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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY

COLOWAN UNDER FIRE.

PIRATES BATTERIES SILENCED.

SHOCKING EFFECT OF NAVAL SHELLS.

INCLEMENT WEATHER DRIVES BLOCKADING FLEET INTO PORT,

COLOWAN BLOCKADR.

PIRATES' TREACHERY. PRISONERS AND ARMS CAPTURED, "[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Macao, 16th July, 1910. From day to day I have chronicled the tragic events, and others, that have been enacted in the island of Colawan and surrounding waters during a memorable week. There was little of pote to forward by the mail of Friday morning, since when, however, although no momentous occurrences transpired' during the interval, evsote of rather more than casual interest to your readers have to be ricinded. In.in order of importance, though not of chronological nasrative, I have to place the arrival of some of tha captured pirates handcuffed and

UNDER AN ARMED ESCORT

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JULY 22 1910

three boats were captured by the Portuguess 40 prison of war and towed across the bay to MACAD

News gathering.

adopting such effective maasures to extermin ate the pirate hordes, root and branch from Coloway. The neiurance was given that the presence of the naval units of the Kwang-tong Squadron in the neighbourhood.of Colowan was for no other purpose than to set in friendly The Naval Jetty sod all along the buod is co-opamilon for the maintenance of the cordon fall of people anxious to get every scrap of and to prevcot the pirates from fleeing leto first news which they promptly retail in the Chinese territory where they will be regarded City. The arrival of every launch, or any. as the most unwelcome guests. The cordial despatch vessel, from Colowas, is the signal for expressions of good will on the part of the rush to the Naval Camber. But as the officials Chinese representative are mutually rec'pio: evad down to the subordinates are under pain cated at Macao,

of penalty to observe judicious sencerics the purveyors of Dows, specially of the raw novice type, is invariably doomed to disappointment,

Bombardment re-commenced

to-day,

Macao'sultimatum to the Chinese piratò chiefs expired at pm, yesterday (Skiunday). It was generally supposed that by that hour a wither ing fire would have been opened on the island af tbois. who have a liking for treasuring from the batteries of the gunboats Patria and souvenirs of the kind. The arms that ha

Macau. But the authorities conducting opera filled late the hands of the Portuguese are saidtions were awaiting the arrival of the cruiser to be of the Martial and Muuser pallaros, even Ra nha Dont Amalia of whose departure from superior to those in use by the Po tuguese Hongkong to Macao at noon yesterday they troops

bad been apprised by cable despatch. The Dona Amelia was signalled off the roadstand abortly before four o'clock in the afternoon. She lay at anchor in the offing and awaited the flood tide before she picked up the outer chau net and moved up to Colowan. This she did at eight o'clock Inst night. Esgeregas watched her port lights from the Praia Grande and when she dropped anchor in front of Coloman' anti cipations ran high of subse uent developments io the night.

CANNONADING TO BE RESUMED.

1 bad a conversation with a Daval officer yesterday. He made no secrat of the fact that, unless the Chinese surrender by 1 p.m. to-day, a naval contingent will be land- ed by the gunboat Patris, who will co-operate with the land, forces and march agafest the Chinese. The plan is to abeil their fortified positions. It is hoped that the demonstration of force alone will convince the Chinese of the futility of hopeless resistance and that they will yield to the inevitable situation without a resort to physical force which may be at tended by painfully disastrous consèquences.

THE CITY OF THE DEAD. The market pince of Colowan is a veritable a gang of soms eighteen sen zovers-lineel (city of the dead. The abominable emanations descendants of men who sent centuries ago from the corpses in a rapidly advancing state of terrorised the m tidie coast of South Ching, putrefaction renders the task of burying the dead -and who have led a life of yi ander and depreda most nauseous affair. A returning rus cheiro tlon--disembarked atake Naval Wbait at Barra (6, a steward of the camp mass) from Colo. at 5.15 p.n. yesterday. 1'just happened to wan, who is attached to the Artillery Corps, be ie that neighbourhood at the time and tells of the difficulty encountered in burging was an eye witness of the disembarkation The the dead bodies is enough. The turk, is mea were a desperate-lonking lot and to all rendered doubly more difficult for the mes appe rances birdened to a life of adventure wh have to toil under the blazing heat which was sustained by the proceeds of murder and blackm.il. The gang was the object of curiosity by their peaceful trading compitrinis on the water root. All were manacled and as soon as they stepped a hose from the Govern ment launch which conveyed the prisoners to Macau they were marched up to the Monte Fort, these to be incarcerated in the military. priso, where chances of escape ara impossible, pendi.g trial.

