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$1,515 Damages Claimed For Dismissal.
No. 19,853 HONGKONG,
Mr. John Melville Anderson, mis- ter arler, was the plaintiff is a Supreme Court action this morning in which he claimed $1,516 dhimages from the Man Wing Steamship Cem- pany. this consisting of three months salary in lieu of notice.
Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask, was for the plaintiff and Mr. P. C. Jenkin. in- structed by Mr. D. McCallum wak for the defendants."
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THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1926,
·BANK CRISIS.
'DOORS OF 49 BANKS CLOSED,
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
While Mrs. Grantham,
Atlanta, July 14. Queen's Gardens, was walking in.
The State Banking Department Dey Vaux Road, near the Sincere has announced that 45. State Bank Company, at noon yesterday, in Georgin have closed their doors. Chinese simicked & milk wag she This is larghstributed to the was carrying in her hand and appointment of a Receiver for the Bankers' Trust Company of Atlanta made his escape.
on which most of the Banks question have been relying for Pands.-Reuter."
The bag, valued at $20. contain ed in addition to a few articles a sum of $18 in money.
A report of the loss was subse- quently made to the police.
THE WEATHER..
MP. Sheldon · said that Mr. Anderson-joined the employ of the company us chief officer of the "Baitan" in Bleember, 1923, and in January of the following year was appointed master. continuing in that capacity until November og that yea". His appointment as mpater followed, the procesting, stationary or very slow;' Home of Capt. Jones and it was on Capt. Jones's recommendation that Mr. Anderson was appointed..
The forecast for the 24 hours end- ing at noon to-morrow is south-west or variable winds, moderate; fine.
The interview at which the au pointment, was made 'took place in the presence, of 38r. Chang, the managing director of the Company, and Mr. Ho. an interpreter, Capt. Jones and Mr Anderson being the only others present.
At that interview. Mr. Anderson would tell the Court that there was no question of notice discussed at Al There was no written agree-- ment but it was verbally agreed that Mr. Anderson should take over at the same wages and emoluments 48. Capt. Jones.
No Renson Given.
In November 1924 when the ship returned to Hongkong. said Mr. Sheldon, Mr. Ho tume on board and handed Mr. Anderson & Tetier No terminating his engagement. reason was given and MF. Ho snid The »nuld give none. It was not his doing but the decision of the Mr Ho offered Mr. Anderson a month's wages which Mr. Anderson refused.
Mr. Anderson had an interview with the Harbour Master also with the serretary of the Chinn Cast Of- mers' Guild as a result of which he saw solicitors,
owners.
Mr. Anderson had not been able
to get employment after his dismis anf until January of the following year when he accepted a position as third officer on one of Jardine
Matheson's coastal beats.
At 11.58 to-day the Observatory issued warning of a typhoon of un- known intensity within 60 miles of Lat. 14 degrees N., Lat 124 degrees
HOME INTEREST,
BOYCOTT NEGOTIATIONS
IN CANTON,
COMMONS INFORMED.
Rugby, July 14. Sir Austen Chamberlain.. stated in the House of Com- mons that the opening of the negotiations for ending the trade boycott of Hongkong. had been fixed for July 15- British Wireless Service.
Whilst this information has appeared long age in the local Press, the cable is given as evidence of the interest being taken at Home in the negotiations opening to-day in Canton.]
same wages and emoluments | Capt. Jones,
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"Allee Same Agreement." Mr. Jenkin: I put it to you that Mr. Chang said to you and Cant Jones in broken English "allee same agreement. Capt. Jenes; 24 hours finishes." and that you, or at any rate Capt. Jones, said "Yes."
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TO-DAY'S SALUTES,
RUMOUR ABOUT VALUABLES | CHINESE CRUISER ARRIVES
IN "RUINS.”
THE PRESENT POSITION.
Rumours concerning the finding of valuables in the Hongkong Hotel building, as a sequel to the Hre on New Year's Day, have proved to be exaggerated.
IN PORT.
THE VISIT TO PRATAS.
Officials to See the "Typhoon Station."
With the Lyphoon season hav- ing practically started even the layman and the landlubber will turn their attention-to-Pratas, that spot 180 miles to the south of Hongkong, from which meteoro- logical reports are broadessted..
As has been stated on many occasions, the Chinese Admiralty
Somebody said that among other articles jewellery had been indug up by workmen in the pre- sent course of reconstruction. One account was that gold brace- lets and other items of the metal that shines had been melted down in the conflagration and subse- has erected a station, with wire- quently brought out in a heap."less, on Fratas" island,
On reference to Mr. W. J. By reason of its position. Hawker, managing director of being in the track of the major- the Hongkong and Shanghai ity of typhoons which come up Hotels, Ltd., & China Mail re- the China Coast way-Pratas ist presentative, was informed that of great importance.
It is, of only a few trinkets had been re- course, a part of Chinese terri- covered. They were of such tory. small value that the residents who are concerned did not even deem them worth applying for.
GUESTS AND STAFF LEAP,
FROM WINDOWS.
