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No. 19,495

五耗谴號五十五年五十二百九千一英

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1925.

日三十月四丑乙洲四十國民生

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HONGKONG

THAT PIRACY REPORT.

SHIPOWNERS' ́OPINIONS.

LIKE A FABLE.

THE NAVY'S DUTY..

WHOLESALE KIDNAPPING"

BOYS FOR SACRIFICE.

STORIES.

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Pinning Their Faith to the Minority Report.

"Looking to the nature of the piracy menace, we recognise that some measures will have to be taken in the next few months regard- ing wireless on ships and the insuring of officers. Already we have been making preparations accordingly."

South China Facts:

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MEN'S

Although children have been missed recently, there is absolutely ne graund for a report, believed by the unthinking classes, that once where in the Colony more boys are being kidnapped to be sacrificed for a bridge "some-

About & fortnight ago, people said that Chinese residents in Yaumati and Hunghom were keeping their children indoors to avoid the kidnappers who were whole "spiriting boys away sale."

On inquiry from the

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ascalisation of opium throughout Reference to the complete South and South-west China is

Several years ago, when a har- These words, spoken to a "China obtained. Another matter which made in the annual report for Mail" representative by a local could have been discussed to the 1924 of the Superintendent

bour bridge was discussed, many- Chinese actually sent their child- shipping man holding a high post benefit of all parties concerned Imports and Exports (Mr. J. D

***Elaborate coloured Lloyd)

ren up-country or forbade them tion in one of the lending ship- I was that of insecurity of tenure.

to venture out of doors for fear of ping firms of the Far East, may of office resultant on the 24 houry Revenue stamps have been found

e taken as representing the attinotice provision at present exist on raw opium seized A

meeting a gang, they said, that had been sent out by the contrac tude of the ship owners to the ing. It is not good for discipline Some from Amoy found on par- recommendations of the Inter-the necessity for the mainten- cels of prepared opium were very

tor to catch boys to sacrifice to the departmental Conference which ance of which the report stresses similar to Revenue stamps used

even been drawn for the bridge. nobody had complaine More recently, Singapore was following from the same source:knowledge constantly with him forated and printed in different that "We were well aware of the re-that if he becomes unpopular and colours for each denomination, about kidnapping on any scale. agog with "malicious rumours" about boy sacrifice, and riota took commendations of the Conference, sufficient, complaints are made with an elaborate' design includ- However, there was a slight fall-ince. Boys were actually mise- thelal records of which were cir- against him he can be so sum- ing the star and crescent, the ing off in attendance at a fewing, the majority being subse Berlated among us, and whilst we marily dismissed. In many cases, value being given in Arabic num-

They had are not unprepared we are waiting the complaints, far from havingers and Roman lettering. These vernacular schools, but that may quently discovered. for action to be taken along the their origin in neglect of duty, are particular stampa bere a legend have been due to boys not getting been sold by professional kidnap, lines of the Minority report which inspired by the very insistence that they were issued as Export back in time after the Ching pers

Yesterday, three children were sets out our case in detail,”

Revenue Duty Stamps.. The Ming holidays.

ported to the Police as "miss- the Again quoting

same

One, a boy, 16 years of authority: "Our attitude regard-

age, lived at Lee Yuen, Street. ing payment to dependants in the

Two girls, both twelve years of event of death or injury follow-

ige, were from On Lan Street' (off ing piratical attacks is that it is

Wyndham Street) and Yaumati, certainly not the ebligation of

respectively. the owners to pay a penny towards any such scheme of insurance. It is the duty of the Navy to protect the ships and their officerk from such attacks and if they fail the onus of responsibility surely rests on the Government."

have been made publie, also the that a man should have the by, foreign countries, being per. Police at the time, it was learned pricge. Actually plans had not

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"Regarding wireless, it is obvious-and the Hongkong Government recognises this that it would be impossible to intro- duce such stringent measures for the carrying of wireless officers as are in operation in respect of boats trading between other | British poris. There are ships on the run between here and Cal- eutta, to give only one instance, which are obliged by regulation to carry three wireless officers, who besides being a considerable, and in our opinion an unjustifiable, [expense, find it difficult in occupy

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would be hopeless to introduce similar measures here and the | Hongkong Government have intj- mated that they are prepared to Theet us, to'a certain extent.

