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from Chung San University, where the recent dispute occurred regard. ing the appointment of a Chan- cellor. It is amazing how enter prising the Chinese students are in their pursuit of knowledge. Theae two were from Amoy and Chekiang: they had spent the summer in Yunnau and had travelled partly on ponies and partly on font as far as Teng Yuch on the borders of Burma. This latter inet was theck-

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The opposition, enme from the

Sensational evidence was given by There was considerable opposition engine-driver and a signalman to an appliention to the LC.C. at the Ministry of Transport in Entertainments Committee by Lady quiry into the disaster to the Lou- Iris Capel. a half-sister of the Earl don Midland and Scottish Raitwayof Essex, for a music licence for the Company's Royal Scot express.

proposed "Harlequin Theatre," in These witnesses stated that the Grove End-road, St. John's Wood, ed in the course of the conver-express, was travelling between 55 N.W.. sation, which proved that they were and 63 'miles an hour just beföré familiar with the English Customs the smash, and that it passed the official who had recently moved signals when they were at danger. there. As Teng Yueh is about 23

The disaster occurred at Leighton days from the head of the railway Fuzzard, Bedfordshire, 40 miles in Yunnan, and as the journey from London. The train was wreck through the province was more too ed and six passengers were killed. safe, last summer the undertaking certainly proved that their zest for geological and geographical know- ledgn was at least deep and sincere." The ability to express themselves in Englial and convey their mean ing showed that they must have given a great deal of time to the study of that language.

IN THE SIGNAL BOX,

A DRAMATIC MOMENT. The inquiry is being held at Euston Station by Colonel A. H. L. Mount, Chisf Inspector of Rail-

WRYE.

When the disaster occurred the express had reached a part of the line at which it had to switch over to n low line. Several witness said the train bumped before reach- ing this point and that the brakes were applied very suddenly.

Edward Henry Wilkins, driver

Doing the Correct Thing! I sometimes think that the Chi. nese language must be a very in- perfect medium. of expression at least. an incident on board this motor launch would seem to lead one to that conclusion. It was our intention to pay a visit to some of the 10.15 slow passenger train marble caves which we knew were | from Rugby to Euston, anid he was in the neighbourhood of Shithing, and consequently a member of the party was asked to make enquiries. He carried or long conversation in his own language with one of the attendants on board and ente back with the information that the best thing to do was to get off the

stopped by a signal at Leighton Buzzard on Sunday about 12.18 or i.19, when he noticed the express approaching the down fast line dis Lant (warning) signals.

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Both distant signals wire tanger immediately before the train passed them.

Expected An Accident. The express passed him at abous co to 65 miles an hour with steain

launch about an hour before it reached Shiuling, walk to the eaves and then pick up a boat if one was passing in the right direc tion otherwise it would take about

"As soon as the train passed my three hours to walk to that city.engine," he said, "I leaned out of

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Marylebone. Cricket Chib and 47 owners and occupiers of property. in the vicinity of Gove End-pond, including the trustees of the Eyre Estate, the governing lady of the Abbey-road Raptist Church, the Public Utility Housing Society. Ltd., and the London Housing So ciety, Ltd.

The grounds of the opposition were that Grove End-road way a high-class neighbourhood, a pince of public entertainment was not re- quired there, and it would greatly. depreciate the value of surrounding

property,

Sir Reginald Nitchell Banks (for Lady Iris).said she was much in terested in amateur dramatic socie- tics, of which there were between 800 and 700 in London, and the theatres available for amateur pro duction were very few.

A Small Theatre,

She had come to the conclusion that it would pay to erect a sinall thentre expressly for such produce. tions and she had acquired the site in Grove End-road and proposed to build a theatre capable of seating about 200 or 300 people,

Dealing with the opposition of the Marylebone Cricket Club, Sir He ginald commented, "Just imagine Lord's cricket ground complaining of an influx of people into the neighbourhood."

As this information did not agree my cabs and saw that the Leighton Du Paren, K.C., appeared for the Mr. W. Frampton, (who, with Mr. with what we had received pre-Bazzard No. 1 fast line home sign-M.C.C. and certain other opposers) viously in Hong Kong we suggested als were at danger. At that time retorted, "We don't play matches

at night."

