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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19th, 1929.

EXPLOSION AT KONGMOON. WATER TANKS FOR TIMBER YARD ROBBERY.

"BANDITS AND A BOMB.

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, Feb. 18th.

WANCHAL.

DEALING WITH THE SHORT- AGE PROBLEM.

* FOKI !! WOUNDED IN THE STRUGGLE

PRISONER CONVICTED,

Before Mr. Justice J. R. Wood: WORK ALREADY COMMENCED, at the Criminal Bessions yesterday.

A report from Kongmoon states that a serious bomb explosion has ccurred flore, shattering one house. Vehicular traffic was suspended and breaking all windows in the yesterday in Southern Street and ridinity. The explosion took place Western Street, Wanchai, when near the Post Office and two men barricades were erected preparatory found on the damaged promises to the installation of a monster were arrested. Both of them were tank at each place to cope with the injured though not seriously and it water, thortage. Each tank is 39 is thought that they were members ft. by 24 ft by 8.ft., and has a of a gang plancing an outrage, but capacity of about 30,000 gallons the bomb exploded prematurely.

A namber of bandits have sought refuge in Korgmoon and the police hara esptured several of them.

The explosion caused something of a panic in the district but did

Owing to the low rainfall in January, the water shortage is growing more acute, and it is to cope as far as possible with this problem and to conserve Hong Kong's dwindling supply that the Government has taken the present step. The water for the tanks will be brought across the harbour from MARSHAL LI TSAI HSIN'S Laichikok by boats and pumped

RETURN.

not do much harm.

TEOM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. }

CANTON, Feb. 18th.

Marshal Li Tesi Hein, who has been in Kwangsi to complete the obsequies of his mother, will leave Wuchow for Canton on Tuesday on bound the gunboat Hai Fu Mesara Li Man Yin, Fung Cho Man, Tang Shih Trang, and other Canton off. dish will return with him.

ANGLO-CHINESE RELA- TIONS.

ADMIRAL WAISTELL'S SPEECH

AT CANTON

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In yesterday's issue a very brief reference was made to the speech)

into the tanks which will be fitted

with draw-off taps.

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According to information from official sources obtained by a Daily Press représentative, at the moment, there is sufficient water in the reservoirs on the Island for 10 days, but it is vitally necessary that the demand which has been given from standpipes in the vicinity of the Praga should be eased. If the water shortage per- sists, we understand that the re- maining two of, the four huge tanks sent out from England will be erected and water supplied from Kowloon.

THE SIGN OF FOUR FINGERS.

Chak Tam Ching was charged with committing a robbery in a timber Fardin Mongkak with another.

an not in custody,

Mr. H. K. Holmes, Crown Solicitor, prosecuted and prisoner was undefended.

Outlining the case, Mr. Holmes said that on the night of January 19th, a man named Kong Yee was sleeping in one of the sheds in the yard. Shortly before midnight, he was roused by a hand feeling around his throat. He opened his eyes and by the light of a street lamp, he saw two men, ens of whom was the prisoner. The mea grappled with him, and the prisoner cut his girdle which con- tained 840. He called for help and the robbers threatened to stab bim His ories, however, attracted the attention of a police picket, and when they gat into the yard, they found Kong Yee and a foki drag sling with the prisoner, and sear the latter were the girdle and the monty."

Police Station said that he was Prisoner when charged at the

walking along the main road when he heard a commotion. He wont to have a look but was arrested. He was searched and the polica found nothing on him.

At the Magistracy, prisoner tald 4 different story. He said: Shortly after 11 p.m., I went into the wood yard to steal I took four small pieces of timber. I wanted to sell them to Kong Yee. I sold them to him and he gave

delivered by Vice-Admiral A. KINDIAN CONSTABLE ACCUSED $1.00 for them. He beat me

Waistell, C.B.; at the banquet given in his honour at Canton by General and Mrs. Chen, Ming Shu. Ws now

OF SQUEEZE.

The Indian constable, No. 771

down 80 cents for I had asked for $2.40."

Mr. Holmes also mentioned that

LONDON TO HONG KONG IN 7 DAYS?

GERMAN AVIATION COMPANY'S WONDERFUL

PROJECT.

