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TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1928.
LATE MR. CHAN TONG.
PIRACY SEQUEL
TEN MONTHS WITH BIAS BAY
PIRATES.
YAUMATI ROBBERY,
WOMAN VICTIMISED BY BOARDERS.
FAVOURITE PONIES IN THE FUNERAL PROCESSION. The funeral of the late Mr. Chan Imprisoned at Bins Bay for over The arrest of three robbers who Tong, tho well-known compradore ten montha and recently released had victimised the inmates of No. of the Dairy Farm, Lee, and Cold by Canton troops during a raid 15, Temple Street, was described Storage Co. Lad, who died sudden- on the district, Mr. Lak Shing by Inspector Fallon before Mr. W. ly on Thursday while taking riding san, the compradore of the Nor- Schofield at the Kowloon Magis- exercises on the Race-course, took wegian a.s. Solviken, told an intracy yesterday, when the men placo yesterday. It was of a teresting story of his enforced stay were charged with participation, markedly simple character, but an with the pirates, when seen together with three others, in the unusual as well ne pathetic touch by a Press representative at his robbery,
PARENTS IN CHINA. was added by the fact that three residence, No. 11, Eastern Street
Inspector Fallon said that the
Keep Their Babies Welt With ponies belonging to the deceased, (first floor), West Point, yester- complainant in the case was a including his favourito
BABY'S OWN TABLETS. black day. It will be recalled that the married woman residing at No, charger, were led along in the pro-Solvlken was pirated on July 20, 16, Temple Street, together with coksion, wearing bits of white cloth 1927, the Captain being shot, and her husband and a small adopted Equally helpful to little children in token of mourning.
lator succumbing to his wounds, daughter. On March 29, three West and East, in equitorial Africa Leaving the family residence at and eight passengers being taken men. rented a cubicle on the floor or in the bleak regions of the cold 188. Macdonnell Road at noon, away as hostages: Mr. Lak was and about a month later they were North, Baby's Own Tablets like the cortego which was headed by one of them.
Joined by the three defendants. wise are known and used in thou- the Band of the Chung Sing Bene- Mr. Luk mentioned that when
Continuing, Inspector Fallon anda of home throughout the vast volent Society, proceeded down they were being taken ashore in a said, that nothing happened until republic of China. Garden Road and through the city sumpan from the Solviken, the boat May 20. The husband had, gone For example pastor Tang King to Kennedy Town, where the coffin people, who were also pirktes inout and left the wife and daugh-Cheng, a Chinese Christian Mission was laid to rest for sometime to their small way, took from them ter in the house with their bodrd-worker in Talenkiang, Hupeh Pro- enable friends, European na, well their sitees and socks and any ers, who occupied the cubicle next vince, writes: "fam glad to say as Chinese, to pay their last res-thing that the Solviken gang had to the complainant's.
that Baby's Own Tablets greatly pects.
not touched. Getting ashoro, they. After closing the front door be benefited my little girl when she The chief mourners were three were forced to march for miles hind her husband, the complainant sons and five daughters of the de-over mountainous country and ex retired for the night. At about was cutting her teeth and suffer- cenaed. A large gathering of perienced much suffering.
33. the next morning she was ing from diarrhoea. The child ig friends and relatives, followed the Bleeding from bare fett, ex-suddenly awakened by the Arstow quite strong and healthy, coffin, which was drawn along in a hausted and hungry they even defendant who was seen climbing which I attribute to the merits of hearse, all the way to Kennedytually arrived at their destination into her cubicle. He jumped on the Tablets."
Baby's Own Tablets are an abso- Town. A photograph of the de- in the mountains.
the woman and told her that if ceased was mounted in a closed "We were all chained by the legs she made a noise she would be lutely pure and safe remedy for car, which was covered with and herded together in a small killed. She was then bound and most of the ordinary allments of infancy and early childhood, such flowers. Bringing up the rear hut, covered with hay. Outside gagged. several iruckloads of four or five, bandits remained on
the as indigestion, colle, constipation," defendant opened The wreaths, but several larger ones, guard. They were extremely aus- cubicle door, and admitted the simple fever, diarrhoea, teething including those from the Chinese picious at first, always carrying other men. The first defendant troubles, worms. Chemists soil staf and workmen of the Dairy two pistols and a number of and one of the original boarders them, or post free 60 the vial, from Farm Company, were carried along rounds of ammunition, even when sat on her while the others ran the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 60,
The boarder with the procession.
They were enting their meals or sacked the place. At the Pavilion at Kennedy lying down on their beds. They asked for the key to a box and Klangse Road, Shanghai. Town, a large number of friends sellom conversed with us, and it when told where the keys were he were waiting to pay their last res- was a long time before we could left the complainant to the first After being in the pects. Following a brief eere- and hut where we were. Two defendant. mony, the coffin was taken to the meals were provided daily. The cubicle for an hour the men left Repository, where it remains at food was not bad; sometimes it was the floor, and later the complainant'
were
present pending arrangements for
the interment.
