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500-YEAR-OLD LAW
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anchor at such a scope, without a
SECTION.
ANKING" PIRACY
CHINESE CHARGED WITH PARTICIPATION
AGAIN REMANDED
Yuca Fing-kwan was yesterday have different lengths. It might afternoon charged before Major C. have been in one direction, fol-
* Chinese
lowing the hawsepipe along the Willson, O.B.E., at the: Control mud, and it might be in a differ-Magistrapy, with having taken part ent direction under the water, in the piraoy on board the B. & S. and unless there was some indica-8.8. "Anking" on September 20 last, tion, the master would not know
whilst the vessel was on a voyago At any "In 1563 and earlier cases of where the anchor was. this sort were quite common," mte he would not expect to find from Singapore to Amoy. said Mr. Justice Bateson in theit in best water he has to navi- It may be renumbered that as tha Admiralty Court, in the case of gate in. In truth and in fact this result of this tragis affair, the Euro- anchor was sticking up out of the a vessel which had laid out her bed of the river, forming an ob.pean Chief Officer and Chief En buoy, that a vessel coming up the struction in the river, either on sincer of the stup, and channel holed herself without the edge of the gutway or just quartermaster lost their lives, whilst waming on the fluke, filled and within it. In my opinion it was the Captain and Third Officer were
wounded, the former severely. became submerged by the rising in the one position that an an-
The accused, who was not legally tide The modern instance of chor ought not to be in, having this antiquated trouble of the regard to the position of the prosented, pleaded not guilty."
The Piracy Recalled court was the case of the "Louisa." "Louisa"; certainly it was in a She was sitting on the mud, high the "Harkaway" would not ex-ant Attorney-General, outlined the position in which the master of
Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, Assist- and dry, beside that curious river the Medina in the Isle of Wright, pect it to be. Having, as I say circumstances connected with the when the motor vessel "Hark amped over it, and his vessel piracy. He said that the "Anking" having sustained considerable eft Singapore on September 23 with away," a hundred yards away, damage, he found, when the tide certain amount of freight and some sheared, and with no suspicion, had ebbed, this anchor an found her anchor in this pleasant part quarter about 18 inches be-of a search was made for urins before his 1,400 deck passengers, Some kind The owners of the "Harkaway" hind him, and his vessel was so the slip sailed from the southern brought their action against the injured that she sank. Associated Portland
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Manufacturers, Ltd., owners of The Louisa" was on the mud. Then, on September 26, the pirates, the "Louisa," and the action was and she had a rope tied to a tree who had got on board as passengers, on the evening of April 1, 1927. from the stern in order to keep rushed the control points of the ship, The Harkaway" was going up to her from floating on her own an-and shot down the officers, of whom the east of midstream and was chor, so the mate said, so that, Mr. D. C. Jones, the Chief Officer, approaching the cement works on evidently, the possibility of her and Mr. H. Thomson, the Chief En- the west bank when the "Louisa" slipping on to her own anchor was gineer, and a Chinese quartermaster was seen lying on the east bank, present in his mind. Having thus were killed, while Captain. C. E. She was described as heading secured her, the mate and crew lunkett-Cole, the master, and Mr. down and half athwart moored went away, and there was nobody. I. Campbell, the Third Officer,
wore wounded. with an anchor chain leading from on board the "Louisa" to warn forward about right ahead. She persons coming up river of the the ship and steered for Chelang Then the pirates took charge of | had an anchor light. Among the position of the anchor. The
suggestions made against the "Harkaway" gave the "Louisa" a not at a safe point, using three of Point. Here they landed with their "Louisa" was that she neglected perfectly proper berth, passing at the ship's boats for the purpose and a duty to bury the upper fluke so a distance that her mas taking a number of the European that it would not cause damage. [ter thought was
perfectly officers, who were, however, subse- to navigating vessels.
safe.. The anchor might she anchored to wait her turn to river subsequently, but there is "Anking" from 6.40 p.m. on the
The "Louisa's" reply was that have been driven further into the quently retumed to their ship.
