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THE "LEUNG KWONG" DISASTER.

WAS SHE ON THE WRONG SIDE?

MARINE ENQUIRY HELD YESTERDAY.

MAY

19th, 1927.

Mr. Sheldon: Can you give us your compas course at the time of the collision 1-About South-West.

Mr. Sheldon : Is there Any "Chow Chow " water at Capsul- mau Pass 1-Yos.

Mr., Sheldon: Is there enough Chow Chow water to turn a ship

COURT NOT AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER round-Quite possibly.

PIRACY GRILLES.

When the .s. Lang Kwong was sunk as a result of a collision with the steain launch Moon Shine on May nth, at Capsaimun Pass, it was stated that over 70 persons were drowned, the majority being the steerage passengers who were imprisoned by the locker! grifted door leading to the deck. At yesterday's enquiry, it waS stated that the Marine Court, is not the nuthority to consider the question of the grille.

When the enquiry was opened yes-] terday at the Marine Court into the cause of the collision between the 5. Leong Kong and the steam launch Moon Shine, Lieut. Comdr. L. B. Newill, R.N., sitting as pre- sident, amid that according to his interpretation the Court is not the authority to consider the question of the pirncy grille, and that the Court would only enquire into the collision.

Three Deciding Factors.

Mr. Sheldon: After the Leung Krong had sunk how long did you stand by About an hour.

Mr. Sheldon: Wore there other steamers at the time Yes.

Mr. Sheldon: Was the On Lee there only found out the name after the rescue work was over.

Mr. Sheldon: Did you give any information to anyone about the name of your ship after the colli- sion -No,. I did not.

Mr. Sheldon: How long was it between the time you first saw the red light and the accident -About 24 minutes.

Mr Sheldon: It was a elcar night wasn't it?-s

Mr. Sheldon: When was the first Mr. Jenkin said he wished to time you mentioned your name and stress three very important facts, the name of your ship -After The first point was that the tide had arrived at Cheung Sha Wan

when I reported to the Police.

Mr. Sheldon I put it to you at that time at Capsuimun Pass was up and down, and therefore that when the Leang Kuong was catering on the Southern side of the there was no tide which could pos- channel, your ship was inside a sibly cause a vessel to drift either boy and her heal was pointing to the western or the eastern side East-No. of the chanuel. The tide then was at half ehh and running about a knots. The Moon Shine was travel-1 The officers of the Court wereling at a speed of about 6 knots, Lient. Comdr. J. B. Newill, D.S.O., and, with the tide, she was doing R.N., Harbour Master (President), about, knots. The second fact was Comily, C. A. Merriman, R.N., that the Leung Kwong was bit on

No Case For Leung Kwong." Capt. T. 1. Nelson, master of the the starboard bow, and the third

Addressing the Court, Mr. Jenkin Protexilians, Capt. G. A. C. fact was that the site of the wreck said that no suggestion had been Moss, master of the 4.8. Autang was well away to the westward of, made to this witness which would and Capt. R. N. Stevens, master the centre of the navigating chan make the Moon Shine responsible. Nothing clicited from urose-examin- n the 8.8. Kwangtung.

pel.

ation reflected against the seaman, Taking thear-facts-into-consid-ship on the Moon in He would eration, Mr. Jenkin said, it would be clear that the Lenny Krong was absolutely at fault because she was well on the wrong side.

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Mr. F. C. Jenkin, justruntal he Mr. T. G. Bennett, of Mesars. John Hou, Stokes and Master, appeared for the owners of the steam launch Moon Shine, and Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. High Jones of Megers.Wilkinson and Grist, was for the owners of the 5.8. Leung Kwang. Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton appeared to watch the case Coast behalf of the Chinn Officers' Guild:

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Question Of Grilles.

At the commencement of the en- quiry, Mr. Jenkin said that his case would be concerned solely with the facts of the collision, ic under- stood that Mr. Sheldon would not only be concerned with the collision but also with the question of the grilles, and the part they had play ed in the loss of life.

