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THE SUT AN▪ PIRACY. COMMISSION.
A MILITARY OFFICER'S SUGGES TIONS FOR DEFENCE. EVIDENCE BY THE PASSENGER WHO ACTED AS INTERPRETER.
THE HONGKONG PAILY FRINA,
TESDAY, DECEMBER ITE
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interpreter, and witness eventually THE PIRACY REGULATIONS. AFTER SIXTY-FOUR YEARS. volunteered. They gave him a cup of tea OWNERS OF THE "ON LEE" SUM- and said “Cool yourself down." Then they gave him the past word.
MONED FOR ALLEGED BREACH.
The Chairman: What was the pass MR. DALMADA CONTENDS THAT THE word f
Witness: “Ak Tay.”
ORDINANCE IS FAULTY:
Yesterday the owners of the se. On Lee appeared at the Magistracy in answer to a summons for an alleged breach of the Piracy Regulations
The witness proceeded: "I want The third sitting of the Commission forward on to the bridge. I was told to appointed to inquire into the piracy on teil the Chief Officer to steer the ship for the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam Cheung Chau. We went that way, boat Co's 5.5 Sai da, on November There were plenty of lights burning on The summons was preferred against 19th, and to consider whether the shore. We nearly touched a little boat Tsang Ohing Lau, the Manager of the existing precautions against piracy are on the way." I said to the pirates, "Why Sze Yap S.S. Company. 29, Connaught adequate, and efficient," was held in the don't you people get junks and clear of Road Central and two sureties named Li Legislative Council Chamber yesterday They threatened to shoot me saying Man Ki, No. 66, Bonham Strand East Keep quiet. Next they asked that the and Ng Kin Cho of No. 75, Wing Lok
The pirates were speaking Hakka, but cause why the sum of £5,000 (the amount
.afternoon.
DIOCESAN "BOYS” SCHOOL MAKES
ITS FIRST BIG APPEAL
A LEADING HONGKONG INSTITUTION.
A meeting of the Commities of the Diocesan Boys' School, to discuss the launching of an appeal to the public for funds for the new premises on the Penta- sula was held in the Beard-room of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor-
poration last evening, the Hon. Mr. A. G.
Stephen presiding.
Addressing the Committee the Rev. W. T. Featherstone axplained why an appeal bad hitherto been postponed and
encouragement but wanted them to sea what "support could be obtained from the
The Chairman (Mr. J. R. Wood). preboat should be steered for Swatow." Street The defendants have to show said that the Government gaye thám every
sided, and the other Commissioners pre- Bent wera: the Harbour Master (Com-
maader C. W. Reckwith, R.N.), The when they addressed him they spoke in of their bond dated November 28th, 1914)] public before making a grant. If in the
Hon. Mr. C. Mck Memer, Capt. Lake, Cantones. All the lights on the ship should not be forfeited. The summons is the brought under the Piracy Prevention ̈and Mr. H.P.: White.
were extinguished. He was on Mr. W. EL. Shenton appeared for bridge the whole night. On one occasion rdinance of 1914.
Mr. H. K. Holmes (the Crown Soli- the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam. he tried to go down for a cup of water.
hack and citor) prosecuted and Mr. Leo d'Almada "boat Company, Mr. E. Davidson, under" The pirates pulled me
the instructions of the Marine Officers' brought me some tea and cake. I pro-appeared for the defence. Guild, for the officers of the Sui An, Mr. tended to feel cold because. I was afraid
On August 8th whilst the ship was ou H. X. Hung for the Compradore, and of being shot and one of the robbers gave a voyage from Kangmoon to Hongkong Mr. H. Lyson for Mr. Hawthorne and me a silk long coat After that a shot and "in the waters of the Colony "and went off. They were not smart at hand. in a danger zone" as defined by Regula ling revolvers and I was afraid they tion 1 of the Ordinance, it la alleged that Light Colonel Roberts, who was the might pull them off pridentally. They breach of the Regulations was com
mitted by not having the grill dours first witzes, suggested that the guards were countryfolk."
fitted with locki closed: and by not having the grill door
и
| Mr., Mrs, and Miss Pearson.
