TO-DAY'S WANTS
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ONE DOLLAR
($1.50 IF NOT PREPAID), ¿..... The following replies" have been received:-
295, 300, 301, 305, 306, 315 344, 363, 971, 374, 376, 381, 385, 411, 426, 427, 443, 445 455, 461, 462, 465, 474, '476, 486, 505, 512, 544, 545, 547, 550, 556, 566, 302, 595.
POSITIONS VACANT;
PREMISES TO LET.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY
DECEMBER 9, 1929.
New Advertisements Lammert's Auctions THE BRIDGE CITADEL
KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN
CLUB.
Members are kindly requested to note that "Closing Day" and distribution of prizes will take place on Saturday, 14th December, 1929.
E. W. L. HOGBIN,
Hon. Secretary:
HONGKONG ART CLUB. The Annual Exhibition will be held at No. 7, Queen's Road, 1st Floor, (above Mercantile Bank) on December 18th, 19th and 20th.
The Exhibition will be open POSITION VACANT. WANTED TO LET. Once Rooms, Hong. an Experienced Chinese English kong and Shanghal Bank Build-from 10 am to 7 pm. Admission TEACHER, good salary. Roplying. Apply to Sang Kee, same 50 cents. with references to Ho Pak Lee, Building... E. O. Box No. 20, Hongkong.
SITUATIONS WANTED.
GODOWNS TO LET.
Two Godowns at Praya East, Glon- SITUATION WANTED. By ex-cester Road, about 7,400 and 8,600, pert beauty parlor operator,ft. ench opposite to Kwang Sang graduated in Amerien. Reply to Hong Ltd., Factory One Godown Box No. 599, "Hongkong Tele-jat Whitfield Road, about 4,000. ft. next to Kwang Sang Hong Lld.. graph."
Glass Factory. Please apply 13 Kwang Sung Hong Lid.
WANTED..
WANTED TO BUY 6 roomed house situated on the Peak, Re-
APARTMENTS TO, LET.
ply with full particulars to Box VICTORIA PRIVATE HÓTEL., No. 598, "Hongkong Telegraph." HANKOW ROAD, KOWLOON, WANTED.-On January, 1st, 1989, rooms, with full board from $5, in Kowloon, as near Star Ferry to $130, per month, double rooms -whart as possible, a two or three for 2 persons with full bourd from room, fully furnished apartment, $180 per month, daily rates from $1 per day, European management, suitable for light house-keeping. Reply Box No. 61, care of "HongTel K.357 Long Telegraph.”
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Write:-Box No. 564, "Hongkong Telegraph."
care of
FOR SALE-Pianoforte Upright Iron Grand, by woll known. English maker in good condition. W necept $175.00. Can be sees at Victoria Private Hotel, Hankowi Road, Kowloon,
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THE MAN LEE CO. has pleasure in announcing that Mr. AH KEE, late Chief Chinese Mechanic, Hongkong Hotel Gar age, is now in charge of the RE- PAIR SERVICE.
Repairs undertaken by expert. workmen under the personal su- pervision of Ah Res.
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THE CIHÑA LIGHT AND POWER "COMPANY (1918); LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Eleventh Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Head Office of the Company, St. George's Building. Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong, of .on Saturday, the 21st day December, 1929, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 30th Septem«, ber, 1929, and e.ecting Directura and Auditors.
The Transfer Books of " the Company will be closed from Thursday, 12th December, 1929, until Saturday, 21st December, 1929, both days inclusive.
With reference to the Notice dated 7th November, 1929, of the Resolution of the Directors to offer to Shareholders Additional Shares in the proportion of one new share for every four existing shares, Shareholders are remind- ed that such additional shares will be offered only in respect of the existing shares of which they are the actual registered holders at the date of the Ordinary Yearly Meeting, ie, 21st December, 1929. Due notice will be sent to each Shareholder of the number additional shares to which he will be entitled,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
of
General Managers. Hongkong, 6th December, 1929.
