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MARRIAGE.
TERRIBLE TOLL.
List of Bias "Bay Piracies,
WHERE THE FAULT LIES.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1927.
was supposed to have participat-General Ip Rul at Walchau who Fed in the Suf An" piracy. Hesent an expedition to Nim Shan was banish from Hong Kong under a. commander named Yung [for a period of 10 years and hand-Fal-ting. It was later reported ed over to the French authorities on fairly good authority that in Shanghai. Several informers thle commandor succeeded In came forward after the piracy rounding up many of the pirates. with information regarding the and recovering most of the silver identity of the pirates put it is burs stolen but the pirates were- doubtful if any of the informa-released on payment of a large It will be seen from the follow-tion was really accurate and no surn and the silver bars were up- Fing official list of piracies.com useful results were obtained from propriated by his troops. How- Imitted by bands operating from the information given. The piracy ever another expedition' wag later. Bias Bay since 1921 that over was reported to General Chan sent under the criera of Generak half a million dollars has been Kwing-ming who was then in Hung Stu-lun with Commanders taken from deep water vessels, power in Canton and a Chinese Wong Fuk-chi in command. The that many lives have been lost in gunboat carrying troops was sent latter corroborated the statement these cutrages and large numbers to Bias Bay. A party of Police above regarding Yung Fai-ting of persons kidnapped, for whom under Inspector Boulger embark- and further stated that the silver in many cases no ransom has beened on the gunboat to watch the had been melted down and made forthcoming.
proceedings. The troops landed into silver coins. In February, The list furnishes a terrible n-but made little effort to locate 1925, Commander Wong Fuk-chi dictment of the present lack of the pirates and no useful results succeeded in effecting, the arrest control in certain Chinese areas. were obtained.
of one Sun Mau at Tai Fung. Nothing practical has been done (7) SS. "Sunning." River This man admitted participation by the Chinese authorities, in steamer, Shiu Hing. S.S. Co., on in this piracy and stated that.. spite of promises, to clear Bias Hong Kong-Kongmoon run, was Lam Taoi-sau (a notorious pirate, Bay of these pests and travel to pirated at 8.15 p.m. on October 23, a Hakka, a native of Cheung Pai' and from the Canton delta is un- 1923, off Castle Peak While on a village in Fan Lo Kong district, dertaken at the peril of personal voyage from Hong Kong to was the leader in this piracy. He. safety and that of valuables and Kongmoon. She was carrying also gave the names of several of merchant goods.
about 300 passengers. Pirates his confederates. His story was The to the effect that the pirates went
experience.
numbered about 35 men.
accom-
Precis of Piracies. (1) S.L. "Kung Hong," 22.1.21, ship was taken to Tsang Chau to Shanghai via Hong Kong in, a on the run between Hong Kong Island, Bias Bay N.E, and the B. & S. steamer. He stayed with and Shan Mei. Pirated at 2:30 pirates left in the ship's boats. others at the Hung On Boarding p.m. between Sa. Mun and Shan The Captain. Chief Officer and House in Hong Kong before leav Met by about 12 men armped one Indian guard were wounded.ing for Shanghai (this statement with revolvers-Hakkas. Launch The pirates spoke Hakka, Hoklo, was verified and found to be taken to Fan Lu Kong Creek, Mandarin and Punti, and were true). The arms were purchased booty loaded into junks. Arms armed with revolvers which they in Shanghai. 18 men carried on board at Hong Kong smuggled on board in Hong Kong, panied him via Sha Yu Chung to concealed in buckets with false Property, jewellery and money to Hong Kong is share of the loot bottoms. Property to the value the value of over $20,000 was was 40 pieces of silver, $40 in one of $22,000 stolen. Money, jewel-stolen. It was later reported by dollar coins and some serge cloth- lery and clothing stolen-no cargo General Hung Shiu-lun that thefing. The pirates known to him (Fishing junk's in and pirate leader's name was "Tin 0-came from the Rias Bay area. stolen. around Fan Lo Kong undoubtedly tau. a native of Waichau. "An There were several other pirates, are in league with the Bias Bay informer also.reported the names unknown to him in this gang. Pirates).
