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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1927.

SENTENCED TO DEATH. accused were not amenable to the SAILORS & SOLDIERS.

noon..

IRENE PIRACY TRIAL CONCLUDES.

and

had been said about that caso or about other piracies.

No Intent to Kill

jurisdiction of the Court on the first charge. He now found that without doubt they were within THE NEW WESLEYAN HOME. such jurisdiction.

On the High Seas.

of such an act.

A

Much thought and exhaustive

The Committee will be glad to receive donations, which may be paid into the account of the "Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Trust Association' in the Hong- kong and Shanghal Bank, or sent to the Treasurer, Rov: J. C. Knight Anstey, 11, Broadwood Road, who will also be glad of any offers of equipment or furnishings for the

While sponsored by the Wesis- yan Methodist Church, the Homa is open to all Service Men without distinction of rank or creed. Its without enquiry as to anything except how that service can best be rendered:

new bome.

MOTHERHOOD.

enquiry, combined with high archi- tectural skill and attention,, have contributed to the design of an edifice to which, we feel sure, the Colony will in future point with In the presence of a large and pride as one The closing scenes in the trial

of its important It was shown, with reference, to dation atones for the new Wesleyan

distinguished company three foun-publie buildings. at the Supreme Court of the acven Chinese charged with the piracy the other count. that the piracy Sailors and Soldiers Home at of the China Merchants Irene was undoubtedly committed on the Wanchai were laid yesterday after were witnessed yesterday after high seas, that the ship was then noon by H. E. the Officer Adminis

outside Ockaeu lalands and at altering the Government, (the Hon. In his address to the jury, Mr. considerable distance from the Mr. W. T. Southern C.M.G.). H. E.

mainland. The evidence C. G. Alabaster (who appeared quite clear also in regard to the C.M.G., and

was Major General C. C. Luard, C.B. with Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro, occurrence of the piracy.

Commodore J, Pearson, C.M.G., R.N..... Jnr. for the defence) said the

An act of violence may be com- The new Home in being built on charge on which the accused were tried was just as serious as mur-mitted Immediately before, at the the Prays at the junction of An der and, being punishable with time, or immediately after the of-ton Street, ndar to the 'present death as in the latter case, in- fence alleged, and so far as the Homo in Arsenal Street, which it.

The sufferings and fatigues of accused in the casó was concerned, is to replace.

maternity have exhausted you.. volved the lives of seven men. |the evidence of the Second Officer. The erection of such a building

Your vitality, of which you have The jury accordingly were to give and certain of the stewards could is naturally an expensive venture,

been so magnificently generous; is their careful consideration exclude from their minds all that be accepted as to the commission and it is expected to take some-motto la "Service for Service Men" to-day reduced, weakened, spent. thing like 18 months to finish

And now, more than ever, it is The shooting and wounding of Funds are needed for the work to

necessary that your blood should the cabin-boy had been pleaded be carried through as speedily and

be rich and pure and plentiful, for as an unintentional act, but the efficiently as possible. H. E. the Long and wide experience has during the long months to come doctor's evidence revealed Officer Administering the Govern- taught those who are responsible upon this alone the healthy de- The only requirement which direct shot, and the point which ment has responded to the appeal for such Homes the immense value velopment of your infant will de- differed one from the other

emerged was the responsibility of by forwarding under covor of a of a place from which all intoxi- pend. regards the two counts on which the accused in this matter. For personal letter to the Rev. J. C. cating liquors are rigidly excluded. Therefore, in order to revive and the accused were indicated was tunately the law was clear on that Knight Anstey a cheque for a Parts of the building will be re-establish your strength it will that before the jury could find the point. If the jury were satisfied expressed that others will realise ments, and provision made for the of feeding your little one to take substantial amount. Hope was available for public entertain-be wise for you during the period accused guilty of the first and that there was a pre-arrangement the great value of such a Home, holding of Lodge meetinga or Dr. Williams' Ping Pills, for they major count, they had to find that 'or agreement between those an act of violence was actually seven men to commit the piracy, and will respond equally gener-religious services on an entirely will sustain you, strengthen you, committed which would endanger each and everyone of them were ously.

voluntary basis as occasion de improve the quantity and quality the life of a person, in this case severally and jointly "bound

mands.

