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SEQUEL TO PIRACY SCARE:

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1928.

Other Chinese members of the crow CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. P. & 0.-BRITISH INDIA, APCAR AND

gave similar evidence.

Mr. Wong informed the Court that the only evidence for the defenco would be the story of the accused who INDIAN GUARD TRIED FOR gave the following statement from the

MURDER.

witness box.

After a retirement of less than- fifteen minutes a jury of twelve last Tuesday acquitted Sakih Mahomed, a former member of the Indian guard on board the 8.8. Linan, on a charge of murder, and he was discharged by His Honour. Judge Sir Peter Grain, after

Accused's Statement..

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The accused first of all referred to his service with the 65th Punjabis in having arrived from the above ports, Malta from which he was honourably Consigncos of Cargo are hereby. In- | discharged. He later wont to Heng-formed that their

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MANTUA No claims will be admitted after *KALYAN the goods have left the godowns.

trading from that port for four years Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and

8. before coming to Shanghai to serve Godown Company's Godowns at Kow He was aploon, whence delivery may be obtained. trini lasting all day in H. In a similar where he had

pointed to

Goods 'not cleared by the 21st; Supreme Court, Shanghai.

DEVANHA been employed for eight months. On January, 1928, will be subject to rent. The charge of murder preferred November 5 he went on duty as a Damaged packages must be left in

DELTA against the accused resulted from guard at 6 p.m. and his period of duty the Godowns for examination by the MALWA the shooting of a Chinese mem was six hours. For three hours he Consignee's and the Co.'s rapresonta- KHYBER ber of the crew of the ss. Linan guarded the upper deck and then tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays, NELLORE whilst that vessel was on a voyage changed duty with another guard on at 2.30 pm. within the free storage MACEDONIA from Swatow to Shanghai on the lower deck as was the custom. He period.

deceased by sight and used All claims must be presented within *KHIVA November 6 last year.

After the jury returned a verdict to use the same galley for cooling as ten days of the steamer's arrival hore; KASHMIR of "Not Guilty" His Honour said he the dead man. There had never been after which date they cannot be ro KARMALA was in agreement with the verdict and any trouble between the two

At about 10 o'clock that night added that it would have been very. unsafe to convict the accused on the he was on duty in the port alley near the engine room when he noticed the evidenes submitted...

Pis Honour also

also thanked Mr. Tycho deceased come down the stairs and Wing, local British barrister for constand near the iron grille separating ducting the defences of the accused the alley from the part of the deck and said that the Court and also thu used by the Chinese deck passengers:

the indebted to Mr. Wing for nevused undertaking this work. Wing sengers standing outside the grille had informed the Court early in the and the deceased was talking to them. proceedings that he had appeared for There were also some other Chinese the defence of the accused in the lower standing further back from the grille.

Mr. Wing: Were there

any orders but had received no instructions Court

continue the defence in the Criminal to prevent members of the crew com- Court, but as he had proceeded so faring up or down the allay at night?

.9 o'clock I had Accused: After in the defence he thought he would te of service to His Lordship if he been instructed to allow nobody to

pass through the gate. saw it out to its conclusion.

to

Mr.

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MALWA DEVANHA

There were four or five Chinese pas NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA LINE MACEDONIA

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"ADEN MARU,” having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- Goods are being formed that their landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godown at Kow- loon, whence dellvery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 20th January, 1928, will be subject to rent.

The accused said that when the His Lordship asked the accused, through the interpreter, if he was deceased came down the stairs he was willing that Mr. Wing should defend inside the iron grille and the other Chinese were on the oppostio side. and the latter willingly agreed.

Mr. A. G. Mossop, Crown Advocate,They were talking for about four or

Damaged packages must be loft in appeared

for the prosecution and five minutes and accused did not in outlining the case to the Court said terfere. The deceased then went up the Godowns for examination by the that on the voyage of the s.s. Linan stairs and the Chinese passengers on Consignee's and the Co's representa- from Swatow to Shanghai on Novem- the other side of the grille disappear-tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays, at p.m. within the free storage ber 5, there were 69 Chinese on boarded. and four Indian watchmen, two of

All calms must be presented whom were always on duty as guards

within ten days of the steamer's against

arrival horo, after which date they cannot be recognized.

of the In The accuser was one

vessel and had heen employed on the ship for six or seven months. The Chinese who had been shot by the

2.80 Some short time after this the Period. accused said he was standing with his back

to the grill when he was caught fram behind and looking over his shoulder saw that the deceased had returned and was attacking him.

