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CANTON-WUCHOW AR SERVICE.

INAUGURAL MEETING AT

CANTON.

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PREVENTION OF PIRACY.

SEQUEL TO ATTACK ON HIRUNDO.

CAPTAIN FINED IN MARINE

COURT.

CANTON, Doc. 1.

Capt. John Pedersen, master of Te opening meeting inaugurat-

the Norwegian steamer llirundo, ingan air service between Canton which was recently pirated on the an Wuchow was held in the audi-voyage between Swatow and Bang- trium of the Cauton Aviation kok, was summoned at the Marine epartment at Taj Sha Tau this Court yesterday for leaving Hong Kong on that voyage without a morning at 10 o'clock with Gen-Police search of the vessel or a certi feral Chen Tani Tong presiding. ficate. A plea of not guilty was

Lendored, The Aerodrome was beautifully decorated for the ducasion. An

impressive pailau was erected in front of the building, which WILS also decorated with flags, banners, nad floral designs. Speeches om. phasising, the importance of air ser- vice as a means of quick transporta- tion were given by the chairman and other high officials of the local Government.

were

Mr. L. H. V. Booth, A.S.P., pro-

accuting, said that according to the clearance taken out by Capt. Peder

Be there were 12 passengers ou

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1930.'

CLAIM FOR LIGHTERAGE AND DEMURRAGE.

ACTION AGAINST THE TEXAS

COMPANY.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.

OVER $4,400 FROM SALE OF ROSES.

FINE WORK BY LADY HELPERS,

The annual street sale of roses organized by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul yesterday bad very antisfactory results, and it is ex- the total amount pected that

At the Summary Court yesterday, the Po Chun Company, of 04 and 65, Connaught Road Central, sued the Texas Company (China), Ltd.,. for lighternge work in transferring sagolene from the s.n. Golden Sun to the godowns A sum of $540.93 was claimed for lighterage charges, and .8396.03 for demurraga incurred in landing the cargo. A counter collected with be at least equal to claim for 871.05 was admitted, ref not higher than year's figure, ducing the claim to 8971.98. Mr. The total at 1 pm. yesterday was T. G. Bonnett appeared for the 1,257, but this does not include plaintiffs and Mr. H. J. Armstrong several collections from outlying defended.

districts which were received later in the day.

The sale was well organized, and there were fow places in town that were left unpatrolled by the untir. ing band of lady and girl workers, and by noon there were very few He agreed to be seen who were not wearing a

rose.

List of Rose Sellors,

The managing partner of the Plaintiff, firm stated in evidence that he had done lighterags work for the Company before in Canton, but it was the first occasion on which he had transported gasolone from ship to godown. that the defendants had told him not to use big lighters as they slow. not search cargo boats which cared ap work at the pier head. Wit- neas explained that he had to use ricd 12 passengers or less, but a Police search had to be carried out

board, but the caso for the prosecu tion was that more than that num- ber was carried on the vessel. The master of the vessel probably did not understand that the Polier did

Below we give a list of the names of the rose sellers and the amounts

if the vessel carried more than this two big lightere on this occasion collected:

number...

Giving evidenen, Mr. T. Murphy, Chief Delective Inspector, said that he boarded the vessel on her arrival in harbour on November 13. The

Immediately after the meeting two seroplanes, sach carrying four passengers, randa their first trial trip to Wuchow. No charges were mado for passengers on this initial ship bad been pirated and showed trip. Of the eight passengers, four signs of having been ransacked. selected from the Military On investigations he found that there were about 250 passengers of Headquarters, dio from the Pro-whom 10 claimed to have embarked vincial Government, one from the at Hong Kong. Conton Kuomintang, and the re-

After hearing further evidence, mailing two

were newspaper re-the Bingistrate (Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole) said he was satisfied that the Tranel left the harbour with more than 12 passengera.

...

Capt. Pedersen, in his defence, said that he took out his clearance at noon on Saturday, November 8,

porters.

