1936-11-19 — Page 19

TELEGRAPH. THE HONGKONG

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1936.

The Girl Pat Reaches Devil's Isle And Goes On To

On To Georgetown

SKIPPER AT GOVERNOR'S RECEPTION

He

Orsborne Says

Fied Africa After

Fight With Blacks

AFTER the Girl Pat left Corcubion, Spain,

on her runaway voyage from Grimsby, Captain Orsborno and his crow sailed straight into new adventuros.

Oraborne, telling the story at the Old Bailey last month, when he resumed his evidence, recalled how they put in at Dakar, on the West Coast of Africa, had a fight with natives, left in a hurry and made the voyage across the Atlantic, reaching Devil's Island in 16 days.

EMPIRE MIGRATION

HOPE OF EARLY REVIVAL

In the

Ou

LOCAL CINEMA DISPUTE

ENGINEER CLAIMS

DAMAGES

Alleging he had been prevented from carning his living by the de- tention of his Alm apparatus, Cecil Bound recording Ng Wing-lce, engineer, brought a claim for $1,000 against the Eastern Hollywood Film Company, before Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden in the Summary Court this morning.

RADIO BROADCAST

Dance Music from The Hongkong Hotel Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

London, Nov. 10. An interesting report of the Over- reas Settlements Board issued to- night states: "On a preliminary view of the situation, we are encouraged to think the improvement of cennomic

Radio Programme Broadcast by 355 conditions overseas, and the evidence

on a wavelength of that the idea of Empire migration is

Z.D.W. metres, (845 k.e's), 34.20 metres, being viewed with growing favour in

(0.32 the Dominions, points to the pro-

Plaintiff claimed the return of two (8750 k.e's), 31.49 metres, bability that certain oversea Govern-

Howell 400 feet film megacycles). ments may be prepared to co-operate Bell and

12:30 pm. Excerpts from Light In schemes for a gradual revival of magazines and six Reflex camera assisted migration along certain lines sides which he alleged were detained Opera and Musical Comedy.

reasonably near fertugs Won by the defendant company and the

1 p.m. Time and Weather. this total value of which was 5$335, as well

1.03 p.m. Military Band Music, actively pursuing enquiries in

ns damages, for their detention and! direction, We have no 38*r[lil }*

Reuter Press, Rugby desirable that legislation *pecial damages limited to $045,

1.30 p.m. necessary for agreements involving

A counter-claim for $204.90 was Press, Weather, Time and Announce- 31, 1937. commitment beyond May should be enacted as soon as possible brought by the defendant company, ments. to empower the Secretary of State to $180.00 being cost for 5,400 feet of Did you sign a contract?--I did.

en-operate in aurred schemes for the im alleged to have been damaged by From Devil's Island they

A Relay of the Hongkong Was there anything pald on ne-settlement of suitable persons from plaintiff, $35 pakl to plaintiff in ad- the United Kingdom within the Em-vance for his work, and $54 being

expenses payable by plaintiff. They Hotel Dance Orchestra. went to Georgetown, British count?--Yes, 200 dollars. .Guiana, reaching there

Is that all you have had so far?-pire overseas,"

The Committee suggests that in denied having detained

or land post salon of the articles thenfioned.

6 p.m. From the Studio. June 19. They were arrested,

Did a Mr. Helliwell, representing schemes of developmen

Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones appeared fur sriflement the British Government's, but released, and Orsborne at-

the People, bring Harris and Stephens

restricted to

plaintif, and the defendant copyiany tended the Governor's recep-home?-Nn, he met them to get their contribution should he

represented by Mr. C. story. He represents Odham's Press. 50 per cent, whether the partner in tion on the King's birthday.

the scheme is a Government or pri- Later, said Oriborne, he sokl

1 suggesterf that the acount expended in hia story for £5,000. He and the

should he limited in man who wrote part of it--in the

mangiat year £1,500,000 Asure considerably in form of a statement-had seven or eight bottles of beer and some

advance of the sum: expanded under rum together, so he, Orsborne, was not too clear about it.

