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* MISADVENTURES OF THE
'PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.”
SMASHES UP N.Y.K. WHARF IN HUANGPU
The
A DOLLAR TUG ALSO IN COLLISION.
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Admiral' Oriental liner, President. MeKinley, which arrived in Hong Kong last Friday, and is due back on Friday of this week, en route for Seattle, met with mishap in the Huang pu, last Tuesday.
THE "SUNNING" PIRACY
CASE.
CHINESE CONSUL-GENERAL'S
STORY.
$5,000 WORTH OF MONEY AND JEWELLERY TAKEN FROM HIM.
The hearing of the case against the twenty Chinese held on charges arising out of the piracy of the ss. Senning, was continued before Mr. E. E. Lindseli at the Central Magistracy yesterday Afternoon.
LAWN TENNIS.
LADIES' OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.
FINAL STAGE REACHED. The semi-finals Open Singles Cham pionship of the Colony for ladies, con. ducted by the Ladies' Recreation Club, have been decided, the results being follows:-
Miss Enid to beat Mrs. Miles, 6-2,
6-0. "Miss Robinson best Mr. Hall, &%,
6-2.
The fan will, in all probability, be One of the witnesses called, a Chinese played during the week and Hrs. Totten- the steamer ens route to ham (the holder) will me the winner passenger on Melbourne as Consul-General, described for the title. how he was robbed of money and jewel- lery valued at over $5,000*
The Crown Solicitor, Mr. H. K. Holmes, is conducting the prosecution Mr. Leo d'Almada is defending the second ac- eased, Mr. M. K. Lo the sixth accused and ten others, and Mr. J. 4. Gordon Leask the nineteenth accused-the ship's carpenter.
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The following are the results of the other events for the past week-
Ladies' Club Championship. Semi-final:-Mrs. Stark beat fiss Brown, 6-1, 6-1. Mrs. Stark will meet the winner of Mrs. Davenport Brown and Mrs. James in the final.
Mixed Doubles Championship. 2nd Round:-Mr. and Mrs Rowley beat Mr. and Mrs. Stark and now meet Mr. and Mrs. Railton in the second semi. final. The first semi-final has not been reached.
YACHTING.
LADIES' FOURTH CHAMPIONSHIP'
RACE.
TWO BOATS COLLIDE.
The Ladies' fourth Championship races were sailed at the Facht Club yesterday. During the course of the race Daphne Why Wonder! collided, and the former boat had her main boom damaged. one of the occupants were injured. The
and
two boats retired from the race.
Handicap Class,
In the Eandicap Class, the race was. won by Colleen (Miss Habeland). Diana (Mr. Miles) came second and La Lingia (Mrs. Ratpey), took third place.
The other boats which sailed were
Falcon (Miss Shaw); Argulla (Mrs. Carson), and Doruthen (Mrs. Lammert). Heyward Hays, Gaol and One Design Classes.
The above classes sailed together. Bluenose (Mrs. Mitchell) took first place, Thecla (Miss Butcher) was second, and Bonan (Miss Lewis) was third."
Other boata in order of place wers Pierette (Miss Yates); Gael (Misa Birkett): Jean (Mrs. Thwaites); Zephyr (Lady Clementi): Sealark (Mrs. Hunt); and disa (Miss Chapple).
The course was Channel Rocks, Mark in Quarry Bay, Kowloon Rock, and back to the Club Line, a distance of 5.0 miles.. BOXING.
According to the NC. Daily Fees, extraordinary high tides and a strong wind from the northeast threw the President McKinley out ol. her course last Tuesday shortly afternoon as she was passing the Customs Jetty and forced her against the NY.K. Mail Wharf, adjoining the Japanese Consulate General, with the result that three pon toons and four connecting full-width bridges were broken up. It is feared that eight Chinese were drawned."
Although the VeAinley was undamaged and went on her way to Hong Kong a
A swood class passenger of the Sun few hours later the damage done to the wing, who said that he was travelling wharf amounts to approximately Tls."
from Peking to Melbourne to take up! done. to 10,000. Further damage was
a post of Chinese Consul-General at the cargo which slid into the Huangpu from Chinese Consulate at Melbourne, was the the pontoons and connecting bridges.
first witness called. He spoke of hear A Dollar Tug Amck.
ing a commotion outside his cabin but!
