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MR. EUGÈNE CHEN RETURNING.

A CANTON REPORT,

LEFT MOSCOW ON SUNDAY.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.

A report says that Mr. Eugene Chen is returning from Moscow to' Canton, having left that city on the

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16th, 1927.

DEPARTURE FOR

SHANGHAI

GENERAL LI TSAI HSIN AND MR. WANG CHING WEL

PASSENGERS ON EMPRESS

OF ASIA.".

DISPUTE OVER HOUSE

RENT.

PREMISES NOT OCCUPIED.

QUESTION OF CONTRACT.

MOTOR TRAFFIC OFFENCES,

DISOBEYING ORDERS OF THE

*POLICE,

› RACE DAY INCIDENT,

Amongst the traffic cases heard by Major C. Willson at the Central

At the beginning of the present month, a claim in the Summary [FROM OCK CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] Court for $380, being three months' Magistracy yesterday was a sum. rent from April 1st to June 30th,mons against Mr. D. M. Goodall, According to a report received by Kowloon, was made against Mrstaurant, for dianboring police orders in respect of No. 42, Nathan Road, manager of Lane, Crawford's Ree- friends of Mr. Wang Ching Wei at. J. Ruwe, of Nathan House, 48 on the last race day at Happy 13th of November.

Hong Kong, Mr. Wang Ching Wei "Mr. Wei Yuk, for a time in and General Li Tsai Hsin were to charge of the Foreign Office in arrive in Hong Kong by the Chi- "Canton during the absence of Mr.nese guabeat Feiying at unidnight

Eugene Chen in Hauskow, still re- mains chief of the Information Bureau in Canton. The Informa tion Bureau, however, when rear.

ganized, will be under the immedi- ate supervision of the Political Council of the Kuomintang Party in Canton. The Bureau is consider- ing taking over the Canton Gazelle, a paper suspended in April fast. Mr. Wei writes wel in French well as in English and was some time an associate of Mr. Eugene

Chen when they were serving as private secretaries to the late Dr.

Sun Yat Sen.

Vessels from Hong Kong for West Hiver waters "under the British flag will again visit the port of Dosing on their way to Wachow For time British vessels" did not call regularly because of anti-British boycott pickets. The influence of these pickets is now waning,

last night and to leave for Shang hai by the as. Empress of Asia, which sailed early this morning ing to the report, were to transfer from the gunboat direct to the Empress of Asian

Mr. Wang and General Li,-accord-

and 48, Nathan Road, by the land lord of the premises, Lau Yick Cheuk.

Valley,

Sergeant Clark said that Mr. Goodall parked his car near the broke into the premises to search allowed. an Indian constable first As it was suggested that police Jockey Club where parking was got for stolen property, the Puisne spoke to Mr. Goodall and then wit Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) adjournness also approached him, but Mr.

the case for police evidence, and aisa for evidence as to the extent of whitewashing done.

The landlord alleged that a verbal Another report states that during the absence of General Li Tsai fendant agreed to take over the agreement was made whereby de- Hsin, General Wong Shiu Hung premises, and the keys were band will be in chief command of the ed to her representative: The rent troops in Canton,

General Chang Fat Fui who arrived in Hong Kong on Monday afternoon, was expected to leave for Shanghai with Mr. Wang Ching Wei and General Li Taai Hain.

FATAL ENDING TO A RAID.

WOMAN KILLED BY JUMPING

THROUGH WINDOW.

An inquest was held yesterday

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Goodall refused to move his car stating, that he had been parking

there for a number of years.

Mr. Goodall told the Magistrate

that of others, as he was there on that his case was different from business, and he had been accus tomed to leave his car at the dis- He said that Inspectors Kent and puted spot for the past four years. Alexander were aware of this and

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TOURIST SHIPS.

'LESS ROUND THE WORLD

* TOURISTS.

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A NEW VESSEL TO CALL HERE.

There will be fewer round-the- world tourists visiting Hong Kong during the approaching tourist, sea- son between now and the Spring of next year.

A number of the qound-the-world

trips have been cancelled.

