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CANTON TAKES PRECAUTIONS.

AN IDENTITY PUZZLE.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1929.

MACAO'S GOVERNOR ROUND THE POLICE

IN HONG KONG.

FEAR OF ATTACK FROM A LAUNCH MORTGAGE AND GOING HOME ON LEAVE,

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KWANGSI.

WUCHOW IN DIFFICULTIES.

QUESTIONS OF FINANCE.

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDEN I.

wore,

ITS 'SEQUEL.

DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT CONTRADICTS WITNESSES.

A remarkable defence was enter. ed by Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro, senior, at the Central Magistracy yesterday when he declared that a man who was charged with forging the signature of one Ng Shing, wils no other than Ng Shing himacii.

Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro re presented a Chinese who was named, in the charge sheet as Mak Chan

COURTS.

'TO-DAY'S FUNCTION ·ÄT. THE

CLUB LUSITANO.

LEAFY LOVE.

HOTANICAL GARDENS

GAME.

H.E. the Governor of Macao

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According to the atory related in Court, a gardener had caught the

MACAO PORT

WORKS.

RECLAMATION WORK

GOING AHEAD,

SLOW, BUT STEADY

PROGRESS...

claimed lands to harden. Parts of these reclamations, where the material used was dry earth are already being used, but part of

those facing the outer port, were built up of mud dredged from the harbour bed and have only now sufficiently settled, for work to be recommenced on the extensive tract

erestfallen young Lothario (Senhor A. Tamagnini de Barbosa), appeared in the dock before Major Dredging has been resumed dur accompanied by his wife and C. Willson at the Central Magising the past few weeks at Macao. daughter, arrived in the Colony tracy yesterday for scribbling love harbour. It is some years since the yesterday aboard the Portuguese lyrics on the broad leaves of acacia Macno Port Works were started, gunboat Macao. He was received plants at the Botanical Gardens. and for some time it was necessary on behalf of H.E. the Governor of The charge against the Chinese to stop all reclamation work, to Hong Kong (Sir Cecil Clementi, youth. a schoolboy, was damaging allow the first deposits in the re- K.C...) by Capt. Siltoe, the plants. AD.C.

The distinguished party landed at Queen's Fier, where there were Bianchi, Portuguese Minister to

and led Trafie Sergeant China, who is passing through the away Colony on leave, the Portuguese Roberts a chase on his motor-cycle Consul-General in Hong Kong, until he was overtaken near the Senhor Cerveira de Albuquerque e Dairy Farm offices in. Lower Albert Castro, and Madame Albuquerque, Mr. Fernandez da Costa (Consul Road. General for Portugal in Canton), Mr... H. Green, Superintendent of and Madame da Costa. the "Hon the Botanical and Forestry Depart Mr. J. P. Braga, Messrs. A. F. B. ment produced leaves bearing in- Silva-Netto and M. Simoos, represcriptions such as "I love her very sentatives of the Club Lusitano, and much! and "I have come to meet

Mud from the old channel lead- Mr. and Mrs. F. M. N. da Silva

some girls." Another, in Chinesoing to Macao's laner Part has been The Governor of Macao then pro- characters, had the name of a Chi-used for this work, and two dredgers reeded to Government House, where acse girls' school. he was received by Sir Cecil Clementi.

of land immediately facing the an- This chorages of the new port. second process consists in raising the level of the previous reclama tions of several feet, and work is proceeding day and night.

CANTON, April 3. The latest messages from the northern border of Kwangtung atate that the Kwangsi troops are adhering to their plans for the Appert of Hankow despite Cao ton's declaration of neutrality Canton troops should advance into Lrong and who stood charged with awaiting H.E. Senhor J. H. de offender in the act, but he broke these. strips of land, especially The original plac was that the Kiangai, attack Nanchang, and fraudulently mortgaging, a launch thus threaten the communications to one Dr. R. A. Basto and obtain of the Nationalist army advancing from Nanking. The Ewangsi troops ing $3,000 thereby. The defendant simultaneously, to invade was also charged with the forgery Hunaa. Canton's defection has up of the name of Ng Shing, a mas set this plan but General Wong | who was declared to be dead.. Shiu Hung has thrown in his lot Mr. H. G Sheldon prosecuted with Hankow, despite the desper-and the case was heard before Mr. ate situation of the cause. There E. W. Hamilton. are ten of his regiments on the Kwangai border, numbering about 15,000 men, some of them from the East River district of Kwangtung.

The main Kwangi force has left Shiukwan for Pingahek and is ad vancing into Southern Hunan as originally planned. They hope to bold various strategic places, and to cover the retreat of what remains of the Wuhan forces. The Kwangs cliquefacing uttter defeat at Hankow and along the Yangtaze, but it is hoped to save a big pro- portion of their armies

con duct a Aghting retreat until they join the reinforcements waiting for

them.

and

FEAR OF INVASION.

