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TERRIBLE BUS ACCIDENT. CRASH ON BRIDGE IN NEW
TERRITORIES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL TI, 1024
SHANGHAI WEDDINGS.
DUMBARTON-TRIEMAN,
A marriage of much interest to the TWO PASSENGERS KILLED: 4 Shanghai community was celebrated "in Holy Trinity Cathedral on March 29th when Miss Nora Trueman, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Tracman, wa+
INJURED,
A terrible motor-bus erash occurred in
Un Lung, Both but were completely
the New Territories, pesterday afternoon, married to Mr. George Frederick Dum when two motor-buses proceeding in opbarton, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. posite directions, entlided on a bridge ari
Dumbarton of Dulwich, England. The Cathedral was beautifully decorated for the pevasion with blessoming boughs and bamboo. The ceremedy was performed by the Very Rev. Than Synoas.
smashed up and two of the passengers have died from injuries. Two more wire, a late hour last night, not expected to live, seven cethers were more or Tags seriously injured," whilst practically all the remainder of the passengers suffered from shock and superficial injuries of
me sort or another,
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BOTH VEHICLES WELCKED.
Both Eu belong to the Chun Hing Materiets Company, which operates a bus #erview from "Kowloon to l'a Lang which is just beyond Ping her Police Station," "They wers travelling in opposite directions, the one froth Kowloon contain.
SHANGHAI AND ITS
MERCHANT SEAMEN. MEMORIAL TO BRITISHI MERCAN- TILE MARINE.
THE POISON TRIAL..
-JURY, EXCUSED FOR FIVE YEARS.
We ATO informed that Mr. Justice Gomperta has released the Jury which sat SCHEMES FOR TLS. 230,000 INSTITUTE.' last week on the Lantno poison trial from farther jury service for a period of five The building and endowment of ungears "At the conclusion of the trial His Institute, for Seamen which is also to be Lordship thanked the Jurors for their a memorial to men of the British Mercan- | careful consideration of the case and re- tile Marine who gave their lives in the leased them for two years. this period war, was resolved upon at the annual of release has now been increased by a meeting of the Missions to Seamen in further three years. Shangbai, held on April 1st in the Cathe dral Church House. It was announced that his Majesty the King has given the proposals his sympathy and patronage.
Consul-General, presided at the meeting. Mr. Sidney Barton, C.M.G.. HLM.
supported by Deat Symons, the Rev. T. W. Hall, the Mission Chaplain, and Mr." w. A. Willis, the ben, secretary-
The bride, wào "was given away by her father looked charming in a gown off white silk lace over georgette, its draperies caught in front with a buckle of orange blosen. The leng salie weil which form "ed a trail wa," fastened with orange lessons and the bridal bouquet was of
Mr. BARTON. in opening the meeting, pale pink carnatidis. The bridesmaid observed that the report for 1921 was of Miss Helen Macnaghten wore an effectivspecial interest to all who had the wel- gown of cyclamen georgette and carried fure of seamen at heart; and these were frersitz. The bride's mother wore's hand the number was not limited to those at
many, for the subscription list showed
Some gown of black and white crepe satis, tending that meeting. Old friemals of the ing a party of boy out of the 7th with hat to muteli. One of the interesting they were once again indebted for very „Mission had continued their support, and Salyingpan School Trump proceeding to
features of the ceremony was the presence generous assistance from the Race Club. camp at Un Lang. The last Kowloon of a guard of honour from the Girl The Chaplain's report was inspiring contained a full complement of passengers, Guides, Company a, of which the bride account of the work done allout and
The buses met. about fifteen.
is Captain, without
ashore and must convince the most seep- tieal of the iramense field for this work waening at 2.15 p.m. ou Un Lung bridge,
there was in Shanghai, and also must which is only wide enough for one.
convince then. of what it was possible Neither bus could pull up and a terrible
for one man with his heart in the work to accomplish with limited resources. The orash resulted, in which both vehicles were
tonnage of Shanghai was increasing st«n wrecked. Some of the passengers were
very rapid rate and already it was now within the number of the world's greatest pinned underneath the wreckage whilst
ports. Obviously, Mr. Hall had not un- others were thrown heavily into the road.
dertaken his Chaplaincy a mocient too According to one of the Scoutmasters
A quiet wedding, attended only by the the fact that the reproach of leaving up- soon, and it was to his energy they awed none of the passengers in the buses escaped close friends of the bridal couple was solen cared for men to whom we owed so much injury. He exaped lightly with a black nized at the Carlton when Miss Madeline was not heavier than it is. The only eye and many abrasions on his body. Dr. Chapin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Esatisfactory return Shanghai could make Schalley, the Government Medical Officer, Chapin of Honolulu, became the bride of to Mr. Hall was to supply him with the Mr. Cyril Tyrrell of the Robert Dollar means of coping with his work, and an who visited the scone some time after the Company The Rev. C. M. Drury, of the opportunity for this would be given in erash, describes the sight as terrible Cominunity Church performed the cere the proposal to establish a new Seamen's mony, which took place in a foral bower Institute as a memorial to the men of of green and white. The bride was given the Mercantile Marine who gave their away by Mr. George Brush. After the lives in the war. The scheme.might seem ceremony" a reception was held at the
a hig one, but the need was bigger, and Carlton which Mr. J. Harold Dollar it called for the best effort that could be
made. (Applause.) proposed the Health of "Mr. and Mrs. Tyrrell and n wedding dinner was later given at the Astor House.
