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BRANDOM REFLECTIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY APRIL 15T. 1920.

EXPLOSION IN A OBACKER FACTORF.

EVERAL

INJURED

"When a couple of Sikh policemen were told off to guard the telegraph polee at FIVE PERSONS KILLED : Stonecutters, after detachments of the Ideal Defence Corps had been robbed of many nights' rest in the performance of

A SEGOND ENGINEER'S

ADVENTURES.

CERTIFICATE SUSPENDED FOR TWO MONTHS.

Did you insult the girl No. Did the chief officer complain to the captain about your behaviour to the girl?--I don't know. -

Did the chief officer, when complaining to the captain, confirm the statement

Witnes:

But this was not, a "lady,, at" She was only Chinese

Mr. Jenkin: The point is did you maul hor, and was your behaviour object- Five persons were killed and many A Marine Court of Inquiry, composed to--No, I did nothing to the g the name duty, opinion was divided asnjured in a fire which occurred at Mong of Captain Basil Taylor, R.N., Marine kok, yesterday afternoon. A cracker Magistrato (President), Liout-Commander to whether the change was an illustration of the efficiency of the Police Force or manufactory, in which about thirty men G. C. C. Crookshank, RN, H.M.8

1. Bre, Casro, Mr. A. J. Hailey, master of the proof positive of the cussedinges of and women ware working, caught

and, before anyone could leave, the house,s. Empress of dria, Mr. A. Meard, there was a tremendous explosion, and the master of the ss. Japan, and Mr. J. roof of the house was blown away. The Barkus, master of the as Sinking at building was almost totally destroyed. yesterday to make enquiry into charges and were so mutilated that, in some cases, J. Kirkpatrick, of the sa. Fau Song.

Five of the inmate were blows to pieces of abusenon with is, leave against Mr.

it was not possible to identify the sex of the victims. Tea others wore, more or less, seriously injured and several others badly scorched. A number of the injured per sons were removed to hospital. Owing to the prevailing confusion, it was not possible yesterday to obtain the exact num, ber of men and women injured

the Authorities. An incident,, however, which occurred recently on a ship in Harbour carrying Siberian refugees from Biberia to Europe leaves no room for doubt of this sort. It sooms that a guard, believed to be armed only with moral authority, was suddenly found to be possession of rifes and other lethal weapons which they refused to relinquish The offior in charge was considerably

alarmed and sought advice from a British Naval officer, who, in the "breay" style

characteristic of the Service, saked, if the experiment had been tried of putting a few of the men against a bulkhead at the business end of a rifle. The reply Was that nothing so drastic had been attempted, and the sequel showed that it was quite unnecessary, for a couple of

European members of the Police Force went on board and disarmed the des perzte

Bolsheviste" without difficulty.

The Yaumati Police were soon on the scene, and rendered all posible assistance. The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolle, 0.8.P.,

B

POLICE COURT PARS.

Obriously, the right name has been chosen for the local suxiliary force by

At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinese combining the original title with that woman was fined $20 for being in nolaw. accorded to the organisation during the ful possession of two sticks of gelignite, war, and emphasising the return to found in the junk of which she was voluntary service. Less simple will be the owner. The geliguite was to be used the solution of the problem which may for dynamiting fish. stise in connection with the election of for

Mr. F. C Jenkin appeared for the defence, instructed by Mr. G. R. Haywood Mr. E. A Davidson watched the case on behalf of Mars Jardine Matheson & Co., Agents of the Fau Sang

Mr. F. J. Gill, master of the Fau Sang, said that at 7.30 am. on March 19th, when he went on board, the ship being in Harbour, the chief enginter reported to him that he had had trouble with the second engineer; the latter had refused to

which the defendant had already made to the captain about the language you had

Did the chief officer bolt

chief officer tell the captain that the defendant's version was the true one?

can't remember.

