1936-07-21 — Page 12

ACCIDENT ON VEHICULAR

FERRY PROBED

Death Of Seaman

LEARNER DRIVER'S EVIDENCE

AT KOWLOON INQUEST Visit To Scene "To-Day

An important inquest, arising from an accident on the vehicu- lar ferry Man Kim on the evening of July 3 when a Chinese seaman was knocked down by motor car No. 1316, driven by Mrs. A. R. Griffiths, and met his death later from injuries he had received, was commenced by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen, sitting as Corener, at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon.

The accident occurred when the Man Kim had docked at the Jordan Road wharf. The deceased, named Fung Kuen, 40, was engaged with another seaman in lifting s board at the front of the ferry to allow cars to go of when he was inocked down and crushed.

The following jury was empanell~ || ed: Mr. M. J. Rouban (foreman), Mr, A. W. E...Leong and Mr. So King-man.

Mr. D. Brittain Evans represent- ed. Mrs. Grimths while Mr. F. H. Loseby represented the Hong Kong and Yaumat! Ferry Company. Ltd.. and the widow of the "deceased, Acting Sub-Insp. A. R. Brittain was present for the Police Traffic De- partment.

"This is at enquiry." directed the Coroner. "into the death of a seaman employed on one of the vehicular ferries and who as a re- sult of a car running into a board which knocked him down was kill ed on the third of this month. Your duty is to keep in mind points, that is to say. to establish who the deceased was and how. when and where he came by his death."

MEDICAL EVIDENCE Dr. L. D. Pringle, medical officer, Kowloon Hospital, testined that Fung Kuen was admitted to the

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COLONY'S FINANCES

MORE EXPENSES

ASKED FOR

Bums totalling #12,395.00 will come up for appropriation, as the meeting of the Finance Commit- tee of the Legislative Council which will be held to-morrow at the Council's Chamber.

3MÜ

under

H. K. POLICE RESERVES

(Orders By The Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Inspector General Of Police)

CHINESE COMPANY ́ -Training Course (Part II)} :——AI! recruits of Chinese Company who have not yet passed Part of Training Course will attend at the Chinese Company Headquarters on Tuesday, July 21 at 17.30 hours for Instruction.

Drill Parade:-A Drill Parade will All take place at No, 2 Police Station on Wednesday, July 29 at 17.30 hours under SJ. Hunt. » Dress: Mufti."

The largest amount is the item for Miscellaneous Services re Tele- grams, which claim $8,500, the money asked for the 1936 estimates, -

Miscellaneous Services: - New Year Bonuses to Chinese Em- ployees, 1.170.00

INDIAN COMPANY Training Course (Part II):—AII Provision made in Estimates, recruits of the Indian Company $53,000.

will attend the Indian Company Headquarters on Tuesday, July 21 at 17.30 hours for instruction.

the

The sum provided Estimates proved to be insufficient and a further vote for $1,170-13 now requested. The cost of this service has grown since 1931 as follows:-

1031

1932

1833

1934

1935

1930

fl

.837.142 40,180 43,845 46,275

50,092

54,170

On arrival at the Kowloon wharf at Jordan Road, the gates were opened and witness walted for somebody to beckon to her to leave. Witness did not see any official there and did not attempt to move until the batten was lifted. Wit- 225 in the number of eligible em- ness saw it Ufted by sailors Wit-ployees since last year.

ness was watching one end and saw a sailor lift it. She turned the Ignition switch on and then started the engine with the foot starter. The hand brake was off. The car was put into first gear. Witness's right foot was on the foot brake. Witness did not start the engine until she saw the 'batten lifted. As witness started she saw the batten coming down,

SAILOR FALLS

The position of witness's car on the terry was in the centre of the front row. There were other cars. The accident happened in a few

The engine was going slowly and witness immediately applied the foot brake and swerved to the right. The chauffeur took hold of the hand brake. Witness struck something to the right, either the end of the batten or the end of the ramp. Witness saw & sailor Kowloon Hospital at 8.35 p.m. on fall at the farther end, but did not July 3 and died at 1.50 the follow-notice the other sailor until he had ing morning. At the post mortem actually got into the car. examination the deceased was Witness took the injured man to identified by two other seamen the Kowloon Hospital and sub- from the ferry launch Man Kim.

sequently reported the accident at The deceased was of average phy- the Yaumati Police Station. sique and well nourished. "On the right side of chest both back and front were multiple superficial abasions also on the outer side of the middle of the right thigh. The right thigh bone was fractured in its middle The mouth was cut and there were signs of a tooth having been recently knocked out.

