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PIRACY.

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also a wise man, has inflisted the last THE “SUIYIK" touch of disablement upon his. There came to pa the golden chance to ret up the most memorable of historio contrasts between Germany's use of power over Belgium and ours QV6x Germany. To kill down the last | trace of militurist sentiment in Ger-

FOUR MEN CHARGED,

The Chief Engineer was at the time in the engine-room. All he saw was a man armed with a revolver leaning óvár the sky-light. He ordered 'him to all up and to carry on. The engineer carried out the order and remained in

THURSDAY, AKPTEMBER 7. 1 22.

DESERTER FOUND

KOWLOON MATTERS.

DISCUSSED BY K.R.A.

Although the hours of water suy p’Y the engine room until after the pirates in Kowloon have recently been ex- had gone.

FTE. MOON SURRENDERS.

FTE. PEARSON STILL MISSING.

Pa Gilbert Moon of MD

many our terms of peace ought to As the result of a smart pieca of

Three of the guards who were tended by one additional har in the have approached the astonishing investigation work by Sub-Inspector sitting in front of the compradore's morning, many residents are still Company Kung' (Laverpol) Re- clemency of "Go, and sin co more,' Shaftain of No. 2, Police Station, lour office with their rifles slung on their finding great ingravedience oting to

gudrot, who was reported absent They would have scandalised all Chinese who are said to have been backs were next tackled and before the water not being turned nearly 1, gave himself up to the police at From barracks since September the base and crooked minds among us as deeply as that masterpiece of thoral concerned-in- the recent sanaational they had a chance to use their arms

they were disormed. The other enough. Thin fact was reported to Tsimshatsui yesterday on i war banded vision scandalised scribe and Phatisse. pracy on board the s.s. Sniyik," be guard, who was some distance away, the Committee of the Kowloon over to a military report. Pte. Wil- But we might have founded a new lieved to have been carried out by a attempted to draw bia revolver, but Residents' Asociation at its monthly Jiao Passzon who deserted with Pla... Europe almost as much nobler than gang of men who bordad the vessel was fired at from point blank range, meeting on Monday last, and it was

Mosa, is still miesing, the war Europe of verminous as passengers at Hongkong, were pro. Fortunately the shot did little harm, decided to write the Government batreds crawling in the dark as the duced before Mr. R. E. Liudseil at the the bullet hitting biz on the tip of asking that the morning hours of sup New Testament is nobler than the Magistracy yesterday afternoon charg. the nose and lodging in the cartilege. Ola

ed with piracy (jure gentium.) A second shot was fired at him just as he was falling. He then became un- conscious. This bullet missed its mark.

Ons of the four prisonem, Li Hon-yin, is said to have been a meter reader employed in the Waterworks Dept., of the P. W. D. They were not legally represented, but all pleaded not guilty.

ply be altered to 6 a.m. till 10 a.m.

The meeting also considered the

**

A SUICIDE PACT?

question of the recent increase in SENSATION IN ELG N STREET.

TWO GIRLS FALL FROM VERANDAH.

The

What Mr. Fisler and the Dean and thu Manchester Guardian have sari everybody will be raying some day. One hopes that these

The Magistrate: Where did the eriors crime in the Peniorula and the sentiments have the enforcement of

armed men appear from?

| inadequate police pretretion. It was public opinion behind them at home.

Me. Hazlerigg: All he could say decided to write the G vemment We know that Hongkong bas not

Mr. T. M Hazlerigg. Assistant was that these six men were among strongly urging the revision and be a suicide paot, two Chinese girls As the result of what is apposed to recovered from the war fever yet Crown Solicitor, conducted the the first-class passengers.

strengthening of the Police Force and age 17 and 21, respectively, ate now because we heard the other day of s prosecution.

The Magistrate: So that some local Club whose members positively The piracy took place on the after-first-class passengers were behind the the taking of effective measures to in the hospital uffering from severe

end the present wave of crime. 'rofused to allowGerman beer to be sold | ngon of August 2 while the "Suiyik" | grill ?—Yes.

injuries re eived through jumping in the bar. That may be the spirit was on a voyage from Hongkong to Continuing. Mr. Hazlerigg said the

A letter was read from the Govein- from the first floor verandah of No. 37, that won the war but it will assured Shaumi. The pirates, nambering over compradore was asleep at the time ment with regard to the Association's Elgin Street. Neither girl had offered ly not be the spirit that will win the 20, suddenly produced revolvers and in a deck chair in front of the office application for the installation of any explanation of the recurrence, world peace.

