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COMMUNIST LEADER CLEANING UP WEST

EXECUTED.

WIDESPREAD PLOT FOILED.

OVER TWENTY FACE FIRING SQUAD.

MURDER AND COUP D'ETAT PLANNED.

RIVER.

COMBING OUT PIRATE LAIRS.

GUNBOATS MAKING, USE OF

HIGH WATER LEVELS.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 9th, 1928.

DUTCH SEA CAP-

TAIN'S DEATH.

DURING VOYAGE FROM SINGAPORE.

SEVERAL DEATH REPORTS BY

LL

ARRIVING VESSELS,

FORGED SINGAPORE

BANKNOTES.

HOW THEY WENT THE ROUNDS AT YAUMATI.

TWO MEN CHARGED,

THREE MEN AND

FIVE DAGGERS.

· DEFENDANTS”- UNÄVAILING

PLEA.

SHARP PUNISHMENT INFLICTED,

Pleading that they were carrying the daggere for s tman who had dollar promised to give them a each for the risk and trouble, three

How ten spurious Singapore bank- Captain W. Zeylemaker, master of

notes of $10 denomination went the the Dutch oil tanker Selene, was

rounds in Yaumati was told in found dead in his cabin early on

Court yesterday before Mr. W Tuesday morning while the vessel was at sea on her way north from Schofield" when two Chinese were Chinese found that this well worn

charged with uttering them.

The story was a curious one. It

They were charged before Major went to a shop where he succeeded. Willson and Mr. W. Schofield at appeared that the first defendant

General Chen Chai Tong, Recan- struction Commissioner for the Western Region, is taking active [TDY OUR CHINESK CORRESPONDENT]easures for the suppression of pirate gangs in his territory, who are now molesting the local ship-Singapore. The report of his death was sent by wireless to the local ping trade.

General Chen's latest move has charterers of the vessel, the Asiatic

that the vessel had received instruc-

CANTON, June 8th, Early yesterday morning saw the execution at Red Flower Ridge,

excuse did not convince the magis- trates.

Canton, of a notorious Communist been to spread his troops along the Petroleum Company, with the news in changing two of these notes for the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday

WIK

con-

The lender, Chang Ki Fai. demned man

raken in 1841

"armoured

to the execution ground, heavily chained and guard. ed by the firing squad. So secret

Sai Ho and Tung Hoi two tributaries of the West River. These two watercourses have been favourite grounds for the piratical fraternity, as the tortuous course

tions from the Singapore Office to #1.80. He went away and about for having in their possession five!

put in nt Hong Kong.

The account of the fatality was very brief, and the exact cause was not statel. However, the vessel morning and went to Kowloon Bay where she is at present anchored. The vessel will leave to-day for

filteen minutes later, another man, the second defendant. came to the same shop and asked to change two more of the notes,

daggers and other paraphernalia likely to be used for telonious pur-

poser.

and speedy was the execution that of the rivers makes it a compara arrived in Hong Kong yesterday same kind of currency and of the the case said that as a resuit of

it attracted no public notice what ever and no one knew anything almout it until late in the morning long after the firing party, had

tively easy matter to hold up juuks by means of bombs and mines. The i

troups now proceeding on garrison duty in this district will make a

To have two customers with the

same denomination within fifteen minutes was enough to make the money-changer suspect that some

returned to Garrison headquarters thorough comb-out of the localiti Kobe, the port" to which she prething was wrong.

No notice was issued but people recognized the dead body as that of Chang Ki Fai. the Communist, when they saw it.

and information has been gathered as to the positions of the pirate

Iniry.

It is understood that maps have

viously bound.

Captain's Sickness. The vessel left Singapore on June 1st bound for Kobe with a cargo the Captain had complained of in- disposition and sickness. However, he continued in command of the

He did not

change the note, but instead seat a whether the notes were forgeries. foki out to another shop to find out The joki came back with the news

The executed man was caught been prepared "with all the pirate of oil fuel. Before the ship left, that no one in Yaumati could tell}

dens marked out, and copies of these maps have been supplied to all senior army, officers in the dis- The local Precautionary Troops have been ordered to move to certain strategic points, in con- formance with a general scheme, and the whole territory is being thoroughly policed.

