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LI TSAI HSIN'S

DEPUTIES.

WONG SHIU HUNG AND CHENG MING SHUDE- TAINED ELSEWHERE.

POLICE COMMISSIONER IN MILITARY - COMMAND,

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, July 8th.

COMMUNISTS IN SOUTH HUNAN.

SPREADING HAVOC.

PEI CHUNG HSI ASKS FOR KWANGSI TROOPS.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT, ]

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS: FRIDAY, JULY 6th, 1928.

A STAGE-MANAGED

CASE.”

IMPOSSIBLE TO PREVENT IMMORALITY.

SOLDIERS AND THE ASIA HOTEL.

CHINESE WINE DISTILLERY.

INCORRECT RECORDS?

GREEN LABELS AGAIN

MENTIONED.

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS.

PICKPOCKET AND

BANISHEE.

Two Chinese decribed as pick. pockets appeared before the Magis

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The case in which the licensee of trate at the Police Court yesterday a Chinese Wine Distillery at Aber-morning for stealing the sum of deen is being summoned by the $10 in notes from a Chinese in Import and Export Office for failing Des Voux Road Central. to keep a correct record of the The complainant appeared in amount of molasses mash used for Court did èkid that the defendants the distilling of his wine; and with pasting incorrect green daty labels on certain jars of wine at the dis- hearing of the recent case againsttillery, was continued before Mr. the Asia Hotel.

Contending that it was impos CANTON, July 9th. sible to prevent persons from com. General Pei Chung Hai has remitting immoral acts, Mr. F. H. quested General Wong Shiu Hung Loseby, who appeared for the Axis General Wong Shui Hung, who in Kwangsi to despatch the newly Hotel, Yaumati, applied before supposed to have arrived in recruited 4th and 6th Independent Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Regiments to the south of Human Magistracy yesterday for a re Canton and to have taken over

to participate in the campaign Marstal Li Tsai Hain's duties dur against the Reds there. These two ing the latter's absence from the regiments are now in Kweilin. In city, has not as yet arrived. Recompliance with the request General

brushed pase him in Des Vœux Road near Banham Strand and extracted to from breast

pocket. He seized the first defen-

R. E. Lindaell at the Central Magis-dant, who passed the money on to an accomplice. With the help of passers-by the two defendants were

It will be remembered that the Asia Hotel was fined $200 for al-tracy yesterday.

Mr. J. D. Lloyd prosecuted on

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ports indicate that the Kwangsi Wong has already ordered them to lowing their premises to be used behalf of the Imports and Exports arrested.

General has gone to Linchow to go into certain important matters in connection with the local industries and that this task will take some

time.

Marshal Li Tsai Hsin has, how- ever, appointed a number of capable deputies. Mr. Li Man Far, 'a mem- ber of the Canton Political Coun

cil, has been appointed. Chairman of the Political Council. The post of Director-in-Chief of the "Head quarters of the 8th Military Route, Chairman of the Provincial Council and Chairman of the Reconstruc "tion Committee of the Canton Political Council have been turned ever to Police Commissioner Tas Shi Tang, Finance Commissioner Fung Cho Man, and Mr. Liang So Ming respectively. When Marshal Li returns to Canton, which will be in about a month from now, all these posts will automatically re-

vert to him.

But this was not the original

plan.

;)

The Marshal had expected Gen "eral Wong Shiu Hung to return to Canton to shoulder part of the re sponsibility of government. But

move into Busan.

Communist activitice in Lin Yi in the southern part of Hunan have serious matter. again become a More than a thousand of these desperadoes, led by Triang Tre

Mr. Lozeby went over the regula

The complainant added that he only esined a few dollari á month and the lots would have meant a great deal to him.

