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PIRACIES IN NEIGHBOURING

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WATERS.

TWO JUNKS ATTACKED

TWO FOXIS KILLED, ONE

WOUNDED.

THREE CHINESE KIDNAPPED.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER ATE, 1919.

"DISASTROUS FIRE AT

YAUMATI.

WIRL AND WOMAN BURNT TO DEATH.

FOUR OTHERS REPORTED MISSING.

A disastrous Are occurred at Yaumsti early on Monday morning, resulting in the death of a girl and a woman, and the disappearance of four other persons who were sleeping on the premises at the time of the outbreak.

B.M.S. EMPRESS OF CANADA."

AROUND THE WORLD TOUR.

We are advised by the Management that the Canadian Pacific Ocean Ser

vices new steamer Empress of Canada is scheduled to leave London on November 1st, 10, for Hongkong wid the Suez Canal. After leaving London the steamer will call at Gibralter, Monaco, Naples. Port Said, Suez, Bombay, Colombo, Singapore, Batavia, Manila and Hong- eng, and proved thence to Vancouver by the usual ports of call. It is expected that the Empress of Canada will spend Christmas in Hongkong, ber expected stay in this port being from the 2nd to 29th December. 1920.

It is the intention of the Company to "pour de operate an around the world luxe, using the Company's ocean and rail lines throughout. From 400 to 300

Preacies in Chinese waters are becoming of ccmmon occurrence. The latest report is that a gang of twenty" pirates. armed

At about 245 8.007. A polierman was with rilles, have attacked two fishing patrolling Shanghai. Street when be bouts off Lamma Island and Len Island, noticed fumes issuing from the ground Con different dates, killing two fotoor of No. 33 He raised an alarm junk-master, and which was promptly responded to by the severely wounding a kidnapping three fobis.

Fire Brigade, but the indammatory ǹa-, As the outrages were committed in cure of the goods stored in the building, Chinese waters it is the business of the which was used as a medicine shop, and uthern Chinese Government to set their the high wind which prevailed, caused the astute detectives on the track of these Hames to spread rapidly and they had i who are willing to commit any completely enveloped the house by the quorralty in onder to gain a few dollars. time the Brigade arrived. Seeing that Their content for human life has na it was futile to attempt to save the build-persons, it is expected, will avail then- turally afanged the fishertolk who plying, the firemen turned their attention toives of this tour. their trade in these waters, unarmed and the adjoining premises, and played unpretreted

several hoses upon them from different. The inister of one of the bouts which angles. The are, however, spread to the was attacked has made the following reroof of No. 235, and this, too, was curu- port to the local Police, as his vessel is pletely gutted. liensed here:At p... on November 1st.. while my beat was lying off Lamma Island. I hotterda Hokle salt fish buat coming in my direction. My boat con tinued on its way when suddenly the other bont overtook us and a" man order ed us to lower sails and drop anchor. . { Felused, whereupon about 9 men, armed with rifles, niade their appearance and opened fire on us. Several velleys were fred, and shots struck two of my fokis who dropped down derd, Fearing fur- ther loss of life, I dropped anchor and then the pirates lowered three boats and ening to my junk, where they shot me, wounding me wverely! The ransacked the junk and stole money, salt. Ash and clothing to the ralue of $155 and then.

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their escape.

The master of the second boat reports that, on November 2nd, a junk, answer ing to the description given by the other owner, with 20 armed men go board attacked b.s junk. which was lying be tween Po Tai and Yat mun, of Lepa

Island

After ransacking the boat the pirates kidnapped three fubis, whom they promised to release on arbstantial ranson being paid.

INFRINGEMENT OF TRADE

MARKS.

A SERIOUS OFFENCE INVOLVING

THE HEALTH OF THE '

COMMUNITY. -

Yesterday morning, before Mr. Lindsell a coolic named Li Chiu was charged with falsele using 鹾 Trademark namely

Izal, in a manner calculated to lend to the belief that the goods in question with which such Trade-mark was used were the goods described by that Trade- mark.

It appeared that old tins of "Iza] *' - which did not not contain the real article. which is a strong disinfectant, Had been sold by the defendant. These tina con- tained, apparently, only a very weak solution of Izal" and a very great quantity of water.

