SEQUEL TO LOSS OF JUNK
INSURANCE POLICY
CLAIM
Arising out of the sinking of a trading junk near Sor Chau Island, a claim for $0,000 on an insurance bolley taken out in respect of cargoes | hipped on her was brought before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor, in the Supreme Court this morning.
Plaintiffs were the Hoy Fat frin and they sued the Canton Insurance
Omce, ad. for the value of 750 bngs| of manure and 150 bags of cement.
The Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jar., instructed by Mr. M. A. du Silva, appeared for plaintiffs, and the de- fendant company was represented by Mr. 11. C. Mirentinara, on the instruc- tions of Mr. W. A. Murkinlay, of Deacons.
Mr. D'Alimoda said the claim was on an insurance policy taken out by his clients with the defendent com- pany in respeel of 150 bags of cement and 750 sacks of manure shipped on Junk which had foundered. The premium on the policy had in fact! not been paid.
The plaintiff Arra consisted of two partners, Ho Shiu-nam and Leung Chiu. Ho was inure or less a sleep- ing partner until fairly recently, the management of the concern being left In the hands of Leung and one Lat Fing-kwan, who was the
manager. Shortly after the sinking of the junk, Ho had certain trouble with these two men, with the result that they were Int ΠΟΥ available to give evidence.
Plaintiffs were merchants, and deali fairly largely with the Lin Fat firm of Macao. Sametime towards the end of December, 1995, an order war received from them for the goods; mentioned, and the terms of payment ogreed upon were $5,000 on account and the balance to be paid on de- livery. On January 3, the cargo war put on board the junk, which was towed by a launch out of Hongkong at 5 pain that day. On arrival at Capsuimum Pass, the worse, which were then alongside one another, separated, the junk following about 100 feet behind und being towed by Rrape from the launch, which was koing from three to four knota.
JUNK FOUNDERS
Continuing, Courisel said that all went well with the voyage until point anewhere near the Sor Chau Island war reached,
When
rought The
weather Was encountered.
weather
Way SO rough that both
vessels shipped water. The corking
THE
HONGKONG. · TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,
BOOM ACROSS SHANGHAI: RIVER
The Chinese authorities in Shanghai have laid down a barricade acruss the river from Nantao 10 Pootung. Several steamers and, Junks have been sunk as part of the boom. Tup picture shows all the re- matna to be seen of the s.3. You Shing, her funnel and mast: lower photo shows a sunken junk.
Italian Air Victories
at the bottom of the junk was dis- French Concerned Over
lodged by the severe pitching
rolling and, unable to cope with the inrush of water, her master signalled to the coxswain of the launch to turn,
Temp
Position
Paris, Aug.. 24.
has demanded
Still Keeping Cool
Typhoon 200 Miles From Manila
the object being to seek shelter ins
There WAS no change in the an inlet a little the east of Sor Chau The Hallon victories in the inter-maximum temperature of 85 degrees Island and to beach her, if necessary, national or race threaten to upset compared with the previous day, ac- This plan, however, did not succeed the forty-hour week in French cording to Royal Observatory re- and the junk foundered some two aviation plants, ́
mens, but the night minimum of 78 miles to the south of the Island.
AL 10 a411. was two degrees lower. The defence hud put in a plea that objective liquiry inte the state of degren above yesterday's Agure, with "anto-day the reading was 13, or tic the junk was scuttled and in this for aviation." It draws attention to humidity slightly lower at 84. connection, said Counsel, it was in the point that the Government is teresting to note that the master had solely responsible, due to the This morning's weather report on board the junk his wife and nationalisation programme.
rends: Pressure In highest over year old son, besides a crew of eight,
South Japan and the Pacific to the Further, the
The Navy ofletal, M. Cesar Cat-eastward. It Is relatively low in a himself had suffered personal loss, and the junk pinchi, in a speech at St. Nazaire, trough-extending from Indo-China was not insured.
