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EUROPEAN'S ACTION FOR $10,000 DAMAGES
An action for $10,000 damages, arising out of alleged nogligence which resulted in a traffic accident on King's Road on October 28, 1947 was heard before Sir Leslie Gibson (Chief Justica), at the Supreme Court yesterday. The defence alleged that the accident was caused or..contributed to by the negligence of the plaintiff.
The plaintiff, Mr. William (stated, but the defendants Drysdale Brown of 814 King's denied that it was driven care- Hoad, Apartment 5. was re-esaly or negligently by the second
defendant. presented by the Hon. Mr. Leo
Castro, KC, in d'Almada e structed by Mr. A. S. C. Comber of Messrs. Hastings and Company,
The Hong Kong Hotel Garage
·Ltd;, of 14 Quernis-Road Central, and Cheung Kwong-yau, chaut- feur, ut No. 67 Chun Yeung Street,
Ground Floor, who wet y named
as defendunts, were represented by Mr. A. Bernacchi Instructed by Mr. D. H. "Evarts of Mesars, John Slakes and Master,
Mr. d'Almain said that the plaintiff was the representative of a Jumper business. He had driven a motor velo in Scotland and Inter went to Shanghal, where he drove a rar,
In June 1946, plaintiff came to Hong Kong and shortly afterwards took; e replener in King's Row, In July 1947 he bought an Austin
10 which, at The Ume of the we-
cident, he had driven some 3.500 Fuller. Paintiff was, Birofar familiar both with the enr and with the road,
It was alleged by the defence that the collision was caused of contributed to by the (negligence of the plaintiff.
Particulars of negligence: .
-The second defendant, drivin the said publie vehicle, was in- tending to cross King's Road from the Northern part of North Point Bond and to enter the Southern continuation of that road,
On emerging from the northern, part of North Point Rond, the second defendant observed that the only vehicle either to the Enst or West of hun in
King's
Rond visible to him was the plain- uff's ear, which at that time was proceeding from East to West and was at a point slightly to the West of the nullah Immediately to the West of the Commercial Press building.
The second defendant, having | ample room and time in which to do so, proceeded to cross King's Road towards the Southern con- tinuation of North Point Road and
Negligence Claim had already crossed both sets of On October 28, 1947 the pinn-tram lines in King's Road when tiff was driving his car No. 7140 the plaintiff's car, driven at an along King's Rond when the second defendant su negligently drave pubile vehicle No. 4327, the property at the first detenuani, that it came into collision with the pladohit's ear.
Particulars of regligence:
excessive and reckless speed, en- deavoured to go in front of the public vehicle, that is to say, be- tween it and the South side of King's Road.
Failed To Clear
Among this group of stellan acamen, headed by Mry igrazio Mirabells, master of these Ctelope, are coveral · fórmer » prisoners of war, seeing Hong Kong for the first time. They arrived by the first Italian- Decumar So call at Hung Kông this year.
Wedding At
St. Andrew's
The wedding took place yes- terday afternoon of Mr. Ronald Peters Parcell and Miss Mar- garet Jean Summers at the St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. C. H. Summers of The Tal- koo Dockyard and Mrs, E. M. Summers, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H., Par- cell of New Southgate, Lendan.
The Rev. J. Ogilvie officiated at the wedding.
Seamen From Italy Arrive
Italian Steamer
الخمول
Calls At Colony
(By Our Hörbour. R☎porter)'
The first: Italian: stoanter to call at Hong Kong.
this year, the third since the Liberation, arrived yesterday.
Among the all-Italian crew of 32 of the ss. Ciclope,
by
meanwhile awaiting the completion of pre- parations here. for her maiden voyage to North China waters; are a number of former prisoners of war..
the United States Navy, and ports in South America; the Unit Captured at sea and on land |1944. He has been to principal; the British Expeditionary of States, the Near East, and Force, these Italian POW Europe. The Germans left the Itsilan sħidents: aldne, he asid, The plainult was driving down
served terms up to six years and we continued on with our King's Road in a Westerly direc- Plaintiff's car falled to clear the
In the West Indies, South and studies till they surrendered.” tion when the car driven by the publle vehicle and the off-side
North Africa and America. Built in California in 1942, the second defendant dashed out of rear portion of the plaintiff's car
Formerly officers and seaman in Cieloporis an4,300-ton" freighter, North Point Road Into King's came into violent collision with
the Italian Navy and Murchant measuring: 448'deet longh; and · 54 Read,
crussing King'n ad the near side front partion of the worth the continuation of North publle velicte.
in the men are seeing the feet wide. After several "vagu Colony for the first time bond tribal in the Atlantic waters There were no other vehicles Paint Itoud towards Fort Street
Asked about their treatment in the Mediterranean, and. Indth nit
the proceeding came into collision with at that
either Miss Summers, who was given camp, the men said: "The Allies Ocean, she made her malden trip the rear of the plaintiff's vehicle. East or West along King's Rond
The second defendant thereby and the plaintiff could easily have Away by Mr. W. Stewart, wore a fed us well; treated us like ordinto the Far East.
