THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY
5, 1914.
-THE TAION PIRACY.
(Continued from Paga 4)
Last of the Mate.
Audibus was the last you saw of him?-Yes.
Flow long after he jumped did you go; was he the first to go?--- Yes.
Who was, the last to go ?-I
was.
How long after did you go?- About two or three minutes after; the engineer went first and I followed. We went down frem the guard.
Was that where Evans went from No; he went from the lo'osto bead.
He jumped clear; be did not strike anything?—No, sir.
Gould
you SLY whether
he kicked his shoes off be. fore he went? - I could not say. I don't know if he had
them on.
When you jumped how far were: the flames from you ?—They were coming up the forecastle scuttle.
She was slight right up to the bows?-Yes the deck was open. ing and blisters were raised on the paint.
Did any of the pirates got between the two grillos ?-No, | sir.
to Capt Evans
In answer witnesa said that the grilles were lockel by means of a pair of hand- caffe cat in two, because, they could easily be snapped to. Tho koy hung in his room.
Refering again to the On Lee witness aid he did not see her after leaving the harbour. She always go to Wungmoon about fifteen minutes thead of him.
Albert L Prince, chief engineer of the Hoi-sang, who has been transferred to the Sui Tai, said that he was on deck after leaving Wangmoon on the night in question,
Did you see any rockota going up 7-Yes, from the Tai On, just when we arrived.
When you arrived where ?- Where the Tai Oo was.
Was ba on fire then? Yes, forward lift.
When you first saw her 7-Yes."
Heard' fo Ficing.
Did you hear any firing going on ? —No, sir,
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POLITICAL OFFENDERS.
AMNESTY GRANTED TO ALL EXCEPT LEADERS.
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(From Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai. Received "May 5. A mandate has been issued which grants an amnesty to all political offenders except the leaders.
(Special Pacific Service to the Telegraph, —Router.)
LIANG SHI-YI.
APPOINTED DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF CUSTOMS.
Peking. Received May 5.. Ling Shi-yi has been appointed Director-General of Customs as Han Shi-chang's appointment as Secretary, of State carries duties which are practically identical with those of Chief Secretary in the President's Office:
CHINESE IN MEXICO.
THE QUESTION OF PROTECTION,
Peking, Received May 5. A meeting was held in the President's office to discuss the question of asking Britain or France to protect Chinese residents in Mexico.
CANCELLING A HOLIDAY.
A NATIONAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION,
Peking. Received May 5.. The National Council has discussed the cancella- tion of October 11 as a national holiday.
You went up close to her? SIR PAUL CHATER SUED. fication. He thought they were
Wo went na ulose as we could.
How far 2-It is difficult to say. It was dark; we went closer in than the other two boats.
Where the other boats there before you 3-Yes, the Shun Lee and Shui On.
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subject to any verbal modification covering the ground. He had put the issues forward, although he
Optional Cargo will be forward- did not strenuously argue them contained other items such as ed on unless information is re- as covering the ground. Mr. charges for loss of time and forceived from the Consignees before Alabaster had pointed out that labour; how could those, he said, noon to-day requesting it to be In the Supreme Court, this there was a word missed out of be expens899.
He thought the landed here, morning Mr. Justice Gompertz the heading "mixed fact and word expenses Could you see whether the Tai (Acting Chief Justice resumed law raised in the pleadings. confined to monies actually ex- On was at anchor?—No, sbe the
hoaring of
a claim The issues were four in number ponded. appeared to be moving, if uny-by George Lanzina, 5. mio and Bis Lordship would see why thing,
ing engineer of Datch nationality that partionlar language was Were your boats lowered? from Sir Catchick. Paul Chater selected in the course of his argu-
O.M:G., for $45,000 and 156 Did you assist in getting the fally paid up shares of $100 each boats out? Yes.
in the Bongkong, Iron Mining Was there any difficulty in Company Limited, or, in the getting crews to man the boats? alternative, $15,650, remunera
I understand the captain to say tion for professional services that there was some difficulty rendered. with the pilot.
Yes.
heard of.
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of tham, the question of the true
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All claims must reach us before the 16th of May, 1914, or they will not be recognized.
