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MARINE COURT.

AN ENGINEER'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT,

FRIDAY, MAY 18 1917.

THE MAGISTRACY.

IMPORTING WITHOUT A

should make these charges. He could not suggest say reasm why the state repte against him shenkt. have been made in the log...

PERMIT.

Upon reaming after titia Mr. The Special Court of Enquiry this second Bailiff of the Supreme Court, Pollock called Mr. T. F. O'Sullivan, the morning resumed the hearing of the who detailed bis attempts to serve the day from the United States, was charg

A Chinese, who arrived here yester. charges brought against W. ...Stokes in Sala, the label latino Cepta doel before Mr. C. D. Malbourne this the Chief Engineer of Set Pheunjen.In Sala, on Saturday and Sunday the

Mr. Eldon Fatter acted as Counsel for and visited all the Hotela bat could not drums of cukiuta, carbide into the

5th and 6th May. He bandeel the ship morning with importing three 30 find the Captain and, therefore, was Colony without an import permait froms

anable to serve the Writ."

bar, and in reply to the Freident of the Exports

Mr. Stokes, returning to the witness the Superintendent of Imports and Do is Sala as Mr. Man sorry to say that he did behave in a Court that he did. ackless Captain The defendant pleaded his ignorance

He was disrespectful manner but he did not wish fine of five dollars and ordered that the of the law, but the magistrate imposuç, # to be insulting. The pilot could not have calcium carbide be confiscated beard what took place. The Captain told him he was too ignorant and he would have to teach him. He admittedl on the ship he and all he assistant saying that if more cargo was put

thought, generally, that he gave good would go over the side of the ship. He co-operation to the Captain in running the ship.

warnings have been given to the Press strictly forbidding the publica- tion of the mumes of any, officers leaving the Colony." It is true that early in the war such instructions were

The fourteenth ordinary yearly issued, but we cannot recall a single meeting of the shareholders of the warning lawud on the subjet during China-Borneo Company, Ltd. was the past, twa Jents.

Everybody, held this morning at the Company's however, understands now that while othee in St. George's Building. the departase of a Majce-General There were present: Mr. A.0. THE PREMIE. SCOTCH OF the Press by special request," yet, Chuter. CALG., Messrs. W. G.

from the Colony may be announced in Laing in the clay, Hon. Sir Fuul the plaintiff, in place of Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C. who W23 unavoidably without such lawful authority, the Darby (General Manager), A. E. witness box and in reply to Mr. absent. Captain Spink returned to the publication of the name of any rit (Consulting Committee). Shentou said that he had been employed anbordinate officer, even though heW. B. Kennett (Acting Secretary) by the Wo Fat Sing for about two be but a sub-lientenant, is "informa-. W. Smith, W. Russell, A. H. M. months and during that period he had calculated to be, or might be, W.. Ford, Jr., J. E. Goines and K. his ship. tion of such character na isda Silva, O. Baptista, B. L. Bridges.nor at any time been asket to overload directly or indirectly, useful to the Sayer (hureholders). enemy." For the same reason, we

The CHAIRMAN sakl: gather that even the name of neer, The Report and Accounts Gentle officer who sets is Deputy Chief having been in your hand Censor, namt not appear in

thesone days I will, with your per -port of the proceedings in a Public mission, take them," together with Court of Justice. We have seen the Auditor's Certificate, us, ut reports of one or two prosecutions Owing to the continuance of the War, at Home and elsewhere under the regret that we have to again lay Defence of the Rexin Act," but this before you Agies which are fur frow is the first time that we have seen satisfactory. I can only say that in the shroud of secrecy thrown over five of the many difficulties under the latters he had réseived from Mr. Witress stated that he had destroyed the person of the censor

other illustration of the unique been conducted the results might no further use for them.

It is which the Company's business his Stokes when he felt the ship as he had with regard to the engines and water Other technical evidense was taken character of the place. With regard well have been worse. Shortage of

service of the ship. Ordinarily it would magistrate that, as the result of am

Inspector Roylance informed the.' not be necessary, witness said, to stop altercation, the two defendants had Captain A. Jenkins, master of the 4.8 the ship to allow a bearing to cool but to the charge of publishing the names tonnage and high rates of freight certes, said that his ship was managed the bearing referred to bented up in aged in a of certain sucrchant ships which had have rendered it increasingly lifeult by the Wo Fat Sing and he had been about two minutes.

