ALLEGED ARMED THIEF AMBUSHED BY POLICE
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Magistrate
Back In HK
Mr. W. H. Latimer, Kow.
First Magistrats,
loon
Jurned to Hong Kong by alr an Wednesday afternoon and resumed his seal on the Eench yesterday, after an absence of slightly over three weeks.
Accompanied
Lattinet,
round
by
Mrs. Mr. Entuner left holiday trip Japan on August 17 by the Seng Tien,
for
10
Dúc to his leave having expired, Mr. Latimer was unable to continue the return trig by sea but boarded A pinne at Shanghal.
Mr. Latimer, who is the Principal of the Chatham English School, will be hack
Kung Нело
time
Later,
Borrie
During the absence of the Fint Magistrate, Mr. J. Wicks Bresided over batu Kowloon спита.
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former
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w. A. Blair-Korr. Kowloon magistrate
Crown
Anmationt now
Soffor Mr. Biniz. Kerr Is acting
Hong Kung First Magatinte during the absence of Ar *
d'Almada,
Charged With Assault
An alleged stairway armed robber, who took a gold ring from each of two persons, was am- bushed by a police party, under Detective- Sergeant Tam Chung at Clear Water Bay Road on August 25 and arrested with two revolvers, each loaded with five rounds, in his possession.
Arraigned before Mr. J. Wicks of Kowloon yester-
day, Li So, 24-year-old unemployed, was com- mitted for trial on the count of possession of two revolvers and 10 rounds of ammunition, and two counts of armed robbery.
Detective Sub-Inspector A. Leslie said that, accompanied by Detective-Corporal Chan
Boat Owners
Owners Kum-pui, he went to the Kow-
Fail To
Show Licence
Mu
Peter
A. Rull,
toon City Police Station on the morning of August 26 and was handed the arms and ammuni- {jen.
Half an low later, defendant broughal the police to 31. Bute Street and, porting up the stair- assistant way, said that he committed an marque" officer, gave evidence at ormen robbery there on July 25. brought the two de. yesterday He then the Murine tour! ngmonst six buat owners, elur geal;fectives to the Po Wung Goldsmith produce their shop at 251 Stanghal Street and With foiling le
abstruction in thrusted out the accountant as the litences, and
and sold the t to whom he Zaunati Typhomy Shelter.
a in lar $54,
After he had bren brought back to the Mong Kok Police Station tatt adnitšeljonai charged with possession of
am. Ex
ainmonition and one armed robbery, neused, said DS! Mr. D. C. Curns convicted them į Leda, brought the police to the in the first and fined each $25 staa way of 39 Fuk Wing Street On the winstruction charte des, exhere; he said, he had commit- jendania were each food $10, ied on armed cobbery on July 22.
Rull told the
The defendants, meheding 11-year-old tot master and live boat mistresses, ; temied nutt to the first count,
The sound charge.
Court that the Pointed Out Shop
was patrolling the Yaumati Ty!
AB apprentice's apprentice, Who was at me time in such that a ATACARA Condition eving deponittom WILS taken fst hem, waes in court as com- Lainats as a churge of assault, Citing Krievous bodily harm,. asatest the apprentice,
Yo Wing. 21-your-old apprentice
of the Sik Cluong Shing shipyard,
wn boued aver in the sun of, SCHE for a a year and ordered "[à¦
to
Atul
pay $50 exampensation. La ha aptentive. by Mr. J. Wiek: at Kowlong yesterday,
יה
Saw Bis
mit
where
of
alve in the same evening, ac- phoon Sheller at 10-15 m, took the detectives over to
when: Spot aber 8
lying alongside the g Kong and pointed out the cargo boats
Golsmith shop at northern sea wall. He request Phong
Tetier as the place them to produce Their Ficcoce
sold the ዓ Ao-top..olit beat
ring mistres
4.022at of Fuk argued, while the others seatiere thing to a
MAG Wang Street. Wilss said he took down
Divisional Stipçontendent E, C. their monters and inst; ueard them
Luscombe testified that Cheung the aingside hus lumen. They
Ho Identifled
without crused were reliant and di
hesitation at
Identilention Rul stated that he fol
bout mistress in Parade held on the morning of the Op-year-old
The other boord his Inune
victiin, when she di Avgust 27. not protice per Beence.