What can you remember-I remember

the captain asking the chief offer. whether he had had any drinks on the previous. sight and he said he had ons,

The chief officer did not complain about the way you treated the girl-Not in my presence,

Mr. Jenkis. I put it to you that your conduct generally on that night was such that no decent fellow could work under you

Witness: I don't agrea. He was as bad as I was I was sober, whereas he was drunk

Was he drank in the morning i-No, he seemed to be sober:

Now you have a new second engineer.. and you are happy 1-1 was just as happy with Mr. Kirkpatrick. I never reported this matter. He did. I don't mind a fellow having a drink.

to whom the matter was reported arrived sail on the ship. He sent for Mr. Kirk at the scene shortly after the explosion.patrick and asked him for his reason, and "The report of the explosion was heard he said the chief engineer had insulted nearly a mile away, and there was a con- him, and be would not go on the ship, siderable excitement in the neighbourhood. The ship was to have sailed at 10 am

Witness tried to persuade the defendant to change his mind, but without success. Witness told the defendant that the matter could be settled before the Consul at Baigen, but the defendant was obdurate He then gave the defendant strict orders not to leave the vessel. The defend- ant insisted on leaving the ship, saying he had no intention of sailing on her. The defendant went on the bridge, got the second officer to lower the gangway and went ashore in a sampan, Witness then

the Superintendent. The defendant did not take his things away from the ship Witness had to get another second engineer, which took him 41 hours, and he the vessel tilbd at: 12.30 p.m. He had logged the second engineer as a deserter.

Questioned by Mr. Davidson: When the defendant fefused to sail, he (defendant)

officers. It is generally understood that ALL GED STORE-BREAKING. recruiting is not proceeding very briskly

end Gilbertian situation will be Eight Chinese, two men and air boys, created if the candidates are to be were brought up before Mr. RO. Hatchime ashore and reported the matter to limited to existing members of hit son on charges of store-breaking at West various" units, for in some cases there Point and of illegally pawning the stolen may be more officers and N:O.Os than articles. The case was remanded.

There is admittedly, a difficulty

in choosing officers from amdgst those who have not enrolled, but that might

surmounted by making such elec

tions conditional. They tell me that

ATTEMPTING TO EXPORT

SUBSIDIARY COIN.

Chinese, just returned from America,

Questioned by the Court, witness said that defendant did not tell him he was going ashore on account of the quarrel, He presumed that was the reason.

Questioned by Mr. Davidson, witness aid he was a total abstainer.

Mr. J. A. Lindsay, second officer of the Fau Sang, said that on the morning of the 12th March at 515, the second engi neer woke him up and asked him if he could take his boxes up. He ruked him the reason and the defendant - said

that he was leaving the ship over the row he had with the chief engineer. He tried to persuade the defendant not to

nema tried to raise the gangway, but' it was too late. Mr. Kirkpatrick was quite sober in the morning.

men who have held Commissions in charged with: attempting to erport said he would on no account sail on the fove, but finally the defendant left. Wit

field are chary of joining up until they have some clearer idea of what is likely to happen. The hesitation which is being shown on all sides canno

described as a striking testimonial those who had the ordering of affairs during the War.

the

It is a healthy sign to see the younger members of the Community-stripliage of 40 or thereabouts-taking an increasing sharp in the discussion of affairs relating to local institutions. Hitherto thữĩ right seems to have been regarded as the ozelne sive privilege of those who have resided in

Colony so

log that they are pus of touch with the rest of the world and have lost the enterprise and enthusiasm which they may have had in their youth. Their local experience needs to be supplemented by fresh ideas imported from other places, for Hongkong, after all, is not the hub of the universe or the sole depository of human wisdom.">The desirability of the

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$27.70 ·· In- subsid

man

pleaded that he did not know the regula tious, but was told by the Magistrate that instructions were posted up on steamer and on the whirves. The man replied that he had not seen any regula tions. The money was confiscated

Another man, also charged with the game offence, had $16.90 confiscated, while a third, who was out on $10 bail, failed to appear and his bail money was

estreated and $17.55. ehfiscated.

