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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE HSIN WAH DISASTER.
MASTER OF THE TAIKOO TUG GIVES EVIDENCE.
VERY ROUGH, SEAS.
The inquiry into the Isin Wah disaster, In form of an inquest on the body of one of the victims, was resumed before Mr. R. E. Linder at the Central Magistracy yeater- day afternoon.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1929.
LOCAL COMPANIES.
DAIRY FARM, HONGKONG- REALTY AND STAR FERRY.
Subject to audit the Directors of the Dairy Farm Ico and. Cold Storage Company will recommend the payment of $1.25 dividend. The net profit for the year ended 1928, including thia úmount brought forward, amounted to $306,280.43. It is proposed after paying the above mentioned divid. end, to place to General Reserve $26,286.43. $30,000, and to carry forward
Mr., J. T. Thirlwell, masterHongkong Really & Trust Co., Ltd. mariner, commanding the Talkoo
The balance at Credit of Profit tug, stated that on receiving and Loss Account for the year message over the phone at 4.45 ending 31st December, 1928, in- that morning, he dressed himself cluding the sum of $26,027.06 and proceeded from his quarters brought forward from the previous which were at the East gate of the Docks, and went on board the years and after actting aside tug which was in No. 8 Slipway,
$29,705.47 in respect of Depre- While ordering steam to be raised,elation, amounted to $180,546.23. he also sent for those of the crow
. After deducting the Interim nahore. It took less than an Dividend declared In October hour to do all this, and by 5.86, last and absorbing $60,000, a ba- ho had cast off and put to son, Jance of $120,545.23 remains, proceeding straight to the north which the Board of Directors will end of Waglan.
recommend at the forthcoming all- nual general meeting bd 'appor- tioned as follows:
The weather was very bad. with a strong bend wind and sea, conditions belag, so rough that ho had to ease down to prevent being swamped. As he approach ed Waglan he called it up by Morse lights to ask for the poal- tion of the ship. The time when he did so was round about 6.80 or 6.45.
He searched along the shores of Waglan and vicinity, but could SC0 no signs of wreck- age, rafia, or lifeboats, except for two pieces spars. He then asked Waglan by signal if they had had any tidings of the crew, and it replied "No.".
He carried the search on to the next island, Sun Kong, proceeding west, and on leaving the spot in- formed Waglan that he would be returning to port. He arrived in the harbour at 8.15 am.
The Coroner: At this time of the year is there any strong set
To pay a final dividend
of 30 cents per share $60,000.00 To Transfer to General Reserve in order to bring such reserve up to $200,000. To carry forward to
new Account
49,488.00
11,057.03
$120,545,23
The "Star" Ferry Co., Ltd. The nett profit for the year ended 31st December 1928, to $277,601.19, which together with $42,437.15 brought forward from the previous year, makes a total of $320,038.34 available for up- propriation.
The Directors will, at the ap- proaching meeting of sharehold- ers, recommend the following dis- tribution:
of the current in the neighbour-Pay a Dividend of $2.00 hood of Waglan to the south western direction? You always get a current there at this time of the year."
per share, absorbing $160,000,00 Fay a Bonus of $1.50
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Current and Drift.
The Coroner: Did it occur to you to look in the south western direction for survivora?
Witness explained that he did nek Waglan, which had a higher elevation than he had and conse- quently a wider range of vision,
per share, absorbing 120,000.00 Carry forward to new
account
40,038:34
$920,038.34
PROFESSOR'S DEATH,
if it had seen any boats or wreck-} FORMER FAR EAST OFFICIAL
age, and it had replied in the negative.
The Coroner: The ship by that) time (7.30 a.m.) had gone down
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Parle, Jan. 25.
about two hours. Did it not tor in the Far East of a French M. Auroussenu, a former direc- accur to you that the current would be such that rafts and boats might have drifted a long way by that time? They would not be so far away from Waglan
that it could not see.
school at Hanoi, and Professor of Indo-Chinese Philology at the College de France, who fulfilled several missions in China and
Japan, has committed suicide.-
Havas.
The Coroner: You don't consi- der, then, that the current was Buch that it would take rafts and boats out of sight of Wagian him, Mr. Hast then demanded the supervisor of telephones, and he what happened for the next half was accordingly put through. hour, witness did not know...
Yes.
The Coroner: You didn't con- sider going to Poo Tai Islands?
Witness explained that on his way back to port he had hended towards that direction without discovering any boats or wreck agc.
Operator's Evidence,
At 4,48 am, witness got a tele- graphic message from Waglan, which appeared on the Waglan register, the message ending with "Taikoo tug sent." As requested; he forwarded the message to H.M.S. Tamar at 455 n.m. and then to Mr. Taylor at 5.10a.m., the latter promising to inform the Harbour Office and the Water Police Station.
Lai Sheung a charged operator at the Redio Telegraph Ofee, said he had been thirteen years in the service, nine years as an operator. Previous to that, wit- ness had been with the Eastern when the messages were delivered The times represented the times Extension Telegraph Company, and witness, In answer to the On January 16 he went on duty Coroner, explained that the dif- at 12 midnight and was the only ference of fifteen minutes between person on duty until 8 a.m.
the time taken to notify the Ta- mar and Mr. Taylor represented the time required to typs out a confirmatory copy of the message passed to the Tamar.
Witness stated that there was no call whatever until 4.08 am when a message came through from Wagian reading "Please phone urgent."
At 5.25, a second message came Mr. Lindsell pointed out that from Waglan, which was also on the head Lighthouse Keeper at the register. Witness produced Waglan had said that he had at to the Court all the tape that came tempted to send a message but from Waglan that morning, and had only succeeded in getting the added that prior to the message words "Repeat," "Repeat" from "Please phone urgent" the tape witness. This was denied by the was
Witness further witness.
added that the dots and dashes on Continuing, witness said that the tape that morning wore very on receiving the three words from badly sent and one who had no Waglan ho went to the telephone experience would find it difficult operator and asked him to get to rend.
blank.
Cape D'Agullar. Witness Ox- In answer to the Coroner, wit plained that there was no direct nesa said that calling up would telephone communication between not be recorded on the tape. Waglan and the Radio Office, but they could communicate through Cape D'Aguilar, as the telegraph eable between D'Aguilar and Wag lan could be used for telephonic purposes.
Speaking of the message received at 6.25 am, witades said that it was passed to H. M. S. Tamar at 5.00. and to Mr. Taylor at 5.35.
Witness said it was not part of his duty to notify D'Agullar for broadcasting purposes any caso like Evidence of the Tape.
the present. His tnetructions were Witness said that he got Caps to notify the Commodore, the Water D'Aquilar in about two minutes Police and the Harbour Master in piracy or distress and spoke to Mr. Hast, who want the event
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ed a message passed to Mr. Tay.signals. A message from Waglan lor and the Harbour Office. The coming through Capo D'Aguilar message was "Steamer sighted would not be taken by the latter en three miles East of Waglan 8.16 route. Am....." Witness stated that ha could not get the rest of the sen- tence, and when he asked. Mr. Hant to repeat, the latter shouted and witness could not understand
The next hearing will be on Tuesday morning at 11.15 when evidence as to the message on the tape, handed in by the witness Lai Shoung, will be called.
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