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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THE AVIATION FATALITY.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17 1925.

LUCKLESS LOVEB.

JILTED BY CHINESE GIRL,

ENQUIRY RE-OPENED WITH NEW JURY

ATHLETICS

V.R.O ANNUAL MEETING,

Said to have boon. jilted by The annual athletic meeting of faithless lover, a Chinena youth the Victoria Recreation Club will, committed suicide on Wednesday take place to-morrow on the Hong- After a delay of nearly two alternoon by jumping into the can kong Football Club ground at months the enquiry attending the from the Unatan ateamer Lungshan. Happy Valley. There are thirty- doath of the late Mr. Reginald The tragedy occurred white, the three events in all, including flat Earnshaw, who lost his life in the ship was proceeding to Hongkong.and bicycle races, marathon raco,

tuge of-war, putting the shot, etc. air fatality, on Chinese New Year's The deceased was about 23 years! day, was re-opened before Mt. of age and was travelling as a The entries, which total 111, are E. W. Hamilton at Kowloon sesend class passenger. An alarm well up to previous years, and in- Magistracy yesterday afternoon of Min Overboned' was raieba elude some new men, who have when, in consequence of the last after the man had committed the very good times to their credit. jury baing discharged, a now jury rash act, and an effort was mado There are thirteen entries for the Marathon, which was won last year was empanelled. The following to save him, but without success. formed the jury: Mr. R. A. Westley (foreman), Mesors, Gut- A note scribbled on a silk by Capt. Armstrong, who has handkerchief, a felt hat and again entered. It is an open event, tierres and K. F. June.

cigarette case were left behind, on and the course le as follows:

chair. Before any further evidence was the man's

The note Start from loot of path leading taken the Coroner read to the stated that the deceased had mot to Aberdeen Station along the previous witnesses their testimony, with disappointment in his love Aberdeen Road to Wong Noi and each witness signed his or her offair with a young lady and there. Cheong Gap down, Wang Neil; evidence after the new jury had fors sought solace in death. It was Cheong Gap Road to Footbull been invited to ask questions. scribbled on the silk handkerchief ground, keeping on east side of The first witness called yester and signed "Sap Sam Long Hongkong Jockey Club, Race Course, enter football pavillion Number Thirteen' day was Mr. HW. Abbott, who meaning

from east side once round ring, was pilot of the aeroplane at the (thirteenth in the family).

finishing at tape in front of Stand, time of the tragedy. He stated

For the 100 yards championship that her had been flying in long-

of the Colony fifteen sprinters have kong for about a year and a half and was in possession of an Ameri- parachute to collapse?It is im- entered, including D.-D. Urquhart, who has won this event for two Have you seen peoplo land in years in succession.?.

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The mile relay race bas drawo Hongkong Volunteer Defence Recreation Club and the Indian Corps, H.M.8. Despatch, Lisitano Recreation Club, while the tug-of-war, open to clubs. unita, Corps OF ships (eight men's side, limited to 34 stone,) no less then five teams from the East Surreys have entered.

On the day of the accident, Now do you think it possible Chinese New Year Day, January that he was knocked senseloos on the water? No. The 24, an Inauguration ceremony of striking

A descent is only made at 15 feet n the Company was arranged. programme of "atunts" was held second. on the Kowloon City reclamation, Continuing witness said that the including the christening of the plane was about 2,500 feet in the plane, Felix, stunt flying and air when the deceased jumped and All the flat races are well parachute" "descent, This

Twenty have entered! pro he dropped from 150 feet to 175

patronised. gramma of events was not sub feet before the parachute opened. for the half mile handicap, and mitted to the police nor was any The deceased was quite cheerful nineteen for the 120 special permission obtained from before the descent and on several | handicap. the Captain Buperintendent of occassions when asked, he repiled Police, as the occasion was merely that he was all right. Before he an inauguration ceremony and not jumped witness said "Good luck an exhibition at which any fees to him, and he appeared quite were charged. The programme galim was only advertised in the new, spapers...

The Mishap.

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lady 40, while and warders, and for veterans over cyclists are provided for in a race over the mile.

The Coroner: Are you taking people up now?-1 take some friends up and have taken a few BUFFALOES PARADE. passengers up.

INTERESTING EVENT ON

SUNDAY.

