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JANUARY 26th, 1929.

WORRIED WARKOWLOON BARBERS THE S.S. SUI TAI.

LORDS.

ON TRIAL.

1

FEAR OF ASSASSINATION. WITNESS IDENTIFIES THE

DESPERATE REACTION AGAINST OPPRESSION.

Peping, January 14th (U.P.).— For the first time in several years the War Lords, big and little, are shaking in their shoes. The people, who have endured every kind of oppression without much fuss, are showing a disposition to retaliate. One wall-placed bullet is enough to finish the biggest of War Lords, and Chinese are learning how to shoot straight.

AXE.

TAPE USED AS A BELT?

The case in which twe Chinese barbers, indicted on the capital charge, for the murder of another Chinese barber at Kowloon City on the night o! October 20th-91st, was continued yesterday, before the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, at the Criminal Sessions.

ENTIRELY RECON-

STRUCTED.

GOOD WORK AT THE KOWLOON DOCKS.

The new Sui Tai"-for the really is a new ship-underwent her triala yesterday afternoon and returned to the Company's Whart at Wing Lok Street after a very satisfactory performance. She did her speed trials over the Ad miralty Mile in Lamma Channel to the satisfaction of both the owners Mr. Hin Shing Lo, instructed by and the representatives of the Mr. J. M. Remedios, is for the de- Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock, fence, and the case for the prosecu-who have reconstructed her from a tion is conducted by Mr. H. Somer-hull of burnt debris to a new ship.. set Fitzroy, Assistant Attorney Her mean speed over the mile wai General.

10.343 knots.

This correspondent is reliably in- formed that two attempts have been made recently upon the life of General Chiang Kai Shek. One of these attempta was made at Hsu chow, and the bullet actually struck General Chiang, slightly wounding him. In the other attempt, made deceased. After Lau had disappear a large crowd had collected on the in Nanking he escaped unhurt. ed, witness asked the first prisoner waterfront and were admiring her Every effort has been made to hush where Lau had gone to and renew lines. The vessel left at 2.30 up these attempted assassinations,ceived the reply that Lan was killed p.m. and returned at 3 p.m. hav- as the War Lorda do not want to inspire any other young patriots to repeat the offence.

Further evidence was taken from

Long before the vessel left the a witness who deposed to knowing Company's wharf opposite the the prisoners and Lau Mei, the Wing On Company for her trial,

Movements Kept Secret. Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang and General Ten si Shan are both exceedingly cautious these days. although they used to go around without special protection. When General Yen travelled from Peping to Nanking, he took the most elaborate precautions to conceal his plane, and even his chief sub ordinates in Peping were ignorant of his whereabouts for three entire days, when he donbled back from Puotingfa to Tientsin.

Probably the present scare started

by a motor bus.

The principai tenant of the house in which prisoners had their barber shop said that she had overheard a quarrel between the two prisoners and the deceased about money. The second prisoner was not then working in the shop. He was only street barber, but after Lau Mei disappeared, he joined the shop. Ste saw the two prisoners and the murdered man leave the shop to gether on the night of October 20th.

ing shown herself a steady and well fitted vessel, pntirely adequate for the Macao-Hong Kong service.

Those on board included Mr. Hong Kong, Canton & Macua John Arnold (Secretary of the Steamboat Company), Mr. J. M. Alves, one of the Directors of the sistant secretary. Mr. R. M. Dyer. Company, and Mr. G. Ellams, as- was present for the Hong Kong & Whampoa Docks, with Mr. Cox, and Messrs. J. D. Melaggan, J. S. McIntosh, W. Forsyth, C. Atkin

on, F. C. Goodman and Mr. W. Sweeny, members of the technical staff of the Docks. Mr. N. Gar- Surveyors Office, Mr. F. W. James, Marine Adviser of the Steamboat Company, Mr. W. J. Stokes, of the Engineer's Guild.

with the assassination of Chang Tao They told her that they were going land of the Government Marine | Lin last June. The sudden end of the Manchurian dictator and his chief subordinates came as a com plete surprise and shock to his enemies as well as his friends Chinees War Lords have managed

to

get away" with every possible sort of indignity without being called to account by the oppressed people. Old Chang's sudden death was almost without parallel in Chi: nese history.

"Young General "In Danger, The confident expectation that General Chang Hsuch Liang, the "Young General" at Mukden, wil soon meet an untimely death or be compelled to flee from his capital is voiced by both Chinese and for- eign abservers here.

The Young General" does not have the strength of character of his father, Chang Tso Lin, who was killed last June, so it is believed his attempt to duplicate his father's feat in crushing opposition will be

fatal,

to pray for good joes. She saw the two prisoners in the shop the next morning, and asked where Lau Me had gone to The second prisoner. replied that Lau Mei had taken a bus back and that as he himself had no money, he had to walk. She also asked the first prisoner if the second prisoner had joined him in business. The first prisoner replied that since Lau Mei had not returned, he bad taken on the second prisoner.

