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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1917.

THE SUBMARINE PERIL. Admiralty the sailors will have full scope. (cheere.) They will not be interferred with by ma, and

"Still More Drastic Steps.

could understand what these men are doing. (Cheers.) The thon- sands of men, engaged in those

A SOLDIER'S LAPSE

Fland for Thaft of Money.

MARINE COURT ENQUIRY. brought up a glass of inky-colour HARBOUR OFFICE CLERK. ed water. Witness told him to flash out the pipes and be went » down and saw this I will allow no one else to interfere operations are the men who are

The Charges Against a Chief done. When it rau clear, he with them. (Cheers.) My duty is feeding the whole population of Theft of Field Glasses and

Engineer.

drank a glam of it He did so to work with men in whom I have this country, from morning till

Telescopes.

beasase the Chief Officer was confidenos, and my duty is to give night battling with the elements

James Grant, a soldier in the

amelling the water and bolding At the Police Court this-mom- confidence. as well as with the enemy, fight R.G.A. w obarged before Mr. Sir Edward Carson, First Lord

whole them my of the Admiralty, was the gabet | (Chsers.)

ing dangers overhead and dangers C. D. Melbourne, at the Palice in to charges of misconduct made number of Chinese. Witneen told Chinese clerk, employed st the The Marine Court enquiry it up to the light in front of a ing. before Mr. O. D. Melbourne, of the Aldwych Club at a luncheon I am bound to any that I enter andereses. The mine-sweeper Court this morning, with the given last month at the Connaught- Borms. Lord Northcliffe presided. ed the Admiralty in a state of is like the soldier who is daily theft of two telescopes and two against W. J. Stokes, Chief bim not to do that, for if the Harbour Office, was charged with Engineer of the 8.8. Pheumpenh, people got the ides that they were stealing various sums of money. field glasses, which were secured

Mr. Ö. Mol. Messer sppeared for The Chairman, in welcoming extreme ignorance. the zucit, said on one occasion asked me the day I went there life in his band at every moment, by false pretences from wby Captain. Da la Sala, master of being given had water, they Sir Edward Carson had succeeded how I felt, and I said, "My only and he does it willingly (Cheere). Weatherspoon, G. J. Ling, 3. the vessel, was resumed this would murder them all and take the prosecution and Mr. J. B.

charge of the ship. After he Gardiner defended. morning. H. Peazion, and R. H. Cousins.

drank the water, "the" Chinese Defendant pleaded guilty. In robbing his poor little paper of qualification is that I am a bacolate Where will you get in the whole

The Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, (Laughter.) Inever world such brave men sa those

Det, Bargt. Murphy said about

Mr. Masser aid he had bean $300 000. (Laughter.) They had ly at sea."

Bra willing, $1 ow

the 29th of last month defendant. C., instructed by Mr. W. Eeemed satisfied and undoubtedly

this stopped trouble. He told saked not to press the charge, to in their guests or who bed had realised, and I doubt if many do who

from day the ooprage to lesa the Govern-realise what the Navy is to-day, men bare done

and what it is doing. I do not to day, to go out in the early went to different houses and (Shenton, appears for the Captain, the Chief Lagineer to draw the say a few words in mitigation of

sad the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, water privately, but be did not the offence. btained giswees, saying

Dafondant was Wilkinson; for the defendant.

incidents sa on the firet occasion. servant of 61 year of age, and, sa J.E. Bowring, Second Engineer On the third day, the emigrants often happened, the man had.

Some one over the parapet-he carries his

he

would know what carsed him to sud I certainly could not in the with the almost certainty that i wanted them for signalling um /K.O., instructed by Mr. 0. Ddo so and there a repetition of the the son of a very old Government

ment last year, id when they know that I could describe it; morning to sweep for mines read the Dardanelles report, they leave that Government. The space of time allotted to me to they reach them at least one of present potato shortage was only day. I wonder how many people the ships may be blown up? I

not lent to him he would have to

for that day only. If they were

one of many shortages that were in the country, when they think do not believe that the sailors of 80 to Lyeemun for some. He got of the a.. Pheumpenb, said be) were rather menacing because of spent all bis savings in giving an coming; and the man to vert there ought to be a ship every-say other nation would undertake the glasses under those condi- received his certificate ten years the water, and witness logged the education to his son. About three

those shortages, if they could be averted, was their guest of that day. (Cheers.)

ressived, with great enthusiasm,

aa, for the moment, being the

present moment.

tions.

