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COMMUNIST "DENS" CINEMA STRIKE DRAGS ON.

RAIDED.

TWENTY ARRESTS IN CANTON.

NOTORIOUS RED LEADER TAKEN,

WEAPONS AND PROPAGANDA FOUND.

CANTON DEPRIVED OF ** MOVIES.”

PROPRIETORS WANT LABOUR

· UNION, DISSOLVED.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. )

CANTON, September 8th. The cinema house in Canton are still on 'strike, no satisfactory (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] agreement having been arrived at

CANTON, Sept, oth. A large number of Communist bounts and rendezvous in Canton have again bees raided by the Police and many arrests have been made. All this was due to speret reports which have come to hand principally from the Government authorities in the North River die

trict where Communists and out.

between the Government-and-the- proprietors. These places of amuse- ment have been closed down for tarly three months, repeated peti tions and negotiations with the Government having failed to secure terms acceptable to the proprietors concerned. It will be remembered that the proprietors requested the Government to dissolve the movie labour union, and cancel the levy of one cent on each ticket sold.

laws have of late, been pillaging The Government in zadate and spreading terrorism. It was issued a day or so ago forbade the the Communist plan to stir up anionists to collect any more money trouble in Canton so as to facilis from the tickets sold, maintaining tate their task of spreading des-that such a levy was directly 'con truction and death in northern

trary to the rules and regulations Kwangtung and southern Hunao

governing the labour unions. But

the immediate dissolution of the 14 movie" labour union. This the Government would not da.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDIA PA

HEROIN PILL FACTORY CASE

CONCLUDED.

SHARP SENTENCES ON THE THREE DEFENDANTS.

CUBICLE USED AS DUMPING GROUND.

The case which involved the manufacture on a large scale of heroin pille was concluded on Saturday before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy.

It will be remembered that the police found in an

empty looking house a huge quantity of heroin pills, raw material for same and the decessary plant for making up these pernicious articles. The Magistrate convicted and imposed sentences of six months hard labour on each defendant, ***

Four men were originally accused but the fourth Li Sam described as a cook in the employment of one of the others was allowed to turn King's Evidence

THE SENTENCES. The three men sentenced were: Yeung Hung Hing charged with possession of 179,000 heroin pilis as well as 10,000 other pills in the heroin, and also four ounces of process of manufacture containing

heroin; and under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, with manu- facturing dangerous drugs. He was sentenced to labour.

six months' hard

*8, Bussell Street.

picking case in which were @ tins. Evidence of the discovery of a each containing 10,000 heroin pills, Street, in a cubicle occupied by on the second Boor of No. & Rossell

his wife, was given by Lo Kay, a Poon Fung (third defendant) and

Chinese detective.

SEPTEMBER 10th, 1928.

LOOTING OF MAN-

CHU TOMBS.

OFFICERS OF HIGH RANK INVOLVED.

TO FACE TRIAL.

(THROUGH KAUTAR'S AGENCY.]

PEKING, Sept. 8th.

A telegram from Nanking says that the Nationalist Government has decided that" a number of off. cers of high rank as well as many civilians were involved in the loot. ing of the Mauchu Tombs Thes will be tried in accordance with the Military Criminal Code.

It is feared; however, that most of the people chiefly involved have already escaped with the booty.

COMMENT IN PEKING, HOW HIGH-PLACED CULPRITS GET OFF.

More than a month has passed, since the holy places at Tungling Maya the North China Standard,

these times when imperialism and were looted and priceless objects of art removed and sold. Even in

monarchies are in very bad odour indeed, citizens of a country with He said that after Li Sam's

A greit past hold reverence for arrest with the box of heroin pills, the associations of a magnificent he went with Li Sam to look for age. Nevertheless, although the his gaster, Poon Fung, and found tomb of China's greatest monarch Leung lp Chit, aiding and abet him in his branch shop at No. 91, was ravaged, and the indignation of a nation aroused, the culprits Ia common manufacture of the pills; sentenced Fung's residence, No. 8, Russell with most other people, we hold to

The three then went to Poon have evaded justice. also to six months' hard labour. Strest, second four, where the pack-the cynical view that the men who Poon Fung, proprietor of a nang case was found in the cubicle instigated the outrage and profited. occupied by Poon Fang and his most by, the sale of precious stones tive drugs store charged under the wife. Witness took possession of and curious, will never be brought Datigerous Drugs: Ordinance, with the packing case and escorted it to

to justice. having in his possession at No. 14,

the Imports and Exports Depart Matheson-street, Wanchai, a quan- tity of heroin pills, and also with having in his possession, at No. s, Russell Street, Wanchai, certain drugs and machine for the manu- facture of heroin pills. Sentence of a line of 82,000 of six months nard labour was passed.

