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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MACAO QUESTION DISCUSSED.
SHANGHAI PORTUGUESE MOST INDIGNANT.
A RESENTED ARTICLE.
Shanghai, Dec. £2.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1928.
ANKING PIRACY RECALLED.
CHINESE ON TRIÁL AT THE SESSIONS.
EVIDENCE TURNS ON POINT
·OF IDENTIFICATION.
SEASICK ON SHIP,
4.
at the
DARCOILA TRIAL ADJOURNED.
TELEGRAM THAT AUTHORISED CHINESE CREW.
SOLVES THE PROBLEM?
(Continued from Page 1.) of any defence which he might have had.
At
For Shipping Office......
this stage, 'Commander Newill said that the whole thing appeared to him to be a dispute over agreement and should have been dealt with by the Shipping office instead of the Marine Court. Mr. Russ:Yesterday I was very Criminal Sessions this morning, much prepared to hold that view, before the Chief Justice (Sir but I really think it is a thing Henry Gollan), when the trial of which should be made public. It Yuen Ping-kwan, alleged to be is astounding that a ship should one of the pirates, was cor- be run like this. I don't want to menced.
say too much.
A mass meeting of the local Portuguese community was held yesterday at the Club Lusitano, and there were present over 300 persons including some ladies.
The piracy of the s.a. Anking, On November 24, last the China in the course of which a European Weekly Review published a long ar- officer and a Chinese quarter ticle by J.A.J" on the "Macao faster were killed, and Capt. Question," which was transcribed Flunkett Cole, the master was by a Canton paper printed in Eng-wounded, was recalled Hab. The article being full of in- accuracies, has united the Portu- guese communities of Canton, Hongkong, Macao, Shanghai and Japan in a most vigorous protest..
Mr. J. F. Pereira, the oldcat Portuguese resident in Shanghal, presided at yesterday's mass meet- ing and was supported by two sec retaries, Messrs. E. A. Garcia and M. F. R. Leitao.
The case for the Crown is in the hands of Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, and Mr. G. G. Alabaster, K. C. ia defending.
There are two counts against the prisoner, both of which are set out at considerable length, one being a charge of piracy with violence, and the other, an alternative count of piracy.
A telegram from Macno was. rund informing the local Portugu- cae community of the action inken at Macao, and on the subject' be- ing put to the meeting for discus- sion, Mr. F. A. Leitao made a patriotic speech, which was fol- lowed by others by Messrs. J. M. Tavares, C. J. Machado and V. Nunes. All the speeches were re-seas. ceived with applause.
Outlining the case for the Crown, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy touched on the question of the jurisdiction of the Admiralty, pointing out that such jurisdiction extended throughout the high
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Commander Newill:-The report of the proceedings in the Shipping Office goes to the Board of Trade. If It is a question of food or the condition of the ship, it is primarily a question to be dealt with by the Shipping Office.
courab
Mr. Kuss thought this would be eminently satisfactory;
Continuing, his Worship said that he thought the whole proceedings could be precipitated by transfer- ring the matter to the Shipping Onco in the first instance.,
Prejudiced Evidence?..
Mr. Brutton's opinion was that Counsel continued that the ship what would be heard at the Ship-
where she took on board some prejudiced evidence
September ping Office would be in the nature of was at Singapore on
as certain 1,400 passengers, most of whom people had been on board to make decka. an inspection after complaints bad were scattered about the She was
proceeding to China fbeen laid.
Hongkong.
Mr. J. M. Tavares seconded by Mr. C. J. Machado put up a mo- tion which was unanimously car ried to the effect that the local Portuguese community indignan-
y protests against the article pub-cast parts and was not going to lished by the China Weekly Review, that it re-affirms its loyalty tas Portugal and that without exeep- Lion its members will always de- fend Marno, even with their lives, if necessary.
The meating, which lasted one WAS, YEPY entipusiastic throughout."
MILITARY STABBING
AFFAIR.
K.O.S.B. PRIVATE AGAIN
East on
REMANDED.
Mr. Russ observed that one could hardly call a person like the Rev. Mr. Waldegrave a prejudiced wit neas, but it appeared that those who have been on board had been con- convinced against their will.
The Piracy Recounted. Everything was normal, tinued Mr. Fitzroy, until Septem ber 26, when, a Bitle after half past six in the evening, armed pirates rushed the bridge, over- powered and shot the Captain, Chief Ocer and A Chinese Quartermaster, the latter two be! ing killed, and secured command of the ship.
Counsel then proceeded to deal with the subsequent events, in- cluding the disabling of the wire- less Installation. He then told the story of the ship boing navigated without any lights at night, passing within 75 miles of Hongkong,and reaching Hang Hal Bay at about ten o'clock at night on the 28th.
Commander Newill said the hand- ing over of the matter to the Ship- ping Office would be the best way of starting off, na it could at least be dealt with much quicker than in the Court.
Mr. Russ:- should think that anyxxly who had the true Interest of the Mercantile Marine at heart would like the proceedings to be Heard privately.
Mr. Brutton then handed his Worship a form, after reading which his Worship said: "That le the answer."
The telegram was also shown to Mr., Huss, who exclaimed: "Yes, now I understand exactly what I was told yesterday but which I did not believe."
A Chinese Crew?
