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"COURTEOUS PIRATES.
THE
WASHED DOWN THE DECKS
BEFORE LEAVING.
Before leaving the steamer, the pirates had the decks washed and removed alt bloodstains and other evidence of the previous night's encounter.
Though the conduct of the pirates gen- erally tinrands the saloon passengers was brutal, some of the passengers experi- enced little kindnesses. In one case a bald-headed passenger asked if he might have a hat, his having been stolen, One
BACK TO HONGKONG." many sizes 'too small was brought and thei misfit caused much amusement amongst who was only slightly wounded, took Directly the pirates left, the first officer, the pirates. A hat of a larger size was brought to the passenger later. A num command and, with Mr. Holmes, an ber of the passengers were alas served officer of the & Telemachue, and Mr. J. with wines and liqueurs and mineral Ralston, sot the course for Hongkong waters taken from the ship's barn consulting charts, they found that and the pirates also made arrange the vessel was off Tsing Chan, a point to ments for an ample supply of oigarettes to the passengers. In the case of Haroon, who volunteered as interpreter on the bridge, he was paid 81 at the end of his tedious task. He was than directed to go to the passengers and to tell them .not to be afraid. In another cass gentleman had his gold watch returned to him and one of the two French priesta and four other passengers were allowed to Occupy the settees in the saloon.
the north of Bina Bay. A distress signal was flown from the masthead and as the boat passed Waglan light-house the signal." Doctor and Police, urgent w run up." "Waglan" acknowledged message which was wirelessed into Hong
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CHARTER PARTY ACTION
A SHIP REQUISITIONED BY THE
“GOVERNMENT,
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NOVEMBER 21er, 1929.
THE BIG ARMS CASE. BOTH AUSTRALIANG SENTENCED
tion were seized at the King Edward Hotel, Kowloon. The arms and ammuni-f
Hotel, whers Pitts had arranged to stay the night, and at the Palace Hotel, where Smyth was staying, and in the cabin of the defendant Pitts
PITTS' CASS
TO IMPRISONMENT,
before the Chief Justice (Sir William the Magistracy, yesterday morning, in In the Supreme Court, yesterday, Me J. R. Wood gave his decision at
Rees-Davies) the Cheong Steamship the sensational arms case in which two Company, of Shanghai, brought a charter Australians named W. Pitts and 0. J. party action against Mears Dharsi Smyth, were tried on Friday last before Nanji & Co., of Chitagong, India the Court on a number of charges of Jenkin (instructed by Messrs. Walze the Colony Pits at the time of his Mr. Eldon Potter and Mr. Fuggling a large quantity of arms into and Grist) appeared for the paintāks, CO. Alabaster, K.C., and Mr. McNeill, 18. President Jeferson, and Smyth was and the defence was conducted by Mr Arrest was second steward on board the of Shanghai (instructed by Mess, formerly a bar manager at the Palace Deacon, Looker, Deacon and Harston), kong) under a submission made under an The claim was for 8158,849.87 (Hong arbitration clause in a charter party defence was that the charter party sued in respect of the s.1, Singaporean. The upon was rescinded and a new agreement
which aide should begin. Mr McNeill' was entered intonamen
A prelimitary argument arose as to submitted that, under a clause of the Pitty was first called before the Magis Civil Procedure Code, the defence had the right to beginip na ma
trato and his Worship addressing him After bearing counsel for both sidesmaid: As you were undefended during By this time, naturally, grave anxiety of the defence put in issue material!
the Chief Justice held that the pleadings the hearing of your case. I have taken was felt in Hongkong for her safety. She points, which put the onus of proof on the week-end to go over your statement to was due in at 9 o'clock on Sunday night, the plaintiffs.