THE RESCUED LOYS,

who had been held in captivity by the pirates, are sito all now 11Macao. They were brought over yesterday and, said to rate, had been un willingly made to suffer by the charges from the Portuguese troops wad proceeded on the offers ve lo act the part of their redeemers, The deliverance he been effected true enough, "but at the price of muci blod, such is the irony of Fale. All the eight hoys are under surgical treatment as the military hospital of San Jauuerlo, where they are tended with all care and solicitude by the officers in charge. As their injuries, in most cases, are of a mion character, they are expected to make rapid progress towards 'recovery.

ANOTHER JUNK SUNK,

I don't remember having seen it stated in any of the reports of the correspondents of the newspapers in Hongkong that a Chinean junk loaded with the sinews of war for the beleagur od natives was sunk the other day. This veszti waiting in shallow water in one of the sheltered bays. Repo has it that at one of the earlier stages in the first encounter of the first lay, soms of the pitates used the junk as a point of vantage from which to frect their isl fres at the commanding officers directing operations from the gunboat Mccau The use of amokeles powder did not disclos the position whence the stray bullets mil- sed their inrgeis, bei it an bappened that a soldier on shore at Colawan discovered that the junk was no pe celal fishing snack bar Wat a dangerous catmy on mischief best, This information was promptly courayed in First-Lieut. M Akhaugia Pinto Busto, who, theredipun, commanded that the mustle of his death dealing weapons ou board be turned in the direction of the "war" junk. Order to

open fire was promptly given, and in the- next few seconds the boat Hy a helpless dere-

A PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION.

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Pirates identilled,

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The eighteen men, who were brought man clad to Macao, on Friday, having been made

Colawat, and who prisoners at safe custody la the milktery prison of Monte Fort have since been identified by at least two of their former captives. A Chinese boy, who had been held 10 Yoom and was since rescued by his deliverers, the Portuguese, was taken to Monte and, there without any hesitation point od out his erstwhile tormentors, The pri sonere stoutly dapled the charges alleged agalart them before the lad when the little youngster, emboldened by the presence of the armed escort, filled out aload: "Hai·lo, kos Figi chak!" meanwhile keeping hit index Ginger in front of the quivering cosatenance of the contemptible wretch now held in daraace vile. The ind's ejaculatory exclamation wazi "Yes, that is the man. He le the robber1"

Others of the gang were identified by an old, man, who had been held in captivity pond the payment of a large sum of money which had been demanded as the price of his life by the brigands from ble well-to-do son who is said to be in business at Macao.

Naval Contingent Disembarked..

The plan was that she was to land a cavaloid contingent of 150 men last night to reinforce the troops on land which with the men from in the guabost Fafria is now of a total strength of same five hundred men.

Saturday night proved ansvential. By this morning the pirate chiefs had not complied with their signals for an honest trace and sur. render. Accordingle, at 8 a m. sharp the

Terrific Boom

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gunboat Patria assumed the load and fire on the island with her heavy gune. Can. popading was sustained fortwo, Kodra and at To us, the guns from both the Porta and Maca cessed fire. To-morrow (the 18th inst.) operations will be resumed by the paval force.

Escape of the Pirates.

COMMODORE WU'S REPORT.

YUAN · IHU/EIUN'S SOLICITUDE. [From Our Own" Corvizpendént"]||

Canton, 18th July, A joint telegraphic report has been received by H, E. Viceroy Youn from Commodorn Wa

It la sald, and there is good ground for the land the officials of the Heungshan, district post, that the greater number of the pirates have giving detailed accounts of the recent troe bla mi rendy escaped from Colowan by way of Hakan Colowan. Since the receipt of the despatch the beach which lies to the east of the island and Viceroy has sent his chief Deputy of Forsiga bich apparently bad not been vigilantly guard Affairs, Taptal So, to Macao to ascertain the ed. The effectiveness of the naval cordon may rear condition of affairs, The deputy.la akta las wall be criticised by those who have a poor constructed, when at Macao, to call and inter law ception of the position of the group of islands the Macao Govaroor with a view to the beac of which Colowan is one. One has only to possible_steps bṣing lakes for the suppression know Colowan's situation in order to thoroughly of the disturbances so as not to involen understand how difficult a completely effective great a sacrifice of lives of the poor people!

