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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23rd, 1927.

LULL AT CANTON. MOTOR-CYCLE SMASH AT

BATTLE EXPECTED AT SAMSHUI.

RESISTANCE MAY CRUMBLE.

(JBOM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

KOWLOON.

INQUEST ON MR. JR. FRENCH LA.F., CONTINUED

WATCHMEN AND BARRIER LIGHTS,

LEGISLATIVE ROUND THE POLICE

COUNCIL.

QUESTIONS IN FINANCE COMMITTEE.

COST OF TRANSPORT FOR:

GOVERNMENT SERVANTS.

COURTS.

THE BLOWING OF MOTOR HORNS.

IMPORTANT RULING BY

MAGISTRATE,

"ANOTHER PIRACY?:

CHINESE TOW BOAT CAPTURED,

BRITISH GUNBOAT IN PURSUIT.

When the as. Kinahan este into. port yesterday afternoon, late,

After a late sitting at the Kow- loon Magistracy: yuterday after THE BILLS FOR STATIONERY. DRIVERS MUST BE SUMMONED on account of the time of low noun. & further adparament was made in the enquiry into the death

At the meeting of the Legislative

of Leading Alteratman J. RCouncil yesterday afternoon, four French, R.A. F., who was led new Billa were read a second gad

BY NAME.-

[BY NOT-BOOK-1.

water news of another piracy in the Canton River can to hand. It appears that as the Kinahan was passing Ián Fa Shan, mear Whampoa.a sampan from the steam launch Si St, belonging to the A.P.C. came out with...'s mere hired by a black paint-

had been pirated

There is a lullin, Canton but the nott storm may break at any time. It is expected that the decision battle for the control of: Cason and, in fact, the whole provine of

An important ruling was made Kwangtung, will take place at or when riding in the side car of a third time and passed. These were by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Cen- near Samshui, where the Ewang moter-cycle driven by Mr. D. S. An Ordinance to regulate the print-tral Magistracy yesterday in the tung forces will attempt to prevent Pethick, Chief Officer of the sing of newspapers and the keeping case in which a driver was sued launch (this may have been the the cross of the West River. If Washing. Mr. W. Shofield sat as and use of printing pressce: A they fail there it is unlikely that Coroner, the jury beng Messrs. R. Orditance to amend the Prisons they will be able to rally. The Abraham, A. K. Mau and. A. E Ordinance, 1809; An Ordinance to usual factors in Chinese warfaro Gutierrez.

amend further the Volunteer Ordi- At the previous hearing r. nance, 1920; are apparent and it is said that, a number of troops in Canton have Petnick described her his mischiat collided with a heap of earth in been brought up by the Kwangsi Peace Edward Road while return group. The latter are opposing theng from Kowloon Chy on the night. slogan "Canton for the Cantonese," of December 10th, throwing, both

Ordinance

to

spend the Railways Ordinance, 1909.

moned for unnecessarily sounding

hia horn.

It will be remembered that when the case first came up for hearing, Mr. Horace Lo, fof the defendant argued that the summons served on

the defendant was bad because no name was mentioned. He had never

launch that has recently fired on the Indo-China steamer Baishing and other vessels while they were between Hong Kong and Canton),

The tow-boat was evidently cap- tured by the launch and its occup- ants and taken in tow, disappear- ing up the East River,

-Presumably it has been looted and the crew made captives.

"with"Down with the Reds in Mr. French and witness from their development of the Aberdeen Valley known a case in Edgland where have broken down, as it did not

seats,

of

Canton." The defence is hampered The evidence of police officers, a by lack of vigorous and undisputed; night watchman at the scene control. Chang Fat Fui's authority, the accident, and a P.W.D. over-

seer, was taken yesterday. even with-bis-4 Ironsides," has been | Sub-Inspector H. Phillips, of badly shaken and Li Fook Lam only Kowloon City Police Station, said he heard about the accident from controls the Honam garrison.

Mr. Pethick who came to the charge room at 11.35 p.m. n that day in a dazed condition with a torn trou ser eg, abrasions o his leg, and There was no sign whatever that his clothes covered with red earth." Mr. Pethick had taken any liquor.

When the paper dealing with the

Catchment area was laid upon the driver could be summoned without table, the Hon. Mr. W. E. his name being on the writ Shenton asked whether that paper was the one for which the Council had been waiting, or whether there would be a further Hessional paper on the subject.

H.E. The Governor: There will be a farther Sessional paper later

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H.E. The Governor, at the con- clusion of the routine business, said: We are now approaching the

When the case was again men- tioned yesterday, Mr. Lindsell said that he had coms to the conclusion that 3r. Los contention was in the main valid.

