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NO. 7:2, 309

EQ YATITE FRIDAY, OCTOBER

28. 1927.

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FIGHT WITH PIRATES AT SEA. BRAVE CAPTAIN THE "TOTE" FOR HOME NANKING THRUST.

THRILLING STORIES TOLD

BY SURVIVORS.

WAVES FAREWELL ON

THE BRIDGE.

HORRORS OF THE MAFALDA.

Bahia, Jct. 27. Thirty-two members of the crew of the s.s. Principessa Mafalda

French steamer Mosella.

WOUNDED CHINESE ARRIVE BACK have been brought in here by the

TWO

AT HONGKONG.

JUNKS

VICTIMISED.

!

They express the belief that the commander, Captain Guli, went down with his ship-Reutar's American Servicc. -

Scenes of Horror.

obscure.

COURSES.

JOCKEY CLUB APPROVES SYSTEM.

TO CHARGE BOOKIES.

London, Oct. 27. The Jockey Club has approved of the totalisator.

The recommendations

FÀLL

SEVERAL TOWNS FALL ON YANGTSZE,

THE "RED SPEARS” ACTIVE.

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WEST AFRICA MORE

HEALTHY.

COMPARISON WITH 20 YEARS AGO.

GOVERNMENT STATISTICS.

London, Oct. 27.

Happy Vality.

COURT SENSATION.

COUNSEL STRONGLY

CRITICISED.

FORGERY CHARGE SEQUEL.

Shanghai, Oct. 28.

The continuance before Mr. R. Further successes for the Nan-

E. Lindsell at the Central Magis- king forces were recorded yester-

In 1926 only two. officials died tracy this morning, of the case in day. The 44th. Army captured of yellow fever in the whole which Fung Hae-ting, an assistant British West Africă. - In Sterrain the compradore department of which Taihu, the 6th. Army captured Leone, the so-called "white man's the Netherlands India Commercial have been adopted by the Jockey Wong-Kiang, and the 11th, Army grave, out of 246 European off-Bank, was charged with forging a Club committee, after the evidence

cials, only one died during the $50,000 cheque drawn on the of stewards and officials from captured Chien-Shan. India, New Zealand, and South A considerable part of the 7th. year, and he did not die of yellow Yokohama Specia Bank, was mark- Africa, provide for an alteration and 13th. Armies have also arrived fever. There had been no case of ed by a sensational occurrence, Rio de Janeiro, Oct 27. of the existing law to permit the at Taihu, where all the Nan-yellow fever among the European which fallowed on an announce Most of the survivors of the totalisator or pari mutuel being king troops are now concentrating, officials reported since the first ment that the prosecution had de- Mafalda are still at sea, and de-installed on approved race courses, in preparation for an advance on of January this year, in the whole cided to withdraw the charge.

of British West Africa.

· Mr. M.-K. 'Lo, appearing for the tails of the disaster are still controlled by the Jockey Club or Wongmei.

It is also reported that the These striking facts are con- defendant, was making streng the National Hunt Committee. The crew of the restuing ship The Evening Standard under defeated Wuhan forces have retained in a report issued by the criticism of the method of the pro- Colonial Office on the continued secution, in "unjustifiably drag- Mosella describe the grim strug stands that a Bill legalising the treated beyond Kiukiang,

A latter report states that the improvement in the general stan- ging the defendant through the xles of the shipwrecked people in totalisator is ready, and is assured 19th. Army of the Nanking forces dard of health among European stigma of a criminal court," when

shark-infested waters. At of strong support; but in view of In one case, a fishing junk was attacked at sea by a pirate craft the

has captured Chenteh-Nam Government officials in West Africa. in the midst of his address, Coun least one swimmer, was devoured. the strong opposition anticipated and, in order to effect a boarding on their victims' boat, the maraud

Chuc Pu- The electric light failed imme- from bookmakers, there is likely to

The report states that the average sel for the prosecution (Mr. F. C. number of European officials Jenkin) picked up his hat. and ers threw "bombs" (thought to be sticks of dynamite) on board.diately after the explosion. The be race against time if it is to EARLIER NANKING REVERSE. employed during 1926 was 9,577. papers and left the Court without The fishermen put up a fight, but were wounded and overpowered and groans of the injured and dying

Of these, 31 died, 105 were pen- remark. later saw, the pirates sail away with stolen booty, including three were terrible to hear, while the wails of the women, who were praying aloud "to the Madonna, and were clutching babies to their breasts, filled the darkness with panic stricken clamour. The jumped overboard.

