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Firstly, "Had I ever appealed to him, to investigate the grievance between the Chief Officer and myself"? The prosecutor's reply being that I had done so.
The 2nd question was "Had he investigated the case?" the reply being "No".
The 3rd question was, "What was his reason for refusing"? The answer was that "He the Captain left everything entirely in the Chief Officer's hands him.
In reply to questions put by me, The Captain admitted that on no occasion had I ever been disrespectful to him, nor had I ever disobeyed any order given.
He admitted overhearing a conversation on Sunday Feby. 25th. between the Chief Officer and myself, on which admission the Magistrate struck that date out of the charge.
In reply to a question put by me as to the statement that the Chief Officer had threatened to put me on the upper deck with a broom in my hand, he stated that it was their intention to disrate me to an able seaman, stating that the Chief Engineer had informed him I was incompetent; and also stating I had been only 4 years in the Mercantile Marine. Both of these statements I knew to be absolutely false, having my discharge book in his possession at the time.
The statements were made in my opinion wilfully for the purpose of misleading the Magistrate and to obtain a conviction.
Before leaving Hong Kong on March 3rd. he endorsed my discharge book "Very Good" for abilities.
The Captain also produced at the trial the Official Log Book, in which he stated there were three entries against me; it was handed to the Magistrate for inspection. In reply to the Magistrate as to whether the entries had been read over to me, the Captain admitted they