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SHIP THAT WOULD LEGIONARIES JUMP ROUND THE COURTS.
NOT SLIDE.
STRENUOUS MORNING AT SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE."
OVERBOARD.
THRILLING RESCUES IN THE. DARK OFF COLOMBO.
TWO BOYS AND A KNIFE,
A
A Chinese youth was ordered to receive twelve strokes of the cane by the Kowloon Magistrate yester- Colombo harbour was the scene of | day on admitting having stabbed an exciting rescue, in the dark re- another "young Chinese with cently when for Foreign Legion-pen-knife. aries, who jumped from a transport outside the breakwater, got into dificulties. Two, it is believed," were drowned.
A launching ceremony at the Naval Base, Singapore last week, became very much more interesting than the organisers had anticipated.
It had been intended to launch the second train ferrry, which is to be used to transport granité across the Straits of Jobcre, at nine
In a party of 17 members of the o'clock in the morning, and a large Foreign Legion on board the steam-- gathering of European and other er Cap Varella, en route from Indo- members of the Admiralty and con- China, Koerner, a big German 29 tractors' establishments, together years of age, and Matcovitch, a with a number of ladies, gathered short but sturdy Hungarian aged to watch the new craft glide into 2 decided literally to "take the the water.
plynge when near Colonibo har Unfortunately the s. Lunchu-hoar on the night of December 23. named after a neighbouring ereck- would not oblige, and, despite all kinds of persuasion, she remained thoroughly obstinate and bad-tem- pered about it.
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Strong Current Running. Two other men, who jumped over board with them in an effort to escape from the Legion, must have found the current too strong.. for Kerner and Matcovitch lost sight
pilot station.
When the whistle blew, indicating that all was ready, Mra Thorne, wife of Mr. P. H. Thorne, localf them before they neared the manager of Sir John Jackson, Ltd., duly cracked a bottle of champagn against the vessel's side and a festoon of Chinese crackers blazed away-but the Lurchu stayed where she was!
Great and mysterious activity beneath and around the hull of the Bullen craft then took place, and at one time it seemed to be successful, the Lunchu perceptibly beginning to slide, but after she had gone about
ten feet she stuck faster than ever.
Manpower, Tug, and Engine.
A variety of devices, says the. Straits Times were then tried, to get her moving again, but none were successful, All the available man- power was summoned to push on the hull, but without effect.
Then the same manpower was up- plied to a rope fastened to the stern, but this broke, and precipitated a hundred grinding coolies on the ground.
The next move was to bring up a tug and attempt to tow the craft off, but the rope broke again.
Not to be beaten, the engineers then produced a sturdy-looking en- gine which camo paffing along a line arallel to the slipway and hitched itself on to a rupe. Once again. however, the rope broke, and a steel hawser was produced, but this also snappied.
Presumably they were drowned. Keerner and Matcovitch themselves might have lost their lives, had not the pilots' launch put out to rescue them.
The searchlight from a tug picked them out as they struggled for the harbour. Koerner managed to swim to the steps of the pilot station. Malcovitch, however, found the current too strong and was ulti mately rescued by the occupants. of the pilots' launch in an exhausted
state.
Seven Years' Service. The Cap Varella had not long left the harbour when the four men, who had been specially allowed on deck under guard decided to endeavour to escape. Although their action was at once noticed, and a shout was raised, the Cap Varella did not stop.
The story they tell is a grim one. Koerner has not long recovered from yellow fever and bears the marks on his face. Matcovitch shows signs of severe strain, but is quiet and vemoved when he talks of hardships and danger.
They said that they had served fo: years in the Legion since the War.
Then the tag and the engine pull-have ed together, but still the Lunchu stayed where she was.
The final move was to bring up, a powerful hopper barge and stronger cables, and by these means the craft did actually move about twelve yards, but by this time-eleven a.m. the tide had fallen considerably, and it was decided to complete the ceremony the next morning.
They had fought in the civil war in Morocco and Koerner daims to personally captured Abdel Krism, the Rift leader.
