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PRAYA SHOOTING.

(Continued from. Rage 1).

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not disputed. He (Mr. Dyer Ball) would have to satisfy the Court that the shot he fired was the one which killed. the man, and he did

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DARING PIRACY.

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ataged, Mr. C. H. Kew with some of the ladies of the party being the ohly persons on board. Mr. New Yoric, July 5. F. W. Kew and others had not re- not think they would have much Every summer among its many turned from the fishing expedition. difficulty in coming to that conclu-courses, Columbia University has Five pirates, all armed, boarded the sion.. It was for the jury to decide one for budding playwrights, This Paracels, and robbed the ladies whether the act of the man, in fir-year some novel methods are to be and Mr. Kew of practically every- ing the shot under the circum-tried. Instead pr having the thing valuable, including rings, stances, was sufficient to convict students write their plays to be watches and car-rings. Many mis- him of manslaughter.

merely read and criticised, they cellaneous articles were taken, in- Further evidence would be furn- will be able to have their workcluding fittings of the boat, a mah ished by two watchman who arrived dramatised and produced while it jongg set and even shaving materi- on the scene after hearing shouts is in process of being written als. The value of the haul-off this and whistles: The first watchman Students of the University will boat is estimated at $1,000. spoke to the constable on the boat, take part in these plays. In this! but he made no reply until he manner, it is hoped, the student walked ashore. He then told the will be abe to judge the merits"

Meanwhile, the other steam watchman that he had seen several of his plays he is working on it, faunch, then Chung Wo, had been flour-bags-full-of-stuff-and-sus-Professo Koch ia also to teach boarded-but-there was only the pected it of being contraband, and the writing of folk plays at Colum- Chinese crew aboard. These were that on his approach the bags bia University. He is one of the intimidated and forced to hand over were put on a sarapan which made pioneers in the folk-play movement parts of the machinery and a sup- off. He shouted and blew his in this country, having well-known ply of coal.. whistle and as they did not stop dramatic groups both in North then boarded the Wing Shing and, he fired five shots, two high, and Carolina and Dakota. He wishes taking the crew with them, stedmed three low, at a range of a hundred to do for America what Lady away in the direction of Lappa and yards. An interesting point was Gregory and Yeats, did for the Macao. They had raided and rob- a statement that a man in a white Abbey Theatre in Dublin, coat was on the Fraya and he gave

a hissing noise as if he were

making some kind of signal.

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The constable went back and made a report to No. 7 Police newspapers has been increased Station and handed in his revolver, from 20 to 25 centimes.

when it was found to contain five!

empty cartridge cases, and one

save

live round. The bullet found in the liberty which the law the dead man's body was the same him in cases of that kind and was as that used in the prisoner's therefore able to the penalty for revolver, and would fit one of the doing se

Certain instructions given to empty cases.

The ease was difficult and in- constable's with regard to shooting teresting, said Mr. Dyer Ball. had, been put in evidence, and be The man had apparently fired five doubt they would hear more about shots without knowing he had that later.

If they were killed anybody. satisfied that the prisoner had killed the man without knowing] that he had done so, it made no difference at all.

THE LAW.

PRISONER'S STATEMENT.

LAUNCH STOLEN.

All the pirates"

bed two motor boats, one steam launch and had stolen a launch for ..themselves.

The fifth boat of the party, the

motor boat Nuff Sed, had gone a

considerable distance round the ad- jacent headland and knew nothing. of what had taken place until those on board were warned by Mr. D. E. Cavalho.

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In relating their experiences, and Mrs. Carvalho were all this members of the party tell of a while, still out fishing in aamupane, bonfire which they noticed on the and on returning to where they had bills above Tai. O, and it is thought left the anchored boats found the that this was a pre-arranged signal two steam launches alongside each in connection with the raid. other, with all lights out. Their

Mr. Dyer Ball then proceeded suspicions were aroused and as

HUE AND CRY..

to read the prisoner's statement they approached the launches they On enquiry at official quarters made at the Central Magistracy were shouted at that they, would be to-day we learn that the launch before Mr. R. E. Lindseil, when shot at if they came nearer. When

RABINDRANATH TAGORE IN VIENNA,

THE SPIRITUAL UNION OF EUROPE.

