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VALLEY FLOOD SEQUEL. ENQUIRY INTO P.W.D. COOLIE'S DEATH RESUMED. SOME SEARCHING QUESTIONS,

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The Coroner: You relied on the work being carried out and you going, there occasionally. Is that the usual custom

of your firm or of other Brms as well!— Witness: It is the usual custom of all

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, QUESTIONS AT TODAY'S MEETING..

We fearn from a local Chinese source that among the questions which will be brought up by the representatives of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at their meeting to-day with the General Chais Witness continued that he had dogsidor.ber, will be:--

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That the Hongkong and Shangha

draw as usual as far as the "tong- The Coroner: Did you not consider chants have securities deposited with the that rain water might come over Stubbs Bank, and that the Chinese Chamber of Road and wash away the wall?-Witness: Commerce and the Genors) Chamber I did not think there would be so much should jointly ask the Hongkong Govern-

SI. The preacher at St. Joba's

The death enquiry, reported, in the firms as far as I know. Cathedral on Sunday morning revealed Daily Preat yesterday, into the cireun-The Coroner: In this Colony or rise an abysmal ignorance of the cinema and

coolie, where F-Witness: 1 am only speaking, of its functiona He refers to the Chinese stances surrounding the death of who sits. and devours our modern named Tang Fat, who was guarding this Colony. adulterous scenie remances, and seeing P.W.D. steam-roller at the time of the the white woman portrayed in all kinds or degrading situations he naturally collapse of a wall at the corner of Haped the possibility of storm water enter. thinks that he is being introduced into py Valley by Koon Ma Terrace and the ing the damp from Stabbs Road. He had Bank be asked to asaist the local Chinens british home life." If the Assistant Yeung Wo Nursing Home, on June 18th, inspreted it and thought that it was quite merchants by permitting them to over- Cathedral Chaplain is a true sport, he owing to the flood, and whose body was safe.

the will certainly let us know the Cinema found in the early hours of Theatre be frequents, and the titles morning, was continued" at the Central of some of thëse "adulterous scenic Magistracy yesterday afternoon, before A fairly close following of Mr. 8. B. R. McElderry, sitting as a romancer, the world of the cinema leads me to Coroner. suggest that "there ain't no sich thing." The jury comprised Messrs. D. Temp. Much of the cinema staff that is offeredleton (foreman), C. J. Joseph) and A. D. to us here, comes from America, and the Russell. | nature of it tends no one to presume that

Mr. M. W. Lo appeared on behalf of British home life generally speaking is the directors of the Yeung Wo Sursing being pictured. I trust this is not cock-Hume; Mr. E. 8. C. Brooks on behalf of tail eriticism. We owe a word of thanks the owners and contractors, the Tong

The Corner: When was the last time te our Clericals for so making plain the Shan Company; and Mr. Leo d'Almada you inspected the wall before the storma great things of life-and of the present represented Mr. A, R. F. Raven (partner-Witness: About June 10th, about three |

or four days before the storm. chaon even if, in so doing they are unin the firm of Messrs. Raven and Basto consciously, humourous,-Yours, de,

SANKEY MOODY.

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storm water

rain.

The Coroner:

You know we have ment to take any steps that may be prae- the heavy rain storms every rear-ticable for the ensing of the general trade

situation. Witness: Yes. But I did not consider there would be so much water coming down the hill.

WHY HONGKONG IS RICH.

CANTON OFFICIAL'S AMUSING SPEECH.

Mr. Raven. then went on to give a 'de-

Highly, ingenious was the speech made tailed description of the method of con- structing the wall, giving the various on August 1st to a meeting at Canton, dimensions in its construction. The wall of the Hongkong and Canton strikers" was completed three days before the representatives, by Liu Chung Hoi, hrad

storm.

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The Coroner: Did you take any pre- of the local Labour Department. Sakł. cautions to prevent the earth from slid-he:

Hongkong owing to its facilities ing down-Witness: No, we could not do anything beyond putting it over the

for transportation has 1224 income nf edge.

$19,000,000, and, while the area of ur proviner is far larger than Hongkong its. income is $30.000 ($30,000,000) only. Hongkong wealth is the result of shr Labourers hard work. If we refuser tr work for Hongkong, then, it will soon become a devetted island. A scheme to this.enl is now in the hands of the Com- mercial Bureau and the Reconstruction. Burea. I now sincerely ask our labour- ers to assist them in order to render the

ALLEGED CAUSE OF FALL. In answer to a further question, wit- Heness replied that the wall was safe owing

to its thickness and beight.

The cause

Mr. E. Newhouse (Assistant Engineer Ilonkkong, August 4th.