of several persons who were sup-This ship did not come under the (2) SS. "Kwong Lee."-China posed to have taken part. Most Hong Kong Piracy Prevention Merchants S.S. Co. on Shanghai, of the persons mentioned came Ordinance.
run, from Waichau or the Fan Lo Hong Kong and Canton
Under Chinese Law, ment to accomplish anything real
was pirated off Amoy at ap-Kong and Nim Shan districts. (10) S.S. "Hong Hwa."-Ho in the way of dealing with the proximately 12.15 p.m. on Dec-1 The "Hydrangen” Case. Hong SS. Company of Singapore,"
(8) S.S. "Hydrangea." On running between Rangoon, Pen- pirates at Bias Bay is the more ember 15, 1921, while on a voy-
Kong; culpable in that Canton disdain age from Shanghai to Hong Kong Hong Kong-Swatow run was pirang, Singapore, Hong
carrying 230 Chinese passengers ated at about 6.40 p.m. on Decem- Swatow and Amoy, Was fully waved aside all offers of The ship was taken to Tai Sam ber 27, 1923, off Single Island pirated six days out from Singa- help when the assistance that Bay where the pirates left the near Bias Bay, while on a voyage pore in Lat. 14deg. 53'N.; Long: could have been rendered by the ship in a junk and made for Fan from Hong Kong to Swatow. She 110-24 E., on January 18, 1925, at Lo Kong. Pirates to the number was carrying about 500 passen 8.40, um, while on a voyage from Hong Kong Government, through of approximately 35 boarded the gers and was taken to Bias Bay. Singapore to Hong Kong. She the agency of His Majesty's ships ship in Shanghai. Property, The pirates numbered approxim-was carrying 367 passengers. in these waters, would have been money and jewellery to the value ately 45 and spoke Hakka and The pirates, numbering about 30 ample to have dealt with the Bias of about $120,000 was stolen. The Hoklo dialects. They were arm (armed with revolvers) took the pirates were probably mostly na-ed with revolvers and rifles. ship to Tsang Chau Island, Bias Bay evil once and for all Pretives of Fan Lo Kong and Nim Money, jewellery and clothing to Bay and left the ship in the ship's was boats taking with them money, No. 5,WYNDĦAMST HONGKONGsumably the Nationalist, Govern-Shan districte; some of them the value of $23.359:00
ment regards it as a good joke could speak English. They were stolen, also part of the cargo, ie jewellery and clothing to the armed with revolvers. One Chin- 10 cases of pièce goods to the value of $63,360. From informa- pretending to deal with the ese passenger was shot dead and value of $10,000! The piratestion received it would appear pirates yet actually confining all his body through into the sea:who care from Fan Lo Kong and that the pirates came mostly efforts to serving its own special Information was later given that Nim Shan districts went ashore from Nim Shan or Fan Lo Kong ends. But it is the Nationalthe names of the leaders were in the ship's boats. As a result, and travelled to Singapors where (1) Tsang Chiu-man of Wai Chau, fof representations made. to the they procured arms and boarded Government that is the real loser (2) Ng Tai-kun of Kan Lo Kong, Chinese Authorities Commander the ship as passengers. The lead- through this little game of hide-(3) Ng Tal-hi of Fun Lo Kong. Wong Fuk-chi under the orders er of this gang is said to be a and-seek. A British ship has All these had previous military of General Chan Kwing-ming car-man named Lo Ah-chiu, a native ried out two expeditions against of Fun Lo Kong. The ship car- suffered certain material loss and **
Pirate Methods.
