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SECOND 'MATE SENT TO PRISON.
ANNOYED LADY PASSENGERS.
At the Marine Court on Aug. 19, before Lieut. Beckwith, Marine Magistrate-Charles Stan- cliffe, second mate of the British 8.8. Ashtabula, was proceeded against by Captain Harding, of the same ship, for wilful disobedience.
Complainant stated that the Ashtabula be longed to the Anglo-American Oil Co. While the ship was at Yokohama on July 20th defendant went to Wright's Hotel hopelessly drunk and constituted himself a nuisance by going into bedrooms, and using filthy language, Next morning he was still drunk, and witness ordered him to go on board at once, but he took no notice. When complainant went on board at six o'clock he found Stancliffe away from his place of duty, but he turned to next morning. when witness cautioned him, but did not " log him, as it was his first offence. On reaching Shanghai witness went ashore, leaving Stancliffe in charge, but when he returned at night, accom- panied by his wife and another lady, he found the second mate very drunk and using filthy language. About midnight complainant came on deck and discovered the second mate with his head down a skylight and flashing a hand-lamp on a lady who was sleeping below. When Stancliffe saw the master he ran forward. Witness closed the skylight and warned the chief officer that the second mate was drunk. At five o'clock next morning witness entered the saloon, where there was a lady very frightened, who com- plained of having been constantly annoyed during the night by the second officer. At seven o'clock witness sent the chief officer for the second mate, but he returned saying Stancliffe was too drunk. Complainant went to his room, got him out, and suspended him from duty. As he considered Stancliffe was a danger to the safe navigation of the ship he reported him to the Marine Magistrate at Hongkong.
Chief Officer D. Bertie stated that the de- fendant relieved him for night duty on August 11th at Shanghai. At 11 p.m. on that date witness saw the defendant, and considered him fit for duty. On August 12th, when he was sent to bring the second officer before the captain, he could not get him Witness was in the saloon when the log was read over to the second officer, and considered the latter was then stupidly drunk and unfit for duty.
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A lady passenger from Shanghai to Hongkong testified to hearing the second officer using filthy language when she boarded the vessel. At about midnight on August 11th the second officer entered her cabin, and seeing her awake went to the saloon and put the lights out. Witness locked her door after he left and he tried to open it. Not being successful he went to the skylight and continued to flash a light on her all night. She was so frightened that she dressed and sat up.
Other evidence was heard as to the condition of the defendant on the dates mentioned.
Defendant denied that he was drunk on July 20th at Yokohama. He admitted being at Wright's Hotel on that night, but said he did not see the master until noon next day. He then asked complainant for money to go on board. He went on board about five p,m. and was on duty at six p.m., but as there was nothing to do he went to lie down. He denied all statements
made by the lady passenger and the master as to his being a nuisance and annoying passengers. His Worship found the defendant guilty of the charges preferred against him, and stated that he considered the second officer's conduct a disgrace to the certficate he held under the Board of Trade. Defendant would therefore be sentenced to 42 days' imprisonment without
hard labour.
Two natives were charged before Mr. F. A, Hazeland yesterday with assaulting a forest guard. The guard arrested another Chinese for cutting trees on Crown land above Conduit Road, but was prevented from taking the prisoner to a police station through the alleged interference of the defendants. After hearing the evidence his Worship discharged one of the defendants and sentenced the other to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
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MACAO.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
A LONG JOB,
In June, 1906, a Commission was appointed to take the measurements of the land on which each house in the City of Macao stands, and the officials appointed were granted a handsome extra monthly allowance for their services in this connection. The Boletim Official now announces that the official who has had charge of the work has been relieved and a clerk of the Fazenda appointed in his stead. I learn that more than two contos are spent yearly on this work. It has been going on for three years and is likely to come to an end only when no more money is available for "extra remuneration."
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WHY NOT WIRELESS?
Some years ago Taipa was connected with Macao by telegraph, but owing to the shallowness of the harbour the cable has been frequently broken by passing steamers or junks. Repairs were such an expensive item that the (Fovernment at last grew tired of repairing the cable. Lately, I observe signs of an intention to repair it once more. Why not go in for wireless telegraphy? It would be cheaper and
better.
VASCO DA GAMA MONUMENT.
This statue has now been put in position in the Avenida Vasco da Gama and the unveiling will probably take place on Sunday.
RETIRED.
The gunboat Rio Lima has been placed on the retired list," and her armament is now being removed. I understand she will become a hulk for the storage of war material.
THAT "GRAB.
The grab which was purchased sometime ago to clear the harbour of silt is already laid up, the reason given being that the working of the implement is not perfectly understood.
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(August 21, 1909.
the variety of scales in use. The whole of Hongkong, Kowloon Peninsula and New Kow- loon has been divided into Ordnance Sheets and the survey of Kowloon is being pushed on with a view of replacing the existing map, which is on the (1/2500) scale.
KULANGSU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, AMOY.
Minutes of a meeting of the Council, held at the Board Room, the 27th July, 1909.
