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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1930.
NAVY LIEUTENANTS
GALLANTRY.
R. H. S. AWARDS SILVER MEDAL TO OFFICER.
The Royal Humane Society ita November meeting awarded a sliver modal which is n very high nwurd just below the annual Gold Medal for the bravest
deed at Hankow. Here is an account of the deed.
LORRY SMASH AT SETH'S CORNER.
WORKING OF AUXILIARY.
GEAR ENQUIRED INTO.
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the
8th
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
Little Emily had been to school for the first time in her young life,
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"Well. darling, and what did you Opening an Inquiry yesterday learn there" into the death of Ho Wal, a coolie. "Nufla!" signed Emily hopelessly. the Coroner (Mr. Lindsell) said: "I've got to go back to-morrow." «The subject of this enquiry is an Little Emily evidently regarda accident which occurred at Seth's herself as an infant prodigy. But Corner, that is to say, the june-she will learn only too soon that Peak the acquisition of an education in tion of Garden Rond with
a tedious Lieut, C. H. C. Singleton, RN, Rond
of this long, and, at timon, 25, at flankow, of H.M.S. Petere month, in which a lorry ascent business, In the education of has been awarded the Royal
Peakhildren" it few yarda jing 15
continuity that Humane Society's Silver Medal for tond, with a load of bricks, at counts such a great deal towards conspicuous bravery in the
face
tempted to take the corner
vitimate success. Everyone has of extreme dimeulty and dange wards to go down Garden Road.
children of clever when attempting to reaque frem failed to take that corner Auccess. drowning on August 13, one of the
fully, ran into a wall overlooking brown back by absence from men attached to his altip.
the Albany on the north side of school at vital perioda on account Singleton, who had been ashore the road, and threw certain of the of ill-health. It is so difficult for on duly to ensure that the liberty occupants of the lorry over that them to nick un the threads again men from his ship had all return-wall into a compound some 20 or where they left off and often they ed from the Naval canteen At 30 feet below, with the result that hurt at finding themselver liankow, was returning to H.M.S.
one of them, a Chinese coolle nameft behind hy their schoolmates. Peterel, lovether with alx liberty ed Io Wal, met his death."
Wine mothera always keep in the ship's motor sampan
Dr. G. H. Thomas, Medical Of bont with very little draught, eer at the Government Civil tonlaby's Own Tablets and very little freeboard. Two of pilal, said the deceased, was admit mmediate the six ratings had stepped on board when Stoker O'Brien came there at 10. a. expiring ptoms of childhood ills appear. but from under the canopy of theme 10 minutes later in spite of 'n this way they are able to ward all that could be done for him the development of serious aampan. paused for a moment be: Death, said witness, was due to the
maladies such as undermine fore stepping inboard, and fellman's skull being, fractured in backwards into the sea,
precious vitality. Baby's Own Lieut. Singleton at once went in many places, this being consistent hild's constitution and sap away
with a fall down that height.
Tablets are a specially prepared fully clad, knowing the man to be
3. C. Acting Sub-Inspector a non-swimmer, and caught him
the Saunders, the Poller Inspector of ombination of ingredients, ident- some twenty yards astern of the Vehicles, who next gave evidence, ty balanced to make the perfect Peterel, but
he struggled ho violently that they both sank and said that after the recident, he ins-hildren's health-regulator. They Singleton was forced to relinquish pected the lurry. No. 2839, which inkly correct stomach troubles, eunstipation, check his hold and could not locate the was then lying half across the side alle
walk to the north side of the June Harthoen.
worms, expet
allay THAIL again. The motor sampantion.
The near side front wheel of over, colds and croup, During then went
some three miles down
the vehicle, witness sald, was over vething they are especially valu the river, and arched for Stoker Brion. but without suerss, - and
hanging the compound, some
sleep. picked up
Lieut, Singletes feet below, after going through the fe, easing the paine and thus
wall, and together with other part-nding sound natural the way back. It ft. of CROPHO
Fafe, pure, effective and pleasant Well known that the Yangtze River of the vehicle on this side, was con-
are 'n Lake, they is notoriously dangerous owing to siderably damaged.