WILL IT BE DEVELOPED?

60-HOUR SERVICE FROM EUROPE

TO SHANGHAI.

Many schemes have been discussed recently with regard to the establishment of a regular air mail service between London and China Imperial Airways, Ltd., have been especially interested in this matter but, in the absence of concrete experiments, it would seem at first sight that the difficulties in the way of such a servico- are almost insurmountable.

Naturally, the need for negotiating international agreements presents the principal stumbling block, but the calling together of a conference to investigate a Far East air mail service in detail would be a big step in the right direction. Already, there are indica- tions that Europe feels the dire need for the establishment of a rapid means of communication sad transport between London, Paris, Berlin and China and Japan.. Other Companies "Awakening, Although not extending at once Success in establishing passenger to the Chinese coast, the British and freight air lines through all the in April of a four-day service from

pians call for the initiation early principal countries of Europe has London to Bombay by way of attended the, efforts of Der La Genoa, Cairo and Baghdad. Even- Lufthansa, the great German Com-tually the directors of this all- mercial Aviation Company. In the ward by way of Calcutta to Singa British-service hope to push south- past, other companies have been pore and Australia, and northward inclined to scout the idea of a far to Hong Kong and Shanghai. East mail service as being not only Netherlands and the Dutch East The proposed service between the too expensive, but technically im Ladies has not yet left the paper possible. Der Lufthansa, however, stage, but according to reports will have been quietly carrying ous ex- follow a course from Rotterdam, periments which have convinced through Nurnberg, Budapest, Con- their experts that such a scheme stantinople, Baghdad, Karichi, is in every way possible. Now, Calcutta, Bangkok, Singapore and British, French, and Japanese avia-Medan, to Soerabaja, Java. Five tion companies are beginning to Dutch companies have been or- take careful notice of their German ganized with a view to operating or rivals.

participating in this service, and four of these are already active in the East Indies, using Soerabaja as their base.

Convinced that a mail route from Hamburg to Shanghai is possible in the near future, Der Lafthansa is now laying the groundwork for the serial commercial conquest of the Far East and, in doing so, is causing a stir in British, Dutch, and Japanese seronautical circles.. service from Hamburg to Shanghai, Lufthansa has planned a 60-hour directly across Germany, Russia, Siberia and China. Tests flights for the purpose of mapping the route and fixing time schedules have already been made. Virtually all that remains necessary to translate

conclusion of agreements, which would permit German planes to fly over Russian and Chinese territory and perhaps give the German company a monopoly in China. Lufthansa representatives are now, engaged in negotiating agreements in Moscow and Nanking.

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Bealising the ease with which the Chinese coast can be reached from Java, Lufthansa officials feel certain that one or another of these com- panies will in time strike out in that "direction.

Will Co-operation Eventualise? arisen in Russia, where the Press Another serious obstacles has is carrying on a campaign against foreign commercial aviation in- vasion, its battle cry being the Through its Russian subsidiary, however, Lufthansa hopes to be able to overcome this opposition.

give the full text of the Admiral's who is facing three charges namely during the struggle the foki re the paper plan into actuality is the Russian Air for Russian Airplanes."

speech, as follows:-

"I wish to thank

you very

stitched.

of entering No. 31 Haiphong Road,ceived a cut in the arm, which was ground floor without a warrant, not serious but it had to be heartily for asking me here to demanding a bribe of 40 cents and night, and for the great hospitality. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon

stealing 70 cents, was before, Mi

Magistracy yesterday afternoon. Kowloon, appeared on behalf of the Mr. L. H. C. Calthrop, A.S.P.

Crown and Mr. H. J. Armstrong,

you have shown me on my visit ta Canton, the first visit I have paid to a Chinese port since becoming British Commander-in-Chief.

"I am particularly gratified by

Prisoner was found guilty and sentence was deferred until Friday afternoon.