the pirates in the Nim Shan, ried wireless which was imme- a number of wealthy Chinese pas- (3) SL. "Wah Sun."-Pirated Shan Mei and Ping Hoi districts, diately, pus out of action by the sengers have been geized for between Ma Kung and Shan Mei as a result of which seven men be-pirates. "Hakka and Hoklo was at about 6.15 p.m. on 18.12.21 by jlieved to have taken part in this mostly spoken by the pirates but ransom. Unfortunate as these
about 10 men armed with revolpiracy were subsequently shot. some spoke Fukien and
a few, CLEARJOHNSON-On January things must be counted, they vers, on the Hong Kong-Shan Mei One of these was a pirate leader Punti. This ship did not come 26 1927, at Shanghai. Arthur are but minor matters com-run. Ship taken to Fan Lo Kong named Tin Ah-wong, the brother under the Hong Kong Piracy Pre- William, eldest son of H. Wpared with the discredit if Creak. Money, jewellery and of Tin O-tau mentioned in con-vention Ordinance. At the time flour; of Leicester. to Marjorie
clothing to the value of $21,000 nection with the "Sunning 'pir-this piracy was committed Gen- Janie, youngest daughter of E. not the odium that falls
stolen. Pirates came pn board at acy. Another pirate leader, shot, eral Hung Shiu-lun and Comman- Grove Johnson, of Brentwood on those who pretended to Ma Kung 29 passengers-spoke was named Tsang Kong. Several der Wong Fuk-chi happened to be
undertake to make such outrages | Hakka.
villagers who opposed the Military in Hong Kong. On the sugges (4) S.L. "Wah Sum."Also on in the raids, in the districts mention of the Captain Superinten- impossible. The story of the Hong Kong-Shan Mei run. Pirtioned, were also shot and their dent of Police an expedition was "Seang Bee" piracy will have BEDSLEY.-On January 26, 1927,
ated again while at anchor in houses were burned. One of the organised consisting of members at Shanghai, Percy Montagu been cabled all over the world-Ping Hoi Harbour on 22.5.22, by pirates shot, named Lo Kan ad- of the Navy, Army and Police in Beesley, L.REBA. aged 60 with that story" has gone the several men who came alongside mitted participation in this piracy Hong Kong and headed by Com- Fuk-chi. The in sampans. Ship taken to San and gave the names of several of mander Wong CROOKS-On January 26, 1927, at disgrace of the Nationalist Gov Liu where, the robbers left in his confederates, he also stated party left for Ha Chung, Bias
Shanghai. Robert. Rex Crooks, Bernment.
Creeq. Money, jewellery and that the pirates were not all ac-Bay in a naval tug where a party. aged 47 years.
clothing stolen to the value of quainted with each other but of some 120 of Wong Fuk-chi's lover $5,000.
were collected together by sever-soldiers were embarked and taken. (5) S.L. San On."-Pirated al sub leaders. His particular to Fan Lo Kong bay. A landing Chung on October 4, 1922, at native of San Yu and a man on Kwai Chau, Hai Chau, Nim about 9.30 am. On the Tai Po-hamed Cheung Mau-sang also of Shan and Fan Lo Kong, The Taken to San Yu. He further stated that Police were present in these Ngo Kung where the robbers dia- 39 men took part in the piracy. raids. As a result 16 men were embarked in a junk and sailed to The arms used were presumably arrested. They were in posses- Tad Tau Shan near Sun, Liu (Bias smuggled on board in Hong Kong.sion of various articles of pro- Bay East). Nine men-spoke Three revolvers used in above perty obviously illegally obtained. Hoklo and other dialects, armed piracy were recovered by Com-Some Singapore money was also Cheung Chau, Jam-31. with revolvers which they mander Wong Fuk-chi in his found. The 18 men were sent to Dr. Clift has returned to the brought on board at Tai Po con-operations and returned to the Wai Chau for trial, and some of little less painful. Indeed it will island from Nanning (in Kwangat cealed in a clock. Money, jewel- Hong Kong Police. Later Com- the houses occupied by them wore come as a greater shock, the pub-province) but hopes to go lic having reached the conclusion again youn as his mission is short-lery and clothing stolen. No cargo mander Wong Fuk-chi carried out burnt, but 12 of these were re-
stolen.
