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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY,
APRIL .9.
1927.
SINGAPORE SHOOTING. THE WATER SUPPLY.
ANOTHER EYEWITNESS
EXAMINED.
SITUATION BETTER THAN
LAST YEAR.
When the hearing of the Krota Although all the reservoirs on Ayer shooting inquest was re-the island are considerably below Humed on Friday last ex- overflow, the water supply situa párt evidence regarding the pho-tion remains satisfactory. The tographs taken by an amateur six reservoirs contained 1,191.66- photographer who gave evidence at million gallons on April 1st as the previous hearing was called. against 683.66 million gallons a Lee Chong Noow, Manager of year ago. Tytam Tuk, although the Singapore Photographic Com-shown as being 32 ft. 3ins. below pany, after examlaing a negative overflow, has 761.74 million gal which was handed to him, said that lons in storage, which is just over he could give no photographic ex-300 million gallons more than a planation of a white line which year ago. Tytnm comes next with appeared on the print and ran 304.39 million gallons, followed by across the chest of a polico con- Tytam Intermediate with 93.20 stable,
million gallons.
Mr. Braddell: I want to make it clear to the Jury that I do not think it will be safe to consider that man (the p.c.) is firing be-
cause of that mark.
The consumption of water last month was 216.75 million gallons. This, spread among an estimated) population of 410,200, gives the consumption per head per day 13 17 gallons. This is a gallon per hend more than March of last year, when 198.26 million gallona were consumed by an estimated population of 399,880.
Mr. Campbell: If your Honour will record that, I am satisfied.. Assault on Inspector Dule. Ernest Eplinius, employed at Robinson and Corapany, was next ply in all rider main districts up to There was an intermittent sup- called.
He saw a big procession March 14th and services to houses crossing Maxwell Road and going in the rider main districts were into South Bridge Road. He went disconnected and a supply was into the ricksha depot with Mr.given by public street fountains Edwards and they looked out of only from March 15th, 1926. This window. He noticed that traffic year there was an intermittent was blocked on' both sides of the supply in all rider main districts rond The procession was heeom-West of Garden Road during panied by a band and some of the March, and a full supply in all persons were carrying flags and rider main districts East banners.
Garden Road during March.
Inspector Dale was attired in a white suit and was carrying 2 walking stick. The Inspector tried to stop the procession. Then the Chinese knocked down two
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In Kowloon the amount of water in storage is nearly a hundred mil- Constables and also ran up to the lion gallons more than on the same date last year. The total a Inspector. A little while after 249.02 million gallors as agaitst this, after he had been struck with 151.95 million gallons. The on- the knob of a walking stick, In-sumption during March was 77.45 spector Dale ran into the Station. million gallons by an estimated Many of the Chinese chased the population of 159,400, a consump Inspector. Small boys and grown-lion per head per day of 156 gal- up people were mixed up in the tons. In March of last year the crowd. The constables tried to figures check the Chinese who were rush-million gallons, estimated popula
were consumption 32.54 ing after Inspector Dale. The tion 154,350, consumption per head constables. struck some of the per day 7 gallons. There was a crowd with their batons. At the restricted supply in all districts same time as Mr. Dale ran into during March of 1926 and a full, the Station, some of the constables supply in all districts last month. who came out, fired. At this time
The total rainfall up to arch the people chasing Mr. Dale were 31st is given as 9.20 inches, as close to the Siation. Nobody ap-against 7.45 inches on the same peared to have been hit and the date last year. CLOTH This cloth is made of Chinese, after retiring a short The Government Analyst's re-
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and this tine some of the Chinese fell. The Chinese retired All colours."
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Mr. Braddell: I am going ask you a very blunt question and I want you to think very carefully before answering. Do you think the Police were justiñed in firing? Mr. Seth: You cannot put it like that. That is for the Jury to find out.
Mr. Braddell said that if the question was objected to by the Crown he would withdraw it.
The Coroner: I think Mr. Thompson was asked the question. The Coroner. Co witness): Do you consider that there was any actual need for firing?-Yes,,
Jir. Tama: In your opinion, judging from the attitude of the crowd, do you think they would have killed anyone?-Yes, I think
The further hearing was ad- journed.
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ors, bottles, sticks, hammers, and the trouble is said to have been even hatchets, and on two. con- the outcome of a quarrel between stables arriving and realising the a man and a maid, which develop- serious nature of the disturbance ed into a fight between this man One of the oldest links with the
GLASGOW. GANGS IN RAZOR They immediately telephoned to and another a week previously. Victorian stage, Mr. William
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They are believed to belong to Mallalieu, hna just died in his
Strong police reinforcements rival gangs who took up the dis- 82nd year at Kennington. He was
Following upon a street fight be- speedily came upon the scene, and pute.
In South Wallington Street an- born at Rochdale in 1845. Over tween two alleged rival gangs in after some little difficulty they A SINGAPORE TRAGEDY. ifty years ago he supported Barry the Anderson district of Glasgow, succeeded in dispersing the crowd. other quarrel arose among three Sullivan in Shakespearean and the police of the Western Division In doing so they had, however, to men, and one of them, it is alleged, other classical roles, In 1869 Mr. took into custody five young men draw their batons. Several per- produced a razor and attacked tho Singapore, April 8, Mallalien played with Helen
others, afterwards making off. Mr. C. P. C. Flynn, manager of Faucit and E. A. Sothern (of
The affair occurred at the cor-
The victims wore taken to the the Bukit Sembawang Rubber "Dundreary"* fame)
thener of Grace Street and Stobcross: at
Royal Infirmary, and, although 18 Estate, Singapore, was shot dead Theatre-Royal, Glasgow. He be-Street, and it is stated that at least
stitches had to be inserted in the throat in one case and 15 in the other, the couple were able to go Early in the morning a man was arrested, and was found to require stitches in the face and one of his hands.
money. The money WAB
sons received minor inquiries.
Face Slashed.
by robbers to-day while returning came leading actor at the Theatre- thirty men were engaged in the In the course of the melee a to the Estate with the wages Royal, Aberdeen, under Gomer-brawl, which, as it developed, young man, who gave his name as not sal's management. Mr. Mallalleu quickly drew a large crowd to the Thomas M'Allister (19) was slash takon as the Malay driver, though had played Hamlet, Othello, Mac-scene.
He home. ed on tho face with a razor. wounded, drove on and out dis-beth, and most of the leading
detained at the Westorn Many of the members of the was toned the band-Our Own Corrales during his fifty years on the gang (says the Glasgow Herald) Police Office along with the other respondent.
were apparently armed with raz- men arrested by the police.
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