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THE PIRACY CASE,

·TESTERDAY'S EVIDENCE: MAGIS- TRATE RAISES A TECHNICAL POINT.

The easy in which four Chities" a charged with having taken part in the piracy of the As, Nuis Fil enne up for further hearing at the Magistracy, yes terday afteragen.

Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg. Assistant Crown Solicitor, is conducting the case for the prosecution, the defendants are without fegal" assistaner,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1922

A "DEMPSEY IN HONGKONG.

KNOCKS OUT TWO MEN AT THE

SAME TIME?

TROUBLE IN SPRING GARDEN LANK. Spring Garden Lane on Saturday and Sunday pights was the scene of some disturbances between American anilors and some British subjects, including naval ratings, soldiers and a Europeau warder, named Gardener, from the Victoria Gaal. The trouble is said to have started at a late hour on Saturday night between a “darkii" nasted Andersen, described as a first-class petty officer on board the U.S.S. Tragy, and two British "Tommios and a stoker games frittain from the

1. M.S. Ambrose,

THE BRITISH LEGION.

ROBBERY AND PIRACY.

HONGKONG BRANCH TO REMAIN CANTON GOVERNOR'S POLICY, OF

SUPPRESSION. The Chalu Thurs in a leading article

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some tips just doubts, have) existed as to whether the "Hongkong branch of the British Legion would ke His Excellency, Governor Chan Chik able to continue its existence in view of Yue, has announced that the suppression certain proposals which were to be placed of robbery forms part of his policy. The before the National Conference of the of the use of armed forer and the is word suppression carries with it the iden British Legion held in London some time exactly what His Excellency has in mind. ago,

"To suppress them, then, there must be a These proposals aimed at the eliminator to the soldiers. This may not be a simple matter für there are inherent tion of all foreign branches at the Legion obstacles confrunting the question. We and to secure that its activities should Governor has in mind. This is not the do not know which kind of soldiers the At the previous hearing Mr. Hazlerigg,

he confined to treat Britain and Ireland Arst instance of China's attempt to sup in omlining the case mid that the police,

This, of course struck as the very exist

press robbers by means of armed soldiern. ence of the Hongkong Branch, acting on fuformation received, detained

farther proposed that the word arsh

It was We have noted many instance in other parts of China where, instead of sup & number of men in Hongkong and that

should be deleted from the rules and that pressing them, the soldiers were commis at subsequent identification grades four

the word "county" he substitured. Thus eioned to invite them to join the riguar Hongkong as headquarters of the Far army. It is an indisputable fact that of the men detained were" flentified ›ng |

Eastern Area, not being a counts, would there are many ex-rubbers in the Chinese having taken part in the piracy, which; According to the evidence given at the not exist if the proposai were passed. army throughout China.

Local member of the Legion will ledru have altered their ways and propensities Seme of them occurred between Sam Chun and Shan Magistracy, yesterday morning, before 31. About 70 passengers were robbed Mr. Lindsell, when Anderson was charged with satisfaction that both these proposals and have thus attained positions of a

were thrown out at the general meeting importance in the military departments, and the rompradore's"department luated. on there counts (1) with assaulting the This means that the activities of the To send ex-rubbers to suppress" present Yesterday the compradore of the vessel stiker; (2) with damaging property at British Legion will remain world-wide roubers does make us feel sceptical. In gave evidence. He said that on the after. No. 8, Spring Garden Lane; and (3) with and not confined to Home as proposed. fact under certain circumstances it sounds hôm of the piracy he was sitting on a behaving in a disorderly manner whilst National Conferenes was that all contri."disciplined and deeply imbued with

A further proposal brought before the Judicrous Soldiers who are not thoroughly chair outside his other, when he heard under the influence of liquor, it was butions and donations should be forward high sense of their obligation to act in a shot-fired. He immediately ran to the stated that Anderson, was standing out quarters for distribution. Fortunately, never be useful in such an expedition. nd to the General Treasurer at Head. behalf of the people of the country can starboard side of the vessel and "jumped side Nos, Spring Garden Lane at about this proposal does not affect Hengken. The record of some of the soldiers in our overboard. The vessel wag moving, slowly midnight when the "three Britishers caure and the local secretary (Mr. H. K. Province is by no means such as at the time and he was enabled to swim along. One of them said You Headquarters at Home by cable that all the fact that it takes a thief to catch u Holmes) has received authority from make us rely on them for the work of to the stern. There he caught hold of a Yank, what are you doing round here!contributions paid into the local branch thief but what we cannot fail to bear suppression. We are not unmindful of davit and hayled, himself back on to the scenting trouble, Anderson tried to move may, he need for relief of needy ex-service in mind is the question of the willing- upper deck and concealeïl himself behind away, saying he did not wish to enter. man in the Colony a stack of eight baskets. He had the into any arguments,

