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QUESTIONS FOR JURY TO BOMB WUCHOW FORMER HONGKONG FRENCH FLIGHT TO ACCIDENT TO GRAF FENG AND CHIANG

FROM AIR.

FOUR POINTS NOW BEING EXTENSIVE CANTON.

CONSIDERED.

SIR HENRY GOLLAN CONCLUDES

SUMMING-UP.

PREPARATIONS.

BRITISH WOMEN & CHILDREN

TO COME HERE.

BIG THRUST PLANNED.

OFFICIAL.

A GOVERNORSHIP FOR SIR A. G. M. FLETCHER.

APPOINTED TO FINL

"OLD-FASHIONED WAY." Wuchow are shortly to leave for sefur flotter twith be

Sir Henry Gollan was occupied for the whole of this morning-the seventeenth of the hearing-in summing-up in the case in which the Government is suing the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank for the re-crediting "of the sums involved in the Yeo frauds.

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His Lordship impressed upon the jury that they should not be guided by anything that occurred in the trial of Carvalho

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HONGKONG.

AIRMAN ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON.

SURPRISE TRIP WITH FUTURE SERVICE IN MIND.

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MOORING AT KAI TACK.

A surprise has been sprung on the Colony by the news that an aeroplane piloted by a Frenchman

ZEPPELIN.

HEADING BACK FROM HER ATLANTIC TRIP

MOTORS BREAK DOWN.

London, May 10.

The great German dirigible, Graf Zeppelin, which started early this morning on another Trans- atlantic night has experienced engine trouble and has been forced to turn back.

A message from Friedrichsha-

AT GRIPS.

REPORTED START OF FIGHTING.

FIRST REPORTS OF NEW BIG CHINA WAR

TENSE SITUATION,

Shanghat, May 16. Hostilities between, troops of

are

Honan-Hupch

London, May 16. Sir Arthur Murchison Fletcher, C.M.G., G.B.E., Colonial Secretary. of Geylon, and for many years In the service of the Hongkong Government, has been appointed Governor of Fijl and High Com- A new development in the Kwang-missioner. for the Western Pacific.

-Reuter. tung-Kwangsi war to-day is that all British women and children in The news of the promption of

will arrive here this afternoon, at fen, the airship's base, states that Marshal Feng Yu-halang and Mar- Hongen, in view of the possibility ceived with much satisfaction in the end of a flight over the South Dr. Eckener, the commander of shal Chiang Kai-shek of operations affecting that port. Hongkong, where the greater part China Sea from Saigon. At the leaders have made elaborate pre-pent. He entered the Hongkong closure is made that the fight is 6.35-p.m this evening after a con-

It appears that the Kwangtung of his Colonial service has been same time the interesting dis- the Zeppelin, decided to return at said to have broken out at Wushing- parations to drive back the Kwang- Civil Service as n Cadet in 1901 in the nature of a commercial ference with the passengers.

kwan, on. the at lovaders and that during the and remained here until appointed enterprise, being undertaken to

frontler, coming week they expect that the to Ceylon In 1926.

discover the possibilities of an air the picking-up of a wireless mica-suspended on account of extensive A New York message announces.

All communication on the Peking- operations will be 'carried into the During his service

Hankow this service between Saigon and points sage from the Graf Zeppelin over troup movements this morning, Ruilway have been chow region,"

Colony, he held various appoint- outside Indo-China, If necessary, the Kwangtungments and was from 1913 to 1920 The brief details obtainable this the Atlantic. The message state which are being directed by that the dirigible passed over General Han Fa-ku, Commander fi of Wuchow from the air, and seven occasions he acted as being undertaken by the Com- but after travelling two or three Regarding handwriting, the Chief Justice said that if the heinl circles that Wuchow will from Hongkong was the occasion which appears to have been iden-hundred miles in heading back as

it is confidently expected in Canton Colonial Secretary. His departure pagnie Aerielle, a French concern evidence of an expert was so reliable, the only wise thing for

For some time past, Marshal the Government to do in such a case was simply to get an

(soon be captured,

Chiang Kai-shek, keeping a close for many expressions of regret, tiled with the plans that have "two motors have broken down." It is in consequence of these for daring his service here he been put forward lately for the

