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NEW YEAR'S NIGHT MOTOR-

CAR TRAGEDY. IMPORTANT EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST YESTERDAY.

WERE THE CARS RACING? { Some important evidenes was given yesterday at the resumed inquest to the circumstances attending the death of Lieut-Commander Hooper of H.M.S. Hawkins, who was killed, in a motor-car hccident on the Causeway Bay Road in the early hours of January 2nd, whilst i zeturning from the Fancy Dress Carnival held at Repulse Bay Hotel on New Year's night."

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 1913

In reply to questions by Mr. Nash, the witness said that all drivers liked to Keep their cars on the team track. Car No. 118, had its right wheel on the track and it did not alter cours when he равед...

STORY OF THE NAVAL PARTY'S CHAUFFEUR

SENSATIONAL AFFAIR IN

CONDUIT BOAD. YOUNG PORTUGUESE ATTACKED AND LEFT SENSELESS.

A startling report of an attack by farmed robbers on a young. Portuguese was the subject of much comment in the city, yesterday morning.

Tha chauffeur of car No. 118, contain

Mr. Arthur H. Carvalho, of the Erm of ing the Naval party, was next examined. He said he had been a licensed driver for Messra H. A. Castro & Co., was pro four years and was in the employ of the ceeding to a friend's house for tin on Connaught Garage. On the night of the 1st be took his car to the Hongkong Saturday when he was attacked in Con- Hotel at about 10.30 o'clock. His par duit Road by three armed men, two of sengers were six Naval officers in plain whom were armed with daggers and the clothes. They wished to go to Repulse third with a revolver. They demanded Bay Hotel. He arrived there at 11.10 p.m. He remained there until 1:18 am his property. Mr. Carvalho, who is a when the Naval party boarded the ear young man of 22 years of age, refused again. He took the car to the first to comply with the demand and & fiercu struggle ensued, in the course of which bridge and back to the Hotel where the two indies got out,

The Inquiry is being conducted by Mr. J. R. Wood (Coroner) and a Jury gon sisting of Messrs. H. Greenwood (fore man) L. C. Scott, and Holger Dreyer."

The Coroner: What time" did you get the robbers used their daggers, and the Mr. H. L. Dennys appeared at the opening of the inquest again yesterday back to the Hotel from the first bridge-butt end of a revolver. The young man on behalf of the Admiralty; Mt. F. E.I got back at 1.90 a.m. The ladies then Nash for the Connaught Motor Car Com got out and I then started back for was badly. gashed on the left arm and pany and, yesterday afternoon, Mr. T. Hongkong as 1,25 am. with the Naval hit over the head with the revolver, He A Hazlerigg (Assistant Crown Solici- Officers." tor) represented the Crown.

Death was

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Now, your passengers say you left the Hotel at 2.5 Rim: You say 1.25 am, which is right-I say. 1.85 a.m.

THE PASSENGERS INSTRUCTIONS..

SPORT

1 XC.R.C. 1st XI. The above League match was played at Sookunpoo valler and resulted in a win for the Indians by 4 wickets and 88 runa. The Indrans batted first bod scired pidly They declared before 4pm. with & wickets down for 177 runs. The CR.C. batsmen failed to gue going and were all out for 83 runs. Scores

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1.8.0 1ST XI. BOTH H. D. Rumjaku, H. C. Hung, b

Wong Sik To.....

Kuen

B. Kitchell, e M. W. Lo, b Lai

S. H. Ismail, e G. Lee, b Lai

Kuen

J. S. Curreem, e M. K. Lo, b H

C. Hang

S. D. Ismail, b H. C. Hung

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Q. Ismail, e Shi, b Ng Sre Kwong 19

A el Arculli, not out

A. H. Madar, nos out”

Extras

Total (for 6 wkta)

...171

F. M. c Arculli. S. A. Lmail and

Bowling Analysis.

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G. Lee

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Ng Sze, Kwong. Lai Kuen

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became senseless and the robbers stoles à Rumjaha did not bat, from him a wrist watch and a quantity of loose money. He was left, in the road, and fully halfan-hour elapsed before he Continuing, witness said he never over was found lying in a pool of blood. He took the motor-car described as No. 46. was removed by ambulance to the Goy

considerable He did not pass that cat at lytam. Thernment Civil Hospital in a very weak

Datch car. condition, having lost a only car he passed, was" He reached Ah Kinga slipway a little amount of blood from a deep incised after 2 a. He was then travelling at wound on the wrist. go miles per hour. A cat came close be Els condition is considered sufficiently

serious to warrant his hospital for some time to come.

