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FOUNDED WLAEXWF' MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1931.
PIRATES CAUGHT BY BRITISH SHIPS.
DRAMATIC AFFAIR NEAR BIAS BAY.
PRAISEWORTHY FEAT FINISHED OFF BY H.M.S. SOMME.
SEA-RAIDERS ARRESTED.
British merchant ships played a praiseworthy Two
part in a little two-act drama enacted off Pedro Blanco, the northern arm of Bias Bay yesterday morning, intervening in a piratical attack on a trading junk with such success that twelve alleged pirates aro now in the hands of the Hongkong police.
The suspects were brought into Hongkong by H.M.S. Somme last night, the destroyer having picked up a wireless message giving the whereabouts of the attempted piracy while exercising in Mirs Bay.
H.M.S. Somme immed'ately went to the assistance of the s.s. Hangsang and ss. Soochow, the vessels concerned in the adventure, found that three junks, two of them pirate craft, had been rounded up, took charge of the affair, bringing the three junks and the suspects to Hongkong, arriving late last night.
HANGSANG AND SOOCHOW'S WORK.
Fall detalis of the affair - may; parties took charge, but it is re- not be available until the return gorded as significant that the craft of the Hangsung and Sanchow, taken into custody were devoid of which were band from Bangkongjary vestige of cargo.
Sonchow. The Hangsang and which continued their voyages, but having banded the case over to the an exceedingly interesting story Somine, proceeded on their way. has been obtained from officers
to Tsingtao; via Swatow, and
abard the Somine.
It was the firing of shots from small arms, accompanied by cries
of "save life" which first drew the
she
Tug Goes Out.
The destroyer was proceeding slowly back to the Colony with the three junks in tow, when it was met 3 a navat Lug, which on receipt of had left Hongkong at 420 in the afternoon of yesterday,
attention of the . Bangs wireless message from the Somme.
Captain A. D. Kešman) as was approaching Pedro Blance, then four hours oul of Hongkong.
Aboard the tug wo a Police re- The dramatic spectacle
Sergeant was presentative, Defective presented of a small junk seutti cha Murphy, who took charge of with full mail before the wind, this prisoners after being transfer- evincing signs of great distress.red to the destroyer, while pressing closely in her wake, The tug took the junks in tow and overtaking her steadily, were and accompanied the Surume back two other junks with black suits to the Colony, arriving here at about From which volleys of shots were 9.30 in the evening. being poured into the fugitive craft.
Escape Cut Dir.
Police Take Charge.
KING'S
SISTER WHOLESALE
MURDER FEARS.
SUDDENLY
DIES IN SLEEP.
TWO DAUGHTERS AT DEATH-BED.
COURT MOURNING FOR SIX WEEKS.
PRINCESS ROYAL.
London, Jan. 4.
BLOODSTAINS ON EMPTY JUNK.
CRAFT ADRIFT.
BOUND WOMAN FOUND
日七十月一十
THE FELIX · VILLA MURDER.
FULL STORY TOLD
IN COURT.
BLOODSTAINS FOUND ON ACCUSED'S FINGERS,
WHAT WIDOW SAW.
menced.
the
lay-out
BING PER ANNUM
COP 10 VENTU
LOCAL BRANCH.
Fadder Bids.
STANDARD OIL CO. AMY JOHNSON
OF N.J.
MAKES
SHIPPING INTERESTS BEING FORCED LANDING.
CONSOLIDATED.
BIG NEW COMPANY.
New York, Jan. 4.
The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey has strengthened its operations abroad by the forma tion of "The International Com- pany, Limited." in which is con- IN WATER.
solidated all the shipping activi The circumstances of the re-ties of its subsidiaries in foreign Following the discovery of an cent murder of the. No. 1 house- waters. abandoned junk and the body of boy employed by Mr. Obl, of 9, and all other floating equipment The plan provides for bankers a woman with her hands tied The Princess Royal, the King's behind her back, near the Lai- Felix Villas, were recounted by of its neventeen subsidiaries in Mr. T. Murphy (Assistant Direc- Europe to become "pooled" in one chikok waterworks, police ans- eldest sister, who has been an pect that wholesale murder has tor Criminal Intelligence) before organisation, with one manage- the Central ment, which, it is believed, will be invalid for some time, died
been committed in that vicinity. Mr. Lindsell at
the largest private oll-carrying suddenly from heart failure this The woman had so far not been Police Court this morning when marine outfit on the other side of afternoon. Her condition had identified. Dragging for furthe hearing of the capital charge the Atlantic.
