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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1929.

SUPPRESSING BIAS THE SUN COMPANY

BAY PIRATES.

SUMMONED.

CHINESE ARMY AND NAVY TO CO-OPERATE,

SEDITIOUS MATTER ON A.

CALENDAR.

EXTENSIVE CAMPAIGN.| TECHNICAL OFFENCE.

sum-

The Sun Company were moned at the Central Magistracy this morning before, Mr. ̃ ̈R. · `E. Lindsell for possession of a desk calendar containing seditious mat- tor.

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BORDER BANDITS

DISPERSED.

MILITARY ACTIVE ON KIANGSI KWANGTUNG FRONTIER.

CITY RECAPTURED.

Canton. Jan. 29 Satisfactory progress has been made in the military campaign launched against the Communist bandits by the joint forces of Kwangtung and Kiangel in dia. tricts near the boundary of the two Provinces.

Acting under the instructions of the Headquarters of the Chief Director of operations on the 8th Military Route, the Naval Head- quarters at Canton have detailed two gunboats, the Pingnam and tho Kwong Kang to station in Mr. W. D. Owen appearing for the vicinity of Bias Bay, and has the defendante, pleaded guilty but at the same time ordered the explained that his ellents did not According to the latest military troops of the No. 2 Sub-Company knowingly possess, seditious litera- report the main forces of the of the Marine Forces at Ngao Tau ture in any sense. He pointed bandita in

Yuling the Ta to move there to assist the gallers out that the word "nowingly" Mountains have been broken up of the two gunboats in their pre- was not included in the summons,

by troops under Divisional Gen- cautionary duties.

eral Yul Woon-yir. The defont- Continúlag, Mr Owen said thated bandits have since retreated In this connexion, the Rehabill-his Instructions were that it waInto the castern part of Klangai. tation Headquarters for the practically impossible to know The city of Nanan has been Western Region has also sent the what the calendar contained, un-recaptured by the Government troops of the 25th Division under der the circumstances, The Sun troopa and thus all bandits in the its control to the Taiping Bay, a Company had been in the, habit of vicinity, between neighbouring port of the Bias Bay ordering calendars from a repro- Nanan have been disporsed.

Melling and for the suppression of the pirates sentative In Canton and over there, The constabulary soldiers twenty such calendars were or. of the magistracy of the To Andored, but only one contained any District are alan ordered to co- thing seditious in the back.

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As soon as all these forces have combined, a pirate suppression campaign will be commenced in the Taiping Bay area to clean up The pirates who are said to be still. híding around that coast.

The naval forces will patrol in the vicinity of the bay to prevent the brigands from making their сусаре.

Mr. Owen admitted an examin- ing the translations that they were undoubtedly seditious, but claimed that under the circum- stances the offence was somewhat of a technical nature.

Mr. T. Murphy prosecuting, asked his Worship not to take too serious a view of the offence. 1a was at one with Mr. Owen and accepted the explanations,

It is to be noted that a similar A fine of $25 was imposed. campaign has been recently hold] Similar finca were imposed on in the Bias Bar by the Magistrate the Wing On Company and to the of the Walchow District with the Sal Kai book shop of Hollywood help of the Naval Headquarters, Road. The police stated that six and the Rebabilitation Head-out of ten sich entendars found quarters for the Eastern Region, in Wing On bore seditious matter The object of the military author- and one out of four found In the ities in commencing the present | Sai Kuf shop was in the same campaign in the Taiping Bay is to category, put the pirates of these two baya out of existence entirely, so that no further trouble can be given constal navigation. - Canton Gazette,

to

SEQUEL TO KO CHOW SINKING.

TWO FURTHER CLAIMS

POSTPONED.

LONDON BRIBERY

SCANDAL.

(Continued from Page 1)

ter had been, received he took a safe at the Pall Mall Safe Deposit, Haymarket,

On October 26 Goddard was directed to attend at New Scot- land Yard, where Chief Constable Wensley said to him: "It has come to the knowledge of the authorities that you have bwa sate deposits in Oxford-street, and that at Pall Mall on October 5 you a safe in the name of

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. According to another report, some of the handits after having evacuated from Nanan retreated to Namhong, which about a hundred miles north of Nanan. The Government troops, however, have followed them up and thus caused them to retreat further north.

Before they left the city the bandits plundered the nearby villages, net fire to several house and took away much loot, whilat the; alan kipnapped a number of young girls,

Many villagers have been killed during warfare with the bandits.

Nam Chung Pao,

LAME HAWKER AGAIN. OFFENDS.

ABUSES CLEMENCY OF THE

COURT.

Amongst the offenders brought up before Mr. R. E. Lindsell tha who morning was à lame mun helped himself painfully along with crutches. He was charged with disregarding the conditione of his licence by selling cigarettes, Sub-Inspector Field, in charge of the Hawkers Department, atated that the man had previously offended in the same way. Twice his licence had been taken away) from him, and then it had been re- turned to him, in consideration of the fact that he was lame, He now still persisted in solling ciga- rettes.

