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**-*** WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1926. BA-t

FUKIEN TROUBLE

“MUTINY AMONGST HUNAN TROOPS.

CITY CAPTURED...

LI FUK-LUM'S MEN,

TWO SENTENCED FOR ARMS POSSESSION.

That the two men before the Court were soldiers of Gen. Li Fuk-lum, sent with junk as a

A report from Swatow states guard, and that they took the arms

YUNNAN UNREST.

REVOLT - AGAINST. GEN. TANG CHI-YAO.

THREE DEMANDS.

A letter received from Yunnan-

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$2,000,

TEAN" STRANDING.

CAPTAIN HISTED EXONERATED, “

A Marine Court of Enquiry as sembled at the Harbour Office this morning to investigate the circumstances attending the

THE DRAGON.MOTOR CAR CO., bra. 33 WORE NE: CHUNERD.

HAPPY VALLEY.

Alleged to have stolen a gold watch and chain, $40 in bank notes, LERICAL ERROR," an overcoat, and some, private papers, to the value of $196,, a St to-day's hearing of the case Chinese police constable appeared

which James Edward Atheriey before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the that the Hunan forces of the ashore at Tai O in order that they fu states that an open rupture be stranding of the s.5. Teas, in the charged on four counts of mis- Central Magistracy this morning. Yuct Kwan, who were driven by the should be in safe custody, was the tween General Tang Chi-yao and propriation of monies amount-mand, as he wanted to make fur Canton Army into Fuklen, have explanation given by Mr. H. S. four of his genernis accurred in the to $3,275 belonging to Messrs. ther enquiries, but Mr. Lindsell mutinied against their Comman-Fitzroy, at the Criminal Sessions middle of December, when the etz Brothers, of which he was said he would hear the prelimders, Tac Man-ping and Li Wan- before" Mr. Justice Wood this headquarters of General Tang were by Lleut.-Com, G. F. Hole, (Har-)

Hongkong Manager, the cross- amination of the chief witness the prosecution, Mr. Chau

Sergt. O'Donovan asked for a re-

nary evidence first.

The owner of the stolen goods, Mr. William Allen, residing at 4, Moreton Terrace, said on the night

of December 13th ho went to a

fook, and elected Li Chun-fung as morning, when the men

FOUND GUILTY.

SIR BASIL THOMSON FINED.

ACCUSES POLICE.

London, Jan. 5.

Hainan Straits, on December 19th..

whilst on a voyage from Haiphong to Hotḥowi

*

Bir Baalk Thomson has been found guilty and fined £5 and 25 costs. Notice of appeal was given.

The Court was presided over-Router,

On the resumption of the case were surrounded by the troops of the bour Master) and with him were against Sir Basil Thomson, whe their Commandant. On assuming charged with unlawful possession four Generals who made three command, Li Chung-fung attacked of arms, and ammunition.

Lieut."Com. O. R. H. Harvey, yesterday had pleaded "not guilty,”. demands on General Tong. The R.N.; Capt. S. Robinson, Master Sir Henry Curtis Bennett, cross-

ing-yan, who was the compra- Filipino dinner at the Nam Tung Ting Chow, an important district Originally there had been six demands were the payment of a of the a.. Empress of Canada:/examining police witnesses, sug

ore of the firm, was resumed, th a thorough investigation into account books kept by his de-

rtment.

of the Bowrington Canal, and put

restaurant, China Building, and he in the western part of Fukien, left at about 12.35 am. He was where General LF Fung-cheong is waiting for a rieksha on the bridge the Garrison Commandant, and his overcoat down .for a few captured the city.

The Fukien Ip." Elaley Zoltlyn'--Mr. Chau, minutes, When the ricksha ar- forces retreated in disorder to Lien d told us two days ago that you rived, he found his coat, was miss Sing and Lung Ngam.

ing. He then searched his pockets, were required, under Clause BL and discovered his watch and chain

General Ching Chin, command- your agreement, to keep your and $40, which was in his trousers ing the Territorial Defence forces oks in such a way as to dis- pocket, were missing. He reported of the Canton Army, ou receipt of

the facts to the police station and

Company? Yes..

Mr. Zeitlyn proceeded to read lost seventeen- new one-dollar

lopment. It is further reported that Li Chun-fung, of the Yuet

men arraigned and a plea of guilty had been entered,

not

the receipts of all revenues to be yang.

rears, the dismissal of corrupt Capt. H. W. Chandler, Master of gested that the accused gave his officials who are near relatives or the 8.8. Kumsang; and Capt. J. own The Crown, represented by intimate friends of and directly Thompson, Master of the a.. Hal-which the Sergeant mistook for name of Hume Thomson. H. K. Holmes, withdrew the charges under the control of General Tang, against four of the men, and Mr.

