THE YAUMATI FERRY DISASTER.
COXSWAIN'S STORY OF THE COLLISION.
The inquest on Leung Hoi, alias Leung Koi, a victim of the Yaumati ferry disaster, was resumed at the Magistracy yesterday before Mr. F. A.Hazelind
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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER firm, 1913.
THE EXTRADITION CASE"
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BISHOP'S CHARGE TO-THE CLERGY.
Kwangtung bad sent this requisition to THE DIOCESAN CONFERENCE. the Consul General at Canton and the Consul-General forwarded it to the Governor. There was a Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in Catton, and he was the man who ought to have sent the requisition direct to the Governor. The Procedure seemed to have been rutter topsy-turvy and that was why he was not prepared to accept everything on the
the
the
The Bishop of Victoria (The Right, Rev. G. H. Lander, D.D.) held a visitation of the clergy of the Dioseso at St. John's Cathedral yesterday morning.
Mr. Davidson again asked that that
SECOND DAY OF HEARING. answer should be noted. I had, he submitted, a direct bearing on th Chung Sau Nam, ofida Chung Hsin responsibility for the collision. It showed Nam, formerly Superintendent of the that witness story was not altogether Canton Treasury, again appeared before ra beruse that position extremel iraprobable ne
the Second Magistrate, Mr. J. R. Wood, In reply to Mr. Kemp, witness said that yesterday, in answer to a requisition for he was travelling at full speed, seven his extent thron to Chinn on charge of Mr. Slade said that the only person
that Governor of any Provines in The following clergy were present':-. knats per hour.
After the tiffin adjournment Mr. David stealing certain valuable securities, to China could cominunicate with was the Rev. Fong Yat San, Incumbent of Holy out asked for leave to cross-examine the wit, two cheques for $100,000 and $50,000, Consul, and official communications went Trinity, Kowloon, and Chaplain to the on this Hongkong and Shanghai Banking through the Consul to their ultimate des Bishop; Ven. E. J. Barnett, Archdeacon Mr. Harris said that he understood Corporation and the International Baik: tination. If the Governor of Canton, or of Hongkong, Secretary of the Church like official, wanted to communicate Missionary Society, and Warden of St the Secretary of State, he would Stephen's College, Chaplain to the apid was 74 years of age. A few days yesterday that they could not
examine at all, otherwise he would be ng Corporation respectively, the pro
Bishop; Rev. G. 4. Bunbury, Missionary before the collision her mother said that cross-examining still. He understood, party of the Government of the Province have to do so through the Consul,
Mr. A. J. Mackie, an interpreter at the Perest and Chaplain to the Bishop Rev she would be going over to Yaunati to from what was snil the previous day, that of Kwangtung. He was also charged Supreme Court, produced the file of a
V. H Copley Moyle, Chaplain of the ser sene relatives. Os dy 26th November that was purely an inquiry before bis with converting the same to his own use,
pending civil action containing the Worship which they were merely watch- she heard that the body of her mothering, and no cross-examination could be and with stealing a payment-out book affidavit of the fugitive. Therein he Cathedral, und Chaplain to the Bishop: Kave the story of the receipt of the order Rey . H. Hewitt, Missionary Priest und Warden of St. John's Hall; Rev. had been taken, to the juorumry, and she made except by his Worship and the jury.belonging to the Canton Government.
Mr. M. W, Slade, K., and Mr. Eldon from Chan Kwing Ming for the no. 1. Blanchett, Missionary Priest and Mr Davidson said that he took quite a
receipt of $150,000 from the TreasULES. subsequently went there and identified her
different view to what his friend had Potter (instructed by the Assistant Crown the purchasing of the two drafts for cuaibent. of Tai lang, and Shek-ki; parent
$100,000 and $150,000 respectively, and the Bay A. D. Stewart, Missionary Priest taken, when he mentioned that matter the previous day. He understood that they Solicitor, Mr. P. M. Hodgson donnor, depositing of the mones in the bank in and Sub-Warden of St. Paul's College; were both entitled to cross-examine PC. Master, of Messrs. Johnson, his own name. The affidavit also said her. Mok Shaa Tsang, Incumbent f They had no real right to do so, but he Stokes & Master), appeared for the pro- that two or three days after he had placed Canion and West River Tistri: Re
ought his Worship said he would grant secution, and Sir Francis Piggott, C., the $50,000 with the International Bank Percs Jenkins, Missionary Priest, Prin- on fixed theposts, Chun Kwing Ming, who ripel of the Diocesan Training College, the application if he thought there was
and Mr. C. G. Alabaster (instructed by
was, then on board the Germany steamship and Thermbent of Tea Tsing? Rev. Fok The matter, any acid to cross-examine.
Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton and Mr. W. B.
Fareh
requested him (the defendant) to Tsing Shan, Incumbent of St. Stephen's. he understood, was left open, and they were not told they could not cross
call on him on board the vessel. When he Hongkong Rev. W. P. H. Hips saw him, he asked him for the 8350,000. Miszimary Priest, and Incumbent of St. exantine, as his friend had stated. The
He (defendant) told Chan that the Houg Luko's Pacoby Rev N. C. Pope, Incuna- reason Mr. Harris did not examine yester
kong and Shanghai Bank would not casi bent of St. Andrew's, Hangkong; Rev. day was because there was nothing alleged
the draft, and that, he had placed the CB Shand. Missionars Priest and by a witness examined yesterday which could amount to gross negligener.
pay at the arms then arranged that the Chupiaid of St. Stephen's College: Her deposit. It
D. f. Reynolds, Chaplain to the Mission. Mr. Harris-There was an allegation
should pay Chan the sum of $100,000 of
and to use the $100,000 Church, Hongkong; Rey: C. L. Cooper-
to Segmen and Incinsbent of S. Peter's!
Chaplain of the waited for the Sole Murn to hit us, Mr. Davidson remarked that that mon-
Mr. Slade, who tend the affidavit, Hunt, ing witness had said that the Sochu Morn
pointed out to his Worship that he placed Cathedral Bey, W. P. H Hubbard, came down the fairway like an arrow,
the money on fixed deposit on the 8th, and Missionary Priest; Rev. W. W Rogers, Missionary Priest and Acting Principal the which was the Chinese expression meaning the sjed
Chan Kwinging ou board, was come of Canton Bugg "High School. Rev where in the neighbourhood of Singa C. R. Mackenzie, lissionary Priest. high speed, went through the launch, and went straight or for half a mile. Is
Rov ust that a suggestion of gross negligence
pare. They would prove Chan wing and Incumbent of Lingshan Ming, being on board the vessel. Even G. E. S. Upsdell, Missionary Priest and. on which I am allowed to cross-question?"
Mr. Harris-A quarter of a mile.
before the money was deposited in the Turer at St. Paul's College, Hongkongs Bank, added Mr. Slade, Chan Kwing Rer Stephen Wicks, Missionary Priest. His Worship -The Sasha Maru, we were
Ming had left, so it was false.
and Incumbent of Liemchow; and Rev. told, was coming down at seven knots, and one witness said 74 knots.
Ha Po Wan, Incumbent of Kongmeon.
Kong Keys the second isxswain, who was in charge of the launch it the time of the collision, was warned before giving his story of the disaster. He said that the launch fett, the wharf at Jubilee Street For Yaumati about 8.16 a.in. on the day of the collision, Winess was steering; he had charge of the launch right up to the time of the collision.. There were two
Blue Faniei renuers in his course, pointing rastand as a consequence, he
Hindy of Alesas. Bruttón & Hett) were for the defence,
Sir
Francis Piggott said that his friend said on the previous day that it was not the admitted practice to allow affidavits which had been sworn in other
:streerd Jetsveen the boats, going never that we went out on the failway, stopped, proceedings to be introduced in these his own hai Bank is his
to the vessel which was lying on the west the Ajne. He passed between these two shijis into the centre of the fairway.
Did you give any warning as you went into the fairway or not: did you blow the whistle As soon as I came from between the Two stemmers I blew a long blast.
