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SIR CHARLES ELIOT. PASSING THROUGH HONGKONG.
Among the passengers on the N.Y.K. steamer Kashima Maru, dus here this mornin (Friday), is the Right Hon Sir Charles Norton Edgecumbe Eliot, G.C.M.G, etc., who is on his journey to England. He will probably be in the Colony only a few hours as the Kashing
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 1926
BANDITRY IN KWANGTUNG.
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FROM OUR CHINESE COLRESPONDENT.) Along the West River, there are fewer than seven organised bandit and pirate strongholds operating under the names of Kwangtungtong. Chuenshin- tang. Langshuntang, and other Tangs, with some 13 stations en route to exact tribute from passing vessels. Many of
OBITUARY.
MR. C. J. B. HELLSTROM.
We regret to record the sudden death of Mr. C. J. B. Hellstrom, who was found dead in his bath at 9 o'clock on Wednesday night at his residenca No. 4, Banco Buildings, Kowloon. He had come down from Canton in the morning.
The late Mr Hellstrom was a Swedish
A WAITER'S ALLEGATION. SENTENCE FOR ASSAULTING.
EUROPEAN REVISED. “ Before Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday, the Chi- nese waitor of Victoria Café, Dea Vieux
European, named James Royston Stuart, Central, who at the instigation of a was charged with having attempted to
Maru is due to sail on Saturday, 13th the Tang stations also fly the red far subject and was Consul for Sweden at/ stab him with a table knife on Tuesday, i
inst.
Sir Charles Eliot is no stranger to the Far East, having resided in Hongkong: from 1912 until 1918. He was the frat Vice Chancellor of the University of Hongkong, having had the experience of
being Vice-Chancellor in the University detailed report, said to be in the hands the agent of Swedish paper manufacturer, were having tiffin at the Café on Tuesday,
of Sheffield (1907-12). He published a book entitled "Letters from the Far East in 1907 and visited Hongkong in 1911 before he was appointed to the University.
was sentenced to one month's imprison- Canton. At the beginning of the war The strength of each Tang runs from 100 he was in the Swedish diplomatic service ment with hard labour.
Complainant failed to appear to sub-) to 000 men. Along the East River, the in Russia, and after the Revolution Tangs are also numerous, and between broke out be had charge of British instantiate the charge when the case was at Mostow for some mouths. opened at the Central Magistracy`on Canton City to Sheklung, a recent reportterests
Wednesday. Yesterday, he appeared and stated that there are 3 pirate dens de Leaving the diplomatic service he came manding tribute from trading junks. A out to Hongkong five or six years ago as stated in evidence that he and his wife and was attached to the firm of Gilman & when he drew defendant's' attention to nection with Chinese merchants, cape to bring clean knives whereupon defend- Co. We believe be worked up a good con- the dirty knives and forks. He told him cially in Canton and West River ports, ant grasped one of the knives on the before trading conditions became so bad tables and tried to stab him. He (com as a result of the political disturbances plainant) then struck out in self-defence, and in the scuffle received a cut on his and warfare in the territory.
thumb.
of the Kuomintang, recently gave the number of bandit strongholds in the North River districts as about 50-or 47 to be exact their combined strength being estimated at something like 7,600
men.
pany
He spoke Russian, German and Eng- lish fluently and it will be recalled that
since been revealed.
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Mr. Hellstrom went Home on holiday about two years ago travelling vid Siberia, and spent some little time in
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Defendant said that he misunderstood
A witness for the defence said that he complainant push the defendant away and strike him on the check. De- fendant had a knife in his hand.
Complainant's wife said that she did not see her husband strike defendant, nor did she actually see defendant pick up the knife.
