WOMEN'S TRAGIC
DEATHS.
RECENT KOWLOON
FATALITIES.
CORONER HOLDS INQUESTS.
The inquiry into the death of a Chinese woman, who was killed in attempting to alight from a moving 'bus in Sai Kung Road on June 29. was concluded at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.
Evidence was given at the pre- vious hearing by Dr. K. H. Uttley, who performed a postmortem ex- amination, that death was caused
by concussion following a fracture of the base of the skull.
The husband of the deceased in- timated that his wife had gone to consult a medical practitioner about n sore finger which had been giving her constant trouble.
The medical practitioner, whom deceased. consulted, was then call- ed. He gave his name as Dr. S. H. Asjoe and told the Coroner that deceased visited him on June 28 and 29. She was suffering from a Whitlow.
The Coroner: The second day she came to you, what sort of con- dition was she in?
Witness: She was in a normal condition.
What did you do for her-I incised the wound in her finger.
Foreman of the Jury: Did she show any signs of nervousness ?--- No signs of nervousness.
In summing-up, the Coroner stated that it was evident that deceased was killed in jumping ou "from the 'bus while it was in motion. Deceased was a third class passenger and she went to the first class entrance and jumped while the car was about twenty-five yards from the stopping place. The driver and conductor of the car were not to blame. I think there is only one verdict you should re- turn and that is Death by Mis adventure." concluded the Coroner, The jury returned the verdict as stated above.
Crushed by Lorry.
As a result of the ground giving way on one side of a lorry, the vehicle tilted up; and a 60-year old Chinese woman, who was standing on that side of the roadway, got crushed between the lorry and a. pile of bricks. With the assistance of a few helpers, the woman was ex- tricated, but she died about 12 hours later. The accident areurred at Whitfield Barracks on July 9:
The
circumstances surrounding the victim's death were also in- quired into at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday, when Mr. Whyte- Smith sat as Coroner.
Dr. Uttley, who performed a post- mertem examination on the body of the deceased, said that the woman died of shock, following the effects of fractures and haemorrhage. The injuries appeared to have been caused by a crush.
·COLONY'S "WÄTER
SUPPLY:
KOWLOON RESERVOIRS
FULL.
The total storage in the island reservoirs on the morning of Mon- day, July 28, amounted to 2,015.00 million gallons, showing an increase of 429.07 million gallons during the past week: the amounted collected from streams was 480.50 million gallons.
The week's consumption amount ed to 83.11 million gallons which includes 23.28 million gallons from the Shing Mun Supply.
Kowloon Water Supply. The total storage in the mainland, reservoira on the morning of Mon- day, July 28, amounted to 301.51 million gallons showing an increase. of 91 million gallons during the past week, all reservoirs being now full.
The week's, consumption, not in eluding Hong Kong supplies and 2.10 million gallons delivered to water boats at Lalchikok, amounted to 31.09 million gallons.
The yield from the Shing Mun River and streams during the week was 53.78 million gallons.
THEFTS FROM THE **STANLEY."
DISCHARGED DEFENDANT
GIVES EVIDENCE.
Five members of the crew of the fore Mr. Whyte-Smith on remand steam launch Stanley appeared be- at the Kowloon Magistraes yester day, on charges of stealing riping and fire bars from the launch. The second defendant was discharged and the remainder convicted.
In withdrawing the. charge against the second defendant, Detective Sergeant Humphrey's said that he appeared to know more about the theft than anybody else, This defendant would be called to give evidence for the prosecution.
His Worship intimated that the method of liberating a prisoner from the dock and then making him give King's evidence was justifiable. He could not say, however, if such evi- dence had much weight."
The second defendant told his Worship that the articles had been dismantled on the instructions of the fifth defendant. The piping and iron bars were sold for $12.80 and the proceeds divided among the five men, the chief engineer receiving
two shares.
His Worship fined the engineer 825, and the other three defendanta $10 each.
TWENTY-EIGHT PREVIOUS
CONVICTIONS."
SHARP SENTENCE ON PER-..
SISTENT THIEF.
Having no less than a previous convictions on the police record, a Chinese, together with another man, appeared before Mr. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon. Magistracy yes- The husband of the deceased said terday on charges of larceny and that he and the deceased were unreceiving a quantity of clothing Inading bricks just inside the en- stolen from a house in Mongkok trance of the Whitfeld Barracks on district. Two women, were also July 9. They were each standing charged with receiving the stolen
Coming on one side of the road.
property. into the entranice a lorry backed up a short distance, and at a point beside the deceased, the road gave way, causing the wheels on one side to sink into the ground. The deceased' was crushed between a pile of bricks and the lorry....
