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WEST, RIVER PIRACY.

CHINA ASSOCIATION.

VICEROY VIGOROUSLY

DENOUNCED.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JULY 21. 1906.

fecal Press, will fid-thaithe question of pro- teci on of the West River trade has been con- stantly cropping up since then. We, whose lot has been cast in Họngkong dùing the period, know it as men know the things that bave become woven inte their daily life. We need no records to remind us that during the period of Li Hưng Chang's viceroyalty there attacks, became' of much less frequent oc- currence, and, that towards the end of it

to

STOWAWAYS FROM JAPAN.

Evidence was led to the effect that defend.

ants boarded the Coptic at Nagasaki and were not discovered on board until the vessel was far out. The discovery was made by the boat. twain of the ship.

Jefendants said that they had no intention.

of leaving their country at all." They went on board the Coptic to work. They fell asleep and when they awoke the ship had left the port:

both could and would perform the obvious HON, MK. GRESSON'S ADDRESS. duty. The natural result of all this was Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson:--Mr. Chairman

Chief ficer Raphael Lober, of the s.s. Caplic, that on February 14 an attack was and gentlemen, We must all deplore the made on a large motor boat named the regretsalile incident that has necessitated our appeared against two Japanese-a tarmer and a married woman at the Police Court- this Tien Kong, award by a British subject trading meeting here to-day, The daring piratical up the West River from Samshui. 32,500 was altack on the Sainam has unfortunately result-morning, charging them with arriving in the stelen, and the motor boat was run ashore by ed in Inss of life, among the victims being a Colony, on the zoth instant; on board his vessel, the pirates, almost opposite and in full sight of man who has placed his time and-training at

-without the captain's or owner's permission.

- The defendants denied trying to defraud rife | a Chinese guard-bont from which no assistance the disposal of the Chinese, with the desire to

the steamship company. alleviate their sufferings, and what is his wa's forthcoming. As far as I can learn no satisfaction for the outrage has yet been ob reward? An untimely death, due to no steps tained. But if anything was done it was being taken by the authorities, to patrol and clearly not a sufficiently striking measure to police the waterways, or as they inay well be emphasize the heinous nature of the crime of called highways of the "province It is not for make clear that in the hands of a string violating a foreign flag. For on March 22 the matter of weeks, or even months, but for administrating the thing can be done.

Standard Oil Company's launch the Comet was

years, that piracy has been rampant in what is (Applause.) Agair, an records are needed to held up and robbed and her crew brutally generally called the Canton Delta; indeed, enable mest of its in recall the circumstance malucated. Still nothing was done to vindi- his knowledge of its existence has been openly that after Là Hung Chang's departure these

cate the position of the foreign shipowner as admitted by the Official responsible for the ·Here the Japanese interpreter intimated that the defendants were country people from a outraves were inewed. This was predicted guaranteed to him by China under the existing keeping of law and order, and it is almost in- by the then chairman of the Hongkong Chini

eaty. Following upon this came the piracy credible that no energetic steps have been

village 50 miles inside of Nagasaki, and he i đid not think they had any intrittion of stuwing Association in his report dated, May, 1800,

of a Chinese lunch belonging to the Po On taken 19 suppress the evil. You are well

away There you will find these words: "A few

Company; a Hongkong company, from which aware, Gentlemen, that when foreigners het as The complainant replied that when ques pioneers in the shipping or any other trade,

tioned on board the ship the farmer said he months of teeble government on the part of Li$10,000 were robbed. No punishment, as fit as

is known here, followed the outrage: The des-ending towards the development of the vast wanted to go ta America. Hung Chang's successor will agaip fit the

His Worship said he would remand the case mous disadvantages, in breaking downloahtil Monday in order to call the Japanese custom," and overcoming native susceptibilities. Consul to see what he could-da-for the defen (Applause. Nevertheless, lives and money are

danis. freely risked in the firm belief that on just such occasions as the present, they can claim and promptly receive the protection of the flag under which they are working, (Applause.). The Chi ese see not slow to recognise this fact, and it is in large measure owing to the protection and far treatment which they expect to receive, that, they patronuse steamtes trading under a foreign' tag in pr ference to those owned by their own

matrymen, and with a footing once gained A experience coum teaches the advantages of con- farming with the western customs. 1 is, there' fate, obvious that if this support be denied us. the tasks will become so great that they must seriously interfere with, if not strangle the de- velopment of Trade in the two Kwang pro-, vinces. A contrast may be usefully drawn between the state of law and order which