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Captain R. Stewart was in com- mand with Mr. J. Keene as Chief Offeer, and Mr. T. O. B. Harmon na Chief Engineer. Mr. A. Figueriedo is the Purser.

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half months, the s.8. Sui Tai has Within the space of three and a Witness, added that she suggested ship. Her outward appearance is been transformed into a very fine to the first prisoner that he should similar to the 8. Kinshan but her search for Lau Mei. Prisoner re- plied "If he was a little boy I interior design closely fallows that would go and look for him but he main deck up she is entirely new, of the s.a. Taishan. From the is a grown up man? On another The narrow deck around the ship occasion, witness again asked for has been done away with and the Lau Mai, and first prisoner told cabins are now situated against the her that a man had been run over ship's side and are provided with and killed by a bus and that an- other man had been murdered in-like the s.4. Taishan-lead up to port holes. Two wide passageways Kowloon City. Then he added, the Dining Saloon, with tables for

Perhaps Lau Mei was the man 40 killed by the bus"

Also similar to the S Taishan, is the polished floor which could be used for dancing. The Smoke, Room on the upper deck is

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niso a credit to the ship being our APPEAL FOR HONG KONG'S Fannelled. Four tables are provid- ed for cards. There are two en-.

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CHINESE CURIOS IN PEPING.

SALES BY AUCTION.

Peping, January 18th (U.P.) :- Lovers of Chinese carios are being

The Axe. Old Chang, it will be recalled, almost was overthrown by a sub-

Witness was handed the axe-head ordinate, Kuo Sung Lin, who rose and handle found near the scene of against him in 1926. Only assist-

the murder. She said that it be ance of the Japanese military saved longed to her and that she had

which the old man.

Kuo was captared missed it the day before the alleged trances and beheaded.

murder. She also identified the apacious promenade deck which ex- Now the young Chang has shot tape found tied to the murdered tends the whole length of the ship. to death two of his leading saban's mouth, and said that it had Comfortable deck chairs are pro- ordinates, Yang Yu Ting and Chang been used for pulling the puakab vided. Yin Huai, on the charge that they,

in prisonere shop..

The cabins are perhaps the most Another woman said that she un notable feature of the ship. There too, were plotting against him, but bolted the door at about midnight are eighteen in all-eight double the circumstances in these two cases-for the first prisoner when he re-berth cabins and ten single berth Diseases, and on behalf of the have been sold and the bargains

are quite different.

his life.

readiness for any crisis.

onto the Mrs. W. T. Southorn has received

the following letter from the Chair-treated to a continuous entertain man of the Boss Institute and ment these days, at the series of anctions which began soon after the Hospital of Tropical Diseases →→ Nationalist occupation, and have

MADAM,--As Chairman of the Ross proceeded without a break ever.

Institute and Hospital for Tropical members of my Committee, I beg

since Thousands of costly pieces peraist.

turned with the second prisoner cabins. Spring beds and a wash Menacing Atmosphere in Manchuria, after having been out with Lan Mei, stand with water connected for

to offer our most sincere thanks both. The bulk of the sales, according -Kuo Sung Lin actually organized She also identified the tape

to yourself and those ladies and to the auctioneers, have been made cach occupant are supplied.. the

to buyers for the American and & revolt, and was beheaded only one used to pull the punkah. The pantry, and bar amidships gentlemen who assisted you in after battles. Old Chang ruthless Asked by Counsel for the defence are very clean and capable of organising the appeal and entertain- European markets. The large deal- racnt, which resulted in the veryers in the west have their resident ly killed scores of his followere, and if the tape was not the kind used dealing with the rush hours." had the rest frightened. Yang Yu as a belt by Chinese, she replied

The officers and wireless opera-handsome donation you have for buyers here, who are always on the look-out for unusual pieces at un Ting and Chang Yin Huai did not that she did not know. Counsels Lor's cabins are situated next to the warded to us.

At the same time, if it were usual prices. Some of these buyers revolt, and one must accept young Haven't you seen Chinese men bridge and are separated from the Chang's werd that they plotted to wearing Belts of that kind! Witness crew's quarters by strong grilles: possible, we should like to express are foreign and others are Chinese.

our thanks to those whose response do so. None of their followers, who (Indignantly): I am a woman and The second and third class accom-

Depleting The Stock, were numerous, have been killed. don't look at men's belts.

modation is in the after part of to your appeal and whose presence

Peping has hundreds of curio Visitors to Manchuria state the at

When asked if she had seen a little the vessel, and is a big improve at your entertainment contributed stores, having been the centre for mosphere in Mukden is menacing,boy in the premises getting up at ment on the old design. A large to the success of your effort.

