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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY; AUGUST 17, 1949.

Inquiry Into Sinking Of ss. Tai Fung

"Immediately after the ship hit the rock the first time, the engine room staff efößßèd· the engines without any instructions from the bridge, the generators were, also stopped as a result of which the ship had no light.” The above was revealed by Captain Albert Ander- son Warlid; master of the, Tai Fung, which was sunk off Cheung Chau Island on August 3.

The ship, Tai Fung, 69 ions, and was owned by the Yu Kee Hong 20 Connaught

Road Central

Dawn was breaking at that time, and distances are deceptive for an officer who, his been on watch-for-a-long line.

Shortly after changing course, Mr. Nell Garland, Acting, said the Coplain, we struck a rector of Marine, was President rock on the starboard side at 6.10 of the Inquiry. The following, and shortly after, the same

member Commander P. D. Heare (HMS rock apparantly struck the alp Jamolea), Captain D. C Sim amidships_

After the ship was hit the first Captain R. G. Gillaspie and Cap- time, the engine room staff with- tala W. E. Awcock, master mout

served, us

Lieut

The Acti

any instructions from the bridge, stopped the engines and Captain Walid told the court the Referaters, and the ship was that all his papers were lost on

without the Tal Fung when she sank.

Chief Engineer then Witness

so that in 1023.

to come on the bridge in his work- application through an

the first time k-ves nor the recommendation ing clothes after

the then Harbour Master, Cap- when the ship hit the rock.

Witness theit sold that he usk- Lain Beckwith. he received an

Chief Engineer why he exemption to sall on British pisipsed the

in the rould not keep the engines going atle longer and his reply was "No, can."

The Chief Engineer than 10- fused to go back Room.

because

service #fi

dns world war,

Witness sald that he held a Norwegian master's certificate, which was still valid, and after examination in Hong Kong! he obtained a first mle's certi Beats.

Capt. World said that be left Martio for Hong Kong n1,2 a.m. 15 tuts of on August 3 with general cargo, a crew of 24 and 13 passengers. The vessel had no passenger certificate and she drew 11 feet.nix Inches aft and seven foot Fix inches forward.

No Pilot

to the Engine

Lifeboats Ordered

Correspondence

The Editor takes do respoŇ. soflity for views expressed t Letters by correspondents, and bu no means necessarily egrees with thank

Moscow's Tactics

Sir The proclaination by a group of the Kuominting mem- bets-fonner governors, generals: and other

Emergency Regulations For Requisitioning

Emorgoncy Regulations governing the requisition- ing of property, land, animals, vehicles, boats/ vessels and aircraft and the use of land by the Services were mada by, the Güverüürill | Council yesterday.

bigshofs of Chiang Made under the Defence Regulations; the new. Emergency Requisition) Regulations 1949, became effective on Monday.

Kal-stick's enlairage inviting "members of the Kuomintang in regions not yet liberated to rise and join the revolution of Mno Tae-tunin order to assure China's independence," indicates: bbw rotten and corrupt Chinng' regime has bech.

Tony Ang To Appeal To

1. The new regulations, according to no official explanatbry note, substatiste-enact with modi Acations the provisions of the D fence Regulatichs, 1940, in

Personalia,

¡Lleutenant-Gefieral Sir Jofin Harding, KCB CBE, DSO, MC, Commhanter-In-Chief Far East Land Porces, left flott Kong ybe terday on his return to Singapore. During his

hort. four-day stay General Harding inspected Lauri Forces units here with Lieutenant General, F.. W. Festing. Troops and military installations in the New Territories were also in- sported.

.

particular regulators Nos:, 51 55, dealing with requisitioning and the use of land by the Three Dr. N. D. Fraser will speak on "The Leprosy Problem in China" note added that in view ofat tomorrow's Y's Men's luncheon Appro- | at the Root Garden, Hong-Kotig measures turarded

Services. Aussie Gov't

The appest adds to the fnet that most Kuamining troops att continanders who joined the Ruda

ful with all the American armis worn considered Chling's close lowers. Thus it may be presumed The Kuomin- What is left of Ling under Chiang will be sur-Mr. Tone Ang is going to appeal the

to 11 Commurists to the Australian government tdpriate for defence, the procorvit flotel. rendered

allow him to return with His fiòn về publle order.“

order safety without resistance. ·♥

family to Australia.

