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辦七十月正英香 SATURDAY.

JANUARY 17. · 1925

SENSATIONAL PIRACY.

BRITISH STEAMER SEIZED.

PIRATES THREE DAYS IN CONTROL.

BOOTY

LANDED AT BIAS BAY.

Yet another daring piracy has to be added to the list. An ocean-going vessel, the ss. ilong Hwa, arrived in port last night after having been in the hands of a gang of piratos for three days. The vessel on its way from Singapore to Hongkong, was taken to Blas Bay, whoro the pirates landed, with thoir plunder, estimated to be worth over $10,000. No casualties woro suffered, and the opisode stands out as one well organized by a gang who boasted to their victims of their previous piratical succossos.

The Ps. Hong Hwa, a vossel of Money and valuables wore also 1,924 tona register, and trading etalon, but the cargo, which was of a general nature, was not

A DISAPPOINIMENT.

botwoon Hongkong, Singapore touched. Swatow and Amoy, is owned by the Ho Hong Steamship Com-

In conversation with an official pany, the local agents of which of the Ho Hong Company, a Tele are the Seng Soon Hong, of 14,graph representative learned that tho pirates expected a big con-

Bonham Strand. Under the com-signment of bullion to be on mand of Capt. A. Mackenzie and board from the Ha Bong Bank having nine British officers and at Singapore to its Hongkong branch. Thoy hul information a crew of 118 Asiaties, the vessel that throo lakhs of bullion left Singapore on January 8th.wne to be carried by the ship. carrying over 300 mon, eight but it so happened that it was inot sent. One of the pirates is women and 10 childron. Notated to have declared that the onjgang would lose money by the board. Everything went wellvoniuro. At all events, they did jaot get a very largo haul, the until the morning of the 13th-total value of what they took whan just before nine o'clock away being put at $10,000.

tho ship aver 30 ton among the dock For three days

Iwan in the pirates control. passengers disclosed themselves! With wireless communication as being armed pirates and took out off, those on board wero command of tho ship.

European passongers

SHIP RUSHED.

word

Iplens. Many other ships wore passed, but the officers on the bridge wore inado to steer

At that time seven of the officers wido.

A.D.C.'s BIG SUCCESS.

Mrs. Beale as Saint Joan."

Hongkong has seldom, if over, soon finer acting than that of Mrs. Beale in the title role et Bernard Shaw's groat play, "Sainte Joan," which la bsing produced with such success by the Hong- kong A D.C. The above photograph of The Maid is by the Ming Yuen Sudio.

AUSTRALIAN STRIKE.

PROSPECT OF

SETTLEMENT

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ARMED MAN CAUGHT.

A RUNNING FIGHT.

One of those incidents which

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This telephono dispute looks may be expected to orop up now like being a hard nut to crack and again during the operation of Another Aberdeen-born Director stringent police measures to cope should, howover, nanage it.

with the wave of armed grimo in

the Colony occurred last night,

An armed man was arrested aftor

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Sir John Bradbury is mention.

a running fight with mambors of ad as a possible Governor of

programme for

"Saint Joan" word quito all right, but free cough drops would for some of the audience, have been much more welcome, »

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steam rollers.

The addition of 200 men to aur............

the the force, and in the course of an Hongkong. Looks as if we are Police Force should Bavo exchange of shots a stray bullet to have some nico clean bank. P. W. D. at least a coupla now hit a pedestrian in the right ankle.[notes at last.

Dotactivon from

ធ ធ guarding a section around Jar- It is observed that young dino's Sugar Rofinory noticed a man walking towards old forries after dark.

had couples profor travelling by the

ploket

thom, who did not observe thom until at very oloso quartora. Then he appeared to change hist

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Tho orange koaxon is in full

mind about the direction he swing, which probably is the roa would tako, and abruptly sidled son why so many people have the along so as to avoid the officers. plp. He broke into a run on boing challenged; and as bullots began

This Week's Book: "The Con-

to fly his way, he drew a pistol tractor's Dilemma," by Queen and replied briskly. He then Spear. coased fire abruptly and, throw- ing away the weapon, redoubled

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Trouble abontovoning dross now

bin efforts to outdistance bis is that you can nearly always tell

pureuore.

