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"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1906.
[“SAINAM” REVIVED:
FIFTEEN PIRATES CAPTURED,
ANOTHER PIRATICAL ATTACK." || CAPTAIN CLARKE'S TESTIMONY,
SILK JUNKS FIRED ON.
A PITCHED BATTLE,
на
PIRATES BEAFEN OFT,
[From Qui Oton Correspondent)
NOTHING LEFT UNDONE TO PROTECT THE
PASSENGERS,
We learned to day that Captain Clarke, Die Secretary of the
Hongkong, Can tan and Maca teamboat Company, after proceeding on a journey of investigation op Canton, 20th July.
the West River had seturned to Hongkong. of the By appointment, a represcalative An attack by pirates has been mailengkong Trigraf had the pleasure of on affect of five, junks," in tow of Į seeing Captain Clarke this alternoon, and #miny material facts were obtained in con- steam launches, on the way to Cannection with the recent outrage on the Sainum
which have not yet been made public.
ton.
The junks wire fred on from the all journalists, the interviewer inquired whether With the usual modesty which anmmends shore, just below Kongning.
The report which appeared in the Telegraph was supported by the facts?
The pirates' volleys were returned by the attacked fleet,
An eye-witness' relates the pitched battle which ensued resulting in the pirates being beaten ofE
THE ITALIAN CONVENIE
PRIZE DISTRICTION,
["l possible attacks, whather, by pitatos or by robbers, at any stage. of the journeys, from the time she casts off her moorings to the moment she gets to anchor at her destina-
tion. These measures have been in force ever since the memorable Spark tragedy which occurred in 1874.
THE COMPANY'S REGULATIONS.
To the Court: Thers was blood all over the
woman's cubicle.
brought to the Station, and his dressing her Laspector Gourlay'spoks to the woman being
wounds. He found some cuts on the back of prisoner's hands, which looked as if they had been done with finger nails; prisoner did not point them out to him.
The first item will have to be paid almost immediately; the second should be begún as soon as possible; expenditure on item three will begin next year; items four and five ought not to be delayed; the sixth item is already in hand. We want therefore immediately £3,315,000, and during the next eight years £500,000 a year (or perhaps £400,000 for ten years). Assuming that the Government dan borrow at 34 per cent, with the solidity of the Imperial government at its back, the inter Upon their return the jury returned a ugani- est will be £125,000 the first year, rising,mous verdict of guilty against the prisoner, with sinking fund, to £175,000 in subsequent years. Let us now look at posible
SOURCES OF RAVENUE, in, Revenue from Tanjong Pagar
At this stage of the
of the conversation Captain Clarke indicated to our representative the regulations which are posted in the general office of the Company, one of which (Regula tion 7 reads as foliową:
"He (the Master) will sea that armed sentries are regularly posted on the 'opper and order to guard against any piratical surprise. Riparian owners, Singapore River
lower decks" at proper pos[5.
are
or attack that the vessel's arms always in efficient condition and ready for im·
After his Honour bad summed up, the jury retired to consider their verdict.
His Honour said he thought the verdict was right, and under the circumstances he would sentence prisoner to two years' imprisonment. but without hard labour.
new
L62,000
5,000
435,000
This concluded the July Criminal Sessions and the Court adjourned sine die,
of
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1. Increased Liquor Tax (E) 4. From current revenue (balance) mediate use; that strict watch is kept at -all
£75,000 The figures here given are merely approxi times in port and when under weigh and every
mate, and disregard, for the sake of simplicity.
vessel and those on board. He shall keep a precaution taken to jerntect the safety of the many items of detail. For instance, railway revenue may be expected to increase when the regular log and enter there the customary opening of the southern end of the Peninsular extension to the docks is completed and the items and particulars of each trip, and shall on "Your report," said Captain Clarke, "in all each occasion communicate in writing to the
tine: Then for budget purposes, each and the main details is absolutely contoborated by Secretary any circumstances he may observe altered and modified.