All this they did on one day's stores and eight days' water.

on

It was Omborne's second day in the box,

FEARED BOARDING

WitB

rights?-The second day after nrrived, June 20.

Yes

vate organisation. 11 NEVER READ IT

Mr. Justice Singleton: When did you sell it to them?--I sold it to the Anglo-Continental, who resold 11 to the People!

Mr. Scott: May we take it that the story in the People is the story that you had sold?-I could, not say it was my story.

Did you tell the writer the story of your voyage in your own way, and answer questions to somebody repre- senting the Anglo-Continental Press?

the former Act. The Act, it is suggested, should be operative for fifteen years-British Wireles

TYPHOON

WARNING

The Manila Observatory reports

there is

a typhoon in about Long 140. Lat. 10, moving west. that

Captain Orsborne said:

The of

Have you seen the result as pub- lished เท the People?-1 never bothered to read it.

Do you say that seriously?-Yes, 1ficial wrote that in his own words."

Mr. Justice Singleton: Did he write never read if

down what you told him?-No.

He began by telling how, after leaving Tenerife, they passed some ships lying the Italian lug. Italian-Yes. cruisers were boarding all ships on

and he the Moroccan coast, afrold they would board the Girl Pat, The Italians did not, and the bont called at Port Elicane, where it ran on to some sand banks, They were there three or four days before they could get it off.

They then made for Dakar, where they were for about three days, and the stores had then finished. They asked for Lloyd's agent, but did not see Mr. McLean until an hour and n half before they salled.

Stone, the mate, was left at Dakar Fram Dakar they crossed the

first sighting Atlantic,

Devil's Island.

land t

on

Their boat had then no food her, and they got supplies from Devil's Island for a month.

They were only 400 miles from Georgetown, and it took them a few days to reach there.

When they get to Georgetown he thought they had arrived at Dutch Gulana.

it from a

BECAME KIA ORA "We painted a name on the bridge Kin Cra-to that vessels should see distance. We did not want to be stopped by foreign ships again. There was already a French cruiser circling after us," said Orsborne.

When they were sailsfled it was British territory they scraped name Kia Ora oll.

the

As they approached Georgetown an airplane flew over and dropped a message asking if they were the Girl Prie signaled back that they

were.

Next morning the Pomeroon river passenger boat), with 30 or 40 armed black policemen or soldiers on board her, tried to go alongside.

Since the People took it over, have you still received no more than 200 dollars? No, sir.

Mr. Justice Singleton: Has any one on your behalf to your knowledge? Yer, the men have been getting £5.

a week.

Mr. Scott: What shore are

that

I

Did you sign the statement con- taining that passage? Yes, but never mentioned "scuttle" to man at all.

Captain Orsborne, added: If you don't mind my saying I had the seven or eight bottles

50.

of beer and

Waw

McCallum.

KIT

taken

1.40 p.m. 2.15 p.

5-0 p.m.

Dance Music. Close Down,

A Children's Concert. 6.30 pm. A Variety Programme, Vocal Duel-Voulez-vous de lu ¡Canne a Sucre?....Josephine Baker and Adrien Lamy; Castinels Solo

Opening the esse for his ellent, Mr. Hugh-Jones said that plaintiff was a Corrida...."La Argentina", Vocal sound recording engineer and defend-

Orchestra-Za Zoo Z, Sunday on anta were producers of sound --Dlazin' the trail....The HMI Biles;

Rerble Mays,

the Swanee. Orchestra:

Songy and His neurly let love go slipping through my fingers....

Hot Dog...

Rossborough;

CONTRACT CONCLUDED

In the early part of June this year, Sam Browne one); Plano Solo.

plaint was introduced to defendants by a certain Mr. Torres and negotin Song--Where Yorkshire and Lanca- tions took place whereby it was hire meet. .Kitty Masters; Song- arranged he was to act as sound! It aln't nobody's bizness what I recording engineer for the company.do....Len Bermon. A test was held sometime before June 5. which proved

In con- sailsfactory.

