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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1948.
Kowloon Wharf ASKS GOLD IN MAN'S SHOES
Asks
For Return
Of A 75-Ton Lighter
The Chief Justice, Mr. E. H. Willising, sitting, in Admiralty Jurisdiction yesterday, heard T claim by the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf · & Godown Co., Ltd,, against the Lighter "Tung Hing" Hong Kong registry No. 954V, for re- covery of possession and for loss of hire.
The Godown Company was The first witness, William represented
by the Hon. Mr. Sprague. of the Ship Survey Teo d'Almada e Castro K,C.Omice,, Marine Department, sald (instructed by Mr. H.J. Arm-he Inspected the "Tung_Hing"
of Mezarn Deacons), strong
at the request of plaintiffs In while the defendants were re- May last, and again yesterday "presented by Mr. Wright (in- -morning. It conformed to plans; structed, by Mr. Peter H. Sin).. and specifications submitted, Before outlining his case Mr. apart from minor differences d'Almada sald he would apply mentioned. for pleading for discovery and
Ferguson, Thomas
Craft that pending: the examination Superintendent of the Godown for documents and booką. from | Company since 1932, said alt both siden cross-examination lighters were under file charge. would deferred. However, no The Company's lighters had order Waa sought from the been built on the same designs Court, both sides mutually for the lost 40 years. In recent agreed upon an exchange of years they had dispensed with documents.
ruddars.
Presenting bin case to the Court Mr. d'Almada said the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company were owners of wooden lighters with capaci ties of 100 tons, 75 tone and 50 tons, some with hatches and others with awnings.
„aukeen observation by the Colonists, Revenue Officers brought the Treasury an estimated $21,000 in gold bullion yesterday afterndon,
Suspicions aroused by the awkward walking of a pas- senger on board the sa, ¿Kwangiang," which arrived from.. *Mauno yesterday at 2.30 jým, Chief Preventive Officer Macintyre Brown's men' sublected him to a thorough stardi.
In one of the man's shoes they found six bary of gold. Aimilar amoun; wis dabad, secreted in the other. thirteenth bar was found in his pocket,
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The man was stressed and flig gohi seized by the au- thorities.
Goods
Too
Too Dangerous
For Them To Handle
The defendant firm only notified the Fire Brigade when they found the goods too dangerous for them to handle," såld Divisional Officer R.HJ. Brooks when he summoned C. M. Chang, manager of the Dlaward, Trading Co., G Queen's Road Central, before Mr. W. A. Blair- Kerr at Kowloon yesterday for storing, 738 drums of aniline off on Feb. 17, and 100 drums of sodium chlorate on Feb. 18, at the Nat Yang Godown, Matankok. D/O Brooks sold that a lotter was received from the defendant firm on Feb. 17 stating, that 15 or 20 drums of aniline all were leaking and asking for gas-minnka so that the coolies could remove the drums
the people there denied that they He visited the premises but, to had
had any aniline oll, and refined him admittance.
Fan Cho-chau reported the discovery of the Tong Hing to him in May last and gether with Fan he went to the Yaumati Typhoon Shelter on May 6 and 7 and at once identi. hell it as one of the Company's craft built in 1988.
"The Middle
Watch
Claim For Recovery
Of Goods
A dental that the Chuen Hing this, defendants, had anything to do with any transaction with the plaintiffs, the Kal Cheong firm, and that they were only the stakeholders of the thonet which was to be vald to the Tully Win Nayl gation arm on the delWery of the goods, wis made of the Supreme Court yesterday by E C. Loseby before Mr. T. 3. Gould (Puisie Judge).
The claim was for the re-
overy of goods or alternative-
ly $20,881 for 40 packages of Personalia
nigskin and 17 packages óf rub- |bør shoes aftrusted by the Kni Dr. George Stewart, a pro
Cheong Firm, of 66 Connaught minent. "American, author snild Rond West, to the Church Hing speaker in visiting the Colony Trim for delivery to their from afarch to March 19
plaintiff') nominees in ¡The War Office 'have, naked Swatow.