Further claims concerning the sinking of the 8. Ko Chow at Wangmoon, on the West River, last year, were mentioned in the Summary Court this morning be fore Mr. Justice Jacks, but, owing to the almerice of witnesses, the rented

His Worship to the defendant; eases were adjourned to next Fri-Joseph Eagles and gave the ad--You are incorrigible. You have dress of your brother-in-law, I been given two chances after your day's list.

am going to direct Chief Inspector licence had been cancelled, and Cooper to go with you and ring again you have

done the maine the contents of these safer to us thing by insisting on selling ciga for inspection.".

rettes. You are taking advantage of the clemency of the Court. You are fined $10 or 14 days, and if you offend again I will fine you $30 or $10.

of

In the one case the plaintiff was Kwolt Yung, alias Kwok Lai, owner cargo boat No. 2009, who brought an action against the Tai Hong Steamship Company Ltd., When that was communleated and Chan Kin-pong, á Director, ofte Goddard he reeled as if he were No. 60, Ko Shing Street, second about to faint, but, recovering flour. The plaintiff claimed the himself, said: "I am done for, 1 sum of $700 as balance due for am quite willing to do as you re- boat and coolie hire for receiving, quest" Chief Inspector Cooper from the defendants' divers, cargo and Goddard went to the safe at salved from the Ko Chow at Wang Selfridge's and obtained £471 108. moon, and conveying such cargo and foreign notes. At Pall Mall back to Hongkong from June 12, Goddard took from a safe £12,000 1928,to July 12, 1928, at the rate in Bank of England notu. of $30 per day,

In the second ease, Ho Kwai, widow, owner of cargo boat No. 201, brought a similar claim against the same defendants, the amount being $960.

Mr. F. F. D'Almada was for the plaintiffs, and Mr. C. A. S. Russ defended.

Mr. Ruas asked for the cases to be adjourned until Friday, saying that a witness had not arrived and was at Wuchow.

Mr. D'Almada agreed, and said that he wanted to serve a subpoena upon Capt. G. D. Arthur.

The application was granted.

Tracing Notes,

INFRINGEMENT OF TRADE MARK.

GRAMAPHONE NEEDLES FROM GERMANY.

All the £100 notes, said Mr. Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Clarke, were traced to the ro-Central Magistracy this morning, staurant, people in Soho who Mr. II. J. Armstrong appeared in changed currency notes into Bank case in which Mr. H. Stehr, notes for Goddard. With regard manager of Messrs. Slemesen and to the £50 notes, 26 were traceable Co., took proecedings against the to the same person. Of the 420 Wah Lok Co., under the Trade notes, 19 were traceable to the Marks Ordinance. restaurant keeper, and of the £10 notes, 13 were traceable to him, 19 to Ribu, and four to Mrs. Meyrick.

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The defendants were not re- presented and Mr. Armstrong in- formed his Worship that he under- stood that the latter have Mr. Clarke said that Ribuffi was absconded.

1Y "THE As a result of a. conducting Vietors Club, Leices-Police search, 196 packages of ter-aquare, and in 1924 the club gramophone needles have been was raided. Ribu was

Reized, sum- moned and fined. He came into Armatrong whether the latter was His Worship inquired of Mr. M.C.C. v. S. AUSTRALIA. contact with Goddard, who

present at the rald, In November, Butisfied with that, pointing out 1924, Unulols Club. in Albemarle that as no particular person was по warrant could be street was registered. In named, issued. February, 1926, a complaint was received with, regard to the club Mr. Armstrong, applied for the and Goddard was directed to in-seized goods to be handed over to vestigate it. He reported favour- hie client, pointing out that the ably. The report mentioned that infringements was only on a label Ribu was assisting in the man- and that the gramophone needles 392 in their first innings, and declared agement of the club and con-

HOBBS MAKES FIRST CENTURY OF TOUR.

Adelaidu, Jun. 29,

In a match between the M.C.C. and South Australia, the tourists compiled

ut 307 for 5 in their second knock.

having emanated from Germany. In question were the same, both

His Worship, made the necessary

In the first innings Sutcliffe com- tinued, "He knows that if he piled 122. Hobbs 76, und Hendron 00.hould be prosecuted for infring-

South Australian trundler, Carl- ing the licensing laws it would order and the summons was with- ton, captured five wickets for 04 runs, mean his deportation. Hence the drawn.

In the M.C.C's second innings, reason for extra watchfulness in

Ioiba made hir first

century.

of the the admission of visitors." -

tour, compiling 101, and Jarding also

reached three figures with 114.

In July, 1927, anid Mr, Clarke,

South Australia compiled 178 in there was another complaint, and

in

August Goddard reported.

their Brat knock, to which Victor Richardson contributed 82, White favourably. did well with the ball, taking

ROVER Australian wickets for 60,

In their second innings South Australia had scored 75 runs for the loss of one wicket when it camo on to rain; and the match had to, ba

drawn.-Reuter.

The Shefeld Shield.

Sydney, Jan. 29. Now South Waled has won the Shefeld Shield, beating Victoria on the first innings.

New South Wales compiled 718 for 8 and declared, Bradman scoring 340 mot out,

Victoria repled with 205, and 610. for 7-Router.

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"Goddard having made these favourable reports with regard to Uncle's Club, Mr. Clarke said, "it was interesting to look at the 19 £10 notes which were.found in Goddard's safe, How much came out of Ribu banking account? Ribu became a director on No 40 10 0. vember 11. On November 9 IT. Co. of G.B. & I. Ord..(£1 par) und 16 there were drawn out £6 15 3.

of his account six of the 210 1.T. Co. of Canada Ord, £1 par) notes found in Goddard's posse-3 18 0. sion. In January three notes, in February two, in March two, and in April six£190 in under alx months!"

Tobacco Securities Ord. (£1 par) £3'18 9.

Tobacco Securities Def. (5/- par) '£1 6 8.

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