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SHIP ARRESTED BY LOCAL FIRM.

CLAIM FOR VALUE OF NECESSARIES.

BANDIT LEADER

MURDERED.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, JANUARY 7. 1929,

SWATOW'S LATEST | THE DISBANDMENT KNITTING FACTORY

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AGITATIONS.

CONFERENCE,

LARCENIES.

SUMMARY JUSTICE IN THE SWATOW DISTRICT.

'SIAM'S POLL-TAX INCREASE MUCH RESENTED.

MARSHAL LI CHAI-SUM IN THE PICTURE.

SENTENCES REDUCED BY MAGISTRATE.

JAPAN AS "ENEMY."

ENGINE ROOM SPARES. HOW THE LAW WORKS.

Swatow, Jan. 3.

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SEVERAL COMMITTEES. FINES NOW IMPOSED.. An action in which Cheong Wo

Swatow, Jan. 3.

Nanking, Jan, 6. A recent cunb heard by Mr. E, W, and Company, No. 133, Des Voeux

A terrible example of summary

There is some agitation locally Attended by practically all the Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magis- Road Central, claim against the justice up-country is to hand. against the setion of the Siamese Nationalist leaders, and with Mar-tracy, was again mentioned before 8.8. Pos Tyo, owned by the TyeThere is no police force to deal Government in raising the poll-tax shal Chiang Kai-shek in the chair, his Worship this morning, when Mr. Sing S.S. Company No. 140. Des with offenders once the district on Chinese emigrants.

the Military Reorganisation and D. H. Blake and Mr. Hin-shing Lo Your Road West, for the sum of towns are left behind, yet the Last year, owing largely to the Disbandment Conference was re-applied for a review of sentence in $3,077.81 for accessaries supplied magistrates hold the native vil-Communist disturbances in Hai-sumed yesterday morning.

respect of the first two of three do to the ship, was commenced before lage, or those adjacent with the luk Fung, there

In his opening speech, the Chair-fendants who the Chief Justice (Sir Henry same

was a large in-

were convicted aurname 13 Д culprit, crease in the number of Chinese man emphasised the importance of larceny of articles of clothing Gollan) aitting. in Admiralty responsible for his apprehension. immigrants to Siata. Over a hun- the gathering, stating that the de- from the Shiu Hing Knitting Fac Jurisdiction this morning.

A young bandit, a member of dred thousand Chinese went fromcisions on the proposals, many of tory, of No. 1, Pitt Street.

The first defendant, who was the The defence is that the ship was a band of some hundred men, was Swatow alone in the year,

which are based on the decisions of the recent Fifth Kuomintang Plon- assistant manager, was sentenced to under charter for a period of 12 recently named by the Kit-yang The new tax imposed is $10 per fary Session, and the resolutions of six months' hard labour. The scc- months to the Sino-Portuguese district magistrate, and a fine of head, plus $5 for other expenses, a the Military Conference on matters ond and third each received terms Navigation Company who were $1,500 required from his village total of $15 a person. This is a pertaining to the demobilisation of three months' imprisonment with responsible for the goods.

he were not produced. Mr. H. G. Sheldon, Instructed by had made several thousand dollara emigrant from China, and the Re-tribution of milltary funds, and

The heavy sun for the poor class of of troops, future recruitment, die-hard labour.

Mr. Blake, who appeared on be- Mr. F. H. Loseby, of Messrs. Ruen out of his robberies, and, as he habilitation Bureau for the Eastern plans for national defence would be half of the first defondant, asked for and Company, is for the plaintiff went about strongly armed, ven- District is said to have made repre-final. Marchal Chiang concluded the gentence to be reviewed. There firm, while Mr. C. G. Alabaster, tured to return to his village and sentations to Canton, urging that by asking the sincere co-operation had been an application for appeal, K.C. Instructed by Mr. F. C.defy the law, although his com- the matter be taken up by the Cen- and loyal support of the Con- but that was now withdrawn. D'Almada, of Messrs. D'Almada rudes had had to suffer exile for

ference to all the Army Corp and Mason, is defending.

their misdeeds.

leaders.