Kong and Li Teoi Kai, have con- tions applying to hotels as regards Lo regarding the analytical tests expired. centrated at Wing Fung Village, and are supposed to be preparing this matter at some length and said to attack Liu Yi city. The rebels that it was impossible to prevent

are

for an immoral purpose. Evidence was given by two soldiers and In-Office, while Mr. M. K. Lo appear- spector Shannon, to the effect that ed on behalf of the defendants.

de Analysts Evidence. the Hotel had been renting out

Mr. H. A. Taylor, of the rooms to some Chinese girls who

Imports and Exports Depart went there with soldiers.

meat, was cross-examined by Mr.

which he had carried out to ascertain the strength of the fer mented wine. Mr. Lo also askel if there was any difference between the laboratory test and the ordinary tests carried out by the distillery staff. Mr. Taylor replied that to a certain extent there was no difference whatever, with the excep tion that the laboratory test would be more exact.

a curious mixture, comprising immorality. If the ordinance were Communists, bandits, outlawa, and to be iade applicable it should part of the disbanded troops of read "shall knowingly," and one General Chien Chen. They have might go so far as to say caused great havoc and are hated tinually." and feared wherever they go.

The matter was brought to the attention of General Fan Shek Shang, Commander of the 18th Army, in southern Hunan, who at

once

Dealing with the evidence Mr. Loseby said that no evidence had been brought forward to show that any act of immorality had been committed. There was no evidence that the girls mentioned in the case were of bad character. Further more the evidence of what the soldiers said" should not have been admitted.

despatched an expedition against them. A hot fight ensued which lasted for several hours. The marauders were routed and driven from their stronghold, but

Mr. Loseby criticised the whole only some thirty were killed and

proceeding as a "stage-managed 28 captured. On trial the prisoners are" The soldiers were certainly confessed that they were Gom

not guilty of immorality. They munists, and an integral part of the had been up to the case and warn Red Army under Soviet directioned of the danger of disease in this They were then summarily executed articular instance. They went to by General Fan. The other Com-the hotel simply to bolster up a Mr. Loseby added that if any offence had been committed, Insped tor Shannon and the soldiers were accomplicee.

The ass defendant was found to be a banishee whose term had not

The Magistrate imposed a total sentence, on two changes, of our year on the first defendant with twenty strokes of the birch. He sentenced the second defendant to six months imprisonment.

ANOTHER BANISHEE,

Another banishee with a record of convictions between 1991 and It was also stated in the course 1994 appeared before Major 0. Will- of cross-examination that the son at the Police Court for telarn- majority of the see fus (mastering from his term of banishment distillers) of the distilleries were before the expiration of his sen- more or less of equal ability though one see fis might do the fermenting work quicker and with better re sulta than another.

Mf. Lo suggested that the actual the fermentation process employed. strength of the wine depended on

Mi. Taylor replied that he did not think that the see fù in charge chemistry to guage the strength. of the fermentation knew enough

...Mr. Lloyd then remarked to the Magistrate that the prosecution alcoholic strength but the mixing of molasses mash to the wine

tence.

The Magistrate sentenced the defendant to labour and twenty strokes of the five months' hard

bir h

S.P.C.A. PROSECUTION.

تبع

Another Chinese stallholder was summoned for failing to supply

owing to his work in Kwangai,muniste who made good their escape stage-managed case for the police." were not going into the question of water to pigeons in a crate at the

General Wong has not been able to come and before he left, Marsha Li asked General Chen Ming Shu to come to Canton and act for him both as Director-in-Chief of the Headquarters of the 8th Military Route and as Chairman of the Provincial Council. But for cer- tain unavoidable reasons General Chen could not come and the posts were finally handed over temporari ly to General Tang Shi Tang and Mr. Fung Cho Man on the under- standing that they are to be taken by General Chen Ming Shu, should be be able to return to Canton.

are hiding in the mountains.. -

The two regiments will be under the orders of General Fan in his campaign against the Communists. A great number of them have gone to southern Hunan where there are at present no troops to keep them in check.

CORRESPONDENCE.

TESTIMONIAL TO THE MISSES WOODS.