Present essrs. W. H. Wallace (Chairman), J. S. Fenwick, W. Kruse, Lim Nee Kar, J. Mencarini, S. Orugama, N. Wilson, the Health Officer and the Secretary.
Mr. Lim Nee Kar was introduced and takes his seat as Chinese Member of the Council.
THE SECRETARY'S AGREEMENT. After discussion, it is decided to fix the period of notice to be given either by the Council or the Secretary, to terminate the latter's agreement with the Council, at six months.
SMALL POX AND CATTLE DISEASE. Į The Secretary reports that enquiries have been made concerning (1) small pox on the Island, and (2) disease amongst the cattle, with the result that there is found to be no foundation for such rumours, which, as regards the cattle, may have originated in the fact that a farmer was prosecuted and convicted for selling a cow for consumption unfit for human food, the purchaser, who afterwards sold the animal in Amoy, being also proceeded against and fined.
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8AMPAN LICENCES.
A communication is read from the Haifang- ting requesting the Council to order the Kulangsu sampanmen to register their sampana in the Haifangting's yamen, and to carry special licence boards issued by that official. It was decided to inform the Haifangting that the Council cannot comply with his request, as the Council considers that as the Kulangsu sampans already carry licence boards, with the number marked in both Chinese and plainly foreign characters, such boards are ample purposes of identification, whether on Gans are coming out from France for the the Kulangsu or the Amoy side, and that no new river gunboat Macau.
It is stated that fifty men are coming out from Portugal to be employed on the harbour works. They are protéges, no doubt, of the Republican Party.
THE NEW GUNBOAT.
A COSTLY MAP.
A map of Macao made by General Castello Branco & Co. is about to be published. Upwards of ten contos have been spent on this work.
UNPROTECTED ELECTRIC WIRES.
A young man has just had his left arm badly burnt through catching hold of an electric wire. It is probable that amputation will be neces- §ary. When will the authorities see that these wires are properly insulated, or have them put underground?
SURVEYS IN HONGKONG.
The Director of Public Works in his annual report says:
Many surveys of considerable extent were undertaken for the purpose of defining the boundaries of lots or preparing sale or lease plans. The most extensive works of this nature were the surveys of 36 Squatter Villages which took more than one surveyor's time for the whole year, the completion of the survey of Deep Bay, which occupied a surveyor over three months, and a survey of the whole of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's property at Quarry Bay which, taking the combined time of surveyors engaged, occupied over six months' time for one surveyor. In addition to these, a certain amount of triangulation work to form the foundation of a trigonometrical survey of Hongkong and Kowloon was carried out, and extensive made of the South-Eastern surveys portion of Kowloon Peninsula in tion with railway work and of several blocks of land held by the Military Authorities for the purpose of determining boundaries af areas. survey was also prepared of the Naval Pro perties in the vicinity of Macdonnell Road, (re-named Canton Road), Kowloon, for the issue of leases.
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Seeing that such extensive surveys have had to be undertaken, it was decided that in future uniform scales of 50 feet to an inch (1/600). and 200 feet to an inch (1/2400) should be adopted for the maps of the whole Colony, thus getting rid of difficulties hitherto experienced owing to
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good purpose would be served by compelling these sampanmen to carry two licence boards; moreover, it would be a distinct hardship to call on these men to pay two licence fees. The Hai- fangting is also to be requested to issue such orders as will prevent Goh Pek and other
watchers" from interfering with licensed sampanmen belonging to the International Settlement of Kulangsu
A COAL DUST NUISANCE.
A letter wasread from Mr. A. B. Craggs and others residing in the neighourhood of the coal yard owned by Mr. Tong Tai, complainingl of the nuisance caused by the coal dust. The Secretary was directed to inform Mr. to have the coal heap regularly sprinkled with Tong Tai of the complaint, and request him water, and then covered with matting. Should he fail to carry out this request, the Council will reluctantly be compelled to proceed against him in his Consular Court.
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THE DEATH OF MR. GARDINER.
The Chairman referred in feeling terms to the loss the foreign community and Council had sustained by the death of Mr. A. F. Gardiner, who had served on the Council for over four years.
POLICE REPORT.
The Capt.uperintendent of Police reported that the following cases had been dealt with at the Mixed Court since the last meeting :-- Summonses.-Assault, 20; allowing pigs and cattle to stray, 12, illegally removing property, 3; debt, 5; throwing rubbish, &c., into the public drains, 4; damaging property, 8; creating a dis- turbance. I; using abusive language, 1. Sum- mary Arrests.-Theft, 5; assault, 9; creating a disturbance, 3; breach of M. R. (disorderly house), 2; breach of Sampan Regulations, 2; illegally removing gravel, &c., from the foreshore, 3; quitting service without giving lawful notice, 1; drank and incapable, 1; being a rogue and a vagabond, 1.
The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China opened a Sub-Agency of the Bank at Klang, in the Federated Malay States, on the 20th alt.
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