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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 25TH, 1914

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. THE HONGKONG BANK CASE.

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CHINA SERVICE.

PRESIDENTS BENEVOLENCE.

PEKING, July 24th:

You Shih-kai has given a further $35,000 for the relief of sufferers by the Bloods in Finnan, Kwangtung and

Kwangsi."

THE QUEUE QUESTION.

PEKING, July 24th. President Yuan Shil-kai is considering an Ediet depriving all queue-wearing officials of their rank.

LOAN NEGOTIATIONS.

PEKING, July 24th,

The Presidens has appointed Yang Shi-chi, Minister of Finance, as his deputy during the loau negotitiations with the Quintuple Bankers' Group.

MR GOOD NOW GOES ON LEAVE.

PERING, July 24th.

Goodnow, Legal Adviser, goes houe on leave on the last of August and probably will return next year. His place will be filled. temporarily, by Professor Will

ughby of Princeton University.

EUROPEAN SERVICE.

AUSTRIA AND SERVIA..

A DELICATE PITUATION.

BERLIN. July 23rd. The Hungarian Premier, Count Tizs caused a postponement of the interpela- tion on Servia by the Chamber at Eo said the outlook was Budapest uncertain: a peaceful solution

was

possible, but, so the other hand, thers was also a possibility of serious entangle

iments.

parties in the Hungarian Chamber of Deputies.

DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD"

SERVIUB.

JUSSIA AND FRANCE

LONDON, July 23rd.

M. Poincaré's visit to St. Petersburg

reccires little attention in England on

account of the Irish crisis. The Tintes, strongly working for Russian interests, admonishes Austria and Germany to arrange the Servian affair peacefully in view of the growth of the Russian Army.

A SLANDER REFUTED.

BERLIN, July 23rd. The Temps (Paris) has news from Berlin that H.I.H. the German Crown Prince, at a banquet given by the British Ambassador in February, had called the British Military and Naval Attachés

spies.

It has been authentically establish- ed that His Imperial Highness never said anything of the kind.

EUCHARISTIC CONGRESSES.

SILVER JUBILEE CELERRÄTIONS IN - HONGKONG.

In connection with the celebrations of the Silver Jubilee of the International Eucharistic Congresses, a reception was given by Bishop D. Pozzoni in the Roman Catholic Cathedral compound last even ing and was attended by a very large unmber of people..

RESUMED HEARING

The case in which Antonio Filomeno Remedios, aged 28, w clerk in Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s office, and Reginald Oliviera Gutierrez, a clerk in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, arr charged with conspiring to defraud tas Hongkong and Shanghai Bank of divers large sums of money on the 4th May and divers dates before and after again came before Mr. Wood yesterday..

Mr. D. Lewis (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master) prosecuted, Inspector Terrett represented the police, Mr. A. B. Crew was for Remedios, and Mr. J. H..

Gardiner appeared for the second

defendant (Gutierrez),

now.

Mr. Alan Julius Dennys, in charge of the Outward Bill Department at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, deposed that the second defendant was employed in witness department. There were two other Portuguese in the same depart mont, but they were not there Letters of credit coming to Hongkong would pass through the department, and would first be handled by one or other of the Portuguese clerks. Each dealt with letters coming from different areas. The second defendant would deal with letters from America, Honolulu, and Batavia, If a customer came into the Bank from either of those places he would first see the shroff in witness department.

The shroff would give thic

"SUI TAL" AND "ON LEE" Court, and secure the decision of his

IN COLLISION.

THE INQUIRY CONCLUDED.

ON LEE BRLD TO BLAME.

Worship. He did not think that the evidence was sufficiently strong to war- rant such a decision. Speaking as a layman, he thought that the Sui Tat was in fault The On Lee was the overtaking. ship and that being so the Sui Tei should have got out of their way There was plenty of room on the starboard side, The hearing was resumed before Com-but in spite of that the Fat Tai mander Beckwith, B.N., at t the Marineimped into them.

