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GOOD FRIENDS!

THE TWO GENERALS IN CANTON.

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"RED TROOPS LEAVING

SWATOW.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY,

CANTONESE LANDING PARTY FARES BADLY.

BRITISH BLUEJACKETS "ON THE SPOT.

The reports received yesterday to the effect that the landing party from. Chinese warships at Swatow had seized the town proved unduly optimistic. The more sober Naval wireless given below tells à differ- ent story.

In order to demonstrate that do political or military strife divides them General Li Tsai Hsin and General Chang Fat Fui will to-day and to-morrow attend many public functions together. General Chang

The Reds appear to be still in was in Hong Kong until a few days control but are being hard pressed step toy the advancing forces from He has taken no interfere with the Civil Administra-Canton. tion in Canton and it is expected that the verbal resignations of Tang Yin Hun of Police and Com- missioner Feng Cho Wan, of Fin- ance, will be withdrawn.

ago.

Overseas Chinese in Saigon have wired to Canzon supporting the resumption of leadership in the Kuomintang Party by Mr. Wang Ching, Wei, who recently resigned 19 chairmakhip of the Central

Executive Committe

The Nanking Committee, are ask. ing Canton to abolish its political council by October 1st.

Whether or not Canton will subordinate itso!! to Nsaking remains to be

seen..

[NAVAL WIRELESS.]

Swarow, Sept. 9th.

THE CHAI WAN MURDER.

CLOSING STAGES REACHED YESTERDAY. FINAL ADDRESSES FOR CROWN AND DEFENCE.

SUMMING UP AND VERDICT TO-DAY.

Much interest is, being shown in the Chai Wan Murder Trial and yesterday afternoon all the front available seats in the Supreme Court were occupied by Europeans, with Chinese stand- ing around the sides of the dock..

Two Chinese are charged with the murder of Mrs. Rose Mackay" at Chai Wan Road, on August 6th, evidence has been concluded, and in the afternoon addresses were delivered by M. H. Somerset Fitzroy, for the Crown, and by Mr. G. Sheldon. His Lordship, the acting Chiel Justice (Mr. Justice J. R. Wood) announced that ba would reserve summing up until this morning. The Couri re- suasca sitting at 10.30, and it is expected that the verdict will be made known before tiffin. When the Court resumed yester.

The retirement of General Hoday morning evidence was given by Lung's troops from Swntor has Chan Po, owner of Gshing boat, who stated that he saw the two aiready commenced, the "Red" leader being, apprehensive of be prisoners about o'clock on the coming hemmed in by his oppon-morning of August 7th, and also in

About-n thousand troops |embarked up river last night, though quite a number are still in

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the city.

A Cantonese warship lying off the town, opened fire this afternoon, and endeavoured to land a forve of abagt a hundred armed The landing party was met by henry ride fire from the shore,

ma.

the evening. He did not see nay stains on their clothing, which was the morning. Two knives produced the same na they were wearing in in Court were claimed by witness as his.

A foki of the above witness gave evidence to the effect that between six and seven o'clock on August 6th he and his master and another

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Dr. Cannon had said that the wound on second prisoner, had been made about the same time as Mrs. Mackay was stabbed, and could have been caused by the hand slipping over the knife on delivery of a blow,

The statement made by the second

at a house at Shaukiwan Street and prisoner that he met first prisoner that when they left this house about eight o'clock they met a friend who told them a murder had been.com mitted at Chai Wan was very im- portant in view of the fact that the murder was not reported to the the only persons who knew about nahore, it prior

that was Walter Eckert, separately, but met later at a tea. Mr Davidsen, Mr. Mackay and house. When witness got back to Miss Kathleen Mackay, Those on shore kept up fire on his master's boat he saw the two the sampans and in the course of prisoners on board, "but did not the brief engagement, H.M.S Blue.speak to them.

The Political Council of a province suffering severe casualties, only Chinese had supper on board, and police until nine o'clock, and that)

is the highest authority under the

Central Government.