Speaking of how the Arabs used to cut the throats of their prisoners, semetimes after leaving thein strung up against a post or wall for hours, Keerner was asked how the Arab prisonera fared,
We took prisoners" he replied, with meaning in his voice, but they were not prisoners for many minutes!
The cause of the trouble fa be- lieved to have been the local tallow In the Foreign Legion, these men which was used to grease the slip-said, there were several British way, and which had melted in the officers who had served in the Great topical hent
War.
Launched at Last.
Next morning the usual ceremony was held and when the slipway was regreased the es. Lunchu went of quite easily.
For Straits Ferry Service. Otherwise known as the "JJ. 11," the Lunchu, which so loyally inter picted the Labour Government's in- structiona to slow down work at the Naval Base, was constructed by Henry Robb and Co. at Leith and reassembled on the shore of the Johore Straits. Mr. W. II. Prowse is the local representative of the
builders.
Four of them were now offi- cers in the Legion. They were severe they could be quick with their fists; but they were not cruel and did not punish the men as others did..
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Whipping As a Punishment,
The pay in the Legion was 72 francs a month, the food was often uneatable, and punishments includ- rd whipping. When on the march lis, and were not allowed to wear the men had to carry a pack of 85 sucks. The main contingent of the Legion, numbering 450, now being transported to Morocco, was on an-
other boat.
Koerner and Mateovitch said that when their boat was in an English port they were locked in a coal
loaded 14-foot-long trucks Neither bunker. On the night of their escape, however, they had heen allowed on deck and were there under escort
A paddle steamer, with two sets of rails running lengthways along her deck, the Lunchu can carry 12
she nor her sister, launched last October, will be used for several mouths, as Sir John Jackson, Ltd., the Admiralty contractors, have first to complete, a light railway line four miles long from the granite quarries in Johore to the coast, and purs on the Johore and Seletar
sides of the Straits,
No signs of constructional coma are visible at the Base at present, and the development that is taking place, in excavation, filling, and construction of offices and quarters, is amazing to anyone who saw the same ground two years, or even one year, ago.
UNLUCKY CASHIER.
$20,000 DISAPPEARS!
Originally, they had joined up through agents in Germany and were led to believe they were going to be given good jobs in Algeria.
"Do Legion you want to go back to the
Koerner's face WLS a study. Significantly be crossed his throat with is forefinger. "I would do
at first he replied.
MINE-OVERSEERS MURDERED.
46 CHINESE ARRESTED IN
BORNEO.
BANDERMASIN, Jan. 13.
A band of Chinese miners, armed with knives, attacked three Dutch mine over-secrs,-nameil Van Sche- yndel, Schillings and Voltmann, at a coal-mine at Samarinda.
The complainant said because he bumped into the defendant he was stabbed. The. laster said the com- | plainant originally threatened him the knife. This he snatched away, and used it to stab the defendant.
LANDING DOGS FROM STEAMERS.
Capt. R. G. Carvey, master of the
President McKinley, was fined $3 passenger on board his ship to by Mr. Whyto Smith for allowing land a dog in Hong Kong without first obtaining a certificate from the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.
Capt. Carvey said he did not know the animal was on board till the police told him about it. Had it been known to him that it was an offence to land a dog without permit, he certainly would not have allowed it.
The police old his Worship that although no notice was issued re- garding this regulation, it was in- eluded in the Port Regulations. Besides there was a similar case before the Kowloon Magistrate some time ago and it was given much publicity. This should have acted as a warning to the local shipping companies, and the agents of the President McKinley should have in- formed Capt. Carvey of the Regula- tion.
NEGLIGENT DRIVING.
The Chinese driver of private car No. 2305 was summoned before Mr.. T. S. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for negligent driving and failing to produce bis liemee. It was stated by the pro- secuting officer that a procession of school-children was crossing Nathan Road into Pakhci Street, near the Majestic Theatre, Defendant ap- proached in his car, tooted his bern, and without stopping, drove
He through the processior. stopped, but could not produce bis license.
was
The Magistrate imposed a fine of $20 on the first court, and $5 for not producing his license.