'nfants and
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The lurry was loaded with bricks, and other bricks were found strewn on the road way and in the com pound below. He would say vehicle was not thus overloaded.nly 30 yards before meeting with The handbrake was off but the lowisaster. Even in that short dis
of the main gene box wasance, the driver would have realis- was in engaged. The lorry carried a sub- d immediately that he Yesterday morning saw the arrivalsidiary gear-box--the same an ex-neutral; that his wheels were run- of the third and fast of the new motor hibited in Court-which was conning free. linera constructed for the Sipoon troiled by a pedal. The gear in Yusen Kaisha in accordance with this auxiliary box was found after their recent plans to improve their service in the Prelfie, The Hikawa built by Mom and the Hive Me pas. the Yokohama Dock Company, have tready been to this port, but yester. lav's was the Heian Maru's Initial entry.
Not an Easy Matter.
.
the accident to be in neutral. Thai The Coroner: Would it not be a being the case, although the main simple matter to preas down tho gear box was in genr, the wheels pedal? would still be running free.
it would Witness replied that Replying to the Coroner, witness have been impossible for the driver Htated that there were several on that steep incline to have engaged The Heian Maru left Yokohama on Fords in the Colony equipped with his auxiliary. In that short space hap pranumitory youare on December these auxiliary gears. They were of time the brakes, if applied, 8 and sailed from Moji for Hongkong fitted to give the lorries an addi- would not have pulled up the lorry. on December 11 under the command tional lower gear ratio which would heavily loaded as it was. of Capt. B. Kaneko, a popular cm enable an easier climb. Witness
The lorry, aRid witness,
ut carries a crew of 147 Japanese officers had not been able to test the con
the wall ły narrow and men, and brought in 349 tons of
angle. It dition of the brakes at the time of paper and provision for Hongkong.
pected that the driver would The Heian Maru is a sister ship the accident.
disengage his main gear and not of the kwa and the live, and
The Coroner: Assuming that the the subsidiary one. The pedal together, will maintain a service to lorry came 70 or 80 yards down working the subsidiary gear was Seattle. Each of the three ships is Peak Road by that corner, if the set in the floor board about, the a twin-screw wel having a gross brakes had been in proper working middle, and anyone climbing in or tmpage of 11,650 tons and a diorder, would they not have been
mander of the NYK. feet. Should that, owing to the damage, he struck
placement of 20,500
tons. She in
" fair-
Wan
ex-
out of the vehicle, with a very slight
imped with two sets of double able to pull up the weight by the movement, could very easily dis- acting Burmeister and Wain Dieselves? engines expable of developing an
Witness replied that, in
engage the gear.
his
Witness was of the opinion that the auxiliary gear must have bec
(average sen speed of 18 knots. The estimation, the lorry canie down
principal dimensions
are:--Length
(overall) 536 feet, Beam 66 feet, and Depth 4 feet.
in neutral when the lorry started
off.
Replying to the Coroner, witness
As the new liners were planned Oknzaki Park, Kyoto. The shrine
is dedicated to the Emperor Kwamay, said he had taken no general action and constructed us absolutely up-to-
dale passenger carriers, all the latest the founder of Kyoto, and was built since the accident, with regard to appliances in machinery for securing in 1860 in commemoration of 1,10uta speed a well as the safety of the anniversary of the founding of the the auxillary gears fitted to other vehicles in the Colony. He would ships are included in their equip.capital. ments, and no effort has been spared The Helan Maru will remain in port not have regarded these gears ns & to meet the requirements of passen. until mid-night to-morrow, at which source of danger if they were fitted gers. The special feature of the new hour she will sail on her inniden with n lever instead of a pedal. sister slips is that they are the first voyage to Seattle, instead of at 10 The inquiry was adjourned until
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