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HOLD UP IN CANTON| THE FUKIEN SUMMER

HARBOUR.

FERRY LAUNCH PIRATED.

BOBBERS FATAL MISTÄKE.

TWENTY-FOUR PEOPLE

UNDER ARREST..

RESORT.

PREPARATIONS AT KULIANG.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,

EUGENE CHEN AND DISTRACTED

BORODIN.

ON THEIR WAY BACK?

BUSY SEASON ANTICIPATED. SEEKING TO ENTER CHINA BY

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]

TURKESTAN

one

Reports from Soviet Russia are conflicting as to the movements of Michael Borodia and Eugene Chen, but according to

reliable source of Russian information which has never let the writer down, these two gentlemen are on their way to China rii Turkostan, the dest disgused as a tea merchant and the other as bis interpreter. All sorts of reports have been circulated so far in regard to the movements of Comrade Borodin, one stating that he is in Mongolia and another that he is in North Manchuria, but the fact of the matter is that, until very recently, he was in Moscow, preparing for what was termed in

Foocnow, April 28th. (PROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] have taken advantage of the ideal

Many Foochow foreign residents,

weather of the past month to go CANTON, - May, 4th... up to M. Kuliang to prepare their A sensational hold-up took place cottages for the Summer season. last Wednesday evening at 8.30 on The Rey. Harry R. Caldwell, Pre- the water front of the Canton rice sident of the Kuliang Tennis Club, mart, Wongaha, when a gang of has just spent two days on the armed robbers "entered # forry mountain, where he arranged for launch disguised as passengers and the resurfacing of the tennis courts. held up the genuine passengers at The various officers and Committees the revolver's point. No one was of the Kuliang Council have al- armed and no resistance was pos-ready begun their preparations for sible. The pilot was ordered to a busy season. steer in the direction of Tai Chon Last year some of the usual visitors to Kuliang from distant long trip because of the uncertainty and unsetled conditions at that time. But last year's residents found Kuliang an ideal retreat from their strenuous life with its at revolutionizing China disquieting rumours. Kuliang con. Much reliance is placed upon tinues its peaceful, quiet existence, Eugene Chen who is affirmed to be undisturbed by either revolutions our staunch and reliable friend" or bandits. Even the chairbearers, and lead coolies are content without Mrs. Sun is described as "con- any rise in wages. Consequently, scientious worker" but she is said

fe auminer many more visitors are expected from the outports,

to be "lacking in successful pecially since normal conditions methods." have prevailed in North Fukien ali

MOTHER'S COM PLAINT.

ACCUSES FELLOW-LODGER OF KIDNAPPING.

TWO SONS `DISAPPEARED.

MAY 5th, 1928.

CORRESPONDENCE.

FERRY SERVICE.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE

H HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]

SIR,-May I-respass upon your valuable paper in connection with the above subject.

I understand that there is a A distracted 'mother appeared be-scheme on fool for re-organising fore Mt. W. Schofield at the Kow the Ferry service with the neigh- loon Magistracy yesterday as com houring islands such as Cheung plaint in a charge of kidnapping | Chow, Ching B, etc. against two Chiness.

If this is correct, I would like to draw the attention of the Authori ties to the Island of Ping Chau in order that it may be included in the setreme. There is a good number of inhabitants and the place is a lime producing centre. At present there is na mensis for Hong Kong people to make a visit there and return to Hong Kong the same day. If any investor wishes to inspect land or negotiate any other business there,

Kow in order to get clear away places hesitated to undertake the official circles, "Borodin's expedi- everywhere for her missing boys, he has to go by a special launch,

from Canton. There were over 40 passengers on board and four robbers.

While the pirated ferry was thus speeding towards Tai Chen Kow in its attempt to get away under cover of darkness, it happened that the water police patrolling that section of the Pearl River noticed that something must have gone wrong with the ferry as it was steering in the wrong direction, The police blew their whistles and gave chase, but their small boat was soon out-distanced by the speedy steam launch

winter.

tion til Turkestan." In Moscow, they are beat upon having another

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"Dirty Imperialists,” The irrepressible Eugene Chen

One of the defendants wàs, & former follow-lodger, she said, and on December 22nd, last year, her two little boys, aged 8 and 6 years old respectively, anked her for a cent each to go out and buy sweets She gave them each a cent and they left the house at about a p.m. The two boys failed to return home and when dusk came, the mother became distracted. She searched

but could find no trace of them.

