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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY," OCTOBER 18, 1929.

CAMPAIGN AGAINST ROADS IN SZECHUAN ROUND THE COURTS. CRIMINAL TRIALS.

* IRONSIDES."

THE KWANGTUNG PLAN,

FALL OF NANNING

EXPECTED.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT, ]

CANTON, Oct. 17. Ceneral Chu Shao Llang. Com- mander-in-Chief of the 6th Route Army (the three divisions of San king troops in Kwangtung), has ordered all his men to concentrate in Shiukwan for the northern march aguiust the "fronsides" by the middle, o next week.

Nanking troope in Yingtak, Tsing Yurn, Pa Kong, Sua Kai and other import ant points on the North River, are already on the move. No oficial announcement bas yet been made as to which brigade will take over the North River districts after the

1,228 MILES COMPLETED.

The most serious obstacle in the way of road building activities in the Province of Szechuan is the lack of river bridges, which must be overcome before any real long. distance highway construction can be successfully undertaken. How ever, efforts are still being made to carry on the work in face of the difficulties.

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OPICA CARNIER'S ACCOM PLICE DISAPPEARS.

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A man and a young girl of 12. were before Mt. T. S. Whyte-Smith at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. The man was accused of having given the 3 mace of opium to the

girl to carry for him, and the girl was charged with possession, Mr. J. 31. Remedios appeared on behalf

7 CASES ON CALENDAR FOR MONDAY.

CORRESPONDENCE.

BETTING AT HAPPY VALLEY,

MURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER (TO THE EDITUE OF THE "HONG KONG

CHARGES.

Two murder trials and one for manslaughter are included in the seven cases which will be heard at the October Criminat

Sessions.

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of the man, and pleaded not guilty. The Sessions open at the Supreme Jockey Club's decision to run the

There are now 1,998 miles of

Sub-Inspector Hoare, who was in completed motor roads extending in charge of the case, asked his Wor-. many directions from Chengtu, but ship to withdraw the summons practically all of them are unmetal-against the first defendant is the led with the exception of a short second defendant, who was to have distance between Changching and been the principal witness for the Singtsing. Uufinished roads and Crown, was not in Court, projects under survey total about 433 miles.

Among the few highways worthy of mention are the Chengtu-Juhsien rond which runs in an easterly direction towards Wanhsien which city at will eventually be con which joins the road to Juhsien at

to

It was stated that the girl was allowed out on a bail of $30. The

police went to her found she had gone."

address "but

Inspector Hoare said that the girl was stopped by a Chinese detective

Nanking forces leave." At present nected, the Chengtu-Fucheng road And, when questioned, frankly ad-

all the Nanking troops are in that district excepting the 24th Regi- Kienyang and proceeds in a south. Packet of opium. She then pointed

ment which is still in Shekpai, a few miles east of Caning.

easterly direction, the Chengtu Youkiang road which will go as far Reports about the Ironsides "

as Kienchow when the last leg is are conflicting. The local authori-

completed, and the Chengtu-Ya- ties have denied the story that they chow road which lies in a south- entered Kweilio, averring that they westerly direction and which has a are still in the vicinity of Shenchow branch road running off at Sing. and Packing in western Hunsc. Atsing to the south to the city of staff officer, who has just returned. Kiating. to Canton from Kwangsi, stated

that the report that the Iron- sides' had captured Kweilin and demanded $200,000 From the Cham: her of Commerce was a fabrication of the Koi Tso faction."

From Hunan come reports that the Ironsides " are trying to

move

westward apparently with Sanking as their objective but they are hemmed in by General Ho Chien in the vicinity of Paoking and Shenchow. The situation is abscure, and where the "Ironsides" are at this moment is a matter of surmise.

Nanning is being besieged by the pro-Nanking forces, according to dispatches from Kwangai, and is expected to fall in the course of the next few days.

General Chea Tesi Tong will leave Canton for Kwanga next week to finish off the inter-Kwang war. He is conferring with the leaders of the Nanking troops con- cerning the campaign against the Kuommehua army in Central China.

