1929-05-27 — Page 5

NANKING TROOPS IN CANTON.

TO COMMENCE DRIVE INTO KWANGSÍ.

KWANGTUNG ARMIES

RESTING.-.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, May 96.

WUCHOW DRIVE.

ROUNDING UP KWANGSI FORCES.

CANTON'S NAVÝ TO COOPERATE.

According to the vernacular press the Kwaagtung Higher Command is now preparing an attack va Wuchow, the strategic gateway of Eastern Kwangai. The reinforce The long expected Nanking troops ments from Nanking will act as finally arrived in Cunton yesterday"shock: troops" and the "Canton (Saturday) morning, iu six steamers belonging to the "China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company. The merchant feet were convoyed by the gunboats Hai Chi and Sui Ying as far as Whampoa The commander General Li Ming Su was immediately esċerted to the Military Headquarters to confer with General Chen Tsai Tong.

Navy will co-operate. The offensive will start as soon as Kwangtung is entirely cleared of Kwangsi troops.

According to an authenticated message the Kwangsi forces on the North and West, Biver only total something under 4,000. They are in full retreat and the Kwangtung troops have recaptured Szewui, Shinhing and Yuetshing.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1929.

KOWLOON COURT CASES.

“THE YANKEE CLIPPER."

LAUNCH GOES ON ROCKS.

REVOLTING CRUELTY TO A CAT.

PICTURE OF LOVE ON THE SEA.

PICNIC PARTY'S ADVENTURE.

PASSENGERS SAFE,

A report was received at the Water Police Station last evening to the effect that Sanitary Depart ment launch No. 3 had grounded at Futaumun Point yesterday, with a picnic party on board.

A wireless message was immedi ately sent to No. 3 Police Launch, with instructions to proceed to the vicinity.

This was immediately complied with, but on the arrival of the police launch, it was learned that all the passengers had been taken off the vessel by passing launches and motor boatspe ny

The Sanitary Department aanich, it was learned at a late bort last

In an interview with local Press-

On the East River à vigorous at- | night, is badly holed and was still men, General Li Ming Sai said tack is to be made on the remnants on the rocks. No. 3 Police launch that the 17th Division, of which he of Hau King Tong's army, who have stood by all night. ́ ́. is the commander, and the 37th evacuated Swatow, retreating to the Division under General Yang Tang] North West. The "Canton Govern- Fai came to Canton. The numeri- Į ment have asked the Fukien Govern. 'es; strength of these two"divisions | ment to cut off this force's retreat

is in the neighbourhood of 30,000 and round it up.. men. 18,000, have already arrived

in Canton and the rest are coming

3003. Their sole purpose in coming NEW THREAT TO CANTON.

to Canton is to participate in the war agnisat Kwangsi. General Yang Tang Fai, the other commander, did not come with his men. He took an overland route and will not arrive in Canton until two or three days later.

FOR THE WEST RIVER.

..

"RED" TROOPS ACTIVE.

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

"

PEPING, May 25 The Canton authorities are now. harassed by another trouble. Ac All these Nanking, soldiers bave cording to messages from there it been forbidden to come on shore, appears that the Red troops which and are being transferred to smaller for some time harried South Kiang boats and river júnks for the West si, have now penetrated Kwangtung River, to take part in the offensive and are threatening Shipchow. against Kwangsi, with Wüchow as An appeal for troops has reached the first objective. Practically Canton from Shinchow.

Wachow Dangers. the junks, sampaus, and all the bigger shallow water crafts in the The United States gunboat Guam Canton, Harbour have been com left Wuchow on Friday morning mandeered for troop transportation with six American civilians

Thousands of would be:

It is understood that 30 passengers were consequently dis-other Americans still remain in appointed this morning at not being Wuchow, although they have been able to return home. They will warned to evacuate.

purposes..

have to wait until the Government

bas released the junks before they can hope to get back to their vil lages. No junk dared to come to Canton this morning, for fear of being commandeered.

cuss

board.

