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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

MONDAY FEBRUARY

1924

RECENT PIRACY.

RUMOUR OF REVOLUTION.

ON SICK LIST.

Five Chinese Charged.

WOMAN IN THE CASE

The King of Italy,

who is confined to his rant with influenza,

Bulgarian Republic Formed?

Athens February 24. The newspapes publish rumours At the Criminal Sessions this morning Mr. Justice Gomperts of a Communist revolution having had before him five Chinese-broken out in Bulgaria, and a Wong Yai - mui (a woman) Republic being established, King Chaung Ki Lan Chi-Bang, NgBoris being sent to the country Tai, and Chan Leang-chuen and the Premier and certain. who were charged on three counts,Ministers being murdared. There of piracy, being in possession of, is no confirmation ottainable from

official sources. property stolen abroad, and being in unlawful possession of arms. All pleaded not guilty," and tha following jury was empanelled :- Messrs. R. Matheson (foreman), La McNicholl, J. M. A. Castro, J. C. Barratto, A. J. Demce, G. A. L. Kay, and Chow Ping-un. Mr. J. H Kemp, the Attorney General. in his address for the prosecution, explained that the jurisdiction of the Court was extandad. in the case of piracy, to all waters, the crime being: He of international concern. then outlined the case against the prisoners as follows:-

The s. Ka Ngo loft Amoy for Tsinchow on December 5th

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. (last at 7am, with a craw of 43

and some 400 piasengers, return- ingemigrants from British

A medical writer gives the Malaya and Java on the way to results of a study is made of Fukien provinco. About 11.30- diabetes

working that morning when they were among the classes of Sardinia with a view approximately 15 miles from

Czar Boris. to proving its rolation to unilaria Amoy, a sedre or so of pirates

Paris, February 24. All the patients had suffered who were on the ship took pos-

The Bulgaria Legation denies from malaria and sill showed session of the vessel after firing enlarged spleens, and the authorfa few shots. Nobody was hurt the report of a is of the opinion that, if malaria The coxswain and boatswain Bulgaria.

does not actually cause diabetes were compelled to take orders.

it is a good foundation for the and the ship was steered on a disease. The affection, is not un-southerly

course during the

revolution in

Per ss. Empress of Australia Feb. Mr. J. N. R.. Alian, Mr. Albert

common in Sardinia in various whole of that day and the follow- PASSENGERS DEPARTED. forms among adolescents of both ing day, when, after anchoring sexes. Many of the cases are for the night, the Ka Ngo was serious with an emission of steered for a point some 360 miles 200-300 grm of glucosa a dar south of Amoy. Here the pirates Ale, Mrs E. M. Bagot. Mr. 5. and many are fatal.

attracted the attention of some. Balfour, Mr. J. Barrados, Mr. J. junts and sampans by fiting a

and Mrs F. W. few shots, and when the boats C Bauld, Mr.

was Baxter, Mr. C. H. Beattie. Mrs A. came alongside the leo: transferred to them. and the Pirates left the ship and were taken ashore. The coxswain then turned back for Amoy with

has

the lonted vessel.

Bell Mrs. W. A.. Bingham, Mr. Binning. Mr and Mrs. J. K Brand, Mr. M. Brorby, Mr. J. C Brews. Sir Wie and Lady Brunyate.

A gigantic swindle in drugs been discovered by the German police. Preparations cucaine. to ha purporting salvarsan, codeine, and protarqol were made in a laboratory near

KCMG Mr. and Mrs C R Burki the Dutch frontier, put up in

THE FIRST ARRESTS. phials or packets bearing the

On December 14th, continued Mr. & P. Campos, Mr. Jacob Catan, names of well-known German firms, and smuggled across the Mr. Kemp, the accused Cheung Miss Chan No Kwan, Miss S. C. frontier into Holland, whence the and Lau Chi-sang were point-Chats Miss F. & Chang, Mrs C. greater part was exported to ed out as being concerned in the Hand 2 IL Chang. Mr. and Mrs. affair, to a Chinese detective at T. Z Chang, Miss D. C. Chang, Mr. South America and the Dutch Taumati. The detective followed W. 31. Cheng, Mr. Chin Koen, Mr. Indies. A little while ago famous firm received news from them, but at first lost the trail, and Mrs. H. C. Cornance, Mr. A. Rio de Janeiro of the sudden Picking it up later, and with the 11. Corveth, "Mr. J. Creighton, Mrs death of several persons after aid of European police effecting Mr. Croukdake and children, Mrs E injections of their preparation of the men's arrest. In their posses salvaran. From

the Dutch sion were found watches, finger-A Curtis, Mr. R. M. Dalghish, Mr. rings, and about $700 in Dutch and Mr Dang Yut Quan, Mrx W. Indies

complaints came

J. Dinden. Mr. and Mrs. J. C., Dyer, distressing symptoms after the currency. use of protargol.

a

The man Cheung Ki then gave Dr. and Mrs. J. Edgar, Mr. A. G. the Police an address in Canton El Mr. R. Farrant, Mr. M. Fitz Road, "second floor.and in the Henry, Mr. Fok The Sheong, "Rev.. The King has become patron of end cubicle of this floor was Carks Frigo, Dr. Frank D. Game- the Royal Society of Tropical found the woman Wong Yi-mui. Medicine and Hygiene, which She was made to unlock her well Dr. and Mra H. C. Gebbart, has been a ropal Society since boxes, and therein were found 14 Mr. and Mrs. L. 1. Geasharger, his command in 1920. The society finger-rings, seven bangles, and Misses M. and J. Gensburger, Mr.. was founded in 1997 to unite and other jewellery. On her person Chas W. Glass, Mr. A. F. Gomes, facilitate intercourse and pro- the woman had six gold rings and Mr. M. Guobonin, Major C. F. pagate knowledge among medical $950 in Hongkong currency and Gordon, Mr. S. Hamada, Mr. J. W. Fukien notas. Un-Hasserman. Mr. B. S. Hebden men and scientific investigators $630 in

was

in all parts of the tropical world. derneath her bed was discovered Mr. Reinrich Schuppe, Mrs. E. 1. The society has had a distinguish.a dagger.

