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THE SUI AN" PIRACY COMMISSION,

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LAST OF THE PUBLIC SITTINGS. The public. "sittings of the Sui An Piracy Commission, camo to ♫ close yesterday afternoon. There was very httle of fresh interest in the evidence, however.

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Spanish lady Camschant, passenger, was the first witness called. She said she saw one woman among the pirates, dressed in good Chinese style. After the piracy took place, this parti cular woman attacked witness, and atole Two other pirates, each of "thein masked, stole two ring from her. Witness added that the Chinese woman was carrying a revolver{ in each hand,

4 cameo from her.

"Mr. Caballero, another passenger on the um, said he, too, saw a woman pirate, but was unables to identify ber as one of the passengers. It was his own. opinion that many of the robbers wero drawn from the better class of Chinese.

inspector W. Kent, HK.P., who also travelled on the Sui, suid he saw the woman on board in the morning and afternoon, before the p'racy commenced, In reply to the Chairman, Inspector Kunt said it would have been quite pos-

sible for the woman to leave the boat

with the pirates, and return again' as a Becond-class passenger,

Evidence us to the way in which the Piracy Regulations, when they came into force, were brought to the notice of the company's captains was given by Capt. W. E. Clarke, who preceded. Mr. Arnold

s Secretary to the Compauÿ.

M. J. S. Gil, 'a second class passenger, expressed the opinion that the pirates were travelling every class on the boat. He said that when the second class passengers heard the alarm go, they all lashed to the first class saloon, but were surprised to see all the first class pas Bengers held up by robbers. He himself was immediatly seized by two men and robbed of his purse and twe rags. Everything was very mixed up in the saloon, and in fact, the compradore was lying between his (witness's) legs (laughter.) They mistook witness for the purser and threatened to kill him if he did not give up the keys of the safe. When thepirates left the ship they took a remendous amount of loot with them.

Mr. W. Russel, Government Marine, Surveyor, said he inspected the Sri An about last June, though not particularly.

THN HONGKONG DAILY - PRINS

SUPREME COURT."

(BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIE WILLIAM

REKS-DAVIES).] ..

BANK OF EAST ASIA SUE

CHINESE BANK.

The Bank of East Asia, Ltd, sued the Ming Sun Bank, Queen's Road, and Tee Yam Chi, a partner thereof, for the sum of $178,197.63, that amount being the defendant's debit balance on their mort gage loan account.

The defendants fled a defence alleging fraud, but they did not appear in Court, and after a formal hearing of the case judgment was given for plaintifa

SUMMARY COURT,

ĮSKJORE THE PUIENE JUDGE, HIS "HONOUR'

(MR. JUSTICE GOMPERTE).]

DISPUTE BETWEEN GUARDS.

"Munshi Charag Deen, a ship's guard, sued Mir Wali Khan, at present in India for the sum of 1400 alleged to have been lent out on trust to defendant by the plaintiff.

ARMED ROBBERIES. ANOTHER HULD-UP IN BOWEN. ROAD.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER

DISTURBANCE ON THE STAR

FERRY.

'AMUSING PASSAGES AT THE MAGISTRA OY

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A Chinese widow living at No. 254, Queen's Road Central, bas reported ta There were some amusing passages at tha the Polios that at 1.30 p.m. on Tuesday, Maglitrsey, yesterday morning, when a whilst she was walking in Bowen Rond woman named Bybil Joseph, of Kowloon, secompanied by a man and another was brought before Mr. Lindsell, and woman, they were accosted by four armed changed with treating a chow puppy men. One of the robbers produced a knife belonging to her and also with using and threatened to stab her through the indecent language on the Star Ferry. ⠀⠀ right breast if she cried out. They stole from her a pair of gold earrings with jade stone drops, a anger ring and a leather purse containing $11. They stole from the mat a gold wrist watch, and from the other woman 88 in money. The total value of the money and jewellery stolen is estimated at $54. ~

SAFES RIFLED IN A FACTORY.

The c c opened with Mr. W. B. Hind, for the defendant, stating that the de fentiant did use some bad language but that it was used under provocation.

The defendant hero interrupted her salieitor and announced to the Court that she pleaded not guilty.

