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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, OCTOBER

ART EXHIBITION. CHINESE ARTISTS"

DISPLAY

A private view of the forthcoming Yee Bon exhibition by Messrs.

water- and Lee Byng of oils and colour paintings was held yesterday nflernoon on the first floor of the Gloucester Hotel Building. The ex hibition lu open to the public to-day

STRUCK BY CAR INADEQUATE LIGHTING OF NATHAN RD.

24, 1936.

MEMORIAL PLAN LONDON STATUE SCHEME MODIFIED

London, Oct. 1. King George's Memorial on Tues verálet of "death due to mis- adventure" with a rider cominenting day passed £250,000. Lord Mac- of the executive on the inadequate system of lighūrg milian, chairman in Nathan Road, was returned y the committee, described it na "by no of the projects: a jury at the conclusion of the Coroner's means the last milestone" towards the inquiry Into the death of a young full realisation unknown Chinese girl, who wna kili-statue of the King Westminister, ed as the result of a collision with playing fields throughout Great Bri-

part of the scheme is to be consider In opening the exhibition, Major motor-car in Nathon Road on the tain. I fearn, however that the first ably modified. When the committee V. E. Duclos, the Canadian Trade evening of September 23.

it will decide The Inquiry was continued at the meets next Commissioner, said:

"Ladies and get have been Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen altting in Abingdon Street, S.W., to open us I consider Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, with against pulling down all the houses

from 10 in.

it a great honour invited by the Hongkong Working Coroner, and assisted by a jury com- Artists Guild to open this exhibition prising Messrs. G. W. Tate (fore of paintings by Mr. Lee Dyng and inan), Chan Yiu-mom Mr. Yee Don, both of whom received Kwan. Traffle-Sergeant

in art in Canada. had charge of the inquiry. their training

These two artists have both hand a

very distinguished University career.

month

a wide space for the statue, and con- fine it instead to the houses in Old and Lim Palace Yard. The original West- Serinminister scheme would have cost, per- haps £400,000-Our Own Corres- pondent,

J.

The car which had caused

was

the

driven by Mr.

"Mr. Lee Byng studied at the girl's death Winnipeg College of Art from 1025 Jerome Law, of No. 110 Taipo Road, to 1028, during which me he won second floor, scholarships for Design and Painting.

We also studied at the Ontario College

Evidence had previously been given!

of Art from 1928 to 1930, graduating that Mr. Law was driving his car along Nathan Road about 7.10 pan. in the Intter year,

studied at the on September 25 in the direction of "Mr. Yee Bon

At the junction of Soy Winnipeg College of Art from 1927 Laichilcoks.

for Street and Nathan Road, just past to 1928, winning scholarships

He also the premises of the Orient Tobacco Still Life and Perspective.

Ex-Factory, where it was rather dark, Mr. won first honour for General

nt the Law saw some other cars upproach cellency, He then Ontario College of Art from 1929 tong from the opposite direction,, and

won also dimmed his lights. 1931, and during that time

studied

it was his co- sidered opinion that there was no present instance,

'dence of negligence on the part if the driver of the car. There was, in fact, no evidence of negligence at all.

No evidence had been given that the girl was seen in front of the car.

The place of the accident was so dark that the driver was unable to discern the colour of her clothing. collided with Mr. Law's car. The She had come from the side and had Coroner expressed the desirability of the Jury returning a rider regarding the road lighting in order that future might be accidents of this nature avoided.

..

scholarship for Costume Stu

Studies. Mr. te suddenly saw someone rushing Yee Bon had the distinction of being towards his car from the right, and the first Chinese to have a picture felt a bump at the rear of his car accepted and hung by the National te stopped and on getting out, saw Art Gallery of

of Canada at Ottawa.

Patchy Lighting "I would add that both Mr. Lee the body of someone lying on the

The Coroner read an extract from Byng and Mr. Yee Bon are Associates road. Mr. Law was too agitated over of the Ontario College of Art, which she accident to drive the car, and

Sub-Inspector R. Cunningham, whea recent English journal commenting Institution is affiliated

happened to pass by at the time, on road lighting in some parts of thought was took the girl to the Kowloon Hospital, England which he Toronto University.

where she was pronounced dead on applicable to the Colony. In some arrival. The girl hud apparently parts of the town, he said, the roads other parts, been pierced on her left chest by the were well it, while sharp point of the near door handle one had to grope one's way through of Mr. Law's car.

the darle. Electricity was Yesterday, medical evidence was much cheaper and there was an ex-

thecuse for not using it. given by Dr. G. 1. Henry, Those Present

he Among those present at the opening Kowloon Hospital. He stated that were, Major and Mrs. MacFadyen, performed a post mortem examination

with the

enjoy "I am sure that you wi viewing their work, which I consider is of an exceptionally high standard, and I hope that they will receive the encouragement they deserve. I now declare the exhibition open."

geting

The lighting in that partienne part

Mr. Kenneth Noble, Assistant Cannon the body of an unknown Chinese of Nathan Road near Soy Street from

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Helen Identified by Mr. Law,

More waterproof than liquid dark- Kotewall, Lt. Cmdr. and Mrs. H. W. Inspector Cunningham, in the pre- D'Arcy Evans, Mes, R. Barrett, Mrs. sence of Sergeant Scrimu. Kingsley Dibley. Mr. G. S. Hugh of death was multiple Inturies and and added the following rider: eners; won't run Jones, Mr. G. F. Nichols and many hemorrhage.

Multiple Injurles- others.

The paintings are splendid in their feeling, composition, coleur sense and ness said there was a large wound traille, we consider that any system chest. There nate and approximately equal dis-

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knees. Three ribs were fractured inadequate but dangerous."

exhibited several fine water-colours the left side of the

**Dragon "Wet Day"

also ruptured,

Territory. Boals," "Clouds," "Evening" and and the lung was "House Beal." His work displays a Witness agreed that the door handle freshness of paint and delleney of of the car, which was no exhibit in Lauch generally. The majority of 13s Count, could have inflicted the in- paintings are of

and clond juries. water

caused instantaneous death. effects,

Summing up, the Coroner reminds ed the jury that they had to deter- The first was to mine three things.

of deceased:

Flower Studies

It was also Hikely to have BICYCLES RUN EASIER

where

The oil paintings were exhibited by Mr. Yee Don and it was noticeable, establish the identity that there were many flower studs the second, how, when and which were both bright and decura-she came by her death; and thirdly, Uve. A

"Hongkong whether any person could be held painting of Night is particularly good and well-criminally responsible for her death. worth seeing.

Regarding the first point, there was Two of the best all paintings are no evidence as to her identity, and not for sale. They are "Mother" and the Jury was bound to record that "Sewing" Other worth-while ex-the girl was unknown. Taking the hibits Included "Street Girl," "Sing third point next, the Coroner Song Girl,"

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