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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY

THE REV. G. R. LINDSAY. FULL PROTEC

ANOTHER LARGE SHIP PIRATED.

THE SEANG BEE CAPTURED.

OFFICERS SURFRISED WHEN TAKING BREAKFAST.

FIVE PASSENGERS KIDNAPPED.

VALUABLES WORTH OVER $100,000 › STOLEN.

CONSIDERATE PIRATE CHIEF.

The terrible record of pirate activities in the China Sex during recent years is given on page 4 The latest outrage is the capture of the Seang Bec, a large vessel bringing mail from Singapore to Hong Kong. There were over 700 passengers on board, 19 European officers, including engineers and three wireless operators, and crew of 150.

The pirates, as usual, had gone on board as passengers. Da January 27th they surprised the officers whilst they were having'. breakfast. A few random shots were fired and the bridge was, rushed. There was no time to organise opposition. Within a few minutes the vessel was completely in the hands of the gang, and under their instructions it was taken to Bias. Bay. The passengers - were-relieved of their valuables en route and when "headquar ters" were reached the pirates left in the ship's boats. They took the Captain with them. He was held prisoner for, two and a half hours and the released. Upon his retain the vessel was free to continue its journey to Hong Kong, which it did, arriving hers yesterday at mid-day. Everything worked smoothly and in accord- ance to programme. Five passengers were taken for rapsomn, but, Apart from this no one was injured. No cargo was touched but it- is estimated that the haul of valuables was worth over $100,000.

As a matter of fact, as far as piracy will low, the pirate chief appeared to be a very considerage individual. The Captain's gun was thrown overboard by one of the pirate gang. This displeased the leader and in order to make what amends he could he gave the Captain 8900 with which to buy another weapon. Another member of his hand relieved the ship's doctor of his gold watch and chain but apparently this was not in accordance with the` rules and the pirate chief took the articles, from his subordinate and returned them to their, owner.

The s. Seang Bee was pirated on the morning of January 27th, when she was about 790 miles from

meant that the ship had to reduce speed.

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'Several of the pirates spoks fair- ly good English. The pirate chief | apparently did not speak English. They all seemed well seasoned-mea and not new in the job. Several of them kept mentioning the Hong

ha, from which it may be gather- ed that they were involved in the pirasy of that ship about two years

Wireless Dismantled. The pirates also took control of the wireless operating room. The outfit was put out of order by the robbers, who severed several of the wires.

Mr. W. B. Charlton was the wire- of the attack. As a matter of fact less operator on duty, at the time

he was the first to know that anything was amis

Mr. Charlton was held up from in less than a minute several more behind by an armed pirate, and

pirates entered abs wireless room, and began tampering, with the ap- paratus. The instruments" were, however, not much damaged. ( How the Engine Room was Salzed, The pirates first made their np pearance in the engine room at about 9.20 4.m. on the day when the ship was seized. The fourth en- gineer, Mr. J. Rankin, who was on duty was held up by three pirates The pirates after searching the en gine room thoroughly and finding that there were no arma concealed, allowed the watches to be changed in the usual way. An armed guard waa" kept in the engine room throughout the four days of pirate control, and the officers were escort- ed to and from the engine room.

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PENDING DEPARTURE OF VICAR OF ST. ANDREW'S.

HIS THANES TO PARISHIONERS.

As announced yesterday, the Rev. G. R. Lindsay, for seven years Vicar of St Andrew Church, Kowloon, is leaving the Colony at the end of April, Kid Guds he will be unable to return from furlough to resume duties as Kowloon.

The full message in St. Andrew's nounces his departure, reads Church Messenger, in which he an-

under:-

"It will come as a surprise to you as it has come as a abock to me that owing to circumstances which have arisen at my home in England, I am unable to return to Kowloon alter my furlough this year. We are therefore compelled to change our cherished plans for the future of the work here and to hid farewell on April

FOR FOREIGNER

STATEMENT BY THE CANTON EXECUTIVE

MYSTERIOUS POISONING

CASE.

CHINESE-VISITORS FROM - HONG KONG CONCERNED..

{FROM OVE CHINASE CORRESPONDENT.]

foreign residents in South China, In order to allay the fears of

the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang Party in Can. ton is issuing a statement assuring them of full protection.

The long drawn out strike of the members of the Tea House Union you in Canton has finally been settled These have been seven very by the employers granting higher happy years. You have been 10 wages and better service conditions consistently kind and generous to to the waiters Tea houses do a me and to mine that do not care to think of saying good-bye. I simply cannot say what I feel for my roots are so deep in St. An drew's that I feel almost part of it.