We are most gratified to find that many years for the sale of Chinese and that young Chang is in fear of about midnight to go to the kitchen, racks extending the length of the so much interest in the work of this for the Chinese and not for the for..

bumber of life-belts are placed in

art objects, which are made chiefly on the night in question, witness second class accommodation is Institute is being taken in Hong eign trade. But business has gone. The best opinion bere appears to replied that she had. be that the assassination of Yang to kitchen at that hour-Always. Counsel: Does that boy always go

Kong, not only by the British com from bad to worse with the result mmunity, but, as I see in the news that many dealers have been com- and Chang was merely part of

A Steady Vessel.

papers, by representatives of co nation-wide plot, which was centred How do you know, do you look at Underway, the vessel showed her less than vight other nationalities. pelled to auction off their stocke in in Nanking, The Kuomintang War the clock every time when he pays self at full speed, to be a steady The Ross Institube, as you know,

trade. Lords are divided into two groups a visit to the kitchen -The clock vessel with no vibration. The to-day, headed by the Kwangs always strikes when be goes to the weather was not calm but when be search work in Tropical Diseases, is primarily concerned with re- clique and the Chiang-Feng clique kitchen.

yond the harbour limits the vessel but at the same time it is moot The little boy was then put into soon proyed her stability in the satisfactory to ue, who are naturally and Yang and Chang are believed to have concluded an agreement the box. He said he was 19 years slight swell

so interested in combating the with the Kwangai Generals.

ald, and remembered distinctly that Heading westwards towards Political assassinations are by no when he paid his midnight visit to Lamma Channel the vessel gather those who spend their lives in the scourge of malaria, to find that means, uncommon in China, but the kitchen on the night of the ed speed and carried out her test Tropics are daily becoming more have been much less common here alleged murder, he saw the two over the Admiralty Mile which she aware of the danger of this disease, Prisoners in the barber shop. accomplished, against tide and not only to themselves and the com- ing the fact that a revolution has

The case

was then adjourned strong head wind, in 17,55 minutes munity at large, but to the success -a speed of 10.046 knots. On her ful development of commercial en- been in progrees in China for seven until Monday morning. teen years, and that the War Larda|

return journey the vessel did the terprise and prosperity. have been at least as unscrupulous

distance in 15.55 minutes-exactly as the oppressors in any other coan extraordinary that such methods tory considering that she was un-

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every kind have been rising steadily Old Chinese eurios of almost in value during the past twenty years, due to the increasing demand" for them in western countries. Residents here are offered higher prices, by dealers for articles which the same dealers sold them two or recent auctions have offered three years ago, but the series of

exactions have been accepted is re- Chinese understand the use of force, been reconditioned. It was stated itrol Department the services of Bi, variety of good bargaina, and have markable. The most avage and the gunmen, in Shanghai are as akil- that the owners" would be satisfied: Malçolin Watson, whose great and depleted the curio stock in Peping

Chicago. Running fights with police

which you have aroused in the Ross

I sincerely trust that the interest. Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hong Kong may be carry out our campaign against malaria, which the great discovery of Sir Ronald Ross, the Director- In-Chief, has rendered possible

Madam,-Your faithfully,fa have done on our behalf, I am, Again thanking you for all you

Signed O. C. MOLEOD,

Chairman et

cynical of these tyrants have not ful and a bold as the gunmen in with 10 knots..

successful malaria-control, work is very drastically. been brought to book by the people

so well-known in the Malay. States. they terrorized.

The vessel carries in addition to are almost as common in the Yang-two life-boats, 39 rafts of approved Industrial Anti-Malarial Advisory As a result of this the Ross Institute People's Patience Exhausted, tazo valley metropolis az in the design, which will support 32 pas But the War Lords to-day appear Illinois capital If it ever becomes sengers each. The two life-boats Committee, with headquarters in to have an intimation that times popular to assassinate, War Lords have newly designed davita and London, has been formed, with the are changing, and that the temper are likely to come to untimely ends can be launched in a very short object of assisting with their maintained, thus resisting as to of the Chinese people is altering every week or so.

malaria problems Companies whose tíme.. very rapidly. In times past, the

Observers here, who have watched The vessel has accommodation for interests are centred in the Tropica militarists have been afraid chiefly the development of this iden in 120 first class passengers, 910 second I have much pleasure in enclosis of each other. More than once, as Chinn, predict confidently that the class, and 886 third class, making a report of acting in connection in the recent instance in Man near future will see a number of a total of 1,216 passengers. She with this Committee. churie, one War Lord has killed in-assassinations, in which prominent will be placed on the Macao service Malaria Control Department are The services of the loss Institute other, under the name of execution, War" Lorde are likely, to figure immediately, relieving the s.s but really as assassination. They will not be surprised if some Wing On which took her place confined not only to those with com There is good reason to believe, of the most noted militarists in the after the fire. The .. Bui Tai mercial interests, but are also at homerat that some of the younger country meet sudden, enda during should prove extremely popular the dispost of Colonial and other "generation in Chins are disposed this year or text for even in with caca entitastic-end hers fiarernments throwback the warld. to use direct methods" in ridding China, it appears there is a limit to who need comfortable and fast con- should they be required. themselves of oppressors It oppression.

veyance to Macao.

(Continued of foot of next column:)

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