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THURSDAY, JULY 21.

A NEW P. AND O. VISITOR.

1927.

Above is seen the ss. Rawal Pindi. one of the latest P. and O. liners, which is paying her first visit to the Far East, and which came into Hongkong this morning.

SENSATIONAL PIRATE

ATTACK.

(Continued from Page 1) CONFINED FOR 19 HOURS, Engineer's Experiences

Detailed.

REFUSED DUTY.

(Continued from Page 1.)

Arst defendant being eventually knocked down by the Chief En gineer, while witness had to tackle as many as five men at one time. But the victory was won. The men were driven back.

BRITISH MALAYA AS AN ATTRACTION.

CHINESE IMMIGRATION TO THE STRAITS.

on the "In his annual report Colony of the Straits Settlements for the year 1926 the acting Co- "I should imagine that there His Worship: Well, who won?-lonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr.. werd only fourteen or fifteen won. -

E. C. H. Wolff, states: pirates all told," said Mr. 9.]

The number of immigrants ar- Schuck, the Third Engineer, "but j we were taken completely by sur- The Police flag being hoisted.riving in the Colony from China prise and there was no hope of the police arrived soon afterwards reached the record figure of 348, 553, an increase of 62.3 per cent. effective resistance even had we to take the two defendants ashore. been armed."

I

Police Summoned.

Adult males formed 725 per bent.. and adult females, 14.3 per cent. of the immigrants..

The Chief Engineer (Mr. P. J.jover the number for 1925 and ex- "I was in my cabin and woke to Greeuw explained that the cause ceeding that for, 1911, the previ- find five men standing over me. of the trouble was due to the un-ous highest year, by 78,739 or 29.1 One or two had daggers as well as disciplined attitude of the crew. per cent. automatics but they treated me It was not possible to pay off the crew so soon after their arrival, and quite decently."

word was brought to witness that I was taken to the mess-room the men would give trouble if they and the Second Engineer was were retained much longer. Witness brought in shortly afterwards.blamed the carpenter as having We were kept confined in the room instigated the trouble. The latter with a guard outside for nineteen had "a big mouth," and was for hours, and were not allowed to go ever harangcing the crow during out for any purpose whatsoever."the voyage.

the

The heuring was adjourned until Saturday morning, for the produc- tion of the agreement.

Arms Taken.

During the year the number of emigrants returning to China was 120,308 and the excess of immi- grants over emigrants was 228,- 285 or 65.4 per cent.

The increase" was due to the continued prosperity of Malaya's major industries, the consequent strong demand for labour, and the unsettled conditions in South China...

Women and children arriving numbered 95,716 which again con- stitutes a record.

MARINE COURT.

(Continued From Page 7.)

"Meanwhile Captain Jentoft was] Questioned by the Magistrate, lying wounded on the bridge deck the seamen said that they were and for some time the pirates re-10 have been paid off in Hongkong, fused to allow anyone to render where they were originally taken en, accoring to their agreement. any relief to him."

"It was a very bad time, but: It was with a full knowledge, he don't think the pirates would have stateth of the conditions of resorted to violence if they had agreement, that he intervened to not thought the master and second prevent the carpenter from being officer intended to put up resis handcuffed and locked up. PALACE HOTEL.

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"The pirates took control of the El Kowloon No. 8

e in any way! Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Forry and Rallway Station, engines shortly after, five o'clock

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"We stayed there for half an There were two rifles and a re-gage. The ship had not finished Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. hour and then moved further into volver in the Master's cabin at the loading and the onus was on the Terios moderate. Special terms to families on application to:

the bay, going about another time of the attack and these were prosecution to prove that she had His Worship admitted that it “ Mrs. J. II. OXBERRY, Proprietress. three miles. Dropping the anchor commandeered by the pirates. The actually "cleared" the port.

again two of the ship's boats were latter were obviously armed with

Further, Mr. D'Almada pointed lowered and all the pirates left automatic pistols as two bullets was a technical point. in these, together with seven of were found on the vessel when out that as the ship was proceed- our erew and the Second Engineena police search was made this ing only from one berth to an- Mr. Sande. All the seven mem- morning.

other to take cargo, no charge

be One of these was found on the culd

made. Sub-Inspector bers of the crew and Mr. Sande

floor of the Master's cabin. A Brown had acted prematurely, but returned to the ship, however,

