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DESTRUCTION OF
OF
GENERAL
TWO LIGHTERS BY
MINE EXPLOSION AT ENTRANCE OF THE HARBOUR DESCRIBED
Breach Of Charter Party Alleged: $100,000 Claim.
HOW TWO LIGHTERS WERE DESTROYED AND A NUMBER OF THEIR CREW KILLED WHEN THE VESSELS WERE BLOWN UP BY A MINE at the entrance of Hongkong harbour was described at the Supreme Court yesterday.
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An action was brought before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor, by the Mi Yuen Navigation Company, Ltd., a firm registered In Macao, claiming $100,000 special damages against Ching Cheong. of No. 27, Wing Lok Street. for alleged breach of charter party.
Mr. Percy Chen, instructed by ! At the conclusion of the evi Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios, was dence. his Lordship pointed out for the plaintiffs, while the defen- that he was unable to see how dant was not legally represented any damages could
from breach of the charter party. It and was not present in Court.
Mr. Cher said that the defen-seemed, he said, that the damage dant entered into a charter party was caused in the waters of the with the plaintiffs on Oct. 6, 1939, Colony at a place common both in respect of the two lighters in to journeys to Canton and Macao. question, the Tat Yee and Tat and, therefore, he was unable to Hing. Included in the term of see how any deviation to Canton agreement was that the. lighters was directly the cause. were to ply between Hongkong and Macao and the fares agreed upon were at $1,300 each per month.
LEAVE TO AMEND
Mr. Chen applied for leave to amend the statement of claim.
AIRPORT NEWS Church And
INWARD & OUTWARD H.K. Wood
SCHEDULES
An inward service by Imperial "Always"1s::due to arrive-in-Hong-
kong this afternoon...
Another inward service is ex- pected to arrive on Friday, Sept.
8.
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Scandal
The following is culled from The Andrian:-
We like to believe that British rule is just and gives everyone a An outward service, taking mails square deal. That is a fond hop for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and that is by no means realised in Australla is due to leave Kal Tak this Colony. Think, for example, Every citizen is rightfully In- tomorrow morning and another of the wood scandal. outward service will leave next Sunday morning, taking malls for dignant when he sees the hillsides the United Kingdom and also for being denuded of their trees and Indo-China, Malaya, Java and, he finds wood thieves stealing the Australia.
trees in his garden. If he feels sufficiently deeply about the writes to the newspapers with He says Pan American Airways China much fire and venom. Clipper (Capt. Turner) left for that the Police should be far more San Francisco Manila, yester strict and heavier penalties for | day morning, taking nine passen-offence should be theted out. Eers and malls from Hongkong.
CLIPPER SCHEDULE
The California Clipper which was scheduled to arrive today, has been delayed 24 hours-and is on Granting the application, his due tomorrow afternoon, bringing Lordship said: I am not going to US. mails, dated San Francisco, She will take off on her listen to your suggested amend- | Aug. 27.
We ourselves have often caught thieves in our own grounds and we feel as these correspondents do about it. But unfortunately we use our hearts and cot our heads. Admitting that there are plenty of wood thieves in the Colony who are of the criminal type and who deserve heavy punishment, it is also true that most of the wood
It was alleged that the defen- dant committed a breach of the contract shortly after the signing of the terms, by despatching the ment now. I am also not going return flight on Thursday morn two Eghters, to Canton, and on to give you any indication from ing. their return journey fo Hongkong the Bench as to what form your The California Clipper will be thieves are thieves, because of the the vessels struck mines and sank, plea should take, but in the inter-followed by the Philippine Clipper, prohibitive price of wood and they DEFENCE STATEMENT ests of justice, I should grant you which is due to arrive on Tuesday have to steal just in order to cook Continuing, Mr. Chen said that leave.
next, Sept. 10, returning to San their food to live. Surely the Francisco via Manila the follow-Government knows this, and yet ing morning.
so often the Law is allowed to take Its course. We feel it is time the whole of this matter was properly
In his statement of defence the The case was adjourned until defendant admitted having, des- 11.15 am today. patched the two lighters to Can- ! ton, but contended that, under the term of the charter party. he was permitted to send them to places other than Hongkong and Maçao, and that the contract was subse- quently varied accordingly.'
