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SPEED OF BUSES.

VERDICT OF DEATH BY -MISADVENTURE.

A verdict of death by mi adventuro was réturned by the jury

with the charged investigation. before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith as Coroner, at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, of the circumstances of the death of a Chinese youth who met his death as the result of being knocked down by a Kowloon Motor Bus Company's vehicle in Prince Ed- ward Road on the morning of

July 26.

the driver and could not advise him. He pointed out that possibly the driver did not realise what the consequences of the Inquiry might be.

PALESTINE WAR DEVELOPS.

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The Coroner remarked that he MANY ATTACKS BY ARABS

REPORTED. did not like to advise the driver either, but said that he could tell

London, Aug. 28. him that there was certain evi-

Reuter's special correspondent dence which demanded an EX- planation. There: lind been abin Jerusalem cables that from

to Friday Sunday the state solutely no explanation so far. of the country WBS extreme- The Coroner agreed that the driv- er possibly did not realise the ly critical, with only 1,200 police Available, including less than 200 consequences.

British. The Arabs regard the collision as inevitable, the result of the alleged aggressive policy of Zionism. There has been no sign of anti-British bias and no public disavowal or denunciation of the bestial brutalitles nt Hebron which were

as bad in character if not in extent as any- thing in the memory of man.

It was then pointed out to the driver that he had to remember that as a result of the inquiry and as a result of evidence given criminal proceedings might be taken and from that point of view It seemed that the driver had to consider very carefully what he Kow-should do. There seemed to be A good deal of evidence to prove his negligence and there seemed to to explain his be no evidence driving.

The jury comprised Messrs, LF. Leon (foreman), Shi Kan kwai and Wong King-ko.

Mr. D. L. Strellett held a watch ing brief on behalf of the loon Motor Bus Company,

Mr. A. C. Tinson of the China Light and Power Co. Ltd.. was the first witness called when the in- quest was resumed yesterday. Witness said that he had driven in an Austin Seven to Prince Ed-

ward Rond to inspect some of the Company's lines. He had parked the car on the north side of the road with two of its whecla on the rough surfaca.

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Austin Pushed Along,

Witness, then proceeded to walk along the road and when he had gone about 20 paces he heard a crash. On turning round he saw a bus pushing the Austin which was carried a short distance and then thrown into # ditch, Bo- tween witness and the bus was a Chinese

carrying something. The man was struck by the bus.

Witness mentioned that he had to step towards the middle of the road to avoid the bus and when it had stopped witness was op posite the rear wheels.

After the accident witness went to the Kowloon Dairy to telo- phone the Police. but met Miss Mary Ahwee' who informed him that she had already notified the Authorities and ordered an un- bulnice.

Coroner's Warning. The jury, continued the Coron- er, at that stage had no explana tion as to why he had swerved, the reason why the Austin was knocked into the ditch or why the driver hnd knpeked down the man, The driver replied that ho thought he had a reason for that. The Coroner proceeded and said that he would like to caution the driver that anything he said might be used in evidence.

The driver when again asked, intimated that he wanted to give evidente,

saw a man

Describing the accident the driver said that he carrying a loud of sawdust and sounded his horn. The man ran across the rond from loft to right and when witness again sounded his horn the pedestrian ran back to the left again.

witness swerved to avoid the lad. It was raining at the time and doing so the mudgund of the bus struck the Austin Seven.

The Coroner: - This man you are talking about, is this. the man who was killed?

Witness: YCH. Miss Ahwer, in evidence, stated

Continuing witness said that he that she was standing on the applied his brakes but the bus verandah of the Kowloon Dalry.still moved forward and knocked She saw a bus travelling towards Kowloon City at a very fast speed.

the Ind down. Witness stopped the bus and alighted. The de- ceased was seen lying at the rear of the bus,

The outbreak of the crisis is an example of the grim paychology of the

Eastern peasant who bears things in allence as long as he can and then suddenly runs amok.

The streets of Jerusalem are

largely deserted and the shops mostly closed. Private houseя Are bolted and barred. The old Russian buildings have been transformed into an armed camp nlive with troops and cars. In the Constabulary almost all tho senior officials have become or- dinary police constables. Reuter.

Stoned to Death.