RECENT BURGLARIES RECALLED.

THIEF AND RECEIVERS SENTENCED.

on

recent

CHINESE CURRENCIES

DECISION.

IMPORTANT COURT OF APPEAL JUDGMENT.

Judgment in the case of Mr. Fu Dingchang, former director of the Hunan Provincial Railways Liqui- dation, against the Bank of Com

munications was reversed Monday in the Civil Division of the Chinese Court of Appeals.

Decision favouring the defen dants was delivered on the grounds that the bank is obliged to repay deposits only in the currency in which they originally were paid. Dr. Yao Yung Li, of Wang and Yao, was the attorney for the Bank of Communications,"

Litigation in the case grew out of the Hunan Provincial Govern- ment's order in 1918 abolishing "Chang-ping" notes in which cur rency Mr. Fu deposited in the Bank of Communications, $18,670,

on various dates from 1914 to 1916. Following the abolishment of the "Chang-ping" netes, a settlement rate 810 for every $1,000-wAS established by the Provincial gov

ernment.

Demanded Dollar Rates,

In 1998, Mr. Fu demanded pay ment from the bank of his deposits in Mexican dollar rates, on the basis of current exchange at the time when he deposited the "Chang. Ping" notes. Following the bank's

FAIR.

A Chinese and his wife, natives | WILLIAM BOYD AND ELINOR of the Walchow district, and now. living on the Castle Peak Road, were before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith on Saturday on a charge of cruelty to a cat, namely pouring boiling water down its throat.

[ST OUR FILM CRITIC.]

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The Yankee Clipper " Two Chinem constables said that American built sailing vessel in the they saw one of the defendants days of Queen Victoria... We see ber hold the cat while the other pour-first nearing Foochow harbour, and ed the boiling water down its the greater part of the picturs is throat. The cat screamed with taken up by her race against an pain and soon died. They then English built vessel, "The Lord of put it into a basin of water. the Isles, from Foochow to Boston

The male defendant alleged that with a cargo of tea. The prize is the cat, which was already dead, to be the right to carry all ship- was given to him by a relativemonts of ten for America consigned who had killed it because it. atby the most important merchant of tacked chickens. They put it into Foochow the basin of water to skin it.

The relative in question was called but denied that the cat was dead when she gave it to the de- fendants.

The Magistrate imposed a fine of 825 or three weeks hard labour

each.

Seven Ohickens In a Small Basket A Chinese woman was fined 85 for causing unnecessary suffer. ing to chickens by cramming woven birds into a small basket. --

▲ Stowaway,

For stowing away aboard the Daviken from Singapore a Chinese was fined $30 with the alternative of one month's im prisonment. Mr. B. Larsen, the Chief Officer, prosecuted and the defendant pleaded guilty..

Possession of Opium. Four Chinese were convicted of being in possession of opium, and lines amounting to 88,750 were im-

posed.

The first defendant had 32 taels and was fined $960. or 8 months imprisonment

The second had 40 tzels for which he was fined $1,380 or six months; the third was fined $1,800, or eight months, for possession of 62 taels, while the fourth man was fined 82,550 for possession of "88 taels.

MRS. SUN YAT SEN..

NOT REMAINING IN CHINA.

HAIN, May 17.

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But there is, of course, a lady in the case, one Lady Jocelyn Hun- tingdon, proud English beduty with whom the Américan skipper falls in love. She has journeyed out to Foochew by the Lord of the Isles to marry a Mr. Paul Vichy who, being a Britisher, is naturally unworthy of her! So our hero, Captain Hal Winslow of the "The Yankee Clipper," sets sail with the pair of them, despite the lady's entreaties and her Bauce's bluster, in order to show Lady Jocelyn the folly of her choice.