CO.that he had made a mistake. Furthe engine and part of train' on

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Colonel Mount: You actually saw the train passing the home signals at danger t—Yes. Wilkins said that in addition to the down fast line signal being at

ther enquiries brought out the fact the down fast line had passed the that while he had been seeking home signal.” formation about marble eaves, the attendint had been. telling him all about Ping Wu monastery. man of the launch argued, pose, that there was one place of interest in this neighbourhood which he had heard of and no other. If the person called it a marble eave

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danger the down fast-to-slow signal was niso at danger.

Colonel Mount: The expresa was travelling so fast you anti- cipated an accident?—Yes, I had

Sir Reginald said that the neigh- bourhood was not what it was 30 years ago. There was now hugo garages and blocks of flats.

Lady Iris said that she thought that the only people who would be likely to come to see the amateur actors would be friends of the actors, or members of the same dramatic society.

"I do not think the members of

a feeling that something was go- the general public would be the ing to happen, seeing that the least interested," she added. express had to be diverted,

George Daniel Evans, fireman to Wilkins, corroborated his driver's evidence as to the signals and speed

A aber of passengers did get of the train. off at Hou Lik for l'ing Wu ona. tory which is situated amidst a fine,

He and the driver, he said, men-

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Fiver and is a linear, the tioned the speed of the express. He Mrs. Marks, owner and occupier of the largest monastery added that he was a good judge of a house attached to, the site): Preferably Not One with a "Chinese Voice," Good Home offered in South China. Visitors are, or Write Box 628, c/o Hong Kong. Daily used to be housed in a guest room sperd. Pres

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fact, the first thing they show the Railwayman), Evans said foreign visitors is a notice to that Wilkins drew bis attention to the effect, written by a former Queen's

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Signalman's Story.

College master-R. E. Q. Bird. As train approaching the distance the steamer approaches Shighing signaf at danger with steam up. the banks become higher and the scenery much more interesting, especially at the part known the gorgen, where the towering banks tako on a majestic appear

ance.

Shtuhing,

Thomas Richard Trouten, signal. man at Leighton Buzzard, said that on Sunday, in consequence of en- gineering operaticos, all-down-fast Shiubing itself is a brisk little line trains were turned on to the ity, with the usual broad streets-down-slow line at Leighton Buzzard, that emblem of modern progrces- and some tall buildings. The Jesuit No. 1 Box. headquarters here are delightfully He set the points for the express situated in spacious and most at from the fast to the slow at 12.18. tractive grounds, which also contain

a school for three hundred boys.

Father Lucas, a genial, kindly, old

Lady Iris laughed and replied: With buses pasring the very door? No."

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Mr. Du Pareq asked Lady Iris whether her amateur dramatic audi ences would not applauded louder than a gallery audience.

Lady Iris. As a producer that has 10:30 and 11.30. not been my experience,

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Trouten said that the driver sounded his whistle in a serica of jerks, about 300 yards on the Ched. dington side of the home signal.

He was very much alarmed when "In my signal boer," he said, the driver sounded his whistle, and there is an instruction, in the said to himself: "By gud, you have

not shut off steam at all..

man who has spent 35 years already case of a train crossing over, that in China, and still retains the

vigour and enthusiasm of his early the distant signal must be kept at years, together with a young stu- danger, and that the home signa! dent in training, Mr. Casey, most must not he lowered, until the speed. kindly entertained our party and

provided a guide for the marble of the train is reduced to 20 miles caves, which lay about 3 miles an hour. across country out among some very

quaintly shaped penka The cavos

"The express was travelling at á

were interesting chiefly because of much higher speed, and therefore I the peculiar forms the natural rock | did not lower either the starting or took, on the roof and on the sides.the hame signal,

The train passed the home sign at danger and became derailed passing through the junction.

A tortoise, a lizard a camel that wan-kneeling large fish, ne old man hanging from a roof, all these el were quite obvious when attention was drawn to them; as clear in fact as Lion Rock is or the Amah and Child across in the New Territories. (To be continued.).

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I estimate the spood at about 55 miles an hour immediately fore the train becoming derailed." (Continued at foot of nezi column,)

Continuing, the witness said: "I first saw the train about half a mile from my box, and, I had my hand on the home signal to lower it when the speed was re duced, as I expected it would be, to twenty miles an hour.

"I was alarmed to find that there had been no reduction in the speed."

Asked if he had ever had trouble

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The inquiry was adjourned.