SCHOLAR AND DIPLOMATIST, Few men have had such a varied carcer
The handits and pirates take special or have found fame in such different walks of life as Sir Charles Eliot. His delight in assisting the Kuomintang in career at Oxford (Balliol) was one con relieving trade junks and sten hors of con- in August last he prepared a very in- complainant's request, and asked him to the progress of repeat it, whereupon he was struck on the He denied having attempted to tinuous record of prizes and academic traband, which now includes goods im- formative paper distinction. He was pitted against some ported from Hongkong and Macao, in Bolshevism at Canton, which was read at face. of the greatest intellects of his era, but addition to opium and petroleum oil, now a very largely attended public meeting in stab complainant. Defendant also alleg he was Hertford Scholar (1881), Bodena monopoly reserved to Government Hongkong. The accuracy of his infor- ed that complainant tried to get away Sanskrit Scholar (1989), Ireland (1983), agencies to handle or transport. Private mation and judgment on the subject bare without paying for his meal Craven (1884), Syriae Prize (1884), Derby importation of kerosene oil from Hong- Scholar (1886) and Fellow of Trinity kong agencies of the Standard Oil Com or the Asiatic Petroleum Con
· College.
There is a tradition that Sir Charles plot can converse in a differen: fan-any was formerly a regular business but now this oil can only be smuggled in. guages and can translate many others. ile. Wrote a Finnish Grammar (1690) anil The smuggling of it has become a lucra during his residence in Hongkong de tive business, as a case of kerosene oil voted a great deal of time to the study sometimes commands as high a Egure as 813 to 814, while formerly when trade of the Chinese language.
was unfettered it would be purchased for less than five dollars. The Kuomintang owing to the unsatisfactory state of busi- is charging some of the piracies in Cantonness in South Chian.
He was about 33 years of age and waters to the account of anti-Reds, who, however, are new powerless in South unmarried. He is survived by a father and mother who live at Norrkjoping, Sweden. The late Mr. Hellstrom made many friends both in Hongkong and Canton who are shocked to learn of his premature death,
His first appointment was in the diplo matic service as Third Secretary to the Embassy at St. Petersburg (1585-92). He was in the Embassy at Constantinople (1893-98) and it was as a result of his
his
observations there that he wrote famous book "Turkey in Europe" (1900). fe hold diplomatic appointments in Morocco, Bulgaria, and Serbia and was Secretary to the British Embassy, Wash- ington (1898). He probably knew more about the Balkan situation before the
Great War than any other Englishman as he, naturally enough, acquired the language of various Balkan States and, being a diplomatist, was greatly interest
ed in Europedia politics.
After about eleven years in the diplo matic service he became British High Commissioner to Samoa, and then was Governor of British East Africa (although the actual title then was Commander-in- Chick for the British East African Pro tectorate, Agent and Consul-General at Zanzibar). After four years he resigned his office owing, it is said, to a difference of opinion about certain rules and regula- tions which he believed were unfair on some of the natives in East Africa.
THE UNIVERSITIES.
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THE BOYCOTT.
FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. The Strike Committee in Canton has
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been sending out pickets to Hoihow to inspect Chinese passengers.
Women pickets are being employed now to search women travellers. They are most in evidence in Chinshan, just beyond the Macao border.
Chinese visiting Canton for the Chinese New Year holidays will be expected to purchase an honorary membership ticket admitting the holder to the Yueh Shau Garden Fete for the beneût of the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial Fund at a cost of $10 and 8100,
Russia studying the conditions brought about under Bolshevik rule. He left the country with gloomy impressions of what he had observed.
Major Wilson considered the charge proved, and imposed sentence as stated:
IMPRISONMENT. CHANGED TO FINE. In the afternoon, however, Mr. M. K.
He was away from the Far East for some six or eight months, but was con- templating an early return to Sweden Lo applied to Major Wilson to re-hear
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Mr. Lo said: I am applying to your Worship to re-hear the case heard by your Worship this morning and I want to apply to your Worship to reconsider your decision so far as it concerns the penalty. I understand there is conflict- ing evidence with regard to the case. Tho attacked him with a knife and that in complainant alleges that the defendant gef-defence he tried to ward off the blow and then hit the-defendant. independent Portuguese gentleman, who was sitting at the next table, says that The funeral took place yesterday at he saw the complainant strike the de- Happy Valley, when the Rev. J. Horace fendant after ordering the defendant to Johnaton, B.A., officiated. Among those remove some dirty knives. Having re present were:-Mr. G. Miskin (Vice-gard to the evidence that the defendant Consul for Sweden), as chief mourner, and a knife in his hand, your Worship the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Messrs. M. tight find that the complainant was Karestsky, Karsten Larsen (Consul for hurt, as a result of the holding of the Denmark), Sverre Berg (Consul for knife. I submit, however, that it was Norway), C. H. Basto (ad honorum quite unintentional and not deliberate, Consul for Bolivia), A. L. C. de Albu- and I submit that the injury received by querque & Castro (Consul for Portugal), the complainant was quite superficial W.-J. Hansen, Holger Drayer, H. that even if complainant might have B. O. Blaker, A. Keith, E. C. Fincher, and did not amount to much. I admit Effersoe, Madam Petro. Surg.-Com. and struck the defendant first the defendant should not have had the knife in his Mrs. Lawrence Hunt.
band.
