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TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1928,

JERVIS BAY PERIL

VERY REAL.

(Continued from. Page 1.) trouble, think it possible that some askisted the stowaways to embark Most of the passengers discount idea of danger and declare that it was unnecessary to summon warship-Reuter.

vivors came down to Hongkong by the 8.8. Kong Ning and 30 by thos.s. Kong Ying. Ten were left at Wangmun by the Shokki tow, while eight members of the crew and three European officers remained by the wreck. He knew of no corpses having been seen or found. Corroborativo evidence of cargo carried

A given, witness' estimate of the total being between 150 and 160 tons. The bulk of this had been stowed In the lower hold, but the tin plate decks. tween Only chickens belonging to the crew were on the upper deck, but witness was unable to say whether any of the 35 non-paying pas- sengers brought either personal luggage or small quantities of cargo with them.

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Witness corroborated the earlier statement of Mr. Beck that the No. 1 conlie was reponsible for

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Admiralty Statement.

London, June 25. In reply to questions in Parlia ment, It was stated that the President of the Board of Trade had cabled the Collector of Customs, Colombo, asking that in- quiries regarding the recent hap- penings on board the Australian liner Jervis Bay, should be made as soon as the vessel arrived, and that a reply be sent by telegraph,

MORE TRAFFIC OFFENCES.

· MISUNDERSTANDING AS TO PEAK ROAD.

P.W.D. MAN'FINED.

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SHANGHAI BOXING.

SEAMAN HALL DRAWS WITH SACRAMENTO.

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Jee Sacramento had one of the lucky breaks of his boxing career. when he was awarded a draw with Seaman Hall, ex-lightweight cham- pion of Europe, In the 10 round main, event at the Carlton, In At the instance of Crown Ser- Shanghai on June 18th. gehnt W. A. Pepperill, a public car At most Sacramento won three driver was summoned before. Marof the 10 rounds, the others going for C. Willson this morning for to the vistor, who put up the Anest reckless driving in Connaught Rend display of boxing which has ever Central.

been seen in this port Sacra Sergeant Pepperill said the of mento's right was made to look fence, occurred, at 3.05 p.m. on the cheap-not through any effort, but 14th instant. The defendant was by second nature, Hall'apparently preceding at a moderate speed, but being warned several seconds be- he ran into a push bicycle and fore it came over, that Sacramento smashed the rear wheel and mud was planning it. As it was, the guard. The owner of the bleyclo, decision was greeted with boos. who was a Chinese youth, had not The only point against Searan

A fine of $5 was inflicted.

Defendant Complains, Another driver, who was sum-

On behalf of the Admiralty, it been compensated for the damage. all was his preference for defen-

was stated that the first message. from the Jervis Bay was received by H.M.S. Enterprise 9.20 a.m. on Wednesday last. The Admiralty.

the

sive boxing... Blocking" all blaws in the world and making the other man look silly seldom, win fights, but the fight might be

the stowage of cargo, but he could oiler, Slavol, in which a Marine toned for a similar offence, dis definitely named as an exception, not say how much a month this Guard was despatched, was the puted the evidence given by in the opinion of almost everyone |

man was pald.

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only immediately available vessel. -British Wireless.

Huropean Police Sergeant, and de- clared that he had been unfairly treated. "The Sergeant may even say 1 was driving at a speed of 50 miles an hour for all the difference It would make to my case, he

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except the referee and judges

There is not the slightest doubt that from the point of view of a boxine exhibition the event was the best that has been witnessed at the Carlton stadium within Joe Sacramento met a memory,

Home Papers Puzzled.

London, June 26. This morning's newspapers are

It was alleged that the defendunt frankly puzzled by the explana- tions given of the Jervis Bay affair, passed a hand truck on the left

The Daily Telegraph, for exam-hand side and that he had to he has yet been pitted against. It ple, declares that there has been celerate in order to do so, as the was by no means a fight of the

nothing stranger than the tale of the stowaways on the Jervis Bay since the voyage of Jonah.

The main deck was not full up with cargo, but there were about. 120 passengers on this deck and a few of these may have been sitting on top of the packages. He had seen passengera on other occasions sitting on the pigs.

Pilot's Story. Shum Wo, the No. 1 Pilot of the Kochow, stated he had been a lot for 20 years, always employed on Wit- the Hongkong-Wuchow run.

on ness went on duty at 8 pm. June 9 at the same time as the He steered the Chief Officer. usual course to the White Light and then altered to N.W. by W., Subse- bringing the light astern. quently entrse was again altered to W. by N., this being maintained for three minutes with a final alteration to SW. W. Then the accident happened. Witness was in charge of the navigation and when she touched, she was, in his opinion in the Channel.

The President:--You being in charge of the navigation; suppos- ing the mate gave you an order to alter course, what would you I do? 1

Witness: know the place. Unless there was danger, I would

tuke, no notice.

The Daily Mail says it is still not made. clear why the messagea that alarmed were sent out, and there must surely be other in- portant circumstances to be dis- closed...

truck at the mument was turning to the left.

Inspector Alexander stated that the man had a number of previous convictions; also for reckless driv-

ing.

His Worship Imposed a fine of $20.

Defendant:-I have got no

money.

His Worship:-Two weeks' hard Defendant that is the case, I must go to prison.

The Morning Past suggests that Captain Daniel feared the des-labour. perate stowaways would make the centre of their disaffection among. the passengers and crew.-Reuter.

STRIKING LEGAL

POINT.

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girl. It that were an offence the fact should be made publicly known and the practice stopped, even insofar as houses were visit ordered by Europeans with a Chinese

girl.

