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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1927.
demanding for the release of the steamer...
IRENE PIRATES COMMITTED.
The preliminary trial of the Chinese charged with the piracy of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company's Irene on in Mr. R. E. Lindsell's Court yes October 19, came to a conclusion torday afternoon, when all the seven men were committed to the next Criminal Sessions at the Supreme Court.
`The "Sword of Damocles, Including the few hundred dollars the passengers had with them, the THE DEFENCE OUTLINED, During the first half of October compradors could not raise a thousand seven American missionaries--thred They did not want a cheque or I. O. U. men and four ladies and three Cans Silver or loot was their ultimatum. dians, arrived in Ichang, says N The sword of Damecies was swinging N. D. Neurs correspondent Their on a tender thread over the pasech
and the gers' luggage ship's valuables destinations were ling, Tzechow, and Chengtu. Ichang They could not believe a ship was Chungking, Sul- They lowered their price to $5,000. and westward, conditions are so un- certain that travellers are placed penniless, but time was lying and --in a perplexing position Tchang something must be done. "Give us
O. U. and the Captain for week two earlier had passed and the ship can proceed to raise the
security through a little ign of terror. money." That would not do as the Foreigners were held up in sampans steamer could not go without her cap- the nose of a pistol. The daughter tain. Once more a keen look at the of the Hallan Consul at Chungking, four Yel chu" But what trouild the while being transferred from one ship card a passenger though steamer to another at dusk, fell into foreigner, were taken: No, if the trap and over $1,000 was paid. Captain cannot go we will take the True, the military made a house-to- house inspection and all caught with compradore, Mr. Wang a graduate
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arms were arrested, and it was re-
boats were Invited to witness their execution.
After much parley the crowd left the bridge. The prospectivo Zel chu" breathed more, easily and re- crossed their legs, when ruddenly, a This evidently had a good effect, figure darted past the windows and for everybody became quite res pectful and friendly, and the sampanood in the door. His face bore an men as obliging as of yore. Though decide quickly whether he was trying expression that made it impossible to | local conditions- were encouraging to smile or to look fierce. Ta one hand the news from the gorges was most a black automatic was swinging, in the disturbing. The robbers were adopt-ather a bag of silver dollars. He had ing the
methods so successfully car-evidently slipped away from his com- would
board
a steamer as passenge
Iside.. and when they reached their Bay of the Yangtze"> would
Swinging his automatic about and would whip out their automatics and force rattling his silver dollars, he blurted anchorage. Several ships, had al-out, "I want to buy any rings you have ready fallen into their hands. Some or watches." The agent unclasped his were looted, others paid heavy fines. wrist watch and passed it over with- No respect was paid to the flag, whe-but bidding. Only the senior member ther Italian, French, or American, or of the par
party wore a ring. He even the Japanese, until a party of marines surprised them. To secure further immunity the Japanese sten- mers refused, passengers, foreign or Chinese.
in as into a
ried out panions to do a little business on the
As the Yangtze Rapids str. Iping had made a successful journey to Chungking and back the Canadian
party took passage, and on Saturday
the
as the other stepped in, and Deuve the hint to remove it, which pilot gave was done. Here was an explanation of the scrutiny that the party had trembled under. They were looking for rings, watches and possibly spec tacles. It was the senior member's gold ring that had so attracted their attention. The pirate was dismayed
when, looking each man's fingers, he
could not find the coveted ring. As the elder member had stepped out he snspected him. Then followed a bat the in diplomacy.
morning. October 15, steamed into the Ichang Gorge. Two shorter gorges were passed when the party were informed that they were enter ing the the Yangtze, air, the "Bias Bay of Two small boats ap-
Nerve-shaking Suspense, proached, and were paid a couple of hundred dollars, and at the same time
According to Chinese custom, must. a half dozen passengers came aboard. You not honour your father and mother, brothers and sisters, your It was with a breath of relief that wife etc.? He tried to maintain his steamer got The small brazenness but finally melted into they are downder way, and the smile, and after making the price of steamer was in the neighbourhood of the watch the agent had handed to one of the famous rapide-in
him and finding It was to be A gift, junk days,
the Eatan--50 miles from thanked him and glided away. The Ichang, when there was a commotion agent then declared that the watch on the forepart of the ship and a shot was no good, and seemed pleased for rang out. There stood u pirate, his an opportunity to get rid of it. After deadly automatic eyeing the bridge, an hour or so of herve-shaking where captain, pilos and wheelsman shore. As they were straggling up suspense, the pirates decided to go all stood. Of those who held up the the hill the steamer got under way, steamer possibly not more than med and none Lac soon, he compradore were armed. That, however,
seemed quite sufficient to cow the scores of reported later that a section of the sailors and passengers. The vessel pirates were furious at the settlement, crossed the river and came to anchor, when they had the ship in their hands, Another pirate came to the bridge and and had not the steamer salled Im- ordered the passengers to be seated in mediately would have made a second
attack for loot. the captain's cabin.