7 p.m. The Band of H.M. Cold. contract was stream Guards and Richard Sequence of this, n drawn up between the parties, the Tauber, (Tenor). conditions of which were that plaintiff Band-War March of the Priests was to supply a camera and other (Mendelssohn); "Samson und Dell-

photograph

my Heart, necessary apparatus for

lah"-Softly. Awakes ing and

and recording sound for the

pro- duction of a Chinese film of a length (Saint-Saens); Song-Dein ist mein Herz (Herzer, Lohner andi at 1,500 feet or more at a price of); Band The Bells of St. Malo

en cents per fout; that defendants (Rimmer); Semper Fidelis

March were to supply the films for use in (Sousa); Entry of the Gladiators the camera and sound recording ap- March (Fucik); Songs-Somewhere paratus; and that plaintiff was to

a voice is calling, (Eileen Newlon defective recording.

(Clutsam); Band-Wee MacGregor Patrol.

other men to have in this £5,0007- Reveral drops of rim, and so had the bear the costs of any film spoill by rate: I know of two, bright eyes

oficial who wrote down the state- Have you not been making regularment, and how it has turned out in gave the other four £1,000 each, remittances to Harris and Stephens his way I don't know. ever since they got home?-No. The solicitors have, Constani and Con- slant.

£5 A WEEK

Mr. Justice Singleton: The nolles- tors in this case? Yes.

Mr. Scott: And how much have

they been paying to you every week? -Five pounds.

You don't suggest they are paying that out of their own pocket?-No. They are paying it out of the £5,000. Mr. Scott: This ship made rather an extended that size and yeyor a ship of

been

type?--Yes,

Mr. Scott: Did you ever intend to scuttle this ship? No, I never did.

Captain Orsborne, further cross- examined, said that he had to leave Dokar beenuse of the niggers,

NO ROCKETS

Mr. Scott: You left in terrar; what were they going to do with you? The same us they did with the white magistrate a week before.

ence.

James Orsborne then gave evid-|

In answer to Mr. John Flowers,

he and the thought of stealing the K.C., one of counsel for the defence. Girl Pat never entered his head.

Twice an attempt was made to do fishing," said James Orsborne, "but it was not successful as the wincli

get it

How many thousand miles did you go?-Approximately, with the tack- ing to get on courses; I should say just on 8,000 miles.

She appears, it any rate, to have would not pull the gear back. We seaworthy when du left got the anchor down and could not Grimsby?-No, not seaworthy.

because the winer would What was it then that kept her not

Salth

skill? und afloat-your

They discovered that there were nship

or no rockels in the ship when a storm Whether

is seaworthy whether she will stand the punish-blew up before they went into Dover, ment of the sea are two different "Dort said. It looks as though things. The build of the ship was Moore intends to get rid of the ship good, but the mess the ship was in and the crew too.""

was bad.

'DARE DEVIL DOD'

Tell me, why did you leave Dakar? "She smashed the ship's side in asWe had to leave Dakar. they tried to board," said Orsborne.. "As we got close to harbour our nil ran out and we asked for a tow and I went ashore and They towed us in. Inter that day made a statement to the police. We were arrested landing and released the next day at one o'clock.

Mr. Christmas Humphreys (one of counsel for defence): For what were you arrested?--I don't know.

At whose instigation?--I don't know.

RECEIVED BY GOVERNOR

On June 29, which was the King's birthday, did you attend a reception at the invitation of the Governor, and thereafter were you told something about your offer in connection with the Girl Put7-Yes.

You were ordered to remain, were you not?- got no orders.

What I am putting to you is that you had to leave because you dare not stay, that they recognised you as the Girl Pat and you had to go away?

-We had to leave owing to some trouble with the niggers,

Bull. "

up.

