Hearing of case against seamen is continued
That the possibility of engaging a Chinese crow.
to take the si. Argos Hill to the Port of Tsing- tao, was suggqsted prior to the arrast-of the 19 members of the ship's crow for disobey- ing a command to put to soo,' was brought' out in evidence at the bearing of the case against the segmen before Mr. Jamas Wicks of Kawloon yosterday.
A cable to the ship's owners, the County Shipping Management Company of London, on June 9 suggesting the possibility was read to the Court.
At yesterday's hearing the first charge of disobedience, to
a lawful command by refus-
ing to put out to sen against
the seamen was struck out.
seamen,
after a final mesting with Inspector C. Pile of the Police, wern Jaken
Marine
ashore.
Within agrooment
spid
Captain Malloft. that ho askpel the seamen why they were still refusing to sail in view of the reply from the owners,
Mr. Mallett said that soveral representatives of the crew, in- cluding defendants O'Leary, Hut- ¡ton and Booker, replied that they were not satisfied with the detalls of the cable. Another cable was! derpatched to London.
Next day a reply was received stating that additional Insuranco had been inken out to cover the trip North, £2,000 for the officers and 1,000 for the men. The cable stated that the premium for the insurance was negligiblet Dnd the risk small. It further advised that if the men failed to take orders to salt, legal action should be taken ugelast them.
The men continued to rofuse to ail after the position and the
sald
The second churge, that of by Mr. Hooton said that the lawalling conditions were again ex- refusing to put oul to sea they us applying to this case is that plained to them, said witness. One impeded the navigation and pro-scamun is not bound for, any gress of the ship, was amended purpose thun that stipulated the men cald that the Gremen would not snfl for any insurance to read: that they defendunts) his articles and that the voyage and that China was at war. being seamen lowfully engaged to Tsingtao under the prevalling
Marine Office, At the and crew et the ss. Argos Hill conditions In North China at thế between June 8 and June 10. In the was one within the agree
Mr. Maliott,
Mr. Hillyer was the waters
of this Colony did
unable to convince them that inent. combine together to disobey the
was salling to Taingtao
enfo lawful commnad of the master of
not be and that they would the ship to sail to Tsingtao, an
molested. offence contrary to section 0° (5) G of the Merchant Shipping Or- dinance of 1895.
The amended charge was laid by Mr. A. Hooton, Crown Coun- sel, who is in charge of the pro- tecution's cuse.
Mr. V. L. J. D'Alton, on the instruction of Mr. J. C. Stewart, is representing all the defendants. Mr. F. D. Hammoud is holding behalf of n watching brief on Mesars. Dodwell and Company, the ugents.
The defendants charged are. Ahmed Mohsin, freman; Ahmed All fireman; Said Hassin, greaser; Guld Salch, freman; Abdullah Sallam, cook; Mohamed Abdullah, fireman: Kaid Ghaleb, greaser: Sold All, greaser; Marcel Roger Anthony Lawrence. steward:
Alfred Jones, steward; Patrick A. Bynus, able scamen; Jamos Dunne, able seaman; Jumos Hut- ton, abic seaman; Robert Collie 5th engineer; Arnold Brlerley, steward" boy: William Lammers, ordinary seaman; Danny Booker. vrdíuary
O'- seaman: Michael Leary, able scaman; and Alvorn McGuinness, able scaman.
In his openlag address to the Court Mr. Hooton said that the defendants slawed the articles under which they agreed to sall on July 1, 1940. Que of the cun- ditions of the articles stipulated for alling of sen anywhere.be- tween 75 degrees North and 160 degrees South Latitude.
The ship arrived here on the evening of June 7 and was due to sall for
for, Tshigto the next day with a cargo of collon. Before the ship was to sail for the Nor- thern port, a discussion was held in the captain's cabin among a representative of the agents, the caplain
lain and five crow members. As a result of this discussion a communication was despatch. ed to England. A reply wou received the next day and af: ter further discussions hald between crew
He said that the trip wan explained to defendants and that by taking a route in In ternational waters very little risk was involved. Furthermoves. the Nationalist blockade of the coast was instfäctive and there, WHE little chance cf captured.
THE - CHINA-MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1950.
Reminders
Today
Toc H meeting, 60, Macdonnell
Nine
Rond, B.30 p.m.
Dragons Services Club, boking tournament. 8. p.m. Union Jack Club, whiat drive,
7.45 pan Women's Section European "YMCA, whist morning, 10
a.m.
