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BIRTHS.
MONDAY, MAY 14, 1923.
DAY BY DAY.
ANOTHER LOCAL, STEAMER PIRATED.
to see the dawn of an arn when the Soviet alsansed of much| that in foul and now gives offenos to the other nations-ia takenj into the fold by the Powers of the oF SELF-RELIANCE, OF PRIVATE European Officer Seriously world
CO-OPERATION
CAN ONLY FLOURISH IN AN ATMOSPHERE.
then his representatives AND OF PERSONAL ENDEAVOUE. at Westminster have done the.
W
Wounded.,
OVER $60,000 WORTH OF LOOT.
very thing to make`ibe allain-| Mr. and Mrs. C. Thorne left by ment of his aims almost im- the President Madison yesterday. possible. It was, perhaps, asking too much of politically-uneducat ed Labour to understand the real and Sunday shows two cases of Saturday, when
The bealth return for Saturday meaning of the issue at stake: enteric (Indian) and one of diph but it is nevertheless a pity theria (British)
that the matter should have
daveloped at a time when "the
情
newly-crested statesmen of
Yesterday
Chinese
arms of the captain and other officers were saited. Held up at the pistol's month, the passengers had to "atand and deliver," and·· ware robbed of practically all they possessed, some being left with only the clothes they stood up in. : There ware a few instances where consideration was shown, such as in the case of the foreign lady passenger, who afterwards had har wedding ring returned by one There was another daring of the leaders of the gang, who piracy of a local steamer on expressed regret for the incon the China Tenience caused her. The chief Merchants Steamship Company's officer who was clad in pyjamas vessel Tai Shun we looted, all at the time the ship was rushed, the passengers and crew robbet, afterwarde had his shoes, a suit of and the European obief officer clothes, and a collar ratürned to Was Mr. J. M. A. Crawford, and a him.' knocked down by motor car Chinose sailor wounded. The Some of the passengers were and had his leg fractured. Dr. Tai Shun, which is on the Hong brutally bustled during the search. Urquhart, who was in the car, kong-Shanghai run, put back, for valuables, which went on from ing out blindly looking for had the man removed to the and arrived here about four Saturday morning until midnight. weapon to use against the Un-French Hospital.
o'alock yesterday
A party of repectable-looking afternoon, ionist Govetament,
when the wounded men were:
Cantonese ladies, who were in brought ashore for medical deep mourning, ware roughly When the reasons for Britain's Lieutenant J. G. Fitzmaurice, treatment, the chief officer being handled by the pirates because action are dissected, it is so clear M., and Lieutenant NM. taken to the Government Civil they were not wearing any value
Dillon, M.C., from the disband- Hospital. a case for our coatry that it beed Royal
able jewellery. The greatest in- Munster Fusiliers. comes impossible to acquit those bave been posted in the same those ou
From the accounts given by dividual loss was suffered by a
board, it
Yunnanese, who was relieved of reapossible for the telegram to rank and with
appears their present that the piracy of the Tai one hundred and forty-five tsela Rutsia of blind prejudice. We, seniority to the King's Liverpool Shun followed the lines of the of gold-leaf, besides other pro as one of the greatest nations in which is at Hongkong. Both pirates going aboard
Regiment, the Zod. Battalion of Sui An affair last November, the perty, jewellery and clothing, in all amounting tora value of about the world, have shown
as pas $16,000. our these officers served with distincsengers. It is believed that the men, magnanimity, and desire
for tion in France and Gallipoli who were nearly all Fukienese, Two bosuns and a deok-band," peace, by putting up for many ly with the Tank Corps.
Both officers are serving present went on board at Hongkong and the Chinese crew who months with insults and aggres-
at Canton. Their whole plan of showed fight, were savagely st- operations was evidently carefully bed into unconciousness and the
tacked, the two former being olub: sion on the part of the Soviet.
thought out beforehand. There
the working-classes are launch
its
Encouraged by our seeming fear his decision, in the Summary their faces covered with amall on ble arm,
Mr. Justice Gompertz gave were two ringleaders. who had latter having a nasty out inflicted. of rupture, the Russians have Court this morning, in case towels, with eyeholes, during the of late increased their efforts to which came before him last pirating of the steamer.
Boxes of Silver Stolen. The actual cargo of the Tai rap us across the knuckles. Alweek, in which a dispute arose
The Tai Shun (Capt. W. P. Jan-Shun was left practically intest, over the supply of BARTLEY. On Saturday, point has been reached where not machinery. The parties were via Canton and Swatow at & p.m. pieces consigned by the Rung certain sen) left Hongkong for Shanghai but three boxes of twenty-cent May 5, at Shanghai, to Mr. and to protest would forever brand Chinese firms. Plaintiffs claimed last Friday, with about ten thou-Tak Bank, of Hongkong, to the F. P. Bartley, & daughter.
our country with cowardice, and from defendants the
sum of sand cases of cargo, including Tai Tak Cheong Bank, of Bhang- ENGLAND. On May 7, at the detract considerably from
$290, part price of the machines, silver bullion, and a large complex bai, were taken. The value of Victoria Nursing Home, abang.
