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IN BANDITS' HANDS. "EMPRESS" CAPTAIN

MR. CECIL SMITH'S EXPERIENCES.

A CHRISTIAN, AN ENGLISH. MAN AND AN IMPERIALIST.

Writing in the N.-C. Daily News from Tspryi Kus, Mr. Cecil Smith, who was

recently captured by bandits, gives the following secouns of his experiences;------

You will probably have heard of our capture at Yunghing on the night of September 11 by robbers of Szechuan owning allegiance to General Li Hain of the 43rd Army Corps, of their looting that market place and setting fire to it, their carrying off a number of men and women, including myself and my Christian servant. He might have escaped, but concern for his mas ter restrained him and he was taken off too.

I said we were "carried off," it would be mors, correct to say we

were driven like cattle in pouring rain, with but little clothing and no covering on our heads, in the dark,

The next morning we reached the City of Fengchuanhsien (formerly known as Lungehuan) where I was arraigned before the Brig.-General Colonel, Mayor and smaller grades on three counts First, that I ma a Christian desciving the people; second, that I am an Englishman and so the enemy of China: and third, that I am an Imperialist. My answer was: I readily acknow- ledge that I am a Christian, but I do not deceive people, I admit that I am an Englishman but not an enemy of China; I have been 38 years in Kueichow and do not understand what you mean by "Im- perialist,

An Impresible Demand. I was then told that I must write and get guns and ammunition for them from England. I reminded them that, even if I had the money to pay for all this, the British Government would not allow such to be exported to China, nor would the Chinese Government allow im- portation. Whereupon, I was told that I must pay a ransom of $200,000 or 1 would be shot. My reply was that I am in their hands, I am over 60 years old and not afraid to die, but that it was in-. possible for me to pay even one hundredth of that amount. After an extraordinary lot of abuse and swearing they left me for a while.

That evening we were again hur ried off in the rain and dark. The next day we were driven along for 23 miles or more till I was in a state of exhaustion. At night we had to sleep (if we could) in our soaking garments. The fourth day we reached Anho where we were held prisoners for five days, alter nately threatened and cajoled in the hope of getting a promise to gay. At one time they were going to torture me and I said, "I cannot bear pain so will probably promise anything you demand, but I tell you beforehand that such premise won't hold good." So they untied my hands again.

Belease at Last.

Eventually, thanks partly to the good offices of the German Roman Catholic priest, Father Baumeister, and his Chinese assistant and partly to the fact that Government troops were in pursuit and had written imperatively demanding my release, we were freed but I had

comfort money to pay 260' as

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FINED.

LANDING DOG WITHOUT

"A PERMIT.

QUARANTINE REGULATIONS MUST BE KEPT.

Capt. S. Robinson, C.B.E., R.D., RX.B,, master of the C.P.R. liner Empress of France, was summoned before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for allowing Chiu Fei Yo, a passenger, to bring his dog ashore from the ship without the necessary permit The passenger was also summoned for importing the dog into the Colony without either the necessary permit from the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon or a quarantine permit.

A Chinesa appeared in Court on behalf of the passenger and inform ed the Magistrate that the latter had gone to Macao. He produced a certificate from the H. Hyodo's Veterinary Hospital in Shanghai, but Sergeant Kelly, who prosecuted, said that although it certified the dog a healthy, the certificate was not valid in Hong Kong,

No Notices On Board.

THE TOUTING - NUISANCE.

TROUBLESOME CHAUFFEUR

FINED.

POLICE SIGNAL UNHEEDED.

Before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grant- ham yesterday, a Chinese driver was summoned on four counts, viz., touting for fares, driving on the wrong side of the road, negligent driving and disobeying orders of a Police Sergeant.

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Giving evidence, Sergt. S. J. Macnamara stated that on Novem bor 2, he was in Des Vœux Road Central, near Gilman Street, when he saw car No. 540 approaching hum. A moment later it cut across the road and the chauffeur leaned out and called to some pedestrians. His efforts did not result in his getting a fare and be returned to the proper side of the road, only to cut across agian a moment later to tout for another fare. Witness

said that it was at this stage that the chauffeur apparently noticed him (witness) and accelerated, pulling up at Gilmaa Street, where be managed to get a fate. In the meantime the witness had signalled the chauffeur to stop, but no notice was taken of the signal.

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The defendant explained that he In reply to the Magistrate, Capt. cut across the road on being called Robinson said that there were no

by a party of Chinese who wanted notices on board notifying the pasto hire his car. A bargain could

not be struck and he moved off view of the fact that he had not sengera that dogs could not im ported without a perinit. He was again and later succeeded in pick-recently practised in England he aware of the regulation issued some ing up passengers. He did not know had applied for exemptions from three years ago but assumed that it what the Sergeant was trying to tell the requirements of the "Legal applied to animals "kept by the him, and added that had he known Practitioners' Ordinance. 1871. Onc ships officers. Referring to the that the Sergeant wanted to stop, exemption related to the certificate that Mr. Covey's name was still on dog in the present case Capt. Robiche certainly would have done so. son said that he was unaware that In convicting, the Magistrate said the Rolls in England, and the other it was on board.

that there might have beca some related to a certificate of his fitness doubt about the first occasion when of character from two English soli- witness cut across the road, but citors. The Attorney-General sub- there could have been no doubt

Sergt. Kelly banded the Magir trate a chit showing that the pas senger had paid $4 gold for the dog's passage.

