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Dismissed From Navy

Chief P. O. Writer Admits Offence Long Record Of Fine Service

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charges ol Pleading guilty, fraudulent converslon and negligent- ly performing his duty on August 14, Chief Petty Offer Writer A. C. II..C. Grigg (H.M.S. Tamer) was sentenced on the two charges by Court Morlial aboard H.M.S. Medway this morning to be dis-rated to Writer and to be dismissed the service.

Accused, who had nearly 30 years" Royal Navy, was service in the stated to have had offences proved against hins in respect of cheating at a tombólu, among other things,

The Court comprised Capt. C. B. Medway). Barry DS.O. (H.MS.

Capt. A. E. M. B. Cunning- President; ham Graham (H.M.S. Tarantula), Capt. E. G. N. Rushbrooke, D.5.C., (Captain on the Staff), Cmdr. fl. M. Rick, D.S.C., (H.M.S. Dainty), Cmdr. E. M. Laly (M.S. Westcott).

Cmdr. C. B. Arbuthnot, (HM.S. Tomar) procceuled and was assisted by Pay-Li-Cmdr. S. A. Jollife Defending The (ILM.S. Tomar). Officer was Warrant Writer J. Brain (H.M.S. Tamar). Pay.-Cmdr. II. G. Oswin was Deputy Judge Advocate. The chargen were: 1, that accused being entrusted with $81.30 to obtain a ensh remittance order for C.E.R. A. P. Wilson, (H.M.S. Senmew). fraudulently converted the money to his own use on August 14; 2, negli- gently falled to deliver to Pay-Lieut. J. O. Britton the above sums on the

anme day.

DETAIL OF

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CHARGE

The circumstantial letter state that: Wilcoa callod at the Tamar to draw his Naval Pension.

The sum of $400.20 was paid him by Pay- Lt. Cmdr. Britton, the Assistant Ac- countant Officer. Wilson then asked accused, who is the senior accountant rating in that office, if he could rernit

wife £5 of his pension money to his The accused assented, made out Form $.60 in. triplicate for £5 in favour of Mrs. Elle K. Wilson, 3, Larkfield Avenue, Gillingham, Kent. Chiet Engine Room Artificer Wilson signed the form and handed $81.36 to ac- cused. The official rate of the long- kong dollar was then 1s. 23⁄4d.

The accused, saying that he "would give this money to the Paymaster ...Fight away," left the office ostensibly to do so. He returned and said to Wilson: "That is all right, it will be forwarded by the next Air Mail and I will send on your receipt,"

received a cable September 23 Wilson from his wife asking him to send her her £3 so that she might settle district rales. Wilson bad not then received the remittance receipt re- ferred to nor had he received it since.

INVESTIGATED

On October 6 accused went ushore, leaving his keya in vlew in the office. Leading Writer R. Elliott, who was dissatisfied with the dis- appearance of certain office docu- ments, amongst which-was-a-current. remittance book, Form S.66, used one of these keys to open an office drawer invariably kept locked by the accused and anw the book. He announced the fact to Leading Writer J. G.

that Jeffery and they observed

It

contained inter alia, all three coples of a remiliance of £5 made by Wilson. They noted that the rermit- Lance was made out in the hand- writing of the accused.

Lending Writer Elliott decided to pursue the matter and, having de tached the three sheets and locked them up in his own drawer, replaced the remittance book in the drawer in which he had found it. On Octo- ber 8 Elliott Interviewed Wilson and then reported the circumstances to Pay-Lt. Cmdr. Britton.

Later,-Pay-Lt. Cmdr. Britton ordered a search to be carried out in the Pay office for the missing remittance book. In this search, the accused, Elliott and Jeffery took part. On the accused professing himself unable to produce the book, Pay-Lt-Cmdr. Britton went to the Pay Office and ordered all locked drawers to be opened. The accused unlocked his drawer. The book was not there.

On October 13, accused approached Lieut. W. E. Davey, (H.M.B. Tamar) and asked him for loan of $100 representing that unless he could few produce that. Bum within a minutes, disciplinary action would be taken against him. Licut, Davey repiled that he would give his de- cision in ten minutes time,

ACCUSED SUMMONED By this Ume, Pay-Cmdr. Hender- 'son had obtained confirmation in writing of certain pertinent facts and sent for, the accused.

