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中華民國華未年四月初六日
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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1931.
SHATIN TRAIN
SMASH.
How the Accident Was
Discovered.
THE WORK OF RESCUE.
Further evidence was taken from Mr. G. A. Walker, acting manager of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, at the resumed inquiry at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday into the circumstances of the Shatin train wreek.
Mr. Walker described the system of inspection of the track, adding that there were * ganger and twelve men for the tunnel, and on other sections a ganger, a keyman, and six men each. There were night sections in the 21 miles," and it was laid down that before the first train went out each morn- ing the gangs should inspect the iscetions in each direction. The
keyman had to go right through the section both in the morning and afternoon.
Apart from the gangs there were two permanent sub-inspectors, one of whom had to pass along the en- tire road by train every morning. Over them was a European per- manent way inspector.
Damage by Rain.
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Witness, did not think that dam- Jage, need be expected after heavy, rain. But in case of a typhoon trains stopped at once, wherever they might be. Nor could he say what quantity of rain would be suf- ficient to damage the line.
Traine
run on the block ! jsystem, and no train could pasa be- tween two stations unless in pos- session of a "ball." The ball could not be released without the CO- operation of the masters of the two stations.
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Wireless Phones Unnecessary. Replying to further questions, witness said he could not any great advantage in carrying · one jack on the engine, and one in the brake Van. There were no wireless telephones on the trains, nor did he think them necessary. It would incur a good deal of ex- penditure, which would hardly be justified.
Answering Mr. Warren (foreman of the special jury): The train
did not carry eletric torches, but on the night in question they had elec- tric light working all night long from the main battery.
HIGH HONOUR.
PRESIDENCY OF GENEVA CONFERENCE.
BRITISH APPRECIATION.
Geneva, Yesterday, Mc Arthur Henderson hus in- formed the Connell of the League
of Nations that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald has authorised him to: accept the presidency of the Dis- armament Conference.
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The British Foreign Secretary announcing his acceptance said the Prime Minister had also authorised him to express the ap-
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
LAWN HOWLS-To-morrow Division I-Kowloon Docks v. C.S.C.C.; Craigengew.r V. Re creio; Police v. EP.C.; Taikoo v. K.I.G.CA Division 11.-Recreio v.
Craigengower: CS.C.C. v. II.K. K.C.C. Yacht Club; v. Taiko. May 30 -- Emrics close for C.5.0.C. Competitions.
GOLF-Sunday- Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Junior Section V Kowloon Golf Club at Happy Valley.
Summer Cup (First Round) at Kowloon Golf Club.
FENCING Muminy Heng Kong Fencing Clair at 6.15 pm. RACING-To-morrow and Mon- day-Sixth Extra Race Meeting.
WATER POLO-Monday-E- tries close for League, 6 pm.
HOME.
CRICKET-To-day---- Worcestershire v. New Zenlund. Middlesex v. Leicester. Surrey v. Susrex. Essex v. Derby.
Glamorgan v Lancashire. Somerset v. Noits. Cambridge U. v. Warwick. Oxford U. v. Gloucester. To-morrow, Monday and Tues-
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Middlesex v. Sussex. Essex v. Worcester
Lancashire y, Yorkshire. Sameraet v. Kent. Northants v. Leicester. Notts v. Surrey, Warwick v. Barby. Gloucester, Hampshire. GOLF-To-dy-British
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LAWN TENNIS-To-day- French International Champion-
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FOOTBALL-Sunday-Switzer- land v. Scotland at Geneva.
YACHTING — To-morrow- Royal Harwich Regatta.
MOTOR CYCLING-To-morrow -French Gold Cup.
RACING Sunday Belgian Derby at Brussels,
Mr. Lambert's Story. Mr. C. D. Lambert, chief mechanical engineer, said that on April 20 he was supervising the driving of the express from Canton.preciation of the British Govern- If you saw it in The Saturday Evening Post! If you read it in book He had driven the wrecked engine ment for the honour thus confer
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many times. The coal box was not red. full that day, but, as it was rain- ing hard, the driver's view would He was of not be of the best. opinion that the ground under the engine had collapsed beneath the weight.