His Worship remarked that he agreed to a certain extent with what Mr. Lo had said, and that there was a 'certain amount of difference in the evidence.
Wreaths were laid on the grave from the following:-The Consular Body of Hongkong, Mr. 3. J. Quist (Coasul for Netherlands), Mr. and Mrs S. Berg, Mr. and Mrs. Karsten Larssen, Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. Lo: I would ask your Worship G. Miskin, Mr. and Mrs W. J., Hansen THE PIRATE BASE AT
(Canton), Surg.-Com and Mrs. Lawrence, not to sentence the defendant to im BIAS BAY.
H. Hunt, Mrs. Petroff, Major and Mrs.prisonment, but to impose a fine.
His Worship: I do not think that Olivecrana (Canton), Mr. and Mrs E. ANOTHER -$80,000 -LANDED THERE. Schyodt (Carton), Mr. and Mrs. Effersoe, there was any deliberate Intention of Miss R. Mow Fung and Miss E. Rogers, stabbing, but that the knife was caught Within a month bullion amounting to Capt. T. Arthur, Mr. F. H. Dorf, Messrs up under provocation. In these circum- $110,000 has been looted by pirates from H. . Xavier, F. Murer, N. Bjuke stances I will impose a fine of $23.
(Canton), E. Kern, H. Dreyer, J. Krogh ships and landed at Bias Bay, a soterious Moe, B. O. Blaker, A. Keith, E. P. and pirate rendezvous just beyond the terri-F. C. Fincher, P. S., Ming, Y. Ming, and
the staff of Gilman & Co., Lta. corial waters of Hongkong.
Just Before Christinas
the China
MR. D. E. BROWN.
It was, perhaps, natural that he, should decide in favour of a life of academic calm after the varied experiences out
AN INGENIOUS TABLE. Hined above. We may be sure that the then new University of Sheffield was only
HOW GAMBLERS WERE FLEECED. too glad to obtain such a distinguished scholar as Vice-Chancellor; yet one feels, Navigation Co.'s steamer Tungchow was
Clever devices in order to fleece, the A cable from Vancouver received in the instinctively, that the setting of Shefield, with its smoking factories and its modern brought down from north of Shanghai
of Mr. D. E. Brown, who was General vendors and stali-hoidors at allfairs, industrialism, was not in harmony with by a pirate gang who took off at Bias Colony yesterday announces the death unwary are the attributes of quack the ideals of this great classical scholar. Bay the bullion the ship carried-amount Agent of the Canadian Pacific in Horg. whether they be those of the East or the the police in one of the side streets down He probably came to Hongkong for the sunshine and that quiet so essential for ing to 830,000-and much valuable pro-kong from 1981 to 1908, at the age of 71 West. Such a trickster was found by
perty looted from the passengers. Four years
The late Mr. Brown was one of the Bonham Strand way on Wednesday. He deep researches.
Of his work in this Colony there is little need to remind readers of this of this gang who had travelled north pioneers of the Canadian Pacific and as had a table with a revolving centre on Money would be placed on certain num journal A familiar figure on University again presumably bent on another enter a young man was sent to Port Moody in which there were Chinese characters. He was born in the county of Grey, bers; then the centre would be revolved. Degree days, he delivered many fine prise of the kind, fell into the hands of 1986. crations. About two years ago here: the police, were identified by allicers of Montreal, of Scottish parents and enter. If the rod stopped opposite to one of ceived the. Honorary Degree of LL.D., and the Hongkong undergraduate carried the Tungchen and have been sentenceded the offices of the C.P.B. when quite the numbers which had been chosen, n work at Port Moody, he was sent to the given to the lucky gambler. But the wily. hira in triumph from the Great Hall to to death by the Shanghai Mixed Court, young. Struck by the excellence of his prize of a packet of cigarettes would be Government House. He had previously which is presided over by a Chinese judge, Antipodes and the Orient, and was also stall-holder did not intended received the same degree at Edinburgh
commissioned to open connections for, the prizes away, and invariably rod and the D.C.L. at the University of sitting with a foreign assessor.
