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ON KIANGSI BORDER.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1981

No. 21,07

一拜禮號一十三月伍英港香

MONDAY, MAY 31, 1926. 日十二月四)

FAKED PIRACY?

THE KUOMINTANG'S POLICY.

THREE REVOLUTIONARY. WEAPONS.

TO DEFEAT CHINA'S ENEMIES

The Kuomintang Party has Latest news of the situation in Hunan, on which the Canton issued a lengthy manifesto regard authorities are keeping an elerting the recent decisions of the gye, is to the effect that milltary Party with regard to the admis- activity is everywhere apparent, sion of Communists to member: and it is expected that there will ship. From this we take the fol-

lowing extracts: be considerable fighting within the next month. -

MACAO TROUBLE. PIRATES FIGHT WITH

PICKETS CREATING

MISCHIEF.

FUNERAL INTERFERENCE.

C:

BORDER PICKETED,

PICKETS.

A BATTLE BETWEEN ARMED LAUNCHES.

SEIZED VESSPLS RETAKEN,

A rather sensational report of

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·JUDGE'S ORDER.

MADE WITH SOME RELUCTANCE.

..

CONSIGNOR'S $4,000 CLAIM.

REPORTS OF CORRUPTION.

A RESTAURANT CASE. Our. Macao correspondent writes

Allegations that an "arranged"

A Canton journal says that

Recently, in pursuance of att stating that the pickets are endea-

piracy accounted for the loss of the adoption of the pian of application from the landlord of vouring to create trouble with an engagement between armed valuable cargo, coupled with kerosenc monopoly by the Canton the premises, who claimed that the

the further plea that, if there had pirate launches and picket the Portuguese authorities, and that they have commenced their

been a piracy, It was the result of Government is really a scheme to Restaurant was behind in its pay by interfering with launches in the waters schemo

of the a deviation from the contract augment the national revenuement of ronts, the furniture and Chiness funeral processions. Heungshan district is to hand. route, formed the basis of a on the one hand, while on the effects of the Nam King Re- It is stated that the pirates of claim in the Supreme Court. be other hand to defeat the resistance staurant were seized by the bailiff, "The Kuomintang have always` maintained, and to-day more so.

It will be recalled that we re-the Kwangtung Tong, under Yuen fore Sir Henry Gollan, when an mate that the success of the ported a few days agd interference Kung, their chief, have been ex damages for breach of agreement Standard Oil Petroleum Com-traint which had been granted.

export firm claimed for

to phy tax by the Astutic $4,117.

and acting under a warrant of dis- national revolution depends upon by these pickets with the burial in porting produce with great auc- Having transported heavy the closest unity of all really re- Chinese territory, of Chinese whe ceas, and the pickets, having to carry goods from Hongkong panies, but the merchants who The landlord will now have to

have died in Macan. Our corres- [obtained armed launches, have artillery, which is being rapidly hope to defeat so powerful an pondent says that practically every been endeavouring to intercept the plaintiff, and the defendant, ous places have been found to be to another party, this being the

volutionary forces. We cannot

Mr H. G. Sheldon appeared for contracted the monopoly in vari- turn over the property in question assembled in the southern part of enemy as world imperialism and day there are corpses removed this traffic. Eventually, the Kiangsi

the Kwangtung our own militariam and reaction from the Chinese Hospital in pickets made a haul of eleven La Kwong, was represented by very corrupt; hence many requests Bank of Canton, Limited, which frontier, it is stated that Chi except by the closest unity of the Macac for burial across the border, junks, large and small, fully laden. Mr. H. S. Fitzroy,

In opening, Mr. Sheldon said have been received by the Govern- has successfully claimed, by the

ment thet arrangements were made be- Hseuh Yuan is to be appointed really revolutionary forces, armed but that the pickets do their best with produce of all kinds.

to abolish the monopoly production of a deed of mortgage with the three revolutionary waa-to place obstacles in the way of the

tween the parties through an scheme. agent, Leung rut-cho, of

Recently the Swalow affecting the property, that they' pons of Nationalism, Democracy, and Socialism. Only in this way

Kwong Hing firm, to carry the Merchants Federation petitioned are the owners.. can we defeat the three enemies

goods by a jurk with the register the Government to abolish the of China: World Imperialism,

NEW COMMANDER.

on

Generalissimo of all the forces

operating against Kyangtung, and that Wei Yilk-sam has been order ed to Klangsi with his six Mixed

Brigades.