Dr. Stewart to tour British- Army, Navy and Air Force Units in the Far East ipsturing on such topics •Ra; " The USA and the British Empire". "Our moment in History and The Outlook for Peace.
Plaintifs claim that 'through] the negligence of the defendants they failed to deliver the goods and also claim the return of $2,802 being the amount paid to defendants for the charges for delivers t
Plaintiffs are represented by Mr. B.A. Bernacchi and, the defendants by Mr. Charles Losoby, The Tung Wan Naviga tion Company, who are named ns, secord, defendants, were not represented.
Dr. Stewart will be do stran« ger to the Services, as during 1944-45 he toured all theatres f war and in all addressed gvoz 280,000, British troops, di small groups to Army Cor mandera and their staffe ....
Dr. Stewart has published Hing Mo-yan said that he pineteen Books including two was a partner of the Chuen volumes which are authorities. After an hour's negolistion, At the Theatre on Tuesdayling, firm and that, he managed One in a ilitary treaties on aid the prosecution officer, the Olive Jury's, presentation of The, the firm during the absence of the Counter:Revolution.....in was allowed in. He mounted 736 Mille Watch faces, a Fair, size Ko-Shuen-wing who was sick. Rusi, entitled The White drums of andlite and 100 audience and played to it with. drums of sodium chlorate...
A former employee Ng Ping Armies of Russia", the second It later come to lile knowledge characterizza
the theatre pomp and tour that started, a shipping company, le on the colonial history of
the-aver Important Missi
Connecticut, There were, some changes to that, about a week proviously. | led sincere, If the meiículous; er- { iration Co., in Jantiary 1947. night% The effort in toal was known as the Tulig Wan Navi- awning type and was one of it, and the metal plates bearing the fumes and were admitted to rangement of the east upon a bright Thie firm had nothing to danti Ideals on extended visits to
twn coolies had been overcame by
For years, he has interpretad fleet of six built for the Com-the name of the shipbulidura, on the Kowloon Hospital,
American history, Instititions pany 1938 by the Wing On top of the capstan had been re-
and cheerful setting-fitting is the with the Chuen Hing firm., He Shing, shipbuilders of Cheung- shawan, and delivered for ser- still there. vice in 1989,
Duzing the war a number of lighters were lost..
The "Tung Hing." subject of the claim, Is a 75-lohner of the
Some Changes
they knew that, aniline all was
palm.
Dr. Stewart is Chairman and
moved, but the screw holes were man who admitted him) edit that at all; sheq Olive Jory comes ined by the Tung Wan, Navigation national conferences.
A member of the firm the theme can be attributed to any kill know that the Tal On was rent foreign countries and at inter-
Chan Wing-kan, manager of dávkorowids they learned from elly for a good share of the Co. On the Tai On his arm had Director of many.. Commisalons the Wing On Shing Shipbuild-the newspapers. that another. In urial, the fun begins when two consignment of rubber tyre being also a member of the ers for the last 15 years, sait Shanghai fihn had
been fed pretty girls, (Phyllis, Kirby and Joan among the cargo. The other that during the 10 years before for storing it without a permit. Harmon Fisher) eume on board -a carro belonged to other firms An employee of the Godown the outbreak of the war the Plead Gulity
warship. They are chaperoned by who were slipping it through Company named Fan Cho-chau, | Godown Company had ordereil
Nan Moodle, chronic aunt, only to the Tung Wan Navigation Co. who was a member of the crew |36 lighters from his shipyard.
Discover a little later that they have He had no knowledge who they Mr. Capstick, of Deacons,
Identified It
Board of Directors of the Ling-
nan University In Canton...
Afrivala from Manilla..by
of the lighter in question and | They were of 100-ton, 75-ton pleaded gulity on behalf of the thalce of "the drink" or the cap wore and they had no connection C.P.A. plane include P. Camo-
lowed.
fair bunkin pia, apare
ship puts to sea. They
amount
Wan firm.
