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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1920.
"NOVARA" CONTINUES
VOYAGE.
PASSENGERS FOR NORTHERN PORTS.
SHELL SHOCK EFFECTS.
AND THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND.
COLLISION IN AN
ICEFIELD.
A QUESTION OF COMPULSORY PILOTAGE.
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In the Admiralty Court, before M:.
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"Shell shock and the unconscious The s.s."Novara," Peninsular and mid" was the subject of an address Oriental Line, Messrs. Mackinoon, by Dr. Millais Culpin, M.B, F.R.CS, Mackenzie and. Co. Hongkong at a meeting of the Portsmouth Justice Hi (sitting with Trinity A SHOW in connection with the Agents, left to-day for Shanghai with Brotherhood in the Wesley Church, Masters), the Wilmington Steamboat mission of the Stewards, Hongkong MEMBERS are the following first class passengers Arundel Street, Landport, in the early Company, owners of the steamer Jockey Club) within their exclosur booked here for that port -
Sir Ellia Kadoorie, the well-part of the present year, when he
| "City of Philadelphia,"belonging to the known Hongkong merchant, Mr. and gave most interesting particulars as part of Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A. Mrs. N. E. Drake, Mrs. L. Brockways, to the causes and cure. of this claimed damages from the China Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Parson, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Huggins, and Messrs. A distressing malady. N. Spencer, C. Rudd, J. A. Tarrant, A. R. el. Arculli, R. W. Lane, J. E Edwards, A. Coben, F. H. Everhart, G. J. Barratt, C. L. Bryant, and F. A. Bruce.
First class passengers booked in Hongkong for Kobe, Japan,include
Mr. J. W. Stewart, Miss E. Stewart,
and Miss I. McLean.
Mr. A. R. Williamsca re
mains on board the * Novara." until the vessel reaches Shanghal, having booked through to Shanghai
from, London.
On her return trip to Europe, the "Novara" is scheduled to call here on or about May 21st.
SMUGGLING ARMS.
January, 1918.
Mr. Geo. Langton (Instructed by Messrs. Thos. Cooper and Co., London) appeared for the plaintiffs'; and Mr. H. C. Dumas (Instructed by Messrs. Cameron, Maclver, and Davie, Liverpool London agents, Messrs. Stokes and Stokes) for the
defendants.
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May 4, 1030, commencing st 2:30 pm at their Balese Rooms, H. & Dos Voux Boad, Corner of Ice House Street, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNI TURK, BRASS AND BRASS-MOUNTED HXDSTRADS, TEAKWOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS, CARPETS, &C. &c. „oomprising ---
Mutual Steam Navigation Company. No Bid or Dog will be allowed to be Dr. Culpin opened his address by Ltd., the owners of the steamer brought in or taken away without mentioning the symptoms of shell"Opack" of the port of Liverpool, for reference to the Special Stewarda. shock and pointing out that they damages arising out of a collision were not of recent origin, but that between those vessels in the Delaware River on the afternoon of Ist similar symptoms prevailed in civil life, while he recorded an instance of what was really a similar case to shell shock which occurred in the Greek wars of 400 B. C. At first the condition was thought to be due to bleeding in the brain, but that theory had been dropped and it was now realised that shall shock was
The case for the plaintiffs was that purely a mental condition. There shortly before 12.30 pm. the City of was continuous stream of thought in Philadelphia" (749 tons gross) was in a man, continued the doctor, which the Delaware River, about off Eagle was called the "stream of conscious Point, ia the course of a voyage from ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby ness. A man usually thought that Chestnut-street Wharf, Philadelphia, informed that all Goods his whole existence was confined to Hog Island, Philadelphia. The being landed at their risk inte the Go-
Ch wherfield Sofas, Arm-chairr (now', Two Japanese firemen of the ... within this stream of consciousness," port quarter ebb tide was of no downt of the Hongkong and Kowloon Folding Card and Occasional Tables, One "Kitano Maru", were this morning but it was not so as there was a brought before Mr. R. O. Hutchison" deep sea of unconsciousness" appreciable force, as the river was Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd. Upholstered Balto, Bedroom Furniture, at the Magistracy, on charges ofor a sub-conscious mind, beneath fall from shore to shore with heavy at Kewlour, whence and/or from the comprising Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, large and small Wardrobes, Dresing possession of 12 revolvers in the it, in which were inborn many packed ice. The vessel was proceed wharves delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded Tables, And Chales, Washstands, ing down river with her engines- case of No. 1, and possession of 2 things which affected a man's revolvers and 1,400 rounds of am-life and condition. These included working full speed ahead, breaking unless notice to the contrary be givanden
the ice as she went and making before. case of his instincts, which did not core slow and the other. They were searched within his "stream of consciousness."
