CHILDAR PIRACY.
Son's Determined Accusation Against His Mother.
At the Police Court, this morn- ing, before Mr. Wood, the nine Chinese (one a woman) charged with being concerned in she Childar piracy, were again brought up for the purpose of extradition.
Mr. P. M. Hodgson (Crown | Solicitor) is making the applion. tion for the extradition of the prisoners to Canton under a re- quisition made by the Tatuh to His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1914,
SPECIAL CABLES.
(From Our Own Correspondent).
INTERPORT SHOOTING.
SHANGHAI DO BETTER THAN HONGKONG.
Shanghai, Received May 22,
In the Interport Shooting Competition the Shanghai team made a score of 942.
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[Hongkong's score was 927. Singapore and Penang have yet to shoot off.)
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When the hearing was resumed this morning, Datective Sergeant Brown gave further evidence and bring money over. He saw No. 3 said the second defendant claimed in the riokeha house in Macso. the blanket which was produced. Who else was living at thi
Yeung Yin-luk, Chiness extra-riokaba house ?--No. 3 only. dition officer, identified the seals
Who did No. 3 give the money on the requisition documents as
to ?-I don't know! those of the tatah.
A Chinese boy aged ten who spoke either Panti or Hakka said his mother was the woman in the dock.
Mr. Hodgson: The woman in the dock is not your real inother, she is your adopted mother?- Well I can't say whether she is my real mother or my adopted mother (laughter.)
Did this woman buy you when you were five years of age?-Yes.. You formerly lived at 214, Reclamation Street?-I went to live there when I was tive.
Were you living there last Maroh :-- Yes,
When you lived there you lived with your mother :-Yes.
When did you come back from Maoso ?-Next morning with my mother.
Where did you go live?-The same place, 214 Reclamation Street.
Did you remain there or did you move somewhere else? We remained there until a second trip Macao and when we came back
to
we removed,
Who did you go with on the second trip to
Macao? My mother.
inyone else go with you
No.
Where did you go to on this trip?-To a c t'on shop.
Where ?-On the praya.. Ilis Worship:Do you know Who came to your honee ?the name?-Sun Yang-pick. One, two, three, four, five, eight, and nine (pointing to the pri Boners in the dock); number aix did not go..
Mr. Hodgson: Who did you see there ?-One to five (pointing to prisonera).
Were there is fact, other men as well, not in Court to-day there, 'Yes.
How many ?-A good many, How long did they live there? A long time.
How many days?-First, they came from Uanton, lived there a few days, went away in the coun- try and came back again.
When was the last time the first defendant left ?-I can't say.
Was bo there last March 7- No; he was not there after last March,
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What did you hear ?-When my mother got there she told them generally that police were coming to arrest them all and to get ready and ship away,
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The opinions expressed by the Correspondents are not necess- arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph "I
C. P. R. ANG BRITISH FLAG,
(To the Editor of the Hongkong
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Sir, I was watching the Em- harbour at nine o'clock this press of Indiu approaching the
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THE VIRTUES OF "KAPOK."
The following will represent the
Sir Ernest Shackleton will have p.m. On their ground. J. R. tence for his next expedition; it Civil Service on Saturday, at 4 30, the lightest sleeping bag in exis nog. After having studious Wead and R. E. Lindsell; F. 4. ia to to made of kapok-ihe y ignored is Majesty's abipe, Biden, and J. D. Wright, A. E fibrous, silky material obtained he dipped her flag with great w. Salt, and R. O. Barlow. deliberation to an American gan.
from the seedpods of a tree grow, boat (which I was delighted to selected by the Y.M.CA. Tecnisie so oily that it is quite water- The following is the famix times as light as cotton, and ing largely in Java. Kapok is see took no notice.) Has this Club to meat tho Civil Service become a Yankee line? Or is this in the Lawn Tennis League: a method of toadying for Manilan Mesare. C. C. Blickling, O. A cargo? But even American vessels Hansen, J. T. McPherson, A. entering a British part, invariably 8. Kempthorne nad A. J. Carter, White Easign. have the courtesy to salute the with Messrs. T. Faller and T. G.
