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Amorlean Longuo:-Clevoland baat New York, 10 to 3. Dotroit boat Boston. 10 to 4. Chicago boat Washington, 5 to 4: St. Louis bont Philadelphia, 9 to 8.–Renter.

THE TAI LEE PIRACY, wooden box outside the wheel house on the bridgo dock, Ho sub-i mitted the box could not be got at ALLEGED BREACHES. OF

in an emergency, as it was alwayaj REGULATIONS.

kopt locked and the Captain was

Now York, June 16. in charge of the key, no matter National Longuo:-New York

Intest baseball rosulta Arising out of the piracy of the whether he was on duty 18. Tal Leo in January, which in The rifles and animunition, the sport beat StLouis, 4 to 3.

or not boat Cincinnatii, 4 to 1. Brookyn volved the life of Captain I. Willox, ing guns and the fifty rounds of am manter of the vesɗol, LA Man-kai taunition woró kept in the Captain's and Ng Kin-Cho, of the Szo Yap cabin, the Captain also keeping the ... Company, (owners of the pirat-key no matter whether ho was on et ship) were summoned by the Cap daty or not. It could not therefore tain Superintendent of Police nt be accessiblo,to the officer on duty the Magistravy yesterday afternoon on the night of the piracy. Hij, Mr. d'Almada: Do you consider, to show cause why sum of 5.000, might he argued against that, that the place Where the rockels were secured in a bond mado under the the articles were stowed away in kept readily and easily accesible? Piracy Prevention Ordinance in the munier described to prevent Mr. Fletcher It was the best respeut of the Tai Lee, should not theft and damage, but be submitted place they could give. be forfeited. The case was heard that that consideration did not Mr. l'Alindat · AudTM tikt by Mr. D. Melbourne,,

arisg when tho ship was in the reutily agerssible –Tha box WITH tanger zone, as the guarding of the but not the contents. bridge deck precluded the possi As regards the firearms kept in bility of theft.

{the Captain's cabin I put it. to yoni | fthat it was also the best placet-

Yes, when the stap was in port.

What did you think the Captain asked. you to carry the revolver

suppose In protect my

Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, acting Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and Mr. Lao d'Almada defended

Outlining the facts Mr. Hazlerigg Anid thin was am action for the enforcement of a bond given under the Pirnes Prevention. Ordinance, The action arose out of the -piracy of tho sa Tai Lee, which ve-

Points That Needn't Be Considered.

Mr. Bazlerigg went on to say that it was not necessary for the Crown

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pure all three alleged breadhon for?--I of Regulation. If his Worship)) self. rurred on the 20th. January was satisfied that one of the offences Mr. Alminda: You make 16 whit the ship was on

voyage had fan committed it was his duty flue officer, Captain Fletcher. from Hongkong to Konginnon. Tho to urder the forfeiture of the 25,00. Mr. d'Almada: Not to protect piracy took place shortly after midnight; after the Tai Len His Worship need not consider whethe ship or the passengera?-If

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ward trip. Captain · Willox, the

ther de brenees mentioned had protected everybody I would not

Captain Fletcher, emphatically denied that he had ever been instructed by Captain Willox to carry the revolver on his person.

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left. Wong Jun e contine her uprisen from the default of the unbe protecting myself. (Laughter),| master, and one of the Indinter. mul officers and not the ship guards were killed, while two other wars. The bond expressly stip Indian guards were wounded. The hated that the shipowners and the Thi Lee was taken to a pince our sureties were liable for breaches by Kongmoon, where the pirates made the master, officers and crow and their escape with their plunder they entered into it with eyes open

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Mr. d'Almada: You have threatened the Sze Yap Company

into the death of Captain Willos,them liable for the penal amount of missal which you have and at that equity evidener was the bold in the event of non-com- | brought ? given by threw of the officers which fintece with the conditions by their

led to

never

Mr. Hazlerigg interposed sbal

Mr. Fletcher: No.

the conclusion that there servants. Also the Magistrate need the question was irrelevant, but And ben breaches of the regula-junt consider whether the breaches] Mr. d'Almuda contended that it hul mukt Liars nende tender the Piracy Proven-frontributed, to the piracy. It was was, as the witness tion Ordinance. It was only a fair contention that any breach allegations against the Company. Mr. Fletcher replied: I am not derided to commence tliest proceed- of discipline, any known lack of inger, the basin of the prosecution discipline and constant neglect of broke" yet, and there is a lot of

timy. Laughter. "being the hand dated foil Junnary, the pincy Regulations world in

Mr. Hazlerigg: As a matter of 19, of which the signatories were itself encourage practical attacks:

practice did you carry your re- the persons sumincared. The band on ships. "In fact it was in order volver on board? was conditioned on the observance to maintain proper discipline that by the owners, Herneves, and chart hd, become necessary for tho Before leaving the witness-lux terers of the vessel, and the master, Crown to' start those proceedings | Mr. Fletcher said this was the officers and their servants,

Evidence was then called, Mr.second time he had been sun- Thomas Fletcher, late Chief Officer moned to give evidence, in Court

