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FIRACY TRIAL.
THE QUESTION OF IDENTITY.
TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1927.
$2,000 FINE.
MUSICAL JOTTINGS.
H.M.V. Records-The Male Voice FOR POSSESSION OF OP JM.
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[BY ALLEGRO."]
Boma heavy fines were inflicted on Chinese, who were charged In connection with the Opium Regula- tions at the Central Magistracy this morning, by Mr. R. E. Lindsell.
possession of three mace of opium, A Chinese who was charged with. was stated by Mr. G. Watt, S.R.O., to be on ball of $250.
Mr. Lind-
sell asked why he was on such big bail, and Mr. Watt replied defend- ant was probably a big oplum dealer. There was opium else- where which he believed to belong to the same man, but there was no evidence to that effect.
The defendant, who did.. not appear, had his bail estreated.
Another man who was charged with the possession of 22 taels.of- epium, was fined $2,000 or eight he brought seventeen taels from months, and yet another, who said Macae for someone else, was fined $500, or seven months,
Five of the men in the dock
Regarding my reference last were definitely Identified na pirates by Mr. J. W. Hurst, the Second week to denlers in Chinn being Omeer of the ss. Sunning, when debarred from selling H.M.V he concluded his evidence this records, It has been pointed out morning in the Piracy trial, which that by a special arrangement was resumed at the Criminal Ses-Victor agents will supply, them to sions, before Mr. Justice Wood,.
order, and. I should have used the At the conclusion, Mr. Alabag phrase "stocking II.M.V. records." tor, who defends four of the admit I have made no attempt prisoners, did not cross-examine, admit I have made no attempt and Mr. Sheldon, who is defending to send orders from Hongkong and the remainder, asked one question since Messrs. Moutsle's announce in reference to the arms the men
that "they can and will supply were carrying,
customers with any H.M.V. recorda Mr. William Orr, the third-music-lovers the
required, I would recommend to engineer, was the next witness
21 Chopin Preludes, called, and he told the Court, in (11 967-060), Schubert's Trio in played by Gortot ahawer to Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, who lat, by Casals. Cortot and is conducting the case for the Thibaud (DB 947-950), and the Crown, that he was in his room Tachaikowsky B dat minor Plano- When a commation broke out at about 3.50 p.m. He stepped out
forte Concerts, soloist Hambourg." (D 1130-1183). of the door and was faced by four excellent
It would be an had attendance may be put down to or five armed men.
idea for One man-No. Moutrie's to display the M.V. was advertised on a few small Messrs. two avoidable causes. Firstly, it 7 defendant was armed with a catalogues and monthly lists. bills as a concert by the Choir water bottle, and he struck wit-Probably 99% of the public are without any mention whatever of ness over the head with it.
naware of the splendid records there being any soloists! of works only obtainable from the there are many who would fight ILL.V.
shy of listening to glees and choruses for 11⁄2 hours at a stretch, but who would probably come to hear, a concert at which local talent in both vocal and instru méntal items was to be sandwich-
Dazed, Mrs Orr was taken to the Chief Officer's cabin, where he re- mained until 6 o'clock. The No. 2 prisoner visited the cabin during the, time, which elapsed.
He related the events which cul- minated in the recapture of the vessel and told how he assisted in repelling the pirate attacks.
Mr. Nihill: The boats on the deck took fire. Do you know how? Yes, I saw pirates take the covers off the boats, enter them, and smoke issue after they, had left. Three boats were deliberate ly fred in this manner.
The Hongkong Male Völce Choir gave a concert on January 12th in aid of St. Peter's Church Restoras tion Fund, and not having been
Now
at its previous concert Its numbers ed in between the efforts of the were a revelation to me. Instead choristers. of'n meie glee-party, there was annot sent to the Press for publica
The programme was imposing array of singers on the tion, as far as one could judge. platform; over 3 l number, while. Not even the soloists. knew who 40 would have been present but else was appearing until they met for the departure of certain war in the vestry or whatever that ships. Mr. Frank White, the adjoining room at the Cathedral conductor, has done much in all is called. short time, both in 'training and in enlisting new Choir itself gaye live items and in addition there were soprano and a rape to the maid deck, and con-baritone songs, violin solos and centrated on getting the fire under piano solos by well-known local control. He identified No. 1 prisoner as a man he saw fre- quently and No. 3 as one of the armed pirates.."
After the pirates had left, the ship, added Mr. Orr, the position on the navigating bridge became untenable and they climbed down
Mr. Alabaster (cross-examiu-
ing): It was a matter of moments between the time you stepped "out of your pubin, till the
time you were struck 7-Yes.
1
You had little chance of study ing the faces of the men in front of you?-1 only saw No. 7 prisoner. But you saw him on the boat next morning, and had plenty of time to study him in bread day
hrtists.