been

He sold one pair to ago and had been in the ship orer Chief Engineer. Witness was years ago bie son was given ko Ohinese shopkeeper at three years. The present Captain afraid that there would be trouble. position in the Harbour Office,,» where where it may be wanted, the dangers and difficulties that

Prays East for $5, another pair had been on board shout three He told the Chief Engineer, that and for about two years his con- have ever contemplated what the car men do. expanse of the high sese is. In Yea, our position is a gave he sold for $2, and another pair months. The Captain was rather he considered him dangerous and duet was beyond reproach. Then the North Sea, which is sometimes one. I wish we could bring for $1.50. A telescope was sold to excitable. Witness gave 24 hours' malicious. Witness went on to he got into trouble, Ted Sir Edward Catsoo, who was spoken of as if it were like a few home to the men in the shipyards a sailor at the Naval Canteen, notice to

leave the ship speak of the stopping of the perhaps by companions. He fields, there are a quarter of a mil- what return they ought to make but this could not be traced, when she returned about engines when in a dangerous was led astray, he and others ssid: I shall only spend one lion square milee; in the Atlantic to those brave men who are dying Defendant

was arrested

May 3. The Harbour Maa position and also of another going for joy ridee in motor carn, sentence in thaäking you for the there are 30,009,000 square for them from morning to night, an abeentee, but he bad for said he must stop on board, similar occurrence when in the and borrowing money from Indian hearty welcome you have given miles; in the Indian Ocean there (Cheers.) I am not now casting already

dealt On March 29, there was a quest- Straits of Malacca. He complain- | money-lenders. Bia Worship to me to-day. You welcomed me are searly 30,000,000; and in say blame on the men in the with for this offence. Defendant ion of putting more cargo aboaded that no notice was given of wori hardly believe the mesh-

the Pacific there are nearly shipyards generally, but I do told him (the sergeant) that he The Captain sent for him and the the stoppage. “

ads adopted by these money- ciril head of the great Service to 70,000,000 equare miles. And, wish that every man would had done this for a parpose. He owner asked if the charterers Referring to an incident on leaders. They lant money on which we all owe our Fleet at the after all, in all that buge ses, it realise that the least return he did not know what was meant by could put more cargo in the vessel. April 14, witness said that whilst almpet ang terms and when they

We are here is something to say that there is can make those men whom I have that.

He said he would not stop anyone in the sentre of a reef the engine wanted their money back they not merely for the purpose of not a single German marchant described in that he should not Defendant pleaded guilty. patting cargo on, but he would social pleasure. No meeting of

bip carrying оп business. dawdle through his work-

His Worship said he was in not sail if the ship were loaded without any warning. He pressed for it in a disgraceful rushed to the engine room and manner. Defendant was on the serious men at the present time

(cheers) and merely earn his formed by defendant's officer that below the load line. (Cheers.)

told the Chief Engineer that the junk office at the Harbour Office, can take place without its being

But the dealing with those wage that he should not be defendant had previously had a Mr. Sharp asked witness if he ship was in a dangerous position, and be often found that he had in "at the back of every man's mind how much we are filled with seus has become a new problem striking whilst other men's lives good character. He would be were aware that Capt. Fraser No warning was given, sa is his keeping about $400, which he would give up his ship if Mr. customary, that the engines had cot been able to pay into the anxiety in the grave position by reseon of the submarine. It are being sacrificed because we sent to prison for a monto..

Stokes was put on board.

would be stopped, and be bent. This money Wag + is no use abusing the Germans are short of ships: that he should

Mr. Pollock objected to this requested the Chief Engineer temptation. He seked his Worship

Rive

bim warning. to take a lenient view of the case, be gained by either making things but it won't save

until you are black in the face,eges, the least he nan do is to CHINESE YOUTH'S FINE. question, and said it. Mr. Fraser to

wanted to say anything, let him There was another stoppage at on account of the father's old and a ship. The sacrifice every ounce of his muscle worse than they are,

be called and he (Mr. Pollock), sa 11.55 p.m. on April 20, when infaithful service. to put into the repairs of the ships

Mr. Gardiner bore out thead or by submarine, remember, operates

counsel, would cross-examine him, the Malacca Straits, when snother pretending that they are better 250 to 300 miles from, the all that is necessary to enable us

remerki. Mr. Sharp-I should not have ship was approaching them on than they are. (Cheers.) I believe coast, and if say body is into carry on. (Cheers.) I say all ning, before Mr. J. R. Wood; Kr. pat it if I did not know that is the port side. The ship suddenly the manhood of our race will

that purposely, because I know J. H. Gardiner applied for the was true.

began to shake and jar and the $100. assert itself in any situation, and what the coast means, and take the have gone through consider rehearing of a case in which

officer on the bridge asked what I believe that what it wants to number of square miles I have ably added dangers by reason of Chinese youth was fined $2,003 is true?