Anxious to Start.

of Messrs. Deacons appeared for the ROBBERY AND KIDNAPPING. hai service would carry only mails,

defence. The defendant denied all

the warmth and welcome be cause I feel it is not meant for me alone, but is an indication of your three charges. friendly feelings towards my coun-

BAID ON A MATSHED AT SHATIN.

try, I have recently left England Outlining the case for the prose- and can assure you that any coun-cution, Mr. Caltrop said that at try is animated by no other feeling about 10 p.m. on February 11th, Charges of robbery and child than that of sincere friendship for China, and has no other wish than three men were playing a game of stealing were preferred against to see China strong and prosperous. tin-gau at No. 31 Haiphong Road, Chan Hon, Las Cheung, Tam "But this friendship between our ground floor, when the defendant Hung, alias Kai Sze Hung, and two countries is no new thing; it came into the shop and said sit duk Wong Sze, alias Wong Pox yester has existed for years.

We have occasionally had our

(meaning, I understand), and hold day at the Criminal Sessions bə- differences, like any other friends, but when up his four fingers..

The tea

fore Mr. Justice J. R. Wood. these differences are settled in realized what he wanted but said Mr. H. K. Holmes. prosecuted friendly spirit, they spon disappear and we remain even armer friends nothing and the defendant went for the Crown and prisoners who out. One of the players then re- were undefended pleaded · Not "It is with great interest that tired and went to sleep. Two other Guilty," we in England have observed the arsen came into the shop and started rapid advance being made in aviato play, making four in all. They 1929, & number of robbers, carry, tion in China-especially in your province of Kwangtung--and we had been playing for about 10. ing bamboo torches "raided a were much impressed by the very minutes when the defendant return lung fight recently undertaken by ed and again showing his four the head of the Canton Avia- fingers said that he wanted 40 cents. tion Bureau-General Cheung Wai The players refused to hand over Jung. The success of this long-the money and the constable seized distance fight is a definite mile-70 cents from the table and weat

than before.

stone in Chinese aviation.

shal Li Tsai Hein was not able to

"I regret very much that Mar be present here this evening, but I much appreciate the kind mes sage he sent me yesterday.

out. One of the players, to whom constable who refused to give back the money belonged, followed the the money and took the man to the police station where he accused him of gambling..

On the night of December 9th,

matshed at Shatin. nothing of value, so they stole s They found

baby boy and a girl of 5 years

The mother of the boy, who was

At the start the Hamburg-Shang- the United Press was informed, later being expanded to provide for passenger transportation, while ultimately an express and freight service would be added. Under this plan manufactured goods would be carried eastward and raw materials from Chins to Germany. Berlin, Moscow,

The route would pass through Kasan, Omsk, Kraawojarsk, Irkutsk, Urga, Peping and Shanghai During the test flights held last summer and in 1928 it was demonstrated that night flying would be practicable over cer- tain sections of the airway without adding too greatly to the expense

of the service.

For the moment the advantage in this Acistic race lies with the German firm. Its reputation is already secured through the success- ful operation of ita European lines, while the competing companies would virtually have to build up their names from the bottom; second- y, the proposed Hamburg-Shanghai route is several days shorter than either of the two other lines planned from Western Europe, and, lastly, Der Lufthansa already has a foot. hold in Russia through its con tractual relations with a Bussian company, fifty per cent. of whose

stock it ownS.

Nevertheless Der Lufthansa officials are apprehensive last they fail to be the first to establish a regular service, to China. They are going forward on the theory that. the pioneer firm, whoever it may be, will be almost certain to receive the lion's share of Chinese and other Asiatic air traffic for years to come.

On the other hand, the Daily While Lufthansa officials believe Press learns from a reliable source it will be a year before regular that a co-operative, scheme between service can be inaugurated, they are three large companies Imperial possible and are, therefore, press Lufthansa, and the newly-formed anxious to get it started sooner i Airways of Great Britain, Ltd, Der ing for early action in Moscow and Chinese Aviation Company-may Nanking. Their anxty can be very likely evolve before, the attributed to the imminency of struggle for supremacy wages for British, Dutch and Japanese.com- any length of time. As a result of petition.

this merging, a 7-day service be Représentatives of a Government tween London and Hong Kong will also active in Nanking and hope to subsidized Japanese concern are be possible.

