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PIRATES ACTIVE

AGAIN."

-S.S. HANYANG PLUNDERED NEAR AMOY.

MEAGRE INFORMATION

AVAILABLE.

Ч

THE NEW DUTIES

AT HOME.

EFFECT ON HONG KONG

PARCEL POST.

POSITION EXPLAINED BY

· POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1931.

CANDIDA ON CALLING.

SWATOW SNAGS: UNKNOWN IN HONG KONG.

ASSAULT CHARGE.

INCIDENT OUTSIDE KING'S

THEATRE.

HONG KONG STOCK MARKET

YESTERDAY'S TRANSAC

TIONS.

A-summons for assault was men- | tioned before Mr. Williams at Con- tral Magistracy yesterday when a sequedes in the market yesterday There was no change of any con; Chinese named Lo San appeared as inorning, prices being well main complainant against Mr. R Retained on Thursday lovel beige. The nesult is alleged to have taken place at the King's

Theatre.

I don't know which is worse, cal ling or receiving callers. Both are rather embarrassing at times. Here ip Swatow one has to call in per With referon to the Bill which on and not by coolie-proxy because A considerable sendint of mystery has just passed through Parlis- surrounds the latest exploit of the mont relative to customs duties, the there are none of those convenient. Chine Coast pirates. the plunder Hamilton, was interviewed by a re-sight of the drawing room windows. the complainant, asked for no Postmaster Coporal, Mr. E. Woard boxes carefully placed out of Mr. Peter H. Sin, appearing for ing of the .. Hanyang, which took presentative of the Hong Kong place in the early hours of yester Daily Press yesterday as to the There is no detailing of one's cooliemand as, one of the principal wit effect of such duties on parcels for to slip in a card while one sneaknesses for the complainant was in day morning.

warded from Bong Kong to the off for a set of tennis. One must hospital. He would be prepared to The only define information ro-United Kingdom. ceived in the Colony was contained The Post Master Genoral stated through the whole bitter business at

Ko or with the case in a week's in a brief wireless message from the that which was contained in praes lor there is one (at least) loopho

that he had no information beyond every house. Of course for a bachu.

time master of the pirated vessel to the telegrams as to the possible nature of escape and that is to make oare, Hong Kong Naval authorities, in or scope of the future duties

was unaware as to whether they ful enquiries and discover when a which he intimated that the ship would apply in any way to Hong bang' tea and bridge party is to be had been pirated, that the pirates Kong parcel mail and was also. held. The next is simple-nip round | had left the ship at Namon Island quite unable to say whether the at five o'clock in the morning, that duties, if increased, would be levied rapidly and leave a card at all the there were no casualties, and that merely upon those articles which at houses and probably pick up a drink he was proceeding to Amny. present pay duty or whether, as here and there with solitary hus-ced that the defendant could not

seemed possible, they would be im- bands,

agree with the complainant's terms. posed upon all manufactured goods

The ease was accordingly remund- very wide term,

ed for a week.

·How was She Pirated?. The mysterious side of the affair was revealed by a statement made by a member of the staff of Mounts. Butterfield and swire, agenta of the Hanyong, "to a representative of the Daily Prese Recording to their in- formation the Haayang was not Partying ang passengers, nor was she loaded with any valuable cargo. The manner in which she was pirate ed is therefore ʼn matter for con-

men.

The Oficers

kong and Cunton.

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Duty in Advance.

He

Mr. Humilton informed our re presentative that the arrangement by which it was possible to pay duty

by locating the senders of The par

to-day...

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mark about the Church. I had

The defendant would not agree to an adjournment, and on bis. Wor- ship's suggestion, the parties with drew from the Court to try to ar- They returned to range terms. Court later when Mr. Sin announ-

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Banks, $1,075. Unions, $430. Barbe, $123.

Sales.

· Providents (old)... #1.20. Hotely (old), $1818, 1 Humphreys (old), 18. H.X. Trams, 21

Osmenta (combined), $18.80. Ropes, $17. Dairy Farms, 128.00.

Buyers.

China Underwriters, Wharves, "$151. Providenta (old); #5.10% Providents (new), .43. Hotels (old) $15. Hotels (new), #144.-- H.K. Lands, 880. Humphreys (old), $18. HERealties) 211). BW, Ala. 15.20. Star Ferries, B92. Ohms Lights, $27. H.K. Elvotrics, #75).

Telephones (part paid), $20. HK Government Loan, premium.

Sellers.

Indo-Chinas, $43. Rauba," 843.

Venezuelan Goldfelds, 3), Hotels (old), $13.15. H.K. Realties, 9114. Constructions(new), $).

