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WAR OR PEACE IN LIANG KWANG PROVINCES?

BIG PACIFIST DEMONSTRATION IN CANTON.

NANKING ORDERS TO ATTACK KWANGSİ,

EFFORTS TO PREVENT HOSTILITIES.

"(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT;]

Carray, April 16.

A peace demonstration, organised on a mvish scale is being held in Canton to-day. The city is decorated with flags, banners and flowers, a big pailau has been erected in front of the Provin cial Kuomintang, the streets are plastered with peace slogans, and a general holiday has been declared..

usual

SPEECHES AND DELEGATES., Kwangtung Division have been des At the big gathering in the Kanatched to Samshui, Shishing and other strategic points along the miutang building all the

West River to strengthen Kwang Guilds, Unions, Associations, etc., tung's military position in this part were well represented and the chief of the Province. Several' river gun- speakers were General "Chen Tsai haats have also been sent to co- Tong, the virtual ruler of Canton

operate with these troops to guard in the absence of General Chen

against any eventuality arising out Ming Shu, Mr. Au Yang Ku, the

of hostilities between the Two new Police. Commissioner, and other

Kwangs. leading oficials.

The necessity of keeping Kwang- tung out of the war and of com plete loyalty to Nanking was strees ed by all the speakers.

Outside a lecture corps proclaim ed the same message at every street corter and vast quantities of pan phlets and leadets were distributed to all who could read and still more who could not!

KWANGSI MUST SUBMIT.

A high military officer of the First Kwangtung Division' (General Chen Taai Tong's command) said, in conversation with the representa tive of the Daily Press, that armed conflict between Kwangtung and Kwangsi inevitable

is

unlees Kwangsi is willing to submit un conditionally to the orders of the Central Government. But Kwangsi with the exception of Marshal Lihat just now.

is not showing any sign of doing General Wong Shiu Tsai Hain, during the past three Hung is reported to have set up or four days..

in Wuchow the Headquarters of the 5th Military Route with him self as the director-in-chief. It will

The Canton leaders have been denouncing the Kwangsi militarista,

solved on the return of General Chen Taai Tong and others. The re-establishment of Headquarters in Wuchow empowered to direct mili-

A WAR CLOUD. *** All of them acquit the Marshal, he remembered that this 5th Mil of complicity in the anti-Nanking" movement and acknowledge the tary Route Headquarters which debt which Kwangtung owes him. were in Canton were formally dis-

But meanwhile, behind the scenes, "peace prospects are be no means roscute, and the possibility" of a Kwang provinces war, at the order of Nanking is arising.

Admiral Cher Chak said recently in an after-dinner speech before the senior officers of the "Canton "fleet that the only course for Pei Chung Hsi, Li Tung Jen and Wong Shiu Hung is to resign en blor and hand over their military commands

to the Central Government,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1929.

SANITARY BOARD MEMBERSHIP.

RESIGNATION OF THE HON.

DR. S. W. TSO.

PRESIDENT'S TRIBUTE TO A

VALUED COLLEAGUE.

Tributes to the services of the Hoa. Dr. S. . Tao, O.B.E, as a member of the Sanitary Board were paid by the President (Mr. W. J. Carrie) at the fortnightly meeting yesterday, and welcome was also

# extended to his successor, Mr. T. X. Chau.

Mr. Carrie said:-

KOWLOON TONG MARKET.

VOTE AND EQUIPMENT. CRITICISED.

SANITARY BOARD MEETING DISCUSSION,

A KIDNAPPING CHARGE.

SIX MONTHS FOR MOTHER AND SON.

DISTRICT WATCHMAN

COMMENDED.

A discussion ensued when the

I am going to draw the atten plan of the proposed market for tion of the Captain Superintendent Kowloon Tong was laid before the members of the Sanitary Board at of Police and the S.C.A. to what the fortnightly meeting yesterday. I consider to be smart work on the The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga said part of District Watchman No. 97," he noticed from the President's minute that a sum of 81,500 is to declared Mr. E. W. Hamilton at be provided for a small market at | Central "Magistracy yesterday when Kowloon Tong. In his opinion a a Chinese seamstress and her son more liberal provision should be made even for a small market such were charged with kidnapping a as that planned

baby girl and selling her to a junk mistress for $83. "This Chinese watchman deserves commendation," added the Magistrate.

In

The child w35 stolen from a

young, Chinese woman-the "sweet.

