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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1931

FIRE VICTIMS RESCUED.

THE FATAL POTTINGER STREET BLAZE.

Davy

With a

MAJOR H. P. W. HUTSON LEAVING.

LOCAL ORNITHOLOGIST TRANSFERRED.

期

the Neuralia, the Colony's leading There sails for home to-day, by ornithologist, Major H. P. W: Hut- son, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C., R.E., who has been transferred to Aldershot. H. His departure is a distinct loss to

boon working systematically on the the amall band of biologists who during

the past three years have natural history of

this rogion, and avifauna will be hard to fill. bla place as an authority on local

At the Central Police Court yea terday afternoon the Inquiry Into the circumstances of the fatal fire at 42, Pottinger Street, Was sumed before Mr. Schofield jury composed of Mesura, J. L. S. Silva and Fong Un. trustee of the Shuster Estate, to Mr. J. H. Ruttonjce, who is the which 42, Pottinger Street belongs. said that he had been trustee for twelve years. During the past few years he had only received One complaint, from the first floor tenants, of the state of the kitchen, which was accordingly repaired. He had never received any com- plaints from the ground floor.

Witness said that he had

With Mr. A. H. Crook, Dr. Hork- R.N., (the bird artist), Major Hut- lota and Lt. Comdr. A. M. Hughes,

gon was one of the founders of the "Hongkong Naturalist" and his contributions to that journal no local ornithology have been an out- knowledge that the ground floor standing feature. During his tour staircase wag dilapidated. He in- of aarvice here, he has definitely spected the premises two or three "straightened out" the knowledge times a year and had never of the Colony's birds, and hina anything wrong with the Referring to the auggestion that cigarette end might have dropped through cracks in the stairs and then

Into the basement witness said that he could not say whether that might have happened, but it was unlikely, The ground floor tenant to his premises

had never told him that he carried out repairs at his own expense.

The rent collector engaged by Mr. Ruttonjee said that he had never reported to his employer that repairs to the house necessary during the eight that he had been engaged. SAL any defects it would be his duty to report to his employer. No complaints had been made to him by any of the tenants nor did he notice the alleged dilapidated state

of the stairs.

were Fears If he

Police Evidence. Skt. W. W. Williamson stated that he was on duty in the charge room of the Central Police Station when police whistles in Pottinger Street eated him to go a short dis- tance down the hill to investigate. He discovered tire in the ungo- ment of No.

42. below the car- penter's shop. There was a grat- ing in the centre of the shop and and through this flames were already shooting up to the height of the first floor, Around the walls were stacked timber and planks, and wooden shavings were lying about. The fire seemed fiercest at the back part of the shop to the left hand corner. There was nothing over the iron bar of the grating, but he could not see the back part of the shop for the column of flames intervening. However, he could observe

no one in the shop, and felt nothing could be done, with the progress already attained by the outbreak.

com-

ploted card index of all the local specles, both resident and migrant, about 140 in number.

Major Ilutaon is one of that cup of enthusiasts who have found time to carry out natural his- tory research work Apart

from their chosen evocations, and had established himself as an ornitho logist of repute before coming to Hongkong. His work on Nigerian birds, Just published, epitomises his previous studies in this direc- tion.

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people being brought in and after- wards taken to Hospital.

said he could not gay how long he Replying to the Coroner, witness

WBA

sense of time while there. was at the fire he had lost all

Replying to Byron, who represented the Police, Detective Sergt. witness agreed that there just nufficient time for everybody to peraons in the living quarters of have got into the street through the two floors when he looked in. He the staircase had they done so did not know the lay-out of the promptly and not encumbered building, and of course he did not themselves with their belongings. wish to explore. He could observe He thought the criaia was precipi- tips of flames showing in the dark-tated by the lights going out. ness, but could not say whether The enquiry was adjourned. they came through windows or s

any particular place. That

was what made him look down the stairs for the new danger. Ile did not know then that there was a kitchen at the back.

оп

he started to clear the houses

Having got back into the street, either side, going up the stairs of both Nos. 40 and 41. After every- one had got safely out of the two buildings, his Chief or officer of the presence. got a fremax to warn

of ammunition in the arms store on the ground floor of one of these houses.

Tenants on Roof.

half-a-minute when, hearing some- He stood in the street for about one shouting that there was some- ane on the roof, he got hold of a went up to the top through Chinese fireman and they both the staircase of No/&4. The trap door opening out on to the roof of this to force it open. The fire was then building was secured and he had At the time the staircase leading coming up through the airshaft up to the first floor was still in-

between the main premises and the tact, but through what must have

suthouse of No. 42. Eight persona been crevices and chinks in the were on the roof of No. 44 when he woodwork he could see the play of got there. They had climbed over the flames casting their reflection ing. Four of these

low wall from the burning build- on the steps. This

eight were was observed

two men and two women

stairs with the intention of warn-

as he left the shop and went up the collare the remainder. A man the inmate of the upper floors. sitting in a corner with a boy came shouted

"Fire" as he went up.

Lowards him and he was the first to The two cubicles on the first

floor

he got through the trap door. The nearest the door and staircase hoy came next: he was limp but landing wore empty. In the front cubicle he thought he saw five or six Chinese, and in the rear cubicle were a woman and a young lad of 18. They were alive to the Man who was the last to go

Other prople were already on landing, burdening themselves with andles, bedding and such-like be- longings which crowded the pas- Enge way,

quite conscious when witness ucked him up. All eight were finally passed through the trap door, and he could see no others,

said there was a boy some- where, but witness could not ree him. him. There was a lot of smoke coming up through the roof of the burning building and he could not have seen anyone on It. While the resene was in progress he had to He went on to the second or top restrain a very much scared in- floor and there again he saw people mate from leaning-down a 20 foot doing the same sort of thing, carry-drop on to a flat roof below. ing cumbersome bundles. By thin time the flames had already begun

doar at

Saving Efforts.

No Sense of Time.

to appear at the ton of the Airnet Before following the others down at the bottom of the staircase. the trap door witness could see n tion. He made them leave their No. 46. They were being taken off was a tirae to hasten the evacun- number of people on the roof of belongings with which they were by means of a wooden ladder. Ho inconvenienced, and got some of shouted over to. Inspector Barnett. them into the street himself.

who was charge,

in While still on the second

if everything floor, was all right. the electric lights went out, pro- Having got Into the street bably through fusing and action of through the staircase of No. 44. the fire. There was then litle witness went back to the Central make in the staircase but what Police Station and carried on with there was of it then was choking, his duties in the charge-room. As far as he knew there were no While there he saw three injured

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