ROUND THE POLICE COURTS investigated.
AT CENTRAL
GAMING CHARGE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1940. —PAGE 5
RAINCOATS
FOR
MEN
MADE FROM FINEST QUA- LITY GABARDINĖ, RAGLAN WITH PRUSSIAN
CHECKED LINED;
STYLE
COLLAR
OR SELF LINED.
SIZES
34 to 44
in various lengths
FROM
$6500
LANE • CRAWFORD • LTD.
Mens Wear
Department
The House of Quality & Service
For example, is it not true there are wood monopolies in Hongkong that keep the price of wood up knowing them to be stolen pru- and who virtually prohibit the im- perty, was tined $50 or, in de-
port of wood from other quarters? fault, 1 month's imprisonment. Such a state of things will drive Wong San, 43, cook boy at Vic-poor people Into crime, and, as the Chan Lam, 40, married woman, toria Barracks, charged with aid problem touches th vital matter had her ball of $5 estreated when ing and abetting first defendant of food, the Law will never be able she failed to appear before Mr. by keeping watch, was discharged.to deal adequately with it. Sheldon yesterday to answer
Det.-Br. J. Bentley, prosecut- Let the Government take the charge of keeping the top flooring, said that at about 5.30 p.m.matter boldly in hand, and if of Nu. 99 Gloucester Road as a on Sunday morning the Reginen- there are wood-monopolies (and
tal Police received a common gaming house.
message we do not write without informa- with from the cookhouse, and kept a tion) let Government deal watch. Wong Sau was seen to them as a fair and Just Govern give the signal to third defendant ment should that has the welfare FUNERAL OF MRS.
of all the people at heart. “
The defendant's other point of defence was that the explosions were a peril of the sea and that the lighters were controlled by crews engaged by the plaintiffs themselves at the time of the ex- plosion.
Mr. Chen said that in reply to these allegations. plaintiffs fled a statement denying that the cher- Nine others, charged with gam ter party had been varied to per-bling, were also absent and ball mit the defendant to despatch the of $3 each was estreated," Vessels to any other places than Table money amounting to $5.09 the two ports mentioned in the was ordered to be put into the agreement, and contended that the destruction was due to the negligence of defendant,
or his agent, because the lighters were ordered to take a course through å minefield.
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to go to the cookhouse.
Third defendant was stopped at the gate and the foodstuffs were Det.-Sgt. V. M. Morrison prose-found in a basket. cuted.
SNATCH THIEF GAOLED
Au Tal. 24, coal coolle. appear; ed before Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the Central Magistracy yesterday
Witnesses were called and Yu Yuen, managing director of plain-un a charge of larceny of HK$16 tiff firm, testined to the signing of and US$2 from R. H. Blair, of the agreement.
U.S.S. Ashyille, at Lockhart Road on Sunday,
guilty
COURSE CHANGED Kwok Fuk, head sailor of the lighter Tai Yee, testified that his employer had told him that the two lighters were to be towed to
food-
The total value of the stuffs stolen were $17.52. !
KOWLOON COURT
MAUD WOODS FUNERAL OF MR.A funeral service for the late
WONG YIU-TUNG
Kowloon Hospital early on
Mrs. Mand Woods, who died at Sun- the day morning, was held at
Cemetery The funeral of Mr. Wong "Yu- Protestant
Chapel, tung, who died on Aug, 18, took Happy Valley, yesterday morning. place during the week-end. More the Rev. J. R. Hings, Vicar of St. Wong Yun-chi, 17, school boy. than 3,000 mournners were pre was charged before Mr. QA sent at the graveside.
Andrew's Church, officiating.