Hugh Thomson. Fitzroy said that under the circum-gazetted and all accounts additeded by the Imperial Merchant Ser-remarked that that was a mistake

Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, instruct-

The Magistrate, Mr. Cancellor, stances the plea would be one of and published. All three demande vice Guild, appeared for the Mas-which might easily be made. guilty to a technical offence,

General Ting is said to have ter of the 3.3. Tean, Capt. E. H. It was admitted he said that the

Sir Curtis Bennett, in a speech,

kept in such a manner that when the defendant'on duty at the police Kwan, has made. overtures to should have safe passage.

lose a true state of accounts of the went home. On the following the news, advanced into Fukien men landed at Tai O with the/agreed to. The accond demand Histed; and Mr. G. K. Hall Brut said, that a man with the know- morning, he found he had also and occupied Shiu-on in order to arms and that they had control off has already been complied with, ton, instructed by the China Coast ledge of the accused must be either the clause In question as followe. notes, and various papers, which cope with any contingency that them. They were under the com- and many arrests have been made Officers Guild, appeared for the insane or drunk to go to such a mand of Leung Kam-mo, & lleu-The third demand is now being Captain and officers of the steam place for such an offence. The be carried in two envelopes in his might arise from this new deve tenant of Gen. Li Fuklum, and on earried out, but owing to lack offer.

the application of some merchants

evidence showed he was absolutely they had been sent with a cargo funds, the first demand is held in Capt. Histed, in the box, stated sober. Counsel was glad that the of salt, etc., in order that the junk abeyance. It is farther stated that he left Haiphong on Decem Magistrate last night personally General Ching Chin for an alliance

that in the event of General Tang's ber 18th. last at 1 p.m. bound for inspected the spot, and he asked They wished to go ashore ht Tai to declare war against Fukien. O and

inability to find means to fulfil the Halbow. A bearing on Lainkan the Magistrate to say that it" was on debating what they Out of this overture may result the should do with the arms, walch first demand, the four generals will was taken at 1.35 p.m. the next

day, S. 4 E, true, four miles, steer-mpossible to see what people were conditional surrender of the Hunan were the property of Gen. Li Fuk-demand his 'abdication.

lum's army,they decided to takej

ing N. 86 E, true. The speed was doing from the place the police" force of the Yuet Kwan. It will be them with them. Thoy phuced! In connection with the above 3.7 knots, which had been main-said they saw them. He submitted

embered that at the close of them in a rattan baskets but had news, there is a

report that the tained since leaving Haiphong that the story of the two codstables operations in the East River no intention of doing other than Canton Government has decided to 4.30 the course was altered to N. in that connection was untrue, take them ashore and back again take steps to consolidate the south-77 E, true. Land was raised two

Mr. Fitzroy pointed out that it

"The compradore shall at allinside coat pocket. ties cause his accounts to be Sergt. O'Donovan stated he saw

station, and took him to 236. Queen's Road East, accond floor. The defendant admitted he oe cupled a cubicle there. When the place was searched, the coat was found hanging on a wall, and, on examining a basket under a bed, the missing watch and chain were dollar. notes, and a found, together with,seventeen one- five-dollar hole.

stor, it was reported that The The defendant was remanded in g-bing had surrendered, but

or called upon by the Company gordo so he would immediately be fe to disclose a true and correct ite of such accounts," Counsel: And you told us, Mr. au, that in pursuance of such use you kept books which are Mihits “A," "B," "C" and "N"? Yen.

Tea.

BOOKS UNTRUE?

police custody.

Mr. Chau; I put it to you thated with. our books are untrue?-The books

later this was denied.

A NEW POSt.

It is reported that as war opera tions have now ceased in the East River sector the pest of Garrison Commandant will be abolished, and

Visibility later became bad. At

Mr. Reginald McKenna, M.P..

A" is the compradore's pro- ssory note book, "B" your Chin-

accounts book, "C" is the trans-$4.85....99....$144.04....On lat

which the sccuped entered the tion of it and "N" is the con-April paid to taipan another day

Chinese were shown that justice by General Tanz Chi-yao, has been An attempt was made to swing witness box and said that since his dation of that translation paid to the bank."

was meted out in the Colony. Tai completed. The report also states head held at N.N.E. The engines literary and journalistic work, the vessel off, but the ship's retirement he had been devoted to The literal translation of other and following items entered since a new post be created. The Can- was a very small place and the that the Canton Government will were then stopped and the port the 24th March, was then proceed-ton Government, it is stated, has men were ignorant of the law.

decided to establish a Tranquill That was no excuse, but, at the shortly announce the appointment anchor let go on 16 fathoms of particularly on criminal and police chain. The vessel floated off at matters. He recently contemplat- Mr. Zaitlyn then referred wit-zation Bureau and orders have same time it, it had to be borne in of General Fan Shek-sang as the 8.20 p.m. without damage. Ad investigating and writing about

Field Marshal of the expedition survey had since shown that she nnot be untrue; perhaps there ness" to the English version of the been sent to General Ho Ying-yum, mind..

