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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14th, 1927.

THE HARBOUR AND WEST RIVER PIRACIES

HOW THE

'SHING ON" WAS.. ATTACKED.

GRAPHIC STORY FROM CAPTAIN,

A $10,000, HAUL.

"HOW THE VULTURES WERE CHASED AWAY.”

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Full details of the piracy of the 3.5. Shing On in the Weat River and the attack on the launch o Fat Shing in the heart ...of the harbour on Wednesday evening were to hand yesterday. arrival hore. The captain of the Chinese vestel Shing On, on yesterday evening told a graphic story of the outrage committed ̧ by only six pirates, with four revolvers between them. account of how another body of free-booters tried to loot the ship a second time was also giver. This second gang of pirates was described in Chinese as the cultures" who came to pick the carense after a killing had been made by braver men than them- selves....

THE HARBOUR

•PIRACY.

ONLY ONE ARREST UP TO LAST NIGHT.

HOW THE LAUNCH WAS PIRATED.

GRAPHIC STORY TOLD BY

COXSWAIN.

STILL WORKING TOGETHER.

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GENERALS LI AND CHANG EMBARRASSED BY RUMOURS.

BIG FINANCIAL PROBLEM AHEAD.

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CONSTABLES AND HAWKERS.

EVIDENCE IN BRIBERY CHARGE.

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HOW AN ICE CREAM MAN REMEMBERED THE PASSWORDS.

A NINE YEAR OLD SYSTEM?

men were

Some interesting side lights were Both General Li Tsai Hsin and

thrown on the alleged methods of General Chang Fat Fui are being the seven Chinese lukongs, attached greatly embarrassed by the

"to the hawking department, who peated reports af mistrust and mis-

are charged with extorting money

The There is very little farther to understanding between them. They from hawkers record in connection with the pirat-are on cordial and friendly terms brought up again yesterday on re ing of a launch in the centre of with each other, according to permand before Mr. R. E. Lindsell. Hong Kong Harbour, except that ions in a position to know. at the Central Magistracy. one man had up to last night been present, things are going oa smooth- arrested. A Daily Piers reprey and the Southern Chinese, cape sentative was successful in obtain cially those in Canton, hope that ing the coxswain's own story of the there will

rest from political disturbances. outrage in a personal interview with

The control of the 100,000 officers and men main in Canton, but in cluding detachments in Kwangtung and Kwargsi, is to be vested, as cording to the decision of the Political Council in Canton; in a Military Council. Generals Li Tsai Hain and Chang Fat Fui will both be members of this body.

CALM AND COOL FLAPPER. Į him.

One of the deck hands told an

HOW THE "SHING ON " WAS. PIRATED. News of the piracy of the Shing amusing story of a young Chinese On in the West River was publish-tapper who tried to flirt with the ed in the Daily Press yesterday, bandit chief. She boarded the but full details of the outrage steamer, together with, the other were only to hand yesterday even-passengers, dressed in the latest ing when the pirated, vessel retura Chinese mode and wearing about When $1,000 in gold ornaments. ed to the Colony at 6 p.m.

He expressed the opinion that the teaching at North Point was done intentionally, in order that landing could be effected in shallow water without the aid of a sampan-which would make further witnesses against the mis

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According to the evidence of ons witness, the constables had banded themselves together to make sys- tematic collection of bribes from various hawkers in diffarent dis- tricts. They issued passwords to their victims, and those who could not give the password would at once be arrested. The passwords were changed from time to time in order to prevent hawkars, who did not pay tell, from knowing them.

The power exercised by these con- stables was a serious matter accord- The problem of supporting the ing to another witness who said troops now returning to Canton is that for the last nine years he had A been immune from arret. Even likely to prove very difficult.

