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MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1919

SUPREME COURT.

SHIPPING ACTION.

BARE s Hosera que CER

JUSTICE, SIR WILLIAM BEES. DAVES, R.C.]

27. MIS, «f the s Castlefiel

THE CHINA MAIL.

OUR PORTUGUESE CONSUL "CUTTY SARK" IN LONDON.AN M.S.V.B. PROSECUTION.

A FAMOUS CHINA CLIPPER

TEA HIP.

INTERESTING CASE IN KLAN..

A WATCHMAN: "SLIP.

An Indian watchratan who was to eight years in the employ of the Victoria "Dispersary and was on the recommendation of Mr. Stapleton taken into the employ of Madame premises, was this morning charged Flint when she took over the with unlawfully disposing of II iron

bars.

With reference to i pangraph || Juppouring in a morning contempor

ry reganking the appartment at

Before Mr. W. Pryde sitting in the Lisbon of a Des Portuguese Consul for Honghong, we are able to uster

The old "Cutty Sark," one of the Klang Court an interesting case was ben blad Me. E. M. V. R. de Souzat famous of the old time clipper heard on the 29th July in which the faches and situanturity undertaken the don, from which she made so many of $25 imposed on Frivate S. Win ships, is revisiting the port of Lon-M.SV.R. attempted to recover a fine A exil notke was neund at the st during the wars had requested fine passages in years gone by,throp for failure to attend a comput Supreme Court in who Sir Worse Goverment to a writes a correspondent in the Morn-sory parade on the 23rd May last. Ro Peste, K... tput devil bese man is does not pay bit guese flag, and is named "Ferreira," vate Winthrop and argued that the defendant pleaded indiscretion on the point a Corsul in his place, as being ing Pest. She now flies the Fortu Mr. P. B. Ford appeared for Pri- whether or not Teong Yue, a ship;

Mr. Gardiner who appeared for the to wary o owner of Slunghi, was bend to

The our that of Lisbon. She arrived in the Thames fine was an illegal one and that the part of his client. While admitting TW Sake chelivery, Berghong, on Tec. Cesil has "been appointed from Accra, West Africa, early in procedure taken by the MSVR. au- that the defendant had no authority

is therefore true. We are Arus thub

June, and discharged her cargo thorities was ultra vires. In accordance with the forms of a Ferrer, ex-tanssioner of Polles. Docks. I visited her there recently, the judgment which reads as follows: never been used all the eight years

Senhor Durres of cocoa beans in the West India |

to dispose of the bars to a hawker The facts of the case are stated in for $1.50. Counsel said that they bad Suerter party entered into between! Messrs. Moffer & Co., Shungbad, and

has been appointed to From the northern basin of the In this Fox Yue date: Sept. 20, 1018. Mr. de Souza, and it was West India Docks, fel! of modern have to be put in, viz exhibit "A" Dispensary. They were rusting in case certain exhibits his. client worked for the Victoria tint at which Tech The carterparty was Bartuse comannity to be defashioned sailing ship could be seen 8 Coy, M.S.V.R., of date. June 18th, no use for them, he got rid of the bars. the steamers, the three masts of an old-signed by the Ag Co Serge Major, the backyard and thinking there was anel the ending chenie te waremed. They rightly argue that is above the warehouse roofs; and summoned Private Winthrop No. Counsel said he understood Madame bound to take chelivery.

Mr. ERA Petter pinstracted by is hoe to uppent at inexperienced when we worked round into the next 2635 to attend the orderly room. Flint was prepared not to press Mr. W. E. Shenton appeared under the post of a Consul and basin and approached her along the Klang on 27th June. while exhibit the charge and asked for leniency. obe paintifah Attorney-Generated that the Home Government northern quay the words "Ferreira, "3" signed by Ag Officer Com He had interviewed Mr. Stapleton, of Henetop nut the Castlefield do better if they would take Lisbon," painted in rough, yellow manding B Coy, M.SVR, dated said Counsel, and he had given the de- Steamship Cot of whkan etter har to employ it consult, staff and from far away. The only other craft Pte Winthrop is worded: "With Worship should have some doubt in Mr. de Souza on alb wince to enable letters on her counter, were, legible July 1st 1919 and addressed to fendant a good character. If his pany. Messus, kaller & Co. tore the

maish The Hot. Mr. H. D. Pow he to cuny on. This uralongside the quay was the battered reference to fine of $25 awarded his mind as to the defendant's und the Blot Mr. C. a. Alubas. Caergens would suit all concerne bulk of the Channel steamer "Onward," you on June 27th for non-attendance hitherto clean record, he would ask ter (instructed by Messrs. Husting then there won't be sa much cat which was on fire in Folkestone at compulsory parade, this must be for a remand in order to get Mr. dd Hastings) appeared for the defendir. de Souza's tane asnt pre Harbour last autumn, and was paid before the 6th July 1919."Stapleton to give evidence.

