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CANTON'S FIRING SQUAD.

NOTORIOUS COMMUNIST

EXECUTED.

THIRTY-SIX VICTIMS IN A WEEK.

(FROM OUR CMINKAK ÇORKLSPONDENT.]

HEROIN PILLS.

KWANGTUNG FACTORY

RAIDED.

DRUG REPLACING OPIUM FOR SMOKERS.

WOMAN” OFFENDER'S

EVIDENCE.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, 1928.

THE YAUMATI MURDER.

CASE OPENED AT HOW-

LOON MAGISTRÁCY.

SMART WORK BY POLICE.

was

A double murder committed at Woosung Street, Kowloon, on the early morning of August 10th, was recalled yesterday at the Kowloon [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] Magistracy when a Chinese

charged with the crime..

Mr. H. Somerset Fritzroy, Assis- tant Attorney General appeared for the prosecution.

for

nien.

יי

ROUND THE COURTS.

BRIBING OFFICERS OF

THE LAW.

POLICE DUTY TO WARN IGNORANT CHINESE.

Offering bribes to officers of the law is a common offence in Hong Kong and Chinese hawkere seem to be under the impression that a few ten cent pieces are sufficient to buy

any constable.

MR. JOHN SMITH'S SYNDICATES.

THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CHINA.

STAGGERING FIGURES AND LONG TERM CREDITS..

HOME COMMENT.

When the news was first cabled to Hong Kong that Mr. John Nind

Smith has organised an important

outcome of the venture.

Sub-Insp. James told Mr. Wyndicate of British Industrialists to Schofield, Be Kowloon Magistrate take up large contracts in China s good deal of scepticism was express- Mr. Hia yesterday that the police; by ed in business circles regarding the Shing Lo is for the defence, while neglecting to warn ignoran: Chi Mr. J. M, Remedios is watching the nese of the seriousness of offering" case for the family of the murdered bribes to offers of the law were contributing in a large measure te Outlining the case for the pro-this class of offence. He was pro- secution, Mr. Fitzroy said that the sccuting a Chinese medicine vendor, exact time of the murder could not for not having a licence and for be established, but it was between offering a bribe of 31 to an Indian four and five in the morning. the door of their shop, and it ap- Two men were sleeping outside-

peared that their assailant or as saints-probably two men did the den because two daggers were found stabbed the two men while

constable.

CANTON, 'September 21st. Last evening saw the execution st Red Flower Hill in front of the

CANTON, Sept. 21st, Holy Trinity College, a British

Reports have come to hand of a institution, of seven outlaws and heroin factory being unearthed in Communists, including. Tang Kai Toyshan city not far from Canton Poo, the notorious Red who was The factory, which had the one of the directors of the Compearance of a store, was raided by munist uprising on December 11th a group of detectives and over last. Practically all of the victims 15,000 red pills, large quantity were arrested in the recent raids on of rów opium from which Communist haunts in the city. It these red pills were made, will be remembered ever since the and 2 complete. outfi arrest of Tang Kai Poo, the Can- manufacturing, this illicit drug ten Police have been exceedingly were seized and taken to the Toy netive in running down the Comshan Police Station. At the time "munists in the city. Raid after of the raid one woman named raid was conducted and persons Chang Yuet Kam was arrested and showing the slightest vestige of charged with manufacturing the Communist sympathy were placed prohibited, drug. under arrest. During the past seven days more than ten haunts she said that she and her husband

One of the murdered men, Loot the offence." were raided and over a score of had been hired by a firm in the city of Toyshan, to make the pills persons arrested. Tang Kai Poo and that they had come there from Shing, was stabbed in the chest was the moving spirit of Caator the Province of Kiangsu about a and the other in the stomach. The

month ago. Communism and his arrest and You Yu, was not

Her husband, Luk latter man, Leung Yu Chi, despite

the premises subsequent trial have been reportat the time of the raid and con- his injuries, staggered to a nearby ed at some length in these columnsequently escaped. Under close tea, house for assistance.