Mr.Pollock-How do you know}

had bappened. Witness replied know is, what is the real situation, given you, he can set himself the strikes and shirking of work at by his Worship the other day for

that they must have struck some- Mr. Sharp-By the veracity thing. He ran to the engine (Cheers.) Lord Northcliffe has problem to see what it is we have home, I know that is not a popular being in possession of 38 tsels of

of my informants, prepared opiam.

room and heard a sound of could only get these men to under- His Worship said he did not

Mr. Pollock-The whole thing hammering. No warning of the stand that their exertione bear nothink it would be much use to

in a piece of flagrant hearmy. stoppage Wag givan and The usual fortnightly meeting

The Harbour Master said the no proportion to the dangers and

Was telegraph

rang. of the Sanitary Board was held in rebear the case...· the trials of those men who are Mr. Gardiner said it Court was of opinion that the The ship was brought up sad- the Board Boom this afternoon, facing from day to day everything happened that the Court question should not be pat." denly, and he had never exper- over which the President presided. that makes for the very extinction Shanghai interpreter formerly

Answering further questions, ienced such a thing before. Be

Formal Matters. There were several, formal

in which the nation finds itself.

that anything TF88

I have never myself thought for the use they make of the realise at all events that in the

submarine. "You may abuse them comforts of home, with

to

dustrion enough to make out

in order that it may en sesert itself.

to police. Bat the submarine.is sisted that I have assumed my not the only dificulty. There is, present office at the most critical

to my mind, equal difficulty in Time in the nation's history. 1

the question of mines. In the olden can assure you no one is more time the laying of mines was dan- conscious of that than 1 am. I

gerous, but it was nothing to

hsa to grapple with des

good

thing to say, but I believe if we

A Rebearing Asked For.

At the Police Court this mot-

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His Worship inflated s fine of

SANITARY BOARD.

have to grapple-Imean the Navy what it is now, because not only of their existence-and those are employed the youth, and he witness said that at Saigon the sent for the Chief Engineer end)

are the submarines need for sink-the men who are feeding the¦ was passing a shop when he saw ship was not overloaded, but was told him he was going to log himmattera gelative to various sanitary problems of a critical charsoter (ing ships, but they are used for strikers-the bonest English heart a man hand the youth a parcel, down to her marks. The ship for negligence and carelessness, conveniences. vital to the maintenence of our laying mines under the water. would be ashamed. (Cheers,) expremacy on the seas, and I have

They can follow your mine-

get in a rickeha and drive away, had a slight list, but he could and told him that he would have

Some correspondence was sub- to confess, and I openly do con-

We are sometimes asked, why The defendant got into another not say on which side. to keep his watch in the engine mitted relative to the burial of fese, that we have not yet satisfactweeper, and, as quickly as you

of the marks WAS a room instead of in his room.

exhumed Chinese bodies in Mount orily solved those problems. We weep up mides, they can lay don't we pablish more from the and followed. His Worship would One

Asked whether he thought such Caroline Cemetery, but after some new ones without your knowing Amiralty. For my own part, my remember that when the youth little out of the water and have to deal with an enemy that or suspecting. Do not ander policy is to publish all I can. At was stopped he said that the the other a little under.

an accident could have happened discussion, the matter was allowed has set at naught all the humani estimate the danger and difioul. the same time you must recollect parcel belonged to a man in front. Capt. De la Sala then went in if the engine had been looked

to stand over. ties thet, sa the recals of centur: ties of that operation. Mines have that war at sea is a succession of Mr. Wood remarked that there to the box and said that at Saigon after, the Captain said he was not ies, have been embodied in our been laid as far out as the Cape daily incidents which do not vary seemed to have been some an- he had trouble with one of the so engineer. An automobile: international law; and I only of Good Hope, in the Gulf of very much. Big actions are rare; willingness for the boy's employer engineers through drink,

nɔt have done it The mortality returns akowed mention that to point out to you Aden, and Colombo.