2nd Round Mrs. Craig and Mrs. Besides the accident to the President he remained in his cabin until 3 p. Clelland have received a walk-over from McKinley, which occurred about 1.30 as he was sea-sick. Two Chinese, whe
racet Mrs. Stark and Mrs. James in the to put the inward-bound President Taft did not know, entered, and they were semi-final. The winners play Mrs. Haslam fought Jim Cartlidge on two occasions p. A large Dollar tug, maneuvring had something in their hands, what, hers. Grant and Mrs. Aubrey and now followed shortly afterwards by two or ed into the beam of a P. & O tug which trunk and took away from it u quantity into position in the lower reaches, cras three others. These men hroke open hii and Mrs Rowley in the final. had just brought into position "an in- coming British liner. The bridge of the of silk, money and silver rings belonging P. & O. tag was broken up, and after to him. The money amounted to $303,"Evans (owe 2/3) beat Mrs. Remington is unlikely.
in silver dollars; 31.500 in Hong Kong into the tail end of a group of sampans four diamond ones and were worth striking this boat the Dollar tug swung bank-notes; and ringa, which included and Mr. G. Sewell (owe 30). which were being towed up stresin by third tug and cut off a part of one of the 33.000. A pair of gold bangles, valued at $:00, and a ring worth $16, were also hants. It is said that no casualties re sulted from this series of accidents.
Abnormal Conditions. —
The unusual conditions which prevail ed upon the Huangpu immediately pre- ceding the cold susp which came over Shanghai are naturally greatly to blame for the accident to the President de Kinley, as the pilot is a cool-headed man with years of experience. The strong spring tide, which, was increased because of an on-shore wind, forced the waters of the Huangpu over the side walk in the Public Gardens. Competent observers were of opinion that the tide was flowing at the rate of at least seven knots an hour.
taken.
Doubles Handicap.
Mixed Doubles Handicap, And Round :-Miss Newsholmo and Mr.
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Round:-Mrs. Hickling and Dr. Tottenham towe 13) beat Mr. and Mrs. Stark (owe 1/6), 6-4, 6-2; Mrs. Rowley and Mr. Baker (ser) beat Mr. and Mrs. Rowley (rec. 15).
HOCKEY.
F.K.H. C. 1st XI . ROYAL NAVY.
Driven Up to the Boat Deck. Witness could not identify any one of the pirates. During the evening some men entered his cabin and forced him to leave it. Witness also heard shots on the sp. He could not recognise any of the Pirates who entered on this occasion. He was driven for'ard, and then went up
This Shield match will be played to. De saloon deck to the boat deck on the starboard side. He went up the ladder morrow at 4.30 p.m. sharp on the i to the boat deck followed by others. He U.S.R.C. ground. Hong Kong Hockey could not say what became of the men Club: S. H. Garred, J. Rodger, D. Lyes, who had driven him up there. Of the A. A. Dand, E. J. R. Mitchell (capt.) dozen or so people who accompanied him E. L. Sim, G. B. Slipper, L. M. S. Layd, to the boat deck he recognised the first F. G. L. Wheeler, B. D. Evans and G. P.
Bullets were Lammert. steward of the Sunning.
Answering questions by the accused, witness identified No. & accused (the in calin No. 16, lying on a bed holding Formosan) as being a man he had seen
a book...
The President McKinley, commanded by Captain Lustie, left the Dollar Wharfing in his direction, and one hit the shortly after noon, and, although the right shoulder of the coat he had on. strong food tide was felt, it was not believed that the ship was in any serious danger and no tugs were obtained to assist its progress. No difficulty was experienced until she approached the mouth of Soochow Creek, where the in- coming waters, overwhelming the flow of the creek produced that condition com- monly known to mariners as chow chow" water, caused by the swirling and whirlpools of the two streams forced meeting at this point. The sharp proing a hat and a mutter around his neck. jection of Pootung Poin; adds to the u usual condition of the river here.
Out of Control.
The McKinley could not steam at more than moderate rate of speed and those in charge lost control af the 16,000 tons of metal and before the starboard anchor; which was immediately dropped, could get ita hold upon the river bed, the ac- cident had taken place..
In some extraordinary way, probably helped by skilled hands at the wheel, the McKinley crashed into a steel lighter, loaded with several hundred tons of beans, and avoided striking both. the Amagi Maru and Yvankieng Jiaru, which were berthed on either side of the lighter.
Euge Beam Splintered..
In answer. to Mr. Leo d'Almada, witness said that he could not say that this man or any of the other accused were pirates.
Witacas also picked out the twentieth accused, and said that he noticed on two occasions a man like him on board wear-
Three Identifications.