the villages. blockade lo the expanse of water opening out to the boundless sea must be,

A number of the members of the Canton,

Society last

Fishing. Boats Commandeered Cros Spinly have daring medical

to the people who may be in need GRA Admiral Li Chuo has placed a gunboat at the disposal of the Society to convey their moms bers to Colowan,

The report, to which I am giving so much credance, of the a iccassful eluding of the Portu. guess and Chinese fleete by the slippery pirates, to whom the waters in the salghbourhood of

BLEVEN PIRATES CAPTURED" Macao ara perfectly familiar, comes to me from a source which I have no reason to doubt. The

· NAVAL CORDON, RE-ESTABLISHED. © information which was vouchsafed to me je that

*[From Our Own Gorreißendent]. two gangs of pirates numbering about sixty is all made good their escape under cover of the darkosse to a pisce called Sam Kok

Mac.0, 18th July. bear the island of Lap Sap Mi which, lins in * As the weather cleared up in tha contra of the roadstead of Macao. From this temporary the day, and the glass indicated that the ty baven of refuge they commandeered threa fish. phone in the South had given this port a wide. ing juuks and compelled their owners and crews barth, Commodore Wu's flotilis, which had to receive them on board. Terrified by the run toto the forer Harbour for shelter on Sun- menacing attitude towards them by these day evening, heaved anchored to-day and dreaded rovers of the deep the fisher folks sdb-teamed out of the harbour. They made mitted, to their mandates and in addition str.ight for "Colwze and teak up the allotted were compelled to ship a low picule of rice on board besides other provisloom before they set sail for the bospitable shares of some unknowa islands in this neighbourhood.

migrants.

Story of the Kidnapping. The youthful wkress jost mentioned talls a

If these desparate men have betaken them graphic story of how he was kidnapped. One selves to Chinese territory they have little hops day he was at the Macas wharf of the ferry to af survivlog the exccutioners' axe in the Fot of the heavy artillery of the Patria was the Talpa and Galewan. He was inquiring for the ters' field at Canton, for the elders of nearly first signal that a bombardment of Colowan launch to take him to his native place when every village round about the scene of fast bad re-commenced with unmistakable deter- he was accosted by a man who declared week's tragedies have bean warged against bar friend willing to help bouring any strangers arriving from the coast. mination. The lighter guns of the patrol-boat himself to be a Macau followed in rapid succession and SODA take him to his village home, The boy It is not at all improbable that the fugitives of the sun. This same man is my authority continuous Cassonade of shot and shell was

was accordingly persuaded to follow the will make for one or more points of disambar

Arriving cation on the shores of the mainland or al for the statement that men, women' and

directed against the pirates' inaccessible strong stranger to the Colowan launch. children innumerable have already

Lantao within the Now Territories of Hong. holds. The boom of the guns could be distinct at the 'destination the unsuspecting youth buried. The scavenging duties in the main

ly heard by the passengers on board the Sul Taidoclined to disembark, declaring that that was kong, if the latter happen to be the case, village, now a heap of hopeless ruin, are any..

no her way from Macao to Hongkong this mera- not the landing place of his ancentral village, and the lines i now send you come under the thing but easy to carry out in the present trying. For fully an hour those irvelling by the Whereupon his would-be guide and friendlyax eye of the Hongkong Police, your rate pri- unmasked his villany and told the now affright-wakefal guardians of the Peace in the insular ing ccdinstances.

