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BRITISH SEAMAN CHARGED
Sequel To Trouble
In Kobe
Trouble with the crew of the Bri- fish stemmer Tymeric, which occurred whilst the ship was in Japan last month, had a sequel to-day at the Marine Court, when a seaman. S. Craven, was charged with assaulting the Third Mate, O, G. Webb.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1937.
Protecting Public From Bad Brokers
Numerous People Robbed In Past New Stringent Regulations
London, Aug. 11.
fraudulent
In order to suppress
The Incident occurred at Kobe un July 10, Craven being brought under the ifongkong jurisdiction under the shure dealers who in the past have robbed numerous poor people of theh Merchant Shipping Act of 1894.
lee of the Board of Trade hus recoin- The proceedings were heard before life ravings, a departmental commit- dealings be pro- the Hon. Comdr. J. B. Newill, Marine mended that oll
F. G. Nigel. ofhibited unless the dealer is registered Magistrate, with Mr.
Johnstone, Stokes and under now and stringent conditions, McEsta Master, who prose for the Master, or is a member of a recognised Stocks
The accused was
Exchange.
The committeo emphasises than the
not legally represented.
After explaining the particular Section of the Act which brought the aceused under the local jurisdiction, Mr. Nigel, in a brlet outline of the case, stated that on July 16 in reengrocer Kobe, the crew had been trouble- some (he would not put it higher than that), and an order was made by the Master, Captain Thomas Fraser, that no bebr was to go on board.
On that same day, the third mate intervened to prevent beer going on board in pursuance of the master's instructions, and the same evening the third mate was assaulted by the accused whilst he was in a cabin
secured
at
vast majority of outside brokers are honest, but, as un instance of the pre- sent fax regulations, incations that and a boot-mendre registration official Somerset House as outside brokers.
It la further revealed by the com- release from Dartmoor Convict Pri- mitee that a man, shortly after his son, established himself in business in & North of Eng- as a stockbroker in
who land, lown and defrauded many their money 10 him entrusted their
The committee slates that frau- datent dealers invariably offer whoi- ly worthless shares to persons be- leved to be guilible or inexperienced,
""MORE THAN A SECRETARY" with two apprentices and the wire-and then disappear with the plunder,
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MASTER'S EVIDENCE
Giving evidence, Captain Fraser produced & log entry relating to the Incident. Owing, he said, to trouble he had with the crew at Nagoya, he left instructions with the officers that no bear was to be allowed on board. Two seamen, one of them a brother of the accused, were in his cabin on the night of July 18, when the ne- cused
in came
and Intervened. Craven wanted to know if he was going to have some money during the week-end.
"I told him," Caplain Fraser said, "that I had given him some that week and would not be giving him any more."
re-appearing later under different names and addresses to repeat their operations.Reuter.
New Stories
Of Revolt
Trouble Behind Rebel Linas ?
Madrid, Aug. 11.
The Spanish Government continues to clan to have information of re- volt and friction behind the Insur- gent lines. The intest story is that Itation and German officers and men killed when they rebelled were
command on against the insurgent the southern front.
Craven, continued Captain Fraser, Immediately got riotous and thumped the certain papers which were on desk with his 1st. He declared he would do no more work on the ship lis brother immediately got hold of hit and with the assistance of Fin-
Loyalist troops, it is asserted, have nerty, the other seaman who with them, evicted Craven out of the had successes on the custern front.. cabin. This
was after
whe whs
Captain
Fraser had told them to take Craven | +++++++++fe)
to
In
question from unswer
the Craven. Captain Fraser told Court that Craven at the time was under the influence of drink, and smelt of it. He had been drinking on the voyage, and whenever he was drunk he did all sorts of silly things. the Court Captain Fraser Hold
PEAK TRAMS NOW RUNNING
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The Peak Tram Service, which since had been interrupted
afternoon
to due
below Just heavy landslide Barker Road
station, was re- rumed this morning.
that all the crew were under the in- fluence of drink at one time or other, but the busun was not drunk when he received his generni instructionG=|==|=|=|=|=£{}£$£~soft together with the officers as te beer After bot being allowed on board. leaving Nagoya he had the whole 22 incmbers of the crew on the bridge at one time to talk to them about the matter.
Replying to a question by Craven, Captain Fraser disagreed that beer was found in the second engineer's
room.
SUDDEN ATTACK
C. G. Webb, third mate of the Tymeric, told the Court that prior to the assault made on him by Craven, he had returned aboard from a swim. Returning from the bath- room, he stopped at the door of the calin, occupied by the apprentices, and accepted some fruit offered by One of them. He had stayed there for two minutes when he was suddenly attacked from behind by the accused who gripped his throat with both hands. He gripped both door posts to prevent himself from being dragged out from the alleyway. Craven was using strong language.
Apologetically, Mr. Nigel said he did not want to embarrass the Court with the vile language Craven used, but he wanted the exact words, as these had a bearing on another in- client.
was
There
has ex-
numerous
Santander, meanwhile, perienced the lercest air raid of its history. casualties when the strongly fortified
raided by elty
six Insurgent machines, which bombed the thickly populated central section of the city and scored a direct hit on a gaso meter, which was completely des troyed.-Reuter.
BRITISH SLUM CLEARANCE
STEADY PROGRESS WITH SCHEMES
The
London, Aug. 11. Governments great
slum clearance and re-housing campaign is at gathering momentum.
During July, local authorities de- clared clearance arcos comprising 4,780 houses, representing a displace ment of 19,146 persons, against 4,747 houses and 16,173 persons. end of June, there were 04,108 houses under construction, against 81,954 at the end of May and 60,326 at the end
Well then gave the exact ex- of April.
