THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
THORNYCROFT
WOHN 1. THORNYCROFT & CO., LIMITED,
SHIPBUILDERS AND ENGINEERS,
London, SOUTHAMPTON" AND
Shanghai Office: 10,
goad.
15 B.H.P. 30 B.H.P. 50 B.H.P. Engines
in Stock
For quotation apply-
SHANGHAI OFFICE.
Mackintosh
and Co., Ltd.
Special 20% Reductions
For this week only
Jaeger All Wool Dressing Gowns. Reg. $60.00 less 20%-$48.00
Jaeger All Wool Rugs, Reg. from 14.00 to 120,00,,
Grey Flannel Suits
Grey Flannel Trousers
A few sizes in Flannel Coats
Viyella Wool Gloves
**
Reg: 48.50.
17.50 10.00
"
38.80
E
14.00
1t
12
13.80
4.00
11
-21
3.20
Men who are contemplating travelling to Europe or America should take advantage of these extraordinarily low prices.
16, DES VEUX ROAD.
TELEPHONE 29.
[38
HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.
SHELL
Telephone No. 483.
SOLE AGENTS.
IN
HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA
FOR
THE STUDEBAKER CAR
MOBILOILS
MOTOR SPIRIT and "GARGOYLE" can be obtained at all hours at the Town Garage and Repulse Bay Garage.
We hold stocks of the following Cord Tyres -
"PENNSYLVANIA VACUUM CUP“
"KELLY SPRINGFIELD"
"FISKE" "LEE"
1340
CLEARANCE SALE.
To make room for new and up-to-date/goods.
We are holding r. large stock of Reflex Cameras and Kodaks of every description, which must be sold within 14 days from March 10th, 1921, at a reduction of 20 per cent cash only.
Inspection cordially invited. "
693]
A. TACK & CO.,
45, Des Voeur Road Central.
Asal Beer
SPECIALLY BREWED FOR EXFORT
DAI NIPPON BREWERY COMPANY,
LIMITED.
TOKYO, JAPAN.
SOLE AGENTS:
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA; LTD.;
HONGKONG.
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. MACAO.
FIRST ANNUAL SPORTS. · ·
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH, ~1JUN
SPORT.
LAWN TENNIS,
YESTERDAY'S TOURNAMENT, PLAY.
Open Championship Singles.-D. J. Valentine beat H. W. Sassoon, 0-2, 6-1. 84. Y. Yvanovich beat O. Ramjahn, 6-3, 4-6 6-3, 96.
THE "HONG KOR” DISASTER, FURTHER STORIES OF THE WRECK:
2
AN ANXIOUS NIGHT.
Then darkness set in and shut these - awful scenes from our eyes, But what a terrible night of anxiety we spent on the bridge-sens breaking over us the whole time we were at anchor. The night was pitch black; there was no moon and we could not see a hand in front of us; so we just hung on there throughout the night trusting to Providence to keep us "When we got near the wrecked ship, | off, the rocks. We had to stay in cass in response to her signals of distress, we the wreck broke up, so that we might be trivel to launch one of our lifebents. Wa in a position to pick up any of the poor- P: H. got the boat into the water, but the high chap How glad we wore whon day-
AS SEEN FROM THE RESCUE SHIP
Froin Mr. J. T. J. Eayton, one of the officera of the C.N. as. Shans, we have obtained the following story of the ter-
vicinity of the Lagamocks last week:— rible disaster of the Hong Moh in the
The first annual sports in connection with St. Joseph's College, Macio, under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency Henrique Correia da Silva Governor of Muens, and the Right Rev. Father Jose da Costa Nunes, Bishop-elect Penman and A. D. Humphreys beat Capt. Open Championship Doubles.-J. B. of Macao, were held on Sunday afternoon C. S. Fisher and Lieut. A. S. Lindseli út long-ha. The weather conditions 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 Lieut. Col. F. J. Bowen and were ideal, and there was a large gather. Col. L. Humphrey beat R. W. Bradbury ing of spectators who manifested the Fincher, 6-1. 7-5, 6-1.
Club Championship.-Capt. keenest interest in the various events.
Davies heat J. Rodger, jr., 6-3, 7-3. 5-6. From every point of view the meeting bent N. T. Smith, G-4, 6-1.
