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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1921.
**SLAVERY" CASES.
NOTES & COMMENTS.
The Recent Cruelty Case.
TUESDAY: JANUARY
25: 1921.
DAY BY DAY.
SKIPPER'S CLAIM.
Alleged Wrongful Dismissal.
A
IN ORDER TO KNOW THE VALUE MAN MUST BE The recent case at the Polica 05 MONEY Court in which a man was found [OBLIGED TO BORROW.—Fraph guilty of the brutal murder of Prozerá, two dogs with a bamboo pola, and
in which the Magistrata thought|
Owing to
Please and the entry from the His Lordship You think that deak lag-Where is my othar these books have been kept with Blog?
jordinary cate -Yes, up to the That is the log that you hand time I was discharged. to the owners-It is not. It is Plaintiff stated that ha'know not even signed by ma
when the ship was taken to the An interesting suit was heard Is the scrap jog signed by you? Kowloon Docks it was forrepairs. yesterday in the Summary Court, Show me single signature-He did not know that Messrs. and Ca obtained before His Honour Mr. Justice It is not signed. I beg your Snowman our J. R. Wood, in which Captain pardon. It is no signed on a tenders from the Kowloon Docks for the work. The ship was St to impose the paltry fins of $3.advertising space, some public | II.P. Robertson claimed from the single page.
His LordshipDid you say registered in Hongkong and the calls attention to the utter notices will be found on Page 12. owners of the as. Haitan $1,440
for three months" (salary at the that that you complied with these owners were also in Hongkong. *existing An inadequacy organisation to deal with cruelty Lady Stubba is to distributorate of $480 a month, in lieu of sections for life-saving and boat Messrs. Snowman and Co, wers
in the
log Wa at all times agents for the owners. notice, dus to him as damages in drills
You asked Ah Yau to do some respect of his wrongful dismissal generally put it in the deck lag.
Did you ask Snowman on November 4th last as master That is the deck log (pointing to work.
and Co's authority before you of the s.s. Haitan. The plaintiff another log).
it-No. I did not
of
cases. Cruelty to animals in
pressure
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Hongkong is a matter in which the prizes at the Belilios Public we are often interested ourselves School a: 11.30 am on February but there is a seeming apathy on 1st. The function takes place at this question that does not do the Queen's College. people of this Colony a great deal of credit. A writer in the Chin
The Dockyard Recreation Club Mon Saturday, in teferring to and the Musketry Stall met in the case under notice, naked what the Rifle League at Tai Hang had become of the local branch range on Saurday, when the of the Society which was formed latter was by nine points-822 to 14 year or so ago. To the best of S13.
our knowledge no local branch was formed last year, though
Madame Lottie Goalen informs the desirability of forming a branch cannot be questioned. us that the financial result of het The position, according to our charity concert will be announced information, is that there has on Saturday. Ticket-sellers are been in existence for many years requested to leave their returns Moutrie's by Thursday a local Society for the Prevention at of Cruelty to Animals but of late morning. it has been completely inactive. The only evidence of its existence Mr. T. L. Perkins, accompanied
assisting and
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an
events
induenza.
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Seven Chinese, alleged to have!
years
I would be surprised, as the ship
has already left with them.
The plaintif explained that
cles
to
waived the sum of 1400 to bring Mr. LewisAs a matter of ordered the action within the Summary fact what the Court clerk has is obtain even the owner's author- jurisdiction of the Court. He, the deck log, and the one injity for the work done by Ah Yau therefore, in reality claimed $1,000 the plaintiff's hand is the scrap I obtained a tender from Ah Yau
for the work. Log. and costs of the action.
Plaintid-The deck log sa far) After you were dismissed you Mr. W. B. Hind represented the plaintiff and Mr. D. J. Lewis the as I know is kept by the Chief signed bills So I would not be defendants.
Ocheer.
such a big fool.
Well, you have signed bills?— His Lordship-You produce Captain Robertson said that hel was engaged by Messrs. Snow-this as the most complete recon Yes, as far as I remember the man and Co., as agents of the you have?--Yes, it is a pencil total amount of the bills that I defendants, as master of the record; it is not kept in ink. It is signed was $22,000 or $23,000.
