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C.B.S. SCHOOL-GIRL Drank Poison

BRINGS $10,000 CLAIM

(Continued from Page 1)

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Pascos received a haomatoma at the back of the right shoulder and suffer-, ing from concussion. Dr. Kirk saw her three or four times, and duringt

In Mistake For Medicine

Queen

Mary Hospital yesterday, suffering from poisoning,

in both

that perlod ho ofdered that she must Two women were admitted to the be kept away from any mental war-{ rics,

Eventually, Miss Pascoe got better;

Instunees, the victims but even at the present moment she drank the polson in error for medi- suffered from dizzy apella and the cine. They were Wu Wal-lan, of 88 effects of concussion. Another con- Hollywood Road, third floor, and Ng sequence of the accident was that Sam-kan, of Queen's Road West one of her shoulders had become Blightly lower than the other.

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Shanghai Gunmen Strike Again

Shanghai, July 4. Striking once again with deadly accuracy, terrorists accounted for yet another Chinese suspected of being a trallor to his country is afternoon. This time the shooting was respon- sible for the king of Chow Nun

Vice-Chairman of the Nantao Jen, Co-operative Society, Japanese concern.

TUESDAY,

JULY

1938.

AUSTRIAN SOCIALIST PASSES

Paris, July 4, The death occurred here yesterday of Dr. Olio Bauer, former leader of the Austrian Soclulist Democrats.→→ Reuter Special.

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Dr. Otto Bauer, the Austrian in atatesman, was born in Vienna 1881, Is father was a cotton man- Sino-ufacturer. After graduating in law at Vienna lie worked for the Socialists The murder Is believed to have with voice and pen,

For some years he wn private bony Injuries. Miss been carried out by the same clever

and well-organised gang already secretary to Viktor Adler and to the Pascoe stondlly improved both mental-

in responsible for the killing and Inj - Socialist deputies' club ly and physically, after he had acen

ing of a long list of alleged trailere. Reichsrat. her about three times. He saw her only the day before and there was n Chow was just leaving a restaurant difference in the two shoulders, the stunted in the Sincere Department Store in Nanking Road when the right one being

somewhat fuller in

gunman crept up behind him and the muscle over the shoulder blade,

sired several shots, one of which brakes bet was possible that that was caused

fatally hit him in the back. by the accident mentioned,

Mr. Fitzroy: She still

complains of dizziness, would that in your opinion be due to the fall?-Dizziness is the natural result of concussion and after 4 severe concussion dizziness would occur for many months.

Five days after the seckient, con- tinued Counsel, plaintiff'a solicitar showed wrote a

to defendants asking

received fortion, and reply denying negligence on the port of the motormun.

further contended that Defendants following investigations it had been ascertained that the motorman hed applied the emergency

a third-class attempted to alight from what it was in mo

In mation. The passenger was clinging to the and the conductor Was oblig- ed to ring the bell for The motorman to stop, which he did. This action, defendants also contend- ed, was beyond the control of the

cause n

Car

passenger

the

bad

car

motorman and the accident could not, therefore, be attributed to him.

The writ for the nation was sub- filed, and in reply to the sequently statement of claim alleging negli-

Cross-rxamined by Mr. Potter.

concussion witness agreed that Bome degree or other was almost the normal consequence of a fall.

NOT YET CURED

Mr. Potter: Would you say that gence and improper applying of the the young Indy had been cured of the emergency brakes, the defendants re- effects of the concussion--I stuld iterated their previous contention and say not, because there is dizziness

herself added that plaintiff

WIR HUL guilty of contributory negligence by leaving her sent before the car had stopped.

BOUND TO USE CARE Referring to the legal aspect of the Case, Mr. Fitzroy quoted authorities That contention in support of his

every person in charge of a convey- Dace was bound to use the utmost

Did she complain of that to you, or did you hear it from Counsel Just now?--I saw her two days age and she complained to me of Alzziness. 1 examined her nervous system, etc. and I must say I found her in good shape.

DANCED IN PUBLIC

This swelling of the musele over the right shoulder, do you know that

skill and care and If there were anysler your treatment Miss Pascoe hus

misjudgment bound

on

his part he was given three pahalle berformances at

the cundancing N

Lo Answer for

sequences.