Handicap Singles A.Major Willson seas threatened to cast her upon the light one, and we saw that the wreek was a complete success. There was great
We threw out a line in time, and was still holding on. although she had variety in the programme and all the cuuheat. B. Crowley, 6-4, 6-3.
Handicap Singles "B."-C. Blaker we got the boat back almost full of listed much more during the night and petitions were keenly contested; the
Handicap Doubles.-M. M. Mans and
water and in a much battered condition. was breaking up rapidly. Seas were fin.shes being generally close and excit A. B. Haworth, beat H. V. Dawson and
breaking right over her and she presented A. HK. Cobb, 6-3, 6-1.
Mixed Doubles Handicap.-G. R. Sayer
a terrible sight. People were huddled and Mrs. Saver beat F. A. Dinsdale and
up together on the deck, holding on to Miss D. Taylor. 86. D. Major H. G.
whatever they could, but the seas were Bagnall and Mrs. Bagnall beat L. Forster
getting stronger as the people were get- and Dr. Gladys Turner, 6-4, 6-4.
ting exhausted," and one by one they were being swept away by the seas.
ing.
The
officials were:-President, the
Right Rev. Father Nunes; Vice-President, Rev. Father J. Martins, Secretary, Mr J. R. Hughes; Juriges nt-Anish, Rev. Fathers Benjamin, Pintado. Horacio Barreto, Climaco, J. Lau and C. Delgado'; Field-Judges, Rev. Father Gonsalves and Messrs. J. F. X. Gomes, Lara Reis, J. B. »Hughes, J. M. Bonga; Starter, Mr. A. A. de Alello; Field-Stewards, Messra G Silva and A. A. de Rosa and Masters F. Guterres, 1. d'Assumpeñó, E. Tavares, J. Lopes, . Gracias, Felix Guterres, T. Beca, J. Banto and A. Oliveira.
The Secretary wishes to thank all thosë who contributed in any way towards the success of the sports, especially H.E. H. Correia da Silva, the management of the Fantau and the Opium Monopoly, Messrs. F. Gellion, C. Ricou, and A. A. de Mello, of Macao, and Messrs. J. A. Borges, A. J. V. Ribeiro, G. P. da Cruz, A. A. da Rosa, F. X. Remedios, S. A. Marcal, F. X. V. Ribeiro, H. Hyndman and Mrs. A. L. Noronha, of Hongkong, for their valuable prizes and contributions towards the prize fund.
The programme and winners were as follow:
-Long Jump: 1, J. Costa; . F.
Nogueiro.
2-100 yards Flat Race: 1, C. Gomes;
9. B. d'Assumpaa.
3-300 yards Flat Race: 1, J. Conceicao;
2, G. Demee.
4-100 yards Flat Race: 1, A. Colaco;
2. E./Assis. 5.-Bicycle Race (slow): 1, E. Silva; 2,
Chew Put Chiu. 6-High Jump: 1. Tang Sth Fan; 2,
G. Anderson. 7-Three-legged Race: 1, d'Assump cno and F. Guterres; 2, Tai Hin Fook and Tsang Yam Pul. -6.-Blindfold Race: 1, M. Guterres; 2,
J. Guterres.
rocks
We signalled to those on board the Hong
the weather moderate. Jo that we would have to wait until We learnt by igualling that there were eight British officers on board-the Captain, doctor, two deck officers and four engineers-and lawn tennis results, a score by Mr. Logest a means of saving themselves, they "By_un_inadvertence, in yesterday's when naked by signal if they could sig.
day was given. The result should have in another match to the one played that replied that they would throw a shown a win by Mr. Lo's opponent. Mr. Ng Sze-kwong, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.
TO-DAY'S CONTESTS.
Open Championship Singles.-M. K. Lo 2. A. B. Baworth; J. B. Penman r. Com. G. H. Brady.
Open Championship Doubles R. Han. cock and F. Hancock e. Ng Sze-kwong and Chao Man-ping: R. M. Henderson and R. G. Crowie v. F. A; Dinsdale and C. C. Stark.
Singles Handicap " B."-R. Pestonji r.. F. F. Caville.
Men's Handicap Doubles.-E. Abrabam and J. Stalker r. Capt. H. A. M. Tomery and Capt. T. C. R. Archer.
Bowen and Miss V. Bowen v. Capt. C. D. Mixed Doubles Handicap-Lieut.-Col. Olliver and Miss M. Kirkpatrick.
.
B.JS.
