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Telephone Contral 373

Telegraphia Address

VICTORIA

KOWLOON HOTEL

Premier Hotel in Kowloon

RATES:- Daily $5.00 Upwards

Monthly $120.00 do

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Toľk: K, 608 & K, 609..

Tel. Address "KOWLOTEL" Hongkong.

Tel Addrons:

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GLENEALY HOTEL

8 & 4, Glencaly

"A fret class Residential and Tourist Hotel.

Wm. Harold Porry,

Manager.

Telephone C. 980.

(Near Dairy Farm). Splendidly situated with-

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PALACE HOTEL.

Tel. Kowloon No. 3

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Mra. J. H. OXBERRY. Proprietress.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

“SUNNING” ARRIVES IN PORT.

(Continued From Page 1.).

'ning's assietanco on ourselves. The weather was overcast, with rough sass, and a strong nonsoon which, however, was moderating at the time of our arrival.

"DIFFICULT OPERATION.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1926.

in the small hours of Tuesday morning, that the... piratò "gång, which had gone aboard as passen- gers, attempted to seize the ship, In the absence of direct in- formation from those who were on board at the time, it can only be conjectured that the pirates were resisted by the ship's ollcora and that they were unable to ob tain control of the bridge. This is clear from the fact that most of the pirates had sought to

· COAL DISPUTE,

WALES AND SCOTLAND "AGAINST ACCEPTANCE,

London, Nov. 16.

A curious postion has arisen in South Wales, where a large num ber of districts have voted against the Government coal terms, of which the South Wales Fedora- tion recommended the acceptanco. A similar position is reported The Scottish escupe in from Scotland.

Minors' Foderation will meet at Glasgow to-morrow when the pro- bability of an aggregate adverse majority is not ruled out. A more hopeful altuation, however, pre valls in the English districts. The Northumberland 'Miners' Council, by 33 votes to 27 has de cided to recommend the accop. tance of the terms-Reuter,

the ship's boats, had taken two European women with them, and that the chief Oficer of the ship had been severely wounded.

"A rope was drifted across the bows of the Sunning in an attempt to get the hawser lino to her, and at about 8.30 p.m., after three attempts, we successfully accomplished this. Of course you can Imagine it was a very difficult operation that was carried out in view of the rough sea. After get. ting the line to the ship, we anchored as close to her as safety" permitted and after a great deul of work, a heavy tow rope was passed between the two ships,

"About 4.15 pm. the Suiyang atarted to tow the Sunning, but owing to the "heavy' scend which was brought to beur on It, the hawser parted about an hour later, We had then to anchor in a posi-were arrested. tion of her again. We sent a mes- sage over to the Sunning and meanwhile we also wirelessed to Hongkong to hurry up a tug from

Taikoo.

DRAD AND DYING.

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SEARCH AND ARRESTS. As soon as the naval folk on board HM.S. Bluebell knew they wore alongside a pirated ship, they pladed an armed guard on board and made a thorough search, of the vessel. As n réault of this search nine Chinese, thought to be, pirates who had failed to get away in the ship's boats with the others,

INTERPORT CRICKET.

Shanghai won .by wicket,

one

OFF TO WUCHANG.

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of different financial organizations can hardly be accomplished with- in a very limited period.

Meanwhile, the fire on board was being fought. By this time the e.s. Kulying, another bont be- longing to the China Navigation Company, had come along and was rendering assistance in this direc- "All that we could do after this tion. An attempt was made to get was to stand by het, as darkness H.M.S. Bluebell alongside the Sun- ning, but the small warship was was coming on and no further at forced to cast off swing to the tempt could be made. But we had our boats all ready to take off the heavy sen. As the Sunning was, passengers and crew in view of apparently, in no danger of sink- the fire, as flames were seen the ing and as there were several sponsible persons have already other ships standing by, the Blue-been sent to different organiza- whole time we were there coming bell set out on a search for the tions under my control. Impor-i ship's boats in which the pirates tant affairs can be settled by tele-

grams daily. had got away.

out from amidships. It WAS A very dreadful sight to see so many dead or dying without assistance being possible. The whole scene was one of confusion.

Soon

BOAT PICKED UP.

"At 9.40 p.m., the Taikoo toiv

after mid-day," the By Bluebell's search was reward- boat appeared on the scene. this time although the wind was ed for she picked up one of moderating the sea was still 'rough the ship's boats with ten Chinese and with the Suiyang standing by pirates on board.

Asked who would take charge in Canton Mr. Sun Fo said:-Re-

BORODIN. ALSO COES.

M. Borodin, High Advisor to the Kuomintang and Government, has been invited to accompany the official party, says the Canton Gazette. One man wae

made

5

M. Borodin will participate in

have been arranged to work out

a fresh attempt was made from seen to jump overboard and it lathe proposed conferences which the tug to 'tow the Sunning. It presumed that he was drowned, was successfully completed by but the other nine were about 11.30 p.m. and towing was captive, and the boat hauled on board. There were no Europeans

started.

"H.M.S. Bluebell now re-appear- aboard this bnat, but some ed but left shortly afterwards.jewellery, watches and money With the Suiyang acting as escort, which had been stolen from the the Sunning was towed to Hong-Sunaing, were found. Also one re- kong to the mouth of the harbour volvor was discovered. The Blue-.. and then we proceeded on our way bell has not, up the time of writ dispensed ing, reported having made any further captures, but is still en- gged on the search.

as our services were with."

