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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1929.

FIERCE BLAZE ON THE HIGH COST OF

RIVER SHIPS.

TWO YANGTSZE BOATS INVOLVED.

CHI-TA ALMOST TOTAL LOSS: CHI-NAN DAMAGED.

A RAGING INFERNO.

Shanghai, June 4. Commencing in one of the small cabins occupied by members of the crew, a fire swept through the 8.8. Chi-nan owned by the Yang- tze Rapida Steamship Co and spread to the a.s. Chi-ta tied alongside in the stream in the vicinity of the Lunghwa Arsenal. The Chi-to is practically a total

·loss and the Chl-nan sustained considerable damage,

The outbreak which had its beginning in a small cabin amid- ships on the lower deck of the Chi-nan

lald WAS

up for overhaul in the upper reaches of the Whangpoo. Anchored along- alde the Chi-nan was her sister ship, the Chi-tu, ulao undergoing an overhaul prior to being put into commisalon on the Upper Yangtze during the summer. Both vessels were in mid-stream.

Moss of Flames.

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In less than no time, the whole of the lower woodwork of the Chi-non was a mass of flames, the polished vencer and varnish of the passengers' atate-room offering. rendy fuel for the flames. Spread- ing in both directions-bow and stern-the fire soon secured Sunshakeable grip on the lower deck and was soon out of control. The whole of the woodwork became ignited and the upper deck. was noon nbluze, “A strong wind was blowing at the time and drove the flames from the Chi-man to the Chi-ta before the latter vessel could be cut adrift. The Chi-ta shared the same fate as her sister ship and was an easy prey for the mass of fire which was'" carried from the first blazing vessel. The two ships presented a raging in- ferno and it appeared that all possibility of saving either wha hopeless. The decks of both were blazing with a fierceness that defied human agency and the crews of both were unable to cope with the enrush of the flames.

COURTING,

BACHELOR SYMPATHISES WITH "MISOGAMIST.”

A REPLY IN VERSE.

as follows:

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£500 DAMAGES FOR MR. MORRISS.

VERDICT IN THIRD LIBEL ACTION.

London, May 17. The hearing, was concluded in) the King's Bench Division yester day, boforo Mr. Justice Swift and "A Hongkong Bachelor" writes Mr. Hayley Morriss, of Pipping- a special jury, of the action which ford Park, Nutley, Sussex, brought "Misogamist" is millionaire, I don't blame him for Limited, claiming damages for Aagainst the News of the World, "liking the ladies at a ditance." libel published in the News of the Maybe he could sit on the funnel World on November 1, 1925. when crossing the ferry. I'll give him my experience in verse:

Unless

She looked so very charming, Miss Nineteen Twenty Nine: I wondered if I'd found at last Someone I could call mine, Hier dress was very simple, Flower'd chiffon was the staff; There wasn't very much of it, But it was quite enough. Ifer tresses long and twisted Werg Hko Madonna colls-✨ The Eton-cropped Miss Twenty

Eight

Makes more effective folla, I'd found at last, I thought, A real old-fashioned girl Who would be pleased with

simple things:

My heart was in a whirl. Will you walk with me?" I said "Along Pokfulum. Road: "It's a splendid place for sunsets "And one sees from there more

gold."

"Or perhaps you'd care to cit "Up in the Public Garden, "It's worth the climb up Garden

Road

DOG RACING TO BE STREET FOUNTAIN

LIMITED.

"ONE NIGHT WEEKLY AS FROM JUNE 15TH

COUNCIL DECISION:

1.

Shanghai, Juno. 1. hound racing in the International

Effective from June 15, gray

racing meet per week for each of Settlement will be limited to ono the two greyhound racing parks, the Shanghai Times was Informed

This was Mr. Morriss's third yesterday.. libel action in Mr. Justice Swift's Court this week, each of which hel This action was decided upon by has won, for the jury yesterday the Shanghai Municipal Council at awarded him £500 damages, and its recent meeling, the Council at judgment was entered accordingly the same time rejecting the pro- with costs..

fused.

TROUBLES.

SEVERAL CASES BEFORE: THE COURTS.

TACTLESS CONSTABLE,

Several cases arising out of the Magistrates in the Hongkong and water shortage were dealt with by|

morning. Kowloon Police Courts this

The case in which a young Chinevo

charged with Assaulting a Chinese policeman supply at the Stanley Street foun who on duty regulating the water tain, was again mentioned before Major C. Willson

A Chinese detective denied that the defendant was struck while his finger-prints were being taken.

