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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1914
MALAY WATCHMAN'S SHING TAI PIRACY CASE.
DEATH.
too late for insertion on Page 1.3| Inquiry Resumed this Afternoon.
HOME RULE
London. Receivad May 20. Bir Edward Carson at Mountain Anh. South Walid that he gloried in the landing of 25000 riffes in D's. He said that if Mr. Arquith advis the King in siga the Hors Rale Bill, with the cart in that loval Ulst wonen would barer, he world to soting like a criminal,
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Magistrate's Decision
this. Afternoon.
COMIC AUCTION,"
Gay Scene
on Murray Barracks Parade Ground.
gay
FAR EASTERN NAVAL SQUADRONS.
This afternoon, the Murray. In the .. Shing. Tai pirsoy Barracks Parade ground, present- At the Police Court, this after case, at the Police Court, this ed an unusual sight being goy noot, Mr. Woad resumed the afternoon, Mr. J. R. Wood gave with bunting and providing sites
Atlas for coconut shies. The event was Bramble inarity into the death of the the following decision:- LIKE A CRIMINAL."
The Launch and River Trade a comie arranged by the military Britomart Melay watchman who was found
(Protection against branch of the O. E. M. S., gogistad Cadmus [Bacter's Barvice To "The Taraph dead in the ledge of the Govern-Steamer
meat Civil Hospital on the 3rd Piracy) Ordinance (Ordinsacs 7 by members of the D. C. L. I. Cherub
of 1900) was passed (in the words Enthusiatic workers had created Unelmer inst., by Mr. Chapman.
Dr. Kek said the body bad of the Attorney General who tents,
with bonding Olio been dead at least the hours originally introduced it) as "on and containing all rorts of eide Hampshire
honest attempt to awaken ownere, shows, from palmistry onwards, Jed Pad at the most five bɔurs.,
em. masters and grew to a c98a of Vations assistants paraded the Kinsha A constable who is ploved as a native cook to the their responsibility for the safety ground in all Forts of weird Kennett Indiang at the hospital said of their bons de passanger" garments enticing the nimble ten Merlin
The provisions of the original cent pieca with invitations to Minotaur* be slept in a kitchen, usar the mate and the lodge where dare a ordinance covered launches only. throw for encounts or kicks Moorhen el was. Witness had been out An amendment to include. River football through a clown's mouth. Newcastle and at 9 o'clock that morning Trade Stevaers in its operation At a later stage in the afternoon Nightingale
ben be attended the door's (ie, steamers measuring 60 tors the comic auction took place, the Ribble Rosario BANKING SENSATION, office, he went into his one and over which trade between the dieles mld being the handicraft Robin
and dried himself. He took Colony and ports of the Canton cf onch help.7.
Daring the afternoon a visit Sandpiper bis food in the cookhores. As a Delta), became law on the 18th
Executive action we made to the grounds by B. E. Saip rule be got back to his owa room, Jely 1913. after doing his work with the under the amendment was delayed the Governor and a party includ- Taku
however until the latter part of ing the Hon. Mr. Sivarn., doctot, about 11.30 o..
the following October, by which time the announcement bad ben mele in the Guzsis that the amending ordinance had not been
BARONS NEUFVILLE ARRESTED.
London. Received May 29.
He
Hs then had his meal and slept Exrone Hegri and Robert for an hour or so and about a Neufville, bands of the smous quarter to one he went back to bank in Paris, have bran arrested (arist the patients again. on a "obarea of fraudulent bank-fioishe then about 4 o'clook at ruplo. Tus liabiliting amount the earliest. It was about six when he got to hie quarters. He was then finishs for the day The night that the man was murdered witness was on night duty and came off about five o'clock as asual. He did not think 3DY patients wore admitted during the night.
to balf a million sterling,
AIR MANOEUVRËS.
ON SALISBURY PLAIN.
London. Received May 29,
The seroplane gunde are concentrating on Sisbury Flain for the first military air man couvree. It is expect that op hundred will participate.