In view of the uncertainty of the posi A minute later. tion, the committee of the Hongkong Pong Ping, to take up the command of Guvernug Chan has asked General Ngai keys of the sale with him at the time, nevürding to the defendant's story, which Branch of the Legion has been seriously the troops for the suppression of the These he goneenjed under a brass rod was afterwards corroborated by two other hampered in its work. For some months robbers. The plan is to station troops in Later the rubbers „demanded the keys of men from the Tetry, Girittain (the stoŝer) posals have been definitely rejected the happily General Ngai is not too keen

past, but now that these disturbing pro most of the towns and villages. the safe and his foki ea and asked for told the twe soldiers to stand on one side. committee will be nhl to

as he would deal with him. The staker activities. In this connection a meeting, Some say General Chan Wing Sen is the

renew its for the honour. them."

Who then will do it?

evening when the whole master will con of the committer is to take plier this must suitable person on account of his up for discussion.

recent successes in this kind of work. „One" glanes" at General Chan Wing Sen's forces is enough to envince us that if any body of "soldiers en do the work, s forces are certainly most qualified to d. They were carefully recruited, well-disciplined, and fully experienced for the task. 'nhappily. their number secus

Chan Wing Sen is now having his hands the number of robbers. Besides, General to us to be too few in comparison with.

full in connection with the supervision of the Arsenal and the military superin tendence of the Governor's forces.

were there!

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The Magistrate: How did he know you made a pass with his fist at the defendant, which landed lightly on his jaw. The The Witness: The robbers had found two saders also "squares! up for ar by this thnet some watchmen were fight,

Thite wits two of them and one of hobing them with me.. One of the robbers, the other soldier tuned "yellow" and the defendant told Mr. Lindell. endered in to go into a cabin on the disappears. 1 hit the subfier who re Jower dork.

Cautiming, the witness said that whilst he was in this cabin he was searched by The robber who took him there. This robber he went be able to identify. Ho was not one of thosein, custody and at the time was wearing a red handkerchief over his mouth.

He was searched as he was hustled along with others to the tra of the vessel where they remained for half-an-hour. By this time the pirates had finished ransacking the vessel. They ransacked the stern of the vessel first and after driving their victims alt they, pr cresled to hot the forward part of the ship. He saw two sampans come along side at Nan Kok. but from his position in the stern could not see what was lower ed into theh. Later when he found the Tolbers bad gear he went to his offier and

found the safe .open.

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Mr. Hazlerigg: But you told us--you had taken precautions to hide the key!

The witness: The atswain teamet down on to the lower deck and told me that the robbers were demanding the key I told him where it was. I had 8110 in Chinese 20-cent pieces in the safe.

The witness said that in addition to losing the nonry and two boxes of cigars ho had a quantity of clothing stofra, including a rain-coat which was similar to the boat produce in Court. The coat produced was found in a big belonging to the third defendant.

He could not identify the coat by any particular mark, but the coat he had stolen bore the same trade-mark.

Asked by the Magistrate to try the cunt on it was found to be his exact fit.

Asked is he had any questions to ask. the third defendant des statement that he had bought the main-coat from a Second-hand shop. This statement caused the Magistrate to raise a technical point as to whether statements made by pri oners in the Magisterial Courts were amitted at the Criminal Sessions."

Mr. Hazlerigg: It has not been raised here. In the Supreme Courts at Home it has been raised and.admitted,

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WEEK-END ROBBERIES, ANOTHER ARMED ROBBERY. mained with my left, and the sailor with got up again and I knocked him down to Road, whilst walking up Babington my right, and they both fell, The sailor!

