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POPPY DAY.

No. 25,771

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1928.

ICE, $3.00 Per Month.

SPY SCARE

Trial at the Old Bailey.

PIRACY.

STORY OF YESTERDAY'S OUTRAGE.

AN ILL-FATED SHIP.

Half Pirate Gang Reported Killed Or Drowned.

Those who were killed when the Hong Kong steamboat "Sun Nam Hoi" was attacked by pirates in the West River delta yesterday morning have been amply revenged as conservative estimates are that at least half of the gang of thirty have either been killed, drowned, wounded or captured.

CHINA'S REDS.".

Women Executed At Wuchang

13 ARRESTS BY POLICE.

Anxiety Of Naval Authorities At Amoy,

Nearly $20,000 Raised Locally

BRITISH LEGION, REPORT.

All Classes Amist la

Effort.

ABSOLUTE SECRECY.

State,

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TO WIND UP.

CANTON ACTION AGAINST UNIONS.

"A SWATOW EXAMPLE.

Kwangsi Faction Out For Law and Order.

Not having been noticed for some time, the Strike Association at Swatow has drawn attention to itself and has been ordered by the Canton Government to wind-up. No relaxation is apparent in the Canton authorities' vigilance against labour disturbances. Unions have now been forbidden to call meetings.

Hankow, Yesterday.

The British Legion-publlah the

Rugby, Yesterday. Police action has been taken at following report from the Poppy. The trial of McCartney and the CHIEF ENGINEER OF "SAN NAM HOL" GIVES VIVID ACCOUNT. Wuchang the city on the op- Day Sub-Committee, wheth conslet German student Hansen on charges MARTIAL LAW TO BE RESCINDED AT BOCCA TIGRIS.

posite side of the River to Han- ed. of Mr.. Gordon Leak? (Chair- of espionage, was continued at the kow.

man), Mrs. Bond, Mrs, Easter- Central Criminal Court to-day.... Thirteen Communists were ar- brook, Mr. J. E. Hancocky Mr. G. Extraordinary, precautions to ob number being women. rested in raids, some of the W. Sewell, Mr. A. Piercy (Secretain absolute secrecy were taken. After a tary) and Mr. W. Brackenridge For nearly two hours evidence was trial, all were summarily shot (Treasurer).

heard in camera. This procedure, "Hong Kong Evening Post." The Arnual collection in aid of which is very rare in British Amoy on Qui Vive. Earl Haig's Fund for Disabled Ex criminal trials, is sanctioned by a A Chinese message from Service Men was held on Artistice Judge only for reasons of State. The' feature of a gallant defence was the single-handed fight Shanghal says that the Naval Day and the sum of $19,885.16 was The decision to close the Court waged by Captain N. H. Sparke, who has commanded the vessel authorities. who governi Amoy received, as shown in the following to the public was reached after ovi which centralise the administration in institutions which support

and a part of Fukien province are balance sheet.

dence had been given by Major- for years and is a respected "veteran" on the run. He was con-exercising precautions as Com

General Bonham Carter, Director spicuously assisted by the Chief Engineer, Mr. M. F. Houghton.'

munist agents are suspected of Clubs and Associations .$7,776.00 of Staff Duties, at the War Office. having entered the territory. Donations

1.990.00 He emphasised the necessity of not publishing the statements of four witnesses and documents which 6,627.88 were exhibited to the Judge, jury,

and counsel.

After Mr. Hugh Conway, the Chief Officer, and two Indian guards had been killed and two Indian guards wounded, Captain Sparke and Mr. Houghton directed their fire with such deadly effect that they drove the desperadoes from the grilled-in portion of the deck and forced them to retire amidships.

Baffled and defeated, the pirates sought escape in the River where they were met by sampans from the shore. Even then, the two defenders continued to shoot to good purpose.

Chinese Merchant Volunteers gave spontaneous assistance from the river bank, cutting off the pirates from landing and using their arms in no uncertain manner,

As is told below, the "San Nam, Hoi" has a tragic history of en- counters with pirates. On this occasion the officers added another chapter of heroism to what must be a "record" for any one vessel.

GALLANT DEFENCE.

