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CHIANG KAI SHEK'S CORRESPONDENCE.

SUPPORTERS BUSY.

RALLYING AT SWATOW?

WHAMPOA DEVELOPMENT

HANGS FIRE.

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THE KOWLOON-CANTÓN EXPRESS.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th, 1927.

iTO THE EDITOR OF TEE HONG KONG DAILY FRESS."]

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SI-My experience yesterday. [rno on emisesi CORRESPONDENT.} with the Kowloon-Canton Ex- press may prove valuable to other business wien who contemplate a hurried trip to Canton with three hours in that City to transact busi.

ess

The Executive Committee of the Kuomintang in Canton iLrc favour of General Chiang Kai Shek returning to political and military

The train left on time from Kaw power, and Mr Chu Chia Hun, a nephew of Mr. Chang Ching Klang,loon and made schedule time up to

a fellow provincial of Chiang, is to

Shim Chun. From then on was a

depart for East Chips to carry this constant series of delays, one step being made of over one and a half bours. The "through express", once

message from Canton to Chiang, One of Chiang Mai She's up "porters, General Chica Ta Chun, formerly Garrison Commissioner o Canton, but who now leads a band of some 60 troops aimlessly from ne place to another, is proceed- ing to Swatow, where he will join other pro-Chiang Kai Shek follow ers. It is feared that Swatow will try to break away from the Canton rugine.

past the border, stapped for vary ing lengths of time at almost every station. We arrived at Cantón at 2.20 p.m. (scheduled time of arrival

11.50 a.me).

The return trip was scheduled to start from Canton at 1.8), but it was not until 8.30 that a start was

mad..

Instead of arriving in

Kowloon at 704, the express arriv ed at nearly it clock,

Despite denials from Canton Pro-

If the express service is to be paganda Department, many raporta

popularized amongst business men Are current that the troops in Wai-both here and in Canton, better chow are not obeying orders from

service must be given. I wonder Canton.

what explanation the authorities on the Chinese side can give for this delay 1-Yours, etc..

September 19th.

BUSINESS.

SERIOUS KIDNAP-

PING CHARGE.

CHINESE DOCTOR'S.

ORDEAL.

TEN YEARS' HARD LABOUR AND BIRCHING FOR PRISONERS.

The

case beard at the Central Magistracy in which it was alleged that a Chinese doctor had been kid. napped came up yesterday at the Criminal Session,

The facts alleged were that Dr. Chan Lai Chun, of 114, Main

Street, Aplichas, was lured to a fishing junk on the pretext that a sick person was needing medical aid. This was on the evening of November 19th, 1025, and on his arrival the doctor was seized by two men, who took him away and endeavour to sell him for $500 to a "gang at, a village near Macao. Later the doctor was given his freedom after paying $1,500.

THE CAFE PARISIEN. THE PIRATES' LAIR.

'* GOODS, AND CHATTELS

SOLD.

SYNDICATE TO RE-OPEN CAFE BUSINESS 1

There was

EVERYTHING OF THE BEST.

GRAMAPHONE. RECORDS TO CHASE AWAY "BLUES."

The gang of pirates who attacked fait attendance the 1,5. Kochow are busily prepar mostly feminine, at the Cafe Re-ing for the winter months and the sturant Parisien yesterday, when, demands made upon the relatives of after a number of postponements two of the men whom they have the sale of the goods and chattels captured show that they know how of the Cafe and also of the Beauty to make themselves comfortable. Parlour Parisiana, and the Europe Resides asking for money, woollen Asia Trading Company took place. Blankets and singlets, the outlaws The auction was in the hands of also want a few dozen gramaphone Messrs. Lammert Brothers, Mr. Crecards to help them to chase away

The following is the full list. of their requirements.

Lammert actually conducting "blues" during their inactivity. the sale.

Many of the ladies evidently ex- pected some bargains from Madame Flint's shop, but, as mentioned in the report of the bankruptcy pro- ceedings, the sale of the dresses, hats and trimmings, etc., has been postponed until a later date, to be The announced in due course. postponement was made on the The two men arrested for the kid-chanes of a better price being napping now took their teinl at obtained than at a breed sale. It the Supreme Court before the is expected that Madame Flint's acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice stock will be sold in small lots.

Many articles sold yesterday went at bargain prices, but on the whole fair prices were realised.

J. R. Wood).

They were' each charged with in- during Dr. Chan to go against his will and alternatively with forcibly detaining him..

