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PRECAUTIONS AGAINST

REVOLT.

CANTON VISITORS - SUBJECT

TO DAILY SEARCH..

STRIEERS NEW METHOD OF RAISING FUNDS.

SALE OF BADGES AND SCROLLS.

[roм OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)

The Kuomintang is sending details frem the 4th Army Corps to Yeungchun and Yeungkong in Southern Kwangtung where ад "anti-red revolt is reported.

Visitors to Cantou staying at hotels are to be subjected to inspection daily in order to prevent espionage on the part of anti-rede, secret agents of whose organisation are now suspected of being in the City.

The Officer Commanding the 5th Kuo- mintang Army, within whose territory the the Canton-Samshui recent robbery on Railway took place, is offering rewards for the discovery of the criminals and where. for information regarding the abouts of the captured passengers. The protection of the Canton-Samshui and to be Canton-Harkow Railways is

THE

RELEASE FOR 10,000 DOLLARS.

OUTRAGE BY SWATOW PICKETS.

ANOTHER BRITISH SUBJECT ARRESTED.

EMPLOYEE OF BRITISH FIRM. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

SWATOW, August 90th. I sent you a few days ago the details of the shameful treatment accorded to Chinese British Mr. Teo Tee Swee, a subject in Swatow. (Note: These were published in the Daily Press yesterday.}

On Monday morning, August 18th, an employee of Messrs. Bradley & Co., Ltd., named Sim Kya Lim, who is a British born subject, was arrested outside the firm's office by armed pickets in plain clothes..

He was transacting business for the firm cader a special permit issued. by the Civil Governor, but in spite of this he was searched and draged off to prison for no other reason beyond that he had been communicating with his employers The British Consul has protested but, as usual, his protests are ignored.

Mr. Sim Kye Lin is being very badly treated, and can obtain neither food for bedding except by payment of heavy demanding $10,000 for his release:

At the time of writing Mr. Sim Eye Lim, who has been employed by Bradley

Co. for over 30 years, is still incarce rated. His family is in a state of terror and the firm is quite powerless to help bim except through payment of an out-

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21sr, 1926

LOCAL CAFE CASE.

LEAVE TO APPEAL GRANTED MR.

# AND MRS. TAYLOR.

CAPT. BLOXHAM TO GIVE

EVIDENCE...

ABERDEEN MURDER CASE.

-WOMAN-CARRIED-IN-BASKET.

HEARING TO CONTINUE TO-DAY,

NOT A LITERARY SOCIETY.

The trial of the Chinese carpenter from An application made by Mr. F. Aberdeen, who is charged with having Jenkin before their Lordships, the Chickmurdered ms wile by stabbing her in Justice and the Puisno Judge for leave the neck with a chisel, was continued to appeal against a judgment in the before Sir Henry Gollan (the Chicl recent Call Parisien case was granted Justice) at the Criminal Sessions yester

day. in the "Apeal Court yesterday,

Mr. Jonkin appeared on behal! of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, who sued the manage ment of the Cafe Parisien, M. L. Durand and Madame Flint, for wrongful di missal. The case was heard before Mr. Justice Wood in the Summary Court, when his Lordship held that there was mutual recession of an agreement, and no damages were awarded Mr. and Mrs. Taylor,

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"IN FORMA PAUPERIS."'

Mr. Jenkin said that his application was for leave to appeal from a judgment given by the Puisne Judge on July 9th in a case in which the Café Restaurant Parision were plaintiffs and Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, defendants. The application was out of time, in so far as it was not made

The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp (the Attorney-General) conducted the case" for the Crown, and Mr. Hing Shing Lo (instructed by Mr. Nash) defended.

LYING IN A POOL OF BLOOD. The Chinese constable who arrested

prisoner said that he lived near the house of the deceased woman in Aber- deen. About, a.m. on June ist he heard a police whistle, and ran down to the street. A crowd of people were standing around prisoner. "Witness ques- tipaed hum but he made no reply. He hupeh Street, where he saw the ua- then took him to the first floor of 24, ceased woman lying in a pool of blood.

Defending Counsel informed the cen- stable that a woman witness nad stated that she brought the prisoner back anu witness sal handed him over to him.

strengthened by details from the 3 bribus, and the Strike Committee are within seven days, but he asked their that was hut so.