She then enlisted the aid of the police, and when this was made If the ferry, either to Cheung known to her fellow-lodgers, one of Chau or Ching E islands, can be the defendants, who was sharing amade to call at Ping Chau once in cubiele in witness's house, suddenly the forenoon on its way from Hong vanished. Suspicion fell on this Kong and again in the afternoçã man. On May 2nd, the father of on its way back to Hong Kong, it the missing boys saw the vanished will enable people to make a visit tenant, sipping tea in a shop. He and return to Hong Kong the sums reported the matter to the Police day. If this can be arranged it will who had the man arrested. From nable the Police to pay more

which is not a very sale cours to take.

The Secretary of the Kuliang has been having "n fling at the information given by the arrested frequent visita and will surely |

Council. Mr. H. Topping of Dionglah, reports that cottages are dirty Imperialista." According to renting this year for 8120 to 8200 which is about three-fourths of

the Gudot (the workmen's organ)," their normal rental. Single rooms Chen, in a recent interview with s are renting for $50.

PROJECTED MALOO IN HONAM.

ESTIMATES OF COST.

According to estimates prepared by the Bureau of Public Works, the construction costs of the projected males. in Honam will be 803,000. In addition, a sum of approximate- y 825,732, will be required for com- pensation to owners of houses that will have to be demolished to make

rocra for the maloo... Another sum

The pirates were rejoicing at their escape when they passed a fat bottom river junk being tower, by a steam boat. Those on board the junk and the steam boat knew no- thing whatever of the piracy but the steam boat happened just then to blow its whistle, several times as a signal for the junk to get ready' to cast off, the tow. The whistles were responded to by sounding of big gongs on the junk in acknow- ledgment of the order. This is quite a usual form of signal. But the robbers thought an alarm was being sounded. They at once fired a volley into the steam boat and the junk. The guards there were taken by surprise but returned the fire with commendable promptitude.

It is understood, says the Canton This aroused the patrols on shore Gazette that the Municipality has who also fred into the pirated approved of a financial vote to ferry. Under a hail of bullets the Bureau of Public Works has been cover this budget, and that the robbers stopped in mid-stream. instructed to proceed with the Soon the slower boat of the water work. police came. up, and the officers also opened fro..on the pirated "ferry. At this juncture the robbers, seeing that the game was up jumped overboard, throwing away their weapons and attempting to swim

man, the other defendant was also apprehended.

The case was then adjourned un- til Tuesday next.

representative of that paper, has promised to "turn the Shanghai | Club into a lodging, house for ricksha coolics," He is said to be MURDER BY A RAILWAY. furious over the friendly gesture of

Li Chi Sen towards Hong Kong and EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS.

is reported to have declared that my agents will see to it that trade

again brought to a standstill."

.ncrease the prosperity of the island.Yours truly,

PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR. Hong Kong, May 3rd..

VIRTUE REWARDED.

„TO THE EDITOR. OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."']

SI, I shall be much obliged if i

between Canton and Hong Kong is The extradition proceedings you kindly would give a little space against Wong Him, who is accused in your valuable paper as I want The Comrades are very nervous

of the murder of Leang Chi We,to thank Mr. Gübbay" for his gilt of 85 to the writer for having over the aggressive acts of the on December 17th last hear "Five British towards the Soviet." Every Eyes Bridge on the Canton Sham new type of aeroplane adopted in shui Railway was continued before

of about 83,800 is also required, to England is taken as a "sign of pre- Mr. R. EX Lindsell yesterday. cover incidental and miscellaneous expenses. The total cost of the paredness against Soviet Russia"; maloo, inclusive of all charges, is therefore expected to amount to

8123.54%

VILLAGER'S SMART ARREST

COMMENDED BY MAGISTRATE.

