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NAVAL AIRMAN IN HUNT FOR. PIRACY' VICTIMS

(Continued from Page 1.).

Klors. They committed tho piracy, he wald, as an act of reprimal. against the Chinese Maritimes Customs, which has recently atationed extra cruisers along the part of the Shantung cost where they habitually operate,

SIX-FOOT-FIVE VICAR'S

HOTEL PROBLEM

No Bed Long Enough For Him

Canon G. F. Coleridge, the Vicar of Crowthorne, Berkshire, whose height is six feet five inches, and who is a delegate at the annual conference of the bellringers of Great Britain at Warwick, has had When the pirates informed Cup-dimculty in Anding a suitable bed tain Christiansen that they pro-in the town. posed to take four of the foreign passengers and two of the ship's oflcers as hostages the captain re- attested that they draw lots for the officers, but the piratea declined to enter into a gamble.

MR. BRAND UNLUCKY.

When, however they selected the first officer as one of their proposed victims, Capain Christiansen pro- teated, declaring that he was neces- Mary to navigate the ship.

The pirates agreed to leave him and took the Recond oficer. Mr. Brand in his stend.

The forelyn passengers on the Shuntien included five women and Three children.

WOMEN Take refuge.

All the delegates were to be accommodated at a certain hotel. but it was then discovered that. the hotel did not possers

a bed suelently long for the Canon, who weighs 20 stone.

After Considerable inquiry an- other hotel was found where there was a bed in which the Canan could slean with comfort.

Canon Coleridge stated to n

THE HONGKONG ........ TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1934.

HEAT WAVE IN LONDON-Blaxing summer conditions are giving no relief to Londeners, but the pro..

prietors of boat houses are reaping a rich harvest.

Press representative that he must❘ MISREPRESENTATION. have a long bed not only because of his six feet five inches, but bel cause of an Injury to one of his knees, which necessitates him keeping his legs at full stretch.

CHILLED MEAT

Mrs. Warren and an infant, Mrs. | AUSTRALIA COMPETES

WITH ARGENTINA

there the whole time.

Fortunately the pirates, though they shouted to them to come out, did not make any attempt to break down the doors.

Another British woman, Mrs. Hutcheon, who hvas travelling with two children, acted with the great-

eat coulness and bravery, protecting her children from ruugh handling.

Mr. Handley Derry of the British Consular service, was aboard the Shuntien with his wife, but he wan not molested.

UNDISTURBED SLEEP.

killed, and chilled exports will have their first try-out on a large scale. Record shipments of mutton and Iamb have been runde recently at Australian porta,

RARE METAL FOUND

BETTER THAN ALUMINIUM

The ship's purser slept through- out the piracy. He came on deck in the early morning thinking that the ship had arrived at Chefoo,

Mining circles in Australia are when he encountered a pirate who much interested in the discovery conducted him to the smoke-room

in Tasmania of a rare metal called where he joined the ofrers in tem-

berylum oxide or glueinu for rary confinement.-Reuter,

there is a great demand in which H.M.S. Witch, which picked parape. Similar to aluminium, the Shuntien on her way to Chefe commanded by the former ore. in worth £5 ton as against the during the night, and boarded the ship, sent a wireless messige

Only two other places in the Shanghai in the early hours of world are reported to possess it, this morning (says Iteuter) un says Austral News, nounelug that Mr. J. P. Ross, the third officer of the Shuntfen, was Heverely wounded by the pirates.

CHINA LIGHT AND POWER

visita

CO'S. WARNING ·

to

consumera'

OF

DARING PIRACY

TWO BRITISH NAVAL OFFICERS CAPTURED

Mr. Was

British Officers.

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naval

There are two British officers among the captives, it is learned. They are Lieutenants Field and Live.

named

RUSSIA'S FEAR

GERMAN-JAPANESE ALLIANCE

London, June 18.

German talks and in the con

the

GUERRA DEATH INQUIRY

HUSBAND GIVES TESTIMONY

SOLICITOR RETIRES.

