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DEFECTION IN CANTON'S

AIR FORCE

'PLANES LAND AT KAI TAK

OTHERS IN NANKING'S HANDS

Reports from Canton state' that General Chen Chai-tong is now left without a single aeroplane for the defence of the South.

Four 'planes arrived at Kal Tak Aerodrome on 'Saturday morning at an early hours with eight piola and one unknown -passenger.

They left Canton

on Friday night in company with the remaining machines. of the Canton Air Force, which, It is reported, have proceeded to Shackwan, and is now in the hands of the Central Govern- ment's troops. Insufficient fuel was the reason given for, the 'planes choosing Hong Kong as their destination.

BATHING FATALITY AT SHEK-O

HEROIC EFFORTS MADE AT RESCUE

Young Student

Drowned

A bathing fatality occurred on Saturday at Shek-o beach, when Luclen Pjon, aged 22, a student of Ricci Hall. Hong Kong University, was caught in the undertow and drowned. Five other members of the "same party, which included two Yellow students. G. H. Gou. aged 22. and Oey Jatw Hong aged 19. and the Misses V. Kitty and Rose Ma were rescued although at one time they were also in dan- ger of losing their lives,

Cries of distress from the party. Enquiries from the Colonial Ser-

who were swept 70 yards from the retary, the Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, shore by the undertow, attracted brought forth the following off-the attention of three Europeans cial statement'

belleved to be soldiers stationed at Lyemun. who went at once to their aid.

:

"Four 'planes arrived at Kal Tak this morning from Canton without notice. They will be

kept here while the position is explored. It is understood that they are train- ing machines from the dying school. Any Chinese machine coming here must give notice ba forehand.".

The plots will not be detained if they desire to depart. but the 'planes would naturally be held.

ENTIRE FORCE DESERTED

"The entire Canton Air Force des serted to-day to Nanking," was the statement made to a special re- presentative of Reuter's in Hong Kong on Saturday by General K. Y. Wong, who landed in one of the four planes which arrived in the morning.

play any pro-Japan sympathies.

The majority of the Canton 'planes flew to Shaokwan where they will await the instruction of the Central Government.

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Mr. Phillip Gillesp'e und S.Q. MS. Street of the R.A.S.C. assist- ed the three Europeans their rascue work and their combined efforts resulted in five of the party being brought safely to shore. Artificial respiration was at once administered. The fortunate student, Pjon, was still in dificulty the shore. Mr. Street, who very recently left Hospital following a recent illness, attempted to reach the drowning man. but before he could reach him. he disappeared. out

some distance from

and insisted on Mr. Street return-

Mr. Gillesple then swam

ng as the latter himself was in an exhausted state. Mr. Gil'esple then dived several times in un- succesful attempts to locate the missing man.

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The difficult conditions in which the rescue was made are evidenced by the fact that a sampan, launch-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1936.

AN APTITUDE FOR MODELLING.

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YOUNG MAN'S GOOD WORK

H.K. Bank's Premises Copied

Bruce Martin, 18 year-old son of Mr. HL Martin, MLEE, Super- intending Electrical Engineer of H.M. Dockyard, Hong Kong left the Colony on Saturday by the 2.3. Taiping for London where he will enter the School of Architec- ture, Bedford Square.

Bruce, who has been a pupu draughtsman of Mr. Van Wyllick, Manager and Architect of the Credit. Foncler d'Extreme Orient for the past two years, has shown. unusual talent for modelling and designing. During his brief term with Mr. Van Wyllick. he has perfected an entirely new and unique system of model-making and has produced some Ane models which have been entered for a scholarship competition in the school he is entering.

With him he is taking what is considered his finest plece of work, a scale model of the new Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Bulld- ing. It is made entirely of card- board, paper and cellophane for the windows, and occupied 300 working hours in the making. Arrangements have been made by Mr. Ritchie, of Messrs. Palmer and Turner, the designers of the building, for the model to be dis- played in the London offices of the bank.

Mr. Ritchie déclared that it was the finest scale model of the bank in existence.

GERMAN PLANE FOR SHANGHAI

ARRIVED HERE ON

SATURDAY

Twelve Days Out From Berlin

The

Luft-

According to the General, th pilots of the Canton Air Force would obey the Nanking author- itles as long as they did not dis-ed by a party of would-be rescuers

German keroplane who were also at the beach, cap-hansa Junker 52, "D-AGEL" ar- sized before they could render any rived at Kai Tak Aerodrome on assistance.

Saturday at 5.30 p.m.

dered from the Lufthansa Com- The ship, which is the fifth or-

pany by the Eurasia Aviation Corporation, at Shangbal, is sister ship to the machine which landed at Kai Tak last December. She was delayed for a week at Athens. and the voyage took only twelve days from Berlin.

CHEN CHAI TONG TO BLAME

Selfish Ambition Alleged

Marshal Chan Kee Yiu, of the Central Government, and who claims 10 be closely connected with General Chiang Kai Shek, is pass- ing through the Colony

In his opinion, the imminence of war between South China and the Central Authorities was attributed mainly to General Chen Chai Tong.

