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INQUIRY INTO EBONOL SINKING CONTINUES

unders

Today

The Inquiry into the sinking of the British fraighter Ebonol continued in the Marina Court yaster- day. Mr. F.W.J. Skutif, Assistant Director of Marino, Part Control, sat as President as- sisted by Llòutenant-Commander H.F. Bond RN and Captain W. Lumsdon, Master Mari-

nor.

V Men's Lunch, Hof Garden. The findings will be announced on Saturday

IK Boel, 18945-pan.

NAAFI Club,

7.80 1.

Drive.

European YRICA, roelal swim-

morning.

The Ebonol was owned by

300 elansea fur meinhers | the Tai Num (Great Southern) 5.30 p.m. la 7 p.n.

Shipping Company and sank Union, the Club, tombipin 3.30

Nino Dragons

Bervires Club

Band Call broadenst. AMK Women's International Club whalet drive for Serviermen 7.30 0. Kewloon Rotary Club luncheon.

a result of an explosion off hwatow on May 24

The sediment remaining in the tank might possibly catch fire but it would only burn and not explode.

Compradore's story

Charles B. Skinner, First Mate of the Ebonol, Was recalled to Charles Chow Shing-kai, com- the witness stand yesterday. pradore of the Ebonōl, wan the next witness. He told the Court Witness sak that he was hav- that he was resting after having Peniana Hotel, 12.30 pan. ing his breakfast when the ex-worked all night loading the SL And wh lawareh Pureesplosion necurred at about 8.10 vessel in Swatow when he was

Estertalmat, 15 pm.

CATO. titang Kong time) He awakened by the explosion. The Kewloon Enten Church Women's | thought that the explosion had force of the explosion pushed all

from one Gull mahjong drive, 2.30 come

of the empty the furniture in his cabin, which tanker-oil tanks aiutated for was situated

the Just below ward. He thought it was quite possible that someone had thrown bridge, on to his bunk. He fainted A lighted cigarette end Into the upe oll tank which had been drained of the oil but not clean- ed and that had caused the ex- plusion.

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Coming events

TOMORROW

Women's Section, European YRICA, whid morning. 10

41.471.

Club

STOUTUSTUTs

Ble Hliton Poynton, Deputy Under-Scorstary of State, being greeted at Queen's Pler yesterday by Mr. R. R. Tódd, Acting Colonial Secretary,—("China Mall" photo),

and when he came to he forced his way out of the cabin and saw that the lifeboats had pushed off. Water was already rushing into the corridor outside his cabin which won on the main deck. He had no time to gather up any of the ship's documents or money as he was afraid that the ship would capsize. He rushed aft and Last month was a difficult period for the market- jumped into a lifeboat, his leg doing so.

Bandits interfere with fishermen

seven

hurting

ing of fish because of the activity of bandits at sca, said the monthly report of the Fish- eries Deportment, released yesterday,

linmesliately after the exple Uning doet: Club, dance, Bjaam, Mine Dragons Servires

sion. he went to look for the tombola, 7.20 p.

ho'sun. continued Skinner, and French National Day, vektail then he checked all the cabins on recepti m. The Goops, BK instructions by the Captain to Hotel, pum.

see if anyone required help. He neither ha nor heard anyone Chow said that the vessel car- and then as the water was rising ried

D man passengers, rapidly

went to the bridge and

woman and five children, where he saw the Captain.

all of whom were accommodated The report added that in Skinner sold that he had ex-in the steward's cabin just above spite of the difficulties, about perlenred bombings, shellings and the store-roorn on the port side. 14,470 piculs of fresh fish were Captain Leslie C. Church sold in the Colony as compar- master of the Ebonol, was thened with 8,547 in June last recalled and questioned by the year. Court as to whether he had saved any of the ship's papers,

Market by-laws approved

the June 20,

The By-laws made by Urban Council on

Chip being mined under him be- fore and the Ebonol did not ap- pear to have struck a mine.