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Coxswain's Story.

Further questions were put to the witness regarding the positions and the course steered.

not call further witnesses as the case could not be strengthened, but while Counsel could conduct cross- examination whatever way he wish ed, nothing had been established ense for the Leung to make Kwong.

The first witness called for the

In reply, Mr. Sheldon pointed Moon Shine was Li Hung, coxs out that cross-examination had been This witness said that be intended to show that at some time win. was 25 years of age and had held or other the Moon Shine had been a coxswain's certificate for 4 years. and before the collision crossed on the wrong side of the channel He had been through Capeuimun over and struck the Leung Kwong Pass between 30 or 40 times, and, on the starboard bow.

on the day of the collision, he was

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in charge of the Moon Shine. They left Ling Tin at about 6.30, and man, who asked whether he saw the flashing light on the island off the the Moon Shine was in Causimu atarboard bow or was it always Pass at about 7.30 p.m. He was kept off the port bow, witness said travelling at a speed of about

Leung Kwong just abaft the bridge 1921, and the ticket had been in knots. The Moon Shine was on the that he did not notice the light, to port. The Moon Shine hit the I had been master of that ship since

although the night was clear. right side of the channel, when no

In reply to further questions by on the starboard side. After the bis possession since that time. Commander Merriman,

witness collision witness went to the engine oncoming steamer was sighted. The

room telegraph and found that it approaching vessel was in the centre stated that he did not use the com- or the channel and both her red and pass going through the Pass, al-

was out of action. The captain was in his cabin at the time of the The President said that he did green lights could be seen. not think that the question of the yards of the Moon Shine, ho sound journed until 2.30 p

the vessel got to within about 800 though there was one on board.

The Court, at this juncture, ad- collision, but had been there only a few minutes. The Leung Kwong grilles would come within the scoped one long blast as a signal for

started to fill and go down by the of the Court of Enquiry, which was the Lenig Kong to pase by tho

head, and disappeared below the solely to consider the cause of the

port side of the Moon Shine. Des

surface about five minutes after the ccllision.

On the resumption in the after-collision. Mr. Sheldon remarked that they pite the signal the Zeng Kwong

Witness was picked up by the had played a part in the loss of kept coming closer and then only noon, the first witness called was life, but he would leave the matten her red light was visible. When the Lo Tai, pilot of the Leung Kwong, Moon Shine, At no time, except out of his cabin saw a vessel nearly Leung Kwong was about 250 feet who described the ill-fated ship as immediately before the collision In of away from the Moon Shine, she being a twin-screw steamer, length did he ace the red light of the the subsidiary papers regarding the suddenly swerved to port her 131 fcet (approximately) and Moon Shine. Court and its purposes and the course being across the bows of the breadth feet. He said that te collision in question, the words ap-Man Shine. peared "To enquire into the col lision and the attendant loss of life,"

in the Court's hands.

"Moon Shine's" Movements. Mr. Jenkin enid that the Moon Shine was single screw steam launch of some 90 tons registry, of about 90 feet in length and 18 feet beam. On May 9th the day of this deplorable collision she lett Lin Tin for Hong Kong at about 60 p.m. and arrived at Capsuimutu Puss about two hours later.

Witness at once stopped engines, blew two long blasts and put his engines astern. It was too late and the Moon Shine hit the Leung Bong across the starboard bow. Cross-examined by Mr. Sheldon, witness said that be had obtained his coxswain certificate about years ago, and that his first ship was the Shiny,

First Trip On "Moon Shine."

AFTERNOON HEARING.