"T. V. SOÖNG'S VISIT.

POSTPONED.

There has of late been consider- able talk of another visit from Mr. T. V. Soong to help to straighten out the financial affaire of the Pro- vince. But according to Mr. Fan Ki Mo, the Finance Commissioner, he will not be able to leave Nan. king for the present, in view of the war with Feng Yu Hsiang.

In apite of the nation-wide dis turbances, there appears to be more confidence in Canton than there has been for the past few days. The value of the Central Bank of China otes is rising and to-day's quota- tion is 60 per cent. big improve maent over two or three days ago. No official announcement has

as

vet been made as to when the notes will be exchanged at the Govern anent Depository, But the Govern. ment is circulating the sealed notes which it forced the banks and

Chungking Still Isolated. Chungking is still isolated at present, but roads have now been projected to bring it into contact with Kikiang in the south and Tongliang and Tata in the north. Kwanhaien and Pantsien located to the north-west of Chengtu are now connected by two separated rouds emanating from the provincial capital.

itted that she was carrying a

out the defendant as the person who gave it to her, and the man was arrested. She said that she had often carried these packets for the first defendant.

His Worship ordered her bail of 850 to be estreated and discharged

the first defendant.

DUMPING RUBBISH! IN THE

STREET,

A summone against Mr. Lau Ying Fuk, of No. 1, Ashley Road, Kow loon, for dumping household refuse into the street, was heard by Mr. Whyte Smith.

Defendant said that he was un- aware of the offence, until he re- ceived the summone. His servants had denied that they ever threw

Most of the roads and motor cars are maintained by hus companies | house" refuse into the strect. and controlled by various militäry officials. The total number of cars owned by the bus companies is ap proximately 97 and the number of private cars which are mostly owned by oficials is approximately 49. Owing to the absence of an ad- equate registration system the total number of motor ears in that pro

An Indian constable said that he

into the street, and took her name. saw an amaḥ throwing the rubbish

He could not any, however, whether the atmah was employed by the

vince ennnot be exactly placed, but the approximate number is believed to be 220. There are also many cars which can no longer be used because of the inability to repair then after they have broken down.

Motorbikes.

There are approximately 27 motorcycles in the province, and their cost is prohibitively high, the cheapest initial cost being about $1,000.-Canton Gazette..

WHITFIELD MARKET SQUEEZE" CASE...

DEFENDANT NO FURTHER USE

AS POLICE OFFICER.

defendant.

His Worship pointed out that the amah should have been summoned.

although the occupier of the house The con- was really responsible. stable's evidence was not sufficient to substantiate, a case,

The sum

mons was accordingly dismissed.

On a similar summons against the 'occupier of 33, Haiphong Road,

fine of $ was inposed.

BICYCLE FITTINGS STOLEN.

Court next Monday at 10 ..

Prisoners in the murder trials are Chau Kus Sing and Kung Meis The former is charged with the murder of one Chau Kun Tee on board a fishing boat in Mirs Bay on August 7. The other is on tria! for the murder of Wu Tsoi Mei at Victoria on August 57. Lo Chei faces a charge of unlawfully killing Chan Muk at Mongkok on August

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Gurduit Singh will be tried for rape at a house near Felix Villas on August 31, the complainant being a young Chinese giri.

Volunteer Headquarters Fraud. Three counts are involved in the trial of So King Man, late clerk at Volunteer leadquarters. The charges aro (1) fraudulent misap- propriation of $182.90, proceeds of Murray on the Hong Kong and a cheque, drawn by Major A. Wolfe-

Shanghai. Bank in favour of Wing Yick and Company; (2) possession of a forged die said to be one used by Wing Shun Steam Launch Com pany in their business; (3) uttering forged document, purporting to be a receipt, given by Kweng Hing or money paid to the Kwong Hing Shipchandlers, knowing came to be forged.

