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OWNER OF SEANG the Port and such Collector shall WILKINS

BEE SUED.

Judgment Reserved in Rangoon Case.

UNPAID SEAMEN,

Rangoon, July 5.

Master of the Seang Bee.

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distrain or arrest auch vessel and

AND THE

the tackle, apparel and furniture, NORTH POLE.

belonging to it and detain the samo until the amount due to the Com- missioners was paid.

Nautilus,

The master of the vessel refused Tests with Submarine or neglected to pay tolis, dues, rates, charges, and penalties due to these defendants who appiled to the Collector of Customs and the latter on December. 28, 1980, detained or arrested the vessel and tackle, ap parel thereto.

and furniture belonging

2

REPAIRED AT DEVONPORT.

Rugby, "Yesterday. In the High Court yesterday Mr.

Sir Hubert Wilkins hopes to The amount due to these defen leave Plymouth to-day for Norway Justice Daa had before him the dants on March 28, 1931, amounted in the submarine Nautilus, with Bult. by the Secretary of State for to Rs. 9,623-4 and further charges which he is to attempt to reach the India in Council suing, by Captain at the rate of Rs. 35. per day had North Pole.. P. C. H. Lane, Principal Officer accrued since that date. Mercantile Harine Department, These defendants claimed that by repaired at Devonport dockyard, The Nautilus, which, has been Rangoon District Y. Lim Kar virtue of the provisions of the where a now armature and peri- Chang, owner of the Seang Bee, by Rangoon Fort Act they were en- scope were fitted, underwent div his agents Seang Huat of the Seang titled to retain possession of the ing tests, and when submerged for Line of Steamers, carrying on vessel, and the tackle, apparel and two hours while under water the business in 19th Street and (2) The furniture until payment, and fur signalling apparatus was tested China and Southern Trading Co., ther, that the possessory, liens con-in communication with a British merchants carrying on business in ferred on these defendants. by submarine.-British Wireless Ser Sule Pagoda Road (mortgagees) statute took precedence over all vice. (3) Commissioners, Port of Ranother liens and charges whatsoever, goon. (4) Captain J, G. Connor, The fourth defendant,, Captain Connor, said in the course of his written statement that he was em- ployed by the first, defendant as master of his vessel prior to June 1, 1980, on a salary of Rs. 750 per month. He served as the master of the vessel up to the date of its aeizure by the third defendants.

On the date of the seizure of the vessel he filed a suit against the first defendant in this Court and claimed. a decree for Rs. 6,931-4, and a right of lien and charge on

The vessel, which, is under the the ship for his unpaid wages and command of Captain H. Fries and unpaid expenses. He obtained a has a crew of 35 British and 84 decree for Rs. 6,931-4. -

Dutch, sailed from Antwerp on June That claim being the amount of 2 and came on to Hong Kong from his unpaid wages and expenses in- Manila which she left on July 24. curred as the master of the ship She brought 1,075 tons of general was secured by a charge on the ship cargo for Hong Kong and also had

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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.,

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS Buenos Aires Maru Thurs,

DURBAN, PORT ELIZA

RIO DE

3rd Sept.

This was a suit for Rs. 46,069-11-6 being expenses incurred by or on certain distressed seamen together with their wages, and for a declara- tion.

The plaintiff's case was that the Scang Bee was a sea-going British ship registered under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 in Rangoon as No. 6 of 1909. The crew of the ship were under two agreements, one opened at Rangoon on January 17, 1930 for a period of six months and the other opened at Hong Kong on May 12, 1930, for a period of six months.

NEWCOMER HERE. Arrival of the Dutch

Aagtekerk.

Hong Kong for the first time yes The Dutch 8.8. Aagtekerk visited

terday, arriving in the morning and going alongside the Kowloon wharf. She sailed at noon to-day for Shang- hat via Takao."

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The ship arrived in Rangoon about July 30, 1930, and had been unable to depart owing to the In-under the provisions of the Indian on board 7,000 tons of through ability of the owner to pay the Merchant Shipping Act, 1923. | cargo." necessary expenses and wages.

This defendant further claimed First known as the Isis and later) The crew

were discharged on that his unpaid wages, and expenses 29 the Malvolio, the Aagtekerk is a November 25, 1930, and being in should be the first charge on the steel screw steamer of 8,864 (5,581 distress at Rangoon, were dealt vessel and should have a priority net) tonnage, and was built in 1915 with by the Principal Port Officer, over all other claims.

by the J. C. Tecklenborg A. G Mercantile. Marine Department,

The only issue insult was as to Wesermunde, Germany."

