CRIMINAL SESSIONS. Turok HIS HONOUR THE ACTING CHIEF « JUSTICE (MI, H. H. J. QUMPERTZ)]. The February criminal sessions opened Both yesterday at the Supreme Court. Courts were in session the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice H. H. J. Gompertz) pres ding in the Chief Justice's Court and Mr. Justice J. R. Woot in the second
THE HONGKONG
AILY: PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND.
The Coroner thought that would be the LAUNCH OF NEW SALVAGE mare convenient course. He selected a
· STEAMER,
woman, who died in hospital at midnight BY THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA on February 8th as the typical case, and the inquiry proceeded.
THE MOTOR CAR TRAGEDY.
ON CHINA NEW YEAR'S DAY...
· CORONER'S 'INQUIRY OPENED. The Coroner's inquiry into the motor
Dr. To said that this woman was car accident on China New Year's "Day at Shektongsui, when Avo people were brought to hospital at 3.35 pm. On She had a lacerated killed outright and two died afterwards February 8th. from injuries, was opened at the fagistracy wound, about a foot long, on the inner yesterday afternoon. Mr. B. E. Lindsell aids of the left thigh. The bone of the acted as Coroner and Messrs. W. L. R. thigh was fractured. She suffered ex Weaser (foremau), C. B. Matthews and tremely from fright and shock, and died ARMED ROBBERY CHARGE.
at midnight. Her injuries were compat- Before Mr. Justice Gompertz, a Chinese A. Meyer wero empanelled as a jury,
The Coroner said that this was an in-ible with having been knocked down by named Leung Ying was tried on a charge of being concerned with four others inquiry into the deaths of seven Chinese, mater ear.
five killed on, the spot and two who died afterwards in hospital, in connection with A motor car accident at West Point be
court...
an armed robbery.
Iuspector Garrad: Ur. To also gives evidence about the driver.
Dr. To said the Chinese chauffeur of rebruary ath. Unless the jury were well the car was brought to him about 4p. acquainted with the place the corner of the same day. He gave the name of Queen's Houd West and Bill RoadGeorge Yim. Witness found that his right where the accident occurred, perhaps they eye was red and congested and he re would wish to view the sito?
moved from it three paticles of sand which be gave to the police.
The Foreman intimated that the jury would preter to view the scene of the accident.
The Coroner said he would take part of the evidence, and then adjouru m order that this might be done.
for
The
The brst witness was Mr. Eruest. Dovey, Government analyst, who said tast, on February 10th, he received small bottle containing material examination, presoryed in alcobói. material consisted of two small particles; one was a fragment of quarts, such as is used in loading Chinese fire crackers.
The Coroner: 1 think i will call the "bomb crackers to distinguish them trom the ordinary variety.
The "Witness: The other particle con sisted of a fragment of lead foil, rolled up.
DOCK CO., LTD.
The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co, Ltd, yesterday afternoon," launched the Henry Keswick, a steel twin screw. ocean-going tug and avage steamer, which when completed will be placed the company's own service. The launch- ing ceremony was gracefully performed by Ars, John Johnstone, the wife at the Chairman of the Company
On commissioning, abipping interests in the Far East will be well served," for as may be seen from the following dee cription, as a salvage steamer the fleary Keswick will be second to none cast of Sacz, and, indeed, may claim to rank with the most powerful tugs in homo waters."
With long top-galiant forecastle, high casings, boat deck and navigating bruge, the enry Acaip 10 well nited to
this heavy peas ut the countering typhoon and the monsoon seasons. The rust capacity of this vessel of 38 tous of coal and is1 tons of oil represents, at full speed, 3,300 knots, and at cruising spoed 7,000 knots steaming radius. The The Coroner: Mr. Davey only spoke to principal dimensions aru · na follows, two. Was the driver quite sober1
The witness: Yes.