Mr. H. L Dennys, of Messrs. 'Dennys Bowley, appeared for the complainants Messre. W. R. Loxley & Co, and pointed out that this was a moet serious case, not only from the point of view of the trade but also from the point of view of the community, as the use of a usclear dis infectant in this Colony, having regard to local and climatic conditions might result in serious sickness in the com- munity.

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Mr. Lindsell stated that he took serious view of the case, and sentenced the prisoner to six months' hard labour.

STOWAWAYS,

At the Magistracy. yesterday, four Chinese werd charged with attempting to stowaway on the Fut Shing, bound from Hongkong to Singapore.

It was stated that when the Police searched the vessel at the examination anchorage, they discovered the four de- fendants concealed in the stern.

Defendants stated that they had paid

A young Chinese girl, sleeping in No. 222 did not awake until the fire bad reached the second "foot, where per, bed

was, and then she made.Imantic efforts to escape. The Bremen attempted to rewue ber, but failed The girl tried to escape or to the adjoining verandah, but found herself hemmed in on all sides by the.. fre

The only alternative to bring burnt alive was to jump to the street from the verandah, and in an instant she chose it. She was scorched beyond recognition, however, and, by the time she was removed to the hospital, life was extinct.

After completing her tour, the Einpress of Camudi will take up her regular schedule un. 'the Hongkong-Vancouver berth, with the Empresa of Rassia und Empress of „&cia, "The new steamer will follow, in appearance, the general hull design of the Empress of Howie and Empress of Leia, but will be a "Super- Empress "in very respect.

Under the Company's instructions, builders, designers and furnishers have combined to turn out a modern passenger

of appointment and efficiency in equip. steamer, replete in every detail of luxury

ment. The following are some of the more salient features of the new ship:-

Length between perpendiculars, 625 fect.

Length on water-line, 644 feet.. Beam. moulded, feet 6 inches. Depth, moulded to Bridge deck, 33 feet She 6 inches.

A Chinese woman. 45 years of age, inet with a similar fate.. She was sleeping on the second floor of $35 and woke up to find beself surrounded by Bre.

street; and injured herself seriously. She made a leap from the verandah to the

was removed to the hospital and died a

few hours after admission.

It is feared that four other persons in the house were burnt to death. Their relatives have reported them as missing, and they had not been found at, the time

writing...

It is impossible, at the moment, to esti- mate the total damage to property but it is somewhere in the neighbourhood of 260,000, two, three-storied bouses being gutted....

TIRE IN NEW, TERRITORY. As a result of a fire in An Tai,, Now Territory, two houses were completely gutted. The fire originated in a rattan shop as the result of a joki tarelessly throwing a lighted cigarette on soine rat- tan. The damage is estimated at $2,000.

HOW YOUNG GIRLS ARE TRAPPED.

ALLEGED PROCURESS CHARGED.

Tennage (registered) about 90,000. Tonnage displacement), about 40,000. Engines, geared turbines. Fuel, cil.

Fuel tanks, 4230 tone oil in double bottom.

of Guana will be 439 first, 106 second, The passenger capacity of the Empress

240 third, and 832 Asiatic steerage class.

It is expected that the Empress of and will carry the highest class list of passengers ever taken as any around- the-world

SPORT.

CRICKET.

QUERN'S COLLEGE DEFEAT KOWLOOM "A" TEAM.

Queen's College defeated the second string of the Kowloon Club at Kowloon, on Saturday, thanks mainly to some good batting by S. H. Ismail and Fat Li Chait Scores:-

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KOWLOON. "* A

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1. E. S. Hodge, u Abbas, & S. A.

J. Blackburn, Laing, b W. Kay 9 G. P. Cavillo, 6 8. A. Ismail N. L. H. Railton, b S. A. Ismail W. T. Elson, vAbbas, b Rumjabn D. Blenkiron, e

‚e Ismail, b lsmail E. J. Edwards, Laing- F. W. Richmond, b Kay F. Lobel, run'out J. M. Jack, b Kay D. J Paraes, aut but

Extras

SA Ismaili -W. Kay

Rumjann Abbas Luing

Total

QOKKS' COLLEGE,

A. A. Rumjahn, b Railtem

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LANE CRAWFORD & CO.