Pakkai (Kongmoon), Yesterday. It is believed that the piracy on the s.s. "San Nam Hoi" was car- ried out by men who were former ly employed on the ship and were These tacharged last month, men belong to the seamen's unions at Pakkai.

Six pirates are believed to have been killed in a sampan.

Steps were taken immediate- ly by the local authorities (who

Chinese flag and is of 722 tons gross. She was attacked in the vicinity of Pakkai, the port of Kongmoon-British Naval Wire- less.

OFFICERS' STORY.

Mr. Conway Shot Early in the Affair.

The determined resistance put up by the two foreign officers who remained, prevented the ship HOW CONWAY DIED. From falling into the hands of

How Mr. Hugh Conway met his death was told to the "China Mail" man by the Chinese quar- termaster.

As soon as the first pirates op- peared, Mr. Conway who was atrolling on the starboard side of the bridge deck and was at that moment almost abreast of the quartermaster, made a dash to- .wards his cabin to get his

volver.

re-

One of the pirates promptly fired a shot at Mr. Conway which, struck him on the left check. Mr. Conway went into his cabin, and although badly injured, came out on deck again with a revolver in his hand.

Several of the pirates who had by this time got inside the grille and armour plating fired at nim point blank at a range of not more than five feet. One of the pirates fired with a Winchester rifle dropped

by the Indian Guard who was hit

at the top of the companion way.

This bullet entered the middle of Mr. Conway'a chest about five inches below the throat. Simul taneously, Mr. Conway was hit on the right thigh. Mr. Conway staggered to the centre of the bridge deck when he was hit on the left thigh by a fourth bullet fired by another of the pirates. Then Mr. Conway collapsed, and the pirates went past him. Conway, who was

still alive, érawled towards the grille and tried to drag himself on to a box just inside the armour plating.

Mr.

He fell in a huddled heap on the box and did not move again.

Later he was found dead in this position by the other European officers. He atin had his revolver clutched in his right hand.

Mr. Conway who was about 46 years of age, was an old China Coaster.

The funeral will take place this afternoon.

are appointed by the Canton Government). Eleven suspects were arrested in Mia Hoi vill age and some more in the neighbourhood, :

Pirates Jump Overboard.

pirates,

Marines are on duty and a "pro- vincial military headquarters" has put and to suppress meetings and been established to keep a look-

propaganda.

VISCOUNT BYNG.. NEW HONOUR CONFERRED BY

KING.

London, Yesterday,

It is announced In the "London Gazette" that the King has confer- red a Viscounty on Baron Byng of Viny.-Reuter.

Street Sales---

Receipts,

Hong Kong 35,044.60. Church Collections (Re- Kowloon 1,583,28

membrance Sunday) Ships (Mercantil

Marine)

Navy

Army

Balance of 1926

transferred-

Bank Interest

Total Purchase of Poppila Purchase of Trays Purchase

Boxes Posters

a/c

of Collecting

was bestowed in 1926 when he re- The Viscounty of Baron Byng

tired from the Governor-General- ship of Canada and the delay in gazetting the honour was due to Printing, Stationery and Baron Byng's refusal to pay the

Postages attendant fees. It is understood | Advertising that these have now baen remitted. Telegrams -Reuter.

REDS IN KOVNO.

MANY ARRESTS FOLLOW DISCOVERY.

Kovno, Yesterday. Many arrests have been made in connection with the discovery of a Communist organisation.-Reater.

Altogether nine or ten shots were fred at Mr. Houghton, but none

of them took effect, the majority of them going through the wood- work above, which showed that the pirates were poor marksmen. The shots were fired at Mr. Houghton from a range of about

486.44

One document included a ques- tionnaire dealing with plans of the 338.66 Air Force, which had been trans- 432,62 lated from Russian. The Attorney- 2,181.20 General, who is prosecuting, had

him.

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General Li Chai-sum's Government has made certain decisions

A report is to hand that martial law at Bocca Tigris is to be rescinded as the Canton Government is desirous of removing ob stacles in the way of business and shipping. ·

A TIGHT REIN.

Orders have been given by the the support of the disgruntled sec-

Swatow.

POWER KEPT.