The

'Varsity ship, the Hyndam, which. it will be recalled, was here last year, will not revisit Hong Kong

under the auspices of the American and the Cunard liner, usually 'run

Express Company, has also been withdrawn awing to lack of sup- port. Another cruise cut out of the programme, is the Raymond Whit comb, that of the Sumaria, which which was due here in March next. year. ";

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In spite of the cancellation of a

number of round-the-world tourist liners, however, there will be a new and Norwegian Royal Mail vessel, competitor in the field in the British,

Jeter, which is described as an

no objection was raised on pre.occan steam yacht, specially fitted

out for luxurious travelling.

been paid. Defendant had not was $120 a month, and none had occupied the premises, but plaintiff claimed that the contract was not terminated until he gave "defendantvious occasions. notice on May 28th that the com. tract would cease on June 1st. The defendant's case was that the keys had not been handed over to her, and that the contract to take over the house had never been complet ed.

plaintiff, and Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios the defendant.

At yesterday's hearing Detective Sub-Inspector Dorling said he visit ed these premises on Saturday, April 23rd, this year, at 10 a.m.

His Lordship: I understand that the police raided these premises to find some stolen property. Who was in occupation?

Tuspector Dorling: I entered the house from the verandah of the #eighbouring house. The doors were nut locked. and neither was the front door-No one broke into the house

The Ministry of Finance of the EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST. Mr. F. G. Vaux represents the Kuomintang regime in Nanking have suggested that the Bureau of When Inspector Bloor raided a Finance in Kwangtung should make house at Cross Street on October a gift of $50,000 to Central Hsu 21st, at "9.20 p.m. A Chinese Chung Chi in order that he may go woman either, through panic or to abroad to report upon the activities evade, arrest, jumped through a of the Kuomintang to the overseas window to the street. She sustain- Chinese, Canton, so far, has noted serious injuries and died at the yet replied to the suggestion. La Government Civil Hospital the next til Party affairs are readjusted, day, Canton is withholding contributions fron Nacking. General Haway Mr. R. E. Lindsell sitting as one time commander-in-chief of the Coroner with a jury at the Central troops in Canton, but had to leave Magistracy. the Southern Capital because of When Inspector Bloor went to the астие difference with General house with a Chinese detective, he Chiang Kai Shek. General Hau found three young women and two men in the cubicles. One of the has been behind the Special Com- anittee in Nanking, but other women, the deceased, was in the Jendors are now thinking of recon- eiling General Chiang and Mr. -Wang Ching Wei, and to facilitate this some new position is required for General. Hay. Before General Chiang went to Japan a month ago, it is reported that he was given $50,000 trayelling expenses by the Provincial Administration of Che kiang.

"In view of pass experience, which has shown that inbour unions have At times been used for "political ends, the Commissioner of Agricul- ture and Labour in Canton has decided to have a new registration. All reorganized unigus will be pro- teeted by the present regime, and agreements made between employ. ers and employees, unless mutually cancelled, will be upheld. Employ-

LUAT

In reply to lir. Vaux, witness sari the house was deserted at the time, but it had been freshly colour-wash- cubicle and although the ed throughout. He did not see any Chinese, detective had assured her furniture.

A Chinese painter stated that he that there was nothing which sho

me-washed the precises on March need fear she appeared to be very

He colour-wash- nervous. When Inspector Bloor hadith, this year. left the room, she got up and madeed the whole hous, but did no for the window, and jumped out be. painting. Work was carried on at fore the Chinese delective, could intervals during a week. He had carried out the work under the in reach her..

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Remarking that there still re- mained the fact that he bad dis. obeyed police" instructions, the Magistrate imposed a fine of $10.

Dangerous Driving:

Built by Blohm and Voss, of Hamburg, in 1904, the Meteur is vessel of 3,717 gross tonnage, with a length of 348.9 feet, beam 44.2 feet and moulded depth 28.4 feet. She was engined by the builders, and

The Chinese driver of public motor car No. 100 was more con.develops a N.H.P. of 233. She is cerned with picking up prospective owned by the A. S. Det. Bergenske

| fares than with looking where he Dampakisselahab, and is registered was going, and the man had to at Bergen under the Norwegian answer a summons for dangerous Bag, driving.

Inspector Lane said that the car was drawn up on Chater Road in such a way as to block the Savoy drove off he kept looking back for Hotel entrance. "When the man prospective passengers until he realised his danger when the In- spector, whom he had narrowly missed, shouted out to him.

A fine of $10 was imposed.

