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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

UNDER FIRE

GENERAL YANG SEN.

WOUNDED BRITISH

SHELLED.

U. S. GUNBOATS RETALIATE.

The Central China. Port · (Han- kow) gives a detalled account of the firing

on the 8.8 Klangwo as she was taking the wounded British naval men from the Wan- hsion affair down river. The story is told in the following worda:..

The wounded from the upper river expedition to Wanhsien arrived in Hankow Friday. They came down from 'lchang in the Indo-China 8.8. Klangwo and should have come into port, on Thursday night. However tho Southern forces in this vicinity thought differently and when the steamer was just above Hanyang in sight of Hankow a terrific fre was opened on her with rifles, machine guns and Nordenfedts, The attack was wholly uncalled. for and a complete surprise, as by the new arrangement the Southern commandant at Chinglingchi hud given his permission to the vessel to proceed down river and had re-.: ported that he had.telephonically advised the batteries, along the banks not to fire."

TURNS BACK."

The above is a photograph of General Yang Sen, taken when he was wearing civilian cloth. ing.A message, received here to- day states that he has agreed to hand over the two B. and S. boats which have been detained by his forces at Wanhalen.

TEA HOUSE ROW.

FIGHT WITH FOKIS.

In a row, which occurred at's teahouse in Des Voeux Road Central yesterday, & difference of opinion was evident between some Chinese of the North and the shop fokis.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1926.

UNUSUAL CASE PURE AND WHOLESOME

INSANE PRISONER'S CONDITION...

UNFIT TO STAND TRIAL."

A jury which was called at the Criminal Sessions, this morning,

to decide whether a Chinese named Wu Kun was in a fit mental atate to stand his trial for murder,, returned a verdict in the negative and the prisoner was ordered to be detained during His Majesty's pleasure.

The case was one in which the prisoner, who lived at 13, Rutter Street, throw a pot of boiling water over some sleeping people, one of whom subsequently died, and he was committed to stand his trial on a charge of murder. The Crown was represented by Mr. H. K. Holmes, and Mr. Somerset Fitzroy defended. ・・

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At the outset, Mr. Holmes anid he would draw his Lordship's ut- tention to Section 74 of the Criminal Procedure. Ordinance.

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a brand which he did would be called. not relish and naked for it to be changed. The shop feki, it is alleged, then purposely allowed boiling water to fall on the foot of the customer. The two Shang hai Chinese at this table were at ton o'clock a terrific bombardment tacked by the foltis of the shop,

Seeing that nothing could be! done to stop the firing, the steamer's whistle being used with out effect, the Kiangwo turned back and proceeded up river some distance when the firing ceased Here she was anchored in readi- neas to making another try the fol- lowing morning. However, about

His Lordship remarked that the better course to follow would be for the indictment to be read, after which a jury could be called to consider the question.

After the indictment had been read, Mr. Holmes asked His Lord-

of Wuchang City commenced. and a considerable. hubbub was ship to empanel a jury on the ques- evidently the Southerners were raised, which drew police attention as to whether the prisoner launching their attack fellowing tion,

had suficient intellect, or was in- capable of taking his trial.

the expiration of their ultimatum,

and the vessel being just on the Four men, one the Northerner edge of the line of fire from Han-in question, and three Cantonese yang and also being in position to appeared before Major C. Willson. be mistaken in the dark for an at the magistracy this morning as. onomy ship, the dynamo was ja consequence of the incident. stopped and all lights extinguish-The first named, whose head was ed. However, everyone on bourd spent a sleepless night.

ANOTHER ATTEMPT."

wrapped in, bandages, told his story, and it was believed by the Bench. He was discharged, as were twn of the other defendants. The fourth man was found to have been guilty of assault, and he was fined $10.

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About six o'clock in the morning the vessel, made another attempt to get through bat met with a similar reception to that of the previous night: She turned again. and headed upstream and had to proceed about a mile before the firing Was stopped. Nothing daunted the vessel made a third attempt and again being made the target of concentrated fire the Kiangwo at, great risk still again

A charge of stealing postal was turned back. The position was a critical one as four of the packages, was brought against two wounded on board were in postal employees at the Central desperate condition necessitating Police Court, to-day. little loss of time to get them under proper treatment.

