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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1929.

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SAVAGE RIVER ROUND THE COURTS: THE OLD TROUBLE.

PIRATES.

ESCAPED VICTIM'S STORY,

BRUTAL MURDER OF AN OFFICER.

REVENUE OFFICER'S

COMPASSION.

Sympathy for a wuman whose baby was born only a month ago was the round on which Revenue Cheer Grimmitt accepted a bail of frson den CHINESE CORRESPONDENT,] | $1,000. from her when he discovered

Castus, July, 8th. "A vivid and thrilling story of the pirating of the launch Sun Tung Ww.

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Wednesday was told to the writer by one of the 12 passengers who fortunate enough to escape after being kidnapped. He and the eleven others arrived safely in Can- ton but with nothing but the cluthes which they stood. Ahogether on passenger wore taken away prison. ers into the tuntains.

Refuting his experiences he said

WIFE AND CONCUBINE.

MOTOR DRIVER'S DILEMMA.

Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday, a Chinese living at No.

Li Tung Street, and described as the owner of a public car, was sum

THE WATER SHORTAGE.

OFFICIAL STATEMENTS.

(Continued from Pages4.) "

I would again emphasize the fact has an increase of the supply vid Tytam Tuk Pumping Station can fot be used to obviate the necessity for a supply by Tanks on the sea front. We cannot hope to cbtain

Wangmoon Difficulties. : As regards Wangmoon these craft owing to restricted draught at the Bar would only be able to carry

twenty-six taels of opium in her måned by his wife for maintenance. enough water to give an increased! svarce of supply in the Canton

house as No. 25. Sai Street.

The woman told the Court that supply through the minins and such Mr. Grimmat explained to Me.she was married eleven years ago Tytam Tuk pumps must be utilized water as we can obtain through the EW. Hamilton, before whom the and that she was uite happy with

to conserve the diminishing supply woman was to have, appeared, that her hushband until five years ago in the reserves for the benefit of those areas which cannot possibly though the hall was inadequate he when he took a concubine. Come supplied from Tanks on the sea plainant said that she had fived on thought it better to accept, it than to make the woman go to prison

And off in the country and during the past two and a half years while she had been away, the defcadunt pending the hearing of the case.

had sent money to support her.

It was explained that the wician's husband," an opium dealer, nad dis appeared, but that the authoritica were keeping a look-out for his re-

turn.

The bait for non-appearance in Court was confiscated. -

REFUGEE'S IGNORANCE..

The Rev. Giess of the Basol Mission pleaded för teniency on behalf of a refugee passing through Hong Kong, who was charged be- fare Mr. T. 8. Whyte. Smith with

The night was pitch dark and the pity tork place all in a moment, the gang having had every thing well planned in advance. Siz powerful mine were laid in the path of the launch and were set off by means of electric batterics on the shore one by one. The ship was crippled, but not enough to sink her. Simultaneously with the explorion of the urines, volleys from rides and machine guns were fired from both banks. Two of the pas sengers were killed almost instant and a dozen were wounded more or les seriously. Crew and passen. gs at once became pasie-stricken, women and children screamed for help and half a dozen or so stud ent, who were going home for the summer's vacation jumped Over board and tried to swim for shore and get away under over of dark

Seven rents is not a big sum, but ms. I do not know what hap it was of sufficient importance to pened to thedi,

two men to bring them before Mr.

front.

Emergency Measures.

The following is a brief summary shewing the progress made in re- gard to emergency measures:-

The number of Fighters requisi- tioned for service is is having a total tonnage of 1,930 tons.

Eight water boats are now eng aged in the transport ef water to Tanks, having a tommige of about 1,300 tons.

In March last she received ne further money so she cante Hong Kong with her two children and lived with defendant and his concubine. They jointly assaulted her one day and she reported the matter to No. 2 Police Station. She was obliged to leave him be cause in addition to assaulting her, The Fu Kwong," the Tanker he did not give her any money and chartered for the Water Emergency she had to borrow frain friends to servicy, is capable of bringing 110) keep herself and her children. tons of water from Wangmoon and On leaving the defendant, the woof doing two trips every three days. man lived with her mother-in-law With the Admiralty Tug Cherub until June 14, when she went to and the stramers Paul Beau and Charles Hardouin, a supply of 1,500 tons daily should be obtainable from

stay with her own brother. The de indast had caused trouble at his own mother's house, beating witness with a cane on one occasion.

