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PIRACY NEAR

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL

gotting. who saved ue, from HONGKONG.shot. She said 'these men won't shoot if you don't do them any harm and they left ne sitting in the cabin. She talked in Chinese to them.

(Continued from page 1). were given some kind of protect ion more than they have at the pre- sent time. However, I fool in re- gard to this terrible affair that what is needed more than any thing else is that there should be a much more rigorous inspection of passengers' luggage. I spoke to one of the police officers about it, and he said they had not suf- fioient men for the work and ould not do it.

"I have travelled up and down the const for over twelve years. now concluded the lady, but

this is the first time I have evor

met with an experience of this kind. I must say we were not illtronted in any way, and the only reason the robbers tied up the officers hands was to safeguard their own lives and to prevent them from signalling for help."

The lady leaves again to night for Kongmoon by the sime

steamer.

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No Cargo Removed. The Steamship Company who own the Tai On had little ad- ditional information to impart to our representative when be called this morning. The manager stat- ed that the veebel loft Hongkong at 7 pm on Wednesday, having on board between 400 and 500 passengers, all Chinese with the excaption of a European lady missionary. The steamier carried a general cargo of merobandias and produce. None of the cargo was removed, and the only thinga bolonging to the Company which the robbers took were some parts of the engines, about $500 in ticko-money, a lifeboat and a few sundries, as well as overal deck guns belonging to the steamer. They were chiefly concerned with the passengers jewellery, money and clothing. It was clear, said the manager, that the whole thing had been pre-arranged, for there were three or four sampang waiting for the robbers when they left the ship in the ship's boat. He added that the steamer again leaves at 7 o'clock to-night for Kongmoon, and it was possible that a nam ber of police would be drafted on board.

Chief Engineer's Story.

Mr. Macartney, the chief en ginger, Been to-day said: "I was in the captain's cabin when the pirates entered and forced the captain to the floor. They order ed me on to the settee, opened my jacket and searched me. They

"I loat $210 in money and come script for rubber shares as well. These cost me four or five hundred dollars. When I saw the mate, Cornwell, he was being escorted into the cabin where wo were by armed pirates and he had his hands held high over his

head.

"The seeming leader, who was in European clothes, was quite oivil. He said that if we caused

any trouble he would shoot us,

but if we made no fuss he would

not harm us. He said that he would gain nothing by killing us and he was not snxious to do o. Tus skipper and I were kept for a time with our hands up, but after we said that this was causing us pain we had them tied in front of us. Cornwell who is a big powerful man had his hands tied behind him. The lady pase enger was brought into the cabin with us and she spoke in Chinese to the piratea. They also search- ed her for arms. The leader, to whom I have referred entered in- to conversation with us whilst the others were making a eoarch of the ship. He was told us that he had been in South Africa for five years and twelve months in Burma. Once, pointing a revolver threateningly at me, he said 'Are you English'? I said that I

WAA.

He said You are not Ja- panese? and I answered that I was not. He then said Well, if you are English it is all right, but if you

were Japanese I would shoot you doad. They the Japanese) bambooed me once in Africa.

POST OFFICE.

MAILS VIA SIBERIA.

Laf Loudon 'Mar. 13

Mar. 19'

Dan Shanghai

Mar. 29 April 4

· MAILS DUB. Siberian, Chinhua, 6th inst.

SHIPPING NEWS.

1913.

WLALHER REPORT.

On the 4th at 11.00.-The Japanese depression has disap- peared.

ARRIVED. Kumsang. Br. 8.8., 2,077, F.

Pressure has increased con- Wheelor, 5th April siderably over S, Japan, and Moji 27th Mar, Gen.-J., slightly over the Loochoos, the M. & Co.

Philippines, and S.E. China. It Unkal Maru, Jap. 8.s., 2,083, Y. has decreased moderately at Yasaka, 3rd April-Wa- Wiadivostock owing, apparently, kawatou 27th Mar,, Osal. to the formation of a depression -M. B. G. K.

over S.W. Manchuria. Am, ss., 1,400, MoMuray, Srd April-Manila 1st April, Sugar, S. T. & 00.

The Chinhua, la expected to Zafiro, arrive here on Sunday the 6th instant with the London Malls (via Siberia) of Wednesday the 12th and Saturday the 15th Nile, Br. s... 4,183, Powell, 3rd March

April-London, Gen. P.&O. 8. N. Co. Rajaburi, Ger. 9.6. 1,128, Wolff, 3rd April-Bangkok 26th Mar., Rice.-B. & S. Br. 5.B., 4,800, Nicholds, 4th April-Shanghai, Gen.-B. & 8.

MAILS CLOSE.