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Mr. Henderson also deposited with the Secretary General of the League of Nations an instruction of accession by Great Britain and certain other parts of the British Empire to the General Act of Ar- bitration.
When proceeding on the express from Shumchun to Kawloon, he was · Sir Atul Chatterjee deposited surprised to find the train pull. similar documents on behalf of up at Taipo. When he India, and M. Brland on behalf of alighted he saw the station master | France.-British Wireless Service. with 日 red fag. The station
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master told him that something
must be wrong. The "ball" taken passengers, he walked to the scene. vut by the train ahead had not been There he saw Dr. Farr and Mr. put in at Shatin, or he thought the Beddow. telephone wires might be broken down.
After attending to the injured they took them to Taipo in the Drove To The Wreck. train. They reached Taipo at Witness accordingly took the off-about 7.30 p.m. and there he had cial aboard as pilot on the train, rockets fired, as they could not get driving the engine himself. They into touch with Kowloon. Later, got to a spot about 14 miles past witness went back to the wreck There he Taipo, when people on the line with medical supplies. jahead motioned him to stop. They found Mr. Walker, Dr. Smalley, and
said that the train ahead had gone the LG.P. lover the bank.
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Mr. Lambert, described how he Proceeding slowly, he heard de- and other helpers released a woman tonators explode, and later he halt from under the third coach. od about 200 yards from thetook three days to lift the coach. wreck, Together with Mr. Car The hearing was adjourned until penter, and Mr. Creasy, who were Wednesday. ..
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WAR-TIME THEFT OF BRITISH PLATE.
Portions Returned by Soviet Government.
TAKEN FROM EMBASSY.
Rugby. Yesterday. When Commander Bellairs in the House of Commons to-day asked whether the Soviet Gov- ernment's assistance had been sought in recovering the silver plate taken from the British Em- bassy in Moscow when it was at- tacked' some years ago, the Un- der-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Hugh Dalton, said that he was happy to state that the So- viet 'Government recently déli- vered to the British Embassy such portions of the plate they had been able to trace.- British Wireless Service.
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THREAT OF EXPULSION FROM SPAIN.
ONE BISHOP GOES.
Madrid, Yesterday. On the heels of an official com- plaint from the Vatican over anti- religious disorders in Spain, the Govern- previsional Republican ment announced to-day that all prelates of the Roman Catholic Church, who persisted in main- taining a "Monarchist attitude,": would be summarily expelled from the country, The first prelate to be dealt with was the Bishop of Vittoria, who was "requested to leave Spain immediately." Bishop complied with the order.- Reuter.
CHINA'S TRADE,
The
CO-OPERATION ON A SILVER
STANDARD..
EXPERT'S OPINION.
New York, Yesterday. "International co-operation to aid China to re-establish her trade with a silver standard is impera- tive," declared Sir Arthur Salter, en his arrival at San Francisco from the Far East.
He said that economically China. was trying to create industrial in- dependence.
in Whoever aided finding a solution of China's finan- cial problems would open one of the greatest markets of the world. Reuter's American Service. [Sir Arthur Salter, the League
Chiria
of Nations expert, recently left
after Investigating country's economic needs.]
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GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE IN AUSTRALIA.
Melbourne, Yesterday. A 20 per cent. cut in Govern- ment expenditure and also In pen- slona, wages and salaries is re- commended; Inter alia, in the re- port of the Loan Council sub- committee.
According to the Herald, the report also endorses Mr. Theodoro's proposal for a tax on interest.- Reuter,
MR. SUN FO.
TO JOIN THE FORCES IN CANTON.
Shanghai, Yesterday. Mr. Sun Fo, accompanied by Mr.
Eugene Chen, left for Hong Kong to-day by the Asama Maru.
Reliable circles declare that they are proceeding to Canton in order openly to join the rebel movement there Reuter.
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