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FRAUD & FORGERY ALLEGATIONS,

CLAIM OVER THE SALE OF GOODS.

WRIT OF EXECUTION.

BOMB EXPLOSION

AT HONAM.

SEVEN KILLED AND MANY INJURED.

·HOUSES DESTROYED.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

A terrifle reverberation frighten- I am really sitting as an ar bitrator" romarked Mr. Justice ed residents of Canton on Sunday Wood smilingly in the Summary night, at about eight o'clock, when a twelve-pound big bomb exploded Court this. morning during the in the Wing Hing Hong Street, hearing of a case arising out of Honam, resulting in the destruc- the sale of goods for the enforce-tion of six houses and the killing of ment of a warrant of execution to seven people, while many others satisfy a judgment. The sale, con- tinued his Lordship, appeared to have been irregular but did not affect the isso. The only ques- tion was as to whose goods the

Court had sold.

FRENCH SAILORS IN TROUBLE.

A RECENT FRACAS AT HANKOW.

TWENTY-MINUTE STRUGGLE WITH CHINESE POLICE.

:

RICKSHA TROUBLE.

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1928.

SHELTER IN FRENCH HUGE LANDING IN

CONCESSION,

COMMUNIST LEADERS SAID TO BE IN HANKOW.

AUTHORITIES WARNED.

KOWLOON.

JAPANESE SAILORS MAKE TERRITORY TRIP.

OFFICIAL RECEPTION;

were

Nowa received from Military Although some of the men from Headquarters in Hankow show the Japanese warships which came that the Chinese authorities into port yesterday were allowed disturbed shore leave during the day there there are "gravely at the widespread indignation was no big disembarkation until which is being expressed over the this morning when large numbers large number of leading Com- of mon left for trips in the New. A fracas which might have munists that shelter in the French Territories. were wounded. The power of the developed. Into a nasty incident Concession and the difficulty. ex-

Shortly after eight o'clock this explosion was auch that some other occurred in the Special Adminis-perienced in securing their arrest..

morning, about a thousand men houses opposite were also partial-trative District No. 1 on Sunday Nine instances were cited of left in apocial trains for Fanling, night at about 9.30 when three Communists active in disturbing and during the morning other ly destroyed.

Immediately after the starting sailors belonging to the French the peace of this centre, all of packed trains left for the same occurrence, a large number of gunboat Regulus were first In-whom, according to the authorities, destination. During the morning paliceanen, numbers of the Volunvolved in a fight with coolies had their headquarters in the and afternoon no fewer than 3,000

arising from n dispute over Concession' referred to and the warrant officers and men tcer Corps and Red-Cross members rushed to the scene from Canton,rickaha fares and later with the native press dévoles a good deal landed on the Kowloon side of the

police of the.S.A.D. No. 1.

of space to the subject.

harbour, making an impressive and from the debris they removed seven

dead bodies, which were It appears that the French insight as they formed up outside In an interview with the station. While some went out taken to the mortuary ..

sallors had earlier in the eveningi The fact that each of the houses salles, and a visit to one of the offeinl of the headquarters staff motor bus trips to Custle' Peak. joined forces with an American Press representative a prominent to Fanling and Kwanti others had that the Concession Another contingent visited the. the block of six, which collaps-bars of the district was suggested stated. Mr. Justice Wood who gave judged, was fully occupied by inmates to cement the impromptu entente authorities had been approached Peak by the Peak Tramways ears. ment for the plaintiffs. Execution explains why

Although contrary to the re-given a serious warning through The men wore summer uniform wounded. At the time of writing, cordiale that had been established on several occasions and finally the Volunteer Corps were still regulations of the French forces in the proper channels of the grave and looked very smart as they ar moving the debris, and the exact the port, which confine all sailors situation Ekely to arise unless rived in Kowloon from launches. number of injured persons is not on shore leave to the boundaries stops were taken to combat the This movement of Japanese rat yet know!,

of the French Concession, the menace of Communist plotting inga from the warships probably Frenchmen agreed and rickshas which it is averred is carried on..constitutes the biggest movement were hired to carry them do their selected house of refreshment.

In the original action the Kwan Ying Company. 62. Wusung Street, Yaumati, sued the Sin Wo Scaffolding Company, 10, Fuk Tsun Hoang Street, Shamshup in respect of a certain amount of "money. The action was hourd by

was issued as a result of which

SO many were

certain goods were sold which were the subject of the present action, it being claimed that the goods did not belong to the Shun Wo Company but to another man. The general belief is that in one Mr. P.M. Hodgson was for the of the houses there were a number of Communists manufacturing claimant, Pang Taksau. Mr. Hin- Shing Lo was for the judgment bombs on the premises, and that as creditors and Clian Lam, a part-the result of an accident one of

the bombs exploded, ·

ner.