Much disappointment is feit in "Christian General,"

watch on the mevenici,ts of the expert's opinion, and dispose of the matter by legislation.

developments that it has been deem-proved himself an extremely able linking up of the chief towns of the United States at the postpone-trated consfilerable

had concen- He thought, however, that justice was hetter done by theed wise to arrange for the early and energetic official. In Ceylon French Indo-China by air-mail and meat of the second visit of the Hupch and at Hankow, and has also forces in old-fashioned way, with nothing but common-sense and a clear evacuation of British women and he has wou much popularity, and passenger services.

Gruf Zeppelin. Most elaborate ordered that all the Nanking troops mind to guide them.

children from the port,

for a time in 1927 he administered When last heard of, it was arrangements for her reception sent recently to Hupeh to fight the the Government there. He was known to have offered a definite had been made at the U.S. naval Kwangs Party should remain in knighted in the recent New Year service of the character between aerodrome at Lakehurst, N.J. the Province. Honours.

Saigon and Hanol, the two princi- Canton, May 16.

Hundreda of marines und He was born in 1878, being a pal centres of the French Colony special police had been despatched There is no change in the son of Dr. Fletcher, of Highgate, situation

to Lakehurst to cope with the of the Kwangtung-and in 1915 he married a daughter

Air Service to Hongkong? Kwangsl war. Samshul is still in of Colonel Rogers-Harrison, I.M.S.

enormous crowda which were the hands of the Kwanglung troops |

The present long-distance flight expected.-Reuter. It Is Interesting to note that the from Salgon is stated to be a tríul who are being considerably rein inte Sir Henry May was, after flight in anticipation of possible forced there.

many years of service in long-expansion of the service to points that she is eighty miles south of The Kwangsi gunboats muile au kong, dppointed Governor of Fiji outside Indo-China. It is being attempt to cater Samshut yester-In 1911, and a year later he re-attempted with a seaplane of the Rhone Delta, travelling slowly day, but were repulsed by the turned here on being appointed French manufacture, A. M. Robbe against a strong wind.-Reiter, Cantonese troops on the hills Governor of Hongkong, above.

Yeo, adding that it was a matter of law, justice and common-operations will include the bomb Assistant Colonial Secretary. On morning, show that the flight is Barcelona early in the afternoon, of Marshal Feng's First Divisions.

sense,

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Four questions were submitted to the jury and these are being considered this afternoon.

PERTINENT POINTS IN BANK CASE.

Yeo's Activities.

His Lordship, commencing his legal dietrines of estoppel, which summing up, suid it was a great he would deal with later. pity that the jury's time had been so long occupied in hearing the case; but they would realise the importance of the issues. It was a matter which vitally affected the commercial life of the community and he was sure they would derive satisfaction from knowing that the time they had spent had en- abled the case to be accurately presented.

Another consolation was that it was not necessary for him to go into detail with regard to a large part of the evidence.

His office would be that of bringing to their attention er thin matters of a general character which were pertinent questions) for them to consider.

"Macau" Fired On.

A great deal has been said with regard to Carvalho Yeo's activi lies. It was quite clear that he was fired on when she attempted

The Portuguese gunboat Maenu mom was convicted of uttering the to leave Samehul, but as she turn-

JURY'S VERDICT IN three disputed cheques, knowing ed and went off in the direction them to have been forged. It of Sainam, the firing reased im-

BANK CASE. would be a very easy solution for mediately. The Maenu did not the jury to adopt the verdict of return the fire. the special jury in the Yeo case, but his Lordship said he could not impress upon them too strongly the responsibility that lay on them

B.M.S. Moorhen Aground,

H.M.S. Moorhen loft Samshui

in the present case of excluding yesterday. for Canton but went! absolutely what took place in the end on the mud in Money- Yen case..

penny Creek. She la still fast on the mud at the time of writing, but opps to float off with the high tide this evening.