On his way to the Police Office after seeing the Officer of the Day, the necused paksed Lieut. Davoy and -anid to him: "It is too late now, sir,

they've got me."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Hoover Calls Republicans To Join Fight

Against "Creeping Collectivism"

Boston, Oct. 26. Mr. Herbert Hoover, former Presl- dent of the United States, spoke at the Republican Club here to-day.

"Let me repeat once again that I

in

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1037.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Palestine Problem

They

factual facts should be known.

are as follows:

In the months immediately follow- Sir,- read with interest your leader of the 19th instant in the un-ing the departure of the king and the settled conditions in Palestine, and proclamation of the Spanish Republic, I must say you have hit the right nail in Apill 1931, there were numerous explaining the Arabs mentalitics, attacks on churches and convents, Urough you did it with a touch of and, in a joint pastoral letter issued on June 14 of the same year, the sympathy and a kindly lone.

Bishops condemned these outrages, The Arab, you said, belongs to

warned Catholles of their duty to vote proud and ungovernable race, and I

at the elections only for candidates may add, unruly and troublesome

guaranteed to protect religion and he is left uncurbed and unchecked. e social order, and at the same time He can be controlled, however, if exhorted them to obey the duly con- kept under strong and, if need bestituted authorities, ruthless hands, But it requires to

RADIO BROADCAST

Gilbert and Sullivan On

Air Again

do not want any publie offler," he understand the psychology of the race who was the Archishop of Toledo and G. Baker, R. Mackay, M. Wyre, 1. in order to be able to deal with him. Primate of Spain, was stopped at Lewis, D. Oldham. D. Fancourt, M.

commenced,

He demanded the

renascence of the Republican Party with an affir-

mative programme "responsive to

This knowledge the Turks had amply acquired and made good use of it in ruling the Arabs.

4-7 pm. Chinese Programinc. 7.00 Gilbert and Sullivan Excerpts, Patlenco-Overture...Symphony Orchestra; I Hear the Soft Note of the Echoing Volco....Sextette and Mixed Chorus; But Who Is This?... Four days, later, Cardinal Segura, N. Briercliffe, L. Rands, W. Lawson, Guadalajara, near Madrid, the Green with Orchestra; "The Gondo- Civil Guards and brought to the one liers-1 Blole The Princo; But, Bless of the Civil Governor. Later he was My Heart; Try We Lifelong....Mavis

Bennett, Leo Sheffield, Henry Under the Turkish regime, the allowal to spend the night at a

Lytton, Bertha Lewis and Arthus Arab folks, though on their own soll, neighbouring monastery, which was Guards during

ing Hosking: The Pirates Of Penzance were humble and submissive,

Burrounded by the

Pour, O Pour, The Pirate Sherry.. burring the cult or religion, they were the night. Next day the Cardinal

Stuart Robertson and Mald Chorus; never classed as equal with

was invited by the authorities to leave when Fredric Was A Little Lad. cousins the Turks; they were always the country. He refused. He was Dorothy Gill: Oh, Beiter Far To Live kept under, Hnd they adopted then removed by motor ear in the similar methods when the trouble company of Civil Guards to Iran and And Dle... Peter Dawson and Male party should be re-oriented on funda- crnment would have saved the coun-viously been told that if he atternpted ceived Me... Dorothy Gill and Derek started in 1827/28, the Palestine Gov- to the French frontier. He had pre-Chorus; 0, False One, You Have De try the ordeals and chaotic conditions to remain in the country the authorl- it has been living these past two years"

the needs and crisis of the people." He called on the party to arm itself with "new faces and new blood" and to fight the New Deal's "erceping collectivisin."

The party's mission is for greater than just being against. We must have a fighting cause.

"The time has come when the

mental issues. Firstly there is the mora!

integrity of Government. Can you pollute thought with Govern- ment propaganda, and expect every citizen to tell the whole truth Secondly there is personal liberty and

fonociol safeguards; thirdly

and economic policles; fourthly security and aid for the less fortunate; and Arthly, relations with other nutions.