Macao steamer 10-day bad the

ed boy that if he refused to follow him he would dependency of the Colony will, beyond any vilege of watching a miniature bombardment weil out of the zone of operations and safely be done to death then and there. The same doubt, captare the gangs of undesirable im profesoutwith the line of the deadly fire. What the fate would befall him even if he attempted to drendial coosequences of today's farfal ng raise au alarm. Of the two evils the boy, who slanght will be, it is yet too early for us to be able by this time was terrorised beyond words, to report, Communication between Colowanand meekly accepted the loss and obeyed the Ha was Macao being maintained as in a state of siege, relentless injonction of his tyrant private despatches take some time to a rive; taken to a Chloese house in a village at Galowau and there at once ordered into the but we expect la be fully posted by our well? informed correspondent 10-morrow morning, kitchen where he was to turn a useful band in Moreover, at the time of the despatch of the the reuliery department of his unwilling cap Hongkong Tel graph's representative's latest tivity. In servile bondage thus the bay re message from Macao, it was the plan to keep mined and became the victim of the worst up the bombardment throughout the day unless, tortures as it suited the whimsical wrath of of course, caphulation is made in the course of his matter. When the boy demurred to any loathsoma sask to which be bad been ordered, the day. While firing is kept up there is on possibility of particular being gathered by our be was forcibly bold and bound by the arms and hoisted to the ceiling and there hung until it energe ic correspondent for transmissioo.

pleared the savage inhumanity of his captor to release him. This and other sufferings the boy had had to undergo when the dreadful sound of infantry fire of Today last an nounced to him amidst a scene of gory revelry bis joyous deliverance from a bondage that

Mr. Luis Nolasco da Silva and Mr. Silva Mendes, both of the legal san, have identificl themselves promin ently in a public subscription which invites money from the citizens for the purchase of little comforts, like tobacco and light refreshing beverages, for the soldiers at Colowan. When I saw the list yesterday already three toolscap pages of paper were folly inscribed with names, which goes to show the tangible appreciation of the Portuguese of the services rendered by their soldier brethren.

DEPARTURE OF THE "DONA AMBLIA." The Portuguese Crusher Rainha Dona Amilia, which was to have left Hongkong the other dar, did not proceed in Macao co Weines day. We understand that, the delay was due to sains slight repairs her boilers. However, at noon to day the cruiser cast off her moorings'st, the mes of war anchorge and shaped a course westward with destination to Macan, Owing to her greater draught it will not be possible for the Doxa Amelia to ap prosch too close to the island of Celawan, but her presenco in the Macan rodslead will be useful in an emergency. Her larger complement of men will enable a bigger naval contingeact to be landed if occasion calls for further reinfarcemeals ashore. There is little kalibund, however, that ibe Dons Amalia will be requisitivoed- into active service in Macao's "little war"

NAVAL BOMBARDMENT RE- COMMENCED.

"PATPIA" AND "MACAU" SHELL

PIRATICAL STRONGHOLDS,

CONMODORE WU GUEST OF GOVERNOR OF MACAO

Hongkong, 17th July, 11,30 a.m.

lict on the shores of Colowan with her high In his letter of yesterday morning. published stere sanding out of the shallow muddy wale: in the Hongkong Telegraph last evening, our of the bay. The junk was a valuable prize, as Macae correspondent reported that eperations subsequent inspection led to the discovery of against the pirates at Colown, which had been large number of rounds of ammunition.

suspended under the flags of trace bolted by the Chinese on the island, would be ra-com menced yesterday afternoon at one o'clock if by that hour the pirate chiefs and the revolted inhabitants of Colowan did not unconditionally surender their arms and persons to the Portu Russ It was hoped that the truce granted would have given the pirates time to come to

AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT. - Lato yesterday afternoon the report was frea ly discessed of the sinking of a refugee Jank by ans of the Chiscao cruisers watching operations off Colowao. The wore it to the effect that one of the gunboats nader Commadure W. the commander-in-chefolchom sqataf Brill observed a boat putting off from Colowan. Its their senses and, in effect, yield to the inevitable Intention appeared to be to shape & course clear fate which no amount of procrastination will of the combined naval corean While the junk succeed in warding off. The subjugation of was thus mar davring within the maritime limithe' desperate characters infesting the groups of the Forloguese, the Chinese commander was of isinods Dear Macao was as much in the in- content only with watching hat movements. Bastercat of Portuguese administration as it was in no sooner did the cross the line than she was that of the Chinese Provincial Governmost balled to stop. This injunction the junk failed who, in duly bound, and by agreement with to observe and as by this time she was within Admiral Sir Arthur Moore, as delegate of the Ohinese territorial waters, thepiliys cruiser sent British Government, was compelled to ensure a shell through her and the jook sank. I have the safety of Chiness and British trade, aflost no authority to vouch the accuracy of the repoil, and ashore, in the riverina districts of the Co- but as it is circulating with a great deal of pertoa dalta. It is, therefore, not surprising that the Chinese and Portuguesa Gaveramente sistancy I am reporting is only as a ramour,

should, for the nante, sink their little differences over the boundary question and

jostructions.

