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11.45 h.m. Sports Talk,
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12.13 m. Dore Music.
Greenwich Time Bigast at 4.30 p.m.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. "MONDAY, JULY 8, 1935.
BRITISH NAVY'S TASK ON CHINA COAST
(Continued from Page 1). merchantmen to reply to such signala.
At least one night is given over to night patrol when the warship, under orders of "darken ship" steams hither and thither flashing
be easily recalled. I refer to the case of the Tungchow on January 29 of this year. The Tungchow. was making her way from Shang- had to Chefoo and Tientsin with 70 British children on board when pirates mado their appearance about ten miles north-east of out an occasional message to Shawelahan, Within a few minutes of the vessel, passing fruighter or passenger they had, charge boat asking her name and destina-Resistance wes offered by "one
guard and he was shown mercy, his bullet-riddled body being thrown overboard, The plates took the ship to Chilang Point and eventually landed in a at Tsiech Point when planes from the aircraft carrier, HMS, fermes, which had been ordered
tion.
LACK OF CO-OPERATION.
I remember on one ocension a algnal was sent tu a Japanese. freighter and it was nearly half an hour before a reply came back! Until there is unqualified co-opera- tion between the Navy and the Merchant Service in this respect this special service can never hope to be a completo success.
no
to search the const, flew over- head. In the confusion, six of the band were feft vn, board, but they decamped in one of the ship's un- boats. The children were molested, in fact they were well treated by the pirates. In
this
If a message is received by the Commander that a certain steamer ia overdue at its port of call or has failed to report, he at once instance the patrol warship mere- runs along the whole distance ofly escorted the Tungehow when the area searching the indented she proceeded to Hongkong after constline for a sign of the missing the pirates had escaped, steamer. During this manoeuvre he maintains an average
speed
NOT. JUSTIFIED
What gove into the making of a radio broadcast forms one of the more interesting scones in Warner Bros. newest musical, "Sweet Music" which is showing at the Alhambra Theatre to-day. Here Are Alice White, Alien Jenkins, Ann Dvorak and Rudy Vallee. In the cast are Nad Sparks, Helen Morgan, Robert Armstrong, Joseph Cawthorn, Al Shean and Phillip Rood.
comes up with a pirated steamer? that his superiors will give no rul ing, but leave the decision entirely to him.
of between 25 and 28 knots, de
Looking over the statistics en- crrasing that speed only to signalumerated above I do not think it to passing ships for information.can be argued satisfactorily that, understand from good authority Until there a definito news of the continuous patrol has justified the safety of the vessel his efforts itself in the past, and certainly to locate her in the area under his net to the extent of nearly H.K.
$200,000.
care do not slacken..
Shall he open fire on her? Disabling the ship by firing a Before dealing with the question : But in the majority of cases these "Acares" prove without foundd-of what action the Commander of shot into her engine,room, as did the LA the case of the Irene too risky and tion, and after an hour or two a warship can take in the event of message is received to the effect his intercepting a pirated steamer, in 1927, is much that she had either been delayed by I would like to touch on another would lead to unnecessary complica. tions and endless litigation. The considerable bad weather or had had her wire-aspret which has
Irene incident was in the Courts less temporarily out of commisaring on the whole of the piracy
problem-the attitude of the Mer for over two years!
If he l:x4 sion.
So much for the function of chant Service officer when his ship
anti-is in the hands of pirates. vessels engaged piracy patrol.
Virtuona The
fire on the steamer he is almost certain to get i a message back from the Captain He is trained for one purpose--asking him to desist as the pirates ta convey the cargo and passengers have threatened to kill the officers entrusted to his care from port to if any further offensive action is SOME STATISTICS
the port. results
With pirates on board he taken. Regarding past
In support of this I would following statistics are of parti-will naturally consider his own
quote the case of the Norwegian interest, and serve as an personal ends before doing any-vessiri Prominent in May. 1933. cular admirable rase in support of the thing. Damage to his ship by the The steamer was seized by pirates emtention that the maintenance pirates may mean his dismissal near the Paracels on her way from They and there is, in addition, the Swatow to Hongkong and was taken of the patrols is futile.
possibility of
little death with
to Bins Bay. There, she encoun spenk for themselves.
