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Cologne, Sept. 14.

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Investigation in America, where the relative died, has proved that the legacy is a genuine one, but the man says he is not the sort to whom money can be of any-use,

Ho intends to continue his work!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1928,

BUS ACCIDENT.

NEW SLOOPS.

....VESSELS FOR SERVICE IN

CHINA.

THE WHITE PIGEON.

CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE WOMAN,

SMALL BOY KNOCKED DOWN AND FATALLY INJURED. At the Kowloon Magistracy you- Happily, there is no truth in the. terday afternoon, Mr. W. Schofield rumour that wae circulated that the hold an inquiry to ascertain the gement between the nations on the Kellogg Pact would result in the four circumstances of the death of an now sloops which are to be laid down eight-year-old Chinese who was this financial year being dropped. Magistracy yesterday afternoon,

The Navy is deplorably short of

co

Mr. Hin-shing Lo hold a watch- ing brief on behalf of the parents Poace of the deceased.

duty are now

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instance At the

of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, a woman who recently arrived from Kongmoon, was charged before Major, C. Willson at the Central

accused.

Mr. W. D..P; Banda,'

A woman living at No. 102, First Street, said that on September 19, Rock brought a girl, 11 years of a neighbour whom she called "Sze age, to her and suggested that sho should adopt the child, and pay Sleeps well and Feels well $100 to the mother for "ginger in vinegar," the pickled delicacy that goos with the colobration of child births and such-like events.

knocked down and fatally injured

with an offence popularly known as by a motor bus belonging to the ships of this type, nearly as short anfying the white pigeon." Kowloon Motor Bus Company. the United States Float, and many of Mr. E. H. Williams prosecuted,

The jury was comprised of really worn out..

those which are done bulidine or while Mr. A. E. Hall represented the Messra N. V. A. Croucher (fore these sloops is in no way a belligerent man), Lui Wal-cheung and Ram-vesture, as they are not offensivo shipa hi any sense of the term, but, on the say Cheng..

hand are nuties in they are badly needed for Hmo It is safe to say that every

squadron of the Navy is now asking for at lease Zone additional sloop to permit it to According to the evidence of carry out its Mr. A. E. Lacey, a wardor of the to be feet and although it financial considera- Laichiko Prisons, the deceased tions will not permit these requests to it a good thing that a and another boy ran across the be granted, rond from left to right about 16 start at least is to be mado,

It has not yet been, announced yards is front of the bus, which

whather tho four now ships are to bo Was tradling along Nathan Road exact replicas of the Bridgewinter and near the Yaumatl. School in Sandwick, or whother they will differ northerly direction. The deceased from them in any matorical point. was behind the other lad and Those two ships are to go out to China suddenly hesitated. Witness then as soon as they are completed, and lost sight of him as the height of with the withdrawal of so many fighting units, they are likely to be the radiator of the bus obstructed kept busy by the local pirates and [his view.

bandits.

ness

The driver, according to wit- ness, pulled up as eoon as he pos- sibly could and on alighting wit- saw the deceased lying at the rear part of the bus with his hend under the left wheel. The bus was backed and with the as- sistance of the boy's father, who arrived on the scene almost im- mediately after the accident, the Ind was dragged from under the

bus.

SAMSHUI TROUBLE.

ANTI-JAPANESE PICKETS

AGAIN ACTIVE,

She accepted the offer, and after having ascertained for her self that the child was in every

now.

Venerable Coylon Educ. Hopallet

Tolle How Dr. Williams Pink

respect healthy, paid the money to Pills Built Up His Falling Health,

a woman who Introduced herself as the mother of the child,

Three days afterwards the girl As an Inspector of Schools Mr. disappeared, but was subsequently W. D. P. Banda was widely known traced by witness to a house In in Coylon for many years... Now, since his retirement, he has made Third Street.

his home at Werellagama, village near Kandy.....

Following the child up into an upper flour, she was about to claim the child when a woman--the accused-appeared from the ki ches and chased witness back into the street, at the same time utter ing such frightful imprecations as "chopping off her head.".