P.W.D.), said that in constracting new roads the engineer in charge of such CANTON "CHRISTIAN COLLEGE. construction was responsible for the drainage of storm water which crosses (TO THE EDITON OF THE

the road. He had to provide_channels DAILY PHESS.'']

and catchments for the water. These St.-Although there is no direct evid remarks referred to rojuls before 'bulding When plans enes, in the shape of many Jetters address developments took pla ed to you on the subject, the Hon. Mr. were deposited for the development of

The Cornuer: I see that you are he- Holyoak need not regret that he has any site, such plans are or should be given

to him for recommendation as to theginning to build the wall again. Do you embarked on the attempt to get the seven. teen professors of the Canton Christian dealing with the drainage the site. think it is safe now-Witness: It was College, to retract their document. Public During the course of the developments, safe before. opinion is with him and it is generally the Building Authority was resposible

The acknowledged, I think, that the right for the drainage. man has undertaken what is, after all, a drainage plans of Lot No. 23 were' re. thankless, if arcessary, piece of work. ferred to him some time in 1929 The near approach of the reopening of could not say if they had been carried schools reminds me that there is in the out or not.

The Coroner: Whose duty is it to see Colony branch of the Canton Christian College; carrying on its work in peace that the scheme drawn up by you is ar and safety, and doubtless teaching prin-ried out -Witness: The Building Author- ciples of charity and clear judgment.ity should see to the drainage of the This branch proposes movement to au

Mr. Templeton as the natural drain- uther part of the island where its enlarge ment is being made possible either by aage of the Wong Nei Cheong Valley heen free grant of land, or a grant on the very disturbed by the construction of Stubbs gurons terms usually amde by Govern Road-Witness: Yes, considerably by the ment. I suggest that, until satisfac-construction of Stubbs Road and other 123 the development of tory issue is made in the matter which roads, as well

imilding sites and to a great extent with has brought into disrepute the word of

of catch-waters the construction

and British Carisul and the action of Britishers, a reconsideration should be filter he's made of the terms under which a branch of the Canton Christian College in allow beri to exist in this Colony-Yours, etc., JUSTICE. Hongkong, August 1th.

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VOLUNTEERS DEMOBILISED.

The Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps was wholly demobilised as from mid- night,

The proclamation to this effect was jesued by HE the Governor, and pab. lished in a Goveranient, Gazette Extra- ordinary yesterday afternoon. The Corps was called out för actual military servico ou June 21st.

Continuing, witness aid that the cut fert seen by the jury on Tuesday took the stoc, water from a portion of In. and Lot No. 2354, the remaining portion of the site being drained by another nilah

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of the fatal collapse was probably the shock and the sudden rush of water from the back of the wall

"Mr. Templeton: Who selected the site -Witness: I do not know, but i think it was done by the Building scheme practical" Authority.

Mr. Templeton : Did your authority enforce the building of a retaining wall. or was it merely suggested that there should be a retaining wall-Witness: We asked permission to have a retaining wall there.

Mr. Templeton: Why t-Witness: To put our fillings down and help to support the road

Mr. d'Almada: And in the course of your inspections if you found any irre- gularities it would be your duty to report, soune -Witness: Yes.

3r. Ahmada: Ön no occasion, what-- ever did sou have to make any repust as to any discrepancy of any kind Witness: No.

Mr. Templeton Who suggested that Mr. d'Almada: So far as you were pun- you should support the road --Witness:cerned you' were perfectly satisfied with

Mr. Russell is the cement mortar you

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enrried on:-Witness: Yes. So far as I' could judge from my weekly inspections: I was satisfied.

Mr. M. Hughes (Engineer et the Build-

I do not think it was suggested at all. the way in which the work was being

Mr. Templeton: So you were giving them that privilege for nothing.Wit The L'aroner: We understand that dur-ness: Yes. ing the course of construction no arrange- ments were made to drain the lot are using now the same as before -Witing Ordinace Department), said that Witness 4 That is a matter for the Build-

ness: Yes..

amongst his duties, he had to scrutinise ing Authority. It is not ny duty, and Mr. Russell: Do you consider the pre- the plans in connection with this wall I have nude no enquiries.

sent wall to be sale now -Witness: Yestump. He gave evidence on the plans Mr. A. R. F. Raven (Partner in the certainly, it is being built to prevent the submitted in connection with this wall, firm of Messrs. Raven and Basto. Archit water from coming down. I don't say it An application for the dump, made in ects), said that his firm were the archit will stand a severe shock, such as a 12′′ December, 1922, was refused on the Cets for the building of Inland Lot No. gun or a cannon being fired at it. It is ground that it was an unsuitable site and $354. In connection with the "develop-being built with extra precautions to take another application was refused at a later ment of that lot, they were given per the strain,

dintr. Permission was finally given to mission to build a wall on the other side

erect the wall, because the plans appçar- of Stubha Rond. On the plans submitt

ed to be satisfactory. ed to the contractor the retaining wall was to have been built with cement mortar, that is one part cement and six- parts of sand.

