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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
IRENE PIRACY TRIAL.
A CANTON THEFT,
CROWN CASE CONCLUDED.
CULPRITS TRACED TO HONGKONG.
woman Were
21st
C. P. VESSELS.
DETAILS OF THE NEW PROGRAMME.
Canadian
1927.
HARBOURING CASE.
WOMEN IN ARGUMENT AT
KOWLOON COURT.
Such deadly aliafts as could The first of the four now 18,000- ton passenger and cargo steamers at only be conceived by two jealous women were launched at the close, present bulding for the Pacific was to be launched our of a caro before Mr. Schofield at
of the yards November, at Messrs. W. Beardmore and
Ltd, the Kowloon Magistracy, yesterday christer afternoon, and they kept the Clydebank,
speetators amused until the Ma the Duchess of Athull.
giclrate sternly put a stop to the proceedings.
The trial of the seven Chinese charged in connexion with the A robbery at Canton had its piracy of the 8.8. Irene, was consequel in Major C. Willson's tinued at the Criminal Sessions Court yesterday afternoon, when yesterday
before the Chief
two men and a Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, and charged in connexion with the jury, when further, identification evidence was given by Chinese theft of $4,900 worth of jewellery stalen from the Sai Chek gold cabin passengers. who were
mith's shop on October 28-last bourd the ill-fated vessel.
It would appear from the story re-counted by Acting Inspector Co., Ltd., Clydebank, one of the three
on
Mr. Somerset Fitzroy is conduct. ing the case for the Crown, while
the prisoners are defended by Mr.K. W. Andrews that two days steamers being
con From wife were arraigned on a joint |
k
vill
On the 24th January, 1928, from John Brown and the yards of Messra.
A Shantung constable, of the by that
to be Hongkong Police: Force, and his C. G. Alabaster, K.C.. with Mr. Los after the robbery the police in named, Duchess of
later on charge of harbouring a 16-year- yards n Brinc D'Almada e Castro further repre- Hongkong received information the
old school girl at their home at to certain Jewellery will follow har. sister shins. senting the fourth prisoner. Mr. rélating
The Duchess of Atholl and the Canton Road, Taikoktsui, and not C.A.S. Russ is watching the case which had found its way to
until the close of the evidence was on behalf of the owners of the s.s.Hongkong. Acting on this in Duchess of Bedford will take Irenu,
formation a warrant was taken their service on the Liverpool, Quebec divulged that the man had made Montreal route some time next
pre a statement in which he attributed out and the second floor of None, and the name Duchess repres More Identification.
69 Wing Strect was raided:
steam notwithstanding that he was al and the "Empress" stcumers The case for the Crown was Some of the jewellery was found ants a change from the "M" cabin; to the girl a desire to marry him of Canadian fleet. ready married. Then follow- on the person of a woman who
ships another steamer for the con-run altercation took place in the concluded yesterday afternoon.
em-lived thore. A number of witnesses,
The raid took place at 11 a.m. puny was to be launched from the Court between the ployed as stewards, and a pantry boy, on the s.s. Irene, gave evi-on October 31 and later that after yards of Messrs. John Brown and Co., tendant, and the girl, who
Ltd., on the 26th October, this being dence in which they identified all noon two men were arrested in the ferry steamer for the Pacific giving evidence. the prisoners as having actively Yaumati, and on their persons a Coast service between Vancouvar participated in the piracy. good quantity of the jewellery and Namalmo, to be named the Prin
Etolen was found. During the cesa Elaine.... Detective Sub-Inspector A. J. W Dorling spoke of arresting all taid on the house in Wing Lok seven prisoners when they were Street; three pawn tickets were brought to Hongkong and of found" which related to the pawn handing them over to Inspector ing of 321 articles of jewellery for
over $1,000.
Lane.
In reply to Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro witness said that he had no warrant
made!
The first prisoner said "I did not take the money. I did not fire
The charge against the men yesterday was also one of being in possession of stolen articles, as
The first of the five 10,000 ton Canadian cargo steamers for the Pacific was launched by Messrs. W. and Bros., Ltd., Dumbarton, christened Bearerbarn by Mrs. I Penecek, wife of one of the directors of the Canadian Pacific. This vessel will inaugurate the company's weekly Transatlantic service from London 10. Montreal or St. John's,
ΤΟΠΙΟΥΣ de- was
Woman: You wanted to marry my husband and had long talks about this with him while I was confined to my bed.
