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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No. 22,024

#0 VOTA- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1926, +-A+

ANOTHER THRILLING PIRACY.

GUARDS AND THREE CREW SHOT DEAD.

"AMERICAN CATHOLIC SISTERS

ROBBED.

SOUTHERN INVASION OF FUKIEN,

WHAMPOA CADETS FOR THE FRONT.

THE LULL EXPLAINED.

Since all the troops under Gen- eral Ho Ying-yum have crossed) the borders into Fukien, the 18th Division, under General Hu Him, stationed at Walchow, has been ordered to Chaschow and Swatow,

CANTON'S FIAT.

LIST OF SWEEPING DEMANDS.

ELIMINATION OF FOREIGN CONTROL.

REVOLUTION'S AIM.

Peking, Nov. 24. General Chang Kai-shek, Inter viewed by a foreign newspaper

TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE, whilst the newly-formed Cadot correspondent at his headquarters

The story of the terrifying experience, whilst in the hands of pirates, suffered by Father Fletcher and seven Sisters of the Maryknoll Mission, most, of whom are Americans, is told by their arrival here yesterday from Kongmoon.

Together with many Chinese passengers, the missioners were proceeding on Friday from Kongmoon to Yeungkeng aboard the steamer Wai Hoi, formerly on the Wuchow run, when a dozen pirates travelling as passengers seized control by shooting dead the soldier guards, the purser, the cashier and a clerk.

After imprisoning the missioners and passengers, the pirates ran the boat aground at a place named Chek Pei, where they were joined by another gang of bandits and a systematic looting of all aboard took place. The next day was spent by the removal of the cargo, including 500 cases of kerosene, and after the Chinese pas- Bengers had been taken ashore for ransom, the captain and the missioners were released and allowed to get away by the steamer.

The misfortunes were not over yet, however, for the steamer later went aground and during one day was visited by no fewer than twenty different bands of pirates, who completed, the work of looting." Eventually, the steamer managed to get to Kongmoon, from which point the mission party came to Hongkong.

The details of the affair, as told by the Maryknoll Procure, of Kowloon, are as follows:

HELD TO, RANSOM.

Saturday evening, just before dark, pirates tied the hands of all

Corps who have graduated from over the week-end, stated that the the Whampoa Military Academy present revolution would not cease extra-territoriality, the are also being, despatched to the until

foreign Concessions and the un Fukien front.

been

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ALLIED OCCUPATION EMPIRE CONFERENCE ENDS

ARMIES.

GERMANY REQUESTS THEIR WITHDRAWAL

STRIKING

SPEECHES BY ALL PREMIERS.

FOREIGN POLICY DEBATE.

Berlin, Nov. 23.

:

Characterised as having made, an epoch-marking advance and

as having afforded 'wonderful evidence of the fundamental unity: of the Commonwealth of Nations which forms the British Empire, the 1926 Imperial Conference formally concluded in London yesterday.

The closing speeches of the visiting Premiers revealed that great importance, is attached to the achievements, of the Conference and that, In the words of Mr. Stanley Baldwin, there has been a great refreshment of spirit.'

Rugby. Nav. 23.

In opening a debate on foreign WONDERFUL UNITY SECURED. polley, Dr. Stresemann claimed that Germany had carried out the conditions for the recall of the Military Control Commission and she expected the foreign Goyern- ments concerned, to give logical effect thereto. The Minister emphasised the intention to pre- vent nationalist organiantiona

[attending an important gathering over-stepping legal limits, and also

The Imperial Conference which such as this. I leave fully satis to see that there was no connection began on October 19th concluded have and to attain has been attain- |fied that whatever I wanted to between nationallat organisations to-day after holding sixteened at these meetings, and, what is NO WAITING

and the Reichswehr, while as plenary sessions and 146. meetings moro, it has been attained with General Chang stated that after regards the possibility of the

the full co-operation and sym the successful termination of the earlier evacuation of the occupied

pathy of all revolution all foreign Treating

The final resolution of the Con- Mr. O'Higgins, Minister of There is at present a lull in the would instantly be abrogated, and region and the return of the Saar ference expressed the considered Justice of the Irish Free State northern, sector of Fukien, pending the foreign supervision of the Cus-region to Germany in exchange for view of the delegates that not only recognised gratefully that every the arrival of the units from the toms, the Post Office and the Salt financial concessions, he said there South at certain points. Owing Gabelle abolished. He would not were dificulties in the plan, not the actual work done but the otter, raised by the Irish repre- sentatives had received fair and to the difficulty of transportation agree to the gradual abolition of insurmountable, but from different pertunity which the Conference friendly consideration. The over some of the mountainous dis- extra-territoriality pending the ad standpoints not reconcilable with had afforded for intimate con- fullest desire had been shown to tricts, the progress of some of the justment of the .. Chinese law in a couple of days.-Reuter. units is necessarily slow.

