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So This Was Old Hongkong!
American Who Led Chinese Pirate Gangs
A distinguishing although un- pleasant feature of life in Hongkong in the early days was Sweeter Than Ever! the prevalence of pirates in the waters adjacent to the Colony, What is more, Hongkong itself WOB the rendezvous of whole, fleets of piratical junks which terrorised the coastal ship- ping, and so daring were these during the 'fifties that the situation became serious and measures were devised to cope with the menace. Strange as it may seem the recruits to piracy
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their direction hundreds of successful. peaceful renders at the present day, the boat raids had been made upon in question had been purchased but shipping, and the booty captured a short time before from Mr. D. B. must have rua into thousands of Caldwell, the Registrar General and pounds. Eli Boggs who had been Protector of Chinese for the sum of convicted in the July sessions was $930, and it was hinted that there brought in to testify, and his evidence not remarkable perhaps had the official and the pirate gangs some!!
Jury 1 which roamed along the coast. Mr.
was an obvious connection between wahing to do with influencing the
The
Mr. WDS
were not entirely Chinese, but was thronged with curious spectators, mans a suspicion that he was mixed verdict of guilty 5 to 1 in case of
victims of
in its decision. The most im Thomas Chisolm Anstey, the Colony's portant turn in the case, however, Attorney General at the time alleged was the statement made by Dr. D. R. that this indeed was the fact, and Caldwell who said:
"0 not only
"I wish to slate upon oath, that I Caldwell friend of pirates but also their pro- have no connection, either by adop tector as well."
tion, marriage, or blood, with A-kee, however. has largely the first prisoner." History, well of the charges The offshot of the case was that cleared Mr.
upon retiring brought in a in the main, although there yet re- the jury upon occasionally included foreign ad- and the witnesses envolved wore in up with Wong A-kee and his gang the first prisoner, and unanimously venturers who, attracted by the many cases the
those more than he dared admit; for there in the instance of the second. They lure of plunder and the savage pirales of whom Boggs was alleged is evidence that the two had come were then sentenced to 15 years* life of a free-booter joined the to have been a member. The star thing in common, as Wong on the transportation.
After the close of the sensational witness for the prosecution was one day of his arrest boldly offered $25 crews of the swift-sailing Francisco Fernandes, the second in to be taken to see Mr. Caldwell and cases of Ell Boggs and the two Wongs, piracy in the Colony speedily declined, and although there have orchas and on account of their command of the lorcha 62, Macau $1,000 for his escape. nationality were exceedingly registry, which had been pirated near difficult to detect; for when Lintin in the previous May. In this Break-Up Of The Gangs been occasional attempts they have been entirely sporadic; for the days affair, the torcha had suffered the not engaged in piratical excur- loss of 21 dead-13 shot. 3 slain by partner Wong A-tung was held on leadership of powerful chieftains are
The triol of Wong A-kee and his of well-organised gangs under Tel. 27778-9.sions they often made Hong-
and 8 drowned. Fernandes kong their temporary head- had been captured, and ap- Wednesday, September 2, 1857. The long since past.
•Lorelia, This Was aspect prosecutor was Mr. Henty Kingsinll}, quarters, and advised their
evident willingness 10 tuni
un the Acting Attorney General, while formerly applied to a type of sailing Mr. vessel once common in the waters Chinese partners of the sailing
had impressed Boggs as very the defence was conducted by Mr. vessel ond of ships which
sure 10
good material for a budding corsal, John Day for the first prisoner and of the Colony. The boats were de- a foreign pattern, but yield a rich harvest of loot. and be therefore took him more or Mr. F. W. Green, for the second. signed on
One of these European pirates was less into his confidence. Fernandes One may imagine the Interest that were rigged after the manner of
attaches to this case; for the two typical Chinese junk. The most Eli Bogks, an American who
taken Wits alleged to
was
have even
ure Wongs were reputed to be the pirate celebrated vessel of the type was the Salem, Mus- fron
in part
future two alleged to hall
the forcha leaders par excellence of all
Arrow, whose seizure at sachusetts. Be appears from con- engagements, and so delighted temporary accounts to have been a
a Boggs at the adaptability of his new Hangs of pirates which infested the Canton, preciptated the second war
Under with Chfita (1857). real "bad man" and of a peculiarly recruit that he relaxed guard over coastal waters at that time.
and the former seeing has blood-thirsty type; for he was stated him, to be ready at all times to "cut off chance, escaped and reported to the
facts of any man's heat for the sum of $to," Hongkong police the Consequently, it s not surprising to detention. Boggs, of course, by his
Hongkong Telegraph.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1938.
QUESTION OF ECONOMY
By
were
This subservient
In
one or
T. PAUL GREGORY
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find him deserting his job as a sort wise
seas.
