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LOAFERS STONE GIRLS' SCHOOL.

THEN' MOB CANTON

POLICEMEN.

TWO MEN ARRESTED.

[YROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT-'}

CANTON, January 13th. Danton's electric supply though a little more reliable now than it has been, is still far from satisfactory. On Saturday night the lights went out no less than five times between the hours of 6 and 11. The duration of the periods of darkness, however, has been considerably shortened, being only about 15 or 20 minutes ach time, but the merchants, parti- cularly the restaurant keepers and the cinema house proprietors, still complain that this is long enough to give a lot of trouble.

One policeman was sat on and beaten last night at 8 o'clock by an Angry mob in front of the Girls Middle School. Ting Ma Alley in Nam Kwan. The girl students were having some sort of celebration and were dancing when the electric lights went out.

A gang of loafers who had gathered in the street in front of the School

and were staring into the ballroom at the girls, began to throw in stones and bricks. The girls scream- ed for help and a policeman on the bent quickly came to the rescue. The mob took advantage of the dark and spread out against the walls of the adjoining buildings. When the officer came with his dim oil light searching for the trouble makers, the mob sprang up en masse and set on him. The officer struggled furiously and the shouting and whistle blowings soon attracted other police officers who hurried to the scene. At their approach the gang released their victim and dis- persed in coalusion. But the officera succeeded in apprehending two members of the gang who were taken into the Police Station in chains. After this incident the girls cut short their darce.

KWANGSI TROOPS LEAVE EAST RIVER.

GOOD WORK IN CLEARING UP BANDITS,

......

A FLOTILLA OF JUNKS.

[FROM OUR CHINESE COMEESPONDENT, ]

Division consists of

3,000

which marched down from Kwangsi

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 14th, 1929.

KIDNAPPING OF A

DOCTOR.

EXTRADITION PROCEED- INGS AT MAGISTRACY.

ACCUSED BREAKS DOWN IN THE END.

心

ADMITS HIS GUILT,

During the earlier proceedings{ many witnesses had been summon-

from Canton, including a nephew of the kidnapped doctor,

COLLISION NEAR CASTLE PEAK.

LOCAL JOCKEY INVOLVED.

HEAD ON CRASH NEAR ROAD REPAIRS.

A serious motor accident occurred

HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.

20TH CONGREGATION TO-DAY.

The enth Congregation of the

Hong Kong University will be held this afternoon. Tes will be served

on the Castle Psak Rond yesterday near the University Tennis Courts afternoon at about 2.30 p.m. when from 343 pm to 4.45. p.m.

At 5 p.m. a procession including Buick two seater No. 234.collid- ed with a Ford car, public vehicle Members of the Court, Council, No. 35, The exact cause of the will enter the Great Hall. Mem

Senate and Staff af, the University

collision is unknown, but the spot bera in this procession will assem is A mile from Castle Peak ble and robe "in the Vice Chancel

lor's room at 4.43, p.m.

Cafeteria and the road is under re- While the procession is entering pair. There is a slight bend and the Great Hall the Band of the the rond is generously sprayed with King's Own Scottish Barderers will sand to protect the new tarrod sur-play the Processional March. face. It was stated that the two. cars met in a head on collision at

the corner.

Mr. R. H. Charles, the well-known jockey, was driving the Buick No, 2030, and was on his way back to Kowloon when the accident occur. red. The Ford, a five-seater, was coming from Kowloon with a party of Chinese. The cara public vehicle is owned by the Suen Fat Garage, of Shanghai Street, Yau- mati, and was driven by one of the Company's chauffeurs.

CANTON, Jan. 13th,

There was an unexpected develop Acting under orders of General

ment on Saturday in the protract Wong Shiu Hung, Commander of

ed extradition proceedings at the the 13th Army and Chairman of the Central Magistracy against Lo Kwangsi Provincial Government Tasi, who is wanted by the Canton the 8th Regiment of the 2nd Divi-authorities on a charge of kidnap sion of the 18th Army under Colping a village doctor and holding Worg Kont Chu has left the East hint for ransom In the end the River districts for Kwangsi. The accused broke down and admitted soldiers, and has been stationed the truth of statements he had the East River districts siace made since his arrest an October

It is part of 29th last year, December, 1927. General Wong Shin Hung's Army during the last days of 1927 and helped to drive the. Red Army ed under Chang Fat Fui and Wong Ki Cheung out of Kwangtung. After driving out Chang Fat Fai, the bat the principal witness in the Kwangsi General remained in the case, the doctor himself, could not East River districts to preserve be brought here owing. it was order and to start work of restated, to the state of his health habilitation. Being Kwangsi tol- diers they have long wanted to go since his release from captivity. back to their own province, but they have remained on duty on account of the prevalence of bin.

