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MURDER BY A RAILWAY.

PEASANT CORPS COM- MANDER CHARGED.

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"THE WHITE, ROSE,”

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Evidence Of Deceased's Son. Evidence was called in the after-

Sorgt Fitches told the RELIC OF VICTORIANISM AT Magistrato that he arrested the ac cused in Arbuthact Road. He was walking alone at the time, and offered no resistance."

The deceased's, son, Leung Hu EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS. Tung, said he was born and had lived all his life if Pak Ngar

SON WHO WITNESSED THE village near Nam Hoi, and his

CRIME.

Wong Him, the alleged Com mander of the Persants Corps of Fung Shuen Tau village appeared bofare Mr. R. E, Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday charg ed with the wilful murder of an- other Chinese, Leung Chi Wo, of Pak Ngar village in the Province of Kangtung The deceased was also stated to be Commander of the People's Corps of the village. The alleged murda took place last December and was said to have happened along the railway track between Pak Ngar village and Sau Sui Market.

A warrant for the arrest of the defendant had been issued by the Canton Authorities, and he was apprehended by Sergt. Fitches in Arbuthnot Road.-

Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, appear- ed for the Crown, and Mr. Hin Shing Lo appeared on behalf of the accused.

Technical Objections By The Defence.

At the opening of the case, Mr. Lo submitted to the Magistrate that the production of a requisition for the surrender of the fugitive should be, the basis of the proceedings.

Mr. Fitzroy replied that he had the requisition with him, but did not propose to produce it as he considered that His Excellency the Governor's order for the issue of the warrant should be the foundation of the Magistrate's jurisdiction.

Mr. Lo also contended that before the commencement of the proceed- ings he was entitled to demand the production of the foreign warrant for the fugitive's arrest. "This," Mr. Lo said, "is the basis of such proceedings under the Home Act of 1870 on which the local Extradi- tion Ordinance vas mainly based." He also quoted several passages. from Biron and Chalmers on Extra- dition, and Sir Francis Piggott in support of his argument.

Mr. Lindsell told. Mr. La, that the Governor's order to the Court contained a statement that a re- quisition had been received, and that this was sufficient ground for the ease to proceed.

Mr. Fitzroy agreed with his Worship, and quoted Mr. Justice Wood's decision in the last extra dition case when the same points were rained.

Mr. Lo again quoted from the Home Act but was told by Mr. Fitzroy that there were many, pro viaions in the Hame Act which did not apply to local Extradition Ordinances.

The Magistrate then decided against Mr. Lo, pointing that the Court was not concerned with executive matters of requisition.

Mr. Lo then returned to his argument that the foreign warrant should be produced, and said, "Why should we concern ourselves here with this case unless it is shown that there is a warrant for his apprehension in his own coun try."

The Magistrato decided to reserve his decision on this point for further consideration, and the case was then proceeded with.

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Shot In Cold Blood Mr. Fitzroy then outlined the case and said that the fugitivo waa charged with murder on December 11th last, of a man named Leung Chi Wo who was shot beside railway track near a place, known Five Eyes Bridge." The de- ceased was walking ahead of his son and several clansmen when the accused and his party overtook the deceased and without any warning or words being spoken the accused fired two shots at the deceased with An automatic pistol. The deceased's son and clansmen took to their heels and bolted but the deceased's son could testify to seeing accused commit the murder."

Motive Obscure.

father was the Commander of the People's Corps of his village. Qa the 11th December last he left the village with his father and a few cinnamen. They were heading for the Sau Siu Market and took the path alongside of the Canton Shamshui Railway line. His father walked ahead and witness was a few paces behind him. Following thew were the other clansmen. When they were near" Five Eyes Bridge which was about half way to their destination, he noticed a party belonging to the Peasants' Corps behind them. His party were on the left of the railway line and the other party were on the right

side.

The accused led the "party "and carried an autoriatic pistol with a stock...

"When within one or two paces of my father," said witness," he crossed over the track and fired two shots at my father who collabsed immediately.

No words were spoken. I was very afraid and bolted. I did not hear the accused say anything "after the shot being fired but there was a great commotion among the peasants.**

After an hour he returned with a party of clansmen and found his father dead, with his face down wards. He then took the body to the village. On searching the body he found that the ring which his father always wore, a gold watch, and some bank-notes were missing. He knew the accused, who was head of the. Peasants. Corps of Fung Shuen Ta Hage. His father had nevor-quarrelled with the defend-

ant

Questioned by Mr. Lo the witness said that he knew the accused as Commander of the Peasants Yolun teer Corps by his signature on a Proclamation which was issued the very same day as his father's death, The notification stated that the Peasants Corpe has "risen" and the people need not fear any harm.

