ACTRESS GIVES VERSION OF FATAL ACCIDENT
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The Chinese Stage and screen actress standing trial on a manslaughter Charge yesterday told her version of the ovajita burrounding the fatal traffic accident which rasulted in the death of a cyclist.
In the witness box, Cheung Dik-chan related how the Buick which she drove was forced, through the actions of a lorry driver, into the track situated by the side of Prince Edward Road where the deceased was riding. The 23-your-old accused, who spoke in Mandarin, in a valce barely audible, saldi the driver of the lorry being
was
1949, pecuted, went on, the go
learner's licence. Before that. however, the bad driving lessons 10 Shanghai.
test on account of the pressure She did not apply for a driving
of Work, and allowed the learner'r licence to expire.
On April 18, Cheung told the
Kowloon Rotary Club, lunch at-driven in front of her own car
Peninsula Hotel. 12.30 p.m. Y'a Men's Club, Ladies Night, at had signalled that he
turning right when the two Coamo Club, 7.30 p.m. Plers Recital by Miss
vehicles neared a roundabout. Instead of doing so, she alleg-Court, Tam came over to her ed, the lorry driver kept his place in his car and invited her Vehicle going in the direction to go for a ride with him. Shu he was heading,
consented, and Tain thereupon drove the car to Prince Edward Rand and proceeded in the direc tion of Kal Tak..
Remedios pupils, at Joseph's College hull,
p.m.
Exhibition of 18th Century work by English artists, at Bri- tah Council library, Glouces- ter Aldg.. IK Art Club, general meeting, St. John's Cathedral hall, 5.15
Coming events TOMORROW
Skal Club, servering of two Alms, Jacobean Room, HK Hotel, 8.30 pin.
Cheung sold that Tam then started asking her to take over gestions, but anally consented the wheel. She, resisted, his sug-
with some reluctance,
· THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1950,
Mr. Justice T.J, Gould,
Cheung is being tried before Senior Pulsne Judge, and a jury of six men and one woman. She is de- fended
by Mr. B. A. Bernacchi on the instructions of Mr. B. N. Cooper of Wilkinson and 'Grist.
The prosecutor in Mr. M.
After she had driven some Heenan, Crown Counsel, who is distance towards Kal Tak sha sisted by Detective Sub-Inspec- turned the Buick round and tor B.F. Slevin.
drove back towards Nathan The accused is alleged to have Road. unlawfully sellled Ho Kwan-lun
When
we approached the
Captain and Mrs. N. R. Howells Who, were married"at Nine Dragons Services Club, tom-by negligently driving her Buick roundabout at the Junction of
St. Andrew's Church, 'Kowldon, yesterday. The bride was bola, p.m.
on to him near the function of Prince Edward Road arid Water-formerly Miss Rita Jones ("China Mall" photo)." Prince Edward Road and Waterlooloo Road, there was a lorry right Road in Kewloon on April 18. in front of us driving in the samin Before the pccused, entered the | direction. As it come to the box, Mr. Bernacchi for the de- driver signalled that it was turn- fence addressed the jury on the ing right. legal aspect of the matter,
"As a result of this, I moved car slightly to the left at the
vehicles proceeded round
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night,.7.20 p.m.
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SATURDAY
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SUNDAY
Alternativo charge
"Tho
both
Douglas Steamship Co. hold annual meeting
roundabout. The front of my car The Douglas Steamship Company Limited held its
A small length.
"The lorry. however, did not ́ turn right. This surprised me. had no alternative, but to turu into the track next to the road.”
he stated, there is an alternative
In Hong Kong as in England-rear of the lorry, and charge for manslaughter of the present type. This alternative charge is driving in a reckless and | dangerous manner.
Counsel told the jury that they Toc H classical concert, 50, Mac-had first of all to consider the donnell Rond, 8.30 p.m. principal charge of manslaughter Nine Dragons Services Club, and the very high degree of
tombola, 8 p.m.
negligence necessary to constitute HK Gun Club, "At Home"
manslaughter. Club house, Kwai Chung, 7- mile stone Castle Peak Road, 3. p.m.
ST. JOHN "REVIEW"
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To induce the general public' of Hong Kong to show a keener interest in the work of the White Cross, and to let many in Hong Kong and. Overseas
Cheung exulained it was too hate for her to swing on to the rond on account of the presence of the grass bank sepatăling, the Then they had to consider whetrock from the road itself. Slie ther or not the case was one of fid not brake the car
As sho driving in a reckless · manner feared the approach of any other which could come
within the vehicle from the rear at the mo- meaning of the Roads and Traffic ment. Ordinance.
Saw cyclist
At the moment she entered the track. Cheung continued. she caught sight of 'a cyclist
tried t right in front. She AVO hitting him, with the Resistance the
of Tam who afor grabbed hold of the steering wheel.
Mr.
