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THE
HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH,
Constable's
Death
Accidentally Shot Whilo Cleaning Revolvers
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
REFUGEE RELIEF
Donation Of Truck For Canton Use
The following letter has been re- Evidence that the revolver that ceived from the Hon. Secretary of had fired the fatal shot was inclined the British Fund for Reller of Dis- to jam when being broken open was treas in China, the Hon. Mr. M. K. given by Sergeant G. J. Perkins, Lo:
Police Armourer, at the inquiry at
on
1938.
PARENTS ALHAMBRA
DAY
Quarry Bay Children' Entertain Visitors
"You know, children," remarked Mrs. J. Ralston, at the prize giving of the Quarry Bay School, yester day, "it's a funny thing about - Parents' Day. It is supposed to give your Mum- mies and Daddies a chance to see you at work, but gonorally it gives you a chance to see your Mum- mies and Daddies in School!" in
the Central Magistracy yesterday "In connection" with the relief ship into the death of Anayat Kahn, an 8.5. Wuchang to Canton, and in re- from Bishop Indian constable, who was acciden-sponse to an uppeal tally shot at the No. 8 Police Station Hall, the Hon. Mr. S. 11. Dodwell
November 5.
and Mesara, Dodwell and Co., Lid., The Inquiry was heard before Mr. very generously donated a 30' cwt. B. A. D. Forrest, who was assisted by valued H.K.$3,000, to this Fund, for Morris commercial truck chassis, njury comprising Messrs. L... Lammert (Foreman), A. H. Silva the use of Bishop Hall's relief party and C. H. de S. F. Basto.
in Canton. Inspector L. R. Whant Was Im
the Police. charge of the case for
Dr. Dean Smith, Medical Officer at the Queen Mury Hospital, said Kahn, was admitted to the hospital at 11.80 a.m. on November 6 with a bullet
in the abdomen.
en. His condi Wound
on was bad, and there were signs also rendered valuable assistance to Parents' Open Day in connection
of internal haemorrhage.
He died at 12.15 am. on November 8.!
A
"As the chassis was already
Shameen the gift was all the more IN place of the customary
valuable, since it could be made use of immediately.
Christmas play, the Head- chassis the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell staff of the School arranged a "In addition to the donation of the mistress, Miss "Anderson, and
Bishop Hall in conneelion with the
...st-mortem was held that on
made
were
An immediate operation was pet. construction, in Canton, of a body with the annual prize giving. formed, and three wounds found in for the chassis, suitable for the use The parents
given an for which it was intended. the abdominal wall. Six perfora-
opportunity of seeing the pupils Bishop
Hull hes
alrendy tions were also found in the smal} }
were treated to Intestines. His condition improved publle acknowledgment of this gift in class, and sightly the following day, but on it was not, however, included in the displays of physical training in November 7 there were signs of weekly lets of contributions to this the Hall, speech training and
ns it did not go through the recitation. peritonitis with intestinal paralysis,
Handwork and and Shanghai Banking plasticine models were exhibited. und the cause of death was for this Fund for the use of Bishop Hall's Mrs. Ralston to present the prizes, "But as the chassis was donated to Miss Anderson, in calling upon tion of the intestines caused by a bullet wound.
frelict purty, I take pleasure in grate expressed the School's apprecia- In reply to n question by the fully acknowledging the generosityition of her kindness in attending Jury, Dr. Smith said it was possible of the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell and their Speech Day, and also thank-
the Messra, Dodwell and Co., Ltd., for
led Mr. Ralston and the parents and ; was their most useful eitt." man
friends for their attendance. SOAP & TOWELS WANTED Thanks were also expressed to the Taikoo Recreation Club and the An appeal_made by the Hongkong Publle Works Department for the Emergency Relugee Council says: loan of choirs for e occasion. "Sonp, towels and tooth brushes in Mra, Ralston suld" that she was large quantities are urgently required
to be at the School again, and in- by the Emergency Refugee Council/lated the Headmistress and to supply the 10,000 refugees in the staff upon the organisation of the Camps.
programme.
for one bullet to have caused three wounds. ዘ the
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shot was fired.
Cleaning Revolvers Evidence was given by Ninz Ali Shah, P.C.B. 707, who said he had been in the Police Force for one year and ten months.
He and Kahn had received structions to clean number of re- volvers un November 0, und, after this had been done, Kahn went to get a revolver belonging to L.SA. 74 for cleaning. After taking it from its holster, Kahn tried to un- load it, but could not. Witness was then asked to try.
once.
While he was trying to break It open, the revolver suddenly fired He did not know how the gun went off. The outside of his little tinger was slightly hurt by the bullet. Kahn suddenly put his hand to his chest and said he was shot.
"ricase send to St. John's Cathe dral Hall, Hongkong or the European Y.M.C.A. Salisbury Road, Kowloon."
MATERNITY WARDS
Established at Sun Tien And Ha Chuen Temporary maternity wards
are being established at Sun Tien and Ha Chuen in the New Territories for expectant mothers among the women He had never cleaned that type retugees by the Chinese Youth Re- of revolver before. The revolvers lief Corps In collaboration with the eleaned that day were of the side-Hongkong Branch of the National action type, while that of L.S.A. 74 Women's Relief Association. was the break-open type.
There are now about 1,000 re-
Loud cheers greeted her request that the children be given an extra day's holiday, especially when it was decided that the great day should be next Saturday, so that they could help Mother with her shopping."
The prize winners were as follows; Class 1: Children promoted to Class 2
ware given 3 ring board, and
those remaining in Class I received a book.
Class 2: Elleen Sherril! (Grat prize), Gloria Grant (second prize), and Ray Callender (spesial prize).
Class 3: Peter Coom (first prize), Cumpbell Barclay (second prize), and John English (prize for writing), Cluss 4: Jean Carpenter (firat A statement taken by Crown fugees in Sun Tien and 3,000 refugees | prize), and Norman Wald (second Sergeant Ali Mohammed from Kahin in Ho Chuen-Central News. prize and Scholarship to Central
British School).
in the hospital was then rend in Court. This statement said that he and been accidentally shot by P.C.B. 767 who did not know how to open the revolver.
Sergeant G J. Perkins, Police Armourer, said he had examined the revolver, which was a 38 short Webley Scott. He had tested the re- volver several times by breaking It: open, and had found that it was in- clined to jum
Without retiring, the Jury return- ed a verdict of "accidental death," with no blame attaching to any per-
son.
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The wedding took place at the Registry yesterday, before Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, between Mr. Lam Choc-quin, mer- chant, and Misa Au Kum-wah, teacher, residing at 7 Marsh Road,
Hongkong, The witnesses
were
Messrs. Cheung Ching and Tsul Hing.
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The wedding also took place at the Registry yesterday, before Mr. T. J. Gould, between Mr. Chan Kwok-ying, clerk of the Statistical Office of the Imports and Exports Department, and Miss Ho Shlu-kwal of 249 Lockhart Road, Hongkong. The witnesses were Messrs. Fong Man-hing, and, Pun Yau-pang.
The wedding took place at the Union Church, Kennedy Rond, yes- terday, between Dr. Owen Lamont Eaton, medical missionary of Kong Chuen (near Canton), and Miss Mary Mandeno, of Te Awamutu, New Zealand, who arrived here on the Neptuna.
The following forthcoming wed- dings
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