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BRITISH STEAMER PIRATED.
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told him that we had none board.
on
"They took money from me, and also from all the other officers, but this they returned.
Powerless to Resist.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 22,
DANGER TO LIVES ON RAILWAY.
KOWLOON BOY ON A LESS. SERIOUS CHARGE:
The galley cook complained of having been subjected to a very busy time. He received continu- pus instructions to prepare food for the pirates, and, at one time, was asked to prepare a meal for asing. many as forty persons.
We were powerless to make any resistance, as we did not carry single arm, and the passengers also remained passive. The pirates were not all abusive, but were indeed very courteous to the officers and treated us like gentlemen. After they had made me go up to the bridge to steer a course for Bins Bay, they allowed me to walk about the deck, although they post-is that the robbers were tarined sentries all over the boat
BRITISH POLICY
IN EGYPT.
MUST BE GUIDED BY THE COURSE OF EVENTS.
1930.
FOUR PEOPLE DEAD IN RIOTS.
SERIOUS OUTBREAKS OCCUR AT CAIRO.
FOREIGNERS SAFE.
Cairo, July 21. The latest figures show that four people were killed in this morning's rioting when at least five hundred arrests were made.
Disorders occurred despite the Wafd leaders deciding to abandon the attempt to force an entry to the Chamber to await the King's reply to a petition for an extra- ordinary session...
been left without a single coin"in their possession. After he exten- sive comb-out, the pirates turned their attention to the cargo and exercised great discrimination | when they selected four cases of valuable silk and 90 chests of tea STONES ON THE LINE. THE RECENT RIOTS. from the freight holds. Owing to the lack of storage space in the A charge of similar nature but
London, July 21. "They searched every passenger junks called into service at the with a less serious pensity, was In the House of Commons this on board, and In addition to get-Jend of the journey, the robbers substituted for one of placing afternoon, the Foreign Secretary, ting away with a large quantity off had to leave behind twenty-five stones on the Kowloon-Canton Mr. Arthur Henderson, answering our cargo (we had about 500 tons cases of tea, after taking the Railway track with intent to over-questions regarding the Egyptian of general cargo on board), pur trouble to have them all trans-throw the train, which was situation, said no official diploma- loinet passengers' belongings which ferred on deck.
originally preferred against aftic representations had been made were of any value.
fifteen year old Chinese who was to the British Government regard arrested at the South Face Tunneling foreign nationals in Egypt, on Saturday and brought before though certain representatives of Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon foreign Powers had made en Magistracy on remand this morn-quiries at the Foreign Office and
Many shops were closed and had intimated their anxiety re- police guarded the main roads, while steel-helmeted Egyptian Subsequently it was discovered produced a charge accusing the
Detective Sergeant Humphreya garding the situation.
Referring to last week's riot in soldiers were posted in the neigh- of Parliament. The that only sixteen partook of the defendant of having rashly, Alexandria he said the casualties bourhood upper prepared. One explanation negligently or without lawful were nineteen killed, including one police, using firearms, easily dis- persed minor.demonstrations in the en-authority, placed a stone on the Italian. Ten police and fifty-three morning, including a crowd which track which was likely to endanger civilians are still in hospital, barricaded the street near Abdin the safety of the persons travelling while thirty police and sixty-five Palace, using lamp posts et cetera, civilians are out at tents. Four and setting fire to the escaping Egyptan Army officers and four men were
Many small demonstrations also Capt. W. Anderson is in com
Cypriot was injured slightly. No mand of the Helikon, with Mr.
British troops were involved in the occurred at Port Said, where troops J. S. Kirkpatrick as Chief Officer.
disturbances.
were obliged to fire on a crowd In reply to his Worship as to
attempting to break a military A curious coincidence is that the how the lives of the passengers Ask whether he was still pre-cordon between the native and Chief Engineer has the same sur-
negotiate was likely to be endangered, Mr.pared to Mr. George Marr, the Second En-name as the master of the vessel, w. S. Cuff of the Kowloon Canton Egyptian Government on the basis
with the Europe quarters.—Reuter,
London, July 21. the various his initial being also "W" The Railway, intimated that it gineer stated that
was of the draft Treaty, the Foreign cabins occupied by the European Second Engineer is Mr. G. E. Marr, mere on account of the damage to Secretary said the attitude of the day in Cairo and Port Said. The Severe rioting was reported_to- officers und engineers were visited
These four are the only British the train that was objected to. in tura by the pirates who moved olivers on the ship. They have stone placed on the track
A Government as regards the Treaty police were aided by troops in dis was remained as defined in his reply persing the mobs, which hurted about in groups of threes, leaving all been in the service of the Wolikely to damage the steel tyre to a similar question on June 30th,stones, bottles, and other missiles. one of their fellows on guard as Fat Shing Co, for a number of and there was the possibility of the but in view of recent happenings. soon us each cabin had been enter years; and, until the Helikon was lives of the travellers being en-in Egypt, the British Government about one hundred demonstrators. In Cairo, it is estimated that ed and the occupant made a pri purchased last year, were all on dangered as a consequence. must be guided by the future soner. No violence was used, and the s.s. Apoey,
were injured and one killed. on the whole the pirates were a
two months ago
Mr. Cuff mentioned that about course of events-British Wire- gentlemanly loi.
someone had legs. placed a detonator on the track and when the train had gone over it the driver had pulled up.
and in the saloon doors.