You know, of course, that The

Yankee Cipper" wins the race and her captain the prizes, but you will be interested and, I believe, thrilled by some of the incidents of the voyage. The typhoon off the Horn is amazingly well taken, and the mutiny which follows a discovery. that the water tank has sprung & leak during the storm gives an op- portunity for plenty of quick action-

There is a small boy on board, "Micky." played by Junior Cogh- lan, who provides most of the comedy and also an opportunity to show the most gentle and lovable ande of Captain Hal Winslow (William Boyd),

The scenes in Foochow are well staged. This is not, perhaps, authentic China, but it is very de- Mr. Sun Yat Sen, widow of thecorative and sufficiently true to pass late Dr. Sun Yat Sen, on her way without much comment. to Peping to attend the ceremony of the removal of her husband's remains from Peping to Nanking, arrived here to-day. She was given

an enthusiastic welcome.

At the railway station, there were a large number of official and civilian Russians to greet her. She was at once escorted to the dis tinguished guest room, and a din- ner was given in her honour. She took train at 10.40 p.m. to Peping. Mrs. Ban Yat Sen declined to nicet any Chinese excepting the high officials. When a representa

Elinor Fair makes. very charm- ing heroine, although I must confess that since she came aboard without even a tooth brush for luggage, I

wondered how she managed to pro- serve her marcel even through the typhoon. But, perhaps, "perman- ent weaving" was better in the days of crinolines than it is now!..

A CONFERENCE.

General Chen Teni Tong called a

As a result of several police raids military conference in the Head last week, three Chinese were ar quarters yesterday morning to dis- rested for complicity in

with his subordinates and burglaries at Mestre. Der A. Wing's General Chen Ming Shu the prob. and The Chioser Company, Ltd refusal suit was brought by Mr. lens of rehabilitation of the Two The men were brought before F in the Provisional Court.

Judgment way rendered by the Kwangs. It was pointed out that Major C. Willson on Saturday and the inter-Kwang war is practically one of them, who pleaded guilty. Provisional Court in Mr. Fui finished, as the chemies have been to stealing at both places, was favour, and the bank was ordered six months hard to pay him his deposits according driven out of Szewui districts. Of sentenced to

to the rate of exchange at the time the 15 Kwangai regiments invading labour. The other two men were Kwangtung, only about 3,000 men convicted on charges of receiving when the bank went into liquidative of the Decka Mainichi scat & survived, the rest being either kill-stolen property and were

tion, which meant 40 per cent. of card to her, accompanied with anthe Yankee Clipper as she makes ed or captured.

Chang-ping" introduction from the Japanese her long and adventurous voyage. According to General Chen Teai sentenced to three months hard the value of the Tong and other high oßcials of the labour.

each

Canton, regine, Kwangtung will It is understood that in the have nothing to do with the tom ing administration of Kwangsi.

course of their raids, the Police The war, it was pointed out, was recovered some of the articles fought purely for defensive pur stolen from the two stores. poses and with the idea of uphold- ing the dignity and integrity of the Government. With the completion of the war, the administration of Kwangai will be given to the people of Kwangsi, and Canton will not lay hands on it.

For these and other reasons, it was decided at the Military Con- ference that from now on the ex- pedition into Kwangi should be undertaken by Kwangsi people.

Henceforth Yu Tsok Pok, & Kwangsi military general on the side of Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek, will assume, aupreme command of the troops from Noming in their drive on to Wuchow, General Li Ming Sui, who was despatched.to Carton by Marshal Chiang Kai Shek is also a native of Kwangei, and was formerly, associated. with Pei Chung Hai and Li Jung Jen in -Hankow. When the trouble- broke out between the Kwabksi Clique and Chiang Kai Shek, General LA Ming Sui sided with the Central" Government.

"PLANE PROPAGANDA. The Kwangai trio bave already written a circular to the people of their native province, denouncing Wong Shiu Hung and his ass ciatea. The circulars were distri buted to the people of Kwangsi by airplanes from Conton., These air planes flew to Wuchow and. other Inter commercial rentire of Kyang al yesterday morning and showered down copies of the circular.