"assault at arms," arrived in the harbour, it

for us to bring our Timber to nur-employed by them for about three and that Mr Stokes came before the Court utterly ignored his orders to resist, to the extreme delight of a large Mr. Pollock, addressing the Court, said crowd of spectators. The defendanta

fourteen years' record of good conduct

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In reply to Mr. Pollock he said he He had no original intention of bringing resigned from the Company's service

a charge against Mr. Sinkes. It was bis custom always to give a man a ebanea. He made the charges now since he had been requested to come into this Court

Mr. Pollock: By Captain de la Sala Witness Yea

RN., Witness stated that there was a In reply to Lieut. Commander Nuttall water service fitted to the main bearing for cooling purposes. There was also the usual engine room telegraph a bridge. paratus for communicating with the;

defendant that if he wished to have the His Worship, however, informed the

could apply to the Imports and Exports enlcium carbide returned to him be Department for its restoration,

A PUGILISTIC DEMONSTRATION.

Inspector: Roylance of the Police Reserve appeared in Mr Wood's Court this morning and charged two Chinese“- women with fighting and causing s general disturbance in Third Street, West Point

true, as the Magistrate said, that it kete and owing to our having been a half years. He had never been asked with a clean certificate and with nearly and it was necessary for him to take

Mr. Ebenton:"Do you know Captain Major!

Witness: Yes.

in the Company's service. He had them into custody to terminate their given his evidence in a manner that pugilistic demonstration.

hould convince the Court that he was speaking the truth flow did Captain

that the reason be left his ship was hethe

Mr. Shenton: Captain Major says

hewan saked to overload his ship Witness: It's a lie. He said Captain Jenkias could not Mr. Pollock objected to this evidence: knur definitely whether Captain Major diri leave for the reason, stated.

to the best of his knowledge it was not Witness altered his reply saying that

NO.

Withesa refused to tell Mr. Fullock

After evidence. was beard. His Wor-

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

MATERIAL. PROGRESS IN SOUTH CHINA

obliged to refluge the output, the to verload his ship. west of production has necessarily increased. Further, in the 'Accorints under review, we have bad to make provisions for a sum of approximately

la Sala come before the Court. If ship fined the test defendant two $58,000, or nearly 10 per cent. of

Court would look into the dollars, and the second defendant five the Capital of the Company, in order

internal evidence there was evidence dollars. to adjust the balances due by our

of malice on the part down Borneo Offices to the

do that. Captain Spink said himself in of the trivial matters. Captain Spink did not EAST RIVER AND WEI- Captain. He had raked up past rates of Exchange ruling here at the

the course of his evidence that the of the year. These balances are

CHOW DISTRICTS. represented by Cash. Accounts in

whele matter was forgotten when he course of collection, and Stocks of

loading that the Chief Engineer had a Mr. Pullock said with regard to over had occasion to reprimand Mr. Stokes. Material which we boki in Bort:80 xl London in the ordinary course of our business. My preclecessor last

perfect right to object. With regard to the year drew your attention to a Fund

logging incident, the log book contained only statements A recent trip from Canton up the Mr. Stokes, the defendant, then went but a lunatic would

of the Master's opinion. Nobody East River as far as Weichow showet a such fluctuations but owing to the which we had created to provide for into the witness box.

desire tonumber of improvements in this section cause & muting on the ship in which Weichow was once the capital city of phenomenal rise in Exchange it is said that he would like the Court to the Engineer might commit an act of a long time one of the most influential Before examining him, Mr. Pollock he himself would be liable to have his Kwongtung province, and has been for proved insufficient and we have had ote that he intended

his own throat, cut. The charge that

Account to the extent of some these were the only resi charges be substantiated, But if the Captain to encroach on our Profit and Les himself to the matters of the drinking machinery is about as grave and serious in all South Chin. It was interesting to confine barratry against the ship and her governmental and educational centres

$34,000 in order to provide the brought against Mr. Stokes, and he did the frilling and petty charges about section, in spite of the many political water and stoppage of the angines as a charge as could be made if it could balance required. Under the un-

note the improvement which has

favourable conditions which have objections. Mr. Stokes said that

can substantiate that charge why all been going in recent years in this pot desire to jeopardise his original bottles of anchovy sauce f prevailed I can assure you that great he had bean in the employ of the Wa strong evidence before them that there care and economy have been exer- Fat Sing for 13 years and nine months. was malice on the part of Captain de a Lung to Weichow are to be seen military-

disturbances.

