THEATRE
HONGKONG.
ROYAL.
UNITED SERVICES VARISTY CONCERT PARTY.
A GRAND CONCERT
in Aid of the Widow of the late Warder Speed. Under the distinguished Patronage of
H. E. The Governor Sir R. E. STUBBS, K.C.M.G.
The Admiral Sir A. M. DUFF, K.C.B.
Major General F. VENTRIS, C.B.
Hon. Dr. CLAUD SEVERN, C.M.G.
Hon. Mr. E. D. C. WOLFE.
Will be held on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1920.
at 9 p.m. sharp.
Prices $3, $2 & 51. Booking at MOUTRIE'S.
BENEFIT.
In Aid of the WIDOW of the late WARDER SPEED.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
4 m/s
EXCHANGE,
SELLING.
T/T
5/10
Demand 30 dis 50 dis
5/1011
5/1039
5/1016
5/105%
T/T Shanghai
Nom.
T/T Singapore......
25016
T/T Japan
205
T/T India.
215
Demand, India
215
TIT San Francisco)
98
& New York.f
T/T Jars
259
T/T Marks
T/T Francs
No. 14.10
Demand, Paris
BUYING.
4 m/s. L/C
4 m/s. D/P
6 m/s. L/C
67-14 6/-58 6/1
30 ds. Sydney and Melbourne
6/114
30 dis. San Francis-1
co & New York)
9931
4 m/s. Marks
4 m/s. Francs
Nom. 14.60
6 m/s. Francs
GO MIC FANCY DRESS FOOTBALL MATCH Demand, Germany.
will be played
ON THE
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB'S GROUND
ON
FRIDAY, February 20th, 1920,
Kick Off at 3.30 p.m.
Admission to Grand Stand $1 00.
collection will be taken for the WIDOW of the late WARDER SPEED.
By kind permiss fan of Vols Wyndham and Officers of the Wiltshire Regt. The sud of the Wils will be in attendance.
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NOW READY.
1920
HONGKONG DIRECTORY,
AND BLOTTER
..$3.00
DIARY
PRICE
FROM
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. LTD.
3, Wyndham Street.
(17x51
14.75
Demand, New York 281y
215 T/T Bombay
Demand, Bombay...
T/T Calcutta
215
Demand. Calcutta... Demand, Manila 1991 Demand, Singapore. 25014 On Haiphorg
Xom.
On Saigon
Nom.
On Bangkok.
Nom.
Sovereign.
3.40 Nom.
940
$4 62
Gold leaf per Tael... Bar Silver, ready'
forward
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
DISCOUNT PER $100: H'kong, 30 cent pieces
10 5
Canton coins
$5 pm. £0 pm. $65 pm. $212 pm.
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on February 1, 1920. CITY, AND HILL DISTRICT WATE! WORKS LEVEL
Tttam......
Byward Trim Inter
mediate... TTL Tek
- Below
1.
124 Bels.
732. 33 Batew Overtow
73-2 Below Sve Low 6! Below
10-10 Beow
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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 19.,
MARINE COURT ENQUIRY.
STRANDING OF HONG WAN I
A Marine Court of Enquiry was held this morning into the strand. ing of Hong Wan I. The follow- ing composed the Court-Captain Basil Taylour, R.N., (President), L. H. F. Curry, R.N., (H.M.S. Alacrity), Captain S. Robinson (Empress of Russia), Captain E Walker, (s.s. Morialta), Captain F. Mooney (5.5. Laisang).
The Hong Wan I grounded on the rocks in the outer harbour of Amoy. The passengers were Te-landed while a Chinese man-of- war was standing by the stranded vessel. The vessel cleared from Amoy on January 9th, for Singa- pore Swatow, with general cargo and 1.113 Chinese passen- gers. She left the berth at about 6.30 p.m. and according to the record she ran on the rocks to the north-east of Tsing- sen" Lighthouse at 7.30 p.m. The ship's papers were hand- the afè custody of the captain of the Chinese craiser Ving Wei.
ed to
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., appeared for the master of the Hong Wan I, while Mr. D. H. Elake represented the owners. the Ho Hong Co., "and the local agents, the Ho Fong Co.
