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So, 1946
四拜禮
十月四英港香
"HEUNGSHAN" ENQUIRY ENDS:
QUESTION OF PILOT
CONTROL.
Buoy Lighted ?
The
UNION CHURCHÍ
MANSE SOLD.
NEW RESIDENCE
PURCHASED..
THURSDAY APRIL .10,
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
TO-DAY'S ANNUAL
MEETING..
-1924. ateh
IN THE NEWS.
TWO FINANCIAL EXPERTS.
Two men of great financio! oxperienco have just concluded their labours as honds of import-i
Union Church Manso,; The second ordinary yearly ant enquiry committees. There situata next the Church on Ken-meeting of the Hongkong En-are Mr. Reginald McKenna, a nedy Road, bas, we understand gineering and Construction Com-former, Chancellor of the Ex- pany, Ltd., was hold at the offices choqter, whose committan has been sold and a now residence of Messrs. Showan, Tomos and Lt. Commander Dawson: This purchased for the use of the Co., at noon to-day. Mr. R. Q. pilot has been No. 1 on the Pastor. Heungshan since 1915 and was.
Was Junk Rock
Tho Chiof, Officer, Mr. Jamesį (T) Gibson, was the first witness called this morning when the inquiry into the stranding of the not leansed until March this. It will be recalled that the Houngshan was continued. year? Yes; very few pilols on recent annual report of the Mr. Gibson described in detail the Cantón river are licensed.
he journey up the river. At. It is not compulsory? No. Jan Chan, there were several
Sunks at anchor and they were The President: An unlicensed
witness added, | pilot is not a pilot, lighted, "but,"
they are not particular which end of the junk they put themj
Shortly afterwards, they
This concluded the evidence.
Mr. POTTER'S POINTS.
the
Showan (Managing Director) presided and there were alko present the Vory Rev. Father Robert, Mr. J. Scott Harsion Union Church stated that it had Directors) Mr. S. Courtney Cook long been feit that the position Smith, Fung Tat-bang, L. Gain, (Secretary), and Messrs. A. W.
of tho Manse WAR
now F. J. Easterbrook, M. A. Razack, undesirablo, as the district] Woo Yoo-tuk and Chan Chan-nam is very congested and becoming (sharoholders). noisier every year, it being added |
The notico of meeting having that efforts were being made to been read, secure another residence in Л. quieter locality.
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bussed two or three sathpa and then picked up some dark Mr. Potter addressed
The Chairman said: Gentle- bbjects ahead. The captain gaye Court briefly and said he was
men, As the roport, accounts ,the order "to starboard "and wit-¦ not thore for the purpose of find-
We learn that the object and auditors' report have been in ness walked from the port side tong someone to blame for the view has now been attained. The your hands for several days. I the starboard sido and looked accident. He wished only to be Manse has been sold, and a new adopt the usual procedure and propose, with your permission, to j over to see if they were clearing of some nesistance to the Courthouse, situate on Severn Road treat the same as read. For the thom all right. Immediately
in coming to their decision. below, he saw a faint glimmer of Thure seemed to be four points (being No. 400 The Peak) has reasons mentioned in our last green light and realised that it which he thought were worthy been purchased in its place. report the accounts before you was the Junk Rock buoy, Ile of consideration. It was, had to look hard to pick it up, thought, the bounden duty of the residence will be secured later in small profit for the half-year we hé Possession of the newly-required are for the half-year only. Al
though we are able to report a and then it was too late to do taptain to have informed his the year. anything. The engines · were
aro still faft with an adverso opped, but the steamier struck his orders as soon as ho heard of ownere of the countermanding of
The old Manso is, we under-balance of $34,73741 as the result the Rock.
the whole this is not an unsatin- of the first year's working. On
factory result for the first year's working of a new Company like ours. As the Chairman at the
LIGHT WANTED
TRIMMING.
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it himself, in fairness to them stand, to be pulled down by the and to himself. Ho should have
purchaser and two house let them know. The captain said: that he knew that an enquiry erected on the site.
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HOW GERMANY IS TO PAY.
BUDGET REVENUES EXEMPT FOR TWO YEARS.
NORMAL CONDITIONS BY 1929,
(Reuter's Service.)
London, April 9. It is noteworthy that under the exports" réparations recom- mendations the Allies would make no direct call upon Dormany's budget revenues during the next two years, seeing that payment of a milliard gold marks 1924 to 1925 would be provided by moans of a foreign loan of eight hundred million gold marks and two hundred millions from railways.