A FRANTIC MOTHER. "
Tannersville (New York),
July 14 Three persons were killed. eleven injured, and nine are missing as the result of a fire de- stroying the Twilight Inn, early this morning,
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Many of the guests and staff leapt from windows to escape death.
A woman, panic-stricken, threw her baby boy from the third floor and jumped herself. The boy was unhurt, but the. mother is seriously injured.—* Reuter's American Service.
Over Twelve. Deaths.
Tannersville, later. There are now over twelve deuths. The bodies are so badly burned that they cannot be iden- tified."
Twenty-three persons are stil} miasing-Reuter.
DIPLOMACY WINS.
BRITISH SETTLEMENT WITH FRANCE.
AMERICAN PRAISE.
COAL CRISIS,
T.U.C. AND MINERS TO. MEET
WHAT DOES IT SIGNIFY?
A
London, July 14,
There is an important de- velopment in the coal situa- tion.
The General Council of the Trade Unions Congress have, invited the Miners' Executive to meet them to-morrow.
There is little doubt that the miners will accept,
The conference will be the first between the miners and the Trade Unions Congress since the calling off of the general strike-Reuter.
For the Future.
New York, July 14. Mr. Winston Churchill has
In the contract (given out to earned the unanimous congratula- the contractor) it is expressly tion of the Press for his "piece of stated that property other than with the French debt settlement.ed, the intention of course being brilliant diplomacy" in connection building material must be return The New York World felicitates that the Hotel would get back Great Britain on conceding un-what it owned, while anything important French" demanda. It belonging to residents would be The whole question, hinged on the
save that "Great Britain will col-restored as far as possible. interview at which Mr. Anderson
will allow us to collect all the bad Hawker stated that details of re- lect relatively as much as we but
While Dn the subject Mr. was appointed, said Mr. Sheldon. Mr. Anderson had no knowledge as
feelings."
ecnstruction were to what notler Capt. Jones was on.
The New York Times pays a consideration. They had not yet It was not until after his dismissal
tribute to British sagacity in in-decided to what extent they would that Mr. Anderson found out that
ternational finance, taking a little demolish the interior of the por- Capt. Jones had been on a written
Mr. Jenkin: Why not?
on account rather than lose all by tion damaged by the fire. agetalent under which he was
Witness: I would not consider it demanding full and immediate bable to 24 hours notice. There proper agreement for a master.
payment, but if M. Caillaux was. However, in Mr. Anderson's Asked what ships other than the imagines that America will copy case no written agreement and he Haitan" he had been master of on the British terms he will be dis- (Mr. Sheldon), claimed that Mr.
the China coast, Mr. Anderson, re-appointed. Anderson was entitled to resson-plied that he had been master of unle notice, this being three months.the "Chuen Chow," river beat, and
China Coast Experience.
Mr. Anderson then went into the witness box and bore out counaels He had had opening remarka.
of
twenty years' experience of the China const, he stated, eleve which had been with Messrs. But- Lerfield and Swira as second and ebief officer.
Cross-examined by Mr. Jonkin, witness said that his sulary with Jardine Matheson's'after he left the | employ of defendants worked out to about 8237 à month. He joined them on January 17, 1925.
Mr. Jenkin: So you were employ- ed for 37 days of the three months in respect cf which you make your claim.
Witness: Yes.
Witness: No, that is not so, Chang did not speak even in pidgin English.
Mrdenking Would you have Laker The position if it had been offered you on those terms?
Witness: No.
The Herald and Tribune argues that the. Franco-British settle e vessels in Australia,
ment is not...on all fours with the
since Mr. Jenkin: Were you not under Franco-American,
Great 24 hours' "notice agreement as Britain was dealing with the joint. signatories of the Peace Treaty, master of the "Chuen Chow?"
Witness. No.
reparations, and other awards in Mr. Jenkin! When you joined which the United States did not Jardine Mathesons after your dis-participate. Reuter's American missal, you were on 4.21 hours! Service, notice agreement?
Witness: Yes, as junior officer. An Old Friend.
Mr. Jenkin: Capt. Jones was a very old friend of yours?
Witness: Yes.
Mr. Jenkin And do you mean to tell us that he neither mentioned to you neither did you know of your own knowledge that he was on a 24 hours' notice agreement?
Witness: Y It was not until
On July 4, a Customs cruiser left for the Paracels, after which A trip was suggested on which the Director of the Royal Obser; vatory, Hongkong (Mr. T. FI Claxton) Was To have gone down to Pratas on a visit, as a guest of the Chinese superintendent, Mr. C. W. Hsu. Another name meri tioned was that of Mr. E. W. Car- penter, Assistant Director of Public Works.
Those Who Fired. This morning, the cruiser "Hai. Yung," under orders from the Chinese Government, arrived in Hongkong: She saluted "the country" and a reply was sent from Blackhead's signal station. Salutes were also interchanged with the Commodore, the Japan- ese Imperial Naval training squadron and the U.S.S. "Helena."
