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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.

DASTARDLY ACT OF THE TWO KWANGS RECENT ROBBERY

TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1929.

“SQUEEZE" FROM

HAWKERS.

CRUELTY.

TO FIGHT.

RECALLED.

LAD TIED UP AND BADLY SCALDED BY FOKI.

CANTON DECIDES TO MAKE ATTACK ON KWANGSI.

THREE MEN AND A WOMAN CHARGED TO-DAY.

SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS · AGAINST CHINESE POLICE.

PRISON SENTENCE.

Witness found marks of the wheat of a cane on various parts of the body. He gave evidence of no less than 18 such marks,

CHIANG'S ORDERS.

and Kwanga and the altitude of

TRIAL AT SESSIONS.

THOUSANDS STARVE

IN VLADIVOSTOK POWELLS

MOBS SCRAMBLE FOR BREAD

FROM U. S. SHIP..

PASS-WORDS IN USE. TERRIBLE CONDITIONS.

Shanghai, Apr. 18. · Information from Vladivostok, which reached Shanghai by round- about channels, is to the effect that literally thousands of persons are starving in this seaport. conditions in the hinterland are is beyond conjecture."

What

Two months' Imprisonment, Chinese reports fram Canton, A robbery, which was carried A number of Chinese hawkers without the option of a fine, was are to the effect that Kwangtung out at Ne. 10, Castle Road" on are missing from their posts while imposed by Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith has decided to wage war against January 31 was recalled at the four bawkera are in custody as the on a Chinese shop fok! who wne Kwangsi, and that military move- Criminal Sessions this morning, result of the breaking-up of an charged before him at Kowloon ments are already being carried before the Pulsne Judge, Mr.alleged "squeeze ring" in which this morning with assaulting a out in accordance with this Justice Wood, when three men and members of the Chinese section of young Ind. The defendant, it will decision.

Ja wonin "were charged with the Police Force are said to be be recalled, was remanded from A message to the Nam Chung robbery.

implicated. The affair, which has yesterday after having pleaded Pen from Canton alates that an

The prisoners wore Io San, caused some sensation, recalls a

A non-Russian, who managed to guilty to the charge in that he important military meeting, Chung Sam, Wong Hol (the similar incident two years ago for escape from Vladivostok and ulti- had caned the lad but emphatically prended over by General Chan woman) and Cheung Fatto. The intimidation and extorting bribes mately reached Harbin, wrote to denied the allegations of the pro- Chal-tong, was held at the head-three men were alleged to have from hawkers. secution that he had poured holl quarters of the Disbandment and robbed Wong Leung-shi of a

a friend in Shanghai of an inci- In charging the four arrested dent which he witnessed while ing, water over the complainant. Reorganisation of Troops, on Sun-

His Worship this morning took day, those also present including watch and chain, four gold Ameri-hawkers before Major C. Willson in the north. An American ship this morning, Chief Detective captain had bought 700 loaves of can posos, 14 gold bangles, seven the evidence, first calling Dr. J. General Chiang Keng-ling (acting gold rings, diamond car-ringa, Inspector Reynolds' said they had bread and offered chervonetz lu

Commander of the 11th Army), E. Dover, who deposed to the Admiral Chan Chak, General Tang pearl and jade hair ornaments and stalls at various points in Holly payment, but the authorities de- Injuries suffered by the complit-in-walt and other high rank car-rings and gold watches, and wood Rond.

manded American gold. Which nnt. He said that he examined officers,

to have robbed Cheng King-shan Their connexion with the affair currency finally was used is not the complainant, who was' about 12

General Chan explained the of gold bangles and pearl and jade came about in this way, that they related. years of age, and found scalds on

wore employed by certain con- However as the ship had thrown both wrists, with a large blister present situation between Canton ear-rings.

It was alleged that Wong Hoi stables to receive "squeezo" from off ita ropes and was slowly mov on the left wrist, There were

Marshal Chiang Kal-shek to was present, alding and abetting, hawkers, whether those later were ing from the wharf, sailors took also scalds bu bolh feel and

and throw it on the blistering on the upper surface of General Wang Shag-bung, auying There was a further charge of licensed or not. These monies, this bread

that the former had suggested receiving stolen goods against fixed at eighty cents in the case quny. There was 1 frenźled the font.

that as Canton has pledged it Chung San.

fof leensed hawkers, and a dollar scramble among hundreds of dock! allegiance to Nanking, and as the

in the With the exception of Ho San, licences, would be taken to the as much as a loaf. They fought case of those Jacking employees and hangers-on to get attitude of General Wang Shao- all the prisoners, denied hung still remained uncertain, charges. He San was taken from Sunday night, when the hawkers rades' clothes off In their mod de-

the defendants every Saturday or each other and tore their com they should carry out the instruc- the dock while the case against would be given tions of the Central Government the other three was proceeded with the following week.

a pass-word for sire for food, to attack Kwangsi.