HEALTH BULLETIN OF

EASTERN PORTS.

For the week ending May 18:- Plague. Bassein: deaths. Colombo: i case, 3 death, Prom Penĥ: A cases, 2' deaths.

Cholera.

Barbeit 13 deaths. Caleitta: 18 deaths. Hanöon: 2 deaths, Bangkok: 26 nice, s deaths." From Pend 4 cases, 1 death.. Baigon : 15 cases, 9 deaths.

Small-pox.

Aden: 10 cases, 1 death, "Bombay: 10 cases, 40 deaths,

Calcutta: 16 cases; 16 deaths. *Karachi: 19: cases, 11 dénths. Madras: 53 cases, 13 deaths. Negapatam: 1 case.. Rangoon death. Rondicherry L.death.. Balikpapan. 1 death, Macasser: 11 cases, 11 desif, Haiphong: 4 deaths.

Pnom Penh : 8 casos, 4 deaths. Saigon: 1 caso, death. "Macao: 2 deaths.

Shanghai: deaths. Dairen 4 cázés, 1 death. Osaka: 1 case.

cerebrospina kozlaga Shangbai: 20 deaths,

notes

Following this judgment, an ap- Peal was filed by the Bank of Com- munication in the Court of Appeals through Dr. Yso.

Notes Abolished.

In pleading the case in the upper court, Dr. Yao contended that the "Chang-ping

hotes were paid and received on drawing until the notes were abolished. He said also that the bank is obliged to pay Mr. Fu only according to the settlement rate, which was fixed by the Hunan Provincial Government.

The court's ruling that the bank

Consul-General in Harbin, sha came out of her compartiment to meet him. Mr. Sun Yat Sen was wearing a pink costume in foreign style. She talked 'to the journalist in Quent English,

I have lived chiefly in Berlin during my stay in Europe. I stay ed in Moscow only about six months. I am returning to China to attend the ceremony of the re- moval of my husband's retains. After it is over, I shall leave China again, but have not yet decided where I chall` go.”! -

William Boyd acts well through- oat as the Yankee Skipper, and ís personable young man with a pleasant smile which should take him far in his chosen profession. The cast is well chosen all through and you really feel that you are on

The picture can be heartily re- commended especially if you can look at things, for a couple of hours, through American spectacles.

"THE THREE PASSIONS.

Thursday at the Queen's, Lord Bellamont is one of the principal characters in Rex Ingram's production of Cosmo Hamilton's story," The Three Passions," which will be screened from Thursday to Apparently, the wished to avoid | Saturday at the Queen's. Inter-

statements. She went on

is only obliged to pay in the cut-committing herself to any further | preted by Shayle Gardner, a British

rency deposited, forminates the general feat a financial circled in

this connectioil and slipped pok:

sible similar claims by other de- positors against banks throughout the country.

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and a popular welcome everywhere, Last might, the sound of the bugles was so distinctly heard that I could not sleep a wink and 1 im very much tired now. So please excuse me.!!!

With that, she returded to her

compartment. Later, her private secretary, Mr. Sun, said --

one of the three Passions.

Ivan Petrovitch, famous since Ingram gave him the big rolà in The Garden of Allah," is Philip Wrexham, son of Lord Bellamont. Under the influence of religion, the second passion, he renounces his father's wealth.

I am a student in Berlin. I am accompanying Mr. Sun as her "Blossey." Indy Victoria Bur private secretary. She is hurrying lington, is a modern English society on to Peping and probably will not girl, and represents Love. Alico

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make a stop anywhere on her way. acknowledge receipt of the follow-

"At Manchuli, she was very

"The Three Passions" is Rex ing donations towards Brigade lively and freely conversed with Funds: Mr. Kong E Suen, $50, foreigners on the train. Since Ingram's fourth European-made pic then, she became very tired and has Mr, whoy Bing, and Mr. Ingen mostly-rating in her costure Interiors were made at his

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