Two thrilling stories of the depredations of pirates in the Scuth China waters come to hand to-day by the return here of the crows of two junks, among thern being several wounded men who had to be

taken to hospital.

cannon,

In the other case, a junk was twice pirated, being visited by two different gangs of pirates, one of whom stole, among other things, the junks oars. When the weather became worse later, the junk crew had to cut away the mast, and were drifting out to the open sea when picked up by the s.s. Solviken, which brought them back to Hongkong.

RESCUE BY THE S.S. SOLVIKEN.

district at two o'clock on the

towards the open sen.

The junk was abandoned, when the occupants were picked up.

Stuck to Their Posts, The survivors and the crew of the Mosella, loudly praise Captain Guli, the Mafalda's commander, and the wireless operator, who stuck to their posts to the last and are believed to have been drowned. Captain Guli was stand- ing on the bridge as the vessel heeled right over, waving fare-

well.

One of the rescue ships tied alongside the Mafalda, but the slope on the doomed vessel be- came too pronounced, and the were hurriedly parted, hawsers lest the sinking ship, should drag the other under as well-Reuter's American Service.

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nort and the names of the saved are

DESARRONETAN KESSEL FRAZLOAD ANGELIUKAIMYNYSE

COMMUNISTS V. FASCISTI.

Shanghai "Declaration of Wor."

Shanghai, Oct. 28.

The police are watching the activities of Russian, Chinese and Indian Communists, who are threatening to annihilate the Fascisti, tantamount to a declaration of war, on the eve of the Pan-Asiatic Conference in Shanghai-Our Own Cor respondent

MOREÉLÉNDONESOULÍSURCONDUCTIBUĄGACZNE

be passed before the Budget. Mr. Churchill is keenly interested in the subject.

Some Heavy Losses.

Peking, Oct. 27. Foreign messages from Nanking state that Chen Chien's 18th. Nationalist Army Corps was se- verely defeated with heavy losses when endeavouring to cut off Liu Hsing's Hankow forces Tatung-Reuter.

from

"RED SPEARS”" SLOGAN.

on a

Recruiting in Shanghai.

Shanghai, Oct. 28. The "Red Spears" are carrying campaign, for recruits in Shanghai, their slogan being "Re- duce banditry, disarm the soldiery, and punish the corrupt officials." Our Own Correspondent.

sioned, 40 on the ground of ill- Mr. Lo, in drawing the attention health, and 29 were invalided out of the Bench to this action of Mr. of the service: The death rate Jenkin, said that i was "an out- was 8.6 per thousand, compared rage on the Court and as far as with 12.1 in 1925.

he, Mr. Lo, knew, was entirely

During the 24 years for which without precedent." the exact statistics have been kept, Mr. F. C. Jenkin, was instructed of Messrs. the average length of service has by Mr. Macnamara steadily risen, till now in the case Deacons, to prosecute on behalf of of officers who have been pension- the Yokohama Specie Bank Mr. ed on account of ill-health or in D. H. Blake, of Messrs. Wilkinson valided out of the service it is and Grist, who had previously ap- actually ten years and three Peared to watch the case for the months. The comparison with 20 Ming Fat Hong, whose cheque was years ago is highly significant, alleged to have been forged, was In 1906, out of an average hum. not present during this morning's ber of 1,553 European officiale, 3 proceedings. Detective Sergeant died after an average service of Carey was present as the police 3 years and 10 months, the death officer who executed the warrant rate being 21.2 per thousand, of arrest.

Mr Jenkin: I am offering no while the invaliding rate was, 61,1 per thousand after an

evidence against this defendant, average length of service of only 2 years

your Worship. and 4 months.-British Wirclens.

AN AMERICAN MAKE OF HELICOPTER.

PRELIMINARY TESTS 'SUCCESSFUL.

Mr. Lindsell: Was not the vi- dence sworn against him sworn on sufficient grounds?

Mr. Jonkin: I am sure, I don't know.

Mr. Lindsell: Under the cir- cumstances the defendant will be discharged.