First discarding his hat, the fugitive later unburdened himself

Botanical noto:-Some of those hoarding-house applos might be pomme granite for all the difference between the two.

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Wo don't care how often these Canton gonorais floc so long as they don't nottle on us.

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We are glad to observe from a recent police report that local students aro interested in gather- ing shells.

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pedestrian has a screw loose. `

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minds us that a bad insurance Rattling - good news. Honry to build Lizzies in.

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trapped between two parties of

pursuers. Two detectives from bystander. the No. 2 Police Station had ap peared from the opposite direction

Australia.

From the earnestness with A London apocialist haa and it was then that the fugitivo which Dunois was praying for a operated on a boy's head to make took to the last resource of climb-west wind, one might almost a better lad of him. Father ing a wall. Not until it was too imagine ho was playing mal usually tried the other ond on lato was it that he found jongg.

he had got into a cul-de-sac and was trapped. Ho offerod buti

Let's hope these now Posk

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Dentists oually call their

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parlours. upon by a party of five or sixcommodate folk, with swollen Would't drawing room' armed police.

The pistol was later recovered and whon oxamined was found.

heads.

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more appropriato?

not to be in working order. Ono From the way they act, some Some modern couples promiso of the cartridges had jammod, and people appear to think a request to "love, honour and obey till had prevented the firing off of for paymoat nothing short of debts us de part." thether charger,

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blackmail.

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Just as we wore fooling batter, of shots, a Chinese was hit in the Itsa jity that the "Star" Ferry our coolie goes and drops the left anklo by a ballot intended for people, when ixing up their wife's watch into the bath. the armed man and ho was latest rules and regulatione romeved to Foepital.

STRONGER FLEETS.

didn't reserve to themselves the Some of these people who right to say who should be first think they can run a motor-cycle, class passengere.

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According to the Government sitting in judgment, we almost Gazette, there was no whisky expected Joan to be told that hor sampled last year. Not officially, caso was still under considoration. at least

BY "OLD HAND."]

The Pacifin Mall liner Pro- sident Wilson, Captain Honry Melbourne, Jan. 16. Nelson, which recently had a All the States have promised broken propeller blade repaired at and engineers were having break-j TAKEN TO BIAS BAY. support to the Federal Govern-ho Taikoo Docks, was able to fast on the deck, just fore of the bridge. Ono officer was on the Undor orders from the pirsto mont with a view to ending the cavo Manila on schedule, and early arrived here yostorday. She left bridge, one engineer was down chief, a tall thin Chinese, the shipping dispute. An below and the Captain was takingship was steered paat Hongkong settlement of the chief trouble into-day at noon on her homeward voyage, with a full complement of breakfast alone in his room and round to Blas Bay, whore now expected.

It is noteworthy sight Without any warning, six men, anchor was dropped at

that the songera and cargo.

large Dutch

CHANGES IN EASTERN all armed with outomaties, rushed o'clock yesterday morning. Two volunteer crew of the ss. Nairana The

SEAS. upon the seated officers and or- of the ship's boats were lowered includes the stewards bithorto Oldekerk arrived yesterday from dered "Hands up." At the samelat the pirates' orders, manned by employed on the vessel, who Manila. She had misty weather and moderate monsoon coming

London, Jan. 16, A French writer suggests a The man who seeks congenial time. the Captain was surprised the Second Officer and some of belong to the Stewards' Union.

hero,

The British naval forces in the gigantic statue to woman. Why occupation," with a preference by others, whilst the engine room the crow, loaded with the loot and Reuter

Melbourno, Jan 16. The Japanese froightor Shinnoh East will be strengthened as a not a fashion column ?

for journalism, rivals Shaw us a was reized at the revolver point pirates and rowed to the shore,

It is understood that a mass{Maru was also alongside the tsult of charges decided upon about a mile away. at the same moment.

cynic. In the first-class saloon shots made of the pirates as they got has decided to abide by the award charging cargo from Singapore.

meeting of the Seamen's Union Kowloon wharves yesterday, dis- by the Admiralty.