every item, already only approximate, may be the official report in this office, and I can sug-likely to prove either of general interest or
The object of these gest no conection in the statement. "
affecting the interests of the Company."
remarks will huve been attained if they set people thinking of the financial problem set the These regulations are framed and posted up Cofony, and remind them that great public on each of the Company's ships
improvements cost money, which has to be "You will have observed," said Captainfound. It is possible that the owners of pro-apan-Bank T.T. Clarke, in the course of your numerous journeys with us that our guards and watch- men-in fact, all those whose dury brings them in contact with the deck pastcncis
CAPT. CLARKE'S EXPERIENCES. Contain Clarke was then asked to relate his experiences pa the West Fiver. He stated that he left Hongkong on Tuesday night, fand vis Canton went to samshui, by thẹ Suinam, returning by the Company's steamer Nadursg yesterday morning, whence be took passage the Hongkong and annived,, bere last night. Naturally, be Best directed himself to the Con After 11s 1 xcelency the Governor of pre-sul-tieneral at Caston, of whom he spike in the highest terms. The promptitude with which Consul General Mansfield took steps in the matter was, in Captain Clarke's opinion, a les sup to those Consuls who manifest little or no interest in their compatriots. To use his own words:
DIE GOVERNGI ON MEMORA
|
"The Consul-tjeneral
at Canton acted not only promptly but just as the outrage occurred. The Chinese officials also were not ably prompt in the measures they took to secure captures and they have shown great earnestness of purpose in carrying out every detail in a moperation with the representatives. of the Iritish Consular officials."
A LARGE GANG CAPTURE.
perly on the river bank will look at improve. called up to pay $45,000 extra assessment, per ments therein in a different light when they are
annum, Tip, however, will bring one o
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typical of that prevailing on board every ship torging to the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company. You have my authority to deny fluly any assertion which might have appeared in print alleging negli gence of any sort on the part of the superior jor subordinate officers of the Sainen on thé occasion of the recent outrage.
you see of those on board (he Heungshan is
[Captain Clarke made several other interest-- ing reflections on the West River tragedy, but f qwing to the limitations of spice we ate ohhged in bold over las further views.--Ed., 1 K. 73
AMERICAN PRESS' COMMENTS.. Our well-served contemporary at Manila, the Up to yesterday afternoon 15 of the pirateablenetes, contains fuli telegraphic despatches gang which looted the Salarior had been cap- | relatings to the attack on the Sun on last week, tured, within a radius of 42 miles from the scene of the crime.
:
Commenting editorially on the occurrence, the Manila journal offers the following trenchant cuticism --
"I think" said Captain Clarke, "that the capture of such a large number will ultimately Pirates on the West River between Canton lead to the arrest of the whole gang."
and Hongkong have not been so common of The river, he stated, is now continually patate years, and they have confined themselves rolled by the sour ken, and after the outrage was to attacks on junks, launches, and small Chin reported the Moorhen took on board the pilot ese esaft. Indeed, the story of the last attack of the nisam in order that the exact position on a steamship had almost become a legend, of the pracỷ might be located, and to learn and many Manilans trivelling to Canton or the spot where she dipped anchor at the will Macao, have listened with incredulity to the of the pirates. I
strange tales of the officers of the steamers ahom the time that Captaru So-and-So had to
THE SNAKE-BOATS' MISSION.
defend his vessel with rifles.
to be saddled with the bulk of the charges, as nothing is to be got for nothing. Posterity is it will reap the benefit of them, but the price the present generation has to pay for its insist. ence and its hope of future reward is an in- available for current works and services. creased taxation, or a curtailment of the money
CRIMINAL SESSIONS
WOUNDING,
The Criminal Sessions were continued this morning at the Supreme Court, His Honour ise Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, presiding, when Leung Lung was indicted on the charge kol wounding one Hok Chai Fun with intent to do grievous bodily harm, on the 20th June, 1905. Prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Kraft (loreman), Charles Edward Warren, The following jury was impanelled:~W, 1),
H. Elmer, C. A. E, Meyer, C.. T., B. Haesloop. F. H. J. Baker, and H. W. Page. The Hon. the Attorney General, instructed by Mr. G. E. sterrell, of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, Crown solicitors, prosecuted, the prisoner being unde. fended.
