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10, KIUKIANG ROAD,

SHANGHAI.

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$6.50.

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Harandra Building.

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YEE SANG FAT CO.

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$1.75 a Garment.

Union Sults

$3.50 = Buit.

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YEE SANG FAT CO.

NOTICE.

MESSRS. FINDLATER, MACKIE,

TODD & CO., LTD.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

LONDON.

The Agency for this Old Established, and Well Known

Firm has been transferred from CARTERS, to JAMES

H. BACKHOUSE, LTD., No. 1A, CHATER ROAD.

REMOVAL.

We beg to notify the Public of Hongkong that We have romoved to Corner of POTTINGER STREET and DES YEUX ROAD Next to Fire Brigada Station.

NIKKO.

28th February, 1923.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1935

SHANGHAI STEAMER IN

FLAMES

DIRE PERIL OF 5 CHINESE PASSENGERS,

A THRILLING 'RESCUE,

MARINE COURT CASES.

Q.

R.

SALE OF HIM.S. "MERLIN,"

A SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.

Found on board the 3. Yan, Cloon without the permission of the master of ENDERS are inrited up to the 30th MAY, 1923, for the Purchase of the abovo the vessel, a Chinese, in whose possession,

named Vessel WITH ENGINES & BOILERS a knife was discovered, similar to those AND VARIOUS AUXILIARY MACHIN- used by Chinese pick-pockets for cuttingFall particulars of the Vessel and Conditions

ERY ON BOARD. open pockets, was yesterday morning of Sale and Fermits to view may be obtained sentenced to two months imprisonment by on application to the Undersigned, and Tender Commander C. W. Heckwith, R.N., at the Forms will be issued on payment of deposit Marine Magistraøy,

of $300, returnable when decision on the tenders has been reached.

WORKING CARGO ON THE SABBATH WITHOUT PERMISSION.

...

The unusual charge of working cargo

The following account is given in the N.-C. Daily News of the fire on the steamer Hsin Pao Hua briefly reported last week in a cable mesange:-- *

A fire at sea, which but for the wife on and speedy help of an adjacent vessel might easily have resulted in a catastrophe involving nearly 500 passengers, broke out on the str. Rain Pav Hun on Tuesday evening about 9.30. The vessel, belonging to the Ping An K.S. Co., left Shanghai for Chusan about 0.30 pm, on the day men tioned, and had passed about an hour and half beyond Woosung, when flames burst out of the after hold, which was ladon with highly combustible products inelad

Sub-Inspector Bond, of the. Water ing 200 tins of, kerosene oil, a consign Police prosecuted and said that at 3.30 ment of beancake, and some cotton and am on the 1st inst. whilst the Company's maize. The passengers became panic ship, ss, are Mara, was lying off stricken and prowled forward to get away Wanchai she was seen by the Police to be from the flames, which soon caused the

When questioned about decks to become very hot. The captain sent up eignals of distress and rannaged this later, the Master of the vessel said to keep the frightened Chinese from that he had no permit. Inspector Bond jumping overboard until the str. fras said that he understood that the Company Dollar, inbound. raced up on full steam rang up the Water Polier, 'asking for per- an hour and half after the fire was mission to work, which was not promul- noticed.

gated."

Daliar

The captain laid the Grace alongside the flaming boat and made fast though the difficulties, were great. The 471 passengers were transferred and the Chinese crew making in all about 300 men, women and children. Line were

Sunday without a permit from the Harbour Office was preferred against n Japanese tamed W. Hiadka, manager of Suzaki & Co., at the Marine Court yester day morning.

working coal.

The defendant apologised to the Court, saying that he regretted the trouble given. His Worship dismissed the case, warn- ing the defendant to be more careful in future. Requests for permission to work on Sundays had to be in the Harbour Ofice by 1 pm on Saturdays.

OVERCROWDING A STEAM

LAUNCH.

With four previous convictions recorded against him, Fan Yee, master of the steam launch, Tak Hany, yesterday morning, was furied 150 with the alternative of two months' imprisonment, by Commander C. W. Backwith, R.N., for carrying 10 passengers in excess of his licence.

cast off and a tow rope attached and the two bouts started slowly for Woosung, the Gruce Dollar pamping water into the after hold all the while. When close to the Huangpo they were met by the Woosung Harbourmaster in his launch, who super intended the fire-fighting from then on The Dollar boat cast off and the tug Puhlee took up the work of towing and finally at 2.59 am beached the Hain Pas Hua off the Quarantine Station. Assist ing the Harbourmaster were the Customa According tidewaiters on the Customs float who there were

to Lance-Sergeant Eeen. with three streams of water completely whereas the licence fixed the maximum 108 passengers on board. filled the burning bold and quenched the number of passengers to be carried at fire at 6 o'clock on Wednesday morning. 82.

NO LOBS OF LIVE.

The defendant's excuse was that there

THE "CUMSHAW” NUISANCE.

JUVENILE BEGGARS IN COURT.