Collision With Ricksha. Another Chinese driver was sun- moned for negligent driving in Des Veux Road Central November 1st, when he ran into a Teksha near Messrs. Lane Crawfords The puller was injured in the leg and had to be treated in hospital..

The defendant was fined $10 and ordered to pay 85 as compensation.

the injured coolie.

"GODOWN THEFT."

ANTIMONY REGULUS

STOLEN.

"HONESTY AND RICHES,"

The two men found on the pre-structions of a man called Chan nises told the Court that they had (the boy of Mrs. Rowe). This gone there to settle an account for meals supplied to them. One of man stopped him from doing the then said that he had been board painting, after all the cleaning had ing there for nine weeks and owed been completed. Witness had re- the deceased $18.

ceived $15 on account, and therefore Mr. R. E. Lindsall were $35 still due.

Aftr medical evidence had been heard, the enquiry was adjourned until Friday noon.

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The Megrar loves Harwich early in December, and arrives at Gibral- tar on December 19th, from whence she continues her trip cd Monte Carlo, Malta, Port Said, Pales tine, Aden, Colombo, Singapore, Batavic, Saurabaya, Macassar, Molecus, Philippines, Hong Kong, Saigon, Bangkok, Rangoon, Mad ras, Bombay, Aden, Port Sudan, Alexandria, Naples, Monte Carlo, and again from Gibraltar to Har wich, which port will be reached on April 1st, 1928. **

The vessel, le due at Hong Kong: nu February 19th and remains here for two and a half days

The cruise arill last for 137 days, and covers 25,000 miles. She has 120 single cabins and 23 double cabins.

The Empress of Australia (Cana- dian Pacific Steaniships) has been fully booked, and this popular liner ia due to arrive here early in February.

CHINESE FUNERAL

CUSTOMS.

REASON FOR RED ON BACK OF A WHITE SHOE.

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A fourth man arrested in connec

antimony-regulus from the godowns tion with the theft of 81 slabs of of the China. Provident Loan and Mortgage Company, at West Point, was charged yesterday morning be Mr. L. D. Turner appeared for Both solicitors addressed the the prosecution, and Messrs. C. A.. S. Russ and H. Lo represented two Court.

Mr. Remedias contrasted the evi-of the defendants.

In a lecture before the Literary When the case was first heard dence, pointing out that there were

Američao of the He denied three men were charged with the Department many discrepancies. that his client had ever received the larceny, and two with conspiracy Women's Club at Shanghai, Mrs. keys of the house and argued that the latter being allowed bail in 8500 F. Goddard presented some inter- the agreement was never complet each. ed.

The man charged yesterday morn-esting points regarding Mr. Vaux referred to discrepat-ing admitted the theft, but the case Mourning and Funeral Customs.

The topic represented one in a been a private in General Chan eies in the evidence which had been against all the defendante was re-

series of lectures devoted to Chinese Kwai Ming's army, was discharged given, and submitted that if any manded until Monday afternoon. by Mr. W. Schofield at the thing these corroborated plaintiff's Mr. Huss made an application for customs and culture which it is the

story,

"DISCHARGED AND RE-

ARRESTED.

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ers in Canton will not be given A Chinese charged with assaulting any chance to repudiate former con- another Chinese, stated to, tracts under the pretext that they were entered into under pressure at a time when the "Reds" were in full power. The present regime has made it known that the policy of supporting labour and the peasantry will be adhered to.

His Lordship: There is no doubt that the parties had negotiations some time and that they disagreed. he substantial point of this case is that the onus of proof in on the plaintiff. I am not satisfied that the contract WAN nade as plaintiff suggests,

His Lordship entered judgment for defendant with costs..

A DISHONEST COOLIE.

Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, but on leaving the Court he was re- arrested by Chief Detective Inspec- tor Reynolds on another charge.

The complainant who described himself as a military man who had The five storey pagoda in Canton, worked under Lau Yuen Cheung one of the oldest buildings in South and General Chan Kwai Ming, sail China, will be preserved by the that he went to the defendant's municipality appropriating 338,500 house on October 10th to ask for the repayment of a sum of $300 which for its repair.