Fung Kwa-chi, admitted in None of them showed twar evidence that she was unable to fcences until they were brought trengose the nun who robbed to the police Station,
witness hr
When accused concluded,
who did not
Junction of Clear The defendant, eross-examine witness, said that Water Bay Road and Wong Tai they
Chine to Sig pathway on the evening of given being out their herners and that August 25, nothing was found on they were feeling awkward at him, sald Detective-Sergeant Tam
moment. They 1)
Chung. He, however, told witness that the rattan basket he was carrying coulained two revolvers and 10 rounds of ammunition which he was bringing to Hong Kong to sell.
were
Sub-Inspected 1. Evans said that on Äntugt 12 the boy was mntiteted by defendant to go and work on a ship in the harbour. that Later on he was
told to work licences, en another ship of the yards.
He told uteuseri that he was engaged on the ship in the har- hot and that he must finish that jah before he rauld attel to the other ship. At 1,30 am, he wens
ht
in the yard and was stand-
on a plank on, the side of a Whet neeward went up to
him and pulled it down.
Complainant got up, went
in
Faut
bnet
2 Charged On Gambling
Chun. Wong, a hawker, hnd Wong Koon-hong a painter, were
frust of defendant and awaited charged before Mr. iin-shing 14 1 further orders. Instead of getting yesterday with condueling!
the
was, searched
H.E. Patron
Of Rotary Club Ball
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1948,
Guild Meeting
Mr. Но Cheuk-hung, Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Com- merce, is seen speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Union of Hong Kong And Kowloon Labourers General Gulid, held at the Ying King Restaurant, yesterday. "Right, Mr. Ken Baker, Labour Officer, is shown addressing the meeting. (Chlou Mail Photo)
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GOV'T TO ENCOURAGE
LOCAL TRADE UNIONS
It is the policy of the British Government to give
every possible encouragement to the develop ment of the Trade Union Movement in Hong Kong.
This statement was made yesterday by Mr. Ken Baker, Labour Officer, at the inaugural meet- ing of the Union of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labourers General Guild, at the Ying King Restaurant.
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Ruling Handed Down In Key Money Case
•
A tenancy tribunal was entitled to tako judicial [
notice of the fact that no premisas would be available unless key money was paid. This ruling was given by Mr. Justice Reynolds yes. terday in on appeal heard by him against the decision of a tenancy_tribunal.
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The case concerned an ap- plication for eviction made by Fu Cheng Kam-ying, a mar- ried woman living at 132 Pel- Street, landlord, against her tenant Li Yuen-shum, 40 Cheung Sha Wan Road, on the fround that she required back the premises for her own oc- cupation.
AORANGI DUE AT
VANCOUVER
During the early days of the Liberation a familiar sight in Hong Kong waters was the
Dental
ship-the
Clinic"
motorship Aorangi.
The case was heard by Mr. 1.T. Prior. He dismissed the ap- slication on the ground
that renter hardship would be enused o the tenent than to the landlord it was next to impossible to stbain alternative premises with out the payinent of key money, Tuday the 17,491-ton Canadian and the landlord was in a better | Australiasian liner is expected to position financially to make such rive at Vancouver to complete 30- her first post-war voyage. payment.
starting her "All-Red Roulo" New Zealand between Austrullo, and Canada,
Between September, 1945, and the mkiale et 1040, the Abrangl Hong Kong waters operated in as an amenity ship, catering fpr dental and olher clinic cases. She was then Royal Navy. Later she became the commodore ship of the Royal Navy Auxiliary Fleet Train in the Pacific.
The appeat before Mr. Justice Reynolds yesterday was againsi this decision.
Mr. D.A.L Wright, counsel for the appellant landlord, said the magistrate's decision was wrong in law and was iso against the weight of evidence.
