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THE FIGHT FOR CANTON.

GUNBOATS REPULSE KWANGSI LEADERS.

MORE NANKING TROOPS AND

GUNBOATS ARRIVE.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1929.

CORRESPONDENCE. INDIGO DYES TO BE ROUND THE COURTS.

DEPORTATION AMENDMENT

BILL.

{TO THE EDITOR OF Tп"пONG KONG

DAILY PRESS."]

them before

St.-The number of Bills that are gazetted for public information are so numerous that the general public finds it dificult to digest . CANTON, December 2.

they become law. The struggle for Canton; between Many of the Bills contain provisions the pro-Nanking forces and the involving questions of personal Kwangsi Ironside " coalition liberty. For instance, see Clause opened on Sunday when a battalion of the new Liquors Amendment of 'Kwangsi troops tried to occupy Kwingli, an important point

ib

little to the North of Samshui. The invaders were driven back by analiber of roarines. landed frota Admiral Chen Chak's flotilla and by heavy are from the gunboats.

Bill. It is perhaps rather sad commentary upon the civic life, of the Colony that very little interest is apparently taken in the proposed creation of new laws. It is also an unfortunate circumstance that our "unetheials" seem to be so oven- whelmed with their numerous duties that they very seldom insist upon a full public debate of any proposed Bit in the Legislative Council. 1. in the wilderness, but I cannot re- feel that mine will be merely a voice

frain from drawing public atten- tion to the new Deportation Agend- ment Bill which has just byen gazetted.

pro-

AUCTIONED.

COURT ORDER FOLLOWING TRADE MARKS CASE;

MR. BREWER'S CASE..

Mr. Instons Brewer made his third appearance before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham yesterday when a "COLOURABLE. IMITATIONS." date was fixed for the hearing of the

A Court order was made yester. day by Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham in respect of fifty cases of indigo dyes, worth about $5,000 which figured in a trade marks case brought by the manager of the Deutsche Farben Handelsgesells. chaft Waibel & Co., agents for Messrs. J. G, Farben Industrie Actien Geselschaft against Lou Kai Sheong of the Kwong Hing firm of 138 Des Voeux Road West. Mr. H. J. Armstrong appeared for the com plainants.

case against him. Mr. Brewer a charged with offences under the Perjury and Larceny Ordinances in connection with the affairs of the Instone Banking Corporation.

Mr. Fitzroy appearing for the Crown stated that the time entailed In the proceedings would depend on whether Mr. Brewer would give

evidence himself.

His Worship fixed the case for

Monday afternoon next, subsequent dates to be announced later.

BARGAIN IN OPALS.

His Worship directed that the

A Chinese clerk, who was charged dyes should be sold by public nue- tion after the marks had been re-

with the theft of 8300 worth of opals moved. The procegids, after dedue from Isaak, jeweller, of 84, Queen's tion of godown charges and the corg-Road Central, is alleged to have plainants' costs were to be paid into told the police that he sold the Court.

stones to a stranger for 812.

It will be recalled that the Ho Hong Bank were recently summened for, possession of these dyes, but the case was withdrawn and the summons heard yesterday was a fresh one.

The defendant informed his Wor-Į ship that all he knew about the dyes was that the consignment had been shipped to Hong Kong from Shang. bai and that he was to tranship it

Detective Sergeant Kennedy, who prosecuted, told Mr. Grantham that in addition to stealing the stones. defendant had taken 39 iu money. He had been entrusted with the keys of the safe and had committed the theft while his master was out.

Sentences totalling four months' imprisonment were imposed..

DUMPING A DEAD BABY.

The Ironsides " who entered Stewui, some fifty miles to the north-west of Canton, are now advancing on Tai Tong on the North River. Aeroplane recon naissances have revealed that two regiments of "Ironsides"! are Dow approaching Tai Tong and Lo Bow. They have been heavily bombed, but