RIFLE SHOOTING.“
"TAMAR " V. H.M.S.
"CURLEW."
ruft
erboard, and then up for it and dritt down towards as in the hope that we might be able to pick them up.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL LEAP FOR
down
LIFE.
inder water.
Many of the people on the wreck had climbed during the night up the masta. of the sens, and were there frozen stiff, and rigging, in order to get beyond reneh and hung by the shrouds Tn their Inst death grin,swinging to and fro with the Wind, cormorants the while hovering.. round.
HOW THE CAPTAIN WELS LOST "We saw them throw the raft, but to
AND OTHER OFFICERS SAVED. our horror we saw it draw. ju between the two halves of the broken ship. Then
By this time the Captain and officers. on the wreck realised that they could We saw several people jumping into the not hold on much longer, so they signal- sea to try to reach the raft.. We bad fed to us that they had decided to make lines and life-buoys "over the side, but a last desperate effort to save their lives the poor chips were too numbed to catch we might be able to pick them up as the water was so perishingly cold that by jumping into the sea, in the hope that hold of the lines, so they drifted on, head they were carried past.
We signalled back "Do not jump until the food tide makes, at two o'clock this afternoon; THE FIRST RESCUE.
otherwise you will all drift on to the "We sighted Due Britisher floating rocks." So they asked us to give them down towards us, and we got the shija signal when to jump for it, and we as near as we dared. We were scarcely replied that we would hoist the flag"R" less than 5 yards from the horrible-look on the foremust. At 2.15 p.m. we hoisted ang rocks: one false more and we would the flag What a pitrous sight it was have been in the satne predicament as the to see those poor chaps making their last other vessel. We maiged to grab the attempt to save their lives! They had The following are the scores in a match
white man and also a Chinese who was clustered together watching for the shot off between H, M. S. Titania and poor old chap about fifty years of age. at a time, across the bridge, and jumped floating near him. The white man was a
Hag, and when it went up' they run, one H.M.S. Curlew at Stonecutters Range on All he could say when we got him on in. They fought, like the heroes ther the 13th inst., resulting in
a win for to the deck was " Boys, I'm done; but were, against terrife seas.
Very, ver H.M.S. Titania -
we stripped off his clothing and got slowly we worked our way up to them, means of artificial respiration under way, close to the horrible rocks, strewn with and after about an hour's hard work on dead. We managed to pick up all the him he showed signs of life. Then we officers, exccepting the Captain, and also doctored him, and put him in bed, and a few of the Chinese who had jumped he was soon able to talk. We asked him in at the same time. We saw the Cap how many Britishers jumped with him tain struggling in the water about fitfy and were much relieved to learn that he yards ahead of us, as we were steaming was the only one, the rest being chen towards him, but he gave in before we still on board the wreck. So we signalled could reach him, and he floated by them not to make any more attempts, as
The ship's semaphore" flags were it was becoming dark and the weather stuck in his lifebelt. His face was tura- was getting worse every moment. Weed upwards to the sky and bore a peace- then steained away from the rocks and ful expression. The waters were rush- anchored about seven eubles from the ing over him "hr had gone before the wreck and 500 yards from the rocks...
Great Judge to answer for the mistake which had caused so great a loss of life. BATTLE, MURDER AND SUDDEN..
We picked up altogether 45 peopleg DEATH..
one of whom died from exhaustion directly he was got up on deck.
(2 #31.8. TITANIA."
200 500 000
Total.
yds. yds. yds.
9.-Sack Race:
1. B. d'Assumpcao; 2,
Mr. Jackson
Tapley
40 49 44
41 Barker 36 Scutt
44 39
38 .39
........ 36
31 38
Douglas
33
935
J. Cabral.
10.-Shoe Race: 1. M. Guterres: 2, R.
Lasala. -
11.-Quarter-mile Race: 1. B. d'Assump-
* cao; 9, C. Gomes, 2
12.-Rolling the Cask; 1, G. Demee: 9,
J. Conceicao.
13.-One-legged Race: B. d'Assump
cao; 2, F. Guterres.
14-Egg and Spoon Race: 1, R. Teles;]
2. Ip Lam Cheng.
1
15.-100 yards Flat "Race (girls): 1, L. Alburqerque; 2, L. Rodrigues: 3, A. Rodrigues.
15.50 yards Flat Ruce (nfants): "All
..winners...
