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REPORTED COLLAPSE OF THE

"IRONSIDES."..

ANOTHER KWANGSI INSURGENT TURNS OVER TO NANKING.

MUTUAL JEALOUSIES ALLEGED,

ARE THE WAR CLOUDS PASSING?

Circumstantial reports are being received of the collapse of the Ironsides" menace, the fight of Uhang Fat Fal, and the adherence of Li Han Wan, the latter's second-in-command, to Nas- king. Former accounts of the defeat of the Ironsides" have. proved" optimistic anticipation," but the present reports are of a more substantial natura.

Another Ewangel general appears to have come over and the whole war movement 100ms to be breaking up.

CANTON IN MORE HAPPY MOOD.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Cistos, Oct. 7. "The battle front of both Iron

sides and Kwangsi insurgents is rapidly collapsing, according to well authenticated ΓΕΡΟΓΙΑ now -reaching Canton. Internal dissen sions and mutual jealousies have eaused the break up of what looked like a formidable combination.

From Hunan it is reported that Li Han Wan, Vice-Commander of

"Ironsides **. the

bas deserted Chang Fat Fui and wired to Nan- king proclaiming his allegiance to the Central Government.

REWARDS FOR LOYALTY

IN KWANGSI.

In Kwangs it is reported that General Yang Teng Fai, of the 37th Division, has accepted Chiang Kai

tain quarters it is said that Ya Tauk Pak. far from leading a for- korn hope has, decamped to Annam.

General Chip Tsai Tong was ac- conded an enthusiastic welcome by the people of Wuchow and is now conferring with Lui Woon Im with regard to their respective military operations.

CANTON'S CHEERFUL

CONFIDENCE.

In Canton confidence is being restored, thanks to the above re ports and to the presence of the Nanking troops. It is an irony of fate that Nanking should be send ing troops to defend Canton against the Ironsides," whereas in the past the threat of occupation by Chang Fat Fui's men have often been used to bend the Southern capital to Xanking's will.

The people of Canton certainly

hek's offer of $800,000" to help pot down the rebels," and has de-hope that the Ironside "mennce clared for Nanking. He has been has for once and all been dispelled appointed Chief Director of Demo by the discrediting and break up bilization for the 4th Region, and of what was supposed to be the is now co-operating with Lui Woon most formidable fighting force in Im in driving the remains of the China. insurgent forces from Kwangsi..

He has warned, Yu Tsok Pak, the head of the rebellion, to leave Kwangsi in 24 hours" and is him- self advancing against Lungchow where Yu Tsok Pak is said to be preparing to make a stand. In cer-

LEGIONARIES' LEAP INTO SEA.

INCIDENT IN THE BITTER,

LAKES.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1929:

ROUND THE COURTS. |

NITRIC ACID LABEL **BLOWN AWAY.”

A Chinese man and a boy were before Mr. T. 8. Warte Smith at Kowloon, the Magistracy yesterday charged with carrying two bottles containing nitric acid without hav ing a label marked on them, in English or Chinese, to show that the contents were dangerous.

The man told his Worship that there was

a label on the bottle originally but that it was blown off by the wind.

His Horship glancing at the Ordinance remarked that there was nd special reference to nitric acid, but Inspecter Hoare produced a copy of the regulations which in. cluded this chemical under the bead- ing of

dangerous goods."

His Worship also observed that the boy had probably been told to curry the bottle and did not know what the bottle contained.

"

The defendant told his Worship that the nitric acid was to be used for polishing metals.

A fine of $10 was iniposed on the man, and the boy was discharged with a caution. The nitric acid was ordered to be confiscated.

MISSING WITNESSES IN KID.

NAPPING CASE.

The case in which a Chinese was charged with kidnapping a boy and taking him to Macao was again brought before Mr. Whyte Smith yesterday. The defendant said that he had taken the child with the permission of the father.

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Inspector James, who waS charge of the case, said that the mother had told him that the boy's father had been dead for several years.

The mother had gone to Macao to bring witnesses to prove her husband's death but had not yet returned. The defendant's wit nesses had also failed to appear.

