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DEVELOPMENT OF FORMER YEE SANG FAT BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION. OF AN UP-TO- DATE CINEMA AND OFFICES.

Bankers

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION,

Solicitors

MESSES. BUSS & CO.,

Auditors

BANK OF CANTON BUILDING.

PEROY SMITH SETH & FLEMING BANK OF CANTON BUILDING.

COMPANY'S REGISTERED OFFICE,

36, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, 1ST FLOOR.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1930.

CROSS-EXAMINATION OF

COOLING EXPERT.

MR. -HACKER UNDER FIRE OF QUESTIONS.

AGREEMENT UPON SOME TECHNICAL POINTS BUT

CONFLICT OF OPINION ON OTHERS.

Mr. Hacker gave further evidenec alleging inefficient operation of the refrigerating plant by the defendants when the action, brought by Messes. Andersen, Meyer & Company against the Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., was resumed before the Chiet Justice, Sir Joseph Kemp, yesterday. Plaintiffs are claiming 925,395.20 in respect of the installation of a refrigerating and ice gream plant at the Peninsula Hotel, while defendants are counter- claiming for $140,000.

Mr. H. G. Sheldon is for the plaintiffs, while Mr. Eldon Potter, E.C., together with MF. F. C. Jenkin, is defending.

FUNDAMENTALS OF REFRIGERATION.

Before giving further evidence, Mr. Hacker corrected a mistake he made on the previous day, mention ing that he remarked then that the maximum storage of beef provided for was five tons, whereas it was actually six and a half tous.

On occasions, he found that they were storing too many carcases in the cold chambers and protested to Mr. Beale about this; complaints were also made to Mr. Brearly, but noth- ing was done.

Coming to the butchery room, witness said that his firm tiled it and they also installed a potato peeler. The room was originally intended to serve as a preparing room for the hotel's kitchen, but later, they evidently intended, to make other use of it, as they had the potato peeler put in. This room was situated behind the ice cream making machine and was fitted with kitchen equipment. It also had a door opening on to a service lift. - Up till September, 1928, witness continued, nothing was provided in the plant for retail butchery busi- ness, but after that date, the man- agement removed the potato peeler from this room together with the sinks, and converted it into a retail butcher's shop where Chinese cus- tomers were served.

Mr. Sheldon: That was the first concrete indication that retail trade was going to be carried ont-No. When they first changed that, I did

pipes then became empty, filled with air and became very hot. Az regards the tubes, they were replac ed when they leaked and he had seen such leaky tubes in his Shang- hai office. He also saw defective fubes supplied from outside con- cerned with a subsequent break. down.

WANTED FOR DOUBLE MURDER.

EXTRADITION PROCEED- INGS. AGAINST CHINESE,

SEQUEL TO ALLEGED

"RUSTLING.",

BAN ON POP-GUNS.

POLICE REFUSE PERMIT TO REMOVE “ÅRMS.”

LARGE CONSIGNMENT HELD UP,

That pop-guns are "arms" within the definition of the law-a decision The Chinese authorities are seck-given in a recent case-is likely to ing the custody of one Tang Ying, who is wanted for alleged double murder on the morning of April 23 at the Yuet Tong Village, Tung

Koon district.

It is alleged against the fugitive that he was with a party of four men who were concerned in stealing cattle from the village in the early morning of April 23. The party was challenged by two cowherds, both of whom, it is alleged, were shot by the rustlers.

Evidence was given by a villager, who claimed to have been an eye- witness. This man stated that be saw the fugitive use a shot Erearm and further that he saw the man fre a shot. In all, be heard about ten shots.

This witness alleged that after the affair, the fugitive, who previously

had been constantly in and out of the village, disappeared altogether, and witness had not seen him again until he was arrested in Hong Kong,

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The hearing was adjourned.

MR. RALPHS, SAILS FOR

AUSTRALIA. ··

LEAVES HONG KONG AFTER THIRTY-TWO YEARS..

cause the importation of this toy into the Colony to be banned.