Suspects in bribery case granted bail
When the question of bail for Charles Josoph Murphy and four Northern Chinese who are charged with offering and actually tendering a bribe of HK$6,000 to Mr, Thomas Clunia, Assistant Superintendent of Police, arose he- fare Mr. J. Reynalds at Central yasterday, Mr. R. A. Bates' one-man, photo-
Mr. A, A. Show, Assistant Superintendent tok graphic exhibition, at 2178;| Police who is prosecuting raised no objections. Prince's Bldg., opening by Mrs. K..A. Watson, B.30/p.ni,
The other four defendants age: Trang Tat-man, alias Tsong Indo-China Steam Navigation N To-ping, alias Woo Talo, Tan yan, allas Tseng Ching-yen, Company Ltd, annual moot-plies Woo Tao-ping, aged 40, aged 40, partner and Supervisor ing, Jardine's board room, 12 travelling trader:
of Yat Yuet Electric Bulb Work- Ngai Wan-nom, alius Neal shop, Royal Engingers Ocors Dinner Wing-nam alias Wel Yun-nar
Hong Kong Cuu St. Lulz College of Macao, Past Students Reunion Dinner, HK Hotel, B p.m.
*
:1000,
Coming events
TOMORROW
Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon, talk on "Lite in Cyprus" by Mr. R.B. de Boe, Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m.
p.m.
|
aged 28, unemployed;
Thonus Cheng, alias Chong Min, allox Chan Ming-sum, aged 37, master of the Hankow fatore {of ́130 Tajpo Road, and
Trafficker in
women gaoled
HK Women's international Club,
bathing plenie for Services, Tears were of no avail to Lisca leave at 0.30 p.m. and Chan Lan, oged 40, a married 7.p.m.
woman when she was charg Union Jack Club, tombola, 7.30 ed before Mr. Hin-shing Lo
Club, at Central yesterday
bringing two women from Gar-Canton with intent to sell or hire them out for the purpogu of prostitution.
Final offorts Witness and that final efforts being were made to induce the men tot. Isolt at 4 pan. en June 10 when Mr. A. S. Mallett, Master of the the Marine Pallee were signalled SG. Argos Hul, in evidence sald to board the ship. They were in- the ship has a dend weight of dividually asked by Inspector 10,000 tons, and that 17 of the Pile whether they wanted to sail St. defendants signed on in Liverpool and they all replied in the nega- on July 1 and July 2 last year, tive. They were then taken ushore while two of the defendants jeln-runswer to 34. Hootan, Mr.
and put under arrest. ed_the_ship_later at Aden.
On June 8, the day the vessel Mallett said that the
route the was due to leave for Tsingtao, Argos Hill proposed to take was lurn North South of Taiwan,
taking a course 30 miles East of the Island, He said the
in sail
No Communist only time when the ship- came problem if-.
Madras, Juna 19.
Mr. Arcot Ramaswami Mudalier, who led the Indian .delegation to the recent Syd. ney and Baguio conferences, told the Prosa here today that there would be no Commun- East lat problem in South Asla If the standard of living
there was raised.
Mr.
Mudalier, who will lead the Indian
dian delegation to the United Nations Economia and Social Council at the end of this month in Gonava, tald that the Babulo conference considered how the stability of Aslan countries could be achieved.
He added, that the confer- enco of representatives of Commonwealth countries in Bouth East Aala to be held in Colorobo some time next month would consider econo- mic aid sohomes prepared by the South East Asir countries
at the instance of the Sydney conference.
After scrutiny by the Ca- lombo
conference these schemes would be considered at a conference on Ministerial members, thetavel to be held in London-
agents and Me, W. P. HElyer, Santor Marine Officer of the Merchantile Marine Office, the
Inter-Anuter.
Licensing of electric advertising signs
The Urban Council yesterday approved new by- lows for the licensing of electris advertising signs and fixed the fees to be charged. The new regulations will be presented to the Legislative Council shortly for final approval. Mr. W. J. Carrie, Acting Chairman of the Urban Council said that it had become apparent that to base the fee on the superficial area of a sign would at times be inequitable and would moreover be difficult in practice to carry out.
the
shid
Mr. Mallett se to him by the
putation was
crew
with
She was sentenced to six months while Kwok Wai-hing, aged 23. who was charged with unlaw- fully detailng the two woman
with conspiring, to offer and e- The Ayo defendants are charged! tually giving HK$0,000 to Mr. Themes Clunie so that he would asaist them to obtain official op- proval Cor issuing licences in rosport to motor vehicles.