· Alleged Breaches. Continuing, Mr. Hazlerigg said it of the Tai Leg, Briefly described the and asked if his Worship would of con- was ok actually rasarntial for the piracy on January 19th. Examined consider the question Crown in curd relating to Crown by dus acting Crown Solicitor, ho pensating, him for the expense to bonds to describa the alleged said there were no pirney preven which he had been put. breaches of condition, but that would tion rules on beard. The rockets, ho done, 'ns was eustonmry, to givejete. "were put in a locked box ont the defendants. an idea of what side the wheel house, while the case they would fave to meet, spare rifles were contained in a Three breaches were assigned in locked steel box kept in the cabin this case. The first of these relating of Captuin Willox.

to Regulation 32, which reads:" Each Mr. Hazlerigg: During the piracy, certificated officer shall carry one feven if you had had time, you would - revolver wad 25 round of ammuni-funt luve been ablo to get at tho.

tion at all times when the ship is rockets/

The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Captain Superintendent of Police, who was in Court, said it was not uncommon for the Government to give expenses to witnesses, and if Mr. Fletcher would write to him! he would send the application Lo the proper authorities with his recommendation.

Mr. Joseph Lewis, late second engineer of the Tui Lee, spoke

in the danger zone" Danger zone.) Mr. Fletcher: No, because the fabout the grills, corroborating the. -said—Mr-Hazlerigg—compriso–the bmx-was-jocked.-

usual routes between and places Witness said he land had, po in- un the River and on the const of stenetions about warrying a revolver Kwongtang and Kwongki. The sewhilst on duly.

cond breach related to Regulation Cross exupined by Mr. d'Almada, be By way of explanation. Mr. witness said he had been in the Hazlerigg, refereed to Regulation 4 creantile marine for 17 years and which reail: "Each entrance to had held a master's vertificate siuco the engine and boiler rooms shall. He had been on the China be provided with strong and Post for abont. five years. substantial solid metal grille doors." Regulation 52 required, these grills to be kept locked nt all ir while the ship was in the danger: zone, and throughout such time the "only access to such, portion of the

Mr. d'Almaela: Principally on the River?-No, the Tai Lee was my

first ship.

Mr. d'Almada: How long had you teen on tho Tai Lee - works Mr. Almala: You were dismiss

outline-of Mr. Hazlerigg.-Ile-hud- also received no instructions about carrying a revolver..

This ended the evidence of the prosecution. Mr. Hazlerigg said

had a third witness, who was at present away from the Colony, but he was content to leave the case as it vás.

The Defence. Mr. d'Alunda said the Tai Loe] would not be in port until the evening and consequently he won!d ask. his Worship to adjourn the ease to empble him to produce his witnesses. But he would outline his defence. His first point was.

bridge be from the bridge decked immediately after the piracy that though the bond strictly said

In the rase of the Thi Lee there was No. 1 was dismissed after the third lasteloway leading to the engine trip of the ship with myself as the roos from the unprotected portion Captain.

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that the obligors had bound them selves to comply with all the pre- visions of the Ordinance It would:

of the bridge, this hatchway being With your pix weeks' experience be absurd to say that the Legis

provided with.'n heavy grill, which would be shipped down and secured by a padlock, That gille door was never kept locked when the ship was in the danger zone; in fact it was actually open at the time of the piracy. At the enquiry it was stated that there arose 'overy hall hour the necessity of, gotting) through the grill to attend to tho

of the River 1 take it you will not lature intended the obligors to be so bound. The words "All the

be ablo to any intelligently what provisions, etc." were intended to the ship-1 cannot your duties are as Chief Officer of mean and could only mean such provisions of the Regulations as During your five years' experience ware capable of being performed. on the China Coast have you heard He submitted the three alleged

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the pirney regulations Not olli-breaches of conditious were in-

capable of being performed.

cially.

*

If

Or privately --Or privately. : the obligors were bound to comply Mr. Alunda: That does not re with these three conditions his

* 3r d'Almila: Do you swear that before you joined the Tai Leu

steering gear, which was two land to the credit of the marine next submission would be on the three yards from the grill, That

officers, does it. 7

evidence, and that was that his but the Пccess was necessary, argument in reply to that was

clients had done all that was humanis, possible. He-submitted that, even if it was necessary to

the regulation contálned provi- have access in the steering gear, it

unnecessary to leave, it open amonition to you did not Captain for the obligors to comply with

sions which made it impossible) throughout the whole time."

Tron were not told by the ownore the conditions covered by the ould be opened and relocked again. to observo the regulations?—I was bond,, and that being the case the That was actually the practice adopt not told by the owners

|bond was a nullity. - 'F'

When he handed the revolver and

nd on the lower deck, where the When you went on board Captain As regards the ovidence Mr. sino; necessity. aròso evor the Willox did not give you any instruc-d'Almada said he was in an attention to the engines operating tons whatsoever?-e just told me unfortunato predicament as Cap- the fans. This third breach wna in that I had to carry a revolver. tain Willox was dond and thore respect of regulation 19, which re-Willox tell you that it would be was no one to rebut the statement Muired the equipment (rockets, eta), your duty to carry it at all times of Captain Fletcher, except per- to be at all times in such condition whilst in the danger zone?---No sons who were present when the and readily and, easily accessible In answer to further questions, instructions were. given. The for immediato use. The allegation Mr. Flotahor and Captain Willox evidence of such persons would, of the prosecution was that the showed him the rockets, Veroy under the circumstances, be rockote, blue lights, Veroy pistols lights, ote, but snid nothing about acceptable.

The case was adjourned until And Voroy lights were kept in them,

this afternoonj

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