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The Seaforth News, 1962-07-05, Page 3lin The Great pays Of Liverpool Seaport Liverpool was pre-eminently the seaport of the Victorian Age, It is true thee London was a bigger port, but it was more than a seaport, The ships which, sought London pushed their slow way up the devious course of the Thames until they reach- ed the narrow anchorage below London Bridge, but the craft Which were moored there had long lent the sea behind , , London as a port was in fact merged in London as a capital. Then there was Bristol, which had been Liverpool's great rival in the eighteaeth century, but which she had vanquished by the time that the Queen came to the throne. In any case Bristol lay ten mikes up a narrow and tortuous stream, anti was the chief town of a rich valley of the West, its position in a fruit- ful agricultural district gave it a distinctly inland atmosphere in spite of its old and honourable connection with the sea. Its in- terests, too, were numerous, and by the end of the Victorian Age its manufactures were more im- portant than its commerce. From the beginning of its his- tory Liverpool, by reason of its geographical situation, had been ainguiarly isolated from the rest of Lancaster, It had been content with its maritime • highway, and it had not troubled to come into closer touch with the inland portions of the kingdom. Just as the French Canadian habitant, dwelling in the white villages which nestle under the solitary and impassable hills which bor- der the St, Lawrence, looks on that river not as an immense barrier, but only as a connect- ing -link with the world beyond the seas, so the Liverpudlian has for the last two centuries re- garded the Mersey. To him the sea unites rather than divides, and especially was this the case M the early years of the nine- teenth century, when he looked on the river as his outlet, rather than the miry tracks which led from Liverpool across the bleak- est of countrysides to other cen- tres of population. A few statistics will prove the tosolation of the city in the per - dd immediately preceding the ictorian Age. In 1783 the only gleans of communication with London was by stage -wagons, of Which the quickest took ten days lin the journey. It was not until 1780 that the first stage -coach lo London made its appearance; It covered the distance in forty- eight hours, and was called, "The London and Liverpool Flying Machine," In that same year the road to Warrington was made practicable for carriages, but even fifteen years later one post- man met the requirements of the whole city. In 1784 mail -coaches were started, but at first they carried only four passengers in addition to the guard and the coachman, each of whom was armed with a blunderbuss. Goods were conveyed by sea for the most part to the others ports of the kingdom.—Prom "The Vic- torians," by Sir Charles Petrie, ONE STIPULATION Very much against his will, philosopher Voltaire was conned Into speaking a smell eulogy over the body of a deceased ac- quaintance whom he had loathed for years. Said Voltaire, "Here aies a man who was a sturdy pa- triot, a gifted writer, a loyal friend, and a faithful husband— provided, of course. that he is really dead." Oso IT'S NO ACT—Keeping At is a way of life ;For actor E. G. Marshall, star of television's "The Defenders" and 1962 Tlnmy winner. On way to work, above, Marshall skims along New.York streets on a' Japanese bicycle. Between takes at the studio, right, he hoes headstands and other calisthenics to stay in shape. Master Thief Bears A Charmed Life Sitting in his modest office In Singapore, he looks like any other modern Oriental business- man. But one telephone call from him can set in motion a crime operation so fantastic it makes the Mafia and most big crime syndicates look like children who steal apples. We will call him Mr. Lee. An oil -drilling rig and machin- ery valued at more than $300,- 000 vanished into thin air while waiting on a dock in Marseilles to be shipped to New Guinea, Mr. Lee knows where it went, One night King Norodom Si- hanouk of Cambodia noticed that his big white elephant was miss- ing from the palace yard. But a few weeks later, some 1,200 miles away, a white ele- phant that looked like an iden- tical twin of the lost bull was presented by the romantic Prince Thayati of Burma to his seventeen -year-old mistress. Although the elephant was well perfumed and decorated as a birthday gift for the affection- ate damsel, there again appeared the fine hand of the super thief. Headquarters of W'Lee, which we shall call Mr. Lee's gang, are situated over a bar near the Singapore waterfront. The bar itself is owned, of course, by Mr, Lee. If he looks fat and slow, don't gamble on it, for he can move quickly on his feet and is even faster with a knife or gun. Mr. Lee, now forty-nine, began his career in his native San Francisco where, as a boy, he specialized in outwitting other Chinese and U.S.A. officials. But he tired of thesmall pick- ings, and decided to leave for Hong Kong. When he got ashore Mr. Lee made his way to a bar where he met with Lin Yung, leader of a small gang of thieves who oper- ated on the India Dock and the Aberdeen piers. Mr. Lee was in - ONE WAY TO GET A PARKING SPACE -- The car and ex- cavation appear to be made for each other In New York, Mrs, Roslyn Horowitz said she was following a