THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1929.
wwww
-FIRE ENQUIRY
EVIDENCE ON PRESSURE OF WATER
any higher than the second floor, being then driven back by smoke.
The Jumping Sheels Witness next went into Lee House-street, and assisted in hold ing the Jumping sheet. Ha re
THE CHINA MAIL,
on the night following the fire, lying on what remained of the top floor of the building, at a dis- tance of about ten feet from: where the staircase would be. He could not form any opinion as to
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
WANTED
++
Apply Box No. 592, c/o "China Mail."
KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB.
HOW THE SAILORS JUMPED
moved a woman and a Chinese whether the body, in the position WANTED-English couple require The third sitting of the King male. The former had the ap- it was found, would indicate that small, furnished home or Båt, Hong Edward Hotel fire inquiry took pearance of a Japanese and seem-Mr. Seth was running toward the Forry to Kowloon near Star place in Mr. E. W. Hamilton's ed to be dead, the man also ap-staircase when he collapsed. Court at the Central Magistracy reared to have died.
Mr. King interposed to say that yesterday afternoon, when fur- ther evidence of considerable he had seen a photograph of Mrs. Tsui Kam-shiu who was killed in public interest was heard.
the fire and judging from that photograph Mr. King thought she might be quite easily mistaken for a Japanese in the dark.
The first witness yesterday was Wu Yee who had been empleyed at the King Edward Hotel for 19 years, and was a bar coolie at the time of the fire.
Wu Yee said that on the night of the fire he was sleeping in a small room behind the bar. He was awakened by what appeared to be a percussion. On looking up he saw flames shooting up against a skylight and lost no time in rushing out through a door on to the stone stairs by means of which he ran into the basement, Arriving there he found the base- ment door already open and rar out of the building. On reaching the street he joined with others in raising the alarm.
was
NOTICE
EMBERS are reminded of the
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
HE
instructions from · N. V. A.
Undersigned have received Croucher, Eaq., to sall by Public
Auction
ON
› MONDAY, the 25th March, 1929,
at 3 o'clock p.m.,
at their Sales Room, Daddell Street.
One Armatrong Siddeley Cat, 18/80 HP. 6 Cylinders, 5-Seater,
"On View on Day of Sale,,
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Sergeant McLeod said that be also helped to hold a sheet, and the first person who dropped into it was a Chinese "boy" who had thrown himself from the second floor, verandah. A number of Chinese were holding on to the sheets holy Biomediately M ANNUAL GENERAL 3 Gears, Self Starter picked him up and carried him MEETING to be held in the CLUB under the verandah of the Bank HOUSE on FRIDAY EVENING,
March 22, at 5.45 p.m. of East Asia across the road.
Some Let Go
R. LAPSLEY.
Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, March 21, 1929. IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE, 1911 and
Continuing, the Sergeant said that there were about fourteen people holding the fire sheet, most of whom hung on to the outside
By the Coroner: Some of the (far side) but witness amongst those who held on the in-Chinese who were holding the side. When people jumped into sheet let go and the man fell on the sheet it "gave" and went to his shoulder on the ground. He was alive, and witness helped to the ground..
Answering the Coroner, wit-pick him up.
Resuming, Sergeant McLeod nesa said that there were no fire- men holding the sheet, but there said that the next to jump was He fell in the were several police officers, five the Frenchman. Europeans, and the rest Chinese. same place as the "boy," but be- Wness said that he never helding in a diving position, his chin a jumping sheet before." There hit the ground. Witness could was a good interval between the ant say who it was that removed him to the Bank, but he was not jumps.
IN THE MATTER OF THE HONG KONG FINANCE & INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
of Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth, &
7
RECORDS
Jome a COLUMBIA You Should Get Today!
LATEST DANCE SUCCESSES.
5033
RAG-DOLL
LAUGHING MARIONETTE
4951
CONSTANTINOPLE
GET OUT AND GET UNDER
Hong Kong, 21st March, 1929.
5008
1. THAT'S WHAT I CALL, KEEN
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction
4901
JOL MAN RIVER
i
4900
ON WEDNESDAY, 27th March, 1929, commencing at 11-am,
at No. 1, Salfee Terrace, Kowloon. A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE (Particulars as per Catalogue)..
On View from Tuesday, the 20th
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS“,
Auctioneers Hong Kong, 21st March, 1929.
instructions to sell by Public
(In Liquidation),
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Yeung Woon, an electrician of
in precance of Section 188 the Hotel, who slept in the base
Sub-Inspector J. S., Dick, when then dead. The ambulance which of the Companies Ordinance 1911 ment, said that he was awaken-
arrived later took away the that a General Meeting of the March, 1929. ed by someone at the back of the recalled, stated that he arrived at. stone steps calling "Fire." Four the Hotel just before the Fire Chinese, the Frenchman and the Members of the abovenamed Com-
He dashed into the Briton: men ran into his quarters and Brigade.