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, instructed

A few of the loaves fell into the It stated that Admiral Chan by Mr. L. R. Andrewes, prosecuted ease in this way, that by giving it into the sea to retrieve them,

The pass-word entered into the water and part of the mob jumped Chak favoured these suggestions for the Crown, while Mr. Hin

It was proposed by General Shing Lo, instructed by Mr. J. Munderstanding would be establish-bridge operated a cinema camera, to constables on the beat, an All the time someone on, the Chan that the whole regiment | Hon-mow be despatched to the Crown to the jury, Mr. Fitzroy concerned would be immuno from made no move during the distur under the command of General Yull, defended Cheung Fet-to.

Presenting the case for the that the bribes had already while one who could speak Rus- been handed in, and the hawkerasian, shouted to officials, who had northern part of the Province said the robbery took place be-arrest for that week. the troops ander Commanders Tai tween 1.30 and 2 p.m. There were

banee, that inasmuch as Russin fits Worship, however, remark-Kik and Ho Kung-chenk, the the then in the house Wong Leung-shi, given ten per cent. of the receipts, Amerien, they would take a true The defendants apparently were had sent reams of propaganda to West River district should be pro-an old lady who had since died, a which in some cases amounted to picture of conditions and show it

grand-daughter, an amah and a $50 per week. tected by four regiments of Chiang's trap and that General small child. One of the boys When the matter came to the Hsu King-tong's troops remain in who was going to school left the notice of the authorities the con- the eastern roziom.

It was a house after

one o'clock. Shortly stables implicated in the scheme proposed that some regiments of afterwards, fve

men suddenly absconded. C. D. T. Heynolds in- Chiang's troops be sent to Shin-appeared in the house, some of formed the Court that warrants hing, Tak-hing, Fung-chien and them being armed. They seized had been issued for their arrest. Sam-do, together with a navale old lady, overcame the other when that was effected, it might occupants and took everything be necessary for the present de- Continuing, witness sat itquadron for protection.

The proposals were approved they could find. The greater part fendants to give evidence in the vented to him that the boy's wrists had been tied together and the meeting, which lasted of the property, sald counsel, had subsequent Police Court proceed-

not been recovered, because it the water pourel balween his several hours.

ings. was mainly gold, which could, hands

easily be melted down,

Hot Liquid.

Replying to Detective Sergeant the Humphreya witness of Reulda had been caused by very hot liquid, such as water or oil. ness and the sealds were compa- In answer to his Worship, wit- Lible with the statement made by

the.complainant,

ed that he could not take that as evidence.

In reply to another question, witness auid the gealds on the haunts and feet were too peculiarly

distributed to have been caused by the complainant krocking kettle.

although injuries to his fort might have

over,

been caused in that way.

When niked what were

the

his

to the southern region, while the

to the American public.

still scrambled for the bread.

As the ship drew away the mob

CORRESPONDENCE.

(Continued from Page 8.)

Avoid interference and meddling

is Worship decided to post-with business undertakings or any pone sentence for a week, all the enterprise of a public character, and progress will ensue. Impare

reasons for his statement, witage NATIONALIST FLAG| In dealing with the alleged com-defendants having pleaded guilty,

and the ends were on the inner part of the hands. There were no marks of the wrists having been tled together, although the feel showed much marks.

OVER CHEFOO.

FOR THE THIRD TIME IN TWELVE MONTHS.

EXCHANGE RATES.

plicity of the wonman, Mr. Fitzroy said the robbery had been care fully plauned. A certain in- dividual. whe was not available, approached n man, who would give evidence, and make enquiries Paris Complainant's Story.

about places where robberies could New York The complainant was the next

he committed: Both

were ac- Brussels witness called. He unid he was

quainted with Wing Hoi. A.Geneva passing the defondant's shop LIU'S FORCES ENTER. certain amount of communication Amsterdam when IL small boy was caught

took place and they met at

a Milan for stealing firewood. This boy

Chefon, 'Apr. 23. Heashop where, it was alleged, Berlin necused witness and an argument

For the third time in twelve Wong Hoi gave information and Stockholm ensued. The defendant caught months, the Nationalist flag replac-agreed to help the robbers by Copenhagen the complainant and took himed the five-barred emblem when letting them into the house. Vienna

General Liu Chen-nien's forces ess- tered Chefog this morning.

The trial is porceeding.

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SANITARY BOARD ELECTION.

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MR. 31. K. LO COMES FORWARD Hongkong

AS CANDIDATE,

Yokohama

London, Apr. 22.