of the nursing milk, and make your represented by the shooting and the natural consequences arising

The Committee acknowledges blood-the source of life from wounding of a cabin-boy. Coun- from that agreement or arrange-

Excellent accommodation was with much appreciation the great which the baby is to draw health ael submitted that in this casement. Even if only one revolver provided for those attending yes interest which has already been and vigour, the commencement of there was no deliberate intention was used and that by only one terday's ceremony. On the plat-shown by the chief representatives hia happiness-rich, plentiful, of shooting and wounding. With-person, the others were held by form were: Hon. Mr. W. T. of the Hongkong Government, the pure and strong. in the limited space of the mess-law to be responsible for the acts Southorn and Mrs. Southorn, Navy and the Army, and now com room, where three European off of the person who actually fired with Capt. Whyte, A.D.C.; Major mends the Home to the continued cers and three cabin-boys were the shot. The position of the law General C. C. Luard

and Mrs. interest of the public of the Colony necessarily cooped together in a in this matter was still unaffected Luard, with Lieut. Johnston and to the blessing of God. narrow space, direct shooting if the person who fired the shot A.D.C.; Commodore and Mrs. Pear- would have killed more than one said that he did it unintentionally son accompanied by Paymaster person, and neither at this nor at It was very easy to say: "Oh, Edgar Dewstoe, Rev. J. C, Knight Commander Rogers. Also the Rev. any other stages of the piracy was frightened, I did not intend Anstey, Rev. G. F. Stopford, B.A. was it shown that the pirates had to hit him." The jury had to CH.D. C.F., and the Rev. J. Kirk any real desire to shoot anyone. consider the facts of the case when Maconachie. Other ladies present Rather, a number of shots were considering this plea, and if. fired in the air to terrorise the they were satisfied on the evi included Mrs. Kirk and Mrs. people on board for the purposea dence, to bind the accused to Committee).

Anstey, (members of the House of effecting the seizure and con- this, a natural consequence of the trol of the ship, and it was one agreement. of these stray bullets which struck the cabin-boy. Counsel referred to the statement of the Captain of the ship in support of this belief. A considerable num- ber of the witnesses could say no more than that this or that ac cused was seen only in the com pany" of pirates, and was mot connected with any particular act) of violence.

Was

ap-

Mr. Alabaster's address short, concluding with an peal to the jury that if they enter lained any doubt as regards, the evidence against this or that ac- cused, they were in duty bound to return a verdict of acquittal.

The Summing Up.

?

His Lordship the Chief Justice, in his summing up, prefaced his address with some noteworthy comments on the history of the

case,

He said that within the thirty years of his administration of the law this was the first case of the kind which he had to deal with.

Piracy was prevalent at all periods

to

The Ceremony.

The proceedings were com- menced with the singing of the tion of the witnesses for the Jesus' Name," after which the Rev. There was no cross-examina- hymn "All Hail the Power of Crown, and you may take it that J. C. Knight Anstey said that the for the Crown. is concerned there taken part in the ceremony, but so far as evidence of the witnesses Rev. H. Copley Moyle was to have is not serious question of their he had been prevented by other reliablity," said his Lordship. duties in Canton. His absence was greatly regretted, but his place had been kindly taken by Mr. Alabaster had called their the Rev. G. F. Stopford.. attention to the fact that all the He had received a letter from accused were Kwantung men the Commander in Chief, while the witnesses were Norther-Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, expressing nere. After all, commented his regret at his inability to be pro- Lordship, it had to be necessarily sent, and expressing his great ap- this, as the passengers between preciation of the work they were the two ports of the ship's run, doing.

North and South.

Sir

H. E.'s Address,

the stones, H. E. the Hon. Mr. W. Prior to the ceremony of laying T. Southorn said!"

lency, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Mr. Knight Anstey, Your Excel- Knight Anstey has so ably set cut the objects of the Wesleyan Sai- Jors' and Soldiers' Home that few words from me are needed to amplify his remarks, of the neod Sailers and Soldiers are stationed. for such homes in places where All those who are interested in His of the public-spirited energy and Majesty's Forces are well aware great ability which the Wesleyan Church has shown in establishing and maintaining such Institutes. We have had examples in many places and not the least in Hong- kong, where the old building which has done splendid service for so many years is now about to give place to a new and worthier Home.