The objects and reasons, are pushing on steadily. Both those places are strongly held. They are fessing to amend, Section 3.(2) of on the East side of the river and the Deportation -Ordinance, 1917, the general idea is that the Canton ons to make it agree with the Higher Command will wait till a form of the Aliens Order, 1920, is certain number of troops are zerosy of course, calculated to allay our and then Inunch a general attack misgivings. But what are the facts in the hope of cutting off those who It would seem that the Alien Order, have landed on the other side. The 1920, was made under the provisions Ironsides are reported to have of the Aliens Restriction Act, 1914, entered Chiang Ngon and King as amended and extended by the Kow, which are well within the Amendment Act of 1919. The 1014 Yunnah. He was a commission range of Chen Tsai Tong's artillery. | Act is an Act to enable His There has been no fring as yet Majesty in time of war or imminent agent, but in this particular instance That he was merely doing it for which suggests that the Cantonational danger or great emergency he was merely acting for a friend, the money he had been promised) Higher Command are staking every by Order in Council to impose res

He produced a letter in Chinese to was the excuse given by a Chinese thing on holding the line of the trictions on aliens, and make such North River and the prepared lines provisions as appear necessary or

substantiate his statement, and the who was charged with dumping the immediately behind it.

expedient for carrying such restriç Court interpreter informed his Wor-dead body of a baby girl in a lane lions into effret." The Act of 1919 ship that the letter was not a busi- bebind Ship's Street. He said his extended the operation of the Actness letter, being quite of a personal employer had been walking behind for a period of one year after the nature. The writer was neither buy him until passing of the Act. A to extending nor selling the goods and was in

a constable appeared. it up to December 23, 1920. It has no way interested,

Then the man took to his heels and been continued annually up to the

left defendant to "face the music." present by the Expiring Laws Con- Four more transports packed withinuance Acts. troops of the 3rd Division arrived It is, however, quite plain that to-day in Canton, escorted by three the power of the Secretary of State gunboats, the Yung Chi, Chu Tung to order a summary deportation is and Luan Chinn. The Gavernment conferred by what one might call buildings, the streets and municipal emergency legislation arising out buses are decked with flags in of the war, and which power will honour of General Ho Ying Chien automatically end unless renewed and the troops and ships from Nau- by Parliament. Our unamended king The offices are being feted by Section 3 (2), giving the Governor the Incal authorities and when this in Council power to issue a Sum is over they will be sent off to the mary Deportation Ordinance front. the ships to the West River any occasion on which the Governor and the troops, by the Canton in Council may consider to be an Samahu Railway to the North occasion of emergency or public marks were colourable mitations Mr. Armstrong contended that the River district.

During the week danger is much more in accord and pointed out that one of the ob- another foter transports are expect with the spirit of the English legis-jects of the Ordinance was to stop infringing goods getting into China Hong Kong. He asked for an order of confiscation.

"Sume thirty searchlights have been installed at all the likely crossing places on the North River, between Samshivi and Tsing Yuen, and at night the great beams of lights sweep the sky from nightfall till

dawn.

ed.

TRANSPORT COOLIES

NEEDED:

fation.

оп

Colourable Imitations.

D. A. Rushton of the Sanitary Department stated that there was no question of infectious disease.

A fine of $23 or one month's hard labour in default was imposed.

Mr. At this stage Mr. Armstrong told the Court that the complainant's trade mark ("Flying Lagle") had been registered in Hong Kong for many years and the mark was used on many forms of dyes including indigo dyes which had a fairly good market in Yunnan. A previous ship- went of the infringing mark had

Yunnan where it was sold as der been traced from Hong Kong to

plainants considerable loss. man goods and this caused the com-

AEOLIGENT TRUCK DRIVER.

Giving evidence in ↓ case in which Chinese was charged. with

and with negligent driving Sergt. driving a truck without a license

George told Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday that he was riding his motor cycle at 11.35 pm, on Sun- dây. On approaching Smithfield be sounded his horn, but in spite of His Worship decided first of all that the defendant drove a truck that the defendant was an innocent from Smithfield into Belcher Street party and discharged the man. in such a manner, that, but for the Continuing, his Worship pointed prompt application of the cycle out that the centre of the proper brakes, and a sharp swerve, a nasty marked showed an eagle with spread accident would have taken place. wings and, the other mark had a aina engle

His Worship inflicted fines of 93 There were, how-and 815 on the two charges respec after enquiry, as therein described, Four large Chinese characters up-

ever, some noticeable differences.tively. 35 is to be paid on signing even as against British subjects, if,

(Continued on next Columną) Groups of officers who are acting in the opinion of the Governor in

peared on the one but were not on as recruiting sergeante and carry

the other, and, further, the back- inscribed banners are to be seen at any of the acts mentioned in Section colour.

