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SATURDAY
DECEMBER 13TH.
1924
MORRISON. LIBRARY IN TOKYO. | SHIP'S OFFICER RUNS AMOK.
TREASURE HOUSE OF RAREST DOCUMENTS OF THE "FAR EAST.
GIFT OF BARON IWASAKI A treasure-house of the rarest docu. ments in the world (dealing with the Far East, the Oriental Library, the wift of Haron Hisaya Iwasaki, and founded up
"SHIP CATCHES FIRE WHILE
THIRD MATE IS ABSENT. Serious charges were preferred against. Alexander Forbes Jamieson," third officer of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company's stt. Kingsing, in the British Police Court, at Shanghai on the sth inst. before Mr. G. W. King
The first charge was misconduct, Leglect
on the collection of Dr. George Ernest of daty and causing serious loss and dam Morrison, formerly adviser to the Pre-age. He was further charged with being sident of the Chinese Republic, recently absent from duty without leave or per was opened formally with a ceremony at mission, and also with refusing to obey the new building of the library in Hongo. the commands of the captain of the ship, Tokyo. A large throng of foreigners The latter charge was withdrawn. and Japanese visited the library on its inaugural day.
»
Mr. Sidney Young appeared for the prosecution: Mr. J. R. Jones defended.
r. Young, outlining the case, said The Toyo Bunko. as
the Oriental that on the afternoon of December 3rd Library is called in Japanese, was begun the Kingsing arrived in Shanghai and in October, 1922, under the supervision berthed at the Ningpo Wharf. The third of Dr. Sakurai, and completed only re officer was supposed to be in charge oently, when the Morrison collection, that night, but he left the ship at about 11 o'clock and during his absenco a fire The crew set purchased by Baron Iwasaki, was brought broke out in his cabin.. to Tokyo from Peking. A two-storey bent fighting the flames, and, while they fire-proof building, with its exterior wire at this work the defendant returned beautifully finished in brown brick, will and obstructed their work in such a way
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Capt. TM. Merrick, skipper of the to be the objective of students of the steamier, said it was usual for the third Orient from the world over. The library officer to take the first night watch when a ship arrived in port. Witness cume on is so furnished indoors that the rooms board at nine o'clock and did not see de. are always kept dry to prevent the rare fendaut. He went to bed and was awaken- volumes from deteriorating in the humided about midnight by the Chinese quar- climate of Tokyo.
termaster, who told him the ship was on The Morrison library, which is the cry-re. On the scene he found the Second stallization of 20 years' work by the Engineer together with a number of Bre original collector consists of some 35.000 min preparing the fire hose.
The fire
mostly treating with the Orient, had broken out in the accused's cabin to which have been added many valuable which was locked. He ordered axes to works collected from the markets of the
world under the supervision of Dr. be brought and had the door broken in, Shiratori and at a total expense to Bar, but the neat was so intense that it could not be entered. Accused came on board on Iwasaks of 1,500,000, including the in the middle of this, appeared to be very cost for the present building.
MARCH POLO BOOK SHOWN. The first edition of the travels of Marco Polo, published in 1399, one of the first books ever printed, is in the col- lection. A testament published in Ama- kusa at "the beginning of the Tokugawa era and many important works covering ages of Japanese history, which were treasured by the Iwasaki, also are in cluded in the Oriental Library.
drunk and shouted something about do- ing his duty. Witness told him to get out, but he refused and witness event- unlly, had to hit him under the chin to keep him quiet and ordered the crew to lock him up. He broke loose from the crew and Anally the Second Engineer had to lock him up. When he broke in on things he started to unash things up.
Cross-examited, witness agreed that he. did not think the accused's actions were with any malicious intent. He admitted Ele agreed that he was excited himsalt.
The Morrison collection was begun in 1897 when Dr. Morrison first went to China as correspondent of The Times o explicit orders had been given the At first, be kept his books in his private accused to stop on board that night, but residence in the Legation quarter in Pek said it was an understood thing that ing but later preserved the collection in the Third Officer always took that parti- the itbrary of his pasidence, a Wingealar watch
Morrison street. fuching Rond, known as
Further questioned, Capt. ferrick said Dr. But even before coming to China, Morrison had begun to buy books, when he considered the Third Oficer a perfect- ly good officer, satisfactory in every way, Celestial documents dealing with the. Empire were a drug on the market, and this offence came as a surprise to reaching China be systematically him. He was perfectly willing to take him to his ship if the Lompany were Available book OĞ Chins tchased every The collection im agreeable. He had no idea how the fire! in every language. cludes works on China Tibet., Mongolia, originated but considered the accused in- Manchuria, Kashgaria, Siberia, Korea, directly responsible as it broke out in his and Formoss, and a a comprehensive set of, cabin, works on Central
There are books in 20 languages, in cluding English, French, German, Nor Banish, Italian, Latin.
