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· TRAIN PIRATED AT LEUNG KWANG WAR

WUCHANG.

ON CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY.

GUARDS EASILY OVER- POWERED.

PASSENGERS KIDNAPPED AND GANG ESCAPES.

CANTON, April 20th..

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IMPORTANT CONFERENCES.

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[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]

CANTON, April 29th.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 30th, 1928.

FUJIYAMÄ THE`

ETERNAL.

EXHIBITION OF MODERN JAPANESE. ART.

REPRESENTATIVE COLLECTION

AT KOMOR'S.

The Bi-annual exhibition of pic- tures at Komor & Komor's is always looked forward to by residents of Hong Kong. It comprises many A military conference of the prin- hundreds of pictures of varying (SAOM.DUR.CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. cipal military leaders in Kwang- sizes and technique which are all tang was held last Friday after many for as little as a couple of offered at remarkably low prices, noon at the Headquarters of the dollars. 8th Route Army. The conference. The artists represented include was presided over by Marshal Liacme of the foremost of the modern Japanese school and their pupila, Tani Hsin and those attending it which means that the exhibits are included Generals Wong Shiu artistically of very varying merit. Hung, Chen Tsai Tong, Shu King But this factor is in itself an ex- vellent one from some points of Tong and Chen Ming Shu, Vice view, as it by no means follows that Commanders Chiang Kwang Nai, the taste of the picture buying Tang Yin Wab, Mr. Wong Yin Yu, public is what would be considered Commissioner of Tranquilization of catholic by art critics. The estab

lished cxhibitions which arouse the North River districts, Garrison enthusiasm in the art world, are apt Commander Tang Shih Tung, and to leave the man on the street cold all the Brigadier-Generale who hap- and even disgusted. pened to be in Canton.

came

A sensational train robbery took place last Friday afternoon near Wachang station on the Canton Kowloon Railway when a group of desperadoes disguised as passengers boarded the slow train at Tai Sha Tau. The train was bound for Sheklung. When it reached Wuchang. station another group of bandits on board also disguised as passengers. Just as the train left Wuchang station the leader of tho gang gave a signal to the rest of his accomplices. All the bandits at once stood up and pointed their revolvers at the guard of soldiers, the conductors, brakeinen, engineer and firemen. These were sharply told to put up their hands and not to move, and they had to obey, The soldiers were immediately dis armed and closely watched. The whole train was then systematically ransacked. All the valuables of the passengers, as well as a greater part

The purposes of the conference were to consider improvements in

Government of the

the Leung Provincial Governments Kwang from a military standpoint; to unify the military system; to decide upon the number of soldiers that the

Provincial Administration should maintain; to discuss methods for the upkeep of the Army and Navy, and to improve the discipline of the armies in the Province.

On May lat, a joint conference of

Among the well-known artists represented at this show are Yuuna- moto, Kane, Kobayashi, Tanaka, and Nakayama; the only new ex- hibiter of any importance is Fukuta who has sent upwards of a hun. dred pastels. Unlike most of the

exhibits these pastels are framed, and cost from 830 upwards.

FAVOURITE SONS FORGE FATHER'S

SIGNATURE.

$280,000 PROPERTY MORTGAGED WITHOUT

AUTHORITY,,

JUDGMENT AGAINST "BANK OF CANTON AND THOMAS W. SIMMONS & CO., LTD.

A verdict was returned on Saturday against the Bank of Canton and Messrs. Thomas W. Simmons & Co., Ltd.. in the case in which an aged Chinese named Fook Kam Chuen, formerly owner of the Fook Lee hardware firm of Hillyer Street, sought to restrain the two defendants from benefiting by his property, amounting to $280,000, which had been mortgaged without his knowledge or con- sent by his two sons. i

The case haul occupied the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan and a special jury, four, days, and was only concluded by sitting on Saturday up to 4.30 p.m. The jury retired for half an hour and when they re-assembled they found that the plaintiff had not in any way authorised his two sons to mortgage his property. They also found that the signatures on the deeds and assignment were for- .gerivs.