When the Leung Kwong left Hong Kong on the evening in ques tion he was on the bridge. He anw the Capsuimun light a matter of three miles away. The engines were running at full speed, eight knots The On Lee and the Kwong Fook Cheong were behind him on leaving Hong Kong. On going through the Pass witness went to ltis cabin which was on the bridge. He heard two blasts and on coming on them. The Moun Shine was showing hor red and green lights, Mr. Jenkin remarked that his and was then about ten feet off, The Moon Shine struck the Leung case was that the Leung Kwong Kong in the starboard how, about WAN coming out of the Central twenty feat from the how just Fairway and suddenly took a On May 9th the Leung Kwong course to port. This was not put haft the bridge. Witness zaid that daft Hong Kong about 6.45 pm to witness in any shape or form he remembered nothing more after

the collision. She was followed after a interval that it was untrue, or otherwise. of about ten minutes by ho Kwong The evidence given by the pilot was The Question Of Loss Of Life.

that from the moment of the sound-

Mr. Sheldon raised the question Fook Cherng and the On Tar

On the bridge of the Leung ing of the two blasts they were on of the attitude of the Court toward wing at the time of leaving were the right side and taking the loss of life and who were respon witness, the Master and the Chief course across the channel. They sible, and said that if this question Officer. They proceeded through fetched up at a point 60 feet away was to be gone into he would need Capsuimun Pass at full speed from the shore. This was directly to ask Captain Wilson further Before Capsuimun was reached at opposite to what had been stated

had been a pilot on the run from Hong Kong to Whangmoon for five years.

it was practically dark then, but after leaving the Fo. Shing the w and weather, were clear.sistant coxswain to another steam

laund The launch was coming down to Hong Kong on the right side of the Mr. Sheldon: When did you join channel. She sighted ahead of her the Moon Shine-On the 1st day a vessel coming towards her, which of this month. Jater transpired to be the Leung Mr. Sheldon: Was that your first Kong. The two vessels approach trip on the Mom Shine when the ed each other at port to port until collision occurred ?--Yes. they were within a distance of about 250 feet. The Leung Kwong then suddenly anil without any previous Shine doing at Lin Tiu in the bay he concluded that pas after the second of the two blasts vessels had collided. Cries were sigual altered her course to port Making a report to the Customs

authorities. with the result that she commenced to cross the bows of the Moon Shine.

Collision Inevitable.

Mr. Sheldon: What vas

the

Mr. Sheldon: What did you do about 4.30 the Master had left the during the morning session of the qucations. If on the other hand the subject was not within the Court's Ashridge, and went to his cabin. The Court. Mr. Jenkins said he enter application he would not press the

weather was clear, the wind was ed a formal protest on the point he

point. from the South East and the sea had raised, and submitted that the

evidence of this man should have would not be entered into.

The Court decided that this point was slightly choppy.

Witness said that he saw a launch been indicated to them before. in the bay just below the red light Cross-examined by. Mr. Jenkin,

To The "Kwong Fook Chaong

Rescue, on the island. He could see a green the pilot said the ship did not move

The from the time the Chief Officer gave Captain Johnson, Master of the light on the steam launch. launch he saw was the Moon Shine, in the order to stop the engines Kwong Fook Cheung, said that although he could not see her name. until she sank. The order to stop when he came on the bridge of his On first seeing the Moon Shine the engines was given immediately vessel at Capsuimun he saw two sengers were disembarking and had been sounded. At this time heard, but not knowing if a vessel sounded two blasts which meant of the sounding of the two blasts Mr. Sheldon: You told us that that both vessels should pass on the Moon Shine was running down had been pirated he closed the you have been through Capaimun their starboard sides. The Chief the lighthouse side of the channel grilles. On approaching nearer he

could

see that the ship was the Paes 30 or 40 times, and you tell Officer ordered him to give two close and parallel to it. There was Leung Kwong. Be lowered a boat, Continuing. Mr. Jenkin said that us that you had never seen a stone more blasts, as no reply was re: the lapse of a minute, between the which was in the water by 7.40, nad · the Moon Shing at once stopped and pier neur Ma Wan-No, I had ceived to the first signal. After a sounding of the first and second when the On Lee came up he in- lapse of a minute a reply of two blasts. Prior to the collision there formed her by megaphone what he reversed her engines, but a collision Mr. Sheidon: From Hong Kong blasts came from the Moon Shine, had only been the Master, the Chief thought had occurred. was inevitable. The two ships met to Capsuimun Pass, on what side The course of the ship's head was

Officer and himself on the bridge.