THE

or for the provision or tegance of supplies and ser-1 vices, it is considered advisable to re-state th NámbiÁ¤Bus the purposes for which the emer- genry powers may be exerciseő:

Powert Elstud

terms

Departures for Singapore yes-

RV Sanghvi, J. H, Blair. A. G. terday by BOAC included Messrs. 'Copeland, A. Entinaford, anh Boo-hean, Chee Joc-liçan, D. D. The Angus, E. J. J. Spedaber Reverend Et, Barraud Brigadier W. G. R. Nitti

•

It means that Formosa, the in-

Mr. Ang left Australia with his caller stronghold i Chiang Kai- shek, shall very soon become the wife and fantils under threat of

the by Australian Kremlin's naval and aerial bases deportation

the Anglo-American government on June 26., against

in the Far Eusi,, imperialisa"

Mr. Ang, his white Andetrallkd unices Lotion

and Washington wife, and their three sons have can outwit Comrade Josef Stalin been living in a hut in Kowloon

City for more than a month. in time,

Kond Hote

The re-lated regulations gives Yesterday, Recent history has proved that

Authority of any who wishes to remain a Cóimpétant

Miss Halen Kup, Mrs. Yang Lu It has been the Kremlin, not resident, who wi Whitehall nor the White House, annoymous offered through the effer mutherised by him, power Fu-wo: Measts. K. J. Ruddy, D.

to give the Ang's to reisiliön siy Mail

substance Buchanan, Dr. Altchen Wu lighter, boat or other small craft and the United Kingdom yester- and any ship. versel of aircraft, tay by BOAC. He tuk, however, pet to re-

negotiable

and

that his been duing the job of "000 if it was necessary for velilcle et hatthal and any Luher 3. L. Campbell left for Bangkok

If and when

Comrade

outwilling the running dogs of the capitalists, Tse-tung will govern the island of Taiwan, Hong Kong shall be as tenable as it was on December 8

1011.

tions by these greit einaićipators

of the people. Through printing

shall

*

Instruments.

•

Other nipassengers who boarded The Competent Authority also the BOAC flying boat yesterday for the United Kingdom included hue power to hold, sell or other

Mrs. A. M. Robinson, Mrs. F. M. wise dispose of any of the re- Hamm. Professor E. W. Simon, quisitioned property, and power Mersrs, J. Robinson, I. McDougal!. to acquite any vehicle, vessel, F. Wilson, J. K. Hamm, and M. excavator, crane or agricultural Rice.

Mr. Ang said yesterday that he ich regulations also empower

The

Among the departures from the the Competent Authority to do

work on any zny.

requisitioned Peninsula Hotel on Monday, were and Or place and to permit Mr. and Mrs. J... M. Hamm,

The

J H. Blair. E. M. Hudt. A. E unces where necessary which Mecars, F. Legen, P. A. Gralder. Holler. F, A. Rice, R. G. Layzell. quisitioned fund or place.

new regulations conlain G. Liguori, A. Copeland, and J.

G. Twist. provisions for claiming, compen sation which will be governed by the Compensation (Defence) Re- sulations 1849,

Mr. Afs to "py" a job on a ship Mau bond

The writer said that he huff read of the tragedy of the Ang's, and he thought they wore quitin curtery, e securities suffering betriuse of ti scifiab policy It may interest you and your

Mr. Ang Had previously safe readers therefore that i may offer that he would need itk$2,000 to you courses on Marx, Engels, The Captain said that he int

Lenin, Statin and Mao Tse-tung buy a job as a ship's bèsun. Thanks For Help We possess writings and publica- Wie lifeboats mediately ordered to be swung out. The cfew ye fused to touch the starboard boot

of this letter I hope Mr. Attiec wished to thank all the people although that was on the lower and Mr. Acheson whit too taice who had offered to help him and skle. There was nothing wrung

for their some lessONE

future his family. with the lifeboat. However, tac sou

He added: "I have found out career. From what they have been Lifeboat was fully manned. The port lifeboat got away.

governments aren't doing lugich consequence that even

the be the liberation of the always decent and kind, there are in about 30 people including whole work! by the Cominform. an awfully lot of prople who árání work is being carried out on re- two Chinese wonen.