overran the vessel, shooting at and He was awakened by the shooting and better lights on the public piar. The which clearly could not have been an wounding a ship's guard and a dashed across the deck and jumped letter stated that the Government accident. They are both expected to passenger. They robbed the ship's into the water. Fortunately he could considered the lighting, adequate,rachver. compradore sad the passengers, num- swim, and as the boat was moving provided the lamps were kept in good considerable excitement in Elgin bering about 170, of large sums of slowly at the time he was able to condition, but the Hon. Sacretary Street yesterday afternoon money, and then forced the master catch bold of a ship'e davit. After was instructed to again write the rumour was soon busy with various of the vessel at the point of revolvers remaining in the water for a few Government painting out that gas sensational stories which found ready to bead for Saukok, a small village minutes he crawled back on to the mantle lamps were unsuited to the currency among the Chino in the betweca

the Customs atation of deck and hid himself in some basketa, lighting of a pier subject to frequent vicinity. All are agreed on one point, Suinam and Shanmi, the vessel's taking precaution to hide his keys buoping by launches going alongside, that it was a suicide pact, but the destination. At Sankok the pirates under a life busy. A little later he The life of a gas mantle is so very reasons gives are various, to say the with their loot want ashore in small heard someone enquire for him. Be uncertain in such circumstances as to least of them. boats which came alongside the ing frightened he called to one of his justify the installation of electric ligate "Buiyik" and took them off The fokia and gave him the key of the suspicion that the pirates had boarded safe. Later he was hauled out of his the vessel at Hongkong was borno hiding place and taken to a cabin on from the fact that the "Suiyik," had the lower deck where he was searched taken in owoff Shoukiwan a large jusk with others.

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"At the peace the victors had to

FRUSTRATED.

A KOWLOON THRILL.

There was considerable excitement in the vicinity of Fratt Building, Kowloon at 2 o'clock this morning, when a burglary was attempted at Mr. M. Barton's flat.

tbe verandab

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There is to ban al fresco

The Hon. Treasurer reported that there had been a further increase of ten memte o during the past month and that the finances of the Amsoci ation were in a very satisfactory con

opposed to be carrying material for The assistant compradore was surd tion. The Association's me.ber the Chinese Government's ammui- prised in his office, by three men walk-ship now stand at a record figure, and tion factory at Shanmi. Sub Inspeeing into the place and firing a shot into there is growing interest bring dis- the floor. He handed over the key played in the Associatica's activities. of his safe, which was quite distinct from the compradore's. This safe was used for staring the passengers" fares. On completion of a round trip the money was handed over to the compradoin. At the request of the robbers he opened the sife. After ward, he was removed to a cabin on the lower deck.

a

CAPTAIN R. D. THOMAS

AT HOME.

Was

occurrence caused

INDIAN CONSTABLE'S TROUBLE.

CHAIR COOLIE ALLEGES THEFT.

and

Irdian constable Gulam Mohamed, charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton this morning with the theft of 60 cents from- a chair coolie in a public latrine in Robin Road..

He denied the charge.

EARTH COLLAP: E.

he

It appears that a mau reached by climbing up a water spout, and was trying the verandah door when Mr. Barton was awakened. Mr. Barton promptly blew police whistle and the alarm was immediately taken up by the neigh bours. 8on everyons in the neigh-tor Shaftain followed up the clue, and bourbood was awakened by the din. the investigations which he catio Lights were switched on in almost out at Shaukiwan proved fruitful. every hous, and numbers of re Charts showing the area where the sidente turned out in the streets to piracy took place were produced by render assistance if necessary. There | Mr. 8. P. Leigh, first boarding officer, | was much excited shouting, and when yesterday alternoon; while Mr. R. A. Sergean: Earnshaw and threa Chinese Ramsay, draftsman of the Hongkong

Thus Lloyd's List (London) of The complainant said that he bang detectives arrived, a search of the and Whampoa Dock Company, put in

July 21:~~

his girdle up on the gate of the latrine vicinity was immediately undertaken, plans of the s.4. "Soiyit.”

