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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MARINE ENQUIRY REHEARING.

(Continued from Page 1.)· That was not entered in the lost No.

Wages Paid.

Witness went on to say that he had Mr. Becks' wazes at eleven | o'clock on the morning of Aug. 2

Saturday, September 14th, 1929. but he did not hand the wages over

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until the afternoon of that day because he could not and Mr. Becks until about 8.30. Witness anid he was not on board at 1 pm, and he did not therefore know if on board at that Mr. Becks was time. Witness returned to the ship shortly after 2 p.m. When he handed the wages over in the afternoon, he did not get a re- ceipt from Mr. Becks as it was not necessary.".

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1929.

The President:-Then how did¦ you know the time?-It was the approximate time, just a little. after I had my evening meal.

ONLY ONE MATCH PLAYED.

YESTERDAY EVENING.:

August 212 On August 2, he was Answering another question, WATER POLO LEAGUE. employed at Chlef Omser on board | witness said he did not look at the the 8.5, Kwong Fook Cheong and clock on August 2; was paid his wages ($120.20) on that afternoon at 3.30. On that day he left the ship at 9 a.m. and returned at I p.m. to get his wages. He had a conversation with the chief engineer, and did not get The President-What time did his wages because Capt. Perritt you have your evening meal? could not be found. He left the Five o'clock. ship as again returned between The President:-You 2.30

and waited on board little

time after that? Yes, until he saw Capt. Perritt.

sometime after..

Lost Wallet.

Bay

A

What did Mr. Becks do?-He jumped from the wharf on to the steamer.

Only one match was played yester day

evening in the Water Polo League, this being between the V.R.C. “A” and K.0.S.B. “R."

And bottom of thes

Shortly after the resumption, Ling added another point, followed by two from Weill, and a ninth and last came from Soares, making the score 0 in favour of V.R.C. “A”

The other fixture of the evening between the Chinese "A" and Chinare "B" was not played owing to the fallure of both teams to put in an

esterday a match was

the Guard's Evidence.

and V40 were stronger than the After receiving his wages, he Again went ashore and visited a that he was a guard employed on scoring five goals without reply in the Niyamat Khan, in the box, aald milltary team in every department, shop in Pottinger Street to pay the Foo Tak Wharf, where the first half, through Fereira, who was hill and order some more articles. Paul Beau moored. He saw Mr. playing a

- ins game. at six o'clock he went to Elite Becks on August 2nd, at 7 p.m. Styles in the A.P.C. Building and when the gangway of the Paul was measured for two coats. He Beau was being lowered. left that shop about 6.80 and had walked toward the ship. At 6.35 he discovered he had lost his wallet so he returned to the shop Witness continued he could not where he found his wallet. At 6.40 say definitely whether or not Mhe again started to walk towards Becks was on board at 2 pm, ab Aug. 2, but he was on board at the shipsarriving at the wharf at 3 pan. While the ship was way out only to discover that What happened then? I don't Kowloon "A" Mr. Becks would naturally be the ongok Cheong had left. ashore with nothing to do. He immediately went to the Paul Mr. Prior: put it to you that Beau wharf but when he arrived he was not drunk on the deck of there that vessel had just cast off. Replying to Mr. Prior, Mr. Becks said that if the ship sailed at the correct time it would mail at 6.45 pm. He rejoined the ship when it returned on August 4 between 1 am. and 2 a.m.

the On Lee?

Sworn Statement.

The President:-Witness has already given a sworn statement that he saw Becks there drunk

Mr. Prior: As you please, Sir, Replying to the President, Capt. Perritt said that a bell was rung every 15 minutes during the three quarters of an hour before the ship sailed and the whistle was blown about five minutes before sailing time.

Mr. W. Hochstadt, chief engineer of the s.s. Kwong Fook Cheung, said that he did not see Mr. Becks at all during that particular voyage. When they returned to Hongkong on the Sunday, however, he saw Mr. Becks on deck at about 8 a.m.

