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CLAIM
Judgment Reserved
LANDLORD GIVES EVIDENCE
The case in which La Kwal-
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By Sergt. F. Roberts
Tragic Death Of Woman
The death of a junk mistress, Lai Ng, which occurred while she was being taken to hospital following La explosion aboard her junk. was" the subject of an inquest held at the Central Court yesterday, Mr. Butters sat as Coroner, assisted by a jury comprising Messrs. C. Woloshinoff (Foreman), Hyim Phoon and H. Lau Gooey,
fong. trading as the Sun Man Sewing Factory brought an action against, his landlord Tong Ying- cheung. for $1,000 damages for The junk was fully loaded with sleep about 7 pm, that night, and trespass, wrongful entry and as- aviation spirit for Hankow and was about 10 p.m. an explosion oc- sault on April 29-last at plaintiff's ordered to proceed to the Kow-curred. Witness was blown over- premises, was concluded yesterday loon Canton Railway Station On board, unconscious. He could not before Mr. E. H. Williams at the reaching there, they were Informed express any opinion as to the cause Summary Court. His Lordship that no wagons, were available for of the explosier. There was no reserved judgment.
transportation. and the junk was naked Are on board the junk. be
Corroborative evidence was given by two fokls who stated that they
At the previous hearing it was requested to anchor at Causeway | sald, alleged that defendant forcibly en- Bay alongside the Asiatic Pet- tered No. 25. Tung Tau Street on roleum Company Installation. |April 29, and threw the goods and Evidence was given by the had not been smoking. There was chattels which were in the pre-master of the junk. Chau Kau, also no cooking done on board the mises at the time on to the street, who stated that there were a few junk.
It was also alleged that plain-other junks, loaded with similar tiff's assistants were assaulted and thrown out.
Plaintif denied having received any legal notice to quit, defendant having claimed that such notice had been sent to the plaintiff
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cargo, tied alongside one another. Chau Sap-mui, 18-year-old A few of his fokis went ashore, daughter of the deceased, who was leaving his wife and daughter on!on board the junk, sald, she was board. the craft. They went to blown overboard by the force of the explosion. She clung tight to the stern of a junk and was res-
through Messrs. Deacons. solici FATAL WANCHAI cued.
tors.
Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ repre- sented the plaintiff and Mr. 'M. A. da Silva appeared for defendant. Defendant brought a counter- claim against plaintiff for $14. being
arrears of rent for one month and five days, $6.18 as money owing for electric light consumption and mesne profits up
CAR SMASH
DRIVER FINED
ANOTHER COOLIE
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Sergeant Frank Roberts, officer- In-charge of No. 8 police launch, testided that he was cruising in Hung Hom Bay at the time when he heard an explosion. It was as loud as a six-inch gun.
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Young Student Charged For Assaulting Bus Conductor.
He proceeded to the scene and: Ip Ling. 17-year old student, ap- and purchased a 10 cent ticket. commenced rescue work." The Are peared before Mr Barnett at the When the bus was turning into hose was put into action and Kowloon Court yesterday on a Prince Edward Road, the con- several launches, including No. 5 charge of assaulting a Kowloon ductor asked Ip, for his ticket. Ip police launch, came to the assis- Motor Bus conducter. A tance.
BODY UNDER TIMBER
It was stated that on Tuesday Ip boarded a Route 8 bus near the While cruising round the burn-Dairy Farm store on Nathan Road. ing craft. he noticed that the
SUCCUMBS Another street coolle, Man Mau, to the day of possession of the has succumbed to injuries received premises.
as a result of a traffic accident At yesterday's hearing evidence | which occurred at Gloucester Road Was given by Wong Ah-chau. on Monday night. weaver, who testified that he saw Chan Kon, driver of the car, ap Tong Ying-cheung, defendant with peared on remand before Mr. Ed-stern had been blown away. and his mother and wife and seven or wards at the Central Court yester- through the aperture he saw de eight other people. threw out plain-day on a charge of driving without tiff's chattels on April 29 at 2 p.m. due care and caution, as a seque!
