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boy whore name ir Hou Wing Hong that apparently Mary Pine was firet
when they came to the Sergeante Mere. We know that also from the
evidence of Mr. Bowles. I don't think a great deal turns on that.
It is easy to over-enpharire factors like that which really have
little direct relation to the issue before you. We know that as
a result of the very greatert perronal courage and initiative
shown by Hou Wing Hong and Mr. Bowler, Mary Pine was rescued a very
short distance after she had been carried inside the tunnel.
Unfortunately all efforts to rescue Michael Pine from the course of
the nullah were unavailing. It was only when Private Sellare and
Private kelley very heroically made their way down to the V.R.C.
where the tunel has its exit into the rea, and Private Kelly swam
out that Michael Pine was rescued. By that time I think we can
areume the fatal injury had been inflicted and as we know he died
that evening in hospital.
While I am at that point, let me remind you that it is not
essential for you to find that the fatal injury which Michael Pine
euetained was caused by his falling or being thrown from ho.1 bridge.
If I may I will put it to you in another way. If you are satisfied
after consideration of the evidence, that the accused threw or
dropped Michael Pine over that bridge, it does not matter whether
the injury was sustained by hir then falling on his head or
whether it was sustained lower down the nullah, that matters
nothing in either care it will be murder, unless it can be
reduced to manslaughter in a man..er I propose to address you on
shortly.
The whole nullah with the exception of 56 ft. was under close
and intensive observation on that day. Mrs. Fairburn raw a Chinese
man go over No.1 bridge, a man whom she saw throw 2 children in.
Witness after witness has depored to seeing a Chinese man carried
down by that rushing stream. Nobody has ever deposed to there
being more than one Chinese man in the water. No one has suggested
that any Chinese man got out of the nullah or that any other got in.
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