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THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE"

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SUNNING" PIRACY CASE RESUMED.

CAPTAIN PRINGLE'S STORY CONCLUDED AT MAGISTRACY.

NAVAL ARMED GUARD BOARD THE SUNNING."

HOW THE PIRATES WERE IDENTIFIED.

The hearing of the caan for the Crown against the twenty accused

· held on charges arising out of the pirating of the "Sunning on November 16th, was continued bafore Mr. E. E. Lindsall at the Central Magistrsey yesterday afternoon.

Captain James Pringle, the master of the "Sunning," entered the witness-box for the third time and concluded his evidence-in-chief, being then cross-examined by Mr. d'Alm əda and Mr. Lo. Captain Pringle was in the box for 2 hours yes:erday, and altegather, including the Friday afternoon and Saturday morning hearings, has been in the witness- box for 5 hours.

The same procedure with regard to the prisoners was adopted as previously. Spectators in the crowdad Court included a number of Europeans, and there were two ladies in the centre of the Court." Mia. Lindsell and another lady occupied seats on the Ranch.

Mr. H. K. Holmes (Crown Solicitor) appeared for the prosecution. Mr. G. A. Gordon Leask, of Mesara Hall Bratton & Co., was" for the 19th accused the Ningpo man; Mr. Loo d'Almada was for the second accused; while. Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the sixth accused and

ten others.

Mr. Holmes: You have already identi. fied some of the accused in Court. Will you look along the line and tell the Court. whether you know any of the others, and if you have anything to say about them say it."

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Accused Identified. Capt. Principle then proceeded with the Fighting the Flames.

task of identifying the accused. Refer Continuing bir evidence, Captainring to the first accused, he said: "I Pringle went back to the time when the cannot place him. No. 2, I recognise 'ns! No. 2 bont left the ship with the Russian one of the pirates on the ship. No. 3 Jady passenger and several officers. I know quite well. He was one of those At this time, said Captain Pringle, that came up to me in the Chart Room. the s. Kaijo Mars was standing by. He is the man who shoved his gun inte When the officers were loading the boat my stomach, No. i was also among the in question the flames became so fierce first of the pirates up in the vicinity that be (witness) stid down by rope of the Chart Room No. 5 I cannot from the navigating bridge to the main remember. No. 6 I saw in the Chart deck. Witners asked the boatswain, if Room No. 7 had a gun and he was they had any "bad men" for ard, and also among the first of the pirates I saw the boatswain replied that there were five No. 8 and No. 17 I am not sure of, but it was one of them that I saw smoking in No. 1 cabin when I went down for my dinner. No. 9 I saw p, the boat deck, and I remember him because he escorted me to my lavatory and back to the bridge again No. 10 I cannot re- member. No. 11 was a very energetic man.

He kept just a nice distance from

in the fo'castle. ".

Witness then got the crew together and organised a chain of buckets. They were struggling with the fire until seven o'clock in the morning, but the flames broke out intermittently until Four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was not until the Sunning reached Hong anybody. You could not get near him, Kong that the ire was finally extinguish and he had a gun. He, in my opinion, by the Hong Kong Fire Brigade has beer on the game before. No. 12

Flont..

was on the bridge, and at one time had At 7am. on the 16th another Japanese a un No. 18 I recognise as being in boat came and stood by for a while. the ship, and active with his confederates. H.M.S. Büchell and the LB. Kaging No. 14 had a gan; No. 15 also. No. 18 (one of the China Navigation Company's was moving about the ship with the steamers) also arrived about, daylight. Fethers, and had a gun. No. 18 I cannot The sea was rough. The Koying was remember. No. 18 is the Sunning'a çar- signalled from the unaing that a hand penter." pump was required, and a boat from the Kaying arrived with it at eight o'clock. The Commanding Ofcer of the Bluebell was then asked to send an armed guard on board as there were some pirates to be arrested. The Kayiny's boat left for the Bluebell, and a little later returned with an armed party,

Armed Party Arrives. When the armed party came on board, the people torard were mustered, the crew of the Sunning being placed on one side, and the passengers on the other side. Some of the pirates he (witnese) recognised, but he did not know them all While the passengers were 'Aling past, one at a time, members of the crew whom he had with him (the No. 1 reman, the No. 1 steward, the No. 1 compradore and the boatswain) called out in the case of the pirates bad man, bad man." Such men were placed in custody, and Later witness found the Chief Engine. er, with the Lieutenant in charge of the armed party, on the poop deck carrying out an identification parade. ··

Captain Pringle then, went on to relate that about 6.30 in the morning, prior to the arrival of the armed party some members of the crew got a min and tied him up. Witness thought that the man tied up was either the seventh or eleventh accused.

