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CORRESPONDENCE. back to the gambling houses in Mexico. (I guess they are still there).

(To the Editor of the Hongkong "Talegraph."}

Piracy Prevention Suggestions.

Sin-Nearly every day there are, articles in your columns nganling the frequency of piracies. Some writers blame the police, some the shipping companies, while others blame the others in charge it the steuners, s

These buildings ara" somewhat easier to protect than a steamer, for they are generally of a one-rVOLT affair, very lurgs, and with a high ceiling, with only one four. When, you enter you feel like you were guing into a large hall; and if you do not study the place thoroughly you will wonder why they are not held up often especially in Mexica a few years backs In the centre. and in each corner of the r there are steel boxes built so that they are suspended from the ceiling. It has been on my mind to try In the boxes are armed guards, to help in this thing it it were but you cannot see them, for the possible. A I have peut con-holes they watch and shook through A man would have JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE. Merable time in going over my are too small.

past experiens to see if there to be a real marksman, abe able to were 18t some similar cases that shoot as fast as the hi tine might refer to

American con painehers to be aide to fit any of the guards, it he rould last long enough to even draw his gun. MY Now these satur steel luxes could be.. urmungsi on any of the steamers, that pirates would never make the second attempt to even hard a boat.

We have over 100 views of damage at Tokyo and Yokohama on sala.

In every letter written so far that I have seen the suggestions have been for the protection of the

Nau I belie passengers. protecting passengers ifar I travel considerably, but we have been Ice House Street, & Beaconsfielding the wees way about it, sequently the results have been

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HONGKONG SPORTS & PASTIMES (Fourth Series

The Victoria V

John Deeref

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CAPTAIN BRANDT'S BODY RECOVERED.

ACTION.

Canton.

Tea

nik.

Let us just pall down all these While travelling in Mexican firen bars that anyone,

very rough places tour

Chinese pirate, could -hoot through remember going into some of the for it they shout enough they may eal-time gaubling places, even hit somente. Let us work Suppe here thusands of guil dollars the wheel-house first. change hundy daily. These places the grills were all locked and sorte were so well protected aguast hau-of the first-class pintes, went to Hits, that even an honest gambler these bars, aged to the teeth as bad a hand time to get out with his | they generally are. What chance winding. The policy used in these [has the Captain or officers, even if gambling house enuld be improved [they have tivir tiresanus ready for and alpisted to the sent faction? I know what I NOT altest any ship, if my first under-would do, or any one or mere et the edice tree wall da, and that fis just what any ane man would While others have enggested that if he was not a heppicšel mar- Protect PasseBoers, “ I would red ton or wanted to take a trip Suggest Protect the officers and to the next warhi. He would do [krew," We bear alter every as he was told, to save his shior picy that the

enew must buve for he would base atach better ¦ been in on the deal of the pirates chance of protecting bis pastboun muld not have bounded the ship and cargo if by still lived.

with their gun- That may be w

Now let us protect the Caram | theretofe 15" forget Tilt crew failers on the bridge, by build- entirely. Now I suggest we let the ing a steel wheel-house, and relet us ne them in the shape of pirates on band with their guns. I place the ing bars with a solid cells where we can dok upall the This does not book much like we are Steel, partition, with small holes to book hombres. protecting anyone, but I am taking shoot through. Even that is not There are a munier of draw bucks into ecnsideration the worst that amtection enmigh for such an imin my suggestion regarding the BRITISH LEGATION TAKING Leonid happen to any ship, especial-portant place, so we will build a steel boxes, on account of the heat.

(Our then Correspondent) ily on these short runs of from seven Strel boy or furt and place if in send the most ut construction, but I

Shanghai, Jan. 8. the to forty-six innrs.

position somewhere in the centre believe that if

A message from Chungking Vister the present protective of the heat and put a couple of authorities who understand this play a whip with pirates on board. guards in it. Now the pitateIme of work at their heads to reports that the body of Captain with the Chiese erew in with canet get to either the bridge or gether the could build them in a TELEPHONE K. 626 would be in a sorry plight, the emuls, without getting between way that they could be made quit the Yangtze at Kaochischen. A

full report of the tragedy has been tea. What protection have the foreigu į two fires.