Mr. Stevenson quoted the Interna Court yesterday of the case in which O. tional Collision Regulations to show that Hughes, master of the str. On Lee, was such an offence as the one under notion summoned by R. D. Thomas, master of the should be treated as a misdemeanour, and his Worship had power to deal with str. Sui Tai, for failing to observe the rule the case as such. Under the Marchant of the road at sea while navigating the Shipping Act it also said that if a str. On Lee on the West River on the night the non-observance by any ship of the col- damage to porson or property arose from of July 19th, contrary to the Inter-lision regulations it shall be deemed to national Collision Regulations.

Mr. V. D. Stevenson (from Messrs. Deacon, Looker, Deacon & Harston's

office) appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Dixon (From Messes, Wilkinson & Gristy defended.

Henry Singh, the chief engineer of the Sui Tai, said that he had been employed on the boat for four years, and during that time she had not had her trim altered for any reason,

The Magistrate-And how about her steering --I have never had any com- plaint about her steering. In my opinion she is a good steering, vessel.

What speed can you get out of her ordinary speed?--About ten and a half knots; that is without pushing her.

Witness then produced his engine room register, which showed that at 10-27 on the night of the collision the starboard gine was first stopped and then put full At 10-28 the Captain rang up again and then both the engines were put full astern..

astern,

be wilful default. Under the law. also, if there was any departure from the colli- son regulations the star or the owner. people who were

He did not think that they had had any evidence by which they could place the ownership of the vessel, but he thought that there had been evidence to show that there had been a very serious breach of Articles 23 and 24 of the regulations by Captain Hughes

Mr. Pixon-Or the person in charge of the bridge at the time.

Mr. Steavenson added that the Sui Tei was in her right channel, so that it was the whole ray, Articles 19 and pointed duty of the master to keep the course the

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Was tu avoid crossing alicad. That was what happened in this case, The Sui Tot was on her proper channel and it was the duty of the On Zee, which was coming up. to. go astern, or stop. Judging by the two speeds of the vessels he did not think they could say that they were racing. Also, if the Sui Tai was steering badly, one would have expected the master of the On Lee to have given way. Instead of this he bored in, some signal or to have kept out of the incidentally a capillary action set in, the boats got very close together, and they were drawn inwards. He thought that was in order and in accordance with the action of the master of the Sui. Tai articles 31 and 29. These stated that in order to avoid an inevitable collision a

cupistances seem to be imperative. He take such action as in the special cir master must depart from the rules and

at least gave orders for the starboard engine to run asters, and then he gave That is about her best Yes, sir. the order for both the engines to go was steaming normally added witness, that the master of the Sun Tai was the

On the night of the collision the ship astern. He (Mr. Steavenson) thought WATCHMAKERS going at easy steam. She also had a only person capable of appreciating the heavy cargo. He frat saw the Sui Tai risk, and he asked his Worship to find when she was into us."

or to exprces the opinion, that the action be cross-examined.

Captain Hughes was then re-called to: of the master of the Sui Tai was seaman- like, and he also asked him to find that Replying to the Magistrate he said that Captain Hughes had been guilty of a when he went below he left the bridge in breach of the Collision Regulations, go away to collect the tickets.

Evidence was also given by the chief engineer of the On Lee, Max Friedman. In answer to questions by the Magistrate he said that the On Lee could do eight or in knots an hour without being pushed

her That depends on the tide and the How much would she do if you pushed cargo, sir. I suppose she would they do about ten knots.

CHS. J. GAUPP

& CO.,

AND

JEWELLERS.

In giving judgment the Magistrale The two pilots are recognised very said-This has been a very lengthy case, SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL

letter of credit to Gutierrez. The second defendant would make out a first and second of exchange, which would be a bill of exchange drawn by the customer on the Bank which issued the letter of credit. The second defendant would His hardship the Bishop, in the course make an endorsement on the back of the of a spouch, said that as these Eucharis letter, and draw out a debit note. That tic gatherings first started in France, it debit note, when signed by witness was right that their Silver Jubilee should would be an authority to the shroff to take place in France.