MR. HORACE LO TO GIVE UP PRACTICE

After practising as a solicitor in Hongkong for nearly eight years, Mr. Horsee Lo, brother of Mesara Mr. R. Guilherme Alves-Guerra, M. K. and M. W. Lo, and a partner Consul General for Portugal, of the well-known legal firm of Hongkong, gave evidence yester Messrs. Lo and L. has decided to day at the Inquiry into the death give up law. of his wife. He stated the deceased was his wife. He married her in and Lo at the end of the month to Ho will be leaving Messrs. Lo

September, 1932. They went to

Singapore and stayed there for a throw in ble lot with the Mercan- year and then went to Canton.le Bank of India, by whom he has While in Singapore she had fits of been appointed Chinese Manager. depression and while he lived in

Mr. Lo has had a wide practice Canton, she spent most of the time luce his admission to the local Bar in Hongkong, living at the Ponin-in October, 1926, after passing his aula Hotel. She was very worried final examination."

For the Inst about her health.

few years, Mr. Lo has earned a re. putation as a tennis player, having appeared regularly for the Chinese The Consul General continued Heereation Club, and as a physical that he intended to take room G42 culturiat. but on May 29, his wife stated she

educated at Queen's thought it would be botter not to College, and whilst there he ob do so. He left the key of the tained the "Junior Morrison," "Ho communicating door with the rFook," and the "Senior Morrison" ception office clerk.

He kept the scholarships, the last named be- key until then, because he had re-

Wife Was Upset.

Ifc was

with the

The Coroner: How did your wife come to have it?

Mr. Guerra: I don't know. I borrowed it, from Mr. ON! in

Supposing that she had gone to he telephoned Mr. Ohl's house, but Ropalac Bay with Mr. Ohl's child,

the boy repiled that Mrs. Guerra was not there. He then met Mr. December last year when I went Druth and naked him to have a to Canton. I kept it in a bag. drink. He told him that he was Jacked.

Dreadful Discovery.

Inspector Lane: The bag was unlocked when the Police found it. The Coroner: You kept, the

locked? bag

Mr. Guerra: Yes, I also had books in the bag. Mr. Guerra

It has come to the notice of the

Chefoo, June 18. Chinn Light and Power Company

The new steamer Shuntion, on A high authority who has removed a few things into room 542. ing, of course, the most coveted 1918) Limited that prior to and her second voyage from Tangku cently returned from a prolonged He left for work at 9 a.m. and at prize. He left Queen's College in after their Inspecting Engineers to Chefoo, was captured by pirates visit in Russia and Germany, in 1.20 pm, ale came to his office in 1918, when he matriculated, and went to the Hongkong University, an individuals have called on vicinity of the mouth of the Yel-Soviet would be most interested in Hongkong Hotel grill room for acuity for two years.

that the Hongkong and they went to the where he studied premises, this morning somewhere in the terviewed to-day, said

In the Arts Learmouth and Mrs. Haudley Dar-

consumers and represented them-low River.

the outcome of possible Rustine: They parted at the Stock

timin, this being their usual rou ry, wife of the British Consul in

connected with the

He was articled to his brother, Tsingtao. locked themselves into 1 Australia is determined to buiki selves to be

She is now proceeding to Che-versation, just completed, between Exchange Building and she said Mr. M. K. Lo, their cabins when the pirates gained up the strongest competition le company and authorised by it to fon. with a dramatle and tragic Signor Mussolini and Herr Hitler, that she was going to her taller 1921. He went to England in in November, control of the ship and remalnéd kehiller ment against the Argentina.enter consumers' premises latest tale of the piracy to be told on her But of the latter, the Russians are and then to the cinemia. She a- January, 1924, and whilst there he

installations or to carry out re-arrival. |and this year is expected to see

pairs.

sception of real results, he said, peared

upset, but, 16 she attended the office of Messrs. Lo a big rise in beef exports.