An interesting point in connection with this case was that one of the two sons of plaintiff, Fook Chung Yuen,, was involved in the Wing On forgery case and subsequently jumped" his bail of $20,000. The solicitor. instructing Counsel for plaintiff, said in his evidence that the Wing On forgery was an ingenious piece of work,... the culprits having forged a bank deposit book with which they could obtain buge sums of money from the Wing On Co. Counaels engaged in this case he was quite aware of every move- were Mr. Eldon Potter, .C., and ment in the present action. "Mr. Mr. H. G. Sheldon (instructed by Jenkin also said that plaintiff could Mr. E. Davidson) for plaintiff not plead ignorance of the amal Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., and Mr. gamation of the two firms, since he F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. had admitted that he had been financing Thomas W. Simmons & Co. for three years.

Some Of The Pictures, Yamamoto, whose portrait studies are always especially well received here, has sent, among others, very pleasing study of a "Girl and M. Watson) for the defence. monkey" colouring and grouping are admir The special jury were:-Mesars able: "No. 413 Čirl looking P. Tester (foreman), Wong Kam through a "paper window is in Fuk, Wong Kwong Tia, J. H. Tag

No 105 of which the

teresting from its unusual choice of

Mr. Jenkin then reviewed some of the evidence and naked the jury

of the goods were removed. Some similar nature will be held when subicct and the lighting is parti- gart, R. Rodger, P. W. Parker and to say that there was every indica

plans will be drawn up for the or-cularly good. No. 13 which shows J. Oram Sheppard.

front in

passengers were also carried off, but the exact number has not as yetganization of the 5th Independent been ascertained. The trainmen be- Division which is to sent to, the loved that at least four passengers

Henan and Shantung According to reliable information were kidnapped... -

from military circles-the conference will be attended by all military officers of the tank of colonel or above and by the civil officials of

the number of bandits was over a handred,

"

tion that plaintiff was fully aware of the transactions" and that in fact: he had authorised the signatures.

girl silhouetted against the setting Mr. Potter's Address To The Jury." is colourful and elever.

Teruuchi shows some of his fay-

Mr. Potter, for the plaintiff, ourite woodland scenes in which began his address to the jury on Points For Jury To Consider. admirable use is made of the de- Saturday morning. After reviewing His Lordship summed-up at great corative effect of tree trunks and patterns of the scanty foliage. A was nothing to support the view over the evidence fully and finally the pale sunlight which makes the evidence he submitted that there length in the afternoon. He went somewhat different subject has been taken by the defepce. With regard came down. to seven points for the tried in No. 33 which is a beautiful

and to the power of attorney and jury to consider. composition in cool blues

tide.

in the sunrise light, emerging from

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been arrived it after they had retic- ed for half an hour:

(1.) Is the signature of the plain-

tiff to the assignment a forgery 1--- Yes.

مريم

(2) If the signature to the as- signment was placed on the deed by some person other that the plain- tiff, did the plaintiff have know- ledge of that fact, (a) at the time of its being placed thereon, or, (b) at some subsequent time, and if so, when (a) No; (b) until the dis closure of the document was made.

(3)-Was the plaintiff a partner in Fook Lee & Co. 1-No.

(4)-Did the plaintif authorize one or other of his two sons, Fok Chung Yuen and Fok Tat Fui, to use the deed in connection with the taking over of the said Fook Lee & Co., from the first defendants, if yea, what was the authority, and was (a) the assignment, and (b) the mortgage made in pursuance of such Mr.authority 1-No. (See above).

The robbery took place quite near Wuchang station. When it reached a place known as Red Hill, the train was ordered to stop. Here the rank of commissioner or above.browns of clamr fishers wading in signatures, Counsel said that he The following wero the questions another group of bandits came on

ONLY MONEY SENT?

the shallows left by the nut-going would leave that out but would be which the jury had to answer and board and finished the work. All the baudits with their loot and

The Pastels.

prepared to argue with regard to their replies to them, which had Contrary to all rumours the Can- captives got off the train at this

ton Government has not as yet went in a class by themselves. They are

The pastels of Fukuta are really them later if necessary.

