THE "JADE" PIRACY.
PIRATE CHIEF'S CRYPTIC KEMARK,
Some hitherto unreported facts concerning the manner in which the pirates from Bias Buy seized and controlled the French steamer Jade on her last trip from Kwarg Chow Wan tre made available in' an interview which a Telegraph representative had with the, Cap- thin this morning.
Captain Maternali saye that the attack which resulted m the gir aten obtaining control of the Wilh occurred at 2 p.m. on the 9th. The pirates worked together in groups of two or threes, and aja peared to be led by a chief who age the Captain, speculates to be somewhere about 45 years. He wa dressed in the same shabby way as his subordinates, but his maine was characterised by great as- Hurance. This was demgustrated in a remark made to Captain Maternati, when the latter, on ar- rival at a Bay, expresand' his fear that there would not be suf fielent draught for the vessel. "the reply being:-"lave no fear on that account, Captain. You may not know it, but I have led salpa in here before, and I shall know what 1 am doing."
The pirate chief's remark is cryptically phrased, but it is, of interest when taken in conjung tion with his other statements toi the Captain, to the effect that he hat led many other similar piracies, an average of one in each year,
The exact locality in Bins Bay into which the Jade was bended is known as Fan Lo. Kong. It is
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1926.
RE-VISITING HONGKONG
Above is Sir Charles Elioi, G. C. M. G., who is to-day "on a brief visit to Hongkong whilst on his way Home on retiring He was from the position of British Ambassador to Japan. Vice Chancellor of the Hongkong University from 1912 to 1918.
TOO MUCH DRINK,
SAILOR SMASHES TRAMUAR WINDOWS.
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Stating that he know nothing out it until he was told after- wards, an Able Seaman named Wil-
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a small inlet between the extreme a Barnes of 11. 31. S. Iroquois Phat Dr. Ilu Shih, Dr. V. K. Ting and points of which the pirate's junk! was enrged at the Central Police, Dr. C. C. Wang have accepted. Str passed with her rich load of bul-Cours this morning, before Mr. R. Austen Chamberlain's invitation to Hon. Captain Maternati tells us R. Lindsell, with breaking panes serve
the Advisory On that his junk was sighted at the entrance into Bias Bay and forced
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af glass on two tramcars fastatter as regards the utilisa
of Lian
of funda to come up alongside the Jade. night.
Inspector Oge said a tramar China indemnity. Blographical There was a cargo of pigs on the junk, and the reason given by the Was proceeding west, when, arnotes relating to the foregoing are the announcement pirates for seizing a craft belong-he Naval Canteen, the defendant appended to
arms which says that it is a matter for ing to their own countrymen, was stopped it by waving his that the pigs were being taken to The defendant leaned against it,Congratulation that they have so- and put his G-1 through two panes cepted the invitation: It is hoped Hongkong.
of glass. Later the same thing that in due course, they will come happened to another transar out to. Britain to attend the meetings side the Soldiers' Club, when he of the full Committee.-Reuter. smashed three panes. Each pane was worth $3 and 'except for the damire, the company were not pressing the ease.
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The defendant said he had had too much to drink.
Mr. Lindsell remarked that being Twenty-one thousand tons verè chartered on the Baltic Exchange under the Influence of liquor was yesterday to carry Australian wheat no excuse for smashing glass on It was a stupid thing to Japan. It is reported that tramcars. further forty thousand tons will be to do. Defendant would in fined required to be delivered in Japan $6, and would have to pay $15 for by April 1st, when it is understoot the damage. that Japan will impose a tax on! Imported wheat-Reuter.
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Dr. Shih, who is a native of Anhui, is 5 years of age and was educated at Cornell University and Columbia University. He was for sume years Professor of Philosophy and English at the Governmerd University of Peking, and has bei Dean of his Faculty since he is the wathor of same and has also organized and edited. the weekly review called "Nu "
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It was said of a great business;ple, does not mean only bricks, Director since 1922, being ale! Rugby, Feb. 11.
