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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1931,

THE SHATIN TRAIN the reversed position, one would EUROPEAN STABBED

have some difficulty in seeing ahead

if there was a large store of coal, On this particular dension, how- MR. LAMBERT'S EVIDENCE ever, the coal was low and had it

SMASH.

AT INQUIRY,

"

not been for the fuct that the win dow was, covered with' rain, 'the driver would have had,a good view DEBRIS JAČKED UP TO FREE from his box. As it was he had to put his head out of his enh. It was an awful night with blinding rain.

WOMAN.

Mr. G. A. Walker, acting manager of the Kowloon-Canton Railway,

Mr. Lambert said that whom ha saw the engine after the wreck, ho san subjected to rather lengthy gathered from its position that the crow-xamination when the inquiry ground must have collapsed under into the recent railway smash reits weight which was to tons. sued before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, aitting as Coroner, at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday."

In answer to a question put by Mr, J. P. Warren, foreman of the jury, Mr. Walker said that the system of watching and. patrolling the line was that for a tunnel there is a gang of twelve men and for

other spellous there is a ganger, a keyman, and six men. Continuing, Mr. Walker said: "There are 21 miles made up into eight sections Before the first train every morn ing, the ganger, keyman and gang must proveed in opposite directions from their sections. Beyond this, the keyman must go through the whole section otice in the morning and once in the afternoon. There are two permanent-way sub-inspec tors whose duty is to ace that this is carried out, one of them having to pass through the whole railway each morning on a train. Over these again is a European per- manent-way inspector, the whole lot being in charge of the way and works department.

No Special Inspection. Mr. Warren: What is the system of reporting, to headquartera alout the track Anybody who sees any thing wrong with the track reports to the nearest station-master.

A Sudden Stop.

Wita

"We were booked for n non-stop run from Shum Chun to Kowloon," said Mr. Lambert, "and I Hurprised to feel a sudden applica. tion of the brakes. . I jumped down before the train stopped and saw the station-master on the platform waving a red-fing.. I asked him what was the matter and was told that the "ball" taken by the train ahead had not been put into Shatin station, and the electrical releas did not come through. Thero is a routine prder in enses like this that

the station master enn go on the train as pilot and I asked him to tone on board. This he did and we went over to Shatin at about 13 m.p.h. exempt at blind curves when we slowed down to 8 m.g.h.

"When we got about 1 miles past. Taipo Station," Mr. Lainbert

continued.

"some people along side the line were waving their hands as if asking us to stop. We were then informed that the train dhead had fallen over the embank- ment near the waterfall.

"I carried on and the next in disation I had was the explosion of three detonators and I then knew that I was about half a mile from the arvident. I went on and stopped about 200 yards from the The station-master and

Did you make nay special inspec-wreck. tion of the track after the heavy myself made for the wreck but be rainfall this time—No, not after,

fore doing so I gave orders for all Do you make special inspection first, aid and other equipment to after a typhoon 1-Oh yes; when the be taken off the train. Mesars "black cross" is listed all traffic Creasy and Carpenter were in the ceases and trains are held up where-saloon coach and they too got off. ever they are.

There are cortain places along the line which are dangerous in exceptionally bad weather-Thero are none now; there used to be one near No. 1 cutting.

The train is run on the block aystom 7-Yes. A train, cannot pass between two stations unless in possession of the "ball." That "ball" cannot be released from the machines without the assistance, of two station-mastera

le answer to another question,

ment which was washed away was

now.

"At the wreck I saw Dr. Farr and Mr. Beddow caring for the injured and I was told that the fireman was on the embankment but the driver was under the en- gine. We got him out eventually and Dr., Farr attended to him. I still cannot make out how they escaped being badly scalded."?

were

Rocketa Firod...

TO DEATH.

MR.

DOUGLAS CARSTAIRS

OF N.A.A.F.I.

GRUESOME AFFAIR IN

KOWLOON.

