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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, MAY

MARINE ENQUIRY SUNDAY WORKING OF HONAN WARFARE. PRAISE FOR CHIANG

THE ANJOU-WING ON COLLISION.

THE CASE CONCLUDED.

On the resumption of the Marine Enquiry this morning Lai Man San, employed as a photographer by Ah Fong put in pictures of the

CARGO.

EUROPEAN SHIPMASTER

FINED.

COMPRADORE'S EVIDENCE.

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The adjourned case against Cap Lain Midgeley, of the 8.9. Tai Ler, charged with working cargo

on

HOW THE SOUTHERN- ERS ADVANCED.

INEFFECTUAL RESISTANCE.

The following very interesting i account of the Southern advance Horan into Anhui, towards the

KAI-SHEK.

WELL BEHAVED MEN IN HIS ARMY,

THE KIANGSI MARCH.

5.

1927.

A MINOR TYPHOID EPIDEMIC

27 CASES DURING #

DAYS.

"NO GENERAL DANGER."

Quite a number of the Chinese North-east Kiangsi has had its

'cases of typhoid reported recently full share of war conditions. It have been small children, some of is estimated that, from November then; between the ages of four

The district.

Anjou's stern, damaged in the col-Sunday without a permit, was re-barder, has been contributed to the to March 12,000 to 150,000 troops and twelve montha, and that this

Jision.

Chung Mun, quartermaster of the Anjou, recounted the fifels of getting under way and helm move- ments on the night of April 20. Witness corroborated the stale ments of the plot in the maltor of whistle blasis and the collision, to the interpreter. According

put the witness stated that he wheel to starboard to bring the ship's head to port. Eventually. using a sheet of plotting paper as the wheel, witness illustrated wheel movements to the satisfaction of the Court. The beira had been starboarded.

opened yesterday at the Marine N. C. Daily News by n correspon- Court, when the second compratore dent at Chengyangkwan, which is was called.

Witness stated that the eight bars of flour found in the galley were previsions for the passengers, and no freight had been charged a respect of this. He did not tell the police officer that 6 cunts freightage had been charged on each bag.

When cross-examined by His Worship, witness stated, in con- tradiction, that the flour did not belong to the ship.

From this is Worship drew the conclusion that it must have been cargo, quod imposed a fine of $150, with the customary alternative of two months' imprisonment.

north-west of Nanking:--

who

For Boine considerable time we have been cut off from the coast so far as mails are concerned, and now the telegraph lines too are tnt, except toward the north, so we are pretty well isolated. Last week, the four y missionaries have been residing at. Taiho were passed on to Pengpu, and there, on the very day of their arrival, they were able to get passage on a special train north as far as anehowfa, and so well out of the As soon as they danger zone. were passed on to safety, all was ready here, so far as we were con- cerned, for the expected develop- ments.

Useless Pruclamation.

passed through

should be the case is outrageous, Thousands of these were billeted said Dr. D. W. Pope, the Medical in mission premises, even through Officer of Health to a Telegraph all other places, specially set up.

representative this morning. for their use, remained empty.

Four more Chinese cases of What that entailed is only too typhoid, infection were reported. well-known in many provinces, and yesterday, bringing the total to need not be enlarged upon. The twenty-seven in the past fifteen small bands were more dreaded days. The increasing incidence is than the big invasions, for the due largely to the hot weather, generals, colonels, captains and which naturally gives the "bug" a

When questioned regarding the their staff usually were courteous, greater chance to live. and did their best to control thei

of the present minor The smaller bands" did just what epidemic. Dr. Pope said that he soldiers under their care whereas enuse they liked, and all were at their thought the cases came from the mercy.

type of person who would have Cross-exargined by Mr. Hugh-

no hesitation in drinking nullah Jones, wit nes said that the Anion

water if her or she fell thirsty. had no wheel-house tud he was able to see the Wing On pass along

The proclamation put out by The infection was obviously not Gen. Chiang proved of: no avail, connected with the Colony's or- the port side of the Anjou. The

