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“LOONG SANG " DISASTER.
Captain Jowett's Story.
TO-DAY'S ENQUIRY.
Kalgan.
-master of the
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same time and drowned. second officer was' seon'standing on the poop, and the Captain eventually saved himself.
The
DAY
DAY.
MODERN CIVILISATION IB
Capt. Jowett's Evidence. SUFFOCATING ITSELF IN THE POLLUTED ATMOSPHERE AND Captain Percy Jowett said he
DARKNESS OF OUR GREAT IN- was in comniand of the LoongDUSTRIAL CITIES Dr. C. P. Sang on Aug 17th. She was Childe." inside No. 3, dook at Kowloon.
Hongkong is to send an inter-
The enquiry into the founder-She had been in dook about a
Yesterday's health return shows ing of the Indo-China Steam month and was there for the would be well if the Canton Navigation Company's Loong purpose of being surveyed for two Portuguese cases of outerie authorities took notice of the Sang. during the big typhoon, passenger certificate. Her engines fever and, une Chinoso, case of
small-pox. statements contained in the commenced at the Harbour Office had been dismantled. The ship this morning. The Court was was going to be repaired and foregoing. We should like to composed of Comdr. Beckwith would have been in dock for some know whether there, is any truth (President); Lieut.Comdr. R. time longer. On the morning of in those allegations and also in a Ramsbotham. H.M.S. Dionode; the 17th sho left No. 3 dock to port tennis team to Shanghai further story that Mr. Ching was Captain A. J. Hailey, master of allow the Patria to come in. next month, comprising a pair of the Empress of Canada; Captain They wore towed out about 11.15. doubles and one singles. The
They went alongside the players will soon be selected. recently visited in his cell by R. N. Hodgson, master of the prominent members of the Can-Rhexenor; and Captain G. H.Derwent, which was alongside the Kowloon wall. The ship hadi ton Government and a demand Fennefather.
The look office of the Vacuum her anchors and cables. The red made for a million dollars," as
Mr. E. Davidson appeared on signal was hoisted about 11.25. Oil Company has received cable they had heard that he had more behalf of the Indo-China S. N. Later in the day the black signal news to the offect that practically than this amount invested in Co., Mr. G: K. Hall Brution re was hoisted and arrangements all the Company's staff at Yoku
presented the China Coast were made to be towed out to hamma and Tokyo are safe. Hongkong shares. There would
Kowloon Bay about 5.30. The Officers Guild.
Marine the certainly appear a need for the Engineers Guild of China, the ship was towed out by the Henry
A telogram has been received throwing of further light on, this brew, and the relatives of the Keswick and another tug. She
channel rocks. (It was the usual,China Station, that Mrs. Vial case of Mr. Ching, and in parti-deceased. Captain Jowett, master anchored to the nurtward of the from the Commander-in-Chief. cular we should like to know of the Loong Sang, was legally thing to get Kowloon Bay, when (wife of Mr. Viel, of Jarding's) is the black signal went up, witness also safe and on board the Andre whether he had a fair trial and represented by Mr. D. J. Lewis.
The Facts Outlined. explained. The ship was moored Lebon. on what evidence the charge of
Mr. Davidson, outlining the with 105 fathoms on the star embezzlement was proved.
facis, Said the Loong Sang, which board anchor and 30 fathonis on
The Misses G. and A. Choa was 1,092 registered tons, was sur-the port anchor. The depth of veyed in 1922 for passenger traffic.water was 51 fatbons. Thore and Masters R. and H. Cho
ehildren of Mr. Chou Posien. Her certificate expired on July the trgs left the ship,
It was a calm. still night. but returned to the Colony from Shanghai on Thursday by the "Let's talk about the weather."6th, 1993. She arrived in Hong-
kong about a week after that date weather showed signs of getting Empress of Canada. Mis R That old gug, which crops up and was, therefore, due for a new bad at 3 o'clock in the morning. Rumjuhn returned to the Coloug when conversation on other topics
On the Weather.
slackene, comes to mind to-day survey for the purpose of renow-The barometer was registering from Tientsin yesterday by the when we contemplate the reallying the certificate. Her ongines 29.53. The wind was N-N-W
Ene weather that Hongkong in wore dismantled and on July with a force about 3. The winds Chipshing. experiencing. Last month it was 18th she went into dock to get increased. At 7.30 it was about an accepted fact that typhoons her hull surveyed. As a result North and blowing fresh At eight could be expected to make regular of these surveys, it was found Jo'clock it was blowing pod and Wanchai polico was followed by
Information received by die
that certain repairs would be strong Later it increased to HONGKONG, 13th Sept., 1923, - week-end' visits, with the accom-
necessary. These were to be full typhoon force and the buro-the assigninent of a number of panying rain. We went for mère
tho night before last; Shortly than a week without being once done in No. 3 dock. but on Aug. metor dropped rapidly.. Witness officers for duty at Swatow Land IS THIS TRUE?
