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** HANKOW FIRE.
FINDING OF THE COURT.
6th inst.
At the Harbour Office. this morning an in- quiry was held into the cause of the burning of the sa. Hankow, on the 14th uko, at her whatf. Licut, C. W. Beckwith, RN, Marine, Magistrate, presided, and with him as assessors were Lieut. Henry Butterworth, R.N., of H.M.S. Tamar Captain Edward Batham, of the 5.5." Empren of India; Captain Colin Hannot of theas. Sierra Morena, and Captain John Mattock of the s... Amara,
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the main boiler, but without success, owing"(o [MÚNGKUNG IYPHOON' KÜLIER the tremendous amount of smoke which found its way into the engineron making it ine possible for anyone to remain down there, That the vessel was well found in fire' ap pliances, pumps, etc., which were constantly exercised for washing decks. The master and officers did alt in the power to save life and properly, but owing to the rapidity of the fire
Gossage pump. At the gangway he found the dames bursting out of the after saloon and he' could not go any further, Finding he could do nothing there bo went on to the wharf to anist with the hosts. There were no printed fire instructions on board the vessel There were no fire-drills, but in the event of fire he would direct the operations himself,, It was useless to drill the men, for they were never the same from oue week end to the other; they were som constantly changing.
The Court: Have you any printed form of beat-station regulations in the event of aband. ong the ship, account of wreck of fire at sea?
Witness: No.
The Court: Were all the sangways made available for use by the Chinese passengers, and. if so, how long after the fire started 2
Witues: All the gangways werehipped in position before the fire broke out-about five
mubules.
The Court: Could the passengers use all the gangways i
Witness: Not on the salyon deck; that was
the use of Chinese first class passengers. The Court: But after the fire started? Witness: Then all gangways were 'lu use, and were used by all the passengers.
Some discussion here arose on the subject of towing cargo on the same deck where passengers were carried, when the President Aated that there was nothing in the local
regulations to prevent it.
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The second Officer was then called, and said he was just going into his room when he noticed
smoke com- jag up from alt, and he went to see what i was caused by. As he went along the deck he met the Chief Officer who was trying to couple up a length of fin-hose to the re branch. The re was un the saloon deck wheu wilness first saw it, as it had burst" through from the lower deck. Witness then went to the saloon to see if there were any pas schgers there, so that he could help them'
He lound there were nose, and then his cabin ta ashore. made two attempts to get save his papers, but failed in both anempts. He then went towards the forward gang- way and met the third cagineer, whose cabin adjoined witness's, and who was also save his lying to get to his cabin to papers, but wess told him what the con dition of that part of the ship was, and adi vised hiin nut to attempt to reach his cabin,
They then went ahore to lead a band in any way they could. There were no fire regulations printed and hung up on mid, and he had, never seen any fire-stations'dull Castied out on board. There was a bout-station regulum an board, but he did not remember whereabouts on the ship he had seen it, but be thought it was
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the fierceness of the flames, without suc Cesa That the Fire Brigade turned, out smartly and gave every assistance, supported by a naval pump and contingent under Licut Municipal Commission, nigo Anderson, of H.M.S. Flora. That we, the E. Pabaney.. Court, are of strong opinion that, as a precau Talati & Co. tionary menzure, all cargoes of light texture Tain & Co..... such as straw-braid or matting, when car. A. Ebrahhn & Co. ried, should be so stowed under hatches | M.-H. E. Ella s.. for, sa blockd off or screened ofl in such N. Mody & Co....
a way as to be impossible of access by any Cawasjee Pallanjes & Co. passengers. Also we consider the ordinary | Phirozsha B. Petit & Co.... fre regulatiana and boat-station should be Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock.... bung up in some conspicuous part of the vessel | P, F. Tanti in these river steamers, and that the fire ar C. Abdoola & Co. rangements should be exercised adil lugged Captain, Officers and ship's Co. of once a week, so that in the event of fire' some H.M.S. Terrible and Gen. Sir successtul effort might be made to cope with it J. F. Owen, K.C., and Staff... on board. This, in the opinion of the Còuil | Staff of Kowloon Docks... can only be done by constant practice, with the R. S. Woonwalla crew, and will take some fifteen minutes G. A. Camroodin weekly, if properly organized. We deplore and regret the immense amount of life lost. but after searching inquiry we consider that everything was done that could be done to save life, by the master and officers under the cir cumstances. Therefore the Court absolves the inaster and officers from all blame.
