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GERMAN VESSEL'S

COLLISION.

INDO-CHINA REBELS PUNISHED.

JUNK SAID TO BE RIGHT OUT MANY VILLAGES RAZED TO

OF HER COURSE.

MYSTERIOUS ISLAND.

The Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) reserved judgment this morning in the Supreme Court, when the action brought by the owner of a fishing júnk against the M.V. Ermland for $5,000 as a sequel to a collision between the vessel and the junk off Waglan, WAS concluded. The collision took place on March 25, last year, and resulted in the junk being lost although all the occupants

wore saved.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C.. instructed by Mr. F. X. D'Almada, senior, conducted the case

for plaintiff, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by. Mr. E. A. Wadeaon, of Messrs. Deacons, was for the owners of the Ermland.

In his final address, Mr. Jenkin submitted that the time of colli- sion was 6.10 p.m., as given by the Captain of the Ermland evidence. There was, he said, no evidence given to the contrary by plaintiT.

all-important would be as to the relative courses

The

question

THE GROUND.

MUTINY IN SAIGON.

Drastic punishment has been meted out to the rebels concerned in the recent revolt against French authority in Indo-China.

of the offenders.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

AN OVERLOADED MOTOR SHIP.

(Continued from. Page 1.)

2 inches forward and 8 feet 2 in- ches oft. He agreed with the off- cera that the load-line was sub- merged three inches.

TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1930.

BIAS BAY PIRATE | GAMBLER'S FORGED

SUPPRESSION.

NAVAL BOARD OUTLINES NEW SCHEMES.

at

BANKNOTE.

MAGISTRATE ORDERS THAT IT BE BURNED,

SEQUEL TO A RAID.

During a gambling raid at a house under construction in police arrested the keeper, to Argyle Street last evening, the

ogether with ten others. When taken to the Police Station, "a Bank $10 note was found on the forged Hongkong and Shanghai principal offender, charged before Mr. Whyte Smith- at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning on two counts.

"Venezia's" Attraction,

WIRELESS AND TROOPS During his absence, a cargo of| rice was taken on board. It was very unfortunate that the Venezia

Canton, Mar. 10. The local proved so attractive, went on wit-determined to exterminate

authorities seem ness, or he would have returned large number of pirates and ban the An Indo-Pacific message states that while the Military Tribunal which event, the case would not Kwangtung Province.

to the ship sooner than he did, in its present operating (a special Court sitting during have been brought up, At any critical periods) at Yen-Bal is de-rate, the ship was not due to sail pirates falls to the Naval Depart

The work of suppressing the livering without delay its first until 5.30 p.m. and be had amplement and a special Board has judgment, the military authori- time to rectify any mistakes be-recently been formed to deal with ties are taking exceptional steps fore she left. As it was he in- the matter. The Board comprises with a view to making an example mediately gave orders for 80 tons Commander Chan-tong, the Chief

of cargo to be discharged.

of-Staff; Commander Ip-kit, Chlef In the province of Phu Tho, the village of Vongla proved to be the the mate leave off for the day and man, Chief Councillor; Captain Capt. Sinclair said he had given Adjutant; Commander Kam Vin- centre of the rebellion, and it was he himself should have stayed on Chun-dit, Commander of the gun.: razed to the ground after its in-board. habitants. had been moved to

boat Chung Shan; Captain Chan- neighbouring

Mr. Lau had sent him numerous kit, Commander of the gunboat villages. Eight letters to impress upon him the Hai Siu; Captain Chau Tsan-mar, dealt with. other villages have been similarly importance of not overloading a Commander of the gunboat Mo ship. "It was my fault entirely. Fung; Captain Sui Kwong-lung, Haiphong,

In the province of Kienan, near I left the ship at my own respon- Councillor; and Engineer-Coni- the mobile columnsibility, and I am to blame," con-mander Lau Shing-mo," with the "partial destruction of under M. Moguez, has proceeded cluded Capt. Sinclair.

This Board proposes to com- His Worship found Mr. Lau mence Operations with the two hamlets of Dong Lam and guilty and imposed a fine of $250. elimination of the notorious Bias the The case against Capt. Sinclair Bay and Mirs Bay pirate gangs, Dong Cao, following the dis-

and in order to accomplish it has covery of a revolutionary flag and was dismissed.

Before

before the Court rose. Mr. put

Provincial facture." Over 80 bombs, were discovered buried in the bed of a

gives me leave to appeal within posals which include the building stream.

seven days 7"

of a wireless station at Blus Bay His Worship:-Yes.

and another at Mira Bay; to station permanently a battalion of soldiers at each of these points; and to build two high-speed gun- boats for the purpose of patrolling the coast in this neighbourhood,

the

a

who WRA

the defendant $10 for keeping His Worship originally fined

a gaming house, intimating that he was regarding the offence as common all the workmen of the building street gambling where had assembled after work to in- dulge in

game. After the second charge was mentioned against the defendant, his Wor- ship, on the count of possession withdrawe, increased the fine on. of a forged bank note being the gambling charge to $25, re- marking that the possession of the note made the gambling

of the craft just prior to and at Arms in the first stage of man-Rendall asked:"Your Worship Government a number of pro- offence more serious,

the

Phu Tho alone.

