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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,

CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER

AMERICAN SEAMAN

REMANDED

PIRATES THREAT

OF DEATH TO CHILDREN

(Continued from Page 1.)

Wednesday morning they painted At the Kowloon Magistracy over the well-known China. Naviga- this morning Alva Carl Chown, tion funnel and painted in one to ship's carpenter of the B.8. Pre make us resemble a M.B.K, ship. aldent Grant was charged with They also painted out our name, the manslaughter of Bruce Lind-substituting the name Toya 'Maru. bergh, seaman of the same vessel, following yesterday's stabbing affair outside tho Kowloon Wharves.

Inspector Elston appeared the police and asked for a mand until Wednesday, This was granted..

GOVERNING BODY

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR

OFFICE

Geneva, Feb. 1.

MOST EMBARRASSING

FEBRUARY

SHIPPING SUBSIDY

BRITISH PLAN TO

AID INDUSTRY

RUNCIMAN EXPLAINS

London, Feb, 1.

1935

"It was most embarrassing hay-

The House of Commons passed ing our meals, all of the women and for children being forced to eat under the third reading of the Govern ment Bill to assist, by way of sub- re-the guns.of the pirates.

sidy, owners of British tramp ships "When we came abreast of Chi-to meet the competition of forelun iang Point Highthouse shortly after subsidised vessels, and to provide tima to-day, the pirates commenced for assistance, by loans on special preparations for leaving.

"Their first and most difficult terms, to British shipowners to im- job was to commandeer & junk to prove their merchant fleets.

The President of the. Board of take them off. We spent over an hour chasing junke, without suc-Trade, Mr. Walter Runciman, sald cess, one big junk returning our the Government hoped the steps bo- rifle fire with their miniature can-ing taken by shipowners interna. tionally to adjust supply to demand non, forcing us to veer offl

"Eventually, however, we man-might achieve their object, and that A private meeting of the governing body of the Inter-aged to capture a large junk, occu- foreign Governments would be led national Labour Offer, decided pled by one man, two women and to give up uneconomic subsidies.

Britain would, of course, co- to-day by 24 votes to 1, that the three children.

operate, but in the meantime she eight industrini nations to form "The pirates loaded their booty would make it quite clear that inso- the governing body from the into the vessel, the eight minor far as those countries gave artificial beginning of the next acasion in pirates throwing the stuff over-assistante to their merchant fleste, April will be America, France, board to the wailing Chief Pirate Britain would have to proceed with Germany, Gront Britain, India, and his chief alde, below in the the proposals in the Bil and would Italy, Japan and the Soviet.

junk..

It was further decided that Canada and Belglum shall alt as deputy members on the govern- ing body until the next election

In 1987.

PLANE SIGHTED.

provide in the current year a £2,- 000,000 subsidy.

Reviewing the practice in other "It was then that the most

countries, he said that in 1932-38 dramatic incident in the whole the United States paid £5,000,000

affair occurred.

in ship subsidies, Italy £3,000,000 It is understood that Dr. "Appearing first as a speck in and Japan £1,000,000. If subsidied Riddell, on behalf of Canada, the sky, an acroplane, which we competition had continued without prosented a strong case against knew was British from its mark corresponding action here, Britaln the procedure of the Labour Office and reserved the right tongs, soared overhend and com- would, in the event of future war, consult the Canadian Government menced zooming and circling around be in a perilous position. Only by

our ship.

having Immense numbers of units, whether an appeal should be made

and vessels of the fastest_type to the League Council against the

a panic-stricken lot of men could she hold her own. He an- decision.--Reuter Special.

those pirates were, Gesticulating nounced the names of the Subsidy wildly one of the pirates informed Committee, house Chairman will be his comrades of the impending Sir Thomas Thompson. British danger.

Wiralces.

NEW PARKING PLACE

"I've never in my life seen such

"The chief pirate and his ride in An amendment of the traffle re-

cven more panic- Kulations has been made adding the junk were

stricken. While their comrades revolvers towards us and threatened to the places in Kowloon at which privato motor vehicles may be were still clambering over the side to butcher everybody, including the left unattended. The new stand of our now drifting ship, they let children, unless we guaranteed that is on the west side of Hankow RO the ropes and hoisting sail the British authorilles wouldn't Road, between Salisbury Road cleared off for the mainland, leaving harm them.

their companions still aboard the and Middle Road, north of the

Tungehow to their fate. taxicab aland.

The funeral of the late Mr. T: M. Mitchell will pass the Monument at 4 p.m. to-day, and not at 3.30 p.m. as previously announced.

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"Captain Smart managed to pacify them, and they hastily launched one of the ship's lifeboats, THREAT TO KILL

Taking the Chief Oncer, Chinese "Deserted by their lander, the wireless operator and five Chinese remaining pirates seemed to go mad as hostages they rowed hastily for with panic. They waved their the shore."

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