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CORRESPONDENCE."

SOUTH CHINA PIRATES.

To the Editor of the "China Mal") Sir-Since the Piracles on the high seas have been for so many

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1926.

NORWAY'S KING..

ANNIVERSARY OF HIS

REIGN.

21 YEARS ON THRONE,

years connected with Piratical To-morrow, November 18, Chinese passengers, it has come to the anniversary of the day on

HATCHET ASSAULT.

INDIAN OFFICER NEARLY KILLED.

SAVAGE KOWLOON ATTACK.

An Indian officer of the 5/2

my mind that the following which King Haakon VII accepted Punjabi Regt., was the victim of method of procedure in allowing the Crown of Norway and thereby a brutal attack whilst asleep in his any Chinese passengers on board became the ruler of that country, quartera at Whitefield Barracks,

Kowloon, yesterday morning.. might be usefully adopted--

1. If a steamer" be leaving on a voyage for Hong Kong from a Chinese Port (or vice versa) of Any duration. Chinese Passen- ger (s) requirements for the yoy. age should be duly searched, and the rest of his/her belongings,. under no conditions accessible during the voyage,

It would seem that by this means the luggage and/or belong! ings attainable, penting the dura- tion of the voyage, could then be ensBy "shroffed up" prior to steamer's sailing"

It would further seem that any passenger objecting to such a procedure would lay himself open to suspicion,

Collusion of crew in these Piracies might also usefully be investigated.

OBSERVER.

Hong Kong, Nov. 16.

The officer was found shortly after 2 o'clock in the morning in ansunconscious condition, a large wound in the skull indicating that he had been attacked with a chop- per or similar instrument. A search resulted in the finding of a blood-stained hatchet near the scene of the crime.

The matter is being thoroughly investigated by the Folice, but u to the moment of going to press no arvest had been made, although the "Chine Mall" was införmed at Central Station this morning Ithat there is reason to believe that the grime was perpetrated by someone in the Regiment.

AN APPRECIATION.

LOCAL AMBULANCE MEN PRAISED.

published newspapers in China at the time of the "fung Chow" piracy in the latter end of Decem- To the Editor of the "Chino Mall") ber last year. When Captain Mac-Str.-Yet another vessel has Intosh was wounded. In that case, been pirated in South China it may be recalled, the pirates Colonial Government took some Prince Carl, the secand son of Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi) with

In 1905, Norway separated waters: Surely it is time that the from Sweden

PRINCE GEORGE PLEASED.

Following the restiture RH Prince George of B.B. the

By

was the Order of a Knight of Grace of

"I desire to express my apprie elation of the splendid muster of the Hong Kong Corps on parde

an the day when H.R.H. Prince " George decorated me..."

much "Prince George was pleased with the bearing of the Corps on that occasion."

bourded the vessel at Shanghai steps in the matter of piracy? King Frederik of Denmark and seized the ship between that Your Peking correspondent aptly then elected by the Norwegian St. John of Jerusalem. His Excul describes the so-called Peking Storting (Parliament) to become lency has written to the St. John port and Wei-hai-wei. Armed

Government as a mere "post box" their King and he accepted the Ambulance Brigade:-- guards are useful only up to a place in which to drop Diplo-crown through his grandfather, point, as was proven by the matic Notes--and it is well-known the late King Christian of Den-

Hano piracy only last week fact that the Canton Government mark.

On Nov. 25 King Haakon VI is striving its utmost to secure when an Annamite guard was recognition from the foreign landed in Norway. shot and thrown overboard. Wire Powers-obviously an essential Born in 1872, King Haakon (or

then was)! less installations were once held factor in any attempt or its part Prince Carl as he

July 22. 13969 to affect the re-unification of the married, up as the only deterrent to a suc-country. One is therefore tempt-Princess Maud, the third daughter cessful coup by the pirates, but jed to ask whether or not it is time of our late King Edward VII and events have amply proved that that the British Government made therefore sister of HM. King wireless installations can be and it quite clear that one essential George V.

The Crown Prince Olay was condition before recognition can have been damaged or put out of be entertained must be an active born in 1903. commission by the ruffians from campaign on the part of the Bias Bay.

In the systematie Kwangtung authorities to exter

minate the pirates from their search of all passengers at the air? True, Sir, that in the two

Hong Kong. Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1926. port of embarkation lies the best most recent cases, the pirates have

PIRATES

On

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"YOLANDA.”

MACAO.

MR. J. BRAGA'S ADMIRABLE BOOKLET.

"Picturesque. Macau," by Braga (Macau Po Man Lau and Co.).