A large shipment of Daisy pop-guns, of the kind that discharge

ARMS SEIZURE IN SINGAPORE.

EUROPEAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS.

A successful police trap for " European gun-runner at the Tan-" jong Pagar wharves on May 30 resulted in the appearance of Jean Hillbaut, & Belgian member of the erew of the tramp steamer Kam bove, before Mr. C. Wilson,, the Criminal District Judge, 00 charges of importing firearma. ing for the accused, said that his Mr. Spener Wilkinson, appear-

a cork attached to a length of client did not undersand English string, was recently imported into but spoke French

the Colony. There were 1,200 pop- guns in the consignment, which was duly funded in the Kowloon Go downs.

Tho

via

was accused it

alleged was ia

of possession

three automatic pistols and 21 rounds of ammunition and was arrested red-handed while trying to sell an automatic to an Indian detective. The consignees, Messrs. Sincere

Chief Court-Inspector Meredith Company-acting in deference to explained that the Kambove arriv the legal decision-applied to the "from European

ports authoritica for permission to removeColombo and was, bound for the the "acIDA 'from the godowns into Far East. their store, but a reply has been In consequence of certain infor- received from the Director of mation received, Mr. Meredith Criminal Intelligence to the effect said, Detective Inspector Me- that the Inspector General of Intosh and a detective visited the Police could not grant the removal vessel, which was lying alongside permit, but, if required, & permit to export, the goods could be granted.

This, in effect, is a ban on pop guns in Hong Kong though no res triction at present seems to have been imposed on the sale of goods already imported...

YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS.

SEVERAL PUNISHED AT KOWLOON.

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Coming to the plant installed in the Hong Kong Hotel. Mr. Hacker said that referring to valves for regulating the circulation of brine, the engineers in the hotel seemed to hold the opinion that regulating wheels must be fully open, and al- though he had adjusted them, they would turn them fully on

There were quite a number of again afterwards. On another oc- Mr. E. Ralphs sailed from the young offenders before Mr. T. S. casion, when he came to Hong Colony yesterday after 32 years Whyte-Smith at Kowloon Magis Kong, he was told that the Heng service in the Education Depart-tracy yesterday on charges mostly Kong Hotel system was function-ment. He left aboard, the 9.8.

of petty stealing ing properly with the exception Tanda and is paying a visit to Aus-

An ex-houseboy was charged with that they could not get any brine tralis prior to proceeding to the possession of a large pocket knife At for an unlawful purpose. boxes. Ho examined the plant and circulating through the first floor Old Country,

He came out to Hong Kong in 1896 Detective-Inspector Fallon told the found that the valves were not pro- to join the Diocesan Boys' School, Magistrate that the boy was found perly regulated. He then put these and in March, 1898, he joined prowling around 315, Nathan Road right, but still the desired circulaQueen's College as senior. assistant and, when arrested, he had with tion was not obtained, and upon master. Six years later he was him a door key which was the one further examination he found appointed Director of the Technical be failed to return on ceasing em- much calcium Institute. In 1808 he became the ployment. He was also with an chloride as the water would hold normal master of Queen's College elderly man at the time of arrest. in solution. The excess was being and during 1910-11 he was acting tence of one month's hard labour..

The Magistrate imposed a sen- carried round in suspension, and Headmaster. after he had worked the excess out of the brine, perfect circulation to the boxes was obtained.

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The case was then adjourned for the tiffin interval,

Fundamental of Refrigeration, After the tiffin adjournment, Mr. Potter started on his cross-exami

nation of Mr. Hacker when he ask ed the latter to explain the funda mentals of refrigeration. Mr.

In 1913 he was appointed Inspec tor of English Schoola and became Acting Director of Education" in in 1018. For a time he was examiner in chemistry to the Hong Kong College of Medicine, later becoming examiner in education at the Un versity.

