THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1928.
“HSIN WAH” PIRACY GOLD STANDARD | EX-MAYOR ANNOYS HOIFUNG SOVIET
DETAILS.
BOOTY VALUED AT $20,000 TAKEN AWAY."
NO BULLION ABOARD.
When the pirated China Mer- chauis -steamer Heln. Wah berthed at the Company's wharf yesterday afternoon it was established from the shroff of the vessel that the loot taken from the compradore's department included $89 in Hong- kong Bank notes, $340 In Shapp- bal notes, $210 in Kwangtung coins, $150 in Shanghai dollars and cloth ing belonging to members of his department to the value of about
EFFECTS.
RELATION TO CREDIT
FACILITIES.
INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE PRESENTS MEMORANDUM.
IMPORTANT POINTS.
London, Apr. 17.
PRESSMEN.
ACCUSATIONS. IN SWATOW COURT.
OPENING OF TRIAL.
Swatow, Apr. 17.
The new Mayor takes office to-1. day: He is Mr. Huang Khai-san,
CAMP.
DOCTORS COMPELLED TO SERVE.
MEDICAL SUPPLIES SECURED
FROM HONGKONG. N
THEFT OF STEAM GAUGE.
NINE MONTHS SENTENCE AT CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
OLD WOMAN'S PLEA.
At the Criminal Sessions, which opened at the Supreme Court this morning before Mr. Justice Wood, Chan Ngau, alins Chan Minu, as
$100, as well as about $100 worth municated to the Chancellor of the f Mayor and took the matter up vi-would take. The city of Chaosecuted, aald that the prisoner
Exchequer dealing with the effcet gorously.
The retiring Mayor, Mr. Shae "REDS" RETREATING. Kwan-ying, has raised a hornets'
sentenced to nine months' hard lu- nest about his ears. Some time ago.
Swatow, Apr. 17.
bour for stealing a steam guage, The first-fruits of the labours of he arrested on a civil charge the For a day or two after the re-
the property of the Hongkong Ex- the joint Industrial Conference of Chairman of one of the Press or treating Hoi-Luk Fung Commun cavation and Pile Driving Com- employers and Trade Union ganisations, who had refused to lats firad on the Kit-yang launches Pay, from No. 26, Connaught leaders, established in January, obey the order of the Courts. The at Kuan-pon, there was much
Road. The prisoner pleaded appear in a Memorandum com Press were indignant with
the speculation as to the route they gulity.
Mr. Someraet Fitzroy, who pro- of money and Jewellery.
chow-fu was in a state of much was seen in Yaumati on March 16 The stolen cargo comprised about of the Gold Standard on industry. The Mayor suppressed an ac-alarm on the roport that they had trying to sell the guage; and he 16 cases of silk goods, ench case
This declares that in view of count of one of their meetings, crossed the river and threatened was taken to the Police Station on weighing more than 100 pounds. expert fears with regard to the which increased. their annoyance. the railway line and the city. The silk is estimated to be worth adequacy of the world's gold They have now secured the release
However, the days have passed he obtained the Instrument from suspicion. There he admitted that about $10,000. Together with a supply in the near future, and the of their colleague, and are bringing with no news of further develop, 120, Connaught Road. "It was sub- large quantity of money and other prospect of a prolonged period of charges of wrongful imprisonment, ments, and it is now claimed that personal effects taken from the trade depression thereby opened and of acting ultra vires, against they have been headed off by thegungo had been stolen from that. sequently ascertained that the passengers, it is estimated that the up, it is essential that the elasti- the Mayor.
troops specially sent to attack the address. When charged before the total of the booty taken amounted city of currency credit be so
The ease came on in the courts baudit stronghold in the Chim- to about $20,000
arranged that an industrial, res
on Saturday. The Mayor did not phon hills, and have gone north-magistrate the prisoner admitted covery will not be arrested by lack himself appear, but the Court held west towards the Fung-shun dis-
the theft. that that was at present unneces-trict. In that case, they may get Away to the north of the province. Guld Reserve Law.
