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Marine Court of Inquiry
Radio officer was on the bridge when Edith Moller collided with fishing junk
Young ladies defy armed robber
At least one indignant arm- ex robber will disprove th
idea that woman is the weak-
er sex. He found it wasn't so in Kowloon Tong on Tuesday night.
Betty Baptists and Lilla Ga
Portuguese ladies TWO YOUNG meeting and were chatting on the doorstep of 2, Rutland Quad- runt, Kowloon Tong, the residenco of Miss Gaun, when they werd rudely interrupted.
Mr. J. Gilbert, official radio officer of the ss.
Edith Mollor, was on the bridge of that ship acting as second officer when the Edith Mol- lor crashed into a fishing junk on January 23, killing two Chinese children.
This fact was established at the Marine Court of Inquiry yesterday, which is investigating the causes of the mishap.
The
court will present a written judgment of their findings next Wednesday.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1050.
Reminders
Today
Kowloon Rotary Club. Ladies Day. Peninsula Hotel, 12,30 p.m.
Y's Men's Club, Luncheon at Roof
Gordon, UK Hotel, 12.45 p.m. i HK Women's International Club, Dance for Servicemen, 7.30 P.M
British Council documentary
Trio charged with swindling widow of her fortune
The trial of threa man, who shared seven charges of farceny by trick of $4,993.50, U.S.$649 and $1,622 worth of jewellery from a 53- year old widow, and one charge of conspiracy to 'defraud, began before Mr. Jamos Wicki ot Kowloon yesterday.
weekly film show, Helena The May Institute, 5.30 pm. Nine Dragons Services Club,
Bridge Drive, 8 p.m.
RAF Dramatic Society presents "Worm's Eye-View","_Astra Chome, at RAF Station - theatre, Kai Tak, 8.15 p.m.
men are Tsoi Man, alias Ho Chun-tin, aged 34, Ip Ping, alias Ip Ching-ping, aged 30, and Lau Tak, alias Wong Wah, aged 42. All are represented by Mr. V. S. Gittens, in- structed by Mr. J. G. Stewart,
Complainant Ho Hon-bun, the
Mr. J. Jolly, Marine Magis- He did not see any other fat-flosary Church Concert in Chutch hall, 0 p.m. (admisalon free) trate, sat as President withing Junks nearby, but there were Lieutenant B. Gretworth Green, some South East, about five miles IIK Singers reheurent, St. John's IN FIGU mastered and constantly markedsmall; 6-30-packed Captain J. W. Tinson.
Mr. H.G. Sheldon, KC, repre- Medler, and Mr. John McNeil ap sented Captain Hall of the Edith
for the owners peared
of the
A man, dressed in a European | Vessel, Mollers Like:l. Mr. sult, addressing Miss Baptists, Brook A. Bernacchi represented demanded that she give him her Mr. J. Gilbert. hand-bag. "I certainly will not," replied Miss Baptists, and strug- aled with the man.
Mias Cinan saw that the man had a gun and pleaded with Miss Baptista to let go.
Suddenly the man pushed both Jules into the doorway and made off, without the handbag and apparently 100. frightened to argue any further. The girls want nflar lim but the robber got nway.
A constable was later met by The two girls, and 'the polico threw a cordon round the ds- trict, without success.
Investigation of Chase Bank robbery
Police authorities
are con- tinuing their Investigations into the recent Chase Bank robbery, when over $400,000 was removed from the Bank in broad daylight.
Yesterday mornlog, Captain Hall said that he left the bridge about 8.15 aun. on January 23 as his ship South Niuepins.
was in the vicinity of
He instructed Mr. Gilbert to keep a lockout, and handed him
Visibility was his course, cellent, and the Edith Molier was making 0 knots.
-**
The chunky Captain, veteran of numerous blockade running mis- sions to Communist ports, told the court that he valy expected to be away from, the bridge a short
time.
*
He added, speaking precisely: "Regarding the collision Itself, I know nothing except hearsay, I was in my cabin at the time of the collision, and it was ro ported to me that a junk had, been hit.
"Immediately went on the bridge and took charge. Thant is all can say about the actual collision."
