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POIGNANT TRAGEDY IN THE HELIKON PIRACY
MOTOR TAX PROTEST
STRONG VIEWS BY DEALER
CARS IN STOCK AFFECTED
MORRIS AGENTS'
PLEASED
are
Agents for foreign motor vehicle manufacturers protesting strongly against the Imperial Preference order issued by the Govern- ment this morning.
The method of applying the
tax of twenty per cent.. it is pointed out, means that cars al- ready in the Colony will he sub- jeet to the charge.
Interviewed this morning, the Manager of a well-known firm dealing in foreign cars said that the suddenness of the new tax vertainly came as a shock.
Well-to-do Chinese Jumps Overboard Rather Than be Kidnapped
DEATH THREAT TO
OFFICERS
SHIP ASTERN IN NIGHT
ALARMS PIRATES
IN CONTROL FOR
45 HOURS
COTTON INDUSTRY "NOT MUCH”
DISCUSSIONS
POSTPONEMENT OF
WAGE CUTS.
London, Oct. 18, The reduction in the wages of the Lancashire cotton spinner which was due to be enforced un October 17. has been postponed until October 22 with a view to facilitating the negotiations which are at present proceeding in Manchester-Reuter.
PAWLEY BANDITS
SHIFT CAMP
CAPTIVES TIED FOR MARCH
SPITE TOWARDS CORKRAN
PROGRESS
ANGLO-FRENCH
TALKS
AN UNINFORMATIVE COMMUNIQUE
London, Oct. 13. Long discussions between Bri- tish and French statesmen with a view to clearing a way for the resumption of the Disarmament Conference with Germany parti- cipating are to be resumed to-
morrow.
M. Herriat replied "Not much," when asked what progress had been made, but it was declared on the British side that the day had been very satisfactory. It had promoted understanding and
Mr. Norman V. Robson, who was assisted to remove the obstacles. Chief Engineer of the l-fated The Anglo-French conversa-Treavesta," photographed in Hong- tions problems occupied several kong recently. The Trophy Race
takes place this afternoon. They were held at 10, Downing
APOIGNANT TRAGEDY, THE SUICIDE OF A FAIRLY WELL-TO-DO CHINESE, RATHER THAN SUBMIT TO THE TERRORS AND PRI- VATIONS OF IMPRISONMENT FOR RANSOM, WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PIRACY OF THE WO FAT SING S.S. HELIKON. WOO WAI- PAU BY NAME, HE WAS MARKED OUT AS AN INTENDED CAPTIVE. HE PERSUADED THE PIRATE CHIEF TO PERMIT CONVERSA BEARD-PULLING Street and will be resumed carly
WITH HIS DAUGHTER. A TOUCHING FAREWELL SCENE WAS FOLLOWED BY A DIVE OVERBOARD,
TION number of ears Pointing to in the showroom, he remarked that in all probability, prospective buyers with whom they were at present in touch, and who had been quoted certain prices, would now decline to purchase when an addition of approximately $1,400 would have to be made in conse- quence of the new tax.
GROSSLY UNFAIR,
The immediate Impression was that it would be crossly unfair to place such an of acle on trade-in
of the case of valuable stocks motor ears already in possession of locul dealers. The logical re-i sult would be that the buyer would eventually spend the sum be had intended to, but in the meantime cheaper would took around
vehicle, which might not neces- sarily be British.
He thought the general proce- dure, when applying tariffs (which
is what the new Hongkong tax amounts to) was to give renson- able notice of the date of opera- tion, or, in cases were the tariffs were automatically applled, exist- ing stocks already in the coun- try wore exempt.
THE HONGkong meTHOD.
"What Hongkong has done, however," said the gentleman In- terviewed, "is to suddenly apply the equivalent of a new tarti and extend it also to goods which have already entered the Colony,"
hours.
to-morrow.
AN HOUR ALONE.
