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THE LATEST, BANDIT OUTRAGE
KOWLOON TRAIN HELD UP AND LOOTED:
THREE PASSENGERS KILLED AND
EIGHTY TAKEN-CAPTIVE,
FIRE AT STONECUTTERS. SHATHING BEACH MATSHEDS
DESTROYED..
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 9th, Ibis
CONSULS AT CANTON ENTER-ARRIVAL OF BLUR FUNNEL
TAINED BY MR. C. C. WI
CANTON AND THE BRITISH
PROPOSALS"-
PASSENGER LINER
RECORD, LONTON MAIL TO FAR EAST
The new Blue Fanel liner Sarpedon, arrived in port restoring morning (the
BATHERS JOSE THEIR BELONGINGS. The matshed the public bathing
The Consuls at Canton were entertained banch at Stonecutters Island (provided by, the Government) were totally destroyed at a dinner on Friday night by Mr. C. Rolbers, said to number between one by fire on Saturday afternoon just before C. Wn, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs 3th inst.) on her maiden trip to the Far and two hundred, held up a train leas deck. The fire was witsed by the at his official residence. The Canton East. She brought the London maily of June, 12th, which is understood to be a tha Altebu mites from Canton Instasual crowd of week-end bathers, what Daily Free reports that Mr. We, after Thursday, murdered at least three of the the time of the blaze were in the water eleming the guests, referred to the record transit of the mails rur Suez, This insengers, and carried, off between eighty enjoying their dip. The first indication of honour conferred on the Senior Cons is the mail that travels by traia down and ninety more-all Chinese whom they the blaze was toks rising from No. 3 by his govermanent. He said that in his to Brindisi, catches an Italian are said to be Bolding to raison,
hs, which is in the men's section of the relations with Sir Jines Jamieson there packer down ur Suez, nut thou mes on The ninety passengers kidnapped are sheds. At first it was thought that some bad been some things on which they hat Blas Funnel bant tined to be at Sacr. stated to be all of the better class of shabbery at the back of the sheds had agreed to disagree but in the main they The Sarpedon is the first of the new Chinese." One report states that booty caught fire and for the moment no serious were animated by a spirit of co-operath Blue Funnel line for their service class of passenger hers being built for to the amount of 350,000 was taken away attention was given to it by the barbers.tion which is the only way for China and the Far East. She will be joined by by the robbers, but few details are avail.
Then a. Bano shot up from the roof of the the foreigners to get along. While on able at this end of the line. The trained and the vors! was kapwa. The thy subjst of co-operation he would refer her sister ship Patrolux leaving Liverpool "belonged to the Chinese section of the the bather serambling into the shis in British Government has made with regard ting, in the early spring of next year, and i
to the proposals which it is reported that on July, and two more, at present build-
Thursday morning, being due at Cantoning was thrown higgedy pigglely it on order to secure their belongings Cath
portion of the bathers' belonging, were to the bench and in this manner the anjur saved from the flames,
railway, and left Kowloon at 9.30 ani, on
the same evening.
"
The vernacular Press of Canton states that the bandits were some of the soldiers of Cher Chiung Ming, defeated
region.
was a wild stampede out of the water,
Fortunately, the wind did not favour
the policy of the administration on this servien to the East. They will sail from to China. He did not propose to state together they will preserve a ruthly
wished to say that any policy of control Port Said weighty rantter here and now, but he Liverpool, and are scheduled to reach in 9, Singapore In 24, over China, though animated by the best Hongkong in. 90, and Shanghai of intentions against the will of the in 33 days and
the return
in the recent fighting in the East River the flames, the course of which was sumchinese, people, eng scarcely. Succeed, ¦ journey, in addition to the above porta ing towards the wireless nerials. This peration between China and the Foreign what delayed by the inshore breeze, blow: The only thing that can-succeed-is ou they will call at Penang, Colombo and i
names were confined to about nine of tou meant that, for a little time at least, the Powers, and that co-operation must be huts in the men's section) "which were interest of China at heart-the real with those elements who have the best situated in the corner nearest the wireless aerials. After these had burns out the Patriota. He then drank to the health of flames gradually spread right along to the the Consular Roxy coupled with the name ladies section and, one by one, the sheds toppled down,
The Canton Daily Sex contains the following account of the affair:...
"The robbers was well planned, for simong the passengers, were also found some of these beadits, Just na the train was passing near a small station called Kanchin How, women sprung from the road and mounted the locamo- tive. The engineers were forced to con- tinue the trip in silence, at the point of the guns. All the while, the passengers were unaware of what had happened When the train passed Hung Kong Station, the engineers were forced by the
of Sir James Jamieson.