ALLEGED THEFT OF MAIL.

Accused were formally remand-

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TANGIER DISPUTE.

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HIS OWN COFFIN..

After a jury had been called, evidence was given by Dr. J. R. Craig, Medical Officer of Victoria Gaol. He said the prisoner had been under his observation since

RAISING MONEY TO BUY IT, about July 20th of this year, and during that time witness had

When an aged Chinese was found him to be dull, pre-occupied,

charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Police Court to-day, apathetic, and vacant of expres- sion. He could' converse fairly

Discussing the Tangier ques-with being in possession of po-piu rationally, but at times his con- tion, on which Spain has noted the lottery tickets, he, versation was distinctly irrelevant.

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told the He admitted that he was "troubled proposed preliminary conversa- Magistrate that he was seeking by voices." It was difficult for tion with France and Britain in enough money to buy his own coffin. He was concerned over the witness to form an opinion that order that Italy's admission un-fact that he might die a pauper. he was deluded when he first saw

him, but he was of that opinion ngw. His attention was not easily claimed, and it almost seemed that he heard or saw something which held him for the time being. At times he laughed unnecessarily. and he seemed to be unable to put a true value on things.

Asked by his Lordship to give an instance of that, witness said in speaking of the death of the victim he said: "We all want to live. We do not want to die." apparently saw no importance in

Luckily the U.S.S. Palos escorted for a week. Mr. Leo d'Almada of the defen- ing, the China Navigation -s.s. appeared for one Changsha up river arrived on the dants, who is an Indian, whole the scene. These two vessels also other defendant was represented came under heavy, fire cind the by Mr. MacCallum.. U.S.S. Palos returned this with Bail was allowed in the sum of it. machine gun fire. The U.S.S. $100 for each of the accused... Pigeon also bound up river arrived on the scene also return- ing fire. The Kiangwo signalled these two gunboats and requested that a wireless be sent to Hankow asking for aid,

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The Magistrate said that 18 der the revised Statute may be considered, the Observer has ex- defendant was an old man, he would be let off this time. At his pressed the view that a full formal age, his Worship remarked, defen- conférence between the Powers in- dant should not have sought this terested in Tangier is unnecessary means of getting rich. and inexpedient and that the best way of dealing with the delicate problem at issue is by a thorough clearing of the grounds by the Heads of Departments. British wireless."

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AMERICAN SLANG.

EXPRESSIVENESS IN A FEW WORDS.

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Some interesting specimens, of American slang are given in Mr. normal. On October 13th, he went George Philip Krapp's book. The out to sell chickens, and when he English Language in America," returned in the evening he showed published by Mr. Humphrey Mil- Witness was asked to look at the signs of being insane. He started ford. prisoner in the dock. He was to 'cry and said there were many "Perhaps the most striking dif emilling vacantly, looking round the people taking his likeness.

ference between British and The Kinngwo presents a unique room with an unseeing expression, taking of his likeness was immat-American popular slang," states In reply to this the American sight with her decks armoured playing with his handcuffs, and erial, because he was only one, the writer, "is that the former is destroyer Stewart immediately put with sheet steel banked up behind generally looking as though he was but they were going to take more largely merely a matter of She also came under with bales of homp and anything quite enjoying himself. Witness the whole of the family and have the use of queer-scanding words, up river. heavy fire and replied with of a protective nature. She left was asked whether his present con- them shipped back to Canton for

like 'bally' or 'swank, whereas machine gun fire. This making Ichang on Wednesday morning duet was similar to that displayed the purpose of being shot. He then

un- during his period of observation. accused witness of giving him some American slang suggests vivid im- no Impression, the Stewart fired and the voyage down was