truck and it suddenly mode a turn, Mrs, Horowitz tried to turn, too, but before she knew it, her car was Tying in the hole ort its side, She was not injured. vited to join the gang which then numbered only five men, He soon began to detect a lack of skill and imagination on the part of Yung, The gang had been stealing anything it could find: rope, chains, drums of fuel, and other ship stores which they sold at low prices, Mr. Lee decided that more could be done with more profit, so he waited his chance. It came on a dark night while the gang was loading fuel cans into their sampan at India Dock, "Why do we bother with this small stuff when there are more valuable goods farther down and only one drunken watchman?" Mr. Lee asked, The others gasped in surprise at anyone challenging the judg- ment of their quick-tempered leader. "Shut up and get back to work," snapped Yung. "But you're missing something bigger—" Mr. Lee started to say, then he saw the knife in Yung's hand, The others cowered in fear and watched, Mr. Lee drew himself down into a crouch and sudden- ly shot forward like a prize wrestler. His head butted Yung's stomach with such force that the shocked man was upended out 01 the sampan and into the water. Grabbing up a heavy grease can, Mr. Lee waited for Yung's head to bob up, then heaved the can from the sampan. It cracked open the floundering man's skull. From then on, Mr. Lee was leader. Soon he was on his way to becoming No. 1 thief and fence of Hong Kong. American medical supplies were sold in Peking, Chinese pongee cloth in New York City, Spanish gunpowder in Tokyo, Russian furs in Buenos Aires. While most people regarded him as a prosperous exporter, there were three who regarded Mr. Lee with considerable envy. They were hutzi leaders known as Lou Wang, Foo Shiko and Chu Tai, and one dark night there came the showdown, Mr,' Lee, along with gang members Lee Ong, Mok Wong and four others, poled a sampan alongside the darkened P. Sr O. docks to raid a shipload of ball - bearings and dental supplies from a Swedish vessel, Coming on deck with a case of dental drills, Mr. Lee found himself surrounded by a dozen Chinese bearing knives. Leading them was Foo Shiko, head of one of the other gangs, who at once ordered his men to close in on Mr. Lee. Taking careful aim, Mr. Lee hurled his case of drills smack on the open toes of Foo Shlko, a surprise Thieve that halted Foo long enough for Mr. Lee to draw a pistol and shoot him between the eyes. In the ensuing encounter, Mok Wong and three of Mr. Lee's men were stabbed to death, and Lee Ong's arm was slashed, Mr, Lee was able to shoot two more and Lee Ong got three, writes Victor H. Wagner in "Tit -Bits," A week later, in what ap- peared to be a gesture of peace, Mr, Lee invited Lou Wang and Chu Tal as his dinner guest& aboard a luxurious /floating rest- aurant, But before they arrived he vis - ted a "witch woman" 1n Cat Ale ley who provided him with two tiny round pellets known as ai jas. An alja is a slender bit of bamboo sharpened to needle point at both ends and -coiled up Iti a small ball, When placed in a bowl of soup It appears to be a mushroom, but when swallow- ed it soon uncoils and pierces the stomach wall, causing painful death, Mr, Lee was the perfect, am- iable host at the dinner. Ile al. ready had bribed a waiter to pre- pare the plates for his guests. Suddenly Lou. Wang clutched at his stomach and collapsed, A moment later Chu Tai did the same, and both men died while being rushed to hospital by am- bulance. It was assumed the men died from food poisoning, the result of something eaten earlier. But other hutzi leaders knew the truth, and Pram then on made no attempt to unseat Mr, Lee. When World War II broke out, Mr. Lee transferred his op- erations to Switzerland. He was as active as ever, A trainload of butter and cheese intended for Berlin van- ished after leaving Copenhagen and turned up in Madrid, Car- goes of American merchandise vanished from London docks and appeared later as far away as Ta- hiti, Even a shipment of perfumes and dresses being kept by Ger- man Army officers for wives and girlfriends back home disappear- ed in occupied Paris and showed up. in Caracas, Soon after the war there vets the case of the twenty-five pianos, The former police chief of a part of Indo-China was operating a chain of luxurious brothels. All were lavishly furnished, but twenty-five lacked pianos. Mr. Lee was contacted at Tangiers, and soon he located" pianos in a U.S. Army warehouse at Wies- baden, Germany. They were in poor shape, but they were Ame- rican pianos. W'Lee agents, dressed in G.I. uniforms, backed a truck up to thedepot and flashed a forged order to the guard. Then they loaded the pianos. "They are to be removed for reconditioning," said the "N,C.O'" "O.K.," said the guard. "Right now they sure sound like old brothel pianos," They were duly delivered to the ex -police chief's establish-' ments, As. Europe settled to a more orderly existence Mr. Lee moved his headquarters to Singapore, Every day audacious robberies around the world bear his mark. He is treated with great res- pect In Singapore, for his veng- eance has become legendary. No onewill admit to knowing him when the police make inquiries. Until someone has the courage to give evidence, Mr, Lee will con- tinue to lead his charmed life. 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