their case being that the mament of passengers, of whom two these was $10,100. A valuable hai, to Mr. and Mrs. E. England, prestige as a world Power. The chinery was not capable of makwere foreigners, Capt. J. A. Tysle consignment of ginseng" wa encouraging cable sent to Moscowing articles they were supposed and Mrs. E. Pang, the latter also stolen. Apparently the pirates CLEMENTS. On May 8, at by the spokesmen of a section to make. His Honour accepted from Canton. Capt. Tyzle booked had learned beforehand FRIDG the story told by plaintiffs. de his passage bere. The steamer silver money on board, and they No. 1 Tungchow Road, Shanghai, of the British populace is sure to was satisfied that the machines called at Canton for passengers appeared to have expected s to Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Clements, neutralise the effect of the Go-would not do the work they were and freight, and took 42 steerage bigger haul than they actually vernment's protest to the Soviet, intended to do, and he, therefore passengers from that port, making made. The vessel's compradore We wonder whether Labour is gave judgment for plaintiff, with a total of 107 with those from succeeded in remaining incognito, costs. The solicitors engaged in Hongkong Anumber of well-to-but his two assistants were rough. deliberately ignoring the issues the case were Mr. McCallum, for do Chinese were travelling firstly handed in the pirates' attempts, involved; whether it actually plaintiffs, and Mr. F. G. Vaux, for class. All weat well until the to extract information about fur
defendants.
HOA.
800.
DEATHS. BRODD-On May 7, at the General Hospital, Saanghai, Alfred Julian, second son of Mr. does not care in the least that and Mrs. E Broda (Chinese British fishermen are arrested, Customs Service, Swatow), aged their vessels seized, and they 6 years.
themselves subjected to brutal treatment, imprisonment, and the Shanghai, menace of death; and whether it Charles William Ure, late of would like to be a Labour party Mesara. Jr. bisset & Co., and in Soviet-riddea Russia instead of Turville Court." Henley-on-of in free Britsin. One cap Thames, England.
URE-Un May 7, very sud- denly from hear, failure, “at the General Hospital,
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vessel was approaching Breaker ther valuables which the' deeper Point, eome fifty miles from adoes thought were being hidden Swatow, about 10 a.m. on Satur-from them. They demanded day, when, at a signal from twenty boxes of silver, and were confederates said to be among the only satisfied that there was no firstclass passengers, the pirates more when shown the ship's rushed strategic points of the ship manifest and the bills of lading in a few minutes had command worth of loot was taken.. in a well-organised scheme, and In all, some -$60,000 to $65,000
of the Tai Shuo.
Chief Officer Brutally Attacked.
After the bridge had beno ["captured," one of the freebooters, Two or three Europeans are
who had a knowledge of navig MCDERMOTT. On May imagine the fate of any section at the General Hospital, Shang- of Russia's population that sent a join in a scheme which would saloon talking to the two Eur About three o'clock in the after- waated who would be willing to
ation, took command at the wheel, The captain was in the dining and steered towards Swalow. hai, andaealy, Terence McDer-sympathetic message to a country secure them their own bouses in a opean passengers, when eight moon, however, he turned back mort, agad 42 years.
with which the Soviet was at healtby locality in Hongkong, men rushed in armed with pistols for Hongkong. When night fell, free from 'invasion" by Chinese, and choppers, and gave them, 20all lights on the ship were dansed,
Some weeks ago, we suggest chance to offer by resistance. not even navigation lights being g ed that the beat way to ob-In the meantime other parties shown.
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT, Mrs. Roza de Lims Gutierrez) wishes to render ner thanks to all friends tor their condolences and floral tributes to the late Francisco Maria Gutierrez.
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 14th May, 1923.
LABOUR AND RUSSIA.
ite good points, but one of them
is not a sense of national honour,
loggerheads! Enough said.
desperadoes were
tain European reservation would of the Our Finances.
ba for A
fex Europesca toactive in overcoming possible mentioned that the vessel carries It might be particularly Speaking on the introduction of to the Government for a plot of who
band themselves together. apply opposition. The chief officer, the Budget in October last, Mr. Iand sufficient for their joint out of his cabin on to the deck, involved in piracies, was at the no wireless, and thus, as with the W16 off duty, rushed Claud Severo stated that he needs, as well as a loan at a where he was met by two men, mercy of the desperadoes, who case of other steamers recently should not be surprised if that reasonable rate of interest, and, one armed with a pistol and the had no great difficulty in avoiding figure was considerably higher. having obtained these, build their other with a chopper. The latter discovery or enquiry from other In point of fact, the returns now own houses, agreeing at the same aimed a savage blow at the chief shipping. The ease with which issued show that we have a sum time not to sell their property to officer's head, and he ducked just the Tai Shun was taken command of well over twelve and a half anyone but Europeans. By a in time to escape having his skull of wae due to the absence of millions in hand, this comparing self-denying ordinance of this laid open. He threw up his left guards (who on the Sai n were with the six and a half million at kind, & real European reservation arm to ward off the blow, and the able to put a fight). The s the end of 1991. What has to be would be secured. remembered, too, is that on the reason to believe that the Govern-arm, inflicting a big gash up to flag, does not come under the re- We have chopper descended on his fore- Shun, which flies the Chinese liability side is included a sum of meat would grant every facility the bone. He was then forced gulation of the Hongkong Ordin well over two million in respect of to those prepared to work on this back into his cabin at the pistol'sance for the prevention of piracy. the Shipping Control Account. The basis. Colong's finances certainly appear
mouth and the door locked on
congee
The British Labour party has
to be in a most healthy state, This morning a well-known him. He was joined later by the Pirates Take Their Departore. and we shall not be surprised if local gentleman paid a visit to the captain and two European passen Having taken all the lost they there is not soon a demand for a Telegraph office and stated that he gers, who were also pushed in at wanted, the pirates set about pre- or it would never have committed lessening of existing taxes. It is, was prepared to initiate such a the point of the revolver.