Marseilles and will and their passengers at Marseilles or London. The res
tens, giving her a capacity of 10,050 tons tourage of the Surpedon is 11,400
general cargo, and 2,300 tops fruit or refrigerated cargo. She has excellent an commodation for a large number of pas sengers On her srial cruise recently list. in several days the owners had 150 guests: board. Her length over 41 is 917f6,
Bin
After a short interval. Sir JAMES The ladies had plenty of time to get JAMIESON rose to speak. He expressed away with their clothing and they got thanks for the honour done to him and over the diffenty of having to dress on his colleagues. He thought that he spoke. the beach through the kind offer of the on behalf of his entleagues as well as of The Serpeden icmbodies the usual dis soldiers who have some sheds of their own himself that he was glad to see Mr. W tinctive features of Blue Fun! liners, two intruders to blow the whistle and stop
a short distance away from the public return to take charge of foreign affairs, including the raked stem with its rounded the train. All at once more than a sheds. These shode were put to the use of Ife airs thought Mr. Yeh was the bestrolled steel plates above the water-lines, Hundred bandits sprang out from their the ladies. The men were not, so forty man to take charge of finance, In for- She has nine watertight bulkheads extend-. hiding plaers on both sides of the rail ate and about ten men and youths last eign affairs frankness on both sides was to the upper deck, horizon and read. Some of the troop, who were re-all their belongings and had to make of greatest importance. Ho did not profitted, operated by band in addition to vertical sliding watertight doors being turning to Canton by this train. now their way back to Hongkong in their bathpose to discuss the proposals which the being aware that robbery was about to ing rostumes. Amongst these were four British Government is reported to have being controlled on the Scott-Ross elee take place, opened fire and sharp skitters of the King's Regiment, and Mr made, but he was quite sure that his tatem & fire-resisting bulkhead wish followed. The bandits on the road Buschaert (brother of the well-known Government, only desired co-operation were held at bay, but those in the train tennis fuil water polo-player).
with the Chinese people
who travelled na passengers joined in the Shortly after the blake commenced two fight and surprised the troops, whose more launches arrived with bathers," who entire attention was then occupied with watched from the launches the bursing of fighting those on the road. This sudden the beds and afterwards returned dis turn of affairs demoralised the troops, and appointed to Hongkong. the whole train was at the mercy of these soldier-bandits. Three passengers were killed and 60 or more captured, but no thing was done to the several car loads of goods that were forwarded from Shek
··Jung.
The blazing natsheds were plainly seen from Yaumeti and in remiss to intr- phone message from the Yaumati police station the No. 1 fire float was lespatched
The banquet over, the party adjourned to the parlour for about twenty minutes, after which the guests' dispersed.
ENQUIRY INTO "OKARA" DISASTER
CALCUTTA, June 20th.
to the semic. She arrived at about 0.15 WAS THE VESSEL SEAWORTHY p.n., exactly 25 minutes after the out break of the fire, very smart piece of work-but by that time practically all the shels had been destroyed.
Upon receipt of the report that the train was robbed, troops from Sheklung hurried to the scene, and are now trying to run down these culprits, who are reported to have retreated only to the surrounding bills. Traffic on the line has been resumed TRAGEDY AT STONECUTTER'S and trains are now running as usual, (A-
OFFICIAL REPORT FROM CANTON
ISLAND.
MEMBER OF PLEASURE PARTY DROWNED.
EAS.MA BEACH DANCE
is built between the upper and centre
decks, and one between the "contre enstie and boat decks, in addition of the usual team mid hand fire services, to weure safety of the ship against spread of fire.
Electric clocks are fitted in all the public rooms controlled by a master clock in the chart house
Tater-communication telephones join all the principal offices of the ship. All the winches in the passenger spaces are elec. trically controlled and driven, nud in ad- dition are so arranged that they may be
A Marine Court of Inquiry, with Mr.used for the raising and lowering of the life boats. The navigation lights are abo Roxburgh, Chief Presidency Magistrate
n failure, of either..
sat at the Port Office, Calcutta, yesterday, electric and are fed from two sources of To investigate the loss of the Okaru insupply, the dynamos and the wireless tex
graphy, batteries, and these are auto- the Bay of Bengal about May 5th.;
Me J. W. Orr, Deputy Legal Remem antically interchangeable in the event of braucer, representing the Government, said thut what happened after the Okam pro- celled on her voyage was largely a matter of conjecture, but "from the statement of the Masters of the Imani, Angora and iken, it must be enchided that the
The galas, paltry and laundry "ars fitter with the latest types of electric machinery. A large emergency, electrical generating plant, driven by au of engine is built on the upper deck for use in the event of the plaats in the ragine rom be coming cut of action for any reason,
that by 8 a.. on 31ay 8th the wind and
She is propelled by twin srews actuated had increased to such an extent as by grated turbines of the impulse type. jeopardise the safety of the ship, The Her machinery develops a total combined Ingora had been in communication with shaft horsepower of 7,500 on ordinary the Okara'during the greater part of the series, with steam pressure at 220 lbs. day on May 5th, and from messages ro and superheat at 200 deg. Fahr., supplied ecived it could only be surmises that the from three double ended cylindrieni bgilers, Tessel's hatches were stove in or washed each 17ft. 1, mean diameter by 21ft. away and that finally the sea flooded her 24in. length, with 24 furnices, fitted with holds, and she foundered with all hands, forced draught on Howden's system and His predecessor, who had retired, Mr. North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co.'s C. W. H. Ansell, said he was in pilotage super-heaters. The turbines are connected charge of the Okura when she left by means of flexible expansion couplings Calcutta on May 14. He left the vessel to pinione arranged to drive cummen geør an the morning of May 3rd at the Sand wheels on the main shifting by means of heads When he went on board, her single reduction gearing, sterring-gear and engines were reported
Her eraising "peed is 15 kits.