GAOL.

Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy was for The recent visit of the British the Crown and Mr. Hin Shing Lo squadron to the Baltic has been re-appeared on behalf of the fugitive. ceived with alarm. On the other The Magistrate had reserved his hand, the Comrades are openly decision on the point raised by Mr.

preparing Britain."

themselves againat Lo that the foreign warrant for the

fugitive's arrest should be pro duced.

Shato And His Railway. Men "wanted" in all parts of the At the opening of the, case, the world are holding executive posi- Magistrate said he had decided that. tions in Soviet Russia to-day. One the issuance of the warrant need particular case, discovered of late, not be proved, nor need it be pro-

returned him a duly signed bearer cheque for the amount of 8880, found by the writer in the lift some time ago...

The $5 has been forwarded to Tung Wal Hospital, Hong Kong, for charitable purposes. Herewith enclosed receipt from the hospital.-- Yours truly,

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MILTON HAYES' FAMOUS CHARACTER IS BACK AGAIN THIS MONTH

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CONSECRATION - OF COLOURS.

is that of Bill Shatoff, who is want-dused in this Court. The deceased's E EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG

DAILY: PRESS,"

ed in America for anarchistic agita- son had dlready, proved that a tion. From radical agitater just formal petition had been made to

the Magistrate in Nam Hoi, and Catholicism, and one who has, per. Sin, Although à convert to

this was sufficient ground for thehaps, not always seen eye to eye case to proceed.

with Dr. Dappuy, I should like to say, that I. address you upon this occasion with the utmost feeling of good will towards the Anglican Bishop of this diocese.

manager-in-chief of the most import ant railway now building anywhere in the world is à considerable change in less than 10 years, but that is Bill Shatoff's record

to shore to unfety under cover of THIEF GETS THREE MONTHS' one jump ahead of the Sheriff to darkness, A score or more passen- gera jumped over board at the same

A Hakka villager who made a time, thinking they would be safer smart arrest and was instrumental in water than in the ferry which in sanding a sneak thief to three

months' hard labour," was warmly) was being riddled with bullets praised, by the Magistrate at the The police boat captured the ferry Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. Mr. and turned it over to the gunboat W. Schofield said that if there were more men like the villager in Tuet Hing which came up later. question, crime in the Colony would with characteristic_vigour to repel taken by a detachment of Peasants (Hong Kong) is to consecrate the

be reduced to a minimua,

About ifteen persons were found in the ferry. One passenger had been shot dead and several were injured more or less seriously. All these persons were transferred to the Yuet Hing where they were later

to

Leung Boi, one of the clansmen who was with the deceased's son at the time of the murder described Since his arrival in Rasais 10 how they were walking along the years ago, Shutoff has been holding railway line when they were over a dozen key positions. He helped

General Yudenich's drive on Petro-Corps headed by the accused. The The villager was said to have grad On another occasion, this witness described the firing of the come across a Chinese carrying a anarchist went to the Kremlin to balky parcel. He asked the man

"sift the sheep from the goats. two shots which killed deceased and what he was carrying and on being among some 600 alleged anarchists also deposed that as the fugitive old brass books," he pursued his arrested as the result of a bomb out passed he heard him shout to the enquiry further and the thief rage when an anarchist group led other peasants Shoot him, Shoot admitted having stolen the books a score of Communists. We Central

and a coil of brass wires from a the good ones," said Shatoll with him." All the peasants were armed house under construction to Kow-grim chuckle," and let them deal with guns... loon Tong

with the rest.”*-

taken the Canton Station, questioned and set free.

Meanwhile the water police were busily rescuing them in the water. Searchlights were brought to play

f

idilled

which appears in your paper this According to an announcement. morning, the Bishop of Victoria

Be Colours of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps

Why t

No. 1 Company will consist very largely of Chinese.

largely of non-Episcopalians.

No. a Company will consist very

No.

4 Company will consist almost exclusively of Catholics.

Can any reasonable explanation of this extraordinary procedure be forthcoming 1-Yours, etc.,

LE HAYNES.