The total number of Reds execut: questioning the woman said that

ed during the past seven days was 28, and there are still about so suspects in the city jail awaiting trial. The Canton Garrison carried out 24 executions and 12 were done by the Police. The authorities are showing no mercy towards Com munists, and refuse to take any chances with these desperadoes. Executions are again of daily oc currence-five a day is about the

Mr. Smith is known hore as a former professor of English in the University. He was not in the Colony for more than three or four years and his business experience must necessarily be very limited. When he returned home it was under- stood that he had obtained employ. meat as a teacher in one of the public schools,

In his evidence, the constable said that the defendant gave him 81 to release him. Witness refused it and

Commenting upon his enterprise, while on their way to the Police the China Express and Telegraph Station, defendant took out a hand-just to hand says:- ful of coins and offered them to him.

According to one of the morn At her trial by the district, judge they wers asleep, and then made Witness admitted that he did noting papers 'contracts of great value'. warn defendant of the seriousness are about to be signed between the

she and her husband had their secret factory in a temple in Sun Wool city but were forced to aban-

good their escape.

Callous Bystanders

"

Defendant was fined $3 for haw king without a licence, and 810 for attempting to bribe a police officer.

HUSBAND PROMISES TO BE GOOD.

"

Continuing, Mr. Fitzroy said A Chinese married couple appear.dicate, it is said, will make itself that he arrived there and the need before Mr. W. Schofeld at the on the place on "account of the countant of the tea shop would say Kow.oon Magistracy, the wife vigilance of the Polive there and the difficulty of transporting the that the injured man asked for red pills to other cities. They police whistle. This was given and were then engaged by the Arm blown: Some of the people in the in question in Toyshan city where business was more lucrative and tea house began to walk away with the Police watch, up to a few days out making any attempt to help the

go, was looner. She also admit injured man.

ted that the owners of the secret red pill factory were two wealthy merchants of Toyshan district, and

Leung Ya Chi then staggered back to his shop where he gave the

charging the husband with assault. She said that the man had cut her or with a razor but she was will ing to withdraw the case if her husband would promise to be good and to support her.

.

Insp. Hoare auggested to the Magistrate that any punishment

average. People living close to the told the judge their whereabouts, whistle to one of his foki to blow meted out to the husband would be China. certainly presents a wonder-

execution grounds say that the place is smeared with blood and rank grass is nourished from this

Source.

DEATH PENALTY FOR "THEFT.

The Canton Police are also re-

for help. The police arrived on the scene, and two blood stained dag. gers were found near the murdered evidence produced "

meg.

sharp lookout for him.

CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG?

equally bad for the wife as she

Defendant assured the Court that would thus be deprived of support.

he would mend his ways and put his razor to a proper purpose only. The case was dismissed...

MORE SPURIOUS COINS.

They were at once arrested and brought to trial. At first they would not admit that they were the confronted by origen factory, but by the woman, they finally admit ted their guilt. The Toyshan Mr. Fitzroy eid' that evidence Police are now looking for Luk would t called to show that the Yau Yu, the husband of the arrest murdered man Leung was in part- ed woman, but he was nowhere to be found, and the woman absolute- nership with the accused in a cake sorting to drastic measures in deally refused to divulge his where business on July 1997. They first Fearing that the culprit opened a shop in Woosung Street, shouts. ing-with-petty theft In a notifica has secretly slipped to Canton, the

More spurious coins have been un- tion recently issued to the public Toyshan Police have telegraphed to and within the course of three- they declared that capital punish-e Canton Police to maintain a months business, they moved the earthed by the Police and as a re- shop twice. Partnership between sult two men were charged at the ment will again be put into effect for such offences. It will be re-

the two men was dissolved in Janu. Central Magistracy yesterday.