Made Contract
lightar since 1939 ll 1944 with yard delivered six 76 tonners that it was the firm's first chose the banks of course! Adding was on board the flink as he was R. Sene
bifence, a short break during hostilities to the Company. Shown the at the end of 1941 and early plans and, specifications h for a Shanghai cotton mill for
His clients, had back the agents to the complication, the Admisal going back to the country.
comes quite unannounced aboard. Cross-examined, witness Arrivals at the Hong Kohir 1942, Identified the Tune idenflied them as the same as some time, and getting dyestuffs fence of the ladies becomes an old control of the cargo with one M. Souhaite.
After a little confusion, the pre denied that he was in joint Hotel yesterday included Mr. Hing" as his old craft at the those for the six lighters built|lur, them.
Departures in- Admiral rants and roar Kwok Yau. Yaumati Typhoon Shelter in in 139. Similar lighters were chlorate, both of which, are used and threatens tn firelim. Moodic
The aniline di, and sodium ciet The
éluded Capt, P. O, Gürtiolt and May 1047.
nat, built for anyone else in
Ny Ping said that he was Mr. R. H. Price. In the dyeing industry, were the Captain. But like good formerly employed with the He reported his discovery to Hong Kong, his employers, and us a result. Fan Chochau, said he was arrived in Hong Kong in October they lived happily ever after" or them to join the Tang Wan
ordered some time, Inst year, and comedes, it works out smoothly into a
Chuon Hing Firm und left of inspections mude subsequent No. 1 sallor on the lighter und or November, 1017,
terfallwing Yeasonable
Arrivals at the queester to this, the present action fol- had been living on her since: As they could ri ship it of laughs and moments of comical Navigation » Cacin „Jan. 1947. Hotel yesterdays included !akie?
1999 to 1944, with a short break Immediately, to Shanghai, Rue to suprose.
The difices were in the cockloft and Mrs. U. G. MacDonald, Mr... haying to wait for a Chinese -THE that he during hostilities after termina-Government import licence; deng in me when I saw, for once, the company had nothing to do A. Johanssen, Mr. and Mrs. P.
Play stimulated a happy of the Chuen Hing arm but his G. Belmont, Mr. and J. Mark - Fan would testify was on the lighter when it made tion of which he was employed tendunts stored it at the Nan male cast holding its own it with Chuen Hing. Wong Ching Wright and Dr. Patterns. several trips to Canton during by_the_Japanese,
Yang Godowns where all their the invariably more endowed ladies yau was a partner of the Tung Departures Included: MKM the occupation and on the last The lighter was taken to dyes were kept.
Heading this list is Jim Moodi (as) occasion in 1944 he took ill and Canton mm 1944, and, was there
Capt. Maitland). .wha „živės 4, per...:
Squbaite, Mr. W. Jongeneel; left the craft, while in Canton. for three months being used for
Mistaken Impression
formatice „bashful now, forget på..
Mr. R. Levy, Mr. and Mrs. M. He subsequently returned to conveying cargo from there to
- imel very ad bronched By Shek-yal of the A talk
all through,,,Fred. Some time later he was up F. Chin and Mr. U. S. HII Defendants were Hong Kong, and it was not fill Whompoo, Muy last that he again
Altogether seven or eight the oil and sodium chlorite were Marines who loves Phyllis Kirby, act prohibited goods into China, nielen May Instilte this afterdon
|inistaken impression that, as both quardly anya young
by Mr. H.O.W, Woodhead, the his old draft.
lighters, all belonging, to the used for dyeing purposes theying, typical "Pay." Mr. d'Almada said evidence Godown Company, were towed did not come under the Danger- Ambold Graham as the Admiral The Tai On Junk was chartered Members and their friends are wel would be called from Mr. Wilto Canton by the Japanese... Gus Goods category..
sustains_the_brald bearing throughout by the Tung Wan Navigation comes... Ham Sprague of the Ship Sur- The rudder was installed by As soon as they realised that with remarkable #ffect. His speel Co. and Shek. You had told film | vey Office, Marine Department, the Japanem at the Wing On had commited a breach of though. Is hard on the hearing. But
the Regulations they had the theu, ödinjrals are seldom Superintendent of the Godown put on after he left the craft godown,
The Company.