Since our last meeting we have lost the senior unofficial member

Another point which he wished to bring forward was with regard of this Board, the Hen Dr. S. W

to the meat blocks which are still Tao. I cannot let such an event farewell, though Dr. Tso has not order to minimise dirt and the pass without saying a few words of used as in the other marketa In really left us and will continue, Idanger of infection, he thought that know, to co-operate with us from the blocks should be made of some

impervious material. other heart" of the male defendant- A higher plane.

places he had seen tables of enamel- and was finally located on a junk led material with glass tops. In any case an experiment with such by the police upon information blocks should be made in a modern given by the District Watchman market for Hong Kong.

whose suspicions were aroused by Mr. Braga also spoke about fokia conversation he overheard and by using the market for sleeping, par- poses. He understood that the aledical Officer of Health had made a minute against the practice, which he thought should not be allowed especially in the case of retail market.,

Dr. Teo has been a member of this Board for a longer period than any of us here now; namely from November 15, 1018. He has borne the brunt of the fray for over a decade and seen epidemics come. fought and go. I need not go into detail and would mention here only the great vaccination campaign of 1923 which owed much of its success to Dr. To's labours.

I shall not refer to the many other public activities of Dr. Tso. They have been mentioned elsewhere and the open mark of appreciation for this Board and on many another his long and arduous labours on Board and Committee is his ap pointment to the Legislative Coun- cil.

Splendid Co-operation.

WAS

the fact that he had not noticed the baby on the junk before. He communicated his suspicions to the police. When the junk returned to harbour, the child was restored to its mother and both defendants were arrested.

A Remarkable Story. Both defendants pleaded not guilty. The man said that the He mother of the "child asked him to let her be his wife. She said she

In reply Mr. Carrie said that the amount allowed this year $1,500. So long as they had only coat according to the cloth. this amount, they had to cut their suggested that the Board postpone the matter until about January

next year.

had no money and the child was hangry. He agreed to her proposal and hired a cubicle to live in from

On getting up early in the morn ing, he took the child to a teashop to give it some food. As he left the teashop he met his mother and handed the child to her while he went to play cards. After the game was over he returned to where he had left his mother and the child but they were not there.

Mr. Braga did not agree with the As senior representative of the proposal and urged that the Board his mother. Chinese community on the Boardmake a recommendation to the Dr. Tso has always been in close Legislative Council as the Finance touch with the Head of the De- Committee, might sympathetically partment. His work was by no consider the passing of a special means contred to these somewhat vote. formal fortnightly meetings which we have in this room, but when office giving me the benefit of his occasions arone he would be in my long experience and knowledge of conditions among the various classes of the community, or together we would be climbing the steep stairs of a tenement house to see the actual conditions as they exist."

Reverting to the subject of wood blocks, Mr. Braga said that from a sanitary point of view they were objectionable.

Mr. Carrie thought that it was necessary to have wood blocks for chopping meat Mr. Braga replied that he had seen marble slabe used

in Calcutta.

Eventually it was agreed to defer this for a fortnight.

"I am not concerned in the case

at all," he asserted through the medium of the interpreter. Later. my mother told me she had sold

the child. I asked her for the money she got lor it but she said it paid the rent of the cubicle I had occupied with my sweetheart ward, she handed me $5."

Central Government is looked upon tary operations independent of the there are always bound to be com Carrie) those present at the meeting and the child... Some hours after- with grave concern in local official circles,

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It is reported that the Canton Government has for some days been in receipt of orders from the Central Government to despatch a This military expedition against Kwang is the only way to preserve thei by way of the West River to cap: dignity of the Central Government,ture Wüchow, the last stronghold. which has been at stake more than of the Kwangsi Clique, and to cut chee."

Welcome to Mr. Chau.

WINE SMUGGLERS ACTIVE.

REVENUE OFFICERS SEIZE

MYSTERY JUNK.

Complaints used to reach him-

Besides the President (Mr. W. J. plaints regarding the activities of were. Dr. S. C. Ho, Mr. Wong the executive officers of the Board.

Kwong Tin, the Hon. Mr. E. T. Dr. Tso appreciated to the full that Creasy, C.B.E., the Hon. Mr. J. P. as a member of the Board the rea- Braga, Dr. W. V. M. Koch, the Hon. ponsibility was his as well as that Mr. R. A. C. North (Secretary for of the Head of the Sanitary Depart Chinese Affairs), Dr. H. A. Fawcett ment. He would come, therefore,M.OH.), and Mr. J. Watson lay the complaint before me and discuss fully how it could be met.

