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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1929.

PIRATES ATTACK BRITISH

STEAMER.

3 KILLED AND 38 WOUNDED IN, DESPERATE OUTRAGE.

GALLANT OFFICERS REPEL RAIDERS.

SCENES OF CARNAGE AND TERROR ON DOUGLAS LINER...

PANIC-STRICKEN PASSENGERS LEAP TO DEATH.

One of the worst piracy outrages of recent years occurred at 1.10 am. yesterday morning, when the Douglas steamer Haiching was rushed by a gang of pirates. The officers put up a gallant fight during which three persons were killed (the Third Officer, a Chinese girl, and one. of the pirates), 38 were injured and over 40 passengers are reported missing. A Portuguere passenger also assisted "the after guard " to good effect, stunning one of his assailants by hitting him with the butt of his revolver after his last cartridge was spent.

Foiled by the gallant officers in their attempt to capture the ship, the pirates maturated the briilge and upper works with kerosene and set fire to the ship. Terriñed passengers-many of them women and children-leapt over the side and were drowned in the darkness." Scenes of desperate carnage ensued, and the decks of the Haiching were everywhere stained with blood when she crept into harbour yesterday escorted by H.M.S. Sterling, H.M.S. Sirdar, and the tug Henry Keswick.

THE FIRST NEWS.

Interviewed by the Daily Press,

a représentative of the Douglas

Steamship Company," agents of the

HAICHING'S ARRIVAL.

-SCENES OF CHAOS.

During the whole day conflicting

OFFICIAL SECRECY.

A second visit to the pirated ship late last night produced no further results. The Police were on

A.S.P. Murphy being in charge

Some Wounded'Arrive,"

face was an amiable mask.

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Casualties so far as is known :---

Mr. Woodward's Body.

Wireless Operator's Pluck. The next boat carried a dozen Many Europen onlookers ex- The Chinese wireless operator Mr. Woodward, third officer, killed, wounded. The first to step ashore pressed indignation at the manner the first alarm, is warmly spoken ed. One Indian guard No. 21, (Mr. Chong Yin Tak), who gave Mr. R. Perry, chief offeer, wound. was a burly, middle-aged Chinese ¦ in which the body of Mr. Wood-|of both by members of the crow in a short blue jacket and the ward was left unattended. It was usual blue Chingse trousers, His lying between the bodies of a Chi- nese man and a Chinese girl on the deck of a police-launch by Blake Pier for a full hour before being removed to the mortuary by Sanitary coolies. The feet could be seen protruding from the blanket which covered the body and this fact, together with the delay in removing the remains occasioned much unfavourable comment among those who witnessed the distressing incident.

Watch him called a police sergeant in the launch to a colleague standing on the pier. He's one of the gang!"

Immediately following this man camo two youths. The first had been shot through' the cheek, an- other bullet had passed through the upper part of his arm, while a shifted bandage on the right side of his chest showed a gaping red | hole. His face wore a stoical ex- pression, and he walked unaided. and seemingly unconcernedly, des- pite his wounds. The second youth had been shot in the mouth. A girl crept along bert almost double, a bullet having entered her body near the hip.

One by one the procession trailed past, blood-stained bandages show. ing where this one had been wound- ed in the head, that one" in the shoulder, and others in vadious other parts of the body. Those few who had to be carried on stretchere wore 6 stoical expression which, truly Oriental though it may have been, yet revealed something of the pain they were enduring.

"Heli Let Loose !"

The next launch brought, among other wounded, Mr. Robert Parry, Chief Officer of, the Haiching, who ambulance.

"AT THE HOSPITAL.

NAMES OF WOUNDED.

THRILLING STORIES BY

SURVIVORS.

and passengers. He is said to have stick to his post most pluckily throughout the early stages of the outrage, and in spite of disappoint, ment at first, caused by other mes- sages getting gummed up with his signals, he eventually got through and brought the warships to the scene. Later, the wireless operator got through a number of other mes ages which are mentioned else

'where.

Khia! Singh, killed, and one. In- dian guard. No. 737 Snatar Singh, wounded. About 12 Chinese were killed and about 30 Chinese wound- ed, several seriously. The casual- ties include members of the Chinese crow, Chinese passengers, and sus- pected pirates. Precise details are not yet available. A number of Chinese persons, identity unknown, were lost overboard, whilst the fire was at its height.