"under the leadership of Chu Tak this did not satisfy the proprietora ting the first defendant in the Belcher Street, Kennedy Town.

and Mo Chak Tung. This was who wanted in addition to this borne out by the statements of Red prisoners. Secret messages were immediately sent to the Can- ton authorities cotilying them of the schemes of these desperadoes in the city. Searches were at one instituted and the suspected houses

were raided

PRINTERS UNION HOT- HEADS.

Over & scote

of persons have been placed under arrest for being Communiste, or at least connected with the Communist movement. A large amount of seditious pro paganda has also been unearthed. In some instances firearms, dag gers and other illicit materials were discovered. It transpired that practically all of those arrested

pl were members

the former Printere Union, which has long

· been dissolved by the Government. | Agents of the Communists, it is reported, are still working sur reptitious in various shops in the city sad during the week end a flourishing native drug store in Wing Hon Road, one of the busiest places in Cantor, was raided by boldiers and two forts were arrest ed and taken to the Central Police Station. A large number of secret documents were also seized. Dur

Fizes Not Fald.

Mr. Hin Shing La (instructed by Mr. C. A. S. Russ) appeared for the third defendant and for Li Sam the man who was allowed to turn King's evidence.

Mr. H. A. Taylor, Government Aablyst and Assistant Superinten donr di Imports and Exports was for the prosecution:

ment.

had not been opened when the Sergeant Oram said that the case police took possession of it, whilst Mr. Taylor added the information that the matting on the ease was intact when he saw it

The case for the prosecution having been closed by Mr. Taylor, his Worship said that he did not think there was any evidence to show that the black box containing heroin pills had ever been in Poon Fung's possession, therefore that charge must go.

The proprietors are also angry because they were fined $50 per cinema house, with one exception. for violating the rules and regula tions governing labour and capital.

They should have first consulted the Government before going on strike and hence the 850 Gre. The Government, however, "made an ex- ception in the case of one cinema house because it was undergoing repairs at the time of the strike. As far as our correspondent is able

Before proceeding with the second to and out none of the proprictors

charge relating to No. 14, Matheson Street against Poon Fung Mr. have paid their fines yet. They are

Lindsell decided to deal first with still holding ont arguing that it

the two undefended men. is not right to be thus fined. How-

FIRST DEFENDANT A COOK. ever, in conversation with a movie

Yeung Hung Hing (first defen- proprietor on the Wing Hon Maloo,

"dant) in reply to the charges our correspondent has learned that Li Sam, giving evidence for the against him, said that he was em- they are not objecting so much to prosecution, said that he was employed as cook at No. 11. Hok Sze paying of the $50 fine as to the uant, who was the owner of a native there for only 13 days prior to his ployed by Poon Fung (third defen- Terrade, and had been Working trade union formed by the work drug shop at No. 15, Matheson arrest. He never went to the apper cra. He said the owners of the Street in the morning of August floor, where the things were found, cinema houses will pay the fine if, friend of the herbalist, canie and did not know what went on

to the shop accompanied by Leung "there. the. Government will dissolve the ip Chit (second defendant) bring- Labour Union and cancel all the ag a box with them agreements forcibly concluded. They are apparently doomed to failure and disappointment.

The Movie Labour Union has

THE EVIDENCE. CARRYING A BOX.

the shop and the two men left the The herbalist was absent from box and went away. In the after noon one of these men came again, and on the instruction of Poon

!!

Mr. Lindsell remarked to Mr. Taylor that there was nothing to of all the stuff. It was clear, his suggest that he was in possession Worhip added, that this man was a workman."

It is not peculiar of China that

the greater criminals get off scot ale of the underworld are made to free, while the miserable rank and. bear the weight of public dis- approval.

Ticks Who Got Ten Pearls.

