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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1930.
HARBOUR COLLISION U.S. SENATE PRIMARY.
ELECTIONS.
EASTERN NEWS IN BRIEF.
SENATOR GORE AMONG NO
"FERRY CONSWAIN ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
GRAVE ALLEGATIONS BY EYE-WITNESSES,
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[UNITED PRESS.]
New York, August 13-Nomina Comdr. J. B. Newill, D.S.O., R.N., atas Marina Magistrate tion of importance in yesterday's yesterday when the case in which Senatorial primary elections in To So Tai, the coxswain of the cluded the following, it was disclos Cheung Chav ferry launch Sun Taied to-day as tabulations of votes appeared on remand, on the charge wore completed: of a breach of the Merchant Ship ping Act.
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The discovery of a gold mine near the Mutankiang station along the Chinese Eastern Railway has creat- ed a big stir among the local in- habitants. It is reported that Chinese and Russian interests at Harbin are raising funds for joint operation and development of the mine.
Employees of the Shanghai-Nan In Oklahoma, former Senator king Railway and of the Shanghai- Thomas P. Goro, Democrat, (famed Hangchow Ningpo Railway.
having achieved success despite agitating for additional rice allow- It will be recalled that the accused his total blindness), and the in-ance and a house allowance, states was charged with manslaughter atembent Senator W. B. Pine, Ro- the Chinese Fress. A departmental
publican.
chief pointed out to their repro- the Kowloon Magistracy sometime
sentatives that owing to the slump ago but after several hearings, that
in silver that no further allowances charge was withdrawn by the pro-
could be made, in as much aà also secution and the present pne sub
last year sbstantial increases in wages were granted. stituted.
In Alabama, Mr. John Bankhera who opposed Senator Thomas (known by his enemies as Tom Tom" because of his vocal powers) Heflin, who ran independently after he was read out of the party for his failure to support the Presi In order to enforce compulsory dential candidacy or former Gover. education of all children who have for A.L. Smith. Senator Heflin attained the school age, the Nan- will go up for re-olection in Novem-king Municipal Bureau of Educa Addressing the Court, Mr. Fitz-ber as a "Jeffersonian 'Democrat" tion has completed plans for the
Mr. Hin Shing Lo appeared for the defence while Mr. F. Somerset Fitzroy prosecuted.
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roy said that he had four points to establish, namely: (1) that a colli- sion between two vessels took place, (2) that the launch Sun Tai was one of the two concerned, (3) that the accused was the person in charge of the launch at the time, and (4) that he failed to stand by to render
assistance or save life as laid down in the Merchant Shipping Act.
The facts of the case were that on July 24, the launch Sun Tai was plying between Cheung Chow and Hong Kong, and there was a junk anchored off Kennedy Town on that morning. About 4 am. a launch ran into the junk, and upsetting it, threw eleven persons into.the water, and of these oight were res cued while three children were drowned.
In Nebraska, Senator George W. Norris, the insurgent Republican who at first appeared to have been beaten.
Spening of 15 additional municipal Primary schools in time for the next Bureau has also instructed the school term. Apart from this, the various Municipal schools to open In Ohio, Mr. Buckly, Dariocrat, and Senator Roscoe C. McCulloch,pecial classes for children when
term opens next month. the incumbent Republikan.
ITALIAN PROTEST TO THE munity as M. Emshanoff, Director
LEAGUE.
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A great sensation has been caused at Harbin among the Russian com-
General of the Chinese Eastern Railway and four other Russians in high positions on the railway have refused to return to Moscow in de fance of the order of the Soviet Authorities. The cause of the trouble is attributed to a confict of opinion, between Comrades Melinicoff and Rude, Soviet Consul General and Administrator General in Harbin and M. Emshanoff.
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Geneva, August 14.-Quite sensation was caused here to-day when it became known that Italy had sent to the League of Nations Mr. Fitzroy said that evidence secretariat a memorandum protest- "A former United States Minister would be called to say that then against the contemplated re to China, the Hon. Charles R. launch ran into the junk after form of the Secretariat by increas-Crane, is sailing from Vancouver
posts on the Empress of Japan which she went astern, and then ing the under-secretaries proceeded on her way without giv ing any assistance whatever.
There was another junk anchored in the vicinity at the time, and the inaster of this would say that he heard criss of "Save Life!" He would also say that he saw the name of the launch printed in black. Furthermore, witnesses mould also be called (from the launch itself) to say that the launch stopped, went astern and then went forward again. Concluding, M. Fitzroy said: If your Worship is satis- fied with that evidence, I shall ask your Worship to convict."
Jank Master's Story.