Kwangtung is decidedly uneasy at the situation and fears that the retreating troops will try and force their way into Kwangtung They are also suspicious of the big troop concentrations at Wuchow and Shiuhing, tearing a descent on the province from those points.

Doubts are also felt about the attitude of General Hoa King Tong, C.-in-C, of the 2nd Division, whose headquarters are in Swatow, bo- cause, so it transpires, he did not siga the neutrality circular to which General Chen Ming Shu, Chen Tsai Tong, and Chiang Kwong Nai and Admiral Chen Chak affixed their names. In the course of an inter- view with local Pressmen, General! He said that he did not sign be cause he disagreed with part of the wording of the circular. He was His entirely in favour of peace. troops are now reported to be marching is large numbers towards Hing Ning, Wa Wah and Tee Kio, three towns in north-east Kwang tung. Another contingent is IDOV. ing heavy artillery up the Han River towards Faken and Kianga It is also reported that General Wong Kok Cho, a trusted subordi nute of Woug Shiu Hung.. who is

still in the Enst River district, is also concentrating on the Kiangsi

border,

The facts, as outlined by Mr. Sheldonat a previous hearing. were briefly as follows. Saven porcelain firms in Canton in 1927 formed themselves into an associa tion under the name of the Po. On

Before leaving for Lisbon on Company and purchased an armed launch to protect their trading Home leave, after over 2 years? junks plying between Swatow and administration in Macao, Senhor Hong Kong. A trusted employes and Madame Tamagnini de Barbosa of the frm named Mak Kut Chong will attend an entertainment and was given the command of the reception in their honour at the launch but as be was not con- Club Lusitano a 5 p.m. to day. versant with the technicalities of The party will leave by the Pre- Hong Kong harbour, he got hissident Monroe, at 8 a'clock to- nephew, the defendant in the pre morrow morning. sent case, appointed as local agent. Ng Shing, it was mentioned by Mr. Sheldon, was a man appointed by the Po On firm to administer the affairs of the team launch.

The launch carried an arma per- mit, a Chinese Maritime Customs permit and its own license, all of which were made out in the name of Ng Shing.

How the Mortgage was Executed.

The first witness called yesterday was Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios, a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, who stated that on February 9 this year, a mortgage was executed in his office, the original of which he produced. The mortgage was between a man named Ng Shing and Dr. R. A.

Basto.

Mr. Remedios, were interpreted to The terms of the mortgage, said the defendant, who was known then as Ng Shing and who was identifi- ed by a man named Tong Yau as. such. A sum of three thousand dol Jars was paid to the defendant as mortgage.

A PLAINTIFF PENALISED.

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH

H

AN ORDER.

SUMMARY COURT DECISION

His Worship ordered the defendare in use, one, of the bucket type loading the silt into barges and an- ant to pay a fine of $925,

other of the propulsion type pump- ing the mud on to the areas to be raised

ARMED ROBBERY CHARGE.

Major C. Willson, further evidence At the Central Magistracy, before was taken in the case in which five men were charged with armed rob bery at No. 24, D'Aguilar Street, on the morning of March 5. An amah and other members of the household, substantiated the story related by the daughter of the house on the previous day. The bearing lasted all afternoon, at the end of

which it was stated that there were still a number of other witnesses to other journment was necessary, be called for the prosecution. An-

SENT FOR TRIAL

At the Summary Court yesterday, the "Puisne Judge. (Mr. Justice Wood) penalised a pinintiff for not complying with an order made be

A committal to the Criminal fore the Easter vacation to give

Sessions was made by Mr. B. W. discovery" (show documents to

Hamilton at the Central Magistracy the other side) within one week.

The litigants were Chinese, a meryesterday of a Chinese on a charge chant claiming from a shipping of participating with others in a firm and two partners connected robbery, attended with fatal re with it the return of $1,000 alleged suits, at a rice shop in West Point. to have been deposited with the de The master of the shop died through fendants under an agreement. Only suffocation from cloth gag thrust one of the defendants bad been into his mouth. served with summons.

When My F. H. Loseby, for the plaintiff, asked his Lordship to fix a date for hearing, it was pointed out by Mr. D. L. Strellett, repre- Mr. Remedies stated that the desenting the third defendant, that he fendant bad in his possession a bad not received discovery, Chinese deed of assignment for the

In explanation, Mr. Loseby said launch and a Maritime Custome that the Court had been in vacation, permit in Chinese. A launch but his Lordship remarked that this license showing Ng Shing as the did not apply to Summary Juris licensee was also produced at the diction. He adjourned case for a week, made a further order for discovery, and ordered the plaintiff day His Lordship referred to the to pay the defendant's coste for the

nance, and said that Mr. Loseby Supreme Court (Vacations) Ordi- should show reasonable cause why be did not comply.

time.