On the 3rd instant, we received | Whon, shortly after its appearance, dinary water supply, or milk, for Anjou was frat under way and he suggested by Mr. Hugh-Jones that had not seen the Wing On novefais of the entries had been word to the effect that fighting had a petty officer insisted on taking the simple reason that there had lup, the Anjou passing under her over-written, Close serating of broken out at Sauhochien, on the possession by force, semeene ven been only eight European cases stern while she was still at anchor. the book was made by the several Honan order, 150 i distant from lured to ask, "is not a soldier sup-since the beginning of the year- Questioned by the President, I members ai The Court, without this eity, and at Hokkaisión, 60|posed to obey the orders of his ordinary sporadic cases, bound to witness stated that when the An- | opinion being expressed,.

distant. On Monday, the 43 | Commander-in-Chief?" "I know occur in tropical climes.

Dr. Pope said that there was no jon was almost heading East there Rexamined by Mr. Fitzroy,

prnclamation then danger to the general public in harf been another, engin room witress winted that the doubtful instant, we heard the first shots nothing about it," was the laconie

here. The din of war kept up, with reply. The signal. He did not know what it markings in the "rough" log were some relaxation, but no cessation, was pointed out to him, but with the present outbreak. Some of due to the force with which the for three days and three nights out turning his eyes in that diree-the European canes reported could pencil was usted; all had been The Northerners had entrenched tion, he gave the answer, Oh yes, be traced to their origin, and he mentioned the case of two young made in the book with the one from seven to 10 i from the city

know." No further argument

men who had indulged in an pencil, immediately after the col-and they made a determined stand, was attempted.

uyster supper, and both were in- lision.

From the beginning of April,fected with typhoid. Liest. Commir, Pitcairn Jones-Though as the Southerners came up hey found themselves outnumber-

there seebid to be a full, we were The M. O. II. stressed the need At the time of the collision you many times over and also out-

For their positions told that no more, soldiers were for eare in one's food and personal were in your cabin

manoeuvred. Witness--Yes.

were fixed, whilst the others could xpected to pass this way, and we cleanliness,

were conteniplating a house-clean- Lt. Comautr. Pitcairn Jones-rake position at will.

ing at some repairs, both of Did you feel the collision?

which had proved utterly futile be fore, but before a start was made, Besides the rapid cracking of another big invasion came us a rifles, the still more rapid disbet from the blue. They proved charges of automatic guns were to be the soldiers of Gen. Chiang Witness wrote down the very much in evidence, the whole on their way to join him at Shang ures from the board.

Licut, Commdr. Eitenirn Jones-punctuated by the booming of hat.

heavy guns. About 10 e'eluck on Did that strike you as being your Wednesday evening the sound of most portant duty?

ነ” ; & sl .

Engineer's. Evidence,

ip Chn, the third engineer of the Aujou stated that he received orders to "Stand by" in the engine room at 8.22 p.m. and at 8.36 p.n. a further order "Half ahead star- board"Half astern port", At 8330 p.m. "Hall heal both" was received, and at 8.42 pan. “Stop." elalked all engine Witness had movements CITI the blackboard provided. ." for the purpose, these.. Inter brinse entered in the engine room log by the engineer.

AL about 8.10, the collision occurred and witness then seat for the second engineer to come down, as he did not know what had happened. The second en- gineer caine and made log entries from the blackbour

Recordi

Cross-examined by Mr. Husch- Jones, witness stated that his idea in sending for the

was in get the black- engring board notes copied into the log. he did not know what was AN happening to the ships.

Only One Engineer.

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Witness Yes, I was shaken. Lt. Commule. Pitcairn Jopes- What did you do on reaching the engine room?

Witness-Yes.

Captain Ritchie-Did you send for the Chief Engineer?

Wilnes- No.

the ふむ

President --Di You Chief Engineer on April 201

Witnesses cries, but I do know at what time.