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-SWEEPING RESOLUTION ADOPTED. . As the result of the strong feeling which has been aroused in, the Colony over the dastardly they had practically ceased., 1. Hong Chang, piracy committed on the steniner Sainam while in fact, put down piracy. -1 wish particularly proceeding along the West River last week, to direct your attention to that fact, it and the unhappy death of Dr. R. 1. J. Macis important, inasiuch as it servei dongid, the Hongkong Branch of the China Association decided to consider what steps should be taken to punish the marauder and exterminates the pirate gangs of the Canton delta Accordingly, an extraordinary general meeting of the members was held this afternoon to discuss the matter. As a rule the meetings of the Association are held in private, but re coposing the impo tance of the subject, and the general interest manifested by the public in all that is concerned with the matter, the

to the Press, a concession which will no doubt be appreciated as much by the community as it was by the Press. There was a record at- tendance of members; there being over sixty, present, and Mr. M. Stewart, Chaimi f the foral Bancs of the Association, presided - Along other present were --Men."Mr. W. 3. Gressen, Han. Mr. R. Osborne, Messrs 11. B. Law, A. G. Wao }, 'T. N. Mały, W.-G. "Himme phreys, T. F. Rough, 1 P Who, TP. Cochrane, E. Grist, Gen. Simms, Gen. Tomin, C. D. Wilkinson, H. M. Haisten, Capt. W. P Clarke, M. W. Slade, W, Skinner, H. W..) Lopker, H. 4. Gomper J Blastings, H. E. R. Hunter, E. J. Bursin 4. Pinckany, W, Parlane, Geo 11 Medburst,, F. Smythe, 12. C. Maxon, H. W. Made, W. J. Saunders. and J, W. Kew

proceedings-on-this occasion-were-thrown open veranday backwaters with pirarsand tobbers/Peradoes now seemed to have come to the larger Chinese Empire they do so under enor

THE CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH.

Mr. M. Stewart sud-Gentlemen, In call- „ing this merling together your committer have" nother mative than an earnest desire to stren; then the hands of thee whose official chute i turn for

foreignsteamers plying on the West River, and as numerous al audacious as ever." Li Hung we have had to witnessthis last, worst case ofall Chang's successor proved to be feeble, with

the murderous and fatal attack on the Sainam. the result indicated. The puacy which nerur

The details are fresh in your mentory. It is red under his regune wire, however, still cons. fined to attacks on native, craft. A noteworthy

unnecessary for me to go into them. The point incumstance as that the thes acting Viceroy want to make is at the incident is clearly appeared to believe that the flatish dag had still traceable to the supineness of the Chinese authorities in the face of the previous accur sufficient prestigs in the tyrs of the pirates to secure its protection in passengers travelling.rences to which I have referred. And now the official comes the question: Who is under. In support of this statement I may remind you that be

directly responsible for this supineness? I went so far as to suggest to the British Consul in Canion

can conceive of only one answer. Viceroy that at would, he desirable for the steamner

Shun is responsible! (Hear, hear.) Dr. The smaller MacDonald's blood is on his official head. companies' vessels to call at

In common justice the Viceroy's official parts then open in order that Chinese pas. sengers might travel in safely. The result

Life should answer for the crime. It should be ci shon by his enforced retenient, of us suggestion was a fer from the steam boat companies to the Chamber of Commerce od Setember 19, 1992, requesting them to press for the opening of these ports. The outcome was that the Chinese authorities declared the 'ports open in January, 1953 The idea worked. Passengers of all nationalities travelled in safety

(pause) This last is merely my private 他说, It may be met by, the objection that there is no likelihood of Shum being succeeded But even a worse in than by a better man.

ham would be better for us if he came to his

duties impressed by the idea that he had really In govern in order to reign. We are told that

Youn' Shịli Kai and the

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HONGKONG.VOLUNTEER CORPS.

prevails in the strict lawlessed Can disorder which is rife in the region administered by His Excellency Shum (Applause.) In ask ing our Government to insist and, if necessary, assist the Chinese Government in putting an *nd once and for all to this intolerable menace

to life and property, which exists in a greater or less degree throughout the land, am

in aesise in obtaining satisfac.uniler the Brush flag, Chinese benefiting the Viceroy, in consequence at the prompt and confident that we can look for their support;

a grasso violation bt the British flag to bring to pose the perpetrators of a djabolical outrage, and 10 insist that in furare the Chinese authorities responsible for the safety of traders in the West River shall be made to fulfil theis repeated pumises, në prak viding adequate protection. I am in bebever in the friendly watch-dog digory of the Acco. ciation. conceive it to be no part of our

one of his fist duties.

ing the Sainam's culprits. in catching few out of the 100 or more implicated and ex- hibiting their trends on poles along the river bank, will not do any permanem good, unless

behalf of all foreign nation-lilies, but they will also be rendering a signal service to the Chinese nation at large (applause), who like ourselves are in the hands, and at the mercy, of vese lawless robbers. With these remarks, Mr. Claiment l'have much pleasure in seconding the resolution that you have påt to the meeting. (Applause.)

