THE MALABAR WRECK.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20214, 17 April 1931, Page 11

THE MALABAR WRECK.

MARINE COURT VERWCT. MASTER'S. CWTHWfP CANCELLED. (UNITED BS ELECTBIC teleqeaSH—cpryaiGHT.) (|fe«,eiypd IGtb* -7.5. p-wO SYDNEY, April 16. Captain Leslie, master of the Malabar, was found, guilty of negligence by the Commonwealth Court of Marine Enquiry and hip certificate -was cancelled. The chairman ol the Court, Mr Laidl*w, S.M., ssid it was unfortunate that a J^eslie'9 flne record sifd his years should havf? been fqund guilty of neglect. The Court's first duty was to decide whether he should be further trusted "with the eustody of a ship, and on the evidence there was no alternative but tp cancel his certificate. Captain Leslies counsel had submitted that the two Malayan quartermasters had conspired and given false evidence againat Captain Leslie Ttfith regard to his orders on the bridge. On the other hand, the Deputy-Director of Navigation argued that Captain Leslie did no* take action soon enough to place the Malabar. in $ position of safety. Mprgoyer, the speed of the vessel was excessive while yi'sjfbiHty was bad. _ . jhe Court contended Captain Leslie and officers on the facility with vfhich thf) wpre taken to

DJYEJt IN DIFFICPIiTY. SYDNEY, April 10. Fishermen iii the vicinity of the Malabar wreck are ever watchful for flotsam. One party hired a diving-suit and a dsver pspJor§d the shallows sear the |pr tteasqr?. His lifeline accidentally fell overboard, and wfoile his nm-tps abpve were wondering hcnvtbpy cpuld rescue Mm tfc« diver removed his heavy boots, asd -the aiy in his fittit brpught him to tljp wrfgce, Xflgt fllgt. ' . , Pe waa. immeai&fely pulled into thp ltytlp the WQW fp r M# sensational erppripupp.