POLICE COURT SCENE.
Unruly British Seaman.
An unruly prisoner was Her-
ANOTHER GIFT.
THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MAY
A NEW YANGTZE STEAMER. LAUNCHED.
Fine Cargo Boat for -
Upper River.
Depite the inclement weather,
Sir Pani Chater's Latest.
We are informed this afternoon beri Harte, a British seaman, that following_on_bis recent who to-day appeared before the gift of $50,000, the income from Magistrate (Mr. R.E. Lindsell) on which is to be divided equally | there. a fair number of two charges of being drunk and between the British Legion and visitors at the New Engineering disorderly and of assault on the Ex-Active Serviceman's As-and Shipbuilding Works, Ltd., to Police Sergeant Dixon in the|sociation, Sir Paul Chater has to witness the launching of the str execution of bis duty.
day handed $3,000 to the Ex-Ping-wo, which was bailt to the. Captain Frank Baylis, Deputy Active Servicemen's Association order of the Indo-China S. N. Co., Shipping Master of the Harbour to provide the necessary furnish-Ltd., for its Upper Yangtze trade, Office and Superintendent of the ings of a Club which is to be open- Mrs. A. Brooke Smith gracefully Sailors Home, said that Harte ed early next month in Queen's performed the christening cere absolutely refused to recognize Road Central for the use of ex-mooy sad the vessel glided into any authority whatever since he active servicemen,
the water very smoothly. was put into the Sailors' Home three weeks ago. Everybody was more or less afraid of him, and the language he used at times was disgustingly Gitby. Harte, who was a seamed of the steamet Lord
MISTOOK THE TIME.
Sefton, was left behind in witDefaulting Juror Excused. ness's charge by virtue of section
were
When the names of the jury 41 of the Merchant Shipping Dr-in a robbery case dinance of 1905. He was to here yesterday morning Mr. A. W called been sent out of the Colony
da Roza was absent. This Saturday by B Blue Funnel boat but opposed this morning Mr. Justice Wood asked Witness had occasion to take him for an explanation. before the Barbour Master, buk
no
his conduct was equally insolent
there.
Mr. da Roza said he was under the impression that the time he was required to attend Court was 2.15. When he arrived, in the afternoon he saw the Registrar about it. He waited from 2 o'clock until 4 o'clock.
His Lordship accepted this
Yesterday at about 2.40 p.m. witness seat for Harte and offered to pay him his wages conditional on his leaving for Home, which was the only alternative to bisexplanation. refusal to take the passage thas had been arranged for him. Harte: witness continued, again refused to accept the oer of this passage or to take the He became insolent violent
money.
and abusive, and was when ordered to leave the office. Wines made an attempt to pat him out of the office but he
CAUSE OF FENGTIEN DEFEAT.
B
Alleged Treachery,
At a reception following the launch Mr. C. H. Arnhold, chair- man of the board of directors of the New Engineering and Ship-| building Work, in proposing a toast to the new vessel and ita
owners coupled with the name of Mrs. Brooke Smith, said:
The Ping-Wo has been specially| works to the requirements of her designed and constructed at these
owners, the Indo China Steam Navigation Co., Ld, for trade on the Yangtze, and is of a distimet type embodying features and improvements de cided о
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I need scarcely enlarge upon the activities of the Indo-China Navigation Co., on this COLst Their enterprise forms one of the most important links in the chain of commerce between Cains and their overseas countries, and action in adding another vessel to their already large fldet of stea.. mers, indicates the high bipes According to a Japanese mili-held by this shipping company retaliated by throwing the wit-tary crie, up to Mr 4, the for the future development of ness back against bis dest, and honours had been pretty nearly Caina's trade. probably would have assaulted equally divided between the bim bad not Captain Lewis, who Fengtien and Chibli troops, with Engineering
Speaking on behalf of the New was within hearing, come to his the odds slightly in the former's Works, I would like to express aid. Sergeant Dixon was ect favour. The direct cause of the four keen sense of appreciation at for and with their combined force former's defea: was due to the the confidence reposed in us in the seaman was put under arrest betrayal of part of the 16th, sod entrusting us with the construc- When Captain Baylis had con the 7th. Divisions under Lieut-tion of this specially designed cluded bis evidence, the defen. Cen. Charchioghai. This vessel, I hope that the result will dart had a few questions to put caused a bad p in the Feugten justify this confidence. One of those was-Captain Bay. right wing and a general collapse. Before concluding I would like lis took me before the Harbour The 16th. Division contains to refer to the very able assistance Master on Wednesday, is that large quote of Chibli men and we have received from Com- 80 ?
