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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY

11

TWELEVE ALLEGED

PIRATES.

COURT SEQUEL TO RECENT NAVAL ACTION.

afternoon.

nota of piracy.

FRUIT MARKET FOKI

ON TRIAL.

DECISION RESERVED IN THE MURDER CASE.

Detective Inspector W. Shannon pro- conducted the case for the secution, and Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton appeared for the defendant.

noon,

17, 1931.

BANKS PROTEST AGAINST TAX.

LOSS OF BUSINESS FEARED.

Was

recent incident

Owing to the importance of the

The Chinese Bankers' Association Concerning the off the island of Pedro Blanco, when enae, Mr. Williams, at the Central has written to the Chinese General two Junks, alleged to be pursuing Police Court yesterday afternoon, Chamber of Commerce expressing a third, were stopped by the 8.8. reserved his decision in the trial dissatisfaction with the increased on cheques from five Hangaang and Soochow, and their of Ng Kaen, a fruit stall foki of stamp tax crews subsequently taken into the Western Market, who appeared cents to ten cents, declaring that custody by H.M.S. Somme, the on remand on a charge of murder the enforcement of this new law Crown, at the Central Magistracy arising out of a fatal incident in hae proved most detrimental to the yesterday

banks which are apprehensive of proceeded Wing Lok Street recently. ngainat twelve men, Hoklos and

a decrease in their business. were charged with Hakkna, who

At the monthly meeting of the Chinese Chamber yesterday after- were preferred Three counts

Mr. Li Yick-mul, who against the accused. The Arst was

The accused was put into the supported by the Secretary, Mr. And the two

Heung-uak. informed the nttempted piracy, others, put in as additional charges, wintens box yesterday to give his Chan

He said meeting that the Chinese Bankers' the Association had sent a long letter were (1) that on January 6, on the version of the incident

our that the deceased, early on High seas, against the peace of our

morning of the fatal affair, nceused requesting that the matter be attention of the Soverign Lord, King George V. him of having stolen $20. but he brought to the

representatives an a certain place five miles north of Pedro Blanco, within the jurisdic-denied the allegation and told the three Chinese

the Govern- tion of the Admiralty of England, deceased not to joke over such a the Legislative Council with

attacked

subject. Shortly afterwards, the view to approaching piratically and feloniously

decased seized him round his waist.ment for a modification of the new (2)

knife which law. cargo junk No. 206 V.; and that piratically and feloniously at Witness was holding a

The latter, which was read to the tacked and set upon the cargo funk he had been using for and Chang Ma Yat, the master, in baskets of fruit and when deceased

said that stamp tax on chenues was tending to take away the said junk,released his grin he cried out that meeting by Mr. Chan Heuar-pak, cargo from the he had been stabbed. Witness and unknown in the United States of her tackle and

that he had had no intention what America and Japan, where in view owners thereof.

ever of ataubing the decensed, auf the inconvenience to the banks they were good friends and on the the governments had deemed it ex-

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in making "

best of terTRA,

Court, Mr.

that to have had such a clean cut as

4

pedient to do away with such taxes,

Business Depression.

The letter continued that the pre- ont period was most inopportune for the Imposition of increased tax on cheques considering that low exchange and general trade de- pression were having a serious ef- feet on trade.

recntied The liter

that some

Legal Difficulty. At the outset. Mr. Somerset

In addressing the Fitzroy, the Public Proarcutor, ex- plained the reasons which had led Brutton pointed out that the evi- him to put in these two additional dence for the prosecution tended to support the prisoner's theory that charges. He said he could find no recorded case in existence where the wound had been caused by an a man had ever been charged with accident. The doctor had stated attempted piracyah olutely none. that he thought it most likely that the wound had been caused by the Remarking that he feit some deceased closing in on the prisoner diffidence, in view of the absencelle had stated in reply to the Court of precedente, piratical attempt a separate charge, was found, the victim would have time after the Wor the Hongkong Counsel sugested that the ex-

had been standing still while the Government contemplated increas- planation might be found, on a re- ference to precedent cases auch as jury was indicted or to have beening the taxes on cheques, but the test from the Wah On Chinese Im- there of Dawson and Captain Kiddying in a prone position, and there uretion was most ned after pro- was no evidence that the man had hind

porters' and Exporters' Assaciation, in the fact that previous cases

The bankers concluded that after been based on a charge of piracy. been in a prone position.