Replying to Mr. Prior, witness said that on Aug. 2, Mr. Becks was on board at tiffin time:He asked witness if he had received his wages and witness told him "Yes." Witness added that Mr. Becks was ther trying to get hold of his

wages.

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Looked Sober.

Mr. Prior: At 8 a.m., on the morning of the 4th, was Mr. Becks sober? He looked sober, yes,

That evidence closed Cap Perritt's case and Mr. Prior pro- ceeded to outline Mr. Becks' story. Mr. Prior said that Mr. Becks had missed his ship partly through carelessness and partly through misfortune. He was careless in- asmuch as he left a small margin of time for getting back to his ship. That margin was shortened considerably by the fact that the last visit he paid before returning was to a tailor's shop where he was measured for coats from which place he came away leaving his wallet behind. He discovered his loss and returned to got his wallet and that cost him about ten minutes...

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Missed by Ten Minutes. Mr. Becke missed his ship by about ten minutes, and he would ask the Court to remember that although he was wrong and should have known what time the ship: sailed, he thought the ship was leaving at seven o'clock as, he un-, derstood, the other steamera or the same run left at that time.

"Mr. Prior continued that whether Mr. Becks was drunk or not early on the Sunday morning was not relevant to the case, as the Court was not enquiring into that. Nevertheless, the evidence before the Court was simply that Capt. Perritt saw Mr. Becks asleep and that he smelt of drink. It was very probable that aa Mr: Becks had, been without employment for the whole of Saturday he would naturally have some drinks,'

Although the act of missing a ship. wis reprehensible, he would ask the Court to find it did not amount to such misconduct or rather such gross misconduct as would justify taking away Mr. Becks' certificato or suspending it. Through miss ing his ship Mr. Becks lost his em ployment on that ship which was a certain amount of punishment. He had now been out of work for 40 days, during 20 or 21 days of which he had not been able to get another job owing to the suspend-. ing of his certificate.

The finding of the previous Court was that Mr. Becks was guilty of misconduct. That find- ing must be considered bad in that under section 19 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance

Illegal Finding.

While Mr. Prior was looking for the section, the President said: I don't think you need labour that point, The Court is aware that owing to the canission, of the word gross in the finding the finding became unlawful, and that is the point on which the re-hearing is granted

Mr. Prior: Well, that is the whole case and I will put Mr. Becks in the box to prove what I have said, "·

Mr. W.C.C. Becks, unemployed,

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League Table

Goals

Did he stay on board?--Yes. He

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pt stayed on board for about three V.R.C. "A" 77-282-14

Chinese "B". 651 17 6 10: minutes....

-62 20 11 8 651 19 3.10

V.R.C. "B"

know. I was taken up with my K... duties after that.

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4 9 20 6

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"TYPHOON, LOSSES,

Navy Before the Court - adjourned to Somerset consider Its Anding. Mr. Prior Kowloon "B" addressed the Court, saying Chinese "A" ask the Court to consider that Mr. Becks has had his certificate suspended for the past 20 days and that the harm done cannot be un done now. He lost his position 40 days ago and ..I ask the Had Several Drinks.

Court to appreciate that to miss a Were your drunk or sober at ship is a very easy thing to do and that time?--I was under the in- that it has been done many times had before. The finding of this Court fluence of drink. I had several drinks during the day, previously was a very severe one but I..don't know if I could be indeed and I say that Mr. Becks called drunk.

has been over-punished already for his conduct."

Mr. Becks added that the boat was not due to sail again until) Monday evening at 6.45.

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Capt. Perritt asked Mr. Becks if he had permission to go ashore as he had said he had done, to which the latter replied that the did not have permission as it was not usual to obtain such before going ashore, «

Capt. Perritt remarked that had Mr. Becks been on board at 10.30 on the morning, of August 2, he would have received his wages then.

Replying to the President, Mr. Becks greed that at the previous enquiry he made 2 statement about his movements but that statement was not on oath.