After the papers had The locality pay the money. chosen for the celebration of such a glori- ture had been appended, the first and been prepared, bu; before witness signu ous event was one that would fire the second of exchange would be brought to enthusiasm of the whole Catholic world, the customer for his signature. The viz., Our Lady's shrine of Lourdes second defendant would then bring After Rome and Jerusalem, Lourdes was witness the bill of exchange, the debit the best known place in the Catholic note, and also the letter of credit: Wit universe. By a happy inspiration theness would then examine the letter of ideas cripting it on celebrations credit, and the signature on the bills of world participating in the exchange very carefully. If he found that were to take place at Lourdes; and everything correct he would sign the he, with the other Bishops throughout endorsement on the letter of credit, thus the Catholic universe, was invited, with

Witness would reducing its value. In view of the gravity of the situation the flock under his charge, to unite retain the bills of exchange, and would peace bas been established between all great universal outbreak of joy in then sign the debit note. The debit note charge of a certificated man. He did not articles 23 and 24.

honour of the Sacramental presence of would be handed to the second defendant, Jesus, the Son of Mary, in the Blessed and then, if the latter of credit were not Sacrament. He reminded his audience

the second defendant, for him to haud The Press of Europe generally hopes. earnestly not only for peace and unity to the customer. If it was exhausted,

among themselves but also for peace and That Servia may ́yield and so avert war. unity all over the world. They had the last bill of exchange.

witness would keep it and send it in with A censorship for military reports has witnessed of late a great and longing desire among their separated brethron been ordered for Austria-Hungary. The for the unity of Christendom. That was mobilization has not begun reb, but subject that must engage their most earnest attention and most earnest In Hongkong they could not preparations have been made for it in prayers. the event of Servian resistance. Generals help being especially attracted by the state of the great heathen world, especial- v. Hölzendorfi and v. Krobatin have ly the mighty empires of China and Japan, that lay so close to them. Only lately the former appealed earnestly for the prayers of Christendom. upon then to join in praying fervently and constantly for the return of their separated brethren to the pence and unity of the one true fold," and for the

In answer to Mr. Crew Mr. Dennys conversion of the millions of heathen at said that in the category of persons their doors and in their midst.

Addresses were also given by Arch-likely to be more or less familiar with bishop Harty, Major F. J. Bowen, Miss the system he would include former Bank M. Loureiro, and Mr. A. M. C. da Silva, employees.

The following telegraphic messages have passed between the Catholic community of Hongkong and His Boliness Pope Pius X.

rétarned to Vionna.

A report will be made to H. M. the Emperor by General v, Hötzendorff.

THE LABOUR DISTURBANCES IN

RUSSIA.

Un

BERLIN, July 23rd. ope tives in the Government The Incluries at St. Petersburg are out strike, as also are the men at the Baltic Docks The strike has already spread to Riga. Moscow and Tiflis. The military guard all the railway shops.

The Ministers in Council have dis cusard the unrest.

ANTI-GERMAN AGITATION.

BERLIN, July 2ìrd.

The Russian Press protest against the anti-German threats in the Paris Press, France, it says, would work with Russia's sword, as France herself is not ready. ALBANIAN INSURGENTS DEMAND REMOVAL OF PRINCE

BERLIN, July 23rd, The Foreign Ministers at Durazzo have received a letter from the rebels, demand ing the removal of the Prince and Threatening the eventual destruction of Durazzo unless their request is complied

with.

Essad Pasha has arrived at Antivari, and continues his journey to the head. quarters of the rebels at Fiak.

THE BULGO ROUMANIAN FRONTIER DISPUTES.

BERLIN, July 23rd. Roumania and Bulgaria have nominated Commissioners for the arrangement of the Irontier disputes. Good relations are w established between the officers of the

frontier guards.

INTERNATIONAL LOAN FOR

ALBANIA.

BERLIN, July 23rd..

M. Turkban has been successful at Paris

in obtaining an international Joan for Albanja.

that it was their duty to pray most exhausted, he would also, hand that to i much by the owners, are they not?-They with emisiderable hard swearing on both

Pope-Rome.

He called

Hongkong Catholics Eucharistie Congress Celebrations in mesting assembled invoke your blessing, Noronha Secretary.

REPLY.

Noronha Secretary Catholic Eucharistic Congress Hongkong Holy Father thanks filial hemago and affectionally sends his blessing. Cardinal Merry Del Val.

-BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL. Before the school broke up for the summer holidays, the usual prizes for English Composition were distributed to the successful competitors by the Director of Education, Mr. T. K. Dealy.

Exceedingly handsome books are pre- sented annually to this school by Mr. R. E. Belilios, son of the founder of the school, in memory of his father. vote of thanks in recognition of Mr. Balilios generosity was given by the children.

passage

INSTRUMENTS.

SUN GLASSES.

are in charge of the European officers,

So I have had to sift very -sidea. Witness added that when he came up on carefully the various evidence given. the bridge the mate was still in charge. Analysing the evidence given by the Witness was then handed a copy of the The two pilots went his there and master of the Shun ham of

looking at the Sut Tut The letter signed E. Lyndhurst,” and was

opinion that it would be extremely ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS. referred to the passage beginning collision had actually taken place when difficult, if not impossible, at night, astorn he arrived on the bridge. When he came

and steaming in the opposite direction, postcard. This is a wonderful thing." He said the process detailed in that up the Sui Tai was going off astern, being to know which of the two ships was the

then on the port bow of the On Lee

Mr. Steavenson then askedWhen you converging one, or whether they were not left the bridge charge of the mate both converging, unless the coloured what orders did you give him? He told side-lights could be seen. And I think ne that the Su Tai was steering badly, that a rough bearing taken as stated, and I told him to watch the Su Zar, and between two bridge rails, would be of very SILVERAND PRINCE'S PLATE. then I went into my room.

little use, because such bearing, taken by eye on the hull, would take a considerable time to alter sufficiently for the eye to detect, unless crossing at a right angle, when the side-lights would be seen. The master of the Shur Lee also emphatically stated in his evidence that when both ships canic close together, the Sue Fai went broadly off to starboard of the On MAPPIN & WEBB. Lee. Now all the evidence before me, of both sides, goes to prove that the Sui Fai went astern, and then came up to port of the Ou Les. So I fear I must dismiss

the substantially described method followed in his department in regard to a letter of credit, except that witness would examine the letter of credit more carefully than Was apparently thought by the person who wrote that letter. Only persons employed in banks, or who had information from bank employees, would be likely to know the system.

Detective-Inspector Terrelt stated that he was in the Bank on the 4th June when the second defendant was interviewed by the Captain-Superintendent of Police,

the river -He has made hundreds of Is the mate very well acquainted with

trips up the river.

How long has he worked with you About three weeks or a month.

When you left the bridge, do you agree with Captain Somerville that your sessel was about mid-channel 4-Yes.

Do you agree with Captain Somerville that your vessel was travelling at about eleven and a balf knots -Oh, no; we were only doing about eigh. knots.

He was also present when the letter was tions from your owners regarding the this evidence from my samming up. After

shown to the second defendant when the second defendant said wrote that latter admitted having written it. The letter at the dictation of Mr. Remedion, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s office.

objections still held good in respect of Mr. Crew mentioned that his previous

this evidence.

Have you ever received any instruc employment of the pilots on your vessel I liked with the pilots; I could sack them The last manager told me to do what

I wanted to.

How long have you been with the Com pany About four and a half months.

Do you know of your own knowledge that two officers of your Company have heen before this Court for breaches of

The Magistrate-1 do not think that has any bearing on this case.

Mr. Steavenson--I want to know whether he knows anything about it. Have your owners given you any instruc tiene with regard to the observation of the rules of the road-have they ever brought it to your attention? No. We are supposed to carry out the rules of

Mr. Lewis My friend had better say the collision regulations-Yes. he objects to all my evidence. It will

bim bobbing

up and

down confinually.

Continuing, Inspector Terrett said he saw the first defendant write out Exhibit C and he was present when Mr. Messer produced the photographed letter, and read it over to him, informing him of the statement of the second defendant. The first defendant denied the truth of Gutierrez's statement, and affirmed that he didn't even know the second defen- A hearty dant. The lattor said Remedios was & liar. Witness subsequently arrested both men. He took the second defendant to his desk, underneath which he found fragments of what eventually turned out to be two letters. Witness, with the assistance of the second defendant, pisced the fragments together.