Captain Hail stated that he saw no nets or trawls on the junks, and from the appearance of the damaged junk, he thought that his A "China Mail" check-up yes-ship had hit it on her starboard terday showed that the authorl. side, ties are gradually narrowing the fold of their Investigation, und
1
He told the President that when
are confident of ultimate succesa he had left the bridge, there were
in tracking down the robbera.
Chinese sources think that the six men responsible for the most floring robbery In the Colony'a history are no longer in Hong Kong, but the authorities would not comment on this.
no junks in sight, and that he had given no orders until the time he had been informed of the colllsleir and returned to the bridge.
Rescue work
After the collision, Captain Halı It was rellably learned that said that he had supervised the only one person has approached rescue of three injured adults, thei Information in master of the sunken junk, and the police with the hope of collecting the large took on board the body of a dead
by the Chasa | Chinese boy. reward posted Bank and the Commissioner of Police,
Brother testifias.
Mr. Kwak's brother, Kwok was in a fishing junk alongside Sang-hang, told the court that ho
his brother's. when he saw o vessel bearing down on their junks from 450 feet away.
He said "I blew my shell horu and whistle, but the vessel pald
no attention.
I saw the vessel hit the stern of "I did not alter my cpurse, nad sy brothers junk. I cut my trawl line before the shin hit. I pick-
the survivors." edi
Cheng
A Chincse woman witness, Luk, said that she was qu board the junk, and saw vessel hit junk 53A,
the
Dr. Chang Koo-yee told the court that boarded the Edith Moller on the morning of January the ship arrived in 28, when
ong Kong.
Fie said that he examined the three injured adult survivors op board the ship, and had them sent to Kowloon hospital.
He also examined the body of a Chinese boy--aged about three or four-and it was his opinion that the boy's death was caused by skull fracture and brain in- jury.
He said: "The boy had a three to four-lach wound on the alde of his forebead."
Sub-Inspector F. H. Woods at the Marine Police said that ho
the went on board Edith Moller at 11 am. January 23, and re- ceived Instructions
from the
St. Andrew's Club, Services Par- sonnel Welcome, 1,30 p.m.
Coming Eventi
TOMORROW Evening Institute Teachers Class, presentation of Certificates to graduates, at Northcoto Train- Ing College, Bonham Road, 5.30 p.m.
Nine Dragons Services Club, Tom-
bola, 8 p.m. European YMCA Women's Section, Beginner's Dressmaking. 10
.
..
Dioces Old. Girls Association. danco. Itont annual supper Garden, HK Hotel, 8.30 pm, K Choral Group-Rosary Church Choir Concert at Club Lusi- tano, 5.30 p.m. (ddmission trep)
SATURDAY
Society Kowloon. Gramophone
classical concert, at Divconan Boys' School, B.15 p.m.
Prisoner fails in attempt
to escape
sunk in a typhoon, and that the would get it bask in this ilfe.
in Buddhism, told a story of how Th arrest of defendants wa widow, who is a devout believer on divers dates between Decem-set when complahitant, on De- ber 10 and December 19 she was cember 28, realised that the was documenjek tre fear or being una
tioned by her son, and she inado
report to the police. On January 7 acting structions by letter from defen dants she arranged to meet de- fendants near thie rollway bridge in Prince Edward Road, She also prranged to have the polies around.
On December 19, complainant said, she first met the first defen- dant who came to her louse at 274 Castle Peak Bond, second floor, telling her that he was a Taoist and tricked her into giving him 320 to buy two coples of the Karn Kung King, the Taoist prayer book, for worshipping | purposes,
She continued to relate that following this fist meeting shd
gave first urd second defendants
sung of $210, 8440 and $330 an December 11, 12 and 13, respec- vely, all for worshipping. On | December 14, 15, 10. she gave pil defendants, respectively, $1,350, $37,50, $2,400, 1182049 and jawel- lery valued at $1,022,
The butterfly
O1 the
occasion when she pold defendente $440, she was
told that while thay were. worshipping for her a butterfly appeared and Buttered above the burning lamps:
defondants.
on in.
Hearing continues today. Sub-Inspector Szato is conduct- ing the prosecution's case.