Shanghai and North China-Per

Japan

Straits,

Siberian

Mail.

Tydeus, 5th April, 9 a.m. via Nagasaki-Per Kana-Peleus,

gawa-maru, 5th April, 11

a.m.

Ceylon-.

Calcutta- Per Burmah, and India via Ceylon maru, 5th April, 11 a.m.

Shanghai, North Chinia Japan

via Nagasaki, Honolulu, Canada. Unit- ed States and South Am- erica via San Francisco (Europe via Siberia)-Per Nippon-maru, 5th April,

4 p.m. Shanghai and North China-Per

Siberian

Mail.

Chenan, 5th April, 5 a.m.

Shanghai, -North China Japan via Nagasaki, South United States, America and Canada via Vancouver (Europe via Siberia)-Per Empress of India. 5th April, 5 p.m.; Swatow-Per Halmun, 6th April, Swatow, Amoy and Fooshow via

Tansui - Per Daigi maru, 6th April, 9 a.m,

9 a.m.

Sandakan-Per Mausang, 7th

April, 11 6.m.

Macao-Por Sui Tai, 7th April,

1.15 p.m.

1hilippine Islands-Per Zafiro,

7th April, 3 p.m.

Saigon-Per Combe, 7th April,

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS en ar abon

the DATES named-

VOL

Light or variable winds are in- dicated along the E. coast of China, and moderate E. winds over the northern portion of the N. China Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 LONDON, VIA) hours ending at 10 am to-day, 0.00 Inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

Forecast.

District.

Noguchie, 4th April Neighbourhood Maru, Jap. 8.s., 3,142, T1 Hongkong and

Moji 30th Mar., Gen.- N. Y. K.

Kanagawa Maru, Jap. 8.8, 3.867.

Butler, 4th April-Sing

pore 29th Mar., Gen. -N. 'Y. K.

Haimun, Br. 8.8., 541, Evans, 4th April-Swatw 3rd April, Gen.-D. L. & Co. Kaifong, Br. 8.8., 998, C. Plunket

Cole, 4th April-Manila 1st April, Gen.-B. & S. Tydeus, Br. s.8., 4,799, Loong, 4th April-Singapore 30th Mar., Gen.-B. & S. Columbia, Am. s.s., 349, Bond,

SHANGHAI .....

USUAL PORTS OF CALDER LONDON & ANT- WEBPv. F'roan,

ITHAMESA

DEVANHA Capt. W. R. Bickey, n.x.n.

TO FAIL OF

about" 10th April

ARMABE "Fieljht sid

Pasarge.

Noon 1 Frght and

ASSAY. W. Cockman, 1.N.a.) 18th Ap:11}

PERANG, Capt. H. N. Rires, .X.B.

PALAWAN

about

16th April

Freight & Parago

about Freight and

MOJI, KOBE Capi. U. R. Longden, ... 21st April / Passage

YOKOHAMA.....

NYANZA

PORT SAID, AND

MARERILLE...ions

E. winds, moderate; fair.

SHANGHAI,

Formosa Channel

N.E. winds,

fresh.

|

3 South coast of)

The same

BS No. 1.

The same as No.1.

P. & D. S. N. Co.'s office,

China between H.E. and Lamooks 4South coast of China between H.K. and Hainan.

China Coast Meteorological Register.

4th April-Singapore. Station. Ballast, Order. Hangsang, Br. s.o., 1,356, Wilde, 4th April-Shanghai and

Kiang

4th April, a..

Wind.

Hour.-

Temperature

Barometer.

Humidity.

D'tion:

Force.

Swatow 3rd April, Gen. W'ostook 7a29.9236

Nomuro -J., M. & Co. Ping, Chi. s.s., Udden, 4th Hakodate

April-Chinkiang 30th Tokio Mar., Gen.-Chinese.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. April 3.

Si-kiang. for Haiphong. Choysing, for Bwatow. Carl Diederichsen, for Haiphong. April 4.

Nile, for Yokohama.

"Once I put my hand up to my face to scratch my cheek and I was promptly told that if I as much moved my hand again I would be shot. The attack occurred not in the West River, but just outside Hongkong. In the river we have had a Chinese torpedo boat as escort ever singe the at-Swatow, Amoy and Fooohow-Varg, for Hongay, took eighteen months ago on the sister ship, of which Captain Johnstone had command. They wore aware of this and made the attack where it was least ex- pected.

His Excellency the Governor, Captain Mol. Messer, Superin- tendent of Police, Mr. King, As- sistant Superintendent of Police, Chief Detective Collett and Sergeant Terrett visited the vessel, just before tiffin.

A SON'S THANKS. Mr. Wilbur. Wright's Tribute to

His Father.