S.S. Haiching returned to Hong Kong under her own steam, and in anchored in Kowloon "Bay.

A Police party under the D.C.I. went out on H.M.S. Seraphia from Hong Kong, arriving on the scene ab noon Police are new investigat- ing."

In the Engine-Room. The pirates did not neglect the engine room, for at one stage three of them went down with revolvers and asked the engineers if the int. ter knew of a "back way which led from the engine-room to the bridge. They were told to follow the engineers, but apparently did At the time of the piracy the not want to do so. A conference Haiching was ten miles from bore. followed and two of the three "The D.S.P. (Kowloon) met the destroyers and the Halching on at- pirates decided they were not so

rival, and up to time of reporting very anxious, after all, to get up to the bridge. The third man folhas not returned ashore, so further

details are nos available. The receiving-ward of the Goy-lowed one of the engineers who, re- ernment Civil Hospital presented alising that he was alone with" a a busy and animated scene last solitary pirate, took a chance and night, when the injured persons attacked his armed opponent, POLICE OFFICER WOUNDED from the Haiching were admitted, knocking him unconscious with a The doctors and staff had all their heavy blow. This pirate's fate, in work cut out to attend to the view of the subsequent fire, is not ceaseless stream of wounded per-known. sons, and there were many anxious relatives and friends making in- quiries who had to be attended to.

In all, twenty three persons were

various degress of severity. Until examinations of a more thorough character can be made, it is not possible to say how many are in

serious condition.

An unfortunate accident, béfell Mr. C. G. Perdue, Assistant Super- intendent of Police, during the

At about seven evening.

o'clock last evening, while passengers and wounded were being landed at. Queen's Pier from the police launches. Mr. Perdue was present

Haiching, stated that at six o'clock reports were being received in Hong the board, D.S.P. Burlingham and walked with a firm step towards the admitted with "bullet wounds of torches frequently in the course of with other officers. Later he went

yesterday morning they had the first intimation by wireless from the ship that it had been pirated off Chilang Point.

Kong as to what had happened. On inquiry at the Commodore's all the naval officers and ratings office our representative, was inhaving left. Mr. Burlingham in- formed that the Hniching was ex-

formed the Pressmen seeking adinis perted to arrive at about midnight.

vas stated that the passengers sion to the xhip that there was

"not the slightest chance" being allowed on board. One of the bodies was carried down as we wait

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man had been incinerated, Mr. Woodward having knocked him into the burning hold.

Half an hour afterwards two more messages were received, one to the effect that the ship was being had been, transferred to one of the pirated, was on fire, and might sink destroyers, and, would arrive in at any time, while the second, from Hong Kong during the afternoon. the ship's, master. rend: "At. A4 p.m. inquiry at the steam- tenipted pirncy repulsed with loss:ship company's office revealed thated, and we gathered that another ship on fire amidships; first and the Haiching was preceeding to third officer wounded and two Hong Kong under her own steam Indian guarda missing."

with a naval escort, and would ar- rive at 6.30 p.m.

An extraordinary air of secrecy Actually, it was about 5:30 when she steamed slowly into nort, with pervaded the ship, police

HMS.naval officers showing the utmost an" "Admiralty tig and

attendance. At her reticence. Often in piracy and the brisk Seraphis in fareyard hung the distress signals criminal investigation

matter-of-fact professionalism pre- of two black balls, g

nils, but aboard the Haiching there was rigid and serious, formality.

The naval authorities were com- monicated with; and two warships sent to the Haiching's assistance. Enter a niesange was received to the effect that one of the warships had| attempted to take the steamer inte Low, but had to abandon the at- tempt, the fire was gaining, ewing to the strong wind. This was at about 10a.m.

A Sad Sunset.

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It was a singularly beautiful even An hour Inter a message Came ing, with a spiral Hong Kong' through to the effect that the firesunset, red and misty, when Daily had been get under control, and Press representatives left for Kow that H.M.S. Seeuphis had got. the loop Bay in müter-boal,

#1 Haiching in tow and was proreed-dostroves was seen signalling with ing to Hong Kong, The Henryshlights, and she went by, her Keswick was also accompanying the decks clear excert for a few hands steamer, having been rushed out to at the head of the ship, preparing the scene on receiving news of the the forreastle gear: incident. Mr. S. T. Williamson. Marine Superintendent of the Don- glas Steamship Company, was on board the Henry Keswick.

