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CANTON'S ADVICE TO

FOREIGN POWERS."

MANIFESTO OF NATIONALIST

GOVERNMENT.

We have received from Mr. Ping Sheung Foo, Superintendent of Customs and Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, the following translation of a manifesto to the Foreign Powers issued by the Nationalist Government at Canton. A reference was made to the manifesto in our leading article yesterday.

"In recent years the Peking Govern- ment, has been usurped by one militarist after another, whose maladministration has been directly contrary to the people's will, and has aroused the detestation of the citizens of the Republic. The Peking Government has long ceased to be a Government in fact.

THE WING ON CASE. WITNESS SENTENCED FOR RETICENCE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

CHIEF JUSTICE LATER REVOKES ORDER.

THE STRANGE CONDUCT OF A SOLICITDEʼS CHARL

During the further bearing of the Wing. On case yesterday, the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan), sentenced a witness to 14 days' imprisonment for refusing to answer a question asked by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, KC, counsel for the second His Lordship. prisoner, in the ease. bowever, subsequently withdrew the order when witness answered the ques tion."

Уд answer to His Lordship, Mr. Alabaster said that he did not anticipate for one moment the attitude the witness had adopted. His cross-examination had been directed with a view to showing that the witness was never at the print ing shop in Canton at the time he was supposed to have been concerned in the transactions.

At the conclusion of witness's evidence, His Lordship said: I won't send you to prison this time, but you must remem. ber in future that when you are told to do something in this Court you have to do it.

THURSDAY, APRIL 291

$10,000 FINE.

OPIUM SMUGGLER SENTENCED.

Ab, the, 'Central Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, a Chinese was ined $10,000 for possession of 118 tacks of illicit opium. The drug was valued at $1,418&

The ppium was discovered in the false bottom of a box, which was found in defendant's possession as he disembarked at the Wing Lok from a Macao boat Whart.

Defendant pleaded that he had made the acquaintance of the owner of the box At a later stage witness was confronted in Mongkok and was looking after it for by an employee at the Naval Yard. He him. then admitted that he had taken the place of a person named Chan Woon at the Nova! Yard, had adopted his name, and had impersonated him.

POWER OF ATTORNEY.

"This witness and others seem to think," said His Lordship, "that when an order is given by someone else they I want it can withhold information.

The next witness for the prosecution Since the pollation of the Presidency clearly understood that when I tell a was Chan Sam; who said that he was by bribery by Tao Kun who was sub- witness to answer, he has no right to tell formerly a clerk in the employ of a sequently driven away by other militar-me that his employer has told him not | Chinese solicitor in the Colony. He had ists, Tuan Chi Jai, willing tocl of the to respond."- militarists, assuming the title of Chief Executive, occupied the highest office of the State and tyrannized over the people. Because of the recent civil wars around Peking, Tuan has been, at one moment, in fight, at the next, clinging to office. The so-called government in Peking is now no longer a government ever in naine.

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If the fine was not forthcoming, delen- dant was given the alternative of 12 months" imprisonment.

MOTOR-CYCLE FATALITY. EUROPEAN CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.

Sub-Inspector Alexander, of the Traffic Department, asked for a date to be fixed for hearing the case, and His Worship decided to hear it next Tuesday afternoon at 2.15.

known Lam Fook Chiu, the second pris-DATE FOR HEARING CASE FIXED, Mr. F. C. Jenkin, appeared with Mr. oner, for 16 years, and he had introduced The case in which Mr. S. J. Squire, of H. G. Sheldon for the prosecution' (both him to the first prisoner, Au Kim Lai, the Hongkong Electric Company, Ltd., ia instructed by Mr. Bulmer Johnson, of He also knew Fok Chung, Yuen, a de-charged with manalaughter, and also with Messrs. Hastings. "Dennys & Bowley). fendant who had absconded whilst on driving in a reckless manner, again came Mr. C. . Alabaster and Mr. Elsley bail Fok and Lam took him to see before, Major C. Willson at the Central Zeitlyn (instructed by Me. G. K. Hall Au Kim Lui with a view to his taking Magistracy, yesterday. Brutton and Mr. Leu d'Almada) appear a power of attorney for Au, while he for the respective prisoners.

