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SCHEDULE
JAMES JOLLY, ESQ., 0.B.E.
(Marine Magistrate)
President
LIEUTENANT FELIX EDWARD NEVILLE-TOWLE, D.S.C.,R.N. (Commissioned officer of the Royal Navy)
CAPTAIN REDVERS ENDICOTT SMITH
(Master Mariner)
GIVEN under my hand and the Seal of the Colony
of Hong Kong at Government House this 23rd day
of July, 1947.
(8 E AL)
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sd. D. M. McDougall.
OFFICER ADMINSTERING THE GOVERNMEN
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MARINE COURT
28th day of July, 1947.
PROCEEDINGS.
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The Court duly assembled at 10.00 A.M. on Monday the
28th of July, 1947, and the President read the
Warrant forming the Court and declared the Court open.
Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, Solicitor, informed the
Court that he was appearing in the interests of
Captain Bannerman the Master of the "HONG KHENG".
Mr. C. Y. Kwan, Solicitor, informed the Court
that he was present with a watching brief for the
owners of the vessel the Ho Hong 9.3.Co.,(1932) Ltd.
of Singapore.
The following witnesses were called and heard:-
Captain Douglas Ronald Bannerman the Master /of the S.S. "HONG KHING "
(1)
(2)
Captain William Guthrie Ervin the Master
/of the S.S. "HALYANG".
(3)
Captain Lawrence Vivian Rowe the Master
/of the S.S. "HUNAN",
At 1.45 P.M. the Court adjourned for the lunch
interval.
At 2.30 P.M. the Court re-assembled and all
parties were present.
The following witnesses were called and heard:
(4)
Dr. Teng Pin Hui
(5) (6)
Acting Port Health /officer, Hong Kong.
Mr. Norman Bain - 2nd Officer of the "HONG KI
Mr. Robert Charles Barker Acting Chief
/officer of the "HONG KHEI
2nd Engineer, "HON
(7)
Mr. Alfred Herbert Ward
(8)
- Mr. Edward Gerald Mills
(9) Mr. William Frederick)
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(10)
Choo Ah Kiak
Quartermaster, "HONG KHENG".
(11) - Tok Ah Chuan
警爨
(12)
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(13) Lee Teng Joo
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(14)
Mia Chiu Chua m Lookoutman
(15) - Mr. William Rohard Hillyer
Mr. Hugh-Jones requested leave to submit:
Deputy Shipping Master, Hong Kong.
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(a)
An affidavit made by Captain Frederick George
(16)
Dodman, Master of the S.S. "ORIENT CITY".
made
An affidavit/by Captain Sydney Schofield,
Master of the S.S. "WING SANG".
(c) -A statement made by Captain Kalin, Master of
the U.S.S.R. S.S. "MAHADKA".
The Court decided to admit (a) and (b) as evidence
in view of the fact that the Masters concerned were
unable to attend due to the departure of their vessels
from Hong Kong, and (c) was noted.
It was agreed that no useful purpose would be
served by calling further witness, and the President
informed all present that in accordance with Regula-
tion 5 of Table "G" of Ordinance 10 of 1899, any
person who shows he has an interest in the case
could now be heard by leave of the Court.
Two Shipmasters stated that they invariably set
a course N75E (T) from the Ninepins to a position
off Chilang Point.
The President stated that the Court would de-
liver a written judgement on Thursday the 31st July,
1947, and the Court adjourned accordingly at 5.0 P.M.
until 2.30 P.M. on that day.
sa. J. Jolly,
President, 28.7.47.
The Court re-assembled at 2.30 P.M. on Thursday the 31st July, 1947, and all parties were present.
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