Over 340 arrests were made at

the time of collision. Counsel submitted it was beyond contro- versy, and established by affirma- tive evidence and non-challenged affirmative evidence, that course of the Ermland was prae-

•Statements extracted from the tically south-east. The actual captives reveal carefully laid course was, as given. in evidence, plans for a simultaneous attack on and recorded in the log, True Sthe chief towns of the country.

42 deg. E.

"Hopelessly at Sea.".

know their direction.

Unity of action was, however, de- feated by the Secret Service.

states

MR. PEPYS IN HONGKONG.

III

With regard to the charge of possession of the note, the de- fendant said he had won the $10 at the gambling table and did not know that it was a forgery.

Sub-Inspector Chester Woods, in reply to his Worship, said the only evidence against the defen- dant was his made in the charge room that own statement,

it was he had found the note and knew dant, however, had not been cau- a forgery. The defen-

ing made. tioned prior to his statement be-

His Worship remarked that statement could not be accepted, withdraw the charge if they did and he advised the police to not have any further evidence.

ed that he would burn the note.

The officer agreed and intimat-

Hia Worship suggested that the note should be examined first as it would be a waste if, after all, the note were not a forgery, After the note had been examined by Mr. Cheng Hing- wing, the Magistracy shroff, hie Worship discharged the de- fendant and ordered the note to be burned..

Meantime it is reported from a different part of the Province that a notorious bandit leader has been Trouble in South.

Last night after I do find my caught and publicly executed at The only evidence which could From Saigon, capital of the out and do play at cartos with district This man, Liang Shou- wife's tongue too heavy for me, Ching Lin Hù in the North River in any way contradict that southern part of the Colony which several merry blades at Mountain ching, had been preying on the evidence, would be the evidence hitherto has been of the people on the junk and they disordera characterizing Tonkin, make great chcer with four aces. time with a considerable amount

free from the View. And one sad knave stated that the Ermland was going comes the news that trouble hasBut I did fill mine straight flusshe, of success for himself; however, did people of Ching Lin Hu for some south, a little cast. Counsel con-occurred mongst the native troops and so my wife do have her new he finally became so bold that he tinued he would invite his Lord- there. ship to reject the evidence of the An Indo-Pacife message

gowne, though not at my coats, to attracted the attention of the junk witnesses for the reason that that on the night of February 25th. my wife, poor wretch, mighty with a number of his troops my great content. This morning Magistrate of Yang Chan, who, they were "hopelessly at sea" as after the evening meal, the men of to their own course. They had the 11th misjudged and misstated, although giment

Colonial Infantry Reshe do think), and bids me to the bandits were killed and their merry that she do get her way (as attacked him. Some twenty of became mutinous not wilfully, the course of their marched through the streets of Lord! I could buy me many suits afterwards publicly executed.---

and

Pamela's to help chuse it. But chief captured. The latter was own junk because they did not Saigon, complaining of diet and while my wife do pick and chuse Our Own Correspondent.

clamouring for redress.

the Club, where Mr. Povy tell me one furbelow. So I did hie me to that Stewart Goss, a chirurgeon in the Navy, do produce the play

NEW INDIAN TARIFF. "And so to Bed." At which I felt JAPANESE MEETING OF some admiration, as I thought him.

PROTEST. from 15. But returned, and he eager to produce the President of the Chamber of enquiry I do find his frigate de

Osaka, Mar. 10. again. Whereat I am heartily

One thousand persons, including

thankful, for I did visit "The Dover Commerce and leaders of the free Road" nightly and made great trade movement, as well as journ BENEFIT OF DOUBT. pleasure therein. And this same alists, attended the cotton trade chirurgeon as I now remember, did produce that also mighty well Sa home, all very merry after some pleasant discourse with a comely wench on the Peak Tram. But this ing attention to his trade, which

A charge of uttering cries call-I did not tell my wife. was brought against a was queried by Mr. Whyte Smith cobbler,

morning, when it was intimated at the Kowloon Magistracy this by the officer in charge of hawkers that the charge was not correct.

If the Ermland was going south- The Colonel in commaad of the east and the junk was going north-Regiment met the troops while weat, it would be obvious that no they were engaged in these de- collision could have taken place monstrations. After an exhorta- because the craft would have been tion by the G.O.C., the men return- оп parallel courses travelling ed to their barracks without fur-long gone towards each other and wouldther incident. have passed each other.

INCORRECT CHARGE.