17,200 yards Flat Rice: 1. J. Concei
24
Taylor 38 Blackford.... 29 Sigsworth... 35
Total
Mr. Morgan Spencer
*=878886
582257 | 988865
11.3.8.
CURLEW
200 .500 .000 rds. yds.de.
Total.
..... 38 Carpenter... 30: 34
38 45 40
40
P.O.Morgan 30
37
38
Standford 1.30
23
34
Dew
Passmore 30
40 25 21 93
10.-Gathering Potatoes: 1, B. Assump
Platt
32 31 28
cao; F. Guterres.
Total
848
20-Bicycle Race (fast): 1, Lais Mello;
2, Chew Put Chiu.
[
cao: 2, J. Costa.
19.-Arithmetic Race: 1. Remedios; 2.
J., Souza.
From the bridge we watched the wreck through the telescope. What an awful spectacle! We saw hundreds of Chinese men and women-ighting with knives and axes, murdering one another, for the mas tery of three life-boats which were still left on the wreck. We saw them cut the boats adrift and push them overboard. Two of the boats fell right way up, the other buttom up. Then about two hun- dred of the people on the wreck dived in after these three little boats which were capable of containing Lot aged to scramble into the boats that had come down all right, and some collected on the upturned keel of the other baat. Then there was another scene of murder and caroage. Those who had scrambled into the bouts were preventing others from getting in, evidently fearing that they would swamp the boats. When the poor creatures awam to the gunwale and attempted to get in they were
more
21.-Relay Race (schools): 1. St. Joeph's HONGKONG RIFLE LEAGUE TABLE. than sixty peopfe altogether. Some man
(B. d'Assumpero. G. Demce, J. Con ceicao and J. Costa).
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE,
St. Stephen's College Association held its fourth annual meeting, under the revised constitution, at the College on Saturday. About 150 were present at the Reception given by the Warden and Mrs. Hewitt
Committees were elected including a General Committee of representatives in Great Britain, America. Peking, Shang- hai, and Manila In Carton, the mem bers have formed a special branch, which held a successful dinner at the Asia Hotel recently, when a number of eld Boys holding prominent positions in Canton met to dine with Archdeacon Barnett, the founder of the College. In England Mr. S. W. Cheng is Secretary of the new branch, which meets in London. A successful smoking concert and cinema performance concluded the evening on Saturday.
MOTOR PROSECUTIONS.
-DRIVER'S MISTAKE.
:
I
Fired. Won. Let Pts. Fire; H.K.V.D.C... 12 12
2.1 0 Tamar 12... 10 g. 20 0 Rawkins 12, B Police 10, Dockyard 12 Curlew Musketry
16
0
6
16
2
7 15
14
0
7
14
0 5 12
1
8.
4.
Staff 11 Ambroke
H 4. *** 11- Jurrity 112 3
Wilts"B," "C" and "D" Cos. retired from League on March 14th, 1821.
Winners of shield: Hongkong Yolun
..teer Defence Corps.
FOOTBALL.
LEAGUE TABLE.
(2nd Division.)
The following is the table of the End division of the League up to and includ ing March 19th:
Club. R.G.A. Res. St. Joseph's United
immediately
118.
The third engineer and doctor were at their last gasp when we picked them up at 3 o'clock. We applied means of arti ficial respiration and by four o'clock they were showing signs of life.
VESSELS PASS UNHEEDING SIGNALS:
We signalled to three vessels from 1 would not answer. a.m. to Ga.m. continuously, but they
outside the White Hocks, steering north- A Japanese vessel, on March 5th, pasard ward. She had been in sight from 1 a.m. to 10 a.m. She slowed down to watch,.
but ignored the signals for help.
A RUN TO SWATOW FOR HELP. Wodsked the officers of the Hong- oh what they considered was the best course to pursue with regard to the other' people who were still on the wreck, and they advised going at full speed to Swa. brained" by the people tow to report and get the agents to send 10 the boats who were armed with junks out to pick up the rest.. axes; they were hacking away right The owner's son was und left. Scores of bodies drifted board the wreck, and we had managed a passenger on down by the nide of our ship, to save him. He agreed with the advice. with hands and arms chopped off, or of the ill-fated ship's officers, and urged" had jumped into the water, suing thating that he would defray it, and so away. heade clean split. Scores of others, who that no expense should be spared, say. there was no chance of getting into the we went from that awful scene of death. boats, attempted to swim to us, but were and reached Swatow at six o'clock at too wenk to do so; they were caught by night.