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There was no leason, he said, ether than that of selfish ambition; for Chen "Chai Tang to refuse Nanking's invitation to go north as a répresentative on the National Defence Committee. He was ask ed to give over the command of his armies to General Yu Han Mow and to devote hils

activities to collaborating with Chiang Kai Shek in a direct and definite policy for the unification and salvation of China.

bathing beaches in the Colony. Shek-o one of the most popular

has claimed yet another victim. for in rough weather it becomes exceedingly dangerous with violent underto''.

REPAIR RECEIPT FOR WATCH

A Transaction That Failed

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Convicted on an alternative charge of receiving a stolen re- ceipt for repairs to a Wristlet watch, LA Chung, unemployed was bound over in a bond of $50 by Mr. Macfadyen

Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday morning. Defendant pleaded that his sworn mother gave the receipt to him to sell to get some money.

at the

Prosecuting, Detective Sub-In- #pector R. Cunningham. said the

accused had maintained that story throughout. The relative he had mentioned, had gone back to the country about five days ago. On The fear that he would lose May 24 last the complainant, Chan Fower by doing so were the only Sam, either lost or had stolen grounds for his refusal to accept, from his pocket the receipt. He but the offer was still open to him.

informed the Ha unwillingness to accept was Nothing more

watch repairer. the action which threatened civil July 16 when a man came to the was heard -until- war in China.

shop and presented Ghan Sam's "If he chooses to maintain the

SUNSTROKE VICTIM

Death Of Young American Seaman

ON FIRST TRIP TO FAR EAST

When Lauts James Zutte, aged 18 years, bade farewell to his mother in America prior to his de- parture for the Far East for the first time, little did she know that would be the last time she

11 would see her son alive.

Zutte took up an appointment as greaser in the engine room aboard the Dollar Line steamer President Jackson. The liner returned from her round trip to Manila on Wednesday and went into the Kowloon Docks:

On Friday morning, it appears that Zutte went for a swim at Tai Waz beach after which he lay on the sands enjoying a sun bath, It was a hot day. On returning to his ship he complained of fever. His temperature was taken and he was put to bed immediately.

Shortly after 3 pm, he became worse and his temperature, it is tearned, was then 109 degrees,

An ambulance was summoned and the patient was rushed to the Kowicon Hospital where he died shortly after admission. It is un- derstood his temperature reached 110 degrees before death inter- vened.

It is learned that the body of Zutte is still in the, Colony and it has not yet decided whether the burial will be in Hong Kong or the remains taken to his home town.

The Dollar Steamship Line are awaiting advice from America,

The President Jackson salled for the United States on Saturday

HILLSIDE

MURDER IN KOWLOON

GARDENER VICTIM OF CHOPPER ATTACK

Two Assailants Arrested

Hunghom district, the scene of a sensational stabbing affair on Thursday last, was again brought into the limelight fol- lowing a murderous attack on a 49-year-old gardener in a hut situated on the hillside at Hau Pui Lung in the vicinity of the new Central British School.

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The attack occurred about

His 8.20 p.m. on Saturday. alleged assailants, two in num- ber, were arrested by Chinese constable. C368 and taken to Bunghom Police Station,

The victim of the murder was

Ip Klu, aged 49, gardener and his alleged assallanta

were "Yeung Shing 33, blacksmith, and Fung Ming. 24, gardener. The but be- longed to one of the latter two.

From a police report it transpires that the three men had a quarrel over money matters. Two of the men sided against Ip Klu and it appears that they lost their temper and inflated severe cuts on Ip with a chopper. One of the Fastes penetrated an artery midway on his right arm and caused profuse bleeding. He died à few minutes later.

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P. C. C308 who was on patrol in Ma Tau Kok Road was attracted to the scene of "the crime by the disturbance created and resched hut No. 3 on the hillside in time to arrest two men who were leaving the hamlet...

ips

The constable went into the but with the two men in custody and

'COMING OF AGE discovered that Ip Klu lying dead

PARTY

PLEASANT FUNCTION

HELD

The residence of “Mr. and Mrs. A Kella, No. 30 Mody Road was the scene of pleasant function on Saturday afternoon, when a cocktail party was held in honour of Miss Sheila Haynes, niece of the household on the occasion of her "coming of age".. Misa Haynes actually celebrated her 21st birth- day last week but owing to indis- Position it was unavoidably held

over,

Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Dudley, Mr. Among those who attended were

Captain Lutz is in command of

G. C. Dudley, Mr. J. R. Luke, Miss E. Coghlan, Mr. and Mrs. Lê Gay the ship, which is an 18-passenger Brereton, Capt. and Mrs. D. Wil- air-imer, with Second-Pilot Ledig

son, Miss Anne Fowler, Miss Florzie Chief Engineer Jeude and

On Fowler, Miss Lyn Murray, Miss K. Doård.