has stayed so long at Fekirgwander Rolf and Mr. G.D. Grant, Captain Baylis:-Yes, I took | that
ther ale naturally in the owners' rasine superinten. The cotton towarolLancashire him before the Harbour Master, gympathy with the Chithi faction. dents, and Mr. Kingwood. These bave ips: settled this year's holi-partridges, a sole, and a variety but he was not in. I then took Secondly, Lieut-Gen. Chang-gentlemen have worked with us in day scheme, if all Lancashire of sweets. Beside thir, Handel, him before the Assistant Harbour chingbut was from the first for themostemicable manner possible stopped work at once the seaside who used to order three dinners. skip : & peaceful solution of throughout the construction of resorts would be over-crowded. whenever he dined At a Defendant:-That was a lie. Tithe is without bloodshed. this vessel.
So the captains of industry have restaurant, appears was left there for two bouts Thirdly he was in league with GROWTH OF YANGTZE TRADE. Arranged that, so far as possible, abstemious. whilst you beat it. The only Gen. Wang Huai-ching in com.
Mr. Brooke Smith replied, and only a quarter of a million people trouble was that I wanted to go mand of the Peking Garrison, io thanking Mr. Arnhold, said:shall be boliday-making in any before the Harbour Master and I
On the eventful 4:b, an attack | It is my privilege to respond to lose week. Boltos and the small was kept waiting. I want to get was made on the Fenstien right the toast that Mr. Arnhold has surrounding towns start the ses my rights and I am going to wing, and the Fengiien frans given you and to express the son on July 1. Do the following
Burnley and re lily gave way and went to satisfaction of the Indo-China Saturday. pieces.
Master..
have them.
Captain Baylis said that after the defendant's hospital excel903. had been paid for him, he would have to pay his passage Home.
Defendant said it
im- rossibe to expect him to pay for the passage. Ite had been left here sick and ender
WAS
a broad iront of 75 miles.
ל.
Success,
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
A
cease the
he
supreme example, Balzac, quoted the menu of a little dinner. entirely accounted for by the novelist alone, at the Cafe Very. It included eight dozen oysters,
12 cutlets, & duckling, a pair of
quite
Mrs. McGrath, who, as Rosita Forbes wrote a remarkable story
of her expedition to Kutra, is
hoping to return to the East in
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the coming autumn. Her adven- S. N. Co., Ld. at the very fine ship group of smaller towns
tures in the desert were related The streng-h of each side is which has just been launched, work, Blackburn goes to
by her to the King and Queen at put at about 70,000, spread over From the way in which she seaside a week later, and so on to Backingham Palace soon after has taken the water. I think the height of the season on
bee return, and since then sha there is no doubt that she will August 26, when the great Old-has been in great request as a
and ham Wakas begin and Blackpool lecturer all over the kingdom. great prove & provided the shipping indas-is at its busiest. A smaller con- the Merchants our of the defendant when he try increases and grows as it has tingent from Preston winds ap Shipping Act of 1905 he was not was being arrested. I proceed-done in recent years on the the summer, in the following! Says a writer in a Home paper: supposed to have been left behind led down the stairs and at the Yangtze I feel sure that the week, but the holidays are not There is no such thing as "death at all. "And I have is in my book bottom I told defendant I was an owners will be only too pleased quite over, for throughout Sep warrant for the ordinary person! that they must take me Home," ing to arrest him. He asid No to build further ships to cope tember each town takes so ad-sentenced to death. The judge is be added, producing some hooks. man can arrest me and hit me with the trade on the Yangtze. ditional two days off.
provided with a calendar supply. His Worship looked up the with his hand. He also kicked
ing all the prisoners' names, and Merchants Shipping Act, and me in the leg. I got him into The twin screw light draft, A book recently published on their sentences and probably any by the side of them is written after a minute's investigation the Des Voeux Roed entrance." river cargo str. Ping-Wo is an "The American "aid I find you are not entitled
Language," Defendant:-You came down excellent example of a modern argued that as twice as many capital sentence there is written special remarks. In the case of to have your passaze Home, as with the sleeves of your shirt high class cargo vessel specially people speak "American" this illness is the result of your rolled up to the elbows. You designed for service in the Upper speak English, the former tongue the neck." In former days it was such words aS To be hanged by own folly.
never said a word, but you gave Yangtze. Its dimensions are sa is bound to prevail. It is a ter Oa being informed the
You soaked follow: ordinance was conclusive on this me one in the jaw. point, Harte burst out:-Godme frst and in defence I retail- lated, as was only natural, and as acy Briton would do.
demnit! A men must have, a fair show.
The Magistrate :-Hush. Police Inspectors:-Hush. The Chinese Court constable: -Ssh, ssh.
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defendant.
DETAILS OF THE PING-WO.
with
teak.