Have you permission to fly over I have the City ?-Absolutely parachute in Manila and witness permission in writing from the was of the opinion that that was his Colonial Secretary and the Captain

A church parade of the Royal initial drop from an aeroplane. Superintendent of Police...

The president of the Company, Ancient Order of Buffaloes has been When the programme was being Mr. W. G. Bunter, stated that be arranged for Sunday, and Hong- drawn up the deceased had aug. gested the jump himself. He had understood that a little exhibition kong is promised on unusual sight said that peuple had doubted that was to be given before taking pas-in a procession of "Buffalpes" in regalia, from Navel Yard to the he had.desounded in Mabila and Bongers. he desired to show them what he

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To Mr. Bunter: Have you per was to jump when the plane "WAS in such a position that he would mission to carry passopgers 7 We first beremonial appearance in the land on the reclamation. The wind went to the Assistant Secretary for on the day of the exhibition Chinese Affairs and be said that was blowing from the direction was not necessary to get permis at sion.

The Order of Buffaloes lea of the Lyeemun Pass certain height and in the The Coroner: If you want to opposite direction at a different carry passengers you ought to get miniature musonic fraternity. It altitude. After circling around sanction from the police or some has strong membership in the services and in Hongkong there are three times, witness headed his body.

Witness said that he had had three lodges, the Oriental, the Sir plane from Lion's Head and flew towards the pase. The engine was chat with the deceased prior to the James Oxberry and the Durban, the then stopped and deceased climbed fatal flight and told him that if belastomed rontly formed among on to the wing of the plane, but wished to postane the jump he had H.M.8. Durban's ships company. SO As there Home The majority of the Hongkong hesitated for about a minute and a better do

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half before jumping. By that time people waiting to fly. Deceased buffaloes are naval men, but there the plane was ever the crowd on replied that as he had made it are a number of military members the reclamation, as the machine known that he would descend in a as well as civilian.

Sunday's parade will assemble i was travelling..at the rate of 40 parachute and he had better carry!

hour. When he jumped through his arrangements. He ap. at the Naval Dockyard gato at 200 and 250 Buffalocs in the witness estimated his descent to be peared to be slightly nervous at 5.15 p.m., and as there are between slightly over the edge of the the time.

He got perfectly The Coroner: Have you ever Colony an impusing turn-out in reclamation. clear of the machine and witness hoard people doubting his atato-expected. Headed by the combined H.M.8. Despatch, the procession was quite satisfied till deceased ment that he had jumped in bands of H. M. S. Durban and jumped; then witness tealised Manila?-Yes I have.

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he would land in the Did you make personal enquiriée will march first to the Cenotaph, water. Witness had no thoughts before he went up about the motor where a wreath will be placed, and of any danger as he understood boat 2-1 understood ho bad made thon to the Cathedral, where Mr.

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The Coroner: When the body was recovered it was found that the belt was never unbuttoned. you account for that?

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James Oxberry, as Worthy Grand Primo, will lead the officers in after the choir. The Bishop of Motor Boat's Crew Missing. Victoria will be present, but the Before calling Sergeant Simpson, sermon will be delivered by Rev. Inspector Angus told His Worship R. R. Churchill, - chaplain of that the coxswain and the crew of E.M S. Durban, who is a member the motor boat had absconded, but of the Lodge and will devote his Witness; I circled around and on George Bing would be called at address to it. The Cathedral service

is timed to commence at 'p.m his way down ho appeared to be the next hearing.

the The Borgeant described. guying the parachute towards the reclamation, that is he was pulling tragedy and said that after the the left elings. I saw him drop accident bo proceeded along the Pomething and at the time I thought reclamation on his motor cycle to where the late Mr. Earnshaw it was his belt.

Can you account for tho.nooident had dropped and on his way in any was No. I cannot. The he saw him touch the water. only prople I bisme' are the motor On arrival at the seawall both beat people who should have been the parachute and Mr. Earnshaw had disappeared. The boat did on their job.

The Coroner, producing a pencilled not arrive still eight or ten note to the motor boat company minutes later and went on the rocka written by the deceased, merely in attempting to convoy a party to Wildess ordering that a boat be at the Kow-search for the deceased. loon City Ruclamation: Are you said that ho mot the deceased, on aware that this is the only informs the morning of the accident and tion given to the motor boat was told that some people, had said people?-Mr. Earnshaw went per- that the deceased won afraid to Búnally to George Bing about the jump and he intended to show Holyoak, Massey & Co., Ltd.

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