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ALLEGED ALTERATIONS IN INSTALLATION
was always an element of danger. Moreover, witness said, the wire should never have been tied round the lamp:
Eviderico of mitt kong m
For the Installation of a motor at tho stapani-Thomson, of the Hong- [rosorvóir was given by Mr. G. G. kong Blectric Company. He stat
JULY 1119343
CHINA'S DUTIES.
•
BRITAIN MAY MAKE
·REPRESENTATIONS; "found the installation had been altered and added to; and
London, July 10, that Instead of 10 tomporary ed
Mr. Walter Runciman, Secretary. Hghts connected, there were over
that an application was of the Bourd of Trade, announced 60; and that the contractor had in received by the head office on in the House of Commons to-day no way conformed with our re- the Union Construction Company revised Chinese tariffs were re March -12, 1034, in the name of that, when full particulars of the quirements," said Mr. G. G Stopani-Thomson, of the Honging Station at the Aberdeen Ro- changes to see whether representa- for a matshed at the Upper Pump colved. he would examine the kong Electric Company, when giving evidence at the inquiry into urvoir. The application was for tions on behalf of export Interests the death of Yip Siu-wan, a coolic,
a meter for 11 lights and two can usefully be made. Reuter, aged 88, who died from electric wall sockets, the intter apparently shock at the Aberdeen Ionarvoir This installation was tested on control the installation was con to be used for temporary lights. on June 4...
The inquiry was conducted by March 13, and as it satisfied the nocted with the wrong side of our Mr. Macfadven at the Central meter was fixed on March 14.
Company's requirements, the supply." The result was that the Magistracy yesterday afternoon.
whole of the temporary Installa- the jury consisting of Messrs.
After the accident, witness tion had a potential of 200 volta JC. Taylor (foroman), Ll Hon-oxamined the Installation and above earth. sing and Wong Sik-wal.
found that the installation had Coroner: Was that numclant
'altered Dr. D., Pringie, medical been
and added to to cause a severe shack? officer in charge of the mortuary connected there were over 50, had to an unft person.
Instead of 10 temporary lights Witness: It would cause death. who conducted a post mortem ex the contractor had in no amination of the body stated
way You are speaking as an expert? that his findings were on the conformed with the requirements -I am a chartered electrical whole Indefinite, but they were of the Company,
Witness further stated that the consistent with death caused by contractor was allowed to attach an electric shock.
Mr. Austin Spary, of the five lights to each wall socket, but Electrical Department of the
he had removed the sockets P.W.D., testified that at 8.30 am, together with the switches con on June 5, he received informa-trolling them. and substituted a tion from the officer in charge of complete temporary Installation the Aberdeon Police Station that This installation a coolle employed by the contrac without notifiention to the Electric tor had been electrocuted on June 4, whilst working In the Lower Aberdeen Reservoir. Witness visited the reservoir at 11.30 a.m. on the same day and carried out some tests.
Tests Unsatisfactory...
Company.
ייי
*WAR
Materials Specified.
erected
engineer.
witness said the temporary instal- In answer to another question; lation had a potential of 200 volts above earth whether the lights were in. use or not.
Witness concluded by saying. that ho ordered, the current to be switched off at once. ·
Contract With Government. Yip Ching-ping, a partner in the Union Construction Company, “I would like to point out that said his firm was under contract the contractor, when applying for with the Government for the re- an installation, has to sign a form moval of silt from the old Aber- which was introduced a few years deen Reservoir. Ho was the ngo," said witness. "This form person in charge of the work. The tests, he said, showed that is printed in English and Chinese, Work was done only in the day the wires were very bad from the specifying the type of wire, the time when operations commenced, electrical point of view. Forty kind of lamp and other things but later the work became more temporary lights fitted on bamboo that were to be used."
urgent and the Company decided poles had been used for Foreman of the Jury: In other to carry on at night. In con. illumination for excavation work words, that it should be made sequence, an application was during the night. The stay wire nafa?"
made to the Hongkong Electric supporting the poles was also Witness: Certainly.
Company, through an electrical used to prevent the lamps from Witness added: "The type of contractor, for lgbts to replace swinging in the wind, the lamp lamp used was wrong, the type of kerosene lamps which had being secured by a piece of wire. wire used was wrong, and the hitherto been used. The installa- The binding wire was in contact type of control used was wrong.tion was made by a firm called with the live metal in the lamp, In several places there were baro Tse Ping-ket. The total number
The lamp in use was not of the patches of wire, with the copper of lights used was 40. right type. With this lamp there exposed and the switch used, to
The inquiry was adjourned.
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