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A PIRACY ECHO.

SIX MONTHS SOJOURN WITH PIRATES.

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Imprisoned by: pirates for alx. months-a Chinese boatman related to the Central Police late on Sunday night how his salt junk was attacked and seized and the members of the crow taken prisoners.

TUESDAY, JULY

OBITUARY.

AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT.

Nice, July 2

Mr. Avery Hopwood, the Am- erican playwright, the author of "The-Ba" and the "Gold Diggers" is dead. Ho was seized with a cramp while swimming at Juan-les- Pins, and drowned.--Reuter.

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A CLEAN CHILD,

A clean child is a healthy child,

The boatman, Chan Ting, aged 28,

[Mr. Avery Hopwood, was born in stated the salt junk, 1,000 piculs in capacity, an unnumbered craft, left Cleveland, Ohio, May 28, 1884. He Cheung Chow, on 3rd December, 1927; went to New York as special with a cargo of salt valued at about correspondent for the Cleveland Leader in 1906 and almost im- $1,000, weighing some 1,700 picule.

In addition to the cargo the junk mediately sold his first play. carried a crow of 27 males, including "Clothes." Among his many other the master, Ho Sze. The destination plays are "This Woman and This was Lo Ming, a district in Houng Man" "Seven Days" (In collaborn-provided that the cleanliness is in- Shan, but after several hours' sailing, tion with Mary Roberts Rinehart), side as well as outside. It is, the when approaching the Shek Ku Chau

"Judy Forgot," "Nobody's Widow," waters, British Territory, an un- known and" smaller junk was seen (produced in London as Roxana), child whose digestive tract is clog approaching from a westerly direction. "Fair and Warmor," "Our Little red up that causes parents anxiety The salt funk, being unarmed, offer-Wife," "The Girl in the Limosine," and trouble by being fretful, irrit ed no resistance when challenged. "The Demi-Virgin," "Why Men able, and almost always more or

less indisposed, The pirates came alongside, and seven Leave Home," and many others). or eight. boarded the salt junk, five of them being armed with Mauser pis- tols.

All the members of the crew were hald up and driven into the forehold and afterhold of the junk.

Pirates steered the captured junk for several hours and when they are rived at an island, called Lo Kam, Chinese Territory, west of Macao, they ordered all to come on deck. The fokin were chained hand and foot and bandits took them ashore as cap

tives.

The boatmen stated that he and one foki were taken away by one party of the pirates, who compelled them to perform all manner of hard work in the pirate den, but since the day of their landing he had not seer bis minster or the rest of the crew. Days and months passed, until on Jane 15 Inst month, Chinese soldiers raided the island. The pirates took to their heels and fled to the hills, and made an attempt to take the two, captives with them.

The boatman concluded his story by saying that the soldiers arrived fortunately in the nick of time to res- eue him and later bring him back to Canton, at which place the authorities gave him a free passage to Hongkong. Ile arrived in Cheung Chow on 30th, June and reported to the Central Police on Sunday night. All the cargo and belongings of the junk were stolen by the bandits, whom, he balleved, to be still holding his master and the rest of the crew for random,

A NEW ARRIVAL.

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Dr. R. Dowden,

Kuala Lumpur, June 23. The death occurred here at 7 o'clock to-night of the hon'ble Dr.

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.. Dr. Dowden must have had a re- lapse, for Friday's Malay Mail stat ed that he was better, although still confined to the house and unable to see visitors. He was about to proceed on leave prior to retire ment.

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Educated at Trinity College, allay teething pains, case Dublin (M.D.), he was in the Lon- and colds, expel worms. Your, don County Council Asyluma Ser- chemist selle, them, or post free, vice from 1899 to 1900, in July of 60 cents the vial, from the Dr. Wil- which year he was appointed aliums Medicine Co., 60, Kiangte Medical Officer for Jamaica, where Road, Shanghai. he stayed for three years. He next became district surgeon in Selangor aid in 1908 served in Perak as a Medical Officer.

After long leave the late Dr. Dowden was appointed Medical Officer (Grade 1), F.M.S., in 1911, and four years later went home to serve in the War. For his services

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BLASTING STONES.