sout The Home Government's scuttled to avoid worse things. The Enclosed in the file is a letter from After Madame Flint had given

son exportal y be "Feixeira" bears her name not only the Ag Adjatant. M.S.V.R., Eddressed evidence, Insp. Brazil said th blic in the course of the next few on her stern but on her side, like so to the Magistrale, Klang, and request-police took a serious view, of the many foreign sailing vessels, anding the Klang Court to "take action matter in view of the numerous again on the old fashioned name in regard to the attached charge burglaries many of which were board on the bow, at the base of the against No. 2635. Pre Winthrop, committed with the assistance of which is the characteristic, old 19, 1017. huge projecting bowsprit, beneath under Section 10 of Enactment watchmen.

Pte Winthrop was Mr. Gardiner: That does not fashioned figure-head a blue-robed fined $25 under Section 9 of reflect on my client. female figure with beckoning atin.

Enactment 19, 1917, and this fine! Inspector Brazil: No, but I think has not been paid.... II must mention that fact. appears to me that the M.S.V.R., The defendant was fined $25. authorities have failed to observe in this matter provisions of Section

client.

Hem. Mr. Pollo explained the I was appenzite for the defondant Ale has been engaged in the cur Before he had been apprised Acting Aromey.fionem, and he bad obtain en the special pomission of the Clovernment to appear in the present hering.

His Lordship observed that Mr. Poilock was one of the piuintifs and was now appearing for the defen- dur. (ghter b

days.

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WHO SHALL GET THE CIVIL GOVERNORSHIP?

ONLY 28 CANDIDATES MENTIONED.

GHOST OF HER FORMER SELF.

is

CO 25x the

SHIPS IN HARBOUR.

List of mpening.

vessels in port this

Japanese-

With her topmasts struck, and the immense yards typical of her class Mr.. Potter sad thet a consikmble

vanished from main and mizzenmasts 12 A (111 )of the Enactment. That art of evidence fund been taken

the "Cutty Sark," as she lay in dock, subsection plainly, lays it down on commission in Shanghai, ant

During the present agitation for the was but a pale ghost of the splendid that it is the Court of a Magistrate would sworn the case considerably appointment of a new Civil Governor ship familiar in old prints, racing that empowered to if it was agreed that it be taken as there have been mentioned 28 can-up Channel under clouds of white for failure to attend compulsory convict evdence. Mr. Pollock agreed to didates supported by different cliques her cutwater. She is not kept as in are merely empowered to frame Hinsang sheena saudar agreement was made and factions. Among the high officials old days: one could not expect that a

canvas, with the foam flying from parades. The MS.V.R.. authorities | British- in regard to the evidence of ceorge (brought up as candidated ars to Dr.it should be so, especially in these Court to sit in judgment on their femble, taken on copression in We

complaint and Ting.fang. Administrative

Tyndarens Fostiglong a few days ago..

Director of the Military Government; hulls and foal bottoms are things of authorities have erred in bringing Pakhoi days of short tonnage, when rusty averments. I hold that the MS.V.R.. Chiana Gleniffer Mr. Potter, citing, sail that Tsen Chun-hsuan, another Admirissmall account. Nowadays, a ship has the present proceedings. The Karsas the charter party was made on Sept.trative Director: Commander Li Kan 20 het year, and is but to be noted yuen: General Li Lieb-chan, Chief of to unload, load and go,and that takes empowered by law to complain, en Shut the ship in to be delivered Staff; Mu Ying-haen, the Millary long enough at present in the London the Court if a volunteer neglect, to sinuring the second half of October or Governer of Kwangtungs and Canthal of the "Ferreira" tied to an etern cale semn wed Wh

ཙམ - ཡཾ ཏིསྶ སྭཱ ; 1 docks Ever so, the baricles on the attend a com voltore parade Powri bi in, Never Bør. It hub also to be Tann Tinglunay, the Vice-Minister

thep there was no fixed! bịy; of the Chinese Navy,

inexpert es au considerabl arruinada.

