The Bermuda Recorder

              jy looking gprmbni w 3 recorder i ft 1eat8pb8sh v uk vis lti ruhiisned m-weejuj rkjcfc bd wednesdays l saturday uahajja 8 s£s'j volume xxxe hamilton bekmuda satukuay jaimuaky u lyoi no 4"i wilhelmina's engineer deserving of strongest possible censure court says noted historian due today for lectures here fire chief tells of probe 15 minutes before hotel ur lieorgc a singleton one oi tne loreniost historians 01 the christian church is due to arrive in the eolony today to bi guest speaker at three speeial men's day services planned foi vernon temple a.m.e church tomorrow blazed anew aoout lo or 2u minutes before the worst fire in the colony history razed the big hamilton hotel on december 22 the chie of tiie hamilton fire brigade mr walter durham petty visit d he scene of the previous film and declared that then would he no further ou break tlie visitor is al-o slated t speak at other a.m.e eliurches next meek beyin niiijr at bethel shelly bay 01 monday st phillips harri bay tuesday and kichan alkn st george's on wed nesday dr singleton will b tlie ruest in bermuda of rev t w foster pastor of vernoi temple t cc :.. i ..._.■ am wk 7 a ' j : : sfl hi jlsfl h l^sl aa^^^aaaaaaaaat^d aaaaaaf i:>7:'v kl^lnw^h '■'■' i ih ■ am w '- " w a i dr g a singleton llie strongest possible censure is in order tor the enginee of the ill-fated ferry boat wilhelinisa for leaving his past com pletely unattended prist to the disastrous fire the three-ami court of enquiry reported yesterday cann races jnew prosecutor at fourth tria ur t ety one ot the six wit besses to testify at the rcsumec inquiry into the hotel fire las night he told coroner .]. s mcbeatfc and the jury that in had inspected the rooms thai had been burnt in the first out break and was well satisfiei that there would be no fur ther outbreak i i 1 i . • . possidinty that a wire bar become grounded geueratec heat and started the first fire o-iiad some member of the crew been in tlie engine room for i period of ten minutes prior to the discovery of the fire the coin felt that the fire would have been discovered in its early stage and could have been extinguished simply with an extinguisher rri i \ . i ill 1 iiiiflwig koosevelt lam faced a new prosecutor yester lay when lie went on trial fo the fourth time in the suprenn court on a charge of receiving lfx»ds alleged to have beei stolen from the vera p cart china shop front street i;...,,;i mr retry commenting oi earlier evidence that the roon where the first fire began saic that if it contained stray bag gang wrapping paper ant straw as had been stated the fire might have beei caused by spontaneous coin bustion uie lourt also held tin skipper of the vessel captaii raymond charles reginah dill partly responsible the felt it was his duty to see tha members of his crew were a their various posts but tin court conceded that the s"kip per was handicapped by tin absence of a voice tube con nccting the wheelhouse witl the engine room ti _* : i if ur singieron is considers one of the greatest livin authorities on the history a the christian church ir i-i 1 i • commends mr trills action n putting the safety of his pas sengers before that of hi vessel the court was of tin opinion that mr dill actec wisely in changing course foi boaz island and that he ex hibited some degree of couragt in staying at his post in tin wheel-house while the fire va closing in on that portion o the vessel me inspection was made be twees 1.3u a.m and 1.4a a.m at 2.03 the alarm again wen off the fire duel and hi brigade returned and fouui that the rooms above tin earlier burnt out booms wen on fire alter we had beei fighting the fire for about tei the roof it expanded verj minutes the tire broke througl rapidly mr betty said eeeeeeeeeeet ttttlt lnbac hfi lie headed tne historica committee of the world conn cil of churches and durinj the meeting of the council art evaston i illinois he served or its press relations committee he is also historian for th city of philadelphia and a member of the historical com mittee of the state of pennsyl vania iiamiilhi i lie prosecutor was mr a a fvauei barrister who re keved acting solicitor genera cowie who appeared for th crown in ihe other trials c nn is again represented bj mks lois browne barrister who served as counsel in tin other trials the case is being keard hv the chief justice sii i t cilbert novel lvent rlannec to mark centenary widely travelled members o his denomination he was form erly president of paul qnini college texas and had