Registrar's Summons.

His Lordship, referring to the Registrar's summons, said it. had been drawn up in a peculiar man- ner as it named parties who were not in the writ and who had not appoured in the proceedings. The necessary parties were mentioned, however, so he would disregard the additions.

Mr. Hodgson said. that execu- tion was fasued on December 20

munists, whilst another three "Reda" were among the wounded.

Rickshns Not Paid.

A SEAT OF TROUBLE.

of sailors on one day the Colony. has ever known.

Government House Reception. Other men paid vlaits to various

ing the afternoon while others at- tended a cinema performance at A new place for concealment of the. Grand Theatre, Wanchai.

DISCOVERED.

Here the first difficulty arose; Another reports says that a fire proposing to stay only for a short NOVEL CACHE FOR OPIUM IS Spots in the New Territories dur- broke out shortly after the explo: while they did not pay their slon and destroyed one of the rickahns, but the coolies gathered houses. After an hour, the flames the impression that they were not were checked. It is said that of going to be paid and commenced the seven killed three were Com-to man-handle one of them. This contraband has been discovered The Commander in Chief, Staff resulted in immediate retaliation by a Chinese opium smuggler. Arand Flag Officers attended a tiflin by the sailors and the coolies left rested on the waterfront soon after given in their honour by the local he had left the Sat On, a few taels Japanese community and this the acene.

found afternoon there is a reception at oplum were Some time later however on of Wuchow leaving the bar, they were met by stowed away in the double seat Government House. To-night H.E. a large number of ricksha coolies of his trousers. It was the bulg- the General Officer Commanding and others who according to the ing which attracted the attention will give a small dinner party to the officers, while other Japanese evidence of the sailors commenced of a searcher.

naval officers will attend dinner parties on various British war- ships in the harbour.

•

CAR HITS RICSHA,

last year in the course of CHINESE PLEADS GUILTY OF an attack on them, which they

which goods belonging

to

the Shun Wo were sold eleven days later for the sum of $10.38.

RECKLESS DRIVING.

Car

The Chinese chauffeur of The only concera he had with that No. 271 was summoned this mor- was that it was not sufficient toning before Major C Willson for meet the judgment. On January reckless driving in Chater Road

fought through, and eventually turned down the Yih Yuan Kal on their way back to the ship.

Crowd Gathers.

When charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning, the man said he was commissioned to take the opium ashore by a passenger who promised to give him a few dollars. A fine of $3,000 with the

was inflicted.

Visits to Battleships.

To-day the Nagato and Mutsu were open to inspection by Japan-

ple took the opportunity to ins- pect the battleships.

4. Chan Lam pointed out to the last week, resulting In the car Han Chung Kai on the Frones alternative term of imprisonment l'ese visitors and a number of peo

bulli scaffolding and bamboo poles as being the property, of the Shun Wo and those were duly sold the next day for $757. Those polen were the subject of the preseift action The money had been paid inte Court and the question to be decided was to whom that money should be paid.

Wrong Goods Sold?

On arriving at the corner of the

colliding with Mr. E. Des Voucx's Concession boundary one of them ricksha.

apparently collided with a Chinese In another case, it was shown The defendant pleaded guilty pedestrian going in an opposite that the defendant, a Chinese pa

direction. Whether the sailors senger of the Kutsang, had 147 and explained that the accident thought they were again being tele of the drug in the false arose because bly view was attacked is not known, but accord-sides of two rattan baskets. obstracted.

ing to the Chinese evidence one of

He said a friend had given him Inspector Alexander of the the sailors resented the collision,

He was on Traffic Department said the defen-and struck the Chinese. A crowd the opium to carry. dant's ear was in the motor, car quickly gathered, and the police his way to Singapore from Amoy stand in Chater Road when Mr. man on point duty close by blew on his first trip abroad. Des Voeux's rieksha, driven by his whistle for assistance with the A fine of $2,000 or six months"

hard labour was imposed.

Both officers and men bave. a full programme for to-morrow when there will another huge landing of men i the Kowloon side for trips to Fanling and Castle Ponk, To-morrow the No- gate and the Fuso will be open to inspection by British visitors and it is expected that large num bern will take advantage of a rare opportunity to study the design and equipment of a modern man- of-war.

