PIRACY IN CANTON WATERS.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
A Canton correspondent sends us the following scount of another sot of piracy near Canton :--- steam launch "Kường Sou' was proceed- #from Koolów to Canton with a passage boat kotow. Shortly “after she started a gang of who had shipped as passengers on the boat gave the sigual, produced revolvers, the passengers and crew, and looted the passengers" property. One of the passengers who had several thousand dollars with him dropped the money into the river in the hope of finding it again.
While the piracy was proceeding a steamer mad the Kong On, which had on board Com Milant Suin, of Kochow, and an escort of twenty soldiers, steamed past. The appeared as if about to attack her. The mandarin was greatly frightened and steamed as fast as possible. The steamer Tung Hoi vad met, which ascórted the Konig On to Cantou.
THE PIRACY OF THE "TAIPING.”
OFFICIAL ACTION.
The Fok Man Po, a Native paper published Canton, în' its issue of 3rd August has a arfiole with reference to the piracy of the Portuguese steamer Taiping on the West
THE RECENT HIGHWAY ROBBERIES.
THE PERPETRATOR BELIEVED TO BE FOUND.
5th August.
Į August 12, 1899.
PRESENTATION TO MK, G. W DUGGAN.
Mr: 0. W. Duggan, who has been recently sp. pointed Secretary of the Sanitary Board, was invited to attend at the Central Police Station on the 4th August, for the purpose of receiv. ing from the members of the office staff and the force a souvenir of his long and honours able connection with the force. Among those present were Chief Inspector Mackie and Chief Detective Inspector Hanson,⠀⠀
The capture of a Chinaman off Queen's road on Tuesday by Mr. Berwick, who learned that he had robbed and assaulted Mrs, Chunnett, is likely to lead to important consequences. He was brought up at the Magistracy on Wednesday morning and remanded for three days for enquiries. These enquiries have resulted in his being identified by Miss May Carrol and Mrs. Eastowsky as their assailants, Chief Inspector MACKIE, in making the pre- It will be remembered that on the 29th sentation, said Mr. Duggan, we have asked you April Miss Carrol was going along Kennedy here this morning for the purpose of presenting Road on her bicycle when she was set upon by you with a small souvenir as a mark of the three Chinamen who assaulted her and robbed esteem and regard in which you are held by the her of a gold bangle of the value of $15. Mra. office staff and the members of this force. You Fastowsky was walking along Lower Rich have been connected with this department for mond Road on the 24th July when a Chinaman about 30 years. By your integrity and faithful assaulted her and stole from her a gold chain, service you rose to the rank of paymaster, a valued at $45. Prisoner has a peculiar phy-position which you held when you received the siognomy which renders him easy of identifica well-merited promotion of being appointed Se- tion. Consequently the ladies mentioned iden- oretary of the Sanitary Board, a position which tiffed him without trouble.
your local knowledge, your knowledge of the laws of the colony, and your knowledge of the language and customs of the Chinese well quali- fles you to fill. We congratulate you on your promotion, while at the same time we regret losing your services in the Police Force. Our loss has been the Sanitary Board's gain. We wish you success in your new office, and hope that some day you will retire on a well-merited pension. Allow me to present you with this handsome silver teapot, in the hope that you and Mrs. Duggan and family will long live to enjoy many a cup of tea ont of it in old Eng- land (hear, hear,)-and that it will remind you of the happy times you spent in the Hongkong Police Force. Applause.)
Formal evidence having been given, prisoner was again remanded.
10th August.
At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon the Chinaman who is under arrest in connection with the robberies from Miss May Carroll, Mrs. Fastewski, aud Mrs Chunnett, was again brought up.
in which Mr. Ozorio, the master, was The following is a translation of the "With reference to the piracy committed n's Portuguese merchant steamer off Sunui,
May Carroll said she lived with her parents British Consul has represented the matter to at No. 6, Caine Road. On the 29th April, Viceroy of Canton officially. The Viceroy about four o'clock in the afternoon, she was out directed Colonel Mao Wing-tai, in charge of the for a bioyole ride with her two little brothers Garrison of the Sunui district, to come to Canton, on Kennedy Road. When coming back she and upon his arrival enquired of him the full de met a Chinese lady and she stopped to speak to tails of the case and gave him imperative orders her, her brothers going on. Soon after she that he must find the pirates and recover the had started again she came across three China- Holan property. The Colonel has returned to men standing on her left side. One of them came his post at Sunui and is about to hire a detec-forward and stopped her bicycle. He then made tive to trace out the pirates. Colonel Mao has a sign to the others and she was dragged to the side of the road. Her month was covered up been in Canton for years and, being well ac. quainted with the manners and customs of the and one of them struck her on the temple with people, will, it is to be hoped, be able to secure his first while another pulled off her bracelets. the arrest and conviction of the guilty parties." They also tried to pull off her ring, but before It is to be hoped that the real pirates may be they could succeed they heard footsteps coming and ran away. She identified defendant as the found and no, unfortunate beggars or old son- victa be hired to impersonate them.
man who stopped her bicycle. She picked him out of ten others at the Police Station the other day. She was certain he was the man.
