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INQUEST INTO DEATH OF CHINESE LAD.
LONNY DRIVER EXONERATED OF ALL BLAME
A verdict of misadventure was returned at a Coroner's Inquest held at the Contral Magistracy by Mr. Schofield yesterday into tho circumstances surrounding the death of a Chinese, boy, Lam Shu-il, 11 years of age, who was knocked down and killed by Sanitary Department motor lorry
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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1933.
Peking, Apr. 19. Except for n. small body of Cavalry, all Chinese troops have withdrawn to the right bank of the Lunnho, according to official Chinese reports. It is declared that enomy cavalry attempted to cross the river at n polat where the water is low, but were driven on March 31 in Connaught Road,off by artillery and machine-gun West.
fro,
The jury was composed of Luanchow was visited by 10 Meanrs. G. Kelly, foreman, W. Gardner and E. Docherty.
Dr. R. S. Begbie described the nature of the injuries sustained by the victim, the most serious being two fractures in the head. The boy also had his left groin bruised above and below. There ware noveral other Injuries, but, Added the witness, the boy died of hemorrhage in the brain due to
Japanese aeroplanes yesterday, state Chinese despatches, and bombed various parts of the City, while four Japanese neroplanes circled round Tangshan, flying low and scattering handbills, but no bombs were dropped.Reuter Counter-Attack Ordered.
- Nanking, Apr. 18.
Upon his arrival here this morn.
a fracture of the skull and lacerning. Mr. Wang Ching-wel, Pre- tion of the brain. The Injuries sident of the Executive Yuan, do- were consistent with his havingclared that the authorities have been knocked down by a heavy decided to order a counter-attack vehicle.
in the Luanho region.
that Government lenders
Sub-Inspector Saunders gave Mr. Wang Ching-wel further ovidence relating to his examina- | stated
on of the lorry, No. 881. He have formulated three proposals said that he had tested the brake
to be brought up by Mr. T. V. and found them to be very good. Soeng at Washington, the nature At a speed of 15 miles an hour, of which could not be made public he stopped the lorry in ton feet, for the present.--Reuter. which was exceptionally good. Tho forry Was a Morris six- wheeler, but it was really a ten- wheelor, as it had twin wheels at the rear axles. The brakes ac- tually acted on eight wheels four pairs of twin wheels.
ar
The father of the deceased, Lam Hol, next gave evidence of Identification.
Coolio Gives Evidence.
REBEL UPRISINGS.
FOREIGNERS EVACUATING
SINKIANG
Peking, Apr. 19. Rebel uprisings have occurred in several places In the province of Sinklang,,
Soven Britons have arrived at Kashgar, which is insecure and practically denuded of troops.
Ng Moi, a Sanitary coolie, who was sented beside the driver, onid that at 4.05 pm on the day in queation, the lorry was belug driven along Connaught Road, Went. Near the wharf where the 8.8. Venezia usually berthed, he noticed a small boy run across the road from the sea front to the ments.-Reuler. pavemont. The boy was about three feet away from the lorry,
and running fast. He shouted out
Foreigners, including Swedish missionaries, have left for the Indian frontier to await develop.
the
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to the boy to look out, but almost have been very visible, immediately the boy reached the lorry had eight wheels gripping lorry. The driver applied the the road. brakes, but the boy falled to get clear, and was knocked down by the left mudguard. The brakes were applied before the boy was knocked down.
Driver's Evidence.
The driver. Tseng So, giving evidence stated that ho had held
lorry driver's licence for nine years, and a driver's licence for ten years. On this particular day, he was driving lorry No. 881 for the first time. It was a new lorry, and he believed it had been taken out before, but this was his first time. He was conveying his,
the third load of rubbish when
foot
con-
He could not say where the boy came from, as he was looking straight ahead at the time. The driver swerved to the left as soon as he saw the boy. Witness felt a bump before the lorry stopped. He got out and found the boy lying on his left side just behind the left rear wheel. With the help accident occurred. He was pro- of a passer-by he carried the boyceeding about eleven or twelve to a tricycle near by. The lorry miles an hour, going on the south the tram driver meanwhile went to fetch side of the road on
track. He noticed another lorry the polico and the ambulance. When the ambulance arrived the coming in the opposite direction, boy was taken to hospital. The and as they passed he saw the boy lorry was travelling about eleven run out from behind the other or twelve miles an hour before the lorry as it drew level with his. accident. They had no more work He applied both hand and to do that day, and were taking a brakes, but the lorry still land of rubbish to the rubbishnued, and knocked the boy down. depot. They were a little luter The lorry stopped within half its than usual, but the lorry was not length. going faster.
On getting down he saw the boy Previous to the accident the lying behind the left rear wheel, face downwards. He went off to driver kopt, sounding his horn as there were. -mans pedestrians get a constable, and on meeting a about. The accident could not Shantung constable asked him to for an ambulance, have been avoided even if the tolophone
which arrived and took the boy lorry had been driven slower.
to hospital. He then drove of Another coolle gavo evidence; with the rubbish to the depot, and after which Sergeant Brittain said after depositing It made his report that ho had examined the scene to the police station. The boy of the accident, but failed to find was struck by the left front mud- any marks on the road. This was guard. He felt a bump as if the due to the fact that the driverfront wheel passed had informed him that ho wasthing. driving on the tram track which was made of granite setts, and, therefore, did not leave marks as
over Home-
retiring. The Jury, without brought in a verdict of misadven- expression of ture, adding an
it would have done on a tarred sympathy for the relatives of the
No blame was attach road. Even on a tarred road, he deceased.
d not think the marks would ed to the driver.
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