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EVIDENCE OF IA U MOON BOARDTHE "KWONG TUNG "
M
SEAMAN EMPLOYED ON
AFFIRMED.
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My name is Lau Moon and I was a seaman employed on
board the "Kwong Tung" at the time of the casualty. A
my
I enquired what was
little after 7.0 P.M. I was in/quarters forward and I
heard a noise made by passengers.
wrong and was informed that a fire had broken out in the
after part of the ship. Some passengers rushed into our
quarters and I directed them to go up on deck by means of
the forward stairway. I went to the fire box on the
boat deck forward but I found a hose already connected.
As it was too far from the fire I disconnected it and
took the hose to the upper deck. I helped Chan Sing Yau
to put the hose over the side. Only Chan Sing Yau went
over the side. After a little while the fire was ex-
tinguished-@ay in about 15 minutes.
I saw no fire but a lot of yellowish smoke.
The smoke nad an obnoxious smell.
The foregoing is a true reca d
of the evidence I have given.
Sd. Lau Moon.