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It is milk from which most of the lat (cream) has been removed.

Is it nourishing? In it healthful?

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Inspector Kent's Evidence.

feature

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1922.

The Chairman: Can you say "Lay- prasengers and fired a shot at the thing, as to the course followed by other Indian guard there. There the ship!

was great excitement. He drew his Inspector Rent: The glass over revolver bat was afraid to fee for the window in the lavatory is frost-fear of hitting the passengers. He An interesting

of ed and it was impossible for us to shouted to the Indian guard on yeaterday's proceedings of the see anything. I should say we were duty the other side to go to the ton

There Commission of enquiry into the going north-east.

was a deck. He himself rashed up and Sui Anpiracy was the evidence north-east wind blowing and the was confronted by five pirates. He of Inspector Kent.

star Inspector Walter Kent, of the waves were coming over the

[bard how, Hongkong Police, gave nu interest-

Jo you know any thing of the con- ing account of his experiences on the Sui An on the night of the 19th duct of the ship's guard-I saw November. When he went on board nothing of them. with his family at Hongkong at 5.30 a.m. he noticed a Chinese woman

Nor the ship's officers-No.

Bred a shot at them and three of them fred back Some ladies appeal- i in him not to fire and he went

aft where ho saw the Captain lying on the deck with a pirate holding a revolver over him. Witness shot the

How many pirates do you think pirate in the back and be fell to the sitting down on the starboard side. there were altogether?-There were deck. Five or six pirates then came She was very well dressed, some 14 beats left the ship. Some bad ap from behind him. He took shelt Weer, behind a pilas and Bred at them, thing out of the ordinary for a Chlour and some six passengers.

saw that from the parser's cahin. hese woman," the Inspector said.

Resistance Futile. She was wearing black jatent teather shoes, white silk stockings, Mr. Lako: The only reason you

He succeeded in getting near the snioking-room when a shot hit him

on the left side and he immediately

Mr. Mel Messer: Did the Captain)

piracy was because they were mis-give you any instractions what to do

ag afterwards!

Witness: Yes

Mr. Mel Messer: Was any search'

made of people going on board at Macao-No

in case of piracy -He never gave us ang instructions.

Did you get any instruction from the police?—Yes, we had instruc tions from the police, but the Captain changed them for his ow

t

Did you report the matter the police?-I never made any report:

A very fine serge skirt, a kind of have for saying these people you became unconscious. blouse top, white underskirt and mentioned earlier took part in the! also a Japanese tax ini. To me she looked as though she was wearing), corsets, which is something out of the ordinary for a Chinese wonian She was a very fue figure of a woman and I should say between

3r. Lake: As far as you could and 30 years of age. Shortly after-

no organisation to wards she was joiced by a man who tell there was was dressed in a blue serge suit and resist pirates?-No, it was quite al a buttoned up jacket, the collar be- surprise. We never expected such ing fastened with a stad. They con- thing. Al the surprise was versed there for three er four success

The witress, answering further "Do you think the grills were any miantes in the Waicbow dialect.

protection-They were not as they questions, said he had been on the I do not know if they would|Sui An for nearly Dine months were.

and had never seen any keys ori have been if they had been shut.

You saw some of the pirates from locks for the grills tetween the ime to time-what sort of type were second and third class passengers.

Mr. Mcl. Messers Do you think) they -Those I saw down below verg

They got up and went to the side of the ship. They conversed there, again and then went to the smoking room."

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Witness explained that the grills on both the port and starboard sides of the wheelhonse were open on the outward journey. The grills alz et the smoking room were open all the titor.

The Chairman: Are you familiar with the piracy regulations!

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The Sui An was a very nice jahi compared to other ships, was it not?-Not that, Sir.

the

chiefly youngsters. There it would have been any good ! rere two men who had grey hair. you had had any guards on two or three I should put down at bridge at the time of the piracy— alu: years of age, and some could you have put up a fight?- were only about 92 and very short. Yes, I thick if we had had enough Did they give you the impression ammunition we could have put up! To Inspector: No, I am nut. of being countrymen or townsmen? a fight.

You had six rounds with you Did you notice any other breach-From the description of their of the piracy regulations on the oat-dress they gave me the impression and you ought to have had 50?---

of being countrymen.

Replying to Mr. Lake, the wit-} In reply to Mr. Shenton, the lastess said he had received as in- For the return voyage, the inspec tor went aboard shortly after fpector stated that the passengerstructions from the captain with} o'check in the afternoon. He went were searched before going on the regard to defensive measures to be at the saloon and bad tea. Short-beat Hongkong. The woman takes in the event of piracy. als Instructions had been given by the ly after four o'clock the man and whom he had referred

police. woman whom he had seen on board! earched. on the entward journey passed from)

I ward voyage 'I slid rut.

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Yes.

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In reply to Mr. Shenton, the witness said guards were told be fore joining the ship what their

patter of Mr. Shenton: As a the port side to the starboard side. general interest is it not a fact that Half as lour later a Chinese went the only pidee along the coast where aboard. He was wearing blue wople are searched is at. Hong-duties were, glasses the Inspector said, "and koag?-I cannot say

Other Indian guards having The probability is that the am givca.evidence, the enquiry was which the pirates used were brought diurned out this afternoon.

board at Macao -I think they

he also had on a very heavy over- coat which reached to his feet. It atruck me as peculiar, as it was a very int day I watched him, and wete.

This man who came one with a shortly afterwards, two youths, aged] about joined him. They were long coat was a man on whom sua dressed in ordinary Chinese attirerieion should have rested -I should|

If I had been on duty at with long coats. He spoke to them, think so. saying: "We won't sit this side the the wharf and had seen a man coin- other side is better, and they went in along wearing a bag evat like

that. I shobl certainly bate search

across to the start-ard side"

"Like Sardines."

