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PARTY COMMENTS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THE TAI ON PIRACY.

Mr. McCartney's Statement.

(Continued from Page 5.) Mr. J. McCartney, chief aa- gileer on the Tai On, was next called. He was sitting in front of the foremost grille when the trouble commenced. The first

[Houter's Service To "The Telegraph." | warning he had was a rush from

Landon Received May 3. The comments on the Budget follow party lines.

starboard side and yelling and. shooting. As he rose from his chair a man rushed to the centre of the bridge and fired at him. The Liberals describe the pro- [The mate was on the starboard posals as epoch-making as the side. Witness was hit in the 1909 Budget, dwelling on the right hip. When witness was principle that the rich man must shot he fell and bis assailant tumbled over the top of him in the dark, As he got up the man held him by the wrist. They both retreated to near the wheel house and the pirate threatened witness with a revolver at his head. While this was going on other men endeavoured to climb ou to the bridge.

pay.

The Unionists accuse the Chancellor of vote-catching and reckless fannce.

DANISH ROYAL VISIT..

SUSPENSION OF COURT MOURNING,

London, Received May 5. Court hourning for the late Duke of Argyll will be suspended from May 3 to May 13, on the occasion of the official visit of the King and Queen of Denmark.

AUSTRALIAN OUTRAGE.

MISSION ATTACKED.

London Received May 5, - Router's correspondent at Perth, West Australia, states that investigation shows the Drysdale River Mission, referred to in a mesage of April 4, was attacked, bat there was no loss of life.

The captain then came out put bis sporting gun past the witness. face to the obest of the man who was holding him.

And killed him?-Killed him ; he fell.

Were you badly burt? Bad fat the time I told the captain- not to shoot again as I was the chief engineer.

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Are you better now?-Yea I am a bit stiff.

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The Captain took him into his

cabin where he lay on the floor.

Ble was unable to stand and he kept loading guns and revolvera all the time."

How long did you remain in the cabin?-I could not say, but when the lights went out I took the cartridges out and placed them on the rocket box. I had to feel for the various sizes.

Then you went on loading ?-

Yes.

The telegram of April 4, stat- ed-In le reported that a gang of blacks have destroyed the Drysdale River Mission, and The Ship that Passed. murdered two Fathers, six lay Did you see any ship pass the brethren, and a number of half-Tai Un?-Yee. castes. The polico are investigat- ing the outrage.)

BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY.

When?-After we started the blas light.

Was there still firing ?-The pirates were firing.

And the master and mate wore firing? Yes and when there was

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EXTRA

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1914.

SPECIAL CABLES.

(Special; Pacific Service to the Telegraph-Router.)

"WHITE WOLF:

HIS LATEST MOVE.

» Peking, Received May 5. "White Wolf "and his followers are nearing Ping- liang. where there are only 1,500 troops.

The majority of General Maan Liang's troops are at present at Fang Siang-fu.

JAPANESE ROYAL FUNERAL.

Tokyo, Received May 5.

A special session of the Diet will be held for the passing of the Empresas Dowager's funeral appropriation on the 5th inat, after which the House will adjourn.

JAPANESE, NAVAL SCANDALS

CHARGES AGAINST ADMIRAL. FUJII.

Tokyo, Received May 5. The Navy Department gives out the gist of charges against Admiral Fujii inconnection with the naval scandale,

The charges state that Admiral Fujii received 352,700 Yen between January 1911 and September 1912 from Messrs. Vickors, Yarrow and others.

TROUBLE IN YUNNAN.

MILITARY PACIFICATOR ASSASSINATED.

Younan-fa. Received May, 5... A discharged 'military official assassinated General Haidh Ju-yi, Pacificator to Western Yunnan, who recently roturned from Talifu and was proceeding to Feking on official business.

The people are much disturbed.

Did she tara back ?-Who, the On Lee? No.

The doors of the grille were unlocked to let you and the mate get your life belts ?-Yes, The mate said "I have no life belt." I said "Yes, you have in your грош. I told him it was

out by the smoke,

vent to get it but were driven

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Miss Doris Mayor-Cooke Scores a a lull in the fire the master fired the wareltobe and we both

Big Success.

rockats.

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You say a ebip passed up The performance of "The Marabout how far was she from you riage Market" by the Bandmann-I have not much idea. She Opera Company last night was conld not be very far away because noteworthy for the first appear agga, in a character part, of the you have to pass up the channel. latest Acquisition of the Company, Miss Doris Mayor-Cooke. She had the leading lady's role that of Mariposa Gilroy and it may at once be said that she abone brilliantly in the part.

