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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1926.
"SUNNING" EXPLOIT
SECOND OFFICER'S GRAPHIC STORY.
"THERE'S CHILANG POINT! "
HOW THE PIRATES WERE TRICKED,
LY
LATEST DETAILS ABOUT ATTACK.
QUESTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
ANOTHER “ PIRACY
Confused Report from
Steamer.
20 CASUALTIES INFLICTED.
Passenger Rams Amek...“ Not Pirates."
Rumours were current in town this morning that yet another ocean-going steamer had been pirated, py
What with the sensational affair on the "Sunning," the looting of the "Hanoi" and the night attack
The chief tople in the Colony is still the epic defence of the on a Russian coaster in the Can- "Sunning" by her Captain, officers and engineers.
Further graphic details were related to a "China Mail this morning by the 2nd Officer, Mr. J. W. Hurst, who was the first man to start, the counter-attack.
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Slashed With Knife.
MIDNIGHT STRUGGLE WITH FORMER SERVANT.....
Shanghai, Nov. 18.
Miss Frieda Frommel, directress of the music department of the Shanghai American School and one of the leading pianists in the Far Best was a victim of one of the most ghastly attacks, on a foreigner by a Chinese vet recorded.
Tried To Call Help.
Mix Frommel was alone at mid-
ton River, Hong Kong has been "full of" piracy this week, but tonight on Tuesday in her house when day's report turned out to be exaggerated.
the
The ship concerned was "Hong Peng" (British flag), on
Mr. G. Cormack, the Chief Engineer, who was shot in the chest its way here from Singapore. and thigh, is making good progress towards recovery. ·
From later accounts, it appears that few, if any of the pirates made good their escape, those who were not killed or captured evid- ently perishing in the heavy seas.
The piracy of the "Sunning"" was raised in a question in the House of Commons yesterday. The Secretary of State, for Foreign Affairs. Sir Austen Chamberlain said he must have notice of the question.
COUNTER ATTACK.
Second Officer's Story.
り
Strategy and 'dating' mark-
edi every move by the off- cers of the Sunning" in their against the counter attack' pirntes.
From the narrative tok by Mr. J. W. Hurst, the second off- cer, it appears that he initiated the counter attack.
*
H.M.S. "Verity" brought back Mr: Hurst to Hong Kong this morning, together with his companions in the last boat to drift away from the "Sunning," these being Mr. A. Duncan (3rd engineer); Mr. Luk Yu-cheong (a Hong Kong boy), the wireless operator, who seemed little the worse for his adventure; twa Chinese quartermasters and Mrs. Prokofieva, the Russian lady passenger from Shanghai."
The Russian lady, Mr. Hurst said, had suffered, badly front shock and was still a little nervous from the after-effects but she had borne up bravely. She was on her way to Australia
At first it was thought that ahe would be in to-day, after hav. ing been subjected to an attack.
Identity Unknown.
The trouble on board, however, was not due to pirates but to a passenger running amok and in- ficting twenty casualties.
In the brief message sent from Singapore, details are not given 20 that it is not possible, at present, to identify the victims of the al Once the gang had secured con-leged madman. Nor is it known trol of the ship they allowed the whether the man concerned was a officers considerable liberty.
Hidden Weapon.
European or Chinese.
Help was asked for in the wire. While wandering about, Mr-less sent up and immediate ar Hurst told Captain Pringle that he still had a 32 Colt revolter and 50 rounds--his private property- hidden away in his own room..
One pirate was on guard outside Mr. Murat'k "cabin. Distracting
this man's attention by pointing to
a passing ship. Mr. Hurst slipped into the cabin and found the pre- cious"gun
Then he appraised Mr. T. P. Beatty, the Chief Officer,. of his luck, adding: "Try and ruke up: something we will make
dash for it."
While Mr. Beatty kept a lookout for prying eyes, Mr. Hurst londed his revolver, and slipped it into the chart-drawer on the bridge.
Continuing his search for 'wen- pens, Mr. Hurst found. (at G pim. a 45 Cal revolver and '50 rounds in the 2nd engineer's (Mr. W. Orr) cabin.
Mr. Beatty added two hand- shackles (for later use as knuckle.
dusters) to the assortment and Mr
Hurst slipped the second and bigger i gun into the hiding place. along
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Miss Frommel also received cut at the base of her neck, two on her back, one across her wrist, one en her chest and one across har
a.
A
former housebby whom she had dismissed a fortnight aga entered I knee. her bedroom and demanded $200.
Misa Frommel told him get to her purse. While he was doing so, she rang the bell. Seeing this the man pulled out a knife and stabbed her." She got out of bed and defended herself. She taught hold of the knife only to have it pulled out of her hand, causing her fingers to be slashed.