"Some of the pirates spoke quite good English, and conversed with me in quite an ordinary manner."
SECOND ENGINEER, Pirates Loth to Believe No Bullion Aboard.
deavouring to create an impression that their numbers were greater than really was the case.
The Ship's Officers.
Besides the four British officers. the crew consists of 60 Chinese, including seamen and the compra- dore's staff.
Apparently, said Mr. Marr, the pirates laboured under a nisan prehension of being able to secure
Capt. Anderson has been on the A valuable quantity of bullion on China Coast for a great number of board, and it was difficult to conyours. It is beliered that he came vince them that as a general rule, but East over 20 years ago, and
the ship?
Wireless Dismantled.
Customs. He joined the Wo Fat
Company's First Piracy.
on the train.
The defendant repeated his former plea that he had wanted to see what would have happened to the stone.
His. Worship: Thinking it was
a danger signal?
Mr. Cuff:-Yes.
It was further intimated that
hurt. One British
SIX DEAD IN AIR ACCIDENT.
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g18.
Port Said, about twenty riot- ers are so far reported injured.
It is understood that ne, foreign- ers were involved. In both towns order was restored by the author- itics.-British Wireless,
TERRIBLE POLICE TRAGEDY.
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such cargo was never carried on at one time was with the Chinese there had been quile a number of Shing Co. about 10 years ago and incidents similar to that with
s been on several ships belong-which the defendant was charged. Ednam in 1019, and there are three The defendant was ordered to Ednam is Chairman of the Earl of sons by the marriage. Viscount The wireless operator, Chaning to this Company.
receive twelve strokes of the cane. Dudley's Round Oak Works, Ltd., Yeung-fan, was asleep in his room
of Baggeridge Colliery, Ltd, and of Edgehill, Ltd. He was formerly forced into the station. Those President of the Society of British fours hours were occupied by the Gas Industries, was at one time police in skirmishing, round and Conservative M.P. for Hornsey endeavouring to draw the fire, of Borough, and was Parliamentary the madman, so as to give them a
at the time, and he recounted to
a Telegraph reporter, that he was
SERIOUS RIOTING IN KOREA.
Seen by a representative of the rudely awakened by a man who Telegraph this morning, an official expressed a desire to see how the of the Company said that though apparatus worked. Naturally, un-they have been in existence for over suspicious of his intentions, the 30 years, this is the first time that operator somewhat angrily told of their ships has been sub- the caller that that was hot thejected to a piratical attack. For ANGRY MOB SEIZES A POLICE Private Secretary to Earl Winter-guide as to his position. time for satisfying his thirst for knowledge, but promised him that if he would come round again in the morning he would comply with the request.
However, the operator was not. left long in ignorance of the true
one reason or other, pirates have hitherto fought sny of their ves sels. This, he said, was very queer | considering the fact that their ships have very little protection against
piracies.
The Company maintains a weekly service to Saigon, their vessels on
Telemachus and Helikon.
STATION.
ton when the latter was Under- Secretary of State for India from 1921 to 1923.
Sir Edward Ward.
purpose of the visit, for two other this run being the Haldis, Halvard, wounded, in serious riating yester created in 1914, and he succeeded that the maniac was dead and there
Although no shots came from the Indian for four hours, no risks were taken, and when the men crep, to Tokyo, July 21.
within 100 yards of the front steps A message from Tansen, in Kankyanando
and the charge was made up to province, Korea, states that four Korean peasants
The late Captain Sir Edward Si-them, bullet-proof waistcoats and were killed and 26 wounded, and mons Ward, Bt., was the second steel helmets were donned. The po- nine Japanese policemen were
holder of the baronetcy, which waslice entered warily, but soon found his father in 1928. He was born was no danger. day evening, following the arrest in 1882 and was formerly, in the of peasants for alleged violation Grenadier Guards. He served Lof the forestry laws.
throughout the Great War and was the pirates, who appeared to have Norwegian ship. Of. 1,647 gross with clubs
A mob of two thousand, armed wounded in action. The heir to the expert knowledge of the job, the tons, she was built in 1925 at seized the town office and police Ward, D.S.C., R.N., retired, who and bamboo spears, title is Lieut.-Comdr. Melvil Willis operator was compelled to dis-
Frederikstad for Messrs. Bruns-station, whereupon the police, re-was born in 1885. mantle certain vital parts and sgaard, Klosterud and Company, inforced, fired on the mob, which effectively to put the apparatus her port of registry being Dram- dispersed.-Reuter.
men presently appeared at another door leading to the cabin. They. were armed with revolvers.
