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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1957)

FAMOUS CHINA COAST PIRACIES: ANOTHER INSTALMENT IN THIS FASCINATING CHINA MAIL SERIES

The Shock Of December, 1947

It was the twilight of China's first republican era. Piracies-it will be remembered-flourish when internal administration

is weakest and when the Van Heutz sailed past Bias Bay, bound for Swatow, civil war was again ravaging this vast land. Everyone in China would be too preoccupied to care about the hold-up of a foreign ship...or so the pirates thought.

TOT quite 10 years

NOT

ago, on a December afternoon in 1947, the 4,500-ton Dutch motor- ship Van Heutz was plying a steady 12 knots through choppy seas and under an overcast sky, bound from Hongkong for Swatow and Amoy with 1,600 Chiuchownese and Hokienese aboard.

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CIE DES MESSAGERIES

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MARITIMES

"DONAT"

are hereby, notilled that their cargo WIB be discharged into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Whart & Godown

Co., Ltd,'i godown where it will be at consigneen" risk and subject' to the wharf's terms and conditions of marse and where delivery may be obtained.

Damaged

packages are to be left

in the Kodown for exunication by consignees and the company's mar veyors, Merset. Goddard "Az "Douglas at 16 nằm, on Monday, 23rd Bẹptem- ber, 1037.

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the godown and all goods remaining undelivered after the 24th September, 1957, will be subject to rent

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All cialis against the vessel must be wronted to the undersigned ca or before the 16th October, 1951, or they may not be recognised.

No Firo"Insurance will be effected.

CIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES

Hong Kong. 17th September, 1957.

decades.

Famous Last

Words

of

him, then try on the pair another. Liking these, he would stuff the pair into his overcoal pocket, and motion to a third passenger to take his shoes off. Third Officer Netterkoorn of These he would decide to keep the Van Heutz had with him an on his feet, pocket or discord. the bridge younger chipmate, the Fourth Officer. Visible on This soeming desire for a well the port alde was the hazy dressed appearance also resulted odd pirate strutting outline of Bins Bay, haunt of in the pirates since the Thirteenth around, pistol cocked, two

or Century when Arab dhows three overopats on and a crown- ventured their way into these ing effect of a tier of half a waters in search of cargoes of dozen felt hats on his head." pottery and silk.

The Bias Bay pirates had lull of 13 Pointing through the haze, awakened after Third Officer Netterkoorn told years. They were to take off for his younger colleague "This is funsom six offluent Chkicse pas- where the pirates used to come senget. Their whole operation frem, but they haven't been was methodically carried out. activo now for many years." Zero hour was 17 minutes after 4 pm. The ship had left. Hong- kong ot noon the same day December 14, 1947.

on

No sooner had he said this then two dark-coated and felt- hatted men mude their presence known on tho bridge with pis- Of the 17 Dutch officers fols at the ready. During the board most were off duty, in- next 15 hours a gang of some dulging in a typical Dutch East 23 pirates relieved most of the Indian alesta after a good meal passengers of money, valuables, of ristaffel. clothes, shoes and hats, and

deant, having engineered de Voices In The

of loot,

the

hold-up of one of the biggest ships over pirated in South China waters.

Underclothes

Cabin

from

up their jabber of Cantonese cabin and offered one of his assumed that another vessel was lowered to the fishing smacks.

of levelled own cigarettes. He sat down then passing by. At dawn the with an assortment

and had a good look at his un- Captain was again brought up revolvers.