I texted the Dove-

he continued, had ments of the simulder and they were

te

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The defence, contended that the application emergency brakes was dur attempt by third-class passenger to; alight from the car whilst it was in motion, and it was rather extra- ordinary, if this were the case, that the man had not been found or his address ascertained.

Mr. Potter pointed out that before the conductor could reach the man,

he had run away. Besides, it would be proved that a report of such on incident had been made.

quite normal,

of

Would you be surprised to hear of her dancing? - No.

Giving evidence, Miss Paseve, who gave her age as 14, said ale 418 sitting on a sent at the top

the is.

When the ear was 2- pranchot the stop, she got up, but she could not reumber anything after

that

regained

she couisvloushes at home.

She had a queen feeling at the back of the shoulder, and her bend seemed logo round. it

was all right when

Mr. Fitzroy then went on to submu? | she lay down, but when she stood that a prima facie case of negligence up she felt if sho

W going was established if it could be shown to falE down. She tld not that there had been an unusual and have these dizzy mells

olten but hodi

the last time violent stopping. The tramos

secasionally, and

she gates and they should be closed

had it was a week ago.

Since the

the accident, she had given twe daneing exhlijitions, one in March; and the other in Apelt or May. She could move her armis all right, with

The swelling on any pain at all. her shoulder was not present before the neckeni, sinec which her shoulders had not been even,

RAISED IN PARLIAMENT

Mr. Potter:

That point was raised in Parliament three years ago and the Ministry of Transport turned it

down.

Mr. Fitzroy: I have seen the gates myself, and if they won't believe my statement I am prepared 10 sub- stantiate it in the witness-box.

Mr. Potter: There is a gate by the motorman but not in the third class apartment.

the third-class.

Mr, Fitzroy: I don't know about I haven't been there. Mr. Fitzroy concluded his opening by submitting that there had been negligence on the part of the motor-

man.

DR. KIRK GIVES EVIDENCE

In reply to Mr. Patter, Miss Pascoe admitted that on March 10 last she Have a dancing display at the King's Theatre, on March 31 a Russing gypsy dance at the YM.C.A. and on April 13. a display at the Y.M.C.A. hockey dance at Peninsula Hotel. All these required a good deal of practice.

Polter: Did you feel dizzy while you were doing these three

Mr

dances? ---No.

KEEN HOCKEY PLAYER

I think you are also a kem hockey player?-Yes, I played for the Central British School.

The first witness calted was Dr. E. W. Kirk, who testifled that when he saw Miss' Pascoe the condition of her brain was that of a patient re- You began playing after Christmas covering from concussion. She was until the end of the hockey season? somewhat dazed, pale and shaky in-Yea

her movements.

onie

Shown a cutting from the Hong-

The condition of her shoulder was on Telegraph, which bore a photo what doctors described as having of Miss Pascoe, His Lordship com- a large haematoma-a clot of blondmented: see she played as goal- under the skin-in the region of the keeper, which is perhaps different shoulder blade. It was swollen and from that of centre half or centre the movements of the shoulder were forward.

Mr. Polter: Playing at goal, I think, somewhat restricted. The swelling was not large but it extended over is sometimes rather strenuous, be- the region of the

blade. sides, she might have played in other shoulder It was as though a mangoe had been positions as well. lald on the shoulder blade and squashed. The cause of that might be a blow or n, fall.

Subsequently an X-ray examina- tion was taken of the shoulder but it

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Within two minutes squnda of police, who are continually on the watch for terrorists in action in this crowded district, were on the scene, but the terrorist made a clean escupe, although he threw down his revolver, which was seized by the

police.

The terrified Chinese crowds stampeded at the doors of the build- ing and no one could be seen except the motionless body, when the pallée arrived.

Scores of pair of shoes were left behind on the pavement outside the stor by the Chinese in their anxiety

Reuter.

Was

taken

When the war came, he served as a lieutenant and distinguished him- self at th, front, but prisoner by the Russions.

Exchanged in Sept. 1917, he work- ed for time in the War Ministry. After the collapse of Austria he was chef de cabinet to Adler, who was the first Foreign - Minister of the Republic, and on Adler's death suc- eceded him in Oct. 1918.

His polley Included the union of Austria and Germany. As he could not carry it out, he resigned in July, 1010, but remained for a

time a member of the Cabinet and President of the Socialisation Commission.