The many frionda In Hong Kong of Mr. Douglas Carabatza, area manager of the Navy, 'Ażmy and Air Force Institute, will be shocked to hear of his tragic death yesterday morning when he was found in his bedroom lying in a pool of blood with a wound in his abdomen,

Mr. Carstairs was last seen alive at 2 a.m. in the morning. Ho had been entertaining three friends connected with the N.A.4.F.I. in his fat at No. 2 Luna Buildings, Kimberly Road, Kowloon. When the visitors departed Mr. Carstairs was in his usual good spirits.

The first sign that something won wrong caine when Mr. Carstairs' } "boy," who apparently had been in the habit of slooping out, found that he could not gain entrance to the house owing to the door being locked.

After waiting for some little time and getting no response from his knocking, the boy became alarmed and called a neighbour.

Finally, the house was entered and the neighbour and the "boy," on proceeding to Mr. Carstairs' bedroom, found him lying dead in A pool of blood with a dagger wound in his stomach. A dagger was found in a bed beside him,

WEB

Captain Burke, R.A.M.C. immediately summoned but life was extinct when he arrived. Death had eivdently taken place at about am. Another doctor arrived on the seene later.

In official circles murder is aus. pecicd. It is understood robbory is not the motive as a preliminary examination revealed that nothing had been touched.

I.

LOSS OF MEMORY,

CHINESE DETECTIVE IN

·ASSAULT CASE,

SOLDIERS ON SERIOUS CHARGE.

www.

When Privates H. James and P.

The position of the coaches and extremely precarious they might have toppled over any Brian of the South Wales Borderers moment. I suggested to Dr. Farr ware charged before Mr. E. W.

DISPUTED AWARD. HONG KONG STOCK

SURPREME COURT MOTION

UNOPPOSED,

'ARRANGEMENT TO APPOINT

NEW UMPIRE,

MARKET.

CROUCHER & CO'S DAILY

# REPORT.

The market was irregular with a weaker tendency. Banks, and In. urance shares were dealt in at im- proved rates. Cantons are wanted Hong

werg

An arrangement for the appoint, ment of a new umpire subject to certain conditions was placed beat $1,400.00 ox dividend. fore the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kong Fires at 81,330.00 and Unions Kemp) at the Supreme Court yes.at 8345.00 cum dividend of £a were terday when the motion for the dealt in fairly large quantities and setting aside of an award made by Banks were bought by outports nt Mr. A. L. Shields was again be $2,000,00

Underwriters based to 33.55 at fore his Lordship.

As disclosed at the previous hear-which rates shares are wanted.

The speculative countera ing. Mr. Shields made the award in his position as umpire when the weaker en prost taking and certain arbitrators in a coal contract dis.settlement influences, but the do pute failed to agree. Legal miscline was unappreciable. Cements conduct was alleged in that Mr. 390.00, Hotels at $17.80 anil Shields had exceeded his jurisdic tion by deciding a point which was never in dispute between the par- ties, and it was also argued that the award was not correct on points of law,

The motion was made on behalf

of the Hang Shun Company, coal merchants, of 31, Connaught Road Central, by Mr. Eldon Potter, Mr. H. G. Sheldon Supporting him, instructed by Messrs. Wilkinson and 'Grist, Mr. F. C. Jenkin instructed by Messrs. Wilkinson peared for S. Latif Husain, moc- chant, of Wyndham Street, the other party.

Agreement Between Parties,

At the resumed hearing Mr. Jon- kin said that he did not oppose the motion and would agree to the award being set aside with costs..

Mr, Potter explained that it had been agreed between the parties that another umpire should be ap- pointed, if possiblo, by consent. There was power, if necessary, for his Lordship to appoint an umpire. It was clearly understood that the new umpire would have all the powers of the former umpire, .e.

he could state a case. The cost of the former proceeding will be with- in the power of the umpire to de cide in giving the now award.

Mr. Jenkin said that any fur- ther proceedings from the time of the disagreement between the ar- bitratora would be now, and to save time and expense they would re start from the position they were in when the umpire was appoint ed.

Chief Justice's Order..

Ropes at $2.25 were sold for the settlement which is on the 9th. Trams reacted and are offering at 821.50 again after sales at $22.00.

