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"HANOI" PIRACY.

RIVAL PIRATE BOAT INTERVENES.

AN EXCHANGE OF SHOTS..

As the story of the sensational piracy of the 1,500-ton toaster

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NEW BOYCOTT NOT A VILLAGE DISPUTE. KWANGTUNG ARSENAL "FATAL MISTAKE," THE "TALAMBA” TRIAL HELPING SOUTH.

SUCCESS.

REORGANISED. -

SMALL

ATTENDANCE AT MEETING..

MANSLAUGHTER CASE OPENS.

BROUGHT UNDER RULE OF KUOMINTANG.

NEW TERRITORY AFFAIR.

MERCHANTS WANT, BUSINESS.

A Canton

report saya

A point of dispute between two

NEW SERVICE CONDITIONS.

A Canton correspondent say It

sonnel on the lines hid down by

SINO BELGIAN TREATY ABROGATION.

ENDS..

ACCUSED SENTENCED

DEATH

RECOMMENDED TO MERCY.

SHANGHAI SEAMEN'S

STRIKE.

WON'T ASSIST ALLIES.

Another incident which, The Talamba murder case was in Shinghal Fecedély

concluded before the Chief Justice, illustration of how the compon, an Sessions on Saturday evening, the southerne Sir Henry Gollag, at the Criminal labourers are assisting

nr their ut ifting until & quarter to against Marshal Sun Chu Two deportecs were called by

It appears that different local MHG Sheldon, who defended, Chinese steamahip companies

eight,

says the No C. D. NODE.

"PEKING CHINESE OPINION.

A Peking message of the the villages in the Au Tau district, now transpires that the recent 8th Inst., to the N., C. Dally News Hanoi, on her last trip from Hai Beonemic Boycott Association, New Territories, between certain lock-out at the Arsonal was order statesChinese conservative phong and Kwang Chow Wan, is which was formed by a few mer people in the villages over the organising the service and perpetrato repretative of more fully told," one or two chants

with the object, amongst question of dragging a paddy Fengtien group and other. bitherto unknown facts are reveal others, of preventing the circula- field for weeda with which to feed the Kuomintang, so the the militariats, is that Dr. Wellington od, showing that it differs in some tion of Hongkong currency in pigs, resulted in an assault from Arsenal should be placed entirely Koo has made a fatal mistake, in respects from past outrages by Kwanggung does not seem to find which the assaulted man died. under party controls

much favour among the majority This was alleged by the Attorney

repudiating the Belgian Treaty the Bias Bay gung of pirates, of the merchants,

The new ruled provide that It is ascertained that members When the last meeting was General, the Hon. M. J. H. Kepmintang and submit to all orders position vis-a-vis of the main and both of whom were said to caived orders to prepare sezeral

workers must belong to the Kuo-thereby putting China In the same called, the attendance was so small prosecuting in a manslaughter of the party. Proficiency in aer Powers as Russia was in 1917, that the meeting had to be post-charge which was heard before vice is required, and all workers alienating all British and Ameri- poned un account of the absence of a quorum, and it was converted Mr. Juntleg Wood, at the Criminal must pass a prescribed medical into an informal round-table talk Sessions this morning.

examination. The wages paid are can opinion. to be not less than $12 and not A high adviser to Marsha Various matters were discussed, fence is being conducted by Mr. more than $60 per month Chang Tsolin said to the writer the most important one being to C. G. Alabaster, K.C. find ways and means of meeting

to-day "Apart from the merits the initial expenses of the Asso-

of the case. Dr. Wellington Koo ciation met.

should be hung as a rotten It is suggested in many local circles that the Minister for For eign Affairs held his note up until he learned that Kiuklang had been taken by the Southerners, after which he issued it for the purpose of pleasing Canton.

de thirty, in Captain Cruchat's

opinion-boarded the Hanoi as passengers at Kwang Chow Wan.

