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sidering the question of the adoption of water- closets recommended
as being possible af exemption. He moved that the application be granted under the usual conditions,
Mr. RUMJAHN seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
BALCONY WINDOW8.
Application was made for permission to erect certain moveable windows on the second floor verandahs of Nos. 16 and 17, Connaught Road. Mr. HEWETT pointed out that these premises, although corner buildings now, were facing the Praya, and would not be corner buildings when the next block was built. He thought the whole matter should be discussed.
Mr. FUNG WA CHUN said they had refused permission to put iron bars into verandahs. How then could they grant permission to erect outside windows to verandahs such as proposed here?
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Mr. RUMJAHN held that moveable windows would improve the sanitation of these premises. The premises had the sea in front extending two or three miles. In houses in the European reservation if there was a space of only five feet in front enclosed verandalis were allowed. The houses in question were not divided into rooms as houses in the reservation could be, so that circulation of air could more easily be effected. The windows in the verandah could be k-pt constantly open in good weather, and during inclement weather they could be closed and the house windows still left open. The Board should grant this application.
The PRESIDENT stated that the applicants wanted the windows for protection from the rain. Mr. POLLOCK remarked that these were busi- ness premises and would not be used for sleeping
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL
said that verandahs were not supposed to be used for business purposes.
purposes.
Mr. POLLOCK replied that he was speaking only of these second floor verandahs.
reserva-
Section
It was
Dr. PEARSE pointed out that in the tion, houses stood on their own land. 139 referred to houses on Crown land. not the intention of the Government to make people a present of an extra 100 or 150 square feet of land.
Mr. RUMJAHN argued that verandahs either on Crown land or in the reservation could be enclosed. There were instances, which he could specify, in Caine Road where verandahs were being enclosed on Crown land.
Dr. PEARSE said that he had just sent up to the Director of Public Works a list of houses ia Nos. 3 and 4 Districts the verandahs in which had been enclosed without permission. Perhaps Mr. Rumjahn was referring to some of these.
Mr. RUMJAHN stated that they were situated within a stone's throw of the European area and were European houses.
Mr. HEWETT asked if the President's read- ing of the section was that these balconies could not be enclosed without permission of the Board?
The PRESIDENT-Yes.
Mr. HEWETT said he had unders'ood Mr. Ramjahn to say that they could not refuse
them.
Mr. RUMJAHN disclaimed that intention, remarking that the permission of the Board must be obtained.
Mr. POLLOCK moved that the application be granted, as these floors were not going to be used for sleeping purposes.
Mr. BUMJAHN seconded. On a division the motion was defeated by six votes to three.
ANALYSIS OF WELL WATER.
Dr. Macfarlane. Assistant M.O.H., sent in for analysis a sample of water taken from a well situated between the kitchens of 15 and 16, Fnk Sing Lane, Yaumati.
The Government Analyst, Mr. A. C. Frank lin, reported that he was of opinion that the water was so contaminated with impurities as to be unfit for drinking purposes and likely to prove injurious to health.
The
Registrar-General and Mr. Hewett minuted their opinion that the well should be
closed.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Reporting on a sample from a well in the rear of Ribeiro's Bungalow. Kowloon, the Analyst was of opinion that it was so contaminated with impurities as to be unfit for drinking purposes and likely to prove injurious to health.
It was agreed to close the two impure wells.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES.
Mr. A. C. Franklin. Government Analyst, reported that the analyses of the water supplies of the Colony for July showed the water to be of excellent quality.
RATS.
During the fortnight ended 8th iust. 979 rats were destroyed in Hongkong and Kowloon. Of these. 57 were infected.
There was Do other business of public interest.
INQUEST.
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over the right side of the face. The right eye was very much swollen. There were no other external injurios. On examining the right side of the face and head I found a large amount of hemorrhage beneath the skin. This was particularly well marked over the right eye and the temple. I found the temple bone fractured. There was also hemorrhage beneath the temple bone, pressing upon the brain, I examined the other organs and found everything healthy. I am of opinion that deceased met his death by fracture of the skull and subsequent concussion of the brain.
By Mr. Gompertz: It could have been c 1us- ed by a fall. If he had been stepping out of a tramcar and fell forward that might have been sufficient. Deceased was a heavy man of at least 160 lbs. I do not think if defendant tripped over a 2} foot curb-stone that would have been sufficient to cause such injury.
By Inspector Gauld: The wall is 2 ̊ft. 7 in. higher than the footpath. If he tripped over that wall would that be suficient?
Dr. Hunter: What is the footpath ?—Con-
As you put it. it would be The injuries were not That would depend upon
Re FRITZ EDWARD SHUSTER, DECEASED, Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, acting as coroner. on the 10th inst. held an inquiry into the circum-crete. stances of the death of Mr. Fritz Edward Shuster, who met with his death on the 3rd inst. Messrs. H. M. Webb (foreman). James Spencer Duff, and Geo. Banker were sworn as jurors.
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Dr. Hunter: sufficient. necessarily fatal. circumstances.
By Jury I found no mud or grit in the wounds.
