THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1926
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RADIO SOCIETY.
"APPEAL FOR MEMBERS.
The Hongkong Radio Socity;
CONCERT
SATURDAY
14th, at 9.15
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casting agency In the Colony, makes an earnest appeal to all in- terested in radio to become mem- bars.
The Society's aim is to provide. regular radio programmes, but its work is at present rather restrict ed by reason of lack of finances, Owners of receiving sets will serve their own interests by joining the Society, because, the bigger "the membership list the greater will be the possibilities for, expansion" of the Society's work.
ADVERTISER would like to get in touch with owner of attractive bungalow at Cheung Chau, whois. prepare to rent furnished on lease. Please stato füll particua lars to Box No. 60, care of "Hong hong Telegraph."
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE-A few indies' wrist- let watches, New, Guaranteed Mkt, Gold, Fully Jewelled. $15.00 cach. Reply care of Box 63 care
FOR SALE.-1-One ton "FIAT! Motor Lorry-can be seen by ap pointment. Offer wanted. Apply Box No. 63, cure of "Hongkong Telegraph."
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FOR SALE--Pianoforte, upright iron grand by Collaro and Collard London, in good condition made specially for Hongkong, good tone and touch. $220.00 Box No. 59; caro of Hongkong Telegraph."
FOR SALE-2-3 Seater Oakland Car. $800-2 Electric Fans- Child's Cot. Spring & Hair Mat- tresses & Nat.$35 Hand Sewing. Machine $40-Mahjong Table $10 Blackwood and Pictures. To
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THE DARELLE BEAUTY SHOP. PE has recoivéd a Consignment of Hats from London.,, These are be ing, disposed of at very reasonable prices. Ladies are cordially in- vited to call and inspect game,. 13, ; Ice House Street.
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET One European FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkong. Apply to 32, Kennedy Road.
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TO LET New Apartments with ́| all modern conveniences at Mpc- onpell Road. Apply Xavier Bros., Ltd. Tel. C.3216 or 2722..
TO LET-2 European FLATS of 8 Large Airy Rooms on top floor of No. 14, 2nd floor of No. 16, Con- dull" "Road. · "Apply to A. M. H." Nemuzee..
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TO LET-Houses & Landa for
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LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS
BUGHES & HOUGH drinking once every three mouthe
or so. He would have a bout of drinking for two or three days.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auce tion,
on SATURDAY, the 14th August, 1926, at 11 a.m.
at Godown No. 1, The Hongkong| & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Go, Ltd., Kowloon.
228 Packages Bamboo and Rat- tan Baskets, Artificial Paper Flowers, and Paper Lanterns." Terms-Cash on Delivery!
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION, The Undersigned have received instructions to Aell by Public Auc tion,
an WEDNESDAY. the 18th August, 1926, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
nt their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
A. Quantity of Valuable Hous hold Furniture.
comprising: Teak Hatstand with Mirror, Teak and Tabestry covered Draw- ing Room Suite, Leather Covered Sofn, Teak Desk and Chairs, Teak Ornaments, Large Carpets, Rugs, Bookcases, Pictures, Oil Paintings;
etc., etc.
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C. E. WARREN & Co., Ltd.
CHINA BUILDING (Facing Queen's Theatro)
Tel C. 269
. ESTABLISHED 1899.
Absences From Work.
He had no particular cause to
Was he generally content with and fault with him until about a his job and the place? I don't year ago when Glass was absent | from his work for a day or two. think he was really contented in Hongkong. I think he wanted Witness could not get a satisfac- tory explanation of his absence. to go back home.
and issued a warning, i
Did he never tell you ho had boon warned by his employers about his habita?I knew he had been warned once,,
A Final Break Out After that warning: did he keep quite sober until this final break out? Yes.
He never touched à drink until his Anal bout? Yes,
Do you know whether he was in good health mentally as well as physically? So far as know, he
was.
He next had causo for complaint about April this year when Glass was again absent for a day or so and again failed to give a proper explanation. Witness gave him three or four chances and then re- ported him to the manager.