.124.20

restrictions, and all forms of ad- vancement will be throttled. In- terference--sometimes met with under the guise of "Supervision" is a grunt menace that all too often kills development of public, .4.85 0/32 || commercial and fodustrial enter. 34.05 prises as well as reconstruction .26.21work, and if the authorities are .12.08% sincerely desirous of seeing their .02.70 country advance to the front rank .20.47 af nations, then give private en .18.105terprise free play, with just auf- .18.20 cient safeguards, should they be 1634 needed, to 102% crooked deals. There is a Chin- .33.176 eae. saying which runs "Spare the 108 cow her life and sho will give you

.376 much milk."

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ensure

absence of

One.ray of brightness emerges .5%

from the gloom, and that is His 47.6/16 Excellency General Chan Ming .1/5.29/32

shu is at the head of affairs in 1/11 Canton, though at the present mo .1/10.6/32

ment he is hors-de-combat from re- cent injuries. He enjoys rent British Wireless.

popularity for his clarity of

into the shop. Witness was tied up with a piece of rope with his hand behind his back and then

The newcomers met with pract!- suspended on the upright of a bed, cally no resistance, General Chung When asked to explain how he Chung-chang's men fleeing in was suspended, witness said that very disorderly manner westwards. his feet were tied with one end of

General Chang Chung-chang de- the rope which was then tied parted for Dairen last night," and round his wrists with the other | General Lia is expected shortly. end attached to the bed.

There have been no serious in. Taking a kettle of boiling writer,cidents as yet. Reuter. the defendant proceeded to pour it;

Chefon, Apr. 22. over his wrists and feet. Acensed Despite the continued retreat of then got a cany and strack him stragglers through Chefoo, General while another foki of the shop hit Chung Chung-chang has him with his fists. · On being re- leased, witness, who was in great | Muping and the death of Liu Chen us a candidate. He is proposed by The election takes place on May before the driving force of his pro

posters declaring the capture of

the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., and nien. The situation in qufet but eried. He later reported the mat-the shops are all shattered up and seconded by the Hon. Mr. W. 21st, and nominations have to be

in not later than May 1et..

1, went to the hillside

ter to the police..

Witness said he did not knock

the kettle over.

Was Tied Up.

After the police evidence, the defendunt called a foki who said that he saw the complainant taken Into the shop by the defendant, who struck him with a cane, When he was released--

Reuter,

issued

COMMUNISTS AGAIN APPEAR.

ACTIVE ALONG KWANGTUNG

BORDER.

Canton, Apr. 22. Information has been received

His Worship. He was tied up by the Canton authorities that

then?

up,

Witness: His hands were tied

Communists under the notorious leaders, Chu Tak and Mo Chak- lung, are again active along the Continuing witness said the Kwangtung border and have con-

centrated near Nam Hung City. complainant was struck a Tew It is stated that the troops sta times with the cane. He was then toned at this city have had a brush released and in running out of the with the Communists, and large shop he knocked over the kettle,

number of citizens have left for In reply to Detective Sergeant Humphreys, witness said the kettle was kept under the stairway,

The police officer pointed out to

safely.

On receipt of this information, General Chan Chai-tong called a meeting last night at which I was

hia Worship that a person running decided to despatch 4,000 troops to

out of the shop would not run un-Lin Ping city, on the border of

der the staircase.

A Wicked Chike.

After hearing the evitance, his Worship said he did not see how he could let the defondant off with

Kwanglung und Kiangse, and an- other 5,000 men to Nam Hung city for the suppression of the Com- munists.

General Chan orders that the whole Communist. Army must be

a fine. This was one of the most wiped out within two weeks-Nam

wicked 'cases he had listened to, He Chung Pao.

could not believe that the kettle

was recidentally knocked over,

that that

The medical, evidence seemed to have happened.

indicate that the boy was tied up

Whe what must

The defendant was sentenced to and the fokl himself admitted that two months' hard labour.

Detective Sergeant Humphreys the complainant had boon tied up.

The only thing that was not ad- mentioned the question of com-

pensation, but its Worship

de-

mitted was that water had been clined to make any order, remark- poured over the boy. It acomed to him that the medical evidence ing that it was possible that the

and the evidence of the police as

complainant had been stealing

to the state of the boy when taken firewood. He thought that he to the Police Station Indicated must have been.

Silver (spot and forward)...25.11/10

Board caused by the expiration of

For the vacancy on the Sanitary.........- Dr. S. C. Ho's term of office, Mr. M. intend to offer himself for re-elec-and it would appear then, that It is stated that Dr. Ho does not thought and modern, principles, K. Lo has decided to come forward t

E. L. Shenton.

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an underworld picture there,”

when he returns to active work. present stagnation would vanish

gressive ideas.

It seems pertinent to mention that the writer is a keen sporta. man, and member of both the Shanghai and Hankow Chinese Jockey Clubs. The opinions and criticisms expressed herein are nctuated by a genuine desire to see Canton and Kwangiung pro gress, and I trust these views will be accepted in the right spírit by the Canton Municipality.-Yours, etc.,

T. C. TONG.

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