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PICKETS IRONTM HAND.
SEVERE SENTENCES OF CANTON COURT.
RIGOURS OF THE ANTI- JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
{TROY QUE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)
CANTON, January 29th. Sentences of two and a half years' hard labour have been imposed, by the Special Canton City Court, on four Chinese, Tse Shang, Wan Tak Yung, Ou Tak Chiu and Ei Kam Tsing for trying to smuggle what were described as Japanese goods into the city.
The four men were apprehended same time age by one of the Boy- cott pickets, detained by the police and brought to trial.
On being convicted of violating the rules and regulations of the Beycots Committee the prisoners were denounced by the Court as
selish reactionaries, ready to sell their birthrights for a mess of pottage. The Court added: "You are greedy, unpatriotic men, who have no scruple in trying to amass wealth by illegal means." In ad" dition to their imprisonment. they are to have all their property con- fiscated and to be deprived of their rights as citizens of the Republic of China fer, five years.
The Boycott Committee has made an announcement to the effect that it hopes that the severity of these sentences will act as a deterrent to all would-be smugglers during this "rigid boycott period."
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30th, 1929,
"SINKING OF THE HSIN WAH.
CHIEF OFFICER JACOBSEN THROWS LIGHT ON
THE TRAGEDY.
A BAMBOO STOOL KEEPS HIM AFLOAT.
RESUMED INQUEST PROCEEDINGS.
At the third day sitting of the inquest into the ss. Hsin With disaster, the evidence of Mr. Jacobsen, Chief Officer of the vessel the only Europesa among the «fow survivors-threw light on the conditions on board the ship after she had struck Table Rock on the northerly point of Waglan at 3.40 a.m. on January 16th Mr. Jacobsen was washed overboard by a heavy sen, and, assisted by a bamboo stool which happened by chance to come his way, he kept afoat until long after daylight when ha was rescued by a fishing junk.
This evidence was given late in the afternoon yesterday. Earlier evidence con rned mostly the investigations into alleged delaya in receiving and, transmitting messages about the ground- ing and sinking of the vessel, Mr. Hast, the lighthouse keeper at Waglan, was recalled to the witness box to explain inconsis tencies between his evidence regarding despatch of messages and that given by a radio telegraph operator and a telegraph en- gineer who translated the spool of tape in use on the machine that morning. Mr. Hast also produced part of a spool of tape in úse on his machine at Wagdan, a translation of which is to be produe ed at the next hearing.
THE SCENE
ON THE BRIDGE.
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quarter of a mile north of Waglan.
Mr. R. E. Lindsell is sitting a Coroner at the inquest" with Cap-Witness said he made the entry at taia A. W. Davison and Messrs. W. C. Bonnar and Wong Kwong Tin as jurors.
Mr. M. M. Watson (of Messra Hastings, Dennys and Bowley) is watching proceedings on behalf of the China Merchants Steam Navi- gation Company, owners of the vessel.
convinced that he had received, no about 5.30a.m., and he was still word that the ship had sunk.
Inspector E. W. Andrew, in charge of the Water Police Station, stated that Sergeant Yous woke him at 8.20 am, with news of a vessel in distress. There was no mention of a ship being sunk or in a sinking state. Witness pro- duced a rough message which he
Mr. Hast's Recollections. Mr. F. Has, lighthouse keeper at Waglan, was recalled,
ROUND THE COURTS.
LANE.
and asked whether, having heard CARS IN QUEEN'S THEATRE what the radio operator and Mr Kemp had to say, he could explain the inconsistencies between ́that, evidence and his statement that he attempted to transmit a message which he failed to get through and was constantly asked to repeat.
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POLICE: TO STOP PARKING
THERE.
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Mr. Li Shui Ki, owner of car No.
Mr. Hast said that he know of cases where operators took down messages by "sound" instead of 21 was summoned yesterday before getting the tape to work.
From
Major C. Willson at the Central the time the ship grounded he had Magistracy for causing an obstruc- been tapping on the telegraph betion by parking his car in the lane tore he used the telephone. It was fixed in his mind that he attempt ed to do so, although it was" a morning of confusion.
beside Queen's Theatre, +
An Indian police constable gave evidence said that the car was park- ed unattended in the lane for 20 minutes.