Council, they have been guilty of ground was a diferent shade of every street corner.

4 (14). *

The Canton Police are trying to get more cooltes to carry supplies und ummmunitions for the Nanking soldiers going to the front. 1,000 mure

required within the next two days. The. pay is to be 815 a month of which

LET

LI TSAI HSIN PLAYING CHESS.

It should be remembered that under the Deportation Ordinance, 1917, the Governor in Council has power to order summary deporta in time of energency" or public tion against convicted persons, and

danger, against any person who in the opinion of the 'Governor in Council is an alien. Besides, under Section 4, the Governor in Council can deport my peram whatsoever

the Crown,"

OPIUM AND HEROIN.

Pleading guilty to a charge of possession of eight taels of illicit opium and 500 berain pills, a Chi- nese woman was yesterday fined 82,000 and 81,000 respectively. The alternative in each case was one year's hard labour, the sentences to run concurrently if the fines were zot paid.

Mr. Hamilton added that but for

the fact that he believed that the accused was merely someone's dupe, he would have made the jail terms consecutive.

YOUTHFUL SNATCHER.

A small boy, who appeared before Mr. W. Schofield at Kowloon Magistracy on a charge of stealing (8 bangle from a child, was ordered to receive five strakes with the cane. His Worship observed that though

offence was a serious ose. The de- the defendant was rather small, the

fendant was taken to the Boys' Club after being caned.

KIDNAPPING CHARGE.

Another remand was granted by Mr. Schofield in the case in which two men, a womna and two boys) were charged with kidnapping a five-year-old boy. Detective Sergt. Meadows, who inade the application stated that the police were looking for two women alleged to have been connected with the affair. The de fendants were remanded for a week.

WAITRESSES AND THEIR

CHAMPIONS.

Two waitresses having quarrelled, decided to settle their differences hy calling their men friends to fight for them. Each collected a few men and threats and counter threats were exchanged. On Saturday night one of the waitresses was told to shell out" $10 by a man friend' of the other waitress. The demand was refused and, the man repeated the threat the following night, when he fell into the hands of the authori tiés.

The parties appeared before Mr. Schofield yesterday and were bound over by the Magistrate in personal bonds of 830 to keep the peace for six months.

LADY'S COAT STOLEN.

A coat belonging to Ofiss D'Almada e Castro of No. 10, Hum- phreys Building figured in a case yesterday when Chinese Was charged with stealing the garment and another man with, receiving stolen property.

the actual thief was caught.

The Police produced a long list of offences by the thief, including larceny, burglary and possession of a dagger.

Sentence of six months' hard

labour was passed.

According to the evidence, the coat had been spread in the back yard of the complainant's house to dry in the sun. The man charged Mr. Grantham held that Mr. Armstrong: Your Worship with receiving was arrested "in Several men, said to be paid It should also be remembered, that deceive and therefore could not tical?

the mark was not calculated to says, the marks have to be iden-Nanking Street and through. him agents of Chang Fat. Fui, were caught last night in Wongsha disjeet of a foreign State who has not

"an alien is at common law a sub- make the order.

Mr. Grantham: I say they have tributing pamphlets, and were taken been born within the allegiance of could, with all due deference to his not prepared to make an order for Mr. Armstrong argued that he to be calculated to deceive. I am to the Central Police Station.

Worship, produce evidence to show forfeiture. There are thousands and thou.

that the second mark was also Mr. Armstrong: As your Wor- sands of Chinese who have settled in known as the "Flying Eagle."

ship pleases, but I should like your Hong Kong who are, on this de

Mr. Lorenz Svendsen, the man. Worship to state a case. It is a finition, alicns. Apart from any ager of the complaining firm stated matter of great importance, and I question of emergency or public that the "Flying Eagle mark was don't think my clients can go further Marshal Li Tsai Hsin is still danger, are they to be liable to.

known in Hong Kong and all over than to say that the goods in dis- living in Nanking, according to summary deportation without any China and that most people bought pute will be known by the same Mr. Wong Ching Wu, of the Canton enquiry whatever? Should the the goods because they were "Flying as the genuine. "Flying military staff, who has just return.

