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CHURCH EXTENSIONS AT KOWLOON.

WELCOME TO THE NEW ASSISTANT

VICÄR AT ST. ANDREW'S. OPENING OF THE CHURCH HALL

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, HURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1923.

CORONERS INQUEST....

He felt sure that he also would find work FIREMANS TERRIBLE FALL to his hands. In fact there was work for: both churches because of the growing population and the impidity with which it changed. As Bishop of the Diverse he would also express the opinion that a strong Colonial church gave strength and impetus to the missionary work of the There was an exceptionally large at-vast Diocese of which Hongkong was the Tendance at St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowlcon, last evening for the dual pur- pose of welcoming the "newly appointed | assistant elocgyuan to the Church arid

EXTENSION.

centre. The speaker gucluded his re- marks by extending a hearty welavine to Mrs. Arrowsmith,

THE NY.K. SENSATION. OFFICE TO BE RE-OPENED TO-DẠY. An Enquiry was held at the Magistracy.

Yesterday the Nippon Yusen Kaisha yesterday afternoon, into the circuin Office in Hongkong was closed, it being stances surrounding the death of a Chi intimated, by an express" that the nene member of the Hongkong Govern whole Japanese staff of the Office had ment Fire Brigade, who was thrown from resigned as a protest against " Dow the top of a Merryweather turn table scheme of re-organisation which they con- Tadder to the ground, a distance of 88 sidered' would "endanger the Company's fect, and killed. The snapping of the future and have the effect of putting the fadder was presumably the cause of the | personnel of the various offices of the

Come man's fatal fall. Mr. 3. 1. Wood, Coron presided over the Inquiry. The follow ing constituted the jury-Messrs. A. Walton Brown (foreman) Osmund Skin

ner and. E. M. de Rozario.

the lamentable accident took place on Opening the Inquiry, the Coroner, said November 10th. There was no uspicion held to find out whether there was any of foul play and the Inquiry was mainly gligence on the part of the Fire Brigade in connection with the matter,

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pany at a great disailvantage regarding present position and future prospects."

It appears that protests had been made to the President by the office staffs in every port, but these proving unstaccess- ful, the office in Hongkong was yesterday "temporarily closed."

ed today for business as usual, favourable We are informed that it will he reopen-

assurances having been received koma Tokyo though the question at issue, we understand, cannot

described as definitely settled.

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A GUNNER'S TRAGIO DEATH. THREW HIMSELF OVER HOSPITAL VERANDAH.

An Arrowsmith said he wished to make for opening the latest extension to the three points in his reply. The first would Church Hall, which has just recently been he a word of thanks, the second acou completed, the cost of which has been so fession and the third "a forboling As generously defrayed by Sir Paul Chater, to the thanks, he could only reply by say C.M.G. The first part of the proceeding, "Thank you." Both Mrs. Arrowsmith ings were held in the Church Hall, where and he appreciated their warm reception the large gathering partook of tes and which had been noticeable from the very cakes and has a brief spell for social first moment of their arrival. Mr. Arrow intercourse. "As the guests"entered the smith then hiciefly, referred to his Inst building they were met by the viene of sphere of work at Home which hẹ còn

The fist three witnesses called were the church, the Rev. G. R. Lindsay, and trasted as very different from his work witnessed the accident. The first of these Chinese members of the Brigade "who lis wife, who introilaced them to the new "ont here." He went on to relate eer- said that four members of the Brigade nssistang Clergyman and his wife, the tain amusing incidents which occurred to were detailed to clean the ladder, The Rev. and Mrs. G. E. Arrowsmith, MA him during his work in the East of Lou

decensed was one of these.. The engine was taken outside, the ladder was extend- Amongst those so introduced to the new don and stated that the receptions he reel and the deceased climbed to the top. arrivals were the Rev. J. Kirk Mason reiver at some of the homes that he visit. Before going up two gaide ropes were

chic, of the Union Church. Hongkong ed there were of a very mixed nature.

attached on either side of the ladder fo prevent it awaying in the wind. When and the new Union Church minister of Dealing with his sceoid point, the con- the deceased reached the top of the lau Kowloon, the Rey, J. Horace Johnston, fession, Mr. Arrowsmith said that he had der, ut a height of about 80 feet, the end Military Hospital, Bowen fond, Fester- A Court of Enquiry assembled at lite B. A. Both these gentlemen entered the never felt any strong itelination to go right and then to the left.