Mr. Holmes: Can you say whether at any time the pirates had control of your ship?

Captain Pringle. They had control of the ship from 3.45 p.m. on the 15th until 4.30 am. on the 18th, when the last gang left in No. 8 boat.

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In answer to Mr. Holmes, Captain Pringle anid that he did not see this man do anything which conected him with the piracy.

No. 20," said Captain Pringle, is one of the two men who were knocked out. on the bridge."

Captain Pringle added that all the imen he had identified were acting in unison. Some he could connect with some particular incident, but others he could not, beyond stating they were mem bers of the pirate party.

This concluded the evidence in chief of Captain Pringle, the time, then being 3.40.

"Hot Pirates, But Passengers," The undefended accused were asked if they had any questions to put to Captain Pringle.

The thirteenth accused aaid he was not one of the pirates, but was one of the

passengers

His Worship informed the accused that this was a statement, which he would have an opportunity of making at a later stage of the proceedings.

ST. JOHN'S SUCCESSFUL FIELD

Captain Pringle: I have asked the | EFFICIENT FIRST AID DISPLAY. Chief Officer, beyond that I have not made any inquiries. I have seen tho Indian guards in the distance on the one or two occasions I have revisited the ship since she returned to Hong Kong.

Log Books Lost,

Mr. d'Almada: Have you since this incident written up the log book?

DAY.

INTER-SQUAD COMPETITION FOR HO FOOK CUP.

·Some efficient first aid work was wit-

Captain Pringle: I don't write up the nessed yesterday at the annual competi- log book. The Chief Officer does thation for the Ho Fook Cup by selected.

All the log books, however, were lost.

Mr. d'Admada: I take it you were armed when you first saw these men peep ing through the window t

aquads of the Railway · Division of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade, on the Kowloon Football Club ground.

Three equads from the Railway Division Captain Pringle: I was not armed.

were selected for this inter-squad com- Mr. d'Almada: You should have been petition, and the winning squad is to hold Captain Pringle: The fact of the matthe trophy for one year. ter was that I had just got up at 3.30 p.m. and had a cup of tea

Six tests of various drills, which in- cluded bandaging, and first aid treat- ment of serious illness and accidents were

carried out by the competiting squads.

The tests were:

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Mr. d'Almama; When the attack start- ed and the Second Officer called your at tention to the fact that pirates were on board, how many faces did pou see 1`..... First Treatment for arterial hemor

Captain Pringia: About three. *

rhage from the front of the head; frac Mr. d'Almada: Can you place any ofsure of vertestras regions." In this test them?

a patient had to be removed from the Captain Pringle: Yes, No. 3 was one, ground and carried to the stretcher with had i think No. 7 or No. 11.

the minimum of pain. Mr. d'Almada: Not No. 9} Captain Pringle: No.

Mr. d'Almama: How many passengers did you have from Amoy for Hong Kong. "Captain Pringle; About 00 Chinese passengers, and two aaloon passengers.

Mr. d'Almada: Can you remember how many Chinese passengers you had from Shanghai for Hong Kongi

Captain Pringle About 73 or 74. The Chinese crew numbered 110, and there were six European officery.

Second Treatment for arterial benior- rhage from the back of the head; simple fracture of right leg and compound frac ture of astiba. The patient in this case had to be removed from under a wagon, and carried to the stretcher,

Third: Arterial hemorrhage from pala of right hand, compound fracture of left thigh and complicated fracture of ribs.

Fourth Treatment for varicose veins on left leg and fracture at base of skull The Second.Accused.

and other injuries. The patient had" to After considerable argument as to what be, removed from the ground to a stret questions Me d'Almads could put to cher. witness, Mr. Holmes, at the request of Fifth Triangle bandaging. ·Competi-" his Worship, informed Mr. d'Almada that in the second of the two boats which tors had to do some quick and skilful left the Sunting, prior to the lowering bandaging of the bead, shoulder, elbow of the boat with the officers and lady and hand, knees, hip and foot. the Bluebell, were seven people. These out and the nimble fingers which mani passenger, and which was picked up by This test was particularly well carried alleged pirates, said Mr. Holmes, were pulated the rolls of bandages showed transferred from the Bluebell to the long and careful training Findictive and brought back to Hong Kong.

that boat.

