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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY
1,
1927.
BRITISH POLICY.
THE PIRACY EVIL.
OFFICIAL FIGURES OF
SEIZURES SINCE 1921.
UNANIMOUS PRESS APPROVAL.
London, Jan. 31. The following are the official Fleet Street bad the week-end figures of piracies committed sinco to assimilate Sir Austen Chamber-1921, with the approximate value lain's speech, and to-day expresses of goods and property taken by: itself with extraordinarily unan- tho freebooters. It will be scen mous approbation.
from the list that the pirate band of Bias Bay have made away with approximately half a million of dollars from deep water vessels, leaving out from the total a num ber of those from which exact figures were not ascertainable.
The Morning Post says this lu- eld, straightforward explanation of policy leaves not a partiels.cf excuse for further misrepresenta flons either at home or abroad.
The Times extensively quotes the published opinions of repre The toll on junk trade is pro- sentative politicians,, all parties portionately heavy and it will be showing essential agreement with scen that in the past twelve the Government's policy; and adds months, these small traders have that even in Sr. Austen Chamber been mulcted in jewellery, money Iain's bare outline the British pro and property of eums, counting posals are clearly far-reaching and the cases in which no figure has extraordinarily generous, too gebeen returned of nearly a lakh of erous perhaps to satisfy the dollars. These outrages have hardly tried British community, almost all been committed in whose enterprise and example have Chinese waters. been of infinite value to China-in
Many lives liave been lost,and: the past. They will require very careful examination in details, but a large number of persons kid- at présent the obvious fact is that nupped, for whom in many cases a the Government is not leaving a ranson has been forthcoming, to stone unturned in a search for add to the total, of proft exacted what Sir Austen hopefully deby the maritime highwaymen. cribes as a permanent basis of
Bian Bay Affairs. untual respect and good feeling."
1 as.
1921.
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January 21. Steam Launch Kang Hong. Rooty, $22,000.
The Daily Telegraph is satisfied.. but wishes Sir Austen Chamber lain had given a more detailed ne-
December 15. Kwong, Lee count of the sort of arrangement (China Merchants). Booty, $120,- contemplate in the administra-
000, One Chinese passenger shot. tion of the Concessions,
December 12. Steam Launch sumes, there will be no departure wah Sun. Booty, $21,000. from the principle that the mals-; tenance of onder and safeguarding of property must in, all cases bo effectively guaranteed for the areas in which British interests Are centred. The announcemeat
*1922,
April 22, Steam" Launch Wah Sum. Booty, unspesified.
November 11. Sul An (H.K. and M.S.B. Co.). Booty $1,000.
of far-reaching, proposals for a Two Indian guards killed; Cap change in the position of British thin, two guards and two pussen- residents in China is accompanied gera, wounded.
by a shitsfactorily plain-spoken
statement Britain's attitude t
1920.
October 23. Sunning (Shiu
wordd'anti-British agitation fostering S.C. Co.,), Booty, $20,000. ed by one of the Chinese Goyern-Captain, Chief Ofileer and one ments, in which these offers of Indian guard wounded. reudjustment are made.
The Daily Express's only cr ism is that Sir Austen Cham berlain would have been well. advised to make his welcome speech carlier, »
Liberal Commendation." The Liberal journals in powise. withhold their warm praise.
The Daily Chronicle remarks on the essential need for unity of all parties, and agrees on the neces- sity for safeguarding British res and property at Shanghai, batut ters reminder that the enemies of British trading interests in China and they are not goulined to the Russians are anxious To enibroll us in an armed conflict with the Chinese, which will undo the efforts of 'good diplomacy, but the paper is convinced Sir Aus- ten is most unxious to avoid such a result.
December 27. Hydrangea. Booty, $23,369 and cargo valued at $10,000.
1024.
October 3. Ning Shin. Booty, specta valued at $97,000 and cargo. Quatermaster killed and one sailor wounded;
· 1925.
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January 25. Hong Hwa (Fo Hong SS. Co.) Booty, $53,000,
1926.
February 8. Jade (Shun Cheung 5. S. Co) Booty, $82,000,
March 25. Hsin Kong. (China Merchants) No details.
March 6. Steam Launch „Tail Yau. No details,
,
July 13. Kwang Lee (China) Merchants) No details.
August 21. Sandviken (Nor- wegian) No details.
October 1. Hsin Fung. No details.
November 11. Sunning. (Re- captured).
The Daily News says Sir Austen' Chamberinin's conciliatory and res. trained spoceli offers the Canton Lese, and China at large, a pricu-of
Junks Victimised.
