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ELECTRIC SWITCHES.

INQUIRY INTO DEATH OF COOLIE.

Mr. R. E. Lindsell severely cen- sured a young and inexperienced Chinese, apprenticed electrician to n Chinese firm, when ho conduct ed an inquiry yesterday into the circumstances surrounding the death by electrocution of a Chinese, Chan Fak-snu on the premises of Messrs. Mustard and Company, Alexandra Building,

It will be recalled that the coolle went into a flooded cellar after the

typhoon and received a charge of electric current.

The first witness yesterday was the chief clerk of Mustard & Co., who spoke of the basement being found in a flooded condition as a result of the typhoon, Chan Pak- sau, a godown coolie reported the matter, with the result that an elec- trician was sent for to attend to When the the electrical wiring. electrician arrived, Chan opened the door of a side storeroom which was in darkness and entered. Imme- 'diately afterwards, witness heard a cry of "Hi Yah," after which there was silence.

Witness did not know where the main switch was, and he telephoned for an ambulance.

Hunt for Switch.

Mr. L. J. Cave, an assistant at Messrs. Mustard and Co. also said he did not know where the main

switch was, He went along to Messrs. Watson's to see if they could switch off the power, and they told him they would get some- one in the building who knew where the switch was.

Suspended from the ceiling was a flexible wire which was wet, to the end of which was attached a lamp. On investigating, he found that the wire, which looped on to the floor, was broken off a short dis- tance from the floor, the broken end being in the water, which covered the floor to a depth of about two inches. Witness found part of the remaining wire wrapped round Chan's body. Witness succeeded in getting the body out of the store

room.

Mr. Lindsell asked witness to convey to the lanager from the Court the necessity for discovering at once where the main switch

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30,

CHINA WAR.

NEWS MOST CONFLICTING.

Shanghai, Aug. 29,

War nows is most conflicting. but it appears that despite the fact that the Northerners, have been severely hindered by lack of transport along the Yangtze, the Southerners are feeling the pinch of the Northern offensive.

A message from Nanking sys the Southerners are reported to be withdrawing to prepared posi- tion behind Nanking, leaving only a few troopa in the town.~~

Reuter,

Northern Prisoners in Shanghai.

Shanghai, Aug. 29.

OBITUARY.

COUNTESS MARGUERITE

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New York, Aug. 29. The death is announced of the Countess Marguerite. Cunliffe Owen, widow of the late Sir Frederick

Cunliffe-Owen, Ox

FUNERAL.

LATE MR. G, R. HAYWOOD.

The funeral of the late Mr. G. R. Haywood took place last even- ing at the Protestant Cemetery Moyle officiating. Happy Valley, Rev. H. Coplay

The cortege was followed by a largo representation of the legal fraternity of the Colony, and also friends of the deceased.

diplomat. On her deathbed she disclosed that she was the author of the "Martyrdom, of the Em-

Those present included: the press," a biography of Empress acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Elizabeth of Austria, which was J. R. Wood), the acting Pulsne published anonymously.-Renter's Judge (Mr. P. Jacks), the Attorney-

American Service.

Old Shanghai Resident. Residents of Shanghai from 1896 to 1905. well. remember Mr. J. T. Hamilton, the general man- Nine hundred northern prison-ager. for the Far East of the Co., ers arrived at Shanghai to-day. Equitable Life Insurance The Northerners attempted to cross the river at apether point between Shanghal and Nanking but were repulsed-Reuter.

whose death took place at Hyeres on July 19,

General (the Hon. Sir Joseph Kemp, C.B.E., K.C.) the acting Assistant Attorney-General (Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy), the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Messrs, W. A. Dowley, G. S. Archbutt, R. Baker, L. E. S. Hodge, C. G. Ala- baster, K.C., Hin Shing-lo, F. H. Losehy, Leo d'Almada, E. David- son, L. D. Strellet, J. A. Gordon Lensk, H. L. Dennys, H. C. Macna- mara, M. K. Lo, F. C. Nash, H. K. Woo, G. G. N. Tinson, J. M. Reme- dios, E. Agassiz, P. M. Hodgson, A. W. Graham-Brown, V. K. Wong, A. E. Wood, N..M. Bux, members of the office staff, and others.