In the witness box on Saturday, ditry at the urgent request of the inhabitants of the districts in ques the accused stated that if he had tion. These desperadoes have now kidnapped the doctor the man been cleared out and practically could have been brought here to the whole of the East River dis give evidence against him and that trict is again, enjoying peace.

The troops left the East River the man districts for Canton several days nephew of the doctor was not

go, making part of the journey by nephew at all. Further, that all the Canton-Kowloon Railway. They camped round Tai Sha Tau station the witnesses who testified against waiting for boats to take them to him had done so through malice, their native province and they all as he had incurred the displeasure left on Satarday night by a dozen of certain people in the village be-side of the road.

so big river junks which the cause he was instrumental in the Canton 15th Headquarters had arrest of a man for being a thief." The schoolmaster who gave evidence hired for the purpose."

owed him a grudge for an incident which occurred when, the accused was an inspector on the railway. He suggested that there was a con- spiracy to get him to Canter, as be admitted that while in charge

BY AIR TO NANNING. The seaplane Chu Kiang left Canton Aerodrome on Saturday afternoon for Nanning, In ber were General Cheung Wai Chang, and Measts. Chow Be Hang. Wong Kwong Yui, and Leung Hing Chun.

She was expected to cover the tance in four hours,

Alleged Conspiracy Against -Accused,"

who called himself a

His Excellency the Chancellor will declare the Congregation open and the Vice Chanceller will then address the Congregation.

The Vice Chancellor will request His Excellency the Chancellor to confer the LL.D. degree (in absen- tis), on Mr. B F. Johnston, C.B.E., M.A. (Oxon.)

The Graduates in Medicine, En- gineering and Arte will then be presented by the Deans of their Faculty.

in

The Scholarship Winners Medicine, Engineering and Arts will be presented by the Vice Chan- cellor,

His Excellency the Chancellor will address the Congregation.

His Excellency the Chancellor declare the Congregation will elosed.

The extent of Mr. Charles injuries are at present unknown, but it was stated that he was able to board A motor-bus back town. The The procession will return to the Chinese driver, it is believed, was Vice Chancellor's room. badly hurt, and was taken to the Visitors are requested to remain Castle Peak Police Station to await in their places until the procession the ambulance which was immediate has left the Great Hall. ; aly summoned.

of ancestral funds be misappro- Printed 83,000. For this reason he

had to run away.

Sub-Inspector MacWalters, in charge of the Traffic Department, Kowloon, was soon on the scene and bad the two cars moved to the

The Buick car was fitted with bumpers, but they had not alto gether saved the car from serious damage, The bumpers are badly bent, and the radiator penetrated. The head-lights and glass wind screen suffered heavily, strewing glass over the roadway.

The salvage gang from the Duro Motor Garage later attended to the

The front axle and springs on the Ford are badly twisted, with the large glass wind screen totally smashed by the impact, and the distant Attorney General, prosecuting splintered glass.

Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, Assis-driver is said to be badly cut by the in the case, then cross-examined the accused on ++ statement he had the Secretariat for Chinese made Affairs soon after his arrest as to the seizing of the village doctor at

Accus Mr. Chen Hing Wan of the Can- the temple by certain men. ton Aviation Department took over ed admitted making a statement, command of the Bocca Tigris Forts but he said there was no truth in

He left, Canton for what he had said.

COMMAND OF BOCCA TIGRIS FORTS.

FURTHER FINES FOR THE on Saturday,

COMPANY.

The Canton Power and Light Company, in a statement to the public, explain that, since two of their engines are cut of order, only 120,000 kilowatte of electricity can be generated,

This is very much less than the normal demand of their customers,

When the engines were all in run- ning condition they could produce 135,000 kilowatts but now they can produce far less and to avoid serious risks they have to shut off when the ammeter reaches 12,000.

But the Bureau of Public Utilities will not accept explanations of this kind and the Company has been fined another $2,000. The total fine has now reached 88,000.

ART EXHIBITION IN · CANTON.

PROMOTED BY Y.M.C.A.