It has been a privilege indeed to sea so many changes and develop ments in our Church life, but a greater foy still to witness God working in the hearts of men.

my

Nevertheless in the light departure retrospect of one a labours is a humbling experience. One sees so much that ans ought

The Second Mate's Version. Mr. J. Connor, the second officer,

to have done. All I can do now is when interviewed by our repre sentative said that the pirates I shall have much more to sayilter, to work away with a will till I leave. about 40 iz number, were all

but I ask you to remember.the bem- fairly well dressed in Chinese clothes. After seizing the ship they of the Vestry as they seek to told the officers that there would be guided is their choice of my be no trouble as long as no ship successor."

came to their assistance of the pirates said if any ship" attempted to interfere, the Seang Bee would be set on fire and they would all sink together..

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large amount of business every Chinese New Year, and there was a great desire to settle the strike before the holidays.

It would seem, however, that fish will be lacking at the New Year fensts as the fokis to the Fish Market, or Fui Luan, have now gone on strike.

Of the 455, labour unions in Can-

Bureau of Agriculture and Labour; ton 1 are, registered with the

25, with the Police; and 276, with other departments of the Canton Administration...

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The mechanics and the traffe de Wireless Operator: Mr. W. B.partment employees of the Chinese Charlton, Mr. T. R. Stevenson, and Section of the Canton-Kowloon Caplain Cotton mid that there

Mr. F. Rhodes. Dr. Carlos is the railway have not yet patched up Hong Kong The steamer left

was a pitiful scene, when the five pirates allowed the, Captain, the

It was about 19 o'clock that the ship'a doctor. Singapore at roon on January 24th

their difference over political mat- first claxs with 120 deck passengers, 24 passen-whom was a boy aged 14, were on the bridge to take sights to fix passengers, amongst Chief Officer and the second mate

The Seang Bee is one of theters and it is feared that the feud gers, and about 1,500 tons of cargo. On arrival at the Kowloon wharf the pirates.

taken away to be held to ransom by the ship's position, and from that steamers of the Seang line operated may be renewed..

Their relatives aboard time onward, the officers were silow-by Mesars. Lim Brothers, whose The Kuomintang desire to ignore at 1 p.ro. yesterday she was boarded the Sang Bee were crying bitterly; ed to carry on, but always with a local agents are Messrs. Tuen Kec by police officers to make enquiries.

Captain Cotton was also ordered Among them were Mr. T. R. King by the pirates to accompany them guard of six men on the bridge. Houg, No. 2, Cleverly Street. She the celebration of the Chinese New (Director of Criminal Intelligence) ashore, and went in one of the be set for Bias Bay.

The pirates ordered the course to

is under British registry and is a Year altogether is not receiving the and Chief Detective Murphy.

When the twia screw steamer of 5,819 tons bents. Two and half hours later, pirates were told that the Seang groas. The vessel was built by support of the Printers' Union. How the Pirates Seized the Ship.

he was allowed to return to the Bee would probably make Hong Mesars Harland and Wolff at The owners of newspapers do not The Neang Bee was seized, on the in Two of the ship's biggest Kong about five o'clock on Sunday Belfast, in 1991. Her dimensious object to the abolition of the prae- morning of January 27th, in the lifeboats were used in taking the the No. 1 pirate, who was a well are:-Length, 445.5 feet, breadth, tice of suspending publications for

pirates and their loot nabore. usual way by pirates who had em-

49.1 feet; depth, 29.7 feet. dressed and intelligent looking man, barked on the ship as passengers

One of the pirates finding the indicated that he did not want. The carries a crew of 12 British the five days before and after the At about 9.15, when the European Captain's shot gun, tried to put it make Hong Kong before 8 o'clock officers and 159 Chinese Captain New Year, but the printers do, and *ters were at

breakfast in together and failing to do so he and ordered the ship to slow down. E. Cotton is the made. Hosinge Jahnary with, there have bee alcon, shots were heard fram

This was done and at about four has been in the Bong, the for different points of the vessel. The emplained to the No. 1 pirate; who o'clock

the Southern on Sunday, land was many years.

no newspapers' în " officers at first thought that pas immediately paid him $200 to buy sighted."

Ship's of the Seong Bee class Capital. The next issue of Canton senger had run amok, but when another one.

Waglan was sighted at about often carry more than a thousand newspapers will be February 6th.. Ahots came into the saloon, hitting The Chinese Parser's Story.seven o'clock on Sunday evening. number this time was well up to the The Printers Union has branches

passengers on the up trip, and the the ceiling and floor, they quickly

crossed the realised what had happened.

