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LIFT MAN'S DEATH
MISADVENTURE VERDICT BY CORONERS' JURY
A verdict of death by misadventure was returned at the conclusion of the Coroner's inquiry conducted by Mr.
FEBRUARY 4. 1936.
UNIQUE CEREMONY
ENGLISH BABY BAPTIZED BY CHINESE BISHOP
A pleasing ceremony of historical Interest, especially to St. John's
when Chris
POST
OFFICE.
W. Schofield, at the Central Magis Cathedral members, was witnessed CHINESE AIR MAIL SERVÍCE FROM CANTON:
tracy on Saturday, into the death of yesterday afternoon Loung Lim, a lift attendant. at the topher, the infant son of the Bishop General Post Office, who was crushed of Victoria, Right Rov. R, Q. Rail between the roof of a ift and the and Mrs. Hall, was baptised by the Right Rev. Mök Shau-isang, Bishop third floor on January 2
of Canton, in the presence of a large
Chinese The Jury comprised Messrs. V. D.thering of English and
friends. Sorby (Foreman), Hugh Braga and Lee Yook-tong.
The occasion was notable in that it was the first christening of a Bis- Evidence was given on Saturday by hop's child in the Cathedral for the Wong Chi, an electrician of the Gov-past fifteen years, the last being ernment workshop, who stated that when Bishop II. G. Lander was here. ho wan at the Ynumati Ferry Wharf At yesterday's service Frank Gori when he received instructions from hlsdon, the infant son of Mr. F. G. foremna, Lau Sam, to go and repair Maunder, Cathedral Treasurer, and the lift at the Post Office. Lau Sam Mrs. Maunder. was also baptized, instructed him to bring the lift down Rov, H. W. Baines omelating
The God-fathers of the Bishop's by pressing the switch. When he arrived at the Post Office he asked child were the Rev. Percy Jenkins, of Wong Shu-ying, the attendant, If he Canton, and Mr. Cheung Wing-lue, had put the notices that the brother of Mr. Andrew Cheung. The lift was out of order and had closed latter gave to the infant the name of the grille, Wong replied "Yes," They Kei Do (Established in Christ). The were in the basement, and he asked God-mothers were Mrs. Arthur Woo, Wragge Professor of Eng- Wong to go to the ground floor and and Miss see that no one was in the lift while he was pressing the switch. Provlous- ly he had seen the grille of the lift on the ground floor closed and the notice. up.
up
Gaye Warking
the
tish at Armstrong College, Newcastle, The Her. E. W. L.:Martin and Dr. (Miss) Katie Woo were proxies.
The God-parents of little Frank Gorden Maunder were Mr. H. L Cousins, of Rakehead Park. Ulvera- ton, England; Mr. J. O. Laine, Royal Artillery, Colombo: Mr. F. J. Maun Ho then shouted loudly from the ler, 48, Victoria Gardens, Belfast, basement saying he was pressing the | North Ireland; and Mrs. W. D. Mc switch, and heard Wong reply from Cren-Martin, of Keithloykead, Auch- above that there was no one there, terarder, Perthshire Scotland, for Ho then pressed the switch. The lift
Rev. and Mrs. Martin were came down about two feet,
and he
proxies, then noticed the wire begin to
sag. Bishan Hall conducted the service, which was choral. The hymns "0 up again, but the engine Little Town of Bethlehem,"
and
He immediately pressed the switch to
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. and the lift on running upstairs "Praiso Him, Praise Him," were sung
NOTICE is hereby given that the
1935-
the
not work.
SEVENTEENTH ORDINARY he found a man jammed by the lift. as was the Doxology. Mr. Lindsay
MEETING OF THIS Hatried to pull him out but failed and Lafford was at the organ. YEARLY
ran off
At the conclusion of the service tea to fetch Lau Sam, whom he COMPANY will be held at the ran
was served in the Cathedral Hall. Registered Office of the Company, No. net on the way and told of the accl-
I the lift up and Among those present were Bishop Sam pulled the 10, Des Voeux Load Central, on dent. Lau Sam
was extricated. Witness and Mrs. Hall, Bishop Mok, Rev. and Saturday, the 16th Febraury, 1936, | the,
man" cel said he only worked as a coolle or Mrs. Martin. Rev. and Mrs. A. J. at 2.30 p.m., for the purpose of recel-
were two Bennitt, Rev. and Mrs. J. R. lggs, the Directors an apprenties. There ving the Report of together with a Statement of Accounts switches in the engine house in the Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Kirk, Rev. G. K. for the year ended 31st December, basement, one to send the lift up and Carpenter, Rev. N. Thelle, Dr. K. L. the other down. Lau Sam made some Reichelt, Rev. Paul Tao, Rev. Lee The Register of Shares of the Com-repairs before pulling the lift up. He Kau-yan, Rev. Chung. Yan-lany, Mr. pany will be closed from Saturday, (witress) had repaired the Post Office and Mrs. E. C. Thomas, Mr. W. Scho- field, Mr. Ma Ying-piu, Mr. Kan Tat- 8th February, 1936, to Saturday, 15th lifts before.
chot, Mr. David Au, Mr. S. V. Boxer, February, 1936, (both days inclusive)
Mrs. L. L. Nash, Miss Ruby Mow during which period no transfor of
Fung, Mrs. Asche, Mra, G. A. C. shares can be registered,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Herklots and many others.