The Magistrate told her to keep quiet.. There was no necessity for her to inter- rupt, as the bad a solicitor. "

Mr. Hind: Your Worship, I wish to I have just

The manager of a. soy factory, at No. 158, Des Vaux Road West, as rewithdraw from this case. ported that at 6.45 o'clock on Tuesday morning whilst he was haleep in the cook loft" he was awakened by people talking The cook had just left the premises to buy, food and had left the door open Investi- gating further he found four men in the Before he could fais the alarm he was bound and gagged and the

been told that I am "talking ally."

Mr. Hind then withdrew and the woman for the rest of the case was undefended.

Evidence for the prosecution was then Mr. C. A. S. Buss appeared for plain

given by a European lady, to the effect til, and Mr. A. c Arculli for defendant,

that on Tuesday morning she boarded the Mr. Russ "explained that the sum of $400 was equivalent to 818 rupees shop below.

Stär Ferry at Kowloon and went insida Plaintiff claimed to have deposited that

the cabin where no shoking is 'permitted, amount with defendant, whilst they were keys of the safe taken from him. The The defendant was sitting inside the cabin on the same ship five years ago, the money to be re payable on demand. It appeared robbers opened the safe and extracted with her chow puppy, which was on & lend. Buddenly she pulled the dog back that some friction arose between the $100 in small change. They burst opel very roughly and started stacking it on parties, and defendant refused to pay the another safe and stole

400 copper the head.

Witnem said to her lady! money on demand.

in a letter he wrote to a friend defend. cents. Later, the manager released him friend, who accompanied her What a ant admitted having the money, but said self and on going to other parts of the hame to treat a dog like like that. Charag Deen had used threats of force, shop found that the accountant and six She said this loud enough for the defend- and accordingly he would only pay when fokis had been bound and gagged and tied but to hear. The defendant becaine abu- that force was pat jato action.

sive, using insulting language, The more Plaintiff bore out his solicitor's state together. One of the folis has stated that witness spoke to the woman, the more sha

a gold watch was stolen from him.

ill-treated the dog. The defendant said it was her dog and she could do just as she pleased with it; it had nothing to da with them. She slapped it a

ment.

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Other evidence was given, and Mr. Arculli contended that defendant was not liable to re-pay because he had not got the money which, according to Mr. Arculli, was in, the possession of one Hashar Kahn.

DAYLIGHT ROBBERY AT PRINCE'S BUILDING.

How a shop coolie was robbed of four

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the defendant told witness to “push off." Witness then mentioned one or two of the

"After hearing the evidence, His Horou rolls of cloth in Prince's Building, remarks which the defendant had used gave judgment for defendant.

THE "MUI TSAI" SYSTEM.

with a view to seeing whether the Piracy STORY OF A GIRL'S STRUGGLE Regulations rere carried out.

FOR FREEDOM.

In reply to Capt Lake, witness said lits position was a difficult one, for be found

Behind the very matter-of-fact outline himself torn between Piracy Regulations, Fire Regulations, and. Board of Trade of a case at the Magistracy, yesterday, by Inspetor Blackman, one was given Regulations, etc. It was impossible to abide by the one without contravening the just a little illustration of how the meri other, and the only solution was a general have to fight for their freedom, even though this system of bondage has been compromise.

Cant, Lake: You have great disere-proclaimed to be illegal in the Colony. tion in arranging these regulations, ad- you naturally lean towards the Board of Trade Regulations rather than the Piracy Regulations 1 suppose?

Mr. Russell agreed that this w so. The Chairman: You would like to be relieved of the piracy inspection altoge

ther?

Witness: I orrtainly should. The Chairman: Does the Sai An comply with all the Board of Trade gulations?

The girl, who was taller than the average Chinese woman was stated to be 19 years of age. As she stood at the dock rail she hung, her head, but from what could be seen of her face she might be described as attractive and her general stood there while her story was being appearance was clean and tidy. As she

told.. che engaged the sympathy of spectators in Court.

Tuesday afternoon, is told in yesterday's Police report.