"I hereby give to my father,

Milton wright, of Dayton, Ohio, my earaset thanks for his ex- ample of a courageons, upright life, and for his earnest sym- pathy with everything tending to my true welfare. This tribute by a son to his father appears in the will of the late! Mr. Wilbur Wright, the aviator, who loft. £55,880, of which his property in the United Kingdom amounts to £1,500.

kept

two revolvers to my cheat meanwhile. They told the skipper he had better clear out of -China, They tore off the skipper's ring and took my Masonic ring and a gold elain, and "a me·ls) that I won in Scotland for ourling. Some of the pirates were

European in

clothes and others were in Chinese clothes of a superior kind. The trouble started about five minutes to ten and we did not get free again antil about two thirty next mor- ning. They put the pilots in the wheel-house and secured the en- gineers in the engine room, put

Most of his estate he baqueathed their own pilot in charge of the

to his brother Mr. Orville Wright. ship and took her 'their own course. Afterwards they destroy. He left to his father £200, "which ed parts of the engine, tore the I desire him to use for little un- dynamo up, spoilt the electric usual expenditures as might add switch board, tore cat the guages to his comforts and pleasures." and left only the brass frames," They also put out the fires. They

Translator's Death.

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knew well what they were about, The death is announced of Mr. "The lady assenger can give R. A. Macauliffe, the translator of you the best story. She it was the Sikh bible.

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p.m.

3 p.m. Shanghai and North China-Per Profit, for Bangkok.

Hangsang, 7th April, 5 Klang Ping, for Canton.

Haitan for Fooshow. Skintsu-mara, for Saigon, Hangwan I, for Singapore. Hangsang, for Canton. Peleus, for Liverpool.

Per Halyang, 8th April,

9. a.m.

Straits and Rangoon-Per Upado, 8th April, 10 a.m. Shanghai, North China, Japan via Moji, Victoria and Seattle Per Sado-maru, 8th April, 10 a.m.

Straits

Amoy,

French

Mail.

Siberian

Mail.

DEPARTED.

April 4.

and Calcutta-Per Chun-Fukui-maru, for Wakamatsu

sang, 8th April, 10 a.m.- Benalder, for Kosichang, Weihaiwei and Tientsin-Laertes, for Balgon, Per Huichow, 8th April, Chenah. for Canton. ∙10 s.m.

Haitan, for Focchow, Hongwan I, for Amoy."

Saigon, Straits. Ceylon, Carl Diederichsen, for Hofhow: Adelaide, Western Aus-Varg, for Hongay,

Weather.

All the above steamers are fitted with wireles Telegraphy.

For Fright, or Passage apply to

E.. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, 4th April, 1913.

Fr

NORDDEUTSCHER

LLOYD.

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ANTWERP & BREMEN,

SHANGHAI, NAGA-1

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29.99 29.99 30.01

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ALGIERS,

GIBRAL PRINZESS ALICE STAR, SOUTHAMPTON.Capt, L. Franck

W'DAY,

20,800

16th April

098 1

10 s.m

SAKI,

GA-BULOW

b

YOKOHAMA....an

Capt: Nahrathi

16,000

THURSDAY.

17th April.

SATURDAY,

6,750

Changsha

Shanghai 30.0549

-80

19 Ap'll at 9am. about

Gutzlaff 30.0046

PRINZ SIGISMUND

Sharp P.

Capt. D. Leas

TUESDAY,

T. 6,000

Swatow

KUDAT & SANDAKAN (BORNEO

1Capt. F. Bombill

| Amoy

Taihoku

Taichu

Tainan

Koshun

P'dores

+9

7a30.1058

MANILA, ANGAUR,】

........ YAP, NEWGUINEA, Coblenz

· BRISBANE BYDYEY (Capt. L. Klugkist & MELBOURNE

1 ov LOBE & YOKOHAMA 0 c

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n 2 29.98-→→→→ ne 2 29.97***** no 2 29.99

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H'kong 6a29.9966.87.e 30

Gap Rock,, 29.95 one 4 o Macao 29.9667-ese 3 of

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tralia, India, Aden, Egypt

Wongkok, for Siam.

Tourane

6=29.8970- 29.89 73

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and Europe via Marsell-

los (Late Letters 11 to

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Aparri

Manila

4th

Sheldon, R. B. Zoboli

Mies

Noon. Extra Postage 101 cents). (Lotters posted

+1

88: 4 dh

Do no 4 c sw 1b

* Calling at Manila.

29th April

End of

April.

All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Tolegijby, New Bystem of Telefunken.

For further Partienjaru, 'apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,"

HELCHERS & CO.

