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PIRACY TRIAL ARGUMENTS.

QUESTION OF THE COURT'S

JURISDICTION.

OBJECTION.

THE CLOSING SPEECHES.

V=UA-+XXWEDNESDAY, · NOVEMBER

FROM AMERICA TO NEW ZEALAND.

AIRMAN'S ADVENTUROUS

ATTEMPT,

Twenty ships have been asked to keep a sharp lookout for Cap- tain Giles.

PIRACY FOILED?

S.S. KIANGSU HELD UP IN TAI LAM BAY.

PROMPT MEASURA“ TAKEN.

Rumours were current in the Colony this morning to the effect that the a.s. Kiangsu, of the China

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SOVIET INTRIGUE INTO-DAY'S INTERPORT

SHANGHAI,

: CHINESE ACCUSE CONSUL

GENERAL.

PAYMENT OF AGITATORS.

Shanghai, Nov. 23.

Happy Valley.

MATCH.

MALAYA DISMISSED FOR 77 RUNS.

In the Provisional Court, in the POOR BATTING DISPLAY

A FORCED LANDING.

San Francisco, Nov. 22. Captain Giles, in a Hess Blue THE CHIEF JUSTICE OVER-RULES bird single passenger aeroplane, Navigation Company, had been course of the trial of seven agita- has started on a flight to Hono-pirated whilst on the way down tors charged by the Settlement Iulu and New Zealand.

from Swatow to Bangkok, and in polico with intimidation and in-1 support of this came news that citing strikes, counsel for the a tug from Talkoo, and H.M.S. Chinese authorities said that the Sirdar, had been sent out to in-latter wanted the accused for vestigate, the vessel being at an- similar offences in Chinese terri- chor in Tai Lam Bay. * tory, and read a communication The Kiangsu left Hongkong an from the Shanghai Defence. Com- November 20, at noon, and accord- missioner making an unqualified ing to schedule should have left statement that the Soviet Consul Swatow yesterday for Bangkok.. General in Shanghai was `paying From the scant informa- the accused $1,000 each for the tion which is available, it strike they had set in motion. appears that the ship sailed! The accused were sentenced to as per schedule, but a wireless mes 15 months' imprisonment, after ange was received early this morn- which they will be handed over to ing, from Swatow, to the effect that the Chinese authorities if they are it was thought pirates were on still wanted-Reuter. board. The Kinngsu subsequently anchored in Tai Lama Bay, and the Taikoo, tug and H. M. S. Sirdar proceeded to investigate.

The defence of the seven Chinese charged in connexion with the piracy of the 8.8. Irene commenced at the Criminal Sessions this "morning, when the concluding stages of the case were reached

before the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, and a jury.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., defending all the prisoners, contended that the two counts on the indictment were separate and distinct, and that the Court had no jurisdiction on the first count, but he admitted jurisdiction on the second count. The Chief Justice ruled that the Court had jurisdiction.

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy is prosecuting for the Crown, while Mr. Leo D'Almada o Castro is further representing the fourth prisoner and Mr. C. A.. S. Russ is watching the case for the owners of the 5.2. Irene.

ARGUMENT REGARDING PUNISHMENT.

A Detroit business man, Mr. W. H. Rosewarne, who is a New Zealander, is financing the flight, which is intended to promote in terest in aviation in Australia and New Zealand.--Reuter's American

Service.

Obliged to Return.

New York, Nov. 22. Captain Giles has returned to the coast after covering 500 miles, He made a forced landing near San Simeon, California-Reuter's American Service.

THE DENVER RIOT TROUBLE.

TROOPS OCCUPY COALFIELDS.

Denver, Nov. 22. Two more of the miners who were wounded in yesterday's affray have died. Eight policemen were seriously injured in the battle be- fore the police who only number- ed 25 fired a pointolank volley- Reuter's American Service.