There is no information yet as The opinion is expressed in the
An outsider cannot hope to get to how many have been killed or Memorandum that under present to the bottom of this kind of a scattered in the campaign, and conditions it is neither practicable Case, but it is said to have some con- how many have survived to re- desirable that the country's nexion with differences within the treat; but casualties have been credit policy should be determined Kuomintang, and with friction be-pretty heavy. more or less, automatically by gold tween Hakkas and Hoklos in that
body:-Our Own Correspondient, movements, às before the War, nor
of credit facilities.
Very illuminating statements were made regarding the outbreak of the trouble by the members of the Compradore's Department, who. spoke of a number of the pirate passengers 'rashing about the deck and then suddenly dushing: up to the bridge and holding up the or officers.
sary."
The Soviet Headquarters.
It is now possible to give some account of conditions at the head-
Previous Convictions. There were previous convictions against the man, concluded Mr. Fitzroy, but they were not of a very serious nature,
His Lordship:How long has he been out of prison?-He wns discharged on October 27, 1926.
Replying to his Lordship, the charge he was unemployed for prisoner said that after his dis-
The pirates at once demanded to know where 30 cases of bullion had that the Bank of England should been slowed. They insisted that bullion belonging to a Sino-French [be so tied down by the Gold· Re-j Havings bank in Shanghai had been serve law as to be unable fully to CHINA SUGAR ANNUAL quarters in the Hoifung hills several months when he was taken placed on bourd and I was not unti-operate in the Genoa plan of all the invoices had been shown to 1922 for international co-operation the pirates that they were satisfed in economising the use of gold, re- that there was no bullion on thegulating the distribution thereof Vessel.
and preventing undue fluctuations
Two of the five passengera kid- napped were Mr. Làu and Mr. Lo, inspectors sent by the head office of the Chin Merchants Co. to Can- ton from Swatow to supervise the accounts of the branches. A third man is a Shanghai merchant, while another is a tailor of Wanchal, and the fifth a youngster, apparently
in its value in terms of wealth.— Reuter,
REPORT,
LAST YEAR'S LOSS ON WORKING.
ed.
fore the stronghold was evacuaton by the Excavation Company and was employed until a week before At the base camp, there were "the man who employed me was he was arrested. He left because Home 400 wounded, tended by doc- rather excited and rather expedit- tors compelled to serve with the ed my movements. He would not forces. Medical supplies were allow me to do the work, then I bought in Hongkong by Commun- The report of the China Sugar isls, under the name of various had to leave of my own accord." Refining Co., Ltd., for the year dispensaries, and carried up to the said she was a clansman of the An old woman who was in Court ended 31st December, 1927, states: base; and a certain
amount of prisoner and had the same sur The nets loss on the year's work-surgical work was done, too.
At Orst the base was at Vong-he was born and he had ing amounts to $1,180,205,69 after
She had known him since,
lodged providing for depreciation on the khiau, but was later moved fur- with her and paid her rent. She usual scale and payment of inter-ther into the hills near the fast said she did not know much about est and all other charges. The ness of Ngam-shak, to a tiny ham- him," The Shanghai merchant is a me-
balance at debit of Profit and Lossfld encircled by the hills. Sir Alfred Mond explained, that Account thus stands at $2.723,- were several thousand of the Com- dicine dealer and is stated to have the employers were present in 083.71 after bringing forward the munists, including a large num- told the pirates that he had about their individual capacity and that debit of $1,633,788.05 from the pre-function was public speaking. $10,000 worth of goods on bond.the conference
ber of women and girls whose was to consider vious year. viewed the problems to be examin Consulting
student.
a
Aims of Conference. The epoch-making conference he tween a representative group of em players and the General Council of the Trade Union Council, with the object of promoting industrial peace, opened at Burlington House
on January 12th.