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Mr. Ralphs has been prominently identified with the St. John Ambul ance Brigade. He was Assistant Commissioner for the Hong Kong and China District. In 1918 he was Hacker then went over the appointed a member of the Yener technical points and bc agreable Order of St. John of Jerusalem,

not know what the change was for.ed with Counsel that if water an Esquire" of the Order in 1924

The Hotel Butcher,

was sprayed into a heated cham and a Commander of the Order in

In answer to Counsel as to when he discovered the reason for the change, witness said that it was not till about a week or ten days before the end of October when Mr. Beale told him that he was the hotel butcher. Mr. Eacker added that he had already dealt with the con- versation which followed regarding

retail trade.

ber which was hotter than 212 deg., the water would vaporise and would continue to absorb heat and vaporise until the temperature was brought down to 212 degrees. Am monin would vaporise at a much lower temperature. As a of fact, it would continue to do

until the temperature brought down to zero.

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matter

was

Counsel then went on to deal with the two main ammonia sys tema "of refrigeration-the direct expansion, system and the brine cooling system. Witness agreed that, with the former, ammonia was passed through pipes in the room to be cooled. By this process, the ammonia absorbed the heat in the room, and it then vaporised. The only thing against that system was the possibility of leaks, but this difficulty was got over by the brine cooling system. Here the ammonia

1927.

Hand in Hand

godown 20, at about five o'clock in the afternoon. Detective Inspec tor Melatosh concealed himself while the detective took up a posi tion near the gangway. It was arranged that the detective, who was given 830, was to purchase a pistol from the accused,

Shortly afterwards the accused was seen coming down the gangway and meeting the detective who was waiting for him, Detective-Inspec tor McIntosh, who was keeping an eye on their movements, saw him hand over a small antomatic to the detective and take the money.

Coming out of his place of con- ccalmezt, Mr. McIntosh arrested the accused and found the $30 on his person. He was also found to be in possession of 80 rounds of ammunition to fit the automatic.

Going back on board with the accused, Mr. Melatosh searched his cabin and found two more automa tie pistols and a further quantity of ammunition.

Addressing Counsel, his Honour said that he did not think Counsel could do much for the accused as he was caught red-handed. His Honour said that the case was serious and referred to a similar Chee which occurred four years ago at Tanjong Pagar, when a Chineso who had purchased arms from a Two boys were also charged with German on a German ship shot stealing iron pipes from a con- dead a police constable and wound- tractor's shed in Prince Edwarded a number of civilians while Road. It was stated that the trying to evade capture.

In answer to the charges the ac- smaller boy crawled under the fener and was handing the pipes to the cused admitted having brought the elder. They were ordered to re-weapons into the Colony. "Yes, I ceive ten and eight strokes of the brought it but it is no good," he said, when shown the weapon he cane, respectively.

had sold to Detective Kamla.

When the question of postpone ment was raised the Captain of the Kambove, who was present in Court, said that his vessel was a cramp ship and that it would not return to Singapore for another

The Open Door. An open door at 449, Shanghai Street was too much of a tempta tion for another youth who entered the house and stole a woman's jacket. As he had previously been cared for theft, he was ordered to six months. receive 12 strokes of the cane.

For stealing scrap iron from the Ewong Hip Loong shipyard at Shum Shui Po, another lad received eight strokes of the cane.

Mr. C. Smith, who deputised for. Mr. Spener Wilkineen, said that very little could be said for the accused, who was only a young man and one of those who evidently did not realise the seriousness of do- ing such things.