PICK POCKETS.

A little boy was charged with stealing purse containing $118. A man was travelling in a tram car and missed his purse which he subsequently found in the boy's possession. The boy said he was hot aware that there was a purse in his pocket. He was sentenced to be birched.

kr

The Articles of Association of the Golf

vessel.

Questionida by Lieut. Commdr. Crook shank The second engineer was not under the influence of liquor.

Mr. C. Kirkpatrick, the defendant, Questioned by Mr. Jenkin The do said he had been in the mercantile marine fendant said he refused to sail on the for 24 yours. Before that he had been intendent. He did suggest that the second produced a number of letters as to his ship until be had seen the Marine Super chief artificer engineer in the Navy. He engineer's going away was the sole reason status and his character. For 21 years for the ship being delayed 4 hours. He during the war he had a commission as also lost his first officer on the same morn engineer in the Royal Australian Navy. ing but he had replaced that officer by One of his letters was from Flag-Capt. 10.15 a.m, whereas he had not replaced Fishers they were shipmates together. the second, engineer before 12.15 p.m. His Naval certificate had gone Home in about the incident over the water night of March 11th, he was in Mr. Jenkin asked witness questions connection with his gratuity. On the The President said they were not trying the chief officer's cabin. The chief officer's that case and no questions on that point girls there. The chief engineer, need be put.

Thompson, behaved so unbecomingly to Mr. Jenkin asked that a note be made the girl that it roused the chief'aire. that he had been stopped, from putting that everyone was a fool except himself The chief engineer then went on to say questions on that point,

Continuing his :: cross - examination, and he knew of a method of breaking patrick since that morning

that he was all wrong, and the chief engi Capt. Gill said he had not seen Mr. Kirk the bank at Macao, Witaces showed him Mr. S. M. Thomson, chief engineer of neer oslled him an offensive name which the Fau Sang, said that about 11.30 p.m. he rescated Witness protested against on March 11th he went into the thief the chief's behaviour over the game. The officer's room. Other in the room ward next morning, he finished his watch at 8 & lady friend of the chief officer and them, and, not being relieved by the chief, second engineer. They had & friendly he sent the latter a chit. He was of the converentions on different subjects opinion that two officers could not quarrel fan-tan, sketching on the deck in Baigi, nd carry on. There was bound to be etc. Over the sketch of a Diossel engine trouble, and so he decided that the best

change which is setting in was illustrated Club state, I believe, that one of the he and the second engineer had thing would be to report the matter to the at the recent meeting of the Golf Club objecta of the Club is to promote the game errel. Each réalied the other aloo Baperinendent. He had always worked The Committee composed for the most part of very "substantial" men, wanted making two of the three courses the pre-agram of Diesel engine, on the deck, language to him. He asked the captain's of golf, Will this object be served by engincar told him he had drawn under a man, who had used that sort of Witness got angry because the second under, gentlemen, and he could not work

again to increase the sacriptions, of members in order to bulance the accounts At the present time Deep Water Bay and the defendant challenged him to, a

serves of the plutocracy? I trow not which he (witamy knew nothing about permission to go ashore to report, and left He told the defendant he, yana bruff without permission. He went straight to and carry out certain improvement accessible only to those with well-lined fight Witness wild they would get a par zakad Mr. Holmes to be relieved. Capt the Marine Buperintendent's office. He They appear to have forgotten, however,

pockets because of the expense of getting of cargo clusters" and "they would Gill had seen Mr. Holmes before and the that not every member-present or promthere, and a day's rocreation at Fanling ben calmed down, like larth Witness been relieved Witness said that he was settle the matter on deck. The defendant latter told witness that he had already poctive is in the enjoyment of an Ambassador's salary

not be enjoyed by a young married sdmitted calling the defendant by excited that morning, and the name which couple for much less than $10 which offensive name, but the defendant had he had been called was more than he works out at an average about 845, a had called him something still more red in the war and the scene of the

