1935-12-28 — Page 9

The Railway Disaster That

Horrified The World

(Continued from Page 0.7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,

CANDID CONFESSION

CHINESE CAUGHT WITIL, MOULDS IN POLICE RAID..

ing about with auch force that at the rail level, and continued all sore with the violence of the im-unemployed, when committal pro- the hands and face were positively

the way along. These were pro-pact. bably caused by the wheel flanges) When the alarm was given grinding against the eastern rall Stationmaster at Tay. Bridgo as the train felt the force of the Station and the Dundee locomotiva westerly gale,

Loremun made their way along the Suddenly, just at the time bridge in spite of the storm, and when the. train appeared the latter persisted until he came to have reached the high girders, within a few yards of the gap a great flush of fire sprang up, and Consternation, as may well be the three red all lamps disappear-imagined, prevailed in Dundee. ed from his view in a moment, and The Provost and other prominent appeared to descend into the river. men embarked in one of the New Alarmed, he told the signalman, port serry-bonta, and with great who was inclined to doubt: but not dificulty sleamed up to the bridge, scoing any sign of the train on the when they made out that all the curve towards Dundee he tried to long spars were down, and that signal to the north cabin, but gap of at least half a mile existed.hibits were found. found his telegraph wire Inter- rupted

RESIDENT RETIRING

torth-

MARINE SUPERINTENDENT OF JARDINE'S Hongkong shipping circles will soon be long one at their most prominant

to the Singer, the brine Superintendent personnullososing coming, of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Ltd, for whom bicssrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd. are the General Managers.

DECEMBER 28, 1935.

RADIO BROADCAST

of Capt. Donald A Talk on New Zealand

Rugby from Studio

Capt. Skinner's Association with Chim and Hongkong dates back to 1907, when he arrived off Foochow as an apprentice on the full-rigged ship King George, which was nicknamed. one of "Russell's collins."

DANCE MUSIC TO-NIGHT

From 7.B.W. on 'a wavelength of 356 metres (816 kllocycles):

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme.

7.7.10 pan.

Light Orchestral · Selections.

With a Song in my Heart-Sym- Rhapsody (Eric Conten); Stephanie Garette (arr. Altendors); Tangulumis Menuett No. 1 (Paderewski); Cocur Brino (Gillet).

Jennette MacDonald (Soprano).

7.30-7.43 p.m. Four-Songs by

A confession of having had a share the making of counterfeit coins, was made by Wong Lun, aged 31, cecilliga against him were continued before Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday niter

heard noon. Farther evidence was

until and defendant was remanded tendant was charged with the possession of ten mouls for counter feiting Hongkong silver dollars and ten-cent places; possession of six moulds for counterfeiting Hongkong

A natural ability backed up by hard. ten-cent pieces of mixed metal; pos- work enabled him to rise to the push- session of ten counterfeit. Hongkong lion which be occupies to-day. Dur- dollars; and possession of 14 counter-ing his service with the Indo-China feit Hongkong ten-tent pieces.

Detective Surgeant C. H. oodwin been in command of 14 vessels.

Steam Navigation Company, he has

testified as to where the various ex- Skinner went to live at Hull at

appeared for the prosecution, and

Born in Wakefield, England, Capt. age. At that port the seeds of early Chinese detective C001, Wu Shi dentre

1. Vilka ("The Merry Widow' to go to sea' Were Bown. It was two days before divers auc- chi, deposed that on Nevanther 20 at After a period. at the Ilull W (Lehár);

Grammar

2. The Merry Widow They then started to walk seeded in finding any trace of the 230 am. he went with Detective School, Capt. Skinner was upprei Horizon; 4. Always. Is All Ways.

Waltz (Lohar); 3. Deyond the Blue ncross the bridge, but were intimid-submerged train, the first coach Servant Good and a party of ticed to

firm of and Co., of Liverpool, 7.43-8 p.m. Võcal Gems, ' ated by the furlous blast. The being discovered just before dusk detectives No. 165 Kweiling Street, Gilmour

Drinka all Round; Harry Lauder writer came to understand this, on Tuesday, while the engine wastound fleet, where the back door was perving in their fine tramp steamers when eighteen months later, he not located until January 1, when broker. apen and the police RECENTE ty training on the St. lrne,

entered.

for over three years. lie obtained (arr. Byng), Witness, followed Detective-Sergeant

p.m.

Local Time and Weather walked along the narrow platform:t was found lying 30 feet from Goodwin through the courtyard to a St. Bede and Saint Egbert.