they always have been, but I be to

man and re- with him it be Court and give went up to the come to

was look that during the week ending that the grave difficulties that What do you think of the lieve in modern warfare they will evidence. The cass would be primanded him on the language ing after it. On arriving in port, April 22, the death rate of the he was using about the food. He another engineer came on board Colony per thousand per annum sent for the Chief Engineer and to relieve the Chief Engineer, was 18,5, whereas during the when he arrived he told him about and he told Mr. Stokea to turn following week it was 18.9, 58 the engineer. Witness added over all the property, and the against 31.00 for the correspond- Entries for the second Gymk-“Mr. Stokes then stack his nose to next day the articles would be ing week last year. our needs. How foolish are the made public. (Cheere) It is impoe- hans of the season aloes to-morrow,ms in his usual insubordinate signed. The signing was to have No lafected Rats Found,

have confronted us were probably in the past not so present in the minde of statesmen za they would have been if it had been thought possible that in the present day in the present century, all the

arta and sciences of civilaation should be used for the purpose of increasing the methods of bar barism..

gigantic work that that involves be still more rare, As regards adjourned. upon the service over which I movements and methods, they preside? I look back at the old mast of course vary from day to data in the House of Commons day, but the movements and on which we used to try to limit methode of the Navy cannot be

old arguments about the margin sible to make them public, be

of one Power over the other! We cause "it would be giving

have trade routes everywhere, information to the enemy, Tory

..

Gymkhana Entries.

He would

The Death Rate.

manner and said I am not going been done on April 4. On April It was revealed by the rat- to act as your go-between." Wit-3, he saw the Chief Engineer and returns that daring the week end- nees asked of he were going to asked him when it would be ing April 28, 1,805 rats had been

to cross-

TRAMWAY RÉTUrns,

Recipta Aggregate

Receipts for

for week. 19 weeks,

and the keeping of the bellige often, if you were to make known think the people ought to under help him, and he replied that he convenient for him to eiga caught, and that during the One thing I would like above rent Nary off the waters, while matter which to those who do stand that in the drastic steps always stuck up for his own cloth. of, and he replied that he had following week as many as 1,888 all others to say at the cutset. I it solves one problem, does not understand these methods and which we are taking and I am The matter was reported to the done so. Witness wrote a letter rats had been captured and ehould adives the country to pay solve the whole problem in rela movements may appear to be making no breach of confidence Consul. At the same time, as he to the Chief Engineer telling him examined. None of these two no attention to amateurstrategists. tion to these trade rantes. We perfectly innocent, you would in saying that I believe they will had been having trouble with the that he still considered him to be weeks' captures was found to be (Cheers,). And for this reason: have wars in many theatres. It put the enemy in a atste of be still more drastic-the people Chief Officer, he went to the on the articles. The Second and suffering from plague. amateur strategiats are always in- is not a war with Germany. You preparedness, which is the very muat rest assured that in all these Consul and he told him to log Third Engineers also handed in patient, and amateur strategists have a war, a naval war, going last thing we would desire. I stope we ate laking we are doing him and also to get the Chief their resignations when the ship are alwaye ready for a gamble. I on over the whole of the seas myself have very often been so the minimum and not the maxi- Engineer to sign it. When he got returned to Hongkong. tall you we cannot afford to gamble war in the Channel, war in the struck by particular sota of mum of what bringe discomfort to Hongkong be logged the Chief Before proceeding with our Fleet. (Cheere) Think Atlantic, war in the Pacific, war gallantry that have been brought to-day.

Officer. The Chief Engineer knew examine the witziess, Mr. Pollock for a moment, when you bear and in the Mediterranean, war round before me that I have been Six million tons of shipping! thatthe officer was drunk, because said he did so under protest' sod read of men professing that they Egypt, war in the Adriatic, War anxious to have descriptions of What does that convey to these he told witness that, while lying did not waive his preliminary

The following is the approxi are able to teach the Navy what in Mesopotamia, war at Salonica, particular encounters with sub-shores? If we succeed in redusat Saigon, he said "At this rate we objections.

mate statement of the Hongkong they ought to do and what they and day by day, the Navy i marines published broadcast, so ing it is very easy to relax re-shall make the Wolf Book at 3 Answering questions, witness Tramway Company's trafic ought not to do, remember that selled upon to supply the material as to show the people what we briosions, but for my own part I o'clock and get to Liverpool to said the Chief Officer came to receipts for the week ending to gamble with our Fest, if the for carrying on all these wars, are doing. I have never ventured shall never agree in any circam-morrow." On April 5, Mr. Stokes him with a clean

discharge. May 12, 1917 :— that be could gamble fails, would be the end of Did anybody ever contemplates to take that responsibility upon ances to allow a state of affaire received a notice that the ship He admitted your Empire (cheers)-whereas war of that kind? When 1 men-myself if my expert advisers to socamalate in which it will would sail on April 7. He said have made a better choice if men il the Germans like to gamble tion one figure to you-ilst at the were opposed to it. (Cheers.)