It is learned that one European Hitler, they cenalder, is no more had often appeared this way, and Lo's London agents, Messrs. At least 50,000 hend of cattle

aboard was wounded in the fight than a cat's paw of the deeper he In a special notice to COL-

did not pay any atten- Darley, Cumberland and Co., and more than fast

that year are to be sumers, the Company again draw with the pirates and six forces at work in Germany.

tion. When be the attention of all

arrived at the vent through a course of legal athers were taken ashore, amongst consumers,

Hongkong Hotel al 4 p.m., he went studies for two years, and the public generally, to the

whom

Nicholl, the Russia is convinced that there to the reception office. She did well-known firm of law coachers, fact that all authorised Asiatic Shanghul manager of the Manu-is a private understanding be not turn up at 4.30 p.m. and, half- Mesara. Gibson and Weldon.

facturers' Life Insurance employees of the Company carry

Com-tween Germany and Japan and an-hour later, he telephoned to the [pany. with them tentification Cards

that they are planning upon a Península Hotel, but received no | bearing the photograph, name and

combined attack on Russia in the reply from his room. number of the beater and the

Spring of 1935, when Germany's embossed stamp of the Company,

Nations takes effect, and her mili- resignation from the League of which they are instructed to show

tary preparations are completed. to any ernsumer on demand, and

Germany, it is believed, aims to consumers

in their are,

A Japanese passenger BWD

seize certain Baltic territories interests, requested to demand to Yamamoto, Second Oliver Brand where she is spending money see these identification Cards and and Third Engineer Watson are freely to refuse admission to any work also in the hands of the raiders. larly is she interested in

on propaganda. Particua little upset about his wife. He Replying further. Mr. Guerra man who cannot show such a card,

left the hotel at 5.30 p.m. and took stated his wife had no reason to A man named Ross is the only Ukraine, whose fertility would

On be worried. a taxi to Mr., Ohl's house, make her self-supporting. The Company also wishes Comone seriously injured.

arrival there, both he and Mr. Ohl sumers to understand clearly that also held captive..

Approximately 20 Chinese are

Germany's next aim would be considered it strange, and they they do not undertake any jobbing,

motored to the Ferry and then The remainder of the passen- the conquest of France, and then confræeting or repair work

Kera, the ship reports, are unhurt. England, whom she blames entire went to the Peninsula Hotel. Consumers' installations, that the

The Shuntien is due at Chefon ly for her defeat in the Great Company's workmen are forbids early to-morrow morning.

War. to undertake such work privately, that the Company have no "oficlat

Warships on Way,

This authority expressed the up to the room with Mr. Ohl. 1 reached the Peninsula Hotel at contractor", that a Consumer is at

opinion that in Russia it was felt knocked at the door. I smelt some about 6 pm. He did not know liberty to engage any competent

that Japan was less confident at medicine in the passage. I called why his wife individual or firm to carry out and the US. Navy tender Bittern few months ago concerning the was locked. I sent for the key to office, where she spoke with The American destroyer Pope the moment than she had been a for the boy who said the room hotel. She went to Mr. Ohl's work on his installation and that left Chofoo at 9 pm, for the scene the Company does not in any way of the piracy.

prospects of a campaign agaluat 12. The hay came with the key friends, and then returned to the guarantee or accept any respoir-

Russia. The revival of influence and then we had to wait for the hotel, after which she went The British destroyers Witch sibility for any work done by any and Veteran are also proceeding to ment, the new influence of

from the Japanesa civilian e-key for the communicating door, tilin with witnesa. individual or firm of contractors the

from Wel-hai-wel.Shitchara's

Mr. Guerra stated that they hud Mr. The first person to enter was Mr. following at the Ohl. I followed and gven although the installation may Reuter,

at the Hongkong Hotel Foreign Office, were hopeful signs think, the buy went in.

then, I p the passed by the Company's En- The two captured naval officers

almost every day, even on Sus- for Russia. gineers for connection to

"saw my wife sitting in the days. His wife did not have the are thought to be Lient. J. D. Luce; Supply,

of H.M.S. Ostris, and Lieut. P. L. The Soviet is now practically chair, her head on the right side,many-friends in Hongkong. Her Field, of H.M. Oswald; both subself-supporting, he said, so far as with a revolver-held loosely in her two friends, Mrs. Oh and Mrs.

right hand."

Druth, were away in Japan. She marines on the China Station.

were war materiala

concerned,

The Coroner handed. even to supplies of nickel, so vital

the paid occasional visits to Porto- gun to Mr. Guerra and guese families. the manufacture of munitions.

naked him Our Own Correspondent.

if he could illustrate exactly how the gun was found. Mr. Guerra said when the

"My relations with my wife discovery was made he was very were good, despite her fits of de- upset and he was afraid he could

Mr. pression,"

Guerra added. not demonstrate properly how the "when she had her fits she was gun was held.