Recert. of the bridge from Wormit, ns far the fifth broken pler.

small room. The door of this room Ile joined the Priner Line for 8.03-8.25 p.m. From the Studio. As the gap, in a fitful but

Bodies were recovered Very

A Talk on "New Zealand's Rugby wae open but there was a hed board a while, lifter being apprenticed to obscuring the doorway. Defendant the Anglo-American Oll Co. Wide and ran some thirty

standing inside the room near

with this firm ho joined the full- along the Fife Shore, seek-imated seventy-five, number Chliese earthenware stove in which

George, reputed to coffins." Despite of the based

collected charcoal fire was burning. He was be, one of tickets

reputation, Skinner found bridge. At inst the moon burst at St. Fort, were ever recovered. holding a ladle in one hand. A this

her to be a fine vessel, we

well equipped, out again, and they then perceived The carriages were bully smashed, catch was made of the room and

with the and along with various materials for a long gap in the line of the and wreckage was found as far coins were found.

usual "salt horne" of those days.

her master was most structure, As quickly as possible away as Berwick and the const

assiduous in seeing that his appren- they made their way to Newport of Norway,

tices

learned their business. with the dismal news.

not

particularly boisterous wind. slowly, and ultimately only

ing

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counterfeiting

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appren-

Jis service on the King George gave Capt. Skinner a sound knowledge of the xen, and even to this day 'he holds a very high regard for those "windjammer days,"

Arrival In China,

he

$

and General Sports" by S. J. Gudsell. 8.25-8.30 p.m. "The Big Aeonacicakt of 16" Selection.

8.30-9.20 p.m. A Variety Pro- -

gramme,

Plano Solos Top Hat Medley, Vivian Ellia; Vocal---Melody, Trumps, The Four Acos; Instrumental | Makala Fan; Vocni--Don't be afraid

Sweet Lucy to tell your Mother;

Brown, The Mill Brothers; Saxo- phone SoloSime of these days, Coleman Hawking; Songs--If all the world were mine; Your Dog's come homo

again, Gracie Fields; Instru- mentalHawaiian Parudine,

Capt. Skinner first saw

China when Song In

insu

Gore in 1907, Anchoring, Isinnd,,

the ship took

took on 60 Chinese and smiled up to Pagoda Anchorage.

Queen

("The and Trevor Jones; Or Love you --Serenade A Little Room: Louisiana Fairy Val Roslag: Orchestra--The

cara a 1994 Asoon,. 21250 fredag1231 The tea of the earringes had } They were told that Wonr had gono It

was not a pleasant nor i ress of a Song.

to the Lung Kong teahouse and were jobs for a deeply laden sailing, vessel advised to wait for him outside the of 3,000 gross tonnage. place.

,

620-9.30 p.m. "The Golden Valse"

Winter).

9.30-9.45 p.m. Daventry News Bulletin.

Admits Counterfelting. Foo Yuk-ching, interpreter, stated No entirely satisfactory ex-that when defendant was charged be planation of the disaster was made statements in answer to all the How the catastrophe

forthcoming. The exist-charges, in

in which he admitted

the poured from the north side ence of guard rails forbade the pro-ownership of the moulds,

Defendant elected to give evidenço, been graphleally told bability of the train getting de- has by a gentleman whose house was railed and smashing the bridge. and stated that on September 25 he near the river, and commanded Sir Thomas Bouch, the engineer, with a friend to the Wing Sing

Tong

at Shamshuipo Lo good view of the bridge. He was thought the train, or some portion for a man named Wong Kwan. at his parlour fireside giving his of it, had been tilted by the wind but he was out and they saw is xen. a deep sense of gratitude that they dragged along and displaced one were safe from the storm which or more of the girders. howled outside, when he was at- If the wind pressure np

The Chinese who were taken en tracted to the window by a startlingproached anything Itke 40

When they met Wong they went to the ship assisted in manning the crash caused by the blowing down lb. Lo the square foot, this an opium divan and had a discussion, braces, though they did not "aplice" of a neighbour's chimney tops. was quite possible; but, then the and Wong agreed to put up some them. From Foochow the vessel pro He Courd A bright blaze driver would have been warned by capital. That night witness was put ceeded to Swatow, sailing into that of moonlight lighting up the resulting jolting, whereas the by Wong at the premises of the port after

for lack of wind. the broad expanso of the state of the recovered engine proved; un, and the next day they went to off Peak Root delayed for two.days.

The next

port of call from Swatow Tay, and showing

that his first notice of anything Wong Wah's house and rented a room the

and Wong's son and wrong had been the final plunge moved in. From time to time Wour's King George 12 days to complete, the Ko Shing Theatre on Z.E.K. on a

witness then was Hongkong. The voyage took the

NOTE: There will be a relay from white Hne of the bridge.

