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THE

CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING

CHINA PIRACY IN THE SIXTIES

BRITONS BURNT TO DEATH

SECTION.

ALLEGED PIRATES'

*

AGENTS

KEEN CROSS - EXAMINATION OF WITNESS

"THE SHANGHAI MEN" If through mistake, the gunboat be- ing near, the junk'a crew should not

Yesterday afternoon Mr. A. W. have deserted but rush on deck, yelling, G. H. Grantham resumed hearing before the boats come alongside, im of the case in which two Chinese mediately sheer off and tako a position EXTRACTS FROM THE DIARY OF up across the junk's bow, and commence are charged with having acted as firing with small arms, but leaving out pirate agents in negotiations for ADMIRAL WALKER

ficient distance between you for the the ransom of a Chinese engineer gunboat to use her big gun. If you named Hau who was captured are alongside as they come up, take after the piracy on the Japanese possession of fore part instantly if poss. Deli Maru in September last. |sible, otherwise it will go hard with

Chau Man-king, one of twe men you, from the numerous opposing and the stinkpots which they will throw in who negotiated with the accused, and burn you out of boat. If you get was cross-examined by Mr. A. possession of fore part, the other boat Covey, defending the first accus- coming up will change the day. Ined. boarding junks steer so as to have your boats alongside each bow, with pirate, and he had never thought thole heads same way as junks if pos of becoming one for the purpose sible. In attacking a junk, always :

Mr. P. C. Walker, of Lockington, East Yorkshire, writes to The Times:

Will you permit me to enclose the accompanying account of roughly write ton Regulations to combat "Piracy," as possibly of interest in connection with your leading and other article of December 12 on "Piracy in the China Seas." It is taken from the dlary of my father, the late Admiral Charles F. Walker, written while he was in com mand of H.M. Gunboat Grasshopper in

the China Seas in 1884;—

Witness said that he was not a

themselves

In

Large Suma Found

then gave evidence with regard to Detective Sub-Inspector Fallon

the recovery of a large sum of two accused. On January 14 wit- money in the possession of the

his take her end on if possible, so as to of enriching himself. escape the fire of her guns, which at opinion the three men from Shang- short distances can kill as well as any. {hai were not pirates, and he did To prevent Piracy:---No guna stink The Chinese seldom fight unless they not think that they sought to en- pots, gingalia or weapons of any offen. have every advantage on their side, or rich

with pirates" Make an money. sive nature should be allowed in any else are caught at sea. junk. All junks or men taken by men

example of her. Men should be warn- of-war and not condemnable by Bri-ed never to fire until sure of bitting. tish Itw to be handed over to Chinese hit his opponent in the junk, on board If every man in the two boats way to authorities to try. Any junk full of men (not passengers) and having no ing the Junk would be taken instantly cargo and no observable employment down below hatches, and the ship (1). The crew, British, were nalled should be handed over.

Wherover burnt. Piratical junk is taken, the Village where the Junk is tekon

pay

heavy contribution give up

The crew. place off which piracy takes place to be Villagers can show that the junks were clearly from a different part of the

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9th March.

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Saturday,

8th March.

Tuesday, Sunday,

11th March. 23rd March.

Saturday, Saturday,

Thursday, 20th March,

1st March. 8th March,

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Sunday,

Tuesday

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or elsc

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| laid also under contribution, unless the

const. Also, whatever place the carge of pirated vessels is sold, should re turn value of cargo and pay heavy sum

crew were

(2). A Dutch brig. Her captain, "ness vialted the third floor of 222, very fine fellow," was hacked to pieces Reclamation Street, Yaumati, in In his nightshirt, both hands and his the company of Arst accused, and right leg being severed with axes. The there searched a cubicle occupied murdered and the vessel by the accused's family. Witness plundered, with the connivance of the found two wads of notes amount- pilot, an irregular man who had been ing to $5,000 and $1,000, respec- tively. They were hidden in the covers of two pillows, and were $500 notes of the Hong Kong and

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hardded to Chinese authorities, and the THE LIABILITY TO FREE STATE Yaumati. Police

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searched there.