see whether it as a reasonable explana- Mr. Potter, opening, said notice was tion of what happened, and I have decid To the wounded, however, they showed south channel, at 10.30 a.m., in search of the proceed to arbitration. The defendants i am satisfied that your guile has been The as Heungihan was sent out by the given to defendants of the intention to ed that I cannot accept your statement. na consideration whatsoever. Mr. Haw missing ship. Shortly after her despatch ignored that notice and allowed the proved on all charges preferred against ther was left to lie on the deck for the wireless message was received and now endeavouring to get rid of that in the King Edward Hotel, it is clear award to go by default and they were you. With reference to the arms found the greater part of the night, until he was Mr. Arnold, the Secretary of the Hong- award. Discussing the charter party that they were first placed, with your removed to a settee in the saloon by some kong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Com counsel said the ship was to have been knowledge, in an empty cabin over which of the Chinese stewards. During tho pany, accompanied by Dr. Balean, set out
delivered an March 1st, 1017, at Singa night a pirate trod on his stomach. The in a Kowloon Dock launch fr Muay calendar months and the charterer had you labelled the baggage with the name pore. The charter party was for ten you had control in your ship, and, that Indian Sergeant was als left on deck Pier. all night. It is said that he feigned death had gone wrong with the engines, and and south of Vladivostock, but was not baggage to the King Edward Hotel from It was first thought t & something the right to use the ship in practically of W. Peters, which was not your own; jevery part of the world, west of Bombay so that you arranged transport of the for a period of sono 10 hours. The arrangements were made with the Dock allowed to trade in the Philippines: The the ship. wounded Captain and the wounded French Company for the tug Henry Kenwick to that date the vessel was requisitioned by when you hauded the baggage ever to him, I believe the hotel runner'a. cancelling date was March 31st, 1917. On evidence to be quite honest that you were, Priest received no consideration what-be sent out to the vessel's assistance. Ber the Government. Plaintiffs got into dressed in dark clothing. I believe his eyes, except that it is reported that the services were not required, however, for touch with defendants and asked if they evidence, I do not believe your evidence pirates offered to throw the Captain the Sui An was sighted coming down the that defendants said they wished to go Smyth that you were dressed in the wished to go on. Plaintiffs' case wasun this point, or the evidence of Mr. overboard to ease bit of his pain, but fairway from Lyemun Pass. Two polie on as soon as the ship was released. The uniform of a second steward. I believe the Captain saked to be given a chance, launches and the Kowloon Dock launch the vessel only if the was released within and booked room No. DS, and that you and it was "fortunately given. Then
defendants now said that they would take that you attended the King Edward Hotel again there is that black hole "inci-
drew alongside and the story of the night's the ten months. Counsel went into many occupied this room during the night.: Un dent-the crowding of 30 odd Europeans sensational happenings was soon being points of law in the course of his address these facts I do not see how I can come (men and women) in a small stuffy lava-
which lasted all the afternoon.
to any other decision than that you were The hearing was adjourned. tory, and a similar number inta thaf
importing these armis no doubt in league purser's cabin. On the whole the night
with other men-but they were found in your possession. was a hideousa ole.
BRUTAL TREATMENT OF THE WOUNDED.
related.
A'MURDER TRIAL. PRISONER WHO CONFESSED
GUILT.
duty when the pirates took control was possible. Dr. Balean immediately conducted the defence.
compelled to stay below right through the night and when relieved after the pirate left the ship. he had done something like" 15 hours engine-room duty. They were a little fuore considerate to the navigating. officer whom they pressed into their ser sice, for they allowed him three hours off duty and gave him a blanket in order to get some sleep, but in the circum stances he prolably had
very little sleep:
examined them and gave them such medi-
men.
CONDITION OF THE VESSEL The docks of the vessel, the saloons-and the cabins presented a remarkable specta
Continuing the Magistrate said: With THE PIRATES LEAVE AT
reference to the ammunition found in cle of damage, and disorder. In the din.
HIS your cabin on October 31st, you ask me DAYLIGHT,
ing saloon was a litter of smashed crock-
to believe that it was placed there with The Nai An was kept steaming steadily cry, and a number of overturned chairs.
out your knowledge by members of the northwards throughout the long night, All the cabins were in disorder, and bed. cd yesterday morning, before the Pians you. Well, I might have accepted the The November Criminal Sessions, open- Chinese crew who have a slight against And hero a word must be aid of the ding had been stolen from the bunka Wing was indicted for the murder of averit in view of the sungging of Judge (Mr. H. H. J. Gompert:), Lam story on another occasion, but I cannot engine goom staff. Needless to say they Small articles of clothing Bill littered man named Tan fat, who was stabbed in arms into the King Edward Hotel. were compelled, at the point of the re- the deck and the deck chairs, except those Square Street, on the night of October His Worship went on to say that, he did volver, to work the engines Mr. Har which were occupied by the wounded, 25th. ".
not believe that it was a trick worked man, the second engineer, who was on who had been made as comfortable as Kemp) prosecuted and Mr. Campbell into trouble. The defendant had appar- The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. J. H. by the Chinese crew to get the defendant Prosser (instructed by Mr. C. H. Lyon) ently assisted the Steerage Steward (Harry Woo) to import the arms into the cal attention as was possible pending Chan Wing Cheung, T. E. Jones, J
The jury were Mesars J. Bentley, Colony. The defendant was convicted on removal to hospital.
all charges, and that being so it was for MeL. Walker, Wong Kam Fuk, G. Hhis Worship to consider sentence. The White and A. Dransfield. REMOVING THE WOUNDED....
