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REGISTERED.

THE CHINA MAIL.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS,

THE GRESSON STREET MURDERS.

ACCUSED FOUND "NOT GUILTY."

INQUIRY.

Frisoner denied taking a revolver RACE COURSE TRAGEDY from the box or handling revolver all on the day of the affair. In reply to the Attorney Generat prisoner said he did not know why | the Inspector struck Ng Min with stick. Ng Ming did not make a dash at the box Es did not say that Ng King did that to the Magistrate. Ea

WHY THE SHEDS COLLAPSE.

in

The heating of the evidence connection with the inquiry into the

THURSDAY, MARCH 219 1918-

the shoda on either side. The mat The Coroner: Did the fire break ont sheds, in 1914 [photo produced), in No. 9 No dre broke out in No. 5. would be quite safo as the floors Mr. Lot L&Col; SWard, mid : thin were quite even. The lashings of morning that the fire started from No. the cross bracings were important 8 or 9-No fire broke out in No. 9. and if cut the stability of the struc- The Coroner: Would you have seem ture would be affected. A number the firs at the far and --The fire was of other lashings were merely to keep so near that I could not help seeing it the uprights in place. The direction. There was no fire in No. 9 shed. I first in which the matsheds fell did not say KIONG

Mr. J. Witchell, manager of the King Edward Hotel, said that at the time of the collapse he was in the

The hearing of the charge against Ng Ling alias Kwang, Kwang of mardering Inspector O'Sullivan, at No. said when Ng Ming was struck he fell disaster as the Race Course on Feb. suggest to him the idea that the hush-

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THE SITUATION IN SIBERIA.

what statements

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P.,

ings had been cus. If the top floor of a shed were full and the lower one empty, the shed would be rendered course in the Jockey Club inclosure, unstable. He believed the builder standing near the entrance gate to the race track. He did not see any panis of the matsbeds only took precau before the erash. The arasa avemod te

Prisoner said his statement was read/whs the first witness called. Wit- tions against a rush of people tron | him to come from sheds 14 and 10;

The Attorney General said that after

over to him and he igned it.

ness said that on the day of the the front to the rear or rice pezzd, which drew his attention to the shak what His Lordship said yesterday with Asked to explain why he did that if onlimity he was in the RA. stand He believed the building fell under. He saw the roof caving just about regard to statements taken by the Police it was incorrect, prisoner requested the

the whole crowd of people stampeded in wedge for about 10 feet and the from the witness before the Magistrate's statement to be road again to him, which in the Grand Stand enclosure, when severs strain. It seemed to him sheds 14 and 15. The roof cane dove hearing, he had taken steps to ascertain was done, after which prisoner continued the collapse occurred. Previous to in one direction, the direction in rest of the sheds staggered

to deny its correctness. Prisoner denied

Mr. E. W. Hamilton, acting assistant bad been made having a revolver and slay that the collapse he saw people standing which the sheds toppled over. He hy witnesses for the Crown, in revolver found on the stairs was his or on the Course in front of the sheds, believed the first cause of the col-district oficer, gars it is his opinion that lapse was an alarm which caused the collapse started somewhere near this case by the Police, shortly that he fired, the two shots from it suddenly run away in all directions everybody to run away from the shed No. 16. From the left of that after t the murder. It was Arked by He Lolibip to explain Some wurning appeared to have been buldings ceneral rush which in-point the matsheds seemed to go over

the revolvera, the Black bar, prices regular thing, in important cases, to aid he did no End the box contained given to the people in the mattbeds cluded the people from the top floor. lowly. He went inside the stand to The second colse was a thrust on a put up his stick and when he returned take such statements, principally to find firearmsta

for the people inside instantly took point offering the least resistance. he saw smoke rising somewhere near out the facts of the case and to learn That concluded the

case for the alarm and all seemed to rush in one, He formed the opinion that the alarin shed No. 7. Just after that be siw what the witnesses say and also to find prosecntion.

Addressing the jury for the defence direction, from the north-east to was hot due to anything tegarding reboot up and went over to render

assistance.