Impossible To Obtain
From Hong Kong, after a long It was wrong for the magis- and honourable war service, she trate
to base ils decision on solled for Sydney, where she dicini notfee of the alleged fact underwent a two-year reconver- that it was Impossible to obtala | sión. She left Austraile Jast
month. premises without payment of a
sum of money ав Large
key During the war she ferried money,
Australian and New Zealand air trainees to Canada and landed It was also wrong for him to the first New Zealand troops on cny that it would be less hurd Fiji. Later she evacuated women for the landlord to pay key money and children from beleaguered than for the tenant to do so, This Singapore
and carried Allied should not be taken into account troops to the Mediterranean and the question of India. At one time she acted us
nother ship to tugs.
in deciding treater, hardship.
The evidence n the tribunal Extonsive Improvements
showed thut greater vreuld be caused the
than the tenant
Sign. Language · Demonstration
A Bemonstration of the deaf and dumb sign-language was given by Mas Ll in Mr. J. Wick's' court at Kowloon yesterday when she noted as "interpreter" In the whore
case
deaf-mute W SE charged with larceny:
In
Yip Cheuk-cnuen, aged 25. was alleged to have called at the Li Ying Ki waton shop”- at 517 Shanghal Strost and, by sign languspe, told Li King-chol that he wanted to Bee one o the watches the show window.
As soon as he was given the watch, ncouxed ran out of the shop, followed by Li, and
At arrested
Portland
Through Miss Ll, defendant told the court that he has no Lola опо with n moustache (father) or with
long hair (mother).
Was
Street.
He was employed at the time he committed the offence. He had been in the
Colony for four ctroles of the moon round the earth four months).
Defendant WAL told by Miss L that he would have to serve two month bard labour (demonstrated - by signs of handa being hand- cuffed and Hats hammering at something) and then banish- od from Hong Kong.
Bub-inspector J. H. Evans prosecuted.
Committed
On Charge Of Murder
Committal proceedings were hardship
While the basic design of the Jandlord Aorangi's interior has been re- started at the Central Magis-
tained, extensive
before" Mr. improvements tracy yesterday have been made to her spacious Hin-shing Lo against Loung Mr. Wright went on to say that public rooms, passenger cabins Oi, aged 34, a married woman,
and crew's quarters.
his client was living in factory premises with her husband and nine children, as well as her
son's family,
and three servants, making a total of 21
oldest
Dersons.
ing
Unfit For Residence
was temporary.
persons.
It was a clear cose of hardship, submitted Mr. Wright, who quot- ed judgments on similar cases.
The tenancy
was tribunal wrong in taking into considera- on the payment of key money, as both paying and receiving key money was an offence, and the case should have been decided on its merits.
Wi
Bold
casc,
two per-
persona
on
were defendant
Queen
who is charged with attempt- 177 For passenger use,
new ing to drown Fung Fung-yce, cabins have been constructed and 140 new cabins for the crew. In aged six, her daughter, with addition, existing passenger state intent to murder her.
for Woo was
the Mr. P. C. In rooms have been reconditioned Mr. Baker said that Bri- 1 said that he was agreeably u
the case for the total defendant and modern style, giving a tain
the first
theprised with the excellent manner
conducted by accomodation passenger
in her prusecution rent in fur re to give ful in which rules Colonial Powers
Detective Inspector T. Cashman, three classes for 486 persons. tu cen drawn up. gistration
Outlining the opportunity for Trade Unions He did not expect to have such
Inspector Mensuring 600 feet long, she The factory was' not a place ft to function in the dependenta high degree of interest in the for residence and it was nonc
that about 3.30 was built at the Foirfield Ship- Cashman territories.
trawing
Lioned up of rules and con-
bullding yards at Glasgow, Scot-p.m. on June 15, Chan Hui-tong by the Commissioner of and, in 1924. For post-war Irade was
walking along Connaught Representatives. from more gratulated the Trade Union abour on the clear understand- Rhe has been painted white on Road Central. He saw than 190 labour organisations at Movement in Hong Kong on the
that alternative premises tended the meeting, which was way it had drawers
up rules.
were being sought and occupation the hull and will fly the colours sons jump off the seawall just
of The Canadian
Australasian opposite the General Post Office. i presided over by Mr. Fung loi-
Line, which is owned jointly by jumped In after, them and chiu.