Let us all get to. ollicers, passengers, or the Indian All these boats should have afgether on this subject and try to received by the British Consulate.. quards Nothing, but a few iron wireless and operated from the defeat these pirates at their own here. It is anticipated that steps means bars, to beep the pirates from the bride if possible, ing economical gate. It can be done, for there will be taken soon by the British wheel-horse, ami a fete gates of reasons. iron bars to obstruct the passage of and the wireless protected and can we must find the way. A the passengers

eryoneguide our bont and also signal for I would have written all this in a except the pirates. The pirated help when necessary.

very few words, but I have rend so travel first, second and third The next place to protect is the many letters on this subject, wh

why

to keep engine room. I am not much of a gesting protective measures, but 14 working steamboat man.

the actual not one

ever explained how their backwards. The first Places details of these plans would bav plan could be worked." Everyone!

..(Dar Cura Correspondent.) the pirates take charge of are the to be worked out by the properį suggests wireless, but that is of

Shanghai, Jan. 8. A steel tort colblog without its being punteștedi. MASSAGE house, the engine root, and authorities.

Five Chinese were sentenced to the wireless, if there is such a thing also be built in such a position that i I would the to hear some other | jun any of the river beats. If those the guard could

that no sugestions on this matter, with terms of four months and fines of the places were protected. so strangers get into the engine room. that the up staged under the and they would also be of consider for and against my suggestion. control or the pori officers, table asistance to the Chief Eo would be safe, even if all on board gineer, if his crete werd in with the were pirates, for the bont mald | pirates on the deal. (turn to the closest port and sizon! Another thing that would help

for help, tuking their prisoners with considerably in the engine rits of the passengers, fur, by keeping when 645 pounds of opium were

would be a good steam linse, to be naten of the steater there is seized by the police. By this time every one is worus in washing down some of every protection in the world for rging about how the passengers these dirty pirates. A' good much all on bank. I the giminis age to Well, they in cold water would come! most of he trusted. with the assistapes are getting along.

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Good tea used

recovered from to mean expensive To-day it Brooke

Now we have the breizes a way of doing everything, but Legation at Peking for pacishment Bond tea packed THE OPIUM TRAFFIC. in the vacuum tin.

ادر به شد

ام الاحمدية

SEVERE SENTENCE IN SHANGHAI

Mixed Court

Though it costs no more than ordinary tea, it

their working policy, ale rent$500 each in the

following a conviction for opium tastes a great deal

have given a suggestion that I think sale. This is one of the severest can be put into action, and protect sentences on record here. The de better.

everyone on any steamer. Certainly fendants were arrested in a raid

1

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have given up their money and them to die of cleanliness, I given by the foreign officers on H.K.C.C. «. CIVIL SERVICE jew-Bery an1 are all serred to believe they would want to steer ional they would make things, 29i The following will represent Civi

You save money by traying Brooke death, and the pirates have either clear of boiling hot steam. Pose hot for the unruly ones that it Service on the Civil Service ground Fond tea in the vacuum tin instead jumped ericard and are swimsibly the laws of the Colony wont wunhl be a lesson to all others to at 2 p. on Saturday, in a

of ordinary tea. It costs no more Wood ming miles to the shore, or they not permit of cooking eren bandits, stay off.

friendly match-A. E.

than ordinary tea and there is no are worrying about how they are but the time haz come when

waste. Well, Mr. Editor. I have taken 'aptain). G. E. Sayer, I. E. 0..

Your tea will always be in going to get any tag" of all the|piraries should be stopped, and up asiderable of your time, and Bird, E. J. Reed. A. R. Suther perfect condition. thing, they have taken.. It is a the punishment for such a crime" it your publisir this it will take up land, F. J. Ling, J. H. B. Nibill,

Red Label-Best quality. certainty that pirates could not pannot be too severe.

considerable space in your paper. F. H. Holdman, F. Baker. K. C. so I will close. hoping that the Witchell, W. H. Edmonds.. foregoing will be of some assistance

C. R. C. v. Navy,

Brooke Bond India Ltd. to the authorities.

These tests meet on C. H. C.

P.O. Box 187, Calcutta. Thonking you, Mr. Editor, and ground on Saturday in a League

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take their own boats in tow of a I believe that by protecting the Passenger steamer, or a freighter bridge, wireless, and engine room, either for that, matter, but they in a manner similar to my sugges

all take the Linboats, so it is tion.. pirates, no matter how ngessary that they should, be strong they were, would spend con, sirable time in thought before protected.

That all sounds good, but how they would tackle any bout. are we gằng to protect all these Burs on these beats are useless. places from pirates? Let us go and if it is necessary to have them,

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