Floral Tributes.

Mr. Hamilton, who was always Preferred to by his friends as "The General," was a jovial Irishman Stubborn Resistence,

and very popular with the com- Shangbai, Aug. 29. munity. He rode regularly in the paper hunts, and was the owner of Sun Chuan-fang is continuing

a very fine pony "Danloa" on his efforts to cross the Yangteze which he won the Beefs takes at river, but is meeting with scant the Paper Hunt Races. success, all attempts being met Mr. Hamilton retired from the with stubborn resistence from East about 1905 and has enjoyed the Nationalists who are holding many years of health and hap- the southern bank of the river be-piness in England where he was low Nanking,

always delighted to see friends General Li Lieh-chun and Ho from China. Ying-ching have sent a joint tele- gram to Shanghai reporting that General Sun's' troops had been JATAN TO WITHDRAW: Mrs. A. J. O'Donoghue, Mr. and

driven back to the northern bank on several occasions after they had managed to get across the river.

;

TROOPS IN SHANTUNG TO RETIRE.

Mother and Bobbie, His Loving Sisters, Winnie, Letty, Flossie Seton and Mrs. Rasser, Madame M. Flint, Miss K. "Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. W. Schofield, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hazeland, Mr. and Mrs. Hodge, Mr. and Mrs, Leo D'Almada e Castro, Mr. and Mrs. E. Agassiz, Mr. and Mrs. W: B. Hind, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Remedios, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Bander, Mr. and Mrs. Win- yard, Mr. and Mrs. Goddard, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Datton, Mr. and Mrs. T. O'Sullivan; Mr. and Mrs. G. W. C. Burnett, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Coppin and Miss Coppin, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baker and Miss Baker, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Alabaster.

On the 27th, the telegram say", 5,000 of Sun's men were defeated

Tokyo, Aug. 29. and disarmed near Chisha Hill.

It has been learned from ar- On the same evening 4,000 North- erners' stole their way to Pak-parently reliable sources that the wachau, under cover of darkness, Government has decided to with-

The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, but the movement was discovered draw its troops from Shan-Dr. S. W. T'so, Major C. Willson, and the Nationalists drove them tung to Dairen and Japan. AM. J. Scott Harstor, Messrs. A back.

proclamation to that effect is ex E. Wood, R. E. Lindsell, F. C. Jen- The Nationalist gunboats Cho-pected in the very near future.--kin, Eldon Potter, Hin Shing-lo, G.

Reuter.

S.. Archbutt, P. M. Hodgson, J. H. fung and Choyui are standing by

The Asahi reports that the Ruttonjee, John H. Brister, A. W. near Sankiangkau prepared to as- sist the Nationalist and forces change which the retirement of Graham-Brown, H. Dreyer, H. A. has brought Rodgers, J. M. Hall, A. E. Hall, to cross the river to launch a coun- Chiang Kai-shek

about in "the war situation in W. B. Hind, Harry A. Fong, M, K. ter attack.-Wah Kiu Yat Po.

North China is causing the Japan and M. W. Lo, K. K. Lee, A. H. ese diplomatic and military au- Abbas, G. G. N. Tinson, T. D. Witress' replied they could con-,

thorities to discuss the question of Turner, M. M. Watson, C. A. S. trol their upper lights, but as far

theory that the man might have evacuation with greater earnest Russ, Young Hee, A. V. Young, H. as he knew there was no switch for

been feeling along the wire for theness. Views are being exchanged R. Remington, E. C. Macnamara, controlling their godown lights lamp end of the win the dark-

Captain F. L. Brown, Hongkongness, and when his hand reached between them at present on this H. K. Hung, H. 3. Armstrong, Soo the lamp and switch combined he question, with the expectation that Sai-chi, Denis H. Blake, Ismael, Electric Company, said there were

Cabinet Council and the with- there was a main switch for the direct to carth, "because his feet drawal of troops from Shantung main fuses, but he did not think received a shock, which would be the matter will be taken up at a Chan whole of the building. With re-

will take place at an early date. gard to the flexible wire, witness said that if the part hanging down from the plug in the ceiling was wet and alive, anyone catching hold of it would get a shock.