At the
The great majority of these houses pression uttered,
being provided for re-housing Continuing, the third mate said that are
After persons displaced in connection with Craven released his grip.
clearance schemes.-British being freed, witness got into the slum
Wireless. cabin, turned round and faced Craven. Craven continued his Invitation to him to step out on deck and continued the shouting as he made another attempt on witness, advancing on him with hands raised shoulder high. The ntch- third officer prevented him by
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Milan. Craven turned to him and told him to
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At that moment, Craven's brother Stockholm.
Oslo. came lip the alleyway. He stood out-
Helsingfors. side the cabin, and threw his arms Around Craven's body, "Don't be a Shanghal. damned fool," Craven's brother told New York.. "Amsterdam, "He is not the one we want." Craven replied that Webb was in it Vienna.. foo. Both men had a mild argument,
Prague. before Craven walked out of the Madrid. alleyway, escorted by his brother. Lisbon..
Hongkong. The brother returned to Webb and Ho said he was sorry that it had happen- Bombay..
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GLASGOW MASS MURDER
Chastly Crime Perpetrated By Egyptian
Glasgow, Aug. 11. Six persons are dend follow- ing a grisly shooting drama here, in which Upendra Mamjan Biswas, described as a handsome training instructor, allegedly and popular Egyptian physical turned into a mass murderer.
He apparently planned a whole- sale murder plot with great dellberg- tion and completed the plan within a few minutes.
He first shot his 17-year-old Eng- lish wife, who had taken refuge at her father's home, and then his own he baby daughter. Subsequently shot his father-in-law, his sister-in- law and a taxi driver who tried to Interfere with the greatest courage. In the end he shot himself Itenter.
Three-Year Voyage Of Exploration
The
London, Aug. 11. three-masted schooner which has been exploring the Antarello Ocean for three years arrived at Portsmouth to-day,
The little vessel spent two winters at Grahamland which is now established as a peninsula of the Antarctle continent and not a group of islands, as was hitherto believed.-Reuter.
Making Britain More Fit
Government Launches
Campaign
London, Aug. 11.
The National Advisory Council for Physical Training and Recreation is now launching its campaign for a fitter Britain, and, as a first step, has drawn the attention of local authorl- ties to the new powers which they were given under the Government's Physical Training and Recreation Act, which come into operation ots July 13.
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rambling, camping cycling, and
swimming. Particulur attention is called to the powers of local authorities to estab Bish holiday camps and to employ fulltime Instruction leaders. The training which will be available to members of the teaching profession when the new National College of Physical Training has got to work is fully explained.
The Council makes a strong appeal for co-operation of the pubile, re- cognising-in conformity with the voluntary principle accepted and ap- proved by Government and Parlin- ment in the recent Act-that only widespread acceptance of the new ideal of physical iness will yield the results which the Government of the in promotion had In view scheme British Wireless.
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Thief Snatches! Was Warmer
Handbag
European Lady Robbed
Yesterday
Five Degrees Riso Recorded
It was warmer in Hongkong yester- Adinitting a charge of snatching a handbag from Mrs. S. W. Clarke, of day, the Royal Observatory reporting 140 Kennedy Road, about 8 pm. on a maximum temperature of 18, or Tuesday night in Battery Path. Wu ve degrees higher than on the pre- Kong, 24. unemployed, was sentenced vious day. The night minimum of to four months' hard labour by Mr: 81 was also up three degrees. To- K. Keen at the Central Magistracy day at 10 am. the reading was 85, being one degree higher than at the this
morning.
said Mrs. sume hour yesterday, with humidity Sub-Inspector Armitt
n1 84. Just out of hospital after receiving Clarke was walking along Battery
came from Rainfall for the 24 hours ended at Path, when tiefendant treatment for a bullet wound receiv
behind and snatched the bag, which 10 am. to-day. was 0,15-inch, bring- ed while attempting to evade arrest, Chiu Fong, 22, was charged before
pact comb and a mirror. Defendant inches, against an average of 38.80. Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon contained $3, a cigarette case, a coming the year's total so far to 58.50 Tivis morning's weather report Magistracy this morning with belag
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Pressure continues highest found on the roof of 14 Fuit Wah
over Japan and the Pacific to the Street in the early hours of the mor
lles A shallow
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reached the top of the steps.
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altowery. prised Chiu on the roof about 3 a.m., after having previously warned him to keep walking in the road until
General Sir Douglas Baird and his dnylight. On a torch beint flashed on him, Chiu ran down the stairs daughter is sister-in-low, Miss and Major General Lind-
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British Wireless.
1.
Brussels... Reverting to an earlier incident on
same day, Webb suide inter- Yokohama. vened to prevent beer before brought Belgrade......
on board by a sampon man, and it Montevideo. was for thus he though Craven called Rio de Janeiro...4% him "loud-mouthed."
Corroborative evidence was given
by an apprentice, Alexander Miller.
The hearing was then adjourned until this afternoon.
into the street. A long chase ensued, ny
NOTED VISITORS
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In
and finnlly, just as he was about to flamilton, are to stay at Flagstaff furned with House, the residence of His Excel- bo overtaken, Chlu
omething bright in ble hand. Think-lency Major General A. W. Bartholo- ing that he was about to be attacked, mew, G.O.C., for a few days.
The party le arriving hero on the the sergeant dropped his torch, and,
Ared three ss. Talma to-night on their return to times, the third shot wounding Chiu, India from Japan, In the thigh.
414 drawing his revolver,
Sentence of six months" hard
labour was passed, to date from July
to
TYPHOON WARNING Another typhoon is notified by, the Manila Observatory, which, at 8.30 o.m. to-day, gave its position as Long. 140, Lat. 13, moving W.N.W.
The position of the other typhoon is given at 0.25 am. us Long. 127, Lat. 25, moving N.N.W.
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