The Archive · 1931

Mr, Charters of the Shanghai

Fire Brigade stated that be receiv. Jed'the call at about 224 am About 15" minutes later, witness stated, persons injured in the five were sent. to hospital in four am-balances, bat, on. arti we, men were found dead. He, witness stated, was sure that there were many more injured as he personally saw a number taken away by th nese then produces a map and ex-Placned to the Trucurator bow the floors and exits of the mill had beea fbcilt and blocked: tu such a way 23 prevent the workers from escap-from thei rooms im' time of Tsu Sing-foong, manager of the Sung Sing Cotton Mill No. 2, told the Procurator that he was not in the factory at the time of fire, but Was informed of this over telok phone, Witness admitted that the doors, ete., of the mill were block-fed and stated that this had beer done to prevent the workers from leaving rooms at. the time of work.

In the Special District Court, Tay Sing-foong, the manager of the rill, was charged before Ju: Ng with negligently causing death of the six women.

The Court remanded the case for} week, accused being bailed out in the sum of $5,000,

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