The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-02-22
ORIEN TAI
NEWS.

Three Europeans named Burckhardt.
spalinger and Huygen. employed in Can
tor, were out picncking on the river near,
It is presumed. Sheklung, when they
we're set upon by ruffianly band of p-
rates. The pirates were armed. while
the Europeans were quite defenceless.
The result was that Burckhardt and
spalinger were wounded. the one slight
ly and the other more seriously. one
Chinese servant was killed. and another
was wounded The matter, when it be-
came known, caused sensation In the
city.
our Canton correspondent writes: Late
on Saturday night a shooting party from
Canton was attacked in their boat by a
band OF robbers near KAN Chuk. Two
foreigners were wounded. One of the
boatmen was shot dead. The party re-
turned to Canton on Sunday morning.
The wounded men are progressing favor
ably.
Another correspondent writes: Messrs.
Eurckhardt (Swiss), Hogg (Brltish), Huy-
gen CDutch) and Spalinger (Swiss) left
Canton on Saturday afternoon In pri-
vate houseboat to have days shoot
ing At about 20 a. m. on Sunday,
whilst proceedir;, up the Brick Kiln
creek. they were suddenly awakened by
hearing shots. They were soon made
aware that they were attacked by pr
rates. A regular fusilade was fired at
the boat from both sides, and stink-pot
was thrown into the cabin. Guns were
brought out, and the shooting party re-
turned lively fire. The man who threw
the st.nk-pot was killed and two others
shared the same fate. This was the eX-
tent of the known casualties on the p-
rate side, but it is most likely some
har II dad r
Spalinger was badly wounded in the
muscle of the right arm, above the ell
bow, whilst firing his revolver out of one
of the windows. Mr. Burckhardt was
wounded in both legs-one wound in the
heel and the other in the calf. Mr.. Hogg
was Slightly wounded on the scalp One
of the crew (Chinese) was killed. Mr..
Huygen went on board the nearest
guard boat and found the name of the
place was Sam Tung Kee. launch
was engaged at daylight, and the party
arrived back just before II o'clock on
Sunday. piece of string and a piece
of earthenware were found in Mr.. Burck
hardt's wounds. This looks as though a
blunderbuss filled with anything that
came to hand had been discharged by
pirates. The houseboat is riddled with
bullet holes, and in places the paint Is
scorched. showing that the guns must
have been held right up against the side
of the house. The escape of these gen.
tlemen is most marvellous, and is due
to their having remained prone while
the pirates fired at and in line with the
windows. Gunboats are leaving for the
scene of the piracy on Monday morning.
The Swiss are under German protection.
i: is reported the matter will be thor
oughly looked into.
CAPTURE OF PIRATES.
HONGKONG, Jan. 28.-The North Chi
ma Daily News of January q contains
the following: A NingpO dispatch re-
ports the capture by an Italian cruiser.
nearly a week ago, of a piratical junk
near the Taichou coast. Chekiang, with
a large crew, of whom only eleven were
left alive when the cruiser brought the
junk into Ningpo to be delivered to the
Taotai for punishment. 1t seems that
the Italians caught the pirates red-hand-
ed while overhauling a small trading
junk, portion of whose crew and pas
sengers had already been badly injured
before the Italians caught up the pi-
rates. Cheng Taotai of Ningpo sent re-
wards of cattle, etc., to the Italians. and
after a summary trial executed six of
the eleven prisoners on the 9Th instant,
the rest being sent to Haimen. on the
coast, near Taichou, to suffer punish
ment there. 1t was found that all the
pirates were Taichou men.
SERIOUS FIRE.
YOKOHAMA. Feb. S.-About 1:40 this
Superintendent Morgin received
an alarm OF fire, and at once turned out
with the brigade men and proceeded to
the scene in Motomachi Gochome. On
arrival it was found that about a dozen
houses Were in flames. Owing to the
poor construction of the buildings plac-
ed close together, 1t was about an hour
and a half before the flames were got
under, and twenty-five houses were de-
stroyed and others damaged. 1t was
To
blowing at the time, or there would have
been another big Motomachi fire. The
cause of the outbreak is unknown.
RAISE CANTON RIVER"
HONGKONG, Jan. 2S-Divers are at
work on the sunl<en dredger Canton Riv-
err. Ever since she was turned over they
have been busy sealing down some of
the hatchways and placing coffer-dams
round the others. Pumps are being got
ready, and, in the course of next week,
an effort will be made to pump the wa
ter out of her. The job has been rem
dered more difficult by the fact that
there Is big tear on her deck, which
must be patched up. Captain Percy
Scott. C.B.. Is still interesting himself
in the work.
ALLEGED EMBEZZLERS.
HONGKONG, Jan. 28.-Chief Detective
Inspector Fidis of the Penang police. left
Apcar. having in charge Henry Burton
Middleton, an ex-employe of the Perak
Railway, who was arrested by Inspect
or Kemp. on the arrival at Hongkong
OF the German mall steamer Hamburg,
on the 18th inst. He Ia charged with a
breach of trust. The Dutch Army off,
Ger. arrested on board the Tetartos by
Inspector Kemp. on the 10Th inst, on a
charge of embezzllng the funds OF the
district Panjoewangi. Java, or which he
was In charge, has been remanded TIL
tho 3Dth inst.
YOKOHAMA NOTES
Mr., iwasak YaHuya, a brother OF Bar
on Iwasakl Kyuya, the well-known mil
lonaire, was sentenced In the Toxic Ku
saihansho to "a fine OF 60 yen on charge
of having accidentally shot 90 death a
university student, friend OF his, while
out shooting In idzu province,
Fire broke out In Kalleho liamamatsu,
AT a. m on the ~ inst, and about 10