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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
NOTICE,
THURSDAY APRIL 19: 1922.-
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Manager.
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ODELL,
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Terms Hades.
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TO-NIGHT at 9.15.
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THOMAS H. INCE Presents ENID BENNETT
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PEAK TRAMWAY ACCIDENT.
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Tabanon Co. (hima) Lidi
Questioned by the Coroner. Mr. C. Byers. Enginner Super- istrodent of the Peak TrataWay |Company, sari that to every car was attached a horn which would be handed to the "utlook coolie
his
within his instructions to broke?—Yes. It would be quite în Dub the ear would not stop order. until 40 or 30 feet awaş.
The Coroner: What would hap pen supposing the brake were ap.
A Fitter's Death. The death Wong Titu, a hither employed by the Peak Tramway Company, was the subject of an But the outlook coolis was too lazy
quity bonducted by Mr. J. H.
Since this accidens the to get it Wool, Voron n. at the MagistracyCompany had added an additional] vesterday nit-rness. The follow-born to each car.
in the brakestus on application.plied and the engines still going
trom way
on.
Beet
Hear Sager's Asahi
How long did it f
SOLE AGENT,
DAI NIPPON BREWERY COMPANY
TOKYO, GAPAN)
SPĚCIALLY BREWED PORTIQ
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.,
HONGKONG,
take you to get the car into position UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD. again on the 1st?-The car was cob derailed. Only one of the wheels felt the track.
Mr. Buyers replied that the cable would be slacking very much. The engines would be stopped na sOOD As this was discovered. The other in sormed the jury: Messrs G. 1. 1 Chizer brakesman who was
Taut car would pull the cable Chilman. T. Tsun-tai nad Ivar drying the was stated that he heard Suveland.
shouté of "Car coming. Run! agam. The cable would not be On the aft moon of the latinst, when he was nour Barker Food. I damaged.
The Coroner: according to the evirience. Wong On hearing the noise he signalled | Tim was working on the Peak to the Peak Station, but the car track, about 1 fret did not stop then. The car gave a above the Barker Rod Station, slight jerk and he thought it had when he was knocked down by a rug over a tool which had been left He green car which left the ehk on the line by a workman. Station at pm. He apparently Inter saw the deceased lying on the fell into the road from a beight of roal.
Liu Shing and Chan Kwan 24 feet, and died shortly aftor...
Dr. A.. Esler, Medical Officer stated that they were over tan fect in charge of the Victoris Mortuary, below the deceased. When they testified that the cause of de heard shouts of "Run" they at ceased's death was fracture the once left the track. They shouted cervical spine, which might have to the deceased to follow suit, but any of your staff is to blame?—No.
bern caused by a fall.
other injuries.
the
How is it possible for one wheel THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE- to leave the track without the others coming off as well?
Mr. Hugers said that that wa3} possible. The car was put into position after ten minutes work.
The Coroner: You have heard all the evidence. Do you consider
ORAFH COMPANY, LTD. The following Unclaimed Tele- grams are lying here -
Schriiver Care Gardona, from Yokohama.
Chinwamaru, from Amoy. Mccrindle, Cooks from New
Mr. Buyers added that, the in-York, Retransmitted from Yoko- cident was caused by the orer-hama confidence of the deceased.
There were he did not muve. He was knocked Sir.
down by the step of the car. An "outlook" culis of the Peak After
en had passed they Tramway who was keeping watch found him lying on the road.
Mr. Chilman: In what position in the front part of the green car leposed that he saw defendant and was the deceased when the car two others working on the track. įstruck him? They were about two cars' lengths
Chan Kwan: He was squatting away when he first noticed them. down with his back towards, the Two of them, Liu Shing and Char var.
bell continued to ring for two or three minutes. This being the place where the bell usually rang, he did not realise that anything extruor diary had necurred.
Mr. Tse Tsan-tai suggested that
Eames Kremlin, from Nacking. Zangsonfau, from Shanghai. Washingse Kachangchin, from Shanghai.
Tacktal, from Amoy. Onkee, from Amoy. Tatsinghong, (2) from Shang-
in future the horn should be used to wara people on the track.
Mr. Buyers sau that every precaution would be taken to sale. guard the welfare of the workers.
Reviewing the evidence the hai Coroner said the jury had to cus- sider if anybody was to blame. From the facts. be thought the jury could not find the brakesman or the engine man guilty of negligence.