Asked if the School for wireless instruction, instituted under the supervision of the Government wireless officer, was proving a spccess the 'China Mail's” in- formant replied that it was early yet to express an opinion as to its future usefulness, but a few students had certainly passed the qualifying test, and it might be that in such a scheme lay the solution of the wireless problem aboard ships..

o it."

"RICHEST MAN'S GRAND-DAUGHTER MARRIED.

That he was briefed to defond one of America'a nichest girls, who was arrested on two charges of exceeding the speed limit proved most fortunate for w.young lawyer, David Milton, whose marriage to Abby, daughter of Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. took place yesterday. The couple will reside in an anpretentious apartment which has already been selected. In both Court cases Mies. Abby received muspended sentences, Our photographs show Mias Abby Rockafeller, Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (centre), and Mr. David Milton.

CLAIM FOR WAGES.

HOUSEBOY SUES MISTRESS.

ILLEGAL DEDUCTION."

STORY OF A SPOILT PIECE OF PORK.

That a sum of 50 cents, being A representative on the local the value of a piece of pork, was Firacy Committee who was apdeducted from his wages for April proached, was of the opinion that was a grievance put forzard when the report might have served as a servant summoned his former the basis of very fruitful discus employer. Mrs. B. Harris, of No. 2, sion if the representatives of the Patell Villas, at the Kowloon

morning for! ship owners and officers had not Magistracy this withdrawn before opportunity aleged wrongful dismissal and was given to discuss the problem. recovery of a month's wages in In his opinion, the Regulations, lieu of notice. although imperfect in some respects, needed only to. observed in the spirit in which they were drafted, rather then, as was often the case, in the letter. for the required security to be

HONGKONG'S TIGER.

REPORTED ATTACK ON TWO BUFFALOES.

CHANCE FOR A BAG.

official opium monopoly in Canton does not seem to have been the success anticipated, mostly owing to the competition of the various military leaders, who each relied on opium to finance their forces: Though the price was gradually reduced, states the report, vory little seems to have found its way to Hongkong.

route for Yunnan

Other inquiries tend to show that children have been lost but these cases are probably part of the continual stealing of boys ewing to there being a market for them wherever Chinese are to be found. Most of the stolen child- ren are bought as adopted sons.

Common belief is that to ensure the supports of a bridge cscaping, the wrath of the water spirits and to appease the dragon into whose:] back the piers are driven, a num- ber of boys must be offered - an sacrifice, at the spot of the pro posed bridge. To procure the boys, kidnappers are sent out, hence the

rumours. crop of These rumours have less sub- stance than the merest fables, yet.j they are swallowed avidly by, the credulous!

THIEVING EPIDEMIC.

JAPANESE SHOPS' LOSSES.:

A series of thefts from Japanese shops at Wanchal have been re- ported to the police.

J. Watanabe, of No. 60 Praya East, reports the loss of 27 pairs of ivory chopsticks, valued at $30 on Monday afternoon. Fifty pairs of ivory cigarette holders to the spine value are alleged to have been stolen from the shop of Horiuchi, No. 54 Praya East, last Saturday

four million dollars had been spent, on the purchase of the opium. The money came from Swatow mostly, though occasion- ally Shanghai joined in the ven- ture. The persons who financed the business were discovered to be wealthy and very influential

Another shopkeeper of No. 20 Chinese merchants in Swatow. The procedure was to send the Praya East assesses his losses at ship chosen to Formosa: to load $28.60, the articles comprising 15 coal sufficient for the round-trip belts, seven razors, two knives, to the Persian Gulf and back to two pairs of scissors and two the China coast, allowing a con- cigarette holders, all stolen some siderable margin to allow the ship time between Monday and yester- to loiter off the coast and steer day.

STEAMER THEFT.