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For the release of the compradore $200 in cash, & dozen records, 1 doz. white singlets, 2 rolls of cashmere, suiting and seal-plush pindkets. For each of the two fobis, $100 in cash, I doz. white singlets, 2 doz woollen singlets and 2 American woollen blankets.

Out Of The Frying Pan, - The Chinese steward of the Fechou who was also taken pri- soner by the bandity has made his escape from the pirates' lair at Taipingshun. He is now in hiding He was at in some larmer's hut. first refused accommodation because the farmer feared to incur the displeasure of the pirates, but after considerable persuasion and the promise of $300, the refugee was given shelter. He has since writ- ten to his family to forward the money to the farmer, so that he can return to Hong Kong.

The principal purchaser was Mr. The "Rods from Kiangst under

Ng Wah, the landlord of the pre- Yeh Ting and Ho Lung are near

Opening the case, Mr. H. Somer-mises, whose claims amount to Taipe up the Han River. They are

set Fitzroy, said that at 5.30 on $13,000, while the Hotel Savoy and said to be in a position to menace

the afternoon of November 19th, Hotel Metropole interest also made the Swatow district.

in No build paragraph appeared last year, a woman, carrying a baby several big purchases, it, is under- SOLDIER'S FOOLISH ACT. -The Canton Society for the Ex-in the Daily 'reas yesterday com-

menting upon the late arrival of on her back, called at the docter's stood. the train from Canton. The ex-house and requested him to go on The landlord's purchases includ- STEALS CLOTH FROM CHINESE planation given by the officials was board a fishing junk to attend hard a number of valuable oil-paint- that the delay was due to an in-father-in-law, who was seriously ill ings and the more valuable fittings ferior quality of coal used.-E.,

of the Cafe.

TRIPS "TO MACAO.

tension of the anth-British Boycott does not seem to be receiving much support. The other day the Police asked the cheers of the Society to inform them when and where the Society registered with the Authori- 1ies. The Workers' Revolutionary L'arty have declined to make a con- tribution towards the Society, bat [TO THE EDITOR OF THE the Canton-Hong Kong anti-British Strike Committee have advanced a loan of $500.

“ HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."

STR.--That the Hong Kong,

Since the Society for the Promo-Canton and Macao Stran beat Co. tion of the Whampoa Port Develop is not above accepting a suggestion ment Scheme has done nothing fur is a pleasing admission. I have the zome time but is still occupying privilege to make. large suite of offices in public build- (ings, the Board of Charity of

It will be recalled that in an article appearing in the Daily Prend

on board.

The doctor went down to the Present at the sale were a bailiff !-

and other cficials of the Supreme wharf, escorted by the woman,

Court. The general public, includ- where he got into a sampan, coa. ed hargain hunters, marine haw taining the two prisoners, whokers and second-hand furniture rowed him out to

a very small dealers, etc., etc.

The articles were divided into junk. On asking for the patient he small lots and ranged from house- was informed that the mas was hold furniture and crockery, to too ill to come on desk, and the valuable pictures. These fetched doctor went down into the hold. the paintings which were valued good prices with the exception of There Dr. Chan saw & man lying over $1,000 apiece, in the case of down, covered with a quilt and the larger ones, but which were The doctor asked the sold for a more fraction of this valuation. It was reported that man to put out his hand. The

patient then threw aside the sometime back a private offer of

groaning.

PEDLER.

SIX WEEKS IMPRISONMENT,

Yesterday morning at the Central Magistracy two privates of the K.O.S.B. were charged with the theft of a piece of black cloth from a street, hawker... Both, accused pleaded not guilty.

Capt. A G. Dobbie, of the K.O.S.B., was on the "bench with the Magistrate.

Chambers and W. Feeney. Evidence from the hawker was to the effect that about 3:30 p.m. on Sunday at Western Street near the junction of High Street, the two defendants passed his stall. Chambers snatch-

The defendants were Privates T.

Canton Municipality have decided of the 12th inst, reference was made quilt, grasped the doctor by his coat $5,000 was made by a Frenchman ed at the roll of cloth and ran up

to ask the local authorities to dis to the successful maiden trip of the solve that body so as to make roam gshan to Macao and in that article there was a grouse over the for other organizations.

The receipts of the Chinese Sec- charge for the dinner served on tion of the Chaton-Kowloon Rail-board. Patrons were charged $2.25 road for August last amount to only a head against the old rato 22. $125,700, a very small sum pared with that taken on a monthly

average a year ago, it is said.