Great credit must be given to Captain were a number of soldiers on board who W. H. Thomas of the Grace Dollar and refused to go ashore when he requested his engineers and crew for the valiant them to do so. work done both in taking off the panic- strickea pasengers and crew; with not singe loss of life and but one injury, a crushed hand of one man caused in his rush for safety, and the skilful warping and making fast of ropes to bind the ships together. The Woosung Harbour- Cumshaw, mab-sta, cumhaw {" master (too modet 10 allow. hie game to

Large numbers of ragged and dirty be used, because he performed his duty)little boys, some with bandages all over is to bo complimented for the efficiency their heads, others with crooked legs and and labour of his able crew.

other doformities, have been awarming in The Hain Poo Han is a single screw Ice House Street during the last fortnight. steamer built in the Tung Yue yards in They hang round the legs of Europeans 1991. She is of 1,054 tons gross register and 623 met. and is 189.0ft overall and 31ft. broad.

Tugs are now at work pulling the tessel off the beach.

From the following account, given to

The vessel will be on view at R.M. Dockyard. Hongkong from the 26th March, 1993.

PARTICUL, RS OF H.M.S. MERLIN."

A twin-screw steel steamer of 1,400 H.P. :— Length between perpendiculars ...185'0" Breadth extremú ..................................

38'54* Depth (Flat Keel to Upper Deck)..15′′74* Nominal Displacement...about 1,070 tons Present Mean Draft................02

Whore

Sheerness When When.....

Built

By whom...

1003

B.M. Dockyard

11

Bunker capacity (cont) ..103 Tone Fresh Water capacity ...17,5 Reservo feed water capacity... D. Economical speed

.10 Knots Coal Consumption (economical speed)...

12 Tons per 24 hours MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Steel Framing, O. B. Plating, Upper and Lower Decks, Forecastle And Poop Stringers, bulkheads, &o. Iron.........Davits, Stanchions, & Wood ......Sheathing, Forecastle, Poop. Upper and Lower Desks and, Flats in Rold. Metal.....Sheathing,

DICKS.

Wood Shratbing Fastenings, Stem, Sternpust Rudder, Shaft Brackets,

Lower, Upper. Forecastle, Boat Deck and

Роср ENGINES

Vertical Triple Expansion, surface conden..

sing, total H.P. 1,400 at 200 r.p.m. Cylinders 11; 18"; diameters x 2 ft.

stroke.

Steam pressure 210 lbs per Sq. in......2 Sets, BOILERS.

Water tube Belleville type.

Steam pressure, mar 200 lbs, per Sq.

4 No.' in, reducing to 210 lbs. at engines ........ AUXILIARY MACHINERY.

Engine air compressing for boiler tube

1 No. sweeping Main crictlating and auxiliary pumps 2 No. Electric light ongines with dynamos... 3 No. Fan, force draught, for boiler rooms. No. Feed pumps

and bilge pumps

Fire

engine A, VOTOURNA

Steam winch and wisdias...... Evaporating Plant with Distiller &

No.

2 No.

2 No.

I No.

1 No.

Evaporating Pumps, Capacity 12... Sots. tons per 24 hours." ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

Fitted with internal electric lighting at

80 volts.

PARTICULARS OF IMPORTANT ARTI- CLES ON BOARD. TO BE SOLD

·WITH THE VESSEL. 18 cwt. each, 3 No., Boats Davits 14 No. Cst

Chain Cable 1-319 fathoms, Anchore Davis No. and small davit, Metal Cam- coming from the ferries and the ship panion way upper deck ft. Galley for 125-145 arging their plea for cumshaw with Men by Moowood. Accommodation Ladder, pumps No sad uno small iron Fores

annoying persistence. Their appearance, & large quantity of valuable METAL

in much numbers was synonymous with

nuta,

A Light Car

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STEAMSHIP AGENTS AND SHIKROKKES. of any Tonnage, Passenger and/or Cargo, New For the Purchase, Sals and Charter of Vossel and/or Old, with delivery China at Very Low

Prices.

the arrival of the tourist ship Empress of Fittings such as Fairleads, Mushroom Top (Shanghai), Mr. T. W. BOWERN, Fellow

race and they have remained exer Ventilators, Hand and Guard Rail sockets, the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Lucar a representative of the J.-C. Daily Netes It is to be feared that the tourists deck plates, Bluminators, guards and on Wednesday afternoon by Capt. W. H. have encouraged them to a large extent, chions to Skylights, el pa, link plates, fremain,porated by Royal Charter, Landen.

voice pipes, delphine to hand steering gear Thomas, muster of the Grace Dollar, it and thus intensified the nuisance.