The payment of 1,220 millions in 1925-26 would be obtained as follows: Fivo hundred and ninety-five millions from railways, 125 millions from industrial debentures, and 500 millions from the sale of the railway company's shares.
The payment of twelve hundred millions in 1926-27 would comprivo 500 millions from railways, 290 millions from a transport tax, 250 millions from industrial debentures, and only 110 millions from the budget revenues.
The payment of 1,750 millione in 1927-28 would comprise 660 millions from railways, 290 millions from the transport tax, 300 millions from industrial debentures, and 500 millions from budget revenues...
The exports assume that Germany's financial and economic situation will have returned to normal by the end of 1928-29. The payment of 2,500 millions in that your will comprise 660 millions from railways 290 millions from the transport tax, 300 millionę from industrial debentures, and 1,250 millions from the budget revenues. French and German Views.
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Paris, April 9. The evening newspapers comment favourably in the expert reports, and consider the value of these is derived from their unanimity. They think they justify the French policy. The Temps, referring to the experts" rocûnimendation that France and Belgium- shall forthwith abandon the exploitation of the Ruhr and Rhineland Pledges, while claiming to substitute completion of guarantees, enya that France realises the axiont of the sacrifice asked for, but is ready to raise no obstacle to the agreement proposed.
Berlin, April 9.
What Germany Thinks.
Borlin, April 9. Political cipeles hore regard the experts' decisions, as far as already known, as containing the possibility of discussion. The jopinion is held that the figures are far too high, but the proposalu
are assured a thorough examination.
In reply to Mr. Brutton, was coming off and that he knew witness said that little more the evidonce would come
lust meeting pointed out, we had been investigating the flight of Zeitung, which regards General Dawes lettur a distinctly pro- The early newspaper vlows vary from the Nationalist Deutsche han half minute elapsed thon, but eleventh hour evidenco.
to start from the beginning and German capital and etween the time the Captain was apt
now | German and anti-French, to the Deutsche Allgemeine, the industria- to be discredited.Į
much time and money were exues propa's for prevention lists organ, which is at present prepared to concedo that a great fave the order to starbound and Touching on the question of the steered their course
ponded before we could get of thu vil: the time, tho boat struck.
and General attempt has been made to solve the reparations question in a by times gether a trained staff and the Charles G. Das es, the American businesslike manner, After veracity of the pilot. Mr. Potter five minutes to such and such a considerable amount of plant and assing Tarraco Head, his main said the man appeared to have a
expert who W LR appointed, bject was to pick up the Junk remarkable memory, a phenomen, and three minutes to the equipment which is essential for Rock buoy, but he did not see it memory, a memory worthy of
next place, and NO on. There the business of a Inrge con- until they were too close to do a far better position than a pilot between the captain and the pilot work to secure baginess. To do
seemed
a dual responsibility tractor, and then we had to sat to anything. It wantod trimming on a river bout, and it.occurred very badly. He did not know to him that the pilot had carefully changed very frequently, and first, which we expected would Officers on these boats were that we took some contracts, al what course the pilot sot, but he studied what he was going to say new 4ficer who knew nothing of bring us a profit, though only a should have sot W. by S8 before he came into 'Court. The river could not be expected to small one, but which, as a matter The hole was about 75 feet from regard to the pilot's position on tall the pilor, of all persons, what of fact, have left some small the bows. The floor tide might board, he seemed to have virtual to do, and it was absolutely imlosses. Thay, however, served tarry them
little off their contral of the boat, and he would possible for the captain to be on our purpose, which was to bring Bourse. It was impossible to suggest that it was hardly a right the bridge from the time the hoa ourselves hofors the public as steer a straight course on the system of navigation.
left the wharf at Hongkong till experienced_design_and_cota -iver—they had—19---be
antiqually dodging other craft. The third point was: Washerreached Canton
structors in rainforced concrete) |there a fight on the Junk · Ruck
Continuing. Mr. Brutton said by the most up-to-date methods.
