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JANUARY 23, 1924.

“TA) LEE PIRACY.

CHIEF OFFICER'S LOG/

HOW THE ATTACK WAS MADE,

The log book of the Chief Officer: of the pirated "Tai Lee" written at the time of the attack reads like a drama. Mr. Fletcher, now the master of the ship read his log in. the China M-office this morning.

It is as follows;

Sunday, January 20, 7 pm, left Hongkong midnight left Wang- January 23.-Coronet Theatre; midnight I left my room to see the mun. At fifteen minutes after Quincy Adams Sawyer."

Master on the bridge, my time to 23-Star Theatre; relleve him being half an hour Peg O'My Heart." January

"

And bere that Sir Wm. Reos Davies has had spiritual, is important to us. The ployment question. To do so is himself to his dreams. likely to cause ranour and hatred is a series of anecdotes which, if House of Commons experience infinite, absolute character of Virtue to be born over England that will true,and why should they not be and has been described as the has passed into a finite, conditonal -reveal the man in those qualities silvertongued orator." Colonel one; it is no longer a worship of the not lightly or readily be effaced to which we have made reference - Ward promised to address another Beautiful and Good but a calcula- The Britisher is said to be noted for "When we were arranging our little meeting, but afterwards declined tion of the Profitable.

-CARLYLE. his sturdy commonsense. We are modest parties," says, a friend when he found or was told that Wus addressing meetings on probaby often inclined to doubt it but it will "Vladmir Ilyich (Lenin)

SHADOWS BEFORE. be mife to suggest that it does exist, always the centre of general hilarity contentious subjects was against

and amusement. His humour, his Army regulations. and that, now that Protection is joviality and incessant energy male

Here is the story dend, commonsense suggests that him a source of joy. He was also

TALE OF A of an old lady's CHAMELEON, treasured pet another election is called for to be the leating factor when bicycling excursions were undertaken. He

a chameleon. She, fought on ostirely different grounds. was always a great friend of chil-on retursing from a visit to the It is on the grounds of economy, dren. When I lived near Faria he country, and seeing her pet no taxi also because we counder Mr. used to come often to my house to where in the drawing-room, rings Baldwin's Government has not bad play with my children. He had the bell.

To her enters the footman. Old u reasonable opportunity to cut the wonderful gift as a pedagogue. My

children simply adored him and lady, anxiously

January 23-World Theatre; after midnight. The pilot told: knots made by the Coalitionist's waited impatiently for his visits. "Robert, where is Adolphus ?"

me he had gone to his room The Women Men Love."

which I thought was peculiar SOCIAL "first-class brains that we regret He knew how to talk with each ofFm sorry, mlady, very sorry,

January 25.-Burn's Nicht Dinas he is particular as to relief the action und the attitude of the them seriously and in an interesting but it's dead".

Dead I says the old lady, net in the Hongkong Hotel, 6 p.m. at watch keeping. I found: Liberal Party in the debate on the way and to find some amusement,

Once in 1011 we were riding on great distress. Good gracious, February 4 Grand Chinese out after, that he had gone to the King's speech. We have to pre- bicycles to a place about twelve Robert, how did that happen?"

"Well, you see, madam, we put

Carnival in the Hongkong Hotel lavatory-At 12.18, about or as near as I remember, the boatswain sume that all's fair in love and miles from Paris. My daughter it on a blue cushion and it turned Grill Rooma, 6-13 p.m.

came on the bridge and said PUBLIC AUCTIONS. eleven years yours old, sèked us to palities.

"Chief Officer, 60 pirates on boards takte her. She was on the verge of blue.

January 24.-Lammert Bros., at go in the wheelhouse, you not come "Yes, yes, of course it did-and crying and Vladmir Ilyich insisted

their Sales Rooms, a valuable collec-out, or you shot dead."-About two then ?" on taking her. The mad was billy

Well, then, madam, we put it tion of postage stamps, 6.15 p.m. minutes after at 12.20 Am

January 26-Lammert Bros., at firing of arms commenced in It seems only the other day that and difficult. My girl was tired and

yeller?

thair Sales, Rooms, a fine collection all parts of the steamer the late Sir Henry May called Vladmir Ilyich, with great patiouce a yeller cushion and it turned meeting of what are known as and tenderness, helped her all the

"That's quite natural. It turned of Chinese Curios, 2.30 p.ni, commencing on the upper deck The "prominent residents" and ex-time. I was against it and he yellow, of course."

