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CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. CONSIGNEES' NOTICE,

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

The Steamship,

"ANDRE "LEBON."

Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1929.

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. andi

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Consignees per Company's Vessel,

MYRMIDON"

MISADVENTURE.

DEATH BY DROWNING. AT

** AMBULANCE PIONIC.

themselves.

Questioned by the jury, witness said that the plenic was arranged by the Ambulance and not by the school

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ALLEGED SQUEEZE.

CHARGE AGAINST. THREE CHINESE CONSTABLES...

risk in the Godownis of the Hongkong and The Cargo will be ready for said that the enquiry was into the Assistant Commissioner of the Central Magistracy yesterday.

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A witness named Chick Sick, speaking of an Interview when marked money was alleged to have passed hands, sald that P.C. Kwong Shun refused the note that was being handed through wit-

nesa's intermediary. Witness was

The Coroner: Authorised, 1

The trial of the three Cantonese A recent bathing fatality, when suppose, by the school authori

policemen, P.C.5 Kwong Kun, a member of the St. Joseph's Col- tleaf--No. the 8th October, 1929,

lago Division of the St. John Am-

In how far is the Ambulance Kwong Shun, and So Shing, who are the are charged with extorting From MARSEILLES, &c.

From UNITED KINGDOM & CON-bulance' Brigade was drowned, under the school? You Consignees of Cargo by the above

TINENTAL FORTS via SINGAPORE was the subject of a Coroner's officer in charge. Are you a "squeeze" "from a stall-holder, of named steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the excaptione hereby notified that their cargo enquiry held before Mr. T. S. pointed by the school? Are you Whitfield Market, while promising

will be discharged Into Holt' of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables Wharf Kowloon, where it will He at Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma-appointed by the headmaster or to keep away "pirating" hawkers from the Market, was continued who appoints you?-I was are being landed and placed at their Consignee's risk and subject to torms gistracy yesterday afternoon.

Addressing the jury the Coroner pointed by the headmaster and the before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the conditions of storage at Holt's Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.,

d. Wharf. Kowloon, whence delivery

delivery

from Godown on and after death of a youn Chiness of 21 Brigade. obtained as the goods are landed, 18th October.

Were there any masters Goods cleared within 7 days

Optional cargo will not lended years, who was drowned at Sai

Chung Wan Bay ineinding date

on a bathing sent? Yes. There of arrival, will be

here, unless notice has been given pienie of the St. Joseph's College Brathers there. object to rent.

Were they there, as masters prior to steamer's arrival but car- All claims must be sent to

ried on from port to port to the Division of the St. John Am- undersigned before the Thursday the anal port of call to which the option bulance Brigade, The jury would the school or members of the Bri- 17th

1929, or the will not

have to consider whether there gade?-Masters of the school. was sufficient supervision and what precautions Wers taken. The deceased, he understood, was

Replying to the Magistrats, wit- non-swimmer and the jury would have to consider whether reason-ment? For their own enjoyment.ness denied having received ins

tructions to thrust, forcibly, the They were invited.

all that he was paddling with hands.

· Mr. Harry Lau, a non-swimmer, note into P.C. Kwong. Shun's the deceased when he (witness)- suddenly got cramp and at the some time dropped into a hole in the bench. He shouted and was re-escued by another member of the party. He was taken ashore, and inter returned to the launch. He did not see the decenad after that,

Joseph's College was called." "Rev. Brother Joseph of

he

All broken, chafed, and damgued packages must be left are to be left in the Godowns,

goods are in the Godowns for examination by where they will be examined on any the consignees, and the Company's Surveyor Messrs. Goddard & Douglas Tuesdays and Fridays between the at 10.00 a.m. on Monday the 14th hours of 10.45 am, and noort within,

the free storage period.

October, 1020,

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

1. LESDOS, Agent.. Hongkong, 8th October, 1929,

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. and

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Consignees per Company's Vessel,

"HERSEUS" From

UNITED KINGDOM

SINGAPORE

via

are hereby notified that their enrgo will be discharged ' into Holt's Wharf Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk and subject te terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready fur delivery from Godown on and after 10th October.

Optional cargo will not be landed unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival but car ried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

All

broken, chafed, and damaged goods areste be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any

the

No claims will be admitted after able precautions were taken to Goods have left the steamer's protect the non-swimmens of the Godown, and all Goods remaining party. undelivered after the 19th October will be subject to ront.

All broken, chafed, and damaged must be presented to the undersigned un or before the 2nd Nov, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong. 12th October, 1920.

A BIG MERGER,

BRITISH IRON AND STEEL CONCERNS TO UNITE,

Ipadon, Oct. 11.

It is officially announced that merger between Messrs. Dorman Long and Messra. Bólekow Vaughan, two of the biggest iron and steel firms in England, has been completed, subject to the approval of the shareholders.

The capital of the two

Dr. J. E. Dovey gave evidence of examining the body several days after death. Death was certified as asphyxia from drowning

Sergeant May stated that he covered the body, which was found near the beach at Sai Chung Bay,

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Rev. Brother Called. Do you say they were there looking after the boys or were they own enjoy. there just for their

going to return the money to the stall-holder when the latter asked him to keep it for him for the time being.

Ho Shing, who described himself as a foki to the stall-holder, said he had seen money passed on three occasions between the stall-holder and the policemen.