SATURDAY,
14th DECEMBER
1929
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PUBLIC AUCTION. Having been favoured with in structions from a traveller in Ladies' fashions, the undersignal will sell by Public Auction,
on Tuesday,
the 10th December, 1929, commencing at 10.30 a.m. at. thoir Sales Room, Duddel! Street,
(Continued from Page 1.) strong citadel by the closed grilles) Mr. Perry spoke of the pirates as being divided into two parties the one operating in the two alleyways running under the bridge and the other mixing up with the steerage passengers and Aring from the after part of the .vessel.
"The former gang had a very restricted area to move in, and made repeated attempts to break
LAST DOUGLAS AFFAIR
The as, Namoa In 1890,
DEATH-ROLL NOT YET DEFINITE.
RELEASED.
taken to the mortuary from the Hatching, but it is not clear at the moment whether this number has since been added to
It is worth recording that this is the first purney in which a Doug SOME OF THE PASSENGERS ins boat has figured since the tor rible affair of the 8.8. Namon on December 10th, 1800. On that occasion, the vessel, like the Hni- The death-roll in the Haiching ching, was on her way from tragedy is still not definitely esta Swatow to Hongkong, when pirateablished. In the early hours of seized control. They ransacked this morning nino bodies had been the ship and shot down alf who offered resistance, Captain Pocock and an employee of the Chinese Customs servico, named, Petersen,
murdered.. being
Eventually, most of the pirates were tracked
Few have so far been identified and police work on this side of the view to carrying the attack up the where they were executed.
The present piracy is the dret affair le concentrated on establish- | ladders. It then became a matter
of importance that they should be since September 21st last, when ing the identity of the victims. kept cooped where they were, so, the Deli Maru fall into the handsUndoubtedly some are members of: to achieve this purpose, the de of the Bias Bay gang. Prior to the crew and others may be mem- On vlow from Monday, the 9th fonders on the bridge almed to that, there had been no piracies bors of the pirate gang.
hit every pirate as soon as he ap in the region for almost a whole December, 1929.
peared in the openings of the year, alleyways. Two or three pirátes], were killed or wounded in thla way, Mr Perry stated.
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A Beautiful Collection of Intest out from the alleyways with. down and brought to Hồngkong, styles in Ladies Dresses for after noon and evening wear. "Ladies' Coats and Costumes, Felt Hats and
Flowers.
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LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.“
The undersigned have received instructions to sell by Publie Auction
on Thursday,
the 12th December, 1929. Commencing at 2.30 p.m."
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street
number of
UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT.
Police Official Shot In Ankle.
The nine included two women, - obviously passengers.
Interviewed, by the Telegraph this morning, Mr. T. H. King, Director of Criminal Invostlyk-· tion, said he was unable definite- Ha ly to detail the casualties. Mr. C. G. Perdue, Assistant pointed out that police officers Superintendent of. Palice, was were engaged in the work of iden nccidentally shot in the ankle lastication and until that was com-
and members of the crow lost their pleted it would be impossible to any how many pirates, passengers
Mr. King added that he expect- lives and how many were injured. ed to be able to compile a list of With regard to the passengers the casualties late this afternoon. who were detained at Police Hend- quarters after being taken off the. ship and warships, Mr. King stat ed that the women and children were released last night and sent to, boarding houses.
"When I first looked out of my room," Mr. Perry said, In digress- ing from the trend of the story to pirates appearing within his view, night whilst he was on duty aboard "I saw eight or nine people. Add HM.S. Sirdar In connexion with estimate the exact these to the three who were killede piracy. or wounded by the overhead firs From what can be gathered, a sailor was handling a revolver from the bridge, as well as the when it accidentally discharged, individual whom 1. shot ladder, and you will have at least the bullet lodging in Mr. Perdue's cleven pirates before the scrap
Later, Mr. Perduo was removed really started. How many more to the Kowloon Hospital, where
in the party who
he is said to be making good aft [
from
progrela.. tell. but there would as fire from
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were
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Tora! Toys Toyal Tricycles, Horses, Aluminium firing Sets, Dross Dolls, Sico Dolls, be a good many. and Porcelain Tea Sets, Furniture cot Stockings, Rubber Balls, Foot- that quarter was well maintained. Celluloid and Mechanical Toys, screaming and the uproar batle, Tennis Rackets, Games. All the Chinese passengers were Billiard Tables, Crackers, Xmas frightful
Post Card Tree Decorations, Albuma, Picture Books, etc., etc.,
Terms: Cash on Delivery, On View from Wednesday, the 11th December, 1929.
KAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION, The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Ane-
tion,
or THURSDAY,
the 12th December, 1929, commencing at 5.35 p.m.
"เ
at their sales' room, Duddell Street
A Collection of Portage Stamps.
On View, from Wednesday," the 11th December; 1929.
Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on Delivery,
WOR
fool.
THE PIRATED VESSEL. Details of Ship and. Her Officials.
The s. Hatching, owned by the Douglas Steamship Co., is a steamer Set Fire to Bridge.
of 2,080 tons and together with the "When the pirates saw they.. Haining and the .8. Halyang could not prevail against us who maintains a regular service between were on the bridge, they went into Hongkong and Swatow, Amoy and the cabins below the bridge and set Foochow. The steamer was built these on fire, apparently with the in 1898 by D. J. Dunlop and Co. of abject of making it hot in more Glasgow. She is 280.9 feet long, senses than one for us, and making 38.2 feet broad and 16.9 feet deep. our place of defence untenable. Her part of registry is Hongkong.
The ship's officers were: They may also have gone into the engine room to get kerosine, but I Captain Mr. O. 11. Farrar. rate. Chief Officer Mr. R. Perry did not see that. At any having obtained the requisite Second Offr... Mr. A. J. Johnston, The Third Offr... Mr. K. A. Woodward. material, they set fre
Chief Engr. Mr. F. C. Duxл. Second Engr,
Mr. E. Kewell. Third Engr. bridge, ··
Mr. A. de Mello. Wireless Oper. Mr. Chung Yan-tak,
The fire must have started in my cabin, as the first intimation we had of this new development, was when I leaned over the port side of the bridge and saw the glare of iny room. With waste and other inflammable matter, n good con- dagration was soon set going, and the situation became very perilous
fnderd
quiring how they were getting on and what they needed.
Over Fifty Released... Theswomen and children releas ed totalled 42. In addition, twelve men were released by the polico during last night and this morning after these had produced evidenco of their bona fides,
Mr. King pointed out that many of the passengers, although very probably not connected with the pirates in any way, were under the difficulty of knowing few or no people in Hongkong who could speak for them. It is expected, however, that the passengers will be able to prove their innocence to the satisfaction of the police. and that others will be released as enquiries progress,
Asked whether it had been pos- sible to determine how many pirates were among the number of people detained at Police Head- quarters, Mr. King said that at the moment there were five or six. people who might be suspected of 'participation in the piracy.
In Hospital.
The following: are the injured. now in the Government Civil Ro
Crew.
Borrowed Clothes, Mr. Perry lost all lily personal ck, shin room had been almost; con Lely obliterated by the fire, Pirates Step Firing. and he was clad only in his pital: "The pirates ceased firing from Pyjamas. He was grateful, there- that moment, only firing occasional fore, that Lt-Comdr. Shans should lend him .suit of clothes from his own personal wardrobe before
that in the half-hour shots followed as the flames began
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Mr. It. Perry, (Chlof: Officer).. Cheung Ngau (29), stoker. Chiu Sheung-chuen (32), cap.
Omar (40), Malay quartermas
ter...