Rather a big sum of money →→ Haitan ia April, 1920. He filled in by the Chief Officer.
Mr. LexisNow, tell me, who Not a large sum of money when proceeded to Singapore to join
responsible for the Chiefa ship needs it. the ship. His wages amounted to is
One of the items in the bill was 80. He was dismissed in Hong Ocer's faults I am, kong on November 4th last with- If the Chief Officer does not do putting wooden awnings instead Would awnings. canvas out notice.
his duty then you are guilty of of Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis, lack of discipline-If the ship wooden awnings not make the is a small cash balance standing by Mrs. Perkins, arrived back he said that this was not his first is travelling from part to port the ship top-heavy -No.
Chief Othcer is responsible for his Then you do not agree with are other shipping authorities -No. I take it that you realise your duties. These log booka
Would you be surprised to hear in its name at the Bank. There from leave by the Cap Finisterre command.
have had to have been numerous talks of yesterday, and is now acting as
A master usual thing is for us to sign that the owners resuscitating it and correspond.Director of Public Works. Mr. H. responsibilities, being eight or brought to us weekly and the ence has passed between one or C. Lowick, of the P.W.D., also nine
remove these wooden awnings ?- | Yea.
them. I take it that you are perfectly And you know that these log All communications intended for publication shout te address-two influential residents with a returned by the same boat.
View reorganising it
acquainted with Form "N." Here books are of the utmost import putting it on a sound and active
H. E. the Governor is to dis-we have in the log book for the ance to the owners. The deck working basis. But the prelimin
to tribute prizes and metals in con-information of captains and ship-log book has to be witten in ink the canvas used to be blown naught. Lady Stabb was most nection with the Hongkong and masters a summary of the laws and handed over to the owners or away and there were continual this be-charterers --In ordinary complaints from the passengers
the The rate of suborription "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 aries have generally come
Dat be kept course of events we have to band that they could per annum. Payable in Akancel
warm. He did not think it wa The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subeerinterested in the matter and we Kowloon Poor Boys FreeSchools-I have never sten
The first note on this reads as it to the Board of Trade. endeavoured to arouse public School at the Tsang Foo School!
Mr. Lewis pointed out that the necessary to report this to the saloon tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a know that about a year ago she and Chung Sing Free Night fore
the Dr. Gibson and Me.(Kowloon City) on Wednesday follas All official logs must
be properly kept. The impor-clause in the charter party eati-agents. He had also afternoon. 18. C. B. Itnas werk The "Hongkong Telegraph is delivered free when the addressed opinion.
ance of keeping this book pro-ed the charterer to the deck log paints all burnt sway for the His Excellency
the Chinese pa93- is accessible to messenger. Peak subacriters can have their copies
his promised Governor the
A full programme of various perly and making all the entries book for inspection. There was a benent of
between the encers. He also had the closets bellegal delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies
dispute time cacao: proper
to whether the renovated. BS arranged by the St. in patronage to any re-organised sent by post an additional $1.50 per quarter is charged for postage,
Single Copies, Daily, tem dents.
Now, don't you think that wAS Andrew's Church Men's Associa. too strongly impressed on ship-solicitors body.
It goes on to say charterer was entitled to the
a matter which you should have Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a
tion is to be presented at the first masters."
the What is Needed. fixed period will be continued until countermanded.
annual general meeting of the "Seglect to do this will subject inspection of the log book.
Mr. Lewis-Is it not the usual immediately brought to is sufficient Association which is being held them to serious pensities. Surely, there public spirit in the Colony to get in the Church Hall at 8.45 pm. They prevent discipline from clause in the charter party that notice of the owners? Well, I being maintained." You agree the chatterer should have in: thought that the ship was under- Something started and sufficient on Thursday.
with that-Yes.
spection of the deck log going thorough overhaul, and these things should have been money should be forthcoming to
You were in command of the is very unusual. employ a permanent Inspector, Last week's health stura Haitan from April 9th to October Mr. Lewis-I will get half attended to. I admit that I did whose whole time cast would be shows two fatal cases of cerebro 6th. During that time how dozen charter parties to prove it not take it to the agents.