"Doesn't the wholesale appoint ment of offeinls by politica instead, of merit incan the decadence of

public morais?" asked me over

MISMANAGING

FUNDS Through similar

questions, Mr. Hoover accused the Government of "repudiating Its covenant and Its bonds. Its ruthless crushing of com- social petition was "diverting the security funds to current expenses and extragavancles, and abetting corrupt city governments through plaring Federal funds nt their disposal.

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He delined collectivism as a "ten- dency to make people the servants and said that of the Government,' the term

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Oldham.

7.30 Closing, Local Stock Quota- ties would not be responsible for histions and Hongkong Exchange Mar- life or that of his compaulons for half

ket

Report. an hour.

It is obviously, therefore, quite in-

Tros, F. RYAN S. J.

Editor, The Rock.

his overhead master, but he has never The Arab knows and acknowledges

7.35 Variety. Orchestral-Rise And Shine-SC- been known to appreciate an equal. correct to say that Cardinal Segura ection; Stars Over Broadway-Selec- Equality extended to him is an unified from Spain.

tion....Sydney Kyte and a Pleca- wholeronse luxury, the indulgence in

dilly Hotel Band; Vocal-The Scene which would most probably lead to

Changes (Billy Hill); Fritz (Hart and Bligh)....Hildegarde; Vocal-Ding,

(Wajsh painful results; a fact amply proved

and deplorable state of by the present der

Dong, Ping Pong affairs in Palestine. The Govern-

Dundas); Duct--Daloy, Tessie and Orchestral Songs Everybody

8.00 Local Time Signat, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 Bladin-Plano Professor Harry Ore.

Recital

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nent of this unhappy land had been To-morrow's Ceremony aish) Walsh and Barker: very lenient to the Arabs all along. with the result of the latter becom- Sir,-One feels sure that no attempt | Singing. New Mayfair Orchestra. ing so deranged that the authorities could be made to throw dust in the Bind themselves now forced to use eyes of the Colony's new Governor. measures Incompatible with their ktent mode of government. It is said, a cane in time, to the youngster, may be the harbinger of a healthier state of life, and had a umely cane been used in the case of the Arabs, even as late as 1920, I am sure it would have had the desired end.

The fact of being semi-nomads, the Arabs were bound to be reliant and lovers of

of the sorts em Liberal at present covers though not

The ali forms of collectivism. "The foldable with

ideals of the entered civilized በሰ apparently be ever

world. The Arabs were no hordes of high- through the Ku Klux Klan,"

fighters than more waymen are. They can hit at the back, as they are doing now in

He said the Republicans had the "true Liberalism

1.therefore suggest that if the Urban Council have not already taken the necessary steps to unearth the water cart that they are in their possession and repo have prepare the way for the procession they should do sa immediately. Though the time is short the speed with which the U. C. works in proverbial and the task well within their powers.

E. DON EMMA.

Cathedral's Fete

1. Three Fantasy Pleces (Schu- mann); 2. (a) To a Wild Rose; (b) Ton Water Lily (Macdowell); 3. Love's Sorrow (Kreisler, arr. Rach- 33, No. 7 (Rachmaninoff).

8.25 Three Songs by Webster Booth (Tenor).

Vienna, City Of My Dreams (Slec- zynski); Stay With Me For Ever (Giudita-Lehar); Undivided (Sic- vier and Thayer).

sense of consed under the law." Palestine, but they would not dare letter published in your columns on (from the fin); Sweet Dreams

liberty.

He suggested a general conterence of party leaders prior to the Con- gressional elections.Untied Press.

PROMOTING FORESTRY STUDY

London, Oct. 26. Edinburgh University has received a leagary of £10,000 for the promo- tion of the study of forestry British Wireless.

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to face un army in the field; nor did they ever own land, flocks and laws to defend, as a nation. During the major part of their history, if their past could be so called, they were under the dominance of some country or another, and the bulk of these lived their lives as labourers on ollier people's lands

lands and estates; homesteads of their own. very few having had properties or

coust

The British Government's decision of 1917 was not pouneed upon the Arabs all of a sudden, nor did it them a surprise. The offer was in accord with the Arab chiefs and bug their consent, as existing documents may prove. A mutual agreement, regarding Palestine as a future home for the Jews, has been duly signed by the late Amir Faisal on the side of the Arabs, and Dr. Hning Weizman on the side of the Zionists.

