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THE LOSS OF THE S.S. NEGROS.

PASSENGERS ALLEGATIONS

HEARD.

CREW ALSO GIVE TESTIMONY.

The enquiry into the sinking of the a.. Negros, which has opened at Manilla, is characterised by allegations that the crew did not help the passengers, and, indeed, that they took possession of the ship's lifebelts.

The ship's officers gave evidence at the opening of the enquiry, as woll pa sevoral passengers.

The Manila Bulletin of Inst Saturday gives the latest report of the enquiry proceedings, and states:

LEUNG KWONG

DISASTER.

HOW THE COLLISION OCCURRED,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

The enquiry into the circum- stances surrounding the docths of the victims of the collision between the Leung Kwong, and the steam launch Moonshine in Cap aufmun Pass, when the former aank inside five minutes causing a heavy loss of life, was continued at the Central Magistracy this morning before Mr. R. D. Lindaell and

special jury, being Messrs. F. C. Hall (foreman), J. E, Joseph and W. Logan. The Harbour Master, Lieut. Commander G. Hole was also on the Bench..

Mr. T G. Bennett, of Mosers. Johnson, Stokea and Master Js appoaring for the owners, coxswain, and crew of the Moon- shine. Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton is Surviving members of the crew for Captain Wilson of the Leung of the steamer Negros, of the Kwong, and is also watching the Yangco steamship company, which interests of Mrs. Martin, the foundered off the coast of Rom- widow of Mr. F. E. A. Martin who, bion on the afternoon of Saturwas drowned. Mr. G. S. Hugh day, May 26, were the principal Jones, of Messrs. Wilkinson and witnesses In the hearing held Grist is appearing on behalf of the yesterday in the bureau of customs owners of the Leung Kwong. by the board of marine examiners, new inquiring into the disaator.

The meeting started at 230 it p.m. yesterday, and when adjourned shortly after 5.00 p.m., quite a number had given their testimony.

This morning, evidence as to the collision and the events leading up to it was given by Li Hang, the coxswain of the Moon- shine. He said the launch was owned by the Li Wing Company, and

British. was registered as On May 5th. he was in charge of The evidence presented by the the launch and left Lin Tin island witnesses related mostly to their at 6.30 p.m., renthing Capsuimun conduct towards the passengers, Pass at 7.30 pm. As the launch before, during and after the eatns-was travelling through the Pass trophe, and details regarding their on the side nearest Lan Tad Escape. They were also examined faland, which was the right as to the reasons for the large side, he saw the red lights of an percentage of the crew, saved, and approaching vessel. He did not us to the causes for the large loas see a green light. in the lives of the passengers. They were also questioned as to the amount of the cargo carried by the sunken vessel and the number of passengers on board.

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TUESDAY, JUNE

MOTOR-CYCLE RACES.

COLGATE'S GROWTH.

VISIT OF FIRM'S REPRESEN- TATIVE.

BRITISH LIGHT-WEIGHT

EVENT.

14. 1927.

H.V.D.C. BAND.

UNIT ALREADY AT PRACTICE.

Although the Instruments to bo London, June 13." provided by the Hongkong Volun Mr. S. R. Davenport, Overseas

The Junior Tourist Trophy race toer Defence Corps are not ex Representative of Messrs. Colgate and Company, arrived here yester- for motor-cycles of 2% horse-pected to arrive from Home until day morning, accompanied by Mr. power, over seven laps of a 37 the end of August, at the earliest, J. K. Colgate, on the s.s. Presi-miles course, in the Isle of Man, rapid strides have been made. In dont Taft.

was won to-day in 8 hours, 55 recent weeks in the formation of minutes, 54 seconds, by Fred the unit which will later become Dixon, riding an H.R.D. machine. the H.V.D.C. brass band.

The enrolments already number He won by nine minutes from Willis, on a Velocette, and by over thirty, almost entirely Portu- about eleven minutes from Simp-whom are already accomplished guess residents, the majority of son, on an A.J.S. machine.

While here, Mr. Davenport will study the special conditions of this market.

tho

He represents one of the oldest United manufacturers in States: a business which has grown from an Individual and twa or three helpers to one of the largest manufacturies of fine toilet soaps and perfumery in the world. The start was made by William Colgate in 1806 in the small building which is shown below. At the first Mr. Colgate was soapmaker, buyer, salesman, bookkeeper and boss.