Here the old tradition of "Ber- vite for Service Men" will be car-

were mostly Northerners, while The following cablegram had fried on in better and brighter, sur- It was shown that in this as in been received from the Rev. C. W.roundings, and while gratefully other piracles, the ship was taken Andrews, B.A., General Secretary acknowledging Mr. Knight to Bias Bay, the centre of pirates of the Wesleyan Methodist Mis-Anstey's kindly reference to the who were, Cantonese. The objec-sionary Society: Best wishes assistance which the Government tion made very little difference to stone laying, Andrews." the value of the evidence.

After retiring for twenty minutes, the jury returned with a verdict of "guilty" against all the accused.

4.

The New Home.

has been able to give, I confidently" commend to your attention the earnest appeal which Mr. Anstey The Rev. Knight Anstey then creased help to further this great has made for continued and in- proceeded to read the following object of providing a statement:

worthier Home in Hongkong for the mem- berg of His Majesty's Forces.

Ceremony Performed.

His Lordship donned the black. This Home is being erected to cap, and in passing sentence of take the place of the Wesleyan in history and in all parts of the death against all seven men, said Sailors' and Soldiers' Home in earth, but lately it appeared to that he thought the evidence was Arsenal Street which is shortly have been confined in a marked clear and that the jury could to be demolished under the Gov way to these waters.

Road come to no other conclusion. His crnment's

Improvement In the olden days, the favourite Lordship fully concurred with the Scheme. method of procedure was to board verdict. "Your offence is a very

Compelled to consider the build ship and carry it at the point of serious one. It is a danger to ing of a new Home, the Com- the cutlass and revolver. The all those who travel by sea, and it mittee felt that it must be worthy cutlass had disappeared from use, is my duty to pass upon you of the Colony in appearance and but the revolver still remained as sentence which has been prescrib-structure and its equipment thor-and truly laid," followed by a tap an effective weapon, in piracies ed by law."

oughly up to date,

of which the procedure had now taken on a subtler.form.

The condemned men heard the

The Court-room WAS

stones was then performed.

The ceremony of laying the The first two are situated at the main the third is at the corner of the entrance to the building, while Fraya and Anton Street.

declare thie stone to be well. With the time honoured words

In spite of the generosity of the H. E. General Luard laid the first with an inscribed wooden mallet, seirtence with impassive counten-Hongkong, Government, which is stone. Ila was followed by Com- His Lordship mentioned all anees. When being led away, the most gratefully acknowledged, modore Pearson, after which H. E. these facts because he thought seventh accused struggled wildly such a scheme cannot be carried the Officer Administering the Goy they were associated to a con- and shouted that he "did not into effect without a very large ernment laid the corner stone. alderable extent with an import-steal."

additional expenditure,

The foundation stones bore the ant question which the jury had

The Home has no endowments following inscriptions: to consider in the case, and not with spectators, including a few Government grants, but realising crowded no reserve funds, and receives no

"On Behalf of the Men of H. M. because his Lordship desired to European ladies, at the close of the enormous benefit to the Colony Army, H. E. Major Genersi C. C. remove any part of the respon- the trial.

ibility which rested on the Crown

of the services of His Majesty & Lard, CB, CMG, laid this of proving their, ease.

The jury was empanelled as fol-Forces, the Committee is confident Stone 23rd November, 1927." lows. Mr, L. P. Thomas (fore of the liberal support of the public; "On Behalf of "the Men of the His Lordship proceeded to ex-man), Mr. Juto Cecilio de Sousa and in this faith has ventured upon Royal Navy and the Royal Air plain the two counts of the in- Botelho, Mr. Fernando Augusto providing an institution that will Force, Commodore J. L Pearson, dictment, and in arriving at the Prata, Mr. Henry Poon, Mr. Chan be a credit to the Colony and of C.M.G., R.N., laid this Stone--23rd point raised of jurisdiction, stated Kwai-ping, Mr. W. P. Hedley and real service to the men to whom November, 1927." that it was suggested that the Mr. D. Thompson.

the Empire owes so much.

Continued on Page 13.)

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