BANKRUPTCY COURT.
Debtor Consents to Judgment.
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disallowed.
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TYPHOON WARNING
HIS BRITTANIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS ON THE CHINA STATION,
Gunboat
1st class cruiser
River gunboat 2nd class cruiser River gunbost Torpedo-toat destroyer
Master W. Weat
Lt. Com.V.B. Besidoa
Lt. Com. G. A. Mallock Hongkong
1,200 Lt-Com. H. Marryatt Yang se
Lt-Com, Boddam Whetham Hongkong Et--Com. C. J. 3. Gibson Labusn
Name
nority
Class Despatch-boat
Tome Guns IH.P. ·
Commander
Reported at
1,700 12
2,000 Comdr, A. Cochrane
Craving
Admiralty tug
Hongkong
710 2
900
Hongkong
Ganbost
710 2
900 Lt.-Com. W. H. Darwell
Yangiare
1
British sloop
1,070
8
1,400 Comdr. L. Williams
Shanghai
Water tank and tug
390
300 Master H. Smith
Hongkong
T. B. Destroyr
560
J
7,550 Lt-Com. H. T. England
Hongkong
70
British sloop
1,070,
8
1,400 Comdr. Mackenzie, D.SO.
Feasing
1st class oruiser
10,850
10
20,500. Capt. H. W. Grant
Weibstwei
Torpedo boat destroyer
River gunboat
618
Torpedo-bost destroyer Surveying ship
1,00
14,000
27,000 Capt. EL B. Kiddle
Weihsiwai
180
800 Li-Com. Alan Dizon
Hongkong
4,800
22,000 Capt. FrederickA. Powlett
Weihaiwei
85
240 Lt-Comdr. M. Murray
Yangiese
500
7,500 R.W. Wilkinson
Weihaiwei
River gunboat
85 2
240 Lt.-Comdr. Neah
West River
Depot ship for Submarines 980
1,400 Lt.-Comdr, Oromie
Canton
River gunboat
85
P
240 Lt.-Com. I. S. Hutton
West River
River gunboat
85
2
240 Lt-Com, Maurice Laalis
Torpedo baat destroyer
350
8,000 Gunner W. H. Ryder
Hongkong
Teal
River gunboat
180
2
800 Lt.-C. Hon. Guy Stopford
Yangaza
Thistle
Gunboat
710
2
900 LA-C. ELBE.N. Cotrell Dormer Swatow
Triumph
11,915
112,500 Capt. P. Streatfield.
Hongkong
Comar Usk
Receiving Ship.
Comdr. Anstruther
Hongkong
Torpedo-boat destroyer. 590
7,500, Lt.-Comdr. Maxwell
Womsivei
Torpedo-boat destroyer
В 365
8,300 Lt-Com, H. D. Adair- 1-1 ~ Weihaiwei
Torpedo-boat destroyer .590
7,500 Com. Seymour-
Weihaiwei
Torpedo-bost destroyer
360
4
5,900 Lt.-Com. R. Neville "
Weihstwei
195
800 Lt-Comdr. J. C. Barrett
Yangiame
Gunboat
150
500 Lt. Com. M. B. Blackwood
Yangisse
Gunboat
150
500 Lt.-Comdr. Lloyd
Tangieze
O. 36,
TA.-Com. Pope
Hongkong
Ɑ. 37,
Lt-Com. MoGillwie
Hongkong
O. 88,
Lt-Com. J. Gaimes
Hongkong
T.B. 035;
Lt.-Com. Handley
West River
T.B. 036,
It-Com. T. Barton
Hangitong
T.B. 037.
La Com. Nicol,
Wast Biver
T.B. 038,
Lt. Com. H. W. Beymour
Hongkon
The blegram "quoted below Virago
The owner of each River Trade was received by the American Welland Steamer we then called upon to Consulats Greasral. Hongkong, Whiting eatse into a bad in the sum of from the Manila Oborvalory at Widgeon $5,000.00 for the observance of 10.15 am. to-day: Cyclone or Woodcock Visayas Woodlark reasonable precautions against Typhoon-E. ofthe piracy (under Section 3) and also Islands. Filling ap. of certain prescribed precautions (under Section 4.)
