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"HONG MOH": DISASTER,
(Continued from page 5.) CHIEF ENGINEER QUESTIONED.
CATHEDRAL
The evidence obtained was brief and ORATORIO AT ST. JOHN'S to the effect that the witness was awaken- ed in his bed by the force of the collision.. He went on the bridge and reamined The next witness called was the Chief Shops at 3.30 in the afternoon. I have there till daylight. He swam to the Engineer, William Arnott.
no further statement to make," concluded the witness. He -Wes not further examined.
The President: Were the main engines and auxiliary machinery in good order up to the time of stranding T
R. F. Chapkhanvals, the ship's doctor, since. was the next witness.
told, were in the Hong on when you The President: How many people, all
The witness The only statement Iscan make is that everything was all right. At 7.30 at night the ship struck the rocks, What time did you get under weight I don't remember exactly. The secunde Hongkong-I could not tell you exactly-eleven or twelve hundred, over
engineer will tell you all about that.
"Can you tell us what time you got under way, leaving Swatow-1 cannot remember.
thousand.
PASSENGER'S ACCOUNT. The President: Have you any, pashen-
Further questions framed with a viewers you wish called, Mr. Jonkin 1. to eliciting the time the ship left Swatow |- Mr. Jenkin: Yes. There is one pas met with such unsatisfactory and incon- senger who is also one of the owners of
the Company.
CORRESPONDENCE. CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM, THE CORRESPONDENCE ON THE SUBJECT.
CLĮ TO THE EDITOR OF THE “ HONGKONG
DAILY PRESA."]
L.M. WHYTE, Hon. Sec, Constitutional Reform Association of Hongkong). Quecu's Building, Hongkong. March End, 1021.".
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short Oratorio
On Good Friday evening Harvey, Gaul's" By Faith Alone '' · and given in St. John's Cathedral by a selections from the Elijah will be
9.15. Chorus of nearly one hundred voice at: These yearly performances of Oratorio were instituted by Mr. Deniman Fuller some fourteen years ago, and have
Sin-1 have pleasure in enclosing been continued without a break ever copies of correspondence which has passed The Soloists in the Gaul work | between the Government and this Asso- will be Mr. G. H. Piercy, Mr. Howard ciation on the question of Constitutional
Perkins, Mrs. in the Elijah selections, Mra, T. L 1 shall be much obliged if you will Freeborn, and Mr. A. P. Glanville; those, Reform.......
Goldsmith and Mr. publish same in your paper. Thanking Howard Freeborn, who will sing, respec- you in anticipation, 1 am, sir, yours them, and If with all your hearts tively, “O rest in the Lord," "Woe to. faithfully,
The double quartet For He ahall give" and the quartet Cast thy burden" will be sang by Mrs. Bowen,. Mr. J. W. White, Mr. H. Freeborn, Mrs. Kow, Mrs. Foldamith, Mrs. Perkins, Mr. G. H. Picrey and Mr. W. J. Hags gar; the quartet Come everyone that with, Mr. H. G. Annias and Mr. G. thirstoth
by Mrs. Drew. Mr. Gold-af H. Piercy Mr. Denman Fuller will play the inspired Good Friday Musie te reply has been received by His from Wagner's wonderful work "Parsi tary of State for the Colonies regarding
Excellency the Governor from the Secre fal"
The collection will be in aid of the question of greater representation of the Cathedral Organ Fund, for which the unotheist members on the Legislative tendance on these occasions is always 10th January, 1010-I have the honour As the at- Council, as outlined in our letter of the large seatholders are requested to be in to be; air, your obedient servant, their places not later than 9 a...
(Signed) L M. WHYTE (Hot Secretary).:
Colonial Secrotary,
sum of $700 is still needed.
Hongkong, January 20th, 1921. SA-I am directed by the Committed to ascertain from you whether any de
the Constitutional Reform Association
clusive answers from the witness," who appealed across the court to the second This witness, Lim Seow Kiow, of the engineer: for information, that the Presi- Hong Ho Company, Singapore, gave an dent dismissed him with a curt. That account of the voyage of the steamer, will do, thank you."
The chief engi He said that as the ship was not able to neer bad scarcely reached the end of the cross the bar at Swatow, the Captain court room when a question to the second decided to go to Amoy. There were 930 engineer, who was now in the wit Swatow passengers, and they went to the nem box, drew from the former Chin Chew (compradors) and demanded the fallowing declaration?" I
that the ship should land them at tell you all about it. The second Swatow. They were looking rather engineer was on the watch at the time pugnacious and after some" consultation when it happened. I want to explain. between the Chin Cher and the Captain 1 am just beginning to understand what it was decided to return to Swatow' and the grant of pensions and gratuities to no reply has yet been received from the
will
things are about."
