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TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1921.
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HOTEL BAR UPROAR,
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Hotel bar and there saw fourteen British sailors, qne of whom appeared Max BEACH & } Show Keam
to be the chief. He fold this man, ROBIN_ROL
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ment you have as to who won the war. If you have any arguments as to which is the best Navy, sigue now." There i was no reply.
sixteenth, defendant walked in and asked: Who won the war "None of is answered him. He was wearing a bloc uniform and a white band round his arma. Te then called in the gays, who started ah attack.. One of our chaps went out of the window. "I did not know the window was there or I
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Mr. Hazlerigg: One might go back from one dispate to another, right back to the War of Independence.
The Magistrate: I think it is a fair question. I admit it.
Koster mentioned an occasion in which he was treated roughly byl British sailors for no reason whatever
Mr. Lindsel: There has been no trouble recently as far as you are 'concerned?
Koster: No.
The Magistrate: This (holding up the bludgeon) was picked up there.
Witness: I never saw any of them used
said he was assaulted in a house in Robert Warren, another defendant, Ship Street by a large number of British sailors, on March 17. Attacks by five British seamen on one American were frequent.
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The uproar in the Hongkong Hotel would have gone out, too-(laughter).. Bar on the night of March 18 when A chap hit me over the head with a "fight occurred between British and bottle. There was a bludgeon, I American sailors was the subject of don't know who hit me with that. It enquiry at the Magistracy yesterday was a "ginger chap--not that one- afternoon when 35 members of the (indicating a defondant with red hair) rew of the U.S.S.Wilmington-who hit me with a bottle. The were charged with having behaved in witness went on to explain that he disorderly manner in Pedder Street. received a severe blow with the blud with having damaged nine tumblers geon which would have struck his and two glasses valued at $3,50, the head if he had not kicked his assailant. This witness gave the odds as more -property of the Hongkong Hotel, and
with having assaulted Acting Tis- than four to one, and said they would Mr. Hazlerigg: The evidence of pector Field. Mr. N. White Steward have been nine to one had all the the witnesses for the defence has harne of the Hongkong Hotel. Stoker Wil- Americans present jumped on"
out the suggestion of the prosecution liam Hart, and five other British them. Lient. Mecum suggested that that the whole affair was a planned and "bluejackets. Mr. Hugh S. Miller. the witness was not very reliable organised reprisal for a number of American Vice Consul, occupied a seat nine to one would be more than the previous grievances, either ian fed or on the Bench with Magistrate Lindsell. Wilmington had ashore that day.real. As all came together. all are The Assistant Crown Solicitor, Mr. Stoker Guest declared that there were equally guilty. whether it is the Hazlerigg, appeared for the prosecu- two American ships in harbour. This assault or the disturbance outside. tion; thy Assistant Harbour Master was denied by feat. Mecum, who Lieut. Mecum agreed that the only Major C. Willson. O.B... the Captain remarked to the Magistrate that he plea possible was one of mitigation of Superintendent of Police Mr. E. D. C did not understand the gravity of the penalty. American sailors were train- Wolfe, and Lient. R. G. Chichester charges, and he had to leave for ed to act for themselves, and he did RN...MS Titania."algeattended. Amoy immediately after the incident, not know, until he investigated this Lieut. C. H. Mecum, V. S. Nayyor he would have tried to bring evic-affair on ship board, that they had all these prior grievances. They did not represented the Cornmunder" of the{ence of people in the hotel who sup- U.S.S.Wilmington."
ported the claim of his men that the go to the police; they took a pride in The lefendants were: Ernest ringleader let in eight me, that looking after themselves. If the Set. Arthur Merrill, H. Pollard.
trouble, had been brought to the Peter Margafen. Henry Klingsburg.
notice of the proper authorities the Harold Clarke, William Belmon
affair in the hotel would have been Frank P. Mazza. John P. Brit. Wilhe
avoided; the American Navy bad al- J. Shaw, Lewis ( Baldwin John
ways experienced every support and Heide, Teddy Schippan, Milton
Mr. Hazlerigg: It does not make cooperation from the British Com- Scisson, Francis Bean. Henry Korker, much difference if they used bludgeons. modore. The defendants were young, Henry Markins, William J. Grooms, Lieut. Herum There were two one of them was over 25 and the Clarence A. Hudord, Lewis. Car-wows of men?
average age was 21; there were only lisle, John Watkins. George Cushion. Stoker Guest: Yes. They lined 200 of them compared with 2,000 John Rogers, Oscar Neilson, F. White. up like a funeral procession. (Laugh British naval men in the port. From pride of country and race they stuck Raymond Dennie, F. Blanchard. Ray Palmer, Fred Baber, Harry Lesinger. Leading Stoker Timothy O'Brien together to try and fight this thing Joseph Gamboa, Frank Laper. Harry said that some one threw a chair at out. Of course, they had no right to Boyd, Robert Warren and John Davis. him, knocking him down. He heard do so, but sailors were not very reason-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that After the Magistrate had read the a voice say Get up, and he obeyed able beings and the men had not the ORDINARY GENERAL will be held on FRIDAY, April 2ad, @harge to the defendants, who were No sooner had he got on his feet than realised the seriousness of their offence MEETING of the Hongkong Tramway on the RACE COURSE, commencing not legally represented, Mr. Hazelrigg a blow sent him down on the floor and the consequences it would have, Company, Limited, will be held at the at 1.30 p.m.