Mr. Sheldon said that the writ was issued on July 10, last year,; and the ship was arrested on the samo day. As in the procedure which governed Admiralty actions

there were no pleading and no admissions, he did not know whether Mr. Alabaster would be projared to admit the supply.

A Discrepancy.

if

At the prospect of having to meet the demands of the magla rate, and possibly to have quar- tered on them indefinitely soldiers elders took counsel and appointed sent to collect the fine, the village four of the wealthier and younger men of the village to get rid of

the man.

On the afternoon of the 27th December he was known to be

The Village elders then came on the scene and ordered him at onec to be buried, and next day the executionera set of fo inform the agistrate of wast, had been done, pany consisting of four partners The dred, terrible as it was, called the Sino-Portuguese Naviga-satisfied the scuse of justice in the Lion Company.

neighbourhood, there being o

Replying that he was not pre-going in a chair to visit the tomb pared to make admissions, Mr. of his ancestors, and the four men Alabaster referred to a discrelay in umbush, and, as the chair pancy. On the writ, said counsel, came up, fired on it, dragged his his Lordship would see it was body oil and fires more shots. stated that particulars had been rendered and exceeded three follos. As

a matter of fact the particulars were not rendered to the defendant nt all Init

sent. Lo were

IL com-

sonte

In a declaration dated July 27, other known way of dealing with his Lordship would see

the matter in present circum graph which stated that the BEER-Stances-Our Own Correspondent,

BAYA-

auries delivered to the ship were; set out in au annexed schedule marked "A" "IP" and "C" The] Arat schedule fotalled $2,396,02, the second $9 and the third $5.20, making a total of $2,411.12. That gum was considerably below thei amount claimed.

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FRENCH TENNIS

RULING.

RESTORING OF AMATEUR

STATUS.

Paris, Jan. 6.

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NEW DICTATOR.

King Alexander of Jugo- Slavia, who has suspended the Constitution and established

a virtual dictatorship.

Of the sixty proposals submitted to the conference, it is understood tint the most important one is the suggested abolition of the Army Corps system and the re-grouping

His Worship remarked that he and refused to re-hear the case when an application had been made on the grounds that further evi- dence would be produced. He was Blake under the new Ordinance, prepared, however, to hear Mr. Section 2 of Ordinance No. 16 of of all the Armies Into 60 Divisions 1928, on the subject of sentence. under the general head of Na-He thought he had taken a rather tlonal Defence. The country will

be divided into five Milltary Din mure Borious view than necessary.

Mr. Blake mentioned that tricts, the north-eastern, west-he

had communicated with northern, south-eastern, youth-

Mr. Bennett, who western, and Central China, under

had pro- at accyted illa scheme.

the hearing, and was informed that Mr. Bennelt had the case. Mr. Wong Shiu-hing, the instructions from his client to press complainant, expressed sorrow after his Worship had imposed the sen tences on the defendants. Ho hud no idea when lie instructed his solicitor to press the case that im prisonment sentences would be im- posed.

It is announced that the Confer. ence will close on the 20th. Instant, when it will appoint a General Committee for the consideration of all patters not dealt with at the present meeting. Marshal Li hui-sum had been elected head of this General Committee,

The Committee to consider the demobilisation procedure includes Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang, Géneral La Chung-lin, General Sheng Chen, General Chu Pei-teh. Messrs. Wang Pel-chun, Sun Fo, H. H. Hang, and four others

Continuing, Mr. Blake said that the defendant had a good character and he could bring evidence to that effect. Mr. Blake suggested that n fine would adequately meet the

CRSC.