MGM star to
arrive in HK
at week-end
Miss Joan Page, MGM star; is expected to arrive in Hong Kong during the week-end to perform at the. Luna Park Skyroom Ballroom.
is
to un-
with
Miss Pago is at present in Manila where MGM is shooting a number of scenes for a new film. They told her that in her pro-
Mr. Al Richardson, General vlous life she was a man and that Manager of the Luna Park find the butterfly was her concubino skyroom Ballroom, said yester- reincarnated. The
that if day
owing who on this ramo cecaslan told her to let them worship for her, foreseen circumstances Miss Page för soven nights at -8110 alght, delayed in Manila, she would were paid the rest of $330 the definitely arrive in time for the
Chinese Lunar Yeor festivities. next day. Falling in his attempt to escape from police oustody after drawing On the last occasion at the
On Tuesday night, the Skyroom Are from la escort at 9_a.m.
capacity tokey Hotel when she brough was packed" to yesterday in Castle Peak Road. to defendant: US$049, IIK$2,400, patrons. It was the opening night
-the Rich one wrist watch, four diamond a 21-year-old prisoner, Ll Ah-aun..
Dancing Troupe Health Officer to secure an ambul-received a two-month sentence rings, one ruby ring; one goldRow
whose performance Was ell- ance for the three Injured Chinees from Mr. F. X. J'Almada at necklace, two gold rings, twothusiastically received. At present survivors, and was given a per- Kowloon yesterday.
gold bangles and a pair of car-their's is the only show of its mit to remove the body of the Chinese boy to the Kowloon Mor- While being conveyed from Talings, she was told to wrap them kind in the Colony,
The Troupe will perform every tuary.
po to the Kowloon Magistracy, Liup in a parcel. A parcel in simi-
for wrapping was then given tonight, with complete change mada a desperate attempt to es
her. She was then instructed to programme once a week. cape and before his re-arrest he
throw it into tho sea at tho Among the distinguished was shot at three times by one
Jordan Wharf. of the police guards.
patrons on Tuesday night
Ambassador-at- When she returned to the hotel the Philippine from her mission of throwing her Large, Senor Don Manuel Gol supposed treasure into the sea, lego, ⚫ the Philippine Consul- which would carry it to 1. Fou General in Hong Kong. Dr. J. V. Shan, she was handed a letter Rodriguez, Senor P. Levina. purporting to come from defen- Philippine Secretary for Labour, danta spiritual teacher telling and a number of local personali her that what she had thrown to tles. the sea was just a ticposit and that she would soon get it back.
*Radio operator Mr. W. B. Hillyer, Senior Officer, Marine Mercantile Divi slon, produced official marino Mr. 4. recorda to Bhul that Gilbert had signed on the Edith Moller, as radio operator, and sald that was his only official post on the ship, The Fresident asked: "Dld Mr. Gilbert nsk to be signed on us second mate?"
Mir. Hillyer. "No."
Later, in cross examination, Mr. For the record, the court deter-Hillyer said: "I told him (Mr. -that-as-a-radio-nflcer
Detective Sub-Inspector E. R. Grace said that defendant, who was committed for trial of the Talpa Court on Monday on three charges of robbery, possession ar Arnis and ammunition and reaist Ing the police, was being conveyed from the New Territories and when near the Lalchikak Prison where the van stopped to collect more prisoners, he slipped off his hand-cuffs and mode dish for freedom.
The prisoner slopped when he to ɛca almost continuously since with 1921. He began working for Mal- I could not him on as act him and surrendered. lers Limited in 1943, and was ing second mate." given command of the Edith Mol- *I think that Mr. Gilbert was ler on July 1, 1040.
Chs- Information—suppffed-mined-that-the-Captain-hud-beenGilbert)vigational experience, heard three shots being fired at
turned out to be incorrect, It was learned.
Mr. E. C. Luscombe, the Dirce-
tor of Criminal Investigation, was not available for comment yesterday, but his subordinates vald that he is pursuing his ow line of Investigation, and is de voting much time to the caso.
FOOD AND FUEL COSTS
During the sama month that: Captain Hall took over command, the chief officer resigned and a chief officer with master's certificate took his place.
no
under the impression that he was going to serve acting "second officer, and he said that he was to receive £50 a month as radio officer and for regular watches on the bridge"
The President instructed Mr. In November 1949, the chief Hillyer to present to the court the of Mr. Gilbert written record officer was dismissed
and an ofcer with a second mate's cer-į ended February hated by the Lalousticate took his place.
