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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SHING ON PIRACY.
VESSEL REACHES HARBOUR
LAST EVENING.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14; 1927.
HO HONG BUILDING. [OPERATIC SELECTIONS.
RENOVATED STRUCTURE IN
QUEEN'S ROAD.
The Shing On which was pirated With extensive alterations, both on the West River on Tuesday internal and external, the building night arrived in port shortly after which was formerly known as the six o'clock yesterday evening Astor House Hotel has been small crowd, having waited all day thoroughly renovated at, it is on the wharf, were the only people learned, a high cost. to meet the boat.
The police were not on the wharf when the vessel drew along.
DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAIN- TENT AT HELENA MAY,
"SQUEEZE" CASE.
EVIDENCE AGAINST CHINESE CONSTABLES.
A musicale in the nature of a The hearing was resumed, be- Gilbert and Sullivan festival was fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Cen held at the Helena May Institute tral Magistracy yesterday after- last evening, with highly satis-noon, of the "squeeze" charge factory results both from the view against seven Chinese constables points of artistry and attendance. attached to the Hawkers Super- The mixed quartette opened the vision Department. The structure now presents a programme with the Madrigal very dignified appearance, standing
contribution" of "The
Mr. L. II. V. Booth, A. S. F, who Modern Station Street which resulted in
alde, and the Captain of the boat as it does in Queen's Road Central The Mikado, Mr. A. J. J. Brooke's directed the raid nt No. 3 Upper went ashore almost immediately comparatively drab surround-Major-General" from the Pirates the discovery of the defendants in.
crew.
ings.
followed with a selection from
for.
HEALTHY CHILDREN MAKE HAPPY HOMES.
How cheery is father's' home-
Baby's Own Tablets
[
of Penzance invested with the right after the gangplank was down.
The building was originally Sullivan humorous touch and was the premises, stated that he found only notes strewn about on a From the accounts gathered from the crow it would seem that known as the Windsor Hotel and one of the most effective items of trestle bed in a cubicle rented by shortly after the vessel started was first erected in 1891. A few the programme. Mr. Brook.inter the seventh defendant, and noth- | from Samshui for Hoihow, six pas years later its name was altered to folanthe and pleased the audience ing else to suggest that the raid- coming when the little ones are songers, foor of them armed with Connaught Hotel. Its present
faces and joyous smiles!. And revolvers appeared and managed to owners, the Ho Hong Bank Limit- so much that an encore was called ing police had broken up a card-awaiting him with rosy chubby
party. intimidate all the passengers and ed, have renamed the building Ho
Mrs. Marcel sang very effectively Questioned by Mr. A. E. Hall, how sad when mother greets him Hong Building, and, excepting for selections from two other Gilbert witness said that the police visit with the news that one or other of The attack took place at a spot a section of the ground floor and Sullivan Operas, her rendering resulted from information which the dear ones is sick,
Every parent knows those called Tung Chow Sai and the which will be occupied by the of "Sorry her lot" from H. M. S. led him to expect that the de- anxious days when there is sickness vessel was taken to Foo On The Bank, it will be used as a Hotel Pinafore being enthusiastically re-fendants would be found there. in the house. To be prepared for crew and the passengers were all
Mesars Palmer and Turner, celved. A great hit was establish- A woman who was mentioned by them bundled into one of the ship's Architects, of Alexandra Building, ed by Mr. H. E. Gardner, whose Leung So, a hawker, in his evi- holds. One pirate kept guard over carried out the work of altering singing of "Take a Pair of Sparkl-dence as his foki in the task of the pilot. The pirate chief, it is the building, which took a little ing Eyes" from The Gondoliers, collecting levies turned out to be said, informed the crew and, pas-over six months: The original was tuneful and melodious, and no his wife. In evidence she now sengers that if they attempted to building was five storeys high and greater appreciation could be ex-stated that she compiled the list hawkers' show resistance they would be the architects removed the top pressed than by saying that his of the contributing
names on the two lists produced, should be kept ready at hand. storey, together with the old wood singing was well-liked by his On arrival at Foo Wan four and tile roof, which was in a
but left out the respective amounts These Tablets gently and quickly In the "Sergeant's Song" (from Junks came alongside and took over very bad state, of disrepair, and
necessary to include these.
digestion and colic, cool feverish- the kidnapped passengers and 100 put in a new reinforced concrete the Pirates of Penzance) and in the as her husband said it was not remove bowel obstructions, cure in- "Sentry's Song" (from Iolanthe) bags, of flour, Sixty three men in floor roof. The south east corner of Eng. Lieut. Comdr. Bedelle's deep all were taken prisoners by the the verandah, that is, the part baritone sustained the parts with pirates, who left behind those which faced Queen's Road, was marked aptitude, and whom they thought would be too rebuit and in addition, reinforced
enthusiastically applauded. He concrete floors were laid for each combined with Mr. Gardner and Mr. poor to pay ransom.'
storey.