The late Mrs. Woods was in her Macfadyen yesterday, at Kowloon
Wreaths were sent by H. E. Both year. Court for attempting to board a the Officer
A noted Australian 'Administering the Defendant" pleaded not
planist and composer, she was a bus while in motion.
Government, Lieut-Gen. EF celebrity in, the musical world "of to the charge.
During the week-end the de-
North, Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, Hon. Australia in the early years of Det.-Sgt. J. Bentley, prosecuting, fendant attempted to board bus Macao but by mid-day the coarse said that at about 1.30 pm. com- N. 6559 near the Mongkok district, Mr. R. A. C. North, Mr, W. J. the present century and visited was changed and the vessels were plainant and a friend was return while it was still in motion. He Carrie. Messrs. F. Groves, F. D. London in 1903, where she was being towed by a steam launch tog to the London Cafe in Lock-missed the footing and was drag-Fifth, R. Hdefonso. F. Shanks, J. C. stclaimed as a great musician by
Lang, W. Carman, A. Shinton,! critics of the period.. Road: nari
Complainant harged along for a considerable dis-. E Nolloth and D. G. Mac- Canton River.
ABLE COMPOSER and was tance. The bus stopped in time From there another launch, about to pay his taxi fare when to prevent the event to become a Before the funeral, Hon. Sir ing the Japanese flag. tock over defendant snatched the money by serious accident, Wong was ar ghouson Chow, Hon. Sir Robert was acclaimed far and wide. Koz her musical compositions and Kotewall, Directors of the P rested by P.C.B. 284.
Mr. Macfadyen warned the de- window.
achievements. Her Defendant was chased and was fendant that being a student and Leung Kok, Directors of the Tung planoforte caught in Hennessy Road by com- having stayed in the Colony for Wah Hospital, members of the celebrated waltzes included the
lainant's friend.
more than 8 years he should un- Chinese Chamber of Commerce "Heather," "Orlando," "Bridal," "Premier," "Governor-General," After passing (Tal Shan Kwan, a
Evidence was given by com-derstand that it was unlawful to paid their last personal homage
and Vice-Regal.". to the deceased, police launch stopped them and plainant and his friend, B. D. board or alight a vehicle in DIG-
The "Heather had the distinc- when the officers had gone, the few, first class seaman of the tion. Owing to the fact that this
tion of being performed by com launch changed her course, and same ship!
is the first offence the defendantį continued to proceed south, travell-
Au was sentenced to six months' was only fined $8. ing from Castle Peak to Chiu Liu
hard Fabour. Kok.
the task and towed them to Canton
Laken out the money
where they unloaded cargo and re-putting his hand through the
mained for, about two weeks. They then left Canton and were on their way to Hongkong.
"
"
Pherson,
As Miss Maud Fitz-Stubbs she
Newe was received in Shanghai mand of Her Majesty Queen On Aug. 26, of the death in May- Victoria at State Balls in Buck- BAG SUATCHING
field, Sussex, at the age of 86 of ingham Palace "by Strauss's cele INDIAN CAUTIONED
Sentence of 3 months' imprison Sir Frederick Samuel Augustus, brated orchestra. Half-an-hour later the launch
Jaggat Singh, 30, unemployed ment and 12 strokes of the rane Bourne, father of Major K. M. again altered her course to an easterly direction towards Brothers Indian, was cautioned by Mr. H. was passed by Mr. Macfadyen Bourne, M.C., the Commissioner snatch of Police in Shanghai, and who Islands. The launch then struck G. Sheldon at the Central Magis on Chow Chuen, 18, for
he was ing a hand bag from & woman, was for eighteen years an assis- a mine and sank almost imme-racy yesterday when
1; charged with being drunk and Chung Tal, 50.
tant judge of H. M. Supreme diately
disorderly at Queen's Road East On August. 31 the complainant Court for China. He is survived Witness conting that when
Wis "Walking with her -suallyby Major- Bourne, who is – vaca- they were making attempts to resp. Aug. 31;
Channan Singh, of the daughter near Sai Yeung Chortioning in Weihaiwel, and an cue the crew of the launch an-
Police Reserve, was walking along Street when the defendant came elder son who is with the Indian the street when defendant came from behind attempting to snatch civil service in Similá, India. from behind and grapped hold of her bag. He falled to get the
other mine exploded, sinking both
lighters.