drew attention is the fiet that Italian across the Philippines to the Caro- An alternative ples that the junk plane manufacturers were-nited by lines. The typhoon, which appears week. whereas at prezent to be of limited prea, Is was not seaworthy had also been put sixty-nine-hour in by the defence. The cam for the French production has been slowed situated about 200 miles south-west plaintiffs was that the junk wat Cabinet will make
down.
leading in the bellef that the of Manila, moving W.N.W. Local | worthy and that her sinking was due secure an agreement with the trade generally, probably some ruin
effort to forecast:- East winds, fresh; cloudy to one of the perils of the sea, She
unions for rendering possible was ten years old and was bought in 1933 by the master for $7,000.
longer week in aviation plants.
moder
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states that bren
On the same day the Junk was The press generally foundered. the master returned to the French ale position has Hongkong and a clain was laid with "badly compromised" s a result the defendant company. Three days of the outcome of the later, the defendant company seal | United Press.
out a diver, who spent some 1wo
hours in locating the wreck,
Counsel then went on to say that
it seemed fair to assume that nothing suspicious was found because, if there had been
arty, un carlier attempt to salvage the junk would have been made, As it was, the junk was not salvaged until 40 days: after she had foundered, when she was brought to the Kwong Put Loung ship-yard. On March 11, the Junk: was sold for $80 to the owner of the yard, who subsequently re-sold h piecemeal for $700.
air
race.--
GIRL GUIDES'
AT HOME
TO VISITORS FROM
SHANGHAI
League Games Spoiled
New York. Aup 24. There was only one game in the National Leame to-day, all others being cancelled on account of roin. Turner pitched Boston to a shut-out victory
Pittsburgh, allowing Iloston scored one on Jonly five hits,
eight connections.
over
in 11
Chicago beat New York in the The Hongkong Girl Guides Asso-American League, nine to eight, viation will be "At Home" at Sandi- | Kreevich's homer spelling victory, linds But in altrday, August 20, Inside the junk-were found the bagg
Detroit and Philadelphia divided 3.36 p.1.
welcome Com-honours Lor of cement and several hundreds of
missioners. Gulders.
double-header, the Guirles and empty sacks, which
acwn. Brownies from Shanghal and were
Tigers winning the .est with three Counsel point out that the manure, North to talk over plans for further, one by Walker, two by York. which was lu crystal form. could local
York homered again in, the second during the prevent castly have been dissolved by water emergency,
game. but Philadelphia won, nine to eight, Sandilands Hut is situated on Murray Pla which leads from
BOOKS SEIZED
service
the
Ho Shu-nam then gave corrobora- | Garden Road opposite St. John's tive evidence, and stated the trouble | Cathedral.
CHILD DUMPING
| CHINA DİD NOT
WANT WAR
CHANG A MAN OF PEACE
H.E. Signor de Stefani, High Coun- seltor of the Chinese Government nade a statement to the Press this morning on the Shanghai war,
Signor de Stefani is returning to Italy after finishing the task entrust- ed to him by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to re-organise the finances of the country..
realised
AUGUST 25, 1937.
RADIO BROADCAST
Schubert Symphony No. 7 In C Major
A STUDIO ITEM
Audio Programme Broadeust_by BW. on wavelengths of 355 metres (815 k.c's) 31,40 métres (0,52 m.e's.).
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7.00 Clapham and Dwyer-Hu- morous Sketches,
Clapham and Dwyer On Photo- grophy; Another Day's Broadensting. 7.13 Songs by Charles Kullman (Tenor),
7.25 Stock Quotations and Hong- kong Exchange Market.
He sald: "China is prepared for war notwithstanding that she is not keen on war. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is loyal friend of
peuce. Independent, of the outcome of this war of which it is impossible to foresee the length-it will serve to enforce the consciousness of unity in Vale (Farewell) (d'Arcy and the
spiritual and political condition Russell); Love, Here Is My Heart of China and to force into being the (Ross and Silesu); Come Back To administrative structure of a modern Sorrento (Aveling and De Curtis); State.