Chiung ming. Hsu Shiu-ching; Chen Howe trad Lim-nak of the Hongkong and Shang. Parrustuse cabin. hii Bank; Police Commissioner Ngai tebe i da to be Bong ping. Chen Min Yu, the preste tiny salon under the skylisht cent of the Chamber of Commerce aft, where the captain's lunch was Chen Kalan: Lin Fook-cheng, presi bottle of the red wine beloved of his laid on a grimy cloth, including a dent of the Confucian Asscciation:

plenty of cocoa in them: more was being slung ashore in bags.

race. The yawning holds still had

they are deine in the case je în ceas Mair to the Covert the ph

CONN

be Court and the present Clotet, ten reelings against Private Wintas Parang are rull and void.

St. Albans Oliva Phrumpenh Volite

FOR THE FALLEN. DISTRIBUTION OF MEMORIAL Hantball

SCROLLS.

Hupeh Wuhu Singaporean

It is officially announced that the Baron Inchcape distribution of the memorial scroll to Hong Wan I the next of kin of those who have Cardium fallen in the war has cow begun.

Chekiang In the case of officers the scroll will

be delivery, with, in phpping The following gentlemen we si-alsa ! tivo,

ingles, "catuiling day. The ship, mentioned by the Cantones rittions i We went or her! the date was not delivend in Bytober for governorship: General Chest With fe lo pe November but it would be denied. Revuni ny to nuove neuspondence, rint solseng was not mark according to the charter gang on the esprek Poppeal of them detetubens or has authorised age. The defendent requested the pakaif, the after time, to postphate delivery until Cheng Chong-shang, the president of ary becutus it would mean great low the Chinese Labour Union. to the defendant if he acceptil Then there are those who present. delivery as agreed upon by the chaired themselves as aspirants for the

HER BEST PASSAGE. ter-party. His Lordship" would re-coveted office without being suppor The "Cutty Sark," composite (wood member that the charter-party wasted. They are Mr. Yang Wing-tai, the and iron) ship, of 966 tons grass, signed for the Amnistive wsCommissioner of financer Lung Chien was built by Messrs. Scott and Lin- nel. The rates were very high chang, the former Civil Governor of ton, of Dumbarton, in 1869. She Jeing the war, but, when the Arm Kiaochew: Mr. Lau Cheng Yen; Mr. took part in the two last races of the ties was signesly the bottone felt uusi Kuo-chun, the speaker elect of the tea clippers home from China, those be distributed from the War Office: American of the mrket, hence the deferung's Provincial Assembly; Mr. Lin Pui; of 1871 and 1872. In 1871 she in the case of other ranks from the anxiety to postpone acceptatier of and Kan King-un of the Nanyang was third out of eight ships, but in Record Office of the unit concerned Colombia the ship til the market tecçame

Brothers Tobacco Company. "1872 she had a stroke of bad luck, The concurrent issue of the raemo Tancerville settled once agai

Besides the above mentioned there as, after running neck and neck with rial plaque has not been found pos. are other candidates recommended the famous green painted clipper,sible owing to the necessity of building Chese rompiests for postponement by high officials. They are Mr. Chang Thermopylae," all down the China a special factory for its manufacture, of delivery, snd Mr. Potter, wen Kum-fang, the acting Civil Governor Sea, she lost her rudder off the and it has not been thought desir both verbal aid in writing. They of Kwangtung: Mr. Lau Chi Luk; Cape, and came in last of the eight able to delay the issue of the scrolls were made by a Mr. Timis, who and Mr. Liu Yuk-lun who was competitors. Her best passage from pending completion of the arrange was deting defendant's agent. nominated by Tsen Chun-hsuan.

Ir. Thanks is a slip-broker of the

Australia was 67 days from Sydney ments for manufacturing and distri A telegram was received from Heads to the Channel, 1885, and on buting the plaque.

the eight

averaged 75 days. In late years, form of a rectangle, and bears the

successive voyages

The scroll is of thick paper in the under the Portuguese Bag, she has following inscription:--- been engaged in the timber trade Mr. Ting-fang, as Civil Governor of from the Gulf of Mexico. Thems told the plaintiffs that he led Kwangtung.

as

fren of Messrs. Linstead & Co., Gen. Tang Chi-yao, one of Shanglub, and all the plaintifs negAdministrative Directors and also tiations were carried out through Military Governor of Yunnan, sup bi, for us a matter of fact, they porting the candidature of Dr. Wu

ever saw the defendent at all.

foll and nakete authority when

he made the request for the delay.

The first point the Court hud to

decide, Mr. Potter went on to say,S.S. "LAEMEDON"

BRINGS

she

He whom this Scroll commemorates was numbered among those who, at the call of King and Country, left all that was dear to them, endured hardness, faced danger, and finally passed out of the sight of men by

giving up their own lives tha: others might live in freedom. Let those who come after ses te it that his name be not forgotten..

