1929-12-25 — Page 7

THE KWANGSI SITUATION.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1929,

TROUBLE AT MACAO.

"MR. BREWER'S CASE.

COMPROMISE SUGGESTED. | FIRM HAND WITH SOLDIER

LI MING SHUI DECLARES FOR CANTON?

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According to the vernakular Press, over 18,000 Canton troops are now in Kwangsi. General Chen Tasi Tong who is in personal com

REBELS.

ADDRESS BY DEFENDING SOLICITOR.

MAGISTRATE RESERVES 'HIS

DECISION.

STELLA POLARIS

CRUISING MOTOR YACHT

IN HARBOUR.

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The motor yacht Stella Polaris came into harbour about yesterday making fast alongside the Kowloon wharf. Her graceful Tho magistracy proceedings against Mr. Noel Instone Brewer, paint attracted immediate attention yacht-like lines, and gleaming white who is charged under the Perjury as she made her way in to her and Larceny Ordinances in rouberth passing sturdy cargo boats, warships, and native craft, in her

path.

The Stella Polaris, a twin serow motor yacht, is owned by the B. & N. R. M.S./S., whose com- bined fleet numbers fifty (of which

Captain Matthews of the sa. Sui An which arrived from Macao yes- terday evening, in an interview with our representative, said that the trouble at the Portuguese Colony was now over. At about insad of these troops, with head-am. yesterday morning, it is unnection with the preparation and quarters in Wuchow, has offered to derstood that

shots were fired filing of a balance sheet of the incorporate all Kwangsi insurgents by the rebels from Monte Fort at Instone Banking Corporation, con willing to surrender into his on the Government forts below. About cluded yesterday, and Mr. A.W.G. forces but will exterminate those doren rounds were fired in all but H. Grantham reserved his decision. who refuse to submit. Chiang Kaino damage was reported. Shek's orders to the Canton Higher Later the '" rebels" surrendered,missions for the defence, the Manine are motorships).

Prior to Mr. E. Davidson's sub Command are to " uproot the re

a white flag being hoisted from the gistrate naked Mr. Brewer whether; hels once and for all." A delegat Fort. A large number of Govern having heard the evidence, he wish- has been dispatched to Lui Woon

ment troops led by ad offer thened to make a statement, warning Im to discuss settlement of the advanced on the Fort but no re

him that although he was not ob- Kwangsi situation. It is under-sistance was met with and the re-liged to say anything, any state- stood that if Lai and other Kaangsils Inid down their arms. generals turn over" to Canton, A dissatisfied sergeant is stated they will be allowed to hold civil to have been the leader of the rebels. posts only, and their troops will be This", man was arrested with some taken over by Kwangtung generals. 10 others and it is understood that Li Tsung Jen, Pei Chung Hsi and they are being immediately sent Wong Shiu Hung have fled to Halto Portugal. It is believed that the phong in disguise and their troops gunboat Patrin is bringing them to are ready, to submit.

Hong Kong for transhipment.

A report from Wuchow 'states that large numbers of troops have

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The Oficial Account.

SERIOUS COLLISION IN SHANGHAI

JAPANESE COLLIER AND THREE WARSHIPS.

As already reported by Reuter, the strong Whangpoo current was

dent on the river at Shanghai lost partly responsible for another acci

werk, when the Yetorofu Maru, a cargo boat coming up river, col lided with the British Naval Buoy opposite the Bund, and tossed it. on to the bows of H.M.S. Berwick, doing some little damage to her hull. The steamer's following be. haviour, however, was a little more serious, as will be seen from the following account published in the

She is now on an all winter cruise Indian Islands visiting en route the, on the Chinn seas and to the East. Daily News of the incident.

After her collision with the biog French Riviera, Italy, Malta,

the Yetoroiu Maru swung off and Egypt.

was carried by the tide to the Arabia, Ceylon, Indin,

French cruiser, the Waldeck Rous- Burma), Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Brewer replied that he did not Islands, Philippines, Hong Kong,

the Celebes, Malacca and Banda seau, flagship of Admiral Manget, wish to say anything.

ment he would like to make would be taken lown as evidence. Mr.

Cochin China and Siam.

The route to be followed on this $3,000 miles pleasure cruise to the

In his address for the defence, Mr. Davidson said that he was not reserving his defence although he East has been specially selected to was not calling evidence, because obtain the maximum of calm seas the defence had been dielosed durand sunshine. It can be consider. ing the cross-examination of the ed, says the Company's brochure, witnesses. To call evidence would mean prolonging the proceedings, Anish, so far as it is humanly pos- a calm water, voyage from start to and perhaps be taken, as an admissible to arrange. sion that there was a case to go before a jury, which he emphatical. lv denied,

Duty of the Prosecution.