The "Ching Mini" is talis Witness sad that there was no

Yet it does not appear that either The vessel was gradually, heel- pilet on board and that he himing to starboard and

We had the Prine Minister of the Sec-ind an "Ang Fund" to assist the retary of the State is learned Ang's to raise HK$2,500 as part self was on the bridge nil the

eventually to climb up" The The time. Shortly after five san. he

anything on the system, philoso-payment of their passage back to sighted the Cheung Chau Beacon Calam Bid Uit the purseraphy, tactics and above all, the Australia.

The he looked after the two Chinese

of Moscow and its Contributions can be sent in Light on Adlinester Rock.

women. They were kept above dialectics

of the "Cling Mall". weather at that time was fairly water by thein until

the ship satellites.

To date the contributions are: clear: there

I would venture to suggest that necasional samk, The Coptain said that they

alf members of English Parlia A Dutch and visibility whs, rut-

merchant showers

were rescued by boats from the

ment and United States Congress Annomous derat.

Lee Sang.

Communism W. Richardson. Witness continued by saying

Captain Warid said that the should study ingre

of Russian pattern, since their China Mail" staff the light at six ship linth plenty of lifebouts. that he passed a.m.. on the port

respective governments have beef Mr. B. Arkoolt beam. While on the way to the Colony doing their utmost to help Mos- Mr. J. Y. Lat cables distant as far as he could from Macao, his was ahead of Judge:

the Lee Sang and the Kwong cow conquer the world without Witness sad that he then pro-Sal and whe heading more or less Oghting real battle as under-

by stood

their ceeded two cables length past the on the same, course.

generals unit! light when he changed course ne- Asked by the Court whether he entrat atafts, cording to usuvi custom, slightly was suggesting that there was to part with the Queen Mary unchartered rock, Captain Warlid Hospital ahead.

said that he could not shy.

were

KOSB Commander Arrives in HK

The Commanding Officer of the First Battalion the King's*Own Scottish Borderers. Lieutenent- Colonel J. F. McDonal, arrived here yesterday by a BOAC flying boat in take edinmand of the re- glinent here.

HEIL STALINI,

Survey Of Salaries

Clerks in Hong Kong carn from $206 to $1,204 a month according to a survey carrier out recently, by the Hong Kong

Chamber of Com Générat merce.

Miss Leung Kam-yuk, a nuise, who was on board the Kwong Sai told the court that she henta a loud noise. A woman passenger WBS

board the then

taken on Kwon Sui The passenger had some breath left in her and Mist Leung gave her attiicial respira- tion and revived her.

Another women passenger was She died also taken on board,

artificial respiration although was given to her

Tang Chat, quarter master on

Swenographers carn from $3701) board the ship said that at 5.10 to $740 a month; nid draughts- He was met at the Kai Takaan, he went on deck, He was

men from $237 to 3756.5. Airport yesterday by Major P. C. not feeling well and by private

to telephone Sotorles paid McLaughlin of the regiment, arrangement was relieved by operators range from $238 L

Other arrivals from the United Kwok Hing. At the time of in-8302 a month; and chauffeurs, Watchuhen Kingdom yesterday by the yingi cident Kwok Hing was at the from $247 to 319.3.

Wicci: boat were:

carn from $157.5 a $194; and office boys, lift bays, Captain R. W. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. J. 1. Sellars, Mr. A. Noble, Mr. F. G. Bruelding, Major I.A. A. Young and Mr. G.W, Minto. to the engine room and then on The salaries given here inelud-

Yesterday's arrivals from Bang-deck and saw the master. Heed allowances. kok by the BOAC were: Mr. A. then rushed back to the engle

J. Ramount and Group Captain R. J.Bone. The latter is attached to the Royal Air Force

Priest Arrives With Relic Of

St. Francis Xavier

of

The Reverend Fr. J. Pfister. SJ. Provincial

the Jesuit Japan, arrived in Fathers in Hong Kong yesterday. He the nam of St. Francis

today.

Daniel Rumyee, acting Chict Engineer said that he was sleeping at about 8 am. He rushed down

room and there, saw the second engineer trying to Ox the engine, After several other witnesses; had given evidenca, the Court adjourned til Saturday at 10 aut. to anounce their findings,

HEAVY RAIN

month to

Care of

Arxivala nt, the Peninsula Hotel on Moulay included Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Blcony Palmer.