of the Jailder was seen to sway to the church in company with Sir Paul Chater. East and China was one of the places of isck to the right and the fadder snapped circumstances attending the death of It swayed day, to investigate and report upon the The new assistant to the Vicar was sich he made mental note that he would The deceased fell on to the road. educated at Gonville and Caius College certainly never, never go to, and when he was the cause of the accident-1 can't sell over the verandah of one of the

The Coroner (to first witness): What

Ginuer W. Woodhouse, who threw him-

and Ralley Hall, Cambridge. He has took unto himself a wife he made it quite say. The platform was steady and therewards, in which he was a patient, suffer- been in Holy Orders for about ten years clear that if she had any idew of going to and for the past four years has been China she was to drive it out of her mind sceretary of the Church Pastoral Aid Society in London. He comes to Houge and for all. But circumstances alter cases, and although it was not due to his kong with the reputation of being an ex- cellent preacher and of considerable marrying a lady who had been born in serial gifts. His wife was born in North the Fast, he felt it was a direct call from God that he went against his former China, her parents being missionaries,

decision and decided to come to the Far East, it was the direct guidance of God's will and he was sure he would never regret his decision.

The proceedings were opened with two

Hogs by Mrs. Herridge after which the Vicar addressed the gathering at some Jength. After offering his thanks to Mrs. Herridge the Vicar commented on the As to his forboding, the speaker said large attendance in the hall, which, he he met Mr. Lindsay at Home and they said, gave him a real pleasure after his had a long talk about the Colony but Mr. absence on leave at Home. After seven Jindsay did not tell him about the white months of comparative idleness, they ants, of the silver fish, of the mesquitoes, were back again ready for work them the spiders and centipedes. It was Mrs. selves and to make others work as well. Lindsay who told him about these after On behalf of the congregation and the his arrival, and he was wondering what parish he extended a very hearty we would he left of him by, the time he was come to the Rev Mr. Arrowsmith. He due to go Home if the ants ate bis hard was one whom the congregation would ware stuff, the silver fish his soft ware be able to look on as their friend, and stuff, the mosquitoes robbed him of his that very Boost),

The appointment of blood and the spiders and contipedes Mr. Arrowsmith required no explanation robbed him of his skin. Presumably the ether than the growing needs of Kowloon only thing left would be his life. In fact and the vast amount of work on the he felt awfully glad to be able to attend there that evening. (Laughter.) He The speaker referred jocularly to bis superiority over the Rey. Mr. Arrow was glad to be in the East. (Applause.) smith in one thing. 1 am his superior This "ched the first portion of the in age by wome six months," he explain-proceedings..

Peninsula.

ed.

though I am not his superior in

any ether way. Mr. Arrowsmith, who THE OPENING OF THE EXTENSION

had been trained at Cambridge, came to

SIR

TO THE HALL

PAUL'S PRINCELY AND THOUGHTFUL GIFTS,

was no wind.

system of elevating the ladder. If he raised the ladder to an angle of 70 degrees the ladder fully extended would be at a height of 1 feet. He had instructions not to elevate it more than this. On that morning he elevated it to feet, the angle then being about 7 degrees. At this angle he was allowed to elevate it to88 feet. He was on the platform when the accllent occurred and at the time of the accident had turned round to stop the engine when he heard a voice calling out

the ladder is giving way

The plat form of the engine did not shake, neither did the wheels move. He raised his head and he saw the ladder swaying.

The driver described to the Court the

In reply to the Coroner, the witness said it was usual to have sometimes more than four people engaged on cleaning the ladder. In his experience the ladder had | never swayed. The guide ropes had been brought into use some. four months pre- viously. They were used when the ladder

was extended more than 60 feet,

ing from malaria at the time.

O'Brien, M.C., King's Regt (President). The Court consisted of Captain W. J. Captain. R. F. Walker, Al.C., R.A.M.C., and Lieutenant G. R. Jillings, RG.A.

The evidence given was to the effect that Major A. S. Littlejohns, D.S.O., R.A.ALO, observed from an adjoining ward, Woodhouse, first sitting up in bed, and a moment later standing beside his bed. He shouted to him to get back to Woodhouse looked round the his hed. room, then turncil and ran through the

folding doors on to the verandah Major Littlejohns went on to the verandah in- mediately, but Woodhouse bad disappear ed. He found deceased immediately be

low the verandah. He had him removed to the operating theatre and administer- ed stimulative treatment, but deceased's pulse gradually failed and he died ten minutes later, almost immediately after his removal back to his bed in the ward.