The present parties were differ In the first rase it was the Parties' Relationship. Crown against the prisoner, Car

Everything is perfectly quiet in valho Yeo, while the present case) For some time previous to the was between the Government and Canton. There is no news of the occurrence, Sir Henry went on the Hongkong Bank, The bank whereabouts of General Hen Ring- and at all material times, flie re- was entitled to have the ease heard tong's troops. They were report- lationship of bunker and custom2] independent of anything in the mi to have seared a victory over ́er existed between the Hongkong other case, In fact, it would be a the Whiappa Cadets on Monday, Bank and the Government. That grave matter if the jury allowed but there las bera no further relationship was a perfectly clear- anything which took place in the news siive. However, it seems ly marked one and carried with Yoo ease to influence their deci-ither as though the war in the it the responsibility of the bank aion. It was a maller of law. East River, were fizzling out. honouring cheques properly sign-justice and common sense.

ed, the arrangement being that) properly-signed cheques should

Negligence Immaterial,

To Repair Bridge. ·

Grave Negligence in the Treasury,

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ALL CHÈQUES FORGED.

On the questions.submittedl by Sir Henry Gallan this morning, the Special Jury in The Bank Case found that all three cheques were forgeries, that Tsang On-wing was not a party to the fraud, and that neither Tsang On-wing nor Cheung Man-kun were aware that cheques had been fraudu- lently extracted, mid printing on the cover fraudu Jently altered

being the pilot.

Later,

The Graf Zeppelin wirelesses

LOUISIANA METES "JUSTICE."

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The distance botween Saigon and Hongkong Is about 800 miles. from point to point, but skirting the lido-China coast as the aca- plane in the natural course of, events would have lo do, and call- ing at the French port of Kiwang Chow Wan, the flight would cover a much greater distance. reckoned that the machine will have covered close on a thousand miles at the end of its flight here.lopment has occurred at Baton

Time of Arrival,

It is

POLITICAL INFLUENCE OF ACCUSED GOVERNOR.

New York, May 16.

Marked Tepuion.

Marked tension is "apparent in districts served by the Peking-Ian- kow Railway, and it is reported General Liu Chi, commander of the 1at Nanking Division, to rush,ail that Marahal Chiang had fustructed

available units up to Wushingkwan. to repulss the Kuominchun on- slaught.

It is definitely established that Washingkwan, the strategic point, is now under the control of Marshni Feng Yu-hsiung's forces.

A somewhat extraordinary deve-China

An Invitation.

According to a Chinese telegram. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is trying his utmost Avold Central further turmoil, in

and when he heard Rouge, Louisiana, in connexion with Peking-Hankow Line on Wednes

of the military activities

on the the allegations against Governer day he dispatched an urgent cable The hour of departure from Sui- Long.

to Honan inviting the "Christian I was announced to-day that the General" to Nanking with the view gon is not known, but advices received yesterday stated that M. Senate Court of Impeachment has settling outstanding issues. It abandoned the trial of Governors most unlikely that the invita senplane would be

Long, who arriving at Kwang Chow Wan at 9.30 this morning, and at long-charged with misuse of State funds, tion will be accepted at this critical

stage. bribery, etc. under pressure from kong at 2.30 this afternoon.

the latters political supporters.

A very strict censorship has been

Robbe's

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Was to have

been

A subsequent telegram has

It appears that his supporters imposed on all Chinese newspapers- altered the time of arrival here to have succeeded in inducing a suff-by the Chinese authorities in Shang 3 p.m. the

elent number of citizens to hul, prohibiting the publication of

The jury also found that Tsang and Cheung, believed that the cheque-book was received from the Bank with only 570 eheques and the cover already altered.

On arrival the machine will sign a statement declaring that any news pertaining to the Feng- moor, off Kai Tack Aerodrome, It they will vote for nequittal regard-Chiang clash. In consequence, the will be met by a launch contain less of the evidence as they be-names of Marshals Feng and ing, representatives of the A.P.C. fieved that the charges had been Chinng are nowhere to be found in who in conjunction with its asso- brought in violation of the Con-the new pages this morning.

einte, the Cie Franco-Asiatique stitution-Renter's American Ser- Mr. E. S. Carter, acting Engineer-

des Petroles, are supplying all the vice, needs of the flight, as to Shell Aviation Spirit and Lubrication Offs.

