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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
Mr, d'Almada: Was that the only parade you attended 7-Yos.
Mr. d'Almada: Between the piratical attack and the identi- ication parade you had not seen in-the men at all?No.
Mr. Lot Did you get some formation with regard to the cost of the preparation for the piracy
Yes..
Mr. Lo:
?
Did he tell you how many pirates were participating
He said there were twenty-five, Mr. Lo: Did you believe it?
No.
40.
I thought there were $5 or
+
Mr. d'Almada; Those four men would be prisoners number 1, 2;
3 and 47-Yes.
Mr. Le: I think it is clear that
10, 1926.
GOING HOME.
FAREWELL. TO INSPECTOR....'
PINCOTT.
YESTERDAY'S PRESENTATION.
In the presence of a large
as you went into the chart room number of his colleagues in the for the first time. the Captain Hong Kong Police Force, Inspec- was coming out of his cabin-tor Pincott was yesterday the He was actually gut.
recipient of a number of useful. Mr. Lo: You" were present and handsome gifts, the occa- Mr. Lo As regards No. 6, Ithroughout the argument as to sion being the Inspector's retire- think you said you first saw him the destination of the shipment from the Force in which he has served for over twenty speaking to a wounded man be.
Mr. Lo You heard that some years. fore the arrival of the "Blue-
wanted to Bell?"-Yes.
go to Sah Mun and The presentation, which took Mr. Lo: That was after you some to Ping How Do you know place in the canteen of the Cen- had secured them and before they how many were there?-Four attral Police Station was made by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, were lowered to the lower deck? least. --Yes.
Captain Superintendent of
Mr. Lo: In fact you did not suspect him?—I did not.
Хен.
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Coming and Going. Mr. Lo: You took no steps to Mr. Lo: Can you recall whe- Police. Others present were have him arrested until you re-ther there were any more?-Four Mr. C. G.Perdce. Assistant ceived information from the to start with. Some kept coming Superintendent of Police. Other mess 'boy' 7-No.
and going."
officers present were Chief In- Mr. Lo: I understand that you spector W/ Kent, Divisional can only identify two of those Inspector, W., Spear, "Inspectors. : Mr.Lo: You did not regard it four men ?-Yes.
A. R. Chirk, W. McWalter, W.
Andrew.. Mr. Lo: He is not here, but Shannon,
Bloor, as evidence of guilt that a man should be speaking to two pirates could you identify the tall man? Reynolds and Marks, Chief De- who, had been secured?-No.
Yes, if I saw "him.
tective Inspector T: Murphy," Mr. Lo: You'did not mention Mr. Lo: Was he in the chart Acting-Inspector Moss, Sub- the fact to anyone? No. room-He came up later. He Inspector Ellis, Sergts. Cargill,
Mr. Lo: I take it that you werp was not there at firstf
Whelan, Flattery.. Nolloth.. looking down, from the bridge | Mr. Lo: You have told us that Kennedy
W. and Mr.
E. Hollands. P.W.D. deck-No. I was on the main through. Mr. Lapsley you deck myself.
told that there were twenty-fiveiring Inspector consisted of
The gifts presented to the re- Mr. Lo: Did No. 6 remain pirates on board. there long?-1 was too busy were you told that? At about silver cake stand with real china working as the.fire..
crockery plates, a silver cake resident who relies on him for his
Mr. Lo: I will tell you what
dish, a silver coffee pot, travelling daily bill of fate in the way of No, 6 tells me. He says that he Mr. Lo: Was the Chief Officer rugs, and a clock. On the clock.
was inscribed:-"Presented to world cables. For years Reuter went up on the deck after 12 there? Never whilst I
was Detective Inspector Pincott by has performed splendid work, o'clock und found blue-jackets in there.
his comrades in the Hong Kong He says thas" he possession.