Kwan; hurried away from the track The next witness was a fitter of
0578, from Ningpo. aiter he had shouted to them severnl the Peak Station who said that the
Pawchai, from Kobe." times: but the leceased, who was working with bis back towards the
Yingfat c/o Kongping Des car, did not move, Witness pull
Voeux Road, from Shanghai. ed the boll when he was about one
Yuwochong, from Bhanghai. Chongingkai No. 1 3rd floor car's length from Wong Tim, and continued shouting. Despite the Me. Buyers said the deceased Without retiring the "jury re-Queen's Road West, from Shang.
Company's turned a verdict of accidental hai. warning, deceased remained on the had been in the
Eisakee, from Amoy. track. The car knocked him down employ for four months.
Changyuating Yeewalai, from and ran over his leg. He did not' cars of the Peak Tramway
Dairen. see the deceased fail into the road, were generally stopped by the below. The car stopped in Barker, enginemen at the Peak Station.
The Coroner: Under what cir- Road and one of its wheels left the tiack
cumstances would brakesmen apply their brakes ?.
·
In reply to Sub-Inspector Fox the "outlook coolie said he did not know if the driver gave any signal to the enginemen at the Peak Station.
The death.
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BY ALALFGEMEET AT TE? COMPANY'S GEVIUS, KLIKLIUKA KUTLADIGA POR TETX 204.
WEATHER REPORT.
April 13d. 11. 28m.-Pressure
EXCHANGE.
has increased alightly st (Opening Rate: closing Refe Vladivostock and decreased
slightly frora
Hongkong.
Weihaiwei
20
It is nearly station-
ary over the Philippines.
The Anticyclone is probably Demand central over Japan.
The monsoon is interrupted to
to light
monsoon
the north of Swatow.
Moderate may be expected over the China Sea.
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SELLING.
T/T
2/314 2/5.9/16
30 als
60
4 m/s
21576
EFI Shanghai
Nom.
T Singapore......
10614
11434
1945
54.
T/T JATE TT Marks
TIT France ... can be Demand, Paris
145 Nom. 5.90
BUYING.
Imp. 1/C
2/614
TIT Japan Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 T India... boors ending at 10 am-to-day. | Demand, Indis 0.00 inch. Total since January - T/T San Francisco) Ist 11.90 inches, against an & New York/ average of 8.07 inches. FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
District
1 Hongkong
Gap Rock...
τα
Forecast.
N.E. winds moderate; fine to cloudy.
The same As No. 1
* Formosa Channel
3 Bouth coast of The same us No. 1.
China
between
H.K. & Lamocka.
*South coast of The same
China between
ELK. & Hainan.)
Ls No. 1.
T.-F. CLAXTON, Director. BLK. Observatory, April 13. 1922.
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
Day
Ois date.
♥ on date..
Barometer...... 30.05 30.00 29.99 Temperature
EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL | Humility
ABIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO.
Donald 19440/28th, Hongkong Shanghai Bank, from Salisbury bod,
6008/9th, Esadorp, from Yun- nanfou.
1 m/s. D/P .... 2/64 6 m/s. L/C ................................ 2/614 30 da. Bydney and)
21736 Melbourne 30d/e.San Francis-}
36 co&New York
Nom, 4 co/s, Marks.. KOSTEN
6.30
1 m/s. Francs
3 m/s. Francs......... 6.45 Demand, Germany, Demand, New York 5416 T/T Bombay Demand, Bombay ...
194
T/T Calcuttaja Demand, Calcutta ... 19416 In Yokohama...... 11416 Demand, Manila ... 11036 Demand, Bingspare. 10614 Demand, Batavik'... 145';
J Kuphong . Ho
On Saigon On Bangkok
Sovereigns
847 7:95
Gold leaf per Tael... Bay Bilver, ready... 331⁄4
33% forward
72 Bank of England rates 4347.
73 New York/London ... £41
71
67
75
92
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Wind Direction Wind Borce Davis Weather......... Rain..... Highest
Lowest
sir Temperature on the 13th 66 T. F. CLAXTON, Director. ELK. Observatory, 13 April.
581/9th, Mrs. Fletcher c/o
Howcbeang, from Aшuy. Only 45 per cent of the Hipkee 210 Rice Street (2), Palace Hotel Kowloon,, from
Shanghai. residents of okyo live on incomes from Amoy.
5596/8th, Philipp Victoria from *I earned by theirown work, accord-
Singapore. Mr. Buyers: In case of emergening to statistics published by the Cansus Bureau. The remaining ey such as a cable breakdown.
The Corner: If the brakestan 55 per cent. have no stated em- foresaw an accident would it be ployment or profession
TH. KEING. Superintendent.
Hongkong. April 13, 1922,
M.E. F. AIRTY,
Superintendent Hongkong. April 13, 1922. ‚»
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Temperature on the 12th 71 H'kang 50 ot. pieces.
open
open
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