General Manager of the Peipia man who passed away last year mortar, and carving. Its primary Paris, Feb. 11, The story of another gallant Coal Mining Company. He is the that he was a self-made man. interest, and therefore its chiof The frand is stronger to-day,
author of books on Chinese mine. This suggests an interesting quos influence, lies in personality. man ever wholly When a child was asked "Where tion. Does 2 Dr. C. C. Wang, who is native make
The owing to the publication of thescue at sea is told to-day.
himself? At imminent peril to their own
phrase is your home?" he replied "Where to weekly balance sheet by the Bank lives, the crew of the Grimsby, of Chilft, is 14 years of age, and
great mother is." That child knew.much is usually applied of France showing that the trawler Tren Wray (216 tons) studied at the Peking University-captains of industry who have of the philosophy of the home.
reimbursed the saved the crew of thirteen of the Yale University and the University sacrificed themselves, and some- Bank to the extent of 450,000,000 Norwegian stanier. Imies 1664 of inois. On his return to Clafimes others, alas," to secure estimate the influence of school francs, thuar enabling the reduc
The Imien left Blyth, he was for a time in the Ministry tortune.
pon a growing life? Though tion of the "fiduciary issue byhound' for Norway. She encoun of Porciga Alfairs, but later hetan, "Self-mude" may be true in the the buildings and equipment aro nearly 400,000,000 francs-Renterored in heavy gate. Everything identified with Chinese railways, limited sense of making a fortuno, important, it is the personne! on deck was swept away and the holding important posts on the Peor reputation, but no man nakes that gives the school tone and steater spring a link. She began king-Mukden Railway and, falen himself. There are so many spirit, the influence of which is 16 sink and drifted helplessly,
an the Peking-Hankow Railway and formative influences under which moro vital and enduring than She was sighted by the free the Chinese Eastern Railway, ofthe inevitably comes; which make any other. Perhaps still more in Way, which immediately attempt- ed to rescue her, though she had which he became the Director Gen him what he is. His home, his personal friendship, does the in- sum of these self more powerfully. We do, herself suffered severely by theeral. He was Technical Delegate education, his friendships, contri-fluence of personality reveal it-
of the Chinese Government at the bute to the Two Hifeboats were lost, but the 1919 Peace Conference in Paris. influences and make him. These indeed, need to take care under Norwegian crew got off in a third He has been voluminous writer cannot of themselves make him, whose influence we come. His and were taken aboard with great to foreign journals (mostly Ameri- but his charactor is determined tory and literature are full of en- Soon afterwards, the can) on many aspects of the Chin-by the kind of response he yields couragement and warning-from to them. The most powerful Jezebel and Ahab, to Tennyson difficulty. Imica sank.
ese problem, and is acknowledged
of all is that of and Arthur Hallain. Every day influence
life affords illustrations enough. owing to the refush! by employers The Trawler then made for to be one of the most gifted of the
personality. to accept the operatives' suggestion Stavanger, where she landed the Young China party.
Take the hoino for 'instance." Follow me," says the Master, There are tondencies in modern" and I will make you."
There is no influence upon the life to rob us of our heritage, but in spite of all assaults on this whole life, and character of a citadel of national virility, the man se strong and so beneficent greatest influence on most normal as the personal influence of Jesus lives is still in the home. We are Christ. A Christian is never u to no small extent the product of self-made man. Chriet makes He expands their. our home. We leave our homo his friends.
Ho makes them with an attitude to God and to personality. mon very difficult to change. bigger in their thoughts of God, Where is the secret of its in- and better men in their lives. Ho' fluence? Homes must be made produces a rich, mellow character in houses, and I do not under-in one, and a strong, fervont a palace, or a slum. Its situation who will respond to Christ's estimate the influence of a house, character in another. Any man, and its furniture, all these have gentle touch upon his life, may their duo effect upon the inmates, know the transforming, enabling But, after all, home, to most peo-power, in his own experience.
London, Feb. 11. According to the Daily Herald. a critical situation has arisen in the Lancashire cotton industry,
of arbitration on claim by the Weavers' Amalgamation for E revision of the conditions of labour. The weavers' demands include a basic wage of ten skillings per loom Meetings of operatives are!
gen-
The British Norwegiang, men were enthusiastically feted.— British Wireless.
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THE M.C.C. DRAW;
Georgetown, Feb. 11.
In a match between the. M.C.C. and Demerara, the result was draw. The M.C.C.made 350 and 46 for the loss of no wickets, whilst Demerara's, scote was. 372.
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