With the exception of the second defendant, who, as usaal, pleaded uilty to the charge of stealing only, the remainder denied that they knew anything of the affair.
His Worship passed sentences of six months hard labour on the second defendant, and eight months' and 15 strokes of the birch on the firat defendant. The two were discharged.
women
Several European soldiers and a few Chinese, assisted in extricating the woman, who was later taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital. She complained of pain, and insisted on leaving the hospital, and was then taken back to her, home, where she Was attended by two doctors. She JUNK MASTER REWARDED. eventually died at the Kwong Wah Hospital.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1930.
RUSSIAN BANK'S
·THREE LAKHS.
CLAIMS BY CREDITORS IN SHANGHAI.
FULL COURT OF APPEAL RESERVES DECISION.
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SALE OF SHANGHAL SIBERIAN GOLD IN
TELEPHONE CO.
CHINESE PROPOSE BOYCOTT.
TELEGRAM TO C.C. WU.
The decision of the shareholders
Legal arguments as to the dis-of the Shanghai Mutual Telephone" posal of $300,000 assets of the Co., to sell the company to the Russo-Asiatic Bank were continued ternational Telephone & Telegraph yesterday before the fall Court of Corporation is still meeting with Appeal, when Mr. Jenkin and considerable opposition on the part Mr. Alabaster strongly opposed the of certain Shanghai Chinese, who suggestion that the Court adjourn are doing their best to stir up in order to ascertain the position agitation to prevent consumma of Paris as the head office of the
company.
tion of the sale.
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SHANGHAI
TWO RUSSIANS WITH TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
SOVIET AGENTS ON THEIR TRAIL.
Reports of theit ef gold from the Soviet Gold Mining Co. at Vladi yostok by two ex-employees who are at present in Shanghai are cir- culating in Shanghai Russian circles.
It is said that the two men dis- appeared" from the offices of the company with the gold, valued at How approximately $9,000,000. this huge consignment was shipped to Shanghai is not explained. Three members of the Soviet secret service are said to have arrived. here to prosecute the search for the men and the gold.
Feminine Disguise.
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The Sinuanpa says, that the Mr. Eldon Potter, R.C... together Minister of Communications has more requested the Wai with Mr. H. G. Sheldon, are ap- once pearing for the appellants (Shang-chiaopu to take the matter up with hai creditors) who are appealing the foreign Settlement authorities against à judgment of Sir Henry and the Consular Body, and to Gollan that the surplus funds should dge a vigorous protest. The sale go to the London creditors. Mr. | df the Shanghai Mutual Telephone
The alleged facts of the theft are F. C. Jenkin is for the London must be prevented at all costs, 16
Oa · July · S creditors and Mr. C. G. Alabaster, that the company may be restored
to the Chinese Government: The briefly as follow:
arrival at K. C., for the Official Liquidator.
Chinese community are urged by Shortly before the
Vladivostok of Soviet auditora, the Ministry of Communications to take aleat out of Mahatma the two men decamped to Harbin Gandhi's
book in the company of another "tor- non-co-operation and unite their efforts in the strug-signer. All were disguised as wo
men. The trio were subsequently traced to Dairen, where two of them embarked on board a Japan The Shanghai District Kuomin tang and the Chinese Subscribers ess boat, ostensibly for Yokohama, Association are said to have decid-via Shanghai. They have neither ed to submit a proposal to the arrived at Yokohama nor landed Nanking Government, suggesting that, in the event of the I. T. & T.. under their own names at Shang- failing to abide by the wishes of hai. the Chinese Government, alt Chin cse subscribers must cancel their subacriptions and the Shanghai Customs authorities must prohibit the importation of telephone ap paratus intended for the I: T. & T. In this connection, the Shuapco says that the Greater Shanghai Citizens Federation held a meeting
Division of Costs.
Dealing with the question of costs of the proceedings in the lower Court, Mr. Sheldon pointed out that the trial Judge ordered thegle for final victory. costs of the London liquidators, to be paid out of the assets, but made no order for costs of the Shanghai liquidators. Counsel said he assum- ed in the present case that the Shanghai liquidators were, not made defendants, and he thought that they were entitled to the costs of the lower Court prêcecdings and general costs.
Subscriptions to be Cancelled.