Messrs. MacDonald and Herriot
(Special to "Telegraph".}
spent an hour together alone this] His was the second life lost in this manner. In the
Newchwang, Oct. 14.
morning, after which they were initial panic, a steerage passenger had jumped into the
The bandits holding Mrs. joined by Sir John Simon and the Ambassador, M. de The piracy was carried out by the same gang re- Pawley and Mr. Charles Corkran French
for ransom have shifted their Fleurinu. sponsible for the capture of the ship in 1930 according camp, but the change is thought An interim communique issued to members of the crew who were with the Helikon onto be more rourable for nego-afterwards described the con- both occasions.
sea.
tiations,
easier
DORIGEN FAVOURITE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE BETTING
'versations na informal and related, The new site is reported to be them tn the "difficulties that have
VICTORIA CLUB In order to camouflage the ship as much as possible, near Wangehtapt in the Tajan arisen as regards further pro-
CALL-OVER soon as they seized her, painted the intan as the eut kailang in
District, alfording the pirates, as
com-jgress in disarmament".
The French Premier, together yellow and black band of the funnel out, and made it the survailing country reduces with M. Fleuriau and Messra.
London, Oct. 13. Alphand and Ray, who had accom- entirely black. The name of the ship on the bows was the ambulatory" arou.
Dorigen has been made a panied him from Paris, remained also painted out, but, owing to the roughness of the sea,
HEAVY RAINS,
to luncheon with Mr. MacDonald strong favourite for the they were unable to paint out the name and port of Unfortunately, heavy rain is and there met Mr. Stanley Bald Cambridgeshire Stakes, to reported in the whole district to win, Lord Hailsham and other be run at Newmarket, over registry on the stern.
the west of the Line River and Ministers and officials,
The conversations were resumed a mile and a furlong, on later in the afternoon and lasted October 26. An apparently rullable it-two hours, It was announced ;
Totaly is fancied SI formant, who observed the bandits that these had been marked by a
this is likely further to delay the couriers,
some
A ship coming up astern in the night caused much alarm among the pirates. They held revolvers to the heads of the officers and threatened them with death if a warship was in pursuit and they were boarded. Mem-shifting their camp, states that very friendly spirit and would be quarters and Wyvern is also con-
both the captives appeared to be continued at ten o'clock to-morrow sidered to have a chanec. bers of the crew were badly beaten and then tied up and in good health on October 10, four after which a full communique | informed that they would be thrown overboard if theyday ago when the shift was made. would be issued. did not disclose the hiding-place of the compradore. He was caught, but escaped and eluded the pirates to the end.
STORIES OF SUR PRISE
ATTACK
LEAVING TO-MORROW. BULLYING TRICKS. When they were
Mr. Herrlot Intends to leave marched to their Bew prison camp. Mrs. London to-morrow afternoon at Pawley was lightly bound, but o'clock. Corkran was tied up very tightly, being unable to move his arms an inch.
in
To-night, Sir John Simon gaveľa dinner party at Claridge's honour of the French Premier, Mr. Mr. Corkrun is being subjected MacDonald being among those to a certain amount of bullying present.
It is understood that nothing
An exclusive story of the piracy, The pirates would not allow the when his arms are tied. His The immediate effect of the tax was related to a representative of oflicer on watch to stop the ship, beard has grown sufliciently to occurred to-day to affect the pro- would be to stimulate the sale of the Telegraph aboard cheap cars, rather than higher-after noon to-day. For about two to his fate.
the ship and the unfortunate man was left enable the bandits to annoy him posai put forward by the Britlan intentionally by pulling his whis-Government and accepted in prin- prived vehicles, although even in hours press representatives from
ciple by France, Germany and The two Europeau passengers kers when passing.-Reuter. the case of the latter the buyer all the local newspapers awaited aboard were both ladies, not, as
Italy that a Four-Power Con of a luxury car would scarcely the removal of
ference should be held in the near the police bandrat stated, a lady and gentleman. ¡ bo likely to be influenced to buy against boarding the ship.
future. They were in no way molested, British, for the simple reason In the engineers'
mess, where that no service facilities exist
CAUGHT IN SLEEP. the European members of the crew in the Colony for the majority!
were dining, a graphic story of the of high-priced British cars.
A further point made was that piracy was related.
China buys a large number of used cars, and this trade is ke-
ENGINEER SEIZED,
Mr. W. Anderson, the Chief Engineer, who was on board the Helikon when she was pirated In | 1931 said that he was in bed and
The Second Engineer, Mr. G. asleep when the piracy took place. ly to be lont to Hongkong If the seller insists on including in his McCallum was on watch
restraint
TREATY QUESTION.
with revolvers.
in the The first intimation he had was
cabin.
