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BRITISH FIREMEN

CHARGED.

DISOBEDIENCE ALLEGATIONS" NOT PROVED.

TROUBLE OVER FOOD.

A case involving four British Breman of the ateamer Darcoile was beard at the Marine Court this morning, the mon being chargod with disobedience of orders. The case came to an abrupt conclusion. whan Commade. 1. 1. Newill, D.S.O., R.N., Marine Magistrate, ordered i discharge of all the accused, with- out calling upon them to state, their defence.

The case was brought by Captain J. Ferguson of the B. Darcolle, under Article 225 B of the Mer chant Shipping Ordinance of 1894, who charged 3. Pickett, H. Christie, A. Fisher and 8. Davidson with un- lawfully and wilfully disobeying lawful commands whilst the vessel was at Sourabaya on October 18.

ploaded Tho defendants

not guilty. Mr. Loseby appearing on their behalf.

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METER TAMPERED WITH IN YAUMATI.

DANGEROUS OFFENCE.

The danger of inexperienced persons tampering with electric meters was strongly emphasised by Mr. G. R. Murray of the Chinn Light and Power Co. (1918), Ltd' who prosecuted a Chinese eleçiric

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"I don't know why we aren't all divera; it is better than the law," commented Mr. C. A. S. Buss, in the Summary Court this morning. before Mr. Justice Jacks, whion Caplain G. D. Arthur, Marine Sur- veyor, gave evidence with regard to a divers remuneration, saying that in England & diver might make as much as £3,000 or £4,000 a year. The evidence was given In connexion with a claim arising out of the salvage of the 8.8. Kochaw which sank in the Weat River on June 10.

In the course of his evidence, Captain. Arthur rocalled a tin- successful attempt to pirate his launch when returning from the wreck, when the boat was fred pan from a junk with Winches ter rifles and ball shot.

The case was one in which the Ling Firm, 486, Shanghai Street, Kowloan, contractors, sued the Tal Hong Steamship Company, Limited, 60, Ko Shing Street for

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Kowloon Magistracy this morning on a charge of breaking or damang- ing the seal of a meter at No. 608, Canton Road,

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TWO EUROPEANS KILLED AS CAR TOPPLES OVER.

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Ipoh, Oct. 21.

A tragic motor car sccident, ee, curred last night on the Pulat Road near Pingl, a few miles out of Ipoh, in consequence of which two Europeans, Mr. Alexander and Mr. Hafn, lost their lives.

It appears that a party, con- Shanghai, Oct. 20.

sisting of Mr. Alexander, who was There have recently been pro-an accountant with tha Anglo- mulgated from Nanking, a set of Oriental Corporation, his wife, The defendant pleaded there regulations that call for the estab- Mr. H. G. Bain, of the Anglo-Swiss was some defect in the wiring ishment of a Social Bureau, or Company, Mr. Toby and Mr. Vin and that he removed the seat from Board of Arbitration. In various cent, after the race dinner and the meter to effect the necessary districts of China which is design danco at the Ipoh Club, drove out repairs.

ed to be the final word on disputes

The car was a large Talbot Dar The master of the shop, whose between Labour and Capital, and long the Fulat Road. wires defendant was repairing which will be totally under Chinese

racq and Mr. Alexander, who was when arrested, said that on Satur-contro day morning he found that there

Thero will be five members of an experienced driver, was at the were no Hghts. He had asked de-ench governing board and it is un-wheel. When taking a sharp bend fendant, who was one of his re-derstood that the Social Bureau of be apparently mistook the curve gular customers, to attend to the the Municipality of Greater Shaug and the car went over a ten-foot hai in an effort to enforce the rates drop, landing on the hood and im defect.

In reply to his Worship, Mr.made by that body, and to give the prisoning all five occupants. Mrs, Murray said that if the defect was organization greater standing, Alexander forced open the side in the moter or any part of the bave approached the President of door and was the first to emergo. Company's installation it would be the Provisional Court with a view She pulled out Mr. Toby, who was repaired immediately free of to his sitting as a member of the struggling to come out from charge, but should the trouble be Governing Committee of the Board beath the hood. The others their utmost but wore unable to, ese territory.

in the censuraer's wires then of Arbitration which sits in Chin-were pinned down, Both strained

Tantalising Conduct, Captain Ferguson's evidence was based on a log entry of October 10 In which it was stated that the four accused had been absent with- out leave as from October 13. They were returned on board by the loen police within a short time of snil. ing, and all then assembled on the forecastle head, while the vessel was being got under way. They were repeatedly told by the Chief Officer to get below and to allow the deck hands to proceed with their work They argued and refused to leave, provisions supplied between June) had to do was to test the com- of the Kuomintang in Chinese ter- occurred on a lonely road, and all I

Omcer "tantalising the Chief beyond exasperation, without rea- sonableness," and were themselves

in such a condition as to be unable to perform their own duties that night. Other men who had to do double duty were subsequently In- capacitated through the accuseds default,

Witnesa added that reason of these

by

happentugs,

nominal charge was made for any such repaira

it was easy, added Mr. Murray

the sum of $956.30 being the for an experienced man to detect balance due for work done and the nature of the fuse. All he 12 and June 20, this year, in con- pany's meter with a bulb. nexion with the work.