Watsons hardened to $15.25 with sellers at $10.40.

Electrica slowed a slight gain at 881.00 with further buyers.

Constructions aro offering at 88.40.

with buyers at 88.25 after sales at

88.30 July,

Bre

11* .

wanted at

Dairy Farms $27.30.

Humphreys and Wharfa improved on further buying to $10.50 and $108.00,

Towards the close a brisk demand

not in for Lands; shares were taken off the market at 803.75 August, $03.75 July and 204.50 July, "last business being 893.50 cash.

Lane, Crawfords at $0.00 and small rise. Canton Ice 83,80 staged n further

London Banks are £103) and Chartered's £12,

May 1,

p.m.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[All letters intended for publi cation must he accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not for publication, unless an desired, but as evidence of good faith.—ED;]

THE GAS CO.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONG-KONG

DAILY, PRESS."]

Sin,Recently the Hong Kong and China Gas Co., Ltd, announced in their charges on account of the a temporary increase of 10 per cent.

unfavourable exchange and added normaley, this increase would be that when the exchange returns to dropped.

A low months have elapsed and this increase has been dropped. But in the same breath the Gas Co. pro- poses to charge 24 per 1,000 cubit feet of gas from the 1st inst. This

His Lordship made an order for the award to be set asido with costs

means an increase of 333 per cent.. by consent. A condition of the according to a notice sent, presum-

agree to the appointment of a new umpire, his Lordship himself ex: pressing his willingness to choose, if necessary for him to do so, any

know (1) whether in Hong Kong &

Sir, it interests the public 'to | public utility company with, prob ably, a Government charter can in- cross its charges by 334 per cent.

Mr. Walker said that the embank that I get all the wounded to our Williams at Central Magistracy arrangement was that the parties ably, to all' consumers made of rock. It was being pitched train and take them back to Taipe yesterday with the assault of a for treatment but Mr. Creasy ad- Had you any trouble at the vised examination of the bridge Shatin washout before -We had a first, and as we took this precau bridge collapse there, about two tion, it was not till about 7.30 p.m.

that we got back to Taipo. There Not Feasible,

years ago,

Coroner: You consider that the railway is adequately fitted with repair facilities 7-Yes; in view of the thortness of the track I do.

Do you think it is practicable to have a jack in the engine and one

in the brake-van-I cannot sco to

Chinese detective, it was revealed that the detective, while no longer in any danger of his life, was suffering from loss of memory. one of two umpires proposed by Government; (2) whether the wide

The detective had been eighteen each party.

I tried to get in touch with Kowdays in hospital following a figlit

tion were cut off and I then sug

His Lordship alan noted the

loon but all means of communica which is alleged to have taken place scope of the new umpira's powers gested that we fire some rockets in Pedder Street. As an outepruan indicated by counsel.

in the hope that it would draw the of the fight the detective was render.

police launch to the scene.

At the Taipo Station I rasted unconscious and was rushed to three gentlemen who offered assis hospital.

tanes, saying they were doctors This was gratefully accepted and

Subsequently three men of the

some little time later, after the three | South Wales Borderors were taken

what advantage that would be and doctors had gone to the dispensary into custody in connection with the for medical stores, Dr. Luk came

I do not consider it fensible to carry and to too was sent to the diaper Affair, but the Police later decided

a jack in the brake-van,

Mr. Walker added that there

were no wireless telephones fitted to

the stations or trains. In his opin: ion that would be an unnecessary

expenso.....

In the past twenty years, Mr.

Mr. Warren: Do they carry eloo-

tric forches on the trains 7-No; but

in this accident, the lights were

|

bar. Later we went back to the against two of them only.

scano of the wreck where I saw

Mr Walker, Dr. Smalley and the LO.P.

Victim's Mental Condition,`

DOCTOR'S BOY AND OPIUM.

FINE OF 850,000.

A fine of 850,000 or in default, one year's hard labour, was the sentanco passed on a Chinese who Tet. Inspector Andrew informed was.convicted by Mr. Schofield yes. out a woman who was wedged in Mr. Williams yesterday that he had terday on a charge of possession of

Dr. Smalley was trying to get

the back of No. 3 inch. I then

the next morning.