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for his actions.

some two weeks ago while trying to bribe the bodyguård of a cer- cain prominent Government official

vessel and though not confined to in the city. The name of this high.trict.

hed, he was noticeably a sick man official is withheld. Chang, aimed

suffering from melancholia and a at the murder of the high officials

quite unusual irritability. His at in question, and had succeeded in

health gradually got worse, times be seemed hardly responsible bribing four of the guards to per form the crime. But Corporal L,

Last Monday night he left the also of the bodyguard, knew what

The squadron of gunboats detail-bridge after giving the Chief Officer, his men were up to and foiled thed for patrol on the Weat River Mr. F. J. Jager, who was on watch, instructions for the next day. The plot by arresting the ring leaders. has been doing good work in sweep Chief Offerr passed his door that The subsequent trial of the fouring out bandits. The Tung Hoi night bat the lights were out and guards revealed the whole Com. I has been cleared and the Comman. he did not notice anything amiss.

The next morning, the cabin boy munist plot and all that lay behind der of the squadron has ordered knocked at the door with the usual it. The name and whereabouts of

morning tea, but received no reply. the Chang Ki Fai, the ring leader,

He opened the door intending to leave the ten until the Captain was divulged and the Police detec-

should awake. He was greeted with tives hunted down and arrested

the ugly sight of the Captain lying on the cabin floor, entirely stripped their man. Two of the four guards were executed.

of his clothing, and in a pool of blood. He at once called the Chief Officer who examined the body and found that the Captain's wrist had been deeply, cut, the artery being severed. The cut had apparently Captain had apparently been dead for several hours. The Chief Officer then assumed command of the vessel, and notified the Singapore Office of the A.P.C. of the tragedy. They re- plied with instructions to put in to Hong Kong, as the nearest port. On arrival the body was taken to the Kowloon Mortuary where it is stated a post-mortem will be held.

eertain units of his feet to make detailed inspection of the river. In normal times -navigation is somewhat difficult owing to the and shallowness of narrowness stream, but the heavy rains of the past few weeks have caused a rise INFORMATION EXTRACTED. in the water level, and navigation For more than two weeks Chang is therefore easier at the present

Ki Fai, who is an agent of the time. The fleet commander is mak-been made by a razor blade. The Chinese Communist Party, was ing full use of the opportunity securely locked up at the Central | offered.-Canton Gazette.. Police Station and closely watched and questioned. During the course of numerous examinations he re- vealed that there were still many Communist haunts in the city. When the whereabouts were given, GIRL KILLED BY MAN FALL

EXTRAORDINARY STREET

ACCIDENT.

ING FROM VERANDAH.

detectives were at once sent out to the places mentioned and a series of raids followed, more than An extraordinary accident is re- twenty of these desperadoes being ported from Canton by the Canton arrested. Much seditious litera- Guzette. An electrician employed ture and many firearms were by the Yuct-Ming Electrical Supply

whether the notes were good or bad. He was "then sent over to Hong Kong to find out,

"

The surprising part of "it was that the second defendant" quietly agreed to remain in the shop, while the foki went over to Hong Kong to ascertain if the notes were for. series. He waited for fully three hours when the foki returned and said the notes were bad. A report was made to the Police and the second defendant was arrested.

Meanwhile this money-changer, who had already been victimised by the first defendant, sent a foki to all money-changers in Yauamti to warn them. The foki came to one shop who said that a man had just come with two of the notes and as they were found to be forgeries, the man was sent awny."

No one knew where the man had gone to, and his arrest was brought about in a very peculiar way. He was walking in the street when he was accosted by a total stranger who asked him if he had any Singa pore notes on him. First defendant at once produced one from his pocket and showed it to the stranger, To his surprise and dismay, he was placed under arrest.