tin rank of major in the chap lains corp of the t7 s army llie court comprised 311 e w p vesey chairman mr w b smith and captaii a r francis they report e that they were unable to de terminc the cause of tin txovembcr 12 fire which re suited in the loss of one of thi 56 passengers aboard the sleel ferry boat i^ocal members ot the \\ d berforce university alumn association are planning i novel affair — a coffee hon conversazione — to be held a the imperial hotel on tnesdav january j1 at 8 p.m tin event is part of the universa observance of the centenary o wilberforce university whicl is this year "- ■* i ../. hit court was satisfied tha the fire started on the star board side of the engine room and from the rapid manner ii which it spread into the super structure it was apparent t the court that there inus have been sonic highly iu flammable material in or abou the engine room the repor stated ur singleton is regarded as a walking enclyclopaedi on the church of england anc the african methodist epis copal church among flu books lie has written is dim entitled a romance of afri can methodism which i us ad as a text book at several colleges and in universities as a general officer of the a.m.e church the doctor i second only to a bishop he is editor of the a.m e church review and is one of the best known and nlost hivuience was taken jas night on two possible cause of the fire which broke ou first at fl p.m and again a 2 a.m due theory was tha a short-circuit could havi caused the first fire whil another suggestion of spon taneous combustion mas ad i i lie trial was delayed to ur singleton has the m.a d.d and ll.d degree among others which he gaioe at the universities of boston chicago wilberforce a n c allen on tliursday night th distinguished visitor will b the guest of honour at a ban piet at vernon temple dur ing the evening he will speatk of his experiences at the work council of churches meeting in illinois and geneva mo nine yesterday tnroiril the liffi nlty of selecting i jury ther were only 24 mem bers of the present n-inel c!ig ihlr c ' . ir 7 ' ri e ( b • l '" 1 12 swirved a1 the last tria ). ol these cann exercising hi right challenged seven who the ninth juror had taken hb place there were no won eligible jurors pre seat tin court was obliged to sdjouri n — 1 i it _■ tt i tie courl was ot tile cpunoi that it was the duty of eithc the chief engineer mr bdwan middleton stowe or his assist ant mr w'ilburt macdonah warner to have been in tin esjrine room at all times durinj the trip evidence was givei to the effect that both en gineers left the engine room at the same time during the trij from hamilton to somerset hostesses at the tjonversa zioen will be ladies win formerly studied at wilber force and wives of forme students the guest of honoiii will be dr creorae singleton a former dean at the uuiver jar \\ luiam jiiles tatem superintendent of the wiring department of the bermud electric light company testi fied that there was a remoti vane.ei in connection witn t lie pos sibility of petrol leaking iut tlie bilges the court consid crca n a dangerous practice for vessels carrying passenger to have large supplies or in .- - a ...... i ill t ati>n continued on 1'nge lt sitv aii laterestign pro gramme featuring outstanding local a r t is t e s has beei arranged and funds raisec will gotowards the centenan endowment fund of wjlber force deed any supply ot petro stored in the engine room j ' petrol tank containin 10 gallons of petrol was stored ii tlie twilhelmina's engine room it was stated 21 killed and 75 british study eastern political picture after red tour old soldiei rroiii the evidence tin court is satisfied that it wa mr stowc who should havi bees in the engineroom durini that particular trip the cour 9nds that by absenting liimsel from his post whether to g only as far as the entrance t his cabin or as was suggested by his assistant i into his cabin the engineer was in derelict ioi of his duty and is deserving o the strongest possible ceiiure the reported stated if ai m i...,i ...; l «. wounded in 3d da of bombay riots honoured on 81st birthda ma llie court considered it pos sible that the fire could havi started by a lighted eigaret*t coming into contact with sonn inflammable materail tin suggestion that a cigaretti thrown over the starboan side might have entered tin engine room through one o the four portholes was record cd by the court personal and social by konaia steac ineniner is rmu nussia conn defeat the n7izis only becaus of help given by britain am