INDIA'S EXPORT OF GOLD
HOW BRITAIN HAS BENEFITED
Loudon, Oct. 14.
PURPOSE OF MEETING.
To-day's callover at the Victoria Club revealed the odds as follows: 4/1 Dorigen (o. 9/2 taken) 100/9 Totaly (t. and o.) 100/8 Clannarg (offered) 100/6 Diamantec (offered)
18/1 Double Arch (t. and o.) 20/1 Pricket (offered) 22/1 Beneficii (o. 25/1 taken) 25/1 Wyvern (t, and o.) 25/1
Andreu (t. and o.)
26/1
Diolite (t. and o.)
26/1 Link Bay (0, 33/1 taken)
33/1
Royal Athlone (t, and o.)
33/1
Thermometer (o. 40/1 t.)
33/1
Slipper (o. 40/1 t.)
03/1
Venturer (offered)
33/1
Galdennis (offered)
-Reuter,
BIG SWEEP HITCH
THE MONTE CARLO SCHEME
M. LEON'S PLAN
SIR CHAS. HIGHAM WITHDRAWS
(Our Own Correspondent).
London, Oct. 14. A sensational hitch in the arrangements proposed for the Monte Carlo Sweepstake in aid of British hospitals has occurred.
It was planned that this sweepstake should be under British organisation with pro- minent people, including Sir Charles Higham, lending their assistance and support and it was the aim of the promotors to supersede the Irish Hospital Sweep.
The crash came last night with an announcement that he could no Honger accept any responsibility in regard to the sweepstake. Hia withdrawal is expected to leo-. pardise seriously the aweepstake's prospects of popularity, particular- ly as the hospitals are also likely to wash their hands of the scheme.
CASINO PROPOSAL
Sir Charles Higham explained his withdrawal by announcing that M. Rene Leon, who is at present | visiting England to draw up detalla of the scheme, informed him that he proposed to run the sweepstake without the British Hospitals Committee having any active in- terest in the management.
Thereupon, Sir Charles refused
to go on.
M. Rene Leon, who is of the Casino, interviewed last night, sald- he felt there could be no British control in the administration in Monte Carlo.
"Our name," be Maid "should be sufficient through- out the world."
-GOING ON WITH PLANS. He emphasised that the sweep- stake plans would proceed, with or without Sir Charles Higham. He la confident that difficulties will ultimately be overcome.
|MR. DE VALERA IN
LONDON
LAND ANNUITIES NEGOTIATIONS
was purpose of to go meet SHANGHAI MOTOR Fotiations will be andmed et
The to-day's meeting
merely to allow a frank exchange of ideas as to the methods of re- moving the obstacles which have impeded the general disarmament
CYCLE RACE
negotiations. There is no desire SIXTY MILES AN HOUR
TO NANKING
RIDER INJURED
(Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, Oct. 14.
seven o'clock this
London, Oct. 13. The Anglo-Irish land annuities
the Dominions Office, in London to-morrow.
Mr. do Valera reached London Irish Free State Finance Minister, this evening, accompanied by the
Mr. Macontec, the Minister of Justice, Mr. Geoghogan and the Attorney General, Mr. Maguire. He was greeted at the station by the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas and Mr. Malcolm 'Mac- Donald, the Promior's son, who is Under-Secretary for Dominion Affairs-British Wireless,
EASY WIN FOR DON MċCORKINDALE
or intention to do the work which price the amount of tax originally engine room on the middle platform when he was seized, and he took
when he heard the scurrying and no active part. Mr. I. Chalmers, During the past year Indian should properly be done by the paid.
also asleep hoarders disgorged £60,000,000 League of Nations and which the One of the most important commotion outside. He climbed the Chief Officer, a
WAB in his cabin when the piracy worth of gold bulilon. The export Disarmament Conference is under- whother the up, thinking that there points raised was now tax could be in any way in that they had caught a thief, and
fracas amongst the passengers, or occurred.
is now slowing down, but it still taking. "The first thing I know about amounts to £3,000,000 monthly. The purpose of the Premiers is terpreted sa causing a
na soon as he stepped out of the it," he said, "was when the pirate The effect of this development rather to assist the Disarmament of foreign trade.