Mr. W. D. Owen was for the plaintiff, while Mr. Russ defend ed.

The defendant was ordered to pay a fue of $25 or, to go to prisou for one month with hard labour in

default.

Estimate Not Accepted, Outlining the circumstances, His Worship being inform Mr. Owen explained that the plained that the defendant

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Aid was rapidly forthcoming, despite the fact that the accident

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Oxer Riding Foreign Rights. Such action would mean that the Social Bureau, under the control rftory, would function as a special were removed to hospital, where court on cases arising in the. Inter the injured people are to-day re- national Settlement an industrial disputes, and would obviously cons-ported to be making good pro- Mr. Alexander only joined the Anglo-Oriental Corporation elx months ago. Mr. Vincent, who was also with the Anglo-Orientä Corporation, was severely injured about the face and several of his ribs are broken, but to-day hopes are entertained of bla recovery. Straits Times,

flict with the powers of the Provi-

sional Court under the Rendition Agreement.

It would also seem to be the thin edge of the wedge to ignore ex by foreign industrial qrganizations operating in the International Set- the local agents of the charterers had lodged a compiluint ns to the

Mr. Murray drew his Worship's tlement. the and, if no agreement was arrived

A translation, from the Chinese, conduct of these men over period of two days. The miscon-at. the plaintiffs were to be paid attention to the seriousness of auch!

the actual duct was such As to justify for

preliminary leucos. He recalled the prosecu- of the rules of organization of the kin Com-Sucul Bureau, reveals that sweep- When the plaintiffs tous brought by witness asking for such punish work done. ment as he coull not fufflet by sent in their estimate, it was not pany in June when several con- ing powers are granted to the log book, as other members of the accepted; and after they had been.Jsumers were charged with steal governing committer and leads to crew had been ponalised by extra working on the wreck for nine ng electricity. His Worship then the inevitablo conclusion that the

Institution has been days, the defendants obtained an found, that as there was no evi-whole duty.

estimate from another firm which ence that the defendants in the ganized purely to cause confusion PROPRIETRESS FINED IN ALL they found, acceptable and that eases had been seen to atoal the to the Settlement Authorities In firni took over the work.

tiff firm was asked by the defen-merly employed by the com- dauts to visit the wreck, make an pany aaid he should have known traterritorial rights now enjoyed inspection by means of divers, and better than to have interfered with take off cargo. They were then to the meter. make an estimate for the salvage,

Mr. Loseby cross-examined and asked if the order that had been disobeyed had been that of the Chief Officer.

Witness replied in the afirma- tive, saying he had himself seen the occurrence from the bridge.

Were Drunk.

Your contention is that men were drunk 7-Yen.

the

Mr. Owen added that he thought the only dispute was whether the charges made were reasonable or

not..

Explaining where

current, the cases must fall.

or

Their jurisdiction over the Inter- national Settlement and the labour disputes that arise within its boundaries.

Mr. Murray also commented upon the danger to life when meters were tampered with by in-

Article 4 of the General Provi- experienced men. He mentioned his clients several cases in which persons not sions specifics just what disputes disagreed. Mr. Russ said a certain qualified had been electrocuted. are to be brought before the Board price for the preliminary work was The removal of the seal might of Arbitration "when the efforts to agreed upon before the work com-result in somebody taking away mediate between the partica proves Was the male drunk?- cannot meuced. The plaintiffs had al-the cover, thus exposing then failure: (1) Disputes arising in say he was: I had spoken to him ready received $414, which was mechanism. Arybody touching arsenals; (2) Disputes arising in frequently during the evening.

He had had a glass or two? good pay for the work done. The any part of this mechanism would water, electricity or gas works and rennon why the work was given receive a full shock of 200 volts any other establishment catering Perhaps a little spirits or beer..

to the neads of the general public; Mr. Luseby ascertained from another firm was because the which might prove fatal,

Attention was also drawn to a (3) Disputes arising in respect to Captain Ferguson that the vessel plaintif Arm did the work "0 arrived in Hongkong on Friday frightfully badly." Mr. Raas add-special part of the mechanism nost, telegraph, telephone, railway,

lot of known as the bridge, which when tram, shipping and bus service" last, but he had not given the ac-ed:-"They employed a cused express permission to go on coolies, who spoke an uncouth interfered with would cause the shore, although he had paid out tongue, and it was like the Tower meter to register less than was to them sums of $15 ts good of Babel. Everyone was getting actually consumed.

thoroughly muddled up, and my clients got someone else."