The President naked that the witness be
removed.
Further talk was cut short by one of the persons present gently but firmly leading the chief engineer out of the court room. He left the room wearing the hat, he had placed on his head on stepping down from the witness box. and murmuring "I don't feel well at all.”
SECOND ENGINEER DESCRIBES
MOVEMENTS,
HIGHER NAVAL PENSIONS. To the Hon. Mr. C. Severn, D. M. G.
NEW RATE FOR SEAMEN AND MARINES.
month amends the conditions governing An Order in Council published last
petty officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the Royal Navy, and Royal creased. Marines, the scales of which are in
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try to get the passengers landed, by junks a steamer: The sen was very rough and no' junk dared to come alongside. After that, the Swatow passengers were The basic rate of pension for seamen pacified and satisfied, and the ship steamen completion of 22 years pensionable ed on again for Amoy. That was about day as from October 1st, 1917, and the service is increased from 10d. to 11d. per 4.30 p.m. About 7.20, when he was intimitation of maximum rate for service, the saloon, he felt a shock, followed by badges, medal, and character to Is. 20. two or three others, and realised that the per day is removed. vessel had run on some rocks. Some of the salcon passengers got out of order; there was panic.. He tried to pacify them
pose.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, January 24th, 1921. 20th January, 1 am directed to state that. SIR-In reply to your letter of the
Secretary of State for the Colonies pe garding the membership of the Legislative Council:-I am, sir, your obedient ser-
(Signed) CLAUD SEVERN (Colonial Secretary).. The Hon. Secretar
The Constitutional Reform Association of Hongkong.
vank
Hongkong, January 28th, 1921. inst., it is, disappointing to learn that SIR,In reply to your letter of the 4th no reply has yet been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies re garding the Membership of the Legisla tive Council.
(Signed) L. M. WHYTE
(Hon. Secretary). Hongkong.
As from April 1st, 1919, enmen and marine are to be pensioned on the same scale. The base rate of a long service pension will-1d. a day for each com Harold Velge, the second engineer,
plete year al service, the allowance for detailed the movements of the ship after
good conduct badges will be increased I am directed by my Committee The President: The saloon passengers to 1d. per day for each, up to three, and request that a telegram be now sent by ́ ́ leaving Hongkong. Outside Swatow. about 4.30 p.m. the Captain, he said, told-Yes. The witness continued: Soon the addition for a good conduct medal the Government to the Secretary of State him to get under weigh as soon as pos after that, I went to the bridge, or rather will be 2d. a day instead of id. The for the Colonies to inform him that the sible. They got under weigh at 4:35 p.m. to the captain's cabin on the bridge. Greenwich Hospital Funds may be supple Committee of the Constitutional Reforta About pm, the chief engineer came About 2am. we felt another great shock,mented from Naval funds for this pur Association are pressing for a reply to thair proposals for the amendment of below and informed him the number of which I afterwards found was caused by
Approval given in an Order in the Constitution of the Legislative Coun-- revolutions to ga. At 6 p.m. be was re-the breaking of the vessel into two. The Council published recently for the pay cil; and to point out to him that such lieved for dinner by the chief engineer next morning, the 4th, at about a ament of an allowance of 18. a day to proposals were carried a a public meet- but returned to the engine room about the Shani came to our rescue. The sea 6.20 About 6.35 the chief engineer came was still very rough. First of all, the naval officers below the relative rank of ing held at the City Hall two years ago. below and told him to increase the speed hanai tried to put out a boat, but it got commander of branches other than theI am, air, your obedient servant, as the weather was getting rough. He into dificulties and was hauled back oncentive, when employed in War Staff carried out these instructions. About board, after rescuing one passenger was War Staff officer is allowed in the comple- The Hon. the Colonial Secretary,
appointments for which a specialist 7.30 he felt her strike. A few seconds swam to it. Then the Shanxi stood by ment-but not borne
"Tall the night, and the next day she again later the telegraph rang “Stop.” stopped the engines. The water was ris attempted the rescue, but owing to the ing on to the starting platform, I order rough sen she was unable to do anything ed all the firemen on deck and then went except stand by, behind us, and then we on deck myself and reported to the chief jumped into the sea, and they got us out. engineer that the engine room was flood.