His Worship, in reviewing the sen- Lancas, paid that the complainment bad apparently pressed the C090 more "than he had

to meant

do. of course

The Committee to consider the re- Mr. Blake pointed out that, it fcruitment of troops after disband- was regarded by factory people as ment comprises Marshal LI Chai- more or less within their rights tral Government, with a view to them. Marshal Yen-Hsi-shan, Gen- to take goods manufactured in the conclusion of a Treaty definin the cral Pei Chang-hsi, General Ho factory. It amounted to pilfering, relations of the two countries in Ying-ching and four others. but Mr. Blake asked his Worship this matter.

The study of the National De- not to make such an example of life fence problem will be entrusted to client. The anti-Japanese agitation the following:-Marshal Li Chai- Mr. Sheldon explained tha a

Pontinues, and there is some perilum. Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang,prietor of the factory was willing Mr. Lo mentioned that the pro-

sum of $697.19 for engine rom

for the future in the constant re-Marshal Yen Hsi-shan, Geacral Lito re-engage the second defon- petition of the slogans of hostility. Chung-yen, General Ho Ying-ching, dant, not been spares had

included

for the present generation of Chin Mesara, Chen Kwet-liang, Chang through a clerical error.

Dealing with the frets of the

The French Lawn Tennis Asso-se is being brought up to a fixed Chun, Kot King-yan, Hsiung Pin. case, Mr. Sheldon said that on ciation as adopted the principle notion of Japan as an enemy couri- A feature of the reeeni March 15 a man named Che Chung, that any player disqualified for pre-try, who was known to Tsui l'ui-chuen fessionalism may be restored to his athletic meeting was a solemn com-

By means of an ordinary knife, assistant manager of the plaintif amateur status if he does not rumemoration of the Tainan affair. firm, as a runner for ships cap-peat the offence for which he has There was a pause in the proceed an Indian guard, employed on the he ought to have known what would ings, the Kuomintang boy acouts. Falshun, alabbed himself on the happen. His Worship confessed been disqualified. tains for obtaining supplies of

that he was considerably. In goods, called at the plaintiff's shop

Under this ruling, the Davis c. paraded in front of the grand stand, right side of the head on Saturday fuenced by the fact that Mr. Wong player, Feret, who was disqualified served, and the slogan "Down with side the Company's Wharf at Con- other chance in the factory.

a three-minuten silence was ob-night, while a vessel was along-would give the second defendant an- at the same time as Suzanne Lenk Japanese Imperialism" shouted. naught Road Central. He was len, may be reinstated.-Reuter.

It was just possible, said bis Another instance of the feeling rushed to the Government Civil Worship, as two of the defendants is the denunciation by the local fospital, where it was found that were both young men, that he would Kuomintang of officials In Amoy he had n wound of about two be saving their careers by stretch- been sent by the European Captain WAR OPERATIONS ON who are accused of breaking the inches long. It la belleved, that ing his prerogative of merey. The baycott.-Our Own Correspondent, the man was under the influence first defendant would be fined $250, of drink when he committed the or three months' hard labour in de- fact,

fault, and the second $200, or two two months.

Regarding the third defendant,

where he interviewed Tsui Tui

chuen,"

Stores Obtained. ·

Che Chung told Tsui that he had

of the s. Poo Tye to obtain stores

to the value of $75.15. After

sonic conversation Tsui ngreed

to supply the goods which

were sent

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YANGTSZE.

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A blaze, which only lasted a few| the ali YANG SEN'S FORCES INTACT. {minutes, destroyed six of the row. This morning's Harbour Office in charge of a man named Chan

of huts on the Yaumati break-reports gave 15 arrivals and 12 his Worship said he was an older Ng, an assistant, who took A naval wireless message des-water, which recently wOR the departures, British seven and man, being 41 years of age, but, on vouchers which were signed by patches from, the Yanpisze on subject of complaint by Mr. J. P. four respectively, leaving 62 in the other hand, he was a subordin- the Chief Oficer, Wong Kaiying. Saturday says it la reported that Braga at the Sanitary Board. Two port, of which 32 were British.ale. He would also be fined $200 or

