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"SUNNING" PIRACY. witness hid that he was wearing
Montinued from Page 1.)
Mr. La: Did you say from whom you took each article The men were lined up. and pointed them out,
Mr. Lo: There were thirteen there -A, few.more.
a sok felt hat, a Black coat and pair of Chinese trousers, and had some prominent gold teeth at the front of his mouth. He appear jed to have been wounded, as, here was blood on the water where he dived in..
Mr. Holmes: What happened! to the Chinese taken on board --n They were taken aft to the An armed guard Mr. Lo: Did you pick out the quarter-deck. thirteen was only asked to Was put on and I
idered to see that they were pick out two."
was or
HOWLS OF RAGE.
German Leader Called "Traitor."
UPROAR IN REICHSTAG.
Reithswehr Officers' Alleged. Abuses.
Berlin, Dec. 16. The voting on the Social Durie- In reply to a question from the searched. Each man had a num Bench, witness and that he did bar chalked on the back of his crate motion of non-condesce net make list as he took the coat, and a corresponding num. i mentioned earlier has been post to-mourow after a ber was attached to the things poned unti things from each man.
His Worship: You had to trust taken from him. Each was puslively debate.
Jin a large service envelope and Dr. Marx deprecated a "govern- to memory Yes.
Later, after making ment crisis in view of the important Fc-examined by the Chown numbered. Solicitor, witness said that he re-a complete list of everything, I international questions not settled membered the watch because of put them all in a bag and sealed at Geneva.
is with the Admiralty seal It The former Chancellor, Herr the pendant.
The next witness culled: by Mr.was dealt with as a registered Scheidemann. on behalf of the Holmes Was Leading Seaman parcel, and handed over to the Socialists, umid bowls of rage and John Edward Bird, who said that master-at-arms.
11
Cross-Examination.
by Cross-examined
•
eries of traiter from the Right, de- j
alleged nounced the
abuses of
My. Reichswehr. officers of whom he
instance by obtaining money and
he was a member of the armed party that boarded the "Sunning" From the "Bluebell on Novem-d'Almada, witness said that he alleged some had acted illegally, for ber 16. Witness helped to search could identify a number of the the ship, and took thirteen Chin-defendants.. fose into custody. The "Sunning" came into Hong Kong on the fol lowing day and witness saw the thirteen men handed over to the
Police.
The Arrest of No. 6- Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, wit ness said that he did not remain in the fore part of the ship for very long.
No.
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manitions from Russia and recruit- ing exclusively from Nationalet or-i ganisations.
Mr. And: With regard to No. 2, do you think you could
the occasion upon Dr. Stresemann's foreign policy: remember
wished! which he was being searched being thwarted, Germany
honestly, te observe the a pence "Mr. d'Almadan I will tell you treaties. that he was on board. Now can you tell me what was found on him?-1 can tell you from the list.
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Mr. 'd'Almada: Was he wearing
The Nationallats at this point in-. dignantly withdrew.
Ferr Scheidemann demanded' guarantees that the secret arming would cease, albo that there would German Guns.""
Mr. Lo: Were you present whep a man was placed in cus-these cuff-links-The master-be "no more Soviet ammunition for tody during the afternoon-Yes.fat-arms will be able, to tell you Mr. Ory's boy' declared, one of that. the men to be one of the pirates
and he was promptly arrested
Mr. Lo did not cross-examine.
Dr. Marx, in reply, said that the question of revising the recruiting
In reply to Mr. Leask, witness regulations was being considered: Mr. Lo Were any Chinese pre- said that he remembered the but declared that Herr. Scheide. 19th defendant. but could not re-mann's allegations referred to the sent at the time-Yes.
Mr. Lo: Was he excited?-member whether or not he had past and he did not admit their
tried to make a statement. "He accuracy. Reuter, Yes, all the" time.
Mr. Lo: Did you see him hold-was rather troublesome."
Mr. Leask: Do you think that ing a book?No.
