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-“ SUNNING” - PIRACY.
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MORE PRISONERS IDENTIFIED IN COURT.
The hearing of the case against twenty men who,"it is alleged, participated in the piracy of the...s. "Sunning" of November, 15. was resumed before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morning
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LOANS TO CHINA.
Questions in House of "Commons.
RUSSIA'S MISCHIEF MAKING.
Clear Evidence of Anti-British Propaganda.
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MISLED MINERS.
Premier and Labour Censure.
"THE LAND OF BUNKUM,”
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London, Dec. 8. Rugby, Dec. 8.
The Leader of the Opposition. Lord Inchcape. presiding at the Replying to question in the annual meeting of the P.&O. SN. House of Commons "regarding Mr. Ramsay MacDonald moved Co. Ltd., said that the Board was the amount of British capital the vote of censure in connection, 3. H. K. Hoknes appeared on 6.30 I went up and told the Cap considering the question of treat-loaned, to China, Mr. Locker with the coal strike. He said that behalf of the Crown M. J. Atain that dinner was ready. After ing the insurance fund as a reserve, Lampson, Under-Secretary for Mr. Baldwin's policy had alienat constituency was safe. Gordon Leask, of Messrs. G. K. dinner 1 got the Chief Officer aside as the company could insure the Foreign Affairs, that the outed the country, so that no single Halt Brutton and Co., defended in the Captain's cubin and we outstanding riska for a much les standing amount of government Tory the 19th: accused-a Ningpo man, talked things over. At a pirateser, sum than the amount standing loans secured on the revenue of (Ministerial laughter and Opposi
the Imperial Maritime Customation cheers).
After referring to the offen- Mr. Lee, d'Almada defended the came in and said that the grilles to its credit.
The man ap. Unless running costs, which were and ficuted on the London-mar-
siveness of the coal owners secre- second accused whilst Mr. M.K. had been locked. Lo appeared on behalf of Se Tik-peured very suspicious. Another 15 per cent higher than before the ket was £14,500,000.
The total British holdings in itary, Mr. Evan Williams, and the sai (the 6th. accused) and ten pirate came in with Mr. Lapsley.
all such loans it was impossible incompetence of the miners' lead. others,
He was wearing Mr. Lapsley's
to determine, but these might beer, Mr. A. J. Cook.-(Ministerial shoes.
cheers and laughter)-Mr. Mac estimated at £20,000,000,
Under present conditions there Donald said that the Government no other sources from had allowed the country to lose which payment could be made £500,000,000 in order to give the
owners time to gain a great vic except the Customs revenue.
The whole of this morning's session of the magisterial pro- ceedings in connection with this
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night. 1 remained on the bridge after that.
CHINA'S WARS.
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Peking. Dec. 8." There are a number of in dications pointing to the com- mencement of the Fengtien general offensive against the Southerners.
Continuing, witness said that Examined by Mr. Holmes, wit. Chelang Light appeared: "Act- CHEK MATING FENG YU-HSIANG ness said that he was on boarding in accordance with our plans, the "Sunning" when the vessel the Chief Offeer handed the was at Amoy on November 15. glasses to one of the pirates and I picked People came and went during the pointed out the light. evirse of the day. The ship Teft up the lead, and. creeping from behind. I struck them both on the head. The first man was laid out completely, but the 2nd. man was only, knocked down. "He fired a shot and I gave him another blow with the lead. The 20th, defen dant was one of the two men, but I cannot say which. I then took the revolver from the first man and gave it to the Captain, myself getting the two that I had con cealed in the chart desk,
OUR £250,000 GIFT;
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In the House of Commons, replying to a question, the Under Secretary for the Ad- miralty, Mr. J C. C. Davidson said that $185.000 out of the £250,000 subscribed by Hong Kong towards the cost of the Singapore base had hitherto been spent.
Attempt to Recapture. A minute later, an attempt was made to recapture the bridge. A gang arrived under cover of the Chief Enginger. We fired, but the Chief Officer's revolver
There were 988 men york-jammed. I fired several shots as ing at Singapore in October.--
a result of which the pirates re- Reuter.
treated. The lady passenger, wireless, operator and 3rd. En- gineer then came up through th sky-light.
The £250.000 given by Hong Kong to the Imperial Govern- ment towards the cost of the Singapore nayat base repre sents the profits from the local shipping control scheme dur- ing the war.
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A Fengtien expedition has already started out to check- mate any attempt on the part of Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang to swoop down on Paking while operations against the Canton- ese are in progress.-Reuter.
Canton, Dec. 8.
The Nationalist Government is to hold a conference of the various provincial Political Councils at Lu-shan, in Kiang- si province.