་་ out any witnesses who do not my Mr. Alabaster said none of them could fail south-west, He saw the stand,

the stability of the shed. He hid no idea what the alarm was. It in the Civil Service: C. C. paviliou at Sanitary Inspector. Allen isid he was anything of any material value. State to be struck with horror at the dreadful which he believed to be shed No. 8. might have been a fire, but he saw at the time of the colapse. He rang up

happenings which took place at No. 6 ments of that kind were taken in Gresson Street on the 22nd of January collapse first. It sank some four to no indication of it until after the Central Station and asked for the Fire

Inst. No act of theirs could bring back eight feet vertically and then the.

collapse.

Brigada and ambulances to be sent as quickly as possible.

The inquiry is proceeding.

the dead to life and no act of their whole row of matsheds, as one, was on the far side of the mutaheds. By Mr. Bowley: The R.A. stand could compensate the living for their

evidence

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

case and amongst those statements was one taken from Sun Tal, the most important witness for the Crown. In that statement were certain points which cas nor were they there to express leaned over steadily for about ten He had a fine view of the matsheds ba thought might be of assistance to the their feelings pa what happened; if feet to a certain angle and then went from where he stood in the stand.

they did they might find it very very

was mistaken when he said that shed prisoner and though he did not admiz dificult to restrain them. They were down with a rush; all excepting two. He was quite positive Mr. Hodgson The statement made in the Diet all that the defense had the right there for a different purpose to perform buildings at the south-west cad. No. 14 fell down first drugging shed by the Japanese Minister of War, see such statements in the ordinary a public duty, to see that no man la Sheds. Nos. 4 and 5 were crushed No. 15 with it. Just before the col- forejudged; to see that no man aufered reported in a cable published last way, yet, in special cases, he thought for the crime of another and that to down by the weight of other build lapse there was a number of people standing in outside in front of shed night, indicates the possibility of ait only right that the Crown man was convicted except on the clearestings, but sheds No 1 and 2 stood Nos, 8 and 9 and they were the first Elaty OLD JAPANESE NETSUKES serious situation being created in should allow the defence to see them possible and most animpeachable which the Crown could place

Lintact.

to run away. The difference in the

The first Gymkhana Meeting of Siberia. The presence of nearly Be might add that the Crown would before them, and, for that reason, theIn reply to the Crown Solicitor, height of the floors of the different hundred thousand German prisoners never wish to conceal any material facts Attorney General, when he opened his witness said he was the Secretary sheds would affect the resistance of the season is to be held on Saturday

the sheds. The curve gave people April 6th." east of Lake Baikal, no longer under in such statements, or elsewhere which case, asked them to forget anythiasof the Nuvvy and Builder Labour, the impression that the sheds in- control, gives сапас

were at all in favour of the prisoner. that they might have heard outside, for much

and to view it in the calm light of Union in London for 18 years. He clined to the rear when they fell. Amongst recent honours were the 258 Deasiness, they

In this case he had handed a copy of reason, and he was quite sure they had considerable experience in col. He would not puss any judgment on Order of the Britük Empire to Mr. H- are trying the statements made by Sun Taiwould do so. This was a charge of mar

the inspector of buildings. If he their utmost to get arm to his learned friend, and be proposedder and when it was opened it was sug-lapses, and was often commissioned were to inspect the buildings himself Phillips, H. M. Consol at Shanghai, to The danger is that

these to recall San Tai and offer him to his geated to them that there was some by the Government to inquire into just before the races he should ex and Mr. H. R. Boyd. prisoners may be organised by the friend fer further cross-examination evidence that the hard of the prisoner the circuinstances attending these pect to note that is the floors had caused the wound in the back of In

Cerebro apical meningitis is stated. been level the sheds would have support of the Maximalista, whost Although those points did, no doubt spector O'Sullivan. That part of the case

collapses..

offered a better resistance. It was to be very prevalent amongst the natives power is reported to be growing and assist the prisoner, he did not admit the Crown bas had to abandon, because Continuing, witness said he saw not a practice in England to admit of the three Wa-Lan (Wucbang, Han 10.30 -Auction of Silver and EP they are getting a supply of arms and that they concluded the care and he it was suggested that "the prisoner the collapse first and heard the crust in unlimited number of people in the kow and Hanging) cities and there are

Armed with a revolver had shot Inspec afterwards. From where he stood, he stands. They County Council issued a great many deathe. Ons forsight. might make some remarks later.

tor O'Sullivan. The Crown has broughta His Lordship in reply, said he different harge altogether and this saw nothing to cause the alarm. licences for temporary structures and child has died of the discare and another tirely agreed and thought that, in was that although there was e.