Do the times in your present sworn statenient correspond with the times in your other statement? As near as possible. In the previous statement I was not so particular about times.

Extraordinary Statement,

The President remarked that that was rather an extraordinary statement to make considering the nature of the enquiry.

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Mr. Becks stated that previous ly he had not visited the places he had been to and checked his times of arriving and leaving, but he had since enquired at the shops. He himself knew to within half an hour, but he had since been able to fix the times more definitely.

The President:-How long were you in the shop when · you

went back. to get your wallet?—I should say. about five minutes....

The President pointed out that according to Mr. Becks evidence, he loft the Elite Styles at. 6.30 and walked, towards the ship for five minutes (6.35). He discover- ed his wallet was missing and walked back to the shop which

would take another five minutes (640). Mr. Becks had further said that he stayed in the shop'. for five minutes (6.45) but he had said that he left the shop after recovering his wallet at 6.40.

Mr. Becks said his evidence was that he left the shop at 6:80 and arrived back at the shop at 6,35.

The President: No, it isn't. Mr. Becks: Well, I must have got back there at about 6,36 ór 6:40.

Evidence of Time.

Lee Ping, of the Elite Styles, said that he remembered. Mr. Becks visiting the shop on either August 2 of 3 and ordering two coats. He could not be more. definite about the date. Mr. Becks left his wallet in the shop a little after six o'clock,

In reply to the President, wit- ness said it would be about 6.30.

The President: Why did you say about 6 p.m. just now?-He arrived at the shop at 6 pm.

Witness continued that Mr. Becks left the shop and returned in about five minutes to get his wallet. He again left the shop at about 6.85, but witness added be was not quite definite about that.

The President:Not quite de- finite? Does that apply to all the times you have stated? Yes, it applies to all the times.

The President: When did you next see Mr. Becks? Yesterday,

The President What happen ed to the couts He came to the shop and took them away.

When was absent. I don't. know.

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What caused you to remember this visit of August 27-When he

living at the Sailors! Home, said came to me yesterday and talked that he held a river mate's certi- about leaving his wallet in the ficate which was suspended on shop I recollected.

The Finding

*FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

TAKES ACTION,

The offices of the Hongkong. Foot- ball Association in the French Bank Building suffered during the recent typhoon, when two walls collapsed and when damake was done to the As- sociation's office furniture.

The loss sustained by the organiza After adjourning for half antion was referred to at a meeting of hour, the Court returned the the Council last night by Mr. R. Hall. It was stated that a table was following verdict:

wrecked, together with four chairs, and that no insurance had been effect. od on the Association's office property.

"We find that at 6.45 p.m.-on August 2, 1929, British ahip 8.3. Kwong Fook Cheong, Official No.

On the proposal of the Chairman it 152,106 of Hongkong, of which Mr. was decided that the Treasurer should William Perritt (Certificate of Competency as Master No. 001, 820 After some discussion the Council inquiro regarding rates for typhoon and. insurance. of Glasgow was Master) left Hong- decided to accept the offer of the kong on a voyage to Kongmoon. Kowloon Football Club of a stand to That Mr. William Claude Cyril be erected parallel to the railway, Becks, who was on the Articles of on the same terms as these accorded the said ship as Chief Officer and the Hongkong Football Club. who holds Certificate of Com- The draw for the Lai Wah Cup was petency as 1st Mate (River Trade meeting the Navy on. November 18 also made, resulting in the Army. only) No. 3691 of Hongkong, did miss the ship without sufficient

the and Chinese

meeting the Civilians- on November 30, cause, not having previously The question of the suitability of obtained leave from the Master.... the Stadium ground at North Point "We find that the aforesaid. Mr. for League games was also discussed, w. C. Becks committed an act of and it was decided that the Council gross misconduct and we there should inspect the ground 'to-day in fore adjudge that his Certificate of order to decide the question. Competency aforesaid be suspend- ed for three months,na, Mlade

"We further adjudge that the suspension of three months should take effect as August, 1929,"

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