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|PEACEFUL LONDON.

PARIS PREFECT'S TRIBUTE.

WHY FRENCH TAXIS SPEED.

POTTINGER STREET FIRE INQUIRY.

STORING OF TINS OF PAINT AND DRUMS OF OIL.

The Coroner's enquiry into the revent fatal fire at No. 42 Pottinger Streat, which caused the loss of seven lives, was resumed before know Mr. Schofield at the Central Magis- have always wanted to why, whenever there is an neel-tracy yesterday afternoon, after dent in a Paris atreet, the drivers the jury (comprising Menars, J, H. argue so volubly with the police Davy, L. S. Silva And Fong Un) and gesticulate so violently writes had inspected the ruins.

a News-Chronicle representative.

Leung Kai, a house-painter em-

Recently in a London hotel, talk-ployed in the carpenter's shop on ing with M. Chiappe, the Prefect the ground floor, told the Court of the Paris Police, I had the oppor- that he was the last of the fokis to tunity of Anding out.

retire, at 10 o'clock, on the night in question. All lights were out

M. Chiappe laughed when I asked him the reason and pointed out that argument with London policeman is not encouraged.

"I'm strongly in favour of co- operation between the police and the drivers." he said, "but if you sk why there is an argument it is like asking why it is wet when it rains."

He laughed again. So did M. Guichard, the chief of the Parla municipal police and another French official, M. Recouly.

These beated discussions in the Parle streets are evidently looked upon as a national joke,

"It is the French sul M. Chiappe,

character."

"If you see a chaleur who does not argue when there is an aeri- dent, then you know he is not French chauffeur but a foreigner,' faughed M. Herouly,

then.

Two Iron gratings were set in the floor over the basement, one in the middle of the shop and the stairenao Steel other underneath the lending to the first floor. plates were used to cover theso gratings at night-time. A lurge bed on which alx or seven folde slept WILN near 210 of. theso gratings.

Burning Fiercely.

He woke up, towards 10 o'clock, through a feeling of suffocation, to Tha on fire. discover the place flames were burning fiercely, having already involved the staircase and the steps lending into the basement through one of the gratings men

tionect.

He shouted "Fire" opened the door, and rushed into the street, followed by the other fokis now aroused from sleep. He himself felt that nothing could be done.

"They argur on principle," de- in the basement were stored wooden rared M. Guichard,

Our Quiet Election.

1. Chiappe came to London to study the Chree-colour traffic mig snls in Oxford-street and Lud gate-cheus. He went out yeater day morning to find that a thick London fog had hidden them from view, so he made an election tour until the fog lifted a littk‹,

Or of the places he visited was St. George's, Whitechapel.

ladders and lime in addition to wood, und in shop. «Lacked on shelves, wore Lins of paint and drums of

Reminded by the Coroner of an Incident three months previously which he had mentioned to the Police, witnesss spoke of having seen a lighted cigarette butt, drop ping through a chink in the stair- case, and into the basement through the trap door, at that time left uncovered during

the day

He had then immediately gone into busement and taken the

* have been astonished at the, the quietness with which you take an | cigarette-end out. election over here," he said. "No one world know you were passing through one of the most momen- tous elections in your history. You cully, you English, and Ike you for it. In Paris we do not throw the rotten exx. but we get more excited."

carry

Maurice CHEVALIER

-The Smiling Lieutenant a Paramount Picture [COMING KING'S

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF OLD PORTUGUESE RESIDENT.

died at 4

o'clock

We regret to announce the death of Mr. Francisco Xavier Place da Silva, a very old resideat of the Colony, who yesterday afternoon at his resid- ence. 3.

3. Observatory Villas, aged years,

66

Born in Hongkong on March 8, 1866, the late Mr. da Silva came of a family long Identified with the Colony, his father being the late Mr. J. M. A. do Silva, A.L.E.E., who was the first Hongkong Gov- ernment electrician. Educated at the Victoria School, conducted by the late Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hanlon, Mr. Francisco da Silva joined the Government service on January 1883, as a clerk in the Audit Office, going to the Treasury in July,

1890. He became a clerk in the

Money Order Office in August, 1890, and entered the Importa and Exports Office in 1902. He time.

retired on pension in November, 1923.