THE PIRATE PLANS. »

Certain developments which followed suggested that the same methods employed in connection with the other piracy of the s.s. Jade (also a coaster at one time on the Hongkong-Haiphong run) were duplicated in the Hanoi

affair

While men were detailed or to carry out the actual robbery.. ethers of the gang, it is believed, were assigned to employment ashore at the various parts" at which the Hanol usually called. These latter followed in the trail of the Customs bullion consign-

that the merchants are keener on The general opinion in Canton is utilising their energies in repair ing the injuries done to trade and recuperating some, of the losses sustained by the recent boyects than to attempt to extend the boy cott on the lines suggested by the Economic -Boycott Association.

SHANGHAI ‘STRIKE.

THREAT.

ed from Pakhoi, and in point of NO SERIOUS DEVELOPMENT.

fact, as the incidence of events "showed, were concerned solely with

The 'de-

There are three prisoners, and thay are charged together with another unknown with the mans-

Teo at Tai Kiu village. Prisoners laughter of a man named Chan pleaded "Not Guilty."

VILLAGE DIFFERENCES,

THE INTERPORT,

No Play To-day

The Interport Cricket match "between Hongkong and Shang- hai la to be played to finish, and, if necessary, other mat- ches will be postponed until it has been concluded.

The rain. which began yes- terday, continued this morn- ing, and the drizzle showed no aigns of abating when the captains and umpires wont out two o'clock to decide whether any play would be possible to-day.

Mr. Kemp said manslaughter. was an offenes which varied a great deal in its seriousness, 49 sometimes. it almost amounted to mardar, while in other cases it might be met by quite a short terma of imprisonment. The present case arose out of an old cause of complaint or dispute between cer- tain inhabitants of the two vil- lages Wong Chow, the bigger village of the two, and Tai Kiu both of which were in the New He did not mean to Territories. say that there was a fight between a whole; the two villages as but certain people in Wong Chow had a certain cause of complaint lows: What promises to become Kiu. The deceased was not con-

Friday's message was as fol

against certain people living in Tai

to a general strike among the vessels nected in any way with that dis- of the Chins Merchants Steam-

puto originally. ship Co. began this morning when

Shanghai. Nov. 15. this treasure. The Hanole curgo, There has been no serious deve- although of some considerablelopment of the seamer's strike mentioned on Friday, only five ships being idle. Reuter.

value, was not touched.

with revolvers, and bundled into

In planning the capture of the ship, the pirates did not overlook the value of first putting out of commission the wireless equipment with which the Hanoi was. fitted. Their first act was to rush the the two vessels Kwanglee and

The dispute concerned the col- operator's cabin, and this officer, Hainchang failed to call, some of lection of some under-water Weed who is an Annamite, was held up the crew refusing to work alleging in a certain field lying between the one part of the ship where he was that the company did not pay auf- two villages, which was in part kept under strict surveillance for ficient compensation to the de-paddy, and partly water. The cus- the remainder of the trip. The

pendents of the crew of the vessel tom was, apparently, that when wireless equipment was then put Kiangyuan which blew up at Kiu- there was no paddy, the people of kiang two week ago while in the Tai Kiu were at liberty to clear the possession of Northern troops.

weeds, which they had to drag for, and take them back to their village for the purpose of feeding their pigs. When, howver, there was paddy in the field, they were not supposed to go there and collect the weeds.mp

out of commission.

ANOTHER JUNK APPEARS.

When Bias Bay was reached on Friday afternoon, the pirates trans- ferred their haul into waiting

CORK DISORDERS.

sampans. As the boats, laden with SERIOUS AFFAIR BY ARMED

the spoils, were about to pull for the shore, a large junk drew" near, and the purport of this vialt was made clear the next moment by a very startling occurrence which fol- lowed. It soon became apparent

RAIDERS.

London, Nov. 14. An outburst of disorder, analo-

that the intrusion of the junk at Kous to the old anti-British riots, this particular moment was resent occurred in Cork to-night. ed by the pirates, who opened a

WOMEN'S STORY.

