REVENUE LAUNCH
OFFICER CHARGED.
Certificate Suspended and Fine Imposed.
A Most Serious'Case'
of Stupidity."
At the Marine Court, this morn- ing, before Commander Beokwith, R.N., Revenue officer Langley was charged with failing to observe the rule of the road with launch R.D.1., on July 15.
Originally there were two sam monses, one against the crxswain of the launch es woll, hat hie Worship on inquiring who was in charge of the lanceh, was told by the Revenue officer that he was in charge. His Worship then dismissed the summons against the coxswain.
Inspector Gordon said that about 9.10a.m. on the 15th inst., be left Kowloon on the ferry boat Evening Star for Hongkong, and after leaving Kowloon be noticed the Government launch R.D.1. with her bow abreast of the stern of the ferry, and about ten feet off the ferry. She followed on
the
atarboard side of the ferry at this close distance, gradually gaining ahead until at about the Holt buoy, where the Star ferry boat stopped. The Governmect luunob then went across the bows of the ferry. making for Murray Pier and Statoo Wharf. In bis opinion, if the Star ferry launch had not stopped, thore would have been a serious collision. After the launch had crossed the bows of the ferry, sho was in difficultion with the outgoing ferry from Hongkong and had to port her helm hard to clear,
Several passengers on board the ferry complained to bim about the dangerous way in which the launch was navigated and the general inconvenience it caused to the travelling public,
Mr. B. L. Frost, electrician to the Eastery Extension Telegraph Company, said he was a passenger on this ferry sad he noticed when halfway across the harbour that the ferry launch was being over taken by a révénae lauach. It was coming up from the stern on the starboard side. She came up to within twenty fest of the ferry ́and kept dangerously close to the ferry for some distance-about. throw hundred yards. The launch went on close and then gained on the ferry, the latter stopping when the launch went to cross her bows,
Mr. D. K. Blair gave similar evidence.
Commander Beckwith said he sapposed the defendant thought he had right of way ho ran alongside parallel for a long time trying to jockey the ferry off. He naked the defendant if he considered twenty feet a safe distance.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1914.
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(Special Pacifle Service to the "Telegraph "---Reuter.).
SIKHS IN SHANGHAI.
ALLEGED SEDITIOUS" MOVEMENT,
Shanghai. Received July 17. From an assault case arising out of an alleged seditions. movement among Sikbe, which was heard in the British Police Court to-day, it appears that the complainant, Butta Singh, is secretary to the Sikh Gurdwara. A few days ago a meeting of the committee was held "when the names of seven men connected with a seditions movement were published and forwarded to the Municipal Council with a view to having them forwarded to the Consul General. Since the publication of the names Butts Singh and his jemadors have been threatened.
The complainant stated that a large number of copies of the Gadir, a seditious newspaper published in San Francisco, are circulated in Shanghai,
The case was adjourned.
"WHITE WOLF."
AGAIN BAFFLES THE TROOPS.
Hankow. Received July 16. While Wolf" has out-manoeuvred the soldiers and is .now reported to be 150 east of Lasban. One band." however, has been extirpated and quantities of rifles and horses have been captured. The bandita attempted to oscape with their booty which provided rich pickings for the country folks who were watching day and night.
The captured "wolves" were taken into Lushan, where between five and twenty are executed daily. They are mostly Southerners and maintain that they are only chair-bearers for the bandite, but none are epared.
BOXER MOVEMENT.
MISSIONARIES' REPORT.
Yunnan-fu. Received July 16. Missionaries report, the gathering of a thousand Boxers in the Chaotung District on the Szechuan-Kwei- chow border.
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THE NEUMANN MURDER TRIAL.
Shanghai. Received July 16. The accused in the Neumann murder trial will be handed over to the authorities in the Chinese City for "further investigation. The Mixed Court is arranging · for a representative of the Municipal Council to be present.
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Defendant admitted that Universal Film Company's Agent
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Croquet Tournament. Eatries for the Croquet Tour nament, to take place on the It was unfortunate for the Hongkong Cricket Club ground, Mr. Allen Watt, representing success of M. Fournier's opening close this evening to Dr. Evans defendant had not to think that the Universal Film Company of night at the Victoria that the Jones, the Hon. Secretary. because his was a Government New York, is making a tour of weather should be so launch he might inconvenience a the world on behalf of his firm, promisingly bad. Despite the Mr. E. Syder, former purser an ferry containing probably three hundred people going to business. getting cinematograph pictures unceasing rain, however, there the Empress of India, arrived by humorous and otherwise was quite a reasonably good at that boat to-day and will await The defendant said he thought wherever they are to be got. He tendance at the theatre, and the the arrival of the Empress of THE Steamship he had right of way, as he was on has just returned from the West great, French athlete's perform Asia to take over the purserahip of River, where he has been in ance-a very long turn of some the latter, in place of Mr. James, Commander Beckwith said de-search of film photographs for five-and-twenty minutes was who is od leave. The present fendant was taking tremendous the Universal Graphic, and he watched with breathless in purser of the Empress of India is The above Steamer having risks and putting the ferry in a informs the Telegraph that the terest and unqualified admiration. Mr. D. Maughan Taylor. arrived, Consignees of Cargo very awkward position. It was
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in their Blĺls of Lading for count- plainly his duty to stop from the completely subsided. The scene formance must be seen, but it may
ersignature, and to take im- start as his was the overtaking of devastation he describes as in not be amisa to mention one or
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July, will be landed at Con- and kept a course directly parall
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The MUNCASTER CASTLE Balled hazardous and/or extra hazardous time, making it impossible for the Bor did be see any of the dig evidence of his great strength by from Keslung on the 16th inst, and in ferry to alter her course either tress there that unfortunately is tying a string attached to one of therefore due here on Saturday morning Godowns of the Hongkong.and way without risking a collision, just now characteristic of the these to his finger, raising the next, the 18th inst
neighbourhood of Shin Hing. weight in the other hard, and • The as. 0. APCAR from Caloutta left and eventually the ferry stopped
letting it fall again a distance of singapore on 16th inst, and may be ex- and allowed the launch to pass At Fatshion and round Canton some feet, never moving his finger peated here on or about the 20th inst. ahead. It was clearly, the duty Mr. Watt succeeded in obtaining for arm when the jerk osme,
The E, A, L. 5.8. Prousten left Shangbai of the R. D... to have stopped anbjects that cover more than a Another interesting feature of before overtaking the ferry and thousand feet of film, and so ie his turn was that, while his lady pass under
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