1939-05-31 — Page 9

THE CHINA, MAIL, MAY 31, 1939,

TJINEGARA

RESOUE

Five Men Found Clinging To Wreck Of Junk

SIGNED FRIEND'S NAME ON 1.0.U.'S

Jack Fancey, 21, described as a clerk, of 186. Nathan Road, this morning at the Central Magistracy faced six charges of forging and uttering forged I.O.U.'s at the Hong Kong Hotel.

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The charges were brought by Mr. Nickson, manager of Hotel, and it was alleged that on May 14, May 18 and May 21, the youth drew 1.0.U.'s for $25, $50 and $25 at the Hong Kong Hotel and signed them in the name of a friend, D.S. Blake..

Fancey appeared on bail of $500, pleaded guilty to all the charges, and said he had been a fool and had not realised the seriousness of signing another

man's name.

His father, who was present in Court, said that his son had been trying to live up to the pace of friends who had far more money that he had. He asked that his son be bound

over.

each

Adrift For Two Days In

WANGHAI MURDER MOTIVE

Typhoon Weather A MYSTERY

Five Chinese fishermen, found adrift on a dismast- ed junk to which they had been clinging in wild weather for two days, probably owe their lives to the Java-China-Japan Line s.s. Tjinegara, Captain J. van Rees in command.

They were picked up exhausted and starving about 60 miles south of Hong Kong yesterday after being wrecked near Swatow.

ONE MAN MISSING

terrupted journey, the five fisher- men being given their first meal in over two days. In brief snatches, they told their story.

"The First Officer sighted a boat at about 7 o'clock this morning," Captain van Rees told the "China All five men, suffering badly from Mail" in an exclusive interview yes-exposure, wet through, and hungry, terday evening. "We were then were then hauled on board. about 60 miles from Hong Kong The Tjinegara resumed its in- and the weather was still very rough and squally.

"Pointing to the little craft, the

"The First Officer said:

weather must be improving. The junks are coming out.' I looked at the junk through my glasses, and said there was something wrong with her. She had lost her masts, and was drift- ing.

BADLY BATTERED

Their boat was a single-masted junk, some 20 feet long. They were fishermen from Swatow and they had been driven by bad weather some 150 miles or more from home. Rough seas and angry winds pound- ed and tore at their little craft, one of the original crew of six be- ing washed overboard; they never

Motive for yesterday's ghast-

ly mass murder in Wanchai re- mains a mystery.

It has now been established by the police that nothing was stolen from the shop. The key of the safe had not been tam- pered with.

Police have now offered $250 for information leading to the arrest of the three fokis. Their names are still unknown to the police and the descriptions ob- tained are not very satisfactory. All three, however, are believ- ed to be from the Chinghai district and to speak Foochow dialect.

being made of any that were par tially torn or repaired with slips

of

paper.

in

When the Tjinegara arrived Hong Kong yesterday, the five fisher- men were handed over to the Water Police, who will see to it that they get back to Swatow safely.

the

Captain van Rees received "China Mail" representative in his

:

DAY LATE

"I altered course, and as we drew saw him again. When their mast dressing-gown. Apologising for his near, we could see that she had went overboard, they were at the informal attire, he said: "I have been badly battered by the storm. full mercy of the elements and only just got up from a nap. For the On her deck were five men, who the inherent sea-worthiness of the last two nights, thanks to the bad waved chop-sticks in empty rice-Chinese junk kept them afloat.

weather, I've been up on the bowls, signifying they had no food. Sympathetic passengers on board bridge!" As we circled around, we threw them the s.8. Tjinegara" passed the hat Fancey was fined $10 on

the of the first five charges, ordered to a rope, which they grabbed hold around, with the result that

of, but did not try to make fast." fishermen were presented with just

Apparently, the fishermen were over $300.

of a good not sure how much Samaritan the "big foreign junk" might prove to be. Although they retained hold of the rope, they just stood, gazing up mutely.

repay the $100 to the Hotel, and bound over in the sum of $250 to be of good behaviour for 12 months, on the sixth charge.

Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, who heard the case, also ordered Fancey not to frequent hotels during the period of the bond unless in the company of his parents.

PRINCE PAUL'S BERLIN TRIP

Belgrade, To-day.

The Yugo-Slav Regent, Prince Paul, will enter Germany to-night and will be welcomed by a special German delegation.

He will go to Berlin via Salzburg and Munich, where he will spend a week.

He is accompanied by Princess Olga, the Yugo-Slav Foreign Min- ister and other high diplomats,-

·· Trans-Ocean.

BOXER BOARD

Chungking, To-day.

Messrs. Li Shu-hwa, Yeh Kung- cho, Li Shih-kwang, Tseng Yung- fu and D. J. Sloss were appointed members of the Board of Trustees for the Administration of the Sino- British Boxer Indemnity Fund by a-National Government mandate yesterday-Central News.

The Tjinegara arrived in port almost a day late, having experienc- AMUSING HITCH

ed very rough weather outside Hong An amusing hitch occurred here. Kong. Torrential rains and heavy Bewildered, ignorant fishermen that seas were experienced, cutting down they were, the five nevertheless were the speed of the ship; at night, visi- not going to be "had" by being bility was terrible and on one occa- One of the Tjinegara's Chinese given bad or useless money. Each sion she had to heave-to. Course was

the banknote-and there were sailors immediately went over

varieties-wag. side, despite the rough seas and, different letting himself down onto the junk, scrutinised before being made the line fast.

an especially careful

several slightly altered in order to avoid the closely worst of the typhoon and although accepted, the ship met with strong winds and examination big waves; she suffered no damage.

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