January 28-Lammait Bros., at saloon, then lower deck. Well-well, madam, we Godown, No. 18, The H.K. Bow-bosun put his head in the wheel- then put it on that Scotch plaid loom Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., house told me to sit down no cushion and then, and then it Kowloon, Miscellaneous Goods, want touch me." Shortly after, went and bust itself1"

10.30a.m. to 2 p.m.

pirates were running back and COMPANY MEETINGS. forth on the bridge. The bosun The best! January 28-Twenty-third or asked me for the key of the HOUSEHOLD HELP. way to pre-dinary general meeting of share drawer where I keep my revolver. vent towels holders of the Hongkong Land Not having it, I told them to break' from wearing out in the middle is Reclamation Co., Ltd., at the, it open. Shortly after one or two 10 take plenty of food and abstain Offices of Messrs. Jardine Matheson pirates, cannot say how many, fron exercisé till the rough edges and Co., Ltd., I am. of the backbone are sufficiently covered.

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BOYUKUNG WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29, 1923.

LABOUR.

Hongkong's Only European Optician.

has ensure defeat, for if the country not voted in favour of Protection it

home, fue at questioring the

1

January 28-Thirty-sixth ordin- ary general meeting of sharehold- To remove fat from soup drawers of the Hongkong Land Invest the moustache down over the upper ment and Agency Co., Ltd., at lip and inhale the soup slowly. Messrs. Jardine Matheson's Offices

Woollen and silk jumpers will 11.153.m. not shrick if they are taken out and squeezed gradually.

Some one advises need of an European M.C.A.

marriedi CHARIVARIA. that which had not hitherto been” a

men should be success, others at doubting the advisability of appealing for funds more firm. He who hesitates is when money was urgently needed bossed we presume. to win the war. H.E. the Governor i

H. E. the Governor is to propose has done a service to the cause of generous offerings by mentioning the principal foast at the Burn's Nicht Dinner. Let's hope he the name of Mr. M. J. D. Stephens won't make a haggis of it!. -for it will be remomixed that when the sebene, hung precipitately Latest mall news from Japan in the alt, and donations did not states that ten thousand Ford cars trive on winged feet, Sir Henry have been ordered for Tokyo. May was able to induce Mr. They have had one earthquake and Stephens in subsetilie very liberally now they import another! So the money aimed at was raised

The China Mail solemnly an- and used to help win the war, inci- dentally earning interest. Then the nounces that in the 880 yards swim- Beaconsfield Arcade site was sugming race at Sydney, Charlton beat

it was gested rid

genemily Arneborg, the Swedish Champion, recognised that the budding would by fifteen years. This might very rear its proud head on that central appropriately be called the laps of part of the island. Deliberations time continued we think we are right ip

!

To make a cake light leave ft in a very hot oven for three or four hours and then put a match to it. Palms should be immersed in water once a week when they are used for making cakes and pastry. The addition of soap and nail brush improves the effect.

Not where others fail, INDIAN, or do or leave undone. The wise should

saying, when the word Christinn lished a picture relating to left undone.

was to be dropped, and something

.