Best Guarantees
Canadian
Pacific Railway with the help of someone Mr. Baker Gaid that the
The factory was employing 40 and the Union Steam- the sea front, who throw a rope
Company Trade Union Congress meeting Mr. Baker said that one of the
la him, the two ship Company of New Zealand. in England d a representa- Lesi guarantees of a stable Trade
The Aurangi will leave Van-rescued. They were tion of more than 8.000,000 ton Mover.cul is 1 sound
ecuver on September 10 for her id her daughter. any he had his arms grabbed and gambling game D} "Red anz Al yesterday's weekly lun- workers, many of whom were inancial positiur. It was through
Both was taken to the the next thing he knew was that Green" in Cress street on Sep-cheon of the Kowloon Rotary
return voyage to Australia vin extremely Interested in what failure to give proper considera-
Mary Hospital. The woman was Honolulu and Suva in the Fills. he win in hospitaf. He under-tember 2 und with cheating Func Club, the President, Mr. F..C..
was going on Hong Kong tion to this factor that many
not detained but the girl remain- wont operation and had his Ho-luen; a woman, of $20 at the Clems, announced that
Many of these workers in Trade Union -Movements had
ed in hospital for some time. the spleen reinoved.
tume.
Great Britain added Mr. Baker. failed. it is mest essential_that
When chargo defendont made Governor and Lady Grantham felt that they should go hand in 21 Beans said that complainant Defendants pleaded guilty and had agreed to become patrons hand with their fellow-workers shot
Trade Union
in Hong Kong
statement that she wanted Lime. was, at one
in #
were fined $25 or 10 dinys
should
have a round Auancial
to die togother with her daughter. critical eraction and
not
ex-gambling and given six weeks, of the Club's annual ball an In the Colony. ile was therefore hacking to
any contigency
She later made a further caution- preted to live.
ed statement. Dieet without an option, on the charge October 16.,
very happy to bring to the which might atke us the result Mr. Wieks: He is very lucky of cheating.
Mr. Clemo sak arrangements workers of
Mr. B.A. Bernacchi, counsel Hong
^ Kong.
Guan-bee, medical . house in
Dr, Ông the of any dispute or other difficulty
Swatow Sirect, to be in court today.
The $20 was returned fa com-for the raffle were well under fraternal greetings
for the respondent tenant, said Wanchal Trade in the future. of
wos raided for the officer at Queen Mary Hospital, Defendant stated that the boy plainant, who was described by way. A list of the articles pro- Unionists in Great Britain.
It is also essential he added, there was only one type of illegal ixth time on Thursday morning vald that at 4.30 p.m. on June got hold of a hammer and wanted Inspector Brownrigg the promised by Rolarions and others Mr. Baker sold that it might that the Trade Union Movement key money. New buildings or and again found to be in use as 15 accused was brought in. She
strike him with it. He warded sccuting officer, as, one of those was given and an auction
elect to the position of buildings extensively anle perhaps be useful to reiterate the should
repaired a brothel.
was alleged to have jumped into of the blow and gave the lud a who beg but are able to indulge would also be held,
British Government's polley with Treasurer,
He some person with a were not governed by ront restric- The house, 13 Swatow Street the harbour with her child. kirk.
In gambling.
The entire proceeds of the Ball regard to the Trade Union Move-knowledge of finances and who lons. The tribunal was obviously had been fet to Lal Mul, aged found no evidence of any injury
would put some fime
the not into
referring to
Illness. illegal key 38, who had one previous com-br
Her would be devoted to the opening ment in the Cefaules,
clothes wero work of the Union.
She Was of an Anti-Tuberculosis clinic and
discharged viction for keeping a brothel. She drenched. an Anti-Trachoma clinic
who spoke, Among the others on the
was charged with keeping a when the clothes were dry. mainland, to be sponsored by the when
were Mr. Ke Check-hung of the
brothel at Central yesterday be Winess sold that he Chinese
General
of Chamber ΟΙ
fore Mr. Blair-Kerr and sentenced amined the girl. There Miss Cecilia W. F. Commerce,
to two months' hard labour and signs suggestive of her having through drinking fined $250 or another two months, asphyxiation Antice is to be served on her some fuld. She was kept in the Inndlord.
hospital for observation and dix- Another brothel at 19 Swatow churged 10 days later. In a The tribunal was guided by the Street (second floor) was raided condition.
a good and principle, that the landlord was by Inspector J.
a wealthy pelaba and the tenant u poor mun.
very
buy Switzerland's..... ....famous CHALET-CHEESE
in boxes of 0812 poriumis, et popiatur prices.
