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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1931.

FIRE INQUIRY OPENS.

CRACKERS UNDERNEATH THE STAIRCASE.

INSURANCE ISSUE.

before the fire is they did not CONSIGNEES NOTICES, wish to remain in the promisea where their mother had died.

The premises had been bought about seven years ago and were insured for $6,000 with an addi- tional $1,000 against loss rental due to fres. The premises were insured with the New Zea Iand Insurance Co. Ltd.

of

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"TRIANON" having arrived from Norway via ports roply to Mr. H. J. Armstrong, Jon the 15th June, consignees of cargo rho watched the proceedings are hereby notified that all goods are non-hazardous and/or extra hazardous An inquiry into the fire at is, behalf of Wour Ghau, the fire being landed at the risk into the consmenced cracker merchant who occupied godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Staunton Street, before Mr. Schofield at the Central the ground and first floors, wit- Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., whence Boss sold that when Wong went delivery may be obtained. Goods not Pallée Court yesterday afternoon into the premises the insurance cleared by the 22nd June, will be with the assistance of a jury com- prising Meaxia. II. It. B. Hancock Premium was not increased. He subject to rent.

not notified the Insurance All broken, chafed and damaged (foreman), R. P. II. Oliver and company that Wong Chau Ken was packages are to be left in the godon also a cracker merchant, as he where they will be examined on the himself was not aware of the fact, 20th June, 1991, at 10 am, by our although he knew Wong solu joes Surveyors, Messrs. Anderson & Ashe. n store.

Li Kum-fat.

Inspector F. Shaftain conduct ed the proceedings on behalf of the Police and informed the Court

informed

was

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Agants, Hongkong, 16th June, 1931

enses.

Living Quarters.

that of the four people on the paper and used the basement as notified and/or application for, survey ↑ Arst floor who haf jumped into Inspector Shaftain the street, two had died on the the Court that jos paper and spot and two were taken to Hos-crackers were mentioned on the plinl, but unfortunately one of insurance policy, evidence of these witnesses had died early which could be given if desired. yesterday morning. The other was unable to attend Court al-

Shopkeeper's Evidence. though he has been discharged

Wong Chau wakt he

the from Hospital and was being at tended by medical practitionera proprietor of the Chau Kee Joss- at home. He was unable to walk paper shop which until the fire but would probably be available occupied the ground floor of No. in about ten or fifteen days time. 85, Staunton Street, In addition to

In reply to the Coroner, Inspec- the basement and first floor.

Up till July of last year, he had tor Shaftain said that the pati-

occupied No. 87, 7221 adjoining ents' condition did not permit the building. He then moved to No, also in their original packing Police to Lake statements while, the ground floor of which ho they were in hospital.

first occupied, while retaining his godown at Nó, 34, across the way, Then as sickness occurred fre Describing the interlor Inyout quently in the family, and he suf-of the first floor, witness said that fering from a bad leg, he decided in addition to its being a store- ja move his godown too, and so room for his paperware and his moved all his goods into the first recrickers, it also served as liv

There floor of Na, 35, which then served ing quarters for his family. as the new gydown.

were three rooms in addition to.n The Coroner: What goods then, teng or sitting room. The first of store- as did you put into the first floor these cubicles was used

Witness: Papers and firecrae-room for paperware but not for kers.

firecrackers. The second Continuing, witness said that occupied by two of his daughters. the rent was about the same. The A third daughter, two sons, lla goods were insured with an in-wife and himself slept in the last

firm

cubicle. Account books and other represented by Means of Esenpe.

Messrs. Gilman & Co. to the ex-paper materials were also stored Besides those Coroner: Can you tell us tent of $8,000, and with the Chun on this same floor. there was any way of getting out Sing Insurance Co. ta Chinese stored in the cupboards already of the cond floor either to the concern) to the extent of $2,000. referred to, there were 34 cases. next floor or to. the rool?

His stock was valued at a little mensuring a foot by 18 inches of Witness replied that there was over $10,000,

firecrackers, stacked up on shelves None of the policies had right

underneath no trap door in the roof but there

the stair- was a small opening above the elapsed. The insurance with the case leading to the second floor.

The amount of firecrackers ex- cockloft which could only be Gilman Company was effected in reacbed with much difficulty. three sums of $3,000, $3,000 and posed for sale in the shop itself There was no indder to the cock-$2,000 respectively. A fourth could not have exceeded $200 in loft and one had to climbs up policy was that taken up with the valec, but there was a large stock shrine and then jump on to the Chun Sing.

Yuen Shim-nting, husband of the woman who is the direct sub- jeet of the inquiry, said that he lived in the second floor of 3,

On the Staunton Street,

night of the fire he had gone to 9 Hollywood Rond, having left the Juse at 8 p.m. There were no signs of any fire when witness left, but directly he learned of the outbreak he hastened back to find his house completely on fire.

Witness then gave evidence of identification of the body of his

wife.

if

auranee

was

of paperware, joss-sticks, and cockloft. Witness said that hel Two of those four policies were other goods incidental to the busi- had never examined the opening lost in the fire, having been kept ness, stacked from floor to cell- and could not tell how It was on the first floor. The other two ing on this ground floor.

were in a safe by the counter in Reverting to the arrangement fastoned.

witness suid Tsang.

Fuk-yee, representing the shop on the ground floor, and on the first flour, of

that botli the cupboards were the premises, said were recovered. the owner that 36, Staunton Street, was the

inplaced against the western party property of his deceased mother, wooden cases in the basement. In wall, side by side. These cup- for whom his brother was the the shop itself, where they were boards wore secured with wooden executor.

She died in November exposed for safe, these goods were bars, but n latch was also used cupboard last, when the family occupled the kept in glass showcases. Those in connexion with the first and second floors. These on the first floor were contained with the glass doors. Neither of

(Continued on Page 11.) they vaented about three weeks in two wooden cupboards,

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