A contemporary which pub-notice what himself has done, or

"Edinburgh University, Eng-

of & Junior Club formed. Neland," is looking for trouble. one will question the wisdom of building on the 'Kowloon side or

י

came

to the wheelhouse door, my face flashed a light in

f and pointed a revolver at me. was told to stop where I was (by the bosun) and I would come to no harm. Mr. Dwyer was brought in and told to sit down which, he February, 1.-One-hundred and did-I cannot say, but I believe it. fourth ordinary meeting of share was about 12 50 when when this holders of the Hongkong-Canton happened-At 4 a.m. the steamer and Macao Steamboat Co. Ltd., at was anchored off West Mah.Ling the Offices of the Company, Noon, near the bar First Cliff, left bank

February 2-Fifth ordinary of the river.At 4.40

boats yearly meeting of shareholders of pirates left taking two

them-At-445 am.. the Bank of East Asia, Ltd., at the with registered office of the Company, all clear, hove up anchor and pro No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central, ceeded towards Pakkal for Kong- 3 p.m.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lighting-up time to-day is at

Men their cunning schemes, may

spin-

605 p.m.

am.

moon-I then found Capt. Willox; had been shot in three places, chest abdomen and thigh. I found one Indian guard dead on upper deck, shot through the beart. Two more Indians shot one through the head. and one through leg flesh. wounds. Also I found the bosun and eight. sailors had gone away with the pirates.The steamer achored off In the act of mounting his Pakkai at 6.15 a.m.-At 6.30 p pony on Saturday, Major White was thrown and sustained a broken two doctors boarded and informed.

me it was imperative to get the lég.

-captain to hospital at once for operation which was attended to Detroit newspaper's

HE. the Governor and Lady The Commander of H.M.S."Robin" Fifth Street Store

Stubbs' gave a Dance, nt Govern- and the Commissioner of the Chin- "New Pastor Begins True knowledge is the knowingment House last night to which a large number of residents were invited.

An evening paper reminds us God knows who shall lose or win. retaining the name and attempting that we are all here to help others.

here for

From a headlines: Burgled. Duties."

NATURAL MISTAKE.

The Scripture lesson was on David and Goliath. When the question "Who killed the giant" was asked, one small aboy answered boldly, "Jack'sir."

Wisdom in the mind is better than

money in the hand.

what is good and what is ill,

Fools follow every new thing; but the wise man regards earnest- ness as the most precious of jewels,

to create the atmosphere of the In that case what are the other: D not orevile wise men. ** Y.M.C.A. which has now outgrown criticism. How far the tenets of Christianity are taught in theso institutions is a matter of opinion, but no one questions the need of place where the atmosphere is at laust clean, where recreation is healthy, and where a young man can develop his body and his mind in reasonable comfort. We cu be thankful that there were "giants in. these days' and that men like the late Sir George Williams sw need and spared neither time nor

We met a man the money to fill it. The times then.

PEARLS, other day who knew and now are different, and if Sir

a man who fished out ferge could see the sumptions and well appointed rooms which now- of the sea (near Broome, Australia) pearl worth £20,000. We asked adays attract men, he might con-him who he thought would give ceivably mise his eyebrows. Pe- £20,000 for a pearl. He answered haps when the now Y.M.C.A. is not. Now we read the following Today's Poom. full swing we shall have as one of its adjuncts a good literary and debal- ing soceity. We need one.

Death of Lenin..

brief statement in a Home paper-

Health is the greatest gift, cop- tentedness the best riches.

Sorrow felt by a man conscious of his ignorance is like, the door

of heaven.

(Easy Live and Quiet Die.) Many Parisian women are nowook not thou on beauty's charin-

buying pearls which they ing. regard as an excellent in- Sit thou still when kings are arm

vestment.

Just that, except that there is a photograph of a beautiful Parsienne

ing, Taste not when the wine-cup On the 7th of November lust, the fingering what appear to be glistens, certainly is not voted in favour of Russian people celebrated the sixth beautiful pearls. It reminds us of Speak not, when the people listens,

of the Bolshevist Richard Whiteing's Story "No. 5 Stop thine ear against the singer. Socialism. It is on this simple anniversary

where some of the From the red gold keep thy finger; ground that the present position of Revolution a rovolution which has John Street' affairs secus a farce, and if any ill given to the world auch a stirring women of the East End of London Vacant heart and band and eyo, results follow the blame must example of the tenacity and energy are made to put their money into Eusy live and quiet die.

