THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
AUGUST 17, TUESDAY,
1937.
HALF PIT DEATHS AVOIDABLE
Inspectors'
Startling
Revelations
FAULTY PLANT, BREACH
W
OF RULES, LACK
OF CARE
ITH proper care more than half the acci- dents which occurred in the local mines in the Northern and Midland divisions į could have been averted.
This serious statement is made by H.M. Inspectors of Mines for the two areas in their reports for 1936 which were issued recently..
The Northern Division includes Northumberland, Durham, Cumberland, Westmorland and the North Riding of Yorkshire.
There were 143 fatal and 542 non-fatal accidents investigated and this is the comment of the inspector, Mr. T, Greenland Davies: "PROBABLY 58 PER CENT."
"The reports on these accidents indicate that probably 58 per cent. might have been averted had ordinary care and precaution been exercised by everyone concerned.
Incalta
"I will be appreciated that this classification cannot be an exact one, depending us it dues on the opinions of the Inspectors who investigated the accidents and the 'unavoidable'
uravoklable under present accepted practice and low but not necessarily
in an absolute sense."
Here are some of the avoidable
causest
Defective plant: 4 fatal, 8 fatal accidents, -
non-
breach of Act by Neglect or officials: 4 fatal, 23 non-fatal.
The same by workmen: 30 fatal,
78 non-fatal.
Lack of ordinary caution: 42 fatal,
205 non-fatal.
FEWER KILLED
BUT MORE INJURED
Another Report,
covering
the (Derby,
North Midland Division
Notts and Leicester) by 11.M. Insper- tor Mr. J. R. Felton, states that, while the number of fatal accidents fell from 80 compared with 1935 deaths to 78, there was an increase of non-fatal accidents, 435 personal being injured in 425 accidents com-i pared with 385 persons in 374 acci- dents in the previous year.
were eight Thus, although there fewer people killed, 50 more suffered serious injury.
WEDS----Prince Charles, nephew of King Gustaf of Sweden, mar- ried in Stockholm to Countess Ela von Rosen, daughter of the King's grand master of cere- montes. By marrying com- moner, Charles has lost his title And prerogatives as a member of the Swedish royal family, ni- though his brother-in-law, King Leopold of Belntum. has con- ferred on him the Belging le
of prince.
One-Hour Licence Ban
For Road-Hogs
Suggested
POLICE should be given the power
to deal summarily with lappes!
of road courtesy on the part of a motorist by temporary suspension of his Beence, say for an hour or two,
uests Lord Elibank,
He told the Company of Veteran Motorists at a Lunchean In London that the same procedure might be extended to spreding offences, the driver being given the option by the police of one or two hours wait by
the roadside or a summons.
"This plan,” he said, "hat, I under- stand, been carried out with success in the United States, and we should never be above following examples if they are good."
COURT DISCRET.ON
BRITISH CARS MOST HEAVILY TAXED
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Motorists in the United Kingdom are by for the must heavily taxed in the world.
The owner of a 12 hp, car, cas! Ing £210, who runs it for -12,000 miles in the year, will pay £30.05 a year in taxen.
The owner of a 27 h.p, car, costing Lago, who does the same intleage, will pay £50,05.
12.30-2.15 pm. European Pro-
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12.30 Gilbert and Sullivan Selec- tions,
1
"The Pirates of Penzance (Last Act); Sung by-Elsie Griffin, Dorothy Gill, Derek Olibam. Peter Dawson, Rubertson, Leo Sheffield, Stuart George Baker with Male and Buti Chorus.
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1.00 Local: Weather report.
Tims signal
1.03 Light Variety.
Tunes Of Not-So-Long-Apo--1922: Intro: Say it while-dancing: Kitten on the keys; Oriha Waltz; Sheik of Araby: Ain't we got fun; Coal Black Mammy: Just for a while; Swance. These facts are given in a new New Mayfair Orchestra; Moonbeams international comparison of private motor-our taxation included in the Dance; Dabbling Over (Carroll Gib- Carroll Gibbons (Piano); 1927 edition of "The Motor Industry bon).
Swance Moon (Leon, Towers and of Great Britain" (Society of Motor Pelasi). Ihawation Guitar Solo by Manufacturers. and Traders, 58.3, Len Fillis, Whispers At The Dance
publishell recently.