The ground was heavily wa” terlogged and, it was agreed that the wicket would be unfit for play this afternoon.

In the event of the weather clearing up, and the ground drying," it is hoped to be able"

resume the match to-

morrow..

Furnished quarters and uniforms will be provided, eight hours' work will be required daily, and two extra hours are set apart weekly for military training and propa- ganda work.

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have made statements regarding steamers for the transportation of an assault on the prisoner before troops and supplies for the Allied the stabbing When questioned in Command. Attempts

ro- (made

order

the witness box, however, they to get the boats in running gave complete denial of such but the seamen and labourera statements.

threatened to declare a strike it

The jury retired and were ab- they were forced to assist Sun sent for an hour and a half. Chuan-fang in defeating the When they returned, they brought in a verdict of "Guilty," but re-southerners. commended the prisoner for leni-this, threat, they walked off the Having presented ency, adding to their verdict steamers and so far none have rider to the effect that he had re- ceived great provocation.

been found to fill their places. Sentence of death was passed, Telegraphic communication be- and his Lordship said. the recomtween Shanghai and places in mondation would be forwarded to Fukien and eastern Kiangal, has the proper quarter.

CHAMBERLAIN'S AND BIRMINGHAM.

WHOLLY IRREGULAR. The Belgian Minister is without instructions from his home Govern- ment, but is stated to feel sure that his Government will denounce the Chinese repudiation of the treaty as wholly irregular and that they will, therefore, appeal to the World Court at the Hague; and, possibly A FIFTY YEAR CELEBRATION.. elicit expressions of opinion from the Great Powers.

Rugby, Nov. 14.

again been interrupted and mes- eages to places beyond Fucheng, a town on the Kiangsi-Fukien bor- der are being sent at senders risk.

MARTIAL LAW.

The Allied Command has issued a general order proclaiming the five provinces of Kiangsu, Kiangai,. The Belgian Minister admits that

Anhui, Chekiang and Fuklen Sir Austen Chamberlain, the (which are or were under Marshal weaknes has been shown in nego- Foreign Secretary, who is Member Sun) under strick martial law. tlating with a Government which of Parliament for West Briming. After eight o'clock each night, all the Tariff Conference pronounced ham, will, next Tuesday, receive communications must be suspend incapable of executing a treaty at the congratulations of his electora ed, says the order, and nobody. the close of its sessions, but he says on the occasion of the completion permitted to pass. As 500n as that American and French relations of fifty continuous years of politi-this order was issued, Marshal with the unrecognized Governmental association of his family with Chang Hsueh-liang, son of Marshal of Peking since have established a Birmingham. precedent which Belgium was forced by physical conditions to

follow.

BELGIAN OFFERÈ STANDS. Belgium's offer remains as fol-

lows:

The Chinese military

Chang Tao-lin and Commander-in- His famous father Mr. Joseph Chief of the 3rd Fengtien Army, at Chamberlain, first enterred the once Issued a similar order placing House of Commons, as Member for Peking under martial law. Birmingham, in 1876. Sir Austen Chamberlain's brother Mr. Neville Chamberlain, also represents the Ladywood Division of Birmingham.

LUKONG CHARGED.

"NO OFFENCE" PLEA.;

CONFLICTING REPORTE.

A telegram received by the Shanghai brach of the Kuomintange reported the capture of Wusush and Tehan by the Southern forces, but this was denied by the Allied. Army's agoncy latar, a telegram. having been received from Gen Lu Hsiang-ting, Tupan of Cheklang, who is in command of the Allied.