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vented with which it is intended A new machine has been in.
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so that it can be used for BOS linings, bed quilts, and so on, have been made for the past 20 years, without succ388. The new machines will shortly be installed in London.
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LANDSMAN Hongkong May 22, 1914. - [We have no news of any such Mr. Hodgson-Those are transfer asour correspondent sng- the five who were arrested gesto. Did he not see what
the flag
A mattress staffed with kapok dipped ?-Ed. II. K. Telegraping's play in the competition for
was which WED
As a result of yesterday even- was crently tested in the water, and though only weighing 10lb., ii the Garrison Challenge Cup pre lying on it. Many experiments supported a man weighing 2031b. eonted for billiards by the Hong- kong Volunteers the D.C.L.I." with kapok are being made at team had their lead reduced 102 the present time by the United points, though they again secured already employing it on a small States Navy Department, who are the honours of the play.
The score is as follows:-
D:O.LI. "B" Pte. Shipp Rte. Brown Pte. Daffield ... Pte. Walker. Lee-Opl. Williama Loe-Opl. New...
When did you come back? Next morning.
Where did you go to live when you came back?-Kun Chung, (Austin Road).
No.
Did you go to Macro again?-
Not with your mother; with anybody else?-No.
Was No. 2 there at the sime time?-He was there the same Have you even been to Macao length of time. No, 3 same. No with this man (Sergeant Brown)?
4 did not live there long; he did-Yes, (laughter). not come back this year.
Was that after your trip with When was No. 5 thero ? your mother?-Yes, some police Same as No. 4. le did not came to arrest us. We were taken come back this year.
to the police station and the next When was No. 8 there?-Aday I was taken to Macao by the long time.
Sergeant,
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When? He came last year. He was there the day of his arrest. No. 9 was there.
Did you see Nos. 8 and 9 there this year? Yes, I saw them..
Did you ever see them with Nos. 1, 2 and 3 ?-Sometimes they were together.
His Worship: Who went to Macso? From one to five.
Mr. Hodgson:
Did -you- mother go to Macao?—Yes.
Did you go with ho ?-When those people were in Maceo they wrote to us asking us to go to
Macao.
Bis Worship. How long ago? A long time ago.
Lived in a board-house (laughter). Where did you go to then?- Where else did you go? The sergeant took me out for a walk
in the streets.
Anywhere else?--No.
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Next day did you go any where ?-Yes.
Where? To live in another boarding house (luud laughter),
Did you go to ase anybody ?-- Who, (laughter).
it?
His Worship: Of what use Mr. Hodgson It might save ne good deal of trouble in establishing that she is not the
mother,
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The eighth defendant gaid that a man who rented a cubicle from the seventh defendant engaged him to look after his (laughter),
Inspector Gerrard, said he arrested the first six defendants about 6 p.m. on May 2, on board the a.. Taishan on the Masao steamt at wharf.
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Tatal... Staff and Departments: Pte. Bartholomew Chau Koi was then put into the Pte. Davies box and gave evidence for the S. Bergt. Coy... Ürown.
Pte. Dickson... arrested as one of the gang, baigt. Foster...
The witness was previously Cond. Chamberlain was set free. He said he called at the female prisoner's house in Austin Road. He remem. bared going to Macao with Sergeant Brown. At the cot o'clock in the evening. They ton shop he BAW the first left the Harbour about 11.30 a.m. five prisoners. He went to another He could recognise the piratee, place and there he said No 6.
there were more than a hundred
Firet prisoner said he did not persone on board. Of the pri know the witness. It appeared sonera the first and second were That's what I would like to witness had a grudge against him, on board. There might have been know (laughter). Tell me all ile (prisoner) was an officer esme of the others on Laard; the Sergeant did in
Maruo under the Ching dynasty and but he could not swear to them. (laughter)?-Be asked me where the witness used to smuggle The ship was pirated outside tone people lived, I took him into Chin, Baing to the place.
