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RED CUT-THROATS BUSY.

NORTH RIVER DISTRICTS RAVAGED."

SHARP FIGHTING IN

PROGRESS

[FROM OUR OWN CORDESPONDENT.]

CANTON FLYING

SQUADRON.

ARRIVAL" IN SHANGHAI.

MISHAPS EN ROUTE?

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,

DEATH OF SERGT.

DYERSON.

TRAGEDY AT CENTRAL

POLICE STATION.

At half past eight on Saturday morning, Sergeant J. A. Dyerson of the Hong Kong Folice was found dead in the lavatory of the junior European officers quarters in the old wing of the Central Police Station. His service revolver was found on the floor by his

SHAMORA, September . General Chang Wei Chang arrived at the Hungiao Aerodrome at 3.48 o'clock yesterday afternoon, pilot- ing the Waco monoplane Panyu and CANTON, Sept. 8. carrying General Chan Ming Shu, Heavy fighting is reported to be Chairman of the Kwangtung Pro- in progress "between Government vingial Government, as passenger. | side. troops and the Communist forces | There was a round of hearty mp near Tsing Yuen, a small town on the North River. The Red forces, numbering about three thousand, effected a big, concentration from the mountain areas where they

have been in hiding and by a sud den maid captured Sam Hang. Tai Ping Shih and, a number of small

plause as the Panyu landed, and taxied about 73 yards and both General Chang and General Chen received the hearty congratulations of these present, among whom were

Mr. "T. V. Soong, Minister of Fin- ance

The two distinguished visitors towns and villages in the district. were entertained to dinner at the The local volunteers and a few re- Majestic Hotel last night by Mr. gular soldiers put up what resist-T. V. Soong and it is understood ance they could, but were in rack that they may leave for "Nanking case outnumbered and put to flight, to-day. Even the Government tax collect. ing station

at Tsing Yuen captured. There, bas been general | 'pillaging and the usual atrocities to men, women and children. General Chen Taai Tang, on receipt of the news at once diepatched a strong

was

Where is the Nam-hol?

Yesterday, it was erroneously stated that two machines, the Fan yu, and the Namhoi, had arrived in Hangchow from Amoy on Tuesday. As a matter of fact only the Panyu,

when

still

ANDRES SEGOVIA.

THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC,

APPRECIATIVE THEATRE ROYAL AUDIENCE.

Andrea Segovia is a Spaniard. He is in the early thirties and is a man of a charmingly boyish and unaffected disposition. He is in tensely musical, his instrument is the "guitar, and he has never had lesson. That was the man who walked across the empty stage of the Theatre Royal on Saturday and,

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ROUND THE COURTS.

INDIAN WATCHMAN AS OPIUM CARRIER.

An Indian watchman of the Kowloon-Canton Railway was be fore Mr. Whyte Smith on Satur- day on Kowloon Magistrany for being in unlawful possession of 124 tacks of raw opium at his hut near Deacon's Hill Tunnel. The opium was found in two gunay baga.

Defendant pleaded guilty and the Magistrate imposed a fine of $3,100 or one year's imprisonment. His Worship remarked that defendant

Sergeant Dyerson wäs breathing found him but he succumbed on position, proceeded to give a one the way to the Government Civilian concert which astonished and Hospital. A bullet had entered the delighted his audience. right temple and passed through loosened during the interval, the possession of 60 taels of raw opium

his comrades sitting down in a curious crouching had taken advantage of the fact

his head,

It is understood that, as the re- salz of medical examination, the deernsed was found to be suffering From tuberculosis in the brain, and that nicaingitis, which must have been attended by acute agony, preceded death. Deceased had not confided in any person, but beyond his peculiar malady, it is stated that he was not in any trouble in connection with his work or any other direction,

When the spell of his music was little crowd who had gone on to the verandah for a breath of fresn air discussed him. "How extra with a guitar; what would be not ordinary that he can do so much

he with one of the major instru- ents!"One imagince him con- guitar and yet he plays an accom ducting an archestra." "Only a paniment as well as the melody." "I could never have believed that much #eould be made of a guitar,"

"Only a guitar." That was the theme of their astonish ment and delight, and it must be the major thought of anyone who has the privilege of hearing Segovia. It is useless to speculate why he has chosen to express his

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genius through this instrument

force of reliable troops to the dis. piloted hy Chang arrived there, the members of the Force at the lauris! which seems so unsuited to the

trict.

GAMBLING TO BE

PROHIBITED?

