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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1933.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

Piracy The Curse Of China Coast

Buccaneers Who Defy Governments

SOUTHERN OUTPOSTS

SUGGESTED

By HOLLINGTON K. TONG

ARRIVAL

OF

ARRIVAPS President

August 15.

Andre Lebon, French stry 7,375 toris, Capt. Saccone, from Saigon. Kowloon Wharg. -- M.M.

Cremer, Dutch str., 2,785 tons, Capt. Meppelink, from Singapore, buoy No. 43. — J.C.J.L. Huashan Maru, Japanese str., 1,295 tons, Capt. Y. Taka- yama, from Canton, Stone- cutters. Anchorage. N.Y.K.

Of the dozen piratical cases; A study of the cases of piracy Kaiapoi, British str., 1,246 tons, which have happened in the seas off the Kiangsu and Cheklang bordering the provinces of Klang coasts shows that the ships, pirated

Capt: R. C. Creer, from su. Chekiang, Fukien and Kwangwere not attacked from without,

Shanghal. Yaumati Anchor- GULF,tung during the last eight months, but from within, and that none of Menestheus, British str., 4,646||

age. Williamson & Co. the latest occurred near Swatow off these ships, according to the re- the Kwantung coast on July 31 cords was equipped with wireless with the steamship Yuishun.

be apparatus which would enable her longing to the China Merchants, as to give signals in time of distress, the victim. More than 20 pirates Nor had they been provided with boarded the steamer at Swatow in suficient means for self-defence. the guise of passengers, seized her 200 Pirates Killed.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

S.S.

From

Tona | Hong Kona

BANGALORE

6,000

RANCHI CARTHAGE +*BHUTAN

NALDERA CORFU

SOUDAN

MANTUA

RAWALPINDI

+BURDWAN

!

COMORIN

CHITRAL

+*SOMALI

RANCHI CARTHAGE

*BANGALORE

17,000 15,000

About

1933.

Destination,

19th Aug Marseilles, Havre, London, Ga.m. R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. 26th Aug. Maraeilles & London.

9th Sept Bombay, Marseilles & London.

tons. Capt. Dodd. from Shanghai, Holts Wharf. - B. & S. Mirzapore. British atr., 4,134

tons, Capt. J. A. Smith, from Shanghai. M.M. & Co. Solviken, Norwegian str., 1,435 tons, Capt. Heesch, from Singapore, buoy No. A10. Jebsen & Co.

in the open sea and compelled the During the last 10 years, at least captain to ateer' her. in the direc200 pirates nave been "killed ог tion of Hai Fang.

executed by order of the Chinese For four hours the vessel was in Government, Pirates who commit Svale, British str., 1,354 tons, eir control and during that time depredations off the Chekiang and Capt. G. H. Wilkins, from the pirates collected all valuable Kiangsu coasts do not have as good articles of the passengers. When lairs or nide-outs as those off the

Swatow, Douglas Wharf. they reached their destination. Kwangtung and Fukien coast.

Douglas & Co. they transferred

The Tjikembang, Dutch str. 5,028, their booty to most notorious pirate-infested areas their own junks at a previously are Bias Bay, Hong Hai Bay and

tons, Capt. P. Meerman, from Manila, buoy No. A12. 'burg. Yuishun, they took with them three extremity of Bias Bas

Erranged rendevous. Leaving the Hie Chee Chin Bay. From the

-J.C.J.L. to the ex- passengers to be held for ransom.tremity of Hie Coce Chin Bay The details just given typify all the distance is approximately 80 to Bochum, German str.. 3,772 tons,)

8,000 16th Sent dome, London, H'burg cases of piracy that have happen-100 miles.

16,000 23rd Sept. 15,000 7th Oct. 3.800 14th Oct

11.000 21st Oct

17,000

6.000 11th Nov.

Antwerp

& Rail,

& London.

Marseilles & London.

Havre, London, Hamburg,! am, Antwerp & Hull.

Rotterdam.

Marseilles & London,

Marseilles & London.

ed recently.

4th Nov. Havre, London, Hamburg, Ningpo and Wenchow. Despite the!

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull 15,000 18th Nov.

Marseilles & London. 15,000 2nd Dec. Bombay, Marition & London.

6,800 9th Dec, Marseilles, London, Hamburg,

R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. 17,000 16th Dec. Bombay, Marselles & London, 15,000 30th Dec. Bombay, Marcilles & London.

6,000

6th Jan. Marseilles, Havre, London, R'dam, Antwerp & Hall.

August 14.

