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nbly expect the ills that party | And sometimes in Spring when the | Government brings in its train toj vanish, for "all" presumably, "would be for the Stats." The chief | Oid onbby renched over the slonder difficulty seems to by the formation
of the Test Committee and the regulation of policies. There would probably be differences in opinion regarding the personell of the Test Committer and the regulation of policies, but these do not seem to he
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early walk Now
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Park railings
And stole a rosette of the double
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Tis mare to udorn,
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER #3 1927
'LOONGSANG" DISASTER. my third and last collision. Three
COURT OF INQUIRY,
CAPTAIN JOWETT'S STORY.
vessels hove in sight pretty close together and we hit the contre one: broadside on. His bow ́sunk into us between the No. 1 and No. 2|| holds abreast of the foremast. Sho came off and took away half of his bridge.
THAT $50 PRIZE.
VOTING CONTEST SECRET.
AND HOW IT WORKS.
With "Fnces may be fow, but we with shipping men this morning almost on her beam and, to star-secrət af our voting contest is not
won't be forlorn.
-WILFRED THORLEY.
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised In The Mail.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
"President Coolidge r to-day and wont for before breakfast," says York call.
September 13.-Coronet Theatre; A week or so ago he might have walked 20 miles before "Foolish Wives." At 7.15 "Her breakfast, and no-one would have Kingdom of Dreams."
September 13-Star Theatre; eared. Now, when a sheer accident has made him President, bis every"The Son of Wallingford."
ttle bit in considered of sufficient September, 13.-World Theatre; interest to cable all over the world. "The Flint Wo`shall now no more he allowed
to renei in groance of his idiosyncracies.. Mr. Stanley Bald- win smokes a pipe and is fond of rearing pigs. The world is churned, amused and interested. A your or so ago no-one would have turned a hair nt this piece of inferuntion which adds not one bit to the world's
be
September 15-Star Theatre; Tina Gerald and Tom Fenwick in a repertoire of Osc-Art plays, 9.15 p.m.
The Marine Court was crowded
when a Court of Inquiry presided over by the Harbour Master (Com- rander C, W. Beckwith, R.N.) sit to examine
circumstances the attending the foundering of the 5.S. Loongsang' during the typhoon on August 18.
The other members of the Court
were:-
Licut, Commander Reginald Ramsbotham RN of H.M.S. "Diomede."
Capt. A. J. Halley, ss. "Empress of Canada."
Capt. R.
N. Hodgson, 8.5. "Rhexenor."
Capt. G. H. Pennefather, S.S. "Kalgan."
She then took a tremendous list,
board. The weather at this tige was so thick that I don't think I could see 40 yards. I then saw the crane on the Naval Yard. The ship slowly righted herself and when she had about a twenty de
Yesterday we wrote that the merely to select the ten mont popular items, but to judge what
pluco
occupy. This you will say is very euch individually will med. Only with the racest skif could anyone get the prize that gree list her boatdeck was awusti, We passed by some naval ship and
way. But the prize, we must then I saw her stern sinking and point nut, does not depend on knew we had touched bottont. I getting all ten correct. It goes to slipped of the high side of the, the one who gets the most correct bridge onto the bridge deck in time-the one whose saloction most, to see some of the crew go over, rurly accords with the general board. That was the last I saw of, yote. Last week's winner, for the second Engineer and his wife. The Third Officer was next to me and we attempted to shift a box into the water with the idea of giving them more to float on. I heard a rending tearing sound down below just at the moment I was washed overboard.
The
Mr. E. Davidson appeared on behalf of the owners of the "Loang Indo-China Steam sang" the Navigation Co., who had called for the inquiry, and Mr. D. J. Lewis represented Captain Jowett, the master of the vessel. Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton watched the proceed ings on behalf of the China Coast September 14-Dance held by Officers Guild, the Marine Engine-all the time. I did not see the First H.M.S. "Dicmede" at RN. Ganiceners Guild, the crew and representa
tives of those who perished when Theatre..
September15.-Hangkong the ship went down. Volunteer Defence Corps Promen-
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Mr. Davidson first gave short narrative of the disaster and then Captain Percy Jowett gave his evidence.