was away in Peking. He had been told that he would be largely responsible, for the civH action which had been instituted to recover $50,000 from the Wing On Company. He eventually went with Lam It will be remembered that as the result to see Ho. Cheuk Pang, of the Bank off of an accident at the tram shelter at East Asia, with a view to borrowing two Causeway Bay, on the plight of Saturday, or three thousand dollars for the pur-April 17th, a Chinese received injuries. poses of the civil action, which was pend- through, it is alleged, Mr. Squire running ing. Eventually the plaintiffs decided to into him while riding his motor-cycle. Witness said that he was at present change their solicitors, and they went to The Chinese died in hospital the same un irrefutable fact for years, and is then apprentice fitter at the Naval Yard. Brutton's, but this firm wanted $800 in night. cause for, great anxiety to the citizens of He had been previously employed by the advance before taking up the case. Lum Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask. who is appear. the Republic when reflecting over the

second defendant in Canton, as a shop and Fok had told him they did not wanting for the defence, asked if it was likely past and planning for the future. The

assistant in defendant's printing shop. to appear in Court, during the civil that any inquiry would be held into the rise and fall of the militariats in the last few years has been merely the substitú He also worked as a "boy" for delend-action Witness was to act for Au Kim death of the Chinese, and His Worship

replied that he did not think so. tion of one tyrant for another. Recogni tion by the Powers has been, in effect,

Although this so-called Government

*COUNTRY YUKEL'S EVIDENCE, which is non-existent in name, or in fact,

When the hearing was resumed yester has long been repudiated by the people, day morning. Tam Lay, who had been yet the infamous militarists still make use formerly employed by the second de- of it to promulgate mandates and ordera fendant, Lam Fook Chiu, was called by and perpetrate other actions detrimental Mr. "F. C. Jenkin. This witness was the to the nation. Its only pretext for exist one to whom Mr. Jeckin had referred to ence is recognition by the Powers. The in his opening speech as the country effect of such recognition has only served

Fokel'" to foster internal strife. This has been

assistance of the temporarily dominant mihtarist faction and, consequently, inter. veption in our internal affairs.

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Lui, and when the $30,000 was recovered from the Wing On Bank, he was to receive 15 per cent. 'for his trouble.

AN ALLEGED CONFESSION.

Replying to Gounsel, he said that de- fendant one day gave him. 89 to buy three chops from another printing shop in Can- toa. He brought them back, and being able Continuing, witness said that the prisoner, Lam Fook" Chiu, "This Government, in necordance with to read, he saw that the Chinese charac second the testament of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, ad-ters on one of the chops were the eventually told him that $60,000 had vocates the convocation of the People's Hongkong Wing On Co., Ltd." A few already been drawn on the Wing On Bank Convention in order to settle the internal days later, he was handed back the on a forged deposit book. The book on complications and secure a united govern-chops, but they were broken up in small which they were claiming a further ment. Looking back, we find that for twenty months during the first and second years of the Republic, there was.ad government recognized by the Powers, and yet no inconvenience in diplomatic rela- tions was felt.

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We hereby make this solemn appeal: That until the People's Convention is held and a United Government instituted, the Foreign Governments-in order to avoid intervention in our internal affairs, thus prolonging our internal strife-shall re- "fuse recognition of whatever militarists who may happen to occupy Peking. Furthermore, it is "our "hope that the peoples of the foreign States shall super- vise their respective Governments so that the latter may not repeat the mistakes of the past. Thus shall our people be able

pieces, but he could distinguish the one of them. His character. On on master requested him to burn the picces in the kitchen chatty, and he did so.

"YOU GO TO PRISON."

