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'BUS STRIKE IN CANTON.

NEW YEAR "CUMSHAW"

DISPUTE.

RICKSHA PULLERS. BENEFIT.

[Pac our owN CORRESPONDENT. }

THE THREAT TO WUCHOW.

CANTONESE TROOPS

"LEAVING?

POLICE FORCE DISARMED.

According to the vernacular Press, Tenghsien, about twenty miles west CANTON, January 29 af Wuchow fell into the hands of The bus drivers in Canton went Yang Teng Feis Kwangsi troops, -on strike to-day, following the un- who boasted that they would spend ployers' refusal to grant a bonus of Chinese New Year at Wuchow! a month's waYES.

The strike has Chen Tsai Tong's troops have with- paralyzed transport in the city, and drawn to Yunghui, a few miles from the only people to benefit are the Wuchow city. A Wuchow "report rieksha coolies. People living inaya that the Ironsides" have ar- Tangshan, Saichun and other suburbs of Cantón are experiencing great difficulty in getting to and from their places of business. The vieksha pullers are quite happy over the strike, and are exploiting the situation by doubling or ever trebling their usual fares.

Trouble between the 'Bus Drivers' Union and the companies areas same weeks ago, when the latter said they could only give a bonus of a half month's wages"to their employees. This was not acceptable to the Union, and the matter was brought to the Government for de- cision.

rived at Yunghui but no fighting has been reported as yet.

Only a few Capton troops are left in Yunghui. There are heavy troop marements on the West River and many steam launches and junks have been commandeered for the transportation of troops. It is un- derstood that the Kwangsi troops shtailed to attack Loting on the burder of eastern Kwangtung have arrived in that district,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, -- 1930.

A "PREPOSTEROUS" PLAINTIFF AND HIS THE SUDDEN DEATH

CASE.

PROSECUTION DESCRIBED

AS MALICIOUS.

DEFENDANT COMPENSATED

"This is almost preposterous.

I

think the prosecution was brought maliciously..... I order the com- plainant to give $50 compensation to the defendant."

Mr. A. W. Q. K Grantham made the above order at the end of a case in which Mok Shing Kam, đẹ scribed as Managing partner of the Yuen Cheong Tai firm, prosecuted Mok Shiu Nam manager of the same firm for embezzling 89,000.

Mr. F. C. E. Rendall appeared for the complainant and Mr. F. X D'Almada, senior, appeared for the defence.

Outlining the ense against the defendant, Mr. Rendall said", that his clicat had been managing part- since 1925. During that time the ner of the Yuen Cheong Tai firm complainant had been making trips to Shanghai, Haiphong, and other places and the defendant had been employed as assistant manager to the firm.

Some time in December "of last

The police in Wuchow were dis- armed by Canton" troops. It was alleged that they had been bought year, said Mr. Rendall, the defen- dant wrote to several of the firm's over" by the Kwangsi troops and

creditors stating that the firm was would co-operate with them. The unable to carry on and that it The Goverment upheld the "hus police are carrying on their duties would close its doors, and this was companies, and stated that the

defendant amount offered was sufficient The as usual but are armed only with eventually done. The

alan wrote to compainant and ask- companies declared that they were batons. Martial law is enforceded him to attend a meeting of part- not in a position to pay any more,

At day-time, squnds of at night.

ners, as the firm was in a bad way as business had been bad; The re-

and the liabilities were over $20,000. cent commandeering of their lorries gendarme are patrolling the city.

The message was sent to complain- for military purposes when the Merchants are suffering greatly as

ant in Haiphong and the latter re- "Ironsides" and the Kwangs they are doing practically, no busi- turned to Hong Kong and dis. troops were dangerously near the

covered that so far from the firm city, had inflicted huge losses. The mess with the interior on account

being insolvent there would be a Government accepted this view and of the interruption of traffic...

credit balance of $40,000 if the put- drivers were very angry, their dis-

standing accounts were collected. satisfaction culminating in Lo-dny's

He also discovered that on the 30th, strike.

19th and 14th December, certain sums were received through the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank for the firm, and that this money was received by the defendant, par- ticularly a sum of $2,000 on Décem- ber 11.

The Government is preparing to intervene, but so far nothing as been done.

DR. SHERWOOD EDDY.

INTERESTING LECTURES FOR

CANTON.

[FROM OTE OWN CORRESPONDEST.]

CASTON, January 25.

A Naval Wireless message also states that it is reported Martial law is being enforced at Wuchow. Preparations for defence of city are ing carried out. The situation is still quiet.

