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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1948. ·

EYE-WITNESSES TELL

OF WING ON INFERNO

Eye-witnesses accounts of the initial stage af tha fire at the Wing On Godowns on the morning of September 22, was heard by the Commis- sion of Enquiry yesterday. -

.

Police constable Ng Yu testified to ordering a call to be sent to the Fire Brigade, and seeing people, cut off from escape, attempting to jump from the roof-top.

Mr. H. B. Gould, Superinter- Mr. Gould grabbed hold of e Ident of the Gas Works, situat-fire extinguisher to put out the ed apposite the godowns, said are on the lorry. There were is of tame shot past his several other fires in the yard, and window. He noticed i innpy as 100 rolls of celluloid in the street.

testified

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Eye-witnesses hearing shouls and sereams] from the trapped inmates the burning houses.

also in the street.

Shouts And Screams

Shoptha and aereams from the inmates of the tenemente op. posite were clearly audible. Both inside the yard and out- nido hi the street Air. Gould saw rol of celluloid. He estimated The first eye-witnesA, Chinese

there must have been s many as Elice corporal Ng Yo (PC. 760) rolls of celluloft in the street. alteched to Western Police State snivaged ong,of the rolls which ton, said he was on his reguin was not so badly burnt and hand-

eck if in the pullee. Set in Des Voeux Road West,

Man Po, ensei confie at the

minutes

At 805 pm, when he was att the junction of Des Vacux tou Cas Works, said the explosion Wood and Water Street, by hengel | Geevereti Two ne thres an explosion from the direction after the clock at the Gas Works

1 Houd. He was then 150 had struck sight c'eko e.

the Wine On yards away from Godswn.

The next thing he saw ww]

the covering the 190 M ›

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1 low his wh other Chinese constable murives!, Witness terked him to ring up the stalton and he remained to keep

Gitter

People On Roof

Many people were an the reof attempting to jump. He shaut.

to them not to jump. Five minutes later potive - forecnauke arrived and in another foue of live minutes the Best The appliances reached the Ladders those on

or

Bore the rout

trap

Before the explosiai be nuw

He did, not co no sign of fire.

cooking under the nyong brandah at the time. With hind under the verandah at the time were eight or 10 other peopic. r carunt coolies,

fspector Shaw, recalled, snil the distance from the Tai Ping Theth and the Wing On Godown was 29 deel

Na Taren, an employee ul, the Kami Line Restaurant, seid he lived 355 Des Voeux Houd West, recubby of the Wing Or Ciodowe. On the morning September 22 he was still asleep when it was awakened by shouts scene,

of fee, Betore he could get out of set up

to resetze 29 290

of Bet he noted as explosion, and mediately afterwards he swe In answer to Mr. D.B. Evites, thune sheoting over the verandal. representing the Fire Insuraneni Association of Hong Kong whnessee Ly the stirense had been

ent off by the fire. said the hurl heard nothing before! the explosion. He saw 20 to 30 dns on the roadside and, beside the wall of the Gas Works.

11.B. Gould, Superintendent of the Gas Works, suid he lived on the premises of the Gas Works at West Point. At A., 021 The nothing of September 22, he was kooking out of his bed-room win- dow when he noticed a smal Blame leaping out under the hal- cony of godowa No. 5. The Barne of a bright gronge vntour.

He dashed downstairs but could not get past the front dour be- cause Bomes were licking at it, He returned upstairs and fetched) a raincoat to cover his head. By the time he got downstairs agair the flames had leapt to the op- posite side of the street.

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Locked Door

He followed several others who Ambed down a drain pipe to the just flore and then jumped into ..scavenging lane after climbing several mailings.

Being raised after Ita plunge into the harbour yesterday this army lorry seams less damaged

than were its occupanto.

Taxi Dispute Enquiry To Be Held

Revival

com.

The eight taxi-cab panies involved in the two- incnth old dispute with their drivers, announced yesterday that they are willie to con- sider shy requests or sliggen. tons by the drivers,

The companies maintained their previous attitude that they would not open any fur- with the ther negatlations drivers..

1f the drivers take the initiative, thole requesia or suggestions will be considered by the companies.

