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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 6th, - 1928.

ARCH WEEK" INFANTS MORTGAGE

IN CANTON.

PREPARATIONS FOR SIR G CLEMENTI'S VISIT.

RECONSTRUCTION: PLANS IN THE TWO PROVINCES.

TROOPS SENT TO HUNAN.

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.}

CASE

MR. JENKIN BEGINS HIS

"REPLY:"

THE LEGAL ASPECT...

MORTGAGE NECESSARY FOR ESTATE DIVISION?

Air. F. U. Jenkin, counsel for the respondents, began his reply to appellant's counsel

CONVICT'S CONTRADIC-

TORY STATEMENTS.

REFUSES GIVE EVIDENCE AGAINST ARRESTED MAN

HARBOUR ROBBERY – OF BULLION RECALLED."

The rubbery on board the launch Wo Fat Shing in the harbour an October 2lat last when gold bullion to the value of over $10,000, was

RED RULE IN TURKESTAN.

US: CONSUL GENERAL'S ADVENTURES.

Major Balley.

In August &. British officer from India Major B) Tashkent on a specs

arrived in 13700 and

vers constantly together, for. several months. It was only in September that we felt under tha suspicion of the Bakherik author- ties. After a warning of intended Atreet Major Bailey decided to disappear and if possible, to recarn BRITISH OFFICER WHO OUT-overland to India, a distance of

WITTED BOLSHEVIKS,

INTERESTING LECTURE AT HELENA MAY INSTITUTE,

600 miles. In view of my official poriting in Tashkent there was Mr. C. R. Tredwell, the popular nothing for me to do but wait until

Affairs, Potter, KC) in Eld stolen had a further sequel in Court USA. Counsul General in Hong I was reacrested. They confined me

Mr. Chu Chao Bain, the Com missioner for Foreign

the Mortgage General Ching Tang, and Mr. Li Appeal before the Fall Court ses Min Yen, who accompanied General terday morning. The case is that Li Tesi Hain to Hong Kong last in which Loo Kong Lam and Lo week-end have expressed their ap- Kwong Him are appealing against preciation of the thoughtfulness of a decision of Mr. Justice J. B. the Hong Kong authorities is using Wood, who decided that they had the Nationalist instead of the Re- fraudulently misrepresected their publican fag in the decorations in age in, becoming parties honour of the arrival of their party mortgage of $400,000. Mr. Eldon last Friday morning. For the re- Potter, K.C., and Mr. H. G. Shel turn visit of the Governor of Hong don appear for the appellants. Kong, the British Bag will fly over a number of Canton business houses. The next few days will be s palos, or arch week in Canton City. At least four pailous are being erected along the principal throughfare to welcome the Gover nor of Hong Kong The Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company and, the

China Merchants Tobacco Company will each erect a largo jalan be fore March 19th in honour of the third anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Yat Sen A large arch is also being built over the Heen Chan Fong Street to celebrate the completion of the modern streets of that section of the City.

RECONSTRUCTION.

Many Authorities.

Mr. Jenkin maintained that the judgment was right in law and in accordance with the evidence. Be divided his argument into two main parts, the position in law, and the position as adduced from the

evidence

defendant and the infant as plain-

tiff.

Counsel quoted two doses which went so far as to state that when an infant executed deed, he is by that set reputed as with, know- ledge of the contents of the instru- ment executed.

yesterday.

Kong, gave most interesting to my two large audience in the Helena May watch over me. Here I remained lecture yesterday evening to a papers and lefs two guards to rooms, locked up my

in Bussian Turkestan under two of these I was not allowed to experi-¦ for five months and during the first

Institute on his personal

Bolshevik rule.

robbery was alleged to have been It will be remembered that the

other members of the crow. One of committed by an engineer and two

them was arrested and was JOD- tenced to three years' hard labour. He made a statement which caused Mr. Tredwell said in the course the urred of the engineer. This of his lecture:-- *** when he was brought before to be in charge of the American mas was held by the police butt was my fortune-good or bad W. Schafeld at the Kowloon Magis Consulate at Petrograd for the first tracy yesterday, Insp. Dorling said six months after the Bolshevik coup that he would ask his Wership to withdraw the charge as the con- d'etat, and it was after the eviena- ricted man had absolutely refused tion of that city by the allied to confirm his previous statement. missions I was ordered to Russian of the engineer, unde a contradic Turkestan in March 1918 The prisoner bad, since the arrest tory statement.

The man was accordingly, "dis urged.