Chief Engineer Van Kloeveren, wanted guests. It soon struck on the bridge and was told to

at the startled

that it was a slight, steer in murmur of him

direction of a num threatening allen voices coming middle-aged individual, with a ber of junks off the shallow e- the direction of the face of yellow parchment com trance of Honghai Bay, just Captain's cabin, rushed in to mon 10 confrmed oplum north of Blay Bay, investigate. He had no hesita smokers, who was lazily giving It was evident that no ren ifon in accepting Captain Vlick's the orders as he ran his hands dezvous had been command not to do anything through wooden tubs alled to with a fleet of pirate funks and rash, in

the Captain's cabin the brim with an assprimont of after a long chase, eight fleeing was the complete ship's arsenal varied banknotes, jade pieces, Babing smacks challenged first of two machine guns, rifles and odd jewels and gold bangles, through megaphones and then

by V. V. KOLATCHOFF ·

arranged

small arms sufficient for 20 men. wrist watches end fountain by pistol and rifle shots, were

The pirates had, known where ` pens, to look for this.

of

commandeered by the pirates.

Shortly before 7 am the pirates Jowered the ship's motorboat and one lifeboat, into which the Captain, Chief Officer and six Chinese crowmen were antered to descend. Mean-

Igot into the fahing macka, This finished, the whole little namada piled shoreward.

hours of dangerous drifting for cabin and a leisurely feart com while the pirates loaded their

and

Mort of the pirates Were Young men and only twe.of. them bothered to hida their kenity with handkerchiefs covering their faces.

A Face He'd

Seen Before

There was only one European passenger on this trip of the Van Heutz. Ho was William Q. Collings, ሊ Chartered Accountant in the Singapota Goverment Service, taking a round-trip holiday. He was in his cabin bunk reading a book on British naval battica when his door, burst open and six ormed men rushed in. Mr Collings said he could wear that he had met', one of tho pirates in Singapore,

In April the following year, the Hongkong Police, acting on information, arrested four men but one pirate voice was over- heard by a Chinese passenger, participated in the piracy of who were charged with having enquiring, "What shall we do the Van Heutz. The four were with those in Hongfal Bay?"

for triat committed

the Criminal Sessions, Their trial before the Hon. The One disgruntled pirate com Justice, Sir Leslie Gibson, took mitted himself to informing a

place over a period of five daya Chinese

that the in August of the samo 'year,

worth

They were found guilty, ona job wasn't

the alx being

sentenced to six years months intelligenco prepara with hard labour and the other tions and "a hundred thousand three to nine years with_bard dollars" investment.”

labour and 10 strokes of tho cono cach.

proat on the whole Van Heutz passenger

Previous to the trip on whicht

she was pirated, the Van Heute Pawn Ticket

ind carried a guard of 13. Movie Dutch police, though this guard was carried-not so much against plates as to oversee the pasge of departers from the Dutch East Indies. There were no

Exhibit

In

The exact charge: mado deportees on the Van Heutz's against the four men was thatoz

they had committed piracy- -fated trip.

jure gentium in that on Decem- ber 14, 1947, upon the high, sens,

Hopes Of Big they had put in fear of their

Swoop

Buddenly a bright idea struck Twenty minutes after zero the face of yellow parchment. hour all the officers had been He gave an order and some rounded up and marched under twenty minutes later trays guard to the top deck. Zero ham and cheese sandwiches and hour was to be followed by 15 coffee were brought into the

"Klaas Albertus Capito Vleks, master of the Van Houtz, other officers, the crow the Van on a rocky coast, menced, as the pirates deprived hun..

and certain passengers (ppmes dreds of Chiuchownese

The ship was well clocked

unknown) and stole from tha master Hoklentso

the ship's motorboat, passengers of their with Dutch beer and Bois gin,

but the pirates did not display. most valued belongings.