(22),
The lines on which the Company given rise to a great deal ofther bodies is being carried out. against Chu Suk-mei
com- will be operated are said to be i At 10.15 p.m. yesterday the junk, native of Shanghai, was
similar to those of the Standard anxiety, but the end was some-
a passenger craft No. BROGGY, was Found drifting into the dock near After explaining
Shipping Company, representing thousand oll-tankera, what unexpected.
the water-works, with no one of the premises at 9, Felix Villas, several aboard. All valuables and even the residener of Mr. R. Oh, the larges and equipment for oll con
Messageries morce in American waters. clothing
been removed oral agent of the
The headquarters of the new suspected Maritimes, Mr. Murphy said the and foul play was following the discovery of blood-deceased had been employed at Company will be established at stains on the deck.
the premises for whout 18 months. Lichtenstein, and the operations investigations resulted in the first as house confie and about Include complete control of all finding of a woman's body heating three months before the crime was other floating equipment, which in the water, in the vicinity, a few committed, as the No. 1 "bay." The will be allocated to various foreign defendant was employed there as subsidiaries affiliated with the hours later," The woman had the No. 1 "buy" up to the time of hie Standard Oil Company of Now
dismissal, about three months be Jersey.
Routes and cargoes will be Besides the defendant and the designated, and additional tankers dercased, both of whom were na-chartered If necessary, or die tives of Shanghai, there were two tankers be chartered to the "pool." baby amabs and a servant amah-Reater's American Service, employed. The deceased and his wife occupied a room neur kitchen.
A bulletin jaaued this evening stated:
"The Princess Röyni pussed away somewhat suddenly in her sleep at 2.30 p.m. in the presence
I of her daughters. Princess Arthur of Connaught and Lady Maud Carnegie. who had received urgent messages when signs of heart failure became apparent."
It is ofeially stated that there will be six weeks Court Mourning, four of full mourning and two weeks of half-mourning.
Wreck of "Delhi."
The Princess Royal, who was born in 1867, married, at the age of 22, the Earl of Fife, who was not of Royal blood, the love match ap- pgallig strongly to the public. · The Eart was created Duke of Pito at the wedding breakfast.
her
two
With
husband and daughters, the Princess hul a nar row escape from douth in 1911 when the liner "Delhi" in which they were travelling for the opening of the
off Tangier.
hod
GERANTZEMADURAI (JANA MEGAFAS @mstan fore the murder.
FARMERS STARVING IN ARKANSAS.
Five Hundred Storm Town in Search of Food.
EXTRAORDINARY SCENES.
New York, Jan. 4. Extraordinary Hecnes arc England. reported from Arkansas, the erstwhile rich agricultural district.
"We want food. Give us food
For our starving Families," was the pileous cry Ave hundred famished farmers, who stormed the town caterday, threatening. to seize the food in the stores. Their crops were destroyed in the ravages of the autumn drought and their livelihood has gone.
of
The Red Cruss managed to supply nearly three hundred,
but the remainder were an- lucky. Reuters American Service.
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were,
Servant Quarreis,
the
in
It appeared that the accused was dismissed for being involved quarrels and also fights with the other servants, but, otherwise, it was believed, he had been a very After his satisfactory servant. dismissal the deceased was
Jugs pointed in his place as No. 1 "boy" and he moved into the accused's
old room.
INTERVENTION OF GOVERNMENT.
MAY BE SOUGHT IN THE COTTON DISPUTE.
London, Jan. 4.
PLANE DAMAGED: FLIER UNHURT,
DRIVEN MILES OUT OF COURSE
MRS. HART'S FATE.
Encountering another spell of treacherous weather in the course of her attempted flight to Peking, Miss Amy Johnson made a forced land. ing to the north of Warsaw yesterday. Her plane was damaged, but Amy escaped without injury. She had been forced miles out of her course by fr ce winds.
Warsaw, Jon, 4. Miss Amy Johnson, who was hours late ni Berlin on her fight from Cologne owing to bad weather, experienced further trouble on the fourth hop of her flight, boing blown miles out of her course and eventu- ally being forced to land some sixty miles to the north of Warsaw,
Under-carriage Smashed,
Anxious enquirica revealed that the famous airwoman was unhurt, but the under-carriage of her Gipsy Moth machine was smashed.
Later.
Miss Amy Johnson is now in Warsaw, having left her plans for the night abandoned in the field where she came down.
Engine Trouble and Fog. Engine trouble and fog caused the mishap. After assistance was forthcoming, she was taken to the house of a priest, and managed to get into telephonic communication Prolonged negotiations in come with the British Embassy at War- plicated disputé between the em-saw.
She announced her intention of ployers and the operatives in the weaving section of the cotton in proceeding to Warsaw by train, The deceased appears to have dustry were renewed yesterday but the Embassy despatched & fast been in fear of somebody wanting after reaching a deadlock on Fri-motor-car to bring her to the Po to do him an injury as there was day, but no agreement was found fish capital. an additional padlock on his door, possible. besides the ordinary door lock.