Mr. Alabaster said his submis- but it did not cover a foreigner sion was that the Court had no in a foreign ship, jurisdiction to try the prisoners His Lordship remarked that 'n on the first count of the indict peculiar thing was that the same ment. He would distinguish be- facts were involved in both counts, ween the two counts and for the If there were no bounds to the purpose of the case he would Court, they would have jurisdic- admit that there was jurisdiction Lion, but if on the other hand they'

Later. on the second count,

had the same piracy, with the cir

A detachment of 350 National After quoting the law on the cumstances, exactly the same, the Guard troops have occupied the subject, Mr. Alabaster submitted Court would have no jurisdiction. Northern Colorado coalfields. All that on the second count

Mr. Alabaster replied that he is now quiet-Reuter's American penalty as fixed by English law was not suggesting that. Piracy Service. was three years' hard labour. could be accompanied by violence

Reduced Penalty,

the

A message yesterday stated that

or not. Parliament had created police were compelled to fire on a statutory offence, making a cer- crowd of demonstrating Denver Originally, he believed that the law was death under the Statute in form of piracy punishable by miners who were on strike, and of Henry VIII, and then it was, death, but that was not so with several persons were killed and a ordinary piracy. If the man was number wounded, martial law be reduced to transportation. fer not

within the jurisdiction of the less than 15 years, or three years' Court at the time of the offence,

ing subsequently dechired. härd Inbour. Transportation be could be tried for the more) being impracticable in Hongkong. they were left with the three years' hard labour.

serious offence. In his subinis- sion he did not say that the Court Mr. Alabaster referred to the had no jurisdication. He contend- Kwok Ah-sing case, and to another ed that the Court had jurisdiction caso concerning a junk which was un the second count but not on "tried before Mr. Justice Wood, in the first, that being a statutory

which he (Mr. Alabaster) appeared, offence.

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Death Penalty.

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ALLEGED STRIKE

AGITATION.

PAMPHLET DISTRIBUTOR

CHARGED.

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At the moment of going to press, no report on the affair has been

UPODATKIHASTURBATI KI ZAGREBA UN ZAAKERINARY SINUNN VINNARENJEpot

SOVIET TROOPS TO CHINA,

To "Protect" the Shanghai ...”

Consulate,

Shanghai, Nov. 23. Following the Soviet Consul's visit to Vladivostok, Bolshevik troops are en route to Shang- hal, ostensibly to tect the Consulate.

armed with rifles" në sveil, as machine-guns, thereby creating an interesting situation vis-a- vis the Municipality, and more- over violating the Russo Chinese treaty, whereby extra- territoriality, was abandoned.

Opinion is stiffening against the retention of the Bolshevik Consulate within the Settle ment limits, lest farther Indus- trial strife and disorders should. dislocate the community's life. -Our Own Correspondent.

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SIX-YEAR CONTRACTS

ARRANGED.

COLLAPSE.

BLELLOCH'S LONE

ENDS IN

STAND.

The second match of the Interport series opened this morning between Shanghai and Malaya and was characterised by an un- expected collapse of the latter team.

The Malaya eleven were all dismissed before the tiffin interval for the low score of 77 runs, The wicket was not difficult, but the southern batsmen failed to withstand the Shanghai bowling, only three of them making double figures. J. W. Blelloch was easily top scorer with 31 runs to his credit.

Shanghai then went to the wicket and before tiffin hnd lost two wickets for 43 runs. Malaya's total was passed at 2.15.

SHANGHAI AGAIN FIELD WELL.

Remarkable Incident.

In dull weather, promising how- over to brighten up later, tha seventh interport match between In Ollerdessen's third over, Shanghai and Malaya, and the Foster, Malaya's captain, had a second of this year's triangular most remarkable escape. He mis- series, opened this morning. Each judged the flight but connected, the side has obtained three victories in ball afterwards striking his foot and then the foot of the wickets Previous contests.

without, to his lasting relief, dia- türbing the balls.

New York, Nov. 22. The N. Y. Times states that the Standard Oil Company of New York has contracted for the pur chase of 360,000 tons of Russian oil for six years, bringing the company's purchases of Russian

The teams were: ail to about 1,400,000 tons a year,

Shanghai-Capt. E. 1. M. Bir and representing an aggregate out-rett (Captain), H. W. Allison, E. G. lay of G.546,000,000 for the dura-Barnes, J. T. Hegarty, J. A. Isaaca, tion of this and the two previous D. W. Leach, P. Madar, C. E. Ollar dessen, J. A. Quayle, T. L. Raws, thorne and L. F. Stokes...

contracts.

