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NO 22,915

NOVEMBER 13, 1926. *拜禮 號三十月一十英港香 SATURDAY,

ANOTHER DARING PIRACY. HITCH IN PARLEY. ARMED RAID IN NEW

GUARD SHOT AND THROWN

OVERBOARD.

FRENCH STEAMER TAKEN TO BIAS BAY

CUSTOMS MONEY HAUL,

The French coastal steamer "Hanoi" is the latest victim of the Blus Bay gang of pirates. Boarding the vessel at Kwang Chow Wan as passengers, 26. Chinese, later seized control.of the vessel by overpowering the guards and officers, made a haul of the value of $70,000 and, taking the vessel round to Bias Bay, got clear away;in sampans.

The Vessel came into Hongkong, inte last night and the Master, Captain Cruchot, reported that one Annamite Guard had been killed and his body thrown overboard, two Chinese members of the erew had been wounded, passengers robbed and $50,000 in bullion, being transferred by the Customs from Pakhof to Hongkong, had been stolen.

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MORE EXPLANATIONS WANTED,

COAL DISPUTE PROBLEMS.

London, Nov. 12.

TERRITORIES.

ROCKETS AS SIGNALS FOR HELP.

SHOTS EXCHANGED,

An occurence of an unusual nature was indicated by the firing of Very lights and rockets at a late hour last right, in the vicinity

of Castle Peak.

日九初月十

SOVIET PLANS.

HELPING CHINESE

"REDS."

TO TAKE PEKING.

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The Harbin correspondent of the N. C. Daily News writes-Under The Miners' Delegate Conference

the heading of "The Devil's Plans," adjourned for several hours to en-

the loent White Organ Ruasky Slovo able a deputation of the Executive

gives some details of the contact of the Soviet Headquarters Staff in the meantime.to, obtain certain

Shortly afterwards shots were with the Civil Warfare in China. explanations regarding the Go heard, and the nearest police ata In the year 1924 The Revolu vernment's proposals. The depucion to observe this call for tionary Military Council of the assistance immediately sent out all U. SS R established under their tation went to Downing Street to

it available men to the scene, wing a secret strategical commis- confer with Mr. Baldwin while the signal was passed on taion with special powers. Its object was to work out plans to Later. It transpired that an armed nasistiany friendly armed force,

raid had been carried out by mutinous force sympathizing with gang of men who had provided the U. S. S. R. as "tactic helpers. themselves with torches and were [This commission of specialists had armed with revolvers. They en its agents at such centres in order tered the hamlet of Tsing Shan to give expert advice. Thus it is Tsi, intimidated the Inhabitants that active assistance has been and from the principal hút made a given to Feng Yu-hsiang and to hant of money and jewellery to the the Canton-Government; value of $230. On leaving, ther exchanged shots with the villagers,

Reuter

The miners' deputation left. Mr. Baldwin and returned to the Dele- gate Conference, which decided to adjourn till ten o'clock to-morrow. -Reuter.

TYPED EXPLANATIONS.

Rugby, Nov. 12. The Conference of Miners' Dele gdtes to-day heard from Mr. A. J. Cook, their Secretary the terms of the draft agreement drawn up by

the Government as a resalt of Inst

night's prolonged conference with the Miners' Executive.

There was considerable discus- sion as to the meaning of various pointá and the Conferenca adjourned while deputation

The only European passenger aboard, was Mr. N. G. Beale, of the General Electric Company, who tells a graphic story of the affair. Capt. Cruchot, who commands The pirates left the Hanoi yester the Hanoi, in his report of the day afternoon, and the ship arrived in Hongkong. at about 11.30 last affair to the police, stated that he

night left Haiphong for this port on the The 9.8 Hanoi is very well- 8th Inst. When the stearner known cousting vessel belonging to the Compagnie Indochinoise de renched Kwang Chow' Wan, it was Navigation, of which

of the Executive Bought the Me-from Colonel Lane. Fox: Secre hoarded by 26 Chinese who sageries Maritimes are the local tary for Mines, an elucidation later turned out to be pirates. Kents. She is the second French of those points. Upon returning boat running out of Kwang Chow to the conference, the deputation From information gathered on Wan to be reently victimised, the reported the explanations which board, it appears that these former outrage occurring on the they had received, but it was con- men were Hakkas, and it is Jade.

sidered advisable that the confer- ence should adjourn until to-. morrow morning to enable the explanations to be typed and dis- tributed to the delegates...

dis-

belleved that they were banded soldiers of General Chang. Kwang Ming.

EUROPEAN'S STORY.

MR. N.. G. BEALE'S EXPERIENCE.

THE OWNERS' POSITION.