'Looking at his watch

Most probably the entry of the son brought money to witness ho

for Some idea of the progress made by frequency of 640 kilocycles from 8-11 found that it WOR Just train into the tall lattice-girders— | provisions.

modern shipping, can be gauged by soven o'clock, and said. "The which, of course, greatly increased "Wong Kwan put up the capital the fact that steam vessels do this Edingburgh train will be due. Im the flat surface opposed

admitted witness, “some While in Hongkong, Capt. Skinner mediately: let us watch if it will gule, unfortunately coincided with and we started making counterfeit now in only 10 hours. attempt to cross on such a night."one of the fiercest gusts of the storm, coins had been turned out and it was obtained his Second Mate's certificate They turned down the gas in the and the augmented leverage thus said by Wong Kwan that they wore and joined the Indo-China Steam Co. His first ship was parlour and grouped at the window resultingly broke or disturbed some not good enough, but he could find Navigation

people to buy them. On

the ill-fated Loong Sang, which sank to watch for the train. The moon- of the fastenings between the Iron Wong Kwan came to me and asked in the harbour off Blake Plex in the shine became more intermittent, columns and brick pedestals, and

big typhoon of 1023. Ho also served on the Bausang.. und groat scurrying clouds at times collapse naturally followed, Intercepted it altogether.

one

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design and construc of the bridge camo

good deal of the cri-

money

9.45

p.m.-12 midnight. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

10 p.m. Big Ben: Reuter Press Bulletin

12 midnight. Close Down.

p.m.

TO-MORROW'S BROADCAST

Bells and Service Front St. John's Cathedral

RECITAL BY ELSA ALVES

10.30-11.30 am. Morning Service from the Union Church

11.30a.m.-12.15 p.m. Morning Sor-. vice from the Hop Yat Church (Chinese),

12.16-2.30 p.m. European Recorded

1 v.m. Time and Weather Report, 1.30. p.m. Kenter Press Bulletins. Military Band-Music.

ne to go to Ilongkong with him to buy material, but we did not do so

Leaving the Indo-China S.N. Co., he until the 28th, of the 10th, moon and joined the China Navigation Com Tho comes," sho

aald

we started working on the 20th.

pany and was with them for two children, the

"On the night of, the 28th. Wang years, serving on the old and tion

Kaifong Kwan's son came to me Fat that moment the slowly for a

and got and the Shantung, Re-joining the Edinburgh ticism, and the Board of Trade In-several dollars worth of in-cent Indo-Chinn Co., be passed through programme. moving lights of the train could be distinctly scen round-quiry showed that the plans were had been found for them. 110 also to the command of 14 vessels, and in picces, and said that some purchasers the various stages from junior officer in Home respects faulty, ing the curve nt Wormit and pass material or not too high a class, me at his house at 9.30 that night. Superintendent. He later became the the told me that his father wanted to see 1923 became Assistant Maring ing the southern signal-box.

the and the maintenance after opening I went there and the three of us went Senior Marino Superintendent of the The train, once 011

more unsatisfactory: but the probability out and had something to eat and Company, bridge, seemed to move

moked oplum, and when I returned rapidly, and when the engine is that, had the bridge survived

that night, defects would have. Lo my,

was arrested by the -entered-tho-tunnel-like righ

Mountain Gnames Defendant stated that he would like girders his little girl described the soner or later, teen-discovered police"

and remedied. effects of the lights momentarily Had the train been a few to enll two witnesses, and the case shining through and then velinsed by the lattice work as "like light-minutes earlier ning."

While they were watching. n comet-like burst of fiery sparks sprang up, as though forcibly re- jected into the darkness by the en- gine, and a long trail or streak of fire was keen to fall till quenched in the water below.

Then there

was darkness on the truck.

A allence fell upon the

nt enger

the win- group

the iden broke upon dow ns them that the train had fallen over

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or

later it is

quite possible that the old Tay

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In that caxe the colossal Forth Bridge as we know. It would never have existed, for it owes its extremely massive design entirely to the

strophe of thé Tay.

room

1

was remanded for 24 hours,

Forged Bank Notes Further evidence was heard, by Mr.

F.

were

A Fine Record

Slavonie Rhapsody (arr, Winter- bottom); Air de Ballot; Cailirhoo (Chaminade); Pas Des Cymbaler Chaminade) The Mill in the Black Forest (Ellenberg): March of the.. Semper Fidelis March (Souan); The (Ellenberg); Bells of St. Malo (Rimmer): The As a member of the Technical Sub-Beggar's Opera-Selection (Austin). Committee (Shipping) of the Hong-

Songs-Der Doppelganger (Schu

Capt. Skinner's record throughout his life has been a successful on marked by capability, hard work, and attention to his stuties and the various interests of his Company,

on

a

AConcert.