Defendant. Tong Ying-cheung. to the accident..
testified he was living in 15. Nam. Defendant. It was said, was test Kok Road, second. floor. He was ing a car, and came into collision the owner of 25. Turig Tau with a plank of wood, carried by Street, Kowloon City. until May three coolies, one of whom was 22. Witness stated that the rent killed instantly. receipts for these premises were
A fine of $20 was imposed. made out by his wife. On Decem- Two cousins of the two deceased ber 14, he sent a "letter to the were present InCourt yesterday occupants of his premises which Mr. Edwards remarked that the purported to give one month's matter regarding compensation notice to quit. A letter was sent on would have to be considered when January. 15. applying for the pos-the wives and mothers, respective session of the house.
ly, of the deceased appeared next Sometime in March 1938, witnessweek. tock out a distress warrant against. plaintiff.
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In reply to Mr. Bilva, witness said that it was not true that be had refused to accept the rental for the premises. On March 14 witness instructed Messrs. Dea- cons to give notice to plaintiff to quit, on April 24. which was the last day of tenancy. On April 29, witness together with his wife and mother called at plaintiff's pre- mises. The time was after 12 noon. Nobody else accompanied them.
TOLD TO WAIT Witness asked plaintif to move out. At the time there were some fokis about. Witness spoke to plaintiff's younger son, and told him that as the notice was up, he had to move out. Someone else present at the time asked witness to allow two days' grace. Plain- tiff's son asked witness to walt for a little while which he did, but when at 3 o'clock they had not moved. witness again pressed plaintiff's son to move out, saying that if they would not move out. he (witness) would go to the Police station.
Witness stated that he did go to the Police station after saying that and upon his return he found that everything and already been re- moved, with the exception of a water tank.
Witness denied having brought ten other men to remove plaintiff's property, neither did he assault nor slap anybody or use any un- necessary violence or force to re-
He move plaintiff's belongings. did not take away the sum of $120 from
a locked drawer in the premises.
ceased lying in the after cabin. Against many difficultles he man- aged to board the junk and went to the stern.
APPRENTICE IN TROUBLE
A 17-year-old apprentice car-
refused to show it, telling the conducter that he had no brains."
الورد
When the bus reached Ta Ku-
Ing Road, the end of its run both the conducter and Ip alighted. Ip, in was alleged, proceeded to assault the conducter, hitting him in the eye, chest and the side. During the scuffle $250 was lost from the conductor's bag.
Ip pleaded that the conductor had accused him of bad manners.
"I saw that the person was held penter, Kwok Kwong, who W83 The conductor went for treat- down by pieces of fallen timber charged before Mr. Butters at the ment to the Kowloon Hospital and across the legs and body. I re- Central Court yesterday with steal-the bus was delayed one and a half moved these and dragged her ing mechanical parts property of hours. clear." said Sergeant. Roberts. He the Hong Kong Tramways Co.. was; brought the deceased to shore and remanded for 24 hours to enab had her removed her to hospital. his parents to atteng Court."
The juny returned a verdict that Defendant was in the employ- The Magistrate ordered Ip to pay death was due to shock andment of the company in the En- | 0. fine of $18, $21 amends to the haemorrhage, caused by multiple gineering Department. He was complainant, $5 amends to the injuries, and cardiac failure. The seen trying to sell a brass trolley company, and bound him over in cause of the explosion was un-head wheel, a brass plate and .. a bond of $50 to be of good behav-
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BODILY HARM Appearing on a charge of in- flicting grevious bodily harm on Lam Yam and Chan Yuk on July 19, än unemployed, Cho Wo, was given two months' hard labour. by Mr. Edwards at the Central Court yesterday. He was also ordered to sign a bond of $30 to be or good behaviour for one year.
A Sanitary coolle, Yeuhg Fat, was jointly charged, pleaded, not gulity and was discharged, as the police offered no evidence against him.
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