Ships at present serving in the experimenting with poison gas.

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fixing

An interesting arrival at Kow. Mediterranean, East Indios and What, more propaganda? the mercantile marine) and the whole of the ship fell into one of thom boing an old man,

offices да the control of the gang without well over 50,

central picking up loon yesterday was the Danish China squadrons, when they ro

口口 much further effort. The ship's When everything had been places.

Dionol motorship Nordbo, Captain turn to England for refitting and

"Car Turns Turtle," says a five-soster. Thore was a rush of volunteers 0. Johnson, from Tacoma via overhauling, will be replaced by wireless equipment was dismantl-landed, the boats were sent back

newspaper loading. Suppose the ed and the vessel was taken over to the ship. Thurs was nothing for the Nairana, sufficient to man Japanese parts and Shanghai. larger ships.

Although she had very recently The cruisor Vindictivo will re- passengers wore in the soup. completely. The officers were kept loft but to get the boat under way several vessalo.

been discharged a 16ft. high deck cargo place a smaller ship in the China. in their position on deck for over and proceed back to Hongkong.

the of lumber from America, she squadron, and sweeping changes four hours, and the engine room which was reached just before

the fooked spick and span all over. will be made in the East Indies Waichow falling again? possibility of trouble crow were kopt at work. Thelix o'clock last night.

Wo noted her magnificent ongino quadron, to which the Effing- officer on the bridgo was made The police went aboard in water front. Reuter to navigate the ship.

mediately and were still on board

room, and the splendid quarters, bam, Enterprise and Emerald, all All the passengers, who had this morning taking statements

bathrooms, etc., for the officers now ships not yet complotod, will and crow. Her charterere are

It is expooted they will hion collected together mean-jwhen a Telegraph representative

be roady for service by the au while, wore put into one of the visited the ship and obtained the

tumn-Reuter. holds and kopt there as prisonors above particulars.

for the whole forenoon. Of course,

the few firearms on board in the

A count was

PASSENGERS WELL

TREATED.

possession of the Captain and offloors had boon early taken Tho ship was pirated in Lat.

All police leave has

in viow cancelled

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U.S. LEGISLATION.

TWO NEW BILLS.

Washington, Jan. 16.

Messrs. Gillespie & Co, of Seat- le, and the local agents • aro H.M.H. Nemazao & Co. Sho'will leave hore vory shortly for Australia.

The steamer Flint, Captain H.

bo sent.

AN ARCHBISHOP'S RESIGNATION.

ANNOYS ARGENTINE

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An inventor is wanted produco non-scratchable car.

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"St. Joan" has proved to Two men wore arrosted with possess a local flavour. There is

a roforonco to noodles in it. arms this week.

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The third sub-wer of the second

If this bobbing business com. branch contest of the original tinuca, the men folk will be unable 1924 Chinoss conflict has begun. to swear in barber shops,

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The latest test for sobriety :- We are in receipt of several "I'll bet you a shilling that you lottors of thanks from grateful can't single out a single ebingled roaders who took our advica single woman sitting suwing on about growing whiskers to covar

their Christmas neckties. thoshinglo."

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Loab and Leopold are teaching A radio loud-speaker has boon

That's what made from a son sholl. Should school in prison. Following Govoramont accopi- [be easy to get the right wave we would call rubbing it in.

away, and resistance was im-14.53 N.. Long. 110.24 E.-fivo Tho Commerce Committee of Bjaaland, which just came out of possible. Abut 20 shots wore days out of Singapore. She was the House of Representatives has the Kowloon Dry. Dook, and left fired at the time the vessel was two days overdues hore and, by reported a Bill establishing of to-day for England in Borngo solzed, this being only to frighton reason of the fact that wireloan Civil Aeronautics in the Depart and Australia, is lator on to be the passengers into non-resist-imeonges had gone unanswered, mont of Commerce.

employed in the coal trade bo- thoro bad been much anxioty folt

Mr. Boyland Introduced a Bill Ewoon Spitzborgon and Norway. for hor. Thore was very little in the House of Representatives Sho will then have to call at damage done, some of the mirrors empowering the President totho most Northerly industrial Lator, the normal ship of the soloon being broken by appoint a Minister to the Irish port in the world, namoly, anco of the resignation of Mon- watches were sot, officers did bullets. All passengers and orow Free State.-Reuters American Groon Habour, Spitzborgon, signor De Andres, the

anco.