BOYS 300CTS RENDER VIRST AID.
The be seriously injured of the hoy scots, including Scoutsnasters K. C. Kong, Y. Yiu and Lam Chun, got to work at once and did what they could for the more seriously injured until such time a proper medical help could be obtained. Shortly after the accident an other of the Company's buses appeared on the scene and Scoutmaster R. C. Kong proceded with the bus to a Chinese hos pital about a mile or so further along, at Pak O hoping to obtain medical aid. The Chinese at the hospital were very courteous, but told the distressed scout that they did not know sufficient to give practical medical assistance or advice. The bus was then rushed back to the nearest Police Station, presumably Ping Shan, and there reported the matter za the Police Sergeant in Charge and ward was sent through to Kowloon."
Buy
TWO INJUREL SUCCUND,
The bridegroom was attended by Mr. I. V. Hummel, MC, as best man and Mers, Bond, Lester Arnold, Trucman, and Trenchard Davis acted as ushers The reception, which was held at the house of the bride's parents, 517. Avenue Foch, was inctonded by hosts of friends of the popular young couple.
TYBRELL-CHAPIN. -
MACKINNON-SWEET.
THE SCHEME IN CUTLINE.
The report and accounts having been adopted.
The jury empanelied for the case.com. prised Meters. M. Pollock, J. Edgar, C. L. Facke, Ma Wai Man. F. J. Wakefield, W. S. Marb and Leung Chi Ling
PIRACY GUARDS.
BRITISH SOLDIERS REPLACED.
The Scherpe whereby British soldiers were used for the protection of convoys of British river, steamers, against pirates has practically been dropped after a brief
still carred on the river beats mother- trial. The British troops are said to have been replaced by Indians. Lewis guns are
ing
The Indians are in charge of European the convoy and specially trained Indians are on board to work these guns, Police Officers. │·
ANOTHER PIRACY.
PORTUGUESE STEAMER THIS
TIME.
On the arrival of the xe. Sui din last evening from Macao we were informed that a Portuguese steamer, the 3.9 Seical, was pirated on Saturday. Three of the watchmen were killed by the pirates whilst the maiter of the vessel, Captain Assis, and the Engineer, Mr. Jorges, were wounded.
The Macao authorities have seat out
armed launches, manned with soldiers, in search of the pirates,
spirit of the scheme as a memorial to men whose war record made some of the finest history that had been written." (Ap- plause.)
THE BANBURY INSTITUTE Mr. E. F. MACKAY said there was one point on which he was in some doubt. As a Trustee of the Hanbury Institute, ho was not quite sure what functions the Hanbury Institute was going to fulfil if A scheme or the scale of the one out-
DEAN SYMONS outlined and moved the A very pretty wedding was quietly cele adoption of the lastitute scheme, agreed brated in Holy Trinity Cathedral, the on in principal at the last annual meet-lined was going to be carried through. Very Rev. Dean Symons officiating, whering. He first mentioned that subscrip- As far as he recollected, the Hanbury Miss Norah Sweet, daughter of Mrs. F. tions to the amount of Ts. 1,500 und Institute had been established for just Payden, became the bride of Mr. J. Maiready been received, almost unasked the purposes the Dean had described, Mackinnon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mac-for, and said it was a scheme which The dev. T. W. HALL, in reply to Mr. kinson of Inpellan, Scotland. The bride, should undoubtedly appeal to the resi- Mackay, said that in 1908 the Hanbury who was given away by Mr. F. Hayden, dents of Shanghai. It was proposed to Institute amalgamated with the Sailors wore a stylish costume of white braided crect the Institute by voluntary subscrip- Home in Broadway, and when the scheme serge with hat to match, and carried tion a memorial to British merchant was drawn up the following stipulations bouquet of white carnations, roses and scawen who fell in the war. The Com were made: that sleeping accommodation orange blocams. Her sister, Miss Dorothy mittee had taken the bold step of send should be found for 40 men of the Mer. Rayden, acted na bridesmaid, wearing
ing to his Majesty the King to nak if he chant Service, for 90 bluejackets, "and for white sorge dress and white and yellow would kindly give his patronage, and 10 or a dozen destitute seanien, or others, hat. The bride's mother wore a sand- through the Secretary of the Privy Purse giving a total of 72. And this was what coloured dress of curly stockinette trim the following message was received: the Hanbury Institute was, viz, a board-
ned with green and tan leather, and a
The King sincerely sympathizesing bouse, and one fulfilling its purpose with the "excellent object you have in very well. But the new scheme was not dark green hat of georgette and green
view,"
at ail for a boarding house. That was a feathers. Mr. A. M. Howat acted as best
and the local representatives of his purpose it was hoped the Hanbury In. man, “
Majesty-Sir Ronald Macleay, British stitute would continue to fulfil for many, Minister, Admiral Leveson, Commander years to come. 1 in-Chief on the China Station, and"Mr. Sidney Barton, H. Consul General had given the proposal their cordial a proval. The scheme, therefore, was well laid, and started out surely with the prospect of receiving worthy support.
