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PIRATED LAUNCH
MARCH FRIDAY
21,
1921,
Attra
NEW
BUILDING.
PIRACY PREVENTION.
BRITISH SOLDIERS FOR RIVER BOATS,
CONVOYS START ON MONDAY.
RETURNS.
ONE OF THE CAPTIVES KILLED.
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Boy Adopted" by Pirate Chief.
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KOREA MARU FIRE.
NOW SPEEDING TÒ SHANGHAI
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HONOURED.
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PUISNE JUDGE'S DECISION.
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A PORT DÂRWIN BASE?
ADMIRAL FIELD'S ADVICE TO AUSTRALIA.
AUTONOMOUS COLONIAL NAVY,
(Reuter's Service.}
Road West, sued the Him Sang, Admiral Field, responding, advised Australia to build cruisers Fat firm, of 41. Des Voeux Road and help in the defence of trade routes, also several re West and Connaught Road eas patrol submarines, which could delay the enemy until the West for the possession of the arrival of a superior British force. He recommended Australi premises occupied by the
seek a base on her own shores, especially in the north-weste fendant firm.
said he considered Port Darwin was meantby providence for such a
de-
Interesting Point Settled. No Immediate Danger,
By a decision given in the (Our Own Correspondigul j
Summary Court this morning.
Melbourne, March 20 Shanghai, March 21.“ Mr. Justice Gompertz has ruled With the return to Hongkong:
A wireless report states that the that a notice to quit stating that
The Commonwealth Government gave a banquet to Admiral this morning of the pirated ferry-}
|pletely pulled down and rebuilt is
Mr. Bruce in a speech said Australia realised her obligation to We learn day that the flow come under the arrangement, aboart Kwong Shun some interest- T.K.K. liner Korea Maru in the property is going to be com- Field of the special service squadron and his officers.
There is no immediate danger, not a valid notice if the party ernment has decided to place Brit-convoy leaving Hongkong and fing revelations have been disclos-speeding to Shanghai afire.
h soldier as guards on some Kongmoon every night under the ed by reports of the crew. A
insufficient thickness to make the take the form of an Australian navy completely autonomous in senior ship and grim incident has to be recorded as the blaze is confined to the walls are left standing and are of assist in Imperial naval defence, but was resolved that her aid should f the river steamers, the ärrange protection of a
the killing of one of the captives No. 3 hold. ment coming into effect on Mon-white troops..
Fire apparatus has been disproposed new building meet the peace time and co-operating as a unit of the Imperial navy in' war
the of
Public time.
The abandonment of the Singapore base was very deeply regret- day next.
There are
at present three taken away with the launch. The decision is in connection [boats on the night run from The unfortunate man, 30 years of patched to the Yangtste mouth to requirements
Canton, and age, had been hawking fruit and meet the steamer this afternoon. Health and Buildings Ordinance.ted by the overwhelming bulk of Australians, but while deploring The case, which was fully rethe Imperial Government's decision, Australia was prepared to with the inauguration of the Hongkong to
ported in the Telegraph when first continue to explore with the Imperial Government all the ways pavoy systein, and. in an inter-similar number froni Canton in Patables on the Kwong Shuo
beard, was one in which Leung whereby the peace of the world might be ensured, and armaments Thus, six ships will on the night when she Jew with the Hon. Capt. Super.. Hongkong.
Tsun, a merchant of 89. Connaught be reduced. contendent of Police (Mr. E. D. C travel in two convoys. There are pirated. According to the report Folfe), this morning a Tringraph two night boats to Kongmoon and of the crew who have returned. when the Kwong "save life." epresentative was given inter-also two night boats from Kong-this man very foolishly cried out man, that in this case four sting details of the proposal.
between Green channel
Ottawa, March, 20. Mr. Wolfe stated that for the boats will travel in two convoys.Shun was being steamed towards
The silver medal of the Order the night boats it will thes be seen that four the present only were affected by the decision.senior ships" will afford protec Island and Kennedy Town, and
rubbers and carried into the of St John of Jerusalem has awarded ta Captain Boats leaving Hongkong every tion every night to ten boatshe was knocked over by the
including themselves.
main cabin. He was kept bound been night for Canten would go as an
of the As stated above, the arrange and trussed up, until the Kwong Robinson of the Canadian Pacific of the case, saying that three organised convoy, Te boats being made senior ment, at the moment, only ap Shun reached her destination. Empress of Australis, for gallant
were going to be completely pull! ship." On uch "senior ships plies to the night boats. So far when he was brought ashore.action on the, occasion of the on the ground that the premises ec down and reconstructed. The would be carried special guards, as the day river steamers and Two nights afterwards, he was earthquake in, Japan.