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By Mr. Potter: He was very buoy ? Until this morning belthat the quartermaster must have in this r.spact we may claim surprised that they had not picked had thought that the captain's eyed the order of the pilot The some measure of sace 28.
p the bay. Ho did not con-ider ease would be that Biere was no Dungshan could not have bean at our work Laving been subject! that any special precautionary light on the buoy that night, but Ameasures should have been inkon: Mr. Gibson had told them that pointing to the shore hac ho norfod to very new re tests with Hatis-
the boat was going slow. He there was a light, although He was used to obeying the orders done so. It was an impossibility. Jected the light on the port wide,
Was a very fint o e. Captain it if he had gone to the star Laycuck had told them that the of the pilots, and probably did it bard side sooner he could not
instinctively. have observed the light any enoner than he did.
liet, was visible at 5.40 which was only about forty minutes after the Heung-han struck.
THREE REASONS.
fuctory results,
Unexpect difficulties have also boon encountered in conner- lion with certain Govorament con- ricts and some losses have boen sustained
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Thow
Mr. Potter: You could not Perlapsi, as the captain said, the Mr. Brutton attributed tho, ne-diffenities have since been ove“ jave seen the light even had it light was triumod but woon the two cident to three rousons; the firul come and work on the contracts
SAFE TO GO ON.
Captain Laycock. of the s.s.
$2,000,000.
with
Europe.
GENERAL DAWEJ.
OUR MOTOR BUSES.
MATTERS NEEDING
ATTENTION.
Wo have received the following lattor for publication -:-
ELECTROCUTED.
WORKMAN'S TRAGIC DEATH.
...
bofel an electrician whilst at work Suddon death by electrocution
on a standard on the hillside at Sir,-A point worthy of notice, Pokfulum yesterday. especially in view of the recont According to the story' told.by metor_bus smash on the Castle a number of earth-coolies living Poak Road, is that in London the in a matshed near-by, the man was drivers of the buses are entirely seen to climb the pole, and, after Isolated from the passengers and having reached the top and at- also that no wind screens are tended to the wires, a sudden fitted, the drivor being supplied flash occurred, and the man foll with tarpaulin which bo can backwards, dropping heavily to the a fellow-countryman, to'
pull up sufficiently high to pro- the ground. Death had cocurred Seen bright if you were on the times. The boat was entirely out|that the pilot placed the loat on is pow proceeding more satis the committee un: German ro-alaments but having his vision spot.
toct most of his body from the when the police arrived on the port side? We could have seen of her course. He was not trying a different course without thefactorily,
parations, and whose report is
It -WES thon -found tat a distance from either side to exaggerate; the 'mombors of knowledge of the captain. The As regards the future, we need likely to prove of the groutest clear and uninterrupted. I am the mun hal heen electrocuted. had the light been bright.
the Court wero, all experienced, captain. thought, that the usual, The look-out said he saw no mon and would understand course had been set and that she not feel at all apprehensive, an importance to the whole of not certain but I rather believe He had with him the regulation that these two points are covered rubber glo worn by electri- ght until after the accident and what ไ meant when
he should therefore have been nearer Wo have enough work in hand to
11 by London County Council cians, but his right hand wan left then noticed & dim light on the said she was entirely but of her to the north bank, The second was staff fully employed so that our keep aur plaut, equipment and
Rogulations.
uncovered. The missing glove [buoy.
course. The point he wanted to that there was no light visible make wae: Ought the captain on the Junk Rock buoy The the lowest possible porcentage of Directors. I take this op place in wet weather, the vision overhead expenses may be isased'
Hore, exactly the opposite takes was found near where the man
Foll. to have known that he was near evidence was conclusive What
Although not on" of the Eler- . being partially obscured by a wet Junie Rock? Ought he to have Captain Laycock saw at 5.40 a.m: of cost. In this respect I may tell portunity of acknowledging our Kwong Sai, said that the light at realised that ho was almost on had no bearing at all. The third you that contracts for work now great indebtedness to Mr. Taggart glass wind-shield and the driver tric Company's employees the 3.40 was not too good and not too top of it? And ought he not, in reason was that the captain's in progress amount to more than for his valuable assistance as first is surrounded by a party of man had apparently been engaged bad. It was foggy and they did view of the fact that he had seen orders were countormanded. The
Managing Director of this Com- talkative friends further dis-in fixing the pluge connecting the mains with the branch wire lead. hot pick it up until they were light, to have taken some act of porting the helm turned
ing to a new house on Bassoon The method of piling which typany, and I much regret that he tracting his attention, steps to avoid danger? Mt the boat on to the rock, whereas, known as the "Franki" step as he considers that his post-general use here
feels it necursary to take this Also with the type of bue in Road. Potter submitted that the captain had she continued to bear to the System has been thoroughly.