The manager interviewed Glaв tolling him that if it occurre again he would be dismissed with the usual "thico months notice, Glass was again absent from his work the day after the manager spoke to him, but he told witness that it would not happen again.
Did he ever say anything to you on the Fat
about the war?-He told me once that he had been wounded and was a prisoner of war in Germany for three years.
Did he say whether that had had any effect on his health? No. Had you any suspicion whatever that he might consider taking bis own life? None at all.
A few days before his death did he make any atatement to explaia his action? I hardly saw him on the Thursday and Friday but on the Saturday he seemed to be quite alright.
What time did you see him on the Saturday? I had some conversa- tion with him about seven o'clock in the morning. He then appear ed to be quite rational Isaw him again at breakfast between eight
Teak Dining Table and Chairs, Teak Sideboards with Bevelled | EUROPEAN'S «SUICIDE, and nine. Mirrors, Teak Dinner Waggon, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking utenelis, etc., etc.
VERDICT OF UNSOUND MIND.
"
Bathroom Door Locked. Do you know whether he went to Touk and Iron Double and
his job that morning?-He said Single Bedsteads with Mattresses, A pathetic story was related at he did not think he would go as Teak Single and Double Ward the Central Magistracy yesterday his nerves were rather bad. He roles with Mirrors, Tonk Dressing at the inquiry into the death of said he would take a rest, ́ ́ Tables with Bevelled Mirror, Tonk [Mr. F. G. Glass, of the Hongkong Witness added that he returned Chests of Drawers, Chamber | Electric Company, who was killed to the flat about noon and found Stands, Side Tables, Toiles Crock by falling from a window of his Glass reading a book. He did not ery, etc., etc.
home in East Point Terrace on appear to be depresssed but had no July 31.
tiin, merely sitting at the table A verlier of sutelde while of with witness and talking... unsound mind was returned.
Addressing the jury, Mr. R. E. Lindsell said the inquiry touched the death of a British subject named Glass who met his death
• also Pisces of Canton · Blackwood Ware,
and
I
One Cottage Piano by "Morri-
300."
One Cottage Piano by "John
-Broadwood & Sons."
Mr. Lindsell: Did he umit that he drank? No, he never actually admitted it, but I could tell from his appearance that he did,
Witness added that Glass was given a final chance but again ab- sented himself and was given no- tice dated May 6
Mr. Lindsell! Was a passage. Home booked for him then 7-Not then. We can always get passages later. It was booked about July 24.
Continuing, witness said Glass was, stendy for two months, in fact! better than all the time he had been with the company. About. the middle of July, he asked if he would be allowed to complete his agreement; and as he had been stendy witness said he would sub":" mit' the question to the manager.
The manager saw him und Glass signed a letter agreeing that he could be dismissed Immediately If he had another lapse. He also. save witness a promise to pull himself together, saying that he was now sure of himself.
Dismissal
About a week later, on July 26, witness had occasion to go down to West Point where Glass had his. Witness went out again a few office and found that he had not minutes after one o'clock, telling been in that afternoon. He did Glass that he would be back again, not come in the following day and about four o'clock. That was the witness reported to the manager. last time witness saw him alive. The manager said that was the on July 31 by falling from a He received news of Glass a few end and gave withesa a letter for window at his residence at East minutes later, and, going back to Glass dismissing him on the spot. That letter was never delivered as Glass did not come in again.
One Cottage Piano by M. EPoint Terrace: He thought the the house, found him lying in the
Ruchals Ltd."
jury would have no difficulty in determining the cause of death, Machines-but-in-the interests of the general public and the company concerned he thought an inquiry, was neces-
Nine Enamelled Baths. Two Chromatographie One Bicycle. One No. 10 Royal Typewriter.sary. On View from Tuesday, the 17th August, 1926, Catalogues will be jssued.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
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Auctioneers
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Medical evidence showed that admitted to the the man was Government Civil Hospital about. two o'clock on July 31 He had then boen dead anything from ten minutes to half an hour,.
street terribly injured..:
When witness went inside the flat he found the bathroom door was locked from the inside. · He climbed through the fanligot with the aid of a ladder and unlocked the door
No Financial Difficulties.