The full story of the actual pirating of the To Fat Hing has In an interview with the master the passengers were crowded down already been recorded in the Daily walked about Press. Briefly she was carrying bullion in gold bars to the value of the ill-fated ship, Mr. Chan Stubelow deck, she Kee, it appeared that after leaving calmly, and whenever a pirate pass of 824,000 to the 5.8. Prominent, here on Monday evening, the vesseled her, she asked him what he would bound for Saigon, when the com year ago the expenditure on the licensed hawker, it was stated. discharged some cargo at Samshui like to do with her. A few minutes pany of fourteen or so were held Army was over $8,000,000 a month, would not enjoy any safety if he up in an astonishing and simple the following day, The Shing On lator, she came face to face with manner by three more of whore and part of the amount required did not pay his weekly tall to this

was then raised by the sale of war gang.

The case, it will be recalled, was Meft this port at 5 p.m. after taking the chief brigand, and with only two possessed firearms...

The We Fat Hing Company also bonds which were then easier to on 83 pastangers. "Them passengers smile, she tailed him and conversed were from Canton having arrived with him for quite a while. It was suffered considerable loss of gold dispose of. At that time, there was sequel to a raid made by the in the recent piracy' of the as at Samshui by train. About an quite apparent that she had won the Solriken, when the Norwegian every hope of complete nationalist Police on the house of which the MCCCBS. A prospect hardly expect even defendants lived and where several sums of money and in- hour and half after leaving Sam-chief over. He left her with his captain was mortally wounded, and

ed just now. The present monthly criminating documents were said to Those papers, shui, the captain; who was in his face in miles, and as soon as his died in hospital in Hong Kong.

The only previous cases approach-

say the prosecution, bore the names cabin, heard the report of a gun back was turned, she lost no time

March, than $3,000,000.

of various hawkers, who had paid Fat fling was the piracy fired from the middle part of the in stripping herself of all her gold, ing in daring the seizure of the revenue of Canton amounts to less bave been found.

General Li Tsai Hsin and General their quota of eighty cents weekly. articles and slipped them, under 1924, of the Yaumati Ferry Kwong

which upper deck.

both At the time of the raid, one of the was missing for stove in the galley.

Shin, several days and eventually was Li Fuh Lin (Hosan) are

Bajuries by jumping through the discovered abandoned in the West making every concession possible defendants (the seventh) sustained

As regards the posts assigned to window. River.

the troops of General Chang Fat Fui. The Canton-Samshui Railroad will be guarded by Chang's men,

CAPTAIN HELD UP.

When the time cams for the pri Immediately after the pistol shot, socers to be selected and taken Captain Chin rusted out of his away, she plainly told the chief cabin to see what the commotion that he must not judge by appear was about, and he was held up at ance and that despite her latest He mode, she was only a poor woman; his doorway by an armed wan. was told to return to his cabin and in fact she hinted to the chief that stay there. A few minutes later she was a fille de joie, out to make the purse was also ushered into Eving She was left alone; the his cabin and both of them were chief bandit walking away with kept prisoners. Meanwhile two of disgust written on bis face. the pirates had held up the pilot, who was, at the wheel, and had ordered him to take the ship to Fu Was.

COMPRADORE LEÄPS OVERBOARD.

When the ship was passing Wang On, the compradore jumped over board but no one noticed him. The Shing On arrived at Fu Wan at 8.30 p.m. on Tueday, and there four big junks were waiting for the pirates During the time, the free-booters had control of the ship, the pirate chief repeatedly urged his men to behave well towards the crow end that nothing of the ship's property should be touched.

SEVENTY KIDNAPPED.

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THE HAUL.

The haul was stated to be within the neighbourhood of about $10,000. The cargo alone was worth about

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The three men on landing at Ming Yuen proceeded to central district in a waiting motor car.

POLICE WORK.

Coxswain's Graphle Story.

who had hitherto not been

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case

At yesterday's hearing. Mr. L. D. Turner, who had represented the third and fourth defendants withdrew from the ease and Mr. behalf and for the seventh accused presented. The other solicitors en- Davidson and A. F. Hall The for the prosecution is being con- gaged in the case are Mesers. E. ducted by Mr. L. H. V. Booth, Assistant Superintendent of Police. After evidence of the raid had been given, a Chinese woman, wife of a licensed hawker, was called She said that her husband had been the hawkers on behalf of the sixth instructed to collect money from defendant. As her husband was to the job and kept a list of the various hawkers who came to pas unable to write, she was detailed

their weekly toll. The names were duly entered as they came along. She set aside Sundays and Mon- in days for the hawkers to pay The list of names did not show the amount paid by each man, because ebe had been instructed by the particular detail sixth defendant not to enter that

As previously reported the police who are to replace those of General A. S. Rusa took the case on their acted with commendable prompti-Li Fah Lin. Chang's men have also tude. Immediate search was in replaced General Li Tai Hain's stituted in all the surrounding.

