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SECTION.

"IRENE" PIRACY

(Continued from Page 1.)

&

SEAMEN'S WELFARE

INTERNATIONAL EFFORT NEEDED.

As a

The welfare of seamen in ports was discussed at the afternoon sea- sion of the Social Hygiene Congress on Oct. 3 ut London. Sir Burton Chadwick, M.P., who presided, said; were it not for the British seamen, naither London nor the British Em- pire would exist, so it was well they His Lordship then intimated to should concern [From Our Own Correspondent.]

themselves with Mr. Fitzroy that there was Pakkai, Kongmoon, Saturday.

overything which would tend to im "San Nam need for him to submit contrary prove and ease Agents of the 8.8.

the conditions of Hot" announce that she will arrive arguments. "I think that the pre-life of the marine seamon. here again from Hong Kong on sent case," said His Lordship, "is class they were subject to dangers Tuesday after an absence of a few easily distinguishable from the and difficulties no other class had weeks. When she was taken down case cited. I can quito understand to face, due to the time they had to Hong Kong by a scratch crew it not being advisable to try

to pass not only from home, but on her last trip the crew having based on the same facts because charge of murder and robbery

from their own country. gone on strike following dismissal

Dr. R. M. F. "Picken, Medical. of a Chinese pilot--she ran aground the statutory elements of the near Whangmoon and has under-offences in the, two cases are quite Officer of Health, Cardiff, said the different, and I can quite easily provision of special clinics for sen- gono repair at Hong Kong.

understand that a person charged men with beds in London, Glasgow, To-day the 8.8. "On Leo", arrive with murder and robbery might be Liverpool, and Cardiff, was a great ed several hours late from Hong embarrassed. It is probable that advance, which merited considera- Kong owing to running aground at

a charge of robbery might unduly tlon by other large ports. An-ade- Lan Shaan.

influence the jury in coming to aquate supply of beds for seafaring decision on the, charge of murder. men is one of the most urgent re- "But this caso is a very different quirements. The diffleulty is to re- one. Here we certainly have two awakan the public mind in peaco An unusually small number of counts dealing with exactly the time to the magnitude of the dis- Chinese deck passengers

same set of circumstances; but on case problem, and the need of ex- the one count we have a charge of perimental outlay. piracy with violence and on the Mr. W. R. S. Sharpe, deputy- other merely a charge of piracy chairman of the Bombay Port based on the same facts as those on Trust, said the welfare of seamen which the charge of piracy on the should be a subject of national con- first count are based, and the only cern to a nation whose existence is that in the one case piracy is "Outdoor difference between the two counts depended on its maritime efficiency. alleged in circumstances of aggre limited, and the average sailor recreation is very vation and in the other the charge in

port has no chance of is simply one of piracy.

playing games unless he be "I do not think the prisoners can longs to one of the regular lines, be in any way embarrassed. It a few of whom make some effort seems to me it would be a rather to arrange occasional cricket and ridiculous position if the Court football matches for their men." were bound to divide the trial in

Mr. Leonard Bowden, of the Na- this case so that if there were a

CHINESE DECK PASSENGERS.

came to

the Colony during the week-end. The arrival on Saturday numbered 406 and yesterday there were only

34.

FALL FROM GANGWAY,

A Chinese who was walking down the gangway of H.M.5. "Wivern" at the Kowloon Docks yesterday, missed his footing and fell. sustained severe injuries to head and body and had to be taken to Hospital.

He

his

JUNK CAPSIZES.

Yesterday afternoon a junk was capsized by a heavy squall at Long Tan Tong. The crew of six were rescued by the steam launch "Sang Hang On. The junk sank and the erew lost all their belongings, MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

The O.S.K. 8.a. "Bingo Maru" is expected here to-day from Singa pore and will leave to-morrow for Japan Ports.

The B. I. & Apcar Line ... "Tilava" left Singapore for this port on November 16 at p.m., and is due here to-morrow at a.m.

The s.s. "Lancaster Castle" (D. & Co.) sailed from Manila on Nov ember 14, for Hong Kong via Iloilo and Cebu. She is expected here on November 23.