The defendant had been remiand- posala concerning greyhounded over the week-end to enable him An application by the defendants racing which were submitted by to bring up a witness to bear out for a stay of execution was re-the Directors of Luna Park and his story of having been the victim

the Stadium.

of unnecessary 'violence while be Mr. Morriss had complained: According to a high. Municipal was in police custody, that the defendants inaccurately official, the greyhound racing con- reported the police court proceed-cerns recently replied to the letter ings against him at Uckfield, and of the S.M.C. in reference to limit imputed that ho was guilty of an ing their racing meetings to one offence with which he was not night per week. In their reply the charged and which he dented. Directors of the two parks are

The defendants piended that the stated to have made counter-pro-a tussle between the Chinese police- publication was a fair andposals.

man and the defendant at the water accurate report of the proceedings. Continuing his cross-examina-

facts previously brought out in Inspector Murphy, recalling the

evidence, said no doubt there was

These proposals did not call for fountain, and it was admitted by tion of Mr. Morriss about the any curtailment of greyhound Sikh constable, who had given evidence; that, after being aepanat evidence which a girl gave at the racing during the summer months, ed, the Chinese constable again trial at the Assizes, Mr. Norman the official stated, but proposed went for the defendant with his Birkett, K.C., asked him why he that during the winter months the did not go into the witness-box to greyhound parks cither close down contradict her testimony that she for a fixed period, or limit their was taken by force.

racing meets.

Mr. Morriss-I could not go into the witness-box without in-.

"If my nerve you'll only par-criminating Madeline Roberts.

dion."

She gave me one sharp looki I waited for my fate.

"What is the big fden, old thing, "Do you want to make a date?"

Proposals Rejected:

The Council, at its last meeting and with a full attendance, voted against the proposals of the Dirce tors of the greyhound racing evidence for Mr. Morriss, the Council has been transmitted of the establishments. This decision of

Mr. Birkett-Would you have incriminated yourself?-No, should probably have freed myself

At the conclusion

"I'm not booked up for Thura-complained of were not contained

day week,

"We'll start cocktails at nine; "I dig up another pair; "You may ask them all to dine." My simple little evening With dear Miss Twenty Nino

Cost me a whole month's board

and keep-

She never will be mine!

K.O.S.B. COLONEL'S ADVICE.

(Continued from Page 1)

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truncheon,

Major Willson agreed that, at that timo, the Chinese constable did not exercise the fact and die- cretion that he should have done, His Worship believed that the defendant had acted in self-defence, and, under these circumstances he would be discharged..

Fire Hydrants Damnged:

The seriousness of illegal Justice Swift ruled that the words to the Directora by the Council.

tampering with street fire hydrants Asked as to what action might was strongly stressed by Sub in a report of judicial proceedings be taken by the Council' in the Inspector Jumes and an officer so as to be protected in common kaw or by statute. They purport-event more than one racing meet from the Water Department when ed, he said, to be an extract from per week is held by either of the several Chinese were prosecuted part of the evidence of a witness, two Settlement greyhound racing before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at

Magistracy and were inserted in the article parks, the official gave ns his being part of a descriptive accourt opinion that there would be no charges of drawing water from

the house, character, and opposition to the decision of the hydrants, friends of Hayley Morriss.

Council on the part of the. Dirce- - In the case of two persons arrest- No evidence was called for the tors. He stated, however, that ined in the lunghon district, Sub- defence, and Mr. Justice Swift the possible event of disregard of Inspector James suld considerable having summed up, the jury found the Council's decision in the mat- damage was being done to the for Mr. Morriss as stated.

ter, the ronds leading to the grey- fire hydrante...

of

EXCHANGE RATES. ·

also held him responsible for the Iron Stanchions Will,

stock as checked being correctly Paris As the flames sprend fore and entered on the balance sheet and New York aft of the vessels, they devoured also for the balance sheet being Brussels everything which had the slightest | presented to the Audit Roard. In Geneva Inflammability. So feree was the reply to other questions witness Milan outbreak that strong iron stanch-said he never issued instructions | Amsterdam lons, and metal work of every to the accused on these points.

Berlin description wilted and bent under

Stockholm Accounts Healthy. the hent. The iron framework of

Copenhagen the deck Lings were red hot and

Is untisfaction at the way the Oslo the metal in some instance must accounts were kept by the necused Vienna have

melted, judging by the was based on his examination of Prague twisted shapes presented after the such other accounts as he called Madrid

the P.R.I. general account and Helsingfors fire had run its course. The for, also on the remarks of the Lisbon flames found thoir way into the Audit Board and the fact that the Athens engine room of the Chi-ta' and played havoc with this valuable profits showed a steady increase Rio

and the accounts were perfectly Buenos Aires part of the ship. Cylindera crack- ed and other parts of the

healthy.

Bombay machinery became super-heated, expanding so much that it is con- sidered they will be of no further

190.

Bridge Collapses, After the fire had been raging

Bucharest

the Kowloon

On

hound parks would be barricaded A representative from the and police protection withdrawn; Public Works Department inform- also that the public would be denied his Worship that the hydrants ed admittance to the parks. were being operated by jamming The Council feels certain, how. stones and sticks into the ball valve, ever," the official abited, "that the thus damaging the hydrants, to London, June 9.

Directors will not resort to such repair which required the services 124,026 action, but will readily acquiesce of three fitters working an entire with the decision of the Council" day. It was stated that the repair- ing of damaged hydrants cost the Another responsible official sist-government about $25 a day. Be

the greyhound racing

fore nine o'clock this morning, it 12.07 18/13 situation, as it is as present, con- Was

stated.. that five damaged 20.09% stitutes a public nuisance and hydrants had already been reported |

.18.18) must be corrected,

to the water authorities. .18.20% Omelas of both the Stadium 18.19 15/10 and Luna Park have declined to .34.515 issue & statement on the matter 163.11/10)

or to discuss it all. .103/05 .36.22 .108%

.31.90% .26.10 .92.00%

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VISITS CROYDON AND HAS FLIGHT, OVER LONDON.

ship to take a serious view of the The prosecution nsked his Wor-

case.