The two 'planes will leave Wuchow for Cantón this afternoon nt 2 o'clock, and are expeclad to arrive here at about 3 p.m.

The details of this air service the Harbour Office. Before do- ing so he understood from his agents relating to the number of trips that only eight passage tickets had daily and the fare for each passen-been sold by the office. As far as ger, etc., are still being worked he knew, there were only eight out, and will be announced later.

KWANGTUNG'S CIVIL

ADMINISTRATOR.

RETURNING TO CANTON TO-DAY.

pany.

awing to bad weather in which small lighters wore nob safe.

Witress did not agree with a sug- gestion that the demurrage was largely caused by the two lighters obstructing tho targe "peration of other lighters at the pier head. He admitted, however, that only 150 drums wore unloaded from one lighter in three whole days, explaining that the weather conditions were against him. To caso was adjourned.

PRETTY WEDDING. IN KOWLOON.

FLIGHT-LIEUT DENNIS-MRS. V. M. BOND.

WAS

Yesterday the marriage solemnized of Flight-Lieut. Stanley David Dounis, R.A.F.; elder son off Mr. and Mrs. Dennis, of Thorpe passengers on board when the ship Bay, Essex, and Mrs. Vora Margaret soiled. The rest must have born | Bond, oldest daughter of Mrs. taken on board by the compradore. Harry Woody of Hong Kong. The without the knowledge of the Com- Rev. Horace Johnson officiated.

The bride was prettily attired in His Worship: Adopting this pro-horizon blue trêpe de chine with bat endure, you' immediately nullify all to match bearing the gold badge of the efforts of the Hong Kong Gov- the Royal Air Force. She carried emment to suppress piracy.

a bouquet of golden chrysanthe- Looking up the Ordinance, his mums tied with the Royal Air Force Worship said that, strictly speak colours.

CANTON, Doc. 1.

ing, any ship which carried even one passenger had to be searched. General Chen Ming Shu is exe thought that there was some preted to be back in Canton again thing to be said in favour of the to-morrow, He left Shanghai for defendant. Unless the master of the South last Saturday, and is due to arrive in Hong Kong to-day He is accompanied by Admiral ship would be scniched by the bride, wore black georgette and lace

[FROM OUR OWN COMRESPONDENT.]

Chen Chak and others,

Comdr. J. H. F. Southby acted as "best man," and the bride was given away by Mr. E. R. Child. Mrs. Child, who acted as matron of honour, was attired in beige aahip was in the know," his georgette and lace, with petunin Worship said, it would be very dif. felt hat, and a bouquet to match. foult for him to know whether bis Mrs. Harry Woods, mother of the

police.

over heliotropo crêpe de chine, and carried a bouquet of pink roses.

No invitations were issued, but

There was no doubt that Capt. Pedersen was guilty of the offence ho was charged with, but his Wermany guests attended at the church and reception held at 58, Nathan Road.

A number of bigh officials of the Canton Government, including Mr. Kin Tsiang Ching, Commissioner of ship admitted that there were some Education, Mr. Wo Kui So, Magis peculiar circumstances in the case trate of Chungshan District and sand imposed a nominal fine of 825. member of the Provincial Counell, nad Mr. Yung Kwei Ching, Super- intendent of the Canton Customs, left here for Hong Kong yesterday to welcome Kwangtung's Civil Ad- ministrator. The gunboat Chung: shap also went to Hong Kong to escort Admiral Chen.

NEW ANTI-PIRACY RULE.

PROTEST FROM LOCAL "OFFICERS' GUILD.

Many handsome presents were re- ceived. The honeymoon is being spent at the B. and 8" bungalow at Fauling,

of preventing pirates boarding a ship was now specifically thrown on the mnator. If it was seriously sug gested that the master or his officors

As an interesting sidelight to the had to be at the gangways to search above prosecution is tho effect creat-overybody coming on board, thon

GENERAL CHEN MING SHU.ed in shipping circles by a regulathe thing was absolutely impossible,

ARRIVES IN HONG KONG :

FROM NANKING.