What would be the effect of a particle from an exploding cracker entering a person's ere-Ho would be likely to lose his power of control for the moment: that is the natural effect..
ward. There was
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The following were empanelled us jury-Messrs. W., L. Marshall, C. da Boza, W. J. Ratty, Ho Leung, Archibald Edwards, Q. A. de Carvallio, L. da Rocha. Mr. Dyer Ball, who prosecuted for the Crown, said that the prisoner was charged with committing a robbery in conjunction with several other persons at a house 8, Yan Yee Lane. On January 15th, nt about 12.30 a.m., the four women who lived on the second foor were awakened by the noise of the floor door being forced open. They found five men had come in. These men told the women that they They came to search for illicit opium. forced the four women into one of the cubicles and then began to ransack the The women were cau- rest of the flour. tioned not to make a noise. The men were armed with revolvers, and a dagger was found on the floor after they had left. A large quantity of jewellery, clothing and other things was collected by the robbers at the top of the staircase and after doing that they took the women one by one, tied their hands behind their backs, gagged them with sticks of sugar cane, and pushed them back into the cubicles. The robbers then made their escape. The prisoner was the last to be
The Coroner: Both hands? arrested. He was watchman in the
Witness I saw one hand, which was street in which the robbery occurred. A
on my side. The other hand I could not good deal of the stolen property was die
to pave been harted into the air by the see, I was on the right side; it was the covered in a house in the next street.
right hand I saw. The car then swerved Nothing was found on the prisoner when
Carl Henry Getz, motor engineer to the to the left. The driver immediately he was arrested, but he made a statement Four Whouted Drive Company, of the turn it to the right and the car came to to the Police the substance of which was united states, said that on February 9th, the middle of the road again. He was using that he knew something about this rabbu visited the Dragon Garage, and one hand for this. The car immediately bery. He said he saw five men going up examined motor car No. 54. The front turned to the left again and mounted the and he stood downstairs. When charged lamps were stoved in from the force of pavement. It ran along the pavement for an impact. Une lamp showed that it had five or six yards, crossed Hill Road, and
ran into a nullah wall. struck a human body because there was adhering to it blood and hair, Stud. guards were torn from their moorings, he front axle, near the spindles, B bent, owing to an unpact. There was nothing wrong with the engine. All the damage indicated impact with bodies and a building.
at the Police Court he made another. statement denying everything...
The case in proceeding." (BEFORE HIS. HONOUR THE PUISNE. JUDGE (MR: J. B. WOOD)].
A MIDNIGHT STRUGGLE. Before Mr. Justice J. R. Wood, Tai Yo Lung and San Ya Fang were indicted on a charge of robbery and assault.
Mr. G. H. Wakeman prosecuted. The following jury were empanelled:- Metars, Wong Ping Chun, A., du Bois, J. F. Braga, F. A. M. Rozario, H. J. Palmer Kreman), J. Dalezee and B. W. Tape.
Mr. Wakeman anid that the two prisoners were charged with the offence of assault with intent to rob. On the night of January 15th last a man named Chan Lai, living in the New Territories, near the gap before going to Fanling, was sleeping in his house with his wife and two child- ren. At midnight he heard a noise and got up to find the door being broken in. He gut hold of a bamboo carrying pole and hit at one man with the iron end of
The Coroner: Might that have been side a stacker |
The witness: It might, but I think it is more likely to have been blown on the surface of the road by the explosion of a cracker. It is the kind of material it is too heavy used fur cupping bolties,
wind.
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viz:-Length, overall, 174ft, sin, ; "length, B.F., 185ft. Oin.; breadth over fenders, 36ft. Tia.; breadth moulded, 34ft. (0in.; depth moulded, 17f 0in.; and height of machinery casings, boat deck and fore- castle, 7ft. Gin
The fact that the machinery and boilers are in separate water-tight compartments
affords an excellent coaling arrangement and towing hook position anidships, thus Indian constable B173, said that on
guarding against any large change of February 8th he was on traffic duty at trim between the fully laden and spent 3 p.m., in Queen's Road West, when he conditions. Ample sub-division is pre- vidod forward and abaft the machinery saw a motor car No. 54, travelling west spaces by oil-tight flats about Dft. above a large number of keel, and by the 8 bulkheads to deck; in people on each side of the road, and all large and 4 smaller buoyant com- partments Oil-fuel or water ballast may lot of them threw crackers; other crackers be carried in the after peak and in the were being thrown from the verandahs. three deep tanks and 18 tons of fresh bunker, and machinery seating. Tho Some exploded on the car itself. The car water in the fore peak, under the cross was travelling slowly. The passengers in ballasting arrangements for about 90 tons the car were gesticulating to the people of salt water in two tanks forward and and covering their faces with their hands. 10 tons in two tanks aft ensure a good displacement and easy, means for trim He
Two the driver himself put his hands correction when on harbour duty.