In reply to the Coroner, Mr. pary will be held within the offices aroused him. He asked them if lounge and found the fire just they had the key with which to under the stair running up by the King said with regard to the dif- Fleming, No. 6, Des Voeux Road partition alongside the bar Anficulty of locating witnesses who Central, Hong Kong, on THURS- open the basement door.
Witness explained to the Coron-appliance son arrived at the actually saw Mr. Robson fall, that
TH er and the jury that the key to front door and a hose was run at this juncture they were still DAY, the Twenty-fifth day of April,HE Undersigned have received kept by a watchman who was at the junction of Ice House of many points which now appear-which the winding up has been WEDNESDAY, 27th March, 1929,
was usually from that point into the hydrant taking statements, but in time 1929, at 12.80 p.m. for the purpose they might get down to a solution of having an account laid before. them showing the manner in known as Chau Pak, who slept in street and Des Voeux-road.
ed to be mystifying. Conditions such as obtained at the time of conducted and the property of the the fire, Mr. King pointed out, Company disposed of, and of hear were not helpful to a clear recoling any explanations that may be lection by witnesses of what hap given by the Liquidater, and also pened or identification of those of determining by Extraordinary whom they rescued.
Resolution the manner in which the Booka, Accounts and documents of the Company and of the Liquida-
or thereof shall be disposed.
Dated the 22nd day of March.
the basement door
a room on the second floor. Wit- ness did not get the key from Chau Pak.
Pressure of Water The first fire appliance arrived at about 8.08 a.m. and he thought Proceeding to describe his ex- it was within two minutes that he periences Yeung said that he rush-took the nozzle into the lounge. ed out of the door of his quar- The nozzle was about one, inch ters and saw a glare in the lane. vide. He got as far as the tele Realising that he could find no phone room when water came means of escape without the key, through the nozzle. He was not he took a large hammer and expecting the water so soon, and forced the hasp off the door. e pressure was so strong that Several persons then went out it swung him right round. through that doorway.
The
W. L. ALEXANDER,
Liquidator.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"ELLERMAN LINE"
Appeal for Eyewitnesses
Coroner suggested that perhaps the Press might assist him and the police by informing anyone who had seen Mr. and 1929. Mrs. Robson that he would be The Coroner observed that inobliged if they would communi- view of the fact that there had cate with him or with Inspector The First Alarmn
appeared statements in the Press Lane, at the Central Police Sta- Replying to the Coroner, wit- that there was a lack of pressuretion. There were so many state- mess said that Chau Pak went to at the beginning of the fire, he menta on the first few days in the bed at about 11 o'clock, at which hoped that the papers concerned Press of how Mr. and Mrs. hour the basement door was lock-would give equal publicity to the Robson fell, that somebody must ed. The door was the servants' witness's statement about the have seen them. If that person, The Steamship, entrance and was always open pressure of the water. during the day. The watchmen were there during the day to see that no unauthorised person en- tered.
a.m.
►
Proceeding, the witness said that soon afterwards Chinese fire men arrived and took over the nozzle. He then went out and as-
McLeod and taken away.
From EUROPE. "CITY OF DUNKIRK"
All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, Manager's Evidence. „ where they will be examined on any Mr. J. H. Witchell, manager of Tuesdays or Fridaya, between the then hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon, within the King Edward Hotel, went into the witness box. the Free Storage period of One Week,
No Fire Insurance has been affect"
Bills of Lading will be countersign-
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED, General Agents, Hong Kong, 21st March, 1929.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON
Auction
ON
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at No. 18, Conduit Road. A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
*FURNITURE
Comprising
Armchairs, Couch,, Occasional Chair, Card Table, Carpet, Black- wood Pedestal, Screen, Sewing. Machine Perambulator, etc., etc.j ..Teak Dining Table, Dining Chairs, Dinner Waggon, Ice Chest, Sideboard, Crockery, los Chest, etc,, etc.,
Linen Cupboard, Bedstead and Nesta (Patent) Spring Mattress, Child Cot Patent with Hair Mat- tresses, Washstand, Shanghai Baths, Forcelain Wash Basin, etc etc..
On View from Tuesday, the 26th March, 1929,
Terms: Cash on Delivery. Catalogues will be issued.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 21st March, 1929.