Mr. Holmes said he need but against Yunnan

and that large suffered no damage.

Hyde Park and West End solicita-" ght be one or two mistakes, and book, pointing out several disere- the present Garrison Commandant, that case we made the neces-pancies. Witness said that he did to change his title into Commis- say that although Tai O was a quantities of arms, ammunition

gioner of

In answer to questions, by Mr.tion and discussed the matter with the Tranquilization small place, it was a place where and other necessary equipment are Hugh Jones, witness said the visi-Sir Douglas Straight, ex-Inspector 3ry alterations.

not write anything either in that |

Bureau of Waichow, Chaochow, and arms should not be. Your books are untrue; they did book or in the Chinese, book.

There had now being transported to Kwangsi. et disclose a true state of ac- The next book on which Mr. Moy-Yune, as soon as he has effect- been one or two incidents there It is expected that preparations for bility at the time was about four General of Police in India, and Mr.

miles. There was a driving rain aunts. No one had demanded to Zeitlyn eroas-examined was the ed the organisation of this new already and it was most dangerous this campaign will be completed with a wind, bearing from E.N.E. Barry Higgin the well-known tamine my books. If the taipan Pomissory Note book. Witness

that arms should be allowed to be within this month.

to N.N.E. of force four to dve solicitor. He was also moet keenly ants to look at my books-

agreed that the particulars were

taken into the village.

He was on the bridge all the time, interested in the Communist move The Chief Justice (interpos- found by reference to number and

. His Lordship sentenced the

except between 2.15 p.m. to short- | g)-Nothing to do with the not by dätes.

prisoners to imprisonment for one

ly after 3 pm.

He had no rea- ment, He went to Hyde Park to-- estion. That is not the correct

MODERN EXPLORERS. month with hard labour, remark-

son to consider his dead reckon-investigate conditions there, and a Ing that it was on the facts placed

ing was got correct. When he woman spoke to him and told him before the Court by Mr. Fitzroy

sighted land he estimated it was

she was hard up. He gave her two-

was purely a technical infringe-west provinces, and that negotia-points before the starboard beam ment of the law and he asked his tions with General Fan Shek-säng, in 21% fathems, and he later as the accused's high character, after at 4.39. At 4.41 the vessel ground and Sir Reginald Ball testified to Lordship to deal with the matter who was defeated in his attempt certained the position to be near said, it was very necessary that the on those lines. In these times, he to seize the Government of Yunnan Chinghai Point.

ay to answer the question.

..

BANK PAYMENTS. Mr. Zeltlyn Look up No. 712,

Bureau.

"

SOVIET EXCUSE.

Witness refrained from again what date is given as that of the Opt said that the books he kept did payment into the bank of the Sul AEROPLANE AND GAS BOMBS. that such a light sentence was DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE at least two miles away.

aking reference to "the taipan".

disclose a true state of accounts.

Yick cheque ?—I cannot make answer direct. I must give you

His

Counsel:-Now, Mr. Chau, my explanation.

would you be good enough to turn

passed.

Batavia, Jan. 5.

Rifles and tear-gas bombs are Lordship: Never mind included in the armament of an that page which covered the about explanatione now. Is there four charges in this particulars an entry, and what is it, in refer-

American scientific expedition,) ase, in books "B" and "C"?-ence to payment of a cheque into headed by the well-known anthro-

d not charge him with the four the bank? There is an entry pologist, Professor M. W. Stirling,

Counts.

His Lordship:-He

which says March 24th, but that

!

Interior of New Guinea,

In reply to further questions, or three shillings and asked her Moscow, Jan. 5. Capt. Histed said he had been about the people who were sitting In connection with the invitation through these straits as Master for

round. Immediately afterwards 16 or 16 times. He had never be to the Soviet to send representa-fore experienced any peculiar set in the police appeared. Sir Basil tives to the preliminary conference the current there. It was, rough Thomson emphatically denied that on disarmament at Geneva thely, east and west. During the the woman was acting improperly Izvestia points. out that as a result period of bad visibility the Chief

Counsel for the defence, drew

FRENCH FINANCES.

THE LATEST POSITION.

Officer was with him on the bridge towards him. He dented that he of the Soviet boycott of Switzerland and both were looking out for said after his arrest could not dicate the four cases at once, bank.

is not the date of payment into the with the object of exploring the

st "How can I Paris, Jop. 5.

owing to the latter's refusal to land, could he?

