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**SUI AN" ENQUIRY.

TUESDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1922.

themselves a Tery, grave respua- sibility, and be strongly recom. mended a new regulation, making "I would C.S.P. Gives Evidence, it an offence to do so. The Captain Superintendent of most strongly urge some measure Police, Mr. R.D.C. "Wolfe was the of this kind," Mr. Wolf added. principal witness at the Sur An ecause it places the travelling enquity yesterday afternoon. Mr. public in considerable danger and

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with. Mr. Wolle said the guards heiters interested were prošeal,

selected Mr. Wolle, questioned by the stalls

beats Chairman, said that about a month with before the Sai An pirsey Sergt. with military experience Falles inspected the arms of the guards hid nå done any drill with ship. Had the inspection not taken the police fer some time. place he personally would not have derstood that some at the Musters felt wahappy abuit, as the Capen the West diver steamers allow thin of the Soi An bad the reputa.jed the guards to do a certain tient being ca of the best mas jamonds of practice with revolvers tes, irm the police point of view, filuring the voyages.

Commander Deckwith: It seems Capt. Hirss was! the Macao tun particularly careful to be had to me that of these men are armed good guards an i always kept them with revolvers and cannot

pol them, they are there slangerous to to the work. The Jup

were quite satisfied with the was friend than Le he looked after his guanis.

The claiman asked whether the police accepted responsibility Tar Steing than regulation 22, zel BUTTERFLY."lating to Pürgo, whas observesi.

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Mr Woll agreed, and whlet Dint; escuntage the Captains te) percise the pants whilt at sea

Regulations Effective.

In reply to Mr White the CS P. Mr. Wolle replied that heronrepeats that it was absolutely sidered it was the duty of the impossible to enforce the regulation !police to observe that regulation of relating to aggage. You try to it was found neressary to do so. | tabr huggage from a Chinese Tray There were certain of the recula-} passenger and you will find that it clune which it had been founi netį will race more than two guards to In the case of (possibile strictly to enforce Hejde it, he added

personally accepted full respour the Chicper Womun who got on the jsibility for urging out the ar. Se tu at Harighong she strongly rangement- ile by be projecirted to being searched, but she decessor instructions Lad Lein was seterbui or park bourding.

Mr Mel Meder asked the given to carry cat the regulat: 5- with a minimum of hard-bip to the U.S. P. Coeds to sapress his slem Regulation N. as to whether the pitung 4 revention travelling publis. as had not been cbserved beran-e regulations wite of any e he exsidered it impractically. was impossible to separate the averace Chinese passenger from Bi buccace, here bal teen in stances where the police bad found cares on the deck and ordered its

removed

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Insider they are most effec tive, Mr. Wolfe replied. Taking the regulari 3 altr gether-the se cf grills and other reasures—če thought it bid bren, shown that pizaces could be prevented and The very Mr. Wolle said be fund bad been prevented. that he could quite succosefully few piimaries that had occurred dur carry cut the

prekening the last 5 years he put down tion regulations without stiet solely to the existence of the regu- y enforcing the separation of lations. He did not think the Sut passengers from the cargo and An pirney would have occurred if marie at the baggage. The search made the same search was

was done at Hang- Hongkong was suficantly enmplete other end x-

konu.

to ensure that.

The Hongkong Search. The Chairmas: Are the guards directed to assist the police

searching

Mr. Wolle:

Mr. Lake mentioned that during the last 20 years there had been tä inpiracies-three Esbing junks, two steam launches, five river steamers, Because of serious three net stated and two coasting friction between the guards and the scramers Since there and travelling public, on account elibeen five river seamers pirated, the former searching, the C.S.b. three occurring within the last few! ordered that the guards should not.j month~~~ -Hsked whethome it in fature, carry out this duty would be an astutrage to na Hongkong. The search conduct reculegan doing the responsibilay fed entirely by the police. The for the orges-ation of a defencwe Iguards have, however, dednite nļscheme against piratical attacks.

Mr. Wolfe thought the idea a Struction to search at parts buter!"

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the Colony, where pas-epeer- en i 29tal one. He paused at how bark for Hongkong.

ever, that in the esse of the Sai An Instructions have the be did not think the Usptain un Whes quani about preventing arus and ticipated that the pirate - would"} ARMUR being smuggled on lopt the new scheme + Ric] Jenard 2-Origically quants were it a thread the guard. July on duts during the voyage.kad only the second and third plass) but now there are gunnds on duty passengers to deal with, de thought while the ship is in port. Their that probably they might have been If bis information was main duty is to prevrat urts and scenesful. ammunition being smuggled uneprrect, the pirates were in the first class as well, which made it ex- icari.

