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TRAM ACCIDENT.

INQUEST ON TEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL

... Major C. 'Willson, at the Cen-

FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1928.

SPURIOUS COINS.

QUARRY BAY CHINESE CAUGHT AT STANLEY,

KOWLOON ACCIDENT.

FUTURE PLANES.

SAVE YOUR CHILD

The Tortures of Teething. Many little children endure mis-

MR. J. P. ROBINSON SUSTAINS TO BE SWIFTER, SAFER ANDries when teething. In the hope

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Philadelphia, May 17.

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of casing these sufferings some parents unwisely administer tooth- Three, Chinese ex-employees of His many friends in the Colony tral Magistracy yesterday after the China Sugar Refinery of will regret to hear that Mr. J. P. Mr. Henry Ford and Mr. Charlesg powders, sleeping draughts, or noon, held an Inquiry into the cir- Quarry Bay appeared before Mr. Robinson, the popular Hon. Secre-Lawrence, the inventor of the soothing mixtures, all of which oumstances attending the death of. E. Lindsell yesterday afternoon tary of the Kowloon Cricket Club, Wright Whirlwind motor, have contain polsons, are therefore in- a ten-year-old Chinese girl, who was killed in a recent tram accid. in connexion with charges relating met with a serious accident early been presented with medals in re-jurious, and only give temporary to the possession and uttering of yesterday afternoon. He was recognliton of their achievements. reliof by inducing unnatural, un- ent at the Prayn East.

counterfeit coins.

turning to his residence in a ricaha Before the Franklin Institute healthy sleep. to tiffia when his dog, delighted to Mr. Lawrence, in an address, pre- The right treatment when your Dr. J. R. Craig, who examined

Evidence was given by officers see his master, rushed down the dicted the coming of swifter, safer child is suffering during the teeth- the girl when she was admitted into the Government Civil Hospital, attached to the Stanley Police Sta-path and jumped against him just and bigger planes and aeroplanes ing period is provided by Baby's auid she died about an hour after lion to the effect that the three as he was getting out of the with living and sleeping apart Own Tableta, for these Tablets

impact wards, from a fractured skull and men were in Stanley on the after vehicle, The.

was oments for the passengers, the shock and haemorrhage,

noon of May 13. Although the

suddon and violent that Mr. Ro-wings of which will be. Boven feet are guaranteed to contain The motor-man of tram number pollen were certain that the defen-binson was thrown heavily to the thick and with a fusilage that will one atom of narcotic or other in- ingredients, and are 26, stated that when the accident denta were working together, they

even absolutely safe occurred, at 2.45 p.m. on May 1, his were not able to prove that to higround, coming down upon his shrink to a fraction of its presentjurious car was proceeding towards Cause-Worship and consequently the men I was apparent that he had He foretold that the planes of youngest way Bay. Near the Bowrington were charged saparately, although been injured, but the acrious the future would be so large that Canal, he passed another tram go-in one or two cases evidence of nature was not fully realised until it would be possible for mechanica immediately afterwards, a girl was of the defendanta was given by moned. It was then discovered light. He also predicted the dia

that Mr. Robinson had dislocated covery of a new fuel oil lighter or most delicate infant. Yet they spen to emerge into view from witnesses.

west-bound car.

The men possessed between them his shoulder and broken his arm that some 34 in twenty cent pieces and and he was immediately sent off Service.. it socmed that they separated and to hospital, where he is now under uttered the coins simultaneously treatment. It is probable that he at various places.

Not knowing will be in the institution a week or at which particular shop their ac- two before he is discharged. complices had worked, the three defendanta sometimes visited tho same shops at which their accom- plices had successfully "palmed WAR-TIME ROMANCE.' off" a bad coin earlier'on,

arm.

size.

for the

ing in the opposite direction, and being victimised by more than one modical advice. had been sum-ta repair the engines during BABY'S OWN TABLETS

behind this There was hardly time to stop, The girl was right in his way, and seeing the danger, he applied the emergency brake, but could not clear the girl.

She was struck by the left side of the front of the car, and fell one foot clear of the tracks. When the car had pulled up, he wont back and picked up the girl. She was "injured in the face, and was handed over to a Tramway Inspec- tor.

Gong Sounded,

Asked he had sounded his gong, witness replied that it was the invariable practice for the gong to be sounded when one tram was passing another, and he had not departod from that practice on this occasion.

The girl was five feet right in front when sighted, and wituese said that had not the other car obstructed her from view, it was possible that the accident might have been averted.

A licensed hawker, who had his stall opposite the spot where the accident occurred, said the girl apun round before falling two feet clear of the track. He did not however, see any car on the other track. The car which collided with the girl was being driven at an ordinary spoed, but being in- tent on his busincas he did not hear the gong sounded.

A Sanitary Department coolte, who claimed to have seen the ac- cident from the other side of the roadway, said the girl was crossing from the direction of the verandah, and was caught by the left handle rail of the tram. The car was going along at an ordinary speed, and the gong was

intervals.

This witness, too, said he aid not see any car on the other track.

Brakes in Order.

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It was at one of these shops that the police were called in and the counterfeiters arrested. A thor ough search of Stanley village re- Allapurious coins were sulled. recovered from the vilinge shop. keeper, who were called to give evidence yesterday afternoon.