MR. LAW'S SPEECH,

Mr. D. R. LAW:--Gentlemen, -- 1 will not de- tain you for more than a few minutes. I desire In give expression publicly to the deep regret of the owners of the Sarmam at the lamentable. death of Dr. Macdonald. That such a valuable hfe as his should have been so needlessly crificed at the hands of the cowardly ruffians who attack the Sufram must ever be a matter of deep regret is all, and i am sure I am expressing your feelings when I say that our deepest symp.uby'is extended t, Mrs. Mac- Donald and family in their great loss. (Hear, hear). I also desire in give my hearty support to the resolution proposed by our Chaman 1! is, indeed, ligh time

for this Association, to move and to de mand that ao end shall be made, once and

for all, of these pariahs of humanity who infest

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equally with foreigners in mumunity from uuț rages then constantly being perpetrated on pas energetic demands of the British Government, for we are not only asking their assistance on singer, travelling in Chinese Launches or other is doing his best at the moment to capture the native craft. These outages increased in pom- culprits. The horse having escaped great real is being brought to bear lo shining the stable her as bad been predicted and things were in a bad way in the delta when the present Viceroy door. This is all very well, but why did' not was appointed.

When he passed through the Viceroy display some zeal before? 1 tungkong on his way to assume office he had think I can tell you. He thought it was an interview with Sir Henry, Blake in which he safe to ignore British: Consular representa business nunecessarily to worry, Benish offents undertook to make the suppression af piracytion. That is why He ignored all man

For a time people be

ner of seprésentations cousistently and per who are doing them utarest, to further the in terests consulted to their care. As a da te, in heved that he intendes in futfil his promise.sistently. Now he seems to be afraid. That my view, is nule incombent on ustoffe statier lus official Career in Cantun as t

is well. But his tremors will not bring the dead to life again, nor will is restime for many offer nå opinion when, looking at matters professed enemy to i-doers of all sorts.

a day the loss of confidence in the protective from a commerțist standpoint, we are im-

Those interested in se development of the

power of the prestige of the British flag pan pressed by aspects possibly in danger of being

West River trade took» 1 hopefully forward to

the nver. Moreliver, activity in search abscured by cons decations of a different order.

the restitution of a campa go having for i On the subjert which we are here to discuss it object the destruction of villages which are may seem to some of you inconceivable that practically robbers' strongholds, whose focation -the n can possibly exist any d·lferesort betwren

in this reaches of the ever and in the upper off-ial and mercantile views,

deltà is well-known. For a tile the Viceroy may seem to

be accompanied by the systematic destruc a reformer. you a matter of cedaily that every British maintained some reputation as offic at conceived--high or low, at home er

this me apparently inspired certain salty than of the pirates' lurs--welkknown to the abroad, from the Secretary of State in London

awr. Outages decreased to pum, while those people of the district-and furthermore, be

the trade routes of South China without to the Vice-based & Canton-mast se- eye to that ink place were confined, as during is followed up by the inauguration of an efficient

let or lundrance and live on the proceeds "eye with thou chose endearrang, mainly--predecessor's regime, to acts upon native, craft service of properly manned and well-found

"Steam cutters ;—pot, as-al-present occasional of their le murders and robbery. out of patriotic sa neat, to develon the diffi- Unfortunately this satisfied him. Herein laylaunches lying idle at long distances apan with da so only ask for the punishment of the cult, dangeroudi zafar unprofitable carrying his weakness. As long as the pirates confined

steans down and the crew asleep, or gambling, guilty in the Sainam case, we demand the The pirates and their villages shall be eradi tratie between lantion and Warhow, or between themselves to small offences he confined lug tieng on wages most of which they do not cated. (Applause) We shall not be satisfiet Wuchów and Hongkong. Your Committee self to bakering with the evil instead of honest-gef, and making up the difference by taking with such tardy effins as the Viceroy bave every hope that this will prove in be the ly, trying to rent a out, Wrong-dents are

"Kush money" from the pirates. This is the is reported to be making now. (Applanisé.) case. They hope that our authorities aleuły | quick to take advantage of slackness in those

soit of thing which has brought about the The cancerous growth of piracy which has Little by little

spread itself all over the Canton Delta is perceive where the real responsibility rests placed in amharity over them.