Yesterday morning "Mr. Walker, Traffic
Yesterday afternoon a drowsing fatal: Superintendent at the Kowloon Railway. Station, received a letter from the Trafficity occurred at Stonecutters Island. It Manager, of the Chinese Section of the appears that a party, comprising fortyard experienced worse mid worse wen- Kowbom Cantor Railway, dealing with members of the South China Athletic ther as the proceeded on her voyage, and the latest ulit ontrege. The letter is Association, went on a bathing picnic to the Island Shortly after the arrival of lated July 6th so that it has taken u couple of days to come down from Canton, the launch the members of the party dived overboard and swam ashore. One It is in the nature of a summarised report | of the occurrence and reads as follows: of the members who dived failed to re “I′ rgret to inform you that No. 8 up appear. He was apparently drowned, -slow train was held up and robbed by The deceased in raid to have been a very pirates at mile 14, betweep Nam strong swimmer. The other members spent Kong and Wu Chung, at about 8 o'clock, a long time in searching for the hody, and last night, "When this train was leaving finally, a couple of sumpans were en Nam Kong Station two armed pirates gaged to drag the spot where the unfor boarded the engine and compelled the tunato man disappeared. His body has driver to proccod. On arrival at the cut. | not been recovered. ting at mile 1 the driver was forced to. stop and then about 50 " piratré," who had Leen, waiting on both sides of the line, rushed on the couches and robbed the passengers of their articles. After ran
all right. On the first day, however, he sacking the train the pirates carried. away a number of passingers, roughly. The second night bathing and dancing sme little trouble with the starring estimated at 70. The pirates also shot carnival organized by the Ex-Active Sex and it was reported that part of the tin were carried out during the time of
gear as they were proceeding down river, one military officer dond on the spot, they killed one soldier in a third class beach at Stonecutters took place on Saturasy. It could not be rectified first then, heen drydocked, three times sinés 1920. In while taking him out of the train and rice Men's Association at their private
chain had been steering
Practically carried his predecessor. The Okara, ho added, had day night. The affair was a great success, but the vessel was anchored tint day int "Nobody else was injured and the track and judging by the numbers in attend Kulpi and the daruge was though it
lus opinion, the vessel was quite gra-worthy. was not damaged."
We have put the matter before the anes at this and the previous carnival, overhauled and put right.
The hatches were overhauled and twelen authorities here and no doubt they will the success of these dance carnivals ne an
Mr. Orr: There was no further trouble new hutches were supplied. The veel we take it up strongly at once."
institution is assured. A swim around in the sea proved an excellent tonis for the " to the time you left the veese! 1-No. not insured with an outside company and Capt. C. 8. Pemy, Marins Superin the loss fell on the owners. No complaint weary dancers.
"The beach was very tendent of Messi, Mackinum Mackenzie had been made to him that the lifeless prettily decorated with lanterns, and the *and Co., stated that the Okura had a big were in a very bad condition. - fing canvas dancing floor proved surpris overhaul in 1990, under the supervision Asked whether he could form any
any opinion ingly smooth to the feet of the dance of the Senior Surveyor of the Part. Es as to what might have caused the Okara'i On Saturday a junk anchored in Aber Whilst, of course, it is not quite up to the pairs were usually carried out by the loes, Mr. O E. Watling, Assistant Har Aloon' and shortly after her arrival it was
discovered that she was a boat which had standard of a wooden floor, it is yet far Marine Superintendent and the Superin bour Master, snid, that he did not think „beeh pirated in Chinese waters some better than the smoothest of lawns, and tending Engineer of the British India any cargo bont deeply laden would have months ago, “The pirates on that occar all we nee
loud their praise of it. Stenas Navigation: Cu., under the super- come through such weather na thu Okuru sion captured the junk. The man who Delightful music was discoursed by the vision of the Government Surveyor, The countered, mads the discovery reported the arrival
coach."
BUSPECTS".
ARE THEY PIRATES?
A GREAT SUCCESS!
of the junk to the Police, who promptly King's Regimental Band. A good launch principal require were to the twindeck raided the vessel; and took six of the service was kept up, and the visitors plating, no less then 153 plates having "occupants to the Police Station pending mangy further investigation. The police list spent a thoroughly enjoyable evening, been renewed. covered no army on board the vessel. returning home about midnight.
(Continued at foot of next column.)
Witness added that the repairs in ques
While Mr. Watling was under examina- tion, it was announced that ordershoal been recrived from the Government to adjourn the enquiry.
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