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BANDOM REFLECTIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 18TH, 1928.

Now that the Prince's visit is over, the Government seem to have made up their mind very quickly that the Royal Pavilion Les must be scrapped without delay. than two months ago-og February 16th, to be precise-thes stated, in answer to a

at is a long time since I had time to indulge in Reflections." I wonder if you will believe me when I tell you that is because I have been so preoccupied in making arrangements for the visit of the Prince of Wales. In offering the excuse question by the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang,

THE PEAK TRAMWAY ACCIDENT. FITTER'S 'FALL FROM BARKER ROAD BRIDGE.

CORONER'S INQUIRY.

a sequel to the recent accident on

BEAUMONT BANKRUPTCY

PROCEEDINGS. DEBTOR CHARGED WITH QUITTING THE COLONY.

Ellis Ackroyd Beaumont, arrived from" Shanghai, yesterday morning, under polico custos and was brought before Mr. J. R.

I am relying on the hope that you have that no decision had been come to the Peak tramway on April 2nd, Mr. Wood at the Magistracy, Mr. G. N. Orme,

never servent on any kent Committee.

Becule

As regards the use to which the structure J. R. Wood, yesterday, held a Coroner's the Official Receiver, appearing to pro- would be put after the royal visit. This

who lost his life as the result of the 1 remember being placed on my Erst reply was described in the Daily Press tnquiry into the death of a Chinee fitter

necident. local Committee while quite u griffu-not the time as an evasion, and it was sug- "Avo years in the Colony and little more gested that the building would not last There for more than three months owing to the than the frivolous" age of forty. wero dearly hall a hundred of us, and I imminence of the typhoon season. As usual, began to wonder how such an unwieldy The Daily Prem was right.

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The first witness called was Dr. Ester, Medien: Officer in Charge of Victoria Mortuary, who gave evidence as to the The neck, he examination of the body.

The Magistrate, reading the charge. said: The charge agamat you, Mr. Bean- The jury selected were Messrs. G. L.

the presentation of a bankrupte petition Chilman (foreman), I. Sigveland, and Tsemont, is that within three months before against you on the 13th September, 1620, to wit, the 2al September, 1900, you quitted the Colony with intent to defeat the proceedings against you in bankruptcy,

7 of 1991. This ebarge is brought against contrary to Section (4) of "Ordinance you by the Otheinl Receiver. This Court has no power to convict pot. All I can do is to take the evidence against you.

M. Orme said that, he was ready to proceed with the formal evidence at once. He asked the Magistrate to fix a formal remati

The Magistrate: When do you pro-

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p.m. on the 2nd inst. he received a tele-pose to go out

Mr. Orme: The formal evidence is phone mesage asking him to go to Barker simple and may be taken at any time, Road Station. Witness arrived there at but there may be other charges to be 1.45 p.m. The deceased was lying on the added. I would like a week's remand to left hand side of Plantation road below this.

The Magistrate : 1 uudérennd that the bridge. At first witness thought the Mr. Beaumont has come down from man was dead, but found that he was Shanghai under the Fugitive Offenders still warm, and; that the heart was beat. Act.

Witness telephoned to No. ing ferbly.

Alr. Orme: Yes.

-body would ever get through its work. I The result of the "Mui Tsai campaign was not left wondering long.. Within ten shows what can be done, even against minutes we had elected an Executive Co-entrenched apathy, by persistence. It has mittee and from that moment we knew no more than the man in the moon" taken nently five years since the subject said, had been broken. The injury might was first discussed in the columns of this have been caused by a fall, Witness in- what, was being done.

PaTer to reach the present position. Col.gined that the deceased fell on his bend and right shoulder. There were two scalp In connection with the Prince's visit, Ward's sympathy was soon enlisted, and, wounds, one above the forehead and one however, cur life was longer, it no mord

in response to his written representations.

on the left side of the head. The breast usefal At one meeting the programme the Labour Party went a deputation to one was also broken in two. Death must which had been provisionally arranged for Mr. Walter Long, who was at that time have been justaptaneous the celebrations was read out, and at the at the Colonial Office. It was Dearly a

