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TRAGIC DEATH OF CENTRAL CHINA MARKET

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Driver's Story at Inquest

HOW THE FATAL RIDE

-CAME ABOUT.

Kwok Hung Ki, the driver of the motor car in which Yeung Wai Li, a young schoolmistress, met her death when the car toppled prer the Victoria Road hillside on March 11, was in the witness-box at Central Magistracy the whole yesterday afternoon, when the Coroner's enquiry into the death of the girl was resumed. Evidence of his relationship with the deccated and her sister was given.

Mr. W. Schofield sat as Coroner, assisted by a jury comprised of Messrs C. F. Andrews (foreinan), Wong Ping Kwan and Tson, Na Shing.

Mr. Hin Shing. Lo appeared for Kwong Hung Ki, and the owner pe the car was represented by Mr R. A. Wadeson Inspector C. F. Alexander watched the case on bo half of the Police.

The deceased was travelling with her younger sister and Kwok at the time when she met her death, and serious allegations were made. against Kwok by several witnessca and by the deceased herself just before her death, to the effect that Kwok had deliberately tried to kill the deceased and her sister." It was indicated at the first hear ing that probably a grave charge arising out of this enquiry would be preferred him.

After evidence had been given by Li Yee, the owner of the car to the offect that the brakes were in per- fect order when he loaned it to Kwok, the latter took the witness

stand and said that he was Icensed motor driver and was em played by Messrs. Goeke and Com pany as a salesman." -

In reply to the Coroder, Kwok said that he first came to know the decensed and her sister about four months ago when he was introduced to them by a man named Mok Chi Sut. Since the introduction he had seen tho

two girls quite often, but

towards his, attitude

the younger girl, Woi Yuk, W&5 friendlier than towards the deccas

ed:

There was, however, nothing beyond ordinary friendship between him and Wei Yuk, and he had never promised to marry her. He used to go out with the girls for motor car rides, but mostly along, with Wei Yok.

A Macao Visit,

in the room?

Kwok: We went to sleep. When did you leave Macao-Wo left the next morning by the 8 a.m. boat.

WHAT THE NATIVE FACTORIES ARE PRODUCING

PLENTY OF ROOM FOR-FOREIGN ENTERPRISE

(From Our Own Correspondent)

A vilt to the shops of inland cities of Central China in the provinces of Ashwel and Klangsi reveals wonie interesting facts that should be worthy of serious thought by importers of foreign goods. On the one hand, the shops are destitute of foreign goods, and on the other hand people are demanding more and more of the com- forts and conveniences which foreign goods supply.

THE BOYCOTT HERE TO STAY

The boycott of Japanese goods is most obviously here to stay. It is useless for the merchants of other nations to stay out of the market-anticipating that-Japan-will-get-back-into-it, The boycott is one hundred per cent effective. The writer inter- viewed an inspector of one of the volunteer boycott organizations. of an interior city, The inspector declared that he had not seen a box or bals of Japanese goods for months, in spite of the fact that he examines all goods coming into the city by the re- gular freight routes. A glance at the shops indicate that he a correct. There is not a single article of Japanese manufacture to be found in the city.

THE KIND OF GOODS NEEDED

What goods are going to fill the went to every country to introduce shelves now empty and waiting their goods, even to the cannibal fresh shipments? There are some islands and Central Afrien. One goods of Chinese manufacture and rarely sees them these days, I these are increasing rapidly. It is might say never, in the interior of evident that the Japanese burning| Chino," The adventurous and en- of the factory area of Shanghai terprising missionary is in every did not effectively dispose of the city and even in the small country Chinese growing manufacturing in towns and villages, but not the dustry. Chinese manufactures must the merchants. One reads how the in the nature of the case, rapidly factories and the nations, of Europe increase, but there are many kinds are languishing for lack of trade. of goods which the Chinese factories Little wonder they languish when cannot produce, and also which the merchant pioneers and scouts Japan never did supply, and to show so little initiative. Absolute such there is a growing demand.

ly the only merchants the writer has seen in the interior are the

even

The writer compared the prices of some of the more common and inexpensive dry goods in local representatives of oil companies and stores with the prices as advertized cigarettes companies, and in catalogues from America. Some these usually stick to their com goods sell here at twice the price fortable launches where they ara retail that they sell retail insure of having foreign "chow" America, others at three times the prepared by their own special price. Prices in America are usual cook. ly considered to be higher than in European countries, so it should be possible for importers "of the right kinds of goods to make a substantial profit. The prices were compared at the present high rate of the exchange of the American dollar; other countries would have a decided advantage over that at the present time.

A Promising Market,

The Masses Have Money.

Some people say the masses of

China have not enough money to buy, foreign goods. This is mani- fostly absurd, for they have tens of millions per annum to spend on the destructive opium and on ai- most equally useless cheap cigaret tes. The only reason they spend the money on opium, is that no- thing is presented to them that at tracts them more than the opium doas.