Li-

FORGED DELIVERY ORVER.

Chinese Firm Defrauded.

Fa Chuen, the master of a repe shup, and Tse-Yung.ching, a bruker, were charged before Me H. E. Lindsell yesterday afternoon Mr. Mel Messer: Didn't the with obtainging 200 bags of Bour

anyone

at from the Kong On Wing 6rm. 73 dran guard search

Wine Lok Street, by means of ajee Mueau!-I do not think so,

Mr. Shenton: Will you say that forged delivery order, at al Mr M. E. Turner prosecuted ny resistance would have teately with receiving the flour.

and Mr. A, E. Hali requesented the first accused.

And would only have resalted in great loss of life -We had nothing

do anything with

You regarded it as a complete

prise to everybody on board It was..

Highly organised?—It was

1 was going into the saloon when the firing curan.enced on the aft part of the bridge,lock." the wit ness proceeded "I went to look) for ing wife. Shortly after a nam, ber of passengers came in followed futile-Certainly, by three pirates, war with an At-

The evidence given by the pro- tomatik pistol, another with a Colt

secution' showed that on the 18th revolver and a third with a carbine.

Note tube:, ac unknown individual the trigger of which he kept writking| backwards and forward. They fired

presented at the Kung On Wing! Firm a forged delivery order pur- several shots into the door of the

porting to have been issued from saloon and eventually the man with

the Sang Loong and the Kwan' At a minute's notice the ship was Fook firms. The document re he carbine said, in Chinese: Keep! quiet and you will not be hurt."out of control-In less than five nuested that 500 bags of flour bel Then at the foremost entrance of minutes the ship was in the control handed over to the bearer, and the chops appearing on it indicated the saloon another pitate came in of the pirates.

Answering farther questions, the that the Sang Loong shop authori with a revolter and another one

with witness said there was no oppor-sed the delivery of the 500 from the starboard ide

He bags of Blour to the Kwan Fook weapon. He took up tunity for organising defence.

It, also transpired from knives from the saloon knew that four police launches firm. table and started to smash the cro-patrolled around the island at night the evidence that prior to the bug 5.000 bags of ckery on the table. Later, we were but knew nothing about a Customs 18th the Sang Loong shop had flour from the complainants." The searched: all I lust at that time cruiser patrol from Sam Mun island, agreed to

Mr. Shenton: It comes to this, bearer of the forged delivery or The Chairman: No resistance of that assuming all the precautions der was furnished by the com

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aid down by the regulations had plainants with a godown warrant, been carried out, it would have had by means of which the first defen-arzestig the twu defendsuts. The The Inspector: None whatever.. The Inspector estimated that no effect so far as this attack was dsat on the same day obtained first defendant, on being arrested in Copagat Road second accused, who was a short there were quite 40 passengers and concerned?-I would not care to say from the gedown of the com- in the street. pointed cut the

Adistance away.

Many business men are so busy "boy" in the saloon. About an that. I do not know the structure plainants.

The evidence against the secred that they give too little attention export permit was applied fur and hour afterwards, they were driven of the ship sufficiently well and I do West, the four requisitioned. into the starboard alleyway where not know how the engine rooms. is obtained from the Harbour Office, defendant was that on the 19th., to ou-door exercise, and thas suffer from constipation, torvíð to a and on the same day the finur was he went with the first man they were searched again We placed

Replying to Mr. Davidson, Ine-shipped to Maces by the's.s. Chens flour shop at Macao to which liver, blious attacke, head ches, were standing in the alleyway, pack

the. Tucgit was intended to sell the Bour, flatulence and other troubles.

To such men Pinkettes:A78^1 ed like sardiness in a box," the In.pecter Kent said that the two grills Chow, consigned to

and took part in bargaining with the spector said. "Then the pirates he had referred to were open when Cheung firm there.

master of the shop. The transaz. blessing, for these gentle little Recovered in Macao.

dispel constipation, were the ship left Macao.. came to us again. Some

Mr. Davidson remarked that he On the 18th, after the Sangtion was not ca.ried through, how. laxatives fortunate enough to get placed în cabins but I, with my wife and had been unable to find any regula-Loong ebop had refused to recog-ever, as the hopkeeper pe-lerred rexulate the liver, stímu ate the family and some 14 or 15 others, tion which stated that these grills pise the delivery order, the msaag- to inspect the goods first and talk appetite and keep the system cool

ing partner of the complainant's orer the price afterwards. firm left Hongkong for Macao) "At the end of the evidence the were pushed in to the gentlemen's were to be kept lot be lavatory. Thers we remained until

He made the morning.

re to the weakness of the case. 5 o'clock The lights were switch-

The other defendant in bis ed off and we were in total dark-Sai Aa pare partslag of the dis port to the Macen police on nese. We were searched again and position of four men on duty on arrival and later, boarded the evidenes asserted that the floor then taken out and put in the pur the night of the piracy. All were Chuen Chow, where be found the belonged to a friend of the second- ser's cabin. There were others armed with revolvers and two had 500 bags of Hour waiting for deli- defendant, and that he was merely here and when we got there the rifes. He was on daty at the grill very. The police kept watch on helping in finding purchaser. number must have been about 20. in the second class and had a revol board and later in the day, in cou. The discharged defendant gave a number of coolies to take the four first defendantag mateneed to We stood in the cabin with the door ver fully loaded. Suddenly a man sequence of an attempt made by different store however, and the

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