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·THE LATEST PIRACY,

· JUNK LOOTED OF CARGO AND ARMIS.

MEMBER OF CREW HELD FOR RANSOM.

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From the report made, it appears that

On April 13th the piracy took place nearly three weeks ago in Chinese waters the trading junk lef: Tam Chow in the Heungshan district, for Hongkong. On. board there were five mer and four, women, and the junk carried a cargo con- sisting of 210 piculs of wood. On April

Chinese territory, the crew noticed 4th, when off Taishan, Sun On district,"

gleam like oriflames in the sunset, com-interest of Chinese boys and girls. pensate us for much. And its unctuons At the Kowloon Magistracy yester appeals, in gritty English according today an order for the confiscation of one the Moscow formula, to the masses revolver and 800 rounds of ammunition Comrades, arise!" "Workers of the discovered on the s.s. Hyson was made by The application World, unite!" And then a row of Mr. J. H.. B. Nihill.

was made by Revenus Officer Lanigan. dots...

The Bishop of London, who is going to Korea to assist at the consecration of the new Cathedral at Seoul, expects to be in Hongkong for Christmas and has pro- | mised to preach in the "Cathedral' on steam-launch coming in their direction. away the crew of the junk were ordered Christmas morning.-St. Juka's Cuthe. When the launch was about 100 yards to lower their sails and heave to. They did not comply with the order, and in due course the launch caine alongside."

One sometimes wonders why the Canton Gazette always Bees, the world outside Canton through the grating of a cellar in a slum, and speaks in the tongue of fallen angel's. Can it never bring itself to face an issue frankly in the pursuit of truth, eren though it has so often to "make face 1 Polite falsehood, is every- where an accomplishment; in China it is an art. But crude and wanton lying is despicable. It is not art at all, even as

dral Notes.

We regret that the Rev. T. B. Powell is leaving on May 13th after a spell of service in Hongkong which has bērn all too short. He has done much good work

it is manipulated by the artful Canton during his brief stay here and his many revolvers. They ordered the crew into

Gazette, where Truth is used episode.

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friends will wish him every blessing in his future work wherever it may be"- St. John's Cathedral Natre

7

The loss of several members of the

Five men boarded the junk, two being armed with rides, and the others with.

the cabin on the upper deck where they wete pinced under the guard of the two. men with rifles. Later in the day the male members of the crew were put into the forward hold and the hatch cloard and nailed down. On the following day

There are, of course, different ways of saying things. If we were asked what- killed a man who had a clean fall from Choir is deplored in St. John's l'athe, the top of a tower, we would say that [dral Notes Mrs. Mathieson, Mrs. Mather, his death was due to violent impact with Mrs. Morgain and Mrs. Gillbam have all (April 18th), the prisoners were released the solid carth. Hegel, who had a com-left, but welcome is extended to Miss M. and found that all the cargo had vanish. plicated way of thinking, actually said Stewart, a new member of the Choir.ed. The launch had also disappeared,

left on board the junk. that the man was killed by the synthesis Several more ladies, gentlemen and boys but the two pirates with rifles had been

are still required to fill up vacancies. of Time and Space, the man's fall being expressed by a relation between T (time) and S (space). The Cunton Gazette, iftained from Lenten Self-Denial Offerings for Waifs and Strays. Of this sum the it reported such an incident,would say that the ground rose up to the top of amount put in the boxes at the St. John's

Cathedral during Lent. the tower and hit the man on the head. Space precludes the treatment of this changed into a draft for £8.5.4) which was forwarded to the Society. Later a fascinating topic in all-its amplitude.

cheque for thres guineas was received.

No cases of notifiable diseases occurred in the Colony during the 48 hours ended May 2nd."

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EONGKONG, MAY 4TH, 1926,

THE QUINN, INCIDENT.

While

at the Club House,

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Mr. and Mrs. RM. Dyer and Mr and Miss Birkett returned to Hongkong by the President Jefferson from a short holiday in Manila.

*

Altogether the sum of £1184 was ob

was $73.78

Later one of the crew was taken away in-sampan by these men, who told the remainder" they were holding him for

formed that to secure the release of their ransom. The crew of the junk were in-

with $100. The junk then continued on comrade they must return to Wong Kok its way and on a village being reach $100 was borrowed, the junk returning with this money to the rendezvous naked by the pirates, where, after paying over the money the captive was released.

The value of the cargo of wood taken was $330, but in addition to this, the

After one Chinese had been arrested for attempting to pawn a pair of gilt bangles under the pretence that they were gold, another Chinese was arrested dur ing a raid by detectives on a house in Pilkem Street. These men appeared be

animunition, bringing the total value of fore Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at the Kowloon! Pirates seized all the junk's arms and Magistracy on charges of conspiring to goods taken up to $860. defraud. Both defendants pleaded guilty and were sentenced to four months and three months' hard labour respectively.

opium were found found concealed inside the packets, which had been cut in a Supt. A. H. Aiers, who is retiring from nanner to provide room in the middle the Shanghai Municipal Police after while the joss-sticks showed at each end. The Chinese will appear before the magis. years of continuous service, left Shang-trate this morning. hai by the President Pierce on April 29th.