In this case we are informed that a few soldiers have confessed to entering one of the tombs after the main body of looters had departed, and picked up ten pearls between them.. These they were never able to realize upon. The troops, who had been used as guards by the leader of the vandal, band, were arrested and presumably found with the materials they had collected. Whether the pearls will ever be put back again in the tombs or turned over to some public guardian for

inclusion in one of the national

museums, remains to be seen.

At any rate these guards prob ably will be severely dealt with. They accuse General Tan Wen Siang of leading the expedition; he that his services are required in a is out on bail, under the explanation military capacity.

Loot Out Of The Gountry. Meanwhile most of the stolen property by this time is well-out of the country, further depleting the national_treasures.

hand in filching from museum palace or tomb were to be pubished

If every official who has taken a

ing the raid and search which also petitioned the Provincial Gov. Fung, witness carried the box for he just happened to be the only ing and wailing among highly

lasted several hours, the greater ernment for protection, declaring part of Wing Hon was blocked by that the charges made by the pro- the military and police. Froen Wai prietors against them are wholly Oi Road on the North down to Tai untrue. The dispute is, therefore, Nam Road on the South, people going on, both sides showing no were not allowed to pass. Consigns of yielding. Meanwhile the siderable excitement was created, opera houses have been doing big but no shote were fired and no business ever since the closing down

resistance was offered.

A LEADER OF THE DECEM- BER UPHEAVAL.

Of all these arrests the most

of the cinemas.

BATHING FATALITY

AVERTED.

spactacular was that on Thursday ELECTRIC ALARM SUMMONS afternoon of Tang Kai Poo, a

RESCUERS. notorious Red leader who directed

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the, man. Winess was stopped by a Chinese detective and looked arrived... round' for his master's 'friend; but the latter had disappeared, detective took witness with the box The to No. 2 Police Station where he was charged with possession of the Heroin pills contained in the box.

Hide And Seek.

Evidence of the arrest of Yeung Hung Hing (first defendant) at No. 11, Hok Sze Terrace was given by Detective Sergeant Whant.

The panes of glass on the bottom half of the windows at No. 11 were painted white. After he had been watching the house for about two minutes he saw a man's face above

the whitened panes and he tried the front door but found it locked. The Sergeant then fetched & private watchman who was in charge of the adjoining empty houses and in- structed this man to ring the door bell while he (the Sergeant) again, concealed himself.

the Communist uprising in Canton A Chinese girl owes her life to on the 11th of December last. Upon the newly installed electric alarm being informed of his whereabouts fitted at the Chinese Bathing Club's a squad of Police detectives went matshed at North Point. Whilst

swimning there early yesterday The door was opened by Yeung out in an armoured car and drew morning she got out of her depth Hung Hing whose hands were a. cordon around' house in Mak and was soon in serious difficulties, stained pink. The sergeant ex- the people in the matshed who

However, her cries were heard by pressed his intention of searching

the house. Yeung did not object; } pressed the newly installed "ave On the ground floor, excepting for life alarm. The matshed atten- a bottle of glycerine, nothing of a

found dants and bathers quickly realised suspicious prompt rescue. what was wrong and effected a Searching the second floor, witness found the exhibits produced in Artificial respiration was applied Court and communicated with and the girl's life saved.

Headquarters by telephone. Mr. Taylor visited the place and took charge of the things.

that he was the editor of the Labour.

nature

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Pin And Material.

according to even the most liberal Mr. Taylor agreed, and said that code, there would be a lot of weep- man in the house when the police placed persons in every one of the Addressing Yeung, Mr. Lindsell successive' parties that have come he was in charge of the outst found out and the republicans took their said that there was no proof that into Peking since the Manchus went in the house, and, he would be displaces charged on that count. With re- gard to the charge of helping in the manufacture of the pills, his Wor ship said that it was clear that de fendant had in fact assisted in this.

direction and he would be con-

victed.

Sentence of six months' hard labour was passed:

THE SECOND DEFENDANT,

Addressing Leung Ip Chit (second defendant) his Worship said that he had already admitted admitted aiding and abetting the manufacture of the pills.

Leung: Yes, Li Ho Yuen was the man who carried on the busines

He was also sentenced to: siX months hard labour.

THIRD DEFENDANT. The case against Poon Fung for the possession, in his cubicle on the second floor of No. 8, Russell Street, of the packing case containing the three cutting machines was then proceeded with.