Serenade (Ravini's Serenade-Words, *****I have dedicated the time prescrib-Lockton).
ed by my agreement to solving the practical problem of Central" und Provincial administrative structure,
7.30 Londen Relay-Scenes from This
is a great extraordinary work Richard II' by William Shakespeare, that
ean he realised only by extra-
The deposing and death of the King. ordinary vigour, power and order.
Characters: Henry Percy, sur- "The political and administrative named Hotspur; The Duke of York, progress of China and
under the
able guld uncle of Richard; King Richard II; nce of the Generalissimo, Is "con-
Earl of Northumberland; tinually accelerating. natural Aumerle; Bolingbroke, afterwards resources of China are Imposing and,
and, Henry IV; the keeper of a prison; a therefore, she also has economical room;
Sir Pierce of Exton; The passibilities. The ordinary receipts
receipts production by Howard Rote. of the Budget
8.00 be rapidly in- can
Weather Time,
and An- creased
by three times. China has nouncemenst. always honoured her
8.03 Ntudio-Doreen Ma (Piano) wards
and Teresa Gonsalves (Soprano). foreign creditorsements to
September "Many of the officials appointed with special care by the Generalissimo Doreen Ma; "One Night of Love." himself to work with him both in Teresa Gonsalves; Medley "It's too elvil and military administration hot for words, With all my Heart, Inight hold their position in any Honeysuckle lose. Doreen Ma: country of the world. The
Teresa Gonsalves; "Moon- unfailing, "Villa future of China as a civil and military Care for
Doreen · Ma; "Someone to International power will represent There's a Lull in my Life." Dureen Me" Teresa Consalves; new factor in the political equili- brium of the world. 1 am happy to Ma. have worked with the Generalissimo B.18
| in this exceptionni period of Chinese
history."
·
1 flow,"
In the Rain"
New Mayfair Orchestra,
He Wanted Adventure-Selection:
heart's to be let; When you've fallen Intro: Sille and be bright. My
HE. de Stefani, who is one of the most constructive advisers in finance love, Monarch of the sous; This and administration is leaving China, with the Generalissimo's cabled felicitations by the Conte Verde on September. 11.
COUNCIL ORDER
IGNORED
RESTAURANT
LICENSEE FINED
is the hour, You came to me, Pirates You're not the kind, 1 want the whole Chorus: Excuse Me Dance: Intro:
world to love you; Take my heart,
baby, sing; Sing
Polka Medley Intro: See me dance the Polka, Blaze ang: Medley Of James Tate's Songs: Intro: Give me a little cosy corner, Row me on the river, Romeo: A Paradise for two, I was a good little girl till I met you, My life is love; Ev'ry little white, A bachelor gay, A Broken Doll: Give me a little cosy
corner.
8.13 Concert Waltzes.
The B.D.C. Symphony Orchestra C-conducted by Adrian Bault.
Mr. M. 4. Abbolt, Assistant Crown Moonlight On The Danube (Byron Solletter, appeared at the Central Gay); Gypsy Love (Lehar) Orchestra Magistracy this morning when the Mascotte; Spring Waltz; Waltz hering of the aummous enginst Hon | Nanette (Arr. Schwartz). Russlan Cheuk-kau, licensee of No. 66 and Novelty Orchestra: The Last Waltz the second floor of No. 67 Main (Strauss). Edith Lorand Orchestra, Street, Aberdeen, for carrying on a 9.00 English Ballads. the Urban Council, was resumed. restaurant without a licence from Always (From Puritan Lullaby): Love. I Give You My All (From The case had first come up about a
Luana). Ill Soucz (Soprano): fortnight
ngo, when Mr. D. Mc-hyllis Has Such Charming Graces Callum, defending, tad applied for an adjournment pending an appeal Love.