The following is the list of prize- takers:-Kwan Wai Hing, Bertha Xavier, Anizia Lopes, Alda Remedios, Lacy Lopes, Ho Hop Fu, Yuen Gwi Shun, Teei Tses, Fung Mo Lim, hi Yuen Han, Ng Sau Kam, and Ng Min Han

LONDON SHARE QUOTATIONS. Messrs. Vernon & Smyth's wire quota tions from London dated 23rd July are as follows: Tronoh Mines

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going very carefully through the evidence given by the Su Tai officers, which is again substantiated by the engive-room. register. I find that this ship was steering Ki O for the Swashway, and that the a good and proper course, after leaving officer in charge, seeing the On Lee closing on him, altered his course farther to starboard, and finally stopped the star- board engine, the effect of which, without turning seraws, would be to cant the Na Ta's head to starboard, and that when the collision was inevitable the Sui Tai was put full speed astern, which was good seamanship, and minimised the force of. impact. The Sui Tai then went astern and came up on the port quarter of the MACGREGOR&C.

In my opinion, there was no On Lee. contributory negligence on the part of the Sui Tai towards the collision. This cummons lies against the master of the On Lee, who, it has been proved to my Mr. Dixon then submitted that there satisfaction, was off duty at the time of was a complete disagreement of evidence the collision, having been properly ag to the facts of the case on both sides. relieved. So I dismiss the case against The witnesses of the On Lee flatly con- the master, Mr. Owen Hughes. But I find tradicted what the witnesses of the Su that the On Zee contravened Rule 19 of the Tas had said. He submitted to his Wor- Regulations for the prevention of colli- ship that there must be a very grave sion, and passed ahead of the Sui. Tai. doubt in his mind as to who was to blame And taking into consideration that it is Mr. Lewis said one of the letters was for that collision. It would be imposa well-known fact, in this port that these written on Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s paper, and both were in the sible, he submitted, to allocate the whole Chinese-owned West River steamers are of the blame on the On Lee more than

run and navigated entirely by their pilots, From another letter Mr. Lewis read: on the Sui Tai. On those grounds

was going to ask that the charge should Have received a telegram this morn- be dismissed, and that his Worship ing from Penang, and also a letter a few should not have the responsibility of This letter was already in saying who was to blame. The only out- days ago. Court, and it was thanks to that telegram side ovidence which they had was that that the other man Ribeiro was arrested. given by Captain Somerville. He was Inspector Terrett further stated that the only independent witness, and one. he went to the second defendant's house,

he thought, who would not be swayed. and there fragments of another letter Captain Somerville was absolutely clear

Hongkong, 24th July, 1914. were produced. These were pieced to

when he said that the On Lee never gether later,

SIR-In your issue of Thursday, 23rd swerved or went hard to port, He (Mr. lettar

Dixon) admitted that they were very inst., re the West River collision, in which unfortunate in having a witness like I am described as an excitable witness, PRICE: Chief Officer Jones, who was no doubt I have to admit that fact; but, this being carried away by the excitement of the moment. He was a witness who could have huid a lot.

writing of the first defendant.

Was

d'as

Mr. Lewis said this addressed to Dear Bertie," und signed " Antonio." It was in the same

in

The Magistrate-I think he did say a lot. (Laughter.)

handwriting as the others. In that the first defendant referred to the fact that he was hard up," and practically "broke.

This was also on Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Ca's paper. On the same premises the Inspector found a tin box, which contained putty, on which

Mr., Dixon added that he thought thai- was an impression of a key. A key found on the first defendant was almost but the whole cause of this action was a letter which was written by his firm to the not quite identical to this impression. Hongkong Steamboat Company. When

The case was remanded until morning at 11.30.

this

Mr. Steavenson-So do I.

they got this letter they thought they would get some satisfaction before that

with the full consent of the owners, 1 find the str. On Lee to blame for the collision." EXCUSE FOR A WITNESS' EXCITEMENT.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “ HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.

the first time I have been a witness in the Court, and the first time a mishap has occurred during my watch on deck for the past 25 years that I have acted as master or officer of steamships, and also the first time I have witnessed an overtaking.

that I at any time have had charge of, steamer collide with the overtaken ons I beg to be excused.

F. W JONES.

Chief Officer, 8.8. On Lee,

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