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and, on the other, that Cuina Tso LIN had called upon his forces to cease hostilities” to country." These messages appear to us to be little more than "win- dow dressing." A combination of North and South in opposition to

The annual smoking concert and presentation of prizer held by the Japan would mean a destructive Hong Kong Volunteer Defence war on a large scale and is the Corps takes place at Volunteer last thing which Any patriotia Head Quarters this evening at 9.30 Chizero should desire. Thousands p. H.E. Major General C. C. of lives would be lost to no pur- Luard, C.B., C.M.G., will present, pose. It is inconceivable that the prizes China would be successful and her position, when she was forced to A report has been made to the stop fighting, would be infinitely Silva was bitten by a black and Police that little Miss E. V. Y. worse than it is to-day. No object white terrier belonging to Mr. is to be served in attempting to Rodrigues of St. Joseph's Villa judge the isaxes at the moment. The child is being treated by Dr. Matters have gone to such deplor- Bernard Souza, and the animal is able lengths and the situation is at Kennedy Town under observa so critical, ag fraught, with

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tion.

PLUCKY FIGHT,

MODERN VERSUS OLD- FASHIONED, ARMS.

arearms and ancient, weapons were A pitched battle in which modern used, resulted in a decisive victory for the latter.

A party of fishermen in Shauki wan district were armed with the their assailants were four pirates old-fashioned blunderbussen and armed with revolvers. These con- testants, one party on the side of the law and the other outside it engaged in a running battle early yesterday morning and the upshot

MURDER IN CHINESE TERRITORY.

EXTRADITION PROCEED-

INGS.

ACCUSED'S PROTESTS OF INNOCENCE.

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the

noon the extradition proceedings Central Magistracy yesterday after- were continued against Wong Him, an alleged Commander of the. Peasants Corps of Tung Shuen Tau Village, who is accused of murder. Leung Chi Wo, of Pak Ngaar Wong is alleged to have murdered Village, on December 11th last, near

Five Eyes Bridge." The deceased was walking along the railway track when he met his death

Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy was for was defeat for the robbers,

the Crown and Mr. Hin Shing Lo Dwellers in the vessels of the appeared on behalf of the fugitive. small fishing feet at ShaukiwanMr. Fitzroy said that he bad were rudely awakened from their applied to the Canton Authorities sleep in the small hours of the for the original petition against the morning by the firing of revolvers.accused made by the deceased's son, „ It was soon apparent that honest Leung Hoi Tung, immediately after follow fisherfolk were engaged in the murder of his father. The beating off their traditional enemies Canton Police had raplied saying -a gang of pirates who have prey that the petition was ed on them time after time. It did They also certified that the petition. not take the little community long was made to Ho Sun Chow, the old muskets with which fishing People's Corps at the Nam Hoi to join in the affray, and all the Second boats are armed were brought into Magistracy.

Commissioner. · of the

play.

an its way.

The Police search for the assassin of Mr. Lee Hysan has so far proved fruitless. Detectives from Hong Kong are busy in Macao and Can- ton but their reports to Head-

Mr. Lo then remarked that at the quarters show that they also have turned the fire with revolvers and prosecution were satisfied with the The pirates from their junk re close of the previous bearing the met with no success Two Chinese were recently detained on suspicion over an hour. Although handicap the deceased's son, and which he a regular battle ensued lasting for production of the reply received by but have been released. Severa). GOLD & PRIZE form of alliance against the eo investigations proved them to be kept after the feeing pirate junk fresh evidenco 1 Mr. Lo asked reports have reached the Falice but munition, the Ashermen pluckily sary for the prosecution to produce ped by their scanty supply of am-produced in Court. Was it neces- MEDALS.

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ing North and South into some

groundicas.

called foreign invaders what advan- tage could the Nationalists hope to gain, win or lose, from their cam

The Misses Aileen and Doris paign? They would undoubtedly Woods who are teaving for Canada Joee and very quickly, but even if at the end of this month, gave a they were successful in forcing farewell party to a number of Japan' to comply with their de women friends yesterday morning. mands how would this help them. They entertained their guests by towards their primary objective rendering several of their best dancing the tango together' and which is the establishment of a liked songs in harmony, Nationalist Government in Peking Misses Woods will be much missed for the control and administration in Hong Kong where they have

The

been teaching dancing for a number ricular will be sorry for their going of years. The service men in par-

and succeeded in killing one of the and added that the reply produced robbers, and scuttling the pirate and read by the deceased's son did boat.

not refer to any perada in parti- The victors returned to Shanki.cular, but was merely a statement a harbour jubilant at their that a murder had been committed success, and the story was then told by a certain party. His client's how the battle began. "

not mentioned in the

captured a junk first outside Shauing the name of the accused, who

It appeared that the four pirates letter produced.