Another message from the ship was received which stated that the Compradore and his staff were all safe, and that the pirates were still on board and were being brought

into port.

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The Haithing was at anchor, and several launches were alongside her as we approached. Clambering over these, we ran up the gangway where stood a group of naval officers, most of them with mufflers round their necks, and holsters at their waists

Grim Scene on Deck.

and

Beyond assuring the Pressmen of the necessity for secrecy, and the intense gravity of the whole affair. nothing would be said..

The only facts that could be gathered were that a gang of some thirty pirates attempted to rush the bridge in the early hours, but were repulsed by the ship's officers.

The fighting started at about ten minutes past one last night," he said to a Daily Press representa- tive. It was Hell let loose when it started. The Second Officer was on watch at the time. I cannot tell you any more at present because the ambalance is waiting to take me to hospital."

No fewer than 38 wounded pas- Kengers and members of the crew were brought ushore.

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The names and ages of those ad- mitted yesterday were classified as follows:-

Chief Officer:-Mr. R. Parry. Passengers:-Messrs Li Sui Fan (17), Chan Chỉ Kong (38), Cheng Yan Sing (15), Chan Leung (40) Ng Chuen Fai (28), Hung Shon

GALLANT OFFICER'S FUNERAL

TO-DAY.

The following signal was made in Hong Kong harbour by H.M.S. Kent at a late hour last evening ¦---

Flag to All Ships,

"It has been decided to accord full Naval honours at the funeral of the late Mr. Woodward, Third Officer of the 8.6. Halching, who lost his life on the occasion of the attempted piracy of that ship.

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Further signal giving particulars of route, time, and other de- tails will be promulgatod later, but it is probable that the funeral will take place A.M. to-morrow, Monday...

"Facilities are to be granted to officers and men willing to at

It then appears that the ship

tend." was fired to "smoke out the de- fenders. The tragedy of the boats followed.

We noticed, steaming round the ship that all the boats, port and starbanrd, were gone, exeent the two after boats, by the first-class promenade,

Women Jumped Overboard. Suta Singh, one of the Indian. guards, had been shot in the stomach and through the groin.

Chui (35). Lum Lun Fai (36), La Ki (48) Lai Wai Yuen (14).

Prisoners:--Ko Yuen (39). Sui Kam Yun (24), Chiu King Kwan (35) Chan Mok (60). Lo Shiu Fan

Torchlight Tactics. When the first shots were CX. changed, it was still dark, and the officers had to use their electric the pistol battle with the pirates.

on board H.M.S. Sirday, and while Enowing that the pirates would there was shot near the ankle. It fire at any torch because there must

appears that a sailor was handling be man behind the light, the off-

a revolver when it went off sudden- cers held their electric lamps atly, the bullet ludging in Mr. Pur arm's length, about a yard from ly, the bul the body. In this way, they were able to see their opponents with comparatively small risk of their opponents secing them.

Indian Quard's Wound.' An Indian guard, Surtar Singh,

who was among the last to he takes to the Government "Civil Hospital last night, was shot through the pelvis. He said he was attacked by men on all sides, and was fort unate to have sustained only a sing- le bullet wound. There were many of them" he said "and I had no chance at all."

One small boy who was shot- through the thigh lay screaming

Mr. Perdue

was immediately taken to Kowloon Hospital. Infor mation received late last night rated that he was doing well, and there was no cause for anxiety. It the bullet this morning. wne hoped to be able to extract

FATHER KREUTZEN

RETURNS.

SAVED FROM DANDITS.

(THROUGH REUTEIL'S AGENCY.)

HANKOW, Dec. 8. Father Kreutzen arrived this

in agony while being attended to. In spite of his pain, however, he dis- played great anxiety over his beerning in good health and longings, instructing the hospital attendant, to be careful with his clothing and his money (a few ten cent pieces).

SCENES AT CENTRAL POLICE STATION.

ALL MALE PASSENGERS

i DETAINED.

NO BAIL' GRANTED.