In conversation with the Chinesaad soon after a ship Pirates were at every window of purser of the ill-fated Srang Bee, Seang Bee's bows, and the pirated average on account of the Chinese in more than 35 of the 20 nd-

versel had to slow down and alter New Year! the saloon with levelled guns, and our representative, learned that the course towards Waglan. The pir The Seang Bee is not fitted with ministrative districts of Kwang. the officers, including the Captain, pirates, who numbered about dates got suspicious and there was anti-piracy grilles, and she carries tung. who were having their breakfast, men, were very considerate towards a rush at the bridge and about no Indian guards. Her top deck

Two young women and a young had no option but to put their the passengers and Chinese crew twenty pirates, all armed, crowded could easily be reached from many hands up. They were seised and The pirates only wanted money and around with threatening gestures directions, and there is no possible man going to Canton on a visit from mustered on the deck.

jewellery, and left the clothes of The Captain then altered course means of holding pirates in check. Hong Kong, have become involved their victims alone, saying ironical-

Mr. Ling Po Yu, the Manager of in a mysterious caso in a Canton ly that they would require fine till Waglan light was abeam and

Bet course for Bins Bay. clothes for the Chinese New Year.

Mesara. Tuen Kee Hong, stated yesterday morning that as far as

The young man was found Shortly after the ship was seized

the local agents are aware, the poisoned, and the two women, who the pirates were rather threatening

Seang Bee had aboard the usual be bullion. The ship left Amoy suspicion of having being concerned just a month ago, and the round

in the matter. trip by way of Hong Kong, Sin-

The 55,000 strikers registered with would have occupied a little over the Strike Committee in Canton gapore, Penang and 40 days. The vessel is the will be given 810 each before the emigration traffic between Amoy Chinese New Year. This will be and the Straits Settlement.

the second instalment of the 100- promised each striker on October 10th last.

The Seang Bee arrived at Bias Bay at three o'clock in the morning yesterday. The pirates wanted five watch lowered two of the biggest hosts. The robbers got into them and took away five Chinese first

hotel.

Pirates Rushed the Bridge. The third officer, Mr. P. Cullen who was on watch was seized by four armed men. He was sent back to his cabin, and was told by the They told the compradore and his boata lowered, but, the officer'ün, the general cargo, and there might also are said to be nurses, are "under pirate chief to lock himself in. staff and other members of the crew The leader also gave instructions that if they did not hand over their to his subordinates not to rob Mr. cash, the robbers, would, take their Cullen, and this officer was also hats, soaked them in kerosene and told that if he had anything taken away from him, he was to report to the No. 1 pirate, who would re- store any property taken from him.

"Captain's Story.

The

Passengers.

placed them back on the heads and pain happened to pass by, set them afire. »

and the pirates ordered him to The Chief's Account.

accompany them. The boats were According to Mr. McNeil, the manned by the ship's crew as none Chief Officer, there was no personal of the pirates could handle an oar. Interviewed by a Daily Press re- violence, but merely systematic The captain and the boatmen re- porter, Captain E. M. Cotton, the looting of every passenger by the turned to the Seang Bee about two master of the Seang Bee, stated that pirates, all of whom were armed and a half hours later, after the the attack was made at 9.13 on with revolvers and automatic pis-passengers had landed with their the morning of Thursday, whilst tols

loot and captives. the officers were at breakfast. Mr. McNeil said that the ship's The Seang Bee then immediately About ten pirates rushed the saloon, arms were taken on the first day made for Hong Kong The wire Bring blank shots and threatening with the exception of thoes in the less operators were released from to shoot all who did not held up mail room. The pirates, however, their cabins, and after setting the their hands. The attack was so became aware of these on the after-instruments right, news of the sudden that no resistance was made noon of the second day. The rob- piracy was communicated to Hong

The Haul,

and the officers and passengers bers demanded the key of the mail Kong. submitted to being searched.

room, and when it was handed to Later the officers were all taken them, the weapons in the mail room The pirates left the ship with a to their cabins, and their revolvers were also taken. There were 248 valuable Eaul A conservative were confiscated. Each officer was bags of mail in the room, including estimate of the booty is at over in the charge of two armed men. the English paper mail Two bags 3100,000. Que passenger alone lost After a short while, the officers of the latter were opened by the over $10,000 in money and jewel- were again taken back to the saloon pirates, and when these were found lery, the compradore lost about and there confined under the guard to contain only papers, the robbers 85,000 and the passenger's stoward of four robbers. That day they left them alone. The rest of the was also deprived of 85,000. were allowed to have their meals mail was untouched.

All the European Officers, except

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The First New

Rangoon

TELEPATHY AT- THE QUEEN'S.