London, Aug, 28. News has been received in

London that. Mr. G. R. H Sykes, Superintendent of the Palestinian Railway at Halfa, was stoned to death on Sunday,—Renter,

The

An Enquiry Needed.

London, Aug. 28.

Palestine situation in never ought to have got out of hand, declares The Times, which urges the need for a prompt and responsibilities of the criminals searching enquiry both into the themselves and of the authorities.

authority

The Times says it ought to be stated with the utmost that our polley ŠIL Palestine will be quite unaffected by the efforts of either race to dominate the other. That our policy should-stand is necessary both to our honour and our plain interest. If we inch we should soon have greater dangers

contend with clsewhere. Reater.

to

Thirty Miles an. Hour, When asked if she could CA-

Mr. Hoover's Statement. timate the speed witness anid that Twelve Milés an Hour,

Washington, Aug. 28. she thought, it was going about On the suggestion of Mr. Strel- President Hoover has stated 30 miles an hour or more. She let the witness was asked how that while the United States mentioned that she had been in lang he had driven a bus and re- Government is naturally anxious a car when it had been travell-plied that he had been a driver for the safety of American ing at that speed. In fact. she in the Company for five years. subjects in Palestine, he 18 wald, the bus in which she had He had driven the new type of advised that the British Govern

had gone 30 vehiefe ever since their introduc-ment has taken strong and

travelled to Court miles an hour as she had watch-tion into the Colony. ed the speedometer.

The Coraner: You had better tell Sub-Inspector McWalter about

thint,

Continuing witness said that it was going twice' the ordinary speed of a bus,

The vehicle swerved 10 Lh: north side of the road and struck the Austin Seven.

The Coroner: Do you wish to say anything about the speed which you were going? You have not said anything about that.

Witness: About twelve miles n hour,

more

extensive measures to restore order. The Intest official re- ports from Jerusalem are encouraging, for with the arrival of British troops the situation is expected to improve materially henceforward,

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Addressing the jury the Coron-

delegation representing and commented er briefly reviewed the evidence various Jewish organisations in the United States has delivered upon the more salient features. He pointed out to Mr. Stimson a protest against In reply to a question put by that the bus had swerved to the the "unspeakable atrocities In the Coroner witness said that she side of the road but it was not Palestine, addressed to Sir Esme could see no reason why it should clear why it had swerved. The Howard for the attention of the have swerved but thought that driver said that he had swerved British Government, but after the driver was going too fast and to avoid the win who was killed, an exchange of views with the had lost control of the bus.

but there was the point that that State Department the delegation Witness then telephoned to the man was further away from the decided to withdraw the protest. Police and Inter for an ambulance. bus than the Austin Seven and

Papers "Surprised." A market foki who was walk another man who

Under blazing headlines overy ing along Prince Edward Ioad down. The Coroner described news Item from Palestine is said that the deceased had been the incident 19

very peculiar. splashed in the papers, the com- about twelve feet in front of him. The Austin, he pointed out, neem-friendly towards Britain, though ment of which has hitherto been Witness heard a crash and was ed to have been lacked away on knocked down by bus, being the side of the road. thrown on to a vegetable bed on the side of the road. Witness later saw the deceased, who was alremly dead.

was knocked

Continuing, the Coroner drew the jury's attention to the absence of skid marks and said that the driver had done very much to try to pull up suddenly. Driver's Evidence.

After directing the jury on the Before calling the driver, the question of negligence and große Coroner Inquired of him whether negligence the Coroner asked the he wished to give evidence. It jury to consider whether there was painted out that it was for] was any negligence and against him to decide whether he would go bito the witness box or not.

The driver Intimated that he did

not desire to give evidenen.

The Coroner remarked that it Who a pity the driver was not legally represented.

Mr. Strollett snid that he had received no Instructions to act for

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xome quarters are surprised that the British authorities, with high reputation for efficiency in colonial administration, should been caught apparently have napping. Other papera suggest been that the outbreak has Fascist Jews-Router's American Instigated by bodies of young

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Warsaw Demonstrations.

Warsaw, Aug. 28. There were big Jewish dem- onstrations Britain's alleged Abortcomings in yesterday aguinst

Palestine.

Mounted police prevented thou-

After retiring this jury answered the first question in the negative,

The Coroner necordingly record-sands of demonstrators from pro- ed a verdict of death by misad-, ceeding to the British Legation. venture.

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