J

HIGH CLASS PICTURE AT

In the course of an interesting THE QUEEN'S "

introduction to this admirable lit- possible hope of preventing boarded ships at Shanghai, but it

tle booklet, the author lays em- There are some pictures that, gen-phasis upon one particular point. pifacies. The delay of steamers is obvious that they would not

have done so unless they had erally and not purely locally speak-namely, "To appreciate Macau you for a few hours may impose cer-carefully prepared, hiding places ing. are boomed to the skies by must get away from the city, To the hundred and one com-tain hardships on shipping com-in the neighbourhood of Hong picture producers and are sheer from the lower levels, you must ments on the hundred and one panies, but these must be borne Kong-usually, I believe, Bias disappointments. There are others seek the heights, not very great

Bay. If the Canton Government again, equally well boomed.

heights it is true, but there where piracies during the past few years with in the interests of them-cannot do this itself, why not let which the popular verdict is that the breezes are as sweet and cool it seems impossible to add one selves, their passengers, and jus offer to help them? Would it they are well worth it. In the latter fresh comment at least one fresh their cargoes. In certain cases not be worth while? comment of an original nature. such a systematic search may in- That in itself, however, need not volve the co-operation of the local | prečiude us from sounding a note Chinese authorities at various

METEOR.

Hong Kong, Nov. 17, 1926..

THE WORLD'S "RUBBER.

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as the breath of Eros you dis- undoubtedly must be category included "Yolanda," which will be cover for yourself Macau's price. screened at the Queen's Theatre for less possession."

Mr. Braga has succeeded in an the last time to-day 1 is a picture]

easy-going manner in taking his that no one should miss. It is picture that should be seen in par readers just where they should go, of gratification that the latest ports en route; and that, in turn,

ticular by every lover of history, and we see "The Pearl of the Orient" in new. colours; we see piratical effort on the s.e. "Sun-may involve a display of moral

To the Editor of the "China Mall," including the students' at

the remains of what was built ning" has not met with the usual suasion..

Sir, The two latest of Reuter's schools and University. measure of success from the

telegrams dealing with the ques- Those who saw "Lucretia or four centuries ago, a city built of Vasco d'a tion of the world's supply of rub- Borgin" on the screen a few years when the voyages viewpoint of the fiendish crowd

ber cannot fall to have interested ago will conclude that its natural Gama were influencing the minds, from Bias Bay. Until full détails

a number of local residents who and best successor is "Yolanda." of all; when the spirit of adven- of this latest outrage are to hand

have invested their hard-earned portraying the lovable Princessture was at its height...

Let us join Mr. Braga in an The people who will tell you dollars in the rubber-growing Mury of Burgundy. If anything, 1: it is impossible to "envisage the that the country is going to the industry.

scenery and the costuming arexcursion to the Flora Gardens, whole scene enacted on board the dogs, Sir, have received a jar by It will, I think, come as a great better, and the photography is on a to the Lighthouse or to the Barrier "Sunning"; but "sufficient is the news from Home to-day surprise to most people to learn higher plane. It is a mammoth pry-Gate or to any one of the beauty known (or, at least, surmised) to A single message announces three that Sir Ernest Birch, an ex-duction in cinematography, worthy spots that his delightful little pen British Resident of Perak and of the Metro-Goldyn's high reputa- pictures portray. Visitors to conclude that but for the gallant huge "contracts one of £10,000,- Selangor, who, having spent so inn; and the Hong Kong Amuse Macao will in future be indebted resistance offered by the Captain 800 for the Buenos Aires tubes, many years of his life in the serena, Limited, are to be commend- to the author of this long-needed

another of £1,200,000 for the vice of the Malay States Gover-et on giving local people-not mere-booklet..

Contracts for Britain.

and his officers the "Sunning Singapore floating dock, and ament, and who. since his retire- & the average patron of the cinemas

LIGHTS OUT............

"QUEENS" EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY.

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would have been burned to the third of £1,000,000 from Mel-ment, has identified himself with an opportunity of seeing, such a SUMMONS DISMISSED. water's edge and her passengers bourne for cotton" machinery. so many rubber-producing com-perb historical picture. and officers either drowned or These contracts, besides providing panies the "Golden Cherson- work for British workmen for ese " should how come forward as borne off by the pirates as host-many years and putting over Chairman of a company in Brazil ages or ransom.

