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INDO-CHINA

SHIPS

HEROISM AND DEVOTION OF STAFF PRAISED

New Vessels Soon Ready

References to the effect of the Sino-Japanese war on shipping and business generally in the North were made by the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, presiding at the annual general meeting of the Indo- China Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. yesterday, in the course of which he recorded the Company's deep gratitude for the wholeheart- ed co-operation of the British Government and Navy.

"

Although, after providing for de-boom across the Fear River stop preciation of £105,733 for the years ped them from going up to Canton.

1995 and 1937 and all liabilities, there remained a credit of £129,563 1s. 11d., was decided that dividend would be paid.

SHANGHAI INCIDENT

MAINTAIN

at"Wuhu were destroyed by Japan-

GENERAL

SERVICES

ese action. The ship was actually DEATH OF GIRL

about to tow the hulk higher up the Yangtzo.

BRAVERY PRAISED

been for

PROBED

OPEN VERDICT RETURNED

THROUGH

DOG OWNERS

FINED

ANIMALS ABROAD

UNMUZZLED

FRIDAY, APRIL 1,

TRYING

1938.

PERIOD

DIVORCE PETITION

GRANTED

A petition for divorce by Jonathan Hurst: of the Royal Nav Armaments Depot, Stonecutters Island, against his wife, Mario Hurst, naming Robert John Oxenham as co-respondent, was grant ed by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Macfiregor, at the Supreme Com yesterday.

A claim has been formulated, is' In the hands of Hig Majesty's Government and for the moment this aspect of the disaster must be

Jury comprising Messrs A. A. Mr. K. M. V. G. da Silva of No. considered as sub judice. I Co. Alves (Foreman), L. A. Elarte and

The Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada etoo. They left the house together Later he called on them at the the vallant efforts of the Master, verdiet at an inquest held by Mr. peared before Mr. K. M. A Barnett Castro Jnr, instructed by Mr. M. A. the next day. however. want to put on record C. A. Remedios 1eturned an open 24 Granville Road, 1st floor ap-

co-Kowloon Hotel and tried to reason the officers and the crew in trying . M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon at the Kowloon Magistracy yester da Silva. appeared for petitioner,

day on a summons of allowing and neither respondent nor to save the ship at the greatest Magistracy yesterday into the eir-

was present. The with his wife. but she refused to respondent

of go back. cumstances surrounding the death his black and white dog wänder

On January 7 they grounds danger to themselves.

petitioner was on

moved to Belleview Hotel and peti- da Silva pleaded Mr. The loss of life, eight sallors and of a girl, named Lam Yue, ared along Nathan Road, without u

muzzle.

adultery. guilty and when asked if the dog

In evidence, petitioner said that tioner again visited them there.

Corroborative evidence W38 teaboys, night have

It will be recalled that the child had been inoculated against rables. some time before December 26 lust greater. In an affair where all conducted themselves with great bravery thanks and admiration are was brought to the Kwong Wah Mr. da Silva replied in the nega-Oxenham was a guest of his at given by W Harrower. a colleague Stonecutters. On December 26 he of petitioner, and by, a reception Meanwhile à lew of our smaller due to Captain J. W. Harst. O.B.E. Hospital after her death, by a wotive. He was fined $15.

Judgment was given against Mr. told his wife she was too friendly clerk at the Kowloon Hotel

His Lordship then granted a de- vessels kept touch with the most the Admiralty Pilot who acquired man. named Wong Sze-chol, whe

A. J. Hall of No. 109 Austin Road, with Oxenham and that the lat- Street, second floor... warm important coast ports though you a tug, the Chenyang, and took off save her address as 23. Fuk Tsun

1st floor, who failed to answer alter "should leave the house. She cree nisi, with custody of the child pald a Mr. Paterson

An examination performed by Dr. summons before Mr. K. M. A. Bar-agreed to this at first but latter to petitioner and costs against co- tribute to the staff for their fine will realize how difficult this was those on Tuckwo.

Ah Yuen, Messroom boy of HMS

Chinese Gray revealed the fact that the nett at the Kowloon Magistracy said that if he left she would gu respondent. work in a time of extreme stress. These ships did well.

Ladybird, collected the

fractured and there were certain about 4.43 p.m. on March 11, he our ships fail to run somewhere onang, going on the tug himself. J. Paterson (Chairmant. Hon. Mr. the coast or the Yangtse and t

Without these very gallant ac-marks on the body. M. T. Johnson. Mr. ST: William was only for the fortnight im tions the result must have been son Directors), Messrs. F. Tod, Nmediately following the bombing stark tragedy. L. H. Rallton, A. C. Wilcox, Chan of the International Settlement of Wing, H. W. Dubey, M. H. Lo, Chu Shanghai on August 14 that we Sul-nam, A. M. da Silva, R., Ahad no ships in and out of that Wadesën. A Murdoch. F. C. Hall. W. E. Kirby, D. F. Landale, J. M. Craig, Grieve (Shareholders: and J. Fleming (Auditor

to which Mr. W. E. Kirby replied

Despite the extensive

area

Those present were:-Hon. Mr. j covered by the war, at no time did | volunteers who manned the Chen- skull of the deceased child had been yesterday. The summons was that]

CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH

The Chairman said:-

Few of us out here today will forget the year 1937. marked by

port.

sung,

To come

Com pai

CHARTE:

allowed his terrier dog to wander CAUGHT CARRYING

The police were informed and along. Austin Road without when they went to the address muzzle or a lead. A fine of $17 .Fiven by the woman it trans- was imposed on him.

pired that no such person ever lived there.

