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LORRY OVERLOAD.

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Vienna, Apr. 27.

An accident on the Dairy Farni hill, Pukiplam Road, on April 12, when a motor lorry, carrying a load of bricks, The Austrian Parliament will ran into a hillside and crashed into be resuscitated on April 30 for a wall killing Wour Hav, B8, one of four coollon who were seated on the just long enough to sign its own load, was recalled at an inquest con- "death warrant." ducted by Mr. Macfadyen in the Cen-

Fascist tral Magistracy yosterday afternoon. Under the

present tho dictatorship of It was dlackened that the lorry was licensed to carry 40 hundred weights and at the time of the mishap the Chancellor Dollfuss, Parliament load carried was 31 hundred weights has not met for fourteen months. But it will be convened on April Tho Jury, comprising Mr. A. G. 30, for the day, in order to Plovanelli ftoreman), E. J. Guterres sanction Austria's new corpora- and J. E. Rocha, returned a verdict

In excess...

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APRIL 28,

∙1934.

CONSIGNEES NOTICE.

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The Steamship.

"D'ARTAGNAN". Arrived Hongkong on Sunday, the 22nd April, 1034. From MARSEILLESTM &c.. Consignees of Cargo by the above named steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the oxcoption of Oplum, Treasuro and Valuables aro being landed and placed at their risk in the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon,, whonce delivery can be abtained as the goods are landed..........

Goods not cleared within 7 days Including date of arrival, will be sub-

of accidental death, and added a rider tive constitution and to prociaimet to rent, that the driver, Teang Kee, was its own dissolution. negligent in accepting a heavy for the lorry. They agreed

load too

Mombers of the prohibited with the Coroner's suggestion that Social-Democrat party, of courne,. the driver probably lost his head when will not attend, and the house the lorry began to gain spoed after the hand and foot Brakes had been will therefore consist of only 97 members, a great majority of applied.

whom belong to the Rightist Catholic group. ·

Lee So, who identified the body,

the lorry. sald he was acated on Wong Hau was scated on the offside, behind the tab, while witness sat on the left side. When the lorry had ascended the steep gradient at the top of the Dairy Farm hill, began to gain speed. Witness asked the driver not to travel so fast, but he did not hear. The lorry struck the left hillside and then ricochoted to the right, finally stopping. when it crashed into a wall.

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been clandestinely distributed. Replying to the jury, witness zald the nearside mudguard first struck The Government la consequently the hillside. He and Wang Hau-taking stringent were seated on a load of bricks, which ard against surprises-Reuter. alled the body of the lorry. He did not know if the driver tried to apply the brakes or not. The read was dry.

Lo Kwong, a brick dealer of No. 58 Queen's Road West, who was seated,

that the next to the driver, sald driver kept pushing the steering gear rad when descending the hill. Wit.

The lorry was licensed to carry two

tons,

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Driver's Evidence.

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"HENREOCH" Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that all Goada are boing landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous 'Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

The last witness called was Trang Kee, the driver of the lorry. He said that four coolies had engaged when the nees was so frightened crash occurred that he did not notice lorry to carry a lead of bricks from Central district to Aberdeen at $2.30 whether the driver put en the brakes.

No claims will be admitted after per journey. Two journeys were to the Goods have left the Godowna, and be made. The first load consisted of all Goods remaining undelivered after 1,400 bricks. Ha anked the head the 2nd May, 1934, will be subject to coolle, if the load was too heavy and rent. was told that the total weight was about 1% tons.

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Warned Driver. Questioned by the fury, witness said he told the driver to be careful, as he did not seem to be familiar with driving. The driver made, no reply. as he

was not 'talkative man: Witness lost his аспек after the collision and did not notice what the standing driver did. He saw him there Inter.

that

EVOR

Traffic-Sergeant G. Your sald at 2.10 p.m.

on April 12 he driving down Dairy Farm wards Aberdeen. There was a motor

All claime against the sleamer must be presenteil to the Undersigned on or before the 16th May, 1934, or. they will not be recognized..

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in nttendance when damaged dullable goods are examined.

The driver continued: On coming to the gradient down the Dairy Farm hill I got into second gear and, as the lorry was going down twa fast, foot brakee. applied both hand and They did not however, atop the lorry. on seeing that the lorry was travel

All broken, chafed, and damaged! ling so fast I tried to change the Goods are to be left in the Godowns, gear from second to fiest and just where they will be examined on the as I was doing so, with my foot on lorry, No. 285, londed with bricks, the clutch, the lorry collided with the 1st May, 1934, at 10 a.m., by Mosers.

Goddard and Douglas, driving this with four coolica seated on the load, hillside. I had been

towards lorry for two or three days, as I was in front, proceeding also Aberdeen. The lorry was travelling only a substitute. I have been driving at a speed of about 10 miles per lorries for aix or seven months, since

behind I was licensed. hour, and witness remained

it.

to-

Sergeant Youe continued: As the lorry was turning the right hand bond I heard the gears grating and thought the driver was trying to change gear A moment afterwards the speed of the lorry increased and I realised it was out of control. The next bend was also a right hand bend and, in of the turning this, the near side lorry grazed on the hillside on the left of the road for a distance of 35 feet, The lorry heeled over on the offside wheels. It did not stop but went off at right angles to the other side of the road, colliding with a wall.

Replying to his Worship, the driver salt he had never travelled downhill with such heavy loads. He had ear ried loads of Almilar heaviness, but on level ronds.

want

to

The Coroner: When going down a steep slope, and you change from a higher to a lower gear, what would you do?

on the Witness: I would step clutch and the accelerator and get into first gear.

+ The jury returned its verdict con-

I saw a coolie lying at the back of without retiring, the Coroner the lorry on the read, seriously incurring with the finding.

jured. I had him removed to hospital.

The hand brake.of the lorry was full on, the fout brake being neutral. The bricks were taken to the Police Station and welghed. They were found to weigh 71 hundredweight, an excess of 31 hundredweight for this lorry.

Replying to the Coroner, Sergt. You said the urleks exactly filled the body of the lorry. The top of the hill was the steepest part. A careful driver should remain in the same gear. There was a distance of where the 250 to 300 yards from

to the place driver changed gear where the lorry struck the hillside. There was plenty of time to change gear, had he been successful,

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"HAKUSAN MARU," having, arrived from tho above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their rise in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kow-

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Goods not cleared by the 4th May, 1934, will be subject to rent.

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Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consigneo's and the Co.'s representa- tives on. any Tuesdays and Fridays. at 2.30 pm, within the free storage period. For the examination of damaged dutiable goods, the con- FRESH sigues must arrange for a Revenue

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