salvage holds have a bale capacity of 9,000 over his eyes.
cubic feet, the forward hold being served by a 7in x 12in. steam winch and 34ft. in. steel derrick tested to 20 tons, and salvage operations amidships by two 7in x 12in. steam capstans, and derricks of 3 tons capacity. A third steam cap- stan, having cylinders of 7in. diameter and 12in. stroke, is fitted for warping purposes at the after end of the vessel.
saw
The Coroner: Did you see anybody knocked downi
Witness:
car
Yes, many people knocked down because the through the crowd..
Tho
The equipment is in excess of classifica- tion requirements, a precaution adopted by the Dock Company after many years experience in salvage operations. stockless anchors are well protected by housing in specially designed hawse pipes, permitting a free use of the bow fenders. An extra heavy anchor of Hall's Ad. miralty type, with, stock, "is conveniently work stowed on deck for use when on, salvage
-Saloon accommodation" on the fore were castle deck and "navigating bridge con
sists of a double-berth cabins, two bath raa rooms, and pantry. As occasion demands, the sofa-berths will accommodate addi- well ventilated and lighted. Tables can tional seven operators. The rooms are
be laid for 14 in the dining saloon. Iron bunks for a crew of 24 are fitted in th
Did you see them I saw one child knocked down and after the accident I The Coroner: The engine was in persaw several bodies lying about. I was in fect running order?
The witness: You.
And the steering year -The steering Bar was absolutely out of order: that was due to the front axle being bent. it was not that way before the accident.
You did not see it before the accident i
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No, but it could not have been that way, because the driver could
driven it
not have
Apart from the bent axle, there was nothing wrong with the steering gear - There was nothing.
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The witness added that the car was
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structed to take the driver of the car to No. 7 Station.
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forecastle.
Access to the cugine and boiler rooms entirely under cover of the side-enclosed boat deck, steel entrance houses being fitted on the upper deck, pert and star board, as a precaution when in a following sea. An 6ft steel trunk through the cross bunker is fitted between the engine and boiler rooms
Indian constable No. B446, said he was on point duty at the junction of Queen's Road, West and Hill Road. He first saw the car on the pavement. Owing to the density of the crowd through which the Steam steering gear abaft the engine car ran he did not actually see any one room is controlled from. he navigating. bridge, all rods and gearing being led run down. Crackers were still, exploding through the machinery spices.. The even as the car travelled on the pavement. machinery consists of two sets of triple
Nanyang Tobacco Co., one of the passen diameter by 30in. stroke, capable of Mr. Chan Pui Sum, secretary of the expansion direct acting surface condensing engines having cylinders 15lin.-20lin-43in.
gers in the car, said that 2.30 p.m. on developing 1,800 LH.P. One condenser February 6th he engaged car No. 54 at is fitted common to both engines, with two the Dragou Garage, to go to Shektongtsui. large exhaust shut-off valves so arranged that the condenser may be used for Mr. Wong Siu Ping was the other pas auxiliary purposes when in port or when senger: Near the Tungtien Restaurant engaged on enlvage werk. One Edward's- type air pump, one bilge and one ennitary cracker-bombs were thrown from veran pump on each ingin engine are worked by dahs on either side, and by the people levers and cross-head off the L.F. engine The witness replied in the allineative in the street. Many of them hit the car; eroas-head. Boilers for either coal or oil the hand of the robber and the shot went He added that on the bonnet of the
fuel are two «in' sumber, 15ft. internal one struck his hat but did not explode. diameter by 10ft. din. long, each being off, hitting the wall. The robbers then engine, and on the sides of the car, were made their escape. When charged at the numerous smoky marks which might have He had to put his hands up to protect fitted with three Fox's corrugated fur- Police Station the prisoners admitted been dus to the Explosion of crackers his eyes. He saw a small girl in front naces aft. Bin. internal diameter, natural draught, constructed to Board of Trade having taken part in this robbery, Subse against the car. He made note of the of the car and the driver tried to swerve and Lloyd's requirements for a working quently, before the Magistrate, they both goar change and transmission of the car to the left to avoid ber. Suddenly the pressure of 180 lbs. per square inch. The said they had nothing to do with the and found all the speeds working pro-car had a terrible shock and rushed up feed pumps consist of one set of Weir's robbery.