Mr. Lo's Address. Mr. Lo then said that it was due to the defendant that he should be permitted to say a few words, in reply to a charge which for him had been a cruel experi-

ence and a severe ordeal. De-

An amazing story of being return to Hoi Mun, but still more twice pirated on a voyage from misfortune was in store for them. Chinese territory, afterwards be- On October 13, when off a place ing forced to abandon their junk called Hoi Fung,, a strong wind which was drifting out to open sprang up and the crew found it sea in rough, weather, and even- difficult to control their boat, be

CHOCHOW CAPTURED. tually being picked up by the 5.9. because one of the pirates ganga Solviken which took them to Sai- had taken the oars with them. in such

After Severe Bombardment. gon and returned them to Hong- Eventually they were kong on her arrival yesterday danger that they had to cut the

Ship Fully Insured.

Peking, Oct. 27. evening, has been brought back masts down to prevent the boat from capsizing. Deprived of

Chochow has again been official London, Oct. 27. by the survivors.

Doubt still exists us to actual mum- The Jockey Club has also decid-ly captured. The city which was The master of the junk, Lam guidance the boat began to drift

the At last the ber missing in Italian linered to charge bookmakers at the captured by a Shansi raiding party , states that his boat is a Hoklo fishing junk, unnumbered, 8. Solviken was sighted and in Principessa Mafalda disaster. Latest race courses fees on a graduated early in the campaign had been officially reported captured twice of 50 piculs capacity, and carried response to signals for help she estimates vary between thirty-four scale.--Reuter.

and eighty-four but authentic informa-

previously, but the besieged troops tion is unlikely to be available before a crew of four including himself. Approached the helpless hot and

stubbornly held out against a took the occupants in board. The

the ships carrying survivors reach Strenuous Opposition Likely. They left Hoi Mun, Chiu Yeung Solviken then proceeded on her

New York, Oct. 27. London, Oct. 27. severe artillery bombardment.

The Curtiss Aeroplane Company An important decisión Wag On one occasion the capture of afternoon of October i, bound for voyage to Saigon, and returned to checked with the records. It is 12-

Hongkong yesterday evening, pected that all these ships will repurt reached to-day by Jockey Club. two city gates by the Fengtien is devoting G.$75,000 for the con- Hongkong. At the time four men bringing the unfortunate people either at Rio or Bahis during to-day. were being carried as passenger with her, when they were turned

The cause of the disaster still seems The Club has approved the re- forces led to reports of the city's struction of an aeroplane able to They arrived at a place called over to the police.

uncertain. The Principessa Mafalda is commendations of a special com fall but the Shansi garrison held rise vertically, of a revolutionary fendant was some years ago a very

It is now claimed that after design.

trusted servant of the Hongkong Kit Shek Bay at noon on October

stated to have been insured for the mittee which was appointed to in- out.

It has undergone wind-tunnel and Shanghai Banking Corpora value of abou: £81,000 on the London quire as to how betting might best a severe bombardment the besieg- 8. They remained there all night

contribute to the ed capitulated this morning, the tests, and has demonstrated its tion for seven years. He had marine insurance market, the risk be made to and at three o'clock on the after-

coming on the assurance of the Italian

Fengtien troops entering to ability to rise 1,500 feet per been in business in Hongkong for noon of the following day, when ANOTHER GRAPHIC STORY.

underwriters. In addition insurances maintenance of the sport.

These recommendations were, disarm them. The Ministry of second, having a forward speed of same time, and one of his most everybody on board was asleep in

en cargo are also placed in London

that an alteration in Military Affairs announces that 50 to 70 miles an hour.-Reuters cherished possessions was a photo- "the held, with the exception of

for a considerable amount. There are firstly

law should be

the Fenglien forces from Kalyan American Service. obtained the master who was smoking on A junk piracy, which resulted in also policies covering the shipowners' the

have captured Chaikowpu at which deck, a small oklo boat came the master of a fishing junkability which includes statutory lin- to permit alongside, and five men came on losing his life and several mem-hility for loss of life at sea--British pari mutuel being installed on city the first shots of the present board. One of these men carried bers of the crew being shot, was

war were fired.-Reuter. a revolver and a knife, and threa yesterday related to the police by tened the master if he did not keep the steersman of the Kwang Lee quiet. The other men carried. re- fishing boat, owned by Wong Yue, volvers.

a native of the Taiping District.

