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TRACY TRIAL.
LEGAL ARGUMENT OCCUPIES ALL DAY.
SUBMISSION FOR THE DEFENCE.
JUDGE HOLDS NO CASE AGAINST THREE PRISONERS.
Legal argument occupied the whole of the morning and practically all the afternoon at the Supreme Court yesterday, when, before the Puisno Judge (Mr. Justice J. R. Wood) the 2- Sunning pirncy trial in which ten Chinese are in the dock,
wai continued,
sat Mr. C. G. Alabag
K.C., representing Noë, 7, 8, 9 and
14 prisoners, and Mr. H. Q. Sheldon, representing Nos. 1, 9, 3, 4, 5 and 20 prisoners made their submissióna and Mr. Nihill replied. Both counsel for the defence submitted that there was no case to answer.
The Jury were excused from attendance throughout the day.
Mr. Justice Wood expressed doubt | Mr. Nihill anggested that the as to whether, in the case of No. whole thing was that No. 20, with 90, he could be held to have parti- the others, formed his unlawful.in- cipated with a common purpose intent before he was knocked out by the piracy with violence (the firing the officers at the Chief Officer) when he was unconscious st, the time, having been knocked on the head with a sounding lead.
For the Crown it was contended that the mere fact that he had gone with other pirates armed with lethal weapons was suficient to justify the the charge. The intention had been there in the first place.
Mr. C. G. Alabastar, K.C. sub mitted on behalf of all prisoners, and particularly of No. 7, 9, 14 and 8, that there was no case to the last four, counsel submitted that there was no evidence whatever of their having committed a wrong- ful act
Mr. Nihill in the afternoon dealt of the prisoners. While admitting with the question of identification that Capt. Pringle had made two falso identifications, and that in crs was weak, he submitted that in some cases identification of prison the main all the prisoners had been identified with some deânition by one or more witnesses.
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The heavy iron and steel trade in England has now more orders in hand th it has had at any time since the 1990 boom" period and it is certain that blast her naces that have been out of oper- tion for years will shortly be re- lighted. **-
Already 15,000 out of the 30,000 unemployed fron and steel workers of Tee-side-have been reabsorbed since the cost stoppage ended, and it is expected that 73 per cent, will be re-employed before the middle of January. When the coal stop page occurred at the end of April this industry was among the arst to feel the effects and furnaces after furnaces ceased to operate.
On the Teeside only four con- tinued working throughout the stop page. By December 28th, however, 98 were being worked in this ares This total compares with 33 which 'in blast last April The pre-war averago on the north-east coast was
Each furnace restarted means employment for about 500 men.
Similar activity is being shown in the Tee-side shipyards and small foundries and subsidiary in dustries, where more men sID LOW " being taken on.
at South Bank have restarted their Messrs. Smith's Dock Company Mr. Nihill replied to point rais- shipyards which were closed down cu by Mr. Alabaster in respect of at the beginning of December. the prisoners he is representing
After being, shut down for nearly and then asked his Lordship if he tree, years, the North-Eastern wished to hear submissions with Steel Works, Middlesbrough, bas regard to Nos 1, 2, 3:4, 5 and 20 now resumed operations. appeared.
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PRIZES WITHHELD.
NOTHING GOOD ENOUGH IN
#B.B.G. MUSICAL CONTEST.
None of the 240 efforts' submitted A baronetos (the only one in in the autumn musical festival Australia) and a fortune estimated competition organised by... tha at about £1,000,000 have been in British Broadcasting Company was herited by a boy of 7. as a result considered of sufficient merit to of the sudden death of Sir Euport secure & prise. The world of sport in general and Clarke, of Rupertswood, Victoria, The object of the competition was of boxing in particular has lost one as his villa at Monte Carlo. Sir tu give younger and lesser-known opportunity of show- of its most prominent figures by the Rupert, was the son of Sir William composers death from pneumonis of Mr. Clarke, of Sydney, the first baroneting their ability, and they were in-- Bettinson, manager of the National created in Australia. He la sue Sporting Club, which he helped to ceeded by his elder son, Rupert Wil found. He was 65 years of age.
liam John, who was born in 1919, Mr. Peggy
Bettinson, as he The family fortunes were founded was familiarly known, as one of known Rape grandfather, who,
as "Big the most remarkable athletes of the butcher's assistant in Aldgate, F., B. McEwen, Lieut. B. Walton
eighties and nineties. He was an amateur boxing champion, abrost in amateur champion swimmer, first-class Rugby football player, and a ne all-round cricketer belors he reached his twentieth year.