Why did you do that Because I saw the approach of the Sushi Maru krom the
west.
Mr Kemp then asked witness of be blew a last before he entered the fair- way -Ne; 1. was between the
two steamers and there was no reason to ilu so, Mr. Reader Harris (who appears on behalf of the We Song) interrupted here.. Is my friend," he asked, "going to intimate to the jury that if he had really sounded a blast on the whistle that he would have mitted a breach of the regulations because there is a regulation which says that you must not sound on blast until you are approaching a vessel If this witness had sounded a blast before
that·
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proceedings. He had been looking up anestión, and' lic confessed the
he had
doubt remembered the case of Wong: Ka Chang-and he dared say his learned friend remembered it also where the same thing was attemnteil. That was not au extradition ens--it was a case in which they were trying to prove -partnership, and they tried to put in 'n Mr. Davideon said that witness had affidavit, in which the man admitted that made ʼn serious allegation against the he had heen a partner, in other proceed- Captain of the Sushi Vare, and as beings. He was not going to make av represented him he submitted that he should be allowed to cross-examine the chjection to the affidavit going in, because witness. He only proposed to go into the he thought the question was doubtful question of speed.
He believed that the whole question of objection and his Worship thereupon granted Mr. Davidson's application."
The Crown Solioiter said he had no
the introduction of affidavits was deat with in the rules of Court under the Judicature Act. He did not propose to object, but if the affidavit went in, the whole file ought to go in, because nobody had the right to take an affidavit off the
Mr. Davidson then cross-examined the witness, who said, in reply to piestions, that he had been a coxswain in the har bour for two years, having been employed the whole time on the same ferry. The speed at which ships could come down the file fairway was between eight and nine
knots.
Mr. Slade said he proposed to put the he saw the Sosher Mary he would have
Mr. Harris said that the regulations affidavit in, and nothing else. He wanted been going against the regulations. I have authority for that. No blast should be stated that with due caution" they to be perfectly regular in the case, and Hounded until a vessel is approaching could travel at a speed not exceeding nine the rest of the file was absolutely no niiles, unless circumstances render an evidence of any kind or description in It is very increase another approaching vessel.
necessary. Therefore, Mr. this case. He did not want to be charged clear from the regulations passed in 1900; Davidson had no need to worry; for, from which are the special regulacions of the what the witness had said, he could now
or to lay himself open to the charge-of Hongkong harbour.
"That putting in a lot of irrelevant matter. reckon that his client was safe. Mr. Kemp said he was not suggesting is the only vindication of this waste of The affidavit was to be put in simply any such thing.
because it was a statement made by the Mr. Harris-As you put the question tino," added Mr. Harris. it seemed to suggest that my client ought to have sounded a blast at the time he was approaching the fairway,
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Mr. Keap-It depends on how much you can see between two vessels.
Mr. Harris The police would have been down on him if he lind blown a blast then, It is a very definite order.
Witness added that the Sasha Mare did This ship was about three to four of her own lengths away when he sounded the blast.
What speed do you think the Soshu Mara was going at?--I cannot say, but the steamer came as fast as an arrow; the water was rushing high.
Where. at the bow or the stern? (Laughter.)-At the bow.
not make any answer.
Did you do anything-As I did not hear a reply I went ahead and kept on my course
Did you alter your speed at all?--No. | I did not.
Did you ring the telegraph bell down to the engine room --No.
If you are going full speed and you ring one bell, what does that mean Go slow.
Pressed about what he did just before the Seshu Mar crashed into the launch, witness said that as the Japanese steaner did not answer he thought he would get clear.
Mr. Kemp And as a matter of fact you did not clear and there was a collision?
