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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4,
OLD WIDOW KILLED.
1934.
FATAL ACCIDENT
POLICE SERGEANT KNOCKS
DOWN MAN.
NAVY ENTERTAINS,
of
RETURN TO GOLD"
́ENİİANCED PRICE WINS
ECONOMISTS · PRAISE,
London, Apr.
. 3.
"ACCIDENTAL DEATH"
"FAREWELL HONGKONG" VERDICT AT INQUEST
∙AGAIN ACCLAIMED
The death of a widów, Tang
A Coronor's inquiry into the This repeat presentation Kam-ho, aged 84, and nearly death of Chan Cheung, a Chinese "Farowell, Hongkong" by the off-
The annual report of the Union blind, who was knocked down and employes of Gilman's Service cers and ship's company of the Corporation, of which Bir Hoary killed by a vehicle of the China Station nt Wanchai, who was H.M.S. Folkestone at the Royal Strakosch, the well-known econ- Motor Bus Company in Queen's knocked down and killed by a car Naval Canteon last night attracted emist is chairman, emphasises the Road West, near Centre Street on driven by Sergeant Howel, of the another good house, and was at importance, from the vlowpoint of March 18, formed the subject of Police Force, in Hennessey Road, tended with great success.
return of the United States to tho a Coroner's enquiry conducted by on March 7, was opened by Mr. Mr. Macfadyen in the Central Hamilton, sitting as Coronor, at
The various numbers, consisting the gold mining industry, of Bong. dances. humourous gold standard with an enhanced. Police Court yesterday afternoon, the Central Magistracy yesterday dialogues, and a character study price for gold in terms of dollars. The following jury was em afternoon..
It is contended that the British panelled: Messrs. L. G. Remedios
The Jury comprised Mensra. F. from Dickens, were all well re-
ceived. The numbers
which Empire, unless prepared to joo- (foreman), G. D. Chin and Yang S. Elliott, foreman, M. N. Rakisan achieved the most success were pardise the prico-raising pro- Taze-ming.
and B. Johannesson.
of tho
in charge of the Victoria mortuary,
Dr. L. D. Pringle, medical officer "Persian Paradies Lost" or "Its gramme or prejudice international an 1 Wind" In which Blood trade, would be bound to adopt a said that he held a post mortem Reed gave a delightful and clover similar minimum Increase in the
Peralan dance; price of gold. examination on the body of the Imitation of a
Between 1930 and 1938, the deceased, and found that the skull Round the World in Ten Minutes"
Koca 00, the total was thinner than usual. There in which Hugh Hodgkinson was report was a fracture on the left side of encored for his clever cxhibition world stock of monetary gold from £2,354,000,000 to the skull. The cause of death was and "Some Lightning Sketcher." £2,740,000,000 and the quantity.
on the accordian; "Danse Macabre" rose con- Jeanao Gregory's rendition held apart from the Central Banks
fracture of the skull and cussion of the brain, The in-i furien were conalstent with sharp blow: He considered the fracture would not have taken artiates place if the skull had been of bouquets. normal thickness.
After evidence of identification had been given by a fokl of the
Xeuse Mo" was also encored. At the conclusion, the
were presented
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of
and Treasuries rose from £83,000,- 000 to £281,000,000, and was be lady lieved to consist of hoards, out mth side China, India and Egypt, in Exchange Equalisation Funds and Government accounts. All theso Agures are based on a price of. gold of 8h shillings a fine ounce. The Ogures evidence the. ton- deney of gold, to establish itself more firmly in the popular im- agination as a safe refuge because gold never ceased to function as abandonment of the gold standard by numerous countries.
Sir Henry added that the on- chanced gold price would help to double working profits-Reuter.