However Mr. Show and that because of the seriousness of the case he would ask the Court to set a substantial ball for each defendant, about HK$36,000, while in Murphy's cuse, since he was on "'Amarican and his passport was with the Police bali of HKS- 10,600 was asked,
Bir. Shaw added that such high
ball was necessary to ensure the Court when the appearance of the defendants in case came up for hearing. He added that ha had been instructed to ask that the case be heard summarily.
Mr. Y. H. Chon, Defendin Counsel for all the defendants of bail sold that the amount asked by the prosecution was rather astounding.”
Nine Dragons Servicos band call, 8.15 p.m. Y's Merl's Club lunch, Roof
den, HK Hotel, 12:45 p.m. Andrew's Club, entertainment for HM Forces, 8 p.m. FRIDAY
He then told the Court that Andrew's Youth Fellowship
larko and Church Sarvioc, 8 p.ningainst their will, was fined $500. oach defendant had
Detective Sub-Inspector 4. B. family to support and euch of BATURDAY
Harteam said that Chan Lan them with the exception 01 Andrew's Club, boat excursion Shum and Ho Sau-chun, both in the Colony which would make brought the two women, Wong Murphy had business connections for HM Forces, party leaves 23 years old, from Conton on the "jumping of bail" very un-.
Church at 2 p.m.
April 26, promising to find them likely. work in Hong Kong. Both com plainants were married and their husbands were in Canton,
St.
Amah pleads. guilty to larceny
near to Chinese constal waters was when she turned to go in to
North China port. Cross-examined by Mr. D'Alton, that the first de-
when the УСАБО
was In Karachi. They then wanted to know their position regarding the
A plea of guilty to a charge trip to China, He said that one man was allowed to interview the of larceny of $20 from Mr. G. British Consul and that the ship's S. P. Heywood, Director of the agents in Karachi informed them Royal Observatory, was made
the China const What
was not by Lai Pik-ha, 18-year-old amah, before Mr. F. X d'Al- mada at Kowloon yesterday,
blockaded.
A request by the crew for some form of insurance to cover the
10
On arrival in the Colony the three women spent two nights |sleeping in the streets and 'thon Chan Lan brought the two women to the second defendant's house at 203, Queen's Road, Bast, first Clixir.
Passport hold
1
In the case of Murphy, Mr. Chan said the Police held his passport and therefore he could! not leave the Colony without it: Mr. Chan continued that if balli was set so high it would only mean that thé defendants would Kwok the second defendant have to spend the time from now made Chan and the two com- the opening of the bearing nininants sign a dobit note which in gaol. said that Chan and the com- plainants owed her HK$500.
Then the next night kwok gave the two complainants now
He added that bail was set so as to ensure the defendants op- pearing in Court and also that the with the Crown witnesses. In defendants would not interfere
was himself a Government ser- complainant
vant, the Crown's witnessos müst
this case since the
dronson and told them to stund In the street to await customer The complainanta refused' and. Wa Kwok locked them in a roam. The young amah, employed by China trip was made in Karachi Heywood,
Chan, the first defendant, had be also Gvernment servants and was alleged to havas
because their positions they and that this request was con- stolen the money last Friday. It in the meanwhile returned to were not in a position to be in- veyed to London but reply was stated that complainant and Canton, was received while the ship was his wife had been missing money at the Indian port.
for the
the past few months and that: Next day, on the pretence of was of a very serious nature ond Mr. Mallett said that the ship complainant took precaution and going out to buy something the therefore o large sum must be was cleared for Hong Kong only numbered all his banknotes in his first complainant got out of the set is buil but that he knew she was going possession. to Tsingtao and his crew aware of it.
החזר
sunk
On Friday evening Mr. Hey- wood Mr. D'Alton: "Did you know the numbered money and went to placed his wallet containing that the ss. Anhul was
a bath. On returning from thice recently?"
his bath he found the $20 maiss Mr. D'Alton: "Do you knowing. Defendant was the only ser- where?"
vant in the house at the time and the police was informed, and she admitted the theft.
Witness: "Yes,"
"Do you know
Reported to Polico
terfored with.
Mr. Reynolds said that the case
house and reported the matter fo Each of the Chinese defendants the Police saying that she and were allowed ball of HK$20,000, their wishte
Uctained against", half in cash and half in shop- Họ had beèri
surety, while Murphy was allowed The Police then arrested the ball of HK$0,000, half cash and
halt shop-Euroty. second defendent.
Leber a sister of the first com- Lan in the plainant mot Chan street in Hong Kong and asked her what had happened to her
Station.