EVIDENCE BY PASSENGERS.
should be told off to protect the bridge I felt his buttons and asked Who are "Later, someone came up to the bridge, only. The front of the bridge should be
you?'.. He mid the Chief Engineer. bullet proof in order to protect them. Of course, it would be quite possible for About 2 o'clock one of the men asked me bombs to be thrown on the bridge but he if I knew where the purser was.
I said
Mr. d'Almada said that he had been instructed to resist forfeiture. He asked The Magistrate said he
for a remand.
be raised the Government would put the next three years $100,000 to $160,000 could,
school governors is a position to make a beginning, and perhaps begin before the money was actually in band.
It was indicated in the course of dis cussion that the Government had allotted the School a very fine and extensive site, wihin half-an-hour of Hongkong by ferry and train or (in the future) trams The Government also offered 8134,000 for the old site and $70,000 for the old buildings Chinese members expressed the opinion that the site was worth far more than the sum allotted-they put the value of the architect's-1.50 and the Government's land there at 87 a foot, as compared with
83 a foot. However, it was explained:
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thought this might be met by placing Tee, I know, where he is! I didn't mind would open the case and then, if necessary that the transaction was hardly an ordin
if the Steamship Company lost money; i was not going to be shot. (Laughter.) 1 went down and found him and the pirates
grant a remand.
The Crown Bolicitor said the facts were
wire netting there. He was "of the opinion that if the guards had been con- - contrated there, they could put up a very demanded the key of the safe. The kay that on the. day mentioned in the sum-
good-fight. He mentioned that he only saw one closed grill.
2
Mr. Pearson said that when the attack
started he rushed upstairs to his wife and daughter but was met by pirates who mistook him for the purser. He was taken to the purser's room and searched. One of the men mid “You are the purser." The Chairman:: Did he speak English.
Witness: "Just a littles
Can you speak Chinese-No, I cannot. I should have told them something if I
- could.
MR HAWTHORNE'S EXPERIENCES.
ary commercial one, seeing that the Government was giving a large alterna- tire site. The Government, Mr. Feather.
was found and handed over to the robbers mons Sergeant Shannon boarded the 5. stone remarked, had treated the School
by someone."
The Chairman asked whether there were any pirates amongst the first class pas
sengera.
.
"There was a statement in the now
"about a papers," the witness replied, woman wearing à fur coat. If you want to find that woman I think you can get her She was with Dr. Fitzwilliam's chauffeur that day. They said the woman when robber, but that is not so.
The Chairman Are they in the
Witness: So, they left for Beans shan that very day. They did not come
back on the boat.
You think there were no first class Pangers among the pirates?-No, the pirates came from the back part of the ship.
very generously in offering such; à fino] Bitp:
On Zee of Castle Peak. He found the ship, was carrying a number of passengers. Grills were provided as required by the
The probabilities of getting substantial Piracy Regulations, but they were not closed. The ovidence would show that the support, in the form of annual subscrip- grills had been previously painted and tions, rather than single donations, from the principal firms were discussed and the paint had not been scratched or broken, which proved that the grill doors members of the committee undertook to had hardly ever been used. As to locks, canvas personally. The Hon. Mr. Step- there were no locks of any kind on the hen remarked that he hoped many firms grilla and, though it might be argued by would support the School in this way, re the defence that there were padlocks in the the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and store-room to be used on occasion, they the Union Insurance Company had done should have been fixed to the grills.It Boys from the school with whom he had seems useless and futile," continued the Crown Solicitor, to keep locks stored way in a place when they might be need ed in a case of necessity,”
“Mr. d'Almada mid the wording of the summons was that the boat was in the waters of the Colony and also in a danger zone. He contended that "within the
By that time one of the pirates had got they could see a light on a hill. They waters of the Colony was not a danger
come in contect had pleased him exceed. ingly and he believed, many firms had received useful additions to their stafis
from the School.
