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DR. STRAHAN MAKES COMPARISONS IN TRAFFIC CASE: MAY APPEAL
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DR. S. STRAHAN WAS SUMMONED BEFORE MR. H. R. BUTTERS AT THE CENTRAL MAGISTRACY FOR DRIVING IN A MANNER DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC IN LOCKHART |ROAD ON MAY 26.
HE WAS FINED $50 AND THE QUESTION, WHICH WAS RAISED, OF THE SUSPENSION OF HIS LICENCE, WAS LEFT
DR. TÒ THE POLICE.
STRAHAN INDICATED THAT HE WOULD APPEAL.
IN GAOL AFTER TEN DAYS
Inspector Saunders said that at about 5 p.m. on May 26, he was driving his car eastwards along Lockhart Road, following a fairly long line of cars.. Arsenal Street was closed, to traffic and all traffic Road. Some was using Lockhart
Appearing before Mr. W. J. distance away, he saw a small car Lockhart Smith at the Central pull out from the line and pass the Magistracy this morning, Lam So- others at an excessive speed. He tin, 25, street coolie, was sentenced followed this car. At two road to three months' hard labour for junctions the car was on the right assaulting Chau Sui-ting, a police hand side of the road and travelling officer, in Des Voeux Road Central at 36 miles an hour. The car was near Pottinger Street on Sunday. finally stopped at the end of Lock- Defendant was fighting in a hart Road. Witness spoke to de-crowd near Pottinger Street. When fendant who told him that he had [Chau Sui-ting intervened, defen- an urgent case.
dant put his arms around him and stopped him from arresting others. MIND CLEAR
His Worship said defendant who in the Colony for ten Cross-examined by Dr. Strahan, had been witness said he did not cut
in days had made a very good begin- front of defendant's car to stop
ning. him but pulled by his side.
"It was unnecessary for you to stop me. You could have taken my number and summoned me or tele- phoned me the next day."
Inspector Saunders:-"It is bet- ter to tell a person the offence at the time. The next day, your mind
to might not be so clear as the facts."
Dr. Strahan replied that his mind was not yet. so feeble that he could not recall what happened yester- day.
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Isaiah Assin, 41, linen exporter, was this morning fined $25 or three weeks' hard labour by Mr. W. J. Lockhart Smith for entering the Colony without a valid passport, from Swatow. Defendant said his
only chance was to come to Hong
Kong, because of the bombing Swalow.
POLICE AND HAWKERS
of
After witness had been asked if he would have stopped a fire engine driving at 36 m.p.h. or a magistrate When Mr. H. R. Butters sat this rushing to take dying, dispositions, morning at the Central Magistracy, or a detective inspector to the scene the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Commis...” of crime, Dr. Strahan said that it sioner of Police, was present-in- appeared that a public servant was connection
with the comments
justified in hurrying but not a doc-made by the Magistrate yesterday tor trying to save life. For him, it in connection with the number of
hawking cases. was a serious offence.
VERY SICK CHILD
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Mr. Butters told Mr. King that he did not criticise the Police, but futility of the system of hawk- ing prosecutions.
Dr. Strahan said he had been call-the ed to a very sick child and had to leave' a patient in his office until his
Mr. King said the police were return. He drove faster than usual. not waging a campaign on hawkers He did not bother to look at the but were enforcing existing re- speedometer, but thought he was gulation. The Urban Council travelling about 35 miles an hour. quired that streets be kept clean He did not cut in anywhere. The and free from obstructions and road was clear all the way.
was
At present Lockhart Road practically a one-way traffic road.
re-..
hawkers and in this respect the Police had to do their duty.
He was considering finger-prints
He was surprised to see the In-records for certain areas. spector ahead of him. When told that he would be charged with reck- less driving, he said he had a very good reason but the Inspector did not want to listen.
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APPEAL AGAINST JUDGMENT FAILS
He had been driving for the past 35 years in Hong Kong and in Eng- The Kwok Man Chau Ka (re- land Scotland and elsewhere. Hestaurant) and Chiu Chiu-ting, was a fairly good judge of traffic managing partner, the New Kwok and the conditions under which he Man Chau Ka, the Tung Hing was driving were reasonable. He Company,
pany, and LiPo-yuen, partner sounded his horn at every street therein, were unsuccessful in their crossing. After the Magistrate had appeal against the decision of the announced that a conviction would be Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGre- registered, Inspector Saunders sald gor, who, on April 5 last-awarded that this was the first time he had judgment, with costs, for the Union occasion to follow Dr. Strahán, but Trading Company in their claim there had been many complaints for $6,189.48.
about his
ion that was, his opin-
In the Full Court of Appeal this was a danger to morning, the Acting Chief Justice, himself and others on the road and Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, and Mr. asked for a recommendation for sus-J. A. Fraser, additional Judge, dis- pension of his licence,
missed the appeal with costs.