And for this, as for everything at to be destroyed by taking action only when present evil. and they enfidently anticipate the pre. the pirates gaioed confidence and their de

else, the Viceroy must be held accountable. it manifests itself in some diabobeal form such sentation of a tasted front and a firm su pielations as used more ambitious shape. (Applause.) It is clear that he has no serias the Sun case. It requires a ruthless tade in fighting down the inevitable oppost-Appetite grows by what feeds on. They endeavoured to cope with the difficulties surgeon to apply the knile and cat in out on tion of the Chinese authorities to our just appene of the more adventures spirits grew, of the situation; that he has allowed matters to and branch, (Applause) Yesterday it was poor, Dr. MacDonald, who was sacrificed demands. Nevertheless, they consider, it their until eventually small native craft were no

an the altar of official ineptitude and cor- drift, and that he has altogether failed to fulit duty invite discussion. a resolution longer large enough to satisfy it. The first the functions of his high office.

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He is the real ruption; to-day it

be sume may

ottier which shall presently propose with a symptom was an dick made' near Wa

culpen. On his shoulders the blame tests and valued teend: in-marifw perhaps even your. chow on launch Oving the Butish flag..

sejl of your duty calls you to these regions of THUR DAY, the 26th instant, for the CAWARRA view to making local mercanule sion

Every day it is the poor Chinese who suffer at ↑ LETTING OF THE OLD HARBOUR OFFICE, perfectly clear. It we succeed in doing this in the latter part of last year, which made

the hands of worestrained ruffanisin; and are it evident tha new state of things hd

we to sit quietly by am, never NWE band in stem the forest of query arisen. This incident was allowed to, pass

and without any striking measures of retribe

suffering that follows on the tum of these atrocities against humanity? We are inIE tion being taken to impress the perpetra

than justified in calling upon our Government tors with the enormity of the crime. Indeed,

in redress these wrongs, Appluse į 1- Offre."

The Government does not hind himself to The Sardan's piracy demands such an expres- by this time. the Vidro,' itude to alf repre-munity; not only of the British mercantile plomatic pressure has no effect on the Chinese sion of opinion. To understand and appreciate sentatious of foreign rights had grown casual cominunity, but also of the heads of the wer Government in awakening it in the enormity | arcept the highest or any Tender,

of its guilt and to a sense of its responsibili Frams of tender and further particulars can at the circumstances it is necessary to thook in a degree. Quite obviously he had come -cantile houses of other nationalities who con.

ties, then I have no besitation in affirming that be obtained from the Public Works Depari-. back over a decade. No one who was only under the new wave of Chauvisesm which now duct business from Hongkang, Furiber, I

it becomes the duty of our Goveran ent to lake bora yesterday in China cha possibly under-aufortunately quimates mandarindo from one

make bold to say that these views are in

else marter in hand and propose to the ther

W. CHATHAM; Powers more immediately interested joint ac- | 757} consonance with those of every honest and

Director of Public Works, stand or appreciate these circumst sices galess end of the empire to the other. Not only was

tion is putting an end to a ste of affairs he is gifted with a quick imagination, Without thing really done in the matter, but about law-abiding Chinese. Indeed, it' is far more

which is a disgrace to civilization. (Applause.) that gift newcomers will naturally be apt to Chinese New Year' many of the paired lunches

in their interests than in the interests of any

fo claiming the right of security for life and regard the Sainam :inculent as an olated

were withdrawn from the waters of the upper foreigner that steps should be taken to eradicate property, both for Native and European event. Those of us who were here when the

Delta and laid up in the front reach at Canton, there pirate pests and to re-establish law and alike, we are surely not asking ton mich West River was opened realise that it is nothing where they land until the other day, and where order in the region of the della where the Chi-And if the Chinese Government admit their, of the sort. We know that it is merely the they may yery well be lying now. Possibly, it