WALA
vited to submit works ranging front- symphonies to song cycles. Prisen totalling £1,000 were offered to The judges were Sir Hugh Allen, Sir Edward Elgar, fir Hubert - Foss, Sir Hamilton Harty, Mr. M
before amigrating to Australia in O'Donnell, Mr. Percy Fitt, and Sir 1840. He settled in. Hobart, Tas2 | Landon Hoaald. T
mania, where he established a but The judges, says the Radio Temer, cher's shop and as side line felt that the B.B.O. would be doing speculated in rant estate. Big harm rather than good to Britian Clarke proved himself shrewd music-if-they-awarded prizes to judge of land values, and, secking works which did not merit them. a wider field, began to buy and sell sheep and cattle stations in various States
He had been in failing health for a number of years before he died and only returned from Italy a few days ago to spend Christmas with his family at his residence in Fair- ax-road, Hampitead. He had re cantly handed over the active man- agement of the National Sporting Club to his eldest son, Lionel.
He was appointed manager of the National Sporting Club nearly 30 years ago, when John Fleming, with whom he founded the club, died; and was associated with all the great boxing contests there,
Many Tributer
during many famous fights.
The Prince of Wales know Peggy, well, having met him
A strong, well-proportioned man,
he was ambidextrous, and was ability to use both hands he resem bied Jem Mace
wonderful hard hitter. In his
HE MONSTERLAND" having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her sre hereby notified that all Goods ars being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or artra hazardous Go. downs of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence, place before the jury, In regard to prisoners, for whom Mr. Sheldon put into operation at Harrow since tion in the war Lionel in the Flying|
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No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all
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after 29th
Good remaining
The only evidence against No. 8 January, ill be subject to Rent. was evidence which it was impos-
Claims
must reach us by let Fabra-sible to believe, said counsel. He ary, 1917, or they will not be recognised.
All damaged Packages will be examin- would never have been in Court at ed by Mruci. Goddard and Dougall but for the fact that he was (Marine Surveyors) at 10 am, on the one of those who escaped from the 28th January, 1927.
burning ship in the No. 6 lifeboat. Ho Fire Insuranes will be effected. The presence of men in that boat Bill of Lading will be countersigned was not evidence against them of piracy. Two of the witnesses for the Crown were in that boat.
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Captain Pringle Uriticised. "Captain Pringle," said course!, was very prolife with his identi- fications picking out several chair coolics.
His Lordship! But Captain Pringle mentioned No. 8.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES Counsel commented that he had
MARITIMER
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His Lordship intimated that be did not.
After further argument, his Lordship held, and Mr. Nibill agreed that prisoners must be found guilty on the indictment alone or else the evidence given must be disbelieved altogether.
Enterprise. And Look" "As a result of his enterprise and considerable luck (for this was o period of rapid expansion), his son Sir William Clarke, inherited an estate of several millions, which was divided among the family.
Sir Rupert Clarke's fortune” was originally considerably greater than at the time of his death. He suffered losses on the turf, as the financial backer of a firm of theatrical producers, and as the organiser of New Guinea explora tions, in which
personally took part.
As
Like his father and grandfather, Sir Rupert was a member of the Victoria Legislative Council.
The entrance fee of 10 is being returned to each competitor, and. in addition to bearing the cost of the competition, the B.B.Caro giving £550 to the Musicians' Bene- valent Fund (formerly the Gervaso Eles Memorial Fund), John Street, Bedford Bow, W.C
the idea that British music was Sir Landon Ronald repudiated
"in a bad way." "We have the but they right people," he said, won't go in for competitions."
