CO129-515-1 Piracy- legal proceedings arising from sinking of S.S. 'IRENE' 18-1-1929 - 6-9-1929 — Page 104

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

ACTION NO. 67 OF 1928.

Stamps.102

$6.00 (Int.) C.D.M.

16.5.28.

BETWEEN

The China Merchants Steam Navigation Company owners of the S.S. "Irene"

Plantiffs,

and

1.

2.

3.

F.J.C. Halanan commanding H. l.'s

Submarine L. 4

Defendant.

STATEMENT OF CLAIM.

The plaintiffs are a Company in Peking registered and incor

porated according to the Laws of the Republic of China.

The Defendant at the time the cause of action arose was

the officer commanding His Majesty's Submarine L. 4.

The Plaintiff have suffered damage by reason of the wrongful

skinking of their ship the S.S. "Irene" in the territorial

waters of the Republic of China by gun fire from the said

Submarine 1.4 on the night 19th/20th October 1927 under

the command of the Defendant.

PARTICULARS OF DALAGE

Total loss of S. S. "Irene"

Loss of stores on board S. S.

"Irene "

Loss of officers kits on board S.S. "Irene"

Loss of use of ship from 19th day of October

1927 at $1,000:00 per day

Extra disbursements to officers and crew for

clothes board, lodging and fares to Shanghai occasioned by the wrfongful act of the Defendant

$500,000:00

$5,000:00

$15,000:00

$10,000:00

Dated this 18th day of May 1928

Sa. H. B. Sheldon.

Counsel for the Plaintiffs.

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