Mines doubtful

He contested the fact that there

1950, under Section 5 of the Tublic Health Four) Ordin ance. 1935, Ordinance No. Has a possibility of mines being In that ares, saying that the 1955 were approved

Ebonol had followed in the wake Legislative Council yesterday.

of two other larger vessels which had just left Swatow and his vessel had a lighter draught and nothing had happened to the other two vessels, his vessel could not have struck a mine.

Felly, Chairman of the Urban Comelf, who moved eduption of the By-laws said:

He admitted that he could not swear that there were no mines in the area.

before

He said that there had been no time to save any papers as the vessel sank so rapidly after the explosion. He had sent his Chief Mate, Mr. Skinner, to search for leaving the ship but he failed to survivors on the vessel find anyone. Mr. Skinner "sear- ched the vessel for about

four minutes before they were forced to leave, convinced that there was no one else on board.

"

Colonial official in Hong Kong

Sir A Hillon Poynton, KCMG, Deputy Under Secre- tary of State for the Colonies. arrived from Borneo by Cathay Pacific Airways yea- terday.

Sir Hilton was met Kal Tak by Mr. R.R. Todd, Acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. A.J.R. Moss, Director of the Department of Civil Aviation and Mr. Max Oxford, Deputy Director of "the DCA

According

Sir to Mr. Todd, Hilton is expected to remain in He is the Colony until July 21.

on his way back to the United Kingdom.

Mc. Todd also revealed that Sir Hilton's purpose of coming to Hong Kong is to view the Colony financial position.

Borneo visit

Sir Hilton arrived in Jesselton, North Borneo, on June 28. During |ble stay there he held discussion

with the Governor,

Sir H.R. and Поле, КВЕ, МС, то, other Governmont officials and also Bave interviews to representa-

of Planters' tives

Associations, the Chinese Chamber of Com- merce and Civil Service Asso- clations.

On the night of July 1, Sir Hilton attended a cocktail party given by the Jesselton Combines Chamber of Commerco.

On

July 2, he flew to Sandakan where he

Interviews to commercial

In gave

And mercial representatives visited one of the timber mills in that area.

to

fesselton and on the following

оп July 6, he returned

Iteports have been received of restrictions that are to be impos- ed on the export of salt fish from tiong Kong to China. Already the price of salt fish has been delay procee led by rail to the in pressed us a (result of thores terior of Borneo, After an inspec- rumours and certain shermen tion of Keningau and Beaufort selling fresh fish that would in:

weas he went to Labuan on July 10 and left by CPA normal cases have been salted.

for Hong Kong. The mechanised Heet has in-

This was mainly due to the opening

in of a new market Kowloon, the fishing effort of the mechanized feet and to a certain extent to the difficulty of export-creased from 92 ta 65 vessels

turing the month, ing salt fish from Hong Kong.

Girls

Boys and

Clubs Ass'n flower day

Ten consignments of fih ter were sent to Stñgapore · and Bangkok during the month, comprising of 101,000 fry to Singanore and 88,700 Iry Bangkok,

tc

Investigations are being made as to the method 10 desa ci live gold fish to South-Affien n' the request of the Director of Inland Fisheries Cane Th seems that it will be possible te

report.

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Evacuation of IRO charges from Shanghai

This resolution refers to the mission of By-laws Nos, 9 and is of the Markets By-laws and their replacement by new by-laws, The revised by-laws provide that, when શ market stal! is

Skinner also said that he had Captain Church also produced originally leaved, the numes of no time to save any of the ship's an account of the accident in a cot more than four person shall

nlpapers and documents as when Swatow newspaper (with a tran- be Included In the lease and he arrived on the bridge, every-slation into English attached) as thereafter it shall be lawful for thing in the wheelhouse was a evidence,

The flower day of the Boys the Urban Council to substitute shambles. the name of his widow, or s

After his evidence, the Court and Girls Clubs Association send these fish by air, said the ral hundred of its charges | John Redman, Hong Kong