You knew very well that abo to prevent much of the cruelty spinal fever. two cases of diphofen did you inspect the lifeThe usual thing is that the that now Takes place. etheris (one fatal), two non-fatal boats and other appliances? owners get an extract of the log.was undergoing overhaul by the Police can do their part, but the occurrences of enteric and one That was done weekly.
They do not see the log. Nobody Dock Company. Why did you have suficien: other duties. The fatal case each of plague and Are you absolutely sure of is allowed to see the log except order these from a Chinese con task neels special treatment; itsmall-box. All were Chinese that quite.
the Board of Trade, or the actual tractor? Why not order them needs a live Beelery and a velexcepting the enteric eases, in In the index to the entries in owner: It is a legal docum-from the Dock Company ?—As a rule I took it to an outside were whose which the sufferera Inspector-a
the official log book one of the ent.
As far 4.5 1 enthusinam would be officially Indian and a Britisher. There thing you have to enter is boa: In what sense is it a legal contractor. Yesterday we published a report of the proceedings taken by the Supported. 1: has been suggested were five Chinese deaths frodrill practice. There is a proper document?-Ansdocument in the can make out, the owners of pare for the making of this entry possession of the ship is a legal the shipisated to do as little as possible. I wanted get a question is of tar more import-
-Yes.
document. Police against a Chinese mastess for the ill-treatment of a purchase that the educational side of such The prosecution appears to have been launched as ance than the punitive side, and ed girl servant.
I suppose you know that dis-the ship in a And I suppose you know that a consequence of infrmation which was passed on to the Police by with this there will be general neighbours of the woman to the effect that the child had beeni
Mr. Giray, of Messrs. Snowman the public-native and foreign-quantity of opiurn into the Colony you are required to make at once charterers and owners, and these discharged. persistentis ill-treated, a circonstance that was fully borne out from agreement. The need is to arouse been engaged to smuggle a large under the Merchant Shipping Act putes frequently arise between condition, and far tha anitary the fact that on medical examination it was discovered that the to a little thought and consider. from Swatow, were brought up an entry after every inspection of disputes are referred to arbitra-
could be done before the Magistrate this morn-life appliances in the official log tion, as a result of a clause in the and Co.. was sent to fetch the fon was maly ill-nourished but was suffering from numerous
atios... This
placards ing as the result of the discovery book This is vers often not charter party-That is a wide bills that plaintiff had signed.
I believe it is Mr. Lewis (to plaintiff)-Take !ៗ RET! by street
question. bruises, etc., which necessitate her removal into hospital.
these bills of Ah Yau. The data Lamma junk
Mr. Lewis read the section of mazistrate marked his displeasure towards the cruel woman by
The deck log is of vital im-underneath the second bill is wervling let togail for a mouth without the option of a fine, taking English and Chinese explain and seizure of the drug on a done at the moment.
how unnecessary cruelty fishing
Was that noi hecasion top eindust to the heartless creature that it was the likes caused. Les every foreign land on Sunday. Over 1.615 the Merchant Shipping Act, in of her wis bought di-crestron the mito spotem. We are gladdens pravide his or her market taels of prepared opium and 60 which it was laid down that the portance to the owners?—Yes. It November 3rd.
with a chicken baskettaels of the drug in the raw master of the ship failing to maxe is also of vital importance to the signed by you after you were diamissed-I had to sign these that the magistrate took the stand he dit, and our hope is that a
Now, take the deck log again. bills. month's experience of the inile of the gaol will teach this woman!
Although you told us a little that it is a dangerous game to treat lord-servatits as she had treated which to bring tome fowla stats, represented the extent of the entry would be liable to a 50 charterers.
from the marker let an Inspector the windfall for the Carerament nos exceeding £3.
The plaintif admitted that the What is the last date in that?- be posted at the market exits to resulting from this seizure which
hearing before the last entry as to bost drills was September 14th is the last entry. while ago that you did not bills after you In alition to this case there have been one or two prosecutions see that coolice are taught the had ta
raade on June 16th. Inspections Although you arrived in the sign thesa
dismissed. You are of a like nature in Hongkongcently, and when the details of them tost way of handling livestock of Magistrate this morning.
that 2 master of reach the bar is of Col met John Ward, Mrs. Haslewool and others all descriptions: and let Europe prisoners were remanded on the subsequent to June 16th were Colony on September 21st, the were
thes ship after
ig an agent of written ans who see cases of cruelty application of Mr. J. M. Hall, held but not entered. If he were copy required by the owners is aware a: Home who are taking an active interest in the "slavery"
liable for a penalty of £3 for each not
necessity for his owner sod time he committed the offence 14b. questions they assuredly will do we imagine the campaign will!
agent of necessity Kiving a little friendly guidance.