All along the East River from Shek cised in conducting the Company's He had previously served seven years Sala The Court did not find the same posts. These are built on the high.

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why Captain Davis was discharged.

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cannot ever be a defence charge under the Press regulations that the information could have been easily obtained elsewhere," yet the Knowledge that such information is THE PRESS CENSORSHIP. freely published in Shanghai, Japan ÉOSORONG

and elsewhere in the East does at uniqa place in least serve to illustrate once again many respects. We have always the unique position of Hongkong and been impressed with ita importance at all events to minimise the serious is the general scheme of things, Dess" of the offence. In the best but since the war began and the regulated newspaper offices accidents newspapers of the Colony came of this kind are liable to happen. ander a Military Press Censorship, especially in these days when the WH so severely handicaps the we have learn enough to enormonaly efficiency of most newspaper offices enhance our prowar ideas of the while throwing additional work and importance of the place. Varik Hongkong must be the hub It was not suggested in the course responsibility on their limited staffs the Empire, and must be regarded by of the proceedings yesterday that the enemy as the fountain and in there was any deliberate defisuce of times have the censors stopped public. The offences were purely accidental spiration of all things. Scores of the requirements of the authorities, Works Department, by fleder of Hisation in this Colony of news which We had supposed that when the Exc-llavey the Governor, of Two Lots of has been given free circulation Censorship Regulations threw apo CROWLAND at Causeway Bay, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term throughout the Empire with the know the Attorney General the respon- of 75 years, with the option of renewal At Crows Rent to be fixed by ledge and approval of military censora sibility of deciding whether there the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for elsewhere. It might, perhaps, occur should be a prosecution or uns, that one further term of 75 years.

to some readers that such inforination some protection would be afforded might conceivably be harmless when against an attitude which, from published in Europe and dangemus the very beginning, bas seemed to our Offee expenses have been again served under seven different captains Enginee: and therefore there was every soldier stationed in and around these here. We cannot recall a single co-operation; but after yesterday's our stocks of material show a redus than these the relations were most

savour of persecution rather than of reduced by more than $10,000, while and only Captain Spink and Captain de reason to believe that what the latter

There are hands of case in which that could be argued. prosecutions that ides must be tion of over $40,000. Shareholders friendly. He had anticipated trouble he did not desire to say much to the new and add real beauty to the country.

la Sals had made complaints. Others had said was correct.

watch-towers numbering from twenty to To illustrate the point, we might dismissed. According to the con-will have noticed that the Accounts with the water on the a.. Pheumpene Court since he came into the care very

Mr. Eldon Potter, replying, said that fifty. Many of the watch-tawers are be allowed to refer to a fairly recent tentings of the Crown Solicitor it is whew an unusually large amount of after tanks. incident. Objection was taken, an offence under the Press Censorship cash in hunt and since the end of evidence regarding the pamping out the that he as to the merits of the case.

and advised the cement washing of the late, and also that the Court was compor showing new life. As the native boats. week or so after publication, to a Regulations to refer in the newspapers the year our position in this respect pipes in order to get clean water. The principal thing that came to his reminded of passing from one nasieri

Witness gave furthered of gentlemen better able to judge few lines of information contained of the Colony to the movements even has further improved. As we have He took along a sample of the water mind was, why should Captain De la so another in Europe so much show pass from one district to saother one. in a Reuter's telegram in the China of the Star ferries. Well, it is of stopped all capital outlay in Borneo Bow, to the Captain's room. Hs made Engineer if they were untrue? He had to Mail reporting that a certain "kicking against the pricks," till after the conclusion of the War, no fuss about the matter. The sample no reason whatever excepting that the to be done Away with in the when he had got a fairly clear bala bring these charges against the over custom duties that are supposed merchant ship encountered in

and the only consolation that the we have no immediate need of any was as good water as they generally the charges were true. European waters an enemy submarine newspaper editors may derive from and fired upon it. In the course that the public has been enabled approximately £10,000 in Struits the Court proceedings yesterday is

large cash balance, and we have ment that he made a fuss was not stating that he did not desire to bad to be searched

used on the ship The Captain's state. Mr. Potter concluded his remarks by come to Canton, accordingly invested $88,000 or correct. of its transmission from Spain via to get a glimpse of the difficulties, War Loan per cent Bonds, and Ha took a sample, to the Captain on The President stated that the Court Passengers might refrain and complain. exaggerate the facts, and he left it to be might be entering the United States though The same operation of pumping water the Court entirely to decide whether was gone through on April 10 and 11. there had been misconduct or not. of America with datiable articles.

