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given nt the Kowloon.Magistracy yesterday by

LANDLORDS SUMMONED, TO COURT.'

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at their Salee Rooms, Daddall Street. A. Quantity of

Vainable Household

At the Central Magistry before Mr R. E. Landsell, Cheng Hing ping and Kwan Waisip, lundiurdy a Coroner and jury at the enquiry of 101 Quiea's Road Fort, concerning the death of four pared on, sammóis alleging that Chinese who were killed in anon, the dyne 3 they indid the explosion of "dangerous goods"Lean's of the house to quit without notice by palling down, the mor at Shamshulpo on March 13 and generally ruolishing the Chemicals being loaded from a building. godown into a junk suddenly For the prosecution, Mr. M. X. exploded.

said that No. 163 belonging to

Tesk Dining Tablo, Dining Chairs, Mr. Leo d'Almada, watching other owner, had been complete Large Teak Sido Beard, with B velled case for the Kwong Wahly pulled down, the demolition Mirror, Dinner Waggon, Mantel Fioce, Hing Company the owners of involving the party wall separating Book Cato, Glass Cabinet, Glass Warn the godown submitted to the jury | 168 from 161." This wall had now, Es Ornaments, New Carpets, Euge, that as soon as the chlorate of been rebuilt up to the first for "ets, ete, potassium left the godown of the level. Though the ustal retire Brass Bedsteadle, Single and Dophlo Kwong Wäh Hing Company, the responsibility of that firm ceased. in these cues was to show ap the Tink

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in Hongkong to the effect that the tenants of the ground floor of with Glass Doors Teak Chest of Drawers, Pictures, Ice Chest, Eramell- sulphur and chlorite of potassiura 161 had lived in the house for 12 d Bath, etc., et must not be kept together in the years,, while, those on the pre

Also same godown. He maintained that floors were also old tenants. !! One Cabinet Gramophone and few on the evidence the jury could not June 3 the "whole roof sus taken doz Records find a verdict of negligence against down.

One Perambulator. Prior to this stairs houding;; any person whatever.

Several Seta Mu long,

The Coroner (Mr. E. W. Hamil

evidence pointed to the fact that

from the first to the semant floor' had been removed, While Antile of)

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*On View from Wednesday the 18th, the fire had started on the prayas been dismantled. No mentions Jane 1924

barmu---CAN în delivery. wall, where there was a mixture of Was made to the teams when the sulphur and potassium chlorate, rent was collected in June 1,

LAMMERT BROS. The latter itself was not dangerous, į Mr. Le contended that the pull»!

Auctioneer... but the mixture of the sulphuring down of the roof was mala made it different. As regards the fide nut. The landbærd had Do" question of responsibility he was right to do it as the tenants had not quire sure. if he agreed received no 'noties" to quit. (in the}¦: instructions from the Executor with Mr. d'Almada. When sell Jung 3 when the road was de-of 'belbette of the late Hen. Mr. A. B. ing" anything dangerous there was a certain amount of responsi.qotished, the first defendant was, Lowe to sell by Public Auction, bility. The jury were not asked present, ehcouraging and "erging. to return anything as regards the the workmen to do the work godowns not having a licence, na-expeditiously.

less they thought that the fact that For the deferier. Mr. I they had no licence might have | Metallum Raid Mr. Wenser.{ contributed to the explosion. The arhitect, who inspected the porej one sole thing that they had to misas, considered the building consider was if there had been dangerous; told the tenants so and any negligence on the part of the ultimately gave instructions for the

firm.

The jury headed by Mr. K. MT to be removal, justifying his Fetterly, the foreman, returned a action later by applying to the

verdict as follows:-

THE Undersigned

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have received.

FRIDAY, 26th June, 1824,

shmagasing at 2.45 p.m.

at Kellet Lodge No. 184

The Peak si Quantity of Vainable House-

hold Furniture

Comprising:-

Teak Hatstand, Chesterfield Couch

Tenk

and Cai, Dasks, Teak Extension Dining Table Dining Chaira, Sideboard, Dinner Waggon, Book Pidic Works Department for Cases, les Chest, Carpets, Curtu os, The P.W.D. | Glass Ware. Picture, Brass Ornaments. "We find that the deaths of dentition permit. | Chung So-tai and Ng Yueng were went further, and condemned other Overmantel. otp, etc..

caused by an explosion of chlorate parts of the building. The ques of potassium combined with fin was how far the defendant sulphur and saltpetre in a lighter was liable for the act of his agent. which had loaded these com- and how fur in doing, that at the modities on March 13th last." agdut was justiɓod.” The defend.