Mr. Pollock said:In this matter I appear for the inaster and Mr. Blake appears to watch the case for the owners. I would like to say that of course we should require technical proof that this case comes within the Ordinance, and that this ship was technically a British ship under the Colonial Ordinance.
Captain Taylour-There is no Colonial ship.
Mr. Pollock-Technically to prove
the ship came within the definition of a British ship my friend would have to prove two things: first, that this is a boat incorporated in the Straits Settlements. and secondly, that the Company's principal business is carried on within the British Dominions. I would like to point
that out.
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after the pilot left, witness saw the Singsh light for seconds. He did not see the Singsu light until a few seconds before striking the rock.
Captain Taylour think the proof is the other way about, if you turn to page 25, footnote (a) of the Merchant Shipping Acts. This vessel holds a Register certificate, which is in this office. I think it is up to you to prove that the owners are not British The certificate of Register in prima facie evidence that the ship steam. DECIMALS OF GALLONG,
is a British ship.
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ing finding "We find that the the pilot.
British s.s, Hong Wan 1, O. N. To Mr. Pollock, the Captain 73866 of Singapore. master said quite a number of the crew Herbert Percy Robinson, the left the ship when the ship number of whose certificate of How do you account for strik struck. They left as soon as the competency as master is 3701 ing the Touse a rocks ?--I
vessel came from Amoy. Among (Singapore), left Kulangsu hat- attribute the striking of the ship them were the quarter master and bour, Amoy, at 6.20 p., on to a strong set
To the up
the look-out. Witness tried January 9, 1920, on a voyage to north-east..
through the British Coasul at Swatow, with a general cargo and Continuing the Captain said
them. Amor to arrest
The 1,113 Chinese passengers. That, ressed stranded on the rocks crowd that deserted took a life the weather was foggy, and though to the north-west of Hongwa at boat and went to the Tyatamat the time the pilot was dropped 7.20. The tide was ebb.
island. They landed at Tyatam the light on Tsing Seu Island was the vessel stranded the first thing and deserted the ship. He got visible at a distance of five miles, he did was to stop the engines, the boat, which was deserted. by nothing was visible shortly after- and to lower the lights. He fired
a Japanese vessel.
wards. That the ship struck on distress rockets, He sen: the
Martino Gagino, second officer, the rocks to the north-west of second officer the next morning when he got no reply to bis examined. said he was on the Hwanghwa Island at 7.20 p.m. distress signals and got tug and bridge when the pilor left. The We consider that the cause of the
from Amoy. lighters
No course they were steering was casualty was an unexpected easter- 5.43 E. While on board he did ly set, which carried the ship one. life
lost. was
Assistance
We are came from Hongkong. The vessel not watch the compass. He went mile out of her course. was patched up and brought to into the skipper's room and wrote of opinion that, although the Hongkong. The ship got off the the log. After writing up the log. master was justified in relying The read the course on the chart. upon the arrows, indicating the rocks on the 21st. The No.
Chart No. 1767, bulkhead was strengthened and That course would have taken set of the tides, marked on
was ill-advised in con- ̈ the ship was towed off by the tug them half-a-mile from Singsu Is- Admiralty Taikoo and came under her own land. When the pilot left, the be
Singeu light was faintly visible.tinuing DOW She was
He did not see the Tratam light, under the "circunstances which Aberdeen docks, undergoing re- Mr. Pollock would submit pairs. While the ship was on the which was completely obscured. included the fact that the fog that that is a certificate of regis rocks, the ebb was north-east and About five minutes past seven obscured all marks, and in pro- He ceeding at full speed in such ter in the United Kingdom.
the food south-west. He attribut he went down to dinner.
