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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 21, 1941.

BRITISH SUBMARINES SINK TROOPSHIPS

A FURTHER SUCCESS has been reported

by British submarines operating against COURT'S

Italy's sea communications with the Italian

army overseas, says an Admiralty communi- REBUKE

que issued in London yesterday.

The submarine Utmost (Lt.-Comdr. R. D. Cayley) carried out a successful attack on an escorted convoy of two deeply laden Italian transports of about 5,000 and 4,000 tons crowded with troops.

SHIP'S MASTER FINED

The explosions of the torpedoes were followed by a very violent explosion and it is considered cer- tain that at least one transport was completely destroyed.

The following state- ment was made by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl

MacGregor, at the close

of the Criminal Sessions to-day:-

"Before I adjourn the sessions generally, this being the last case, I want to

say a word about a press comment which I have in my hands relating to the case of The submarine Triumph (Lt.. Lo Kung-yu, who was charged in Comdr. W. J. Woods) has sunk this court with murder and who two deeply faden italian supply was represented by Mr. Harold ships, each of about 2,500 tons. Lee as Counsel, who entered a The submarine Unique (Lt.- plea of 'Unit to plead.' Ultim- Comdr. A. F. Collett) torpedoed a | ately, a jury having been em- fully-laden Italian supply ship of panelled to try the special issue. The master of a British about 3,000 tons, which was pro- | found the plea to be a good one.

ceeding in an escorted convoy. steamer, Captain Robert

This supply, ship was almost Arthur Pritchard, ap-certainly sunk. Reuter. peared this morning at the Marine Court before Commander T. C. Stiff charged with allowing his ship to enter a prohibit- ed area. Tathong Chan- nel, while the port was closed and the signal hoisted at Cape d'Aguilar.

Lieut. D. S. Pethick, prosecut- ing, said that on March 13, he examined the ship inside the boom North-West of Cape Collinson. signal was then received to in- quire from the master why entered the port when it was closed.

BATTLE

WITH

FIRE RAIDS

Thousands of lives and Amillions of pounds worth of national assets vital to the war effort have been saved by the fire watch- ers' scheme.

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Captain Pritchard then said he could not see the signal.

Signalman George Parkins said the port was closed from 5.15 a.m. to 10.20 am. owing to the state of the weather. Al 9. a.m. he saw the steamer two miles from Cape d'Aguilar, procceding in the direction of the controlled

area.

"The 'China Mail of February 19, published what purported to be an account of the trial and what is in point of fact, a rea- account of the sonably accurate trial, under the large caption, 'Guilty but insane Verdict, and later refers to Mr. Lee's plea as a special defence.

"I need hardly say that there was not a word of truth in the allegation that there was a special defence when there was no de- fence and certainly no verdict of guilty.

"The account, as it appears, is a travesty which makes

allegations grave

against man whose innocence is still es- tablished inasmuch as his guilt has never been established.

"In the next issue of the paper a correction was made. That is learned to expect what I have from the local press here,

"I mention this and express the This is stated by Mr. Herbert earnest hope that those who are Morrison, the Home Secretary, in responsible for reports and the a foreword to a new memorandum | publication of news of judicial on the fire prevention order issu-trials of this court will be at ed by the Ministry Home particular pains to see that the Security yesterday.

accounts are as accurate as pos- The memorandum followed con- siblę and to avoid, above all, sultations with the British Em-making grave allegations regard-

Federation and ployers'

the ing innocent people." Trades Union Congress, which are The "China Mail" deeply re-

of

Captain Pritchard said that be- fore prriving in the vicinity of Cape d'Aguilar the weather was stated to have cleared up certain grets the serious inaccuracy, foggy and he came in at a very misunderstandings which inter-which we sought to rectify at the slow speed. When visibility im-tered with the effectiveness of the earliest opportunity by publica- proved, he and two other officers order. -- Bewer. looked through their pinoculars and could not hoisted.

see any

signal

Joseph Charles Gardner, wire- less operator, said that looking through his glasses between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. he could not see any port signal.

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Licut. Pethick stated that Dutch steamer had passed that; morning at 9.22 a.m. and had com- plied with the regulations.

Commander Stiff remarked that he had no alternative but to fine defendant $40.

THEATRE BURGLARY

BEFORE MR. H. C. MACNA- MARĄ, AT KOWLOON THIS MORNING, AU PANG, 20, WAS SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS' HARD LABOUR FOR BURG-" LARY.

PRISONER IN HER NIGHTIE

A pretty bride-to-be,

tion of a correction on our own initiative as soon as we had, our- selves, discovered the error. In making the correction yesterday we explained that, In fact, the case did not proceed to trial, the Jury, on the medical evidence and on the Chief Justice's sum- ming-up, finding, that the accused was unit to plead".]

whose ship was sunk by a DEAD, WON South Pacific, said in SCOUT V.C.

German raider in the

Honolulu that she spent

a month as a prisoner at A thirteen-year-old Boy sea clad only in a night-Scout, who died after being rescued from his gown.

She in Miss Black, of New bombed home, has been Zealand, who was going to Bri-awarded the Bronze Cross tlah Guiana to marry an Eng- Hishman.

the Scout movement's highest order.

She was a passenger in the liner Rangitane.

Locked In Hold

Accused, formerly, employed as un attendant in the Majestic. Theatre, broke Into the atten. dants' quarters on Wednesday "The raider struck at night night, and stole clothing and while I was in bed," said Miss money to the value of $70, several Black. I rushed to the deck, in cinema complimentary tickets, my nightgown. The Germans and a bank. book, the pry perty of insisted upon up transferring to Wong Chowy,******

their ship.

The following day, accused went to the bank and was . ar- rested while attempting some money,

POLICE RECRUIT ACCUSED

A. Police recruit, Chan Kan, 24, in training at the Police Training School was charged before Mr. H. C. Machamprn at Kowloon this LTD.morning with stealing $1.0p, be

longing to a fellow recruit, Wo Kali.

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Hang Kaad.

Accused represented by Mr c. AS. Rusk, was reman 24 hours on `$100 ball,

He was Ronald Eke, of the 1st Ardleigh Green (Hornchurch) Group, whose parents were killed outright

Fortitude

-While he was being rescued he gave the A.R.P. squad Informa- had no time to fiing anytion about his own family and thing over my nightgown.

others in damaged houses. "Aboard the raider we were.

He sent the squad to rescue locked in the hold for a few.

them. daye and given broad smeared

He maintained the same forti-

with lard. Later we got bad tude in hospital,

• Furage and mouldy bread,

One of his rescuers called him

"Some" German officers, sorry a great Scout" for us, helped us to make rope sandals for pur. bare feet.” Most of us were in' night clothes and had no sh005."

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