The Hon. the Attorney General said that complainant was sleeping in her cubicle on the night of the 20th June, where she was awaken.. ed by prisonet who was attempting to cut her threat. She jumped up, and ran away to a eighbour's house for protection, and prisoner lullowed and wounded her in various parts of her body. It was believed that the wojnan bad been the paramour of the prisoner, and that she had carried on an intrigue with another
But that had nothing to do with the case, as po mas, and that was the cause of the wounding.
Loras had any right to cut or wound anyone under any circumstances, and it was for the jury to consider how far the prisoner was guilty.
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'sented the pizes in the successful pupils ac cording in the list we published last evening. Sir Mathew Nathan adhessed the company as follows:-My Lords Bislips, present Ladies and Gentemen,-I am sure you with jain with men expressing the regret we feel that the Rev Mother Superior has been pre- vented by less to being present with us here to-day.
I think you will also wish in thank with me the Sistrts and gits for the pleasing pe formave we have witnessed this afternoon, compastulate The school on the very favourable rep # furnished by the los pector at Schools," In addition, to saying ibad the school was tunguglity efficent and there. fore recommended for the highest graut, he reported the progress made in history, hygiene" and acedlework to be very good, and that with regard to aidhmen the papers sent in by the senior classes were excellent. These are useful subjects, and according to one of the songs that the girls sang, will make life sweet The Inspector of Schools painted out, as it was his diety in do, various weak | ppints. He mentioned that the small girls helped each other at the examination (laugh- ter They must not do that again. He swirl more importance should be given to the details of geography, and I'm sure the Sisters will bear that in mind. He also remarked that the, spelling of the smal, Firls was not as
In ne delad Captain Clarke said swe grud as a poight be. That is not perhaps had 'erred anil. that was with regard to the The attack of two days ago, as graphically surprising sewing how small they are. A more presence of poly five junks, which pot fold in the dispatches toike Cablenews, exceeds serious fault mentioned by Mr. Irving is the off from the shore in order in receive the for ferpcity, daring, and success any in history. tendency he witiced, with DeLand to several bonty. Instead of there being five junks fr calls for, stern and repressive measures. subjects, to learn the lessons by beast without as we stated in our first report, there were a Great Briain will undoubtedly undertake the fully understandburg their meaning
Vo large number of those remarkable snake poliong of this region from now on, and will doubtedly the sting of the meiory is a very boats which at a signal given by the pirates make China pay handsomely for her expense important parted education, but the memory
were launched front the shore and sailed and trouble. Britain has the largest interest should rather toured with fans shain with to the Sainon, These boats were completely, at stake in Hongkong and in Canton, byt words and the faery' should be understood as manned and to show how carefully planned the America will, beyond loun, support Eng she was living at No. 19. McGregor Street. liok Choi Fun stated that on the 20th June well as memorised. It is a doubs Easier to affair had been, Captain Clarke said: I need land at every step. All kinds of devitty Prisoner lived in the same house, in another learn words than facts, especially if the words noly mention that on, one of the boats there against foreigners in China is are placed in thything sequelice. An old idea were fifteen men, aped with modern aules, ce the Japanese conquered China inning and sitting on her chest, and cutting growing culicle. She was wakened by the prisoner of teaching history and various other subjects the pattern of which could not be discoveed (894, and Gre and more was by putting them into rhyme. It is now owing to the darkness. I am convinced that whipped Russia, the fear and respect for asked her where her money was, and she since Japad her, on the neck, and the, elbow, Prisoner becognised that where facts are remembered they would have been used against the posWestern people, is dying out in the heart of pointed to the place where she kept it by the position and sound of the words percob-
sengers and crew had any serious resistance Chinese.- ing them, rather than by the meaning-of-those--been-offered. PRET 5 not the slightest doubt
