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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1925.

REIGN OF TERROR.

PIRATE MINES BLOW UP CONVOYS.

·INTENSIVE BROADSIDES.”

Adventures of United Bandit "Tong's" Fleet.

Piracy terrors in the West River delta have taken a new form in the persistent use of mines to blow up convoys, the systematic sheiling of merchant craft, and the unification of several outlaw bands för pimposes of blunder.

CHAPTER OF ATTACKS, (From Our Own Correspondent.)

Pakkai, Konginoon, Dec."18. Mines are now regularly used by pirates in this part of the delta to attack merchand vessels. The usual modus operandi is to blow up either the launch which acts as tow to a passenger (and curgo) bent, or the conveying, speedy junk armed with heavy, if obsolete, native, guns to repel attack.

All the latest piracies have occurred near the Kamchuk light house, a prominent lankmark of the locality,

In every instance the pirates used fast launches armed with quick-firers, machine-guns, a con- tinental type of Lewis gun, im-

MURDER TRIAL.

ALLEGED STATEMENT BY SON OF PRISONER.

POLICE METHODS QUESTIONED."

constable.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

PRICE OF WAR.

FRENCH LOSSES IN MOROCCO.

OFFICIAL, FIGURES.

(Reuter's Service.)

An

...2,640

Wounded

7.562

Missing these the purely casualties were:

1,220

French

920 2,063 245.

Killed Wounded! Missing

TIENTSIN FALLS.

MARSHAK FENG'S TROOPS

ENTER.

PROTECTION DE FORSIGNERS.

Reuter's Service,)

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Peking. December 23.-

Marshal Big Yeirhsiung's troops

If is nevertheless evident thud they have panotruded the defending front, which is under Gestern Di Chinglu, a supporter of Mayshal. Chung To-Bio.

DRPINITE REPORT,

Shanghai, Pecember (23. General Peng Yu-hsiung's Forces. defeated the army of tieneral Li Chinglin and entered Tientsin on

F the night of the 22nd instant.

A statement alleged to have been made to the polies by the arrested man Was

Paris, Dec. 23, son of the tread cut in court to-day in the

In the Chamber of Deputies, Criminal Sessions proceedings against a wood-custer charged during the debate on the Estin-lans that they have uptured Fion with the murder of an Indian fates for the Ministry of War, the xin, but confirmation is lacking.

Under-Secretary for War The sun is schoolboy at the nounced that the French losses in Wan (the opposite course to the correct direction). Two gunboats village of Ping hek, New Terri-Morocco since the beginning of

Killed began to give chase as the launch tories, and, questioned by the the year have been: had barely left her wharf. Subse-police after the disappearance of quently the launch was found. his father and the murder of the ying discarded, at the Sheung constable he is alleged in "this" Shui Hau bench, but all luggage statement to have said that a man and 50 passengers had been re-called at the house two days after before the gunboats his father had left, telling them moved

that his father, had shot hn In- arrived.

wasdian constable who had arrested A desperate encounter fuught near Wai Chown when the him for cutting wood" and was

"towboat was in hiding in Chinese territory.

He had not seen his father since Taileung-Canton caught. Three of the pirate launches shelled the tow's launch the morning of July 8 (the day One when the constable was murder- and sank her by gunfire..

stated the man was killed. All the cargo anded), further

father was a Christian and was passengers were removed to the according to the police note. His. then reading his Bible. He (the outlaws stronghold.

son) understood that he' Roing out to cut wood.

Inspector Brewer was cross- examined by Mr. Eisley Zeitlyn (instructed for the defence by as to Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton) this statement at the Sessions proceedings this morning. It was

ALLEGED THEFT.

WOMEN.

provised shrapnel and occasional CASE AGAINST BUSSIAN field pieces, converted into "nava} Artillery."

ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY.

As recently reported the Landit chiefs in the delta (at Taumöen,

The alleged shop-lifting in- Guemoon, and Sheung Shui Hau) have combined and formed a tident at the Wing On Company Russian women "Tong." Outlaws in the Sanwuiin which two

and Sramoiloff named Daria and Shuntak districts are follow-

in

boy,

was

his Inspector. Brewer's) handwriting and was what the interpreter told him was the re- ply of the boy to questions put. It was not signed by the boy as it was not considered necessary for

The balance of casualties in made up of combatants not of French birth, besides coloured troops in Morocco,]

RUBBER CONTROL.

A SANER PRESS TONE IN AMERICA.

AN ENQUIRY USELESS.

(Reuter's Service.)