The Vacuum Oil Company of New York, another member of the Standard Oil group, is also pur- chasing 225,000 tons of Russian oil yearly for six years.

Reuter's American Service.

AUSTRALIAN STRIKE DEVELOPS.

THREAT TO IMPEDE SHIPPING.

Melbourne, Nov. 22.

The close scrutiny of the stumps front and back by Barnes, Shanghai veteran wicket-keeper, caused much amusement.

Malaya.-N. J. A. Foster, J. W.

Two.. Wickets Fall, *' Blelloch, R. L. L. Braddell, Capt. C. H. Congdon, Capt. F. O'N. Ford, A enterprising innings, scoring freely Blelloch, who had played a most B. Jordan, R. B. Lewis, Dr. JM off both bowlers, was defeated after A. Lowson, H. G. L. Richards, Lieut.

H. C. H. Taylor and N. H. P. Whit- compiling 31 runs, Stokes held him casily enough when he' tried ley'.

4.

·

After a hard day in the field to 'drive Ollerdessen through the yesterday Shanghai had the misfor- covers-57-4-31. tune to lose the toss and were Foster did not survive another obliged to field again. The new run, sending up an easy catch to scoring wicket was playing fairly easy, but Leach at mid-off after Malaya met with a double disaster eleven runs.--67-5-11. in the course of the first three overs. Another misfortune befèl Malaya Both Congdon and Lieut. Taylor, when, five runs later, Capt Ford the opening pair, were dismissed hit big wicket in a desperate en- before ten was up on the board, no deavour to prevent himself from The Waterside Workers' Federa-small share in their failure being playing on.. His partner, N. H. P. 、 received by either the Naval author- tion has decided that unless a attributable to their policy of going Whitley, had not scored." itics or the agents, Messrs. Butter-peace move be made, vessels, in- for the bowling without worrying field and Swire.

A. B. Jordan, who joined Whit- cluding mail boats, will be declar- about playing themselves in. The Kiangsu is commanded by ed "black", at unexpected times

ley, remained but a short while. Captain C. S. Isbister, the Chief and places all over Australia.

Early Disasters.

He was clean bowled by Isaacs Officer being Mr. T. F. Beatty,

with a magnificent ball which The postal department has ar-

Only four had been scored when whose exploits in the Sunning

Lieut. H. C. H. Taylor stepped in beat him all the way. Jordan had officer is Mr. F. 1. B. Steer, the to handle the mails aboard the front of a straight one from Raws- scored four and the score-board Chief Engineer, Mr.. D. Dalgleish, P and O. ss. Maloja, which is due thorne and was adjudged leg showed-68-7-4

Whitley opened his shoulders to the Second Engineer, Mr. W. Orr, at Fremantle to-day.

The Commonwealth liner Fords. In the next over, C. H. Congdon Ollerdessen, acoring a beautiful and the Third Engineer, Mr. G. E.

dale is sailing without having followed him to the pavillon mis- boundary well over Stoke's head. Judge.

transhipped its cargo of zinc from judging a ball from Isaacs and pro- into safe country, Whitley row the s.s. Kakariki, which was de-senting Ollerdessen with an easy had Dr. Lowson ae, a partner, and he broke his duck by singling off clared "black" yesterday.-Reuter, catch in the slips-8-2-3;*

The new pair, R. L. L. Braddell isaacs. Seventy went up after 15 and J. W. Blelloch, were undeterred minutes' play, but four runs later, and went for the bowling from the Whitley fell a victim to a brilliant ALLEGED BRIBING OF beginning. The first ten was not throw-in by Stokes, who disturbed

In reply to his Lordship, Mr.

A strike at the Wah Yeung Alabaster said the point he put in Mr. Fitzory referred to the Knitting Factory on Monday was that case was different to the one local Ordinance No. 3 of 1873, alleged, before Mr. W. Schofield he was pulting in the present case. dealing with the incorporation of at the Kowloon Magistracy this The point he put in the junk case the laws af England with those of morning, to have been the act of piracy are well-known. The second ranged with the waterside workers was, that the whole of the offence, the Colony as far as circumstances the guild of textile workers, who, having been committed on the beach and conditions permitted. Piracy, through the medium of agents, cir- of a small island by fishing boats he said, always had been a capital culated pamphlets inciting the in foreign territorial waters where big ships did not go, the Admiralty crime. It was a felony by civil factory hands to walk out.

