ANOTHER LOCAL STEAMER (PIRATED.
(Continued front Page 6.)
STREET FOOTBALL
Two Boys Discharged.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; MONDAY, MAY 14. 1923.
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor of the ** Hongkong Talograph."
Bathing Beaches.
Two case of playing football in The junk was then steered for the the streets came up for hearing shore with a pirate crew
in before Mr. R.E. Lindsell at the, "charge. The leaders, however, Police Court this morning, but
Sit. May call your atten- ordered lifeboat of the Tai Shun were both dismissed by his tion to the fact that the P.W.D.. to be lowered, and left on this, Worship, who held that thefin making an estimate of the taking the msaler. Capt. Jansen, avidence was unsatisfactory. number of bathers to be accom- as a bostage for their safety antil In the first summons, Lo Kau,modated at North Point this well away. The ship's fires had 16, and Wong Kai, 15, were year, failed to take into consider- been drawn and all steam blown [charged with playing football with ation the fact that the Chinese off, and in order further to delay a tennis ball in Wardle Street, Recreation Club are without a her departure several bolts and near Statue Square, at 10.30 am. Ja beach, and that a large number nuts in the machinery had been yesterday.
of the members of this Club will loosened. When the captain re-
Both defendants having pleaded (be forced to use the public beach turned, some time had to be spent not guilty, a Chinese detective at North Point instead? by those on the Tai Shun before proceeded to give evidence to the I understand that the present everything could be got in order affect that when he arrived on accommodation will house about acaio: Course was then set for the scene the group of five or six 300, and, in view of the fact that: Hongkong, where the vessel ar-boys engaged in the game scatter the Chinese Recreation Club bad rived in the afternoon. and the ed and he could make only two swimming membership of about matter was reported to the police.arreats.
700, it will thus be seen that the Such descriptions as can be
accommodation provided will not given of the pirates mostly place the game.did not actually incon using this beach this year.
Hearing from the witness that be large enough for all the bathere their number at between 40 and 50. Their "chief” is said to be young man with a scar on the lett side of the face. One repor states that the pirates probably nombered a hundred. The Tai Shun's crew, who are Shanghai man, are not believed to have been in connivance with the pirates in any way.
Wounded Officer's Story: The Chief Officer was laid up in bed with a bandaged left arm when a Telegraph reporter visited
delcared that he could not find. vanience passers-by, bia Worship the case proved. "I have no evidence his Worship said, "that defendants were in it. Defendants are discharged."
Two More Get OFF.
In the second case, Yuen Tak, 15, and Cheung Kut, 13, ware the defendants, and ip reply to his Worship, Sergeant Elston said he understood this game to have occurred a few minutes after the first.
the Government Civil Hospital The firstdefendant pleaded that
The same detective
Soliciting your help in the matter,
Youre etc..
SWIMO. Hongkong, May 14th., 1923.
COMMANDEERED
COOLIES.
Heartrending Scenes in Canton
The commandeering of coolies
this morning to, obtain first-hand he was only looker-on Tha for the purpose of carrying information regarding the piracy. ball came bis way and he natur-military equipment continues in "I was awakened from sleep."ally kicked it. The second defen- Cantor, according to a corres- said the Chief Officer, "by the dsat offered a similar excuSB. noise on deck. and got out from my
pordent, who states that the bunk to see what was the matter.jappeared in the preceding case nounced in consequence of the who procedure is particularly pro- Outside on the bridge deck, I was also offered evidence as to their rushing of troops to the east confronted by a man holding arrest. He said he was specially and west of the pravince, where chopper and I instantly lifted detailed for this duty, and made fighting is occurring. my let arm to ward off the blow the arrest of the defendants at which I knew was coming.
It is stated that when the The 10.45, fifteen minutes after his coolies chopper struck me on the fore. Erst exploit.
are seized they Kre arro, inflicting a rather pasty
tied round the wrists with wound. The pirates put me back credulity that the witnese could a
His Worship expressed in- beavy ropea, and when about in my room and later shifted me make the second capture in such secured they are sent to sa open hundred have been thus into the Captain's with two little time after the first, "Non-space and there distributed to the passengers. There was, previous sense," his Worship remarked, it various to the hold-up, nothing out of the would take longer than that." ordinary to give any indication of what was going to happen. I The witness went on to say that myself went on deck between 9there were six or seven playing and 10 o'clock and everything in the game, but he could only was then going on much as effect the arrest of these two. UAULI."
Second Officer's Version. A concise report, covering all the essential points in the story. was given to the Telegraph re presentative by the Second Officer Mr. L. G. Merry. It reads as follows:-
His Worship Why did you arrest them?
Merely kicking bail in the street is no offence (To Sergeant Elstoo): I thought I had made it clear last week that somebidy must be annoyed to constitute an offence.
Questioned by his Worship as *At 9.55 & m. ou the 12th of active in this matter on Sundaye to why the police should become May, a gang of pirates took con-particularly, Sergt. Elston replied trol of the ship, firing automatics that there were many people and revolvers in volleys. The
going to church.
