1921-12-20 — Page 7

ON THE WATERFRONT.

Another Local Steamer Pirated.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph."

THE HONGKONG LELEGRAPH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1921.“

INDIANS CHARGED.

DAIRY

Possession of Arms Case:

The two Indian watchman,

News of a piracy, aboard an-The Ex-Servicemen Question. arrested by Bargsant Kelly during

other local steamer reached the

The run from a Bing to Shap Mi is a short one of only little over an hour and the affair must have been carried out with

a search for arms at Mody's Godown at Pray East, were Colany this morning. Details at Sir.-I read in this morning's charged on remand this morning present are somewhat meagre paper with, much interest the with being in possession of a but it is known that the Hwah account of the meating of the German automatic pistol, forts. Sung, belonging to the Pak Hong. Active Ex-Servicemen in the nine rounds of ammonition and Steamship Company of Con Coronet Theatre on Sunday. It 23 taels of raw opium. naught Road Central, which left was indeed, interesting. I am

Mr. Burlingham, A.S.P. prò here for Shan Mi on Sunday not a resident of Hongkong but in secuted, while Mr. A. H. Crowe morning with 961 Chinese passing through I learn there is a represented the first defendant passengers on board was pirated distinct differentiation being in whose bed the contraband was yesterday after leaving Ms King made between the man who ioand concealed. and having disc barged passengers actually served in the trenches

On the first defendant's —apparently most of the passes, and those who merely did war somption of the responsibility, gere there.

service. I have the misfortune the second defondant to belong to the latter, my parents discharged. Evidence was then not having considered me in the given by Sergeant Kelly as to matter some 46 years ago. the search which was carried out deeply deplors the fact that I did on the afternoon of the 13th. expedition. The brief not have the honour of being instant. The first defendant was telegram announcing the pincs present at what must, I feel sore, working as A tally man in states that every one is safe, so have been an historic meeting. I the

yard bot the second certain defendant was that there has apparently been have hitherto felt

sleeping and being questioned referred At tha fact that I served the Sergeant by a gesture to three years in France, but his friend. This man informed realise now for the first time that the Sergeant that he had not the the less said about it the batter.key of the room to which the suggest, Sir, that to be perfect- oficer desired access, and the 15 logical, we must carry out lock had to be forced. The these **Active Servicemen's search in this room was not suc. idea to its proper conclusion. As cessful but when continued into far as I can see there is only one the cubicle where the first defon- way. I have met men in France dant slept the contraband was who have accounted for 10, some discovered.

BOHO

no bloodshed. The Hwah Sung amount of pride and pleasure on is due back in Hongkong this evecing and detalls should then be available. A suspicion is abroad that the gang which carried out this piracy may be the same that looted the Kwang Lee. If so, their haul on this occasion will probably prove much smaller than on the last.

New Vessel for Hongkong. A fine passenger and cargo steamet, the Hosang, Was launched on November 16 at the

China Steam

OF PARLIAMENT. Though straz gers are admiliel

20 and some even 30 Boches. Mr. Crewe submitted that his Now, I am quite sure that a man client knew nothing of the army. who only accounted for ope They were given him by another] shipyard of the North of Ireland Boche could not be accepted in Indian, who, he understood, was Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is being built for the Indo-the same class as the man who now in the custody of the police. Navigation Co. accounted for 30. I therefore This man's evidence would clear Ltd., and it will form an import-gest, to be perfectly fair and up the case so far as his client ant addition to the fiae Bees of logical, that we cannot possibly was concerned.

do without 20 or 30 clisses of Yab abomad, the Indian) the Company.

active ex-servicemen. I am mentioned by Mr. Crowe, wayput Early in the history of Hoos-sure you must agree that the into the witness box and he kong Dr. Jardine, whose name services rendered to his country claimed that the contraband was was for many years associated by the man who accounted for given to him by yet another with the Honourable East India only one Boche Are not com-Indian. This man bad

since Company, laid the foundation in parable to the services of the

gone to Bombar. Chips of his firm, which is known man who accounted for 30. Then, Under the circumtances the in the vernacular as the "Ewo too what of the man in the AirMagistrele found his way clear

Princely House." Services Hong"

who has possibly to discharge Mr. Crawe's clitat Traffic by sea formed an import accounted for as many cities as while awaiting whatever further ant and essential feature of the others base men? Is he to be measures the police was think work of this company, and is placed in the same category as of adopting in connection with course of time the fag of Jardine, the others? Surely. not. Then the admission of Yab Mabomid. Matheson and Co, flew at the thers are-but, wby proceed? I masthead of some of the finest am confident you now see my clippers frequenting Chinese point. In other words, the whole SATURDAY CLOSING OF HOUSES waters. Wita the advent of thing is sheer, senseless soobbery steam their operations became so from beginning to end. far extended that the maritime I regret to notice from the to the House of Commons while activities of the firm had to be report that no oficial of your the House is sitting, the Houses organised to form a separate paper appears to have been of Parliament, it is announced by present at the meeting 15 I am the Lord. Great Chamberlain's China Coast Co.. the underconfident he would have had a Department, are not yet open to taking was ultimately establish most interesting time. And so the public on Saturdays. ed as the Indo-China Steam cold I if I had been there. Navigation Co., Ltd. To-day no

Let me tell the folk of Hong- less than 24 fine steamers, all kong that I have personally met. earrying passengers as well as men who suffered severely as cargo, maintain lines from the conscientious objectors for the Chinese ports to Indis, the sake of their convictions for whom! Philippines, and Japan, and dr I have a greater-respect than for the same flag ss did their for some of the men conscripts who bears, the old Chiss clippers, who were compelled against their The Hosang" which being wishes and wills to go to the interpreted. signifes "Grand trenches and who not pose a Increase." represents the matured heroes If these men wish to and robust child of those time old express their community of in- clippers which laid the founds-terests could they not have done tion of British trade in the Far so as members of the Legion? East.