All the defendante, except the fragistrate a statement to the
the Hengkong authorities have no YOU NEED A PIANO
jurisdiction.
Mr. D'Almada:
Worship,
Yes, Your
Mr. Lindsell: That makes it quite clear.
Prisoners Defence.
The Arst defendant, after being duly warned, did not make a statement.
The second defendant said: "I
named Pitt, who is employed in a boarded the steamer to go to Amby in order to find an Englishman dock at Amoy, with a view to get- reached the entrance of Amoy, a ting employment. When the Trene piracy started. I was then "n:] deck. The pirates called upon me to lend them assistance, threaten- ing to shoot me if I refused. Mr. Leo D'Almada 'e ·Castro, had no alternative" but to obay. junior, Instructed by Mr. Leo Even the European officers obeyed. D'Almada Castro, senior, re therefore, how could I, a mere pus presenting the fourth defendant, senger, disobey them. I was for- outlined briefly the line of defence: ced to act as a pirate, and I may he would adopt in the Supreme add that this was against my will. Court. His contention was that I have beon foreign employ far the trial and punishment of the twanty-six years, mostly on Eng- pirates was outside the jurisdic-lish vessels. As late as last year Hon of the Court of Hongkong.I was on an English vessel. I In addressing the Court, Mr. D-picked up a knowledge of English Almada said: "Your Worship. In in the engine room. I did not accordance with the ruling of the learn English to become a pirate. Chief Justice of the Supreme
Mr. Lindsoil: What is the good Court, I will disclose briefly to of talking nonsense. People don't
Before going into the subject, 'I
Continuing, the second defend- will, with your Worship's permis-ant said that he had been falsely sion, re-capitulate some of the accused. He ended up by thank- salient facts of this case as they ing the Magistrate for patiently. have come out in the evidence. writing down his statement.
The first fact I wish to bring│· once more to your Worship's notice, is this. The Irene was a
Four Worship, my main defence, learn English to become pirates.
Chinese ship, sailing under the Chinese flag, carrying a Chinese crew and Chinese passengers. She sailed from a Chinese port on voyage that would normally have ended in a Chinese port
My second point is this: That the firing of the Irene nad the ar-
rest of the alleged pirates took place within the territorial waters of China."
Your Worship will now permit me, to give what I consider to be the international law with regard to jurisdiction in territorial waters and again international law with regard to piracy.
It has for a long time been gen-
erally known that a state has do- minion and jurisdiction over a cer- tain portion of the water washing. its coast. The question of this portion has varied from time to time, but it has for some consider able period been settled at one marine league or three miles.
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No Jurisdiction..
Committed for Trial.
The third defendant gave a somewhat similar story and said that he also had been compelled by the pirates to work. He sald that the pirates were Southerners and because that was so, the Nor- therners at the Ideïrtifications call- ed every Southerner a pirate. be a passenger proceeding to Amay
The Afth defendant claimed to.
The sixth
to find employment. man claimed that the only connec tion he had with the pirates was that he smoked two pipes of opium with one of them in the steward's quarters.
1
The seventh defendant said he
was given a chopper by the pirates In order to chop certain strings. He remembered, being assured by
the pirates that because he was a Cantonese he had nothing to fear.
When all the statements were made, Mr. Lindsell said: "All the seven defendants stand committed to take their trial at the next Cri minal Sessions of the Supreme Court.