Witness-She did not answer me, and I attempted to clear her. I thought 1 should lavis passed her,
The Coroner-You thought you would be able to clear and it turned out that you tid-not-elear
Witness, still replying to Mr. Kemp. aid that if the Soshi Maru had answered his blast he would have known what she had intended to do-to pass his how or stern,
Mr. Kemp closely questioned witness on his knowledge of the rules of the road," whereupɔn,
Answering further questions, witness said he judged the speed of the Jose
art by her bow waves. He did not see any life-belts thrown from the Soshu Murn, or a boat lowered,
accused person at some other time and some other place,
Sir Francis again raised the technical point that no officer had any right to take Li Yee, the No. 1 coxswain of the anything off the file
His Worship said he proposed to admit any, who was in the main hold **taking rice, at the time of the smash, said he the affidavit
Ultimately, bowever, the whole file was. beard his launch give one long blast. He remained in the cabin taking his chow," produced.
Sir Francis asked to be allowed to draw the launch still going forward Then he
heard a noise above," which came from attention to what was the cause of a little treable at the previous hearing, as the passengers. Hearing this noise he to the procedure in reference to the send ce up en deck and saw the Soak daring of the requisition. The procedure, as about forty feet away and coming up very traced out in the Ordinance, was that the quickly. As soon as the launch was Governor of a Province must send the struck he was thrown into the water.
In reply to his Worship, this winess requisition to the Governor of the Colony
the Governor-General of Apparently.
said that at the time of the collision the a Sang was going at full speed, and, answering the Crown Solicitor, he said that when he came up on deck the passengers were shouting Tronble. Save Life!!!
EUROPEAN'S EXPERIENCE.
Mr. William Curwen; headmaster of the Taumati English School, who was the only European on board the Wa Sang, said that he was sitting on the bridge and reading a newspaper paying little attention to what was happening around.
While I was reading, something-I could not tell you what made me look around, and I saw the steamship coming: on to the launel. She was 15 to 20 yards away then. I ran downstairs and dived from the furthest side, inter the water. 1 was in the water for about ten ra mutes, when I was picked up by a launch,
Did you hear any whistle from the landch or steamer?-I can't say I did.
You would not care to star whether wither of them whistled or not ?-I einnot say anything about the whistle.
And you cannot say whether the coxs wain rang the bell in the engine-room- No 1 canno
Questioned by Mr. Harris, witness said that he could not estimate the speed at which the Soshu Haru was going, but she seemed to be going very fast.
But
Mr. Harris entered another protest, Snep questioning, he submitted, was irrelevant and unnecessary, Witness then, they should understand, the steamer knew quito wel the rules of the road and was almost on top of the launch. He hadi he was not obliged to speak and make auo the slighest idea of the speed at which the lunch was going when he dived off.
forfeiture.
The second coxswain, with the aid of He could not say whether she stopped or small wooden models of ships, and matches not,
(representing sailing craft) gave a prac
Mr. Davidson What happened to the
tical illustration of how the collision steamer after the collision? occurred. He also reinarked that when he
"It was like this. I came down the
saw the Socha Mara bearing down fast stairs and jumped overboard to try to get upon the launch he turned her hard to as deep as I pould. The first time I came starboard. This left the launch slantwise; up I came up under the bows of the Soshu tris idon being for the Sashu Maru to Mars. I went down again, and the next brush the launch instead of cutting right time, I came up, I was at the side of the through. When the launch was slantwise hull. I went down again for the third the Socha Moru ran into her:
time, to try to get clear. I heard the Mr. Davidson (who represents the Soak propellers going and I thought I was Maru)-I will eak your Worship to take a finished. Then, when I cagio up the next. note of that. The Captain of the Soshu time he had passed and I said "To, ta." Maru says that the ship went right through
Witress added that he was thrown into the water and when he came to the surface he saw that the Soshu Mary, which had been travelling very fast, had gone straight on. Later he said that he saw the morning.
(Laughter.)
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Mr. Curven added that after collision the Soshy Maru seemed to yo straight ahead and then she curved round to pho fell.
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The Bisor, in his charge, to the clergy. MAPPIN&WEBB,
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My Reverend and dens Brethren, T have called you together tulday in 1 somewhat more peremptory and fora manner than usual because we are about to take a very important step in the history of the Church in this Diocese. and an anxious that it shall not b taken without your presence and fals concurrence.