The witness added that on reaching ed. I stood by on the bridge all night. Swatow, after instructing the agents to The next afternoon about 4 p.m. we resend to the rescue early next morning, ceived a mensage that the Shaun would he went to sleep. Early the next morn pick up swimmers. I jumped over, swam ing the agents sent out junks and a small Mr. Oppenheimer, president of the to the Shanai and was picked up." steamer to the wreck and rescued about Shropshire Syndicate, Ltd., and Rawns
Captain Davison: You said you in 16 persons. The steamer was the Namley Syndicate, has formed two British does not, therefore, consider that = fur creased speed: What speed It was forty Hoi: it was bigger than an ordinary concerns for exporting cotton to Czechother reminder will serve any useful pur seven revolutions. Speed was increased launch
Slovakia for refining and re-exporting to 47 revolutions, from 9 knots to 10 The President: Did the captain discuss yarns and ready-made goods to England pose I am, sit, your obedient servant,
When the speed was increased to 57 with you the proposed route to Amoy and the Colonies. Twenty of the largest
(Signed) CLAUD SEVERN revolutions do you know whether that was Yes, with the Chin Chem and afterwards
(Colonial Secretary). reported to the bridge or not -I cannot with me..... say. The message the chief engineer
Constitutional Reform Association, gave me was that he was increasing speed
Hongkong by the Captain's orders.
THE CAPTAIN'S ORDER.
Did he discuss which way he would go to Amoy 1-Now
Marine officers are placed on the same By another Order in Council Royal footing for purpose of full pay sick leave. co officers of the Royal Navy.
COTTON FOR CZECHO- SLOVAKIA.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, February 10th, 1921, SIR-With reference to your letter of. 26th January, 1921, regarding the mem bership of the Legislative Council, I am directed to stato that the despatch sent subsequent to Mr. Pollock's question at the meeting of, the Legislative Council of December 9th, 1020, will now be in the hands of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and that His Excellency
of Czecho-Slovakia's factories have join The Hou. Secretary, ed in. Liverpool bankers and cotton merchants have advanced £1,000,000. The concerns hope to beat Lancashire prices. Czecho-Slovakia's textile works have 330,000 spindles.
Colonial Secretary's Office, informed on making inquiries in the City pondence on the subject of the constitu
The Exchange Telegraph Company was
Hongkong, March, 10th, 1991. SI-With reference to previous còrra-" that the Shropshire Syndicate had ar ranged with bankers in the Midlands and tion of the Legislative Council of Hong- Liverpool cotton brokers for an advance kong, I and directed to inform you that of approximately £400,000 towards the reply has now been received from the scheme of exporting cotton to. Czecho Secretary of State for the Colonies to Slovakia for the supply of cotton and the effect that he has given the matter "finishing and the re-exportation of vinced that any change is desirable—I careful consideration, but is not con- Sarns and ready-made goods to Great am, sir, your obedient servant, Britain and the Colonies. The syndicate
(Signed) CLAUD-SEVERN (Colonial Becretary). Hon. Secretary,
Constitutional Reform Association,
Hongkong"
Did the captain give you any reason relative to the ship's stranding-No The Court then adjourned until 2.16 Swatow and with whom, for the work of What arrangementa did you make at | p.m." On ́resumption.
*- | rescue ?—Our agents at Swatow made B. A. F. Crewe, third engineer, gave these arrangements. I know that they evidence as to repairing the port light at sent out the steamer, with all possible a few minutes to 7 o'clock. He then saw assistance, and some junks." two lights ahead, one white and one red. You saw your agents on arrival-Yes, The white one was very bright and I told them to send out all possible assist appeared to be above the red. He heard ance to those still on the wreck and to the Captain give the quarter master the spare no expense. Our agents in Swatow order 10deg. South," about this time are Hock-Cheang L. Co About a quarter past seven he felt s The President rend the following ques bas made arrangements with two of the bump, heavy grating and the bont listed, tion to the witness: At. a.m. on the 7th,nost prominent textile arms in Czecho- The President: Which way-To the you were informed by your agents that Slovakia for the carrying out of this work port side. -,-।
they had seat one small launch. Did you on a profit-sharing basis. The enter The witncas continued that he remain make any effort to save many hundredsprise is fully guaranteed by the Creeho ed on the bridge. Many people came to of lives still remaining on the Hong Moh 1 Slovakia Government and also by the the bridge; there was a regular crual, The witness: That was the best we combine of Czech bánks. and rockets were being fired.
could do. Our agents went to the British Consul and asked him to wireless Hong kong, for assistance.