The next witness called was another Chinese second-class passenger, who had shared the same cabin as the previous witness. He gave similar evidence, and identised Nos. 1, 2 and 3 accused as be spoke of the cabin being ransacked. He ing among the men who carried out this search of luggage in the cabin.
Witness was still in the box when the Court adjourned at 4.50, and be will be hearing is resumed at eleven o'clock cross-examined this morning, when the
The accused were again remanded, and escorted back to the gaol.
PIRACY ENQUIRY.
It is understood that the first, sitting of the Commission of Enquiry,sappoint The damage of the impact was, how-ed to investigate the piracy of the 8. ever, considerable, although the bean Sunning, will probably be in January, lighter was but lightly hurt. The force but as announced yesterday, the examina
tion of witnesses from the Summing will of the collision, broke a 19 by 18" rein- forcing beam to matchwood." A small not be undertaken by the Commission craft was splintered and a single eur until after the completion of the the piracy vivor states that five others went into the Criminal proceedings on river. Between the pontoons and the charge. Therefore it depends how long shore three other sampans, probably 30 these proceedings take as to when the feet in length each, were capsized, of the Commission starts its labours. occupants of which, it is known that three were drowned. Cob
Of the cargo which had just been discharged from the magi Mart, a large number of barrels and cases were thrown into the river. Fortunately most of this had been placed on the bridges and the barrels, floating on the outside, prevented the cases from sliding into deeper water Most of these consigaments were recover
ed before dark.
majority of six four-legged, concrete- based uprights, weighing several thou- sand pounds each, were broken loose from their underground placements. The first beam was thrown half way across the adjoining road, the others either inte the water or to a lesser degree on to the land, depending upon the angle from which they were projected. The replac ing of these permanent Extures will probably be the most expensive part of the repair work.
Pontoon and Bridges. The lighter which the President boat struck was drawn up alongside the first pontoon. The impact drove the upper Victims of the Catastrophe.. end very nearly against a wharf office
The wharf coolies did, their best to on the bunding, probably 3 or 40 ft.
rescue the victims, and several hours from its usual aligument. The connect
afterwards they were seen prying under ing bridge to the second pontoon was
the capsized boats to try and reclaim also thrown away but in some way as their dead. The Japanese officials order- not dislodged, but the further bridge
was thrown ball into the Huangpu, The ed out salvage squade to secure as much third pontoon remained nearly in its of the cargo as possible, and it is believed
that most was taken from the river. usual position.
At least five tugs, headed by the Connecting bridges between the pon- toon and the bunding were torn entirely Alexandra, were summoned and tied on loose, the first being thrown several feet to the bow of the President McKinley, through an office on to the roadway and the Alexandra first, and after an hour the iron gates and wooden structure or so got her into a favourable position partly demolished. The second bridge in mid-stream. The tide and wind were was not forced in so far, while the third, so unfavourable, however, that those on again in some peculiar, way, was partial the Customs Jetty just before 3 o'clock ly dislodged and the outer edge fell into who were biding farewell to Sir Ronald
Macleay,
the stream.
All this wreckage was the result of the aground'hought that the ship was
impact and came about: despite the Lact After the local Dollar officials had that six, 14 in by 14 in. by 35-foot pine chtained wireless communications with beams were thought strong enough to the President McKinley, ascertaining sustain the position of the pontoon. The that she was undamaged, they instructed
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the officers to proceed to Hong Kong,
ANDRE DUPREE HERE,
EAGAN MATCHED WITH STOKER. ADDISON.
André Dupree, the French boxer, who
last year, arrived in the Colony yester- day, and is eager to be matched with Cartlidge again. Cartlidge goes Heme on the 28th inst. and, therefore, a contest
As previously announced, Eagan,_the Amateur Heavyweight Champion of Eng- land and America is to fight at the Tournament on the 21st inst. His op- ponent will be Stoker Addison. The fight will be one of aix two-minute rounds.
Eagen was also Heavyweight Champion: Cf the Olympic Games in 1990. He is 97 years of age, atands 5ft."ains, and weighs 1st, 12h. To Sydney, recently he knock- ed out J. D. Brancourt, the Australian Heavyweight Champion.
CRICKET.
KOOK.O.S.B.
On Thursday afternoon the Kowloon Oricket Club, on their own ground, meet the Borderers in a return friendly mateb. Earlier in this season when the Borderer's played the K.C.C., the former team won.
GRAND OPENING NIGHT:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16th.
ISAKO'S CIRCUS
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The largest Circus that ever visited Hong Kong.
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CLASSICAL & NATIONAL BALLET 16 Dancers in Ballet.
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Well-Trained Horses 20
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