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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:

CHINESE SKAMEN AT LAW, CHINA COAST OFFICERS

The Proposed Settlement.

Latest Changes.

Mr. H. Gifford, chief officer, The libel action brought by the Sanning, has gone acting master, Chinesa Merchant

Marine Chinking. Captain B. A. Thom- Mutual Aid Society against the son of the Chinkiang, has gone Chiness Seamen's Union (Shangmaster, Tungchow.

hai branch) and its chairman, Lin

Captain W. McIntosh, of the Wai-man, was heard by Mesars. Yui and Blackburn at the Mixed Tungchow, is on leave, Mr. B. Court, Shanghai, last week.

Messrs. R. N. Macleod and Y. S. Ziac appeared to prosecuta and Mr. L. W. Hartigan defended.

In opening the

farrable, from reserve, has gone second officer, Tungehow.

Mr. Casa

Mr. W. Poplaw, from reserve, has gone chief officer, Sunnlog.

Mr. H. Campbell, acting chief

second engineer, same ship.

Mr. J. Hughes, third engineer, Chinkiang, is on reserve.

WEATHER REPORT.

Oct 18d. 10h, 25m.-ProsNUPS

is nearly stationary at Shanghai and over Formosa It has de cressed considerably over centra! and N.E. Japan and slightly at other reporting stations.

A depression has formed ba tween the Bonins and Japan.

Moderate monsoon may te ex- pected over the N. China Sea

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 0.00 inrb. Total since January 1st 67.03 inches, against an acerage of 79.39 inches.

Macleod said that, acting on the/ngineer, Ngankin, has gonebours ending at 10 am. to-day, :

suggestion of the bench at the last bearing, he wrote to Mr. Hartigas stating certain terms

Mr. R. Thorburn, from reserve, on which his clients were pre-

gone sup's chief engineer. pared to withdraw the present has charge, but up to that time he Hein Peking. Mr. W. A. Cleland had seen no reply. Mr. Hartigan, has been appointed sup's third however, had informed him that engineer, Hsin Peking,

Mr. J. W. Ridley has been] he had replied the previous day. There had been ample time. Appointed sup's third angineer,

for Mr.Tatung. submitted counsel,

Mr. H. B. Boulter, third engin- Hartigan to reply, but apparently defendants thought fit to wait eer, Poyang. has gone second until the fast moment. Counsel engineer, same ship. Mr. W, W. assured the court that his clients Mackay has been appointed thirds had rone thair best to bring about engineer, Poyang. a settlement, and they were will ing to withdraw the present charge if defendants in this case would withdraw the two allega

Cast

Mr. H. M. Rogers, from reserve, has gone acting chief officer, Yusang-

Mr. N. Cook, from reserve, has second officer, Tuckwo. on Mr. J. E Harvey, second officer, Tuckwo, is on leave.

Air. H. Rawstron, chief officer, ons they had made in anotherusang, is on reserve.

that plaintiffs had mis- appropriated certain moneys and stolen certain books, and tender well as A private a public as apology to the plaintiff society. Counsel said that they were hot anxious that the Court should go into the present matter.

PUBLIC ISSULTS.

The defendants, Mr. Macleod

aid, were charged with publicly insulting and attacking plaintifs. The wanted this stopped and wished to point out that it was not until these proceedings bad been instituted that the answer. made charging plaintiffs with theft, which was an entirely different matter and which they would leave to the Court.

W

The present charge, said Mr.

Macleod, was that defendants

Mr. E. V. Bishop, from leave, has gone chief officer, Kutwo.

Mr J. A. Murphy, acting chief officer, Kutwó, has gone second officer, same ship.

Mr. A. Cameron, third officer Mausang, has gone second officer.

Fausen-

Mr. H. A. P. Meik, officer. Kursang, has po officer, Fooksang.

second) second

Mr. E. K. Baker, third oficer, Fooksang, has gone third officer Mausang.

Mr. E. L. Merrett, from reserve, has gone second officer. Kumsang

Mr. W. J. Lawrence, seccad were responsible for the publica- officer, Footsang, has gone second tion of certain statements office, Wingsang..

Journal of the Shanghai

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FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW..

District

I Formosa Channel!

Forecast.

South coast of China between H.K. & Lamocks | N.E. winds,

/moderate; Hongkong to fine.

Gap Rock..

South coast of China between!

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1. F CLAITON. Director.

H.K. Observatory, Oct. 18. 1922.

TIME SIGNALS.

The time ball on Kowloon Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., except on Satur days when it is dropped at 10 am and 1 p.m... and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped a: 10 a.m. only.

The tall is hoisted half mask at the 55th minute and full mast at the 57th minute. Should the ball fail to drop at the correct time, it

will be lowered at five minutes past the bour and the ordinary routine repeated fat 1 following hour, if possible, --

Should the time ball be out of

order the store rantine will be carried out with flag 2, on Henderson, acting the stom signal mast. on September 21 and second officer. Wingsang, has under the heading "Public gone third officer, same ship.