PROF. MAXIMILIAN LANGS- NER'S EXHIBITION.

The first news of the piracy to reach the Colony was received in a wireless message from the vessel early yesterday morning, ad- dressed to the Naval authorities, and the local agents of the steamer. The message simply stated that the Seng Bee was captured by pirates on Thursday last, and that she was later taken into: Bias Bay

When the Brat message was des patched the vessel was an an- chored off Low Island, Bias Bay. Later a further wireless message was received from the steamer, The exhibition of Telepathy given. which stated that she was on her last night in the Queen's Theatre way to Hong Kong and would by Professor Maximilian Langsoer arrive during the nenode. was most interesting, and well at-

Very early yesterday morning, tended. the Police roused Mr. To Sze Tuen (principal of Messrs Tuen, Kee) Seang Beg. It will be recalled that and he went to meet the returning Mr. To gave evidence on behalf of the Aberdeen son who was charged in connection with the Sunning piracy. A

There can be no doubt that he is an experienced and accomplished him to exercise his powers to an telepathist, but it proved hard for audience many of whom were in spirit of levity, and with assist clined to treat his performance in

ents who offered themselves volun- | In the ordinary course of events tarily, and proved, in several cases, the Seang Bee would have arrived to lack the necessary powers

con-

in the saloon, but they did not seeWhile the ship was under the coning the third mate, suffered some the saloon again after that day un- trol of the pirates, a close guard loss. The Chief Officer lost 200 til täin yesterday afternoon. S was kept over all the officers, and rupees; the second mate 850, and The remainder of the piratea there were never fewer than six Dr. N. H. Carlos, the ship's doctor carried out a systematic search of armed pirates on the bridge. The lost 2341. He also had his gold all the passengers' luggage, taking ship's officers were allowed to carry watch and chain taken away by one all the money, jewellery and valu- out their usual watch, but always of the pirates, but these were later ables they could find.

heavily under guard. After looting the passengers, the

The pirates gave explicit instrue returned to him by the No. 1 pirate. here, on Saturday with the Londoncentration. The public has not

Kidnapped Passengers, ́ ́

paper mail of December 30th vid realised suficiently clearly the officers were taken back to their i tions" to the officers not to com- respective cabins, and there kept municate with any ship which

The names of the five passengers

Negapatami

At first it was intended that the difference between the science of under guard." The No. 1 pizate might happen to pass the Seang taken away by the pirates for ran-

hypnotism and, Maakelyn and gave orders to the stewards for all Bre. And when a ship was sighted som are: Goh Ab Min, a merchant veel should go to moorings att meals to be served in the cabins at a distance, the pirates drew near on his way to Bwalew: Bu Yew Police chose the Kowloon whurves The most impressive part of Pre

No. 20 buoy in the barbour, but the The saloon was used as the pirates to their victims with weapons rais. Tong, a boy of fourteed; Yap So instead to facilitate search and fessor Langner's exhibition, was his headquarters, where the loot was ed as an indication that they would to, merchant, Lek Bin Po and Ng

hypnotic "cure of two stammerers, investigation. stored: wireless operators were fire if the officers made any attempt | Hai Kim.

The Seang Bee, however, went to one a Chinese youth, atated (and given first class cabins and were to communicate with the passing The Oncers,

buoy in mid-stream about three this was corroborated by his ship

hours after she had berthed along friends') that he had stammered_for side the wharf. This was done in 24 years. Within 8 minutes he order to let the Police complete spoke clearly and without any their enquiries

hesitation. The Professor mured

not allowed back to their roomMr. McNeil said that many of which were occupied by the robbera,

The day after the attack, the the passengers were taking their pirate chief slept in the Captain's years savings back to their native cabin for several hours, and when places to spend the Chinese New he woke up, he gave instructions to Year One passenger was robbed the master that the ship must pass of $10,000, the ship's compradore outside Hong Kong in the dark and. and passenger's compradores of to reach Bias Bay between two and 85,000 each, sad many others of big three o'clock in the morning. This sums,

The officers of the vessel are Master Capt. E. Cotton, Chief Officer. Mr. D. McNeil. 2nd Officer: Mr. J. Connor. 3rd. Officer: Mr. P. Cullen. Chief Engineer: Mr. E. P. Lee. 2nd. Engineer: Mr. J. B. Jones, 3rd Engineer: Mr. C. Bellotty. 4th Engineer: Mr. J. Banking (Continued an next Caluma),.

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The exact amount of the loot, of us it would prove, a permanent course, cannot be ascertained until cure, if the patent, refrained from the Police have completed their tasting meat for a month, but with investigation.

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