The prisoner Ng Tai was found Hewett M: W. Hill, Mr. E. S ed list of presidents: Sir Patrick Mansoc. Sie Ronald Ross. Sirin another cubicle, and a later Hime, Mr. A. Hobson, Miss A M William Leishman. Sir Havelock search of this place led to the Holsted. Mr. C. Holt, Mr. R. Holzer, Charles, Dr. F. M. Sandwith, Sir discovery of an automatic pistol. Mr. C. F. C. Hopley, Mrs. Emma It could be proved, said the Johnson Mr. Evan Jones, Mrs. David Bruce, Sir William Simp

General. that on Junz Wai Nam, Mr. K. T. Koan, son, Sir James Cantile, and Sir Attorney Percy Bassett-Smith (who now December 9th the man Cheung. G Kubarashi, Mr. Albers Kopp, Ki changed Yuan Shi-kei dollars Mr. J R. Kraakman, Mr. N. Lara- holds office).

to the amount of $2,437.

On January 6th the "Police,bert. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Taek Pon. The Grand Lodge of England whilst conducting a search on the Mr. Lee Sin Ping. Mrs. W. V. Lees. will shortly receive on loan the s... Hau Hoi, found a number of Mr. Leung Kung Nam, Mr. Leung silver trowel used recently at the suspicious-looking characters on Shu Zet. Mrs. A. H. Lumsdaine, dedication of the George Was-board, and sent them ashore. Mr. Ma Seung. Mr. J. F. Macgregor," hington National Memorial at Other signs suggested the advis Mr. N. C. Macgregor, Mr. M. B. Washington. This is the identi- ability of thoroughly examining Maher, Mr. Julius Marcus, Mr. C. cal trowel used by George Was-these people, and the sampan on Mark Mi M. McNeill, Mr. hington when laying the corner- which they were travelling was stone of the Capital on Septem-stopped by a Police launch before Mok Man Pan, Dr. Carl Muber, Mr. ber 18, 1793, on which occasion they got ashore. Among those A Narrid. Mr. Sg Sing Nara, Mr. he wore Masonic regalia, al-examined Chan Leung- and Mrs. J. Norton, Mr. and Mrs. though at that time he held nolchuen, who would be identified E Parsons Mr.J. P. Pereira, Mr. E. official rank beyond that of Past later by certain of the passengers L. Pinguet, Mr. W. G. Pirie, Mr. Master in Freemasonry. The and crew of the Ka Ngo as one and Mrs. C. C. Bay, Miss Margaret trowel has been travelling on a of the pirates.

Ray, Mr. N. T. Readwine, Mr. G. The first witness called was Mr. Remedios, Mr. IL. Sawyer, mission of peace and brotherhood for the past 18 years, having the cox of the Ka Ngo, who been dedicated to the purpose by stated that he was forced at the Miss J. Sherrodan. Mr. A. Sheam, the Grand Master of New York point of a pistol to turn the ship Mr. and Mrs. Fred Soter, Rev. 8. on October 30, 1895. Since that about, and steer in a scatherly E and Mrs Stevens, Mr. Tai Kum date it has travelled all over the direction for two days. He Mr. E. G. Teit, Mr. and Mr. W.

said be identified American Continent.

Chenng Tate, Mr. R. E Toeg, Mr. F. AL Ki

the leader of the Vida Mr. P. A. Waring, Miss J. "Tons of Money" is coming to pirates, who was issuing orders Warren. Mr. and Mrs. M. A Walter, the end of its remarkable (areer and exercising general control; Mr. and Mrs. S. E., Whisenhurt, Rev. and Mrs. E Whisenhunt, Miss at the Aldwych Theatre. It has and Lau Chi-Bang and Ng Tai run for nearly two years. In Loo-a don alone it has brought in some the booty from the plundered. Wickers, Mrs J. Wilkams, Mr. J. £200,000. Written 11 years ago passengers to the front of the B. Wong and Mrs Wong Sui Jeng

They were all by Mr. Will Evans and Mr. Arthur wheel-house. Valentine, it was rejected by armed,

The boatswain the Ka Ngo An Army Order provides that managers time after time. Yet

any extension of service re-eng- when at last produced, it proved corroborated.

Evidence of passengers was agement to complete twenty-one! ad funny and popular that if im mediately began to draw £1,000 a then taken, who identified many years service, or continuance week. Since April, 1922, it has articles of jewellery and were beyond twenty-one years, will be also been played by three con-convinced of participation in the allowed only on the understand- panies in the provinces, and is piracy by Cheung Ki. Lau Chijing that the applicant is willing familiar to the remotercontinents. 8ang. Ng Tai, and Chan Leung to extend, re-engage, or continue The en ressor to "Tous of Money", Cheun. From five persons a sum under such conditions as to pay aths Aidwych will be It Pays of approximately $20,000 had any service as may be laid down by the Army Council from time to Advertise," & "farcical fact", been taken.

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