THE DECEASED'S INJURIES. Surgoon Lieut. Commander G. H. Hayes described the deceased's injuries. Lieut. Commander Hooper was admitted to the Naval Hospital just before 3 a. He was then already dead. due to laceration of the brain and to hemorrhage on the brain. The skull was fractured. The injuries appeared to be consistent with the statements by wit- hind his car" very close." The car nesses, that the deceased's hend had been behind sounded its horn for a short time. struck by a tramway standard.

Witness kept straight on. The passengers (all of them) told him not to let this car

In reply to Mr. Dennys, witness said that is would have been absolutely impos-pass. sible to save deceased's life even had ho The Coronet asked Lieut. Wallace to teen admitted to hospital a quarter of stand up. The chauffeur then said that an hour earlier..."

this officer had told him to go fast."

The Coroner: Which one told you not to let the car pass 1-Those sitting behind me. I could not see them. They spoke English.

Those in the back stood up two or three of them. They created a great noise.

A CHAUFFEUR'S EVIDENCE. Ng Ting mow, the driver of the car which overtook the one the deceased was riding in, said he left Repulse Bay Hotel at 2 a.m Up the incline his car (No.

They tell me that they were cheering 46) did 17 to 18 miles per hour. On the level, and on the down grades the ear at the other car as it passed-Ther did 15 miles per hour. The deceased's appeared excited as if the other eur was car (No. 11s) passed him at Tyłam and be followed this car to Causeway Bayat a distance of 30 feet when he complied! with the signal to par

The Coroner: What do you mean by **signalled?

Witness: Hands were waved on both

sides of the car.

he

gaining on us.

lerate.

And they told you to go fast Yes. Did you go fast?-1 did a little.... When you began to go faster where was the other car? Was it behind or beside you 1-When the other car drew level with the middle of our car 1-began to acco CAR FROM PASSING. Witness continuing said went PREVENTING THE OTHER

And what was your object in accelerat straight ca and passed the car, sounding his horn at the same time. When the ing-1 wanted to prevent them over cars drew level they were opposite the taking us.

So that you were racing the other main entrance to Ah King's slipway. The left wheel of his car was on the tram car-We did not like to be overtaken.

The driser of the other car says that track, the right wheel was off, and he was clear of the other car before he negotiat you signalled him to pass?-I did not, ed the curve. After passing the car he neither did I round a horm -continued to travel with his left wheel. Did your passengers signal -I don't oply on the tramway track. He did not know.. go over to the left side of the tramway

Well after you accelerated what hap- track at this stage of the journey: Ho knew nothing about this accident until pened 1-When the head of their car drew level with the middle of our car the bead- the following day, and

The Coroner: One of the Naval wit lights of their car flashed on to the berses says you crossed three or four wind screen. The light also played on fest directly in front of the other car my eyes and I was dazzled and I turned my ear to the left. I could not see the How has it that the Naval Officers saw kerb stones and my car struck the this-My car passed theirs and the headstones,

Hefore you strack the stones did you light of their car may have fished on" my rear number plate. They might have see the rear light of the other cari-I thought I crossed in front.

I did not cross in front.

"THE SPEEDS WHEN PASSING. When you passed car, No. 116, what was your pace-Travelling at about 18 miles per hour.

One of the Naval officers said that their car was going 30 miles per hour I was not going 30 miles per hour.

Why did you want to pass 1-Because they signalled me to do so."

You did not want to-No but they signalled me to pasa

Continuing, witness said, car No. 118, alowed down after he passed.

Was your ear raging with the

car 1+No.

other

did not

DRÍVRE DAZZLED.

detention in.

ARMED ROBBERIES.

SCHOOL BOY HELD UP. Cheung Kwong Pong, a school-boy_re siding at Smithfield, Kennedy Town, has reported to the police that whilst he was look-out he was seized by four men. They learning to ride a bicycle near the Jubiles searched his person and stole from him a finger ring, valued at,83.

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An armed robbery took place at a grocer's shop, in Second Street, West Point, at 8.30 p.m. on Sunday. A man entered the shop and offered 10 cents for a cattie of rice.. When the shop-keeper turned to serve him the man produced The master and the nine other men. a dagger and was immediately joined by fokir were driven to the back part of the shop. The keys were found and the safd opened from which the robbers took $500 a money. They also stole jewellery to the value of $27 They then left the shop after being on the premises for about half an hour.

