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NO COMPROMISE.

MARSHAL WU PEI FU AND

CANTON.

MILITARY PRECAUTIONS" "IN"," KWANGTUNG.

WHAMPOA DEVELOPMENT.

[FROM QUE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]

Canton bears that Marshal Wu Pei Fu is against any suggestion of a patched-up, peace and has sunounced that na noon di he has completed necessary preliminary

FIFTEEN PIRATES

CAUGHT.

FORTUNATE DISCOVERY AT AMOY...

PASSENGERS ON A STEAMER IN HARBOUR.

A BUSY EXECUTIONER.

[FROM OFE OWY CORRESPONDENT.]

Axor, July 28th,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 30TH, 1926.

CAFE CASE.

NO DAMAGES FOR MR. AND MRS. TAYLOR.

EACH PARTY TO PAY HALF COSTS.

FAULTS ON BOTH SIDES."

MISSING WATCH.

CONSTABLE CHARGED AT.

KOWLOON.

ACCUSED OF LYING.

Before Mr J. H. R. Nihill at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon. a Shantung constable, attached to the Mr. Justica Wood gave judgment at Mongkok Police Station, who is alleged the Summary Court yesterday in the to have stolen a watch from a prisoner Café Parisien case. He said that he was arrested for a breach of the Opium not without sympathy with Mr. and Mrs. Ordinance, was charged with larceny, Taylor, but according to law he found and alternatively with misbehaving him- that they had not proved wrongful dis-self as a police constable by telling lies. A smart capture of a gang of fifteen missal from the Café Parisien, and, there-When before the court on Wednesday, arrangements he will turn his attention pirates in Amoy Harbour was effected fore, their claim failed. In regard to the the constable pleaded that he took the to the war on the Kuomintang-in Ewang. early in the morning on the 21st inst. facts, he found that there had been watch from the arrested man whilst tung. The report is also current that on board the s. Kahgo, a Chinese faults on both sides..

Dealing with the claim of the Café Marshal Wu will give support to Generstowned vessel plying between this port Tang Chi Yao of Yunnan and General and Chungchow, a neighbouring village. Parisien against Mr. and Mrs. Taylor he From investigation made it was learn- said that his judgment only concerned Chan Kwing Ming in a renewed attack

ed that these fifteen

the the sum of $188.88, admitted to have been ön Canton.

remnants of an original gang of twenty-received by Mr. and Mra. Taylor. In two, seven of whom were executed here regard to this amount he gave judgment He understood that last year following the piracy of the ss. for the Café. Lohko, a vessel belonging to the same the money paid by Mr. and Mrs. Taylor for board at the Hotel Metropole would be refunded by the Café,

-The-Kuomintang, however,-is-not-un prepared for such developments as these To prevent possible uprisinga whilst the main military forces are away, the people's volunteers and merchant or ganisations, which have arms, have been asked to" report their strength at once. At the first sign of trouble those semi- military bands will be immediately sup- pressed.

owner.

men are

WANTONIY DISMISSED.

searching him, but he had no intention of stealing it. Regarding the second. charge, he said that he was obliged to tell lies to the Inspector, as he had lost the watch

In view of this statement a plea of

Not Guilty was entered on the first charge and “ Guilty 72 OR the second.

When the case came up for hearing yesterday afternoon, Detective Inspector Pincott appeared to prosecute, and out." lining the case, said that it was this When the Court opened in the morn-constable's duty to search-prisoners ing, Mr. M. M. Watson, representing Mr. brought to the Mongkok police station. and Mrs. Taylor, submitted that evidence On July 26th the "man arrested during that his clients were wantonly and an opium raid was brought it, and was summarily dismissed was overwhelming. searched by the constable in the usual Apart from the evidence of the interest way. A girdle and a platinum watch ed parties, there was the evidence of the were taken from him, and these articles assistant-manager who was still employ. were entered in the book by the inter-

stable purported to lock them up.

These rovers of the sea terrorized this and neighbouring ports for a long time, but since their last fruitless and fatal attempt on the Lokho, they have beer obliged to lie low owing to strict police General Li Taxi Shin, the Chief of surveillance. At last, however, tempta. Staff of the. Kuomintang Army, is now tion became too strong for their discre acting Commander-in-Chief of the forces tion and it led to their undoing. in Cantos in the absence of General Learning that many rich emigrants from Chiang Kai Shek. General Chien Tithe Straits and Philippines were going Chup, officer commanding the goth Ruo back to their native home by the aged at the Café, and who had been sub-preter on duty, and afterwards the con- mintang Division, will be special Gar-and that they would carry a large rison Commissioner of Canton City by amount of cash and jewellery with them, "direct order of General Chiang. General the pirates could not resist the opporto Chien and General Chiang Kai Shek arenity as it seemed, for easy loot and all close personal friends,

secured passages on this vessel.

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TRANSPORTATION COOLIES. According to a Carton Police report more than 10,000 coolies have been en- listed for military transportation work during the past fortnight.