An enquiry into the matter has Referring to. Kow Chow Island, been opened stated by junk witnesses to be east authorities.

by the military of Waglan, from which place they Bat their course north-west for Hongkong, counsel pointed out that "this mysterious island" was not marked on any of the maps and they had to take the spot marked by the Assessor (the Hon. Commander G. H. Hole, R.N., re- tired, Harbour Master). It was a curious thing, said counsel, that the island, which was upon such a well-known commercial route, was not marked on any of the charts.

Mr. Jenkin went on to say that if the junk people had steered northwest from where the island was supposed to be, they could not possibly have arrived at the place of collision.

Assessor's View.

After conferring with the Assessor, his Lordship remarked that such a course would have taken the junk about seven and a half miles to the north-east of

CASE AGAINST COBBLER WITHDRAWN.

The defendant pleaded guilty to

a charge of uttering cries in Cum-

And so to bed,

EX-PRESIDENT TAFT.

TO LIE IN STATE TO-DAY AT WASHINGTON.

Washington, Mar. 10.

од

protest meeting, which unanimous

passed a resolution favouring withdrawal of what was termed the discriminatory Indian tarif.

The resolution enumerates five)

CARRYING A CHICKEN BY ITS WINGS.

Giving the defendant the benefit

points in which the new tariff is of the doubt, Mr. Whyte Smith, at a contravention of the recommen- the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- dations of the International Eco-

defendant denied

the

nomic Conference. Five per cent.ng, discharged a Chinese who protection with three and a half was charged with cruelty to a annas a pound is practically pro- by the wings.

chicken by carrying it suspended hibitive to Japan which is the The largest consumer of Indian cotton; it is contrary to the spirit of the Indo-Japanese treaty of commerce; it impairs Indo-Japanese trade and friendly relations.

berland Road, Kowloon Tong, and The remains of ex-President Taft when his Worship asked if the will lie in state on March 11, on a

Among other things, is empha- police did not have the defendant'e bier on which the body of Lincoln licences, the prosecuting officer once rested, under the dome of the sized the importance of unity in remarked that he was a cobbler Capitol.

all sections of the cotton trade. and did not possess a licence.

Mrs. Taft chose the site for the

The meeting itself was note His Worship (to Barnicle, officer in charge of haw-sunny slope overlooking the White importers,

Sergeant grave in Arlington cemetery, on a worthy as the first time the cotton spinners, manufac kers)-Rather a curious thing, a House. Mr. Taft will be the first turers, merchants and exporters cobbler charged with crying hia President to be buried there.— had been brought together.

wares?

don't

Sergeant Barnicle:-1 think the charge is right. Strost cries in Kowloon Tong apply only to licensed hawkers.

where the collision took place.

Counsel continued that probably in clear weather the junk people would be able to pick out familiar landmarks but when in fog they did not know where they were, A Chinese compass was of no use to them and they were absolutely His Worship discharged the de- in the dark. On the contrary to fendant and remarked that, in any the north-west course they had case, he would not have Imposed deposed to, counsel said, he would any penalty as the defendant had submit their course was north-been in custody since 10 o'clock east, as stated by the Ermland's the previous morning.

officers.

In proceeding to analyse the

seven points of negligence alleged

against the ship, Mr. Jenkin said INDIAN MILL STRIKE.

they had alleged practically every-

thing they possibly could,

Mr. Alabaster's Case,

WORKERS INFLUENCED BY

A UNION, Mr. Alabaster submitted that it

Calcutta, Mar. 10: was clear that when the defendants Twenty thousand mill hands, filed their preliminary act they mostly Madrasis, have struck work had no information from either the In the Titaghur area, as a direct Captain or Chief Officer of the result of the activities of the Erialand to the effect that the Bengal Juteworkers' Union, the plaintiff'a junk was on their port president and secretary of which bow. The log made it quite clear have been served with notices that they had not seen the alleged under the Criminal Procedure manoeuvre of the junk and they Code.

are

did not know on which side of the Two thousand workers junk they had struck it.

striking in the Barrackpore area. The other side could quite easily-Reuter. have shown, as the plaintiff had

shown, on which side the junk was plaintiff had been clear, as they hit. It was their duty to state alleged, on the port side, the junk that. If they had sald starboard amidships they would have implied would have had no object in going that when first seen the junk had about The Ermland

would be

its port side towards the Ermland clear and would have gone straight They had not said that, however. past the junk.

His Lordship pointed out that if

When they wrote the log they the junk intended to pass Waglan were not prepared to say that the to the north as had been stated, junk was on their port bow. They then the junk must have been going were going to say they knew north east and on that it would nothing about It except what the scem that the evidence of the ship lookout said.. Mr. Alabaster

was right.

submitted that the Ermland bad made a wrong-manoeuvre. If the

Judgment was reserved..

Reuter's American Service.

Reuter,

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seen.

The constable admitted that he

had seen the defendant carrying the chicken by the wings and then proper manner. It was after the instructed him to carry it' in the defendant had again reverted to the original way of carrying it that he arrested him.

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