Witness also told the Court that

railway station early that morn-

village pay; or clso burn all their Junks or whatever was the means of taking these prisoners. In a cane like | JUDGMENT FOR CUNARD CO. first accused was arrested at the the Parana. (1) it would have been ad- visable to have got Mandarin and The Appeal Court decided in favour Ing. He was handed over to wit- gone to the place, landed sufficient of the Cunard Company in their appealness by Wong Lau, the principal force to burn the pleatical towns and from an order of the Revenue Com Chinese detective, who also gave capture prisoners who should be handed missioners assessing the company in

210,000 for each year 1924-5-8 to in- witness a sum of $1.482 in notes the heads of any men from Coulan or come tax in respect of passengers which Wong said that he had St. John's. In a mysterious affair like carried from the Free State on prepaid taken from first accused when the Chico's (2) every town and village passage tickets. The question turned searching him. should have been searched for 10 miles on

The case was adjourned until the point whether in comput- round by the Military, whilst the gun-ing the profits of the company charge this afternoon. boats inspected all nooks and inlets. able to income tax there should be Every Junk should have been boarded included profits derived from carrying in the harbour, searched, and asked passengers whose passage money was for information, which they will gen prepaid in America. ferally give, but don't, like to volunteer In asking information from Chinese,

Judge Sullivan, in delivering judg-

ment, stated that many persons desir

MORTGAGED BOAT

Admiralty Court Gives Judgment

A

It is necessary to get one man by himous of travelling to America had not self at a time, for they are afraid of the money to pay their passage. The it being known that they have said company had established an arrange anything.

ment for the sale In'the United States of prepaid certificates, and a large

In the CASO of the steamship proportion of the third-class passengers Newbigging, Mr. Justice Hill, in the had the cost of their possages there Admiralty Court recently, entered judg procedure was that a person in America Scotland, Ltd., In default of appear- paid by relatives in America. The ment for the Commercial Bank of

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the current fiscal year at Ita Tamatsukuri Dockyard. The head office of the Mitsui in reported to have agreed to its annual contribu- tion to the amount of Y.1,800,000 towards the funds. required for the completion of the Shipping Section's programme above noted.

Signs at a Distance Signs of Piracy in Junks (at a dis Red battle fing at main, Division flag Lance).-Flags, pennons, streamera. at fore. Mandarin Bags and long desirous of arranging for the passage ance by the defendants, the Fernlands MITSUI COMPANY TO Superior type freight ships during whipataves to hoise them on. Drume of a person from the Free State paid Steamship Co., Dandet. The plaintiffs | gonga, etc., of different sizes. Stink the occan fare to the company in claimed under a mortgage. The New pot baskets at Mast Head with ar America and got certain documenta in bigging was arrested by the Admiralty rangement for tricing up mon there. exchange. In consideration of the Marshall at Middlebro', at the Instance Masts very taut and large, also saile aoney thus paid the company agreed of a firm having a claim for neces large, well-cat, etc., for sailing; as, in to provide transport for the person saries, and there

35,000 TON DIESEL ENGINE large junka they depend entirely upon mentioned for two years, The claim against the ship.

was also a wages VESSELS ARE CONTEMPLATED their sailing qualities and have strong intention was that the documents bobstays to their masts. Any great should be sent to the intending passen-plained that the ship had been sold Mr. R. H. Balloch, for the bark, ex-; amount of smoke from their galley will ger in the Free State, who would come and the fund In court was £6,500. The

Tokyo, Feb. 10, denote a number of men aboard:

The construction of 85,000 ton On municate with the Canard Company mortgage figure was proved by the Diesel engine vessels in the course by the appearance of guns, breechings, ticket. approaching nearer, it is easy to tell or its agent, who would issue an oecan bank manager. It was taken out to of the 26 years next is the latest

|cover accounts current. and the way they Bre AT-

The wager project announced by the Mitauf The Special Commissioners on these claim had precedence, but there would shipping Service Department of ranged, whether they are in facts concluded that there was liability not be much for the necessaries claim the Mitsui Trading Company, in the habit of being used, and by the company for profits tax, as ants and second mortgageos. also if her decks are clear for action, their opinion the company, on Issuing His lordship gave the bank Judg. order to double the existing total as few carga junks have their decks the ocean ticket, entered into a pro- ment for the amount of the claim with strength of its fleet. clear of cargo. Any old nets spread fit-earning contract in the Free State interest as fixed by the banks of Scot ZANZI-over the sides look suspicions, and are with the passenger, and tha that cons-land, and reserved all priorities.

always or generally put there when tituted the exercise of a contract In Britons Are concerned. If there the Free State.

ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore Colombo, Sues and Fort Bald. AMAZON MARU .... *****...... Tuesday, 18th March. RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigos, Singapore,

Colombo, Darban & Cape Town. HAWAII MARU

LAPLATA MARU

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SHINNOX MARU

CELEBES MARU

MEIGEN MARU

PANAMA MARU

CANADA MARU

Tuesday, 26th February. Friday, 21st March.

Thursday, 20th February, Saturday, 8th March. Wednesday, 10th March. DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, DEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM,

BAR MOMBASA—ViaSingapore Colombo.

Saturday, 1st March. Monday, 81st March.

CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

SUMATRA MARU .........

Tuesday, 18th March,

are 2 junks, as they seldom go alone, His Lordship held that the Commis- much smaller than the sioners were wrong in that view, and

and one is

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports from other-fitted in fact for going up their decision was accordingly errone

Shanghai.

ALABAMA MARU (from Shanghal) Sunday, 9th March.

MELBOURNE—Vla Manila, Brisbane & Bydney,

SYDNEY MARU.......

HAIPHONG-Vis Holbow & Pakhol.

MENADO MARU

NEW YORK-Vin Japan poris, San

HAMBURG MARÜ

JAPAN PORTS.

PEKING MARU

TACOMA MARU.

HAMBURG MARU

KEELUNG-Va. Swator & Amoy,

KOZAN MARU CANTON MARU

TAKAO-Vis BWATOW & AMOT.

DELI MARU 14

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Thursday, 8th March.

Thursday, 6th March, 10 a.m. Francisco & Panama.

Sunday, 2nd March.

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creeks with all their gear, when the vus.

big junk grounds and the gunboat un- Judges Hanna and Byrne concurred. able to approach-these, smail junka The decision of the court in favour pull many vare.and are very fast-it of the Canard Company is of consider. is dangerous work, going up the creeks able importance not only to the Canard after them, as they do not ground be- Company, but to all other companies fore the boata chasing them do. All carrying amigrants from the Free State valuables are put in the small funk, on prepaid passage tickets arranged and it should always be chased first, for in New York or other American or snd when proceeding.up a creek all Canadian ports. arms should be loaded; and, on the boat |grounding on bar, thì crew should at once Jump out and launch her over, Any amount of shiolds hanging over the stern and pikes nicely painted and kept in order, denote a warlike ten- dency,

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Lam: Choi (48), a native of San Wu, was yesterday removed by the Polica to the Government Civil Hos- On boarding a junk the first thing is pital suffering from the effects to find the magazine; but if you see of Immersion. He was alleged to anything smoking suspiciously about have attempted suicide by jumping the decks, lat only one man enter, who is to see if there is any danger, and, into the harbour from the Yaumatl ** if possible, draw the match out, or else ferry launch "Man Keung," and was Jump back and shove off in boat; bat rescued by the crew of a passenger generally there is time, if they have sampan which happened to be in the only just deserted, to withdraw the vicinity. Lam's condition was not tuze of,the train. If men have not de- serious, and he was not detained at serted the junk, which can be seen.by the hospital. He has been referred the ship's glasses, the Junk should be to the Secretary for Chinese Afairs cleared out by shell from the big guns, for investigation of his action. and the boats should again fire into funk with their musquets before board- ing. On boarding a Junk ona glance will tell you whether she fa a' pirata ́or: not, better than all courts of law. You will see arms of all description laying about deck, with powder in bags, in boxes and faaks, bullets, Taps and ing were caso stinkpots all in villainous

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