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TUESDAY, OCTOBER.

SHIPS WAT SEA,"

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1924.

MURDER HORROR.

REPORTS OF INCOMING THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW.

VESSELS.

TYPHOON EXPERIENCES

After all Mr. Claxton was quite right in, his prediction, issued in his morning report yesterday,

ed us by.

DRAMATIC ARREST.

“MAN-SAID-TO-EN-SIGÐISU-PIËÀ

HSMPER.

Just

VICTIM OF PIRACY.

THE CHINA MAIL:

COURT MARTIAL.

DARENTS

CLAIM FOR WAGES DURING CORPORAL CHARGED WITH RECONSTRUCTION IS AGAIN

'ABSENCE.

SYMPATHY DUT

DISOBEDIENCE.

A

THE QUESTION,

This judgment was given in the Summary Court this morning, by Mr. Justice A. Dyer Ball.

Charged with neglecting to THREE JUDGMENTS GIVEN. obey the Battalion-Orderly "Ta spite of my decision, I pro- Sergeant's Standing Orders in that

"The exact nature of the re- foundly sympathise with the he did not report when leaving construction" under the Rant

Barracks, and disobeying a lawfalOrdinance has given rise to much Sprend like a spider's web, the plaintiff's misfortune," said Mr. demand given by asuperior officer, argument in this court and I think that the weather would improve Police net, to bring to books the Jastice A. Dyer Ball in giving Corporal T. Thorn appeared before the defendant in this case is righ before the day was out. By yester-perkan or persons responsible for Judgement in the Summary Court a District Court Martial at the The Court, will adhere to its | day evening there was hardly any the brutal tailer of Wong colio who claimed wages and perwas the President of the Court

this morning against the shop Murray Barracks this morning.

Major F. G. Hyland, M.C., R. E to their logical conclusions."

previous decisions and carry them sign in town or on the water-front the old tea-merchant of No. 140quisites from the firm in which he which also comprised Captain of a typhoon's "tall" having passConnaught Road Central,

was engaged for the period in W. Bennett R. A. and Lieut. R. A. In the usual course of events, week, has emeshed in its fold, a

Prosecuting Counsel was Captain the next phase is to discover from, young Chinese who is alleged to be which he was away in the Inunds Chidson.

(Ho was capturedA. E. Cottam, MC. There was ship. masters who are believed to the fof, or rather, teu sampler, who of pirates, have passed through the typhoon disappeared from the shop before whilst on his way back to work no counsel for the accused, area, what sort of conditions they the Police were tied of the from Cheung Chow). encountered. The following will prove of interest in view of the murder." fact that generally it takes 41%

had been captured whilst on holi and it was no concern of theirs thought that the firm had been gen- erous in their treatment of the plaintiff and he did not think that the plaintiff was wrongfully dis pissed..

Mr. C. A. 8. Russ. was for plain-

haust Tinrsday night, when the telligence Department took charge

His Honour said that the man

days to go from Singapore toy was found, the Criminal In-day and not on the firm's business Hongkong.

Defendant pleaded not guilty to both charges.

His Honour said that the land- lord of the house in question (39. Queen's Road) had given notice that he was about to pull down and entirely rebuild and the only dis puté as to the validity of the notice was that the plaintiff had not stated the exact nature of the res construction.

for Hongkong on September 29 of the cook who with the deceased why he did. 2101.come-back. He did not turn up to call the "marked rebuild means that the landlord. is

Sergt. A. E. Woodward said that on September. 26 he was in core mand of the Murray Barracks

"I have hold on previous occa Quarter Guard. The accused was acting Sergeant Orderly, As he sions that to pull down and entirely men's" parade, witness sent out going to make a clean sweep and for him and he could not be found, pull down the whole of the pro- Later, witness saw him outside the mines and it has also been held in guard room in clean fatigue this court that if a notice contains dress and asked him why he had these words and it is proved that a not put in an appearance. He party wall is left standing the

The Takada" left Singapore and arrived here at 7 a.m. this the latter's son and the sampler, morning. Her captain reports made up the four members of the "typhoon,"

shop staff.

Ever since, the cook The "Deyawongse" left Hoihow,

out to steamer on October 3, and arrived here this has been taken. morning. Her report reads wharves and other places för him "Heavy easterly" gale, high con- to assist the police by pointing out, tiff and Mr. J. T. Pryor for the replied that no returns had been notice is a bad one."

