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HOW THE “KWONG SANG." WAS LOST.
NIGHT-LONG STRUGGLE AGAINST HEAVY SEAS
IN FUNING BAY: FOUNDERS AT 80A.M.
SURVIVORS RELATE HARROWING EXPERIENCES AT MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY.
How the Kwong Bang ran into a typhoon on the night of August 10, while on a voyago from Shanghai to Hong Kong; how the ship battled against it all night long; how orders were given to abandon ship when it was making water rapidly the noxt "morning and how the three survivors fared after floating for forty- eight hours in the sea, wors related at the Marino Court of Inquiry yesterday when the Hon. Commander G. F. Hole, R.N. (retired), presided,
SEPOY'S SEARCH FOR POSSIBLE
SURVIVORS.
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TRAFFIC SUMMONS
DISMISSED.
EUROPEAN LADY REFUTES. POLICE EVIDENCE.
INSPECTOR'S "UNFORTUNATE
MISTAKE."
Piquant verbal exchanges be tween the defending solicitor and prosecuting police offor marked- the houring yesterday of a sum- mans against Mr. A. L. Shields chaffour for obatzuction, yesterdny,
The chaffeur, Tanng Fook, wan charged before Mr. Schoßold with allowing private car, number 2188, to remain in the main thorough fare for a longer period than was necessary to enable the passengers to slight or enter. He pleaded not guilty.
Mr. H. J. Armstrong, appeared for the, detener, while Sub-Inspec tor Langley prosecuted.
In addition to Cominandor Bok after floating for some hours he saw the Court was composed of Liout-lights and when dawn broke ho Sub-Inspector Langley said that Comdr. L G. Addington (H.M.8. could see land. It was 4 p.m., bow on August 24 he entered: Des Voeur Tamar); Captain R. A. Priseband ever, before he was washed ashore, Read Central and aw the car (8.8. Borneo): Captain F. W. Jen having floated, since 8.30 a.in, the stationary outside the Government, kim (1.5. Changchow), and Captain previous day.
Radio Office. He questioned the C. Stringer (a. Kwangchow). "
He collapsed and recovered con driver and was told that the por Mr. C. Bulmer Johnson watched soiousness to find himself in a near-son who had been driven in the the proceedings in the interests of by village. The next day he met car had gone into the Radio Office. the Indo-China Steam Navigation 800 Kwai Yuen, the fireman's cook, Co., and others present in Court who had been picked up further were Mr. W. Sanderson, Superin along the coast. Wong Fu Tin, a tendent Engineer, Captain D. Skin other survivor, was also traced, and ner, Marine Superintendent, Mr. the trio were taken to Shanghai by F. Aucott, Manager of the Com-junks and steamer, pany, and Captain T. T. Lauren- 'son, representing the China Coast Officers' Guild,
The Court sought an explanation as to the nature of the light that Lee had seen. He told them that it had the appearance of a light house.
Mr. Armstrong (cross-examin-
ing)-What were your duties that day, Inspector Langley !--I was on general patról.
Causing an Obstruction? Was this car causing an obstruc tion -According to the Ordinanc it was.
this car, in your opinion, causing That is not what 1. ask you. WER
an obstruction Tes
How long would it be under, ob- Bervation by you?-Four-and-lait minutes by my watch,
At the time of the disaster the Kwong Sung carried a crew of 78, one first class passenger, about 10
The efforts of H.M.S. Sepoy- to Chinese passengers, and some sheep and horses, besides general
locate survivors of the Kwong Sang According to Lee Bei Yuen, freL. B. Adams, of the Sepoy. To were related by Lieut. Comdr W.
Where did you stand-On the man on the Kwong Sang, the vessel the north-west of Fuyan Island and opposito able of the road near ran into bad weather when less than the Incog lighthouse he heard re- Whiteaway's in a passage, way.
cargo.
Would it, you think, have been
a day out from Shanghai. At mid-porta of four bodies having been possible for this car to have left
washed up. Actually, he found two its position outside the Radi bodies in the vicinity, one of which Office, been driven away, and to was wearing a life, belt, identified have come back again during these
four, minutes -Oh, yes. as an Indo-China B.N. Co. belt,
night on August 0, the No. 1 fire man told him that the captain had given orders to drop anchor, but
this was not dono in view of the
storm which was rapidly increasing in strength.
In the Death-throes.
It was impossible to sleep that night, declared witness, owing to the heavy rolling, The gule increas ed in force the next day and early in the morning the captain gave orders for the baling out of the water that had entered the No. hold through the hatch. "It was raining heavily at the time.
Lae went on to describe the events of August 14 when, he said, the full force of the typhoon struck the craft and kept it pitching to such a degree that the propeller was fre quently out of the water.
At Shamsha, he found a book of compradore's tickets marked "Kwong Bang, and heard thht three men had been picked up to the south-east of the village,
A Villager's Story.
Ono villager said that on the night of the typhoon August -he
driver had that been the case!
Would you have summoned the gather you would not I-No.
Would it surprise you to know that this car was being "driven from the Radio Office to the Equitable Eastern Bank and back again -1 would.