(Secretary). Though ever ready to receive these complaints Dr. Tso was equally off the retreat of the defeated sol-rendy to listen to both sides of the Continuing, the Admiral' pointed diers who have retreated from argument and if he was convinced out that the once dominant Kwang | Wuhan, But the majority of the that our activities were for the ai militarista are tottering. Origin high officials here do not favour public good he became our deyoted ally they had over 100,000 soldiers, this move, thinking that a better advocate, and by his own earnest hat owing to defections, this num and less destructive way out of manner was able to convince our ber had been reduced to 50,000 and this entanglement would to be re previous detractors. by no means all these were loyal sart to political methods. Wer on to the Kwangai cause. Probably Kwangsi should be the last thing there were only about. 10,000 sol to resort to and only used if all I am extremely sorry Dr. Tso diers whose loyalty to the Kwangsi perauation failed...

has left us, and I wish he had not carse is unquestioned.

But according to the latest re- done so, but I appreciate his feel The Admiral then intimated that ports from Wuchow, General Wongings that on appointment to the Kwangtung's loyalty to the Central Shiu Hung and other leaders of Legislative Council he should make Government might involve action the Kwangai Clique are contemptu.way here for another spokesman for against the Kwangsi Clique unless ously rejecting the warnings from its lenders resign at · once. | Kwangtung Martial law has been This brings me from the lament Kwangtung being on the side of declared in Wuchow, no newspapers for the departed to the welcome for the Government will not hesitate, from Canton-or-Shanghai-are-per-his-successor Mr. Chau-needs no- he said, to send an expedition to mitted to enter the city and strict introduction from me to you all. Kwangsi to help the Government to censorship is maintained on all He bears a well known and honour- clear the rebellous elements there." maila entering Kwangsi throughed name and he will, I am sure,

It appears that this is precisely Wuchow. All Cantonese going to

prove a worthy upholder of a great what the Canton Government is Wuchow are searched and ques reputation. He has already shown

land. going to do. Although no public tioned before allowing to

his worth on several committees and announcement has been made every The Canton Government bas de Boards and we now welcome his co- indication points to this conclusion nounced these acts of the Kwangsi operation in our work for the fur Large numbers of Colonel Heung Government as "highly provocative therance of the public health of the Hon Ping' troops of the First and belligerent."

Colony.

THE HSIN WAH WRECK RECALLED.

BODY OF CHINESE FOUND

OFF CAPE D'AIGULAR.

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MR. T. GRIMSHAW'S DEPARTURE.

LEAVING FOR HOME.

An invitation "At Home" will The loss of the 5.5. Hsin Wah on be held at Taikoo Club to-night, January 16 last was recalled yester. when a presentation will be made day afternoon, when the Water to Mr. T. Grimshaw, who is leav- Police recovered ✡ decomposed ing for Home on retirement on body off the

Cape Saturday, after over 30 years in D'Aigular.

the Colony.

North

of

It is probable that the body is of one of the victims who went" down with the ship and it had been imprisoned for

the last

three

months. Perhaps the break up of the ship accounts for the sudden.

appearance of the body..

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THE CASTLE ROAD ROBBERY,

CHINESE ARRESTED.

the Chinese community.

A consignment of spirit from Macao which was being brought to the Colony in a junk, was captured by the authorities on Sunday night, when a prison launch, returning tram Laichikok to Hong Kong, sighted an unlighted junk moving in the fairway in the harbour.

As a result of the capture, two men were charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday and were fined 8500 each, the alternative | being six months hard-labour.-

A Bad Bargain:

The mother told a different story. She said she was abolit to start her work as a street seamstress when her child.

son arrived with the He told her his "sweet- heart" wanted to sell it and asked defendant if she could negotiate the sale. This she did quite inno- cently and took the child to the junk mistress.

Magistrate: The man says you gave him $5; how much did you get for the child?

Dofendant: I don't know. I re- ceived a wad of notes which I gave to him:

The junk mistress alleged that. she paid over $85 for the child. Her daughter corroborated this statement.

Mr. Hamilton: I am very sorry for this lady but the police only found 6 on the man. This can be handed over to her. The remainder of the 883 is. I am afraid, irrecover able.. This has been a bad bargain for you.