Mr. Lo: Who were bringing the news of the four gesticulated in Chinese, saying cabin then?-Mr. Lapsley, the his retiring, December 11th"
in the Police Force, on the occasion of
Reater's Idiosyncracies.
Reuter ought to be engraved in the hearts of every Far Eastern
14.30.7.
were
What time
Friendly Conversation,
Mr. Lo
spent $3,000 on preparing their
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comers of the globe to our own that if the pirates had been lady passenger, the 2nd Engin-| doors through the mediums. of the night in Amoy, they would have cer, the 3rd. Engineer, and my course of which he referred in In a happy speech during the newspapers. There are few towns been shot. He was arrested when self.
eulogistle terms to, Ipspector in the Orient where Reuter's he went down Do you think it
The pirates at that Pincott's career in Hong Kong, possible that that was the only oc- time were friendly?-They were Mr. Wolfe said that their guest cablegrams do not reach. Bucalion when he went up, and that beginning to get friendly. for Reuter splendid isolation you
had had no less than five com- made a mistake the first Mr. Lo Was it a friendly con- mendations from the C.SP., and would exist in regard to the hap-time?--I don't think ao
versation that you were engaged he presumed that the C.S.P. Mr. Lo: As far as you know, in at that time-Yes. penings elsewhere-the wars, the
must have got tired in commend- the only reason for his arrest tragedies, the romances, the was the information received
Costly Preparations. ing him because he had been Mr. Lo: Did you ask for the in-passed on to the Governor, Hong Kong, Friday, Dec. 18, 1958. obistaries, and so forth. Within from the mess "boy"?--Yes
Mr. Lo: You spoke of No. it? They started the conversa- commendations from His Ex- formation, or did they volunteer Inspector Pincott also had two a few hours we are on a level with Londoners in knowing the result being tied up. Was that long betion. They told us that they had cellency. of, say, the Test cricket matches fore the identification parade? for the Derby; and we are kept auf A good while..
In reply, Inspector Pincott fait with the movements of Mr. Lo: He did not take part in plans and that some of them had said that the saddest thing about travelled on the ship four times. going home was the fact that it How time flies! Here is Throgmorton Street, Mincing the parade No.
Mr. Lo: The No. 1 pirate at all meant breaking off many friend- Christmas round again, another Lane, or Wall Street. Little
No. 19.
events was not minimising the ships. He hoped, however, to new year following close! But escapes Reuter. For that reason
The Crown Solicitor said that number of men." If there was any see many of his Hong Kong alone, perhaps, newspapers can-
on the friends at some future date in Christmas is not quite here yet. not but feel aggrieved when very careful inquiries were being inaccuracy, it would be
He said the Home country: There is still a fortnight before it Reuter "lets them down-either made with regard to the 19th.swanking side? No.
Wel The health of Inspector and comes, and this fortnight is aby omitting news of some stir prisoner. He would say no more there were twenty-five.
Mrs. Fincott was accorded musi- ring event as was the experience just now in the absence of Mr.thought there were more. most as enjoyable, almost xa ex of the Straits papers, we believe, Leask.
Mr. Lo: He was not braggingcal honours and the proceedings Re-examined by Mr. Holmes, -No.
theh terminated. citing as the great occasion itself, For this fortnight seen the joys or by cabling an item long since witness said that, he saw several and the thrills of our Christmas published in the local Pressmen near No. 20, but No. 6 was Thus, to-day, for example, the
the only man he saw speaking to shopping. True, the Colony has papers in Hong Kong received a
Case proceeding. already done much of its Christ- Reuter's cablegram of 122 words" mas shopping-six weeks ago. giving details of the late Sir Paul
Chater's will.. These were pub
in regard to the Wanhsier epic)
cable service such as Reuter's
him.
י
Yesterday's Hearing.
Mr. Los At that time he had no suspicion that you had been planning to recapture the ship?—
No.
Mr. Lo: Have you any doubt in your mind that the people who
BOMB ECHO.
were shot were pirates?-None SUSPECT ONLY AN INNOCENT
MESSENGER.