ن

It is reported that some of the

Apparently attention of the Steamboat Co. administration had been drawn to the Daily Prese article, "for on the excursion trip leaders under Yesterday the dinner price. reverted General Chen Chiung Ming ure to the former rate 82, a fact that being mentioned for re-appoint was favourably commented upon by ment to the military service in the very large number of excur

sionists. Caaton. Among those likely to be

former anti-Red

reculled from retirement is General As complaint was first ventilat Chung Ching Tang.

ed by a "Hong Kong Visitor," in Mr. Tam Tai Chi, a prominental fairness credit should now be Canton merchant who was recently given where credit is justly due. accused of attempting to avoid pay.

The provision of a few extra ment of his quota of the forced rattan chairs on the weather deck Kuomintang loan of $10,000,000 would be appreciated by those who received his liberty last Saturday, had to go without any on Sunday upón payment of a contribution of because of the insufficient supply for the very many passengers on the $197,300.

return trip. Youre faithfully,

HONG KONG VISITOR.

ALL AGAINST ALL?

Our Chinese correspondent says that he has received the following news with regard to several pro- anipent Canton general:

"ROTARY CLUB.".

for the three pictures exhibited in the hill. He followed thera and de- the lounge and corridor of the manded the return of the cloth, but Cafe, but all these as well as six both accused turned round and other pieces done in oil were now sold for a little less than $600. Bidding was slack for these articles. I mere-

at the chest with one hand, and showed a revolver in the other.

He was about to cry out when the first prisoner seized him by the throat, at the same time threaten- ing to kill him if he cried out. The "patient" exclaimed

ly want to borrow 81,000 odd."

The doctor was then forced to the ground and bound, the second Prisoner tying his feet.

for $500.

נ.

The biggest price, for one lot was in respect of the Baby Grand piano, which was sold to Mr. Ng Wah for 8620.

struck him. The hawker said he

could not keep up with the defend- ants, so he went to make his report at No. Police Station. A Euro- pean Sergeant and a Chinese de- tective went. with him to King's College Military Hospital and there he identified the two defendants.

A Chinese drainage foreman said:

cloth, he saw the first accused snatch the

Mr. Ng Wah also bought up all The junk got under way, visiting a number of places, including the window curtains, the tea-tables Cheung Chau, before finally arrive and table-lamps as well as nearly

Private W. Millett, R.A.M.C., Office, furniture, typewriters, and ing at a Chinese village a short all the electric fans in the premises. distance the other side of Macao.

who was on guard at the hospital other equipment went remarkably At this place the first prisoner went

on the afternoon in question, said A typewriter went for ashore and endeavoured to sell the cheap. doctor to a man living in the hills about 850, while a new coffee grin that both accused had been patients der and roaster worth about 8200 in the hospital. That afternoon be The negotiations failed, for the also went for a quarter of this saw there come into the hospital, prisoner returned and the junk sail figure. This is an indication of the Chambers carrying a roll of black cu to another place, where nego general run of the sale. Window cloth. Later when the police came tiations were opened with another curtains fetched 50 cents to 81 perhe told them what he had scen. The accused seemed to be a bit gang and the first prisoner came to pair, while a solid office table also terms with the leader. The doctor went remarkably cheap. The sale exhausted" when they arrived at the hospital, but the witness put was told to write home asking for continued during the afternoon.

It is estimated that altogether it down to climbing up the hill. ransom, and eventually his brother

Lance Corporal R. G. Mitchell, went to the place to see what could about $8,000 was realised, although

R.A.M.C.. said that Sergeant definite figures were not available. There seemed to be a be, done. good deal of trouble, the leader of at the conclusion of the sale. "The Renpear told him that he was look.. Cale sale realised about $3,000 to ing for two K.O.S.B. men. They the gang being murdered,

were found in one of the wards. 80,000. ally, however, 81,600 rabsom was

It is undestood on very reliable Chambers, talking to a patient, paid and the doctor was released

of black cloth. and made his way back to Hong authority that a local syndicate while Feeney was rolling a length intend to re-open the Cafe Parisien, Kong.

The first prisoner was arrested refurnish it, and run it on some- what different lines A section will in Macao, and the second man was

probably be partitioned off for Ser. found to be already serving a sentence in Victoria Caol for an-e men, the present partitions other offence. Both men were pick being removed to give a wider space cd out. at an identification parade for tables and dancing.

nen are now returning from Cen- [TO THE EDITON OF THE HONO KONG by Dr. Chan.