The President: Did you overhear any conversation between the Captain and the first mate I could not distinguish distinctly they were talking
Lieut. Commdr. Robinson Was there any wirelem installation on the ship
No
Did you see any ships passing the wreck from the time she struck to the time you left?The next morning, to my knowledge: one, between 9 and 10 ofclock, I should think
Was she n'atemmer Yer:
ques
"completed in.
THE ALL-INDIA MEMORIAL..
the war. The All-India Memorial is on
IMPROVING BOMBAY.
A leading article of the Times, at The President:The answer to the
£4,000,000 RECLAMATION SCHEME February 16th, says that the King- tion is you made no further effort,
The President again-read the question clamation scheme which is believed to bo soldier prince of the Blood Royal should
Work has begun at Bombay on a re through the East It-is-atting that
Emperor's message to the army will ring. to the witness, who, in a further reply, the most ambitions of its kind in the be the spokesman of Great Britain a éfated: Our agents said that was the best world. that could be done. Owing to the rough the sea comprises 1,100 acres and it will gratitude for the services of India during
The area to be reclaimed from sea we could not get junks to go up. be enclosed by a sea wall four miles long of the most significant monuments of the The President: Have you anything fur. at an approximata cost of £4,000,000 Empire, rending future generations ther to say in answer to the question? The work is expected to be
The witness: Our agents were informed seven years, aud it will make available that the true birth place of Indian" can at the time that British cruisers had been valuable building sites, and greatly restitutional freedom was the battlefields What kind t-She had one black funnel: despatched to the scene. | diere the present congestion.
of the greatest war for human liberty. and two masta,
We Were there not ships in Swatow that The work constitutes the most impor- How far off from you Close to the might have been available for rescue tant part of a gigantic scheme for the mainland on the port side.
work! Did you try to make use of any development of the city, which includes IF YOUR WEAR GLASSEB How many miles away do you think ship in the port 1-I do not know. I ask the electrification of railways, now docks, I cannot say
ed our agents to apare no expense and trunk roads and the provision of hous there is almost as much comfort and Could you distinguish anybody on the that was the best they could doing for half a million people.Exchange pleasure in wearing Pince-nez Ese bridget-No, it was too lar
Mr. Jenkin At the time you arrived in Telegraph Co. Mr. Jenkin alluded to the witness's Swatow you had been, like the rest of
Ginsses, as there is in possessing evidence as to seeing the red light at the passengere, two days and two nights
perfect pair of eyes for they fit so com 645 pm He did not know what weight on the ship Two nights and one and the Court was attaching to that evidence, a half days
but he was prepared to cross-examine to What was your condition-physically on over the White Rocks, and it would not weak. That is fall elicit that the red light showed in a sector arrival at Swatow I only felt a bit be possible to see it unless in the sector i... 8.W. of the White Rocks: If he were right on that he had no wish to ask say
questions.
Francis Schiedigger, the fourth engi neer, intimated that he spoke Malay
Mr. Jenkin said that the second angi neer could translate.
The Court accepted that witness as interpreterő
PORTUGUESE INDEMNITY. The Times Lisbon correspondent, laat.
fortable and secure that
that you forget you month, reported that the German pleili have them on the most important im potentiary, Herr von Etzsch, said that provement in eye-glasses in the past Germany could only agree to the Fortu twenty-five years. Pines-nez Eye Glasses guess indemnity claim if it were proved of any prescription in either regular or that Germany was responsible for the events in Angola. Germany came out Torie form are manufactured by the of the war ruined," and she cannot make. Hongkong Optical Co., successors -10 gold. The Alites can have reparation in Clark & Co., Manufacturing and E Will you cable him to night to come to merchandise, or they can wait. As there fracting Opticians the most competent Hongkong-Yesoontving are no colonies ready to purchase optical manufacturing establishment
Are the agents a Chinese firm-Yes, but British subjects. No f
Who was the responsible person with whom you entrusted this rescue work!- The manager, Mr. Kée Van Soon
At this stage the President announced materials from the Portuguese, doming
that the Court would adjourn until today ions, there could be an exchange of South China located in 83, Queer at 10.30 nm.
machinery
Road Central-Abys