, conduct money. He had not laid રી charge against them until Monday afternoon, when he had them arrested. They had certain- ly made complaints on Monday morning, but not more than usual, and the basis of the complaints was not just.

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The defendant plended guilty to both charges.

R. O. Grimmitt said that the place was used as an oplum divan. Besides cubicles which were used as living quarters, there were four! cubicles and four bed spaces con- No Limit on Action.

stituting the furniture of an elab Article 5, however, contains the orate divan. No action was now Mr. Murray mentioned that in a ret] "jokert and reads, "Submis- being taken against divan keepers, similar case brought before Majorsion of any dispute other than as in the past, but the Department

WHE Willson, sentence of two months' those referred to in the preceed was adopting the alternative of hard labour without the option of ing article to the Board of Arbf-charging the persons in charge

with selling opium. After having been got rid of, ja fine had been passed.

tration upon application of the In view of the enormous busi- | continued Mr. Russ, as was charac

contending parties, or when, owing ferislje of buman nature, plaintiffs put In an anormous bill, while

Enormous Bill.

A witness at Old-street said that Mr. Lonchyle the cooking they were only entitled to be paid takings during Christmas acel at good, or bad?,

the agreed amount. He pointed out that pumps for drivers costa china shop and stall in Hoxton

Witness: It is up to a fair

standard for vessels of the tramp between $400 and $500 to buy were £100 a day. class, such as this ship is sup- posed to be, but possibly on Sun- while the plaintiff's charged $70 days or Mondays it la not so good. a day for their use. That must Than you are not competent to work out at an enormous profit, he

with proper supply your men food? The best possible is done under the circumstances.

Not True.

added.

Giving evidence, Captain Arthur said he was engaged by the owners of the Kochow to make an inspec- Lion of the wreck and to give his opinion as to whether it was worth while to salvage it. He advised

I put it to you that you had these men arrested to stop their complaints about the food? them to do.

Please do not put such a question, When returning to Hongkong, because it is untrue.

he had a brush with pirates in a

these

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men

on

was bury

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Why did you not arrest junk. The junk crossed the bowe arrival?of the launch and opened fire with fired Saturday Winchesters. They then and had no occasion to 'go on round shot which dropped some 50 shore on Sunday.

feet the other side of the launch, Chief Oficer Martin was then Witness continued that he sounded': called. He spoke of ordering the the "8.0.3." on the whistle and from the forecastle head, ran to a Customs station nearby Davidson refused and became whore ho was transferred to a abusive, but left when witness ap Customs launch which gave chase! proached to "assist" him. After to the pirates. While the chase. the ship was under way, he again was continuing, however, his went to Davidson and cautioned launch left and made for Hong him that he would not stand any hong. He, himself, was brought to abuse in future,

Hongkong by the Customs launch. Mr. Loseby:-Had they had a

Witness gave it as his opinion that the vicinity of the wreck was a dangerous place for men to work unprotected, because of the possibil ity of pirates vielting the scene. In addition, the water was thick, with

drink or two?

Witness: Yes,

And you tooYCA. When Davidson became abusive, you told him you would take steps to see that it would not occur again 7-Yes.

a large quantity of mud. By the

Without calling upon the de-time a man was submerged a foot, tence or asking Mr. Loseby to he would not be able to see six in- outline his case, his Worship die charged the defendanta...

Other Cases, For mooring their craft in the Bouthern Fairway, thereby causing an: obstruction, 10 maaters and mistresses of harbour craft wore severally fined $10 with the usual alternative, on pleas of guilty.

chce. Also, he continued, the divers were called upon to do in- terior work which was very dif ferent from making an inspection from the outside,

Worked by Touch. There was much more risk nt- tached to inside work, because the (Continued from Page 8.)

to the fact that the dispute is oneness being carried on, It. O. Grim- of a serious nature and has dragged mitt asked for the Imposition of along for more than a month, it is the maximum penalty- considered песезвату by

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On the first charge his Worship imposed a fine of $770 or five months hard labour in default, while on the second count a fine of $500 was imposed.

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SPEEDING ON THE ISLAND ROAD.

During the hearing of traßic | summonses at the Magistracy this morning, a Chiness. who has held la licence as driver of a public vehiclo since August was fined $15 for speeding on the Island Road, near Shaukiwan.

After the defendant had pleaded guilty, inspector Alexander in- formed his Worship that the wit- ness whom he intended to call was absent from the Colony. Accord- ing to this witness, the defendant was driving down the slope leading to Shaukiwan at an excessiva speed. He passed another par going in the same direction, and á, car which was going up the slope had to pull up abruptly to avold A colision.

A Chinese who failed to obey the traffic algnal at the bottom t Garden Road was fined $10 The defendant made an unavailing statement to the Magistrate to the effect that the constable on duly turned the signal, against him! after he had passed the traffic DOBL

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