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TYPHOON EXPERIENCES OF THE
U.S.S." ASHEVILLE."·"
WHY SIGNALS FOR HELP WERE SENT OUT.
FIVE ANCHORS OF NO AVAIL.
The U.S.S. Atheville arrived in Shang bai on August 19th shortly after tiffin after having encountered one of the worst typhoons that it has ever been the lot "of a ship of her size in these waters, and certainly an American battleship, to fight and survive.
Short accounts of the ship's difficulties were given by cable Further details were given when the vessel arrived safely at the Northern port. A few of the freaks which typhoons are so wont to play were related by the members of the crew. Probably the greatest of these was the way in which the wind shifted, al- most miraculously, just when the vessel was being literally dragged to certain destruction on to the rocks of Namki 1sland
According to officers of the ship re- porta sent out by various observation stations just previous to the Breaking of, the typhoon indicated that the centre of the storm would pass to the west of the course on which she was steaming and should this have been correct, there would have been little need for fear that the vessel would have been driven on to the rocks of one of the various islands to the west.
BRITAIN'S NEW LAWS.
PUNISHMENT MADE MORE SEVERE FOR MOTORISTA.
THE LATEST LEGISLATION.
The Criminal Justice Act, 109, except bation of offenders, has come into opera- as to part 1, which deals with the pre- tion. It introduces several important changes, in procedure, and jurisdiction, and also makes amendments as to certain offences. Following are among some of the changes:
Section 40, sub-section 1, treats more seriously charges against persons who are drunk while in charge on any high- way of a motor-car or any mechanically propelled vehicle.
shiftings or imprisonment not exceeding Under the licensing act, a fine of 40
one month could be imposed. Under the new act, a person so charged shall be of each offence to imprisonment not ex- liable on summary conviction in respect ceeding four months, or to a fine not ex- ceeding 20, or to both.
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He is also disqualified from holding a licence for twelve months from the date of conviction, and any licence he holds shall be of no effect during the period of disqualification.
POWER OF COURT.
This provision does not prejudice the right of the court to order a longer period of disqualification. Applications may be made from time to time after the expiration of three months by any one disqualified from holding a licence to have the suspension removed.
An important change is made in the Inw relating to the doctrine of coercion. It was early Sunday morning when the Hitherto there has been a presumption weather, which bad been comparatively of law that a wife who committed a calm, began to change. The ses roughen-crime-except the crimes of treason and ed steadily and by 8 o'clock in the mor- murder-in the presence of her husband ning the waves started breaking over the did an under coercion by him. top of the ship. From that time on, for six hours, the ship was in danger of foundering at any moment,
FIVE ANCHORS." OUT." The vessel was nosed into the wind but, worse than making no headway at all, she was driven astern, directly at the island which almost proved her destruc tion. The anchor was lowered, but still she could not hold her ground, the screw being out of the water most of the time. The second, third, fourth and fifth an chors were lowered over the bow, and all took hold on the ocean-bed, but, although checking the speed toward the cliff, they, together with the engines, could not keep her from drifting.
By section 47. of the new act, any such presumption of law is abolished, but it is none the less a good defence on a chargo against a wife, except in treason or murder, to prove that the offence was in fact committed in the presence of and under the coercion of her husband.
PENSION. CLAIMS. Another section is of special interest to those in receipt of a pension from the State. Under that section it is an offence for any person to receive, detain, or have in his possession any pension documents as a pledge or as security from a person entitled to such documents of a debt due either to himself or to any other person. The punishment imposed on summary ronviction is a fine not exceeding £20 or imprisonment not cxceeding six months or both.
In the phraseology of one of the men aboard, Neither the ship nor the life of any member of the crew was worth a 'plugged nickle.'" No one could get on By section 30, sub-section 1, the forgery deck to have lowered a life boat, and of a passport, or the making by any could they have done this it would have person of a statement which to bis know- been futile for the frail lifeboat would ledge is untrue for the purpose of pro- have been dashed against the rocks, which-euring a passport for himself or any were estimated to be about 50 feet high one else, is made a misdemeanor punish- with waves splashing right to the tops. abte with imprisonment not exceeding Then the "miracle" came. When two years or a fine not exceeding £100, about 50 yards of the rocks the wind or both shifted, the typhoon having exdently
RELEASE ON BAIL passed on far enough to the west. Al- Another amendment to the law relates though the seas were still buffetting the ship from the ocean side the wind, com- to the release, on bail, of persons ar ing in from the island side, was enough rested without a warrant. Under section
to hold the vessel so that she would of the criminal justice administration not run on the rocks.