The acting Consul for Portugal been rushed from Wuchow to Wai-in Hong Kong received a cable chap, in the extreme east of Kwang: from the Governor of Macao stating si, upon which, the "Ironsides

that a small group of soldiers of the and part of the Kwangsi truops are garrison stationed at Monte Fort, converging. Meanwhile, troops in and led by a sergeant suspected ni Northern Kwangtung are heading advanced ideas, rebelled on Sunday having knowingly and wilfully The defendant was charged with for Walchap from Kwongning to and disregarded the orders of the made & statement false in a ma. altask them from the rear. The Government. The mutinous troopsterial particular in connection with were immediately surrounded and the statutory report and balance Kwangsi troops will probably sur- they submitted on Tuesday morning sheet, the charges being all the render but the Ironsides" are un- to military force. No casualties ou same. It was part of the burden likely to yield without further fight have been handed over to a military prove the state of the defendant's curred, and all parties responsible of the prosecution therefore to Tribunal,

mind. Not only must they prove that the statement are untrue, but they must prove that Mr. Brewer knew

ing.

Li Ming Shui. Changes Sides. Another report states that HEALTH OF THE COLONY. them to be untrue. Ming Shui has declared for the Central Government and" has been SMALLPOX FIGURES LOWER. made commander of the 13th Army. He has several thousand troops at Tungchow, and vicinity and will An operate with the Canton troops i exterminating" the insurgents.

CHARGE AGAINST

MR. SAMPLE.

ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE IN

DRIVING A CAR.

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A summons for driving his motor car in a negligent manner Stubbs Road at 7.30 p.m. December 11 was brought against Mr. E. F. R. Sample, of Messrs. Dennison, Ram and Gibbs, before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Central

Magistracy yesterday.

Mr. A. É. Clark, a witness called by the prosecution, stated in evid cace that he was driving his car up Stabbe Road, and half way between Sir Robert Ho Tung's residence and Magazine Gap be overtook an Austin 7. having received a signal to pass. Sortly after, as he was approaching a blind corner, he was overtaken and passed by Mr. Sam ple's two-seater without any wara ing.

New cases of small-pox last week totalled 10 and there were 19 Reports on other notifiable diseases fatalities. All cases were Chinese.

were:-Typhoid 4, fatalities: diphtheria 3, 1 fatality.

Deaths from tuberculosis number- ed 43, from inularia 7 (a welcome reduction on recent figures) from influenza S

Limited Passenger Accommodation. The Stella Polaris is a sunshine bont, and eminently suitable for the tropics, the cabins having latest merely by size, she could have punkah louvre ventilation. Judged found place for a larger number of people than the two hundred pas sengers for which she provides. But it was decided to limit the number. The state-rooms are large and the decks spacious. The accom- de luxe, each with sitting-room, modation comprises: Four cabins double bed-room, large bath-room and lavatory. Each sitting-roons. contains a couple of tables, a soft, and deep, coay chairs. The suites de luxe are panciled in a beautiful hardwood. There are twelve special double state bedrooms, each with large private bath-room and lava- There are 51 single bed- arranged rooms, several of which can be

There were two important points to remember. It had been very fairly stated by Mr. Fitzroy that the defendant defrauded nobody in the balance sheet Jir. Brewer had hot made a cent cut of it. In sup-tory. evidence called has been that of port of the charges, the principal Mr. S. H. Ross and Mr. E. L. Agassiz. Throughout their evidence it was clear that what they were stating were matters of opinion.

In the course of his submissions, Mr. Davidson went through the On Monday 9 more cases of small-charges separately, quoting a num- pox were notified, one being 'des- cribed as non-Chinese"

ber of Home authorities. He said that so far as the evidence goes there was not the faintest evidence to support the charge of perjury Mr. Hoss had stated that assuming the transactions were genuine, they were correctly treated in the statu tory report. This statement put an end to the charge.,

On December 18, 6 new cases of amall-pux and 33 deaths were notified for the preceding week.

SIR HUGH CLIFFORD TO FLY TO MALAYA?

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An Amazing Witness."

It was amazing, he continued, that one of the witnesses against Mr. Brewer was an auditor Mr. Li Ting who is authorised by law to sign balance sheets. That witness W25 da guilty-far more guilty- than Mr. Brewer if any perjury has been committed at all by the

HIS PRIVATE 'PLANE. That Sir Hugh Clifford now owns a private aeroplane, that he is con- that all his old vigour and keenness templating a flight to Malaya, and have returned, are the cheering conclusions to be drawn from a brief but characteristic note from defendant. Sir Hugh which has been received in Singapore.