Boy Pinned Under Wreckage, Concluding, Mr. Lambert said:

In outlining the case, Sub.Inspec-

without the sanction of the local

awake Kowloon Residents' Associa tion proposes to allow this increase (3) whether the notice referred to to pass without taking action; and

above and dated the 25th April, 1831, is valid for increase in charges to take effect from 1st May, 1931.- Yours, etc.,

CONSUMER.

[The Company in question in- forms us that the extra charge bas been made as from the April, rend- inga.

It is an increase from $3.30

to 84. If a public utility company exceeds its powers those affected have their remedy.-ED,, H.K.D.P.)

OF

CENSORSHIP

TELEGRAMS.

said that I would try, to get her been in consultation with the Medi-1,440 taels of raw opium without a [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG

DAILY PRESS."] Walker went on, they had carried out and for that, purpose had to cal Officer at the Government Civil

permit. uso a jack. It was in extremely some twenty-four million pastong dangerous thak, as ons falso move Hospital, who stated that the deter urs and this was the firet time a and the coach would have tumbled tive was definitely out of danger tor Carey said that the defendant from Shanghai, dated 20th instant, Sin, Referring to A telegram passenger was injured. He did not over. think the expenditure would to help by Inspector Brennan of the about ten days.

I was given very valuable and would be able to appear in was employed as a "boy" to the which was published in the Hong justified, for that would mean train-folie and after 2 hours work, we

doctor on board the au. Deli Maru ment made by the three foreign Kong Newspapers regarding a state- ing a special staff and they would lifted the coach 3 inches. We got probably never be required.

There, was, however, a rather which was berthed at the 0.8.K. Cable Companies that telegrams the woitan out alive but she died

perplexing development regarding wharf. The Police boarded the forwarded from and, received in, the detective's mental condition vessel. on Wednesday and in the Shanghai would be subject to cen- sorship by the Chinese Government, He could not remender what hap. doctor's cabin found two baskets we are informed by our offices in

Shanghai that censorship regula Mr. Walker then asked me if Ipened before or after the affair, and containing the drug. could not do something for the the doctor was not able to say, at

tions will be applied to all tele- grams but our Companies feel con- The next witness to go into the small boy who was pinioned under present whether this condition

dent that commercial telegrams box was Mr. C. D. Lambert, the one of the conches but 1. replied

the opium and the latter replied will suffer no delay on account of chief mechanical engineer on the that I had seen him and found it would be permanent br not. railway.He said that on April 20 | impossible. However, we went and If Chan Kiu's loss of memory him the, parcol which was to be

that a friend in Canton had handed this censorship,-Yours, afc., ho was on his way down from Can- | looked over the place again but ton on the trial train. He was not still found rescue work impossible.

was permanent, there would be no taken to Amoy. He understood that actually driving the engine, merely You would probably have an idea purpose in continually romanding the parcel contained torches. supervising, but before that time of what it was like when I tell you the prisoners.

Sub-Inspector Carey pointed out he had driven many times, and he that it took me three days to get

that both parcels were sewn netoss also had charge on more than one the wreck lifted sufficiently, to re Mr. Williams said he would er-

the top and were very heavy. occasion of the locomotive that was move the bodice.!!

dor another remand, and the sato

burning right through the night.

They carriod axes and saws but not

hacle in wa.

wrecked In his opinion that pat. At this stage the ingeirs as adath onto afore tha tlculat engine was just as easy to journed until 230 p.m. on Wednes drive either way, but if going in day. May A,

on Thursday next

our

The Magistrate asked the defen- daat what be intended to do with

Observing that the value of the haul was 85,670 the Magistrate in pused a fine of 830,000 wth tho al ternative of one year's hard labour.

For The Great Northern Telegraph Co., Ltd., HEFFERSOE,

Acting Superintendent; For The Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., Ltil; S. LACK, Manager..

Hong Kong, May 21, 1931.

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