T

fused sea."

The "Glenshane" also mentions throw light on the mystery. meeting the typhoon, She left Singapore, on September 30, ̄und" arrived at 7 pm, yesterday.

if possible, any person who could

The "Orestes" left Singapore, on September 30, and arrived here at 7 this morning. Her report is "Strong winds, rough seas."

The "Alax" version reads: "Strong S.W. wind, rough sea. She left Singapore, on October 1, and came into port at 7.30 a.m. to-day.

ing.

ports:

This-morning-patience merits. reward. In a first-cles cabin on board the Steamboat Co.'s day,bout

"Honam young Chinese Was found, completely covered by b blanket and apparently asleep. He was arrested by the police who accompanied the cook. The cook ' acenes the young man ns. the suupler who left the shop taco days after the old master's disappear wnce.

defendants.

ARMED ROBBERY. POLICE ARRIVE ON, SCENE

TOO. LATE.

GENERAL ALARM GIVEN,

rendered. Witness told him to On the grounds that a portion of put on proper dress and attend to one of the side walls and the whole his duties. To do this witness said of the back wall, which together! he would have to, go to his house enclosed, the two sides of open outside the "Barracks. He was space at the back of the premises, given permission. After the was to be left standing, judgment parade had been called, he was was given for the defendants with told by witness that the costs. Regimental *Sergeant Major Mr. Leo d'Almada was for the had ordered bin to report. Later plaintiffs.arid Mr. C. A. S. Ross for he was asked by witness if he had the defendants. reported and replied that he had not; He

then given was

Possession Claim.

Mr. C. A.S. Russ was for the plaintiffs and Mr. J. T. Pryor for the defendants.

J.

His Honour said that the only point at issue was whether the

***General alari" was sounded in la direct order and, asby Judgment was also given by the Central Police Station about 10 o'clock at night he had net Mr. A. Dyer Ball this morning ja The m.v. "Juno" says: "Fine

10.30 this morning when a European reported; he was given another. It a claim by the landlord for the and rough in the last 24 hours," There is little to go by with the sergeant out on patrol duty tele was the accused's duty as orderly possession of premises at 284 leaving Singapore, on September exception of whut the wok can phoned back that an armed robbery sergeant to report to witness. Queen's Road Central. 26, and arriving on Saturday say as the murdered man's son was had been committed at No. 22, He did not do so on this day. morning.

away in Alacao before his father Mercer Street, Within thirty

Captain Cotton was here asked the The "Nordbo" departed from vanished and did not return till the seconds, about a dozen Chinese by Major Hyland what

marked men's" parade had got Cebu, on October 1, and only tragedy had been made public, detectives. in charge of Detective arrived at 10 am. yesterday morn

An the time of the discovery, the SuInspector Tane and others, to do with the matter of failing ** cook is believed to have stated that were on the way to the scene as to report when leaving barracks.

Captain Cortam replied that The "Andes Muru," which re- last Tuesday evening, he was sent fast as their legs would carry them. it brought Dut the

A peculiar feature of the turn- Singapore, on September 30, and some cough pills or throat prepar automatically, as he was running. .came in at 6.35 p.m. yesterday.

When be 01 buck, the tion. Even ships to the North of this master was not there.

Not sus put his hand to his back as if to make sure that his revolver was all Colony were affected by the weeks peeting anything he carried on end blow, some reporting foule usual until, a clansman of the ready for aution if necessary weather and another a gale. The master, who is also his tanaman.

As it happened, the robbers had "Nagato Maru," which put out nived from the interior to look for disappeared before the European from Singapore on September 28. the old man.

There were serant got there, and arrived here at 8 this morn- that the sampler told the new them, two revolvers, a dagger and a The cook alleges four in the gangs carrying between ing, says: "Encountered severe runer that deceased had gone to typhoon at Northern portion of michikos but, he was not, to be hope to China Sea." The typhoon, it will found. Accordingly a report was be recalled, passed to the south of nude to the Police that the mer this Colony and went inland near mint was missing.“ Haiphong so there is some doubt

"Severe typhoon," left out by the sampler for joki) to any out was that each officer woulthar the accused was looked defendant that a retaining wall af i

Some time on Thursday mory-

about the word "Northern" in the ing, so the cook states, the simpler, report.

went out and was not seen again. I

exact nature of the reconstruction was stated in the notice to quitt fact It had been argued by the

the back of the house which held for and was not to be found.