You
Girl: That is not true. wanted to sell me into a public house, and were endeavouring to make arrangements to ship me to America with that object.
Woman: You made love to my husband, and he quarelled with
Girl: That again is not true. Do you think I hanker for four husband? Is he so very pretty. after all?.
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A sergeant interpreter gave evi-well as the major enurge of steal
On the 28th September, at the and beat me when I sought to dence of reading, the charges Ing them. The woman was charg
of Messrs. Armstrong Whit drive you away from our home. over to the prisoners at the Polica ed with receiving stolen property, worth and Co., Ltd, Newenstlun
Tyne, Lady Alice Northcote, a Lady Station and of the statements they knowing same to be stolen..
Evidence was given by the of Grace of the Order of St. John of owner of the jewellery who identi- Jerusalem, the, adopted daughter of
Stephen fied the gold articles as belong- the late Lord Mount
it the Beaverdale, and christened at the mess-room boy with a reing to the Sai Chek goldsmith launched another 10,000 ton atgamer,
Distinctive Names, volver. It was the chief who shot shop of Canton. He said that every article of jewellery made.
On the 27th October, at Mesars, him."
Alleged Detention. and Co's yarda, of
The subject of this recrimina The second prisoner stated "by that shop bore its impression. Parclay Curle
The pawnbroker gave evidence farther steamer was launched ou boarded that ship as a passenger, for Amoy. The pirate chief sak and said that on October 30, a christened the Beaverford, by Mstion was stated by the police au-
Holt, wife of Captain Herbert Paton thorities to have been employed TERAPION. NO. 1
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the
daughter of Captain
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cd me to give assistance. The stylishly dressed Chinese woman M. P... M. C., son of Sir Herberas a constable with the Yaumati, THERAPION. NO.2 pirate chief and a great number came to his shop and pawned Holt, dire of men are dead now. I did not some jewellery for which she ob- Holt, director of the Canadian Preille division. It was alleged that the tuined $300. She returned again Railway, and from the same yards on girl was induced, by the promise know the pirate chief"
the sister ship, christened the The third-man said "There was about a quarter of an hour later 8th November. was launched of being given employment and seca. Sold by leading Chemist Pricin
dian's control, take up her a pirate chief who was acquaint-and. produced another quantity of Beaverhill, by Miss Mayis Gillies, the release from a sister's and guar- cd with me. The pirate ask-jewellery, explaining ed me to give has state chief ask-pawnbroker tanz she needed in E., general in dames Gilles, alone with the take am her Pacific Steamships, Ltd. The order their home. When she found her. mised that he would give me all a little over $1,000. The pawn Pacif $100. I handed $700 over to the broker, being satisfied with the for these five cargo steamers was to be self deceived, and wanted to completed when, on the 10th Novem- return home, she was detained, security and the appearance of
at Messrs. Armstrong, ber,
Whit- captain which was my own money. the woman, allowed the loan.
and for four months, it was gnid, worth and Co.'s yards, the Beaverbrau That money was my salary."
was kept under lock and key. Under cross-examination by Mr. was to be christened by Lady The fourth prisoner said "I met. M. D'Almada Remedios, who
Melaren
Brown, wife of Sir On one occasion she succeeded the that gang of pirates on board. They asked me to give assistane was representing the woman, wit. George Melaren Brown, European in making her escape into If I refused they would kill me. ness admitted that the woman was general manager, Canadian Pacific street, but was taken back to the house unwittingly by two police- "ecol and collected" and added The total tonnage of the above I boarded that ship as a passerpe that people with guilty consci-steamers
men who thought that she was a amount to approximately truant. for Singapore."
Then a fortnight ago, the hus-, exces did not usually appear that.135,000.
carro steamers, and the Mr. Remedios submitted to is Tuchess of Atholl, and Duchess of band, and wife had one of their Worship that he had no case to Bedford, will be placed in service dur-periodical quarrels. As the han
ing answer on behalf of his client, steamers in 1929. The value of these slipped through the open door and and the other two passenger chased his wife into the street, she 1929, The seventh prisoner said "seeing that the prosecution had contracts placed by the Canadian made her way to the local police Reiss, Massey & Co.. Lid,
not proved that she pawned the Pacific in British shipbuilding yarris
resulting in the arrest of both articles "knowing them to be amounts to the sum of approximately station, where she made a report
been defendants. stolen." He asked his Worship to £5.250.000. adjourn the case for him to quote authorities on the point.