suddenly baret apon the people he did not ses how she could had been available, but it was s with their fest, it is not even the commencement of the war we had The nation must have con- that we are in a condition that possibly get away on that day. case of "Hobson's choice." As This Year:... $13.478 $250 258 end of the war. Nobody recogaises something like 150 amall vessels fidence in us. The nation must they never anticipated. (Cheers.) On April 8, he sent for Mr. Stokes to the prohibiting of drink on the Last Year: ... Remedies in more than I do the responsibility for patrol work, and how we have have patienes, and I believe the of the office of Firas Lord of the something like 3,000 you will nation will have patience if the to revolation, lead to want of oon-bs ready at 7 o'clock the following better to do so, and be thought he Decrease : Admiralty, and I hope I see the gigantic fest that has been real situation is told em. That fidence. Plain talking and drastic morning. He then gave witness was in his right in saying that have a very clear comprehen-accomplished by the Navy. In real situation threatens the food motion, in accordance with the the resignation of the Second there should be no drink on sion in my own mixd as to where all these theatres of war we have of the people, threatens it to an situation, leads to confidence, and and Third Engineers. He board. He could "not" carry my usefulness, if any, begins and to provide patrols, convoys, mine extent that no one could have leads to peaceful submission by told Mr. Stokes it was in this out, because of the threat of where it ends. No one need fear sweepers, minelayers, air service, anticipated. Why, last month our people. Our people, I believe, possible and had the engineers the Chief Engineer. He thought "We now know that the Army that I do not consider myself boarding steamers, net layere, vay nearly half a million of tons if they are told it is a question of sent for and told them it was the request he unde was has had to discharged 100,000 as having ceased to be a lawyer minecarriers, and foot messengers; of shipping were aank. Five their sticking it out, or the Haus impossible. They then withdrew quite a reasonable one, and men, physically unfit, owing to and become a sailor in a few and, recollect, if you criticise as hundred thousand tons shipping! sticking it out, will one and all sheir resignations and went about the Chief Engineer threatened their having been taken when in weeks-laughter)-nor need any for not doing enough, so far as I Teat means, if the

“No matter what they may their work and the ship mailed the what amounted to a boycotts low state of health,” said Mr. one think that because I was able am concerned, and so far as the rate goes on, 8,000,000 tons do, we will stick it out(cheers) dext morning, with a consider if he carried out his orders. He Maclean, M.P, at the House of at the Bar to obtain such results Admiralty, are concerned at the of shipping in the year. That and see it through to the end."able number of emigrants. Pro withdrew this and said that Commons Appeal Tribunal, as have been referred to by Lord moment, we have to fight with in not British tonnage. British I am afraid that is all I can esy vision had caen made for addition- everybody could take a drink in am quite sure that another 100, Northoliffe, who had the mis the weapons that are there, because tonnage was about half that. Weapon this occasion. Perhaps you al drinking water. The Chief moderation but there was to be 000 will have to be discharged. fortare not to employ me you cannot improvise ships se you ought to contemplate what that will think I am a pessimist Engineer objected to the methods zo treating in rooms. The Chief We are going to pay very close (laughter) imagine for a moment might a gun or a rifle. The work, means, and whether that goes on I am not. Perhaps you employed and said he would not Engineer gave his word that this attention to the matter, in order that because I was supposed to be as I said before, is gigantia It or whether it does not, we ought I am not. No real optimism and his boilers, Boon after leaving Farther evidence was given, sary breaking up of homes, hat

think I am a coward—{“ No ")--- use any of the water left over for should be done.

to safeguard not only the unnecess a cross-examiner, I can therefore is easy to talk of a patrol, certainly to survey the situation in a few weeks become a atraie- It is easy to talk of a mine- as if it were going on. (Cheers.) real courage is in a man who Hongkong, the Chief Engineer and the case was again adjourned, the nation's fuamoes, Bist. No, so long as I am at the sweeper. I wish the whole nation I think we are doing thai, kas I will fros dag facts.

same sy,

spanic lead and reminded him that he had to ship, he thought it would be Incresse:

16,775 254,884

3,297 4,576

The Unfit.