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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1918,

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DAY BY DAY,

Is it a mero accident that the piratical attack on the "Tai The talent of success is nothing On" was coincident with the pre-more than doing what you can senco in Hongkong Harbour of do well, and doing well whatever tho patrol gunboats Sandpiper you do without thought of fame. and Rabin? Or were the pirates

basing their hopes of getting

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clear away on that very fact? American Mail-Oloses per 6 s. Ono may fairly assume that they Nippon Maru at 4 p.m. to- were, from the cirourastance that

morrow,

they wore bold enough, having Canadian Mail--Closes per 8,8, run the vessel on a sand bank,

Empress of India at 5 p.m. to fire rockets to summon sam-

to-morrow.

Empress of India at 5 pm

pans in which they were co-Siberian Mail-Closes per 3,8. vayed ashore. Had a patrol boat been in the vicinity, it would have been attracted by these rockets, and no doubt the pirates based their calculations, on, the

knowledge that two gunloste wore safe in flongkong. By the way, a statement in yesterday's issue to the effect that the robber

Shan was a Chinese commission. ed oflicer, is not without some interost at the moment.

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Visitor from Manila..

Junk master Fined.

Fire In Caine Road.

PIRACY NEAR HONGKONG.

‘AMAZING OUTRAGE ON THE S.S. TAI ON,

TWO MEN SHOT: PASSENGERS WOUNDED ; VESSEL LOOTED.

A case of piracy, of a parti- cularly daring kind, took place on the s.o. Tai On, on Wednesday night, close to the waters of the and three are now in hospital in Colony. Two men were killed) Hongkong sufering from gunshot

wounds sustained during the attack.

ing. The Tei On left Hongkong

one years

was also killed Three Chinese were removed to the hospital suffering from gun-shot wounds yesterday evening.

The first question our repre sentative put to the lady was whether or not her, suspicions We aroused before the effair actually began. She replied tie negative, adding 'The tro be commenced directly the pinsi n gera' money was collected, which was about 10 o'clock. I was in my cabin at the time. I heard scuffling on the upper deck, but at first I thought it was merely a quarel between some of the Chinese. Then there were shonte and the firing of revolvers, accom panied by ories in Chinese of Don't strike. Then I knew that there was something of a grave character oocurring, and

A Shot Through the Window,ais Booked First Class.

"The next thing I remember, is Apart from the above rep rt

that I went to close my cabin we have also been informed that a window, and a shot was fired

spector Kerr and Lance-sergeant

on board. Just after ten o'clock, when the vessel was some miles:

night, with some 400 passengers required.

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and a certain amount of silver A representative of the "Tele-you can take that.' This they did. There must have been at least versation with a prominent pol

The affair appears to have been party of police along with In through it." Then five men, fully. shot during the affair at Ping left for Home by the 8.8. Luetzom carried out after careful plana Wills, of the Water Police are in-armed, entored my cabin. I said. vestigating the master and are to them, I hope you are not go- Mrs. Chaa 8. Lobingier, wife of about seven o'clock on Wednesday taking whatever steps may being to fire. I have a gold watch new Government, in all fairness, Judge Lobingior of Manila, ia is doing its best to put down staying at the Hongkong Hotel. piracy and armed robbery, but if

At the Marine Court this mor-from Lin Tin, a number of the graph" in the course of a con250 revolvers among these men, its own oflicera cannot be trusted ning before Commander Basil passengers, varionsly estimated at ice official was informed that the for there were quite 80 rober or kept in check, it has evidently Taylor, R. N., P.S. Cashman from fifty to eighty, who were a'serious task to face.

charged the Master of a licensed well-armed made a concerted at pirates booked as first class and each of these had two or three, counted atleast twenty-five of these the upper deck. The ship had so Carelessness Os Worse?

trading junk, with failing to re tack, took charge of the ship, held passengers and had the use of and some four, revolvers. I men on our deck, and they were many passengers that some were Touching the Ping Shan affair, port his arrival at Stanley to the up the officers and looted the

aleo scattered about all over the' Απ' we are informed that the police-Harbour Master's office there. vessel.

placed on the bridge deck. Shot dead at His Post, man who was shot in the leg dur-The defendant was fined $2.