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Sir High's message is as follow:

My wife is now in Cornwall and.) I hope will shortly proceed with her sister to the Riviera. I shall be there myself in my new Ginay Moth examination was now being used "Theban Eagle," which was licens-gainst him. Mr. Brewer was not Cross-examined by Mr. M. E. Loed, starting about January 20.

the book-keeper of the Company for the defence, witness said that "Please tell my friends of all

but its President. it was Mr. Sample's own luck that nationalities in Malaya that I hope he was able to avoid a crash. Wit- during the years ahead to pay occa ness was positive that no born wassional visits to Negri Kita, borne sounded.

by the same gallant fowl." The case

A London cable states that Indy Clifford ía now convalescing in Cornwall.

was adjourned until next Tuesday afternoon for Mr. J. W. Frank, who was a passenger in Mr. Clark's car, to give evidence for the prosecution.

MOTOR-CAR THEFTS.

PUBLIC VEHICLE OWNER CHARGED.

An owner of a public vehicle mo- tor car was charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Central Magistracy yesterday with stealing motor

SHARK AT PENANG.

FISH. FOURTEEN FEET LONG CAUGHT.

An unusually large shark was caught in the vicinity of Penang harbour and landed on the beach off "Donnybrook " Road, according to the Straits in Northam Echo.

to inter-communicate. The ather state-rooms are double rooms. Every room on the ship has hot and cold running water. Bed steads are fitted, placed on the floor of the rooms, ample, ward- robes, reading lamps, cosy chairs, large mirrors.

The lounge and music room has panels of Asiatic Birch in frames

of walnut, dark-stained. The two panelled in African pear tree. reading and writing rooms are Everything is light and agreeable. Here, too, are parquet floors and Oriental carpets, and book-cases, writing-tables, sofas and chairs invite delight and case. The smoke room is panelled in oak and furnish- ed with green leather. And, of course, there are comfortable, and spacious chairs and sofas. The fire place has & marble mantelpiece and is flanked by two book-cases.

and struck ber stirbeard bow head on, bending the rais right back and doing some other smaller damage,

anchors. and then dropped. both Eer bow

The incoming current swung the steamer round as her alt anchors were not, lowered, and her port- side came into hard contact with alongside the Waldeck Rousseau a French gunboat, the Marne, lying

and consequently sandwiching her, causing damage to both starboard and port.. All the while her siren hoisted, showing that she was out Was shrieking and a flag was

of control.

under

The gunboat Marne was orders for Nanking and due to sail

Admiral. Instead of this the ship that morning, carrying the French

will go into dock for inspection.

3,500 Tons cf Coal,- The Yetorofu Maru, which was varrying 5.500 tons of coal to be unloaded at Shanghai and which is a ship of 4,278 tous burden, wa travailing at a good speed, accord- ing to an eyewitness, being carried by the inflowing tide and her en- gines running. Not being able to clear the Berwick, as the strong wind was forcing her On man-of-war,

to the her

bow bumped against the buoy which was flung against the bows of the Berwick, and then she grated the side of the hull. In doing this, the two star- board anchors of the man-of-war ripped open the whole fo'c'sle on the port side of the steamer.

The tide pushed the ship on- wards, despite the fact that her engines had been stopped, and the lifeboat on the bridge on the same side of the Yetorefu Maru was crushed.

further on to the French cruiser, Suffering thus, she was carried

the Waldeck Rosseau, and a head on collision followed. The eirens flag which was immediately own were calling for the tags, and her

lese. Sampans in the vicinity were lightshowed that she was utterly help-

making away quickly.

The "bells" that ring the travel. lera' needs are fashioned to be silently effective; they are signals instead of noisy alarums. Thus it will be seen that the idea carry comparatively

Considerable Damage.

She struck the starboard side of the Waldeck Rosseau and the rails broke and bent in, while the fittings on the deck were made useless. A wheel which was used for reeling steel girders was bent and débris from the Yetorofu Maru was scat tered on deck.

At a later stage Mr. Davidson has been to said there was no evidence that Mr.few passengers and to carry them Brewer prepared the balance sheet. in the maximura of comfort. The Mr.