The Central Police Station, was

spirits, despite his three week's captivity. The Father states that the communists in South East Hupeh comprise a very strong or- ganisation, with connections ll along the river and, their head- quarters at Hankow. A number of leaders were educated abroad and have thoroughly" "inculcated Soviet doctrines into the surround ing country folk.

On the whole, the captive was not too badly treated, although his food allowance was very meagre.

The greatest credit is due to Father Connaughton, whose in-

A grim scene met the eye. The but this was, perhaps. due to the watch." he said, between gasps for (36) Chan Kam Kwai (37), Lau Lheavily guarded last night, and'very timate knowledge of the Chinese

deck

(54).

The ship had a slight list to port.

"Two guards were actually on

Crew: Cheang Ngan (20) fact that the cargo had been broken breach. "I and my friend had just into and part of it taken on deck, been relieved, and were going below

stoker: Chai Shauen, Chuen (32), where it was charred and then soak to bed when the first shots were ed with water. The electric lights fired. I was near the bridge at the cabin-boy; Oman (40), quartermas ter; Chung Chun (30) second, rook; were all burning which shows that time. I was hit and collapsed in from the covering blankets.

Captain A. T. Williamson met us the vessel made a fairly good speed at the time and I could not see steward; Surtar Singh (44) Indian

from Chilang Point it is clear that who fired the shot. I know that gard, the engines also escaped serious women and children screamed and damage. No sign of external dam-rushed about in confusion when the age to the hull was visible.

Tac Haithing is a vessel of 2,050 arrow

W28 strewn with tons net, and was built by Messrs. Froken lifebelts. bits of rope, and 1. Thankup & Co. of Glasgow, the litter of a desperate fight in She is commipped with wireless, one corner.

Under the crimson are all the Douglas ships. The glare of the port light lay several master is Captain O. II. Farrar, and still forms, their boots protruding the dynamoes were uninjured. As agony. The ship was in darkness Tang Chik Sing (32) second tural anxiety over the safety of

the first officer is Mr. Robert Party The second officer is Mr. A. J. Johnstone and the third officer, what the gangway.

lied from wounds, Mr. K. A. Wood.

I'm sorry, we can't let you on ward. The chief engineer is M board till the C.S.P. returns and FC. Duxon, and the second and gives permission. I don't export third engineers are Mr. E. Keweel he will be long. It's a very sad and Mr. A. de Mello. The wire busincas." he added, and peveral operator is Mr. Chong Yan Tak..

naval officers andded. The vessel left Swatow for Hong Kong at 4 pm on Saturday with

The fore part of the ship was dark and dead-damaged and burn-

960 Chinese passengers on boarded out: the bridge, completely gone. and several Europeans.

The fire-float was alongside, hut, the

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Lifeboat Capsized.

The regular compradors of the neatly coiled hose had not been Haiching was not on board the ship.user. The fails of the port lifebont Mr. Mas Chun Sau, owing to illness hung timply, one rope's-end frayed. in his family, missed this trip, and his assistant was acting in his place. Mr. Sau was among the crowd of anxious friends at the offices of the Douglas Steamship Co. yesterday, inquiring for the latest news.

First Piracy for Thirty-nine Years.

It is learned that the last piracy on board a Bouglas steamer secur red in 1800, when the Namoa was uttackul On that occasion the verse was on the way from Hong Kong to Swatow. Practically all the pirates were later caught on the Yangisze and brought back to Hong Kong, where they were duly tried and executed,

ANOTHER VERSION.

WELL FOUND SHIPS.

ANTI-PIRACY GRILLES AND

RELIABLE CREWS.

firing increased, many of them throwing themselves over the side into the dark waters in their panic. 1 fainted then because I tried to crawl to the bridge ladder."

Attempts to Storm the Bridge. On official of the Douglas Steam. ship Company said:"Had it not been for the gallantry and pluck of, The Douglas steamers-are famous the officers, the bridge would have on the China Coast, as smart, well undoubtedly been taken. When the found ships, and the Company had pirates found the men on the bridge a fine tradition in the matter of put ap too stern a resistance, they after the fire started; the boat had officers, and men.

We heard there had been a panic the welfare of ita

employees, tried to burn the officers out of their been rushed and lowered: one fall nearly all drawn from Douglas works.