aversion is shown by wary Ohi-ship

The next thing I did," con The Chinese coxswain was shot

nese towards being searched and ing the fight with the robbers

A small fire was reported yester- dead at his post and a coolie it is his opinion that whilst the tinned the lady missionary, "WAS was seen, the following evening,. limping up Pedder Street, and day afternoon as occurring in passenger was also killed. The Chinese passengers are allowed to go into the Chinese women's own pilot to approach so near the bridge cabins, and shortly afterwards I wearing only one boot. Evidently Caine Road. A boiler for boiling pirates had their he had come all the way-most tar took flame in the roadway. on board, and he, after the and the officers quarters pir-as again approached by theroba af it by train of course without The alarm was raised but the ship was ransacked, ran the atical raids as these willbe fac-bers, who demanded that I should help. At any rate he was making outbreak was extinguished by P. steamer ashore on a sand-bank ilitated. The official was load open the officers' lockers in the his way alone to the hospital in W. D. workers who were on the off Sai Heung, in the Nara Tau in his praite of the lady mis- cabins adjoining mine, ns they District, which is in Chinese sionary and said her exhibi- know how to open the lockers.: I had no English koys and did nos Hongkong. If, this is true-and spot. it comes from a fairly good, Body in the Harbour. territory. They then sent uption of courage and resource un-

The body of an Indian, in a very rockets, and sampans arrived to der such terrible circumstances got the keys from the engineer and was forced to open the drawers,etc. source-it points to carelessness or misusnagement somewhere. It decomposed state has been found take them off, though the ship's could not be over-rated.

Then I was taken into the Cap tain's cabin, where the Captain, may have been his own fault, or in the Harbour, the man being boats were also employed for this the fault of his comrades in about thirty years of age. The purpose. The pirates damaged On enquiry at the Commodore's the First Officer and the- Ping Shan, for anything we know, cause of death is unknown. Some one of the engines and had but someone appears to have time ago an Indian policeman re-apparently carefully planned not office, we learn that the naval Engineer were seated, with an been guilty of almost heartless porter that his brother was miss-only the attack itself, but had authorities have not been official- armed guard standing over them. carelessness. One would haveing, but it has not yet been taken every measure to ensurely informed of the piracy, and There was no danger, I shonlil ing no action in the matter, Weed; the robbere said that from the BELL. March 28, 1913, fo wife of F. Hagley Ball, of hanghai, expected to find the umbulance ascertained whether the body that they should not be readily that they are at the moment tak like to say here, unless we resist

in roadinoes for him here, or at found is that of the man reported followed, least to hear that ho was met by missing.

The officers, together with a were further informed that there first." Fire at Wanchal, someone. It would be interesting

European lady missionary who are some men-of-war patrolling the West River, as usual, but that The police report that a fire was on board, were not seriously these would not likely be in the ho was to learn just why EDMETT-On Ma oh 27, at Rivo Valley Rund. S'agapore, the wife left to make his way with-broke out at 73. Nullab Lane, interfered with beyond being vicinity of the place where the

Wanobai, about 0-15 last night covered with revolvers and pre- and the place was completely vented from taking any steps to piracy occurred, as it is only just

outside Hongkong waters.

more valuable than property. From the latest telegrams to gaited. The cause of the fire is protect the ship. It would ap

told them that whatever property. We are requested by the police we bad we were willing they band it is apparent that we are unknown. The building is a two-pear, however, that for some on the ove of grave developments storied one and the ground floor little time there was a feeling of the Balkon trouble. Were this was a carpenter's shop divided amongst some the pirates in authorities to state officially that should take, but that we regard The damage favour of shooting them, but the the Government is offering a re-ed our lives as far more valuable, not eo, the Powers would surely into cubicles.

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1913.

THE PIRATE OUTRAGE,

out help of any kind."

Dark Days.

ascertained.

Transferred to Harbin.

Police Report.

Navy not Notified.

Government Offers Reward.

'Gentlemen'' Pirates.",

robbera to respect life, our in

Asked it she pleaded with the formant said:→ I spoke to them, telling them that life was

not go the length of intervening to clothing and household effecte wiser counsels of their leader pro ward of $2,000 for information and that I thought the British by way of a joint naval demon- is estimated at $165, but the vailed, and they were in no way which will lead to the arrest or Government would too. OL. the bringing to justice in the course, I knew the Chinese, stration against one of the Allies. damage to the building is not yet harmed.

The Tai On returned to Hong-Courts of Hongkong of any per- language and their disposition In a measure one can sympathise

kong yesterday afternoon, after son or persons who took part in well, and I.eson saw that these with Montenegro. She has made

men were robbers; they wanted, We are informed that Mr L. G. being assisted to get off the sand- the piracy. big sacrifices in men and money;

Harbour Office Report.

money, they did co want to kill sacrifices altogether out of pro- Schmitte,of the Chinese Maritimes beak by the steam-launch Shan

