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BUS FATALITY
YOUTH KNOCKED DOWN IN KOWLOON
$1230 DEATH BY MISADVENTURE " $125% ¤
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Yesterday Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, .692%
Coroner, and a fury held an Inquiry £15 n into the death of a Chinese youth, who was knocked down by a bus belonging the Kowloon Motor Bus Co., in Prince Edward-road, on July 26.
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Heard A Crash
He had gone, only about 20 paces when he heard a crash, and looking round saw that his Austin had been hit by the bus and thrown into a ditch by the side of the road. Between wit mass and the bus was a Chinese wha was also struck by the bus. The bus carried on, and witness had to step $3.10 b into the middle of the road to avoid it. .62/6 n
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GENERAL'S CRIME
CHANG FACES TRIAL IN OCTOBER
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Tokyo, Aug. 22. case in which General Chang Tsung-chang several weeks ago was charged with having shot to death with a revolver Mr. Hsien Kai, the fifth son of the former Chinese Prince Su, has been tried at the Oita District Court and the preliminary trial was completed yesterday. It has been decided that the case will be brought to a formal trial at the same court in early October next.
General Chang is now charged with having inflicted an injury upon the victim through. criminal negligence, leading to death.~~ Rengo.
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son for the swerving, and she thought that the driver had lost control. She telephoned to the Police, and when later she found that a man had been injured, she telephoned for the am- bulance.
A Narrow Escape
A Chinese employed in the market said that the youth was walking about 12 feet in front of him. Suddenly he heard a crash and simultaneously was knocked into a vegetable bed by the side of the road. Later when he climb-1 ed back, he saw a man lying dead on the road.
When questioned by the Coroner, the bus driver intimated that he did not I wish to give evidence.
The Coroner pointed out to the driver that. the result of the inquiry, there might be criminal proceedings. There .$8 b❘ seemed to be a good deal of evidence to prove negligence, and the jury had no explanation as to why he (the driver) had swerved the bus.
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Driver's Story
The driver then elected to give evid ence. Describing the accident he said that he saw a man carrying a load of sawdust and sounded his horn. The mn ran across the road from left to $12.80 8 right and when he again sounded his .$12.60 &
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The Coroner: Is this man you are talking about the man who was killed?
Witness: Yes.
Continuing witness said that he ap ..20/-bplied his brakes but the bus still moved $2% forward and knocked the lad down. He stopped the bus and alighted. The lad was seen lying at the rear of the bus.
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