AFTERNOON SESSION,

somewhat quet, doubtless owing to The market in the afternoon was the preparations for the forthcom

Sales.

Banks, $1,575. Providents (old), $3.15,

Ewos, Tha. 15.20, s. 13.35 and Tis, 15.50.

Trams, 220).

Constructions (new),· 82..

Buyers.

Hotela (old), #14. Ewos, Tis. 18.35.

Sellers.

Hotels (old), 15.

Ewos, Tla. 18, Trams, $21.

Caments (combined), $15.00

Dairy Farms, $28.00.

CANTON CENTRAL BANK. FUND TO BE DEPOSITED IN

HONG KONG BRANCH.

[CENTRAL PRESS:]

CANTON, Νον. 17.

I always wish that callers would not tactfully leave their call until they imagine you have finished too, but would quite blatantly enlt in time. They generally arrive wheat being caught out in a flagrant Me. the teapot contains a dark and hel. We wore badly let in one day. We in advance by a deposit in the Honglish brew, when only one sodden and had bean bathing with a sachelor Kong Office was made as long age congealed scone remains and the friend and were sitting in wet bath- de 1808 and as far as he could crumby relic of a once appetizing ing suits on the drawing room floor. trace thors had over been any dif- cake is left in sole splendour un enjoying tea: Suddenly the gate foulty about it.

the dish. I usually hope that they gave an ominous click. I ran like The potential difficulty which now will rofuse tea but they don't. My hare on to the back verandah and jectare, as is also the motive of the arises is caused by the method of Boy, a good enough fellow in his pirates, for they are generally well accounting, as in the event of the way, always loses his head at this up the back stairs leaving the two informed and choose a ship that Customs duty being pasossed here at juncture.

ment to face the local French aristo- would amply repay them for their too low a figure, the Hong Kong frash tea which I pour out and one of the most lightning changes Ho manages to make a Count R. I then performed trouble. In this case it is under Postal Administration account in then and that there is not enough I have ever managed in my life and stood that no hostages were taken London is automatically debited milk, so I call him to refill the jug.on entered the drawing room cool ashoro by, the pirates, although it in with the deficit. The Hong Kong Then I discover that the caller takes and unperturbed (I hope) to wel safe to assume that the ship was office is then informed and proceeds sugar, which I don't, as I yell for come the guest. I shall never foring Settlement. ransacked She carried no anti-to collect the amount, if it can the Hoy again. At last the desiredges that occasion, because all the piracy guards, being purely a cargo from the sender of the parcel, As refreshment is provided. Again 1ies in the neighbourhood, attract veese!

howover, the intimation, of Nanoa Island is situated about amount due does not reach Hung Boy to demand where the sandwiches scented oil the Count used on his the lift up my voice and summon the ad by some pungent and highly thirty miles to the north of Masu, Kong until some three months after are presently, after a lengthy de-hair, swarmed in through the win- at the entrance to Swatow harbour, the despatch of the parcel, it is lay, he returns with a plate holding down and settled on him in a cloud and H.M.S. Starting has been dis obvious that the chances are-with enough to feed a platoon of Boy so that his white cont was quite patched thither to conduct investi- our transient population-that the Scouts. Meanwhile the unfortunate gations. Meanwhile the Hanyang Post Office may not be able so to caller balances bis cup and searches

black, has continued her interrupted voy-ollect.

frantically for something to say. I. I think it is always as well for age to Amoy and thence to Hong In the event of practically the do the same. After the usual bana Kong, it being expected that the whole contents of a large mail beinglities of How do you

id

a waller to try to avoid blatting his will arrive, hera on Sunday after-dutiable at a higher figure thair the Swatow

copybook in between the front door and "Do you play and the drawing room. The unfor noon or evenings.

deposit charged, it will be readily Bridge" there seems to be a singu-tunate experience of a raw young appreciated! that there will be lar paucity of conversational mat- Sest occurs to me. He had at last serious losa of Public funds, apart ter.

summoned up enough courage to cali The Hanyang is under the com- from the enormous work entailed mand of Captain C. Harris Walker,