It would seem that foreign mer On one occasion he went to chants take for granted that the markets of the interior are no good Maçax with Wei Yuk and spent the and nothing is to be done about Of course the market must be night together there. The day theyt. This is a great mistake. There developed, but so does any market. went to Macao it was very cold and is probably no more promising The cigarette companies did it by they intended to return to Ilong market in the world than that of distributing free cigarettes. Na Kong by the 3 a.m. boat. There the central provinces. Let us con- turally the villagers are not going were ΣΟ cabins on beard the sider the example of the adoption to demand radios, fountain peas, steamer, however, and they had to by the Chinese public of the com.and flashlight batteries when they stay in Macao for the night. They ron rubbers or overshoes. A few have never seen these things. If booked a room in the Ho Kanyears ago not one was to be sean merchants are going to wait ua- in the interior cities of this see-til some adventurous villager goes Hotel, and spent the night there.

to Shanghai and buys these things The Coroner: What did you do on, now every second person wears

them instead of shoes in wet weathey will wait many a year, but ther, and the remainder of the if they take three things to market population will be wearing them towns and villages and introduce before many more years have past them into a few shops and ther Some of the veriest, rubbish is sold, sapply the wholsalers in convent- but the quality produced by Chinese ent locations with the goods already factories is rapidly improving. to hand over to the shopkeeper There has been a similar increase when he makes his annual journey in the demand for flashlight bat- to the city to buy his years stock, terise and flashlights, and there is a they will soon develop a market. equally large opportunity for other

At the present time British mer- goods of many kinds. Let us take one example; that of the fountain chants make it absolutely impos. pen. Every student in China is sible for the small Chinese mer- ambitious to own a fountain pen chants to get the goods they want. sume day, and undoubtedly he will I have perenoally written to large ultimately achieve, his ambition. firmus for their price lists with the There is a great amount of trash object of getting goods for a local sold, but they will not write well, merchant. The firm sent back their or they leak or develop some other price list. I next wrote, the firm defect; and good pens are sold to send the goods. Then came a quite out of reach of the average letter saying that the goods would person. Here is a crying market, have to be ordered from England, quite literally, for a product which and that the prices had gone up

in the hate}.

Witness added that Mok was with them when he booked the room Continuing, Kwok said that he and Wei Yuk continued to be a friendly as ever after they had re- turned from Macao, but they went out together less after she went back to school in February this your. Ho met her only once a week, and that was when. he called at her house in a motor car, and then they would go for a ride,

Wei Yuk used to come quite often to the Fiat Garage where witness was working, and some times she was accompanied by the

could be manufactured and sold in since I last wrote. By this time deceased. On these occasions there millins at a price well within the the season was too far advanced were generally people present be the reach of the average Chinese and the goods were not wanted. sides witness himself. Wei Yuk student. Certainly a fortune is also visited his house at 367, Hen- | waiting

Probably no people in the world. dome progressive nessy Road, occasionally, and his firm. Numerous other goods in address so well in proportion to their wife had seen her.

dition to the absolutely unlimited income as do the Chinese. Foreign Complaints of Moral Character. dry goods and fancy goods, writ- shoes and cloth offer evertory attracts the especially ing materials, etc., could be men which In January this year, Wei Yuktioned, such as hardwear, nails, wealthy who have the most money to spend. This is the day, of new. complained to witness that Mok, tools, and kitchenwear.

ideas and new things in China with a great opportunity for the merchants who will introduce goods adapted to the needs and pocket- books of the people.

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the man who introduced witness to the girls, had made remarks about her moral character, and asked him

for

Where are Enterprising. Englishman,

One reads how fifty years ago not to go out with Mok Witness this adventurons English merchants, told Mok about it and there. were, no further complaints until the day of the accident.

explained the contents to him,

party back to Hong Kong vid Shau One day Wei Yuk showed witness

kiwan and when they reached Sin letter written by man named Dinner at Aberdeen.

Boinetime in February the girls' care's Dollar Store at Wanchai, Chan whom witacas did not know. Wei Yuk's character was mention mother gave a dinner in Aberdeen, the girls said they wanted to buy Led Witness read the letter when and witness was invited as chief something from the store. Accord Wei Yuk handed 16 to Bin butcher boldingly witness stopped the car, and being unable to understand the con Wei Yuk that he could not go to when the party got down, he told tanta, kept it for several days. the dinner alone, and asked per them that he and Kwong would Mok was also present when Wer ist to bring along a friend, drive back to the Fist Garagesto Yuk handed witness the letter, and named Kwong. There were presentace if anybody had looked for he rendit over his (withess') at the dinner, the girls mother, them. When they reached the shoulder. The following day wit Wei Yuk and the deceased; two Garago they found Mok there and ness handed the letter to Mok, who aunts and two younger sisters invited him to come along. They 10antimed at foot of next Oolumn)

After dinner, witness, drove the (Continued on Pape 13.1

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