Her

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What did you actually see of the ship?--I as the passengere and crew of the ship leaning over the rails looking at as.

You saw all her lighta?-Yes. And on which side of you did

You got yours?—Yes. Could Evana swim?—Yes Did he jump clear?--Yes. Wetherell, recalled, gave the After the adjournment Capt. number of the crew as 38, 10 cargo.coolies and and unknow number of cargo brokers.

The Tai On's compradore U. Sui-sang, said the first intimation

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SHANGHAI RACES

Results of First Two Days' Races:

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The Shanghai Race Clab's Spring Meeting opened yester day. The following are results of yesterday's and some of to-day's events, for which we are indebted to the Hongkong Club;

1. The Paper Hunter's Cup, mile. The Buster **** The Night Bird

(Bill) (Fook Piccadilly... (Lindsay) 3

· Time: 1.29.)/5.

SIR PAUL CHATER SUED. party to indicate my issues of ue foet to go to the jury, great or mall, and if in any of those issuea they were calling mixed law and fact pure feeta orose, they must be extracic and pent to the jury.

Prospecting in the New

Territory.

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The town clerk wae not entitled to any remucoration for

It might be that his Lordship found himself able to decide some

the time and trouble devoted to of the questions with reference to the services required of him. the oral evidence. There were That being the meaning which to doubt questions of feat spring- Lord Campbell had stated ing from the issues and if bis emphatic language, what was the Lordship found those questions of meaning which the parties them fim they accepted that. His argu- fact, were not to be decided by selves put on the word "exmant was not to show that could penses" as used in this agron

2. The Criterion Stakes, Onement of 1000 when they came to mile.

the 1006 agreement? When Palladin ... ... (Burkill) Castlefield ... (Stewart President

(Heard)

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Time: 2,02.3/6,

3. The Griffins' Plate, 34 mile. Everingham ..... (Molior) The Nipper......(MoMiobas!) Peveril... (Wingrove)

Time: 1.28.1/5.

4. The Cathay Cap, mile. The Gay Bird (J.K. Brand) The Plover................ (Hill) | Battlefield.... ....:(0,R. Barkill)

Time: 3.15."

1 they came to the 1006 agreement 2 which addressed itself to the

not be done.

Elie Lordabip-My difficulty Barises on the first issue.

Mr. Sharp-Even more on the others."

3 matter of the exponses, theyHis Lordship-It may do.

found such a stage had been

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Mr. Sharp said if there was one

reached in those proceedings thing that might he considered

when it was believed that profite

2 were presently becoming divis pure law it was this. Othera he did Able. It was believed, whether it not know of. It would be more tamed out to be so or not, that convenient as they had goteo far- profits would be divisable. What he did not wish to complicate the did they do? They divided the matter, he would try to simplify the matter if he undertook, 48 expenses, charging expenses in

be believed was his duty, to put proportion indicated in the origia the surrounding ciroumstances al agreement. In the third recital plaintiff and by plaintif he i to Sir Paul Chaser whilst the of the second agreement the on which they relied before his Lordship. The letter from plain- really meant all the parties to the

former was in Australia a most.. document shown in that recital-

friendly letter in which no men- -admitted that the expenses in-

tion of remuneration was made. cidental to the undertaking up to

Counsel after reading the letter 6.. The Hart Legacy Cup, that date, had been wholly asked if that was what they

anced by Chater and Mody: The The Woodlark............(Bill) 1 parties agread that all the entri ing under a flat refusal to pay would expect from a man smari- Borneo Ohief...(Mollar) 2 of all the expenses as appearing him three years wages? It was Perchance... .......(Fook) 3 in the books of Ohater nad Mady

Time: 56 215.

5. The Pou maling up, I mile, Skidoo...............................(Hoard) Bentley.{Bremner)"

(Stewart) Time: 2.05.

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be taken as correct evidence of grotesque. Experts were called suob exjonees Planitili said thatia and the discoveries made were 7. The Jockey Cup, i mile.

so unfavourable that there was all the expenses ue incerted con- Neptune

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templated by the agreement of no other option to Chater and

bad

been paid--he Mody than to bring about the LesbeslustWingrove) 3

financial closure, Plaintiff and meant financed; (Connɛel) Time: 2.00 2/5..