MORE ARMS FROM THE SOVIET. By a special order of the Kuomintang all vessels passing the Becca Tigris forts will be subjected to inspection. The mea- sure is one designed to prevent smuggling and piracy. It is also regarded as part of the enforcement of: martial law in

SUSPICION AROUSED. Nemesis, however, dogged the footstep of the fifteenth man, who turned out to be the leader. He boarded the steamer just as she was heaving anchor, but there was something in his mien that made the quartermaster suspicious. This wear ther-beaten old salt halted him and made

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movement to "search him, but the

modern Captain Kidd would not subject himself to such indignity, "whereupon & battle royal ensued. Other shipmates

paned to attend.

He had definitely stated that he heard Mr. Durand use the word" discharge.”

Mr. Watson further submitted that the evidence of Mr. Durand and Madame Flint was unreliable. Mr. Durand bad stated in the witness box on Wednesday was prepared to take Mr. that he

The same evening, Mr. Taylor back. Taylor had offered to go back. Mr. Durand replied that he could not accept him as he had already cabled to Shang bai for another manager.

"HE WAS LYING"

WATCH MISSING.

Later the complainant was bailed out by friends, and on being given back the girdle he asked for his watch. The con- stable denied that the man had had a watch on him when searched, "but the interpreter recalled, that there was A watch mentioned, and in consequence the constable was confined in the cells for the night.

The next morning the constable, who had stated that he might be able to find the watch, was followed, on the instruc It was therefore quite clear," added tions of Sub-Inspector Darrington. He was seen to enter the Chinese cookhouse, counsel, "that when he said he was pre-where he pulled the watch down from the

Canton City. It is reported that another came to the assistance of the quarter and pared to take Mr. Taylor back, he was chimney and proceeded to wash the ashes

consignment of arma and ammunition has reached. Canton from Soviet sources. Since July 25th these goods have been unloaded at Whampoa for storage at the Military Academy there.

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CHOLERA AT WUCHOW.

the pirate chief was soon horr de combat. A search was then made of his person, which revealed two revolvers fully load ed, with many spare magazines tied

around his loin.

lying."

The skipper on being informed of this ordered a thorough search to be made of Cholers is reported at Wuchow as well all passengera with the result that the it had been refused. as Canton but the Wuchow authorities other fourteen men were also found to

do not appear to be paying very serious attention to the outbreak.

AGAINST. A STRIKE.

be armed to the teeth. Luckily a

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aff it.

With regard to the second charge, said Inspector Pincott, this arose out of the first, by reason of the constable lying to Inspector Dorrington when questioned about the missing watch.

The man to whom the watch belonged went into the witness box and gave evidence bearing out Inspector Pincott's statement; while the Interpreter gave evidence as to the watch being entered in the book as among the property taken from the man when he was searched."

At this stage of the proceedings, his. bearing this afternoon at 2:15.

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Chinese gunboat was lying in proximity to the point of wrongful dismissal, that Worship adjourned the case for further

Fur-

He was also lying, counsel submitted, when he said that Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were not dismissed. It was obvious that Durand had said that on Wednesday because he thought it would further his case, and because he never thought that Mr. and Mrs. Taylor would be prepared to go back. When the test was made,

·TREATMENT OF MRS. TAÝLOR. Mr. Watson also contended in regard his clients had proved their rase. to the resaci. Otherwise shooting ther, they were entitled to leave, their The Kuomintang is advising the Canton fracas would assuredly have taken place, employment because of the way Mrs. These men will be tried in a few days Taylor had been treated. It was im

ANY JUSTIFICATION outdoor postal employees not to strike

to carry on, if that kind of treatment and it is hoped now that a strike will be and the verdict is a foregone conclusion possible, he said, for husband and wife

His Lordship had to consider two averted There is very little change in to the Chinese,community. They know was likely to continue. The conduct they the newspaper position except that the that the executioner and his much blood were subjected to justified Mr. and Mrs. points, the first being whether the de- Taylor throwing up the contract.. It was fendants were dismissed, and the second type-founders have now joined with the stained sword will be again in requisisurely equivalent to a breach of contract whether, if they were not dismissed, they by Mr. Durand and Madame Flint. were justified in leaving their employ

ment: If his Lordship found that they Apropos this executioner, be

HIS LORDSHIP DISAGREES.

were justified in leaving then the plain- rather clumsy the last time he was" asked

His Lordship intervened and intimated tiffs claim for damages fell to the

But defendants' claim At a recent meeting of the Whampoa to wield his sword. It happened in the that he disagreed. He would like authe ground. Port Development Company, a syndicate carlier part of this month when a youth-rities. He admitted that counsel had damages in that event could surely not The law applied to formed of Kuomintang members and merful desperado was sentenced to death for given him cases which proved that in be good in law. chants, it was decided to appoint Mr. Lee kidnapping & schoolboy and holding him the event of & master rendering it im- certain cases where contracts had been possible for an employee to full what terminated owing to circumstances which Luk Chiu, chief executive of the Company for ransom. The executioner failed to he had engaged by contract the em were difficult to bear or even upbear Mr. Lee was formerly a student in the sever the head with the first stroke of his ployee was entitled to claim for wrongfulable. But it applied only to the position dismissal. If the employee left without as regarded the contract and could not University of California in America and sword and treated the onlookers to this work being rendered impossible by be extended to a claim for damages. The for a long time was secretary to the late extra dose of horror by grasping hold of the action of the employer then the em- contract must have been made impossible Dr. Sun Yat Sen. Mr. Lee now holds the the culprit and literally sawing the head ployer was entitled to damages from the of performance for a claim of that sort

employee for non-completion of the terms to succeed. office of Commissioner of Industry in the off.

of contract. Kuomintang administration in Canton.