nese are the chief sufferers by the lax adminis inability to provide that security upon which the hi,best form of human happiness and natural outcome of crents which have taken may have been about this time flat the Viceroytration of which we complain. Life, property prospery depends, then conceive that no longer be treated by the place since then--that it is simply the culminat made the suggestion to the British. Consular and communication are alike unsafe, and irade they can ing point in a long series of incidents follow authorities, behind which he is now trying languishes in consequence. In the interest usual hplomatic methods employed between ing one upon another in logical sequence. Ito shelter himself. I allude to his idea of of every mercham of every nationality; of civilved Powers (Applause) The British would be tedious if I were to dwell in detail on making use of his braves to search Chinese every law-abiding Chinese; of every traveller, Government has always taken the lead in un- deavouring to treat China as though she were a passengers who propose to travel by foreign whether official, commercial, missionary or vi civilized Power, with the idea of helping her to steamers a great idea, truly worthy of a great sitor to these shores; in the interest of everyone become one; lias always endeavoured to adopt administrator, a cheap means of-enabling him--including even the Chinese officials, if they a beneficent attitude towards the Court of to shirk his responsibilities! He would have would believe it-in the interest even of pro-Peking, with the result that there is no gratis tude; no response; no radical change in the saved the pay of the braves who would, nospective pirates-who would be happier earning attitude of the higher officials towards us; in- doubt, have been well content to exchange it an honest livelihood-it is time that confidence deed, there is to-day rather a return to the for the squeeze exicted from the passengers. should be restored; it is time that something attitude of so years ago, in the bad old days of A. CHAZALON & CO. Medoc............... .5.50 6.50 950 No better scheme for discouraging Chinese definite and drastic should be done. These Commissioner Yeh in where modern prototype, from travelling by these steamers could are the views on the strength of which I invite Viceroy Shum, very little difference seems to

exist. (Loud Applause.) well be devised. (Applause) The Chinese, you, gentlemen, to, support the following re in obedience to their gambling instincts, would solution :--- naturally prefer to take the risks of being held up by native craft to the certainly of being thus blad. The suggestion indicates that the

we shall have done what is perquired tv as by the objects of the Assection. The first object of the Association is to represent and express the opinion of the British mercantile community. The circumstances leading up to

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all these incidents. Moreover, time does not permit it. Time only permits me to indicate bricly certain broad and significant aspects of the question. Broadly treated and briefly stated' the circumstances may be summarised thus The West River was, declared open to trade in June, 1897, by Imperial Edict. first many difficulties were encountered— ill-conceived regulations, shifting channels 310 buoys, no lights and other similar inconveniences incidental to planeering; but" that any danger existed of piratical attacks on steamers Rying the British Bag was not reckoned with seriously,

No one who Viceroy was well aware of the existence of the went to Wuchow in those days ever thought. of dangers and also shows that he was unwilling it, any more than if the voyage had been to to take effective measures to provide against Macao. I was an early passenger. 1 remem-then. Either he was unwilling or incompetent her the trip as if it were yesterday. The idea to do so. In either case the position called for of danger never entered my head. But in a his removal. Assuming him to have been able ittle time things began to change for the to put a stop to this intolerable state of affairs worse. Chinese launches then entering upon the fact that he did not do it can only be ex- -the trade offered good plunder to the adven-plained on the supposition that he did not want turous robbers and cases of piracy became to do it. Assuming, on the other hand, that he frequent. Anyone who cares to study the wanted to do it but could not, than clearly he records of the Chamber of Commerce and the was unfit for the post. In either event ho Chian Association, or to consult the files of the should have been replaced by someone who

we should not rest until this has been made

plan to han. Unless it is, the whole affair will soon be forgotten and the old evils will recur, In saying this, I speak with the confidence ansing out of the knowledge that an utter ing not merely my own convictions, but those also of the leading members of the civil com-

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tion. In the course of his brief but pertinent ANCHOVY IN OIL (Boneless).

Mr. Hough spoke in support of the resal

"That this meeting of members of the remarks he insisted that for the recent outrages Hongkong branch of the China Asso vigorous action becomes necessary. The ciation desires to record the opinion that supineness of the Chinese Authorities must recent outrages on shipping in the West disappear altogether, and life and property River are directly due to lax adminis must have adequate and aimple protection, tration on the of the Viceroy of (Applause),

part Cantor; and to press upon the London Branch the need for representing this to the Foreign Office, and while gratefully acknowledging the promptness and ener gy with which His Majesty's Govern ment has already taken the matter Up members here present respectfully urge that unless the Chinese authorities can Le induced to take steps to exterminate piracy and to preycat its recrudescence ibere is no guarantee that the evils complained of will not recur," (Loud Applause)..

The Chairman invited discussion. There being no response, the resolution was put to the meeting and unanimously carried.

Mr. Stewart then intimated to the members that on Monday last the local Branch of the Association wired home to the London Branch that the British Bag had been violated in the trade on the West River and requested that action might be taken in the matter. The Hongkong franch has since been informed by cable that this had been done.

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