The correspondence between the Captain Saperintendent of At this junctors his Worship Police and the owsers of River.
DISORDERLY FIREMEN.
Two Swedish firemen from the
said it would be da well to cantion Trade Steamers relativa ta the-385. Caylon, were charged at the the witrest ra to bi pride, bonds extended over averal Polica Court, this morning, with and the customsty caution was admoutbe. The owners of the habsting in a disorderly manner ministered. He saw the decrases" Shing Tai" (the vessel involved in Fedder Street. They were enok at ten o'clock that night, fore in the pr sent enquiry) entered fined $3 with the alternative of going on duty; deceased wake into their bind on the 6th Feb. seven dașa. bim op. Witnese told deserved ruary 1914. Some other canera be could go away as he was gewere even more dilatory; and the tlog up. The deceased was on list of bonds was not completed duty from five in the morning until the latter part of March fast. until ten o'clrck at night. Wit
Gunboat
Yaoytare
*Flagship of Admiral Jerram, K.O.B., C.V.O., OM.G. Commander-in-Chief.
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON NORTH CHINA AND JAPAN STATION.
Dupleix Kilaior
Armoured cruiser. Armoured cruiser ....... Gunboat
River gunboat Gunbost Gunboat
French.
Shanghai
Hongkong
Baigon
Canton
Canton
Tongku
10,014 80 20,000 Capt. Vergon 9,700 12. 19,800 Capt. Gouria. -
645 10 1,000. Lisût. Vandier - the sickness of the master of the Deodee
180 0 570 Lieut. Dordet Chinese firm with which an order Argas
128 7
500 Lieut. de Jervillier Rag placed; it has been shown Vigilante
180
--- Lieut. Collin The owners of the "Shing Tai farther that the abip carried two Peiho
Lieut. Dupuy Dutempe Tchong-kin nest opened the gale that night after entering into their bind did armed Chines gdards who in Dondard de Lagree, Gunboat
**Flagship of Bear-Admiral Colloch de Kerillis, Commander-in-Chief, the French China Siation for the police guard at 10 p.m. not at once "observe all the pre-fact registed the pirates one of
Submarine and 2 am. The polics were tarih:1 precautions notably whom was killed, while the other Lynx guarding soms of the Tai On Nos. 1, 8 and 7 as set out in the was wounded. wen. He did not enter the names bond which read as follows: of the people he remitted to en-
went to presa.
THE MERCANTILE MARINE.
The Official Receiver said he! had no objection but the chief
managing partner had asked him Relieving Distressed Seamen
in
to put his views before the Court.
Hongkong:
He (the managing partner) con-
sidered the matter would be bet-
#
room...
Protoo
On the resond point, it was Styx orgued by Mr. Locker from Fronde
oo this porticalne ship would Mousquet
Fla ship of Commodore Boucicaut, Commanding the local defence Indo-China.
Lieut. Bolnix
Baigon
Submarine
Baigon
Armoured gänbost
Destroyer
1,798 10 350 7
1,700 Lieut. Guillaume-Louis Saigon
803 Lieut. AurillacTM
Saigon
at
a
evidence, given by Mr. McDonald, d'Iberville marine enginear, that the grilles Pistolet
Destroyer
Destroyer
130
Destroyer
307 8
Capt. de Frigate Ronisen Hongkong 300 Comdr. de Marquessas Saigon 300
Saigon
Surveying-ahip
1,825 10 9,000 Com. Voisin
Saigon
German.