As to the plaintiff having been place and made off to the mounny troops to the Northern Mili- for the most part extraordinarily tains. According to one passenger tary Expedition against, Chang Tso attractive and are treated in the negligent in leaving his title deeds Lin and Sun Chuan Fan: Accord-fresh direct fashion of the modern about, Coanvel said that in law artist in oil colour while still retain there was no negligence, as anyone ing to military circles the reports ing the softness of tone which is "NOT A SHOT FIRED.

in the Chinese Press that the Can- the peculiar beauty of this medium. could choose to leave his title deeds lon Government had already des. No. 5 is perhaps one of the most or even his cheque book in any

charming. It shows Fujiyama with place he liked. There were no casualties and not patched the troops under General only the snow crest, faintly pink

Mr. Potter also said that there a single shot was fired. No resist Fan Shek. Shang and Brigadier ance being offered. After the Generals Shu Hok Cheung and Wu the mists. Cleverly disposed in the was no evidence to show that the foreground. is a narrow strip of buff phintiff had been a partner in Fook robbers had left the train proceed-Fung Chang to Shantung are un-

coloured field which at Onc ed to Sheklung where the military true. These troops are still station-balances the composition and gives Lee & Co. or that as such, he had authorities were informed. Soldiers ed on the borders of Kwangtung a stronger note suggesting the big authorised the signatures. He went from Sheklung were at once sent and Hunan. The Government is in ness of the subject. No. 17 showing on to say that in regard to the a misty, stream overhung with chry- point raised by the defence that in pursuit of the bandits, but so earnest in its wish to send some santhemums, with two white cocks the plaintiff had by his own conduct far no clue as to their whereabouts of its soldiers to the front and then the further bank to centralise the adopted the signatures at a later has been found. The troops are only thing that keeps it from doing composition, is delightful. Excellent stage, this could only be done by use has been made of the old tree another deed and as the defence now combing the mountains and so is the lack of funds For the trunk in the foreground of No. 48 could not produce any such deed, villages near the Red Hill.

present it looks sa if all the Canton which is a village scene almost lost that point would have to fail. regime can do is to send money to in softly driving rain. the Nationalist Government at And Nanking for its war expenses. this it is trying hard to do. But our correspondent has not been able to ascertain the amount of money to be sent each month.

According to local military au- the exhibition here although it is actions which led up to the case. It is not possible fully to review till had no knowledge of the trans- thoritace the Provincial Administra one of quite unusual interest. The Now, gentlemen of the jury, do tion can very well send and support pictures will be on show to-day and you believe that plaintiff did not four shihs or divisions. Whether for the next ten days and no one know that these properties were or not, they will actually send troops should miss the opportunity of see. mortgaged to the Bank of Canton up North remains to be seen. will, however, be definitely decided ing them for themselves. As a If he did know of them, he had use of the said doed ---No, (See No.

general rule the pictures at Komor's falsely stated that he did not." bi-annual exhibition sell very quick- ly and it is as well to pay an early visit in order to get a representative view of them.

WELL PLANNED. Subsequent investigation showed that the robbery had been well planned.

It transpired that one gang boarded the train at Tai Sha Tau station in Canton, another gang joined in at Ku Shan station. When the train reached Waching, station, still another gang boarded. All of the bandits knew beforehand exact

at the conference on May int.

THE KWANGSI CHIEF. General Wong Shiu Hung is still in Canton assisting Marshal Li. The Kwangi General has received

ly where the robbery was to take place. All the murauders were most careful in dodging search by the the railway police. Their revolvers. were carefully hidden in their luggage and consequently escaped any urgent telegrams from his detection. One of the passengers subordinates and colleagues in his blamed the railway police for the native province, requesting him to return at once. It is now learned affair. The police, he stated, were from reliable sources that the far too lax in the discharge of their General will return to Kwangsi be duties. The weapons of the bandits tween the 1st and the 5th of May. When he goes back there, the first thing he will do will be to reor

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Pictures On Silk.

Mr. Jankin's Raply.

In his address to the jury, Fusa, also a new comer, has sent Jenkin for the defendants reminded a number of small pictures painted the jury that the plaintiff had been

(3.) Did plaintiff have knowledge on silk. They are mostly black and presented to them as an astute se. (D) at or about the moment of the making of the deed in his white landscape studies and have business man. The jury had also something of the effect of etchings. been asked to believe that the plain-of execution, or, (b) subsequent

and if so, when 1-(a) no; (b) no. thereto, but before August, 1923,

(8.)—If plaintiff did know, did he take any, and if so what steps prior tr August, 1993, to acquaint the Bank of Canton of the wrongful

52.

