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A SEA-SICK PIRATE. KIDNAPPED SCHOOLBOYS.
STORY OF THE "ANKING'
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ATTACK.
EVIDENCE OF EUROPEAN OFFICER.
MAGISTRACY CASE.
VOLUNTEERS IN LEAGUE
WITH BANDITS.
A STRANGE STORY,
On resuming the extradition pro- beedings against an alleged kidnap- per at the Central Magistracy yes- terday afternoon further, light was thrown on the incident in which a wealthy money-changer in Canton paid $9,000 as ransom for his two sons and received one boy alive and a bag of bones said to be the remains of the other.
The murderous piracy of the B. & S. str. Anking in September was recalled at the Central Magis tracy yesterday afternoon before Major C. Willson when Yuen Ping Kwan, an alleged member of the gang, was in the dock on a charge The fugitive was alleged to have of piracy with violence. Among worked as a cook in the money. the witnesses called was Mr. A. changer's household, and to haro 'Campbell, who was on the vessel at enticed the 'boya away from s the time of the attack as Third school, They were then chloroform- Officer and is now Second Officer oned and removed to a distant village the se. Kuriyang. He was one of and kept there while bargaining those wounded along with Captain went on as to the ratisom. C. E. Plunkett-Cole. while Mr. D. C. Jones (Chief Officer), Mr. H. "Thomson (Chief Engineer) and a Chinese quartermaster were killed
and their bodies thrown overboard.
A foki of the money-changer stated in evidence resterday that ba knew the fugitive very well as they had worked together and the man was a cook in his master's These facts were dealt with by shop. In September last year wit- Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, Assistant Dess was given a holiday and had Crown Attorney, in "outlining his occasion to pass through 'Ma Chai case for the prosecution. After ex-age when he saw the fugitive plaining the legal aspect of the offence, Mr. Fitzroy said that it would be necessary to prove that a piracy did take place and that that there were certain acts endangering
sitting on the bank of a creek. Being single-handed witness could do nothing, or could he report to the village volunteers as he knew there wore many bandite it the
life. This would be clearly estab lished and evidence would also be place. On returning to Canton wit brought to show that the defendantness reported the discovery to his master and he was later sent to was one of those who took part in
bring back the boys after handing the piracy.
over the ransom money.
Another strange aspect of the story was that a number of village volunteers accompanied the witness part of the way after he had ful-
led his mission.
The s.s... Anking, said Mr. Fitzroy, was a British vessel and left Singapore on the afternoon of September 23rd with a certain amount of cargo and 1,400 passen- j _bers-bound for Amey and other!
China ports befort calling at Hong COUNTERFEIT COINS Kong. There had been some form
PRAISED BY MAGIS- of a search of the passengers and
TRATE luggage before leaving Singapore. All went well until the afternoon of September 28th when the bridge was rushed. Captain Plunkett-Cole was" wounded and fell down. the ladder and was later placed in the cabin. The bodies of the two Euro- pean officers and the quartermaster who were killed were thrown over- board.
Pirates Control The Vessel. The pirate gang, which numbered about 40; then had complete control of the vessel and warned all on board against the consequences of disregarding their orders. One of the first things done was to put the wireless out of action.
Arriving at Chiliang Point the next day, the pirates cruised round for a suitable landing place and
A BEAUTIFUL-PIECE OF
WORK"
BUT CARRIER GETS THREE MONTHS.
A Chinese was sentenced to three months' hard labour by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis- traoy yesterday morning for posses- sion of 48 counterfeit ten-cent pieces. In recording a conviction, the Magistrate remarked that had the defendant been honest he would have either dropped them into the harbour, or handed them over to the Police. Examining the coins, his Worship commented that they were a beautiful piece of work, and
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a safe point. They took three of the ship's boats to carry the loot and to cover their retreat some of the Europeans were carried of but later were sent back Beven Chinese passengers were removed and no- thing has been heard of them. These events accurred at 2 o'clock in the morning. At daylight the boats re turned to the ship, the wireless was mended, a messago was immediately sent, and the Anking eteered for Hong Kong.
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The defendant was arrested in Canton Road, information having been given to the police that be OFFICIAL'S EVIDENCE OF A was importing large quantities of "CALLOUS MOTHER," these coins from Swatow. The defendant alleged that a man living at No. 88, Canton Road, gave them to him. A raid on the premises I had never seen such a baby having arrived from the above Porta was zaade but proved fruitless. in all my eighteen years' ex-Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- The defendant also took the police
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FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG AND BINGAPORE.