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Captala Benjamin Ropes Branch, Captain of the ss. Hankow, stated that he left Canton on the night of the 13th ulto., the weather being then fine. Nothing unusual occurred during the voyage. He arrived at his wharf at 3 a.m. on the 14th ulto., and after she had made fast, he rang off steam and went to his cabib,. There were even European passengers on board as well as go Chinese, and 61 members of the crew. At about 3.15 am. he was standing at the door of the chief officer's cabin talking to him about the, arrangements for the next trip, when the Portuguese and Indian watchmen went running along the startboard alleyway from aft reported "firanft." Witness said to the chief officer: Come along and see what is the matter." He could not then see whether the fire was on the upper or lower deck. They went as quickly as possible down on to the main deck, taking with them two fire buckets filled with water. There was great crush of Chinese passengers trying to gel ashore bath from the upper and lower gangways. On arriving on the main deck witness saw the fire coming up from the midst of a pile of matting. There was much smoke and the deck was on fire un- derneath. He then ordered the chief officer to screw on the hose. The fire extinguishing appliance was situated on the port side of the engine-room casing. Witness stayed with the watchmen, and endeavoured to pull down the matting to get at the fire, but it was such solid block he could not get it down. He then told the watchmen in remain there and try to regulate the passenger tradic through the ma deck, to prevent, panic. Seeing the rapidity with which the fire was spreading witness went per sonally on to the upper deck to help them in get ting the hose quick. He met the chief officer on the pon upper deck, who said the engineers could not get to the engine-room as it was full of smoke and fire, and they were thereface unable to start the steain-pump. Witness tol him to start the alter hand pump. Seeing the chief engineer coming out of the engine-mom, he lasked if it was possible to give kini ste, and he said it was impossible, as no one canid stay in the cogine room. Then he saw two lady passengers standing forward; they were very ightened. He went to them, and they
The Chief Engilee, said he came out in the asked if there was any danger. Wilness saul
Hankow in 187 and rejoned her as Cinel there was, and immediately took them on
He Engueer in 1883. tie stapped the engine shore. He then went back to the fire.
about twenty untrutes before he reached the noticed that nearly all the Chinese úst.
what. That is, he stopped stoking at about class passengers had left the ship. He tha found the fire had spread 50 rapidly that the 30 am to let the fires down. That would Chinese third-class quarters were entirely enable him to give 40 lbs. pressure on baca fire branch, 4 he sad been able to get shut off. The whole of the upper deck wa on fire, and so the women's quarters were alto his engines. They gescially switch off the shut off. He then went to the gangway and electric fight about twenty minutes after mak endeavoured to hurry up the passengers to get ing fast, as that has always been the custom. ashore. The fire went on increasing rapidly They are only kept on to give the passengers an witness had to get to the upper deck, goin time to get hire. They have very good and through the saloon to satisfy himself that there plicient lights to take the place of the electr were no passengers left there. The smoke and light on board. In the engine-room there were ro regulusons in case of fire'; but communica fire had then, penetrated to the ladies cabin the upper deck forward and finding it was tion with the deck was always upes, fir the hopeless to try to do anything he went ashore purpose of co-operation, Steam was always He returned immediately to "try and save the available for pressure in the main beşler, and ship's and his own papers, but he could not there was also a dunkey boiler, and hand gel id them. The number of passengers who pumps. There was a speaking tube from the availed themselves of the opportunity to bridge to the engine room, but it as more ashore on the alarm, would be between 400 ad usual to send orders down to the engineris by 500. A lot of them had gone before the fire, messengers. On the morning of the ith alto and there was a constant stream, using three winess wens below, and met the second en gangways until the end. The Chinese were gineer, and told him totum un the steam, and e found the place was full of choking allowed to use all the gangways. Whenthen alongside the what the fire arrangements smake, so he had to return to the deck. Then were to couple up the hose so that they [the captain 'told witness it was impossible tr could reach to every part of the vessel. There do anything, and said he had bener get ashore at once. The Chinese firemen had been an sleam pumps, and auxiliary hand pumps. There was always steam for working the ship a long time; some of them over ten The pressure. He could not say how many years-they made the ship their home. They knew their work thoroughly, and knew what to pounds of pressure he would get, but it was sufficient to cope with any ordinary fire. There do in case of any alarni Witness had been in were also Corsage's punts which were used for the vessel twenty years. washing the decks, and they could be used for fire extinguishing. They were fixtures of the deck, and were so placed that with a sufficient length al hose they could reach every part of the ship.
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By the Court: Do you ever consider it neces sary to exercise your crew at fire stations? Witness: No, it has never been done. The Court: Have you any printed fire re gulations or instructions, fixed conspicuously
about the vessel?
Witness: No.
The Court: Then how do you expect your crew, or officers to give any intelligent en- operation in the event of fire?
the saloon. When they had straw-br, straws mafting as cargo. they had it carefully stacked up, to prevent passengers from getting on top.