Brewer was unfortunate in sundeck is a special feature of the that all he had said at the public Stella Polaris. It provides that open unobstructed view which is so much appreciated by passengers when going in and out of harbour. Right aft is an open-air gymnasium. In conclusion Mr. Davidson sub. The motor power, which obviates mitted that this was one of the smuts, makes the deck particularly

At this period the Yetoraíu'à cases which should not be sent be-pleasant for sitting or promenad-

two bow anchors were ordered to fore a jury and Mr. Brewer had

ing. For a considerable distance.

be lowered, while she was still a right to be discharged in Court.

the B deek is the full breadth of Mr. Fitzroy dealt with points of

the ship, thus affording a wonder-cruiser, and it seemed that she was swaying from the impact with the law. quoting authorities for hin

ful space for games or dancing. Worship's guidance. Decision was then reserved until next Tuesday at 11.30 .m

THE WATER SUPPLY.

ENOUGH FOR 2 WEEKS AT PRESENT CONSUMPTION.

Hong Kong. The total storage in the island reservoirs on the morning of Mon- 1,373.33 million gallons showing a day, December 23, amounted to that it could not be manipulated during the past week; the amount The girth of the fish was so big decrease of 48.11 million gallons through the gateway of the. Muni-collected from streams being 1.83 vipul landing place and had to he million gallons. landed finally through Mr. Line Cheng Kung's house, the services ofed 47.74 million gallons.

The week's consumption amount. six men being required for the pur

car accessories and also with rein the neighbourhood of 400 lb. It measured 14 feet and weighed ceiving stolen property.. The com plainants were the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. Mr. Lam Ying of Mears, Sang Lee building contractors and Chiu Si Koe. The articles alleged to have been stolen or received were a bumper, a jack, A pair of pilers, wrenches and brushes.

pose.

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It filled up the whole band eart. Mr. F. CE. Rendall appeared its tail trailing along the road on for the defence and pleaded not the way to Chowrasta Market.. guilty. He naked for a date to be The shark was apparently one of named for the hearing.

The Magistrate fixed the bail ating in the harbour by fishermen

a school that was observed sport 81,000, remarking that car thefts few days ago. were becoming common in the Its presence

must have been Colony and that this was not an known for the past week, since the isolated case. The alleged offences, beach at Donnybrook," which is if proved, were serious.

The beasing was fixed for

Kowloon.

reservoirs.en the morning of Mon- The total storage in the mainland day, December 23, amounted to 477.53 million gallons, showing a decrease of 5.76 million gallons during the past week.

Sightseeing in Hong Kong.

safe until the tugs would arrive, but not to. The tide having play- No special excursions have been. ed a number of tricks was not put arranged for the passengers while

off from another, and while the in Hong Kong as only a few of Yeterofu Maru was swung round them expressed a desire to join by the tide the wind did the rest, them. But trips will be made, up

crashing her against the Marne, the Peak and round the Island,

as described above. The Yetorofų

round the New Territories, and to will probably have to be removed

Canton.

Among the passengers are several distinguished Norwegians and Mr. E. Phillips Oppenheim the Dovelist whose works have already enthral led two generations of readers.

FIRE ON GROUNDED STEAMER.

FREIGHTER EXPECTED TO BE A TOTAL DOSS..

to be raging in the holds of the Seattle, Dec. 16-Fire in reported McCormick freight steamer Skag way, which is grounded on the rocks a mile to the south-west of Cape Flattery,

It is feared that the vessel will

into dry dock.

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Though little damage was dose to the Tetorofu's hull in the latter

collision, the gangway of the Marne was broken and pushed into ber The fender which was suspended from the Marne between the two skips" was responsible for a large dent in the plates on the port side. Towed off and Turned,

Two tugs from the Tug & Lighter Co. towed the steamer off, and after she had swung round near the Garden Bend, she anchored at the Hoong Shin, Wharf at Pootung at about four o'clock.

Kaisha, who are agents of the Kin- Surveyors from the Nippon Yusen kai. Yusen Kaisha by which com pany the Tetorofu is chartered, men-of-war and examined the damage done to the the steamer. Negotiations are being put through The cutter Snohomish rescued the as to whether the Teforofu' 'Maru crew under, conditions of the utmost should go into dry dock in Shang- danger Decks of the veel versas or Jonan I se stated that hes and there had beer series of pray the lotte country, will he explosions.-United Press,

The weeks's consumption amount- ed to 25.88 million gallons, not in-be a total lose. cluding 1.09 million gallons; sup- plied to water boats, at Laichikok used as a favourite bathing place The yield from the Shing Mun Euntry schoulhaye Tax Tour in Arts Eng Lug Beek

"days been clear of bathers.

is 21.81 million gallons.

chosen.

TENNIS

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