Mr. Pattor then asked witness whether the object of the compres sor was to compress the gas, there by increasing its temperature to

A Bad Character. such a height as to enable it to be liquified by means of the water With five previous convictions, Again referring to the German

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the plant and another youth was charged with ship incident and the lives lost on received a reply in the affirmative. stealing a bicycle lamp. He was that occasion, his Honour said, "I Mr. Hacker, however, added that sentenced to six months hard have got to go the limit in regard it was not necessary to compress, labour. Another lad was fined $10 to sentence and this kind of thing the gas to 180 lbs. if very cold or 14 days' hard labour for re- must be stopped. Two years' rigor water was available, with which ceiving "the lamp,--

ous imprisonment." Counsel voiced his agreement,

Mr. Sheldon then asked witness whether the refrigerating engineer was responsible for the supply of water. Mr. Potter then said that he did not mind the question being put subject to his objection that usage of trade must be usage of trade in Hong Kong, Mr. Sheldon might prove usage in America or Africa or anywhere, but if any custom governed the contract, then it must be Hong Kong custom.

When asked by Counsel as to what the custom was in his experience, Mr. Hacker said that in the United States, the refrigerating engineer was never responsible for the water, It was entirely a matter for the owners of the plant, and that ap plied to all matters, appertaining room. Heat was therefore absorbed ity. Mr. Hacker added that Mr.

Was

first passed round pipes through which brine was being con. tiauously, pumped and it absorbed the heat from the bride, which, in its cold state, passed through the thereby absorbing heat from that coils situated in the cold room,

to water.

from the room without the am- Regarding condenser, tubes, wit monia entering it at all": ress said that he did not know of any better tubes for the Peninsula Mr. Hacker agreed with Mr. Hotel plant than those which were Potter that the difficulty lay with installed. They were used in all the ammonia gas which was caused such plants by all first class manu-by the ammonia absorbing heat. facturers. He agreed that the tubes How was this to be dealt with were leaking, but cold, not tell the If there was a release valve pro reason why, as he was away in vided with the plant, weil and Shanghai.

good, but that method would be Mr. Sheldon: Supposing there is far too costly, so the next problem lack of water in the condenser was to condense the gas into liquid tubes, would that affect the heat ammonia again for further use. It

of the tubes themselves-Very was also agreed that at a pressure materially. If the tubes are not of 180 lbs per square inch; liquid filled with water the temperature ammonia would vaporise at 84 de rises to the danger point when agrees F. safety valve, comes into operation. The tubes become very hot.

Well at the Hotel

Mr. Hacker went on to describe a new well that was sunk in front of the Fabinsure Hotel, and how

Mr. Potter: And the converge is equally true. If you subject am- monia to a pressure of 180 lbs, then bring it into contact with a substance which will cool it below 04 deg. Eit will condenas Tes Witnees said he agreed with Mr.

ed on occasion. When they first were for the purpose of compress started to use pumps, the well was ing the ammonia gas to 180 lbs. very soon pumped dry, with the and then cooling it with water result that the pumps lost their colder than 94 degrees F, after suction. That happened on three which it was condensed and fell of four occasions, and whenever back into a receptacle in líquid that happened, the pgmps started form for further use.

to pump air, and the condenser (Continued on nest Column.

More Agreements. Witness also agreed that a pump the condenser pumped water to where it cooled the compressed gas and turned it into liquid form again. The temperature was one of the first things he would investigate. He made a provision in his COD- tract that no water hotter than 70 degrees, with summer heat at 90 degrees in the shade, should be plied should be of adequate pur supplied and that the water sap-

Brearly promised all these.

Mr. Potter then said that witnes was trying to put the blame on Mr. Brearly, who was not a re- frigerator expert but the defence would be that Mr. Brearly never made such promises, and they would prove it. Mr. Brearly only arrived in Hong Kong in 1923 and he knew no more about the water than Mr.Hacker did. At this point, the latter said that he thought Mr. Brearly might have obtained his information from his predecessor. Counsel went on that on one occasion, the temperature of the water was 85 degrees. Could. the plant possibly do the work for which it was designed with such a temperature f

Mr. Hacker then answered in the negative, and when asked if he could give any reasons as to why Mr Brently should have given him those facts when he (Mr. Brearly)

said that Mr. Brearly might have

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