The shop coolie is em ployed at the Fung Cheung Ching Firm it No. 14, Des Voeux Road Central. On Tuesday afternoon he was sent out with a supposed customer with four rolls of cloth to the second floor of Prince's Build ing There the supposed customer was joined by another man. These two men asked.. the coolie to hand over the rolls to them, which they would take to the manager's office for inspection. He was to wait there until they returned. He complied with their request, bat, after waiting for fifteen minutes for their re- turn he became suspicious and went in search of the men. Needless to say they could not be found. They had vanished with the cloth and the police are now engaged in trying to locate them.

WIDOW OF A CHINESE DETECTIVE

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ROBBED.

Re-was charged with theft of a quantity Inspector Blackman mid the mi tani

The widow of Sin Chuen (the Chinese of clothing from her mistress, the com. detective who was killed a few months Witness: In nearly all respecte. Mr. Russell added that the Piracy Be plainant. The girl had been a mai tai ego in trying to arrest armed robbers), gulations were in direct opposition to the all her life and on Friday last she aba has reported that during her absence in Board of Trade Regulations and as it conded with the clothing. Some friends the country, her house was entered some- informed the complainant that the girl time between the 29th November and 12th was, he hardly knew where he stood.

The December and that clothing and jewellery Inspector P. Shannon, of the Hougtong was even in the Wanchai district. Police Force, said he had been in charge Police found her at No. 2. McGregor had been stolen to the value of 876. This Street, The mini admitted stealing widow has suggérted to the police that of the ships guards in Hongkong ever since 1920. He drilled them and trained the clothing, but her plea was that she the goods were reraoved from the house by

them and saw to it that their arms were had be with the complainant all her her brother-in-law,

life. She is 19 years of age," added

all right before they went aboard a nethe Inspector, and says she wants to ship,

Asked whether he gave any instructions fight for herself, but the complainant will not let her go unless she gives her $200.

to the captains as to what the Piracy The mi fai has no means of getting Regulations required, Inspector Shannon said he did, but then they would tarn that sur unless she signe a bond."

The Magistrate: Have the parties round and tell him what they thought

necessary. He thought that there should been to see the Secretary for Chines

be better co-operation between the guards, the ships officers, and the police." He thought the defences of the Suida could have been improved upone"

Affairs?

Inspector Blackman: No.

and see what you can arrange.

The Magistrate: Take them there Erst

The girl was remanded in police cus-

The Chairman: There seems to bo some friction between the police and the tedy until Friday next. captains of the "boats?

Witnces: Well, no. I should not say friction but I have had rebufle and captains have told me that they know their ships better than I do. I have never received such a rebuff from Cupt.

their statements. 2

Mr E. Davidson representing the

MORE ARMS,

on the boat, one of which was "if she (witness) was as pretty as the queen of England she had no right to talk to her about her dog."

When asked if she had any questions to put to the witness, the defendant pulled off one of her shoes, held it aloft, and said that her dog had bitten it and she gave it a few blows. The witness, she said, was abusive to her.

In reply to the Magistrate, witness said the defendant banged the dog's head against the wat..

The defendant (in a state of excite menty: Oh my! Ob myl

The Magistrate (sternly): You be quiet. You are not to speak unless I speak to you. *

Defendant appeared to become slightly hysterical, and shaking her head and ber handa declared to the Court that the

had never beaten a dumb creature in ber allegations of cruelty were not true. Sha

life.

"Another European lady corroborated the statement made by the last witness, and told the Court that a Police Sergeant, who was travelling on the Ferry, was called to the scene.

Here the defendant interrupted with the remark that the policeman told & soldier near by that she (the defendant) had been in a mad-house. She named a number of Justices of the Peace who had seen her and who would say that she was sthe. She, herself, could prove that ehoj:

Was SDC.

The next witness was to be Liout. Fox, another passenger on the Ferry. He had

CHINESE COMMITTED TO THE that the officer would be there by 11-30. not, however, appeared in Court, and Inspector Cashman informed his Worship

SESSIONS.

This caused the defendant to remark that the witness would have to hurry up for sho could not wait in Court all that time.

Lance Sergeant Hillier told his Worship that, when he asked the defendant to go she refused. He had practically to force with him to the Central Police Station,

her into a chair.

take me up and make a fool of me."

The Magistrate said that it was quite clear that the complainant's story was the truth, and added "You are unbal anced and half witted." His Worship understood that she had been in and out of an asylum but if she wished to be allowed to go about the streets she would have to learn to behave herself."