Mr. d'Almada said his client was

d'Almada, Captain Pringle said he could In reply to a farther question by Mr. only say that the second accused (Mr. d'Almada's client) was on the ship. He did not see this man sufficiently to con- nect him with pay particular incident.

Mr. d'Almada: He might have been a passenger †

Captain Pringle; I did not go aft. 'I: cannot remember at the moment,

Mr. d'Almada: All the pirates might have been passengers?

His Worship: We will say that this man might have been a bona fide pas

senger.

The sixth and final test was to render artificial respiration

The whole programme was admirably carried out and the members of the squads proved very well trained men. - The judges were Mr. E. Ralphs, assist- ant Commissioner, Dr. W. B. A. Moore.. and Dr. Newton, all of whom expressed District Surgeon, Majer Lynch, R.A.M.C., themselves highly pleased with the efficiency of the competitors.

The possible points obtainable were

The results were:-)

11.2010

No. 2 Squad won the cup with 108 Long Yat Chiu, Li Wai Man, Pun Chi points. The members of this squad are: Fan, and S. de Loberson.

No. 3 Squad came second with 100

points. The members are Lo Wa. Yin, Lau Kau, Chen Pak Ling and Chan Yuk.

No. 1 Squad was third with 75 pointe. The members were Tsung Lai Sai, U Pa

After further questioning, Captain Pringle admitted that it was possible that the second sccused was a bỡng tide passenger, and that he saw him on board, Taung Chung and Pak Cho. in that capacity.

This concluded Mr. d'Amada's 'cross-

examination.

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Sunday's Field Day.

The field day held by the Hong Kong St. John's Ambulance Brigade on Sun- "Five Piecee. Bad Men,"

day at Stanley, which was briefly referred Mr. Lo said that he did not propose There were squad drill, stretcher drill, to yesterday, proved very successful to cross-examine witnesses at the Magis collecting wounded and bandaging being tracy to any great length. He naked per- gone through under the superintendence mission to reserve the right for further of officers. Field operations were also cross-examination at the Criminal carried out, the peninsula offering more Sessions. Mr. Lo said he proposed only scope for this than Shek O the venue to put such questions as might apply originally fixed. to a prima facie case.

Mr. Lo went on to recall Captain Pringle to the time when he asked the boatswain if there any pirates forward. at the time when he gave instructions, to the beatswain to let go the anchor.

Captain Pringle, replying, to questions, said that he called out to the boatswain Have got any bad men and the boatswain replied. "Have got five piece in chain locker,”...

The twentieth accused, the man with the bandaged head and bloodstained trousers, and one of the men who was stated to have been stunned by either the Replying to further questions by Mr. Second Officer or Chief Officer on the o, Captain Pringle said that he had bridge when the attempt was made to identified certain of the accused, but be recapture the vessel from the pirates, said | could not state whether they were arrest- he had a question to put and proceeded ed at the far ard muster or the muster to state that be was driven up to the aft, of which the Chief Engineer was in bridge by some of the pirates and was stunned by one of the pirates. He did not know what was happening.

Replying, Captain Pringle said he saw no signs of this accused being forced to the bridge unwillingly. This man was knocked out by either the Second Officer or the Chief Officer, witness believed the former officer,

The Indian Guards.

charge...

Mr. Lo: When did you first identify the sixth accused (The Ningpo man) as one of the pirates.

Captain Pringle: I identified him on the ship, and remarked this man did me a good tura." (This was the accused who is said to have pushed aside the revolver which one of the pirates had shoved against Capt. Pringle's stomach). In reply to a further question, Captain Pringle said that either the 7th or 11th accused was beaten up by members of the crew. He believed that No. 11 ac

used was arrested for ard.

In the absence through indisposition of Mr. E. Ralphs, the Assistant Commis sioner, the day's operations were directed by Mr. A. Morris, the Corps Commis.

ouer

Among those who witnessed some of the operations were Mr. Ho Kwong (through whose generosity lunch was pro vided for the officers), Dr. Valentine, Dr. Moore, Mr. Sin, the officers of the Leung Sui Sang, of King's College, Staff- TLC.A division, Mr. Ewart and Mr. Sergt. Gilmour and Sergt. Bridges, of the H.A.M.C. -

to

The thanks of the Corps arc due those who lent cars and launches.