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After the fi adjournmeal the second engineer was called, and stated that he tried 1. get up stean, but it was impossible to stay in the engine moun, so he made his escape over, the stokeholds, and went on to the whail, and there assisted in getting the water on th the vessel. Waness had been eighteen months an the Hankow, but he had never seen any fire r beat station exercises in conjunction with the deck crew, not had be seen anywhere on board any printed directions by which they might know where to go,that is, which boat to go 10, in case of fire or wreck at sea.
The third Engineer, sworn, said he had been> on abe Hankose two years When the fire alam was given he was asleep in his cabin
He was awakened by an unusual poise ator L
MISSIONARY APPEALS TO CHINESE OFFICIALS.
SIR ERNEST SATOW'S REPROACH
AND ADVICE.
We have received the following caclosures, thinagh the courtesy of the British Consul General-at Canton, and as they are self explanatory, it is unnecessary to do other than present them ifistisima verby to our readers:
H.B.M. Consulate-General,
Caston, 6th November, 1906. Sit-1am authorised by H.M. Minister to forward you for publication in your newspapth should you care in print it, the enclosed copt at a Circular Despatch addressed by Sir Etnes Salow to H.M. Causuls in Chin, dealing with the subject of interventian by missionaries on bepalf of their native converts.—I am, etc.,
R. D. MANSFIELD, Consul-General.
Hungkong Telegraph, "ilongkong,
The Editor,
CIRCULAR.
H. D. M. Legation,..." Peking, 31st August, 1903, Sir,-Cases have come to my notice in which missionaries have addressed themselvesdirectly to Chinese officials, her verbally or in writ ing, on behalf of their Chinese converts, in- stead of acting through the proper channel, which is one of H, M. Consuls or the head in 1: M. Legation,
Such intervention, 1 presume, would be,de. fended on the ground that some action has leen taken in regard to the, convert which s in violation of Article VIII of the Treaty of Tientsin.
It is necessary, however, in paint out that missumaries are not accredited agents, of the British Government for the enforcement of the Treaty, and Article VI11 was not intended to conter upon missionaries any night of interven tion n behalf of native Christians.
I do not see any objection to a missionary addressing the local Chinese authorities directly on any matter affecting himself per- sonally, such as for instance àrobbery that has been committed at his house, or any similar private affair.
If, however, a missionary has to complain on behalf of himself that his teaching is inter- fered with, or that Chinese preacher r convert has been interfered with or persecuted, his proper course in to lay the facts before the Consol of the district in which he resides, who after dué examination will make such repre sentations to the Chinese authorities as the case may requise.
His Majesty's Consuls are not authorized to delegate, their duties in this respect to inis sionaties.
have reason to know, that this view is shared by the managing bodies of British Pro- testant Missionary Societies who carry 90 Mission work in China, and I understand that it is accepted and acted on by most of the missionary bodies in China.
The Lict that missionary or the convest an whose behalf a complaint is made resides at a distance from one, of HPM. Consuls is not sufficient reason for the missionary taking upon himself, the dusty of the Consul, and his inter vention could only be justified when there was inminent danger of an extreme character threatening the safety of converts.
Witness: The crews are cons antly chang ing so that it is impossible to train the men in any way, and the officers change about opce 3 mon the 14th ito, al went forward to every two or three months. In the event of see what the matter was. Ite found there was
board, an alarm of fire, and so he tried to get back fire the officers, who are continually. and in touch with the Chinese crew, would be his room to save what he could, but he met the able to at once get the crew to deal with any second engineer who told him it was ungpos ordinary fire, as the pumps, as I have explain ship was on fire. He saw he could do nothing,refas from direct intervention on behalt of sible to get back, and then he saw the whole ,ed, are always in working order.
The Court: Was it possible for any stow. aways to pull out any portion of the matting and then stowaway, and cause the fire by careless ness without any one being the wiser?
Witness: No; they could not pull out any of the maiting; they might stow on top with out any one knowing, and then by carelessness in smoking might cause the fire.
The Court: How many connections from the engines could you get?
Witness: Three; one on ear deck; the hose was kept quite near and handy to the connections.
The Court: Do you think if you bail drilled your crew at tire stations, as is customary, they would have been any assistance to you in this instance?
Witness: No, 1 do not think so. Continuing, witness said that efforts were made to couple up the hose aft, but it was-im: possible to do so owing to the thick smoke in the vicinity of the fire. He did not consider .it wiser at night, with passengers on hard, to keep his electric lights un until moining. They had very good lamps on board.
so went on the wharf to see what he could di He had never step on hourd the ship there. any instructions which would tell him what boat to go to in the event of wrect, collision or fire at se, should the vessel he abandoned.