The passengers on the Canadian at 12.30 this morning, and saw the but the would-be burglar was nowhere Explaining the plane, Mr. Ramsay The pirates took with them on Pacific liner Montcalm" which ft defendant come in and extract 60 to be found.

said the "Buiyik" was a double leaving the ship at Sonkok, the rifles Liverpool for Canada yesterday, cents from a parse attached to the After the excitement had aabsite, deoked steamer with engine roam and revolvers of the guards. $110 in included Captain R. D. Thomas, girdle. He could see the defendant groups of residents stood in the road below the level of the lower deck. Chinese subsidiary coins, token from Commodore Commander of the clearly by the light of the gas lamp Canton Steamship icside the latrine. When the witness called to penitence. The war, while discussing the matter, and it was At the bow of the ship there was a the compradora's rafo, and $350, Hongkong & it lasted, stared to have been curd rumoured by some of the first to turn triangular open space, in front of the mainly in Chinese 20 cent pieces, from Company, of Hongkong. Captained the defendant to

return the be the deliberate wickedness of an

out, that a man was seen ranning wheel-house. There was a companion the assistant compradore's safe, also Thomas has been on the cost of

the money,

latter took out his abstract demo a called Germany, and down Cainavon Road, while others way leading down to the crew's raincoat, the property of the com- Chins for 30 years. Daring 27 years truncheon to strike him, and he ran. the Germans were equally persuad said that they sure a man disappearing quarters. The entrance was secured pradore, and many other articles of of that time he has been in command Later the witras complained to a abstraction called into the glom somewhere between by three rods screwed to the side clothing. Mr. Hazlerigg did not think of vessels of the company nined telephone operator who was passing Russia, France, or England were the Marguerite Vulla and Pratt Building and there was a dror on either it necessary to go into the very enn-Before the war the company had a by, and through the latter

side of the wheel house. criminale." "It seems to most of us

Next to aiderable losses sustained by the paa-large fleet of steamers. Daring the managed to get back 20 cents from now" be aid, "that we were all stark

the wheel house were the cabins of the seagers

hostilities, however, they disposed the defendant. An Indian sergeant mad together. None of the parties

Captain and the Chief Officer. On Dealing with the prisoners part in of

3 number of them. They arrived shortly afterwards and arrent- After four years of war, and four concerned were responsible for their

either side of the wheel house there the piracy. Mr. Hazlerigg said one are now replenishing their fleeted the defendant at the witness's was a binged grill, shaped like a door ol the guards alleged that One Large steamer ia post-war years that were still more actions."

at request. depressing because they shattered so

secuted by locks. Outside the grill Bo Wong. (third accused) was present being built at Hongkong Another chair coolie who said that many of our cherished illusions as to consider whether they wished to concert at the K.C.C. on Saturday certain cabins. In front of the Muk) was identified by another guard Shipbuilding Company. On account as the complainant, also said that he were the compradore's offices and one of his assailants; first accused (Lby the Hongkong and Whampos he was in the latrine at the same time the spirit that would be bara of make an end of war, knowing that night.

compradore's office there was an open who alleged that he was raining about of his profound knowledge of the saw defendant take the money. Armageddon, the first faint streaks of another war in our time would the dawn of returning peace and destroy our civilisation utterly, or

deck space, containing a companion the deck with a revolver. Li Kwai Chinese language, Captain Thomas Mrs. Gibbeson, of No. 3, Torres way leading into the lower deck. (recond accused) was recognised by during the war rendered great service until to-morrow for the police to try The Magistrate remanded the calle sanity ate appearing at hom'. The whether they wished to make Bailding, Kowloon, lost $100 in notes This was also covered by a hinged grill. another of the guards. outstanding event of the International vindictive peace which the losers from Ler bedroom between Monday When all the grills were secured

to the British Government in connecto trace the telephone operator, who Peace Congress held in London would think themselves more than and yesterday.

Referring to the doings of the police tion with the organisation of Chines would be a valuable witness. at the end of Jaly was the official (justified in tearing up at the first

access would not be possible to the after piracy, Mr. Hazlerigg said that Labour Battalions for France. Cum invitation extended to Germany by opportunity. If we had wished the

upper deck except through the osrgo on August 18th Sab Inspector meating upon the present industrial Mr. H. A. L. Fisher, on behalf of former we ought to have offered the the Dairy Farm Company's Pokfulom inside. Thess could be opened by an received raided a house at No. 5, Sing Capsiu Thomas said things were just Found hanging from a tree on doors, which were bolted on the Shafta n, acting on information and commercial situation in the East, Britain, to apply for membership of Germans terms which they themselves cat: yesterday, the remains of a active man, who could clamber up the On Street, Sai Wan Ho. the League of Nations. In a speech would have thought unexpectedly gra.utter employed on the farm side of the ship on to the main deck. defendants were discovered in bed. At there wera hopar that with the revival Thres now in a depressed condition, but that everyone ought to be made generous, and said: "Now we have were cut down and removed to the Mr. Hazlerigg told the Magistrate the head of to learn by heart Mr. Fisher given you to excuse for plotting