Lu

Continuing the Magistrate sald that in summonses the alleged offender's name must be mentioned, On the other hand if a person an- swered a summons issued to him as the driver or person in charge of the car at the time, the Court, would then have jurisdiction.

The A.P.C. launch appears to

itself make the repart to the Kinchan.

A request was made to the Kin- shan that the Naval Authorities be communicated with, and a wireless message was transmitted to Hang Kong.

However, a British gunboat bear where the piracy had taken place, has gone in pursuit, of the pirates, but with what result has not yet been divulged.

The Kwangtung Militarists are, however, stationing troops around the City at Goddess of Mercy. Hill, White Cloud Mountain, Saichaen. Poontong, Tungkwan, Fati, Fong- tsen, Chekwaitong, Wongsha, and Witness notified the R.A.F., su

noned an ambulane, and visited at all important points in the City. The scene where it found Mr. end of the year, and I think

Despite the possibility of farther French lying about 50 feet from would be convenient to have one "fighting near Canton, the Canton the place where the machine struck more meeting of Council besore the As the business' wil Samshi Railway resumed its ser- the bank. He showed no signs of year closes. vice on December "gist, the Reife The motor ambulance convey-

be mainly financial I think it would taurant Workers, the Oil Fressers ed Mr. French to the Kamloop Horbo best to have a meeting of the Finance Committee before the and the Aerated Water Workers'

pital. Mr. Pethick was taken to Council. I will propose, therefore, Unions.

Smith. hospital by Trafic Sub-Inspector bat the Council be adjourned until ito a statement which be had made days before Christhias.

According to the latest reporta General Wong Shiu Eung, the Kwangsi warlord, who holds the key to the Kwangtung situation, has expressed his willingness to withdraw from the vicinity of Canton and this may save another catastrophe. General Wong is now driving the Kwangtung troops the upper West River.

In answer to a question by a RAF Officer watching the case, witness said he had so opportunity of examining the body before it was removed to hospital

-Witness added that he saw a smashed nickel plated lamp in the middle of the roach in a pool of oil There were no lights burning on the

The Kwangsi advance from Swa-barrier.. tow has not been so rapid and A Chinese night watchman eu-i possible misunderstanding be played by the Yee Lee drainage tween General Li Tsai Hain and tostractor, stated that it was his General Chen Min Shu may delay duty to see that the lamps on the or weaken the attack from that barrier were kept light. He was direction. Residents in Canton are on duty from a p.. to midnight. now anxiously watching the opera He visted it five a six times and tinn up the West River, especially found the lamps alight. At the end around Samisbul and Echow, where of his watch withen found one of the opposing forces are close to the two lamps raising and here loon Tsai. Witness noticed nothing unusual about the barrier when he replaced the lamp except that dhe of the cross boards was a little out of place.

each other.

The Police Force in Canton, which was disarmed by the Soviet Government, is being reorganized, and the Administration is appro- priating $200,000 for the equipment of a new service. The owners of

placed it, it it and went to Kow-

"

Friday, the 30th inst., at 2.30 p.m.

This was agreed to.

His Worship. then asked Mr. Lo whether he was appearing for the driver. Mr. Lo's reply was that he was more or less watching the case. The Magistrate then pointed out that since there was no personal ap ance in this case, he would have to dismiss the summons.

Mr. Go then referred his Warship at the previous hearing. He said that he had told the, Court that he knew for a fact that in England the police were never known to sum- mors anyone driving a car, merely ay summoning him as the driver, and that his Worship had replied to him in the following terme

FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Council was followed by meeting of the Finance Committee, the Colonial Secretary presiding

The votes for supplementary, ex penditure totalling $56,509, of which details were given in yesterday's Daily Press, were approved.

пр

was

COST OF PASSAGES, Dealing with the vote of an extra $50,000 for the transport of Govern ment Servants the Hon. Mr. J Owen Hughes asked how it that the expenditure under this heading was so far from the original estimate. He pointed out that the margin of error was twenty-five per cent. and he wished to know who

was responsible.

The Colonial Treasurer: I think the fault lies with the number of In answer to the jury, witness undamaged buildings are to pay a snid the lamps were kept in the children for whom we very often special tax on behalf on the Palice watchman's shed about twenty have to provide passages.

The Chairman: It is extraordi- equipment.

yards from the road. Witness Carnarily dificult to make an exact The merchants' scheme to have ried no lamp with him. district watchmen of their own has Mr. F. E. Lawrence, overseer of estimate in a matter of this kind.