Answering Mr. d'Almada, witness said that he was acting for both parties concerned in the mortgage On" account of these movements satisfy himself, as far as was pos and in that capacity he had to General Chen Taa Tong is atsible, that the title deeds were in withdrawing any more troops from order. For that purpose he went the northern border, where, with

down to the Harbour Office and Shiukwan as headquarters, they are stationed to meet any attempted found that Ng Shing was the re- invasion of the province. Most of gistered owner of the launch. It was not until he was fully satisfed the troops of the 1st Division (Chen that that the title was in order Tsai Tong's immediate command) that he allowed the mortgage to be are being stationed at Samahui,

put through nominally for bandit suppression, but actually as a precaution against attack by way of the Weat River.

The Canton Fleet has also been placed on a war basis and gunboats are ceaselessly patrolling the West River. The Navy Department bas also asked Messrs. Bailey's Ship yard in Hong Kong to press on as fast as they possibly can with the gunboat Tsap Sun, under construe tion there. They want it by the middle of the month.

KWANGSI IN FINANCIAL STRAITS.

Mr. Loseby submitted that there was no order that discovery should be given within a week. The orden meant an adjournment for one week and discovery afterwards. In scck- ing leave to argue the point, he stated that he was in difficulty as Witnesses Who Know Defendant?he did not know what the other

The next witness was a memberside wasted- of the Shing Kee Company, one of His Lordship pointed out that the the seven firms interested in the order was made so that discovery Po On Company. He declared that might be given in one week. If Mr. he had known the defendant for Loseby had no documents, he should over two years and his name had inform Mr. Strellett accordingly. always been Mak Chan Loong. Had an endeavour been made to Witness saw the defendant in Decomply with the order and he had cember, 1927, when he came here been unable to do so, Mr. Lonchy's from Swatow in connection with explanation would have been o the purchase of a steam launch.cepted In this case his Lordship The defendant was introduced to held that no endeavour had been him by Mak Kut Chorg

made and the order to pay delen dant's ocsis was confirmed.

In February last year, witness said the defendant approached him in Canton and asked to be employ

The Kwangsi Government is saided on the launch belonging to the

to be hard pressed for money to Po On Company.

This witness also declared that pay their troops to buy military Asked if he knew the name Ng Ng Shing had been attached to the

KOWLOON CASES,

A DRUNKEN LITTLE

JAPANESE

Tajima, a little Japanese boat maker of Kowlion, who has a sad weakness for drink, was again be fore Mr. T. 8. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy for being drunk and incapable in Waterloo Road.

fore, the penalty being paid on cach Tajima has often been fined be-

occasion by a brother.

what he meant by being drunk again The Magistrate asked Tajima

and if he had anything to say for himself. Tajima merely blinked his byee but made no reply. Con tinuing, the Magistrate remarked that the defendant was before the Court only last week.

Inspector Marks told the Magis trate that the defendant's brother refused to pay any more fines. He could not say how the defendant got his liquor, but he seemed to drink anything including Chinese wines.

Tajima was fined 10 or 14 days' hard labour.

WOMAN ROBBED WHILST WATCHING A FUNERAL,

Many weeks will elapse before the present section can be completed, sections of the reclaimed lands. and work will then proceed on other Later the mud must be left to harden and settle, and eventually, when proper drainage has been puti in the lands so prepared will be occupied.

The Netherlands Har- bour Works Co., the firm respon- sible for most of the work already completed, is assisting in the new work, using the equipment laid

down ia Macao a few years ago! when the Macao Port Works were first begun,

In other parts of the reclamations the preparation of the land for oc- cupation has been started, and in some sections the seawalls have been trimmed and faced.

MATHEMATICAL PHILOSOPHY.

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PUBLIC LECTURES AT THE UNIVERSITY.

Under the auspices of the Hoog Kong University Engineering Bo ciety and Arts Association two lectures on Curiosities of Mathema- tics and Mathematical Philosophy will be giren by Captain J. L. P. Macnair, R.A.

These, lectures will deal in a semi- popular way with: Philosophy as the parent of Science; the mysteries of zero, infinity and the fourth dimension, the problems of sim- ultaneity, relativity, gravitation; irregularity of time and incon- clusion, with some applications of stancy of size; and, by way of con-

Mathematical Philosophy to start darda and criteria of civilisation.

Capt. Maanair is already known to music-lovers in the Colony, by his contributions to concerts as the Helena May Institute, both as in- A.U strumentalist and composer. who are interested to hear his dis- course on Mathematical Philosophy are cordially welcome to attend these lectures at the Univerzity.

