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Heard later "Sandy Mac, please" "Sandy Mac, please". "Sandy Mac, please.”

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MOTOR CAR TOPPLES INTO HARBOUR.

FATAL ENDING TO DINNER

PARTY

ARMS POSSESSION.

PRISONER'S DOUBLE

SENTENCE.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1925.

A Chinoso named In Lok was

Evidence of a most conflicting charged at the Criminal Sossions nature was given in an enquiry with being in unlawful possession" yesterday bofors Mr. Justice Wood into the elreunistances attending of arms and immunition on Jung the deaths of Li Wing-chi and: Wong Wing-cheung, which was 31. Ho'ploaded not guilty,

Mr. Whyto-Smith' who prosecuted conducted by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, for the Crown said at &.30 am, on with the assistance of a jury com- June 21 polico went to 35 Water posed of Messrs. L. A Rose Street where accused rented a (foreman), C. d'Almeida and cubicle. Above the bed space was F. E. C. Fernandez, at the Central found a basket full of clothes and Magistracy yesterday afternoon. containing a hawker's license in

Dr. E. P. Minett, Government accused's name. On the bed, hidden, Bacteriologist and officer in charge was found a package containing 50 of the Mortuaries, stated that he rounds of 38 ammunition. In examined the body of Li Wing-chi lavatory behind the cubicle was on June 12. The deceased's re-in rovalver, but the ammunition did latives had expressed their desire not fit it. Later the Police found that no post-mortem examination another packet of ammunition con- should be performed, saying that taining ton rounds in the rafters they would approach the the Sec- Later prisonor was arrested in retary for Chinese Affairs on the Yaumati and when charged ho said, subject, and obtain a permit. Wit-"The revolver and ammunition all ness made a superficial examina-bolong to Chan Yau-kwan, who has. tion of the body and found no gone to Canton" At the Magia. signs of violence or any external tracy he made a similar atatement Injuries. The body, however, saying a friend left him the revol showed signs of drowning andver and the ammunition saying he

would be back in a few days. death was apparently due to asphyxia from immersion.

The Crown case was borne out by evidence.

The relatives of the deceased Prisoner made a statement in the. were anxious to take the body for dock, his dofoneo being his state- burial, but witness informed themment to the Magistrate His friend that it was necessary to obtain was in Canton he said and asked permission from the Coroner. him to look after the things until Witness, however, gave a note to he could take them to the country. them to the effect that death was His wife could bear out his state- due to no foul play and the body ment. His wifo was called and stated was then removed from the Mor- that she knew nothing about the tuary.

goods

Evidence of the Identification of Prisoner was found guilty and. the body as that of an interpreter sentenced to three years imprison- employed, by Messra. Lee and ment with hard labour, the sentenco Ruse, was given by Fung Kit-ling to run consecutively to a sentence. of the same firm,

already received Yesterday was. prisoner's third appearance at the -A Desperate Jump,

Criminal Sossions. On one charge of Other interpreters of the firm robbery he was nequitted and on a of Messra. Lee and Russ, who charge of receiving stolen goods were members of the party in the sentenced to three years imprison car which fell into 'the harbour mont also gave evidence. Chan Shui-

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hung stated that on or about June the light weight of the car. He 11, a party of diners who had then swam to a sampan and after béen to the Kam Ling Hotel were the police arrived the others were proceeding towards the Star Ferry rescued.

Wharf, where they intended board- In reply to a question put by ing a motor boat and returning to the Coroner. witness said that the Kowloon. They left the hotel in car was completely covered by the a motor car which had been hired water, which was about 15 feet near the restaurant. After pass-deep and could not be seen from ing the Macao Steamboat Wharf the Praya.. He heard nobody witness who noticed that the dri- tell the driver not to drive fast, ver had increased the speed of the car to about 40 miles per hour or did he hear anyone tell the

driver to speed. i

informed the latter not to drive ao fast, but the driver took no notice of the warning. The night was dark and the party arrived at the Western Market about 2

The manager, of the Tung Tin restaurant gave evidence of ownership of the car, which he said was bought with the specific intention of conveying customers

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a. The car collided with a post, of the restaurant to and from the ran over the Praya wall and fell Hotel, during the hours of 12 noon into the harbour. Before the car to 7 p.m. daily. After that hour toppled over the wall witness the car was to be garaged, but as jumped on to the road and wast was not yet lleensed it rendered unconscious.. On re never used in business except for gaining consciousness. a few trial trips. A driver was engaged. minutes later he went on to the pending the purchase of a license, wharf opposite the market to help but had fallen ill and a substitute the other passengers, who num; was employed in his place. At bered four, excluding witness, the time of the accident the car small boy and the driver. A police should not have been outside the launch arrived on the scene very garage and the substitute driver shortly after the accident and had had nobody's permission to rescue work was commenced. The

drive the car. He was doing two deceased men were rescued business with the car without the by the police and taken to the consent of the owner. Government Civil Hospital.

Police to Rescue!

In reply to the foreman of the Sergeant Michell, who was in jury, witness said that the car charge of the Police launch, stated was not covered in.

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Mr. Rose: Do you mean to say that you jumped out, with the car going al such a fast rate? Yes.

And you were not seriously hurt-I was bruised.

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that while proceeding. West ho heard two distinct crashes. He ordered, the launch to be steered to the Praya wall and saw a motor car lying on some steps in about three feet of water and a number) of men off the steps in about six feet of water.. The 'car Was visible and was resting" on "the stono steps.

Were you taken to Hospital? No, I went with the decerned, Ll.

You walked there?—Yes.", With all due respects to you Mr. Chan, were you all jolly and did

Answering the jury, Sergeant you tell the driver to put on the Michell said that aftor the mon apced? No. I told him to drive had been rescued from the water slowly several times, but he took he did not apply any artificial no notice of my advice,

respiration to either of the de- In answer to the Coroner wit-ceased, as Wong, was able to ness said that the post which the speak and did not appear to re- car struck was a lamp standard. quire treatment, while the people Answering Sub-Inspector Alex-wished Li to be taken to Hospital ander, witness said that he could immediately. Fearing that if he not identify the driver if he should were to die witness might be blam- see him again. He did not see ed he abided by their wishes any trucks

on the road at the without delay. The others had time.

attempted to revive L, but could not apply the method of artificial respiration correctly,

Conflicting ́Evidence,

Another interpreter, Yau Lok-

Sergeant Nicholl, who arrived tin, said that on arrival at the on the scene about an hour after Western Market the car collided wards, said that he was unable to with a number of trucks which find the driver, although he had had been drawn up along the made thorough enquiries from Praya wall. The car swerved various sources. Witness did not twice and then went

went into the har- notice any trucks on the road at bour, turning over before strik- the time and could find no marks Ing the water. On striking the on the road where the car toppled water witness lost consciousness over the wall,

for a few seconds and when he The case was adjourned till realised his predicament he found next Wednesday for medical ovi- he was pinned under the car. dence to be given in the

He lifted the car and managed to Wong, Wing-cheung, who died in crawl out. He was surprised at hospital from injuries received in.

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