CANN & TAYLOR'S CLUBS

ROBERT FORGAN'S

CLUBS

SOLE AGENTS FOR SPALDING'S ATHLETIO GOODS. SPALDING'S “GOLD MEDAL' GOLF CLUBS.

LADIES' MODELS AND GENT'S MODELS.

INCLUDING

DRIVERS.

MASHIIS.

Bowling Anaylsis.

HAFFIES.

MID IRONS.

BRASSIES..

DRIVING

IRONS.

A. of Arrvdli, Blackburn, h Railton s

3. A. Iranil, e Edwards; b Blackburn 15

JIGGERS."

PUTTERS.

S. H. Ismail, not one........

Fat Li Chi, e Edwards, h Lobel

LOFFERS.

NIBLICS.

CLEEKS.

MASHIE NIBLICS.

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No. EVR

Bowling Analysis,

Blackburn

CADDY BAGS

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5. A. R. Ismail, Blackburn, b Elson

J. S. Camenas, e Harige, b Lchel.

1. Laing, e Caville, b Label.

S. Abbas, e Blackburn, b. Lobel W. Kay, e Edwards, & Lobel

Extras...

Ralion Hodge -Lobel Elion

HONGKONG CC . THE GAH5ON.

The following will present the Hong- kong Cricket Club versus the Garrison on the Hongkong Cricket Club ground on Saturday, November sth., and Monday, November 10th, play to commence at 2.15 p., on November 8th, and at 10 a.m., on November 10th.-T. E. Pearce (cap tain), U. Blaker, B. A. Brand, E. W Das, D. E Donnelly, Rev. F. G. B.

and F. Sutton Hastings, E. J. R. Mitchell, P. G. de Paravicini, A. B. Raworth, J. Stalker,

HONGKONG C.C. 29. XI. • CIVIL

'BERVICE*** B" TEAM,

The following will represent the, Hung- erwise, including leading

kong Cricket Club 2nd XI, against the bankers, Änanciers and manufacturers, Civil Service CC ?B** team on the The advent of such a party will add Civil Service ground on Monday, Novem stimulus to the already keen interest in ber 10th, play to commerce at 10 am. Eastern travel and trade being display. J. Fenwick, H. T. Hollands, J. “D. sharp R. Thursfeld (captain), T. ed in England, Canada and the United Humphreys, C. W. Johnstone, E. G. Lam- mert, A. K. Mackenzie, W. W. Mackenzie, LD. McNicoll. J. W. Macphail.. and LM Whyte

States.

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FEMININE STRATEGY ON THE CHINA?

HOW "A LADY OBTAINED A PASSAGE.

A story of how two heade were better

BILLIARDS,

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A Billiard handicap is being arranged at the Paleor Hotel, Kowloon. In the at handicap held at the Hotel a beauti troceman from bhek-mark alter some ful gold watch was won by Sergt.-Major excellent play had been witnessed. This year new cushions and new cloth have been put on the table, which is now one of the best in the Colony, The, first prize will and Mrs. A R. Brown, wife of an be of the value of $100, and there will be

second and third prizes. Entries should

A Chinese woman was charged at the than one was told on the arrival of the Magistracy, yesterday, with harbouring steamer China at San Francisco, recently, an unmarried girl for immoral purposes.the two beads in question being those of It appeared that the girl left. Canton Mrs. Charles E. Fenstansker, of Seattle, on Friday night to visit an aunt residing in Hongkong. She reached the Colony

on Saturday morning, and met defen-American doctor. The bead outwitted by be forwarded to Mr. J. H. Oxberry at the

DEATH AND FUNERAL OF MR JAMES MARSHALL

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the two femining strategists was that of above hotel as von na possible. En- dant, who, it is believed, travelled in the. suze ship.