Floral Tributes. There was a large procession of yesterday in the Protestant Cemet ry, Happy Valley, the Rev. H. V. Koop conducting the service.

concert hall. That he can hold his audience spell bound through's long

Nambai being ruissing somewhere near Ningpo. No details are to hand as to its whereabouts or whe coffin, draped.with the Union Jaek programme of classical music by ita

ther those on board are safe. We are

asked to state apropos of the crash Current reports state that Gen- eral Chen Ming Shu, who is now of the Tuisha that this mishap in Nauking. is proposing to the occurred at Amoy and, contrary to Central Government that gambling reports Colonel Yang Kuan Yu, the be made illegal throughout Kwang-pilot, was not, injured, though his tung. He holds that gambling is particularly injurious vice which plane was wrecked... inust be suppressed at the earliest possible moment. When he Rehabilitation Commissioner fo:

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the Southern Region, he prohibited arabling in his territory, The greatret obstacle to such in edict

Difficult Flying Weather.. General Chang Wei Chang said that, though the trip had been a

good one, he came near to being is that it would seriously interfere forced to land on several occasions. with revenue in certain districts. In Canton proper gambling has This was not due to mechanical de long been prohibited, but pric- fecte but to the weather. The tels in every town and city clouds were exceptionally thick and throughout the Province it is allow. ed to go of....

as a couple of places between Amoy and Ningpo severe headwinds were ancountered, which made things

most uncomfortable.

Thi

was borne from the Mortuary on,

gun carriage drawn by deceased's brother officers.

Hon. Mr. T. H. King (acting Among those present were the C.S.P.), Mr. C. C. Perdue (D.C.I.), Mr. T. Murphy (A.D.C.I.). Chief Det.-Inspector Reynolds, Chief Inspector P. Grant, Inspectors A.

incans is enough, but the second

thought that riacs is a regret that that one could not hear this supreme artist playing his guitar in propriate to the instrument. surrounding which seem more, лp-

at

romance, of love and of laughter, The guitar is the instrument of One associates it with youth, sun- shine and Bowers, with a mooalit R. Clark, H. Shannon, W. Shannon,balcony or the Grand Canal R. Lanigan, Murphy, Sub-Insper Venice. Surely the listeners should tors Barnett, Carey, Fraser, A. S.

Mair, Sergeanta Whelan, Whast, of nature, of water, and bird and be in the open air, with the sounds

Sergeants Feely, Wagland, Byron, ment. Yet Segovia, an unromantic Dick, Fluberty, Raich, Lance-

insect life, making the accompani- Smith. Flattery and Johnson. Sgure hunched in a lonely chair, gets it acroes" in A not very well fled theatre." Genius alone could do it.

The Funeral.

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The list of wreaths included one From Dad with deepest love." Others ware sent by .. T. H. King, Mr. L. R. V. Booth, Mr. E. Grant, Inspector Chiang Jen Yu W. Hamilton, Chief Inspector P. (Weihaiwei Contingent), Mesera. J. E. Charman, Kellett, Pointz, Hum- phreys, A. Risch, B. Flaherty, J. Feely, C. Byron.

One has to listen very intently to get the full enjoyment out of his playing for his low notes are the most exquisite. Perhaps because he is self taught he has developed a technique of his own which makes his music na unlike what one expects from a guitar as Debussy is from Wagner. Here is no mere unkle, tinkle, bat a pattern of Mr. and Mrs. T. Murphy, Mr. fairy-like. notes which tremble, and Mrs. A. N. Reynolda, Mr. and whisper and sing, weaving an ex- Mrs. A. R Clark, Mr. and Mrs.quisite filigree of melody, through Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Field, which one hears an accompaniment Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Dick, Mr. and of "full bell-like tones which might Mrs. Floor, Mr. and Mrs. have been drawn from a piano or

a 'cello, the endets that they need not enter-surprising that there are not more

Barnet, Mr. and Mrs. Cares, Mr. and Mrs. O'Donovan, Mr. and Mrs. In the Baca suite Segovia to tain the slightest apprehension accidents...

A. Kirby, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. lows fairly closely the usual violin concerning these changer. They Asked why he had changed his Fraser, Mr and Mrs. Cunningham, rendering but his own individuality were for the improvement of the plans and stopped over in Hang Mr. and Mrs. Hunt and family. which came out more strongly in

ehow, General Chang said that this

Inspectors Mess, Central Police the other compositions was never was the wish of General Chen Ming Police Sergeants Mess, Detective lar being a lovely interpretation.

Station, Brother Officers, Central lost, the "Sarabande." in particu COINAGE TROUBLES OVER. Chu, who was anxious as to the

Staff, Central Police Station. Andres Segovia gave Hong Kong whereabouts of the Namhoi.