CAPTAIN'S GRAPHIC STORY.
Her en-
I presume the engine roon: bulk head had then given way. Third Officer was with me and the Secondl Officer, I think, remailed on the poop at his proper statina Officer after he spoke to me after the first collision. I was eventually washed ashore."
Captain's Replies.
Mr. Davidson: What was the condition of the life-saving appli¦ ances?
instance, did not have all ten correct. His list was simply the nearest to the right one. There- fore it is plain that someone must win the $50 every week. Furs thermore, competitors need have little fear that the prize will be divided. The chances are very much against that.
This you have the beautiful net that every Wednesday someone will find himself richer by the tidy little sum of $50, and the equally beautifui fact that this lucky someone might be--You!
A WINNER,
Captain Jowett: They were all PROGRAMME WORTH FIVE in good condition.
DOLLARS!
The holder of the following
Was there any possibility of a boat living in that weather?Ther was no possibility of a boat being launched in that weather. I think theatre programme is requested to it was realised by all hands that it forward same to the China Mail was impossible to trust to boats and office when a coupon to the value no attempt was made to launch of $5 will be issued which may be changed for goods to the same value with any of the advertisers in the China Mail.
them.
Apart from the fact that the "Loungsang" was dismantled for survey, was she well found and seaworthy?—Yes.
Star Theatre Programme No~~77 issued Tuesday and Wednesday.. September 11 and 12.
Patrons of the three Cincina
The Chairman: How many men were there on board -Thirty-five. All the deck sailors, all the Theatres. the Coronet, Star and World are advised to retain their Had the cables been in the ship programmes and study the number all the time or had they been re- to be found onthe front page. newed?They had been renewed
O the morning of August 17. she was in Kowloon duck for the the Pola (Negri). Maduta Longlen September 17.-P.W.D. five lots purpose of being surveyed for her wears a bandenu and has invented of Crown Land at Pokfulam, 3 passenger certificate and also for A garter. She is said to be rather p.m.
her loadline certificate. good at tentis. Padorwiski plays the
gines were being dismantled and piano with all the lights out that! September 14-Lammert Bros,, certain repairs were to be made. is to say when he is playing, all the at their Sales Rooms, Duddell On the following morning the ship lights, save one, are extinguished. Street, a valuable collection of left the dock in order to make room We have to be meticulously scente Postage Stamps, 5.15 pm.
for the Portuguese gunboat in the matters. The Prince of September 14-Lammert Bros., "Patria." She was taken to Kowloon Wales hus i wonderfully sweet at their Sales Room, Duddell Street, wharf and tied up alongside the smile and had tea with Mr. Thomasa quantity of valuable household "Derwent." The ship had her
Can we furniture II a.m...
anchors and cables. While the Hardy the other day. amke umeh progress towards a real September 14-Lammert Bros., "Loongsang" was moving out the democracy so long as we domandat Godown No. 48 Hongkong and red typhoon signal was hoisted and the supply of such futile informa Kowloon Wharf and Godown Lo, when the black signal went up tion as this? Our public men and Lid., Kowloon, goo bags Siam rice, she was towed out to Kowloon stewards and one donkeyman. those others are not demi-gods: p.m. they are as human as our squires, or dur dustmen. We appoint them -the public men, to look after our interests-just fint. Are we thus to be fed with these scraps of kitchen gossip in order that our eyes may be blinded to what really concerns us in then their acts? Possibly it is the false sentiment inspired by auch nowspaper gush that led 100,000 Americans to storm the Chicago railway yards merely that they may say they had seen the train go by that bore the body of President Harding.
Conference or League?
90
3
September 18-Lammert Bros., at "Kingsclere" Kennedy Foad, a large quantity of valuable house hold furniture II a.m.
September 19-Lammert Bros., at their Sales Rooms, Duddell St.,
the s.s. "Wab-Kiu," noon.
September 20. Lammiert Bros., at "Craig Ryzic No. 13 The Peak, large quantity of valuable house hold furniture 2.45 pan.
a
September 21.-Lammert Bros., at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, the s.s. Chekiang." 3 p.m.
MERTING.
