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THE TROUBLE AT CANTON CHRISTIAN COLLEGE.

CONFISCATION OF COLLEGE ADVOCATED.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY APRIL MIND,

FIERCE ENCOUNTER'IN CANTON

·HARBOUR.

BETWEEN ARMED PICKETS AND FISH COOLIES.

ATTEMPT TO PREVENT SENDING

OF FISH TO HONGKONG.

THE WING ON CASE.

TRIAL OPENS AT CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

"MA, AND SINA."

The deposit book would then be res tained by the Wing On Bank.

Mr. Jenkin at this point produced two books, which he said had occasioned a MR JENKIN ON SA NEAT AND, |great deal of confusion at the Magis.

CLEVER FRAUD."

tracy "owing"to their being marked M nad N. The difficulty was later over come by designating them as "cats" and

The trial of Au Kim Lui and Lam Fok Chiu on a charge of an attempt to "nina"-(Langhter), defraud the Wing On Company of 50,000 plus interest. of $683 was opened yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir

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"(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

Kuomintang journals in Canton are

A concentrated attempt by a large demanding that the Kuomintang should number of strike pickets at Canton take over the Canton Christian College, Tuesday night to prevent the daily sup a missionary institution under charter of ply of fish from that port reaching "the University of New York. The dis- Hongkong, ended in a clash between the

antisfaction with the College has grown toolies taking the fish to the as Lung Henry Gollan). When the case was heard and produced a deposit book with the Shen for conveyance to this Colony and at the Central Magistracy, there were the pickets. A fierce encounter resulted no fewer that 22 charges against the de- in the triumph of the fish coolies who reached the steamer with their fish, after fendants. At the Supreme Court yes stated to fighting practically every inch of the terday the charges were a

number six. The Arat prisoner was also way

charged on two counts of forgery. A third defendant who was implicated had absconded when let out on bail.

out of the recent expulsion, at the re- quest of the student body, of three students for misconduct. The three students, being members of the Kuomin- tang; in their complaints to the Central Exécutive Committee, alleged that they had been dismissed because they wers Bolshevists. The Kuomintang ordered the Collage" to "re-instate these students The College authorities Eas refused.

The students as a whole are standing by the College, and among the 83 Chinese members of the Faculty voting on the issue at a meeting held April 8th, 50 supported the College action.

The trouble originated at a students' Union meeting held outside the College with students from other institutions on April 4th," when the three students con- cerned, who had not been invited by their school-mates, tried to participate in the proceedings, from which, of course, they were ejected. The three boys returned with armed pickets enlisted from a neigh- bouring labour union, and broke up. the meeting.

KUOMINTANG AND~PROVINCIAL

ASSEMBLIES.

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KWANGSI PROTEST AGAINST THEIR SUPPRESSION.

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT-] Though the Kwangtung Provincial Assembly permits itself to remain sus- pended by order of the Kuomintang, it seems that the Kwangsi Provincia) Assen- bly intends to contest the right of the Kuomintang to suppress the assembly and to substitute the red flag of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen's party for the five-colour ensign of the Republic of China.

The story as related by an observer is that the fish coolies as their boats Preached the steamer were encircled by strike pickets, also in bösts, and a deter- mined and concentrated effort was made

Mr.. F. C. Jenkin, with M. H. G.

to turn away the fish boats and prevent Sheldon, was for the prosecution. the taking of the fish to the steamer. The Eisley Zaitlyn represented the coolies, who have been subjected to inter prisoner, and Mr. C. G. Alabaster ference on the part of the pickets for for the second. sometime past, with outbreaks occur-

KE, ALABASTER'S APPLICATION

Mr.

Brat

was

ring every few days, became so incensed Mr. Alabaster made an application be- at the high-handed action of their per-fore the second prisoner, was called upon secutors that a fight ensued.

to plead-

Revolvers, rifes and other weapons He pointed out that the two prisoners were freely employed and for a short had been charged on the same indict time a fierce battle was waged "Eventualment, whereas the second prisoner was ly the coolies, a hardly set of fellows, not charged with perjury. He asked their temper red-hot with auger, got the that the indictment be quashed, and better of the pickets whom they drove off.ointed out that it was unfair; that pria. Some they forced to jump over the aides of their boats and swim for the shore.

cner abould be called upon to plead on

It is believed that a number of the

pickets received wounds, and it is also thought that some of them were killed. So far as could be ascertained, none of the coolies were injured.