SUING FOR Peace.

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Pirates' strongholds located. The location of the pirates' strongholds by the Portuguese scouts, no doubt, led in the deter misation for the pursuance of the drastic mea sutes which called forth nothing less than the concerted action of the warships of Portugal in these waters. In certain quarters theseshocking reptisals are deprecated which, unfortunately, cannot discrimiuata between the innocest and the guilty, and women and children from the bloodthirsty cutthroats-the human pariabs who thrive and have their being as the ill-goites gains of peaceful villages and bonest traders. By othe s. again, it is thought that we measures can be severn or repressive enou,b to put down once for all the state of lawlessness on the vary borders of one civilization. Here we have the disciples of two schools diametrically opposed in sentimente and opinions, each having equally good and sound arguments in support of their contentions,

Portuguese sergeant dead.

was more terrible than death.

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Cruiser recalled.

The ciuirer Vasco da Gama, which left Hong kong pol long age, on a cruise in Japan waters and subsequently proceeded to Daley and Port Arthur, has been recalled to Macao by telegram. She is expected to arrive any time.

The San Gabriel, which is on a cruise round the world, is also expected here shortly and will at once proceed to jis the Portugese Squadron Colows. So that the fighting units of the Portuguese will be represented by

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: Vasco da Gama (flagship),

San Gabriel, Rainha Dona Amelín, Patria, and

Macau,

[The above report was printed in a special Bunday edition of the fieni kong Telegraph and issued to subscribers gratis the name eyes.

Sad to relate, Sergeant Pirico, who had gone to the "font," was found dead on the island of Colowan yesterday. Our representative unable to ascertain the cause of death. It has not yet transpired whether the sergeant wing-Ed., H.K.7.] killed by an enemy's bullet or died from na turst causes. The fact, neverbeless, remains that his corpse has been brought over to Macao and will be burled in due codpa with fül) mili. tary honours. Deceased left a widow and ong child at Maria to metro bis untimely end, and with whom the greatest sympathy is felt.

More Troops for Colowan The tow boat, which was purchased at Shopgtai, for harbour work at Macao, is ron. dering signal service to the Military Transport and Commissariat Deparments. She has kept up regular and rapid communication between the Settlement and its insuier dependency ever since the commencement of hostilities, Yesterday, at 6.37 p.m., the tow-boat left the Naval Pier la the lover Harbour with commis. sariat and a further detachment of 25 men from theflocal Garrison for Colowan,

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Military Demonstration at Wong Kam;

[From an Occasional Correspondent.]

Macao, 16th July, 8 p.m. The presence of the Chinese fotilla in Por tuguese waters and the demonstration of the military force at Wong Kam are susceptible of misinterpretations. The reasons i assign for bath are

f-To surrosed and capture any pirates if, by any chance, they manage to elude the

Daval cordon,

2-To prevent the escape of the pirates fo Chinese territory in Wang Kam upon their paruit by our forces,

3-To demonstrate China's prepared÷ess to place an effective force upon a war footing at any given moment whaibar on land or at sea. The Commander of the Chinese naval forces had tiffis, with His Excellency the Governor yesterday. He confers with the Portuguese authorities in almost all matiars concerning the blockade of Colowan and has rendered great services in establishing the cordon by sex with his fourteen wär vessels, launches included, so as to prevent the escape if any junk from Colowab.

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Offloors' Leave Suspended. Officers having familles at Macao bave had their leave suspended, and all, without excep tion, have to take up their quaiters in the bar- racks ready for any emergency. Although in ibe City itself no sewanted fast or excitement in apparent over Macao's "little" "war" thers is Al down yesterday fligs of wraca worn scen

no denying the truth that in military circles On the eminence of several of the bill-tops on Co-operate in Friendly Intercourse the Colony bas never been so much aroused the island. I was told that directly they were in ridding the insular possessions adjacent to since the days of the storming and capture of observed the commanding officer in charge of Macao of the human volturas who have far 10p | Passaleão. the fald operations at Colowan sent a firing long preyed upon the innocent lambs of Chi- !

The gunboat “Macan.”

