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ALLEGED MALA FIDE ACT. Before Mr. B. E. Lindsoll at the Mingistracy yesterday afternoon Cheng ing ping and Kwon Wai-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1924

THE SHAMSHUIPO EXPLOSION.

JURY'S VERDICT.

The enquiry into the deaths of the ip. Inndlords of 101 Quen's Hoad four Chinese, who lost their liven East, appeared on summons in the Shaushuipo explosion of thú alleging that on the Bith. June, they th Marek, was resumed by Mr. induced the tenants of tlu: house to E. W. Hamillan and the jury, com quit without notice by pulling posed of Mosers

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K. M. Fotiorlyi

down the root and generally foreinam), Wong, Check kwong unit demolishing thỏ building.

Liling, at the Kowloon Magistracy

Mr. M. K. Lo proacouted and Mr. D. McCallum defunded.

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yesterday aftemoon.

Responsibility"

Prior to thin.Coronse summing up Mr. Ta said the fiets were link No. 168, belonging to atalher Mr. Leo d'Almud, who watched owner, had been empletely pulled the proceedings on behalf of tho down, the demolition involving the Kwong Wali-hing Company, address- party wall separating 160 from 161ed the jury. There was no doubt. This wall had now been retailt up from the evidence, that death was te the first floor level. Though the due to the explosion, but what they] usual pretice in those cases won to shore up the side of 101, nothing wore to find was how the explosion had been distin. The tenants of the was caused Mr. Lubulti hnd tol

the them different ways in which the ground door of 103 had lived how for 12 years, while those on fire might have been emused and the upper floors were also old ¦ also said" that, the only negligence tenant- fin 17th; or lyth. May a│on the part of any person was the tuan amed Lo Vit-kee, who mixing of the potassium chlorate represented himself as a friend with sulphur. Mr, Packham fund said ur agent of the first accused, spoko that prior to the explosion he him to the chief tenant at the ground at would are stored both stuffa floor, n master burber, telling

that the landlord wanted together, and the way in which bla 16 pull down his lune and asking coolies bast transported the powder how mogh compensation be desired from the godown to the junk was to vacate without notier. The bar. also what Mr. Packlmin hud fal her refused to entertain the sugges. the const he would have used. Lion as he had no alternato necom. modation. He maintainedd stano attitude at a subsequent inter- Also, after the good dual been view with the same man on the trian outside the godowns the 21st May, at which the first responsibility did not ing with his defendant - - Was uist, presentefients. 11 On this ocenision the overtures wero taule by the defendant. cantile practice to sell Rotx ex May, 1st. Iuilding contractor Hyglown. As far as the Kwong Wal- spoke to him alant compensation, bing were concerned, they were i

The was no] which he again refused. in June on way to be blared. 2nd accugujanied by the pon requintion that chlorate sf potash, tractor and Là Yik-kee, the barber | alphur and saltpetre were gob, to Yaw the first defendant, who said lae kept in the same gordown. There] to him in connection with his

was only a` regulation that prople | refusal of compensation: Jean't

who have such goods shonki baye a complain of anything 1

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permit. hereafter, HOW that yo have refused compensation. simply carry on in any awn way."tas client's godownes, then they couhl Mr. Lo said that when the fem te held 'crqonsible aid might.

ber infospect of the round and first have

Donat Muilty of Венери ኁ

valleet! on June | negligrane * The ; questionn 11. no Bad

madeleving no licence for string The abeant the demolitions" 12

the goods was not a point for the jury.f alleged dangerous condition of the Titompuny had already been, premises. By the mining of danemmest for that offence. Bel, the whole rood was taken clown. Prior 30-tlus the stairs Almada added that patsidoof booding in the fast to the seround the family there was nolunly mari for had been removed. while sorry for the deaths of the decensed;

mmend the stop in the lower than his clients were. dught lend also been dismantled.

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Tenants Seared off, With regard to the second

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If the explosion had gevurred in

Mr.

The Coroner summing up, suid] that it was a case in which near- oorly every point cómmerten with it Mr. Said the dreupspts had was covered by the evidence and removed their valuables for fear of the jury would have no difficulty damage in view of the denialatiatī of the party wall. The landlord it arriving at a verdict. He was of (quartered his servants on that far, the opinion that the fire had start-1 which was formed into a exrpenter's ed on the praya wall, where thero

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w-walinen could was_a__mixture_of sulphur and anything they wanted to potassium chlorate. The latter by Kence on the park of the vendors daise the tepunts, BWDY. The itself was not dangerous, Just the and also on the buyerk Geeupants of the second tour commixture of the sulphur made it dif The second rider was: Thu jary plained to the Secretary, Jon Chinese forest. As regards the question of re-recomiends that immediate effect

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was sent for, und, despite the he agreed with Mr. P'Aliunala. When the ftuport export, storage, or persuasions of the S. E.A., still selling anything dangerimis. there transport of chlorate of potash ex- a certain amount of respons-cept în bags centained within casks

Ryan. Mr. Jo sail the pulling down of bility. The jury were not asked to or hurrels or other protection equal- [Lane (or C. Shank)

regards they efficient; prohibiting the storage Dowrick The return, aything as Jarllord had no right to do it is the godowns not having a herner, un- in the same godowns with powdered Joyner tenants had readivel no notice to less they diught that the fact that commodities of any description or logan. quit. On the d. June, when the they had no Reence might, have cor liquids or solits of an inflatable C. Shank (or Bradford) roof was demolished, the first

tributed to the explosion. The nature prohibiting the storage of. Shank defendant was present, encouraging

workout on Wednesday and singing the workinen to do the sole thing that they had to eunsider potassium chlorate within dangerous The

was if there had been any negligence distance of dwelling houses andjehowed a marked improvement lu work expeditionsly.

Lake was in uni- roaking it compulsary to obtain all departments. on the part of the firm.

pormit front the propex, authority form and it is hoped be will plny. for the transport of ghlorate of With Joyner, O'Connor, and Hogan

Outlining his defence Mr. McCollum said the pulling down of the party wall fett the

The Verdict.

yet turned out,

Indications are

whole of the side of 181 exposed. The jury returned the following potash from place to place in the in the outhold, this looks the best Mr. Wenser, architect, who verdiet and riders: That the deaths Colony.

that E Shank inspected the premises, considered of the persons were caused by an The Coroner said that he would | the building dangerous, told the explosion of chlorate of potash comes that the jury's siders were for will be able to work right through the game, us his pitching on Wed- tenants so and ultimately gave bined with sulphur and saltpotre. inwarded to the proper quarter, and

nestiny was extremely encouraging. instructions for the roof to be removed, justifying his notion Inter by applying to the Public Works' Departinent fur a demolition per ruit. The P. W. D. went further, The KWONG KWUI.CO.and condemned other parts of the

building. The question was how the buyers taken the precantion to da so far the defendant was liable for nacortain the nature of the com the act of his agent, and how far modities in which they were trad- ip doing that not the agent was ing, and had they excrvised the pro- Justified. The defendant thought por care much knowledge would have, the building was dangerous, bet MASSAGE HALL only to the tenants but to the prompted.

lighter which had londed these expressed his regres that he did na Wershkul, Finan and Logan will commodities on the 13th. Murch. fave the power of a judge, to excuse be on the bench ready for The first rider added was; That them froin Jury service for a time emergencies. Weather permitting, the explosion would have been He would · however, 'apply to the the game will commence at 4.30 avoided had either the vendors or proper quarter, to sou if he could pm, with the prospects of a satisfy

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That this precaution was taken, and the fact that the godowns used for storing those 'commodities were not licenced, manifest negli.

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