Private Janies Boyle, of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, who is on renund on a charge of
Replying to his Lordship with attempted murder, and, alterna- Lively, of cutting and
regard to the ship's arms, Mr. wounding Sergeant Kerr of the same regi-Fitzroy said it appeared that
It is understood that the telegram ment, while they were coming out each officer had a rifle slung
a rack and was sent to the Captain, authorising the troopship Somer above his cabin in setshire, again appeared before Mr.is bunker panels. If an attack ever the result of the proceedings, also had a revolver underneath him to engage a Chinese crew, what R. D. Lindsell this morning and was
and instructing him to sail without remanded for one further week,
delay. Detective Inspector Lane, pro secuting, said that he communi- cated with the military authorities only this morning and was inform- ed that they had no information as to the present condition of Sergeant. Kerr,
A.P.C. SEND-OFF.
FIRING CRACKERS WITHOUT PERMISSION.
was made when an officer was out of his cabin, he would have to go to his cabin unless he was carrying a firearm with him.
Must Separate.
Mr. Russ raised the point of his clients' protection, expressing the hope that the men would be left in the hands of his Worship, and the Shipping Office and not with the Master.
His Lordship:-If there JA trouble, the officers have to
His Worship explained that the separate in order to get their men were fully protected by agree- arma and then come together ment. again?
The Court will sit again this Mr. Fitzroy replied in the afternoon at 4 pm, when it is hoped affirmative, pointing out that in that the Shipping Offee will have an organised raid it would be dealt with the matter to the satis- diMcult to get to their cabins.faction of all concerned. Ile thought, however, that the
arms were not held with, a view. to piracy but rather to quell out-
amok.
The Bring of crackers from a teaks caused by people running: NEW TO THE PORT.
launch in the harbour without per-- mission, was the basis of a charge! heard by Commander J. B. Newtell of the looting of the ship and Mr. Fitzroy then proceeded to D.S.O, at the Marine Court this its subsequent release. morning, when a piêu of guilty was entered by the master of the s.1. Taimoshan.
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Lap
ARRIVAL OF DUTCH S.S. BENGKALIS.
Dealing with the prisoner,
A vessel new to the port, counsel said he was identified by registering in murning's Harbour four different people. The wire- Office Reports, was the 8.8. Bang A representative of the Asiatic less operator, who was the most kalis, of the .J.C.J.L., from Settle Petroleum Company, owners of the important witness, would, say and Los Angeles, with heavy gen: | launch, informed His Worship that that the prisoner climbed on toeral cargo, including 12,000 cases the crackers were fired with the the roof of the wireless room and of kerosene. knowledge of the Company, on the out the leads. That witness would departare of a member of the alzo speak of seeing the prisoner by the Blaats.. Fynoord, of Rotter- The Bangkalis was built in 1913 staff for Homo, and asked for on inter occasions when he wasdam, to the order of the Stoomy, leniency for what was a technical-armed with a revolver. He would Manta "Nederland," and is a steel brench,
further say that he was struckscrew termer of 6,548 tons gross by the prisoner when he (the and 4,163 tons net, with a length wireless operator), gave an un- of 417.7 feet, beam 545 feet and satisfactory reply to a question depth 93.6 feet, engined by the regarding arments.
builders to 436 N.H.P.
His Worship recorded a convie. tion but discharged the defendant,
SERIOUS BELGIAN
FLOODS.
OUTLOOK HLACKENED BY SPRING TIDES.
Brussels, Dec, 27. Serious Inundations of the whole district north of Termondo has occurred as the result of a voilent gale, which caused the tidal waters to rush in along the Scheldt.
Nearly seven thousand acres, in- habited by 10,000 people, are now
under water.
The outlook is made even blacker by the contemplation of high spring tides expected on December 29th, coupled with the hopelessness of attempting to dam up the Scheldt.
Reuter.
Prisoner Seasick. The prisoner was apparently assigned to a position
on the lower deck where he became sea- sick and was attended to by the assistant compradore, who was also a witness. Two saloon boys, who also saw the prisoner sea- sick, would identify him.
Explaining how the prisoner was arrested, Mr. Fitzroy Bald that a police launch (in charge of Sergt. W. E. Goldsmith) 'was on patrol near Kowloon Bay on October 6 when a junk was observed coming through Lyomun Pass. The police boarded the junk and discovered the prisoner in a small hatch.
As prisoner had on him a certain amount of jewellery, and notes of various denominations, suspicion was aroused, with the result that he was arrested and detained. He gave an unsatis While refereeing # football factory explanation as to where match at Aberdeen F. S. White-he obtained the articles but, pan- head was knocked unconscious by tinued, counsel, in fairness to the ball.
the prisoner, it should be said
The master is Captain J. F. Straakenbrock, with a crew of 12 Europeans and 44 Asiatics. •
MORE EMPLOYMENT.
BRITISH FIGURES SHOW IMPROVEMENT.
London, Doc. 27, The Ministry of Labour an- nounces that on December 17th the total number of unemployed was 1,271,100.
This was 49,812 Jess than the
week before, but 171,048 more than a year ago,
A decrease in unemployment is generally expected about, Christ- mas-time-British Wireless.
that not a single article had been identified as having been taken from the Anking, although ad- vertisements had been put in the papers.
The trial is proceeding.
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