9.00 London Relay--World Al-

Sonata In A Major (Vivaldi-arr David); Nocturne in C Sharp Minor (Chopin-trans. Milstein): La Cam- (Paganini, Op. panella Kreisler).

9.25 London Relay-The and Announcements

7-arr

Newn

9.40 Two Songs by Estle Ackland (Contralto).

8.35 Carroll Gibbons and Orches- iras.

(Cole Anything Goes Selection Sir-Your readers may recall my Porter); Page Miss Glory-Fox Trot July 20, 1937, giving advance notice Sweetheart-Fox Trot...Carroll

Savoy Hotel Or of a Fete which St. John's Cathedral Gibbons and the were organising in aid of the Assis-pheans; To Beat The Band Selec- tant Clergy's Fund to take place at tion; The Charm School-Selection; Volunteer Headquarters last Satur-Thanks a Million-Selection. Carroll Gibbons (Plano) and His Boy day.

Owing to the additional responsi- Friends. bilities placed on various members of our Committee, on account of the fairs."

A talk by the Right Hon. Sir Mal- arrival of our refugee friends from Shanghai, the typhoon and other clr-colm Robertson, n.C.M.O., K.NE. cumstances beyond our control, it 0.35 Natan Milstein (Violin). was reluctantly decided that we would be unable this year to carry out the comprehensive programme originally arranged, but the Women's Guild who had already advanced their of the preparations for the Fele part have decided to carry on with their arrangements, and it has therefore been decided to hold a pre-Christmas Party at St. John's Catheral Hall on Thursday, December 2, at 3 p.m., at which there will be a sale of work,

tea. and 101%.

when the Balfour declara-games of skill and chance, tlon was, announced, and during the your readers if they will please make

The object of this letter is to ask Guards.

Marche Militaire (Schubert-God- following ten years, there was no pic of this date, Thursday, Decemfrey); Villanelle (Dell Acqua Win Arab's question in Palestine. As aber 2, at 3 pm, and to invite all terboltom); The Voice Of The Bells I do not wish in any way to sug-result of the World War, these people friends of the Cathedral gest that the punishment I received hove had their full share in the for these offences was harsh or un-spoils of war. They were granted and help to make the Party a success. just but it came as a great blow to four kingdoms, viz, Iraq, Syria, the my pride because up till then I whole of Arabla and the Trans. had borne an unblemished record Jordan Territories, to say nothing of throughout my service and 1 pos- Egypt; they had no occasion, there

service certificate of which fore, to think of Palestine OR I was justly proud. I have never Arab-State. The Palestinian Arabs, ally recovered from this blow and during the Arst ten years of British as a result of this and the trying Rule were to pose and harmony conditions

ons prevailing. Hongkong with the Jewish co-residents

ame. Palestine and during the summer months I became.

there

was not a shred very depressed and seemed to lose of discontent and animosity be

While in Interest in things.

in this tween the two races,

Απ frame of mind I foolishly yielded to the Jewish advent in the law, the the temptation to take the money, country was then in the

not in a position to replace the money.

On August 12, two days before I necepted this money from Wilson, I was punished summarily for offences in connection with the running of a tombola on board H.M.S.Tamar and deprived of my Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and Three Good Conduct Budges. At the same time the Commodore informed me that he intended to report the case to the Commander-in-Chief with a view to my non-Continuous Service Engagement being terminated.

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a result of

making.

IL W. BAINES. Secretary.

The Great Awakening (Johnstone and Kramer); A Summer Night (A. Goring Thomas).

0.49 The Band of H. M. Grenadier

to attend (Luigini, arr. Miller); Tarantelle Do Concert (Greenwood, arr, Godfrey); Belphegar, Quick March (E. Brep- sant); Marche Lorraine (L. Ganne). 10.10 London Relay-Musle Hall. With the B.B.C. Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell.

