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LOCAL AND GENERAL. 1

failure to protect foreigners from the depredations of outlaw banda, the Central Government coulessed

One 100 fathoms of 7" Manila that it was practically hylpless. This rope, valued at $186.00, were is one of the most humiliating a p`cla stolen from the "B."Yatabing" ef the outrage. It means that swing yesterday. to the disturbed condition of the War

Ligger haul than $50,000 among nearly twenty meo. Indeed. they might reasonably have expected an excursion steamer to yield consider ably less. Therefore it seems certain they planned this elaborate and ex- tremely risky erup believing unusually

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The Sinore Life Asaurnace Co., Ltd was formally opened for business today. The Siucers. Co., Ltd, are th General Managers.

Encouraged by the marked success you" chiaved, Hongkong's A. D. C., of its presentation of "I'll leave it to proposes to stage "The Tempest" the week before Christmas. Booking opens at boutzie's on December 1.

Ng Tong-yung, an employes of Heamer and Co., $7 Queen's Road Central, was crossing the barbour or the Yaumati Ferry yostorday with his fell into the Central Fairway. It is supposed that she must have beep drowned.

TUIS MY NOVEMI 11 KËS

"SUF AN" PIRACY.

INTERESTING SIDELIGHTS.

INQUIRY PROBABLE.

GOVERNMENT TAKING ACTION.

"CHINA COAST. :

LATEST HIPPING CHANGES,

Mr. O. Jearn, from terrve, bas Qua chặt eodin, “Tungthon ME. A. 2. MieDonald, acting chief engineer, Tungelow," bat gone sen-nd engineer, same ship

:

Me: F. C Melatyre,, chief engineer, "Poyang," has gone chief es gineer,

sin Peking."

Many things will have happened in wounded. Ile prappled with one of the Colony and been forgotten before the men nod neatly had him overboard "Hain Pking, is on leave. Mr. G. Mr. J. Hay, arrend suvineer, Hongkong eases to remember the when another pirate came up from W. Matthews, sup's second engineer, story of the "Sui Au" piracy. People behind and sbor bio. Captain Bires Hein Peking," has gone third were still cager to disenes the den was shot as he was making bis engineer, same chip. rational details this morning and way on to the bridge and the Indian who, wise after the event, were ready to defend him was shot at and wound-engineer, same ship. there was, of courea, no lack of thoas Bergeant of the Guard in attempting l'eking," has gone supy third Mr. W. Logan, third engineer, "Hein to demonstrate just how the thing ed in the groin. Bullets were spatter- might have been avoided."

Mr. D. O. Tibara, from leave. bas ing everywhere and bath the Chief gona arcond engineer, Chengtu." One of the very few humorous Officer and the Chief Engineer wete Mr. W. Orr, second engineer, aspects of the affair is the enormous bit while Father Cayenc was struck by Chengtu, is en reserve. number of people who, by the morect a ricochet bullet. chance in the wor'd, avoided making a trip to Macao on Sunday. Apparent-

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WOUNDED ILI-TREATED,

Mr. D. G. Barleigh, chief officer, Tungabing," has gone chief officer, Yatehing."

Mr. J. F. Nicol, chief cflicer,' Leceang." officer, "Losang," is on reservc.

Mr. R. N. Burton, chief (

-Yeung districh 'wie e they funded Humphreys & Co.'s office will be From Dreember 1, Messia W. O, pirated are almost certain to vade situated at 07 and 69 Des Voeux the punishment which sh ́uld make | Blond Central, their late a stere warning, to the whole pirate breed for years to come. Still another aspect of the "Sui An" piracy, apart from the points the court of inquiry must investigate, ra quires strong comment.

The coup had clearly been planned with the minutest detail, even to the Blure marking the rendezvous. The gang was strong and well schooled. Dut the risk was very great-quite dispro portionate to the prize itle "Sul Au- was seized merely as a Sunday excur- sion steamer, The pirates, it seem,

ly if everybody who registered an to get the ship in their completa cun It took the pirates only ten minutes safe to deduce, clearly exp-cted a far sister, when she lost her briance and intention to go had actually gone trol and when that bad been achieved Yatabing." bas gone chief officer,..

along to secure a passage the whole of, they began .nt ones upon the job of the Steamboat Company's fleet might looting the ship and its passengers, have had to be requisitioned to Men and women alike ware vary accommodate the crowd.