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The Coroner: Wax any of the wall built with sea sand -Witness: There was no | sea kand,

Mr. Joseph: Do you consider that one part of cement, and six parts of sand, and mud is cement mortar-Witness: Yes, I consider it cement mortar.

The Coroner: Are you satisfied that. water will not enter the will now froz above Witness: That is not in my de- partment.

Mr. Joseph I understand that cement mortar is one part cement and three parts of sand.-Witness: But that is cement The Coroner: It is up to you to see that adequate precautions are taken to

mortar,

Hr Joseph: You can't tall this cement prevent the water from entering 7-Wit- The Coroner: What sort of sand was mortar. It is not sand, it is dirt.-Witness: Providled proper precautions are it-Witness: They used material off the Eness: It is a kind of cement mortar. taken to prevent further flooding of the site.

Mr. B. T. T. Boothby (Engineer-in-wall it will be perfectly safe. The Coroner: Do you consider this sand Chief of the Kowloon-Cantón Railway), architects have been instructed, I believe, Witness: It is u mixture of sand and was recalled.

to take the necessary precautions. mud.

The Coroner said that as the jury had The Coroner: Unfortunately, instrue- had Mr. Boothby's report, he did not tions do not carry us very far. Everyone propose to cover the same ground again seems to have been giving instructions

The Coroner (to Mr. Boothby): Do you

to every one else. consider it safe to allow this wall to go on Mr. Russell : It is lack of co-ordina- at present I-Witness: Yes, provided tion. certain precautions are taken.

The Coroner: And do you consider that a mixture of one part of cement and six

parts of sand and mud carries out the specification of the plans -Witness: No. I inspected the work and I informed the contractor that the mortar was not

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In answer to Mr. d'Almada, witness The Coroner: Are there any precau- said that the architect would not be tions to make it safer Witness: I sug justified in dumping before the wall was gest backing the wall as the building pro- completed under circumstances, accord ceeds, in which case any water coming ing to the instructions on the plan, which down would go over the top without caus- read that the wall was to be completed Continuing, witness said that a week ing any flooding.

before Gling commences. "

The Coroner: How often did you visit the work --Witness: I inspected the Place once a week; sometimes twice weekly.

QUESTION OF RESPONSIBILITY:

The Coroner: What did you do about it --Witness: I only called their atten- tion to it.

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after telling the contractor that the "Mr. H. A. Goldsmith (Enginear-in- Mr. A. E. Wright (Building Authority, mortar was not right, he again visited Charge of roads, P.W.D.), recalled, said P.W.D.),, stated that he had inspected the scene but did not notice any im-that there had been landslides in the the site before dumping was permitted by provement. In addition to this cement

When he had same place previously. The road was the Building Authority, mortar, there was a concrete base, con-coupletely covered with debris. Witness given permission in September last, he xisting of one part cement, three parts had expected the wall to be carried away assumed that any wall that was neces of sand and six parts of store. At one if it were used as n đâm.

xiry would be built and fully completed time, he saw some proper sand on the Mr H. J. Best (overscer, P.W.D. and all the dumping done before the rainy site but at other times the sand was not attached to the Building Ordinance senson began. It was doubtful whether | right,

Dept.), stated that it was part of his this wall could have acted as a dam. duties to inspect the dump, which he The Coroner: Do you consider..it safe did at regular intervals once a week. for them to, carry on ?-Witness: Yes, if Cement was always being used in satis-they carry on with filling as suggested by Witness added that be factory quantities, but red earth was used Mr. Boothby, instead of sand. Considering that one suggested that a certain section in the- The Coroner: Do you consider that part of cement was being mixed with six Building Ordinance should be amended your responsibility ends, thereby calling parts of xant, red-earth was satisfactory to insure proper building being carried. attention to the fact that the sand being for sach cement mortar, as was specified out in such cases as thone. used, or the material being used was not in the plans.

In answer to a further question, wit right -Witness: I do consider it ends In answer to a member of the jury, wit

nes said that he considered that ness said that the construction of the architects were and should remain respon- well was similar to other walls serving sible for the proper drainage arrange similar purposes except that fime mortar ments during construction, was used instead of cement mortar. 1

"In answer to the jury, witness said that. Mr. d'Almada: I take it, you were he considered that if the dumping had carrying out the inspections under the been finished and the wall completed by Building Authority's instructions? Wit March 31st, the wall would not have given ness: Yes.

way, even constructed as it wax, Mr. d'Almada: And you inspected theThis concluded the evidence of the plans before making your inspection enquiry which was adjourned till this. Witness: 'Yes.

afternoon at 2.15 when the jury will returne their verdict.

there.

The Coroner! Do you not consider yourself responsible for seeing that the wall is properly built-Witness: I do not consider myself responsible, when there is supervision.

The Coroner: What supervision was there I-Witness:"Well, I went there and saw that the work was going on us for as possible when I was there.

The Coroner: You had no foreman on the work Witness: No.

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