ON FRIENDSHIP.
LOCAL MAGISTRATE'S INQUIRIES.
"NOT GOOD ENOUGH.""
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"A friend put it in my pocket for a wager," said a Chinese Fyouth charged with being in pos-" session of a bundle of lottery tickets, when brought before Mr,
Fingers Permanently Injured.
The noise wake up the servants and their footsteps frightened the assailant, who ran from the; house; and escaped
Miss Frommel, panic-stricken. also ran, from the house and aroused the neighbours, who called a doctor and the police.
Miss Frommel has been taken to hospital, where her wounds have been sewn up. The victim is doing! as well as can be expected. She is in ho danger of losing her life, but it is feared'. it will be months be fore she will be able to straighten her fingers, if ever, and she will never be able to play as before.
Miss Fromine has also taught languages, and formerly directed the music department of a' school at Washington, She Has been at Shanghai several years.--Reuter.
R. E. Lindsell at the Central AN UNUSUAL CASE: Magistracy this morning.
What do you mean?" retorted, LAW WHICH IS “WOEFULLY the Magistrate. »
Defendant informed His-Wor-
ship that he had been “dared” by"
a friend to go out into the street
with the tickets in his pockets,
you can
INCOMPLETE.
SOLDIER OR COOLIE?
12
The case was adjourned from Friday last.
and had been plan 20-j£.he.j A somewhat unusual case occu- was not caught by the police...pied the attention of Mr. R. E
"That is a wonderful story, | Lindaéll at the Central "Magis-f but it isn't good enough unless tracy this morning when Cheung find this wonderful Lok, described as a representative friend. Instead of receiving $10 of a recruiting agency in the you will pay a fine of $50.". Dutch East Indies, was charged After defendant had left the with forcibly detaining three Court His Worship asked In Chinele on board an emigrant spector Grant whether a reward ship, was paid to informers inscases such as this, adding: "It has occurred to me that it may be a
According to Det. Inst. O'Dono- 'plant." Is there a previous con- van, defendant, recruited three of viction against this youth?""; his fellow clansmen ostensibly for Insp. Grant: No, Your Wor-service in the Cantonese army. ship.
When the complainants arrived. in Hong Kong, they were informed Mr. Lindsell ordered the de. that they were bound for Java, for On Tuesday afternoon, the ship fendant to be brought back into work as coolies on an estate, They left Singapore with passengers Court. In reply to the Magia.refused to proceed on the journey, and cargo. From Hong Kong, she trate defendant said that his An altercation followed at a board- "I didn't tell anybody else," add was to have gone on to Swatow to friend's name was Ho Wing; he ing house and the police were call that as soon as they saw us start native passengers from Singa- but he did not know where he
d Mr. Hurst laconically, "as I felt discharge a large complement of was a basket-maker by trade, ed in.
they would have to fight tod,"
lived. Meanwhile Mr. Burst's object. Uusually, the Hong Perg" is was to keep all the Europeans to manned by seven British officers that he enticed you; that he gave His Worship: Do you suggest Asked how he expected the forether as much as possible until an (and the usual Chinese crew. Cap-on these tickets in order to Defendant held out glowing.pros- orn hope of the counter-attack opportunity presented itself. Mr.tain D. N. Hood, who is welljet him have a reward?—Yes. ·
She has missed the ss. "Taj- ping" which has already sailed from Hong Kong. The lady does not speak much English and could not be interviewed.
HOPING FOR THE NAVY.
Mr. Duncan appeared, to be visibly affected by the strain of the terrible crdeal he had under gone. Yet he could still see humour in some of the in- cidents of the attacks and 'defence.
with the first.
Planning the Counter Attack. Dinner was taker" in the saloon at 6.30 p.m. when, «getting Mr. Beatty aside, Mr. Hurst confided
q "" ,
to him his hope of a destroyer com ing up.
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rangements were made according ly for an escort to be sent South to meet the "Hong, Peng,"
pore.
Naval Escort Sent,
Case Re-Considered.
!!
Complainants in the witness
box said that they had met de upon work in their native village. fendant whilst they were engaged
pects, as to the life of a soldier in cided to enlist. They would not the Cantonese army, and they de-
have come away had they known that they were to be sent to Java
e to be sent to *as. coolies.
The proprietor of the boarding house where the defendant was arrested said that he represented
him your friend? There has His Worship: And yet you call
been no trouble between us. that to a friend? I would not.
His Worship: Would you do
After examining the Chinese detective who effected the arrest Now that it is known that a of the defendant, His Worship The night crept on and nothing Naval escort has been sent from adjourned the case until Satura recruiting agency in Java. He happened.. Five minutes before Hong Kong, fears are somewhat day morning. midnight, Mr. Hurst sighted Chilang allayed comple Point... This was the turning point
Chilang Point.