оп
62nd ordinary yearly meaning at P. & 0. Building yesterday to pass the report and ac- counts for 1949.
S. T. Williamson, the Chairman, told share- holders the trading results for the year again left much to be desired.
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Wedding
Howell Jönos
Miss Rita Jones became the bride of Captain Nat Richard Howells, of the Royal Army. Dental Corps, at St. Andrew a Charth, Kowloon, yesterday.
7.Thu tēremony was perfondi. by the Roverond, C. Béynon, SCF. The bride, who was given away by Leutenant-Colonel H. G. Skinder AMC... word a picture dress of" wife Tico, and tulle, with a matching kell held in place with a coronet et orange bidƐkoms She carriad. a prayer book with a shower of white lilies, Jaamirle and pale pink roses.
The bridesmaid carried a pozy of pink Toścs and violets with treaddress to match.
Matron of Honou! Was Mrs. Ą. H. Robertson, who wore a gown PL PEWICT Krey volle, while the Best man was Captain A. I Robertson, RADC..
SUN FO CASE CONTINUES
The whole of yesterday afternoon wás spent in the cross-examination of Mr. P. L Lam by Sir Man-kani Loch points regarding the law of the Ching Dynasty and Chinese customs concerning the taking of concubine, when the Sun Fo inaintenance, cafe, was con- Unued, before Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central.
Before the resumption of the char, Sir Man-kam said that He had received a letter from Mr. M.` A. da Silva stating that he could not attend Court as he was in- disposed.
In the letter, Mr. Silva suggest- el that the cross-examination of Mr. Lam should go on in his ab- sence.
fold Mr. Hin-shing Lo then Nancy Nyl, the complainant, of Mr. Silva's absence and asked her whether she would like the case to go on, to which she re- plied in the affirmative.
The summons against Sun Fo by Nancy Nyl was. for the maid- tenance of Lily Sun who sho daims to be the daughter of Sun
FIRE RISKS
IN SCHOOL
He said:
Bresent the meeting were [:Mr. S. T. Williamson (Chairman), | Fo. "At the commencement of 1940 Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. J.. D. Hearing of the case was ad- the Halyang continued to operate Alexander and Mr. M. H. Turner fourned to July 11.
Qur coastal
service under. (Members of the Consulting Cor- somewhat dimcult conditions
mittéo), Mr. R. Murray, (Manager), especially in the face of intensifed Mr. J. R., Lawrence (Secretary) competition from smaller vessels and Messrs, G. O. W. Stewart, transferred from other depressed J. R. Mullion, R. H. Salenger and spheres, and
was, therefore, Hon Yan-lam (shareholders). withdrawn from this service at the end of February owing to the disturbed and uncertain con- ditions then
prevalent which I regret to say are still unsettled..
"It was decided by your Con-. sulting Committee that it
was in- advisable to put the Italyong Accused said she remembered through
special
which fal survey, only vaguely what happened then. would have been costly, especially The next thing she knew was after the vessel's long period of when Mittle wis when the Police vero present, and war service
done in the way of she was taken, to the Kowloon
even general repairs
not at the time I hit the cyclist, did not know whether or everything happened so
know of the activities of the concerned in order to assess the "Cheung explained.
This, Mr. Bernacchi bald in the law, it was up to the Crown to prove the accused'. built beyond
reasonable doubt. A11 Counsel pointed out that there were three persons at the erene of the accident: the deceased, accused, and the man who sat next to her in the car.
car. The jury had to consider to a the actions of all three persons
certain
"I' extent
degree of Icent Brigade, it has been de of the accused, he added.
part of fegligence cided to produce again this. Mr. Bernacchi went on to say Year a 1959 edition of the SL that when arriving at a verdict, John "Review".
the jury ahogid not however take Last year's effort was voted auto account any of the happen success and this year it is planned indent with the man
Ings immediately to enlarge the issue. Its contents incident
on the she was necompanied to the Po- will be full of interesting accounts bicycle: umels, the evidence lich traffe office.
to the chartering or replacement and 'expertctices of the members | which showed that her car sub-
There she answered questions of suitable tonnage to our trides and will give full resume of sequently hit the side of h-wallpat. to her. Her recollection of it and when this is deemed as
the interview was not clear, and visable. The Co
Company's Unancial
The years working.
on the
Pensions regulations amended
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following the lopital for 'first ald, after whichderation has been given Įgulation 18 of the Pensions Regni-
This particular evidence wus
that
Apart from this it will 'contain Endmissible in Court only insofar she was in great, distress at the position is such not be lost. houtht of an dicer's pension or
many interesting photographs and
a farewall nicssage from Colonel a clear picture of the events an
as it assisted in the making up of the particular 'day.
do autents over the last
three years of service shall be averaged for the purpose of tal- culating his ponsion.