Robbery by Two or More. Chan Chau Choi and Wong Kam are charged with robbery by two or more of jewellery, 8500 in Hong Kong notes, and $350 Chinese money. The offence took place on

further charged with possession of August 28. The first prisoner is

a dagger and a revolver. In the same case Leang Fap is charged with possession of two automatic pistols, ten rounds of ammunition, and a dagger. A fourth man, Peng

Chat, is to be tried on a charge of receiving certain articles of stolen jewellery.

Ling Ng and Chan You are joint ly charged with the robbery, of a ring and a pair of bangles at Mongkoktsui on September 3.

"IN FULL VIEW."

A Chinese was faed 5 by Mr. Whyte Smith for taking a bath in full view of the public at Hunghom Market.

Sin. It is not my habit to find fault with those who strive to di their boat and give of their best in the interests of the public, and while I approve the Hong Kong

last extra meeting in spite of a number of handicape. I cannot say that the best use was 'made of the facilities, such as they were, at their dispaani...

To begin with, the betting ar

lamentable. I know that the ar rangements on Saturday last were

have several extra race meetings to rangements are temporary, but we go through before we can do away

with these temporary arrangements,

without much exertion, there is no und if we can get better conditions

reason why an attempt should not be made to obtain such conditions.

The public and Club members bet on the same counter, and naturally the result is a bigger crowd than ever in the betting corridors. Those in the members' endósure, under last week's arrangement, are public enclosure, enter the betting called upon to pass through to the

stands, and search for the pony they wish to back.. Finding it, a long serable is necessary to get to the counter, and having got the fiet or tickets, one. has to fight If a backer desires his way out. to back the same horse for a win and a place, he will have to get through the "crush," owice.

As far as I can see the problem of relieving the congestion will not be an easy che. The first thing which strikes a visitor, is that only one half of the betting counters are being used, and for the next meet- ing there seems to be no reason why the counters on the far side should not also be used. If necessary. members should be allowed" entry. into the betting stand through the

necessarily, I thought. A good passage on the far side, which was sealed up last Saturday quite un

scheme, perhaps, would be to come in members to the far side and the public to the side which was used" last week. In this way the crowd would be, roughly, halved..

Another point which was a source of great annoyance to putere was the short interval between the hoisting of the last name on the board and the close of betting. It seems that the betting is closed a minute or so after the third bell. Actually there is no necessity for this, and except in races where the starting point is just outside the paddock, the betting can carry on even after the ponies have appeared on the course. The signal for stop- ring could be held over until the Starter's flag comes down. After all, in this way, the public who cannot see the ponies on the pad- deck can have a look at them en

the obstacles they had to surmount,

A Chinese youth who was charged

the field before betting. If they with stealing a lamp and a. pump

choose to wait till the last moment. from a bicycle, the property of

it is their business, but if ten minutes more can be obtained in Master Vernon Harris, ol 271,

Another Chinese was fined $15 for

every race for manters by this.ar Nathan Road, pleaded guilty, add-removing sand from the foreshore rangement, there is no reason why ing that he took the articles from

it should not be given a trial.” at To Ka Wan, Kowloon City..

As I have inid, I do not wish to the cycle which he saw in the hall- way of the complainant's house.

This fine was reduced later by give the impression that the Jockey his Worship to $10. The defendant Club did not do their best. As a His record showed a previous explained that he had been employ-matter of fact, to those who knew The Chinese constable, who with conviction, for which 12 strokes of ed by another man whom he ex- they did very welt indeed. Per- shops to deposit. some three months two other officers (already aequit the cane were administered, and a

pected would pay the fine. The haps the large crowd at the course latter walked off and refused to was not expected. Many no doubt, ago. Nearly $7,000,000 in bank ted) had been charged with accept. i sentence of one month's hard labour

"went down out of curiosity to see the new stands. By a happy coin- "cidence the day was a holiday and was without counter-attractions of any kind. There is a meeting on Saturday next, und perhaps my Pagestions may meet with the kind- approval of those in charge of the betting arrangements

If 0. there is still time to put them into operation by October 26.-Yours, etc.,

PUNTER

notes were then withdrawn and are

now being put back into circala.ing a bribe from a stall holder in

tion.

CANTON'S PRESS OPTIMISTIC.