Witness continued that it was also impressed in his mind that between. and 6.20 ́s.. he called up about six times and got no r behalf of the defendant and also Mr. P. M. Hodgson appeared on ply. The 6.35 s.m. message includ ed a complaint of delay. Witness represented the Hong Kong Auto- mobile Association. He said thas produced part of the spool of tape according to his instructions the de- in use on his machine at Waglan fendant only parked his car in the which he stated bore a record of lane for about ten minutes while he a message from the other end. The
went to see a doctor. As his Wor clock at Waglan was checked prac tically every day with the Observa-ship knew, the parking of cars was tory. Mr. Mayer, and Mr. White a very difficult matter in the middl (apprentice) were also qualified of the day and there was no other operators, but on that morning. Eandy place where the defendant witness handled the messages him could have parked his car. The self.
road was a cul de sac and the car Referring to previous avid was certainly not obstructing may- ence by witneas, Mr. Watson body. suggested that a heavy sea. behind the vessel would have turned her round instead of the course being altered so as to enable witness to. see the starboard light. Witness said he got the impression that the steamer was not aground when he opinion a beavy sea could not saw the starboard light In his
have turned her round.
MR. JACOBSEN'S STORY, Second Officer Competent To Take Charge.
The C.S.P. ho Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolle, C.M.G.) was present in Court and said that serious com plaints had been received from shop owners in the street who stated, that the cars interfered with busi ness, and that the shopfronts were Police had to move cars away. obstructed. For that reason the
Objections had also been received from the Fire Department
Recognised Parking Place. Mr. Hodgson remarked that al- though not legally a parking area. it had become one by custom. If not to park there, no doubt, he Mr. Wolfe now said that cars were
portance to the Automobile Auocia as the matter was also one of im would issue notices to that effect
tion. Mr. Hodgson suggested that a warning might be given to the de- fendant.
The Magistrate concurred with this view and Mr. Wolfe expressed his agreement. UNNECESSARY SOUNDING OF
> HORNS.
Mr. Peter Jacobsen, the only The boycott is being prosecuted
then entered the witness box. He European survivor of the disaster, with increasing vigour not only in Canton but throughout Kwangtung Hosegood, Assistant Harbour Mastions that it be wirelessed at once was Chief Officer on the s.s. Hain In the forenoon, Mr. T. W. He gave to Sergeant Youe with instruc-certificate as master mariner, and said that he held an Esthonian and Kwangsi. Seizures of "undesir. ter, gave evidence of proceeding to to No. 4 police launch. able goods" are being made daily the scene of the wreck on No. 4
Wah. He had had eighteen years' in large numbers and the Committee police launch at 11.30 on the morn-
Leung Piag Kwan, wireless experience on the China coast, is doing everything it can to makeing of the disaster, proceeding by operator at the Water Police eight of which have been in the the boycott air tight. Last week way of Lamma Channel to Waglar. Station, said that he was on duty service of the China Merchants .end 600 snicky of chemical fertilizers, On approaching the wreck, wit from midnight tilla.m. Dur-Steami Navigation Company;
valued at 812,500, were captured in ness said that he saw a number of ing that time he had communiest-
owners of the ss. Hain Wah, the Sun Tak District and brought bodies, some alongside, and for the cd with the No. 4 police launch at
On the last voyage of the vessel, The reason that the heads were all sub-midnight, 2 a.m. and again, at continued witness, she left Shang to Canton for investigation. Committee have promised that if it merged he concluded they were
+ 1.m. On receipt of the message hai on January 11th and Swatow can be proved that the goods are | dead.
at 8.30 am. from Sergeant Youe, just after noon on the 15th. There not of Japanese origin they will be
were about 300 passengers and a In reply to the jury, witness said witness tried to call the launch till returned to their lawful owners, but that he first heard of the sinking till 6.12 m. that the man who reared including the officers. The 6 o'clock, but failed. It was not crew numbering just over one hun- if that cannot be proved the goods at about 9.30 a.m. from Lieut. lieved him succeeded in getting a officers were Captain M. P. Jensen will be confiscated and the people Comdr. Hole, the Harbour Master. from whom they were taken severely Witness explained that cue of the could give no explanation why he fr. Kuo Ching Hui (2nd Officer), reply. Witness added that he (Master), witness as Chief Officer, punished.
The Committee has circularised/Primary objects of his visit was to could not get reply from the Mr. Campbell (Chief Engineer) and although there was no car in.
police launch, The wirelese ap- Mr. Beveridge (2nd Engineer), order and atmospheric conditions gineer). paratus was in proper working and Mr. Salamanuk (3rd En
are good.
The second officer was engaged by the 2nd or 3rd January last and the head office in Shanghai about had done a voyage to Tsingtao and of witness this man was competent back to Shanghai. In the opinion to take watch
actions of Japan.
PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE AT CANTON.
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Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe also appeared of car No. 568 for unnecessarily as complainant against the driver
stated that he saw, the car pass sounding his horn. The C.S.P. along Arbuthnot Road between the Magistracy and the gaol quarters, sight the defendant continuously sounded his horm.
