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HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1926.

"SUNNING" PIRACY.

ROYAL VISITORS.

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Accused Men Before Court.

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STRANGE SPECTACLE.

Coolies With Bloodstained Clothing

Handcuffed in pairs, and form-

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"IMPERIALIST TERRORISM.”

Plans to Exploit Trouble in China.

In view of the recent disturbances

"I know, Sir, that your Royal | An interesting case involving a.

Rugby, Nov. 21. ed up in a semi-circle facing the Highness is travelling strictly in principle of great importance to

The Miners' Delegate Confer- Bench, twenty of the men arrest ecgnito, but I wonder whether Ilandlords came Lefore the Fullin Java, the Communist Interna-ence yesterday unanimously-a- ed in connectich with last week's might be "avoured with your im- Court this morning when Mr. tional is concentrating more acten- proved the principles suggested piracy of the China Navigation pressions of this Colony "of Eldon Potter K. C, (instructed by tion ga the Dutch East Indies as by the Executive for the guidance Company's sis. "Sunning" made ours?"

Messrs. Hastings, Dennys and a likely feld for further activities of districts in negotiation local their first appearance before: Mr. "Oh! Hong Kong?" replied Bowley) applied for leave to ap-abroad: R. E. Lindwell at the Central H.R.H the Crown Prince of peal against the decision of Mr. The Executive Committee har! The Conference has adjourned |Magistrney this morning.

Sweden. "But it is indeed a Justice Wood.

issued an appeal calling on the puntil Friday, when reports on the

agreements.

Mr. T. H. King. Director of beauty spot. I think you The Court which heard the ap-world's workers to arrange mass negotiations with the district Crimenal Intelligence, appeared must "At this point, the un-plication this morning comprised meetings against "Imperialist ter colliery "owners will be presented. fon behalf of the Crown. None conventional conversation came to the Chief Justice, Sir H. Crorism" in the Dutch East Indies Meanwhile the miners them- of the acrised men was represent an abrupt end, when H.R.H. the Gollan and Puisne Judge, Mn.and to demonstrate before all the selves are taking matters into ed by Counsel.

Crown Princess of Sweden, accom-Justice J. R. Woodi,

Dutch embassies and consulates. their own hands. Last week At the commencement of this paried by Capt. A. C. Steele, M.C., Mr. Potter said that the case demanding the withdrawal of all 50,000 more returned to the pits, morning's, proceedings, Mr. King (A.D.C. to H.E. the Governor), when heard before Mr. the Dutch forces from the country.bringing the total up to 370,000, ¡said that he would ask for a form-emerged from a photographer's Justice Wood concerned & dis The Executive of the Communist and acceleration of the same ten- al remand until next Monday establishment in the Beaconsfield traint on property found on the International ia meeting to-morrow dency seems probable during the when the Crown-Solicitor would Arcade and the Royal Party en-premises of Mr. W. P. Simpson to discuss the plan of action neces- present, week-British Wireless open the case for the prosecution.tered their motor car and, pre-who was three months in arrear sary to exploit the latest develop Service.

His Worship: I understand heeded by a detachment of the with his rent to the Wing On Comments in China.

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that there is a move being made Flying Squad, H.K. Police, propany. The Wing On Company The Soviet Press says" that the to get this through in time for the ceeded on their shopping expedi had, prior to the hearing of the revolutionary movement there. December Sessions which com-tion down Queen's Road Central, case, obtained a distress warrant which up to the present has been mence on December 9?

His Royal Highness, Frines acting on which the bailiffs had directed against Britain and Japan My King: That is so. Your Gustav, Crown Prince of Sweden, seized the movable property on is now being linked

up by the Worship. If the Court will keep who, accompanied by the Crown the premises.

world's proletariat against all forms several days clear next week, Princess and suite, arrived in the There was no dispute as to the of Imperialism.-Reuter. think we shall be able to go Colony yesterday morning on property being in the "apparent" Red Money for Java, straight ahead. “

board the s.s. Katori-Maru," was possession of the tenant, said Mrj

Riga, Nov. 10. His Worship: Very well. All walking quite casually down Potter.

