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CANADA BOUND.. HEAVY FIGHTING.
No. 25,654
BIAS BAY AGAIN.
Another British Steamer Pirated.
COLONY'S CRIME.
Report of Captain Supt. of Police.
Britons" Trans-Atlantic Flight.
A LADY PASSENGER.
BOARDED AT SWATOW.
INCREASE IN OFFENCES.
—
Foreign Passengers Arrive Here Twenty-Seven Murders Committed Plane Seen Flying Strongly Over
Safely.
The latest victim of the Bias Bay pirates is the Indo-China Navigation steamer "Yatshing"
the first British vessel to be pirated since the British Navy's raid on Bias Buy, following the piracy of the "Hopsang.".
The piracy occurred on Tues- day morning two hours out of Swatow as the steamer was on its way to Shanghai from Hong Kong, the pirates boarding as passengers at Swatow,
It remains now to be seen whe- ther the threat issued by the Bri- tish authorities in the form of
During 1926.
T
increase in crime. branches, however, there was distinct decrease.
Ireland.
Northerners Again Cross the Yangfsze
SOUTHERN REINFORCEMENTS,
30,000 Northerners At Month Of Grand Canal.
CHAIWAN MURDER.
LESS SPENDING.
Husband And Lodger Colony's Expenditure In
Give Evidence,
THE FORGED NOTES.
Engineer's Story Of Finding The
LESS BY $131,857.
Not So Mit
Dead Woman.
For the
A HEALTHY YEAR.
Hong Kong Medical Report Issued.
NO EPIDEMICS. *
(858,000) Chinese Against 16,500 Others In The Colony's
Hankow, Yesterday. Further evidence was taken by A useful document was.
Very Interesting, facts of Jocat Troop movements down river Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central at this afternoon's meeti
importance are given in the medi- continues-British Naval Wire-Magistracy, this morning when Hong Kong Legislative Council cal report on Hong Kong for 1928, hearing was resumed of the case showing differences between the lasued at to dayé meeting of the in which two Chinese are charged Colony's expenditure estimates Legislative Council. with the murder of Mrs. Rose for 1927 and 1928. It is seen It is shown that the population Mackay on the Chaiwan Road in that the latter figures represent of the Colony estimated to be the evening of August 6 last.
The report of the Captain |
London, Yesterday, Superintendent of Police for 1926 The British airmen, Colonel shows, at first sight, a very large Minchin and Captain Leslie Hamil
In some ton, accompanied by Princess Loe-less.
wenstein Wertheim, left Upavon in Wiltshire at half past seven this morning in a Fokker monoplane, The total number of cases re- "Saint Raphael" on an attempt to ported to the Police during the ly across the Atlantic to Ottawa. year 1926 was 20,048 as against At ten minutes past twelve this 16,783 in 1925 being an increase afternoon they passed over Inver of 3,265 or 19.4 per cent.
sin, County Galway, on the west The average for the last five years count of Ireland, flying at a height
is
A Demonstration.
Wuhu, Yesterday General Hsia Tau-yin. held an anti-Communist and anti-North- erner demonstration yesterday.
A battery of small guns is re- ported to have been placed on
a
The first witness called to day was Mr. David Heatson Davidson, former ship's engineer of the China Navigation Company, at present unemployed. He said Another Crossing.
that he had lived with the Nanking, Yesterday: Mackaya at Blackhead, Taikoo The, Northerners have apparDocks, for about two months.
cases in 1926 as against 3,771 serious cases in 1925, an increase of 599 cases or 15.8 per cent. pamphlets on the occasion of the There were 15,678 minor cases in viously render it more dificult and ently crossed and hold the southAbout China New Year this
1926 as against 13,012 in 1925 an increase of 2,666 or 20.4 cont.
Just raid, that similar measures would be taken again in the event of the piracy of a British ship, will be put into execution.
The "Yatshing" left Hong Kong on Sunday with three Euro- pean and five Chinese passengers. The Europeans were Mr. and Mrs. Brown (of the Naval Yard) and Mr. Meikle (an officer of the Indo-China S. N. Company. All are now safe in Hong Kong. Arriving at Swalow on Monday, additional cargo of 1,000 tons and 150 Chinese deck passengers, also a Japanese lady and two children, were taken on board.
Officers Surprised. The capture of the ship took place in broad daylight—at 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, shortly after the "Yatshing" had left Swatow. The 2nd officer, who way on the bridge at the time. was surrounded by eight armed men. Others of the gang (which numbered about twenty) surpris- ed the remainder of the officers in various parts of the ship and mar- shalled them in the saloon where and armed guard was posted.
