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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

DRIVER NOT BLAMED.

CHAUFFEUR EXONERATED FOR CHILD'S DEATH.

to the driver.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1928.

BUILDING CLAIM.

DISPUTE OVER YAUMATI HOUSES.

T

SINGAPORE BASE.

CONSTRUCTION TENDERS.

London, Dec. 5.

It is understood that only a The enquiry into the death of a In the Supreme Court yesterday Chinese girl who on December 27, the action, brought as a conse- few firms are able to tender for met her death as a result ofquence of a dispute arising out of the construction of the Singapore motor car accident rear the the building of 16 European-base. The preparing of tenders Bowrington Canal was concluded

on Kowloon Inland will take several months, and the contract is likely to be before Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday style houses

June or July, afternoon, the jury bringing in a Lot No. 1801 at Yaumati was awarded. In verdict of "Death by misadven-resumed. before the Chief Justice, comprising a basin which for Auxillarles several ture" The jury further added Sir Henry Gollan, when the mercantile

from the eastern en- that no blame could be attached plaintiff's case was closed and the miles

defendant gave evidence,

trance to the harbour, the

.. The Sang Loong contractors, 14 dockyard which will be be It will be recalled that on De-Man Lam Street, Yaumati, are yond the basin with a graving cember 27, motor car No. 210 in annuing the owner of the houses, dock for the largest present or attempt to avoid a Chinese who Luf Siu-ching. 10 Wing Lok Street, future ships, and outside the large wharf, alighted from a moving tramear for $26,187.40. Of this amount dock-entrance. a near the Bowrington Canal swerv-7,000 is claimed as dus under the where vessels may float all ed sharply and ran into o Chinese building contract dated January tides for minor repairs. woman who was standing on the 3, 1924, and $19,187.40 as payment The foregoing works, and also reclamation. The Woman Was carrying a child on her back at for extra work done in connexion the floating dock already under the time and was severely injured. with the building of the houses.

The defendant counterclaims for $8.770.11 as damages for defective Jand unsatisfactory work and

omissions.

The child was killed almost in- atantaneously.

The jury were Mesars. E. W. and Blackamore, Leung Sik-kai Harry Way,

PASSENGER RETURNS. tion of the contract,

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construction, are expected to ab- sorb about half of the estimated. expenditure of £7,750,000. Subar quent contracts provide for au electric generating station, work- It is claimed by the defence that shops, foundries, railways, roads, some of the extra work claimed for waterworks, barracks, and arma is not extra work but work or-ment depots. dinarily necessary for the comple Floating Dock a Huge Work. London, Dec. 7. Mr. F. C. Jonkin, instructed by"

The fifth section of the float- Mr. A. E. Hall, is for the plaintiff and Mr. Eldon Potter. K. C..ing dock for the Singapore naval ARRIVALS EXCEED DEPAR- instructed by Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, base has been launched from the

is defending.

yards of Swan, Hunter and Wig- The defendant, giving evidence ham Richardson, Ltd., Wallsend The monthly report of passengers in reply to Mr. Potter, spoke of his on-Tyne, and the remaining two arriving and departing during the connexion with the plaintiff prior sections will be launched in a few month of December has now been jote the arranging of the contract in days. The sections will be se- before being sued by. the Harbour Department, dispute and of the conversations parately tested showing an excess of arrivals by more that eventually led up to the united into two main sections for towage to Singapore. Three mil lion rivets and 20,000 tons of steel have been used in the mak ing of the dock,"

"TURES FOR DECEMBER.

than 17,000.

contract.

·

Defendant's Denials,

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Of these figures, the excess WAS carried by river steamers in entirety, with over 24,000 more arrivals than

Mr. Potter referred defendant deartures, while ocean going 'Junk and launch traffic took a preponder to a bill which was rendered by ance of departures, by approximate-plaintiff which, "the former said, ly 7,000, Figures are appended.

he had never seen. It was not to these matters there had been Arrivals Departures true that the bill was made out at discussions between himself and Decap Going Steamera 43,931 56,805 his suggestion in such a way that the plaintiff from the time the was granted River Steamers ....

occupation licence 124,735 100,400,

.7,051 Junka & Launches etc. 8,000 with the exception of two agreed until the plaintiff asked for the

litems 'extra work was omitted. balance to be paid on the contract. JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO 182,622 165,367 Of the two items included one was on that.occasion defendant told

STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., $3,000 for external Shanghai

ONE TO DIE.

15 GUILTY OF SPYING.

plastering, which defendant ad the plaintiff to rectify the de mitted was an agreed item. The fective work and omissions first other was $1,400 for water tanks and that resulted in a dispute. for use with the sanitary arrange- ments.

Quarrels Arise.

He had three or four quarrels Defendant explained that the latter was purchased by the with the plaintiff over the matter, Riga, Jan. 9. plaintiff for uso with the latringa and during the last one, at the end and had nothing to do with him of August 1925, they nearly came

to blows. Three out of the fifteen tried at (defendant). From the beginning

Mr. Potter pointed out that the Leningrad for espionage on behalf he had refused to pay that item, of Finland have been sentenced

When the plaintif presented plaintiff had said there had never to death and the others to varying him with the bill which included been a quarrel between them.

Defendant denied that he agreed terms of imprisonment. Two of that item he (defendant) told hiri the former had their sentences (plaintiff) at the time that he to pay what was due and half the commuted to 10 years imprison would not pay for that item as it architects' foes. He received two ment in accordance with the No- was not right.

to reprieve the third.-Renter.

-

plaint

more letters from the pinin' vember amnesty, but the court ap. The account which was deliver-asking for payment of the balance pealed to the Soviet Executive noted on June 26, showing payments, but these letters, said nothing

agreed with his (defendant's) about extra work. books with the exception of the Questioned as to when he first discovered that the Coke Breeze item for $1,400,

concrete, had not been laid, de- fendant said it was in about May 1925 which was about the time of licence. There was & leakage and the granting of the occupation on lifting the tiles it was found that the Coke Breeze had not: been laid.

"MONROE'S". MISHAP.

REFLOATED UNDAMAGED.

A Tokyo, Jan, 9. The 3.3 President Monroe has been reflented, and is proceeding

direct to Shanghai,

She has not suffered any damage, Reuter.

Defendant said there was an item in his books which showed a payment to the Yue Yick. Com- pany of $2,000 for bricks, but the laintiff had not credited him with that amount.

He claimed in regard to de- fective work and omissions in the

Dofendant was further ques- shape of failure to put Cake tioned by Mr. Potter with regard Breeze under the tiles on the roofs, and doors which should have been to details and the case was ad- nted to the houses. With regard journed until this morning.

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