bear the signatures of the Colonin! Treasurer and the Chief Ac- Also, his Lordship continued, he in-Chief to the Canton-Kowloon countant, in this ense Mr. Messer had to remind the jury that so far Railway (Chinese Section) has as the issue of forgery was con- left for Iongkong by special train and Mr. Black respectively.

a heavy armed guard' of When cheques were properly cerned, the negligence of Govern with

ment officials was utterly im- Cantonese troops to make arrange- drawn and paid by the bank, the

material. It might become maments to borrow the large break- amounts of the clieques were debit-

Lerial, with

to regard

the down Prane from the British able against the Government's ac-second defence, but it did not Section, in order to commence count with the bank. The jury matter so far as the question of repairs immediately to the Shek would understand that the authori. ty of the bank to pay depended on forgery was concerned. If ofleinis Tan Railway Bridge.

-the

следиен being

genuine

Mr. Carler hopes to have the

wors negligent the cheques' would cheques, properly signed by the still remain forgeries, if they bridge repaired within a week,

were, in fact, forgeries.

officers in question.

If by any chance the defendant

and, if there are no further Mr. Jenkin had very strongly troubles In that district, it is pald on forged cheques, aparta dishonest man, that he was in trains will shortly be resumed. argued that Tsang On-wing was likely that the through exprens from other considerations which arose later, they had no authority the plot. That was a matter for Our Own Correspondent.

to débit those cheques.

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The Two Sides,

The dispute in the present case arose in respect of three, cheques, called the Katz cheque, the Min Tak cheque and the Man Lee che- que, which were all drawn on De- cember 30, 1927 on the defendant)

$86,365, 378,300 and $95,142 re

the jury's serious consideration.

It would certainly be so when they

came to consider the question of

"Sanning" Fired At.

The s.s. Tai Ming (Capt. Spinks)

a trick, but he would say that and the .s. Kochow (Capt. Man-

so far the issue of forgery was ners), which both arrived from Wu- concerned Teang's conduct had chow last night, report having seen nothing to do with it

nothing unusual on the West River

Innocent May Suffer.

except that no craft of any Bort was seen between Samshui and Wu-

If the cheques were found to chow. They left Hongkong last

one or

the

de-

On the question of reasonable care on the part of Mr. Messer or Mr. Black, the jury found that the absence of adequate supervision of the

part of Treasury officials amounted to grave negligence.

Mr. Potter formally asked for judgement for the Gov- ernment, but is Lordship ad......* journed the matter for Mr. Jenkin to argue the legal point of estoppel.

MUNED MUURATIONISARTIMIAURITZIENIACALAURIERI.

PRELUDE TO EMPIRE CONFERENCE.

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LEGAL DISCUSSIONS NEXT OCTOBER.

PROBLEM.

According to present plana, 31. U.S. AND REPARATIONS Robe will leave Hongkong ou Monday on Saigon.

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return flight to

DAVIS CUP MATCHES.

A KEEN IRISHI-ITALIAN'

TUSSLE.

NO OFFICIAL ASSOCIATION.

DESIRED.

Washington, May 16,

No War News.

Meanwhile it is reported from Nanking that the Government, through the Gar rison Command,

in- has structed all newspanera'ís Peking, Tientsin and Nanking that no news [ pertaining to the war between Feng and Chiang or the reports of the military operations between Kwang- si and Kwangtung should be print- e!,

Mr. H. L. Stimson, Secretary of In expectation of a war with State, has announced that no Nanking, Marshal · Teng has ap- officer of the Federal Reserve pointed General Han Fu-ku to be Board, or any other officials, will Garrison Commander of Chengchow he permitted to serve in the Inter- (Hodan) and Slnyangchow (Honun national Bank planned by the con-lupeh border) with General Sun Paris, ference of Reparations Experts in Liang-sing (former Shantung Civit Governor who quarrelled with Nan-

London, May 10. In the second round of the Davis Cup Competition,' at Dublin, Italy Is at present two matches up on Ireland, although the ties so far States Government views with the Garrison at Kaffeng and Lan- He declares that the United | king_recently) as Commander of played have been very keenly

sympathy.and interest the work of feng, in Honnn. fought.