ALL QUIET IN WUCHOW.

The master of the as. Toi Shan which arrived from Wuchow at 3 4.m. yesterday reports that every; thing is quiet in that port. Martial Inw has been declared but apart from the fact that the Chinese gun- beat Tsung Hci is anchored a little Dr. Sherwood Eddy, well-alore Wüchow with so troops koown Y.M.CA. evangelist, author from the 60th Division (General and publicist, is expected next Teoi Ting Kai) on board, there is month in Canton where he will given movement of troops to report.

It is reported that a temporary a series of lectures and addresses. This will be his fith Visit to Can-bridge has been thrown across the ton. He will be accompanied by river by General Chen Tsai Tang's

troops

his wife and Mr. Kirby Page, an- other prominent YM.C.A. worker, The party is now in Shanghai and will go to the Philip before

coming to Canton," The Canton

Y.M.C.A." has arranged a lecture programme which includes addresses

BANDIT STRONGHOLD

RAIDED.

at & number of educational institu- | According to the vernacular tions here, including Lingoan Uni-Press, a raid was made on a bandit- versity.

stronghold at Ngun Ko Chui be Dr. Sherwood Eddy who has tween Shuntak and Chungshan last been taking a world tour of Friday when the garrison troops Europe and Asia to study social and the gunboat Kong Tai launched conditions, has interviewed Mr. an attack. Desperate fighting fol- Baldwin, Mr. Lloyd George, and lowed, lasting over four hours. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald in Eng-Eventually, the bandits, who num, land; and in Germany President, bered over three "hundred, were Hindenburg. ile graduated from routed and frd. Over twenty of Yale in 1891, and went to India the gang were killed a in 1898 and after fifteen years of taken prisoners. work among the students of the suffered by the troops numbered Indian Empire, becanie Secretary about a dozen. »

Th

eight were casualties

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CENTRAL BANK.

NOT GIVING SILVER FOR $1 NOTES.

According

to

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Continuing, Mr. Rendall said that the firm was actually closed on January. The complainant made further inquiries and he found that none of the creditors of the firm in Hong Kong had been paid anything by the defendant during the month of December. He also found that a firm in Haiphong, which at one time was owned by the defendant's father and of which defendant was now master, was indebted to the Yuen Cheong Tai firm for over $10,000..

The complainant taxed the de- fendant with embezzling these sums, particularly the sum of 82,000 on

December 14. The defendant at first said he had paid creditors with it, but later refused to ac count to the complainant for it and as a result, the proceedings were taken.

Counter-Advertisement, Complainaat in his evidence cor. "roborated Mr. Rendall's opening and added that he discovered that the defendant had collected $8,000 in December but had allowed the landlord to attach the firm's pre mises for two months' outstanding rent, which only amounted to $201. This sorprised him. He advertised for list of the firm's creditors in order to ascertain the firm's posi- tion and received many replies, but he noticed at the same time that there was a counter-advertisement in the papers put in by the defen- dant in connection with the Yuen Cheong Tai's affairs.

suin

DOCUMENTS.

AUTHENTICITY RAISED IN COURT.

PUISNE JUDGE'S DECISION,

OF MR. F. H.LOWE..

MEDICAL EVIDENCE OF A CLOT IN AN "ARTERY OF THE HEART.

The inquest into the circumstances Judgment in Eayour of the Ad-surrounding the death of the late Mr. Francis Herbert Love was con- vertising and Publicity Bureau was given at the Summary Court yes-tinued in H.M, Police Court, terday by the Paisne Judge (Mr. Shanghai, last week by Mr. I. T. Justice Wood) in the claim brought Morris, Registrar, sitting As against the firm by Mr, Y. 8. Whon, Coroner. a young Chinese from Singapore and former clerk of the firm. His Lordship decided to forward the two documents produced by plain- tiff to the Attorney General for him to take such action as may be necessary.

The Daily News reports that Dr. R. 'E: Cameron déposed- having viewed the body' at the home of deceased and later be conducted an autopsy at the Public Mortuary, Externally, there was A slight laceration on the left elbow, which One of the documents was in the was probably due to a fall. In form of an agreement and bore theternally, he found the heart and following words" the under-great vessels degenerated and ha signed agree to pay to Mr. Y. S. formed the opinion that the cause When at a monthly salary of $100 of death was due to a clot lodging (one hundred dollars) as a clerk in one of the arteries of the heart and out-door manager in my office. itself. Witness had attended des Payable $50 cash for monthly' and ceased for some years. Deceased the balance 850 to be deposited showed no signs of heart trouble, (from the first pay day) as

but he suffered from malaria. cash security. The totaal will be $500 (five hundred dollars) in 10 months I shall pay all the travelling ex- penses and 10 per cent, commis- sion."