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Do not forget as you pass the shops on your way home to buy a box and give your family a treat.
Obtainable from:
The Dairy Farm, Ice &
Cold Storage Co., Ltd., Per Vooux Rd. C.
Lano, Crawford, Ltd.,
Wellcome Co., Ltd., Kwong Tang Fat, Chun Hing Store,
Des Voeux Ed. C.
Deg Voeux Bd. C. Des Voeux Rd, C.
Queen's Id. C. Des Voeux Bd. C. Hankow B., Kowloon,
Salgón
The Sincere Co., Ltd., Tai Wo Compradore,
Yat Choong,
Po Cheung Kee,
Victoria
for
Club.
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It was also decided Ladies' Day should be held before the annual ball.
Freedom Of Association
At Geneva Int Wednesday, representatives of the United Nations met to discuss the
money.
Question Of Hardship
2 Brothels
Raided
Hayward and
3
were
In answer to Mr. Woo Witness the keeper brought to court. She did that when he examined ac
she was in a somewhat Mr. Justice Reynolds, giving was similarly fined and sentenced. cured Judgment, said magistrate sit- Inspector H. Moran prosecuted.; depressed condition. ting on a tennicy tribunal was -entitled-to-take-official-notice-of|
On the question of hardship subject of freedom of association Shen in countries of the world, one of Welfare Assvelation, Hong Kong was greater on his client than on of the Chinese Women's Mr. Bernacchi submitted that this the delegates from India spoke Branch, and Mr. La Ta-chu, appellant. At the conclusion of the lun- and praised the British Trude cheon a film entitled "The Magic Criton Congress for its help and Bureau for
Dircolor of the Kuomintang Wire" was shown.
Jiong Kong I was advice in building up the Trade Macao. commentary on the production of Union Movement in other purta the electric coble,
of the world. At the same time. Two
visiting Rotarians
were this
delegate commended welcomed. They were Mr. H. M. British attitude to other Colonial Monteiro from Macao and Mr. H. Powers. Aanmert from Hong Kong Maker haha thought
Guests
present included Messrs. it best that the present policy of R. 5.
Perry,
H. M. Parsons, C. C. the British Government to en- Kao, S. A. Tremlett, F. H. Fell, courage the development of the P. W. Wood, W. F. Wynne, E. Trade Union Movement should be Joffe, F. Winyard, J. S. C. Neel clearly understooi. There had and T. A. Willams.
been a lot of nonsense sald about the British Government's atitude towards Trade Unions,
COMPENSATION GIVEN
Judgment in the sum
of
Sentenced For Keeping Opium Divan
or aix
The
• fact that no premteer wann be available except on payment
of key money.
On the question of availability
Nurses Going To Denmark
of alternative accommodation to Six Nursing Sisters of Queen
After the hearing of evidenco from other witnesses accused was entresiasis TAMARJEET
Water-Logged
Junk Sighted
both landlord and tenant, and the Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing cost of obtaining such accom-Service-nt of whom saw active modation by logai means, also the service during the war-aro leay- A fine of $1,400, Mr. Baker said that there are months hard labour, was im financial position of the landlord, Ing England for Denmark to study
he ruled that further evidence nursing there. officials in the posed on. 19 Trade Union
Chọn Cheung, aged should be called,
They at the invitation - of
'go at different Caloules and that he
Kow- Further hearing was adjourned
Copenhagen, and they have been
by Admirally. HK$800 was given by Mr. Jug was one of those officials. 26, by Mr. J. Wicks of
loon yesterday on four charges until October 7. tice Gould yesterday in favour fully conversant and fully ex-
Trade Union officials were of keeping an these
opium divan
The leader is Mise K. Baker, Matron of the big Royal Navel Hospital at Haalar, Gosport, The hire owing to him by Ling Fal Movement,
Miss others
yesterday. I.A.C. Rollin, also of Haslar, Miss P.L. Shipton, of Plymouth, Miss G.M. Arthur, of Chatham, Miss G.M. Griffith, ut Dartmouth, and Miss M.E. Myare, Mise Rollin and Miss Grimth
of Cheung Chi-keung for lorry perienced in the Trade Union and possession of smoking
'. paraphernalia.