A Nationalist Victory.

firing seemed very close, as if either just inside or just outsile the city wall. It now was evident that the defenders were defeated, ami on Thursday morning. after daybreak, the victorious

SOOR

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TRAPPED.

WOMAN'S PRESENCE OF MIND.

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While she was going up the dark staircase of No. 216, Hollywood Road, 2nd floor, early yesterday Temale night-suil When asked why they took this morning, and-about way, when a few days carrier was conseinus that a thief would have taken them to Shang was crawling behind her, reporta hai rie Kinking, one of them una vernacular paper.

Pretending that she suspected swered Oh, you don't know. It

is because we feared we might be nothing, she knocked at the doo rotationalists marched in, disarmed by the enemies of Gen. as usual. The door was mened. thousands strong, with much firing Chiang They were intensely She'catered and the thief follow- Knowing that the thief was of rifles into the air.

loyal to him, and placarded the city ed. The casualties from these three with all sorts of pusters, such as, now inside the house and was busy and at his job the woman quietly left days and nights of heavy firing "Down with Tang Seng-chi

We saw a Ching Chien! Down with all axi-the house. She locked the door Wure not numerous. few dead being emaigned to reagh tutors and those who seek to upset behind her and went down below # foreign-trained the Nationalists! Down with all and reported the matter to a police flins, and nelical friend, who was flying the Bolsheviks!" ete, strongly de- man..

The thief was caught. Red Cross dag. received about 20 nouncing all belonging to the Left wounded These, however, do nol) Wing. represent all the killed and wound-

A Summing Up. Mr. Fitzroy, addressing the Court Sumined up the eieres and made a comparison of the imes at which the vessels got un- It was further elicited that in

der way. The Wing Owl's move the Anjou, only the engineer on mens as given in the master's watch and one greaser was pre-evidence were compared with lig sent in the engine-room when the entries and Mr. Fitzroy Plaimed to ship got under why.

find therein certain discrepancies, When movement of ships were

President Wig did you send far the second engineer in preling ilustrated by Mr. foresee to the Chief Engineer ?

Witness The renal oniseer la next above me, therefore I sent for him.

-President-When was the last time you saw the Chief Baginger in the engine room: prior in "The collision

.

Witness did not see him. President Was he in the engine room that day!

Witness I did not see him. President Was he on heard? Witness--Yes. Chan Mau, the second engineer of the Anjou was unable 15 pro- dace a certificate recognisable by the Court. The markings on the blockboard were times of arrivals, departures and engine movements, for the information of the first

neer.

A Rough Log.

Fitzroy

the President pointed out that all witnesses had disregarded with of hips, they having is all cases heen treated as straight lines. Also, the Court had ascertained that the width of the channel at the point of the collision was 700 yards

there and ball cabies,

d.

They

school rooms,

THOMAS.

EXPERT HYDRAULIC MINING ENGINEER.

They, too, occupied both the Roman Catholic and Protestant] DEATH OF MR. A. E. premises, regardless of their lead- The Southerners quartered

er's command. It must be said to themselves everywhere, making an

the credit of the officers that they effort to avoid imposing themsel- tried to give as little trouble as possible. All the officers were ves upon private funilies.

Ipoh, April 28. renpy most of the mission pre very polite and must friendly, and

in no way anti-Christian, never The death occurred last night at mises, chapels, guest halls and other rooms, les interfering with the services of Batu Gajah hospital, of Mr. A. E. in as our own residential court- daily morning prayers. The verThanas, senior member of the firm vard and that occupied by the niet in these parts is, that if Ger of Thomas and Hornidge, mining The officers were Chiang and his followers could engineers. He leaves a daughter

in Ipoh. polite and apologetic, and assured the upper hand, all yet might be

Mr. Thomas was counted as one is that it would not be for long, well with China.-W. C. D. Nezeu.

of the most expert hydraulic s tiny soon would be moving on. They ales have occupied the Mo-

engineers in the country. He had hammedan 1111118, temples,

The cloud under which all laun-been engaged on important works schools and all other public build-dries have laia has been dispersed in most of the leading mines and inges.

