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1924 THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16TH,

** HEUNGSHAN" ENQUIRY

CAPTAIN

FINDING.

SEVERELY CENSURED/""

The finding of the Starine Court of Inquiry into the stranding of the Hong. koug: Canton and Maras Steamboat Co.'s river steater fleughan was announced at the Marine Court, yesterday, as fol

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We End that the British river .. Benngshan, Official No. 9535 of Houg kong. of which Reginald D. Thomas Certificate ai Competency No. 1,010 Hongkong) was Master, left Hongkong at 10 m. on February 99th, 1924, with cargo, mails, c00 passengers and a crew of 50, bound for Canton. At 4.61 am on February, 29th. 1921. the ship struck

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"The shijy proceeded by the usual routes, experiencing intermittent "fog and passed through the Collison Reach Barrier at 4.3 am on February 9th. The weather

THE "GOD" IN THE «CAR.

A LOCAL MENACE. Yesterday, just before mid-day, an elderly lady was proceeding along that portion of Ice House Street which has come to be known as "Brokers Alley.' As usual, both sides of the roadway were occupied with ricksban and debris-two empty barrels old, chairs, and Cables de stined for the sale toom, and, as usual, there was not much room along the centre of the street for the ordinary pedestrian. The old lady did her best to dodge the chairs and rickshas that trundle up the was reaching street, but, just is she Queen's Road and comparative safety, private ricksha dashed up. attempted to force its way between other conveyances and the Indy, and ended up by hitting

She staggered but did not fall. The owner of the ricksha raised his hat, and carried on with his journey.

HONGKONG S.P.C.Á..

THE DOGS HOME PROJECT,

Mr. B. L Frost, houorary secretary of the Hongkong Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, in forwarding the Inspectors Reports for March and April and a summary of prosecutions by the Police which include four cases of causing needless cruelty to chickens in Hongkong antl Kowloon and one case of cruelty to pigs at Yaumati Railway Station, writes:

My conimittee are now negotiating with the 'Government as to the site for, and the erection of a Dogs' Homẻ, nad trust that in the near future they will be able to report that the Home has been started.

chader ach linunter; M.P. Crlinder Junk Rock, and was subsequently beached her rather severely on the leg and side. such animals as have to be destroyed may

inch dianuter. E.P. Cylinder 72-inch, on the North Bank of the River where she Water; Stroke 18-inch; Trial 1.1.1.92466: Trial Signed i kants; 4 Double endel nadow lies a total loss. Triste

ende Cylindrical Boilers, Des Water Trst, Bunker Capacity about 1224) toss Water Ballet alt 17 tones such

Fsh Water about toms: 24 Other Cal, tas, 1st class Bertha, Flerts Troop Accommodation 1.5m British or to Iulian Capacity of Buhl about 172 rabic feet: Height Jeton Decks & let thiessions about 4 st by 31 art by a fet 17 inches. Vel who extensively relitted in 1926121 and ttl with New Boilers in Bangland in 19%

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We now operate a Lethal Chamber for, the destruction of cats and dogs, so that be destroyed with the minimum of pain and suffering. It only takes a few seconds before the animal is dead. Any The correspondent, who sends as this, one having animals which they wish de writes: "A small incident, maybe, and stroyed may either send them direct te also, perhaps, without any serious con- Mr. Labatti, at the Government Analyzts) was then foggy with sequences, but it prompts the query as Cée, High Street, the second turning visibility of about quarter of a mile. The to whether some restriction should not be past No. 8 Police Station, Benhar Road,

inks of the river could not be clearly placed upon these private rickshas. As aor cominunicate with Inspector Fisher, į seen and when off Tai Shek Tau we find rule they are attended by three satellites, Telephone C.3553, who will arrange for newolic to fetch the animal. The charge that the position of the ship was not one between the shafts and one on each