Producing one of the exhibits, he is normal?I don't know
a book, Mr. Lo asked the witness much about the Chinese.
Mr. Leask: Was he stubborn? whether he had seen it before. Witness said that he thoughtIt might have been fear. that it had been taken from one of the pirates before they were locked up for the night.
Mr. Lo: That is very interest-was
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did not search myself. Changte, Chukwa Maru, Andes Maru, Unkai Maru, No. 3. Tjisalak, Mr. Lo then asked witness on board the "Bluebell" were con solution in favour of entering a big whether he could recognise the cerned, describing, in addition, coalition from which a Cabinet will Government man who was arrested in the the transfer of the prisoners be formed if the afternoon requesting witness to from the "Bluebell to H.M.S.resign.
The latter has decided to accept look carefully at the twenty de- "Vindktive.":
Questioned by Mr. d'Almada, the challenge and will abide by the festants in Court.
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remember how many cars were motion-Reuter..... Were.
Witness Shown a gold watch, witness found in the life-boat. said that it was taken from one of the arrested men, but he could not say from which man.
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His Worship: Was Lieut.not swear that the waist-coat was the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday Dentist. Thruston present when that man being worn by the 2nd defendant. morning, Mr. T. W. Ainsworth The Ship's Carpenter. was taken into custody?-No. He
crdered her ball of 3250 to be Mr. Leask: Do you recognise estreated. was in the after part of the ship
the 19th defendant?--I think he Fat the time.
is the man who protested that he was the carpenter.
Re-examined, witness said that the men were only roughly searched for arms at the begin Jumped Overboard.
ning.
speaking in pidgin English?
Mr. Leask: Did you hear him
No, I think he was too frightened,
The Magistrate: then
$1,000 in The Crown Solicitor
Did called Surgeon Lieut. Williamnotes were found on him. James Rankine, who said that he he give any explanation?--I can- also acted as Paymaster on not remember, H.M.S. Bluebell."..
Mr. Leask submitted that he Witness said that he was on had no case to answer. the warship when she was ap
ther?
Mr. Holmes: No. And fur- thermore, I don't think it right
that we should.
The Magistrate: The 19th de- fendant is discharged,
His Worship (to the Crown, proaching the burning ship. He Solicitor): Is it worth pursuing was called at 6.30 am. He wit-the matter against him any fur- nessed the operations during the "early hours, The "Bluebell" left the "Sunning" at 11 a.m. Short ly after noon, they sighted a ship's boat, and drawing near, threw out a line. Witness saw
Mr. Leask said that he would ja number of people coming on to
the warship by means of a rope like to say that he very much ladder. The master-at-arms was appreciated the fair manner in present. All except one man which the Crown Solicitor had boarded the warship. The last dealt with his client.. man got on the foot of the ladder, hesitated, turned back and dived overboard.
Mr. Holmes: What did you do then?--I ran aft and fetched a heaving line which I threw at! the man. It passed over his head.
His Worship adjourned the hearing until 11.30. this morning.
PEDDER ST. CASE.
ARRESTED MEN, AGAIN- REMANDED,
His Worship: You saw that The case in which two. Chinese man in the water?-Yes, the line are charged with the attempted actually passed over his head. larceny of a number of "watches. He did a back-hand stroke and from Messrs. Sennet Freres shop didn't attempt to take it. in Pedder Street was again before threw him a second line, which | Major Willson at the Central went two yards off. He sank and Magistracy this morning. remained just below the surface Upon being informed that both of the water for a minute or ap. defendants pleaded "not guilty" his Some of our sailors jumped into Worship said that it was not con- the life-boat and tried to locate venient to the Court to give the the body, but were unable to do so, necessary time to the case this The man was never found. wa morning. The defendant would bel
Asked by the Crown Solicitor remanded in custody until noon on whether he could say anything Monday, when all witnesses would as to the appearance of the man, he required to attend,
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