Saturday, wife, or a son or other near Government Chemist, who was announced that the findings of Will be held on

the committee an- relolive for that of a lessee, who called to give expert evidence, the Inquiry will be announced on July 15, by reason of death or infirmity said that he was familiar Saturday, July 15, at 10 am, in nounced yesterday.

willi of other cause has ceased to be the properties of heavy

Mrs Viglet Chan, speaking on the Marine Court." Coltex terested in the stall.

the committee's behalf, said sh fuel oil. The dash point of the

hopes the public will respond in "Hitherto the Urban Couneil oil was 230 degrees, Fahrenheit, lut been entitled, on the request and the oll would only give off a

a substantial way, as the flower of a lessee, tu ord the name of gas when it reached that

day and the annual ball are the An estimate of the number oʻ

There are about 3,000 foreign my other pertou ba a lense but perature,

two biggest money-making pro-fishing days during June 1950 is refugees under IRO caro jects of the Association.

Shanghal, mostly White Russiana.

tem-

It is considered that this proces In his opinion, sald witness, a dure is not in the public interest | lighted elgarette end thrown into ar it tends to perpetuate leases the drained fuel tank, although and not infrequently results in it had not been cleaned of the Jesses selling their interests with residue, would not cause an ex- ensiderable financial gain tu plosion, and if the lid of the tank had been left off for several days The motion was seconded by it would further minimise the the Acting Colonial Secretary, almost negligible possibility of a Mr. R. R. Todd.

fire or explosion,

themselves."

Pair sentenced for theft of Navy paint

"It is one of the principles of British justice that

when a

man has served his sentence that should be the end of the matter. It is ab- horrent that a man's criminal record should be a bar to his obtaining work, but there is at least an exception; and that this work in a government department, was a function as a custody of stores, and this all the more re- levant whore the criminal record is ono such as that of the second accused, that of ‘aid. ing and abatting larceny."

Pl revokes contract with Mollers

Manila, July 12. President Quirino has order- ed inmediate cancellation of the Philippine Government's contract with Mollers and Choy Ltd. of Hong Kong, for salvage of sunken vessels in Philippine waters.

A new bld for the same pro- ject to clear Manila Bay and other Philippine ports of vessels sunk

will be during the war called shortly.

Rovocation of the contract was ordered by President Quirino on the strength of an opinion by the Secretary of Justice,

who held the Ha

Hong-Kong firm has failed to comply

ply with the terms of the contract.

More than 2,400 school children will be out from early morniani

the on Saturday selling flowers, proceeds of which will go to the Association.

Preparations are understood to be well underway by the International Refugee Or- ganisation in Shanghai for a pecial ship to evacuate sev- from Shanghai, Fish farmers in the New Ter- The IHO expects the ship to call ritories, near Un Long: purchaseet Shanghai in August to take 20,000 common carp fey rearer some 700 to 1,000 refugees to other een tent in the New Territorie:: ording to foreign arrivals from In the nursery 6sh pond that haountries for re-settlement, ac-

Tientsin. There

Trawlere

5 to 7 days Long liners.. 5 to 12 days Purce Selniers 18 to 20 days

Monthly total of fish marked in Hong Kong was:

Fresh fish.... Salt fish.***

Total..

Mes rs, Watson and Company Limited. Mrs. Chan sald, hos kindly donated nearly 3.000 bot- fles of refreshments which will Production and he distributed among the teen-gures were: ago canvassers In Kowloon and Hong Kong.

Weight. 26,304 pfeuls

.

Meanwhile, the Co-ordinating Committee for Foreign Refugees is reported to be in the midst of a drive for funds for the 800- odd foreignere under ita olio, who are not aligibin for IRO aid. These dependents are nationnis of about half a dozen countries,

India and Pokiston. consumptionation, various Consulates

16,354 piculs 9,000 piculs 20,354 picuis

Value. $2,048,752

in Shanghai are providing fan- clal or other ald to the destitutės of, their respective communities..

Mrs. Chan Gald that there Fish exported during the month-Router.

(excluding sea products) will be three prizes of spectat quality for the childran who bring in the most money. Ben- net Frores Has donated a all. ver cup

which will go to the school bringing in the most re turns.