The seamen are nosition by setting fire to the upper jammed, with the result that the village, near Swatow, and the beat was up-ended and the passen- stewards from Fonchow. "A very

"I believe that H.M.S. Sterling, which had received

F wireless soon left far astern. gers ang into the sen, and being fine lot of men," as a frequent pas message relayed from the shore senger on the ship stated. Nearly all are men with many years' service station here, was net far away, and was nusisted to locate the ship by with the Company. -

the plure of the fee. The pirates in an attempt to escape, but H.M.S. Sirdar rounded up the junks, took brought them back to Hong Kong,

On the deck amidships was રી pile of suitease and packages, and Höïne Chinese cases. The ship smelt strongly of fire, and of some nerid form of product from Swatow. glance through a porthole revealed i At

further chaos.

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There are on board some elaborate anti-piracy precautions. The boat et amidships is grilled fore and nft. and above that are further

aixut 7.30

grilles to the bridge. This part of P.. another

the ship is defended by the Indian police launch arrived alongside, guards. The first-class passenger with a strong force of armed police, accommodation, aft, is also strongly Europeans, Sikhs, and Chinese, and grilled, but there are no guards. a namber of Chinese detectives.

These reinforcements were mar-

The pirates made an attack on shalled along the narrow deck. and the bridge of the Haiching at about then posted as sentrica in various 1a.m. on Sunday morning. Finding paris, of the vessel, relieving the their efforts failed by the stout rbluejackets who had been on guard. sistance of the guards, they then

Landing the Wounded.

set fire to the officers' cabins, situat-

ed underneath the bridge.

SCENES. AT THE PIERS.

Harrowing scenes were witnessed

Lecessary it was, too, for there were hundreds of people trying to get in to the compound, some out of mere curiosity, but others through ni- relations and friends..

Every one of the passengers and crew who were taken off the Hai- ching were detained last night, and attempts to bail some of the pas sengers were without avail, the po lice stating that women and chil dren, if bail could be found, would be released, but all men would be detained for the night.

Statements by the Injured. Press representatives were not permitted to interview the patients last night, as after such terrible ex periences it was not thought ad visable to allow the patients to go through any further excitement by

Inside the charge room a large recounting the incidents of the day.

squad of plain-clothes men were [ From a very reliable source, how working at full pressure to cope ever, a representative of the Daily with the tremendous task of ex- Prese ascertained details of some amining the large number of de- of the stories related by the pati-tained persons. At 0.30 0.10. ents. It would seem from these ac-rations of rice, salt fish, and dried counts that the Chief Officer, Mr.

cabbage were served out, and for Parry, saw one of the pirates on some this was the first bite of food the inside of the grille, which was aince the opening shots were fired. closed to passengers. This man is on board the Hatching Sunday believed to have crept up to the morning. third officer, Mr. Woodward, and

hin. shot

The whole grille was locked, and it is conjec The interrogations were carried on to a very late hour last night. tured that the pirate who found himself an the other side of it, police report issued at about must have hidden there prior to the midnight reads as follows:

Official Police Report.

had boarded a number of junks; lucking of the grille, which was The 8.8. Haiching, British stet-

over

everybody on board, and

All Pirates Captured?

A police officer informed a Daily Prees representative that all the pirates were captured.

"We have them all here some- where among the crowd of passen "he said. For the time being, every one of the men are It will be a difficult

gera,

at Blake Pier when the first police." suspect." launch from H.M.S. Sirdar arrived matter to secure identification of A desperate battle ensued, for Four badly wounded persons were with some of the women and child all of them, owing to the fact that stretcher-cases-into ren from the, Hriching. Huddled the thin was in darkness at the possession of the grille, but the lowered-al marauders were again beaten.aff. the launch. One was an elderly miserably together on the deck, time. For that reason, it is pose One Indian guard, who, together guard, another a woman, ghastly their cowed and terrified attitudes ible some of them may escape with his companions, fought with white and very atill. A third seem hinted at the harrowing experiences justice, but I think I am safe in the utmost gallantry, was killed.ed to manacled.

through which they bad passed.anying that a number of the pirates Little children gazed wide-eyed up are known, and will have to pay the at the Sikh policemen who stood penalty,"

dono before the ship sailed.

It is further related that when the first shot was beard, the ship's siren was repeatedly sounded, and thereby gave a general alarm. It is said that Mr. Parry drew his revolver and rushed up to the bridge with a view to assisting in the defense, but on the way met' the pirate who had shot Woodward, and before he had an opportunity to fire Mr. Parry shot him through the stomach.

mentality enabled him by threats and cajolery to effect his confere's release.