The registration of candidates Cancel treaty by mutual agree. began on the 12th and closes on ment, but carry on under a modus-British Wireless. the 20th November. "Places of revivendi until some major Power re- gistration are the Chung Shan vises its treaty, after which Bel- University or the "Arsenal, where glum will have, the benefit of the an examination will take place on most favoured nation blause.” the 23rd November. A probation Since the Chinese have now can- of two weeks is required before a celled the treaty without conditions candidate can be confirmed in the or a modus vivendi, the Belgiane On August 20th, the day on service and 1,000 successful, can- are obviously in a non-treaty posi- A case came before Mr. R.. E. operations in Kiangsi, saying that which Chan Tso met his death, didates are to be chosen by the tion and reduced to a position of Lindsell, at the Magistracy this heavy losses after a number of the enemy were repulsed with outlaws in China by virtue, ofà there was some, paddy in the field, Board of Examinera. Ta and three women went from Tai The Arsenal is hereafter to be document written by Dr. Welling morning, in which a Cantonese stiff engagements lasting several Kin at the time of the evening meal known as the Nationalist Revolu- ton Koo who, in fact, represents lukong, was charged with, "ob-hours each. to collect some of the weeds from tionary Army Munition Factory of nothing.

taining from Ho Wing, at the Raiders, armed with revolvers the field. Possibly, Mr. Kemp sug Kwaagtung. The opinion in Can- fusilade on the stranger, which shot dead Sergeant Fitz Silver gested, they went out at that time ton is that this reorganisation, of was obviously unother pirate, vessel, the officer in charge of the Cove to escape being seen by the Wong, the Arsenal is the work of the seeking a share in the plunder,

Guard barracks in St. Lukes, a

Chow people. They would tell the extremist element so This fire was returned but feebly, populous suburb of Cork City. It jury that they were stopped by eliminate the moderates.

and they ran back to, by the junk, which then made for transpired later that three other Tai Kiu village, and the men fol the Hanoi with the apparent ob- barracks in the city and several

lowed. He explained that, the ject of securing what the first barracks In County Cork were

women were unable to recognise the gang of pirates had left untouched, visited by armed men, who over- but prior to this the leaders of the powered the guards, searched the men who stopped them.

The first and second prisoners first party of pirates had warned premises and removed documents.

continued Mr. Kemp admitted Captain Cruchot to take his steamer The police and military are at they were there, and told the as quickly as possible out of the present active throughout the city women' tó locality. This advice was prompt-holding up motor cars and inter-the thirdman" ly acted upon by the skipper, with rogating pedestrians. Reuter

the result that the Hanoi got safely away without further interruption.

NOT "GENTLEMANLY."

As to the reported "gentleman ly" behaviour of the pirates, they were a really scurvy lot, accord- ing to Captain Cruchot, as, in addition to murdering one of the

PANAMA CANAL,

THE YEAR'S TRAFFIC,

Washington, Nov. 141

Home men,

33

WEATHER BREAKS.

to

Special precautions continue “5,

and the curfew hours are now from as the writer and fry people feel, Chung Hing Boarding House, at be taken by the Shanghai officials several interviews, that this is a No. 126, Connaught Road Central, 11 p.m. till 6 am. Searches con- challenge to the major Powers a sum of $5.80, which money hadtinue to be made for Kuomintang which may bring China's weakened been received by Ho Wing from aples and agitators. Six gunboats position into the international lime.

are stationed near the Kaochang- light, and is, therefore, most indis. Passenger on the steamship Tung mlao Arsenal, up the Huangpu creet.

On."

RUMOURS OF REFERENCE TO THE "

HAGUE,

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River, and two are anchored at Mr. Leo d'Almada, who appear Woosung, including the cruiser ed for the defence, said he did not Haichou. Local troops are being INTERRUPTION BY TYPHOON.