ON
THURSDAY, March 28, 1929, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
Comprising:
Teak Hatstand, Glass Cabinet, Chesterfield Couch and Armchairs, Bookcase, Gramophones, Carpets, Ruga, Tricycle, Oil Paintings, Pic- tures, Desks, Electrical Ware, Porcelain and Brass Ware, etc., etc. Teak Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Sideboards, Dinner Wag- gons, Ice Chests, Dinner Crockery, Glass Ware, Kitchen Utensila, Yuters, etc., etc.
PN 44C
or persons, would write or tele-having arrived, Consignees of Cargo phone to him, or alternatively to by her are informed that all goods Inspector Lane, he would be much are being landed at their risk into the obliged.
hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Go- downs" of "Holt's Wharf, whened ¡dell- Mr. King: I think I can pro- very may be bied. Witness added that level with sisted in the bringing out of the mise some information later. I No claims will be admitted after the lane and above the basement, jumping sheets. Several Euro-must say that the firemen have the goods have left the Godowns, and there was another door which was peans, two Indian constables, not been thoroughly canvassed all goods remaining undelivered after opened only when scavenging some European constables and for information, as we have not 27th March, 1929, will be subject to
rent. coolies and tradesmen having seven or eight Chinese assisted in yet had the time. business with the servants of the holding the sheets. Witness said
All Claims against the SteamerTHE Undersigned have received, Tustructions to Bell by Publie Continuing, the Sergeant said must be presented to the Undersigned hotel arrived or left. The key that two American sailors jumped the body of the Briton was found on or before 3rd April, 1929, or they Auction to that door was also kept by from the fourth floor. The first dressed in pyjamas and lying ou will not be recognised. Chau Pak.
got into the sheet about a third its side. Munshi Singh, an Indian con-in, and the sheet sagged right stable, that he was in Ice House-down. The sailor hit the road and street at about 3.10 a.m. when he witness could not say whether first observed that the Hotel was he was alive or otherwise. on fire. He at once blew his By Mr. King: Seaman Kish Hdd that about 12.30 on ed. whistle. He observed that came down in an upright position the morning of the fire, he went watchman in a building opposite with his feet slightly tilted for- into the bar to see it closed up.ed by, the Hotel was also blowing his ward. Those who held the sheet Then he went into the lounge and police whistle.
were pull in. He went to the fire alarm at About three minutes later the conversed for some time with Mr. William. Woods, before the, the junction of Des Voeux-road next sailor jumped, after first latter retired to his room. Mr. and Pedder-street and smashing throwing down his hat. He Woods was a.sufferer from the glass gave several pulls. jumped in much the same way as asthma. Between: 2.45 and 3 The Hon. Mr. T. H. King, act-his companion and landed right o'clock he was roused from sleep ing C.S.P., announced that the in the middle of the sheet. This by the sound of police whistles. alarm was given at about 3.06 sailor was pick up by Sergeant Looking over the verandah, he Front Door Wide Open In answer to another question saw a Chinese policeman running by Mr. King, he said that the down Ice Ilouse-street into Des
Vieux-road and Questioned by the Coroner, jumping sheet did not sustain any round the corner. Whistles were disappearing Munshi Singh said that about six tear or damage. persons jumped into the fire Sergeant Waglan said he reach still being blown, and witness sheets, two of them falling wide.ed the scene of the fire from the had not lain down again for three or four minutes when he noticed Sergeant F. W. R. Allen, who Central Police Station at 3.20 a.m. smoke. He jumped out of bed had given evidence earlier as to He saw two American sailors and opened the door leading out the finding of the body of Mr. jump from the fourth floor into the passage. It was full of William Woods, was recalled. He He helped to hold one of the smoke, and he rushed out to find said that he arrived at the scene jumping sheets at the moment of the fire at about 3.04 or 3.05 that two American sailors were that it was coming up the stair-A a.m., before the Fire Brigade. He seen to leap from the fourth case. He descended to the third floor landing, and as he reached ran straight into the front door storey. A Chinese standing at the as he found it wide open.
saw the staircase The sheet next to witness suddenly below it collapse, and people
it....he -staircase was completely alight let go his hold and ran away,
at that time and there appeared to when he saw the body of the first rushing up the steps to the top
floor, be some baggage (which seemed sailor hurtling down, with the re to be stores) which was then near-sult that the sheet sagged at that ly all burned.
end and was torn from witness's He could not get further than grasp when the body landed on it: Mr. and Mrs. Robsonry He tried the lift entrance owing to the the sailor fell in a sitting post the door of their room and also smoke and fire He looked for a tion; his feet touched the canvas, that of the room in which Mr. fire appliance, but, not being and he dropped back to the Enos Seth was. Then he went familiar with the place, could not ground and was killed. The find one.