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Did anybody tell him to go faster a the car was passing-I don't think so We cheered and there was a lot of row

The Coroner (to the chauffeur of No.

118): Are there any questions you would like to put!

The chauffeur pointed to one of the Naval Officers in Court (Lieut. Wallace) and said that gentleman did.

Paymaster-Licut: McBride also denied the chaufeur's statement. He heard nobody tell the driver to go faster.

Paymaster Lieut. Wallace, who wall sitting next the driver said that he did not on that occasion tell him to go faster, Previously he bad told him to pass one car.

H. C. Hanging Wong Sik To.....

ORG 1ST XI.

H. C. Hung, b Curreem

G. Lee, o A el Arculfi

C. Chos, & H. D. Rumjaho, b S. H.

Ismail.

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From JANUARY 8th till JANUARY 31st.

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Y, E. Shi, S. D. Ismail, b E. D.

Rumjahn

M. K. Lo, CA. H. Madar, b

Curreen

J. M. Tan, S. H. Ismai, ₺ A.

el Arculli

Lai Kuen, not out

Leung Kam Cheung, b Currcem..

Extras

Total

Bowling Analysis.

J. S. Curreem .... A. H. Madar

A el Arcullis

S. H. Ismail ...... H. D. Rumjahn

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Treasurer of the Hongkong Football Association has been informed by cable- that the Shanghai Interport: Footballarn will leave Shanghai on February 19th.

The first Interport Trial Game will be played on the Club ground,. Happy Valley, on Saturday, January 13th,

POLO.

THE KO.Y.L.I. CUP.

FIRST ROUND TO-DAY?

Local polo enthusiasts will be interested to learn that the first round of the K.O.Y.L.I: Cup is to be played off this afternoon between teams representing the Navy and the Army The winning team kas to meet the civilian team in the final on Saturday next,

The teams will line up as follows, this re afternoon;

When you struck the stones how was your car in relation to theirs The

The Chauffeur: He was sitting beside other car was quite close to my car with its head nearly into the body of my car.

After you accelerated how was it that me and gesticulated as if riding a horse The Navy-No. 1, Lieut. H. Kemmis, the other car was able to go ahead 1-(the chauffeur ruade the gesture of a RN. No. Lieut. Col. R. H. Darwall,

jockey en a horse).

Because the other car accelerated earlier than mine.

Witness added that his car did not get up the pace of the other car.

R.M.LI. No. 3, Lieut. J. R. H: D'Aeth, Lieut. Wallace then added that, gen-R. N.; back, Capt. R. Neville, R.M.L.I.

The Army, No. 1, Lient. E LE erally speaking, the chauffeur's story was untrue, but he admitted that certain Davies, RG.A.; No. 2, Capt. C. 8. parts of the story were true. He also Fisher, HG.A. No. 3, Lieut. C. P.

flash cn to the windscreen of their car.

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At the time you struck the stone, were you still trying to keep in front of the noticed the beadlights of the other car other car At that time I tried to stop

Lient. Beacham said that what the The civilian team, which will meet the besHES the car and attempted to swerve to the

No. 1. Mr. W. H. 8. Dent; No. 2, MI. the left so much-net' true other side, because I felt two bumps chauffeur had said about going faster was winners of the first round, will probably

Why did you keep

Licut, Capley also denied the allegaC. C. Boyd: No. 3, Mr. J. G. Lyon, tion and added:"At the same time back, Mr. J. Bartholmew. Because the other car was running into

can quito imagine that he thought that we wished him to go faster.

ours.

The Assistant Crown Solicitor: What was the speed of your car when you were Didn't you know it was a dangerous both level-It was not more than 24 thing to accelerate going round a corner miles per hour.

with another ear level-The road Was broad enough for the other car to pass on the right; instead of doing so it

URGED TO PASS No. 118.

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SLOW SPEED NO ACCIDENT.

By this time it was approaching 5 p.m. ment of the Court, stating "that the Jury and Mr. Dennys applied for an adjourn were all busy men."

The Coroner: You sit down," Mr.

Dennys. I am going to carry on, St Alexander, will you come forward. “

TECHNICAL EVIDENCE.

OPIUM IN CLOCKS. SMART SENTENCE FOR SMUGGLER

A Chinese, named Li, Ping, who was arrested in Wing Sing Street, by Revenue

Officers, on information received, was op found to be in possession of six looks.