Under the directions of one of
out of commission.
Attack Described.
Ngai. Pui-kan, who acted as
second mate on the Helikon, said
Former Norwegian Ship.
The .s. Helikon was formerly a
men. Her dimensions are:- Length, 2803 feet; breadth, 42.1 fort; depth, 18 feet.
Bullet-Ridden Station.
ן
The Police Station was in a state
of chaos. Bullet marks were on
dian had arranged himself behind all the walls, and upstairs the In-
the Lewis gun with practically all the station's ammunition and ar- moury. He had probably shot him- Speeches were made first at a self in the head with the rifle dinner given to Mr. Erich Men- found alongside his body, which Five brothers belonging to adelsohn, of Berlin by the Archi- was sprawled out, over, the Lewis The Helikon is a comparatively wealthy family of Tangipahoa, tects' Club, at the Savoy Hotel. Gun. recent acquisition to the fleet of Florida, have been arrested on a Mr. J. C. Squire, who presided, that he was on watch at 2.15 on vessels belonging to the Wo Fat charge of being implicated in at said that Mr. Mendelsohn had floor with a wound in his abdomen, Chajja Singh was on the ground Monday morning, when three men Shing on the Hongkong-Saigon tacking Dr. Newton, auddenly appeared on the bridge service. She was purchased from dentist of the town, who was re- had the speeches during the din- with a wound in the head.
'' young told him that in Germany they and Mrs. Madgwick was in her room and announced that they were Messrs. Thoresen & Co. in January rently lured into the wooda and ner and he replied it was a hor pirates.
After Mr. Wolfe's departure, "I was told by one of them, last year and has
since been tarred and feathered. As a rea-rible thing to have dinner spoilt
Inspector Murphy was left in dressed in a black coat, who engaged in the rice trade.
son for the assault the tar and course by course. "So in the end charge and this morning was oc- appeared to be the leader," to keep
feather party alleged improper we produced what may be a recupied in taking statements and 'to the same course. At 2.45 am.
conduct with a well-known mar-volution-having the speeches he
cleaning the station. the order was given to turn back
ried woman.
fore the dinner." to Hongkong. Within 60 miles of Hongkong, the ship was steered for Bias Bay."
Last Bins Bay Piracy. The last piracy in which the Bias Buy gang were concerned was that of the O.S.K. steamer Deli Maru, which, on September 21st, Ngai speaks of the extreme 1929, was seized by pirates travel- caution displayed by the pirates ling as
passengers when who had all the ship's lights put vessel was on a voyage from Swatow out and the ship disguised by and Amey to Hongkong. means of painting the funnel a
After securing control of the
the
different colour and obliterating steamer, the pirates took her into the Chinese name of the ship on Honghai Bay, near Bias Bay. the bows. They also showed con- They had previously wounded Biderable nervousness over the possibility of being, sighted by three Indian guards. They did passing steamers and were insis-not touch the cargo, but they tent that the officers an watch robbed the ship's officers and all should give them ample warning the passengers, and took away should the occasion arise.
Other Stories,
Hung Wal-chong, the assistant compradore, was the only person who was able to give any detailed account regarding the experience of the compradore, a man named Lui Po, who was one of the cap tives taken ashore at Bias Bay.
four Chinese
passengers, 8 hostages. The pirate gang was led by a young woman.
Subsequently, two Chinese were arrested in Hongkong and tried for conspiracy to detain, a person against his will and to obtain ran- som of over $11,000. One of the accused was also charged with threatening to do injury to the detained man if the ransom was, It appears that Lui Po was not paid. asleep in his cabin when three men Sessions, the man against whom At the Criminal entered and forced him to open this last-named charge was pre- the safe from which they "stole money and various documents.ferred was sentenced to three Exactly how much money was years hard labour, the other being taken could only be known by the discharged.. compradore himself. and Hung
the
Wai-chong only knew that at least Forgetfulness to propose $200 in cash belonging to passen-health of the King before giving gers, which had been hand-permission to smoke led to an ed in for safe custody, was includ-apology by Mrs. Corbett Ashby, ed in the sum stolen..
who presided at the annual luncheon Disappointed in the quest for in London of the British Common- bullion, the pirates made 4wenith League. When Mrs. Cor-. more extensive search of the pas- bett-Ashby realised her error she sengers and their effects than said, "I owe a sincere apology to his would have otherwise been the Majesty and I hope he will forgive case. More than one deck passen-us for making this mistake." The gers tearfully related how they had King's health was then drunk.
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