In answer to Commander Morri- Witness went on to speak of the then South West. After the sound- starbontd bow of the Leung Kwong On the right hand side. was damaged by the impact. The

Mr. Sheldon Did you see the being received, the Chief Officer red light of the shore to the left picked up eleven survivors. Dur- Moon Shine also suffered damages Leung Kuong's red and green ordered him to ring the stand of the green light of the Mooning this time the steam launch dis to her port bow. This was owing lights before you sounded a long by to the engine room, which he Shine. After sounding two blasts appeared without lights. At about to the fact that the Leung Kwong blast ?--You

did. The Leng Kwong was the for the first time he pitered the 8.30 p.m. the On Lee and Kwong wis heavily laden and was lying low Mr. Sheldon: What was the about 60 feet from the bench, from course of the Leung Awoity to port Fook Cheung proveeded, but the

He

altered again in the water..

On Lee turned at the head of the courge to port ancaning of your signal-Just to the ship's head. warn him to pass my port side.

after the second two blasts had Pass and came back to Hong Kong. Mr. Jenkin: When the Leung Mr. Sheldon: Did you mean also

bed sounded. The Leung Kwong was a wooden that you were altering your course

wing left Hong Kong she was ship, and he believed she was a ta atarboard-Yes, and I did alter

heavily loaded, and low in the land steered vessel. She bad my course acordingly.

water. tonnage of about 390 tons. After Mr. Sheldon: When you saw the the impact the Moon Shine reversed feung Kwong about 800 yards and backed away, but the flowing away, what light did you see? lide was so strong that she again Both lights.

never seen the pier.

and it was beyond dispute that the of the channel would you pasa of the two blasts and no reply man, witness said that he saw the rescue work, and said his boat

Hit Second Time.

Witness went on to speak of the course of the Mam Shine, and said she was on a course S. E. by E.

Witness further said that he did E. With the aid of a chart, not put his engines antern at any witness pointed out the respective time before collision. There was position of the two vessels at this an interval of about one minute, time. Continuing he said that the but two minutes, before the Moon Leung Kwong hud stopped and her Shine replied to the signals. head was toward the shore, South-

west,

Witness: I cannot quite say, but she was always a tow ship.

The coxswain of the Moon Shine Questioned by another member of was recalled and said that on the drifted back and hit the Leung Mr. Sheldon: How far were you

the Court, witness said that the night in question the Moon Shine Kerong a second time. The second then from the right hand bench 7-

The Sinking of "Leung Kwong," pood of the tide was one knot, and was carrying green and red lights, headmast light and impact, Counsel believed, had Over 200 feet.

it was owing toward Hong Kong, and also a caused very little damage, the Mr. Sheldon: How far were you

Williess was told by the Chief Low water was 0.30 at Hong Kong, storn light. They were oil burning Laung Kwong being hit on her star when you only saw the red light Officer to ring aetern," but as but at this time 7.30 it was on the lampa, and were burning during board quarter.

the whole time, The Moon Shine of the Leung Kwong?-About 200 witness put his hand on the tele-ebb in the Paes..

Similar evidence to that of sidled along that quarter until she feet away.

graph to do so, the collision took

Captain Johnson was given by Mr. came aft of the Leung Kwoup. Me. Sheldon: From the time you place. The collision occurred al-

Capt. J. R. Wilson. (Master of J. Reynolds, Chief Officer of the From there she came to the port saw bath the red and green lights, most immediately after he saw th the Leung Kwong) said that his Kwing Foot Cheng, and the side of the Leung Kwong and took what alteration did you make in Joon Shine's red light (gort light). Master's vertificate was lost when Court, then adjourned until 10.30 After the collision, the Leung The Moon your own course I altered courteKwong's hand swung off one point the Leung Kwong, went down. He this morning.

off about 125 passengers. Shine then proceeded on her voyage. to starboard.

Master's Evidence,

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