This information is

Militarism, and Reaction."

In the course of further states.

processions.

They have concen trated about a thousand, men on these and appear to be, and xious to do all they can to create

trouble.

Considerable feeling has

Yuen Kung, the pirate chier, is said to have later offered the pickets a "certalu sum of money for the release of these junks, which the pickets refused.

In the meantime,, however, the been pirates had gathered a fleet of

to Hoiping.

ed number T4592H.

NO SUPERCARGO,

15

the

He spoke of the various arrange,

JUDGE'S RELUCTANCE. ·

Government. for General Tan Yen-loo early for the imperialists,munity on the subject, and the boats, with the result that the verbal agreement that the, junimported oil, and to augment the being penalised for having shown.

monopoly sale of kerosene oil.

In a lengthy judgment given of the case this morning, Mr. Justice- The telegram reads as followa Wood stated that he allows this. said to have reached the Cantonments, the declaration says it is aroused amongst the Chinese com- launches and attacked the picket ments and anid that there was a

"Kerosene menopoly is nothing claim with some reluctance, as it

militarists and reacționaries to Portuguese, nuthorities are taking pickets were defeated and, the was not to leave without inform-

but a means to boycott the foreign seems to him that the landlord is kai. in his weekly report of the rejoice at the resolutions regulat-all precautions. to prevent trouble seized junks fell into the hands of ing the consignor in order that he national revenue but the mer-f commercial depression. The an exemplary patience at a period political situation, threw out a hint the principle of co-operation.

FRUITLESS APPEAL,. the pirates. It is said that 20 might insure the goods, and also chants, who contructed the sale, facts showed that before the Lee that the 10th and 12th Divisions The Kuomintang is certain that

It is stated that the Hospital pickets were made captives, while put on board a supercargo, Thisised the price making the living/Shing Conipany who are the land of "the 4th - Army, Corps, and the the decisions of the Central Com- authorities have appealed to the the rest were killed. nine regiments of the 8th Army actionary triumph over the na- to use its influence in order to mittee, open not a new era of re- Macao branch of the Kuomintang Corps of the Kwangsi unit, are tional revolution, but an era in stop this interference" with sufficient to deal with the situn- which obstacles have been ye Chinese funerals, but that nothing more effective has resulted from the negotiations. tion in Hunan, while the other moved to a still

struggle with the reactionaries,The latest report is that the troops of the Canton Army are non-revolutionists, militarists and Macao authorities have set aside a required for defensive measures world imperialism. The Kuomin- piece of land at Tum Chai asa on the frontiers of Kiangsi and tang is certain that the decision Chinese cemetery, and that the Fickien.

of the Central Committee will not Hospital has gladly availed it- A Chinese paid an expensive The arrival of Wu Pei-fu at tung, to the enemies' but will lead

lead to the capitulation of Kwang-self of this offer.

visit to the. Police Court this Lai Kwong made a report of the of the people and abolish the Distress for Rent Ordinance, 1888, section 21, The relevant Peking.or Tientsin, to meet Chang to its strengthening and solidifi-troubles have not yet come to an/rear of the Court during the heari

It is feared, however, that the morning. He was sitting in the piracy to the police, he described monopoly at once, and abide by the portions of this section are as himself as the junior partner, and principle of national tax to up follows: "Any person alleg Tso-lin, will relieve Chi, Haeun-ation.. The strength of the re- end, and hopes are expressed that big of a case In which two women stated that his father had been keep the revenue as well as to re- ing himself to be the owner of any

kidnapped, and he will then be able to assume valutionary base in Kwangtung the Canton Government may be in-were charged with being in un- supreme command of the expedians the strength of the national duced to put a stop to the interfer-lawful possesion of 355 catties of