Sub-Inspector Fox, said that at next we were informed of what His Roga couple of years later that Mrs. Haslewood Highness had approved. Then we dis- came upon the scene and was advised no soul into thin air. You may flatter to waste her time here but to direct her yourself that by this revelation you can efforts towards the Home Government Pierce my dougm, but you are mis When the Secretary of State was being taket Even the Segretary has no record bombarded with questions in the House, of the names of those appointed to serve local official inquired, what purpose this on the General Committes!

mode of procedure was expected to serve, The Prince must have been struck, I to which 1. replied that it was in the should inngine, by the contrast between the nature of cross-examination and, later,Station for the ambulance, which arrived nature of his visit to Hongkong, and (say) [ the natharițies Winkl be confronted with a pt 2.15 pm. At that time the heart had The body was removed Australis, Caunds, or one of the Home case wetting forth the conflicting nature ceased to beat. cities. Here he was carefully shepherded of their statements. The prophecy proved to hospital Witness later inspected the track of the Peak tramway. At the spot Mr. Churchill was ultimately on the bridge where the deceased was from one formal funeling to another and correct.

not working the concrete was broken. From never allowed, until the last moment, to impelled to admit that he was

above the bridge right down to Barker cine into close contact with the man entirely satisfied with the gist of the Road Station there were wheel marke in the street." We know here how royalty questions and answers, and that he was alongside the rail, which showed that one

of the wheels had left the rails for that Shanghai for some time and that would ehould comport itself. and there's no communicating with the Governor therr-

distance. The height of the bridge above be also relevent to the charge brought dhed nonsense about Democracy with anent. As a result, the stem is to be the read is 24 feet 8 inches. The deceased against Beaumont.

fell first on to a mud bank which "slopes us. We sort out the sheep from the goats,

from the road to the bridge-a distance

The deceased. even amongst the onlockers, "with our

When the Daily Pense pointed out that of 16 feet 6 inches.

rolled down the slope on to the r red and blue tickets-though we reverse the restriction of bouse rents, except aa

Mr. Bayers, the Superintendent Engi the usual significance of the colours,-und temporary" emergency measure, was calcuneer of the Peak Tramway, in reply to a put all the people who ecunt" in the lated to discourage building and thereby, question by the Coroner, said that three men were employed on each cara ticket local hierarchy into a class by themselves in the long run, to defeat its object, some collector, a brakesman and a look out In the list of those presented to His Royal of its erities professed anxiety to know coolie! Highness on arrival or invited to the what tangible acknowledgment at its banquet at Government House "you will

services it had received, from the capitalist not find more than a dozen members of class. p to the present, I am sured. "the general contaunits-all the rest 10 the expected service of plate has not the bridge. Witness was about two-car

abolished,

then

The look-out coolie of the green cur, which left the Peak at 1 pm, said that as the car descended he noticed three men working ou the track of the green car They were replacing bolts in deepers on

Mr.. Orise then remarked with regard to the more serious charge that it was alleged that Mr. Beaumont took with him certain monies which should have been available here. It was intended to use this money here for a public purpose. This would be part of the evidence to be brought ont under the present charge. It was ouly necessary for him to put in a receiving order. He understood that the defendant had bere carrying on business

The Magistrate: What is the maximum penalty under this charge?

Mr. Oraie: Under the present charge the defendant is liable to a term of is) toonths and under the more serious one to two years. Mr. Orme added that the liabilities appeared to be not much less than 2200,000 and that the defendant's assets were almost negligible; at the most between three and four thousand dollars. What The Magistrate (to defendant): do you ask me to do i

Defendant: I might say that I never removed myself from the jurisdiction of the Colony in the first place. I would

oficiale of one kind or another: Things arrived, and it is assumed that it must legs, way when he noticed them first like to ask for bail and for a short.

are not arranged that way now-a-days in'

England, but, thank heaven, we have to have miscarried. Again, when this paper need to pander to the proletariat outspoke it's mind over the recent strike its here.

action was deprecatingly described as good journalism," which, presumably, implies an intelligent anticipation of the direction in which the cat will jump. With the certainty of being accused of some equally discreditable motive, "I am now going to put in a word for the ship owners in the recent strike.

were very

remand.

He called out, but the deceased did not The defendant added that he fully in hear. At the second shout deceased still tended to come down here from Shanghai. remained at work. Witness then shouted to clear his name in June or July next, "Foki, run! the car is coming." Two of

The Magistrate: Have you any frienda deceased still remained at work. Witness the fokie got up and ran away, but the whether Mr. Orme prosecuted or not, became very frightened and pulled the down here who will sign bonds for you and who fell on his side and the wheel of the bell, The car then ran into the deceased put up bail?