His Worship: I put it to you that it is a put-up story betweer you and the stall-holder?-Wit- Sness: I am willing to submit to any punishment if what I said is not true.

The Coroner: You were there as a guest rather than as a ma ter, I take it?

Mr. Edward, Cheung, officer. In charge of the St. Joseph's College Division of the St. John Am bulance Brigade, said that at 4.30 jum, on September 9 a party of 25 members of his Divisioù wont to Sai Chu Bay on a bathing pienic. The deceased was a not swimmer, there belty about eight or ten who could not swim.

Bathers Warned.

Witness: 1 was

on certain discrepancies between Witness was closely questioned

his evidence and that of the pre- vlous witness,

"cgged on" into a police trap five or six days before the arrests, al- though he could not say what exactly was in the stall-holder's mind when he agreed to pay the first instalment at the much car- Hier date of September 1.

Although the alleged arrange- ment with the policemen might produce a state of affairs favour-

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In fact you were not supposed

be in charge of the boys?-known the policemen were being Replying, he said that he had The Cornner: Now Brother Joseph, you were present at

at bathing party Stonecutters Before the launen arrived at ita

boy ometime ago when a was destination, witness said, he warn-drowned?--Yes, I was present. ed all members of the party, par What I want to know is if the ticularly those who could not

authorities of St. Joseph's College swim, to use the sampans if they as a result of that accident take wished to go ashore, gan.

On arriving at the beach the any precautions for supervising?

An Unknown Guest. non-swimmers went ashore in two Brother Joseph explained that able for the other stall-holders of batches, while the others swan ashore. wfter the bathers had the boy who was drowned at the the market as well, witness main-

other stall-holders were informed was noticed that the deceased whatever to do with the Collega. preserved and that none of the was not on board. Search partica He went on board the launch of the payments.

Witness did not hear of these but after known to the authorities. Wit- looking for an hour without suces was given to understand that other stall-holders complaining of cess the bathers returned to Kow he had jumped off the opposite being similarly squeezed,"

Police evidence was given con- loon and reported the tragedy to side of the launch to that used by

the other bathers. It was

notverning the arrest of the three even known that he was on board,hcensed, the case being then ad- MIRZAPORE

It was said that he could not Journed until Tuesday. swim and went down immediate-

Tuesdays and Fridays between the panies is over £20,000,000. Their finished and were having tea it beginning of summer had nothing tained that the utmost secrecy wäs

pro-

hours of 10.45 am. and neon within, combined, plants have B the free storage period,

No claims will be admitted after ductive capacity of three million the Goods have left the steamer's tons of steel and two million Godown, and all Goods remaining tons of plg iron per annu,****** undelivered after the 18th October, Reutor. will bo aubject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 1st November, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 10th October, 1929.

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Answering the Coroner, witness said that no arrangements except the warning he gave the bathers,ly. It was not until some time were made for anybody to look hfter the non-swimmers.

In reply to the foreman of the jury witness said that no roll call was made after the bathing had Anished.

Canton, Oct. 11. Mr. Chau Man-cho, the Manag- in Director of the Central Bank,

The Coroner: It is a division is understood to have received a cable from Minister T. V. Soong of the Ambulance Brigade. I sup- that he will be coming to Cantone you conduct the division on a London, Oct. 11.

"this month,

for the purpose of sort of semi-military lines? The Board of Trade

Witness: We do during duty. returna readjusting the financial position of for September are:

the bank, to make definite arrangeut not after duty. Imports, 298.568,000; exports, ment for its

You regard this na entirely a control by the £55,104,000; being decreases of Ministry of Finance, and at the holiday and there's no discipline? $2.624,000 and £7,910,000, res- amé tirae

reconsider the-Yes. to pectively, compared with. August. financial problems of the province. Do you mean to the extent that -Reuter,

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you would not give any orders atera all?The only, order I gave was that non-swimmers ashore by the sampans and turn by them,

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afterwards that it was known and boys of greater age than someone had been drownel. school boys it was not part of the

Continuing, witness said that it school's 'duty?No. was very difficult for the authori-Addressing the jury, the Coroner ties as overy boy was accounted said that he did not think they for and yet it was stated that one would have any difficulty in decid- had been drawned. It was then ing the cause of death. The de that one of the boarders said that ceased was a non-swimmer and WHA a friend evidently got into water out of his the missing lad whom he had invited to the picnic. depth. Very unfortunately, it

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that, no definite arrangements *Calls Rangoon no farnch parties after that. I suppose there would be some seemed to have been made for the sort of regulation issued in the supervision of the swimmers. He school?

thought the jury would agree with, Witness replied that arrange him that in such parties some of Previous Accident Was there a fatal accidentments were always made for a the members who were good swim- early in the year?-That was a

master to go with the boys, who mers should be definitely detailed now went to North Point to bathe. to safeguard the boys unable to party from the school, not from

The Corner: If this had been awim the Ambulance.

in school party instead of an Am- The jury returned a verdict of: What I was going to ask you was Lalande one then you would pro- death by misadventure, and added ST. ALBANB that wince this accident did you bably have been in charge of the an expression of sympathy with not think of doing more in the non-swimmers or some master the relatives of the deceased, way of enforcing précautions?-would be in charge?—Yes.

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