Law and punishable by death, A Chinese, who was described had no jurisdiction.

Both his Lordship" and Mr. as a member of the Knitters' Guild, His Lordship-But you might

Alabaster questioned this state- was charged before the Kowloon have taken the same point.

Mr. Alabaster replied that he ment of Civil Law, but Mr. Fitzroy Magistrate with circulating pam- might have taken the point, but produced an authority bearing it phlets calling on the textile la- It had not been taken or argued in out. the Court.

Mr, Alabaster said he could see Continuing, Mr. Alabaster; refer the point of the quotation but ring to tbo

Ah-sing he could, not see what it meant.

Kwok

bourers to strike,

The defendant pleaded that the papers were given to him by a servant at a certain labour guild,

piracy, said that it took place on Continuing, Mr. Fitzroy said the with Instructions to distribute the high sens on a Frunch vessel, Court had powers which were them to the people at the work- and it was held that the case could conferred by the legislature at shops.

to them.

GERMAN SEAPLANE

FAILS.

ANOTHER TRANS-ATLANTIC

-

A. JURY.

TEAPOT DOME TRIAL ECHO.

to show

before.4-1-1.

signalled until seventeen minutes the wickets from 40 yards' range, had elapsed, but Braddell swept two running him out-74-8-6 bails to the boundary, and the 20

0

..

Onu

DELAY

went up eight minutes later, Malaya had met with disaster Both Rawsthorne and Isaacs were after disaster, some the result of Horta, Nov. 22" not be extradited to China "al Home. He quoted to show that Sergeant Haywood said that

bowling well and the pitch was giv- bad strokes and others, by reason The German Junker seaplane

Washington, Nov. 22. though they assumed that China the Court had power to try there had been a atrike at a knit-D1230 lett for Harbour Grace,

Ing them a certain amount of of smart play by the Shanghal The Federal Government has assistance. Blelloch shaped well to field. had

If the offences for piracy, and he said ting factory on Monday, and a Newfoundland, at 5:25 this after brought proceedings in the Dis Rawsthorne and cut him to the municipal law." prisoner was tried by municipal that transportation had never Chinese district watchman on duty noon.

The rot was nearly completed" law, the only such law that could existed in Hongkong. He then saw the defendant handing cir

trict of Columbia Supreme Court Queen's Road boundary, pulling him when Dr. Lowson was sent back apply to him would be the law of went on to quote authoritica culars to the women and speaking Dillenz is a passenger-Reuter.

The Viennese actress Madame against Mr. Harry Sinclair and to leg for another four off the next with no addition to the score. He, France. It

Mr. William Burns, the head of the ball. so held that bearing out his contention that 3718

had made one run only before he Later, as the offence had occurred on the the Court had jurisdiction."

Burns Private Detective Agency, Half an hour's play gaw 30 on Wken arrested, nine pamphlets The D1230 is returning, under as well as four other men, for the board, the play having livened stepped out to the wrong high seas, it was triable anywhere

Mr. Alabaster briefly replied,

and was stumped by Barnes. were found on the defendant, who tow. Apparently its heavy weight contempt of court, based on alleg up. Blelloch was severe on Raws- and should have been tried us pir-

After Mr. Alabaster had address told the Police that they had been prevented the seaplane continuing, ed tampering with the jury in the thorne, again sending him to the A left-hander, R. B. Lewis went

·acy juri gentium in Hongkong,

red the Chief Justice on the status

in last man, but after playing a Jurisdiction Question, of the Court, his Lordship indicát-given to him by a servant at the the flight-Reuter,

first Teapot Dome conspiracy trial boundary with a square cut-pa

ba | Knitters' Guild. Enquiries were This German maching set out last month.