I refer to the proposed formation of a Synod for the members of the Chang Wa Sung Kung Hai who are under my Horgkong of the four Chinese Priests of jurisdiction, and because the presence in the Diocese, and nearly, if not quite all. missionary.clergy, affords an opportunity for me to address you without bringing you away from your various spheres-of labour on a separate occasion.
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Presiding at the annual meeting of the British and Chinese Corporation in London on the 20th ult. Mr. C. C. Macrae stated that their reduced revenue was recounted for by the fact that for the second
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political succession troubles in China had prevented them from doing any fresh siness, while the of securities was a misfortune they shared heavy amount written off for depreciation In common with investors of every class, No who realized the critical and troubled times through which China had expected better results. They had in been passing could reasonably hand various negotiations which would.
THE EXTENT OF THE DIOCESE. the directors trusted, result in the com-
First of al allow me to say how sincerely pany's resuming the stage of fairiv active operations in the current year. and deeply I thank God for you all. We The position of China, under the wise are only a little company of Priests lu and arm administration of the President, do the work of the ministry as far as Yuan Shih-kai, was gradually becoming the Anglican communion is concerned, in
and settled,
corporation one of the largest and most repulous world, comprising a vast prEN its assistance sought by, the Government the appeared to be regarded with favour and Dioceses and missionary jurisdictions in authorities in various commercial under-
spreading over the huge Provinces of South- takings of importance. The international Kwangtang, Yannan, Kweichow, groups with which they had been asso-crn Kwangsi, and Kiangsi. ciated had been dissolved by mutual One may travel many hundreds of miles assent of the parties concerned. in a westerly direction, as I have done, Although they now had a free hand, their without going out of what is usually relations with their former international called the Diocese. Though technically associates remained most friendly. On the Diocese is the Colony of Hongkong, the general subject of the past contedera all the rest is a missionary jurisdiction. CHS. J. GAUPP tion of the international groups, to which The population, alas many nerangel- a good deal of adverse criticism had been ised, amounts to something like TO addressed, he should like to say that he million sonis, and because you know God believed that the policy which induced has called you to this work you are the confederation was at its time a wise bravely spending your lives in a tropical one in the best interests both of China climate amid great difficulties. and of investors in the latter's foreign that some of you have endured, and will probably endur aga. perils of and securities.
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My brothers, 1 thank you for your devoted lives and holy zeal, and I thank God for the spirit He has given you and the miracles of grace He is doing through you and you lay colleagues.
CHANGES IN THE CLEEICAL STAFF,
(ESTABLISHED 1884.
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There have been considerable changes THE OLDEST FIRM OF WINE AND in our slender clerical staff since my last quasi-visitation in the autumn of 1910.
We have lost the Rev. F. T. Johnson. whose derated work as the
of Chaplain this Church for 13 years has left an abiding influence for good. We welcome his successor, the Rev. Copley Moyle, who, an happy to say, kindly consented to become one of my examining Chap lains
The Ravs: A B Thornhill and H, O. Spink have returned to Liverpool Diocese, where they have both been. The appointed to important livings. Rev. C. E. Thompson has accepted a living in Ireland.
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The Revs. N. Pope and D. B. Bernolds more
respectively zealously mi aistering to St. Andr w's, Kowloon, and the Missions to Searc I regret that the Church Body has not yet appointed.
th Mr. Thornhill Autecesur 2hy
Chaplain Assistant Cathedral majority of the contributors to the $14,000 so generously raised last year for the provision of an Assistans Chaplain, decided to invest that
money eadowment with the result at the remains present Cathedral Chaplain without a whole time helper: and the present generation of British residents remains inadentely shepherded
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And by a remarkable property peculiar to Odol alone, it permeates the mucous membrane of we entire oral cavity with its antiseptic elements, Laving the mouth proof for hours afterwards against the attacks of injurious bacteria which, if not guarded against, inevitably destroy the ferth.
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The Rev. G. A Punbury, one of our most devoted inissionaries and one of my Examining Chaplains, has for rensons of hesith, to my great repret, resigned the Principalship of the Diocesan Training College, though I still hope he may br able to return to the Diocese.
(Contiated-on page 5).
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