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said yesterday that this document Canton branch of the Nationalist tion of labour... 59.00 could only have been composed by Political Council for the winding- 15.46 a group of persons familiar with up of the Strike Association at

their subject, such as the War Staff -$19,838.16, of a foreign Power.

704.00 Another document submitted in 50.00 camera was a report on British tank corps maneuvres, alleged to 50.00 have been written by McCartney. 85.00 British Wireless Service, **

24,45 45.20 15.90

Cost of Cheque Book and

Sundries

11148

Total

985.98

GREAT FIRES.

UNPRECEDENTED SERIES IN "ALWASHINGTONFC

*།་ ་*

INCENDIARISM SUSPECTED.

Washington, Yesterday. city had ita in recent when an

The branch Political Council is General Li Chai-sum and Canton

Government. the highest civil authority in Kwangtung province.

Swatow's strike headquarters! General Li Chai-sum's faction came into effect in 1925 when the, is keeping the power to itself in parent movement began at Can-Canton, in oppositon to the Na- ton. The Association recently tionalist Government at Nanking. wrote to the Canton branch Poli- tical Council asking it to instruct the focal Treasury oficials to meet expenditure.

The branch at Canton of the Political Council at Nanking is nominally the highesës tertiärityk for Kwangtung province. It has

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The provincial Kuomintang is to control Party affairs (this because the city Kuomintang is hostile),

The civil Government is to be the highest authority in the provincial administration.

Instead of complying, the Politecided that tical Council ordered the Asso- This left a balance of $18,852.18

ciation to be closed, as the Canton which was remitted home

The at a

greatest Associatior has been disbanded. special rate kindly given by The scare

years 'Jast It should be mentioned that! Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking night

unprecedented strike activities have been more Corporation together with a sterl series of fires. began at mid- or less in abeyance at Swatow for night and continued till early in some time but the Association the morning.

were four still existed. major conflagrations, interspersed with smaller ones and many false alarms. Calls for assistance were sent by cities near by and ten fire companies from Baltimore made a forty-mile run in time to combat at least two blazes.

until

FRESH AND FINE.

North winds, fresh, fine, is the official weather forecast noon to-morrow.

The anticyclone over China has A de- strengthened slightly.

resalon has formed over &W. Japan. Fresh to moderate mon- soon may be expected along the S.E. coast of China and over the North China Sea.

There

The damages are estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars.

A score of firemen were overcome by smoke, but there were no fatal ities, at two fires in the business

CANTON LABOUR.

Police Forbid Unions to Call Meetings.

Labour unions in Canton have been forbidden, for the present, to call meetings..

The third European, Mr. Hugh Conway, Chief Officer of the ship, did not have a chance to put up much of a fight, being shot dead early in the affair.

The "San Nam Hoi" is owned 15 feet. by the Fat Hing S.S. Co. of No. However, Mr. Houghton did not ing cheque for £5, resulting in the section of the city. Incendiariam is 144, Des Voeux Road West. She relish the idea of stopping a stray sum of £1944 68.. Od. being sent to suspected.-Reuter's American Ser- control unruly elemente among left Hong Kong for Kongmoon on bullet, and rushing inside the the Headquarters of the Appeal in vice. Monday night, arriving at Pakkai armour plating erected behind the London.

grilles as an additional precaution,| without incident,

Although this does not constitute At 9 o'clock yesterday morn-he closed this too.

Then Mr. Houghton hurried the result is highly satisfactory a record, being exceeded in 1924, ing, she left Pakkai bound for Kamchuk and Kowkong, further back to his cabin and secured his

considering the existing sacrifices

us during the Great War.

OIL WAR.

"RUSSIAN STOLEN GOODS" BANNED.

Police as part of a campaign to Orders have been given by the

artisans.

Bocca Tigris.

According to the "Hong Kong Evening Post," the Canton Gov. ernment has or is about to with- draw martial law at Bocca Tigris (the entrance to the Canton River) so that shipping can paåg of a good many weeks. at night again, after forbiddance

The decision may be due to a desire to co-operate as far as pos- sible with merchants and ship-

owners.