It was during this time that the SO.S. signals, which were picked up by wireless stations in Shanghai, were being sent out. It will be remembered that the U.S.S. Seramento was sent out, but, when a few hours out, was informed that assis tance was no longer necessary.
Officers of the Atherille azid that it was estimated that the velocity of the wiad at its height was about 175 miles
act, 1914, a person so arrested is to be Court of Summary brought before a the offence is of too serious a nature to Jurisdiction as soon as practicable if
allow bail.
By section 45 of the new act, if it ap pears that the inquiry into the case of a person so taken into custody, cannot be completed forthwith he may be released on bail before the charge is accepted if he enters into recognisance, with or with-
An hour and they believed that the een-out sureties, for a reasonable amount. tre of typhoon had passed to within five miles of ther.
TWO INCH STANCHIONS BUCKLED.
The first damage done to the ship was on the bridge and bere also occurred the only casualty of the storm. When the typhoon hit, the steel stanchions which held the awning, which are, about, two inches in diameter buckled as if they had been 50 many straws This let the awning down on the officers on the bridge.
IF JUROR DIES.
By section 11, subsection 1, a person charged with any indictable offence may now be proceeded against in the county or place in which he is arrested, or has appeared to answer a, summons charging the offence, as if the offence had been committed in that place.
By subsection 2, a number of such offences can be proceeded with in the county or place where any one of them could be.
Should a juror die or become too ill to continue to act, the jury chall, never- One of the men rushed down to the theless, subject to the consent in writing galley to get a butcher-knife to cut away of the prosecutor and the accused, and so the lines holding the awning, and when long as the number does not fall below he returned on the bridge the force of ten, be considered as properly constitut- the wind was so great that the knife was ed for the purposes of the trial in
wept from his hand, cutting his fingers | progress:
badly.
In the meantime, however, the awning
had been carried away. It lodged
DAYLIGHT SAVING.
against the whistle on the stack and set MEMORIAL TO SUMMER TIME
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it off. The sound of the whistle could not be heard on the bridge, so terrific. was the noise made by the wind.
Pioneers in their lifetime at least Throughout the entire blow the receive as a rule "more kicks than half- deck officers remained on the bridge. In order to do this it was necessary for them to hold to the railings and turn their backs to the wind.
pence," as the phrase goes. The merits of their projects, acclaimed by those who come after, are not discerned immediate- 1y. In fact," opposition and ingratitude After the storm had blown itself out are too often the portion of those who. 4n-inventory was taken of the damage think ahead of their fellows. done and it was found that this had been No escape from the lot common to men very little on deck, except for the awning atanchions. From the engine-room, how ever, it was learned that one of the con- 'densers had sprung a leak, allowing the sea water to flow into the boiler-water. It was, however, found that by taking much time it would be possible to reach Shanghai in spite of this.
COULD NOT READ AT FIFTEEN
Mach surprise was created in a Cornish Police Court recently whon a boy witness called to give evidence, atated that he was unable to read the oath.
The Chairman of the Bench:-What You cannot read "",
The Boy: No, Sir...
In answer to a further question the boy-gave the pams of the school he had, attended. When asked how old he was, AZ Rights Kimond „he replied: Fifteen years, Sir."
of original thought was experienced by Mr. William Willett, the originator of summer time. Colchester, where much of his boyhood was spent, was determined, however, to be the first in the field with a memorial, and that memorial was up- veiled in the art gallery at Colchester on Tuesday by Mrs. G. Magrane, daugh- ter of Mr. Willet.
The memorial is a bronze bust on a pedestal of Sienas marble, and it records that Mr. Willett spent much of his boy hood, in the town.
Alderman Benham, paying a tribute to the Daylight Saving Bill, said Mr. Willett received abusive letters every day concerning his reform. One person wrote that it would be a very good thing it be could be attacked with sunstroke. Mr. Willett's reform was unique, inasmuch that it cost nothing, and it was so simple; that great-statesmen and scientists could not understand it. It was the only good legacy left by the war,
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