Building Authority gave a certi- Composed of British soldier- un- coastal steamers are concerned. carried to the top of a mountain,
ficate in October last stating that der either a Commissioned titheer additional guards are now being and, before the eyes of some of in the
the reconstruction would have For an N.C.. Armed with rifles arranged for by the Government, the captive, murdered
the effect of making the tenements land Lewis
most brutal manner. His body the guard and it is expected that within a
now buildings within the meaning would afford protection to the very short time every river and
of the Public Health and Build- whole of the convoy.
Tridian coast boat leaving the port will was ripped pen with a single
ing Ordinance. On January 25th. Only six out of a total comple-
tha: certificate was withdrawn.. guards wond still be carried on be adequately protected agains: slash from a sword. all the hoat-, as before, and the piratical attack.
the Building Authority consider It was announces some few ment of the crew of nine returned this morning The remainderare European guard would be extra
ing that it had been issued under protection needed for the rivoy days agurhat Capt. L.F. Bloxham, still in the pirates hands, these
a misapprehension. The plans chat the in its entirety. Boats leaving of the Bombay tirenuliers, babeing the assistant coxswain, the
submitted showed Canton at night for Hongkong been appointed officer in change second engineer and a fifteen- would, similarly, travel as a more of the River Guards, and theyear-old boy, who is the son of Toy and have the protection of a 'provision of guards under this the chief co-wain. The chief Similar special guard. Boats on convoy system is under his contwain was not on the Kwong the Konghon run would altrol.
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THE ABBEY RESULT.
A SAD BLOW FOR WINNIE.
Premature Announcement.
London, March 201
The excitement in connection
with the Abhay by-election culminated an erroneous an-
'uncement, with the result that
the
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LOCAL WEDDING.
Shun at the time, but his sun was shoard as an apprentice. On the learning of his identity pirate leader retained him and announced that it was his intenti
Capi. Robinson.
This is
ion to make him his "eag-chay"only the second time the medal
10 awarded been Le. adopted so
has
His Lordship reviewed the facts base.
monins notice to quit was given)
"MURDER OF BRITISH SAILORS."
SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
JAPAN'S SUPERIOR ARMAMENT.
London, March 20. Commander Barney caused a scene in the House of Commons, during a debate on the Admiralty vote, by referring to Liberal op position to building new cruisers as an attempt to murder British
sailors.
Some Liberals shouted Withdraw!", and a Labourite said four party walls were going to be members were expelled from the last Parliament for a similar ac-
cusation. retained in situ but
did дос
give the figure dimensions of
Comdr. Burney eventually withdraw the remark,
those walls which were found to what he meant was, in the event of war we woul
be under the thickness required against the Japanese cruisers with eight inch guns
ining that to send
sers with
by law. It was contended for the six inch guts, which would result in the murder of Bhaish asilors. defendants that the certificate
having been withdrawn the pasi- tion was the same as if it had
it never been issued. It was further
The launch Man Hing, which Canadian.- Beater's Americus went up the night before last to: Service, tow the Kwong Shun bark toj Hongkong, found that this task!
Lloyd's Medal As Well.
It was recently announced that was being carried out by the the Committee of Lloyd's had
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urged that the new building must he a new building within the law of Section 101 of the Building Ordinance.
Continuing. His Lordship said:
CHINA THREATENED.
SOVIET PREPARES FOR WAR.
"RED TROOPS MASSED ON BORDER.
London, March 20,
ROBERTS FUNCHEON. An interesting wedding too place at St. Andrew's Chureb Kowloon, this afternoon. when Mi- Edit Puncheon, daughter British gunboat Uicals, which fecided to confer upon Captain have the opinion of Mr.
A message from Riga says that the Moscow Government an- of Mr. James Puncheon, of the following her arrival at the plass. Robinson, R.N.R.. master of Wright, Executive Engineer of Hongkong and Whampoa Dock, where the launch was stranded, the Empress of Australia and the Public Works Departmen:, C, Ld, was married to Mr. Ahad been waiting for a favourableupon Captain Konigs, master of whe states that the new building nounces, in connection with the tension with China, that it is uns The Red" command is concentrating considerable troops of Buberty, of Messrs., Lantide to carry out the operation the Dutch, tanker Iria. Lloyd's as shown by the plan sub- dertaking a series of preparatory steps in the nature of war measures.
