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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, JULY

1928.

·SCHOOL STABBING AFFRAY.

VICTIM NOW DISCHARED

FROM HOSPITAL.

SERIOUS VIEW TAKEN,

BIG NEW INDUSTRIAL SCHEME.

TANKERS TO IMPORT MOLASSES TO HONGKONG.

Big developments in the tradi between Hongkong and Java in molasses, used extensively by the Chinese in the manufacture of som skui, sauce, alcohol, etc., are foreshadowed by works now in. hand at Sha Tseng, about 12 miles from Kowloon along the Castle Peak Road.

ANOTHER MANILA INGENIOUS METHOD OF HUPEH TO BE MODEL

· PROVINCE.

EXECUTION.

SMUGGLING.

FORMER MUNICIPAL OFFICER OPIUM HIDDEN IN IMITATION CHIANG KAI-SHEK MAKES A

ELECTROCUTED.

"PUT ME TO SLEEP.”

Manila, July 6.

EGGS.

One of the most ingenious methods of smuggling opium into the Colony was brought to light yesterday, when a Chinese was arrested by Revenue. Officers for possession of 130 taels of illicit drug.

PREDICTION.

COMMUNISM DEAD.

Replying to a speech of welcome An account of last week's stab.

Once municipal president of the

in liankow recently Marshal bing affray at the Peninsula

Chiang Kai-shek sald he had come School was given at the Kowloon

district of Caleo, Guemol, an igorot,

The drug was concealed within to Wuhan primarily to persuade Magistracy this morning when Lau

was electrocuted at Bilibid prison yesterday afternoon for the com- imitation preserved eggs, which ao Gep, Li Chung-yen to go with him Blk-wun was charged on remand

mission of one of the most wanton perfectly resembled genuine to Peking and secondly to renew with assaulting and causing

Visitors to Castle Peak and and atrocious murders in Phillip Chinese preserved eggs that the old friendships. When the No- bodily harm to Young Lai-luen. nearby beaches have of late acen pine history. His victim was discovery of the contraband was tionalist forece commenced their The complainant has been dis the commencement of what a Manganip, a twelve-year Igorot extremely difficult.

northern drive from Canton it was charged from hospital and appeare obviously a big reclamation scheme school boy and though the murder Preserved eggs are usually with the object of capturing ed in Court this morning.

and the erection of a storage tank, was committed more than six years covered over with a special kind of Peking. Now they had captured Defendant, reply to the and the Telegraph is new able tongo, not the slightest reason, except earth of a light brown colour. Peking his sole purpose was to state that the work is being blood wantonoss, has ever been as-The shells romain white, but the bring back his late director's re- charge, said complainant

out by the United [cribed for the crimų.

white of the egg and the yolk turn mains to where they should right, holding the knife and, during a carried

During the com- Guemol, who was baptized into into a deep black hue. The imita: fully rest. struggle, fell, and inflicted the Molasses Company of Great Bri

tain, a world-wide concern, in the Filipino Independent Church tion eggs produced in Court to-day munist reign in this centre last wound himself.

collaboration with Messrs. H. under the name of Santiago were covered over with earth, year the Communists had oppressed Inspectar Fallon said defen-Ruttonjce and Son. At the pro- Guemol, shortly before being led below which was an artificial shell, the people but the timely arrival dant and complainant were school-sent time, molasses from Java to the chair, met death bravely stuffell with raw opium.

of Gen. Li Chung-yen destroyed boys attending the Peninsula are imported for the Chinese and caltaly., He shook hands with Asked how he came to be in Communism in the two Hus there School in Nathan Road. At 11 market in drums, and the new the officials around him, just "be-possession of such goods, the man by establishing a stable govern- a.m. on Thursday; the boys were scheme provides for the imporla-fore being strapped into the chair said they were given him on the ment. Communism could not again playing with others during the Lion by tankers in bulk, with dis-and conducted himself more likes.s. Kwong Sai whilst he was on gain control, for China was united, school interval. Complainant al-tribution here by drums, lighters the occasion were one of casual a journey Trom Wüchow to Hong- excepting Manchuria, which pro leges that defendant struck him and junka, thus effecting a con-leave taking instead of an eternal kong. The person who made him vince would fall in line later o and asked him to fight. Ife ran siderable economy in handling parting. He had expressed the de- a present of the "eggs" was a Chinn could be united only with sire to be secured in the fatal chair stranger: Defendant could not the help of the last director's three upstairs with defendant following charges.

without an anaesthetic being ad-give his name.

principles and without the Threo Lau struck the complainant in

A fine of $3,000, or six months' People's principles China could the atomen "but it was not till

hard labour, was imposed by Mr. and

could bo united. shortly afterwards that Yeng

R. E. Lindsell.

Foreigners considered that the realised he had been stalbad,

A similar penalty was imposed Kuomintang bad ne constructly: on another policy or foundation and they safe by the Magistrate Chinese found in possession of 40 they were incapable of capturing Later, when the doctors were taels of opium in Connaught Road Peking. "Now, we have captured constructed to give berthing acready to administer more anesthe-West.

