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ANOTHER BIAS BAY PIRACY MARSHAL LI BACK ROYAL OAK CASE NANKING PROMISE RUBBER PRODUCERS LEE HYSAN LIBEL

CHINA

PIRATES

AGAIN.

MERCHANTS SHIP A CONFERENCE WITH

SEIZED.

FLEE WHEN CHINESE GUNBOAT APPEARS.

A FRUITLESS PURSUIT.

The first Bins Bay piracy since the Irene altair of October Jant was reported by the China Merchants steamer Hain Wah on arrival in Hongkong Inat night.

THE GOVERNOR.

RETURN TO CANTON TO-DAY BY GUNBOAT.

LOCAL HOSPITALITY.

Marshal Li Chai-ann, Chairman of the Southern Government and Chief Staff to the Nationalist Army, arrived in Hongkong by the

DEVELOPMENT.

STATEMENT TO BE MADE IN THE HOUSE/

HINT OF A SEQUEL.

London, Apr. 10. The Board of the Admiralty met at the Admiralty to-day to consider the Royal Oak case. It is, under- stood that in addition to the official reports of the courts martial held nt Gibraltar, the Board: had before Judge Advocate of the Fleet, Mr. them the considered opinion of the Pitman, who has been examining the reports.

NOT KEPT.

TROOPS HOLD MISSION

PROPERTY,

MUCH DAMAGE TO U. S BUILDINGS.

بتدای مهست

CONFER

DUTCH & BRITISH INTERESTS

MAY CO-OPERATE.

AN AMICABLE TALK.

London, Apr. 16,

Seven British and seven Dutch rubber producers met in an inform- al private conference in London to- ! day-Renter,--

STILL CONTINUES.

Proceedling Amicably. Kiangsu Mission of the American The Secretary of the Rubber

The Committee of the North

London, Apt. 16. - - the Press a copy of a letter sent by office the conference is being held, Presbyterian Mixston has issued to Growers Association, at whose Affairs in Nanking on March 30. them to the Ministry of Foreign stated that the conversations were

The Committee consisting of Mr.

proceeding amicably.--Refter."

L

ACTION.

MACAO OFFICIAL LOSES CASE.

JUDGE HOLDS THERE WAS

NO MALICE.

LETTER PRIVILEGED.

Gollan, delivered judgment in the Lee. Hysan libel action in the The Chief Justico, Sir Henry

Blue Funnel liner, sa. Sarpedon Among those present at to-day's

Supreme Court this morning, when this morning at about 7.30. Im-meeting were Mr. Bridgeman First

ho held that, although a letter mediately the steamer berthed Lord of Admiralty, the four Sea James R. Graham, Dr. Hugh W.

which figured In the case was do police launches with n number of Lords, Rear-Admiral Fisher, the White and Mr. W. C. McLauchlin

Possible Arrangement. famatory to the plaintiff, its publi- In command of Captain M. P. Jensen, the Hsin Wah left Shang-police on board went alongside,

Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, begin by referring to the second-

London, Apr. 16,cation in each instance was on a hal on Thursday afternoon for Hongkong, and all went well until the Marshal down from Shanghai ant Secretary to Admiralty.

Among those who accompanied and Sir Oswyn Murray, Perman- mandate issued by: Nunking and place to-day in London between was no proof of express malice on Informal conversations took privileged occasion and that there Saturday evening, when pirates travelling as passengers seized con- were

published In Shanghai on March 18 General Chan Ming-shu, trol of the vessel and secured possession of the ship's arms.

inst, on the protection of foreign seven representatives of the Dutch the part of the defendant. Judg- new Chairman of the Kwangman will make a full statement in ing a duty of the Government."

It is expected that Mr. Bridge lives and property in China as Rubber Producing Committee and ment was given for Mr. Let Hysan Madame tung Provincial Government, the House of Commons to-morrow.

seven leading British rubber pro-with costs. Chan Lai Man-yam, private

Ming-shu, Mr. The Board of the Admiralty actual experience of members of tion created by the removal of the Fedro Jose Lobo, of Macao, sued The letter goes on to describe the ducers. They discussed the situa-The case was one in which Mr.

