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DEFEATED.

KWANGTUNG FORCES

SUN'S EXPEDITION.

Report of a General Retreat.

Our

Driven Across Kwangsi Border.

states -

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1922.

FANTAN SCHOOL

In my latter of May 26th, 1 force of the expeditionary army the Court morning to

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Chinese Police Suspected.

Described as “regular fantan, Canton correspondent school," the police made the Writing under date of June states that private information wholesale capture of eighteen Stb, our Pakhoi correspondent has been received to the affect Chinese, including two females, that the two wings and the central at Yaumati on Saturday. When Mr. T H. King appeared reported wild rumours here. The have retreated and that Li Lich-in cause of these is now revealed. chuen is seriously ill. Another watch the proceedings, the Magistrate (Mr. Lindsell) asked Upwards of ten thousand Kwang-report states that Li is dead.

he came to tung forces have been badly de- A telegram received in Peking him how fasted and driven across the from Tsoi Sing-fan, the comman-interested in the case.

The A.S.P. replied that he had Kwangsi barder into this part of der of the reinforcing army Kwangtung. by the Kwangsi bound for Kiangai, states that he reason to suspect that the Chinese forces. A portion of them bace has purposely permitted the police of the district were not already arrived in Pakbdi with Cantonese forces to proceed far fulfilling their duty, and cas- between 300 and 400 sick and into Kiange, and that he is plansequently as was there to watch ning to defeat tham by military the evidence and to see how the wounded.

wind blow. Field guns are to be seen here as well as naval operations.

Regarding the banknote ques). I and there in the town, and the.

was explained that the place has a warlike appearance:tion and the payment of soldiers, arrest took place in a matshed on preparations are being made for general military meeting was the foreshore, primarily used as a held in Canton on Saturday, godown, but which had been con- Whether the Kwangsi forces when two important decisions sidered by the defendants to offer

the requirements intend to invade this part of tha were arrived at. The nature of l

regard to safety for the country again is not at the mo- these will not be disclosed until

KLMO they were indulging! meat kapwa. There are reports Sun Yat-sen has been consulted.

Sun Yat-sen has despatched in. It was as the result of of panic coming in from inland places, but the people of Pakhoi circular telegram to the generals information received by an Ic

at the front bave settled down, waiting for the and lieutenants Dext move. Some 300 of the best which (says the caston Times) pactor that the raid was ordered. Kwangtung troops, armed with reads as follows:- Telegram modern automatic firearms, have reporting the rapid advancement were called by the Interprete: and it was discovered that one of our troops have from time to woman and three of the men were dissppested.

Our Canton correspondent says time reached me. I appreciate it is reported that Wuchow has the wonderful success you, Com-absent. In the case of the former the Magistrate was informed that.

defence.

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been seized by local autonomy/manders, base achieved during she was the organizer of the gsm-{ forces and bandits to the pumber so short a period. The capture bling dea, and had bean bailed of over ten thousand, and that all of Kanchow by our troops gives out in the sum of $250. As she!

that me conâdence of your abilities. port are now required to stop at Kauchow is a stronghold where and failed to appear in Court, had bail would necessarily have: the Chang and the Kung rivers Dosing-

warrant meet and where the main forces to be estreated and a

issued for her arrest. of the Northern troops were stationed. The capture of this strategic point bastens the day when we shall reach the Yangtze Valley. Encourage your man to offer their services to the country and not to do any harm to the orders be citizens. published."

BASEBALL

Japanese Easily Defeated. Saturday's game of baseball at Happy Valley. when the Hong kong team played a nine repres- enting the Japanese Young Men's Association, attracted the biggest and most enthusiastic crowd seen this season. The game proved to be an interesting one, out of which the locals came winners by 12 runs to four.

Brown, who was pitching well,

Let

my

STOWAWAYS.

Seven Foreigners Sentenced.

held the Japaness scareless for James Milton. Devol Ralphs,

also

This was accordingly arranged; by the Magistrate, who ordered the forfeiture of the bails. of $5 put up by each of the other The three absent defecdante. fifteen remaining defendants were each muleted in a tice of $3.

.

A sum of $54.70, which also in- cluded the commission derived by the keeper, totalling 827, bad been seized from the gambling table during the raid, and this was likewise ordered to be con Escated.

the first six innings. Curtis was Harvey Howard Smith, Edward HAWKER AND INDIANS. giren a try-out with the ball Morris. Gus Robert Veteti, Wm. and although he pitched fairly Morrises and Edward Sharroso, effectively, the Japanese scored former members of the four runs in the last three in-of the Diana Dollar, nings. mainly due

to

CTOW

WATE

Mr. R. E. the arraigned before

A Larceny Charge.