The Italo-fresk conflict is, we are assured by Signor Mussolini, satisfactory outcome to what looked Hide and Leather Co., Ltd., at in a fair way to settlement. This general meeting of the Hongkong deveinging into & second 67/69, Des Voeux Road, 12.15 p.m. tes to alien "unity and fien- Sarajevo, Mussolini boastfully attri- # was scarcely to be mess,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Bay by the Henry Keswick " and another tug. The ship was anchored at about 5.30 p.m. to the northward of Channel Rocks. The ship was moored with 105 fathoms of the starboard anchor and 30 fathoms of the port anchor. The reason for the short spoke on one anchor was that as the "Loongsang" had no rudder and was flying light" he thought this would pre- vent her from shearing. The depth of water was 51⁄2 fathomns. It was a calmn still night and witness slept on deck.
Weather Worsens.
frequently,
Mr. Hall Bruttón: "Did you protest or do anything with regard Captain Jowett: It could not to being moved out of deck?
refuse.
Did you speak to the acting Manager about it? Not until I was out of the dock.
Do you think it was a wise pro cedure to put a boat in the condit in you were out onto the water? The thing is done every day in Hongkong and I couldn't object.
THE FAMILY SHRINE-
When travling up and down this
godless land,
Through Yangtzo Valley towns
and everywhere; There loans the Family Shrine on
every band,"
Where Spirits of the An-ces-tora
repair.
This link the Oriental keeps, alas! With those who've passed and who
are no muro ;
Whilst Occidental
thoughts of Past
leaves the
And worships what for him Life has
in store,
And so he too doth have his Family
Shrine,
In evidenes wherever he may go; We meet him where o'er Fortune's
soldiers climb,
When travelling high Latitudes or
September 18. First ordinary
The weather first showed signs
Was it in your opinion a wise general meeting of shareholders of of worsening at 3 a.m. next thing? There was nothing else to the Sandakan Light and Power morning, when witness got up and do. It is done every day. Co, (1922) Ltd. at St. George's had a look around. The barometer Were you dragging or did one Building, Chater Road, it am,
was. registering 29.53 and of the cables part?--That is a ques September 20.Extraordinary the wind was N.N.W, about tion I could not answer.
3. From that time Mr. Davidson: Under what on the wind increased. At about circumstances would it happen foret
I choose the mombera fron panel 13. like
8 a.m., he had a look at the cables as that a ship would be sent out of it was "blowing good and strong." dock without steam? There would be thousands of people
There was no weight on the port
Captain Jowett: If a vessel is on it and they must not choose Mr.
cable so he left them as they were, undergoing survey or something The wind later increased to like that. Bokokore, 1numpay, SET. 13, 1923. Bottoinley or people who were expected that anybody with a min
There is not, I take it, dock obviously disqualified. Parliament so straf as Mussolini has revented In the V. R. C. swimming pool typhoon force and the barometer would choose the Cabinet, and his to be should have forborne to on Saturday there will be two fell rapidly. About 9am., he saw accommodation in Hongkong for the "China" come down close to the every vessel undergoing survey ?- crow over this "triumph of Italian water fêtes. Commencing at 3 above all the president or prime diplomacy as he recently called pam. the Police Sports will be "Lungshan." Then both started to should not think so..
drift astern. By this time the FIRST OFFICER'S EVIDENCE Without it. As a matter of fact it is not held, and at 9 p.m. the Club is "Loongsang" was shearing wildly
Mr. Janies Stewart Masson, 3r. G. Bormed Shaw's claim to such tests it would be better to have triumph for Italian anything but a giving its fifth night fête.