B.A.T. PREMISES LOOTER?

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.)

SHANGHAI, Dec. 8. The British Minister has lodged Foreign Affairs against the looting protest with the Ministry of

of the British-American Tobacco Company in Pukow by the muti- neers under Shih Yu San, and demanding compensation.

GERMAN CABINET IN DANGER.

FINANCIAL REFORM

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DISCUSSION.

[THLOCOK REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Dec. 6. As a

result of Dr. Schacht's Memorandum, it is rumoured that the position of the Finance Minis- mer, 2080 tons registered, in Hong ter, Dr. Hilferding, (against whom Kong, left Swatow at 4.p.m. Satur Dr. Schacht's attack is principally yers, including one British pas-istence of the Cabinet endangered. day, December 7, with 300 passen- directed) is shaken and even the ex- senger, and three American lady The Bourse, which has lately shown nassengers. About 2 m. on signs of a revival from the depres- December 8 a gang of pirates, who rion, has again become depressed. were among the passengers, made Weakness prevailed almost every an attempt on the bridge. All off where, International favourites. cers and Indian guards turned out, especially effected, losing up to ten- and kept the pirates at bay from pointa. the bridge until about 5 a.m.

Government Reply. Meanwhile the pirates had set The Government reply to. Dr. fire to the ship amidships. Even- Schacht's Memorandum declares After the first few exchanges of tually the wireless operator succeed that its precipitateness of publica- shoto, it appears the parties rd in transmitting a message when tion endangers the homogenous con-

each checkmated

other, for the ship was off Chilang Point. duct of the affairs of state. The whereas the officers were on are This message was nicked up by Government admits that Dr. side of the grille, the pirates H.M.S. Sterling, which was an- Schacht announced his intention of were on the other.

The latter chored about 10 miles away. publishing his views in a manner made all sorts of demands, H. M. 8. Sterling proceeded at which could do no harm, but de- but these were left unheeded, as once to the scene. The shin' was in clares that the manner and con- Two others were wounded. The "Can we come on board?" we

were their threats. Not knowing flames amidshins. People were tents of the Memorandum, and the Third Officer, Mr. Woodward, was asked from the mator-bont.

what the next move would be, the jumping into the water.. Sometime of its publication strangely Aino Reverely wounded, and died "Very sorry, but the C.SP. waiting to assist them ashore. Is it true that a number of pas- pirates then resorted to desperate junks were in the vicinity. H.M.8. conflict with Dr. Schacht's declar... after his arrival in Hong Kong, wants to sen everything for himself Their mothers crouched in a deject sengers are missing 1" he was ank-measures, and praeced to set fire Birday also came on the scene, and ed intention.

Officials of the company speak in before anything is touched. You ed group, na if fearful that further ed.

to the ship near the grille, with shortly afterwards H.M.S. Sterl- The Government's reply does not the highest terms of the assistance, must wait his permission."

awaited them.

discuss the Memorandum's con- I understand that about 60 were the double purpose of scaring the ing. rendered by the Naval authorities. Disappointing, but where criminal

They shuffled apathetically and drowned by jumping over the aide officers, and of smoking them out

The flames were extinguished at tents, but announces that the Gov- Several shins were sent out im- evidence is being hurdled, n pre- despondently along the pier and during the height of the fight. At of their defence. Fortunately, the about 3. m. and the ship was ernment on Monday will present a mediately, the facts of the piracy caution fully justifiable.

into the police-car awaiting them, tempts were made to lower four of wind was in favour of the officers, sorted back to Hong Kong, ar- financial reform programme, becamh known.“-

Secrecy-is-important, we and were then taken to Central the ship a lifeboats and one of them and the smoke and fire was carried ving, at 6.30 p.m. Passengers were which the Reichstag will ask for ptain Parrer du uthin, kun bulan of the ennstal headshake

xmizer, piling to the weathe the toned nf the boy by Sufor Ernise for the exemplary conduct of inces of the naval and steamer's

people who had crowded into it." intended, victims,

H.M.S. Sterling.

the Government's entire policy. his crew, and especially his guards. officials who stood by the gangway..

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