: The increase of smuggling is attributed to the opening of the West River opium whereas during the pre- vious year the only possible means of entrance was Haiphong and

unusual courses, supercargoes South-west Chinese ports.

were embarked in Formosa, and As compared with 1929 Hong- kong was only supplying distant the ship sailed for Basrah via

A Chinese youth was sentenced places such as U.S.A. and Shang Goa, the ship remained at Basrah hat with illicit opium, and this on until a cable was received from to two months hard labour at the The defendant admitted having a much smaller scale. Thanks to Hongkong that the opium was Kowloon Magistracy this morning be made the deduction as the com- the first good crop for, some years ready at Bushire, the ship then for stealing a cash box from the Amoy was supplying Hongkong, proceeded to Bushire loaded her cabin of Mr. J. Wallace, second plainant persisted in cooking an unsatisfactory piece of pork She Manila, Java and Singapore with opium declaring the destination as engineer of the 5.8. Takada, said that the complainant's work quantities of prepared oprim of Vladivostock, she touched at Goa, had not been satisfactory since his superior quality, at a very cheap and then sailed for the China sea price. from $8 to $5 per tael, avoiding Sabang the former engagement on trial in February Swatow, Canton, and the Delta usual port of call for these opium with during the year was 1,672; and he volunteered to leave on May 5. On that date he was paid were receiving supplies of Chin- ships. A course was then steered the number of smokers in divana $2.50, wages he had earned, but ese opium direct without the fer Hongkong keeping over to the convicted 6,726. In all these coast of the Philippines to avoid divans illicit opium was being Intervention of Hongkang dumug- he refused to take the money, T

glers.

being seen by other ships and re- consumed, and in very many became abusive, and left.

} Comparatively little Chinese ported, a course was then set for casee large numbers of empty In making an order for the raw opium is reported to have the vicinity of the Eastern en-icit opium containers were payment to the complainant of been seized, but an almost daily france to the harbour of Hong found, showing the quantities of 50 and the 50 cents deducted from manufactories in the long near Waglan, where apparillicit opium consumed. ⠀⠀ In all from his wages, the Magistrate French leased territory of Kong ently some means were prepared 7,884 persons were arrested by said that although it was a com- Chow Was is reported to have of getting a message through to officers of this department and mon practice to make such deduc, been instituted through the Swatow. The ship then proceed- convicted of offences under the tions it was strictly not legal,

medium of small steamers plyinged to the neighbourhood of Opium Ordinance, apart from a between that port and Hongkong,watow where some of the opium considerable number, arrested by its destination being unnan. Was transferred into waiting the Police. What would be the The constant seizures of prepared steam launches. Some of the re- consequence of creating many opium, originated in Kwon owmainder of the opium was trans new offences under any scheme of Wan, Kongmoon, Amoy and ferred into waiting gunboats near registration of smokes can easily where. Illicit prepared optics of Amoy.

be Imagined, remarks the Super- lower quality was being retaller Few seizures of Indian Opium intendent. to opium divane at about $3 per are reported although documents Increased coat in local produc- tuel.

have been seized from which it is tion is reported, the gross re- gathered that elaborate arrange venue being $5,224,808.65 as com- ments had been made to attempt-pared with 66,759,443.58-in-1923. to smuggle. Indian opium into: During the last quarter there was a drop of about 25 per cent. In the Other matters dealt with in sales in all districts, in one dis the report are the sale of illicit trict on the South of the land oplum as Government opium in the decrease was 50 percent pote with forged labels to unsus This marked decrease coincider ¿pecting strangers, and the large with the appearance of the number of oplum divans in exist bountiful new crop of Chinese ence, In the Colony in spite of the oplum on the market and the number of cases dealt with by the efforts of the Macau

Farmer to increase bis bales by of diyans dealt reduction in pricu leta

Further Indications of a tiger's ravages in a remote part of the New Territories-believed to be somewhere near Shatavkok, at the north-eastern corner are forth. coming in the report that: two water buffaloes have been attack- ed. They were so mauled that they had to be destroyed, the | report says. "

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NIGHT. THIEF, EUROPEAN-RÉSIDENCE ROBBED.

The theft of a gold watch and liver ash tray valued at. $305 on Wednesday night from a table in his bedroom is reported to the

After the reference-some-days-police by Mr-Carr, living at No ago in the ChivaMail torparty | 17-Magazine Gap Road:

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Government Civil Hospital yester. It was proved Farmers in the locality where day suffering from injuries recely seized that the buffaloes were mauled, willed by being knocked down at Des' the ship beloned certainly render aid, if. wald: Vœux Road Contral-resterday by sponelle för the appropriate cumshaw, in the shoot- a motor cycle driven by Mr. T. Last four hip Ing of the tiger. Spoor was found Koight an employer of the slan Cofuit into Ch in the vicinity, it fa ataled.-

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