Kin-pui is defended by Mr. and charitable circlew in the Colony, Beniz): Le Pare D'Attractions

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ECONOMIC EXPERTS

Bridge would be standing to-day.. A. A. bincfadyen at the Central kong General Chamber of Codice hert); Aufenthalt (Schubert). Alex- Police Court yesterday afternoon for some years, his work and advice, when committal proceedings

based

very of local comprehensive under Kipnis (Bass): Cello Solos

and The Nightingale and, the Rose, continued against Cheung Kinpui, knowledge

has been invaluable. The Garden of Sleep (De Lara), 2 No. 2 (Rimsky-Korsakov); book-keeper of the On Lok Yuen requirements,

has Cufe, 25, De cata-

Voeux Rond Central, is sound nautical experience

Beatrice Harrison: Songs Melne Pun Shu, master of the Kam Cheung proved useful to the Chamber more Roc (Schubann) Schone Fremde; In Piece-good shop, and Sze To-wai, un than once.

Fremde; Geisternahe (Schu- Cap and Mrs. Skinner will be. Der F employed, charged with possession of mfrsed by their friends in shipping Planeforte Solos-Granada-Serenade Ria Ginster (Soprano); forged bank notes. NOTES OF THE DAY

Cheung

M. D'Alnında Kemudios and Punit of with, long life and prosperity. Blancafort), Ricardo Vines: Songs

whom will join in wishing J. (Continued from Page 6) Sho is

represented by Mr. Hin-shing

They intend to take up their rest-0 Del Mio Amato Ben (Donaudy); the bridge and was in the river. than any Czar), Mussolini (who 1, instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall. Mr. dence in Sydney, Australia.

Plaisir D'Amour (Martini), Tile

beta Schips (Tenor):

E Flat unquestionably rules Italy and has G. Nigel appeared on behalf of

Sze To-avai

Major, Op. 20" (Mendelssohn), With growing horrur they watch-led her Into war), Pilsudski (the)

Mr. E. IL

II. Williams, Assistant Al- ed the curve at the north side to try Pole, fanious as a soldier, then as a torney General conducted the case

Marek Weber and his Orchestre, Waltz Dream-Potpourri and see if the train would pass statesman, but loved as a sort of for the Crown.

CONFERENCE FORMALLY (Straust, arr. Dostal: Blumenlied, Oμ, that point, but several minutes god), MacDonald (who was Prime

Detective-Inspector K. W. Andrew.

39 (Lange, arr, Bluthgen): Luna QPENED IN CANTON elapsed, and no moving object broke Minister of Great Britain), Laval attached to the Secretariat for Chi-

Waltz (Lincke); Mighty Lak n Rose (Nevin) the continuity of the bridge. The (who is Prime Minister of France), nese Affairs, testified that on Novem

Canton, Dec. 27.

of the Spring Entry ber 24, about 11.30 a.m., he received gentleman took his hat and hurried Briand, Liebknecht

oh, yes,

The 12th Annual Conference of the Flowers (Kockert); You shall be the

King of my heart. (Stolz). out and across Magdalen Green, and Bernard Shaw. Some of them the prisoner Pun Shu from Detective

Chan Yung-fong. Pun Shu stated China Economics Association was

2.30 p.m. Close Down. where he met several individuals were real dictators, some of them that, he received the forged bank formally openun yesterday morning

3.30.6.25 p.m. Chinese Programine. who had observed that something merely the figure-head leaders of noter from Cheung Kin-pul-in pay at the hill of the Municipal Recep

6.26-10.30 p.m. European Pro was wrong with the crossing train. their people, with only one voice in 'ment of a $200 loan. Cheung Kin- tion House. Over 50 members of the The wind at that time was so the Cabinet, others had only the pui in turn gave the name of the Association and economista ottended

6.25-7.45 pm. A Relay of the Bells strong that he had to crouch down attributes

Cathedral, upon the grass of the Green to pre- most of them rose to power on n at 21, Hing Lung Street. Sze Town' vent being carried bodily away. great wave of nationalism; and stated he won the money through One man was blown against an- the greatest of them nourish It.gambag in the country. other, and, both tumbled together. We are waiting for someone to give After further evidenes the hearing The massive signal post beside the us a formula for freedom which was again adjourned. north box was bent by the wind does not entoll national jealousy, like a willow, and on entering the hatred and Inevitable strife. Esplanade the pebbles were dash- | [Continued on Page 7.);

ramme.