Some very shy. callera anem, to And on the Cousul's wife. He was in, and her offers are, Mr. E. H. Han cela, and, perhaps still more, cofit difficult to get up and go. I know the hall removing his coat when the Boy announced his arrival. Sud- kin, Chief Officer, Mr. S. Electing the money from them. it does require a little presence of dealy an unsavoury little dog of Garrett, Second Officer, Mr. A. M. Mr. Hamilton stated that while mind, and body, to rise from pae'y Macgregor, Chief Engineer; Mr. M. he had not been definitely informed chair and make a graceful exit. I the yapping variety shot out of an Scott, Second Engineer; and Mr. of anything, he felt quite confident remember once in my youth calling nipped him malevolently in the ten- unnoticed door behind him and CH. Jones, Third Engineer. Her that even should larger duties at a house of a very grim and fierce der part of his calf causing him Chineso crew numbers roughly 60 future ho imposed upon parcels old lady who lived with a grim and

from Hong Kong, there will be no fierce old daughter and a grim and considerable pain. He, not unna She left Shanghaint daglight on interference with the Christmas par forco (pot so old) son who was down turally, retaliated by punting it Tuesday bound for Ammoy, Hong cel mail or with that despatched from Oxford where he was taking howling at the drawing room our across the hall so that it fatched up (ure these things "Taken") Holy just as Mrs. Consul was emerging Deposit of 100 per cent.

Orders. They fod me with wafer The possibility, however, having like bread and butter which disap balefully as she lifted the miserable to greet him. She glared at him come to the notion of the postal peared into my hungry young belly beast in her arms and lavished exres MURDER TRIAL.

thorities, it has been found neces almost without touching the sides. ses upon it murmuring, "My poor Mr. Fung Chu Wen, the Com- sary either to demand a deposit of They gave me: send-cnice (the 100 per cent., that is to say, the horror!) which I loathed but daren't darling Fluffy" Our Scotch friend missioner of Finance, is planning to POLICE EVIDENCE OF FIVE samo as the declared value of the refuse and weak, copie der was covered with confusion as he shift the sinking fund of the Can- was led coldly into the drawington Central Bank to Hong Kong parcel, or else to insist on the par searched furiously for something to roums Instead of being the injur for deposit in the Hong Kong ARRESTS

cles being forwarded for collection any and only managed a tactless reed party he somehow felt as if he branch of the Bank so as prevent of duty at the other end. Hamilton emphasized the fact that meant to stay no more than the had committed the most unspeakable local speculators from speculating this did not necessarily mean the alloted twenty minuter but at the crime. He was quite unable to make this Central notes whenever a collection of duty up to the full end of that time I felt powerless to any explanation as he was liable political change occurs in this city.

to lapso into incomprehensible

It is reported that in order to amount deposited: if there were no move. I was rooted to the spot. 1 change in the duties at Home, then looked mutely at the clock and de- Gaelic in moments of stress. As a strengthen the credit of the Central there would be a proportionately termined to leave exactly at the half result of this he remained personu notes Mr. Fung, the Finance Com missioner, plans to appoint several non grata for many a long day, in the Kowloon City murder trial greater refund made to the deposi-hour. But the hour came and went

important members from, some of was recorded at the Criminal Sestors here.

and I sat there, red faoad and

the trustworthy organizations as Nevertheless receiving callers has supervisors of the funds. The whole its lighter moments. A bashful cal amount of the fund will be kept in ler lost his shyness very speedily as the vault of the branch office of the

consequence of a laughable bit of Central Bank in Hong Kong. by-play. He arrived just as my The vault will be locked by a husband and a friend were holding chain of seven keys of different pat- kind of competition as to who terus. These seven keys will be, and they are defended by Mr. Winsidd the garden there were about

could eat most Sandwiches. At last handed over to the Chinese general N. Thomas Tam. instructed by 700 to 1,000 people, mostly armed,

only one remained. In order to de-chamber of commerce in Hong cide who should have it, these two Kong and Canton and other reliablo Mesare. Wilkinson and Grint, while with bamboo poles and sticks. the Attorney General (the Hon. Mr. They had to make repeated baton

foolish men, after having searched business bodies for safe preserva- C. Alabaster, K.C) together charges to reach the doorway, and Young X, a junior in one of the and found a pack of cards went tion. The sinking fund cannot be with Mr. T. S. Whyth Smith ap when witness reached the roof heit his praction to prolong a call and solemnly dealt out a poker the savan keys at the same time..

firms here, who deliberately made down on their knees on the floor taken out unless it is unlocked by pear for the Crown,

Sergt. Wheeler, who had given an several bodies.