MUST HAVE

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On Ships

Collision

A Marine Court of Enquiry to investigate the col- lision in Lyemun Pass between the ss. Poltava

and the ss. Eumaeus on Monday has been ap. pointed by the Governor.

The Enquiry will open at the Marine Court, Marine

Department, at 2: p.m. today.

Aboul 1,000 fons of brine-soul-

Army Lorry's Harbour Plunge

The Chincae driver of ani Army lorry is in hospital, and another driver slightly injured, ps the result of, a military vehicle plunging into the har- bour yesterday.

The lorry, No. A3710 belonging to 083 Coy., ASC., went over the Praya fit $70 nun.

Ne Sul-long in, in hospital will beid injuras. Tsui Ming, got off With slight abrasions.

It is understood that Teul was driving the lorry at the time..

Near the Western Market he stepped on the accelerator in- stead of the brake'and the lorry plunged into ting ogd.

Prompt rescue, work by junk felis extricated both men from the cab, of the Jorry.

The lorry was sulvaged by an LEME truck.

"

Reminders

Today

Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon,

Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Y's Men Club luncheon, Reaf Gurten, H.K. Hotel 12.45 paa. Lecture

un G.K. Chesterton by Tev. Fr. S

Fr. Sheridan.. St. Thomis

Asspelation,

Mere

Catholic King's Bldg. (open to

ut 5.30 p.m.

Splash Gals, European YMCA

(final of the series), Wah Yan Dramatic Society pre-

sents "The Lady Warrior", nt Wan College Theatre, 8.30 pm, Lecture on “Iloekey Umpiting, at SCM Post Botird Room, 0.30 p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

Sino-Betish Ciul, annual goneral meeting, at Public Relations Ofice, Lecture Room: 5.30 p.m.

SATURDAY AGA

Wah You Dramatic Society pre- sents "The Lady Warrior" Wah Yan College. Theuire, 8.30 p.m.

SUNDAY.

The member of the Court of plates, is the to continu: on her Enquiry will be Mr. J. Jolly up to the Uinted Kingdom on. Connell of Wornen, general meeting at YWCA, Durdell (President), Director of Mar Play

Repair

Stivel, 5.10 pan. work on her damage ine Lieutenant-Commander

Fatt was completed yesterday Walt Yau Dromatic Sneloty pre- . Assle afternoon, Butterfield and Swire J.B. P. Stirling, R. N..

sents "The Lody Warrior" at tant King's Harbour Master: reported. The ss. Eumacus was With Yon College Theatre, und Captain B. E.

8.30 in.. Bidwell, treated on the spot as she lies at Assistant Marine Superinten-nelior in Kowloon Bay by Taikoo dent, Indo-China Steam Navi-Dacicyard personnel. M.. D. G. Cujens, Assistant gation Company. Director of Muride, (Part Control), į

GLUTINOUS RICE sitting us magistrate at the Marine et syn bens were salvaged sex ADDED TO RATION Court yesterday, warued that boat terday from the inundated stern- masters must stop the practice of holds of the Russian steamer, The Rice Confrilter announced At the end of the Inne was carrying caugh when not Brenced Poltava, which was beached in yesterday that during the rationing shallow waters in Kowloon 1hr period between November 0 and tuckeri dur which he seated and to do so.

The 28-year-old master of after the collision with the side 10 in addition to the regular Issue Cinssied Concert, Toe H_Club, then reached the harbour side.

eatly A1 white brokons Patung junk charged with the Funnel liner Eumaru last top-st.one With sald while in

at dã cents a catly, glutinous rice cavenging lane he saw some offence was hurd $50 or to daya day,

One hundred ecolies were e-15 per cent broken will be issued Wah Yan Dramatic Society pre- propte burned in

back in prisentment by Mr. Cales,

The defendout pleaded that he gaged to take the bursting bars at the same time, at 1 catty # Blaircase of the housez.

They were employed by per on at 54 cents a calls The Cheung Tal-kin, health inspec- car from Junk Bay and brought shore.

arents of the Russians drawing of either ration or both tor, oid be inspected the upper fi-h to be sold in tocal markets to the local

vessel, Wallem and Company. is entirely optional, floors of the War On gosawa ataru money.