Mr. Hodgson continued that the claimant had filed an affidavit to the three coolies, came past. Without intention of arresting them. effect that he bought the poles from warning, the defendant started his Reinforcements were promptly the Shun Wo on November 29, 1927, car aut ran into the rickshn, on the scene and after a struggle for $750. On December 31, goods throwing the occupant out. The lasting according to one eye- belonging to the Shum Wo were oricksha was slightly damaged. wilness about twenty minutes, after being deported in 1919, for For returning from banishment: the new reclamation ground at In answer to his Worship, Mr. they were conveyed to the S.A.D. ten yeara, a Chinese was sentenced Shamshuipo and were Hold under Des Voucx stated that the damage No. 1 Police Station, while the to nine monthy hard labour and a writ of execution. On January would probably amount to $15. pedestrian was conveyed, to the 16 strokes of the birch. by Mr. W. 4, this year, his claimant's) goods He added that two of his coolfes Dojin hospital for medical treal Schofield at the Kowloon Magis.the arrangements made for the were stored on the same ground

tracy yesterday. but they were apart from those of were injured and that one had not ment. the Shun Wo. They were however, solzed by a bailif" and sold on January 5.

since roturned to work.

the

Bailors Released.

Everything is being done to make the visit of the Japanese filcot a memorable one and the present fine weather ensures that

entertainment of the visitors can

be carried through most success- fully.

The French police have arrest

stealing luggage. It was alleged that the prisoner, while travelling

hearing for a week in order to

Ifis Worship adjourned

Later, on representations from of the French sailors, however, ascertain the exact damage to the the French Police, the sailors were whether as a result of the original Turning to the afirmations for ricksha and also to see how the relenged, to be handed over to the fracas or later in resisting arrest the defence, Mr. Hodgson said the injured man was progressing.

In another case, the chauffeur Anval authorities to be dealt with. is not established, was found to cd n British subject, charged with only conclusion he could come to

Medical examination conducted be suffering from three scalp was that they alleged forgery

later showed that the Chinese wounds and several other wounds and fraud. Chan Lam, of the to reckless driving was fined $15, who had been admitted to the of a more serious nature than any Kwan Ying Company, denied that the police stating that the defen-

the pedestrian. the Sun Wo had ever made such a dant passed a stationery tramcar Dojin hospital was suffering from suffered by sale either to the claimant or to in Wong Nei Chong Road, at 30 superficial injuries only. anyone else. Two others, including miles an hour, nearly running

of car No. 205 who pleaded guilty

the accountant, also denied the anle down a European who had just

and further said they had never alighted.

before seen such chops as were on

the receipt for the sale and did not

know tint the firm used such chops, ROBBERS CONVICTED.

The accountant had further sald that he could produce ledger and receipt books in which there was no mention of the transaction.

The case is proceeding.

PORTUGUESE DANCERS

OLD CUSTOM REVIVED IN KOWLOON.

season.

BAG SNATCHER AND A PICKPOCKET.

For matching a banglé from the, wrist of a child in Queen's Rond' Central, a Chinese was sentenced to six months' hard Jabour this morning. In looking up hfs ante- cédents, the police discovered that he had not been employed since his arrival here four months

It developed from yet another

Kowloon residents were greatly ago. Interested in a lantern procession. which took place on Sunday night ease of larceny that the defendant, and again last night, in which an unemployed Chinese, suggested large numbers of Portuguese girls that they should proceed to the and lads participated. This re presented the revival of an old police station after being caught custom connected with country red-handed in the act of stealing dancing in Portugal, which is a purse from an on-looker on the usually observed during the Easter Chinese Recreation Ground.

It appears from a police state. ment, that the purse was half-way At the head of the procession aout of the complainant's packet number of Chinese lanterns were when the defendant found his carried at the top of a pole, and hand gripped by the complainant. this was followed by a band of In spite of this defendant insisted pierrota with stringed instruments. that it was merely a quarrel or Then came two long parallel lines an altercation, and suggested that of processionists carrying lan- they should settle their differences terns, in the centre of which girls at the Police Station. and lads carried out graceful dance

On being taken there, they met movements at given signals. Tho a. district watchman who believed" procession stopped at various the more serious side of the case. places in the main thoroughfares, and subsequently made its way to The defendant then found himself

appointed places for dancing,

The sight was an extremely pretty and effective one.

under arrest.

Major C. Willson inflicted á sentence of six weeks' hard labour in this case, ...

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One Central China Post.

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