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THE MOTOR-CAR HORN CANTON OUTLOOK

''NUISANCE.

SUMMONS RULED OUT BY MAGISTRATE.

OFFENDER MUST BE NAMED.

His Worship anid he had come to the conclusion that Mr. Hornee Lo's arguments were, in the main, valid--that

provisions

the driver?"

of

in the

ordinary

Mr. Höruce Lo:-More or less to watch the ease.

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FAILURE OF PEACE MOVE:

HOSTILITIES "EXPECTED.

The situation on the West and East Rivera has become tense, especially at Samshui, on the West River, and on the lower course of the East River. Troops of the 25th and 20th Divisions of the ironsides have been despatched to districts along the East River,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, DECEMBER

INDIAN CHAUFFEUR SHANGHAI ITEMS.

ON TRIAL?

FURTHER EVIDENCE IN THE MANSLAUGHTER CASE.

A police witness, In reply to Mr. D'Almada, said he found the girl outside No. 5 godown at the West Point whatves. pieces of glass, two being in the

utter and two on the read.

He also found

APPRECIATION OF GEN, DUNCAN.

EXPELLING THE SOVIET.

1

SECRET SOCIETY

OFFICIAL

ARRESTED WITH STRANGE: PARAPHERNALIA.

GETS SIX MONTHS.

Blood-Stained Fan.

Further evidence was given be fore the Chief Justice, Sir. Henry Gollan, at the Criminal. Sessions

A Chinese,, named. Chow Fung. Opinion in Chinese circles re-this morning in the case in which

· (Our Own Correspondent.)

was chargod before Major C. Will- son this morning with being a At the Central Magistracy this garding probable Canton develop Sandi Khan a chauffeur, is being of a girl after

Shanghai. Dec. 17. morning, Mr. R. E. Lindsell gave monta is that a battle between the tried for manslaughter, following

The news that Major-General member of a Triad Society, namely his decision in regard to the sum-"Ironsides," on the one hand, and the death mona taken out by the Traffe the armies under Generals Chan being knocked down at West Department against the driver of Ming-shiu and Li Chal-sum, on the Point, it is alleged, by a John Duncan has been appointed the Yeo Hing Lodge, private car No. 2299, for unneces-other appears to be inevitable. car driven by the prisoner. Mr. General Officer Commanding the 1st The defendant pleaded guilty. sarily blowing his hornina This belief is based on the troop Somerset Fitzroy is prosecuting for Division, Aldershot, which means but added the explanation that the Crown and Mr. Leo D'Almada that he, will be leaving Shanghai at he was forced by a friend to be; e Castro, jnr., is defending.. no distant date, has been received come a member, ... manner calculated to annoy any movements of both factions.

Inspector Andrews, prosecuting, For

with a feeling of profound regret person, on November 18th.

not alone in the ranks of iogal Bri-said the police considered the the defence, Mr. Hoarce Lo had submitted that the summons was bad on two points which he raised

tons but alse among the twenty or case a serious one. The defendant thirty nationalities forming the in-was evidently an official of the ternational community of Shang-famous Yee Hing Company Triad ,,in Court.

to forward to the British Govern-membership belonging to the de; hai, who not long ago had occasion Society. He produced a badge of Sub-Inspector C. F. Alexander, ment a telegramm giving expression fendant which showed that the Yee Amerien. The certificate of mem- summonses taken out under the the intention being to hold Shek-in charge of the. Traffic Depart-to their fuelings of appreciation fling Lodge was affiliated with the

Shanghai Defence Fored.. the Ordinance, tan, a city north-east of Sheklungent, stated that he visited the and thanks for the sending of the Chinese Freemason Society in "It would be apropos, at this point,bership bore a gold seal badge in unless there was some special pro-as the last line of defence in re-scene of the accident and found a

the kerb. The road at that spot to relate a true story, going the the corner and Inspector Andrews vision as Mr. Lo had mentioned, pulsing the armies supporting pool of blood some 18 feet from the owner must be named. The General Li Chai-sum.

Large detachments of "Ironside" was 60 feet wide. He examined a rounds of Shanghai clubs and din-added that the original Guild was

eral Duncan "which is too good actual offender's name must be

The other pass unrecorded. named. If, however, the person soldiers have also gathered at Tai-certain lamp post near by, but did ner tables, concerning Major-Gen in Singapore.