Today was to have been the day for despatch to His Excellency Governor Marques noso merchants and traders by their wanton Thots of our readers who have followed the renewal of hostilities against the pirates, but at Macao, and the seply which he received from depredations which 6.Jp ceither at kidnapping narrative of the Colowan, campaign since its nothing eventuated, Yesterday was a day of his Chief was that he was to comply with nos murder to satisly the last of their greed for inception will have noted the paint made by rest for the Portuguese troops who badly need.

ill-gotten gains. We have before already noted Later in the day a smal body of Portuguese the effective maintenance of the naval cordon our representative on the spot of the remarked it. Fifteen prisozon were landed at Macao Troop started out to ascend the heights in round about Taipa, Colowan and Wong Kam, able accuracy of the shooting on the part of the yesterday; they have been identified by the the direction of the White Flag. To thoir sur The cordon has since bean rendered even a Chloene. Faithe svidence, if any were used rescued children.

The correspondent of a Hongkong news. price and as leading to suspicion on the closet one with the arrival of the Portuguese ed, has been forthcoming 10-day proving paper applied for permission to the Governor

the correctness of our correspondent's part of the Chinese brigande, a musketry voliay gunboat Patria from Macan, the craiser Rainha

an authoritativa statement to proceed to Colowan to gather information was fired by the latter from their commanding Dons Amelia from Hongkong last evening and position, whereupon the European soldiers the increase in the Chinese flotilla, originally which he was able to obtain yesterday that for his paper. The permission was refused.

The people of Macao aro loud in their praise retrested, To force arch hoder cricums of four. vessels, to fourteen yesterday.. lncled plates of the gunboat Mocs have been pierced tances pointing to a desira. on the part of the ed among the fleet was observed in the by bullets in several places. It was little short of the invaluable services rendered by the-gun- of miraculous that the fusillade directed by the boat from both on the part of her Commanders Chinese to surrender but in reality to greet the distant offing the towering hull of the Portuguess with an unexpected fusillade would old Pocahantas, now Admiral Chus's training Ohlusss against the little gun-rosisl did not. Senhor at Oliveira and his first-lenten

ast, Senhor Althougula Pinta Banta account for any casualty on the naval side. have bona reckless, especially when every ship for the Whampoa naval cadets. To com opportunity was being given to allow the pleie the long line of vessois closing every Obinose to give up arms and to decide upon avenne through which ercaps might at all be unconditional submission as they must insrit possible, a large revenue cruiser lles at anchor ably have to do before many days are ava", ball-way between Hongkong and Macao at the

In conversation with a passenger by ike: mouth of the delta, Hongkong teamer last evening I was told Commodore Wu at Government "that" tha⠀ White Flags at least two of

Норве,... them were distinctly visible from the deck of the steamer, of course, with the aid of marine glassen

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Prizes of War.

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pos tians assigned to the respectiva unite In- iho re-establishment of the naval cordon round Colowan

The Portuguese gunboats Potria and Macam are still at anchor within firing range of the island. As I surmised yesterday the projected recommencement of hostilities did not take place, and it is very doubtful if there will be the farther necessity of pouring a deadly fire of shot and shall into the abandoned stronge holds of the pirates. However that may be, all Monday passed quiet so far as Golowan was concerned and the narrative of events is nil to day,...

PIRATES IN THE INNER HARBOUR. Some stir was created in the Inner Harbour to-day when it became known that membare of the local Water Police succeeded in capturing ́a gang of alared pirates in front of the "Hong- kong steamers whaif. The gang was' a rather large age. They were some eighteen men la all. Surrounded by the police aleren ware made prisoners while the other sight suc Governor Marques Visits Colowanceeded in malog good thair Recaps. It is not This afternoon (Sunday) His Excellency the likely that they willyoufor their liberty long, Governor, Senhor Marques, left Macao for, for whether in Chinese soil or Pontaguase ter Oolowan. He was accompanied by the Chief ritony close vigilance is now kept over the of Staff, Colonel F. Rodrigues, and kis alder movements of these desperate characters, de-camp. Mr. Ruella. The Governor's visit Their days are surely numbered. was to make himself personally acquainted with conditions on the island and alio to inspect the pleas of operations in the seal of war" His Excellency and suite returned to Macao later in the evening.