Y. Trong. J C

Pedro

Penalties for infringement o' the wulffney (Regulation) Ra-Boyd. W.

Lunge from HK$3,000, Lobato, J. J. Signor, R. Muth, B. HK$ 25.00 Ane and two years, imprisonment Warianiaker, and R. W. Steele.

10.00 On suminary conviction to རྗ་

10:00 | HK$10,000-the and five years' 120.00 imprisonment.

50.00 indictment.

20:00

11K$235.00

CONFISCATION OF GOODS

да

conviction or

Obituary

MR. DAVID POTTS

•

Among the passengers who ar- rived here by CPA froni Bangkok and Singapore atardity Included Miss Grace Didtby, Mr. J. W. Moorhouse, Mr. Chúa Choori-buay, Mr. Thou Sen-tjoe, Mr. Lee Pion chuan, Mr. R. E. Murray and Mr.. W. R. Brucker.

Those left by CPA for Bangkok Mr. David Palts; manager of and Singapors yesterday were the Cure Wiseman, died yester-ME

E. J. Heartsner, Mr. S.

$35,000 were confiscated by Mt. day, at the Queen Mary Hospital, / Palmer, Mr. Chan Whi-kam and

Goods to the total value of

Hin-shing La at Central yester day.

1

were

Potts served with the M Chuang Heechuan Hoyat, Navy fhr 20 years and then These goods

found on Jotried the Citinese Maritime Cus

Mr. Pascal Cowen, Manager of board the ss. Chaksanik last Sun- toms: He later joined the star of the Department of Public Rela day, and were intended for skip-Lane, Crawford Ltd., at manuger tions for the Pan AmeHean Air-

of the Cafe Wiseman, ment to Japan.

They include 1290 bottles of!

His wife and daughter live at ways, San Francisco, left the Col- ony yesterday in a PAA aircraft pounds or Streatham Vate; London. streptomycin, 1,801

for Cloculta. Mr Cowen who sacharin, 284 tins of essenco of The funeral will take place to- arrived hete on Sunday is going taste, and 48 pairs of gentlemen's day at 5.15 pm, at the Colonial, to the Indian city to accompany

Cemetery, Happy Valley,

SOCKS,

RAF Sergeant Charged

With Assaulting Policeman chit coolles, office coolles and David Tador Richards; aged 39; Flight Serge&ht;

elemers from $123 to $175.

Clerks have been graded as follows: Grade I (clerks capable of holding executive positions); grado II (full-trained clerks in responsible positions); grade lit trained clerks employed in routine work): grade IV (Junior semi-trained clerks; and grade V

RAF Police at Käi Tak, was yesterday, churg- ed with astaulting a polico ¿britable, and two counts of common assault, before Mr. J. Witks of Kowloon Magistracy.

(beginnications for a Grade) J. Hidden conducted the case to die of the two ricksha' ebölles;

The

Heavy rainfall was experienced I stenographer are being short- In Hong Kong, shortly after, mid-hand at 120 words a minute and night, yesterday. Total rainfall tory, qwever, was, negligible,

recorded by the Royal Observa- typing at 50 words.

The survey, divided into two assult FCISCO, and two rick-round

separate

parts-one for

THE

AV

the Town Hall Meeting of the

Air group back to the United Statca.

1

i

:

The forthcoming weddings have ben announeed of Cytil Gregory, merchant, of Leighton Hill Road.

and Mrs. Marguerite Helence Cliompagne, dress makor, ? of & Leighton Hill Road; Augusto Josh Ritchie bank clerk, of 73 Jaffe Road; frst floor, and Miss Samb Wong Shau-ling, of the address.

The heavy showers that fell,inployees in Chinese Arms and

one I SZ" de Shiloley Roadside the chitance of YMCA, | qgdu, 29 s brought Before

the Happy Valley district result

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and Indien emi) that Chittest

Application For

Eviction Order

sha

the

CAT office at Penimula Hotel, when defendant chile up and sat

Defendant, who pleaded not about to give him, another blow, WELL DRESSED gulity to the three counts, was witness ducked and ran away. represented by Mr. B. Bernie Defendetil ellised him; and when BAG STEALER chi. Detective Sub-Inspector He Infled to get Him, He turned

"He was well dressed at the Chlu Tu

Tiung-tak, grabbed him by time of committing for the prosecution.

tho neck and preised him on the offence," said Detective Sub- the deferidant It was alleged

tilts juncture, a police patrol Inspector J Hidden, when a Or Kong-chung and an Chiu

vah

alchig thu stopped out Shanghaflander, Li Chung-mo, for Portuguese

OFT CHE

Wicks at Kowloon yes- Several lite ombets carrid out M recently been venerated at the ed in the area between the Star ployees shows

early Quadri-centennial Celebrations of Taxi company and the tramway firms pay less salaries than other

The prosecuting

officer bunthed of the vas and faked "What is terddy the Saints' arrival in Japan.