maiden over from Isaacs, ho had Immediate Success.. After remarking that he thought ed that he found that the Court

no further opportunity, Richards Associate Judge Siddons has or- he had shown that the two counts had jurisdiction to try the prison-made, and that man was found to some weeks ago for the trans-

have absconded. It was discover Atlantic crossing, via the Azores, dered the defendants

Ollerdessen was given the ball at being clean bowled by Ollerdessen were separate, Mr. Alabaster went era,

Lo speak on the question of juris. Mr. Alabaster then indicated to ed that he was not a servant but and has already met with several cause why they should not be ad- the Naval - Yard end, relieving by a ball which, broke in from

mishaps, after an initial delay judged in contempt of court for at Rawsthorne, and he met with im-leg. diction. The Crown, he said, re- his Lordship that he was not put-an official of the guild.

The case was adjourned until to- owing to bad weather. lled for their jurisdiction only on ting any of the prisoners in the

tompting to bribe the jury.mediate success, dismissing Brad Malaya were all out for only 77. Reuter's American Service. » dell with his first ball, the batsman, rùns in less than an hour and a the Colonial Courts of Admiralty witness-box, and added that hemorrow for hearing.

sending it back into his hands to half's play. The Shanghai bowl- Acts. They stated that If any per- claimed the right to reply to the son within any Colony should be prosecution.

become an easy victim of the caught ing had been nothing brilliant,

but the pitch was probably play-" charged with commission of any of

and bowled trap.-32-3-10.

Foster also had a narrow squeak ing more tricks than it appeared when facing Ollerdessen after Brad- to be doing. laanes bowled un- dell had been sent back. The first changed throughout the innings, ball he received found him guessing and took four wickets for 23 runs. while Ollerdessen claimed a PROJECTED WORLD FLIGHT. and Stokes, at cover, just, and only Brussels. Nov. 22.

just, failed to reach a catch which. otherwise would have been simple, similar number of victims at a The outgoing Premier. M, Jas-

New York, Nov. 22.".. par., has formed a tow Cabinet, According to New York Sun, the

A couple of boundary strokes put coat of 20 runs after relieving tinuing to bowl to the end. It would no doubt be contended enumerated the acts of each of the ers intended to start an endless with the former four Socialist S. navy is secretly building a 40 up after the same number of Rawsthorne early on and con Pany person' was not limited. He that many witnesses had identified chain petition to the President Ministers replaced by two Liberals seaplane with a cruising radius of minutes,

Blelloch, who had given a possible Blelloch's 81 was the only bright urging his re-nomination for the and two Christian Democrata.

8,000 miles or more, with which Presidency, Mr Coolidge has

M. Jaspar also takes the port an attempt will be made in 1928 chance to the Shanghai skipper, spot in the Malayan effort and he strongly expressed a wish that no folia of the Colonies, while to ty across the Pacific and: pos. Barrett, Just before he reached the was out to a poor stroke. His such petitions bo circulated, as

twenties, appeared to be well set score included five fours. they do no good ester's Hymans will be the Foreign Minis-sibly round the world. Reuter's and scored with rapidity with capi- 22

(Continued on Page 24.) tai shots.

PRESIDENCY.

Mr. Fitzroy then addressed the MR. COOLIDGE AND THE certain things, including piracy, or jury and pointed out that there other offences committed upon the were two distinct charges, piracy high seas, etc., and should be with violence and piracy pure and brought to trial in any Colony, in simple. He reminded the jury such cases all Magistrates, etc., that the pirates had boarded the. should have an exercise of the same trene prepared for the piracy. Mr. jurisdiction as they would other Fitzroy took the jury over the

whole of

evidence and the wisc.

by the Crown that the words prisoners,

He also poined out

would contend from the authorities

the prisoners.

Death Sentence. that any person" was subject to

The case concluded at 8.40 p., the Municipal Law. That was, any British subject or any person the jury finding all the prisoners

PETITION TO STAND DISCOURAGED,

Washington, Nov. 22. Hearing that one of his support

on board a British ship, or any guilty. Sentence of death was American Service. person being in British territory, passed by the Chief Justice.

NEW BELGIAN

CABINET

SOCIALISTS REPLACED.

ter-Reuter."

U.S. BUILDING GIANT SEAPLANE.

American Service.