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He was shown the entire wire, which had been broken into three pieces, and said he thought they might have burnt out by reason of the wet. He said at. first the wire looked as though it might have been torn and suggested that Chan might

would be in the water.

Witness considered it was of the utmost importance to every com- pany and every householder to know. where the main switches were, to enable them to make the circuit dead at a moment's notice.

The Chincse apprentice elec trician, who visited the premises in response to a message, said that when he reached the basement he found everything in darkness, and. he discovered that a fuse had blown

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Mr. Haywood's Office Staff, Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, The Incorporated Law Society of Hong- kone, Deacons, D'Almada and Mason. Lammert Brothers, Lee and Russ, Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, Messrs. Gea. K. Hal! Brutton and Co., Lowe Bingham and Matthews, the committee and MR. AND MRS. BALDWIN OFF members of the Hongkong Club,

ON HOLIDAY.

THREE WEEKS.

London, Aug. 20. Mr. and Mrs. Ballwin have

have eaught hold of the wire, and out. He put a screw driver across left London for Aix-les-Bains for

broken it in his fall.

In giving evidence of the post mortem examination Dr. Cannon said he found all the symptoms of electric shock, which was the cause of death.

the points and sparks flashed out. He then put in another fuse which also blew out. He put on the wall switch, but no light appeared.

Afterwards Chan opened the door of the side store room and entered, while witness stood behind with a candle. Witness saw Chan catch hold of the flexible wire and run his hand along it. Suddenly he cried out "Ili Yah" and collapsed Witness then ran against a wall. upstairs for help.

Artificial Respiration. Ile quoted from a text book, in which it was stated the inallest known current that had killed a per- son at Home was 240 volts, while in Hongkong the strength was only

In reply to Mr. Lindsell witness 200 volts. As a matter of interest to the public, he explained that an said he knew that there must be electric shock was not necessarily something seriously wrong with the fatal, especially if artificial respira- wires, as the second fuse had blown tion was started immediately and out, but in spite of this he allowed the dark room continued for at least an hour be-Chan to go into fore hope was given up. Lives without warning him not to touch were lost by the fact that artificial any of the wires. respiration was not commenced im ,mediately. In the present case such respiration was tried, but not SOOD enough. The respiration was the first thing affected by a shock, and it was known that the heart might continue to beat for some time afterwards.

Mr. A. E. Clarke, electrical de- partment, P.W.D., advanced the

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Mr. Lindsell told the witness that he ought to be ashamed of himself, and that was, in fact, partially res- ponsible for Chan's death.

a three weeks holiday. Mr. Bald- Lord Cecil in regard to the possi- win previously conversed with bility of the latter's resignation.

-Reuter.

Messrs. Woo and Nash, King Ed- ward Hotel, Hastings, Dennys and Bowley..

“REDS” ACTIVE.

SERIOUS FIRES IN BOSTON.

Boston, Aug. 29.

One hundred thousand persons

were cre-

got the job to start with, but that witnessed the silent procession of thousands of workers toward the Sergt. MacDonald told Mr. Lirid- crematory where the bodies of is probably your master's fault. sell that there were no more wit-Sacco and Vanzetti nesses. He added that Messrs. Wat mated.

Two engine houses of the local son's owned the whole building.

Mr. Lindsell remarked he would fire brigade in the west end of like to have evidence with regard Boston were set afire last night the switches. Apparently while the firemen were away ex- to Messrs. Watson and Co. were restinguishing a serious blaze at the ponsible for the various fases

side of the city. The circum- the place, other than those installed railway freight yard on the other by the Electric Company. would like evidence from Messrs.stances of the outbreaks exactly Watson and Co. as to where the resembled the two engine house fuses governing the lights in the fires carlier in the evening various parts of the building were Cambridge, where the firemen to ex- situated, and what steps they took were also called away to notify their tenants where the tinguish fires, in an old barn, and a valuable chemical factory. The switches were.

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Witness replied that he did not The enquiry was adjourned until know what was the matter.

noon on Thursday, for this evid- Mr. Lindsell: Don't make ex-Fence to be given. cuses. You had no right to have..

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