Dr. D. J. Valentine, medical officer in charge of the Govern ment Civil Hospital stated do ceased was admitted to hospital at 3.10 p.m. suffering from a com pound fracture of the left leg with a considerable inceration of the muscles and tendons. There was also a lacerated wound of the left arm, and a small wound on the loft check. Her right eye was biind from an old disease of the eye and even the appearance of The left eye showed signs of par tial blindness. An operation was performed shortly after admis sion and her left leg was ampu-deceased, Bir. A. It. P. Harbord, or not. He heard the screech of brakes when the man was knock- tated just above the knee. She of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and died at 7 p.nt the same day. The Matthews, said that a little before ed down. There was room for the cause of death was due to shock, p.m. on March 7, he was driving red car to have swerved to the main one being the fracture of to East. He saw a man, about driver known the man would not foternational currency, despite following multiple injurios, the along Hennessey Road from West left and passed the man, had the the loft leg. When admitted to thirty yards ahead of him in the continue to the left. hospital her age was given as:84 middle of the road. He appeared Mr. L. 0, Nagel, manager of years.
to be coming from south to north. Gilman's Service Station, said that fe wounded his horn to stop the on hearing the screech of brakes man from coming on. The man he turned round and saw a man was walking quite slowly. When rolling in front of the red car, witness sounded the horn, the Previous to this he had noticed the man stopped and turned round car paasing, and had estimated the facing him, with his back to on-speed from 30 to 35 miles an hour. coming trame on the left side of He did not take notice of the car, the road. He then started to owing to its speed. The man was walk back in the direction from rolled about 15 to 20 feet before which he appeared to have come. the car was stopped. He then He then apparently heard an on found out that the man was one So Sing, the driver of the China coming car, for he appeared to of his employees. The driver of motor bus, stated that at 2.20 p.m. look up suddenly. He was near the car was Sergeant Howel, who on the day in question, he was the centre of the road from the put the man into the car and antd driving along. Queen's Road West south side, and attempted to go he was taking him to the hospital. from east to west. When nearing back to the centre of, the road, The man was alive when put into the mouth of Geatre Street, there when he was struck on his right the car. He did not notice another. was a funeral procession coming side by a red car. Witness said ear ahead of the red car.
Lau Yeung-fuk and Li You, two up Centre Street towards Queen's he did nat recollect having seen
on the left another car in front of the red car. employees of the service station, Road. He stopped side of the road, and sounded his He was not aware of the red car both testified that there was an- horn. A man, who appeared to be until it was about twenty yards other car in front of the rod car, one of the carrying coolies, of him. The car appeared to be but second witness anid that it was signalled to him with his hand. going at 30 miles an hour, the same well ahead.
The Inquiry was then adjourn Witness started off on first gear speed as he was travelling. He and almost immediately changed Into second gear. He saw an old woman run out. from the left side of the mouth of Centte Street. Hu Matantly applied both the hand and footbrakes, and swerved to the offside. She was knocked down by the front nearside mud- guard.
Mak Po-ming, the deceased's grand-daughter, who identified the body, stated her grandmother's husband was doad and she was in receipt of a monthly pension of six dollars from the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs. She always used a stick when she went about Her aight and hearing wore not good.
The Coroner: Before, she was knocked down, did you notice any-
thing about her?
Witness: She WAA walking quickly with her head looking away from the bus, She was carrying a stick.--
Replying to further ouestions, the driver said the rond was crowded at the time, with people watching the funeral procession. He first saw the docented when he started the bus after he and sound- ed his horn. She was a little over three feet away. He assisted her up and the Police arrived.
After hearing further evidence the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death" and exonerat- cd the driver from any blame, ·
CLASH IN PATNA
THREE MOSLEMS DIE IN.
RELIGIOUS RIOT
Patna. Apr. 3. Three Moslems were killed and four seriously injured in the course of a Hindu-Moslem riot in the village of Bathurt in the Patsa District to-lay.
The trouble arose out of the pro- posal of the Moslems ta slaughter å buffalo for a wedding feast.
Two Hindus were injured and 22 were arrested.-Bruter;
could not say whether the drivered for this afternoon, when police of the red ear sounded his horn evidence will be forthcoming.
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