Fumien on Saturday morning_at Accused Admits The Crime. 8 o'clock on board the gunboat Hai The accused was then questioned Fu. The Canton Naval Depart on other statements made to the ment sent Mr. Kin Yin Wen to efect that the doctor was taken to Fumien to congratulate the new the temple by a man named Pun Commander of the Fort.

on the pretence that he was requir Mr. Poon Man Chi, former com-ed to treat a sick person; that he mander of Fort Bocca Tigris, who was seized on entering the temple, had resigned some time ago, has and that three others accompanied teft Canton for Nanking where, it Pun while he took the doctor to a is said, an important job is await house and kept him as a prisoner for 60 days; that of the 81,000 paid. ing bim.

as ransom, the go-between was paid $30, and the accused received a two-ninths share amounting to 8161. Mr. Fitzroy succeeded in getting the accused to admit the truth of one of the statements, and he there- after admitted everything..

U.S.A. SCIENTISTS

"EXPECTED IN

CANTON.

RULES GOVERNING EXPORT

OF SPECIMENS.

two cars.

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PLAN TO REFORM THE

ARSENALS..

WHO WILL BE THE FOREIGN MILITARY EXPERTS!

ANOTHER CONFERENCE TO

BE HELD.

Nanking, January 7th:-Accord- 18 to reports from reliable sources, a proposal has been submitted by a number of influential leaders at the Disbandment and Reorganization Conference asking for the complete reorganization of all the arsenale of the country. It is stated that the management and output of the arsenals are considered to be entire- "Mr. Charles Uthart;

ly out of date and satisfactory. Our representative was informed If the proposal is adopted by the that Mr. Charles did not receive Conference, an order will shortly any injuries in the collision. He be issued by the Central Government was accompanied at the time by instructing the various arsenals to three other Europeans-Messrs. W. stop working at once pending a R. Hawke, C. E. Backhouse, and thorough reorganization along Lammert. Mr. Charles states that modern lines under the supervisicu the other car swerved to the right of certain foreign military experts. aide of the road on account of the. road repair work, thus meeting Mr. Charles' car on the wrong side of the road. Fortunately none of the passengers was hurt.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

REFORM...

UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS IN- CREASED TO EIGHT.

The principal arsenals of the country are at Mukden, Hanyang, Shanghai, Canton, Taiyuan, Kung- haien and Tehchow. There has been no systematic management or centralized administration. Conse quently, cases of alleged corruption; mismanagement and waste have fre quently been brought to the atted- tion of the authorities.

General Li Taai Hsin, chairman of the Canton Branch Politici Council, arrived here from Shang- hai this morning to attend the Dishandment and Reorganization Conference, which will resume its The Magistrate (Mr. R. E. Lind-

According to the Government sell) remarked that the accused Gazette the number of unofficialssions to-morrow morning. There is a report that General Li Tani has broken down" and he asked Members of the Legislative Council sin will be appointed chairman the inan whether he still desired to will be increased from six to eight, of the General Affairs Department A dispatch has been received by call his wife, who was outside the under Additional Instructions pass of the Conference; Marshal Feng the Provincial Government of Court, as a witness on his behalfed under the Royal Sign Manual Yu Hainng chainoan of the Be Kwangtung from the Ministry of Accused stated that he did not wish and Signet to the Governor. By organization Department; General Foreign Affairs of the National to do so..

virtue of the same Instructions, the Yen Hai Shan of the Disbandment Government, to the effect that a Detention And Farewells. Secretary for Chinese Affairs will Department; and Mr. T. V. Soong party of American tourists has

become an erofficio Member instead. Accused was then committed been organized by the Natural His tory Museum in Chicago, U.S.A., Victoria Gaol to await the pleasure of an appointed member. It is of the Finance Department. hoth land and aquatic products ship added that the accused willMembers will also be increased by be cut down to 40, 50 or 60 divisiouur. for the collection of specimens of lof H.E. the Governor. His Wor- also announced that the Official whether the number of troops shal!

not be surrendered until after two.

The new members are to be They will come to Canton for a short stay. It is requested in the fifteen days had elapsed, but it was appointed by His Excellency the This reform came into communication that the various open to him to make an applica Governor. Government Departments which the tion to the Supreme Court under force on January 4th. party may approach be instructed habeas corpus if he so desired.

Before the accused disappeared

CREDIT BALANCE AT END OF SEPTEMBER.