dry-bod. We had a "record 10th this dock was required for looked at his cables about 8 typhoon, & "record August rain- the Patria, which needed slight o'clock, but they were all after elevon o'clock, a party of fall, and serious floods. In a way repairs. There was, therefore, right. Shortly after 9 gelock, three men came along and their we had enough of the vagaries of nothing to be done but to tow the witness saw the China come down appearance was the signal for very near the Loung Shan: The the datoctives to close in. In that According to Canton news climate to last us for the rest of Loong Sang out.
pursuit which On the morning of the 17th.. Loong Sang was sheering wildly struggle and papers, Mr. T. T. Ching, former the year. We write this after managing director of the Pro-more than a week of ideal weather when the Loong Sang was towed and as there two vassels went hy followed, two of the suspects out. the red signal was hoisted the Long Sang scraped them. were caught, the third managing vincial Bank of Kwangtung and conditions, with a dry atmosphere about 11.30. She was made fast Witness thought his boat. began to escape. On one of the prisoners
so that the green fur" on our Commissioner of Finance, has leather footwear has disappeared), outside for a time, but when the to drag about 9.20. Witness left was found a revolver loaded in
the bridge to see if anybody had five chambers. een sentenced to death by court cloudless sky, and tempered heat, black signal went up about 4.30 martial for alleged embezzlement In fact, those residents who have arrangements were made to take felt any shocks. He was coming
A Sikh policeman made an un fisen at sunrise these last few her to Kowloon Bay. Captain along the dock and met the Chief Jowett would tell them that in Officer, They both felt a shock. of a large sum of money, and days have enjoyed what seemed as opinion she was moored in a Witness went on the bridge and usual capture in Wing On Street officials are now consulting with almost a "nip" in the air, giving, Dr. Sun Yat-sen regarding the promise of the couler days to safe and satisfactory manner saw they were in touch with a carly this morning. This was « under the circumstances, and farge ship. They were scraping youth whose peculiar, behaviour, como. After some of the morn procedure to be adopted for thegs we have experienced this Captain Groundwater would say down her port side with their nad caused a big crowd ofy podl the same. Early the next morningstarboard bow. Witness ordered ators to gather round him? What carrying out of the sentence, summer, it is easy to become the first officer saw that the boats the third officer to put all hands he was doing was to dance atent This news again directs attention almost
to a
enthusiastic over. +2
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was dragging.neartily joining in the laughter. case which would appear temperature of 75 degrees! And and ports were secured and every-in life belts. He then saw that and gesticulate in a wild nume
last, but by no means least, the thing done to make the ship safe, the port cable to call for considerable explana- typhoons seem to be fighting shy The ship held her position until They attempted tu veer out more which his antics produced. The about 9.30, when the wind was cable on the port anchor. They Sikh policeman, anxious to per- tion. From what we can hear of Hongkong, giving us a very blowing with hurricane force. could not hold it and this cable mit. the traffic to rosume, took Mr. Ching is still incarcerated wide berth.
and is said to be in chains. That,
Changes in Climate.
was
17
10 some more
It was thought that she then ran right ont of the locker. the youth into custody. In the commenced to drug, but it was Witness went back to the chatge room of the Central difficult for those on board to see bridge and saw their second Ponce Station, the youth treated we suppose, is only natural con-
what was happening owing to the collision. They scraped down the tho Inspector sidering that he is reported to be
vessel. doing dances and it was then deem- Old residents,inform us that force of the wind and the thick port side of Funder sentence of death, although this year has net had the "real" ness of the weather. A little be- damage amidships and on the ed advisable to dispatch him with capital punishment for embezzle-Hongkong summer whatever fore 10 o'clock, she drifted a little poop. They were travelling very all haste to the Asylum, but he mont, even if proved, is hardly in that is and with the exception nearer to the Channel Rocks and past-they went by in a Bash, proved so violent that he had to
of a few days in May and the to the Loung Shan and the China. Witness saw all the crow had be lashed on to a stretcher." accordance with modern ideas of first week of September, the heat The Captain and the Chief Officer their lifebelts on. He hoped the justice,
has not come up to expectations, both went aft to see that there ship would strand somewhere We have been informed that All we can say is Thank good was no danger of fouling the where the crew could get ashore.
As Witheen realised that collisions Questioned about the cables, ness for that! It is suggested chains of those two ships. Mr. Ching was arrested at the that the climate here is changing, they were returning, both felt were inevitable. He went on the Capt. Jowett said they were in instigation of the Young" Sun in common with the rest of the a severe shock. It was prob-bridge again and then saw the good condition in 1922 and he
at this moment third collision. Three vessels thought so in 1923.