Chief Manager, Hongkong. 80th January, 1936, .
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY,
KAN TONG⋅ PO,
LIMITED.
AMERICAN SEAMEN
UNION RIVALRY
Lau Sani, Government electrician, then testified that he had first repair- ed the lift on that day about 9.10 m., when he had tightened a switch which had loosened. He next heard the lift had gone wrong from Wong Shu-yung at 10.35 a.m. at the Yaumati Forry wharf, and asked Wong Chi and Chau Pan to go to the Post Offee and find out what was wrong. Ho told them FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF to have the "notices put before they started working on the lift. At 10.45 the way met Wong Chi, who told him D.3. went to the Post Office and on of the accident,. He went to the base Blasters' and Bates' International ment and tried to raise the lift, but and the Marino Engineers' Associa- the motor would not respond. After tion have agreed to sponsor a na- pressing the switch for a while the tion wide Maritimo Council, to co motor started and the lift was raised. operate for the benefit of all. mark- The deceased must have been crawling time unions, into the lift while it was descending when the tragedy occurred.
Washington, Feb. 2. The Seamen's International, the
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, on TUESDAY, the 18th February, 1936, at 11.30 n.m., for the purpose
While there is no comment on the of receiving the Report of the
matter it is apparently part of the Directors together with a Stabe
right wing house-cleaning, the first Ropes Badly Entangled
steps of which were the ordering of ment of Accounts for the
year
Mr. A. E. Clarke, Senior Inspector Facific to case interfering with the the rival Maritime Federation of the ended 31st December, 1935.
of Works, P.W.D., said he went to the seemer, and secondly, revocation of The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Post Office and found the deceased on the charter of the Sailors Union of Company will be CLOSED from the south verandah being attended the Pacific SATURDAY, 8th February, to Dr. W. B. A. Moore. He made an in- Apparently the International TUESDAY, 18th February, both spection of the lift and found the Union's leaders plan to create a con- safety gear had neted. The whole, .of days inclusive..
servative national co-operative organ the горен were loosened and lying JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, irregularly on the drums in the base along the lines of the left wing Marf
General Managers.ment. The slack switch on the top time Federation.-United Press.
of the car was open, so rendering it Hongkong: 31st January, 1936. Inoperative from the inside. He was told by Lau Sam that Wong Chi had THE “STAR” FERRY COMPANY, operated the lift from the basement
LIMITED.
It took considerable time lo repair the lift na the ropes had become budly entangled on the drum. Deceased had Meanwhile the President, Harry carried the entire weight of the lift, Bridges, is prepared to combat the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN causing the cable to stack. Each International Union'a revocation of THAT THE THIRTY-EIGHTH gate had a mechanical lock and it was the Sailors' Union Charter.
dimcult for very ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING outside, All the gates
it to bo opened from
had le West Coast Maritime Federation are OF THIS COMPANY will be held closed before the lift was workable loyal to the American Federation of at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, from the inside. The control was Labour principles and they have in Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Wednes the switchboard in the basement. timated that ofcors of the Interna-
The evidence then concluded, and day, the 12th February, 1936, at NOON, for the purpose of receiv- the Jury returned their verdict, at Ing the Report of the Directors taching no blame to anyone. together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1935.
Notice To Shareholders.
The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Monday, the 3rd February, 1936, to Wednesday, tho 12th February, 1936, both days Inclusive.
By order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary, Hongkong, 27th January, 1936.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI- BANKING CORPORATION.
Notice is hereby given that the
Shareholders in this Corporation
to
Labour Council Jolas
San Francisco, Fab, 2. The Labour Council has joined other groups in requesting Congressional Investigation into the West Coast maritime situation.
It is said that the members of the
įtional Union are more interested in
fare-United Press.
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Ordinary Yourly Meeting of the 2.30 p.m. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME.
will be held at the Head Office of 5.20 p.m. the Corporation, No. 1, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, Saturday, the 22nd February, 1936,
on
(Por Kindness of Columbia Films of China)
“HERE'S MY HEART" Starring BING CROSBY
(Per Kindness of Paramount Films of China)``
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Starring JACK HULBERT, CICELY COURTNEIDGE
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The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from
Monday, the 10th February, to Saturday, the 22nd February, 1936,
Starring DICK POWELL, JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON (Por Kindness' of Warner Bros. First National Pictura Inc.)
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