The 2nd Officer was forced to turn the ship round and steer for Chilang Point, Bias Bay, his in- structions-given through the medium of the quartermaster who was forced to act as the pir- ates interpreter--being that no signals must be exchanged with passing ships on pain of death and that were signals made regarding the "Yatshing's" change in course, the reply was to be that
the vessel was returning to Hong Kong, having developed boiler trouble.
con-
Several ships passed siderable distance away whilst the "Yatshing" was on the way to Rias Bay but no signals were exchanged. The master had been made to join the 2nd Officer on the bridge and the two were
allowed to sleep on the bridge on camp beds during Tuesday night as the ship lay at anchor off Hong Hai Bay,
Passing Steamers. The two officers were awaken- ed at 4 a.m. yesterday by the pirates pointing out that several vessels were approaching. The officers saw that the ships were not coming in their direction and assured the pirates that they would not pass close to them.
cast.
16,508. There were 4,370 serious of 500 feet. The weather off the Wuhu Rock beacon. British
Irish coast was. foggy at the time. Naval Wireless, East to west the flight across the Atlantic has not yet been accom- plished, and weather conditions ob- hazardous than going from west to Princess Loewenstein Wertheim is the first woman to attempt to fly the Atlantic. She is an English woman and by birth, being the daughter of the fourth Earl of Melborough her 1925 maiden name being Lady Anne 58 Savale. She married in 1897, the German Prince Loewenstein. Wer-
per
The following table shows the serious offences for 1925 1926:-
1926
53
71
2,155
Burglary House and Godown
Breaking Larceny Larceny in Dwelling
House Larceny on Ships
and Wharf Manslaughter. Murder Attempted Murder.. Robbery and Assault
with intent to Rob 121 other serious Offences not classi- fied above
75 theim, who was killed after two 2,066 years fighting for the Spaniards against the Americans. in the Philip pines. In 1918 she became a Bri- tish subject again. The Princess is an Intrepid airwoman. She learn- 140ed to fly before the war and has had
498
604
99
8
27
2
170
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a decrease of $181,667 compared British, and foreign, civil-*** with those for 1927.
Increases for 1928 are shown under the following heads
New Posts $208,488. Stipulated Increments $198,381, Increase of Salaries $8,775. Posts previous omitted from Estimates $20,400.
Acting Pay $18,552, Temporary Posts $1,476. Y Personal and Charge Allow ances $7,368:***
year the witness 'remembered visiting the Mackays at their house and on that occasion Mrs. Mackey showed the witzess two Good Conduct Allowances $1 notes of the Hong Kong and $7,810. | Shanghai Bank. When the wit- Language and ness compared those with another Allowances $5,884. note he discovered that they Field and Overtime were forgeries. He handed them 58,042. to Mrs. Mackay, and thought she: Rent Allowances $6,510. put the notes in her handbag, When the witness saw them the notes were intact.
The witness had been paying for his board during the time he
3 many adventures in the air. In bank of the river from Wulung-lived with the Mackays. The last 23 1923 she entered a machine in the shan to Morrison Point, whilst time he paid money to Mrs. 10 race for the King's Cup and herself they have cut the railway.
accompanied the pilot in a circular air tour of Britain.
The Airmen.
Colonel Minchin, who is an Im- perial Airways pilot, has several 728 notable achievements to his credit.
673
a
A little over a year ago he made 3,713 8,771 night from London to Egypt in Four charges of manslaughter three days. Captain Leslie Hamil not proceeded with. ton is known as the "sky taximan"
many thrilling
were
Mackay was the last Friday of Battle at Lungtan
July (20). He then gave her $56 Chinklang, Yesterday. composed of five-310, one $5 and Small numbers of Southern one $1 notes. He thought she put troops are still in the city.
The Northerners are reported
750.
$18,600 Chinese Civilians ...... 857,920 Total number of Chinese M
-births registered
**** Total number of non-
Chinese births
2,022
ja 163
"The general birth rate for the civil population is said to be 4.5 and that of the Chinese. 4.18 per 1000. From the nature of the case. it is practically impossible to ar rive at a correct estimate of the ́Chinêsu birth rate,
The total number of deaths was 12,516 and the general civilian Shorthand death rate was 16.9 per 1,000. Of this total there were 12,336. Chi- po nëse and 180 mon Chinese civilians Allowances and the death rate was respective
ly 16.01 and 10.0 per 1,000.
Infantile Mortality.
