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FATAL ACCIDENT.

MAN KNOCKED DOWN BY

MOTOR CAR.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1929.

JAPANESE MINISTER. Welcome The New Day,

AWKWARD HITCH AS RE- GARDS APPOINTMENT.

Sustaining a severe fracture of

Tokyo, Dec. 13. the skid and lacerations "of the

An awkward situation has brain, as the result of being knock- arisen in connexion with the ap- ed down by a private motor car in pointment of Mr. Obata as Lockhart Street on December Minister to China, Tsoi To, aged 33, a foreman of the P.W.D., living at 44, Pokfulam Rond, died after admittance to the G. C. H.

"You 'welcome each new day with a feeling of freshness, cheerfül ness and efficiency when the eliminative and digestive processes of your body are in'sound working order.

To prevent constipation, to en- sure dally regularity and to ac- colerate digestion, there is nothing Although officials here were led better than an occasional dose of to believe that Nanking gave its Pinkettes. As gently as nature agreement to the appointment on:

Wednesday last, it transpires that these dainty Ilttic laxative and Major Willson conducted an en- the agreement has been delayed, liver regulators banish bilious quiry at the Central Magistracy Nanking pleading Marshal Chiang attacks sick headaches, vertigo, yesterday, assisted by: n Jiry" of Kai-shek's pre-occupation with gloom, in a single night. three.

other matters.Reuter

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Dr. C. E. Thomas gave evidence as to the cause of death, which he said was due to shock following have been good thing to have Williams' Medicine Co.,, 60, Kiang- fracture of the skull and lacerations done?--Yes, I think so.

se Road, Shanghai. of the brain.

Sub-Inspector Vincent, the Police photographer put in photographs|| of Wie sceno, of the accident, show,

Struck by Bumper. One of the passengers also de- scribed the accident and cor-}

ing the position of the car and the roborated the evidence of the pre- Laxouve Perfection

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vious witness. He said that the car was travelling about 20 miles per hour, and that the deceased Driver's Evidence.

walked out into the road. He took Leung Chi Kuen, licensed driver no notice of the first signal from 6212 of private mator enr number, the driver, and when he did see the 672, living at 26, Keswick Road, Car, started to go back. He then nid that about 2.40 p.m. on Decem turned again and walked into the ber 4, he was driving his car along car, which had swerved to the rightl Lockhart Road from east to west to avoid the man.

The Coroner: Which part of the car struck the do. Sang Hong factory he noticed a

bumper, which ceased? The man starting to cross the rand about 30 feet away from him. The threw the man against the right; man had a packet of cigarettes inside of the car, where he struck his

head. his hand, which he appeared to be

Mr. Robert Edward Scott, land; The loss of women's silk gar on the point of opening, and did not built of the P.W.D., said he wit ments to the total value of $7,000 seem to hear defendant sound his!

Agents-REISS, MASSEY & Co., Ltd. When about to pass the Kwong

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Tol. C. 673.

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PASSENGER'S LOSS.

SILKS VALUED AT $7,000 STOLEN.

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WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD horn, Witness sounded it a second nessed the accident. The car ap. was reported to the Police yester time, but the man continued to peared to be going at a reasonable day morning, Mr. H. Koga, a pas wander aimlessly across the rond. speed and at the time of the col- senger on board the Empress of on the crown of the Asil being the unfortunate vic- After sounding his horn a third lision was

tim. time, witness swerved his car to road.

Choi Hing, foreman of the According to the report, Mr. the right in an attempt to avoid p.W.D., and father of the deceased. Koga, who arrived on the Asin. the man. The deceased, however,

gave evidence of identification and from Shanghai on Thursday morn. looked up, started to turn back. said that his son was normal as reing, went to see some friends in and then turned again and began gards sight and hearing.

Wanchai as 800л as the ship to go in his original direction,

Traffic Sergeant Baker, spoke to arrived in port. In his cabin he being struck by the car. The ac- Leung Chi Kuen driving up to the left four large leather attachs cident was unavoidable. Witness No. 2 Police Station with an in- cases in which were Japanese at once pulled up and saw the jured Chinese male in his car. women's silk garments to the total man lying on the ground uncon- The man was taken to the G.C.JI value of $7,000. On his return eious. He lifted him into the car witness later, went down to the to the ship later. he found the and took him to the police station scene of the accident, but could cases missing. 11 and thence to the G. C. H.

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Slowed Car Down,

And no trace of skid marks or In the report to the Police it was blood. He also examined the brakes stated that a Chincoo shared the of the ear, which he found to be cabin with Mr. Koga from Shang- By the jury-The man was on perfectly in order. The right front hai, and it was thought that the the right hand side of the road headlamp was slightly damaged cases may have been taken by when witness first Baw him. He and the bonnet over the engine was mistake. As a result of the lose, began to run back at first, and then dented, He produced Leung's Mr. Koga" was, it is said, grief. tuined and walked into the car, driving record which was quite stricken, and remained in the Witness was travelline at about clean, the man having been driving Colony instead of continuing the 20 m.p.b.. not more than 22 m.p.h. for 18 months, He had four passengers in the ear.

The Coroner: If you sounded|

Driver not Blamed,

journey to Manila when the Em- press of Asia left in the evening.

CEYLON REFORMS.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. ADOPTS SCHEME, ·

your horn three times and COW! In directing the jury, the Coroner! that deceased did not hear you) said that the driver of the car up- why did you not stop?-My car peared to be rather confused as to was far enough away from him. I what actually did happen, and he slowed down.

thought he might have done a little The Coroner-How far away more to avoid the accident. The when you first saw him? About most obvious thing for him to havej 30 feet.

done was to stop his ear, as he could] *.

Colombo, Dec. 13. Inspector C. F. Alexander ug see that the deceased was confused.

The Legislative Council by 19 gested that if he was only 30 feet They would have to return a verdict away he could not sound his horn, of death from accidental causes, to 17 votes has accepted the pro- going at 20 m.ph., and give fair but he would ask them to conside: posed constitutional reforms.

adding a rider as to whether they The vote is supprising, as it was warning.

oldered the driver of the car was expected the measure would be to blame or not. There was no rejected. question of negligent driving, but whether the driver did all he could to avoid the accident.

The Coroner commented that 20 m.p.h. was quite a fair pace.

Majar, Willson asked witness if he did not think it would have been wiser if he had stopped. Witness replied that it did not oceur to him at the time.

The reforms are those contained in Lord Donoughmore's scheme, Issued in 1928, and amended by The jury returned a verdict of Lord Passfield. The scheme pro- death from accidental causes and vides for government by commit added a vider that they did not tees, a single State Counell of The Coroner:--What do you attach any blame to the driver of eighty members, and universal think now? Do you think it would the car.

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