Elected to the National Council in 1019, he was one of the most in- fluential leaders of the Socialist party, of the Second At the conference International in Aug. 1833,

res-

to get quickly away from the scene.olution was carried on his initiative denouncing "Hitlerite barbarisin" and calling on the workers combat Fascism.

Mia Pascoe was called upon to de- fend her charge on many occasions und this she did in a worthy manner.

In answer to another question, Miss Pascoe said she often travelled by bus to school, to which Counsel cum- mented; You must not always turn down the Tramway Company, you

(Laughter).

kaw

You know that bus and traincar have brakes which are used in case of emergency?—Yes.

Do you know that by standing up in ear before it stops you run the risk

being thrown out?--Yes,

A

regards the present incident, was it necessary for you to stand up before the car stopped? Yes, because otherwise the car would have gone on while I was only half way down the stairs.

Was there the slightest necessity to

stand up, sitting where you were just at the top of the stairs? The tram do not stop very long, and if I had walled for it to stop before going down It would have gone on before I could reach the bottom.

TRAMS HARDLY STOP His Lordships My own recollection Is that trams hardly stop.

Mr. Potter: There are compulsory stops.

His Lordstop I say hardly stop, didn't say they don't.

Turning to Miss Pascoe, Counset asked. You began in go down the Stairs when the car was about 180 yards from the stopping place?-1 think so,

I put it to you there was not the slightest necessity for you to get down when you were 100 yards from ne stopping place?-But there were three of us to get down the stairs. Would there be any necessity if you were by yourself?No.

never

MOTORMAN NEVER WAITED Re-examined, Miss Pascoe suld that the motorman

walled for passengers to be seated before start- lng the car. As result of the accident she had been away from school for three weeks.

the

the

In 1933 the Dollfuss Government, whose polley was directed against attempt by the Austrian Nazis to get their country absorbed in Ger

decided

win 10 muny Heimwehr (Fascista) to ita side by crushing the Socialists, although the laller now stood for Austrian Inde. pendence.

over

All railwaymen were

forced to Join Dollfuss's Fatherland Front and tens of thousands of Socialsts were deprived of the dole. Bauer threa- tened a general strike, if further at- tacks

them. Many attempts were made by the Socialist Icaders

were made on

common

to secure LI front with Dollfuss against the Nazis, but despite nil the concessions offered, the Chancellor was obdurate.

In 1034 Socialists were excluded nil State establishments. from Everywhere workers leaders were arrested and searches were made for to enter arms. At Linz attempts the Socialist headquarters were resisted and fighting began. A protesi vilice broke out in Vienna and the police began another search for arms.

The Socialista resisted. A 3-day struggle followed in which the splendid workers' flats were shelled. and well over 1,000 persons killed. The Socialist leaders declared that the workers' action was spontaneous and in self-defence and that was no plot or revolt.

there

comTM

Bauer, who was running, a munications and news service during the dghting, eventually found him- self outside the battle-zone and, as he could not get back without being captured, he escaped to Czecho- Slovakia. He was charged in abs- entia with high treason.

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Mr. Boris Pascoe, father of plain- tiff, on whose behalf he brought the action, said they started to leave their sents about 30 yards from the stop According to his own obser- vation, it was the common practice

The second of the two sister ships of passengers to leave their seats before the car stopped, in order to for the Indo-Chin S.N. Company will be launched at Kowloon Docks reach the landing in time to alight. states when the car suddenly came to the Taisang and will join the Wing- He was about half way down the on July 10. She will be christened

a dead stop, and the next thing he sang, which launched last month, on knew was that he was on the bottom the Hongkong Tientsin service. of the stairs and Mrs. Pascoe banging

The two 2,800-ton vessels will be

two

against the motorman. His daughter the most up-to-date and comfortable was slightly behind him, all crum- bled up. She was unconscious. He vessels on the China Const on their

the next asked the motorman for the reason completion within of the sudden stop, and the latter months. sold be heard a bell or something.

Continuing, witness said he wus prepared to swear there was no lump ur disfigurement on the body of his daughter, whose physical condition, he and his wife had always been proud. i

A TERRIFIC JERK Mr. Potior: You have told us you heard a bell and then the car stopped, Was there any jerk? Yes, a terrific Jerk; as far as I know the emergency brakes had been applied.