£12,000,000 into circulation in the which it is said to own 415,000 For once the pirates appear to country, have great importance as acres. This is significant, to say

The hearing was resumed at the Central Magistracy yesterday have mistimed their diabolical at- showing the faith that is still held the very least, more especially

A local failure in the electric

afternoon of in British brains and British having regard to the fact that the

the Summons tempt to seize and burn the ship. industry. The contract for the total area under rubber cultiva-supply resulted in building he brought by the Police against Mr. They evidently could not have Singapore floating dock would be tion in the Malay States is just tween Central Market and Garden B. A. Hyder, an Indian for alleg- Road Being completely cut off for ed failure to obey a traffic signal calculated on the presence of other let in the United Kingdom, as a over 2,400.000 acres.

matter of course, perhaps, but the Now, whilst it is generally ad- 2 minutes, shortly after 10 o'clock when approaching the junction of merchant vessels in the immediate contract from Melbourne might mitted that the known tin-bearing last right.

The film "Yolanda," showing at Morrison. Gap Read with Stubbs vicinity, nor on the possibility of easily, have gone elsewhere, since lands of the Malay Peninsula are

Major C. Willson was on the British warships being summoned it is offered by a private, not a becoming rapidly denuded of their the Queen's Theatre came to a sud-

Bench. by wireless in good time to pre- State, enterprise, which presum- metaliferous contents; it is conden stop but the rangement was ably sought the best terms it servatively estimated that the equal to the emergency. By means

The case had been adjourned vent their full pre-arranged pro- could obtain. Even more gratify- amount of land available for the of electric torches and candles, the gramme being carried out to the ing is the contract. from Buenos cultivation of plantation rubber orchestra was enabled to continue from the previous Tuesday on the sired to call evidence in corrobora- bitter end.

It is really splendid Aires, with the flattering require is sufficient to supply the world's end entertained the audience with application of the Police who de

ment that the city's new tube sys- needs for at least a century to popular aire and selections.

Other buildings affected includ- tion of the constable's statement. news to learn that the escape of a tem must be a copy of London's. come even taking into anticipa

The Police witness, Mr. W. C., number of the pirates was cut off There are other cities besides Lon- tion the discovery of a new used the Hong Kong Hotel and China

Clark, of the Hong Kong Electric building.

Company, failed to put in an ap- by H.M.S. "Bluebell," and that don with tube systems-New for the product capable of absorb

pearance, and His Worship dis- nine others of the piratical crew York, for example--and it is aing a quantity such as is at pre

missed the summons... distinct compliment to British in-sent absorbed by the motor-car were captured on board the "Sun-dustry that the contract should industry. Moreover, experts are tary of State for the Colonies was ning." It cannot be regarded as have gone to London. These three unanimously of the opinion that unable to supply Mr. F. G. Penny inhumane to hope that the fate of contracts, one from the Homeland the quality of the Malay product with figures which, I venture to itself, another from a Dominion, is far better than that of Brazil. think, most people who know any- the captured desperadoes will be and the third from a foreign coun- Then there is the labour question, thing about the industry, would such as to strike an effective blow try serve to illustrate that Bri- which, undoubtedly, is an importhays imagined the Rt. Hon. gen at piracy in Chinese waters for tain, while it may no longer be ant factor. Why then does so tleman to have had at his finger

the workshop of the world, is yet prominent a personage connected tips. Mr. Penny has spent many A Chinese caretaker of a Sen years to come, if not for all time.

more than able to hold its own with the rubber-growing industry years of his life in the Straite men's Club at No. 10. Cheong On Whilst numBTOUS measures with its rivals.:

embark upon this new enterprise. Settlements and can be credited, Street, Kowloon City was found. have been put into operation to

Apart from the economical aspect with knowing something about dead under a bed on the second of the question, one can hardly the subject. It does not require floor of the premises, the circum- frustrate piracy, and whilst some

imagine Sir Ernest Binch asso-the genius of any Einstein to sur stances indicating that the dev other ideas have been suggested, At the Marine Cour this morn ciating himself with a Brazilian mise that there is something consed had been murdered.

The tragedy was discovered by: it remains quite clear that the ing, a junk master was fined $1 enterprise for purely pecuniary wrong somewhere. Has the Rub- best preventative of all is a tho for mooring abreast the as, motives. Has, one is tempted to ber Advisory Committee been a neighbour who, being unable to "Kueichow" and alongside bother ask Sir Ernest lost faith in allowed to lapse since the lament-rain admittance to the Club, called rough search of all Chinese

ed death of Lord Stevenson? Let the Police who broke down the door. cargo boats, Another funk mas Malaya?!

The matter is being invostigated passengers at the port of em ter was fined $10 for failing to The other matters to which us hope that such is not the case.

ALLATEX. by the C.LD., but no arrest "has barkation. This was strongly em-report his arrival to the Tai O would refer is the somewhat

astounding news that the Secre Hong Kong, Nov. 17, 1926. been made up to tho present" phasised by the whole English harbour master.

DEAD UNDER BED, SEAMEN'S CLUB CARETAKER

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MURDERED.