The Man Hing accompanied Both Silver Medal for Meritoricas mitted to the Building Author-
honorary Macao and preceded Service the early edition of the evening Crawford. L
The bride was given away by vessels
ity does not comply with the all arms on the frontier of Manchuria in the district of Nikals- that no certificate Kussurist Trains with troops and Military supplies are being sent were rushed into papers
bel to the frontier from Chite. streets with the statement that her father, and had as her bride them in returning to Hongkong acknowledgment of the gallant law and
Punchenst night. The Cicala, owing to conduct and extraordinary ex-under Section 204 would Mr. Churchill had been elected, smaids Miss Dons which was alsabled all over the sister) and Miss Dorothy Good-an unfavourable turn of the tide. ertions which contributed to the granted by the Building Author- world; but this was immediately man. MT. Renrett was "best experienced sume delay before preservation of the first-named its. Assuming for the moment at Yokohama on the that Mr. Wright is correct in his The ceremony was perishe finally managed to bring back, vessel cancelled. The
lator man. ** rigures
On their arrival here, this, on Sept. 1 last.
who After the wedding. a reception!f
it would be a curious position if had Captain Robinson, with the aid reason to hold that he is wrong. f an efficient sta net only the law permitted the ejectment was held at the Kowloon Hotel, been released
a member of the Repressive Laws Successfully where the customary toasts were Police Headquarters, where theiraved hundreds of refugees and of a tenant
Opposed. honcured. Later, the couple leave statements are being taken. aiministered to their wants. but class whose position the Rents in extricating hisOrdinance was enacted to protect Examination cf the Kwong succeeded Mr. Scott Backers forfeits his for Repulse Bay, and they proce-i deposit owing to the fewness of ed Home by the ss. Naldera to Shun by a Triumph represent vessel from a position of great if the reason for such ejectment ative this morning showed that peril. On Sunday, Sept. 2, a mass were that the landlord desired to vutes cast for him. bur he morrow.
howed that the voting had been formed by the Rev. G. R. Lind-the pirated vessel to Hongkong occasion of the earthquake there view of the law, and I see no/INDIAN ANARCHY TO BE DUTCH FOREIGN POLICY.
very
Mr. Churchill's MBITOR demand for a recount was granted. but this resulted in increasing Gen.
Nicholson's najority forty-three.
throughout declared he would be
*atisfied if he kept Mr. Churchill supplied by Cafe Wiseman.
ont. Mr. Brockway failed to Secure election, as he anticipated.
on the split Conservative vote. NEW CROWN COLONY.
that
elected he was
warmly
Administration of Northern Rhodesia.
London. March 20.
the
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went
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The
UNCURBED.
Rapprochement with Russia Postponed. The Hague, March 20. The Second, Chamber has re- Delhi, March 20. There was a lively discussion i jected the Communist and So
The 100-16. wedding cake was the vessel was in a serviceable of burning oil was floating down construct a new building which (in the Assembly on a resolution cialist motions demanding the condition. The engines, which towards the Empresef Australin, the law will not Bermit to be urging the repeal of repressive speedy re-establishment of po- nad at first been taken away by ant would undoubtedly have occupied. I do not, however. baxe/laws, which the Indian members! litical relations with Russia. The declared were used as a weapon Foreign Minister, opposing them, the robbers or the approach of caused her destruction bad it not my decision on this ground. the Portuguese gunboat. were bean for the promptitude display landlord's notice to the tenant as to suppress political aspirations. pointed out that negotiations found to
have been replaced ec by the captain, who succeeded required by Section 4 (1) in) of Sir W. M. Hailey, defending were already in progress with should them, said he saw signs of a mass Russia, therefore acceptance of The official Conservative machine
Rents, Ordinance intact. but all benches, movable in manoeuvring the liner into a the
The Chamber after rejecting again proved its power in one of
writing the exact movement which the Govera- the motions wouli ba imprudent. "canvas
in and the woodwork
position of saf ty in spite of the "state
ment called by a more sinister reconstruction the strongest Tory strongholds.
of the Netherlands awnings had been taken away, fact that a cable was caught nature of the" The excitement in the counting
This the notice in Dame. There bad been a serious an amendment requesting sup intended." In a second search made of the round one of the propellers. room of the Abbey was intense.