A call at the Harbour Office anybody. In reply to my re portion to the reward which the Customs, Kowloon, has been Hoa Powers have decided she is to transferred to Harbin. Mr Soh- A Government reward of $2,000 elicited the fact that an official marks they quite assorted to what This not want to take our lives if wo It is easy to bo wiso after the event, and it is easy to distribute reap. But the fact cannot mitto, left Hongkong by the a.a. dollars is offered for informa-report of the air had been made I said, and assured as they did stated that the steamer left Hong- did not resist. These men, I blame and responsibility broadcast for any public or private be lost sight of that, in Anhui, yesterday, when he was tion leading to the arrest of any to the Harbour Master,

kong with 400 passengers and might ald, wore quile a good calamity. To-day everyone in this Colony is filled with indignation agreeing to mediation by the seen off by Mr J. A. Karkatzky of the pirates,

Powers, she is bound to their de-and other officials of the Chinese at what has happened on the Tai On, and police, naval authorities, cisions, however distasteful they Maritimes Custome, With Mr.

The official police report which about 10o'clock, when four miles looking class of Chinese, and it is very brief states.

8. 21 W. of Lintin Island Peak, one sw them on the street onn Chinese in general and pirates in particular, are all being told very may be. The ugly factors in the Schmitto travelled Mr J. J. Gor-

The s.8. Tai On is of 438 re- about 80 of the men took charge would certainly take them for emphatically the way wherein they should not walk. In face of the situation are that the other Allies man, another official who has just

gistered tonnage and it is of the bont, overpowered the crew Chinese gentlemen." GAR

Continuing her story, the lady difficulties attending the daily work of the European police of appear determined to stand by returned from long leave in

owned by the Kwon On Steam on looked up the Captain

Baid:About.two o'clock in the Hongkong, and of the pationt and courageous fashion in which they Montenegro and that Russia is Australia,

ship Company, 240, Des Voeux and officers as The police report that a roh cion of the Slavs, What the

Road. The steamer, under the lady missionary, who was the morning the robbers tied up the carry out their task, it is atrociously unfair to charge them wholesale reluctant to acquiesce in the coer Reported Robbery with Violence,

command of Captain Holmes, only European passenger on Captain and officers. They tied and indiscriminately with want of proper vigilanco. Equally absurd apshot will be no-one knows, but bety with violence occurred in

let llongkong at seven p.m., board. They ransacked the vas- their hands, but they di l not tie is it to cast up even a whisper of condemnation against the three it is clear that an neute stage in the the early hours of this morning at Britishers who officered the ill-starred vessel.

on the 2ad inst,, starting from sel and ran ber on to Kong Bank me up, though just before leave crisis has been reached, and that a house in Lower Lascar Row. it will take all the resources of Three men entered the house,

the Li Kee Wharf with about about two o'clock in the morning,ing the ship they looked ma np Considering Hongkong's nearness to China, considering that, diplomacy to avert a terrible tied up the female inmate, and

400 passengers and a general when they left her taking their separately in my oshin. They took some clothing, and $3.05

There were clearly had lost their bearings all from time immemorial, piracy las boon a recognised institution in European embroglio. We oan

Cargo. There was a European booty with them! lady passenger on board bound two Chinese killed and a num- this time, for they had certainly this part of the world, and bearing in mind the fact that, in the only hope for the best, but the money. Two men were arrested by two Chinese constables and resent stale of politics, China can but ill control far less crafty and sky is black and lowering.

for Kwongmoon. Everything bor wounded, the latter baing meant to clear off as soon as they the money and clothing were

went well until a few minutes taken to hospital on arriving in had got all the booty Bat this pernicious offenders than the pirates, it is fair to own outright that Picturesqueness and Sanitation. recovered. A bundle of silk was Such outrages as the one under discussion are surprisingly scarce. Why cannot the picturesque also found in the street. -O08.of

before ten o'clock and, when Hongkong. Each man among the they did not do, for the trouble For the honour of our race and flag we are anxious to seo them and the hygienic co-exist? Ap the men made good his escape.

the ship had passed a line of robbers had at least two revolvers began at 10 o'clock and they did rendered scarcer still; and it should be Hongkong's firm resolutionparently they cannot in Cornwall

fishing stakes about six miles and the attack began at a given not leave the ship until nearly dm ihren o'clrok in the morning, unde from Liz Tin, a number of the signal.

to prevent the recurrence of such an insult to British authority. If fur, as we stated the other day,

we do not blame the police as individuale, we may yet feel very the villages which artistio visitors THRES MILLIONS WELL strongly that there is something decidedly wrong with a system that to that county most love to sketch allows ruffians of the type of the Tai On pirates to enter the Colony, or to admire are those where and to leave it again in the guise of respootable passengers. We disease is most prevalent. Nor

SPENT.

Speaking at a meeting at the

well.