She was not grasp very irritating, but on all those ing it.

occasions I tried to calm her. She was fully dressed, wearing

The Coroner: Was there any same dress as she had at question of divorce? Junch time. He immediately call-

Mr. Guerra: One day she spoke cil for a doctor and Mr. Oh!

about divorce but I was sure tha! telephoned for the ambulance. she was not speaking seriously Landon, June 13,

Witncas British small cars did notably well

went with her to the

about it. in the 24-hour-Le Mans Grand Prix hospital. He did not move the The Coroner: Is there any during the week-end. The Rudge body before the arrival of the reason for you to bellove that she Whitworth Cap for the car obtaining doctor or the ambulance, but had committed suicide?

merely felt the foot to see if the

Mr. Guerra: Sho sometimes

10

His condition, however, appears to be satisfactory. He is a 10 immediate danger.

Mr. Ross

Englishman. His parents live in Shanghai,,

USUAL MANNER.

is an

PROPERTY SOLD.

HOLLYWOOD' ROAD HOUSE

FETCHES $17,500

Situated in one of the most crowd., et residentin areas of the Colony, property registered in the Land Office as the remaining portion of Section

The Shuntien oflcers state that the pirates worked in their usual of Inland Lot No. 097, together mauner, boarding the weasel 娃娃 passengers at Tangku and attack ing all the important points at a given signal.

- Within a few minutes of the attack, they had secured complete control of the bridge, the wire less operator's cabin and the engine-room,

Half the pirates then commenced in the process of ransacking the ship from stem to stern, concen trating chiefly‹ upon. easily re- movable loot such as money and valuables.

CREW TERRORISED. The other section of the gang kept the officers covered with revolvers

terrorised passengers and the crew.

The pirates worked fast and it was evident from their tactics that the affair was well-planned, with their rendezvous for departing from the ship well organised beforehand.

JUNKS NOTED.

with the dwelling house. and shop thereon known as No. 256 Hollywood Road was sold by "public auction by Messrs. Hughes and Hough yesterday afternoon.

the property was finally knocked down to Mr. Lo Yu-ping, of No. 10 Queen's Rond Central, for $17,500.

Bidding commenced at $15,000 and

ENGLAND IS DRY.

LACK OF RAIN STILL”,

SERIOUSLY FELT

London, June 18. Britain still lies in the tren of a big anti-cyclone and there is every prospect of warm, sunny weather continuing. During the DR. KOO RETURNING.past month measurable rain

has fallen in London on only two oc- casions, the amount being 0.02

LEAVING FOR CHINA IN SIX inches.

MONTHS

Amsterdam, June 18.

At the week-end the temperature reached 87 degrees in sume places, the highest since last August.

Dr. Wellington Kuo, Chinese Although in the Metropolitan

fer;

inths.

scene

Later.

The Shuntien was built, at the Taikoo Dockyard and was com- missioned about three weeks ago. She was specially constructed for working the northern China ports for the China Navigation Company Ind left on her maiden voyage

month.

THE GASWORKS DISASTER

BRITISH CARS WIN

Fine Record In Races

In France

the

Mr. Guerra continued: "I went

did

added

that he

went back to the

Question of Divorce.

to

lance man removed the pistol.

not really believe that ale Pistol Ownership.

might commit suicide.

At this stage the inquiry was "The pistol belonged to Mr. adjournod to this afternoon, at Ohl," he said.

