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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FATAL MISHAP,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1927.

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INQUIRY INTO MOTOR ACCIDENT.

AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION:

The inquiry into the circumstan Before the Chief Justice, Sir ces of the death of Lending AirHenry Collin.. in the Supreme craftsman French, who was killed Court yesterday afternoon, an ap- on the night of December 10, wapliention was made by the China continued before Mr. W. Schofield Underwriters Lid., St. George's at the Kowloon Magistracy 399 terday afternoon.

Mr. H. S. Loseby yesterday ap peared on behalf of the contractor in charge of the repairs which were being carried out on Prince Edward Road, where the accident occurred.

Sub-Inspector Philips, giving evidence, gnid that, in consequence of a report being made at the Kow. loon City Police Station by Mr. D. S. Pethick, he went to the scene of the aceident after first tele-

phoning for a motor ambulance and notifying the Royal Air Force of the tragedy.

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Witness went on to speak of od on the roadway. The body was then cold. On the arrival of the ambulance the deceased was taken to the Kowloon Hospital, where Mr. Pethick and witness also went Inter.

By the time, witness reached the hospital the body of the deceased had already been sent to the Kow-

loon Mortuary.

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Building, for confirmation of a special resolution regarding the company's Memorandum of As- sociation. Mr. H. C. Sheldon and Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro, 'jnr, both represented, the company.

Mr. Sheldon explained that the application was for the courtis confirmation to an alteration of the company's objects, proposed to be effected by a special resolu- tion, or alternatively such other order as the court should think just.

The special resolution was duly passed and confirmed at extra- ordinary general meetings of the on November 21 company held and December 9 this year, The resolution was "That the provi sions of the Company's Memoran- dum of Association with respect to its objects be altered so as to read as shown in the print sign- ed "for the purpose of identifica- tion by the chairman of this meeting."

The alterations were required in order to enable the company, to earry on its business more econo- mically and more efficiently.

The application was granted."

no lighted though there were lamps on the obstruction.

In reply to the foreman of the jury witness said that there was no medical officer at the hospital. Continuing, Sub-Inspector Phil-The body was sent to the Mortuary lips said that the body was lying without any examination by the about 50 or 60 yards from where doctor. the cycle strack the earth, while the machine was about 20 or 30 yards further along the road.

Witness. later went to the Mor" tuary where he searched the body, finding several personal articles in the pockets of the deceased,

Flying Officer Fowler: Why was the body not searched before It was handed over to a Chinese in the Mortuary?

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-Witness: The body was sent to the Kowloon Hospital and I had no opportunities of searching it. The hospital authorities sent it to the Mortuary.

In reply to the Coroner witnes said that there were no signs of Mr. Pethick having had any drink.

A coolie employed as watchman at the parts of Prince Edward Road which were under repair said that his duty extended from 6 pm. to midnight. He was engaged by the Yee Lee Contractors to see that the boards at the works were not stolen.

Repairs were being ear- ried out at that part of the road near Kowloon Tsui as well as at the place where the accident oc- curred. There was only one watch- man to patrol the whole area.

It was also the duty of witness' to see that the lights were burning.. They were already alight when wit. ness went on duty,

Lamps Inspected.

His Worship: Where did you spend most of your time? Ina matshed or sitting downt

Police Arrive on Scene,' The next witness called was Sergeant Sherry who was the first Police witness to arrive on the scene. He said that he was at the Mongkok Police Station when Mr.I Pethick made his first report to the police: Witness gave instruc- tions for the Inspector in charge. to be informed, while he himself went to the medicine chest for some bandages, but finding the ehest locked he borrowed some hundkerchiefs from the picket he was with and went to the scene of the accident.

After examining the deceased witness found that life was al- ready extinct and he instructed Mr. Pethick to proceed to Kowloon City Police Station to telephone

for an ambulance.

Witness: was walking about' and standing around all the time.

had not time to sit down. How many times did you visit the lamps?-Five or six times.

Continuing, witness sail that

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Prior to the accident witness the lights burned brightly until on had only passed the place at night one occasion when he visited the wher the work was first started, obstacle where the accident hape had visited the spot since the One of the lights was tragedy and found that there were

on the obstacle ath pened...

The other was still four lamps missing. alight. The missing lamp was re-night. placed and witness then proceedel Referring to the earth on the to Kowloon Tsai to inspect that roadway," witness said that it was part of the works, when he was not there when he last visited the

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Witness stated that he was the

only person on duty and would be the only one to relight the lamps if they went out. When replacing the missing lamp witness did not see anybody or vehicle on the road. Witness noticed nothing unusual when he replaced the lamp on the barrier,

Continuing witness said that his

instructions were that roads could be safely opened up to a minimum width of ten and a half feet, which was sufficiently wide for the fire

engines to pass.

Questioned by Mr. Loseby wit- which was near the barrier, threw ness said that if the street light, a shadow on the obstacle, it might

make the place dangerous to a

driver.

The deceased was taken to the Kowloon Hospital where the nurse carried out an examination and pronounced life to be extinct, The body was later removed to the Kowloon Mortuary, where, witness

Questioned further, witness saw a gold ring on one of deceas- ed's fingers, but owing to swel-qualified a previous statement and

In reply to Flying Officer Fow- ling witness was unable to remove said that he noticed that a cross

board seemed alightly out of posi-ler witness said that the contractor it."

tion.

was required to take all precau

ons necessary for the safety of the public. Witness considered two lights sufficient for this par "ticular place as the barrier was painted white and would show up when the head lights of a motor vehicle shone on it..

Damaged Lamp Found.

Proceeding, witness said that while waiting for Sub-Inspector Phillips on the scene of the fatality, he found a lamp, similar to those placed on road obstructions, bc- tween the obstacle and the cycle. The lamp appeared to have been run over by the wheel of the cycle.

Replying to Mr. Loseby witness said that the lamp in Court was the one which was missing from the obstacle.

Construction of Drain.

Mr. F. E. Lawrence, overseer of

Answering the jury witness said the Public Works Department, said that he examined the work which that had he seen the projection on was being carried out at the place the road he would have had it re- where the accident occurred. It moved. It was not there the day: Asked if there were any other was the construction of a storm before the accident. lamps on the obstacle, witness said water, drain from Waterloo Road that he did not notice any, al-extension to the Mongkok nullah. ' ed. "

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