Asked by Mr. Lo if he could produce any auch notification signed by the accused, the witness replied that he could not. After the death of his father he reported the matter to the Magistrate at Sau Siu and later went to Cunton and fled petition against the accused for the murder of his father. The Magis rate at-Nam Hoi had also issued the warrant for the accused's arrest. The witress, however, admitted that he did not know whether steps had

been taken to arrest the accused. As the witness did not return until an hour after his father's death, Mr. Lo suggested that other pedes trians might have passed the body. The witness at first evaded the ques tion but subsequently admitted that this was possible,

Reply To Petition?

In the course of cross-examination the witness, admitted that he had only, made verbal report of the murder to the police at Sau Sui, nor could he produce a copy

the

THE WORLD.

GRIFFITHS AS A DIRECTOR.

[BY OUR TÍM CRusic.]

D. W. Griffiths might we think be better pleased and served it "The White Rose" were allowed to bloom unsocn. It is a relic of his early and very gentimental of the outpourings of Miss Murio period and reminds one irresistably. Corelli, Airs, Florence Barclay and other pious persons of their school,

fondness for innocent unmarried Griffiths has always displayed a mothers, snow storms, and exeu- tiön scenes, which hinders his pro- doubt that he was not only the first gress as a director. But there is no director of any real ability but re- mains one of the foremost to this day. There have been many films made in emulation of "Intoler ance" but none came anywhere near the standard which he set there.

"The White Rose" is interesting technically although its technique is so obviously old fashioned. The modern director has been accused of slowness of action, and of filling the reel with a number of incidents of no importance in order to gain realism. Iris Barry, the film critic of the Daily Mail, makes an amus- ing commentary on the fact that the heroine of a modern film play cannot go from her drawing room to her bedroom without the camera following every step she takes. Griffith, who attempts an epic or world picture in every film "he, makes, cannot waste an inch of celluloid on such details; he rushes you from house to house, and state' to state; days, months, and years, pass between one short episode and the next. Perhaps we have got lazy, certainly few of us to-day ca wade through the three volume novels over which our grandmothers sentimentalised, but this continual breaking of the thread is tiring and confusing.

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(Mas Marsh) the innocent little girl who pretends to be fast, may have much in it which we consider false art, but it is in essentials a story which

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petition he made to the Magistrate at-Nam-Hoi, in Canton. Asked if i he-received a reply-and-whether heLunas could produce sume, the witnesa took ous a Chinese letter. The wit- neas was then told to read the petition but Mr. Lo objected. Mr. Fitzroy argued that Mr. Lo had asked the witness to produce it and ho (Mr. Fitzroy) was now entitled to ask the witness to read it. The Magistrate upheld Mr. Fitzroy and the petition was read by the wit-

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The petition related the murder of witness's father by one, Wong Him (the accused) and said that all possible steps were for the latter's arrest. Two seals were at tached and the Magistrate's signa.

Question Of Post-mortem i Cross-examined by Mr. Lo the witnesa admitted that no post mortem had been held.

Here the Magistrate intervened and asked M. Lo if he suggested that post-mortems were held during troubled times and in troubled dis- tricts. Mr. Lo replied that Nam Hoi was one of the most up-to-date districts of Kwangtung..

Mr. Lo: Have you ever heard of exhumation ?.

Witness: I have never heard of such a proceeding.

Mr. Lo: 1,put it to you as an educated man that you, do know that exhumation does take place when necessary in your district of Nath Hoi.

In reply to the Magistrate Mr Fitzroy said that the motive of Witness It has never been done the murder was very obscure. "All | in our village.

he knew was that "there was ap The Magistrate adjourned the parently a fond between the ac- casc until this morning. In the cused and deceased, and that there meantime the document received by was a lot of Communism in the deceased's son from the Magistrate district.

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"ONCE MORE WORLD-WIDE INTEREST HAS BEEN AROUSED IN CHINA'S CIVIL WAR, AND SPECULATIONS ARE RIFE REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF THE NATIONALISTS REACHING PEKING

The cabled reports were very conflicting during the opening stages of the struggle, but now it has been established beyond doubt that the Southern forces have taken Tsinan. Their next objective is said to be Tsingtao.

A summary of the cabled news from the North is given in the HONG KỌNG WEEKLY PRESS, published to-day.

The natural assumption by business men in England will be that the fighting and the consequent disorder must paralyse trade. Curiously enough, however, the news from Shanghai and Hankow is that trade is rapidly improving.

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