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managed to free herself from her
bonds.
even tasteful. Occasionally the pirates gave us tobacco leaves to Amongst those who attended the smoke, but always took the pre- At 4.15 a.m. on May 21, Inspec- funeral, in addition to relatives, caution of discarding the wrap- tor Fallon said, he and a defective were Messrs. J. D. Bush, Wong ping in order that we should not were on duty in Yaumat when Tak-Heong, F. Grose, Ho Kit, Ho find out where we were imprison- during the course of their patrol one ocension, however, they came across two man carry- Long, Ho Sai-wa, A. E. Hall, G. C, one of the men forgot to throwing baskets. They were stopped Anderson, Li Yat-ngok, Lam Woo, the wrapping away and we dis- and were being questioned when The Ka-po, Yeung lee, K. L. Chau, covered that we were at Nimshan, the first defendant came up to the Tam Woon-tong, Young Yan, H. F. district in Bias Bay."
party and said that the second and third defendants, who were in the Un, H. K. Iung, A. V. Young, Mok
Masked Chlef.
custody of the Police, were not Lin, J. I. Law, Leung Sai-wing, Taun Siu-chuen, Chau Ping-woon, Whenever the pirate chief visit bad characters and that he would Chau Cheung-nin. Cheng Yuet-po, ed his captives, he always wore a stand guarantor for them. Chan Harr, Philip Goekchin, Wong mask. He went round them all in
Not being able to give satisfac- Kin-wo. Li Sing-kui, K. C. Yee, turn, getting them to write letters tory explanations for their pre- Tang Foo, Young Shuk-ping. to their people for ransom, mak sence at that hour of the morn Messrs. M. Manuk. B. W. Brading all sorts of threats if the de-ing and carrying baskets contain bury, C. Makeham, H. Lanepart, S. mands were not complied with.ing female clothing. the men were A. Gregory, W. Macfarlane and A. Mr. Luk's family was asked to taken to the Police station and" Macfarlane, and other members of provide $10,000, but the pirates they later admitted having been the staff of the Dairy Farm Com-falled to send their go-betweens involve in a robbery, pany: Dr. Sik To Wong. Dr. S. F. to the Colony and no answer was Lee, Messrs. M. F. Bilimoria, Van therefore forthcoming. der Lely, W. J. Carroll, B. Randall,
"The district was, not only in- fested with pirates but with mos-nese New Year. We approached A large number of wreaths were quitoes as well. No mosquito net- the pirates asking them to free us sent, there being from the Directing was provided and several of from the irons and they consented tors and Staff of the Dairy Farm, the party suffered from malaria. to do so. After that we
ense, but it was Government House Its lee and Cold Storage Company, One man was very ill, and he was much more at grounds presented an animated Mr. M. Manuk, Mr. C. Makebam, advised by the pirates to indulge very cold in the mountains and, He took their several of us suffered from alck- seene Inst night when the Mr. H. Lanepart, Mr. B. W. Brad-in opium as a cure,
were informed that day given over to honouring His bury, the Chinese staff and work- advice and smoked regularly, ness. We Majesty the King's birthday was men of the Dairy Farm, Mr. Ho with the result that before he left shortly before Chinese New Year concluded with a largely #t | Kom-ing HT Hy Ju, Mr. Ho the pirates' den he became a con- the pirnte chief had given one of tended reception, something Kwong, Mr. Ho Wing. Mr. J. D. Srmed opium smoker. Before be the guarda $200 to purchase clothi- like 2,000 people attending. The Bush, the Staff of the Local Printing captured, he had never touching for us, but he gambled the Governor's house itself wasing Press, and many others. ed opium in his life. The pirates money away." lavishly decorated with palms
obliged them with books in order and greenery while coloured elec-1
Lo while way the hours, tric lights were laid through- out extensive grounds,
KING'S BIRTHDAY.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE
RECEPTION.
and
The guests were received in the ballroom by His Excellency, the Officer Administering the Govern- ment, the Hon. Mr. W. T.
Southern,
Excellent arrangements
were
and many others.
THE PIRATE LAIR.
COMPLETE CONVERSION OF BIAS BAY DISTRICT.
The case was adjourned.
were
The pirates were always uneasy about the approach of troops and on several occasions marched their captives to other districts in order
avoid the soldiers. The last place they were taken to was Thi Hang.
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One of the prisoners, a man named Yung Kau, was shot. He was alleged to be a foreman in a rubber plantation in Saigon, but he told his captors that he was a Jabourer with по means. The
Eventually, after a heavy night's | Southorn, C.M.G., and Mrs. The suppression of pirates shil pirate chief had apparently taken their dens in Bins. Buy is no idle speculation as a reconnoitring party dislike to this man because he rain, aoldiers, one hundred strong, made for the comfort and conveni- has already been sent to that place suspected that he know too much. arrived at four o'clock on May 19.. to survey the conditions of thuit traet Indeed, he said openly that he The two guards were fast asleep ence of the numerous guests who of water and the neighbouring could identify several of the at the time and the soldiers had were able to avail themselves of mountains close by, says the Canton pirates who were on the Solviken. no difficulty in shooting one and a well chosen programme of dance Gazette. It is understood that the Another man named Ng Kam-yee, arresting, the other. The cup music provided by the Lyric party, Jeft on the 1st ult, aboard the
a Chinese labourer of Saigon, tives were rescued and conveyed orchestra in the ballroom or to cruiser, Chung Shan,
port to the headquarters of the Tend an ear to the massed bands As soon as this party has com- managed to purchase his release to Tamshuihu in Bias Buy to re- of the Queen's Royal Regiment pleted its investigation and reparted by paying $1,000.
"At times to the Naval Bureau, detachments of and the King's Own Scottish troops will be sent to sweep out all
the pirates left on Canton troops. The third regi other ventures, and then villagers ment of the 18th division of the Borderers. In addition Highland the pirates from their quarters, Af
quartered were engaged to net as guards. Fifth Army is dances were skilfully executed ter this a training station for marings They were paid fifty cents a day. there were taken along the coast Reiss, Massey & Co., Ltd..
Accompanied by soldiers by pipers of the Borderers to the will be established near the Bay.
The Rescue, sound of the pipes,
A wireless station and a coal depot
and placed in a steam launch for will, it is said, also, be installed in
"The best time we had at Bias Talpo, from which place they took that locality, thus creating a new at-
Bay," Mr. Luk said, "was at Chi-a train for Kowloon. mosphere in place of the existing unc.
Supper and refreshments were served during the evening.
now
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