THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1926.
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WORLD THEATRE.
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A character new to fiction, the
INDIAN CASE,
COURT OF ENQUIRY.
ENGINEER OFFICER CHARGED WITH
.DRUNKENISS,
At the Harbour Office yesterday at 2.15, a Marine Court of En- quiry assembled to investigate the charges of drunkeness against Mr W. Nicoll, Fourth Engineer of 8,8. Taikoo Wan Yi. The composition of the court was an follows: Lieut. Commdr. G. F. Hole, President, Lieut. Commdr. Harvey of the R. N. Chart Depot. Captain E. T. Pilcher, master of 8.8. Tanda, Mr. "W. E. Webster, Chief Engineer, s.8. Tanda, and Mr. George Ironside, Chief. En gineer, 8.8. Changsha, The wit- nesses ordered to attend were Captain It, Mitchell, Mr. J. W. Doald. Chief Engineer, and Mr. L. V. Rowe. First Mate, all of s.s. Taikoo Wan Yi,
Mr. T T. Laurenson attended on behalf of the China Coast Officer's Guild and the Marine Engineers Guild of China.
Mr. Nicholl was hot legally repre- sented. In the charge he was įstated to be the holder of a Chief
Engineer's ticket.
Master's Evidence.
Captain R. E. Mitchell, master of 5.5. Talkoo Wan Yi was the Arst witness and in outlining the case stated that the Taikoo Wan Yi was bound from Hongkong to Balikpapan when the trouble with Mr. Nicholl occurred. On May 9, he overheard a discussion between the Chief Engineer and. defendant during which the lat ter, using abusive language, said he was as good a man as his senior mentioning also that he held a certificate of competency for the post.
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AGAIN ADJOURNED. Owing to counsel's inability to stage and the screen in the crime appear before Mr. E. W. Hamilton Nicholl was the worse for liquor witness's opinion, Mr. deflector who makes his bow to at the Kowloon Magistracy yester and had been so since the early the public in Goldwyn'a "Red day afternoon, Mian Khan, morning, at which time he was Lights," a picturization of Edward gunner of the R. A. and Khalas unable to walk straight. - Soon Rose's mystery molodrama, The Khan, a watchman and nephew after the discussion which he had Rear Car." The screen version is to the first defendant were both the attraction for four days at the remanded till next Friday week, overheard. he was called to the World Theatre, cominencing to-day on charges of popsession of 100 engine room by the Chief to see The crime deflector is a new type taels of an opium and attempting. Mr. Nicholl. Mr. Nicholl was in of detective; he does not track to resist arrest.
a drunken condition, staggering criminals after the crime has been' The first defendant who was up and down the platform. committed, but prevents cr deflects represented by Mr. H. J. Arm- the
witness, presence of the orime.
strong, was rezaanded at the last Chief Engineer ordered Mr. About this new character Rose bearing for the appearance of Mr. Nicholl to leave the engine room, has constructed a new, thrilling C. Jenkins but as the latter but defendant would not do so, melodrama of mystery, remance failed to appear yesterday is replying in an abusive manner and lively incident, with a flavour. Worship granted another remand, and referring to his superior as ing of comedy. It stored a tre. Should counsel not be present on being "obsolete and incapable." mendous success on the stage and, Friday the case will be proceeded Witness intervened and order-nude condition, challenging all judging from the gasps and shud with and Mr. Armstrong willed Mr. Nicholl to his room, add-those he came in contact with to dere with which the film version is continue with the defence.
ing, that if he refused to go, the fight. Mr. Nicholl was logged met, it is going to be one of tho
ship would be turned round and next day. The ship left Tjilipap biggest hits of the year. The story
he would be arrested on arrival on May 22, and witness did not is rather complicated and has
in harbour:
Mr. Nicholl even- see Mr. Nicholl again until May to do with the daughter of a
tually obeyed the order, but before 27,
On that day defendant asks railway magnate who has been The photoplay is all that could doing so, accused both witnessed to be allowed to take over his kidnapped by the balf-grozod venge. be desired and the acting measures and the Chief Engineer of being watch but was refused. Mr.
down a mountain side, with all of the principals of the story. in it, furnishes one of the biggest thrille.
fut brother of tho magnate up to the high standard set by drunk.
Goldwyn and maintained in all of
its productions. Mario Prévost is
*Private Liquor.
who Quds a means of transmitting his voice by means of red light and uses this discovery to wreak venge the girl; Raymond Griffith the For some days defendant con- ance upon his brother for winning crime deflector; Jean Hershot the tinued at his work after this the hand of the woman he loved, villanous brother. Others in the outbreak, but on arrival at Tjili- by terrorizing the daughter. The cast are Johnny Walker, Dagmar pap on May 19, he took in a daughter's identity is discovered Godowsky, Frank Elliott, Williamo private stock of liquor, his wine and it is when she starts home to Worthington, Lionel Belmore, bill in the Taikoo Wan Yi having her father that all the startling. Alice Lake, George Roed, etc. been stopped meanwhile. Trouble horrifying events detailed in the Your spine will tingle and your once more arose, when Mr. picture take place. The spectaca hair try to leave your head while lor dash of an acouled, rear enr seeing this photoplay.