Would Have Fired..
"
At the resumed hearing yester-whatever. If relatives and friends in the lished in all the local newspapers day afternoon, the 2nd. Officer Homeland were to receive their as long ago as September 10 was cross-examined at some gifts in time for the festive sea-exactly three months ago! Alength by defending solicitors. Mr. Lo: You told us that you RELEASED FROM CUSTODY. son, purchases must be made long costs dollars to newspaper, com-d'Almada, witness said that there you could not shoot because your Cross-examined by Mr.saw another boat adrift and that before routine's hum-drum had panies, and to inflict a
It will be recalled that on three were roughly thirty to thirty-five shots were too small. Would September 15 an attempt to blow become tinged with, the glamour months' old item of news on them pirates on board. The No. 1 you have shot if you could 2-Yes. up the Japanese Consulate- of Christmas. But there are the is hardly cricket." Even were pirate had told him that there Mr. Lo: Were you sure that it General, Shanghai, by means of the cable not intended for Hong were twenty-five, but he thought contained pirates?—Quite. I
a bomb was made between 11 laggards. And still more numer-Kong the news is so old that all therewere more.
saw them fire from the poop deck and 12 o'clock in the morning, jous-much more numerous our contemporaries in India and His Worship: Told you in Eng-before they launched the boat. when a Chinese was seen riding
there are those who still have the Far East have had ample time lish --No. Through Mr. Lapsley.
Mr. Lo: How many people do in a riesha in the direction of their Hong Kong Christmas shop-The only charitable thing to hope to take that, Mr. d'Almada?
to republish it if they so desired. His Worship: Do you want me you estimate were in that boat?the Consulate and having, in his
-Between eight and twelve.
possession a leather bag. Hav- ping to do.. Households is that Reuter will make amends Mr. d'Almada: Not necessari- Mr. Gorder. Leask did not cross-ing arrived at the door the man must see that nothing wants in for what at first sight appearsly.
examine the witness.
stepped out, putting the bag on every department of eating and an imposition and cable, as 122 Mr. Lo said that he considered
Second Engineer's Story. the ground so as to be able to drinking if the occasion is to be extra words of up-to-the-minute it relative and would like to have
'news."
it taken down.
The next witness called for pull out some money to pay the rtesha coolje. At the same in- celebrated with traditional Jovial-
Mr. d'Almada: Before you left the Crown was Mr. W. Orr, 2nd stant a deafening report, shook ity. Parents must adopt clever
the ship at 5,80 a.m., was every-Officer of the "Sunning" who the neighbourhood, for the bag stratagems to smuggle toys into
thing more or less quiet? There corroborated the evidence of was seen to split open as a very the home. if yawning stockings
previous witnesses, adding, how large bomb exploded. are to be discovered next morn- Ling brimful with wondrous de- lights for the young-and oft- times, too, for the old! Then
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JUNK PIRACY,
MASTER AND CREW HELD FOR RANSOM.
The ateeraman of a junk which
was no shooting.
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Another Trial.
י,
The
formed Assessor Tajima. and Magistrate Loh, at the Mixed Court on November 27. that the Chinese who was held in prison for about nine weeks on a charge of attempting to put the bomb, entrusted to him by some
Mr. d'Almada: At that time, fever, some interesting sidelights At the time it was thought how many dead bodies were on on the activities of the pirates in that an attempt was being made board on the bridge and on the regard to the lifeboats.
upon Comrade Karakhan, who deck? The deck was burnt away. Witness said that he saw ten was staying at the Soviet Con- It is impossible to say.
or fifteen men engaged on the aulate in Whangpoo Road as a
They took off part guest of the Soviet Consul. His Worship: How many de lifeboat!? again, perhaps the most delight has been missing for more than a you think? Ten or eleyen. Five of the cover and went into Detective Inspector York in- ful and the most intriguing part month has reutried to the Colony or six others were shot on the out-the, boat carrying tins. of the whole merry business.3192 T.H.) Was
and reports that the vessel (No. side of the boats and fell over- men got out of the boat and almost simultaneously, smoke. pirated off Pak board.. Christmas shopping requires ever Tang Island (Chinese waters) Mr. d'Almada: Were you pre- followed by flames, appeared changing viewpoint. "What whilst on a voyage from Cheung sent when the Captain held a from both ends of the boat.
the 7th would Dick like the best!" or The entire cargo, consisting of
Chow to Pak Sui on Nov. 8.