Cantonese were much disappoint- ed the other day when being told that the Kuomintang decision to repeal Likin does not. effect the local miscellaneous taxes now col-

about 20 being observed to escape

ja sampanj.

bell and H.M.S. Sirdar were" both

later All

three

went

Further Evidence. Another witness said that he had months, and had sometimes seed them together.

SEPTEMBER 30th, 1927.

PICKPOCKETS v. CONSTABLE.

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MORE CONFESSIONS FROM CONVICTS.

Sp

ANGRY CONSTABLE PRO-" CLAIMS HIS WIFE'S PRETTINESS.

The case in which a Chinese cön- stable is charged with consorting with thieves and vagabonds and with receiving bribes from a pick- pocket was continued yesterday at the Central Magistracy before Mr. RE. Lindsell.

Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for the defence, and the principal wit nesses for the prosecution are x gang of pickpockets, whose leader is they say Tam Fan. This man, 13 Crown witness, had very candidly confessed to his life of erime, which we published in our last report.

Yesterday one of Tam Fan's con- federates was brought from the term gaol where he is serving a

He said that he reqenibered seeing of imprisonment to give evidence. the defendant with Tam Fan about a fortnigh: ago, but they ran off when a constable in plain clothes turned up:

Simple Explanation.

How did you Mr. Lindsel: know he was a constable, if he was in plain clothes.

Witness: I have been arrested. by that constable before.

Counsel For Defence.

When asked as to how they divide Addressing the Court for the defence, Mr. H. G. Sheldon spoke their spoils, witness said that the for nearly an hour and generally matter was entirely in the hands went over the points raised by Mr.of their leader Tam Fan, who

lected also under the term of struck by bullets. There were no known both prisoners for about two Fitzroy.

Likin. The Likin to be repealed simply comprise the transit taxes now forming a part of the Customs assessment in the larger ports,

casualties on board, however.

Later in the afternoon, following

Two more witnesses denied that a suspicion that the looting of the the prisoners were on their pre- English Presbyterian Mission was mises on the evening of August

Bluebell 6th. contemplated,

drawal.

H.M.S.

Prisoners' Statements.

Reds" in Kwangtung Provinesanded an armed party of blue-

Mr. Fitzroy read statements made have not only an eye on the re

jackets to defend the Mission.

nt the Central Magistracy by both sources of the Eastern Districts of

Tension eased on the arrival of prisoners at the preliminary hear Kwangtung but also on those of

the British force, and subsequentlying.

The first prisoner said he did not the island of Hainan. They have the authorities sanctioned the with know at the time why the police He asked them the now perfected their organization to

arrested him. reason, but they would not reply make n contest for the control

He wanted to make a statement, but they would not allow him to do. They started to search him with the hid of their torches, and said that his trousers bore traces of blood. He pointed to the stains on etains cf fish blood."

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Intermittent rife fire still con- there, according to a report reach-tinues in the native town... ing the authorities in Cagton. Un-

REDS EXPECTED TO less early action is taken, it is

EVACUATE. feared by some that there will be

Troublevia the Kiungchow districts

In his opening he said that this portioned out what he thought was was a case in which if the jury's good fer each man. verdict was adverse to the prisoners no mercy was likely. The evidence could be divided into four parts the bloodstains, the forged notes, the cut finger, and prisoner's state ments.

Another member of the gang also gave evidence. He said Tam Fan kept an account of their proceeds and handled all the funds."

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He did not question the blood. also remembered seeing the defen- stains on prisoners, and be referred dant with his leader one night. to Dr. Minett's definite statement:

Pocket Squad." that the bloodstains were human Evidence From One Of The “Fick- blood. Counsel considered that the evidence was not convincing enough to establish that it was human blood.

On the question of the forged notes, Counsel hoped the jury would say that this part of the evidence had entirely broken down,

the. A Chinese detective in "Pickpockets Squad" testified to seeing the defendant 'in company He with well-known pickpockets. was confronted by Mr. Russ with The case for the prosecution was a woman and was asked if he and They also of two forged notes, each cut in

as there is now in the Chaochow FROM OVE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.his left leg and said These are that Mrs. Mackay was in possession the defendant had at any time

area around Swatow. It is gencral- ly reported that the "Reds" are struggling for port where Soviet steamers may supply then with

BITES.

