1930-03-10 — Page 7

'THE' HONGKONG .TELEGRAPH.

UNION WATERBOAT "TALKIES" ABOARD

COMPANY.

REDUCED PROFIT DUE TO WATER SHORTAGE,

IN GOOD POSITION.

SHIP.

MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1930.

ERMLAND AND JUNK BOY AND WALKING

COLLISION.

STICK.

DOLLAR LINE ENTERPRISE A BIG SUCCESS.

(Continued from Page 1.)

Further Differences.

YOUNG FILIPINO STOWAWAYS.

POLICE NOT SATISFIED WITH ONE FOUND IN THE SHIP'S

EXPLANATION, S

HOSPITAL.

EXTENSION PLANNED.ael said the plaintiff said he CRIED FOR TWO DAYS. | LOOKING FOR A JOB,

Although on account of the

That the "talkies" are a success water shortage the profit for last aboard ship is confirmed by pas- year was considerably less than that of the previous twelve sengers arriving here on board the months, the Union Waterboat President liner, President Fill Company, Ltd., is in a goodmore, one of the round-the-world financial position, it was reported at the annual general meeting, fleet of the Dollar Steamship Line held at Messrs. Dodwell and Co's..The President Fillmore is on her offices this morning.

initial voyage around the world Mr. J. P. Warren presided and and is the sister ship of the there were present:-Messrs. G. President Johnson the largest G. S. Mackie, C. de Bruyn, R. G. steamer encircling the globe on a Shewan and S. Kinoshita (Direc-regular schedule. tors), C. E. Holmes, L. G. S. Dod-

wel Van Epps, O. Ribeiro, (shareholders), and Mr. D E. de Sousa (Secretary).

near the

On the question of lights, coun-

carried no lights, as it was still daylight. The other side said head, side and stern lights. Re- Chinese

A walking strick found in the they carried the regulation mast-possession of a

Prior to the departure of the twelve-year-old as. Golden Dragon on Saturday, garding distance and bearing of Y.M.C.A. on Saturday is now in concealed on board, and, on being Europaan three young Filipinos were found the other ship when first seen, the hands of the Police awaiting handed over to the police, they and was a little over 200 yards carrying the stick and being un- stow away. On appearing before plaintiff's case was that the Erm-a claimant. The Ind was seen were charged with attempting to to the north on the starboard side able to give a satisfactory explana Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon of the junk. The other side said tion as to where he had obtained Magistracy this morning each of dead ahead about 160 feet away. it, he was taken to the Police Sta- the defendants was fined $50, with They did not point out which portion, and this morning brought the alternative of one month's hard tion of the junk was dead ahead. before Mr. Whyte Smith, at the labour.

The plaintiff made it quite clear Kowloon Magistracy, on a charge that the Eunland

on the of unlawful possession.

Defendant said he was given the stick by a man in European clothes:

wng

The Collision

He could not say why.

His Worship: That was very kind of him.

Detective Sergeant Humphreya of the ship first came

On the question of which part said defendant told the Police a collision, the plaintiff said the stick.

into man in a richska gave him the

His explanation was de starboard bow of the Ermland scribed by the officer is being struck the starboard side of the ridiculous. junk between aft amidships and the stern, cutting into the junk and causing it to sink almost imme- diately.

The showing of "talkie movies" | junk's starboard. The other side's is an unprecendented departure lack of precision might put the from the present-day entertain-plaintiff in any position. ment on board steamships, and shows that the Dollar Line is in Chairman's Speech..

pacc with the calendar. The In moving the adoption of the President Fillmore is the first report and accounts, Mr. Warren ship on the Pacific Ocean and seas said: The report and accounts westward as far as the Mediter- have been in your hands for some ranean to carry talking motion time and with your permission I pictures for the entertainment of will adopt the usual, procedure and passengers, and according to an take them as read.

announcement made by Mr. R. The profit for the year is consi-Stanley Dollar. President of the derably less than last year due to Dollar Lines, "talkies" are to be the extraordinary: water shortage installed on all of the Line's ships which overtook the Colony. The in the near future to afford the Company, however, is in a good best of entertainment for its financial position and after allow passengers. ing for full depreciation on the fleet and placing $14,000 to

The President Fillmore has the Reserve, there remains for distri-distinction of having had ny bution $46,123.63 which includes passengers Glenn Tryon and $6,231.31 carried forward from Helen Wright, of Universal Films, last account..

who starred in "Dames Ahoy Your Committee propose that which picture had its premiere be this should be dealt with as fol-tween Los Angeles and San Fran- lows and trust this will meet with cisco aboard the s.s. President your approval Pay a dividend of Fillmore at sea and demonstrates $1.25 on 27,723 shares. $34.653.75: the policy of the Dollar Line of pay a bonus of 25 cents on 27,793 showing only the latest of pictures shares, $6,930.75; carry forward

on board their steamers. to new account, $4,539.13.