The Registrar of the University will said that the charge in respect of again. He was also kicked in the The idea," concluded Liect. Mecum, Offices of Messrs. Jardine. Katheson assaulting Inspector Field and Mr. chest. Some Americans were over- "was to fight it but man to man with Company, Limited Pedder Street, distribute the trophies.
Entries must be made on or before White was in error. The charge was turning tables and chairs. There the British. I quite agree, it can't be Hongkong. on WEDNESDAY, the 13th
day of April, 1921. at 12 o'clock Noos, MONDAY, April 11th. 'amended accordingly.
were two civilians present, but they done in a civilised town like Hongkong to transact the ordinary business of the Mr. Hazlerigg said the case are took no part in the scrap. Witness I don't think there was anything vic-Company.
there might be a fight, man for man Disinterested spectators assured him that was what happened. It was rather objectionable to say the Americans fought four to one.
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out of a disturbance already reported was struck with fists, but he saw ions in it--no more than a glove fight in the Press. The evidrace woald several Americans use the weapons on the fo'cstle." ahow that one of the defendants produced. -
The Magistrate: I find the first attempted to start an argument with
First-class Stoker Wm. Hart said charge of behaving in a disorderly! bluejackets in the bar of the Hongkong that one of his chums said Let us manner proved against all the defend. Hotel; no notice was taken of him and have no trouble here, when there were ants, and on that I fine them $10 each. he then called in 35 or 40 naval ratings indications of a disturbance. The The damage is such a small matter and from the Wilmington who, with appeal was ignored by the ringleader might have been caused by either out and provocation whatever, as of the Americans, who signalled to party in the course of the disturbance; saulted the seven or eight men in the his men to go in. Witness tried to shall dismiss that charge. As re- bar. The Britisk by weight of num- escape to the door, but was knocked gards the assault; I record a conviction THE UNDERSIGNED HAS 1170 Shares of THE RONPIBON TIN hers, were overpowered and received down and hit in the back.
against all the defendants, but I shall NO LIABILITY LTD. which he is more or less serious injuries. Some of After, asking the witness if he had impose no penalty except in the case willing to sell at the market quotations. the accused had, not exactly knuckle heard of trouble between American of the man (Koster), who appears to For full particulars please apply to dasters, but knackle protectors on and British sailors previously. Lieut. have led the whole thing. He will their fists, and one; at least, was armed Mecum said that he was trying to have to go to prison for fourteen days with a weapon of a dangerous nature bring out a reason for the assault com- with hard labour: The remainder, no
had not been brought with the object
a piece of iron or lead piping, with mitted by his men. During the penalty.
Mr. Hazlerigg said the prosecution' which a man might easily have been sojourn of the Wilmington" in killed. That was material, because it Hongkong there had only been one showed that the whole assault was police case against one of his men for of revenge, but only to prevent a re- premeditated. The evidence would not paying a motor car chauffeur, and currence. He would like the other
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the evening, but that the assault was brought before the Court. The ship This was done, in a personal surety. of a very aggravated nature and might had a clear record. There were some easily have resulted in the death of extenuating circumstances in this case
Afterwards, Lieut. Mecum applied the men. He asked the Magistrate; which he desired to bring to
the to the Magistrate and asked him to re- if the ringleader were discovered, to Magistrate's notice.
consider his decision and to impose a make such an example of him as would
fine, instead of imprisonment, in the After further similar evidence, Police case of Koster, who he said, had a very preclude any likelihood of any re. currence of this kind of disturbance Sergeant Elson described the proceed good record m the U.S. Navy. ings in the street when the crowd left The Magistrate consulted Noel Bernard White, steward of the the bar. When he told the men to be Captain Superintendent of Police, Hongkong Hotel, said he had been more orderly there was a small chorus who said he had no objection, called to the bar just before the dis of "Here's a policeman: shall we provided that a substantial fine were turbance. Some bluejackets and see him off?" Eventually, they were imposed, and the Magistrate then civilians were in the bar; they were rested by the naval picket. Sgt. C. decided to vary the penalty to a fine sober. An American sailor, with a Terry gave similar evidence. He of $50. white band on his arm, brought in 30 said that, in the street, as the America The hearing lasted about three or 40 more. He could not identify cans seemed to be looking for hours. that men among those present. The trouble," he telephoned the Central Americans "went for" the British Poloice Station for assistance.
sadors. He saw, blows strick with Lieut. R. G. Chichester, R.N., spoke fists and leather bands on fists. He as to the arrest by the picket. The also saw a few men using lengths of men gave no trouble at all when piping One British sailor was laid arrested.
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