The vessel left Aberdeen on, They then drove the master into the hold with the others who were October 21, bound for the fishing sleeping there, and two of the beds in the Ping Hoi District. Ongers were merry making at pirates followed him into the hold the morning of October 24 while and searched the passengers. they were thirty-five miles south they stole about $200 in Chinese east of Waglan they noticed silver money and $6 in Chinese they were being followed by a moncy from the master.

Hoklo junk. The master of the They remained on board for fishing boat called out to the about half an hour, after which lakle junk and enquired of them they went ashoro at Kit Shek. where they were going. The reply was that they were trying to come alongside to the junk in order to buy some fish.

Second Raid.

When they were free once more the occupants of the boat decided

Pirates Use Dynamite,

Wireles

Further Details "of Rescue.

the totalisator or

YANGTSZE SEIZURES.

Chinese Shipping Suspends.

ESTHONIAN OFFICIAL ON TRIAL.

race courses, and secondly that "Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 21.

bookmakers should be charged fees "Keep cheerful we are coming" by on a graduated scale. wireless from the Blue Star steamer The Jockey Club, in approving Empire Star was among the replies the recommendations, resolved, the Principessa Mafalda received to that steps be taken to give effect The resumption of hostilities FOR GIVING AWAY SECRETS. her S. 9. S. sent out as the passen to them. It is understood that a along the Yangtze River between time in the prospect of soon landing. Bill will be introduced immediately the Nanking and Hankow forces Dancing and laughter were turn- in Parliament, with this object. bus caused a flutter of fear in the ed into tears when the ship stopped The proposal to establish a totali- and the captain ordered all to report sator will, of course, meet with stations. The crew laughed and joked strenuous opposition from book- to the accompaniment of the sobbing makers, and the subject promises of the women orchestra struck up. the Italian na- to be a topic of keen discussion in

minutes turi cireles-British Wireless. ional anthem and elapsed before the wireless operator announced that the French steamer Forinose, the Dutch steamer Alhena (not the German, Athenia) were com- ing fullspeal toward the Mafalda.

and

children. The

many

J.

U.S. TRADE LESS ACTIVE.

CONTINUED FALLING OFF DISCLOSED.

graph taken with the then Hong- kong and Shanghal Bank Manager at a tiffin party. Ho was then looked upon as a trustworthy and trusted man.

In 1893, defendant went, to Kobe to fill a vacancy as assistant com- pradore to Messrs. Fraser and Company who were then agents for the Canadian Pacific Rallways and also a banking cor Reval, Oct. 27. The trial has opened of Birk,poration. In 1903 he transferred breasts of local Chinese ship former Esthonian Minister into the Asiatic Steamship Company

as their Chinese agent. owners running services to Yang-Russia, who is charged with dia- In 1995, the Kobe office of the tsze ports, and the result has been obeying the orders of the Govern-Astatic Steamship Company closed that three of the leading Chinesement, and publishing, in the inter- and the ships belonging to this

companion operating vossels in this area have decided ests of a foreign State, secrets Company were then handled by shipping

concerning Esthonia.

the Pacific Mail Steamship Com- to suspend for the time being all Members of the Cabinet and the service on the Yangtaze fearing Chief-of-Stall were present, withplored in the Pacific Mail in the pany. Defendant was then em- that the military, will commandeer the Minister to Moscow, as chief same capacity, until 1915, when such vessels if allowed within

the Pacific Mail closed business. thefr grasp.

On its reopening, a year later, he was again employed in the same position.

The three companies which have are the come to this decision China Merchants' Steam Naviga- tion Company,

the San Peh Steamship

the Company, and Ningshao Steamship Company, af which the firstnamed is the largest and one of the largest shipping companies operating on the China coast and inland waters.

While this conversation was to continue on their voyage to going on five men appeared from

Then came the Empire Star mes- Hongkong and all went well until the hold of the Hoklo junk and

sage. The rescue ships had scarcely the afternoon of October 12 when fired revolvers at the fishing junk arrived when the explosion occurred A and at the same time ordered the in the boiler room and the Mafalda the boat was oft, Ping Hoi. sampan was seen to be about 40 master to stop. This order was began, to sink.

The sea was calm and the sky yards away, and shouting to the ignored and the master set the

clear and only the darkness impeded junk to stop, the men in the sam. junk's head to the south-west in

New York, Oct. 27. The the hope of getting away, into the the work of rescue. pan opened fire with rifles.