-Remarking that the case against- It was stated that the duty on the defendants was "as plain as a the wine in the junk amounted to pikestaff," the Magistrate sentenced 310,700.

them both to six months' imprison.

A Chinese woman and her foki | ment. were charged as a result of another capture by Revenue Officers at Chaf wan. A Chinese detective found six full jars of spirits of wine and nineteen empty jars on board the woman's junk at Chaiwan. It was indicated that the woman did a

ARMED ROBBERS IN thriving busines with the fisher

YAUMATI.

HOUSE IN PARKES STREET ENTERED.

BOGUS ELECTRICIANS.

An armed robbery, was carried out yesterday morning by three

folk out there:

A fine of 8600 or in default, three months', hard labour was im posed.

SERIOUS ATTACK ON SCHOOLMASTER..

YOUNG SERVANT'S PLUCKY FIGHT.

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Three men entered the flat on the third floor of No. 165, Nam Cheong Street, Shum Shui Po, yesterday

APRIL CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

SEVEN CASES ON THE CALENDAR.

Seven cases will be heard at this month's Criminal Sessions which open to-morrow morning at 10 d'block before Mr. Justice Wood, and continue until Tuesday.

Two cases are on the list to- morrow. Pang Liu and Wong Tai Chuen are charged with robbery by two or more on January 16, the property stolen being jewellery and $350 in money. A similar charge

aden at No. 66, Parkes Street, morning at 6.30 am. and attacked is preferred against four men in

Yeumati.

receiving stolen property against three of the accused and another

the inmate, a schoolmaster, who respect of property and a sum of At the time there were two was asleep in his room. The vie$233.10, with additional counts of women in the house, one of them tim was taken by surprise and he fore he could make any resistance being an amah. The robbers gain-he was stabbed in the abdomen and ed entry into the premises under head.

The remains appear to be that of The robbery at No. 10, Castle the pretext that they had been sent A young boy, aged 18, a servant

Chinese, the clothing being Road, is still the subject of diligent

of the schoolmaster, heard the noise and rushed into the room. The men turned their attention to the boy who put up a desperate strug. git although one of the men held a dagger at the boy's throat. The ad sorted to yell whereupon the man passed the point of the dag-

slight wound.

The three men then left the house without attempting to steal any The amah managed to free her-thing. The boy says that he does self about fifteen minutes after the not know any of the three men and obbers departure, and she Tost no ie not aware that his master had time in freeing her mistress, after any enemies. It is suggested that truck a rock to the North West of Waglan Island on the morning of which a report was made to the political motives prompted the at (Continued at foot of next column January 16.

police.

tack.

a white cotton vest and a blue and inquiries by the detective depart to inspect the electrical fittings in white check jacket of Chinese patment and although the robbery the premises. tern, A portion of a Btandard

took place on January 31 last, the lifebeit waa around the body. ...

Once inside the building, they Among the property found in police have not relaxed their efforts had no difficulty in overpowering the pockets was a pair of horn reeted one Pun Eau, alias Pus and gagged and left in a front in the least. Yesterday, they ar- the two women, whom they bound rimmed glasses, a pocket book, a Kau Tsai, of No. 93, Wonung room, They then ransacked the leather belt and purse, a tin match Street, for complicity in the rob- house and left with money and ger over the boy's throat, making 'a | who will be brought up at 10.30 an

box, and a seal 'chop.

The body was removed to the Kowloon Mortuary yesterday.

It will be recalled that out of a j drew of 103 and a passenger list of about:300, unly twenty six per Bons were caved when the "ship

charged this morning. It will be dollars." bery, and he will probably be jewellery valued at several hundred recalled that nearly half a lakh of jewellery was stolen by the robbers.

of unlawful possession of ten rounds of ammunition against one' man."

On Friday afternoon, the trial will start of a Chinese alleged to be guilty of the unlawful possesion of revolver and five rounds of pistol ammunition on March 10, and the robbery of a pair of gold ear-ringe and 15.50 in money at Wongnei- chong Gap Road on February 8.

The indictment against lour men, Monday morning, includes unlawful possession of five revolvers, a 'dag. ger, and 40 rounds of ammunition in addition to robbery by two or more on February 7

Two cases on Tuesday concern robbery of property and money. Four men are involved in one case and one mad in the other.

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