11.10 Close Down.

Asama Maru

May Float

Next March

and in my then abnormal condition Land prices were rising by by Engines To Be Taken

sought solace in living shore at

Out Of Stranded

Ship By Salvagers

BRITAIN TO DEVELOP CHARCOAL BURNING

London, Oct. 26. Efforts are being made to revive the skilled craft of charcoal burning

in England. Thats highly skilled

Asama to

and bounds, and On

there was employ- men! a rate higher than I could afford.

for all, Arabs

occupation, formerly much practiced Included, at

in the English countryside, had de- I wish to express to Chief Engine remunerative wages. The value of Room Artlicer Wilson my deepest

Sand,

clined owing to the competition of one may say, was getting

foreign imports and other causes, but regrets for the trouble and incon- doubled in almost every two or three

a steadily growing industrial demand venience to which he has been put years, and you can imagine the feel-

for charcoal, some of which is due through my foolish netlon and it la ing of land owners at seeing their Almost a year ago the

the Government's rearmament to make some wealth, thus invested, was so rapidly Man left San Francisco with one of programme has given impetus to the now my intention slight amends by refunding the increasing. There was no forced the richest cargoes ever to money at the earliest possible op- sale of land, and some landowners Port She was an ens ho leave that movement for re-establishing home portunity.

production-British Wireless. were darn glad to sell out at the day it is nearly two months since In appealing for the leniency of then enhanced prices and start life she was stranded at Sai Wan

Bay, afresh elsewhere,

a victim of the September 2 typhoon. would beg that the: the Court I

There were, however, some She may be a doomed ship. In any following points be taken into con-

of the sideration: I joined the Service as jealous and uncompromising Arab-event she will not be free

Writer

leaders 31, on May

1900.

who, in 1929, seeing how rocks until next March. a Boy

getting The steamer was driven ashore, and was pensioned after nearly 25 progressive Palestine was

years service in 1931. My character steadily, and sore perhaps at having without any passengers

sold out

WhS

my

Dart

on board,

or parts of their hold-after she had gone to Junk Bay from ings early in the day at low rates, Talkoo Bocks to ride the storm). sought a revenge by instigating their She is at present lying in only 10 fellow-countrymen and made them feel of water at high tide, with rise against the Jews. As I sald damaged hull.

A week after the vessel grounded, ubove, the Government should have|

now,

a

suffers.

was continuously Very Good and 1 received the highest assessments per missible for efficiency. I rejoined In

1930 and until the lapse June, which was dealt with on August 12, my conduct was again exemplary,

I feel my present position very

acted promptly is 1020, and using a Japanese salvage ship arrived here Does Your Baby Sleep

Soundly? the power invested in them, they from Maji and the experts on board keenly. I no 46

I Re yours of

I have had the privilege of must lose the respect of many officers could have nipped the riot in the had high hopes that the vessel would bud. Had they done so, there would be refloated early this month. All

Bables need plenty of sleep, when Further, the stigma which my,

have been no trouble in Palestine their efforts to take the ship off the their rest is disturbed through any

and

prosperity rocks, however, were without effect, cause their general health peace пла cretion may bring on

family,

and some weeks'ngo there

were would have reigned instead,

One of the first signs that something more especially na it comes at a ume

rumours that she would be given up is wrong with an infant is disturbed when I bave one son in the Royal In conclusion of your lender you as a total loss. These, later, proved Air Force and another about to join ve the Arab Atting epithet: groundless and it hug now been sleep. SUDDEN TEMPTATION

the Royal Navy in a month or so. "The sort of thing he understands. indicated by an official of the ship's When your child is restless on no I have played the game during my In fact, it is the only thing he does firm in, Japon that the engines of the Accused pleaded guilty to both ime in the Service apart from the understand, that is, force, which, if steamer will be removed and most charges and the following statement lapses already referred to so that you do not use on him, and use it of in mitigation was read by the De- when the time came I could encour-well, he will turn it on you. fending Officer: I yielded to the age my sons to follow my example Enclosing my card, Budden temptation to rolain this | and to spur them on to do even

“ONE WHO KNOWS TENT”. money for my own use as there was better. The fact that I can no longer no opportunity of sending the re- hold mysck up as a model to them mittance list home for a fortnight is indeed severe form of 'punish- and by this time. I hoped to

to be inment to me. position to replace the money and

Evidence was given by Poy.-Cmdr.

W. Winn, H.M.S. Eagle, that

rocks on which she is resting broken up to facilitate another at- tempt to refloat her at the spring tide of March next year;

account should he be given a sleeping draught or an oplate of any kind except on the advice of a doctor: All intl necessary in most cases is a dose of

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