Tang, Ka-yin, Chief of Staff to the war and Commander Daniel who truction of Mission buildings cer-

secre- have power to alter or to quash the the Mission when returning to restriction on the export of rubber Mr. Leo Hysan, the alleged libel tary to the. Marshal, Mr. sentences passed on Captain De- their stations and the work of des from Malaya and Ceylon. Headquarters of Marshal Li's were severely reprimanded and tainly going on early in March and

being-contained in an exhibit at- Army in Canton, Mr. Leung Show-ordered to be dismissed their ships. there is reason to believe even yet mee, a Commissioner of the Canton The Board meets only. on veca (continuing. Political Council and about five siens of extreme importance. ather officials and a lady,

British Wireless. Accompanied by Lieut. A. J. I. Whyte of Government House and

ahat Li left the steamer and Jand- ed from the Victoria at Queen's Pier, on which there was a num ber of Chinese and foreign police

They then ordered the Captain, to make for Sam Chau Inlet, Bias Bay, which was reached on Sunday. On the following morning, the pirates were scared when they sighted a launch, and they made for ahore, taking with them the Captain, the Chief Officer (Mr. Lices); ree Chinese members of the crew and five Chinese passengers.

When it became apparent that the launch had no suspicions of piracy, the pirates returned to the Hsin Wah, taking Mr. Lees with them, but leaving the others. ashore. The work of transferr ing loot to anmpans was then begun, but very soon a Chinese gun- boat was observed, whereupon the pirates hurried ashore for athe Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, Mar- second time.

In the meantime, Captain Jensen rowed back to the ship and signalled to the gunboat that his vessel had been pirated. A puron patrol. suit party was then landed, but contact with the pirates could not bo effected. The Hsin Wah later made for Hongkong, arriving inst night. The five Chinese passengers taken ashore have been kidnapped by the pirates. As yet, the amount of loss suffered is

not known.

FIVE PASSENGERS KIDNAPPED.

Warmly Welcomed.

In addition to representatives of

.

BRITISH DESTROYER AS HEARSE.

The Nationalist Promise. The second mandate, issued by, Nanking on the subject of protec- tion for foreigners, reads as fol- lows:-

ket that some kind of arrangement the Governor of Macao and other It is believed on the rubber mar-tached to a petition sent to H.E. may be reached whereby the Bri- persons, suggesting, among other tish and Dutch producers will co-things, it was alleged, that $120,- operate for the benefit of the indus-000 had been paid by the Yue Seng try.-British Wirdless.",

DEATH OF MR.. F. M. STATLER.

HOTEL AND RESTAURANT FOUNDER,

Company to enable them to acquire control of the Macao Opium Monopoly. The plaintiff alleged that the words used reflected mis- conduct In his duties as an official of the Macao Government.

Natural Surprise,

On the arrival of the Hein Wab of the ship's bouts, and, ordering. Forts, Mr. Cheung, Wal-cheung, Quean, members of the Royal necessary effectively, to suppress New York, in 1886 and built and that Government with regard to

Director

"Protection of Foreign Lives and Property in China being à Duty of the Government, and while the Nationalist Government has LORD TREMATON'S FUNERAL

repeatedly issued orders, decreeing

After setting out the early his ON FRIDAY.

protection to foreign rosidenta in

tory of the case relating to the local newspapers there was a large

Macao Government's policy of China; it is possible that, in spite London, Apr. 16.

New York, Apr. 16. of restoration of order and peace, gathering of Canton officiale, in-will convey the remains of Lord ing elements Tucking in society to hotel owner and founder of from tender, his Lordship said:

taking control of the mono- The British destroyer Tempest there might still be some disturb-Mr. Ellsworth Milton Statler, the ference, and withdrawing It The death has occurred here of poly under the Geneva Con- cluding Mr. Chu Chao-hsin, the Treinaton from Calata to Dover on foment and incite uprisings formor Chinese delegate to the League of Nations and present taken on to Windsor where the milltary and civil authorities of Wednesday, The coffin will be'

