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AT KOWLOON DOCKS.

WORKS AT FÜLL BLAST.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 1928.

THE COLONY'S AMBULANCE THE “LOONGSANG" TRAGEDY.

AND HOSPITAL SERVICE. AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE.

THE NO. 1 DOCK. Within the No. 1 Dock two old friends of the portants of the oil-carrying fleet Impellal by euriosity 1 set eat with abe seen, viz., the .. Fuleatus and the af the Asintic Petroleum Company-could friend in the cool of the afternoon on

withus. Work below the water A correspondent sends us the following Wednesday on a trip across the harbour line has apparently been completed on notes of an experience in getting an and motored to that great hive of both these steamers. By the extreme ends accident case to hospital on Thursday, industry the Docks-on the Peniusula to of the caisson two, hage streams of sen August" 23rd, which appear to place the ascertain at first hand the activity follow water were pouring in preparatory to re- public ambulance and hospital service of ing more or less on the typhoon which floating the steamers out of dock early on Hongkong in a poor light visited the Colony on the 18th inst

Arriving at the yard, the great boiler the steamer ss. Vulcanus gave the im steamer, remained on board too long a

Thursday morning. The jagged bow of A youth, being a relative off by a shop at ones attracted attention, and in pression that she must have come into jumped for the wharf after the gangway Yt Chinese mvhanics were labouring at violent contact with something that has had been removed. He missed his foot the construction of a huge boiler of very caused the damage. The iron support of lug, cut his face badly across the fore big dimensions. Then punching and roll-in portion of the bridge was also twisted. head and fell into the water.

He was got ing, sheds came under notice. It was The damages, of course, will be made out and taken to a surgery in the Bank marvel how great heavy ste plates of good before the Vulcanus is cut of the of China Building. The doctor, after about inch thickness were punched with Dockyard hands. Both these oil tankers dressing the wound, recommended his as great paso almost ag 1 collector would punch one's travelling ing, their place having been taken by a

tram ticket were undocked early on Thursday morn immediate removal to hospital. ticket of thin sheet of paste-beari.

huge T.KK. double-funnelled liner,

THE TUG-BOAT " HENRY KESWICK."

STEAMERS UNDER REPAIR. Beyond the old buikling berths, so familiar to visitors of the Dockyard dor- ing war time, when Hongkong supplied The powerful tug-boat, Henry Keswick, „it quota of new ship to surry on which is without an equal in any of the business as unnal" néross the sens, an ports in the Far East, lay in, ont of overbead travelling crane is now observ. the new building berths. On one of the able. Right under this crane, alongside blocks the new Indo-China .s. Sui Sang the sea-wall lay the Macao steam Su da rests ready for launching text week. Even which had her mast carried away and the the name of the steamer has been painted deck Attings more or less damaged during on the bow and stern. She looks in out the short hour when the wind raged with line and construction as good as any such fury in the forenoon of Saturday steamer that has taken the water from the

yards

the Kowloon Dock Company. On the next berth the big hull of her sister ship, built to the order of the same owners, is fast approaching completion. Before many weeks this other Indo-China boat will also alide into her element to swoll the tonnage which can be credited to the port of Hongkong of finished ships built in the Colony.

Jast.

By the stone pier the big stemmer Derment lay alongside The much chalk od plates of the hull of the ship bore evi- dence of the extent of attention which she had recrived at the Tockyard hands. In the drawing loft one re-called the hospitality enjoyed on numerous occasions when the Directors of the Company and the Management entertained their guests on each launching of a new stramer built by the Company. By the loft, near the alipway a tiny moter-boat rested on her props with one of the scantlings of the hull removed to be replaced by a new

THE AMERICAN SHIPPING BOARD STEAMERS.

It will be recalled that two steamers of the American Shipping Board were blown ashore during the recent typhoon: they A BIG STEEL LIGHTER.

the feeders "* trading between Hongkong and Indian ports.s. akt On the alipway itself there were two Farrar and s.8. Lake On The Luke boats One is a big steel lighter bearing Ona has had to come under the atten- the initials and figures on the bow tion of the Dock Compang. It is report. B.P.M. 89 and lower down the Docked that during the small gale of Tuesday launch A. The lighter is no cripple of night the Lak? Osawn, which was anchor- of the typhoon havoc. She has beened in Kowloon Bay, dragged her anchor undergoing repairs now for some time. A slightly. She is very light, having no Jarge number of her bottom plates have enrgs on board and her huil stands high had to be removed and replaced by the above water. She was being towed by the new plates which were being riveted into tow-bont Edith from Kowloon Bay to a position. The came to grief laat buoy in Hung Hom Bay and remains on Saturday morning, when she was badly the waiting list until she can be dry- buffetted and her wooden side slightly docked at Kowloon. rippel open taking in water which sent her to the bottom of the sea. In almost

The Inspector on duty at the Central Police Station was asked by telephone to send an ambulance but, 15 none had arrived ten minutes later, another tele phone message was ronimunicated direct to the Fire Brigade. Pottinger Street, where the ambulance is garnged. The official there said that no request for the ambulance had been received from the Central Police. Station but that, in any case, the ambulance was out.