The case in proceeding..
perly there was nothing wrong with the the verandah. gear, change. The engine was in good working ortlor-weak, so far as power What do you mean f was concerned, but that had nothing be.
Inspéctor Garrod (for the police): In" your opinion, as an expert, was the car the pole. Just then another man came in in good running order before the neci hand held a revolver pointed at him. The dent?
first prisoner was asked. The man seized
COMPANY REPORT. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LTD.
The Coroner:
do with the case-in fact, it had too much faster. much power at the time of the accident.
The Coronez: One other small point; is the footbrake on that car in the immediata vicinity of the accelerator ?
to
A. " terrible shock
1
The Coroner: It shot forwardi Witness; Yes, it mounted the pave ment; struck a glancing blow on the wall, of a restaurant and continued down the
fubicct to final andit; the Directors of this Company will recommend at the forthcoming annual general meeting of shareholders the following allocation-of The witness: It is very close; it is 'pavement. Then it crossed Hill Road and
flush with the clutch as well as the brake. knocked against the nullah walk
the profits for the past year, viz.
To pay to shareholders u únal dividendOne's foot might slip.
of 5 per share and a bonus of $11. per share, making $20 per share for the year 1920...
To transfer to reserve sc-
count
To write off buildings and
plants
To pay a bonus to staff and carry forward, about
twin pumps working in conjunction with a flost tank. Two feed water filters are provided, one for each engine. One 25 ton Weir's evaporator is fitted in engine room together with a large Quiggin's dis-, Witness: It seemed suddenly to go tiller for fresh, water purposes.
Two pumps for water ballast or oil fuel are. fitted, one in the engine room and one in the forward part of stokehold. A Merryweather patent vertical doubla cylinder steam fire pump is fitted in the engine room, designed to deliver 750 gallons per minute, with two hydrants on deck, one port and one starboard, taking six lengths of hose. The salvage gear consists of a large compound vertical double acting steam engine of 88 B.H.P., made by Messra. Browett Lindley & Co., Ltd., driving a 30 k., direct current shunt wound 100 volt. generator, made by the English Electric Co. This gene- rator supplies current to two Bin, and two Bin. Merryweather submersible electrically discharge hose. all the necessary foot driven pumps, provided with suction und
valves, flap valves, couplings, electric cables, etc. The vessel in fitted with a powerful wireless set on the boat deck, and is electrically lighted throughout, current being supplied by a 20 h.p. (13 kw.) De Laval steam turbine
Can you explain the car shooting for Dr. Y. K. To, assistant superintendent ward I think the driver pressed his foot of the Government Civil Hospital, entered on the wrong lever. the box with a large sheaf of notes. He -$1,750,000.00
explained to the Coroner that he had 1,442,734.63 details with regard to more than 12 caees 110,000.00 in connection with the inquiry, including 800,000.00 the seven persons who had died. Did
the Court, he asked, wish for all these
Over two million Ohinese pigtails have particulars!
Did you see any people knocked down --I saw a few people knocked down. Have you anything mos to say t The witness. expressed his regret that the accident had occurred.
The Magistrate: Oh, you are in no way to blame.
and the Coroner and jury proceeded in a police motor-car to visit the scene of the accident Fe
been imported into the United States Inspector Garrod said it was the At this stage the inquiry was adjourned where they will be used for straining custom to take one case as typifying the soup, declares a Washington correspon-.. dent. Tho, wartime cartailment of the others. In the race course tragedy, with magustache, it appears, has done, away 000 victims, the inquest was held on one. with the old custom of straining the soup body. after it comce to table."-Punc
The proceedings will be resumed to-day, and it is expected that s'angelusión" be reached.
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