Witness: "No." Mr. D'Alton: where the Chinese naval and air
Mr. Heywood told the Court later whom she had brought to bases are
and their range of that he felt full responsibility for the Colony. Chan did not give activities 7
the-girl-because, he said, her satisfactory reply and the sister Witness: "No."
father had been working for hinught Chan LA to the Police Witness sold that he did not for the past 15 years and that her
Chan Lan cried throughout the draw the attention of the crew family had been with him since hearing of the case and denied to the articles under which they the war.
the elarge that she had brought| agreed to sail when the subject He asked the Court to send the the two women to Hong Kong. of going to North China was girl to a girls' home.
to sell
them into prostitution. bronched.
Mr. d'Almada remanded de-She said uit he had tried to fendant two days to make 10 and work for them and had left quiries from the Social Welfare them with Kwek while she went Óffice,
to look for work.
Chinese crow The ship sailed for Tsingtau at 2.30 p.m. on June 14 with
Chinese crew.
Mr. A. T. Inman, of Dodwch
Karok also denied forcing the two wpraen to stand in the sirects and said that she did not Sha
and Company, gave corroborative CHINESE TROOPS lock them in their room.
ovidence.
IN BURMA
added that since the iwo were friends of Chan Lan, who owed her HK$500 she had asked them to sign the debil note as witneṇSUS, and not as debtors.
•
Cross-examiped on the tele- graphic communication between him and the ship's owners, Mr.
Bangkok, Juna 18. Inman said that after the crew's Chinese Nationalist troops now request for further detalls on the occupying two Burmese towns Insurance taken out for them, about 21 miles from the Thai
FATAL FALL cable was received on June 18 border town of Kengtung were explaining that the owners had reported to have contacted Bur- Because of the hot weather a agreed that the Chief Officer take mese forces and Informed theChinoad man decided to sleep on the ship to Tsingtap.
Latter they are ready to lay down the varandah (of his home in Hong London on June 0, Mr. D'Alton
Roferring to the cable sent to their arms on three conditions: Rong lart night,
1. Both sides cenne lighting in He was Zên Yain-jen," :20, un- asked: "So the decision to engage order to hold negotiations.
employed. 4 Chinese crew was made on 2. The Burmeso., Goyosament However, while 'he was 'asicep, He added: "It was therefore
In no case will a licence be June 9"
release approximately 000 Chi he turned over and dropped 20 decided that an casier and granted, in respect of any sign Mr. Inman: "Yes. The possibi-nese detained in custody.
lifeof to the street below.. 3 The Burmese Government An - ambillance from Quee falter method of assessment which might in the opinion of the lily of engaging a Chinese crew would be the wallage of the Director of Macleo
Nationalist | Diary Hospital picked him up. endanger was discussed on the mornlog release all Chinese
Army officers now; detained- || : On-arrival at the hospital, Lar. lamps used.
shipping; or in the opinion of the of June 10."
Hearing continues this morning. 'United Press.
[was dead." The fees have therefore been Director of Air Services endanger Axed at $50 a year plus an addi prorat; or in the opinion of the tional $10 a year for overy 100 Commissioner of Police endanger
public. capacity of the lamps or the safety of the
wills of
any odd fraction of 100 wall
You will see also from By-law
A Beence shall become vold uny unauthorised more
alteration or
4 that signs, may not project the addition is made to the sign
then four fees from the face af
building to which the aro at any part thereof; or if the sign tached. This is the already any part thereof falls
aceldent, decay, Aretempest or
fixed under the Slitboard Rauber: cause, or for any rookda
lations
Schedule & to the Build-
Ordinance No. 18 or
insecure.or
1935) becomes unssie.
structurally dangerous; or if the
here are a few plans already sector af price informs Us erocted, which for some reason Urban Council that, the sign or another have been sanctioned, Urba which exceed this limit of tour dangerous to shipping, or if
Director of Air::Bervlees informi They will not be interferea the Urban Council that the sam with, loast for the present, pro- in dangerous to aircraft; or if the
vided they do hot excond Live C 230 Police informs
fost
but. ther will be required to the pay double fass.
*
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Council that the sign
a dangerous to the public, or 16 the Chler Ofear of the Wire Brigado inform the Urban Coun gil that the sign is dangerous to the public, or would impedia, sian work of the Fire Brigade in dn
* Effective July 21 | emparkan
The • new regulations will
conve-into-effect-ori “July-S«from: Whatever It appears to the which manth ... the annual fas| Commissioner, of Pdlich, that #02. Dan Ti "for" REY,TERION ANSES. OF
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