The food and furl' Index for the week
Gie werd |=
Rize and Flour, 7.2 extiles
Bali Cabbages, DR cuity
Ou: 0.7 cally
Vegetables, 19 cattlen da
Te 0.2 catty,
30% Pish, 08′′enity
Fish. 0.4 city 1.
Pork, 0.8 exity
Firmood, 32 entlion - Dete Curd, 14.places".
í. Total
FRESH FISH PRICES
Court brevities
in
A dispute over wages when signed on the Edith Moller lieu of notice was heard before 08 radio operator.
Mr. Hillyar said that there the Justices of the Feace Court
Treasuro ship
|--DA-anolber- occasion.com. plainant was told through smoke and flames of burning Joss sticks and paper that in her previous fo she had a ship full of Lreasures but wat
Passengers on Gov't lorry
As the result of plying Gov-
Paro
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no one withoUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
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Mr. Manuel V, Gallogo, Philip- pine Ambassador-at-large, left for. Manila by a Philippine Air- lines aircraft yesterday.
Mr. Gallego came to long Kong a week ago for special medical treatment,
During his stay Mr. Gallego made a trip to Macao where he visited Commandante Albano Rodrigues de Oliveira, the Gover- bor. i
In September, 1949, Mr. Gilbert were no second of third mates at Central yesterday when Loernment jorry No. 8230 for Manila yesterday was Mr. Pri-
$6.4400
3930
.3800
1.4220 1.02.00
operator at £37 plus H. C. L. a job on the Edith Moller at the month, and his salary was sub-time Mr. Gilbert was signed on.
No added: "Those whi werd 1.9100 sequently raised when he look 1.1040 over the duties of acting second unemployed on the beach would
5.2030
mate,
3105
.1000
814.10
Fresh fab. verman prices" reailand' ni
The Hoog Kong Fbh Whalesid Markel.
Kennedy Town, yesterday were
Mud. Grouper Glory, Fis
Enapher..
· Firál quality Averigu 'pelem.'"' prfed Acatly Incalt
1.00!
1.87
While, Pomfret dares) (3.00%
Golden Thread
(antali)
1,10
1.45
Ngrad Mead = (small) .. 1.70 Conner, P............ [1,75
Red Berger (Luzzo)),2.72
11.40
1:31
་་
1.10
on January 1.
Leaving with Mr. Gallego for hire at along Road on Tuesday, Wong Tak-tary of Labour.! fined $150 Road, ground floor, was sum- moned for terminating the plu, aged 41, was
Mr. Lovina told the Press that there services of Cheung Slu-yung, by Mr. Hin-shing Lo at (Cen-
in the are at present tral yesterday. a photographer without notice Mr. G. Arliss, supervisor of Philippines sama 2,000,000 la- not accept the position"
The President asked Mr. Hill- it was asta?lished, that Mr.
Lo was not paid. a month's Land Transport, said that he was bourers, including a small number
testing a Government lorry; in of pro-Communists. Gilbert had no navigational dyer to explain.
Mr. Hillyer: "First, the masalary in lieu of notice.
He further said that the labour-. Complainant said that defening's Road near Health Village jority of the men who
in the Bay View District wheners in the PI are working on an unemployed are quite old and dant dimissed him on December he saw defendant stop his lorry eight-hour a day basis. Any PT are Jooking for a command, not / 28. and only pald him salary up and pick up two passengers. employer who wishes to extend a chief's or second mate's job. to December 31. His salary was On approaching defendant's his labourers' working hours Becond, because of the nature 6150 a month and he had baker vehicle he saw one man hand a must first get authorisation from of the, kaith Motier's journey. for a month's notice bui was Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank the Government.
perlancs, however. Capt. Hal' ald that he explained; some lementary navigation to him. and #apeatedly
him specific instructions to imme diately call him if he sight any
・in ch hipe While of the bridge. He said that Mr. Gilbert had previously called him in ackordande with theja insirgotion!
but did not do so when the junks were sighted on January 2 The master of the sunken fiali
Junk, number F49A, Mr. Kwok Bung-kwel, was called to the witness stand
Ing T
1.
many of the officers are not ordant sold that complain dollar note to Wong.
anxious to join the ship."