No Permit.

about ringeraft than any oppouent man who knew considerably more.

tuma to which the local fans have, been accustomed, but it was a real exhibition of all that goes toward making a fight worth remembering.

Try as he might Joe could not put across that right for which he has become justly famous. Every effort in this direction was antieinated by the more exneri. enced visitor who alinned, side- stepped and blocked every one of those blows which have been responsible for making Joe's re- putation. Joe Was out-boxed. That's all there is to the contest.

Only on one occasion did Sacra. Mr. G. H. Gandy, of the PW.D., mento look like makine a proper was summoned for using the Peak job of his opponent and then, oven Rond on the morning of June 18 though his supporters were brim- without the permission of the ful of expectations, the blows fall- Captain Superintendent of Police, ed to make any lasting inipression The defendant admitted that he on the British scrapper. Time was using the road, but produced and again Joe sent across that left

permit.

with a right follow-up but on every occasion Hall either took it on his gloves or slipped it over his

valid from

Sub-Inspector C. F. Alexander, afer examining the permit, said it was for Conduit Road and not the Peak Road. It was Seth's Corner to Queen's Gardens. His Worship Imposed a fine of $5. but Mr. Gandy asked permission The soldier who used the pre-to speak and was allowed to do so. mises, for an Immoral purpose, went there to trap the manage any ment, added Mr. Loseby.

The President:-Docs the master or mate ever give you an when crossing the bar?

Witness!—No,

No Certificate.

The President: Have you sort of certificato as pilot?

Witness:--No.

The President: Who told you were a pilot?

you

Witness: I have been a pilot

Mr. Gandy said that the writing on the form spoke about one-way traffic, and in order to observe that His Worship remarked that there rule he had to go under the bridge. was evidence that the girls had Sub-Inspector Alexander remark- engaged the rooms, or, at least, aed that the permit allowed a vehicle woman, on their behalf, engaged to go along Conduit Road na far as Queen's Gardens, up by Glenealy tirem.

and down under the bridge.

Mr. Losoby agreed there

was

His Worship pointed out that that

The President:-What qualifica-evidence that the girls engaged did not mean that the defendant

for 20 years.

tions have you?

Witness:-First

shoulder.

The one thing which

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Hall, falled to counter. surprised many was the fact that advantages were legion but they were missed.

CHINESE FOUND IN PEAK HOSPITAL.

SENT TO PRISON THIS MORNING,

A Chinese, caught within the pre- mises of the Peak Hospital yester the rooms but not that they could go on the first portion of Peak day, was sentenced by Mr. R. E.

as a quarter-engaged them for immoral pur Road. The defendant could ge as Lindseil to six weeks hard Inbour

master and then by study.

The President:Who first call-oses. There was no evidence that far as Queen's Gardens in Conduit this morning.

they were prostitutes.

Rond, up by Glenenly and down Miss Walsh, a nursing sister of jed you a pilot?

Is. Worship:-Surely, Inspector under the bridge. There was no-

the Peak Hospital, giving evidence Witness:-B, and S.

Shannon's evidence showed that thing in the permit about Peak sald that at 3.30 yesterday morn- ...Witness, replying to further they were,

Rond.

ing she had occasion to go to the questions, said he had not mention- Mr, Loseby said that Inspector Mr. Gandy: have never been, ice chest for a bottie, of milk. As she entered the room, she noticed a ed taking soundings to the Mate,Shannon's evidence should not warned that I was doing wrong, that officer having undertaken that have been accepted. The mere His Worship:-It appears to be a Chinese hiding behind the door.

made by duty of his own accord on two statement

Inspector misunderstanding on your part and She asked the man what he was separate occasion. The engines Shannon that he knew the girls if you had any doubt, you should doing there and the man replied in

have enquired."

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vessel touched, by order, of the Continuing, Mr. Loseby sald Mr. Gandy-I was waiting to be boen let into the hospital by a friend Chief Officer.

that if prostitution was permitted warned if I was wrong. There are to spend the night there. Witness After a series of questions re-in any shape or form, then it was plenty of traffic police there who took the man to the kitchen where she found an amah, who was sent lative to the atac of the tide, impossible to say it was immoral, could have warned me. witness was eventually induced to because nothing permitted by the Is Worship remarked that It to fetch one of the hospital "boys." Between them they tried to get express an opinion that the cur-Law was immoral. It should not seemed to be a misunderstanding rent was stronger than he had be an offence in respect of one on the defendant's part, and Im- something coherent out of what the defendant was trying to explain. anticipated.

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All their efforts were fruitless, and After further evidence, the en- other. quiry was, adipurned until this

they sent for the police,

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His Worship:-It might be an offence in one place and, not in another.

Dangerous Driving.

For driving a motor car in a dangerous manner on June 19, Mr. Harry Kong was fined $10, on ad- a sound mitting the offence.

Miss Walsh explained that all the doors of the hospital were belted at night, and the only way the defen- Jant could have found his way in, was through one of the windows.

The defendant told his Worship two different stories. One was to hospital to look up a friend who awed him two dollars. He said he did not manage to find the friend in question. The second story was

Mr. Loseby:It is quite a good argument and I think, argument, that what is permitted by The defendant replied that when the law of the Colony cannot be passing a tramcar, which was in immoral.

motion it was necessary to go & After further argument, his little faster than the ordinary, the effect that he had gone to the Worship granted a re-hearing and speed. fixed the case for July 5,

Taxi-Driver's Offence,

The first summons to be taken out that his friend took him into the

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