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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 1916.

String Quartet. Coldstream Guards Band. Concert Orchestra, Dixon. Green-Macdonough. Victor Light Opers Co.

Conway' Band Military Band. McCormack. Hamlin, Elman. Tetrazzini,

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MOUTRIE'S

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"OUR DAY

PEAK TRAMWAY CO SUBDy the Tramway Company wilfully

CHARGE OF OVERCROWDING. CAPT, MI. MESSER AND THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC.

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INTIMATIONS

OUR DAY

TO-DAY (THURSDAY), 19TH OCTOBER, 1916.

and Bard playing National Anthem

At conclusion of National Anthem a Red Cross Contingent is inspected by E. The Governor in the Hod Cross Enclosure and competitions cominence there.

was cominenced, In foot he went home drove through those regulations to England and had two steel frame cars Buch regulations had to be strictly made with side rods fitted on to the adhered to, and if any alteration wheels. These rods were so made that them were cor dered to be necessary khen when the brakes came into action all the the Company had to present their rea wheels would be locked. These cars ons for suelterntions. The Penk woulet seat 42 persons. After he had put The case was resumed at the logs. Framway Cipany had never done this. the new cars into serving he had the old

As far as his experience went, Mr wooden frame cars broken up. kong Magistracy, yesterday before Buyers, the Superintendent of the Peak of inst, one of the original steel frame On the Melbourne, in which the Tramway Co., Ltd., have five charges pre-away, had always dong his bras in cars was running, and also one of the ferred against them. Four are for care devotel much more than his recognised were purchased from the best British 3.00..-Opous, with entrance of Governor ing excess of passengers over the number time to looking after their safely. Evi-quakers; one in Scotland and one in Eng interests of the public, and bad new ones. As to the maling ropes, those allowed by the Ordinance, viz., 42, at dense would be given by M, Fletcher, land." The type of rope used by him various times on October 5th, including Assistant Colonial Secretary, to the was the Lang lay." The ropes was com an excess of eighteen passengers on effect that when he got on the car it was posed of 132 wires, out of which six strands 3.45 p.m. car, and the other barge very unch overcrowded. Mr. Fletcher were made. There was a hemop card in one of carrying an excres of passeig pld the Eurway Inspector about if the rentre of the rope, put in for flexibi and luggage on the 12.15 p.m. car on the butt the latter 160% no notice of him. Mr. Jity. Each individual wire of the rope 6th inst. The luggage was in excess of Fletcher asked the Inspector to the two and a half fous required by the

clear was tested for tension, tortion and Ordinance.

some of the people ont at Kennedy Road,bending. One wire would stand a strain but he did not do so. There were 30 of over 1,000 lbs. The ropes used had people in the first part of the car, where all been tested at Sheffield, and they stood

Drums, Megaphones, Bugles, as there should only be to, The other a breaking test of fron 42 to da tons. As

Boostore, Hawkera, et, attracting parts also and an excess of passengers to the winding drum, the larger the bet-

attention to various side shows. ter. The drum used by him was 100 3.15 ..) In the Theatre BD 150 fines the diameter of the rope which 4... A Night at Flynn's" by the Company was twice as large as made the bend larger. The drum used 6.15 r.. JA DRAMA OF THE PRAIRIE it needed to be. Since he had been with

Introducing various musical num this: Company they had put in over 30

bers including the ropes, and during his period of service he had never had a rope break; and they. ind enrried large crowds.

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All side shows commence and doors of Theatre are opened for 1st Performanos.

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Mr. Mattingley, of Messrs. Dencon, Looker, Deacon & Harston, appeared on behalf of the Tramvay Company and Capt. Mel. Messer prosecuted.

The Captain Superintendens of Police, Fletcher estimated that there were in opening the ease on behalf of the 100 people in the ear, and someone else Crown, said he would like the other side occasion on the ath there were 15 people would be called to say bast on ano to understand that it was not a simple in the ear. The reguintion number was prosecution with a 816 fine. The ques 42, tion was whether the Peak Tranny

The Company were taking every care of the

Magistrato The Ordinance says public who used their transay.

Me. Messer. And I want to bring inst hearing Mr. Mattingley said h would like to have all the facts and data evidence to prove that you can get 190 Asked what would happen if the rope. pet before his worship because, as het Mr. Mattingley. If you pay the peo- the brakesman put on the brake, clips 1.60 г.M.

people in the car...

broke, Mr. Buyers said that as soon as 3.20 PM. it, the case hnd aroused a great deal of interest in the Colony and he would nestle on the roof you might get more than would be released and the car would be 6.15 P.M.) like it to get abroad that the Peak Trama 100, but I absohitely deny that over 100 pulled up within 40 or 50 feet.