After the car had pulled up, the

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H.K. Bank, $1,400 sa.

n.

H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.), £80 n. Chartered Banks, £12% n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B. £20 a. Mercantile Bank, C., £13 East Asia Bank, $90 n.

Insurances Canton Ins, $240 m. Union Ins., $300 b. Chinn Unde cwriters, $2 n H.K. Firo Ins, $220 n.

Shipping

Douging, $05 H. Steamboats, $221⁄2 n. Indo-Chinas (Prof.) 500 n. nas (Def.); $24 n. Indo-Chinas Shell Bearer 90/- n. Union Waterboats, $0 b.

Docka clo..

H.K. & Wharves, $12414 b. II.K. Docks (old), $104 n. H.K. & W. Docks (now), $10 b. Providents (old), $3.35 b. Providents (new), $34 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $3.80 n. Shanghal Docks, Sh. $117 n. Kailan Mining Adm, 15/8 n. Raubs, $0 n.

Venz: Goldfield, $3 b. Hongkong Mines, 0% cts. n.

Philippine Mining Antamoks, P.

P. 38 s. Aloks, P.

Bagulo Gold, P. 21 sa.

Benguet Consol., P.-

Benguet Explor., ~~

Big Wedge, P. ----

Coco Groves, P.

Consolidated Mines, P. 0035 sa.

Demonstrations, P. 27

E. Mindanne, P.

Gumous G'felds, P.- Ise Gold. F.

Itogons, P.

P.

Min. Resources, P. --- Northern ML. P.-

Paracale Gumaus, P. - Salacot Mining, P.-

Sun Mauricio, P. .41% sa.

Consol, P

Suyoc

United Paracoles, P.

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Lands, Hutcis, etc. Hotels. $0.40 n. H. and S. Hotels

H.K. Lands,

Deben $102 b. H.K. Lands, 450. S'hai Lands, Sh. $8% n.

politan Lands, Sh. --- Metropolitan Flumpliries, $0.35 b. H.K. Realties, $5.60 b. Chinese Estates, $100 n. Chian

sh. Realties, China Debent

Public Utilities

b.

H.K. Tramways, $17.10 b. Peak Trams aid), $0 Peak Trams (new), $34 n. Star Ferries, $80 8. Yaumati Ferries

Yaumatics (old), $23 a.

Ferries rights $214 n. China Light (old), $11.10 sa.

(new), $0 n.

$50 b.

China

H.K. $18.10 n.

Масло

Sandakan Lights, $9 n.

$26.60 n. cx, div.

Telephone (old), $26.

Telephone (new), $8.80 n. ex. div. China Buses, Sh.

Singapore Tractions, 24/0 n.

Singapore Pref., 24/6 n.

Industrial

&

n.

Cald:

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Wing On (H.K.), $50 n. William Powell, Ltd., 70 cts. n. Cotton Mille

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Miscellaneous

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1025 G$Bonds.,

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H.K. Govt. 3% Loan 3% prm, 1. Wallace Harpers.

Morsmans Ing. (Lon.) s/- 12/6

1.

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China (new), $0.50 n.

Providents

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Ten thousand Cubana demonstrated AFTER 15 YEARS' and paraded to-day Great Britain and the United States American Ambassadors. after a banquet for the British and USE

The demonstration was intended as

car was not at its usual stopping a reply to a recent and smaller de

pince?—No.

Do you agree that the car was about 10 yards away from its usual stopping place?-About 50 yards I should think.

It was some little time after the accident before you saw the conduc- tor, Yes.

Am I "right in saying that you struck the motorman in the chest? No, that's not true.

Dkt you hear something said about a man getting off the tram? No.

You suggest there would not have been time to get down the stairs before the car started again, although you were silting quite close to the stairs? Yes, I did suggest that.

I in fact you had remained in your sent, I put it to you the accident would not have

happened?-No.

His Lordship pointed out that there appeared to be some contradiction In witnesses remarks. He had said egun to get up about 30 they had begun yards from the stop, yet he had ngreed with Mr. Potier that the car had stopped about 60 yards from the usual stopping place.

Witness repiled that he did not. know what the exact distance was, but he could point out the exact spot. His Lordship suggested that a vielt be paid to the scene, of the niceldent for Mr. Pascoe to point out the exact spot where the tram stopped.

The case is proceeding.

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