A misunderstanding arose regard- kiwan harbour. The occupants were evidently had two nagies: board, her without difficulty. They aaleep and the pirates were able to A Chinese detective told the Court

Hame WAR

that when arrested the accused had through the usual procedure Chow, whereas the warrant-received given his name is Chan Kwok victims, and then began a systema- as Wong Him. of binding and gagging their from Canton referred to the accused

of the country as a whole. The North would justly claim that it had extricated the South from its for they have been indefatigable in tis search for booty. The pirates Court that those were his names,

dilemma and had saved the coun try's honour." The reward de- manded would undoubtedly be paramount share in directing the country's affairs and the South, unless it was prepared to renew ita expedition against the North, would have to submit. War on the scale suggested by a working agreement between North and South would ruin the country. Everyone would

than earned the title by which they singing for them, and have more are known in the Cheer O

The Soldier's favourites." Their many friends and pupils will join with the service men "in wishing them bon voyage and the best of luck in their new home.

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IN HONG KONG. VISITS TO FACTORIES, &c.

were, however, rewarded with small loot-under 830-and, evidently feeling disgusted, they pushed off in their own boat,

They had not gone very far when a hue and cry was raised and the pirated junk with others in the vicinity took up the chase. The robbers opened fire on their pur suers, and this roused the fighting blood of the fishermen.

and that he was known by either of The defendant later told, the

them.

With the arrival of the petition from Canton, the case for the pro secution then closed.

Mr. Lo asked the Magistrate it to answer. The Magistrate replied it was assumed that he had a case

Certainly, seeing that the prosecu tion have produced three eye-wit nesses of the crime."

Mr. Lo then read the statement made by his client in answer to the charge against him.

suffer, but obviously the burden

"I am innocent of the murder Without much ado they brought of Leung Chi Wo which is stated to A group of chemistry professors their ancient weapons into play fast, ae at the time I was in Kong- would foll most heavily upon the and senior students of Sun Yat Sen and a rapid fire was concentrated moon, I told this to the Secretary have occurred on December 11th Nationalists. It would put an end University, Canton, are now visit on the escaping boat. The battle for Chiness Affairs immediately for many years.

to come to their ing. the "factories in Hong Kong. had been in progress for an hour or after my arrest at Pokfulam.

The party consists of 15 persons, so when it was seen that three of

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8 of whom are members of the the four desperadoes on the boat Fecrant Corps, neither have I any- things while the rest are senior hack disappeared and the fourth thing to do with it. However, the Chemistry while are senior man was lying full length on the year before last I became associat and junior students. The professors deck. At this stage a Polies launched with the Division Corps and it Canton, it seems to us, has a

are Mr. Chen Chung Nan, Dean arrived on the scene, and began was then that I became acquainted of the College of Science, who is scouring the harbour, for the three with the deceased. I have heard legitimate grievance against CHLANG

in charge of the party, Dr. Chen freebooters. KAI SHEN on account of the Ko Chung, and Messrs. Wa To

the evidence of the three eye wit- Fong, Kan Shing Yuan and Wong police found a half-scuttled boat evidence is all untrue and fabricnt- After searching for an hour, the nesses, and can only say that their calamity in which the Nationalist Bing Fong. Among the factories corresponding to the one described ed." troops are now involved. Without already visited are the Kwong Sang by the stackers, and the dead body. endeavouring to decide who fred Hong Glass Factory Messrs. A. R. The dead man had three wounds Hong Perfumery, the Kwong Sang of a pirate was found on the deck the shot which started the con- Watson's Aerated Water Factory, and near his body were three re flagration there is no doubt, at all the Tai Shing Paper Factory, the valvers with half the chambers Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock. that the disorders" spread and yard, the China Light and Power reached serious, dimensions owing milion, White. Lead and Litharge Co., and the Tai Yick Tani Ver to the unruly conduct of the army Factory. Other factories will also which & few

be visited, d. months previously

empty.

