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KILLED BY TRAM.
INQUIRY INTO A RECENT WEST POINT ACCIDENT.
A Coroner's, inquiry was held by Major C. Willson with the aid of à Jary at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon in connexion with the death of a Chinese woman namod Li Shing, who was killed as the result of a recent tram-car accident at the Prays West.
FRIDAY, JANUARY.
1929.
YOUTH SWINDLED.
LOSES $1,500 IN IMPORT, AND.
'EXPORT COMPANY,
The story of how a youth was completely bufooled and robbed, to use the words of the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) was told in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday afternoon during the public examination of Chung Kam- chin, alais Chung Yuen Ong Tong. A motor-man who was a con-
of 250 Queen's Rond East, second ductor in the Chim Motor-bus floor. According to the debtor's Company before he drove a tramatory, he was induced to put $1,500 for the Hongkong Tramway Com- into the South China Import and pany, said he was in charge of Export Company, In order to be- Tram No. 36 which, ht about 6.30 come a partner, in which venture on the evening of December 12, he lost his money.. was proceeding along the Western His Lordship agreed that it was Prayu from East to West. An-n very bad case and that the other tram was coming from the papers should be sent to the opposite direction, and not until it Attorney General, to see if any had passed did witness sco a woman action could be taken. crossing the road in front of his
own car. He immediately applied his electric or emergency brake, but without avail. The woman was knocked down, her hair was caught by a bolt and she was dragged along by the tram for some distance, until it stopped, Ha alighted and helped up the woman, handing her over to the care of another person while he returned to the Tramway office and reported the accident.
Replying to Mr. E. L. Agassiz, Omelal Receiver, debtor said that he was born in Canton, Illa age was 24. His father was dead. He was adopted by a lady named Chan Wai-shf, living at No, 56, Chine Road.
Mr. Agassiz asked why ʼn woman should adopt him as her son, and dobtor replied that it was a coma- mon practice in China when women wanted a godson. Reply- ing to another question debtor stated that he was a godson to Chan Wai-shi.
Bemarking that he did not understand, his Lordship asked debtor whether he was an adopted non or a godson.
woman to go
Mr. Dodd, the Court Interpreter explained that it was a common practico for a through a certain ceremony for a gadsen. Properly speaking, he said, the term was ceremonial son.
In reply to the Coroner, witness spld the woman was dragged along clear of the rails, He always aounded the bell when passing another tram, that being in ac- cordance with an invariable prac- tice. The car was being driven at the fourth speed notch, which meant that it was travelling along nt half speed or about 12 miles an hour. While not altering the speed when passing the other tran, he switchod off the current Mr. Agassiz asked debtor whe- in preparation for such an emer- ther, when performing ancestral gency as that which had now ne worship, he worshipped at the tually occurred. Again, that was tomb of his own family or that of in accordance with the usual prac-his adopted mother. Debtor re- tice.
plied that he worshipped at the tomb of his own father.
The car went on for two lengths before it stopped.
Lance Sergeant T. McInnes stated he found a trail of blood extending 45 feet alongside the
tram-track.
Speed and Broking.
Replying to further questions, debtor said that he received his education at Queen's College and left school in the year 1922. For the next two years he lived with his ceremonial mother, when he obtained a position with Mesers. John Manners and Company, Mr. V. Walker, Chief Assistant In March of the following year Limited, at a wage of $20 a month. Engineer of the Hongkong Tram- he left that position and went on way Company called at the ins-business to Canton, returning to tance of the Coroner, stated that, Hongkong three months later. driven at the fourth notch, the car would be going along at between 10 and 12 miles an hour; that at
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with a certain knitting factory in When he paid his Shanghai, share he handed over $1,000 Arat, for which he received a receipt made out in the name of his cere- monial mother, while the remain-
$500 he paid by instalments.
A Fictitious. Factory.
After he had become a partner he instructed Hui Hin-tat to write to the Shanghal knitting factory for goods to be sent to Hongkong, but neither the goods nor a reply was received by debtor. For all he knew the letter might never have been written. He then re- certain party in Shanghai asking him to make enquiries about the knitting factory. A reply cable gave the information that no such firm was in existence and the ad- dress given was that of a coolle ten house.
12 miles an hour, the car could not Debtor continued that he obtain-quested a friend to cable to
be pulled up within less than 60 ed employment with Messrs. Don- feet after the application of the belly and Whyte, where he earned xmergency electric brake. Motor $65 a month. He left them in July men in the Company had instruc- of inst year and became a partner tions to drive at 12 mlies an hour in the South China Import and as the maximum speed, and they Export Company. To become a had instructions also to switch off partner in the business ho put in the current and sound the bell $1,500, being $1,000 belonging to when passing another tram, as on of his own money. He stated that hia ceremonial mother and $500 this occasion, in order to warn people who might be crossing the be saved up the $500 when work- road from behind the other car. ing ns a clerk,
In reply to a question by the Coroner, witness said that with their weight of 10-and-a-half tons, these frams could not possibly pull up dead. Even when the wheels were locked they would skid along the same way;
When he joined the firm there were already, several partners including Chol Mun-hung, Tong Kwok choy and Chung Chuk-fun. Debtor added that a man named Hui Hin-tat joined the firm at the same time aa himself (debtor). None of the partners were now in Hongkong.
In summing-up, Major Willson remarked he must confess that he he joined the company, debtor re- When asked by Mr. Agassiz why started the inquiry with particular plied he was told by Hul Hin-tat attention to the point ns to how that the business was "splendid," long it would take for a tram to that he was formerly an employee. stop upon the application of the there and that he knew all about emergency brake, and was sur-the business of the firm. prised to be informed by Mr. Wal- Did you make any other en- ker that it could not be pulled up quiries? No. I trusted his word dead within a distanco of less than because he is the nephew of a 50 feet. That evidence came be- great friend of mine. fore the fact that as shown by the Was there anything sold as to trail of blood, the woman was the firm's assets? Yes. They dragged along for a distance of 45 gave me a statement in which it feet. If they had been informed was shown that the that a car could atop, for instance, amounted to $30,000 and the in 16 feet, than there might be abilities to about $4,000. That some ground for blaming the statement was written out by Huif driver for an act of negligence, ffin-tat in my presence.
The jury returned a verdict of "accidental. death,"
without attaching any blame to the
driver.
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Answering further questions, debtor said that when he saw the list of assets he noticed that there was a sum of $10,000 dapoalted
Debtor said he put, the money faith in Hui Hin-tat's statements. Into the business because of his
Mr. Agassiz commented that as far as he could make out the debtor had been swindled out of $1,500, if the facts were correct. He might be able to send the papers to the Public Prosecutor na would enable him himself (Mr. there was no machinery which Agassiz) to take proceedings. The whole of the liabilities, with the repairs to a motor cycle, were on exception of one item of $38 for account of the company.
A Bad Case,
His Lordship: Well, I think you raight send the papers to the Attorney General.
Mr. Agassiz: I feel myself that! it'le a very bad case.
His Lordship: Yes. I think this unfortunate witness, on his own statement, has been completely befooled and robbed.
Mr. Agassiz; He is, only a schoolboy in his experience.
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His Lordship: I think that what you had better do. I don't think we can do anything here.
Mr. Agassiz: Very wel my Lord. I will see what steps I can take,
The examination was closed.
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