Mr. Featherstone mentioned that this was the first big appeal the School had made since its foundation in 1868.
Mr. Hawthorne stated that, 'the attack Colony still! commenced about 5.55 p.m. "I heard a burst of fre coming from aft," he mid. "I jumped up and saw an Indian' guard surrounded by about five or six men. Then there were two pirates in front of me rushing forward. It appear ed to me the Indian guard was firing on the two men I bundled Mrs. and Miss Replying to Commander Beckwith, the Pearson into the Chief Officer's cabin. witaces said that before the ship stopped
The Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son, the Hon Mr. Ng Hon Taz and other Chinese mem- Before getting off the
final search of the zone and went on to say that he had bers of the Committee promised that several cases to quote which would con- everything possible would be done to When did the sampans come off?clusively satisfy his Worship that if the bring the claims of the School before After they had broken open the safe, they offence was committed within the waters Chinese merchants, and the Chinese com.
inunity generally," booted in Chinese Boat shot off from of the Colony" it could not be within the the shore and when they were half way danger zone and, therefore, he had no Several substantial subscriptions were promised there and then and arrange- The robbere case to answer: across, they turned back.
Mr. Almada said the words," within "ments were made to launch an appeal to the waters of the Colony" should have been the British and foreign community and more clearly defined in the Ordinance. If to make a “drive" of business offices. a place within the waters of the Colony"
just for'ard of the grill. He had a resteered for it. valver. I made a dive and caught him pirates made a by the throat with my left hand and Passengers. took hold of the hand carrying the re- volver with my right. I particularly noticed that he was a left handed man 1 got hold of his revolver and it went off. I felt a stinging pain in the knee. I lifted him up he was a fellow about five feet a thin, skinny fellow-and Did you go and see them off-No, I got him half way over the rails, when I would not. I hid myself. I was afraid
fired and then they came back.
felt a hit on the left foot and all" of a they would kidnap me. sudden. I went down. I think it must
Did you peep over the side-No, they was supposed to be within the danger FOUR AMERICAN MARINES "have been the shop that entered my left looked for me, and one of them gave me zona then obviously the ferry boats on the
- IN TROUBLE. . sido. The pirate dropped down and as four dollars.
harbour were within the danger zone and he got up he took two shots at me with The witness said he asked one of the had to comply with the Regulations CHARGES OF FALSE PRETENCES
AND THEFT. his revolver, but there was nothing in it pirates how many of them there were That, of course," would be absurd. The for I distinctly heard two clicks. After and he replied ““ sixtý.”
waters of the Colony extended to the Four American marines of the U.S.8 that he jumped on my stomach. All the In reply to Capt. Lake the witness limits of Lan Tau Island and Mr. Helend appeared before Mr. Lindsell, pirates were coming from aft and yet I said the passengers were not searched at Almada argued that a vessel which we at the Magistracy, yesterday morning, on had two revolver wounds. Bred from Macno and there would be no difficulty in within those waters might not have been two serious charges. The first is that for'ard Where those bullets came from smuggling anything on board.
Questioned by Mr Shenton the wit. within the danger zone.
The Magistrate zaked for a definition they obtained on December that Jervois I don't know. I think I must have lost nese said the bout should have been seen of the word Hongkong" Did Hong Street, from one Au Pio, three rolls consciousness. I came to I think about from Cheung Chau island for they passed, kong, mean, the wharf at Hongkong or the silk valued at 100.30 by means of false an hour afterwards."
very close
piretences, by making payment of certai The witness also said that, at intervals Tau was a sarcastic remark in Chinese,
He explained that the pass word a whole waters of the Colony.
