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THE HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH.THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1929.
STUDENT DROWNED.
POLICE KNOWLEDGE OF FIRST AID MENTIONED. A Coroner's Inquest" was held by Mr, T. S. Whyte Smith, assist- ed by a fury, at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, into the circumstances attending the death of a young Chinese who was drowned in a pond off Latchi kok Road recently.
Asiatics, continued Sub-Inspector Hoare, was storied four years ugo. Up to the present about 70 per cent had qualified in first aid and assistance to the drowning. There was still 30 per cunt who had still to go through the courses.
Unfortunately the officers con cerned had not received first aid training. There were two points which made it impossible for the entire members of the native con- tingent of the Forco to be passed through in less time. The grout
made it dif another fact WAN that several were posted to the Addressing the jury the Coro-out-districts of the Colony and it nor said that the inquiry was was not, therefore, possible for into the death of a Chinese boy them to get to Hongkong to attend who was drowned in one of the first aid classes. These men pools in a quarry off the Laichl were usually stationed in the out kok Road, near Roundary Street. districts for twelve months. Shamabuipo. The Coroner dis not think there was really any mystery, whatever about his death or the cause of death.
The jury comprised Messrs. F.number of Asiatics Austin, A. E. Atkins and A. Eficult while Silkstone.
First aid classes, it was' mon- tioned, continued throughout the year and during the next twelve months the entire Asiatic mem The jury would not, continued bers of the Force would have the Coroner, have any of the dif-qualified in first aid, feult questions that sometimes All Europeana Qualified. confronted a Coroner's jury In
such enses. He thought he might
EUROPEAN'S FALL.
BUSINESS MAN SUSTAINS BROKEN LEG.
Mr. Arthur Jenkins, a'manufac turer's representative who has na office in the Morning Post Buildlug, fell down in Wyndham Street yes- terday afternoon and broke his leg. Mr. Jenkins was removed to the Government Civil Hospital for trent- ment.
ceased walked to the middle of the pool and dived down, reap- pearing shortly afterwards. He
was heard to remark that it was "interesting." Which remark was later recorded as meaning that it was fine.
The deceased dived R second time and on regaining the sur- face asked if the other lads were afraid to swim. He then disap reared for a third time and on. this occasion he did not reappear. The other youths played around in the water for a short period He might add, said Sub-Inspec-and then shouted to some elder say at the outset that after hav-lor Hoare, that all the European boys who were playing football. ing heard the evidence that the officers of the Force were qualified One of them dived into the pool and brought the deceased to the verdict they would return would in first aid.
The
that he aide of the pond, Coroner Anid be a verdiel of death by misadven- ture. On the other hand there thought the Court could quite up- hunt been several cases of drown-preciate the position that it took ing in pinces such as in the pre-n good deal of time to put Aainties sent instance and, if, after hear through the first aid and artificial ing the evidence, the jury were respiration classes, a position to give any recomunen, dations which would tend
ninise the chances of uezidents in the future, he thought that the s send inquiry would then have served a good purpose.
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Some Mystery?
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The Coroner remarked that per- haps he had made a mistake when he suld there was no mystery at- Continuing the Coroner remark-tached to the incident. If the ised that he was ashamed 'to say boy came up and then went down my- that he himself did not know any again there did seem some thing about artificial respiration stery about it..
had but Sub-Inspector stated that all European officers were qualified as well as 70 per cent of the Asiatle members of the Force.
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Sub-Inspector Boare said that Aslatles took about 10 weeks or at-three months in their course.
When questioned further about what happened the witness snid that the deceased did not dive down head first but disappeared fect first. He did not seem to be struggling.
Police and First Ald. Sub-Inspector Hoare, who con- ducted the inquiry, said that be- fore his Worship heard the Ponce he would like to draw tentiut to certain evidence which Evidence was then called, a 13- would be given involving two year-old student describing what police officers, who were the first occurred on the day in question on the scene of the accident but he said that together with the who did not know first aid. deceased, and other school mates
These two illcer's were Asiatiche went in a pool off the Lalchikok After further evidence the in- Constables and first aid among Road. After undressing the de-quiry was adjourned.
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It was stated that the deceased was not a strong swimmer.
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