Mr. Alabaster rose to cross-examine, and asked witness who engaged him at He replied that be the Naval Yard.

could not remember, as he was engaged by Europeans.

What is your number at the Naval Yard I disclose that, I shall lose my job.

His Lordship: Give the number at gace-If I tell your Lordship the num

ber

Give the number at once or I shall send you to prison-If your Lordship will guarantee that I won't lose my job, I shall answer.

His Lordship: You go to prison. for

to rise and overthrow militarism, achieve a fortnight.

a united government, and devote them- Witness thereupon immediately divul Belvea to works of reconstruction. This ged his number.

will be not only a blessing to Chine, but will also contribute to the peace and welfare of all nations and peoples.

***(Sd.) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE

NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT. WANG CHING. Wai,

HU HAN MIN,

TAN YEN KAL, We CHAO CHг, Koo YING FA."

Canton, April 24th, 1028.

PICKETS IN CUSTODY. MACAO INCIDENT AFTER SEIZURE' OF HONGKONG LAUNCH.

According to reports reaching Hong- kong, four Canton boycott pickets have been taken into custody by the Portuguese authorities at Macao, fullowing the seizure by the pickets of a Hongkong steam

launch and cargo junk.

Mr. Jenkin I take it, your Lordship, that the order is suspended?

Mr. Alabaster said that he was not concerned.

His Lordship allowed the case to go on, and made the comment given above.

Witnesa said that he was afraid if he could not get back to his present job

that he would not be able to secure a living.

TRIS NONSENSE.”

Replying to further questions put by Mr. Alabaster, witness said that at the Naval Yard, a number plate was handed to him when he went to work in the morning, and he returned it when he finished in the evening.

His Lordship: Then what is all this nonsense about not telling?

Inspector Fallon, replying to His Lord- ship, said that he thought witness was one of those casual coober employed at the Naval Yard who was given a tem- porary number when they were engaged.

Mr. James Colin Owen, the foreman of the jury, rose to say that witness's state ment as to leaving his number on finish- ing work was correct, but there were no grounds for his reticence in divulging the number,

SENTENCE WITHDRAWN.

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amount, was, however, the genuine one, From that day," said witness, "I re- fused to have anything further to do with the matter."

Cross-examined by Mr. Zeitlyn, witness said that he was employed for four or five years in

1. solicitor's office. He agreed that he would be of general use to litigrant. He also agreed that the solicitors of the phintiffs in the civil action were pressing for money, but denied that he personally had borrowed two to three thousand dollars from Ho Cheuk Pang. The money was lent to the second. defendant, Lam... ·

Counsel pointed out that at the Police Court he had said that he had borrowed the money. Witness said that had done so on the instructions of Lam.

THEFT OF JEWELLERY.

MR. C. A. S. RUSS COMPLAINANT IN CASE.

Two Chinese were charged at the Central Magistracy yesterday with the theft of several articles of jewellery, They were arraigned on three separate charges, in one of which Mr. C. A. S. Russ was the complainant.

The first defendant was represented by Mr. A. E. Halk

Mr. Rusa stated in evidence that his wife left a diamond ring and a ruby ring set in platinum on a shelf at a tailor of February 6th. The loss was only dis- shop in D'Aguilar Street on the afternoon

covered some hours later, while witness was at Fanling. Next morning he visited the shop, but the rings were not there. One of the rings, was later traced to a pawnshop.

Mr. Russ strongly objected to any com sation being paid to the pawnbroker, The ring had cost. 80 originally, but it had been pledged for $30.

The case was adjourned for a week.