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Humours of Religious Teaching
the
name
THE teaching of religion to children for some misdeed, and her mother is a difficult and delicate task, was surprised to find her, a little and sometimes leads to amusing mis-later, scribbling furiously all conceptions on their part.
a large sheet of paper.
un
at the
A Sunday school teacher had been
over
"What are you doing that for " she
no for "sicer murderous fury" he could self was found guilty of piracy, but not sald indignantly, learned the hymn | negative.
End Of His Career
Anne had just which tells how God.
Always sees what children do; And is writing now the story Of our thoughts and actions too. One day she was sent to bed early
A
The girl flushed. "Certainly nott" Pro- she said Indignantly. I'm testant!"
Alfred L. Sullitto
Sir Edward Beatty, in his presentation to the Senate Com- Imittee of the Canadian Govern-
Robin and Billy were found sitting action of attempting to ment on the subject of the rail-
the stairs one day by their asked. of handy-man and runner for Mr. secure a European confederate made
"So that God'll have to make a way problem of the Dominion, Ricci, a merchant of the day, for the matters much worse for himself, mother-Robin at the top, looking
nad disconsolate, has advanced proposals which more lucrative one of soldier in the and brought down upon his head the very stern and forbidding, and Billy, mess of His book!" sobbed Anne.
An incident which happened only a few days ago seems to show that deserve the consideration of, ranks of the Taiping rebels who resentment of his Chinese parners, gloomy were then making Kwanggung a who had soundly warned him before bottom.
and that friendship with the wily "What on earth are you doing?" other people besides children have. every taxpayer who is anxious scene of indescribable carninge
Robin regarded
her vague ideas about religion. he an- for some relief from a burden devastation From adventurer with Macaoere would be sufficient to ruin she asked.
An Edinburgh lady was interview- solemnly, I'm in Heaven," of
ing an applicant for domestle ser- which is now so unduly heavy.erce malcontents it was but a step his already promising career
the ranks to graduate into
of the for "Number One Ts'aak-wong (King nounced. I'm God!"
"And what are you doing, Billy?" vice, and was trying to find out what In a word, Sir Edward's desired more terrible corsairs of the South of Pirates)."
China
Ilis knowledge Their premonitions were true in The little boy looked up disconsolate- her religious views were. She ask- ed the girl what church she attended solution
of the
ly, and said "I'm being good!" problem
Chinese which must have been con- every respect, but they meant more for
and received the reply. "Oh-just unification. This does not mean siderable proved him in good stead; than they themselves realised;
Trying to make her meaning more the amalgamation of the two for from now on he was in a position by Boggs' arrest, and the subsequent telling the story of the Nativity to the ordinary church." transcontinental lines; it simply of trust with his new found comrades, information that was elicited at his her class, and passed round a num-
and was, moreover,
always
ys in the trial, was sufficient to point the fingerber of pictures Illustrating the story, clear, the Indy said "Yes, but which
For instance, is denomination? of One showed the Child lying in the the direction of suspicion in means one management so that van of any sortie made upon some
positive that she did not attend the unhappy vessel. His ferocity of con- various Chinese, who were ostensibly manger, and Betty was very distress-the Baptist Church?" The girl was the necessary economics can be duct was remarked upon by even the merchants in the Colony, but actually ed that He had not a proper cradle,
"An' His faither a joiner, tac!" she Baptist Church. "Well, is it the
Jesult Church?" stated that pirates on a big scale. Boggs, him- effected. There would be no re-pirates themselves who
Again a confident "Or the Presbyterinn arrangement of capital,
not be surpassed.
of murder, and was therefore
Church?" guarantees to be given to one
to transportation for life. und while awaiting a vessel to send railway company at the expense
him away, he WBS CO
confined of the other, no transfer of
in prison Gaol. While Boggs had perhaps the idea of be- Victorin
to get over-friendly ownership. Under unification coming eventually a swashbuckling Boggs began doubt would with some of
of the prisoners, and
and in the Canadian National would pirate chief and no
course of his conversation have succeeded, if he had not been the remain government-owned and "picked up" under suspicion one dropped hints about other members
hils gang.. the Canadian Pacific privately-June evening in Hongkong in 1857.
that' evidence
cient WHEN I entered the watchmaker's] "Yes," he said, "you would think owned.
piratical excursion, and his dirty,
and the ad- for the authorities to order the It unkempt appearance, administration. only one
was arrest on he ditional circumstance
on July 10 of Wong A-kee, just about ten years since I had seen amongst watches and clocks would
I had been away, show the effects of Time's burden. would be in the hands of the
Wong (Wong there watchmaker.
"As I happens, Time is no burden company which has proved its deep in conversation with a Chinese alias Ma-chow
boatman on the water-front was grass-cutter), allas
llas Wong Kum-kee but he was silil carrying on amongst
It is not an enemy. for constable and Wong A-tung, efficiency in this direction, and enough
English
allas
hardly know it. In fact, although found in a able timepieces. out of the control of authorities | who was patrolling there to arrest wa, These men wareng Chol- the ceasless ticking of the innumer- to me.
