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SHIP WILFULLY LOST,
(UNITED PRES3 ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.)
(AUSTRALIAN - NEW .ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, 10th October.
Judgment has been delivered- in connection with the Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the Glendalough near Belfast Lough. The Court found that the loss was due to the wilful act of Cuptain Fiummer, acting in concert with William James Jonas, the owner, who insured the vessel for £60,000, though her value, including cargo, was only £17,000. "Jones recklessly, and wickedly gambled, not only his money, but with the lives of men," said tho Court. He was ordered to pay the costs of the inquiry, £26C0, and Piummer's certificate was cancelled. The evidence is being forwarded to the Public Prosecutor, with a. view to bringing the alleged criminals to justice.
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Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 88, 11 October 1920, Page 7
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