alloyway he was solzod by four of chief and three of his band is analysed in an article in to-day's Conference to go on functioning. the pirates, all of whom were armed brought Capt. Lefevre into my Morning Post, which points out To-day's conversations were guld- Our informant said he WAS
The whole gang comprised twelve: "As I sat up the pirate chief that the year's exports represented solely by that purpose. To- three-quarters of the average day's informal exchango of views under the impression that under or more and they took possession stuck an ugly-looking gun into my annual world gold output of recent gave mutual satisfaction. More Twenty-five motorcyclists, the terms of the Treaty of Nan- of the ship so quickly that no de- side and wayed me to get up. king, 1841, cading Hongkong to fensivo mensures were possible. "Hnatily dressing, I was taken years. Doubtless much of this definite Information in regard to the majority of them foreigners, Britain, the island of Hongkong The bridge was
seized without upstairs, and with the Captain has become sterilised elsewhere, the aspects of disarmament touch- started at and adjacent territories were to resistance and a course was steered and other officers was kept under a proventing any substantial bene-ed upon is promised at their con- morning on what is probably be not only a free port, but that for a point close to North Chilang strict watch the whole time, while icial effect on world prices, but clusion.--Router and British Wire- the first road race over any dis- trade would be permitted and en-Point, where the ship was stopped. other pirates systematically looted the exportation has materially leas. couraged in every way.
CAPTAIN AS HOSTAGE. the ship and robbed the passen-helped India to weather the storm As the position now stands, It might be that the discrimination Taking one of the ship's boats, against foreign vehicles violates the pirates, with Capt. Lefevre and four or fiva Chinese passen- this Trenty.
"Their firat act, before they True, the new tax was not a gors direct import tariff, but actually ship, after robbing all the passon-Mr. Lee, the Second Officer, was on
WAR LOAN it had the same effect, and, ingers and looting the safe, and water at the time and he
London, Oct. 18. fnet, was even worse, as it ap- rowed across to a waiting junk, taken completely by surprise. A
The stock markets wore active A solemn Requiem Mass will be to-day, with British Government piled to goods which had already which they boarded. The Captain
course was steered for a point
calobrated at the Cathedral of the securities notably buoyant was then released, but the four been imported into the Colony.
well Inside Chilang Point.
Immaculate Conception, to-morrow at passengers were taken for ransom.
Kinyu Island. Whon
War Loan Assented changed on. Travelling at very high speed, W 7.30 am for the late Cardinal A BRITISH VIEW.
As soon as the pirates entered Hio Che Chin Bay the Wiliam Van Rossum. The deceased hands freely up to a now level of a Chinese motor-cyclist skidded and teen rounds. Cook was compell- launched their attack, one of engines wore stopped, and as the was a man of great intelligence, and 102.9/10 and closed at 102.5/16, a crashed. He is suffering from headed to retire at the end of the tenth. the Chinese passengers jump. ahip drifted about, lolsurely pro- in 1918 was made Cardinal Prefect of rise in the day of 7/10-British wounds, but it is not thought that He was severaly punished-in-some
(Continued on Page. k.) the Propaganda Fide. Fed overboard,
they are in any way dangerous, belak fighting, Renter.
Mr. A. . Maynard, manager of the Motor Department of Mesars (Continued on Page Tehdassa
gers.
FIRST ACT.
of depression and has been a vorit- able windfall to Britain.
Incidentally, it has been largely responsible for the promptitude
BRITISH STOCKS
tance over held in China..
It is definitoly a speed test. They are racing from Shanghai to Nanking, via Hangchow, along the
as hostages, they left the avoke me, was to seize the bridge, with which Britain has been able NEW HIGH LEVEL FOR new Hangchow-Shanghai rond.
off
Was
to
liquidate the French and American credits--Reuter.
Wireless.
The race was commenced from Minghong Road in Shanghai and the first fifteen miles were covered by the leader in eighteen minutes, An accident occurred very early
EMPIRE "HEAVIES” IN ACTION
London, Oct. 10. At the Albert Hall to-night, in an Empire heavyweight contest, Donald McCorkindale, the South African chathipton, beat George Cook, Australia, who was at tempting a come-back, in the tenth round.
The bout was scheduled for fit-