Fur- shop in Talpingshan which Was Bul did not took ten years older. I have a lot to do with watches and knew he must be at least clocks, I have very little to do with which have proved, to put it him as a suspicious character.
ther enquiries by the Acting Chief of conducted by the first prisoner as a Although
disregard it. mildly, something less
Police, Mr. Grand-Pre confirmed the blind for his real vocation, and one sixty, he was still fresh and bright Time. **
* petent.
suspicions
of the constable and he of his piratical craft was found and his step, as he came round the
"You see all these watches and The advantages of unified was brought to trial under charge anchored in the harbour. This was counter, was elastic and firm,
We talked for a few minutes, and clocks represent nothing more than suspected piracy Saturday, the torcha San Sam Shing, a beauti- control are summarised, by the of
was ful craft about 35 feet in length, then I mentioned that it was a long clever pieces of mechanism to me. President of the C.P.R.
They rally cnough considered an and armed with six Chinese cannon, time since I had seen him, and how I curn my living by repairing them,
surprised I was to see him looking so include considerable relief for extremely important one; for his was 4 muskets, and 7 pairs of pistols.
but the Time they are supposed to the taxpayers, The savings the first of any European being Astounding as it may appear to young. The watchmaker smiled.
register has little meaning to me. this crime. Conse
"Time, like the watches, is would leave both railway com- charged with
made thing. It will d
discovered and panics in a better position "toquently, upon the day. In which the
paid attention to and even worship- carry on the inevitable process case was heard, the Supreme Court
ped when man became amblilous. do so much of remodeling, modernising and improving the railway services unification, each of which must,
in so little time that Time finally became a part of his life. And now of the Dominion." Unification
They are
and this with the had airendy been
TIME & THE WATCHMAKER
But there would be le had evidently just got in from some bought out at his trial, was sumcient shop it struck me that it was that a man who has spent his life
com-
would stabilise the railway
for an
1857. His case
in the end, come to the execu-
industry. It would enable rail-tive for approval."
way workers to be engaged in
The President of the Canadian
a sound instead of an unsound Pacific Railway Company be- economic condition. It would lieves that unification of control remove railway transportation of the transcontinental railway! system is inevitable. He has from the political field.
Sir Edward has emphasised been accused of desiring this plan before the Senate Committee his in the interests of the company belief that, under unification, of which he is the head. His annual savings of Canadian $75,- own words refute this aspect of 300,000 could be realised by the the proposal. He says: "The rallways. He has illustrated only reason for accepting uni- how this is possible. Up to the fcation is that it is in thej
It is in the present no solution, apart from national interest .. unification, has been offered for national Interest because the the railway problem, save that public finances of the country of co-operation to effect desir need relief, and unification will able economics. So-called co-afford it... I have never wel- The Cand- operation has been attempted for comed unification. some years past with infini-dinn Pacific is a highly-developed tesimal results, and the fact in organisation, and an object of that such co-operation is hin-pride to all its officers and em- |
Under unification it dered in all directions by political ployees. considerations. It is difficult to will lose its identity-and that is! see how it could be made to work a real loss to those of us who any better in the future. "Unt-have spent a lifetime in its ser- fication," says Sir Edward, "is a vice. Far from eagerness, general plan which, onco adopted my critics have it, to seize the in principle at the executive publicly-owned system, I feel centre, is then carried out deep regret that, only by unifica- throughout the railway system, tion, can we remove the greatest Co-operation is an attempt to danger of which I know to the build up individual projects of future of the nation.".
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GRIN AND BEAR IT
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By Lichtyneenme so eager
"You should complain about my cooking!' Why, you can hardly get out of the break fast took any more!“
ས་
man-
men even fear Time! ufraid they will not have time to do this or to do that, and don't do things
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well in consequence. They fear the Time when no longer they will hear clocks ticking, and they measure their lives by years which are made If men up of so many clock fleks. could disregard Time altogether they would live longer and work better.
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"When I am sitting here repairing
watch, I often think of how Time
and
weighs on man. This watch for in-. stance, belongs to a student. He looks at his watch and thinks how
to little time he has left do much work. It worries hun, and he studies Jass ns converfuence. The lazy workman looks at the clock wishes the hands would go quicker. The writer worries because he con- not find the right idea, and his book.. or article must be ready for a cer- tain time. How foolish Ho forgets. that an idea can come in a fraction of o recond. Everyone worries about Poor Tline in some way or ellier. humans, they worry about ininutes, when years are nothing in all eternity.
"I think I keep young because I pay no attention to Timo. It's not worth worrying about.”
The watchmaker smiled as he con- cluded. You can understand what. I feel like when someone brings in's watch to be regulated because it goes. a minute, fast in a week!"
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