Mr. W. Warburton, accountant. of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, said that he was informed that Mr. Lowe had fainted in the bank building, and had been carried into the accounts Giving evidence for the defen- ofice. Witness went there and dants, Mr. C. J. Church said that found deceased sittig down: he had Mrs. Thompson had. ample funds regained consciousness. Witness.im. for the journey to Kwong Chowmediately hired a car and took de- Wan and would have no occasion ceased home. Deceased walked to to borrow 9600 from the plaintiff. the car and get inside. On the way It was not the custom of the firm home, be, fainted twice and com to give receipts such as the oneplained of excessive penpiration. produced by plaintiff, and the first He walked into the house unassisted time he saw this document and the land, when witness suggested ring- agreement was when the proceed. Jing up a doctor, deceased replied ings came to Court.

that he was quite all right.

to

The Judgment.

Li Dah Zung, houseboy in deccas- Giving judgment. his Lordship his home in his own car, which he ed's employ, said that deceased left said:"In this case the plaintiff dove himself, At Boon he was has art up an agreement between brought back home by a friend. Wit himself and defendants by whichness helped to take off his clothes, and he was engaged nominally at a salary of 9100 a month, of which, Witness saw that he was sick, so he deceased walked slowly upstairs under the agreement, he was receive 850 in cash and the fur-hot-water bottle in the bed and left helped him to lie down. He put a ther $30 was to be credited to an account between the parties to ac- cumulate as a deposit up to $500. He served for three months, accord- Ing to the writ, and received his 350 salary for those three months" He now claims.partly the remain- ing $150 which was, under the agreement, held back according to his statement of claim by the de- fendants, to accumulate.

the room. Later Mr. Peck arrived and, when they went to the stairs, they found deceased dead.

The Court returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evi- dence.

THE CHARGES AGAINST MR. BREWER.

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CROWN NOT PROCEEDING ON FURTHER COUNTS.

A decision not to proceed with the other counts against Mr. Noel. Instone Brewer has been reached by the Crown and a writ of nolle |prosequi has been filed by the Attorney General.

At the end of the trial last Thurs

"In support of this part of his claim he has handed in a document, and that document consists of a typed statement setting out this agreement with the signature of Ms. Thompson at the foot and the rubber stamp of the defendant firm. The first question I have to de- cide is whether that is a genuine docuiment and whether the claim is a bona fide clair Mrs. Thompson admits her signature and she states that the piece of paper is a por-day, the jury found Mr. Brewer tion of a piece of paper which she guilty of making a false statement, wrote on the s.s. Tongkang at without oath, contrary to section

wong Chow Wan on December 4, last year. She says that she wrote 1022. The statement was in respect a form of contract on the bottom of a statutory report filed on half of the sheet of paper and

August 16, 1997, giving the total signed at the foot, leaving a "space

amount of cash received by the within which the intended that Instone Banking Corporation in plaintiff should enter the Chinese respect of shares as 8878,750. forin of the same contract.

A Spelling Mistake, "Her statement is that instead of doing so, plaintiff has produced this small section of paper with the unauthorised agreement typed upon it. Mr. Armstrong has cailed attention to the fact that the word 'total' in the agreement is spelt as 'totaal' but I don't think much emphasis can be laid on that, be.. | cause there are one or two errors in the documents which Mrs. Thompson admits having typed her-

. Witness said that in connection with the $4,000 odd received from the Hong Kong Bank, this came from the Yuen. Hop firm in Haiphong. On the 1st to 14 Decem ber, the defendant had also col-self. Iccted 82,000 odd from various cli- ents.

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the vernacular The New Era in Asia" and Press, the Central Bank of China "The New World of Labour." in Canton has been exchanging $1 The following are the titles of banknotes for silver since Monday. some of the addresses which will be On the first day the number of per- delivered in Canton by Dr. Eddy:eons availing themselves of the "The Present World Situation"; privilege did not exered a hundred. "The Revolt of Youth-From What Mr. Lin Tien Chi, the managing-ed embezzlement and secondly there to What?" or "Our Campus director of the Bank returned to Problems, or Sex Sanity-The. Re-Canton on Sunday from Nanking Iations of Men and Women": where he has been conferring with Dare We Be Christian for What Mr. T. V. Soong, on the re-organi- is Christianity or Religion nadation of the Bank. In an. inter- Social Justice"; "Adventurous view with Canton Press represente- Living" "Dare We Think or tires, Mr. Lin said that the bank- The Faith of Honcat Doubt"; notes of 81 denomination now in Can We Still Believe in Religion circulation in the market are esti- or Do We Need a New Beforma-mated at over 82,000,000. He added tion? or What Religion Means to that notes of $5, 810, 850 and 8100, Ma"; "The Lost Secret of Life"; denominations will be exchanged