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Mr. James W. S. Mari, who sa a Boy Scout patrol leader went with the late Sir Ernest Shackleton-in his last expedition to the Antārefie, is to be soologist to the Discovery expedition to investigate deep-sea
life in the Antarctica A
Both his sons served with distine HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
The first two blast furnaces to be the coal stoppage were re-lighted Corps and Gerald in the infantry. at the Barrow iron works of the Lionel was injured in a crash, and Mematite Steel Company on De- Gerald was both gassed and wound-
Shipbuilding and ed sember 28th." subsidiary industries are showing a slight improvement over the de mand that existed before the coal stoppage, and there are indications that the improvement may be in
Mr. Nihill said it was for the jury to consider whether each pris-creased. oner was a member of the band, apart from any arte primers might have performed on the Sunning
Casa For Jury Agalist Seven Prisoners,
Mr. Alabaster commenced his reply to Mr. Nihill's arguments, and after he had proceeded on certain points, his Lordship inters vened..
The great. esteem in which Mr. Bettinson was held in boxing circles is indicated by the following tri- butes paid him by men actively saso- ciated with the sport:-
Mr. C. B. Cochran "He devoted Since the coal strike was settled his life to the cleansing of the box. the Sheffield steel and allied trades ing game. He did it a great ser have absorbed more than 3,000 vice, and death has removed a operatives who were idle. It is ex-sportsman who cannot be re pected that another month or so placed." will see the steel trades in Sheffield
Mr. J. H. Douglas, the famous. and district on the same footing as referee: He did more than any at the beginning of May last
On Tyneside every big shipbuilding. I have lost & good and old other six men for professional box- ing yard has many orders.
Uosi The Vital Fastoz.... His Lordship said that he thought he ought to put the case of Nos dustry defends host entirely on The prosperity of the steel in- only mentioned him when mixing, 3, 4, and 5 prisoners before a beannlaught of coal at an him with No. 17 a mistake he the jury na being a clear cams for economic prices That is the key to
up committed constantly.
the Crown. With regard to No, the whole position, for four tens Other evidence might well have prisoner he would have to instruct of coal are required to make only been for the defence: The Chinese the jury that if he was proved to one ton of steek Consul said that he had seen No. be a member of the gang he was
reading a book.
friend, and sport has lost a great figure."
national figure in boxing has gone
Bombardier Billy Wells: "A He was more than a manager; he was an authority on the history of the game...
Jimmy Wilde: “It is bad news. One could always rely on him for s
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a former Navy and Army Never before was there anything like it, nor are ita marrallous properties heavy weight champion: "We have likely ever to be equalled in disease arising from impare blood. $14, wear- lost a very great sportsman,"
the gang, but if No. 20 was con No. 8 was & Chinese Formosan victed it would have to be remem- plentiful production of iron and can forget.
was unconscions steel means more work for the Colonel James M.P: for Bromley with passport from the Japanese bered that be
He had given clear throughout. With regard to Nas heavy industries, notably shipbuild- sad reasons, for his presence on board 7, 9 and 14 prisoners, his Lordshiping, and engineering, which are de Government
said he held that the evidence was pendent upon these metale as their such that the jury should not asked raw materials. to convict A regarded No. 8 prisoner, he thought there was evi. dence for the case to go to the
from the very outsch
With regard to No. 14, Counsel submitted, nobody seemed to know very much about him at all and Counsel suggested that there was no case to answer.
Sir Arthur Dorman, head of the great Tees-side, iron firm of Dor mang. Long, & Co., Ltd., recently said: Prospects of the immediate jury
With regard to Na 20. Mr. future in the iron and steel trade Alabaster said his case was in are brighter than at a time dur. different character because it was ing the past four years. Condi. common ground that he did nothing tions on the Continent are moving after midnight. Also it was still steadily in our lavour. for the Crown to prove that the A Great Chance For Better. Trade first five prisoners and No. 8) te Text Year A D actually did something.
giving is that the Crown has to His Lordship: The ruling I am prove either that these men or their confederates did something
by...
the Dadareigned. Good remaining
No 9 had been identified by unclaimed "after Thursday, the 27th
Captain Pringle and the Captain's instant at Moon, will be abject to boy, in his enthusiasm to be of Rent and Landing Charger
assistance, had identified the whole All Claims must be sent in to me on or often whom he, with 4 others, betors Monday, · the 31st stant
was obliged to wait on at mealtime or they will not brocognized.