Death of Sergeant Périco. There was found on the hills, yesterday, the dead body of Second-Sergeant Joaquim Parico. By the appearance of the body it surmised that the poor fellow must. bave been dend quite two days, An examination of the body did not reveal the presence of any bullet wound, but there was a slight abrasion of the cheek. Perica's body will not be brought over to Macao, for interment as was at first sup. posed, but he will be buried on the island, is having been dpelded to bury avon, the Portuguese dead at Colewan.

Naval Gordon Broken Up. The threatened appearance of the weather coupled with the ominously falling barometer and the heavy swell in, the roadstead have led to the breaking up of the Naval Cordon, and as I write the units of the Chinese flotilla are forming loto line heading for the inner barbour of Macao. The pirates have thus conspired with the clark of the weather to afford them their fast means of escape from their lais. The state of the weather will probably determine the abandonment lo- morrow of the contemplated renewed assault on the last of their strongholds, the necessity for which will have gone by their escaps on account of the threatened storm which has driven the mesquita flotilla into shelter.

Pirates Dismembered.

RETURN OF THE !!VASCO DA GAMA.” The cruiser. Vana da Games, recalled from the North, arrived,in port this afternoon, aud took up her moorings in Wanchal Bay.

UNREST IN THE SOUTHERN FRÖVINCEN A gentleman just returned from the Southern Provinces, arrived only yesterday, has most terrific yarns to relate of disturbance generally in the lower Southern States of China. He is, of courts, an omissary of a Western Company, and on the whole ho escaped a shamalol death at the hands of the people who are making all the trouble in the arid fields of Colowan

At the same time ho, who was an official of the British Administration, found it incumbent on his dignity to report the offence that had been offered to him,

A's things had happened, the offence that had boon expressed to the Partagnasa' ai Cofowan' was not nearly squalled by that which was accorded to the British, and it is to be hoped that nothing will bow prayest both the Portuguese and the British in joining forces in order to bring their relationships with the pirates to their straight resources. In the meantime, the pirates of Dolowan must be crashed, obliterated and utterly annihilated It wardesire peace and plectitude on the Wart River, if Great Britain says that her 'warships, will conjoin with their Chinese and Fortugues' consocis in the sense of actually working along. side so much the better for all concerned, and so much the loss will the murderous, cannos- ades ba prolasged beyond enduranca.

ROBBERY AY MAGÃO.

REVOLVERS PREFERRED TO HILTER.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Macao, 17th July, 1910..

A case of theft was reported to the Procurator of the Department of Chinese Affairs yesterday: which, in its detalls, bows preference on the part of certain Chinese thisrès for: fire-arms to

have beard it stated by persons who baya returned from the "front" that one of the pirates' strongholds, which had been discovered, was visited by the Portuguese troops after the severe Cannonading yesterday morning. There the terrific effect of the shells from the Patria's guns could be seen, as the shocking scene of the dismembered remains of bodies, pre-silverware and valuabian. The report lodged sumably those of pirates, were seen lying with the sathorities concerning the theft is to about. A hand was discovered in a pro- the effect that a private ricksha, with its owner

as passenger, was drawn from No. 15, Ohum miscuous heap of blood-stalnod rage, and a

steamer leaving for Hongkong yesterday' quantity of Chinese medicinal herbs, which amberio, just below the Box Vista Hotel, ta the

have been ased for were supposed · to the staying of the flow of blood from the (Saturday) morolog, the .s. Sus Tale" Alas the gentleman had alighted and got on board wounds. None have been discovered kore 'de

10 proceed to Hongkong, the coolis combat and the supposition is that the wounded

drove the zickaba to Bars where he `aban- and the alain have been carried away by

dared the vehicia. Ha then retumad-to-the the pirates in their flight. The belief is bald

house and was apparently conversant with the that those of the-pirates who have not yet fled

movamente of the occupants. Undetected from Odlowan are, in hiding at a place called.