Mr. Zeitlyn Entries in column The expedition is equipped with In a statement outlining the satisfy the Soviet "demands for

keep this from my friends,” and Asked whether it would have said that what he did say was that Counsel was asked to go eight signify the date of payment an aeroplane specially adapted to reasons for the proposed financial satisfaction for the assassination been safer to have steered more to rough this question in stages, into the bank; do they not? Yes, air photography, and long flights. ad he then asked witness to turn but this is not the right date.

as it is hoped to effect a landing reforms, M. Doumer expressed in of Vorovsky, the Soviet Govern the north, witness replied in the such a charge would ruin anybody.

negative. He attributed his the entry on the 24th March, His Lordship:You say that the at Lake Habbema, at a height of very energetic terms the gravity ment will not send delegates to grounding to an unknown set in attention to the fact that P. O. Exhibit “B."

entry does not mean that it was twelve thousand feet, hitherto not of the financial crisis through conferences held in Switzerland. the current. Witness was further asked to paid into the bank that day: reached by any white man." It fit dicate the item with its corres- what does it mean?.

Hej Even formal recognition of the ex- also hoped to reach the unexplored which France was passing.

After various positions had been Laurie, who arrested Sir Baat onding Chinese translation. Witness:The entry is an ex-Nassau mountains in Dutch New affirmed his desire to accomplish legates by the Swiss Government Court adjourned for a few min-the witness-box grimacing while traterritorial rights of Soviet de-pointed out, on the chart, the Thomson, was standing close to The first item from the Chinese act copy of what appears in the Guinen and stady the pigmiles and immediately the necessary vigorous would not ensure that the conduct utes and on re-assembling, the questions were being put, and the accounts books kept by him was book, written in Chinese previous other unknown tribes.

straightening out of the finances of the Swiss Government towards Chief Officer, Mr. C. B. Adkins, terally translated to the Court ly produced. The money was col-

The expedition will leave Soura- by not falling. In any engagement the Soviet delegates at Lausanne was called. Witness corroborated Magistrate ordered P. C. Laurie to followe: "On the 24th March fected from Sui Yick on March 24th. baya at the beginning of February, entered into by the State with those in 1923 will not be repeated-the evidence of the Captain: as leave the court. collected from Sui Yick promis- Mr. ZeitlynDo you now tell and hopes to return in six months, who placed confidence in her. Reuter.

ry note No. 712......24199...his. Lordship and the jury that

old Dollars 161.20...5807.44..entries under column eight do not Indicate the date of payment into

aid into Bank on 7th April."

Other Items similarly entered the bank?

are also gono into, and witness

WitnessIt is date of payment

as then asked to give the cor- into the bank. sponding entries in Exhibit "C." Mr. Zeltlyn's next reference was The first of the items from this to a promissory note paid by Blue- ook on the same date had been bird and Co. He asked for the rossed out. Witnosa, when ques-dato of paymont into the bank ac

oned by his Lordship about this, cording to column eight.

fd that he had done this because

o had in view another entry

hich followed thusDitto col

cted from Ying Fat Loong news

apora, 20 bales, at the rate of

Witness March 27th,

CANNING RETURNS.

TO REPORT TO MOROCCAN CHIEF.

Paris, Jan. 6. Captain Canning, the unofficial

Consequently, the problems of the Budget, of the Treasury and “of Exchange being interdepondent, It was necessary to establish a strong equilibrium even of the Budget surplus in order to commence the ropayment of the advances to thọ Bank of France and provide for the reduction of debts. The neces sary resources Would come from economies, strong measures would}:

OBITUARY.

PACIFIC ISLANDS COMMISSIONER,

Sydney, Jan 5. be taken against omissions of The death has occurred of Mr. Mr. Zeitlyn asked for the book British mediator, has left for fiscal duty and for the enforcement H. B. McClure, the resident Come if the figure had not boon altered. Tangler to report to Abi El Krim of indirect taxation in 1928 and missioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Witnese-I don't know whether the result of his peace mission to revision of scheduled taxes in Islands. He sarvet, formerly-

(Continued on Page 0.) Paris-Router.

1927 Indorecif

On China?

to the position of the ship and the visibility shortly before the

Sir Basil Thomson denied that e vessel struck. The Court then re said to P. C. Laurie that if he tired to consider, its Ending.

over-looked this he could leave the When the Court re-assembled, pollco to-morrow. He swore there the President announced that they was no shadow of foundation for had found that the q.8. Tean had grounded” two-and-one-fifth milea west of Mandarin Cap, at 4.41 p.m. on Jecember 19th, due to

bad

the charge. The second summons. Was dismissed.Reuter:

Capt. H. J Hawthorn, fbility Punjab Regiment (Com ent on cer, has been appoint ing Company,