Arms Ordinance was not merely made The deceased was attacked by four for people living in the Colony, but also On entering the harbour, the Sui a dagger. Tam Tat died in hospital. The The illegal trafficking in arms had to be One of them, the prisoner, had a for people living outside the Colony. Anchorage. This was shortly after noon, few days. On the morning of the 27th vesel, but that was not sufficient and he was brought to, anchor in the Naval prisoner, who was employed by the suppressed. He believed that the defend and she lay there for about 30 minutes, prisoner went to the house of a fellow had is impose a penalty which would be Sanitary Department was away for a ant had a good character on board the when she proceeded to the Company's countryman and said he had just come deterrent and stop people from doing the wharf at Wing Lok Street. There the Prisoner was told he could stay the Pitts was then sentenced to one year's
back from the country and wanted work same thing. wounded were conveyed by ambulance to night, but that evening the police ca imprisonment with hard labour on each A MYSTERIOUS BEACON. Just at day-break those who had the pean passengers were afterwards re- the Attorney-General aubinitted, because the Government Civil Hospital. Euro to the house and arrested him. There was no doubt as to who did the stabbing,
of the four charges, the sentences to run privilege of a partible to look through leased from the-ahip-but all Chinese were prisoner in his statement made at the Pitts took the sentence quietly and was
concurrently. noticed a large, beacon, blazing from detained on board, pending police in- decensed. He said: About 10 year Police Station admitted having stabbed distant hill-top. Apparently the beaconvestigations. There was much complaint ago he was an enemy of mine. He was a landmark for the vessel steered to among the European passengers that they struck me first. In return I struck him wards. it, and when closs to land tho were detained for so long on the ship
and stabbed him with a dagger. engines were signalled to proceed at ""dead slow." Four shots were red from after her arrival in port having regard a Winchester rifle and then faintly the to the terrible ordeal through which they sound of a horn was heard by those on had passed. At the wharf entrance many board. The horn continued to blow and hundreds of Chinese collected and a good the sound became gradually louder deal of excitement prevailed. until it was quite close to the ship. It was the answering signal of the pirates' .confederates on land. A fleet of sampana waa scen to leave the shore and make for
THE CASUALTIES.
SPORT.
FOOTBALL"
removed from the Court,
SMYTH'S CASE,
20. J. Smyth was next brought before
the Court.
His Worship aid: You are before mu now on one charge only, namely that of possession of": arme found in the Palace Hotel," room 32 You occupied that room down to the evening of October 24th. On that evening, at about 8 or 9 o'clock, you wore turned out of the room, and turned UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE. out of the botel The room remained dn
locked antil midnight. Lieut. Comdr. Douglas Hamilton, Blacked by the room boy. On the following It was them Killed-Chiga Tarsan and Raman San presided at the annual general meeting of morning the same room-boy entered the
the United Services League on Friday room and in the course of tidying th sent Lieut, Candr. Larcombe, N., drawer of a chest of drunerna Lacne arms evening when the following were also pre room op found the arms to the botter Engr.-Lieut. Gamblea, R. and repry were packed in various packages. They sentatives from the following HM Bhips were placed there apparently for the pur Harkins, Magnatis, Tamar, Titania and You have asked me to find that the Cartiale, Despatch, Durban, Forglote, pose of trading in sus Submarines,. RG.A.
and king &
evidence is insumcient to convict that The election of others for the season while you occupied the room it was 1922-3 took place with the following re Always unlocked, and that also on the 'sults:
the vessel. At some distance from the (Indian, guards).
abip the approaching sampaus pulled Seriously wounded-Capt. R. A. Biras, up and waited for further signals. When shot through shoulder blade and cut about "these were given they drew alongside
The booty was then lowered into the the head with the butt of a revolver.
waiting bouts which, as they filled, moved Mr. Hawthorne, of Messrs. Hawthorne -off to the shore. There was a fairly & Pearson, tailors and outfittery, wounded beavy sen running at the time and the in abdominal region, in the left foot and task of leading the simpans was not an easy ode. By seven o'clock all the loot in the right kno had been cleared from the ship and the The pirates were ready to leave the Sui An through the left grojn..
Indium Sergent of the guard, shot they put off in the sumpans encircled Not criously woanded-The This ship fred number of volleys over ofrer EM Copeland) Bob hund, her and fotovel, cheered instily [from theiz Jeri]]> UTAJU |
The Chief Engineer (Mr. Cullen); flesh wound
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A DESCRIPTION OF THE PIRATES.
Before dismissing the pirater a brief bullet
Benription of them would not be amfe Twa Chitiese passengers were, ZÁSO
According to the paengers they were wunded; Hakkan, for the most part of a nondescript zyps, very" "young, bare-footed and poorly apthed. The tendera appeared to be of
the better class and wore long coata
One of the leaders, as already mid; wid
oo man who masqueraded as a woman-
mapikor, londór - wie also, dread in Okida
THE PASSENGER LIST
woman's clothes, bub it was not ascertain-027: Oskes,
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As to camsiting amongst the pirató, Kinë," Mr. J. Bal holding definite is known. Some may talat Weaders-
at least two were killed and ""; several" Mike" Pearson
Hon. Bec. and Treasurer.
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