other sailor landed in
to: Mr. Woods's room which he the when witness went out. He ran ped to the ground with him. Woods hard, and haid: "Come on; The Fire Brigade had arrived centre of the sheet, which drop-opened, to find Mr. Woods still ing on his bed. He shook Mr. round the Savoy Hotel into the By Mr. King: The canvas held lane at the back, and a Chinese good in so far as the material get out of bed and run for your told him that he had hurst open was not damaged or torn by the life. Mr Woods said:
Witness weight brought to bear on it that ight, all right"
"Run for Your Life" On returning to his, floor, the first persons he warned
were
All the basement door. went in and got on to the fire night.
Witness then left to return to staircase. He was not able to go ater, witness found the body three children. They, ran down his room where he woke up his of a European lady lying side the stairs, but he brought them ways over the side channel, in her back and guided them up again to night-dress. It appeared to him the top floor. The eldest got on to have been left lying where it fell, and had not been moved. He to the roof while he followed the had not seen the lady jump from other two down the stone stair- case into the basement. - As they the building.
MAKE YOUR OWN SODA
WATER
Sparkling Glugget Aley: [Toxic Water,
squally
FLUGEL
td. per dozen
large battles
FLUGEL
•
left the top floor, the whole Detective Inspector Lane, in staircase collapsed, behind them Answer to the Coroner, said the police had been unable to locate Further hearing was adjourned anyone who had seen Mrs. Robson until this afternoon.
MACHINE fall or had seen her strike an over-
STUBLANT LOI
Daily £9
COMPLETE. Frite at once
head wire in falling.
Home Mr. Seth's Body
Sir John Cadman, Chairman of Sergean Waglan, proceeding the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, with his statement, spoke of the recently arrived at Abadan (Persian finding of Mr. Enos Seth's body Gulf),
SATURDAY, Maren 23, 1929, commencing at 11 a.m., at their Sales Room, Daddell Street.
11 Dozen Umbrellas
1 Case Union.Coverts
48 Wheel Barrows
4 Ice Making: Machines 4. Ceiling Fans
Mand
Quantity of Mater Spare Parts, Electric Lamp Bulbs, Sundry Furniture and Miscellaneous Goods.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
FLAMMERT- BROS.
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 21st March, 1929.
Teak Iron and Brass Bedsteads | with Mattresses, Single and Double Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Wash- stands, Toilet Crockery, Linen Cup- board, Blankets, etc., etc.
also
A Quantity of Blackwood Furniture and
Two Sextants. Catalogues will be issued.
On View from Wednesday, March 27, 1929.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 21st March, 1929,
-AT-PRESENT, OUTDOOR WORK ONLY
K. FUJIYAMA
PHOTOGRAPHER.
S.P.C.A.
MASKED BALL
Excellent Flashlight Photographs
!!
on view at ANDERSON'S & MOUTRIE'S.
PROMPT DELIVERY: GUARANTEED.
can give you as good results as any Photographer in the City and better than 95% of them." TEMPORARY OFFICE::
3rd FLOOR, I PRAYA EAST, HONG KONG.
RHAPSODY IN RHYTHM
CAN'T HELÈ LOVIN' DAT MAN-
WHY DO I LOVE YOU?
MAKE BELIEVE
For-Trot,
Che Anderson Music Co., Ltd.
Just
for Once
Insist on SIMONDS' “MILK STOUT” you will insist, always after that. And you'll never want to miss it when you've tried it once. It's a revelation -nourishing, creamy, tonic, invigorating. So say
"MILK STOUT.”
Each Pint contains the energising carbo- -*-hydrates of 10 oze, pure Dairy Milk.
Sole Agents:-
* CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD. (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong).
Prince's Building.
Tel C. 75.
BEST
DUTCH
CIGARS.
Manufactured by: KOYAL “TRIO” CIGAR”
Works: AMSTERDAM.
→Sole Agents
TABAQUERIA FILIPINA
Asiatic Building, Queen's Road C.
CHOY HEONG MANUFACTURER OF PRESERVED GINGER. AND-FRUIT.
Established For More Than Forty Years. No. 90 Bonbam Strand, Hong Kong. Tel. C. 1424. A Sham Chan Street, Mongkok. Tel. K. 400.
MARTELL'S BRANDIES.
V.S.O.P.
BOTTLED IN
COGNAC AND
GUARANTEED
PURE GRAPE
THREE STAR
V. V. S. O. P.
MARTELL & CO.
BRANDY
SOLE AGENTS:
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
ling, Ice House Street,
TONG KONG
Tel C. 135.