In an interview, Miss Johnson A slip of paper had beeti inserted proposal to Increase the number into the door lock to prevent it of looms in charge of each opera-said she encountered extremely bad from being opened from outside. tive and its effect on wages and weather immediately she left Ber- drove her To insert this piece of paper the condition.
A stoppage in some of the mills. Adverse winds lock had to be dismantled. thermore, there was an iron bar on Monday is inevitable, but great steadily northwards, and she was kept in the room, and it was an efforts will be made to prevent forced to land in a small field on very rough ground. The under- med that this was there for de-its spreading.
The points still at issue are re-carriage was badly damaged, fensive purposes.
garded as of secondary importance and the intervention of the Gay- ernment, may be sought.-British said Wireless.
Fur-
Missing Keys, Continuing. Mr. Murphy appearance of a sumpan dweller the key that opened the bedroom and seemel about 30 years of age. also opened two other doors, and A Water Police launch, with Mr. L. H. V. Booth and Mr. T. Murphy;
rope was twisted tightly round there had been, at one time, four duplicates, but about three months Ingo, during the time that the ac- Taking in the situation, the of the Criminal Intelligence De-Khartoum Cathedral, was wrecked her neck and her hands
bound behind her back.
three Hangsang altered her course and partment aboard, met the warship
Police believe the woman was cused was still employed, They were all thrown into the arrival. It took over the twelve an bore u on the pursuing junks.
disappeared, the remaining the crew of the junk, no | sea when their lifebont collapsed, one The tables were turned, the loklos and Hakkas taken from the
After the crime, this key suspected junks and innded them at but were rescued by sailors. The the body did not appear to have being kept by the deceased. pirate junks in their turn became Blake Pier, whence the prisoners Duke died in Egypt a month after been in the water for any length
of time. fugitives, as they sought to escape were transported to the Central Po-the wreck.
Dragging is being found on the table in the kitchen. curried the attentions of the unexpected lice Station where they are now
to discover whether the out of reach of any person from intervener,
Woman is the solitary victim, or outside. It had been bent in such if others, If not the entire crew, way that it could not be have been murdered.
detained.
They turned tail, but whatever Possible criminal proceedings by line of escape they attempted was the Police against the prisoners are intercepted by the Hangsung.dependent on the return of the 8.8. which like a Nemesis, unrelenting-Hangsang which is due to return ly bore on them, threatening to to Hongkong towards the end of cut them in two.
[the month.
Soochow Joins In.
Soon atforwards, the R. & S.
of
CHINESE NAVAL
PLANS.
CHIANG CONFERS WITH OFFICERS.
serted from outside.
room
the
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In
The dispute concerns IL
BRITISH PLANES FOR BELGIUM.
TWO ORDERS TOTAL OVER £300,000.
Amy Interviewed.
It is not stated whether or not she will resume her flight. Repairs to the under-carriage would take some little time.-Reuter,
"Trude Wind's" Return,
New York, Jan. 4. The news of the safe arrival of the amphibian plane "Trade Wind" at the Hampton Road air base brought much relief to friends and relatives of the daring fliere, Mrs. Beryl Hart, of New York, and Llout. W. S. MacLaren.
Accident to Sextant.
It appears that an accident to
London, Jan. 4.
They set out on Saturday morn- The Belgian Government has ing, with Bermuda as their destina- confirmed a large order for British tion, carrying a quantity of goods. On the night of the murder, the two-seater fighter aeroplanes in They planned to make the Atlantis
tended
for re-equipment of the crossing in three hops, New York- baby amals slept upstairs in the Belgian Army air regiments, Bermuda, Bermuda-Azores, Azarts- main building. The deceased and
The contract, which was obtained Paris, and their arrival at Hampton his wife wore sleeping
competition with foreign air Roads was a sorprise. ΟΜΠ thetr
next to craft, provides for the delivery by the kitchen, and
cook
in the Fairey Aviation Company of a another room in the servants' quar number of high speed "Fox" "bl- tera, with the wash amah in the planes, and follows rapidly upon an adjoining toom. It was believed order placed by Belgium with the the sextant and a complete change that the doors had been secured for same Company for forty-five Fire-round of the wind caused the "Trade Wind" pilots to turn back and make the night by the deceased.
fly singles-seater craft.
They had been The total value of the two or-Hampton Roads. Wife's Story.
dora considerably exceeds £300,000. flying for fifteen hours when they
landed. Mr.British Wireless,
The flight to Bermudu is being resumed to-morrow. Reuter.
Another Woman Ffler:
Barlin, Jan, 1.
Distaste for Court Life. Naturally quiet and retiring, the Princess participated less than any other member of the Royal Family in social and state functions. Most of her time was spent at her home Mar Lodge, Aberdeenshire..
It is recorded that the Princess Attacked Junk Damaged.