Further questioned, the Captaic tremely ditheult for the Captain tol Superintendent of Police expressed legislate for that emergency the view that he was satisfied that der the condition that existed; be the search in Hongkong was inst thought it very unlikely that the etheiently carried out. In proof of Captain could have saved bia chip this, he mentioned that only two from being pirated, even if all the boats going test from Hongkong grilla had bees closed.

been asking why the grills were not open, but as it was amenquiry into a piracy they wanted to know why the grills were not closed. Be mentioned that some years ago a shipwreck perutted which resulted in great loss of life because the galls were closed,

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Mr. A.M. d'Ees, à passerebi na the Sui An, mentioned that be male pirate in 'acaren's clothes. He was sure "sbe" was taly because he heard "her" Speaking to ather-

He saw CO first-class pirates.

Sub-Inspector C, P. Fallon gave evidence of the search methods adopted Hongkong. There were 23 Chine male searchers, sis Chinese females and three Euru- The Su Ao was Pears. easy skip to search.

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Secretary's Evidence. Mr. J. Arnakl. the Secretary f the Hoagloog, Canton sad Macno Steamboat Company, detailed tha ipment carried on the Sui An, wbiets

in excess of that requires y the regulatians.

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correspondence, showing the instructions given the Captains regarding pizses segula-

step tions, and mentioned the taken by him hempedrately be was formed the Sui An bad not univ. ed in Macau. He sail be sur mised that the vessel had either gut shuck on the mud at Macan on ne count of the very law tale there that day, that there had been a breakdown of machinery or that the vessel bad been requisition. ed by the Marso Governmet! in ureordeace with an arrange- ment inde during the TRO DE trouide then for placing. WC- It un board BD and childzen was imposible, he said, to get inte telegraphic commusivating with Macuc on the Sunday. A message was sent first thing Monday morn- ing sad the Heungshuo was des- patched in search.

Replying to Mr. Shenton, Mr. Arnold gave it at his opinion that regulation should be framed bav- ing in view primarily tire, secondly shipwreck and thirdly piracy.

The Chairman mentioned that the last public sitting of the Commission would be held a Wednesday afternoon, when five wittesses would be called.

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had been pirated since Bil. The Mr. Lake: lo you think the ose care was that of the Su Yik.grill an effective form of defenent wach called at Shaukion without! Mr. Welie: -y well alone, nu.j the perioi-ska of the police i The Chairman pointed out that authorities and the guards failed the evidence before the Commis- to Mareb the people who got orsion, regarding the pics, did not tward there The other was a case show any activity in the first class. io which the pirates conveyedi

Piracy Warning. Mr. Wolfe meatened that he up- Arms on board in a large clock. That he thought, was the only derstood there was a recent ruling, instance in which the police failed that any ship carrying wirel to take suffrent precautions, mada-ed at exibly with the piracy the officer responsible wasqulations. He personsil con- puni-hedl.

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The Opium Monopolist. Asked whether he had any gen. eral remarks to make about the Sui Ac purney. Mr. Wolfe said : There only one point to which I should like to draw attention. and that is 1 x of the opinion the porates Nid not intend to hold up

idered that was wrong.

The Chairmau mentioned that the subject would be considered under the second beading.

Replying to Mr. Shenton, the C.S.P. aid he thought the piracy could have been prevented if a proper search had been maile ot Macau. I Canton passengers

the ship for what they couit were searched. actually get trim the passedVETS.

Mr. Shenton: Have you heard

but had information, or thought of anybody receiving any warning

the rod informantha, that there of this pracy?

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Mr. Wolle: I have enquired

is into that, azil as far as I can

of this belief that gather there is no doubt about it they made the attack theth the manager of the opium steamer.

Wolfe drew storm in Macao, who presume Mr. teata to regulation number 1. had been shipping money, evident. which stated that the C.S.P. shouldly got anxious that something be notified when any treasure was night happen. I do not know carried on board and there was whether he was definitely warned, liselihood of a piratical attack. He but he had some suspicion that had corresponded with Mr. Arnold, there might be trouble; and he li Secretary of the Steamboat Com- not ship any noney on the boat. pany, who bad told him that for 1 understand also that another the past five years.po treasure bad member of the Chinese community been carried. He had made care- gave it out that the boat would be ful.enquiries from the compradora irated, because he was in a posi- department and was informed that ion to know that money was com the opium monopolist of Macacing from Macao to Hongkong in had never shipped treasure through the ship.

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