The signal are also given at Notice of the Shanghai branch

Mr. A. McEwan, from leave, night by means of three whits

Observatory wireless mast. From

of the Chinese Seamen's Union has gone chief engineer. Taekwo. lamps mounted vertically on the This dealt with the seamen's' Strike in Hongkong and with merta.. subscriptions agreed upon immediately thereafter. ference was art to some dis- Orkan- poto Letween the two zations and the name of the Mer.engineer, Pingwo. chant Marine Mutual Aid Society

Mr. J. Maclachlan, supy third Sh. 36m. s. to 9b. Om. 04. p.m.j engineer. Hopsang has cone the lamps are extinguisbed Re-supy third engineet. Koonsbing momentarily at the even seconds Mr. P. Kemp, third engineer, expect at the 2nd. 28th, 50tb, Koonshing. has gone second 52ad, and 54th of each minute.

The hours refer to Hongkong

Mr. J. W. Fisher, acting second Standard Time (3 hours of teas was mentioned more than once. [engineer Pingwo, has gone third Greenwich).

same ship. Shipping The concluding part of the notice engineer.

EYE COMFORT

aid that the object of the fand Fugiaverint. advertisement was "to expose the members of this Society to all seamen and to all those who

and Justice upbold opinion."

Sept. 6d. 11h. 00m.-Warning to Hongkong, Coast Ports, dr.:- Depression or typhoon in Lat 15 N. Long. 123 E., direction unknown, position uncertain.

METEOROLOGICAL ↑

public means better health and better results from your work, and if Mr. Macleod then proceeded to your eyes require glasses you read the translation of the notice bave had careful and expert ex-i as follows: They (the Society?amination in Etting the proper have obtained benefits of increas Correction. Eye comfort requires: ed wages by the efforts of others also just an expert care in the and are now attempting to manufacture and adjustment of upsat the Union.

What can your glasses. You will find it be more hateful if they again worth while to consult a reliable repeat their shameful deed and firm, devoted exclusively topptical tejoice over it?" The advertise work: orer ten tears' experience ment further charged plaintiffs in the colony. You will find no with being ignorant and stupid,

in the office and factory of The Temperature... and termed them as traito:s.

Such an advertisemen", 20 Hongkong Optical Co successors Humidity“....... tinued Mr. Macleod, was calcolat to Clark & Co. manufacturing Wind Direction ed to do harm and cause strife and refracting opticians, located Wind Force... among seamen, as it attempted to in 55, Queen's Road Central. show how shameless an organiza- Counsel were. tion plaintiffs

THE HIDE INDUSTRY, tben submitted that the inference

Buffalo and cow hides were was that Lin was connected with

tbe the publication of the notice principally shipped from The public press was not a place North River district through this to offer public insults of this sort, port. The quantity exported in regardless of who was in the right 1920-922 piculs--was nearly dou- bled in 1921. Sugar. On account and who was in the wrong.

better equipment anywhere than Barometer

The advertising manszer of the of the price of foreign sugar, which Shanghai Journal of Commerce had become prohibitive, a great was then called and produced the quantity of Chinese brown sugar original copy of the advertisement has gone into consumption.—

Mr. Hartigan stated that his Sumshai Trade Beturns,miz, clients admitted that the adver tisement was published upon in

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structions from the Seamen's apology were forthcoming to Voion. He stated further that Mr. Lin.

Wedeny that these are insult Father Y. Breton, Mr. Ho Chun Lin Wai-man was chairman of

ing attacks, said counsel. "They the Seamen's Union.

Mr. Macleod asked for a een-were provoked by scandalous Chaa, Miss Cheung Chat, tence so as to prevent repetitions, statements and slanders made by Chong Soo, Mr. A. J. Fisher, Mr. Hartigan then dealt with plaintiffs in the Chinese press Mrs. J. Fikens, Mr. J. W. Gale- his reply to Mr. Macleod's letter which the Union could not do house, Mr. Li Jin, Mr. John T. Misc Ng Wai Kina. and proceeded to read his draft, otherwise than repudiate. They Kennedy. when counsel for the complainant are the truth and we are prepared Mrs. W. La Mont, Sally

Mort, Mr. Yee Lee, Miss Gunn objected on the ground that he to prove them."

The Assessor: They are Look Miss Ng Moi, Miss Quay had not seen the letter.

the Hin Min, Mra. W. E. Phillips, libellous whether they are truth or not. The greater the Mr. and Mrs. P.. Whythe Paulden,i truth, the greater the libel.

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34 7.5 329% 2.5 50 2/4. Sydney and 2/63% and the present libel charge was plaintiffs had been expelled from Shipley, Mrs. Su Sam, Mr. Robt. 4643/7th Blaket, from London," lodged in anticipation of an the Union and were, therefore, pot Taylor, Mrs L. J. Taylor, Miss 2624/4th Bivad eo, from London. A 22 10 46 634 12 1.2 action which the Seamen's Union qualified to represent the Union Ethel Taylor, Mr. Ng Kher Tin, any longer, especially in con- bad contemplated bringing. His cheats were prepared to with nection with the collection of sub- Mr. Tai So, Mrs. J. N. Walton, Townsville, draw their charges if a public scriptions. He submitted that Miss Mary Jane Walton, Mr. Woo Chin, Miss Wong Shin Fung and admission of plaintiffs' errors we there was no libel at all.

Miss Li Young. made in the Chinese press, and if i The case was adjourned.

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