Executive Council. At present the Executive Council consists of:-

Ex-officio:

H.E. the Governor (President), H.E. the General Officer Com manding the Troops,

The Colonial Secretary, The Attorney-General, The Colonial Treasurers

It has not yet been decided

All three have been proposed, although it is believed that 60 divisions is the most likely choice." The disbanded-soldiers will be ein- ployed in reconstruction work, or reorganized, into gendarmerie and police units.

A National Delence Conference will be convened here immediately after the closing of the Disband- ment and Reorganization Confer ence, the delegates being practically the same as at the present "confer ence. Among the principal issues to be discussed at the later confer- The Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, ence will be the reorganization of C.B.E. (Director of Public the nation's naval and air forces. Worka),

A number of proposals which are The Hon Mr. R. A. C. North | being discussed at the Disbandet (Secretary for Chinese Affairs in Conference concerning national de place of Mr. E. B. Hallifax, fence will be passed on to the C.M.G., C.BE, who is proceed National Defence Conference för ing on leave after having acted official adoption-Reuter. na Colonial Secretary during Sir Cecil Clementi's absence). Unofficial:

to give the party every assistance behind the prison gate; a pathetic [FROM QUE CHINESE CORRESPONDENZ] as well as accommodation with re-

zard to payment of custom duties farewell scene took place between him bad his wife and other weep- etc.

In this connection, the Ministry ing relatives. Among them was an CANTON, Jan. 33th.

of Foreign Affairs has given a re-infant who was passed on to the

father to embrace. American The Canton Y.M.C.A. is plan-ply to the

Charge d'Affaires, asuring that every ning to hold an Art Exhibition at convenience will be extended to the its own premises from February tourists, and mentioning a 11th to 24th inclusive. As the offi-instructions that he few THE COLONY'S FINANCES. Appointed: cials of the local Y.M.C.A want to up for their guidance. A copy of make the event a real success, all the instructions is as follows:

1-In case of specimens other painters and artists of note in Can-than those to be obtained within ton Kave been asked to give their the Chinese territory by purchase

The Financial returns for the or as gifts, the Chinese Government' support. They are to form a hang will reserve the right of retaining month of September show that ing committee "to select their best the said specimens in China.

the Colony's credit balance was compared with and most representative work for 2-When specimens are ready for 80,483,025

shipment out of Chinese territory, 80-198,807 at the end of August, display at the Exhibition. This they shall be subjected to inspection

Tho revenue for the month was will be divided into seven sections: by officers to be sent by the Chinese 81,607,671, as against 81,834,356 for the surge month in 1927: whilst the paintings, embroiderica, photo-Government.

3.-The party of tourists shall respective expenditure figures were graphs, sculpture, charts of various observe the existing rules and also $1,613,453 and 81,426,053.

The total income for the period Bort, inetal work, casts and blue those to be promulgated by the

The constitution of the Legisla prints.

Chinese Government in the near from January to September in- future, governing matters of simi- elusive was 817,040,475, compared tive Council hither has been as fol- - The Chinese community in Honglar nature.

with 818,180,780 for the correspond-lows:--

The catimate Ex-officio: Kong have also been invited to par- Provincial Government has issued of revenue for the whole year s

With regard to the above, the ing period in 1927, ticipate in the affair by sending a circular instruction to all the 820,103,390,0 exhibits. The Hong Kong Chinese Governmental organisations under The nine months expenditure against Y.M.O.A. is to act as the representa control, ordering them to re totalled 814,633,212,

instruct their sub-ordinates that '813,885,662 in. 1927. The estimate tative of the Canton Y.M.CA in they should take the necessary, ac for the whole year's expenditures the British Colony.

Ition accordingly.

922,183,045,

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The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., LL.D.,

The Hon. Bir Shou-son Chow, The Hon Mr. A...C.. Hynes.‚

Legislative Council.

HE, the Governor (Eresident), H.E."the General Officer Com manding the Troops,

The Colonial Secretary, The Attorney Genéral, The Colonial Treasurer: (Dontinued at foot of next column,) |

Appointed

The Hon. Mr. Creasy (Director of Public Works),

The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G. (Captain Superintendent of Police);

The Hon. Mr. North (Becretary for Chinens Affairs in place of Mr. Hallifax):. Unofficials:

The Hoa. Bir Henry Pollock, The Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, The Han. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G. LLD

The Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes, The Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes, The Hon: Mr. W. E. L. Bhen-

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