Army Corps in addition to those of the 3th Army Corps.

Tagvous squeeze.

As all ocal gunboats are to be reserved for naval service Commander Lim Cheug Hung, of the River Flotilla, has advised Mr. T. V. Soong that these boats can-

Such, our correspondent adds, "is not be used for opica transport the prestige of Great Britain in South Soory, as Kuomintang Commissioner of China to-day and such the protection which British merchants receive from Finance, has control of the opium monotheir Government." poly. No vessel, Chinese or foreign, may now pass any Kuomintang controlled fortifications at night..

KUOMINTANG REPORTS.

The Kuomintang claims the capture of Pingkang in Hunan and the Board of NO Censors has been instructed to destroy all mails and telegrams as well as dewa- papers hinting at the success of Kuomin tang enemies.

In honour of the capture of Yochow. ns-reported by the Kuomintang, and the -defeat of the enemies of the Kueminchun in Nankow, the subsidiary organizations of the Kuomintang in Canton will hold a victory, celebration on August 25th, when anti-imperialist "demonstration will also be staged,

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From August 25th to 31st the Canton Strike Committee will sell badges and scrolls at prices ranging from 40 cents to 85 for the benefit of the strikers. All persons failing to wear a badge, and any household or shop act displaying a scroll. will be considered as sofriendly to the anti-imperialist movement.

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MUNICIPAL TROUBLES IN

AMOY.

RESIGNATION OF COUNCIL.

SUPPORT FROM RATEPAYERS

OR CONSULAR BODY.

[720 OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

Amor, August 15th.

Lordships to exercise the powers they had regarding such extension, as disclosed in the affidavits, and as the defendants were appealing in forma pauperis.

Their Lordships acquiesced.".

con-

8156 TO BE KEPT. Continuing Counsel said that the plication for leave to appeal was fined to the counterclaim in the action, and not on the judgment for the Café. The claim of the Café was for $188 odd money received by the "defendants, and 8813 odd for alleged wrongful determina- tion of employment, making a thousand dollars in all. The Puisac Judge found for the plaintiffs for $186 and gave judg- ment on that. There was no appeal in regard to that."

By the counterclaim in the same action Mr. and Mrs Taylor, claimed damages for wrongful dismissal.. The Paisne Judge gave judgment for the Café.

HOW THE CASE AROSE. The International Settlement of Ku- langsu with its handful of foreign re- The case arose, continued Mr. Jenkin rents is not altogether without its from some very regrettable-incidents in quota of troubles and differences in the Café on the French National Day, To a newcomer this July 14th, and a result of disagree municipal affairs. little island would seem 2 veritablement between the parties, Mr. and Mrs. miniature Utopia, but then appearances Taylor were wrongfully dismissed by M. are often deceptive.

Durand and Madame Flirt. The appli That we have our little troubles just cants case was then, and still was, that as well as bigger municipal cities may their dismissal was one in fact, and one be gathered from the dilemma which now which was also wrongful. The case for confronts our city father. The chairman the Café was not a justification of that of the Kulangau Municipal Council, Mr.dismissal but a denial of it. They also J. L. Bromfield, and the rest of the coun- said that if they had dismissed them, they cillors have all resigned; thus leaving bad a good cause. the island without a governing body, and so far no one has expressed his willing-

to serve.

THE EVIDENCE.

Replying to his Lordship, witness said that he knew Chan Kau, the deceased's son. standing bestue his mother trying to stop

on June 21st

Lim He had seen

the bleeding. He did not see aim that morning in the street.

CARRIED THE WOMAN IN BASKET.

A Shantung constable said he visited the-house-on June vist and saw the.. wounucu woman supported by two other women Witness secured a basket which Le tound 1.31 the street, and put the woman in it. In this way he was

oled to carry her to the police station.

Mr. Le: You did not ring up the police station-There was no telepope here. Replying to further questions, he said that he took the woman to the station to have her wound dresse When në reached the station he met sub-inspector James and, on his orders, he took the woman back to the house.

Sub-Inspector James' said that when the woman was brought to the station ane ppeared to be dead. He ordered the constable to take her back to the house. At the house the woman showed signs of ure, anu be immediately dressed her wound, wrapped her up in warm clothes. and bad her removed to the Government:

When...searching the thrilHospital house, witness found a chisel lying an a bundle of rage.