A licensed hawker appeared as fact that Curlis bad ragged Lindsell at the Magistracy this the defendant on a charge of

last week's morning, charged with stowing larceny heard by Mr. E. W. support. As in

the 55. President Hamiltor at the Police Court this game many men were tried out away on by the home team, which is fast Lincoln arriving this morning morning. Ketting into shape for the anti- from Manila.

The evidence of a private of the cipated

Milton, who took it upon him-102rd. Grenadiers was called in Kamy against U.S. destroyer teams and the Univer-self to answer for the others, said connection with the accusation that after being left by the Diana that the defendant picked the sity of California team.

The Japanese played a very Dollar at Manila they were Indian's pocket and stole $85) good game considering, but their unable to obtain work with near the Central Market yester- weakness at the bat lost them the intention of shipping back today. several opportunities of scoring the States, they stowed away on The outstanding men were the President Lincoln.

An Indian walchmsa employ-

Naguchi (pitcher) and Ishida The Magistrate:-The resulted by the Chinese banks in this is that you are stranded in vicinity, after deposing that he

(short stop)

Is not there

any

Manila for

For the home team. Brown's place which is not even American steady pitching was the outstand-territory. ing feature of the game, whilet organization in Church's three-base hit was the sending longest bit of the day.

seamen

stopped the defendant and re- covered the notes from under his

right arm-pit, was cross-examin distressed

ed at length by Mr. Webster, for Home? No? Well, you cheated the defence, and in a denial of the the Company out of a passage, so question that he had asked for a you must go to prison. Fourteen one dollar bride from the defen- dant, gave this poser: "It is [days.”

likely. is it. that It was mentioned by the Inspec-not tor in charge of the case that the should want to du so? task will eventually devolve on defendant, if that were the case, Three Cases This Morning. the police of making arrange would be only paying one dollar Arms cases continue to come ments to send these men back to to be allowed to keep the other

$74."

MORE ARMS.

hfore the Magistrates. When a Chicese was charged this morn- ing with possession of a weapon resembling a dagger, he said that he used it to cut wire, being

Manila.

MISSING SOAP.

employed at Mr. Johnson's W. G. Humphreys & Co.,

wireless office at Stonecutters.

Prosecute. Reference to his place of employment was corroborated by Appearing before Mr. Ew Mr. Johnson, who said that Hamilton. at the Police Coart knife would certainly have to this morning. Mr. F. G. Vaux be required by defendant for his said that he was instructed by work, but not one of the shape Mesere. W. G. Humphreys and produced before the Court. It Company to inform the Court was sharpened at the point to the that they were not pressing the Eneness of a dagger.

I

The

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The hawker in the witnese box stated he was in a shop arranging| for the purchase of fruit when the two Indians came in and

framed this case against him.

The case was,remanded to en able evidence to be secured by the police from this shop.

A WIFE'S SACRIFICE.

charge they bad brought against Gave Blood to Save Husband, 8ix months hard labour was their godown keeper for the mis-

But Both Died. Imposed.

of appropriation of 100 cases

In a brave but unsuccessful A fully loaded revolver was soap. This was because of the effort to save her husband's life, ite pext article to require fact that defendant's father had the attention of Mr. R.E. intervened and pleaded very herd an Aberdeen woman gave three-

quarters of a pint of blood for transfusion. Both busband and wife have died.

Thay were Mr. and Mrs. J. 5. |Duncan, of–25, -Justice-straat,

Aberdeen.

Lindsell. The A.S.P. for Kow. with the management for Joon, Mr. T.H. King, asked that lenient view to be taken of his this case be summarily dealt son's offence. The circum- with by the Magistrate as theistances, Mr. Vaux continued, led original intention to commit the defendant to commit the crime defendant for trial at the Supreme of selling the stuff. As far as he

Mr. Duncan, who worked for Court had to be abandoned owing (Mr. Vaux) could understand from to there not being sufficient the few facts in his possession, seriously ill, after an operation an engineering firm, became so grounds to justify this course. defendant thought that his em-in the infirmary, that the only Deferdant was arrested on the players would not be the sufferers chance of saving his life was by. 5th. June and admitted to the It was stated by the Police that | blood transfusion. police bis possession of the in connection with the delivery

Mrs. Duncan at once volunteer. of 2,400 cases no receipt was ed., and Rave the required quantity dagger.

Sentence of twelve months was given to defendant, who was thus of blood. She seemed to be on inflicted in this case.

enabled to make it out that 2,500 the way to recovery, but her The third case was against a instead of 2,400 cases had been husband died nine hours after man armed with dagger. The delivered out of the godown..

treatment. The night before her evidence showed him to be in Defendant entered & ples

collusion with the previous de- of guilty and his Worship husband's burial - Mre. Duncan fendant, and a conviction was re-imposed a fine of $250, with the broke down with "grief and was corded, with sentence of nine alternative of three months taken to the infirmary, where she

died. months' imprisonment,

imprisonment.

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