1

of the autocrat. But, third defendant, Sze To-wal, who lived the car. Mr. Liu Chl-wen, and and Evening Service from St. John's

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

QUIET WEDDING

LIEUT. F. PURCELL"MARRIES

MISS N. E. SOUTH..

at

OUR DOUBTS ARE TRAITORS, AND His Excellency the Governar hing MAKE US LOSE THE GOOD WE. OFT appointed Mr. J. B. Prentis to be the Peak Church yesterday morning MIGHT WIN. HY FEARING TO ATTEMPT. | Assistant Crown Solicitor. -Shakespearo,

A quiet wedding was solemnisel when las Noran Evn South, former- ly of the nursing staff at the Military Hospital, became the bride of Lieut.

7.46-8 p.m. A Violin Recital by- Mnster Yehudi Menuhin.

"The representative of General Chen Chi- tang

Chairman Lin Yuen-kal. and made speeches of welcome.

The Municipal Gogorament gave a

1. Hungarian Dance No. 8 in B dinner party in honour of the mem-flat Malor (Brahms)! 2. Spanish

Dance, Op. 22 (Sarasate); 8. Minh berg of the Association to-day.

The Conference will be in session trels. (Debussy): Flight of the Bum-

(Rimsky-Korsakov); for four days. The main subject to ble-Bee be discarzed In "The future economic Danse Espagnole (La Vida Rrove!)

(Kreisler) polley of China."

B pm Local Time and Weather. The members will visit all govern. ment-owned factories and the new Report. works of reconstruction in the pro-and "Till I awake" (Four Indian Leye 8.03-8.10 p.m. "The Temple Bolla!! vince-Contral. Press,

Lyrics) (Amy Wondforde-Findon), *- 8.10-8.30 p., The Lener String

" Transcription Quartet

Finale Allegro (Dittersdorf); Quar (Bach); Quartet No. 1 tet: In D Minor Andante Cantabile "Death and the Malden") (Schu- bert) Minuet-Transcription from

SPEAK FOR HERSELF

F. II. V. Purcell, H.A. The Rov. II. C. ORIGINAL FROADCAST FROM

The brido,, who entered the Church

His Excellency the Governor has II's Excellency the Governor has all-appointed Mr. R. A. D. Forrest to be, Davies, M-C., M.A., dr., officiated. pointed Mr. C. J. Ros to be Secretary Deputy Clerk of Councils. and Mr. Im Ping-taeung to be an Assistant Secretary to the Urban 'Council..

on the arm of Captain Temple Morris,

Air from Suite in D

Sonata in G

Moment

costume and, Instead of the usual are being installed in the giant liner Musical No. 2 Cription (Schu

His Excellency the Governor has R.A.0.0., wore a lavender shaded appointed Mr. C. G. Perdute to act as It is notified that no architect, Deputy Inspector General of Poller, Auditor, barrister, dentist (whether registered as a dental surgeon or an exemnte person), medical practi

bouquet, carried a prayer-book.

The duties of beat man were under taken by Lieut. Roger Walter, R.A. fis Excelloney the Governor has Appropriate music was rendered on A.W. Lorena, the organ by Lieut

QUEEN MARY

London, Dec. 27. Twenty-eight microphones points Queen Mary, at various places from the bridge to the engineroom. They bert). will be used for broadcasts during

Bouthampton to maiden voyage from New York next May.

The Captain of the Haer, Sir Ed- bridge and the liner will "speak for herself" with all incidental noises of machinery, wind and wave that at tend the passage across the Atlantic.

British Wireless.

tioner pharmaceutical chemist or soli appointed Mr. W. 3. Carrio to bener the ceremony, a reception was ward Britten, will broadcast from the

Chairman of the Urban Council.

citor shall practise in the Colony unless he is in possession of a valid and current certificato practice. His Excellency the Governor has Certifiantes to practise for 1936 my appointed afe. V. h. Thomson to be be obtained from the Stamp Office on Assistant Superintendent of Imports payment of the Stamp Duty of $50. and Exports.

Rivch for the nowlywed couple and their friends by Mrs. H. G., Seth Emith, Thorpe Manor

Llout, and Mrs. Purcell left for a trip to North China later in the day,

that Name

om. From the Studio. 8.30-9. p.m. her

A Recital by. Tony Lorena (Piano- forte) and Owen Joce (Baritone)." Programme 1. Songs: More Byét (Soracle), Inndal Sombre: Woods, Lully, arr. Diackr Pianoforto Bios: Study In - Malor Chopin: Frelude In A Flat Hajor, Chopin; (Continued on Page 5)

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