Ling's twe guarantors, Lul Nam He added that in 1940, it was Defendant, whose divon WAS and Lui Kwan, who were also stipulated that no Colony should raided by Divisionul Superinten named in the writ, were told by benef from funds under the dent George Leys on September Mr. Justice Gould that they were Colonial Development and Wel-7, was remanded for 24 hours also liable for payment in case fare Act unless that Colony ind when he was charged before the Ling failed to pay up.
adequate Trade Union Legis- magistrate on Wednesday, The two guarantors suld they lation." thought they were responible for the return of the lorry only and not for payment of the hire.
YOU TOO
CAN BEA
REPORTER
Payment for all items wood. -
Phone through any NEW! Ha `day, or, nidit," tu
32312 ** 24354
Fined For HavingOpium
A fine of $5,000 or six months
They
In his dive, the police found hard labour was imposed on were prisoners of war in the 14 smokers; 11 oplumt pipes, 12 Wong Szo-Ewan by Mr. Blair hands of the Japanese. Mr. Baker disclosed that he and 32 small pots hnd. boen arilialeed sometimes opium,
Criticised By Employerstcls of raw egium, and two big Karr al Contral yesterday when Wero nursing in the Naval Hospl-
was overrun, . '.
CAUTIONED
of prepared he was charged with, possessing tal in Hong Kong when the city
do Laels of opium by employers and sometimes by i One of the smokers who pleaded Havenue Inspector J. Bedman the Unions and charged with nut guilly at the first hearing cald that that the as Van Houtz favouritism. He said he wished was discharged yesterday on the was searched by's party of se to make it quite clear that ho polico necepting his plea that he venue officers and a box which la connected with Trade Unions was about to enter the adjoining defendant claimed, as his and as a result, ls only con house at Bai Tau Village, Kow- party was folind to have a žaise corned with carrying out the loon City, when he was arrested. bottom. When the bottom wer Kem, aged policy of the British Govern- The others ware dealt with on lifted" out, die opium, was mon Inrepurd—to-Tenda Wednesday
tovarad
Unfans.
FOR FIGHTING
Cho Ying, aged 28, and Ng 42, both married Alworten,
cautioned and
months By Mr. Hin-shink
uld that he will do his Taut Village, Chan King-ching bottom
at en unnumbered house at Tuns which was covered by nappit Road, West, third floor. Emphasising utmost to help and advise Trade 82-year-old shop fokl, was fined Hexus Insprofor 7. Redman Untòña in Hong Kong Mr. Baker $100 by,
On the application of Sub- · Lilyn "Ah-kim Was Uned 1000 bound over "I feel that the best guarantee Inspector J. H. Evans, $44.00 or three months Central yes for of stable industrial relations in found on the promises was confcruing, or possessing ning Apl Lo at Centrul yesterday, for dise any-country -- is ja have-a-sound fiscated to the Poor Box, - raw oplam of the ba. Van Houtz orderly, behaviour by fighting."
Defendants Iver at 257 Conl and firm Trade Union Movement" For keeping an opium divanap golun way in a baster
First defendent claimed that: Ng had rub her of bringing men" Into Wig house. *
The water-jogged junk re ported last Tuesday to be floating in mid-ocean about 10 miles East of the Ninepin Group Islands was seen by the crow of "the "British steamer Tsinan, which arrived
The master, Mr.Ö. Fox, to=" ported that the funk
her probably anchored position was the "sang Alven by the steamer pheng- king on September 4.
Mr. Weaver, master pf the ARL Einar Provident, "Polk which left. Hong Kong for Manlis last Tuesday, wa ships of the obstructions give
Ing its position as £2.15.4°59- grees North, 1
114.42 degrade East. He said in n his warning
that the verse! was a danger to navigation and advised navigators to watch out for the Junk when in the Vicinity.
2,100-ton
The
Bwater with 282 passengers and 201 tons of general pargo. The staumer Shengking rd. portou speing the junk on bar arrival, hare, from ́ ́ Hälpan test Saturday.
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