They pro-for destroying a cat is 81. a small dog ši known to any degree of securngy. The side of the car at the rear. lead was not used This, we consider, ceed at a fast pace, all the while uttering and a large dog 2 It fotched by coolie

warn pedestrians and

91 extra in Hongkong and 82 in Kuwloon. soundings would have idiotic yells to

A comprehensive set of laws relating to manterially helped to define the ship's other ricksha drivers that they are com position. The ship continued at slowing. The crdinary ricksha is intimidate cruelty to animals has been drawn up by If the driver does not get Messrs Pollock and Dyer Ball and my speed, and, when known to be off the every thos village of Sun Chu, at a distance of less out of the way he knows that he has. coinmittee trust that they may soon be than quarter of a mile from the Junk generally, three men to deal with. Si come law, as the present laws are very Rock, the "position of the ship still not William Rees Davies, the retiring Chief vague and incomplete. being accurately known and the light on Justice, at the dinner given in his honour the other night by the British and foreign ont Funk Rock Buoy not having been seen. The Lone Water Ballaat about 6 tons, we causider the Master should have act- community, dwelt lovingly on the time Cabine; that Claw Berthy, 2nd Clase imdiately, stopped the ship and when he used to ride around Hongkong Berths, lai cia Berths: Troop Accom ascertained his position with regard to on a Chida pony, and remarked, with modation 68 British or 74 Indian; Cara- this known danger. His failure to do seeming regret, that times had changed.

of Hokla (two) abont 27,7540 cubic feet: Height between Decks 8 feet; Dimensions this, is, in our opinion, the cause of the They have, and not for the better. As Lady Clara Ho Tung as an endowment about 71 fost by b2 feet inches by festeinent, and in this we find the master suredly we do not want China ponies fund for running the Dogs' Home, which, Ved was extensively refitted in 1920 quilty of a wrongful, aut. A member of along the highway again, but however with the approval of the Government, and Boilers retuli ita 1921,

it is the committee's intention to take! Tabora Vesle were put out of Cornmission the crew, an unlicenced person, was het much we may have progressed in the in April 1920, and at that time went in gooding as Pilot and-the Court are of the Colony it does seem that the time over and run as soon as built. Another Repair and Running Deler, having been kept in high

etheney to fint date. They opinion that he anhot in any way he has come when, the police authorities gift of £30 has been made, through Mr.

should deal with the lordly gentlemen are suitable for conversion td, Passenger and Emigrant Trulia

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Each Tender must be necompanied by a Remittance of 10% of the amount of the Tender which will be returnel to unsuccesfel Tender: If the 10 is not with Tender it will not La considered.

The Purchasers or their Representatives must remove the Vesarts from the Government's moorings at their own expense and risk within Calendar Months from Date of Acceptance of Tender Pending much removal, vessels will Teman at moorings at risk of Purchase.s.

must be

The Balaner of the Pareline Money paid

by the Successful Ten·lerurs Calender Month from Date of Acceptance of Tender and before Vessels are removed from mooring Balance in not paid and Vessels

not

by Parchasers or their aratires within the time specified, the Deposit af 10% accompanying Tender will be liable to forritun for the benefit of the Crown and Vessels will be Rosell.

The Director of the Royal Talia Marine dan not bind himself to accept the highest or Bay

Tenser.

to the Commander of the Yard, Royal Indian

held to blame for the accident.

ter's long and good record, that after the ship struck 'everything was done by him In a seamanlike manner, and the transfer of the passengers and crew effected with out accident or panic, the Court adjudge the Muster, 1. D. Thomas, to be severely censured."

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Particular attention is being paid to the conditions of birds and animals which are confined for sale in the birdshops, and we have already got conditious consider- ally improved.

A gift of 10.000 has been made by i

Taking into consideration, the Mas-whe rush about the busy streets of the Pollock, towards the work of the Society The subscription to the Society is $21 Colony in rickshas attended by three by a lady in England. coolies who pull and push and shout and yell, and the harder they shout and yell per annum, children $1 and payment of the more the lordly occupant of the tick-4 sum of $50 entitles one to become a My committee are anxious to appoint sha seems to cajoy the business. must, to say the least, possess a queer a third inspector as they feel that the mentality, and it is really a wonder that good work done by our two inspectors in his abnormality does cot carry him fur the prevention of cruelty to animals, more ther. Why not four coolies, or five, or by educational methods than prosecu

The Court was composed of Lieut. Cotrdir. Conway Hake (President), Lient Comdr. F. H. Dawson (H.M.S: Moorhen), Mr. W.. Davision (Marine Superintendent of the C.P.8.), Capt. P. Going (a

farries (larusain) and Capt. J. H. Wool- scott (s., auf Bean). "';

NEW INFORMATION.