Asto00 PM. way Company were not taking due care people were taken on the 5th. There the centre rail to which the brakes were 8:30 P.) of the public carried by them. He him there were never 100 people in the ear. test, and they had never had any mishap were possibly 18 over the number. but applied, it had withstood a very severe scif knew that the public were taking a great deal of interest in the case, many Bir Messer then montioned that a with il. He examined the hauling rope. people had spoken to him, and undoubt notice in the cars said that they were every day. The weight of the car was ALL THE TIME- Doukey ludes for the Children edly there was a great deal of nervousness to carry 40 passengers only, and passen- tons, and a full complement of passen Of course, it was not correct to have this gers were asked to assist the Company Eers would weigh 3 tons. Allowances of nervousness, and it would be a good thing in carrying out that regulation. Hotons were made for trem, at turnings, to dispel it fr. Messer then referred | | went on to say that he himself saw a carton for the stress of the rope, and 3 his worship to the rak Tramway on the 1st inst, which was obviously tons for the gradient of one in two as Ordinance, and especially to Setian 14, overcrowded, He remarked to the Euro May Road. This was a total stress of 5 which dealt with accommodation in the pean Inspector, this is a bit thick tons at the engine-room, The breaking carriages, and also as to people getting and suggested that he had better get stress of the rope was 45 tons; and he in and out of the carriages. This section some people out before the car moved. | had a infety factor of nine tons. The laid it down that if people did not get The Inspector did not comply, although usual safety factor allowed was 6 tons, out of the carriages when requested they be bad naked him to do so in the interests The rope was lubricated once a day, but

by the Company; in cases of overcrowd- told the Inspector to turn some of theed, as water was a lubricant..

Witness ing.

passengers out at Kennedy Road, but he scoutod the idea that an excessive load Mr. Mattingley objected to Mr. Messer did not do so. The car was so crowded would flatten the rails; they would stand referring to this scotion, and said that that people were standing in the gang tons a wheel, and the car's weight was he must confine himself to the section way; he counted eight or nine doing this.stimated at 7 ton a wheel; there being under which the prosecution was brought, He asked the Inspector how minny pas eight wheels. Section 16. He took it that the question sengers there were in excess, and ho told of fures, which was mentioned in section him seventeen, Upon arrival at his 14, was not material to the safety of the destination he saw Mr. Buyers, and told passengers.

him it was against the regulations to carry such an excess of passengers. One of Mr. Buyer's remarks was to the effect that 100 Chinese were not much heavier. than 42 Europeans. He (Mr. Messer) told Mr. Buyers that he should not do this. The Captain Superintendent also said that on the oth everyone paid first class force, and travelled anyhow. Some people who had paid first class fares had to travel third class. He added that the whole question was whether the Peak Tramway Company were adequately look ing after the safety of the public, and

TO-DAY (THURSDAY), 19TH OCTOBER, could be brought before this Magistrate

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Mr. Messer. Just to show that the Tramway Company's chief object is to

get money.

Mr. Mattingley-1 protest against that. The Captain Superintendent must confine himself to the section under which the prosecution is taken out.

Mr. Messer. The Cotopany evinco great keenness in getting fares, and little keenness in keeping to the regulations,

Mr. Mattingley-I fail to see how the question of fares charged can possibly have anything to do with the question of

of public safety. He (Mr. Messer) also when it rained the rape was not lubricat

Croexamined by Mr. Messer, witness said that as superintendent of a railway on which an appalling accident might happen, he considered ho was bound by the bye-laws.

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number of passengers 6.45 P.3.-INDIAN DANCE. allowed, but this was a special day; and it has been done before. I always do my best for the safety of the passengers, and on this day I did not think there was any danger at all. If there had been I should have seen to it that there was no overcrowding. It is only done once a year.

were out to make hay while the sun was Mr. Messer-The Tramway Company

safety at vanny ann is what frito-overezowding was eltis, to farelessness or shining. The whole things your wor bin, i

Mr. Messer.They say sideration is the safety of the public, we say that their first consideration is the collection of a fares,

Mr. Mattingley protested that the fares were not relevant to the question at all There was no question of fares arising on the summons;

gley enned Re

whether, on the day in question, the

want of thought.

is the horrible inconsistency of the Tram- The Captain Superintendent of Police way CoThey turn oui European bath- then gave evidence supporting his state-ing parties, and other Europeans, but ment, and, answering fr. Maitingloy; he they allow Chinese and American globa said that he could not state whether trotters to go up in large crowde there were any children on board the car when he saw it,

Mr. Mattingley protested against this statementy as being extremely petty a

coming from an official of the Govern-

Further, cross-examined, witness said,

ment.

admitted that the bye-laws had been. equal in weight to one European. He broken, but it was the Chinese festival; and they had always had a crowd on that day.

Mr. Messer-Then you contend that the regulations for safety do not apply on festival day!-Well, it has always been The hearing was adjourned until Fri-

dune.

day.