Peking, Nov. 8. think he could seriously ask his reinforced and others are being Dealing with the question of the client to plead in the case,, as the transferred to Nanking from Hang- Yesterday's break in the spell of Sino-Belgian Treaty of Commerce wording of the charge disclosed no chow. goway, but

Another heavy consignment of: denied that he fine weather we have been enjoy being submitted to the Hague, offence:

Ils Worship agreed that the arms and ammunition, consisting was there at all. He had said heing of late was caused by the Dr. Wellington Koo is alleged to was out all day pear another vil presence of a typhoon to the south have made the following state-charge could have been made more of 2,000 cases of cannon parts, effective by the addition of the machine guns, rifles, small arms lage on the shores of Deep Bay of the Colony. On Saturday, the ment.

rose considerably "If any action should be taken words "which he was not entitled and bullets, was sent to Nanking collecting sea shells, and when he temperature

by special train a few days ago, returned he heard of the trouble and with cooler air coming down before the International Court at to do."

under heavy guard." Captain Bloxham, în reply to the and went to Au Tau police station later from the north, caused rain the Hague, it should be confined

to the problem of the length of Bonch, said that he was ready to to learn some particulars but was yesterday and to-day.

The typhoon passed to the south interval prior to the conclusion of go on with the case. 6f the Colony from the Philippines a new treaty. There is no room to Hainan Island, where it filled for further discussion as regards

ar ASSAULT

His Worship, sald he could not

BRIBE DENIED.

The report that the Southerners p. The, Royal Observatory, in the interpretation of Article 48 refuse Mr. d'Almada a remand, have succeeded in bribing the The comperelal traffic through Coming to the actual assaule,

Shu-chang, the Commander-in- Annamite guards and wounding the Panama Canal for the Astal Mr. Kemp, aid Chan Tso made its report today, says that strong of the Sino-Belgian Treaty, now as the charge who called only Allied Navy under Admiral Yang

mansoon may now be expected that the Belgian Minister has al- that morning.

Chief of the Flest, is officially two other members of the crew, year ending June 30, exceeded wife and a daughter ifteen year along the south-east coast of China ready agreed to the revision of

On the question of ball for the denied and all of the gunboats have they left the crew, and passengers that of 1925 but was less than in old, and they were Tai Kiu vil- and over the northern part of the the treaty. The Chinese Govern defendant, after the hearing had been moved from Klukdang, to without food for twenty-four 1924, which was a record, says the lagers, On the evening in ques- North China Sea. The forecast ment has appointed Dr. Wang, been adjourned until Friday, Mr. Anking, Anhui, hours and were extremely rough in annual report by the Governor of tion, Chan Tso was standing on up till noon to-morrow is: North Chung-hut as Chinese Judge at the 'Almada suggested that it should their handling of their victims the Canal. American vessels the far side of a pond from the east winds, Strong: overcast with Hague Tribunal.”—Toho... bed moderate one, the ch All that was gentlemanly about carried 58 per cent. of the cargo village, his wife was sitting in rain at first, improving later...

A DEIGIAN STATEMENT Mr. d'Almada:The maximum them, says Captain Cruchot, was handled through the canal, in front of the house, and the daugh

pero bende fíné provided is only $200, that the leaders, or at any rate one 2,132 vessels, paying $11,600,000 ter had gone out to look aftór somo

Peking, Novi B) |--|

• His Worship:—/ of them, were dressed after the in tall; 1,428 British vessels ducks near the pond, The wife

The Belgian Legation this morn prevailing height of European carried a record cargo represent and the daughter would tell the

dag lagued a lengthy statement fashion, but their manners were ing 26 per cent.; and 181 Japanese jury that they saw four mon ap-

out-linfug the past few months hard labour... beorish, as also were those of their carried 2% per cent. Iteuter's proach the place where Chan Tso subordinates.

negotiations, which, it anys, were American Service,

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A number of Klangal residents In Shanghai hove requested the Canton, Government to appoint a commission for the admnistration of Klangai Province. It is under

Mr d'Almada Six months' stood, says the Chinese press, that

Hd Worship:Quite. one thousand dollars.

the Canton authorities, have asked Gon "L'Leh-chun former Tuchun Ball, of the province, to Hacome chair