Most of her. Tczew, werer newly enused personal injuries to the passed the North side of the public long-sleeved white French salinary civilian prisoners und we
vehicle. plaintiff and domage to his car.
dress with sweetheart neckline, were on the whole quite happy, recruited. Tho: American and British During The defendants therefore putitted bodice and full long skirt.
itinerary in Euro her Particulars of Injurlest
guards fraternised with the POWs peen waters, she visited several Injury to the head causing con- the plaintiff to proof of his dam- The front panel of the dress was and spent some of their time with ports behind the "Iron Curtala" cussion, cut to forehead, which nges.
ambroidered with seed pearls required stRching; severe aben- Defendants also claimed that from the neckline down to the them at play or for discussion and three Russian ports: The
leg and sions to right
back; hey
the one of then sald. Very few pri- Ciclopoibbugilt grain dram Odessa suffered hemline of the skirt, and damage as a result of the plaintiff's tulle vell was caught by a coronet and their moraid was compara lavis to Buros Ayres and train sonere became sick in their camps to Antwerp; cement from Yugos- to t severe stralu wrist, of which had the plain-negligence and le a counter of Reed pearls. She
carried: a
Lively highbr than” their Allied [from' Noverosglak" to' Indian ports, tiff is still unable to have the fall claim for $1,050, the allegations bouquet of white gladioll. use; shock in eyes causing nervous which were
from where she set sail for Chine dented by the The bride's sister, Mrs. E. M. counterparts, they claimed.
Domenico Italla, the 18-year-waters via the Straits: Sills, was the matron of honour twitching which still routines plaintiff.
Her master is Mr Ignazio and will continue until the effects After evidence had been given and the duty of bestman was per- old first engineer, has and regrow
was engineer on board the Mirabelli, who has beer at sea of the shock have worn off; gen-by Mr. Brown, Cheung Kwong- formed by Mr. J. F. Barratt.
yes and Inspector Eggleston, hear- Mrs. Sills wore a sea blue crepe 80,000 bags of wheat from Buenas
Italian steamer Stella, ferrying for 28 years. eral shock and suffering,
The Bret Italian vessel to: call Particulars of loss, expenses etc, ing was adjourned until i am. gown with a matching Coronet Ayres to Dunkirk for the Axis here after the surrender was the Loss of business for two weeks today.
trimmed with yelling and she
forces in late 1939. About 20 88. Sestriere, which brought more from October 28 to November 19,"
carried a bouquet of sweet peas. 19-17,
....$2,000
A reception was held at the les South of Bermuda in the than 600 passengers from Salzon Between January 19 and 20, Roof Garden of the Hong: Kong West Indies a British cruiser on March 1, 1947. Last year, the Charges of Dr. Bunje and Hon.
150 Gloucester Road, between Flem- Hotel. pital
The honeymoon will be caught the Stella. I tried to Nirvo. prrived with coal from Street, spent at Fanling.
scuttle the vessel but the enemy Singapore on August 19, Charges of Dr. Gurd, Eye Speeting Road,and Fenwick alist..
and O'Brien Road and Luard The bride's going away dress threatened to shoot us if we tried Loss of use of ear from October Koad between Gloucester Road was of green gabardine with to do so. Thirty of us were taken 20 until December 6, 1947 40 days and Lockhart Road, will be clos- silver musquish coat and brown Jamaica for nearly six years. I
and imprisoned
at $40 a day.
1,608
ed to vehicular toffie. Charges of Messrs. Alex Ross &
Co. (China) Ltd.
4
.50
2,417
$6,217
The pianti claimed $10,000.00 and costs of action.
Driven Carefully
For the defence, it was nimit-
ted that the second defendant was driving the said public vehicle and that it was in eollision with the plaintiff's engin King's Rand near North Point Road on the date and at the approximate time
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Govt Opposition In Yunnan Increasing
Opposition in Yunnan to the provincial authorities is increasing and causing concern, sàid Gặn. oral Lu Han, Governor of Yunnan, according to the vernacular Wen Wel' Pao's' correspón- dent at Changsha, capital of Hunan. The correspondent: interviewed General Lu at the Changsha airfield when he was about to leave pn his return to Kunming from consultations- with the Hunan governor.
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He said that the farmers of forces,
Prisone
t
whs released and reached. Sicily
In 1946, still bearing my one re- pret:
ret; täht "T" falled to scuttle the Stella
operator
The Clelope's radio oper Augusto: Cavaretta, win captured after an eight-day selgo. of Male. sawa by the British Army. was in the Italian Army in Eri- The tret as a radio technic town surrendered after bointed.. stand... against the Allied forces. About 11,000. Colonial soldiers and. Italians were taken prisoner there.
In camp, Cavaretta became anri
| hssistant doctor and ¦ remained a
POW for five and a half yearR,
Simply Fáté
-För George Gárgahl". the
ship's reman, "It WIE simply fate." Gargani was on board the Italian | Gleamer Dino when she arrived at
The Reverend Fr. Andrew. Granell), 2 Rector of at Theresa's
Church, Kowloon
Tong, wil's Idave; for the United Staten by air Baturday,
In the United States, ho will..tour the country giving: lectures on missionary work?
