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$102,000 FINE.
THE CHINA MAIL
SHIPPING
In Bowels of Ship For Opium.
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R.O. WARD'S CLIMB.
Solicitor & Magistrate On Ex-Parte Statements.
SECTION.
Then the witness saw first-ac- cused crawling underneath the boller. He had in his bande al spanner and an electric torch both of which he placed by the side of the water pipe. The witness then atretched out his arms, grabbed No. 1 and pulled him out of the manhole, No. 1 was led to the stokehold where the other two accused were and left
there.
Under the Furnace. .R. O. Ward said he then went to "I hope it will replenish the coffers of the Government," was the the starboard and climbed over the smiling comment of Mr. Leo casing by the starboard boller plat- d'Almada, Sen., at the Centraling and thon down the side of the Magistracy this morning, when Mr. boiler to the tank underneath the R. E.. Lindzell imposed fines total furnace." ling $102,000, or in default, a total term of 12 months' hard labour one of three Chinese, firemen of the s.a.
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"THE TRUTH.”
PORT SWETTENHAM'S PITCH OF EFFICIENCY.
A PROGRESSIVE POLICY,
On further investigation, says the "Malay Mail," it would appear He explained in reply to the that the correspondent who said Magistrate that he went down the that "Ships' captains still com- of inadequate starboard side because there were plain bitterly
TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1928.
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All first and second class rooms on the "Empress of Canada.
"Hathong" charged with importing too many pipings on the port side wharf and lighter accommoda-Empress of Asia and Empress of Russia" are fitted with hot and
of the ballast tanks, and it was tion at Port Swettenham" was
misinformed, or, difficult to squeeze past them.
cold running water. perhaps, it
be saíd that the whosc complaints
and possessing 8,000 tasla of illicit prepared oplum worth over $68,000.,
Mr. d'Almada appeared for the
Continuing, R. O. Ward said that should defence of all three accused and at once he reached the tanks he pro-gentlemen
were mistaken Leave the outset told the Magistrate that ceeded to the port side tank near he voiced
their facts. The Hong Kong he was prepared to plead "guilty" which he had seen the first accusad. regarding
He crawled to the top of the part truth would seem to be that the
Apr. 6 on behalf of the first man only.
ballast tank and there discovered management of Port Swetten- Information Received. Chief Preventive Officer Clark, two oil lamps which were not burn-ham has now been brought to a who conducted the case for the pro-ing, but they were hot and smoking reasonable pitch of efficiency and Recation replied that he was unable as if they had been recently lit. He our enquiries go to show that the to accept that plea, and evidence also found two more spanners. was then called.
Revenue Officer Ward, in the wit- ness box, said that about 4 a.m., en March 15, acting on information re- ceived, in the company of the C.P.O. and two Chinese Revenue Ofoers, he boarded the 8.8. "Haihong" lying alongside the Douglas wharf.
Witness Immediately went down to the engine-room and entered the stokehold. There he saw Nos. 2 and 3 accused on the starboard side by the bunker. On seeing the wit- ness, No. 2 put his hands behind his back and dropped a large spanner on to some coal lying on the footplate outside the bunker door.
Saw a Light Below.. The witness caught hold of both Nos. 2 and 3 accused and turning them round, handed them over to one of the Chinese Revenue Officers. He then proceeded to the port side of the after boiler.
By the Magistrate: Steam was up in the auxillary boiler.
Proceeding, R. 0. Ward said that he looked down a manhole in the side of the boiler casing which led down to the ballast tanks under. neath. He saw a light below, and as he looked the light was extinguish
Bending down, he flashed his torch into the hole.
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A Submerged Bag. On reaching the ballast tank door, he found that all the nuts had been unscrewed and removed. He took the door off
and looked into the tank. It was almost full of water, but the water was so clear that he could see a bag submerged in it. and informed Witness then went the C.P.O. and then proceeded to the office to get assistance to remove the bags from the tank.
When he returned he pumped some of the water out of the tank and then took out nine bags, each of which contained 400 taela prepared oplum.
of
In reply to the Magistrate the witness agreed that apparantly No. was in the act of gotting at the was prevented from opium, but doing so by the witness's arrival, The tank cover did not appear to have been recently removed when the witness lifted it.
"Don't Move."
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Rolling Stock Plentiful.
A Rolling stock is plentiful. new traders' godown is under con struction, additional siding ac- commodaton to speed up working will be carried out this year, and the electrification and extension of existing wharf facilities are under consideration.
Lighters have been increased in number from the 59 available for working cargo in September, 1927, to 78 at the present time, 22 new vessels having recently been added to the fleet. Three more are on order. Owing to diversion of ocean imports to No. 6 wharf, tonnage lightered has shown a steady drop since early in 1927, while the number of lighters available for working cargo has increased.
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Complete Change. A complete change has de Answering Mr. d'Almada, R. O. veloped in the method of working ward admitted that it was not un- usual to see a spanner in the hand cargo at Port Swettenham.
many years, despite the strongest of a fireman in the engine-room. pressure, agents, masters and It was true that as they entered pilots could not be induced to the engine-room, one of the Chinese come alongside No. 6 wharf. To Revenue Officers called out "don't day the position is directly re- move," and simultaneously No. versed, and the bulk of ocean 2 dropped his spanner. He did not cargo, instead of being lightered, put his hands up, however. The
is discharged direct across this witness did not ask him what he wharf. In 1926, the average ton- was doing with the spanner. All nage of ocean imports discharged three accused were not present directly over the wharf was 1,600 when the witness took the opium; tons per month. To-day it is out of the tank, the witness com- 18,000 tons per month. Up to the menting that it took two hours to evening of the 13th inst., 17,862 remove the opium. He was not tons of ocean import cargo had present when the accused were been dealt with this month, by charged.
lighter and by direct discharge across No. 6 wharf.
Mr. d'Almada read the state ments made by the three accused when charged, and commented that
The Clan steamer "Clan! No. 1 had nothing to say on the McWilliam," built in 1918, was charge of importing, but with re- destroyed by fire when loading at
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denied both charges, and both said The second and third sccused.
wors discharged e that the opluma belonged to No. 1.
Ex-Parte Statements,The first man was fined $2,000 or Mr. Lindsell remarked that there three months on the importing or nine. was no evidence against the second charge, and $100,000
months" hard labour for possession
and third accused, "
C.P.O. Clark pointed out that of the opium. the third accused was not on duty The drug was ordered to be at the time and had no business in confiscated. 'the engine roomy
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Mr. Lindsell said that he could not accept that ex parte statement.
The C.P.O: commented that Nos. 2 and 3'must have had gulity know- ledge of the opium as they new rar who it belonged to, and proceeded press to say that all the crew, had been, Asis cLinged since the accused's arrest betwee
Mr. d'Almada remarked that that was also an ex parte statement. ted