His Worship sentenced one men to two terms of four weeks' haril Iabour on two charges of uttering. Another was sentenced to two mantlis' hard labour for possession of four counterfeit twenty centa pieces and a third to four terms of three weeks' hard labour on three charges of uttering and one of possession,

Originally a fourth man charged with these three, but yes- terday the police told the Magis- trate that they would not proceed against the fourth man as they did not think the evidence was strong enough against him.

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It is by their gently beneficent action on the stomach and bowels, and thus on the nervous system, that Baby's Own Tablets give such

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Washington, May 17. Reuter was informed at the State MARQUES DE ESTELLA TO Department that Mr. Kellogg re immediato comfort and help to gards the matter of the extension little sufferers. They have saved of the Bryce-Root arbitration

children's lives, Youre Madrid, Apr. 17.

treaty as of amall consequence. He many A marriage has been arranged is of the opinion that Britain and chemist sells them, or post free.at between the Marques de Estella, the United States can very well get 50, cents the vial, from the Dr. the Prime Minister, and Senorita along for a few months without Williams! Medicine Co., 60, Kiang-

any such treaty until a full agree-se Road, Shanghai. Mimi Castellanos, who has been ment has been reached by the Bri-

figure in Madrid well-known

tish Government with the Domi- society for the past quarter of a

nions. century. The date of the wedding has been fixed for September 24.

The British Embassy endorses NEW MUSIC

this view.-Renter's American Ser-

The mother of Senoritarice. Castellanos, the Countess of San Felix, now deceased, was a cele- brated beauty in her day and married twice,

the second time with the diplomatist Don Lorenzo Castellanos. The Marques de Estella has two daughters and several sons all grown up.

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STUDIO TRAGEDY.

GIFTED SPANISH DANCER IS MURDERED.

Persian Treaties.

Teheran, May 17. Provisional agreements arising out of Persia's denunciation of the treaties with France and the Unit Jed States, the terms of which under French and American na- tionals enjoyed capitulation rights, were signed on Monday. A simi- far agreement with Germany was signed on Tuesday and with Bel- gium yesterday. Like agreements will be signed shortly with Italy and Czecho-Slovakia.

All such agreements are to re- main in force till fresh treaties can be arranged.Reuter.

CHINESE MISSION.

GERMANY.

Berlin, May 17.

New York, May '17. Senorita Maria Montero, a gift ed young Spanish dancer was murdered in her apartment in tho fashionable Rodin studios, after a With the advent of the hot

Sr. Horatio ed Argentinian, being slowly weather the difficult problem of violent quarrel with an infatuat- sounded--four strokes at regular what to eat once more presente Columbres, whose attentions she A TOUR OF INSPECTION IN-

itself. A loss of appetite is one had repeatedly

rejected. The of the first effects of the rising temperature and something dif-police found Maria dend and ferent in diet and something tasty, Horatio shot in the head, lying. appetising and enticing is demand. alongside her able to retain con Mr. A. J. Manton, Traffic Inspec- Lane,

ed by the inner man, A visit to sciousness long enough to say; Crawford's Restaurant "She did not love me and life was tor of the Hongkong Tramway helped to solve this difficult pro- useless."--Reuter's American Ser- Company, said he had tested the slem. Just inside the Restaurant vice. brakes of the cur No. 26 and found is a tastefully arranged Cold Buffet them to be in working order. Table, attended to by a European With regard to the evidence con-Chef, where Lobsters, Turkey, Mr. Jove James, 70, manufac | cerning the passage of another Chicken, Ham,. Roast Beef, Roast turers agent, was found dead at trama at the time of the accident,Lamb. Corned Beef, Bologna his desk in Cunnon Street House, witness said this car would have Sausage, Game Pics, Veal and Ham Cannon-street, E.C., and with a installed as Dean of Norwich in disappeared from view within two ples and Salads are set out in half-finished letter in front of him. Norwich Cathedral, minutes of the occurrence of the appetising array to please the most

accident, travelling at the usual fastidious, and one is free to "look

speed of 10 to 12 miles an hour.

In his summing-up of these and choose for oneself. evidence; Major Willson comment- For 75 cents one can obtain en ed on the apparent discrepancy, in excellent tiffin of many of the the evidence concerning the other delicacies offered, while for the car, and said that people when more expensive dishes, such as they saw an accident would be Turkey and Chicken, $1.00 is paying more attention to it than charged and these charges Include to surrounding circumstances. Salad, Potatoes, rolls and butter.

They had the "evidence of the eye-witnesses that the car was With the very latest refrigerat- being driven at an ordinary speeding facilities which Lane Craw and one of them also said that the ford's possess one is assured of gang was sounded.

their food being in excellent con- also stated that the motor-man was dition and the enterprise which a very good driver, and had been this establishment is displaying employed in that capacity in the compels an even greater patronage Tramway Company for two-and-than they are now enjoying, half years.

Mr. Monton

It was for the jury to determine,· on the other hand, if the driver was to blame for the accident.

The jury after a short consulta tion, returned a verdict of "Death through misadventure" without at- taching any blame to the driver.

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Mr. R. Mitchell Banka, KC., M.P. for the Swindon division of Wilt- shire, has been appointed Recorder of Wigan in succession to Sir F. Boyd Merriman, the new Solicitor- General.

A Chinese mission of seventeen members, headed by Mr. C. H. Kwo, President of the East China Railways, has arrived to inspect industrial enterprises and to con fer with financial and commercial circles.-Reuter:

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