The following official statement was thereupon issued by the Government:

other stations.

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The motorilorry driver who said, The Powers would be quite will-. he was in a hurry because he was ing to recognise one Government engaged by the P.W.D., will go in China, if they only knew where down. In history as the Colony's to find it. greatest humorist.

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A London lecturer recently Motorists should remember that slates that, married men live giving the right of way is far longer than bachelors. It only better than being right in the way. seems longer..

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Whilst yeast makes the loaf "You must not whisper in this. work, to leaven has yet been dis- court said 4 Marylebone magia covered for the loafer.

trata to a spectator. 口口

whispering te not aloud.

In these troublous days. It may. do some folk good to know that a really serious mistake is one from which nothing is learned.

Talking of rents and cost of living, the trouble locally is that there le no such anfinal as the

average resident."

1.

Apparently

in the U. S. elections, but chief. Lots of people turned out, to vote

interest centred on whom they voted to turn out.".

"The more trouble it takes to put a man in office, the less he is usually worth when he gote thera

"Hongkong may be interested to

learn that rain-making experi- Hongkong folk say they can munte which were recently to have always tell tourists; but, all the been carried out in America had same, they can't always tell them

"The robbers ran towards the Whenever the situation was/t6, be postponed on account of what they would like to."

direction of Lung Ku-tan

The Very lights and rockets had be provided by the police for the villagers, to be fired as a signal for assistance when required.

THE INTERPORT.

DICK HANCOCK UNABLE TO PLAY.

RAMSAY'S EARLY LET-OFF.

were sent to the seats of activity, favourable Soviet consultants

rain.

Judging by a recent newspaper heading which read "Professor Poisoned as Exams Come Near,"

The way they make a revolver as for instance at Canton where his name to appear in "Who's it's no fun being a dictator.

Mary a man who ones expected target of Mussolin! shows that military experts were furnished Who" now feels satisfied If he is who are now with the Southern Anancially able to get it in the Army which has made its way into Central China, The Commission

Telephone Directory. also gave its advisors to Feng Yu- A doctor states that the percen- the schoolboy of to-day is nothing hsiang, but these proved to be bad tage of women operated on for if not practical. military leaders, for Moscow appendicitis is very small. Sup- opinion was that they should have pose the trouble is that they can't secured a victory over Marshals

Chang and W, being able to make grow another one if fashions

change. use of the many enemies of the latter. Instead of this they lost

Overheard on the Kowloon the campaign, gave Peking to the Ferry ore recent windy morning. Allied forces, and placed the "Hommes rellows dorld at National Army in a most dificult more fly in this weather a few

years ago than fly!".

THE NEW PLANS.

For luck, Dempsey put a four- leaf clover in his glave before he fought Tunney. Seems as if a horse shoe would have been more affectual,

What, with red fingi and black shirts, it looks as if the Brighter Politics movement a well under

We have yet to meet the mik lionaire who attributed his riches to sheer luck.

One advantage of wearing e

boy can't possibly expect a tip... shabby hat is that the cloakroom

in Montreal a Mr. Drake suedo for divorce because his wife threw The London, police have their things at his head. Why didn't own golf course. They're now Drake duck?

thinking of carrying their clubs when on duty so that they can putt people in gaol.

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A surprise greeted barly arrivals at the Hongkong Cricket Club, this morning when the position. port cricket match. Hongkong against Shanghai, commenced in beautifully fine weather it being announced that Mr. H. R. BHan- cock, the Hongkong captain was Military Revolutionary Council of The special commission of the unable to play. His place in the the U. S S R have now worked side was taken by Dialo L. 1 out a new plan are now work Lightfoot, Mr. T. E. Pearce, captions in China, and this has been taining the team.

Pearce

approved by the above-mentioned the Shanghai, side.

Mr. P. Madar, stood down from Council. The new plan is divided

up into the following parts

1). To make it possible for the Nowadays, if you are well Canton Army to advance acquainted with a girl, it is cor north and to reorganize rect to say that you have known Feng's army West of Poking her ever since she was in long

dressea. so that its position is im- proved. (2). With the advance of the Canton Army, northwarda, to see that the latter gets hold of Important strategi cal positions in Central China.

The teams were:- Hongkong: T. E. Pearce (Cap- tain), A. C. I. Bowker, Capt. A. G. Dobbie, F: O. Goodwin, A. W. Hay- ward, Major L. J. Lightfoot, Capt E. W. Morris, H. Owen Hughes,, HV. Parker, A. W. Ramsay and E. B. Read.