EUROPEAN OFFICER'S BODY FOUND JAMMED IN STEAMER'S STERN

A gruesome discovery in connection with the ill-fated Long Stay, was made by a sergeant of police whilst in a zam- pan on Thursday afternoon. He went to search around the sunken vessel in erler

seen. This was the first time since the to find out if there was anything to be typhoon that the weather was calm enough for "observation of the sort. As he was circling round the vessel's atern he tnade qut, about three fest under water, ed, but from the position it was apparent the body of a man. A lifebelt was attach- that in some way he had been caught in the stern. The arms were waving around in a.most uncanny manner with the move- inent of the water, and were stretched above the dead man's head. It was im possible to see at the time whether the body was that of a European or a Chi- nese, but it was later ascertained to be that of a Europena officer. The sergeant The friends of the patient then obtain water, but failed, and he reported the attempted to get the body out of the cd a garage motor-car and proceeded matter. It was decided to wait till low with the bleeding, drenched and shivertido yesterday at two o'clock in the after- ing youth to the Government Civil Hos-noon when the task would be easier. pital. There they found their way to the Police boats accordingly searched the Receiving Room, which appeared to be spot, and after some little difficulty man in charge of a Chinese in uniform. Nenged to secure the body. It was believed European official, sister or nurse was in to he that of Mr. Wilson, the Second attendance. The Chinese said that the Officer, but the features were quite an doctors were, occupied in the Operating reengnisable and the identifention waa Theatre and probably would be for the from general appearances. Doubts were next two hours. Unable nurses in the vicinity, the party, conyes body was not that of Mr. McGovan. It is to find any subsequently raised as to whether the ed the patient back to the motor-ear and hoped that these doubts will be resolved took him right across Hongkong, again, this morning by identification of tatoo to the French Hospital at Causeway Baymarks on the arr and the hig aen-boots To secure, the admission of the patient the unfortunate nu was wearing. The it was necessary to obtain the deder of doctor selected by the patient's rhody now lies in the Public Mortuary. The services of a practitioner were event-

The unfortunate man's leg was jammed. in some way on the poop deck. The ually obtained, but not before 8 pm.

accident must have happened as he tried doctor stated that the lad's injury to jump when the steamer sank. had been within an nee of costing him his life and that he must remain under treatment for some days lest septie poi- soning set in. He has since developed a high temperature.

The

COUNTERFEIT KWANGTUNG

COINS.

The accident happened at 4 p., the patient reached the Government Civil Hospital at 5.10 p.m. and the French CANTON MINT_ANALYST GIVES Hospital at 5.45 p.12.

EVIDENCE AT MAGISTRACY

TENANT V. SUB-TENANT, JUDGMENT IN RE-HEARD SUM

MARY COURT, CASE,

The case in which a colie named Kung Ming, is charged by the police (1) one with having 10 counterfeit eins resembling 20 cent pieces issued by the Kwangtung miat at Canton; (2) having a greater number than five counterfeit coins in his posses his possession, was heard at the Magis ston; and (3) with having coining dies in tracy, yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Melbourne.

TUESDAY NIGHT'S GALE. no time the Dock Company's own salvage To those ashore it could be hardly Justice Gompertz), gave his second judg- His Honour the Puise Judge (Mr. party art to work or her and early on imagined that the gale that blew on Tues. neat yesterday morning in the Summary Sunday morning the A7 was hauled on the lipway and repairs at once taken in day night was of sufficient force to have Court in the case of Yeur Yung Yu hand:

caused any casualties in the harbour. his Chinese sub-tenant, On the other slip can be seen the This unfortunately has been the case. Originally the plaintiff claimed the suma Japanese ship Schino Mark which was The Douglas Steamship Company's as.

of it, rut for a portion of the first the object of so much attention on Satur. Kepe, which had been bought at Manila 13 Peet Stret, the plaintiff be day and Sunday when she was tied up to and brought up to Hongkong for ring team of the Hour and the defendant the new Statue Pier, having been carried conditioning for the Company's coastal plaintiff was paying $37 per mouth for the his sub-tenant, 1 transpired that the service, was blown from her moorings and whole floor. The case was argued by there by the wind and tide. peller is gone, and to the eyes of a layman ran ashore at Kowloon Dock Point the Mr. M. Watson for the plaintiff, and Mr. 1 give to satisfactory reason for bringi

me night. This little mishap has 1. K. La for the defendan already been reported in the columns of

pro

it appears as if a few bottom plates on her bow will have to go out, ton,

result of survey.