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NAME.
ADDRESS
Nicholl made no further appear ance until May 30, when the ship arrived in, Hongkong and so far na witness knew, he had been in his cabin throughout this period.
Defendant's Denial;
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS.
GOVERNMENT' REFLY TO SANITARY BOARD.
Nicholl was able to perform his. duties in an efficient and capable manner until the Taikoo Wan Yi arrived at Tjilipap on May 18,
At that port, Mr. Nicholl ob- tnined a quantity of liquor from ahore and when called for duty. next morning was found to be At yesterday's meeting of the lettter W39. drunk and incapable in his bunk, Sanitary Board, a
Late the next evening, May 20, received from the Government Mr. Nicholl was seen by witness relative to the provision of a running round the deck in a half children's playground in Chatham Road, Kowloon, regretting that there was no site available,
Dr. Macgown, who brought the matter forward at B provious mecting, said the Government's reply did not leave much to be said. It seemed a pity that they had not seen fit to do anything about it. Perhaps if any of them. lived in Kowloon themselves they would realise the necessity of such n place. Shanghai bad made ample provision for the children, and even if there was no ground-at the disposal of the Government bao would have thought they would Mr. Nicholl availed himself of buy some, and where new buildings the opportunity to go into the were going up, ruight lea nu pen box and deny the charges on oaths in places like Yati He stated that on the morning of If something was not done, they where overcrowding was so great. Nicholl, very much the worse for May 9, he had kept a good watch would have a repetition of the drink created annoyance by rún-
which could be proved by the en overcrowding already existent in ning round the deck clad only in eave the engine room at night,
gine room log. When ordered to Hongkong. a pair of short knickers, Inter he had done so under protest but
Food Inspection. fering with the other officers and had not deliberately refused Cap-letter bad been received from the The Chairman mentioned that e making himself a nuisance to the tain Mitchell's order After he Government.in regard to the report dered to his cabin by witness and cordance with the order received, investigate the subject of improving Chinese crew. He was again erhad returned to his cabin in ac of the Committee appointed to once more replied with filthy and Captain Mitchell brought him the system of food inspection in obscene, language. Under pres- sure from the President of the about a gill of whisky. The half- the Colony. The report was being nude incident., was described by considered by the Government, Court, witness repeated the
witness a's `an exaggeration. and a furthar communication language in detail.
On the following day Mr. Owing to the heat he invariably, would be sent in due course.
The meeting was presided over Nicholl was still very much the wore short knickers on deck.
Questioned by a member of by Mr. N. L. Smith, and there worse for drink and the Chief the Court, witness stated that he were also present Dr. W. V. M. Engineer was compelled to take his watch. Defendant was logged was in the habit of taking a little Koch, Dr. J. G. Macgown, Mr. spirits "every day of my life." C. G. Alabaster, K. C., Mr. Wong He thought that the fact of the Kwong-tin, Dr. W. W. Pearse Lieut. Commdr. Harvey-Is it your, practice, to allow an officer Captal giving him whisky was (Medical Officer of Health) and sufficient evidence that he was
"Mr. G. 8. Kennedy Skipton to go on watch in a drunken con-not at that time under the In (Secretary); with Dr. Severn (Assistant Medical Officer of fluence of liquor.
Health andˆ - Mr. D. Davies
Assistant Secretary).
on May 21.
dition.
Witness-I usc my utmost endeavours to prevent such a
The Finding.
thing happening, but the decision This concluded the case and in a case like this would really the Court retired to consider its
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be in the Chief Engineer's hands. finding which, when read later,..
"No Booze--No Work."
was as follows.
"We find that Mr. W. O. Nicholl, Mr. J. W. Donald, Chief En whose certificate of competency gineer of the Taikoo Wan Yi was as First Engineer is number the next witncas called. He.cor-45672 of Dundee, 1908, while serv roborated the evidence of Captain ing as Fourth Engineer on board Mitchell with regard to the scene the e...Taikoo Wan Yi, was drunk in the engine room on the night of in the engine room on May 9 and May 9. When ordered to leave May 10, was drunk on deck on the engine room by Captain Mit- May 19 and May 20, at Tjilipap choll, défendant, according to and that owing to the effects of witness, was extremely abusive liquor was unable to perform his and one of the remarks made was duties between May 21 and May "No booze, no work". M 27. We therefore adjudge that When defondant's wine bill the certificate of competency as was stopped, he became so jumpy Firat Engineer of the said Mr. and nervous that witness and W. O. Nicholl shall be cancelled 'Captain Mitchell decided to allow and that he shall be paid off the him a small quantity of alcohol articles of s.. Talkoo Wan Yi in Modioine Co., 60 Klanges Road, dolly: This was done and Mr. the waters of Hongkong 4 Shangahl.
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