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MANY SMALL-POX AND To-morrow, a monthly periodical published in New York. During TUBERCULOSIS DEATHE. recent years he has travelled more than 200,000 miles, crossing the

Twenty-six fresh cases of small- acann fourteen times and visiting pox and 22 deaths were reported some thirty countries of Europe and last week. Other enses of notifiable Asis. Among his publication are: disease were as follows:-Typhoid 2 "Dollars and World Peace "; " An | ( deaths); diphtheria 7 (2 deaths); American Peace Policy" "Im-meningitis 1 (fatal). perialism and Nationalism": Fatalitica from other discases War: Its Causes, Consequences were-Tuberculosis 35, malarid 4. and Cure"; and "Christianity On Monday six pre cases of and Economic Problema,

mall-pox were reported.

This closed the complainant's evidence. and Mr. D'Almada point- ed out that frily there was 'po specific date or particulars given by the complainant as to the alleg.

was no evidence that the complain- ant bad received the 82,000 which formed the subject of the charge.

Mr. Rendall said that he had the Hong Kong Bank's accountant in court and the Magistrate pointed out that even if the accountant gave evidence, there could be no proof of embezzlement by the defendant, who, it must be remembered, was the manager of the firm.

Mr. Rendall said that the fact that the defendant should allow a distraint on the premises for the small sum of $201 showed that the defendant did not act in the in- terest of the firm.

Nothing To Go On,

Mr. D'Almada: There is no evid ence of that!

Mr. 'Grantham pointed out to Mr. Randall that there was aothing to go on at all, '

Mr. D'Almada said that if he had cross-examined the witness he would have shown that the witness was not even a partner of the firm. He had not, dore so because the necessity did not arise. (Continued at foot of next column). I

"However, it is for plaintiff to prove it is a genuine document, and I am not satisfied that it is.

Chan

"The second portion of the claim is for the return of 8800, which plaintiff states be lent to the Arm through Mrs. Thompson in Kwong Wan on December 4. As proof of his claim, he produces a further document which also bears the admitted signature of Mra Thompson. Plaintiff's story is that Mr Thompson was short of money at Kwong Chow Wan and that he happened to have met a school friend who entrusted him with the custody of a large sum, and of that amount he made a idan to Mrs. Thompson just before she was leaving.

(Continued on nezi Columu.)

Mr. Grantham: This case is al- most preposterous! I think the prosecution was brought malicious-

ly.

of the Perjury Ordinance No. 21 of

The decision to drop proceedings, though not to withdraw them, was in respect of the second and third counts and also of both counts in an additional indictment,

Mr. Brewer will be brought be fore the Puise Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) at 10,30 am. next Monday to receive sentence.

The maximum penalty that can he imposed for this type of offence is two years' imprisonment.

Wording of the Receipt. Well, the document on which this matter was entered by plain till, is a portion of a sheet of French official

paper. Similar forms have been produced, atamp- ed with the French official stamp, and the plaintiff's story is that be typed this document from a docu ment written by Mra. Thompson. This document reads 'Mr. 7. 8. When has deposited to me a sum of 8600 (six hundred dollars Hong Kong currency). Payable to the order on the return of this certi- ficate: Not subject to check,'

His Lordship continued:-"Mrs. Thompson'a lory is that this is another of these, contracts and that the blank section of the contract form, has been used for this pur pose. I find it difficult to believe that Mrs. Thompson, ever wrote on this piece of paper the statement which appears on this receipt and I am oven less inclined to find that that document is genuine document.

Concluding, his Lordship said: Mr. D'Alamda: Will your Wor-For these reasons, the plaintiff ship give me a certificate to that has not established his claim in effect.

my opinion and, I propose, there- Mr. Grantham did not grant the

the fore, to cater judgment for certificate but ordered the defen-defendants with costs. I have de--| dant to be paid 850 compensation. cided to impound these documenta, Mr. Rendall Will you give me. Exhibits A and B, and I shall seven days to show cause. I think direct the Registrar to send them I am entitled to that?

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Mr. Grantham: That order is suspended for seven days.

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