New York, Dec. 23. Whilst some editorials. echo complaints of America being victimised over rubber, most writers take a more philosophical cone. For example, the "New York Times" expresses the opin-

would be useless. All that the

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The foreign residents. in Tinản have organised, a Vohinteens" "Corps for the protection of the foreign sofidement in order to prevent the intrusion of the hope of Cloneral Li Ching-in.---Wah Kiu Yat Fo."

A DESPERATE RALLY,

Shanghai,December 94.

from A Wireless message Teksis received yesterday reports thund Li Ching-lim ha aguin re- beated nipped to the city limits,| Where he desperately rallied his forces mand subsequently advanced" to Peitsang, a distance of about three miles.

MELDEN RETREAT.

Tokyo, December 201

ing suit apd the inaugural, with Tamara Laskooloff were charged a voluntary statement, stated In-ion that a Congressional enquiry lng is expected completely to de-,

ful villagers the mention of their

A despatch to the Foreign Office from Mukden states that Kio Sung

feadh Chang Tso-lin in a few days. United States can do is to t this event, the Tapanese troops to South America or

elsewhere

bim

At the Central Magistracy yester-spector, Brewer. due pomp, of the "Kwangtung day was again adjourned this Inspector Brawer would not Tong" has been announced. Such names as Chan. Yuo, Woo Kai and, morning until noon on Monday,

It was mentioned by Detective agree that the questions he put to Un Kung are associated with the Sergeant Meadows in charge of the boy were in a suggestive man- and develop her own sources templates turning over the city to

ner. They were straightforward. says: "Britain can hardly be

If Chang's retreating soldiers ap new, rival movement.

on to surrender out of To peace the case that Mr. C. A. S. Russe admitted that the boy had called

has been engaged for the defence been taken out of a cell in which hand advantages, which her tar-pear en route to Mukden they will and that there had been a request he had been locked all day when sighted statesmen and Empire-he disa med at the entrance to the for an adjournment. This was ine statement was made,"

builders have long been preparing six mile w4206.

It asks Americas to allowed, bail being fixed in the Questioned with regard to whe-for her."

Jagarse troops are ad: Present um of $100 for each of the de-ther the boy was allowed to com-imagine their feelings if Britain [guarding the western limit, but it tendants.

municate with anyone, whilst he were to ask them to reduce the is not expected thigh the retreating wak in the cell, Inspector price of cotton, oil, copper and | Chrines will object to disarmament Brewer said that the boy's mother wheat which she is compelled to

name is akin to the whisper of Boney is curaing" in the south CORSE of England during the Napoleonic period.

Not so long ago a "battle" be tween Government vessels and the pirate fleet was described as a new edition of "The Pirates of Pen- zance

เ

•

THIRD SENTENCE. CHATHAM ROAD SHOOTING

INCIDENT.

and the local schoolmaster called buy from America. at the station whilst he was in custody at the Station. brought food.

They

The Foreign Office reiteraden

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in the Japanese will evacuate To-day it is the real

PAYING THE PENALTY.

Mukden

there is no London, Dec. 23. article with maneuvres in the arrow and sharp-bending waters,

The "Financial News" ridicules danger of further fighting and saf

au stable Government is Six launches make up the new

Was the boy allowed to talk to the American accusations of the m

British manipulation of prices of assured. Tong's fleet, all ominously painted

them asked Mr. Zeitlyn."

rubber. It recalls that not long The War Office tegne from black, not for the "skull and cross- Remanded from week to week Inspector Brewer: No.

Mr. Zeitlyn: You stated ago, American manufacturersMukden that two brigades of Kno bones" touch, but for camouflage since November 13, after the ar- purposes.

rests following the fring at yesterday that they spoke to the were buying at less than cost, but Sungling's troops attacked Chang does not recollect any American Terlin's front-ne at daybreak Sergeant Clarke in Chatham hoy. Road, Kowloon, at night, a Inspector Brewer: I made a protests against this. On the con- yesterday, just huiled, .

trary, they hoped to purchase

A subsequent general attack, Chinese was sentenced by Mr. mistake."

Re-examined by Mr. T. S. British plantations for a song. Uhowever, forcer the Mukden E. W. Hamilton this morning..