A Chinese who resided, in a hut membered that Chu Fai Yat, Can-

ary this year, and there would be -ton Police Commissioner during the

evidence to show that the accused at Saiwanho received a surprise Red régime had proscribed execu-

Subsequent investigation, showed and the murdered man, Leung, had visit from the Police, who discover responsible business mer in this tion as the punishment for theft.

had many quarrels over money offences was again carried out after with those recently discovered in ed and had fought the murdered nook and corner of the hat. The But capital punishment for these that these red pills were identical matters. The accused had threatened 91 ten-cent pieces hidden in every Mr. Chu had left Canton, and Hong Kong, and the Police are

man pleaded, that he got the "dad" while it was in force the number of wondering if there is some conners

Former Partners In Opposition. coins in exchange for opium which eases of stealing was very much tion among the persons manufac

Accused opened a shop of his own amüller. Recently, however, the turing this illicit drug in the Police reconsidered the matter and British Colony and similar offen- next door to his former partner he had been selling and did not

ders in Canton. The three arrest and a sort of opposition went on. know that they were counterfeits. thought that capital punishment

In sentencing" the man to four too severe, Punishment was ed persons have so far refused to In July this year, sccused moved disclose anything "which might to Hong Kong taking premises in made more lecient. But the result assist the Police to make further Queen's Road West. There was months' hard labour, Mr. R. E. was that the pumber of thefts has ralds and arrests. The two men evidence to show that the accused Lindsell said that defendant must increased and continued to in-have, however, stated that appro- was over in Yaumati on the night have crease. Because of this the Police ximately 150,000 red pills Eave of the murder, his brother, was over have decided to re-enforce the or been sold since the opening of the with him, and the latter was actual-" treme penalty in the hope that factory about a month ago. Thely on the way back when he was have taken the trouble to hide them Nanking are welcome to their am- stealing will be stopped.

Fde

max.

A

Chinese Nationalist Government and a powerful syndicate of manu- facturers with interlocking interests in almost every phase of British industry and trade, for the recot- struction of parts of the War- ravaged areas of China. The 33-

responsible on long credit terms for the supply of materials to the value of over fifteen millions sterling. Another syndicate, supported by an important firm of constructional engineers, is also spoken of, whose purpose will be to modernise with roads and railways the extensive provinces of Cheklang and Kiangsu After four years of civil strife and with keen aspirations towards a higher degree of world greatness, ful Beld for enterprise of the nature

news of contracts about to be signed appears to be some say it, the net, Joth as we are zo

what premature. Syndicates may he forming for the feast when the time comes, but the table has not yet been laid, nor have the guests been invited. China's future is still far from settled. Before any de. cision can be reached about con- tracts of great value' the country's credit has to be restored. China is Grms for railway materials and already heavily in debt to. British bondholders have claims of long standing to be met before any scheme of railway construction, road-building, harbour works and what not can be entertained by

much-needed work for British in- country, no matter how eager ther may be to help Chine and provide dustry, The news, it appears, has been telegraphed to Chins, Shang- hat considers the step "rash in the

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pleased amazement," extreme" and Peking regards it little play on the last word changes it to amusement, and this describes how the report has struck those big business interests in London who, of late years, have had cause to know China. Those busy men who claim to be conducting affairs in bitions for a great China-on this point the foreigner does not inter- fere-but they cannot expect lor- eign help of the kind indicated until they have central administration which will be absolutely free from taint and interference at the whim of the military. Nanking has solemnly re- corded, a number of resolutions but the war lords go their way as relegating the war lords to oblivion, hitherto and heed them not. In- the progress of straightening out there are many difficult problems Medical evidence given by Dr.

to be solved Fast armies are to be disbanded, complete tariff. auto- Newton was to the effect that Lo

nomy is to come into being, the Shing died five minutes after ad-

Customs. "service is to be re- mission to the Kowloon Hospital.." Lenng was unconscious and his in-

organised, an income tax is to be imposed. These are merely a few wound in his abdomen. Aa im ently had a fondness for the ciga Nanking programme With the full testines were protruding from the ten years from the Colony appar items taken at random from the mediate operation was performed.

rettes sold in Hong Kong. He re cat sympathy for those at the wheel and with no wish to exaggerate the tain the editor of the newspaper in.but the man died an hour later.