DUTIABLE WINE ON BOARD.

The man was at once pinced un-Shatoff is now employed in the The Magistrate questioned the der arrest, and taken to the Police construction of what is known in witness regarding the pathways and on the water and some 24 were Station Aished out, of whom four are sua the prosecution said that although Railroad, which will link branches journey to the Sau Sui. Market.

Inspector Phillips for Soviet Russia as the Turkail" roads which they took in their Hong Kong, May 3rd, 1995. pected of being the pirates. All the amount of property stolen was from the Trans-Siberian Grand of these people have been detained worth only about 810, the damage Trunk system to a branch from the The witness said that in addition to by the police. It is not known done to the fittings in the house was Moscow Central Asian system. It the pathway along the railway whether any were, drowned.

will cost $20,000,000, extend 1,500

track there.

a short cut across The ferry is owned by the Feo- In sentencing the thief to three kilometres and be completed in four chow Ferry Co. which operates a monthe hard labour, Mr. Schofield years' time-North-China Daily the rice fields to the Market. numbers of ferries between the commended the villager as stated. | News. Canton rice mart in Wongsha and Fong Tapon, across the river.

Over $100.

WDS

CAUSES JUNK'S DETENTION.

Mr. Lo asked witness whether it. The master of a Chinese junk was was true that on, the morning of charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell with being in possession of 26.jars

BIT HIS MASTER'S HAND. THE LONG ARM OF THE the alleged murder there was a

POLICE OFFICER'S TREACHEROUS' PET.

Sub-Inspector Fender who is in change of the Shataukok Police Station was going his rounds of the district with his dog when suddenly it attacked him and bit him on the right hand He immediately re turned to Shataukok for medical treatment, and the dog was removed to the depot for observation.

LAW.

ARRESTED. AFTER SEVEN TEARS.

great commotion amongst the vil- THE PROTECTION OF

lage people on account of the Red -uprising which took place about HOIFUNG.

that time 7 SUBSIDY FROM. GOVERN-

The witness replied that this was so but not arch." MENT.

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Witness denied knowledge of an Central Magistracy yesterday morn attack on the Police Station at Far Marshal Li Chai Hain has

ing a Chinese was charged with Tay on the afternoon of the sanctioned the appropriation of

murder, stated to have been com- murder. 82,000 monthly to be paid by the

mitted a far back as 1921.

Mr. Lo said that there was Provincial Treasury toward mest

The police officer in charge of soldiers of Chan Fat Fui's army ing the cost of the self protective

the caso told his Worship that the stationed at Bau Bui Market, and measures - recently instituted in

A postman was also bitten, by an defendant was living at the pro- guards were posted at the railway Hoifung. These measures ware Aledtian, while attempting to demises of the murdered person in station as "Five Eyes Bridge" He initiated subsequent to the restora-liver a letter to Mrs. Clarke at No. Yaumati at the time of the murder, naked the witness why he did not.

304, The Peak. The said, official and had disappeared The police run to the Station for assistance. had his leg zipped and Mrs. Clarks were constantly on the look-out for The Magistrate: Because the gang at once dressed and bandaged the him, and he was only arrested a few of men who had just shot his wound for him. The dog was also days ago, after an interval of father, wore between him and the taken to Kennedy Town for obser seven years. The defendant was station. vation,

datained pending investigations.

tricti

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tion of peace and order in the dis

This contribution is to be made for two months only, and will be paid through the Hoifung Magis trata.

The case, was adjourned.

of dutiable Chinese wife,

on behalf of the defendant made an Mr. F.-H. Loseby, who appeared application for an adjournment and. for the release of the junk which had been seized by the Revenue Department.

Mr. Lindsell said he could not make such an order as the junk was liable to forfeiture.

Chief Preventive Officer Clarke told the Magistrate that before the venue Department would release the junk, certain alterations to the vessel's construction would have, to be carried out

The Magistrate accordingly re marked to Mr. Loseby that while the Court could make an order for the confiscation of the junk it could not allow its released St

The case was adjourned until next Wednesday aftëmoon,

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