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BANNED SWEEP.

(Continued From Page 1).

JAVA UNREST.

COMMUNIST LEADERS

ARRESTED

don or the defendant that they would want 1,000 on a certain Tuesday, divided into ton boks and the balance would be required

WOMEN PARTICIPATE.

by the following Saturday. His

fate

un-

client then proceeded with theThe Javanese press has of printing, and delivered a certain been registering with almost quantity as they were wanted. According to the arrangement, the falling regularity the activities of defendant was to go to the plain the amateur Lenins and Trotskies tins from time to time, and re ceive whatever books were wanted. The tickets were ready by u cer. tain day and some were delivered

Mr. d'Almada mentioned the sum of $44.15, which he said had been paid into Court by the defondant. "He pointed out that that sum was for various articles, admitted by the defendant, which sura, how ever, had nothing to do with the printing of the tickets. In re- spect of the tickets they had re- ceived the sum of $225 which had bean paid on account previously and they were now claiming the balance of $569.16.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1926.

TRAM PROSECUTION.

TWO MEN WITH ONE TICKET.

Two Chinese were summoned be- fore Mr. R E. Lindsell, at the Cen- tral Magistracy this morning, In respect of the alleged misuse of a monthly tramway passenger ticket. The prosecution was taken out at the instance of Mr. Gillard, under the Hongkong Tramway Company's bye-laws.

The first defendant admitted us-

among the indigenous populationing the ticket which did not bear Fortunately, these activities are his name. The second defendant only sporadic and have as often as said the ticket which belonged to has been hipped' in the bud by the him was used by the first defendant,

without his knowledge. vigilant poi.ca aukiorities.

Still, they are a sign of the times, and not to be contemptuously ignored as such,

In overal instances, however, it would appear that the real agita tors invariably have an axe of their own to grind..

LEADERS ARRESTED.

Mr. Gillard, replying to the Bench, said the case was not as represented by the defendants. "On Tuesday last, the first defendant. was found on a car going cast. The conductor was suspicious and re ferred the matter to witness, who was on the car. All three then ad- journed to the Company's office where the name and address were checked and found to be correct as given by the defendant. The lat- In the first half of September, the fer, however, admitted that Mr. d'Almada thought he should Batavia police succeeded in arrest- the ticket was also mention that it was very un-in some 28 solf-styled Communist by the fokis of his shop, where- fortunate that in the course of leaders, and after minute official upon witness produced a

investigation it was ascertained showing the conditions governing the sweepstake being run, the police intervened and prohibited that this was not a case for press the issue of monthly tickets and its further progress, so that thecution on the grounds of political made it clear that the ticket was defendant was unable to proceed agitation against the government, to be used only by the person

but merely one of extortion and whose name appeared on cheating of the natives of the dis- Furthermore, witness also marked tricts where these communiststhe apparent age of the defendant carried on their activities,

SWEEP STOPPHP. ·

with it. The defendant WAS

brought up, he believed, before Mr. Nilill and was fined $25 for running the sweepstakt...

in common ise

notice

it.

on the ticket, before it was return-

The investigation revealed that fed.

The following day, the same con- the 28 accused had sold member- ship cards to their fellow inhabductor found the ticket on another tants of the villages in the district passenger, and,, in the course of while at the same time holding out investigations carried to the shop hopes of a glorious and easy life itself it was in the future.

at the same

found that the ticket belonged to an- uther foki who was now the second defendant.in the case.

Here Mr. Turner intervened, and remarked that he must object. He did not think that Mr. d'Almada would have evidenee as to that.

Mr. d'Almada replied that in that case he would withdraw, but his remarks were intended for the benefit of the defendant., They. had to stop printing as the defen- dant told his client that they would not require the tickets, as the sweepstake had been stopped. Continuing, Mr. d'Almada said he had heard that the defence would be that the arrangement was not in accordance with his, Mr. d'Almada's) client's instruc- tions, but that they were to be printed in, batches of 5,000, the price for each batch being $75. His Lordship would see that in that case, notwithstanding the fact that they required 50,000 tickets, they would pay $75 for each 5,000. If the defendants had accepted Of rather a different nature, how, in making an application for the the total number of tickets, that would amount to $750.

