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INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE LOCKED GRILLES.

OBITUARY.

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Dr. Guy Potter Benton, former President of the University of the Philippines, died of sleeping sick- ness in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 28.

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The inquiry Into the death of a number of Chinese and Mr. E. A. F. Martin, which took place when the Leung Kwong sank in Capsui- mun Pase in May last, was con-Appointed president of tinued yesterday.

Univeraity of the Philippines in Mr. H. K. Holmes appeared for 1921, on a ten-year contract, Dr. the Crown to assist the Coroner, Benton was forced to quit in 1925 Mr. R. E. Lindsell, on any point on account of ill health. which might arise. Mr. T. Gthat time on he was more or less Bennett was present on behalf of an invalid. the owners, coxswain and crew of the Moonshine, Mr. G. S. Lugh Jones for the owners of the Leung Kwong and Mr. Geo. K. Half Brut ton for Captain Wilson of the Leung Kwong and for the widow of Mr. E. A. F. Martin...

Vessel Abandoned. ·

The legal argument took place

His birthplace was the town of Kenton, Ohio, and he was 62 years old at the time of his death. Physicians diagnosed his aliment Our Partrait is of Mrs. RoboRnB, oi as sleeping sickness but it was a combination of several infirmities.

At the start of the world war he entered the Y.M.C.A. for work with the troops in the field. Later

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in the absence of the jury. When he became chief educational direc the court resumed at 2.30 yester-tor for the army of occupation in day the jury were present and the Coblenz. Coroner announced that thirty- nine skeletons, or practically ske letons, were found on the shore of Kwong Chow Island, which is" between Hongkong and Cheung Chow, and that it was probable that these corpses were those of the victims of the sinking of the Leung Kwong.

News had also been received that the attempts to raise the Leung Kwong had failed and that the vessel had been definitely abandoned.

It is probable that the bodies found were cf those who were

trapped under locked grilles in the hottom, and when the ship" broke her back, when attempts were made to vaise her, the bodies were released.

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The first witness called Mr. William Russell, the Govern. ment Marine Surveyor, who gave evidence at the previous hearing. Ife said that the rafts on the Loung Kwong could Carry 11. persons each, but could support many more, that is to say that the raft could float with 11 persona sitting on it, but if the people were in the water and húng on to the raft, a much bigger number could be sup ported.

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Mr. Holmes: You mentioned Portsmouth and Ryde. Is it not a fact that you get a bigger sca in those two ports than you got in the Harbour here even in a- Lynhoon?

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Witness: I have never noticed .two it. I worked

years in a torpedo boat in the Solent, but I have never experienced anything like the sea that I experienced even last Friday just outside

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Mr. Holmes: The passage boat: is frequently delayed by heavy seas?... No, only sometimes by

fog.

Witness added that since the 1924 regulations only half the river steamers had been inspected by the Harbour Department. Of these, sixty per cent were British boats and forty per cent. foreiga. He did not consider the time taken over the inspection exceptionally long, as his staff had other work to At the Sunning Piracy Com- The witness in answer to the do. Coroner said that it was entirely mission it was given in evidence up to the master and the officers that it would take an executive of a boat to see that grilles were plfcer of the Harbour Department, not locked. It was not up to his in conjunction with the Govern- department to find out whether ment Surveyor, their whole time grilles on board a ship were locked over at least six months to finish the work without doing anything or not during a voyage.

else.

"Witness in answer to further questions said that he agreed that" the waters between Hongkong and the West River Delta was "smooth water in an estuary."

"Surveyors' Work.

In answer to the Coroner wit. ness stated that there were six Government Marine Surveyors and at the present moment, two were on Homo leave and one was in Hospital. He did not consider the number adequate. One man was in charge of surveying six hundred launches in the harbour twice a year. The same man had other duties besides.

Commander Hole, on being asked whether he would like to add any thing further, went into the wit ness box and stated that he was not satisfied that the waters be- tween Hongkong and the Canton Delta should be classed as, estuary water. The waters just beyond the western, entrance were some- thing of a sea. A boat bound for Macau after passing Lantas had quite a nasty little sen from the western extremity of Macau. He said he could not agree that such waters could be classed as lake or estuary water,

The Coroner: "You still think the Board of Trade would not license ships like the Leung Kwong to ply with her equipment in these waters.

Witness: I think they would not. From the reading of the sec- tion that has been under discussion I take it to apply to ships plying say between Portsmouth and Ryde, My which is qulto landlocked. differentiation is that the water here is open to ocean swell and that estuary water is confined to local disturbances only.

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After Commander Hole had given evidence Mr. Bratton said. he took" exception to that part of Mr. Russell's evidence which stated that the Master and Officers of the Leung Kwong should have Been to the locked grilles.

The Grilles.

The No. 1 Indian guard was reenlled and he stated that when he joined the ship the Captain gave him a bunch of keys and told him to lock the grilles when the ship pat to sea. He had done so on the first trip and had offered the keys to the Captain. The Cap- tain at that time told witness to keep the keys and witness had since had the keys in his custody. He had followed up his instruc- tions and locked the grilles when- over the ship put to sea.

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He further stated that standing orders to No. 1 guard were read to him by an Indian interpreter and that he could only remember one injunction, and that was that the Captain was to be The standing strictly obeyed. orders did not contain anything regarding the grilles,

Mr. Brutton: if the Captain sald he never had the keys, he would be lying?-Yes."

Witness further added that he never received any instructions from the Sergeant of the Guards about the grilles.

Mr. Brutton intimated that he would like to recall the Captain.

The enquiry Was adjourned until 2.30 p.m. to-morrow.

The Coroner intimated that it would definitely finish then. He. would like to sum up and give the jury two or three days to delibe- rate over his directions.

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