much as possible so that he might hand sach. Meanwhile I quietly evidence the previous day, stated in Mob Advances on House. be asked to dinner. He was one of demolished the Sandwich. The ex- that the credit of the notes will be cross-examination that he did not.: Witness aid that a little later hemy dret callers and arrived in time pression of surprise and dismay on maintained for ever. see the arrest of the second, third looked over the roof and saw a for tea which he ate gustily" and foot and saw the empty plate was the local treasury and will be put This scheme hath been drafted by their faces as they rose to their and fourth prisoners. In re-exami- large mok advancing on the house. with patent heartiness. Bhortly nation, he said that he was certain He drew his revolver and fired one after ten he accepted a Whiskey and too much for our shy caller who into force as soon as it is approved that the rat prisoner, whom be shot. This had no effect, and he Soda, a little later another Whiskey dissolved into peals of laughter and by the provincial government. arrested in the tank of the roof of fired three more shota on to ths and Bode. As it was by this time was shy no longer. the villa, was the same man he had ground in front of the villa. The about seven o'clock there was no- seon on the root while witness was crowd then turned round and dis- thing for it but to ask him to stay Children are often useful to re on the lawn:

persed all over the compound, some for pot luck. He consumed several lieve the tension, at least, they are

FURTHER LIST OF running into the pond in the gargins, ate a liberal dinner, taking from the hostess' point of view. It Body Struck with Pole.

den.

two or three helpings of everything, depends of course largely upon their

SUBSCRIBERS. An Indian constable said that; Bergt, Butcher said that he help and lowered a few more whiskies age as to whether they relieve the when he reached the roof he saw a od in the arrest of the first prisoner and sodes. After two glasses of situation for the unfortunate cal. Chinese strike one of the bodies when Bergt Wheeler yaught his Port he lit a cigar, at the same ler. Provided they are out of the Previously acknowledged... $4,224.10/ with a bamboo pole. This was the assistance to bring him down the time slipping half a dozen into his infant-in-arm stage he can generat European staff of A.P.C. North Point Installa- second prisoner whom he arrested. ladder from the tank on the roof. pocket. After dinner he settled ly find some point of contact. But

tion Another constable deposed to the He continued that he remained on down to Bridge and proceeded to baby only serves to deepen his arrest of the third prisoner who was the roof till 1.30a.m., when he was vin every rubber. He looked quite misery. After all what reasonsors Pupila of Central British

School Been on the roof near one of the relieved by the Inspector in abarge injured when at midnight, a rubber intelligent remark can be made bodies, Witness said he was also of Kowloon City Police Station. just having Aninhod, my husband about anyone else's small boy They present when Sergt. Doig dragged Witness agreed with the Attorney suggested that it was time for all look quite definitely sub-human, the small boy on to the roof from General that he was on the roof at nightcap. Hang it all," said our Luckily for most of us calling is a window coping where he was hid about midnight when a Japanese caller, why do you ask a chap tidying out in Swatow. People are ing.

Another witness, ha Indian man and woman came to the roof dinner and then tart him out at this no longer urged by a. fanatical for

"R.E OLD COMRADES lance-sergeant; gave evidence of ar from the adjoining house. These early hour Needless to any, that vour to call on the slightest pro

ASSOCIATION. resting the fourth prison on the roof people ho escorted later in the is a question to which I have never vocation in or out of season, after at about the same time as the third police yan. When witness left all been able to find an adequate dinner parties and during At

Homes. A few days after your ar The Annual Dinner of the Royal prisoner was caught by the con- the five prisoners were in the guard. answer. stable.

room below and were taken charge,

riyal you go round methodically and Engineers Old Comrades Associa Sergt. Butcher said that when he

The worst of being called uren e deposit a couple of cards at each tion was held at the Hotel Coeil arrived on the goone at about 10. In adjourning the easy until 10 that one is able to be ad unprepared house and you needn't worry again last night, when a very large num o'clock with reinforcements, the am. today, it was indicated that it and as my house is peculiarly built until your next Transfer-I am, ber of past and present members of police were faced with a mob num would possibly be adjourned until it is often impossible to instruct the Mr. Editor,-Your much called the regiment were present, bering about 400 on the road, while Monday instead of carrying on in Boy to say "Not at home without upon.

I the afternoon. (Continued on next Oolumn.)

Conti ued on next Jolumn.)

ATTEMPT BY MOB TO RUSH THE BUILDING.

Further police evidence dealing with the arrest of the five prisoners

signs yesterday before the Chief Communication is being entered silent, in anguish of soul. Finally Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) and into with London on the subject jury.

and further indications will be made Prisonere, among whem is a small in the mail notices as soon as de- boy appearing as the fifth accused, finite information is available. and charged with the murder of aix members of the Yamashita family,

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of by the military.

and in desperation I leapt to my feet and the grim, fierce people leapt to their feet in obvious fear that I should change my mind and I onzed away, shaken and trembling. And Bo it is that I always feel very sympathetic with shy callers and try to smooth their thorny path.

Quite different in the case

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CANDIDA"

With those precautions it is hoped

S.P.C.A, FUNDS.

· 14.00.

18.26

$1,254.38

A full report of the dinner will

appear in our issue of Monday.

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