Sergeant Mottram appeared for the prosecution and in outlining

information received, he went to a Chiacae tea-house in Mongkok accompanied by other police off: There he Jaw the three defendanta sitting around a table.

ordered the men He produced bia revolver and to submit to a

cers.

arch.

On the first defendant he found a dagger tucked away in his girdle. The man ako had a piece of wiré in his right hand pocket. A search of the second defeadant resulted in the find of another dagger. The third defendant was found to have three daggers on him.

The three men were taken to the Police Station where they pleaded that a certain man had asked them to carry the weapons to the tea- house and had promised to give them a dollar each for their trouble. The Police gave them every facility to find the man, but they had failed to do so.

The defendants told the same story to the Magistrates, who, after bearing the evidence, sentenced the men to three years' hard labour each. The daggers were ordered

to be confiscated.

S.C. TRADE PROTECTION

ASSOCIATION.

ITS INCORPORATION AS A COMPANY.

MR. LESLIE HAYNES' BIRTHDAY.

#

Well-known On China Ucast.

When asked, to plead the second

In order to celebrate the incor The late Captain.. Zeylemaker, has been in command of the Selene for defendant said that he received the poration of the South China Trade some time, and is well known on notes from a man in Shanghai in Prolection Association as a Limit- the China Coast. All those who exchange for Chinese money. He ed Liability Company, over sixty knew him expressed the greatest astonishment at his death and said did not know that they were for local Chinese merchants and

number of European friends held that as far as they knew there was geries!. found, A careful examination of Company was doing some repair no reason why he should have taken

His Worship discharged him hold-4 dinner party at the Kowloon the literature revealed that the work at the balcony of a house in his life. The deceased is of Dutch "Communists still sought to avenge On Tong Street, Sai Pai Lau, when nationality. The funeral takes place ing the view that if the defendant Hotel last night.

Mr. L. E. Haynes, Chairmanı their utter defeat of December 11th he lost his balance and fell head-this afternoon but the time had not had had any guilty knowledge, he

been fixed at a late hour yesterday. would not willingly wait for three and Governing Director, who pre- last in Canton and to set up anlong into the street.. He landed on

hours in the money-changer's shopsided, was supported by Messrs. T. other reign of terror in the city. agird who wae passing and both

The 8.s. Selene, is an oil tanker while the fuki went to Hong Kong Talip and C. H. Sieu (Directors) Practically all of the gang were fell heavily to the ground with the owned by the Petroleum Matts-

A. S. Banker (Secretary) and a executed during the past two man on the top of the unfortunate chappy "La Corona," Ltd., and to make enquiries.

his for years been on the run The first defendant said he receiv number of other local Chinese mer- weeks but their leader, Chang Ki girl. She was killed almost at once between Singapore, Balikpapan, ed his notes in payment of a debt

chants. 11 Fai, was, until yesterday, morning, while the electrician received Hong Kong and Tarakan. Although kept in custody. His belated serious injuries.

not owned by the Asiatic Petroleum owing to him by an ex-soldier. He Company she is frequently charter admitted that he succeeded in chang- ed by the firm to carry oil fuel. ing two of the notes for $1.50,

She is driven by oil-engines, with

execution was due to the fact the

- Police wanted to extract as much

The 8.6."Selene.""

as they possibly could about the KENNEDY ROAD WIDENING, gross tonnage of 3,736 tons. She And that when he went to another

conspiracy. After he had told the Police officers the whole story of the plot which might have brought untold terror and suffering again to Canton its prime mover, was takea

CUTTING DOWN A DANGER-

OUS CORNER,

Work in connection with the im

Mr. Haynes, in the course of a

brief and humourons speech, said that he first formed the Association for two reasons. He wanted a job himself; was unable to get one and was built in 1914 by the Celedon shop to change some more, he was

so decided that he had better create S.B. and F. Co., Ltd., of Dundee, told that three of the notes were and is fitted as an oil fuel carrier. forgeries. He asked the money there was a crying need for such one. Secondly, he realized that She carries a crew of twelve Euro- peans and 37 Asiatica. The vease! changer to mark those three notes

an organisation in Hong Kong.. is well-known on the China Coast.

accordingly. Defendant produced

When he opened his small office the notes marked, at his request, by last January he never dreamt that the money-changer. The one which it would grow so rapidly. It had was not marked, he produced and developed far beyond anything showed it to the stranger who ne that he could have possibly imagin- ed. They had taken the proper costed him in the street.