Statler's restaurant-Reuter's "In view of the action of the "It is hereby ordered that all American Service. Commissioner of Foreign Affairs funeral will take place on Friday the provinces shall instruct their Somerset Co., Pennsylvania, on contract with the Yue Bing Com Government of Macao with respect [Mr. E. M. Statler was born into the termination, of the opium to the Southern Government, Mrin Saint George's Chapel. The Feng Cho-man, Comunissioner of Finance, Pun Man-che, Cum-service will be of a private chatu lant and secret detection; it being Statler's Restaurant at Buffalo, ment as to the future policy of subordinates to institute a vigi- October 26, 1863. He founded pany and of the public announce mander of the

ter, attended by the King and Boeca Tigria

and intimate family

friends. misdirected movements against of the Aerint De- Afterwards the coffin. will be de- both Chinese and foreigners, in perated an hotel at the Pan- opium, it was quite natural that

Canton, Mr. Chan

American Exposition at Buffalo in the defendant should have been posited in the Royal Mortuary order that all people in the coun- 1901 and also the Inside fan at St. surprised at the rumours and in- fing-wan. Commander of the

Chapel.

try can live in peace and pros-Louis Exposition in 1904. He was formation to which references General Tang Shi-chang, Chief of this afternoon, the Premier moyed Cheung Chow Forts, Canton, and

In the South African Parliament perity."...

President and director of the have been made. He said that in Stations Held by Soldiers. the 5th Army and Chief of the the adjournament, as a token of

Hotels Statler Co. Inc., owning and consequence he started on the Canton Police, who went on board

Having quoted this, the Com-operating hotels in Buffalo, Cleve preparation of a petition to the land,, Detroit and St. Louis, and Governor of Macao in which he set the Sarpelan to meet the Marshal.pathy with Lord Athlone, mitice's letter continues:

Governor-General, and Lady

"We had great hopes that all our also operating the Hotel Pennsy-out his general services and bene- went ashore with Prominent local Chinese mer Athlone, parents of Lord Trema Mission property in North Kiang-vaniu, New York City. He was factions to the Colony of Macao day, with 300 Chinese deck passen- considerable

chants who were present to greet Lon-British Wireless. ! haste.. However, Marshal Li Chai-sum were Mr. gers and a general cargo amount those aboard the strange launch Kong Slu lui, Mr. Kong Yee-

su, would very soon be free from President of the New York Hotel and his fulfillment of all obliga- which had greatly alarmed the pir-Shuen, Mr. Wong Tong, and others.

occupation by your soldiers and Statler Co. Inc and an ex-Prest- tions under his contracts with that other government agencies. We dent of the Hotel Men's Mutual he based a claim for fair and sym Government, and on these grounds ates appeared not Lo huve paid heed

KOWLOON LADY'S SAD |feel it our duty to report to you Benefit Association.] . to the unusual Leaving this afternon.

the conditions prevailing in our presence of a merchant steamer From Mr. Chu Chao-hain, a re-

DEATH. At 7 o'clock on Saturday even- in

field of work. the locality, for it pro-presentative ing, he was in his cabin when a ceeded on its way, and, reassured learned that Marshal L was to be of the Telegraph commotion broke out on deck. Ou by this, the pirates returned to the the guest at a tiffin party at Gov- FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURS IN eight of the main stations in our hearing this, he was about to rush ship.

ernment House to-day, and that the Marshall would have a conference with His Excellency.

port, shortly after nine o'clock Captain Jensen, the Chief Officer,partment, dast night, the master, Captain M. three member of the crew, and P. Jenson, reported the piracy to five pasengers into this craft, pro- The police.

ceeded ashore with them. He stated that the ship left There appeared to be 15 mem- Shanghai at 3.16 p.m. on Thurs. bers in this sad of pirates,

and all

ing to 300 tons,

Trouble Breaks Out

Chinese Gunboat appears.

CHATHAM ROAD,

..

"Members of our Mission have just returned from visits to all

report-

The

STAFF REDUCTION.

BURIED TWENTY-SIX

· HOURS.

pathetic treatment at the hands of the Government where 'his interests or those of the Tuc Sing Company were concerned."

That

petition, carried substantially the meaning placed upon. It by the plaintiff and was defamatory, to him. No attempt was made to justify that defamatory meaning and the defendant; through his counsel, expressly stated that he made no reflections on the honesty or official conduct of the plaintiff,” Was le Understood?

No Reflections on Honesty, out of his cabin when he was con- They left Captain Jenseń and the

North Kiangsu field, namely, Chin-

BIG CUTS AT INDIAN RAIL

After dealing with other points fronted at the door-way by two Chinese captives ashore, and only

klang, Taichow, Yoncheng, Huai-

WORKSHOPS.