The fifth prisoner said "I have nothing to Any."
The sixth prisoner said "I did. not commit piracy. I boarded the ship as a passenger."
id not commit piracy. As soon as I went on board I went to sleep. There was a pirate who was in The same bunk with me, He asked me to give assistance. He told me to get hold of a knife. I gave
assistance then."
In reply to Mr. Alabaster witness said he ivas sure that the third prisoner said "There was a pirate Chief who was sequinted with me" and not "There was a pirate chief who was not acquainted with
me."
Police Court Statements.
way.
To this his Worship agreed, fixing the next hearing for Monday at 2.15 p.m.
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Leo Mr. the various sections and classes of mitted in reply to their steamship trade, thus on the d'Almada (defending) that the Atlantic, the Empress steamers carry zirl went out of her home a good first, tourist third, and third-class
Cand
the
His Worship decided to adjourn case until Tuesday to go. more fully into the evidence.
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Mr. d'Almada submitted that ficers obeyed, therefore, how could carry cabin, tourist third, and third- ent.
a mere passenger, disobey them, class, and the cabin, tourist third, the girl exercized her free will in was forced to act as a pirate and third-class. The Princess vessels this affair, and there was an ab-
wns, operate on the British Columbia and I may add that this against my will. I have been in Coast ateamship service, the White Bence of what constituted the essence of harbouring.. under the foreign employ for twenty-st<]
Empresses running between Van- years, mostly on English vessels, couver, Victoria, Japan and China, Ordinance for the Protection of
Women and Girls. As late as last year I was on an and the new Beaver class cargo in concluding the case for the English vessel. 1 CANDY STALL;
steamers as stated. picked up A Crown, 'Mr. Fitzroy read
knowledge of English in the end cooked beef-steaks for the pirates statements made by the prisoners xine room. I did not learn Eng The supercargons and others also at the Central Magistracy at the fish to become a pirate. preliminary hearing, with the ex-
had to do as they were told. They That the newcomer might lie there ception of the first man who did
went about opening the hatches to too. He did and the Cantones: The third prisoner said that he assist the robbers to rob. The "isked him his name. Prisoner |AND CABES A "SFECIALITY not make a statement and the fourth, who is defended by coun- was going to Amoy to get a ves-1obbers were all Southerners and said that he was surnamed Chan sel. The statements of the other sel to take him to Singapore. He the Northerners on board regard whereupon the Cantonese said, six were to the following effect. was sitting in the steerage whened every Cantonese an a pirate. "Why, we are clansmen. My sur- The second defendant said: "the piracy broke out. The pirates The fifth defendant claimed to name is also Chan." Piracy start- boarded the steamer to go to Amoy were all Southerners and shouted boa passenger proceeding toed the next morning, and the Can- in order to find an Englishman out to the passengers that they Amoy to find employment. The tonese Chan come down from the named Pitt, who is employed in a would not rob any Cantonese on sixth man, claimed that the only upper deck to tell the prisoner dock at Amoy, with a view to get-bourd, and that all Cantonese connexion be had with the pirates that he need not fear. He saw the ling employment. When the were expected to help. To save was that he smoked, two pipes pirates Jooting and subsequently- Irene reached the entrance af their belongings they had no al- of opium with one of them in the the Cantonese Chan asked prison-
ternative but to obey, and the steward's quarters,
er to get a chopper and to cut down Amoy, a piracy started. Į Was
ཐ cum- The seventh defendant said that two pieces of rope. Prisoner did then on deck. The pirates called Pirates promised them upon me to lend them assistance, shaw.
he was travelling second class this and was then told to bundle threatening to shoot me if I rThe stewards and boys, he said Amoy. He was lying on deck up the loot and take it on, deck. fused. Thad no alternative but were under the control of the when a Cantonese approached hini Defendant sald that he did not to obey. Even the European of pirates. They killed chicken and and asked him to make roem so rob anyone.
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