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The British Government had tory over the Miners' Federation.. every desire to see maintenance which had been broken but would intact of the administration of reunite, and combined with La the Maritime Customs, whose bour. would resume its power. excellent services to the Chinese (Opposition cheers). nation as a whole they believed Mr. MacDonald concluded by were fully appreciated in that declaring that the Government should go to the country to re- country
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(Ministerial
Propaganda in Britain. Members again raised the cheers). question of relations with Rus-. What worried him was that the loyalty, courage, fortitude and re My. Locker Lampson repeated straint of the miners had been previous atatements by Sir exploited and traded upon by in- Austen Chamberlain that the competent leadership. British Government would re-
The Labour Party should not quire as a condition of negotia. have allowed false shepherds to tions that the Soviet Government lead its sheep into the delectable
land of bunkum. should respect their engage.
The choice the Opposition would ments to abstain from anti- British propaganda and should make between industrial unrest Ching Chien are proceeding recognise their financial obliga- or industrial peace would not from Nanking to Lu-shan, viations like other civilised coun-merely affect the happiness of the Kiukiang.
country but the happiness, and He said the Soviet Govern- fortunes of the Labour Party ft. ment had shown no inclination self. whatever to abstain from anti-
Madame Sun Yasen, Mr. Sun Fo. Mr. T. V. Soong, Mr. Eugene Chen. with General Chu Pei-teh and General
General Chang Kai-shek is Waiting. till the conference is over, before ordering a gen- era offensive against Anhui.
Wah Taz Yat tPo.
Half an hour later, six or seven men came up unter cover of the boats and made another attempt do recapture the ship. Both sides opened fire, and intermittent fir- Amey for Hong Kong at 9.30 am.ing continued for a long while.
Left the Ship.
senger rates might be necessary, At 3.40 p.m. witness was on the
Witness then described the
The conditions in China had bridge. Suddenly some one came
outbreak of the fire and the caused a serious loss of traffle. up from behind and twisted his legs, causing him to fall on his launching of the No. 2 life-boat in The passenger trafie had continued back. When he looked up he which were placed the lady pas-to expand remarkably.
Engineer, two The Board proposed to convert found two men covering him with senger, the rd.
quartermasters,.. the wireless the "Narkunda" and "Naldera" into revolvers. He could not identify
operator and witness. The sea oil-burners. either of the two men,
"We were pick- The coal strike had engt the com- Continuing, witness said that was very rough.
ed up some time later by the pany over £200,000. he then rushed into the Captain's Norwegian steamer, Ravenaje Lord Inchape. said that he be room followed by two pirates. The latter demanded, and receiv. who afterwards transferred us to lieved that even if Ehpire airways ed, the Captain's revolver and H.M.S. 'Verity who brought us became a commercial proposition, the P. & O. Co. would hold its own. fifty rounds of afhmunition. All to Hong Kong."
Mr. Holmes: Do you recognise, Reuter. returned to the bridge where, a discussion took place in regard to any of the other pirats? Yes, changing the course of the ship. No. 4 was guarding me most of The 1st and 2nd defendants took the time. part in the discussion and they liar with a rifle?-No.
Mr. Holmes: Did he seem fami- He could were both armed.
not even load it.
Witness then went to the Chief Officer's room where he found Mr Lapsley, the 2nd Engineer, and the lady passenger. The 3rd. En- gineer joined the party later on A Hidden Revolver. In witness' own cabin there was a rifle, a ship's revolver and
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"HAWKINS" THEFT.
BOY BREAKS OPEN CASH BOX.
AN UNANSWERED CALL
An attempted theft on board
a private revolver-an automatic. Witness went to his cabin, at 4.30 and saw at once, that the rifle and H.M..S. "Hawkins" shortly after
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tries.
Mr. Lloyd George said that the British propaganda. The GovLiberals were unable to vote for fernment had plenty of evidence censure in its present form, al: of such propaganda in this coun- though he agreed with the criti- try, and the facts of it were cism of the Government's hand) war, diminished an increase in pas-being preparad now-Britishing of the negotiations.
Sir Alfred Mond suggested the Wireless Service.
forthation of a league of indus- Tientsin Arrests:
trial peace with powers similar to London, Dec. 8:
those of the League of Nations: Replying to Mr. C. P.Trevelyan Britain's Strength. (Labour) in the House of Com-} Mr. Winston Churchill, reply. mons to-day, Mr. Locker Lamping in a speech with the Conser son stated that the Government vatives loudly cheered, dwelt on was investigating a protest from Russian help to the miners, which the Canton Government. against he attributed chiefly to the So- the arrest of certain Kuomintang viets desire to cause confusion in members in the British conces Britain.
