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OBITUARY.

COMMANDER C. W. BECKWITH, B.N.

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THE CHINESE DOWRY CASE. SEQUEL TO THE UN LUNG MOTOR BUS SMASH.,

UNSPCCESSFUL CLAIM FOR

DAMAGES.

A cable received in the Colony søster- day announs the death of Commande C. W. Beckwith, R., former Barbour) Master and Marine Magistrate "of Hong kong. I had recently been residing at

Yesterday afternoon in the Summary The Cottage, Tafont, Tisbury,

Court. Mr. Justice Dyer, Ball deliveredi per Coldr. Beckwith was invalided out ifjudgment in the case in which Yang Pic the Government service on pension Chan, as father of a young Chinese girl, February last after a very serious break, i numed. Yung Mui Kìn, who was killed down in health. Together with Mrs in the motor hus crash at a Lung Beckwith he left by the "sa, dimen en Bridgy, in April, when several passengers February 2hat for line, where it was were killed and a number of others wer thought that the change of eliante would injured, sued, the Chan Hing Motor Bus do much to restore him to health_ant Company, strength. So after his departure According to the opening statement poris, were recrived of his health having of Mr W. B. Hind, who appeared for improved ronsiderably and hopes were the plaintiff, the action was brought entertained of a complete recovery. Can Funder the Fatal Accidents! Ordinance of sesprently the news. of his death has me u the ordinary way at Home the as a great, shpëk to his bunny friends n-

father would have received no pecuniary Hongkong. As a token of respect to the damages in Churt, but owing to Chines deversal official, the day at the Harbour pejal enstoms them were brenniary Department and the faces on the Harbour damages in this case, The girl, was prior Department famches were half masted to her death, betrothed to a Chinese and yesterday afternoon, as was nisa thỏ tagiin gebrijance with Chinese customs the at, the Hongkong Club

father waived $1,000 on betrothal from The father of the man to whom she was beteathed" Upon the death of the girl the money game repayable. He there fore claimed that his client had suffered pepiary, loss for which he had to l reimbursed.

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Com, Beckwith was a Manxman, İS birth, He was born in the year 1570, in Douglas, Isle of Man,, where his father He joined was a well known' la: rister. the Royal Navy in 190 and served on the China Station as Navigating Officer on 11.M.So Handen, the flagship of Admirni Dr. B S. Corke appeared for the Sir Gerald Noel, K.C.B. After the hig defence, typhoon of 190, which caused the death: His Lordship, în delivering judgment. of the Harbour Master of Hongkong, Cap said it was necmaary to consider the tain Lawreeet. The services of Captain the objects of a payment of this nature. Beckwith -were asked for by the local There gould only be two or three panne Government, and he bevaine àrting Hay- Ville objects; that it was the out-and-out bour Master of Hongkong. He had, to payment for the girl herself or that táke charge of a difficult situation but was it was intended to induže the parent to særassful in bringing the port back into (consent to marriage, or that it was in working order after the exfvedingly, hogy tended to be used for the expenses of the losses qui daraage it had sustained. By marriage and the outfit of the bride dinï of strenuous effort laver a period 1 -1 cannot bring myself to believe," three months, order

eventually continued his Lordship. "thyit it was an restored,

mut-and-mit payment for the girl. be cause I think that would be totally re At that time Captain, „lasi! Taylour was pugnant to Chinese ideas. If it was for Assistant Harbour Master, hus he was on the purpose of inducing the parent to How leave. Captain Taylour was even-eunsent to marriage i think surva con- 'tually appointed Harbour Master and træer could not be enforced.”.

Conde. Beckwith was appointed Assistant Harbour Master, a position which he filled for the long period of fourteen years. During the War, Captain «Taykur, was released for war service at Home and during his absence Conide. "Beckwith fal- 6ed the duties of Harbour Master.

During the war a great dent of extra work was brought to the Harbour Depart, tênt and much of this feil on Conde, Beckwith's shaders. "He assisted in the "drafting of rules regarding the movements

of vessels and in his capacity as Harbour į daughter had died by accident “within Master he was appoinged Marshal of the three or four months of his having Prize Court and had charge of all prizes ¦ received the money and he had not to that came into the Harbour. In addition he was appointed to be Coaling Officer for the Government-and the Military and in this direction he was successful in breaking lip a qual ring which was formed in Japan, which meant a saving of about 3 to the Goyernment.

WHY THE MONEY WAS PAID. Personally, I don't believe that either of these were the mal objects of the payment, but I prefer, to adopt the jalternative, which I think is the only alternative, that payment was to recom pense the parent of the bride for the x- penses of the marringe and bef trouseau: even if that was so I cannot see how the plaintiff suffered any pecuniary lom, even if he has had to repay the money. His

spent a out of it on her marriage. If she had survived he world, presumably, have spent it on the marriage."

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That was a "Lordship's "decisío regards the law. He was happy to be able to so decide as he was suspicious For the "plaintiff's' account of the whole Ta 1916 Sir Henry May requested kini | thing. He was doubtful as to whether to lena a small committee to purchque on the whole of sugh a large sum work! he behalf of the Government all the commer-paid over so long before the marriage cial boogs then in the harbour. These and he was not impressed with the plain. were purchased for about $gon,een. The tiff's evidence. In spite of his accurate Harbour Department then relaid and statement as to the exchange between lassified the buoys to suit the require Hongkong notes al Cata 30 cent ments of the various parts of the Harpires he could not see why the parties tur. In subsequent years the number waited until afire the first during of j of boys was increased to 56. The eff; the action to repay the amount and they' ciency and strength of these Jays was plaintiff's reasons for so doing did not amply proved and tested during the convince him. Further, the plaintiff had, typhoon of last year when the press on receipt to show that he bad repaid. of Australia vode out the terrific storm of the money. If, Jo had to declile the ense August 15th at A buoy without musing on the facts as presented he would have it a yard...

had grave doubts as to the plaintiff's He would therefore give judgment

TRE BECKWITH BELL.”

Case

The Seamen's Strike of 1922 also proved for the defendand.company with costs. to lie an arduous time for the Harbour Master owing to the extraordinarily large nauder of ships that were gonelled to He up in the Barbour 5of a numbne of weeks.

Hiring Condr, Beckwith's term of ser- vier with the Harbour Department the yearly tonnage of the port rose from |12,747,208 to 54,378,270 tons and the work of the Department correspondingly in ureased.

Just prior to Comdr. Beckwith's depar- ture for Heine a new fog signalling ap paratus was drought into use by the Huskong Harlour Department and de. “signated " The Beckwith Bell." name which will serve as a lasting memorial to the late Harleur Master. Also before his departure he was the recipient of a hard- sime silver rose Tow! from the European and Chinese stals of the Härbour Depart ment. The Hongkong "Geperal Chamber of Coumere also addressed a letter of thanks for the work he had done for the Colony

(Continued on next_column.)

PIRATES' SURPRISE.

FISHING JUNK THAT KNEW HOW TO FIGHT.

The master of fishing junk No. 14MY. bas reported to, the police that on the sch inst., while fishing off Ko Lan, in the Chik Kai district, his vessel was tacked, ly between 20 and 40 men who approached in two hours.

They opened fire with rifles, and killed two of the fishing boat's crew. The junk! returned the fine with cantons, and the pirates made off in the direction of Macao.

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Socially Compir. Beckwith was popular in Hongkong and the decpest sympathy of a wide circle of friends wall le, extended to Mrs. Beckwithin her bereavement.

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Tu folk who charge them Water Bates,"

'Tis true the sum of dollars ten Too deep into my pocket dips As rate for extra water, when

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