The 10 am on May 31 erothal Your feas tucked. His duty was to report nuismees only; if y etistet, and re dangers were not withs His province.

the

At the time of his visit there were about, 14 persons on each det.

He noticed some of the Bre e capes were blocked by household, It was not necessary for Loints. him to report to his superiors such abstructions, but he asked the tenants to remove such obstruc- Hons themselves and left__it_to Utent to do it.

He did not see any sections of the fire escapes missing. From health point of view the fire es- cope cloors should be kept open all the time.

monthe.

Beginning lale yesterday mifer- noon, the remainder of the 4.400 tons of soya beans, consigned to n Ninety-six bodies of which 3 local Chinese firm fram. North were adults, were taken out of Keres, were 'unlo dent. Work is the scene of the fire. Twenty-three expected to be completet, som: were identified at the mortuary. time today. The number of missing was 105, of which 120 were aghults and 35 juveniles

Badly Charred

A lot of bones and ashies enver- ed the fire urea.

wore

Three checks of casualties __wers_hade_by the polleg. Two

notices

inserted i the newspapers asking peopin tă ro- port further missing persons, It any, but there was no response

Area Isolated

The Water Police, meanwhite,

are keeping vigliance did come

Talbot House, 50, McDonnel

Road, 0.20 p.m.

reniş "The Lady Warrior" at

Wati Yun College Theatre, 8.30 p.m..

(last night),

Boy's Fatal Jump From Moving Police Van

daning off the area where the The story of a fatal loop from a police van by a

Russian chip to lying about four fathoms of Waters, np- proximately half a mile Wert of Channel Rocks, hear the the Green Estand

works of Cement Company.

boy who had been sentenced to strokes of the cone, was told at an inquiry held at Kowloon yesterday by Mr. W. H. Latimer. Deceased, Ma Shek-tim, was

The van returned on the route

Damage to the 8. Poltava, is oni of three boys sentenced to then, und near the roundabout to either, and the police figures being surveyed and after unload-strekes of the cane by Mr. Lati, they saw Sub-Inspecler Apps ana were assumed to be accurate. ing of the cargo is completed, the mean. Delober 13.

à crowd around the body of the,

It

An Inspection by his Depart- Senior Health luspector A.W.T. vessel will be patched up and The boys were taken to Kow-boy Ma, which war lying on the mont was made once every alx White said bodies from the are towed to Talkoo Duckyards for leon Hesplul in be examined be roudside.

area were brought out by coolies necessary repairs. So far it his fore the punishment and on the So Chlu said that most of the 1. Hlouper, Superintendent of of the Sanitary Departement und been estimated that damage to the way back two of the boys, one of doors of the police vans had no Sanitary Services, said health in- checked by the police. He was cargo alone amounted to more lean the deceased, jumped from handle on the Inside and could spectors were nut trained to ob- satisiled the work was satisfac than HK$1,000,000.

was his custom to sit with the serve fire dangers in premises, torily done.

The agents reported yesterday police van in Waterlo be opened from the ratride, Shaw Suo-Inspector

Police Constable So Chiu, who prisoners in the rear of the van. gave

Further hearing was adjourned that the sunked beans court still figures of the casualties. Eighteen to 9.30 am. on Friday, November be used for processing into sauce, was sitting next to the driver, On that occasion he did not and died after admission to hospital 5.

notice that this though they might be sold at a gain his attention was drawn by niso did not mich lower price Than

they banging' on the partition. He particular van had a handle on originally would east, The net leaked" theough the glass panel the inside. that had been deteriorated by and saw the back door of the yan Skull Fractured uilt water could be used us fertill

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He declared that he had no Instructions as to where should alt while escorting pri-

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SI Apps told "the Court that orders regarding the escorts' duty were in fact existeht.

Mr. R.E. Alvares, Medical Omcer-in-charge of the Kowloon Public Mortuary testified death

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A Decreast; to be mado absolute within three months, was grouted by Mr. Justice Gould (Puisto Judge) yerday to Mrs. Martha, Groundwater. of 11A Cantorvon Road, whe ppplied for disolution of her marriage to Mr, Maxwell Groundwater on grounds' of adultery."

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