Continuing his evidence, Sergt. up a road there was not to be Woodward said that the next pulled down and that omision moraling he saw the accused and constituted a failure to state the asked him if he had reported to exact nature of the reconstruction✪ the Regimental Sergt. Major. He In giving judgment for the repiled that he had not.

plaintiff, His Hodour said that in his opinion the retaining wall was? part of the wall and not of the house and if this was so the plaintiff would have no right to.

Questions By Prisoner Asked if he had any questions to put to the witness, accused

:

The loot has not been aseer-jasked if he knew that the battalion pull it down or to reconstruct it. tained.

orderly corporal, who was also the The notice was therefore held to' canteen corporal, was sent out of be good {'༡༦, * ༣༩ཏྠ '

WAR IN CHINA,

Of ships from Manila, the That sure evening, the wok MUKDEN CLAIMS VICTORY, "President Pierce," which put out on Saturday, reports good wea- noticed a imit of blood on the The "C. Lopez y Lopez shop vermaal and traced it to one

of five old fea-chests which had "

.ther.

(Reuter's Service.)

Makden, October 6.

barracks before noon" and that the accused had to carry out his duties

"On. Or Before."

25 well as his own on that day.

Another case involving the inf

negative.

Sergt, Woodward replied in the terpretation of the exact nature of the reconstruction " provision ia Further questioned, Sergt. Wood-the Ordinance was decided by ward said that be sent the guard Mr. Justice A Dyor Ball this. orderly to look for accused morning.

100 several accasions. When He Mr. H. S. Fitzroy, for the de- gave a direct order to the accused fendants, had claimed that two retaining walls at the back of the

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which left on Thursday last, re been left standing in the verandal ports "bad."

The "Tjikembang," which came

for years. Mr. C. G. Perdue, ! in from Dairen, reports meeting Acting Director of Criminal Intel. Following the capture of Linto report to the R.S.M. he spoke ligence, Detective Inspector 1. vuan, Marshal Chang Tso-lin's

i subdued tones, but loud enough house were going to be used as a with wind force No. 6.

Earner of the 6.1.1, and Detective headquarters claim that General for one of the sentries to hear. portion of the back wall and also Inspector W. Pinest of the Central, Chang Chung-chang, the Fengtien there were private saldiers about that the time for quitting and This, he considered, tactful as that the notice to quit was vold in Detective Office, proceeded to the chief of staff, with three battalions He did not tell the accused what delivering up possession was set shop where on opening the sus engaged a whole division of Chihli the R. S. M. wanted him for. ont in the notice as " on or before.” pected box, they found the body of troops at Chapeng.

Witness himself had not been the 10th day of May. accused look for the RS. M. after

He did not

the SCO

the order was given. The accused did not tell him that the R. S..M. was busy.

NIGHT ATTACK.

PAKKAI

enemy.

the

"the dead inerchant. Wounds on i The Mukden forces captured the fold. FEAR OF BANDIT GANG AT the bend and chest were noticed city and completely routed

and marks of violence around the ; neck were also detected. The "BRITISH GUNBOATS STAND body had been systematically packed and was covered with inyers of gunny-bags, newspapers and old clothing.

BY.

DELTA PIRACY.

HONGKONG LAUNCH

ROBBED.

"LIGHTER CUT OFF.""""

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Twenty Minutes' Search. The guard orderly who was sent to look for the actdded" "gave evidence. He said, he looked round the barracks fos twenty minutes.

The sentry, who heard the order given to the accused, gave evidence R. S. M. Maynard said that, when

considered that Mr. Eldon Potter On the first point His Honour

KC, for the plaintiff's was correct and that the walls in question were part of the site; and that it was quite an accident that they, were also part of the walls of thể rebuilt house.