As Colgate's was in 1806

The unit has been receiving ip-

atruction in band discipline, while

In the first six laps, Handley led musicians. on a Rex Acme and accomplishing the second. lap in 35 minutes, 44 seconds, he broke the record for this race, with a speed of 60,18 miles an hour.

In the first of these races after the war, the highest speed was barely 40 miles an hour. W

Last year's race was won on Velocette with an average speed of 68.70 miles per hour, which was to-day alightly exceeded.-British Wirelcas.

FOREIGN MINISTERS

MEET.

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IMPORTANT RESULTS

EXPECTED,

Geneva, June 13.

the instruments belonging to the

K.O.S.B. have been placed at their

disposal for practice.

Mr. W. H. FitzEarl, A.R.C.M., the K.0.8.B. bandmaster, has been largely responsible for the work will elapse after the arrival of of organisation, and ttle time their own instruments before the Corps band will give ita first pub-

lic performance.

At a meeting of the Legislative Council on Thursday, a Bill will be introduced authorising the sp propriation of a. Supplementary Sum of $1,083,892.42 to defray the charges of the year 1926,

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When the naval guard went to Dover to meet the French Presi- dent, M. Doumergue, when he ar- The opening session of the rived on his State visit to the King League Council discussed a re-and Queen, the King's colour of commendation for the reduction of the Royal Navy was paraded for the Council from four to three the first time in history.. The col our was only presented last year, annually.

and was taken from Chatham spe- cially for the occasion.

. Sir Austen Chamberlain, sup- porting, alluded to the growing useful practice of the Foreign Ministers attending the Council, and the frequent difficulty of

Ministers leaving their posts. HOW MUCH DO YOU The subject will be placed on the Assembly agenda.

It is noteworthy that Sir Austen Chamberlain's argument is streng thened by the fact that although. the present agenda is not spectacu lar, the Ministers anticipate pro-

KNOW?

To indicate that he was taking the launch past the approaching Much time was taken up by the vessel on the port side, witness witnesses in giving details in said that he sounded one blast on

As Colgate's is to-day. connexion with their trip on the bis siren, but no answering signal

was given. Ile accordingly kept For 51 years William Colgate rafts, the manner of the death of the lost passengers, their suffer straight on his course until the stood at the head of the business. ings, what they did toward the vessels were only about 200 feet To-day four grandsons and two saving of the passengers, the apart. He then suddenly caught great-grandsons net in the capu-fitable discussions among the Fox edge paper has been taken from

Sight of the starbound light of the city of officers and Directors of the approaching ship, which showed company. him that the boat had altered its course, and was approaching the launch.

condition of the Negros and other details of more or less importance in connexion with the sinking of the steamship.

The committee will continue to question members of the

del Villar.

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On realising this, witness said A NIGHT ASHORE. he telegraphed to the engine room

to-day (Saturday) when it ments"Full speed astern" but there was at 2.30 p.m. in the office of Captain not sufficient time to avoid a collision, and the bows of the two Vessels came into contact, the bows of the launch striking those of the Leung Kwong about two feet from the end.

The hearing on Monday (June 13) will be devoted exclusively to surviving passengers.

PAKHAI FIRE.

Witness then took his launch alongside the Leung Kwong on the starboard side and started to take off passengers. Altogether, he took WHARF BURNED TO WATER'S on board between 60 and 70 people

EDGE.

Information has been received that fire broke out at the Lower Wharf at Pakhai, at 4 o'clock yes- terday morning, the structure being burned to the water's edge.

This wharf has not been used by vessels for some years, but has been more recently occupied by troops. No attempt was made to quenéh the fire, it is said, and the shed. which was of wood, was completely destroyed. The fire then spread to the wharfing and piling.

No lives ivere lost, and no dam- age was sustained, except to the wharf itself.

The ruins were still smouldering at 1 pm, yesterday.

COLONY'S HEALTH.

- LAST WEEK'S NOTIFIABLE

CASES.

Last week's health return shows that there were ten cases of typhoid fever, reported, being two British, two Indians and six Chinese. There were five deaths during the period from this discuse.

one

There was alsh one fresh case of small-pox (two deatha), fatal ease of diphtheria, one fatal case of cerebrospinal fever and one death from influenza.

There was a clean, bill of health yesterday.

POET'S CORNER.