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Latest reports from Swatew in dicate that the Cantonese troops, who reached Swatow on the after- noon of September 7th had to withdraw again upon the return to Reports in the vernacular Press the "Reds from the front on the say that the Kongnoon Branch of upper river. On the 8th, the the Kuomintang Central Bank of offices of the Swatow Municipality China had to suspend payment on were still in the hands of the September 27th.

"Reds." It is said, however, that to are expected "Reds" the evacuate at any moment,

FUNERAL OF MR. DONG TQY.

WELL-KNOWN CHINESE

MERCHANT.

The faneral of Mr. Dong Toy, a prominent Chinese merchant of San Francisco and Hong Kong, who died in San Francisco a year ago, took place yesterday from the Potteinger Street Wharf, the internment being

- A GOOD BREW..

When the s.. On Lec docked here

pointed to two spots on his right trouser leg and the prisoner said I did that by scratching myself." A European sergeant then took his clothes away and he was drag ged along under arrest."

He was playing The Fox at No. 91, Kam Wah Street, on the even- ing of August 6th. The game start- ed at six o'clock and went on until after eight o'clock Wher he and the second prisoner went cut to- gether to a tea house, after which they went to Chan Po's boat, where they spent the night.

The second prisoners' statement was corroborative as regards their movements on August 6th.

half, and that these were kept by quarrelled over the woman. Wit note was found in the bag, and her in her handbag. A forged cess denied this and shouted out another forged note, also cut in that he was a married man and one balf being discovered on the woman in Court." half, bad been subsequently found, that his wife was prettier than the first prisoner, and the other half on the pathway.

That would appear, said Counsel, as if the theory of the Crown was werking out very well.

But, added Counsel, he submitted that there was no evidence that this forged note had ever been in Mrs. There was Mackay's possession. no reason to doubt the first pris- oner's statement that he picked the half-note up at Sai Wan Eo. As to Dr. Cannon's evidence with re-

After further evidence had been heard the case was again adjourned until Wednesday afternoon.

A "COUNTRY COUSIN."

ROBS HIS CLANSMAN.

When a Chinese youth was yester-

At about eight o'clock when out side a teashop he and first prisoner gard to the cut finger, he subday morning charged before Mr. P. E. Lindsell with the larceny of were joined by a friend, who told mitted that the cut could have been ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS IN them that a murder had just been caused in a hundred different ways.

committed at Chai Wan. The He asked them to accept the a platinum wrist watch worth $50, TEA POT.

second "prisoner replied. he did not Medical Officer's evidence charily, which he pawned for 812, Sergeant The evidence given by prisoner in know anything about it.

The statement went on to describe the Police, Court was that he was Whant told his Worship that the the arrest, and said that he asked cutting, his nails when he cut his woman from whom the watch had why he was arrested, but was not finger accidentally with the knife been stolen was the accused's clazs told. When he arrived at the he was using The prosecution had police station he was accused of entirely failed to prove that the anggested. It could have been and murder, but he denied it, saying he cut was caused in the way they knew nothing about it."

that was all.

She had been responsible for bringing the accused from the country and had promised to get work for him through her husband. The watch was missed two months. age, but the accused suspected.

was not

early yesterday morning, a Chinese passenger was seen leaving the ship with a tea-pot in his hand. He was searched in the ordinary way at the Chinese Cemetery at Aber by Chinese revenue officers at the

Mr. Fitzroy intimated that this

Replying to the paint raised by one of the

closed the case for the Crowa. " deen. The late Mr. Dong's re wharf, and when

Mr. Sheldon said that he was not Mr. Fitzroy that second prisoner had said he heard a murder had mains arrived by the as: Prest searchers took hold of the tea-pot, dent Madison several days ago. he found it too heavy to contain going to call any evidence.