Two riders were added :----

Teal Bedsteads, Double and Single Bears Bedsteads, Double and singls Wardrobes with lase Doors, Chest of Dravers, Dressing Tables, Wash Stands, Serres, Books, etc. etc,

Plants, Feros, Lawn Mower, Yone

"(a.) That the explosion wouldnt thought the building was dan-Roller, eten elta

have been avoided had either the vendors or the buyers taken the precaution to ascertain the nature

gerous, dot only to the tenants but to the public.

The case was adjourned.

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were trading and exercisedthe pre- GOLF FOR 1,000 GUINEAS.

of the commodities in which they

per care,such knowledge, would

have prompted. That this precaution

was not taken, and the fact that

the go-down used for storing was not licensed for the storage of chlorate of potassium manifests negligence on the part of the vendors and also of the buyers.

(b.) The Jury, recommends that immediate effect be given to a regulation prohibiting the import, export, storage, or transport of chlosate of potassium except in bags contained. within casks or barrels or other protection equally efficier, prohibiting the storage of

the

MITCHELL AND DUNCAN IN FINAL.

LONDON, Jane, 13. At Gleneagles in the semi-finals of the 1,000 guineas professional golf tournament, Abe Mitchell North Foreland), beat R. Wilson (Crohamhurst) by 4 and 3: George Duncan (Hanger Hill) beat the American Jim Barnes by 2 and I.

In the third round Mitchell beat de la Torre by one hole. Wilson beat Smith by 5 and 4. Barnes beat Boomer by one hole. Durican beat Ray by 3 and 2.

chlorate of potassium same Kudown with pow

Barnes was two up and six to dered commodities of any des-play on Boome: but the latter cription or liquids or solids of an squared at the seventeenth to lose infaunatile nature. prohibiting an exciting finish.

then storage of chlorate of In the semi-finals Barnes' short potassium within dangerous diseganie was again a feature but tance of dwelling houses, and Duncan, who was in fine form, making it compulsory to obtain a frequently played he most brilliant permit from the proper authority approaches; he turned two up and for the transfer of chlorate, of became dormie three. Barnes won potassium from place to place the sixteenth and halved the within the Colony,

seventeenth..

The Coroner said he would see that the jury's riders were forward-

Mitchell was four up at the sixth, turned two up and won

ed to the proper quarter and thankfortably.-Reuter,

ed them for their close attention

to what had been a long but very Important enquiry.

BANK SENSATION.

RUN ON CANTON BRANCH,

CUSTOMS INCREASE.

Dutch Ad Valorem Rate.

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The Hague, June 13.

The Government has introduced

a bill raising the general 5 per cent. ad valorem customs duty to 8 per cent. This is expected to yield an extra thirteen million florings Reuter.

STRIKE ALL OVER.

The Canton Gazette has the following in connection with the run on the branch of the Chinese Merchants Bank, Ltd.,.at- Canton: -"Yesterday (Thursday) morning about 10 a.m., banks and business

London, June 13. Four craft unions have ordered firms having offices or connections in Hongkong received

the men to resume on Monday cable advices that the Chinese Merchants pending the result of national Bank at Hongkong are either in a negotiations, thus completely ter- bad condition or have not opened for minating the strike on the under- business. The news spread rapidly, ground railwaya in London. Depositors here were scared and Router. rushed over to the local branch on the band to withdraw money. The

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LAND SALES.

It is said that the local branch pald out more than one hundred thou- sand dollars yesterday... Iappears. that the local branch here did not Particulars of forthcoming land receive any news or instruction sales at the District Office Talpo from their Hongkong office unt and the P. W. D. offices are given after three o'clock in the afternoon. In the current Issue of the Gazette. They were therefore inot, prepared. Lóta to be disposed of are for the emergency: It is still not situated in the New Territories, caratin whether they will open near Broadwood Road, at Cheung their doors today."

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