He was remanded for twenty-four course and incorporated the Com hours and his Worship ordered that pany under the Hong Kong Or

It was an auspicious a detective be sent with him to the dinances money-changer who was alleged to occasion for all concerned and they have marked those three notes at had every reason to congratulate.

themselves. (Applause). the request of the defendant.

SEVERAL OTHER DEATHS AT SEA,

out at dawn to a place in the provement of a dangerous corner northern suburb of Canton and at the castern end of Kennedy shot in company with three other Road is being carried on by the Communista.

P.W.D. The portion of the road MISDIRECTED BRILLIANCE. opposite the Naval Hospital nearers and a river-bont report fur

the Wesleyan Church is now closed suicides.

Chang Ki Fai was D brilliant young man intellectually and only

2 years old. He was a Cantonese pleted motorists will find that the

and was educated in the Tungkoon Middle School, not far from Ca ton. He admitted that the Chinese Communist Party paid him several hundred dollars a month.

Three British ocean-going steam-

ther deaths at sea, including two

to traffic, and when the job is com. The s.s. Tung On of the Canton run reports that on her way down any to Hong Kong on Thursday night a Chinese passenger jumped over board. A letter was left with the compradore stating the man intend- ed to drown himself.

bend де olager contains element of danger to the reason ably careful driver.

STREET SLEEPERS'

QUARREL

REMANDED FOR FURTHER

ENQUIRIES.

RAID ON TEMPLE STREET.

As a result of a "police rald at

Mr. T.. Talip, in proposing Mr. Haynes' health, said that they had learnt that the incorporation, of the Association synchronised with Mr. Haynes birthday. It was therefore, of particular pleasure to him to offer Mt. Haynes, on behalf of the Association, the very best of good. wishes that evening for his future health, wealth and pios perity

As a result of this plot the Can-

The 8.8. Takada, of the B.I. Linė, ton Police Force have of late been

reports that during the voyage from unusually alert. The number of

Calcatta and Singapore a woman patrola on duty at night has been

passenger jumped overboard and increased, searching for illicit re-

was not seen again. A further arms and other weapons has been Schofield at the Kowloon Magis was reported by the same vessel, When charged before Mr. "W. death of a Chinese deck passenger going on in practically all the pris. cipal thoroughfares of the city and tracy with assaulting a married from heart failure. The ss. Takada No. 1, Temple Street, Yaumati, Mr. C. H. Sieu proposed the belated wayfarers are again having woman, a Chinese replied that the carried 653 Asiatic deck passengers. thirteen men appeared before Mrt of the guests and Mr. Jas The & Anhui, From Singapore W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis. Dobbie responded, saying that some difficulty in getting from one complainant had chased him with street to another these nights with a broom the day before...

and Amoy, reports the death of a tracy. Four daggers were also out being searched by the patrols.

Sub-Inspector James told the deck passenger from beri-beri on found on the premises.

he had known Mr. Haynes for Our correspondent was told that Magistrate that the quarrel arose Jane 3rd. Burial was at sex the

Sub-Inspector Andrews who was many years and knew that when last night a man coming from the over the complainant's bedding. I same day.

in charge of the case applied for a efficiency, and organisation were West Bund to the Provincial Tres. They were both street sleepers in The . Khyber, from London and remand for further enquiries to be concerned, he was the right man

for the job. sury was searched on Wing Hon Gilles Avenue near the Hunghom Singapore, also reports a death on made. Maloo no less than three times. So

Ferry.

May 25th, three weeks after leav The accused was remanded in The speeches in English were for the city is vory quiet and no The Magistrate imposed a sening London. No details of the death Police custody until Monday morn ably interpreted by Mr. Chol Chik trouble of any sort has arisen.

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