In the petition, in which the defen- men armed with automaties. He took Mr. Lives with them back to

The death, under very tragic efr- anfu, Tsingkiangpu, Suchien, Hsu- Mr. Chu said that the Marshal cumstances, has to be recorded of chowfu, and Haichow. They re-

dant complained of unfair or bad was made to realise what had hap- the steamter.

was highly pleased with and grate- Miss T. M. Remedios, of No. 87,port that the commanding gen-.

Simia, Apr. 16.

treatment on his own behalf and pened, and signs, accompanied by

ful for the hospitality of II.E the Granville Road, Kowloon, who in aterals, in many instances, gave into the working of the East In- which ended with a request for an The officers deputed to enquire that of the Yue Sing Company, broken English, from the two

Governor for sending the Victoria tempting to alight from a bus in travel passes, and in other waysian Railway workshops at Lilleah enquiry, his Lordship continued: pirates also conveyed to him the The work of rifling the ship's to meet him at the Sarpedon and Chatham Road last night sustained assisted thom. Some of them re- have recommended a reduction of The defendant stated, and his

act that his presence on the cargo holds and the luggage of the for the generous entertainment Injuries from which she succumb- bridge was required.

passengers was then proceeded extended to him to-day at Governed early this morning.

port exceptional courtesies shown As the Captain reached the with, and the loot was transferred ment Hausc bridge he saw his Chief Omeer, to the sampan and landed on the

The unfortunate lady who was to them by commanding officers staff by 2,000, spread over a period statement is borne out by the Her. Licea, being held up by other beach.

Mr. Chu also declared that while only 25 years of age, had boarded and by other government officials, of twenty months. The Govern- evidence, that the original of the

recommendation.-Reuter.

of it and most of the appendices armed men,

Marshal LI Chai-sum and his party a Kai Tak Motor Bus Company's On the other hand, only one ment of India has accepted the petition had been typed and coples This work was all but completed was in Shanghai the authorities in bis at the Star Ferry shortly after of these stations WAR

[One of the most recent reperto it had been already printed when, for the second time, the pir- the Fronch Concassion displayed seven o'clock last night and was ed as having all Mission build- Arms Handed Over,

ates received another. which proved to be not without titude towards the Marshal. Mr. ham Road. On passing the child-the soldiers,

ere the most cordial and friendly at-proceeding to her home via Chat Ings free from occupation by cussions of the trouble in the rail when he received a letter dated In the seven other Way workshops was the dismissal August 23, 1927, from Fang the result of Further signs and gestures justification. made it apparent that the pirates This. fright Was

Chu added that this friendly ren's playground Misa Remedios stations, of 66 buildings, belonging of 7,000 zen employed by the Cheong with caused gesture од the were anxious to obtain possession by the.

part of the signalled to the conductor to stop. to our Mission, 54. were occupied Burns Company after they had enquiries suggested in the letter of of the ship's arms. These con- Chinese gunboat steaming. along centing Marahal 'Li may be due to bell cord as a sign for the driver tary agencies belonging to your pany manufactures wagons for the letter, which was included: in the sisted of six revolvers, six Greener from the west. It halled and the fact that they know the British to stop at the next regulation stop include many out-station chapels

bottomingo French officials in Shanghai in ac-The latter responded by pulling the either by your soldiers or by mill-gane on strike. The Burns Com- the defendant to Fung.

Government. This list does not East Indian Railway.] guns and 500 rounds of ammuni- then headed for the steamer. For Government had endeavoured to ping place, Hon, and all were handed over to the second time, the pirates, hurri-secure the goodwill of the Southern the pirates.

ed ashore: Anxious to avoid an en-Government recently.

About twenty yards from the land schools belonging to our Instructions were givch to the counter with the gunboat, the one

stepping place Miss Remedios evid-Mission. Some of these are also Captain to steer the ship on a thought of the plates was to put Chu

The Telegraph learned from Mr.ently thought that she had reached being used, from time to time, by southerly course and make for Sam as great a distance, within the will leave for Canton this after alight. She stopped off the bussist of occupied buildings, as given

Chao-bain that Marahul Liher destination and prepared to your soldiers as barracks. Chau Inlet, this spot being pointed shortest possible time, between noon, probably by the Chinese gun which was still in motion and was above, Includes hospitals, schools, out to him on the chart by a pirate them and the gunboat.