"IRONSIDES" IN BAD STRATEGIC POSITION

ممية

Whitfield Market and with miscon duct as a Police Officer was dis- cbarged by Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday morning.

was imposed.

CONTRACTORS CAUTIONED.

The contractors, Messrs. Sang

The Magistrate said he was satis. Lee & Company, were cautioned by fed that the defendant had told a Mr. Whyte Smith, for erecting an mass of lies in the witness box. He unsafe hoarding at Tai Wan Road, had, however, to consider the evi Hunghem.

| pay."

OPIUM CARRIERS

Three women were charged at Central Magistracy yesterday with being in posscanion of, 61. taels of opium. Revenue Ofer Grimmitt who prosecuted said that two let-

According to the Canton Frees an dence against the man and after P.C. Farrel told his Worship that ters had been discovered on the important military conference at giving it due consideration, His a barricade had been put up to person of one of the women and he Canton decided upon a joint attack Worship was driven to the conclu prevent fragments of stone falling desired a remand of 48 hours in against 'the "Ironsides" by Kwangtung, Nanking, Kwangsi and sion that it was impossible to con- on to the road from the blasting order to have the paper-t

area on the hillside. The wood isted.

Hunanese troops. The three Nan-vict the man.. king divisions will be used, two, divisions from Canton and the

-trane-

There was a conflict of evidence was rotten and gave no protection The remand way accordingly

forces under Lui Waon Im. The as to whether the accused had or to the public. The barricade hadi latter General has been instructed bad not received $10 and under the

to march northwards and to work in co-operation with Ho Chien's -Hunan army. The Kwangsi and Kwangtung troops hope to cut off the Ironsides "from all outside help and surround them. One re- port states that the "Ironsides," now reduced

10,000 men are at Sinhus, but opinion is fairly equal ly divided as to whether they will strike at Nanking or march north- ward in the hope of joining Feng Yu Baisog

circumstances the accused must be since been replaced by a new one. given the benefit of the doubt. Further there was no evidence of misconduct us the accused had not requested any payment from the stallholder.

INDIAN WATCHMEN FINED.

Five Indian watchmen of the His Worship added that the ́con- ! stable could not be of further, use | Cosmopolitan Docks, at Shum Shui | to the Force. After the lies be Fo were summoned and fined $5 had told in the box, it was no mag bringing him into Court again and each for failing to produce their expecting any evidence that he gave licenses. The defendants said that to be accepted.

they had changed their clothes and forgot to transfer the license.

An Indian Police Inspector told

Meanwhile great efforts are being

Mr. Hamilton added that it was mnde by the Canton Government to "clean up the Kwangsi "rebels." quite possible that the accused had. The attempt of the latter to march sceated a trap at the last moment south at Pakhoi is being guarded and evaded it. If he had said so the Magistrate that the defendants against and the rumour that Li frankly instead of telling lies, he had been previously warned about -Ming Shui is giving up the struggle would probably have come, out of

the case better."

carrying their licenses. "gains force.

granted

GAMBLING HOUSE RAIDED,

A Police raid on house in Horham Strand yesterday resulted in the arrest of nine men who were brought before Mr. F W. Hamilton. yesterday on charges of making is tickets. It was stated that on a very elaborate basis and that tickets were being manufactured

among other things, & printing out fit was found,

Two of the men who had previous convictions for a similar offence were each fined $150. Six others defendant, who was the No. 1 boy were fined $75 and the remaining

of the house, was discharged,

P.S.-By the way, I'did not see either a white or a blue flag go up after the hoisting of the fing in the third case, why this oversight?

Hong Kong, October 17.

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Nauking. Shallow draft stea- mera will soon replace junks on the Yellow River, if an experi ment for the operation of steam vessels on the River which is now being conducted under, the auspices tions proves successful. of the Ministry of Communica.

The scheme was submitted by the Shantung Reconstruction Bureau to the Ministry and it is hoped that success, will attend the innova. tion as steam or motor navigation, doubtedly greatly facilitate trans on the Yellow River would un-

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