The plaintiff stated that he re-as such the plantiff stated he was prepar-
the take on a fresh lease of life and be further pressed home in Parlia. happening cultivate the habit of who appeared for the defeace.
entitled 'when ment. It is of interest in this connution to state that the latest has further been suggested that
A Seattle message saya:-Sixty
ceived orders on September 28th he is ed to foot it. mail from Home has brought a further questions and answer educational talks on the subject million firecrackers will be manu-
Mr. Lewis read an extract from to more to the Kowloon Docks ship is in foreign port to order recently before the House of Commons on this subject of it should be given in all our schools, factored by a Seattle company in the Merchan: Shipping Act to for repairs. In due course, be what is strictly necessary "Slavery." Colonel Amery informed one questioner that a report and in this latter direction. China to help young Americe show the grave responsibility of proceeded to the Docks and he enable the ship to proceed on her on the question bad heer received from the Governor of Hongkong great deal of good could be dona celebrate the 1921 Independence the master in the matter of mak-was there until the time he was next voyage. And you are aware
This was the songunting entries.
W33 dismissed. There hut that it was not in a form that could conveniently be published The Press of the Colony has Day.
not that the captain is not agent for entry made between the owner in his own port?—Yes. in embers could see it if they desired. Asked by Colonel hammered away as this subjectment of W. E. Priestly, Secretary Now, Captain Robertson, the single Ward if anything had been done as a result of the report. Colonel long enough; it is high time that of the Hit Fireworks Company official log book has Section 436, September 26th and the time be You do not think I am a fool.
And, therefore, you had no Amers said that the Secretary of State had suggested the formation sentiment was transformed in on his retura from Hongkong. Sub-section 3 of the Merchant was dismissed. When
action. We can promise any where he installed a new factory] of a strong local ('hinese Committee to look after these adopted children and to see that they were not ill-treated. What has become moring spirits in the matter our in an old hospital building just Shipping Act reproduced, which was in dock everybody had his authority to order these things?- You know perfectly wall at the purchased by the company from states that the master of every various duties, and as a rule the I differ from you. of this suggestion, we do not profess to know, but nothing public
heartiest co-operation.
there. sea-going vessel shall on her log was left alone and entered the English authorities has occurred to warrant the belief that it has been acted upon.
The output for the next July 4 leaving for dock or proceeding to once a week. There were four time when you ordered this work Another questioner asked in Parliament whether these girl servants The Cost of Cigar Smoking.
an officer the fault of the Chief Officer.authority to order things ?-Quite receive wages for services rendered and, if not, what safeguards
A discussion occe occurred celebration will be sixty million sea record her draft of water and weeks not entered up. It was that you did not even have the no log was kept sa. I simply ordered the work exist against their being regarded and treated as slaves by their employers. The answer was that no wages were paid, the children Probably it has occurred a good small and large firecrackers to be shall produce it to
have fails to do so shall be liable to aabout this time. The departure for the good of the ship. If I
You sre BC-from 032 port to
another may say so, the great point they being regarded as adopted daughters of the house, Colonel Amery many times as to who has the shipped to Seattle and New York, whenever required, and if he Apparently
jo entered had to
the bave against me is that they most expensive adding that their states as well understood and that in cases of distinction of baving smoked the while advance orders
Kiog slready been received for twice penalty of £20. ill-treatment they are removed.
During the time you were log. For practically most of the chipped the vessel in fourteen
Chief Officer was places. Now, in our opinion, there is nothing either very convincing or Edward, the Duke of Westmins that number of fire-works for the quainted with that? Yes.
master of the Haitan you left time the
You kno. that before the ship satisfying in these and the other official replies that have beenter, and sundry members of the 1922 season.