the strong currents and carried on to the rocks where they were mercilessly 'dashed to death by the terrific seas. Others
THE EXILED HOHENZOLLERNS.
were drawn into whirlpools and sucked down. What an awful sight it was to see. the poor creatures caught in the whirl-statement that the ex-Kaiser and ex- With reference to the recently reported pools, twirled round and round, and Crown Prince would be free to leave thes up would go their hands and they Holland whenever they liked, the Hague would disappear?
correspondent to the Telegraph has been
All the time the two boat-loads of mur informed that Government do not endorse 8 21 derers were drifting towards us.
One | this conception of the Hohenzollerns
5 30 29 20managed to get very near, and, we were position.
P. W. D. 19. 15 2
C. F
1 71
AP.
15 -34
12. 10
1
138
10
2
7
17
$ 3
1
..19 6 .17 G
Bofore Mr. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, Oilers yesterday, Mr. C. C. Hickling was Kowloon charged with having, without a permit, South China ...16 driven motorcycle No. 24 along Broad-Carlisle wood Boad, the same being closed to Indians motor trafic.
The real, opinion of Govern-
3-6 26 20 47 able to throw a line, by which means the ment at present on this subject has not.
6 27 30 17 boat was brought alongside the ship, and been disclosed. A
7. 30 24 17 we lowered a ladder. And then woll,
1 520-12-13 they all made a rush to the forepart of
011 23 37 12 the life-boat to get up the ladder.
The defendant said that the whole Punjabiz
Staff & Depts...14
9 0 31 matter was the result of an oversight on H.K. Club
3- 1 13 14 79 bis part. Since the summons had been
-13 20 12 16 25 served on him, he had applied for nad obtained a permit. The Magistrate im
BILLIARDS.. posed a nominaline of 83.
GARRISON SERGEANTS' MESS TOURNAMENT,
A
YOUR GLASSES SHOULD
· GIVE REST
a huge wave swamped the boat, washed 7most of the occupants out of it and car- Bried them out to sen; others-about twenty
altogether were clinging for dear life and comfort to your eyes. If they do and if the to the ladder. We were helping them
up with lines and hooks when the laddur mountings are properly adjusted, they ara'åll carried away, falling on top of them, and Right. Do not be satisfied unless they are" away they drifted as corpses. Of the
whole boat-loud we managed to save only There is no comfort in spectacles that are
Then came the upturned
The driver of motor car No. 312, owned by the Mercury Garage, was next charged. With reckless driving in Pruya East.
Traffic Inspector Garrod said that about Mesa Billiards handicap tournament, on
In the final of the Garrison Sergeants' two. 3.45 on the afternoon of March 7th, the Monday. S-Sergt. Marah, R. A. S.C.drifted up between us and the rocks. far or All Wrong. If your glases are in need of defendant was driving the ear along the heat Q.1.S. Stanley, B.A.P.C. past our aid.
In the meantime the other bont had merely "good enough." They are either Right Praya where he attempted to pass on the (260), by 500 to 445. left of a tram car through a narrow space between the car and a truck going in the name direction In swerving to avoid the truck he collided with the tram car, caus ing damage to the extent of 8125, which the Tramway Co., now, claimed.
The Magistrate imposed & fine of $10 and made an order for the Tramway Co., to collect the amount of damages claimed from the Mercury Garage.
HO KOM TONG TOURNAMENT.
In the Ho Kom Tong handicap tourna ment, at the Palace Hotel, yesterday. E. Guimaraes (200) bent J. E. Wilson (200)-Score 250-149,-
To-day's match:-A. J. Osmund v. Ho Shai Cheong.
beat, but she was too near the rocks; we changes, adjustments or repairs, send them to could not get near her. What a pathetic the Hongkong Optical Co., Successors to Clark wight it was! There were thirteen poor
passed. They were yelling for help, and(the originator of manufacturing Toric lenses souls clinging to the upturned keel as she & Co., Refracting & Manufacturing Option the acas wore sweeping them off one or
two at a tima Others, fell off, being in the Colony) located in 83, Queen's Road, numbed by the intense cold, and pre Central. They live the equipment to adjust sently there was not one left on the boat, which drifted away to sea.-:
(562
your glasses to a nicely. Apvr.