McMillan did the work but the paid for the time being financial support came from

counsel said paid he

8. The Kiangsu Cup, 11 mile. Whoo Inkerman

(Ezra 1 Sir Pelleas

(VRA). 2 Royal Rose (Burkili)

Time: 3.45 2/5.

bit that it got out of control?—

9. Eclipse Stakes, 1 miles. don't know what their intention The Magiolan... (Fock) was but that is what they did. Concession...(C. R. Burkill) Did you see them shoot any Rosefield. (Stewart) women ?--No.

shoot?-I don't know.

How many passengers did they

With revolvers.

What were they armed with

How many passengers bad you on board 7-363,

1hey were people who had paid their fores? They bad paid their fares and I had issued them tickets.

board ?-About 80,

How many ranners had you on

And how many cargo coolies? -Sixteen.

And then there were cargo. brokers ?-Yes.

acting was all that could be pass?--The starboard side of trouble that he had was the

The captain and I were on the second class passengers.

Could you say how many of The them?-About six, starboard side and the mate was piratos entered the enmpra- There were some boys as well on the port side.

Firing was still going on at the dore's office and ransacked it. making a total of 513 on board. Je could not tell the number Witness.did not know how many time?—Firing was goingou below

of men but he would estimate were saved. He was saved by ut the time.

But the ship bad not caught five or six were on the job. He the Hoi Sang, having been found

would not recognise them again clinging to the rudder. firo?-Just immediately aftor the ship passed we were caught on

wished, and she showed admirable restraint all through, never falling into the temptation of over-doing the port. Her singing was even better still, and both ia Bolo work

with and in duets

Mr. Aled Worcester, who again appeared in the character of Blip-fire. pery Jack, she was superb, The feature of the play, indeed, was the happy manner in which these was?

two combined, and the audience recalled them again and again. The addition of Mia Mayor-Cooke has immensely strengthened the Company.

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Could you tell what ship it The captain asked which ship it was.

You recognised her?-Yea.

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knew her at once. You recognised her as what ?—

be cause he could not very well. Capt. Wetherell:-When you see their faces. They were Chinese sold and collected the tickets did dressed in dark clothing and you notice anything suspicions? looked much the same as the other-Nothing. passengers. They were ordinary The President Nothing an

know.

Time: 2.38 1/5.

10. The Chihli Cup, 14 miles Mango Tres (U. R. Backill)" The Night Bird (Crighton) Cosinelle (J. A. Brand)

Time: 2.38 4/5. "Dead heat.

'Second Day's Results.

meant in the sense only as he used Chater and Mody. The plaintif she word just now-financed for and McMillan, he said with all 3 the time being. Financed was respect, had no money and

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the word ured in the document Chater and Mody had. The financial closure was in the itself. That meant that they had.

been paid; it did not mean that power of Chater and Mody: Medy out and our in the sense head note Power to grant pros- they had been paid by Chater and According to the Ordinance, Section If there was a marginal that in no event were they to look

to plaintiff and McMillan for the pecting licenses." he Governor- rature, because it was quite clear i-Council may grant licenass they intended to pay these thiage for and procure in and from any authorising any person to search 3themselves if there were any pro- land, specimens of metals and

lita for division and if they were,"

The following are the earlier results of to-day's racing at Shanghai:

The Ohu Ka Za Cap (three quarters of a mile.)

"President (Heard.) Darbar Chief (J. K. Brand.) Bornite (Rowe.)

Time 1-28.4/5.

Mongolian Plate (14 miles.) Coccinelle (J. A. Brand.)* Liebeslust (Heard.)* Springbok (Borkill.) "Doad beat for first place,

Time 3-15 1/5."

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steamer.

plaintiff and McMillon aid their materials which lay there. There where by Agreement as provided, licence for six months. That war was a certain currency for that and that payment would come

the whole point, and that licence from their share of the profits. It was perfectly clear that those empowered a person holding profits would be divided and an it to search for and procure profits appeared the plaintiff and Hoon as the prospect of making specimens. He submitted that that showed what prospecting MoMillan became liable for the covered. It covered that and no If its present purpose fourth share of that taken from more the earnings of the company they could be got by expensive was to get specimens frequently There they had an admission in chot recital by plaintiff and Me-reference to the cost of extending

works. Prospecting had Millan that the expenses in quee the work. It had reference to tion hd in fact been paid and

one thing only the object to get were such as appeared in 2 Chater aud

books, specimens or the object to getting Mody's

Bluff in bulk for commercial sale. Now, that was admittedly not

That was the point and no other. remuneration that appeared in

His friend was quite in error Chater and Mody's books,

when he said he did not wish to His Lordship asked if it was admitted?

give that impresafon. The divid-

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Mr. Sharp replied that it was, ing lice was found in one position middle class people except that usual?They all looked like of the survivors at Macao one was explain that no remuneration had present and immediate purpose because he hoped to be able to caly and that was between the they looked very fierce and wild.“

passengers,

of the operation and getting the You told, Mr. Sayer that these Was there the usual amount of pposed to be a watchman on ever been paid to either of those Recognised her to be what ship? ship, why did they want to burn I did not take notice.