The value of the Central Bank notes, which was 65 a few days ago,

Remarking that the case was a has risen to 87 and the silver ex- change department will be opened serious one. the Magistrate remand about October 15, though at firaled the case til Saturday. silver will only be given for notes of 1 denomination.

FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AT LOCAL

REGISTRY.

Notice has been given of the fol-

A remarkable story of how a num-lowing weddings to take place Ler of soldiers of the French Fore shortly :-

A DELICACY!

TWO K.O.S.B. MEN SENTENCED.

LENGTHY COURT PROCEEDINGS ENDED.

DEFENDANTS DENY ASSAULT ON ELDERLY CHINESE WOMAN,

MAGISTRATE'S COMMENTS ON CASE.

Privates O'Shea and McEwen, of the King's Own Scottish Borderers were yesterday sentenced by Mr. E. W. Hamilton to three months hard labour each when convicted on a charge of Assaulting an old woman in Shelley Street on the night of August

30.

Mr. D. L. Strellett appearing for O'Shea, made an eloquent" appeal on behalf of his client and pointed out that there was no motion whatever for the alleged assault.

It was stated that O'Shes had an exemplary record to date. and on that score the Magistrate granted O'Shea the option of a fine of $250,

McEwen was fined $10 or a further fourteen days' hard labour

the same night... for assaulting a chair coolie on

PRISONERS DISAGREE WITH EVIDENCE.

done enough damage already.'

No mention was made of a woman being knocked down.

The old woman, who was com reached the bottom they heard a plainant in the case, giving eyi-noise behind them. They turned dence said that on August 30, she round and saw a police sergeant was sitting on her doorway at No. with a crowd of people behind him. Her daughter The sergeant said he wanted to take 3, Shelley Street. and a foki were also sitting with the witness and his companion in her. The first thing I saw was charge. They asked what was the my daughter getting up and rushing matter and were told that they had through the door, but I think she said something which I could not hear, owing to deafness. When I was about to get up, two soldiers were already upon me. Each of them seized me by an armpit and then threw me across to the side channel on the other aide of the street. I then lost consciousness."

Witness thought she fell sideways; and that her head struck the side channel.

Mr. Hamilton: You realise that you are making a serious accusation against two men. Are you willing to say: "If I am not telling the truth, I and my whole family will perish

Witness was not told what they were charged with in the charge room.

A fellow in plain clothes called me for hitting a woman and that was the first time I heard of the charge," said witness. I knew nothing about it until I got into Court on Monday."'

itness continuing anid he never laid hands on any woman at all in Shelley Street.

Mr. Hamilton; Do you say all the witnessca who said they saw you handling the woman were tell in lies --I think they were put up to this.

And when Sergt Horwath said he arrested you in Lyndhurst Ter- race you say he is a liar ?—Yes, Sir.

Thank you! Stand down.

McEwen Corroborates.

Witness: I would rather leave my family alone. I would leave the matter in your Worship's hands entirely but I cannot take the oath! "I started to Shake with

Terror." Cross-examined by Mr. Strellett, witness agreed that she was "very

Witness said that she Pte. Thomas McEwen corroborat frightened." did not notice the soldiers untied O'Shea's evidence and said there they were crossing the side channel were several chairs in the road and The soldiers they asked "witness if he wanted a outside her house. were close to her when she tried to chair and he said." No" to several coolies. He struck one of them who get up.

had approached him with his hard raised.

Mr. Strellett:

I put it to you that you got up with the intention of going across the road to your daughter, who lived across the rond 1-No.

But that is where you did end up, I mean where your daughter was standing-Yea

Don't you think you intended Among the many hawkers charg-to cross the road where your daugh- ed yesterday with licence offences,ter was standing 1-No. As I was

out a

terror.

.

a case eelling paddy worms with seized I started to shake with To a number of other questions witness said she was too frightened. to remember detail

Mr. "

Magis

nce was brought before e Smith. In reply to the c'a enquiry as

to what people did with them, Sergeant Barnicle replied thit they were

eign Legion jumped overboard from Mr. Francis Charles Brimblecom- eaten and, he believed, were a a French transport in the Bitter Lakes and were recaptured shortly be, warder, Victoria Gaol, to Miss very great delicacy.

