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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER

PROPERTY SALES.

KEEN BIDDING FOR LARGE KOWLOON LOT.

The Jury returned a verdict of Sales of Crown Land by auction "Accidental Death" In an inquiry, at the P.WiD. by Mr. F. Sutton at- conducted yesterday by Major Ctracted a large number of prospec Willson, Into the death of a tive bidders yesterday, but it ap Chinese girl, agod cight.

peared after the commencement, The girl, according to an earlier that principal interest was center roport, wai knocked down by aed on a plot of land situated at the motor cycle driven by 'Mr. H. A junction of Nathan and Prince Ed- de B. Botelho, and died shortly ward Roads. This was the only lot after admission to hospital.

that went at a digure above the up- Dr. G. H. Thomas, of the Gov-set, and was knocked down to the ernment Clyn Hospital, stated Ho Tung interests.

that on September 25 a Chinese The sale opened with the putting girl was taken to the hospital at up of New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 8.00 pm. She had a wound over-1167, situated in KI Lung Street at the left eyebrow from which grey Shamshulpo, with an area of 952 matter was protruding. The girl square feet at an annual Crown was unconscious and died at 9.20 Rental of 46, for a term of 75 years from 1898. Conditions of anle pm, the same day

At the post mortem examination, called for the expenditure of a sum the doctor found that the skull was of $4,000 in rateable improvements fractured over the left eyebrow, within 24 months and levelling as and the brain was Jacerated. The approved by the Director of Public stomach was found to be ruptur-Works within 12 months. ed also.

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No bid above the upset price was resolved and the lot was knocked down to Mr. Mok Kwa-cheuk of 167 Laichikok Road without opposi tion.

Second Offering.

Mr. Botelho, giving evidence from the witness box, stated that he was an articled clerk to Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, solleitor, On September 25 he was riding his cycle along Queen's Road East in A westerly direction and

The second offering was Kowloon travelling at about fifteen miles Inland Let No. 2143, situate at the per hour. When near the Grand Junction of Nathan and Prince Ed- Theatre, & Chinese girl ran outward Roads, having an area of 20,- from the left side of the road. 650 square feet on an annual Crown Witness at once de-clutched and Rental of $236 and held for a term appiled the brakes, at the same of 75 years from 1928, with the time sounding the horn. little girl turned round to look option of a renewal for a further similar period. Conditions of sale at witness and then, instead of con- included the expenditure on rate- tinuing on her way across the road, able improvements to the value of she turned round and ran back $60,000 within 24 months and the towards the alde walk from which usual clause as to levelling within she had lesucd.

12 months.

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The girl got clear of the cycle, but a bucket which she was carry ing at the end of a pole, across. her shoulder got involved with the cycle's headlight. The cyclo fell, throwing Mr. Botelho, who noticed that the girl was also thrown,

Mr. Botelho next saw the girl getting up and running into the verandah, where a Chinese woman held her up. Witness asked the girl to go to the police station, but the woman suggested that there was no need to do that, if the cyclist was willing to pay some compensation.

It took two district watchmen and a Shantung constable to induce the girl's mother to allow the matter to be taken before the police, and after some while the parties arrived at the No. 2 Police Station. The girl was despatched at once from the Police Station to the Government Civil Hospital,

Mr. G. W. R. Griggs spoke of seeing the cycle drop. He said there was a bucket over the handle- bars. He also saw a girl run into the vernandah, as described by Mr. Botelho. Witness informed the Coroner that the speed of the motor cycle must have been very alow at the time of the accident.

Mother's Evidence.

Opening at the upset price of $46,237.50, blds of $100 were ac ceptable and the price quickly rose at the minimum, with one of $150. The tenth bid wiped out the old dollars and cents and put the figure up to $47,200. Thereafter the bide were at the minimum and after a keen contest by two opposing in- Lereats, the sale was concluded in favour of Sir Robert Ho Tung and the Lee Wah Company at $49,700, with 86 bids from the opening.

Further Lots,

With the main' sale completed, there were but few left to compete for the purchase of New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1168, situate at the junction of Apliu and Bhek Kip Mei Street, Shamshulpo. This lot had an area content of 5,814 square feet at an annual Crown Rental of $40, with conditions of sale includ- ing a clause calling for the expen- diture of $10,000 on rateable im- provements within 24 months and levelling to approval within 12 months, certain parts to be hand- ed over to the Government free of cost, on completion.

There were no bidders above the upset price of $8,720 and the lot was knocked down to Mr. Wong Iu- tong of 48 Bonham Strand without opposition.

The mother of the girl said that she and her daughter were' about to cross the rond, to fetch water from 籍 Breet fountain. Her daughter (the deceased) atepped out of the side channel and was knocked down by a motor cycle | .. whch did not sound ita horn. Witness said that she did not wish to say any more about the matter but she thought ahe ought to be compensated.

JAPAN AND CHINA.

NEGOTIATIONS TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

Tokyo, Oct. 9. Though it is stated that no con- crete decisions were reached in the Interview between Mr. T. V. Soong and Mr. Hichitaro Yada, the Ja panese Consul General at Shanghai, on the 7th inst., Foreign Office circles predict the early opening of a basic talk preliminary to the ini- tiation of Bino-Japanese negotia-

Inspector Alexander (to the Coroner): As far as compensa tion goes, the driver of the cycle is quite willing to give a fairly good sum, as an act of grace.

Evidence as to the condition of tions.

the cycle was given by Sergeant It is generally believed that the

Baker, who stated that the machine Government is ready to agree to was an A. J. S. which was almost the enforcement of a graduated new. The brakes were in good tariff provided the Nationalists working order.

guarantee firstly that the increased Without retiring, the jury re- revenue derived therefrom shall be turned a verdict of "Accidental used properly, secondly to the ad- Death," adding that no blame at justment of Japan's unsecured loans, tached to the driver of the motor | to China, cycle.

It in understood that the tariff The Coroner, through his inter- question will be kept separate from preter, informed the mother of the the question of treaty revision, but unfortunate girl that the fury had observera consider that the settle- found that Mr. Botelho was not to ment of the former will greatly blame, but that compensation facilitate the solution of other pend- would be paid.

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