During the fight, the coolies captured four rifles belonging to the pickets which they took on board the Zung Shan, and which were handed over to the police ont the steamer's arrival here yesterday,

The fish was taken on board and also arrived here safely.

MOTOR-CYCLE FATALITY.

EUROPEAN CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER, SEQUEL TO ACCIDENT AT

CAUSEWAY BAY

As a sequel to the serious motor-cycle

Continuing Counsel said that August 13th, 1923, a representative of the

Chinese bank, visited the Wing On Bank Industrial and Commercial Bank, a

same number, 18028, as the one which had been surrendered by the representa tive of the Kwong Cheong firm. Os frst appearance it seemed to be a genuine book of the Wing On Bank. It bore the signatures of the managers, an entry for $50,000, but no withdrawals.

It was therefore obvious that pns of the books was a Torgery. In fact, both the books were forgertos, since the origins book had been used to make up the two books. There would be a part

of the original book in the one handed over to the Wing On Bank in May, 1923, and a part of the book also in the book handed over in August, 1923. The book! was used up to make two forged books.

The case which he was going to set up, he continued. was that it was intended before the first book was got that the fraud should be perpetrated on the Wing On Bank. It was originally intended to make' forged books out of the original, because they only had one book at first. They had intended to withhold the genuine book and present it in August.

a count on which he was not charged. A very interesting thing happened which His Lordship held that he saw no made it impossible for them to carry ground for alleging that prisoner would out their attempt. Instead, of present- be embarrassed by the inclusion in the ing the original on August 13th.they had indictment of those two-counts. Ha to present it with some part of it would, however, as the case proceeded forged. exercise his descretion, if it were at all Becessary to strike out the counts.

CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION.

Mr. Jenkin, outlining his case for the prosecution, said that at least the case would provide some interesting material, and it was of an important nature from the general commercial standpoint of the Colony. The facts of the case were not simple, and persons who had to do with the investigating of these facts, had taken long time in carrying out their in vestigations. The facts, he said, reared around the deposit department of the Wing On Bank. Some years ago several of these large emporiums got permission

They had intended to forge a book showing 850,000 as being deposited in the Wing On Bank. They unstitched the pages of the original book, and prints ed some new pages. The pages in the original book were stitched, and if they had been taken out and re-stitched, the paper would be punctured twice. That was exactly what had happened, a page of the genuine book had been stitched a second time.

WHOW THE BOOKS VARY.

A civil action had been taken out by the first prisoner against the Wing On Bank. He claimed the money. The Bank presented the book which was in their possession, and prisoner produced

A manifesto of the Self-Government accident, involving the death of a from the legislature here to carry on League of Kwangsi, signed by Mr. Lip Yi Chinese (who was apparently waiting for their own banks, and one of the firms his book. The case went on for a con was the Wing On Com-siderable period, and in 1925 it was de- Chi, says that of the 9,000,000 inhabita tram at the time), which occurred at which did so

cided that the books held by the respec- ants of Kwangsi only a fraction are mem. the Causeway Bay tram terminus on pany.

Saturday night, the rider of the machine

His Lordship asked it there was antive parties should be photographed. bers of the Kuomintang; that, the Kuo- which ran into the unfortunate man, ordinance to that effect.

He (Mr. Jeakin) would call several mintang do not represent the sentiment | Mr. S. J. Squire," of the Hongkong Mr. Jenkin replied that there were scientific men to give evidence, and they of the people of Kwangsi Province; and Electric Company, Ltd., was charged be special ordinances. that all the acts of the Kuomintang in Kwangsi, including the dissolution of the local and provincial assemblies, are illegal and unconstitutional. Like all anti-Red documents, the manifesto ends with the usual condemnation of Bolshevism.

would explain exactly how the books had Their paper was entirely fore, Major. C. Willson at the Central Mr. Jenkin, continuing said that "it been made. Magistracy yesterday on two counts. He did not really matter how and when the different, so was their water-mark," There was also a difference in the type. To was charged with manslaughter, and also Wing On Back started. It was run on

the lines of an ordinary bank. Produc allay suspicions, the accused had, how- with driving in a reckless manner,

Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask appeared for ing a book, he said that it was ever, used a genuine label on the forged a dummy book which he had made up book! This label they had. taken from the defendant.