OPERATIONS DURING PROHIBITED HOURS,

with the R.A.M.O., he was awarded At the Kowloon Magistracy yes- the 1914415 Star, General Service, terday a contractor's workman was and Victory medals, having to re-charged before Mr. W. Schofield tire from the Army in 1916 owing with blasting stones on the vacant to medical unfitness.

piece of land at the rear of the Police Station at In 1920 he became Acting Senior Mongkok Medical Offeer, Perak, and the 19.20 a.m. yesterday, a prohibited same year Acting Principal Medi-time. A new arrival in the waters of the cal Officer, F.MS., his appointment The defendant pleaded guilty. Colony appeared in yesterday's. Har bour Office Returns, this being the s Principal Medical Officer, F. M. British 5.4. Pariri of the Federal, being confirmed a year later. In Steam Navigation Company, sailing1923 the late Dr. Dowden was on special duty in India, and in 1927 under charter for the J.C.J.L.

According to Lloyds Register, this was appointed a member of the vessel was originally built as the Federal Council. 5.8 Augsberg by the Flensburg Schiff. Ges. in 1915. She subxe.

Mrs. Siu-Sitf,

quently passed into rit

British ownership Mr. Li Siu-shi expired yesterday

With a gross tonnage of 8,047 and belt tonnage of 6,036, her dimensions are length 475.0 feet, beam 60.9 feet and depth 33 feet, engined by the builders to 804 N.H.P.

Sub-Inspector Dick said that the defendant was blasting stones, not only during a prohibited hour, but also without having a permit No charge to have gun-powder.

possession was for unlawful brought against him because what Lle powder he had had been utilised in the operation before the appearance of the Police on the scene.

and became the Tremere. Thereafternoon at about 2 p.m. at her re- was a later change of ownership and idence at Kai Tack Bund, Kowloon, she became the .s. Puriri,

at the age of 67 years, after a

His Worship tried to elicit from brief illness. Mr. Li was the the defendant the name of his widow of the late Mr. Li Po of master, but the accused refused Heungahan and of Sydney, Auste divulge his employer's name and tralia, where he resided for 45 address. years, and was the head of the Chinese community there before the institution of a Chinese con- sular service.

Entering with a heavy cargo both inward and through, the Puriri is commanded by Caplain A. H. Davis, with a crew of 20 British, 23 West Africans and four Scandinavlans.

A WANTED MAN.

ALLEGED MURDERER

'ARRESTED:

A fine of $50 or six weeks' bard our was im

WENT ON BOARD TO SEE

FRIENDS OFF.

Mrs. Li leaves five sons, Mr. Wm. Vinson Lee, Mr. Li Zee-min, STUDENT STOWAWAY, (both at Shanghal), Mr. Li Chor- chee (Hongkong), Mr. Charles Li (Japan), and Mr. Duncan Li (Hongkong) and two daughters, Mrs. Y. K. Chow (Tientsin) who ian daughter-in-law of Sir Shou- son Chow and Lady Chow, and Mrs. C. L. Chow, wife of the Head-a master of Wah Yan College, Kow- loan.

An unconfirmed .report was re- ceived in the Colony Inst night that the man believed to be responsible for the murder of the late Mr. Lee Hy-san, has been arrested by the MEXICO'S PRESIDENT. Canton Police. The man in question is Chak Choi, 30 years of age. He was arrested in Canton three days ago, and it is understood that he

I will be deported to Hongkong.

From another source it was learn-

ed that a near relative of the late

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Mexico City, July 2

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Mr. Lee Hy-san, together with one candidate, has been elected as

A Chinese who described himself as student of Amoy was charged before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with stowing away from Amoy to Hongkong by the 8.8. Tjisalak..

The defendant admitted being on board without a ticket, but said that he had gone on the vessel at Amoy to see some, friends off and did not know that the ship had left port.

It was stated that the defendant was discovered without any luggago,

the steerago among

passengers

When the tickets were being collected

ho attempted to conceal himself near

of the fokie of the Yue Kes Club-President of Mexico fer six years. the batches. Ho was asked for his the man alleged to have seen the He has announced that he intends ticket but failed to produce one.

substantially the A fine of $15 with, the alternativs. back of the murderer as he fled to continue

·Branch 7, Beaconsfold Arcade.

went up to Canton a few days ago policy of the present President of three weeks hard labour was in connexion with this arrest.. Calles-Reuter's American Service, Imposed.

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