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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

PO HING FONG DISASTER.

THE JURY'S FINDINGS.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1925.

MR. J. W. PATON RETIRES.

NOTED HONGKONG`SHIP- BUILDER GOES HOME.

Twelve Years in Hongkong.

In Mr. J. W. Paton, of the Talkoo

The enquiry into the Po Hing! Fong disaster WIN concluded yesterday afternoon, when the jury returned their vordict. The Dockyard, who left the Colony yes- Coroner (Mr. S. B. B. McElderry terday by the Empress of Canada, exhaustively reviewed the various Hongkong loses one of its history matters raivod during the

enquiry, his summing up going makers, who has contributed not a into the many points at great little to the reputation of the Colony length.

us in contre of Far Eastern ship- ·

The jury, composed of Capt. T. building. Arthur (foreman), Mr. H. Kam Mr. Paton came to the Colony tong and Mr. J. Oram Sheppard, some twelve years ago to the retired to consider their verdict, Talkoo Dockyard and Engineering. and after an absence of half an Co. na assistant manager and is hour, returned into Court with the leaving how on retirement, "Since following finding, which was read his arrival in the Colony the Talkoo by the foreman:

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We find that the deceased Mr.like, one hundred ships, large and Chilu Ping-wong met his death small, including the Blue Funnol according to the medical evidence 6.8. Rhoxenor, the largest ship yet from misadventure and injuries built in the Colony of Hongkong, received, which were caused by Mr. Paton was born at Ayr In' the fall of the houses of the Po 1881 and after being educated at Hing Fong Street due to the col-Ayr Academy, Routenburn, Largs, lapse of the No. I retaining wall, and Loretto, Musselburgh, ho south of In MI Lane..

served. his a apprenticeship at

This jury are agreed in the main Aisla Shipyard, Troon and there- with the views as expressed by the after in various capacities, finally Coroner in his summing up of the being Assistant Shipyard Manager case, but from the evidence sub at the Ayr establishment. Subse- (mitted and the experts' report we quently he joined Mesars, Scotts

are of the opinion that the No. 1 and prior to coming to Hongkong: retaining wall A3 originally was with the well-known ship- designed did not provide for a builders Messrs. Wm. Dennys, sufficient margin of safety, also that į Dumbarton.

the foundations were insufficiently. His forebears have also a niche drained. "Further, we are of the in the Temple of Fame; his grand- opinion that when the inspection father being John Neilson, the of the walls was made in 1928 and builder of the first iron vessel prior to the commencement of launched on the Clyde in 1831. building operations of the new No. The vessel was the "Fairy Queen” 8 Police Station an error of a small craft of 97 feet. judgment was made in deciding Vast, crowds assembled to wit not to rebuild or strengthen the noss the, launching operation as it No. 1 retaining wall.

was generally expected that an iron Experts and witnesses' evidence, 'boat would never float. as well as personal examination, Another famous predecessor was show in our judgment that the, Mr. James Beaumont Neilson a saakage of water from the open prand uncle who invented, the hot lot where the building operations blast, an innovation that completely of the new No. 8 Police Station, revolutionized the Iron and Steel were in progress, could at the most industries, at the Clyde Ironworks have been only contributory causes in the year 1829.

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of the collapse, but it has been; In his retirement, Mr. Paton wishes of "the area" in the immediate vicinity of entire community for a healthful the No. 1 retaining wall has, for and long continued enjoyment of a number of years, been waterlog the rust boso richly deserves. ged and there has been a constant oozing of water from the bottom of the No, retaining wall and into Blake Gardens, thereby de-) monstrating. Insufficient drainage of this area,

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MR. PUN WAI-CHAU.

We regret to announce the death at the age of 46 which

(1) Examination has shown occurred this afternoon

that

at 3.30

retaining walls in this p.m. of Mr... Pun Wai-chau, the vicinity appear to be built simi- editor of The Industrial and Com- larly to the No. 1 retaining wall; mercial Daily Press.

that the foundations are on granite

"The deceased had only been ill

in a forward state of decomposi- for four days. suffering from acute tion and that there is a constant pneumonia to which he succumbed. seepage of water from the bases The "late Mr. Pun had been con- thereof; and it is therefore recom- neeted with the vernacular press mended that auch walls be for 10 years or more and acted thoroughly examined by experts as editor of both the Wall Tee Yat Yat po. Po and the "Trun Won and immediate steps taken to

and his death will be received strengthen and/or rebuild same.

(2) This jury urgently recom- with surprise and regret by his mends that the Government many friends and confreres, in this Colony as well as Canton and point u Commission of Experts, to investigate the questions of res the interior. He was regarded as ponsibility and supervision by the an able writer and his articles Public Works Department of all will be remembered as fair and road making, buildings-new and just, and when the occasion de old-building

minded, hold and putspoken. ́ ́ Ite sites! Letalning walls, hillsides and particularly leaves behind him a widow and two children, a'son and a daughter the drainage of the, Colony.

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It is further recommended that Much sympathy will be fell for the members of such Commission the family in the heavy bereave shall not include any Government ment they have been called upon official and that auch Commission

hall be given the fullest powers Sunday, the 6th Inst., at 1 pm from No. 5, B. Wellington Street.

to bear.

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to examine the conditions of all "danger spots" in the Colony; to· cali experts and officials and 'col- lest information from responsible persons, to examine the present they had spent a great deal of The Coroner Building Ordinances with a view time on the spot.

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to their amendment, and to finally expressed thanks to Mr. Ho am- recommend ways and means tong for the assistance he had through which an end will be put given in collecting witnesses, and to sugh deplorable accidents. as said he should have much pleasure have happened recently in this in Submitting a recommendation Colony with logs of life and to the Chief Justice tha" they be enormous waste of both public and released from further service for private money.

sone considerable time. His only In conclusion, this, jury desires reluctance in making that recom, to express their commendations to mendation was that he should de- the police, Fire Brigade, members prive the Colony of the services of the Tang Wah Hospital, the St. of three public-spirited gentlemen. John's Ambulance Corps and all The Coroner also thanked, Mr. Jen- volunteers who participated in the kin for elucidating several impor- rescue work; also they desire. to tant matters, and again expressed associate themselves with the sympathy with the bereaved. Coroner's expressions of sympathy.

At the cutest of the enquiry Mr. with the bereaved families.

F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, of Messrs. John- The Coroner's Thanks,

ston. Stokes and Master); who ap The Coroner thanked the jury penred for the relatives, asked to personally and on behalf of the be allowed to address the jury on Government and the community, the facts, but this the Coroner de for the thought,-time and energy clined, pointing out that it was which they had very ungrudgingly not the custom except in cakes given to that enquiry. Their where the person represented was Tel No. 0.4483, 2nd. floor..... labours had not been confined to likely to be charged with man No. 2, Duddell Street, Hongkong the hours epont In that Court, slaughter.

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