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el Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)
THE CHINA MAIL
SHIPPING SECTION.
CRASH IN PASS.
"Moonshine" Coxswain's
Evidence.
SOME MISSING WITNESSES,
was
GERMAN PROFITS.
SHIPBUILDING FIRM'S DIVIDEND,
CRISIS BELIEVED OVER.
to
The Coroner told Sub-Inspector In spite of all that has been Dorling that he thought that at heard of the, desperate straits to least one of these witnesses might which the German he called if only to give evidence Ing
shipbuild- Industry as to the exact spot of the sinking. duced. It
has been re- Mr. Hugh Jones said that both note that the Deutsche Werft, 13 interesting to the second compradore and the Hamburg, have declared a dividend quartermaster of the "Leung of 8 per cent. for the year 1926, Kwong" had disappeared. The out of a net profit of not far short former had not been seen for the of half past two or three days. They had accounts show that the gross profit 4 million marks. The At yesterday afternoon's resump-given addresses. but they were not on contracts was 667,792 marks and tion of the inquest on Mr. F. E. A. to be found at the houses named. Martin and others who lost their
2,500,000 marks were derived from This Mr. Hugh Jones.said, lives when the s.s. "Leung Kwang" not due to any panic but to the fact tal in the ratio of 2 to 1.
was the writing down of the share capi: sank in Capsulmun Pass on May 9 that as the "Leung Kwong" Just, the coxswain of the steam the only ship
owned
On the other side there was a by the Chlat: launch "Moonshine" was recalled, Woo 3.5. Company, and the latter debit balance of 2,490,254 marks and indicated on the chart the post having no more use for the former brought forward from 1925, and an tions of his vessel and the "Leung members of the ship's company, depreciation, leaving a net profit of allowance of 243,115 marks for Kwong" both at the time he first they had gone their various ways. sighted the ill-fated ship after ahe Mr. Lindsell asked Mr. Bennett 434,422 marks. Out of this amount had sounded two blasts on her to make an effort to produce the the directors have decided syren, and at the time of the col- seaman who was on the bridge of allocate 21,721 marks to the reserve laion. The "Leung Kwong," ac the "Moonshine" at the time of the funds and to set aside 400,000 cording to the witness, was at frat collision..
marks for the payment of the divi moving straight down the Pass! Mr. Bennett said that he had dend, the remainder being carried near the white light, and almost in Rome personal views about that. forward to the current account. the centre of the Fass. After If he brought the man into Court sounding the two blasts, the "Legavidence proved to be the point on previously decided to increase the
New Ships. and it so happened that the latter's Kwong" altered her course.
The report adds that it had been witness also altered his helm to which the case turned, and sup-capital of the company from 5 to starboard, as the "Leung Kwong" posing the jury found that was in an oblique position дeroas
the 8 millions as from April 1.. During "Moonshine" was at fault, his the past year, seven cargo motor- the centre of the Pasa. A coll- Worship could appreciate the awk-ships, aggregating 55,000 tons dw., sion was unavoidable, so the wit-ward position he (Mr. Bennett) were completed and delivered to ness's object in turning to star would be in. It was, he suggest their owners, and the current year board was to bring the "Moons ed for the police to bring the man commenced with orders in hand for shine" alongside the **Leung up. He was prepared to give the some 48,000 tons dw. Kwong." so that the force of the police all possible assistance in bump might be broken by the Anding the man. vessels meeting sides on. Actually the "Moonshine's" prow met the "Leung Kwong's" side at an angle of 110 degrees, and not full on. Even if the witness had turned port it would have been impossible to have avoided the accident, as the ships were very near when the "Leung Kwong" gave the blasts, and altered her course.
Pilot Missing.
to
two!.
that he had already made arrange Sub-Inspector Dorling Intimated ments to produce the man.
The inquiry was adjourned until 2.15 on Tuesday afternoon next.
HONGKONG TIDEN.
The directora state that the con-
yards in recent months leads them siderable number of contracts for new vessels placed, with German to the belief that the end of the shipbuilding crisis in Germany is in sight. Work was slack at thei firm's Finkenwarder yard during the summer, but there was a dis- tinct improvement in the last quar- ter of the year, and this has since continued.
Balance Sheet.
This Sub-Inspector Dorling In- formed the Court was all the evid-been obtained by aid of the Tide- The tide-table given below has ence the police were able to pro- duce.
The repairing establishment at The pilot, he said, could not predicting Machine, which in-Tollerort was satisfactorily accu- be found.
cludes 40 components for the bet-pied throughout the year, but this ter prediction of tides, from the part of the business has result of the analysis of the tidal since been transferred to the yard of the Reikerstieg-Deutsche Werft the
Reiherstieg firm. The Tellerort atilizing the property of the old A.G., a joint concern which is
site has been sold to the State of Hamburg.
A
taken
at
Mr. Hugh Jones said that he had observations, tried to get the builder "Leung Kwong" but the man was the direction of Dr. Doberck dur of the Kaulung tidal observatory under unwilling to come. He asked for subpoena for the man's appearance. ing the years 1887, 1888, & 1889, The manager of the Chiut Woo The times and heights are given Steamship Company, the owners of for Kaulung; but they may be the "Leung Kwong" was then put in used for the Victoria Naval yard the witness box by Mr. Hugh Jones, He said that the "Leung Kwong and Aberdeen, the differences had been owned by his Company for
being very small. five years. It was bought from the Kwong Fat Engineering Company of Hunghom.
The Coroner: They are the build ers 7-Yes.
So the vessel was bought new from the builders?
Mr. Hugh Jones interposed to say that the ship had been in use by her builders for two years before she was sold to his clients..
shows assets as follows: land and The balance sheet of the company buildings, 2,101,394 marks; slip- ways, equipment, tools; floating water must not be considered to struction, 4,164,216 marks; settle- The times of high-and low of material and vessels under con- docks, etc., 8,942,993 marks: stocks
coincide with the times of slack-ments, 323,435 water and change of current, the 1,100,877 marks; cash and bank marks; claims. two
phenomena being quite balance, 188,216 marks; and shares, 230,001 marks. The liabilities are: share capital, 5,000,000 marks; Ipans, .228,000 marks; debts, 6.390,160 marks; and mortgages, 78,550 marks.
distinct.
te dard Bt. Ticos
DATE
JRAG
June 24 to 80, 1927.
HIGH WATER | LOWER WAT Standard Times
24 34 20,2 22.0 25 m A 5,9 Bera 4.7
mli 378.9 195.! 1484. E
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9.7
230
3 29
< in B2
% 395,0
An office plan of the "Leung Kwong" was put in by the manager. of the Chiat Woo Company, also Fri. the ship's passenger certificate and; a certificate that the vessel had Bst. complied with the Anti-Piracy Re- gulations. When the ship was Ban. 14 m478 0 18 2.4 bought, the witness said, she was already fitted with the grille over Mon, 2 m 68 in the hatchway between the 'tween Tue 29 m 8 deck and the third class modation.
accom-
я зн
4 43 10.2
1 2 4* 9 Wed 29 m d Witnesses Disappear.
4.0 223= 1 5
4 Mr. Bennett pointed out
mü I that "burs a
7.6 other witnesses who had given
I # 3H evidence at the Marine Court of) Inquiry but had not been heard in Chartering is being arranged by} the Coroner's Court were the master the Great Southern Railway Co. at of the "On Lee," the mate of the Dublin for five steamers for the "Kwong Fook Cheong" and quartermaster
the carriage of steam coal from Bristol of the "Leung Channel ports for the company's Kwong."
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