america but today the c<>n munists heap abusive ian mi their benefactors -\*<\\ delhi jan 1 governnient sources reporter today bombay city poliei killed twenty-one rioters anc wounded seventy-five other iii street clashes wednesday tl l n im.m.iai'ukii — rouowin the soviet leaders visit t india and burma the easteri political picture has beei studied by top british govern mental representatives in thi hemisphere who have returnee to their posts after routiix . annual conferences here fill - . p r ... ; . rrenids ot mr u !? hyatt sr will be pleased t learn that lie is still hale ant hearty and was recently citet on his 81st birthday by thi star aud herald newspaper m the republic of panama where he has been residing foi a number of years - at tt -.-.+* * ;.. iu c.,ti,o mrs bermce fade net desilva returned to her homi at 854 prospect place brook lyn x.y on tuesday via tin queen of bermuda aftei snending fonr wets jsj lur muda with relatives and friends on saturday night she was guest of honour at a party at cannville residence of her sister mrs dilton cann with whom she stayed m aa aa this is now tnev repay one help ti 1 lie casualty figures wen for incidents between 10 a ln and midnight wednesdav some of those wounded hos pitalized with bullet wounds were reported in serious con it ur mmve had wished t absent himself from the engiin room it was clearly his duty t see that his assistant replacec li i in there it adds uues moscow een luevp is no doubt about th 1 fact that some day if thei think we can serve their in terest thev will pounce upoi us as for burma we remaii friendly to our friends brit'iii and the united states in spiti of russian abuses llie investigator were sans fied that the fire did not star by reason of any defects ii either of the diesel engines evidence was that the elec trical system showed no de fects after the fire it wa possible that the bilge pumps switche don automatically causing a spark the reporl stated lliey came trom l omniums china japan burma hon kong indonesia pakistan the philippines booth viet nam cambodia laos thai land australia xew zealand xorth borneo sarawak ma laya and singapore officials from britain also attended mv liyarr who is tne latnet of miss icilda hyatt of aiigh street hamilton came to ber muda in isflfl as a member o the british west india regi went he was with the grouj which included mr james dick richards ■ n d the other bully roosters whr stopped off here after spend ing a number of years in the colony mr wyatt went to his native jamaica and then on to panama where he is said to be one of the oldest living west indian veterans on the isthmus i t i . sr tf aa disciplinary acicn agains ditioi engines ihe sources said 2o0 othel persons were injured during the day by acid bombs stones and arson fires miss ilenda iv-"s berkelev road pembroke wil be leaving the colony over thi h-i'mi-t-ci for a v\\t to i!i tatted sta^s * * a ine report nofs that mule the provisions of the bermud merchant shipping act 1990 the court was not able to taki disciplinary action agains the engineering crew however it suggested that the iovernoi might draw its findings to tin attention of the board of trad so that that body might con sider what action if any should be taken une ot the most interestinj issues discussed in this gen eral connection at the bi british get together here was the marked contrast betweei receptions received bv mr khrushchev and soviet pre mier nikolai a bulganin ll india and ' burma it wm commented thai the iiidhr press and the public reacted more or less favorably te harsh criticism of the wesl because of the american atti tude toward goa as explained bv secretary of state john poster dulles this has made indians angrier than they have felt in a long time since they consider any support to portugal's position in this affair is an assault upon india sovereignty six persons previousn were reported killed monday and tuesday in the bombay rioting \ _ 4 1 i'roceedings were officially secret as ill prevoitts years p.ut i talked individually wit numerous participants at thi conference and can iudicat some views on importan topics as these emerged fron unofficial conversations rsgt and mrs bpurgeoi maybury of kindley ail force base left the colony oi tuesday for arkansas when they will make their home mrs maybury is the formei miss tjeola bowen daughtei of mr and mrs joseph bowen of xorth shore pembroke a m * governor to meet al a government spokesmai said : tomorrow we naturally are nuici concerned with these develop ments but there