The pirates were believed to have general lies of polley,
all bonded the ship at Swatow and although nothing was said direct it was understood that they Intended going to Plughoi as Blas Bay was too dangerous.
Official Version.
He re
Cominittee:-The
Here
The Inner Circle. ed, including the better organisa-present Committee consists of Mr. tion of industry by means of amal-H. P. White, Sir Robert Ho Tung, officers and men alike, and men Common meals were served for gumiations, the introduction of new Mr. A. H. Compton and Mr. C. Gor-and women methods, the transference or pen- don Mackie, who offer themselves gether, in large matsheds put up were quartered do- sioning of displaced workers, the for re-election. improvement of the security and
specially. The inner circle of the Soviet preserved strict secrecy ag to plans and movements, and
The following additional inform-status of the worker who should ation in connexion with the pirnos of the 8.4. Hain Wah is contained in an official police report:
Seventeen enses of silk, valued at $12,000, were amongst the booly taken by the pirates.
Two travelling inspectors of the
Auditors. The accousta have!
be given an interest in the business, been audited by Messrs. Bingham there seems to have been little or He added that they could not ex- and Matthews and Messra. Percy no leakage. pect to create heaven on earth, but Smith, Seth &Fleming, Incorporat- if they could give Britain freedom ed Accountants. from industrial disputes they would "place the country, which hąd al-
ways been a leader in these matters,
in the forefront.
C
There were no Russians in this Soviet, though reports to that In the course of their raport, the effect have been made. Many of aulitors state: In view of the im-the inner circle were, however, China Merchants Steamship Con-
pending extraordinary general men from other provinces, such as pany, Lau Yee-ka, and Choi Yeung-
meeting of shareholders to con-unan.. chan were among the kidnapped
Labour's Co-Operation. sider the financial position of the When, owing it appears to lack passengers. The others, are Lo Mr. Hen Turner emphasised the Company, we would draw the t-of ammunition, the fastness and Sun-leong, a native of Kiángsi, de- { importance of finding a just and tention of shareholders to the fact base camp were evacuated, the scribed as a medical man; Li Chi-lasting solution of industrial pro- that the land of the Company is in-loaders scattered, and while some, ho, a native of Sam Shiu and unblems and of putting the country eluded at book value, which is un-possibly Pang Pai himself, went other Chinese, a native of Shanghai (on the highway of prosperity; der present market value whereas with the now retreating army to whose nume ià not available.
Sir Alfred Mond announced that machinery, stores, etc, are valued the Ilui-lat and adjacent districts, The pirates gained admission to the employers had appointed a Coni-as for a going concern. Subject number made their way to Hong- the main deck when a quartermast-mittee of seven, with himself as to the foregoing in our opinion the kong, where doubtless they have
was returing after having Chairman, to facilitate the work, above balance sheet is properly posed as refugeçe. sounded alx bells. One of the pir. and Mr. Turner then intimated that drawn up so as to exhibit a truc ates followed him up the ladder and the T. U. C. would appoint a similar and correct view of the state of the Arrested in Hospital,
ter
when the gate was unlocked, pash- | Committee.
ed the quarter master forward and scized the sailor in charge of the gate, dragging him to the well deck. In the meantime the other pirates swarmed the tween deck and took charge.
The pirates Innded on the west of Sam Chou Inlet with personal of fects stolen from the passengers and were seen to go in a north westerly direction making appar ently for Fan Lo Kwong,
Company's affairs according to the In the same way, some came up Mend and Mr. Ben Turner shouldplanations given to us and
It was agreed that Sir Alfred best of our fuformation and the ex- to Swatow among the refugees.
Preside at the meetings alternate-shown by the books of the Com-a few days ago, and two who
13.
