Inquests on the dead men were opened in the afternoon by Mr.
W. King, H. M. Coroner, the inquiry in the case of -Thomas Moodie, charge engineer, and John Edmund Wilson, switchgear superintendent, being at the Publis Mortuary, evidence regarding Charles William Donaldson being taken later at the General Hospital, where he died shortly after admission.. Mr. W. C.
Russell, clerical assistant, gave evidence of identification and the inquiry was. adjourned until next Friday.
The death of Mr. John Edmund Wilson is very keenly felt, especially amongst the local engineering community. He was known to a very wide circle of: friends, and the fact that no one ever spoke of him except by the familiar name of "Tubby" was proof of his popularity. Most of his acquaintances took. him for a Scot and his sympathies seemed to be all that way, but he was born on the Knglish side of border, at. Maryport, Cumberland. At the electricity works he occupied the position of switchgear superintendent and the chief officials speak of his loss as one they very seriously deplore, for he was an engineer of considerable ability and was always ready and resourceful in an emergency. He had a promising career in front of him and his superiors admit that his place will "be very difficult to fill. Like all Border men, he wag a very keen sportsman, with a special leaning towards golf and billiards. At both games he was weill above the average and it was only quite xecently that he ran to within a few points of the coveted century" in a game of billiards at tite. Marine Engineers'—_ Institute. The members of this club will miss him sadly, for he was ever ready to lend a helping haad and be was a valued member of the balloting committee.
Mr. Thomas Moodie came from Skelmonlie, Ayrshire. He was formerly an engineer on the str.- Toonan and-joined the Municipat Electricity Department in April last as a charge engineer. He leaves a wife and two children.
Little is known locally of Mr./ Charles William Donaldson,. who was a recent arrival and a very quiet man, but those who knew' him best at the Marine Engineers' Institute believe him to have teen a Glaswegian. He served his apprenticeship at the Grange Ironworks. He arrived in. Shanghai about the autumn of last year, coming here as the representative of the turbine manufacturers, who sent him out from Eng: land to erect the complete plant, and he was in charge of the machine at the time of the accident a the Electricity Department had not at the time taken -over the machine from the contractors.
The Electri: ity Committee, the "Engineer-in-Chief and Manager and the whole of the staff of the Electricity Departmen deplore the loss of these valuable Itves and extend -to the relatives of all the deceased, both European and Chinese, their heartfelt sympathy.
Tue Chinese press reports that a Frenchman in Kirin hag receiv-' ed permission from Marshal Chang Tso-lin to bring a dozen. aeroplanes to, Newchwang from Kobe for the purpose of establishing an air service between Mukden and Canton.
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