VILLAGERS DUPED;

The first defendant was fined The victims were time furthermore informed that a $10 on his admission, while the rebellion would arise during the case against the second defendant fair or Pasir Gambir, and that the was adjourned for further investi- communists would be victorious insation into the matter. He was required to bring up the master of that both the police and the army the shop at the resumed hearing. were on their side.

HOW MANY.

His Lordship suggested that the point was whether the arrange- ment was for 50,000 tickets, or 5,000. at a time.

Those who wore not in posses- sion of membership cards after the victor would lose all the ad- vantages gained by those who were members.

In this way several thousands of ignorant villagers were duped. ever, are the recent agitation and activities reported from Padang.

:

RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK.

APPLICATION FOR WINDING

UP

winding up of the Russo-Asiatic Bank before Mr. Justice Wood, in the Court of Original Jurisdiction this morning, Mr. H. G. Sheldon asked for an adjournments

A village headman named Da- tock Sati is believed to have been murdered by native communists

Mr. Sheldon, (instructed by who, it is rumoured, had formed a plot to exterminate all the native Messrs. Johnston, Stokes, and Mas chiefs" and officials in the sub-ter), said he was representing a district of Kamang, on the west petitioning creditor, Mr. Au Fung He coast of Sumatra, just as was the chan. It was an application on the case discovered in regard to Eu-petition of the petitioning creditor ropean officials and inhabitants in for the winding up by the Court of the Russo-Asiatic Bank, which was Rantam.

a company. having its' registered office in the Colony. The petition was presented on September 28th. and the hearing was fixed for to- day. Owing to certain documents not being available to lay before his Lordship, his application was for an adjournment.

Mr. d'Almada replied that was really what it amounted to. added that his clients really sym- pathised with the defendant, be- cause he was not able to carry on with his laudable object, but, of course, his cilents felt that they must have their money.

"

His Lordship-I notice the laudable object was only to get 10 per cent. of the proceeds.

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On the disappearance of the na- tive headman in question, two brigades were despatched from Fort de Kock thither. Scores of suspects were arrested and a house to house search was made. Mr. Turner suggested that that Later the decomposed corpse of was rather usual, and his Lord-lhe unfortunate headman was on the border of a ship replied with a smile that the found buried "point was not in dispute.

brook in the Kamang sub-district near. Batoe Djolong, one of the arrested communists having led the search party to the spot. /

After evidence had been given by Mr. A. J., Wheeldon, and the defendant, Mr. Turner, address ing the Court, suggested that the printer intelligently, possibly, anticipated that the sweepstake would be a success.

"His Lordship remarked he did not think so. IIe believed the printer was carrying out an order.

COMMUNISTS ARRESTED,

Mr. D. W. Tratman, the Official Receiver, said there was no ob jection.

His Lordship adjourned the ap plication for fourteen days, and de- cided that the usual advertisement should not be altered.

In conclusion, Mr. Sheldon asked A later report.states that in all forty native communists have been his Lordship to note that there was arrested, and fourteen rifles and a no opposition at this morning's Browning revolver confiscated. hearing. The ring-leader has been arrested and remanded at Fort de Kock.

It would appear that women too are participating in these activi- ties.

THE OPERA.

PRESENTATION OF "MIGNON.”

A MISUNDERSTANDING?" Continuing, Mr. Turner said on the one side the transaction was carried out in "pidgin" English A Sumatra journal of recent and on the other in ordinary date reports that a message has Engilsh. He thought his Lordship been received at Medan regarding

The very cordial and hearty.re- would have no difficulty in Anding unrest and disorder at Sinabang caption given by last night's au that there was possibly a mis- (near the west coast of Atcheen).dience at the Theatre Royal to the understanding on the printer's It is supposed that this is due principals of the Italian Grand part, or that he anticipated the

Opera Company for their work in need for the whole supply.

the presentation of "Mignon” testined to the excellence of the production. The beautiful opere, containing as it does some very well-known numbers, was give with pleasing charm, the chorus,. and orchestra, na well as the load- ing performers, again demon-

to the formation of robber gangs, such was the case some while ago at Poeloo Tello,

Mr d'Almada submitted that. the printer was not the kind, of The chief of the armed police at man to print 50,000 tickets if he

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was only ordered to print 5,000, aboard the government steamer

His Lordship remarked that he was quito prepared to put it on

record that, in his opinion the

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