PARKING OBSTRUCTION.
Mr. B. Assumpcão, driver of car No. 762, was summoned for causing." obstruction by parking his car in front of the railway gate leading to the Kowloon Godown at the Star Ferry, Defendant said he was un- aware of the obstruction, and thought it a usual parking-place. He said he took the numbers of four ears which were parked in the same spot that morning. It was stated that an engine from the railway station attempted to pass through the gate, but was obliged to return until the car was taken away.
A fine of 84 was imposed.
TARIFF SCHEDULE
DELAY.
ENFORCEMENT OF NEW MEASURE LIKELY TO
BE POSTPONED.
It is learned that the proposed enforcement on February 1, 1930, of the new National Import Tarif Schedule in Nanking will be post- poned.
It will be recalled that a National Import Tariff Schedule bad been drafted by the Special Tarifi Com- mission of the Ministry of Finance and this schedule is being examined by the Administrative Yuan of the National Government. There was a report from Nanking that the schedule, together with the extra- territoriality issue, was brought up for discussion at a meeting of the Foreign Relations Committee last week. It was the original intention of the National Government to put into force the new tariff schedule as from February 1.
Latest reports, however, indicate that the new schedule will not go into force on that date. The recent decision of the Government authori- ties to abolish the tael basis for the payment of import duties as from
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HONG KONG AGENTS.
February 1, and to use the gold MAIL-BAG ROBBERY
IN THE STRAITS.
The money was contained in sealed parcel, and was' dispatched. by the Sza. Hai Tong Bank, of Chulia Street, Singapore, to their branch at Djambi.
basis instead, it is stated, bas a greal deal to do with the present decision to postpone the enforce ment of the new schedule. The change to a gold basis will undoubt edly bring about a rise in the prices THEFT OF 50,000 GULDERS. were delivered on board the Van
of commodities, and if a new tariff schedule is introduced as from February 1, the livelihood of the people throughout the country will be severely affected. It is, there- fore, felt proper in Government circles, not to enforce the new schedule for the time being.
SENT BY LOCAL BANK TO SUMATRA,
It is understood that the maila
der Parra by the postal authorities at Singapore, and that they were then in order.
Just what carelessness costs some- times is demonstrated by the sad
· On arrival at Djambi the postal authorities went on board to take. experience of one Tang Sui-fong, an accountant of the Tang Yeung The two first named men were
the delivery, and the usual examina Pong rice-shop, 38, Bonham Strand.riously wounded in the stomach,
A sensational mail robbery bastion revealed that one of the baga Tung had drawn 850,000 in notes and died shortly afterwards, while
taken place at sea between Singa had been cut open and the package from the bank, which he placed in Voltmann was wounded in the hand. The present export tariff schedule pore and Djambi, Sumatra.
containing the money extricated. Details a drawer, intending to transfer Firty-six Chinese bave been ar- may, however, be revised. Export
are lacking, and the A representativo of the Sze. Hai them to the safe later; he forgot all rested."
duties on certain products may be police and postal authorities are Tong Bank confirmed the report of about them, and when be finally re- They arrived at the coal-mine abolished, but certain export duties reticent, says the Straits Times, but the theft, but was unable to add membered the money went to the from Hong Kong two days agʊ. may be higher, since likin will be later a telegram received from anything further. drawer only to find the notes had Their disatisfaction was appar- abolished as from October 10, 1930.Djambi states that a mail bag was A mail-bag robbery was commit gone! This happened sometime be-ently caused by false promises mnde The matter
is being carefully opened on board the sa. You derted some time ago between Singa- tween 10.20 and 11.30 on Friday when they signed the contracts at studied by the Government authorí Farra and 50,000 guilders in notes pore and Sumatre, and the crimin
Hong Kong-Straits Times. morning.
als have not been traced.
tics.
were stolen.