It is expected that the assistance French of the Settlement and police will be sought by the Soviet authorities in the search for the men.
According to message from Harbin to the Slaro, a leading
Mr. Alabaster said that Mr. Sheldon had failed to admit that as they were unsuccessful in the Court below they were not entitled to costs. There was nothing in the Act that every party should have costs, and still more than any unand resolved that, if the Telephone Shanghai Russian daily, the three successful party should be allowed Co. sale is carried through without its costs. They could not contend the approval of the Chinese Gov-secret service agents are from the that they were dragged here to suit ernment, all Chinesa subscribers Vladivostok section of the G. P. U. trace the the convenience of the liquidator should start a boycott movement
A. Anisi. in order to save himself from claims and refuse to pay rates to the and have been sent to from them in the future.
I T. & T. Should all Chinese sub- whereabouts of a Mr. Mr. Jenkin said he would leave scribers fall in with this sugges-moff, general manager of the Cen- the question of costs in the bands tion, the strength and efforts of tral Soviet Gold Mining Co., at F subordinate of "the Attorney-General and pro- the Chinese people will, it is said, Vladivostok, and ceeded to deal with the general be greatly consolidated. merits of the appeal. He pointed while, the Federation has decided
Soviet Commission's Discovery. out that there were six separate also to write to the Chinese mem-
The Commissioners found that proceedings and four applications bers of the Shanghai Municipal for the surplus assets. They sought Council and to the Chinese Rate the missing men had left Vladi the transfer of the assets to the payers Association of the Interna vostok with about 50 poods of gold tional Settlement warning them in, addition to other gold that was Shanghai creditors, and in all cases they hall singularly failed.
missing. important matter The Shanghai A number of arrests were made present application to provide evi. for their lack of interest in dence that the head office was in District Kuomintang has already and it was found that both Arrisi. Paris was merely the attitude of a written to the Ratepayers Associa peeved person, who, having failed tion in this respect and ordered moff and Fokin had, during June, on several occasions to obtain the them to call a meeting to devise secretly smuggled a large quantity surplus assets, was making a last
ways and meana to oppose the of gold abroad through foreign
-channels. attempt in the matter.
The
Third Party Claim. Counsel continued that the Shang- hai liquidator had abandoned his claim to the surplus, and it is now asked that this Court should sacer- tain the existence of a third party, but it had not been shown in any shape or form that the sending of the money to Paris would benefit the the Shanghai liquidators or creditors there.
Mr. Jenkin went on to say that there had been ample time to ascer tain the existence of a third party, and if their Lordships looked at the facte they must come to the con- clusion that it was a novel and un- precedented step. The Court is asked at the very last minute to ascertain if a third party has any rights, but the third party bad not only dis claimed their right, but has not taken the alightest interest in what was taking place in Hong Kong Would the liquidators in Faria re main silent for three years if they really thought they were entitled to benefit
ad.
sale.
Mean
this
named Fokin.
Agents of the G. P. U. later A telegram has been sent to Dr. learnt definitely that the two pen Wu, Minister to the United States, had left Vladivostok and wires by "the Citizens Federation, enumerating reasons why the Tele- were sent to the border to stop them. On July 6, it was discover. phone Co. should not be permitted that the culprits had passed to fall into the hands of foreigners through Pogranichaaio disguised and requesting him to take the matter up very strongly, with the as women and accompanied by two Several days later, foreigners. American Government and to do three members of the G. F. O. were mand that Amertean merchants ordered to Harbin in search of shall respect China's sovereignty.
them, only to find that the wanted men had spent three days in the homes of their foreign ac- complice, after which they had left for Japan, við Shanghai.
The Dwindling Dollar. Following a remark by Mr. Potter as to what rate of exchange the London creditors could expect, Mr. Jenkin said, with a smile, what the China creditors will get I don't know."
MARINË APPRENTICE'S DEATH.
MR. J. M. P. PONCIONE..