L was charged with stealing a lenninus being flooded and cover firms.

The incts of

the mairer." of the case, after which! Father Pfister, will leave by ed with mud jaches thick.

Or Kong-chung, & rickalia, coulis, notint

Witness further said that at this plastic handbag valued at $30 plane for Manila'at 3 p.m. today, A large part of the playing

déreraika wahan from woman, Wont Keung-lal. gave evidence in the witrices-box. en route to Goa.

ground Inside the rate course

Or Kong-chung aged 27, in holding the offer ricks coolb

at about 10.10am, on August The Arm will be venerated Iri | was also flooded,

evidened d that on this morni by the neck. Eventual coolie The prosheuthig officer stated Vie Catholic Cathedral, Calne Public Works Department

ing of July 31, He and is rick-dent released the coolle when the 12 complelfart wee sitting Mathe Road, from 7 a.m. to 12 noon coolles were sent out early in the

parked at the Junction of polles dpproached morning to close the area.

Nathan Road and Ausun Anadi CólistaBld. Sõid Strunk beride her, placing his jacket Three Europeans including defent One of the police constabits over the woman's handbuy witch An application for an evic dant

Pprodes.

the rickshawent up to stradant, who she was left on the sent tion order against the Great stand, and erg three tick the constable Bibw. on the back Atler a while, defendant rose Asia Restaurant and WongsHad to proceed

to the YMCA of the Yin-ching, of 20 Chung On Shibury Road, Defendant bodral was hoarded his Fickshohe VCA, de2 Street, Kowloon,

érrival at

was deeft by two panikkula Tenancy Tribunal President,

Ngain, attempted to slice yesterday.

withcatorce dialect,

contrited, and asked hith him. As he cucked, "Kel Dor tore his singlet. Late

defendant findant

Asenterice, of six months Later, deferidarit The applicants, Yeung Sul-In sang, and Hui Ping-tung, both di Chin" which thesis "How much picked up a leather duster which hard labour and deportation was 68 Connaught Road West, are the money" In English. Withers sald

•In The and true hth Imposed owners of the promises in dispute he replied to defendant fif Cant decut the Betserverat tinfer

tonese "Kel dor do ho" which A Balice comptabird derent- Opponents are the tenants.

Applicants claimed that the means "As you please in Edint to stop winese "did?" but opponents were tenants · rindo | f January 12, 1948. The opponent guyn notice in writing in Febru ary 1, 1949 to the Shin Ping Com- pany agents of the applets, But they would give up posses sloit at premises occipled by them owth to fallunto business. Au- Bien Therdtors claimed that onsulent's Have fallen dy ghe,

☨

THE

HONG KONG ANTI-T.B.

ASSOCIATION

FLAG DAY

SATURDAY, 20th AUGUST, 1949

DONATIONS WILL BE GRATEFULLY RECEIVED

Lady, Gibson,.

The Hong

Witness, midi

radure way, with the We ordered by the woman's nailbag underneath his

BOUANG

AR get in the van. Jacket

before Mr. W. H. Latimer, eating for of the rickalik, the and Higo got inito, ing, vi i Hotel cóblies was erréslel de-

Tre Mail in polvesilon:

syda

Offered An Apple chtendunt buset med attempt

to strike the constaBIS: Of 18eirig Witness went on to lay that this, the police constable got, biz defendant offered him an apple, the van and ran nwèx with' but he refused to: accept it. fendant following the pollo Than one of the Europeans who constable then drew cat wore with defendant, landed a volver and ordere Sid note to defendant, who in stop. At this hion KOM, HAMBER SUN Corey to wit. two European

son mall chín

fotil 13 al

Mr. Percy Chen,' inatiCUST. Hele tudi

Applicante presented by

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