Dr. Craig replied that the snuff to sell, which, he declared, ages and pictures. one of her four-inch shells which eventful till Chonlingchi

would kill him After that, he demolished a joge house at the reached. Here Southern prisoner's present conduct was

stopped working, and lay in bed all point where the Southern machine forces had placed a battery of rather more pronounced. guns were placed. The fire from the river and the vessel was order-witness could form an opinion as

day and night. fold gung on the hill commanding His Lordship asked whether ed to have to or be shelled. She to whether the prisoner's conduct did so and received permission. to proceed, the commandant of the was assumed, or such that he could

not help. Southern forces stated that he had communicated to the troops Ilning Witness replied that, in his the banks down river not to fire.opinion, the accused was not pre- This officer is supposed to have tanding. the controlling power in this con-

the shore immediately ceased,

WOUNDED TRANSFERRED.

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The U.S.S. Stewart then hove to beside the Kiangwo and it was decided that it would be best to transfer the wounded to her and for the Kiangwo to remain where she was till another gunboat

Mr. Fitzroy-In your opinion could be sont up to escort her nection so his word was taken that would it be likely that he would down. This was accordingly done everything would be all right. The understand this trial?.......

JUDGE'S VIEW,

"One does not need antiquarian comment to perceive the meaning and the underlying story in phrases like an Arkansas tooth- pick, meaning a dagger, to bark up the wrong tree, to make a bee In summing up his Lordship reline, a hig bug, to cut across lots, marked it was a rather unusual pro- ceeding, and he did not suppose the the cap sheaf, to carry a chip on jury knew of a similar case. The the shoulder, horse sense, to keep case was one where the defence of on the band wagon, to keep a stiff insanity was used on the grounds upper lip, to get the grand bounce, that at the time when the person to get one's walking papers, to set- was indicted he was insane. If he the one's bash.

"This last phrase goes back to knew, understood, and could hear and the Stewart returned to Han- Kiangwe was also informed that. Witness: I don't believe he is the evidence, he might be able to the Eighteenth Century, but ap- kow with the wounded. Not a in future the river would be open capable of following the trial.

put forward some defence, but if Parently it became a part of fami shot was fired at her by the to all foreign merchant vessels

His Lordship: If some question, he was incapable of understanding lar English only in the Nineteenth Southern forces. The wounded but any foreign gunboat attempt-arose in the case, and his counsel the evidence, then it was not Century. The basis in fact upon were landed in Hankow about mid- ing to pass would be shelled. The wanted to get instructions from right to try him, and the, Inw which the metaphor rests in this Instance is not altogether appar- day and were taken to the Roman U.S.S. Palos and Pigeon are now him, do you think he would be in provided other machinery.

ent. A hash is usually a mixture Catholic Hospital. H.M.S. Cricket bound up river and interest is

The point the Jury had to con- of minced meat and other things, sider was whether the man was and perhaps the phrase, to settle struction? ROA then put out cleared for action being contred on future develop position to give clear lucid in- and escorted the Kinngwo down. ments." The present stand taken

Witness: I don't think he sane or not sane, so as to allow him the hash, arose when the hash, Firing took place from Hanyang by the Southern forces in this

to follow the proceedings of the which was one of the important would: and the

trial, and to instruct his counsel for features in the bill of fare of the Cricket covered the centre is causing a good deal, of Klangwo from this side, though nurmise as to the policy which is

his defence, a barbeque, bolled over. she did not re, The Kiangwo dictating the indiscriminate firing.

A woman, living at 13, Rutter The jury returned a verdict that "American facetious language hugged the Wuchank bank in on foreign gunboats and ships. consequence and suddenly just Have the recent accesses of the Street, ground floor, said the the prisoner way not in a fit mental is also rich in fantasienlly coined lived on the state to stand his trial, and as or combined words, as absquatür below the Des Yee Cotton Mills Cantonese led them to lose all prisoner had another machine gun opened out sense of proportion that they now same premises, and was married stated above the prisoner was or Inte, bodacious, perhaps made up on her. She then tied up about want to declare war on the whole on October 10th last year. dered to be detained during Hie from bold and audacious, but now

rarely used." half past two.

He then appeared to be quite Majesty's pleasure. world?

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