KUOMINTANG COMMITTEE. » FORTHCOMING IMPORTANT

MEETING.

year, while nine permanent or resident posed of 38 members, is the highest

members transact all ordinary routine authority of the Party and meets twice a

business.

Another clever seizure of opium, which a Chinese was attempting to smuggle

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] into the Colony concealed in packets of

The Central Executive Committee of During blasting operations at Tai joss-sticks," was made at the Wing Lok-

Street wharf yesterday by police search-the Kuomintang in Canton will meet in. Hang village, near Causeway Bay on Saturday, & Chinese coolie was killed anders: The man had disembarked from the full session on May 18th when an un-

8. Kinshan from Macao and was carry usually large attendance is expected, two others were seriously injured;

The Central Executive Committee, com- CATHCLIC CATHEDRAL" and ET. PAUL'S,

During the week-end a Chiness was ad.ing four very ordinary looking packets Mortgages arranged on Architect'a valuation. BERBLINGER & CO.

BOUSE, FLATS and BUILDING LOTS O the lat instant we published, inmitted to the Government Civil Hospital of joss-sticks. The weight excited sus Negotiated. SMALL INVESTORS. TEL parallel columns, the account which suffering from the effects of a dog bite.picion and fourteen taels of prepared

appeared a few days earlier in the Daily The dog was sent to Kennedy Town.

The coming meeting, it is thought, Press of the raid on Mr. QUINN'S furniture, and the garbled version con-

may have far reaching effects. The ques tion of further co-operation with the Communist Party will come up for dis cocted by the Canton Gazette.

cussion and should the Committee decide Mr. QUINN's furniture was being re-

The day of drinking boiled water in strongly against such co-operation it is mored in a lighter to Shameen, some

the British Concession, Tientsin, will be believed that a number of the present a thing of the past, when the new leaders in the Canton régime will resign strikers" saw an opportunity for mofe squeeze" and valiantly attempted?zo- A Government Gazette Extraordinaryartesian well system being installed by and that the Soviet Commission to South

pleted, reports the North-China Star, curtail much of their activity:

It is expected that both Mr. Wu Han size the furniture until a British patrol was published yesterday announcing the the British manicipal authorities is com China, under M. Borodin, will have to boat appeared in sight, when they disappointment of the Hon. Mr. Wilfred Buch excellent results were obtained from

the one test well which was driven some Min, the Minister of Foreign Affairs," creetly but very promptly made off and Thomas Southern as Colonial Secretary time ago, that a contract has been let who has recently returned from Moscow, for the drilling of four more. The riga and M. Borodin, Chief Political Adviser deserted their launch at the Electric of Hongkong as from May 1st,

for the well-drilling apparatus are now to the Kuomintang, will both be present Company's bund. There was no shooting

Lady Willingdon, the wife of the being erected, and will be ready to start at the meeting.

drilling operations within a

CAPTURED LAUNCH AT MACAO. Mesere. KELLY & Walex, Ltq at all. The Canton Gazette informs ita. Chairman of the British Boxer Indem on act The wells will be drilled in

Mr. Ho Ching Hoi, chief picket in readers that the British sailors used theirnity Mission to China, is paying a short pairs, and each will have a guaranteed Mesura. A. 8. Watson & Corearms, and that to avoid a confiet visit to Hongkong and is expected on capacity of 200,000 gallons per day. As charge of patrol boats of the Canton a matter of fact, they will deliver more Strike Committee, in his report regard than this, the test well now in operation ing the Portuguese seizure of a picket the pickets did not return the fire, but Thursday by the Empress of Canada.

delivering a good bit more than 300,000 launch at Wanchai, near Macho, on steamed direct towards the wharf in S

gallons daily.. front of the Electric Power Stationr van Steerberge of the Nether lands Harbour Works, has reported to It adds: This incident aroused a great the police that a Chinese foreman to crowd on the Bund and some ugly threats whom he had entrusted $188.50 on Sunday were shouted at the British Navy. The to pay the workmen, had absconded.

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RAINFALL IN APRIL.

April 20th, states that the launch had on board arms and other property worth more than $50,000, The Striks Committes- has asked the Kuomintang to instruct their Commissioner for Foreign Affaire

The rainfall during April, sa recorded to protest against the seisure, and to at the Botanic Gardens, amounted to negotiate for the released of the launch

UNEMPLOYED MILITARISTS NOT

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strike pickets, however, calmed There will be a meeting of the 18-90 inches. There were nine days dur. and the five pickets who were on duty on angor of the people and dissuaded them Banitary Board this afternoon when aing which there was no rain. On four. board at the time. from marching on the Bund towards

statement will be made regarding the teen days the rainfall was less than one inch. The records for the other days Shameen." Thus are two novel situations

question of village sanitation. A com are as follows:-

1.15 ins created: the British Navy sa pirates and mittee is being appointed to consider the the strike pickets as peacemakers. And problem. The President of the Board there is a suggestion of dire retribution will also present a Minute relative to for such actions, just to, preserve the mosquito-breeding on water cress beds in

New Kowloon.

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General Li Chang Tet, the Canton Commisioner of Police, has reiterated 'az order issued by the predecessor, General Wu Te Chob, on March 18th-last, giving all unemployed militarists and discharg ed soldiers five days in which to depart from Canton.