(TO THE ÉDITOS OF THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]

The Canton Political Council has, moreover, aiready wired to General Chen, who is at Haibow on the Island of Haizan, requesting him to come back to Canton at once According to information from the Canton, headquarters of the 11th Army, General Chen will be back || Woods- in Canton on or about the 10th of In addition to the G.8800 which was given before they sailed a sum of 1.8620 has been subscribed. The fund will be elcaed on Tuesday next July 10th Yours faithfully,

this month.

TWO ALLEGED KIDNAP- PERS.

CONSTABLE'S TIMELY INTER- FERENCE.

FATHER ACCUSED OF WANT. ING TO SELL HIS SON.

a man and

1.

Two Chinese, woman, were charged before

Schofield at the Kownon Magistracy yesterday afternoon with stealing a child of four year old from his father on June 28th at Yaumati

Evidence given was to the effect that the child's father was a widower and had brought the boy down from Wuchow when he came.

it would save the time of the Court Continuing, Mr. Loseby said that if the decision were reversed with out hearing further evidence.

His Worship, however, decided to hear the evidence, but cross- examination by Mr. Loseby was taken in camera. The case was then adjourned until Wednesday

next.

CONTRACTOR "AND RESIDENTS.

REASONABLE HOURS OF WORK 1

Tarmati Market. The сале was Bedrá bofore Mr. W. Schofield at

and the defendant was fined $3. the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday:

Five Years Ago!" Ave years ago the fermentation Mr. Tarlor went on to say that process took as long as 21 days. Mr. P. O'Brien' of the .P.C.A. At the present day it is possible to- complete the process within 8 told the Court that he visited the hours. However, the usual time defendant'e alop where. he found allowed for the process by the De the fokis sitting idle. He noticed partment was Eve days. Until re cently all but the Tai Tang and that there was no water in a crate two other distilleries, had cut, down containing live pigeons. Ou asking their time for fermentation to five the fokir he was told that there. days.

was water in the crate. He then took out à eummons against them for their carelessness.

Mr. Taylor also remarked that the best flavour was obtained on the fifth day of fermentation, and if allowed to exceed this time, the favour gradually worsened Nocturnal Visits To The Distilleries. Revenue Officer AW. Grimmitt

TROUBLESOME HAWKER.

arrest.

NOT LATER THAN 9 PM.

in answer to Mr. Lo said that A Chinese hawker was charged whenever he visited a distillery he by Sergt. Hargreaves before Mr. W. SIR-About & month ago 11

entered the date of the visit in a At the Kowloon Magistracy yes letter was sent to the Press with terday morning the contractor

record book Sometimes be paid Schofield at the Kowloon Magis. reference to a mark of appreciation engaged in erecting houses on the sadden and unexpected visits to tracy, with selling fish outside the and esteem being given in a prac. tennis courts opposite Knutsford the distilleries at night. The visits Market limits and with resisting tical form to Mrs. and the Misses Terrace, was charged, before Mr.. were not recorded.

W. Schofield, with causing a noise Mr. Lo suggested that the witness

The defendant was selling the calculated to disturb inhabitants of would not have noticed the koug

of spirit (the jar with regard to fish near the Austin Road Market the neighbourhood. There was a

which the defendant was being and second charge of causing an obstruc-

on seeing the Sergeant. he summoned) had Mr. Taylor pot abandoned bis etail and ran away, tion in Kimberley Road.

pointed it out to him.

Witness agreed that this was He was chased, caught, and strug- possible.MANATE

gied free gay to be caught again. The defendant demed that he ever resisted arrest but said that he submitted from the Brit

W. T. FEATHERSTONE. Hong Kong, July 5th, 1923.

surprise he found his son and the first defendant were already in the police station.

How the boy and the first defen- dant got to the police station was told by a district watchman who said that he had certain informa: tion and acting on it he found the defendant and the boy in No. 16, Temple Street. They were just then descending the stairs, and be asked the defendant where he was taking the boy and not getting a satisfactory answer, he took them to the station.