was a lamp burning in ber cubicle so words, those facts are not very likely to be that the pirates and for adherents intended
It may be the waking of the sleeping giant, she was able to see the man. She recognized, who for centuries has submitted, somnolenly him by his face and his voice as the prisoner. understood, and facts not understood are not
to make a suit fight for the booty on the and humaly, to the dictation of Europe and She could not call out, as prisoner stuck a America. But it bodes ill for America especial-pice of cloth in her mouth, and she became ly. If China should, come to a realization of unconscious. When she regained conscious. her power, and her hundreds of millions of strong, death-disregarding natives should take
ness the prisoner had gone away, and ran Our and called a policeman. hold of madera things as have the Western They returned to the house and she at peuples, the Philippines would be in constant
once fainted and was carried to the Cavern- menace of seizure and over-running by the
meat Civil Hospital. It was not true that she hordes of celestials
wis the sweetheart of the prisoner. He at. That this is the final destiny of the Philip tacked her to rob her, but she did not know if pines we do not doubt. America, with a strong he'd d rob her, because are became uncon" government here, and England at Hongkong, scidus. She knew a man nanted Li Yeung, might for a half century or runte, stand of the but he did not come to her cubicle that night, out a strong government here or the proyeurg was a good man, and onc: saved her Chinese eruption; and, they none can do it, and they did not attack the prisoner. Li PROPOSED sailings from HONGKONG rection of a song nation, the Chinese would life. He never cut prisoner with a chopper. In the opinion of Captain Clarke, these break down the barriers of exclusion, and guaid boats are absolutely useless for protect-"swamp the Filipinos in a few years. The ing or defending the sating trade of the delta. Filipinos should think over thir seriously. England perceives it, and therefore ner alliance. They are seally meant for and would be most
with Japan. usefulinariot in the villages alongside the river, lessons which are the essence of the may feeding official and eficient protection for the But they certainly fail in their purpose of al- remain. In other wars, power of memory often weakens power of generalisation. This
stena traffic along the river.
worth rememberny. I told there is a girl here who knows the whole of the text of the Government buck on hygiene by heart. I do not wish to discourage her zeal, but I think it might have been better if she had spent niore time in understanding the facts and less in learning the wor's Memory is undoubted. ly a great gift of God, but we must look upon reason, which is peculiar only te than, as a greate, gilt. Memory and reason are not antagonistic, but it is a notable fact that a good memory very often does not go with the greatest power of reasonleg. I think it is possible to account for that in this ways if a person has a good mergory, any facts he gets hold of he puts into his head, knowing that he will be able to draw them out one by one if he wants them. If he has not a good memory he knows it is necessary before purting them away in the storehouse, of the brain extract lessons from them so that if he forgets the facts the
is generalisation which I hope at any rate the
(The prize was then handed to the winner
Sainum and, if necessary, they would have fought to the end. They stood by, and they certainly would not have gone away but would have fought to the bitter end, and were primari y intended to successfully cover the retreat of their confederates.
THE GUARD BOATS
A guard-boat was actually, stationed on the epposare side of the river when the Sainan
hands of pirates and was headed for an ad- pissed. The fact that the Sainum was in the joining creek did not concern thuse un bourd the guard-boat. At all events, no notice was ikea of the unusual course pursued by the British vessel.
CLAIM FOR IN EANITY.
SINGAPORE SCHEMES,
LARGE EXPADITURE INVOLVED.
But in
Tiere
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Witness (to prisoner); What a fool you are; why do you ask me such silly questions? You know you are talking all het. (To the Court)
Please don't listen to his lies.
Li Yeung said he was a baker, living at 45, Praya East. On the 20th June he heard cries of "save life," and then he opened his door ́anil then said the last witness. She was suffer- ing from knife-wounds. He called a Chinese constable and they all went together to the
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The above steamers have splendid accom modation and are fitted throughout with Elec- tric Light. A duly qualified Surgeon is cairied on each boat.