Other Charges $288,328.
Among Infanta of one month Special Expenditure $820,489,
and or less.. 12 non-Chinese Public Works Recurrent $69,- 829 Chinese, died, Of those Infants who were more than a Military Contribution $180, month old but less than a year, 15 686. C
Miscellaneous Services
181
Public Debt $29,145. Pensiona $158,076.
non-Chinese and 8,409 Chinese. $247,- died. The total number of child-
These give a total increase for the money in her handbag but 1928 of 81,724,676. Against this was not sure as he walked away figure, are to be placed the fol to have 30,000 troops at the immediately after handing the towing decreases; mouth of the Grand Canal, ready money to to cross to the south bank
Engineers Discoy
There has been some heavy) Tom &xiday August 5, 2rs Bed
At subsequent inquests verdicts and "aerial gipsy.eriences" He fighting at Lungtan. The South
of accidental death were returned. returned to England last April after erners are mounting field guns at Other serious offences not having flown 17,000 miles in three Paoaktshan and also on the city specially classified above are as months in various parts of Europe. wall.
follows:-
1926. 1925,
and
5
24
15
19
Cutting Part
Wounding Part Demanding
money with Menaces 10 Part Forgery..... Part Indecent Assault 5 Part Arson and At-
tempted Arson Part Rape or Attempt-
ed Rape Part Aiding and Abet-
ting to Rape Part Possession and Uttering Forged Banknotes Part Falsification of
Accounts
Part Conspiracy... Part Aiding and Abet-
ting to Rob Part Aiding and Abet-
Part Child Stealing ..
ting to Murder
Part Perjury ..... Part Wounding and
Causing Bodily Harm
Part Piracy Part Bribery Part Shooting with
Intent Part Explosive, pos-
session of . Shortly after 5.30 am, the Part Poison, posses- anchor was taken up and the
sion of steamer moved to about a quar- Part ter of a mile from Sam Chau
Poison inlet. The pirates' booty, con-Part Attempted to sisting of over $1,000 taken from fraud
Administering
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the
Mnékés auf the house, AU 3 TO HA
Fugl town to do sor
ping at the Wing On Company and returned home about 8 pm. Huring his career he has flown over Reinforcements have been sent Once or twice previously the wit 3,000 hours and covered a quarter to Lungtan by rail. British ness had been to Wing On's with of a million miles.
Nave Wireless.
Mrs. Mackay and knew that she Before
from departure
Warning to Shipping.
was a customer there.: Uparon, the Roman Catholic Arch-
Shanghai, Yesterday.'. bishop of Cardiff, assisted by priests
Proceeding, the witness said General Pai Chung-hsi has re- that about 3 p.m., the following standing under the golden wings of
short requested ships to avoid the vicinity day (August 6) he was sitting in 17 the aeroplane, conducted
1ligious service. The Princess is a of Klang Yin and Wusung due to the Mackay's house when Mrs. Roman Catholic. Afterwards the the danger of their coming under Mackay's nephew, Walter Eckert, Archbishop gave his blessing to the fire. The shipping companies, it came running in and made a re- hazardous journey and sprinkled is reported, have also been warn-port. In consequence of that re- the aeroplane with holy water. The ed.
HN
OHH
sent, knelt before the Archbishop,
ed the final benediction.
.:
Princess, just before taking her Sailings on the Yangtze have port the witness went with Walter to the Chaiwan Road. They pro- kissed his episcopal ring and receiv been prohibited for a similar ceeded to the place partly by tram
reason, with a threat of martial and partly on foot. law if the order is not compiled By the Magistrate: In the Landon, Yesterday, The Fokker monoplane "Stra-with..
house at the time were Mr. phael," piloted by Colonel F. F. The Lungtan Battle. Minchin, and accompanied by Capt. There is no progress in the Leslle Hamilton and Princess fighting at Lungtan. The North- Lowenstein Wertheim, left Upavonerners are being reinforced Aerodrome this morning for Ottawa. British Naval Wireless.
Princess Lowenstein Wertheim is
"Cockchafer" Incident.
She arrived at Upavon at dawn
1
5
1
4
0
1
16.
11
0
1
10
2
2
1
1
0
Atlantic flight,
0
1
3
1
16
13
2
25
0
6
0
two attache cases and a hat box.
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The machine carries 800 gallons|
of petrol and two days' food sup
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the compradore and valuables Part Possession of from the Chinese passenger Offensive Weapons 13 amounting to several thousands Part Unlawful Society 2. of dollars was taken off in the Part Taking Designa- `ships' lifeboata, together with a -large quantity of provision from
the steward's stores..