As an instance of the great need for
HOW NG QUINN,
The scoutmaster collected the "walking" cases from the injured of both buses and brought them into Kowloon where they were attended to at the Kwong Wah Hos pital. The more serious cases were made as comfortable as possible and those left
A pretty Chinese wedding took place in charge had an axious wait for Dr.
ou March 29th at the Allen Memorial Smalley and the ambulance from, Kow Church, Dr. F. L. Hawks Pott oficiating, loon. These arrived some two hours after when Miss Rose Ng Queen, youngest The accident and all the injured were given daughter of Mrs. Ne Queen of Hongkong altention and brought back into town
the stretcher cases in the ambulance and was married to Mr. Bang How, secretary
who was given away by her brother,
not speaking against the scheme, but Mr. MACKAT went on to say that he was merely, as a Trustee of the Hanbury Institute, drawing attention to the fact that the objects of the new scheme were essentially the same as those laid down by Sir Thomas Henbury when he founded Sleeping accommodation was provided, but it was never intended the Hanbury Institute should be, merely London had a tonnage of 17,000,000,
a boarding house, and he mentioned this Liverpool 16,500,000, and Shanghai because, as a Trustee, he did not wish the 12,000,000 (increased last year to 15,000,000); there were some 50 shipping point to be passed over without notice.
Shanghai, represented in interested in "000 vessels, aggregating
companies
POOR RICHARD'S PARADISE.
the remainder by bus. Ar the Kwong Wab of the Commercial Press, Ltd. The brids such an institute, the, Dean quoted figures the Icstitute. of Dr. Ip, promptly got to work on the Sydney Sg Quinn, were white charmeuse in the shipping world. In 1920; he said, with silver embroidery and chantilly lace, meriaisly injured, and made arrangements with a train trimmed with lovers knots for the less serious cares to be transferred and pearls. A crown of orange blosso to the Government Civil Hospital. One woman was found to be suffering from the tulle veil and her bouquet was white roses and maiden-hair fern. fractured skull and is not expect Her maid of honour, Miss Mary How, ed to live the night. In the case of a
wore jade green satin, trimmed with silver about 6,000,000 tons actual capacity, while existence of the Hanbury Institute, what- Toy scout it was found accessary to per lace and carried sweet peas. The bride during 1929, the number of British occan form as operation, to stop internal maids. the Misses Mabel and Edith Tang: vessels which put in at Shanghai was 457.ever its functions are, is sufficient to hemorrhage. The lad's only chance to Elvio Tom, S. K. Wu, Mayling Soong, and Allowing an average stay of four days for minimize in any way the requirement of) have him. This boy's name is Ha. His pastel shades and Miss Rene Chur, the these steamers; and an average, comple- think the Hanbury Institute could pos- ]
five depended on the operation and last night the Doctors were working hard to
brother was Elled in the accident and an other brother slightly injured.
ANXIOUS RELATIVEE.
During the evening there were many callers at the hospital, enquiring anxiously After injured relatives. The included an uncle of the three boys mentioned above. When our representative left the hospital the uncle was waiting for an operation to be performed on one of his shows,
The following is a list of the ten people, killed and injured:--
INCOMING BUS.
Yung Mai-kiu, a girl aged 10 years, Fractured skuil. Died on way to Kwong Wab Hospital (Believed to be a rela tive of Geceral Yung Sik-Jung of Canton). An unknown Chinese woman, about 35 yours old and apparently very wealthy. Admitted to Kwong Wah Hospital with Fractured skall Not expected to live. Believed to reside in Shum Shui Po.
Li Ng-kiu, a woman, aged 39. Beriously Injuries to thigh and head.
of
After the
Ar. BARTON: You don't suggest that the
Lois How wore georgette gowns
a new Institute. Personally, I do not ment of 30 men, this meant there were ably cope with the requirements of the little flower girl, wore pink tulle and carried a basket of sweet peas.