Two Chinese interpreters gave evidence regarding the statements made by pri soner when he was charged. Prisoner in his arst statement had said that he had quarrelled with his wife because she had carried out his daughter's betrothal with- out his "permission

In his second statement he said that he had stabbed her during a quarrel, buz bad. not intended to harm her.

These witnesses were questioned at length by Air. Lo. Counsel enumerated several Chinese words and suggested that they would be difficult for an illiterate

person to understand.

Witnesses disagreed.

Dealing with the evidence given before There have been many rumours afoat regarding this wholesale resignation. the Puisne Judge, he said that M. Durand Une channel has it that Mr. Brombeld's and Madame Flint were the only wit- nesses for their own case. On behalf of resignation was brought about by the re- jection of his offer to the Council for in- r. and Mrs. Taylor they had themselves

given evidence, and also a gentleman! Mr. Lo took several of the words, and stalling and operating an electric light-named Mr. Catton, who at the time of asked whether they could be variously ing plant

Another source says that he was comgiving efidence, and as far as he knew translated. He made further suggestions pelled to resign by the Chinese Students was still, assistant manager of the Café.

The Puisne Judge held there had been in Amoy city. It is true that these

"Go il young bloods, although better disciplined o dismissal, and the words used by and more amenable to good rule and plaintiffs were interpreted as order than their brothers in other parts you like," and his Lordship also held. of China, are not totally without their that the contract had been rescinded at share in present day strife and turmoil. 130 a.m on July 15th by mutual con Just a few days previous to Mr. Brom- 3eut. field's resignation, a letter written by these youthful dictators made its appear-

PLAINTIFFS BRIEF EVIDENCE.

in regard to the literary quality of the statements in the Chinese.

His Lordship (interposing): We are not a literary society here, Mr. Lo.

Prior to the statements being read, Mr. Lo objected to their admissibility. He argued that he was entitled to do so, as prisoner was going to deny them.

His Lordship said they certainly were admissible. Counsel could cross-examine on them,

The case for the prosecution was then

until to-day closed, and the hearing was adjourned

ANTI-KUOMINTANG REPORTS. According to reports from "anti-Red" sources; militarists in Kiangsi have all pledged their support to General Su Shuan Fang, now head of the allied troops of Kiangsu, Chekiang, Klangsi, Anhwei and Fukien, for the campaign against the Kuomintang. Local politics "are to be disregarded for the time being, and all attention directed to the preven tion of Bolshevism in the province.

LABOUR DISPUTES IN KITYANG.

Labour disputes in the form of street

ance in a certain vernacular journal in; One of the grounds for warranting the fighting have now spreead from Canton, Fatshan, and Kongmoon

which Mr. Bromfeld was accused of application was that in putting that in 2.3 far Swatow. In Kityang, near Swatow, some aiding Captain II. G. Reed, Secretary terpretation on what M. Durand, told 3,000 to 4,000 members of the Kuomintang and Police Superintendent of the Coun. Mrs Taylor, his Lordship must have attacked anti-Reds belonging to the eil in "underband practices. Mr. Broma accepted Mrs. Taylor's evidence. What New Citizens' Club and killed or wound field was also told to resign immediately M. Durand and Madame Flint said--they

AN EMPLOYEE'S VERSION. ed nearly 50 people, according to reports and that should he fail to do so, bis were only briefly found in his Lordship's from Swatow, reaching Canton.

business interests which are in the city notes-was very little which was positive.

Referring again to the case, in the They merely negatived suggestions made Swatow has been put under "military would be seriously damaged. vigilance since August 14th, partly to These charges are, to say the least, unto them. All that Madame Flint said Summary Court, Counsel said that in guard against the reported "anti-Ded" founded and preposterous They could was "I told Mrs. Taylor to tell her hus. addition there was the evidence of Mr. Cotton. He was employed by M. Durand Invasion from Fukien by land and sea and only have originated from the brain of hand to have a counsel said that it was and one would have expected him to partly to watch closely the movements of an ignoramus, and well deserved tho

Continuing, anti-Reds" sympathizers among certain contempt they received even from saber agreed before the Puisne Judge that Mr. support the case for him and Madame

minded Chinese.

and Mrs. Taylor were jointly engaged at Flint. On the contrary he had not done Mr. 3500 a month, and notice to one meant so. He had said that M. Durand told

Mrs. Taylor that night "get out." the dismissal of both.

