1932-10-20 — Page 7

DIVER'S DEATH INQUIRY

EVIDENCE BY PW.D.

OFFICIAL

Further evidence was given yes- terday, when the inquiry into the death of William Ramsey Stephens, 4 diver who lost his life on Septem ber 20, while engaged in diving work in the Harbour, was continued before Mr. Schofield.

Chan Sui, one of the pump assist hnts, was the first witness. He sail that he was working at the usual rate when he was ordered to go slower by the foreman. He know that the diver was coming up again hut he did not see him until the foreman oalled for assistance. He then saw that the diver was not wearing his helmet.

When you got Mr. Schoßeld: him on the barge, what did he look Bike-His face was black

When he was on the deck, did you notice any movement ---Noi until the foreman pressed his nose, when he shook his head a little.

On seeing thin, did you da uny- thing 1-No.

Did you render any help ---I helped to remove his boots,

What was done then?-He was put into the hoki,

Did anyone attempt artificial re- spiration ?—No.

Inspector Dorling: Did you no tice how many pounds of pressure were marked on the pump when you were working -No, I could not are the guage...

P.W.D, Omcial's Evidenca, The next witness called was Mr. Arthur Nicol, of the P.W.D., who was at the time in charge of Port Development.

Mr. Nicol gave evidence of cm- playing Mr. Stevens and told of the arrangements made for diving. On being summoned by a jaki on the day of the tragedy, Mr. Nicol said, "I could see by the man's attitude that there was something seriously wrong. I ran down stairs and called a ricksha. On arriving at Queen's Pier I found the ambulance drawn up at the entrance and on going down the steps into the boat I saw Mr. Stevens lying face down in the lower part of the boat, dress ed in his living suit, but without the helmet, breast plate, or bonts, He appeared to be unconscious

The erow were trying to remove the diving suit and in order to ex pedite this I called for the diver's knife and slit one cuff, then handed it to sumeone to sit the back.

Mr. Schofield: They are tight round the waist, aren't they - Very

tight.

Continuing, Mr. Nicol said: As the process of taking Mr. Steving out of the suit was slow, I instruct ed everyone to lift him out of the

boat. This was done."

Mr. Schofield: Were the ambul ance inen there 1-Yos, two.

Were they there when you arriv- ed 1-1 exuñol say, I was first aware of their presence when I gave in- structions to lift Mr. Stevens. They had a stretcher there and the de censed was lifted on; and for the first time, I saw his face. It was blac and there was froth at both mouth and nose. One of the am bulance men felt his pulse and temple and said he felt no "beat."

Grunting Hole In Throat.

To Kan, another fuki, stated that shortly after the deceased was taken out of the water, he heard him make a queer grunting noise in his throat.

The case was adjourned at this stage.

WEDDING

KEOGH-HINTON.

A very pretty wedding was cele

brated yesterday at the Peak

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MURDER TRIAL

YOUTH FOUND * GUILTY ** BY JURY

SENTENCED TO BE DETAINED

The jury returned a verdict of "Guilty" at the close of the case against Li Khap Ting, a young - leather worker, who was charged with the murder of the 18-year-old son of Mr. Leung Wing Suen of Causeway Bay Road. They recom mended him to mercy on account of his extreme youth.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1932.

M.C.L. CONCERT

FORTHCOMING FUNCTION

AT GOVT. HOUSE

ALLEGED ASSAULT

MRS. CLARKE AS COMPLAINANT.

mentioned before

Three BununseS for alleged The following is the programme

at different times last of a concert to be held at Govern. assault

C. L meat House in aid of M.C.L. month, brought by Mrs Funds (by kind permission of His Clarke, of 318, Lockhart Road, Excellency the Officer Adminster Wanchai, wers in the Government), on Monday, Mr. Wynne-Joues in the Central Mr. Police Court yesterday. Mr. F. E. Frederick Mason, A.R.CO., is D'Almada Remedios appeared for kindly organising the concert.

plaintiff.

October 91, at 1

Programine.

The Chief Justice, Sir Joseph Kemp, ordered that the accused be detained during His Majesty's plta: sure, stating that the jury's recom- {1-(a) Charming Chloe mendation would be forwarded to the proper quarters.

(b) When dull care

p.m..

CORRESPONDENCE

[AN "letters intended for publi cation must be accompanied by the name and dildren of the writer, not for publication, unless so desired. but as evidence of good faith.—ED.]

M.C.L. CHILDREN'S SWIMMING GALA

[TO THE EDITOR OF TUM " HONG KONG

DAILY PRESS.").

Sin,-On behalf of the Commit- Tickets price 83 can be obtained Mrs. Clarke accuses Mrs. Rookie tee of the M.CL. Children's Swim- from the Helena. May Institute | Rabman and Mrs. Zorah Rahman, ming Gala, held on September 8 and Messrs. Andorsos Music Co, 344, tockhart Road, Mr. H. M. H. last, I beg to inform you that the Tea will be served at 4 pan. and

and faum of $1,427.76 has been handed the concert will take place immedi. Esmail, Habvar, Halina

Maria Esmail, of No. 3, Bing Wo over to the Hon, Treasurer of the ately afterwards.