The master of the junk, Hung Ngam, was the first witness called.
from five to nine whereby it is pro- September 4. He will spend a fem posed to increase the influence of days in Tokyo en route to Chine, Notwithstanding his years Mr. the smaller Powers.
It is understood that the Italian | Crane is a great traveller, specially Government's note insists that so in the Near East. Last year, with far from achieving that end, the a party of friends including his son measure woud militate against it John, he travelled through the
nine under-socretaries Koweit Protectorate. since the would practically be powerless and was attacked by bandits, and the The party all really important decisions would Rer. Henry A. Bilkert, one of the be taken by the British Secretary-members, was killed. Mr. Crane's General and his French assistants. son, Richard Teller 2nd, was the Italy, therefore, suggests the re-first United States Minister to tention of the present system and Czechoslovakia at the same time that the under-secretaries together with the Secretary-General and legal adviser should form a com mited whose members should enjoy equal rights, and whose decisions
must be unanimous.
The memorandum will be submitt He said that he was the master sed to the September meeting of the well as the owner of the junk and League of Nations Assembly for on July 23 he took it from Sham-further discussion. shuipo to Kennedy Town where he anchored about 300 feet from the foreshore. There were eleven people
He also heard human voices. He looked out and saw a vessel on the side of the Sun Tai; this was a wooden Chinese junk which was very close to the launch. He could not say whether the Sun Tai actually touched the junk, but Ring the he heard somebody cry, bell for the launch to go astern! It did this for two or three minutes and then proceeded on her way. ,"1
that Mr. Crane was United States Minister to China A daughter is married to Mr. Jan Masaryk, the Czechoslovak Minister to London and the son of President Thomaa
Masaryk of Czechoslovakia. A son, John Oliver, was formerly secretary to President Masaryk and last year was married in Rome to the beauti ful Countess Theresa Martini Marescotti,
THE TRAINING SHIP WARSPITE.
INSPECTION BY ADMIRAL SIR R. TYRWHITT.
Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, carried out the 174th azaual inspec tion of the Marine Society's train- ing ship Warspite last month. The ship has recently been moved from Greenhithe, because of the expan
on board and before they turned breeze. blowing, and it was also in, a light was hoisted on the mast-raining. acad. He went to sleep at 7 pm. but woke up again at 2 a.m. when he noticed the light was'still burn- ing. He then fell asleep again and the next thing he knew was a bump and he was thrown into the "water."
When be got to the surface, he found that his craft had capsized and was floating on the water, keel upwards. About ten feet away, he Saw the red and green lights of an- Don't Tell Anyone, . other vessel and he cried Save Life" but did not know which This happened just after the direction the launch was going. launch passed Green Island and he The other members of the crew were did not see anyone in the water.sion of trade there, to Grays, and also floating in the water and their In a conversation with the accused before the inspection a new conse repeated calls of Kau Meng at-later, witness alleged that the latter way for the ship, which has been tracted the attention of another told him "not to mention what erected at a cost of £2,200, WES junk and they were eventually pick ed up by the master of this craft, with the exception of his two daugh- ters and a nephew. Witness added that his junk was heading N.E., and that he had his bow anchor doros-examined by Mr. Lo, witness
happened that night to a soul." He did not give any reason for this strange request. Witness was then subjected to a very lengthy cross- examination by Mr. Lo after which Wong Kun Hoi, a junkmaster, who was passenger on the Sun Tai on the morning in question, was
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said that he had been in the water called. for about half an hour before he was He said that He is 'deeping in picked up.. The water was not very the bold of the launch when he felt rough though it was worse than that the vessel had struck some usdal, and he did not know that thing; ho their ran up to the main the typhoon signal had been hoist deck where he sat on a basket of ed. He added that he made fish. He did not see anything no accusations against the Sun Tai though he heard the telegraph beli though he was told by the party who ringing. In answer to a question picked him up that the launch as to whether the launch went which struck his junk was the Sun astern, he said, "Yes, a little after 3 am the vessel, added witness, Tai. 21.
Witness' wife was also put into had already passed Green Island the box as was, his sister-in-law, then.
The last witness for the Crown and their evidence, was very much
Was Sub-Inspector Munroe of the the same as last witness'i
Wong Kee, employed as a ticket Water Police, who gave evidence collector on the ferry launch Sun of taking down the reports of the Chow, then gave evidence, he said junk master and others. He agreed that on July 23, the Sun Chow was with Mr. Lo that from all he heard, laid up. He was, therefore, put be gathered that the Sun, Tai had on duty on the Sun Tai, and on collided with another vessel. the following day the left Cheung Chow ata 1.m. To Bo Tai, the Coxswain, then 'gave evi- dence though he could not say for sure how many seamen
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