The defendant claimed that his

cruelty to a duck. it being alleged wife left him without notice and that the defendant carried it sus- peaded by its legs.

thereby more or less absconded. He was in a bad way financially as his motor car was not earning much

His Worship said that if the de- fendant's business was not good he could not run two homes, so he gave him a week in which to decide dither to allow his wife and her children to live with him or to pay her $15 a month

Mr. Giess stated that the defend- where he had been robbed and Ians had arrived from the country

where one of his brothers had been shot. He had been here only two or, three days and was on his way to British North Borneo for shelter. The Police stated that the defend. ant had spent a whole day and night in the cells. His Worship registered a caution.

SEVEN CENTS, BUT

"A pirate hunch then came along. Whyte Smith on a charge of

disorderly condurt.

The Police stated that, the two men fought over this sum, and. though it was not a serious fight. a huge crowd gathered to see is and enused an obstruction.

side and the gang systematically ransacked the ship, taking every thing of value and kidnapping 60 of the better dressed passengers, in- cluding myself. About half an heste later a gunboat fred at the pirate imunch, which was lost fight of. We bad meantime been bound and WATER FÖUSTAIN SQUABBLE. gagged and had started our march into the nantains.

were

Both defendants pleaded guilty bonds by the Magistrate, and were bonnd over in personal

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A Goe of 80 was imposed on a Ferocious Crime.

Chinese who pleaded guilty to as-. "The next morning

stulting two women at a street fountain. His Worship tried to examined and questioned in a vil

ascertain which of the parties Jaye. One of the captives; the riginated the trouble but the pirates recognized as the captain of closest questioning failed to cluci a detachment detailed suppress date the tangle of charge and coster charge. The man, however, 'bandits. His head was once admitted having assaulted the

shopped off and stürk on top of a Women. buniboo pole and placed at the enį trance of the village as a warning to those who dared to attack their gank! The brutality of the pirates surpassed that of the most ferocious beasts!

THIEVES SENT TO PRISON. ་་་་་་་་

Mr. P. Remedios, of No 331, Nathan Road, was one of the three We were then, taken into the

persons who appeared as complain- Bu ZIENLAINS.

We made Ourants against two Chinese who wren escape under cover of night when charged with a number of petsy the pilates happened to have areenies. rexed their watch."

Bath defendants pleaded guilty.

You will have to support your wife properly even if I have to sell your ear" said his Worship. The defendant was told to think ever the two courses left to him and ddded "If you fail to support your wife after I have made the order. I shall have the greatest pleasure in sending you to prison.'

TYPHOID.

M.O.H. GIVES LIST OF

PRECAUTIONS,

this source.

The quantity of water obtainable from steamers in transit through Hong Kong is approaching 750 tons

a day.

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some 600 to 300 tons so that a new

Hver where there is sufurioal depth of water for a deep loading preliminary tests it would seen has been investigated and from that the water is in every respect as satisfactory ds that 'ohtained inside Wangmoon: In consultation with the Government, therefore, it may be possible to place alongside

pipe line at Taitam Tuk water which would be delivered by coasters as quickly as the Government vunt cope with it with their pumpe. This augune I am given to under- stand would be about 3,000 tons per diem.

Advantages of Coasters.

The great advantage of substitut- ing westers for lighters is of course that they are self-contained units, van look after theinaelves 12 typhoon weather, and operate en many days when lighters would re- quire to remain in shelter. Such steumers as are taken up would require to be sub-divided in their

wer holds and injection valves fitted," and this mater is how

gaging the attention of the tovernment Marine Surveyors and the owners of certain craft, with which we have already obtained firm offers. I would also like to mention that we have received offers Arrangements for the chlorina of contracts from the Netherlands tion of all the supplies from mutlabs Harbour Works in connection with and wells are in hand to meet the supplies of water by tugs and requirements of the Hon. Director lighters and this is at present being of Medical and Sanitary Services favestigated by the Executive Cour Twenty-four nullahs will be supnitiee. I trust that my remarks plied with the necessary equipment may be helpful to you to grass for this purpose. Nine well sup- what we have in mind for the plies, are being similarly treated,eture and would mention that we' and a considerable supply from lave not been all to advance fur these sources will shortly be avail ther than we have dene peading able.

