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MONDAY JULY 7,
ER COLLISION.
COLEL'S
1924.
BURGLARY AT TAIKOO.
L'S FINAL ADDRESS, MR. O'BRIEN LOSES $600 AND
GOLD WATCH,"
JUDGMENT RESERVED.
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-final address of Mr. Eldon Per K. C. at the Supreme Court, th morning, dealt mainly with tipoint at Issue as to when the sps passed.
The action för damages is brought by the La ling Steamship Co. Ltd. (the owners of the S.S. "Apocy") against the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company (the ower of the s.s. "Tal Sang") in respect of a river collision. There were differences of opinion among the witnesses as to whether the ships lud passed before the collision occurred. The plaintiff's had claimed that the ship had not passed and the the "Tat Sang" was drawing clear when the collision occurred, The defence is that the "Apoey" had been left behind a mile, had increased' speed and had almost drawn level.
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A burglar, who entered the residence of Mr. D,Brien at No. 3, Taikoo Terrace last night broke open a drawer in the dining room and escaped with money and jewellery valued at $650.
In his report to the Police. Mr. O'Brien states the thief gained entrance to the dining room he- tween ten and eleven o'clock. He broke open a drawer in a chest of drawers and extracted five $100 notes and a gold wristlet watch. The watch was a present made to Mr O'Brien, by members "of the Talkoo Sugar Refinery 'Company and is valued at $150.
ARMED ROBBERY.
HOUSE BOY ADMITS LAW-
LESS RAIDERS.
MA Potter, said that he did not see how this contention could be substantiated in view of the fact that the "Tal Sang" was the faster ship by a knot an hour.
In answer to the tinkle of the There would have been no use dear bell at No. 4 Mortison Till in the Apocy trying to catch her up and as a matter Gap Rond, a house boy nwitting of fact the Apoey was going admitted four men who sa full, steam ahead all the time The log figures of the "Tai Sang" were evidence in support of the plaintiffs contention and either they or the evidence of the captain (Capt. Grant) were wrong.
The main contention of plaintiff's had been admitted all along that the "Tai Sang" suddenly went
across the course " of ship behind her in such a way that the only possible chance for
what, for the purpose of the angument, he would call "overtaking" ship, to avoid the collision was by running herself on "the bank.
Mr. Alabaster had claimed that the Captain of the "Tal Sang" was exempted from the responsi- ilities of his action on the "Agony of the Moment" plea, but there was not judgntent to support his claim. The plea could not be used to exemplify the manoeuvres of the "Tai Sang" on a perfectly clear day with a ship 400 yards
behind.
Mr. Potter's address" concluded the hearing and "judgment" was reserved.
24 HOURS NOTICE.
SERVANTS MUST GIVE A ΜΟΝΤΗ.
A servant who is paid monthly cannot leave his employment under less than a month's notice despite the fact-that-he-finds-a-substitute. to carry on for him.
This ruling was enforced by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning in a case it which a house coolie was charged with absenting himself from work at No. 54. Nathan
Road.
According to the coolie, he gave
Mrs. Cooper said she did not want the substitute.
The Magistrate, having réceived an assurance that the coolie was paid monthly decided that the
they had brought 'two baskets of apples as present for, the master. Once inside, the nien showed their true colours and produced re. Į volvers and daggers which thay pointed menneingly at the o- Pupants, two married Chinese women: From one of the women they stole money and jewellery valued at $505 and from the Bther various trinkets worth $37.
The robbers remained in the house for about halt an hour.. When they heard the door hell, they madeh rapid exit.
MOULDERS STRIKE.
HONGKONG DEADLOCK
CONTINUES."
· IDLE WEEK END.
WUCHOW STEAMERS
HERE.
RATE WAR ON FLOODS?
More than half a dozen small river steamers were laid up in Shenipo Bay during the week
These comprised everal ende. well-known vessels on the Hong- kong-Wuchow run and one or two on the Canton-Wuchow run.
From inquiries made in the river] slupping trade it appears as though the temporary idleness is due to: several reasons. In one quarterit was stated that hitherto there was a "pool" of nineteen Wuchow steuners which had a fixed turid" for both passengers and steamers.. It was alleged that some of the boats had been undercutting rates or giving rebates and this bad; brought about dissatisfaction.