Craiser
3,600 22 18,500 Capt. v. Muller
Teingtan
Armoured craiser Gunboat
11,600 36 20,000 Captain Bruninghaus
Taingisu
Canton
Gunboat
Shanghai
Craiser Gunboat
Tsingtan
Hankow
Cruiser
Tsingtan
Biver gunboat
Yangleze
Flagship
11,600 36 28,000 Capt. F. Bohalts
Tringlas
Torpedo-boat
400
8
6,500 Capt. Lt. Brunner
Tinglan
Torpedo-boat
280 4
6,000
Oblt. z. 8. v. Mauberge
Tsing au
Gunboat
River gunboat
900 10 293
1,850
Comdr. Booker
Teingisu
4
1,800
Capt. L. v. Moller.
Canton
River gunboat
223
500
Obli, n. 8. Dromler
Yangiao
Portuguese,
Cruiser
Macao
Gunboat
Patrie
Gunboat
1,757
700
L
Capt. Annibal de 8. Dina Hongkong Capt. Martina
Maono
Submarine
with the
Taku"
Mr. Justice Gompertz sitting
1. Each River Trade Steamer in Bankruplay yesterday had before him the case of Tsang Ng.
The Official Receiver said this tor during the night; that was shall have four guarde was an adjourned application for not his duty. He could not rale st. Sach guards still be non
6. Absit the wheel house owing its construction and small Manche discharge; the debtor consented member the names and nombers Chinese to judgment for $900 being en- of the goarde be admitted. He tered against him. He had to could not remember whether they there shall be erected (to the siz bave less usa for resistance ask his Lordship to grant bim his were all mahomedane or whether entisfaction of the Harbour Maston on s liger vesel; and also, they were nikh”, He admitted ter) a steel grille with dodgers on that the officers being of the discharge on those terms.
the Chinese milk boy about either side of bullet proof Chinese Race, it might be fa-Emden.
ferred that they would not have Gneisenau The application was granted.
material In the petition re Foong Ta eleven o'clock in the evening.
The one was proceeding as we 7. Grilled doors shallbe provided made ufa, as indeed they them. tis
to all entrances leading to engine selven admitted, of say oppor- Jaguar Mr. Burs, of Messrs Goldring and
tunities for resistance to pirates, Russ appeared for the petitioning oreditor and said they had come
The Captain Saperintendent of There can, however, bo no doubt Leipzig
Lucha Police drew the attention of the that with non-Chinese guards Nurburg to the conclusion that it would be better if the case was adjourn-
prescribed owners to the failure to observe and
Over pracaution No. 6. He was aware of grilles some show of resistance Scharnhorst ed for three weeks and they
5.90 would try to get in some book
the failure to observe the first could have been made. It remains debis and they would know
precaution also; but did not to consider whether on the better the position of the estate.
make any formal protest to the facts, the owners deserve to have Tiger
their security forfeited.
Taingtan owners concerning it.
It is to be remembered in de-
Vaterland On the 31st March 1914 the Shing Tai w pirated. The oiding this matter that, the Shing vessel carries 12 petesogers only. Tai, which carried 12 passengers Adamast On this voyage there were in all is liable to the same peopniory According to the report of the 12 passengers who proved all to ponally as vessels carrying several tee dealt with by the Official Harbour Master of Hongkong for be pirates and took charge of the hundred passengers. Receiver. The chief point was last year, 26,833 easma were abip.
It is to be noted, also, that the that book dohin should be collect shipped and 22,611 discharged In conesquence of this piracy, executive authorities in the Colony ed before bankruptøy. It was a
at the Morcantile Marine Office this enquiry is held at the adopted no very urgent attitude A-2 ouatom that people were die and on board ships daring the written request of the Captain on the question of the oborrance A-4 inalined to pay after bankruptcy; it was a local Chinese custom on year, compared with 19,240 ship-Saperintendent of Polios and for of these precautions, though the 4-5 the closing of a shop the debtors pad and 19,362 discharged dur consideration of the following existence of neglect was known. 1-7
In all those matters to which Albany 189 distressed samen were 1. Whether the precautions attention has been drawn in this Bainbridge of that shop universally declined ing 1912. to pay their debts.