HAWLESSNESS IN KWANGTUNG.
CHINESÉ B.Á, MURDERED. Our readers will remember that during the recent murder trial it was stated on behalf of prisoners that the murdered man, Chân Kwai Shu Trai, was a bad character and that a re- dor 3250 had been offered for his arrest. There is no reason to doubt that such a reward was offered, the explanation of it being as follows. In conséquence of the lawlessness Which had been rife in the country round about U Loong & Chinese Admiral was sent down to make enquiries and get to know the names 15 bad characters with a view to putting a stop their depredations. The B.As of the different villages were ordered to furnish these names,
they knew they dare not do otherwise Man send in a list—whether the men men Honed were guilty or not-they did as requested. Chal Kwai Shu Teal was in the list sent in by the Un Loong B.A; hence the reward for his apprehension.
The B.A. of the village of Wong Kong, which just outside our how boundary and is on the northern side of river Samchun, also sent in a Het, this hat including a number of Shatao
Eraving of this the fahabitants of the Shatao village were very much enraged, and a ays ago some men from the village went Kong, seized the unfortunate B.A., him death, also wreaking their cance in other ways, We understand that
striot is still in a disturbed state.
put
to death
the heading " A long time for a short American (Manila) of the 3rd August Englishmen arrived on the coast of Sunday after voyaging 25 days from- în a little cookie shell of a schooner, the sooount received here from Ilocos, it that the men intend to engage in trad, with the natives along the coast.
One of complainant's brothers deposed to finding the Chinese shoes produced on the road near his sister after she had been robbed. He had turned back to see where she was.
Chief Detective Inspector Hanson said that on the 29th April last, in consequence of a re- port made by complainant, he went with her to the spot on Kennedy Road which she pointed out as the place where she had been robbed. It was that part of Kennedy Road im mediately above Scandal Point. Having been told that a pair of shoes had been seen on the road after the robbers had gone he made search and found the shoes produced. He brought them to the Police Station. Defen- dant was arrested on another charge.
Sergeant Collett gave evidence as to com- plainant picking defendant out of eight men without any hesitation on the morning of the 4th August. The next morning he took the pair of shoes produced to the gaol. He asked defendant to put them on. He did so and in his (witness's) opinion they fitted him.
Inspector Hanna deposed that on the night of the 20th April complainant and her father came to the Central Police Station. She re- ported that she had been robbed by three men on Kennedy road one of whom she could identify! A Sergeant Interpréter at the Central Police Station said that when charged defendant said it was correct, and made his mark to it.
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There are a number of convictions against defendant and two other charges pending.
Defendant was remanded until Friday.
The Independencia states that the properties of the various religions orders in the Philip- pines are valued at many hundred thousands of dollars. Properties in Hongkong, Malaoca and other ports of Asia purchased by gains and prmits derived from the Filipinos are valued at 1:200 million Méxicana and the annual rentals
are 15 million.
Mr. DUGGAN, in acknowledging the gift, said-Mr. Mackie and former brother officers. I may say brother officers, because, although to the same service, and I still have towards you not in the same department now I still belong the same feelings I have always felt towards you during the period I have known you. Mr. Mackie has drawn such a flattering pic tare of my services that it has almost made me blush, but I have during my long period of service in the force ever endeavoured to do my duty first to the Government and next to those with whom I came in contact, whether my 1 sincerely superiors, equals, or below me. trust I succeeded not only in doing my duty to the Government, but in making myself as pleasant as possible to those with whom I came in contact. Of course I feel that as I get older I get a little bit worse tempered, and to that score must be put down any slight failing I have had in answering sharply or in anyway offend. ing against strict etiquette. ("You have never done so.") I am glad to hear you say that.. I must at the same time draw a picture to you of what the Hongkong Police Force was when I joined and what it is now a picture very much to the advantage of the present force. When I joined the force it was a body of men who tried occasionally to catch thieves. Now it is a well-or- ganised police force. No matter what may be said against it by detractors who know nothing about its working, I consider that it is as efficient a force as you will find this side the Cape of Good Hope. (Hear, hear.) I have seen it through all its varied phases, and it has gone on improving, and I am proud to say that once belonged to the Hongkong Police Force (hear, hear)-and I am sure you are all proud to say you belong to it. In the name of myself and wife and family, I thank your very warmly for the very handsome present you have seen fit to make me. I assure you that its in- trinsic value is far outweighed by the fact that it shows that in my former intercourse with you I have evidently preserved such a course of conduct towards you as has evoked in yön feel. ings of respect. That fact alone is very gratify- ing to my personal feelings. I again thank yon. (Applause.)
The proceedings then terminated.
It is probable, the Singapore Free Press says, that H.M.S. Phanis will be the ship selected to proceed on the usual annual official visit to the Cocos and Christmas Inlands.
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