A more serious position created by tion appearing in the Government the regulation was that the master! Gazette imposing freeh obligations of the vessel was liable to be charged' on shipmasters to provent piracy. for manslaughter if the vessel was pirated with loss of file after she had The regulation, which appeared in been searched by the police prior to our columns yesterday, renda:—{departure

General Chon Ming Bhu, the

14a.The master or other per- Capt. Laurenson commented Chairman of the Council of the son in charge of a ship shall take strongly on the endeavour made by Kwangtung Provincial Government effective, measures to cause, and he the Police to revive the 1927 Anti- shall cause the movements of his Piracy Regulations which were with arrived in Hong Kong yesterday by ship to be in accordance with those drawn as consequence of opposi- the m.a. Chichibu Maru on his re-regulations, and he shall take effec- tion by the Mercantile Marino. In tive measures to prevent, and he technical matters affecting shipping turn to Canton from Nanking.

shall provent the coming on board the Harbour Department should Accompanying General Chen were or embarkation of any person and have control, and regulations of this Admiral Ola Chak, Commander of the bringing on board of anything kind should be made through them, the 4th Naval Squadron and Mr. contrary to or not in, pccordance but it seemed that this control was

with these regulations."

being taken away by other depart Chu Chin Hun, President of the Suit Yet Son University, They were met

On enquiry from Capt. T. T.ments. Laurenson, Bscretary of the China Capt. Laurenson added that he Count Officers' Guild, our repro- lind lodged strong protest against by several of the loading governative was informed that the the new regulation with the Colonial

regulation tinden fauca nurtala

mast aliajale in Canton soil manu "Teal Chinese "mertinats

the Guild being tray way comic interview with the official in the It is understood that H.E. theed, which was at variance with the afternoon, when he was informed Assurances given by His Majesty's that ho had not placed the proper Governor, sent a reproscutative to Government in the past. The onus interpretation on the wording of the ancet General Chen.

|(Continúed at foot of next calúmn.) 'regulation,

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POLICE RESERVIST'S GOOD WORK.

TACKLES FIVE MEN AND. CATCHES ONE.

Sentenco of six months' hard labour was passed by Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday on a Chinese who was captured by Mr. A. J. Raptis, a Police Reservist and cycle branch manager of the Dunlop

Rubber Company, -

It will be recalled that the man was caught, with a number of in-

traders in a godown at Wanchai, a special alarm connected between the godown and Mr. Raptis' house giving the burglars away,

In the course of his ovidence, yen- terday, Mr. Raptis stated that when he heard the alarm he scized his revolver and after unloading it went down to the godown. He saw five men, all of whom ran for the door and managed to got past him, in spite of the fact that he hit each

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one on the head with the butt end of his revolver,

The arrested man was last to leave the premises. He was struck

and it was only after a fairly long on the head no fewer than ten times

struggle that he began to wenken.

Defendant: I don't know any-1 thing about it. I never went inside. I was passing along the sirect.

Mr. Haptis (in reply to his Wor- ship) I never lost sight of this man. am certain of him, and I can swear that he is the man.

Voluntary Statement.

A Chineso detectivo stated that when the defendant was taken back to the premises for enquiries with Sergeant Lamont and the complain- ant, he said voluntarily: "AB I passed by the coolies asked me to go in and examine numbers."

Defendant: That is true,

His Worship asked if the prosecu tion was bringing any evidence to bear out the fact that defendant was hit on the head.

Sergeant Lamont anid that he examined the defendant at the Station, and found only one minor bump on his head.

His Worship: What! Ten times hit on the hond with the butt and of a revolver, and only a bump 1

Sergeant Lamant: Woll; they must have been rather light hite.

Asked why he was out in the streets so carly in the morning, do- fendant said that he was going to see a doctor. He had to rest at tho, place because his legs were weak.

His Worship convicted and passed sentence of six months' hard labour.

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