The s.a. "Wray Castle". (D. & Co.) sailed from New York on Octo-

ber 16, and is expected here December 3.

on

The E. & A. Company's 8.8, "St, Albang" left Sydney for this port on November 12 at a.m. with the outward Australian Malls, and is

due, here on December 5.

verdict in favour of the prisoners tional Union of Seamen, said al- on the first count it would be though the great liners were most necessary to go into exactly the in the public eye, it was the cargo- same facts in order to deal with carrying boats which carried the Wel- the second count at a second trial, greatest number of seamen.

must therefor rofuse the applica- fare, health and port conditions ought to be combined under one in- ternational effort. He urged a

tion."

Question of Jurisdiction.

я

had another application on

Mr. Alabaster intimated that he scheme which would provide; (1) Medical attention' while ashore; separate point. He wished to raise; (2) sickness benefits while incapa- the question of jurisdiction in this citated at home; (8) sickness bene case but he did not know whether fit payments to dependants while it was His Lordship's wish that it the seaman, is sick abroad. should be raised now or after the should be the duty of the interna- facts had been proved, at the con- tional body to report to the League clusion of the casc. In the first of Nations as to any port conditions count the "Irene" was stated to be which were not satisfactory.

It

A

a Chinese ship and in the second contribution of 24d per week, count it was not, and it would dividend between the employer, therefore be necessary for the na- workman and the State would be tionality of the boat to be brought sufficient for the scheme. out in evidence in regard to the second count.'

The Mercantile Marine representa a far greater proportion of the His Lordship said he thought the population than is the popular idea. submission should be made at the Youths and young men very often end of the case and he gave coun- have a taste for adventure, and set an assurance that the Interests gratify it by going to sen. After of prisoners would not be pre- time, especially when they are judiced.

thinking of marriage, they enden-

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high seas contrary to the Piracy during the most Impressionable Act in that they "assaulted and years of their life, when habits are formed that may remain with them put in fear of their lives certain for the rest of their existence. mariners and others," shooting to The problem, therefore, takes a very endanger the lives of those on board, stealing the skip and tackle wide aspect, and is of vital impor- tance not only from the Mercantile and the personal effects of passen- Marine point of view, but from the

The second count alleged piracy national point of view.

gera, etc.

on the high goss and ennumerated i certain alleged acts.

The prisoners pleaded not guilty

to both counts.

Case for the Crown,

SOUTH WALES DOCKING FACILITIES.

In opening the case for the Crown, Mr. Fitzroy referred to the capture of the ship by the usual. Regarding the interdocking faci methods adopted by Bias Bay litles at the South Wales ports, ro- pirates, the taking of it to Bias Bay, Presentatives of the Chambers of the officers being guarded by arm-Commerce and of the Cardiff and ed men, the arrival at Blas Bay, Bristol Channel Shipowners' Asso- the disobeying of the order to stop ciation met Mr. C. S. Page, the by Submarine L4, the firing by the chief docks manager of the Great Submarine, and the picking up of Western Railway Co, on October 7 survivors and suspected pirates, on the desirability of the introduc also the statements made at tion of interchangeability of docks. various stages by the prisoners. An exchange of views took place, Piracy itself, stated the Assist-and a further meeting is to be held. ant Attorney-General, was only a sea term for robbery, The jury must have heard a great deal about piracy in the last few months, and they could readily understand that It was a thing which must be sup-) pressed. The life of the Colony, In fact of any civilised community, could not go on if these things were allowed to take place. He thought that the jury would have no doubt when they had heard the evidence. that an act of piracy endangering life was committed and that all the accused were interested in theso events in, that they went on board, armed with automatics, with In- tent to rob the ship and endanger- ed the lives on those by firing.

Evidence was then called for the Crown, the first witness being the master, Capt. Jahusen..

WOMAN'S DEATH.

A police patrol launch cruising in the Western Fairway, heard police. whistle blown from the direction of Hill Road, West Point. Upon in- vestigating a Chinese woman was found clinging to a pole in the water. She was rescued and taken to the Government Civil Hospital; | but died later. It is not known Show she came to be in the water.

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