Aviation was making considerable Brother Officers of No. 9 Station, will not be forgotten by those who Chinese Detective Staff, C. P. S., a rare treat on Saturday and he progress in Canton, he said, and on Taishatau Island. Canton, are now

Comrades of Water Police Station, had the privilege of hearing him. Shamshuipo Station, Inspectors' If one day fate brings him this located very up-to-date military and civil aviation service units, manned, Yaumati Police Station, way again he may be sure of a

Sergents Mess, Yaumati Police warm welcome. by experienced

The full pro- aviators-Station, European Staff at Police gramme, which may be of interest Daily News..

Training School, European Staf to shew what can be done with

the Fire Brigade, Officers' Meas, the guitar, was:- Victoria Gaol, Members of the Royal Naval Yard Police. Ex-

(a) Andante et Allegretto active Service Men's Association,'

Sor (1773-1839). Hong Kong, 1914-1918.

(b) Theme varie, (c) Serenata (d) Danza (e) Etude 2. (a) Prelude

THE MILITARY ACADEMY. Since Mr. Lam Chan Hung be. It was en account of the dark and. Walsh, S. Smith, J. Murphy, A. came head of the Whampoa Mili- cloudy state of the weather, said tary Academy considerable changes General Chang, that the Numhoi have been introduced. The teach was lost from sight. I think that, ing staff has been reorganised, when the Nanhoi missed us she and the name of the institution has inust have circled round until her heen changed from "The Whampoa gasoline went out. I cannot. BAY Nationalist Military Academy for exactly what happened to Colonel Training of Officere " to merely Yang Kuan Yu in the Toishan until "The Whampoa Military Aca. I receive afficial reports, but I can demy." At # meeting at the Academy last night Dean Lam told say this-the Amoy landing field is an exceptionally poor one and it is

institution..

SILVER MONEY REPLACING COPPER,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. }

Loat 'Flane Located.

CANTON, Sept. 8. The Canton Mint is preparing an

According to the Castan Gazette issue of ten-ceat pieces. to replace the three" planes, the Chungshan, the cumbersome copper cash. Taishan, and Dungkun, were dam $100,000 of these coins have already aged when landing at Amoy, and been minted and taken to the Cen-only the Punya and Namhoi start tral Bank of China, Canton, and ed for Hangehow on the following they will be put into circulation day. Also news was received. later 10-morrow. (Monday). The finan that, between Amoy and Hangchow eis crisis being over, the Canton the Namahoi was lost. On the re Miat is now working only in the ceipt of this news, the Chief of day time, its daily output being Police, General Au Yang Kue, ima $70,000 in twenty-cent pieces and mediately sent out radio messages 330,000 in ten-cent pieces. The city to passing ships along the coast, re- haw now plenty of silver money, and questing them to keep a look-out for Central Bank of China notes are the lost 'plane. accepted at 'par.

But Canton is still flooded with copper money, which is causing a great deal of trouble to the small merebants and hawkers The pre- seat value of these copper rash is so low, that 40 of them go to one twenty-cent piece. This is due to the big scale smuggling of "theme copper cash into Canton from Shiakwan and

MISSING 'PLANES LIMP

IN.

ARRIVAL IN SHANGHAL

Two of the Canton aeroplanes, Shanghai where the Chungshan, and the Tungkun, their value is lower still, So fui arrived at Shanghai from Amoy on very little has been done to stop Friday. The plane Toysbaa which this, smuggling and to maintain the crashed near Amos, has returned value of the copper cash.

to-Canton for repair. The Namboi Since, the recent Government which was forced to descend mid-

·edict'no more trouble bas been way in Chekiang due to the short- encountered with the old coins, as age of gasoline has still not arrived every one is accepting them again at Shanghai,

so long as they are not too much smeared with ink. But the new coins of the 18th year of the Re- public are still the favourites among the merchants.

MAYOR OF WUCHOW.

REPORTED ARREST.

The Central Bank of China in Canton is making preparations to redeem some of the Government short-term bonds that have long The Mayor of Wuchow, Mr. Huan been due. Beginning to-morrow, Hsing, alias Yo Mui, has been 3unday, bonds issued in May of detained by order of General Yu this year will be redeemable at full Tsok Pak, the Chairman of the value at the Government Deposi-Kwangsi Provincial Government, on tory.

charges of corruption.

The deceased had been with the Police Force since 1923. A native of Stepney, he served with a Lon- don Regiment during the War and was for some time with the Royal Irish Constabulary and then with the Palestine. Police. He left Home with a batch of other re cruits in 1923 and arrived here in December of that year. After passing out of the Police Training School he was promoted to Lance Sergeant in 1924 and was promot. ed to Acting Police Sergeant when he went leave last year, He only returned from

leave August 1. Sergeant Dyerson was 31 years of age and unmarried.

MOTOR MISHAPS ON MAINLAND.