SUSPICIOUS INCIDENTS. tion against Kwdhgtung

ence with age-long custom."

camphor wood in the Shaukiwan

Pointing reasons for the SUR- district, when he was identified picion that the piracy was a fake, na a man who had run away from Mr. Sheldon said that it the spot when the arrests were agreed that the junk should be CAPT, LORIGA'S PLANS. article according to such terms effected..

towed by the launch of the Kwong He was arrested and charged, Lee firm, whereas defendants

was not done and the next news

lords had recourse to calling in Kong Wing, the managing partner condition of the people extremely the bailiff to protect their in- of the plaintiff firm. had of the difficult. The scheme with the terests, the property had already ARRESTED IN COURT, "junk was conveyed to him by Lai

aim of increasing national income passed into the ownership of Kwong, who went into graphic de

another party by the assignment? tails of a piracy.

has become an hindrance to the

of a mortgage deed. It was part of the case for the people. We hope that the govern

THE FACTS, defence that the defendant was ment will take into consideration These proceedings were taken not the owner of the funk, but public opinion and the sufferings by the Bank of Canton under the Mr. Sheldon pointed out that when

yuen of his present incumbency,

THE RIVAL FORCES.

revolution."

#

It is expected that at no distant FORGED NOTES. date, probably in June, biy battles

will be fought on the Kiangai and

TYPHOON MATTERS.

Our Macho correspondent, writ ing in regard to other matters, states that a meeting has been held at Government House for the

SURPRISE FC CHINESE

Was

Hunan borders, The Street SEIZED AT ABERDEEN, FERRY purpose of forming an associa- but his excuse that he had nothing went away towed by a self-

and composition of the Canton. Army are known, but as regards" the armies of Chi Hauch-yuan. very little has been made public of composition, and therefore, no

comparisons can be made.

LABOUR UNREST,

ful strikes for higher pay, and now a series of strikes for less hours of work has commenced. The paper workmen struck on the 27th inst., demanding shorter hours and the

abolition of night work.

BANDIT RAILWAY ROBBERY,

notes,

WHART.

C

The defendant said he received the notes in Macao from the sale of some duck's eggs."

י,

Yew Lin-yak;

WARNING IGNORED.

lease the public from undue suffer-property seized under this" Or dinance may". (after certain ing."

formalities "apply to the Court. to release the distraint article and the Court may..release such

+

Bulletin.

as it may think just,”

Mr. Justice Wood said: The MAY FLY BACK TO SPAIN:

circumstancos, are as follows:- tion to deal with typhoon questo, do with the case, and that his supplied junk, and further, evi-

Captain Joaquin Loriga of the The" debtor from whom rent is..

a limited, company, claimed is Lions. There was a large attend- identity had been mistaken were dence would be called that the A Chinese was charged before ance at the meeting, amongst not accepted after evidence had junk was seen two hours after Madrid to Manila fight may fly the Nam King Restaurant, the time the alleged piracy was back to Spain, says the Manila Limited. On the 8th May Major C, Willson, at the Central those present being the Bishop of been given. Magistracy this morning, with Macao, Messrs.

supposed to have occurred and

Company, owing He was fined $75 or six weeks.

last, this being in possession of three forged Pliha Tinoco, Fong Chok-lam, "Dealing with the women, Sub- nothing then appeared to be

arrears on rent for ten months, 810 Hongkong bankuotes, knowing Monteiro Lopes, Quan San-tin, Inspector Clark said that since wrong

Should weather conditions pre- suggested payment on account. The defendant had reported vailing over the China Sea provent The arrears amounted altogether In the meantime, labour troubles them to be forged,