Spanish,
wegian, portuguese, Turkish, Arabic, the accused pleaded guilty to being ab
and Hebrew. Dionaries alone number more than 400, including the early voce bulary of Mentzel, published in 1685, giving a Latin translation of the charac- ters of
the Nestorian alphab; the MS. ditionary completed in 1724 by Fern andez Serrano, the MS. dictionary used by Sir John Barrow, who was attached to Lord Macartney's Embassy in China in 1793, and is complete list of Turkish books on islamism, presented to Dr. Morrison by the late Mr. W. W. Rockhill, Amer cal ambassador to
The Second Engineer, in, evilence, said" he could not say the Third Officer was drunk but he was certainly very excited.
Mr. Jones, addressing the Court, said sent without leave from the ship. He was away 20 minutes only and could rot he To say held responsible for the fire. he was responsible would be mere conjec ture, and the marine career of this young officer should not be blasted on such evi- denar. The Company's regulations re- quired that an officer should be on the ship, but did not state specifically which oicer, and it had not been proved that the Third Officer was supposed to be on duty. It was merely a mutual arrange-
also conto Oliver, Gold. ment with the others. The library -m-th Citizen of the World in its
Accused, in evidence, said he had been
rare first edition of 1762: a first edition at about-six or seven years He did of Be Foe's second voyage of Robinson leave the ship for about half an hour "Crusoe, in which he came to Peking and passed through the Gobe desert and Siberia, printed in 1710.
MUCH MISSION LITERATU LE.
on the night in question, but he was sober when he went ard sober when he re- turned. He went ashore in order to get a punchbowl from the str. Fung, which he did. He had about four drinks at The library is more complete than any dinner but none after. When he got on other in works.on the missionary history beard and found his cabin in flames he of China. It is believed to contain a com- ran amok and did not remember the plete set jn French, Italian and Captain striking him. Latin of all the controversial pamphlets The Magistrate held that the first written at the time of the famous dis- charge was not proved. On the other pute
between the Jesuits and Dominicans charges as the Company was not press
in China regarding the ancestral worship in ing for punishment and the captain in the early part of the 18th
offered to take him back or the ship, he Ceatury, The Boxer rebellion is
is represented fully, more than 100 works dealing with would only fine him two days' pay." the siege of Peking being-found-
d-on-the shelves. At that time the library was
enrow were fire destruction A WONGSHA RAILWAY STATION
of several hundred Chinese
Chris
tians bore the library from the Legation
building to Prince, Su's palace and a few
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
hours later the library, building was des AMMUNITION THWARTS FIREMEN'S troyed by as were
all other libraries in Peking. There are bundreds
be
ATTEMPTS.
of maps as well in the collection. "All of The terminal station of the Yet Han
books are in foreign languages.
Railway at Wongsha (Canton) which The library
will be
opened to the public. puite, with a view to affording oppor escaped unscathed in the recent big fire, was unfortunately destroyed by another tunities of profounder chances of study fire which broke out on the morning of beginning in the early part of December, the 10th feat.,
Times. Canton влув while the second storey will be devoted The fire, which st
10.30 al about exclusively to the use of Dr. Yeda and o'clock, originated in Dr. Shiratori for their researches.
the guards quart results of their studies will be published situated on the first floor of the
station
tion building, which was built largely Although promptly on the
The
in the form of lecture meetings in the of inhters Materials
auditorium of the library.
arranted, from work-
the Are
then were prevented. scene they at ing
to the frequent close range
Web A LABOUR GOVERNOR.
explosion of auununition which stored in the premises that were on fire. It was not until afternoon that the The King received in audience at Buck- ingham Palace on November 4th Captain
fro was eventually subjugated, when it found that the 1st and 2nd class James O'Grady, formerly Labour LP. for South East Leeds, who has been apbooking ollos had been completely des passengers waiting rooms as well as the pointed Governor of Tasmania kissed hands on appointment, and troyed.
his
The telegraph office situated at the Majesty bestowed upon him the honour back of the booking-office was also parti Of knighthood, and invested bin with the ally damaged, but telegraphic service is insignia of a Knight Commander of the not effected, being now transmitted Order of St. Michael and St. George through the general office of the Railway Speaking at a Royal Colonial Institute Co. luncheon, Sir James O'Grady, said that
In spite of the fire, the railway trafic
be expected to make mistakes in his new was not in any way interrupted, but position, but he hoped to carry out, his business at the station has since had to duties with dignity and honour to our be carried on in temporary quarters. gracious Sovereign,
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