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Supervis-
the shoring na the 7th. ions on two occasions was ample for small work of this description.
Mr. La: But
Was Done apart
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edil. The same work had been done on the second floor. On the Grat floor level, brickwork and eement cobbling had been carried out and between ten and twenty of fact there new floor jambs were fixed in post-from your visit on the 7th. tion. On the afternoon and even.
The witness agreed with the sug.
The Architect's Evidence. The Coroner (Mr G. N Orgiel and a jury held so inquiry at the Police Station yesterday afternooning of the 12th April the wall be
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to the cireumatonces attending tween Nos. 11 and 1 was shored gestion that No. 11 was a very old the death of a Chinese girl named up, supporting the latter house up house. He inspected it both from Chan Yah Yang, one of the victims to the second floor. There was no the inside and outside before pre- of the Old Bailey house collapse; sboring of the wall between No. paring plans. So far as he remem which occurred on the morning of and No. 11. That night he slept bored the thickness of the existing the 13th. Aprit.
in the bouse. At the time of the wall was 6 inches on the ground Messrs John Daniel Kinnaird, collapse he was asleep and was floor and 14 inches upwards as far Jonquiem Baptista aud Carlas buried underneath the debris, but as the third floor. The building Marie-Sequeira formed the jury. being on the ground floor was pro-
at the highest point was about 60 feet. It a new house was being Mr. M. K. Lo represented the tected by the supports.
built of about the same size the owners of No. 7 and No. 9 Old Williers Lionel Weuser, archiwidth of the wall on the ground Paloy and Mr. M. H. Turner (oftect and surveyor, stated he was tour, as required by the P.W.D.. Messrs Deacon, Looker, Deacon and instructed on or about the 15th or would be about 2 feet 3 inches. Hurston) the owner of No. 11. 16th of March by a Chinese contrac-Having regard to modern require. Mr. J. W. White. engineer, of tor to prepare plans showing new ments, the thickness of the old wall
floors and alterations to the front the P.W.D., was also in attendence.wall of No. 11. Old Bailey Plans
was insuflicient. The Coroner, in opening the in- were prepared and submitted on query, explained that the jury was 22nd March to the building authori: called to bear evidence of the ty, and approved by them on the circumstances of the death of que 29th March. A copy of the plans Witness: They do, certainly. of the victims of the house collapse and the permit were forwarded to which took place at No. 1 Old the contractor on the 1st April. Oo rely on mutual support?
At the present time you do not The Bailey, close to the Police Station on the afternoon of the 12th April he .W.D. would not allow you to the 12th April. In coming to a con- visited No. 11 Old Bailey and in-build houses like that now?-Moat clusion on the cause of death of spected the party wall of Nos. 11 decidedly they would. the deceased, he took it that the and 13. He there met a representa. finding would also apply to the tive of the Public Works Depart bling as dangerous provided the The witness did not regard cob- other eight victims.
The jury ment, and as cracks were appear work was properly done. would also have to say whethering in the party wall they agreed not dangerous if done it short death was accidental or not and if it should be shored up immedinte- | thera was any negligence on they and instructions were given to collapse was due to the cobbling. He did not think the length. part of anyone which amounted to the contractor to do the work. their being held responsible for He examined the opposite wall If the cobbling was carried out
the dirueter,
Dr. Henry Harold
B
Mr Lo: Do you, as an architect,
think that these houses derived mutual support?
It was
from No. 11 side but so far as he in long lengths, it might bave Scott, could see there were no signs of aggravated it. medical officer in charge of the cracks or anything else to indicate
The witness agreed to Mr Lo's Victoria Mortuary, was the first | danger. He agreed with the con- suggestion that it was his duty to witness. Ho stated that on thedition of the house as described by see that the alterations could safely mit and not that YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM. of the 16th April be the inst witness, except that the bo carried
examined the body of
P.W.D.. who simply of the girl joista in the first floor were only identified as Chan Yub Ying by placed in position and not properly approved the plans as being in with the Public hor, father and a servant of the fixed. The only danger so far as accordancs JUST received a large Consignment of (1) LACTOGEN the family, in the presence of Inspector he could see, lay in the party wall Health and Building Ordinance. mout digestive food for Infants which keeps good in quality during Macdonald, There were several of Nos, 11 and 13 and in that caso Replying to further questions, the Hot Weather; (2) LACTOSE (Milk Sugar) for sweetening the foods bruises on the body but the actual instructions were given for precan-witness stated he did not give of Infants and Dyspeptics; (3) MILFORD-McGRATH FLUID cause of death wore fractures of the tions to be taken."
notice under section 237 to the INSECTICIDE the Best Fluid for destroying Flaas, Mosquitoes, breast bone and of several ribs on
Mr. Lo: Were you to do any the usual practice to do so in Hong- adjoining owner because it was not Bugs, Flies and all other Insect Pests in Summer days; and (4) author side.
supervision work?
kong, unless the adjoining owner: Witness: Most decidedly.
was to be charged with a portion of the work.
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Then do you know when the
started? work actually
A Chinese carpenter deposed bo was engaged to carry out certain No, I do not know when the We do work at No. 11 Old Bailey. There work actually started. were eight men there altogether. Bot eupercise work when it actually On the first floor all the timbers starta but when it is in progress, and boarding had been taken out Answering farther questions, the with the exception of two beams witness stated bis first inspection which had been left one at each was on the 12th. April. He saw
At the conclusion of the witness'a
evidence the inquiry was adjourpod until 2.16 this afternoon..
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