Two others (domestic ser-Whyte Smith (for the Crown), The Stevenson scheme was so cavalry to retreat eight miles beyond vants of Captain L. D. Joll, R.A.) Inspector Brewer said that the constituted that Americans could Tamingtun, which Rao's troops had received sentences of 9 boy showed no signs of disinclina-be fitted with their requirements

pompied. months' each at the Criminaltion to make a statement. at reasonable rates," but they re- Asked as to the boy's general fused to recognise its inexorable Sessions. Police Court was charged with demeanour during the time he functioning and are now paying (a) unlawfully assembling with was kept in the cell, Inspector the penalty. others without a lawful excase Brewer said that be "seemed very and (b) loitering with others, happy." there being reasonable suspicion that they had contemplated or in tended to commit a felony."

One such was captured, after a duel, by the gunboat "Kung Hon" which led a raid into pirate terri- Lory at Hoi Chow. Three pirates were brought back in triumph and made examples of, but the re- mainder of the fleet is still waging

well-known tow-boats were pirated on the same day, December 8, all Kongmoon vessels, plying to Fatshan, Shiuhing and Shekki, respectively.

War.

Three

The defendant at the

All the cargoes were taken away and a large number of passengers carried into captivity for ransom. His Worship imposed sentence This morning, the Kongmoon-of two months' hard labour on Canton towboat "Lee Ynen" was each charge, to run concurrently overcome after a running fight in (two months in all) and to date which four Chinese guards were from November 13. killed.. Further details are awaited."

Another episode concerned the cross-river railway launch from Kungyick to Suncheong, an attack being successfully engineered in the full view of these two town- #hips.

About ten pirates boarded the launch as passengers. The crew were forced to steer towards Ngau

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THE ATHERLEY CASE.

His Lordship: You don't marine that is any reason for keeping anyone at a police station, do you?

The case is proceeding.

A "Serious Thing." The action of the police in de- taining at the police station for elght days the son of a suspected. man who was thought to know the whereabouts of his father was

PROHIBITION.

"PUTTING TEETH INTO"

ENFORCEMENT.”

TREATY WITH MEXICO,

· {Reuter's American Service.)

CHANG'S PLANS, Another message from Mukden states that Marshal Cung Two-lin, ve terday morning, assembled lis ending supporters and made a farewell speech, stating that reporta from the front indicated that the enemy had just opened' a decisive attack.

He said that if the Mukden force were detented, he would dake ringe elsewhere, and expressed the hope that Councillor Wang General Yang Yu-ting and Governor Wang | of Makden Province) would follow Washington, Dec. 28.

him: whilst the other civil and! The Anti-Smuggling Treaty military officials would remain in called into question at the Crimin- with Mexico was signed here to Mukden and endeavour to maintain

al Sessions yesterday." Inspector Brewer,

MAIN ATTACK FAILS.

day. It goes farther than the Cross-Treaty with, Canada and, accord-pass and good order, examined by Mr. Elsley Zeitlyning to American officials, "puts the admitted that the boy was kept teeth into prohibition enforce- in a cell. This was because there ment." was no witness room.

The statement the boy even- tually made as to the whereabouts. of the prisoner was a voluntary one, Inspector Brewer stated, in the course of further cross-. examination.

Addressing the witness His Lordship asked, "What right, had you to keep this boy at the Police Station for 8 days la

HOME MAILS.

Shanghai, December 22.

A Japanese report from Mukden states that Kao Sung-bing's main asteck against Chang Tso-im was launched last night and failed, and Kao, Sung-ling forces are retreat

SET-BACK, FOR KUO,

A mail from Europe via Siberia ung to Heinminfu arrived this morning by the 8.8. Yingchow," which also brought the Shanghai mail

The 8.8 Prezident Wilson" arrived with mails from the

hei

Tokyo, December 245,

It is reported from Mukden that Marshal Tang Tien'a troops have

witness, he had his freedom. Witness: He was only kept asU.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shang reoccupied Paikipu. General Koo? His Lordship. Nonsense. Do you mean to say he could have left at any time he liked?

Sung-ling forces are retreating, leaving guns and mixditions behind. Consulte reports addicate that

winds, moderate est back owing to the wid

by Marshal Ch

With two months more of his contract to serve, the Chinese

Further postponement in the bandmaster of Po Hing theatre, Atherley case is necessitated by Yaumati, was ordered to sign the continuation of the murder

the mu bond by. Mr. E.. W. Hamilton (at trial: the Kowloon Magistracy) this Jurors are to note that they morning, for breaking a contract are required to attend at the witness replied, that he could The weather forecast until noon General Kuo has received a ser with his employers.

Supreme Court on Tuesday (not have.done. Mr. E. H. Gifford, the proMonday, the previous amended prietor a representative, prosecut-date) at 10:30 am 150000000000000000ed. Defendant pleaded guilty"

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