The most spectacular effect of the explosion was perhaps the manner in which Kwok Mun, whose death we are investigating, was flung from Queen's Pier to the roof of the LIK. Club.
The cause of the explosion, then, must be sought in the boiler and its accessories, the chief of which is of course the safety valve. Part of it was found on the corner of the pie the rest lies somewhere in the mud, stripped off and lost when the boiler was torn open. Mr. Butterfield and Mr. Jackson have stated that the part of the valve recovered, though somewhat damaged, shows no evidence of having been tampered with and you will remember that such valves are regulated by the Gvt, Marine Surveyor who conducts the survey d eventually locks the valve to prevent tampering, An additional argument against tampering is absence of motive: Mr. Jackson showed that an increased load on the safety valve would give increased speed and increased coal consumption, and the only advantage of this would be if the Dojima Maru was competing against other launches, which was obviously not the case.
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