seen shops bearing the do it. They had never had a full dis position as well as her national honour activities of their brothers in Shanghai name of the Wing Oa Company. Mr. closure in this case and that had been his nad prestige in foreign countries. Final If has therefore been arranged for him to Hall Brutton said he wished to question point all through.

After further argument, Mr. Lindsell ly, the Government reminded the Canton address the Hongkong, Scouts, and their him on matters which at the last hear-

Friends in the Concert Hall of the Chinese ing, he was not in a position to put aid the objection of Mr. Jenkin against "leaders that political-differences between YMCA, Bridges Street, at 6.30 p.m..

North and South must not affect vested this evening, March 8th. He will Mr. Jenkin objected to this witaces bringing witnesses to the court on the and under the present circumstances, rights and interests of foreigners in illustrate his talk with cinema Alms being recalled on the ground that at the ground of intimidation could hardly hold, The Commissioner and members of the previous hearing the witness had given although it was unusual, he would instruct China; otherwise it is to be feared that Hongkong Boy Bouta-Association extend is evidence in chist had been cross that the witness required by Mr. Hall the frequent violation of treaty obliga hoirty invitation to all ends of the examined by Mr. Hall Brutton and re- Brutton be recalled Lions may lead to foreign intervention in movement, relatives and friends of Beauty examined by himself, and his evidence Mr. Jenkin promised to bring this wit- and Cubs, and Old Scouts to attend, and completed. Unless His Worship gaveness to court, and His Worship adjourned China's domestic quarrels to the great regret that langer notice has not been direct instructions for this man to be the case for further hearing this after-

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