Capt. Windhorst,

from Manila, Kowloon Wharf. Jebsen & Co. Ping, Norwegian str., 3,867 tons. Capt. J. A. Jenson, from Manila, buoy A2.- Dodwell & Co.

CLEARANCES.

August 15.

Andre Lebon, for Shanghai. Bochum, for Moji.

The main pirate head- quarters

Fan Lo are located at First Piracy January 5.

Kong. Hai Fans and Lu Fang. The year 1933 began with the which also serve as neadquarters Tai piracy of the steamer Yungchwan for the Communists, who occasional jon January 5 in the seas between ty sally forth as pirates. fact that the vessel carried five ment as a result of the increasing!

In 1929 the Kwangtung Govern guards for protection, a handful of piratical activities in its water sent robbers, disguised as

passengers 200 troops to be stationed in those after having killed

of the areas. опе

It established wireless guards and two passengers, were.

station at Pinghao, which com- Hamburgparently encouraged by this

able to loot her thoroughly. Apmunicated with the British Govern cess, their comrades pirated the o'clock in'

at Hong Kong twice a day, 8]

City of Elwood, for Shanghai. Hsin Ningtai in the Chapu sen on o'clock in the afternoon.

the morning and 3

Foo Lee, for Canton. January 13 and the steamer Taihua

Hai Yang, for Swatow. Destroyers Patrol. between Shanghai and Taishan on While in this part of the country

Halvard for 'Hongay. January 17.

the Chinese navy has been render- Hilda Moller, for Amoy. Further

large ing considerable assistance in the

Hiroshi Maru, for Keelung. number of pirates in their own suppression of piratical, activities, Hushan Maru, for Shanghat. vessels even approached Woosung the British

navy has been doing, Kwayo Maru, for Hongay. and fought a pitched battle with the river police patrol of Kiangau, Kong.

much in the neighbournood of Hong Manestheus, for Singapore. but tirey were eventually driven and Fukien authorities should a Prominent, for Samarinda,

Although the Kwangtong Mirzapore, for Singapore. away by five gunboats of the Chinese navy.

Cargo only. +Calls Carablanca. I calls Karachi. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Piresus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of thei Khedivial Mall Steamship Co. cond

+TILAWA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

"SANTHIA

TAKADA SIRHANA

TALMA

• Calla Rangoon

1933.

10,000 19th Aug. 8.000 2nd Sept. 7,000 16th Sept. 8,000 30th Sept. 10,000 14th Oct.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

† Calls Port Swettenham

emboldened, a

sue-ment

coast for 100 miles.

sume the full responsibility for the Soochow, for Tsingtao. After this fierce encounter there followed a period pression of piracy, the British Tai Yin, for Shanghai. of inactivity in the Chekiang and keep two destroyers to patrol the Tin Seng, for K.C. Wan. Kiangsu seas-

One of them Tonkin, for Haiphong. is engaged continuously in patrol. Taíondari, for. Muntok- On February 28, however, hap stroyer, with steam up, is stationed ling the locality, and another de pened the piracy of the Danish at Hong Kong and can be called by

Vessel Taken To Bias Bay.

steamer, Gustav Diederichsen, on

her

way

STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for ed the coup and, after wrecking might find it difficult to reach in will leave Amoy for this Port on

1st and 2nd class passengers.

{983.

2nd Sept.

7,000 30th Sept.

wireless to take action and to go to from Hong Kong to points which the

other destroyer The B.I. & Apcar Line ss. Tilawa) Swatow. Only eight pirates effect-

the ship's wireless, took the vessel

August 16 and is due here on the to Bias Bay where they carried conference at Nanking on August

The decision of the anti-piracy 17th instant.

time.

Was

be stationed 10 the with a main

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South, away three Chinese saloon passen 2 to require ships to install wire.

gers together with a cargo of valuess and to report every four hours made to the effect that a garrison

Another recommendation fables. In the month of April thére

was a battle between the Customs' after leaving port was based some- of marines patrol vessel and the pirates' ships what upon the scheme used In

pirate-infested areas southern waters, near Swatow. Another fierce en-

Some time ago a plan was evolved whereby all the barrack at some convenient position gagement off the Chekiang coast,

and subsidiary posts in small bonts and snips travelling in the neighbour villages and towns. between three patrol

This force is seven pirate vesacis in which a hood of the pirate-in-fested areas] Chinese soldier and the master of are required to report to Hong Kong be used for policing the districts one of the patrol boats were killed, every six hours if they are all right and for interception of the pirates At the end of six hours, if there is at their place of landing after a

TANDA

7,000

NANKIN

NELLORE

TANDA

7,000 7,000

3rd Nay. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney &

Melbourne. 2nd, Dec.