Some gentlemen in connection with the staff in bulk for sale which was people threatened to burn the luggage with these passengers ? board the

twelve others had been detained; New Territory work. He could called mining. It was covered The Lintan.*

the remainder being allowed to now sit down; he did not propose whole operations were alled by different licenses sometimes The play all through went with

the ship? The passengers asked. Was there or was there not the Took No Notice. adelightful swing, each and every

to do so, bat so far as he could the pirates not to barn the ship.usual quantity of luggage? go to their friends. Did ste bail you in any way? member of the cast contributing

The inquiry was adjourned. Did they say why they were About the samet She took no notice..

ses of that issue he might. He mining, colloquially. The line his or her best to the success of

Did not stop but went straight going to burn the ship ?-I don't Inspector Gordon said the Tai

would further more prove that was drawn in the getting of the On came back to the barbour on

37 DeadBodles. performance. It was splendidly

the plaintiff bad frequently and bulk for sale and getting speci- on ?—Yes.

You know what they said May 1 at 10 p.m. The remains the music was well done,

The Tang Wah Hospital auth. expressly admitt d

tomne. It had no reference whatever put on,

Do you think the Lintan was

охрадва and everybody present thoroughly sufficiently close to hear the shots? They told the passengers to ask of 17 bodies were found on board. orities state that they have picked his going to Australia, that to the extent and ***

of the operations What was the enjoyed the play. Special mentionYes and the rockets were the captain to be allowed to do as He believed that there was a lot up 37 dead bodies in the vicinity he was not under the arrange

were they liked with the ship and then consumed. The bones of six of Ki O. These bodies are pre- ment with Chuter and mody. The case was proceeding as we

prasent object-purpose? may be made of Miss Ethel Booch. who de Kitty Kent gave one of the bursting right above her.

Did you see anything of the On they would not barn it.

human beings were found and a sumably those of passengers (or entitled to any. remuneration; best pieces of work in which one Lea? We saw her all the way a going to burn the ship: they Shun Lee brought back 120 pas Leng Chi-Kwan, the Hoe om

Do you know why they were large quantity of white sah. The pirates) on board the Tai On. they would

that went to pross, has yet been seen in Hongkong. How

His Lordship asked if he was far away About 15 Miss Lomas, too, as the gay little

would not be able to get away songore, the Shui On brought to the Government Civil Hospital supposed to decide for instance Mr. Findlay Smith, middy, scored a big success, while minutes, from Wangmoon,

Was she in sight when you themselves; that would be a silly back 32 and, a European. The on the 20th alt, suffering from the first issue before or after the Mr. A. Hindlay Smith wes began to fire rockets ?-Yes,

thing to du?-I don't know. Hoi Sang brought back 8 injuries received in the Tai On evidence had been called.

amongst those who left by the What do you think ?My idea Chicase Where did she pana you?-By

and Capt We pirsoy, died on the 3rd inst Mr. Sharp said he fully appre Mishima Mara today. was that they would not be able | therell.. Of these

ciated the difficulty his Lordship. Plague Figures. Wangmoon light before we got to Capsuimun Pass.

Photographs.

must find himself in, but if his During last week 203 cases of Lardship had to consider the eur plague were notified and there graphs from Moe Chung showing (counsel) would have to undertake ber of cases eines January 1 the Tai On still afire after the that there were some, and he un- 1,013 and the number of deaths

derstood that it was open to either is 911e:

Miss Addie Lennard was smart and claver as ever Other members who showed up well were Mr. Fred Coyne, Mr. Jimmy Hopper, Mr. Bobby Roberts and Mr. Walter Elagert,

To-night the Company stages, The Balkan Princess.

ave

to escape. If they did not set were wounded. He had heard,

prove

Do you think the On Lee was fire to the ship and jumped into that twelve dead bodies had besa We have received some photo-rounding circumstances, he were 171 deaths. The total num-

near enough to have heard the firing?-Not to have heard the firing; but she might have seen the rockets.

the water the captain would shoot picked up of Ki 0. These were afterwards brought to Hongkong them.

oritice. On May 4 the some anth- by the Tung Wah Hospital auth-

did not want to turn the ship It did not strike you that they

'piracy.