Road, and Messrs. A. H. and M. H.K.W.G. & M.C.L. This amount H. E. Esmail, of 8 Joseph's Col-represents the total profit from the Edward German.lege, of having amatted her.

Gala. Neither party was Old English Molody,

present in arr. Lane Wilson. Court when the camca were called, 2-(a) Eyes of blue... Chaminade. October 28, at 2.30 p.m..

(Mr. Barton).

His Worship fixed bearing for (b) A Green Cornfield

Michael Head. (Mrs. Valentine). When the case for the prosecu.-Scherzo, No, in B minor tion was closed, Mr. McNeill called

(Mr. Bowes-Smith). na evidence for the defence.

INTERVAL. 4(a) When comes my Gwen

Hubert Parry. (b) An Epitaph

Maurice Besly. Leoni.

Accused was represented by Mr. Duncan McNeill (Russ & Co.). Mr. J. A. Fraser appeared on behalf of the Crown,

Addressing the jury, Mr. Fraser said there was very little dispute about the facts of the ease. There was a great deal of strong circum stantial evidence that accused kill- ed Leung, He added that whether they believed the story of the pro- secution or the story of the defence, they must bring in a verdist of murder.

The Defence.

Mr. McNeill, in his speel. for the defence, said:-I know I cannot count, on your sym- pathy. If you are human people. sympathy must be with tho murdered man and his family. But

want you to hear in mind that the accused is a very young boy. Accused is, very young and if he happens to be under the age of 18 years cannot be sentenced to death. I want you also to take into con- sideration that it is by his own confession that accused has estab lished a'ease against himself. The evidence of identification was most unsatisfactory and if that had been the only ovidence I would have asked you to give a verdict of ac quittal. The identification parade was a farce.

The blood on his clothes may.

Fica for Mercy.

Chopin.

UNREGISTERED MUI TSAI

FINES IMPOSED BY MAGISTRATE.

May I tako this opportunity of again thanking the many kind friends, who by donations and bard work, made the Gala such a site- ceae-Yours faithfully,

MARY KING, Chairman, M.C.L. Swimming Gala Committee, 1932.

MARA: Wadeson (for the dt- fence) as a technical offence a plea which was supported by the pro- secution. A fino of 985 was ́¡m- posed.

Thise women were fined by Mr. (c) Tally-Ho!........

Schofold yesterday for keeping (Mr. Barton).

unregistered mui tani. They were Chan Tai Koo of 65, Bonham Similar fines were imposed in 6(a). The Fairy Changeling

The Becond caso Hadyn Wood. Strand, Tan Yuk of 10, Clarence the other cases. (b) Little brown hands

Street, and Chan Yuk of 98, Lock- came to the notice of the authori- Hedmann Lohr.hart Road. In the first case it ties when the girl reported to the (Mrs. Valentine).

was stated that the girl was well Weat Point police that she was an She had 6-(a) Prelude in G Minor treated and was perfectly satisfied unregistered mai tmi.

Rachmaninoff.with her lot. The failure to regisbeen entrusted with 810 to make (b) A Romp... York Bowen. ter her was frankly admitted by some purchases and, having lost

(Mr. Bowes-Smith).

(Continued on ntzi Goruma,} the money, was afraid to go home.

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CHILDREN'S CORNER

MRS. BLACKBIRD'S STRANGE FAMILY

'PLAYTIME PRÄNKS

JOLLY TRICKS

BY UNCLE JACK.

In a tree near Banbury, Eng- HERE are three jolly tricks with land, a blackbird and his mate which you can puzzle your built their nest, this year, and soon friends, and which are quite enay had a clutch of eggs to look after. lo do,

well have all been his own as the doctor has testified. But all doubts were removed by the confession. And then a sad thing happened. For the firet trick, tia A This confession has reduced ans-Somebody who did not think how pencil to a length of string, and picion to certainty.

precious those lovely little eggs then tie the other end to the back wete to the pareat birds found of a chair--so that the pencil then one day and took them away, 'swings clear. The problem is to cut cannot persuade myself that probably to add to a collection. the string without letting the pen- a crime oven so terrible as this,"

Now, at Sibford, near Banbury, il fall, and although this seems said Mr. McNeill, should be rank- ed in the same category as long. there is a boarding school where possible, it can be done in this plotied, cold-blooded and wanton the children have been taught to crimes. Therefore, I ask you, if care for all things in the nature you and prisoner guilty to take world, and when they saw the rob into consideration his youth and bed nest and the trouble. the black- the fact that it is on his own con- birds were in, they took single eggs fession that makes him guilty, from various neats they knew of ask you to add to your verdict which bad full clutches, and placed them in the little empty home. And recommendation for mercy."