Whatever caused the stampede must if people were admitted in the stands possibility of the Germans gaining the interests of justice, the prosecution evidence that the prisoner's band caused, have occurred behind the sheds, in excess of the number allowed the is very ill There have beer many

Teresas usual.

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THE CALENDAR.

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GENERAL KEMORINDA.

SATURDAY, Mar. 12-

ammunition. One question of some

concern to the Far East in the

an access to the coast and creating 11.30 am.-Green Island Cement Co. a submarine base there. It has been

annual meeting.

pointed out by a Japanese paper that it is as feasible for the Germans, Hong-once they get control in Siberia, to transport aeroplanes and submarines iu sections, to Vladivostock as it

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Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement

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11 BM-Annual Meeting of Hong

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11.30 am..Annual Meeting of China

Sugar Refining Lo.

1 Noop. Annual Meeting of the

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FRIDAY, March 29:-

it is mentioned

that

had taken a very proper course..."

„Russia the truth of the statement.

herself sent a few submarines of

Eis Lordship And yet you made no small size from Vladivostock to mention of that in your statement to European Russia. A submarine, cf Inspector Torrett. It is one of the about 200 tons, the writer said, most important pieces of evidence" would be able to create a scare the case.

about Turugs, Mazuru and even

na far as Shanghai with Vladivostock

as a base. It may be true that there

in

oa.

0. Mr. H. H. Coghlan, representative

The death is announced at Shanghai-

of Messra Faul Susman & Co.

D a wound on any single person, yet he Within 20 seconds of the collapse Council would prosecute. The build cases amongst the Japanesa.

Mr I Evans, who has been in San Tai was then recalled and taken concerted, with others to make an attack witness saw smoke issuing from the ings were all inspected by County on the police and acting in concert with wreckage at a point about half way Council inspectors before the licences through his statement made to Inspector them be armed himself for their assist down the rear of the collapsed roofs, were issued. The inspectors would charge of the Hongkow Sub-Agency of Terrett, and cross emmined with regard and in the course of what happened between abeds No. 6 and 9. At first measure the capacity of the stands the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking to certain discrepancies.

afterwards Inspector O'Sullivan was it appeared as if it came from burn and examine the structure. There killed by one of the party. The Crowning oil, than a bright red Hame shot was to regulation in London for tem: Corporation, left last week for Hankow. Asked by His Lordship whether his must prove to them beyond a shadow out through the roof. The smoke porary structures. No cooking was He was entertained to dinner as the statement made in evidence that he of reasonable doubt that the prisoner was very dense and black and gave ever allowed in temporary structures Shanghai Club before his departure (San Tai) sew the prisoner pull a did act in concert with the other shree the impresion of being connected of this description in London. He from Shanghai, where, a contemporary to forward them by ril Was

ravolver out of the black box on them and that he did. rush forward to with burning grease or oil. Under did not think that smoking would be says, be will be much missed in business from Germany. to Turkey, and bad was correct, witness reafirmed take out a firearm. If the Crowa failed the direction of E.E the Governor, prohibited. Affer witness took as well as in bowling and golfing

to convince them on these three facts, beyond all shadow of doubt His Lord witness took charge of the rescue charge of the rescue work, he circles. ship would tell them that it would be work about four minutes after the stationed himsef in front of the they would have to believe the the whole of the matsbeds were in work. He believed it was 35 to

duty to acquit the prisoner collapse. It took 23 minutes before matsheds to get a better view of the minutes before he saw any water story told by Sao Tei fin all its volved in flames. He took the time essential ddiails, particularly the part by his wrist watch. There was a being played on the fire. where he described the rushing forward light breeze blowing almost direct By Mr. Steavensen: From what Manchester. The deceased, who was a to take out a firearm, could they, in a from south-east to north-west, blow he saw, if the poles in the structures son of the late Bar, W. Coghlan, of Witness: No.