launch the pirates had removed When the Empress of Australia this case fails to do. It states increase of crime, not connected pression
round table the foreign estimates by 68 to 14. just before the figures were an
would eradicate The Socialists and Communists nounced. When it was intimated
In the House of Lords. Lord from the vessel almost every was getting out of the harbour to the intention of the owner to be with politica. He ridiculed the Legation at the Vatican, adopted
The only roted in the minority.--Router. Mr. Churchill had been Arnold outlined the new regime thing of value that was motesble. avoid the burning oil be tanker to reconstruct the premises by suggestion that a BAME." but it is anarchical crime. rebuilding in Northern Rhodesia, from April The crew had lost all their cloth-Iris gratulated by his supporters, and 1s. in consequence of the trans-10g and other eñects, but, on thelaifficult circumstances, notwith./completely pulling down and conference smiling happily he went to his fer of the territory to the Crown whole, they had to admit that standing the fact that she had a admitted that the real intention remedy was preventive legisla to leave the parts wallation. The resolution was carried standing and not to reconstruct by 68 to 44.-Reuter. wife on the platform and told her from the Chartered Company last they had been gently treated by cargo of gasolene on board at the of his victory. A few minutes year. The
constitution the gang.
Extended reference has already them. It appears from what could be later there was a sudden silence would generally follow the exist-
The plaintiff therefore has when the returning officer pointed ing Colonial Protectorate models, gleaned this morning that on the been made to the magnificent life-
approach of the saving services rendered by this, out there had been an error. and with a Governor and Commander unexpected
provisions of the Rents Ordinance Gen. Nicholson headed the pollin-Chief, an executive Council, Portuguese gunboat, great appre- Empress vessel to bundreds of failed to bring himself within the BETTER RELATIONS WITH
and there must be judgment for This was confirmed on closer and Legislative Council of official hension was felt amongst the refugees.
Fears of bombardment
the defendant with costs." examination of the papers. Con- and unofficial members.
The gang. gratulations were then showered latter at present have not been compelled the robbers, belonging on Gen. Nicholson. while Mr. elected because it is thought to a village within reach of the Churchill, looking very perturbed, desirable that local opinion be guns of the warship to press their walked up and down the hall consulted before any decision bellander to release the crew. He biting his lips.-Benter.
taken regarding the electoral conceded to the extent of releas arrangements of the territory.ing six of them but retained the Mr.. Herbert Stanley would be three more important prisoners as: stated above. There is no the first Governor.-Router.
BRITAIN'S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE.
London, March 20.
The House of Lords has passed
nex
NOW FOR THE PACIFIC.
Seattle, March 20. the reading of the Auxiliary Air
The three American army Force Fill, with the object of recruiting thirteen home defence world fliers have arrived hera
quadrons on the lines of the safely. Reuter's erritorial army.-Reuter
Service.
time.
NEW LABOUR MOOD. Strike of Bremen and Tramwaymen,
London, March 20.
WAS
Mr. E. Davidson appreared for the plaintiff and Mr. G. Vaux for the defendant firm.
Mr.
AFGHANISTAN.
Arms and Ammunition Released.
London, March 20.
THE SUBMARINE DISASTER.
Little Hope of Rescue.
The
Tokyo, March 20. latest roessages
from Sasebo hold out little bope of effecting the rescue of the men imprisoned in the sunken sub-・・
TO-DAY.
His Lordship informed Mr.
An improvement in Anglomarine. Telephone communica- Vaux that as regards Wright's evidence he was not Afghan relations is indicated in tions are interrupted, and divers The wage negotiations have prepared to allow Mr. Wright's a Delhi message reporting that report that evidence of life is doubt that it was fear of im- broken down, and the Transport fee as a witness to be charged to it is understood His Majesty's suspended. -Router,
the Union announce
a strike of the plaintiff. The evidence was Government has consented to meditate retribution from guns of the gunboat which forced London busmed and tramway-not strictly that of a professional release the rifles, machine-guns the pirates to make the conces men to begin at midnight to witness: Mr. Wright giving and ammunition" consigned to evidence regarding certain de-Kabul which were detained,at The Ministry of Labour has cisions of the Building Authority Bombay for some montes, in decided to establish a court of, which would have been admitted connection with the delicate inquiry. The employers have, by the other side. The defendant Anglo-Afghan situation arising requested the Union to postpone would have to pay Mr. Wright's with regard to the murderers of West frontier of latis.-Beuter the strike in the meantime, but fee. There would be costs, with! British officers on the North -the Union has refused.—Reuter. that exception.
sion.
American
FRENCH ARMY BILL.
Paris, March 20. The Chamber has voted the Ara Bil-Teuter.
morrow.
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