By means of the models and Lieve pastor. distiwes as given by the Wing On pilot it was illustrated that the Anjou would have had to go astérs of a mile, "gogue- for one third thing which no seaman would ever do ender the circumstances"

master..

The Hymn of Hate,

by Professor, Lewis D. Allyn, ef had also submilled an important Westfield, Mass., whe declares scheme to prevent floods. that the fraying of collars and they

A witness whose name was It is evident that the men are shrinking of skirts is due to the

He years of age, was giving evidence well fed with anti-foreign pro-workings of unknown bacteria, and given as "Baron de Vaur," £0 paganda, and that they hate the not to laundry methods. foreigner, as a foreigner, regard-stales, according to the British in a case in the Paris Law Courts, be. The United Press, that the bacteria in which two persons were being less of whe he may streets are plentifully embellished Feed on the clothing, and are more saut for alleged fraud, when he He was dead with propaganda posters, in which active in cold weather, causing the was seized with illness and drop-

before he could be picked up. Great Britain speeally is mention- rumbling known to laundries as per to the floor. ed as a Power to be opposed. One "winter damage." poster proclaims equal rights for

extent that the sexes, and this principle is carried to such an there is a contingent of female soldiers in this army.

The city of Showchow, 60 li dià

It was suggested that the Wing On had been overtaking ship and bad rome clear aver from the North bank to swing two points or more beyond East and, reaching mi-channel, was solely responsible for the collision.

Pilot Navigator, Mr. Hugh-Jones, pointed out in On the night of the rollision, his summary that it was obvious witness said he was sent for by that the Anjou was, being navigat- the second engineer and he pro-ed by the pilot and not by the ceeded to the engine-room an The remuetive positions of the copied the records from the board to the engine-room log. Witness ships as riven by Mr. Fitzroy explained certain heroglyphics were incorrect, since he took dis- the South bank tances from which conngel described as "an X" and " M upside down," as mean- whereas, for the purpose of this ing "Stand by" and "Half speed case, the distance was from mid- ahead. These entries in a small stream to the North bank.

It had in any event heen the tant. has not yet capitulated to the Nationalists, its wall "rough" log were examined by officers of the Court and witness duty of the Anjou to navigate with being a strong one for defence, gave exhibitions of his logging the most caution, under the

circumstances, the fact havingut, as it is cut off on

surrender is only methods.

Questioned on certain of the been fairly well established that sides, ita

doubt is the present military objce- entries in this "rough" log by the the Wing On was the first under question of time. Pengpu no

con-way.

Live. President, witness gave a

The Pengpu mail route On the balance, the credibility fused rendering of the figures therein. The system of symbols evidence was in favour of the probably will remain closed for being Wing On; all witnesses having some considerable time, until the railway ceases to be monopolized characterised

given unshakable testimony.

Captain Webster knew little of for military purposes. what was happening, the Anjou having been in the hands of the pilot, while on the other hand the Wing On was being hindled by an experienced master, who had his certificate at stake.

"absolutely unreliable" and being such to be unacceptable as evidence, in that they were being Interpreted by witness just as he thought fit.

Mr. Fitzroy admitted that, under the circumstances, the heirogly phical entries might be considered as "unsatisfactory."

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On the 10th instant, the soldiers who were occupying our premises marched out, and we were expect. ed to take things over again, but we found the Military Red Cross Corps marching in, without so In much as asking permission. the recent fighting, the Nation- alista admit 40 killed and 300 wounded, As the Northerners Fears were entertained in mali week for the safety of an Engilah-fought from cover, their casualties man, Mr. F. B. Maltby, who left were much less.

The Court then adjourned to the Cross-examined by Mr. Hugh-afternoon to consider the finding.. Jones, witness stated that both engines could be reversed in four seconds. With hand change, one engine could be changed over in two seconds.

in

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Not Over-Written. The hefroglyphics "rough" log were again the sub Ject of examination and it was

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