Witness identified muster of the passengers-No.
Mr. d'Almada: Where did you accused as the man who first "Just picture Mary's delight when 1,000 piculs of salt, also the ship's go when you arrived at Hong struck him on the head with Korean, at the entrance of the she discovers this !"
And armoury and a quantity of clothing Kong on H.M..S. "Verity"? To bottle.
Japanese Consulate-General in so it goes with endless variety (total value $1,500) were taken by Kowloon Dock."
| Whangpoo Road, was found to the pirates, reports the steersman Mr. d'Almada What time did for fathers and mothers, brothers
Before adjourning the hearing be an innocent messenger. in question. He also 'states in his you arrive?-About 1 a.m.
until this morning, Mr. Lindsell has been questioned on numer and sisters, uncles and aunts-report to the Police that the master Mr. d'Almada: At what timeaid that he understood that one ous occasions, but with no result, not to mention 'cousins and and others of the crew are being on that day did you go back to the of the men in hospital had suffi and the ricaha coolie, who le still friends. This buying for others, held for ransom somewhere near Sunning?"I did not go back to ciently recovered to be able to in hospital, could not throw any
Pak Tang Island and that he was the "Sunning" until four days attend Court. this seeking to please them most, allowed to leave in order that lie later.
Did the "Crown light on the matter also. Solicitor wish to introduce him Japanese were arrested by the ia the real secret of the joy might endeavour to raise money as Mr. d'Almada: When did you at this stage, which, said the detectives in connection with Christmas shopping always ransom,
first give your statement to the Magistrate," would necessitate this case, but they were released police?
starting all over again, or did on bonds by the Japanese Cor- Hie Worship: I expect the the prosecution wish to have the sular Court. Dec.-Inspector prosecution will help you there. man tried some time later when York further suggested that the not of affection... Apd now, while A number of ricsha, coolies The Crown Solicitor: Mr. King another man, who is still in hos.man be released, on bond, he so much thought la being given Legien" in Point Road, Shang- identification parades.
held up a sailor of 8.8. "Carl will give evidence in regard to the pital, will be able to be tried 7 having no means to produce a to the pleasure of others, Christ-hai, recently, and got away with Mr. d'Almada: Before you dio in the interim?
Perhaps the second man might cash or shop security; but he
could be put on a personal.bond.
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brings. The purchases are pre-
sents emblems, of goodwill, if
He
A few
mas shoppers should remember $10. Later, the same night ten made your statement, had you Mr. Holmes said that he and ordered to call at the station that it is a real kindness, which men, two armed with pistols, identified any of these prisoners? thought that it would be most every week.
entered a house in Tangsan --Yes,
convenient to all concerned if The Court held that the sug will be appreciated by everyone Road, off Great Western Road, Mr. d'Almada: At an identi-they went on with the case. A gestion was a good one, and or connected with the shops, if pur- and after firing a number of fication parade? Yes, at Central new trial would have to be held dered the man to sign a per- chases are made early. This con- the shoemaker, from whom they His Worship: You picked out case they could concentrate on therein being that in case of a
shots and wounding the wife of Police Station.
for. the other men, but in that sonal bond, one of the articles sideration will also spare shop stola shocs valued at about $19, four men?--Yes, and the ship's evidence solely connected, with further hearing in the Court he pers themselves. They will then the gang got away.
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those prisoners.
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