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Where is the Woman?

THURSDAY, DECEMBER

1922

In reply to Mr. Lake, he sail hall an hour. Two of them wors the passengers were not searched maska. He could recognise the al Macao l there would be no other two easily if he saw them? difficulty in smuggling anything on again. board.

th Tax was a sarcastic remark in

Lam Woo, building contractor, having given evidence, the enquiry was further adjourned until 15-day.

DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL

Appeal for Funds.

Questioned by Mr. Shenton, the A most interesting story of his ex-witness said the boat should have periences with the pirates was given been seen from Cheung Chau island by Mr. E. Haroon, who acted as for they passed very close to it.. | interpreter ña the abip, at yester He explained that the pass word

day's session of the Sui Aa Baquirs, He was playing dise Chinese. "When you die you go in the Smoking room prior to the and see th Tus," he said. attack. "Suddanly" he said. The Chairman pointed out that beard Bang, bang, baug. My lospector Kent had said that he triend said Tha ship is on fire noticed the Chinese woman on the Then I heard somebody shout out return journey. She was with a Pirates pirates'. I was standing man and was joined by two other

A meeting of the Committee of there when three robbers came in men and as wearing a long cost, the Diocesan Boys' School, to dis- with some passengers. They had making a party of five, and that cuss the launching of an appeal ta red paper bands on their revolvers after the robbers bad got these the public for funds for the new They told us to put up our bands five persons were not on the ship. premises on the Peninsula was held: and one or two of the rubbers fred The witness said he would not in the Board-room of the Hongkong | on the ground. One or two of the dispute the statement. The man and Shangbai Banking Corporation passengers attempted to run to told him be was going to Heung-last evening, the Hon. Mr. A. G. the bom. hne BAS & French shan. He also spoke to the wo Stephen presiding. piest and. I believe, they pulled. man. "The woman was sitting Addressing the Committee, the him back and shot him in the leg next to me smiling and laughing Rev. W. T. Featherstone explained They searched the passengers, but She could spul English. She was why an appeal had hitherto been they did not search me, for I said friend of his. She wore high-postponed and said that the Gov-

I have no money"."

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ernmen gave them every The witness told how the These two people were not on conragement but wanted them to pirates sengebed about for an 10-the bual on the way back?--Yo, I terpreter. He eventually volunteer-did not see them. They may have from the public before making a ste what support could be obtained ed. They gave me a cup of tea been in the second class.

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and said: "Coul yourself dowD. You think Mr. Kent was mirant If in the next three years Then they gave me the "pass-word inken-I think so, but 1 would $100,000 to $150,000 could be rais-

The Chairman: What was the not dispute it

ed the Government would put the pass world:

Witness Ah Tau.

On the Bridge. The witness proceeded: went forward on to the bridge. I was tell to tell the Chief Officer to

No pirates started from the first school governors in a position to class at all?-No, they came up make a beginning, and perhaps Hrom the stem.

begin before the money was

The witness added that the inaniually in hand. ha bad referred to was oow, be understood, on the eis. Nanking.

The Chairman intironted that he

European Evidence.

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steer the ship for Cheung Chaul proposal to recall Inspector Kent discussion that the Government] We went that way. There were ad would probecly require the had allotted the School a very ne plenty of lights burning on shore, wittes attendance again,

and extersive site, within half-an- We nearly.collided with a little! boat on the way. I said to thel

hour of Hongkong by ferry and)

future) trans pirates: "Why don't you people get Prior to Mr. Haroon'sevidence train or (in the

Government also offered junks and clear of They thera-several Humpenn witnesses were The

old site and tented to shoot rae, saying: Keep called, including Lieut-Colonel $134,000 for the

for the old buildings. ~ Jason" Wool- quiet. Next they asked that the Roberts, Map Oakes, Mr. al 370,000 bont should be steered for Swatow. Mts. Pearson, Mr. Hawthorne. Chinese members expressed thelt The Chief Officer said he did not Me Cornell and Mr. J. Bulston. opinion that the site was worth far the irritating faults karw the war and the pirates re- Lient Colonel Roberts suggested more than the sum allotted—they} ► plied: You are Chief Officer: you that the guard should be told put the value of land there at Gol bught to know." The Chief Officer to protect the bridge caly. The a fost. compared with the said. You cannot expect me to fruat of the bridge should be bullet architect's $1.60 and the Governik and just know a verything:

prooi. Uf course it would be quitement's $3 a foat However, it was]

Isant to wear. Look The witness explained that the possible for bombs to be thrown pirates were speaking Hakka, but the bridge but be thought this explained that the transaction was hardly an ordinary commercial one, when they addressed him they might be met by placing wire net spoke ic Casteaese. All the lightsting there. He was of the opinion seeing that the Government was on the ship were extingur bed. ife that if the guards had been con- giving a large alternative site. was on the bridge the whale uight.centrated there, they could have The Government, Mr. Featherstane U rae cecension he tried to go put up a very cool fight. He remarked, had treated the School down for a cup of water. The meationed that he caly saw one very generously in offering such a}; pirates pulled me back and brought