PINK FLOWERS.

Pink lights dancing on the water; Pink aky thrown into a lake; Gleaming in the gliding Whirlpools sliding;

Pink stare twinkling in the wake.

Pink buds floating on the water; Pink flowers dropping from the

trous;

Lotus blossoms trailing;

Cherry blossoms sailing,

Pink sails cupping in the breeze,

Where are the rosebuds of England: Pink petall'd rosebuds, where? Dewy flowers crimpling, Laughing flowers, dimpling

LIVERPOOL SEAMAN'S

EXPERIENCE.

Indicted on charges of assault- ing a ricksha coolie and two In- dian constables, the latter during the execution of their duty, Robert Lawler (36), native of Liverpool, a seaman of the 3.5. City of Tokio, was ordered by Mr. W. Schofield The tide then caused the launch at the Kowloon Magistracy this to drift so wilness manoeuvred morning to pay the coolie $3 com: her to the other side of the Leungpensation and was fined $20 for

assauling the police. Kwong and took off another 50 or GO perŝans,

The defendant, engaging a rick- sha at Holl's Wharf shortly after Other vessels then began to a

9 o'clocit last night, prosceded to rive on the scene, also junks and the Palace Hotel, where he order sampans, and the people he had ed the coolit, to wait.

At mid. saved were taken off by the late night he emerged and was appar- outs because they became atraidently returning to his ship when that the launch would also sink. the coolic denianded payment for Witness added that he remained the journey from Holt's Wharf on the seene for about an hour, earlier in the evening. during which time he picked up twenty people from the water. after which he proceeded to Cheung Sha Wan

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Leung Kwong at Fault?

In reply to Mr. Lindsell witness estimated the speed of the lanek to be about nine knots with the tide before the collision, and he said the launch was about "200 feet from the Lan Tau island side of the puss. The width of the pass was 1,500 to 1,600 feet. The rule of navigation was to keep to the right, and be followed that rule when he was going through the pass,

According to the evidence of the coolle, the defendant struck him twice, causing an injury to his eye. The complainant sought the nasistance of an Indian constable who had arrivest on the scene.

According to the prosecution, Lawier struck the constable, but, with the aid of a second constable who arrived in response to police whistles, the defendant was even- tually taken to the Police Station. Here, he turned round and punch-

the second Indian constable. His removal to a cell was ordered but even his confinement," after some difficulty, did not improve his behaviour. He loudly complained of the filthy condition of the cell.

It was stated that although de-

In reply to Mr. Bennett, wit and continued his protests for a ness said the Leung Kwong was a long time. little beyond the Capsuimun Light house on the Hongkong side when he first saw her lights, and she en- terel the channel on the port side of the lunch.

Mr. Bennett:-When you saw her

fendant had had some drinks, he was not intoxicated and knew what he was doing.

The defendant plended that he

on your purt side, if your launch could not remember assaulting the and the Leung Kwong had main-police and if he struck the con- tailed their courses, would they stables it was only in retaliation, then have passed one another sufe ly --Yes.

When the Leung Kwong started to turn to port, about how far was she on your port side-A little over 200 feet.

which authorities, he said, he would produce this afternoon,

Mr. Lindsell said he would

this afternoon.

In reply to further questions wit-leave the point for the moment neas said the Leung Kwong sank and he would hear argument on it) in three of four minutes, and there was not much movement of the bont through the water after the collision and before she sunk.

Mr. Bennett then remarked that he would pet the question again if Mr. Lindsell found it was admissible.

Mr. Hall Brutton then rose and

Objection to Evidence. Witness said he remembered the said that if the finding of the Marine Court of Enquiry Inst month and that he gave evidence. Marine Enquiry did go in, then it would be necessary for the That evidence, he added, was sub-evidence to go in also, as they stantially the same as he had given might find that the witness's to-day.

evidence was totally different.

Mr. Bennett-Do you know what the finding of the court was?

Mr. Hugh Jones objected saying he did not think the finding was

In the chooks of the children-admissible in evidence.

therely

PEAKOQUE.

Mr. Lindsell;-Why not? Mr. Hugh Jones replied it had been laid down by the authorities,

'Mr. Bennett said that if the find-

ing could not be put in, then he would have to cross-examine at much greater length.

Mr. Lindsell said he would re-. serve the point until later on. The enquiry is continuing.

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

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