"Some three years ago my health failed me," said Mr. Banda recently. "I could not sleep woll, had no appetite, my nerves were in a very unsatisfactory condition the and witness was and I suffered from dizzy spoile constrained to appeal to the polles, and a senso of general dobility. and an official from the Secretariat tried a number of medicines of Chinese Affairs took up the case.but they had no good effect. My

Replying to Mr. Hall, who`quas-

In

Reports by vessels arriving from the West River are to the effect that bodies of pickets,, who have tioned her as to her visit to the condition worried me and I got apparently been imported from floor in Third Street, witness worse. Canton and calling themselves the admitted that that was the first "It was a friend who advised me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Witness went to telephone for Anti-Japanese Boycott Committee, time she saw the accused.

The case collapsed when the girl Pille and I am glad I did for an ambulance but was informod have been boarding vessels at that it was not available at the Samshui during the last few days was called to give evidence. In oron after the first bottle I noticed moment. On returning to the and searching cargoes without examination by Mr. Williams, she an improvement in my condition.

aald the woman in the dock was roadway where witness intended lawful authority.

obtaining a car to take the boy to In one particular case, where a ler mother, but denied having ever So I continued the treatment worry me, may nerves were zestor Hospital, witness found that the British ship was thus boarded scen or known the complainant until the dizzy spells ceased to father had already found a motor without permission, the master She had never lived with her.

Mr. Williams said the girl hadled, and ao were my appetite car. The boy was drivon to the interfered, requesting them to Kowloon Hospital but on examina-leave and pointing out that tam- made a different atatement to him, and so were my appetite and tion Dr. Newton pronounced life pering with cargoes by other than and he suggested that she had been peaceful sleep. I feel over so

Government officials was beyond coached probably by the mother in- much healthier and stronger since... to be extinct.

to making those denials. Witness Fald that the bus had but finally left when a threat of circumstances he had no option and am thankful for what they stopped at Public Square Street more drastic measures was made. but to dischargo the accused, and was picking up, speed, when Onco clear of the ship, the the accident occurred. He enti-pickets intimated all sampan and

in

the law. Tho pickets persisted,| His Worship said that under the taking Dr. Williama Pink Pills

have done for me."

It is upon such personal ex- perionces as that of Mr. Banda that the world-wide reputation

mated the speed to be about ton cargo boat crews, so that the being reached, under which it was to twelve miles an hour. He could discharge of cargo was definitely agreed that the pickets would not of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for not say whether any horn was held up. An appeal by the board the vessels, but could make Pale People as a blood and nerve sounded.

master to a Chinese gunboat In their search for Japanese cargo tenie restorative has boon bullt the vicinity resulted in a reply that ones the goods, had left the Brakes in Good Order.

aro suffering from only in the case of violence being vessels. They would then be act up. If you Evidence that the bus was offered could steps be taken. If dng under the eyes of their own any trouble due to poor blood. perfect running condition with any disturbance broke out, an national authority, who could take or disordered nerves be wise and

armed guard would be sent. steps if they wished.

let them begin their good" work both brakes in good order WRB

A further appeal was then made It is understood that the matter for you today. Your chemlet solls given by Sub-Inspector Mason. to the local Commissioner of has been laid before local officials Dr. Williams' Pink Pills," but be The driver said that the first Customs and negotiations were and the British Consul in Canton suro and ask for Dr. Willams'; he saw of the boy was when he commenced, a final settlement has also been communicated with. nothing else is "just na good.””. (the boy) was about 3 yards from the bus. Witness had just changed gear after stopping at Public Square Street. The boy was running from right to left. Witness sounded his horn and the | radiator then obscured the lad. The brakes were immediately up- plied and the bus was stopped.

Witness said that it was not ne.. cessary to look to see what he was doing when changing gears. There was nobody else on the road- way at the time. At the rate of ten miles an hour, witness said that he could pull up in two or two and a half yards.

Asked how it was that he did not see the boy until the bus was only three yards from him, wit- ness said that a China bus was coming in the opposite direction and the deceased had suddenly dashed in front of this bus before witness saw him..

In summing up the Coroner said that the two versions could be ro- conciled. The boys had started! to run from the left of the road in front of the bus which had caus- ed the accident. One of the boys had got across but the second Thesitated perhaps when he saw the Citina Bus or when he saw the Kowloon bus. He might have been paralysed by fright.

He then probably far back to where he had started from. In doing so he had come in contact with the right head light which. was smashed. That could account for the driver seeing him run from the right to the left."

Although the driver had said he did not look at the controls when changing gear, the Coroner said he could not help auspecting that) that was what he had done al though he was not quite aware of it.

The jury after retiring. for a short time returned a verdict of "Accidental Death" without at- taching any blame to the driver.

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