1921-that year is taken or no provision for his wife and tered a Hongkong police launch. because it given a period of years family if he is married.
launch challenged and Ax a result many would du receiving no reply opened fire with to 1928 equivalent to the number
their utmost to avoid meeting machine-guns. This morely had were the patrols since
warship if pirates had control of the effect of infuriating the pi rates who told the ship's officers If this is the case, the object of that they would be shot unless the
naval patrols the
again launch erased firing. On the re- That in the event
first brought into being-there has been an aggregate of 68 coastal their ship.
these of piracies. Thirty-one
past taken place in the have
000,
reported. This when British
NAVAL INTERVENTION
*
is
PROBLEM OF DEFENCE
The
complied, and the pirates made good their escape,
This may have been mere bluff on the part of the pirates, but it does place the person in charge of the patrolling boat. whether warship or police launch, in a truly difficult position.
nat
he grain lays himself open to severe eriticism.
seven years, or during the years/ being defeated as it is almost quest of the officers, the launch the anti-piracy service has been pertain
this number of warship being sighted in operation. or seventeen were brought into the the captain will bring undoubtedly patrolled area, and in every case, quest that no offensive action be
taken by the man of war. Chink exrejt the tragic Hal
the affair in December, 1920, pirates landed with their loot and
It is a generally admitted fact escaped. The loot taken to dale that pirates can board ships in
In the event of the patrolling totals something like ILK. $200,port, Even
ingkong where strict watch is kept on the wharves vessel being a warship-and it is Between November 4, 1928, and and passengers are searched for this craft we are concerned with ---and the Cothmaniter does July 21, 1980, no piracies werearms, without much dilleulty and
was the period mingle with the passengers until nothing, he is certain to incur the Dily of his guards the moment is opportune for them displeasure. military were posted on steamers to strike. Therefore the problem periors and he severely rapri- Early in 190 they were taken off narrawa itrelf down to one of demanded for failing in his duty. sowing to the enormous expendi- fener, which, if effective, would but also the owners of the steamer frertainly warrant the maintenance and the general public. If he de ture they entailed.
Lot naval patrols to a certain point. Feides on any particular form of In three instances only did Bri-t I will deal with that aspect petion and anything goes wrong! tish naval craft come up with the later.
I think I am right is stating that
UNABLE TO LAND pirates, In May, 1928, the China!
the shipping firms in the majority stramer
Should the pirates decamp he is Navigation Company's Teah was seized at Hoihow and cases are unanimous that the
guards supplied are, not permitted to land armed men the captain was forced to take his Present
Why ship to Fan Le Kong, in Bias: nerally making, unsatisfactory anywhere along the coast.
and unreliable. Those supplied this should be, in view of the fact in Hongkong are mostly Indians, that the Chinese themselves are while Shandi favours Russians.co-operating in an endeavour to the pirates! Perhaps the only successful de-stamp out the evil is puzzling. hastily left in the ship's bouts, terrent to a piracy under such cir-Surely if their sole intention is to taking certain of the officers and cumstances is the provision of pro- bring the pirates to bock, and they passengers with them as hostages, perly placed and properly guarded have an excellent opportunity of Armed landing parties were sent grilles. If at all possible these doing so, no objection should be
Somme and should be placed so as to isolate raised,
Customs: the bridge, afficers' cabins and the Chinese Maritime
of what use. then, is a con- Radts Shopper. Champions--Manila cruiser, but the pirates escaped. wireless office.
tinuous patrol by naval vessels? In this respect the Canton Maru. They did, however, release their
It is suggested that the warship a vessel running between Hang- enn only be of any real prisoners.
service The piracy of the Hai Ching, ong and Keelung, is perhaps the when the officers of the merchant- of the Douglas Steamship best example. While at sea the man have successfully resisted the Company coastal vessels, consti|bridge, officers' quarters and the pirates, In that case the anti- tutes the darkest page in the his-wireless cabin can be cut off from pirney patrol warshipgs would tory of piratical depredation on the remainder of the ship, and the
KZRM PROGRAMME
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The following programine will be broadcast from Manila this evening.
Coking fchool of the Air, rusty
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6,10 p.m. yanish Informations! Perindi. English Informational Period,
6.10 p.m.
.33 p.m. Block Quotations, ‹ through the courtesy of Swan, Culbertson And Prite
7 p.m.
7.15 p.m. Studebaker
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8.15 .m. To be spences.
8.45 pm. Stock
Quotations and TARI Market Repoela,
On arrival there HM.S. Somme was found at anchor near Bate Point, and
nshore from the
IL
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$ p.m. tile Theatre of the Air Featuring the China Const despite the fact effectiveness of their grilles is serve a more useful and less ex-
the International Players,,
5.30 p.m. Concerta Unur.
10 p.m. Muleul Variellen,
11
m. Ben off.
Spending an evening solo lats the spirits get so low.
Ching
WITH
is
A Baving of
pensive purpose by remaining at that the officers successfully de-also apparent in that it is possible anchor in the patrol area ready to fonded the bridge.
to isolate the st., 2nd, and 3rd. On December 8, 1929, the Hai class passengers from each other. Proceed to the assistance of ang from There is also a passage from the ship over which the pirates have proceeding Swatersy to. Hongkong when ship's company's quarters to the not gained complete control.
