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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1929.

WALNUTS USED IN CANTON CEMENT

GAGGING.

ARMED ROBBERY SEQUEL AT THE SESSIONS.

PARADE CRITICISED.

At the Criminal Sessions this morning, a Chinese-named Chun Tak-chan pleaded not guilty to a charge of robbery by two or more, the alleged offence taking place un December 26, when three men entered the shop of a hemp bug merchant and stole money, Jewel lery and clothing.

K.C..

EXEMPTED.

NOT TO BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION."

OFFICIAL DECISION.

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In accordance with a dispatch from the Department of Recon- truction, the Department of Financa has issued a circular in- atraction to all the tax collec- torales, including the Collectorate of Tax on Cement of Foreign Origin, as well as to the tax far- mens under a control, ordering them to exempt all cement pro- duced in Canton from taxation.

OPIUM SCANDAL THE DISBANDMENT

PROPOSALS.

SEQUEL.

GARRISON COMMANDER HINTS MARSHAL LI CHAI-SUM HEADS

AT NANKING DECISION.

NEW DEPARTMENT.

WHO'S RESPONSIBILITY. NAVÝ NEXT IN LIST.

Shanghai, Jan, 23. At the 5th main session of the

CHINESE TWICE “EXECUTED.”

“DEAD" ROBBER WHO CAME TO LIFE.

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SHOT SECOND TIME.

Shanghai, Jan, 22.

Shanhal, Jan. 17. General Hsiung Shih-huel, the Commander of the Chinese Garri-Military Disbandment Conference by the Chinese of how

An interesting story is related son, who figured prominently in yesterday afternoon, many impor-round guilty of armed

a mad, the recent opium scandal returned tant reports from the Proposal and murder, was "executed" and robbery from Nanking to-day after a con- Examination Committee were pre- how hercame back to life, of his ference with Marshal Kai-shek and eonted: These included reports subsequently discovery and his Dr. Wang Chung-hul, the President by Mashal Feng Yu-hsiang, Yen- re-execution. of the Judicial Yuan.

Hai-chan and General Ho Ying Wong Nan-pony le how we General Heiung unofficially ching. After the reports had shall describe him. It appears Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith appeared

stated that before long the Judicial been formally read, resolutions on that he was a member of a large for the Crown, prisoner being de-

In Its despatch, says the Canton Council will announce their find-regulations for reorganisation gang, who have been oporating fended by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Gazette, the Department of Re-ings regarding the opium scandal, were lengthily discussed.

along the Shanghai Nanking. Rail- construction quoted a petition sub-and that the. Chief of the Intelli-

A Disbandment Standing Com-way for some time past and who Opening the case, Mr. Whyte mitted thereto by Mr. Wong Yuk-gence Department of the Garri-mittee has been nominated and have been making a perfect

Bon, Fu Chao-sen, is likely to be will be formally appointed as soon huisance Smith said that about seven shing, Superintendent of the

of themselves. 'Acting 'clock on December 20 the master Cement Factory, in which he re punished for taking matters in his as the Central Council has approy- en information received, of a hemp shop at West Point was quasted that the cement produced awn hands in arresting officers ofed at the next meeting. This Wush police, raided a house in In the accountant's room with a by his factory be exempted from

Committee Includes Mr. Wu Chl- that city and arrested Wong and The Chief of Police, Tai Shek-fal, General Tan Yin-kai, Mar some others. In spite of his nephew and a foki. There was payment of all taxes and fees info, will probably be censured for hals Chiang Kai-shek, Feng Yu- pleas of innocence, his comrades another foki in the kitchen at the accordance with Articlo No. 6 of the nature of his report to the halang, entered the the regulations governing the Nanking authorities. back. Three men

Yen Shi-san, Chang insisted that he was one of the shop, and it was the Crown's establishment

It will be recalled that Imme-Haouh-lang and L4 Chaf-sum, leading spirits of the gang and case that one of the men was the Factory under the managediately after the discovery of the. V. Soong and Gonorai Li Chung- such that the authorities decided Admiral Young Shlu-chwang, Mr. evidorice given against Wong was prisoner, who was carrying a re-ment of officials and merchants.