Letter from Mollers Mr. H. G. Sheldon, KC, spoke briefly in. defence of Captain "Paddy" Hall. He said that the Captain received a letter from Mollers Limited suggesting that Captain Hall take on Mr. Gilbert as radio operator, and acting second mate.
ante work had been unsatisfac- tory and he often left his work unfinished during working hours Defendant was ordered to pay complainant $150 in lieu of notice. within threo, days..
'A: Danish" seamen was flied in He told the court that he was in added: "He could either use total of 500 by MA. D. Scholes In charge of his jurik trawling ngar South Ninepin's on the mor- Mr. Gilbert as acting second mate, yesterday on two charges of
Depart ning of January 23:
and never turn in when Mr. Gile breach of Immigration He added: "I saw a ship about bert was on the bridge, or hpment regulations, the park
Dotendant, Carl (Dungard Sox LADIES NIGHTGOWNS 500 feet astern, and blow iny could disregard the etter and a marine engineer, 'plead-
to both "charge
Defendant pleaded guilty but Mr. Loving was at Geneva ro- sold in mitigation that he had presenting the Pl. during Ingb year's International Labour Or- wife and four children to suganisation conference: port. They were at present in
"Не the country. was drawing a Mr. Gallego and Mr. Lovina sotary of about $180 a month. were seen off at Kal Tak by Dr. Joso Rodriguez, the Philippines Conmil.
INTERPRETATION}· ORDINANCE..
Jose Liao Tan -.
leaves for Pl
The Legislative Council yester- day passed the second and, third reading of the Interpretation Of
- Mr. Jose' Liao-Tan, young Chi- dingace, 1930 on ordinance to nese mereliant who was denied stall horn. The vessel was coming say: 'I will not have this man on
amand and consolidate the law entry at Manila on Tuesday bg- Lace-top jersey and rayon-allic"When the ship was about 200
very fast, and did not alter course my bridge,
said that Mr. Gilbert Borensch was said to have sign-relating to the construction and cause of a technical emission in nightgowns lovely pastit feet away, if Ariad so alter course an arrosarded themed off from his chip here but hand interpretation of the law applid his passport, left for the Philp shades now available in various to starboard to get closer to my tally orders while on the bride in the lime
falled to the Colony with able to the Colang..
pine capital: again yesterday. Ida Amulated by the Comel, also, approved.
the brother's "junk and keep the inunodletely, before the collision -
additional Immigration Department.
supplementary, provi- | ↑ It was learned that Mr. Tan's sion for the fourth quarter of the case was personally attended to year ended March 181-1949, by Dr. V. Rodriguez Phillpplop which was moved by the Finan Consul-General, yesterday, tial Recretary, Mr. C. O. S. Tel-
Three-quarlar» and full for you toïphoose from.
Pastel slips on ante
(arounis: $19.501
lengths of the oncoming ship.
trawl between our DOONIA?
Immediately after I changed Broa course, the vessel struck my Dort exceptio side on the stern."
The wire little junk master: de- monstrated with model ships how
panties from $2,80 each the collision occurred, and answer-
and up...For small to very ed drilled a
stalled questions for sho
Colat
7:
He said that ho
port;
THE EVERGREEN
Zork Mea ofber Brinseca, a he took
Sheldon stato
tion: anid.
Thôi.
On a second charge, he falled to notify the Immigration Depart ment of his change of ukirent, Defendant had subsequently a
The Consul got in touch with ed on another ship, the prosecu Financial Secretary ex- the Immigration Department at
plained that the schedule, which Manlis;und, Jexpedited; Mr. Tang, had already been approved by the entry?
Finto the Pallippiace prod Finance: Committee, contained 'no pobira Taiiwan, rehalat, catty, mbi Boven then were charged, be- really, large amou except a Manila and had to return to Hong revlidon, of DR 20j009 to]] Kong becausosta marrikadadeira fila zin/pos" || cover an excess on the vote for passport did not correspond withi alenka je post of living allows Weld Ang] WA CLocalion number at Manila, Fred, that aim at Just more than HI
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