Daily Press representative w Kowloon Lines. The Canton River district, but on enquiry last night along the Yach-Han and Canton nformed that further arrests had Flotilla is still in the bands of naval been made. The man arrested was identified by one of the victimised officials friendly to General Li Tsai Asin, and attached to Li's Army of the 8th Route are nearly 50 vessels members of the launch crew.

INTENTIONAL BEACHING.

of various size and descriptions. The coxswain of the ill-fated Some six of them are quite up to $4,000, and the cash and jewellery launch interviewed by a Daily an engagement on the high seas, it taken from the passengers was said 'ress representative yesterday mid

of the outrage. His attention was are for river patrol Seme 19 of to be about 88,000. The Captain that he was at the helm at the time is claimed, while 23 of the Flotilla are only fit for transport also had his sextant taken away in drawn by the muzzle of a revolver them

purposes. cluding a Lew of his personal be-being pushed against the nape of his neck, and simultaneously, a

So many attempts to promote longings,

gruff voice called out to him to turn

be vessel round. Just at the disaffection among the troops have for ard, were about a dozen men been discovered in Canton that is 4th Division under General Chang the personnel of the newly organized Chua Po, secret service men will be included.

Captain Chan Shu Kee was caly aubstitute for Captain Lau Hing Tsang, the Shing On's proper master, who had stayed ashore for this trip.

THE FATE OF THE COM- PRADORE.

few of whom were members of

the

giving any assistance. Company. They looked on without

One of the pirates, who was the Chief Engineer on the launch, then ordered them into the hold, whers they were tied with a wire rope, back to back. The chief engineer,

In answer to the Magistrate, the said that most men paid eighty epits aed only a few paid sixty Astonishing evidence was given by an ice cream hawker, who possess

The search for unlicensed arms, cents.

He said that he was acquainted also paid toll to the defendants. with the first,

He had been

Professors and assistants in the overtly defendanth, sixth and |

who was apparently the ringleader, begun several days ago, is being con- No news had been received from took the wheel and steered the tinued by order of the Police Comed a license, but in spite of that the compradore, and his where launch to East Point

Asked as to whether or not the missioner, Pedestrians are being The pirates made a very careful-abouts are still unknown. From

tional, the eoxswain said that it selection of their prisoners. Meu what could be gathered at Wing beaching of the launch was intenstopped and drastically searched. who were too peer to pay any ran-On, the port where the unfortunate was done on purpose, so that the universities in Canton are, under an

How-man was said to have jumped over-robbers could get to shore, ne that som were left unmolested.

could land without the Authorities, entitled to salaries from and anyone ever, the major number of the board, it was thought that he must part of the water was very shallow order just issued by the Canton passengers were fairly well off and have been drowned. According to aid of a sampan. As far as he $100 to $600 a month, according to

robber chief

w0 2 the bandits took no fewer than the villages there, they heard some could see, the

fessor receives from 8400 to $600; seventy prisoners. The thirteen one yell out save life" and not good. coxswain and had perfect their grade and position.

deliberately run against a rock

who led the assistant professor, $280 to $400; left behind were mostly women knowing what it was all about, the command of the launch which was approved salary schedule, a pro-

attack, had been

The cargo,

In the

was to

hawking with a license for the last This, he said,. rested: thanks to his license, because, even nine years and had never been ar

frame-op something to cause with a license, the constables could bis arrest. He had seen this being

is a

which conzisted of village volunteers fired a few shots The Chief Engloyed as a lecturer, $100 to $200 and an assist long as nine years ago, and when-

to scare off intruders. Later a search was made and nothing was discovered.