The Federal Reserve. Board Experts in London slate that the

is about states

Industrial junk was stopped and the sampan fairway used by other vessels.

that insurance as the Mafalda

trade came alongside. Four men board. The pirates followed the boat and 90.000, a large proportion of which activity increased less in Septem- ed the junk, one being armed with hurled two bombs at it (thought will fall on the London market owing her than was seasonably usual, With the Nanking Government a revolver and a dagger, two to be'sticks of dynamite) and even- to re-insurances-Reutor..

and continued to be in smaller declaring war upon General Tang Seng-chi at Hankow and the re- others carrying revolvers only and tually managed to board the fish- the fourth being unarmed. On ing craft.

The iron and steel output in ported advance of Nanking troops September was smaller than in in large numbers in the direction any month since 1925, and there of Wuha, where hostilities are re- were also decreases in the produc-ported to have broken out already tion of non-ferrous metals, motor-the necessity of having trans

ports becomes evident oars, and rubber tyres.

Jame

MISS ELDER SEEING

EUROPE.

7

LEAVES SPAIN FOR FRANCE.

Madrid, Oct. 27.

The trans-Atlantic flier, Missi Ruth Elder, arrived here by air from Lisbon, and has departed for

coming on board, the man with the The crew was driven into the dagger stabbed one of the fokis in hold and the master of the junk the arm, apparently for no parti- was so stricken with fear that he cular reason.

Jumped into the sea and dis... One foli These men went through much appeared altogether. the

procedure. a8 the who also jumped into the gen, was previous gang, driving the occup picked up again by the pirates. A anta into the hold. As these thorough search of the boat ro- people had already been robbed, sulted in the pirates taking away the pirates confined their atten- $245 in money, jewellery and tion to obtaining possession of clothing. fishing nets, 30 fathoms of one At D. p.m. the same night the Paris-Reuter. Inch hemp rope, and ten pieces of pirates left, and took away clothing, to the total value of with them three cannon be- longing to the fishing boat, valued $105.

These men then returned on at $700. The pirates left in the board their sampan and sailed to direction of Ping Hoi. wards Ping Hoi.

As soon as they were able to do After this second attack it was so, the fishing boat returned to decided to alter their course to Hongkong, reaching Aberdeen yea

J:

terday. Five of the crew were immediately sent to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital, two suffering from burns as a result of the ex- plosion of the bombs, and three suffering from bullet wounds.

volume than a year ago.

The textile, shoe and leather in- dustries continued to be active.

Wholesale commodity prices la September for advanced. the fourth consecutive month Router'a Anierican Service.

TO-DAY

Dollar on demand 1/11. 13/16 Lighting-up

6.49 p.m.

witnesses. Reuter,"

NOBEL PRIZES FOR PHYSIOLOGY.

TWO AWARDS ANNOUNCED.

Stockholm, Oct. 27.

In 1917, he came to Hongkong.. being then a man of material age,' (He is now over 60). His friends in Hongkong, who knew what ar trustworthy man he was, wanted. him to take some responsible posi- tion which, while meeting with his

not: The Nobel prize for medicine of requirements, did

entail physiology, for 1926, has been onerous work, and they got him a awarded to Professor Johannes position 68 accountant to the. Fibiger, of the University of Kwong Yue firm, the owner of which was a brother to the partner Copenhagen.

The same priza for 1927 has of the Ming Fat Hong, the com- been awarded to Professor Wagner plainants in the present case. He Von Jaureg, of the University of was thus employed between the years 1917-1924, at which latter and vienna-Reuter.

year he went to the Asia Banking Corporation as their head shroff. The case in which three Chinese On this bank's closure, he joined the Netherlands India Commercial

it is knowledge of the conditions existing on the river which has prompted the Chinese shipping companies to adopt the precaution

of suspending service on the river were charged in connexion with whilst the war is in progress and an attempted armed robbery at Bank. to withdraw all vessels possible 185, Laichikok Road, on September 18, when one of the alleged rob- from the war zone.

A Good Record," His Worship would have seen

The China Merchant's Company bers was shot and wounded, and that defendant's record in respon la usually the principal loser when a woman occupant injured, wassible positions extended from 1890 would also have seen, continued the military commence comman- concluded before Mr. W. Schofield to the present time. His Worship deering and the company has not at the Kowloon Magistracy this Mr. Lo, that this case served to forgotten the loss of the s.s. Kiangmorning. All three

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committed for trial.

men were

illustrate the injustice done to a man by rushing up to the Centrál

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