THE RED TRIANGLE."

PUBLICATION TO CONTINUE.

The February issue of the Red Triangle, the European Y.M.C.A. publication has just reached us This number is, as usual, full of interesting articles and the editor

the trustees.

Cleary Knowledge.

It is well to remember that the Bolsheviks gained control of the State machinery by the use of sentimentalism with the bewilder. ed and emancipated masses, who had the guns in their hands, and that their fundamental prop was

the outbunkt of "animal hatred

which manifested itself in 1917 against the reactionary tendencies of the autocracy. The Bolshevik movement was tore,

more an outburst against tyranny than an expression of political inclination, and was only suported by a very small minority of the people

ogs

Kussian Turkestan,

leave the house.

In January the railway work men and Left Social Revolutioncats

This resulted in a three days' street endeavoured to effect a coup d'etat.

battle with regular guerilla war- fare.

A period of real anarchy follow- ed the re-establishment of Bolshevik misrule. Hundreds of arrests were rende, among all classes, and the official lists of those who were taken out and shot contain more than two flawsand games, The Swedish Red Cross delegate was among those killed without even a semblance of a trial

Dealing with the legal aspect of the case at some length, Mr. Jea- kin supported his contentions with

Kajor Bailey's Experiences. quotations from many legal authori

It is with genuine pleasure that ties. Counsel maintained that the

ventures of Majon: F. M. Bailey, I speak to you concerning the ad plaintiffs seeking relief could not

C.1.E., with whom I was associated obtain it without putting the mort. gagees back into the position they

for some time in Turkestan So In the municipal reconstruction

soon as Major Bailey had disap- peared tan impression was created. scheme, the streets on the South held prior to the execution of thes to be congratulated.

that either he must have met with Section of Canton City will be mortgage. In a case of frand, As it had been given out that the enlarged and paved according to he quoted, infancy shall be no had Triangle with cease publication

an accident on had been murdered. modern methods. Soon the great excuse. The fraudulent infant as after this number and the editor in

He actually left the town and at- tempted to reach Kashgar vid part of Honam, like Canton City Plaintif was liable, and there was this issue made announcement of

Ferghana but found this impor proper, will have roads passable for great difference, Mr. Jenkin em-

its coming death, we are glad to say

sible and was obliged to remain all kinds of vehicles

phasised, between the infant as that the editor has since informed Arbour Day observances at the

us that the Red Triangle will con- The posscations of Russia in Cen-hidden for some time în a neigh- Second Agricultural

tinue to be produced. Experiment

bouring village. Concerning Major tral Asia consist of more than Bailey's experience during the Station of Sun Yat Sen Univer Faulty Reasoning ?

1,500,000 square miles of territory anti-Bolshevik outbreak 1 cas do sity was postponed from yesterday (Monday) to Thursday, March 15th.

which is for the most part barren no better than to quote from bis To make these pay-

article-which appeared in the The formal opening of the Shekki,

ments they had to execute this steppes and deserts, with scattered journal of the Central Asian Macao Public Highway, intended for March 4th, will also be post-

mortgage of $100,000, and in con but well irrigated gases. This ter Society of 1921. He writes. poned to a future date to be an

equence this mortgage was an in- | ritory in known da Russian Turkes-||||

exacted dread The Bolshevika z Sul vengeance for this attempt, nounced. Both afforestation and HC. Gallan here questioned tegral part of the transaction road making are included in the that if this was the time of arguindabs," said counsel, they would sixties by constantly pushing for and all officers and many men of find that without the Russia began her conquests in the geciste. Every house was searched, which they attributed to the bour- reconstruction scheme of the prement dr. Jenkin was taking, why never have got the property, then acnt Administration.

were infante not held liable in several of the cases quoted, where this is an integral part of the ward her borders into Central Asia the upper and middle classes were at expense of the Khanates taken out and shot in circumstances fraud had been proved deaf

· Mr. Jenkin replied that he must

The last struggle was in Trans of great brutality. The men were consider that and possibly his argu.