The reference made to the The vessel has a total length of exclusiveness of Trade Unions is 430fest, she has a deadweight carentirely beside the point There ying capacity of 9,000 tons, and is no analogy. Trade Unions are will maintain speed on service forced to be exclusive for the of 12 knots. Luxurious and stry protection of workers' rights. Do accommodaition for 40 first-class active servicemen in Hong- passengers is situated in houses kong think they need protection on the shelter and boat decks. against their other comrades of Attractive quarters are provided the Great War? I leave them

department First known as the

for the second-class passengers and you, Sir, with the thought at the after end of the shelter deck, and the remainder of the

Yours, etc.

R.A.M.C

upper and lower tween decks are Hongkong, December 19th, 1921. adapted either for native pas- sengers or for light and valuable cargoes.

OBITUARY,

Well-known Japanese Resident Passes Away,

It is with regret that we have

NOTABLE COMPOSER.

DELIBES.

French Composer of Middle

Nineteenth Century.

Leo Delibes (1835-1861) was modern French composer of comic apers and ballet. Although he

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Alleged Kidnapping.

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the Police Station. The child was not found.

Tsang Kai appeared in the dock at the Criminal Sessions. before Mr. Justice Gompertz, this morning, rbarged with taking Playing outside their house, the child away, and the above 103, Second Street, on Nov. 23:3, story was told by the prosecution, were three thinese children which was conducted by Mr. A. one a boy of 14, another child Dyer Ball of about six and a third a tiny

When asked if he had any tot of only three. A man, named objection to the members of the Tsang Kai, who was residing Jury. prisoner said he could not with the family attempted to see their faces. "I bave no ob take the youngest of the triojection to the Jury if they are away, but as the eldest objected, doing justice to me." he added. he did not do so. Shortly after-

Mr. Dyer Ball said prisoner wards Tsang again tried to take had raised & point which he wrote many operas, his chict way the smallest child and again wished to raise himself. His the eldest brather intervened.

difficulty bad always been that he cause for fame as an operatic The man tried a third time to go could not see the jurors' faces The propelling machinery, by Mesars John G. Kincaid and Co., |

composer rests on "Lakme," the away with the child and for and he saggated that the window only one of his operan which was the third

the eldest Ld.. of Greenock, is adapted for;

behind the Jury bar be obscured burping oil fuel as well as cual,

really successful.

boy objected. But what are by s curtain. and it is important to note that!

As a composer of ballet music, you afraid of?", said Teang.

His Lordship agreed to this both bull and machinery are to to record the death of Mr. M. Delibes won great popularity am taking him away to give him conform with the requirements Sawada, the Assistant Manager The Froosh Ballet consists of area and not to sell him." This suggestion and intimated that the of the Passenger Convention re- of the Hongkong Branch of the series of dances in costume, which remark apparently satisfied the matter would be put right. gulstions.

Mitsui Bassan Keisha, bid. The tell in pantomime some simple big brother and hesllowed Tasog deceased, who had been in Hong-story. They occur between the to take the little one away, kong many years, proceeded to acts of the opera. Delibes best

At the end of half an hour the a member of a Triad society, and The Pine Tree State the fourth Canton about four days ago on ballets are: "Nails," "Coppellis," | U.S.Shipping Board 335 bis firm's business, bot was taken and “Sylvia.” His music is pair bd not returned and the after the father bad strongly allocated to the Admiral Line for suddenly ill soon after arrival particularly French in its refine eldest boy went side and told denied all these charges, prisoner operation between Puget Sound He passed away on Saturday ment and sprightliness. It is his mother. The mother and son accused him of keeping "sly")

then went cut and made brothel, which accusation also and the Far East sailed from night from peritonitia

The deceased's demise will be

systematic search of all the was denied. Seattle on December 10 with over

houses in the neighbourhood and The defeare was that the 9,500 dead weight tons of cargo most deeply felt amongst a very

false,

prisoner made exhaustive enquiries with charge circle of friends, both and 427 passengers. This steamer wide is due at Hongkong on December | Japanese and Chinese, with whom This movement is the best the object of ascertaining the maintaining that he never took 31 and will discharge 1,750 tons he was extremely popular.

knowɑ number from Delibes' whereabouts of the missing child. the child away at all.

It is called This effort met with no success, Prisoner was sentenced to five of cargo here. The Pine Tree The funeral ceremony takes Ballet "Sylvia." State is in command of Captain place at the Japanese cemetery Pizzicati," because the string but in the evening (the child was yeare' hard labour.

The Jury wore Messrs. 8. Martin Tarpey, the hero of the at five o'clock to-morrow.

section of the orchestra plays the taken away in the morning, about Valencia wreck off the coast of

theme by plucking the stringa eleven o'clock)they obtained some Boulton (forsman) E A. Murphy, Vancouver Island, which disaster cest the lives of over 150 people. deg. 59 min. N., long, 122 deg. 54 with the fingers, instead of using useful information. As a result C. E. Sandstrom, E. B. Cubey, A the bow. The composition is in of what they had been told they 0. Langston, J. Brook and R. Captain, Tarpey at this time wasmin. E.

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