Hargreaves Browne in a selection from Iolanthe, the trio of male being well-blended. A voices quartette, comprising Mrs. Russell Brown, Mr. Davenport Browne, Mr. H. E. Gardner and Mr. Hargreaves Browne, sang "The Tower Green" (from Yeoman of the Guard), in binging a highly successful function to a conclusion,
shot.
were
audience.
he WES
VARSITY EXAMS.
INCREASING NUMBERS OF
Compradore Disappears.
All plaster ceilings were torn One of the crew interviewed out and asbestos sheeting and said that immediately the attack teakwood ceilings were substitu- broke out the chief pirate made ted. All the old plaster work of known that he wanted the Com-the verandah has been taken down pradore to hand over the ship's and replaced by granite in a arms and Д search was im-simple yet effective manner. Por mediately made all over the ship tions; of the verandah for this man. He was nowhere to originally built in granite and be found, however, and it is sure these have been redressed." mised that he must have jumped overboard. So far no news has
The old servants' quarters at reached the ship's owners in Can-the rear of the building have been ton or their agents here as to the entirely demolished and new ser- whereabouts of the compradore. vants' quarters erected in rein- Apparently on going ashore the forced cement-concrete, capable of
CANDIDATES. Captain proceeded to the local taking three extra floors at some agents of the pirated ves- future date should the building
Evidence of the increasing popu- sel for the agents were able be rebuilt.
larity of the Matriculation, Senior to say
that the pirates
There are thirteen rooms on and Junior Local Examinations were very considerate as far as each floor, with large dining rooms, conducted by the University of the ship's crew was concerned. An order was given out by the sitting rooms, and the usual bath Hongkong is afforded by the large room, sanitary and kitchen number of candidates who are re- leader of the pirate gang that
accommodation. A new Waygood-gistered for examination in 1927. none of the crew were to be
The total number of candidates re- molested or any of their belong-Otis lift has been installed. ings interfered with. Despite The building will be handed gistered is 1,000, distributed as
follows: these instructions the ship's sext- over to the new owners, entirely
Boys Girls Total ant was stolen.
finished, towards the end of this
Matriculation and month.
Senior Junior Local
At Foo Wan, the pirates at- tempted to take away the pilot with the kidnapped men, but the pilot appealed to the pirate chief and reminded him of the promise RECORD OPIUM HAUL.
OWN
he had made. The pilot Was permitted to return to his ship the chief pirate accompany- ing him to the side of the ship to see that he returned safely.
There were four women passen- gers on board and noon of them was kidnapped. One of the women was a fashionably-dressed young lady who succeeded in hiding all her jewellery which valued at about $1,000 by throwing all her valuables in an obscure corner of the boat.
Another Gang.
7
pag-
NEARLY $100,000 WORTH OF DRUG SEIZED BY POLICE.
High Street, of all places in Singapore, was the scene of a sur- prising police discovery last week when contraband chandu valued at nearly $100,000 was seized.
or-
Total
F.
304 68 372 532 97 629
836 165 1,001 Candidates have been entered by schools in Shanghai, Canton, Singapore, Penang, Semarang,
Batavia and Soekaradja..
No less than 874 candidates are being presented by schools in the Colony as follows:
Boys Girls Total Matriculation and
Senior
*255 63* 318 462 94 556
Junior Local
Total
717 157
874
other witness, an old woman, who and croup, allay teething pains, ex- A diversion was caused by an-ness, check diarrhoes, relieve colda after peering short-sightedly at pel worms, soothe the nerves and each defendant in turn, pointed banish sleeplessness by removing its cause. Your chemist Bells to the seventh defendant, then Baby's Own Tablets, or post free, being permitted to sit in a chair 60 cents per vial, from The Dr. on account of his injuries, as the Williams' Medicine.Co., 60, Klang man who rented the rear cubiclee Road, Shanghai. which was entered by the raiding police officers.
