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“SUI AN" PIRACY.

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Piracy Ordinace requires, they teli possibilities of fire and shipwreck, me what they think is necessary," and he contended that had the the witness remarked. He thought grills been closed the Captain and Public Enquiry Concluded. that closer to operation between the officers would have been running Harbour Offier, the shipping people very grave risks in the event of either a dre or shipwreck taking The Sui An Piracy Commission and the police would be an advat place. Even had the regulations held its last public sitting yester-tage in framing defensive measures been carried out in the minutest This completed the evidence and detail, the pirary could not have day afternoon, when further evi- dence was given and addresses

the Chairman až the Commisbees prevented. The piracy was delivered by the solicitors repre- ivon (Mr. J. R. Wood asked not due to non-observation of any the solicitors if they wished to say regulation, but entirely, in his (opinion, to the lack of search at anything

Macao. Had a proper search been made at Maçao he suggested that the piracy would not have taken place. That he believed to be the whole crux of the situation. Mr Shenton thought it unfor tanate that the shio was not

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An Italian lady, Madame A. C. pio Caballero, gave evidence of being accosted and robbed by a woman pirate who carried two revolvers. who She was the same woman boarded the boat at Hongkong. On the outward voyage she was dressed in a skirt and on the re-

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The Oßcers. Mr. Davidson, on behalf of the officers of the Sui An, said it was erfectly obvious that whatever missions were made by the Chief

Officer and the Second Engineer in sighted when passing Cheung

In

regard to the carrying of arms could¦ Chau' and San Mun island. have had nothing whateter to do conclusion, he urged that there with the pirary. If they had bera had heen no neglect on the part armed it would probably have meant of the Steamboat Company in car- more bloodshed without affecting ying out the regulations, in It was bringing them to the notice of the position in the least

officers on their ships or assisting in carrying them out whenever

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to their notice.

turn journey wore trousers. She was accompanied by a man..

Mr. Caballers said the woman appeared to be one of the leaders of the pirates. With her was a well dressed man who possessed a gold and diamond cigarette case.

Inspector Kent was recalled and questioned with regard to the als obvious that the omission to

the engine revol pre faste weman. He confirmed his vious evidence and added that theysuming that was necessary, which,ny breach of them was brought purser told him that the woman he contended, it หม

not, had Mr. F. G. Vaux, representing fired at him, that he returned the nothing whatever to do with the Capt. Birss, contended that every. fire and shot her in the shoulder. piracy, since it was clear that the thing had been done by Capt. It was possible that the woman

acers on duty there were com Bloss to prevent piracy, consistent may have travelled second class pletely commanded from the sky with his duties in saving life and light. Further, it was obvious that the careful running of his ship. Capt. Clarke, formerly Secretaryhet of the officers at the He trusted that the Commission of the Hongkong. Cantin and

time of the piracy gave no cause would find that the Captain had Macao Steamboat Company, was

The Chief Officer behaved in a seamanlike manner questioned by Mr. C. Mel. Messer for momplaint.

and had done his best to observe regarding a letter written to the fam Secal Enguer were

in every respect the spirit of the Company by the Colonial Secre-pletely surprised dial over we regulations. He pointed out that and coat the nothing, whilst the so carry out the regulations to the tury during the time office relating to the positions of hief Engineer made a spárited at actual letter had been found to the guards. Capt. Clarke empha-empt to get to his post but was be impossible by both the 'Govern- ssed that he had always endea-prevented from doing so, Mr.ment Marine Surveyor and the voured to carry out the regula | Davidson asked the Commission tCaptain Superintendent of Police. thons. 1 would have been morenler whether the two regula. The Chairman remarked that the than his position was worth to

|tion- with which Ea was pure par public sitting of the Commission have done therwise.

Mr. J. S. Gill, a passenger, re- i benlaris concerned were not regula lated his experiences, He saw Hot which, by their very nature, hanseen and and TO pirates, of were likely to be bot cared more in when between 20 and 30 were the breach than the observance, assist them in the enquiry. If any dressed in European attire. He did teeth crampable to expect a further public sitting was necess-

carry a revolver and 25ary it would be announced later, saw no woman taking part in the man 20

There was great excite | mutals of ammunition all day long.. ment when the firing started. "I kommer and winter. The regulation. remember seeing the compradore was bound to relax in time, and. between my legs, and I couldnless pirncies came much more bardly move." the witness said.

frequent, be abandoned altogether. When the pirates left the ship Ines were shouting and scream- ing: they took with them a great deal of debt-hats, shoes, hand- tors, money and jewellery.

attack.

Regulations Clash.

The Owners' Case.

Wa

now closed. He would like record the thanks of the Com mission to all the witnesses who had come forward voluntarily to

EARLY MORNING FATIGUE,

When you awake in the morn- ing feeling tired our feeling 3. W. F. L. Shenton, en beball | worse, in fact, than when you of the wwares of the sui An, re-went to bed, you are confronted apked that the regulations threw with one of the chanc'erístic Let the DLATE the obligation eissmptoms of neurasthenia. It is | making evetam prom-tous, and these due to the run-down condition of Mr. 1. Russell. Government

having been made, the caly other your nerves that rest does not Marine Surveyor, spike to surveys made of the Sul An. He lasdization was to assist the master bring renewed strength and sleep to refresh the tired brain. Over- inspected the vessel in July and when called upon. With regard to

work and worry are the most passed her i'r passenger service.ipment" it bad been shown that frequent causes of this condition. Mr. Lake asked the witness if the Company had gone further than Yeurasthenia is the name given he fund that the Board of Trade the regulations proviried. As to to this comman form of nervous (and pirary regulations clashed. guards, the number required by the lability in which the power to

He replied in the affirmative. tindiname was four and there were recuperate is gone. be the pituer prevention regula-] de on the ship. The only regulation Your blogd can be built up so tions prevent you from carrying) which a angeared to him had that it will increase the supply of cut the life saving and fire regula-hued by the Company was tions properly?—Yes.

Then you have to compromise

conform with the other.

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needed elements to the wasted that relating to cargo, and in res. nerves, and this is the only way between the two?-If we find anet of that the Captain Superin that the nerves can be reached. Dr. Williams' pink pills are a tonic thing impracticable we have to trident of Police had stated in

that expecially builds up the ent to bit out of one regulation to idence that be had authorised the nerves because they supply to the panentiure nek pted by the Company, biccd the elements that the nerves In garrying out the regulations If there had been any breach of this need. Many nervous disorders, naturally pay more attention regulation then it had been sometimes chronic ones, bare to these laid down by the Board and and authorised by the C.S.P. Fielded to this tonic treatment of Trade-The Board of Trade Regulation 3 was an important one.with Dr. Williams pink pills regulations are far More far-

when other methods failed to give laced the entire charge and res reach na than the piracy prevensibility on

the master of the relief. They are certainly worth tion regulations.

a trial. He suggested that this re.

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Would you like to be relieved ship of inspection under the piracy regulations, altogether?-1 should like to, very much.

In reply to other questions, Mr. Russell stated that it was quite possible to place grills on ships without interfering with the Beard of Trade regulations. The Sui An complied with nearly all the Board of Trade regulations.

Sab Tuspector Shantoon, who is in charge of the Indian guarda, depkise

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