paring for their departure. They' the folly of giving Soviet Russia of course, extremely gratifying scheme. He stated that he had Meanwhile the chief engineer made themselves quite at home,
that we are in such a happy con- already secured the co-operation (Mr. Hodge) was held up by men drinking whiskey-sodes and hav the impression that Britain is dition financially an experience of four other residents, but was armed with pistols in the engine-ing a feast of chicken seriously divided. It may be which is not by any means com-anxious to secure two or three room, and the second and third en- which they ordered the cook to that Labour will prove a thorn in mon to Governments in these more, as the land he intended gineers, who were in their cabins, prepare for them.
days. the side of the Government
applying for occupied a conelder-siso found themselves facing The foot, meanwhile, had been able area-sufficient, in fact, for six the muzzles of revolvers. The bundled up and systematically should "it. become necessary to Poor Policy.
or seven bouses. The plot which three were then herded into a labelled. The next requirement end the present pretence of The returns for the past year he has in view is an excellent one, small storeroom, in which they was jonk in which to remove friendly relations with Russia, show that all branches of revenue and will need very little levell were locked-
the stuff, and the early hours of were under-estimated, with the ing. Houses erected there would The second officer (Mr. L. G. yesterday morning saw an i but had the Labourites Any result that some four millions be most accessible, as Ister on Merry) who was on watch, was teresting “passage of armbs" proper ides of national unity more came in than had been they would enjoy the advantage on the bridge with the Chinese tween the pitates on the they would have hesitated be- reckoned on. Licences and inter-of at least two motor bus services. quartermaster. They suddenly Tai Shup and several passing nal revenue alone were more than He stated that it was difficult at found they were held up by two junks which they attempted to fore going deliberately counter three millions above the estimate, present to estimate the cost of the armed men, cae with a pistol and capture. "When these loomed out to the nation's spokesmen in whilst land sales were a further proposed houses, as much would the other carrying chopper, of the early morning mist they grave matter like calling the fruitful source. Expenditure was depended on the rate at which The quartermaster left the wheel were fired upon, but promptly ra Soviet to order. The full effects some $1,690,000 less than es the land could be secured, but he and fled, and the second officer turned the fire, one junk having timated, though it is worth point hoped that residences of five was ordered off the bridge with an old cannon with which it near- of the Labour party'a telegram ing out that Pablic Works Extra-rooms asch would not much the muzzle of the pistol pressedly bit the pirated steamer. The to Moscow, and of the opposition ordinary only absorbed $3,575,000 exceed $20,000.
against his body. He was con- second officer had been recalled tactics promised for to-morrow's on an estimate of over 36,600,000. Will any one interested in such forward part of the ship.
fined in the bosun's locker in the to the bridge and forced to debate in the House of Commons, which can never be expended the Telegraph office? If a suffic for arms before being locked up. This policy of voting huge sums a project send in their names to
navigate the vessel for Tangso All the officers were searched Roads, about thirty miles from will only become apparent at within the one year is open to ient response is forthcoming, steps
Breaker Point, but pirates Inter future date, perhaps inuch sooner question. It is not altogether fair will be taken to apply for the Panic Among the Passengers, made for a small ersek som than will be pleasant for the to base outgoings on fancy figures, land. It should be emphasised When the pirates, who had twenty miles from the Ro
because by ro doing the actual that the gentlemen concerned in fired a few shots into the air, raid- Eventually they caught up Government and whatever evil situation is made to look less prepared to initiate the scheme ed the other parts of the ship, fishing junk that proved is to come can be laid at the door favourable than it really is. On only do the understanding that and commenced robbing the pas ing up to this vessel, the
prey than the others. After d of British Labour, as represented the face of things, it seems that those joining with him will be sengers, there was great panic, by the new Parliamentary coterie. fature be out down to what can property to other than Europeans, appear suddenly in all quarters
estimates of expenditure might in willing to agree not to sell their especially as pirates seemed to suddenly coated If it is the policy, the ambition, reasonably be spent. Then it Those interested are asked to among the passengers. One of forced to come alon of the British working-man to might easily be possible to reduce communicate with us without their first acts had been to transfer of the loot comm avoid trouble with Russia; and the existing burden of taxation, delay,
rush the armoury, where the fire-
their firearms, MEL
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