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and OHINA

Hongkong, 2nd Ap fl, 1918.

ne 1b DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.

.19 29.9077 " 29.9175 29:9268 29.9275 Per 8.8. Kaifong, arrived Legaspi

se lo Iloilo 9a29.9180- no 2 b

T. F. Claxton, Director, Hongkong, Observatory, Apr. 4. 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.

in all the Pillar Boxes inst., from Manila:- in time for the Brat Dewitt olerance will be included Huff, Miss M. in this contract mail.)-Ross Per Atlantique, 8th April, 11 a.m..

Per 8.8. Hanggang, arrived inet., from Shanghai, &c. :- Hallgrun, H. A. Schoppe, O..

:

4th

Shanghai, North China Japan

via Nagasaki,

PASSENGERS DEPARTED. Honolulu Canada, United States South America Per 6.9. Luetzow, sailed on 3rd and San Francisco (Eu-inst., for Shanghai, &c, - rope via Siberia)-Per Bussing, Mrs. 8. Lery, S. a-t Tenyo-Maru, 8th April, A.

Meuze, Mrs. B Beche

· Marks, A. Batlea, Mr. and Milue, Miss A.

Mrs. J

Mathews

11a.m.

1.15 pm.

Bonzelle, Mr. &

MTB. H Baumann, C.

Macao-Per Sui Tai, 8th April. Philippine Ielands-Fer Kaifong, 8th April, 3 p.m. Straits and Ceylon-Per Kitano-Braga, Mrs. S. maru, 8th April, 5 p.m. Braga, Miss C, Swatow-Per Haimun, 9th April, Brown, I.

Brades

10 a.m.

McManus, Mr.

and Mrs. Mettelberger.

F.

Milne. Mr. and

Mrs. ...Norris, M. B.

Nauensen, J. H. Parkmann,

Miss M. E. Putmann, Miaa

K.R. Poensgen, Dr.

Philippine Islande, Australia, Cheng, C. W.

Tasmania, New Zealand Craugle, Mis: M. via Port Darwin-Per Calvert, Misses Changsha, 9th April, 11 Chan Yeung-

Deacon, F.

n.m,

Japan via Kagasaki-Per Nikko Dametsen, J.

maru, 9th April, 11 am.

Draper, R. Philippine Islands, Timor. Aus-Erhandt, F.

Mrs L.

H.. Parhen, J. C.

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100, 4 Direction of Wind, to two points.

5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Scale.

6 State of Weather, b blue sky, o detached cloud, d drizzling rain fog, & gloomy, h hail, I fight- ning, o overoast, 'P passing showers, q squally, r rain, s snow, t, thunder, v visibility, w dow wet); 0 Rain in inches, tenths and hundredths...

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Barometer 29.93 29.94

29,95

Temperature 75 67% 70

Humidity Wind Direction Force Weather

67"

86

82

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by '; .bf.

0'

Rain

Highest open air Temperature on the sid Lowest and make de

HK. Observatory, 3rd April, 1913.

tralia Tasmanis & New Garness, Mr. and Richmond, H. Zealand via Thursday

F. Mrs, W. Islands-Per Yawata Gardner, Miss A. Ruprecht, O., maru, 9th April, 11 am.

Hophing, Miss Seguity, H. F. Straits and India via Calcutta-

C M.

Sorensen, Mr. For Kumsang, 9th April, Heeper, Misses,

Mrs. A. 8. 1 p.m.

chun.

Salona, O. 0. Japan vin Kobe-Per Tango Harter, Mr. and Sender, W.

maru, 10th April, 10 a.m. Mra.

Spry, Lieut. H. Shanghai and North China-Per Hutchinge, Mr. Svenowehe, A.

Kwongsang, 10th Aprü,

Woodhouse Dr.. 11 a.m.

Hutchings, Mrs. S. W. Ilisha, Mr. and Wadner, J.

Mrs. T. K. Woodhousejr. Jamato, E.

Miss M. R. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Kanfmann Whitcome, Mrs.

Per Halching, 11th April, Kessler, Dr. H.- M. 10 a.m.

Kulenhampff, C. Warner, Mrs, S. Tou Shanghai, North China and Kern, J, F. Zerbal, H.

Japan

vis Kobe-Per Kolb, G.T. A. Apoar, 11th April, 11

Oyian, Freih, Fried or Stewed,; Strails and Burmah-Por Mutiray Finden Hadlocks, Kippers &s

ALEXANDRA CAFEL 12th April, 10 am.

Shanghai and North China Per Chinhuo, 10th April, 3

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Mar. 31st to 6th Apr., 1913.

Low Waler honglof Мед

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31

Wed

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On the 4th April.

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