Two of the small delinquents appeared quantity of spare boiler gear comprising and Sttings to bridgo. Also considerable will be seen that a tragedy was averted | be the assistance he and his crow 30 ably at the Magistracy yesterday tubes, junction boxes, tube joints, check charged with begging. According to a and so fortunately rendered.

drums, drom elbows, doo, in statement by Sergeant Ellis, they had

New

conditita, which are stored in the Dock The moon was just rising on a clear been warned by the police on several

gard. sen," said Captain Thomas," when at occasions, but persisted in the offence, Tenders will be received in the Office of the about 9.30, we sighted a vessel giring Once they were taken to the station, and Naval Store Officer, HM. Dockyard, Hong- rignals of distress, and blowing her then the parents came up. The latter kung, up to Noor on MONDAY, the 7th sirent, about five miles from Kiutoan stated that they were refugees from MAY, 1923. Light Vessel." (It was afterward cacer Kwangtung, and accordingly the police tained that the vessel was the Hain Poq gave the fathers hawking licences. But. Uva, a steel ship of 1,054 tons, construct-in spite of this, the children continued to led last year at Shanghai for the Ping An beg in Ice House Street, and, to make Steamship Company. She had on board matters worse, the mothers went over to 471 passengers, and a cargo of kerosene Tsim Sha Tani and did likewise, and cotton, and was outward bound). the fathers hawking and the rest of the means better health and better results We at once stopped our engines, household begging the familias doubtless frem your work, and if your eyes require turned round and went to her assistance, made quite respectable incomes, compari-

With

A. W. GRUNDY,

Hongkong, Marcu, 19.

aval Store Officer.

¡874

COMFORT EYE

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getting alongside as 10.36. It was then tively speaking. The sergeant stated glasses you have careful and expert soon that there was a fire in the after that the boys sometimes took knives out examination in fitting the proper corréo- hold, and the passengers, men, women and with them, and did juggling tricks. children, were all crowded on deck in a The Magistrate (Mr. R. E. Lindsell), torrible state of excitement. Her engines remanded the case for a werk, in order had stopped, owing to smoke and heat in that the parents might be found a second the engine room, and she was drifting time, and questioned." fast, already out of the track of steamers, Had there been no assistance, the vesed would have been like an inferno in an— other bour and, I think, must have foundered. As it was, the crew Wern doing what they could with two small hoso."

CHINESE CUSTOMS.

tion. Eys comfort requires shao jusk an expert care in the manufacture and find it worth while to.consult a reliable firm, devoted exclusively to optical work; over ten years experience in the Colony. You will And no better equipment any where than in the office and factory of The Hongkong Optical Co., successors ta. A brief telegram a month ago on this adjustment of your glass. Your will Clark & Da, Manufacturing and Be- subject through Heater's Agency, was evidently based upon the following para tracting Opticians, located in 53, Queen's graph by a diplomatic correspondent of Road Central--ADTZ. the London Daily Telegraph

Government has elaborated

It is understood that the Britiab

NEW SCHEME DRAFTED.

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A WILD SCENE OF PANIC ! "The fames not having reached the superstructum, we were able to go right alongside and lash ber to us. Immed iately there was a stampede on the part of the Chinese passengers. We were a Customs scheme for Chias, in accordanc

draft HONGKONG SHARE MARKET close that they were able to clamber over with the stipulations under this head of

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. the side, or to our dock, and this they the Washington group of Treaties. The did with a rush, first throwing over their draft, which is a highly technical and very

APRIL 9th, 1923. baggage. They were ahouting and yelling full one, is about to be submitted for con- like mad people. In about a quarter of idoration by the Washington Treaty

Hongkong and Shanghai

1,045 b. an hour the whole lot had been transferred Powers The principal feature of the to our ship, and I do not know that say Customs reforms envisaged by the Wash-

ms b. were injured beyond one man, who had his ington Conference was the raising of the hand crushed. I did not hear of any being present low duties to an effective 5 por drowned."

cent, with, in certain instances, a surtax Meanwhile, ho Grace Dollar's deck of 24 per cent. and engine room department, and the Chince crew, worked like frojans, After lashing the void, they rigged up electric lights and got the pumpe going, and after about two hours" hard work the fire wae quellod At 1110 with the vessel in tow alonguide, we started for Shanghai, and in the morning, wo beached hor at Pheasant Roint The passengers were brought up to the Standard Oil Wharf and thero dispersed."

SAIGON ORICE MARKET.

The Compagnie de Commerce et de Navigation d'extrême Orient, in their roport dated Saigon, March 26th, state-

Our market has been very quiet and the price of paddy has dropped slightly. As far as export prices are concerned, the position remains uncertain on account of The Hein Poo Hua had no wireless the fluctuations of the rate of exchange. equipment, and was not sighted by any

The total amount of rics exported from older roszol, and as she was drifting when January 1st to March 12th is 204,671 tani noon by the Grace Dillor, it la practically against 204,247 in 1923. certain over 100 lives would have boon We quote to-day-White, Balgon rice, lost in the comp'ste destruction of the No. 2 sifted, Japan, quality, Hongkong veel but for the gallant assistance of 85.50 per picul fo.b. Saigon for April Captain Thomas and his men.

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