The first lecture will be given on Monday evening, the 8th inst., at 8.30 p.m., and the second on the evening of Friday, the 20th ins also at 8.30 p.m. On both occasions the meeting-place will be Boom “K” of the Maiz Building.

Ho neglected, however, to caution the prisoner before accepting the statement.

Hearing a funeral procession pass her door in Temple Street, a Chi-vict on uncorroborated evidence the Remarking that he could pot con- nese woman hastily ran out of the Magistrate discharged the prison. house and forgot to close her door.

tr.

On her return she found a blanket When a person is in custody, and coat missing. She went into the street, raised an alarm, and noticing you must caution him before you a Chinese carrying her property she can ask him a question," said the

shop, but the women had him arrest ed before he had completed negotia- tions, Asked if the defendant was con- nected with the Po On firm, the Smith yesterday, the man admitted Charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte- witness replied that he was recom- mended by Mak "Kut Chong as the theft, and when a previous con agent in Hong Kong for the steam tion for larcency had been proved against him, the Magistrate imposed In reply to Mr. d'Almada, wit A sentence of one month's hard ness said that he was certain that labour. the Chiu Chau dialect was the de-

AMERICAN CHINESE AND HIS WIFE.

stores. The province is not

a Shing, witness replied that Ne Po On firm, and the registered followed him. He went to a pawn, Magistrate to the constable... wealthy one, but bas largish Shing had been the manager of the

owner of the company's launch. army,

part of which has been Ro On firm but he died last year. Ng Shing, as far as witness knew billeted in Kwangtung and sup. This witness also stated that Ng

was dead. ported by that province. Freed of Shing had a relative who worked heavy military expendes General in a Chinese firm in Hong Kong, Wong Shin Hung has been able to but who was at present in Swatow. undertake the big reconstruction Asked to tell the Court exactly work which was to make his pro what he knew of Mak Kut Chong, vince a model for China, and, he witness said that he had known has also abolished such Govern Mak Kut Chong who had first sug ment monopolies as opium, and gested that the defendant be em- gaming houses.

ployed to look after the launch's affairs in Hong Kong, Witness fendant's mother tongue. (The said that the defendant was present evidence of this witness was given when Mak Kut Chong made thein Chiu Chan dialect and interpret- suggestion to witness.

ed in Cantonese at defendants re-

Sent for Triaj,

launch.

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FAILED TO CAUTION HIS PRISONER.

Magia

The case in which a Chinese women living at Shumshuipa is summoning ber husband, a returned Chinese from America, for cruelty, desertion and neglect to provide for ber, was again before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon tracy yesterday afternoon. LI TSAI HSIN'S MEN GOING.

Mr. Hin Shing Lo appeared on behalf of the complainant, and Mr. It appears that all the high off

F X.. Remedios was for the de- ciala in Canton of Marshol Li Tsai The manager of another firm in- quest),

A constable's omission to caution fence.

। ! " Hsin's choice are resigning en bloc. terested in the Po On Company

his prisoner before taking the

It was stated that an amicable Mr. Wong Tsit. Commissioner of stated that he was

Mr. d'Almada submitted at the latter's statement resulted in the settlement had been agreed upon a native of Education, Mr. Hau Chung Ching, Ching Chau Village, Chia Chow. close of the case that there was no case being dismissed at the Kowloon before the Secretariat of Chinese Commissioner of Civil Affairs, Mr. He had known the defendant case for his client to answer, but Magistracy yesterday.

Affairs and the husband promised. In Man Yan, head of the Salt Ad- for many years, they had been knowing that the Chief Justice The prisoner, a Chinese youth, to pay $30 per month and provide. ministration of the Two Kwangs, to the same

school together, would like the defence to be in was handed over to the constable his wife with a flat, or give her $40 and other oficials have sent in and

lived in the same vil dicated in the lower court, be by the complainant who alleged that and no fat. The question of costs their resignations to the new Ad Inge. Witness said he had known would summarise his defence and the youth stole his purse from his was to be decided by the Magis ministration. Even Mr. Fung Cho defendant at least fourteen years declare that the man in the dock pocket during a cinema perform- trate. "Man is feeling very pessimistic and ago and gave the name of defen- was no other than Ng Shing him ance.

The latter question could not, be has warned General Cheng Ming dant's father, explaining that the self.

The constable said that whilst he decided, but it was agreed that the Shu, that he will have to resign. latter was a sailor. He had always After administering the usual was taking the prisoner's finger complainant should receive $40 per Mr. Wong Tait, the Commissioner known defendant as Mak Chancaution, the Magistrate committed prints at the Police Station the month from the husband. The of Education, has Telt Canton, and | Loong.

the defendant to the next Criminal | latter admitted the theft to him.matter of costs was to be settled no one knows where he is.

Bessions.

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