Mr. Paley Scott asked James Orsborne: "Look at your brother. Have you ever stopped him from do-

you ever likely to?"

on a

Work was started

certain Chinese film on June & when 300 feet of suund film were expended. These films were later found to have been damaged and a further 700 feet, com- prising 360 feet of sound and 350 feet of photographie film, were shot on the same day. According to plaint, these 700 feet were also spoill, but not due to his fault.

The following day, another 1,060

7.30 p.m. Closing local Stock Quo- tations and Hongkong Exchange Market Report..

7.35 p.m. A Planoforte Recital by Benno Moiseviich.

Pastorale e Capriceloso (Scarlatti); Grillen (Schumann); Polonaise in B flat major (Chopin),

7.50 p.m.

feet of both sound and photographie Turner (Surovatore"-D'Amor sull' Three Songs by Evn

clulm arose.

1.

p.m.

film were expended. These proved satisfactory, and a further 500 feet all rosce. (Verdi); 2. L love thee were shot the next day. After this (Musle: Grieg: Words: Laubach); 3. fast expenditure of film, plaintiff's Homing (Salmon and Del Riego).

8 p.m. Time, Weather and An- nouncements. From the Studio."

8.05

A Chinese Concert. 11 p.m. Close Down. 8.05-11 p.m. European ramme from ZEK. on "quency of 640 kilocycles.

8.05 p.m: Gino Bordin and His Hawalians.

Continuing MeTM Hugh÷Jones" said that plaintiff's claim was that while he was on the set, one of the servants of the defendant company took away the articles mentioned in the claim

for the purpose of developing the films expended in them. Since then, despite repeated demands, the articles. had not been returned.

Pro- a fre.

Dellinh-Waltz (Nicholls); Valse burning the opening statement of his fozzl); Neapolitan Nights (Zameenik): Plaintiff then gave evidence, corro Bleue (Margis); Ciribiribin (Pesta- solicitor. He added that the picture Midnight Waltz (Amodio). was entitled "Sang Lit Kwan," and

p.m. Variety. work on it was commenced in a cow,| farm In Kowloon City,

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and Valaida; l'inno Solo-Jan Film Melodies....Fred Stein; Songs-When April cames Connolly (Tenor);

On July 4 le went to the Kiepura

ing mything he wanted to, or are Grand Theatre, Wanchai, to see the again....inst the moon....CHAT

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Two

HIT A 'NIGGER'

Janies Orsborne: We get on very well together.

Mr. Scott: But you have to go his

way, not he yours?--I would not say

that.

́Orsborne said they had to get out of Dakar because the niggers were after them.

a row in

a bit of They had

next

day

a

of the film was recorded by him.

The case is proceeding.

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THE MORRIS ESCHET

When you buy

MORRIS

You got more for your money.

Pk! you tell the gentleman from the newspaper that you went behind an island which lid you from the shore and altered the shape of the barber's shop. One of the niggers ship? You cannot come out

His of talked about "white pigs." Daknr without being behind an brother resented it and hit the man island.

under the chin. The barber had to Did you tell him you were known sneak them out the back why, and as Dare Devil Dod?-No.

the niggers came round the Mr. Justice Singleton: Are

BECAUSE. you ship wanting their revenge. They known as that?-I don't know. I am were armed with clubs. just known as Dad, that's all.

Mr. Scott: Isn't it a fact that one definitely that Mr. Are you sayin Moore, managing mind was fishing for pearls?-No. of the things your brother had in his Moore (Mr. and take

director of the Mand

Fishing that's ally. Company, owning the Girl Pat) fold Hunting for treasure on a coral you to throw that ship away?-Well, island-was that in his mind?—It is

fantastic imagination. yes. 11e said so in his own words.

What are the clearest words in catch the Berengaria to England | which you say he ever said that to a plan of a treasure faland? Yes, we from New York. Ginger Stephens you?-He wanted us to make the still have it, a rough plan in pencil and Harris (two of the crew) came | biggest trip she possibly could make. on a piece of paper. back.