smuggling, General Halung Shih- Thead regulations were volver or pletol.

aphuel indulged in an attack on the yon.

to execute him instantly. proved by the Provinical Govern-

Among the crowd wero number of Wong's friends, who Council as a result of discussions

apparently had made cortain ar at their respective meetings.

there rangements, though nothing to prove that they did.

ing for arms and after tieing up the four sceupants of the shop and also a woman who had gone| in and gagging them with walnuts, naked for the keys of the safes, The master produced the key of one safe, from which the men took $17. They accepted his explanation that the keys of another safe wero not in his possession, and; after taking nine dollars, a coat and a wrist watch,

of the Cement

the Police.

It has also been decided that

The men said they were search-ment Council, and Branch Political Chief of the Chinese Police.

Mutual accusations and re the Disbandment Department In criminations followed, leading to Nanking will comprise four offices the suspension of the Chief of besides the Standing Committee Police.

in order to take charge of all dia- | Some of the seamen arreated in bandment affairs."

The appointment of directors of connexion with the affair were guilty, but the trial of the police clude

found the four offices will probably In- tried in Shanghai and

the following:Marshal officers and Garrison officials took Feng Yu-halang, Director of Dis- place at Nanking before the banded Soldier Disposal Office; Marshal Li Chal-sum, Director of Judicial Council.

Regarding the future of the General Affairs Office; General Lt slung Shih-huci states that the Marshal Yen Mal-shan, Finance Shanghai Garrison, General Chung-yen, Disbandment Office; National Government le devoting a once. sum of $700,000 for the construc- tion of military quarters,

CORRESPONDENCE.

left the shop.

The following day, one of the fokia was with a detective when he saw the prisoner in Queen's Road Central and pointed him out as having taken part in the robbery.

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Mr. Whyte Smith added that the master would not be able to Identify the man, but the nephew would. When going on to give detalls of an Identification parade, Mr. Alabaster Interjected and said he would have something to say about that at the proper time, as the parade was one of the most unsatisfactory which it had

been his' lot to consider.

The case is proceeding.

CHINESE Y.M.C.A. DAY SCHOOL.

TO-DAY'S PRIZE-GIVING

CEREMONY,

The annual graduation and prize. giving of the Chinese Y.M.C.A, Day School, was held in the big Hall of the Y.M.C.A. this afternoon. The chair was taken by Mr. J. D. Bush; M.A., the vice-president of the

As the time is drawing near when the cement factory will put up ita cement for sale to the intendent has requested the De- public, the above-mentioned super- partment of Reconstruction to ar- range for the exemption of all fees the factory in order to avoid de- and duties on cement produced by tention of the same by the custom stations and tax collectorates through misunderstanding.

HEUGHAN'S FAREWELL

RECITAL.

ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION

LAST NIGHT.

PEAK TRAM TIMES.

To The Editor of Hongkong

Telegraph.]

Proposals regarding the disband ment of superfluous naval forces were also decided on, and after the Ministry of Navy la abolished a Navy Disbandment Office will be formed to proceed with further schemes by the Disbandment. Con- ference in reorganising the naval forces of the whole country.—| Nam Chung Pao.

BANK OF EAST ASIA.

DIVIDED AND BONUS DECLARED.

Willa. Heughan ngain demons-

Sir, I notice that the Peak trated to Hongkong lovers of vocal Tramway Co. are making a prac music what an unusual artist he is, tice of advancing and retarding on the occasion of his farewell their clocks, which makes it very concert at the Theatre Royal last inconvenient for the public whe night. The audience, although not unce their trams, large, was treated to a rich feast Last night I had an unpleasant from his remarkably extensive re-surprize when I discovered that pertoire, many of the items render-the Tramway clocks were advanc- The Directors of the Bank of ed being by special request. ed five minutes. I was making East Asia, Ltd., announce that, Is highly dramatic treatment for the last tram; at about three subject to audit, the profit for the of "Lacerato Spirito," from minutes to twelve I entered the year ending 31st. December, 1928, Verdi's somewhat obscure opera,

