1940-06-27 — Page 5

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

China Coast Collision: ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

Court Claim Commenced

UNSPECIFIED DAMAGES SOUGHT

BY GLEN LINE LTD.

Unspecified damages are claimed by the Glon Line, Lid, owners of the s. a. Flintshire, from the Socony - Facuum Oil Company, charterers of the tanker, Yarraville, as the result of a collision ba- tween the two vessels, which occurred on June 1, 1837, in an action commenced yesterday in the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor.

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LA Cmdr. K. W. Kirby, B.. N., sat with the Chief Justice as ABSIKSOT,

AT CENTRAL

MISICIANS IN

TROUBLE

Five Pipino musicians are summoned before Mr. E. O, Shel- dom at the Central Magistracy yesterday for falling to notify the Police of their departure from the Colony,

PRIVATE CAR

·HIRED OUT

Before MFHG. Sheldon at the Central Mägigiracy yesterday Chan Bap was charged with using a private car for the purpose of hire, Defendant was represented by Mr. CA 8. Russ

•He was

Sub-Insp. Clarke, for the prose cation, said that on June 2, 1 Chinese "Bub-Inspector was on Egt. J. Hill, who, prosecuted special duty near the Kwong Chow stated that defendants left the Restaurant.

in plain Colony on the ss. Canton for Hal-clothes. and was watching for pri- phong on March 20 and the Po-vate cars plying for hire. ⠀ lice only learned of this when At about 1.10 am, he saw a man Counsel for the plaintiffs are Mr jobserved about four points on the

passenger returns Wis received; board the car and heard the dri- Eldon Potter, K. C., and Mr, H. C. | Flintshire's starboard bow, The

from the shipping firm. Macnamara, Instructed

ver ask him where he wanted to by Mr. Yarraville appeared out of the fog'li F. G. Nigel, whilst the Hon. Mr. at about three or four knots. She Fells and Candido V. Felix, who off but was stopped by the Sun- The first two defendants, Jose 80. The car then started to move Leo D'Almada, Jnr., instructed by came across the Flintshire's bows Mr. D. H. Blaks, is for the defen-in an easterly direction.

had been previously warned, were Inspector

Following the evidence of Leung dants,"

* Engines were put full astern fined $25 each and the other three! On the date in question, Mr. and hard to port, but in spite of defendants, Honorio J. Dumatol, Fat, the passenger, and B. 1. Lam Potter told the Court, the Fint-all efforts a collision occurred. Felipe, Tagle and Amado Beltran, Yeung-hon hearing was adjourned

to July 2 at 12 p.m. shire was on its way from Taing-the Funtshire hitting the Yarra-were each aned $10,

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tao to Shanghai, and the Yarraville just for ard of the "bridge. The summons against Jesua ville was en route from the latter: This sala Mr. Pötter, was the Parulan, on A similar offence, port to Dairen. The collision occase for the Flintshire," and he was'adjourned sine die pending curred at 7.34 or 7.35 am. at a pointed out that it had not been the retum of the defendant point about Lat. 33.27 North and challenged by the other side.

from Manila." Long. 122.43 East.

YARRAVILLE'S CASE

POSSESSION OF NEW DRAFTS

AT KOWLOON

|STEALING RAINCOAT

Trade in the area was north to The Yarraville's case was that

Charged with stealing a quan- south or vice versa; there was no her course was north three de-

tity of haberdashery and a rain- east and west trac, said dr.grees east, and the speed 11 knots,

coat from No, 108, Waterloo Road, Potter. The orders of the Com-which was maintained on enter-

the residence of Mrs. K. Lent. Wan Piu, 32, watchman, was wong Ping. 23, unemployed, was pany were that when * shiping the fog at 6.27 am to 7.23 fined $25 of three weeks' im- reached a point Let, 348 N. and am. when the Fintshire's whistle prisonment by Mr. R. Edwards abour by Mr. E. Himsworth at sentenced to six weeks bard Long. 122.45 E she had to alter was heard according to them, on at the Central Magistracy yester- Kowloon Court yesterday, to a course of South two degrees the port bow.

day when he was charged... with Weat.

Det-Sgt: 'Morrison,” prosecuting. The captain immediately stop-being in possession, at the Tung said that defendant was arrested REACHED POSITION pechis engines, and on coming On Wharf, of 19 news drafts for about 3 am. yesterday morning in The Flintshire reached the poal-dead in the water six minutes the purpose of bringing same into Prince Edward Road. When ques- tion at 1 am, and took the des- later. the ship was put to star- the Colony other than by post. tioned, he admitted stealing the cribed course. The captain, chief board at an angle of 63-70 de- omcer and fourth officer were agrees. He blew blasts at 7.29 am ting. stated that about 8 pm

Det. Sgt. J. R. Sykes, prosecu- articles.