His Lordship summing-up, said:later, if you had passed that way, would have come upon an This is a very simple and distress. yuit

ing case. It has been suggested amazing sight--a pair of happy that the Police made no attempt blackbirds busily feeding a mixed to get a auraber of men for the brood consisting of a stariing, a identification parade who resembled tit, a hedge sparrow, and a thrush. the prisoner. I think there is no justification for that,

Verdict of "Guilty,”'.

After a retirement of just over two minutes the Jury returned 'n verdict of "Guilty," adding a re- commendation for morey on the grounds of the youth of the prisoner.

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Accused's mother was called to givo evidence. She said her son was 16 years of age. After lurther questioning, the Judge said he was satisfied that accused was under the nge of 10, and passed sentence that prisoner be detained during His. Majesty's pleasure and that tho re commendation of the Jury would be forwarded to the proper quarter.

Church Intween Міня Kathleen REORGANISING OF FUKIEN

Elsie Keogh, daughter of Lt. Col.

the Rev. and Mrs. M. Keogh, AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAMME.

and Mr. John Reginald Hinton.

The bride was given away by Mr.

F. Syme Thomson and Mr. A. C.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

1. Bowker wne "best man."

Miss Keogh looked charming in

AxOy, Oct. 15. 1 beautiful wedding dress of white

The Fukien Province Pacification charmeuse, her bouquet osing of Honolulu creeper and double cos- Bureau has recently drafted an out- BOH. The matron of honour work time of policy for the provinca. a very pretty dress f green goor-The plan consists of four main gotte.

The Very Rev. Denn A. Swami officiated at the wedding service, after which a reception was held at Mr. and Mrs. Syme Thomson's house ab-107, The Penk

The bride's going away dress was of floral crêpo de chine.

The newly-married couple will epend their honeymoon at Fanling.

items!

(1) To unify all military forces in Fukien under Central Control.

(2) To reorganise the Provincial Government.

DO YOU KNOW

THAT

New Zealand there is

levy of

2 cents on every $5 earned by the workers to aid the country's unemployed, who receive from 84 to $10 a week, depending on size of family ↑

Tho blue, black, red, yellow and circles in the Olympic green Games flag represent Europe, Africa, America, Asia and Aus- tralin, respectively

V and U were at one time different forms of the same letter and were not given separate alphabetical position in English dictionaries until about 18001 |

The transforming of the former,

-Zuiderzee into farmsteads will add 7 por sent, to the total land: area of the Netherlands

Devil's Island, the penal colony, 27, eniles off the French Guiana coast, at times has less than a dozen. inhabitants f

Approximately 15 gallons of sap is obtained from a sugar maple

· tree"

Italy has about 450 inhabitants to

the square mile t

Government, ippress insidits and a acipating ring course is taught

Commuri's

(4) To push on with all possible preparations for "National salva- tion."

af. Leland Bipnord University 1 Bunyan's" "Pilgrim's Progress

has appeared in 193 langu

way.

Make a loop in the centre of the string, and in this loop tie a knot. Cut the loop in the middle, and you have succeeded in cutting the string, without letting the pencil drop...

The next trick is to cut a Maltese cross from a square of paper with only one cut of the scissors. You can sce what a Maltese cross looks like by glancing at fig. 3 in the first row of diagrams.

First fold the paper into four and then fold it along the dotted line-as fig. 1 show-to make the triangle shown in fig. 2 Cut this along the dotted line, and when you open the square the Maltese cross will be made.

A very amusing but simple trick zu be done with three matchsticks. Put one match on the table, and ask your friends how many there will be if you add another watch.. They will say " Two.” Agice that this is right and lay the

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accond match. alongside the first You will see these two matches in fig. 1 in diagram two,

Now ask how many there will be if a further match is added, and they will pro bably say Three." But you can disagree with them, for it is quite clear that if you arrange them na the fig. 2 shows, the result will be dx L. --You know, of course, that VI.

represents six in Roman num bera

ANNIE THE "ANT

ANNIE THE ANT was the friend-

liest thing,

Always delighted to see

Any one calling, and give them a

sting; Aanic could sting lika a hen.

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ALL her relations in billions

would go Cheerfully out on à hike. Marching along quite remarkably

slow;

That's just what little ants like.

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ANNIE would carol a snatch of a

song,

Something old fashioned for

choice,

Right off the key, out of tune and

alt wrong, In an incredible voice.

You would like Antic, she's full

of good fun.

Also most patient and wise, Crawling along to her place in the

BUR,

Awfully brave for her size.

She would just never grow angry

or rent,

Would this philosopher, Annie

the Ant.

DEER TALK

Yesterday four deer came out of

the wood

And stond

And talked to me.

"How do you walk on your hind

lega" they said And fod

Under a tree.

"What do you do with all those

clothes pi

And chose

Clovers three..

Surely you can't run very fast!"

they asked

And laughed

Merrily.

With another look they rap with

La rush

Into the bush

Gracefully.

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