Mr. R. G. Palmer, from reserve, ateamer with a wireless set is being cabins and

roughly bandied. They were herded has gone sup'y second officer, Wai- The equipment of every river into all sorts of places-lavatories, shing." Mr. W. A Kernan, acond suggested by a great many as a sure boiled in for the rest of the night

corridors and were offi: r, "Weishing." is on reetTVO. method of piracy prevention although The atmosphere was suffocating and gone chief engineer, Waishing." Mr. Mr. R. Winterson, from leave, has the Wang Lik railway stopping place it is ressovable to assume that pirates later on the ship, with the unac. Drury, chief engineer, "Washing," large sums were aboard. -

as astute as those who worke! their customed hand of one of the passen is on reserve. Now this raises a very important

means of overcoming this obstacle. The wounded, who were shockingly gone second engineer, Yusag." will on the "Sui An" might find a gers on the helm, began rolling tadly. Mr. W. Aitchison, from reserve, las general question. Siace pirates ready

There is quite a large body of opinion, ill-treated, were left co deck where to fake the elaborate measures adopt.

Mr..0, Grata second officer, "Hsin- too, in favour of every European being they lay and were exposed to the cold lung," has gone second officer, ed by the "Sui An "gang can usually

On the recommendation of the permitted some say compelled to night air for several hours.

"Ifaran." Mr. O. Shephard, from find richer prey than Sunday excursion

Board of Education H. E. The preamuably, to use the weapon when ing passengers of their money and

carry a revolver, with caste blanche. The pirates did not stop at roliev-leave, bsa gono chief offic.r.Baenu.". steamers, it follows that Macaoloat Governor has approved of the grant-over it appeared to him that a "Wild jewellery. They took clothing as well Hopan," has gore second officer, Mr. Klopper, serord officer, are subject to no special risk-unlessing of a Schlar-hip at the University Weat" exhibition is called for. Jorge sums aboard make them special to be competed for at the matricula-

and many of the men passengers "Heinfuny." tion examination, now proceeding, feeling that an inquiry into the "Sui stockinged feet, besides being hat-Isintang," bas gone ne ing chief There is, at any rate, a widespread landed yesterday in shirt sleeves and Mr. Jacobsen, Bond officer, Scholarship being worth $1,900 inquiries made in official circles this Hawthorne, was mistaken for the pea to girl candidate only. The An" affair should be held and, from less. Mr. Penczon, partner of Mr. officer, same ship. year for 4 years.

Mr. J. Turner, chief morning, the China Mail understande purser and was being pressed "Kwancli," has gone thief engineer, At this afternoon's meeting of the It is known that the Hongkong Gov-sale under pain of being shot when

that this is almost certain to be done. to deliver up the keye of the "Hsinwah." Sanitary Board, Dr. W. V. Mernment is taking the matter up someone explained who he was. The third engineer," Hainwab."

Mr. E. O. Gaol has been appointed Koch wil ask a further question on strongly although naturally it is not purser bimself (Mr. d'Eca) who is increase of malasin during the year, precise measures that are being pirater' woman ringleader was hurted the aujot of malaria: "In view of the politic, at this stag, to broadcast the credited with having wounded the which is partly attributable to the extensive budding operations, will the Head of the Sanitary Department

then Can

take

say

marks for pratre. Manifestly then, steamboat companies sie entitled to know when passengers are carrying unusually large sums. Knowing tha their steamer has assumed B. new status in the eyes of the desperate, they special precautions above the routine measures which the circumstances may appear to them to demand. This is a point that cannot be too strongly emphasized, as the greater the value of the prospective booty the greater | the extremes pirates will take,

Mr. Ny and her daughter, Mrs. Lai, Two Hongkong Chinese ladies, having built a new home for old and destitute proplo a short distance from

many friend: travelled to Wang Lik ceremony which was performed by on Sunday to witness the opening dr. Tang Ki fong, Magistrate of Tong

Koon istriot.

adopted.