Internal examination revealed considerable haemorrhage under the skin of the right side of the cheat. The breast bone was frac- tured at the level of the fifth rib. The fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth ribs on the right side were all fractured. The right lung was considerably lacerated by the fractured ribs causing severe haemorrhage. There was evidence of tuberculosis in both lungs. The heart showed Komé degenerate change and the right kidney was chronically diseased,

Dr. Pringle added the injuries appeared to have been caused by the deceased being crushed be- tween heavy objects. The cause of death was fractured ribs and lace- ration of the right lung. In wit- ness's opinion the condition of the heart and the right kidney did not in any way contribute to the cause of death. Witness did not think! the injuries gave any indication of the position of the deceased at the

time of the accident.

DRIVER TESTIFIES

Mrs. Mary Beatrice Grinths, of No. 283 Prince Edward Road, driver of the car, then entered the witness box."

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Witness added she thought her hand brake was efficient at the time but subsequently it was found to be weak. The foot brake was in good working order and stopped the car immediately.

The jury asked no questions.

There has been an increase of

The above is to be met from savings under Miscellaneous Ser-

vices.

Public Works Extraordinary:-- Kowloon, Miscellaneous Re-erec- tion of Imports and Exports office. Kowloon, $1,900

It is proposed to erect a Klosi for the Hong Kong Travel Asso- clation on the site at the main entrance to the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown at present occupied by a temporary shed used, by the examination branch of the Imports and Exports Department.

The Kiosk, which, is estimated to cost $7,900 is being designed to accommodate also the star of the Imports and Exports Department and for this provision a vote of $1,000 is required. The remainder of the cost will be met from funds supplied by the Hong Kong Travel Association.

Miscellaneous Bervices: - Tele- ramis, $8,500.

TWO MEN ON CAPITAL CHARGE

·SEQUEL TO CHOPPER ATTACK

A soquel to a murderous attack on a 19-year-old gardener in a hut situated on the hillside at Hau Pul Lung in the vicinily of the new Central British School, was heard at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- day when two men. Yung Shing,

33, described as a blacksmith and Yung Ming, 24, described as a gur- dener were charged with the mur der of Ip Kin. 49, a gardener.

Detective Sub-Inspr. R. Cunning ham applied to Mr. E. Himsworth for a 48 hours remand which was, granted.

As previously reported in these FLYING SQUAD

columns the alleged attack took Commendation: Lance-Sergeant }

place at about 8.20 p.m. on Satur R317 Cheng Yew of the Flying day. A chopper was used by they Squad is commended by the Hon.

Inspector General of Police for zeal assailants who besides, other in- and alertness in arresting a Chi-juries, inflicted a severe cut midway an Ip's right arm which severed nese Male on July 9, 1938 who was i convicted for Larceny from the an artery. Ip bled to death in a

few minutes. Person.

(Sgd.) C. CHAMPKIN,

·D.S.P. (R.).. Hong Kong, July 20, 1936.

WAS IN CANTON WHEN CRIME WAS

COMMITTED

Yo Lap-fui alias La Chi-hon, allas Li Shek-you, gave evidence on his own behalf yesterday at the Central Court before Mr. W. Schofield, in the extradition pro ceedings which have been in- stigated against him in connec tion with the murder of Tang U Lo, Secretary to Mr. T. V. Boong. Minister of Finance, and the attempted murder of Mr. T. V.

the Boong in

North Railway Station, Shanghal on July 23, 1931.

Mr. D. L. Strellett is conducting the case for the Crown again and Mr. P. H. Sin represented the fugitive.

The Crown case was that de- fendant with five others shot at T. V. Soong at the North Station Provision made in. Estimates, and instead killed their intended $10,000.

The expenditure to date on this service amounts to approximately $9,300 leaving only $700 to meet the cost of telegrams for the re- mainder of the year. A supple- mentary vote for $8,500 is now requested and it is hoped to keep within this figure.

Expenditure under this sub-head has been abnormal owing to the amount of telegraphic correspon-' dence on questions such as cur- Mr. Evans: When you started | rency and salary levy which are your engine had the third class outside the usual routine. passengers started to move off the terry?

Witness: They were already moving off.

Witness, replying further. stated that it was usual for an oficial to beckon to the cars, but this time none beckoned to her.