Deceased bad four brothers and two slaters, and three brothers and one sister survive him. He married, in

Miss Lillin Maria 1891, daughters. The youngest of these d'Aquino, and they had three died in January last year. Of the other two. the eldent married Mr. (later Captain) E. H. Histed, and the other married Mr. Carl Punje, going later with her husband to Singapore.

Mahjongg Upstairs. Continuing, witness said that day and night people were going up to and coming down from the upper floors where he ke mah Jongg was being played. The base ment was Bighted by electric lamps ou

off on the M. Chiappe thought the traffic which were switched lights in Oxford-street a big suc-night in question. ress, but he was not so sure of the Ludgate-circus scheme.

"Perhaps I have not seen it work long enough," he said. "We have few red lights only in Paris, but we are considering the installation of the three-colour system Jike I have arrived at no de finite opinion yet.”

yours.

Another question 1 had Toug wanted to put to the responsible authority was: "How do the Paris Laxi-cabs manage to drive at such reckless speeds in the city?

I put it to M. Chlappe,

Replying to a question auxrested by Detective Sergt. Byron, witness said that smoking was not general unongst the fokls. He agreed that, at any rate, smoking was not for. bidden,

Fire Officer Fitzhenry: I would like to ask what quality and quan- tity of oil was contained in the 18 Brums we found in the rear part

the basement?

that

Mr. Fitzhenry mentioned one of these drums hud con. tained linseed oil.

After taking his pension. Mr. da Silva travelled a great deal, He both in Europe and America. was a Fellow of the Red Cross Society of Lisbon.

The funeral is to take place this afternuon, passing the Monu- ment at 5.15.

Witness reaffirmed that all the pits stocked, were on shelves in the "Our fast traffic is one of the shop itself. When the drums were lifficulties to be overcome in con-empty they were taken down into nexion with traffic light signals," the basement. The 18 drums men- he said, "and another difficulty is loned by Mr. Fitzhenry wero the fact that our shops are mostly empty. He knew they were emoty A in one area and our traßße centred because he himself emptied them.

Our truffe is no in that area.

The Coroner: Who actually heavier than London's, but London is bigger, and the traffic is more covered the grating over the stairs

leading into the basement? dispersed.

Witness replied that that was a daily duty shared generally."

Position of Kitchen, The Foreman: Was there

of the bano- kitchen at the back

"But the real reason," said M.

elbs Chiappe proudly, "why our

go faster is that our drivers are more skillful."

+

After a look of incredulity from me, M. Chiappe went on: "Lordment?-Witness: There was, but

All

it was used as a store-room. Byng told me that it was because our drivers are better. They are the cooking was done in the kitchen very clever."

behind the shop.

Leung Yuk, master of the ground

"The Prefect does not mean only [ that," interjected M. Guichard; floor, stated that on the night of the fire he was in Macao and clid not learn of the until his return that In the shop was stock toin value of $5,000 or $6,000. Witness agreed with the other

that the stair- My private opinion is that the case of the Paris cabs have much quicker ac-

had had ted whilst he himself had celeration, and that it would be other

premises re parts of the rood thing for London if all our paired. Besides the stock, which cabs were overhauled, with better was insured for $3,000, the shop acceleration as the objective.

"but we have more one-way streeta than you, and our drivers, if you understand me, take more advan travady tage of their opportunities in tra-

night

ille. They tura and twist and to

to the

wriggle--and are through."

The "Yard" His Friend.

M. Chiappe also discussed with me why Parts is a city of cease- less nolue and blaring of horns.

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"I have done a lot to stop horn-

The following have been selected to blowing," he said, "and I certainly represent Kowloon Rugby Club in a And London very quiet by compari-match against H.M.8. Hermes st 601. You do not blow horns le P. o-morrow at King's Park:

Easterbrook: Whilley, Burnett, we do. London is the quietest city Black, Ferguson, Kilby, Crozleri in the world. But," he added, Tipplc. Witchell, A. N. Uthor; "don't forget that London hna McNider, Riddell; Wilson, Walters, rather more street fatalities than Cogan.

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