courts.

sultation and the strengthening of meet them in a reasonable way on

every isand. He declared that the revolution

friendship, will be of the greatest After Mr. G. Contes, the New

It is alsq" reported that tele-equal Treaties had all phonic communication between the abolished. Nationalist forces has now been established, so that every unit can directly communicate with "the headquarters of General Ho Ying-

yum.

THE INTERLOPER.

Then, as

of various committees.

was not confined to the securing of WIFE'S MAINTENANCE. importance in promoting. in all Zealand Premier, Mr. W the downfall of Imperialiam in Chinn alone, but aimed at securing

a similar result in other countries.

U. S. IMPERIALISM. ~ Within a month, said General

QUESTION OF CHINESE CUSTOM.

the

FOREIGN AFFAIRS,

parts of the Empire, unity of Monroe,

Newfoundland thought and co-operation in action. Premier, and the Maharajah. of

Burdwan had spoken, the British. MEN QUARREL OVER GIRL.

Premier, Mr. Stanley Baldwin said. LOYAL ADDRESS.

the presence of the delegations An Address to HM the King, and, the spirit of the Conference "Why did you do it" Mr. R. E. Chang, the capital of China would A Chinese summoned before the on the conclusion of the Confer: had filled this country with new The Sisters, ip company with the Chinese passengers, with the Lindsell asked a Chinese appearbe removed to Wuchang and the Magistrate this morning by his euce stated that "we have found vigour and hope. The Conference the Rev. W. A. Fletcher, Acting exception of the servants of the ing before him this morning on a Committee form of Government wife for maintenance, pleaded les-in all our deliberations a spirit of had been marked by as fine a spirit Pastor of the Youngkong Catholic missioners, and led them from the charge of committing an assault would prevail. He expressed sened responsibility in that the mutual goodwill and an earnest he any that has ever met and the on a compatriot, giving him a friendliness towamerica, but woman was only a secondary wife. desire for co-operation, in pro-progress made might be measured, Mission and four Chinese servants, ship to a large grase but in a tize funckerék a t

not "It was in self-defence," replied considered that America was Im- Incidentally, Mr. E. B. Lindoll was moting the prosperity of the left Kongmoon on Friday, Novem-field near the river bark. The

ao much perhaps by written

ber 19th at 1 p.m.

night was cold, and, their blankets the defendant as he related how periliste mate in a not called upon to consider some of the several parts of the my dudewanfor her as they were, the other man had come between willing to grant the Filipinos their complexities of Chinese marriage foundation of our work has been but rather by the refreshment of All went well until about and overcoats having been taken him and a woman acquaintance freedom. He maintained that any customs, but the case became much the sure knowledge that to each of spirit in every corner of the o'clock. The steamer had just from them, they suffered greatly. and relegated him to the back-country holding territory outside simplified when the question of us, as to all your Majesty's sub-Empire.

its own natural borders was Im filial obedience, as it should be objects, the Crown is the ablding

served in China, was held largely symbol and emblem of the unity of perialistic. left the Maritime Customs Station They were further terrorized by ground.

"So he was the interloper?" com- General. Chang said that those to guide the man's choice in these, the British Commonwealth of Na- at Ngai Moon, when suddenly the the sight of the pirate guards

mented Mr. Lindsell.

A complete review of the work tions."

of the Conference, is contained in: dozen or more pirates, who were carrying large butcher knives. All the Interpreter appeared not to Powers willing to abrogate all matters...

In giving evidence, the woman

The great value of the confera" report issued this evening. It on board as well-dressed passen-are undoubtedly still being held for have given the right translation of former Treaties, return the Conces-

the word; his Worship added:sions and offer recognition in a aaid the wedding took place tenence was eruphasised in the closing comprises a survey of the recom gers, shot and killed the soldier ransom.

Don't you know what friendly spirit would be consider-

ed friendly Powers, but those un-years ago in Heungshan, and be speeches of the Prime Ministers. mendations made by the various guards on the bridge and those in That night at the return of the an interloper is?"