(Arr. Lane Wilson); Do Not Go. My to the Governor-in-Council to allowing Home (Wilmat-Whiteby); Homing Tudor Davies (Tenor); Com- the restaurant to carry on pending (Del Riego), Essie Ackland (Con- completion of the requirements of atralto); In An Old Fashioned Town new policy of the Urban Counell, (Squire); My Dear Soul (Sanderson). This morning Mr. Abbott asked Titterton (Tenor); So It Goes On That a substantial penalty be im Noel Gay). Peter Dawson (Bags- posed, to be suspended til the result Baritone). of the petition was known. He also
9.30
London Relay The News said that he understood the premises
and Announcements. were still being used as an eating- house despite the fact that the coli-
9.55 Schubert, Symphony No. 7 In C Major, tiong had not been complied with, and he asked for an order that defen- dant should stop using them as such, Mr. McCallum said the resturant had carried on business for 18 years Intro: Jolly little Folly on her Gec- Once Upon A Time Selection: in the same prenses under the Gee-Gee, I'll be your sweetheart, name. In June, 1937, they suspend Goodbye, Mignonette, I can't think ert business in compliance with the of nuhin else but you; As your hair Urban Council's order. It was re-grows whiter, While London's fast quired of them, in pursuance of the Council's new policy to combat the asleep, Old Love Letters, I want to
10.43 Light Variety,
not quite satisfactory condition the New
See the old hume
Oh! Flu!
Mayfair rate Helin
ton and
prevailing in Chinese res
restaurants, 10 effect certain modifications.
his Home (Washington In his
'Stothart); cluded structural alterations which (Connor and client's ease these modifications in-
Thar's Gold in Den Thar Hills.
and Lisbona), The would involve him in an expense of
Diles; Charlie Kunz Piano Medley three to four thousand dollars,
No. D4: Intro: With Plenty of Money When he discovered how long it and You, Let's Put our Heads To-
Moonlight and would take to get the plane of the ether,
Shadows. alterations Barough the
Building With Plenty of Money and You; I Authority, he opened
He Need You, What will I tell my Heart, up again. did this as he was facing on ac-The Love Bug will Bite You. Charlie cumulated loss which he estimated at Kunz. some $11,000 per annum, this includ - 11.00 Close Down.
grent, breaches of contract, etc. He therefore risked that if a decision be made against his client it should be in the shape of a nominal fine, enforcement to be suspended pending? the result of
the petition to the Governor-in-Counc)).
His Worship made an order for Boston and Cleveland played 13
business to cease after four days, that innings, the Indians fually winning,
is, defendant will be allowed to four to three,
carry on till the evening of Hunday, August 209. He also imposed a Bra Washington beat St. Louis eight to of $75, enforcement to be suspended. six. Reuter,
THIEF CAUGHT
murning,
SHORT SHRIFT - FOR TRAITORS
Nanking, Aug. 23.
Government
CARELESS BUT NOT DANGEROUS
KOWLOON CAR DEALER'S DRIVING
Wallace Harper, of Messrs. Wallace Harper and Co., Ltd., Nathan Road, was convicted of careless driving when he appeared on remand before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning on a charge of dangerous driving in Prince Edward Road on August 1.
he had with his co-partner was over Will Hongkong Guiders please make cerlain accounts, which the latter had a point of also, being present at this falled 10 explain. Leung sub-meeting? Any information may be sequently disappeared with the booksad from Mrs. A. R. 1. Phillips, Corn.
Cross-examined by Mr. Macnamara,hill, Quarry Bay, Tel: 24074. Ho said he was surprised when he Feard from his solicitor that the booka had been seized by the police. He considered Leung as a dishonest man,
Widle patrolling Mercer Street and agreed that the bunks did not
about 2.40 o'clock this
In delivering judgment, Hls Wor show the entry of $5,000 received
Chinese police-sergeant C113 saw a The National
Has ship said it was to be decided whether A ruse of child-dumping came be from the Lin Fat firm on account in
fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Central
man jump from the first floor promulgated a new set of war-time | driving in that manner was dun- respect of the cargo,
gerous in view of the fact that there Counsel asked of a previous insur-Magistracy this morning when Yeung verandal of No. 10 to the street. He military regulations.