No claims will be admitted after the had ра her way down river Goods have left the Godówas, and all ZA they were leaving the They belonged to the unconscious safely passed the "Oopack." leaving Goode remaining undelivered after the ship at the Kowton Godowns by mind, in which, too, was everything her on her port side lying fast in the 4th prox. will be subject to rent. the Revenue Officers, yesterday, and a man remembered and also every ice about abreast of the Horseshoe All claims against the steamer must No.1 was found to have one revolver thing be had forgotten. tied round his waist, and eleven Returning to shell shock, the lec buoy, and she was obliged to stop her be presented, to the Undersigned on others concealed in a basket which he turer explained that one of the most engines owing to lack of water for or before the 15th /prox, or they will volvers tied round his waist, and the but the patient did not know of wo headway. Immediately after this was carrying. No. 2, had two re-prevalent symptoms of it was fear, her condenser about Eagle Point, and not be recognized,
was lying stopped in the ice, making 1,400 rounds of ammunition in a what he was afraid. basket.
were afraid to be in a crowd, some the "Copack" was seen distant a quar When asked what they had to say, to be in darkness, and there were to half a mile astern to be coming the defendants said the contraband other trifling things of which they signal of several short blasts, in ahead down the river. A danger was given them by a friend to deliver were afraid. One case cited by the accordance with the pilot rules, was! to a man in Hongkong. On the lecturer was that in which a man! arrival of the ship in port, the man was afraid of the buzz of a fly (it sounded by the "City of Philadelphia "ed by came on board, and arranged with subsequently transpired that it was to warn the "Oopack" that it was not them for the contraband to be hand-to him the drone of a german aero-safe to attempt to pass her: As the ed over to him at the Ferry wharf.plane). It had been found to be Oopack" continued down with. They were taking the arms to the almost impossible to get men suffers and without stopping her engines,
out replying to. the signal Hongkong, April 28, 1920, Ferry wharf, when they were searching from shelf shock to talk about ed and arrested. They did not know their experiences, or what they had or keeping astero and out of the way where this man lived-$500 fine, or gone through. They could not do as she could have done, the danger three months' hard labour.
ao. It upset them to talk about it, but it was good for such men to do so. It was the duty of the phyal cian to find out from a shell shocked patient what he did know, and what
munition
the in
AN OLD "CHARACTER."
Some men
uneven progress.
She
signal of the "City of Philadelhia" was #Copack without replying came on repeated two or three times, but the and with her port bow struck the starboard quarter of the City-of philadelphia, causing her damage.
tions or manoeuvres.
A beggar aired his surprisingly had been the experiences that led to The plaintiffs alleged that there was good knowledge of English, before his condition: to bring them back a bad lookout on the "Oopack," which Mr. N. L. Smith at the Magistracy to his memory, and induce him to improperly attempted to overtake this morning, when he was charged face his trouble. It would be a and pass the plaintiffs' vessel; that with begging in Queen's Road Central The Police said the defen-mental conflict for him to do so, but
in that conflict lay the man's cure, she did not stop and reverse cagines, dant had been sent away three what had really occured had been that she neglected to answer the times, but he persisted in returning that he had pushed his fear, or some Philadelphia," and neglected to give whistle signals of the City of He was a nuisance to pedestrians terrible experience, down into his any indication by signal of her inten- in the central district.
subconsciousness, and there it had remained until some special circom- stance, such as the explosion of a
The defendants denied negligent shell, or other violent explosion, had cavigation. It was stated that the acted like the last straw" and he
*Ospack" (3,885 tons gross), on a became unconscious. On his return voyage from Philadelphia to Liver to consciousness he would stammer, pool, was in charge of a licensed pilot bad loss of memory, was morose, and proceeding down the deep water chan- could not concentrate his mind on pel made in the ice by the icebreaker anything, was filled with dread in about mid-channel, and was making but of what he did not know. If about five to six knots through the they could make such a man talk broken ice. The "City of Philadelphia" about what he had been through, was seen distant about 150 feet bear- and make him look his experiences ing about on the starboard beam. The straight in the face, they would do
'Õspack” kept her course and speed, him gead. A study of war cases of and the City of Phil: "elphia" after shell shock showed that in 50 per passing the "Copack," get ahead of cent. there had been previous symp her, and when at a distance of from toms, which the war had only made 200 to 300 feet sounded a series of blasts and was seen to be stopping. The helm of the "Oopack" was ported and one short blast was sounded, her helm was hard-aported and her engines were
The defendant told the Magistrate that he is over eighty years of age, and no longer able to work. In his younger days, he had been employed at the Naval Dockyard. His son too, had been employed at the Dockyard, but he met with an accident in the course of his work, and broke a leg- He has since gone to another country to seek his fortune. The defendant wound up his speech, which was deli- vered in almost faultless English, with these words: I am an old man, sir. I have been to. America. I hope you will excuse me this time, please.