Don't all fishing ship owners want Do you believe it to be genuine?

What had your offer been?-1 offered to carry on

her

Back to England.

Was that offer arcepted or re- fused? I got no answer.

Orsborne Laid that he made arrangements to fly to America and

Is it true that some one gave you

The charge ageinst you is of steal- . that?—You only make one trip like | No, none of those things ever are ing the Girl Pat. At any time had that. you any intention of depriving the

-None at all.

ing

Mr.

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9.20 p.m. London-Boxing: Ben Foord

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9.40

Aurora's Wedding”— p.m. Ngan-ha, 24, formerly a shop faki

Music, (Tchaikovsky), employed by the Lai Yang Embroi- Hallet dery Co., of 02 Cunton Road, was (From the Repertoire of Colonet bound over by Mr. E. Himsworth at, W. de Basil's Ballets Russes). the Kowloon Magistracy this mom- Pinyed by the London Philhar- worth of silk clothing belonging to Efrem Kurtz. ing on a charge of theft of $141.65 monic Orchestra, Conducted by

Wong 'Cheng-to, master, at present 10 p.m. London-Big Ben. in Swatow.

10.05 p.mi. A Recital Det.-Sergeant laynes, prosecuting. Beniamino Gigli (Tenor).

1. "La Boheme-Your tiny hand sald complainant's chief toki, Cheng Muk-kan, accountant and share-is frozen (Puccini); 2, Forbidden holder in the Company, realised that Musle (Gustaidon); 3. From the "Ave Marla"Anima Min; the silk embroidery which defendant Film had taken out a few days before Soltanto tu, Maria (Furno, arr, de ted the Curtis).

10.20 p.m.

Three Light Saxo- matter and defendant on information few days later.

phone Solos by Howard Jacobs. In Court, defendant declared that Down In the Forest (Sir Landon he had taken the goods to Macao to Ronald): From the Land of the Sky- 32- sell them, and on the way a friend Blue Water (Cadman); I love the

had stolen the whole lot. He offered moon (Rubens),

10.30 p.m. to lead the police to the friend's

Dance Music by house, situated at 130 Canton Rand. The goods were found there, but the Harry Roy and His Orchestra. friend told the police that defendant had left a locked leather ult-case there a few days before and he had not been informed 'ns to its contents.

Defendant's employer gave evid mice of defendant's good character! for the past two years during which defendant had been working for him.

John Hector McDonald Harris, of Highfield Avenue, Grimsby, a

Mr. Justice Singleton: Which ship owners permanently of that vessel? are you talking about? I am talking about the Gipsy Love (also owned Scott (prosecuting) by the Marstrand Company). Paley began his cross-examination by pak- Did you tell the man from the year-old seaman, was the next wit

Orsborne if he had proposed to People that when you left Grimsby ness. dy to America and come home by you had decided on the adventure He denied that he said to the land- liner.

Oraborne: Yes. The passage was world"-No.

which has puzzled and fascinated the lord of an hotel at Grimsby, "One word from me and down goes both already booked.

Captain Orsborne agreed that he of them."

To whom?-To the Anglo-Con- tinental.

Who was paying for the airplane? | had made a statement to an official Mr. Scott naked Harris how many I had sold the story of the Girl Patin Georgetown. He signed it, al-niggers were after them at Dakar.

Harris replied: "Seven hundred or though it was not read over to him. for £8,000.

eight hundred armed with sticks and all sorts of things." (Laughter.)

He said that the crew were very hungry when they got to Devil's Islands. They caught some flying fish on the way.

Is that a company publishing the People newspaper? No. They have newspapers all over the world as far as. I know.

On what day did you sell these

BEER AND RUM

Mr. Scolt read a passage from the statement: "We pulled out of Dover with storm signala against us with the intention of scuttling the ship."

The trial was adjourned.

I was gone for good. He arrested

Was

His Worship considered the offence as a result of a temporary lapse, and bound defendant over in $20 for one year.

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