Mr. Hall Brution Are you' Party, the charge being that he world. It was recently declared able that
by Chinese observers that the the ship broke loose. The Chief Love insight, close together. had made away with some six winters in North China are grow Officer went on to the forecastle The Loung Sang hit the centre perfectly sure whether you were million dollars belonging to the ing milder and the summers to inspect the cable. He advancone, broadside on to her bow. The dragging or whether one of the Provincial Bank," It current re- hotter, whilst in the South (in-ed as far as he dared, and, look-other ship's bow sunk into the cables parted?--That is a ques- Replying to Mr. Davidson, wit- ports are trite, however, he has cluding Hongkong) the summers ing over the bow, saw that the Loong Sang between Nos, 1 and tion, which I cannot answer.
are getting cooler and the winters starboard cable was then up and 2 hatches, abreast the fore-mast. actually embezzled no money at more severe. And they put the down.... At the same time he was The Long Sung took a trem-noss explained that it was the are conscious of a severe shock and ]endons list to starboard.. The custom in Ilongkong to put ships all. We are informed that during "blame," of course they
thick that in a typhoon anchorage without the Northerners-on
Panama a crash. The ship heeled over to weather his term of office, Mr. Ching was Canalt. So far as we are con-starboard and the Chief Officer Captain Jowett could not see steam when they were undergoing asked by. Dr. Sun to finance the corned, we hope there is some-was thrown over the railing. The more than 40 yards. Later the survey or were going in dock.
In fall stunned him and when he ship righted herself but her
First Officer's story. They Later's ill-fated Northern Ex-thing in this contention.
it is anticipated came to be found himself on the fore deck was awash. pedition which, it will be remem-Europe.
Mr. J. S. Musson, Bret officer, that the period following the deck of a J.C.L.L.. vessel and the passed by a naval vessel. Then
witness saw her stern swinging said hesuperintended the mooring. bered, got in further than Kwei-glacial epoch has reached its Loong Sang had disappeared. lin, and that the six million limits. This seems to be the Meanwhile, Mr. Davidson con- and he know they were on the He was up before six o'clock un the case, with the eastern portion of tinged, Captain Jowett had gone bottom. He saw some of the the morning of the typhoon. amount which was paid over to Britain experiencing a tropical up to the bridge. Io urrived crew go overboard and that was Witness had a look at the cables strange, ship the last he saw of the second and then made the ship secure, Dr. Sun, part before he left for summer, and France suffering there to find a
100 alongside the Long Sang, scrap-engineer and his wife, The third There was steam on the donkey over temperatures well Kwellin and the balance when he degrees Fahrenheit. Seientists Ling her port side. Captain officer, was with witness and
cables several times. The ship took refuge in the cruiser Wing predict that the days of really Jowett gave orders for all hands they attempted to shift a box, and engine-75 lbs. Ile looked at the Fung. We are farther old that cold and dry winters in Britain to put on life, belts and then throw to them to give them did not drag at first. She began are about to return; and many went forward to try and slack more to support them. Captain to drag between nine and half
13 runding and
past. A short time later, witness when Mr. Ching was first im-people will not be sorry. We away the port cable. As soon as Jowett heard prisoped, the Young Sun recollect our grandparents stories the windlass was released they tearing below, and just at that was with the Captain and felt a of the elden-day winters, and how last charge and the able run moment he was washed over bump. He looked at the cables. Party asked for a sum of a lakh they witnessed the roasting of an out. The Loong Sang collided board. He prosumed the engine The starboard cable was hanging of dollars as the price of his re-fox on the frozen Saverit; and we with another ship, Then drified room bulkhead had been washed up and down. He felt a crash and
the
of bows
un away.
the next thing he remembered lesso, that this was paid over possess photographs of the garden, across
tauker und the tem taken some forty to fifty years vil
Witness said the life-saving he was sitting up on the deck of and that they then demanded 11
ship rose bithes of that
#truck ago, showing: the.
her appliances were in good condi- the other ship. As far as witness further two lakhs. It is further covered with a heavy full of snow It wor that collision which tion and also the boats, but in knew, the anchors, cables and stated that this latter sum was in late June. However, we fancy probably caused the foundering that weather it was impossible to windlass were in good condition, Capt. Groundwater, master of arranged for in Hongkong and that, if these learned men he cor- of the vessel. She took a list to lunch them. He had 35 Chinese
rect, the dwellers in temperate starboard. Then she righted her on board at the time.
thefonry Keswick gave evidence. to the effect that his tug and handed over to General Ngai regions will not welcome the pos- self, but her forward decks
another towed the Loong Sang" to Bong-ping, but oven this amount sibility of a return of the glacial were awash and the Captain
M Hall Brutton --Did you Kowloon Bay. Witness gavo her would not suffice, for
the period, however gradual; and came to the conclusion that
those who dwell in the tropical she would go down. Shortly protest about being shifted out of what he considered to be about "Young" Sun Party is then rogions of the earth will probably afterwards the Captain saw Mr. dock?
the best anchorage in the Bay. stated to have asked for a total all have died premature deaths and Mrs. Barron go over the side,
Witness replied that he could In the experience of witness the of Alve lakim, in consequence of long before the cooling process He and the third officer tried to
Was moored was the best way. has extended sufficiently to be of throw them a box when the Cap-not object. It was done in the way in which the Loong Sang
under the circumstances.: which General Ngai is stated to any benefit to them. So let us tainhinsself was washed overboard, Colony every day.
Mr. Hall Brutton:-Did you
The enquiry is being continuod TD have, returned the two lakhs to accept whatever Providence pro-Ho never saw the third officer
Mr. Ching's relative. There, su vides, and not talk about it again again and the assumption was know the result of this recent the afternoon.
that he was washed over at the survey No. we are informed, the position re-
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