The defendant in this Peking" continued Marshal Chiang commodation to big tankers (sometic, he tilted his head backward instance was a travelling trader and the time has come when we must show them that the Kubmin- His Worship, however, disagreed of which will be the largest over and said:

between Wuchow and Hongkong. tang has a constructive policy and and recalled the murder in Kow-seen in Hongkong), and a huge

a foundation, I to-day, the 28th- loon City Inst year, when a boy storage, tank, 01 15,000 tons

Juse of the 17th Year of the Re- was killed in almost similar cir- capacity, together with all the cumstances...

At Sha Tseng Bay, considerable ministered but prison officials per works will be carried out, includ suaded him to submit to it so he ing the building of sea-walls by consented to having morphine which a reclamation of nearly half-administered. Inspector Fallon remarked that a-million square feet will be pro- it seemed a small schoulboy rowvided. A reinforced and said that an admonition would pier, 500 feet in length, will bei probably meet the caset

concreta

Asks to be Put to Steep..

"All right; put me to sleep." Those were his last words. His conversations during the earlier. ecessary pipe tines, housing and part of the day were equally ne works accommodation will be

casual. At 7 a.m. the death Ben-

never

HONGKONG WILLS. public, way that next February

Hupeli will be a new Hupel and two years from now Hupeh will be

His Worship adjourned the case erected on the reclamation: Atence was read to him. He dis-PROBATE GRANTED IN SMALL the model province of China."

until Friday morning when ovi- dence will be taken.

TREE THEFT IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

LENIENT SENTENCE FOLLOWS "SEEMING INNOCENCE."

Due to the innocent and open manner in which he uprooted three trees specially planted by the Forestry Department outside the Yaumati Railway Station, a wharf coolie charged before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy this morning with des troying the trees, was rather Hightly fined, the Magistrate re marking, on the man's apparent in-

nocence,

Defendant admitted the charge, And asked what he intended doing with the trees and he wished to grow them.

low tide there will be a depth of played no outward signs of "fear 30 feet at the pier-head, sufficient but prison physicians say his blood

ESTATES. to permit the berthing of tankers pressure rose to 190. at all states of the tide.

The electrocution was carried $22,000 was left by Leung Ngo-cho, Hongkong estate to the value of Nearby, nyphoon shelter Is also to be built to give safe re out with exactly the annealing Leung Yan-ye, alias Leung fuge to all craft engaged, in the monies that have been held at other Yik-on, Jate of Tai Leung, Shuni electrocutions, yet the apparant feoling of sorrow that is usually Tak District, Kwong Tung, who died at No. 31, Caine Road, ground ovidenced among the Brisoners oor, on August 4, last year. was lacking. To those outside

work of transportation.

On the arrival of the tankers from Java, the molasses will be pumped into the storage tank. from which the product will be shipped either in drunis or bulk to Hongkong, Canton. Macao and other consuming centres..

At the moment it is expected that the work of the installation will be sufficiently advanced by the end of the year te permit of the commencement of trading opera tions.

INDEPENDENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES.

U.S.A. ADMIRAL SAYS IT IS IMPROBABLE.

Sub-Inspector Dick informed his Worship that defendant was

Shanghai, July G. seen digging up the trees by the

Admiral Kitielle, en route from roots at 2:30 yesterday afternoon.

San Remarking on defendant's seem Manila to his new post at ingly Innocent act in during up Diego, was quoted in the Evening

the death cell there was nothing canny about the programme, The performance had become too frequent.

Usuni Procedure.

Probate is been granted to Leulig Chan-shi, widow, and Leung Loo-shi, concubine, both of No. 4, The Mercer Street, second floor. bequests are of a family natarc.

Wong Yuen-wo, clerk, late of No, 4, Le Tung Street, ground floor, who died at the Young Wo Nursing Home, Happy Valley, on April 27, this year, left Hongkong estate to the value of $9,800.

Roplying to another speech, Marshal Chlang stated that Wuhan

commercially, and a new. Hupeh was a most important centre of China, financially, industrially and will be created if the people make up their minds to follow the dictates of the Wuhan Political Council, the Provincial Govern- ment, and also the Provincial City Kuomintang Directors, and co- operate with them in, the realign- Lion of the new Hupeh.

Continuing he emphasised two points which were, firstly, that lie expected the public to whole- heartedly support the institutions and secondly they mentioned

Bolshevik influence. would continue to earnestly uproot

After the noon hour, all pri- Roners were locked in their squad housd and all were informed of what was to take place. At 2:45 Director Victorio, with prison! Probate has been granted to the physicians, and others who were to widow, Wong Li-shi, aliae Li Fung. witness the electrocution, proceed-yee, to whom everything is be SEQUEL TO ROBBERY ed to the death cell. As usual, Mr. queathed, Victorio read a brief statement regarding the crime committed by Guamol and ended by stating that

order of the courts.

Boner WAS dead.

Mr. D. A. Penafiel, a popular

OF ACTRESS.

TWELVE CHARGED IN

COURT TO-DAY..