Tange, Mr. 8. A. Gray, Miss Muna! Leaving Berlin on Monday, July Hadley, Miss O. Dalziel, Mr. G. W 6, she Dew through Belgrade, and Giften, Miss A Mackenzie, Mr. reached Rhodes, an Italian island and Mrs. Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. F. in the Mediterranean for refuel, Neill, Mr. N. Stockton and his ling. While there, the Chief Me- mother Mrs. Stocktoti, and Mra chanic Stichnothe fell from the

Lillian. Hall nose of the ship and sustained a serious fracture of the left shin- bone, and he had to be taken to the hospital immediately,

UNLUCKY THIEF

Having only one doctor. in Recognised When Trying To

Dispose Of Stolen Cycle

Rhodes, the unfortunate man was put on to the aeroplane on stretcher. and down to Athens for

Rhodes to return the stretcher!

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An unlucky coincidence, unlucky medical attention. On the arrival there, he was operated on imme-view, in that when trying to sell from the defendant's point of diately. In the interim, the plane bicycle which he had stolen, he had to make a return trip to went to a shop where a friend of the owner was working and re- Due to frontier difficulties, vizas, cognised the cycle, resulted to the er, there was a lapse of a week appearance of Lam Hing Wo, 28. before the ship secured another unemployed before Mr. Burgess at the Central Court on Saturday. Continuing on the journey, she charged with the larceny of a flew via Alleppo and. Bagdad to bicycle from outside a public dis

mechanie from Berlin.

in a pool of blood.

The party then

returried "to Kinghom Police Station where the two men

were detained pending

set

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Police investigations were afoat and a C.I.D. party, which in- cluded Mr. T. Murphy, A.D.C.I., Mr. G. 8. Wilson, A..P... Det.-Inspec. tor A. E. Elston and Chief Det- Inspector J. Murphy, proceeded to

the scene.

The

alleged assailants. Yung Shing and Yung Ming, will, ap- pear before the Kowloon Magis- trate this morning on à capital charge.

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FOR

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Hunghom," will be received at the Colonial Becretary's Omice umpli noon of Monday, July 21, 1936. The work consists of Concrete piling to the foundations of a Government Store at Hunghom

As security for the proper per- formance of the works, ithder this contract, the successful, tenderer will be required to deposit, in cash, a sum of $500 with the Co- fonial Treasury.

No work will be permitted on Sundays.

Form of tender, specification and further particulars may bey obtained at the oico of the Director of Public Works.

The Government does not bid Itself to accept the lowest or any tender.

stubborn attitude he has adopted, receipt. The repairs to the watch Bushire, and from there to Kara- pensary in Aberdeen. The com MORE TOURISTS Chiang Kai Shek has no choice cost 40 cents. It transpired that chi, the Royal Air Force Command ́plainant was Yiu Piu Kia. 17, an

the defendant had sold the receipt but to suppress him by force of arms," said the Marshal, and to this man to a téahcase for

Chiang Kai Bhek will not waste time in doing this."

in the Near East, where she re-office boy of the Public Dispen- Iwelled

"tary.

After a stop of three days, the

Sub-Inspector Babey stated that voyage" continued on to Calcutta, on July 13 the cycle was reported no criminalva Jodhpur and Allahabad, and to the Police as having been stolen. thence to Rangoon and Bangkok. On Friday night the defendant The next refuelling was done at tried to sell the cycle in sham-

he would turn his attention to the menace from without.

Kong.

The

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due at Hong Kong on July 24 on the sa Ranchi, en route around the world.

$1.20 as: the defendant had not enough money to redeem the When asked as to why General record against the defendant."

***There was watch

Chiang Kai Shek did not accept the plan for the anti-Japanese

Hanoi, before proceeding to Hong shulpo The man in the shop A party of thirty american action as submitted by the late Mr. Hu Han Min, Marshal chari

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Rhodes was the only incident that formed the complainant. Defensa. Spring Street, Los Angeles, are go to Nanking to discuss it in de- The increasing number of démarred the otherwise pleasant dant was arrested. tall, but he did not go. He added sertions from the South are in- trip from Berlla. The plané, ac- that General Chiang Kai Shek dicative of the change of public cording to Captain Lutz, missed three weeks.

Defendant was fined $25 considered that the South-West's sentiment," said Marshal Chan, all the stormy weather in India. anti-Japanese policy was simply "and the subordinate officers and which was rather unusual.. being used to delude the people of general public are realising that Due to the strong winds on of the Aerodrome, and a crowd China and to capture public sym- the south-west government are not Saturday afternoon the plane from the German community. pathy, whereas in fact its whole sincere in their fiery anti-Japanese circled over the aerodrome to The airmen were guests of the object was the destruction of the denunciations. Pledges of loyalty judge a correct landing, which was Deutscher Hlub and were: CD- Nanking Administration.

I to General Chiang are increasing, accomplished successfully. nedelja, tertained at the Klub at an in-

Among the large gathering to formal gathering. greet the airmen were Herr Despite unfavourable weather Gipperich, Consul General for conditions, the plans took off at 1 policy throughout Germany, and Tran Cupperch 7.30 yesterday morning and reach- vinces of China remaining to her, China will ultimately be attained" Mr. Mows, the Civil Superintendented Shanghai in the afternoon.

It was this conviction that had and although the achievement may prevented a union heretofore, but involve violent military action, pace Chiang Kai Shek had ual-Chiang's, avowed objective of a fled, by force or otherwise, the pro-, unanimous

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