Vanderbilt family were mentioned
twenty to thirty ports, while in the discharged and the second officer
is put to sea she has to pass the given in Parliament on this "slavery "question. As to the status
log book there are only three en went to another ship. being estimated as approximating
The Chief Officer was dismiss-Hongkong Government's test. It of these girl servants, it is sheer camouflage to paint them as as likely candidates, the cost
Are they ever treated in the]
almost immediately is not for you to interfere 7-On adopted daughters of the house."
to a guines each (pre-war prices). The cigar in question thus became tries? If I may explain, the
the last trip she was allowed to smallest degree as members of the family? Of course, they are It was then discovered that one a luxury indulgence; but the cost official log book is filled in by the ed, and
Was not Gross acting Chief go for only one trip, and she came not. The plain fact is that they are purchased (not adopted) of the company engaged in the to the individual, one Kemmel Chief Officer. If I was not dis- another man was put in ?-No.
Officer? You had Chief back to Hongkong for overhaul. children, bought for the specific purpose of being employed on discussion, a junior clerk in a Olsen, mate of a oil-tank steamer, charged summarily I would have
His Lordship-Why should menial household work which no daughter would ever be expected merchant's office, had experiensis but drop in the ocean com-filled it up.
Pardon me, you cannot fill it Officer on board whose duty to discharge. And not only are they bought, but they are often reed a more expensive smoke than pared with the sum that might
It can be filled was to bring the log book up-to-the agents not deal with Ab data ?It is not my duty to see Yau-I got Ah Yau to do this sold by their purchasers. There is therefore no analogy whatever this, although using the demo-have been involved in case of a now You Can between their case and that of children who are adopted into cratic pipe instead of the lordly conflagration. The tanker which by the deck log.
You cannot fill it from the deck that it is done Had Snowtan work, knowing that if it was families in Europe and brought up as members of the household cigar. Putting & smouldering had 10,000 tons of benzol on Then there is the question of their ill-treatment. It is all very nice cutty into his new overcost, board, was discharging the spirit log. Section 2141 states "If any pot discharged me, then this log left to Snowman and Co. it would The witness said that the work to say that when these poor girls are improperly handled they are which was hanging on a peg, beat Grays, and, as the wharf person makes or causes to be made book would have been kept to not be done.
You have been in the regular he had ordered was for the salty removed. But what percentage of cases of cruelty over become discovered an hour or two later manager stated, there was suffi- in any log book any entries more data. known to the police or the public? Kapt in close confinement, bow that the garment bad been rain-cient of the inlammable, faid than forty hours after the occur-
from rence he shall be liable to a flue run on Jardine and B. and S. of the ship. Asked as to whether do we know how they are treated? Occasionally a case comes ed. This is eclipsed by a case to spread destruction Into Court, and when that happens it tempts us to reflect on the recorded in the latest London Loudon to Southend. It is hard of £40." Hongkong was your last bosts. Are logs kept in that he considered Chinese gilding of average officer that all the saloons, etc. for the probability of far more instances of cruelty than ever become
who mariner, Slavery" is a term capable of so many interpretatious papers to head. As it concems to find a name for such an port of discharge. You arrived way!-I am very sorry to say the saloon, chipping and painting
would insane act. The extent of the in Hongkong on September 24th that the
- that it WAS done from the that it all depends on the viewpoint whether this local system can obtain bis smoking materiais potential damage was literally and yet were not discharged until one gets out very often finds it safety of the ship, he answered
the free,"
Do you know that Jardine's or sanitary point of view. duty
primary incalculable, in life as well as November 4th more than a very difficult to do all this be so described. But we say unhesitatingly that, slavery or no
The hearing was adjourned slavery, it is a system opin to abuses of a character repugnant to cost of the cigar was doubtless property. The mate may consider month and there are only three
antil Friday. any Britisher who values the fair name of his national traditions. trifling, but it has been expanded himself fortunate that his cigar entries as to draft of water in the Butterfield's will not stand this if
log. You left Singapore July 23rd.it is done on their vessels? If it cannot be abolished, then it certainly ought to be under a farby £50 as the result of a fine. cost him no more than £50 odd. more searching measure of control than it now is.
this one.
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