Contfiling, counsel explainód | Wanhsien la now in the hands of engines from the Kowloon, fire Tonnage

two months, the sentences to start was only fair and that further stores were obtained | General Lia Hsiang, but that. Genstation turned out and it was not freights were generally low, there

from to-day. in like manner on March 16. On eral Yang Son's force is apparent long before they bad the fire under being only two four-figure re- the following day Che Chung ngainly intact and that the eivil war control. The damage is assessed turns inward and threa four- visited the plaintif firm, saying is not yet closed.

at between $20 and $30.

fipure returns through., that he laid been sent by the Cap- tain to obtain engine room' spires and enquired wither the Brm

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FRESH MONSOON.

would be ready to trust the ship with a very large order. Che Chang obtained a small number of engine spares but Tsui Pui-chueu The Royal Observatory reporta consulted with the general that the depression has deepened manager about the large order. und passed to the North-East of The geral manager agreed that Japan. The anticyclone is cen- the parts could be supplied and,tral the next day, March 19, a large number of spares were supplied to the value of $2,137. The vouchers were returned to the plaintiff firm signed by the Chlef Officer.

over

North-East · China. Strong to fresh monsoon will con- time along the South-East Const of Ching and over the China Sen.

The forecast till noop to-morrow 18 :----North-East winds, fresh; fair

On March 20, mare spares were ordered and in that case the touchers were signed by the Chief Engineer, Leung King.

More than £3,000,000 was paid Captain's Signature. by the Utilities Power and Light Mr. Sheldon went on to say that Corporation for the Continental on the same day Che Chung asked National Banking building, Chic

flat of ago.

Taui Pui-Chuen for a accounts English for the Cap- tain's signature and that list was returned signed by the Master, It is painful to think how much More spares were asked for by money is squandered in litigation Che, Chung on March 23, when he by people who can ill afford it.”........ told Tsui Pul-chuen that the ship Judge Crawford at Edmonton was going to Macno and he naked County Court."

for an account of the goods

supplied to be made out to the

Sino-Portuguese Navigation Complete list he afterwards found that pany. That was the first time one set of vouchers, those for Taul had heard of the company, engine room spares, had not been But he thought that they were the included, so that the plaintiffs still Hongkong agents of the Poo Tye, had possession of those vouchers. As Ho had the account signed by the Captain, however, Tsui thought chuen Bald that he credited the In giving evidence, Taul Pul- nothing more about it and made goods to the ship. out the list as required.

Che Chung promised to have the vouchers returned but they hand not been, returned."

Although Tsul thought at the time that he had given a com-

When asked to explain to which person he looked for payment, witness sald that he looked to tho Captain.

The case is proceeding.

· CHRZA, AY NA MORVICE? ima

REG 6. S. PAT, OFF.

"The hubby and I have agreed not to buy each other any presents so I won't expect anything very expensive

from him."

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BIRCH, AND PRISON FOR SNATCHER.

STOLE YOUNG GIRL'S EAR-RINGS.

A birching and a term of impri- sonment were imposed by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, on a Chinese who was convicted of snatching a pair of our-rings from a young Chinese girl in Shanghai Street lete last night.

According to the evidence of the complainant and a friend, a party of girls were walking along Shang- hai Street at about 10 o'clock last night when the defendant sudden- ly snatched the complaint's ear rings and rán away. Howe chased by the. parly who at the samo time blow police whistles. Sergeant Bucknor, who was on patrol, took up the chase and caught the defendant in Hamilton Street.

The defendant denfed the charge and said that he was not running; when arrested.

Is Worship registered a con-- viction and passed sentence of three months' hard labour and 12 strokes of the birch.

Saturday's return of the Modical Officer of Health contained thirteen' Chinese cases of small-pox and one British cane of enteric fever. Nine of the small-pox cases were re- ported from Kowloon.

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