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LOOTED BY PIRATE JUNK,

south again and anchored for, the night at a point approximately 17 knote north of Tapo. In the light of subsequent events it was after-. wards concluded by the refugees TRAPPED IN A SIEGED CITY. that the return towards Tapo again had only been made in order to permit of the approach of pirate junks under charge of accomplices of the refugees' junk captain.

Next morning, the wind being favourable, the junk again proceed- ed to sail for Tsingtao, but at 2 TAINOTO, July 1st. p.m. in the afternoon they were Twenty-five foreign refugees were disturbed by a fusilade of shots put ashore at Tsingtao from the from another junk sailing parallel little northern gunboat thug it with but on the shore side of their 2.30 p.m. on the afternoon of June junk, so all the passengers sought {-20th,~-and-dazed, but brave and thickly what enver they could. The thankful, proceeded to find rest and firing was entirely that of riffes, refreshment where they could after Ony drawing closer anal, receiving no having endured an ordest of many fire in reply, the pirate junk came days of suffering and anxiety, right alongside, and 10 or a dozen Their clothes dirty and the worse pirates armed with revolvers and for wear; their faces bearing the bayouts boarded the refugee junk. strained. Jooks illustrative of their Mr. Matheson then stood out pon miseries; their luggage carried into the deck, with bis hands up, anil, house or hotel and showing every addressing "the pirates quietly in Bign of ill-treatment by the marks Chinese, said, "You may take all of turn-off locks, or boxes with we have gat if you spare our lives." amashed-in sides, all gave every indication of piratical pilferage.

Pirates Aboard.

The pirates tore rings off the ladica and men's fingers, stripped off wrist watches and any other

Personnel of the Party. The party upon arrival at Tsing. Lao consisted of the following vatunbics, and even ran their fingers Mr. Mullen, Postal Conimissioner over the ladies' hends in a search from Kaifeng (British) Ma Mathe, for hidden bronches, etc. Then com- sun, pilot, of Tapo (Danish); Mmenced a tremendous search for and Mme. Cocle and four children; [money, Mr. Mullen, being the Dr. and Mine. Rennart, M. and senior in age was singled out doubt. Mic. Brasseur; M. and Mme. Deless as the leader, and him they Becker and chill, M. and Mine. actively maltreated, striking him De Clercq, all Belgians, employees heavy blows on his legs with a of the Lunghai Railway at Cheng-belaying pin to get him to disclose choy Mr. and Mrs. Stevnsby the treasure, (Danish) of Messrs. Anderson, The refugees had no arms, and Meyer & Co.'s, ut Chengchow; Mr. made no resistance. The behaviour and Mrs. Karmiloff (Russian); Mr. of the women and children is Zokowsky (Polish), Mr. Molinatto specially praiseworthy under these (Italian), and Mr. Tzvetcoff, the trying and terrible circumstances. three last being also the railway They neither cried nor screamed at employees, the Italian gentlemen all, but remained quiet and calin, being the well-known engineer as Mme. Corle feeding her little baby sociated with the Yellow River at this time, and preparing its bridge.

bottle as if nothing frightful was -Geeurring, she and others of the ladies saying their prayers softly to gain fortitude.

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-Rapid-Northern Retrent: -- There was no time for the for eigners to fly from Chengchow on May 28th, so rapid and sudden was the northern retreat, and although At length, after almost two hours some of the railway foreign em. search the two cases of silver were ployees did attempt to get away, discovered and transhipped, as well by rail, Southern soldiers fired at as all the valuables, of the party, their car and drove them from it including a box of silverware be before they could start. The mis longing to the Steensbys, and the sionaries, according to the refugees, pirates evinced a strong desire to had all left long before these pro-depart quickly: They bad formerly ceedings, with the exception of the discussed whether they should set Roman Catholic Bishop and his fire to the refugee junk, doubtless priests. The first Southern troops with the intention of leaving the to re-enter Cliengchow were those of foreign witnesses of their piracy. General Tang Seng Chi, which aboard the burning ship, but now: appeared like a disorderly rabble they were only in haste to get off after the orderly Mukden troops, and this they did speedily. Casting They occupied the Lunghai Railway their eyes northward the refugees Administration Buildings, as well observed the smoke of an approach- as the residences of the railway's ing steamer, which probably the foreign employees, a family of pirates had already observed, and mother, father, and four children Another hour brought the Chinese being allowed to occupy a single man-of-war Chuyu near the poor With the bathing season in fullRESOLUTION. CONFIRMED AT room of their own house and the refugees, who signalled violently swing, several members of the un- rest of the building filled with with sheets attached to poles and derworld frequent the benches, to

MEETING YESTERDAY," soldiers.

so attracted the quoboat's attendip not into the sun, but into the tion.

pockets and property of the On approaching the junk the bathers. officers of the man-of-war questioned

one

ANOTHER BEACHCOMBER HONG KONG AMUSEMENTS,

GAOLED.

OUT TO STEAL WHAT HE COULD.

LIMITED.

CHAIRMAN GIVEN POWER TO VOTE..

SEEKERS

1

EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS..

July 18th, 1927, On Lordon,-

Teligraphio Transfer

Bak Bills, on demand ..:1/1. 15/16 Baik Bills, at 30 days sight Bark Bills, at 4 months"

night

2/01

cudits, at 4 months' sight 2/0 15/16 Documentary Bills, u'onths' sight...