HONGKONG RESERVES,

Mr, Messer then referred to the section

Mr. Mattingley--Have you noticed of the regulations which stated that the that the ticket collector and the Inspec Tramway Company were only allowed for have great difficulty in getting people to carry 10 passengers at one time. Two to leave the car when there have been looked upon two Chinese as being children under the age of twelve years too many passengers 1-1 have noticed counted as one passenger. Children in that. I have also noticed that if the car arms did not count as passengers. Ori-is kept standing people will get off. ⠀⠀ ginally there were three cars, and two Mr. A.G. M. Floteher, assistant of these cars had since been altered, and Colonial Secretary, said the letter pro- at the present time the Company had duced was written to the Tramway Co., two new cars and one old one, which had when Messers McEwen & Fricke were been altered.

the agents, urging them to look after the Mr. Mattingley called his worship's safety of the public. Another letter had attention to the fact that the cars now been sent to the Company recently, warm. in use of the Peak tramway were entirelying them against overcrowding. On the different to the cars in use when the 5th instant, witness added, he went to regulations were framed, and the regula- catch the 12.15 p.m. train. There was tions referred to the cars" now in use.” an enormous crowd of Chinese on the Mr. Messer-I am glad my friend platform. Witness and two other Euro- takes that course. It shows that the peans managed to keep one seat clear for Company are trying to get out of this. Europeans, but the remainder of the car Major Wakeman Commanding H.K.V.R. | He also mentioned that with regard to was packed with Chinese; they were so

HONGBONG, October 18th, the charge of having an excessive quan-packed that he could not count them, and Dress: A rose may he wird in walking- tity of luggage, he had looked into the tere must have been 100 or board. He out dress on Thursday, 10th instant. case and was unable to find a person poke to the Eurupean Inspector and the had a parcel of any kind, and he would latter said he could not help it. Witness therefore withdraw that charge. Mr. asked the Inspector to count the passen Messer then went on to refer to the fact gers, but he said he had tried to do so, that several alterations had been made but found it was impossible. in the railway, and also in the cars, and Inspector Roylance, of the Sanitary according to the bye-laws the Traidway Department, who had previously been Company should have notified the Public employed by the Tramway Co. as Works- Department of these alterations.bakesman, said that on the Chung One important alteration was in the Yeung festival day it was the practice. method of coupling. He had been to the to get as many people on the ears Public Works Department, but they possible. There was a notice in the cars had not been able to show him any saying that only 42 persons were to be alterations in the tramway of which they carried at one time. There were three

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had been notified. No record had been cars, one of which was an old one which sent them. In 1880 the track was was repaired every six months damaged by a heavy storm. It was then Cross-examined by Mr. Mattingley inspected by the P. W. D., a report was witness said that sometimes they had mads thereon by an expert, and verdifficulty in getting people out of the car. tificate had to be provided by the Direc- They mado complaints, and then they tor of Public Works before the railway were sat on. could be opened again. Mr. Messer was about to refer to this report when

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Mr. Mattingley objected to it being put in unless it could be proved. Even taally it was decided to suspend the put ting in. of the report.

Mr. Melbourne-And who sat on you? Tramway. (Laughter.)

Witness The Superintendent of the

Mr. C. B. Buyers, Superintendent of the Peak Tramway, said he had first class certificates as a mechanical engineer, and Mr. Messer subsequently contended had been with ths Peak Tramway Co, for that the Tramway Company had not 18 years. Witness went on to say that observed the regulations set out in Sechs knew there was overcrowding on the tion 36 of the Ordinance. It was very 5th inst. and he did his best to cope with important that they should do so, for it. However, he had grout difficulty in the tramway went up and down a hill, doing this, and gave instructions that and in one place the gradient was one space was to be reserved for Europeans in two. Because of the danger arising residing on the Peak, as far as possible from such a tramway, the Government There were no extra police, but all the had made certain regulations for the staff was very busy. In former years the safety of the public. The Governor police assisted them, but this had now been Council, which was equivalent, to the stopped. He had tried to get police, to Board of Trade at Home, made certain asist them ou Chung Young day, but they regulation for the Peak Tramway, one had not done so. The car, he said, would of which was the limiting of the number carry 42 fully equipped, soldiers, weigh- of passengers to be carried, for two ir, perhaps 200 lbs each inclusive of accommodation for the number specified, they could put 75 Chinese or board, they reasons. Ono was that there was only equipment. Compared with this weight and the other was public safety. He would be only equal to 48 soldiers, aver would prove in evidence that there were aging about 100 lbs each. The car dervice more passengers in the cars on the 5th was completed in 1888 with two wooden inst, then there was accommodation for, frame cars, to carry 40 people. The gen and also more passengers in the cars. WM. SCHMIDT & CO than were allowed by the regulations steel frame car made, and this was puta

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