Kong yet..
would succeed, against such over-
Duncan wanted to go down to the known and highly respected in engine room at 8 pm. and Mr. Singapore and on the China Coast whelming odds, Mr. Duncan repli Harst called out: For God's sake is in command. ed with seamanlike terseness.don't go down there-Captain's or
Foreign passengers are often) "The Anhui [of the same com- dera the last bit being, as Mr. carried on the Ho Hong boats but pany] had passed us and we had Hurst admitted, "pure invention. the lists have not reached Hong not dipped flag. They must have This was at 8p.m. aurmised that something was wrong. As a result of. that I felt a British destroyer would be on the scene at any moment." Once the Navy turned up, the pirates would put us all to death before making a last stand. Rather than submit calmly to butchery, "I itched to have a go at them."."
Mr. Hurst's Story In Detail.
"Pirates Suspected":
THE WEATHER.
Till to-morrow the weather
employed the defendant as an agent to go up country and recruit coolics who were brought to Hong Kong and housed in his establish- ment until transhipment to Javal Defendant had been in his employ for only two months. He would emigrant passed by the docter... be paid $10 ford for each
His Worship: What do you mean $100 odd 2 $11 or $19 7 - ---
Witness: $18.
Hitherto the pirate's orders to the yuartermaster at the wheel hau In the ordinary course of teen to maintain the normal course events, the "Hong Peng" was due until reaching Chitang Point when on Sunday. The wireless mes they would reveal their destination, sage indicates that she will be
Mr. Hurst slipped down the here on Sunday morning and it is forecast for all the local districts This afternoon, Mrs. Prokofieva, bridge. He walked about but therefore surmised that the trou is: N.E. winds, fresh: fair Mr. Duncan and Mr. Hurst met at saw no pirates. On the ble caused no delay to the voyage. At 11:15 am this morning tiffin at Messrs. Lane, Crawford's bridge were two pirates from the At first, the message (presum- the Observatory reported Pres restaurant after which they pro fighting squada, the No. 1 and the ably from the ship to Singapore, sure has decreased moderately ceed to Police Headquarters to be No. 2 themselves.
and from Singapore to Hong over Central and N.E. Japan and
His Worship (to accused). You interviewed by the Criminal In- On getting the tip from Mr. Hurst, Kong) mentioned "pirates sus- over S. Manchuria. It has in say that you recruited these men vestigation Department.
the chief officer handed the glasses pected but there is no alarm on creased slightly over China, In the ordinary way as coolles for to the pirate chief with the re- this score.
Formosa and the Loochoos. It Jaye you deny that you paid any- mark. There's Chilang Point, The The owners of the bort are the la nearly stationary over the thing about being soldiers?—Yes. No. 2 kept close to his master to Ho Hong S.S. Co. which is allied Philippines, t
His Worship Can you explain make out what he could see with the Ho Hong Bank
why they changed their minds the naked eye. BAK
when they arrived in Hong Kong? They conspired with their clansmen to cheat me out of money.
Mr. Hurst's Barrative is just as thrilling in every respect as the reports already published and it is typical of the courage and re- source of the British mercantile marine:
Mr. Hurst was unlucky enough to be on watch at 3.40 p.m. on Monday when the pirates made their first move. The pirates were divided into fighting squads, search and guard parties.
Meteorological observation at Mr. Ko Leong-hoe, chairman of 6 am, to-day barometer 80,12; Chief Pirates Killed.fr the local board of the Ho Hong temperature 68 wind N: force That was the understood signal Bank is in charge of the intereste 2 weather, overcast. Swinging the 28 lb, lekd. Mr. in Hong Kong of the Ho Hong S.S. Hurst brought down the pirates by Co. of Singapore ourprise. Thly heavy lead," he ex- Messrs. Seng Soon Hong are the plahied, "was used to keep the shipping agents,
bridge mate Cown from the wind. The Hong Feng is of 2,550
smashed their skulls in and they tons net, slipped to the bridge deck without
ncise, w
Mr. Hurst was leaning forward, looking ahead, when somebody twisted him by the legs and
The Captain thereupon surned brought him down full length. Two other men sprang upon him,ound and asked, "What are you
each pressing a revolver at his doing? side.
The
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His Worship But you have not lost any money.
The following will represent the After further questioning the University "11" in a hockey match defendant, Mr. Lindsell said that against Club de Recreio to-morrow he would remand the case until 5 pm sharp at Kings Park: Tuesday next in order to consider
A. A Asie (capt,), Dr. F. B. Ashton, the legal position as he was doubt-
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