When off Nam Ping Island, 90° miles west of Gap-Rock, a number of armed men suddenly appeared In various parts of the vessel, and

A graphic description of the There was an unexpected develop quickly subdued the officers and pirney was this morning given to ment in the situation during the guards. One Annamite guard whoa Telegraph representative by Mr. day, On behalf of the conlewners offered resistance was immediate N.. G. Beale, of the General a statement, was issued declaring ly shot and thrown overboard, and Electric Company, who was the that the draft settlement did, not the pirates proceeded with the only European passenger on board. represent any agreement between work of searching. the passengers. He said he was treated with a cer the conlowners and the Govern- officers and crew.

tain amount of consideration byment. - the leading pirate, but was seri- $50,000 RULLION.

ously ménuend by the more Whether the pivales had pre-villainous members, one of whom vious information that a consider-bit the captain of the boat on the able sum of money was being head with his revolver.

Mr. Benle said the, bont left transferred from the Customs to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Haiphong and called at Pakhoi is, of course, not known, but it is and Hofhow, after which they put

Shanghai: Capt. E. I. M. Bar- significant that the cargo was un-in at Kwang Chow Wan, French night, though they were communi-

rett (Capt.) E. G. Barnes, D., Ç.. at the cated to the President of the Coal Burn, M. J. Divecha, L. Goldman, touched, whereas bullion totalling territory,

on the owners' Association at the same. A. Isaacs, D. W. Leach, W. Man- about. $50,000 being sent by the latter place at 6 p.m. Maritimes Customs at Pakhoi to Wednesday.. The boat did not time as to the Miners' Federation, the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank leave until 4 o'clock on the follow-do not represent an agreement with here (packed in two cases) was ing morning, and it would appear the colllery owners. But if they taken and the passengers and crew that the pirates followdd the are accepted and carried out by the relieved of belongings to the value usual custom of boarding the miner, the Government will pro- of about $20,000. The cargo was boat as ordinary passengers at ceed independently with the legisla- not touched.

that place.

tion proposed in them.” -

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arriving

"In order to prevent any possible misapprehension. the Government think it desirable to make it clear that the proposed terms of settle ment to the Miners' Federation last

SUGGESTED CHAIRMAN..

sel Smith, Dr. H. H. Morris, Dr. W. E. O'Hara, and L. F. Stokes..

"Tam" Pearce won the toss and elected to bat first..

The wicket was hard and fast,

A. W. Ramsay" and AW. Hay- ward opened for Hongkong, Isaacs bowling to the former from the Supreme Couft end,

Ramsay was nearly out, in the first over, Leach, fielding at silly mid-on, missing à silter.

The ship's armoury, comprising

LEADERS TRAVEL FIRST-CLASS. 11 rifles, 10 revolvers and several thousand rounds of ammunition,. Mr. Beale had the "pleasure" of It is understood that Sir Willam were also taken away, and, as menthe company of the two pirate Plender, the well-known Chartered tioned above, the pirates set a leaders, who booked as first-class Accountant, is marked out to be course for Bias Eay, where they passengers. These men, he ex- the Chairman of the proposed Na-

Hayward was batting with coa- abandoned the vessel, which was plained; did not appear to belongtional Tribunal." He has confidence and he late cut Mansel then brought on to Hongkong and to the lower class of Chinese, ona siderable knowledge of the working Smith for a boundary in the hat- a report of the occurrence made. wearing European clothes, ant of the mining industry, having act-ter's first over.

both appearing to be entirely at ed in somewhat similar capacities their ease and self-possessed. On: beforc.-British Wireless.

THE CASUALTIES.

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We learn from other sources that

of them could only speak a few. words of English.

there were four Annamite guards on the ship, in charge of a corporal, After the boat left Kwang Chow and that these were the first to be Wan, Mr. Boule was not feeling overcome by the pirates. The very well, owing to the sea being guard who was killed had two choppy and went to lie down, og wounds in the head and two in the his bunk. Later, he went for a stomach, and after being despatch walk along the main deck, “und, ed he was immediately thrown earing a acuffle, he walked' overboard.

through a small alleyway between Two members of the crew were the engine room and the boiler. wounded, one being shot through house, and there he saw six or the top of the head and the other through the lip...

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A scientist says that England is tilting over to the south. This

is evidently due to the landing of Americans with their baggage at Southampton.

The difference between some landlords and pirates is that the

A lady novelist says that a latter do not give receipts.

woman is rarely beaten in an 0.0

now almost argument. "The Sphinx is

Still it would be entirely visible on account of scarcely right to say that in a

(3) With the reorganizing of recent excavations" states a Cairo battle of tongues she holds her

This indicates that own. Feng's army to bring it newspaper. from its present position the sex is feminine,

and to march in a south-s. Savings Bank statistics soon see the last of the expensive A writer paya that we shall aast direction... (4) To unite Feng's and the show that more people have been golf ball. We saw the last of

Canton armies and cause preparing for "a rainy day since three only the other day. the routing of Marshal Wu's the country went dry. army.