Mr. Hodgson: Was that alter one, two and three left 214, Re-to tivo. damation Streal ?--Yen.
Did you see them at Reclama
tion Street after that?-No. Who wrote No. 3.-
How do you know?lle cent a letter and I on examining it,
saw his name there.
Who did you see the e?-One Where elso did you go? -Th anaher place; I don't know the
address.
Who did you. Fce there?-Ali Mok whom I don't know, Number six? —Yes.
Why did you take the Sergeant Where did you go in Macao?-to this other house?-Because be To a ricksha house."
Anyone meet you at the steamer A friend of No. 3.-
His Worship: What won bie Lame ?—I don't know bia
name.
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How do you know he was a friend of No. 37-Because when he took me to the house I heard them talking. No. 3 landed money to his friend who went to the market to buy stuff.
Mr. Hodgson: Where did he get the money from? The mones iny mother took over from Yaumati
asked me.
Ilad you been there before? - The with my mother.
On the first or second vi it to Macao?-The first time, Ab Mok was there...
How often have you seen No. 8
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military cicer he (prisoner) After the piracy the pirates went
Ping-hoi near Sam Kok mun.NOTICE is hereby given that knew that that with which he ashore; witness also went ashore Kowloon for Sheung Shui (Fan- www now charged was illeg.
in other sampan. None of the ling Golf Links) at 8.45 a.m. witness denied that he smuggled not see No. 3 on board. Ile am. on Morday May 25th, Mon- la swer to his Wor-hip passengers went ashore. He did calling at Talpo at 9.15 a.m. and arriving at Sheung Shui at 9.27 enis into Chinn. Hodid not know did not see him on shore, but next day June 1st and Wednesday the first prisoner to be an official. morning he saw a man who looked June 3rd, 1914.
The female prisoner a. the like him from a distance, walking wites was telling lies when he quickly and carrying an umbrella. aid she complained of not le saw him afterwarde at Macro getting her share of the proceeds and he there recognised him. Kowloon, 20th May, 1914. of the pirsey.
The third prisoner was Witness said he had bean descendant of the same ancestors INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI employed in his father-in-law's a witness. He saw the first
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in Hongkong 7-A god many Cantonese Government, eaid he of all and he heard a noise. Theu times.
remembered the Childar sailing people rushed at the passengers
Number Eight? He lived with No. 9 in Temple Street,
Did you ever sso-Nos, 8 and
in Maran 7-No.
9
First defendant said he did not
are hereby informed that their
on Maroli 15. He was on board and snatchedthings from them. He Parts Consigness of cargo by her the Childur because he trde gent nutch sumsthing from 3. pas the Childar. He went on Ward saw the first and recond prisoners goods will be delivered from
in Chief. He was sent down in Court as being taken from the on board by the Commander-senger. He recognised a blanket know the revenih defendant or to Hongkong in October last, Childar.
• How do you know she brought the hay.. money? Because they asked for
** Where is the letter ?—I do not. know where it is kept now.
The other denied knowing the boy.
The woman said the boy was her
Mr. Hodgson said the police knew he was here,
Witness said when he went on board the Ubildar he didn
The case was adjourned.
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No Fire Insurance will be effected.
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"husband's youngest brothor's know it was going tɔ he pirated. Polynesien are reminded that signed by:- Did you read the letter?-Chan? wife'ston” (kud Kugoter), Ile sent on board torco who were gooda remaining
Worship might take that down?" "The Childar was pirated at- eis do rank
Mr. Hilgaon : I think your going to givo trouble to China, after to-morrow will be subject
Kovsend up lofter." Chabo roud out lasf he mother had to
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