ON PARIS,

4

...2/1 1/18

Bark Bulls, on demand, 1,285 Credita, 4 months' sight... 1,910

ON NEW YORK,

Bank Bills, on demand

ON BOMBAY,

487

50

Credits, at 60 days' right... Telegrapher demand... 1993 Bauk Bills,

Transfor

Under the former Articles of The Roman Catholic Bishop had

Association of the Hong Kong his Cathedral' and premises · filled with troops, and at first was not

Amusements, Ltd., the Chairman A few days ago one of them was of the Company has been debarred allowed to hold services, but later the refugees at grent length as to caught helping himself to clothing from voting, except when there on was permitted to have

their origin, etc., and though begged and he is now in safe custody for would otherwise be a tic. It has service per day,

to take them aboard the ship they six weeks. Several complaints have been felt that the Chairman of the Then the military took complete did not do so at once but proceed-been made to the Police by bathers, Company, as a primarily responsible charge of the railway and appointed after the pirate vessel, which and on Tuesday another beachcom Director, should be empowered to ed one of their officers as the man- could not have proceeded very farber was caught red-handed. aging director. The foreign em south. Meanwhile the refugee junk |

He was brought before Mr. R. E. vote and also to have a second, or

casting vote. ployees were then forced to attend followed in the wake of the man- Lindsell at the Central Magistracy the Sun Yat Sen memorial services of-war, which disappeared for a yesterday and Sergeant Whant, resolution was passed at a meeting To effect this an extraordinary twice weekly, and to make obeisance, tune but later on returned with prasting, told the Court that of the Hong Kong Amusement rtc., with the congregation. Ab the news that the junk he the accused had strolled into a Ltd., held at the end of June, and sense thrice from this ceremony been seen. On the refugees begging matshed at Kennedy Town bench yesterday another extraordinary meant dismissal from employment.

sgain to be allowed aboard the mod, and calmly rolled up a suit of Chi gener, meeting what hehin the UN BUANGHAL The Journey from Changchow. of-war the officers finally acquiesced, nese alothing belonging to a man Queen's Theatre,

Inside the resolution It took three weeks more before and the party were made comfort swimming in the water. the Chengshow foreigners could obable in the 'tween decks and given, pocket of the jacket was a gold special resolution.

wrist watch. tain the needful railway carriage

Mr. J. M. Noronha presided, and Yo On demand... 1011

MAKILA On domand in which to reach the coast.

Mr. Lindsell sent the man to. he was supported by the following ON SINGAPORE On demand...

fellow directors: Messrs. R. E. Ost, It took four days to go by train

ON BATAVIA On demand prison for six weeks.

Lo Shun Wan, Ma Teui Chiu and Os HarmonsOn demand... from Cheugchow Tapo, a dis tance of only about 300 miles.

H: W. Ray, with Mr. C. S. Rosselet Ox Ha100-On demand

food.

Taken Aboard the Man-of-War. It was only when the Indies boarded the gunboat that their ad- mirable courage and deportment On arrival at Tapo they were

gave way at fast, and every one glad to meet the Tapo pilot, Mr.

of them wept, thankful no doubt Matheson, and as no food or sup

to be safe from the awful experi. plies of any sort were obtainable at

ences they had so lately passed Tapo their one thought was natu- through. Mrs. Steensby had saved rally departure, more especially as her wedding ring and engagement the country on all sides was infostring by hiding them in her stock- ed with bandits looting in the wake ing upon the approach of the of the troops. Mr. Matheson offer pirates, but that was 'all the ed to engage a junk and take the bijouterie saved. Even the eve refugees immediately to Tsingtao, and they all gladly consented. It glasses had been removed from the wearers of them, both men and was quite possible that there would women, and the total loss in valu- be no other steamer for a month.

ables and silver cannot be less than Passage Aboard a Junk,

$20,000.

The whole party with all their baggage complote, besides two boxes

One can imagine the dificulty of embarking upon the man-of-war

of silver that were under charge from the little junk in a very high of Mr. Matheson (and valued at Ben and across aarrow plank. 36,500), went aboard the junk and All the refugees express the greatest eailed at 11 a.m. on June 29th, gratitude towards the officers and After proceeding north for four sailors of the gunboat. They latter hours in a stiff breeze the captain aided in transferring the large of the junk told them that the wind amount of baggage belonging to the was unfavourable and that he must refugees from one boat to the other, return, though they must have sail and in the most willing manner- ed 50 knots. They then turned North-China Daily News.

EXCHANGE RATES.

[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rugar, July 19th.

Paris Brussels Amsterdam Berlin Copenhagen Vienna Helsingfors Lisbon -Bucharest

Buenos Aires Shanghai Yokohama

New York Geneva Milan Stockholmi

Oslo

Prague

Madrid

'Athens

124 A

24.03

12.117

20,40

18.16)

34.5

1823 27/16 810 47.49/64 2/01 1/11 11/32

4.354

25.22

80.25

18.13

18.78

10.37

28.321

307)

5 27/32

Rio Bombay

-1/8 55/01 (Continued at foot of next column).

confirmed WAX

this

.01

ON CALCUTTA

Telegraphic Transfer

on demand... 1394

night

El AB Private, 30 day sight ...

On

414

aa Secretary, and the following | Os Basorox. -On demand shareholders: Messra. J. Gomes, FovERs cx, Bank's Buying rate 89.70 J. 1. Choy, H. Poon, E. Reading GOLD LEAar, 100 flue, per tagi... and A. GrovOS.

The Chairman explained the rea

son for calling the meeting and said

BAB BILYAR, per oz,

that the resolution would, in effect, FOR EUROPE AND AMERICA, alter Article 143 of the Articles. Association of the Company to read

as follows:

of

"Questions arising at any meet- ing of

of the Directors shall be decided by a majority of votes; in case of equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.

The Chairman moved that this motion already passed as an extra- ordinary resolution be confirmed by the meeting as a special resolution. Mr. Reading seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously.

This was all the business of the meeting.

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