Captain and two foreign passe
"From where; from the Hong-
engers were surrounded by eight kong Club?" asked his Worship. armed men. The Chief Officer
forces. Heartrending scenes are witnessed when the relatives of the coolies, including wives ard children, gather to seej them marched of.
In the above connection, it was ordered that the commandeering recently stated that Dr. Sun bad of coolies was to cease, and that such coolies as were would be properly enlisted and required paid. Another report stated that prisoners serving light sentences would be taken from the jails and used on this work.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
was awakened from sleep and After some discussion as to the The Hochi reports that a young raa out from his room, meeting usual route take by people to go lady who danced the bula at the man with a chopper raised to to the Cathedral from Kowloon, Leno exhibition last year was strike, and the blow fell on his bis Worship turned to the detec lelt forearm, causing a
tive and said "You are telling wound. He was then put in to lies. Defendants are discharged."
eriona
the Captain's room with two passengers. The Chief Engineer
master
refused a landing on arriving by the Siberia-maru recently. As a reason for this refusal, the paper says that abe sang an indecent song, which, though fortunately
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was held up whilst on duty and passing junke by guafiring, which the Japanese were too innocent. the Second and Third were simil was returned in many cases with to understand it, profoundly iary held up and put in the engine revolvere or rifles, they finally shocked an American present, who room storeroom. The Second anchored at 4.42 a.in. off Taisamil complained to the authorities. Officer was on watch on the Injet. A large juok bad been bridge. He and the quarter-forced to come alongside and
It would not seem that fish were also beld into it the pirates lowered their scales and pearls could have much
up. The latter ran away from the loot. Orders were given to the affinity, but a commercial mission wosel, and the Second Officer No. 1 fireman to blow off the from the United States has just took it and steadied the ship to steam and draw off the fires. paid visits to a number of Scottish her course again. The quartermas-The pirates also slackened parts ports seeking factory accommo ter was brought back by one of the engines. One ship's tion for an enterprise which will pirate whilst the second officer lifebuoy was lowered and utilize the scales of herring for was taken forward and shut in manned by the ship's crew. The the coating of artificial pearls. the tesun's locker. A search Captain was ordered into it with When compressed, it is declared, was then made for arms. Later, members of the gang. The pirates the scales yield a substance which, the engineers were shut in left behind instructions to the subjected to a secret process, pro- together with the two foreign effect that if the ship were to vides a velvety coating for imita- pasaecgers, in the Captain's weigh anchor before the return tion pearls which makes them cabin. Having taken entire of the Captain, the Istter woud indistinguishable from the genui charge of the ship and have his head chopped off. The ne in "feeling and phosphorescent engines, the pirates ransacked ship's lifeboat accompanied the glow." The Americans have dis- all cabins, mails, and cargo. junk and returned half-an-hour covered the North Sea herringe One EBaman received a similar later with the Captain. Steam are the best for the purpose. wound to the Fira Mate. The was raised and after the engines Nos. 1 and 2 bosuns were-knock-bad, been been repaired the ship. ed unconscious. Otherwise the left her anchorage at 7.20 a.m. pirates were fairly considerate in yesterday.”
The Loot.
Talk is being revived of the possibility that the improved rela tions between the Vatican and the Quirinal may lead the Pope to make visits beyond Italy.
various ways, getting light re- freshments made for the foreign- ers. One man handed to the Other information from the possibly going to the religious lady passenger her wedding ring Second Officersbowed that the loot abrine at Lourdes, in Southeastern -which he had taken away. The obtained by the pirates amounted France. While ecclesiastical cir-
Chief Officer: who
in in value to about $60,000, cles say such a visit is in no sezas pyjamas, was returned his suit including three boxes of silver immiment, yet they view it as one of clothes. Steaming at various coins. The assistant compradores of the interesting possibilities speeds outside the usual track of were aekad, with threats, to reveal growing out of the favourable tuzo steamers for about five and half to them the whereabouts of some of relations of Mussolini with the hours, they then turned round on 30 boxes of silver coins which Vatican. No Pope has visited the apposite.course until almost they apparently had expected France ainca Pius VII, who came past the seventh range of would
be conveyed by the for the coronation of Napoleon.
Breakers' Point Light. About 9.40 steamer. The saloon boys had On the loss of the temporal power) pm, the Second Officer was taken a busy time in obliging the in 1870 the Pope was offered af back to the bridge and the pirates pirates by serving up a banquet refuge in France at the Chateau asked him to take them to their for 39 unexpected guests in the de Pau. destination, of which they see med saloon room. The chief item in 'ancertain, first wishing to come the menu was fowl, no fewer to an anchorage off Tuogos, alter-than forty chickens being killed ing this course later to come to for this meal. The gang had anchor off Taisami Inlet. After the appearance of being Chiochow numerons attempts to requisition‡sod Waichow men.
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