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(Continued on Page 8).

THE CALENDAR.

London to Hongtoog

1813 particular item of

· MEMOS." FOR TO-MORROW.

Interport Rifle Shooting at King's

Fari, Kowloon.

8,30 pm-Asuult-at-Arms on Volun-

Hewi

that vexations and perils which beset

have passed through the Editor in this hands of at least a found dozen Empire."

we subse-

"hub

Mr. Pollock said that the Court had

business, and I may point out that He had never been logged. He had part of the Captain as was shown by the lands around.

on the Lacries also as Chief Engineer.frankness in giving evidence on the points close to the river overlooking the

Then there are the custom stations

to

interior. As we left danger

overr

I have no doubt that our netion in each occasion without any fuss. Doctor would require time to consider their but the soldier demanded that of the

"provul" of, Bhareholders.

WEICHOW BECOMING MOLE MODERN

most the daily task of the newspaper this respect will have the full, ap-Arculli tasted it, and passed it. Nothing decision and he would, therefore,

Í ruch

unfriendly took place. The next thing Arrange to give the finding of the Court everything be opened up. regret that we are unable to recom-surprised at in his life. He was logged.

that happened, he was never

on Wednesday next, at 5. pm.. more mend the payment of a larger"divi-He wanted to know the meaning of the

I found la Weichow City that there. dend, but in view of the difficulties clined to explam, saying that he would the precedent established by the large numbers. A company is being

word "barratry but the Captain de

were a number of signs of new life We are informed that, following Electric lights are being installed in of toanage which are likely to inhe served with a Notice later on. He National Sporting Club, the Ring, the formed to build a railroad from Weichow, crease the longer the War lasts we dirty drinking water to the emigranta

was charged with publicly displaying Liverpool Stadium, etc., the gloves to be to Cheung Muk Tau where it will consider it essential to keypour on the ship in order to cause trouble. As used for the main event st tomorrow connect with the Kowloon-Canton funncial position as strong as posa matter of fact, he selected a cock for night's boxing entertainment will be Railway. This will give Weichow Shareholders will scarcely expect me best he could for the owners of the ship

Under the circumstances testing the water in the most secluded sold by auction for the benefit of the direct connection with Hongkong and

part of the ship. What he did was the Cigarette and Tobacco Fund

Paud Canton, by lust travel. It is heing

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

of censors, and, as quently ascertained, it was published not only in the Home papera, but probably, iti every part of the Empire, not to say the world, to which Reator's Service of Cables in supplied, It was only when it came to Hong- kong or rather several days after Both of the Fire Brigade's engines its publication-that the seriousness responded to a fake alarm of fire, given 11.2.m.-Dedication Service at Union of this item of information wai

at about 8.30 o'clock last night in Church.

discovered by a vigilant censor. This Chancery Lane. MONDAY, May 21 |---

is-not an isolated instance: "we quote

teer Parade Ground.

General Memoranda.

· BURDAY, · May 20 to

3pm.Sale of Crown Land at

P.W.D

Election of a Justice of the Pence for

the Licensing Board.

TODAY, May 29:-

sible.

to hold out any very favorable with whom his relations had been the We regret to report the death at the suggested that a motor service be put in prospects for the present year, or as happiest for the past ten years Front of another Hongkong boy, Cyril operation immediately to meet the needs long us the Wallads, hut after to cause any trouble in any shape or form A Hance, who was killed in action also of rapid transit until the railway is

did not attempt, in the smallest degree. manner in which censors in Hongkong during the past week, some person stole it merely as typical of the narrow Hospital, has reported to the Police that reason to hope that prosperous times, angmas was due to the overheating of serving as corporal in the 19th railway planned from Cantou to Fukien Dr. Lim, of the Government Civil Peuee is declared we have good The cause of the stoppage of the in France on 28th February last, while completed. Welchow is also on the interpret instructions in contrast, with a gold watch and chain, valued at $150,

the No. 1. main bearing. The bearing Battalion, ALF. Mr. Cyril Hance was province. the more large-minded interpretations from a drawer in his quarters.