PORTUGUESE GUNBOATIN DRY DOCK.

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of the ill-fated Indo China Company's steamer Leong Sang on the Friday pre- vicus to the typhoon. The l'aria has The Tai Lee of the Fan Yap Steamship tion.

me over from Macno to undergo her Company is in much the same positiqui Mr. Watson, in reply to this, pointed sual overhaul. It is a well-known fact in which she found herself after the storm out to His Honour that although this that among the patrons of the Dock Com last week. The belief is pretty general argument wis good in England, it could seen fit to place the laulk of its work in will have to be blasted before she can be machinery for apportionment, and the pany the Macao Government have always that the rocks which have pierced her side tot stand in Hongkong because there was the hands of the Kowloon Dock people released from her position. No job of the Ordinance did not provide any method by The Portguese Consul General. Senhor A, kind is too big or too difficult for the which it could be word. d'Albuquerque e Castro, had just been on expert salvage party of the Kowloon a visit to the Parcin when the warship Tock Company and it is safe to expect was seen in dock on Wednesday.

that, in due course, the Tai Lee, which was built by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, will take its place again On the run between Hongkong and among the feet of the river steamers Indias ports is the fine steainer of the with Hongkong as their headquarters. Indo-Chinn Steam Navigation Company Hing. For more than a week new she

When the enge was Grst mentioned in the Court a week ago the defendant stated that the coins were given to him as wages and that the dies were being taken from Kongmoon so Canton by bim,

He was arrested on July 25th at 3.30 Connaught Bed Central. nm, by an Indian Police Sergeant in As he could

the newspapers. With the assistance of judgment, uid later decided in favour of pocket and the dies tied to his bely un- At that hearing His Hordur reserved arched him and found the coins in his abroad at that hour of night the Indian naval tug, the Repoan has since been re the plaintiff. Mr. Lo applied for a floated. Some of her superstructure and hearing, and this was granted, Mr. F. C.derneath his trousers, deck railings have been damaged apl it Jenkin barrister-at-law will not be surprising that gause of the counsel for the sub-tenant.

appearing

The police sent the coins to Mr. B. A picturesque sight is the high hull vierat impact with the racks on the sea the case on a legal point, and his claim reperief upon. It the winess box yester He argued Dovey. the Government Analyst, to bo with the ck style batteringram of the led in Kowlcon Point the ball of the was, simply, that the legal rent of the per day Mr. Dovey said on receipt of the cou Portuguese quahout Patrin within thei enisson in No. 3 Dock. She took the place has suffered more or less damage. tion of the floor shrnuld be decided by be obtained two gennine 20 cent Kwantung

A CANTON RIVER STEAMER.

apportionment. That is to say that the piece from & money changer. He anuly- ront of the porting should be the rent used the genuine coins and found they cou- the whole divided by the size of the portais 70-7 per cent, of pure silver and 29.3 per cent, of copper. The suspected cujus contained 60.8 per cent, of silver and 30.2 per cent, of copper. Photographs were taken of one of the suspected coins anï of

submitted to him for examination by the one of the dies and they registered exactly when super imposed. police las found at least two varieties, die- Amongst the coins

tinguished by a slight mark. They mist have been made by two different sets of dies.

Three of the suspected coins were also to the Bureau of Public Safety sent to Canton by Mr. Perlue, addressed they were handed over to an Analyst at the There

Government mint in Canton, who gave evidence yesterlay He

his name gave as Mr. Jue Park and spoke in English. He said that one of the coins sh its genuine and the other two were false." The genuine coin contained 70.15 per cent. of pure silver, the balance being alloy.. The two false coins contained 60.09 per. cent. of pure silver and 60:68 respectively. It was not possible fur quius containing such a low percentage of silver to be issued from the Mint. The lowest percen

age of silver issued by the mint in a 20 cent coin was 69.71.

After further formal evidence had been

A FINE INDO-CHINA BOAT

NEMAZEE'S SS. CORIISTAN,"

S.S. GINYO MARI"

In point of tonnage the biggest typhoon

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Giving judgment yesterday. His Honour upheld this view. He agreed that upper tienment seuld not be granted in Hong

The Ordinance," he said, "bas kong as the law made ng provision for it, no machinery by which the Court can deal provided with portions only of domestic tenements

opinion, therefore, the standard rent of this part in the rent at which it was first separately let, that is, 877, and the plaintiff keeps his judgment; and is allowed the costs of the action."

