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RECENT MOTOR® FATALITY.

CRASH. THROUGH BRIDGE

IN NULLAH

The mishap, atfended by the death of two men, which occurred at Deep Water Bay during the early hours of the morning of August 11, when a motor car con- taining a party of Chinese crashed through the railing of a bridge and fell into the nullah, had a sequel before Mr. Lindsell and a jury, at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon in the form of a Coroner's inquest into the circum stances of the death of the two men The jury was composed of Mesars. A. H. White (Coreman); Shelk Juman and J. C. L... Wong.

WEDNESDAY,

LARCENY CHARGE

FAILS

BANGLES SNATCHED FROM WOMAN IN TOWN."

The Inability of the prosecution to substantiate a charge of high- way robbery, which was brought against a Chinese before Mr. Butters at the Central Police Court yesterday, led to the amendment of the count to one of larceny of -a; pair of gold bangles from a woman in China Building on July 25. Inst.

Detective Inspector R.. Shannon prosecuted and informed his Wor ship-that the complainant, Ho Lin, was leaving China Building by the back stairs on July 25 and, when half way between the first and second floors, one of three men, who were playing cards snatched a pair of gold bangles from her. The man ran away, followed by the other two.

Enquiries were made and the de- fendant was arrested on informa-

the

AUGUST 20, 1930.

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ATTEMPT TO PREVENT SPECULATION.

Madrid, Aug. 19.

Addressing the jury at the out- set of the proceedings the. Coroner said that they had been called to inquire into the circumstances of the death of two Chinese males Wong Chung-yik and Wong Yik- wa, who died as a result of a public tion. At an identification parade

The steady decline of the motor car, in which they were he was recognised by the complain: peseta from 45.80 a fortnight ago. travelling on August 11 coming to fant, this being the only evidence to 46 yesterday morning. grief at Deep Water Bay. The against the man so far as

ascribed to speculators exploiting accident had been reported in the actual stealing went. A man would the Instability of the political Press at the time. As they might give evidence of having seen the situation and the dificulties con- know, the car was travelling from defendant running down the alley- nected with the return of a con- East to West past Deep Water Bay way between Whiteaway's Building stitutional government, has pro and for some unexplained reason and Jardine's Building, while an-duced dramatic developments, the the driver of the car at the time other man was seen running into Premier, Senor Berenguer, dash- suddenly swerved to the right or Queen's Road 'past Ye Olde Prining to Madrid from a holiday at inwards just as it reached the bridgeterie, running over the stream: It crashed through the railings and plunged into the nullah below,

One Man Drowned.

Dr. A. V. Grieves in his evidence stated that one of the men died from asphyxia from drowning while

the other

of died haemorrhage and shock as a result of injuries received.

The defendant claimed that he had been pawning, some clothing at the time to raise money for a meal. He denied that he was near China Building.

A watchman employed at China Building said he knew defendant as being one of a number of coolies who were pretty regularly employed around the building.

Santander, after which a decree appeared establishing a "Regn- ating Centre," armed with wide Powers, to prevent speculation. In

currency.

There was a further sensation to-day, in the official announce- ment of the resignation of the Finance Minister, Senor Arguelles, as the outcome of a Cabinet meeting last night.

Senor Berenguer is again de- parting for Santander, to inter- view the King. Router.

Strenuously denying the theft, Sub-Inspector Saunders, who

defendant said he was elsewhere at visited the scene of the accident, the time in question. He claimed spoke of having found the car ly to have been a loyal worker during ing in the nullah and the bodies of the seamen's strike of 1925, being the two men on the bank. After one of those who were dally taken LATE MR. E. T. BYRNE. describing the 'damage to the on and assigned to different tasks, vehicle witness produced photo-at the Central Police Station. As graphs showing wheel marks on the recently as last week, he said, he roadway. He intimated that the was employed by one of the car had turned to the left and then spectors to shift furniture. suddenly awerved to the right, crashing through the railing and falling into the nullah.

Witness was of the opinion that

the car had been travelling at a fast speed but probably not more than 30 miles an hour. He did not think that the car could have been going faster because of the sharp- ness of the turn to the right im- mediately before dropping into the nullah. A car travelling at. 40 miles an hour would most probably have turned over in swerving as suddenly as the car in question had

done.