Lam Wing, unemployed, was charged at the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Lindsell, with unlawfully three rounds of ammunition at Yaumati. having in his possession a revolver and

A Chinese detective gave"evidence of tho arrest of the defendant in Soy Street at The defendant then said that ahe’would 7.30 a.m. on the 10th inst. The defendant not have said a word if the ladies had Mr. W. M. L. Shenton, as representing was in the company of two other men. not epoken to her. Its a shame," ahal the owners, said it seemed to him that These two men allowed themselves to be added, "I cannot help being unfortunate. the whole responsibility, as a result of searched but nothing was found in their I am going to be married in two or thres the Piracy Regulations, was thrown, not pression The defendant objected to months time, and who will want to marry Birs:

on to the owners, but on to the master being searched and placed his hands a woman who has appeared in the Police This completed the evidence to be of the ship. It was up to the owners underneath his jacket. The detective Court? I cannot understand why people heard in public, the solicitors then made to assist the master when called upon, threw his arms round the man's chest and and there they had exceeded the regula tione: SOLICITORS ADDRESS THE

They had seen to it that there pinned his arms to his side. He could see COMMISSION.

Ware more arms, more ammunition more that the man was holding the butt of.& guards, and more grills aboard than was revolver. Asistance was called and a officers, on behalf of the China Coast cho for. But the Regulations said that Chinese policeman came on the scene and

the master

shall have full control, together they soseeded in wresting the Officers Guild, said he thought it was and shall not suffer himself to be revolver from the man. very obvious that admitted neglect of the dictated to in any way by the owners After corroborative cvidence had been regulation which said that officers must

or any other person. It took the taken the Magistrate committed the accus carry revolvers bad not in any way as sisted the pirates. In fact if they had got power of-direction out of the owners ed to the Criminal Semions for trial.

hands and put it on to the captain. He revolvers and used them; matters would thought it very hard to put such a grave probably have been a good deal worse, charge on to oze man, but there was no Then the regulations were broken inna help for it. Then again masters had much as the engine room doors were left open. But that did not in any way and other risks of the sea to worry over which were likely to be much more frequent the pirates, and was justified by the than piracy. Fire was ons, and he sug

We understand that there was nd kremendous heat of the engine rooms. It was obvious, too, that the conduct Bested, therefore, that the captain and of the officers had given no cause for officers were quite right to keep the grill change in the position as regards the complainant. He would ask the Commie open, in case of fire or shipwreck.strike of local bakers yesterday.

Mr. P Vaux, representing the Tuesday night afforts were tale to get sion to take into consideration the quet Imperial Merchant Servics Guild, re in touch with the strikers Guild officers tion of abolishing those two phrticular marked that good deal had been said denied responsibility for the strike regulations. It was a lot to ask a man about, a plan of netion to be prepared though the strikere say otherwise. Many that he should carry around with him in case of piracy. He thought they would of the latter hate left for Canton, bulky revolver and a large quantity of ammunition at his waist, in both water agree that the captain behaved in a sen and summer. For the engineer officer it manlike manner, and had dones all be possibly could. As for the regulations, was even worse, for it greatly added to they were observed na: far as possible in tim danger of bis job, moving about the spirit, but to observe them to the working machinery.

letter was impossible.

That completed the proceedings. (Continued at foot of nezd columns:)

THE BAKERS' STRIKE. "NO CHANGE."

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The Chefalo and Palermo Co. will give a matines on Saturday at 6 p.m., at the Theatre Royal, to which children will be admitted half-price-ADVT.

A fine of 85 was imposed on each charge and the defendant was bound over in the bang of 100 tá kiếp thứ phước lớn trong months.

THE "HOI SANG" WRECK.

SUNK IN SAILAM- CHANNEL,

Thỏ as Hoi Sang, which was reported a few days ago se being in a sinking con- dition in the Sailam Channel is now a sunken wreck. The vessel les half a mile above the function of Kerr Channel and Bailam Chadnel, on the south side of the fairway in about nine feet of water. Her upper structure and deck houses are visible" at all stages of the tide, but up- ward bound vessels should keep the dorellet on the port hand. Salvage opera- tions are in progress.

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