Ching Chuen (80), cook. Tang Chik-aeng (52), second steward.
to creep their way up the structure, he went ashore to hospital. Mrtain's boy. LAMMERT BROS., of the bridge. We were making Perry said he would also like to put on record his own Indchted- Auctioneers, ready with the help of the seamen
who were with us, to launch theness to Surgeon Comdr. Hamilton, lifeboats that were in the aft of HM.S. Kent, who looked after. GARRISON NEWS.
the
his injury. ** portion of
bridge,
Harking back to the days imme- the fire 30 progressed Lieut. F. W. Johnson, at present case
utter-diately preceding the piratical us to make our position serving with the 1st Battalion, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, hasly untenable, when our Chinese attack, Mr. Perry said that they been ordered to join the 2nd, Baltallon wireless operator succeeded in get had a most peaceful voyage from of that Regiment, when it arrives in ing into touch with the naval peo-Switow. Things were going on India from Hongkong.
ple through his emergency wire- splendidly, and he expressed him-
ciation at Home.
Lieut. W. G. Mattingley, of the less set. This emergency wireless self as being "the most surprised 2nd. Battalion, King's Own Scottish set is a part of the safety equipman in the world" when he learn Borderers, has been noted for cm- ployment with the Territorial Assement carried by the Hatching, and ed that a pirney was afoot. I he brought it into use after other have been four-and-a-half years mesenges had failed through being on the China Const, and this
was the first time I came interfered with by the Swatow wireless station which kept jam- ming in with Morse messages,
The reference made on Saturday to the appoinment as Junior District Officer and Magistrate at Weihaiwei was intended to apply to Major J. M. Colchester-Wemyss, O.D.E, 2/Royal Scots, and not to Major and Bt. Lt. Cal. . C. B. Wemyss, D.8.0., M.C. Rayal Corps of Signals...
Football Fixtures.
To-day,
Sobkunpoo. 20th (H) Bty., R.A..
RE. and R. Signals.
Naval Help Arrives. "However, the wireless operator succeeded in getting his message through at last. At about 4,80 a.m.
into
contact with these bad people," he said. "I would not want to go through it again."
- Bullion Untouched, When the Halching left Swatow 48 cargo, 600 he got into direct touch with the it had aboard Commodore at Hongkong, who re- bundles of wood planks, 1,400
December 14, 16, 17, 18, Chetham Road. " Coy., S.L.I. v. layed the Huiching's call for help cases of tea and 400 packages of
19, 20, 23
iL
at 9.15 p.m.
Matinee December 18th
at 4.30 p.m.
(Children halfprice) THE GEISHA
Booking at Anderson's.
OPEN ON NOV. 16, 1929. LANCIA GARAGE 151, PRAYA EAST.
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RAS.C. and R.A.P.C. To-morrow...
Soukunpoo, IAO.C. v, "C" Coy,
S.L.I.
Chatham Roud. H.Q. Wing, SLL V.
31st. (H) Bty, IA Thursday,
Sookunpoo. R.A.M.C, v. R.A.0.C.
to two destroyers, the Stirling und the Sirdar which were somewhere in the Bias Bay region at the time. They made at full speed for the
laiching
Li Lit-woon ́(19) cabin boy. Surtar Singh, Indian guard,
Passengers.
Li Stu-fan (17).
Chan Chiu-king (88). Cheung Yau-shing" (15), Ng Chuen-fal (20). Hong Shun-chiu (35). Lam Lun-fal (28). Lo Ki (48).'' Lad Wai-yuen (14).
Suspects.
Lo Sul-fan (86). Siu Kan-yu (24). Chiu' King-wan (29); Chan Mok (60), Lo. Shun-fan (38); Chan Kan-kwai (37). Lau Loi ·(53),
CAPTAIN FARRAR'S
It also general merchandise. carried,, according to Mr. Perry, 5,200 silver dollars in the treasure
STORY. room. The bullion in untouched, but much of the cargo has been "Replising the futility of carry-ruined by the fire.
(Continued from Page 1.) ing on the attack upon the ap "We had a splendid system of Chatham Road. "D" Coy, S.L...pearance, at 6.30 a.m.. of the first defence," he continued, "and were a very short time subdued the
of the destroyers, the pirates gave enabled to put up some sort of a blaze.