-SIR W. SCOTT. of the Russian workers and pensate the purchase of wedding rings, largely be laid at the door of the in their struggles." And today is which they regarded as a very We certainly rood suptler W. S. Liberal party. That may be a small cabled the news of the death of safe investment It struck us as Gilbert. We cannot recapture the thing in a game which observers Vladmit Ilyich Lenin,Chairman a queer idea, but we were assured lightness of his lines but they were stato consists of one party enden of the Council of People's Commis at the time of our reading that it to the stfect that every person in vouring to oust the other. Thers of the Union of Socialist was then perfectly true. Doubtless Soviet Republics," one whose name we each have our own idea of into this world was either a little terms of the debate suggest that will undoubtedly figure prominently investments. In these matters the Laber-ul or else a little Conservative, the pleasantries-sume of sting when the true history of Russia formula of Mrs Becton has to be 1700.

comes to be written. Followers observed, viz.

First get your money."

"

SUCCESS.

In conversation. al-];

following classific- Cation of workerss-

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WEATHER CALENDAR:

JANUARY 23..

A'n't you glad of it? I can It thaws, it thaws it thaws1

left.

the "Tai Lee" to make enquiries as ese Maritime Customs boarded to the circunstances of the piracy. To the orders of the Commander- Some scaffolding collapsed at

of the "Robin" I discharged. a new building at Mongkok yes cargo and immediately proceeded terday' and four women and two workers fell a distance of ten feet. to the exact place where the pirates if there before the H.M.S. They all sustained injuries and "Robin" to await

球 them were taken to hospital.

the "Robin" before me,

wait me-At 1250

pm. left Lo Sui-mi (24), a nurse-at the Pakhal-At 2.30 pm, the H.M.S. Yeung Wo Nursing Home (the old Robin" handed over one of Happy Retreat), has, according to the steamer's life boats which was the police, attempted to commit picked up by them, Took it on suicide by taking a dose of beard and proceeded to Hongkong morphine. She is now undergo-At 9.50 p.m. fastened to the ing treatment in hospital.

wharf at Hongkong.

.

to

At noon, January 21) Captain. A Chinese woman named Willox died at Marlon Barclay Wong Yuk, allas Wong Po, was at Hospital after operation. At the Criminal Sessions yesterday 12.30 body brought aboard by sentenced by Mr. Justice Gompertz the Commissioner of Chinese to three years' imprisonment for

Customs,talet robbery at Taikakisul on Dem

We have it on good authority cember 10. The case for the pro that Capt. Willox did not engage secution, as outlined by: Mr. H.K. the bosum who led the pirates and Holmes, Crown Solicitor, was that also did not trust him. He wrote the prisoner with two men was

to the charterers, we are told, some concerned in robbing, a woman named Wong Kue of $145.

LAUNCH MYSTERY.

PASSENGERS HOLD CREW UP.

assure you we are: we have TIGHT WITH CUSTOMS CRUISER

been this four weeks -freez ing: our Thames has been in chains, our stævels almost un-

time ago: to discharge the bo'sun, but they, it is said, refused to do so. The late Captain informed the Chief Officer and the Chief Engineer that he did not want the bo'sun and that he had written about it. The state- ment made in a morning paper referring to the bo'sun's engage theat, we are assured, is quite wrong.

Captam Willor's Funeral

The funeral of the late Captain James Willox, who was shot by Yesterday it was reported that pirates on the Tai Lee," took

HINTS FOR ways observe the passable with snow, and dirt. the local steam-launch. Kwong place at the Protestant Cemetery Tak had disappeared from the yesterday, the Rev. G. R. and ice, and all our vegetables Colony after taing on board, on Lindsay officiating and animala in distress. Sunday afternoon, three Chinese Amongst those present were Really such a front as ours men and, two women, at Blake Mr. E. D. C; Wolfe (C. S. P.), has been is a melancholy Pier, in response to a telephone Captain R D. Thomas of the thing. I don't wunder now