Next Sunday and the Sunday after the "Ralph's". Shield will be competed for. by the Corps units at the Murray Ba-- rack's Parade Ground commencing at 9.30

B. UL.

INTREPID WORLD CYCLISTS.

OUT TO SEEK SPORT AND ADVENTURES,

The two world cyclists, mentioned in yesterday's issue, who arrived here by the disuta Baru on Saturday, will re- triain here until the end of the week.

The intrepid travellers are Julius Vilmite, of Riga, and Evangel Molcaso,

Abortiva Attempts to Tow. Continuing, Captain Pringle said that the Kaging and the Suiyang (both be- longing to the China Navigation Com pany made abortive attempts to tow the Sinning to Hong Kong. Tow rupes were Mr. d'Almada put a number of ques- actually made fast from the Suiganations to Captain Pringle regarding the but the Suiyang's hawser broke. The observance of Piracy Regulations. Sunning was eventually towed into Hoog Replying to them, Captain Pringle Kong by the Taikoo tug, which arrived said that under these Regulations there

Passengers Used as a Screen,~~- at 11 p.m. The Suiyang escorted the were four armed guards on board, two of Sunning back to Hong Kong, where they whom were at all times to be on duty.r. Lo said that some of the accused arrived on the afternoon of the 17th. This part of the Regulations, was observed would say that a lot of people were a Greek. They left Riga on July 14th, The armed party from the Bluebell, both from the time of leaving Shanghai, driven to the bridge by the pirates dur- 1925, to go around the world on cycles, continued Captain Pringle, remained on and from Arnoy

ing the fight, and that passengers were and have passed through Latvia, board the Sunning until her arrival in

used as a screen by the pirates

Lithuania, Germany, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, when the prisoners were

Mr. Holmes replied that there would Switzerland, Italy, Austria," "Hungary, handed over to the Police, who boarded

evidence tendered at a later stage of Yugo-Slavia, Greece, Turkey, Byzie, the Sunning on her arrival as Taikon.

the proceedings to show that the pirates Palestine, Egypt, India,

Abyss The Bluebell had left about eleven

did tually use passengers as a screen Burma, Siam, Breach Indo-China, while they were attacking the bridge and Korea

In view of this reply. Mr. Lo refrained from questioning Captain Pringle on this point.

o'clock oz noon on the 15th to go in search of No. 6 boat.

Referring to the damage done to the ship, as shown by the photographs pro duced in Court, witness said that all the damage was caused by the pirates setting the vessel on fire.

5.

Mr. d'Almada: So that these two arme ed guards at the time the pirates made the attempt on the ship must have been at their positions

Captain Pringle: They should have boen. Whether they were or not I can

not say.

Mr. d'Almada: Have you since ascer tained whether they were on duty or not when the attacke commenced.

How can that be His Worship: evidence. It can only be hearsay,

Mr. d'Almada A great deal of what the witness has said has been hearsay.

His Worship: And I have not taken it Captain Pringle said that he did not and personnal effects. My hands were ree what happened with regard to the also burned, partly through letting of. Indian guarchenem crackers. I lost about 82,500 worth of.] Mr. d'Almads: Have you made any in- personal property, which loer I attribute quirles since the attack about the Indian to the pirates.

guarda,

Captain's Lozi, Mr. Holmes Did you suffer any damage yourself?

Captain Pringle: I lost all my clothes

the

Between them they speak Latvian, Creek English, French, Busaian, Ger- man and Italias and have had many This concluded the cross-examination adventures during their sixteen months' of Mr. Lo, and the Court rose, the travelling, sokk defendants being remanded until 10.45 The motive behind this tour round. this morning, when Captain Pringle's world is a simple one just the love of evidence will be read over in their pre sport and adventure; but they are" also sence, and Mr. G. A. Gordon Leask will out to get experience for their work as have an opportunity of questioning journalists. They will leave for Mažils Captain Pringle. Further evidence will and make their way to Australia, then be called for the Crown. To-day's Their expenses for the

hearing will occupy the morning from raised by the sale of folder

eleven o'clock until 1 p.m., and the hear tails of themselves and their travels ing will be resumed again fo the after- They expect to complete their tour before

the end of 1928,

noon-at-2.15

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