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SURRENDER OF NANNING.

CANTON TROOPS TO LEAVE KWANGSI.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, Oct. 19, The Kuomintang held a big meet. ing yesterday and sent off a tele

gram congratulating General Yon Hei Shas on detaining Feng Yu Hing, in the interests of peace. The message went on to express the correct sentiments about the delinquencice of the Christian General" and demanding his con diga punishments.

The latest despatches from Kwangti report yet again that Yu Took Fak and Li Ming Shui, the rebel" leaders have fled to An uam, and the two "loyal" leaders, Lui Woon Im and Whng Kuen, are incorporating the once "insurgent" army into their Own

commands,

The

fall in quick succession of Senchow and Kweiping last week is supposed to have broken the hack of the rebellion.

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The latest messages state that Nanning has already been surren dered and that General Wong Kuca is proceeding there to take over the garrison.

SWATOW BANDITS

BUSY.

BRITISH SUBJECT

KIDNAPPED,

BEATEN AND HELD UP FOR RANSOM,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1929.

ROUND THE COURTS. THE WATER SUPPLY. CHINESE REVENUE OFFICER SATISFACTORÝ SITUATION.

FINED.

PROPERTY SALE DISPUTE.

ALLEGED WARRANTY OF AUTHORITY.

CLAIM AGAINST AGENT FAILS.

A Chinese Revenue Officer "who was summoned for assaulting a re- presentative of the China Travel service, was fined 85 by Mr. T. S. whyte Smith at howloon Magis- tracy yesterday, and ordered "to pay 83 compensation to the com- plajveut.

The case, which also came before

the defendant had asked the com

(MF, Justice Wood) in the Sumplainant for ten money brought before the Puisae Judge His Worship last week was that

Warranty of authority to sell a Much has been heard of the frehouse, was involved in

a, claim foreigners and missionaries up in quent kidnapping by bandits of

North Chiu, but Swatow-a. com- paratively quiet place at the mɔ-

mary Court yesterday, Wong Las, ment has now" scored one point to

woman living at Kowloon City was the plaintiff, and Lau Wing its credit. The victim in this case

Fuk, a neighbour, the defendant. was Mr., E. Ozario of the Swatow office of the Java-China-Japan-Line, Deacons) appeared for the plain- Mr. W. C. Hung (of Messrs. who was captured, imprisoned fortiff, and Mr. A. E. Hal defended. ten hours and released after paying the necessary ransom.

in return

for allowing him to take his goods from a wharf without being search the defendant was stated to have ed. The complainant rufused and struck him in the face, a blow which broke his glasses and cut his fore- head, The complainant was an elderly mann

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The defence alleged that the con- plainant had attempted to escape pro-worthless pass, as which defendant

being searched by producing became annoyed and shoved the complainant. The latter fell over a trolley but did not appear to have injured himself seriously.

Plaintiff alleged that defendant contracted to sold to her the perty known as 28, Sai Tau, for $1,000 on behalf of one Wong Lai Wan on August last. The next

The story of the kidnapping is follows:-On September 2

Mr. Ozoria went up to Chaochowfu city by the morning train for a holiday plaintiff, resold" the property. day visit. Arriving at Chanchowfu to one Li Shi for 81,300. Owing to he mrt three Chinese friends who defendant's failure to complete the later suggested sight-seeing around agreement, plaintiff stated that she Pang Koi-an adjoining village on had to pay $250 as compensation the railway line. To the latter for cancellation of agreement for place they proceeded afoot and no- the resale. thing untoward happened on

Plaintiff claimed this the sum, together with $100 paid as outward journey,

depusit, and 3400 profit which she would have made on the reaale, taking a total of $750,

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the party of, four were walking back, this time across country, to Chao- General Chen Taai Tong has can-chowfd as Mr. Ozorio was to catch celled his projected trip to Kwangsi the last train back to town from next week in view of the fall of there. They had not travelled far Nanning and his subordinates will be left to stamp out the remainios embers of revolt. Two of the three Canton divisions in Kwangsi, the sath and tend, will return to Cau- tun shortly, but the 60th, ünder Toi Ting Kai, will remain to help to police the province.