murder case, give a verdict adverse to ing straight into the Golf Club house. were properly braced the structure Blackley Rectory, near Manchester, had His Lordship: Why?

the prisoner on such unsatisfactory The fire burnt itself out in about 45 would be safe provided it supported bean in Shanghai for some years and Witness. It did not occur to me evidence as that of Sun Tai who stands minutes. When the site was cleared a reasonable number of people. The Elis Lordship pointed out that the alone in the matter Sun-Tai war con- they discovered 670 bodies, 80 of absence of cross bracings in the front was much esteemed. He was 42 years. is nothing impracticable about the witness had said he had had 20 years to be the other Police Pitness, Lo No. 10. It might have been sheds cause of the disaster, because there with whom much sympathy will be tradicted not only by the prisoner, but which were found in front of shed and the back of the sheds, was the of age and leaves a widow and child, idea of transporting submarines by experience and severely reprimanded Hai, who was in a very much better Nos. 10 or 11. rail across Siberia, but, it would be the witness for not stating the fact position to judge what happened found in the rear of sheds Nos. 8 "falling sideways. In England there

S00 bodies were was no resistance to the matsheds felt. premature to count upon the Ger- referred to in his original statement without confusion than Sun Tai because and 9 ons space not more than 12 were to testa involving the use of L'information devotes a leader to mans ever acquiring Vladivostock Inspector Terrett said he took the Lo Hos was either unwounded, or feet square. The bodies, were stuck sand bags, etc., unless there were if wounded only slightly so, and he or any other point on or near the statement by Sun Tai in the hospital.said quite clearly that than who ed up in a heap. There were 17 flows in the timber used in erecting Chinese labour in France in which the following remarks occur "Of all the bodies found in the Japanese stand the structure. Where stands were It took about an hour, sad about half rushed forward to the box con- and in the others the bodies were erected in London, the Public foreign labour employed in France, that way through Sun Tai seemed to get taining the firearms was not the perfectly evident from public languid.

prisoner but the fourth man who entered more evenly distributed, except the Authorities take every step to see of the Chinese has proved most antisfac announcements by responsible Allied That concluded the case for the from outside the cubicle, and was there two extreme ends where no bodies that proper provision is made to tory. The statements of all their Communications relating to news about Statesmen, that the Allies, including Crown. The prisoner then went into fore nither the man found in the kitchen were found. He took intercat in the ensure against fred employers agree in that respect.

or the man who got away, building of mateheds because it was

By Mr Lo-Witness said he Chinainen fare well in any climate. the Japanese and Chinese, are closely the witness box sad in reply to Mr. M Alabaster then dealt with the bis profession. He did not think wimitted through the cordon which They are patient, attentive, untiring at names and uddramen with any communics watching the developments in Siberia Alabaster said he came to the Colony discrepancies in the evidence and pointed there was any difference between a surrounded the burning sheds such a their work and very robust. Those Mon addressed to the Editor, not necessary and while the

out how curiously the evidence of Liscaffolding erested in England and ramber of peopio as he judged could qualitice cause them to be much appre announcement in the fifth moon last year and left on. Hoi agreed with that of the prisonera matshed erected locally. The only usefully take part in the rescue work. ciated in all the factories making war made by the Japanese Minister of the 27th day of the second moon and Coccluding Mr. Alabaster said he had difference would be that ropes would The cordon was right round the burn material where they are employed."

to the Colony a month

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War in the Diet a day or two ago went to Shanghai He returned no doubt that the jury would give the be used in England whereus rattan ing beds, including the Golf

tre prisoner the same consideration or they lashings were land were in his Club Witness was standing about 30 de re

movement of some

Tal, the one made to Inspector Terrett

shows that the gravity of the visited Captor and the last date he would one of their own countrymen opinion it would make no difference paces from the Cheong Lee booth were assessed against twe Germans, Rudelph situation in Biberia is increasing, visited Canton since the Gresson Street the jury saying that he