At this stage the second defen- bere in search of work. He met dant was discharged as his Wor- the defendants somewhere in Hong ship held that there was no evi- Kong, when the woman defendant dence against her. The first defen- asked complainant if he wished to dant said that the complainant had ece his former apprentice. Com lived in his house for three days plainant went into a public place and had asked him to sell the boy. of convenience and asked the defen. After further evidence had been dants to look after his boy. When heard, his Worship said that the he came out he found both the case had not been proved and that defendants and his boy bad dis there was no evidence to show "appeared. A p.m. the same day that the defendant had tried by he went to report the matter to fraud, to take the child away from Yaumati Police Station and to his his father's care. The first defen.

Continued on next Column). dant was also discharged.

Mr. Horace Lo was for the de fendant, and Inspector J. Ogg re- presented the police.

Alleged Prejudice,

Mr. Lo contended that he had no care to answer with regard to the third charge of pasting incorrect green duty labeli. He produced a

The

F. Lo pleaded guilty to the charge of obstruction and in answer to the second summons said that this was a question as to whether ful trade up, till 8.30 L Gazette Unted May 18th, 1986, which ther a contractor could carry an his law

Complaints had been received said that the green labels must be from residente of Torres Buildings passed to the satisfaction of the said Inspector Ogg, of the noise inspecting office" before it left the made at late hours. 9.30 p.m. was distillery, mentioned in the summons but a police officer had found work being, carried an up till 11 p.m.

and that the work was being, rush The contractor when spoken to ed and the men had to work at night. Be the question, to be decided it whe Mr. Lo: I admit the charge but ther the contractor is at liberty to do night work. One del Mr. Lo went on to say that the carrying out of the lawful trade of a contractor was not covered by the Ordinance, which, applied to the creation of deliberate disturbancea. dents were willing to allow the con- Inspector Ogg said that the rest tractor to work until 8.20 p.m. workc anould cease at 9 p.m. each His Worship made in order that day

La the case of obstruction, Mr.

It submitted that it was a use caution and promised that the of reasonability. He asked for a offence would not be repeated

No offence had been committed

because the jars had never left the distillery but had merely been re- factory labels His clients would jected on account of the unsatie have been willing to renew the labels had the inspecting officer made the order,

fine of $20 for resisting arrest. Magistrate imposed, a file for selling h‚' and fir

SEARCH FOR A JADESTONE.

A Chinese goldsmith appeared at the Central Police Court yesterday priating a jadestone vained at 340. on a charge of unlawfully appro-

The defendant told the Court that his joke picked in up in the street, and gave it to him, He Mr. Lloyd replied that the jars kept it in his sale awaiting the were all ready to be moved and owner whom he thought would tuple extra special care had been come and claim it popu

exercised by the inspecting officer Mr.. Leo D'Almads appeared on they would have been passed. behalf of the defendant.

Mr. Le continued that a lot of Police evidence, was to the effect prejudice had come to the case that the jadestone was reported

clicute should never have attempting to defraud the Office it could not be found been summoned to the Court for missing and although all the gold- Emiths and pawnshops were search Should the Magistrate really think

When the defendant's shop was to answer be would put his client tell the police that he had it. that there was a prima facie ca searched the defendant, did not and his see fu in the box.

The Magistrate Yes, he might

The police stated that they were advised to withdraw the charge

and the man then dismered

HEAVY FINE FOR OPIUM POSSESSION.

convincome with his transparent honesty

Mr. La: "I hope so." The Magistrate said he would Inspector Ogg informed his Wor reserve his decision on the charge ship that since the summons, & of pasting incorrect labela, great part of the road had heen. The danger of the distillery cleared. He had no objections if | than went in to the box and gave | For having 20 taels of opium in they left a sufficiently large margin evidence regarding the process em his possession a Chincee was fined ployed by the distillery, for mixing at the Central Magistracy yester. for traffic

molasses: mash', for “fermentation day morning: $1,500, with the azter- purposes

native of four months hard labour

His Worship registered a convio tion and cautioned the defendant.

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