the driver Captain Woolacott: Did you should have known his position.starboard, there was a possibility tested in actual foundations and tion as Managing Director of site either in the middle of
When he examined him, the that she would have got through has not only given all the results certain other companies might the vehicle or on the left hand ARMED ROBBERY. captain put to him the position on the south of the rock without promised but has stood far higher and to
a conflict of interests side, which is absolutely of being placed in a dark room touching. She might have got tests than are required. We claiming contracts now in land and the road is enforced, as it means In connection with build- wrong when a loft hand rule of
A COOLIE'S HOUSE and walking across it without through, and then the captain that this method of 'piling
ENTERED.. under consideration.. bumping into something--a chair could have given the order to port provides both stronger. and
that whilst a driver can overläke or a table. In answer to that he and they would have got in the cheaper foundations curly in Report and Accounts of the Com: risk, he has not a vary wear three men committed an armed
I now beg to propose that the vehicles with the minimum of
Armed with a dagger, a chop por and a revolver respectively, would say that he thought if he straight again. Mr. Puttor had usual methods, particularly in could, so the walls he would be said that the captain should have difficult or reclaimed ground, and any for the half-year ended 31st vision of the distance between robbery about midnight at ofimistic anough to say he could known his position. Three things we hope to see this process in December, 1933, a proanted, he his own and the on-coming Matsura, mouse chosen And the dons without colliding pointed to the opposite. He did gonoral use for works of importa duly seconded, questions an ip the A driver has no right to over. latter to-day stated that whilst
Adopted, and when this has been vehicle.. en have anchored.
with anything. Captain Thomas not know that the usual course ance
| being the abode of a osölle. The in this Colony before raport and accounts may be put. CAPT. THOMAS RECALLED admitted he could Hoa both was not being followed; he long
The adoption of the report and take and pass a veblolo going in asleep the door was burst opan, Captain Thomas was recalled at
thought the sampans were forry the request of the President, and MR. BRUTTON ON PILOTS. sido of
boats which run to the north I do not want to appear to be nocpunts was seconded by Futhor the same direction as himself and, armed with torches, the men the river and be too optimistio or to promise more Rohort and unanimously agreed unless he has plenty of room, made their appearance. He was the other witnesses were ordered But of court.
did not know that there was a than we can perform, but wo id, without questions
whereas he has to pass vehicles subjected too search," and after Mr. Hall Brutton urged that it flood tide running which have paid for our experience; out. On proposition of Mr. Razack, coming towards him whether he staying in the place, for about. *. The President-Why did you was perfectly sound policy to would tend to carry him into the organisation has improved with seconded by Mr Sulth, the Hon. likes it or not and very often quarter of an hour, the gang. ach the shup on the north allow the pilots control of the ship, south bank. He asked the Court that experience sod, as we now, Sir Paul Chator and Mr. J. with only inches of space,
and property amounting Because I noticed that. They were men who were brought to say that the captain was not with gur improved organisation, Scott Harston, the rating Dire Some towns in England, I bet 24,90 soon as I put the engines up to be pilots and were selected culpable in regard to the scold- fein better phápe, in elvery way ipre, wara unanjiyously re-elect love, entirely prohibit the use of (alów, shood" the boat was becative of their knowledge of this ent, and to exonerate him from Kwinging that way and i! I lisdriver." They started as quarter, blamo.
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consider the weather conditions suitable for navigation 7-Yes...
It was safe to go on? --Yes, The Provident ---If you had not Teen the Junk Rock buoy, would
busy. Wow rouhave Isbould have continued Along the north side until haqught I had passed and would
Kone
bankė,
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bled to alter the helm and break | masters, wore promoted, to`second |
awing it, would have taken pilots and finally were appointed FINDING RESERVED. long and the boat."might|frat pilote. They.ara on the boats
The President said that the
vo sunk in deep waler, "The for the sole rurpose of piloting the
ustion called for immediate boutskaplike river Mr. Folter Court would consider tion and the only thing to do had commented on the pilot's On ling and announce it int
to keep her dwirtinke
ry for times. These pilots course.
thất "we" were sizzmonthe-dgor-1ted. 800.210. reason: we should not
be able to lay before you a mu more encouragingen report this time dext
Tungk
|| made their escapa with mone
"Jöft-hand"-driven, cars – within than propored
seconded their boundaries, and it would bo zna ang advantage to road utoms "if
that were in force Bore.