•Packages
be left in when the pirates were in control.
With regard to No. 7, there was Consignees and the
Surveyors more against him, but only be- Mesars Goddard & Dongth at 10.00 cause his features were typical of am. on Thursday, the 27th instanta type of Chinese. This had been No Claims will be admitted after deposed to by Capt. Pringle, who the Goods have left the Godowns. confused him with No. 11 and by
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Addreming his Lordship on be J. LIMAGE,
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Sheldon submitted that no one His Lordship: There is a good Hong Kong, at January, 1927.---.
could be convicted as a principal deal of circumstantial evidence in the first degree unless it was against them. I cannot say there his hand that dealt the blow or is no evidence. ano ang else that common purpose with in- tent to the unlawful act could be proved.
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No. 20 (the man laid out on the bridge) did not shopt with fire. arms or drive anyone to use them as a shield. There was no evidence either of intent to commit the acts mentioned in the indictment.
Messages from industrialists and hopeful is the trade outlook for Labour leaders make clear how next year if good will on both sides replaces strikes and other conflicts. Opinions expressed include the fol
Mr. Alabaster: The Crown must prove that they were either aiding lowing: "
or abetting or were accessories be- fore the fact
Mr. Sheldon mentioned that No.
20 was unconscious and took no part in the subsequent proceedings There was, in fact, no evidence that he was an accessory before the fact. Three Prisoners To Be Discharged. Mr. Alabaster I take it your Lordship will 'discharge the three prisoners,
There was no evidence as to the others having actually committed ·His Lordship:: I propom to die the acts mentioned in the indict-charge Nos. 7, 9 and 14 on the ment. The only evidence was that ground that the evidence is insuf they had been identified as having ficient to go to the jury. taken part in the ransacking of The ship pointing of revolvers, etc.
'The Crown Rapiy.
Mr. Nihill: Your Lordship won't discharge them without the presence of the jury
ATC
There is a fine chance in 1927 if employers and men will get to- gether more and discuss things. Mr. Will Thorne, M.P.",
Trade
hopeful, but everything depends on good will and co-operation be tween employers and men.-Sir Stanley Machin.
There will be no trouble be tween employers and men, in the steel and iron trades next year.- Mr. John Hodge,
-Industry wants a rest from strife Mr Henry Boothr
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FRANCE'S REMEDY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT..
When the condition of the un-
Mr Alabaster: 1 they Mr. Nihill (for the Crown), in entitled to be discharged, then they employed in France was discussed his reply said that all members should not be held in custody on recently by the Cabinet, the im of the pirate band might not have this chargo overnight.
portant decision was taken that not boen present on the bridge when Mr. Nihill It is a question of a penny should be granted in dola the two shots had been fired at procedure. I take it your Lord. but that work should be found as the Chief Officer, he said. But they ship will direct the jury to find a rapidly as possible for all those who
for were present in law Cap Verdict of not guilty 15
These men be gone on board the Mr. Alabaster I would prefer Sunning to commit an unlawful | that. gr
act. Was it not reasonable to sup- His Lordship will do that in pose that the members of the band respect of Nos. 7, 9 and 14 The knew that it was probable that defence of the remaining seven will daring the piracy one of those be opened to-morrow, Can counsel loaded lethal weapons would be dis- indicate, what the defence will be charged No jury in world would Mr. Alabaster I indicated very find that such party of pirates much what the defence of the four would be surprised at one of the were. Three have been discharged members of the gang firing a shot and I shall call the remaining on His Lordship expressed the un- and a number of witnesses, includ certainty in his mind (ip the case ing evidence as to character. of No. 20) as to whether a man Mr. Sheldon propose to call who was unconscious could still be no evidence of any Find... held to be participating in an un- lawful act
The further bearing was adjourn ed this morning.
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