From accounts of the Communist! the accused are remanded in jail Beaconsfield Arcade when first Mr. Justice Wood: There was [for one week

The reading of the charge and ed in a dark blue suit, over which were not in the possession of the that Moscow has sent a consider seen by the "China Mail", Dress no reason to suppose that they rising in Java published in the newspaper lavestyas" it is apparent magisterial order took some time he wore a heather-coloured great tenant The first and second accused spoke coat and smart Homburg hat,

able sum to Java during the past Wife's Affidavit. the Teuchow dialect, the sixth, H.R.H looked much younger than

year, ostensibly for the support of that of Amoy, and the nineteenth his years he is actually 44-and that after the distraint, Mr. Simptionists-Reuter,

Continuing, Mr. Potter said the imprisoned Javanese revolu that of Ningpo. The remainder appeared to be displaying more son's wife filed an affidavit depos- understood Cantonese, with the than a passing interest in a num exception of the eighth who said ber of views of the Colony dis. ing that the property seized was that he only understood Japanese, played in a shop window. being a native of Formosa. A Her Royal Japanese interpreter was acord Pingly sent for

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Wording of the Charge. - The charge, as framed in Eng lish, reads as follows:-

her own separate property and that her husband had no interest] Highness, the Crown Princess Louise, who, of Puisne Judge had released the in it. On that evidence, the course, was an English Princess property.

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ENORMOUS TIGER..

"NIBBLING" AT GOLF CADDIES.

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Rugby, Nov. 20. By a card vote a majority of 216,000 at the Miners' Delegate Conference yesterday instructed the districts to negotiate im- mediately with local coal owners. This decision implies the abandon-

districts are told not to conclude ment of the effort to obtain a national settlement, although the MACKINTOSH final agreements before" revision by a further Delegate Conference.

The Executive today are bcon- sidering what general principles | should guide the district organ lisations in their negotiations.--

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London, Nov. 20. The Delegate conference ad- journed until Nov. 26, after for- mulating recommendation upon which district settlements will be There was great excitement reached, notably, firstly, a divi- recently at the Standard Oilsion of the net profits in a ratio of Co's Installation when an enor-187 and 13 per cent.; secondly,. mous tiger was trapped and payment of subsistence wages killed by the villagers.

identical with those in force dur- He used to prow round, the ing 1926 and thirdly, agreements Golf course quite a lot, nib-terminable at one month's notice. bling at the cuddies.

Notts Agreement.

Later. The Delegate conference ad- journed until Nov. 26 after for- prior to her marriage to the

mulating recommendations upon His Honour had based his judg

which district settlements will be Crown Prince of Sweden, was busy shopping yesterday after 21 of the Ordinance which laid mens, said Mr. Potter, og Section

reached notably, firstly, a divi. sion of a thernet profits in a ratio noon; Attired in a "becoming "On the 16th day of Novem-coat-freck of fawn-coloured mat down that any person other than

of 87 and 13 per cent; secondly, ber, 1926, with, forze and armserial trimmed

the debtor could go before the with

Yet another tiger story has payment of subsistence beaver,

wages upon the high seas, to wit, of HR.H. mixed quite freely among lease of property which had been

court and ask for and obtain re-freached Hong Kong.

identical with those in force dur- Cliff Islands, China Sea, in and the

The locality this time is Wo-ling 1926 and thirdly, agreementa usual Sunday afternoon on board the British steamship crowd that throngs the main distrained if it was proved that chow and the correspondent is terminable at one month's notice. "Sunning." distant 180 miles thoroughfare of the Colony.

the property was, in fact, his. well-known down here. There is-Reuter. from Hong Kong, did bring in. As already stated, Capt. A. C.

The point was an important no doubt that what occurred is and on board the s. "Sunning" Steel, M.C., A.D.C., was in atten Mr. Justice. Wood was right it reference to "nibbling" at cad- one, said Mr. Potter, because if true but golfers will not like the contrary to the Peace of God dance upon the distinguished meant that the only distrainable dies. and of Our Sovereign Lord the visitors, and although the Royal property was the actual property King; feloniously make an as-car

Received on Saturday, the let was accompanied by the sault by shooting with firearms police, everything was done to of the debtor tenant himself. He ter stated: with intent to commit the crime assure the freedom and comfort Puisne Judge was wrong in his (Mr. Potter) submitted that the of piracy in respect of said of the Royal visitors ship; stething said ship and Their Royal Highnesses were $12,100 the properte of Wu met upon arrival by Capt. Steel the Ordinance which threw light There were many sections of Pak-sang, and divees sums of (representing H.E. the Governor) on the point, said Mr. Potter. money, articles of jewelers and Lieut. E. Dangerfield, R.N., (re-Section 16 laid down in-broad clothing felonging to mdrmeresenting Admiral Sir Alexan principle what property was lia- and piesengers on board the inclair, Capt. F. C. Roberts,ble to seizure, viz. that in the Sunning all contra tű (representing the G.O.C. apparent possession of the per-

He actually carried off two ⠀ " the Peare of God and of ina Station and Mr. Miskin, son from whom the rent was

old women and numerous dogs Nottingham coal owners and Sovereign Lord the King." : Je Vice-consul for Sweden.

miners have concluded a five-year and pigs. claimed. The wording of the sec- The arcused men, whose ages

agreement, providing for the es- As the Royal visitors are tra-

Huge Wild Boar

tablishment of a District Wages vary from 21 to 48, presented velling incognito as the Duke and tion seemed in itself to negative

the decision of the Puisne Judge, During the week-end a party of Board, consisting of an equal curious spectacle. The majority Duchess of Scania, there was no said Mr. Potter.