Comparable figures for the United States show that the 12 b.p. car i owner there pays £6.51 a year i11 faxes; and the owner of the 27 h.p. ear £8.23.
In Canada the comparable figures
are £8,36 and £11.56.
French For the 12 h.p. er the motorist who does 12,000 miles in the year poys £97.19 in taxes, and for the 27 lup. eor £35.29,
INDUSTRY'S PROGRESS
An historical survey of the taxa- tion of rol venetes in this country from 1637 to date finds a place in the volume.
It was 31 1900 that high taxation really began, with the introduction | of Treasury horse-power rating and
Lied);
!(From Meyer-Helmund's
Marin Mari (di Capua). Serge Krish Septet; Fox Trol-1 Can't Dance: Comerly Waltz The Man On The
Bily Cotton an Flying Trapeze 11s Band.
Weather foremant and an- 130 Renter Press; Hugby Press;
Local: ¡nouncements,
1.10 Relay of the Rotary Club Tiffin Sprech from the Roof-Garden of the Hongkong Hotel.
2.15 Close Down. 4-6.45 p.m. Chinese Programme. 6.45-11 p.m. European Programme. Relay--Blg Ben. 6.45 London Mountain of Light."
The dramatic story of the Koh-i- Nour diamond, by Dewan Shurar. Tradued by Paste Thornton.
7.15 Ballads.
You Are My Love Song: My Heart Will Be Dancing (Grey and May)
Ar-
a petrol tax of 34 per gallon. In (Film: Lilac Dounitio) Michael Bart- 1915 the petrol tax was inereused to let: (Tenor); O Lovely Night.
chibald Winter: Old Rustic Bridge td. per gallon; it is now Bri.
By The Mii (Skelly); A Dream Or Littleton). Paradise (Gray Walter Ginne with Organ and Male Chorus.
With the inervase in taxation there has gone the increase in legislation, A summary of the principal Acts and Regulations is given.
In spite of high taxation and the continuous flow of new legislation,
and
7,30 Closing local Stock Quula- tons and Hongkong Exchange Mar- ket Report.
7.10 Hawaiian Music from the Stundin by the Waikiki Trio.
3.00 Local: Time signal, Weather
the production of motor vehietes has continue to inereuse, In 1946 the United Kingdom prothaeres increased their output by 215 per cent. over report and Announcements.
8.03 Patricia Rossborough Plano- 1924 The number of vehicles pro- duced in 1936
forte Solos, WIN 461,352. Or them: 353.743 were private cors and Storm in my Heart; Sing something Home and Beauty-Selection: Intro: taxicabs.
in the Morning; No. More; Head Figures given for the British motor | Over Heels-Selection: Intro: May Industry are impressive. It gives 1 have the next Romance with you; Explaining the objects of the Com-employment to over one and a quar-There's that Look in your Eyes pany, which has a membership of ter million people: in 1936 the sales again; Head over Heels in Love; 30,000 drivers, with a total experi- of vehicles in the home market were Popular Hits-No. 2. Intro: No Re- ence of more than 600,000 years of jup by 44,400 units, and the value of grets; Laughing Irish Eyes; A Fine vehicles ex- Romance; Serenade in the Night; driving without the commission of new and second-hand
ported showed an increase of nearly Take my Heart.
£2,000,000.
A serious offence, Lord Elibank
8.15 London Relay The Third stressed the need of the inculcation
Test Match: England v. New Zealand. of those ideals of careful, courteous activities of other
A warning is uttered about the
A comumentary by Howard Marshall countries. It from Kennington Oval, London. motoring for which the Company stated that there is every evidence 8.30 Charpentier — Impressions stood.
that competition is being greatly in- D'Italie. tensified. not only because of the Played by the USA.'s
but from Ger- phonique
Charpentier, recovery.
Orchestre Sym- conducted by Gustave
8.54 Sibetlus Tone-Poem In- Jandia.'
Played by Leopoki Stokowski and 9.02hiladelphia Orchestra.