Mr. Jenkin submitted on the facts Caspia at Geo Tepe in Reel stripped naked, as their clothes ment was false. He commented that the plaintiffs well new that One may enter Turkestan by rail, were wanted by the Bolsheviks, that in this case there was as they wore executing deeds and the either from Central Russia through and they were kept waiting in in- nimble minded a pair of youthful nature of the deeds on February Saurars and Orenberg, traveling imse cold until their turn came plantiffs as it had ever been one's 10th. The plaintifle had been south to Tashkent, or by crossing to be shot. Exclusive of the few misfortune to meet..

living with their four elder brothers the Caspian Sex from Baku to the killed in street fights, about 4,000 and throughout Lam. bad been in little village of Kramovodek. In men were executed at this time in conultation about the settlement spite of the disorganization of a few days. A great number of of the estate. After February 10th transport I savived in Toshkent schoolboys of fifteen and upwards the two boys on their own went oarly in May.

were shot, and I knew one boy of and interviewed a solicitor, Mr.

fourteen who was arrested out apar Lyeon in August, Mr. Hall, another

ed on account of his youth,4 As one approaches what may be "It is difficuls here to realize solicitor, in September, while in

termed the capital of Turkestan, December they saw Mr. Bratton the city of Tashkent, one is greatly this awful tragedy of Tashkent, and a letter was written on Urbir account and yet they profems impuceed with the luxurious vero of about 90,000 Russian an entire ignorance,

dure: This vegetation is the result habitants Whole streets of the of a wealth of sunlight and better class districts had every man Knowledge Of English...

splendid irrigation. The city has executed One man, Tolkachoil, Mr. Jenkin said he was going to a population of some 300,000 of boasted that at this time he shot show that the young men had a whom there are some 90,000 Rus 756 men with his own hand. sound working knowledge of the sinna. Its area is larger than that Several women who had fed the trial judge had said It could noted, and its hazaare are the largest also stro English language, as the learned of Moscow and Petrograd combin- White Guards on this occamon were be proved conclusively, but there in Central Asia. There are tele: were many small indications phones, electric lights, and, all the Mr. Tredwell, it seemed almost im throughout the case which showed conveniences of a modern European possible that Major Bailey would that this was so. Lam-said. that city. The bazaar of Toshment is a be able to escape, but fortunately he spoke English, though ha premost interesting sight and is situat in October he managed to become terred to give evidence in Chicone ed in the centre of the native town engaged in a branch of the Bol Letters in English had been men Samarkand

shevik secret service Major Bailey. ioned, but Lam never muggested

suppared to have spent two years in America where he learned to speak English and therefore vol- unteered for this dangerous employ-

Of the 830,000,000 of Central Bank of China notes in circulation in Canton -and- vicinity,” more than $2,300,000 have been withdrawn from the market. The notes are now worth about 40 per cent. of their face value. The notes issued by the Bank of City of Canton are receiv ing the support of the public, and their general acceptance is expect ed. So far only: $100,000 worth are circulation,

General Li Tani Hain is despatch ing a number of commissioners to the Straits and other places where Cantonese emigrate in large num. bers to explain to them, the pro gramme of the present Administra tion, so as to remove misconcep tions of affairs in Canton. The elimidation of Red Influence is emphasized.

Mr. Koo King Fang, a former Commissioner of Finance in Canton, is to leave Bonth China for America

and Europe. He will be allowed $50,000, it is believed.

By order of the Headquarters of the Army of the 8th Route in Canton, the Police will confiscate all private radio sets. The privilege of receiving sets at houses and clubs will not be given for some time, ja

Conjoint Effect, Counsel stated that the plaintiffs said that at the time of the sign

ng of the mortgage they know nothing of the release, which was

course a very important doen mant in his case Though the case was directly connected with the mortgage, one had to look at the conjoint effect of the whole of the documents, the mortgage, the re lease and the deed of assignment, for the purpose of considering the effect of the representation.

Express Misrepresentation.

TROOPS SENT TO HUNAN.of 1994-the basis of the plaintiffs' he, would be unable to read them. By far the most interesting city

A large force has been sent by the Canton Administration into Bona They are to prevent General Tang Seng Chi, who is suspected of Red sympathics from collecting an army together. The Reds" are said to be still controlling many

districts in Hunan,

Junk traffic between Canton and outports has had to be "curtailed dunng the last few days owing to the large demand of vessels for troops transportation to the dis tricts for bandit suppression..

Further Examples.