A resolution was passed by tile Legislative Caunell yesterday up- proving an amendment to Re- iations to rectify anomalies in the computation of pensions aris-
from salaries revision.. Regulation 18 sels out tha opportunities methad
of the computation a dazed it they arise will time, besides being in condition, Cheung said.
Therefore, in the meantime, gratuity. It provides, for instance, Cross-examined Sir James Sleeman CB, CBE,
by Crown wa felt prudent to husband our that where an officer has been CMG, MVO, TD who is retiring But should not be taken, zo
Counsel, lite accused said she re-
resources so that advantage could promoted and retires within three in be taken
taken should there this year as the Chief Commis assicus the degree of negligente ceived the thriving lessons signer of the Brigade Overseas,
his promotion his pen- Shanghal from the death of the
one O'Shea. The
improvement. regarding It Is
There has been made a pronto also hoped to have
were given in a 1942 acyclist," Mr. Bernhechi subtratied, lessons special message from the newly-
Heferring to the evidence that not the same as those in the car review, antisfactory result con
Buick, the controls of which were
of $25,109.56 for the year under appointed Chief Commissioner.
the accused was found to be involved in the accident. Local drris, who have always
sidering the cost of the laying up uarrying a fourner's Toence been so helpful in the past, zra
Further
Cheung questioned, Waldh fad explió some the raid the lessons were given to
of our tonnage. agniri invited to help by support-
before the Troldent, Jouni told her not as from employee to em-
"Referring to the profit and loss ing this undertaking and helping
the Jury that this concern
uppropriation account you will to make it a trály Bigger and botter effort.
them only Insofar as it shows ployer, but as friend to friend.
She admitted that the "had note the:- not qualified to drive never before driven a Buick of balance brought Yor-
the model of the one in which ward from 1948 of il said: ho was, she drove on April 18.
After intensive questioning on the additional profit there has been added ghug? show that his clight had been the action of the larry at the Mr. A. eľ Archili, taught to drive in Shanghai and roundabout, Orders by Mr;
Dennis O'Shea, a for the yours 1041/2
Profit on sale of In- Commissioner, St. John Ambu-that she had been doing so be defence witness, confirmed than lance Brigade, Hong Kong: Dis- ¡ford.
he had taught Cheung to drive vestments The first witness for the dein Shanghai and later on here. From Reserves--Kince trict, dated June 30, No. 20/50;
Ambulance Datie Beke Kon July 2 fenice Was Dr, Douglas Zang, of Mr. Cooper, instructing sollct the Corporation Profits.
Gloucester Hotel, who testined as tor for the defence, then entered Tax pròlision is no to having examined the accused the box to testify that despite longer required
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Beach Duties Kawas Tranibors will Mare the Ambulance Station Nathan Road
on The event or Aptn. 10.
his carts, the man, S. K. Tam, Proft for the year Cheung was found to be suffer who had teen riding with the ended December 31 grained blood clots. Her give evidence. Tam's solicitor, C. Leaving available for
fractured nasal better accused, could not be found to 1949 which cant le tree in question Y. Kwan. had refused any help distribution the sum of
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Sunday, 1 that Laing Wrynkky suffering/sel will give their closing ad-
Kowloon, and RYKCA Härsing Divisiondes"
19 MB Bath Caleur Divisions wade from scratches on the knees and dresses.
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* Diszky, Duties" Hong-Hangja, Trensport will, Josie ridin's Pler, at 3,30 am, "aud
was found to have bad w khock
She was drinitely dazed at the Time 1 examined her," test fled,
U.S. NAVY MEN
$220,618.50
49,082.80 35,170.69
97,223.18
25,199.50
$433,103.44
Same dividend
But due to a.revision of consequent on the Salaries
Com mission Report, effective as from January 1947, complications and anomaly have arisen in the application of this averaging principle, and has resulted undue
individual Cascin
"After consultation with the Beoratory. of Stato a satution was decided upon, along lines. Subhfea (A other botonics where * salaries "rovision -- has 'taken pláce, by elibwing in such cada of hardship that panalone be calculated on the average the revised salaries attached to the posts hard by 'amicars affect- ett before their retirement. Baby Additiona
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• In the application of this regu
Who the pensionable
vous bt this niñóunt your: Com--| Intion, Butting Committee has recom- emoluments of an meer "for h mended that $100,000 be written period prior to the flext day th off, fixed assets and $100,000 be January 1947 are required to be „Ahere shall bộ RECALLED TO SHIP appropriated for
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officer would have enjoyed
The Director of Education, Mr. T. R. Rowell, reiterated yester- day that his Department has not struck the Hon Wah Middle School from the Schools Regis- ter, os charged by a report in the vernacular Tu Kung Pao" two days ago.
Mr. Rowall stated that his Department has given the chool menszer a month's notice to im prove
facilities in fre escape the School, The manager had been previously warned to do so last March 1:
Mr. Rowell added that he who not going to tolerute the exposure of school children to fire risks.
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