Wong Uchiu, Hugo de. Lacerda, the arrests, the three-year-old still cause considerable anxiety A Chinese constable on search the Harbour Master, Quan lec- daughter of the second defendant that the junk was pirated on his proposed flight from Tin-pak to $27,036. For this amount the October 17th at 2 a.m. of Kau- to Manila, it is understood that warrant of distress was duly both to business people and Govern-duty at the Aberdeen Ferry wharf siu, A. Silver (Senator for Macau). had fallen from the verandah of that by an overtaking launch with the Spanish aviator will fly back issued. The warrant was execut- ment officials in Canton. There saw the defendant come off a sam Leong Ten-fai, Damiao Rodrigues the first floor of the house she some fifty armed men on board. to" Madrid, following the famo have recently been several success- pan, and, stopping him, searched (President of the Town Hall), lived in, and was in a serious con- The junk was said to have been route taken in flying from Madrid. of the

ed on the 10th May. In pursuance, him. He felt a bundle under his Capt. Ingy and Choi'Anok. dition in hospital. He had allow taken in tow; the cargo unloaded,. Orders received by Captain Gal- the

warrant, the bailiff of Court seized moveable trousers band, and asked him what

Various proposals were Bag-ed the woman to visit the girl in was. The defendant replied that gested, and it was agreed to order he custody of a constable.

a task which took two days; Lai larza ordering him to return to property found on the premises

Tong, the senior partner, it was Chinese tobacco. Witness from England a safety buoy and

Was Spain via the first steamer that left mentioned in the warrant and in opened the packet and found a other equipment, to the total cost partment, who prosecuted," said piracy was reported on October Captain Loriga. The

Mr. Green, of the Forestry De held; and the junk released. The the Philippines, did not include the apparent possession of the deb purse which contained the forged of about $200,000. Other pro- that in view of those circums- 27th.

Spanish tor, with the furniture, fittings posals were also dealt with, maintances he would like the Magis-

government, upon the request of and other effects in uso by the Mr. R. P. Moodie, of the Hong-ly on the suggestion of Mr. Pures trate to take a merciful view of

Captain Loriga, granted him defendant, company on the res-

All the goods. Deepite the vigilance of the kong and Shanghai Bank, testified da Rocha, who recently returned the case.

Kong Wing, in the box, said authority to use his discretion as taurant premises.

seized under the warrant, are now. from rallway guards and troops sta- that the notes were forged.

Portugal. A series of bazaars is to be held to meet the

Mr. Lindaell imposed a fine of valued at $3,788.74, and he also

that his share of the cargo was to returning to Spain. tioned between Shuikwan an Can-

Captain Loriga, however is pes-claimed by the Bank of Canton ton, and also the extra military

cost of the schemes, and if insuffi- $15,

claimed, for the return of $200 simistic regarding the possibility who alleges itself to be the owner protection afforded for the tran-

cient money is forthcoming from The first woman was found to Hongkong currency which he had of either flying from Tin-pak to of them. Sergt. Hill, who prosecuted, said this source the balance will be have been fined $50 for a similar, paid on account of freight and Manila or flying back to Spain, FORMER PRACTICE FOLLOWED. sportation of troops and ammuni-

in view of the fact that the cotis: contributed tion another robbery of the down table was Cantonese and the defen-and Chinese communities..

by the Portuguese offence, only six months ago, and customs dues. The junk left with due to the uncertainty of whether "Under section 21, it has been.. ward train is reported, this being dant Hoklo, he did not propose to

she was now fined $100 or eight out his knowledge though he had sufficient material has been ship- the practice of the Court to re- carried out by bandits who board-

previously spoken to Lai Kwong, ped from Calcutta to repair his lease from distraint in the ab ed the train at the stations of emphasise the conversation when

had informed him that he (wit plane. Although he has been sence of good cause shown to the ness) had received a letter from notified that the new motor will Hoiping pointing out the illegal arrive in Macao at the end of this contrary, articles found to be in the ownership of a person other. activities of the atrike pickets, month, he believes that other and had warned him not to start necessary spare parts were not than the debtor. This practice shipped. was proyed in formal judgment delivered by me on the 27th May, Ho had no chance of insuring Capt Loriga has gone to Macho