It has been stated that Mr. Claxton, the Harbour Master (Lt. Cor. G. F. Hole, R.N.), Mr. L. H. King (the wireless expert) and Mr. N. R. M. Shaw (Deputy Com- missioner of Chinese Customs, Kowloon and district) were to pro- ceed on the "Hai Yang" to visit | Pratas for the inaugural of the wireless station, timed to take place at the end of this week.
Arrangements for departure stated. have not been completed, it is
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ships which called here last year. several "Northern" Chinese war- The "Hai Yung" was one of
BOYCOTT PARLEY.
still under CANTON CONFERENCE STARTS
TO-DAY?
A decision had also to be arrivi ed at as to how many storeys would be rebuilt. Accordingly it is impossible to say when the Des Veux Road and Pedder Street corner would be in use again. '
CAFE INCIDENT.
ALLEGED DISORDERLY CONDUCT."
A
POLICE COURT CASE.
Position of the Franc.
London, July 14,
Arising out of an incident, which Owing to the debt settlement the French frane closed at 1904 occurred at the Cafe Restaurant and the Belgian Trane at 207-night, Mr. L. G. Taylor, the man- Parisien in Pudder Building aut
Reuter...
TYPHOON WARNING.
Atam qurd below was Mr. Jenkin': That reduces your his return that I found that out. received from the Manila Observa
ory by the American Consu». | He said he forgot to tell me.
Mr. Jenkin: The question of the General, Hongkong, at 226 p.m. In answer to further questions, witness said that as chief officer period of your service and of pas-July 14-Cyclone or typhoon E. with the defendant company hesible length of notice is one of the Luzon less than 300 miles dis- had been on a 24 hours' notice most important points to consider tant moving W.N.W. or N.W. agreement. When he was master when entering into an engagement,
claim to $1,234.48..
of the ship the chief and 2nd offix it not?
cere had been on 24 hours' notice Witnesa would not commit him- agreements.
sult in reply to this question.
The evidence of Mr. Anderson having concluded the case for the plaintiffs, Mr. Jenkin briefly ad- dressed the court before calling Mr. Chang to give evidence. He spoke of the practice foliáwed by the de- This witness denied and said thatfendant company in engaging mas only the question of wages and tors on 24 hours' notice and said
Mr. Jonkin put it to Mr. Anderson") that what had taken place at the Interview was that he had been engaged "on the same agreement" or "on the same terms" as Capt. Jones.
:
Luter.
14th 4.46 p.m. Cyclone or Typhoon"
8.30 a.m. July 15, 1926.
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EXPECTED PROCEDURE.
only to be expected that no com- In the brief space of time, it is munique has come down from Canton-when this edition went to press-regarding the opening of the conference to settle the boycott of Hongkong.
+
Writing on Tuesday evening (before the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp and the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax arrived there yesterday after- noon), the "China Mail".corres- pondent, indicated that to-day'a | proceedings may be restricted to the formal exchange of courtesies and credentials after which an adjournment was erected.
discussing any terms,
It was anticipated that before the de- ager, was charged before Mr. R. E.legates of both sides
will en- Lindsell at the Central Magistrney deavour to arrive at a basis of this morning with "disorderly e... understanding as to what will duct."
come up and when, for discussion. In some sources, continues the correspondent, some importance is attached to the preliminaries, the clearing of which should pave the way
towards formulating condition of a settlement.
His Worship adjourned the case until Munday morning, remarking that he understood further pro- scodings were periding.
TWO MOTOR ACCIDENTS.
Motor cars driven by Professor Roffey, of the Hongkong Univer- E. of Luzon Less than 300 milessity, and Mr. W. A. Hannibal distant inclining Westward."
were involved" în a collision `on. the Repulse Bay Road, near Deap Bay, shortly after 7 p.m. yester- day. One of the cars received slight damage.
15th 8.10 m. Typhoon in about 120 degrees.
Long E. 10 degrees. Lat N. Direc tion unknown;"".
amoluments was discussed. The that it was incomprehensible that A Chinese in the employment
interview only lasted a few minutes, Mr. Chang could not speak English and Mr. Ho interprated and told witness that Mr. Chang was agree able to his being engaged on 'the
this very important factor would have been entirely omitted from the Interview as a result of which Mr. Anderson was apprinted.
The case to proceeding.
In another accident on the Shaukiwan Road, a Chinese re- ceived injuries to both knees by walking out of the bathing shed at North Point into a car driven by Mr. H. E. Goldsmith. The injuries, however,"were not seri cus, and the man refused to go to
of Telephone Company was bitten by a dog in Kowloon yesterday. The animal, owned by Mr. Rocha, of 30, Ashley Road, was sent to Kennedy Town for observation, hospital.
Byen in Canton, people can do no more than guess what the Kwangtung delegation will bring up. Rumours vary from the commonplace and practicable, to the absurd.
Current opinion is that General Chang Kai-shek will ask Mr. Eugene Chen to effect 'settle- ment, but that there may be a delay owing to the necessity of "demobilising" the strikers and pickets,
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