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THE SHANGHAI HARBOUR PIRACY.
FULL STORY OF MURDEROUS" ATTACK
KILL THE FOREIGNERS FIRST."
We give below a detailed report of the daring piracy on the Whangpoo River, a short account of which was given in our issue of May 31. The report below is taken from the North China Daily Nery of May 31, and in the meantime one of the two foreigners wounded in the affray, Mr. J. R. Harder, has died, while Mr. J. C. Irvine'e condition is still critical.
work. Blood smears were every where. The pirates apparently were very well armed.
Shot When Down.
"I HATE WAR!”
MANCHURIA. WARLORD ON PRESENT CONFLICT.
SIDELIGHTS ON INTERESTING PERSONALITY,
[UNITED PRESS.]
MUKDES, May be Marshal Chang Hsuch Liang, Chairman of the Four Eastern Pro- SHANGHAI, May 31.
vinces of China (Manchuria) is A piracy accompanied by murder,
strongly opposed to the" present perhaps without parallel in Shang-
struggle between the northern coali-- hai records, took place at about
tion headed by Marshal You Hei Shan and Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang 8.20 o'clock yesterday morning on The Li Fei was met upon its ar- the Whangpoo Rives, just a few rival at Customs Jetty by Det.- and the National Government in yards from the S... Whangpoo Inspr. A. Telfer of the Shanghai Nanking, he told the United Press Wharf, as a result of which Mr-Municipal Police, who placed Mr.to-day is an exclusive interview. T. T. Sun, assistant engineer in Harder in an ambulance and Mr. the Dredging Department of the Irvine in one of Messrs. Thomas Whangpon Conservancy Board, is Cook's trucks, and took them to the
The Marshal repeatedly has made it clear that he considera civil war the curse of China, he said, but
have these wars, however, it is ab- vious they should be made as short ILA possible." He declined to elaborate this remark,
Shirts lying dead in the Nantas Mortu- General Hospital, where operations added, significantly," "If we must
ary, and Messrs. J. G. Irvine, were at once performed by Dr. W. dredging engineer, and Mr. J. R. E. O'Hara, Mr. Harder was able Harder, assistant dredging superin-to say before he became unconscious | tendent, are lying in the Shanghai ↑ "Get
an ambulance," and Mr. General Hospital seriously wound-
Irvine said to Inspr. Telier "We ed. Two other Chinese were wound-
were shot while lying down, wound ed, slightly.
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Further operations were perform
The wounded men were employed by the Whangpoo Conservancyed at two o'clock and again later" Board and they set out on the in the afternoon, when several launch Li Fei at 8 a.m. yesterday, bullets were extracted. Everything as is usual on the 30th of each possible is being done to save the month, to pay the workmen engag-lives of the wounded men. ed on the dredgers. Apparently they failed to notice that another launch was following them. On board the latter was a gang of men who were determined to stop at nothing to get the 322,000 which was on board the Li Fei,
Both men are still in a very critical condition, but, of the two, Mr. Harder is considerably the WordC of the two, "though Mr. Irvine's wounds are by no means slight.
The two woanded Chinese are in a fair state, the laodah being
assistant is suffering from a super- ficial wound in the back.
War already has all but ruined the country, the Marshal said. It has strangled commerce, crippled the railways and caused immense would. not venture any opinion as suffering to the population. Не to the relative merits of the present struggle.
your attitude toward the conflict Would it be correct to dedne now going on as one of entire neu- trality? the correspondent asked. The Marshal merely replied: "I hate war, but when we do have it the best thing seems to be to hope that it may be over as 800 15 possible."
The Marshal has been in poor health for some time and still is under care of a physician. Ho re- ceived the correspondent in one of the small houses of his yamen where "Kill the Foreigners."
he was playing billiards with bis According to information avail-wounded in the left arm whilst his two small sons. The visit was en- tirely informal. The Marshal wore able two men hired one of Messia.
a loag. gown of light blue silk and Marden's launches at 8.40 a.m. and
red house slippers. He is consider. ~Rest of Crew Intimidated.
ably thinner than when I saw him went to the Dah Tung Wharf.
last four years ago in Peping. He Pootung, where they picked up Eye-witnesses of the horrible af spoke English slowly and precisely, seven others. Then they saw the Li fair, Measta. S A. Chang, he has generally preferred to talk and remarked that in recent years Fei come down river and they draughtsman in the Whangpoo in English through an interpreter. followed for a little under a mile. Conservancy Board, and B. S. When the Li Fei reached the dred-Ching, the treasurer, and the two ger Hai Hsieh, which was lying employees of Messrs. Marden & Co., 150 yards from the South. Man say that the gang lined all men churia Railway Whangpoo Wharf, who had escaped with their lives Wayside, the pirates drow along on the deck of the Li Fei and or
dered them to remain quiet. side and, without giving any warn- ing, opened fire from the port side. As the firing took place, one of the gang, apparently the leader, shout ed "Kill the foreigners first!" The gang spoke the Kompo and Shang-,
bai- dialects.
Mr. Sun was shot three times, once through the bead, and Messre. Irvine and Harder also dropped. As the two unfortunate foreigners lay stretched out on deck, the gang riddled them with bullets, Ma Irving being shot in both shoulders and the stomach and. Mr. Harder receiving seven wounds in both arms, in the stomach and in the legs. The incdair of the Hai Haich was shot through the left arm, but his wound is not serious. Another
Chineso was also shot.