The German company believe obtain an exclusive concession for that it is possible, for their machines the Shanghai-Irkutsk route. Success to fly from Hamburg to Shangbai for the Japanese would completely in a Little under three days. Allow- disrupt the Lufthansa scheme inasing for halts en route, the idea of much as an important section of the a 7-day service between here and contemplated Hamburg Shanghai home is, therefore, not impossible. airway would thereby be pre- Will unanimity between the air lings and the various governments Conident Hopas

concerned materialiae? The result

the of the negotiations at present pro-

will no doubt supply a clue to answer to this question which is arousing great interest in blainess circles.

kidnapped, said there were eight

matshed. Three men entered her women, including herself, in the

cubicle and she was so terrified that she dared not watch what the In conclusion, I wish to express once again my very sincere thanks ers corroborated Mr Calthrop's thirty cents in the house and that empted

"Chan Yi Kwong, ans of the play-men were doing. She had only for the warm welcome you have statement and mentioned. At his given one here in Canton, and I first visit the defendant only said the fourth prisoner took. The raise my glass to drink to the sit dak (understand) and put up robbers remained in the shed fosfidently experts, however, that it health of the President of the his four fingers, and did not ask for about an hour, when she was re- Nationalat Gaverament of China."

money. It was at the second visit

"ON APPROVAL

TONIGHT'S AD.C. PRODUC- TION.

that he demanded forty cents and leased by a boy who had not been then seized the money from the tied up by the robbers. Har baby table. One of the players named Ko Yi Sang went out after the 50n was kidnapped and she had

not seen him since.

constable.

Cross-examined by Mr. Arn- Another woman said that the strong, the defendant said" that be had never before seen anyone hold was sleeping with her five year up four fingers. Ha presumed at old girl when the robbers entered. the time that it mean 40 cents. She was tied up, and the robbers. Witness took it for granted that the took the child away and also two of their series of performances of constable addressed him.N

It was put to the witness that umbrellas, two caps and a bed

At the Theatre Royal this even ing the A.D.O. will give the Srat

On Approva)."

The public are requested to do his story was a lie, that they were quilt. She saw her daughter again their best to be in their state by shaking dice !! on the pavement a.15 pm at every performance, and that the constable ever enter on December 13that Faumati, not only in the interests of the ed the shop. Witness denied this. actors but also for their own sakes. In answer to Mr. Calthrop, wit

after she had been recovered by The action of the play commences ness said that on the first occasion the police. Witnes identified the immediately on the rise of the first they were not playing for money third prisoner as the man who curtain, and fate-comers will find and therefore did not consider that stole the bed quilt it very difficult to follow it. they were doing anything illegal.

We understand that the dress On the second occasion when they witness had failed to pick the His Lordship commented that rohearsal daat night was most pro were playing for money witness prisoner out at the Magistracy mising, and play-goers should not knew that it was illegal and closed miss the A.D.C.'s exceedingly dever the game when the defendant Mr. Holmes agresd. interpretation of Lonsdale's spark asked for the money.

The case

was adjourned until ling comedy.

this morning

The case was adjourned.

The Garisa organisation con-

can reach a satisfactory agreement with the Chinese Government. take a more roundabout form.

British and Dutch rivalry would

HARBIN BOLSHEVIK ROUND-UP.

WOMAN'S CALLOUS

BEHAVIOUR.

ceeding at Nanking and

to Vladivostock, on an engine, thus Droiding the recessity of getting permit from the police or a vies on Eis passport de Ba

Detectives having learnt that he. was being sheltered by a certain woman, they went to the latter's house, but, before they entered, the Harbin, Feb. 2nd. The O.LD. woman emphatically denied that are very active in their rounding the youth was at her place. This up of Bolshevik propagandists and did not satisfy the guardians of the peace, who started to search the arrest follows acrest. One buth, premises wanted by the police, escaped de In a back room, they discovered tention by shooting himself a few the wanted man, lying on the floor,

looking for this young man for room was the daughter of the minutes before. the police arrived with a Browning at his side, he

several days as incriminating docu- woman, caludy reading a book on the spot. The latter had been being already extinct. In the size

inents had been found on one of Both, these women were arrested the men previously arrested, among and are now under lock and key.--- these an order for him to proceed N0. Daily Neur

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