had always been source of trouble

23 p.m.-Attction of Furniture applied elsewhere. The prosecution

Blackwood Ware, Pianos ete, at Mears. Hughes and Hough's.

of our contemporary, the Daily Press,

WEDNEDAY, May 23

5.30 pm-Annual General Meeting of

the Royal H.K. Golf Club. "

6pm-Orgno Recital at Union

Churchill THUBAPAY, May 24

Empire Day.

8.3 p.m.-Assault-at-Arms on Volun-

Steer Parade Ground

Friday, May 25

230 pmAuction of Towels, Napery,

Brass and Glass Ware etc Mesara Hughes and Hongha

SATURDAY, May 28

Queen, Mary Birthday (1887).

Mr. Tucker, head watchman at the at the Magistracy yesterday on two Kowloon Docks, has reported to the charges which the public can have no Police that during the phat two months, difficulty in regarding as trivial gives

two tons of pig iron, to the value of the general public some idea of the $300, was stolen from the a.. Iona. annoying and vexatious treatment to

A small fire broke at at about

may be in store for the Company.

The CHAIRMAN then proposed the The engines did not stop of themselves about 39 years old and was either born adoption of the report and statement He stopped the engines to allow the in this Colony or came here when done in the mountains close to Weichow Some considerable mining in being of accounts as read

heated bearing to cool. It was the only still quite young. He was for many I learned that the mountains around MEA. W. Surrit seconded thing to do and it had to be done Feata a keén "and enthusiastic member this historic city are rich with coal and v

motion and the adoption was un animously approved.

On the proposal of Mr. A. H. M. DA SILVA, Bccouded by Mr0

iron ore.

Some headway is being made

dono

promptly

Not the Hongkong Volunteer Corps. The PollockThere would be no time to send a chit to anybody!

Mr. Stokes: My dear Sir, hot to nete, observes the American Consal developed resources of this land, that It is of more than passing interest to develop these interests The up- bearings don't send chita which the Press of the Colony is sub-nine o'clock last night at No. 47 Queen's BAPTISTA, Mr. A. Lang's appoint He isnod nit for libel against that the Chinese Government has been of the marvels of the ages. It is always

Witneen said he did not wilfully

General, Mr. George E Anderson, in has remained idle, while the great masses jected. No one objects to reasonable Road Central The Fire Brigade ment on the Consulting Committee Captain de la Sala on Saturday, May conducting experiments for some timemteresting to see anyt

allow the bearing to get hot report on the Hongkong sugar trade, have lived in dire poverty, remains one censorship, but to make a prosecution attended and soon had the flames under was confirmed and on the proposal received notice of these proceedings with a view co introducing sugar beet to change this condition out of the circumstance that an control.

of Mr. K. SAICE, seconded by Mat one o'clock pin on May 9.E

In reply to Me Potter, Mr. Stokes altare in Chine. Experiments B.KENNETT, Mr. A. E. aid that the truth had been coloured greatly interferred with by the diffice ty waste-elected on the

by Captain de hisla and that Dr. of securing seed, which is said to have Arculias mistaken in his dates increased in price from $8 to 358 pet M. A,

There were some of the crow and some of bushel with very little to be had at any proposed, and the emigran

present when he caster the ce but guy than her day of the Socisty the water was untrue that he exhibited Coderson) are the

There

was

practically no

officers name was published in a damage. general list of the passengers of departing ship, whose name was not Attorney J. Mohr and his Meeting Man wags Cosmestioned and whose destination wife have arrived in Hong

was not given, must strike the general They are finishing an itinerary whi

Noon-Mesars, AB. Watson & Co.

Anal Meetings

Heeting at Happy Valley?

Ovnikba

May 28

General Holiday

public both here and elsewhere a pushing matters to ridiculous or tremes. We see it was stated the Crown Solicitor that numer

-electi

covered bet

WOH interrupted by the war in The number of mile retuting to their Francisco will aggred

miles

in

to the emigrantay. The day is not very fac

to him that his wit produce chat vi ¿waters was lical”, jogar

been and the outside world really aned,