Mrs. Conner, of No. 6, Rasil Loa, Ittle two or three times. When I looked round Path at 2.40 pm, on Sunday had her, for the soldier he also had disapparat Bandhag snatched by a Chinese. The bag Läter," continued the defendant, "two"was valued at $3 and contained $34. plain clothes men came into one of the police wanted me down stairs. I refused houses to look for me. The said the to go and said if the police want me did as ask for the trouble; the Britisleys they will have to come and fetele. I asked for it and got it. I takes my bent ing like a man.'

The defendant, who was a very power Magistrate that the injuries which, had Sul-looking man, then suggested to the been done to the stuker's head were prob ably caused by the man striking his bead on the pavement when he fell. He denied damaging the door of No. 6.

A radio man, named Webster, employal on the U.S.S. To, said the defendant was sitting in No. 10, when the news was brought in that the door of a house at No. 6, had been damaged. The defendant had not been out of their company the whole of the time. He was sitting in, the house and could not have done the damage. They ally went out to inspect the the two British soldiers and the sailor damage and whilst looking at the house strolled up. These men looked across at for trouble. He then heard the defendant them in a menacing way as if looking! say to them that he was not looking for trouble. Next thing he saw was one of the soldiers make a pass at the defen- dant's head. "Anderson put out both

Stanley Terrace, Quarry Bay, was burgled Mr. A. Hollands, whose house at No. 12, the other day has been the victim of chain were stolen from under his pillow mother robbery. This time a watch and while he was asleep. Mr. Hollanda did nit discover the loss until the morning."

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ness of the thief to catch a fellow-thief.

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factors that must hot she overlooked in not so easy as it looks. There are other Thus the work of armed suppression is,

this robbery question. If we look into bers and pirates in other lands, we in- the history of the suppression of rub- variably find that unstable governments never really succeed in the work of sup- took place at the Kwong Sing Shop, on rising against the established

pression, Mexico is a good case in point. Ou Sunday evening an armed robbery Today, we read of robbers in Mexico the first floor of No. 922, Reclamationment under Obregon. Wire the sup Street,, Yaumati, when jewellery and pression has been successful, there one govern-

money to the value of 81.013 were stolen. Sinds the presence of stable government, he and his seven fokis were in the main tang Province cannot yet boast of a real The master of the shop says that whilst and highly-disciplined soldiers. Kwang- living room of the shop at about 3.15 p.m. stable government since the establishment three men, entered the room and asked of the Republic. As for discipline among for Ham Shui Kong, one of the partners the soldiers. that seems to be the excep of the shop. The master of the shop re-tion rather than the rule. plied that Ham was not in. One of the We feel therefore, that the principal men then produced a revolver and seized tasks before the administration are the him by the wrist. The robbers drove the restoration of a government working in occupants into a cubicle where they bound full record with the interest of the people, master and was thus enabled to open the army so that the same may be a model them. They took the safe key from the and a thorough reorganization of the wale and make away with the contents.

one. With these two fairly accomplish. ed, the robbers will soon take to their: heels, not to the hills but back to private honest tasks. The profitableness of the. exchange will soon be evident to them, and no armed suppression is then neces

THE YOKOHAMA SPÈCIE BANK,

sary.

However, in the meantime, pirates and militant. Some have even extended their

his hands and they both fell; the soldier DIVIDEND FOR THE HALF YEAR.roblers are becoming quite rampant and looked as if he was lying unconscious. He was able to get up and walked into The sailor was bleeding at the mouth. No. 7, where he was able to attend to his zujuries himself."

fendant) the middle-weight champion of The Magistrate. Is this man (the de-

both men at once? the world when he is able to knock-out

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The sailor was not knocked out but I The witness: He is a very strong man. thought the soldier was. He must have faked,” for when I looked round again he had gone.

Continuing, the witness said that when the sailor weat into the house he began to blubber, and said the Yanks were his best friends. Later the complainant complaint to the police that he had been switched out of the house and made a assaulted by the defendant.

The Magistrate: Is that so! 31. Hazlerigg: Yes; we had a murder

Police Sergeant Post said that when he case the other day and the accused made arrested the defendant he refused to come a statement. It was not used as we had to the station and struggled violently all practically clear case without it. the way. With the aid of another Ser The Magistrate: It always seems un- geant, in plain clothes, who took one arm fair in this Court because not one and he (witness) the other, they were able Chinese seems to understand the meaning to get the defendant to the Station. At of: "Do you want to ask any question?" the time of the arrest there were about they take it as an invitation to make a six to ten Americans in Spring Garden statenient, It makes me rather chady Lane. Four of them followed the strag about using it.

gling man to the Station, where they offered to give evidence in his favour."