Taylor: replied that she would not go until he gave her"a letter of dismissal. He replied that he would give it her in the morning.

"AGAINST THE WEIGHT. OF EVIDENCE."

labour unions.

" rest'

Mr. Bromfield, when interviewed by OFFICES CLOSED.

your correspondent, said that he took

The Chief Justice interposed, asking All public offices in Canton will be so much notice of this threat that he did closed to business to-day and fags will not even consider it worth the trouble when the alleged dismissal occurred.

to have it translated in order to grasp -be flown at half-mast out-of-respect, to

------- DISMISSAL AND RETURN.: the anniversary of the death of Mr. Lias its meaning better. He emphatically

The Puisne Judge had held that it was

Baid that nothing but the lack of support Mr. Jenkin replied that Mrs. Taylor Chung Hoi, the Chinese leader who was assassinated a year ago when coming out from ratepayers and the Consular. Body had said in evidence" on July 14th after from a meeting of the Kuomintang Com-made him vacate his sent from the Coun- tifin, Madame Flint told me to go." The mittee at Waichow Guild Hall. The two cil. He further stated that once he is Café had only been opened four days assassins who killed Mr. Liso were shot assured of support from these two bodice, then, continued Counsel, and it was the only an invitation to go." Thet, I rea while trying to escape, and they died soon he would be most willing to serve again. French National Day, and a great day pectfully submit," said Mr. Jenkin," was In reviewing the manifold difficulties for the Café. Knowing that M. Durand against the weight of the evidence." afterward in hospital. Since the death of

with which the Council has had to con- and Madame Flint would be busy, Mr. Moreover, he said, they were forcibly Mr. Lino, a number of prominent mem-

tend in the past against mass parades, and Mrs. Taylor turned up in the after-ejected. bers of the Kuomintang have beer ac- cused of having been in the conspiracy, agitation and propaganda of one kind noon and carried on. After 12 o'clock but so far only one minor official has been or the other and only three men on the they were dismissed brought to trial. There is still a warrant Council instead of five or six as provided out for the arrest of Mr. Chu Chok Man who is accused of being concerned in the crime and the Kuomintang is offering $30,000 for his capture, alive or dead.

THREE EXECUTIONS AT KONGMOON.

Both parties respectively claimed for wrong-done-by-the other party. The The Chief Justice: If they returned evidence left him unable, he said, to find for in the Municipal bye-laws--one they were still in the employment of the in any shape or form any indication that cannot but sympathize with Mr. Brom.

plaintiffs.

the contract was mutually rescinded. It Mr. Jenkin Yes, they refused to field. And one can only hope that our

was not, thought of by the parties nor ratepayers will develop a little more leave without a letter of dismissal.

by their advocates. He respectfully pra boàn pulien spirit and set the

Bubmitted that the Puisne Judge mis machinery of law and good order in

directed himself when be considered that motion once more..

the parties had in fact parted relations by common consent.

THE JOINT DISMISSAL. Continuing, he said, that after closing LOHKO PIRATES EXECUTED. time at 12 o'clock & further discussion M Three Kuomintang chiefs in Toyshan- Chan Chok Sam, Yip Lan Cho, and Tan Ten of the fifteen pirates captured on took place between the parties. Ngan Ying-accused of having used the board the steamship Lohko in the latter Durand had in relation to this disunissal party's connections to oppress the people, part of last month were shot yesterday point, when asked if he would give them were exccuted at Kongmoon on August morning. The other five were sentenced a letter of dismissal said said "Yes, and 16th Before joining the Kuomintang, to jife imprisonment. Perhaps with what is more I'll give you 50 pages." these three criminals were well-known good reason, public sympathy is with Later he told both of them to get out, bandit chiefs whose names were at one those fire men who are to spend their adding that he would give them letters time a terror to all defenceless villages in life in gaol. This indeed speaks much of dismissal in the morning.

(Continued on next columns.) the Toyshan District.

for a Chinese prison.

A NEW WITNESS. The Chief Justice announced that leave Mr. Jenkin said that the evidence given previously need only be read at the Appeal Court. He merely desired to call further evidence,, which was to be given by Capt. Bloxham, A.S.P.,

for appeal would be granted.

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