Insurance fund been increased by $2,239.67, being the usual pro rata transfer from Marine Insurance Account. vestments, you will be pleased to

on boats has

on

the

Also, among the more prominent President Fillmore on her first passengers travelling vorage around the world were Mr. and Mrs. Richard, Wallace, who bee, have appreciated by $17,427-Wallace were passengers on the are on a world tour. Mr. and Mrs.

50.

is

Only One Old Boat. Turning to the fleet, there only one of the boats left, No. 6. the other having been disposed of during the year at a good figure. The new waterboat laid down on the 3rd June, was launched on the 25th August and put into commis- sion on the 23rd October. She la

President Fillmore from San

Francisco to Kobe where they stopped over for a leisurely tour of Japan and will pass through Hongkong on a later Dollar Liner on their way around the world.

The other side said the junk was struck amidships, not saying on which side, and thereby amit ting to point out the direction in which the junk was sailing.

Regarding alleged negligence, Mr. Alabaster said the plaintiff suggested the following.on

the part of the Ermland:

His Worship: The man might have been drunk.

Detective Sergeant Humphreys said the first defendant spoke Eng- lish and when charged at the Police Station intimated that he wished to make a statement to the Magistrate. The other two admit- ted that they had gone aboard on the Invitation of a certain man. One of the defendants was found in the ship's hospital, while the other two had been hiding in the chain locker.

His Worship asked how the man The officer said that that was the officer replied that, when in in hospital had been concealed and what the Police thought. The stick had been taken from a man used and was locked. It was only port, the ship's hospital was not who was drunk or it had been opened when anybody got sick. stolen from the front of a shop sale. The defendant might have ship that he had been promised a where it had been displayed for The first defendant told his Wor-

disposal. been given the stick by a thief for job by a certain man on the ship

and had been told to It was pointed out that defen-hospital as the work was not yet go to the dant had been in cells for two ready for him. When he was sub- days and that during the whole of sequently found by the officers, the the time he had been crying. He man could not be found. had already learned his lesson and (1) No proper look-out and a caution would probably meet the neglecting the precautions re-case. quired by ordinary practice of The defendant was accordingly seamanship in the special circum- cautioned. stances of the case, contrary to Preventing Collision at Sea. Article 29 of the Regulation for

Seven Allegations.

(2) Not keeping out of the way] of the junk, as required by Article

20.

(3 Attempting to cross ahead, contrary to Article 22,

Article 23.

HOCKEY AT MACAO.

WIN FOR HONGKONG

INDIANS.

(4) Not slacking speed or stop-j ping or reversing, as required by Macao hockey team on Sunday at The I.R.C. hockey team met the

(5) Not travelling at a moder-goals to 2.

Macao and defeated them by 5 ate speed in fog, not stopping her

In the first half the score was engines and navigating with cau-one to nil in favour of I.R.C. The Mr. Wallace is a very noted

tion until danger of collision was game was very fast throughout. motion picture director of Holly-

over, as required by Article 15. Three goals were scored by Harb wood, and. has directed auch (6) Negligently miscalulating hajan Singh, one by Gurbachan famous pictures as "The Inno- the relative speed of the

two Singh and one by Awtar Slogh for. equipped with a full Gardner cents of Paris," "The Love vessels.

the I.R.C. (7) Negligently trusting to be able to shave clear.

pro-

Parade," in which

Maurice

diesel engine and is ving very satisfactory and Chevalier starred, and "McFad economical. In all probability, den's Flats," "River of Romance" the remaining cid boat will be dis-and the latest Paramount picture, "Two Black Crews in A.E.F." in posed of during the year and an- other diesel-engined boat laid down. which Moran and Mack, the world Your feet has been maintained in famous comedians, were co- a high state of efficiency, which is starred. essential for this trade.

There were 465,627 tons of water in 1928, the smaller figure being supplied in 1929 as against 532.020

due to water shortage.

I do not think there is anything further calling for comment and now beg to propose that the report and accounts as presented be adopt ed and passed. When this has been seconded i shall be pleased to an- swer to the best of my ability any question that shareholders may wish to ask.

On the other aide, continued Mr.

Madrid, Mar. & Alabaster, it was said that the junk The Government have refused the was suddenly sighted dead ahead request of M. Trotsky for permission that it had no lights, that the junk to visit Spain-Reader, neglected to sound any fog signal; until after she had been sighted. and that the junk went ahout, across the bows of the Ermland, nea said that the junk became lock

Answering further questions, wit-

evidence from the men on the junk making a collision inevitable. ed on the bows of the ship which

Mr. Alabaster proceeded to call

It was stated that the defendants were found on board at 10.30 on Saturday morning and handed over to Sergeant Clark. The ship sailed in the afternoon.