The defendants were each fined $5, or eight days' hard labour,

Several other offenders werd similarly punished."

Woman Assaults Girl, Further trouble at a street foun tain in Kowloon was mentioned be. fore Mr. T. S, Whyte Smith at the London, June 8. The Sultan of Zanzibar visited Kowloon Maglatracy when a Chi- nese woman Was charged with Croydon Aerodrome this morning and afterwards flew in an aero-sulting a small girl by hitting

her across the head with plane for twenty minutes over

enamel pan. The defendant ad- The Emperor has returned from London, part of the time above mitted the offence.

Witness's attention was drawn Shanghai to the vill, account and it was Hongkong pointed out that the amounts Yokohama stated as received varied, the totals for March, April and May being $65, 380 and $100 respec- tively while the total for June and July was $168. Witness said the|

Tokyo, June 9.

on the Chi-ta for over an hour, the amounts would depend upon the a tour of western Japan.-Reuter. Ithe clouds.—British Wireless.

upper structure of the vessel collapsed, the bridge crashing on to the lower deck carrying with it masses of twisted ironwork and metal fillings. The whole of the wooden super-structure was des- troyed and the funnel, davits and ventilators were twisted out position and lay bent at incon- gruous angles. Everything on the Chi-to that would bura was com pletely destroyed, glass. melted under the intense heat and an

of

He'

umber of men messing. agreed that the relate for Octo- ber, set down in the account book for October 28 could only be an approximate figure, and, in reply to the President, said that by looking through the book it would thing was wrong. have been easy to see that some-

Witness said he relied on the Audit Board to satisfy themselves on these points.

Asked whether he thought suff.

examination of the wreckage later cient precautions had been taken showed that all the cutlery stored to guard against fraud witness in the scullery had melted forming said that in the light of experi

a mass of metal hardly recognizence he did not.

able.

Wind Changes,

The Chi-nan, where the fre started, fared better than her als- The wind apparently, drove tor, the worst part of the fire to the Chi-ta where it played itself out and was inally extinguished by the Customs float which was the only fire-fighting contrivance on the scene. Though not damaged as badly as the Chi-ta, the Chi-nan suffered considerably and it is un- derstood will require a large sum

FILIPINO CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING HELD ·

YESTERDAY.

The annual general, meeting of the Filipino Club took place at the Club premises, King'a Park yes- terday.

The report and statement of accounts were unanimously adopt- to recondition. Her super-struc-ed. The income for the past year ture has been burned out in parts showed a credit balance of $1,190. but the fire did not manage to An important alteration to the reach the engine room to any rules was passed in which great extent;

sociale members were given tho power to vote.

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At the general election, the following officers were elected:-

The two vessels are owned by the Yangtze Rapid Steamship Co. of which Mr. Lansing Hoyt is the President. They are of the small Dr. V. N. Atienza, (President); type of river vessel used in the Mr. I. Castro, (Vice-President) ;; Upper Yangtze trade and were Mr. A. G. de. Jesus, (Hon. especially built for navigating the Secretary); Mr. G. S. Angeles, treacherous Yangtzo Rapida. (Hon. Treasurer); and Messra, Thoy are sister ships and were Hay Alarcón, I. S. Castro, Prof. built for the company in 1925 cach F. Gonzalez, M. J. Rull, and E. being of 190 tone net.

A. Valeroso Committee).

OPEL HERERMOMICK,

REO. LE. I. PIT. OPS, PAM

"So you threatened to throw my collector downstairs, oh?

What do you think you can

do--scare

ME?"

on

His Worship pointed out that sho had no right to assault the girl even if she hind' been trying to draw water from the fountain out of her turn.

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The defendant said she asked the girl to allow her to take a mug full of water, but she was refused. She then hit the girl across the head.

The defendant was fined $10 and further ordered to sign a bond in the sum of $60 to be good behaviour for a periood of six months.

Stolen Tins.

man, charged with stealing two tiris from a water queue, told Mr. E. W, Hamilton that his ting were stolen while he left the foun- tain

to attend to some

other business. "80 1 took his," ho blandly explained.

His Worship asked if that were not making it awkward for some body olae. "You must not do it," be cautioned the defendant.

Mr. Hamliton said he believed what the defendant had said. In discharging the defendant with only a caution, his Worship sald he had taken into consideration the fact that defendant had been detained over the week-end.

Must Keep Pence.

"You must keep the pence over. this difficult matter," was the ad- vice which Mr. E. W. Hamilton gave to three Chinese charged this morning with fighting at a street-fountain. The prosecuting police officer anld it was another of the disputes now occurring frequently over the matter of obtaining water supplies. Defen. dants were each fined $8, or five двув.

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