Fanny Blyth, of 45. Wyndhunt

afterwards was told by passengers Street,

board the Blue Funnd liner Perseus.

They unid that after. the Perseus left Part Said a French transport passed it in the Bitter Lakes Shortly afterwards they beard shouts from the water and saw a number of people shouting and struggling in the ACA. The captain of the Perseus tamediate ordered the ship to be stopped and a bant lowered.

Eleven men were picked up. It is believed that twelve men jumped overboard, but no trace could be found of the twelfth man. The * rescued inen, who were mostly 4 mixed crowd of Germans and other foreigners, were given clothes and food. On arrival of the Perseus at Suez arrangements .aere made for the men to be Landed over to the French authori

ties and a launch from the tran- sport came alongside, but as soon as the men saw the launch three jumped overboard again and began to win to the shore.

Their freedom, however,

Who

Mr. Augusto Antonio dos Reme- dios, mercantile aissstant, Messrs. Jardine, Matcheson & Co., Ltd.. Victory Road, residing, at Humuatin, to Miss Leonor Maria Gomes, of 8, Humphreys Avenue.

Mr. Frederico Gustave da Luz, mercantile assistant, P. and O.

DEFRAUDING A PAWN- BROKER:

Witness said she did not call out any time as she was unable to do so. Witness also denied that she fell off a fight of steps.

This closed the case for the pro- Recution, but Inspector J. Murphy stated, that he could call further evidence on the incidents in the charge room, if necessary.

Pto. O'Shea's Story. Ptc. O'Shea said he was entitled to a permanent late pass which A charge of defrauding a pawn-flowed him to leave barracks be broker of 80 was brought against tween 9.30 p.m. to 12.30 a.m. a Chinese who was alleged to have presented a pair of gold gilt bangles

Bank, reaidag at 2, Pence Avenue, to Miss Dulcinea Oliveia Vigra|as real gold. Riberio, of a, Carnarvoä Villas.

Mr. Wong Sik Chung, assistant compradore, Hong Kong and Kow. loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., residing at 3, Grauville Road, to Miss Minnie Lee, of 42, Wyndhanı Street, top floor.

CHINKIANG TO BE MODERNISED.

TWO AVIATION FIELDS.

Chinking Plans for the con-

The defendant was convicted and sentence of six weeks' hard labour was imposed.

CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE NEWSPAPER

He was in the wet canteen with

Pte. McEwen. They were both at the roll call at 9.30 p.m. Witness had two pints of beer and McEwen had three.

He walked into a shop and turn- ed the handle of a sewing machine. He rejoined O'Shea and they heard a noise behind them and a European Sergeant come down, and later be arrested them.

He knew nothing at all about the woman and it was untrue that he was arrested in Lyndhurst Terrace.

"Witness said he went into the shop because he saw a bright light inside.

Defendants "Perfectly Sober.". Bergeant J. Gilliland, of the KOS.B., who was in charge of the escort which took the defend- ants from the charge room to the barracks, said the defendants were perfectly sober..

Sergt. Major W. Anderson, of the K.O.S.B.. said that he visited the wet canteen at about 9.15 and found both defendants perfectly sober. At 9.30 or 0.40 p.m. both defendants were in their barrack- They had no business to be room.

put again, and were really "break- ing barracks."

Court, Mr.

the Addressing Streilett said that both men had unhesitatingly admitted striking the coolic. They had told a coherent story and corroborated each other.

They walked along Caine Road There had been some escapades until they reached the top of the by a few soldiers in this Colony rond that led down the Police and there seemed to be some feel- Station. They had a discussion asing against them. The two soldiers to which way they should take and walking down the street must have eventually went down Elgin Street, been viewed with some suspicion. no ovidence of any which led to Shelley Street. Wit- There was ness walked about seven paces be- nefarious intention and they were hind McEwen. There were three left without any motive whatever. chairs on the left of Shelley Street and he saw a man holding his nose.

