1912.
496 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 6,
APPOINTMENTS, &C.
No. 275.-His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint, under Section 9 of the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, (Ordinance No. 9 of 1911), Mr. DOUGLAS WILLIAM CRADDOCK and Mr. HERBERT WILLIAM BIRD to be Un-official Members of the Licensing Board, vice the Honourable Mr. MURRAY STEWART and the Honourable Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE resigned, with effect from the 19th August and the 22nd August, 1912, respectively.
2nd September, 1912.
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NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. 276.-It is hereby notified that copy of an Order of His Majesty in Council of the 24th of June, 1912, for giving effect in certain parts of His Majesty's dominions to the Convention relating to Copyright which was concluded at Berlin on the 13th of Novem- ber, 1908, and copy of an Order in Council of the same date for continuing in force the Convention of 24th April, 1893, relating to Copyright Reciprocity between the United Kingdom and Austria-Hungary, and of the Convention, may be seen on application at this Office.
No. 277.-The following Finding of the Marine Court of Inquiry into the conduct of the First Officer of the S.S. Kumchow, is published for general information.
6th September, 1912.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
FINDING.
In con-
We find the charge made by the Master of the British S.S. Kumchow against William McGhee number of whose certificate of competency is 028762 o.c. of Liverpool, First Officer of the above named ship, proved in that during the middle watch Friday, August 23rd, at or about 0.30 a.m. when he the First Officer was in charge of the navigation of the ship steaming in the vicinity of Cape Padaran with 600 passengers on board he left the bridge without any competent person in charge for a considerable period and was afterwards found by the Master in one of the cabins in the after saloon drinking with a passenger. sideration of the previous serious charge officially logged against him at Saigon, but also of his previous record of sobriety and good conduct produced to the Court, We order his certificate to be suspended for 12 months during which period a second mate's certificate will be granted to him and that before his certificate is returned to him he will be required to produce to the Board of Trade a reference for sobriety covering the previous six months.
Given under our hands in Victoria, Hongkong, this third day of September, 1912.
C. W. BECKWITH, Commander, R.N.,
Stipendiary Magistrate and President of the Court.
C. E. STAINER, Lieut., R.N.,
II. M. S. Tamar.
E. J. TADD,
Master, S.S. Laisang.
J. W: EVANS,
Master, S.S. Haimun,
A. R. STEWART,
Master, S.S. Antilochus,