MURDER AT TAI TAM TUK.

A SAVAGE ASSAULT.

is dry docked at the Company's No. 2 Dock. Her beautifully proportioned hull with capacions holds to take in cargoes victim is the T.K.K. Gingo Muri. offering at Caleatta and the intermediate survey has revealed the extent of damage ports of Penang and Singapore and with to much greater than thought at first. Recommodation for a large number of The Gingo Maru is moored to her büny Chinese passengers from Hongkong toin Kowloon Bay and awaits her turn to the Straits. the Hipong is a fine ip be taken in hand by the repairing yard. to rest eyes on in dock..

It will be some time before this fine A coolies' cook was murdered at Tai steamer on the South American trade will Tam Tuk, on Thursday evening, by five be able to resume, her place in the Pacific or six coolies, Just now there are a A conspicuous figure now for some run. Not far from the Gingo Mare at large number of coolies employed by the months Bast n the Docks is the big another buoy the four tall masts of an Public Works Department at the reser steamer Goristnu owned by Messrs.nuxiliary motor ship of the Asiatic voir, building a new entch water. Shortly Nemazes. During the typhoon she ne Petroleum Company can be seen. This after work had ceased for the day a quar cupied the No. Dock and so escaped hoat has also come to Hongkong for over ret arose between the cook and five or scathieless To-day she is alongside the haul. The gatifying return to this part six coelics, Tae cook was savagely sea wall fight under the big akeer legs on of the A.P.C. fleet is a matter for con- assaulted. He staggered a few yards to the water front. By the sheer legs is gratulation to our leading industry..

his matshed and 20 minutes later he was three old enormous-sized boilers with two

dend. A blow with a heavy instrument. diminutive ones which had been taken

on the chest is said to have been the out of the engine room of the Gorjistan.

cause of his death. To all intents and purposes the Dock

The Long Shan ja, nearly completed. Company has made a new bout of this Refore long she will be going out for her finely proportioned steamer, Iron grill trial spin, over the regulation measured near the bridge have been provided and mile. When this is done she will be hand. indicate protection to the navigating ed over to her owners the Hongkong, officers of the ship in case of emergency: Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. which The Gorjian in reiving finishing touches on the bull and on deck. It will reaping a harvest in "the" passenger trade between Hingkong and Canton

S.S. LUNG SHAN."

tions in the East River district.

taken the defendant was committed to

trial.

A GRUESOME WARNING.

RECEIVED THROUGH THE POST.

A Hongkong Chinese lady the other day The murder was not reported to the taiping part of a human ear.

revived a package through the post en police until nearly two hours after the the mute which accompanied the gruesome On reading man died. The police on arrival found object she was informed that it was part that the coolies concerned, in the fracasof her own husband's left ear Previous bad disappeared.""

to this she had received several letters: asking for $40,000 ransom to be paid to certain robbers near Canton who had cap Completing the tour of the shipyard at to Canton from Hongkong. She refused tured her husband during-one of his trips

HONGKONG'S RESOURCES.

not be long before she takes her place following the disorganisation of the rail- among the steamers trading to and from the port of Hangkong. The Nemazee way trafe through the commandeering of Kowloon the impression could not be to comply with the demand, and a portion fittingly re-christened with Persian names, /authorities pursuant to military opera1oon and at Quarry- Any, are of an arrived in Hongkong minus hall an ear. Heet of steamers, which have all been the Chinese soction by the Canton military avoided that Hongkong's resources in con- of her husband's left ear, was sent as a nection with ship repairing, istk at Kow warning. A little later the husband is a growing fleet having Hongkong as The Kwongrai, the Chrking, the Shun- tent which confirms the belief that the He had managed to runke his escape with its port of registry. It is men of the type of Messrs. Nematre, Senior and Janios, tak and a few others that have been Coliny can rise to the occasion in any the aid of a cook employed by the bandits, capable of taking long views and un- placed out of commission, as a result of emergency in this connection. Equipped after promising him the 840,000 for him. flinchingly embarking oliesterprises the typhoon remain to be refloated. The the magnificent yards are with the self directly he got to Hongkong. The involving largo empitas, that are real salving of the Kemgaai bus heen award devices, Hongkong can pride itself on the out his arrival here the escaped man handed most modern appliages and labour-saving cook accompanied him to Hongkong but asset to Hongkong. And it is gratifying ed to ths Hongkong and Whumpos Dock to record that the prosperity of the frm Co. which built this line steamer for the Possession of an industry secand la none him over to the police. As there was in- and probably superior to all in the Far aufficient evidence to bring charge of Nemarco synchroniars with the pros Shou On Steamship Co. perity of the Colony.

against the cook he was released and de NAUTICUS: norted from the Colony..

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