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passengers, about fifty in all, The point at which the troubleThere is not much more to tell". armed, took charge of the ship began is, we gather, outside long added the lady. They ran our and tied up the officers and the kong waters by about four miles, ship on to a bank with disabled European lady putting them and the bank on which the engines, and before making their into one cabin. They then steamer was pilcted by the rob departurein one of the ship a bɔnter money, jewellery, clothing and ahead. The actual distance of switchboard, leaving us all in o fully equipped life-boat of Hongkong from the place where darkness. Eventually the enga the total value of $25,000, the attack commenced is twenty-ineer succeeded on getting the · They damaged one of the en-two and a half miles.

· have always maintained, and shall continue to do so, that nothing is this a new discovery, for Hotel Cecil, held to inaugurate A ransacked the ship and stole bars is about 15 miles further they destroyed the electrid

over-run

-with

rata,

like a sufficient check is kept on the immigration of porous from Charles Kingsley pointed out the national campaign to advertise Canton. At the present moment our colony is awarining with overy same melancholy fact some sixty advertising, Mr. T. J. Barratt, kind of criminal, boggar and cripple, not three per cent. of whom years ago, as regards Cornwall, chairman of "Penra Soap," said are British subjects. Fractically, these come and go at will. Until, Hampshire, and Berkshire. And it is commonly supposed that ad- therefore, more, careful surveillacos je observed over strangers what of our cathedral cities? The vertising necessarily inoremeds entering this port from Canton, we need never be astonished to find majestic fanes, before whose the cost of the advertised article, that British law hore is set at nought.

beauty men-bao their heads, but his very lengthened and ex- The police may at present reasonably plead that they have no are

tensive experience proved entire time to search for undesirables on the boste leaving hore, because the precincts are ill-drained, the contrary. As a conse passengers are crowding on board up till the moment of steaming and the fabric is often tottering. quence of that expenditure," he Bat sorely that is a matter easily remedied. What sort of low is it An exception that occurs to us, said," the greatly increased out- that cannot determine the time at which a boat shall start, or the wherein beauty and healthy hour at which passengers shall be aboard? If a Canton boat is surroundings are combined, is the put has resulted in enabling us luotion that our speciality to-day timed to leave here at 9 a.m. or pm, what is there to prevent an city of London. From the Towers to reduce all our costs of pro- enactment forbidding the skipper to admit any Chinese on board to the Law Courts and from Lon-is obtained by the public at over after 8.30? That would give the police a clear half hour in which don Bridge to the G.P.O., there is 30 por cent. less than the price to make search and enquiry. One thing more. Since we are all surely as fine an array of ancient charged without that advertising agreed that law and order are not yet established in Chinese territory and picturoaque buildings ne ou expenditure." Mr, Barratt added: and waters, is it wise for the naval authorities to neglect to keep a could wish to see. Yot where can To-day, after twenty-three years couple of river gunboate between horo and Canton? How long one find more thorough sanitation, lapse of time, bringing my fola China may take to right hereell it is impossible to say; but, fill that or purer water? With this fact in to some three millions spent in happy consummation, it is the duty of the British to help her to do our minds we refuse to believe advertising, my experience por- what she cannot do for herself, especially in cases like the present that it is necessary to sacrificets me still to cadoras st one, wherein British lives and property are in danger,

beauty on the altar of sanitation ELEME MA

Story.

engine on the port side going and we left at high wator, about 11 o'clock in the morning, reaching- Hongkong in the afternoon There were some Chinesa killed; know, but I saw nothing of this

gines and ran the steamer s- Lady Missionary's Graphic

i hore on ... & gand-bank off!

One of our representatives was Sai Beung, in the Nam Tan Distriot, Chinese territory, and fortunate enough to secure an the vessel remained there until interview with the English lady I the following morning. About missionary who was the only After an offair of this fort: " a quarter to ten, with the assist Europe in passenger on board the she added, I certainly think ance of the Beam-launch Shan steamer when the affair occurred, thore should.bed much strioter Hon, the ship was got off the This lady had been in Hongkong inspection of passengers loggege sand-bank, and then returned and was returning to Kongmoon, before the ship leaves Hongkong. to Hongkong and made fast to and, having resided in the East These men were armed to the the man-of-war anchorage, All for many years, and knowing the teeth with revolvers, they had..? the pirates are supposed to be Chinese language well, she won them tied to their wrists with red men averaging from twenty to able to intervene when the trouble tape, and some of them also had, forty years of ago; all very well occurred and to urge the robbers them slung round their waisted pr dressed. The Chinese cox to respect the lives of those on Then, too, I think it would be wise awain was spparently shot board. This will be seen from for the present at least-China dead at the wheels and a coulie the faste which she conveyed to not yel, being settled-

(Continued on Fog 10). passenger, oged about twenty four representative,