and as the other vessels went by Second Officer of the "Loongsang the "Loongsang's " stera swept greatness is we believe generally government by something like the tribute to the good sense and for
bearance of the Greeks. Greece was admitted. He himself has said :- House of Lords. A member of that anxious at all costs to moid a clash diseases, for the 24 hours ending the ship had not begun to drag. At special duty, he said, to look after across their bows. Up to that time was the next witness. It was his a great mun mysell." House was there because he was the and the rest of Europe may well be September 11, show two cases of
7 minutes to ro he left the bridge. the cables when the ship was Therefore anything flint Mr. Shawson of his father, apart from which thankful that she was able to regard enteric and one each of small-pox He had a look at the glass and saw it anchored and he looked at the
the responsible outbursta of and paratyphoid. All patients are has to say demands the attention ho might be able and honest. EveryMussolini in the same light as a Chinese except one Portuguese registered 28.65. He went aft several times on the morning of
and inquired if anybody had felt August to the Captain he Through life out East and all of it's that should be given to the oracles member of the House of Commons perem who is, as they say, ""grown- of greatness, Thus when Mrhad lund to go through the test of up", regards the vapourings of petulant youth. The episode ma
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FIT TO GOVERN.
alone can come to the task and
hie
minister from panel A.
This my seelll 11
The
returns
down with enteric.
of
notifiable
18. While he was any shocks as he thought perhaps talking his propeller would have fouled felt a bump and then found
law.
:
These men of every living type wo
know,
The rough-neck buster and the
gentle born;
they grow,
Have photos of their children as Front wife or mother, kinfolks, they
are torn.
temptation. In the military camber, at 5-30 the chains of the other ships. No- the starboard cable hanging up The Drink and loneliness and overs-
thing:
in connection with the Garrison i
4
the
out.
salvation.
1928.
-JOHN KYOTO,
AFLOAT AGAIN.
SUNKEN SUBMARINE IS "BROUGHT UP.”
Shaw outlines a scheme which is at, election which, Bufortunately,been use{n} in that it is shown us on Monday evening, the final game body had felt any shocks but as and down. Then there was a heavy to give us the type of person who signed out the honest, and able how much, or rather how little, ice Water Polo League will take he was speaking to the First Officer crush and the next thing he knew These pictures are to him his one
very the League of Nations really cuts place. The 88th Company of both felt a distinct shock. he was sitting on the deck of
There was never To them in his delir i-um will cling. the the R.G.A, who have
Hurrying on to the bridge, he then another ship. problems of good government with utopian way of doing things which It has also demonstrated
found they were in touch with a any strain on the port cable. The that outlook of vision, breadth of fram time inmemorial has been one absurdity and the danger of allow the League, are to play a team
idea of having one cable on a short "Loongsang" ing the League and the Conference selected from the Rest." Sirrge ship, mind, and knowledge of affairs of party politics. If such a scheme of Ambassadors to exist side by John Fowler, the G.O.C., will pre- sweeping down the other ship's spoke was so that in the event of which should be a sine qua non ofcould be inaugurated, the gain side. The Conference is the vicious seat the cup-and medals to the port side with the starboard side. the wind veering it could be paid
"All hands into lifebelts."
TUG MASTER'S OPINION. all who aspire to have a hand in would be beyond words to compute. successor of the equally vicious winners after the match.
He then ordered the Third Officer Suprente Council of the Allies and) Ruggestions The taind has only to dwell on the should have been scrapped when
Captain Groundwater, master of government,
In the Hongkong Water Polo to put all hands into lifebelts the tug Henry Keswick" also demand close and earnest attention. mistakes which in the past have the League was formed. Because League in the VRC. swimming because he realised they were Mr. Show's scheme sens simple been made due to incompetency it was not scrapped but is obviously pool last evening, the V.R.C. (B) adrift. He then went to the gave evidence. He said he took the "Loongsang" out to Kowloon in its design and far-reaching in its in different departments of State still the Big Noise in European, if defeated the King's (B) by 2-1. forecastle head with the boat Bay after the black signal went up If, Bay Mr. Shaw, the and Government activities; the not work, politics Mussolini is able May scored both goals for the swain and saw they were dragging on the 17th. She was the first ship to bout, as Reuter reports to-day, winners, whille Potter obtained their port anchor. He attempted to be taken out and he took her to people were left to choose their withdrawal of men of mind from that Italian firmness prevented the point for the King's In the Governora they would choose men public affairs as represented by the the intervention of the League." second match, the R.A.M.C. won like Mr. Bottomley. A scheme was House of Commons due to their The scriptural aphorism that no by 2-0 from R.G.A. (8), Miles and
man can serve two masters needs Bageant scoring the points. therefore aceded for scientifically belief that as present carried on
no embroidoring-either we will testing the capacity of men to dent polities is an unclean thing: the have to wash out the League of with various branches of public undercurrents that always have been Nations idea or the Conference of
will have to be Mr. T. W. Pilkington, formerly affairs, and his suggestion aims at [a "feature" of political, life; the Ambassadors
relegated to the obscurity from of Bangkok, has settled down in forming a test committee to supply sale of honours and the jobbery which the wrong-headedness of London, and last month joined the the country with a series of panels. that is unch an obvious feature of post-war polition permitted it to head office staff of the Borneo Com Panel A. would include all the men public life. The principal public emerge. and women capable of dealing with offices in the state are invariably the
outlook.