ja d'üníte decision from the Govern. The Wangmoon scheine originally men as to how they will relieve as proposed is being reconsidered by of the water which we bring to the the Shipping Sub-Committee who | Colony, Tentative arrangements, are considering alternative pro howover, are well-advanced and posals to overcome the difficulties completion of Government schemes which would be experienced with should with luck coincide with the small craft during bad weathertine when further Hoating craft conditions. Coasters have been sug will be ready for service. In con; gested to take the place of Water clusion it is important to mention Boats, Lighters and tugs. Their that by using coasters as indicated introduction will necessitate obtain the cost of conveyance of water, ing water from higher ap the either to the Harbour or to the Canton delta as the draught of Taitam Pumps will vessels going to Wanginoon cannot moderate, Committee will doubtless deal with exceed 10 feet The Shipping Sul- this matter in their report

Though there is no real danger of an outbreak of typhoid in the Colony there is 12 possibility of such a contingency and it is just

I should like to take this oppor- j 'well to be on the safe side and

tunity of acknowledging and thank to carry out the following precating the Shipping Sub-Committee'in tions laid down by Dr. Fawcett, the particular, and the Emergency Committee in general, for their kind and valuable assistance.

M.O.M.:-

Boil all water, including

main water,

-Eat no uncooked vegetables. or fruit that cannot be peeled. If dating grapes, or similar fruit. wash them in permanganate of potash, or chlorinated water.

Be inoculated with T.ABY against typhoid,

4.--Avoid ire cream, except | that served by the most reputable'

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- not put ice in drinks, or talce it in the mouth.

-Avoid all hell fish and all ancooked flesh of sh.

7.-Remember that if you drink Afuil contaminated water on stomach, you have less chance of catching typhoid than if you drink it before a meal.

SUPPLIES FROM WEST RIVER.

BOATS.

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CONTROLLER OF IMPORTED

WATER SUPPLIES.

LIGHTERAGE, PUMPING AND SOURCES OF SUPPLY.

Mr. Williamson addressed the meeting as follows:-

The Costrul of imported water was authorised by His Excellency the "Governor on July 1 and the Control Office was opened in the COASTERS AND NOT TOW Post Office Building on that date.

up to that time Mr. Rouse and Mr... Graver had been directing the water to destinations as required. These Officers are stiļi doing very valuable work and it has also been necessary, to engage extra assistance with a riew of getting together an Organi- Sarion capable of handling anything that may be required.

The Government noy taking The Police stated that the first de- arrive measures to dear the rivers | fendant was arrested as a result of pirates and Admiral Chen Chak of investigations into, the pawning lus sent a dozen gunboats to patrol ¦ of a clock.

The man was seen in NEW SOLICITOR ENROLLED. Director of Public Works regarding the West River. A few junks ara How running in convoys for the sake of affording "mutual proce ant then led the Police to the second

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the streets and was recognised by...

a pawnbroker. The first defend-

MR. F. C. E. RENDALL.

Mr. R. Sutherland. O:B.E. said: Mr. Southern and Gentlemen. I desire in the first place to voice the appreciation of the Sub-Committee For the acquiescence of the Govern

me to their suggestion that small executive body be formed.

We have up to the present „been This move has been of considerable roncentrating on building up, a help in dealing with the many lighterage, towage and pumping matters engaging the attention of

service which is necessary to be able Mr. Williamson who will later to handle the amounts of water speak on the general work of the now coming forward in order to Central Control Offee. With reminimise the possibility of delay to gard to the remarks of the Hon. vessels carrying water to this port from outside sources, and whose Tankers I would say for the in- owners have be good enough to formation of the meeting that the

carry the water freight free. figures quoted were prepared in

During last week we landed 13,700 tons which amounts to 3.07 million consultation with a member of this The first defendant was sentenced

Sub-Committee who has had many gallons and from what I can see ears experience of management of there will be no difficulty in increas such craft. It will be remembered these amounts very consider- while the second defendant, who had a previous conviction for steal-Joseph Kemp, K.C.) at the Sur-that at our last sub-Committee abl

We have chartered Waterboats, ing against him, was given sentences

preme Court yesterday before the meeting it was arranged that a visit Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan). should be made by a few members Lighters and the tug Perin, the totalling eighteen months.

The Attorney General said that of our Committee to Wangmoon.total deadweight carrying capacity nl the requirements of law had The position at that time was that is at present 5,345 tona. been complied with except that the the Government were considering an importan; scheme for conveyance customary four months notice to

of the major portion of supplies the Hong Kong Law Society had

froin the Wanz Mun River. The not expired. Notice had in fact been given on April 5, and the Law Party left for the West River by Society and the Registrar did not the Kau Sing or the morning of wish to raise any objection.

