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NOTICE.
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 17th day of October, 1932, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works of His Department, by Order Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at North Point, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Infan. Lot
Registry No.
East of Nn 354.
Inland Lot No. 2918,
Shaukiwon Rond
Locality.
of
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Monday kindly return sume to Chief]
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TO LET European FLATS newly
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Floundary
Memurements.
As perionin pime
About 42.000
8772
$21,000
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Upset Price
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of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 17th day of October, 1932, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Pablle Works of His Department, by Order Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Shek Shan, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rant to be fixed by the the Surveyor of His Majesty King, for one further term of 75 years.
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NOTICE.
THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB. Autumn Race Meeting.
Sunday, 10th October, 1932. Tho Macao ST. LEGER 1s the 6th Race.
First Baddling Ball at 1.00 p.m. First Raca at 1.30 p.m. Admission:-
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BOOKING AT MEE CHEUNG STUDIO, 15, Ice House Street.
POIGNANT TRAGEDY IN CONSIGNEES NOTICES. THE HELIKON PIRACY
(Continued from Pago 1.) parations were made by the pirates for their departure.
One of their first acts was lo destroy certain parts of the wireless apparatus, in order to prevent us from using it after they had gone. They londed their loot into one of the ships' bonts, which they lowered.
MASTER ROWS BACK ALONE.
N.YK. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). From EUROPE and STRAITS. The Steamship
"HAKUSAN MARU”
having arrived from the above ports Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godown at Kow- loon, whenee delivery may be obtain- ed.
Goods not cleared by the 20th Inst. I will be subject to rent.
of
Damaged packages must be left in The capilin and four or five the Godowne for examination by the passengers avere put into a walt- Consignee's and the Co.'s representa ing sampan, and with four guarda, tives on any Tuesday and Friday, at preceded the pirates. A junk was 2.30 p.m. within the free storage
For the examination period. walting well in-shore and towards etiable goods, the consignees must this craft the pirates headed. dutial For a while we thought that the arrange for a Revenuo Officer to be
present.
All claims must be presented within Captain was going to be held for ransom, but after a while we saw ten daya of the alcamer's arrival here, date they cannot be the small boat push off and com-after which mence the long journey back to recognized.
No claims will be admitted after the Helikon. In it was Captain, alone. The four Chinese the goods have left the Godowns.
No fire Insurance has been effectel. passengers were held prisoners.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISA.
NO CHANCE.
the
"Everybody aboard was taken so completely by surprise that we had]
no chance whatever to resist the
Hongkong, 13th October 1031.
wore
pirates. They were aboard the on the bridge but they ship as passengers, and chose an quickly removed and replaced by ideni time for their act. Nearly sturdier sailors." everybody aboard
Was asleep,
except the Officers on watch.
"Our wireless operator set to
LOCKED IN CABIN,
"The European officers were
work immediately the pirates left locked in one cabin and their food to thom there. The and by 2 a.m. had the apparatus served
a
in order again.. It was fortunate watches were taken as usual-one that the piraten had only a slight man going to the bridge and one room at regular knowledge of the intricacies of a to the engine. wireless transmitter, for all they times. did was to cut a few of the wires.
"The pirates did not adopt any Had they smashed some of the rough tactics but they were apparatus, we could not have got particular crowd-careful not to into communication with long-let the altuation get out of their
had no kong,
spares. hands for a moment. was communication
sent wireless D'Aguilar Cape atstion at two o'clock, and then got in touch with the naval authorities.
A.
to
we
ns
we
"Had we been able to use our wireless apparatus as NOON a the pirates had left, there would have been a good chance of the naval people catching them, as their junk remained in aight for quite a Wo while after they left. met the two
Vessels naval that set out to met us not far from Hongkong.”
CONTROL FOR TWO DAYS.
"When the pirates left, they took everything worth while from the Chine.e passengers."
THE THIRTEENTH YEAR.
never went through anything like it in may life," said Mrs. Van Driest when interviewed on the Helikon.
"To think I have spent thirteen years in China and now, on the day I leave it, this happens," said Miss Boynton, the other lady pas-
senger.
Mrs. Van Dricat is a Canadian and Miss Boynton is bound for hor home in the United States, vin Over three hundred passengers (Saigon.
"We were terribly nervous," were aboard the Helikon, Includ-
Van Dricst. ing Mrs. Dirk Van Driest and said Mrs. Miss E. C. Boynton. The pirates pirates were amused with hart possession of the ship from gramaphone. They played a fow gave the machine 5.30 a.m. on the 12th to 2 a.m. records but on October 14, and during that back to us. They also handed perlod svetematically looted the back our rings and jewellery."
H.M.S. Wishart and H.M.S. whole of the ship.
The
our
A story of how the compradore Bruce picked up wireless informa- mrfytil the pirates was told tion of the outrage and immediate- by the Chief Officer.
ly precended to the assistance of the Helikon, but before their ar- rival, hr master, Captain Lefevre,
ELUDED GUARD.
The Compradore was one of the reported that all was well and first captured but, by a strategy, that she was, en route to Hong- eluded his guard and esenved, kong. much to the pirates' dismay. They
A previous successful piratical effected against the 1930, and in an attempt was
in coup was the ship, and ransacked timidated a number of the deek Helikon in July,
passengers, in an effort to make August, 1931. them reveal hia wherealiouts.frustrated, it is believed, by the the timely arrival of a warship. The Early yesterday morning,
and, gang throw their arms overboard Compradore unobserved, managed to speak to when they saw the destoyer racing In pursuit, following a warning. the Chief Officer.
re-appeared
"The pirates are still here," ho was told, "Get back to your hiding place," and it was not until several hours after the pirate: had finally departed that he came out.
over.
Euro-
THE OFFICERS. The following form the pean officers on board the Hellkon on the present trip:
Captain G. Lefevre, Captain I. Chalmers (Chief Omeer), Mr. W.
In order to appease the pirates for the loss of the Compradore, the Chinese members of the crew Anderson (Chief Engineer), and collected three hundred dollara Mr. McCallum (Second Engineer),
it Captain Chalmers, who holds from their ranks and handed
making master's certificate, was his first trip on this steamer ns
A well-. MURDER THREATS.
Chief Officer. Ho is There were some exciting mo- known writer, and the presont ex- ments early yesterday, morning perience should give him material when the lights of another ship for future work.
The Helikon was formerly a became visible aft. The pirates, thinking it was a warship, "pro- Norwegian slip, having been built duced revolvers and threatened to at Frederikstad in 1925. Of 2,020 murder the European officers if gross tons, she was purchased un-from Mesara. Thoresen and Co. by the ship was boarded. The knows volsel, however, passed her present owners in January, any 1929, and has since been engaged the Helikon without making
on the rice trade between Hong- sign.
kong and Saigon.
"Many of the pirates ap peared quite nervous," said Mr. Chalmers, with a smile. "The revolvers trembled In their hands, and they did not appear to know what was their next objective.
·
Passengers arriving hore by the 8.8. President Taft included Mr. Frank Chamberlain, the Far Eastern_man- ager for the Metro Goldwyn Mayer Film Co. He is well known through- out the Orient, being a frequent There was a heavy sea running traveller. He is en route to Shanghai and many of them proved poor on business, accompanied by Mrs. Ballora. At least two were tennick [Chamberlain.
REMOVAL
FOOK WENG G CÓ
The famous Chinese Art Shop has removed to 20, Hankow Road:: and also torrons
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