waters, after losing ed the grounding to the current was down there until the ship narrrow flowing
north-east struck. The stranding, he should sight of the light which he was There being na There
extensive think, was caused by the tide. approaching. damage to No. 1 hold. The vessel During the time the ship was on evidence of negligence or of in- holed underneath the rocks for twelve days he took competency or misconduct or the badly that "hold. The cargo in No. 1 the soundings. The flood tide set part of the Master orother officer
steps for the The Court was satisfied that the hold was jettisoned. It was bad towards the south-west and the of the ship, and all necessary safety of Hong Wan I was a British shiply damaged. The cargo in the ebb tide towards the north-east.
the ship, cargo
and No. 2 hold was not damaged. The Captain H. P. Robinson said he No. 2 cargo was put aft. The set his course on the south-west. Passengers having been taken was master of the Hong Wan I for load in the stern at low water was did you see the Singsu light after the stranding, we do not consider it necessary to deal with' Eve months.The ship stranded 81 feet.
the certificates of competency." the evenirg of
9th the
Captain Taylour:-Eighty-one!. Mr. Pollock said :-That is the j January outside the harbour. Goodgracions! What was the ship whole case. We submit that: He was sailing from Singapore drawing when you were drawing there was this current which set to Amoy. There was B gen16.3 forward and 18.6 forward north-east through the ebb tide. eral cargo of 500 to 600 on leaving Amoy;
That does not rest on the fact that tons and over 1,113 Chinese pass-
on this account the ship was engers, first, second and third. He
carried to the north-east. The took the course round the right
Captain had the fullest opportun- channel. The pilot left at 6.50
the pilot, P.m. When
left, witness and the second officer the bridge. The weather was very hazy, with a light air from the north- There were two lights east. from Amor, one the Tratam and the other the Singsu. He drop- ped the plot there. From there he set the course 5.E. 43. That would have carried him a quarter of a mile from the Singsu island. the time the pilot From
the ship be did not the Tratam light
Capt. Taylour: It is not a matter of Colonial register, but a British certificate of registration under the Merchant Shipping Act. The certificate of registration was produced.
KOWLOON WATERWORK? LEVEL. under the Ordinance.
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Consumption Estimated population
Dead per day.
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W. CHATHAM, Water At har ty.
SCOTS BUDDHIST PRIEST. A native of Berwick has been living as a Buddhist priest in a Siamese temple for many years. Mr. John Hogg, a Barwick man who is in the Consular service and at present home from Siam on leave, made this statement to the Berwick Journal. The dis. covery was made through the man being reported to the British Legation.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
GES, MOM SAID
WE COULD PLAY OVER
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The Court.--When the master
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HOOVER FOR PRESIDENT.?
New York. Jan. 22. The World
When did you verify the com- pass? Just before going to Amoy. It was dark when we left.
By the Court:-How do you ity during the twelve days of has announced in an editorial its know that this was the position seeing it. The Captain has said support of Mr. Hoover for Presi in the chart?-It could not have that the ebb tide tad set to the dent regardless of his party ticket. been very far, as we dropped the north-east and the flood the The announcement has caused a pilot near the land. When he left south-west. With regard to the decided sensation in political cir I could see the lights when I set casualties, as the Captain has told cles throughout the country. The the course. Then I lost sight the Court, there was no loss of interesting points are, first, that. of the lights.
no body damaged, so the World is underst ad to be the
life and
Did you use the leads-I had far as the skipper knows. We organ of the Wilson Administra- them handy, but I did not use submit that unfortunately the tion; second, that Mr. Hoover did I could not get tross skipper followed the chart. The not announce himself as a can- them. bearings. The compass was done chart does not show the ebb tide didate though he is popular among in Hongkong three months ago. that set to the north-east. The the people: third, Mr. Hoover's I verified it.
Captain went by the chart. Un-political ticket is unknown: the What speed were you going fortunately, the arrows in the Democrats claim that he is a near SingsuAbout nine knots. chart showing the current were Democrat but the Republicana it was covered by bazs. Jast working up to 11 and 12. That ot correct.
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make a contrary claim.
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