After emphasising the sion at Tientsin on November 23 and the handing over of them to effects of the coal stoppage indus the Fengtien military authori-trially. Mr. Churchill concluded ties."
by saying that out of evil might Rear-Admiral come some good. " MR. J. H. TAGGART RETURNS. Replying to
Sueter (Conservative), the First Britain was stronger because Mr. J. H. Taggart, Managing Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. she knew that neither a general Director of the Hong Kong and Walter Bridgeman, said he con- strike nor a prolonged coal stop- Shanghai Hotels; Ltd. returned sidered the air resources at the page could break down the na to Hong Kong this morning by disposal of the Navy in China tional organisation. the "President Wilson," from adequate.-Reuter. San Francisco,, yla Shanghai: | Mr. Taggart has been away on holiday, much of which he spent in London. He made the return journey via New York.
on
Russia and China.
New York, Dec. 8.
.
We might also learn therefrom-
La higher comprehension of our common interest in a country without which we could, not long
It is suggested in certain quar-feed the teeming population of ters that Britain purposely ex- Great Britain." (Loud and pro- cheers)- aggerated the Bolshevist menace longed Ministerial in China. On the other hand a Reuter. very responsible section of the
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Motion Rejected.
Later: ship's revolver had been taken by the officers had concluded their cerving no reply, witness followed press is fully alive to the implica-
The House of Commons reject- the pirates. He was unable to dinner on Tuesday evening, led defendant to Commander Miles's tions of the policy of Soviet Rus-
Defendant picked up asis in the Far East and regreted the Labour vote of censure by look for his private automatic as to the appearance of a young cabin. a pirate was on guard outside., A Chinese "boy" before. Mr. B. E net bag and attempted to return that the Great Powers, owing to 339 votes to 181. The Liberals few minutes later witness point- Lindsell at the Central Magistracy to Lt. Jordan's cabin, but witness jealousies and dissensions inter abstained from voting-Reuter. ed out a passing ship. That this morning.
prevented this, seizing the defense have been out-generalled in made the guard leave him for the
The defendant, Lam Sak, was dant and holding him until the China by agents of Moscow.
the The New York Times," in an NOTED PUBLISHER HERE. ·: bridge. Witness promptly found charged by Inap. Blackmun with master-at-arme" came This automatic and putting it in attempting to break open a cash scene. When defendant was editorial, emphasises that while
Among the passengers" on his pocket, went on to the bridge, box, the property of Paymaster searched, part of a service tin- the Russians are encouraging where he found the Captain, Lieut. Victor R. Jordan, R.N.. opener was found in his pocket.China to throw off the yoke of board the s.s. "Carinthia" are Albert Charles Lamb, master the foreign imperialists, Russia, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Porte, of Salt Chief Officer, two quartermasters H.M.S. "Hawkins."
Mr. Porte, at-arms on board H.M.S. "Haw- of all foreign nations in China, Lake City, US.A. and four pirates. These four pir-
Defendant denied the charge. The first witness called waskins," was then called. Witness has interferd most in the in- who is the President of the Porte ates were the 1st, 2nd. and 3rd. defendants and another tall man Pte. Oliver Watts, of the Royal said that he searched, the defen- ternal affairs of China during Publishing Company, is one of who wore spectacion. The latter Marines, who stated that he left dant and found $31 in cash and the past few years. Reuter's the world's greatest authorities was not in Court.
the Ward Room of H.M.S. "Haw-the end of a. tin-opener in his American Service.. Continuing, witness said thatkins shortly after 8.30 on Tues pocket. Witness was present an he went down to arrange for tea, day evening after having served hour later when Lt. Jordan's cash He was not followed either then dinner to the officers. On pass-box was opened. Witness found or at any subsequent time. ing Paymaster Lieut. Jordan's a small piece of iron inside the "After tea, I saw the Chief Officer cabin he saw a shadow reflected cash box. This exactly fitted the on the bridge without a guard. on the deck. Thinking it was Lt. broken end of the tin-opener.
called orderly, he
Asked what he had to say in He kept watch whilst I loaded Jordan's
revolver and hid it in Jack." Receiving no reply, wit answer to the evidence, defendant drawer under the chart ness became suspicious, standing said that he knew nothing about
were being returned to the south tricts concerned because the the matter I then
instill went
A Chinese, Commander Miles's Mr. Lindsell: I don't require eastern districts of France from units must be re-distributed, but search of more arms and found unese Cut of Lt. Jordan's any more evidence. You are con- whence they were mostly taken there need not be the slightest la revolver and fifty rounds of am-İ
munition under some old clothing cabin and witness asked the victed and will go to jail for and that naturally involved anxiety in regard thereto Reu Anais And Buginoor's room At Chinese what he was doing. Re-three months with hard labour, movements of troops in the dis ter.
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