Yesterday General. Chen Trai Tong sent a special envoy tc Chiang Kai Shek with reports ca the campaign, and he will also co- sult the, Head of the Government on the general situation.

" IRONSIDES

IF

MARCHING

when four men suddenly serang upon them from some bushes and immediately demanded money and they were not armed but merely jewellery. Mr. Ozorio, realising

resistance and, while the scuffle was pelty robbers, naturally put up a going un, one of his friends escaped the attention of the ruffians. With- in a few minutes the ruffaus were joined by three confederates, two of whom "produced automatic pistols and one long butcher's knife. Mr. Ozori the bowed to the inevit- ahte.

Broker's Double Role. That knocks the bottom out of to Mr. Hung after hearing the your case,” remarked his Lordship evidence of a broker called as a withess for the plaintiff. Witness said that he acted as an agent for Loth parties and that the defendant

obtain the owner's consent to sell at the time of receiving the deposit mentioned that he would have to the property,

Plaintiff stated in her evidence that she had always understood the defendant to be the owner of the told that he was selling it on property, and she had never been

haf of another.

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In the witness-box, the defendant said a

woman named Wong a He and his friends were blind-perty. She had been away

Wan was the owner of the pro- folded and led away, the destina- L'auton for two years, and witness tion afterwards turning out to be looked after the property. Betore somewhere around E. Koi, the ter

her departure she had asked wit ness to let ber know if there were minus of the railway line.

any prospective buyers of the pro- Derty.

ON HANKOW.

According to the vernacular Press the Ironsides "

are retreating Porthward with llunkow as thei

Bargaining With the Bandits." objective. The 3rd and 8th Nan- king Divisions have been sent in themselves in the

Towards nightfall they found "bed-sitting pursuit of them. The Both Nan-

room of a little hut. They were king Division is remaining to gar searched and deprived of all they rison the North River district. spite of these reports every pre Mr. Ozorio was then subjected to hin in their possession, that is 3131. caution is being taken in Kwangsi to give the "Ironsides"

at beating evidently as a punishment warm for his resistance. reception should they again change their plans and strike southward.

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Then the bandits bargained for Fansom money demanding 800 from each of the captives and

POLICE BOAT RUN DOWN. threatening that refusal would mean

death the next day.

THREE MEN DROWNED.

[TROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CENTOS, Oct. 18.

1

A very ugly incident occurred just of Shameen a few days ago, a big Stenin launch ruzning down police sampan at night and leaving a dozer mes to struggle in the water. A strong current was run- ning at the time and three of the Hen were drowned. The launch

The Party Released. The captives protested that such I sam was beyond their means. Eventually they compromised at 880 éuch. One of the party was then released to go to Choochofu and raise the musom. By 3 a. next morning he was back at the hut and the whole party was then released. In fact the bandits went as far as |to escort them for half the distance to the town. At Chaochosfu Mr. Ozorio borrowed his train fare and

cision, remarked that the complain- His Worship in giving his de- ant had given cause for provocation did not wonder that the defendant by handing useless pass, and he was annoyed. However, the latter, ns a Government servant, should not have pushed the complainant.

himself," said His Worship. With He should have kert his hands to regard to the blow, the Magistrate said that it was diffent to decide

the nature of the blow. The evil "denes about the blow was very un-

convincing.

His Worship asked how much the. complainant paid for the repair of his glasses and was told that they cost 83.50 when new. His Worship then imposed the above mentioned fine with a compensation.

Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the complainant, and Mr. J. M. Reme Hawkins, held a watching belief on dios for the defence. Mr. B. C. K.

behalf of the Department.

CANTON ROAD SHOOTING INCIDENT.

nection with an armed robbery at

The six Chinese arrested in cen son, Canton Road, were again be- They were remanded for a week. fore. Mr.. Whyte Smith yesterday.

of the alleged robbers was shot by This was the affair in which one

a constable.

PARKING CASE...