Mr. Holmes contended that as soon as the notes to the complainant which they said be good American currency, whereas of about an hour, four or five pirates The Chairman remarked that Inspector boat pulled out from the wharf she should th
the notes were not. The other charge trooped from alt to for ard, apparently Kent had said that he noticed the comply with the Regulations. In the case was that of stealing & gold ring from to relieve others. He was lying on his Chinese woman on the return journey, of ferry boats they did not come within No. 204, Queen's Road Central. back until 4 or 6 o'clock the next morn- when she was with a man and was joined the Regulations If the boat was going The defendants were: First Sergeant ing. Then the No. 1 waiter came round by two other men and one wearing a on a main run and pulled out from the Joseph Flamadore, Corporal John Joseph with three pirates and dragged him into long cost, and that after the robbers had wharf she would have to comply with the Montgomery, Privates John van Ashley the smokeroom. He managed to get up
a mkata mall and Charles Henry Bytheway. on the settee and had a clear view of gone these five persons were not on the Regulations
ship.
*** Mr. d'Almada interpreted the words All four defendants vin: turn ̈pleaded four Apiratia for quite an hour. Two The witness said he would not dispute between Hongkong to mean between not guilty to the first charge, and one of of them wore maske. He would recognise the statement. The man told him he was Hongkong se'n whole. He did not agree the four said he knew nothing about it, the other two easily if he saw them going to Heungshan. He also spoke to that it meant the wharf BALAY ***When asked to plead on the second count again.
the woman The woman ses sitting next-Mr. Holmes said there were three classes the four defendants answered is a chorne, THE INTERPRETRE DURING THE to him, amiling and laughing. She of vessels in Hongkong; one was repre not guilty, your Honour.” 1
could speak English She wore high sopted by the ferry boats plying within Inspector Willis produced the notes and heeled shoes
dows the waters of the Colony, to which the handed them to Mr. Lindzell for exami Mr. E. Haroon, who acted, as intera These two people were not on the boat Regulations did not apply. Another nation The Magistrate after inspecting: preter on the ship, during the piracy, on the way back! No, I did not see class was the river steamers which pro them, gaid: "These notes look like said that he was playing dice in the they may have been in the ceeded on voyages outride the waters of Russian rouble protes smoke-room prior to the attack, when second class
the Colony within a radius of 120 miles Inspector Willis said he thought they "The board firing of shots. A friend said, You think Mr. Kent was mistaken 1–—
The ship is on fire," and then some. I think so, but I would not dispute it. The third clans was the big ocean-going were Bastion notes, but he was not sure.
|vanie), which left the port on lang voyagin→ body shouted" Pirates piraten" "Three rohbors that came in with some passeng at all-No, they came upition the back not apply. It was to the second class of would be handed over to the custody of No pirates started from the first chaTo as "alg the -Begulatioun dia The Magistrate seked if the Maripes. "They had red The witness added that the man he had ors," said Mr. Haroon Alvéra, They referred to was now, he' understood vessel only that the Regulations applied the vesel, or would they be kept 201 paper bands on their
police custody. aug folit us to put up our hands and one or the as Nanking. It did not matter if these senele were 2 The Inspetor zeplied that the ship two of the robbers fired towards, the The Chairman intimated that he pro- the waters of the Colony or not they had already left port and that the de Bloor. One or two of the passengers posed to recalled Inspector Kent and were preparing to leave the waters of the fendants would have to be kept in polit attempted to run to the bow. One was a would probably require this witness to Colony, and therefore, had to comply with custody French priest and, I believe, they pulled attend again.
the Regulations
The Magistrate: Why do you want a At this stage the Magistrate rumanded remand-There may be more cape to the ease to the 14th inst to hear Mr. follow.
The enss was remanded until tomorrow: d'Almada's argument as to why the bond of 25,000 should not be foricited,
morong
PIRACY.
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him back and shot him, in the leg. They Mr. Lan Wog, building contractor, who searched, the passengers, but they did not was a passenger on the day of the piracy, azarch me for I said I have no money. also. gaye evidence and the inquiry
The pirates were searching for an adjourned until today.
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