Lee Sing, a licensed vendor of ite-cream, identified and namen the first, fifth, sixth and seventh defendanta as the men with whom he had dealings in the past. Ever since he became a hawker, nine years ago, he had heard of the pass-word system by which immunity from arrest was con- ferred on every hawker who paid "squeeze" to the constables. His own experience of this system was that he had to pay a weekly sum of eighty cents, at the beginning to this or that constable, and latterly, to another hawker, Leung So, who acted as the medium for these collections. On paying in this levy he would be given a Password the use of which was to give him a sort of clearance bill for that week, after which it would be again changed. He could recall at least three pag words used. These were. Kesakeong (the Chinese title for Shewan, Tomes, faan sze (sweet potatoes) and Nam Hoi' (the name of a place).
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Asked by his Worship why he should pay this "squeeze." seeing that he had a license, witness re- plied that he was apprehensive that a false charge might be MRS. J. CRAWFORD. trumped up against him if he did not accede to the demand.
The case was again adjourned.
BAD WEATHER.
ATLANTIC FLEET MANOEUVRES SUSPENDED. London, Sept. 30. Stormy weather has caused the aus-
vres, which will last for several days, off the coast.
Acting on certain information received, Inspector Collins of the Marine Police Department ganised a raid which proved ex- tremely successful from the point of view of the law but the smugg- lers naturally have a far different HISTORY OF COFFEE. Pension of the Atlantic Fleet manten view on the matter.
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A thrilling incident occurred at Cro- MASSAGE HALL
Before the pirates left the ship, it is believed that another gang attempted to make a raid on the ship. They were beaten off by the original gang of pirates.
The total value of the haul The house in question, 36-6, including
BICENTENARY CELEBRATIONS marty, Firth. During an exercise, and
High Street, Is described as cargo
the drifter, Billow, towing a tar sengers belongings amounted to dwelling occupied by better-class
IN BRAZIL
get, fouled the wreck of the Natal, about $10,000. The Shing On car-Chinese. Making their way to
San Paulo, Oct. 13.
which was blown up during the War, ried no arms whatever and the a closed room, the police broke in
As the tide" receded, the drifter was The President opened the ex-left with her starn high and dry on crew's losses were very trivial be- and found the drug packed inhibition at the Palace of Indus- the wreck." ing in some cases no more than boxes. It is also said that cash
tries commemorating the bi-ceo- a jacket or a blanket.
and jewellery were found in the The captain of the Shing On,room which was unoccupied at the tenary of the introduction of searchlights, to rescue, the crew of the coffee into Brazil. The exhibi- Billow, Suddenly, the drifter fell Lo Hing-sang, was not in com-time the police made an entry.
tion will last until November 12 of the wreck, almost turned turtle, mand at the time of the piracy, The Monopolies Department was and will include a conference on but righted herself wonderfully. Tho having stayed away for the trip. informed and Preventive Service the production and marketing of crew were thrown into the water and His place was taken by a man Officers came in to the assistance coffee, colonisation and agricul- all except four scrambled back or board the Billow. The remainder, named Chan Kee,
of Inspector-Collins. The room tural credits."
who were heavily seabooted, were When the vessel left Hongkong, was thoroughly searched and all Other interesting features will swept away by the swift tide, but only eight supercargoes were the contraband was seized. No be the opening of the Avenue were finally picked up by the boats taken by the Shing On. It is arrest has yet been effected but de Cafe here and the erection of from HM.S. Hood (Reuter's Spe- learned that eighty six passengers inquiries are being vigorously a commemorative monument to cial Service to the Times of Ceylon embarked at Samahui.
pushed.
via Bombay).
SALESMAN SAM
1 JIST BLEW IN FROM PODUNK, AN' THINGS IS PRETTY SLOW OUT THERE-SHOW HE SOME PLACE WHERE TH PEOPLE LIVE, FREE,
WILD AN' INTENSE!
KNOW
LEMME
PLACE UST TH
TAKE
THINK-
YA!
FINE!
TAXI
Compinas-Reuter,
Sam KnowS
Boats stood by, in the glare of
MRS. 8. UZUNOYE ··
Expert MassENSS
37, Queen's Road, C 2nd. floor
IT'S QUALITY THAT COUNTS.
By Small
THEY. I DON'T WANNA SEE
NO GOL DURN MOVIE! WE GOT THEM IN PODUNK!
WELL, THIS IS TH" ONLY PLACE 1
KNOW OF
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WILD, AN' IN TENTS!!
TONITE THE
HEIK
"TONITE
THE SHEIK"