Half way into Honghal Bay,

scyen revolvers, six pistola, Ava any interest even in the slip the lifeboat was cut off from Is been under the impression that 3,100 rounds

The pirates had apparently rides, two sub-machine guns, In the course of the next 15 per's private cocktail cupboard. tow by the ship's motorboot.

of ammunition, hours the Captain and the

the chip carried some $50,000,- HK$875, Straits $178, Dutch & Bare Feet noted the Third Officer ce deck

Third Officer were occasionally

Never discarding their long

raincoat. Within half an hour of this 000 in solid currency. On guilders 360 and a and coats or their felt hots, the

the first bare story of the picacy opening the Captain's safe they from Captala Vileks an Omegn holding both his hands up sky instructed to steer chorewards, senior membera of the gang was wirelessed to Hongkong.

were considerably disappointed wrist watch, one pair of bino... warda without any apparent Both Captain Vilek and Third reclined on the skipper's bed, Polloc estimates of the lost to discover that, whereas their culars and a fountala pon from In Hongkong harbour the reason.

Officer Netterkoom expostulated scites or the floor, oplum pipes placed it at HK$90,000.

European Intelligence was not wrong, the style sult."

the Chose Tim-wee, Lost next day many of the repairinte

dollars in the skipper's eale passengers were in their under- About to step out of his cabin vain that the ship required probably part of the loot --

depth of water, They

were were produced and the Captain's also was the ship's motorboat.

were in Chinese National clothes and. barefoot. The pirate to enquire about

this unusual told "Either show

Important exhibits in the care that you cabin soon reeked of heavy, he was stopped ut know your job

The only cargo on board was currency. They were suficiently were pown tickets for a roln gang had run wild particularly behaviour, on good clothes, shoes and hals, his cabin door by six toothy not to ground or you are dead."

well enough sickly oplum fumes.

a consignment cr blcycles, well-informed of the exchange coat and a European style sudt. There was some considerable rate of this currency in 1947 to The Jury deliberated 25 minutes A pirate would try on the Chinese in long dark overesata shoes of ane passenger, dis- and felt hats who stepped Into Towards nightfall the Cap- morning the ship was blacked argument among the pirater es know that they had been sadly before returning a verdict cover that these di not this cabin in a body and backed tain was brought down to his out completely and the Captain to whether this should not be misled,

guilty against all four accused,

Youngish skipper Klaas Al- bertus Vilck yawned and rose to glance

brought up to the bridge out at the skyline,

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20'

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China, People's

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QUEEN TO Denmark To Be TRAVEL ON Invaded During BOAC DC-7C Nato War Games

It has just been announced

Copenhagen, Sept. 19.

from the United Kingdom Four thousand British and American troops will

that Her Majesty's Govemment will charter a Douglas DC-7C from Bri- tish Overseas Airways Corporation for the

"invade" Denmark during the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's autumn manoeuvres here which begin today.

The Intest 'American and Brl- thorities requested some Danish Quren's | journey......to- | tiah jet-bombers will support | farmers to keep cattle, ---and Canada.

the air and re-borne invasion, horses

10

out of their fields

from becoming casualties-Router.

for Her Majesty's return from

The plane will also be used named "Operation. Brown Jug?" protect thein

the United States of America at the completion of hor tour, next month.

Danfal soil will be defended by 25,000 troops, supported by Civil Defence forces. The whole Danish population been 20-

It had been hoped to us the quseled to take port ONE DEAD

long-range Britanals for the games by, répoyting the invaders

journey, but BOAC have only movements.

just taken delivery of their first

GERMANY. NAVY

aircraft of this type and there will not be time, before the Queen's departure, to complete of the neocmary programme

The Dunlin/Mavy; will ÷llZOW fantic, and special training of about 35: yes into the combet this.crow..

and will be helped-by-20 okkar. Any type of frereft, other abipe Trøm - the Untins Blatha, hwa thamane: Chosen for these Canada, Holland and Wert Gaze

Karps (Nesting and pray, Paf proving sights across the Al- "cols" difeet); 11 gb.

Italy, Franor, Nobe.

Indonesia. Nõou,“

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indo-chinkethålland, a p.m.

Journeys would require one or many.

two re-fuelling stopa en pe

(which, wowing: to walther

nadišinu" sin'i thân, line of your) it, the

ght involve appéeçilble) des

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