foreign policy and finance; panel B rewards of the politician. A inan To-day's Poem. of those who could deal efficiently may be a good party man but it does
(Where To, Sir!)
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
pany, Limited,
The after compartments of "L
then to clearout cable on the port what he considered to be the best 9" were pumped out yesterday, anchor and the Third Officer came anchorage in Kowloon Bay on ac- and on blowing some of the after along to assist. The three of count of the muddy bottom. The tanks, she floated and has been them, however, could not hold the "Loongsang" was, he considered placed in shallow water off Murray cable and, it ran right out of the
properly moored. locker and was lost.
WIS
Pier where she will remaja for several days, says a statement. from the Commodore's office.
It is not convenient to the naval authorities to dock her at present, and minor.repairs will be carried out where she is in order to ensure that she will remai afloat without
SURVEYOR'S EVIDENCE. "I then returned to the bridge
The Government Marine Sur- in time, "Capt. Jowett continued, "to see my second collision. We veyor, Mr. Robert Hall, gave ovidence about the condition scraped down the port side of a of the vessel, which he medium-sized vessel, doing her
engaged in surveying jrist damage amidships and on the
before the typhoon, while poop. We went by like a Bash. I According to an Australian paper, then left the bridge to see that all it was in the dock. He said the constant attention. Mr. John E. Coates, who had two hands had lifebelts on and ordered state of the hull was poor and cer years' experience on The Daily Mind, the crew to the top side of the Two links of one cable and three tain repairs were recommended. London, and subsequently spent bridge deck. Every man I saw
Asked by Mr. Davidson for his with bome affairs and who would not follow that that fits him to When I was a lad there were han some months in the East, on The had a lifchelt on. I hoped the of, another dad coaches and private opinion as to whether he China Mail, he accepted a position ship, might eventually strand in the standard of 1.9/16 inches and would have considered the cables make 'very decent members of govern a state, rule a dependency,
With drivers on top of a little on the staff of The Advertiser some place from which the crew the cables were recommended to capable of holding in the ship in on the highest of judicial Those on panel, C. ait Parliament.
Bendigo. Mr. Gates was unable to could be
view of their condition, Mr. Hall got ashore safely.
In reply to Mr. Hall. Brutton said they would. would be capable of handling bunchies, or became the possessor of back stair
And Jorgos that ran under silver-stand the climatic conditions in
"Collisions Inevitable.”... Faunicipal business. If such panels a position which means safety for tipt harness
Cain, and migrated to Melbourne,
sald that from an official point of
Mr. R. Sutherland, manager of Or stood by the kerb-stone.await: where before going to Bendigo I realised that collisions were in-view, the ship; 36. far as ground could be obtained, "democracy the Tuture in the way of an assured
ing a fare,
he did casual work. Mr. Coates has evitable and we were taking them tackle was concerned, was uses the Indo-China Steam Navigation might have some sense" Mr. Shaw income and a pension. Party
And tossed in the air
wigdy settled down to Bendigo all on the starboard side, our port worthy and it would have been Co., was then called to give evi- argiles. The electors would be told politics is the bug bear: Adopt the
Thoir nose-buge of corn for the conditions, and has already become side being to the weather. I re-impossible to use steam because dance as to the stops to save life
very popular with his coffreres. turned to the bridge again to see she was without a rudiler:
after the disaster. that they were free people and must panel system and we might reason-
sparrows to share.
soma ir London
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