THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 19, 1941-
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SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T HAVE ANY MANNERS!
THE BIG BOOB
TEN MINUTES LATER
KICKED ME IN
THE SHINS!
BEG PARDON, MA'M, DID WE CERTAINLY
DID! STEP ON YOUR FEET BEFORE?
YOU
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O.K., MUTT!
OUR SEATS
ARE IN
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SOLDIER MOTORIST ON MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
AT THE CRIMINAL Sessions this morning, Private Thomas Peter Durdan, Royal Army Service Corps, pleaded not guilty of the manslaughter of Ho
black Sze, a 67 year-old-woman in Sai Kung Road on May 18.
The case was heard before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor,
Mr. E. H. Williams, Crown Counsel, assisted by Traffic Sub-Inspector A. R. Brittain was for the pro- secution, while accused was not legally represented.
The jury was composed of soldiers got out of the car and Messrs. F. M. Ellis (foreman), had a short walk while the accus- Chu Kar-chun, Albert M. Tye, ed stayed in the car. After a Wong Ting-in, F. Caorle. H. W. while, they decided to return to Pomeroy and Leung Shiu-tak. Kowloon, A watchman at the Mr. Williams said that accused | Brewery had opened one of the was charged with manslaughter gates and was preparing to open in that he unlawfully killed a the other. Without waiting for woman while driving a car on the day in question. The jury had to be satisfied that accused drove his car in a reckless manner and was indifferent to the possibility of an accident.
order.
this, accused drove his car out and was involved in an accident' when he struck the side of the watchman's but.
"Drove Fast"
cross the road. The woman, who was knocked down, was, Laken to the hospital by a Police constable, and she said that the car was a one and that there were four persons in it, one of whom was a European.
The party reached Nathan Hotel and the party broke up. Allen left, while accused went to the Palace Hotel where he met two other friends from the Mid- dlesex Regiment. The party aecided to go to the New Terri- torics.
On the Ma Tau-wei Road, the car was seen by Messrs. T. Kevin and E. Eymard who noticed that it was a black one and was being driven at a very fast rate and swerving to both sides of the road.
Accused was next heard of in Sai Kung Road where the fatal accident occurred. He did not stop till he was some 600 feet from the scene.
Foki's Story
An eye witness, continued Mr. To Williams, by the name of Chan, a
would rice shop foki, tell the Court that he was riding
it
car
The story started at 11.30 am. on Sunday, May 18, when accused On the wny back, accused hired a motor car for the day drove fast and Allen had occasion The brakes and car were in good to speak to him about it. On the
his tricycle when he saw At about 1.30 nm.. Dur-| Castle Peak Road, accused was dan arrived at Kai Tak nero- still driving fast and, on one in the distance on the right side drame to visit Aircraftman Allen occasion, Allen saw something of the road. He saw the car and the two set out for town. shoot 15 to 20 feet in the air. suddenly cross the road obliquely They went to the Nathan Hotel This was a basket carried by a and hit where they had some drinks and woman who was crossing the road. ¡ continued later went to another inn where Allen told accused who replied save himself he jumped off his the they met two members of the that no damage had been done tricycle which was hit by Middlesex Regiment. They later, and drove on. decided to drive in the New Ter-! This woman would say that she He saw the woman lying on the ritories and at 3.30 p.m. reached saw the car at some distance and ground. the H. B. Brewery. The two thought she had ample time
OUR 10-MINUTE CROSS-WORD
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the woman. The car towards him and to
In the meantime, Messrs. Kevin and Eymard arrived. They saw the black car which had passed them in Ma Tau-wei Road, some distance away,
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Traffic Sergeant M. Clark came to shortly after and proceeded take exact measurements. He could find no brake marks, but He ex- only some drag marks. amined the car. He tried to start it but it would not go immediate- ly. The radiator grill, which was thin, was dented and the radiator was forced back on the radiator fan. Sergeant Clarke tested the brakes and found them to be in good order.
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Accused was examined and found to be sober.
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Accused's story was that he was driving behind, a bus. when woman suddenly appeared a few yards in front of the car and in trying to dodge her, he hit her. After going four or five yards, he stopped and found that she was dead.
Case is proceeding.
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⚫ England's second wartime Derby, run yesterday at Newmar- ket instead of traditional Epsom Downs, resulted in an outsider winning, Result was:
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Morogoro (Harry Wragg) Firoze: Din (Stephenson)
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