RUMANIAN TRIAL
THE PRELIMINARY INVESTI-
With regard to the question of piracy, this, being an offence against all countries, is, as a rule, triable and punishable every- where. To this rule, however, there is one exception, the act of GATION CONCLUDED. piracy as an offence against the municipal law of a particular
Bucharest, Nov. 8. state.
The preliminary investigation: Applying this point to the pre-of M. Manoilesco has concluded.
definite sent case, we get the following: A
charge has been. list of That the conditions, necessary for published containing a this act of piracy to be one against fifteen points on which Manoilesco the municipal law of any particu. will be accused at the trial, which lar state, are satisfied in this will begin on November 11. case."
Colonel Theodoresco has been liberated.
Motley Bands from the Hills.
The steamer escaped Scylla only to fall into Charybdis. Proceeding to Down the mountain paths straggl-Patong, the steamer was practically ed motley bands of the brigand type interned for three days by the mili Some had red headgear or ganhos,tary, Armed soldiers sat, so to others were decked in purple, while, speak, on the anchor chains. For others had different kinds of headwear, tunately the military officers at Pa- from an old straw hat to an imposing torig were friends of the compradore, helmet. There were evidently two and by their good offices the com- bands of tufei (citizen. bandits) sup
pradore was released when the pirates ported by disbanded or deserted sol-were assured of receiving over $1,300, diera. The ship certainly was in the mach day or la considerable quote the case of the Attorney that Manolesce told the Magis
Mr. D'Almada was of delay increased the de- hands of a fearsome bunch, who would mands. make quick work of looting when the dence to
ce to assert that the military lea- General for Hongkong against order was given. The irony of the dors
stretch of the river have Kwak A Sing, when Mr. Lindsall trate that he did not intend to overthrow the constitution and situation was that there were five representatives at the Yangtze Bias pointed out that it would not be declared that Prince Carol said he steamers all in a row ploughing up the Bay. One of the head mens and a worth while going into details was willing to sit on the Council Yangtze. A swift Japanese steamer while others travelled to. Chungking dicated that he intended to reserve sovereignty of King Michael- number of pirates came to Patong especially as Mr. D'Almada had in-of Regency and recognise the
his defence,
was ahead.
As the Iping was crossing the river. two other steamers passed under full atcam, received a storm.of shots in
to receive the silver
The Pirates air.
about to The newspaper Adeverul says
Reüler.
Continuing, Mr. D'Almada suid: "My submission is that the pre- of Lord Justice Mellish in the ease. UNIVERSITY HOSTELS. sent cass comes under the "ruling of the Attorney General for Hong
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silence, and soon passed out of sight No Man's Land. It is a neutral The pirates air is situated in The last steamer turned tail and fled stretch between the jurisdiction of back to Ichang. hurly-burly the threo ofarojgn passen trict over which neither General kong verore an offence against the
all this Tang Seng-chi and Yang Bert, a dis gers and the newly-appointed agent claims
versus Kwak A Sing and it absolute authority for Chungking sat in a row, where where opposing soldiers might easily municipal law of China. The pro-
a place the steel plates would give most pro- come into conflict, Patong where per authorities for trying, and if tection from shots on ком
the outside, while in front a husky chap with an ang Sen has a number of troops, they are found guilty, punishing, Hupch, really Tang Seng-ch's the alleged pirates are the Chinese,
Recent with his finger on the trigger of a cornice a strictly the grates are and the prope and these alleged fairly long-barrelled automatic, polnt-
been to to Paris city. I aix inches above their heads. The acting semi-officially, no more adapt-† pirates over to the Chinese 2 Friday Prince Leopold of Belgium |
ablo situation could be chosen. bridge head was soon filled with new is not the only place where
thorities for trial. comers. They would whisper among methods are used. The steamers may is the fact that the arrest of these and Swedish Ministers signed
piratical themselves and then one or two would be held up at any port. At Washan
Further to strengthen my case solemnly inaugurated the Belgian
hostel. Yesterday the Dutch; come to the nearest window and take city. three different parties demanded seven Chinese took place within
Eatan
·Paris, Nov. 8. manifestations showi
that a bright-outlook is proast
a good look at each of the foreigners.$200 each from the Iping. They were the territorial waters of China. contracts establishing hostels
This was somewhat disconcerting, 25 argued down to $300 for the three. it looked as if they were picking out a "fei chu" or a fat pig, in case they
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