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Tuesday;
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 20, 1939.
Pirates Tell Of Hunger And Great ALHAMBRA Storm In Eloquent Pleas In Court
"I must tell the Court why I had to rob.
"I was a soldier in China. I met with the Japanese forces and I was dofoated. I had to run away to save my life.
"I was starving, and chopping block. We were obliged to away because my boat was taken
obey their orders.
away, so I followed So Ming. We had to get food. I had Wong Tam-Kwal said: I am a went aboard his junit. We had been no food. I mot this poor kt. So Ming robbed our boat and ten days. We almost starved."
Asherman employed by Wong Shul-fat sea without food for nimost fellow's junk and I rob- met very heavy seas and a strong Ming. We had no food, We
we were forced to follow him. We Tsui Tin, said: "I followed So bed him.
wind and were not able to get any plenty after the robbery."
had food. We almost starved. I would "After having robbed
treat the cases of the first three de- His Lordship said that he had to the junk I met hoavy seas and strong wind and we were not able to get food for several days.
naked by him to do
30"
fendunts seriously.
ale for him (So Ming) even if I was
The Jury, without retiring, returned They were sentenced to four years a verdict of guilty, by a majority of hard labeur on the two counts. 5-2, in the cases of the four accused Sentencing the remaining four men on each of the two robbery charges, to three years' hard labour cach, His The three accused who had pleaded Lordship sald: If people steal your guilty were lined up with the other boat, well, it is just bad luck. There "To be quite frank our men and were asked by His is no need for you to go and steal
Lordship. "Now, would any one of somebody else's boat." am a weak man. Being you like to tell me why you do this Mr.
sald Whyatt sort of thing?"
that he had learn- driven to hunger, I was
ed from S. 1. Cunningham, that since the arrest of the accused no robberies Ten Days Foodless
had been reported from the district obliged to do anything.
where they were apprehended. That Lam Sun replied: "I am a fisher-may have been merely a coincidence I became daring and
My junk was taken away by but previously robberies occurred in robbed.
the Japanese. I was forced to run that area once or twice every month.
This was part of an extraor- dinary statement in the dock at the Criminal Sessions this morn- ing by one of seven men who were charged with piracy.
The story told in Court before a Jury comprising Messra, A. C. Tinson (Foreman) Cheung Wai-nam, D. W. Wagstaffe, J. E. de Souza, Cheung
man.
LATE
U-pul, A. R. Razack and Lok Juh- Tientsin Shipping
kuin reads like fiction.
So Ming, 25, Lam Sum, 24, Tsul
Tin, 24, Wong Tam-kwal, 23, Leung TIENTSIN, June 20,-Foreign Wan 24, and Ng On, 20, Wong Shu-shipping concerns here have issued a
NEWS
Electrification Postponed
ki were charged with (a) robbing notification saying that as from TIENTSIN, June 20.-It is disclos- Cheung Fo, master of junk 3316, of Thursday June 22 freight rates willed that the electrification of the two coats, a blanket and two oars, on be charged in Hongkong currency, barricades around the British ond May 1, and (b) robbing Cheung duc to the new restrictions in ex-French Concessions in Tientsin has Foon, of junk 12018 and $7 when change.
been postponed, although it was third and alternative charge is that which carries on a ferry service to were "alive." near Steep Island on May 1. The
Siongwo, carller announced that the wires of receiving stolen property.
Boarded By Robbers
Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel prosecuted.
The defendants, said Mr. Whyalt. were part of a gang of seven. The complainants were brothers who had salled in their junks, with a cargo of firewood, from Po On district to Hongkong on May 1. They were approaching Steep Island when rob- bers from a Hoklo. Ashing boat boarded their versel..
The Jardines steamer
North China summer resorts, sailed
for Tangku with a full complement that
Japanese newspaper reports state,
electrification wifi become of passengers, including many wo-effective to-night.-United Press. men and children from Tientsin, lo- day day,
steamer Wingsang, which is not At Tangku she will meet Jardine's salling for Tientsin through fears of possible detention.-United Press.
Youths Stripped
Tientsin, June 20-It has been So Ming, Lam Sum, and Tsul Tin, including Dennis O'Hara and William disclosed that five British youths. pleaded guilty to the rubbery charges. Hill-Murray, both China born, were The other accused pleaded that they stopped at the Woodrow Road barrier had been compelled by the other last Sunday morning. They were men to
to participate in the robbery. Chuen Foon, master of junk 1261B,
stripped and Indecently assaulted and said that when the robbers' boat making an effort to reach the Coun
struck by Japanese sentries while approached his
vessel near Steep try Club.-United Press.. Island three shots were fired. Four of the marauders had firearms when they boarded his vessel.
Facos Maskod
Foochow Inundated
Shanghai,
Junc
20,-Chinese
Their faces were masked with pieces of cloth which had eye-holes reports here state that Foochow is two and a slit ever the mouth. "The feet under water as a result of tor- robbers salled away with his junk rential rains. after transferring him and bin foki The reports add that navigation_of to Cheung Fo's craft. Goods stolen the nearby rivers has been suspended from boat included 94 piculs of due to the floods.-United Press, firewood, and $3 or $4 which Was
hidden amongst the Brewood. He
made his
to Shaukiwan where he reported the way to Tai O, and finally robbery to the Police.
Sub-Inspector R. F. Oliviel, of No 1 Police Launch, said that on May 2, accompanied by 8. I. Cunningham and Chuch, he made a tour of Rocky Harbour and Port Shelter in an effort with the robbers. The
to catch up
Was south of Rocky Harbour junk answering to the des tion of the stole
stolch vessel was
with another one attached and Towed away, and when they did Three men got out of the Junk not stop when hailed Ave rounds were fired from Winchester rifle across the bow of the boat. After this the boat approached the junk. The defendants were arrested,
a
None of the defendants gave ovidence but made statements from the
dock
Wong
Shui-ki accused So Ming of robbing his junk and of setting sail with
Wong
said: "When the boat at Ching Sham, I wanted to get ashore but I was stopped. Since I was absolutely in their hands I could do nothing but submit to their orders.
Starvation Throat
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