Investigation by Naval Court: An Altered Course: Chinese Who Refused to Help Themselvé es: Captain Simpson Held Blameless but 2nd Of! er's Ticket Suspended The Naval Court of Inquiry; summoned under tke provisions of Section 480 of the Merchant Shipping Act to inquiry into the sinking of the Indo-China S. N. Co's. str. Lienshing sat in HM. Supreme Court on Tucsdzy. The Court conted of Capt. D. B. Lo Mottée, H, M, 8. Despatch (President), Lieut.-Commander F, E, Chevallier, 4 Mr. H. A. F, By Archer, (H. M. Vice-Consul), Capt. E, Monkman, Master of the str, Soochow, and' Capt. W. G. Lalor, Master of the str, Wanliu. Mr.
Holborow appeared for Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Ca., agents for the I. C. S. N. Ca, Mr. Ranald MeDonald for Capt. J. V. Simpson, Master of the Lienshing, and Mr. J.
R, Jones for Mz. J. W. McCabe, the Second Ofiicer.
Among those present in court, representing the owners were Mr. B.
F, Beith, senior partner in Shanghai of Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & Ca. (general managers of the Indo-China 8, N. Ca,); Mr. BE, F. Aucott, shipping manager; Commander P. H, Rolfe, MR, the company's senior marine sup intendent in Hongkong, and Captain Gibb, assistant marine superintendent in Shang!
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