The Colonial Treasurer: Extra not been approved by the Kuomin- the P.W.D., said that the work tang Political Council in Canton being done on the scene of the passages have no doubt been due who are very afraid of any rival accident, was a duin from Water to the alteration in leave regula organisation taking the power that loo Road to the Megkok nullah. they have assumed. The present The enquiry was adjourned until unpopularity of the Kuomintang, January 5th at 2.14 p.m. because of their Communist affilia tions, does not make them look on such movements with favour.

INNOCENT VICTIMS? Judging from the rags worn by most of the victims (including those executed) of the Red exericksha and other coolies who upheaval had assisted in the transportation of loot. It is said that the real culprits have escaped the "4 sup: pression, but many who were in- nocent had to suffer.

Bandit chiefs and pirate leaders brought in their full forces for the

CHANG FAT FUI LEAVES FOR FOREIGN TER- RITORY?

General Chang Fat Fai and Mr. Chau Kung Pok following the example of Mr. Wang Ching Wei who has left China for Europe, "decided yesterday to leave Canton City, and they will probably remove themselves to foreign territory,

tions which entitles a Government servant to take leave after four years' service instead of after four and a half yeará »

STATIONERY.

The Hon. Mr. W. E L. Shenton

WINTER SOLSTICE.

HOW THE CHINESE CELE- BRATE THE DAY.

To-day is Winter Solstice (tung chich), according to the Chinese calendar, and it always falls two

There is no special belief attach- ing to this day, but, for the "Chi- a great day of. nese make it is merriment. Most of the Chinese bongs will be closed and in retail hops feasts will be given to em- ployees.

In family houses, a duck or a fowl will surely be killed for the occasion and a few cents of "fire- crackers will be burned in the morning.

Lo, you should not make wild statements of that sort"!

Contending that it was not a wild statement, Mr. Lo said that

With tung chich drawing near, apart from his personal experience, he had also referred to several legal. the market price for fowls is sure authorities and could not find a to soar sky-high. According to the was not summoned by name. He only 60 to 70 cents only, two weeks single cash which, ta delendant Chinces, a catty of chicken cost said that, although at the time he ago, but during the last few days, was making Lais statement from it went as high as $1. his personal experience, he expresse ed it after full deliberation. He would therefore ask his Worship, to make some further remark in sub- stantiation or addition to the re- marks which he had made at the last hearing.

ANOTHER RETURNED

BANISHEE.

Eight months hard labour and Mr. Lindsell: I entirely accept sentence passed by Major C. Will- twenty strokes of the birch was the your statements, Mr. Lo, as being son, yesterday morning, on a Chi- correct. At that time you were she was charged with returi- speaking, is you yourself admitted, ing from banishment. The man's from your personal experience.

Mr. Lo: I was making the stateed for life in 1925 and that pre- ment deliberately, afterwards ex- vious to that he had three convic plaining in greater detail.

tions against him. CHRISTIE AND BLUHM FACE

His Worship I must apologise for my expression of opinion." In

view of what you have told me, I unreservedly withdraw it.

record showed that he was baniah

NEW - CHARGE.

Mr. Lo: If your Worship pleases.

James Christie and Christopher Mr. Lindsell also, advised Sergt. Bluhm who figured prominently in Hopkins of the Trafic Department the case heard a fortnight ago on who had conducted the case, for the a charge of procuring morphis prosecution that he could not rely were again before Major C. Willson on the phrase "blowing a horn.

fraud

I should like to draw attention to If the police wished to continue then a charge of conspiring to de- the increased cost of stationery. In case, they would have to make the It will be remembered that the 1920 it was a little over $30,000. summons read "making a noise cal This year it will be 72,000, an culated to disturb public tran addition of 622,000 or more than quility." If this was done, they thirty per cent. No explanation in could then rely on the Summary. given of why there has been such Offences Ordinance.

a very considerable rise in the cost. "

charge of procuring marphia was dismissed by Mr. R. E. Lindsell last week and the present charge was then brought against the de fendants.

The Colonial Treasurer: A great SECRET SOCIETY MEMBER, J. A. Gordon Lensic. There is

deal more printing is now being || Three Russians who had recently done in the gaol than formerly arrived at Canton were yesterday The gnol now does practically all Macne and two were aboard “a

IMPRISONED.

A Chinese named Chow Fung was

arrested. One had come from Government printing. The cost of charged before Major C. Willson upheaval. They left with their spoil gained control. Eye-witnesses de Japanese steamer. There has been paper, which appears under station-with being a member of a Triad Yueng Kin Heng, the police re-

long before the regular troops re- clare that they saw bandit chiefs directing the pillage and forcing coclits to wear red neckties in order to get them through with loads of loat from the heart of the City to the waterfront.