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The third anan was a friend to the just been released from the Refortable camerenr him, he had

be

He had heen given passwords as ever a hawker constable approsch- ed him, he had only to mention the subtitute for the last two weeks. ant, 3100 to $100.

More than a hundred "Red" password. For fear of forgething anatches, flour, sugar was then transferred on to the junks. There

The other member of the gang vas A stoker, a brother of the regular former students of Sun Yat Sen his password, he used to write it University recently arrested have under the lid of his ice cream were 100 bags of four, all of which

engineer and recommended by him.

and whenever a baker the pirates took, but with other

UNHERALDED ARRIVAL.

ataker. It was stated that the re-matory and nearly 400 discharged commodities they were satisfied with about seventh-eigths. Among those The Shing on came into port gular engineer was in league with from the list for whom warrants only to take up the lid and showed this gang, as it was only two weeks were issued at the time of party it to the lukong who would then walk away. He had been breaking kidnapped was one Chinese guard quite unheralded. Up to 5.30 page, he went sick and put the man purification April 15th last. The re-

who acted is the

in his turn of these students to the Uni- the regulations by causing obstruc leous, yesterday her agcuts were not in- employed on the ship."

A month

versity will make things "hot" for tion in the general fairway, but and the President the constables had always let him With a smile, Captain Chan told formed of the time when she was position.

On Wednesday night and the job.

Cheong camo on the scene and were even- could not be in before midnight. when the Police visited his premiss tion. Mr. Tai Chi Tsa and Mr. Chu freezer, many passwords were writ tually scared away by the pirates. And when the Shing On came in at Yaumati to get news of his Chia. Kun have already tendered. One w

brother,

it was found that he had their resignations and are now in (Showan Tomes & Co.), the other Just as the pirates were about to there were not the usual Police of the house only the day before Hong Kong with the idea of leaving was "Fin Sui" (sweet potato) and another wes "Nam Hoi" (2 make off with their booty and pri-posse at the wharf ae is usual with the piracy. His whereabools is for Shanghai or Hangchow.

The summary condemnation to district in Kwangtung).

This witness

considerable soners two boat loads of "vultures vessels which had been pirated. new unknown.

The arrested man was caught on

death of Mr. Hsu Shao Yin, a chief seen coming out, numbering The result was that the Captain had the Fung On and one gold bar was

clerk in the Kuomintang Ministry laughter when he explained to the to write down the pass Water Police found on him. He turned out to of Finance, by order of the Political Magistrate why he had taken se about forty strong. The Pirate to call

of the stoker. Council instead of by civil trial, for much have known men," friend Chief, however, ordered his men to Station at about 9 p.m. to make him

From information supplied by high bribe taking, and his hasty execu- words.

diá level their guns at them. The report.

and been furnished passwords ar- "vultures" were scared out of

discussions in Canton. their wits and bent a hasty retreat. NO FIREARMS ON BOARD. it was learned that the pirates of tion have given dich material for he sfid" who had paid their quota. angots. They broke the box ap

Chilon has a new Commissioner reated because they could not it when approached by the give The Shing On carried no fire while the crew were still in the by a Daily Press representative,

their pockets. They who turned office on Tuesday. Mr. cluded in some of the lists found said that the piracy was rather arms, whatsoever, although they hold, and the bars were carrica of Finance in Mr. Chau Min Cho, ukongs." His name was also in-

away in "tame affa" They were told not were thinking of applying to the to resist or else they would be shot, Police for permit to carry the weighed about 40 pounds in all Chat is friendly to the Left Wing in the defendants' house when the Beyond losing their blankets and usual number of guns, pistols and and among the three of them, they of the Kuomintang and was recently Police raided it quiltings, the crew had suffered no ammunitions for the protection of had no difficulty in carrying of

the ship.

everything. foss.

our reporter al how the "vultures" coming in. It was thought that she put the stoler, a brother of his, on the management of the institu- off. Inside the lid of his ice cream |

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Members of the crew, interviewed

on the

the

box

a member of the Hankow Govern.

ment:

The case was then adjourned un-

til this afternoon.

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