This is the first time. God will bless you and give you a lot of happiness if you free me."
His Worship remarked that if the defendant had really been to America, he should be a rich man now.-$2 fine or five days' hard labour.
more serious.
The defendant caused some at LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. We Put full speed astern
arms" with the bamboo be was carrying, and then shouldering it, he marched out of Court. At the door, he turned round, and standing erect, said: "I am going to fight now." (Laughter).
PICTORIAL ART.
BRIEF NOTICES.
Hongkong artists, apparently, con- tinue to show pictures that have done duty at previous exhibitions., Com-
ARRIVALS.
but the City of Philadelphia " with her starboard quarter struck the put bow of the Oopack," The e.s. "Mficopa" Capt. 1. Bergplained of. The defendants alleged. doing herself the damage com. 4,417 tons, arrived yesterday at 11.45 that the "City of Philadelphia" a.m., from Tarakan with 8,700 tons improperly overtook and passed the "Gopack," and unnecessarily stopped The 9.3. "Juno," Capt. G. W. de working ahead, and did not give the her engines instead of keeping them Bowe, 1,385.25 tons, arrived yester-Gopack" timely notice that she was day at 8 am. from Balikpapan with stopping. Ultimately the defendants 981 tons of Borneo Oil.
of fuel on.
The 8.a. Shisan Maru" (Capt. G. placence in achievement is less desir-Matsuzaki); 1.291.98 tons, arrived able than continued endeavour, | yesterday at 3.50 p.m. from Keelung
Etchings. From The Studio offices with 1,250 tons of coal.
ut 44 Leicester Square comes a port-
folio illustrating the charm of the "The .a." Novara" (Capt. W. F. etcher's art. It contains a dozen large Cossey R. N. R,,) 4,249 tons, arrived reproductions of recent plates by Sir yesterday at 9 a.m. from Singapore Frank Short, D. Y. Cameron, James with 1,200 tons of general cargo. McBey, E S. Lumsden, and W. P. Robins, and has a literary preamble by 'Malcolm C. Salaman which is good reading. "Nowadays," he says,
•
DEPARTURES,
The .s. "Hanoi," Capt. Lepaulain,
"everyone is expected to recognise sailed for Haiphong at 3 p.m. today,
an etching, even though it be a dry-with 800 tons of general cargo: point. The fine distinction would pro-
claim the connoisseur.". This shows
pleaded that the collision" was the result of an inevitable accident; and further, that negligence, if any, was the fault solely of the compulsory pilot..
To the plea of compulsory pilotage the plaintiffs replied that by the pro- visions of the Pilotage Act, 1913, which were in force on July 1, 1918, the defendants were answerable for any loss or damage caused by the "Odpack" in the same manner as if the pilotage were not compulsory.
His Lordship, in his judgment, said the collision was, caused by no fault : on the part of anybody else except. that of the pilot of the "Oopack" He was unable to find that the pilot, did not receive from those on that vessel
The .a.Kwanglee," Capt. Sang- the assistance that he ought to have."
that literature is capable of dry-points.ster, sailed for Shanghai at 4.30 p.m. He knew what the "City of Philadel One of the etchings, in which to-day with 1200 tons of generalphia was doing, and the collision Lumsden pictures Ganges worship-cargo. pers, appears to us the best of the collection.
could have b'en avoided if the pilot had taken off his way at once. That
The 95.Bengkalis." Capt. F. A was a fault which amounted to The Studio, The numbers for Lembach, sailed for Batavia via Singa negligence therefore decided "February and March, show that this pore at 6 am, to-day, with 800, tors that the collis as brought about
magazine of fine and epplied art main of general cargo.
through the four of the pllut alone. tains its standard. Its reproductions
The question whether theOopack" -are-markably good works The The West Cadron Care was or was not under compulsor
Mirch number has an interesting art Anderson, sailed for San Francisco pilotage under ine Compitsory cle about the revival of the wooden via Manila at noon, 10-day, with Photage Act would, stand over for house, with striking illustrations. 300 tons of general cargo.
argument.
Goods are to be left in the Godowns All broken chafed and damaged where they will be examined on the 3rd prax. at 10 am, by Goddard and Douglas.
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