She was Rangoon, under section 74 of the whether the len of the Port Com registered under the Dutch flag at Indian Merchant Shipping Act missioners under the Rangoon Port The Hague and is owned by the 1923.

Act was/subject to any maritime Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheep. The expenses incurred by thotien under the Mercantile Mar-Mnats, the local agents. of which Omcer amounted to Rs. 7,890 and chants Act. wore secured by a charge on the ship as declared by section 79 of the Indian Merchant Shipping Act, 1923, and recoverable with costs from the owner by suit under. section 80 of the Act..

Crew's Claim for Wages.

Judgment was reserved.

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Sunday, July 26.

The wages claimed by the crew An Lec, Chinese str., 992 tons,, Capt. amounted to Rs. 39,579-11-6 and plaintiff claimed payment. of the total sum of Rà. 46,969-11-6 under Bection 80 of the Act. The first de- fendant was the owner of the ship,

The second defendant

was the

mortgagee under a mortgage dated February 18, 1929, for Rs. 2,00,000 entered in the register of ships.

Plaintiff claimed priority over. the mortgagee by virtue of the statutory charge aforesaid,' mari- 6th Aug. time lien, and Crown priority.

6th Aug.

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The amount had been claimed

from the owner, who had stated his' inability to pay.

The Principal Officer, Mercantile Marine Department, Rangoon dia- trict, was authorised to sue under

section 81 of 'the Indian Merchant Shipping Act.

Wherefore the plaintiff prayed.

S. Kato, from Swatow, buoy No. C-You Tai Hong. Kachosan Maru, Japanese str., 1,424

are the Java-China-Japan Lijn.an

Her dimensions are: Length 478

ft., breadth 62.6, dopth 84.8.

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ARRIVALS

Per ss. President Grant on July 28:-

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Dodson, Mr.

Mike, buoy No. B23, M.BK. Rosaltha Eskin, Mr. and Mrs. tona, Captain Y. Salto, from and Mrs. John L. Eakin, Miss Kaitangata, British str. 1,201 tons, George H. Frary, Lt, and Mrs. Captain G, H, Wilkins, from Palmer M. Gunnell, Mr. George W. Bangkok, buoy. No. C3.-Wil-Green, Mr. Yean Graindorge, Mr. liamson & Co.

Charles S. Gubbay, Mr. Marvin H. Kingyuan, British str., 1,546 tons, Shapiro, Mr. W. A. Wymer.

Capt. J. Taylor, from Amoy, M buoy, No. B14. B. & S.

Per 8.8. Nellore on July 27:- Mr. C. Bt."', Omen, Miss.· ́‚ Luchow, British str., 1,221 tons,

Capt. W. Forster, from Swa- Alexander, Mies M. N. Sutherland, tow, buoy No. B17.-B. & S. Mrs. A. P. Hindle, Mrs. A.J. Sirdhana, British str., 4,885 tons, Pratt.

Capt. R. G. Brown, from Amoy, Kowloon Wharf.-M. M. & Co. Tillwong, Dutch str., 4,809 tons,

Capt. A. A, Berkhout, from Sandakan, buoy No. A J.C.J.LAN

(1) for an order arresting the shipTisaroes, Dutch str., 4,394 tons,

in the exercise of the Admiralty Jurisdiction of this Court. (2) for

a decres (a) against the 1st defen- 15th Sept. dant personally for Rs. 46,969-11-6 16th Sept together with interest at 9 per cent, from the date of the institution of this suit on the amount and for all 3rd Aug.

costs of this suit (b) declaring that 1st Augthe amount was a charge upon the

ship with priority over all clálma | 6th Aug.

thereto of the defendants in this

suit and (e) directing the sale of the ship and the payment out of the 80th July Proceeds of sale to plaintiff of the

suma aforesaid with the priority aforesaid

The first defendant filed no writ. ten statement.

The second defendante admitted the statements, contained in "the plaint except the amount of the

Capt J Naerebout, from Amoy, buoy No. ABAJOJL.

Monday, July 27 Aagtekerk, Dutch, str., 5,681 tone,

Capt. W Gries from Manila, Kowloon Wharf/JCJL; tons, Captain Burleigh, from Cheongshing, British. atr., - 1,256

Canton, buoy No. B-JI I

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