Sof trade, of which there were signs in „pointed out that the admission revenge. Join us in establishing a

that the "Suiyik" is Chinase owned Wong a leather suit case was found. Great Britain and America, China mortuary.

vessel of 178 tona in capacity: In the case were two articles of and the East generally would soon be of Germany would effectually ra League of Nations and universal dis-

Two earth coolias were killed by the..reproach that the armament, and let us all help nach Chan Mei-lin, the 14-year old licensed in this Colony, but Bailing clothing of great interest, the first be in a flourishings ate.

a collapse of earth on the hillside at League was an engine for pro- other to gather up the frag daughter of Mrs. Ho Yes, of. No. 95, under the Chinese flag. She sailed ing a raincoat which had since been

the back of No. 140, Laithoekol pagating the interests and policies of menta that remain, We said Banham Strand, is reported mising between Hongkong and Shan Mi and identified by the compradore as the

Road, Samshuipo, yesterday. Several victorious nations. Great armaments, that the Germans showed no signs from her home sincs 4.30 p.m., yester usually made weekly trips, with one stolen during the piracy, and the

tons of earth completely covered he said, led to war and the greatest of penitence, but did we make day. The police have a description fion for 184 passengers. The ship's nate dated August 11th on the Captain and the Chiel Officer t eos engaged in aboveiling earth at the general cargo. She had accommoda-second WAI a money changer's Kwai. It was impossible for the foar men and two women who were of all our present dangers was the it easy for them to repent 1. So far að

of the girl. spirit of fanatical nationsliem. he could gather from traveliers in Ger

company was 43, including the changing of $123 Chinese 20 cent any other of the pirates than the foot of the hill when the collaps Incidentally, a minor point touched many, the Germans ware rather less Mr. Lombardo, of the Wyndham Captair, the engine room staff and piesss into Hongkong currency. It four men who stood guard over them occurred without any warning. Two upon by Mr. Figher is of peculiar in- bitter and fierce than we should have Hotel had his gold mounted fountain four guards; provided in socordance would to remembered that the money The Magistrate enquired how the of the men and the two women were terest to as in Hoogkong just now," been if we had met with the same pol worth $65 stolen from-him while

with the Piracy Ordinance. The stolen from the "Bui Yick" was in 20 pirates managed to get through the extricated by Mr. James and another and if it were possible to adopt his treatment. He had no wish to talk in the City yesterday afternoon. He upper deck was entirely used for cent plece. In the rear part of the grills to the wheel house;

American misaldnary who live near by, “ engestion, our armed ruffians would politics, but only to put out the did not discover his loss until he

second-class passengers.

house six men were found and taken Mr. Hazlerigg said the orly explans- with the help of several coolies who be rendered loss dangerous than they obvious fact that if one of a pair of returned to the hotel.

She left here for, Bhanwi at 4.15 to the No. 2 Police Station where they tion he could give for this was that were working on another section of at Mr. Fisher urged that the gamblere had won and exacted the

.m., on August 1.2

were questioned. Two of the men the guard who was shot down had a the cutting when the collapse occur- civilised nations of the world should fall payment and than iäld “how wa

The Magistrate: Was she searched gave statements which were verified key and probably that was taken from red. One man and one woman suk proscribe the revolver-a weapon of will play for love the rest of the even chow Island, was walking in Morrison.

Mc. A. H. Mackenzie, of Cheung" before leaving Hongkong!

and they wars discharged at once, him. The shot was apparently_not|fered injuries which necessitated their little or no use in war, but of a deadly ing" anch a proposal was. But likely Street yesterday afternoon when be alongside the wharf.