H. De Morpurgo (Italy) heat G. the experts, but did not wish to have any American official direct- Rogers (Ireland) by 8/6, 6/1, 5/7 ly or indirectly connected with the 6/2; whilst G.. De Stéfani (Italy) defeated E. McGuire (Ireland) by collection of German reparations,

-Reuter's American Service.

London, May 10.

bank and were for the amounts of be forgeries, it might be that Sunday and were escorted all the fical step.in preparing for the 6/4, 4/6, 8/G, 4/6, 8/6..

Reuter learns that the first prac two innocent parties way up to Wuchow by II.M.S. Moth, been taken by the summoning of eliminated Monaco by three mat-

next. Imperial Conference has. pectively. Those amounts were might have to auffer, but after but did not touch at Summahul.

Playing at Budapest, Hungary debited to the Government Call the duty of a banker was

Empire representatives to mout inches to two-Reuter count on the 3rd 4th., and 6th. merely to pay. Kengine cheques, parture of these

On the eve of the days of January, 1928, respective The bank would be liable if Wuchow,

London in October, to consider ships from

Jegal questions regarding the H.B. Sanning forgery was found.

(Capt. Best) arrived at that port operation of Dominions legisla- The Government said that thone'

Dealing with the ovidence for and reported having been fired,at.

Lion. amounts were wrongfully debited the Crown, that of Mr. Messer She left Hongkong on Monday even- These include the question of to their account because the che and Mr. Black, his Lordship said ing, Capt. Best being then co-defining the status of the various ques on which those amounts were that both held responsible posi vinced that he would not be molest-Governors-General as representa- debited ware forgeries as the tions In the Government service, ed by the Chinese authorities. signatures of Mr. Messer and Mr. they were men of experience, and Black which appeared on them they absolutely repudiated the were not in fact, their signatures. signatures from the start. That

ly.

ly, was that

Government Successes,

EX-CONSUL FOUND SHOT DEAD.

tives of His Majesty the King MR II: E. FULFORD, FORMERLY and the extraterritoriality of Dominions legislation affecting merchant shipping. Nanking, May 17.

Mr. Mackenzie King, the Cunh Marshal Chiang Kai-shek hasdian Premier, will be the only

·OF SHANGHAI,

Melbourne, May 17.

GREEK PÓLITICIANS ARRESTED.

Feng's Protest.

It is said that Marshal Feng has fodged a strong protest with the Nanking Government, ngainst the petion of troops of Marshel Chiang in detaining a number of couches on the Peking-Hankow Rafiway and the Lung-Hai Railway, According to the "Christian General," the coaches were conveying large stocks of foodstuffs to relieve the faminé districts in Shenal and Kansu und they were in no way concerned with military activity or war prepara- Athens, May 16,

tions. Feng auggests that Chiang should be responsible for the be The former President, Generafhaviour of his troops. Pangulos, and the former Minis

Marshal Yen Isl-aban has wired tera, M. Vogopoulos and General to Nanking ataing that he hopes to Nider, have been arrested.

be in Peking on or before Thurs- They are charged with speculat-day to meet Chiang Kai-shek, who

FORMER PRESIDENT AMONG

THE NUMBER :

The case for the defence, short-statement was challenged strong,

the cheques were ly by counsel for the defence. received a telegram from General Dominions Premier, who can pos- former H.B.M. Consul-General In Mr. Henry English Fulford, the genuine; that they were in fact There was also described a pro- Ho Chien stating that Hunan sibly attend this gathering, which Shanghai, was found in his bed-ing in foreign exchanges and is also expected to visit Peking in signed by Mr. Messer and Mr. cedure in the Treasury with r troops captured Kwellin yesterday will be an inter-departmental com-room this morning, shot dead. He concluding disadvantageous con- connexion with the removal of the Black. They also made another gard to payment of debts due by morning, while Pinglo has also mitteo as proposed by the last had lately been suffering ill-tracts during their administration rmains of the late Dr. Bun Yat-sen defence, which was based on the (Continued on Page 8.) fallen to the Government. Reuter. Imperial Conference.----Reuter, health-Reuter.

three years ago-freuter,

for final State burial in Nanking,