The pirates had control of the go to the cement wharves and an evidence to show that at the time 20th up to 2 a.m. on the 28th. With chored at high water with ten it was sufficiently projecting to the departure of the pirates, the fathoms, but the wind coming on catch the "Harkaway" in this wireless equipment, which had hi- to blow from the north five shallow water.
therto been dismantled by them, fathoms more were paid out. She In the olden days, from 1563 was restored to working order and a blamed the "Harkaway" for ex-and carlier perhaps 1568 and message sent to Hong Kong. cessive speed at a point where thereabouts, this sort of Proceeding to deal with the part the channel was shallow, and said case was quite common, alleged to have been played by the
esa Republic and second only to the [649 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.]' she was navigating at a time where light draft vessels accused in the affair, Mr. Fitzroy Yangtze in importance. This magni when there was not enough water were going about in shal-said evidence of his participation as ficent trade route was opened to for- for her to do so in safety.
low places, and anchors were used an active pirate would be given by eign traffic in 1897, but how many to keep them in position. It was four people who had seen him. These foreigners travel on this important Mr. Justice Bateson, giving laid down so far back as 1563 in were the wireless operator of the waterway? The scenery along the judgment, said the "Harkaway" Clark v. Scattergood that it was ship, who picked him out at the route la beautiful. We recommend it would not expect to find the an- neglect to leave an anchor in a identification parade held at Police
to any person who wishes to spend a chor in her best water. The title navigable river without buoy. Headquarters; Hon Fu-man, the short and economical holiday. was what was called lay tide, think that is good sense, and it assistant compradoro, who saw him which meant that the water was has stood for a good many hun-stretched on a settes as it sea-sick; sweling in the river. The dred years. I have asked the Ng Tai-sum, a steward who also saw "Louisa" was drawing 5ft. 3in, aft Elder Brethren and they also him in that condition; and a saloon and 4ft. 3in. forward, and had think it good sense. If people put boy.
the body of the Chief Officer and that about a foot of water under her anchors down in channels which Mr. Archibald Irving Campbell, of the Chinese quartermaster, both as she was going up. She passed are shallow at low tide they ought Anking" at the time of the piracy, ed. In front of him stood a pirato, who was Third Officer of the of whom appeared to have been kill- a similar motorboat, and her mas- to be buoyed.
carrying a rifle which was not of the
Anchor in Best, Water
DECEMBER. FRI.
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WED.
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16th MON. Slat
9.8. "TAI MING"
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September 26, he was sitting on the
He said that after dinner on armament of the ship.
Picked Out
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DECEMBER.
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His would only have been 15 feet, when suddenly he received a blow on sonal possessions as a result of the
After detailing the lose of his por lordship went on: He saw the but it would have been sufficient the forehead. He was then made piracy, Mr. Campbell said he attend. "Louisa" on the mud on his port to give anybody warning. No bow. The river Medina at this sort of warning was given in this board. As he went up the ladder to the Central Police Station
aware of the presence of pirates on ed an identification parade held at place is at low water a mere gut-case.
the lower deck, a minute or so later, 23rd instant, at which he picked It is said in this river they do he saw a number of Chinese running out the accused. way of about 30ft. wide, and when the tide rises to high water not use buoys because they get about and flourishing knives. He re- there is a considerable amount of cut away by the motor boats, but ceived another blow on the forehead
The hearing was adjourned. water, extending to some 200ft, that only means that they have and was then stabbed in the back. on one side of the middle line of not strong enough moorings, and As he sank down to the deck, before the river and this gutway and if they put stronger moorings the losing consciousness, he saw the 100ft, on the other side.
motor boats would find possibly Chief Officer, Mr. Jones, stumbling The master of the "Harkaway" that their propellers were cut down the ladder. was going up, using that lay tide away instead of the moorings of Whon witness recovered conscious for his boat in what was the best the buoys. That, however, to my ness, he found himself lying between of the water, when suddenly he mind is no reason why they should found his vessel bumping over not buoy them or use some other what turned out to be the anchor means of warning people if they of the "Louisa." He had nos put out anchors. warning of any sort of it, except
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In my view a warning ought to out of the bow of the "Louisa" on have been given of this obstruc- the mud, and presumably going tion, and the defendants' servants out some distance. It might be had no right to drop their an- 10 or 15 fathom. It might be more; it might be less; vessels chor in a public navigable river. Mr. Dumas said his clients had e right to pass and repass in any navigable water without ob- struction. Mr. Bucknill, in reply, said, "so you have, and I have a right to put an anchor down.": 80 he has, but he has no right to Jobstruct, and if he does put an anchor down he ought to give a warning. In the eircumstances I think it was here a trap, and a trap unfortunately that acted very successfully. Then Mr. Buckmill said there was ample warning where the trap was. But the fact that your have a ship laground 90 feet from her anchori dees not tell you where the anchor la or where it may be, and how could the master obtain know ledge of the actual place of the anchor from the position of the "Louisa"? If a person put an an- chor down in such a place as this he ought to buoy it. In low water it is necessary he should do so, or use an anchor that does not stick up. If he uses an anchor that offers something like a spike In the river I think he must pay. | Mr. Buckmill urged that to have to buoy such anchors would put a serious burden upon the defen dants' vessels. It does add a little to the care required in vessels, but the number of places in which
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