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The final chapter of the inquest into the death of Chan Chin Kan was written yesterday in the Kow- loon magistracy when the coroners jury returned a verdict of death

The de through mis-adventure, ceased was. a boy, three years of age and was on board a sampan which was destroyed in a fire in- volving the oil tankers.s. fornia, at the Texaco dock an October. 13

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Chung. Fook, a former witness was then recalled and questioned by Mr. Wadson, attorney for the oil company as to the manner in which he got aboard the oil tanker. H stated that he had climed up on a rope which was hanging over the stern

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A Pink Diamond from Imperial Russia

The curiosity aroused by the an- Douncement in "The Daily Tele- graph" on Oct. 20, that an Lin- known "lady of title" had sent hesi superb emerald, pear! and brilli ant auite for sale at Christie's on Now, 8 will be sharpened when further clus is given....

The seller is a duchess; and t auction quidnunca, therefore, will be able to narrow the circle of pro- bable ownership. In any event many friends will soon the gene, and the magnificent necklace of 104 pearls which secam panies the suite.

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Incidentally, it may be added that the Duke of Montrose has sent his family neckless of 163 pearls for disposal on Nov.

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Cross examined by Inspector Sheftain, he said he did this be cause the nature of his ship made it impossible for him to land between Charles Daniel Brown, installathe tanker and the dock and that tion superintendant of the oil com- he had never been forbidden to go pany, who gave evidence upon the onto one of these oil boats." opening day of the inquest was re- called yesterday afternoon to give

The anticipatory interest shown further testimony and showed that

in the projected sale has had an it was absolutely impossible" for a

After the witness was dismissed other result. It has prompted the person on the shore or on the s. the inspector then drew the atten- possessor of a diamond, once worn California to see a sampan tied untion of Mr. McDougal, the coroner, by Catherings the Great, and then der the stern of the tanker, on the

to the dangerous goods regulations, by successive Russian Empresses sea side.

which state that no ship or junk and grand duchesses to dispatch his shall be allowed to tie up alongside treasure at the last" moment for while the vessel is charging or public sale,

He further discharging cargo. told the court that the two Indian the vessel, guards stationed, on though hired from the police were paid for by the oil Company and idol in the Temple of Brahma it was up to the company to ses stolen by a French grenadier, and, that they did their duty. Mr. After other vicissitudes, bought in Wadson took objection to this and 1778 by the masterful Empress for said, "The Inspector can't stand about £100,000. Not yet is it that there and make a long rambling Polar Star, apparently, which cost speech. If he wants to make a 15,000 silver roubles and brought statement let him get into the box" £11,800 in the sale of the Russian He further added that he objected State Jewels six years agu. to the manner in which the inspec- tor had criticised the actions of the throughout installation manager the whole proceedings and he per- sonally thought that Mr. Brown

Wong Sam was then called upon to give her evidence and stated that she was on a sampan, tied alongside the oil tanker at the time of the tragedy, and was sitting ia the middle of her bont mending some clothes, when suddenly she locked up and, saw a cloud of smoke arising from the bow, She claimed that the cooking fire upon her boat had been extinguished long before and when questioned by Inspector Sheftain as to a quantity of brass bolts found on the sampan said that her husband had sold three birds to one of the crew of Tel. 56600-56603 the tanker and had accepted the bolts in payment. She strongly denied having done any trading in inflamable oil.

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He Cheung age fifteen, who was on the same boat as the previous witness, testified to having seen the flames aboard ship and seeing the water around the boat on fire. He jumped over the side into the sea and upon coming to the surface face and head. He also claimed that the sampan had no kerens on it

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Inspector Sheftain claimed that he had no thought of attack upon anyone but was merely carrying out his duty. The coroner then gave the jury their

instructions and open to Russia,

Catherine gave it to Marie, the after adjourning for fifteen minutes wife of her son Paul the First; and they returned with a verdict of

next Marié presented it to her recommendation that it be left to ally succeeded his much older bro the authorities to enforce further ther Alexander L. Nicolas, whom regulations for public safety.

Sir Walter Scott described as the handsomest man he had ever seen, duly gave the diamond to his wile, Louise Charlotte, daughter of Fre- derick. William III, of Prussia, known as the Empress Alexandra Feodorowna.

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to divide the crowing into two sec- be settled only by animiston of bous of about 900 miles each, and vAm permanent all subjects of enquiry will be conciliation, comprising five memo to allow the Dornier Wal dying

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London, Nov. 28. Major W. H. Carver a director of the London and North Eastern Hallway, yesterday told the Hull Chamber of Commence that his company had so much faith in the continuance of the upward trend of trade, which began last July that they were speeding develop ments costing nearly £3,000,000 British Wireless Service,

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An invention to prevent railway accidents has just been patented by two young butchers assistants in Kecskemet,

The invention causes two trains The Westfalen is also equipped which approach, each other on the with an apron which can be let out same line to stop within forty cen- from the stern and trailed slightly timetres (or four miles on an actual below the surface of the water in railway line) of each other, at order to provide relatively which lamps blaze up at the faulty smooth slighting area for the boata signal and also in the nearest sta- in rough weather.

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