Applications to view the Vessels may be made Before the President had read the find- Marine Dockyard, Bombay, and further paring. Mr. Hal Brutton, representing the ticalars may be obtained from the Director of China Coast Officers' Guild, addressed the Boyal fadian Marine.

EDWARD HEADLAM, Captain, R.L.M., Director of B.f.M. DOCKYARD, BOMBAY. March, 1924.

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the Court in regard to tendering certain further evidence which it had not been possible to obtain before relating to the question of the light on Junk Rock. It now appeared that the steamer ahead of the "rungshan was not the Pon Shing, A NURSE to one Child fust be capable as was supposed, but another steams whose Captain could be called to give

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The President said that the Court had considered the matter, and had decided that it had no bearing on theft decision in the Ending.

It is understood that the Captain of the Tang Cheong was prepared to swear that on the night of the leungshan's stranding the light on Junk Rock was not visible when he passed ahead of the

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"The thing is absurd, and some police rule or other should be framed uniting the number of coolies to each ricksha to

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However heavy or affluent the owner of a private ricksha may be, one coolic enn pulí Eim, and the possession of three, or even two, is ostentation of the worst kind.”'

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"EXPRESS OF CANADA" ARRIVES. This year's tourist season, so far as

The following team will represent the Hongkong is concerned, closed with the H.K.C.C. on Easter Monday in the final arrival on Monday afternoon of the as. match of the season-League Champions Empres of Canada. Over 350 world." The Rest. Play stars at 10.30 am. and stumps will be drawn at 6.30 p.m.- trippers were aboard. A feature of the E. J. R. Mitchell (espt.), A. V. T. Dean, Empress trips is that the Canadian Paci E. G. Lammers, L. McNicol, G. R. fie is the only line engaged in the world More, H. Owen Hughes G. H. Piercy, Rev. T. B. Powell, D. R. Wahl and F. S. tourist business which utilizes its own

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on the 23th inst. Intending Competitors vices at the time of the Japanese warth-are requested to kindly communicate quake, when he was in charge of the Empress of Australia, have received universal recognition.

Among the passengers aboard are a number who are prominent in their re- In the Summary Court before Mr. spective spheres of activity. There are Justice Gompertz yesterday a Chinese Sir A Nanton, a director of the Cana- motor-car driver, employed by the Hongdian Pacific Line; his brother, General kong Hotel Garage, was sued by an H C Nanton, C.B., CIE, BLE; Mr. Indian money-leader for the return of Charles "Murphy, general manager of a division of the Canadian Pacifio Railway,

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YOUNGEST OF SEVENTEEN

The death occurred at Florence, on April 4th, after a long illness of Lady Peel, mother of Lady Macleay wife of H.M's Minister at Peking.

Mr. K. Lo appeared for defendant.. Plaintiff's story was that be leat defen- dant $20 and received a promissory note The Empress of Canada has come out

The deceased lady was the widow of for 340. The pair went on a verandah zid Suez. She sailed, from Vancouver on of the Hongkong Hotel, and after aa January 4th, proceeded through the the late Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart, altercation the Chinese is alleged to have Panama Canal to New York, calling at G.C.B., and the daughter of the ninth snatched a number of papers from the Cuba, and thence she crossed the Atlan- Marquess of Troddule and of his wife Indian's pocket. The promissory note tie to Madeira and Gibraltar, and her Lady Susan Montagu, daughter of the was among the papers. The story of the passcogers" have been able to visit Duke of Manchester. Chinese was that he snatched the promis, Algiers, Monaco, Italy, Egypt, India, Lady Emily Feel was the youngest of sory note as he had repaid the money and Burma, Straits Settlements, Java and a family of 17 children, and among her the Indian bad refused to return the the Philippines. Except for a rough sea sisters worn the Marchioness of Dalhousie, note. There were 'police court proceed at Gibraltar the voyage has been over a wife of the Viceroy of India, and the ings, as a result of which a sunimdhs smooth course, with no mishaps or fatali Duchess of Wellington, who married the only son of the Iron Dake. Among her against the Chinese (defendant) was ties of any nature, dismissed.

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