Committees and endorsed by the Addressing the defendant, his willing to recognise. China on this cause it was carried out with all due formalities, even unto the pro-

Conference, which have already: the ammunition room. Next they tide the ship was floated, and ap-worship said: Well, you blacken basis were not essential and were vision of the red sedan chair, and

INHERITANCE.

been published, and includes brief killed the purser, the cashier andparently allowed to go on its wayed his eye for him. You had not wanted.

the putting up by the man of his

Mackenzie King the statements on confidential debates. The intention of the Cantonese name on the wall, she considered a clerk. All deck passengers were But the captain, being in unfamiliar better pay him $1 as compensation.

Not Canadian Premier, Baid that in the full Conference on foreign The complainant expressed his Government was to continue the himself as his kit-fat wife. hurried to the hold, while Father waters, could not get his bearings

until the entire discontent at the decision. revolution

until she came with him to Hong-throughout that Conference there affairs and defence. In the course Fletcher and the Sisters were held from the directions given him by Gesticulating wildly, he said he country was linked to this cause. kong did she learn that he had been had been a striking readiness to of the discussion on foreign, rela under guard in a narrow state the pirates, and the next morning, was injured in half-a-dozen places Co-operation had already been living with another woman in Wan understand and appreciate one tions, opportunity was taken to

to the dread and consternation of and there were bloodstains on his afforded Marshal Feng Yuhalang. for a drive against Peking in the the missioners and the crew, found clothes.

He was, however, left to be com- near future. himself up on mud flats unable to forted by this homily from the proceed further. "Here he was Bench:-"If a man interferes with

With regard to constructive forced to await the return of the a man and his sweetheart, there

is bound to be trouble."

measures, General Chang Kai-shek His Worship, at the conclusion stated that the Yangtze River of the case, bound both men over would be bridged at Hankow and in a sum of $50 to keep the peace the Cantop-Hankow Railway would for six months.

be completed, so as to enable traina to run from Canton to Peking:

room for more than sixty hours.

MORE PIRATES APPEAR.

The pirates then ordered the steamer to proceed to a place call ed Chek Fel which was reached tide. about 11 pan. There the steamer

TWENTY PIRATE GANGS. was run into a narrow stream. As

From daybreak, while the ship the tide went low, it left the boat high and dry on the sand. After rested on the flats, until 10 o'clock a considerable delay, the number that night, the vessel was boarded. of pirates on board was increased by more than twenty different gangs of pirates, twenty to thirty

and

gang

2

by about thirty others, and then in a group and all armed with Colt. Wesson began a thorough, systematic, .45. and Smith Each revolvers. Teisurely looting of the passengers

fed to have

certain and vessels.A

amount of time to get what it

possession after the request had been made.

вест-

await the next tide at 10 p.m..

"

SHOES AND CLOTHES TAKEN.

"No; no.

FRANCE & AMERICA.

!

M. BERENGER'S DISAPPOINTMENT.

Paris, Nov. 23.

The French Government has

!

TO COMPLETE RAILWAY.

Regarding missionaries, General Chang declared that the Canton- eso had no quarrel with Chris- tianity and would not inter- fere with missionary activities.- Režtar.

ULSTER'S STATUS.

chal.

A Mr.

GREATNESS OF COMMON

another's point of view and special explain those aspects of foreign difficulties. The greatest achieve- relations with which the Dominion "ACTED LIKE A BRUTE"

ment of the Conference was the Governments had been specially After a period of neglect he came evidence it had afforded of com- concerned during the last three home one day and acted like a brute mon standards, of the fundament years, and in particular the by breaking up the dishes becausejal unity of purpose and ideals, and various matters on which negotia- of the frugal fare provided. The the desire to work out a soundtions had been carried on between witness pointed out that she had basis for enduring co-operation. His Majesty's Government ▼ in States. As in 1929, to make both ends meet on a They carried away a friendship Canada and the Government of the

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parts of the British Empire emphasis was laid on the vital through personal contact, and an importance to the British Empire enhanced appreciation of the of the maintenance of the route to greatness of the common inherit the East and South Pacific via the auce they shared..

CUSTOMS COMMISSIONER,

greatly strengthened between all United

AUSTRALIA'S VIEW.

Suez Canal, and attention was directed to the bearing of thesa Interests on the conduct of foreign relations. Satisfaction was ex- The Australian Premier sald

pressed at the improvement in the that in some direction it might relations of European Powers perhaps have been impossible to ince the Conference of 1928 and Mr. R. F.-C. Hedgeland, former-go as far as individually the de- it was felt that His Majesty's Go-

NEW APPOINTMENT FOR CANTON.

vernment in Great Britain were to

DEFENCE

CONTROL OF CUSTOMS.