Governor have power to deport any Eagle" and did not care what else Eagle." ed from the capital. The former

person who in the opinion of the appeared on the box. He told the His Worship decided to adjourn administrator of the two Kwanga Gernur in Council is an alien. Hench that the infringing goods for Mr. Armstrong to call further is doing nothing and taking no side.

but who may not be an alien at all t first made their appearance a

evidence as "to the name by which in the civil war. Chess still con. In all humility I suggest that the tinues to fill the greater part of his proposed Bill deserves, and shout re-appear again in. Yunnar. Lais May-feulty of getting such evidence and year ago and then disappeared. to the infringing goods were known. Mr. Armstrong pointed out the dif He is accompanied by his receive, the serious attention of all family and Mr. Tang Chia Yin, nis those who wish to ser democracy factared by an Italian firm and suggested calling another member former chief secretary. The former more than a pious ideal-Yours, witness knew that the manufactur- of the staff of the complainan Marshal Reems to be happy in his etc.,

ers had been warned about the mark firm. retirement.

and told that legal proceedings Hong Kong, December 2.

would be taken unless the mark was withdrawn.

day.

RUMOURED FALL OF SAMSHUI,

KWANGSI TROOPS. SUCCESS?

According to a report from Chinese Bourse the Kwangsi forces, so far from being repulsed at Kwangli took it without much difficulty on Saturday morning. They attacked Ho-kow from two directions. The Canton forces offer ed resistance from the opposite bank, but unfortunately for the defenders the river gunboats were, owing to the unusual shallowness of the river, unable to render assist-

Laco,

After two hours' engagement tho Kwangai units succeeded in pêne trating the Canton defence line and took 3amshui.

י

LEX.

SPEEDING ON PUBLIC

ROADS.

The infringing goods were manu-

Yunnan's Caravan,

Mr. Alfred Krocger, an assistant of the complainant firm, said that Sul. Unsatisfied.

his firm's mark was known as the "Flying Eagle." He bad been Mr. Grantham, at the end of this twice to Yunnan and there saw tho witness evidence still expressed Italian goods being sold as "Flying [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG | himself as not satisfied that the Eagle !!

and labelled German DÁILY · PRESS,”]

mark in question was calculated to goods. deceive. He asked M;. Armstrong Witness described how business if any further evidence could be pro-was done in Yunnan. The villagers duced.

would instruct their, head man to

SIR-May I make use of your columpe to make a protest about reckless motor driving?

The receiver was fined 850 or in

default six weeks' hard inbour.

STEALING A DOOR.

From a house destroyed by fire

Street, a Chinese cut away the back seine two days ago in Shanghai

door and proceeded to chop it up

Ita destroy all traces of the offence. He was caught in the act by a Police constable..

The defendant, who had three previous convictions against hima, was sentenced to six weeks' · hard labour.

EVADING DUTY.

Mr. Armstrong admitted that it buy goods for them and the head

Convicted on a charge of posses- On the Castle Peak Road late would be difficult for him to get any man would start his caravan for the sign of a jar of Chinese wine and this afternoon (Sunday) two young denter, to say that the mark on the city and buy all sorts of commodities 13 packets of Chinese tobacco, on men appear to have been practis.fifty, cases was known in Hong Kong in small quantities and return to which duty had not been paid, a ing speed-tests in preparation for as the "Flying Eagle "the mark the village. Dyes were often pur- lowering the world's record.

A serious smash was avoided once by inches; how many other narrow escapes there were I cannot #ny.

If a police officer in plain clothes could be spared for. duty on Sun- days along this road, it would be safer, and more pleasant for people The report of this reverse made like myself, content with a modest Canton rather alarmed, this being average of reflected in the fall in the value of

TWENTY "Centru Baik Deter

second.

on the genuine goods. He pointed chased there, the villagers doing junk master was fined 848 or three out that the goods were not sold in their own dying. He had seen weeks' hard labour on the first Hong Kong, but added that a test Italian goods being sold as German charge and $12 or seven days on the would be to see if the Registrar under the "Flying Eagle mark.. would register such a mark...

The second mark was known everywhere in China as

"Flying Eagle" as he had a case of the goods in his office and Chinese traders had referred to them as "Flying Eagle."

Mr. Grantham stated that even though the goods could not be re- gistered with the Registrar, it would need more than that to succeed in & prosecution for in- fringement.

His Worship then made the order

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as busted above.

It was stated that the junk was searched at Beleher's Bay, near Green Island, and the contraband found concealed in various

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