Sub-Inspector Alexander; of the Traffe showing exactly what was done when an the original book. When it was present Department, applied for one week's re- account was opened or withdrawn from ed to the assistant cashier, he could not He also produced a number gainsay his handwriting and signature CANTON AND "LABOUR DAY" mand, and explained that on Saturday the bank.

night, about 9.16, two motor-cycles were of large photographs of the two original on the label.. being driven along Causeway Bay Road account books involved. in the direction of Hongkong. "One of The account was opened in April, 1923, them turned into Caroline Road, and the when a certain kind of deposit book was other machine, ridden by the defendant, used by the Wing On Bank. On page collided with a Chinese who was standing was the chop of the Company with the

[FROM OVE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.

Labour Day, May 1st, is being antici pated in Canton with as much interest as

The afternoon bearing was wholly taken up by a detailed examination of various photographs, books, labels and other documents. Mr. Jenkin, with the aid of a reading lamp with a cardboard

the Wing On Compapy. Pages 3, 4, alleged diferences, in the various docu 5, were reserved for fayments into the ments.

The hearing was adjourned until this account, and pages 6, 7, 8, were reserved

concern. The Bolsheviks, while formally the tram shelter. The Chiness was signatures of two general managers of device, demonstrated the texture and] withdrawing from directing the policy of seriously injured and was taken to hos the Army, have been encouraged to re-pital, where he died shortly afterwards, tain all their influence with the Labour

The case was remanded for one week, Division of the Kuomintang. On May bail being allowed. Next week applica 1st, a couple thousand labour delegates, tion will be made for the firing of a date a majority being Reds, will meet in Can- for the hearing of the case.

ton in convention. This time some 280 peasants' delegates will be present.

Lively proceedings appear to be cx- pected.

AN ABSENT DEFENDANT.

MAGISTRATE · CRITICISES PROCEDURE.

At the Central Magistracy yesterday, Mr. Lindsell criticised a procedure where by an offender was taken out of police custody without bail,

J. Brown, an engineman of U.8.8. Helenu, failed to appear on ■ charge of causing wiildi damage to the extent of $100 at a Japanese house in Wanchai on Tuesday

DOG BITES.

> TWO EUROPEANS, BITTEN.

peaus.

Four persons were bitten by dogs on Tuesday, two of the victims being Euro

Marjoric, the three-year-old daughter of Mr. R. E. Hoare of the Cosmopolitan Docks, was bitten by a dog owned by a Chinese working in the vicinity Sho was treated by a private doctor, and the dog was sent to Kennedy Town. I

Thomas Helmes, a Dayal man, who was treated at the Nayal Hospital, was bitten

for statement of withdrawals. A person morning. desirous of opening an account in the Wing On Bank in 1923 would go to the POLICE PERMITS AT CANTON deposit department and could open an

# FOR PASSENGERS. account merely on giving his name. No signature, no address, even was taken (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT-] from him, all that mattered was his de As from April 17th, not only intended positing of an account; and that was the

emigrants leaving Canton on foreign ves- only thing which was regarded. The naels but also passengers by local and Bistant cashier would take the amount octal steamships are subject to inspec

of money from the depositor, and he tion by the Canton police. A vessel may would enter on the label the name which not leave Canton without a police permit the depositor had given him

certifying that she has been properly inspected.

** NEAT AND CLEVER FORGERY." Continuing, Mr. Jenkin said that it war a neat and clever forgery which the prisoners had perpetrated.

In April, 1923, a man came into the Wing On Bank premises and opened an

by a dog owned by Gunner Foat, of 38, account in the name of the Kwong Packs Battery, Whitfeld Barracks The Cheong firm. He agreed at that time to dog was sent to Kennedy Town.

deposit 830,000, interest to be payable The two other victims were Chinese, after 14 days. The money was deposit one a child of seven, who was sent to the ed. A few days later a further $20,000 Government Civil Hospital, after being was deposited, making $50,000 in all. bitten by a dog at 71, Pokfulam Road, On May 3rd 887,000 was withdrawn, and The dog was not traced. The other next day the remainder was taken auf. The Magistrate adjourned the case until Chinese was also sent to the Government The result was that the account was

Civil Hospital,

closed. April 28th

Divisional Inspector J. Ogg said that the man had been handed over to an escort from the ship, which had left Haag kong, but would return towards the end of the month.

$10,000 BAIL

CHINESE ARRAIGNED ON SERIOUS: CHARGE.

A Chinese was charged before Mr.. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy res terday, with having made material uns- statements to the Official Receiver with regard, to the bankruptcy of the Wing Shing Shun firm of No. 38, Ko Shing Street.

Mr. M. M. Watson was for the defence, and Mr. E. 8. G. Brooks prosecuted.

The case was fixed for hearing on Tues day afternoon. Bail was fixed at $10,000.

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