It was suggested in the Chine Mail yesterday that the real motive of the

for high and low by the pirates but he managed eafely to elude them by throwing his uniform coat overbeard.

engineer,

same ship. Mr. J. A. Karniloft has Mr. T. Korotitfl, fourth engineer, Kiangwao." has gone third engineer,

n Kiangwah.""

appointed fourth engineer,

HOCKEY.

take the neccesary steps to war crime was the fact that two men who Building Contractore and others con carried half a million dollars in notes

SHIP'S BAFES RIFTED cornid

The pirates spent some hours trying to adopt prophylactic between them were believed to be to force open a sale belonging to the measures, and

also advise the travelling on the "Sui An." This compradore and it is said they were as The 'Sui An" piracy, from the very filling in swamps and draining nullaba it has since been discovered that the to hasten the pirates' departure, It Club in the match against the 94th authorities as to the necessity of theory is still held strongly although sisted by a few Earoprans, anxious The following will present the slock it has caused, should became the in the vicinity of lands about to be men, who were bringing the money to could not, bewever, be opened until C. B.C.A. at Happy Valley on Wed- last, With China in its present sur sol

Hugkong-in-coLnection with anthe compradore's key was brought nrsday at 5 pm-E. W. Hamilton, bulent condition, of cours, the risk of

opium transaction, came here after and then about $1 000 was extracted: 8t, G. R Clark, W. W. Mackenzie, p'ney end never be ompletely Principal of the Hough College, all by the Chinese steamer Cheung! The puraer had his keys zent F, Wheeler, G. H. Pieror, Rev. F. W. eliminated. It must, however, be Fatahan, the Rev. E. Dewatoe gave a Chau."

to them and from his sale L Martio, E. W. Major. H. Remington, leotum.cn Chinese street processions | drastically reduced. Outragea like the before a large sudience in the Helen overnight at the Company's Winglok The compradore was never found by Evans (Captain).

The Sui Aa" herself remained the pirates took about $3000..1, E. G. Nicholson, F. C. Miller, B, D. Sui An" priey must bring ensa May Tostitute yesterday evening. The Street wharf and this morning she the pirates. Ile disappeared amongst quences, swift and dire, that will make Colonial secretary (Mr. Claud Bever) was still flying her fisga at half-mast. the third-class passengers dressed the game not worth the candle. Until introduced Mr. Dewatoe who Arrangements are being made to re- as a coolie and was not seen again natit any exchange in London to as far People can telephone direct from must be thoroughly clarified and the the court of inquiry has delivered described and explained the various pair the waston damage caused by the last pirate bad left. blame, if blame there is, laid in the. ite findings, it

religious and symbolical processions pirates and to replace the gear that

south of France an Toulon, as well as of course, seen-in-Chipero-streets, Mr. Dawston was stolen. Mr. John Arnold, Secre

FIRATES DEPARTURE,

some towns_in_Szitzerland and "St. reponsible quarter. The inquiry wil fate to comment further.

All night long the engine room staff Germany, John's Cathedral, on Wednesday

The said that in Hongkong one had an tary of the Steamboat Company, said were compelled, at the point of the November 5th, 1922, by the Rev. not be an attempt to lock the stable "Sai An" piracy, will become a almost unique opportunity of observ. this morning tha the steamer would revolver, to keep the engines working A. H. Copley Moyle, Arthur G, door after the horse has been stolen; sensational page in the Colony'sing the varied ceremonies of different leave for Macao to-morrow with and the pirates were continually der II., Dumbarton celebrated ite Langston, 20s of Major and Mrs. it will be a big step towards prevent history. It must

sections of Chinese, as this was a Captain Smith in charge of her, also Langetoo, of Streatham Hill. ing any more horses being stolen, become historic as the last of ing ground of Enveral racen.

cosmopolitan place forming the meet- London and Ventnor, and Dorothy The "Sui An" piracy has been too the outrages which, so long se May Martis, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Morris of terrible for any repetition of its horrors they can be ommitted with The reduction of the British Hongkong.

to be permitted. This menace must the impurity that marked troops in Far Eastern garrisons cannot be finally removed, whatever the cost. Sunday night's evente, will remain a be carried much farther, aya a Home

Naturally the piracy is still the sole menace to the safety of local waters. papar. The very limit of efficiency It is good news that, upon examin- The China Mail.topic of comment in to ra. Naturally The loosoa bas been bitter; it muet has been reached by the economy of ation, it has been found that the the War Office. Most people think condition of those who were wounded that at least four infantry battalions is not so serions as was first thought.. point on the mainland pot are required for the proper garrisoning Mr. Frank Hawthorne, of the tailoring a great way from Swatow which

MARRIAGE.