Arking out of the robbery on

Saturday morning at the house of ported elsewhere in this issue, a Chinese actress in Wanchai, re- twelve persons appeared, before Magistracy this morning.

the trees in broad day-light, his Neurs 10-day as saying that "not chimed from the tower in the cen made by Mr. Ezra Abraham, the Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central,

Worship imposed a fine of $20 or within the lifetime of anyone three weeks hard labour in de-living can Philippine independencetre of the prison court. faull,

WHILE THE GUARD WAS CHANGED,

STOKER MAKES DASH WITH

SACKS FROM HOLTS.

Taking advantage of alleged slack ness by the Indian watchmen at Holt's Wharf, whilst the gourd at the main gate was being changed shortly after 6 am. yesterday, Chinese sloker managed to make his way out of the premises with 30 con sacks, but he had not gone for when he was arrested by a detective. Questioned about the sacks, the man admitted stealing then, and was this morning charged by Mr. P. W. Gariner before Mr. W. Schofield ut the. Kowloon Magistracy.

Police Constable Riddell who pro- secuted said the manager of Holt's Wharf had asked the Court to as- sertain from defendant how he got through the main gate, with the sacks without having been seen,

The defendant, when asked, anid that it was while the watchman on duty was being reljeved that he found the const clear,

4 fine of $26 or one month's hard

·labour was imposed.

HENRY'S LATEST.

become a reality."

it was his duty to carry out the member of the Kowloon Cricket Colony Club, is leaving the

his home in to-morrow for Gnethol was placed in the chair Chile. Mr. Penafiel, who is and the current applied. The five Chancellor at the Chilean Con- physicians present examined the Rulate here, was the recipient yes- victim separately. They conferred

Then bells subscribed for by his friends at brielly and announced that the pri-erday of a silver cigarette box the Club. The presentation was Vice President, who expressed the Gue feature of the execution good feelings and good wishes of Aside from the fact of unwas the absence of taps" in all the members of the K.C.C. to readiness, which was clearly but announcing that the prisoner was Mr. Penafiel, and, expressed the kindly put by President Coolidge, dead. here is the greater question bear Guemol was the eleventh victimhope that they would again have ing upon the world's peace," the of the electric chair at Bilibid an opportunity of welcoming him Admiral continued

since that mechanical device was back in the near future. Mr. Ponufiel replied he was grate- "For the balance of the century, installed there late in 1922. and probably longer, the Pacific was the seventh one to meet his ful for the gift and would always Basin will be the scene of great death on that chair in the past remember the pleasant times he

had spent at the K.C.C. human activity and development. | 10 weeks, The United States is one of the greatest nations bordering the Pacific. Her interests thereon are jual to those of any other nation:

By ownership of the Philip pines the United States becomes also an insular power with a western frontier. close to the Asiatic mainland..

"One does not have to be a deep student of history to deduce the

that fact

from this Asialle frontier the great world interest of the United States cannot and will not permit her to retreat." ·

the

Admiral Kittelle lauded Filipinos and said that he was interested in their problems.

He said that he would like to spend the remainder of his ser vice with the Navy in the Islands.

SMUGGLING ARMS TO

CHINA.

SAN FRANCISCO ACTS ON HONGKONG TIP.

San Francisco, July 8. Acting upon a lip received from

WILL, BUILD ROADS IF CARS Hongkong, the Customs Office here

• NOT TAXED.

Budapest, July 6. Henry Ford has agreed to build A machudamized road 125 miles long from Budapest to Szeged as a

is investigating the suspected smdy- kling of ammunition from the Pacl- le conat to China. The activities of a number of persons among them a wealthy San Francisco Chinese, are being checked.

gift, provided the Hungarian Gov The investigation resulted from ernment allows his cars to enter the country duty free. If no duty is imposed, the cars can be sold for $400,

It is reported that a similar or rangement has been made with Bulgaria.

the finding of a barrel containing ammunition and a number of small arms aboard the linor President Cleveland while the vessel, was' un- loading at Hongkong. The barrel was labelled "asphalt." It bore no addrсHз-Associated Press,

✪1124_BY MEA SERVICE, I

He

The fellow who used to keep all the neighbours in

vegetables moves to the city,..

Of the defendants, only two were adults, the rest being youths from nine to fifteen years of age.

Mr. A. el Arcaili, appeared for one of the boys and told the Magis boy named Luk Koon-cho,

rate that his client was a school-

The police, in answer

to the Maistrate, said that in their state- ments to the police, the defendants Properly

implicated each other.

to the value of $263 was stolen and onl clothing valued at §51 was re- covered,

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In answer to further questions 'the Maigirate, Sergeant Wheelan, in charge of the case, suid that none of the stolen pro- herty was found on the boy whom Mr. Arculli represented. They, took him in custody because of statements made by some of the other defendants.

His Worship glated that he would not hear the statement, of any of the defendants, as that would not be evidence.

Sergeant Wheelan then stated that he would withdraw the case. avainst Mr. Argulli's client and this was granted,

The case against the other do- fendants was adjourned until this afternoon,

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