THE

General Chang Faat Kwai, whose

tral China to Canton by way o

Namyung and Shiukwan, is said to

be in opposition to General Li Tsai

DAILY PRESS."]

the

General Chang is now in Horg Kong but will not return to Can misapprehension regarding

Rotary Club," that this designa-

ton personally whit his men have

arrived at Canton. Should General tion is a misnomer. Chang he seen in Canton before he has a backing-it is said, he may be

The small group of Chinese arrested by General Li's order. gentlemen referred to are interest

Even-

"FOUR LITTLE PLUMS."

The Evidence. Giving evidence bearing out Mr. Fitzroy's outline, Dr. Chan said the first prisoner said "Don't you know A HAWKER'S IMAGINATION that I am a robber."

Chester Sub-Inspector

Woods

gave evidence of raiding an unnum.

The Magistrate decided that he could not convict Feeney of lareens As the evidence was that Chambers had snatched it from the stall. He also could not be convicted of re- ceiving stolen property because he was examining the cloth in the presence of Chambers,

Feeney was accordingly discharg- ed.

The

Two Different Defences. the cloth so he asked the Chambers said that he wanted to hawker how much it cost. hawker said something which he (Chambers) did not understand, so he put down two dollars on the stall

813,-Referring to the paragraph Hain, General Li, knowing this, is sending a force to the Northern in your issue of to-day in connec- Districts nominally to welcome the tion with a dinner given to "the

The illiterate class of Chinese are returning and victorious army of General Chang but really to guard members of the Rotary Club" by Sered junk at Cheung Chan on Juneoften gifted with a quick imagina against any unexpected action on Messrs. Fisher and Mendoza, may 4th, and of arresting the second tion. They can find an ingenious the part of the incoming troops. I explain, in order to dispel any prisoner, who was one of seven on excuse off-hand for everything they and walked away with the cloth. board. He was sentenced by the say or do, and these explanations The hawker seemed satisfied, and there was no trouble until they got Magistrate of that district to three are often very amusing.

Yesterday, before Mr. W. Scho-to the hospital, where they were months hard labour in respect of an entirely different matter to the field at the Kowloon Magistracy a accused of stealing the clothing.

man was charged with hawking Feeney, who was called as Cham- present charge.

After further evidence, the pris preserved fruits without a license. bers witness, said that Chambers oner each made statements com- His plea was that he was not how naked the price of the cloth. The cd in social questions, and have been pletely denying the crime with king. I am an itinerant singer. hawker said something, and when Both go about making people happy they were unable to understand which they were charged. meeting once a week during the said they work at Kongsioon, and by singing to them. In apprecia him, the hawker began to shout, A Lu Tsing Hsiang, until recently past three years, "and having for had not been in Hong Kong last tion of my vocal abilities, the peo crowd of hostile Chinese gathered

Witness Chambers Nations and Chinese Minister of their object the carrying out of year. They further contendee that Just lippened in this well do and bricks, began ters then ran Switzerland, has recently, accord the same aims as the well-known it was a case of mistaken identity, this way.

as they had never previously seen not like to take money without for alety. Chambers did not have giving back something, so I bought tint to return the cloth to the ing to a telegram from Geneva, be- Rotary Club, the name has natural the doctor. come converted to Roman Cathol

The jury retired for eight minutes, some plums and to each member of hawker. They waited for him, but tism and has entered a Benedictine ly adapted itself. The members are

and Chambers walked on to the ruonastery in Belgium He was in no way, however, officially, con- and on their return gave a uanai- my audience, I give away four little as he did not show up, the witness

Mr. Schofield apparently had no hospital. Foreign Minister and Premier in nected with the Club of world-wide mous verdict of guilty on each plums to gladden their hearts."

charge.

Mr. Lindsell, to first defendant: Both prisoners were sentenced to sympathy will street singing tell- ten years' hard labour, and in ading the singer that such practices This is your witness. His storz dition were ordered to receive 94 must be discontinued. He ordered helps your's a lot. You will go to

him to pay a fine of $4.

prison for six weeks." strokes with the birch.

A. CONVERT..

to

the first Republican Cabinet in reputation-Tours truly- Poking in 1912, and was chief

A MEMBER." Chinese delegate to the Paris Peace Conference.

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