+
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Sas, per coll," an abbreviation rible outlook. The following from of Suspendatur per collum." the sporting columas of an Ameri-Thus it can be said that the fate can paper, in which the writes of & condemned, men depends on appears to be giving a "lip" for &
a marginal note. horserace, is a sample of what to
Ex Dect:
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Length over all
290 ft. Length B. P.
289 ft. Breadth moulded · 45 ft. Depth moulded to Main The defendant produced his
Deck references, and consulting them,
13 ft. 6 io. The vessel is constructed of his Worship said that it was &
"It comes to me direct from
It is not generally known that particularly good record. To steel with straight steam and the feed-box that a smart coterie just before diplomatic relations The defecdant:-Don't
Kool:-What you inspector
was elliptical stern.
There are two of turf operators has plans com between Great Britain and Gar- defendant's condition at the complate steel decks designate plated for a genuine melon-cutting many
1 come near me or speak to me,
węce resumed after the the upper and main deck re at Mobile. They mean to plant war, the British Government you-,or I'll smash your face Station?
Inspector Kent-He was very spectively, extending the fall an awiul wad of masume on this asked Germany what the Father- Fearing violence, the lukong much under the influence of length of the vessel, the expos bird's beezer. The name of the land's National Anthem retreated and bastily put the dock drink. His language was some-ed upper deck, forward and aft and maverick is Jago and the lads! The German Government replied: railings between himself and the thing filthy. Any man in his also, the forward alleyways are who nurse tbe split-second " At the present time the German
sheathed senses would not have used the being
watches tell me he worked like people have no National Hymn." His Worship:—As to this language be used. I bad to get The main hull is subdivided greased lightning just before ship, Before the revolution, Hell Dir charge of being drunk and down from my quarters in order into five watertight compartments, ping out of New Orleans. So keep im Seizerkranz" (Hail to Thee in disorderly. you deny you were put a stop to it. For an Statio from forward the main your nose to the path and the first Victore Laurele) was the official drunk?
English he used language compartments are allocated as time you lamp his name in the anthem, but it was never regard. Defendant:-I deny it absolute-which was flthy.
follows. Forepeak, forward cargo entries, just tret over and lay &ed as quite satisfactory. For the 15. This man (indicating the Defendant: Very sorry I was hold and 'tween deck, machinery couple of eggs on the line." melody is of English origin, space, after cargo hold and 'tween Even in America there must be and the text first saw the light of Superintendent) at 2.30 got a ever an Englishman. policeman down and said I was Hs Worship:-I find both decks, and after peak.
some people left who would have day in a Strasburg weekly on charges proved against you. The cargo hold and 'tween decks understood this poor silicted January 24, 1790, under the title insene,
The Superintendent:-He was
For being drunk and disorderly I are served by extra large batzb-creatore if he had written in of "Song for a Danish subject on druck,
fine you $10, or 14 days. For ways. Cargo ports are arranged English. Defendant again osed some assaulting the Sergeant $5 or on each side for facilitating hand- very offensive terme against the seven days, both sentences to ranling of cargo in 'tween decks. the witness, which caused the concurrently. I would have fined Magistrate to retort:-You have you more but for your good to babave yourself in this Court. record.
I won't have it. You are to speak quietly.
Defendant was forcibly remov
ed from the Court still protesting.
TYPHOON WARNING.
..
the King's birthday, to be sung to the melody of the English popular A controversy as to whether song, God Save Great George great writers can be teetotallers the King." It was afterwards recalls the contention of M. altered several times for Prussian Claude Berion, the
Then French and then GermaU USE. publicist, that brilliant geniuses there is "Deutschland ueber see almost invariably big eaters. Alles," but it is rather "com- The telegram quoted below was Among his own county men he promised" and would not be that if he had to pay the fine out received by the American Con-cited Balzac, Hugo, Flaubert, unanimously accepted by all of the money he had charge of, sulate-General, Hongkong, from and Zois as examples of great classes. A call to German posts the defendant would be left with the Manila Observatory at 11 a.m. writers with unusually large and musicians during the war, out any money.
to-day:-
appetites, and in this country asking them to produce His Worship said that was & Sergeant Dixon, in evidence.
Cyclone or typhoon near of Fielding, Thackeray, Dickens, Hational Anthem, failed miser- corroborated Captain Baylis matter which did not concern over Manila moving N.W
or and Macaulay, all of whom were ably, and the Republie has left N.N.W. evidence in zegard to the demean the Court.
hearty cators. In the case of bis | the matter alone.
Harte:-1 don't want to talk
quietly. This man is down on
His Worship:-Kindly keep
功
quiet.
Captain Baylis told the Court
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