14

When I felt Turkestan, continued

In the deed of release, continued Mr. Jenkin, there was of course a specific representation that Lam and Hin were of age, but this family of 18 had been dealing with property by law in Hong Kong before and they must have known the meaning of coming of age. For instance, in the deed of settlement Clams in this action-it is made Lam had also said that he was in Russian Turkestan is the city quite clear that legal disability secatomed to think in English and of Samarkand This ancient capital exists until the age of 91. not Chinese Jean of Asia has been called the Eome ment. He had an interview with The plaintiffs were mot parties to This last point drew a vigorous of Central Asia, the Town of the head of his department, a this deed, but it indubitably protest from Mr. Fotter, who point. Saints" or the "Garden of Saints, violent Bolshevik, and was furnish- saddled the other morbers of the ed out that the indge's noto read but the favorite Mohammedan named with the best of maret family with this mowledge, and u "I think in Enghsh Jene, not Chi is the Looking Glass of the documents He was accompanied the plaintiffs were in continualnese which Mr. Potter maintain Earth by a subian, who had obtained the communication with them.Th ed merely referred to a date in the public square called Reghis employment for him, and they pro release speaks of other partics as previous sentence. However, an lan, is ons of the most impressive ceded to Bokhara by train, where infants and talks of during examination of the judges msuru: sights in the world. It is a paved he spent two months. Then he left their minority, which clearly rescript notes reveals that years, square of about 400 square feet, Bokhara having organized a party. recents that the plaintiffs are not not year had been written three sides of which are some of the of eighteen and travelled across the under that disability.

finest mikings ever erected in the desert to Persin 1 cannot speak Arabian style. Lord Curzon called Accredited Agant.

Neither plaintiff had had any it the noblest square in the too highly of the courage, pluck Dealing with the question of an dificulty in reading the word on a world and stated no European displayed during all the time I and parserverance which this officer RECONSTRUCTION IN

„aganf. scting as medium- between KWANGSI

document Memoria

very spectacle can adequately be compar

|`knew him representor and representee, Mrsal word commented Mr. ed with it General Weng Shin Hung, the Jenkin stated that Boong held mich Tenidin; while both had been at St. The legendary history of Samark- Commander-in-Chief of the Kwangsi a position as agent, and to make Stephen's College for five years of and goes back many thousands of Bolshevik Ambassador to Persia troops, and also a member of the representations to someone with wore. In fact it was clear that years, before Christ. Its present arrived aid sremiged for me to he

the understanding that they were Political Council in Canton, will make a tour of the principal cities to be passed on wae tantamount to they both find some knowledge of interest dates from the time when sent under guard to Moscow, where

Enghri

it became the residence of Timor I was finally released.

With some twenty might refugees of Ewangai later this month to seeking the representations in per

in reply to a question from Sir Khan in 1370. He made the what industrial progress has been At this post Mr. Petter protest H. C. Golian, Mr. Potter said he capital of his vast Empire and I travelled nearly three, thousad made. Since the reform moverz

ed that he had never suggested in was perfectly willing to admit that gathered foxe colocant riches and miles across Russia in a broke started in Kwangti, the Provincial Government has inangarated an in any way that Soong war these they had some knowledge, but he supplies from the many towns down woord ela milway carria

would ant whit that they had a which he robbed and plundered in conclusion I desire again to credited agent of the plainkille in dustrial institute for the develop.

sound working knowledge,

Central Asia. It becams noted for emphasise that I consider et a moet ment of agriculture and a public this matter

The question of Leung Inked

magnificent gardens and the happy privilege to have been

hidden in time

ciated with this splendid Britian highway commission, under.. whose

officer: Naturally for many months supervision more than 2,000 of another objection from Mr. Potter,

Personal-Experiences, after I left Huss 1 was much modem, roads have been construct who questioned the right of arg

During the samer months at concerned over his welfare and it ed, General ring Yang, a military ment as it was not in the plead

ings,

Tashkent there was in epidemic of was not only with reef but with a associate of General Wong, is now

while robberies and hold deep sense of gratitude to the Bri- Commissioner of Industry of Integral Part

the streets at night were tih Foziga: Office what a cable Que might was roccived, from it in January I saw five unoffending 1910 by my own Secrets

the This mees: had been form res

Bod

palaces

Ready To Take Sides, cite Mr. Jonain after further ing that when correspondeno

pas

og between: solicitors on thei Gall it seemed impoambie

Fhould

Mereve In the dryson of the cetate, con- General Wu Ting Yang, who took tinued Mr. Jenkin, tos property.

"the" cent anti-} which was valued at Zachs, was - capable

Eastern not the share of the six brothers, their own Districts of Kwangtung, is bad at On the receipt of this property they were ready Kwangui~~Gonerad, Zumban a mum had to pay of an existent mort putes about

him gage of $180,000, and make a page carrong the eld ment of his ment of a balance of $233,419 to be case

10,50 this morning. (Continued on next Column)

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