Vienna, July 14. Rabindranath Tagore has come

the enquiry into the circum about 16 yards off the launches, Wing Shang has not yet been dia to Vienna for a second visit he Referring to the law on the stances surrounding the shooting one man in the stern of the laurich, covered. The Hongkong author-was here for the first time in June, The man ties have got into touch with the 1921. He is in the company of subject, Mr. Dyer Ball said that it were investigated. This was to fired a shot at them.

was clearly distinguished what the effect that he saw some men could be distinctly seen in the light was justifiable homicide and homi- by the Plag On wharf, and he of the torch which Mr. Carvalho authorities at Canton and every his son, his friend, Professor Ma- cide which was not justified. The heard someone call out "Police was using. The sumpans then endeavour is being made to find balonbis, and the professor's wife. law said that if a person whom an coming! He saw three or four stood off and eventually Mr. and trace of the missing launch The He is still in a very fragile state, officer or a private person were men carrying what looked like. Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Carvalho British naval authorities are co- but he spoke to the youths of legally attempting to arrest upon a bags of Bucks, and tins on poles were put abroad the motor host.

charge of treason, felony, or in He saw the stuff put into the sam Paracels, while Mr. Carvalho went operating in the coarch and all Viento, and sist read some, of his Aleting a dangerous wound, fed, pan, and although he shouted to ashore for the purpose of getting gunboats on ne rivers have been favourite poems. He is at pre- dent working at a volume of poems and could not be otherwise ar- them to stop, they pushed off over the headland and warning the warned to keep a strict lookout.

The description of the launch is reated, he might be killed and He shouted more than ten times party on the. Nuff Sed. He had a the homicide was justifiable. On and threatened to fire, but they hazardous journey overland, being as follows: "Dark brown body, in the Bangalese language, which, Discussing the Pan-European the other hand, if the charge upon kept on their way. He fired to headed off by two men who were One "yellow funnel, with black however, will not be translated.

idea, he said the political union of which-the-arrest was sought to frighten the people to make them obviously working in with the top.

OFFICIAL POLICE REPORT. European countries did not seem be made was only a misde-retura He had not intended to pirates, and eventually had to elip

to him so important as was gener- meanour, the killing by the officer, hit anyone on board, and at the into the sea and swim out to the

The official police report of the ally belleved. In truth, he said, Nuf Sed some 400 yards away. was murder if done Intentional time did not know a man had been It was whilst he was telling those affair contains the statements union had already been achieved. ly, or done with a weapon likely shot.

being

on board the Nuff Sed of the raid, made by the various members of The stranger coming from another to kill, but only manslaughter if He had been instructed as to that the launch Wing Sing was the party and bears out the story part of the globe felt amazed at death was unintentional, and when he was entitled to fire, and seen to be steaming away in the given above. The pirates made the unity of the Continent in spirit: done by a weapon not likely to he was a bad shot with a revolver direction of Macao. The Nuff Sad their raid between eight and ning and culture. Wock had to be com cause death.

He had no reason to fear the men then went round the headland and o'clock on Saturday evening, and tinued in that direction. Polit- The Crown contended, that the and only suspected smuggling. joined the remainder of the party only took about one half hour to cal union seemed to him impossible case came under the latter head He suspected arms were

'do the whole of the work. They for some time to com ing. They did not say it was smuggled.

THE PARTY RETURNS.

forced the master of the launch | A reception by tho deral Pro murder, as they could not prove

Evidence of a post-mortem-ex--

The party immediately set about Chúng Wo to hand over a compass) aldent, Dz. Halnisch, and that. The point was that the prisoner fired, not with the inten-amination on the body of the dead returning and reporting what had the launch whistle and two copper Education Minister is

happened. The Chung Wo was rings, which they obviously Tagore will proceed from here to man was given by Dr. J. R. Craig,! tion of deliberately killing any Medical Officer of the Government able to proceed under her own thought would cripple the leanth, Prague before returning to India. particular person, but with the in Mortuary, who identified the hern given really essential part of They also took about two tone of

steam, because the pirates had o|but which were not vital par tention of stopping the boat, and thoy maintained that that was from the body The bullet lodged at Paracels was towed by the The men, who were young men,

bullet produced as the one taken the engine, and the disabled actor coal off the Thunch, manslaughter.

The Crown would also ask the in the left hip bone, Death was Nuff Sed. The motor bont my were dressed in dark clothing and

due to shock and haemorrhage proceeded to Castle Ponks and made spoke Cantonese. They all wore Dollar on demand 21 jury to find that there was caused through a gun shot. He a report to the Police Station, The bandollers full of cartridges. reasonable, belief in the con-

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