The defendant: If you will, allow me car passed over his leg. Witness jumped to use the telephone I could get in touch with one or two gentlemen to siga per- off the car at the Station.

sonal bonds. There is a gentleman at the King Edward Hotel, for instance.

The Alagistrate then suggested bail at 85,000.

car?

The Coroner: Did you hear the brakes man signal to the engine room to stop the Witnes: I do not know. I pulled the The Coroner (to Mr. Bayers): I under-high. stand you have put horns on the cars since the decident,

bell,

Mr. Buyers: We put horns on the cars a long time ago. The horn is in the charge of the brakesman. He is supposed to give it to the look-out coolie at the beginning of each journey. The coolies are too lazy to use them. The reason why, we have not put two horns on cach eas is because they would be stolen or

broken.

The Coroner: Since the accident you have put on an extra horn,

Witness: Yes.

Defendant: I think that is a little too

r. Orme: It does not appear too high in proportion to his lialalities.

The Magistrate: I think 23,000 in two personal bonds would be satisfactory;

Mr. Orme pointed out that even if Mr. Beaumont's intentions were good his liabilities were large and that it was very important to keep the defendant here.

The defendant pointed out that in

$500. Shanghai bail had been fixed

The Magistrate fixed bail at $5,000 in! personal bonds, the two sureties to be sub- stantial residents of the Colony:

The object of these royal visits is, of course, to bring the Throne into touch with the people, and thus to strengthen the bouds of sympathy between the two by a closer understanding; they are not for the purpose of asserting the pre-eminence of the official classes who regard them- "ectres as pillars of the Throne and have other opportunities of pirouetting in the The Prince appeared to be presence. oppressed by the rigid formality of the great deal of capital has been made proceedings, and only smiled twice in out of the fact that the owners treated public throughout the two days once when with seant respect the original-I use the Mr. Peres Sith bad to delay reading an address while he groped in his pocket word advisedly, for they for his spectacles; and, again, when H. R.H." original-demands of the Seamen's touched the button which laid the stone of Union. At first sight, it might be St. Stephen's Girls' School by electricity. There was no trace of stiffness in the admitted, they would appear to have laid cheers light-ho with which he replied themselves open to ensure in this respect, to Mr. Percy Smith's intimation: "Now, Sir, you will have to wait for me, P but, from information received from an afraid." And the obvious discomfiture impartial source, I am of opinion that few, which he showed when forced to listen to if any, of us would have acted differently long and fulsome addresses was eloquent

Defendant: All my accounts are very The brakesman was next called and of that modesty which we like to regard in similar circumstances. The letters of as characteristically British. What a pity the Union, it seems, were not signed by said that he was standing at the back of weak in my memory as it is over two Witures beard cries of." Run! years since I left the Colony. I would he missed the sartorial disaster which any individual but were merely chopped" the car.

chop' " of the Union, and Ran!!! He knew that something" was like a remand for a week. The accounts ..befell one gentleman when rehearsing in with the

Court costume the part he was to play in inquiries antisfied the owners that the wrong and signalled to the engine room are all so vague in my mind. the proceedings

Union did not represent more than ten to stop the car. Witness heard the belt per cent. of their employes, to whom, aa, pulled and then heard a great noise By this time the Except at the "pole match-which can wes natural in the circumstances, they underneath the car.

When the ear had reached Barker Road where it hardly be regarded as a part of the official, addressed themselves direct. celebrations the only time the Prince ap dispute became acute, the Union grew pulled up.

A fitter employed with the deceased at peared to enjoy himself was when he cast like a mushroom,. and, with our present

time of the accident, said they wern aside veremony and let himself go at the knowledge of how other classes of workers chiselling the concrete and could not hear Community Ball. Here be danced the not directly concerned were induced to Eightsoune Roel with great deal of leave their employment, is requires no the car coming. Witress later heard cries LAST WEEK'S RETURN O

Car coming. Run!" Witness

side. serve in a set of his own choosing, to the great effort of the imagination to under-21:

to the

The step of the car struck dismay of the official set, and for the rest stand how this was achieved this the deceased. After the car had passed,

could not see the deceased. of the evening selected partners from absence of any similar experience, this

He ran to report the among the general company to whom he phenomenon could scarcely have been

disappeared. chatted in a perfectly easy and natural foreseen. Even after the strike had been matter to his master.