His Worship said the defendants. must have known they were doing wrong, as they had gone on board and stayed the night without mak- ing their presence known to the officers.

MR. PEPYS IN HONGKONG.

IL

But Lord! for all the business I do, This day I do spend at the Office, I might be at the Club. So I fall to going through the news sheets, looking over the account of the numbers which did win at the Races at Wong-Nei-Chong. But Lotteries held over the last Horse however I peruse them, I cannot find my through ticket to have won a prize. Whereat I make s vow nevermore to buy through the "President Fillmore" Wallace

keep better than some of my VOWS. Before leaving San Francisco on

tickets, which the Lord help me to

increase in remuneration, to make

the junk with it, for a quarter of putation of my books that my boy signed a contract, at an appreciable

Later to my house, where, to my proceeded on its course, carrying great vexation I find upon com mount. This is very unusual, as two productions a year for Pura- the majority of directors make six

an hour. Witness, who remained in and cook are full of knavery and or seven productions yearly. B. P.

Too Excited.

the junk, shouted to the ship's off dissimulation. They do write down Schulberg. general manager

cers to reverse their engines, and therein much that God wot we never Paramount Productions, announced by Mr. Jenkin, said that from the five minutes later.

Plaintiff's son, cross-examined the engines were reversed about had, yet how I may prove this I know not. Which puts me in contract was time she was sighted until the col- made with Wallace inasmuch as helision, the ship did not alter course junk sank gradually and an hour Bame, yet I can ill afford my pre-

Witness went on to say that the great grief, for all servants are the will devote his entire time to mak- but slowed down. He could not later, when the steamer resumed her sent charges. My wife still stub ing these two productions the way whether the ship's helm was voyage, it had completely disap-born not to go to the play, save in ported and her engines put hard peared with the exception of about a new gowne. Ou which, I being- astern, because he was excited, a foot of the stern. He did not vexed over my accounts, we do have Witness added that he did not no think it would have been possible words and I do swear I will go by tice whether the ship had lights, to have towed the junk to shore, myself. But Lord! what a pother but it was sailing slowly when the as it would probably have been among the gossips if I did! But collision occurred. Witness denied broken to pieces and he could not my wife, poor wretch, do belleva that he turned his junk about im- try because it was then dark....

ine, and mighty cross. mediately before the collision.

The case is proceeding.

that this unusual

Mr. Van Epps seconded the re-super-dramas of the year. port and accounts, which were un- animously adopted, without com- ment.

Other Business.

Mr. L.G.S."Dodwell proposed, and Mr. C. E. Holmes seconded, the election of Messrs. R. G. Shewan and C.G.S. Mackie to the Consult- ing Committee, in succesion to Messrs. A. L. Shields and L. J. Davies, resigned. This was car- ried.

CHINA'S NEED FOR FUTURE.

of

"STRONG MAN" TO ARISE, SAYS "BOY" EMPEROR.

From out the chaos of the present turbulent China will emerge a On the proposition of Mr. 0.

"strong -man who will lead the Ribeiro, seconded, by Mr. C.Enation into paths of prosperity and peace," in the opinion of ÉsuAD Tung, dethroned Emperor.

and

Holmes, Messrs. Linstead Davis, chartered accountants, were re-elected as auditors of the Corn- pany.

This concluded, the business.

U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT.

CONDITIONS SAID TO BE IMPROVING

Washington, Mar. 5. President Hoover, speaking to pressmen," said that he was.con- vinced that the worst effects of the stock market crash on business and employment would be passed with in one or two months.

This opinion was expressed in an Interview in which Hauaz Tung, now called simply Henry Pu-yi, said he believes China would shake off its present lethargy.

"The people of China want peace above all things today," he said, "They yearn for relief from the In- tolerable miseries inflicted upon them by prolonged civil wars; the profound disturbances; the threat to their ancent beliefs and prac- tices; the raids of bandits, and the exactions of the tax-gathereis.

"There must be changes," he went on. "The world about us has changed and the people must change too; we cannot go back.

He believed that the resumption we must march on. But the sitaa of normal activity would be encom-

tion seems to be growing worse in-. pasted by the seasonal resumption

of out-of-door construction understead of better. The people's"

taken by railways, publio utility companies, and the general buninean

of private enterprises.

happiness is gone.

"I

am convinced that a strong man will emerge who will give the

Unemployment amounting to dis-people peace, restore order, and be tress W4B confined

gin the mighty task of rebuilding

to

twelve

States. The conditions in the shattered China. In the past it al maining States was little different ways has been so; it must be 80- from those regularly prevailing in again in the future. And if he Mr. Hoover estimated the actual brings peace he will receive the

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