In reply to Mr. D'Almada, wit

well night, about the zero hour, the

Continuing, Inspector Andrews answered the summons issued toping, while at Tungkun and in the find anything unusual on it.

ness said the prisoner was him as the driver or person point-vicinity of the Bacca Tigris Forts ed out, the Court had jurisdiction.a good many "Ironside" troops are known to him (witness) and had slumbering fails of Shanghai were I take it you are appearing as taking up positions. About 10,000 held a licence for the past six of rudely awakened from their sleep said he judged that defendant the driver in the case, and that men or more, it is stated, have been even years. There was no record by a series of detonations and the must be an official by the fact that Amongst other things which the you are instructed on behalf of rushed to East River districts of a previous decident. His re-staccato rat-tat-tat of what sound-he was the possessor of one of the from Canton within the past two cord was not clear, but it was good ed like rifle and machine-gun fire. Society's blood-stained white fans. considering the period for which he The good people of Shanghai

af their beds, Inspector showed" his Worship jumped out days.

gad been drivity.

peered out of their windows were details of certain ritual, Swatow Military Meeting.

deseried flashes of fire drawings and diagrams and other Answering Mr. Fitzroy, witness and

a furk-characters, the symbols being the horizon. and Equally active are the military said that in 1925 the prisoner was on leaders how busying themselves with war preparations by holding cautioned by the Deputy C, S. 1.ing fear gnawed at them lest the secret signs of the members of To show that the paraphernalia; conferences at Swatow in a desire veckigas driving in August city was at the point of being cap the Society.

degligent driving in Connaught whole of Lunghara Arsenal had carried by the defendant was com- to pave the way for the triumphants year, he was fined $10 for tured by a hostile force, or that the return of armies supporting Gen-Road Contral.

blarn up, or that there was anotherplete the Inspector produced aj plece of wood from a pine tree! to make a statement. At thyeral Li Cha-sum, the Kuomintang

Sub-lispector Mason gave details battle at the Soviet Consulate.

Colonel Hayley, Chief of the In-and also a wooden sword, sineared previous hearing, on a question of "Rightist" leader who was deposed responsibility, he had mentioned)

the accident, and gave it as his hat Defence Force, just prior to the during the process of the swear- A grand military meeting, it is opinion that some of the damage abast of firing and explosions in ing-in of members.

A Communist? to "Major-General Duncan saying a car, merely by summoning him said, was held a: Swatow on Fri- could have been caused by the car all parts of the city, had telephoned

Inspeeter Andrews drew atten- Reading from day last, attended by a large num-triking a soft heavy body,

theher of the most prominent Replying to Mr. D'Almada, wit that he had received tidings that present case, Mr. Lo drew his Rightist" politicians and mili-ness agreed that some of the dam there might be trouble that night, tion to a red sash which was in: ad: "All right, call me up when possession of the defendant, and And scarcely said that from the fact that he ar- Worship's attention to a statement tarists, who are ardent followers age, could als have been enused to which the Major-General repli

(Continued on Page 16,) from the Bench in reply to this, of Li Chai-sum. Noted Kuomin-through the vehicle striking some-

were at the thing hard, especially if the car the battle, starts."

an hour later; it seemed as though that "Mr. Lo should not make wildtang members who

corference were Generals -Chan was being driven slowly.

the Battle of Pontung had, after all, How was he statements of that S,"

alurted in earnest.' Tad ease is proceeding. Apart from his own personal ex-Ming shiu, the Chief of the 11th

Army, recently arrived perience, Mr. Lo, in replying to this previous remark of his Wor-ukien, Chan Chai-tong, the Gov- ship, eaid that he had found, fromrnor of Swatow: Chien Ta-chun, nifer

Hsu Ching-tony, Admiral Chan Feng Messrá Chat "and a-reference to a ligal authority.

Cho-man, Tang Shi-changind that there was no case reported

the meet- others. At therein in which the defendant several was not quoted by name. Twoing it was decided that Mr. Feng criminal cases quoted in Halsbury Cho-man should remain at Swatow were also quoted by the names ofas Commander administering the the defendants. Mr. io argued.affairs of the city. General Chan therefore, that, there was substan-Ming-shin was appointed a‹ Fled! tial inference in these authorities Marshal. General Chan Chai-Long in support of the expression of his as the Chief Commander of the opinion, which, although it was left wing, and General Chien Chief-Com- the from personal experience, was ex-Ta-chun

right of the pressed at the time with fall mander

said that He did It is also weight of deliberation.

Ilis Worship: There is personal appearance in this case; the summons is dismissed.

Name Needed.

Mr. Lo then asked to be allowed

that he knew for a fact that in the "Ironsiles", last month at of having examined the car altor telligence Department of the Shang-with bloodstains, which are used)

England, the police were never known to summon anyone driving

as "the driver." JL newspaper

report

of

Canton..

as

from

wing. Chan

not know, if his Worship would Mingshui has under him three like to make any further remark full divisions, Chien Ta-chan two in substantiption or addition to divisions and Chair Chai-tong one

division.

the remarks made at that hearing

Remark Withdrawn.

The combined forces

are said to be 50,000 strong, ac cording to vernacular reports. If this figure is correct, then the army is five Mr. Lindsell:- entirely accept supporting Li Chai-sum your statements, Mr. Lo, as being times bigger than the army of the' correct. At that time you were "Ironsides now stationed on the speaking, as you yourself admit-lower East River.

ted, from your personal experience. Mr. Lo was making the statement deliberately, afterwards explaining in greater detail.

Pénce Frustrated.