Mr. P. F. Le Fevre, of the Texas Company, was summoned yesterday for causing an obstruction with his motor car in Garden Road. It was stated that the car was left in Garden Boad on the pathway near the beginning of Bowes Road, and as a result, the military ambul hospital. ance was unable to get up to the

No Authority to sell. Answering questions, defendant admitted that he had no authority right to give a receipt for the to sell the house, and the had no

Mr. Hamilton in registering told the plaintiff that the owner's If you park your motor car where deposit, which was done as plain caution advised the defendant to tif insisted on it Further, he had get a copy of the trade regulations, consent had to be obtained and

it is not allowed, you are bound after a visit to Canton to see the Lo be convicted and you may get owner, he found that the property in light fine or a heavy one. could not be sold as it had been

There mortgaged. After his retura a

ia no excuse for saving you do not

solicitor. writ was served on him, and he know," added His Worship. Landed the deposit of 8100 to his

Mir. Hail sailingly remarked. that he was willing to repay the 8100 with interest, and he had in formed Messrs. Deacons to that effect in correspondence which they had in the matter

dont on the claims for compensa Giving judgment for the defen- tion and lost profit, his lordship said it had not been proved that defumdant had authority to make the sale. His Lordship added that in his opinion authority was war ranted, but that the broker had misrepresented the facts to Che detriment of plaintiff's case.

dashed off at full epeed and though returned to Swatow, feeling that he CORRESPONDENCE. henvily fred upon successfully passed Macas Fort and made good ità escape.

It appears that the police boat ordered the lunch to stop, and this was the reply.

BRIDGE FOR PEARL RIVER.

AMERICAN FIRM SECURES CONTRACT.

(FROM QUE OWN CORRESPONDENT.

CANTON, Oct. 18.

and got off lightly. despite his monetary loss and considerable pain from the beating.

RICE FAMINE IN NORTH KWANGTUNG.

PLAGUE OF RATS AT SAMSHUI

"ADVANCE, AUSTRALIA!"

{TO TILE EDITDE OF THE " HỒNG KONG DAILY PRESS."']

SIE-Regarding Mr. Stanley, C. Wilson's statement in to-day's issue of the Daily Press about Repulse Bay being far superior. to 'Manly pulling your leg, or he had never Beach. All I can say is he was

seen arly.

Australians would not call Re- Manly has two beaches, the Har pulse Bay a beach, but a mud-fat. bour and Ocean. The Ocean Beach

The North River districts especi- ally Kongchuen, Yingtak, Sunkai and Kuntin Are suffering from drought again this year. The rice. The plans for the long talked of fields are drying up and the crop steel bridge over the Pearl Biver 1 near Dutch Folly are. at last com- withering. Disputes are not infreis miles long, with white hard plete, and a contract for its conquestly caused among farmers over it; water clean, and never polluted. rand and not a, stone pebble on struction by Anderson Meyer & Co., water for irrigating their fields. There are magnificent promenades an Amerieno firm of engineers from Shameen, has been signed by the It is anticipated that the harvest all along both beaches, with fine Canton Government. The work, in these districts will be very dis-eats to use all along. There is according to the terms of agree.appointing,

also a huge public, building for ment, is to be finished within 3

dressing purposes, with a locker for months.

each person's clothes,

A trouble of another nature is

The bridge, which will be con- reported from Samehui where much atructed of steel and reinforced damage has been done to the rice concrete, will be about 600 feet long and will be raised 20 feet by rata. Swarms of rats of extra-

Fancy comparing a place like Re- pulse Bay with Manly Beach! It is a pity Mr. Wilson is leaving to-

Ye Gods and Little Fishes!

above the river level to allow free ordinary size are ravaging the fields, as I should have liked him to

passage to shipping. The cost is and have done as much damage as to be about 1,070,000 taels,

a. plague of lörusta, “

have seen this.-Youre, etc..

A NEW SOUTH WALES MAN, Hong Koog. October 18.

CRUELTY TO CHICKENS,

A Chinese woman was fined $5 by 3r. T. S. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magistraey yesterday for cruelty to chickens. It was a atated that the woman carried the birds by their wings. Another woman was chickens and a duck in a fined $7 for overcrowding which was not only too small but had no matting at the bottom. só that the legs of the birda protruded through the basket.

two crate

EIGHT MONTHS' SUPPLY AT PRESENT CONSUMPTION,

The water retura for the month: of September shows a total supply of 1,858 milion gallora in the Island ileservoirs compared with 1,592

million aliens this time last year.

