River Police received into their custody at Woosung a Chinese youth from the galley of the str. amara, in connexion with.a quarrel at sea which resulted in the death of another member of the crew, also a Chinese.
It "was reported to the police that on the 17th instan{ a quarrel occurred in the galley between the mess room boy and the pantry boy, and the latter is alleged to have used a knife with fatal affect, the mess room boy's death occurring shortly after the-captain had been called on the scene. The deceased was buried at sea the same afternoon, and his assailant placed under arrest, arrangenients being made by wireless for his being handed over to the police at Shanghai. The accused is said to have caused much trouble on board up to the time of the tragedy.
When approaching Shanghai the Tamaka wirelessed to the British authorities that the alleged murder had taken place, and that the accused Was a prisoner aboard, On receipt of this information the British Shipping Office made a request to the River Police that the man should be brought ashore in custody. This was done, and as the events alleged had taken place under the British flag, the accused was duly brought up before Mr G. W, King, H. M. Police Magistrate. As the case did not constitute an offence under the Merchant Shipping Act, the Magistrate remanded him to appear at, the Mixed Court before the British Assessor. Later in the ay tale course was followed.
Tamaka is a British steam-ey, carrying cargo for the Standard Oil Company, and she took on a pilot here to complete her direct voyage to Hankow.
A Chinese boy; nine years of age, was knocked down by a motor car' driven by a Chinese in Edinburgh Road on Sunday evening, and died from the injuries ree ceived.
Tue wife of a Chinese police constable was killed in a motor car accident on "Tuesday. She was Knocked down at the corner of Hankow and Thibet Roads by a car owned by a Chinese garage and driven by a Chinese, who im. mediately conveyed the injured woman to Shantung Road Hospital where she died ten minutes later. 'A coolie who witnessed the accident states that the car was travelling at medium speed and that the horn was sounded. A statement that the brakes were not working was tested by the police and found to be correct. The driver is detained by the police. At the inquest held by Magistrate Vu and Mr. Blackburn, British Assessor, on Wednesday afternoon, a verdict was brought that death was the result of a collision with car no, 594, driver by Kan Abng.
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