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cach other on their own star- board sides. The "Moonshine" did not reply and the Chief Officer ordered a further sounding of two blasts. About one minute later the "Moonshine" replied, with as the
two blasts. The ship's head dur- ing the interval of the blasts, was about South-west.
$400,000 MORTGAGE.
EVIDENCE OF SECOND DEFENDANT.
WERE THEY OF AGE!
the
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numbers of passengers steerage passengers' faros had not been collected. There were six saloon passengers,, 11 or 12
The Master of the "Leung
Evidence was given by Chinese cabin passengers, over Kwong" having left the bridge second defendant at the resumed thirty second class passengers shortly after the sounding of the hearing this morning of the case and about 80 in the steerage. first two blasts, the Chief Officer, Kwong-his and Loo Kwong-lam,
in which two Chinese plaintiffs, Loo) "Leung after the "Moonshine" had re-claim for the annulment of a mort- Kwong," recalled, and questioned plied to the two second blasts, gage on the grounds that they were as to how he mavigated the pass ordered full speed, natern, but as "infants" at the time of its execu- said that he always observed the the telegraph hand'e was grasp tion. "rule of the road" and kept fair-ed, the collision occurred, the red ly in the centre but more to the light of the "Moonshine" having side of the lighthouse.
been observed only at that moment.
Lo Tai, pilot of the
Mr. Sheldon asked for the coxswain of the "Moonshine" to be recalled and counsel asked himn
COURT'S FINDING.
The "Moonshine" Fully Exhonerated.
The Court found that the "Moonshine" was navigated in
seen
question, said that he entrusted the Kan Tong-po, the defendant in
whole of the matter to Mr., Hooper, | of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Under cross-examination, wit-Master, and placed money in his ness said that at no time had he hands for the purpose of paying it the "Moonshine's" port over when everything was in order. light. Up to the time of the which had taken place between the Witness deposed to conversations "Leung Kwong's" alteration to the Western bank, the "Moon shine" had remained in the bay, said witness, who admitted that the "Leung Kwong" had sunk on the identical spot of the collision and that there had been practical-
Davidson's office on February 10, parties at an interview in Mr. 1995 and said that Li Koon-chun, asked Leung Wing-chung, an inter- preter, whether the five brothers were of age and Leung replied in the affirmative. Li Koon-clun then
ly no interval between the stop-pointed to Loo Kwong-lam, the first
a proper manner, and no blameping of engines and the sounding was attached to her coxswain,
of the second two blasts, and the collision.
Capt. Wilson's Evidence..
if he heard two blasts from the Capt. J. R. Wilson, of the "Leung Kwong" OB separate "Leung Kwong" was called and occasions. Witness denied that stated that he left the bridge, more than one had been sounded leaving the Chief Officer in by the "Leung Kwong."
charge, when the vessel was clear of the fairway and some three miles off the Capsuimun light. Called from his cabin by the
Mr. Sheldon then addressed the the Court, his evidence for "Leung Kwong" having been completed. Counsel said that the rent conflict was as to whether, at the time the "Leung Kwong" entered the South part of the Channel, the "Moonshine" was in. fact on the North Bank of the Channel.
Alteration of Course. - Counsel submitted that If the evidence of the coxswain of the "Moonshine" was right that hel was steering for point 25, which was straight ahead, he must inevitably have been on the North
The Radio Telegraph Service between. Hong Kong and Swatow side and not on the South, as he has been resumed and telegrams for Swatow are now accepted under had claimed to be. It was the± the same conditions and at the same rates ns for Canton.
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Witness denied, In cross-examination, chat this conver sation had taken place in a whis- All of the parties concerned must have heard it.
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SEDITION IN A BOOK.
The two Kingchow Chinese who were last Thursday remanded by
Mr. R. E. Lindsell on charges of literature were again before the unlawful possession of seditious
Court this morning.
Hou Tang-fung who was arrest- ed as he landed from the s.s. [“Pàul Bêâàu” was dealt with first, he having pleaded "guilty" at the
within 250 feet of the "Leung reached the bridge in time to see made at the Secretariat for Chi- After reading the translation course to stafbourd, when sounding of two siren blasts, he previous hearing. Kwong that had made the col-shine" about 10 feet off. Almost "This book contains articles both side lights of the "Moon-nese Affairs, Mr. Lindsell said: lision inevitable, said counsel.
simultaneously, the collision oc- Counsel also commented on the
which are practically anti- evidence of the coxwain of the curred. He knew nothing of what British.""
Accused: That book is not "Moonshine" that he had never happened subsequently, as a fall- heard of the stone pier at Mang spar had struck him, render- mine. A friend put it in my Wan Bay, an "impossible" story, ing him incapable.
Evidence was also given by. said counsel, having regard to the Captain Johnson, of the "Kwong you said last week.
Magistrate: That is not what) fact that it was clearly marked on Fook Cheong" and Chief Officermitted possession, then.
You ad- the chart and that the coxswain had stated he had been through J. Reynolds, of the same vessel as
Accused: All my books bear my the pass from thirty to forty with regard to the lights carried to rescue work, the former stating times. Counsel suggested that it by a steam launch which was on is yours or not. It was found in Magistrate: I don't care if it was because the coxswain did not the scene at the time (presum your possession $250 or three want it to be known that he was ably the "Moonshine") that she months.
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in the Bay prior to the accident that he had given this evidence. lights when they first saw her who arrived here on the s.8. was carrying two mast hend
With regard to Chan Kai-fung Court and compared the evidence standing by but that she left the "Fatshan," and who had pleaded by the witnesses from the two scene without lights within a few "not guilty" when originally ships. It was significant that the minutes of the "Kwong Fook charged, Mr. Lindsell said: "The The Chief S.C.A. suggest that the case "Leung Kwong" witnesses had Cheong's" arrival. given no evidence at all as to the Cheong" also stated that he saw is nothing of a seditious nature of the "Kwong Fook against you be withdrawn. There "Moonshine's" movements from the time that they alleged she was
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The witnesses from the "On Lee" Bookbinders. and the "Kwong Fook Cheong" only referred to one set of two blasts.
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