The

No claims will be admitted after

accused was the second cook for the white accused said he strugġied for a the goods have left the Godowns.

natives and

slept most of the time

about two months. The deceased had

and. the deceased grabbed him by the throat. Accused reached for was in the holster at his pistol which was in

in the foe'sle with the sailors. Ho the time but the deceased grabbed his had been employed on the ship for hand. When the accused "found, that gone to the small alleyway along the the deceased meant to do him harm port side of the engine room on No-ho tried to blow his, whistle but the vember 6 at about 10 o'clock at night deceased grabbed him by the throat for the purpose of getting some clothes with two hands and attempted to which he had hang there to dry. The throttle him. The deceased was hold so tight that the At the time and shat the Chinese three accused said things were beginning to accused was on guard in that vicinity ing his throat He get black.

reached down and times, causing his death.

drawing his pistol twisted around and shot the deceased.

The shooting was reported by the accused to the sergeant of the guard and the captain of the vessel was in- formed. The acensed was taken off duty, handcuffed and guarded until reaching Shanghai where he was taken in charge by the Municipal police and later brought to trial on a charge of murder.

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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, January 13, 1928.

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Destination

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8,097

21st Jan, Miles, L'don, A'werp & Hull 27th Jan. 18traits & Bombay....

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INAGPORE said that there were about ten of Manila, January 16.-Mr. Ramon KASHMIR fifteen Chinese passengers, standing Aboitiz, Miss Phyllis Baker. Mr. and outside the grille and the deceased Mrs. CF. Byram, Mr. Cue Chin, Mr. KALYAN was forcing him towards them. The Sing Chang Chong. Mr. Corrado De MANTUA keys to the grille were on the same Mayda, Mr. R. A. De Vila, Capt. W. ST. ALBANS ring as his whistle and he believed 7, Donoghue, Rev. J. M. Drought, Mr. LAHORE that the deceased wanted to get the Francis Glapert, Mr. Ung So Lam, M. MONGOLIA keys. Some of the Chinese tried to v. Langbank, Mrs. Lea Langbank,

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Evidence of Crew, The most interesting witness was a Chinese boy aged 10 who told the Court that he was employed as water boiler and of the vessel. He

Yu, Miss Ka Gan Yu, Miss Ka Chu MALWA question just consed they all disappeared. night in outside the compradore's room and

In answer to Mr. Wing the accused Yu. Miss Kn Lian Yu, Miss Ka Ho DEVANHA there was an Indian watchman ou

said he thought

the time that the Yu, Mr. and Mrs. Chong Tek Y, MACEDONIA duty there. He was awakened by deceased was in league with some of Miss Slu Khim Ya, Miss Six Ha Yu, Cargo only. shots and immediately ran off and the passengers to pirate the ship and Mr. Kong Yang. went to sleep in the foc'sle. Before The steamers are all fitted throuhout with electric light and have accommoda.leaving the alley he saw the de- tinn for a limited number of sal-passengers, All traders carry a duly qualified ceased lying on the floor where he the accused said he informed the for the Crown had failed to show any why the accused surgeon. Cargo' taken at through rates in alliports in Netherlands. India and was

the head and sergeant of the guard and told him all positive reason bleeding.from mouth. The Indian guard was in his that had happened.

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Mr. Mosson cross-examined the, the accused had recounted the in- room at the time and he could be seen through the half-open door. The accused who denied that there was cidents which he claimed led up to the leceased used to do his cooking in the any small boy in the alley at the shooting. The evidence of the ac- same galley ሰ። the

time the struggle took place. There used. he concluded, ought to be given necused, The Chinese boatswain said he had was no other way out of the difficulty as much value as any that had been been called to the alley after the shoot but to shoot the deceased as he be produced in the case.

24.༦ ing and supervised the removal of the lieved that his own life and those of body and later had it washed. When the others on the ship were in danger order for the discharge of the witness first

saw the body of the de- from robbers and pirates. ceased he also env the nccused in his This concluded the evidence for accused was made.

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He had informed the jury of its duties, out-ceive a manner. been told that the reason. for the de- lining the salient points of the evidence shipowners through their agents, But 'censed going to the alley was to, get and stressing the necessity for a careerfield and Swire, it was disclosed some clothing which he had left hang-ful consideration, of the accused's following the nequittal of Sek! Moham- ing there to dry.

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