Sanghat, Nov, 24.. Acconding to a message from All were ordered, at the point of could, and a second group was rot gung to hand over all monoy, previous gang were on the vessel

allowed to come aboard while the offered to renew M. Berenger's Peking, in view of General Changly Commissioner of Customs at legates might have liked, but in

Ambassadorship at Washington Kai-shek's pronouncement, special Swatow, has been appointed as other directions the Conference be congratulated on their con- Jewellery, gold articles, watches, The crew had hoped to get away but M. Berenger has written M. significance attaches to & foreign Commissioner at Canton. He is at had made an epoch-marking adtribution towards the promotion of fountain pens, etc., and were on the first tide, about 10.30 a., Briand declining, saying that he despatch from Hankow roporting present "staying in Hongkong, at vance: "What we have done here, the peace of the world. The dis- threatened with death if any of but, the water not rising high remained at the disposal of the the formation of a Union of Sub- the Hotel Metropole, pending his has given to the world a clearer eussion made it clear that the Go Colonel Hailey-Bell, who is the what we mean by an Empire of remain firmly attached to a policy the articles were found in their rough, the ship was forced to Government beyond his term for ordinate Customs Employees, with departure to take up his new office. conception than over before of vernments of the British Empire collaboration in the ratification of the avowed object of taking the Commissioner for the Kowloon dis- completely self-governing nations, of peace and to the support of the the Franco-American agreement, control of the Customs cut of the trict, has also been acting as Com junlous of their autonomy yet League of Nations as a great in but his period has expired before hands of foreigners-Reuter. missioner in Canton since the proud of their Imperial unity.strument of peace.

feel that our status ratification. Therefore, he must

wounding of Mr. G. Edwards in the I

nations, as individual

AND SINGAPORE. has All through the right, the The last pirate gang to board ask for his diplomatie mission, tù

affair of June, 1925.

been increased while at the same

On the question of Imperial De- passengers were forced through the vessel, in their greed to enbe considered as terminated.--

time the prestige of the whole fence, the Conference expressed Empire has boon considerably enhanced." He thought the Con-regret that it had been impossible. to make greater progress with the ference might well be proud of its international reduction and limita matorial achievements: which marked a very definite step for tion of armaments, and declared ward on the road of Imperial pro- that the common desire of the Go- vernments represented was to do their utmost in the pursuit of this object, so far, as was consistent. Dinner Service-Ticket No. 72,

with the safety of all parts of the (F. C. Hall).

General Hertzog the South Empire and Its communications. Jewel Casket Ticket No. 11, African Premier, anld Ishall cer-The Conference recognised that tainly leave this Conference with even after a large ensure of (Mrs Carpenter).

Inori Coat-Ticket No. 125, a feeling that I do not think often limitation of armaments has been

rich themselves, being enraged at Reuter.

this terrifying experience of finding what they considered so

search and threats of inme-little, even went so far as to take

diate death, not only by the the shoes from the feet of one of SHANGHAI BARRISTER. the sisters, and took away the.

gang in general, but also by each hat and coat from Father Fletcher.

individual, member of the pirate

gang.

The missioners lost everything.

but the clothing on their backs,"

All day Saturday was given over and returned from Kongmoon in

to the removal of the cargo, which a highly nervous condition.

STRUCK OFF THE ROLLS.

Shanghai, Nov. 24.

SEQUEL TO IMPERIAL CONFERENCE:

A London, Nov. 23. The Northern Ireland Cabinet haa deckled that the Premier, Sr James: Craig, and the Ministers of At the Supreme Court, this Finance and Labour, shall morning, Judge Peter Grain order-mediately proceed to London to ed Mr. L. K: Kentwell, barrister- make representations with regard of food supplies, articles of furni- The local weather forecast up to at-law, to be struck off the roll of to Ulster's position as orises out practitioners, on the ground of of the Imperial Conference pro-

consisted chiefly of five hundred

cases of kerosene, a large shipment

ture and all the personal effects of noon to-morrow is North-cast

winde, moderate; dre..

the passengers..

misconduct.Router.

posalsRotter

M. C. L. RAFFLES.

VICTORIA BRANCH RESULTS."

The following is the results of gress, rames recently held:---

"FULLY SATISFIED."

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