An officer accom-about the second occasion. The demitted that other documents fled panying Capt. Robinson remarked fendant bad admitted crossing to the in lieu sufficiently covered the re- that the shit had been issued by

wrong side of the road and the whole quirements. He also asked for exemption from the four months" circumstances of the case aggravat-notice which should be given to the him, but he had overlooked the

ed his offence. Fined $225. dog's landing.

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Heavy Penalty Asked For. Sergt. Kelly told the Magistrate that. he had been instructed by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and the Deputy Superintendent of Police to ask for a heavy penalty. The present case would not have been discovered had he not happen- cd to see a strange dog in Kowloon Tong and instantly asked to see the licence. It was in a healthy can- dition but it might have been suf- It was fering from any disease very difficult to trace such offences and it was a thing that often hap- pened. mean that it happened on the

Empress" "boats.

He did not, of course,

Dog Licensed In Hong Kong Before. Sergt. Kelly also told the Magis trate that the dog had been licensed in Hong Kong in 1929. It was taken to Shanghai in April und returned on November' 4. The owner must have been conversant with the local regulations.

(-) to the men actually holding me and another $50 to their licut- chant and to sign a paper dis claiming any intention (I had none) of demanding compensation of them for loss and damages sus-

His Worship: Do you submit that tained. The next day General Chet is a more serious thing than hyv of the 25th Army Corps suddenly ing a dog here without a licence f

Sergt. Kelly: The seriouspers of

arrived and my ex-captors fled in-

discriminately, a number being kill.it cannot be too fully emphasised.

ed and some captured and execut

ed.

Not Wholly to Blame. Addressing Capt. Robinson, His When I leit Kuciyang on August Worship said that he quite realised 21 my objective was the City of that the master was not personally Scenan in northeast Kucichow, and

to blame, but he was afraid that after 12 dayı travelling from Kuch he would have to take d. certain yang at Yushing the robbers rol amount of responsibility. His Wor- bed mo of everything so that, if they ship was quite ready to believe that had not taken me to Anhun Capt. Kobinson did not know that (Tehking), could not have gone the dog was on board, but he (His on. As it was, I was able 10 8o (worship) would have to imporc & on in two days to Szeman and af- tend to the matters calling for at. tention. I am now on my way back to Kudiyang.

A Faithful Borvant. Some people delight in sneering at the "rig Christians" in China; my servant, Chen Kai Yu might have considered his own safety and escaped. Love for his master do- cided him to go with me and share my Borrows I owe him a big debt.

penalty.

Capt. Robinson remarked that it had never happened before and was never likely to happen again. The dog had been found on board after the ship left Shanghai and the purser had charged the owner for its fare. It was not on the 'ship's manifests.

His Worship said that he would regard Capt. Robinson's offence as a technical one, but of course, he had to consider what would happen

when a vessel not so well-known as the Empresa" came in. They .could not have one law for the big Broadstairs-Frank William Hall, ships and another for the smaller, 27, insurance agent, of Osborne | ones.

Road, Broadstairs, was found shot Capt. Robinson: No, no, not at: through the heart at the Ramsgate all. We come here often, and this miniature rifle range. It is believed is the first time that it has happen that he fired four rounds and that

The was peering through a telescope

to see where his last shot had

gone when he fell forward on to the Fifte.

ed

$5.

The owner of the dog was faed 5, while Capt, Robinson was fined

ENROLMENT OF A NEW SOLICITOR.

MR. ARTHUR COVEY JOINS LOCAL FIRM.

Registrar, as the Law Society had; registered no objection."

His Lordship, allowed the exemp- tions, and in granting the applien- tion, he wished Mr. Covey every

success.

Mr. Covey was admitted to act as a eolicitor of the Supreme Court in England in Noveraber, 1894, and in March, 1918, he was admitted to As a solicitor of His An application was made by the practise

Sir Majesty's High Court at Uganda. Attöniey General. the Hon. Joseph Kemp, B.C.. before the In 1922 he resided in Prince Rupert,

GRAND

CONCERT (arranged by Mr. H. Ore)

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THE CATHEDRAL HALL

THURSDAY," NOVEMBER 14th At 9.15 P.M.

ARTISTES

Mr. H. Ore

Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) B.C., Canada, and in the following Mrs. C. Bonenfant Mrs. J. D. Valentine for the admittance of Mr. Arthur year he was employed in the Re-Mr. O. Bonenfant. Capt.J.L.P.Macnair

Mr. Chor Ch! Covey as a solicitor and proctor of gistry of HB.M. Supreme Court at

the Supreme Court.

Shanghai, being later admitted to

Mr. Covey has joined the local

The Attorney-General said that practice. Mr. Covey had practised in various

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