Only two days ago a rumour was current in Canton that there' His Worship: must apologies would be no fighting and that an for my expression of opinion. In agreement had almost been reach- view of what you have told me, ed between the "Leftist" and unreservedly withdraw it.

Mr. Lo-If your Worship plenses.

"Blowing a Horn."

"Rightist" leaders at Swatow, but the political tide suddenly turned in the other direction yesterday when it was stated that a stubborn view was held by the "Leftist" lenders now in Canton who made His Worship directed, with re-it definitely known that they would gard to the other point raised-see to it that no other militarists of blowing a motor-car horn in other than General Chan Ming- manner calculated to annoy a per shiu should enter Canton with the Bon--that the police if they wished armies. In other words,

to proceed with the summons, "Leftists" are stil antagonistic to should make it as a noise calcul the followers of Li Chai-sum ated to disturb public tranquility." They could then still rely on, the It Summary Offences Ordinance. was obvious they could not rely on "blowing a horn."

Mr. Lo then said that, from the same newspaper report of the pre- vious hearing, he was supposed to have said that the Ordinance in. question was undoubtedly calculat- ed to apply to traffic cases, where, us in point of fact he said that it did not apply to traffic cases.

Mr. Lindsell:-I think I was not to be blamed for that, Mr. Lo.

SQUASH RACKETS.

THE PRINCE OF WALES DEFEATED.

London, Dec. 21. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, who yesterday beat Lieutenant-Com- mander Kershaw in the second -round of the Royal Navy and Royni Marines squash rackets champion- ship, was defeated in the semi- final to-day by Surgeon-Comman- der Mackenzie.

It was # fiercely-contested game, but Mackenzie won in three straight acts-British Wire- ⚫tega.

(Continued on Page 19.)"

WHAT IS THE MYSTERY OF

HER LADYSHIP'S ROOM

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READ

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absorbing new serial of a young girl's adventures in an old country, house.

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THE

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MOATED GRANGE

Commences in this Paper on

Tuesday Next.

r:

to know that it was merely an HOW MUCH DO YOU

eclipse of the moon that was causing all the pether and that, true to an bient Chinese traditions, it was drive merely a demonstration to away the evil-spirited dragon, which supposedly was engaged in the uminble pastime of swallowing the moon?

KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

Answers, for those who need

What poklape is payable in send- ing a postcard to the following Canada, Australia, countries:

The following general know- To, turn from gay to grave, the ledge paper has been taken from scribe has to chronicle the un- the Daily Express. Jeniable fact that the community is genuinely grieved to lose Major them, will be found on Page 16 General Duncan, who, by his eflici- of this issue. ent administration, courtly depart- ment and unrivalled tact, has, with- in the brief span of time he has host of been with us, made a Iriends, both among foreigners and Chinese, whose early suspicions pfl the Delence Force have been con verted into goodwill, thanks to the delicate, handling of many a tricky situation, so that it might truly be said of Major-General Duncan that he came to Shanghai both as g soldier and as an ambassador of goodwill.

The Break With the Sorict,

Some wecks aro. in the course of these notes, the writer suggested that the position of the Soviet Con- sulate, was becoming untenable be- cause it did not appear to enjoy any legal status whatever and more- over had incurred the antagonism of the majority of residents in the Settlement by reason of the disrup- tive movements 'inspired by the so- called consular oficials of the U. S. S. R. who were nothing less 10 than picked progagandu agents of, Moscow.

new

France? 2 Approximately how many

honacs teere built in England during the year ending Septem- ber 30 last.

3 What offices do the following Minister's hold: Sir L. Worthing- ton-Evane, Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister, Lord Eustace Percy!

What is the third, clause in the between pact just arranged France and Jugo-Slovia?

5 Where is the proposed site of the much discussed Abyssinian dam? Who is the best known English woman composer?

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A prophet's forecasts are rarely fulfilled, more especially in the realm of politics, and more often falsified by the course of events, but 12 in this instance the prophesy has (Continued on page 13.)

YESTERDAY'S INTERESTING WEDDING.

In what countries are these newA- papers published: Iventia, Der Tageblatt, Seenla, Figaro, Impår-

cial, Nichi-Nichi Shimbun?

Who are these people: Pauline Frederick, Osbert Sitwell, Sir Patrick Charles Batha, Sir Hastings, Joyce Wethered? What is the number of unem- ployed British miners, according to the latest returna?

With what sports and games are the following identified: Gene Tunney, Bobby Jones, Eart of Cottenham, Sir George Thomas, Kitty McKane, "Pat" Hendren? What is meant by metallurgy? From what poem are these lines taken:

"Ho gravath' best who lovath best

All things both great and small'*?

The above photograph was taken yesterday at the wedding of Mr. Shiu Kai Lee and Miss Esther Mary Kotewall Amongst those in the group nre H. E. the Governor, H. E. Major General Luard, Sir Robert and Lady Ho-Tung, Sir Shopson Chow and Lady Chow, the Hon. Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Kotewall and the Hon Mr. E. R. Halifax. (Photo by courtesy Walt Kiu Yat Po).

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