•In-Chinag
A farewell function o Father Granell, to be given.
parishforter
by felends, will, take i place jak- the St. Theresa's. Catholjo Action Men's Association to-. morrow at 4.30 p.m.
General Lu, according to youths and men to his banner by
anil-conscription,
Huston, Massachusetts on the very the correspondent, said that in th
onu-tax, ray war was declared against the addition to small partics of and anti-ration campaign.
Allies. The Italian crew were bandits in various parts
General Lu sald that the indiv-made prisoner and Gargani was Yunnan, in certain areas the dual rotary and peace preserva. taken to Montana where the 10- farmers have, armed them-tion units in the various districts mated-for-five-yeiz*..............- | selves ngainst Government in Yunnan
The youthful third officer is one are not sufficiently of the few Italians who
went Anti-Oplum Corps.
strong to resist Chu Chip-pl's through the war without any dis
ruption of their respective activi- poppy ftelds resented governm.at's General Lu Han succeeded ties. Enzo Pidatolla graduated in action against the cultivation of General Lung Yun as Governor 1943 from a nautical school st the oplum poppy. Several clashes of Yunnan in 1943. General Catania, Sicily, and worked on have occurred.“
Reclar Lung recently arrived in Hong board the ́8s. Molla, which was Three Campaigns Kong from Nanking where he then carrying food from Algiers General Lu disclosed-that three held a nominal post.
to Italy for the AHKU "Tortes" "In" of men who called themselves the campaigta against armed groups
Democratic United Army" re per dissident organisation. Bulted in the formation of a big-
|| Hỏ ́said that "the organization is headed by a › Communist, Chu Cbla-pl, who has rollied many
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By Mary Beladze.Edgúde : Choh will -spīdress: tio-Vis.. Mou's«Club of Hong Kong toniorrow at the Roof Garden Hong Kong Hotel, at 12.45 p.m. Hll“ subject will be "Me- chanles of Representation."
Inspector Et S. Thompson, In- spicture of the Naredtic Squad ot Centralhne.begnitransferred....to.... the Folice Training School, Kow- toonpwhere Aa will take over the
duties of training inst
instructor.
Arong, the, passengers who ar rived here from Swalow by the
Taipan yesterday, werej Mrs: Salib A Harriz.and Miss Judith Hürriz.
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Mrs. M** Bbloto, Ms. E.R. Engel, Mrs.S. Galloway, Mr. and fars.-ENV, Kilbourne, Me, and Mes... JE. Kilbourne,... Miss Léayell, Miši.C. Morrison, Mrs. S.A. Sandstrom, Messrs LAL Gutierrez and P. Fernandet ar rived in the Colony. yesterday by the ss. Wuluch!
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Departures from the Peninsula Batel on Tuesday. Included Mr. and Mrs. JA, Clark, Mr. and Mrs. CV Parker,. Messes. I.B. Cocke rell, H.C. Tung, and Dr. F. Bpic- gelborg
New arrlynis at the Peninsula Hotel "on Titesday included: Mr. and Mrt, R; Muiz,- Mys: D.G, Old: Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Maury, Mrs. A. Alten-Mr. and Mrs: H.E. Min- tor, Mr. and Mrs. EH, Spengler, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. AD. Cross, Messis, F.J. Hoorbam, RG. Wilcox. ME, Hamilton, ES. Campbell, M. Kalan, Quk R. Fitz H.C. Beech, and R.C. Mde-
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Dr. Djang. Helang-lan, Pro- fessor of Boelal Psychology r Ging.. Colëgo, Nanking spending the next six months Ir Oak College, Birmingham, orothy the United Redom at the Selly
Sho has been cleated a Dorothy Cadbury Fullw at the College and will be lecturing Chines culture and religion and on mo.
91 darn Chinese history: Edfore coming to England, Mis Dlan- was in America for some months lecturing at the Mary Baldwir College, Virginia.
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The forthcoming weddings have been announced of the following. Mr. John Kempton, accountant of Jardine Matheson and Com- pany Limited, of Room,,414, YMCA, and Miss Joan Catherine Millard, of 7 Tankallon Terrace, Kowloon Docks.
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Mr. Ng it. Thye,atident, of Ricci Hali Hong Kong University. him, Read, ground floor. and MinJoyce Wong, od 55 Bon- Mr. Dennis Stephen Wetherby Pepper, of the British Consulate in
Canton, and Mrs. Gertrude
Joan Gregson. c/o Liuntonant-Colonel M.T. Alexander, HQLT.
UIDAI George! Watts kerswill, CMC., of Marina House and Miss Lau Sau-chun, of 164 Altink Road, Becond floor.
Captain Ballin Illingworth Ro- bertaraw RM, of Grenville House, Magazine Gap Road, and Mrs. Margaret Maclaren, of Brachicad "Bowden, Newtown,' St, Boswell's,
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