Mr. Jenkin went on to say that "(7.)-If he took po such steps, did it was incredible that the plaintiff not his failure to do so result in could not have known of the trans-prejudice to the Bank of Canton 1- actions. To deny that he had known No.

anything about it, since he was such Upon the jury's verdict His Lord- CHINESE GENERAL FINED affront to the intelligenge of the with costs, Mr. Potter then applied an astute business, man, was an ship gave judgment for the plaintiff

$2,000.

business men on the jury,

for certain money which was in the Continuing, Mr. Jenkin said, that hands of the Official Receiver to be there was ample evidence to show returned to the plaintiff. At His that the plaintiff had arranged the Lordship's suggestion, the matter details of other mortgages and that was taken in Chambers.

the

quan-gime of the Manchu Dynasty. Mr.

POSSESSION OF MORPHIA AND HEROIN.

"ONLY SAMPLES." should have discovered and the

The case against Yeung Chung robbery foiled at the Canton torganize the Kwangsi Gorerument on Ching, described 43 A Chinese minus when the first section of the the same lines as Kwangtung and General, who was charged with to conceal the drugs, whose

according to the orders of the being in possession of 15 grains of tity was very small.

Turner also said that he was very gang boarded the train.

Nationalist Government at Nan-morphia and 50 graine of heroin,

Defendant's story.

glad that the defendant had not king Being, also the Chairman of and importing them into

denied knowledge of the contents of PRESENT PRECAUTIONS. Kwangsi Provincial Council,

The defendant, who spoke the handkerchief on path; as it ob Colony W15 continued before Mandarin, did not go. General Wong will do all he a Major C. Willson on Saturday the

into vious that he knew, as he objected. witness box but mads The Railway Authorities have re to further progress in Kwangsi. morning. The Chinese General, a statement that when he left being examined.

when searched, to the handkerchief The drugs were quested the Government to despatch General Wong's programme for the who appeared in Court dressed in Canton for his native City, very powerful but were only eam- troops to all the railway stations, clude the promotion of education by Mr. L. D. Turner. Mr. E. A kerchief to him with the contents, that it was unnecessary for a man

reconstruction of Kwangsi will in-

grey Chinese coat was defended

Soochow a friend handed the hand ples. Concluding Mr. Turner said and to detail escorts. for all trains and of home industries, and the Taylor, Government Monopolist The Government has already moved overhaul of the provincia! Kuomio and Analyst prosecuted for the which he said were Chinese medis of his client's standing to take to

eines

He had never doubted that such as dangerous trade as the in the matter and has ordered a

Crown Mr. Turner entered a plen description nor looked to see whe- illicit drug traffic.. Tang Shih Tang, Garrison Con

guilty on behalf of his clien portion of the 3th Army under mander of Canton, has been ap

Mr.. H. A. Taylor for the prosecu The defendant, who was arrested ther the parcel really contained

medicine.

tion admitted that it was possible General Shu King Tong to be sent pointed Major-General. He has ac on the Canton Wharf, was carrying cepted the post and has tendered his two bottles of the drugs in an

He had never carried drugs be that the drugs were only samples. to protect the railway. Beginning resignation to Marshal Li as the handkerchief which he had in his fore, but he was now aware of the On the other hand, the prosecution last Saturday all the trains going| Chief of the Staff of the stå Army hand.

regulations and asked to be excused took a serious view of the case.

His Worship then said that he to and from Hong Kong have had General will have 3 regiments under Mr. R. E. Lindsell the defendant The newly appointed Major

At the previous hearing before for this unwitting lapse.

In answer to Mr. Turner, the de- was afraid he could not let the de- An armoured car for protection him whose colonels ate Hoh Lek, admitted possession but danied fendant said that he was a gentle fendant off lightly as he had com against bandits. Well armed soldiers finer chist of the staff at Fort knowledge of the contents. man of independent means, and be mitted a serious offence, and he im the fore he retired he was the Head posed a fine of 82,000 with an order man these cars and the railway Boca Tigris, Chang Kwang, and authorities as well as the Gevern-Chang Mew. The men for this new second charge of importing was ob- Prefect of the Prefecture in Soo for the confiscation of the illicit

carps have been drawn from the 8th viously an alternative charge to the chow. Mr. Turner also told the drugs.

The defendant bowed politely and ment are now doing their best to Route Army and from the Canton arst. His client made no attempt Court that the defendant held the

Garrison troops. make the trains safe.

(Continued on next Column). position of General during the pro appeared quite satisfied.

tang.'

of

Mr. Turner

said

that

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