Well, that was what happened. Did you ask the driver how long he had been there f--I' am not quite sure that I did.
vou naken him--I don't remem You cannot remember whether
had seen a vessel with a red funnelber what I exactly said,
Now, you asked him who the owner was, I believe i-Yes,
Did you ask in English or Chinese Chiness.
at anchor just off Angle Island. It would a very reasonable He went with this man to the actual Not necessarily can be thing to ask him, would it not 7. spot and had the ship's position pointed out to him. The villager continued that he could see the ship's lights in the evening of August 8, but the ship had dis appeared by 8 alm. the next day.
How long have you been in the Colony Born, hereagent
Did you ask him if the car be longed to a European.. and ho un-.
Oh, you understand something of what he said I understand lots. of what he said.
"Soon after a.m. we heard
In that vicinity, declared Lieutderstood what you said I assum
The did from what he said. several bumping sound aft as if the Comdr. Adams, he found 18 graves, ship bad struck some rocks," he a horse, 25 sheep. 11 bodies on the continued. "At 7.20 the engine rocke, portions of clothing and roon telegraph rang stand by wearing apparel,
and the engines were stopped at Replying to Mr. Johnson, witness 7.30 I then went aft to start the said be considered the Kwong Sang ballast pump Everyone was on had gone down to the south of deck putting on belts. The life Fuyan Island. He had formed the boats on the poop deck had been opinion that the vessel sank to the washed: away, leaving only four south of the stren of Puyen und the boats amidships. Both anchors were entrance to Fu-ying Bay. As he bad dropped at that spot where the no data of the Kwong Sing's speed depth of the water was 14 fathoms A seaman came on deck and report ed that the engine room was full of water!
The ship sank at 6.30 a.m., all on board being thrown into the water. There was no time to launch any of the life bonis, **
he could not say exactly how she got ne far an Fugaz, but he explain- ed that, he came through a typhron about a week later, with a defnite three knot current to the south.
Court's Finding.
The two other survivors, Woo I floated round for some time," Foo Ting, a sailor, and Soo Kwai
B witness said, and eventually Yuon, a cook, gaye evidence corro caught hold of a piece of wood to borating the first witness, and the which two
quartermasters and two Court subsequently brought in the other people were dinging.” following finding:
Wares continually forced Lee and
his companions to release their hold
on the piece of wood, and half an hour later, one of them was drown
ed.
Do you say he said he had_bren there only minimute?I would not like to any he did,
Where did you first see this car, from where, motor cycle, car or on foot I was walking.
Did you approach Des.. Voeux. Rond from Connaught, Road Cen tral Approached Dea Vomer Rond by a parsage, which lends by the back of Whiteaway. Laidlaw's from Queen's Road.
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Mrs. Shields' Evidencé,
Mrs. A. L. Shields, in the wit ness-box, said that on the morn- ing in question about 11 o'clock, things she said she did within the hor driver fetched her from May four-and-a-half minutes he had the Itend to drive her to town. He car under observation, Mr.
went to the Radio Office where she
CHINESE MOTORIST
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RECKLESS DRIVING ON STUBBS ROAD,
got out. She went into the Radishields, replied:-1 am not claim Office, which was on the grounding. I'll say that is exactly what ficar, but after writing oup I did, Sp radiogram, found that it was ne dessary for her to cash a cheque,
Taang Fock, the driver, corro
Fines amounting to 217 were im The car was waiting outside, and borated Mrs, Shields' statements, posed on Mr. J. T. Chung by Mr. she got into it and drove to the testifying that they went to the Schofield at Central Magistracy yes- Huitable Bank whore she cashod the cheque. It did not take her Equitable Bank by way of Pedderterday when he (Mr. Chung) an more than half-minute She Street into Queen'sRoad, and preiswered summonses of reckless uriy "We find that the Evong then drove back to the Radio Office coded by way of Wardley Street ing and failing to give the appro- gang (official number 115883 of radiogram which she had already and went in. She handed in the
on' their return to the Radio Office priate signal when stopping. Hong Kong) left Shanghai at 4.10 written out, but, on account of the In the course of his address to Complainant in the case was a pa on August. 8, 1831, on a voyage address, it was not accepted, and the Bench, Mr. Armstrong said Mr. Lowe, who stated that as a
she came out almost immediately. to Hong Kong. That, on the night. There was no sign of the enr, and that the Inspector must have made result of the defendant taking
KEL KA Manta bend too sharply in Stubby Road, of August 9, 1937, she ran into a she was presently met by her driver
an unfortuniste mistake, and must he (Mr. Lowe) who was driving a walking up to her and informing. typhoon and, at about 8.30 am. of her that the Inspector had taken have jumped to a wrong, conclu- combination, was forend on to the August 10, 1931, sank in the vicinity out a summons against him and son as to the time the car was bak of Sugar Land Island, off. Funing that the car had bein-taken round stationary, outside the Radio Offer Bay, there being only three sur Titness-He told me that the He asked that the summons be die
the corner. T vivors. The Court would express Inspector had anoken to him al missed. their sincere", "sympathy to the remont Immediately on my guing The rain and wind had stopped latives of those who lost their lives
into the building, this time, Les continued, and in this disaster.co
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Gradually his companions were washed away until at 6 p.m. wit nesa found that only himself and boy remained. The boy held on for only another hour when he too was
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• Mr. Chung continued on his way
ed round and gave chase and was for the second time forced to swerve the time into the Stubbs Toed Garagej to avoid in collision, when:: the defendant suddenly stopped hir car without any warning;