1923. his property, and no supercargo by the Portugueso cruiser Re- was put op board. He wanted to publica from Manila. cause the junk was supposed to put a supercargo on board", be- Chatham Road, a collision acei ricksha coolic, who informed the call at other places in the course dentally occurred with motor cycle No. 931, which was being police that at about 11:45 last night of the trip. ridden by Mr. W. Taylor, of the a Chinese engaged his ricksha at witness said that Lai Kwong told Cross-examined by Mr. Fitzroy, China Light and ower Company. the Wing Lok Wharf, and asked him that he was the owner, and No-one was injured... It is reported from Shanghai

Mr. Montiguede, of 8, Bowen him to drive to Shek Tong Tsui. replied that he had not employed. that Wu Hon-man' arrived on the

the junk before when asked whe- Road, was riding along the Shau- When they were near Wator ther he always enquired for the 18th instant by the s.8. President

kiwan Read yesterday at about Street, the ricsha was stopped by captain when exporting into Chin Grant: On landing, he was met

one o'clock in motor car No. 1179. four men, who, with the help of by Lum Woon-tong, one of the,

Antwerp, May 30.When near the Hongkong Yacht the passenger, assaulted him, and

ese waters.

The case la proceeding.. Committees of the Construction of Seventeen balloons, representing Club, the car accidentally knock-stole $1 from his pocket. They the Mausoleum of the late Dr. soven nations, started for the Gor-ed down a Chinese girl, about eight then ran away up Water Street.

A Reuter's message from Tokyo Sun Yat-sen. It is stated that don Bennett race this afternoon. years of age. She was taken in One of the men was caught by to hand this afternoon says it is Wu is leading a strictly secluded Conditions are likely to force the the car to the French Hospital, a District Watchman who was la reported that

has been decided life in Shanghai, awaiting develop-balloons in the direction of the but was later removed to the the vicinity, and two others have to quarantine all ships from Hong

North Sea-Router.

Government Civil Hospital. been arrested."

kong, owing to cholern.

&

COLLISION BETWEEN CAR AND MOTOR CYCLE.

the defendant sadd the packet con- WEEK-END MISHAPS, Ying Tak and Yuen Tam as pas-tained tobacco. If the defendant sengera.. It is said that after did say that, thon it went to leaving the latter station, at' given signal the bandits took posing to conceal them.

prove guilty knowledge, by attempt- session of the train by overpower- ing the guards and engineer, and such obvious forgeries that the de- began to take away everything of fendant must have known they were value from the passengers, whilst

10. Major Willson sentenced defen-Pooley, of the Green Island Ce

Remarking that the notes were

ment..

When Mrs. Pooley, wife of Mr.

weeks,

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

FIGHT WITH RICKSHA

COOLIE.

. A case of highway robbery was

on approaching a bridge, the en- dant to three months imprisonment Works, was driving a car in reported yesterday by a licensed gineer was ordered to stop the train. The bandits then carried away all their booty and kidnap; pod six of the passengers.

WU HON MAN IN SHANGHAI

-ments.

BALLOON RACE.

SEVENTEEN IN GORDON”

BENNETT, EVENT.

until he gave the word.

DISASTROUS STORM.

A BURMA CATASTROPHE,

"In this Court, under Distraint No. 124, of 1923, from which judg- ment no appeal was entered, I pre- pose therefore to follow the prac- tice which was adopted in that case.

"In order to obtain the release of articles which have been seized, the claimant must show that ft Rangoon, May 30. is the owner. within the meaning of a disastrous storm on the tlon. It appears that the defen-

Devastation followed in the wake of that word as used in that sec Arankan coast, which burst on both dant company on the 14th sides of the Maya mountains, caus- April last executed anas ing a tidal wave on the Nadd signment to the claimant by River, inundating the country and means of a aced, affecting all wiping out whole villages.

the property which is now geized Twelve hundred deaths have under the distraint warrant. been reported up to the presentThis deed was produced to the Re Reuter,

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