Figures of junks pirated are available for one year. The pira y
Junks shows: increas
less opportunity to negotiate a ing figures entirely dis. peaceful and profitable settlement. creditable to the Canton authori Sir Auston has the satisfaction of ties, and, for the current month knowing that his diplomatic policy there is a record of four occur- is unqualifiedly supported both
ences, with a total of booty by the opposition parties as w as by the genera body of British mounting to $4,000 for three, vessels, the fourth-having made no pblic opinion,
return. Figures follow:
1926. January 28. Fishing Boat, Booty, $601.50.
February 2. Fishing Boat. Booty, $18.00.
March 1. Carga Boat.
Booty
The Westminster Gazette s this is more than a half way house and leaves the door open for a very full and final revision when there is a stable reverament, or governments, to represent taz Chinese nation, Beyond the pre-unspecified. Master killed: one sent de freta stage. It notes the passenger and two crew wounded. March 3. Cargo Junk." Booty. Mr. MacDonald; and Mk Lloyd George are in the same temper as $800, 11 kidnapped. Sir Austen Chamberlain, and s long as Sir Austen is allowed thus 10 eammit the foyernment etap by step, it is difficult to justify the charge that there is a way party. beaind the scenes.
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March 2. Cargo Junk. Booty, $2,500, 14 kidnapped.
March 4. Fishing Boat. Booty $200. One male kidnapped.
March 12. Fishing Booty, $260.
Bort.
March 24. Trading Junk. Booty $818, Two women and one of crew wounded..
April 20. Trading Junk. Booty $1,724, One of стоя wounded.
The Manchester Guardian says, If Mr. Chen shows the same de gree of political courage .on one side as Sir Austen Chamberlai1 has shown on the other; if Mr. Chen be willing to ignore the
May 3. Trading Junk Booty, noisy extremists who insist on $660. One man kidnapped. expelling the foreigner bag and May 15. Trading Junk, Booty, baggage and really seeks a pracg540.
tienble and honourable settlement;
May 10. Cargo Boat. Booty,
he will certainly find one within $240. One man kidnappad. One
the British Government's pro-woman wounded.
posals, and so prevent the neces- May 19. Trading Junk. Booty,: Hity for disembarking the defence $758.
force now on the why by Shanghai"
May 20. Trading Junk. Booty,
It concludes by pointing out Sir $3,000. One woman and five men Austen offers the Cantonese the kidnapped. main substance of sovereignty and Independence. and nothing which the Chinese could not be certain of winning peace fully very soon if they make the best of what they can now have for the asking-Reuter,'
withholds May 81. Fishing Boat. Booty,
$70 (Recovered).
June 20. Cargo Buat. Booty, $250.
Junk.
July 14. Cargo "Boat, Booty, $145.
August 9. Trading Junk. Washington, Jan.31." Booty unspecified. Threo": men' The Washington Poat has made kidnapped.
Auguet the only comment hitherto vall-
26. Trading ubleupon Sir Austen Chamberlain's Booty, $280. pronouncement. It says that no September 8. Trading Junk. American will begrudge, Britain Booty unspecified. One male kid- the eredit that goos with a good napped. deed cheerfully performed. September Trading Junk. Router's American Servico.
Booty, $90.
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September 12. Fishing Boat. Booty; $235.
September 25. Customs Launch. Booty unspecified. One European
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September 30. Fishing Boat. Booty, $100, One man kidnapped, Junk October 26." Trading Booty, $5,300. Six males and six females kidnapped.
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December 10. Trading Junk. Booty, $1,530 Four males and two females kidnapped.
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January 1. Trading Junk Booty, $1,275. A
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CARROLL BROS.' LIST.
Messrs. Carroll Bros, advise the January 17. Tishing
following sales made with the Booty, $885, One male kidnapped. Straits. Allenbys, $3.05 cum di- Junk vidend; Ayer Panas, $13.80; Chang- January 11. Trading Booty $1,995. Seven males and kat Serdangs, $10.10; Glenonlys, Junk. one female kidnapped.
$2.80; Kedaks, $1,95; Lunas, $3,80... October 28. Trading
Dividends-Allenbys, 10% in- Booty, $17,000. One male kid- January 12. Cargo Bont. Booty
unspecified." napped.
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terim making 20% to date??
Novembor 16. Trading Junk, Booty, $3,654, One male kid
holidays, the Dispensing depart-p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, napped.
November 18. Trading Junkment of Messrs. A. 8. Watson & February 2 and 8. All other de Booty, $6,885. Eight males kid Co., Ltd., will be open from 10a.m.partments will be closed on these napped.
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