A gold watch, donated by Mr. Lom Hau-tak, of the Lam Yuen

President Quirino erdared Fung Watch Company, will go to confiscation of US$50,000 bond the individual chlid bringing in put by Mollers and Choy. the most

Miss Edith de

An additional bond of US$100,- Rocha hus donated one Max Fac 000 given for compliance of tor beauty set. obligations of Mailers and Choy

Two fountain pens, donated by

will

Weight.

Value. 31,420 pleuks

1.286 948 Fish Imported for local consumption

Weight.

Value.

16.278 piculs

Ç68,270

Fish consumed

locally

Weight

5,206 pleuts

Value. 1,450,074

FRESH FISH PRICES

Fresh fish Average priom sentised at the Hong Kong Fish Wholesale Market Piest quality Average

stler brics

cafty

to eat up a mill for processing Mr. K.C. Fung of the Che Bang plates for sunken steamers and Company Limited, will go to the production of steel bars in the runners-up.

Numerous Philippines before September

alher prizes 18 wa #lao ordered confi also be distributed. These have (Kennedy Town) yesterder weretem cated.

been contributed by members of This comment was made by | American Tobacco Company, de- Mr. James Wicks at Kowloon fendants took part in the trans-

Mollers and Choy signed with the committee. yesterday when he found Mel ferring of the paint in question September 18, 1948 a contract to the Association, said that the As-Wow Cut (ass) 4:49

Philippine Government on Mr. Hubert Lal, Secretary of ville Walter Lloyd. 19-year- | from a naval lorry, driven by old stores assistant of HMS Wong, to a commercial lorry. undertake salvage of all sunken seclation maintains over 44 clubs White Pomires (large) *Tamar, and Wong Kween- They were intercopted by Chin-vessels in Philippine waters and to which boys and giris, with in- Macao Sole (large)

pu up a re-rolling mill for pro-sufficient money, go every even-Conger Pike Evidence had been given that cessing plates of sunken steamers. ing for

lessons and entertain- while Hereins

Hair Tail no authorisation had been given Associated Press.

hing, naval lorry driver, guilty

ese revenue officers,

of the larceny of eight drums

of Admiralty paint, valued at $320 on July 4.

În giving Lloyd two weeks or $100 On the sentence imposed on Wone in 1948 for alding and abetting larceny, and two months to Wong without an alternativo. the Magistrate said: "I am

for the delivery of the paint from government stores.

At yesterday's concluding, hear ing, Rovenuo Inspector -F.A. Fowler, was called to give cor roborative evidence by Detective Sub-Inspector K.C. Chess Who prosecuted.

Tamar told the Court that Lloyd Commander Merry of HMS joined the Royal Navy as a spa- man in 1948 and had served In

fed that the accond accused (Wang) took the leading part in this crime, but in saying this I do not overlook the fact that the Arst accused knew what was go various ships and later went over

in on and took an active part." to the training flotilla and came

It was alleged that at 10.40 hore in IIMS Black Swan In

Road,

on July 4, in Gloucester 1918.

near the British and

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In asking the Magistrate to take Lloyd's youth Into con alderation, Commander Merry said that Lloyd's conduct. Wat satisfactory aside from slack, ness and inattention.

Second defendant asked for leniency. saying that he has a wife, four children and mother to support

The

two, Chinese le révenue Meers, who were inkirurgenital in the apprehension (22 18 didnten- ghighly..

by Mr. Wiaki, who

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Man killed while fleeing from Police

A Chinese man met his death yesterday when he fell from the verandah of a house In Des Voeux Road West in trying to escapo a Police rald.

It was learned that à party of Police from the Western Police Station raided the second floor of a house in Des Voeux Road Con- tial shortly after 4,30 p.p.

When the Police arrived several men escaped, one of them how- ever in trying to get away to the next house by the verandah lost his balance and plunged to labs death.

"The man was seriously injured and died while on the way to Queen Mary Hospital.

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