IN CONCLUSION pirates, who had embarked as engine-room which is efficiently
This would mean passengers in the customary man-guarded by doors and which can something like H.K.$18,000 a year ter, gained arcess to the defended only by opened from the inside.
which at the moment cannot but this Even if
system of portion of the ship by way of an
be considered a complete waste. not coal bunker, the lid of grilling"
possible empty which had been left open. The in the majority of ships, a modifiedThis saving could be directed into officers, awakened by the sound of process could be installed which much more profitable channels,"
It has already been mentioned firing when the pirates attacked would prevent the pirates reaching the off-watch Indian guards in the bridge and the wireless cabin the fact that shipowners and To and so enable the officers to hold agents regard the present guarda their cabins, held the bridge.
as more or less inefficient.
Why create a diversion, the pirates, set out until assistance arrives,
Finding themselves baulked it is not then bring out to Hongkong fire to the ship with the apparent intention of escaping in the con- dißeult to know how the pirates for apqefal training men from the would act. They may set fire to the unemployed ranks in England and fusion.
Two British destroyers, H.M.S.ship in the hope of escaping in the place them on ships trading up Sirdar and H.M.S. Sterling, were confusion, as in the case of the Hul-and down the China Coast?" The murder unemployed In Hongkong itself on patrol at the time, and with ching. They may even their assistance the fire was ex- passengers, although no instance could also be absorbed. With the tinguished. They then escorted can be recalled where they have co-operation of the shipping firms the Hai Ching back to Hongkong, resorted to such a course. Whether this could be done without much cost and the firms About twelve pirates were killed, an officer would submit in the face atklitional while of the persons on board one of such a disastrous turn of events themselves could be responsibla living wage ship's officer and one guard were in problematical, but it is quite for pay! g thom
on board, with the local killed, one officer and 38 passen- within the realms of possibility; inwhile gers were injured and over 60 fact, it is highly probable that he Government and the naval au- thorkles supporting them while on be would surrender. passengers were found to
shore. The saving of H.K.$18,000 missing. A heavy price to pay
on fuel consumption by the naval patrols could be put to very good uso in this respect.
A VEXED QUESTION
for the death of twelve pirates! I now come to a voxed question.. The third occasion le of more What action can the Commander of recent date, and is one which will the patrolling warship take if he
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SHARE PRICES
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Banks.
1.K. Banks, $1065/70 ea.
H.K. Banks, (Lon. Reg.), £124%
11.
Chartered Bank, 14% n.
Mercantile Bank, A. and B..
£31% n.
Mercantile Bank C., £13 East Asia Bank, $81 n.
Insurances.
Canton Ins., $203 n.
Union Ins., $367% b.
China Underwriters, 40 cts. n.
China Fire, $382 h. H.K..Fire Ins., $209 n. Internat'l Assce., Sh. $4 n.
Shipping.
Douglas, $36 0.
H.K. Steamboats, $i n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $12-n. Shell (Beurer). 70/7% 11. Union Waterboats, $111⁄4 n.
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Langkats (Single), $14 a.
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Shai Explorations, Sh. $4% n. S'hat Loans, Sh, $54 n. Raubs, $51 b***
Venz: Goldfield, $2.30 n.
Docks etc.
ILK. Wharves (old). $76 n. H.K. Wharves (new), $74 n. H.K. Docks, $611⁄2 n. Providents (old), 85 cta. n. Providents (new), 20 cts, n. Hongkews (old), Sh. $240 m. New Engineerings, Sh. 84 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. 380 n.
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ILK. Realties, $4 n. 'Chinese Estates, 890 n.
China Realties. Sh. $4 n. China Debentures Sh. $123 n.
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Al Thingruen
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July July
Freund
record
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+41.0
D
19.3
26.0
0
11. 13.1
North Illver
Price in PON
at Shamshui
+27.0
Arked
J
East River
Price
Price
at Steklung
--10.5
121 128
2.2
Autumuk Golinelda
0,90
0.70
Ingujonk Mining Co.
0.26
0.24
euuet Consolidated ....12.25
12.00
Demonstration
0.34
0.33
Ipn Gold Mines
1.25
1.15
Iton Mining Co
3.2T
0.85
Bulkent Mining Co. resea 0.15
0.14
San Maurick
D.23
0.21
Suyo Comaniated
0.50
0.15
United
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5,13
0.31
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Manila Goki where Index G.RO.
Market uncertain and dull.
Amount of business done on Maniin Ex change 60,000 shares.
S. C. Enterprise $1.85 n.
Macho "Greyhounds,” $2 n.
Constructions (old), $1.40 n.
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Vibro Piling, $5 n
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G. & Bonds
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H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 6% prem.
13.
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Wallace Harpers, $4 s.
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