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ANOTHER PIRACY.

Junk Seized and Owners Left on Island.

A case of piracy has been re- ported during the week-end to the Police by the mister of a fishing junk, working in the Tai

Bo district.

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The master ·utātem that on January 17 he left Tai Ho with a "cargo cf fish, valued at $800, with the intention of going to Miseso. When he was off Chineas territory, another large junk came slanguide, and the men on board this shouted to him to stop. The jank made fast to his with ropes, and two men came aboard, both being armed with revolvers. He was made to follow the large junk, daring which time the pirates. ranasaked the junk, bat only succeeded in finding some cloth- ing valued at $10. When of Tain Obao, he and his mea ware rent sabore in a small bost and left on the island, while the pirates sailed away with his jaok and their own. He sad the others ware forced to spend the right on the hillside, bat early next morn ing managed to hail a pigsing } fiabing jook and thus got back to Tai Ho.

The jonk was valued at $200, and the total value of the jank, fish and clothing is $1,010.

THE CINEMAS.

What the Picture Houses are Offering.

This afternoon, at 515, the Victoria Theatr he big attraction; for "Quo Vadis ?" ia to be screened. This magnificent picture is in seven parte, and it ia rightly regarded as master- piece of films.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1918.

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENT

THEATRE

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TWO - GRAND CONCERTS SATURDAY, 2nd & THURSDAY, 7th February, 1918. AT 9.15 P.M.

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FIRST CONCERT

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SATURDAY, 2nd. FEBRUARY, - 1918.

PROGRAMME PART I.

I-Sonata A. Major -

Caesar Franck;

A. MIROVITCH AND M. PIASTRO. 2. Concerto D. Major...Paganini-Wilhelmj.

M. PIASTRO. 3.-(a.) Two Etudes E. Major

(b.) Fantasie

C. Minor F. Minor PART IL

.....Chopin.

4.—(s) Nocturne D. Minor... Chopin-Wilhelm.

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Sarasate.

M. PIASTRO. ·

5.-.) Hark, Hark the Lark

(b.) The Eriking

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(c.) Rhopsodie No. II

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Schuteri Liszt.

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