THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, DECEMBER
20, 1927.
P. & O-BRITISH INDIA, APCAR AND THE CHARTERED BANK YOUTH'S MENTALITY.
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(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND) Taklar Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, 6. & 8. Africs, Australasia, including, New Zealand & Queensland Ports, Rod Sea, Elpyt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantine Ports, Zarone, Etc. PENINSULAR 8 ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS (UNDER CONTRACT WITH HE; GOVERNMENT.)
8. 8.
KASHGAR
MOREA
KALYAN
DEVANHA
MALWA
KHYBER
NELLORE
MACEDONIA
*KHIVA
KASHMIR
KARMALA
MANTUA
*KALYAN
MONGOLLA
MOREA
KASHOAR
Toni
From Hong- kong (about)
Destination
..
9,005 24th Doo. M'los, L'don, A'werp & Holl 10,953 7th Jan. 1928. | Marseilles & London #9,114 7th Jan. Btraits & Bombay
8,155
21st Jan. M'les, L'don, A'werp & Hull 10,986 4th Fob. Marseilles & London
M'ies, L'don, A'werp & Hull 9:114 18th Feb.
Marseilles & London 6,853 25th Feb.. 11,120 3rd Mar. Marsellios & London
Marseilles, I'den & A'worp M'ias, L'don, A'worp, & Hall Marseilles & London Mareuillan & London Marsailles, L'dan & A'werp Marseilles & London Marsoilles &, London,
9,13510th Mar. 8,985 17th Mar. 9,128 24th Mar. 10.94631st Mar.
9.144
7th Apr. 16,504 14th Apr.
10,353 28th Apr. "9,005 12th May.
Marseilles & London
*Passengers to Singapore only.
FATALITY.
CORONER'S ENQUIRY.
MONTHLY DEBATE AT ST. PETER'S CLUB.
STRIKING NURSES LEAVE.
·COMMITTEE'S ACTION. More than twenty nurses walked From the point of view of logo-out of Park Prewitt Hospital, the The recent fatal mishap at the Chartered Bank in Queen's Roadmachy, the debate held at the St. Hampshire County Mental Institu Busing stoke, last Central, when a carpenter, was Peter's Church Young Men's Club tlon, near
They were the sisters, nurses and electrocuted in the basement of last night was much below the month- the building, was the subject of a standard of the previous discus- Coroner's enquiry held by Majorsions, although there was a pre-wardmaids who resigned as a pro- C. Willson at the Contral Magls-dominence of humour. which tend-test against the action of the Com- ed to result in the apeakers In-mittee in dismissing Dr. Hugh C. tracy yesterday afternoon.
variably devinting from the point McManus, pathologist and chief medical officer of the Women's Do- at issue.
partment.
emi-
The following jury were panelled-Messrs. H. H. Priest- ley, W. C. Felshow, and W. Tre skin.
The motion "That Young Mon
The women went on duty in the and Women To-day Are Less Seri-morning in uniform, and at mid- ous Than They Were 25 Years day came out of the main entrance A carpenter who worked with Ago," was proposed by Capt. J in their ordinary clothing, strug- the deceased on the job of con- Charnock, supported by Mrs. J. gling with parcels and suit cases. structing reinforced partitions for Faid, while the opposition was They stood in little groups in the new vaults in the basement of the conducted by Miss E. Cough with carriage drive discussing the events of the past few days in the institu- another Bank, said he climbed into the Mr. C. K. Ong seconding. deconsed. the
In contending that the mentality tion, and, bidding one basement after Another, fok'who got in after him, complained that he had touch-of the present day young people farewell, though, according to the ed a live wire and had received a was of a less serious disposition story told by some of them, they niso reported than that of those who constituted ran the risk of being ordered to Phock. Deceased having encountered a similar wire, the younger generation of the be- and they all made to get out of ginning of the present century, the proposer pointed out the not in frequent use of alang in present day conversation and the young people's choice of the less serious literature of the age.
the basement.
Then witness noticed that the decensed in doing so kicked his
Frequent connection from Port Bald for Parmagors & Cargo to Constantinople Pyress, myths and other Lavani Forts by Steamers of the Khedivial Mall 8. 8. Oleg against the iron work of the
:
BRITISH INDIA-APUAR SAILINGS
TILAWA 10,006 20 Dec. 3.30 p.m. | S'pore, Poning & Calcutta S'pore, Penang & Calcutta 5,254 1 GARMULA
S'pore, Penang & Calcutta TAKLIWA
S'pore, Penang & Calcutta
SANTHIA
7.936
1 7.754)
8th Jan.
14th Jan.
29th Jan.
B. I. Apcar Line steumers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passongers. All stoamers are fitted with wireless and carry a quilified surgeon.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
1ST. ALBANS 4,30
AKATURA
TANDA
16,000
| 6,656
30th Dec. 27 Jan. 1928. 2nd Mar.
1Calls at Port Holland."
Manila, Sandakan Thurs. Island, Townsville, B'bane, (Sydney and Melbourne.
move on by a police constable who
had been summoned from Basing- stoke and rode his bicycle up and down the carriage drive.
"When I handed in my koys and was paid my wages, I was told to leave the premises as quickly as possible, being warned that if I
partition, and it went through the The opposition submitted that didn't I should be liable to be treat- genting. He cried out in agony all young people regarded the fed as a trespasser," said one of the i nurses. "Why this should have work, pleasure and life with as been said to me I can't imagine. I have no wish to stay here any and collapsed.
Witness, realising that another serious an aspect as their ances- move might bring him into con-tors did a quarter of a century ago. longer than I can help.