Accused's Evidence...

The witness also said that the

We are not inclined to attach much importance to the suggestions cir- culated by cable that the North

South should forget their had ravaged Canton itself. When differences for the time being and CHIANGKAT SREE enlisted these Chinese. Y.M.C.A. Permission to his possession were found two pairs Magistrate remarked that this WAS

and

unite against the Japanese. They men under his banner" he sound patriotic; it is perhaps

asking for trouble. natural that such, suggestions should be made in the circumstances, but

was

were

ton and

their

box and said that he was connected The defendant then went into the with the rattan business. He had no grudge against the deceased's son and believed that the latter was ONE PIRATE ARRESTED. mistaken in secusing him of the

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murder, or else somebody, bad led him to believe that he (the accused). The Police have arrested a man committed the crime. The visitors arrived in Hong pirates who escaped from the half- who is alleged to be one of the three, Kong from Canton last Tuesday scuttled junk. The prisoner has informer could possibly be traced afternoon and are staying in the been wounded by a bullet and in through the deceased's son, but the visit the various factories had been of bangles believed to have been

nonsense as only he (witness) had They obtained before the party left Can- part of the loot. Further details made any mention of this fact

cordial reception wasare not available, but it is believed kicked out of Canton after accorded the visitors wherever they that the wounded man has been three days' reign of terror. They went. In many instances the whole sent to hospital for treatment.

process of manufacture was explain- they are not practical. The mili

recognised as rabble of ed to the visitors in detail by the tary leaders must realise that no communists and bandits working chief chemists and engineers in charge, the students taking noter solution of the present problem entirely for their own ends, and and making diagrams of the various WEATHER REPORT. can be found in that way. More- the Nationalists must have known appliances. over, how do they square with the that co-operation with such troops reports that CHANG TO LIN him- would eventually bring their cause engineer of the China Light and stated: self offered to provide the Japanese into disrepute. Canton, had it with ammunition when at the out-been wise, would have protested break of the trouble with the against Chiang Rai Saxx giving Southerners the Japanese appeared countenance to these parishs and to be in danger of running abort entrusting them with responsible

military duties.

of supplies! Messages from Taian and Peking yesterday stated, "on the one hand, that CHIANG KAI SHKK wished North and South to combine to meet the common foe from Kowloon.

Two more Chinese cases of amal pox were nolited on Wednesday

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said that when he returned to his In reply to Mr. Lo, the witness village, from Kongmoon, long after the date of the murder, the elders of his village bad not accused him of murder, nor did they receive a protest from the elders of the de ceased's village, The witness ad Yesterday's weather report, foremitted that he held the position of fal to Mr. F C Clemo, chic! Royal. Observatory at 6.20 p.m., sociation of his village, but his terra Tho visitors are especially grate cast and remarks, issued by the Commissioner of the Divisional As of office had expired last year. Ho Ming, chief chemist of the Tai Shing east of Tokyo. A depression has ever signed any notification issued Power Company, Mr. Tae Ying The anti-cyclone is central to the emphatically denied that he had Paper Factory and Mr. Ezto, formed over NE. Clin. The by the Peasants Corpo draftsman of the Hong Kong and typhoon is about 200 miles 8. of Questioned by Mr Somerset Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., who all Naha, moving northward. Fitzroy the witness said that he was took great pains to explain to them Local Forecast:-W or variable born in Din Tin village, and at the in great detail the processes of winds, moderate, overcast with rain age of four was adopted by his their works. gat árat, improving later,

The party will to-day visit the

TYPHOON WARNING FROM Hong Kong Waterworks, the Wah

MANILA. Yang Textile Factory, the Hong Kong University, and other places Kong and Chins Gas Co., the Hong of interest. They return to Canton on Sunday morning.

tory of 11 am yesterday stalent

A message from Manila Observa Cyclone or typhoon E. of Balin- tang Channel, moving N.E.

present foster father and taken, to Fung Shuen Tau village where he bad since lived. He was now 45′ years of age. His foster father was pursued many trades, but at present a farmer, but he (the 'withsess) had he was joint owner of a rattan shop!

The case was adjourned.