150 seamen in port every day of the year, present day as far as the Merchant The bridegroom was accompanied by whilst in addition, there were 600 officers Marine is concerned.
Mr. MACRAY: I think not., Mr. H. L. Huang as best man and the and engineers of the coastal shipping
feet. the bride's nephews,
Mr. BARTON: Then there is also the page, boys were
point that the Hanbury Institute is bound Mossy Lai and Mark Wei.
to receive the destitute, and that is ceremony a reception was held in the ball room of the Astor House and a dinner
another reason for founding a new in- was given at the Great Eastern Hote! be
stitute, for it is hardly a compliment to fore Mr. and Mrs. How left on their
share the place with the destitate. Mrs Bang How a honeymoon. graduate of the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce. University of Pennyslvania..
OUTGOING BUS.
Ho Kwan-yui, boy scout, aged 14. Fractured skull. Died before admission to the Kwong Wah Hospital
Ho Kann-sik, a boy scout, aged 13, brother of nhove. Seriously injured in bead arki ahdomen. Not expected, to live. Admitted to Kwong Wah Hospital Ho Kwan-ki, a hoy scout,, aged 12. brother of above. Admitted to Kwong: Li Kiu, a man, aged 23. Slightly in-Wah Hospital with injuries to hend and jured. Admitted to Kwong Wah Hospital face. and later transferred to the Government Civil. Hospital.
Leung Ming, a man, aged 22. Said to motor-bus ticket collector. Admitted Jo Kwong Wah Hospital with injuries to. head. Ditcharged after treatment.
Tang Lal Chuen, a female aged 18 joars Admitted to Kwong Wah Hos- pital with injuries to head. Discharged after treatment.
Lai Man, a man aged 30. Slightly in gured and transferred from the Kwong Wah Hospital to Government Civil Hos- pital
(Continged as foot of neat column.)
Tai Wai Jing," a boy scout, aged 14. Serious injuries to thigh. Admitted to Kwong Wah Hospital but later transfer red to the Government Civil Hospital.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT. ON THE
CASTLE PEAK ROAD, There was another accident on the Castle Peak Road, yesterday. This oc ourred in the morning. A motor-bus, ir charge of a now driver, out for instrue tion, went off the road. Tho has was badly damaged and the driver was in jared about the face.
WHAT THE 15STITUTE WILL DO." The reasons for establishing the insti- tute were: to give the men the change of environment which was necessary for their bodily and mental well being: to introduce them to the right kind of Mr. MACKAY mentioned that he had people who shall remind them of home beard the Hanbury Lastitate described as and for which it stands; to afford them" a place for dead beats," but it certainly rest, quietness and spiritual help; and to never was intended to be so. give them entertainment and recreation. Mr. BARTON: It is probably one of the The work of the Mission was ever grownicest places "dead" beats ing, and its present machinery was alto likely to strike.. The fact is, I think, gether too, inadequate, so that an insti- tute was absolutely essential. The rough plans provided for social rooms for of cers and seamen, reading rooms, billiard rooms, concert hall, Chapel, and Chap Iain's flat, and the building would be so arranged that sleeping quarters could be added if found necessary.
Tentative inquiries showed that Tis. 30,000 would he required for purchasing the necessary land, whilst the building was estimated to cost. Tla, 30,000, furni ture Tis. 10,000,,and extras Tle. 10,000. As it would be necessary to endow such an institution, Ils. 190,000 had been esti- inted as necessary for investment to bring in an annual income of Tis. 0,000. Thus the total estimated cost was Tle. 320,000." -This might seem to some people to be an almost impossible scheme, and perhaps it might take some fow years to accomplish, but surely, in a place of the size and importance of Shanghai, so greatly depending on sea-faring men, it might be regarded ca comparatively, small sum, especially emphasizing the (Continued as foot of next column.)
are ever
that the Hanbury Institute will continue. to discharge its functions exactly as it does to-day, and that it will always be just as full. I do not think there is any possibility of the two Institutes compet ing with each othor or clashing in any way.
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The Rev. T. W. HALL scended the Dean's proposal that the scheme bo formally adopteil, and the resolution was unanimously, carried.
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In addition to the exofficio members, the following were appointed to the Corz mittee Messrs. D. W. A. Holder, R. Pato-Hunt, G. F. A. Mulock, P. IL Rolfe, T. H. R. Shaw, E. 8. Wilkinson, H. Y. Wilkinson, W. A Willis, and W. E Wilson.
The CHAPLAIS proposed a cordial vote of thanks to the subscribers, mentioning that several firms and individuals had doubled their subscriptions and many others had increased theirs, the total last year being Ths. 3,000 as against Tis. 1,703 in the previous year.
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