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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 1927.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THE IRENE PIRACY.

STOLEN MILK.

HOUSE BOY CONVICTED The hearing of the chargez

ON TWO CHARGES. against the seven suspected pirates in connexion with the

Resorting to the use Irene affair was continued before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central bottles" as weapons,

SAI ON INCIDENT.

STEWARD ARRESTED BY UNION PICKETS.

On the arrival of s.a. Sal On from of milk a Chinese Canton yesterday afternoon, details of netion by the Labour Union

Police Court, yesterday afternoon. house boy, who was caught in the pickets were given by the officers, An Amoy polleeman, returning net of stealing three bottles of milk which indicated that while the local to his post, was travelling steer-from the outside the rear door of officials are going to great lengths to age. Ho related how. Beveral No. 96. Nathan Road, made an on-stamp out Bolshevik activity, the steerage passengers came tumbling Blaught oh a house coolie who at rank and file of the Union are not down, the companion ladder with tempted to effect the thief's ar-too careful in their handling of inter- three or four pirates pressing rest. The pursuer was injured national matters. closely at their heels. That mark-about the head, although none of From the information given; it.ap- ed the beginning of a period of the wounds was of a serious na-pears that at about three minutes be- tore the Sai On was scheduled to snil, panic amongst the passengers, hytture.

then followed,

The first defendant dumped the loot down the companionway, af ter a search in which the second defendant also participated.

It has not yet been determined which,

the pirates reassured, them. Thel The house boy appeared on re-pickets, or Police in private clothes, search for money and valuables mand before Mr. W. Schofield at accompanied by a high official of the the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday Seamen's Union, boarded the vessel Between the time of the pirney afternoon on charges of larceny of and demanded the turning over of n and his rescue by the submarine, two plat-bottles and one half-pint- steward, who was suspected of Red various incidents took place with bottle of milk from the back door activities. which he connected all the defen-of No. 96, Nathan Road, the resi

In view of the fact that the ship dants except the fifth.

[dence of Mr. C. H. Leddra, and of was on the point of sailing and that Assaulting the house coolle, he had been in harbour for nearly eausing him actual bodily harm. 24 hours, Captain Campbell express-

delivery coolie of the Kowloon short notice. After a certain amount At the resumption "yesterday all the opinion that it was somewhat drastic to arrest the man at such Dairy was called to give evidence of discussion, Union officials of having left three bottles of milk agree to allow the man to sull in the on the top of the stairway at the hip, on the express understanding. rear of No. 96, Nathan Road. that if necessary, he could be called Sergeant Ellis, who prosecuted, spon for examination when the Sal each bundle, 160 rolls being stolen. produced a bottle stopper which next called at Canton.

His Worship asked if witness the witness' said belonged to his The sergeant explained was not slightly out in his calcula-company. tion. Would not the multiplica- to his Worship that he had visited the scene and found the stopper tion bring the total to 170 rolls?.

together with pieces of broken Witness in reply, said one bundle bottle. had only six rolls.

The third defendant directed the opening of the cargo hatch and the removal of 17 bundles of cloth, There were ten rolls of cloth to

He Worship was surprised and asked: How in the warld could you count them so exactly it boing To business of yours?--I was lying" near-by.

Spied on While Eating.

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The Union offieinl in charge of the arty, conducted the interrogation in in extremely courteous manner, while the pickets or police accom

anying kim were only from carrying out the arrest with fifficulty.

restrained

His Worship to witness: He seems to have had quite a supply if ammunition in milk bottles?

Witness: Yes. He stole from lifferent places. I discovered that he had taken bottles of milk

rom three different houses.

His Worship asked if there was any proof that the broken bottles picked up had anything to do with Dairy Farm Co., a European ser- was attracted to geant who the larceny.

scene by police whistles Defendant: I took the bottles the and was

walking down stairs, entered the lane at the other end (indicating the com-ind effected defendant's arrest. Questioned, the second defend-This man and said: I swear to Heaven I plainant in, the second charge) never ransacked the luggage of chased me and grabbed me by the this witness. I know this much throat, I struck him across the that he attempted to steal socks head with my fist and dropped the from another passenger and was bottles. remonstrated with by the latter. The complainant of the assaulti Witness denied that he was ever charge was then called. He said accused by anyone of having en-that he went to the back door to deavoured to profit from the collect the milk as usual at 6 n.m.) piracy.

Jon Tuesday last but found that it was not there. On looking down into the yard, he saw the defend- A houseboy who was returning ant with a big bottle of milk in to Amoy, said in evidence that he each hand. slept through, the din and co- Witness descended into the yard fusion of the piracy. He did not and went after the accused. The know that the ship had changed latter, when accosted, said that hands until he woke up on the he was an employer of the Kowt morning of the 19th. Then, for loon Dairy, but witness doubted the rest of the time he hid, os-his statement and asked him to see say he fell and he says he did not. "After evidenca of arrest,had been trich-like, under his quilt, but at M. Leddra. The defendant re- times ventured to peep from under fused and witness caught him by given by Sergeant Ellis, the de- it.

convicted on both the hand. It was then that the fendant was He saw the seven defendants defendant, using the bottle in his charges. On taking their meal near where he free hand, struck witness across was fined $30 with the alternative. was lying in the steerage com the head.

of three weeks' hard labour in default," with

further two partment. While eating the first defendant, had a gun sticking out

months' hard labour on the second of his pocket. The second defend- ant also had a gun, while the third carried an electric torch.

Milk Bottles as Ammunition..

Defendant to witness: I did not it you with any bottles at all,' I merely hit you with my hand- fou could not have inflicted such overe injuries with your hand.

Defendant: It is possible that you might have fallen on the

roken bottiës.--I did not fall.

Defendant: Then, I must leave to his Worship's judgment. I

On the bottle breaking, the de-charge. fendant picduced a small bottle The mess-boy, who was in at. from his pocket and used that in a similar manner. Witness, was tendance on the First and Second Officers while they were having forced to release his hold and the breakfast in the saloon, said that defendant raz away. He was after a fellow mess-boy was shot chased but made yet another nt- in the saloon, he carried out what tempt to dianble the witness. orders the pirates had to give him Tarning round he hurled another when they were in the saloon. At bottle at witness, and on reaching one time or other he had served Watson's corner "threw a fourth! food to all the defendants.

bottle at his pursuer.

The hearing was adjourned un-

til this morning..

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When defendant ran into the back alleyway at the rear of the

the first count he

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