ACCOUNTANTS ESCAPE IN boat Hoi Fu. Another party of thown into the roadway sustaining churches and residences, But while not omitting to take Canton politicians may proceed by a fractured akull, who appeared to have a khowledge

AN EARTHQUAKE, She was im "In some cases, government of acomanship,

the loot along with them, they over train.

The plaintiff further alleged Twenty-four hours later, on looked Cantain Jensen. The latter

mediately removed to the Kowloon schools are unoccupied, in the

Sofia, Apr. 18.3, that the petition, including the Sunday night, the pirated ship put hud by this time got into one of

Hospital where she died at 2.54 this me cities in which our Mission

|Schools are occupied by your During the work of clearing the "Fung letter," came into the hands In at Samchau Inlet, where the ship, the ship's boats, jud rowed himself

morning. dropped anchor.

A report of the occurrence was troops. It is manifestly impos- earthquake ruins of the five-storey of certain persons In Macao and made to the Police by Private Mesible to carry on schools when the Peoplo's Bank, Mr. Chirpan, the Hongkong and was published by Gcork of the Scots Guards.

buildings are subject to occupa-chief accountant, was discovered them, The vernacular in tion, at will, by the soldiery, alive under a mase of masonry Macao was Portuguese and tho ...Hospitals Doubly Important, which had protected him. He had plaintiff must show affirmative

spent twenty-six hours under the lythat tho persons to whom MILLWORKERS STRIKE: other work, is being done for the-Reuter.

"All our school, hospital and debris and was taken to hospital. the libel was delivered, read Tiyo boats then luft the. Hsin,

and understood. Its contents. Wah to convey the Chinese millors

benefit of your people. The cARO

His Lordship continued that ashore from the gunboat. A pur

Copenhagen, Apr. 16.

of the hospitals is especially

he was of the opinion that the Goy- The King and Queen of Belgium,

strong at this time. The foreign

arnor of Macao read and understood Buit party was then organised, and accompanied by the Count of

INDIAN UNREST.

members of our hospital staffs, in

the letter, but, at the end of the Launch Sighted,

went inland. After two hours' Flanders, Princess Marle Jose and

many instances, have no placé, to

case, he had held that there wAS LO absence, the party returned and M. Hymans, the Minteter for

Bombay, Apr 10 live, because the Mission Preparations for transference reported that it had failed to Foreign Affairs, have arrived here.

evidence to show that any of the The recent unrest among the residences are occupied by troops.

members of the Legislative Council sebore were interrupted by an un- establish contact with the pirates. They were received at the Bombay mill workers has cul- Where the hospital buildings are.

of Macao had read and understood own launch whose suddon and Meanwhile, Captain Jensen stay station by the Danish Royal minated in 20,000 operatives lay also so occupied, all phases of the apparently unexpected appearance ed behind to resume charge of his family, Government Ministers and log down tools, a result, it appears, medical work are either greatly

London, Apr. 18.7 [tt. With regard to 16 lawyers, he on the scene was viewed with con- ship. It was then decided to pro-military and civil authorities and of the labour leaders circulating handicapped,

The official return of street had held there was evidence of an or completely #riderable apprehension by the free- ceed to Hongkong, where the ves were cheered by the crowds en leaflets recommending a general stopped; ***

accidente in Great Britain for 1927 actionable publication to Fr. CM. booters. They hastily lowered one (Continued on Page 14.)route to the Palace. Reuter. strike-Reuter, tek

shows that 5,829 persons were kill-Leitao but not to the remaining 15, (Continued on Page 15.)ed and 148,000 injured. Router.

(Continued on Page, 14;)

Captain Jensen, who had been. thept on duty on the bridge through- out this long spoll, was then pek

nitted to retire to his cabin.He remained there until Monday mor , when he was again escort. to the bridge. The ship was taken further, up the inlet, where. It was met by a sumpan.

back to the ship,

Pursuit Party Lands.". From the deck of the "steamer.. Captain Jensen signalled to the gune boat that he had been pirated.

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OFFICIAL RETURNS FOR GREAT BRITAIN;

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