Portuguese sportsmen who. went number of employers and work- were,dressed in ordinary coolie, ceremony upon arrival in the

The Chief Justice drew atten-put to Kam Tin in the New Ter-ers' representatives under a chair- clothing; several however, had Colony, the party proceeding to tion to the fact that property in ritory for partridge shooting, man, periodically to adjust wagea bloodstains upon their coats and Government House where they the "apparent" possesion was eame across a huge wild boar at in accordance with the results of trousers, but une appeared in were the guests of H.E. the Gov-only "seizeable:".

100 yards range. Not being the industry in the district, the Court wearing an up-to-date for ernor and, Lady Clementi at al Mr. Fotter said he realised that provided with ball ammunition, minimum wage to be 7a.. 11d. jeign style treatcoat, with grey private luncheon party.

this did not preclude the possibl-they allowed the boar to go by shift, with a 7% hour day. socks and good quality foreign The "Katori Maru" sailed for ity of it being released after- The villagers in the district said shoes.

Europe at 5 p.m. yesterday even wards.

The agreement la important be- It was only liable for that there had been quite a few of cause it may pave the way to The police experienced some ing.

seizure in the first instance. these wild boars seen lately. The similar settlements in other dis- difficulty with the 19th. accused

boars have come down from the who mumbled throughout the

Property Exempt.

hills in order to feed on the rice Continuig. Mr. Potter said

recently harvested... perty which the bailiff was not entitled to seize, viz certain pro- perty which belonged to the debtor himself and that which

proceedings. According to the ONE OF MY BOYS." that section 16 detailed the pro-

interpreter (Ningpo dialect) this man was protesting his innocence, claiming to have been asleep when the piracy occurred.

Only one of the twenty men

DET. SERGEANT AND A

WAIF."

before une Court this morning "He is one of my boys, Your Wor-was clearly the property of Ahip. "said Det.-Sgt. Nolloth. to others, such as a lodger or guest Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central or belonging to sorneone who had

One of the lifeboats which put [off from the "Sunning" last Mon-

day night is still missing.

INGENIOUS.”

EXCUSE THAT AMUSED- MAGISTRATE.

tricts-Reuter.

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Till noon to-morrow the wea- ther forecast for Hong Kong, the coast and Formosa Channel is:- moderate N.E. winds, "eloudy..

At 10.57 am to-day the Ob-

was noticed wearing bandages. This man had the remians of one or two wounds on his forehead. Magistracy this morning when a merely deposited it with debtor A Chinese charged before Mr. Bervatory reported Pressure

Chinese youth, a member of the for safe keeping,

Lindaell at the Central Magistracy has decreased considerably over Homeless Boys' Club, was charger The case for the applicants, this morning informed the Beach S.W. Japan, moderately over the|| with obstruction.

said Mr. Potter, was that the that he was buying Ash, not selling Loochoos and slightly at the If Mr. H. W. Lapsley-of whom

Defendant pleaded that there Ordinance did not affect in any the commodity.

q|majority of other stations. The there is still no news-did leave were five other stalls at the same way the old common law posi- "I was testing the weight: I aus anti-cyclone has dissipated and a the ship. then the only conclusion place, the owners of which had paid tion or the statutory release in pected it was short. plsaded the V-shaped depression has formed is that he is still in that boat or money to the constable who arrest-existence in England up to 1883. defendent.

over 3.W. Japan. Another tnt with the pirates who took him td. them. Witness refused to pay

"Testing one cenf's worth of cyclone is forming over. China. fish?"" replied the Magistrate, Fresh monsoon may be expected Witness: No four cents worth: along the S.E. coast of Chins and I gave a five cent piece and got one over the N. China Sea cent change.

with them.

An incident in the piracy has only now transpired.

and had been taken to the station.

"As he is one of your brigade, I will remand the case until Wednes

When H.M.S. "Bluebell" cap day. Please investigate the alloga tured the boatload of pirates, one tione," added the Magistrate..

of the pirates handed up a wound-

ed comrade into the, custody of

Mrs. L. C. Parker Rées return-

the Navy, while he himself re-ed to the Colony this morning used assistance and jumped from Home on the P. and 0. overboard to succeed in drowning himself.

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