July 26, returning the same even His Lardship granted the applica. ing. Amongst others we took with tion und wished Mr.. Hendall success us Captain Thomas, who has had "many years experience in Mr. Rendall is associated with navigating these waters and has actually run occasional trips with Messrs. Russ and Company

lighters to the West River.

EXPEDITION TO NORTHERN ill to nine weeks hard labour,

KWANGTUNG,

FEAR OF THE IRONSIDES."

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. }

CANTON, July B.

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NEW FRENCH CONSUL IN SHAMEEN.

Bisk Bghting is reported feat. Nanhung, on the northern border of ROS OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

Kwangtung, between Canton Gov- eriment troops and the remnante

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'CANTON, July 2

An application for the enrolment of Mr. F. C. E. Rendall as a solici: tor and notary was made by the Attorney General (the Hon. Sir

Water From Whampoa,

We have gathered much useful information from the working of the Fukwong which will be of great assistance in the development of the Wangmoon or other West River source of supply. At the present time this vessel is engaged on, transporting a trial cargo from near Whampoa. Captain Thomas has already drawn samples from this area and the analysis was quite favourable. The advantage is that we gan work constal vessela or tank- As a result of our general surveyers with a draft of 17 to 15 it, which of the conditions it become un- means a decided differenec in cost peasantly obvious that the naviga- of transportation and also greater tional difficulties, to say nothing of regularity of supplies during" ua- the risks during typhoon weather. certain weather conditions. were such that it was, decided to We have under consideration. There was some brisk bidding at recommend the Government to seek several vessels which are likely to from other fulfil requirements in this direc the sale by publie auction yester-supplies of water day afternoon at the Crown Land sources. This opinion has been tion. Office of New Kowloon Inland Lot justified by recent difficulties. with" It seems that the "supplies from No. 1948, which was sold to Messrs. the tanker Fu Kwang which was outside sources could de

of Hsu King Tong's army who fled there from Swatow and the Eart The new French Cobeul to Can-in his profession. River.

Some fourteen regimente to paid a formal visit to General we engaged against the rebels, who Chen Ming Shu on Sunday morn- are said to be six regimenta. Tening, baving formally assumed office of the loyal regiments are from in the French Consulate on Sha Kwangtung and four from Fukien.meen on July 4. The Consul had During the past few daysa four long and friendly talk with rezimuta under Colonel Heung General Chen Ming Shu, upón Hon, Ping have been rushed to topics affecting the development of Shiukwan from

trade between Kwangtung and Canton by the

Canton-Hankow Railway, and are Annam

now marching towards Namhung.

Many rumours have arisen in con- nection with the expedition to north- ern Kwangtung. It is said in the streets of Canton that Chang Fat Fui and his Ironsides" are pre paring to return to Canton and that the expedition is in reality erainst him, also that the "Iron- side" leaders have come to agree ment with General Chen Ming Sa, the report of whore differences with General Chen Teai Tong has been alarming, the people.. It is argued exsorin forni military circles that it does require 14 regments to crush the remnants of Hsu King Teng'e army?

·KWANGSI CAMPAIGN

ENDED.

team Clean Pun)

According to a telegrain from Changaha, General Ho Chien, the Commander of the Huntne troope han decided to proceed to Kweilia from Yungchow to negotiate with the Kwangsi military lenders.

The expedition

against

the

Kwangsi rebels is now ended: The Hunanese troops Under Wa Sing and Lia Chien Shui will advance no

further..

CROWN LAND SALES.

KOWLOON PLOTS DISPOSED

OF YESTERDAY.

Pilotage Dimenities.

eased

Li Wah Sing, Chu Sum Wing and recently ashore in the vicinity of slightly at the present time and the Yau Ping Fung of 130 Ki Lung Wangmoon for over 48 hours. We local sources of supply especially Street for 822, 700. The upset price had to consider also the difficulty Tacun Wan and Sam Cheng could was 818.720. The land bas an area of looking after so many lighters be developed in order to minimise about 12,480 aq. feet with an annual at both ends of the Service during wastage of water which is much rental of $88.

threatening typhoon weather and cheaper than the water we are im Kowlon Inland Lot No. 2200 during actual storms. As an alter porting from other sources. situated at Tung Choi Street was native we are now engaged in I am of opinion that a suitable sold to Mears. Luk You and J. formulating a scheme for the em-steamer service can be arranged at Guerineau of 7. Duddell Streetployment of handy-sized coasters, short notice when the water can be

the upset pria of 14 The WHICH Would be such dres area is about 3,908 sq. feet, the 2,000 tone of water on a draught. of land annual rental being $40.

15 to 17.

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