In- SHANGHAI SILK MERCHANTS

ESTATE.

His Worship, at the close of the not sufficient evidence for a con- evidence, decided that there was viction and he discharged the

defendant...

willing to take the risk.

The Coroner, described the man's behaviour as being nonsensical.

Continuing, the witness said that the car was never driven faster than 28 miles hour. When it approached the bridge at Deep Water Bay it swerved to the left and when witness called the driver's Witnest gave it as his opinion attention to the fact it was turned that the driver, finding that the to the right. On reaching the vehicle was near the rails on the middle of the bridge the car sudden- left side of the read, attempted toy swerved and crashed through the revert to the proper course but railings. Witness reached out to swerved too sharply and then lost seize the wheel, but was too late.. control.

"Seeing Things.”

A brother of the man killed while driving the car said the latter was 27 years of age, a fre quenter of the West Point pleasure quarter. He could drive, having been seen by witness to do so on a previous occasion, but it could not be said if he had a licence from the Police.

was left by the late Mr. Edwin Thomas Byrne, silk merchant, late of No. 62, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, who died on May 18, this year. Re-seal- ing of

of probate has been granted to Mr. M. H. Turner, of Megars. Deacons, who is attorney for the widow, Eilda Wycliffe Byrne, the sole executrix appointed in the will, to whom overy-

is bequeathed. Liu Lan-hing, a farmer; late of sha Tao Long, Toi Shan District, Kwangtung, who died intestate on January 5. 1910, left local estate worth $5,500. Letters of administra- tion have been granted to the widow, Liu Ng-ahi, who in temporarily living at No. 82, Wing Lok Street, Hong- kong.

Local estate to the value of $24,300

REWARD OFFERED.

$15.000 FOR THE ARREST

OF COMPRADORE.

The Police are offering a reward of $15,000 for information leading to the arrest of Choa Man-ping, also known as Charles Chos, formerly The Coroner: Did he suffer Compradore of. the Equitable from any delusions?

Eastern Banking Corporation in not Hongkong..

did

Witness: No. He drink at all, and was in good health.

It will be recalled that the Bank reported the disappearance of the Compradore and added that losses discovered up to that date totalled $1,000,000.

The driver of the car said that his vehicle was engaged" by a man camed Wong at West Point to go round the Island at 2 am on the morning of August 11. On reach ing Shaukiwan, Wong who was in the front seat, requested witness to allow him to take the whe, in- dicating that he was a licensed driver of a private vehicle. Wong was given the wheel arid appeared Traffic Sergeant George stated to be a good driver, managing the that. on receiving a message at car well.

4.45 that-morning, he left his quar- ters at No. 7 Police Station, arriv-

Choa was last seen in Canton. ing at Deep Water Bay at 5.15 He is well-known there and in With others who were already there Hongkong as a sports enthusiast, be lifted the car over on its side, his particular enthusiasma being and found, underneath the driver's pony racing. cricket. tennis seat, the dead body of the man swimming. Wong Yik-wa. The body had been. pinned down by the car, the back of the driver's seat resting on the neck.

On approaching Stanley, Wong mentioned to witness that he could see two men standing on the radiator.

The Coroner: What did you think it was; a joke or what?

Witness: I thought he was talking about ghosta.

Did you see anyone?-No. Did that seem to affect bis driving in any way?...No.

Did he mention the matter again before the accident?

Witness intimated that he de manded that Wong should return

and

Sir Robert Kindersley, speaking at a dinner to the Imperial Press The other body was under the Conference delegates in London said back of the car, the face being just that he thought that the fact that above the water of the nullah and in the Dominions small, Indepen- the back of the car resting on the dent newspapers were in the ma- cheat. It was then low tide, and jority was a great advantage. They the head was not completely cover-were able, by reason of that fact, the wheel to him if he "saw things, ed by water. The body was identi- to put before the people an infinite- but Wong refused and said that fied subsequently at the mortuary ly greater variety of thought and If he, a wealthy man, could risk as that of Wong Chung-yik opinion than was possible in Eng- death, there was no reason why. At this point the enquiry was land owing to the existence of witness, a poor man, should not be adjourned until Tuesday afternoon. large Press combines.

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