ANOTHER BOAT."

plans for the co-ordination and development of the provincial ad- ministrations now under the con- trol of the Nationalist Govern-

ment.

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Mr. Joseph T. Thorson, Libera! member elect for the constituency of Winnipeg South Centre, is the first Rhodes Scholar from Canada BALDLY BURNED.

to be elected to the Canadian | House of Commons. Mr. Thorson, Commenting on the sight which

who is Dean of the Manitoba Law met, the Suiyang on its arrival at

From another source came the School, was at New College, Ox-" the spot, Captain Purslow went on report of a boat having been pickford, from 1910 to 1913. to say that the Sunning was very ed up, this containing three of the badly burned amidship. The, fire ship's officers, two Chinese quar- was still raging and it was appar- termasters and one lady passen- ent that the efforts of the crew,ger. This, report came from the supplemented by those of the mem-Norwegian ship, 5.5., Ravensjell, bers of the naval detachment sent which was on her way from Hong- aboard by the Bluebell, were fully kong to Chingwantao and which taken up in coping with the danger picked up the boat when pussing that was still present:

Captain Purslow said that it was

a great pity that the tow rope from

near the scene...

The identity of the lady passen-

his own ship should have parted at ser has not yet been ascertained,

"

Owing to the many forgeries of its postage stamps, the Portuguese Government recently decided to permit a fresh issue, and no fewer than 78 artists sent in designs. The chosen design is to be printed at once, and it is hoped that the new stamps will be in use before the end of the year.

but the officers were Mr. W. Ori, A skull, believed to be that of a a moment when the Suiyang's as- sistance could have expedited the the Second Engineer; Mr. A Dun-woman, has been found 12, feet towing operations and lessened the can, the Third Engineer; and the below the surface in Elverton- Westminster," by men time involved in bringing her into Chinese Wireless Operator. Thera street, Hongkong. It was

a four-inch were no pirates in this boat and digging the foundations for the Horticultural Hall. Many steel wire hawser that was put out it is thought (though this is sub-new by the Suiyang, while that of the jeet to latter confirmation) that years ago there were cottages, on the boat, left the ship after the the site. now excavated. The taje was a six-inch wire hawaer.

pirates.

skull has been handed over to the police.

THE MAIN FACTS.

SEQUENCE OF HAPPENINGS.

i

PROMPT NAVAL ACTION,

AN

Here in Hongkong, everything

THOSE ABOARD THE" "SUNNING.""

Regarding the passengers on the Sunning, the NC. Daily News, of Shanghai, gave the list as follows:

Mrs. A. Prokofier, Mrs. M., Ling, Mr. Policarpo Amadeo, Mr. R. Young and Mr. H. W. Lapsley.

possible had been done. The big PASSENGERS AND OFFICERS. rescue tug, Taikoo, was hastily prepared for sea and left the Tai- koo Dockyard during the morning: The sequence of events in con- Seaplanes from H.MS, Hermes nection with the piracy is that the had been sent out to make recon 8. Sunning left Amoy for Hong naisance, and one of them report- kang at nine o'clock on Monday et badle that she had sighted an morning. The first news of any empty ship's lifeboat near Cape thing being amiss came here early Pedro Blanco, H.M.S. Vindictive on Tuesday morning from the left port with the Colony's chief Japanese steamer, the s.s. Kaiyo police officials on board, and H.M.S. Maru, which reported by wireless Despatch also went out. These that she had "found the s.s. Sun- vessels joined in the search for ning on fire off Chilang Point- the missing boats of the Sunding, which is mid-way from Hongkong and later news is expected. to Swatow, about 80 miles distant. The report stated that another

AN ANXIOUS “WAIT, Japanese boat, the s.. Maru, was also in the vicinity and All through yesterday afternoon standing, by. At about the same It was conjectured that the s.a. time, H.M.S. Bluebell, which had Sunning would be able to reach left Hongkong on Monday evening port fast evening in the tow of

Another list gives Mrs. Prokofer for Swatow, reported to Hongkong the tug Talkoo, but, apparently, to have arrived on the scene to the weather was too heavy for and Lapaley as being booked for find the Sunning heavily on fire. such good progress to be made. Hongkong, and Mr. Policarpo She added that she had anchored It was reported that the tag had Amadco and Mr. R. Young as being ahead of the distressed ship and to proceed very slowly, and it be-bound for Amoy. was endeavouring to get hoses on came evident, as the evening were board, but that the strong wind on, that the Sunning would not be as follows: and heavy seas was making this in. This morning there haa alao been an anxious wait, for the ves- very difficult.

sel, though expected carller, did not reach Taikoo until nearly two o'clock....;

Genoa

EARLY MORNING ATTACK.,

As to the identity of these pas- sengers, there is a Mr:"A. Prokofier who is a member of the Shanghai: Municipal Police Force, Mr. Lap sley is on the Shanghal staff of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company; whilst there is a Mr. R. Young on the staff of the British Consulate at Shangha!.

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The officers of the Sunning are

Captain.-J. Pringlo. Chief Officer.-T. P. Beatty. Second Omter.-J. W. Hurst. Chief Engineer, G. Cormack.. Second Engineer.-W. Orr. S Third Engineer-A, Duncan. The last-named is a well-known Kowloon man, being a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Duncan, of Kow-

Up to this time there was no Indication that any piracy- had The 8.5. Sulyang, however, on occurred, though there had been to which had been transferred sonsational doings on board. It most of those connected with the must have been before daylight. Fattal, came into port at 12.30, *loon Docks.-

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