Was born un February 20, Meantime, the two suspect junks 1867
The and from
Age 13 the Princess developed Soochow (Capt P. J. Green) which have been taken to the Yapmall an- left Hongkong an hour after the Chorage, and statements are to be a keen distaste of court routine. Bangsang arrived on the scene, taken from the six mombers of the Her brother, now King George, but
Shanghai, Jan. 4. gave effective assistance to crew of the trading junk, a locally then only a midshipman in the. Bri-
President Chiang Kai-shek on- registered craft, trading between tish Navy and second in line to the the other steamer in rounding up Hongkong and near-by Chinese vil throne, one day drew his sword and tertained a number of naval off the suspected craft.
this A wireless
"dubbed his sister "Her Royal cers at his residence, hore the langsang was intercepted by
message sent out by lage ports.
When drawn into the drama en Shyness a title which she bore afternoon and discussed with Ad IL.M.S. Somme then cruising about acted off. Pinghoi, she was on her since that time. Slie was not creat-miral Yank Shu-chwang and vice in the adjacent waters of Mira Bay, way to the Colony with a valuableed.Princess Royal until 1905. Admiral Chan Shao-kuen plans for the reorganisation of the National The Somme proceeded with all cargo of market produce and pigs,
Navy. speed to the apot indicated in the purchased at the Chinese market
A great favourite of Queen Vic- The President la contemplating message, and found the steamers town of Woo Tang. None of the standing by the suspected craft. crow, it lo ascertained, was in-torin, her grandmother, she was appointing a new Military Gover-his shoes on, unlocked the door and
After a brief report by Captain jured, by shots, although some marked out from an early age for nor for Fukien to take the place went out. Just as he got outside INTERESTING DISCOVERY BY from Stanken, near Spandau, this Kelman, the Commander of the damage was caused to the vessel a diplomatie marriage with a pro- of Admiral Yang Shu-chwang.
and
Somme detailed off naval parties, by an which boarding the two suspected email arms.
junks, took off both of their crews, bringing them back on the Sommel where they were detained under): close guard.
Defied Family.
-directed volley from minent Continental Prince.
Railway workers.
After her marriage, at the re-
Coming to the actual crime, Murphy and that at about 5 o'clock, or a few minutes before, on the morning of December 13, the de ceased's wife was awakened by her husband getting out of bed. She would tell the Court that he put
on
REMAINS OF IRISH ROYALTY.
ANTIQUARIANS..
After removing hundreds of tons
The German aviatix, Eli Bein.... horm, took off in a light aeroplane : morning on a light to West Afriso, via Spain and Morocco, for the sose of joining Irofessor Struck's. scient expedia in Portuguese West Africa. Reuter.
the door, Je made a half turn to the right and made a motion as if to
-London, Jan. 4. switch on the electric light outside Princess Louise, however, defled
The electric light in his room had Remains two thousands years old hor grundmother and the entire the Continent and in Northern already been switched on,, but the have been found on Sheeber Moun- Royal Household declaring that aho Africa.
light in the passage was never put tain, near Carrick-on-Shannon. In
Ireland. Music Hobby, would marry for love." Peking, Jan. 4.
Atfer her husband's death, the Just as he turned, his wife heard
The Royal Observatory reports along the Peking-Mukden Railway yesterday quest of the Duke, she immediate Princess Royal spent much of her him shout more than once and then of rock and rubble and block dressed that a strong anticyclone is central discoyorod throc big bombs. ly dispensed with her dies-in-time in bunting in Scotland, but he moved forward and disappeared masonry weighing ten tons, barring to the north of Korea. The typhoon It is stated that before the ar-weighing 50 pounds each, concoul waiting, special guards on State later gave up all strenuous travel from her sight. Then, for a mat the entrance, antiquarians found in appears to be about 400 miles east rival of the warship Captain Keled under the railway track at the occasions and other Royal formall- and sport for a quieter life. Inter of a few moments, she saw the Royal vault skeletons of the King of Padaran, moving west,Moder
accused through the door of her and Queen facing towards the form- ate monsoon along the B. 2. comet man observed something being station near Shanhalkwan Pass, tles. They resided at Duff House, Scotland. dumped overboard from the junks,)
Music was the Princess only room When he came into view heer Royal Seat of Terms of China and over the North China The management of the railway Scotland, the Duke's honte, until probably the arms.
belleves that the bombs were in the Princess health broke down, hobby and she was an accome was holding a stained knife in his Treasure and armour are belloy Beas-The local forecast I--NE. No arms of any description were tended to blow up the express from when much time, was spent by the pilehed organist Reuter, British hand. Neither spoke and accused od to be concealed in another cham Winde moderata ekranarally
(Conlined on Page 74) 27- ber British Wireless. odcast, some drisal actually discovered when the nayn) Teking to Makden.
Duke and Duchess travelling on Wireless ded?18.8%0A
Arms Thrown Overboard.