́ika man gainnd-admission into his boastar's Lal-Chi-Wan...

bad-room and made straight for a wardrobe. where two loaded revolvers were kept. Ha opened the door of the simfrsh and extracted Mosquito Fleet In Harbour.

therefrom the re-arms, and a few loose, subal« The whole of the Chinesa mosquito fleet are diary coins that were lying on one of the shelvON. safely abeltered in the placid waters of the Silver-ware on the mantelpiece and, other laner harbour. Only the old Pocahontas, ornaments of value about the room did no Admiral Li's training ship, electing to ride attract the man's copidity. With the revolverá the threatened storm out in the roadstead sately secreted the coolie left the room se have learnt, on good authority, that the cruiser sichthily as he had entered Its almost The disappearance of the ricksha from the Rainha Dows malls will be returning to Hongkong in view of the approaching typhoon, entrance at the doorway led to inquiry, being

of the house that he had taken. French lastni her commander having deemed it inadvisable made for the coalie when it dawned on the lady of her present anchorage (The Dona Amalia Suspicion once Lionsed a thorough examing- to remain la such an exposed situation as that arrived la Hongkong at it o'clock to-day-Ed. tion was made of the private apartments in the HT.)

bonse. with the result stated abore-the, dis covery of the loss of the revolvers and a memil amount of money.

Chinese Fire Bilenced.

Later.

The Portuguese troops can now MOVA, Over

A report was forthwith made, as is customiss to such cases, to the Departmanat of Chines Affairs and it is's strange commentary on the way official departments are conducted in this Olly when I was told that the principal miciki did not put in an appearance that dAY ORELE DNE

Colowan with greater incedogs than before, when the appearance of any single European soldier in the opes furnished moving target for the native solpors This fact leads to the conclusion that the frightful lessons taught by the shells from the Portuguese gunboats have o'clock in the afternoon, and what the revers track terrory into the heart of the was actually made he appeared, ne može tak pirate chiafials who has since decided with very Ettle grace, Naedless to say, by this to throw up the ghost The complete subjugs- time the thief had got a fair wary of the tion of the island will now be a datter of fost itles and at this writing it is not surprisleg kö few days only. Among the captured pri- mata that the man is still enjoying Min frundsta soners was a Chipasa woman whom report cra (The missing vehicle was not found by the officials concerned in its recovery.) Strange to 'say, 'when the owner returned from dis as being the wife of the pirate chief,

the same afternoon and was told

The exact number of the captured prisoner by the Portuguese has not yet been definitely Io continuance of my previous despatches 1 ascertained, but a rough estimate places the have now to relate another chapter is the blu- number of known prisoners now in Macko at 19ry of the blockade of Colowan with the arrival about serably, Borides arms and ammunitions of the cruiser Rainha Dona Amelia lust svon- the Portuguese troops have come in for three ing and thecommencement afresh of operations valuable prizes of war in the shape of three Obl-agalast the pirates in Colowan. The Commander-in-Chief of this formidable nese junks which were brought into the Inner At 4 pad, on the 16th instant. (Saturday) the litila flotilla, in polat of numbers Commodore Harbour from Colowan on Friday in tow of Dos Amie diepped anchor at Fonta Cabrita Naval Commander's Thanks. We, was the guest of His Excellency Seabor the Shanghai tow-boat. These junks ware the in the Macao roadstead. This morning,, 17th, 20 are not wanting. I bave seen quite a number Marques at latch at Government House, on galleys of the pirate horde. Large numbers of inst; she landed a detachment of one hundred of ball cartridges that have been captored, Friday,There were also present at tiffin the men had got on board at Colowan and were in marines which was strengthened by fifty man It is said by one why has been is the "front Staff Officers and rusmbers of the suite of the the act of shaving off when they ware dle from the Patria, The contingent was placed That the Chiress have eveb been using Dam Portugues Governor, We have authoritative covered by the Foringsste troops, Foiled in ander the command of Firm.ieutenant Car dom expanding ballplaThese I have not information that the Chinas Naval Official theft attempt at secapa the nativas jumped off valbo Brandão Shortly after disambarcation mariens engaged in action.. Ha ban expromas of 1b6 munnut in May mgaul, but someimply cartridge shalls expressed to His Excellency his deep sense of the decks ashore again and ran for intit livan | operations were commenced in real omenest by - his men's appreciation of the thoughtfulness of print No Bading shule way in the private collections | appreciation of the action of the Portuguese in, in all directions late shelter: Abandoned, the the combined mayel and military forcen z

Commander Matts d'Oliveira of the gunboat he started on an expedition p Aarau has welllan to the press to thank the | KARDANT to FECOTmy his lost. anonymans subscribers for the gift of wines in presence of thous facts i tobacco and other comforts to the soldiers and ↑ that more of land KAPELA

- the citizens of Mooseć