The case was adjourned.

turned here before his time was up difficulties, it can truthfully be and got himself in trouble by steal-aid that until the Government ing three packets of cigarettes from possesses full authority to put its plans into practice, its programmes a atall in Wanchai.

are of little value. Present poli Mr. Lindsell sentenced the man tical conditions ofer no ground for to two months' hard labour on the the supposition that Nanking has larceny count, and for returning that authority. That the political from banishment, he had to do an theorists of the new China are other stretch of ten months hard sincere and full of energy there is labour. Defendant was also order no doubt, but they sometimes put ed to receive 20 strokes of the birch the cart before the horse and ignore the factor of their own provincial.. authorities, who after all will have. changes come to be made. The development of China, on modern Lines will be a huge undertaking, This newspaper gave a long account The Wab Tre Yat Pau of Hong make and the plane, fell into Two Chinese market folis were big enough to employ all the British of General Wang's arrival, his in terviews with the local officials, the Kong also published a similar re- the river. Being good swimmers bound over, in their personal bond syndicates that may be formed, hut Languet. given in the Government port in its columns and the Canton both the pilot and the passenger of 875 to keep the pence for one meantime it is extremely doubtful House in his honour, the place of Political Council at once banned who accompanied him were able year. They appeared before Mr if responsible British firms will risk bi sejourn, all indicating beyond that paper in Canton saying that to get nehore, but the plane still Schofield yesterday, eath accusing embarking upon contracts which on the shadow of a doubt that Marshal Canton cannot tolerate Tuch, mis remains to be atraged, Canton the other of having poured-boiling the face of them are a gamble with

"conger" over him.

odds against them. (Continued on next Column) statements.

FALSE NEWS!

ANGER OF CANTON OFFICIALS.

woman said that she and her bus | band were making the pills for the two men on the basis of 849, per 10,000 pills. What sort of punish- ment these law breakers will get is not known, but it will be severe. ere It has further been found that the use of red pills in place of opium has been very widespread in the interior of Kwangtung and that there are many people addict ed to it. They say smoking red pills is the latest fashion for opium smokers. Our correspondent was told that the raw materials for making red pills were smuggled in-. to Kwangtung principally frota {FLOM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. Wachow and. Hong Kong.

JOURNALIST - PUNISHED: HONG KONG PAPER BANNED.

CANTON, September 21st.

known that the coins were bad otherwise he would not

arrested. The brother was dis away so carefully. charged on the police being con- vinced that he could not have taken part in the murder.

Mr. Fitzroy went on to say that the most extraordinary part of the matter was that the accused return ed to his shop.at six o'clock in the morning of August 19th, and, with out giving any reason to his fokin packed up his belongings and tried to board the Sui An for Macso.

Another Chinese was brought be fore. Major C. Willson for uttering spurious coin. He went to a ciga rette stall and offered a bad ten cent piece for his purchase. When searched by the Police it was found that the man had two other ten cent picces which were sisa bad. He was The Police, however, were there bo-sentenced to six weeks bard labour. fore him and he was arrested at the Wing Lok Street Wharf.

Considerable anger has been Li Tsai Erin's most trusted Kwang aroused in official circles by reports si colleague had actually arrived in in the vernacular press stating that Canton. Then to make quite cor General Wong. Shui Hung, Com nander of the 13th Army and Chairman of the Kwangsi Provin- question telephoned to the Canton cial Council, had arrived in Canton Headquarters of the 15th Army with the Kweichów Envoy, Mr. Me for confirmation of the news. The

CANTON AEROPLANE IN Kwang Cheung, on the 18th of this editor was told that the report was true and that the military chief month on board the gunboat Kiang had actually arrived in the city.

TROUBLE. Aoo. The fact was that only the

But on the next day great was the Kweichow Envoy and his" party perturbation among high Govern

Last Monday afternoon one of came and that General Wong did ment officials who declared that it Canton's airplanes whilst up on a not. The Kwangsi General was at winexcusable that the official flight developed trouble, and the that time in Liuchow inspecting organ of the Canton Branch of the airmen were forced to descend in rrangements for the coming Ex Nationalist Party should have the river near the wharf of the hibition in that city. The affair published such a faire report. The Canton Christian College. was made worse by the completeness newspaper had to apologize and the

The machine had been in the air

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