PIRATES' BOAST.

on

AUTHORITIES.

Buenos Aires, Jan. 16,

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Arch-length. their routine duties, the deck were well treated and allowed to Service

which, if the writer's memory bishop of Buonos Atros, it is

Now that the bills are coming

and engino room crows worodo junt as they would have done

Forvos him right, lies in Lat, N. stated that the Government has

It's all very well for Bernard in, we realise more than aver mado to work Do usual and normally. When tho pirates

7921, only 579 miles from the informed the Holy See that the Shaw to say there's no hardship that Christmas isn't what it used but for the fact that the shipwent ashore they took porman-

North Pole The-writer was once, present Nuncio and his secrotary in sittting through a three-hour to bo was in the control of lawlesstunux and handbags orammod The vossal was formerly known thera ongaged in the whaling aro nos personae gratae.

performance. Ho doesn't know men, things went

It is generally believed there our Theatre Royal. just full of the passengore effects, as the s.s. Kalgoorlie, and is under trade, and remembers the flora of

At the end of the three-and- as much as is customary. The many of whom wore returning to the. British flag. Other vessels the country as consisting of short was pressure by the Nuncie, at

half-hour performance of "Saint pirates oponly bragged that they Hongkong for the Chinese Now owned by the Company are the grass and reindeer moss and the the Instance of the Vatican, on

It is computed that three million Joan," the most lucky man in the had hoon ongaged in the Sui An Yoar festival.

8.8. Glonfallosh and the 3.8. Hongfanns of arctis foxes, boars and De Andres, that led the latter to people are ill overy day in the Theatre Royal was the Dauphin, and Hydrangos piracius, but they

Ping, all engaged on the same roindeur, etc. The Spitzbergen roaign against the wishes of the United States. treated overybody on board with

Three cheers for He was nicely tucked up in bod.. coals are oxvolient. Captain Govornment, which favoured his Pussyfoot! great consideration. None of tho The full complement of officers It wae learned on board that Bjanland, a jovial skipper of the remaining,—Renter's American

The best way to keep sweat Eurapoan officers was molestod carried by the vessel is: Capt. one of the pirates, dressed inld type, has gained many friends Service. in any way.

A. Mackenzio; Mr. T. G. Maclvor European clothes, had made the during his stay in this port.

A. Hongkong would-be Juulor with everyone la to blame the play The ship'n safo was broken Chief Officer: Mr W. J. H. trip in the vossal a little while Wo understand that the motor

8cholar is alleged to have describ instead of the motors. open and money to the amount of Smith, Second Officer: Mr. C.-C. proviously. He was recognised ship Kong Ning, Captain L.

ed a lake as being like a river, shout $3,000 was takon. The Hodgo, Chief Engineer; Mr. W. by one of the crow, but was pro-Pyne, which was recently re

with no place to go drossod in Chinese floated botwoon Shul Hing and personal effects of every passon-Hoppor, Sacond Enginoor: Mr. viously gor on board were ransacked and F. James, Third Enginoor; Mr. 1. glothon.. He took a leading part Tak Hing, is going to be towed rifled, a whole heap of mie Moss, Fourth Enginoor and Mr. in the operations, which word all to Hongkong, and is expected cellaneous goeds being collected. W. Hopwood, Wiroloan Operator. thoroughly organised,

hors on Monday,

THE OFFICERS

run.

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 2a. 3. 15/16 Lighting Up-Time 601 pm,

Talking about St. Joan reminda' us that what most audiences. If you want to make her mad, requiro is a sense of humour no call her bandsome" fnstead of that they willepot, laugh at the beautiful.

wrong placak.