Did either of your passengers urge you to increase the speed-Yes, my passen-hearly ran into us. gers urged me to increase the speed be

If you had gong slowly instead of rause the occupants of the car in front waved their hands, signalling me to pass accelerating this accident would not had

Had they previous to these signals happened. Isn't that so?—Yes, urged you to increase the speed and catch What does a prudent driver do when" Sergt. Alexander said that he visited Inside four of these clocks a quantity of 20

This car is being overtaken by another up? No

Then it amants to this that your pas car!. "Doesn't he go along at the same the ene of the nccident the morning raw and prepared opiam was found,

afterwards and saw the wheel mark walghing in all 60 teels He told Mean sengers called your attention to 5 signal speed Sometimes he does. opportunity to pass 1-Yes, they urged A prudent man Yea, he would do of car, No. 118 directed right on Wood yesterday morning at the Magie sp to the rock. There was no sign of tracy that the opium was for his father's T me to pass. T

The Coroner: How did they urge you? When your passengers told you to go skid. He knew car No. 46. The head consumption, and asked for leniency. The passengers called to me. They fast, why did you obey them-At that lights of that car were fixed with Warner's His Worship ordered six months im- time the other car had not overtaken my Anti glare glasses and would not dazzle prisonment on the charge of possession of Jeaned forward and spoke in my ear.

the same as head lights fitted with ordin prepared opium and imposed a fine of Witness added that he slowed down a car.

But why didn't you refuse-Seeing ay glass The highest speed at which 8409 with the alternative at three months' little while hetually on the curve.

that there were so many occupants that corner could be taken was 20 miles imprisonment on the second charge of pos- then accelerated as

an hour. It was a dangerous corper session of raw opium forced myself to humour them.

Be

Mr Dennys: You say that you gave

that

a signal before passing the car-Yes I Cruse-examined By Mr. Hazlerigg, owing to the presence of spur rock Bounded my horn.

How many blasts 1-I kept on hooting, So that they phuld have heard it in the other car 1-Yea

The defendant protested vehemently Witness said he made a statement to the I reply to Mr. Hazlerigg the witness against the sentence ne he was being re police on January-ard, He did act tell said that the Highest speed for a motor moved from the dock Inspector Garrod that he signalled to the car at night time, he considered,

1 St that

car to pass, but that he moved his car corner, should not be more than 15 miles WAR DAMAGES AND RECONSTRUC.

Traffic Inspector. Garred also gave evi- little further to the left. It was his per hour. Yes first intention to let the car pass," "bui

And you say that having heard that born some one signalled to you hands were put out.

Ule passengers ordered him to drive fast.dence and said that be considered it quite

UTION IN-FRANCENE

From the French Consul we have.

Can you tell us exactly what that He did not mention to the Laspector that safe for two cars to pass at a 42 feet-received some "coples of a card, which

by the lights A6 that

on either side.

The Coroner Why not At

:

to do this at night time.

How could you see on both sides when time I we confused in my mind and I Proper care was taken. It was quite safe done to repair the demagen of war. A you were driving at from 11 to 24 ahiles just told what I remembered.

Mr. Hazlerigg: And the rest you have

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ver hoos They all waved thely liauds invented size and all

Witwe added that he arrived at Blake AVAL OFFICEES DENIAL Pier "at 2.40-a.m-wide was 40 minutes Paymaster Lient Webb, recalled, was for the journey. Mak

Yet you say that you only drove at 18 asked Is it true that you or any of

your party urged the driver to go fast f miles per hour-Yes Y

In reply to further questions witness To the best of my knowledge I am pre- Baid that he left Repulse Bay Hotel Dared to say that this is not a fact.

kamyContinued åt fuot of net column.) before: car No 118

LIEUT WALLICE AMENDS HIS STATEMENT.

thirteenth of the whole area of France was devastated 741,883 buildings were den Lieut. Wallace then came forward and troved or suffered important damage, in clading 22,500 factorice, while 9,116,303 said he wished to amend his evidence acres of land were put out of cultivation He admitted that he did act as a jockey by the war. The total damage in the when the cars drew level.

French devastated regions is placed at 102 Evidence by the police Interpreter wa milliards of franca France has already until tomorrow (Weak paday) afternoon francs... Germany has paid to France then taken and the Enquiry, adjourned spent on reconbaruction 44 milliards of when the Solicitors will hddress the ury, milliards of franes,

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