MR. MOW FUNG'S CAR IN

COLLISION..

on

A motorcar accident occured on the New Territorica Road near, Fanling yesterday afternoon, when car owned by Mr. F. C. Mow Fung collided with the rear of public vehicle No. 230.

Mr. Mow Fung's car damaged considerably, the radiator receiving the brunt of the impact, and it had to be toived back to town.

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A Ford old model, public vehicle car also came to grief on the Castle Peak Road at about 5.30 p.m. The rear wheel became loose and even- tually came off. The car is owned by a Chinese driver.

3.

(b) Allemande (c) Fugue (d) Courante (e) Sarabande (1) Gavotte

Malats. Tarrega.

J. S. Buch.

(g) Menuet Haydn. (a) Sonatine (dedicated to

A. Segovia) Torroba. Allegretto-Andante-Allegro

that Revenue Officers and Police very seldom search men in uni- form.

A Chinese was also canvicted of

and fined $1,500 or even months' hard labour. Revenue Officer Tal- lon who arrested the defendant": said that contraband was found rived by the, Canton train and round the accused waist. He ar- alighted at Yaumati.

Fr

ASSAULTING A WOMAN.

A shop employee was before Mr. Whyte Smith for assaulting a mar stated to have occured at a street ried woman. They trouble was hydrant.

The woman and defen. ant were drawing water and & quarrel arose, The defendant threw a bucket of water over the woman drenching her to the skin. they missed their mark. He also threw two tins at her but

As the woman failed to appear in Court his Worship discharged the defendant with a caution and

warned him that it was a very much worse thing to hit a woman than a man.

RETURN OF AN UNDESIR-

ABLE.

A returned banishee was sentenc ed to one year's imprisonment by Mr. Whyte Smith. The defendant said that his brother had died and he was obliged to return to the Colony.

Inspector Marks informed his Worship that defendant had made two" attempts to return but was Bent away again. He was the man who had pointed a revolver at two police officers during a robbery in Caine Rond sometime ago.

INTIMIDATION.

Two Chinese were bound over in a sum of 850 to be of behaviour for six months by Mr. Whyto Smith on a charge of assault. Mr. J. T. Prior appeared for the de- fendant. It was said that the de- fendant threatened the complai nant that he would have to join a certain guild at a cost of 320. The defendant was also alleged to have threatened to rip the skin off the complainant's neck if he wasn't discharged!

The Magistrate advised the com plainant to keep a police whistle near him in future.

DISHONEST HOUSEBOY.

A house boy in the employ of Captain Liley, of the M

Sui Tai"

was before Mr. Whyte Smith on a charge of theft of money and jewellery to the value of $114. Two pairs of gold cuff links and two gold sovereigns and 880 in money were stolen. The theft oc cured while his master was at sca and Mrs. Liley was at the Matilda Hospital. The theft was detected by finger prints on the window with which corresponded those of the house boy. He was sentenced to six weeks' imprison-

pane

ment.

U.S. JOURNALIST'S DEBTS.

EVIDENCE OF FREE STEAM- SHIP PASSAGE.

Aleko E. Lilius, the American

(b) Danza ....... Granados, journalist, was again before Mr. T. (e) Legenda

Albeniz. E.M.B.

CHINESE WARRANT AGAINST U.S. DOCTOR.

ONE OF HIS PATIENTS DIER

:

HASHOW, Sept. 1.

S. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magia. tracy on Saturday on charges of ob taining goods by fraud from a num- ber of local firms.

Mr. L. R. Andrewes, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and Mr. F. O. E. Rendall appeared för the defendant.

Mr. C. Blaker, of Messrs. Gilman & Co., was called by the defence. He said that he first met the de- A sensational case came to light fendant at a friend's house în here to-day involving Dr. Walter Kowloon last June. The defendant Libby, an American physician at spoke to him about a free passage the Nanchang General Hospital of to Colombo and witness cabled for the Methodist Mission.

instructions and found this to be Chinese authorities at Nanchang correct. Later defendant interview- have charged Dr. Libby with man-ed witness at his office and informed slaughter as a result of the death him that he could not go on the s.8. of a 16-year-old Chinese boy, who Canton as he was unable to finish. died from blood poisoning after an his business here by the time that

| operation by Dr. Libby last May, vessel was sailing. Witness inform

Kinngai provincial authorities ed the defendant that he could go have now issued a warrant for the on the s.a. Nagara or any other arrest of Dr. Libby, who is on his vessel for which they were agente. way to Bankow to take up the case The defendant did not go on by the with the American Consul there. s. Canton and arrangements were A Chinese doctor, S. C. Wu, who made for his passage in another is superintendent of the hospital, | shin.

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