Rising up at Nanning? A report from Wuchow (the Officials of disbanded unions are trying to reorganise but have met port of Kwangsi says that there with little success. The "moder- has been a rising near Nanning, ate" General Union's prestige is further up the West River, by up the West River, before pro-revolver. Returning to the arm-made by the men who fought for

enhanced and more unions have elements opposing the Kwangsi.. ceeding on the return voyage to cur plating, Mr. Houghton fired at

become affiliated to it. "Runners" military regime which controls Hong Kong.

The pirates who the pirates through peep holes,

ROYAL DUTCH INTENTIONS.in political circles are striving for both Canton and Wuchow. Rein- The large sum of $7,776 shown must have boarded the ship at He fired altogether some 12 or 13

forcements. ¡are stated to have New York, Yesterday.

been sent up from Wuchow. Pakkai, started to attack the shots, but could not say if any of under the heading of Clube and As- sociations represents donations and bridge a quarter of an hour after them took effect.

The oil controversy has been) the proceeds of Auctions and Fetes carried the "San Nam Hoi" had left Pak-

a stage further by a kai and was off the little village of furious firing on the starboard by various organisations to whom categorical statement issued by the Wongchuen.

side of the bridge where the pir-we are moat grateful.

American spokesman of the Royal The Hong Kong Football Aaao-Dutch Company declaring that the The story of the attack was toldates had succeeded in getting be to a "China Mail man by Mr. yond both the grilles and armour clation gave its usual help by ar-Royal Dutch Co. intends to fight M. F. Houghton, the chief En-plating, both of which had not ranging a Charity, Football Match. Standard Oll Co. in any country gineer. The ship left Pakkei at been locked so early in the voy. The total receipts, amounted to which the latter ships "Russian 9 a.m., yesterday with the pilotage. Here the pirates fired in all $1,814 and the Association kindly stolen goods."Reuter American on the bridge, and the Third En- directions, many bullet marks be- gave us the whole sum without de- Services,

ing made on the woodwork which ducting any expenses.

In the meantime, there

WAS

closed in the bridge overhead, At this match the Pipes of The

FLIGHT TO POLE.

COMMANDER BYRD GOING

SOUTH. 7

STARTING IN SEPTEMBER.

Swatow's Hinterland. Mystery still surrounds mili- tary movements in the Han River basin and the hinterland of Swatow.

From one source it is learned. that Kwangsi troops, supporting the Canton Government, have been moving inland in large num- bers for operations against rival units and "Reds" outlaws.

River Flotilla.

One section of the Canton

Chiengo, Yesterday. gineer, a Chinese, in charge of the engine room.

The Polar aviator, Commander On the starboard side of the K.0.S.Ba. played during the inter- the placing of Poppies and Col-an Antarctic Mr. Hugh Conway, the Chief

Byrd, is setting out in September

expedition Officer, was, having a morning ship Captain Sparke, singled-val and the Committee again thank lection

from! Boxes on board ships New York in the Iceship "Samp- stroll outside his cabin on the handed, put up a stiff fight the Commanding Officer and Officers which would be at sea on Armisites son, which is now being fitted up. River flotilla is believed to be op- starboard side of the upper deck, against the pirates.. He was for giving permission for this. Day and the result justified the for the Tromso Norway expedi- posed to Admiral Chan Chak, who

Generous Response. whilst Mr. Houghton was reading, partly shielded by his own cabin

trouble taken in this connection, tion, which is to comprise 50 to 60 was appointed by General Li in the bunk in his cabin on the which is built just in front of the Prominent members of the Com-

Help From Services, men. They will take 100 dogs Chai-sum's Government, but no chart room and telegraph, and munity were circularised with a port side.