Further hearing was fixed
In reply to the Magistrate. D/O tyniei Amerlasn Blonde-pbell Mr. Chan Wing-kan, manager for April 7, to enable both sides Brooks said that defendants, told fores Mililand, receives charming the plinth for the transport and Mr. H. C. Shepard då Pre- of the Wing On Shing shipyard, to study documents to be ex-the Fire Brigade about the goods, nterpretation by Juan Harmon-Risk of a quantity of pigskin and aldent, Mr. Brady, has been Pre
only after two, then had been whose plirasing and the old member of the changed...
overcome by the fumes, and when burdensome but, who otherwise per Arm in Swatow.
atilmes rubber shoes for delivery to a siden; of the Bank for ten yeats brew, Fan Cho-chau, to testify
they found, they could not forms with impeccable pase..
Grand Mr. Shepard has longzebeati, handle the drums themselves....
The import of these goods one of the Senior Vice-Presidents, Nan hoodie wins with the role of into, China was prohibited. He The Fire Offices added that the frustrate plouer-aune Char- made a contract with the Plain- he did not seize the aniline vetle, who once nimed "her than if Arms on behalf of the Funk, but simply told defendants to remove the drums to more Bob Lelgh
remaining aboard a destroyer.
BOW
under the die Clemosexpress® Captain of the pläintlik Arm to 'ɛmufile 'certain a falk on "Piracy", will be, girth
that he knew that the Tai On A New York cable to in locul under vas. famous for smuggling and wanch of the Nationala city he wanted to do some amug the diection of Kir. W.-G. Brady, Bank of New York announces
Mr. Thomas, Ferguson, Craft | Shing shipyard. The crane was goods removed to a more suitable.tood anywayła Mary Carltongkling. He made a contrget "with June,, na Chairman of the Board,
to the identity of the lighter.
Aldegonda “Healed"
At Yaumati The lighter, anwatili lying in Yaumati Typhoon Shelter in Completely Hooled after a the custody of the Court Bali, dever "Surgical", operation, the would be proven to conform in Asiatis Petroleum Company's oil almost exact detail with plans tanker, "Aldegonde, left at and specifications, save that Hoo. Docks for Findice in Javs when the lighter was built it yesterday morning. had no rudder nor a crane, and, At Taikoo Dooks, the tanker's several coolles were overcome by whereas originally she had 10 entire middle
suitable endow the pour lebt and with the Corporal" (Har-paid the sum of $2,800 for O proves an excel Wan Navigation Co. Plantille the confiscation of the 100 drume of sodium chlorate, and pointed id Parker) lines me of the most freight and smuggling and paid part of a shipment by the s/s in, ore-imaginative Lady Haw Firm as plaintiff diu hết trust dut that all the drums formed ghable
acenes -Alice -Bolton play that monet, to the Chuen Hing Nellore dorf which inves her best in a well seed its firm which had just been
Include Audrey Love recently, started Othera j.Others portion was the fumes some time ago, and on
Lovegreen He said that the money was
chocks, five on each side. she scrapped and bullt anew... Aa which the Firt: Brigade -worked | vikiweet 'live too shy daughter of for, frieght and not for, austom / now had 22, eleven aside.
Mr. d'Almada concluded by 2,083
a result, its original tonnage of for a week to clear the funer..
Mr. Bldir-Kerr finað the de- gross fona has been fendant firm: $250 on each sum- saying the contention of the ürgimented to 2,180 gross tons, mons, and ordered the ronfiscation defence, is that the graft in
of 15 drums, of sodium chlorate. question was built for defen- dants, in 1985 and they have, a plan of it.
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