The Foreman (Mr. Chilman), to another manner. Under the strain of his exertions declared the Colonial Secretary, when up. his collar speedily collapsed, but though realed to for information, dismissed the atter who was also employed with the

a matter of departmental decensed:

what position was the de There were 12 cases of small-pox-all he had others in reserve he did not trouble dispute a

ceased when the car struck him 1-He was Chinese-and ten were fatal: Two enses the himself that he stayed beyond the appoint- ed hour and left, with evident reluctance,

Perhaps you may remember that about dating with his back towards the car.

engine driver employed in the enteric fever were reported and one owing, it seemed to me, to the pressure six months ago it was mentioned in this engine-room at the Peale said that when proved fasal; also one of cerebrospinal exerted by his entourage, who stood wait column that the Hongkong University had the car was within 100 yards of the Barker fever. Three Chinese died from influenza. ing on the dais until he joined them. hopes of receiving the sum of $600,000 Road Station the signal went for the ear from Mr. Bockefeller for the purpose of to stop. As it was usual for the bell to

to use them. So thoroughly did he enjoy routine.

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witness had

the car.

The defendant was then remanded to Wednesday, the 19th inst.

FORTY-TWO CASES

PLAGUE.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.

OF

No fewer than 42 cases of plague occurred in the Colony during the week ended April 8th. Of these, 35 were locat- ed in the City of Victoria. All the pat ients were Chinese and 18 died.

was taut

The car was not "derail again, od. One wheel had been twisted off the line. This was put back into position with a screw jack after 20 minutes' work.

The Coroner: Do you consider anyour

理 think rot.

is to blame-No,

A Juror (Mr. The Tsan Thi): We hope

The modesty he showed when obliged to putting the Faculty of Medicine on a go at this stage he thought it was the been applied the cable would have slicken. A statement contradicting usual warning for Barker Road Stationed out and the up-coming car would have endure the lavish encomiums passed upon sound basis. him, the natural and unaffected voice in the announcement was eagerly published The bell continued to ring and he pulled slipped back about 100 feet until the cable which be replied, the contempt for our in the other papers next day. Last week, up

Mr. Charles B. Buyers (the Super class distinctions which he showed at the however, Sir William Branyate told the ball, the youthful enthusiasm with which, luring the Degree ceremony that the intendent) was next called and said that ho joined in the dancing, and the un Bookefeller Foundation had just definitely the deceased had been in the employ at selishness with which he accepted the promised half-a-million dollars for the the Company for four months. The acci tedious programme prepared for him, have endowment of full-time Chairs in Medicine dent took place at the spot where the won him a very warm place in all our and Surgery and there was every reason a signal is given to pull up for Barker

Station.

reply to the Coroner. Mr. Buyers hearta Dare we hope that stimulated by to look for similar help in the establisb- the oxample of this young cean who tower ment of a full-time Chair of Obstetrics.aid that the brake were only applied in so far above the most exalted of us in the Ewa pou far wrung, you set. Agu, ease of emergency, inch na if the cable social firmament that he is unable to when this paper reported that the pre broke. If the brakes had been applied

pull discern the petty distinctions on which posed merger between the Hongkong this case the car could not have been

The brakes we are so insistent some of those in our Hotel Co. and the Dairy Farm had fallen ed up within 40 to 50 feet. mule who suffer from the delusion that through doubt was cast upon its accuracy, were so arranged as to pull the car P They are a superior order of creation will but it proved a little later to have been gradually. The accident could not have henceforth be a little more human and un- well-informed. Now you will understand been averted if the brakes had been applied in this case. If the brakes had affected, a little less pompous and super- why they snarl.

(Continued at font of next column,) cilious 1

RODERIDE RANDOM.

In

that sufficient warning will be given to men on the line in future.

Mr. Buyers: Everything is done for the welfare of our workmen. It pays us

in good condition. to keep our workmen

The Coroner, in rumming up, said that he thought it was quite clear that this man met his death as the result of the Be did not fall from a great height. think that anybody was to blame

The jury returned a verdict of "soci dental death."

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