His Worship remarked that as it murder or robbery, coupled with but never on piracy by itself. He was auch an important case, being all the revenue which the Govern defined the legal meaning of piracy, an investigation into the death of at secured from increaseil slamy and said that, after considerationn man, he would like to reserve his duty on cheques was Insignificant of the matter, he decided to bring decision until he had re-rend the when welgheil against the incon to the two additional charges at depositions. At the moment, hence and expense to bank cus- covering the special circumstances agreed with Mr. Brutton. vf the case and the requirements

The hearing was adjourned tili He sub- Monday. of the British Admiralty.

that both those charges mitted

would haki were charges which Waler. If there were any question regarding the procedure, he thought cases that it was one of these

before the which should Press Council for arttlement, once and for all.

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come

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tomers.

The Chairman of the Chamber promised that the matter would be considered by the Executive Com- mittee which would forward the letter to the Chinese representa- tjega.

and bore away lo their course, wards the direction of the shore. The officers on board the steamer. on receiving a report from the trnd- ing junk, bore down on the fugitive pulling hard at the oars,

At 2 pr. he sighted a steamer junks and ded them uff when coming into view from the direc they attempled to escape.

tion of Hongkong. He called out steamer,

the a. Sonchow,

"Save life" and the two pursuing came up and nasisted the A., Hang- junk sheered of

sang.

Wireless Messages.

went

Another later

longside.

Forts of the Case, Coming to the facts of the case. Mr. Fitzroy, said that the case de pended tirely an the evidence of

Witness detailed what followed The crew of a cargo junk, No, 205 V.

with the arrival of the steamers I was ertising somewhere off Pedro Blanco, quite a short die-

The ship's officers sent out wire-and the man-of-war, declaring that tance from Hongkong, and 20 miles less messages, the result being that the Beers of the Hangsang had to

henland separating Blas.M.S. Somme

out and point guns at the occupants of the Ray and Houg Hai Bay. There was, therefore, no question of its brought in the two junka and also two junks before they would go

and the junk which was alleged to have

At the close of the ovidence of not being on the bigh HOLA, been pursued by the other two. under the jurisdiction of the Ad-witnesses from the Summe would this witness, each and every one of miralty of England. The man-of-

upon them give the position, and the evidence the twelve accused had a series of which Came war

One of them pointed out that eventually, found them five miles of the officers of the ships would questions to put in cross-examina

be as to what they found when they tion,

was going to regard north of Pedro Blanco,

came on the three junks. Wit-if witness nesses from the Haugaang would there who came his way as pirates, the fact that, as he (the witness) might as well also depose to they came alongside the two junks, have the whole sea to himself. An- they saw something being thrown other asked what witness expected overboard from those junks. What to be robbed of, and still another it was, was not known, When the asked what he had that he should hosts were brought alongside the fear being robbed. Somme, and a search made, no arms were found on board either of them.

Master's Evidence.

It was somewhere between 10 and 11 o'clock in the forenoon of January 4 when this cargo- boat was proceeding in open water in the direction of Hongkong. She saw two junks, which proceeded to close in on her, gaining on her by means of ears and sails. Eventually, after coming within a certain distance, they opened fire on her, As to which of them opened fire, or both. it wan

The first witness called a diflcult to say, because the wit-

of Chung Ma Yat, the master of the were in such a state nesses

could not make trading junk. He said he was on terror that they out, but they would give evidenco his way from Wootung with a cargo that shots were fired at least from of eggs, livestock and marine de one of the pursuing boats. The tieneles, consigned for Hongkong, gist of the case, said Counsel, was and that the incident occurred the that both junka were proceeding on second day out at sen, when passing

of Pinghol. common purpose that piracy.

Ilo frat sighted. two junka bear- Fortunately, Д ship the s.8.ing down on him on a parallel at that course, eventually converging in Hangsang--appeared moment on the horizon. The people within a distance of a few hundred on the pursued junk saw the smoke yards, when he heard shouts und of that steamer, and they galled the report of firearms. Six or towards it. The

were heard zipping two pursuing seven shots junks still kept on their course, but, through the air. He did not know when coming within neur distance whether they passed overhead or of the ship, they stopped, changed fell short, as he had his head down,

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Witness: The cargo is worth $3,000, and there is also the bont, which is worth $300.

Mr. Lindsell: Valuable prize I think, defendant,

The bearing was adjourned until Thursday.

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