NANKIN

NELLOME

7,000 3rd Feb.

7,000 30th Dec.

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan occurred on July 18. and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney 19 days.

Frequent connections from Austraila with the following:-

Its authority being challenged, an absence of the regular report, it piracy nas been committed or at- the government decided that it was is assumed that the particular ship tempted. The main barracks should:

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Newthe time to put a stop to piratical/ has been pirated and, calculations be in such a position that good!

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P.&O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via Sucz The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton London vis Panama Canal

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

TAKADA NALDERA -

NANKIN *SOUDAN

CORFU

MANTUA

BURDWAN

' 1933.

7,000 24th Aug.

16,000 24th Aug.

7,000 3rd Sept

6,800

5th Sept.

15,000

7th Sept. 11,000 21st Sep

6,100 4th Oct.

RAWALPINDI 17.000 5th Oct.

COMORIN *SOMALI CHITRAL CHITRAL RANCHI

"BANGALORE

CARTHAGE

NALDERN

CORFU

RANPURA

15,000 20th - Oct. 6,800 1st Nov. 15,000

3rd Nov. 17,000 17th Nov, 6,000 20th Nov. 25,000 1st Dec. 15,000 18th Dec. 15,000 29th Dec.

1934. 17,000 12th Jan.

* Cargo only.

Sharobe & Yokohama.

2 Moji, Kobe & Yokohama:

activities. On July 10, represents-being made as to the location of the and easy communication by road tives from the Ministries of Navy, ship when she last reported, the and sea is available with outposts and the various Inlets likely to be Communications, Finance and the patrolling destroyer is informed,

used by the pirates. Unfortunately the southern authorities 'did not practical value. consider these recommendations of

and Interior mat at Nanking and pass-

Turned The Tables, ed the following two resolutions: When this scheme was put to (1) The Ministry of Communica-irial, it was found to be fairly tions to be entrusted with the work auccessful. The pirates learned

Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Kobe & Yokohams. Kobe & Yokohama. Kobe & Yokohama.

a Shanghai Kaha & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama: Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, Shangbal, Kobe & Yokohama,

Shanghai, Kobe

Co-operation Needed. During the anti-piracy confer

of drafting regulations concerning about it and were very much alarm- anti-piracy preparations on the ed. It did not, however, take them steamers such as the installation long to overcome their fears, for ence at Nanking the lack of co- of wireless; (2) the Ministry of they devised the plan that, when operation of the provincial authori- Amoy, Shal, Moll, Kobe & Osaka. Navy to be directed to work out a they pirated a ship, they would ties was brought forth. In face of Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka, & Yhams, plan to give protection to the mer-first of all seize the wireless opern-it even the strongest navy in the Shanghai, Maji, Kobe & Yokohama chant ships.

tor and make him send 0. K. mes world, according to the comment of Wireless Required,

sages to Hong Kong every six hours one member present, would prove The régulations, which subse-as usual in order to avoid suspicion useless. The realization of the quently were drawn up, contain that anything unusual had taken present' growing menace of pirates provisions for the training of place. The counter scheme of the should bring about a better co guards to be stationed on the ships pirates worked well, and the British ordination of efforts for the sup and for the installation of wireless authorities were baffled. Later the pression of piratical activities and to communicate with the land installation of proper defence of the safety of ses travel. station every four hours to report the wireless room was devised and The matter of pirate suppression that everything is well. If the re-it in turn puzzles the pirates.. is a minor problem as compared quired report is not received after Recommendations were made to with other matters. that confront four hours, speedy patrol vessels the Kwangtung authorities a few the National Government. So far will be sent from the nearest years ago that detectives be used from "being a" serious threat to station to ascertain whether she is in the pirate districts. They should political stability, it is one of num- safe. The regulations alsoarbe able, by mingling with the localjerous factors making for mote range for co-operation between the inhabitants, to discover the names centralized control over various navy, the coastguard, and the and houses of pirates and obtain matters. The futility of the efforts patrol vessels of the customs. Information of projected pirates. (of the provincial authorities to The installation of iron gates to Detectives at Swatow, Amoy and meet the problem in a manter separate the ship's officers and other ports were urged to be en-thoroughly satisfactory only serves crew from the passengers in order played to visit lodging houses where to emphasize the need of control of to forestall possible attack by intending passengers await their such problems-by-Nanking. The At the second meeting held on them to give warning to the officers taken will in time lead to a complete pirates is likewise provided for ships and, if necessary, travel with prospects are that the steps already August 2 these regulations were if any trouble is anticipated. suppression of the pirate nuleance. approved.

"(Continued at Foot of Next Cpt.) China Press.

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