Another, gentlenian interested in. the Wachows trade attributes the tying-up to the present flood the West River. The stuber boats, he said, were hard put to negotiate certain parts of the river und their journey accordingly occupied longer nie, bouts, it was alleged, could not pay their way on the old schedule and i therefore, took advantage of things I to have their annual docking and overhaul..
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Last night, the "Kwong Ying" which was in the bay on Saturday, left for Wachow and West River ports.
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It is interesting to note Hongkong is to a large extent dependent on Wuchow for supplies of poultry, cattle and firewood.
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DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.
EUROPIAN FAILS TO` APPEAR IN COURT.
Robert Browne, described as a shipping clerk 1 227 Nuthun Road, Kowloon, failed to appear at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning on charges of being drunk and dis- orderly, damaging the door of No.
A position of stalemate seems to have been reached in the local strke of moulders at shipbuilding and engineering establishments. 1 Canton Road and damaging a As far as can be made out no fur-motor car belonging to the Hong ther conferences between either Kong and Kowloon Taxi-Cab the European or Chinese employ ers on the one hand, and the several hundred workmen on the other, had taken place up to tiffin- time to-day.
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to Canton where they have put up Nearly all the men have gone at the Chinese Engineers' In stitute the headquarters engineering labour in Canton and Hongkong-in Honam Island, opposite Canton.
Company. His bail of $50 was estreated. Mr. E. W. Hamilton said be understood the damage done to the motor car amounted to $150. Fle bad consulted the Captain matter and had decided to adjourn Superintendent of Police about the the case pending further enquiries by the Police. He would not issue
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THE CHINA MAIL.
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FATAL MOTOR CAR CRASH.
a warrant until the enquiries had Photos by courtesy of Mr. A. Kitchell, been made..
Inspector Spear said that at the Rumours are current that the time the defendant was arrested, foremen are against the strike. This, the China Mail learns, is due he was not aware that the damage he had done amounted to over the to the fact that the foremen are
up as bait,
not paid daily rates but have fixed sam Browne was required to put
salaries per month,
An interesting feature of the 4 hours notice yesterday and strike is the announcement in a told his mistress; Mrs. Cooper, that he was going away and would Chinese paper by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., call- provide a substitute.
ing for contractors for moulding work. The advertisement seems to indicate that the Dock Co. desires to farm out the moulding work.
It has aso been, mentioned in coolie could not leave unless he interested circles that none of the gave a month's notice. He im- bigger establishments are serious- pressed upon the defendant that even though he had found a sub-ly affected by the stoppage of work.as Europeans have been able stitute he must give the due month's notice before he could to carry on temporarily.
leave.
The coolie was fined $15 and
given the option of serving three aveeks in jail.
METER READERS.
UNIFORM NOT THOUGHT NECESSARY.
"Our meter readers have worked without uniforms since 1864 and we have had no trouble to speak of," said Mr. L, J. Blackburn, manager of the Hongkong and China Gas Co., Ltd, when rip-| proached by a China Mail ion this morning, regarding the dismus- sion that has arisen in connection with the identifying of local meter- readors.
However, Mr. Blackborn nasuted. us that bo was giving the matter his attention and would come to a decision in a few days. The meter-renders themselves were not in favour of uniformis.
In the course of the conversation, it was explained that the men take with them a book in, which the readings, are recorded and from which slips are torn so as to advise, the customer in question. More over, each man is provided with an identity card which Mr. Black burn thought was the most affect tive form of identification..
It was also gathered that the employees who take the readings at house meters are only engaged in that work for a few days in each bmouth During the rest of the
tina they work in the office.
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"Oldsmobile" car No. 1056, belonging to Mr. M. A. Razack, which crashed into a stream at Deep Water Bay last week, has since been sold and retrieved from the stream into which it plunged from the main road. A Chinese was killed instantly in the accident and another succumbed in hospital. Others includ ing a woman, were injured...
The top picture shows the car in two or three feet of water with the wheels pointing skyward. The number can be made out by reversing' the picture.
The middle picture shows the break in the rails where the
· car went over. To the right is the road to Repulse Bay and the left the Golf Club buildings.
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