Evidence was given by Pte. C. 3. Wheeler, R.A.3. C. the orderly of the ward, and by Pte. W. Platt, of the King's Regt, who was a patient in the ward. They saw him live over the verandah, but both said it happened so quickly that they were unable to stop him."

Mr.-G. C. Moss, Assistant Engineer and Firemaster at Central Fire Station, said that four men were aufficient to carry out the operation of extending the turn table ladder. On the morning in question the

Major Littlejohns who had held a post ladder was raised in accordance with in-mortem, found no severe injuries, either structions. He examined the register internally or externally. Death, in his scale on the engine after the accident and opinion, was due to shock and heart it showed a so-foot extension. The lad failure, following the fall from the veran der broke in the second extension. dab.

The Coroner: Is it customary for the ladder to sway?

The Witness: Yes, nearly always sways a little.

Is it a fact that the guide ropes have been attached within the last four months Yes.

Why were they attached that morning? They were attached as a protection against the wind and to prevent the lad der being overturned,

Witness wont on to say that the ladder was brought out from Home about 18 months ago. The upper section bad once been repaired.

Mr. Robert Hall, Government Marine

secom section.

from

The finding of the Court was that Gun- ner Woodhouse met his death by throw- ing himself over the verandah, and that, under the circumstances, it was impos- aible to prevent him doing so.

THE MALE VOICE CHOIR CONCERT.

Following is the programme for the concert to-night to be given by the Hong- kong Male Voice Choir

1.-Part Song..." The Beleaguered "

Arthur Sullivan Song..." Valley of Laughter".

Wilfred Sanderson

MRS. CLEMENTS.

3.-Violin Solo

(a) Le Cygnë " Caint-Saens (b) Sérénado". Gabriel Pierné

Mas, AUBREY/

4-Purt Sougs

(a) O Peaceful Night"

Edward Gernian (b) A Franklyn's Doggo

A. G. Mackenzie -Humorous Impersonations

Ma. L. A ZELENSKY. -Song... A Roundel of Bent"

Cyril Scott MR. MATHIESON, Part Song "Soldier, Reat!"

Arthur: Somervell.

5 Muintes Interval. 8--Part Song........“ By Babylon's Wave"

Gounod

the Colony with a splendid reputation. He had had a wide experience of different kinds of work and was known as a great worker. He also had a reputation of being an excelleät preacher. He was n man who always had something to say

The Viear then invited the gathering and knew how to say it. Finally, Mr. to proceed upstairs to witness the open-

The Coroner: What do you attribute the Arrowsmith was something of a conjurering and dedication of the new extension accident to curet tell you. I can and he advised the audience to take care of the Church Hall (the gift of Sir Paul not give any reason for it at all I was. of the family plate when Mr. Arrowsmith commenced visiting. With regard to Mrs. Chater, C.M.G.) by the Bishop of the in the street when the ladder was lifted Arrowsmith, she was born in the Far Diocese. The extension has been built and the guide ropes were attached. East and was very glad to return to the back of the ball and has just re- Surveyor and Superintendent Engineer of China, she had been a real helper to cently been completed. It comprises an her husband during their long married additional room on the ground floor and the Fire Brigade, said that whilst he had lifeis an aside" They have been two class rooms on the first floor adjoin a knowledge of the working of the turn married for nearly three mouths nowing the main room of the Sunday school. table ladders used in the Colony he had With the co-operation of Mr. and Mrs. Previously, the Sanday school was particular machine until after the acci practically no person experience of this Arrowsmith, he felt sure that the spirit small for the numbers attending but with dent. He then found on examination that of friendliness in the Colony, would be the additional rooms there is now atuple the ladder had broken ter feet up in the increased.

accomodation for ali. On behalf of the Yestry Mr. J. J. The Vicar said that it gave him very

The Coroner: What was it suffering Robson, one of the wardens of the great pleasure in asking the Lord Bishop Church, extended a velome to the new to open the now extension to the Hall, the