A fine of $3 was imposed
locate the wreck and to save life the whole world with a very lengthy if possible. Although the stability document denouncing the positive of the launch was not questioned, policy" in Ching of the Japanese witness considered that it was risky Government and saying that the for a launch to venture out under boycott is a just reprisal for past the conditions obtaining that day. ter on No. 4 police launch, said Adimar bin Kitchell, the opera Questioned further by Mr. Wat he was on duty from 4 to 8 o'clock
NEGLIGENT DRIVING." son, witness said that only by a bit that morning. At 4.12 a.m.
Mr. C. Arnulphy was summoned of luck could any bont have been called up the Walter Police Station
manner on January 15th, and with he
for driving his car in a negligent KUOMINTANG IDEAS. launched from the wrecked ship and got through without dificulty that morning. Once the boats were Witness was sure that there was no
failing to have proper lights. Ser- launched, the chances of survivors call between 5.30 and 6 a.m., and watch from 8 p.m. to midnight, at dant drove his car from Queen's On January 18th witness was ongeant George said that the defen getting away in that were
at that time he was awake. which hour he was relieved by Mr. Theatre to the Ko Shing Theatre 3mail. Their chances on raft
Questioned by the Coroner as to would be very poor indeed.
what reason he could give for the then about 40 miles from Waglan. The defendant admitted: both Kuo Shing Hui. The ship was at a speed of 28 miles per hour. Mr. Watson mentioned that two message between 5.20 and 6 am. divers had been sent down to denot being picked up, witness said be sighted between 2.30 and 3 ter of the lights was an oversight.
It was expected that Waglan would offences and remarked that the mat "THE PEOPLE'S. PARTY."
termine how many lifeboats, if that probably the batteries were o'clock Witness said that in apy, had been left at the davits.
He had changed the changing the watch he showed the first summons and 85 on the other. A fine of 810 was imposed on the run down. (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] The weather was rough, had been batteries at 8 o'clock, a process second officer the estimated position rough since the wreck, and it had which took only about one minute. on the chart and told him to in CANTON, January 29th.
not been possible for the divers to Witness was unable to give any form the Captain when Waglan The Kwangtung Third Kuomin-proceed with the work. tang Conference is now in session in Douglas Steamer Officers' Evidence. could not get him till 8.12 a.m. It when the bearing was 130 degrees. explanation why the second man light was sighted, or at any rate was only when witness himself call- Witness then went to sleep in his ed up the Water Police Station at cabin on the lower bridge deck. 5.15 a.m. that he received Inspec tor Andrew's message. Between very sea sick and lying down. The and 8 am, witness added, Ee was
sen was rough.
Mr. E. W. Lowson, Second Off- ver of the Douglas steamer
on
Evidence On Machine Tape. Kemp, sub-telegraph engineer, who The next witness was Mr. F. A.
Captain On The Bridge.. had no ides what time it was-by Witness was aroused later-he the ship grounding. Getting some clothes on, witness went straight to the upper bridge where he saw the Captain and several other persons, but in the darkness he could only
came
TRAMWAY SHARE BORIP "CASES.
jointly charged with possession and
Chan Fut and Poan Pui who are
uttering of scrip for 500 shares of the Hong Kong Tramway, Ltd, alleged have been forged were. on application of Mr. Murphy, again before Major C. Willeen, and A.D.C.L, the tearing of the cases was fired for Monday next, Febru- (Continued at foot of next column.) ary 4th at 2.15 p.m.
the Assembly Hall of Provincial Headquarters, which overlooks the East Parade Ground. All the Kuo- Haining stated that his ship left mintang Branches in the Province Swatow at 4.45 p.m. on January are represented, the delegates hum: 15th, the Hsin Wah having already bering 121. General Chen Ming left that port. At 3.36 a.m. Shu, Chairman of the Provincial January 16th he "picked up the Government, Mr. Fung Che Man, Waglan light, the ship then being Commissioner of Finance,
15 or 18 miles east of the light. By others have given addresses outline 4.30 a.m. witness must have been ing the policy of the Kuomintang till 10 miles off Waglan. At that gave evidence regarding the spool and its relation to the Government distance he would have noticed race of tape from the machine at the recognise the Captain: As witness The Central Executive Committee kets if they had gone up to any Hong Kong Radio Office. Accord. out of his cabin, he knew the side, witness saw one boat already in the water, but he could not see of the Kuomintang at Nanking is height, but if they were fired being to the tape, there was a record ship was on the rocks north east represented by Mr. Po Liang Chue,hind the lighthouse the glare from of a weather message timed 2 a.m.
of Waglan. The light was about the other. The third boat was in who also spoke.
the light would make. detection from Wagian to the Observatory bow was pointing in & southerly what happened to it.
four points on the port bow. The the poop and witness did not know The Conference is notable for
difficult.