Mr. Hazlerigg: The defendant may Just say one word which might be of vital importance to the prosecution and make all the difference to the case.

Specie Bank is in receipt of a cablegram are justly rebuked for our laxity. We The Hongkong branch of the Yokohama operations as far as Hongkong and we from the Head Office to the effect that atare, therefore, compelled to agree with the half-yearly meeting of shareholders our Governor that troops must be sent. Yakobains on the 9th inst., it was resolved case of something is better than no held at the Head Office of the Bank at to do the work of suppression. It is the to pay "n dividend of 12 per cent. per thing." We, therefore, look forward to annan for the half year ended the 30th the speedy, dispatch of forces to the relief Y1,000,000 and to carry forward the sun under the countant ravages of the robbers. June, 1922, to add to the reserve fund of the many towns and villages that are of Y.1,800,000 to the next account.

assault, but imposed a fine of $10 for damaging the property, and ordered the The Magistrate dismissed the charge of

defendant to pay $20 compensation to the His Worship also hound over the defen mistress at No. 6, for the damage done,

the peace for twelve months. dant in a personal band of $100 to kerp

SPORT.

INTERNATIONAL CHESS,

One hundred and fifty competitors ever held in Britain, which concluded at took part in the largest chess tournament Westminster on August 10th. Capablanca is top scroper in the International Chess | Masters tourney, and wing the prize of the fracas ch Saturday night occurred the draws

What appears to have been angel to £250. He is undefeated with 11 wins following night when four American naval sailors named John Hensley. Joseph Haker, L. G. Summer and R. L. Williams, were said to have behaved in a disorderly mahner in Spring Garden Lane.

Alekhine (Russia) is also undefeated and wins the second prize of £200 with 8 wins and 7 draws.

Vidmar (Jugo-Slavia) takes third prize of-£150, scoring 11 points.

cives £100 with 10% points.

Rubinstein (Poland) is fourth and re-

Pogoljubow (Ukraine) is fifth with 9 points.

The only British prize winner is Yates with 5 points.

Other sports are Atkins (Britain), 8 points; Wabltuch (Britain), 5.

Watson (Australia), 4}; Morrison (Canada), 4.

The Women's Open Tournament has

Mr. Lindsell, yesterday, with assault

Hensley and Baker were charged before,

The complainant's tale was that he was and European Warder Gardener of the ing Stoker Jones of the H.M.S. Tuniar walking along the footpath by himself Victoria Gaol. All four Americans were when the defendant dashed out of one of also charged with behaving in a A Piracy Guard who was wounded by the houses and knocked him down. He orderly manner.

die the pirates, was next called and said did not offer to fight with him. that he was fired at, at point-blank The occupier of No. 6, (a woman) said sailora came along and challenged him to range, by one of the pirates when he that earlier in the evening the defendant fight. He tried to get away, but some Gardener told the Magistrate that aix attempted to draw his revolver. The came to the door and naked to be ad- body aimed a vicious blow at his head been won by a Londoner, Miss Frice. bullet entered his nose and lodged in mittd. He was refused admission. He Another sailor threw a bottle at his head the cartilage. He did not recover con then started to kick down the side door which fortunately sciousness until after the robbers had and to batter down the bare of the main Police whistles were blown and the police missed its mark. gene. When he came round he found door with an iron bar. He managed to came up and arrested the defendante. that the keys of the grills had been taken crawl in through the opening he thus from his pocket. Before he was wounded made. When he got inside he began look and said that they were not, the aggressors and requested better conditions. Their All four defendants denied the charges League threatened a strike last season all the grills were locked. He identified ing for somebody to fight, but at his the third defendant as one of the pirates approach they all cleared out and he was dence, but bourd over all four defendants if the League Committee refuso who struggled with him for the posses left in charge. A few minutes later he and the two complainante en personal receive a deputation the members would The Magistrate did not take any evi Union recently passed a résolution that siod of his revolvet.

left the place quietly.

bonds of 850 each to keep the peace for withdraw their services for the season Thursday next.

(Continued at foot of dext column.) the next six months.

opening on the 20th August.

At this stage the case was adjourned to

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