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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1931.

STAUNTON STREET

FIRE SEQUEL.

CORONER'S INQUIRY

CONCLUDING.

The jury empanelled to Investi- gate the circumstances of the fire is composed of Mr. H. R. B. Han cock (foreman), Mr. R. E. H. Oliver and Mr. Li Kam-fat.

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AT CASTLE PEAK.

An unfortunate interruption to a swim at Castle Peak occurred to residents last two well-known evening. Involving. the loss of a private motor-car, which suddenly caught are, for some unexplained reason, and was completely dee- troyed.

The sole survivor of the four girls who had jumped into the street from the Arst floor during the fire at 36, Staunton Street, was called to give evidence at the re- sumed inquiry at the Central Police Court yesterday afternoon. before Mr. Schofield auti a special It appears that Mr. W. Bour- jury. The girl, who was still un-chier, balliff, Supreme Court, went ablo to walk or stand, gave her for a drive to Castle Peak with Lestimony sitting in a sedan chair Mr. B. Maynard, also of the Su- in the body of the Court

preme Court staff, in Mr. Bour- chier's car. a 1926 Chevrolet, and swim. they decided to have Tho car was parked near the path way leading to the pier, and the! twa went into the water. About half an hour afterwards-at 9.80 P.m.-they suddenly noticed that the car was on fire, and rushed Bee if they out of the water to

The could put out the blaze. fames, however, had obtained a Dr. A. V. Greaves, medical of arm hold, and although an assist- ficer of the Publle Mortuary, gavo ant from the nearby petrol service evidence of the post mortem exatation arrived with chemical ex- amination of the body of the de- tinguishers the heat was too in ceased woman, who, he said, died

tense to permit approach, and from asphyxia and shock from

very soon the car was a complete burning. The body was badly wreck. charred and was in such a con- dition that it was impossible to Bay whether death was tue primarily to one or the other of the causes certified by witness.

Mr. H. J. Armstrong holds a watching brief on behalf of Wong Chau-kee the fire-cracker merchant who occupied the ground and first floors of the premises.

In reply to the Coroner, witness said that he had examined the bolies of other victims of the fire and the condition of each was most identical with the one which was now the subject of the inquiry. varying only in The decre burning.

The Sole Survivor.

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Still suffering from the effects of her jump into the street from the firat Hoor, Wong Chu-fin, the daughter of Wong Chan-kee, the cracker merchant, gave her ev dence sented in court in the chair in which she had been conveyed to Court. It was stated by Des tective Inspector K. W. Andrew, who conducted the inquiry, that the wirl was Atill unable to stand 'walk,

The girl said that on the night of the fire three school friends had visited her at about 8.35 p.m. Une of them was sewing, while witness was reading with the other

two talking. Suddenly the friend at the sewing nuchine shouted that the premises were on fire, On turning round witness saw a locker near the staircase door on fire. She threw 13

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at the blaze with the idea of putting it out, but it hnd no effect. Witness was burnest on both arms, face and neck, and, as the fire was Lurning tercely, she jumped over the verandah. after having called

out several times,

The Coroner: From the time you tried to put the fire out to the time you jumped over the verandan do you know how long it was?

Witness: Between five and we minutes.

Why didn't you run out by the stairsBecause we would have to As the fire before we could reach the staircase door.

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Now while the fire was in pro- gress and you were trying to put it out and the others were jumping did you notice any crackers going oft didn't hear any.

Was that because there was so much noise from the fire generally or was that just because you didn't notice didn't hear any cruckers.

After jumping off the verandah were you conscious? 1 was semi- conscious Int was unable to speak. I suppose you wouldn't notice anything after that 7-No.

In reply to Defective Inspector : Andrew, witness said that she did not see the fire brigade when she jumped.

The Foreman of the Jury:-- During the enurse of your friends visit; did any of thein smoke?

Witness: No.

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made the lacker enten fire?

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Witness: On that night'one of my schoolmates went to this locker to get a book, but I do not know whether she struck any match when, Which of you jumped frat--she took this book out. The three friends jumped off the verandah first.

At the time you jumped what was the state of the first floor? How much of it was on fire-I didn't notice how much of the floor was then on fire.

I mean when you jumped out of the verandah couldn't you have

It is possible she might have done that?--Yes.

This concluded the evidence. The

was enquiry

ndjourned until Thursday afternoon when Mr. H. J. Armatrong will address the Court, and the Coroner will review the evidence before asking the jury to bring in a verdict.

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