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Mr. Alabaster and Mr. Eldon construction of the written agree- Was there any difficulty in Potter, instructed by Mr. Willaon. meat of 1005 in which it was getting crews to man the boats of Messrs. Stephens and Willson, alleged that Messra hater and loft Vancouver on the 30th April, and get them out?--Not that I appeared for the plaintiff and Mody contracted to pay remaner-left Shanghai on the 3rd inst. at 4 p.r. Mr. Sharp K.C., instructed by Mr.ation, their answer, of course, was and is due to arrive at Nagasaki on the Did you hear of any difficulty Looker of Messrs Deacon, Looker, emphatically, no. There was in th fast. at 5th inst. at 6 a.m. between the master and pilot Deacon and raton, appeared the agreement no provision for which left here on the 28th Apr. at 3 p.m. about geing close to the Tai On? for the defendant.
the payment of remuneration. arrived at Singapore on the 5th inst. at -No.
The statement of claim was to Chater and Mody had undertaken 8am. the effect that by an agreement to pay, and, ne he would show, in writing dated July 22, 1905, having come to that aspect of the Balgon is due at H'kong on the 6th May- the defendant and Sir Hormu-jer:
Saigon, is due at If'kong on the 6th May
Were there any junks and sampane about? Is the distance
there were some.
Were they near enough to pick up people in the water? -Some of them might have been able to.
Were any of the lights of the native craft between you and the Tai On? Yes. You could have neon the lights flicker,
The I. G. M. 53. PRINCESS ALICE
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELÜBERD & UU...
Gener Agent
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Hongkong, 4th May. 1914.
The LC. S. N. 2.9. FANSANG from
The L. C. 8. N. ■... MAUSANG from
LL Past
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE ASSOCIATION.
Pupils of
A1
the
Nowrojee Mody, eines dece rele, it meant pay in the first
-tance unless there were profits, The B. E DENBIGHSHIRE passed Association and others jointly contracted with the plain That was not this aspect of the the Canal on the 14th inst. and is due at interested in education ато iff and Archibald Campbellse he directed his Lordship's Hongkong on the 10th May.
invited to a meeting which will MaMillan, since decossed, that in
The S. L... CARDIGANSHIRE from be held at the College, on Wednes- consideration of the plaintiff and then to 10 at the moment but Scuttle is due at H'kong on the 14th May day, 6th May, 1914, at 6.30 p.m.; that, he would say, was the con- The 9. L. ss. UarnarvonSHIRE McMillan prospecting for miners ception of the agreement. That from London is due as Bougkpar on the when a resolution will be submit- in the New Territories and ad- was perfecly clearly
ted expressing sympathy with jacent British Islands, the former They
the Christian Brothers, on the death of Bro. Poter.
By Order,
J. P. BRAGA,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 4th May, 1914.
25th lost; 1
I w.
pay Hito-
were
To-day's Advertisement
They couldn't have been bits
undertook tu of burning wreckage?—I should would pay to the latter proper the first instance not have thought so."
and reasonable remuneration. Cap. Wetherell threw lights with the exception of a period of for prospecting and those were
Inspector Gordon said that From July 1905 to April 1908 gether, unless there
profits for division, such expenees overboard to float in the water, three months the plaintiff ren tered the words they thought proper and witness might have mistaken his services. It was stated by and reasonable. Had Messre, these for sampan lights. There plaintiff that $45,000 was a pro- Chater and Mody failed as regards were also fish stakes in the per and reasonable remuneration their liability which was extremely vicinity and they also carried for such professional services unlikely, plaintiff and MoMillan lights.
Under an Agreement dated
would be liable for the loss. The October 10, 1906, defendant words "auchexpenses for prospect FOR SINGAPORE. PENANG received from the Hongkong Ironing as they thought ressonable" RANGOON AND CALCUTTA, WATCHMAN MURDERED.Mining Company Limited for and were the only words upon which (Taking cargo on Through Bills of On behalf of the plaintiff 900 the argument was occurring. fully paid up shares of Now they had to examine the
Lading to Rangoon, Madras and Mauritius), Two Judian Constables Detained $100 each
the said word "expenses," and he put it THE Steamship company. The plaintiff and to His Lordship that expenses We understand that two Indian received from the defendant only meant out of pocket expenses, constables are detained by the 750 of the said shares and there disbursemente, not remuneration Capt. R. A. Holman, will be des- Police under suspicion of being was a balance of 168) fully paid for services. It meant the word patched for the above ports on connected with the murder of the up shares due to him.
disbursements he would have to FRIDAY, the 8th inst, at Indian watobman at the Govern.1
Mr. Sharp addressed the Court as the word partnership auch For Further Particulars, apply
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