Mr. Watson replied that it Mr. and

printers

WHAMPOA PORT. DEVELOPMENT.

tion.

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AN IMPOSSIBLE POSITION.

to.

The Company will have 18 directors and THE DEEP SEA COMPETITION.Mrs. Taylor were liable, it seemed that It was submitted that it would be

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a chairman, the Kuomintang appointing

seven and the shareholders six Before

the formal organization of the Company, all the directors will be appointed by the Kuomintang.

BIG FISH OBDURATE. The Deep Sea Fishing Competition, reference to which was made in yester day's issue, was held under ideal whe ther conditions buty was disappointing

all the employer had to do was to make rather an impossible position if his Lord- life unbearable and then claim damages. ship found that Mr. and Mrs. Taylor He felt that if an employer made it were entitled to three months' notice. justifiable for an employee to leave, it They could then say that they would was equivalent to his having told the employee to leave.

leave at once, taking their payment cash down in advance, or they could stop and do nothing as they pleased. His clients did not wish to press for substantial damages. They were only too anxious to get rid of these people and their affairs. ⠀

THE FINDING.

NO OBLIGATION. STUDENTS? RESOLUTIONS.

Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, representing The Kuomintang students now in confrom an anglers point of view, the big ference in Canton have passed a number majority of the fish caught being on the the Café Parisien, agreed that Mr. amall side. The time of the competition Taylor had offered to return to work. of resolutions supporting the party which was extended three quarters of an hour He bad made the offer at 8 o'clock on will soon be transmitted to all student in the hope that the bigger fab would Wednesday evening and intimating that His Lordship said that he was not associations. The delegates are shortly come on to feed later, but they remained he would return in an hour. Counsel without sympathy with the position of ta return to their homes and; to spend obdurate and refused to be attracted by thought that his clients were under 10 and Mrs. Taylor whatever the posi

obligation to take him tuck, and surely tion, in law. As to the facts as proved. the lures offered to them.. the remainder of the summer holidays in A very enjoyable evening, however, was not at a minute's notice. As a matter by evidence, he found that there had "Get Out" were preaching the doctrines and policy of spent and on examining the catch at the of fact it was impossible to take Mr. been no dismissal by the plaintiffs: The

close of the competition, 10.30 p.m., it Taylor back, as a cable had been dis-words used" 08 ***

interpreted to his mind as meaning was found that the total bag amounted patched to Shanghai for a new manager..

UNJUSTIFIED "IMPUTATIONE. far as we are concerned you may go to 64 fish made up as follows:-

and did not amount to dismissal

Snapper...

Garoupa Catfish Bream

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the Kuomintang. They have agreed (a) to communicate with the students throughout. China, urging them to support. the Kuomintang; (b) to wire to the Kuo- mintang troops on the field commending their service for the country and the The prize for the biggest fah went to party; (c) to request students in all the Mr. Y. Abbas with a snapper, weighing provinces to join in the Northern Expedi 1 lbs., whilst the prize for the best selec tion against Peking; (d) to wire to all tion of fish caught during the evening military officers in the field to fight hard went to Mr. A. C. Botelho, against militarism; and (e) to make a Mr. 6. H. E Baskett was fortunate public statement denouncing militarism enough to secure the only bream caught, Bad favouring unity among the students which weighed 1 lb., 6 oz The conference of students in Canton is being directed by the Students Division of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee.

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He" thought that the imputations as was for the defendants to prove that to the veracity of his clients were not they were dismissed and they bad failed justined. He felt, on the other hand, to do so. He found that the plaintiffs that the evidence of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor had indicated their willingness to rescind was most unsatisfactory. Mr. Taylor their contract and that the defendants said that he had put in an account for had concurred. travelling expenses, as he had no need The plaintiff's case for damages for of money, but he admitted borrowing $200 breach of contract failed, and the only to come to Hongkong. Mrs. Taylor part of the claim with which he was con- denied that Madame Flint had cause for cerned was that of the $186.88 admitted complaint against her as to her attend to have been received for travelling. The Committee hope to be able, at arance at the service bar, yet she admit His Lordship then gave judgment as later date, to arrange another competited she had been there most of the even-stated, adding that the defendants were tion on the same lines as the one helding shroffing up chits.

(Continued on next column.) on Wednesday night.

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