WHY DID YOU DO IT! Questioned as to why he went to, Brutton's with a view to having them

carry on the civil action when he knew he had merely gone to Brutton's offices that it was a forgery, witness said that

to ask the costs of the case. He had been asked to do so by Lam, the second prisoner,

statement made to you by Lam that this His Lordship: You knew from the

Why did you business was a forgery. go to Bruttons when you knew that!-- I went to enquire the costs of the caso for the second defendant

Witness, replying to further questions, said that he had the power of attorney at the time. It had not been signed but

that Lam was unwilling that he should it had been agreed upon. He disagreed

be given the power. The question was repeated several times, and just as Counsel was about to draw his attention to what he had said at the Police Court, witness interposed and said that he wanted to explain. He spoke of an inter-

Then why did you go to enquire about view which he had had with the plain the provision of costs for a man who you tiffs, when it was decided that he did knew had obtained money on a forged not need the power of attorney. yg book 1—I went at his request.

Witness eventually agreed that he had His Lordship remarked that he could never possessed power of attorney. He not understand how he could have any denied that he had ever tried to get anything more to do with a criminal business money from Au Kim Lai, the ùrst like that, once he had heard that the prisoner.

whole matter was criminal.

TROUBLE TO HIS CONSCIENCE.

THE VALUE OF ENGLISH.

You knew at the time that it was & forgery, as Lam bad told you-Yes, I knew that before I went to Bruttons.

Witness was questioned concerning his Mr. Alabaster: Was it with the hope. He said that in of getting 15 per cent. of the amount means of livelihood. 1923, he went to Europe as a commission that you went to enquire into the costa agent for Lyson & Co., a local firm. He at Brattons 7-No. visited Italy, France, and Germany, and Was it with the desire of getting 15 although he could not speak the lang per cent. that you went to Ho Cheuz uages, he had got on quite well with his Pang-No. knowledge of English.

It appears that the Wikin, the steam

Can you explain why you were going Since his return he had not done anyto get 15 cent., in fact $7,5003-fam and launch concerned, owned by the Wai Ken Co., of Hongkong, was towing a heavily.

thing owing to the strike. He had lived Fok said I was to have it for taking. laden cargo junk towards Macao when it

His Lordship: It is ridiculous. It on his means; he had several houses in

evidence. Was seized by another steam-launch

Bu was away in Peking at the time. manned by armed boycott pickets. The seems to be the idea that witnesses are Stanley, left to him by his grandfather.

cut their His grandfather had made no will, Whose evidence were you to take?--I pickets took control and ordered the entitled to refuse to answer, launch and juck to be steared to Chinese wors to suit instructions. This time neither had letters of administration don't know

I shall not enforce the order; but I want being applied for.When his father died, but the junk ran aground, and War of the piskets were left in charge it to be clearly understood that witnesses the property had fallen to him. The told you about a forged book--He did.

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of it while the remainder proceeded on

the launch. When croating Macao bar bour to get into Chinese waters at Lappa a Macao patrol launch, it is reported, took the Wikin to the Macad water police pier, together with the four pickets, who were on board..

Your story is incredible. Lam never

His Lordship: Why should he have

must answer at once without any non-property was until recently in the name Bense about being forbidden to give in of his grandfather.

It necessary I would take Mr. Zeitlyn produced a document, per-made the confession of forgery to you? formation. very serious steps to make people undertaining to another house owned by wit. It was not necessary for the purposes stand that they are not to reply in this ness's grandfather. He read out the of the action. Was it for the trouble to names of several persons as being bene your conscience that you were to get 15

per cent. 1 manner.

Mr. Alabaster continued to question ficiaries on the death of witness's grand-Witness: said he did not know what The coxswain of the Wikin reported witness with regard to his employment) father: Witness then said that he had trouble he was to have. All he knew

was that he had to take evidence. the above incident to his owners on re at the Naval Yard Witness was given control of the property.

You said at the Magistracy that you When the case was adjourned until turning from Macao to this part, and the photographs of two men, and asked stated that the Hongkong licence has been if he knew whether they had been em- owned the property. That was a lir 1- today, it was stated that the evidence

for the prosecution was finished. taken The owners are taking steps to ployed at the printing shop in Canton. It was not a lie.

(Continued on rezt Gölumn.). bring the Wilin back

defence will begin to day.

Witness replied in the negative.

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