As the nurses are on different The seconder of the opposition inct with the fatal part, lay per- fectly still. He heard a warning ery for the main switch to be indulged in an exuberant amount duties and live.in separate parts of
of flippancy and was inclined to the huge institution, not one
were leaving. The general opinion wander from the question before them could say definitely how many the house.
was that the figure is round about
turned off, and later, men
with
lighted candles in their hands
came into the vault.
As
of
On the arguments put forward 25. This number includes four of by the opposition compared the five remaining sisters. Seven with those of the proposition, the of the sisters were suspended last One topic of convération was the motion was rather surprisingly de-week. feated by eight votes.
dismissal of some of the senior nurses who had been led to believe
Wiring System. Defective. Mr. V. G. Kerley, un angincer of the Meter Department of the Company. Electric Hongkong
to the stated that previous mishap. on the 6th instant, hel received a letter from the Charter-iron roof running along the whole that the withdrawal of their notices Ehanghai, lisilo, Cessed Bank requesting an inspection length of the basement.
Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia
The EA. B, R On, Lisd, steamers will also ex Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other porte en route as indruemant ofors
Prenent connections from Australia with the following:- The Onion B.3. On's Hteamers to the United Kingdez v New Zoslane, Vaxeurer Ban Francisco, ele.
Tus P. & U. Royal Mail Steamers in London via hei Canal, The P. & D. Braneb fervion of Steamers to London via the Cap.
The New Zealand Shipping On.'s cacora or. Bouthampton and Londáz fazama Canal,
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
17th Tob..
7,936 21 Dog. 6 a.m. Amos, Moji, Kobe & Osaka 8,155 25 Dec. 6 a.m. S'hai, Moji, Koba & Yoko 8,037 1st Jan, 1928. Shanghai, Moji & Kobo 6,000 |
3rd Jan. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yoko 7,754 4th Jan. | Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobo & Osaka
7th Jan. 10,986
18'hui, Moji, Kobe & Yoko
S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko" 6,853 14th Jan.
S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 9,114 9,135
Shanghai, Moji & Kabe S'hai, Moji, Kobe. Yöko 11,120
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kaho & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko Shanghai, Moji & Kobo S'hat, Moji. Kobe & Yoko Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko
TAKLIWA. DEVANHA DELTA ARAFURA
'SANTHIA MALWA
NELLORE
KHYBER
21th Jan..
KHIVA
it
MACEDONIA
3rd Teh. 4th Feb.
TANDA
6,6567th Feb.
NAGPORE
5,983
KASHMIR
8,985
KALYAN"
9,144
MANTUA
10,946,
ST. ALBANS
4,500
I LAHORE
5,252
MONGOLIA
MOREA
16.504 10,953 1. 9,005
18th Feb. 18th Feb.
2nd Mar. 6th Mar. 12th Mar. 17th Mar 30th Mar.
10,936
8,155 11,120
Cargo only..
KASHGAR
MALWA
DEVANBA
MACEDONIA
13th Apr. 27th Apr. 11th May. 25th May.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS,
of the wiring system of the build-
ing, which was thought to be defective. When witness arrived
A Leakage.
had been accepted. "This morn- ing," said a nurse, some of the nurses who understood they would be allowed to stay were told to leave.
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A leakage apparently existed in the institution in twenty minutes. at the Chartered Bank at 2.30 na eircat running along the base-One or two of them were not pre- the afternoon.. he found that annent wall and which was in some pared to go at such short notices."
"I had withdrawn my notice, accident had taken place, and that way brought into contact with the a man had been electrocuted. Ife iron bars and wet concrete form-aid a nurse in uniform, who join- inspected the wires, and founding the reinforcement of the parti-ed the crowd, "but in view of that they were extremely old and tions. During the course of his what has happened today and as deteriorated. considerably work, deceased apparently formed many of my friends have gone, I have given twenty-four hours' A thorough re-wiring was called a circait with his body between the notice and am leaving to-night or ha! for, and he recommended this it reinforced concrete partitions and
I know others who to-morrow, the corrugated iron roof (both of tendered their notices this mera- This report.
Witness went into details re-which were very wet), which gaveling, but were told they were too 'giving fresh late. They are garding the wiring system, and him the fatal shock.
not Witress tested discover notices on Monday. Other resigna-
to Istated that the wires were
the corrugated iron roof tions are sure to follow."
The girls left for Basingstoke properly sealed at points of con-where tact with walls or iron work in was good "earth," and got full the basement. He saw several voltage of 200 hetween the road Station in taxi-cabs, there being as
Jove, Mesr Thillwong The hospital officials refused to wires. being bunched up in that and the live wire of the feeder many as nine in some of the cabs. kembang | S'hai, Klung
Tjikini 2 system. He also put in an part of the building.
make any statement.
Tilsaroca
.in-
Mr. A. E. Clarke, Senior Insulation test on the circuit marke apector of Works in the Electric ed "0" by the Electric Company's Department of the P.W.D., said representative, and got a direct that he proceeded to the scene of zero reading, which meant almost the fatality in company with dead earth..
Police Sergeant. Clark, ni 11.30
"
BIG FLIGHT,
Witness also examined some "RED ROSE" IN CALCUTTA. on the morning following the portable lamps used by the work-i
Calcutta, Dee. 19. de-men, and although they were not!
The aeroplane "Red Rose" has mishap. The position where consed was seen to receive the of a type quite suitable or safe for
to this class of work, he found no arrived and is leaving for Rangoon fatal shock was pointed out
The leakage fault existent in either on the 21st.-Reuter, him by, the Police Officer.. faulty which had caused the shock the flexible wire ur the holders. apparently had been removed by
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