Attempts were then made to tow up firing. Presumably they threw show against the pirates, Or Sookumpoo, II.Q. Wing, K.O.S.B, v. their arms overiard, and reassum armament, there were available the Haiching, but when the tow
R.A.0.C.
ed their role of passengers, mixing sight or nine Winchesters, one ropes parted she developed her own Chatham Road. "C" Coy, S.L...up with the other steerage people as shot gun and one double-barrelled steam and returned to Hongkong
possibly their only way of avoiding shotgun. We also had eleven at a speed of about 11 knots. fatal recognition.
20th. (1) Bty, ¿RA, Friday.
"A" Coy, S.LI
Band Concert
A Band Concert is to be given to
"The Stirling sent over
A
revolvers, all of which were kept a bout night by the Band of the lat. Bat with an armed party, and these ready loaded, in addition to talion, the Somerset Light Infantry fellows soon got the ship's pumps plentiful supply of ammunition." in the front courtyard of Wellington working. The Sirdar, upon her ar- Barracks, when the pubile will also be welcomed. The programme will rival put alongside and got her consist mostly of popular numbers, own pumps working, running out. with selections from musical comedies: her own hoses into the No. 2 hold Should the concert prove popular, it where the fire was raging furious is hoped to make it a regular feature, lys
The services of the Band are kindly. "Carrying on, the Sirdar took given by Lieut. Colonel, H. Little, our paesengers over, with the D.S.O., Commanding, and the Officers wounded. We then returned to of the Battalion.
Hongkong
A pirate was discovered late yesterday afternoon concealed be hind a locker on the boat deck, This man must have been there all Lifeboat Upoet.
the time that Captain Farrar was alone on the boat deck, and if he Much has been said in regard had been, armed could quite easily to the incident connected with the have killed, the Haiching's gallant upsetting of a life-boat and the commander. In fact, on several drowning of a number of passen occasions Captain Farrar actually aat on the box concealing the pri=" gers who had got into it.
From what was told Mr. Perry, it soner, The man was, of course, appears that the boat in question immediately taken into; naval was the poop life-boat. When the custody, fire broke out, there was a rush Captain Farrar deplored the made for this boat, and a number tragic death of Mr. Woodward, of people got into it before it was whom he described as a conscien tious ofllder, "and" a most pleasant lowered..
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"I was feeling rather bad-from The students and staff of St the wound in my side, so missed Stephen's Girls' College and Fair much of the fighting the fire after TELEPHONE NO. C:3557.
lea School wish to thank the follow being taken aboard the Stirling The Undersigned, former chief Ing firms for very generous gifts and brought back here on her." Bomehow one of the ropes messmate.
Mr. Perry expessed himself in parted--it was thought someone engineer of the. Fiat Garage, to the Sale of Work held on behalf
Children's the most grateful terms for the cut it in an attempt to lower t wishes to anounce that he has of the Ministering opened a garage known as League, and other charities: Sun kind treatment he received at the into the water and as the craft Company, French Store, Pathe hands of the officers and crew Of
LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.
LANCIA GARAGE and will un Company Blue Bird Co., Dairy Lt. Cmdr. Sims, who,commands the wayed over, it tipped many of the SPA BA Boy dertake any kind of repairs, and Farm, Ltd. Sincera Company, Stirling, Mr. Perry sald he was un- storage. All repairs will be done Fook Weng & Co., John Hutchinson under his personal supervision. & Co Nestle's Mill Co Mr. Li Hol Tung,, M.Y. San Co. Lincoln CESARE BORANDI..
& Co.. The Pharmacy
remitting in his attentionis, making frequent visits to where Mr. Perry and the other officers of the Hal ching were accommodated, and en-
unfortunate massengers Into the Here is the solution to the water, Eleven lives are said to pussle on another page. lieve been lost in this way, but Mr. BRASS, BRADS BEADS,
TANKS, TACKS. Perry did not actually see anyone BENDS, BANDS, BANKS, in the water.