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Shanghal Apr. 2. Although there is a law-Ordl- nance No. 38 of 1909-which makes The Commandant of the Hoog The Kuomia news agency states tho regular inspection of factory kong Volunteer Defence Corps that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, bollers compulsory, it has become has issued the following notice to who was preceded by his staff, a dead letter as far as Hongkong all tanks: Ma
arrived at Hanchow on Saturday la concerned, stated the Coroner The grant of Colours to the afternoon from Pukow; and adds (Mr. R. E. Lindsell) yesterday, at Hongkong Volunteer Defence that the Klangean Arsenal de the close of the enquiry Into the Corps, having recolved the anticspatched two trainloads of muni recent factory explosion at Sai-tion of the Army Council has tions yesterday to Nanking destin wanho (Shaukiwan).
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It is officially announced, not-1 Fea-nut Oll Factory was the scene On Sunday, 6th May, His Ex of a violent explosion which shook cellency the Governor will prosent withstanding reports to the con- the district. A boller in the fac. the Colours to the Corps, on Mur-trary, that Li Chal-sum, Chief-of- tory blew up through the roof of ray Parade Ground, at 9.80 a.m. Staff to the Commander-in-Chief the factory, and two
On this important event in the is not returning to Canton for were killed and eleven others in history of the Corps, the Comman- the time being, but is remaining at Jured.
dant hopes that every member Nanking to take charge of the In the course of the Coroner's who can possibly do so will make situation in the rear, while Chiang
a point of attending
Kai-shek is directing operations enquiry held into the circumstances The Colours have been provided at the front.-Reuter.
workmen
of the entastrophe, it was dis-by the Ladies of the Colony, whose closed that the Chinese boller presence will be welcomed at the tender had been remiss in his Parade, and at Volunteer Head-subject of the control of boilers, duties, which, on a point of negli-quarters after the ceremony. should imagine you have some. gence, raised the question of.
criminal responsibility, leading to
thing to say about the carrying out of this law of 1908, which, as I remarked just now, appears, as far as this Colony is concerned, a dond letter."
a possible verdict of manslaughter, effective unless carried out by a
The jury in their finding yester-qualified person,
The Foreman of the Jury: The day, however, reduced the verdict
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Other Interesting recommenda tions in regard to compulsory in spection of bollers accompanied the verdict.
Inspection of Bollers The last of the witnesses, a Chinese who described himself as an engineer, stated he made an official test of the boiler in October last, cleaning out the water-cocks of the steam-gauge and subjecting the boiler itself to a hydraulic pressure of 150 lbs. He found on that occasion that the boller was in serviceable condition.
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such ignorance did not excuse the Witness replied he was not pre-boiler-tender, and that utter care- pared to speak on the subject.
The Foreman: I have been toldssness was shown, it was their that certain firms here also insure duty to bring in a charge of man-
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His Worship: Yes." any vote of censure?
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jury brought in the following ver- diet, with other recommendations: "We find that both deceased met their deaths through Injuries caused as the result of a boiler The boiler explosion
His Worship then looked up the Ordinance in question, and quoting it section by section, stated that it gave the Government power, to explosion. appoint an Inspector to carry out was enused, in our opinion, by a its requirements. It prohibited shortage of water, through care- Questioned as to the capability the use by any owner of any boiler lessness and lack of knowledge on of the man Lee Sul, whom he put or prime mover unless such was the part of the boiler-tender Lee on the plant as boiler-tender, wit-covered by a certificate, and re- Sul, and we wish to censure him ness said the latter had learned his voked such certificates where the severely.
We also recommend that a type
any boiler or prime mover which
was not covered by such certificate, compulsory by law?
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trade as an apprentice and atter condition of, or the working of the before becoming an engineer. This boller was not to the satisfaction of safety valve with a locking included the working of boilers. of an Inspector. Finally, the Or-device should be fitted in all fac Inspector F. Meade, attached to dinance provided a penalty not tory boilers, that is Board of Trade the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, exceeding $200 for keeping in use pattern.
The Coroner: Should be made stated he was appointed. Inspector of Factories under an Ordinance
His Worship: The law is there. The Foreman: We only recom- which came into force in April of The Ordinance as far as this case mend it, although it will be a good last year. His main duties were concerned, la practically a dead thing to make it compulsory. It to see that employees were pre-
in compulsory on board ships and tected from engines and machinery.
In his summing-up of the evi- all launches in the harbour. We As regards boilers, these came under another Ordinance, No. 32 donce, the Coroner said that bollers also recommend, in our opinion, of 1909, which made the Inspection and such-like machinery apart that fusible plugs be fitted on cer of boilers compulsory, and em-from the good use which they tain types of boilers which would powered the Inspector appointed served, could also be Instruments greatly add to their safety. If the for the purpose to carry out the of destruction, and as such, gave boiler had been fitted with such an added responsibility to those plug, I don't think this explosion inspection during working hours.
in direct charge.
would have occurred at all. In reply to the Coroner, he, said be had never heard of certificates being Issued with boilers, at any
rate not in Hongkong.
Recommended to Government.
He had visited the same factory,
He then proceeded to define the "We also recommend that all responsibility of both owner and native engineers before being put engineer, and also that degrés of in charge of any steam plant carelessness or negligence which should be examined by some cum-, would justify the jury in bringing petent -authority and a certificate a verdict of manslaughter. Be-granted. That is of course, apply- tween a simple finding of "acci-ing to factories on land."
in 1926, in his former capacity of dental death" and the much more His Worship: I thank you, gen- Inspector of Juvenile Labour, and serious verdict of manslaughter tlemen, for the careful attention recalled that on a previous occasion they could, however, in determin- you have given to this case. Your he had recommended to the Goving the circumstances of the case, recommendations will be forward- ernment the necessity for the re-arrive at the midway point, where fed to the proper quarters. gular Inspection of boilers in, fac-a vate of censure was sufficient.. Lee Sui, who was in charge-of tories.. Such inspection was com-
the boiler at the Peanut oil Factory, pulsory here by law, but in fact "Apart from this, you are per- was then brought up and was in- was never carried out,
fectly entitled to express your formed by his Worship that "he In his opinion, the inspection by opinion and make any recommen-was lucky to have escaped a charco the last witness could hardly be dation that you so desire on the of manslaughter."
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