2.30,

EXPERT ATTRIBUTES IT TO CORROSION

the chief ropresentative at Geneva, area no immedinte restrictions on ience he had commenced at 'overed and minimum distance estab- body was still warm. The ambu-fanid she was fed up with life. I

Continuing the dramatic evid- the best ratio between distance co whose distinguished career has the use of water are to be en-previous hearing. Mr. W. A.. But lied for engine capucity, was won by Riley car, with Singer cars been marked intterly by his out forced, people are asked to exerterfield, of the Asistie Petroleum placed second and third.

not to standing ability during the critical cise reasonable economy,

"" Co. (S.C.), Istd., who was called in. The Grand Prix for endurance was Sino-Japanese cuntroversy, is rewash motorcars execusively, not to fix the Government as an expert won by a large Alfa Romes, but turning to China in six months. be extravagant with garden hoses

witness,

yesterday told

the two Rileys came second and third He will be suceecded at Geneva and to put less water in their Coroner's Court inquiring into the Six rileys and five Singers entered by Mr. Wan Sze-king, present)

circumstances of the West Point for the race and all finished. Minister at The Hague, and one of In several other parts of the!

gasometer explosion, that corros- The feature of the race was the China's foremost diplomats.-Rex. country, however, and notably in ion had become so bad that the remarkable manner in which these

many rural areas the drain'

plates of the container, from their British small cars, all under 12 horse. water resources causes anxiety and riginal thickness of 1/10th of an over 70 miles an hour without a hint power, kept going hour after hour at in some places hardship. Sunny inch..were reduced to 1/40th. He of trouble.--British Wireless.

the other hand, has was of the considered opinion that favoured innumerabie sporting and they should have been renewed social functions held at this time

aome while ago. of year and the present conditions

With regard to the origin of the promise to continue to disaster, witness believed that gas, the famous race meeting which had found its way into the opens to-morrow.

watchmen's quarters, ignited there

Norfolk, on the outskirts of the Queen, who in accordance with

will again be favoured by the major tank explosion. the presence of the King and King's estate at Sandringham-custom, will drive to the meeting Reuter..

in semi-state each day.--British Wireless.

Hardly had they completed the collection of the foot and arrived at the point to which they had ordered the master to direct the ship that five junks appeared alongside and the transfer of the haul was undertaken.

When the bigger articles stolen had been stowed away, the pirates picked out twenty of the Chinese passengers as victims to accompany them and ordered them Into the junks.

FATE DECIDED.

Immediately afterwards, follow- ing some palaver between the leas ders of the gang, the six foreigners, Including Lieutenants Field and Luce, Mr. Nicholls, Shanghal manager of Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, the Second Oficer, Mr. Brand the Third En- gincor, Mr. Watson, and a Japan- | eso passenger, were also ordered into the junks on pain of instant

denth.

VALUABLE CLUE.

FIERCE HEATH FIRE,

MENACING KING'S ESTATE IN NORFOLK

London, June 18.

A fierce henth fire is raging in/Ag its four days' "Royal the resulting throw-back eausing

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On a churge of loitering in Boubaan Rond near Peak Road at 1.15 at, on Sunday. Ching Lol. 29, employed. LABOUR CONFERENCE. was fined $100 or two months' Fard labour by Mr. Jamilton in the Central Magistrney this morning. Inspector UNited states iNVITED TO Hourihan stated that defendant wa seep putting his hand to n grille of one of the houses.

Butterfield and Swire on the China Coast for thirty years,

This was the second trip of the Shuntien from Tangku to Chefoo. She was built in Hongkong at Taikoo and was only put into com The Shuntien's mastor is Cap mission a few weeks ago, her tain C. A. Christiansen, who has maiden voyage having been em been in the employ of Mesars. † barked upon last month.-Reuter.

It is stated that those on board were able to note the registration numbers of the junks,

JOIN ORGANISATION

Geneva, June 18, The International Labour Con- ference, in acṛsion here, to-day passed a resolution unanimously Inviting the United States to: alllate. It is supposed that the invitation will go to the American Federation of Labour, as the moat representative workors' body In Amorien-United Press,

RUBBER SHARES

CABLED

LATEST SHANGHAI CABLED QUOTATIONS

Messrs. Carroll Bros. have just received the following cabled quotations of Shanghai rubber | shares:

Anglo-Javas

$8.75

Anglo-Dutch

0.00

Chemors

.04

Consolidateds

3.40

Java Consolidateds Kroewoeks

1.05

Tanah Merahs

1.724

Tebonça

.51

Ziangbes

8.25

A girl must be on her toes to _get a foothold on life,

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OUR MANAGER GOT CAUGHT

THIS MORNING WITHOUT HIS

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You should have

heard him

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Chater Road.