Defendant will be recommended the bridge at the time.

and at 7.33 the captain suddenly on June 24 P. C. 715 saw defendant for expulsion. At 4.54 a.m. a stand-by order saw the loom of the Flintshire. leaving the whart with a bundle was rung to the engine-room owing The engines were put half speed of papers, Defendant was stopped NO RADIO LICENCE to indications of, fog, and at 4.56 ahead and to starboard, and at and on being questioned admitted am, the engines were put at half-7.34 the order was reversed and that they were news drafts from portable radio speed as the fog was thickening the ship was put full astern. Brachu.

Bhortly after 7.07 am, a whistle It was admitted, sald Mr. was heard. The captain thought, Potter, that at no material time at the time, that it came from did the officers of the Yarraville ahead, but the others thought it look at their compass. came from the starboard bow. The The evidence had been taken. engines were stopped until 7.68 m. some in England and some in In passing sentence Mr. Edwards when another whistle was heard. America, and both parties had said that punishment would be This time the captain was definite agreed to accept it, said Mr.more severe in these cases that it was to starboard:

Potter, who said that, the argu-future.

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The captain then altered coursements of either one alde must be 30 as to bring the whistle more to rejected.. starboard and the Flintshire con- tinued on this course umit 7.10a.m. when she was put back on her original course, proceeding at slow speed.

AT HALF-SPEED

Summoned for possession of a Bet without B licence on June 4, J. M. L. Gut- On a similar charge a newspaper terres, of Room No. 505, the Sun. delivery boy, Chan Kwok-leung, Sun Hotel, was fired $8 by Mr. 25, was fined $20 or two weeks', Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Kowloon

Court yesterday. Imprisonment.

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CHANGE NOT REPORTED

in

sirai-

Mr. D. W. Waterton, Senior

Wireless Inspector, who prosecut- ed, said that in preferring the charge against defendant he would like it to be made clear that a radio set was regarded as "portable" where it could be des- cribed as a set that was self-con- tained and was worked on Its own power,

Submitting that bid case mast be accepted, Mr. Potter said (1) the evidence of the Flintshire's For failing to report his change captain and officers had not been, of address Donald Blackman, Ros- challenged; (2) the officers of stan residing at 287 Prince E the Flintshire looked at the ward Road, was aned $25 by Mr. At 7.14 m, the Flintshire was compass whereas the Yarraville's H. G. Sheldon at the "Central put at half-speed and almost im- officers did not; (3) the Yarra- Magistracy yesterday. On a mediately after this two long ville did not know where she was lar summons a Norwegian, Kurt blasts were heard. At 7.20 the through not looking at the com- Ris, was also fined $25, ship was put to slow, and seven pass; (4)· the Yarraville stopped

minutes later to a stop. The long before 7.23

and was captain, although hearing the two actually on the starboard said of long blasts which indicated that the lintshire; and (5) the Flint- the other ship was dead in the shire was on her proper "course. water, suspected that the Yarra- The evidence was then discussed ville might possibly be moving in detall by Mr. Potter, the entire ahead.

proceedings yesterday being con- The engines remained stopped aned to arguments for the plain-Wing, was sentenced to nine serday, being engaged in another

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until 7.33 m, when the Yarra-tiffs, ville was first sighted A single blast was heard and a ripple morning.

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KOWLOON LADIES IN COURT 'Hearing of the summons and counter-summons brought against each other by two Kowloon re- sidenta, Miss C. Ribeiro azid Miss Lina Choy, who allege riotous and disorderly behaviour by the other party, was adjourned sine die when Mr. D. McCallum, for Miss With three previous convictions, Choy, was not able to appear for 21-year-old unemployed, Lee his client at Kowloon Court yes-

Sgt. J. Hm prosecuted.

:1

HE PICKED THE WRONG MAN

months hard labour when he Court.

Hearing will be continued this at the Central Magistracy yester.fed by Mr. A. el Arculi. Miss Choy day on a charge of larceny or alleges also that she was assault-

ed by Miss Ribeiro:

appeared before Mr. R. Edwards Miss Ribeiro is being represent-

VISIBLE TRADE SHOWS

CONSIDERABLE

RISE

Monthly Colony Statistics.