The four a raid at Ping Shan as a result of leased after enquiry. Famous Case.
which five men believed to be remaining prisoners were kept.in that such outrages would no A service in his house was well
(6) S.S. "Sui An."- Hong pirates were shot.
custody for leveral months at longer be possible, with the re-attended. Rev. F. Wilkinson gave
a thoughtful address. There were Kong, Canton and Macao Steam-1 (9). S.S. "Ning Shin."-Wai Chau but after the city fell ported "cleaning up" of the so many present that it was an- boat Company, river steamer on Shanghai-Foochow run was pir-into the hands of General Chang notorious pirate lair, Bias Bay, or be held in the Assembly on November 19, 1922, about 10 October 3, 1924, one day out of ed. At Fan Lo Kong a man in
nounced that next Sunday's Her Hong Kong-Macao run, pirated ated at approximately 8 p.m. on Kai-shek, these four, were releas by troops of the Nationalist Gov Hall.
miles from Macao, while on a voy-Shanghai while on a voyage from one of the houses raided, fired on ernment. The public has been The number is likely to be in age from Macgo to Hong Kong, Shanghat to Faochow. The ship the troops who had come to
creased during the week as many! misled. Such cleaning up" agenaries have been instructed carrying approximately 60 galoon was carrying 30 cases of silver search. This man was summarily the troops of the Nationalist to leave their stations.
passengers, 133 second-class and bars consigned to the American shot he was in possession of a re- Government have done in the
A cable has been received stating 220 third-class passengers. Pir-Oriental Bank, Foochow value volver and an automatic. that the Hong Kong children for atea about 60 in number boarded approximately 97,000 taels, 34 turned out to be a man called Blas Bay region has been merely Chefoo School have arrived there the ship in Macao. They shot pirates. boarded the ship at Chan Shul-wai, allas Yeung" Ah- a guerilla campaign, of sorts, safely.
dead two Indian guards and Shanghai 28 passengers. About in, a well-known robber and pir-
Fate. against the forces of ¡a
Holes have been prepared on the wounded the Captain, two guards 250 Chinese passengers were on island by the Botanicul and Forestry and two passengers. Ship taken board. One quartermaster was Bullion Loot. general who has long been Department. for further tree plant to Tsang Chau Island, N.E. of killed and one sailor wounded. (11) 9.3 Jade” Sun Cheung side. ing in the spring, chiefly along the Bias Bay. Pirates left in sam- The ship was taken to a place off S... Co., 6 Connaught Road, Cen-
sides of the paths.
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Hong Kong, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1927. CHEUNGCHAU NOTES between Tai Po and Sha Yu sub-leaders were Chu Cheong, a was effected and raids were made
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pans which came from the shore. Tree Point. Bias Bay, where sam-tral, 2nd floor, running between Money, jewellery and clothing pans came alongside. The pirates Haiphong, Kwong Chau Wan and has been in league with the
stolen to the value of over then discharged the silver and Hong Kong. was pirated on Feb pirates, if he has not actually
$84,000 Pirates spoke Hakka other cargo, together with the ruary 8, 1928. 8 hours out from been the leader, yet at the very
and Hoklo and were all armed loot taken from the passengera, Kwong Chan Wan on her way to with revolvers or rifles: Some of into the sampans which then Hong Kong. She is a cargo ship, time he was being compelled
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Prompt, reliable and effective for They were probably mostly na- who were armed with revolvers eral cargo, and bullion valued measures must have been going coughs, colds, croup, bronchial coughs, tives of the villages in the Blas presumably smuggled their arms $82,900. There were 10 third- forward at Blus Bay for the coughs resulting from whooping cough, Bay area. Subsequently on in- on board at Shanghai. They class passengers, Seven of these
nervous: hacking, tekling throat, piracy of the Seang Bee The troublesome night coughs and the formation one, man was arrested came from the Nim Shan and were the pirates. They took the chronic coughs of elderly people. For in a Shanghai boarding house in Fan Lo Kong districts. Communi- failure of the Nationalist Govern-
possession of 15 revolvers. He cation was at once made with (Continued on Page 7)
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