Foot of Garden Rond and saw the after writing off all charges and "Simon Boseanegra," evoked en- Kreen Hight. Thinking that it had making provisions for deprecia- thusiastic applause for the open- just gone on, I took my time, but tion, had and doubtful debts, and

the : balance ing number, and, thence onwards, alas! I hadn't gone many paces including

of

which the Directors propose to

To pay a bonus of $2 per share

50,000 shares,

absorbing

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Shot Through Head. Wong was taken out to the execution ground, an attempt to blindford him was spurned, request that he should kneel down was met with a response that he

forrad to face death like a man. would kneel 'to, nobody, and atatement was made that he pre-

A pistol was placed against his head, an inch or so below the temple and fired. Wrong fell to the ground, apparently dead. His friends provided a and permisalon was granted them to remove the body.

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A farmer whose home had been rubbed by Wong's gang decided to make sure that the man dend, A little medicine was thrown about the air and Wong was seen to

The body had not hardened when it WES placed in the coffin. Little facts like those did not escape the at- tention of this "ignorant" farm-

er

move,

A Dramatic Encounter.

He applied for permission to carry the "corpse" to a junk and later, disguising himself, won over the captain of the vessel fato taking him as a member of the crew. He was passed over by Wong's many friends.

The vessel weighed anchor and loft Wusth for Soochow

At a surgical theatre in A Soochow hospital a bullet was ex- tracted from the roof of Wong's

ward, where the farmer watched mouth. He was taken to a private him unnoticed.

Some days, later, Wong was met on the streets of Soochow by the farmer accompanied by several policemen,

"That's the raan," the farmer who was executed and is still cried shrilly. "That's the man

To transfer to Reserve, $300,-

Holders of Founder shares and the To pay a bonus to Directors, staff, $78,898.76.

alive." To write off Furniture and Fixtures, $49,984.85.

To carry forward, #401,749.74.

his listeners were captivated by when the red light appeared, as $404,041.59 brought forward from his exceptionally fine voice, and, I had to run, and just managed 1927, amounts to $1,230,033.35, if we may say so, his unique to catch the tram.

In the ordinary way I would deal with at the forthcoming an- artistry.

Many Bongs were aung, and per-have put it down to my watch go-nual meeting as follows:

To pay a dividend of $6 per haps The Volga Boatman," "The bug back on me, but I took special Song of the Flea," and "Widdi-note of the time when I arrived share on 50,000 shares, absorbing Y.M.C.A.

combe Fair," proved the most at the top tram station. I also $300,000. The report of the school for the popular. "The Song of the Viking compared the tram time with four

and Schumann's "Two other clocks at home and found on year just closing was presented by Guest" Mr. Cheung Kang-sung, the assis-Grenadiers" were invested with a,, that they were all five minutes $100,000. tant headmaster, who has been in most impressive feeling, being slow! So I adjusted them ac-

1000. morning, Sir, of the school during the past heartily applauded. Other songs cordingly. This charge of the absence of the head of the popular style Included would you believe it, thinking that master Mr. J. L. McPherson. The "John Peel," "Because I Were had timed myself nicely, I ar enrollment is limited to 220 stu- Shy," that droll little Irish ballad, rived at the tram station seven dents owing to the capacity of the "The Mountains of Mourne," "The minutes too soon! The Peak rooms. The attendance and atten- Road to the fales," and several Tramway Co.'s clocks had been tion, the health of the students and others.

put backl their attalaments during the year have met the expectation of their master. The school has given special considerallen to the teach ing of Chinese, has emphasised character development, and has given attention to sound health, through exercise and right habita, It has had a happy enthusiastic

At the piano, Gladys Sayér play- body of young students throughouted beautifully in the dual role of its history, and never more than in

Recompanist and soloist. the year just closing.

work, loo, came in for a generous measure of approval from the audience,

Following the report of the headmaster, a Mandarin address was given by Cheung Piu-young, a Ind of twelve years.