The purser of the China. Ascertaining the object of

trance leo, 83. When Mrs. Fenstamaker, suddenly the girl's visit, the defendant. it is said, promised to conduct her to the aunt's decided in Hongkong to terminate a tour house. The unsuspecting girl accompani- of the Orient with her husband and re- ed the defendant, who took her to a house turn alone, she discovered that no pas in Queen's Road., On arrival the girlage was available on the China, which asked for her aunt, and then defendant

was then preparing to sail for San Fran is alleged to have offered her jewellery, money and clothing if she would become a prostitute. The girl refused," where- apon her hands were tied and she was imprisoned in a room. The defendant then left the house, and the girl, manag ing to release herself, went to the. Wan- chai Police-station and reported the mat

ter.

Mr. Hutchison remanded the case, fix- ing bail at $500.

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SNATCHING FROM A EUROPEAN LADY,

SAILOR TO THE RESCUE.

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At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chin- ege was charged with snatching a purse from Miss Violet Bpink, at present re-

a certain sum of money to the bead fire-riding at the Astor House Hotely

man for their transportation,

cisco.

The death occurred at the Matilda Hospital, on Saturday, after an illness She discovered that

of several months' duration, of Mr. James among the parcengers booked was Mrs. Brown, an Gray, Marshall, an old resident of the acquaintance made in Hongkong. With Colony. The late Mr. Marshall way an Mra Brown she talked over her ca enthusiastic member of the Hongkong with the result that when her friend Volunteers and at one time was an excel- boarded the steamer, Mrs. Fenstamaker lent shot with the rifle. He was a well "accompanied her.

When the ins put to sea she carried own member of the United States

Lodge of Freemasons. a passenger whose name did not appear

The funeral took place at Happy

on the abip's records. For some time the Valley on Saturday afternoon, the Rev. stateroom was alternately occupied first. Kirk Maconochie performing the by Mrs. Brown and then Mrs. Fensta funeral service. A large gathering of maker. While the stateroom who occupi ed by one, the other was taking the air to friends of the deceased were present. The pall-bearers were Messrs. Brown, Budden, Kerrison, Muggeridge, Phillips

on deck.

After getting to sea Mra. Fenstamaker confessed to the Purner, Mr. Ray Plum mor, and through his efforts obtained the use of the couch in. Mrs. Brown's state- room and bad her status changed from that of a stowaway to a passenger.

A TRYING TEST.

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Amongst those who sent wreaths were? His dearly-beloved wife and children," Marion," "Jannie," Mr. and Mrs. D.| "Lally and Roly," "Charlie Bod Tollan and family, Mr. and Mrs Mug- Keridge, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard, the Commodore and principal officers of the Naval Yard Departments, Mr. and Mrs Platt, the Native Writers of the He had just been demobbed, and was Royal Naval Yard, Mr. and Mrs. Mar Naval Store Department, the Store Staff applying, for a situation.

riott Mr. F. J. Jenner, Mr. and Mrs. in an explanatory manner.

The man I want," said the employer. HF. Budden, members of the Naval tact and grit, he must possess strategy Lodge, No. 1341, E.C., Mr. Hearne, must have Yato Police, the United Service" firmness which enables him to perform Sergeant and Mrs. George, Moore, O. and initiative and must exhibit, that his duties in the face of base ingratitude, and 8. Ismail, the Committee and mem the man.

ungenerous criticism, and everlasting hers of the United FC Mr. and Mrs. complaint. Do you think you possess W. H. Woolley and family, Mr. and Mrs. Defendant, who had a previous convic- the qualifications ? "*

Sullivan and family, Mr. and Mrs. their against hing was sentenced to twelve, think so aid the ex-soldier, em Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, Mrt, M. months hard labour, to twelve strokes of phatically, I used to dish the dinners Brown, and the Hongkong Nippon Print the birch, and to four hours' stocksunghi buś up

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It was stated that Miss Spink was Mr. J. H. Gardiner, appearing for one walking along Queen's Road Central of the defendants: If anyone is to blame when defendant snatched the purse, a it is the head Breman, and I hope Messrs. silver one, and ran away. A sailor, notice Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s representative ing the incident, gave chase and arrested will look into the matter.

Mr. Hutchison: I agree with you, but I must fine entir defendant 825, with alternative of a month's hard labour.

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