Consumption is less this year- perhaps a legacy of the famine which may have taught people some idea of economy in using. water.

A twelve-hour supply was given from the 1st to the 8th (inclusive) and a 13-hour supply for the re- mainder of the mouth,

tion there is just short of an eight At the present rate of cousump- months' supply on the Island.

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS,

Tytam: sit. lia, below overflow in 1928; 6t. Jin, below overflow this year.

Tytam Byewash: 13ft. in. below

overflow in 19:29; 17ft.

below overflow this year.

Sin.

Tytam Intermediate: Level with

Tytam Tuk: 14, oin, below over-

overdow in 1928 and this year.

flow in 1928; 3ft. lin." below overflow this year. Wong Noi Chung: lot, sin. below overdew in 1996; 10ft. 7in, be Poulam: 18. 7.

low overflow this year.

below over- dow in 1928; Itt. 3in, below overflow this year. Saga in Millions and Decimals of Galiona.

Tytum

1925. 1020. 948.83 333.15 Tytam Byewash

5.60 4.02 Tylum Intermediate. 195.00 195.90 Tytem Tuk

1.0.00. 1,874.92 Wong Nei Chung Pokfulam

Total

19

13.33 17.93 30.00 €63.20

1,583.61 1,988.20

Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions and month of September. decimals of gallons during the

Consumption Estimated popula-

tion ...... Consumption

per

head per day....

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1929. 1909. 281.63 238.04

105,680 136,000

12115

SCHEBZO

99.0 18,2 Full supply in all Rider fain Districts up to the 10th September and intermittent supply in all Rider Main Districts from 11th to September, 1028.

30th

September 1993-From 1st to 8th inclusive a 12 hours' eupply (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) was given to all Rider Main Districts." closed from 6 p.m. to 6 s.m.

Principal Mains

hours eupply (6 n.m.

From 9th to 30th, inclusive a 15 to. 9 p.m.) was given to all Rider Main D tricts. Principal Mains closed from

p.m. to 6 ..

KOWLOON WATER WORKS,

Kowloor Reservoir: 2ft. giu, above,

overflow in 1998; 3ft. Gin. above overflow this year. Sheklaipui Reservoir: qft. io. be

low overflow in 1928; aft. oin. below averflow this year. Reception Reservoir: 2ft. lin. be low overflow in 1928; level with overflow this year.. Storage in Millions and Decimals. of Gailons.

..

1928. 1920. Kowloon Reservoir, 373.84 385.00 Reception Reservoir Shekiaipui lleservoir 113.42 $3.00 32.03 33.13

Total

52.1.19 511.13

Consumption of water in Kowloon

FIGHT IN ELGIN STREET. Three Chinese women were charg- eil before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grant- ham at Central Magistracy with fighting in Elgin Street. It was stated that the row attracted a large crowd which would not dis- perse when an Indian constable in millions and decimals of gallane Arrived on the scene. The woman during the month of September, were cautioned by the Magistrate who considered the night they had arent in the police eells sufficient punishment.

HEALTH BULLETIN OF

EASTERN PORTS.

For the week ending October 12:

Plague.

2

-Alexandria: 3 cases, 1 death.

Baghdad: 1 case. Rangoon: 2 deaths. Colombo :: 1 case. Saigon 1 cage, 1 death.

Cholera. Calcutta: 15 deaths. Tuticorin & cases, 5 deaths. Poom Penh: 16 cases, 11 deaths. Swałow: 0 deaths,

... Small-pox. Berbera 1 case. Alexandria:.1 'case,... Bombay: 5 cases, 3 deaths. Calcutta: 2 cases, 2 deaths. Cochin: 2 cames, Madras: 12 cases, I death. Moulmein ease, 1 death. Rangoon: 1 case.

Batavia: 2 cases. Samariada: 6 cases, 1 death.

1928. 1929 Consumption

111.55 Estimated popula

119.58

tion

166,930 179,000 Consumption per

head per day... 22.3 93.2 Constant supply in, all districts during September 1929 and 1929,

The Government Analyst's re- ports shew that the quality of the water is satisfactory.

The total rainfall to September 20 was 67.80 inches compared with 69.50 at the same time last year.

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