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A VARIETY REVUE

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KAITANGATA

FIRE

Court Of Inquiry

Into Disaster

The inquiry into the circum- stances. surounding the fire on board the s.a Kaltangata, opened before the Hon. Comdr. J. B. Newill, DS.O.. RN. (retrd.), Lt. Comdr. M. V. Keogh, W. Q.-Lam- bert, Government Marine Surveyor Capt. C. Asquith, master of the ss. Bentaria, and Capt. Hardie, master of the 3.5 King Yuen, at the Harbour Ofice yesterday.

It will be recalled that the Kal tangata was burned to the water- lina on October 24 with the loss of 19 Chinese members of the crew, the remainder of the crew being rescued by the s.s. Nänning.

It appears that following the Arst explosion shortly after mid- alght in No. 2 Hold a second ex- plosion occurred approximately an hour and a half later, in No. 3 hold, of such force that the hatch covers were blown off.

Mr. D. H. Blake appeared for the Standard-Vacuum Of Company owners of the cargo, Mr. R. H. Cole for the Captain and Chief Officer, Mr. H. J. Armstrong, for the own- ers, Messrs. Ling Nam S. S. Co., Ltd., and Mr. E. Davidson for Messrs. Gilman and Company on -behalf of the London Under-

writers.

STOWING OF OIL Thomas Franels 'Keating, of the Standard - Vacuum Oil Company. gave evidence of the stowing of the

oll at Lai Chi Kok, which he said.. was loaded in tins, packed in cases So far as he could see, there was no possibility either of the tins or the cases shifting in the course of the voyage.

Man Pau, a fireman, whose hands were terribly scarred told the course that he had just come off watch on the night of the disaster and was taking a bath in the stern of the ship when he heard an explosion. After "everyone had tried to put out the fire that had broken out, several were placed in a boat and left the ship.

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When he went on deck again, most of the crew appeared to have left. All he could see were the master, mate, chief engineer. second`en- gineer and the bosun."

Witness sald that he did not go Into the stoke-hold between 8 and 12, when he WAS on watch. as he was n charge of the engine-room and was not con- cerned with the stoke-hold.

„SCALDED TO DEATH Asked if ho knew a fireman named Wong Kuen, witness said he did but this man had since Hed.

He saw him on the Nanning after the explosion and was told that he had been injured as a result of boiling water pouring over him from the side of the ship when his life-boat was being, lowered.

The coal on board was Japanese, purchased from the M.B.K. and

was in lumps of various sizes. The

docrs of all the big bunkers had been closed at Lai Chi Kok before the ship left there.

LOST CERTIFICATE Thomas Easdale, chief engineer, asked to produce his certificate, told that court that it had been fost in the fire. He gave similar evidence as to the explosions and his actions immediately following the outbreak and said that he had no idea what had caused the ex- plosiona,

DEATH BY

MISADVENTURE

But Jury Adds Strong

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Rider Of Censure

A verdict of death by misadven- ture and a rider, of strong censure, were returned by a Coroner's jury at the Central Magistracy yester day at the conclusion of the in- quiry into the circumstances sur- rounding the death of Kwan Lin, 33-year old painter, who died "of arsenic polsoning after swallowing some liquid in the Royal Naval Naval Dockyard on October 9, and who had said, just before he died, that he had probably swallowed white-ant polson in mistake for tea.

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Th's jury comprised Messrs. J. Grudley (foreman), Chan Ping- suen and Sim Che-chuen, while Mr. RA. D. Forrest sat as Corner. Inspector A. V. Baker was present for the Police,

Most of the evidence had already been given last week and yester- day Tam Chim, No. 1 foreman of the Kin Lee contractors in charge, of all work at the Dockyard, told the Corner what he

knew, his

évidence, however, showing no new facts.

Leung Hung-painter in charge. of the o-store in which the white ant poison was kept, sald the key. to that shed was always with him and whenever he left the place the door was locked. He some- times went a distance of about ten feet away from the shed to drink tea and the door was not. then locked, as he could see it from where he was. No tea or tea-pot, was kept in the shed, but there was one bowl such as would be used for drinking tea.

FIVE GALLON DRUM Sub-Inspector W. N. Dark'n Sald he visited that "section of the Naval Dockyard ralled off for the Hin Lee Contractors on October 11.

He was taken to the oil-shed, or storehouse, by a foreman and was shown a five-gallon drum con- taining white ant polson. marked

Atlas A."

On a shelf inside the shed, was a Chinese tea-pot and a bowl be- side it. In this bowl was some liquid and some tea-leaves and he believed the liquid was tea. the same shelf a little farther away was aheimilar, bowl which

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had either paint or varnish in it. There were also various other re- ceptacles on the shelf. While he was there two workmen came in

and took the liquid away in tins. He did not see or hear either of them ask permission of anyone, and they } could have taken away the poison with anyone knowing.

SUPERVISION LAX After retiring the jury returned their verdict and the

foreman added: The evidence given about the issue of the white ant poison showed that the supervision was lax and careless in the extreme. We suggest that the store-keeper be severely censured for leaving his storehouse 80 that anyone. might enter in his absence, And. we suggest that in future the con- tractor himself be held responsible for the proper tins being kept and returned after use, such tins to be marked "Polson." and that no white-ant polson, be given out without a properly signed order for the same."

The Corner: I might say I agree with your verdict.

SENT TO THE SESSIONS

Au Chu and Shum Tak-lim were yesterday committed to stand their trials at the Criminal Sessions by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy.

There were no fuseboxes or switches in the hold, as the lights were opened from the deck.

It will be recalled that summary Witness, had personally seen that proceedings against them for high- the doors to the cross-bunkers way robbery had been going on for were closed but he could not say some time and yesterday state- for certain if they were watertightments by each were taken by the At about 8 o'clock on the night Magistrate. In these each blamed of the fire, he noticed a slight smell the other as the ring-leader. Their of the fire, he noticed a slight case will probably be heard at the smell of gas In the stoke Supreme Court on or about Nov. hold which he thought came 18. from the coal in the cross- bunkers and thence through the water-tight doors which were not close-fitting. He did not report the smell to the master, as it was very very slight and they had" car- ried gasoline before under the Bame conditions and the smell of gas had been noticed on these oc- casions.

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The inquiry will be continued

morning.

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