message. NA Heungshan," Captain Walker of that whole antions have wor Last night the corsvain and one the "Kwongtung Captain Evans shipped the sun-West of the crew reported at the Water of the Hang Cheong," Captain Police Station that when the LC McKechnie, Captain Bright sunshine, went out at launch arrived at Castle Peak, Sparling of the "Tin Sing 3 o'clock. The sea perfectly they were held up by the passen- Captain R. M. de la Sala of the calin blue, streaked with gers and forced ashore. The re- "Kwong, Fook Cheung”; Mr. Alt doeper colour by the clouds, mainder of the crew was kept on Sanders, chief engineer of the and tongues or points of mand. bazed, and the vessel made off Wing On, Mr. T.T. Laurenson the sound of the sea towards Macho. Secretary to the China Coast distinctly heard on the tops News has been received that the Officers Guild and many others. at the bills Dorothy Words launch was met by a Customs Many tributed were sent by com-

worth

Cruiser when eight diles from panles and officers in the river and Macao. The people on board are coastal shipping business.. stated to have opened fire with Movie

Now it must also be a title ing quality-which crossed the floor of the inand of events in Russit hove Labour-ito, for Labour is at last the of the House and called forth those followed her varying fortunes with the newest, and at the moment, the Ministerial and other cheers which not a little difficulty thanks to a greatest force in British politice, punctuate the utterances of the system of propagande which has not Whether for good or ill we cannot pussessors of first class or other held the mirror up to absolute truth, Lenin, along with others of his with any degree of accuracy stuto. brains, but not necessarily the more immediate confreres has been Over $500 per month, connected We are inclined to think it will be possessore of first ches manners. held up as an example of democracy with the firm" from $300 to $400

An employee

under $300 apparent honesty of Mr. Bald. let loose without sim or object, for good, or that the tendency will Thes

If you cannot join the boss' lodge. be to cure for the Homeland those win stands out very clearly in this except the one of blighting and clerk."

hinting the system of capitalism things, which, from the time of the debate which has wrecked his politi. and repression which, has played ite or attend his church, the next best Armistice have been lacking. But cal fortunes. If he goes back to his part, in Russian affairs to such an thing is to subscribe to his tastes

in gardening the position is far from satisfactory breeding of pige he may do so with extent that the word Bolshevism and monet bo where the combined the thought the more I one of has come by moan in minds untrain- ed or unwilling to think, a system vote of two opposing parties can politicians the better I like piga of bloodshed, und, anarchism, and o effect the same purpose as has now Wo hope not. The quality of bumping on the right of the in- Ben demonstrated. It will mean honesty is more or less a new thing dividual instead of something that opposition to the Labour Party in that both sides of the House will a party politics. is a quality seeken change for good. It the House, to judge by some of his therefore refreshing to read that utterances very pointed as they need to go carefully in ile appointed abundantly possessed by the Labour such men as Lenin are not the are The Colonel was a not thaka. The country is not rife for Party, judging them by their pre-monstery some would have us be laconspicuous figure here during many of the revolutionary projects sont leaders. It will be a wire lieve. Lenin pocessed ammable and the war. We remember organising

bowe-like qualities comparable with aid to be fostered by the Labour Party and there, can be no queation give them o that of the of what will be

a fair trial, and not hinder med Bocialist legislation, a com

To the teak

and acted bastion of Conservatives and British prestig Laborals will have no compunction solve the nim but to vote in a solid phalanx to present stat

for the

JOHN #WARDS

*It is very luteresting. to note that Colonel John Ward M. P.. seems to be in

ing meeting when he spoke.

bour Party", That attracts after-dinner

some of the best known man and world a Liste Abiseged friend an

alnem byla audience of Hem eaya senin

His aim and gaj gools sturing sout

In these realities, he saw

diapa

Fall sorts and cond iding our present Chip

Joined

generally kn

1708.

ATERIAL AGE:

WINNING

small-arins and the cruiser res. MACAO LOTTERY ponded with her six-pounder One round found the launch heir amidships and those on board cap

Imlated. They were • taken on board the cruiser which also took the damaged launch in tow. An attempt, was mad to bring the launch Into Macdon but it stated that she sink whilst under tow.