He proposed, he said, to introduce a Bill in the House of Lords in the many, who by suppressing the direct autumn to restore to magistrites their discretionary powers in order-x on new motor vehicles has in- creased her chome consumption to AT THE WORLD CHURCH CON-jing drivers licences to be endorsed, such a degree that she is now the FERENCE at Oxford representa- Most motorists had a special re-third greatest produces of motor tives from nearly every Christian gard for keeping a clean licence, and vehicles in the world, and is already
9.03 Excerpts from 'Alda' (Verdi), compulsory endorsement for a trif-seeking for motor markets in Europe. Church and from all countries i
Sung by Maria Capuana, G.
Aroldio Mr. Felton also suggests that the the world are
participating. The ling offence which the motorists re- Her production has now reached a Arang-Lonbardi,
Lindil, ruded as unfair and unjust might | total of 271,000 vehicles, which is Tancredi Pasero, S. Barcaloni, G. majority of the accidents which picture shows one of the representa- lead him to regard other laws in the equal to the United Kingdom pro-Nessi and the Full Cliorus of La were investigated could have beentives from China, Dr. T. Z. Koo. same light.
duelium in 1013.
(Continued on Page 53 averted with care.
Of the 447 aceldents investigated,
12 (or 3 per cent.) were due to de- fective plant. 7 (or 11⁄2 per cent.) to breaches of rules by mine officials,! and 28 (or 6 per cent.) to breaches | by workman; 187 (or 42 per cent.) to negleet of ordinary precautions or Jack of reasonable care,
Only 213 for 4714 per cent) were wavoidable in the prevailing condļi – tiens and practice.
Hunt For £5,000 A Year Forger
AMASTER forger known to the as Bill the Penman" is being hunted for by the Scotland Yarth forgery squad.
RIDDLE OF WOMAN'S DEATH
FALL, FROM ABBEY TOWER
Brother Tells of
Last Phone Call
AN open verdict was returned at the Tewkesbury in-
quest on the sister of the Chief Constable of War- wickshire (Commander E. R. B. Kemble) who was killed by a fall from the tower of the Abbey,
She was Miss Mabel Ida Kemble, of Bishops Cleeve, near Cheltenham.
I was revealed recently that he was the brains behind an attempt to cash a cheque for £1,900 at a Lan-
The jury, stating there was not sufficient evidence to show don bank, when a man named John
the cause of the fall, recommended that a rail should be inserted Clarke, aged described as a trainer, was sentenced at the Old
across the gaps in the parapet of the tower as an added precaution. Balley to 18 months' hard labour for
She told him she was going to sue It was said that Miss Kemble fell attempting to utter the cheque.
a doctor,
Del.-Insp. Greenacre told thefrom the top of the 140ft. tower on
to the roof the choir, 78, below.
COMMANDER'S STORY
court that Clarke was not the ring- leader of the gard but the other persons hind been concerned with very big cases of forgery, the ring- leader of which was still at large.
OTHERS TAKE RISKS,
The high parts of the parapet were 4ft. Gin to 4ft. Bin. from the terruec, and the low parts were 2ft.
The elusive penman carries on his 8in. to 3ft. 2n, high and about 2ft.
operations behind the
scenes, and across.
It
always goes for a big money. estimated that his personal income from his forgery exploits is in the region of £3,000 to. £6,000 a year.
Ills in the hand that so accurately coples the signatures which deceive experienced bank clerks, but he
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Dr. F. J. Lidderdale, of Chelten- ham, said that when he last saw her she was not in any way depressed, although rather emotional.
FAINTNESS
He had told her she had a change in one of the heart valves. That might cause a feeling of faintness in climbing the tower.
Nothing was found on Miss Kemble
She had never given evidence of or in her car to throw any light on ¦ suleidal tendencies. He suggested the occurrence,
she saw a specialist about her heart, but she did not want to.
Commander Kemble said that from telephone conversation he hind with never attempts to coal a cheque, his sister before her death he had That risky work is left to the on instinctive feeling that she was "frontlers," the men, who go to the not well.
banks,
Christopher Mayall, an assistant at the Abbey, said he supplied Miss two lickets for the Kemble with
Abbey Festival, and then she asked to be directed to the tower,
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HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
The total Expenditure up to October, 1937, on behalf of sick and destitute children is estimated at $25,000, ngainst which the Income to date s $20,000.
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