TINGSTON MORRIS. — At

TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"

Hoxokong, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1932.

AMAZING PIRACY,

also wireless has been frequently alda ba lasting. mentioned. Had the "Sui An" been equipped with wireless, many havà averred, ihi riak would have been,

greatly minimised. This is largely a fallany. A gang which could plan the

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LODAL ́AND GENERAL.

he held in the near future a change of policy will result-a much needed change.

INJURED IMPROVED.

NOW "DOING COMFORTABLY."

Jy

Oreated a burgh in 1223 by Alexan- calling upon them to speed 700th anniversary holding a pageant up. Mr. Cater chief officer of illustrating the chief events in the the S.S. "Taksang" volunteered to town's history. take the wheel and spent the

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night on the bridge. A young man The King's challenge shield for named Haroon offered his services rifle shooting by cadets has been won and proved of great se as an inter- for the second year in succession by preter; the pirates afterwards gave the lat Cadet (Chatham) Company,. him $4. The pirates directed that Royal Marine Light Infanty.

should be set

course

SOME PASSENGERS:

for

of Hongkong, Singapore and other firm of Hawthorne and Fearon, was marked by a blazing beacon. On Khan and No. 1 Rakhman Shah and points, and all that there are left now suffered the gravest injury of them arriving near the beacon the pirates wounded Captain Birus, Guards No, are two British battalions. The craze all with a shot through the left side fired shots and the sound of a hora 256 Noor Mahomed, No. 90 Fazal Din, A cabaret dance is being held at the country is only equalled by the left ankle, and he had come off a good sampans then came across to the The bodies of the dead Guards they for ecotomy in the defensive forces of and two others on the right kuce sud was heard in answer. A number of Rev. Cayeal and Mr. Hawthorne, Had the "Sui Ao" piracy not coup with the minute detail the "But the Kowloon Theatre to-day.

lavieh expenditure in civil red tape deal better than was expected. To- vessel from the shore and in these threw overboard. Then they took the actually occurred, most people would, An" pirates showed would not Major Carmel, C.B.E., returned to

stunts, with which the taxpayer is day he is to be operated upon and the pirates went off with thoir booty, ship to Biu Bay and after thoroughly have held it impossible. That it has overlook the danger from wireless. Hongkong yesterday oa the "Taiyo possible that in the general election to side is to be removed. Captain Bires Included amongst the first class 14 boats at about 07.00. hours an the

being overburdened. It is quite the bullet which struck him in the

searching the passengern loft in about accurred is really the most amazing, Instead of beginning the attack with Maru feature of the whole amazing affair. the guards and the officers they would

and Father Caysac 'susta ned flash passengers were: Lieut. Col. and 20th inst. Money, jewellery and cloth- Before this startling fact even the have begun it with the wireless man East" will remain at the Coronet for It is announced that Way Down

wounds and their condition is not Air, W. B. Roberts, Mr. T. F. Claxtoning to the value of about $34 620.15 regarded as serious.

(Director of the Royal Observatory), was stolen. All the wounde i were sent wildly sensational details leave one who would probably have lost his life. only two more days to day and to

A telephone inquiry at the Gov. Major Wharton, Major T. T. Oakes, to the G.0.HL with the exception of aumb. The main fact is so astound. This shot would have been the signal morrows.

elicited that all ernment Civil Hospital this afternoon Mr. S. Komor, Mr. and Miss the Rev. Caysac who was sent to the ing, so totally unexpected. That for the general attack. The wire

doing Jadah, Inspector Kent and Mrs, French Hospital. comfortably.".