Mr. Basil Lubbock, in his book The China Clippers, quotes a delight ful letter from an old merchant service officer who boarded the old www that of fact. The plaintifs siy

ship some time back in the docks at the path of duty and self-sacrifice!) flat the dovery of the steamer was

MAIL.New Orleans not knowing "what she had been, but perceiving her to be delayed until Dec. 27 at the express

an old time clipper. Questions pro- request of the defendant, that is to

ving useless he searched high and low say Mr. Thions win askel we should The Blue Funnel s.3."Laemedon" for her former name; and he des sleluy delivery as long as we could which left Liverpool on July 5, cribes the thrill he experienced when, de The defendant contends thet arrived, here at 7 a.m. to-day with after much scraping of the forward the plaint should have delivered 58 bags of mail.

bell, the name "Catty Sark" stood out clearly upon the metal.

the steamer between Dee. 18 and 20. "The Laemedon" also brought 1,500 Therefore, there was only a question fitons of cargo for here and 1,700 for

of seven days between thein. other ports.

though, emphasised Mr. Potter, the plaintiff bad pas u delivery for that the defendant's request, the defendant took up the extraordi nary position of saying that Bearuse we did not deliver the steamer, on the exunt day he required, he would not accept delivery, -.

,"

The personal effects of the late Lieutenant J. Beardsworth, R.G.A.:

GOED TOO CHEAP.

The mining industry of Australia

were sold by auction at Victoria is suffering in a way similar to that Barracks this afternoon..

1.

of South Africa, being gradually brought to a standstill because the.

91 in 1914

and 36 in every.

This is followed by an inscription, of the soldier's name and regiment.

The scrolls will be accompanied by the following letter from Bucking ham Palace over the King's signa

ture

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If therefore His Lorip would A Chinese woman is in hospital price of gold is insufficient to pay the An office coolie employed by the May that the defendant was bound suffering from wounds in the legs cost of working. It is therefore evoD. was charged before Mr. Hut "THE ADOPTED SON” to accept delivery in Dec. 27, then and arms. Her husband is remanded interesting to note that the chison with aceepting a bribe of $5. the cure would conclude at once.

for a week, charged with assaulting Australian gold yield shrank in value The prosecution alleged that be- He had at least five other points of her with a chopper.、

from £8,700,000 in 1914 to £5,078,000tween March and Saturday last, the sed law and fact, wich ire would

in 1918. Tr. 1914 there were 30,000 defendant had accepted bribes from deal with kater. The evidence that Lieut. LB. Tyler who left the day the number is not more than On Saturday the defendant was men employed in the industry; to various people amounting to $31. the postponement was made on the Hongkong-Singapore RGA. a few 17.000. In Western Australia the alleged to have accepted a bribe of defendurt's expres request was days ago on leaving for Home number of producing mines has 35 from a boat breamer on the un- overwhelming, and if His Londhip and demobilization was awarded the dropped from 549 to 444, while in derstanding that he (defendant) wnld not conceds that point, Miltary Cross in the Birthday honours Victoria the tumber of mines pro-would get the man'a piece of land. would mean that three of the most for his services in Egypt with the ducing more than 1,000oz per annuin the defence applied for a remand Mr. M. K. Lo who appeared for Sportart witnesses for the plaintiffs Mountain Batterys now at Kowloon was

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and his Worship fixed the hearing for thing late as Dec. 17 the defendant asked, that Messrs. Moller & Co. would greatly increased.

used... in mining have Thursday. In some cases trongh Mr. Thaum, that delivery of postpone delivery of the steamer the increase amounts to 600 per cent. the ship bo put off at least til the withint prejudice to the charter Thirty items show a total increase of end of December.

party-until at least the end of the 222 per cent. Side by side with these Mr. Patter, then proceeded to read year when the shipping market handicaps upon production, wages to. His Lordship, making a running recover and the defendant would not have gone up by leaps and bounds. corrent, umber of letters and statin such ices us he would be cer- The irony of the situation is that thei telegrains, which, pased between Mr.tain to sustain it the whip was de British Empire is in dire need of Thums, acting on behalf of the delivered according to the charter-gold, is the greatest producer of the fendant, and Messy, Moller & Co. party, when the bottom fall out of precious metal, and yet is unable to The correspondence related to the the market.

concert measures to maintain pro- repeated requests by the defendant The case de proceeding.

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