BRIBE

ALLEGED

The case in which Li Hon-sang

5/

UNCLAIMED

TELEGRAMS

The following unclaimed cables

RAW OPIUM. Pleading guilty to a charge of possession of 54 taels of raw oplum valued at $108, Ng Kum-pul," 23. of no fixed abode was fined $1080 or six months by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett

THREE JUNKS ATTACKED

BY JAPANESE

Three junks, 2604V 2803Y and

at the Kowloon Magistracy yester-2158V. which were on the way to Mauao carrying a cargo of salt, day.

To avoid the obvious danger was decided to send all the Com-

gamied by "coûtan sin

Defendant was arrested about 10 were stopped by Japanese warship pany's vessels except two small

p.m. on the night of March 29 at No 23 on the afternoon of March river steamers in dock to a newhna our vessels in this trade di created safety zone outside W only moderately well.

was charged with attempting to are lying at the offices of the Great the Kowloon Canton Railway ter- 28 when near Kow Chow Island, There was a

minus after the arrival of the Can-Chinese Territory, states a police further improve-

Elisseeff: Fink, Hong Kong Hotel; ton train. After he had alighted report.

The following morning they were Later calls at Shanghaere ment on the Calcutta line thoughtain a bilbe from Chan Hing en Northern Telegraph Company:-

whose person he had found a

another large resumed, not however without the much had to be spent to bring quantity of raw opium, was con- Dao Ding Wang, Metropole Hotel; from the train Revenue Officers the regrettable outbreak of fight-fanagement, and the Floating these ships up to Simla require-inued before Mr. a. A. 3. Mac- 2621 0647 2494, Hotel Cecil, 58; 5502 noted that defendant was walking towed alongside ing between Japan and China in staff having to overcome Innumer-ments. It was again found necesfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy | 6603 7230, cio Luk Kwok Hotel 2 along in a suspicious manner. Japanese warship which was lying July, fighting which still continues. Up to that moment there had been able difficulties. Ships were berthsary to keep up our important con- yesterday, when, after further evi-telegrama); 1327, c/o Mee Chow when searched parcels of oplum oft Sam Kok Island. Their crews,

dence had been heard: the hearing Hotel, 201: 0702 1957 6967. Mee were found tied to both defen-numbering 37,

Macao in two fishing boats which great Improvement in trade and led at the Bound, and still are.

was adjourned to 2.30, n. today. Chow Hotel, 204: 0491 0341 3932. dant's thighs.

Accused said the contraband was the Japanese had previously cap- there seems little doubt that ex-

Detective-Inspector A. E Carey c/o 7115 0689, French Bank Bldg.; cept for the trouble mentioned the |

0422; 1151: 3722: 41010: 7257: given to him by friends upcountry tured, but the junks and cargo 7281; 2445.

who asked him to carry it to Hong were retained.

The three junks were towed. year would have closed with pros-

Kong. Ng had a previous convie-

when seized, by a Hong Kong pects as bright as they were in

He tion for carrying narcotics. January

was sentenced to one month hard owned steam launch, the Kwong labour in addition to the fine men- tioned above.

prosecuted.

nections by chartering the Islami for six months. YANGTSE BOMBING

Casualties were heavy during Turning to the Yangtse. In 1937. On March 11 we lost, the the Chinese authorities Hopsang near Caranbi Point, on August placed a boom of sunken ships the southern extremity of Fermo- Three of the Chinese crew of across the river near the Klangyin s3. For the first seven months each. Forts and we were left with river the "Hopsang were awarded the and cargo which is so appreciated. But Our gratitude goes further line showed a satisfactory improvesteamer either side of the obstruc- Royal Humane Society's Medal, the

the corresponding tion. With very great enterprise presentation being made by Hts than this for in these abnormal periods of the past few years and those at Shanghai managed to re-Excellency the Governor on Febr-times the staff has beeh called I believe that had normal trading organize the pleces and operate jary 24 last. conditions continued ive have been very satisfied with the final results.

ment

Over

should the two ends and the middle. Later further barriers were im- posed. Before they were, however. it was possible to get some of our ships back to Shanghai where they

When war came to Shanghal coastal trades suffered but it was

possible to employ the larger part of our coasters in the southern chartering markets though later a

have since been employed.

You have seen in the press that the Tuckwo and the hulk Madras II

NAVY THANKED

Once again the Directors and General Managers have to thank the Floating and Shore Staffs for their care of the Company's pro- rerty and the interest they have shewn in the welfare of passengers

upon to face circumstances not with their ordinarily associated dally occupations and in all in- stances their response under ex- dangerous, has been courageous ceptionally trying conditions, often and practical.

Continued

on

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The following unclaimed tele- grams are lying at the offices of Cable and Wireless, Limited:-

Layden 112 Kowloon. from Sin- sapore; Bulldog, from Singapore.

Si

Hing.

were sent

on to

At the bottom of old Cunton train. Chan Chan, a 26 pears

of chickens which defen- found widow. appeared before Mr. M. crate

was carrying, was A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magis dant

charge 0121 taels of opium. valued at $42. tracy yesterday on a

Accused pleaded guilty to the have possession of raw opłúm.

Revenue Officer Warden who charge and stated that a friend at Chetoo against arrivals from prosecuted stated that defendant in Canton had given her the drug. Hong Kong on account of small-was arrested at about 10 pm on She was, fined $210 or in default

March 29 after the arrival of the three months hard labour.

Quarantine restrictions

been imposed by the authorities

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