Kent, Mr. J. Ralston, Mr. W. E. L sixty five armed men should stize a les spparatus would then have The Evening Concert due to take

Weiser, Mr. Hawthorne, Mr., Mra. placa at the Helena May Instituto an British Macao steamer returning from been emsabed. And then events Thursday na November 23rd, is before generaleeting of the Hong-

and Miss Pearson, H. E. Haroon, a Bunday excursion, keep complete would have followed as they did. postponed. Advt.

also the Consul for Mexico and mm Long University Medical Society yes central for thirteen honra, make a There are other reason, though,

rday. Life began in the water, said

¡bers of the Italian Open Company distant rendezvous and tranship which would justily having wireles

now in Hongkung. From reliable son:ceny the thereke, resolved itself into the Professor Shellehear, and the problem, $50,000 worth of booty, this despite on these boots, and it is, of conton Coveroneal wareze again creatures remained in the water while by passengers and others why were

Canton- Finks; it-in atator that flis question of how it was that certain the precautions previous outrages possible that wireless might prove approve of licensing-gam had rendered over Stricter-the the means of bringing help for a source of publis incoure The Gut-The question was really one of a eni started about an hour siter the "Sui ing: as a others left the water for the land, aboard, it emerges that the shooting whois story would have been deemed pirate ship.

fanciful less than three days ago. According to some reports, most of

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ernment is ge; alive um barra 46-0 outside, reporta-tart * Ayndicat for the gambilan offering many mil

The big fira Street on Thursday says the Confo carele sucks of Nan Yuck EqTUS NOT)

Yat it is all true-bralplly, bitterly the pirates are believed to have been true..

Hongkong men. This, however, Offcial inquiry will doubtless be does not proclade them from being] made into this most amazing piracy Chines subjects, and it is an import at the Colony's very gat-way, and ant fact that they have cscaped into doubtless the court will in due Chinese territory with their booty emrse discover how it was possible: Thai little assistance can be expected candle burning in bis z for sixty-five mendircuised as from the Chinese natharitikein hringi were having their

gers to produce enough ing them to book is only too painfully only by climbin

to enable them to over evident, not more than three days ago, that the men got akers the Indian guards and terrorite la reponse to trung protests from the premises

eight houses were cate hola skip. This and other points the foreign Ministers against, China's

papers

Why have not all animals at tained to the structural perfection of map,” was a question Professor, J. L.Shellshear albed in a loture, given

were

HOW IT BEGAN.

TASSENGERS PARE BADLY.

Piecing together the stories given

lisation. Crestures which were An" had left Macao and just us the dominated by any one particular light was beginning to fail. One ver sones tended to develop that charne sion states that ou altercation between teristic to the ar.lusion of every the purser end a Chinese third-class ling clee Man was the most paisonser over the collection of a fata generalised and least specialised of all was the signal for the pirates attack to anal. Too much specialisation was begn. They juster the Indian" on not good. The tend ncy of American dats at the grill, disarmed and youth to devote themselves entirely disabled him and then made for the sport or entirely to atody meant upper denk Two mota India than young Amer cans, rarely, made bosvely held then at bay bet they the all round success of life each aware ahotaud their bodies flang Fast of man turned out by the Ozierd overboard.

Cambridge Universities. The Firing inditoruminate the pirate

by advising his got on to the top deck where most #pecialise-it needs navet, the Euro 90€ fins and wound foundations was here.

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POLICE REPORT.

BAGGAGE DANGER

READER'S BUGABŞTION.

[To the Editor of the China Mall.}

Sir-Now that another piracy bar PODIY $31,000.

been perpetrated perhaps the c m panies concerned in the sirer traffic will take steps to make such an The tory of the piracy as baldly cocurrence impossible in the future counted in the police report is as follars

My sugges'in is, that ail baggage PIRACY ON THE HIGH SEAS. only at the end of the verage, and all te locked up and be made availnit

Sai An. reported at 14.09 heure baggage mi.ht be allowed say John Copeland Chief Officer, search. A small amount of hand passengers to go through a rigorous

on the 20th inst. that at about 1800 mall attache or dressing rai

qui Au" was on a voyage from (possibly) Chinese passengers. hours on the 1951 5ất, whilst the s.. or rattan basket in the case of poorer · Macao-to: Hongkong and bout 10 miles from Meso she was held up by about 40 odd men and women who facno. The pirates took charge presumably bad boarded to vassel at

of the ship and

dead Ladian Guards No.'■ 47. ChogatʻAN

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only way to combat her

The above appears to me to be the birds.

Hongkon Nov

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