"If the batten had not come down the accident would not have happened." said the witness.

Mr. Loseby: You say that there would have been no accident if something had not gone wrong with the board. Witness: Yes.

UNABLE TO EXPLAIN

In answer to further questions by Mr. Loseby, witness stated that she had always been first to go of the terry. She agreed that the board must be taken right out of the way before any cars could be driven of

the vessel.

Colonial Secretary's Office: Incidentai, Expenses, $800.

Provision made in Estimates, $1,400.

The depletion of this vote is attributable mainly to refunds in respect of medical expenses in- curred by Unpassed Cadets study- ing in Canton and to air mail charges in respect of an abnormal volume of urgent correspondence during "the first three months of this year..

The balance at the end of May amounted to $113 only and a fur- ther $800 is now asked for to cover anticipated expenditure to the end of 1936.

District Office, South:-Lighting, $225.

Owing to the opening of the new market at Tsun Wan it is necessary to pay for current con- sumed and a vote is requested to cover the lighting accounts for six months from 1st July, 1936 to 31st December, 1938,

Witness added that as she swerved a man fell alongside the

The 1936 Estimates "were pre- further end of the board. Witness pared before a decision was reach- could not explain why the boarded regarding the construction of was brought back again unless the this market. injured man had dropped it first The stalls in this market are before falling.

tet, at present, for $647 per month.

The Coroner; I must warn you that in cases of this nature there is always the possibility of a criminal offence being disclosed and you are not bound to answer The next witness called, was Dr. any questions which might in- F. D. Klemp, of No. 14, Hart; criminate you. a matter of Avenue, Kowloon He deposed that fact, you have your solicitor hereafter 7 pm, on July 3 he drove who can give you advice.

Mrs. Grimths told the Court that she had a learner's licence which was endorsed to drive be- tween 6 a.m. and 10 pm, in any district, being accompanied by a licensed driver." Witness had been learning to drive since last March, The car was a Wolsey Hornet (1935 modell and, the number was 1316. Witness had been learning in this vehicle all the time.

had his left leg between the ramp and the front of the car and his body was leaning against the ramp. Witness added that in the car to his left was Mra, Griffiths seated

on to the vehicular ferry from the Hong Kong wharf to go to Kowloon and was directed to park his car on the extreme right. There were in the driver's seat with a Chinese other cars one of which was to his male sitting beside her. left in the centre of the ferry.

On arrival at the Kowloon wharf, witness started his engine and waited for the sailors to make fast the ferry.

When they were about to move the board I saw a car next to me Coming to the evening of July 3, shoot past verý quickly," remarked witness stated that at 7:45 pm, she the witness. "The distance be- was on a vehicular ferry crossing tween the car and the batten was from Hong Kong to Kowloon. She about five metres I noticed that was seated in the driving sent with one of the sailors had bent down her chauffeur, who is a licensed to lift the batten up. There was

The jury had no questions to put to the witness.

Replying to Mr. Loseby, witness stated that the board was never. taken sufficiently far away for the car to go forward.

"The batten was still in the

slots" stated witness in reply to a question by Mr. Evans,

At this stage the hearing was adjourned to this afternoon at 230, It was agreed that the Court meet at 2.15 to visit the Jordan

driver, seated beside her. Witness a lot of shouting and I did not Road ferry wharf prior to resuming

had driven on the ferry many times before and was quite con- ndent she could manage to drive on and on!

know what exactly had happened" the enquiry, ⠀

Witness alighted from his car AS L Brittala mentioned that and went towards the front of the there were six more witnesses to be ferry where he noticed that a sailor called.

P.C. C308 on patrol in the vicinity Brrested the two men emerging from but No. 3, the scene of the crime.

victim's secretary who was walk- ing by the latter's "side" during one of his visits to Shanghai. Defendant was seen to fire the first shot in the shooting aftray which took place in the "station and immediately after that, the the secretary Tong, dropped to ground and later succumbed to his injuries,

After a brief outline of his movement prior to the attack in Shanghai, defendant said that be was in Canton from May until December of 1931 and could not therefore have been in Bhanghai. He did not know either Mr. Tang or Mr. Soong

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The evidence of the two wit pesses for the prosecution, defen-. dant alleged, was fabricated, not by they themselves but by their superiors in Shanghai, because he (defendant) was a State offender. After cross-examination by-Mr. Streilett the case was adjourned.

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