As usual, the services contribut with which to establish bases and, open disaffection is apparent. Suddenly Mr. Houghton heard made good use of his cover. He view to obtaining donations and aed handsomely and apart from landing grounds from the Rose fcc

Admiral Chan Chák only re- shots being fired on the upper first repeatedly at the pirates generous response resulted. It was the sums shown in the accounts, barrier to within 1,000 miles of the 'cently returned to power, after an deck, and rushed out of his cabin with one hand whilst handling particularly gratifying to receive poppies

absence of some years. Previous- were supplied to various South Pole. on to the port side of the deck. As, the telegraph with the other. contributions from Chinese real-transporte which passed through The final flight will be one ofly he did good work against pir he did so he saw the master of Suddenly, perhaps due to the dents whose help was highly appre- the Colony and to the lat. Cruiser 2,000 miles over an icefield be- ates when he commanded the the "San Nam Ho" (Captain heat of the Captain's fire, the pir-ciated.

squadron, the money collected being lieved not to have been previously flotilla at Pakkaf, the port of N. H. Sparke) going towards the ates began to retreat outside the The sales of Poppies in the remitted direct to London by those

traversed,

Kongmbon. bridge with a revolver in hand. armour plating and grilles. Mr. streets of the Colony has now be concerned.

Comdr. Byrd expects to return to 179 Mr. Houghton next looked to- Houghton had by this time re-come an Annual Feature of the

Loan Rumours, Turning to the expenditure, the United States in June, 1929, but wards the middle of the ship turned to his cabin to re-load his Armistice Day Celebrations and largest item is the Furchase of the Antarctic until June 1980. following are said to be "terma” but may be compelled to remain in Given for what it is worth, the through the grilles shutting off revolver. When he came out, the amount collected (56,627.88) Popples. The sum of $704-may Keuter's American Service. the bridge and the foreign officers' Captain Sparke asked him for his was most satisfactory. The Com-appear high but this is accounted

offered by the Canton Govern- quarters from the rest of the gun, as the master's own auto-mittee, take opportunity of again for by the fact that we supplied

ment through intermédiaries for upper deck. He saw several Chin-matic was empty. Mr. Houghton thanking those ladies who so kindly Poppies to various out-ports (Can-

the proposed loan: ese running about with revolvers handed over his revolver and Cay-assisted and here again we received ton, Amoy, Swatow and Chefso), and in hand. They were apparently tain Sparke continued firing at the ready co-operation of several also to transports, ships and Ist. concentrating on attacking the the retreating pirates whilst Mr. Chinese ladies whose boxes gave Cruiser Squadron as mentioned starboard aide of the bridge. Mr. Houghton closed the mid bridge substantial evidence

of their before.

The Army and Navy Houghton immediately rushed up grilles on the port side thus shut enthusiasm.

| naturally" accounted for a large proportion of our supplies, owing

⠀ The Sunday before Armisice Day to the Increased numbers of

ENGAGEMENT.

FINANCIER'S DAUGHTER TO

WED REPORTER.

Amount,'$10,000,000; security, the Canton-Hankow Railway (Kwangtung section) and the Canton-Kowloon Railway (Chin- ese section), and the 213 per ́ The attack was made at about to the grilles which were still open ting the bridge deck from the Sunday Collections,

cent

“Washington", surtaxes; in- 9.80 a.m. to-day (Tuesday). and pushed them to, thus cutting lower one.

terest, 15 per cent. (per annum?) | off access to the port side of the This the Chinese quartermaster is known as Remembrance Sunday service men in the Colony The The engagement is announced of fod, twelve months,

price of issue, 98 per cent., për- bridge.

we should have done immediately the and Collections taken on that day other items of expenditure Margaret Kahn, daughter of the The report is interesting for The noise made by Mr. Hough trouble started, but instead he in the Churches of all, denomina normal and call for no special como-financier, Mr. Otto Kahn, to John what it is but it awaits confirma the pirates failed to secure con ton in closing the grilles, brought jumped through the open grille on tions brought the useful addition menta

five pirates round to the port side, to the lower, deck and took refuge of 8438.44 to our funds. SpecialThe thanks of the Committee are paper reporter and grandson of the

Barry Ryan, a 27-year-old news- tion board into the River, beg and they immediately took pot there, w

shots at him with their revolvers.

sermors were also preached, due to Mr. A. Ritchie who kindly financier, Mr Thomas Fortune

A new departure this year was audited the accounts..

Ryan-Reuter's American Service.

After the Chief Officer and two

Indian guards had been killed and

two other Indian guards wounded,

trol of the ship and jumped over

The "San Nam Hol" files the

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, New York, Yesterday.

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