This week bullion to the value of over Company in New Zealand and Australia. stopped opposite a number which had not He eventually came to Hongkong in 1891f been chosen. Under the table a secret 880,000 has been looted by pirates from and made the Colony his headquarters. spring was afixed and the manipulator During one of his trips in the South could stop the revolving centre as he the little French coaster Jade which was
a voyage
from Kwang-chow-wan Seas he met. Robert Louis Stevenson, and pleased. The table was produced in. Stevenson specially refers to him in one Court, and was certainly an ingenious
production. (French leased territory) to Hongkong of his books.
Durham.
During his residence in Hongkong. Bir Charles confined himself very much to his administrative duties at the Univer sity and to his researches
He was, on
indeed, a glutton for work. He gave the impression that be thought that most of the time spent out of his study was time lost. On the other hand there was no more entertaining, membeliner party than this accomplished diplomatist and scholar."
A long series of piracies in recent years After three severe illnesses in Hong- has made the public familiar with the kong he was advised to go Home and was the Trans-Pacific Steamships until his mudus operandi. Evidently it was known appointed General Superintendent of that the vessel was carrying bullion, and retirement on pession. He resided at He left Hongkong to become H.M.'s the pirates took passage on her as ordi. Bunkera," Shanghnessey, Vancouver,
He was well known to the older resid- Commissioner in Siberia (1918) and pary passengers; and there was nothing ents of Hongkong. Mr. Allan Cameron, British Ambassador to Japan (1919-20). There can be no doubt that be appreto, excite any suspicion. They did not the present Oriental Manager of the ciated Japan and there is little doubt but reveal their true character until the vea Company, is a nephew of the deceased. that the people of the country appreciated sel was about eight hours out from his talents and his personality. It is almost incredible that so distinguished Kwang-chow-wan, when a revolver shot
an Oriental scholar ahould be leaving the was fired as a signal for the gang to start Far East, Bir Charles Eliot gained the respect of those privileged to know, him operations. Captain Matemati and his
in this part of the world. He is an in-small crew were speedily overpowered by
Major Willson, in imposing a fine of 82, said that it appeared to be a beanti- regarded as a public benefactor.. ful game, but defendant could not be
AN UNFAITHFUL SERVANT, SENTENCED FOR ROBBING HIS MASTER..
At the Central Magistracy yesterday, a Chinese was charged with stealing a typewriter and a raincoat, belonging to his master, a Chinese merchant of Lynd hurst Terrace. The articles were valued at $100 but defendant pawned them for $20 He had a previous conviction for stealing a typewriter.
SUSPECTED MURDER AT SHAMSHUIPO. According to a report received by the spiring leader and possesses "the genius the armed miscreants and compelled to police, the master of the Hop Cheung which is not very com- navigate the vessel to Sha-mei, in Bins Oil Shop, No. 120, Nam Choung Street, for friends bills distinguished scholar- Bay, where the ship's bullion was taken Sham Shui Fo, was found dead in his In sentencing him to six weeks hard ship and wide knowledge of human ashore, and the ship, being then free of shop on Wednesday morning. The man labrur Major Wilson said that it ap nature, he has the kindly heart of the the pirates, proceeded to Hongkong, had apparently been murdered, the peared he made a hobby of stealing type arriving here on Wednesday evening motive boing robbery, for strangulation writers. The pawnbroker was ordered to truly great man.
The other passengers were not robbed. marks were found and the shop had been return the typewriter, but with regard to We may hope that he is not saying
he would have to-arrange for its return "Farewell" to Hongkong, but merely The pirates had evidently come for the ransacked, but exa tly what was stolen the raincoat, complainant was told that
bullion and the "swag" satisfied them." is not yet known. Au revoir,
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