The certificates were awarded by Mr. K. L. Chau, M.A., the President of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. There were eight graduates of the Chinese and English course, who are now

Don't you think that the Tram-

Maud Bell gave of her best in a number of ceilo solos. Kreisler's way Co, might attend to this? Or The local weather forecast till Liebesfroud, Minuet, (Beethoven) are they trying to kill the public noon to-morrow is:-NE winds, Faure's "Elegy," "Butterflies" by making them run?—Yours, etc., fresh; generally overcast; some (Hamilton Hearty) and a plaintive

REVELLER drizzle or mist. nocturne by the New Zealand cellist, Trewell, being among her best offerings.

Her

Altogether, the concert was...a great success, it being but rarely that Hongkong has the opportunity of hearing auch a talented trio.

ready to enter the fourth form of ONLY RUSSIAN Y.M.C.A.

the Middle Schools of the Colony.

THE SECRETARY LEAVES HONGKONG,

Eight others were given certificates for the completion of Primary work. An address was given and prizes were awarded by Mr. Yu Wan, Inspector of Vernacular Schools,

Leaving by the Empress of Asla Among the prizes, the one for to-day for Shanghai were Mr. A. A. character and efficiency was award- Crizoff, Secretary of the Russian od to Leung Yun-sum, who by vote Y.M.C.A. in Harbin, and Mr. of all the students, is considered an Chong Fu-liang, formerly professor best started on the road to a use of science in Yale-in-China at ful life. Eight prizes were award- ed for character, and eight, in each Changsha, Mr. Grizoff has been studying the Y.M.C.A. in China,

of four forma, for scholarship Manila and Hongkong for about There were two youthful winners two months and now returns to his of special prizes, and nine who won post in Harbin, which is at present athletic trophies.

the only Russian Y.M.C.A. to bo The chairman remarked on the

found in the world. very diversified educational oppor- Prof. Chang is now one of the tunities offered in the Colony, to secretaries of the National Chris- which the Chinese Y.M.C.A.istian Council of China. He has making its distinct contribution been conferring with church leaders through the preparatory courses of and rural misalonaries in and about its Day School.

Canton on the programma of the church for country places: A graduste in agriculture and in The coal output from mines in forestry, with degrees from Yale Britain for the week ended De- and from the University of Georgia, 'cember 15 was 6,850,200 tons, as and himself a product of rural compared with 5,153,400 tons for the China, he is studying from the in- wprevious week, and the number of side the problems of Chinese rural

wage earnings 898,100, .

families.

© 1996 BY HEL'DENYSCE, ME,

PEL LLE. PAT. OFF,

"Well, if you're going to be that way, we won't do any

shopping."

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Wong was placed under arrest again and sent back to Wuglh for Inquiries. A new judgment was filed against Wong and he WAB again sentenced to death.

The authorities this time mado sure that he was dead. The farmer is happy, for he has avenged his people. He was re- warded and has now enough money to buy a couple of farms.

SUI TAI REBUILT. AFTER FIRE.

RETURNING TO THE MACAO

RUN.

In consequence of the introduc tion of the rebuilt s.s. Sul Tal, of the Hongkong Canton and Macao Steamboat Company, to the Macao run, the following changes and appointments are announced and have already taken effect.

Mr. R. Stewart from mate of 3.5, Taishan to master of a.a. Sui Tai; Mr.. Keene from second officer of as. Kinshan, to mate of ss. Sul Tai; Mr. T. Harmon. remains in the se, Sul Tai as Chief Engineer. Mr. W. Spence, late of the 8.6. Charles Hardouin, has been ap pointed second officer of 8,3. Langehan, Mr. G. Best replacing him as mate in the former vessel, while Mr. Lake, lato second officer of ea. Lungshan, has been "ap- pointed mate of es. Taishan...

Mr. McCaw, late mate of 8.8. Kong. Ning, has been appointed as second officer of as, Kinshan.

It is understood that the .as, Sui Tal is scheduled to sail for Macao on Sunday. at 9 am., and will carry out her final trials on Friday, on the completion of which

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