Mr. Lindsell (to Mr. Rodger):" Do you know if he had been to the. office during the whole of that week?--I did not think he had been to his work at all. He went Chair Moved from. Bedroom.
out one morning, but I did not see. The window about 3% feet him during the day on Thursday, above the floor, was open. It was and Friday.
a-double window which opened in- ! Mr. Sorby added that he had
A post mortem examination rewards and was usually closed. A satisfied himself that Glass had no -~-~~
vealed no signs of disease: Glass towel rail which usually stood in financial difficulties, had sustained a fractured base of front of it had been moved aside, the skull, a fracture of the breast and in its place there was a chair bone, five broken ribe on the right which belonged to witness's bed side of the cheet and a fracture room. of both bones of the right forearm.; The lower jaw was also fractured in several places.
Death, was due to shock follow- ing the numerous injuries. They wore consistent with the man having fallen on a hard surface from a considerable height? from
Unconscious In The Street
Mr. George Fowler, an overseer
Mr. Lindsell: Was the chair in your bedroom between twelve and one o'clock? I can't say.
Sorgeant. Rozeskwy said Glass fell a distance of 31 feet. He did not consider it possible that he could have fallen out of the win dow into the position in the road- way." It seemed to him Impos- sible for anyone to overbalance. Mr. Lindsell: It is important as The sill was 3 feet 2 ins. above the your evidence now makes it possi-bathroom floor. ble that the man leaned out of the. Mr. Rodger was recalled and window and fell. It didn't occur said witness told him he would to you at the time? No. It wasn't start work again on the following In the bathroom between eight and Monday. Witness thought Glass nine,
knew that he was finished so far
The Jury returned a verdict of suicide while of unsound mind.
Witness said it was not usual to as the firm was concerned. He at the China Sugar Refinery, take the chair in the bathroom, simply didn't bother on the Thurs- East Point, living at 1 Great and in fact he had never seen it day and Friday, George street, East Point, said he there before,. When witness aw did not know Glass, Shortly Glass lying on the ground the body after one o'clock on July 31 wit- was about eight feet from the side. ness was having tiffin when he of the house, Jying in the road- heard a peculiar thud as if some way.. thing had fallen in the street, and then 4 commotion among the Chinese in the street.
"
The Width of the Pavement.
Mr. Lindzell Did it occur to He looked out of a side window you at the time that it was possible and saw
"Any who have been through the Divorce Court innocent or guilty) are excluded by the laws of the society" This notice in the July number of the St. Paul's Church,
a European lying in he had fallen out? Yes. I thought Kingston, magazine refers to the Pennington street. Witness went he might have been looking out Mothers' Union.
out to his assistance, and found and had slipped on the mat. The
the man still alive but unconscione, mat which was usually directly.
He was bleeding" from the nose under the window had been moved and mouth and. was obviously back.js
seriously injured. An ambulance Mr. Lindsell: Can you offer any was sent for and the man was suggestion why the chair was removed to the G CH
there? No He did not need It there.
When found he was lying op- posite number" 12" East Point, Terrace.
Mr. George Sinclair Rodger, an acting workshop superintendent employed by the Hongkong Trai way Company said he had know
In reply to other questions wit ness said the pavement below was sell said the width seemed to be about five feet wide, and Mr. Lånd- of some importance because if the man had fallen he would probably have fallen more vertically on to Glass since he arrived in the the pavement. The evidence show. Colony about two years agoed that he fell on the roadway, and They lived in the same boarding. It looked as if he had jumped. House until June of this year Mr. V Sorby of the Hongkong when they moved to a dat on the Electric Company said Glass, was second floor of No. 12 East Point employed under him as an ansis, Torrace.
tant engineor of maine. He was engaged in London about July 1924,
i
Wanted To Return Home.
Mr. Lindsell What sort of man was he? Can you describe his characteristics in any way?
He was very quiet but took to
"I don't think I shall take part
and arrived in the Colony about tho in the privato, theatricals1 following October. He was under ways feel as if I am making a fool a three years agreement, which of myself"
at the time of his death had 10h everybody think that little ove
Lowton Mai, London "OVER A Year, toʻrun..
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