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talent. The
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Secondly, those responsible for selling tickets appear to have thought only of raising funds for the object in view, without con- sidering that the performers were entitled to a good audience after The concert was spoilt by the their weeks of practice. Thus a meagre attendance. Even all the certain gentleman, connected not well-known indies and gentlemen with the Male Voice Choir but usually associated with the Cathe-with the Cathedral, set about sell- dral, who might reasonably being tickets by buttonholing all and expected to have turned up for sundry, asking them to buy them their absence. The reason for this inevitable result that people who form's sake, were conspicuous by for a religious cause, with the
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never, attend, a concert from one year to another bought tickets and consigned them to the wastepaper basket. No doubt the number sold exceeded expectations: but
of succeeded in locking the grille at exceeded the number
formers. This sort of thing is not
returned to the engine room he
i
light? It was broad daylight endeavoured to fasten the icon the size of the audience barely
when I was struck by him.
Both Capt. Pringto and Mr.
door but it would not lock. He
per-
Bentty have admitted to a similari. the top of the starboard ladder right; and out of respect for
ty between No. 7 and No. 11?-1 did not notice it. --
without being observed.
PRE-ARRANGED PLAN,
You do not recognise him by his stature, but by his face ?--Yes.
He knew something was to hap- Mr. Sheldon did not cross-pen and was concerned for his
and safety
endeavoured to leading lock the grille door
examine.
His Lordship: Where were you struck-On the back of the neck,
Was the blow struck from be- hind? No, I was attacked from the front. I ducked, and the water- bottle hit me on the back of the
head.
เ
It was a downward blow?-Yes,
CERTAIN OF IDENTITY,
Mr. A. Duncan, third engineer, identified No. 5 as a man who was
in the chart room.
Questioned by his Lordship as to his reply to a question put to him by No. 5 prisoner at the Magis- tracy, Mr. Duncan said that the man asked what arms he carried. "I replied," said Mr. Duncan, that "You were carrying a ship's dou- ble-barrelled shotgun.”),
His Lordship: I put the question to you because the Magistrate's note is-to-the-effect-that-you-replied belleve you were carrying the ship's double burrelled shotgun."
Mr. Duncan: I was afraid of mixing him with No. 20.
His Lordship: Do you now at
its
own
any
are
members, nor to mention the art of music, the Male Voice Choir ar similar organisation offering its services for charity should see that the proper people to the engine room. This time he approached first in the disposal was seen and was rushed at by of tickets. Let the sale be effected at least five pirates and borne to by persons who have the best idea the ground. Almost immediately of those most likely to attend, and afterwards shots were heard and let the advertisements state where the pirates carried him up to the the salcon deck and endeavoured to use him as a shield against those defending the bridge. He was shot through the leg.
tickets may be obinined, Whatever tickets are left over can be disposed of at the last moment in the name of charity among those who are only too, willing to His Lordship: It was pre-ar-pay so long as they're not expected ranged that you should lock the to come and listen! grille door. at the head of the starboard ladder?-Yes.
I
And was the 'shutting of the grille-door at the engine room in accordance with plan?--No. was thinking of my own safety."
nd the firing begun? No, it broke out immediately afterwards. It was pure coincidence that you were trying to lock the grille at that time? Yes.
You were at once" taken to the saloon deck?-Yes.
"Unmusical Hongkong" is often blamed for poor audiences when it is lack of proper advertising, both in the Press and through personal channels, that is to blame.
As an instance, the Helena May. Musicale programmes used to be published in full in the papers two or three days before each concert. These brought many people along when the programmes were good. a I don't remember having seen one
so brought to the public's notice. during either this or last season and at some Musicales the atten- dance was disappointing. The papers would, I presume, willingly Eventually you reached the en- lasert each programme is one gine-room? Yes.
issue, if an advertisement also ap-
Mr. Nihill: You received second wound that night?
Witness: Yes, when I was mak
thia Court say that you are coring my way to the engine room,
tain it was No. 5.
Mr. Duncan: The more I look
ut him the clearer I am that he
was the man with the shotgun."
THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
I had reached the port door of the captain's cabin.
.
Was firing going on?-Yus, sev-peared, and the failure to enlist the eral shots were fired at me, from support of the Press must be due the after deck as I went through to insufficient appreciation of the the door.
value of publicity,
The only European officer who suffered casualty, Mr. Cormack, the
He remained in the engine room Chief Engineer, was the next wit until he was forced to leave by. nast. He said he was in his cabin the smoke. He made his way to when the pirates took possession the starboard bunker.
The groat Russian violinist, He was Alexander Mogullewsky, has been and on stepping outside to see able to identify Nos. 2, 4, 5, and playing in Japan and Shanghini what the commotion was about, he 20.
and M.-Strok may bring him down was tackled. by two men, One Mr. Alabaster: How many pir here shortly. He was a child- made a lunge at him with a tea-ntes did you see altogether? Ten, prodigy at the nga of ten and re- pot, but it struck the edge of the twenty, thirty?-No, I only saw ceived severnl tempting offers to door and broke off at the spout four or five.
tour the world but instead he was All the time they were in pos- sent to the Impérial Conservatory session?-Personally I nover saw at Moscow, whore a gold medal and more than six at the most. the Tachaikowsky prize were. Mr. Nihill: Do you mean to awarded him. If he comes there gether at one time-No. should be a good welcome for this
artist. Watch for the announce mont.
He wont to the Chief Officer's room
covered by pirates, but later was allowed to relieve the third on gineer..
At dinner time he had a con- versation with the Chief Officer and Second Officer, and when he'
Only six all told?—Yos. The case is protoeding.
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