During the hearing two Maltese firemen sitting in the public benches were ordered out of court after interrupting Saliba's evidence with cries. of "He's a liar," and. "That's fie. He's lying alt the time. That's what's the matter with the fellow."
Sentence of two weeks' imprisonment was passed by" the Registrar on Saliba, Evidence of arrest was given by Detective Sub-Inspector R. 'Moir, of the Shanghai Municipal Police, who stated that when cautioned' and charged with the offence at Central Police Station on May 17, accused said "1 have nothing to say." "Deteetive Sergeant C. Krader, attached 10 Central Police Station, have evidence of translating the warrant and caution into French for the benefit. of accused, First witness to be called was Jacob Toller, chief engineer of the s: Harberton, his and the evidence of other witnesses being translated into French, Accused came to him me stated, and said that work in the stokehold or on the ship. Witness immediately reported this to the captain and, on the bridge, the captain informed accused of the penalties of stich an. we tion. what you like. 1 don't. care' the reply stated the chief engineer.
'The result was, witness add the men had to' carry work and the third engineer had to uive a hand in the stokehold to get the ship to Shanghai. "Questioned by accused, witness admitted that before May 8 he had sent him to his quarters as he hada headache but fie denied having told censed. that because he was sick he need not do any more work, Joseph Barlow, third engineer, told the Registrar that at 1240. pam. on May 8 he asked the firemen if they had called the trimmer and they replied in the affirmative. Witness, however, found him sleeping, in his hammock at 115 when he had been dive to yo on duty at I o'clock. After waking him up witness went below and informed the chief engineer that the trimmer had not turned out. AL 1.30 pam. he was called fon deck by the' chief engineer, and in his presence accused refused to to down to work According to the master of the vessel, Saliba was brought before him fon the bridge at 11 am, by the chief engineer, whd stated that the mai said that he would not. work any more. Witness then read out the particular section of the Merchant Shipping Act and made the consequences of his aet very plain. After being asked if he would reconsider his decision accused refused and he was sent off the bridge to his own quarters. Later witness made @ copy. f the entry he had made in the log this Was read of in the presence had not worked at all and his had been stopped. "AL British Consulate in" Shai nee of the Consul, stating had done nothing except stayin animock andi laugh at everybody else, At the Consul censed ad said "TH Kill somebody and sump over the side.
Giving his evidence sri French ae~ cused "stated
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