Since the pressure put on the was owing. The defendant made "native banks in the endeavour to out some documents and after they had been signed handed the money raise Kuomintang "icans " more

over to complainant. As he was than twenty have had to suspend leaving, several persons rushed out business, thus creating no little front, rear cubirle and attempted financial confusion and failures in to Maзault him. Complainant, how-RUBBER SOLES BRING ABOUT other directions. To relieve the ever, managed to reach the road situation, the Kuomintang Adminis and went home without any further tration are thinking of repaying molestation. 89,000,000 to 83,000,000 of the loans. On October 22nd, continued the Alt. Chen Yao Tsao, a brother-in-complainant, he and his brother law of Mr. Wang Ching Wei, has and a friend went to Tai Kam assumed his duty as Commissioner Street on a bus and as they were of Public Works in Canton, reliev alighting from the vehicle, defend ing Mr. Heary Aki Panhoe, who ant and other man enme up to them had the rare distinction of being from behind and assaulted them able to hold the position more than with hammers. Complainant was beaten to the ground but managed six months,

to blow his Palice whistle. A con stable came to his assistance and took him to the Station to make his report.

Acting Mayor Kan Nei Kuang of Canton, in a recent speech, assured the public that he would see that the four principal municipal evils

HIS. DOWNFALL.

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In

"Chinese

bail to be reduced, remarking that aim of this department of the his client was an honest man and A.W.C. to present during forth- had nothing against him. Mr. coming months. Turner objected to bail being re-. duced, saying that if Mr. Russ client was au honest man, he should have no difficulty in furnishing that amount.

Mr. Russ replied that honesty did not necessarily mean tiches. The Magistrate, however, refused the application.

Mrs. Goddard her talk, brought out the fact that white was the colour of mourning for the Chinese and that light blue was sometimes permitted for use in no other cotton materials, but colour. Red, sometimes seen on the back of a white shoe, indicated, the speaker said, one of two things. Either the Chinese mourner intend- ed to convey that during the first month he was too overcome by grief

· LEFT THIS MORNING. to notice this unconventionality, which he would hasten to rid him- PASSENGERS ON THE EM-self of at the end of the month, or

PRESS OF ASIA

the spirit of the departed. was be lieved to need a lantern, represent- The RM.B. Egress of dait lefted by the touch of red. A Chinese coolie, who was sent by Hong Kong at daylight this morn- Bamboos were erected on either bis employer the Kowlooning for Vancouver rid ports, and side of the entrance to a house where a death had occurred, the Godown to take delivery of 15 cases had a fairly heavy passenger list. of rubber soles, tampered with the Among the passengers from Hong bamboo taking the place of crape in Skinner, western customS. Also a lantern cares and stole 31 pairs which he Keng were. Capt. D.

Assistant Marine Superintendent of generally topped the bamboo in old' to a cobbler at Yaumati.

The conlie was charged with the the Indo-China Steam Navigation order to guide the spirit to its theft and the cobbler was charged Co., Ltd., and Sir Frederick Whyte, home. with receiving stolen property.

K.C.8.1, LL.D., for Europe viti

A person about to die was dress- ed in his best clothes in the Chinese At the Kowloon Magistracy the Vancouver. first defendant pleaded guilty, and Capt. T. Jahnson, of the pirated tradition, this sometimes making was fined $25 with the alternative steamer Irene and Col. and Mrs. considerable inconvenience for n Sergison Brooke, for Shanghai. foreign doctor who might be in at Other customs included Mr. and Mr. J. J. Waters, and tendance. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Pope, of the the loud wailing and chanting when Standard Oil Company at Saigon, a death had occurred and the for Vancouver.

throwing af a bit of cotton from the Mr. HP. White and Mr, A. 5. wadding of each relative's gown in- Gubbay, for Shanghai

to the coffin. The latter practice Major and Mrs. W. B. A. Scott signified the desire of the survivors and family, of Bombay, for Europe to impart some of their bodies

warmth to the deceased.

of one month's hard labour. The Mr. Duncan McCallum, who re- cobbler denied having bought the in Canton were remedied at an presented the defendant, crow goods. He said that the first de early date. The four evils in his examined the complainant very feridant had merely left them with opinion were an inadequate water closely. His Worship discharged him until he could return for them supply, an unreliable telephone ser- the accused on the ground that there later in the day. vice, uneven public roads, and in was insuficient evidence to enter a The Magistrate, in discharging the efficient electric light service. Act conviction, but, as stated, defend- second defendant, said that there ing Mayor Kan has been in office ant, was re-arrested on leaving the was no evidence to shew that the since November 10th.

man had guilty knowledge.

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