"When everything was clear we hole in the door seems to indicate had he waited until the ship had West Point and then came out of the Bay and made for that a shot was fired when the left

cabin door was being closed. The oarded her there could have On Hongkong,"

the been no doubt in the case. Mr. Konow said that while he bullet passed right through was on the bridge he was guarded door and is believed to have been the case as submitted, there was by, ten pirates, five on either one which caused one of the wounds only a presumption, based on the bridge wing. Questioned as to in the Captain's left arm. the whereabouts of the chief second bullet was found in Compradore he said the man was saloon of which the Captain's guing, to Kwang Chau-wan, bul not on the boat. "A small bont cabin opens. is missing, however, but of course

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The statement of "passengers" found the on board who stated they were

not necessarily by that ship. They Describing the actions of the were discovered on board while

I don't know who took this away" pirates one of the officers atated the vessel was shifting berth, the added Mr. Konow."

•

THE PIRATE HAUL.

Gold Bullion Bars."

Cases Dismissed..

that as far as safeguarding their voyage to her ultimate point not personal property was concerned, having been commented. the pirates were "good men." "But, added one of the officers with an expressive shrug of the shoulders "they pirated the ship

A Raid Expected."

His Worship admitting thei legal aspect of the point raised

stated that although

"Another Case.

ΤΟ doubt

The total haul from the pirated vessel, excluding losses by passen- gers, amounts to $22,900 Of The Bias Bay pirates evidently existed in his own mind, that had this the gold bars which were remember that Hongkong has taken the Police not boarded the vessel, taken from the Master's cabin are action against them. One pirate those on board would have taken valued at $20,400 the remainder told the Chief Officer that when passage to Kwang Chau-wan, he of the haul being made up of cargo the ship reached Hongkong, an could not convict. He discharged which consisted of silk thread, aeroplane would be sent over to both defendants, the cases being cotton tassels, blackwood ware, Bias Bay to, spy, out the land. dismissed.

"But," added the pirate "the acro- and silk piece goods.

Eight people were kidnapped, in-plane will not find us there."

Ling Yan, an unemployed coolie,. The aesistant compradore, Luk

.1 cluding the chief compradore Luki

son of charged with being on board 3.5. Shing San. In addition two Chi-Wing-chung, is the

compradore,

has Sumatra Mara without permission who nese males and a boy were kid- the napped from the first class, and been kidnapped. He states that he on July 21 pleaded guilty, and two Chinese males from the second saw his father being taken away stated that he had made a mistake

in a boat by the pirates and anys in the easel." and third classes.

The vessel carried 380 Chinese that six of th. pirates took ac- passengers from Hongkong, leavcommodation in a cabin which is ing here at mid-day on Tuesday, usually occupied by one of the

ship's pantry boys. Her crew consists of six European, officers and a Chinese crew num- bering 58. The vessel does not come under the Hongkong Piraer Prevention Ordinance.

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Six European Officers, The a.. Solviken, which flies tho!

He was fined $10 with the usual alternative.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

The following are the replies to to-day's questions:

1. (a) Ecclefceh in. (l) December 4, 1758,

The gold was stored in the Norwegian flag, is owed by Messrs. master's cabin, each bar being Wallem and Co., Bergen, Norway, Aralite word denoting emigration. Boot packed in a wooden box.. A curf-the local agents being the Fau Yuen of Eastern Christians whose origin was a com ous feature of the piracy is that long, of 21, Bonham Strand West.equence of the Monothelite controversy,

Iliram Biovana Maxim. B. Lowestoft, Saffolk. the allicers belongings were not She is a coaster of 2398 tong grossa, & High Court afell who indicates on the tampered with, and as far as can and 1,485, net.

be ascertained at the moment the Her officers are:- only personal loss sustained by any of the officers is that of the Master, who had his gramophone: The stolen from his cabin.. pirates, however, left the records behind them.

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charges made by courant of ligante. 7. Cer- vantes. 8,Mlindy." D. Is the Keep of Nor- wich Castle Museum. 10. Mary Queen of Scots surrendered harasif to the nobles. 1. Jam Master: Capt. Rickard Jentoft. Chlef Officer: Mr. Konow,bard Kingdon Deanel, the famous, engineer. 12. Lor Knutsford, chairman of the Landon Second Officer: Mr. H. Johnsen. Hospital 11. An Italian coin equivalent to a Crown, bearing the impress of a heraklio Chlef Engineer: Mr. L, Larsen.

shield facutum. 14, Hoquefort. 18. A logical Second Engineer: Mr. A. Sande

form of every argument consisting of threo Third Engineer: Mr. S. Schuck. proportions, the first two of which are entled premises and the leat, witch follows from shane, as the erotulon

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