Accused was arrested by the Inspector "Lane was again re- been committed at eight o'clock, The Rev. Lee Kau Yan of the St.the ordinary liquid.

called, at the instance of the forn. where the police were not informed Stephen's "Church officiated. The While the searcher was manipu- man of the jury, in connection with of it until nine o'clock, Counsel polics for being the companion of was given by Chinese, who carried the pawn ticket. relating to the family of the deceased lives at 22 lating the lid, the owner dashed the cut notes. The Inspector made stressed the fact that when evidence bad characters and when searched it quite clear that both notes had

no watch, or had not looked at a watch was found on him. Remark- Kennedy Road. He is survived by away. He was chased and capture been cut with scissors,

The Court then adjcurred until clock, as to time, a certain amounting that the accused was a scoun- Mrs. Dong Toy and a number of d after leading his pursuers

His learned

her, Mr. Lindsell passed sentence sons and daughters who were one long run. Inside the tea-pot were 3.15 when the Counsel's addresses of latitude, say of half an hour: drel who had taken advantage of

must be allowed. time or another students in Canton found a revolver and 18 rounds were given, His Lordship intimated or even an hour, for guess work the kindness of his relative to rob!

that he would sum up to-morrow.

friend had stressed the point that of six weeks hard labour.. ADDRESS FÖR THE CROWN.

if second prisoner knew of the Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, for the murder having been committed ut eight o'clock in the evening, then Crown, spoke for over an hour.

Asking the jury to consider the he must have been the murderer, evidence of Dr. Cannon, with re- himself.

It is indeed true," added gard to four finger marks on the deceased right arm and three on Counsel, that bad news travels

Christian

and of ammunition.

College, Canton Hong Kong, and St. Stephen's' Girls' School."

The late Mr. Dong was the first president of the Chinese Merchants' Bank in Hong Kong and owned property both ch the Hong Kong and Kowloon fide. He had bust ness interests in Hong Kong and San Francison and travelled exten- sively in China and Ameri

The artful brewer of tea was charged at tho Central Magistracy later in the day and the case was set for hearing this morning.

CHINESE BOY TO FACE MURDER CHARGE.

the

murder.

Dealing

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Concluding his address, Counsel remarked that his learned friend, opening his case had quoted the the assistant Attorney-General, in the back, Mr. Fitzroy said that the fast, and I contend that it is quite old adage that! Witnesses may lie, but circumstances never." They Crown case was that the taller of possible, after allowing for uncer-

been

on circumstantial convicted men grasped Mrs Mackay tainty of the actual time, that knew perfectly well that men had evidence which had later turned with minor points, ont to have been wrongly interpret. A further remand was granted from behind and that the smaller second prisoner did hear of the by Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kow-man robbed her.

The bloodstains, in the handbag

He asked the од such evidence.. loon Magistracy yesterday morn- ing, in, the case in which a Chinese must have come from the second Counsel pointed out that prisoners ed and that lives had been sacrificed lad of the Wo Hop Shek vilage is prisoner's bleeding band. If the had money on them, and if they detained on a charge of murder. blood had come from Mrs. Mackay had committed the crime, they jury to consider the point he had life was extinct it could not be re- Sub-Inspector

intimated it would have been on the outside would not have sat or slept with

cafled.

His Lordship intimated, at the Recavict Four Chinese all surnamed Choto his Worship that the Crown the handbag. Counsel also aug-boodstained clothing on, but would rated and emphasised that once a conclusion of Mr. Bheldon's ad- would be ready to have a date fixed gested that various articles picked have got a new set as quickly as were charged before, Mr. R. E.

According to up near the spot of the tragedy, they could.

Before the Jury could these men they must be absolutely dress, that he would reserve his Lindsell at the Central Magistracy by next Monday.

It is expected that the verdict "yesterday with assaulting and in advices from the Crown Solicitor, and which were bloodstained, were Liraidating another Chinese. The the prosecution, has decided to pro originally in the bag the forged certain that the evidence put before summing up until this morning.

Having dealt with defendant were represented by Mr. ceed with the original charge of LD. Turner, and Mr. H. J. Arm murder. The defendant was re- notes, which he said connected the them by the Crown was conclusive. strong was for the complainant.manded formally until Monday No. 1 prisoner with the crime, heThis was a matter of life and death, will be given bafors tiffin time to- went on to the medical evidence (Continued at foot of next column.) day, The Court resumés at 10.30. The case was adjourned.

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