After a lengthy sitting on Janu-! ary 24th, the General Council of the Trade Union Congress officially stated that it had decided to con- tinue the discussions with the em players and had authorized a com- Mr. J. IL Thomas and Mr. Will mittee, including Mr. Ben Turnet, Thorne, to confer with
the em-
The chief pirate' is described as a man of 24 to 25 years of age He was a thin and short mall, ployers. dressed in dark woollen clothing, and spoke the Swatow and Can- tonese dialects fluently.
MORE DOG-BITES.
SCHOOLBOY AND POSTMAN BITTEN.
The committee, was, by a sub- stantial majority, in favour of continuing the discussions. Mr,
A. J. Cook, claimed that six mem bers of the Council were opposed to the continuance of discussions without a
mandate from Unions.
the
Two further reports of eases of
Mr. A. J. Cook, the miners' secre- dog-bites were made to the police exciting scene
tary, was the central figure in an at the London yesterday,
In the first report, a schoolboy, tried to break up a
School of Economics, when students meeting thirteen years of age named Ernest organised by the London University Fowler, residing at No. 1, Great Labour party. Mr. Cook wae In the George Street Causeway Bay, was middle of his speech where the sent to the Government Civil Hor-lights went out and there were four pital following an attack by a dog deafening explosions and brilliant belonging to Mr. Forbes, residing flashes, apparently from fireworks. at East Point. The animal was re- Despite the darkness the inter- 7 moved to Kennedy Town for obser- rupters were found and thrown out.
-vation.
When the lights were switched on
A Chinese postman also reports Mr. Cook commented: "I suppose that he was bitten at 3.30 p.m. on it was meant to frighten me. I Monday whilst delivering lettore have worked for 21 years under in Sassoon Road by, a white dog ground; 1 have been in four mine belonging to Mr. A. G. Hewitt explosions. You
The dog ran out of Its house and you
bit the postman on the knee nd
was
college."
don't frighten only discredit your
later removed to Kennedy Town, whilst the postman WAS A goat at Thorington, Essex, has treated at the Government Civil given birth to four kids. All aro Hospital.
thriving.
pany.
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Some were arrested in an inn here (Continued on Page 8.)
CLASIC
FIK, BY, NEA BERVICE, ING,-
Menung Agent: I. pay four times as much for my own apartment and it ain't es nico as thle !
name.
Woman's Plea,
His Lordship sentenced the pri soner to nine months' hard labour. On hearing the sentence the old woman exclaimed:"Don't
Put him in prison, my Lord."
His Lordship:-Why not? an old mother to keep,
The woman replied that he had
Murder Charge Date,
to-morrow morning when Sung The Sessions will be continued
Wing will appear before Mr. Justice Wood on a charge of reb bery by two or more.
against
The murder charge Sudagar Singh, for the alleged murder of Jetta Singh at Laichi- kok, is down for hearing before the same Judge on April 23rd.
PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR
PARSEES.
BIG GIFT BY BOMBAY PHILANTHROPIST.
Bombay, Apr. 3. Sir Cowasji Jehangir, Bart, the well-known philanthropist of Bom-" bay, has donated a sum of 1,500,- 000 rupees for founding a public school for Parace boys, which will ho the first institution of its kind In this country.
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.
Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 14 of this issue.
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1 What well-known tilled sooman was eighty on har, nineteenth birthday!
I
2 What country has the oldest
national flag in the world?
What are the real names of George Robey and Harry Tatel.
4 Whore is tera published a daily neitapaper mentirinhg siz inches by twelve inches!
How many different kinds of niece are there?
What is the origin of the office of Gold Stick in Wafting as an al- tendant on the King!
7. What sea growths, popularly re-
garded as plants, are really
animals!
8 What waste product is used for
the manufacture of boards?
What noteworthy feat has recent- Ty been accomplished by a motor.
omnibuat
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10 Where in British waters are oy- sters found which measure from nine to twelve inches across?'
11 How did Sir Frank Baines, the engineer, establish communication with a death watch bestias.
18 Where is an iron dzo the standard prica for the purchase of a full- grown man?
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