(5) To bring Red troops to the

Local watchmakers are said to frontiers of Manchuria sobe doing more business, but, all as to give the possibility of the same, they seem to have a lot their joining up with the of time on their hands.. Canton and Feng armles

against Marshal Chang's

"The

score at noon was 65 runs

He's a wise man who lives up army. To free China from to and not on his reputation. the armies of Marshal Chang and Wu and take

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FRENCH BUDGET.

for three wicketa... Hayward was

out for 9, Ramsey 2 and Owen Hughes 1 Morris (not out 24)

TO TAKE PARLIAMENTARY

PRECEDENCE.

Paris, Nov. 12. Parliament has re-assembled. The Chamber passed a vote of seven Chinese struggling. Think confidence in M. Poincare's de- ing It was nothing serious ho did mand that the Budget for 1927 not interfere, and he then went to should be voted before any inter- the top deck, when he heard two nellations are considered. Reuter

DESTROYER SIGHTED, During the course of the voyage, shots. He then realized that after the pirates had control of the something serious was happenin Vessel, British destroyer was for he soon saw the pirates, who' sighted, but the Captain of the numbered between twenty and Hanol was warned that if he made twenty-five, starting to rush about| any signal he would be shot. with revolvers, some of them hav-·|

The Captain describes the pirateing two, enders as being quite "gentlenian-

yin their behaviour, and ̈he

OFFICERS SURPRISED,

RUSSO-TURKISH, RELATIONS.

ARRIVAL OF RUSHDI BEY,

Odessa, Nov. 12. Full ceremonial was associated

!

An Oxford Blue, who is also MA... B.Sc., has opened a motor accessories and repair shop in London. He is decidedly a man: of parts,

"China Chaos and Boycott In

contem

Parliament," said a

stays there.

A re-

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A big merger of dairies has orary's poster. Let's hope both Peking and Shanghai, been effected in America..

gular condensed railk affair.

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FENG'S RETURN."

"A London professor states that the mosquito will not bite a Suppose that accounts for the incidence of malarin among Government sor-

The first three parts of the above there isn't even room enough for moving object, and Pearce (not out 19) were bat-plans have already been successful- ting.

· PRES. COOLIDGE'S. SPEECH.

OPINION OF SENATORS

ly fulfilled. Feng, with a big e

complaint.

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tourage of experts hus returned to The Moros are sending, another ...vanta(----)

mission to the United States.

his army from Moscow, in order to bring to life the plans worked out by the Moscow. Council directing affairs, whilst Soviet Missions of Militory experts have agrived" at Urga, Chita and Vladivostock.

They evidently believe that two we shall have to call him Missolini. If he escapes many more times, head-hunters are better than one.

The Now York Traffic Depart

The trouble with so many Hong ment has issued a report showing

and measures.

they are the last two in the «old year, and the first ten in the new

It is extremely doubtful however,kong Government schemes seems the worst months for automobile. Washingtob, Nov. 12. that the last part of the Soviet to be that they are mostly waits accidents. We should say that. "Mighty good as far as it goes" plans will be realized, no matter was Senator Borah's comment on how much asalstance the Canton President Coolidge's speech at and Nationalist armies are givén Kansas City

If we want a bit of real excite-

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for many factors, which count ao ment, why not an Interport chess On the contrary, Senator Bruce, much in China have been totally match by radio?! a staunch supporters of American ignored by Moscow when working adherence to the World Court, de-out this programme of hers! clared that the Court would sur

vive the President's funeral oration

tatea that the pirate chief at ong It would appear that the "piraira ima handed him a huge sum in first throatened the Annamite

Senators Walsh And Swanson Tongkong banknotes, but that this guards, one of whom refused to with the arrival of Rushul Bey,gree that the speech accurately

vad later santched from him by one give up his rifle, and was shot who was cheered, vociferously by expressed the Senate's attitude. of the other pirateju

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large crowds.--Reutor.

Router'e damerican. Borvicë,

TÜ-DAY

Dellaren domènd 1/11 1/16 Lighti

5.11 p.m.

A man recently played in a cricket match after getting married. In commenting on his Manila's recent earthquake performance; tactful friends said threatened the City Hall But that he had obtained another duck. Hongkong la not quite so lucky. S

Four boys broke into a theatre, In America they don't know, jumped on the piano, smashed the whether the recent election went drum and played the violins "ypt" or "dry." All the same, a People outside were under the im lot of well-known candidates got pression that the band was rO- soaked,

hearsing a new jazz selection,