PUW
- POLICE EVIDENCE
Acting Sub-Inspector
Ept.
A few minutes later be made
J.
him. Defendant had only arrived
booty and ran away.
in the Colony recently on his way to Canada.
another attempt and this time Fan" without a permit from the
George: officer-in-charge of a police launch," said that on Oct. 30 last, he noticed a launch towing two lighters coming from the direc-defendant had since then apolo-band bag but was caught by a or Health Officer.
tion of Tai Shan Kwan. He in- structed Sergt. Davis to direct the coxswa'n of the launch not to con-
Sgt. Bentley told the Court that
gised to complainant...
FOODSTUFFS STOLEN.
A fine of $100 or in default,
he succeeded in snatching the Chairman of the Urban
patrolman.
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"TSE FAM GAMBLING
Council
The late Mrs. Woods came to Hongkong about 22 years ago. She is survived by a son, Mr. Val Woods, who is in Aus-· tralia, and by four daughters,, the Misses Aileen and Doris Woods of Hoogkong M Lenore Whißeld, who is, ex- pected to arrive in Hongkong before the end of the week, and Mrs. David Dennis, at present in England,
THE ATTENDANCE Among those who attended, the service were Hon. Mr, B, H. Dod- well, Mr. J. Anderson, Mrs. Beer, Mr G. C. Burnett, Mrs. Burton, Major C. Champkin, Mr. 8. F. Chubb, Mr. E. W. Coulson, Mr.
The defendant was fined $5 5 days in prison. With a view to stamping out['* CHOLERA REGULATIONS · tinue her voyage but to change two months imprisonment was "The Fo" gambling, Lam Kwong, Three men, Leung Wing-lot, A. K. Dimond, Mr. Edwards, Mra.. Cheng Fük, 24, cook 2, was arrested and charged be- Chan Hing and Li Yuk, appeared Forbes, Mr. F. P. Franklin, Mr. and course through Sauchau Island imposed on and Tung Chung Channel to avold boy at Victoria Barracks by Mr. fore Mr. Macfadyen for possession of before Mt. Macfadyen on the Mrs, H. R. B. Hancock, Mr. A. W. the minefield.
Sheldon yesterday when he was "Tez Fa. at 130, Canton Road charge of committing a breach of Ingram, Mr. H. A. Lammert. M The launch altered course ac- convicted on a charge of larceny. The defendant was sentenced to the Cholera Regulations by col-1 E. Lammert, Mr. 8. H. Langston, cordingly, Sometime later he of various articles of foodstuffs, ne 10 or 10 days imprison- lecting shell nah from the Lat Chi Mr. E O Murphy, Mrs, Ormiston, heard a loud explosion, followed consisting of 15 tins of condensca
by another a short while later.
Mr. T. H. G. Brayfield, FCMS, MINA, MIMechE, said that the
Tal Yee and Tai Hing were valued at $50,000 each.
ment:
Kok beach on August 31 contrary Mrs. Ormiston,, Mrs. N. Pasamore, muk, 12 lbs. of matgarmu, 41 13. SELLING WITHOUT LICENCE to the Emergency Regulations of Mr. D, Passmore, Mr. and Mrs. tes. the property of the militaryAppearing be
before Mr. Macfad- 1922
O Predalov, Mr. L. C. R. Souza, 35, was ven yesterday, Yuen
All defendants were bound over sparke, the Misses Stone, Mr. Noel authorities.
Chan Kam, charged with recer-charged with selling or exposing in a sum of $10 for six months White, Mr. GG Wood and many ing the above mentioned goods, for sale jelly known a "Leung each
others,
1940
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