and the register bore an entry that direction. The Captain had told clear statements of the activities and
Washed Overboard. aims of the Kuomintang. The Kuo- In answer to the Coroner, wit the message was received at that witness the previous evening that
The next message was un the ship was to go south of Wagian down by the head and heavy seas By this time the ship was settling mintang, according to one speaker,ness said there were two wireless hour, is the people's party and is, there operators on the vessel, but unless timed, but was logged in the opera and enter by Green Yeland.
were breaking over the bridge. While on the bridge witness Witness saw fore, guided and controlled by the special instructions were given by tor's register as taken at 4.08 3.1.
ose port side boat people. It is the instrument by the Captain they would have been Witness said that he had personal noticed that the engines were going washed away. Soon after a heavy which the aspirations and ideals of off duty at 10 p.m. until the fally examined the tape and was satis full astera. The Captain did not w washed witness overboard. the people will be realized. Past lowing morning. If the sinking of fied that it had not been tamper- mistakes of the Party were frankly the Hsin Wah bad been broadcasted with. Not a single word was give any explanation, but ordered Witness had a life-belt on and witness to get life-boats and rafts grabbed a bamboo stool as it float-. discussed, practically all the spenk, round about 5 o'clock, it would not recorded on it between the hours of ready and to send out distressed past him. This, witness said,
Witness was remind- ors dwelling on the mischievous have been picked up by the Hai and 4.4.m.
ed of Mr. Hast's evidence in which signals, which instructions witness helped to keep him afloat, and he activities of the Communists and the ning
carried out. There were six life attempted to swim as part they had played in past dissonan ordinary lifeboat, provided a.m the operator failed to take was great confusion among the expected it to
Witnesa was of the opinion that he stated that between 3.40 and boats, three on each side, There from the ship as possible,na he that it had been properly handled down his message and asked for re-
go down crew and the passengers. No boste moment. and not overloaded, could have got petitions. Witness said that if
The ship was then in complete darkness. away after launching even on that Waglan had called up the tape were at their stations.
In about half an hour the ship”. would have been switched on the
Witness said that shortly after he Mr. W. B. Pathey, Chief Officer machine. It was inconceivable that move. It was swinging. The ship there were many others near him, was thrown into the water he käew of the Haining stated that he the operator would give repeat ground against the rock by the but he could not recognise any relieved the last witness at 4.a.m. unless he already had a message to stern. The Captain then ordered body's voice. When daylight came At 4.54 a.m., the ship was about work on, which would have been seven miles from Waglan. Witness recorded
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the anchors to be let go... Witness there was no one in night, Witness {FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.1 saw no rockets fired from the neigh Waglan pressed the key, the buzzer penter and carried out this order, he was picked up by a fishing junk When went along the fo'ens'le with a car drifted for some hours later until bourhood of Waglan lighthouse. would work in the Hong Kong Jetting the port anchor go first and taken to Aberdeen. CANTON, January 29th. In the conditions prevailing, that office, and it would be heard by and then the starboard anchor, and Marshal Li Taai Hain will return night, with a hazy horizon, witness everybody in the office.
Captain Roused Hurriedly? to Canton from Nanking early next thought he would not have seen
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also heard the voices of the Chief formally closed on the 25th of this the operation would depend mostly had to spend more than two hours and Second Engineer, though he 11.15 to-morrow when further before the Magistrate, but Mr. On Lan lane was fined 81 by Major. The inquest was adjourned until R. M. Gutierrez was also brought charged with uttering cries near on luck.
deciphering three messages record could not see them in the darkness. evidence will be given by Mr. Leo D'Almads Castro Sr., who Willson. Li telegraphed son that he is thoroughly addicted Water Police And Wirelese Message on the tape. Witnes, was satis- forts were made to lower the Kemp, with regard to the tape was defending, indicated that the Another Chinese had his hat fied that the transmitting appara- boats on the starboard side, and handed in, by Hast. It was prosecution would like a further arrested by Mr. E. W. Hamil with the results of the Conference, Sergeant Youe, recalled, produc- tue at Waglan and the cable were witness saw two of them being let stated by Mr. Watson that certain week's remand and personally he ton at the Kowloon Magistracy for and, when he returne, the Linnged the occurrence book recording in proper working order that down. Owing to the heavy list to officials of the Company had just had no objections. Kwang Provinces will jointly tackle the message received at the Water night. Witness added that he had starboard, it was impossible to
period of two hours. The defen come from Shanghai, and he "would The defendant was remanded ondant wore his headgear in Court, thepanalo sfodisbandmen of the Harbour quiza patience of badly sm Tower" the torte on the Hort de ger luformation from them regard the boot uing removed was order cordance with the decision of the Ofice at 5.15 a.m. stating that aed messages from Waglan includ- On crossing again to the statboarding qualifications of the second
ed to return in two bours time to Nanking Conference.
vessel was on the rocks about a ling some from Mr. Hast himself.
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