;
two
Many tokens of sympathy were. extended by friends and ship col- leagues of the late Mr. J. M. P Poncione at the funeral yesterday. Interment took place at the Pro- testant Cemetery, Happy Valley, the Rev. R Brougham conducting the service
Mr. Poncione, who was 20 years old, passed away at the French. Hospital the previous day after a short illness. He was a marine. apprentice on the s... Natica, a vessel belonging to the Anglo-Saxon at present in Taikoo Dock, Petroleum Company, Ltd., which is
In concluding his arguments, Mr. Jenkin said that "full justice will not be done by getting a reply from Paris by cable in 24 hours on which the Court would be asked to give their decision. He sub mitted that it would take months to gaih evidence, and even London Counsel said he could not press would have to be approached... the point too strongly on their
Mr. Alabaster, in his address, Lordships, not only in the interests argued that Paris was not the of all creditors, but also in justice master liquidator, and the fact that they stayed out of it after they bad to the trial Judge, whose memory was still fresh in their minds. A
been written to that they could more inconsistent method of pre-claim after Hong Kong, showed that Replying to the Coroner, the BELILIOS MEDAL FOR SAVING seating cases could not be imagin- they had no claim. He opposed the -application on the ground that the BRITISH OFFICER. driver of the lorry stated that he
Mr. Jenkin, submitted that he evidence which they now seek to never suspected that that part of
He had At the Royal Naval Yard or opposed the application for an the ground was hollow.
Court. First of all there was the long made several trips on the same Monday, there was a pleasing cere adjournment on various grounds. bring was available in the lower In summing-up, Mr. Potter sub- mony when Ho Tai, master of a place previously, and nothing un-
presented with the period which has elapsed during mitted that nothing had been said toward bad happened. Regarding junk,
which they could have obtained, the by the other side about the rule the reason why he allowed his lorry Belilies Medal by Rear Admiral R. to climb up the incline with the A. S. Hill, C.B.E., for heroic life evidence. Secondly, the adjourn of law which laid down that ment could not be granted as, it assets should go to the head office, rear of the vehicle taking the lead, saving.
was wholly inconsistent. Supposing and it was for the other side to he explained that he had to adopt It will be recalled-that that mancavre as there was not February 15, 1929, Lieut. D. Mac appellant's Counsel obtained the nacertain what is the principal
court of liquidation. sufficient ground for the car to make Intyre, R., was flying on one of evidence, even then he cannot be
The Hong Kong liquidator did completo circle at the top of the 'planes from H.M.S. Hermes heard as he has no locus standi to the incline. At the time in ques when it developed engine trouble argue for a third person. A fourth admit, when the Shanghai liquida- point, which was. really the Attor tor sued him for the money, that tion, the lorry was carrying four and the officer was forced to alightney-General's point, was that it paris was from 1918 to 1998 the con-
on & rough sea outside the harbour, layers of bricks.
Addressing the jury, the Coroner some little distance from the junk will be admitted that the other trolling office of the Far Eastern and that it with appear that the Ho Tai had great difficulty in bring. side had plenty of time to obtain branches. On the face of that evi particular spot where the accident the joke newmenenghina ping, horidentemthers camin
depart from the rule of law that happened was not a solid as other and it was not till after the aviator evidence that Party bhd knowingould, he impossible to girl phtanley Terrace, parts of the road. The ground gave had been washed off the floating of the liquidation, as Mr. Fleming the assets must go to the head way and this was the cause of the machine three times that he was had written to London and Paris office. It was the duty of the mishap The driver of the lorry picked up in one of the junk's could not, therefore, be held respon sampana. Bible,
The jury, without retiring, return- ed a verdict of Death by Mis adventure."
TVILA
on
In making the presentation, Rear Admiral Hill congratulated Ho Tai on his promptness in giving assist ance under such difficult conditions.
Among those attending the funer-- al were Mr. S. L. Vellenga Marine Superintendent), "Capt. Holyoak, Capt. Howe, Mr. J. Russell (repre eenting Taikoo Club), Mr. R. Gray, Mr. A. Fraser, Mr. T. Swan, Mr., McBurney, Mrs. R. C. Wallace, Mrs. G. McLeod, and children from Quarry Bay,
Wreaths were sont by Father and Mother, Mr. and Mrs. Amery, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Stewart, Mr. and Mra. Me. Leod, Mr. and Mrs. T. Swan, hoys
Quarry by p
Mr. S. L. Vellenga, Mr. J. E? Bouafield, Captain, Officers and saying that they could claim after liquidator to have argued that and Engineers, & Natica, as Solen, Hong Kong. Lastly, Counsel asked
Dut it before the Courts.s. Planerbie, es, Solen, Mr. J. L why the London creditors should be After a discussion between their Kleinugan, Mr. C. A. Giles, Asiatic made to wait another six months to Lordships and Counsel, Sir Peter Petroleum Co, (S.C.), Ltd, Anglo- Grain said that the Court would Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd., Taikoo
Dockyard and Taikoo Club. get their rights 1
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