A calmer feeling now prevails in Canton as far as "anti-Red" move- ment is concerned, and the butchery of alleged "Reds" has lessened. Arrests of Russians continue.

no further execution of Red" ty Russians, and the few still in Police custody will be referred tite Com The Busian Consul in mintang Central Executive mittee. Canton and staff will be allowed to depart if they wish to go away.

Both men were again defended by also anottier charge against Bluhm for entering the Colony without a valid visa on his passport.

The evidence tairen from Au account goes up, and the Society, namely the Yoo Hing servist, who posed as a potential buyer of druga from the Malay Also the requirements of the The defendant admitted the States was the same as that given charges for printing go down. Kongs Colonial, Secretariat, which supplies charge, but stated that he was by him at the previous hearing, and all departments with stationery, forced by a friend to become a which was fully reported in the were greater this year,

Daily Preis. Sub-Inspector. Andrew produced

There are expected to be several & quantity of regalia found in the hearings, and after the witness Au possession of the defendant and had concluded his evidence, the case said the police considered the case was adjourned.

serious one. Further, the defen dant made an attempt to escape by jumping into the street from the first floor of the office of the Secre be detained in hospital. tary for Chinese Affairs and had to

Hoa. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton: Printing is not included in station- The district of Toyshan is now

The Colonial Treasurer: No. without a magistrate; the Kwangery

Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton: The tung nominee having left his post upon the occupation by the Kwangsi

Now the people of Toy-printing is done in gnol and there- forcea

to Mr. Liu Teoi lore larger purchases of paper are A TRIAL OF DEVASTATION. than are wragistrate, who is required. There should be a con- Of the organized "Reds," more now in Shanghai, asking him to siderable saving then on the print

Mr. Liuing vote. than 4,000 have been retreating in return to the district.

n more or less collected group and occupied that pot for more than a

are making their way to Hoifung year, a record aldom seen since made in the Government service to and Lukfung districts where the the Republic.

Soviet Government" and, the red

fing are still supreme. On their way

they have exacted sums ranging

from $5,000 to $30,000 from towns

and villages en route. They set fire to a great amount of property

FEWER REFUGEES:/

The number of passengers ar-

member.

Chinese Freemason

J 1

HIS FONDNESS FOR DRINKS A Chinese steward, was sentenced to one month's hard labour yester- day by Mr. W. Schofield at the The Chairman: Every effort is A membership badge showed that Kowloon Magistracy for the theft the Yes. Ring Konga was affiliated of a bottle of gin and a botale. economise in stationery. A good with the deal of the money is really in aus Society In America and connected of sherry from the officers sness of

H.M.B. Thracian. pense account. The stationery has with the lodge in Singapore to be purchased so that we may have it in stock when printing is required.

Those present at the Council

HE.

TELEPHONE WIRE AT THE PENINSULA HOTEL

and killed many persons where re-riving on the river steamers from meeting were H.E. The GovernBlood, drawings and diagrams with cople of rtealing wire from the

sistance has been offered.

The Inspector thought the de endifat was an official of the society, as he had a white fan with blood stains. Among other exhibite

The case against a telephone were a wooden dagger stained with The General Officer Com- Canton appears to be somewhat

ther Perrinsula Hotel, again came before It is hoped that, by Monday diminishing, and this may be an manding the Troops, the Colonial mysterious characters on next, all shops will be able to re indication that a more peaceful Secretary, the Attorney-General, There was also cured much bearing. W, Schofield at the Kowloon yesterday morning. time is setting had the Colonial Treasurer, the Cap secret characterden The use of some Magistracy sumie business.

Schoole in Canton City will be The number arriving yesterday tain Superintendent of Police, the of these was explained by the Divisional Inspector Aris said that the man arrived from tioned could not be found at the unable to give regular instruction, on the Kinshan as 655 and on the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Hen. Inspector, who in conclusion said the man whom the defendant man until they get fresh equipment The On 248, empared with over Sir Shouson Chow, Hon. Mr. W. E

Soviet a thousand, which has been the L. Shenton, Hon Mr. D. GM Canton he was probably a Com Hotel nor was he loown there, His Worship adjourned the case, During the rule of the

His Worship sentenced the defen intimating that he wanted to me many schools were daily average since the trouble Bernard, Hon. Dr. R. H. Hotewall, muniste Government

Hon Mr. A. U. Hynes, Hou. Mr.

the place where, the wire had been raided and their property destroy started.PA LA

The bonts last night had fairly J. Owen Hughes and the Clerk of dant to six months hard labour.

Jeft heavy bookinga.

Councils (Mr. D. W. Tretman),

(Continued on next Oolumn.) (Continued on sees Volume,)

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