His Honour, also found against Mr. Fitzroy on the second polat stating that it was significant that in no case in. his recollection had there been any-defuite ruling that

a notice was bad merely because

(From Our Own Correspondent.J

Not even the old man's - koyri could be found but when the safe was eventually opened, no mongy Pakkai, Kongmoon, October 6.

was to be seen except two or three “Pakkai's" community—compris. Amerieun gold twenty-dollar pieces- ing forty or fifty Europeans and known as "double eagles." Americans and several hundreds On the sun's return from Macao,

he saw the accused on the morning of the use of the words on or of Chinese-has been subjected to it was established that two deposit Chan Yau, coxswain, of the after the order had been given, he before though they had occurred another scare.

receipts for $1,000 and $500, launch

reports did not deny that he had received in many notices which had been Under cover of the ominous respectively, had disappeared from that about 4. p.m. on Sept- the order but said that he ought to held to be good. clouds on Sunday night, a bandit the safe,

the Tnquiries followed.ember 27, while

vessel, have asked to be relieved of Judgment was therefore

entered gang was to have attacked us and. The sum of $1,000 had alreay been with lighter No. 1036 in tow, duties. Witness presumed that he for the plaintiffs. ransacked our homes, this being withdraw against the receipt and was on a voyage from Hongkong to was not well, When witness as the message from military head the firm's chop but the sum of Wuchow, when near Sat Ma Ling, certained that the order had been quarters at Kongmoon. Patrola 500 is still in the bank as that Shuntak district, "he" encountered given twice he gave orders for him were sent out along the water institution insisted on the merchant pirates who fired several shots at to be placed under arrest. front, martial law was declared, calling for the money himself,

the launch from the shore. They Questioned by the accused, the and residents forbidden to venture

threatened those on board the R.S.M. said that he had told From inquiries made by launch that unless they stopped accused to do the canteen work in

the absence of the orderly co Nine mencame

STOWAWAYS.

POLES AND FILIPINOS CHARGED,

out without a light. H.M.S. Cum Mait, map, it appears that they would be shot. tongside the ab "Moorhen" and "Robin" main the person who stole the receipts, tained strict vigilance till day no matter his identity, was delayed the launch from a small boot and break but the bandits did not at the bank where the $1,000 was flourished pistols and revolvers, the main gate of the barracks on the Kowloon Magistracy this The private who was on guard at Before Mr. E.-W. Hamilton at show up.

Customs Staff Kidnapped.

deposited and that he had to call They went on board the launch, the day in question said that morning. George G. Neifeld and Gaemoon Customs Station, close several times before he could get two of them boleting revolvers between three and four o'clock Alexis A. Kostetsky, Poles, were to the fort of the same name, has

the cash, thereby delaying his fat the coxswain whilst the he saw Corporal Thorn leave charged with belak stowaways on been sensationally robbed, several getaway.

others kept guard over the crew the barracks and proceed in the board the sa. Tilkembang, front The Cliness arrested this. Orders were given to the coxswain direction of Wellington Barracks. Dalny to Hongkong. They wEID members of the Customs staff morning appeared to be about 24 to tow the lighter to Taiping At this stage, the Court Martial remanded corto-morrow being kidnapped from the station, years of age. He was described as market, in the Sanwul district, one was adjourned until this afterabon ostensibly, for ransom.

Pedro Galtro," Maxim Reyes, Hitherto, the fort has been good-looking man, intelligent and pirate acting as pilot. On arrival when evidence for the defence and Julian Cabandan, all Filipists? garrisoned by an ex-bandit, named

in no way flurried by the worious at Talping, 30 mare pirates, will be called.

for the age offence on the s all armed to Leung

the teeth, ness of the occasion. Yan, who achieved

* President Traico,” from boarded the launch. These order- notoriety in the Ku Tau Moun-

ATTRACTS 'OROWD..

to Hoarkons were each sysan- ed the lighter to be anchored there tains, was pardoned, and taken

fenced to two weeks' hard labour, When taken into costody on the and the launch to proceed to Chu

They will be sent back to Manila. into service in the regime of Lu Steamboat Co.'s wharf this morn-Tau San (Pig's Head Hill.) Det Yung-ting However, General ing, the young man was noticed to

after serving the sentence. *- Clothing, money and ship-gear Laung Hung-kai, virtual autocrat be somewhat of a dandy as he was valued at $300 were stolen.. of the whole, district, took over dressed in the height of Chinese · Safi And Triumphant. from the former bandit, but failed-autumn-fashions-The-promin

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