Witness thought something had gone

Before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grant- harm at Central Magistracy yester day the publisher of the Hot Sam wrong and caught up McEwen, Morning Post was charged with They passed down the centre of the publishing indecent matter and rond, side by side. There were matter not previously submitted to about twenty or thirty people about

Mr. Strellett went on to point to flaws in the evidence of the prosecu

tion, and suggested that witnesses

had in some instances gone on prob- abilities.

Magistrate's Decision.

The Magistrate, in convicting the

short-lived, as they were stopped by version of the city of Chicking the Secretary for Chinese Affair at the time. The bonzes were in defendants, said that he had never

the Egyptian police and handed over to the captain of the tran sport.-Straits Times..

INDIA'S CHILD MARRIAGES. GANDHI'S PROTEST HOWLED

DOWN.

new provincial capital of Kiangeu,.

into a modern city, have been pre- The hearing has been fixed for Fri- pared by the Provincial Recon-day, bail being fixed at $300. struction Committee.

The first step in reconstruction of the city will be the building of a network of paved streets with the Railway Station as the centre.. One of the proposed main ronds will lead to the bank of the Yang- taze River, another through the city's busiest district where various Government offices will be housed.

BURGLAR THRASHED.

A would-be burglar, who was successful in getting, into a flat at

of the city wall will be demolished Charles F. Chan, caught the burglar to facilitate communication while

darkness.

McEwen on reaching & "shaft seen a plainer case in his life. If.

the de- be believed the evidence of light in the road, got on the fendants he would have to find that, pavement and went into a shop. all the prosecution witnesses, in Witness saw him"framed" in the cluding Inspector Shannon

and doorway, and later saw him stand- Sergt. Howarth were lying ing next to a sewing machine.

He was prepared to believe that Witness, meantime, was standing

fendant but the second defendant

in the light and it was then that the defendants had no intention of he onw someone cross the road on injuring the old woman seriously, his left. He thought at the time but the fact remains that they did

injure her. No. 598, Nathan Road early yes it was a woman. She was walking. CALCUTTA.-Conservative Hindus

Mr. Hamilton said that he was nade a violent attempt to break up

terday morning, received a nasty fast and stumbled on the pavement. informed that there was nothing to She went right across the road with- meeting addressed by Mr. Chand-

The western and northern parts surprise when the occupier. Mr. out recovering her balance and fell be said in favour of the first de hi in the Benares Town Hall.

in the gutter on the other side of had an exemplary character to Waving black flags and shouting

the road. McEwen was in the shop date. It was apparently a choice proteste against the Child Marriage the embankment along the River unawares. He gave the burglar" a

of evil companionship which had Bill, the procession, tried to enter

At the time witness never thought led him into the present trouble, the Town Hall compound.

will be rebuilt. Plans are also un-sound thrashing, and when the all the time. Mr. Gandhi's supporters offered dar consideration for the opening police were called they sent the that the woman's fail could have "I can't take a lenient view of the been connected with them. He case and I sentence both defend- A stout resistance and a fight with of two aviation fields outside the

man to hospital.

shouted for McEwen and the ants to three months' imprisonment brickbats followed, several baing city in preparation for the in-

According to the police report, latter emerged from the shop, har from to-day. In view of the second crowd by firing blank ammunition service between Chinkiang and property valued at $45 had been ing been inside for about 20 seconds, defendant's character, I will give injured. The police dispersed the auguration of a commercial air

Shanghai. Mr. Gandhi, in a long, pictures-

reported missing the next morning. Witness did not mention the in- que yellow dress, urged young men

"Several amusement parka, will

Ewen. In work for Swaraj of a non-violent also be opened in the suburbs of All of this property was recovered rident about the woman to Me him an option of a fine of 8250 if he

Done Enough Damage." type and denounced the evils of the city for, recreation purposes, from the thief, with the exception child marriage.-Straits Times. Kuo Min.

of a watch, valued at $10.

The two went on and when they'

can raise 'it to-day.".

The first defendant. was fined $10 or, in default, an additional four- teen days for assaulting the coolie.

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