7. Lindsel! replied that there was nothing in the evidence his show that.

Worship had agreed with him that

Mr. Lo then argued that once his

Foon was not the leader of the gyn- dicate then Counsel's onus, under the Ordinance, to show that defén dant had no knowledge of the con- tents of the case, was lifted and automatically shifted back to the prosecution to show that, defen- dant's account was not true,

According to the Ordinance once the prosecution had proved physical possession, the onus was on him (Counsel) to prove his client "in- nocent."

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This, Counsel argued, was con- trary to the fundamental principle of British justice, as in common law the onus to prove a man inno- cent should never rest with the de- fence.ựn

Shah Alley in the 7th Police dis

In this case the defendant had trict. The Red leader kaew some

given, in account in answer to the thing had gone wrong and was

charge brought against him. That preparing to leave his premises.

account was consistent with his But so tight was the military cor

Mr. Lo said that on the morning claim of being an innocent party. of August 28th, Poon Fung left the Therefore, Counsel invited his Wor don that he could dot get out and

house to go to work at 7"x.m.; and ship to take a wide view of the was caught in the street. The out-

did not return until 9 p.m. During Ordinance' via a víg the matter of his absence, at 10 am, Leung Ipotius as laid down in common law law was arrested by the leader of

Chit (second defendant) called at and agree with him that the de- the

squad of detectives, Sergeant

the house with two coolies carrying fence having given an account it Leung, who at once chained him feekly, & Communist journal pub- Mr. Taylor then gave evidence Tung's wife who recognised him as to prove the falsity of that ac the packing case. He saw Roon was now the duty of the prosecution hand and foot. The man knelt lished in Canton before the expul- that the whole outfit found in the man who had often called there count, failing which the defendant down on his karen and begged for sion of the Communists occurred, first floor of the house was for the to visit her husband. Leung naked should be dischargeil.d mercy. But the Police detectives that he was the chief of the Bureau manufacture of heroin "pills, Cn for permission to keep the packing of Publicity of the Communist this floor were also found 172,000 case in the cubicle for a little while

*Regular Bumping-Place. replied that he was too important Party in Canton, and that he was

heroin pills, in addition to other On his promising to take it away

Mr. Lindsell aaked Mr. Lo how be to be watched loosely, so he was

a personal representative of Chen bills at various stages in the on the following day at the latest, could ask him to assume the defen- thrown into the armoured car while Tu Shiu, the director of the Chinese process of manufacturer also a large che consented. 442 to Judant's innocence when one day the bis house was systematically search Communist Party whose headquar- quantity of drugs for making Mr. Lindsell remarked that packing case was left in his cubicle ed. A large amount of Don-ters were then in Shanghai. heroin pills, a bottle and air Poon's place appeared to be a con- and a box of pills was dumped in. munist documents were discover. As the result of the raids and packets of heroin and cutting venient dumping ground. First his abop the next day ed which proved his identity beyond discoveries, the Police have been apparatus:

pills were left in big shop, and then Mr. Le argued that if defendant the shadow of a doubt. At his most careful in exainining strangla locked drawer in the sleep the packing case was taken into his was connected with the syndicate trial bo took a Chinese brush and ers coming into Canton. All the ing room on the first floor was cubicle.

and had knowledge of what was be- wrote no less than four thousand houses bearing the slightest sua idund a registered letter containing. In his submission for the defence ing done, it would be lunsey on his characters relating his active con pición are now being thoroughly a number of documents including Me Lo mid, that there is a part to allow his place to be used nections with the Chinese Cou searched. Evidently the Cantonan lavelce relating to a packing syndicate for the importation of as a dumping ground. ja le munist Party Among other things authorities are taking no chances, case and a formula in abbreviated heroin pills, and he invited his her stated that he was one of the Special attention is paid to hotels English for the manufacture of Worship to say whether or not directors of the Communist up which are the commonest places for heroin pilla

Poon was the leader of this rising in Canton in December laat, harbouring such outlaws and Com-On the ground floor a band syndicate. **(Continued" "on nezi Column) munist; in disguise.....

polishing

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was seiz

Remarking that he was satisfied that defendant had guilty, know- ledge, Mr. Lindell convicted and imposed a fine of $2,000 or, in de- fault, six months hard lablar

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