Mr. Hazlerigg: Yes, by the police The defendant Li Muk appeared to heard by the Captain, and the Chief removal to the Kwong Wah Hospital, significance when its effects on civili- to find favour with the loser,!"-

have been unemployed. The defen. Officer. Another possible suggestion while the other two were practically lost or had stolen from his pocket „a sation were accurately measured. It The Manchester Guardian hails wallet containing $40 in cash, an jarrived at Buinam without incident, his living in Wing Fang Street invited n ver fastened at all. There were

Proceeding, Mr. Hazlerigg said the - dant Li Kwan said. that a cousin of was that the grill of the port side was unhurt. was the weapon of the coward, of the the "Gloomy Dean's" utterance Anatralian money order, and a deposit and left at 1.40 pm., on August 2, him to come to Hongkong where he grave reasons to believe that the grill phoned for. and on their arrival, the The police were immediately tale conspirator, and of the terrorist. In the most striking seven fe: script for $3,000. all anti social movemente in Europe ainos the beginning of

after having been examined by could find him work. Lo Kwai was were never fastened. This was a con work of rescuing the other two and America, the revolver played a war. The Guardian does not, take

The Customs suthorities The employed and So Wong was alic - siderable breach of the Piracy Buried men was taken up earnestly, deadly and demoralising role. It the Dean to mean, by any the 8.5 4Dean Samud" had stolen afternoan,

Mr. T. P. Beal, Chiel Engineer of Pinoy occurred at 8 o'clock the same unemployed. This last nained defen gulations.

but after about ten minute string dant said that he bought the suitcase On August 23, Mr. Hazlerigg, cofas shovelling, the rescuers came of honourable amusi

anything but right for sermon which Dean Inge to go to war, but everyone the engine room between 2 and 6p.m, atlise the positions on the vessel, of raincoat. Mr. Hasleting, said he of. No. 5. Singon Street, handed over fortunate coolies who were badly proached at the service which the now feels in his heart that after yesterday, $15 in cash, a fountain the various witness at the time of would prove that the suit case was to one of the man who had been da crushed by the weight of the earth Pesos delegated attended at St. Paul's setting out to do a right thing and Pen and his engineer's. Dertificate the piracy.

worth $15 and the raincoat was alio | tained the ́eum of $60 which. way the and must have been killed instantane- wanequally noteworthy Speaking from doing it for a long time, resolutely and which was koptins wallot together

The Captain and the Chlef Officer worth $15.

pakah balance of 510 due to hun. Ono being ously. The bodies were removed to the text "Bince ye are brethren, why painfully, there came some point with the mousy.

were in the wheel-house, when four Speaking about the identification of questioned by the polios she produced the Kowloon mortuary, ye wrong one another?" he said when our case began to be daubed

artasd men suddenly appeared at the the prisoners, Mr. Hazlerigg asid that and handed over a packet containing Later Mr. T, H. King, .D.8.P., the men at the front fait with the eminars of mean uncontrol." 11-year-old servant girl rolven and ordered the Captainata 17y the prisoners were, paraded with the said was Sanded to her by one of collapse and reported that the warka port side door. They presented res four days after their atrast (on August $170 in Chinese 30 cent places, which (Kowloon) visited the scene of the *W** *wong;+ho To see what we and our Allies employed at No 5, Shelley Birat, stoer in the direction of Bedrol, ten other men at the Central Follow the defendants for este custody on the fate of the catth wall indicate - mort di as felt it now, lesed in our ocess of madness, has absconded, taking with her $100 which way out of the boat's course. Station. The Captain, Chief: Officer. The third prisoner (Bo Wong) who that the collapse was partly due to two perhaps tightly, that adds the Guardian, a need only in cash, the property of her mistres, The book stopped at the village of Engineer and Compradore and seven was arrested after the othem, Mr. phannels of water percolating through fight and the think of the extraordinary place that Mrs. Chia Bam. The girl Jait the Sankok where the pirates called other of the crew were brought upstately Hazlerigg added, was identified at an and locaening the front part of the ligerent countries we should have won in the history of house on the afternoon of the 8th boats to come alongside and left the before the parade and cach in turn other parade by a guard.

a seed not wow – tanking

...in outting. The angle of the bazki na blow to our inst, and was not seen again, The ship carrying away with them the failed to make any identification. Two After the Captain of the "Suiyik" the other side in ocnsidered unsafe, been that with money was discovered missing yeter. foot taken from the crew and pass

of the guards wens then brought in had given evidence, the hearing was and work on the eating has boun queror, who wander

andi, picked out. Li Mak std Ei adjournež till next Vedameday.

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the bed of

TWO COOLIES KILLED.

should be deleted from the category | thing...heemid, that it was from his cabía daring his absence in Mr. Harlerigg then proceeded to for $3 and that be paid $4 for the tinned, a woman, the principal tenant upon the dead bodies of the two no.

The