Crew Locked Up.
The gang then locked the Chinese crew of the Li Fei and the Hai Hsieh in the Li Fei's cabin and moved her to the Dah Tung Wharf, Pootung, where they landed, de- camping with the 822,000.
First reports of the affair wers made to Wayside Police atation by
регвод.
A Keen Golfer.
hobbies, and he plays frequently on Golf is one of the Marshal's great
the course of the Mukden Club, which is not far from his yamor. His friends say he plays a good game and covers the course in an average around 45. Par is 37. aviation and recently added to his He also is keenly interested in a Japanese on board the N.Y.K.Sair forces by purchasing six new Nagasaki Maru, and almost im Gypsy Moth planes which will be: mediately afterwards by a
for delivered shortly, as well as a per- eigner, whilst those to the River sonal plane which he will pilot Police were made by some unknown himself. His personal machine is Strange to say that, in rushing painted blue and white with nickel- a semi-cabin type Gypsy Moth
actually passed the pirated boat tanks and will have a cruising to the scene, the River Police boat led trimmings. It has extra facl and the Marden launch but paid radius of about 700 miles. He may formation was to the effect that ceremonies of the opening of work no attention to them, as their in-fly this machine to Hulutao for the the shooting had taken place on board the D.K.K.S. Sakaki Maru. by the Manchurian Government.
on the new port being constructed An unconfirmed report had it that one of the Chinese or the Li Fei shouted out to the pirates after the latter had commenced shooting "Don't shoot. If you want the money, come and get it!"
Well-informed Gang.
The gang apparently were well informed of the movements of the pay staff, because they had made Very careful arrangements to carry out their coup. It is generally known that the dredger staff is paid the day after the indoor staff and The imprisoned crew managed to the bandits apparently had know. break the doors and to free them-ledge of this. selves, after which they succeeded In spite of the loss of the money, in taking the launch back to the however, the dredger men were paid Customs Jetty..
as usual yesterday, when Capt. E. B. Green, the Harbour Master, accompanied by an armed guard, went to the scene and gave the men their wages.
Mr. Sun's body was taken to the Nantao Mortuary, where an inquest was subsequently held and an open verdict returned. Messrs. Irvine and Harder were carried to the
Mr. Irvine is very well-known in General Hospital, and the wound lawn bowls circles, and Mr. Harder, Chinese to the Red Cross Hos who is a captain in the Reserve pital. Mr. Irvine could sit up and Co., 8.V.C., is equally well known speak for a few seconds, hat Mr.in Shanghai, especially for his Harder, after saying a few words, prowess in the rugby fold. fell into an unconscious state.
No Chance of Escape.")
Information of the outrage was SAFES REFUSE TO
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BURGLAR CONTENTS-HIMSELF WITH SUMMER SUITS.
The Marshal is keenly interested in all plans for the development of Manchuria, and has commissions working for a reform of the mone tary system and the general ration- alization of transport, industry, finance and commerce. His govern- ment, he said, welcomes the invest- ment of foreign capital in Man- churian enterprises, and is ready to co-operato with foreign interests in reasonable programmes.
THREAT TO MISSION SCHOOLS.
[UNITED PRESS.]
Another severe blow at American and other missionary schools in the Shanghai area will be struck if plans of the local district Kuomin- tang become effective,
In a group of resolutions passed by this organ in an effort to fur- ther what is termed "suppression of the imperialist cultural invasion" it is naked that all institutions which teach religion to Chinese minors should be closed at once.
Chinese educated at missionary schools or any, educational institu- received by Inspr. J. Kirichok, of
tion not registered with the proper the River Police, who, together
authorities will not be given the with Superintendent W. C. Wood-
same treatment as these from other field, went at once to the scene.
schools, by terms of the resolutions, Inquiries were made in conjunction
while it is stated that registration with Chinese detectives of the River. Making an entry into No. 33, will be refused to any missionary Police and the Pootung branch of Queen's Road Central, the pre-school at which lessons on religion, the Bureau of Public Safety, and mises of Mesare. Cherry & Co., by or religious ceremonien, are held yesterday afternoon efforts were wrenching off the lock of the door, Schools which do not register, more- being made by these authorities, on Monday night, a cat burglar over, are to be closed within a with the assistance of the Shanghai stole a quantity of clothing and a
abort time.
The YMCA in China is Municipal Police, to arrest the leather bag. murderers.
When the manager of the firm specifically mentioned by one resolu There was no chance of the little went to the premises yesterday, he tion, which stated that branches of DAY Barty cacaning because they discovered some of the burglar this arganization have been fathe Lozenge, lakes, antienle ky surabite, the teals a forthe mysticaling it flished ostensibly for the parpose gang beginning to shoot as soon as was found that attempts had been of moral, intellectual, payment anu they came alongside the Li Fei. made by the thief to rifle, the safes, social culture, but really to propa Both the Li Fei and Hai Hsieh but, apparently, he had failed to gate doctrines of Christianity and to induce Chinese youths to beconte were peppered with bullets and open them. *** Presented a sickening sight FourNo great haul was made by the Christians spent bullets, which were flattened burglar, as the articles missing con against the steel work, were picked sisted only of four new suminer up by the Water Police, and others mits and a leather bag containing were found embedded in the wood-books and papers.
"They are evidently imperialistic organizations," this resolution con- cludes, and they should be taken over by the Chinese authorities
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