MF. Hall: I came to the conclusion that. minister and his wife, saying that he cost of which had isen generously defray the wood was beginning to deteriorate. loped their stay in Kewloon would be aed by Sir Pau Chater. There were two I nican to say that the wood of the lad- long and a happy torin (the Right Rev. oilstanding. The Grs was that his gifts it is unlikely that this would have been things about Sir Paul's gifts, which were der was no bouger at its best and I think The Bishop of Victoria Dr. Duppay) then extended a welcome were princely. Their church, he vicar-discovered before the accident as the on behalf of the Diocese, and also wel nge, their church hall and the handsome wood was so finely varnished, comed Mr. and Mrs. Tindsay on their endowment of £25,000 l addition to 'The witness added that the wood in return from leave. Referring to Mr. and several other smaller gifts were all due qubation was Oregon pine and he knew. Mrs. Arrowsmith, the Bishop said that to Sir Paul's generosity. Then again from past experience that deterioration the first words he heard after the arrival | his gifts were thoughtful which made would be due to climatic conditions. of the 8.6. Oity of Paris, by which Mr. them thrice rekene in that account. The and Mrs. Arrowsmith travelled out, were effect of such a gift was always well-con- from a fellow passenger who said "You sidered before it was made. They were have got a splendid addition to your all deeply grateful to Sir Paul Chater Church in Hongkong. He is a great for the incentive he was offering to the cuterlainor and besides being a conjurer, congregation. It was with very great she is a ventriloquist and no mean artiste pleasure that he acknowledged this fur The witness theu gave his opinion as to it that. He kept us all alive on the ther gift bef period is silent prayer, accident. After explaining that wood what, he considered was the cause of the After a in The Bishop went on to say that he be the gathering entered the latest exten warped very badly and very quickly in lieved that Mr. Arrowsmith had come outsion, where Sir Paul Chater formally Hongkong he went on to say that the first here because he had felt the call of the handed over the building to the Vicar. section of the ladder was strengthened Eternal God. He realised that as he sat in The Bishop, then dressed the audience by lateral dingonnt stays whilst the other. the congregation at St. Andrew's on the on Sir Paul's good gifts. After referring tiree were ant All four sections were, the previous night and heard Mr. Arrow to the extent of his works at St.An- however, strengthened by tension strain smith speak.Mr. Arrowsmith was a drew's he said that it was entirely due hous running the length of each section. senior man and as such could have had a to the generosity of Sir Paul that they As the Indder would be run out the iron aplendid living at Home lut he had felt hoped to be able to welcome an Assist hoops won take the strain and if there tie call and obeyed it. St. Andrew's inant Chaplain to the Missions for Ben was a warp in "lib lable the tension the past had been well sorved with Clergy men in the near future which he said was strain hoops would cause the warp to Mrs. and he was sure that Mr. Arrowsmith a work full of poesibilities. His genero become more intense the longer the lad would do work in the church which would sity to the Cathedral was also known der was extended. The contortion of the endure Helenew that there would be He then referred to the wonderful pro-ladder would therefore cause a break some who would ask "To thero work for greas of St. Andrew's Church since the It was a strain which the ladder, was not two clergymen in Kowloon ? Given keen-tune the foundation stone was Inid 19 cant to stand. The tension strain hoops nes and devotion to duty there was ample, years ago and in the name of all he had would pull the warp in the wood out of room for two.. A dud?' would probably | to thank Sir Paul for all he had done for

its natural grain, thus weakening the sit light and ask What is there to do? St. Andrew'

timber. He went in say that such a but a live man will always find work to The pepealings were then closed, the Warp inglit occur in a few minutes oven his band. Ife poticed in the congregation vicar thanking the Bishop for his attend with the most hardened and most season- the Rev. Mr. Horace Johnston, the new ance and the keen interest which heed of woods; and pine was easily warped. minister of the Union Church, Kowloon, always book in St. Andrew's Churchi. (Continued at foot of next column.)

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9. Song..."Bird Songs.Liza Echunnu The Corner: Do you agree that the

BTS. CLEMENTE. angle at which the ladder was clevated | 19--Humorous Imperaomations was a safe one?

Mr. I. A. ZELLENEKY, The witness As the ladder was almost | 11.—Part Songs /POD vertical the should have licen; a high : (n)," Its Oh ! to be a Wild Wiil"

margin of safety. Tamb

Edward Elgar (b) “ Maiden Fair, O déigi to tell 12-Violin Solo ..... Canto amoroso

Arranged by Mischa Elman Mas. AvoucY.

Fair House of Joy

Roger Quilter MRS. MATHIESON.

The Long day closes"

Arthur Sullivan GOD SAVE THE KING.

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14-Part Song

Stanley Callett in the accompanist.

Mr. Stanley Collett in the conductor and

The Coroner: Would you say that it is dangerous to use this kind of wood for ladders in Hongkong 1

The witncas, Yes, for this: kind of ladder in Hongkong.

At this stage the Jury expressed a wish to see the fire appliance, concerned and the Inquiry was adjourned in order for this to be arranged

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