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THE
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having arrived from the above Porta, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hong Kong c and Kowloon Wharf -- and --Godown Company's Godowns at Kewloon, where Dalivary may be obtained as soon as Goods are landed,
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No Fire Insurance will be effected by
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Gamaged Packagua mu
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for examination by Consigness and the e Company's surveyors, Messrs. Goddard and Douglas, at 10 A Mondays and Thursday,
All Claims must be presented within Ten days of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowna,
A Protest has been noted by the Master against bad weather. MAÇKINNON, MACKEŃZIE & 00, Hong Kong, 29th Nov., 1998. [7044
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TONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hamedan's Godowns of tita HONG KONG, AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN, COMPANY, Lap., whenes, and/or from the
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No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goode remaining undelivered after the úth December, will be subject to Bant.
All Claims against the teamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 20th December, or they will.....
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All broken, chafed and damaged Goods ars to be left in the Godowns, WÜSTE they will be examined on the 5th Decem- ber, at 10 ax, by Messrs. Goddard and Dougla
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Jules Babi, assis formed that their Goods are being after the 5th December, will be subject to No. 114, Canton Road, where perience,'
landed and placed at their risk in the Man Who Was Sea-rich,
hidden in an hole in the wall, the tant inspector of a State home for Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Continuing, Mr. Fitzroy said that 48 coins were found.
Bergeant abandoned babies, at the resumedį
Godowns st Kow evidence would be brought to show Fowlie remarked that "the defea-trial in Toulouse of Pierre de
loon, where
be obtained landed. as soon as the that defendant was one of those had said that he brought $100 who took part in the looting on worth of coins to the Colony, The Croudet-Reyssac, a member of one Goods not cleared by 6th December,
to Rent. the vessel. He had been identified defendant said that he brought the of the wealthiest families of the 1928, will be
No Fire Insarance
will be effected by four people on board. One was coins from Swatow and Ending city, who is alleged to have thrown by us in any case whatever. Liu Liang, the wireless operator. them to be counterfeit, he hid
Damaged Packages ustust
ust be left in the Another was Hon Fu Man, assist them with the intention of taking into a canal the seventeen-months- ant compradore, who would say that them back to Swatow.
old boy. The child was the son of godowns for examination by the Con
siga Goddard
and the Company's Surveyors, he saw the defendant lying down
Josephine Machicot, the servant of Mours.
sad Douglas, at 20 on a settee suffering from sea-dick- ness. This witness remembered this
the accused man's mother.
am, Mondays and Thursdays.
All Claims must be presented within incident well as he gave the man
The baby resembled an English Ten days of the Steamer's arrival here, and revolvers. On coming to, wit-child-gay, healthy with pink after which date they cannot be some congce. At a later period witness saw the defendant searching
ness saw the Chief Officer on one cheeks and blonde hair," M. Babi recognised. passengers. Ng Tai Sam and Chan Chan Yin, cabin boys, would also say that they saw the defendant on a settes and afterwards joining in the looting of passengers.
There had also been reports of rifles
armoury.
will be
admitted after
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side and the quartermaster on the continued, describing Machicot's No Claims other, both apparently dead A two visits to the establishment. It the Goods havs left the Godowns. Chinese was standing by covering smiled continually, and was in- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO E Motor Vossel him with a rifle. This was one of tensely interested in everything the rifles belonging to the ship's around it I was astonished, as it is raro for a really handsome, Prisoners In The Baloon.. healthy child to be abandoned so Witness anid that be was later! callously.
insisted The woman removed to the European saloon and placed on a settec. Capt. Plunkett- Cole was there on another etter, as well as the second, third, and fourth engineers, the second officer, Dr. Wu, the surgeon, and the wire
that it was her baby, but she never threw a single loving glance in its direction."
Mr. Campbell's Experiences. Mr. Archibald Irving Campbell- stated in evidence that at 6.30 p. on September 20th he was lying down after dinner on the starboard side of the bridge deck when he heard a commotion and immediately afterwards a number of Chinese appeared from the after wheel deck "brandishing knives. Witness receiv less operator. In the saloon were is not true, It is not true,
also some Chinese armed with rifles the assistant inspector continued and revolvers. Witness and the his testimony relentlessly... third engineer were removed later
Height.
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49 1 5 bed in the back.
At this moment Mile. Machicot, who was in the rear of the court- room, began to weep and cry," It
to the state room and kept there for had the remainder of the voyage.
& bat
I had the idea that the child
been kidnapped from
* wealthy family or that it was in- On visiting his cabin after the volved in some quarrel over an pirates bad departed, witaces said heritage, so I insisted that the that everything had been upset. mother must come to see us before Among the things missing were & we could consider taking it. gold watch and chain, a gold signet
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away, promising to B-Blús sky; G-Cloudy; D=
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