received and admitted to the prescribed under Section 4 of the enquiry the owners were attempt Barry Sailors' Home, etc.; of these 50 Ordinance have bera observed bying come kind of provision, Callao were sent Home, 5 to Calcutta, 3 the owners,
inadequate indeed, but still not Chauncey to Genoa, 1 to Kobe, 1 to Manila, 2. If they have not been hing to their discoradit. On these Cincinnati 1 to Melbourne, 2 to Port Said, observed whether the failuvato grounds it, speara to me that a Dale 1 to San Francisco, 1 to Singapore, obeerve them facilitated the penalty of $5,000 would be an Decatur Eleano 1 to Sydney, 15 passengers to piracy, which occurred.
unjustim position upon the ownera Caloutta, 57 to Canton, 1- to 3. If it did facilitate the piracy, I am not here taking a light Helena Shanghai, 2 to Singapore, 1 whether it is equitable that the view of the reaponezbilities of Mohican charged at the Police Court, this handed over to Naval Authorities, security given by the owners owners. The amended ordinance Monadnock Monitor morning, with dealing and being deserted, 1 died in Kennedy should on this account beestraat-will now have had time to oporate Monterey
Town Hospital, 5 remained in od.
at effectively.
Pampanga Gunboat' the Sailors Home, 3 in Hospital, As to the rat point, it is ad The authorities, will no doubt Piscataqus Bes going-tug
Repair alip in Prison and 31 obtained emmitted that the owners failed to ronder it clear in their formal Pompey River boat. ployment,
We observe the precautions meation. proteste, when precautions are Samar he third defendant. This de $8,741.09 was expended by ed above. In extenustion, it has being neglected that owners must Wilmington Oraiser Badant woman) was dit- the Harbour Master on behalf of been shown
wn that an abortive expect to safer the penalt con- Saratoga Flagship
Falvaston faichoUraiseTA hargað. "The gther wain whe Board of Trade in the relief niezapt to provide grilles eto, wa, templated by the ordinance.
The application was granted.
OPIUM POSSESSION.
A man and two women wore
a possession of forty tale of opium."
aspeptor Dymaal prosecute
and Lit. R.O: Faithfall defended
1,000
**1*no chiabronnadh miestom.
matters:
900 12 1,800 Comdr. Sachsso 900 19 1,300 · ·Comdr, Luring 3,250 24 11,000 Capt. Hann
900 10 1,850 Comdr. Thisrichen 3,400 22 18,200 Capt. v. Schonberg
Capt. Lieut. Firle
Capt. Luiz A. de Migalhion Carros Máq
UNITED STATES VESSELS.
Esign G. Bradford
Fasign J. B. Mam
Ensign H. L. Bahel Daffer
Ensign R. I. Wood -
7,500 Commander M. L. Bristol 8,000 Lieut. R. A. Spruance 78,000 Lieut. O. 6. Keller
250 Ensign W. L. Book
Torpedo-bost destroyer 420 78,000 Lt. J. O. Gennings
Cavite
Protected cruiser
Torpedo-boat des. Torpedo-boat des. Gunboat Protected cruiser Torpedo-boat destroyer Torpedo-boat destroyer
8,430 10 420 7 420 243 8
3,188 11
Cruising
Cavita
Canton
Cavite
10,000 Com. J. V. Chass
Craising
420 7
8000 Lt. V. K. Colman
Cavite
4207
8,000 Lt. E Darr
Gunboat
620
4
600 Lt. Com. V. S. Gannon
Shanghai
1,392
8
1,988 Com, G. R. Marvell
1,900
8
1,100 Lieut. V. R. Lowe
Cavite
8,999
6
3,000 Lt. Y. Rorschach
Olongap
4,084
5,277
243
Ensign P. J. Poyton
Cay Canton
8542 8,085
1,600
Lt.-Com. U. W. Colos
Gunboat Station ship
Monitor
· Com. P. Babin' wi
J. H. Dayton
Com, BH. Leigh
Tá TW, Us
Shanghai
Canton Hongkong Shanghai