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Mrs. Shuster, widow of the late Mr. Shuster. who was employed as an engineer at Quarry Bay Mr. Pedro Olivero Mantes. inspector of Sugar Refinery, said: I last saw my husband electric tramways, sworn, said: About & week on the 8th instant at the Metropole Hotel. ago. about half past ten at night, I was got into the tram
with my
husband
at, on Д car to take it in. I did not SOU the Metropole Hotel to go home.
We the number. At the time it was raining. remained on the tram about ten minutes, but it
The trolley was off being fixed. A gentleman did not go. Then I got off because my husband
got on, but I told him he could not go anywhere was quarrelling with sailors. I asked my hus BS WO were putting the cars away. He sat band to get off, but he would not come. down. I understood he wanted to stop there s waited in the Metropole Hotel for about 20
few minutes. As soon as the car began to move minutes, and then took a ricksha to my mother's he got off and said Good-night." I answered house at the Race Course. My husband had Good-night." and he walked away towards not come out of the tram when I left. I did not Percival Street. The car was on the Praya. I see my husband alive again. My husband did not
took no further notice of him, till I heard a noise give any reason for not getting out of the car.
as of someone falling on the ground, and I He wanted to go to Quarry Bay. He quarrelled jumped out to see what it was. I saw a man lying with a sailor because the sailor wanted to go to down on the side walk near one of the houses. Arsenal Street, and my husband wanted to go He was lyin face down. I called for another to Quarry Bay. There were no blows struck. inspector. Schmidt, to help me to get him up. When we went to the Metropole we were on We could not carry him because he was our way to Quarry Bay. My husband had had
too heavy, I called for Mr. Malden two glasses of beer: he was in a quiet state. to assist us. We then called for police. As Before that. at about 4 p.m.. he had one glass there were no police on the spot," I took a of whisky and soda. I was with him all the ricksha to No. 2 Station. There was a sergeant afternoon up to 9.30 p.m. To my knowledge he
on duty, whom I told a European had fallen in had no other drink. We left my mother's house the street. The sergeant came with me, and on to go to Quarry Bay.
delivering the man to him I went about my work.
By Police Inspector Gauld: When I left in the ricksha my husband was still in the tram: the tram had left. I came back to look for my husband.
man.
Lam King San, a tramway money collector. sworn, said:-On Tuesday last I was on tram No. 4. That night I saw Mrs. Shuster on my tram. She got off the tram; she was with a She remained on the tram about five minutes, but the gentleman did not get off. When I left the Metropole Hotel he was still on it: that was at 9.30 p.m. for Hongkong. The gentleman got out at Jardine's Sugar Works. On the tram the man was quiet. I heard him speaking to three 408- men. He spoke in low tones. The sadors were still on the tram when he got off. They got off at Ship Street. I saw the gentleman get off. He did not stumble. The car was stopped at the time.
That is the last I saw of him.
By Inspector Gauld: A notice had been put on the tram. but it was pulled down later. It was up when the lady and gentleman got on the car.
By Jury: The reason the car stopped at Jardine's Sugar Works, not a regular station. was because the trolley jumped the wire. It stopped for about a quarter of an hour. During that quarter of an hour only the gentleman got off. He got off just before the car started.
Dr. William Hunter, sworn, said: On 2nd inst. a European male, aged about 35, was brought to the mortuary. The body was in charge of P.-Constable No. 2. It was identified in my presence by Police Constable No. 2; by Con- With regard to water from a well on the stable No. 269; Sergeant No. 59; and by the ground of Eraneo Bungalow, Kowloon, the wife of deceased. I made a post mortem ex- Analyst reported that it was fit for potable | amination. I found on external examination a purposes.
considerable amount of bruising with wounding
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By Mr. Gompertz: When he fell no one was standing near. There were no passengers in
the car.
The car was not moving when he got out. He did not fall from the car. We did not move him before calling for the police.
By Inspector Gauld: The deceased did not seem to be drunk. He could answer my ques- ❘tions. When I went to the station I told the sergeant that perhaps the man was drunk. Afterwards I reflected that the man was not
drunk. He may have missed his foot at the raised step.
By Jury: When he got out deceased was facing the corner of Percival Street. His fall had nothing to do with the trams.
Mr. George Fletcher Malden gave corrobora- tive evidence. He said there was a mark of blood on the pavement where the man had been lying. He was lifted into shelter-about the distance of three yards. The police came, made an examination, and took the man away in a ricksha.
Albert Frank Smith. an inspector in the tramways, also gave evidence. He knew the deceased to speak to, and had told him that the car in question did not go to Taikoo. Mr. Shuster, however, said "Never mind, let me in out of the rain After the fall the man groaned, but after a couple of minutes did not reply when witness spoke to him. The man seemed to be in a drinking state, but he was not drunk.
P.-S. James Frederick Lee said:-At 10.20 p.m, on the 2nd inst.. I was on duty in the charge room of No. 2 Station when an Inspector reported that a man was dead drunk at Prays East. I went out with the inspector and while on the way he told me deceased had fallen from the roadway on to the footpath.
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