Captain Bauch, re-called,' said he was per fectly certain there were no printed insuortions on board the Hankow as regards fire and haa, stations.
The Court: But nie of your officers has stated that he had seen one---how do you ac count for that?
Witness: He must have been thinking of a former, ship; he has only been on board a short time.
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The Cout: Is there anything unusual in carrying straw matting or braid matting on the passenger deck?
Witness: No, it has been the practice for thirty years-it is a daily occurrence
Have you any idea as to how the fire arose? No; all know was that I saw the vessel et file, but cannot say how originated.
Is smoking allowed on that deck?-Yes! I is impossible to stop it amongst Chinese passengers.
THE FINDING.
I have accordingly to request you to act upon what is laid down in this Circular, and to ac- quaint missionaries with its contents whenever it seems likely to be departed from.
I am persuaded tha: if missionaries uniformly
native Christoms, and confine their action to representing to H. M. Consite cases of actual persecution, such a course will redound to the preservation of peace between converts and non-converts, and to the sprend' of a gepuint Christianity among the people of China.
Fam, elc.,
H. B. M. Consul-General, Canton,
(Sgd.), ERNEST Satow.
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After a brief retirement the President an. ulto..he was talking to the captain on the saloon deck on the starboard side, when the Indian pounced that the finding of the Court was as Banków left watchman came using along and repaited follows: We find that the the fire. The captain then told him to come Canton or the night of the 13th ufio., 'for along and see what was the matter. They Hongkong, Benjamin Branch being master, went aft on the main deck, and there witness and after an uneventful passage made fast to saw dames about, eighteen inches from the her proper moorings. The Hank's cargo upper deck on top of the pile of matting. The consisted of raw silk, straw matting, and ve captain instantly ordered him to couple up the|getables. The straw matting was slowed on fire hose, and witness made the necessary con the passenger deck aft, The Hontow made. nection with the engine-room. He then fal fast alongside her pier at 3 am. on the 14th lowed the eligioner down to the engine-room, ulto, and then certain passengers went ashore, on the lower deck, intending to use the length although the greater part remained on board, of hose on the fire branch which is situated on as is customary, until daylight. That at 3.7 the outside of the engine-room casing. As B.m. the alarm of fire was first given aft, a mongst some straw matting slowed on the pas soon as he opened the engine-room door a vast quantity of dense smoke rushed through, senger deck. and they tumed back, witness taking the
and put it out, using buckets Farewell Cup, will be held at Happy Valey length of hose with him, and making his way to at it the miler end of the saloon deck, where there is a' pending the arrival of the fire-hose driyen off from the roth to 17th November, 1900,
Strenuous efforts were then
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7th inst. There was a great surprise in store or law yers and clients interested in certain cases set for hearing in the Summary Court, before His Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Pulane Judge, this moroing. The gentlemen of the black robs were seated at their table, with their clients at hand; interpreters and ushers were in their places, the hour for the opening of the Coun struck, and the usher went and announced to the presiding Judge that all was in readines
"Give me the back," said the plaintiff's so- licitor to his client.
"I have left it in your office," replied the plaintiff.
"Skat! Fly off and get it, chop, chop,"- The plaintiff and the solicitor's clerk flaw, Then entered his Honour the Fuise Judge, and took bis seat on the Bench,
appear for the plaintiff, my Lord," said
solicitor No. 1.
"And I represent the defendants, my Lord," spoke solicitor No. 7.
Very well," said his Ionour," let's get on with the first case."
"My client is not here just now, my Lord," said plaintiff's representative.
"Where is here?" asked his Honour.
"He was here just now, my Lord; but be Eas
Kone out."
"For good?"
"No, my Lord; he left his book in my office; and has gone to fetch it."
"Why did he not have it here?"
I thought he had, my Lord, as I told him it
would be required.".
"Well, I am not going to wair here while be roams about the town. See if he is coming."
The lawyer rushed to the door, and in a fer moments returned and said his client was not io sight.
"Then," said his Honour, “ I am
very sorry for you, but I shall dismiss all, the cases je which your client is plaintiff, I see, with costs,
and you can apply in Chamber on Saturday for their restoration to the file. I am not going to have the Court kept waiting in this way."
The abacat man being plaintiff in all the three cases, and there being no others on the list for to-day, the Court adjoumed until 10.
morrow.
Immediately after his Honour the Puisne Judge had left the Beach, the careless client rushed into Court, waving the missing book, the cause of all the trouble. But it was then too late, and a very crest-fallen solicitór? and client left the Court, 30 doubt taking the lesson that they had received very much to heart...
But Court etiquette must be molataimed and that the Bar must wait on the Beach, and not vice versa, is one of the first sxioms for legal practitioners to commit to memory.
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