Yangtzee
was hit by one
boots. Her luggage consisted of British Wireless Service.
Oplies of emergency ratione.
Mr. Levine's Intentions.
London, Yesterday.
Mr. Charles Levine has an- nounced that if Minchin succeeds in
crossing the Atlantic, he will alter
his plans and attempt to break the long-distance endurance record by 0 fiying eastward.
Warship Canteens.
London, Tuesday.
ren, who died at the age of a year For less was therefore 27 non- Chinese and 4,288 Chinese. These gares are derived from reliable statistics because the registration of deaths is compulsory), but ... as
births are not
case the Chi abov
Appoint Medi
ecial "Allow,
rother Coloniawan freesfrom seph-s demic disease during the year 1926, Separation, Allowances $1,200. There were a few sporadic cases Allowances of small-pox during the first seven
Good Conduct $900.
Overtime Allowances $6,203,' Rerit Allowances $4,224.
Other Charges $150,610.
months of the year, the total num- |ber of cases being 40 of which only
82 were of local origin.
European Civil Service. The Special Expenditure $165,920. total number of Europeans of the serve $40,000.
Royal Naval Volunteer Re-Civil Service Invalided was 7 or
roughly 79 per cent.
Public Works Extraordinary $1,239,100.
Charitable Services 1,851.
The total number of deaths of Europeans in the Civil Service was 6 a rate of 56 per cent.
Plague and Cholera.-There were
The decrease amounts to 3,856,888, leaving a net de no cases of either of these diseases $181,657.
crease,
stated above,
of
and the Colony must be considered very fortunate to have escaped In- fection with cholera which
Was
| prevalent in several of the ports with which the Colony is in com-
1925 1926
Mackay, Miss Kathleen Mackay and Mr. Ware.
house, but he could speak about munication. Continuing his evidence, the the jewellery she wore. Usually, Death rato.The general death witness said that he found Mrs. witness said, Mrs. Mackay wore rate during the year was 15.9 per Mackay about 112 yards from the three rings, a diamond engage-mille; this figure is a very low one the first woman to participate in an A convoy bound down the end of the Chaiwan Road. She ment ring and a wedding ring on when it is considered that the large majority of the population River having been was in a sitting position propped the left hand, and other ringve in an overcrowded Eastern
She was which she had got in England, on
city. Roman Catholic Archbishop of from Morrison Point, the British already dead and the body was the right hand. The engagement Malaria:-Bath hospital admis in a motor-car accompanied by the heavily fired upon by Chinese up against the bank,
ring was a little loose. Cardiff and two priests who bless-gunboat "Cockchafer" Faturned getting cold.
stons and the total number of . One Shoe Off. ed the aeroplane before the start, the fire. She
Mr. Whyte-Smith told the deaths from the disease show that They also blessed the Princess. shell which, however, caused
he noticed about Magistrate that when the body malaria was somewhat less pre- Asked what The latter was dressed in a purple only superficial damage: One the body, the witness said that was found, the two gold rings valent than during the previous leather. flying suit and wore silk stockings and high-heeled. furiined seaman was slightly wounded one of Mrs. Mackay's shoes was were on the deceased lady's fing-year, the figures are:-
off, and she had blood stains on ers, but the diamond ring was The Tonnage Surtax. the left breast, chest and ab missing.
Hospital Admissions.. 2480 · 2253
·702 587 Shanghal, Yesterday," domen. The witness shifted the Answering Counsel, Mr. Mackay Deaths. It is officially announced that deceased from the sitting position said that since the death of Mrs. Tuberculosis. This disease is the tonnage surtax will be and made her lay flat across the Mackay he had been unable to very prevalent and was responsible rescinded
of the total from to-morrow.road with a basket under her find the diamond ring in the for 15.27 per cent. Reuter.
head: The basket the witness house, although he had looked in deaths in 1926. The prospect of found near Mrs. Mackay's body: all her drawers and trunks. Two being able to do much to mitigate Then the witness waited for the photos produced by Mr. Whyte- this disease in the Colony is not The Navy and Army Air Force arrival of the police. Mr. Mackay Smith the witness identified as a bright one. It would necessitate stitutes have offered the ad- and Mr. Ware arrived in a car those of his wife.