For further information as to Freight and lived in the sime house. Prisoner was not Passage, apply to 'there when they all got there. At 5,30 am, he
K. MATSDA, went with the constable to look for prisoner,
*Manager, and found him on the Yaumati ferry "launch, which was just about to leave,
Tlie Attorney General: You are by way of being a friend of the prisoner?
Financial schemes and financial awards come big girls will remember so that in another year Company to lodge any claim for indem-Saturday last, writes the Singapore Free woman's lodging. He knew the prisoner, who
Asked whether it was the intention of the with such a rush on our devoted heads on there will be no suggestion in the report of the nity against the Chinese Covernment for frest, what with the Governor's loan an Inspector of Schools that more facts are remem- the loss and damage sustained, by reason bered than are understood, Trusting to my
nouncements and the Arbitrators' award in memory, I think it was at this school last year mature for him to furnish any answer to the
of the piracy, Captain Clarke said it was pre the Tanjong Pagar Expropriation, that one apoke pu the subject of English composition.
had hardly time to consider what it all meant. For that reason i propese to give my prize this question, hut he had no doubt that the Cam- True the main features of Joans had been dis cussed before; the amount of the T., P. award year to the girl who has done best in this subject.pany was entitled to make a claim against the There seems to be some doubt as to who that Government. In his opinion, considering the had been speculated upon; and estimates had girl is, but I am told if I give the prize to Miss Promptitude with which the Consular officials been furnished for harbour schemes, wharf re-
bad dealt with the matter, the British constructions and railway extensions. Enriqueita Felices i shall not be far wrong. Chargé d'affaires at Peking mus: have been the excitement of dabbling in millions of amidst great applause.) Defore I sit down 1 Canton, of the affair immediately it had hap- of dollars for Tanjong Pagar; and calculating informed by Consul General Mansfield, at pounds sterling for loans; and tens of millions want to mention the pleasure it gives me to see pened. Of course, the Censul General had the capital in hard cash of our friends who how in this school every effort is made to give also intimated the Viceroy of the outrage as effect to my wishes that hygiene should be
aie fortunate enough to hold Tanjong Pagar thoroughly well taught and learned. I should
soon as he heard of it.
shares, we were unable to take a general view like to mark my appreciation of this by giving
of the probable finances of the Colony. It is a small library of hygiene works to the Sister against piratical attacks in peaceful traders budget. We have first
On the general question of the defences advisable to do so now, and draw up a rough
Dr. Koch spoke to examining the woman un whom I know has been very largely instru- Captain Clarke said:
the 20th June, and found her suffering from mental in securing the good teaching of this
weakness on account of loss of blood from a subject-Sister Melania.
"The icy of our Company has certainly. Purchase price of Tanjong Pagar £3,325,000 series of wounds. One in the face was a serious Rev. Fr. de Maria was the bearer of the gift
been coulétent one, as you can tell from the 2. Reconstruction of Wharves 5,530,000 wound, and would leave a disfiguring mark. to Sister Melaols who accepted His Excel.
numerous trips you have taken on our ships 3. Harbour Improvements, Singapore 1,350,000 Those wounds were inflicted by a chopper. lency's gift amid cheers and applause. The and from personal observation you have.
4. River Improvements, Singapore 500,000 singing of the National Anthem terminated been able to note on each occasion that& Railway Extension, Singapore
Harbour Improvements, Penang
The Chinese constable spoke to finding the 150,000 be proceedings,
no precaution whatever is relaxed against
175,000 chopper, and handing it, alļ blood-stained, to Amount of Lona (about)
6,930,000 Inspector Gourlay,
POLICY OF PROTECTION,
EXPENDITURE DECIDED ON.
Prisoner: (standing).I don't know you. if there way any friendship between prisoner Witness, continuing, said he did not know
prisoner with a chopper that day. He did not andthe woman. It was not true that he attacked know why the woman ran to his house for protection that day; it was his misfortune ; she nught to have run to someone else. Prisoner bad no cause to be jealous of him.
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