An official report released for publication by the Superintendent of Imperts! and Exports states that the combined values of Imports and exports of merchandise as declared during the month of May, 1940, totalled $158.3 millions (28.6 millions) as compared with $108.4 millions (@@8, millions)y in May, 1939.

fountain pen.

TO BE EXPELLED

Det. Sgt. J. E. Sykes stated that the "complainant; Wan Wal-ying a Police interpreter, was walking

Pleading guilty to having re- along Connaught Road Central-and turned from banishment, Loung when near the Tung On Wharf 81 23 received sentence of six defendant came up and relieved weeks hard labour when he ap

him of the pen.

peared before Mr. E Hunworth at Kowloon Court yesterday, 1 was stated that Loung was banish- ed" for a term of life" yèstapeln) whilst exports values Auctuated March this year. He will be ex- November. 1939 to a high of. 381.stence. from a low of $30.8 millions in pelled on expiratior of the ser-

millions in January, 1940,

Details are giren below, with

increased by 232 per; cent;‹in' terms brackets

In terms of local currency the of local currency, and by 45.0 per the sterling equivalents, at month- total visible trade of the Colony cent in terms of sterling: exportsly average rates of exchange, in- increased, by 27.8 per cent, in May, 1940 se compared with May, 1939, and: by-30,3 per cent, in terms of sterling deeg de

of local currency, and by 23.7 per 1939, cent, in terms of sterling,

" May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

TABLE OF COMPARISON Imports of merchandise in May;

The following table shows com 1940 totalled $79.3 millions (849 parative imports and exports of millions) as compared with $59.1 merchandise during each of the millions (£3,6 millions) in May. Ave months of 1940 as compared 1939, and exports $59.0 millions with the corresponding months of (£3.7 muilons) as compared with 1939 in 's and R's sterling (in $49,3 millions (#30 millona). millions)

Importa Exports Oct 1939 1940 1930 1940 $40.7 69.7 40.2 61.9 Nov 22543 26 3.8 $38.853.0/ 38.5 42.2

Dec. 223 13 23 26

Imports of merchandise in Máy, 1940, increased by 34.2 per cent, in terms of local currency, and by Ján,

-34,1′ per cent.. in terms of sterling.

Exports of merchandise in May, - F6U.

1940 increased by 197 per cent. in

A

"terms of local currency, and by March" st. $130: 167 489 · 480

23.3 per cent in terms of stering."

During the first five months of April

1940 63.0 47 27 30 Jan. 357:15 7217 49 By 59,0

1980 iniports of merchandise total-

led 1949,7 milhora (£255 million) May

SHOP BREAKING CHARGE

A One of $25 or eight weeks

hard labour in derenit, war im-

Imports - Exporti $59,113,307. $49,281,784 posed by Mr. E. Himeworth at (£3,625,308) (£3,024,359) Kowloon Court yesterday on $59,272,087 $50,627,077 Leung Kati, 23, who pleaded guiny (£3,638,048) (£3,106,884) to breaking into the Eon Xl Shop $50.648,820 $45,672,159 with another man in Nathan (£3,092,985) (£2,789,094) Hord on Tuesday.

52,153,700 $44,712,085

£2176,115) (£2725228 CAUGHT IN THE ACT

220878387

E2460938) $46,870,925 (23,898,918) $48,884,458 (£23,028,581)

$42,455,753 Caught fr-the set of sealing « £3,622,785) Wrist watedź from ji woman in bat«, $43,293,451 chitok Hoad near Arran Street on two Chinese: Banitary spectors" who: alighted; fpem s

Chan: Tax, 24

$54,810,639

(23,337,118) €22.896.883)

as compared with $241,7 failors (214andlodia) in the correspond

235/45 3.0 3.6 Feb. $59.1. 79,31 498 59,0 23.6 4.9 3.0 3.7 Mar..

MONTHLY FLUCTUATIONS. Shape May, 1939 monthly values April multiora (215,7 millionsy as oft imports of merchandise into

ingle päriba of 1999-7 erid” exports

15. **194) Thillóns Hongkong nuctuated fronts low Mayo

409,689 244 [U£4,299,899) : $82,955,995 (£3,265,278)

-$75,669,1065 (SAT,987,875

(£4,000,350)^(£2,155,509) $72,138/17200 $89025 507 €224453-278) 919-450,167

Hongkong dollar Taine (309 mil-A CRISOL:580) CER150y

oma) in September 1939 to Mean rate of exchange for Maỹ

per cent, in terms highs of 79.5 millóns, in May 1940; 1940;;HK$=ic«2:27)3245

Court

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