falsely reported to the captain that he could stand. He had been internally in The proposed improvements to the month, if they go out every wock offensive: The chief officer and the second previous night had made him ill Club-house at Fanling are admittedly end Whatever may be said about engines in the room. The next morn the Navy and was invalided out in 1000

had about four drinks, each By the Court-He had been 18 years in desirable, but there is & very sound some other local institutions, it cannot be ing, he received a phit from the defendant, Capa Gill, re-called said that the de maxim about cutting your coat according denied that overy encouragement should saying that he was going ashore to report fendant had performed his duties satisfac- ing room is necessary, Burely, it argues be given to young man to join the Golf the previous might's incident, Witness torily on the ship.

Club and spend to much of their leisure

to your cloth. It the extension of the dress

a growing membership and a correspond

in healthful open-air exercise as

that

ing increase from all sources. How, then,

The Committee evidently fail to recognise does the need arise for further "raising the subscription The fees were advanced that there is such a thing as from to #5 & mouth during the war, in the good that lays the golden order to compensate for the reduced losing more, through resignati membership, and for that reason nobody would be gained by the ab objected But now the Buropean popn. They would do better, it seems to lation of the Colony has returned, or is compare the expendi speedily returning, to normal, and I which sufficed cannot recall any improvements in the they cann Jagt? four year which would imply, that proposal to more than double the 1014 subscription. If there is an imperative

need for taking this course, why should: the abscriber's fes be little more than some

› half that which he paid before the War!{

Let it not be forgotten that many of the

"Younger" men in civilian occupations arej

es manch entitled to your gratitude for

of

though

to day with that the war and see

scotomies Redes-

The defendant, cross-examined by Mr.

went down to the engine room and found that certain parts of the engines were Davidson, said that he had changed his stone cold. During the argument in clothes after 8 am, before he saw the all on the ship, and when he received the back to the ship, he would most decidedly the night, the defendant said he would not captain. If Mr. Holmes had ordered him killing note, be reported the matter to the can have gone back. He had no intention of and fain. From this point onwards, witness leaving the ship; all he wanted was to re-- corroborated the captam's evidence. ." The port the matter to Mr. Holmes. When CaptainTM also" said to defendant * Well, two senior officers were at logger-heads, it fees Kirkpatrick, you know what it mexas. was, not possible to go on. On the prevî- to It's desertion in The defendant casid, he ous night, he was not under the fafinence could not help it. He had to go ashore of liquor He and the chler officer had The defendant gave no debuite or real tous dring sach. It was not because of the reason for going sahore. The defendant chief engineer's behaviour to the girl that had his gear all packed, and he was fully be wanted to leave the ship it was because dressed for going nahore, when, wiess of the dirty expression which the chief Who-b4d been up all the previous night,gineer had used to bin A saw him on that morning

The finding of the Court stated that Questioned by Mr, Jenkin' i The chit: Mr. Kirkpatrio' did absent himself from was not a definite reason The row of was no excuse for going ashore, but it from his ship the moment of sailing in defiance of difest orders to the contrary the previous night was not worth talking from the master of the ship. Taking into about

consideration the testimonials produced Mr. Jenkin :: I take it you are an onay and the fact that no official certifcaics of person to get on with? You are not of conduct and ability from the Royal Navy quarrelsome nature -Witness NO In which he served for 18 years, were pro am. a very easy going fellows

duced, the Court adjudged that his certi enkin : So much so that no man ficate of competency as second engir

› you to be in their company, should be suspended for two calend supposing they were with ladáp ↑

suon the pr

prompted by at the Chamber

ipan who toiled at the telephon No matter ab all whom the ill

thoir war servicos as those who still wear! I never get through, and

the uniform of the Services, and there

fore we should not be generous at their you, ohit, now mors nge- than expensa LAMBA

phone.

(Dontinued at; foot of next column.)

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