complete alteration of the mode. miralty to take over the running about the same time as the police:
Replying to further questions, of life and habits of the large of all canteens of warships on the By Mr. Whyte Smith: Mrs. the witness said that Mrs. Mackay majority of the population. China Station. The matter has Mackay's handbag was found ly- often visited the Barkers at Chal- whole time Radiologist was ap Radiology--For the first time e been referred to the Commander- ing beside the body when the wan Bay about once or twice a pointed. Dr. C. W. McKenny re- In-Chief in the Far East for his witness first came on the scene. week. In the forenoon of August turned from leave in June having decision, Reuter,
Mr. Alfred Richard Osborne: 7 the witness went to the public spent his time in the study of
• Coming Trooping Season. said he was a timekeeper at mortuary and there identified Radiology and allied sciences and, Make Shanghai, Yesterday. Talkoo-Docks and lived next door the body of his wife in the pre having obtained. hia diploma The "Pride of Detroit” has arrive
It is officially announced that to the Mackays; About 8 p.m., sence of the medical officer and a (D. M. R. &. E. Cambridge), was
appointed to the post. The new: in pursuance of the policy of the on August 6. Misa Mackay came police inspector. Hundreds of spectators in Galway Part Bombs, Outrage, "1
Bay cheered Minchin's departure gradual reduction of the British to his house, and told him some
Department was made much use of: Part Border Outrage 0
and its activities will be much ex- 30 from Europe on his passing Aran forces from Shanghal the follow-thing as the result of which the Four cases of manslaughter Islands towards the Atlantic. V ing units will be withdrawn in witness went to the Shauki wan On August 1, sald witness, he tended when new apparatus, etc..
received his salary, and placed fedented for, arrives., vody. in Hong Kong at 6 p.m. against licensed motor-drivers The airmen are losing a day on the coming trooping season Police Station and made a report 225 housekeeping money in Mrs: The Hospitals.
The "Yatshing" is e ateel were withdrawn by Police after schedule owing to the authorities lery Headquarters, 18th Infantry Husband's Evidence, before thin, Later the witnesspital which was open in December
are a let Field Brigade, Royal Art- there. And backay drawers. This was just screw atcamer of 2,284 tons a Coroner's Jury had brought in a forblading the immediate resump Brigade, 1st Batt. Green The next witness was the untold her about it. The money 1925 speedily proved to have alled Kowloon Hospital-This" Hos gross and carries six European verdict of "Accidental Death." tion of the tight pussing the comHowards; 1st Batt. Bordelers; fortunate woman's husband, Mr. was made up of one $100, one 50 an urgent need, the beds being officers and a Chinese crew of Crime connected with political pletion of formalities. They hope let Batt. Middlesex; lat Devans: Charles Mackay He paid that and the rest $10 and $5 notes fully occupied throughout the elghty,
affairs showed a big, decrease, to resurs to-morrows Reutér. As a result of this the Britian his wife, left the I Agitators appeared to have found Mar
use con the Since the murder the witness had year. A ME Garrison in Shanghal, during the afternoon of August 6 but he did roned only one $50 bill in another Victoria Hospital. The work of coming winter, will consist of the not know here she went to. He drawerLOR
reconstruction at the Victoria ase was the resumption 2nd Batt. Coldstreafft. Gi
cations in October, 2nd Batt. Suffolks Ay gave, increased facilities Bedford and Hertford the ingress and egress of ments, two replacin iminals domiciled in Chinese from Hong Kon rritory
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Eight Chinese deck passengers were kidnapped, the master of the "Yatshing" also being made to accompany the pirates and their prisoners, ashore but being allowed the return.
The "Yatshing" left Blas Bay
at il a.m. yesterday and arrived
Her officers are:
Captain: Mr. G. H. Hodgson. First Officer: Mr. J. R. Midden- way.pk
Second Officer: Mr. C. Harris. Chief Engineer; Mr. A. Living stone.
Second Engineer: Mr. A. Glass. Third Engineer: Mr. E. Grain
tion of Police Falsely Part Imigrancy by
Force Part Seditious Docu-
ments
Part Bombs, posses
slon of
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Hong Kong an unremunerative field for their activities A large number of Chinese who the strike and boycott call 1925 drifted back to Hong during 1926. Conséquent employment was partly resp ble for the increase in crime over | 1925; figures. Another facto
THE WORLD FLIGHT.
At: Constantinople.","
Constantinople, Yesterday.
the Inc
bout the
Only Found $50.
75By Mr Whyte-Smith-On Aur- Hospital was completed in Septem ust 6 there were three workmen ber and the new Maternity Block One was working which had been in use as a 'gen- while two others eral hospital during reconstruction repairing the drain was opened to Maternity casen, an November 215
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