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closed grill. ce some ten and cake. I pretend hures, said that when the attack

Mr. Pearson, felating bisadvan ed to feel cold because I WAN

The probabilities of getting sub- afraid of being hot and use of the there are pirates on the ship."

started he exclaimed: "By fut.|

Hestantial sapport, in the form of robbers gave me n silk long coat. After that a resolver did u c.ushed upstairs to his wife and annual subscriptions, rather than They were not smart at handling laughter and was met by pirates single donations, from the pric- who tork him for the parser. He elpal firms were discussed' and revolvers and I was afraid they might pull them cft. They were searched. One of the mer, said took to canvasa personally. The was taken to the parstt's svom and members of the committee under-

you are the parser.j

Hon. Mr. Stephen remarked that be The Chairina: The speak hoped many firms would support Each-t

the School in this way, as the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and) done. Boys from the school with the Union Insurance Company hadi

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Witges: Just a little.

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"Later". the witars pro ceeded, someone came up to the bridge. I felt his buttons nad asked Who are you. He said the Chiel Engineer Laughter About o'clock one of the meal catne up and a-ked row if I koew who the parser was. I said "Yes, The Attack on Mr. Hawthorne. Mr. Hawthorne stated that the I know where be is. I didn't wind if the Steamship Company attack commenced about 5-35 pm. lost money; I was not going to be"1 heard the sound of firing coming from the School. shat (Daughter)- I went down from aft," he said. "I jumped up

Mr. Featherstone mentioned that! and found him and the pirates and saw an Iudino guard surround. demanded the key of the safe. The ed by sbout five or six mea. Then, this was the first big appeal the key was found sad banded over to there were two pirates in front of School had made since its founda-j the rubbers".

me, rushing forward. I practically tion in 1868. felt the bullets being fired. It ap-| The Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-500, The Woman. The Chuirmy asked whether firing on the two men.

peared to me the Indian guard was the Hon. Mr. Ng Hon-tez and other

I bundled Chinese members of the Committee just arrived dents there were any Srst class passenger Mrs. and Miss Pearson into the promised that everything possible puzzles.

Chief Officer's cabia. By that time would be done, to bring the claimsworld famed There was a statement in the one of the pirates had got just of the School before Chinese mer- Depapers", the scitmesa sad, for and of the grill. He had a re-chants and the Chinese community chamols.

about a woman wearing fuvolver. I made a dire and caught generally, coat. If you want to find that him by the throat with my left wiran I think you can ret her hand and took bold of the band were promised there and then and}}}

Several substantial subscriptions lined Fleece wool, She was with Dr. Fitzwilliam's carrying the revolter with my right. arrangements were made to launch and fabric gloves chauffeur that day. They said the particularly noticed that he was woman was a robber, but that is a left-banded man

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not so.

The Chairman: Colony still.. WILDCA:

Are they in the

No, they left for Hengshan that very day. The did not come back on the inat.

it.

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of his revolver and it weat "drive" of business offices. off. I felt

stinging pain) ค in the kase. I lifted him, up-he was a fellow about five feet, a thin skippy fellow-and get him half way over the rails, when I felt a. You think there were no first bit on the left foot and all of a cla-s

passengers ernutz the sudden I went down. I think it

Out of doors there is nothing so pintes-No, the pirates com must bare bud the shot "that from the back part of the ship.

restful and comfortable for the entered my left side. Replying to Commander Beck-

eyes as the light refered from pirate dropped down and 85 with, the witness raid that before he gut up he took two shots at green fields and trees-the absorp the ship stopped they could see a me with his revolver, but there tion of the ultra-violet and orange light on a bill. They steered for was nothing in it for I distinctly rays by the chlorophyll of the Before getting of the pirates beard two clicks. After that he leaves; hence the introduction of made a final search of the pass jumped on my stomach. All the Fietzal Glass, yellowish green in pirates were coming from aft, and colour, which is produced in When did the sampans come set i had two revolver wounds several sbadre, and lenses made off?-After the pirates had broken fired from for ard. Where those of this may be worn as a protec open the safe, they hooted in bullats came from I don't know. Lion by over-consitive eyes where] Chinese. Bosts then shot off from I think I must have lost conscious. it is desirable to tone down ex- Fieuzal the shore and when they were bail way across, they turned back. Thees, and I came to, I think, about cessive light and glar

lenses of say prescription in an hour afterwards". robbers fired and then they came The witness, continuing, said either regular or Toric forms are that at intervals of about manufactured by The HongKooz Optical Co., successors to Clark hour Afraid of Being Kidnapped.

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five pirates

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