is nothing i can do about it as a soldier mr hyatt wa his excellency the uov ernor sir john woodall win has a-sumed the title of chie scout for bermuda will mee all scout troops cub pack and rover crews in a rceep tion at government house f o morrow afternoon at mc o'clock all units are to b in order at the western gate uangton hill at 3.15 p.m mr g walker will be in charge of the parade soviet abuse assailec engaged iu two campaigns it west africa from 18fl3 to 189 against the tiniinies anc meudi tribes he served as i guard in the boar war prison ers compound in south africa he was a pioneer tailor ol military uniforms and aftet 42 years at the trade is stilt active die court stated in the clue engineer's favour that he actci with considerable presence o mind and courage in goin back into the enigne room t shut off the fuel supply it order to stop the vessel's motor'7 just prior to the beach tjig of the ship at boaz island *.. +•..„ .... i ' * ...... lie question ot army nnin stepping in would arise old if civil authorities find thei are unable to cope with flu situation and only at th u i request vavin dion . topic number one emnrace the soviets they have jags been stirring up as nmel trouble as they could in tin course o fa good-will tour t india and burma but tin feeling was that their props ganda blasts in some measu'i had backfired m . ii ... -. . i • .» . • sr 1 mr tieorge v oodley tin well-known contractor of pem broke park left this week foi a vacation with relatives ant friends in st kitts w.i ixenru rial i he rioting in isomoay wa touched off by plans of prion minister jawaharlal nehru t carve bombay state into thre new linguistic units unclei the government's plan there would be a northern state foi the gujerati-language segment of the population and a south en state for marathi-speak ing indians t :*.. e i>..„.v - " miss margaret irice i social worker from xew york arrived in the colony on mon day by p a a plane for i te nday holiday at cannville guesthouse pembroke west » » # as tar as tne stopper wa concerned the court also eriti cised him for failing to insti gate some more positive action towards the extinguish ing of the fire according ti the evidence given the court the report stated that the only serious attempt to extinguisl or control the fire appeared t be stowe's action in releasing carbon dioxide into the engini room when he realised there was a fire io illustrate this tact speci fically from outside the eon f create here i would cit editorial words of the tribune p>urmese-language daily news paper published in rangoon r ........ uw i,„i . 27 rebels llie in algeri *»;„., it in burma tlicre are no suel tensions tlie burmese dis pensed with american ait three years ago and have n such problem any more as tin halacing of receipt of unitec states help against suspicion of american aims and foreigi policy so while many indians enjoyed mr khrushchev's lashing out against the west there was no reciprocal spark in burma to make an emotion al arch light these british ob servers felt mop-u1 algiers ian 18 rrenct authorities said today theii troops had killed twenty seven rebel terrorists ir twenty-four hours of mop ping up following a three-day week-end hattie mi i _ a i - funeral notici mr cecil llark ot renioroiv left for the states yesterday to resume his studies • si n say s tt caiciiiicii most cordial welcome to th russians but they used us a funeral services ior mrs lilian maud simmons will b held tomorrow sunday a st john's ohurch pembroki at 4.30 p.m a short service wil be conducted by the rev tk a collins at alaska hall courl street at 3.45 p.m the city ot uombay wouu become a federally-adminis tared district officially bilin i imirushchev mkitars ivlirusii c'lev first secretary of tin soviet communist party sait about the british are bitter — so bitter that if we had beer british we would have chal lenged them to fight . . 1 lllllg also leaving yesterday ioj xew york was miss rutl simmons of smith's parish she has gone on vacation * * * me cleanup action up t yesterday also resulted ir fifteen niore soldiers of tin army of allah captured anc eleven wounded the three day battle took a toll of 15 rebel lives gua about halt the city s resi dents speak maratm and wan bombay city to become tin capital of the proposed south ern state w ■*• captain um uommenaec arriving on \\ ednesday 101 a holiday at archlyn villa pembroke we was miss lulu wade of xew york however tne report san the court understands am wnai ahrilsnc-hev must re i * why not iky thf»k two