The Attorney General then addressed to the stability of the sheds whether he could obtain a view of the work auillastara relating to busines should be yet down to a week ago, at affair was January 19. He stayed at frankly admit shat in this case, the the pound or not In Bagland, the roofs of the burning sheds and wit- Japanese, Toyojire Konishi, of C. Illies

must the upright poles were inserted in done. A number of rescuers went on Pohl and Adolph Loeffer, and Rate of subecription Chins Mall events, the Japanese Fremier No. 6. Greston Street with his aider whole question tammed on the evidence when erecting scaffolding, the upright tess was afraid that some of them must & Co., of Tokelaua, on the 8th inst. io

events, the de 836 per annum ; per quarter and per the was in a position to categorically heother. He remembered when the of San Tal, that the prisoner modo a poles would rest on bonus if the bave sampled on people in the shed the Yokohams. District Court for jem pro rata'

The 300 bodies found in boothe Olies bagong to read to deny the rumour that the Entente police came on the morning of January revolver was kind to take a ground in uneven in quality, but No. 9 and S were pffer no in a heap in violation of the enemy trading law. set-bers in Hongkong and take of Afty Powers had sent any troops to 12 Ng Min, his brother, had a friend In his summing up. His Lordship the ground itself unless the scaffold they seemed to ham to have tumbled Pohl usked the Court if the three would otherwise the uprights would test ou Meg not more, thau 12 feet square. After the announcement of the decision. Ardara for cotton copies of the Siberia. He then stated that the there and be himself was there, when dwel on the two statements by Suning is unusually high. In the case down from a bright.It was possible suffer the restriction of civil rights f

final stage" in the exchange of views the police came into the cubicle. He and the one made in the witness box of the matabede at the Race Course the fall from the staire, or with the the future. The Court replied that between Japan and the other Allied standing by the partition; the other Ho pointed out that both counsel for it would make no difference in the staircase itsel

two were on the hod. The Inspector the prosecation and for the defence stability of the sheds whether the Mr. Richard B. Hna, a ship's one mes having been Fowers had not then been reached me with ten constables and had carried on the case with the uprights were inserted in the ground gineer, ou leave, product a copy of be regarded as criminal under the law. the men having been convicted, would Eveula may move very quickly if arched them. After that Ng Mingel the whole question rested on Sun the sheds twice or thrice whilst they non on 26th Feliruary from the front and one Swiss resident in Yokohama utmost fairness and he finally emphasis or not. Witness, went through all

the photograph taken by himself at 12 Another case involving two Germans mach sucess attends the efforts pointed to European clothes hanging up Tais evidence. His Lordship then were, under construction but he did of No. & thede was at the time of mrats un Pages 8, 8, 6, and 7 should which are being made to arm the and said they wore his Witness and went over the evidence and directed not examine them closely. He con the collapse at No. 9 shed on the upper be sent to the office, No. 5, Wyndham released German prisoners of war, the third man also pointed tolong costs the fury on the law in each instance. sidered that sheds after, the model door. The first thing that at Pro not later than 17 30 m

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The Judge of H M's Supreme second shot fred by the friend struck Court at Shanghai last week made an him." The inspector than sed down order for the winding up of the firm of Ng Min. A constable, Sun Tai, daught Messrs. Westphal, King and Bamsay held of prisoner by The object of the winding up was for

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THE EPIDENFOR

The

his ended and

return for the 24 hours 20th just shows 15 caser

Chinese,

got to the

cross bracings on the sides of the sheding. He then called out earthquake Inst night, sarated by Mira Baleia would only prevent the abed from and fell fint on the floor delibersely and

lest, arocit on pupils and

falling backwards and forwards I was carried fairly quickly to Nos A lengthy and diverfed programme the whole buildings were constructed booth He was alongside the partition was garen on the same plan as the model, the of fo. 8. The ront came down on him the whole row would be unsafe. In his the race course side. Eew people feasOr opinion it did not matter at all rambling from the tops of roofs, and Mi No whether the sheds had struts in front. little on-o law minutes after

of ballind us the cumin was not in be con that direction Sheds Nos 12 Beds 8 or

wire, either in very close to No. 9.

ind 8 had practically the effect of ground floor did not collapse It Miss Flo Mackay

nes Simi