I ran up and seized the man, und askei Soidlers and officers who retreat was no traffic. It was not dangerous ance polley taken out in respect of Mui, 32, married woman, of Macao,
or surrender without urders, Five driving within the meaning of the 120 tons of coal, and Ho said thering at Main Street, Aplichiau,him what he was doing.
appeared to answer a charge of leav On searching the man, the sergeant mit sabotage involving the destruc- the driving could be termed careless matter was looked after by Leung.
military secrets to the enemy, com- Section. In His Worship's opinion He did not know that the policy wasing an eight-months
in found two small purses containing ton of military
driving,
reminded defendant a dummy one to cover the policy on Island Road near a rubbish dump, money, and the man then admitted
stealing them fie also told the ser executed.
ships, airdromes, etc., wot
that the King's highway was nol the the cargo shipped on the junk which endangering its life.
geant that he had taken a sultense of
place for recreation. There was foundered. He would not be su prised if Leung did not actually ship the cargo of coal.
the ing rumours with a view to causing dam's case and that of a boy riding
disorder and disaffection in the Chi-
bicycle. The proper nese army will also be executed the Juvenile Court and had it
place for the 'case would have been Central News.
peared there defendant would have been sent home to be spanked by his porents. His Worship did not want to spoil defendant's good driving record but he thought that defen- dant relied too much upon that good record.
The case is proceeding.
POWDER WORKS DISASTER
Berlin, Aug. 24. Twelve people were killed and 67 Injured in an explosion which oc- curred in a powder works in Hanover to-day-Reuter Bulletin..
old child
communications,
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No. 18, and this was found on clothing from the second floor of All persons found guilty of spread-le to distinguish between defen
Sub-Inspector J. Dredge asked for seven days remand in police custody, The child was in hospital in a critical condition and there was a possibility staircase, of a much more serious charge.
The application was granted.
GERMAN BANKER DIES
Berlin. Aug. 24.
-Brought before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Magistracy later in the morning, the thiet, Chung Yau, red 20, unemployed, admilled stent- ing the purses, but denied taking the sultense. Inspector R. Shannon ac- cepted his plea, and defendant was
F.M.S. RADIO-PHONE
Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 24: Herr Gustav Schileper, director of sentenced to three months' hard for, a radio telephone service to Bri- A transmitter is being erected hero the Deutsche Bank, died here to-day labour. The Durses belonged lotain and other parts of the world. at the age of 67,--Reuter.
| Amn Singh, a private waleliman. -Reuter Bulletin.
in circles on
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Defendant was convleted of care- less driving, but no fine was imposed,
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Sixty-eight further cases of cholera. were notitled during the 24 hours ended at midnight. Of these, 45 were from Victoria district and in from Kuwloon,
During the same period, there were two rases of dystery and one each of diphtherm and typhoid fever,.
SMALL FIRE
AMBASSADOR ON LEAVE.
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Many infants suffer health irregu- larities during the summer months and especially is this so with foreight babies in the East. Not only is the climate trying but left to the care of native servants, children may be allowed to cat food of a doubtful mature, or get over-heated at play with consequent chill,
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Damage to the tatal value of $1,000 was done by a fire which broke out at 131 Chung Young Street at about 3.30 mm. on Tuesday. The premises were used as a laundry by N. Fazal Din, military contractor of Military Barracks and the cause of the blaze laxative action, they cleanse the was apparently due to the carelessstoinuch and bowels, aid digestion, ness of a Chinese watchman who dispel constipation, check vomiting went to sleep and allowed sonic
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The fire was extinguished by the Fire Brigade.
WATER LEVELS
FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS
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The River Conservancy nureRu Kwangtung Province issues the following report on water levels, in moites, for the West, North and East Rivers:
Higher! Lowes
1037
Place of
on ов W.L. W.L Observation record record 33/0 24/0 West River at
Wuchow -4-24.20 0.10 *4-17.77 | 14.03 West River at
Botuling 12.30 North Juvée ài
Teingyuen 46.20 North Juver at
0
**-10.01
Bamshul +84-1.52 East River at
*for 2011.
Steklung
fr Land:
Dj- 4.72 =-0.82
***no telegraphia report. ****no port.
4. 4.81 -† 4.83
+8.58 ...
+3.00 +3.00
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