SUNNING PIRACY.
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was just going out when the Se- cond Officer came into the chart-. room and said there were pirates on board, I said pirates" and he replied 'Yes.' With that, strange faces appeared, at the port win- dowa, and when I moved towards the door it was opened" from out- aldo and pirates appeared, four- ishing weapons. I made to go out but they pushed me back again. They carried automatics and spoke to me in Chinese.
I asked In English 'what do you want? and after a tiny ouo of them pointed to his revolver and I un- derstood that he wanted my guns. I then took three of them to my cabin and showed them the locker where my rife and revolver wore kept. They also showed that they wanted the ammounition and when I potated it out they took it away, togelber with the arms.
They then pulled me back into the chart room and pointed to the charts, at the same time saying something in Chinese which I did not understand. Then they brought the wireless operator (a Cantonese) and the word
Was
again, repeated, but he could not understand it. When they failed to make him understand they amacked his face,
One of the raen got angry and rammed a revolver into my sto- mach, but another man pushed bim away.
Men Ficked Out.
Asked if he could identify the than who rammed the revolver in- to him, Captain Pringe pointed to the No. 3 defendant. He also said that No. 6 was the man who pulled the other away.
Resuming, witness said: "A tail, wall dressed Chinese, wearing horn rimmed spectacles then came into the chart room and spoke to the wireless operator. The latter spoke to me and said "Sai Mun." I then knew what he meant and pointed out Sai Mun, which is at the western extremity of the en- trance to Blas Bay, on the chart. The man then asked for Ping Boi, and putting his finger on the chari pointed out an inland town
The well dressed Chinese way of good appearance, and wore a long Chineso coat and a soft hat. I took him to in the leader. Whe he first appeared he had a pipe in his hand, but later I saw him with an automalie. There was silence among the other when he spoke.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY, DECEMBER
1926.
QUEEN OF RUMANIA WELCOMED TO MONTREAL
warm welcome awaited Queen was tendered by the city, and or in Prince Nicholas as he drove the A Marie of Humanis, when, with as the party drove through the powerful Canadian National locomo Frincess loans and Prince Nicholas, streets of Canada's metropolis on tive which hauled the royal train; she stopped from the royal train on their visits to universities, convents Right: Her Majesty, Princess Ileana arrival at Bonaventure Station, and other places Photograph shows and Prince Nicholas on the rear Montreal. Cheering thousands lined Her Majesty as she left her train at platform of their car attached to the route which the royal party took Bonaventure Station, accompanied the Canadian National Railways, from the Canadian National station by Prince Nicholas (left), and Aldertrain which carried them' across to the City Hall where a reception Iman Brodeur (right). Lower, left: | Canada.
gerous, and said at it was neceswere those now numbered 3, 4, 6, sary to go down to the Lammocks to avoid the rocka.
Asked why he said he would take the ship where they said, Capt. Pringle said;
7. 11 and 20. The Chief Ofleer remained on the bridge while wit ness went down below. The pir-) ates continued to move freely about the ship.
HANKOW SURTAXES.
U.S. NOT TO INTERFERE.
Washington, Dec. 8.
I was under their orders. If 1
The State Department reiterates did not do what they wantedw the Anhui, another of the com- ese waters are available for pro-
"When passing the Lammocks we that American naval men in Chin-.. I was finished and perhaps she pany's vessels about half a mile tection of American lives and pro- Ship. I had to think of the ship, away" said Capt. Pringle. "I should perty only, and will not be used to the crow and the eargo, and they have dipped my flag because the maintain the men
said that no harm would come
present Customs
to the ship or the Europeans. master of the Anhul is senior to at Hankow or elsewhere, the col- I came to the conclusion that ime, but I was prevented from do-lection of which is regarded as the had no option but to do what 30. As we passed her, however, function of the Chinese Govern-
both the Chief Officer and I leaned ment. they wanted.
The Passing Vessel,
With the wireless operator As interpreter, this man told me that no harm would come to the Eu- ropeans if the ship was taken to the spot pointed out. I promised to take the ship where they wanted and on going to the navigating At this time, he continued, the bridge found that the course had Chief Officer, Second Officer, two been changed and that we were quartermasters and several pir- heading for Lamon rocks. Lexsates were on the bridge. Asked to
The court rose at 4.30, plained that this course was dan- point them out, he said the mening until 11 a.m. to-day.
out amidships to show ourselves.. While the situation at Hankow If the master of the Anhui had is being closely watched it is hoped been looking towards us with with the arrival of the Canton Gov- glasses he must have realised that ernment at Wachang the activities something was wrong."
of the unions at Hankow will be curbed. If necessary, however, Ame. adjourn-rican residents will be evacuated.
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